Dream Interpretation: On Bended Knee

I've been slacking lately! Oopsie. Here is last night's dream:

The dream: I'm at home alone, having realized that my parents, sister and boyfriend have gone to the beach without me. I try to get in touch with them, asking when they'll be back, but to no avail. My parents and sister eventually make it back home, but my boyfriend is nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, he rolls out from under my bed and gives me a ring - it turns out to be an engagement ring, despite me initially thinking it was a promise ring or something. I'm THRILLED that we're engaged but embarassed because the ring is quite ugly (a pink sphere on a band).

The background: My boyfriend and I have mainly made up. He's not officially my boyfriend anymore, but we're trying to make things work (yay!).

The interpretation: I think this dream is really telling me my insecurities about my situation with K. I'm happy about it, but there are a lot of unknowns still, and I sort of feel a little left behind or that I'm not as important to him as I want to be. The engagement is a sign of my hopes for it to work out between us, but the ring is representative of how I feel about our situation. I'm not embarassed by it at all, but I haven't been drawing a lot of attention to it for many reasons (mainly how I'll feel if it doesn't work out). The engagement also is a reflection of my desire for us to really be together and yes, eventually get married.

Interestingly, the colour of my ring might be significant:

Pink represents love, joy, sweetness, happiness, affection and kindness. Being in love or healing through love is also implied with this color. Alternatively, the color implies immaturity or weakness, especially when it comes to love.

(Source: here!)

The bottom line: This dream is a reflection of my fears and desires in this venture I'm taking with K. It's tough for me, and a bit stressful, but I also have a lot of optimism for my future with him.

Dream Interpretation - The Dolphins Make Me Cry

Here it is, my first dream interpretation. I figured I would give a description of the dream, talk about any background info that may be important to know and then offer an interpretation of what I think the dream means.

The dream: At work, it was my job to move our Miami Dolphins paraphernalia for the big upcoming move. A few cheerleaders came into the office to teach us cheers, and I joined in, though had trouble actually remembering them. I met up with P. and told him about the Dolphins stuff. I was also jealous of the fact that he and his girlfriend are still together.

Background: My Dolphins-loving boyfriend and I recently broke up and I have been having trouble coping with it. At work, we really are planning on moving offices and we're all responsible for moving something. P. is a friend of mine, we dated briefly a couple of years ago before breaking up because I moved away. We stayed friends, though there has been some weird tension between us. He started dating his girlfriend at more or less the same time I started dating my boyfriend. As far as I know, they're still together.

The interpretation: I'm not too sure what dreams are, exactly, but sometimes they're just re-living things going on in real life. I think this was one of those times. We really have been getting ready to move at work, and while I'm not jealous of P's girlfriend, it has struck me as shocking that they outlasted me and my boyfriend. (That's mean, I know, but they're a lot younger than us and we had talked about marriage and moving in together and kids, so...yeah, I thought we were gonna last.) The Dolphins stuff is a little confusing, because I'm not a football fan, and my job doesn't have anything to do with sports. Honestly, I don't think there's a hidden meaning here - I think about K (my former boyfriend) a lot so it was bound to creep into my dreams.

The cheerleaders are a little strange, but according to this site, seeing cheerleaders in your dream symbolizes competition and triumph. In my case, though, I was having trouble learning the cheers despite my best efforts. Inneresting...

The bottom line: I'm having trouble getting back into the swing of things since the break-up. I'm trying to, I want to, but I'm just not there yet. The Dolphins stuff was there to provide a little context for the source of my troubles. The stuff with P. and the move is based on my working-life experiences and thoughts and aren't as relevant as the cheerleaders.