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Getting addresses
I'm supposed to be working but really not in the mood. So I'll share my current frustration ...
Anyone else having trouble getting mailing addresses from people so that you can even send them the invitation?? OMG. It's like I'm asking for their social security numbers!! And the worst ones are people I know are going to be attending. They keep telling me things like "I can't wait to see the invitations!" or "When are you sending out invitations? You HAVE to send me one!" I just nicely (which is hard for me mind you) tell them to send me their address in an email and I'll do that. Then I remind them (again) nicely I sent them an email three weeks ago asking for just that. Sometimes it works. What I really want to say in my sarcastic manner is "Hey spaz -- check your email and RESPOND - I already have asked you for that information. TWICE!!"
My goal this week is to hunt down the last 17 of them and get them input into the computer. Not exactly the fun wedding stuff but it necessary!
Anyone else having trouble getting mailing addresses from people so that you can even send them the invitation?? OMG. It's like I'm asking for their social security numbers!! And the worst ones are people I know are going to be attending. They keep telling me things like "I can't wait to see the invitations!" or "When are you sending out invitations? You HAVE to send me one!" I just nicely (which is hard for me mind you) tell them to send me their address in an email and I'll do that. Then I remind them (again) nicely I sent them an email three weeks ago asking for just that. Sometimes it works. What I really want to say in my sarcastic manner is "Hey spaz -- check your email and RESPOND - I already have asked you for that information. TWICE!!"
My goal this week is to hunt down the last 17 of them and get them input into the computer. Not exactly the fun wedding stuff but it necessary!
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Re: Getting addresses
It was like pulling teeth to get some of the addresses, esp. from the people who I KNEW would be offended if they didn't receive one. Funny how that works. I still need to take my invites for family/friends down to the post office....ugh. I wish I had the list of addresses that I needed for work friends, but my HR has been slammed with stuff to do, and hasn't had the time.....very frustrating.
In other news, I'm so tired of working!! I'm on a 6 day week, with 1 day off tomorrow, and then probably working another 8 in a row. I have 48+ hours on this schedule. The paycheck is going to be SWWWEEEEEEEETTTTT but at what price? Oh, just my sanity.
[QUOTE] In other news, I'm so tired of working!! I'm on a 6 day week, with 1 day off tomorrow, and then probably working another 8 in a row. I have 48+ hours on this schedule. The paycheck is going to be SWWWEEEEEEEETTTTT but at what price? Oh, just my sanity.
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<div>LOL ... I hear you. I worked four days in a row split shifts (my normal shift is 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-Fri - which I LOVE) last week, then on Saturday for a few hours and another few on Sunday. Dang graduations. Today and tomorrow are splts again (but I'm trying to change Tuesday if my boss will let me!) and Friday I've got a graduation at 7 p.m. and have to come back and write it before I can go home that night. GRRRR! Throw in three more graduations to prepare for this weekend and I'm not loving the job at this moment. What I will be loving -- since we don't get overtime these days -- is the fact that I'm going to be off June 24 and 25 and get paid as if I'm there working!! Comp time ain't so bad sometimes!!</div><div>
</div><div>BTW -- I skipped HR for addresses. Our guy is totally clueless. I just emailed all my coworkers at their work address (apologized for that in the email!) and many of them got right back to me. It was great. I'm sorry you're going through what I am. It's so frustrating. I vow to always respond promptly from now on to any RSVPs I receive in the future! <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></div><div>
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Also, for some people (cousins) if they didn't get me an address, I didn't send an invitation. Seems mean, but they were courtesy invites anyways since they already told me they couldn't make it (out of the country for the summer).
Also my current frustration! FI's mom insisted we invite some extra people which really made me mad since I'm paying for the wedding. FI sided with her saying they were people who should come (even though i never met one couple....). So i said fine, but I dont have their addresses. I told FI to email her for them. she didnt get back to us right away. Finally we went over there since she's finishing my dress and it was time for another fitting. She gave FI the addresses of most the people, but still didnt even have a couple of people she insisted we invite (what? how close are you to these folks?) Then gave me a huge list of people I should send invites to "if you have extra because they'd like to know you're getting married". I'm not inviting random people on the off change they actually show up!
Ah, the joys of wedding planning. I am so glad that is behind us.
[QUOTE] We said a big hell to the eff no to that and she got all upset, saying there were people at their church who would want to be there. We told her that was nice, but if we hadn't thought to invite them, it wasn't important to us that they be there, and that was what mattered.Posted by DramaGeek[/QUOTE]
<div>That just cracked me up!! I burst out laughing at my desk and the coworkers are like 'WTF?" Again .. I say thank god our families are being reasonable. Or did I just jinx us by saying that??<img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></div>
The church bulletin board? Are you kidding?! Talk about having no idea how many would show up