Bridal Shower will be held on July 29th, at Joy's (Mat's parents' yard). 2 p.m.
Any extra lawn chairs that anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
There will be silly games, prizes, desserts, drinks, laughs and fun.
Bachelorette will be held on July 29th, at Starz, 8 p.m.
Please keep in mind that the bachelorette will probably be... um... inappropriate, at best.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Monday, July 03, 2006
Holy Freakin' Countdown, Batman!
Not much time left, that's for sure. Luckily, I guess, my seester never reads this, so any potentially pressure inducing comments I make about the wedding won't be known unless someone tells her.
This means you. The maybe four people who read this...
You, shush-y! Cause I said so.
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Well, I called in to work today, because of pill side effects that wouldn't normally happen, but that occurred as a result of work scheduling me to work a week of nights and getting used to it, and then all of a sudden, saturday I worked 1-10, and sunday I had to be in at 8. Now, years ago, I could have done this no problem.
However, lack of sleep affects me and my pills in very negative ways.
Since I couldn't sleep until 3 a.m. ish on Saturday night, I had very little sleep when I was at work sunday. Then, I couldn't sleep last night, and had a really bad allover headache, was feeling anxious and nauseous, had a really sharp pain frequently shooting through my head on the one side ( light, noise, whatever, triggered it).
You know how the doctors assess your pain by asking you to rate it on a 1-10, with ten being the worst pain you have ever felt? I explained to Chris last night that my pain rating 'schedule' goes something like this:
1-3 bruises
3-6 my bimonthly cramps (yes, it is now 60 days. Still awaiting call from gyno)
5- minor surgery I had on my toe where the doctor 'froze' my toe, and proceeded to gouge
out half of my toe nail on my big toe. (At least he was nice and sent me home with a Rx for
T4's w/ codeine.
5- pain I have in my calf from a too-long-unreported work-related injury (torn muscle in my
left calf. Not completely healed, keeps getting reinjured at work)
7-9 pain after waking up after having my wisdom teeth yanked a la hospital. (Was knocked out
to do it, and because I had such a small mouth the jacka- I mean, doctor, had to force my
mouth to open more than it should and caused a great deal of pain and swelling. (I ended up
missing just over two weeks of school)
10 pain I had last night in my head. It was like a nerve or something. I have had it before, and
am sure I will have it again.
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Oh, yeah, the countdown: 4 weeks, 5 days left until the wedding!
2 weeks and 5 days left until the bridal shower/bachelorette party I am supposed to be planning...
Not sure if there will be a bridal shower, it is getting a little late. At least the bachelorette can just be thrown together, kind of an impromptu theme party at the bar.
Don't get me wrong, I want to plan a huge party, have lots of people come, play games, tell stories, have great food and drinks...
BUT, here's my reasons to not do that:
1- Time. The entire timeline has been so short that I just got the list two weeks ago, and (most)phone numbers a few days ago. So, by the time I am able to invite people, they will probably have plans. Besides, over half of the guests to the wedding haven't gotten invites yet, let alone the ones to the bach./brid. party(ies).
2- Money. I don't have any extra cash to spend on this. And it seems very innappropriate to have Mom pay for it. That's why the bach. party will most liekly be at Starz, and if there is a bridal shower, it will probably be a casual get together. (coffee, tea and cakes?). Maybe some crudites, too. (Basically a fancy French word meaning veggie platter. (Traditionally, lots of large pieces of fresh veggies, with 3 dips).
3- The wedding is casual. Why have a fancy schmancy bridal shower? I can understand meeting in the middle, but it is still on really short notice for this kind of thing.
4- Location. Yeah, I can hold a bach. party at a bar, (the one the other bridesmaid basically co-owns). Where am I going to have a Bridal shower? My parent's house isn't a great idea for the amount of people who may be invited, and same goes for anyone else who may be a possibility for a request to borrow their house. Not to mention, I think it would be kind of rude to ask to borrow someones house in two weeks. Pretty short notice.
5- Guests. I don't know most of the people I might be inviting to whichever party, so if I did do the bridal shower, it would have to be family only, save for the other bridesmaid. And then, if we do it that way, the guest list could range from 8 to 28, depending on if I just invite my maternal side (mom, aunts, grandma, cousins) or both sides, and how far up the genealogical line do you go? If it's going to be a small party anyway, do you invite second cousins, great aunts that you barely know? Where do you draw the line and take the parties' focus from braidal shower to family reunion, especially if you're doing a casual affair?
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That is my dilemma. What to do? what to do? any suggestions?
It also doesn't help that the person I am supposed to be planning this with has a schedule opposite of mine, so we are rarely available at the same time.
Oh, and everytime we set up our first coffee to discuss it, she cancels.
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Supposed to go tonight, for coffee, so hopefully it happens and we get something figured out.
*07.07.06 update*
*coffee didn't happen that night. I had to show up at her work the next night to get her to sit down and talk to me. Even then, she had people coming at her from all angles and we barely talked... awkward...
* Chris is in Edmonton, on course, again!!! It is almost a weekly thing now... Argh.
*melted chocolate...
*I quit my job(*!). Hoping to get hired as a packer for the company Joy works for. They are apparently super duper busy and very short on people. The super busy part is wy I haven't gotten a call yet... Though you'd think 5 minutes would probably save them a few headaches... and get me money!
*! Lots of reasons. Several personal, some I don't think posting on a public web blog would be wise...
ttyl. tired.
This means you. The maybe four people who read this...
You, shush-y! Cause I said so.
______________________________________________
Well, I called in to work today, because of pill side effects that wouldn't normally happen, but that occurred as a result of work scheduling me to work a week of nights and getting used to it, and then all of a sudden, saturday I worked 1-10, and sunday I had to be in at 8. Now, years ago, I could have done this no problem.
However, lack of sleep affects me and my pills in very negative ways.
Since I couldn't sleep until 3 a.m. ish on Saturday night, I had very little sleep when I was at work sunday. Then, I couldn't sleep last night, and had a really bad allover headache, was feeling anxious and nauseous, had a really sharp pain frequently shooting through my head on the one side ( light, noise, whatever, triggered it).
You know how the doctors assess your pain by asking you to rate it on a 1-10, with ten being the worst pain you have ever felt? I explained to Chris last night that my pain rating 'schedule' goes something like this:
1-3 bruises
3-6 my bimonthly cramps (yes, it is now 60 days. Still awaiting call from gyno)
5- minor surgery I had on my toe where the doctor 'froze' my toe, and proceeded to gouge
out half of my toe nail on my big toe. (At least he was nice and sent me home with a Rx for
T4's w/ codeine.
5- pain I have in my calf from a too-long-unreported work-related injury (torn muscle in my
left calf. Not completely healed, keeps getting reinjured at work)
7-9 pain after waking up after having my wisdom teeth yanked a la hospital. (Was knocked out
to do it, and because I had such a small mouth the jacka- I mean, doctor, had to force my
mouth to open more than it should and caused a great deal of pain and swelling. (I ended up
missing just over two weeks of school)
10 pain I had last night in my head. It was like a nerve or something. I have had it before, and
am sure I will have it again.
____________________________________________
Oh, yeah, the countdown: 4 weeks, 5 days left until the wedding!
2 weeks and 5 days left until the bridal shower/bachelorette party I am supposed to be planning...
Not sure if there will be a bridal shower, it is getting a little late. At least the bachelorette can just be thrown together, kind of an impromptu theme party at the bar.
Don't get me wrong, I want to plan a huge party, have lots of people come, play games, tell stories, have great food and drinks...
BUT, here's my reasons to not do that:
1- Time. The entire timeline has been so short that I just got the list two weeks ago, and (most)phone numbers a few days ago. So, by the time I am able to invite people, they will probably have plans. Besides, over half of the guests to the wedding haven't gotten invites yet, let alone the ones to the bach./brid. party(ies).
2- Money. I don't have any extra cash to spend on this. And it seems very innappropriate to have Mom pay for it. That's why the bach. party will most liekly be at Starz, and if there is a bridal shower, it will probably be a casual get together. (coffee, tea and cakes?). Maybe some crudites, too. (Basically a fancy French word meaning veggie platter. (Traditionally, lots of large pieces of fresh veggies, with 3 dips).
3- The wedding is casual. Why have a fancy schmancy bridal shower? I can understand meeting in the middle, but it is still on really short notice for this kind of thing.
4- Location. Yeah, I can hold a bach. party at a bar, (the one the other bridesmaid basically co-owns). Where am I going to have a Bridal shower? My parent's house isn't a great idea for the amount of people who may be invited, and same goes for anyone else who may be a possibility for a request to borrow their house. Not to mention, I think it would be kind of rude to ask to borrow someones house in two weeks. Pretty short notice.
5- Guests. I don't know most of the people I might be inviting to whichever party, so if I did do the bridal shower, it would have to be family only, save for the other bridesmaid. And then, if we do it that way, the guest list could range from 8 to 28, depending on if I just invite my maternal side (mom, aunts, grandma, cousins) or both sides, and how far up the genealogical line do you go? If it's going to be a small party anyway, do you invite second cousins, great aunts that you barely know? Where do you draw the line and take the parties' focus from braidal shower to family reunion, especially if you're doing a casual affair?
_____________________________________________
That is my dilemma. What to do? what to do? any suggestions?
It also doesn't help that the person I am supposed to be planning this with has a schedule opposite of mine, so we are rarely available at the same time.
Oh, and everytime we set up our first coffee to discuss it, she cancels.
_______________________________________________
Supposed to go tonight, for coffee, so hopefully it happens and we get something figured out.
*07.07.06 update*
*coffee didn't happen that night. I had to show up at her work the next night to get her to sit down and talk to me. Even then, she had people coming at her from all angles and we barely talked... awkward...
* Chris is in Edmonton, on course, again!!! It is almost a weekly thing now... Argh.
*melted chocolate...
*I quit my job(*!). Hoping to get hired as a packer for the company Joy works for. They are apparently super duper busy and very short on people. The super busy part is wy I haven't gotten a call yet... Though you'd think 5 minutes would probably save them a few headaches... and get me money!
*! Lots of reasons. Several personal, some I don't think posting on a public web blog would be wise...
ttyl. tired.
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