My plan for Sat. was to go wedding shoe shopping but first ended up calling my mom and found out that my younger sister is going to be moving back home - YAY!!! I was super jealous that she had made her way out of this horrid state but I really happy that she's decided to move back with her kiddos.
The weather was amazing. It's July and supposed to be in the 100s. 1 or 2 years ago we broke our record of the number of straight days it was in the triple digits, then we had a day or two of high 90s and it went back to the triple digits. The last 3 days has been rainy, overcast, and cool, like 60s and 70s cool - a record low was set this weekend (and no rain today).
So I went shoe shopping, I despise shopping, and a within 10/15 minutes found a pair on sale. Since I was really close to a bunch of stores, I asked FI if he would mind me stopping in at a jewelry store to look at wedding bands (he was at work) and he was cool with it. I tried on a few and found one that goes really good with my ring. The salesman I had was SUPER pushy and I applied for their credit card. I have some shitty ass credit and knew I would get declined but I was just like whatever, it's not going to kill my credit score. I was approved for $6,000. The really crazy thing is that FI has better credit than I do, has a longer credit history, makes 3x more money, etc., etc. and he was only approved for $500 when he bought my engagement ring from this store a few months ago. I didn't buy the ring without him there because that's a decision I want to make together, and it's $650 plus the extended service and tax, but it's interest free for 12 months and we have 30 days to put down 20%. I then went by Men's Warehouse to inquire about suit rentals (FI's being lazy and waiting until the last possible moment) and got the information I needed.
On my way home I stopped by my mom's house, and my whole family was there, where I showed off my shoes and my mom briefly talked wedding with me! When we announced our engagement I basically had to shove my ring in her face for her to look at it and when I asked her about a wedding date around Thanksgiving she was just like "That's fine. Whatever works." and hasn't really said much (but when it was my older sister's PPD it was nothing but wedding this and wedding that). So today she mentioned something she saw at Garden Ridge and asked what I wanted her to wear to our wedding. Our wedding conversation lasted a whole 5 minutes but I haven't talked wedding with her since the ring/date conversation in April, and I see her almost every day. Oh, and since my sister's moving back home, that means her kids will definitely be here for the wedding and they are going to be the flower girl and ring bearer! She was laid off from her job about a month ago and didn't know what she was going to do after that so we weren't sure if she'd be able to get time off or have the money to travel with the kids.
When I got home and texted work to see where my department stands. Our budget was just over $7,000 for the week and is high compared to the other weeks this month. We were soooo busy Mon-Wed (on Tue. three of us worked a straight 13 hour shift - on our feet) that I was in overtime by 4pm on Thurs, but it has totally paid off! When I left on Fri, our budget was at 201%. So, back to the text I sent, 2 hours before closed we were at 215%! Our department is kicking some major ass! We brought in at least $15,500. I feel sorry for the department next year, as they base the budget on the sales of the previous year plus a small percent increase.
FI got home from work and I showed him my shoes and some wedding band styles that I found. I was so excited for us to go to the jewelers and show him the beautiful band I found...but he took so taking a shower and getting ready to go to dinner that we left too late to go to the store. I was so sad, and FI could tell and apologized, But We're Going Today (if I ever get to sleep so I can wake up)!!!
I know that no one cares as much about the wedding as the bride and maybe groom but I really don't have anyone to share my excitement or frustrations with - so thanks for listening!