Good Morning!!!

Anysunrise

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[QUOTE]You people actually still use cheques?
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

<div>It's crazy how slow everything is here. My hardest adjustment was not seeing everything on my debit card go through immediately. </div>

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Good Morning!!! : Yes.  The antique store I buy furniture and accessories from prefers checks.  Many of our farmers' market vendors take checks.  We often write a check to the meat people.  They don't accept cards because they want to avoid the fees. 
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]

Yep, me too, plus I have to write checks to the Petsitter, yoga instructor, and sometimes my kid or mom. As well I have a small bill once a month for life insurance I was able to keep from my old job. It's 5 bucks a month.

The rest I do through my bank. But, you never know when you'll need a check.

mehgank

Yeah, growing up with one bathroom sucked, but it never seemed strange to me because we never had more than one, so it was our version of normal. Nowadays, though, you just gotta have two bathrooms. Even with just me & H, we love having two bathrooms.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

We have one and a half bathrooms, and I don't mind sharing the main bathroom.  It would be nice to have two sinks

brandichamberlain

We share a bathroom now.  It's not horrible, but it would be nice to have an extra for when we're both getting ready.

jcg98

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[QUOTE]Yeah, growing up with one bathroom sucked, but it never seemed strange to me because we never had more than one, so it was our version of normal. Nowadays, though, you just gotta have two bathrooms. <strong>Even with just me & H, we love having two bathrooms.</strong>
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

I really, really miss having 2 bathrooms with H.  Our last apartment did, we were really spoiled.  Wherever we move next, tops on my list of requirements is 2 baths (or at least 1.5).

Girlie1030

Good morning all. 

I drove by a pretty serious accident on the way to work this morning and I'm still pretty rattled. I'm hoping that it was less severe than it looked.  Someone here (I can't remember who) once said that they never bitched about getting stuck in traffic because of an accident - that she was worried more about the people involved in the accident than her own inconvenience.  I wish everyone felt that way. 

brandichamberlain

Dot- I remember the 100ish mark.  That is when I was the most fed up too.  Now that we're at 22 days, I'm really glad we didn't give up!

ZombieNates

I think H and I would do well with at least 2 sinks and a long mirror, if we couldn't have two bathrooms.  It's ridiculous trying to get ready at teh same time.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

My parents said fuckit and eloped with less than a month to go, lol.

brandichamberlain

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[QUOTE]My parents said fuckit and eloped with less than a month to go, lol.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

At this point, I just feel like I've gone through the most stressful parts of it so I might as well follow through.  I'm sure the shitstorm is coming over the next few weeks, but I'm pretending it's not.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]Yeah, growing up with one bathroom sucked, but it never seemed strange to me because we never had more than one, so it was our version of normal. Nowadays, though, you just gotta have two bathrooms. Even with just me & H, we love having two bathrooms.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

I know how you feel Megh, we had a 3BR/1 Bath house when I grew up and there were 9 of us under one roof, I have no idea how my parents did it.

brandichamberlain

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[QUOTE]Maybe because we've been planning for a long time I'm just sort of over it. Aaaaannnnddd as expected my family are being their usual asshole selves. I just think that the money would seriously <strong>buy a kick ass trip to Bora Bora and the assholes can pound sand.
</strong>Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

Hmmmm if Bora Bora is on the line, my answer may be different ;)

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Good Morning!!! : At this point, I just feel like I've gone through the most stressful parts of it so I might as well follow through.  I'm sure the shitstorm is coming over the next few weeks, but I'm pretending it's not.
Posted by brandichamberlain[/QUOTE]

I think you'll be okay.  The situation my parents went through was pretty bad - my grandparents are amazing people now but they were being monstrous assholes about the wedding.  I know that whoever pays gets a say - but my mom still talks about how she was only allowed to invite two of her friends to her wedding.  And my grandpa was bitching about the cost all the time.  I can't remember what the last straw of it was.  They were supposed to get married on Feb 7 and eloped on Jan 10.

Weddings can be high drama for lots of people for lots of stupid reasons.  After it's all said and done those issues always seem pretty silly.

ZombieNates

I was very fuckitall at that point, too, Dot.  I was just so sick of planning in general and I felt like if I had to make one more choice, I'd scream. For me, it was worth it though.

brandichamberlain

Dot- you do really have a lot going on with your family.  I mean, if you feel like you'd prefer it, why don't you pack up your daughter (and other children if you have them) and do a quick DW or something?

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I understand Dot.  Some people would regret eloping instead of just sticking it out til the wedding, but not all families are created equal

brandichamberlain

Sanity/Happiness > 5000. 

Although, it would be hard for me to walk away from that money.

celticmyss

Happy birthday Dot! I am sorry your family members are being jackholes. 

My sibling situation is weird. I have a half-sister on my dad's side who is 9 years older than me that I never lived with. I was essentially an only child until I was 13 when my half-brother on my mom's side was born. I only lived with him the first 5 years of his life, but for at least 2 of those years I was his primary caretaker because my mother was at her bf's most nights. I moved away when he was about 8 and haven't spent a whole lot of time with him. 

I don't have a close relationship with either of them. My brother is being an immature brat lately so i don't like him a lot but I do love him. My sister and I have gotten a bit closer in the past two years but we're very, very different. 

brandichamberlain

Dot- Happy Birthday! I didn't realize it was today.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I wish you had a better relationship with your sister too, Dot.  I mean, it's girls, so there's always going to be drama.  But my sisters are like, built-in bffs.  I love those hoars.  I would rip anyone's schit for them.

acaponi87

I must say if we lived closer to our families/where we got married I probably would have considered eloping more seriously. We definitely considered it at a few points but being 5 hours away from our mothers helped. It's easy to ignore emails

Though now that I think about it, a lot of the craziness was due to the fact that we had to drive so much. So maybe not.

Girlie1030

Happy birthday Dot! 

My sister situation isn't quite as bad as yours, but if you ever need to vent about shittastic older sisters, I'm here. 

celticmyss

My brother didn't come with her, he's home in Florida. It was actually his birthday yesterday and he was a bit peeved she would be away. He'll be with her fir my birthday though so I think it's fair. It's not like he would have wanted to spend time with her anyway. He is 20 and totally self absorbed.

KateJ10

Happy birthday Dot!!!

I am in the "I think you should elope" category but that is potentially me being selfish and wanting to live vicariously through you due to wanting an awesome vacation.

But, what I have heard about your fam- sounds like a headache, so just absolutely do what makes you two happy. 

jcg98

Happy Birthday, Dot!

jcg98

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[QUOTE]Thanks everybody. Knowing I'm not the only one who thinks my family sucks does help. FI and I are going to talk about it at dinner tonight and decide what to do. Right this second my vote is DW but FI has a point. <strong>When he left this morning he said don't let those diicks ruin your birthday or the wedding.</strong>
Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

Your FI is a wise man.  I know it hurts though, and that sucks.

I really love the idea of you and FI eloping for a kickass DW and leaving all of the diicks hungry, thirsty and jealous.  YES.

celticmyss

Aside from jerky parents and siblings do you have any other family you really want to celebrate your marriage with? Does your FI? Any close friends? If not then I think a DW would be a good idea.

ZombieNates

Happy birthday, Dot!

Family can suck balls a lot of the time. N and I both love that we're a 13 hour drive from his family, but mine can be just as draining (albeit much MUCH smaller). I wish N had older sisters, though, so I could feel more like I have sisters. My SILs are the age of the kids I teach, so it's a lweird relationship.