Don't Do It!

If you have just gotten engaged or you are thinking about getting married do not do the following:
1) Don't bother with the whole wedding thing..go to a judge or do a destination wedding
2) If you really want to walk down the aisle..don't have anyone in the wedding. Make it about the two of you. This means: the groom stands with the priest or judge or rabi..and the bride walks down the aisle. Nobody comes before or after you.
3) Don't have too many hands in the pot..the more people who decide to help you pay for the wedding the more ideas/changes/suggestions (that aren't really suggestions..they are demands) that you are going to have.

I would never, ever suggest the full blown wedding..it costs way too much money and it's easily the most frustrating time you'll ever have trying to prepare for approximately 5 hours of your life.

Apologies to all my blog readers

I have a very GOOD excuse for not writing..really! I'm a panicked bride-to-be. I have to admit that I never really understood the panicked bride-to-be syndrome..now I do. I think that I'm defining it actually. You know..the breathing into a bag, head spinning, questioning everything you pack for the honeymoon, annoyed at every vendor, wondering if you are going to trip when walking down the aisle, will I look fat in my wedding dress?..this is what I'm thinking about on a daily basis. Top that off with a stressful new job. Everyone says "Don't worry..you'll be fine...blah blah.." Maybe that's true, but it doesn't feel like it. I'm looking forward to the actual day, but getting there is definitely interesting.

You're only as good as your last blog posting

Sorry I haven't written in awhile..been busy. I have lots to say though! I've been pretty angry lately at what seems like almost everything. Does this mean that I'm overly stressed? I have no clue. This is what I do know..
1) I'm angry at the local nail salon who has men doing nails when they don't know how to do nails. Guess who barely has any nails left? Of course they don't understand why I'm angry..I mean..who need nails??
2)People are rude. Who raises rude people? A pack of wolves?
3) Weddings are stressful. It's very difficult on people who are very detail oriented and don't have a lot time. It's hard to believe that the ceremony and reception are a total of 5 hours long, but you prepare for a year in an advance. The worst part is that the five hours fly by..it's all a blur.
4) Professors/teachers with big egos annoy the $%*@ 0ut of me! They have no idea that we don't have time for their little mind games (whether it's being hit on or trying to trick you on an exam) By the way..I hate questions on exams that can't be answered! They do this delibrately!! Do these profs not have anything better to do?
5) If I'm running on the sidewalk it's not my FAULT if your dog decides to try to bite my ankle! You should be apologizing to me..not the other way around.
6) If you ask to see my engagement ring DO NOT stare at it for 20 mins and then walk away or start onto a new topic..it's rude! Make some kind of comment..acknowledge the fact that you stared at it for 20 mins.
7) Just because I'm a woman does not give you the right to look at me like a piece of meat.
8) I'm tired of bad weather..snow, ice etc..it makes everything more difficult.
9) Last, but not least..if you are sick stay away from me!! I've been sick and still am for the past three weeks. I'm tired of having a sinus infection, stomach bugs, inner ear issues..you name it. Don't come to the gym if your sick, don't come to work if your sick..some people don't have time to be catching your germs.
Do I need an anger management class?? Help!

Workin for the Man every night and day

I'm completely exhausted after completing my first full week at my new job. I've had a little time to recover, but I could use another two days off. Whenever I feel stressed I think think about the vacation we'll be having in about 6 weeks..our honeymoon! I consider it our reward for hanging in there through all the decisions, stupid arguments with family members, and talking to interesting vendors...oh and starting a new job!
S had to work over the weekend in Maryland(the house was empty and felt bigger..I found myself lonely without him)..and got to witness a man pleasuring himself in a hotel bathroom..gross! One night after dinner he and his coworkers were coming back to the hotel and saw that it was roped off due to it being crime scene. I think he was ready to come home..and maybe never go back to Maryland.
He is finally home and we're just relaxing ready the paper and pretending that we don't know what tomorrow is or what it holds...more work! I can't believe it's going to be monday..ugh.
Calgon take me away!

Ready for the Weekend

So it's only tuesday and I'm ready for the weekend. The past two days have been tiring since having started a new job, having class and just not feeling great..trying to recover from a sinus infection.
I have the best side kick a girl could ask for..he takes very good care of me and keeps me laughing even when I'm stressed, tired and worn out. He makes me feel beautiful even when I don't, and makes me excited to get married...

I love our neighborhood

I have to say that I was worried about whether I would like this neighborhood because to me..as an outsider it looked like there wasn't much going on for young people..yes..at 30 I still consider myself young. Before I moved to the Art Museum area..I lived in a hip/happening area of the city. Something was always going on..whether I wanted it to or not. I actually lived on the most beautiful street in Philadelphia. It's not just my opinion, but the opinion of everyone in Philadelphia. The homes are priced so high that you have to have a trust fund to be able to buy one. I rented an apartment because I don't have a trust fund. It was a safe street that you could sit on someone's stairs and read for hours..or just observe the beautiful trees and beautiful homes..and daydream of what it would be like to live in one of them.
Having said that..my life is much richer in many ways now than it ever has been. I have a wonderful partner/soon to be husband, we live in a lovely house that has lots of charm..and great neighbors who happen to be some of our closest friends. I could be walking down the street and run into a neighbor with a new puppy or walking a cross the street and have a friend honk and say "Get in..I'll drive you home and we'll catch up!" Our neighborhood has lots of friendly people, great places to eat within walking distance, and lots of beautiful homes. I couldn't be happier..

A Pew

I have purchased a church pew..yes, a church pew. I saw it and just knew that I wanted it in our home. I didn't purchase with any kind of religious intent..but it has come from a church that was torn down and knowing that it was in a church for many years I know that it has been blessed numerous times and that prayers may have been answered while people sat on it. It feels right that it be in our house..almost feels like it belongs.
I started my new job today..and I will be working closely with a woman who I will call Joan Cusack because she is rather funny..in a rather Joan Cusack way. So..I think that this job will bring lots of laughs, but at the same time lots of challenges. It's a rather small company with lots of innovative ideas..so I look forward to the challenges.