Wedding Woes

Woot! Friday

DH is excited for college football tomorrow.  I am excited about all the features in the "Zombies, Run" app that I just discovered, and may spend my mornings this weekend going for long runs.  It's the novelty of it, and I'm sure in about a week it will wear off, but hopefully not.  I want to lose at least 10#.

There is so much going on in the city this weekend, and my building, which is owned by the hotel next door and adjacent to three others, is slammed with people in costume and football paraphernalia not knowing where they're going.  It's great for people watching, but I get anxious in crowds, so today is not my favorite.  I should have either taken a day or requested WAH, but I did not think far enough ahead.  Also WAH for me today would probably mean "read all the books and go for a run."  I MAY try to leave a little early, before the lunch rush, and finish my day at home, but probably not.

I cannot wait to get back to a smaller-ish town.  I am definitely not a city girl.

So, football tomorrow, and then the rest of the weekend is up in the air.  I don't really want to stay home, but I have no idea where we'd go or what we'd do, since I will probably not want to come close to downtown and everything else requires driving and pre-planning.

Thinking about trying Audible again, but I struggle with audiobooks.  I do have a terrible habit of selecting bad books (out of the 6 library books I checked out last month, 3 have gone in the "Did Not Finish" section of my journal...so far), so maybe that's it, and when there's money involved, the decisions get more (irrationally) nerve-wracking.


"And when they use our atoms to make new lives, they won’t just be able to take one, they’ll have to take two, one of you and one of me..."
--Philip Pullman

Re: Woot! Friday

  • Dh took today off. He's doing yard work and I'm taking a long walk.  I tried the running thing, but my knees are just too bad for it.  I'll take the kids to the playground this afternoon so he can have some quiet and mow the grass

    tomorrow is farmers market and then we're going to bil's to give his granddaughter a bday present. Sunday Dh is smoking meat and we're going to have a fire pit going maybe have some neighbors over. 

    Monday hoepfully nothing. I feel like life is spirally and if one other person says "it only gets worse" I might commit harm to someone. 
  • Tornado sirens all night.  Woke up toddler and baby all night.  Need coffee. Hate coffee.
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  • We're going up to MIL's tonight. Her and stepFIL have been much better so I'm hoping it's good. Yesterday she called me to make sure half a handle of Captain was enough. She's starting to get me.

    So when I get off at two, I'm going home and cleaning as much as I can before H gets home and wants to leave. My dad is taking the dog for the weekend and he doesn't get off work until 5:30 so hopefully that'll buy me some time.

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  • @ThisShamanluvsaMage, that's scary!  Are you being impacted by Hermine?  


    "And when they use our atoms to make new lives, they won’t just be able to take one, they’ll have to take two, one of you and one of me..."
    --Philip Pullman

  • I think you can exchange books on audible now if you don't like them @AtomicBlonde. I have the same problem, I start a ton of books I never finish. But I like listening to them when I run and commute. 

    Im about to head to the DMV to finally get my license and car registered on the Friday before a holiday. I'll need all the luck. But it means not having to go into the office today!
  • @ThisShamanluvsaMage, that's scary!  Are you being impacted by Hermine?  



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    Last night we caught the edges of it in the Savannah area. Not in the landfall area.

    I can't wait to see what else is coming as it reaches us during the toddler's nap time.  /sarcasm fon

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  • @ThisShamanluvsaMage that sucks, I'm glad you guys are okay, even if it's a tired okay.  My sis had to lock her pup in the bathroom all night because his thunder shirt and anti anxiety medicine did nothing.  My BIL's coworker had to call in because she had some damage to her home.  They were pretty freaked out because in MI you go to a basement when there's a tornado and those doesn't exist in FL!

    Today I'm playing half day hookie and going to the local art and music festival with my best friend and her mom.  We go during the first day every year so mom doesn't have to deal with crowds.  The high today is 75 so I'm debating wearing booties!  Yay fall!

    Tomorrow, we're going to go shopping for BFF's bridesmaid dress, then Sunday is Hungarian dinner with the FFIL family!

    I'm down 10 lbs, I deserve Chicken Paprikash (after I run that morning).
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  • This is how exciting my life is:  There's a new boxing instructor at my crossfit gym (does cross fit/P.T./boxing).  I'm sticking around for that, and then heading over to FI's house since he's "on call" and working all day Saturday.
    No plans for the long weekend.  First time EVER.  Saving up for this wedding is putting a cramp in my style. 

  • Happy Friday! I'm excited for a three day weekend. I'm also excited it's September.
    I bought a pumpkin-spice cream cheese muffin at Starbucks yesterday. Please don't judge me, I was craving something savory. Judge me for paying $3.29 for it though- I seriously have to bake more.

    Our original plans for the weekend fell through so there's a whole lotta nothing going on. I can't wait to just sit on the patio and read and drink wine. The weather's supposed to be gorgeous here in Chicago. It seriously sucks about the hurricanes though; my virtual colleagues in Florida are getting flooded right now.  
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  • @ThisShamanluvsaMage that sucks, I'm glad you guys are okay, even if it's a tired okay.  My sis had to lock her pup in the bathroom all night because his thunder shirt and anti anxiety medicine did nothing.  My BIL's coworker had to call in because she had some damage to her home.  They were pretty freaked out because in MI you go to a basement when there's a tornado and those doesn't exist in FL!

    Today I'm playing half day hookie and going to the local art and music festival with my best friend and her mom.  We go during the first day every year so mom doesn't have to deal with crowds.  The high today is 75 so I'm debating wearing booties!  Yay fall!

    Tomorrow, we're going to go shopping for BFF's bridesmaid dress, then Sunday is Hungarian dinner with the FFIL family!

    I'm down 10 lbs, I deserve Chicken Paprikash (after I run that morning).
    Yes! Finally. I wore riding boots yesterday, it was glorious, I love fall clothes. 

    Congrats on the 10 pounds! 
  • @ThisShamanluvsaMage that sucks, I'm glad you guys are okay, even if it's a tired okay.  My sis had to lock her pup in the bathroom all night because his thunder shirt and anti anxiety medicine did nothing.  My BIL's coworker had to call in because she had some damage to her home.  They were pretty freaked out because in MI you go to a basement when there's a tornado and those doesn't exist in FL!

    Today I'm playing half day hookie and going to the local art and music festival with my best friend and her mom.  We go during the first day every year so mom doesn't have to deal with crowds.  The high today is 75 so I'm debating wearing booties!  Yay fall!

    Tomorrow, we're going to go shopping for BFF's bridesmaid dress, then Sunday is Hungarian dinner with the FFIL family!

    I'm down 10 lbs, I deserve Chicken Paprikash (after I run that morning).
    Yes! Finally. I wore riding boots yesterday, it was glorious, I love fall clothes. 

    Congrats on the 10 pounds! 
    I am insanely jealous of you all.  I am fully expecting summer to last through September down here.


    "And when they use our atoms to make new lives, they won’t just be able to take one, they’ll have to take two, one of you and one of me..."
    --Philip Pullman

  • Happy Friday! I'm excited for a three day weekend. I'm also excited it's September.
    I bought a pumpkin-spice cream cheese muffin at Starbucks yesterday. Please don't judge me, I was craving something savory. Judge me for paying $3.29 for it though- I seriously have to bake more.

    Our original plans for the weekend fell through so there's a whole lotta nothing going on. I can't wait to just sit on the patio and read and drink wine. The weather's supposed to be gorgeous here in Chicago. It seriously sucks about the hurricanes though; my virtual colleagues in Florida are getting flooded right now.  


  • Happy Friday! I'm excited for a three day weekend. I'm also excited it's September.
    I bought a pumpkin-spice cream cheese muffin at Starbucks yesterday. Please don't judge me, I was craving something savory. Judge me for paying $3.29 for it though- I seriously have to bake more.

    Our original plans for the weekend fell through so there's a whole lotta nothing going on. I can't wait to just sit on the patio and read and drink wine. The weather's supposed to be gorgeous here in Chicago. It seriously sucks about the hurricanes though; my virtual colleagues in Florida are getting flooded right now.  

    I resemble this statement (minus the Uggs LOL)
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  • Got my hair done last night and got to chat with my bff :) Her inlaws are a nightmare!
    She works 2 jobs - so regularly does 10-14 hr days - and her and her BF are living at his parents place {sublet} When they moved in, inlaws said 'don't worry about yard we'll do that' {it's in writing} It got so bad last year, they got a letter from the city. The day the inlaws came to reem out my friend and her BF about it, my friend flipped tables and reemed them out :')
    Needless to say, afterwards her MIL was very apologetic. Didn't help because it's getting bad again and she's gonna have to flip shit again. She's telling them next year everything gets ripped up and grass goes in, cuz she doesn't mind doing grass.

    That being said, I'm super glad that my MIL isn't BSC lmao!

    Tonight I have banking to do, and stopping at my mum's. No word from mortgage specialist, so I'm going to follow up with her when I'm done work today.

    Not much this weekend. Saturday we're laying low and possibly going to pick up spring rolls. Sunday is a wedding for my coworker. Monday is my bday celebration at my mum's place.

    Hopefully Saturday can be low key enough to get rest. I know Sunday we'll be up late.
  • Also debating on bringing out a heavier blanket because we still have a sheet ... but then I still have to wash said sheet. Damn.
  • Went to my first cubs game last night. They won, I drank too much and had a lot of fun. I think I am going to hit up a museum today and then going to a friends tonight to meet his girlfriend and watch drag race.
  • Today is the first day in about a week that I've felt somewhat like a living human being. Went to my doctor's yesterday to find out that my body is basically falling apart and I need to get a (TMI sorryyy) colonoscopy and endoscopy next week. This will be my 2nd this year I have to get one...I'm really dreading the prep.

    But hopefully I can still enjoy this weekend, and by enjoy it, I mean hopefully my body lets me drink a little bit.
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  • @MandyPandy87  yikes :( My MIL had to get a colonoscopy {after her dad had caught early stages of cancer from one} and I hear the prep sucks :\
  • @MandyPandy87  yikes :( My MIL had to get a colonoscopy {after her dad had caught early stages of cancer from one} and I hear the prep sucks :\
    Yeah, the actual procedure is pretty quick and painless since you go under for it. But the prep is god awful. Jell-o and mint lifesavers are my BFFs those days
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  • In lame boring adult news, AmEx just increased my credit limit by like 6 times. So now I can put all of my monthly bills on credit cards and still have the less than 10% credit used that will help with my credit score.

    Being an adult is so exciting.

    CapitalOne just did the same thing to me today, too. Thanks, I guess. I didn't ask for an increase. 
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    Sending positive vibes for you, @MandyPandy87!

    This day could not be any slower. I got everything time-sensitive done, and now I'm bored scanning old files.
  • Brought my dog into our (dog friendly) office for the first time today and he's behaving himself for the most part and really loving it. He was super happy this morning when put his leash on rather than sending him into his crate. As long as he's good, we can do this every Friday which would be great!
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    edited September 2016
    I somehow have off today.    Sadly, I have to work tomorrow.  A wedding at that.   This wedding planner is well, interesting.  

    For one, she wants the salads dropped about 30+ minutes before the guests sit so it's already there waiting.

    Well the salad they picked is Fried green tomato. It's an amazing salad, but not one I would eat after it was sitting for some 30+ minutes.

      DH (the head chef) was so pissed at the request he made them sign an agreement that they are not allowed to complain about the quality of the salad nor ask for any to be remade (including the bride and groom).    Even with the agreement he is stressing over the fact people might not get a superior product and will then complain to outsiders even though it wasn't his fault.

    They also are requiring the place setting have a charger, entree plate than the salad plate.  They actually thought they could pick up the entree plate with the salad plate, hand it to DH to plate the entree and then return it the table.    Umm, no.   One, the entree plate might get dirty.  Two,  you do not put hot food on a cold plate.   Three, well plating up 270 dinners takes time.  If he waited till he got the plate back it would take forever.      

    Solution:   DH made them rent twice the amount of entree plates.  So basically the one on the table is nothing but decoration. Decoration that the guests will barely notice.    

    Moral of the story.  Sometimes your wedding food isn't the fault of the venue, it's because meeting planners make stupid decisions in the name of their "vision".






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  • @lyndausvi that sounds like a nightmare!  Good luck!
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  • @lyndausvi that sounds like a nightmare!  Good luck!
    I'm hoping it's not going to be as bad as it sounds.     They paid $50K to close the club house to other members.   That is just a FEE.  Not one dollar goes towards the reception itself. In order to close the clubhouse  there is a diversion event at another outlet.   DH will be down there to cook for the other members (some 140 of them).    






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
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