So I was planning to stay away from my pc tonight and cuddle with boy. However, life often has other plans than what you expect. So while my lovable fiancee is off helping some crazy, I am left here to listen to puppy barking. (FYI – Tosh says “abark! abark! bark, bark, bark!”)
Good news – I officially reserved the Rose Garden and several other rooms at Paris Landing State Park for May 2nd, 2009. I have an official date – yay!
So as it is also officially very hot here, I went swimming today. While my mother and I were swimming, I told her that we were considering a buffet. She retorted “you should consider finger foods.” Then lamented over the money Christy and Gary are spending on their photographer. It doesn’t really matter to me that she doesn’t approve of what we are spending on the wedding, I just wish she would lay off a bit. We haven’t asked her to contribute anything to the wedding money, so what is with the need to remind everyone not to spend too much on their weddings. Jason and I both have jobs that pay well so it is not like we will be going into the poor house just to get hitched. I have decided to view it as my patriotic duty to keep the economy going by spending money on a nice wedding.
Speaking of spending money, I always have to visit Etsy when I am bored. I always find myself dragged into the wedding section in hopes of finding a new idea. But it seems lately that the wedding section is filled with tacky garter belts and samples of invitations. This disappoints me because 1. I already designed my own invitation and 2. the garter belts on there are tacky. I don’t plan on having one but if I did I sure wouldn’t get one of the ugly ones that some yahoo has crafted together with her glue gun in one weekend of crack smoking. But I did realize something when I was one there – people sell paintings for crazy amounts of money. I was just thinking today “what am I going to do with all these extra paintings?” I do love my paintings and I plan on keeping most, but a couple of them just don’t go with how I like to decorate. Hmmm, maybe this can fund that buffet that my mother is opposed to….
Oh, by the way – I love Snippet & Ink a wedding inspiration website I found while reading J’s blog – thanks!
Cotton Candy and Peonies – who knew!
And another Oh, after reading my BF’s blog, I realized that I have been engaged for over a month – wow! How time flies when you are planning.
Money was always a touchy subject with us too. Hey… feel free to use us as an “out”. IE “At least we’re not spending what Stephanie and Rob spent.. now that was outragous!”. I’m cool with it. I’ll even send some reciepts.. whatever it takes. (PS. it was outragous but man did we have a great time!!! )
Okay…..so I love how you call the creative people crack smokers! Just because some of us who aren’t crafty with paint brushes use glue guns doesn’t necessarily mean that we are smoking crack! LOL! I personally love my glue gun! And hey I will soooo let you borrow it if your mom keeps blabbing about money! It would easily seal off any unwanted noises from her! Tee Hee!