November 2011 Weddings
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Re: Weekend Recap
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The bad is that we came home from Maui on Saturday, which was depressing as hell. I never wanted to leave!
The good was we picked up Baxter and got doggie snuggles all day yesterday.
The ugly is that I got an hour of sleep last night because I'm on HI time and I had to start my summer job today. At least I have some of the same kids as last year and they were excited to see me, so that was good.
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Lets see...
The good:
We got to go to see some horse races on Saturday night with some of H's family. That was quite a bit of fun. Also yesterday we went to a local vineyard and had a picnic with a bottle of wine. That was a lot of fun as well and it was nice to get a little alone time with H after spending time with family for most of the weekend.
The bad:
I did have to see one of H's relatives that I'm not super crazy about. She stayed on us the whole time about how we need to hurry up and start having kids because they bring so much joy to the world. It wasn't so bad, just kind of annoying.
The ugly:
Now its Monday and I have to work again. Boo.
The good:
Lots of relaxing time with H! Also breakfast, shopping, and dinner with our neighbors on Saturday.
The bad:
Nothing this weekend, but my boss returns from vacation today (she left on 4th of July) so I'm sure today will be nuts, at least as soon as she gets here.
The ugly:
After ordering a really fancy Pottery Barn couch last week, we found one we like better at Costco. We don't have a big truck or anything to bring it home, so we have to figure out where to rent a truck from (I think the home depot in the same shopping center rents them). Wouldn't be too big of a deal, except we leave on Vacation tomorrow, and we have to figure this all out TODAY! Currently waiting for Pottery Barn to call back to confirm they can cancel the order. The bright side of all of that is that we are saving quite a bit of money, and can get ourselves some patio furniture, AND a couch!
H and I attended a greenback couples shower. First off, I'm not a fan of couples showers. They bore me more than a ladies only shower. Basically, you sit, drink, eat, and leave. While some people may think this is wonderful -- it isn't. Total snoozefest. Anyway, this particular couple had a greenback shower -- yup, they only wanted straight up cash! How cute. If H wasn't so close to this family, I probably would have protested and not attended. We obliged and gave a cash gift although it wasn't nearly as much as what we spent on the bride's sister for her own shower last year. I guess that was my way of "sticking it to them".
Other than that, nothing major happened this past weekend. I'm looking forward to having tomorrow off and heading to the beach for the day! It's going to be 95 here. Yowza!
The good: Got to sit around all weekend and read, just hanging out with DH.
The bad: I wanted to spend time with DH but he refuses when my Aunt Flo is around. Thank goodness she only visits 4 times a year now, haha.
The ugly: I slept horribly last night for whatever reason and came to work with a (mostly gone now thank goodness) headache this morning.
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Katie, that shower sounds awful. I also went to a shower this weekend for my former MOH and I would have told her that there is no way I'd be okay with her having a money-only shower. I've never even heard of such a thing! That's some tact right there.
The good- My former MOH's mother is totally helping me out with throwing the shower. MOH's MIL demanded that she host a shower and it was kind of a joke. I've been planning this shower entirely by myself and it's been really tough financially. Well I mentioned to her mom where I am on things and what I have left, and this weekend she offered to take care of the most expensive things! I'm really, really grateful.
The bad- I've been having a hard time sleeping lately. It's kind of annoying.
The ugly- Work is truly awful today. We have been given 4 and a half hours to do 8 hours worth of work today. It's a new trial they're doing. They believe it will help our workload in the long run. Instead we're all struggling to keep up.
Nates!! I would loooooooove to see some Maui pics!
The good: It was my mom's birthday this weekend AND my grandparents from Texas were in town so I got to spend lots of Family time with everyone. I also got to spend lots of time with my one y/o nephew I rarely see. I got lots of snuggles in.
The bad: I'm having strange dreams/nightmares about everything from never finding a job that I love to having a stillborn baby after we tried and tried and tried to get pregnant and no one that's supposed to be in the dreams are there. It's soo strange. Then I don't get sleep. I have no idea what's going on with me.
The ugly: Our rain guard (for lack of the correct terminology) on our chimney is rusted out and it will cost $1000 to replace.. on top of the $2000 bill we just got for my surgery and $4000 air conditioner.. ugh. bills bills bills!
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What does one do at a cash-only shower? Isn't half of a shower usually watching people open gifts?
The good: last night relaxing on our new patio set with some wine. Volunteered at a dog rescue event and got to play with puppies all day on Saturday
The bad: My anxiety dog simultaneously saw a bus and a mailman on our walk (his 2 biggest fears) freaked and pulled the leash so hard he broke my finger. Bummer.
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Hiya, lady! I have a link in my sig, unless TN is a biiitch and doesn't show it. It was awesome!! You are going to have an amazing time in HI!
Couples showers are weird to me, too, although N came to both of mine. Nates=hypocrite
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The good- we spent Saturday and Sunday in Cape May, relaxing on the beach at a bed and breakfast.
The not-too-bad- we went to a wedding on Friday and it was just ok. All around, just ok. Compared to mine, that is!!! However, H and I discussed how we will have to stop comparing weddings if we're ever going to have a really good time at one!
No ugly to report!
I think it's different if the groom-to-be comes rather than all the guests are couples.
Yay for scoring big at Costco! When I started reading this as your "ugly" part of the weekend, I was thinking it was probably a pain right before vacation but switching from Pottery Barn to Costco was probably a money-saver. And that's why it's AWESOME you could buy some patio furniture toooooo!
Since we didn't live together before marriage, I used to 'avoid' DH when we started dating and Aunt Flo was around. Either we wouldn't hang out, or we'd do more group-ish stuff so we weren't alone. Then... I stopped caring and he started realizing what was going on. Now it's not a big deal -- except for the no-sex during that time.
I feel you!! Things just keep coming up and we're getting by but we're not able to save as much as we'd like and it sucks. And since I'm still young, it's annoyingly difficult to talk to many friends about the situation because either they still live with their parents, or they live at school (which their parents pay for) so... they just don't know.
That makes sense. In my crowd, the groom never comes (hehehe), but my shower was small and my mom threw it, so she just let the guys (dad, gpa, N) come for food.
I find couple baby showers really weird, though. I know a lot of people who do a HUGE couples party for baby showers.
Miss || Mrs. || Hawaiian Honeymoon and Reviews!
Oh my goodness! Do you have a picture of the little monster aka the furbaby?
Your pictures are amazing! It looks like you guys had a really wonderful honeymoon. I'm surprised by how much you were able to fit in. Were you exhausted on the way back?
Thanks! It was awesome--you will not want to leave!
We were there for 11 days, ten nights altogether. N's big concern was that we'd be too go-go-go for him (he really like to relax on vacation and I like to do/see everything). Maui was good in that there wasn't a crazy amount to see/tour, so we could fit in a bunch of activities, see all the tourist stuff, and still have plenty of time by the pool.
You're doing Oahu, right? My friend went there and really recommended the Polynesian Cultural Center, but said it was an all-day event. She loved it and said it was awesome, though.
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