Got an email from a friend the other day (Anita) saying we should gather and celebrate her birthday, the end of football season (ok whatever) and her engagement. Zoinks. Wasn't expecting that one. But in reviewing the situation, I guess they've been dating for quite a while so it shouldn't have been a surprise. Perhaps I'm just sensitive to it all since almost all of my friends are now married and/or having children, as my single friend Dan has pointed out. Ugh. This is not a bad thing, though, just not something that I currently identify with or completely desire. And there is some level of disconnect with those formerly single friends now that their priorities have changed -- the conversation centers around children or the attention is on the children or the trials of trying to have children or there is no conversation due to the boisterous activities of children... ** sigh **