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Updates and such...

I haven't been posting here very much, just the odd comments from time to time but maybe its time to come back and post an update...

FI and I moved out of our apartment 2 weeks ago, but we don't close on the new house until 5/24 (yay 2 weeks!) So in the meantime we've been staying at FIL's house with our two kitties. We're currently having some FHA required repairs done on the house (roof fixed and paint touched up) so its been fun finding contractors and such. I'll post some pics once we're all moved in. 

On the work front, my boss leaves for basic training and JAG school in a month. I'm going to be running the day to day operations of the firm until he gets back in October and I'm both excited and a bit nervous to be lawyering on my own. He's lined up a good network of people I can call on for help, so thats good.  He's also given me a raise, moved me to salary and I'll be made a full Associate when he gets back. 

Wedding front- nothing to report :( I promised FI we could wait until we were in the house to worry about the wedding, which seemed like a fine promise when we put in our offer last October (stupid short sale...) But we'll have been engaged for one year in June and I'm antsy to start planning. With my raise we can afford a wedding next year, so thats awesome news. The only wrinkle is that his sister lives in Japan, and she can only afford to come home once a year. Since we hadn't set a date yet, she agreed to be MOH in her MOH's wedding in June 2014. So, she (and FIL's) have been really pushing for June 2014 so she can just stay the month and attend our wedding, if not we'd have to wait until 2015, since FI wants his sister there.

I'm cool with going ahead for June 2014, but we need to at least lock down a venue soon. Every time I bring it up FI gets...not upset, nervous (?) maybe is the better word. He just changes the subject or makes no committal responses. I'm trying really hard to not be insecure and take this as a 'sign' that he doesn't want to marry me, or that he was just trying to buy time or whatever. I know that its because he's focused on the house right now, and once that's settled he'll be more open to talking about the wedding. But its difficult b/c I'm beginning to feel like a joke. 'HAHA the couple thats been dating 10 yrs got engaged and they haven't set a date in 11 months of being engaged.' I don't like feeling like a joke....

anyway, thats whats new with me. I promise that I am truly trying (and for most of the time succeeding) in enjoying this stage in our relationship, but I just needed to vent amongst friends for a bit... 



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Re: Updates and such...

  • June 2014 is an awesome month to get married! :-)  That is so exciting you are closing on your home in like two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see pics.  I would post pics if there weren't boxes everywhere still....

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  • I would just like to say that I think it's totally cool if you go try on dresses even if you guys aren't really planning yet.  Because I want you to go try on dresses.  And post pictures.
  • I'm waiting until July to go dress shopping but I can't wait. I would say about half of the venues I researched were already booked for the date I wanted.  Luckily the ones I really like are still available.  
    We have a lot going on between the new house and the wedding.  I set aside time when I need to talk to him about wedding stuff and make decisions so we can only focus on that and not get distracted.  We have a hold on our favorite venue so far.

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  • Um, yeah, July is too long to wait.

    Both of you need to get yourselves to the bridal shop ASAP.

    I want dress porn.
  • I will try Elle just for you! May is a lot of focus on the new house and my show runs in June.  So we'll see.  I would go tomorrow if I could! :-)

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  • Elle1036 said:
    Um, yeah, July is too long to wait.

    Both of you need to get yourselves to the bridal shop ASAP.

    I want dress porn.
    This. Dress porn is one of the reasons I occasionally pop back in on NEY. 


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  • Congrats on the raise and the house!  Sounds like you have some awesome things going on.  I also third a vote for dress porn! 
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  • Dress porn please!
  • Here's another vote for dress porn!
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  • Sorry, totally didn't mean to post and run, but we hit a snag with the house and spent most of the weekend dealing with that. Its a long story, so I'll spare you all the details, suffice to say that short sales are not for the faint of heart!

    I did post some dress porn back in Jan, as sis and FMIL and I went to the brides against breast cancer sample sale. I am waiting for a date to be set before I go shopping again, since no one is really excited at all for the wedding in general. My family (Mom, Dad, Sis) thinks Weddings are a stupid waste of money, they'd prefer we eloped and then had a BBQ. They are side-eyeing the shit out of me/us for having a Wedding. I'm trying to ignore them, but their lack of support/approval is noticeable...oh well. 

    As for dress shopping - My mom won't come along unless I'm planning on buying a dress then and there, she HATES shopping as it is, so the idea of going window shopping for a dress 'just because' just isn't her cup of tea. But I might be able to get her more into it once we have a date set...

    Any way, hope everyone had good weekends!!



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  • RWS2011RWS2011 member
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    Hi and welcome back Lennon!  I am sorry to hear that your family has not been supportive.  It bugs the crap out of me when people force their values on others.  If you don't want to have a wedding, why force it?  If you do want to have a wedding, why judge it?  All those stipulations about having to be ready to buy a dress, or needing to be close enough to the wedding to go look is a thrill kill!  I remember being really excited after I got engaged and I had 2-3 conversations with my sister about wedding related things in the span of a month, one of which she brought up, and then she turned around and called me "obsessed."  It was so out of the blue, and I just knew then and there that she was not going to be one of those people in my life who would get excited about this with me.  She is also of the mind that weddings are silly and that if she ever got married she would elope.

    Hang in there with the short sale!
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  • @RSW2011- thanks for the support! Its a total buzz kill to be sure. I just keep trying to look on the bright side- at least I don't have an uber controlling MOB, and since they aren't helping us pay I don't have to run ideas by them! I will say that even though my sis is anti-wedding, she knows that we're not trying to throw some opulent affair, but we both have big families that we want to celebrate with, so we can't just elope. She is at least trying to not judge us, and I'll take what I can get. 

     



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  • motoLynmotoLyn member
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    I KNOW you're eye balling June...... so 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th.  Just saying 21st is already TAKEN!  Get yourself another date....



    Just kidding..... I'm glad to hear that the house issue is moving forward, about time!  Also really happy to hear that you're moving up in your firm, you deserve that.  I can't to hear more wedding plans!  Moar!
  • @motolyn Sorry to break it to you but we might be date twins! We're leaning 21st, as FSIL is already in a wedding on the 14th (and while Brother trumps friend, we're trying not to be dicks...) So get used to the idea of having a wedding date sister wife :) 

    We've started narrowing down venues, and our 'dream' venue is out, since they have jacked up our prices in the year that we've been engaged. But in the end I don't think it would have been very 'us'. So now we're looking at a cool industrial looking event space right on the river front and a converted factory that has a ton of artist spaces and a huge gallery space that we can rent (and bring in our food and drink). I'll post more plans as they come on line :) 



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  • I'm so glad the house stuff is moving along!!!

    Also I think we have the same moms. My mom HATES to shop and also thinks weddings are a huge waste of money. She wanted to elope but my grandfather insisted that he saved money for her wedding for 28 years that she was going to have something decent. I think in 1974 there was still that stigma of getting eloped=scandal.

    Even though she thinks they're a huge waste of money, she has no problem looking online at expensive venues near where she lives and convincing me to get married in a church. I think she thinks that weddings are a huge waste of her money lol. We'll see what happens....

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