Cheers to a year!

Who'd have thought when I started this little blog a year ago (yesterday) that I'd still be writing it? Certainly not me.

And what a year it's been. If you've been with me from the start, you've experienced:

• A date from hell that was the impetus for this blog


• The guy I dated for 6+ years deciding (after being broken up for 3 years) that he made a mistake


• A few fun guest blog posts, including the now-defunct Man Monday


• The Outing: '09 (a.k.a. The Tale of The Greek)


• My parents (hi, blogmom and blogdad) becoming pseudo-celebs on the blog (sort of like Kathy Griffin's parents... but, you know... even lower than the D-list)


• My family praying to sweet Jesus & Mary that I find a man (Again. And again. And again.)


• Taking a much-needed blogcation


• My sissies getting pregnant! (As well as several of my very good friends too!)


• And, probably my fave dating story thus far: Grammar Guy

And, obvs, there were several weddings thrown in there too. (Which is sort of a given, given the subject matter of this blog.)

Truthfully, I simply started this little blogging adventure last year because I had found myself telling various groups of friends (from high school, from college, from post-college, from work, etc.) the same horrific dating stories over and over... and over. And I was simply looking for a way to not have to rehash the unfortunate tales more than I absolutely had to. (Would you want to tell some of these stories more than once?!?)

But I never imagined that I'd meet so many other amazing bloggers (many of whom I'm now happy to call friends). And I never (I mean, EVER) thought that so many people who don't know me would find the blog (yes, I'm talking about most of you) -- and actually want to read it! (Please humor me if you're simply reading to make yourself feel better about your own dating life.)

Lucky for you, I clearly picked an awesome year to start a dating blog. I can't remember a more depressing dating streak in my entire life. I mean, there were very few guys who I even considered as real potentials in the past year. And, of those who were possible candidates, they all clearly fell out of the running after a few dates. (Except for Mr. X, who seems to be hanging in there after about a month and a half or so of us talking. But maybe that's because we still haven't actually seen each other. Which, BTW, blows.)

So, thanks for the fun ride. It can only get better from here, right?

(Dear GOD. For the love of all things holy, please tell me it won't get any WORSE.)

XOXO --

Always a Bridesmaid

P.S. I'm certain I'm forgetting tons of other good stories from the past year. Do you have any personal faves?