She's going to the chapel

What is it with me and wedding dreams?

You guessed it. I had another one. At least it was further apart this time and not to someone I didn't love.

This dream draws out, so pardon the length.

In the dream, I was going on vacation somewhere (don't know where) for an undetermined amount of time. Not sure about my personal situation. Like where I lived or where I worked. If it was my real life or a fictional/dream/made-up one. The only thing I knew was that I was going on a trip to visit my aunt's relatives.

First weird thing: my aunt and I don't have much of a relationship at all. She's just Aunt Peg, wife of my uncle. That's pretty much it. And her family isn't that interesting. So why I was going to see them is a mystery and very odd.

Anyway, one of the first things I remember is sitting with her in a dining room and her talking about going on this trip. Don't know if she was going or if it was just me. And she was trying to set me up with one of her relatives. Whether it was a distant cousin or nephew, I don't know.

So, I go to where ever it is I was going. As I recall, it was a nice place and the people were nice enough. Never did see my except maybe once on the whole trip.

Soon enough I meet this guy. He is really nice and we get along well. He's pretty much everything I'd want in a guy. He has a boy next door quality. We spend a lot of time together for the first week. Then, out of the blue one day, he asks me if I'll marry him. Strangely enough, I don't act surprised or even think about it long. I say yes. He gives me a ring (like he'd been planning this) and things start rolling toward a wedding.

How long I was on this trip comes into question because before I know it, we are having a wedding. Things get jumbled and muddled. My aunt shows up and we are talking again except this time it's about the wedding.

I believe a wedding happens and it's lovely. Then there is talk among his relatives about more weddings. Like we would have to have a ceremony for the benefit of those who couldn't come. So one in 2 other states. I am getting overwhelmed as this was not what I'd planned for. I was happy with something small, but now it was becoming more than I wanted.

Well, never saw the end of that one because my dream shifted. Now I was back home and not yet married. Just engaged. Where the dream picked up was that I was shopping at Safeway. I was in the check out line where my real life caught up with me. My friend Wendy was there and I was really happy to see her.

See, this past weekend we were supposed to go thrift store shopping together. She said she'd call me and she never did, so I just went on with my normal weekend errands. She had her grandson's birthday party, so I figured things got crazy. In the dream, she had a bag from a local thrift store with her and she suddenly looked embarrassed. Like she thought I'd think she just went without me. I wasn't mad. I figured she was out running errands and had a quick second to do a little shopping. No big deal. I told her so.

Then I told her I had some news and showed her my ring. "You're engaged?!" It was a shocked reply, but not totally "what the hell" as I would expect in real life. I mean I'm not dating anyone and suddenly I'm getting married.

There was also someone else I knew in line, but I can't remember who. Then it got weird with buying groceries and bagging things, etc.

I think that was where it ended.

But in the middle of all this, me and my new guy had a chance to have a serious talk. We didn't know each other that well, so I told him some things no one else knows. Things I wanted him to know before we got married. And he was so sweet about everything.

Where the hell is this guy?!