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Wedding Woes

Thursday!

Two weeks left and then I am off work for 12.5 days.  I told my boss that I'm going to be entirely worthless next month.  :D 

Yesterday was a whirlwind!  :D  I got up and went to the BMV to change my license and register to vote.  I then went to the Apple store to fix my ipad mini screen, but they ended up just giving me a new one (I mean, I had to pony up $$).  I then went over to Soma and got pretty new brassieres.  ;)  After that I hit up Nordies and Lush.  I then left the mall and went to Nordstrom Rack (which is really my jam, IDK why I try to fake it at the real one) and DSW.  

I came home and made chili (because why not when it's 85 degrees?) and hung out with the fam. After shopping yesterday, I think I'm 95% ready for Hawaii. 

Things:

1) I have been on the hunt for grey or black leather riding boots that are comfortable and can fit my giant calves...it's not going well.  I do have brown suede riding boots, black booties, a pair of rainboots, and an embarrassing amount of bearpaw boots.  So I just need to stop, really. 

2) Um, don't go to Lush and then leave it in your car on a hot day.  My little cute soap ghosts I got DefConn were not ghosts, but a soupy mess when I got home.  He was OK with it.  He just likes how that stuff smells. 

3) I got fitted at Soma and it's the best thing I've ever done.  Also, I think they've converted me to believing in their memory foam bras forever and ever.  :D 

4) Nordstrom's own line of lingerie and PJ's are the best. 

What's up with your Thursday?
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  • Last night saw the house. Ended up chatting with our realtor for awhile - I adore her. We're now fb friends :)

    About house
    pros - still love it
    - may not need to end up getting something like a pantry because there's a small closet that we could put up shelving in and it'd be fine

    cons - our backyard is a disaster and we have to get new stones {spring project!}
    - since it's vacant, the basement has crazy amount of spiders. Need to find peppermint oil and spray it around.
    - no plugs in basement so we have to put the 2nd tv/gaming systems upstairs {guhhhh}
    - couple things we have to deal with in our garage. Actually really irked about that. Like a truck cover and old radio covered in paint. Trash things.
  • edited September 2016
    I'm exhausted today!  Yesterday was FI's birthday so in addition to my outing to the doctors, we went to FMIL's for dinner and then Target on the at home. I was so tired I couldn't even enjoy my Target trip. Wah Wah!

    Today is boring, and I'm ready for some Prudie!  I'm going to finish my book, nap, have a different Doctor appointment and then I'm going to walk to the post office with my passport application since the honeymoon is only three months away!

    ETA:  I need a rolling laptop bag and I'm being cheap and don't want to spend more than $50.00, any recommendations?
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  • Crazy work week continues. Classes, meetings, finding sometime to get paper edits to a co-author, BUT a women in the university event is tonight and there are cocktails so that is something to look forward to. 

    H's birthday is this weekend. He hates celebrating but actually wants to go out to dinner. He is buying his own birthday present again (a chainsaw), but at least he's getting something he wants. 
  • I have been so busy, but today that is going to change. I'm not trying to do much today.
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  • Dammit! We just got the papers and we're $270 short for payment. Fack! Guhhh ....
  • @kimmiinthemitten  Staples? Or maybe walmart?
  • I. AM. EXHAUSTED! We went downtown to get our marriage license yesterday and I called beforehand just to be sure what we needed to bring. FI gets home and I say, "We don't need anything other than our driver's license, got your wallet?" He says, "YEP!" Off we go. We get about 3 blocks from the county building and he starts frantically patting his pockets and says uhhh. I asked him where his wallet is and he tells me it's in his truck. We go back home and get his wallet. Get back to the county building and I forget I have a pocket knife in my purse. It goes through x-ray and the officer very calmly says, "Pocket knife in that one." I'm thinking I'm about to get in serious trouble. Nope, they offer to either let me take it back to my car or throw it away. I throw it away and we head upstairs. When I go to sign us in, I pull out my wallet to grab my driver's license and it's not in there. FI starts to give me shit and I shut it down. I then find my license.

    We get to the floral wholesaler with plenty of time and I got to my dress fitting early. The dress fit perfect (maybe a tad too short in the front but that's my belly's fault) and looks beautiful. While I'm at the dress fitting, the ceremony venue calls about the rehearsal TOMORROW. I had to remember  @kimmiinthemitten's advice to just breathe. I called them back and they tried to blame it on me even though I have an email stating Wednesday for rehearsal. They got it all situated.

    Everybody in my party and FMIL made it to the rehearsal. Neither of the groomsmen made it. FI is pissed. He said he feels like he picked the wrong guys, which is funny because he kind of teased me for saying I felt like I picked the wrong MOH. Rehearsal went well, then we went to dinner. FMIL is sooooo impatient, she finished eating and said, "Well, I'm done" and got up and left. No one even had the time to thank her. Oh well. It's done and we all had a good time. 

    My neighbor's yappy, shitty dog woke me up 4 times last night. I've turned her in to animal control twice, but I haven't had the chance to go sign a citation. That stupid mutt sits right under our bedroom window and yaps. It's against the law for her to allow him to do bark excessively any time, but especially between 10p and 7a. This stupid effing dog is starting to make me believe in animal cruelty.

    Sorry for the novel.
  • edited September 2016
    @drillsergeantcat I knew my daily reminders would come in handy :).

    You better plan on posting pics too!
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  • @kimmiinthemitten I'm deep breathing again this morning because one of my best friend's who told me Monday that she would be coming alone has now asked not only if she can bring a guest, but the guest wasn't even invited. Her invitation was for her and her husband, but she wants to bring her mom who I cannot stand!! I told her to bring her, though. I feel like a bit of a doormat.
  • @kimmiinthemitten I'm deep breathing again this morning because one of my best friend's who told me Monday that she would be coming alone has now asked not only if she can bring a guest, but the guest wasn't even invited. Her invitation was for her and her husband, but she wants to bring her mom who I cannot stand!! I told her to bring her, though. I feel like a bit of a doormat.
    You're not a doormat, you're just picking and choosing your battles. 
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  • In case anyone forgot...Grey's is back tonight!
  • My unemployment finally kicked in.  I didn't get the job I really Really REALLY wanted.  So, the search continues.  

    I'm taking this time to expand all my volunteer things.  A friend had checked in on me (appreciated, highly) and I mentioned what I was doing that day (I keep a massive to do list and make myself do at least 2 things on it everyday).  She told me I did more as a depressed person than most people did normally.  I kind of laughed and said that usually bit me in the ass, b/c people didn't know I was depressed b/c of production and extroversion.  She then sent me an article that hit me in the damn feels about how extroverts behave during depression and how it is overlooked.  And how people who produce as a method of dealing with depression, don't get supported b/c people are either: benefiting from your production or think that b/c you're working, you must not really be depressed, b/c depression looks like X, Y, and Z, not A, B, and C! 

    I'm also hitting the year anniversary of where things started to come to the actual end of my marriage.  It's hitting me hard.  I even had a weird dream last night where ex-DH was trying to ask me to come back, b/c I seemed unhappy and he thought, I would think, I had made a mistake.  The end of October is where shit really hit the fan and November 11 is where I first said I wanted a divorce.

    I know I've said K is in roller derby before.  She is struggling mightily, b/c she is feeling the need to take a knee during the anthem.  She is discussing it in a massive roller derby forum to get different opinions/viewpoints (interesting: it's an international forum.  The international players have posted, "You play your national anthem before a game?  Why?").  The backlash from some in her team is already starting.  She is terrified, with good reason.  Referee/player retaliation on a derby track pretty damn serious.  I've told her I'll support whatever decision she makes.
  • You look beautiful @DrillSergeantCat

    ssdd here. I did get to take a nice long walk all alone. Now I have to pick up the boys and take 6let to an ent follow up. 

    Our funding system is finally working right so I've got about 2 months of work to catch up on. 
  • Question - anyone who has the show, are you watching "This is Us" ?
  • I love your dress @DrillSergeantCat, are those pockets?!
  • I love your dress @DrillSergeantCat, are those pockets?!
    They ARE!!!
  • Question - anyone who has the show, are you watching "This is Us" ?
    I have it recorded, but haven't watched yet.  The previews looked good.
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  • Aw V. I'm sorry to hear you didn't get the job. That's a really tough spot for k. 
  • MNNEBride said:
    Question - anyone who has the show, are you watching "This is Us" ?
    I have it recorded, but haven't watched yet.  The previews looked good.
    It's got a really good twist! The husband and wife in the promos are Mandy Moore and the guy who played Jess on Gilmour Girls ;)
  • @VarunaTT that must be rough for K :\ is there a chance of talking to the coach about possibly doing it?
    Also some people assume depression = doing nothing, but looks like she was trying to educate herself.

    <3 hugs for this time of year!
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    edited September 2016
    Question - anyone who has the show, are you watching "This is Us" ?
    Watched it this morning.  I liked it and will continue to watch. 

    I also watched Designated Survivor.  I like it too.  It's kind of a cross between Scandal and Madam Secretary. 

    OH!  And my friend's son's BFF is on Survivor this season.  The Figgy chick on the Millenial tribe.  :D 

    I'm SO happy regular TV is coming back.  
  • Varuna, I'm so sorry!  ((hugs)) and bourbon all around. 
  • mrsconn23 said:
    Question - anyone who has the show, are you watching "This is Us" ?
    Watched it this morning.  I liked it and will continue to watch. 

    I also watched Designated Survivor.  I like it too.  It's kind of a cross between Scandal and Madam Secretary. 

    OH!  And my friend's son's BFF is on Survivor this season.  The Figgy chick on the Millenial tribe.  :D 

    I'm SO happy regular TV is coming back.  
    I loved the ending!

    Debating on "Designated Survivor" still :\
  • @varunatt that's pretty shocking to me. You would think that with how diverse the Derby world is they would respect a persons right to express themselves. I'm sorry she has to make these decisions. 

    You know, the good side to this anniversary coming up means you've survived the first year!  That's a pretty huge feat. 

    @DrillSergeantCat gorg!  And I love the pockets!

    @MissKittyDanger I loved The Story of us. It was so well written and I didn't predict the ending until about 2 minutes before so it was really well done in my opinion. Refreshing for evening Tv. 
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  • Uhg. Today is one of those days where I feel like I need to smoke pot in order to accomplish anything. 

    @DrillSergeantCat you look so BEAUTIFUL!!
    @VarunaTT sorry your job didn't work out. I hope K is able to find peace with her morals and on her team.

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