Sunday, November 30, 2014
Three Days to Go
My wedding was on a Friday. On that Tuesday, I went to work. When I got home from work, I had a voicemail from my mother asking if I wanted to go to the Christmas Tree Shop. My grandmother loves that store and there aren't any too close to her so she enjoys going when she comes up to visit. So I met Mom and Grammy at CTS and did a little shopping. After that, it was home for a few to work on favors and go to the gym. Post-gym time, it was off to my parents' house to have dinner with them and Grammy. Dinner was good and following that I was determined to have one last night out as a single lady--nothing too crazy, just some trivia and a drink. Had a good time though. Then home to bed and only three days to go.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Two Weeks to Go...One Week to Go
I think I may win the award for world's worst blogger. I'm behind on writing my own blog and on reading my friends' blogs. Thank goodness Thanksgiving break is coming up soon so I can have a couple of days off and MAYBE just maybe get caught up. So let's go back to wedding land for a bit, shall we? The last couple of weeks before the wedding are an interesting time in the bride-to-be's life. On the one hand, there is so much to do, but on the other hand you're in a bit of a waiting period. The seating chart is done (finally!), the bills have been paid (thank goodness!), it's not quite time for last minute meetings, and it's a bit too early to package the favors (because you know they're still in your freezer). So what do you do? You find yourself agreeing to go to out to lunch or dinner with your friends nearly every day--not on purpose but because you finally have some down time, and suddenly, it's all come at once and you worry your dress will not fit in two weeks! And then suddenly it's a week before your wedding and there is a DJ to meet with, a videographer to meet with, a photographer to phone conference with, a priest to meet with, and guests to pick up from the airport. And it's finally feeling real, all the planning and saving and more planning and more saving (and spending!) and suddenly you're getting your eyebrows waxed and then your grandmother has just arrived from Florida and is waiting at the airport for you. Yeah, about that, my poor grandmother, called me from her cell phone (which in itself is impressive because she's not big on the cell and only uses it for emergencies) to say she was at the airport and her flight was being delayed a couple of hours. I hadn't left for the airport yet so not a big deal for me, but stunk for her that she had to wait around all that time. So I headed out to meet my fiancé a bit later as he works near the airport so she was flying in to and we were going to get her together. Well, low and behold we are about 20 minutes away from the airport when her plane is about 30 minutes away from landing when I get a text from the airline saying she's landed. WHAT?! You (you being the airline) can't tell me she is getting in an hour and a half late and then tell me she's landing now when she's not due to land for another 30 minutes. Yes, nice that you made up time in the air, but not so nice that Gram is now going to arrive at an airport she doesn't particularly love and there will be no one waiting for her yet. Yep, nice granddaughter I am. Thankfully, she is a good person and was very forgiving of me not being there to meet her as soon as she landed. And she was very patient through the traffic home. I cooked a nice dinner to make up for it for her, my fiancé, and my parents. It was great to hang out and catch up. :) And when I went to bed that night, I only had three days left of work until "The Big Day." :-)
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
What I Learned on Election Day 2014 (this post has very little to do with the election)
Normally, I enjoy days off from work. Yesterday was not one of those days, (okay it wasn't all bad and I did get to sleep in), but rather than directly whine about it, I will share a "Top 10" list with you. And since yesterday was Election Day I will add two bonus comments about politics--so my top 10 is really a top 12...Fear not, I will be back on the wedding blog train in a few days.
What I Learned On Election Day 2014 (in no significant order)
12. Election Day brings out the best, worst, and funniest on some people's Facebook posts.
11. Politicians will still call you and bother you even right after you get home from voting.
10. Apparently, my non-existent sense of direction exists sometimes!
9. When you put a pot of water on the stove to boil and then run upstairs to "quickly" print something, do not forget that said water is still on stove when your printer does not behave as the water will completely boil away and you will wonder what that strange burning smell is.
8. Mcjob is a real word (my not knowing this may have contributed to us living up to our trivia team name of "We Suck at Trivia" last night, it may have been our worst game yet.)
7. You are NOT allowed to bring a bottle of water into the Social Security Office.
6. If you do bring a bottle of water in to the SS office, you will be asked to leave and come back without your water. When you return, you will not know where to check in and be too scared to ask for help since you just got in trouble for having water--seriously, people, water? Water? Really? I had a sore throat! I'm almost afraid to ask why they don't want you to bring in water as it's probably something scary or ridiculous.
5. The SS office should more clearly label the kiosk where you need to check in.
4. You ARE allowed to bring a bottle of water into the DMV, but if you've just been to the SS office, you may think this is not allowed and thus out of fear you may leave your bottle of water at home and then sit at the DMV thirsty for over an hour.
3. You should NOT forget your book at home when going to the DMV as there is only so much time one can spend playing Words with Friends, reading e-mails, and checking Facebook on your phone.
2. You should NOT go to the DMV when you are hungry. If you do go to the DMV when you are hungry, do NOT schedule an appointment for two hours after you arrive at the DMV because you will NOT have time to eat lunch and get to your appointment on time so you will have to wait until after 4:00 to eat lunch. (Eating lunch at 4:00 will mean you don't eat dinner until close to 9:00, which is getting too close to bed time and may result in you not feeling good. On the other hand, even though politics annoys you at times, you may stay up too late watching election results come in because you are a bit dorky).
(This post reminds me of a Laura Numeroff book [You know If you do x then y will happen, which will then make z happen, etc. etc.)])
1. I love my husband, but if I did it all over again, I'm not sure I would go through with this whole name change thing. I think I would just keep my maiden name.
What I Learned On Election Day 2014 (in no significant order)
12. Election Day brings out the best, worst, and funniest on some people's Facebook posts.
11. Politicians will still call you and bother you even right after you get home from voting.
10. Apparently, my non-existent sense of direction exists sometimes!
9. When you put a pot of water on the stove to boil and then run upstairs to "quickly" print something, do not forget that said water is still on stove when your printer does not behave as the water will completely boil away and you will wonder what that strange burning smell is.
8. Mcjob is a real word (my not knowing this may have contributed to us living up to our trivia team name of "We Suck at Trivia" last night, it may have been our worst game yet.)
7. You are NOT allowed to bring a bottle of water into the Social Security Office.
6. If you do bring a bottle of water in to the SS office, you will be asked to leave and come back without your water. When you return, you will not know where to check in and be too scared to ask for help since you just got in trouble for having water--seriously, people, water? Water? Really? I had a sore throat! I'm almost afraid to ask why they don't want you to bring in water as it's probably something scary or ridiculous.
5. The SS office should more clearly label the kiosk where you need to check in.
4. You ARE allowed to bring a bottle of water into the DMV, but if you've just been to the SS office, you may think this is not allowed and thus out of fear you may leave your bottle of water at home and then sit at the DMV thirsty for over an hour.
3. You should NOT forget your book at home when going to the DMV as there is only so much time one can spend playing Words with Friends, reading e-mails, and checking Facebook on your phone.
2. You should NOT go to the DMV when you are hungry. If you do go to the DMV when you are hungry, do NOT schedule an appointment for two hours after you arrive at the DMV because you will NOT have time to eat lunch and get to your appointment on time so you will have to wait until after 4:00 to eat lunch. (Eating lunch at 4:00 will mean you don't eat dinner until close to 9:00, which is getting too close to bed time and may result in you not feeling good. On the other hand, even though politics annoys you at times, you may stay up too late watching election results come in because you are a bit dorky).
(This post reminds me of a Laura Numeroff book [You know If you do x then y will happen, which will then make z happen, etc. etc.)])
1. I love my husband, but if I did it all over again, I'm not sure I would go through with this whole name change thing. I think I would just keep my maiden name.
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