Other big events to deal with

lehc723 · May 2012

Have you ladies been able to keep your late summer/early fall clear for wedding chaos? I am so jealous, ha. In the past few days, we just found out that my sister is getting married three weeks before us (!!!!!), and there's now a chance we'll have to move in the late summer, the very same weekend that FI is BM in another wedding! Ack! Anyone else have things, or like I said, are you luckier/smarter about keeping your schedules more sane?

Edited to add: I had originally titled this "other garbage", because I'm not too thrileld about the concept of moving, but don't mean to be as bitter or cranky. Retitled!

LDubHawksFan · May 2012

No, my August and Sept are going to be a nightmare! I already have 2 flights back to IA within 2 weeks of one another, plus showers/etc the other weekends in CA. I'm excited for it all but it will be crazy. I couldn't imagine moving in the midst of it all! Good luck! My only blessing is that as of now, our May-July are pretty open so hopefully I can get a ton of wedding stuff done then!

cokie216 · May 2012

I'm graduating from my masters program in a few weeks and will be looking for a new job. I am so anxious to be starting a new job and having to ask for the time off in October. My stomach is in knots just thinking about it.

lepoissonrouge · May 2012

I thought I was going to have the summer totally off from school, but it turns out I am going to have to take a class online over the summer because my stuff transferred over weird when I switched colleges. Meh. Should not be a huge deal but it is still annoying

Plus I'll be moving this summer and we have four weddings to attend, one which is in Wisconsin.

I've got to get wedding stuff accomplished this summer because I haven't been doing anything lately.

pockysquirrel · May 2012

Yep. In August, right around the time that important wedding related things start to happen, FI and I are going on vacation with my family. It's not optional; this trip is a huge deal and kind of viewed as a rite of passage for anyone wanting to marry into the family...they semijokingly say that they won't approve of the marriage if FI doesn't go or if he doesn't like it there, LOL. In September I'll be prepping for and taking the exam to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, which equals raise and more future job opportunities. But the real kicker is that we're going to a wedding for one of FI's friends ONE WEEK before ours! It's gonna be nuts!

heatherfitz · May 2012

Sheesh! I've got alotta nothing going on, haha. Well, there are a few weddings, but FI is in a band and can't go, so we're bowing out of those =/ But other than that...I'm kind of boring, haha :P

heatherfitz · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_other-garbage-to-deal-with?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:691357ef-04b9-4d6d-a0e0-63e03c0ab29dPost:146cfbca-a5e6-462f-90d0-6af13aaeab00">Re:Other big events to deal with</a>:
[QUOTE]Yep. In August, right around the time that important wedding related things start to happen, FI and I are going on vacation with my family. It's not optional; this trip is a huge deal and kind of viewed as a rite of passage for anyone wanting to marry into the family...they semijokingly say that they won't approve of the marriage if FI doesn't go or if he doesn't like it there, LOL. In September I'll be prepping for and taking the exam to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, which equals raise and more future job opportunities. But the real kicker is that we're going to a wedding for one of FI's friends ONE WEEK before ours! It's gonna be nuts!
Posted by pockysquirrel[/QUOTE]

And pocky, I'm curious, what is this rite of passage??

mrshall1027 · May 2012

FI is due to travel a lot during the summer starting two weeks from now and basically will be gone half the month until July. I will miss him, but it will be nice to have some time to concentrate on wedding things, especially my DIY list. I haven't been able to do anything lately it seems.

Nothing else has been planned, so thankful for that

pockysquirrel · May 2012

In Response to Re:Other big events to deal with:[QUOTE]And pocky, I'm curious, what is this rite of passage?? Posted by heatherfitz[/QUOTE]

Basically, there's some people in my family, mainly my mom, who consider the vacation as a litmus test of how well someone fits in and gets along with the family. My family is from the Cape Cod area dating back to the 1600s, so there's a lot of passing along family history involved. It's pretty much the closest thing we have to a family reunion.

ktelizabeth86 · May 2012

We have two weddings to go to in August. One is Aug. 3rd and is in Cape May, NJ so we're going to go for the weekend and stay with my Aunt and her husband in OC, NJ. I'm actually kind of happy about that b/c we get a little time at the beach. The second wedding is Aug. 18th and FI is a GM in that one. We don't have to travel though, so that's good.

Then, my sister is due with her second baby in late September . . . three weeks before our wedding. Did I mention she's my MOH? That has the potential to be stressful (and exciting of course as well). I just hope that she's not late, that we can squeeze her in her dress, and that she is comfortable enough to walk down the aisle and stand up next to me.

aimee58 · May 2012

I'm a teacher...so I start back at work with a new group of kids in Sept. That's always stressful. Othe rthan that, August and September are pretty clear.

FI's best man and his wife are pregnant and due on Oct. 26th, however. Our wedding is the 27th. A little hiccup, but not too bad. We just need towork on showers that aren't on the same day.

getintheboxx · May 2012

Oh yeah, we are building a house right now. We started the house before we were engaged, since we want a small wedding I thought it would be no big deal to plan a wedding while the house is being built. That way we would have all the big events out of the way before the new year. Man was I wrong, it is so stressful right now trying to plan both the house and the wedding. I was told we are 60 days or less out from move it. As soon as we are moved in...all the focus can be put to the wedding which will make it a lot easier...hopefully.

snuff9861 · May 2012

I head back to school the second week of September. 2 of my bridesmaids are also in my program and so we will be kept busy with school work. According to the upp years, 2nd year is the most work intensive as it's all science classes. Should be a cake walk for me. However, the night before the wedding, i'm supposed to be at the hospital from 7am-7pm. Probably taking that one off.

My brother is graduating his undergrad next month, so he's job searching. If he moves, I get automatically recruited to help.

Ividian · May 2012

Like a PP I've got a whole lot of nothing going on. Except that my sister's pregnant with her first child, (my parent's first grandchild) and due 10 days after my wedding.

minionlover · May 2012

I guess I am one of the lucky ones in that I don't really have anything going on. There are no big events and work is a little slow that time of year. I have been going back and forth on taking a class at the local community college since I can take them for free, but we'll see.

magpie87 · May 2012

My brother and his girlfriend are due to have a baby in early August, so there will be some excitement with that. We also have the baby shower after the baby is born so my bridal shower will probably be closer to the wedding, which I'm totally okay with. Other than that, I don't think there are any really big events besides some birthdays, but those won't be stressful or timeconsuming for me.

cbear215 · May 2012

My FI's 30th birthday is the week before our wedding, so that'll be a little stressful trying to plan that and take care of last minute wedding details. Other than that, one of my cases (I'm an attorney) is scheduled to start trial September 26th (wedding is october 7th), which is stressful enough, but this court is also like a 2 hour drive for me from my house. Ugh, I'm so hoping that gets rescheduled.

pengy16 · May 2012

At this point I dont have anything going on around that time. Its the end of October (27) so Im sure we will hear about a halloween party around that time but thats it.

poison+kisses · May 2012

I don't think I'll be that busy, but FI will be away a lot. He's in the Navy and his ship is sailing a lot this year. He just came back yesterday from being gone two months (with a little break in the middle for us to go on vacation). In June he sails for another month. Then his ship going on tour late July until end of October. Meaning, he'll fly in for the wedding from wherever the ship is, and then afterwards fly back out to meet the ship. Ugh, not looking forward to that part.

He's supposed to be getting a land posting this summer before his ship goes on tour, so that way he won't have to go. Buuut sometimes he's told he'll be landed in summer, and other times he's told he'll be going on the tour and then landed after that. So I have no idea what's going on. I just really don't want him being away in the months leading up to the wedding because we're getting married in a French city, and even though I'm taking French classes, I'm not comfortable communicating with vendors in French. And most of them don't speak English...

violakat03 · May 2012

FI and I are moving three states away in the beginning of August. This is a big life change that we decided we want to undertake before we put down any roots anywhere. Right now, we don't live together, he hates his current job, and I don't have a stable, permanent one (just a summer job at the zoo, but I do love my job). So we decided to go now while we can do it relatively easily.

So between now and the end of August, we're finding jobs in our new location, finding a temporary place to live, and hopefully buying a house. He has his first interview down there tomorrow morning, we're hoping that goes over smoothly so next weekend when we're both down there we can go make a visit to the mortgage broker we want to work with and get the ball rolling.

However, if he gets the job tomorrow, starting in mid May through August we will be living 6 1/2 hours apart. I don't want to leave my job yet so I'm planning to stay through the busiest part of the season and earn as much as I can, plus in August I'll be more able to find someone to take over my lease since I live 6 blocks from OSU's campus.

Oh, and to add to the stress of what feels like a totally sporadic move, I have a good friend flying in from New Zealand to visit for 10 days in the middle of August, right after we move.

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