Confession Thursday

ZenInMotion · March 2012

I confess that FI thinks we can continue to push off wedding stuff as we've been engaged over a year. What he doesn't realize is we are 6 months out and he only gets a few days off a month. So yes we have to go ring shopping and tux shopping this month. No we can't push it to next month when we have 3 additional appointments for cake, floral and officiant. He usually is very appreciative of how I respect his time off. I wish he could see that I am doing this for his benefit and sanity while at times I am losing mine in the process.

morenachica110 · March 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_confession-thursday?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:ff59713b-0cb8-4dcd-bf78-8432c3750d75Post:8fd9f767-d929-4f9f-b2c1-c2a46e6b996a">Re: Confession Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]I confess that FI thinks we can continue to push off wedding stuff as we've been engaged over a year. What he doesn't relaize is we are 6 months out and he only gets a few days off a month. So yes we have to go ring shopping and tux shopping this month. No we can't push it to next month when we have 3 additional appointments for cake, floral and officiant. He usually is very appreciative of how I respect his time off. I wish he could see that I am doing this for his benefit and sanity while at times I am losing mine in the process.
Posted by ZenInMotion[/QUOTE]

<div>This all the way. Cut the wood like you were going to do three months ago. Find wood for a cake stand. We have a MILLION things to do and yet you keep saying "We've got time". Also, you keep talking about how you want to lose weight... I want to enjoy our HM and I know you won't if you're covered up under layers and layers of clothes because you're self concious. I'm trying to be sensitive about this, but dear god!!!! Do something or let it go!!!</div><div>
</div><div>Also, I confess I'm fed up with WR stuff right now. =/ I'm just so burned out on it and it's not a good time because I still have to worry anout catering and DJ... *sigh*</div>

lbarr088 · March 2012

I guess I have another confession. It's lame but, instead of getting happy for people that get awesome jobs and get into graduate school I get jealous. I have all of these marvelous plans about going back to school but with the wedding it has all been put on hold. I think I just get frustrated that something so simple as going back to school has become so complicated.

volleygurl0306 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]I guess I have another confession. It's lame but, instead of getting happy for people that get awesome jobs and get into graduate school I get jealous. I have all of these marvelous plans about going back to school but with the wedding it has all been put on hold. I think I just get frustrated that something so simple as going back to school has become so complicated.
Posted by lbarr088[/QUOTE]

That's not lame! I promise. I do something similar. I graduated college a year early and started working. I have always and still hate what I do. I finally figured out what I want to do over the summer and I was just this semester able to go back part-time. I am the "bread winner" of the house so quitting and go back to school full time is not an option. So instead it is going to take my 5+ years to finish school (I have 6 pre-req classes to take before I can even apply to grad school). I busted my butt in college to have to almost start over. I get jealous of people who had it figured out and don't have responsibilities of bills and paying for weddings to worry about and will be done with their school long before me because they can go full-time.

lbarr088 · March 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confession Thursday : That's not lame! I promise. I do something similar. I graduated college a year early and started working. I have always and still hate what I do. I finally figured out what I want to do over the summer and I was just this semester able to go back part-time. I am the "bread winner" of the house so quitting and go back to school full time is not an option. So instead it is going to take my 5+ years to finish school (I have 6 pre-req classes to take before I can even apply to grad school). I busted my butt in college to have to almost start over. I get jealous of people who had it figured out and don't have responsibilities of bills and paying for weddings to worry about and will be done with their school long before me because they can go full-time.
Posted by volleygurl0306[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Oh my gosh you sound JUST like me... minus the breadwinner ;) I "enjoy" what I'm doing but I know there is something else out there that I truly want to make a career. WIth bills, and wedding and everything else going back right now just isn't happening. FI and I both have an almost even income but we need BOTH of our incomes. </div><div>
</div><div> I also need to take a few classes before I officially apply for a program I want. That is doable and I wish I could this fall but 2 weekends of the fall semester will be the honeymoon.... so that might have to be pushed until the spring. The nice thing about the weekend classes is I will be able to work full time still. Once that is over I need to win the lotto ;)

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SCogs18 · March 2012

I confess...I am scared to get another retail job. I was fired for a stupid mistake that was started before I came to the store and I ended up being blamed for it. My boss had a clear favorite (who was responsible) and she made me look like the bad guy. Now my employment self esteme is shot and I'm afriad of failing. I'm scared of getting fired again and then I would have been fired twice! Companies ask about that kind of thing on job applicationsI would give anything for a nice desk job as someone's receptionist. At this point I'm worried I will never have a good job/career and I've wasted my education.

Bookworm28 · March 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_confession-thursday?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:ff59713b-0cb8-4dcd-bf78-8432c3750d75Post:11505f01-940c-49cb-809d-9f97bc19f734">Re: Confession Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confession Thursday : This would piss me off too. Don't let it slide though because it isn't fair to inconvenience the other girls (my brother's FI did this with the dress I have to wear for his wedding and so now I'm going to be rushed to do their alterations and I'm PISSED at them). Not worth upsetting people who do care. Email, text and leave her a message all saying the same thing....the exact dress deadline. If she doesn't make it, tell the shop to place the order anyways and call her to tell her you hope she'll still attend the wedding as a guest. There is a time and place to be a dependable friend and a little selfless and when you agree to be a BM this is one of them!
Posted by volleygurl0306[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Thanks for the advice. I appreciate your perspective but am sorry that you have to rush to have your alterations done. Sucks. I had a similar thing happen to me several years ago. I really needed more alterations done but I didn't have the time because I got my dress so late. I've set a new deadline. If she doesn't have it to me by next Wednesday, I'm ordering without her. I'm also going to call her again now.

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jessa1228 · March 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_confession-thursday?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:ff59713b-0cb8-4dcd-bf78-8432c3750d75Post:7f1aed7e-af78-4bc2-a283-78da6fb0a4d0">Re: Confession Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]I confess that I want to kick out one of my bridesmaid because I saw the text about my health and the wedding sent to one of the other bridesmaids... !Quote "Why should we buy this dress because she probably gonna die before the wedding and I won't be able to get my money back"... Ok I really want to confess I want to kick her butt. How dare she say that about me when she just told me she can't wait for the wedding.....
Posted by nicknuttnc[/QUOTE]

<div>To hell with etiquette. Kick her OUT. That's effing ridiculous.</div>

jessa1228 · March 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_september-2012-weddings_confession-thursday?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:a464c18c-2e4d-469b-8eae-3865079cb9cfDiscussion:ff59713b-0cb8-4dcd-bf78-8432c3750d75Post:4a262b5f-f0ba-4528-b2a8-1bb41a7f0fd4">Re: Confession Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]I confess...I am scared to get another retail job. I was fired for a stupid mistake that was started before I came to the store and I ended up being blamed for it. My boss had a clear favorite (who was responsible) and she made me look like the bad guy. Now my employment self esteme is shot and I'm afriad of failing. I'm scared of getting fired again and then I would have been fired twice! Companies ask about that kind of thing on job applicationsI would give anything for a nice desk job as someone's receptionist. <strong>At this point I'm worried I will never have a good job/career and I've wasted my education.</strong>
Posted by SCogs18[/QUOTE]

<div>I totally agree with the bolded part. I graduated college 4 years ago. I started looking for jobs and quickly realized that if I wanted to make any kind of decent money, I'd have to go to grad school. And I just wasn't willing to do that. So now I'm working retail (and part-time at that) while paying off student loans for an education I'm sure I'll never use.</div><div>
</div><div>So my confession: I'm praying that FI gets a great job when he graduates so that I can continue to work part-time, and eventually quit when we have children. And I don't even care how selfish that sounds.</div>

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