So we survived!! And it wasn't nearly as bad as we thought it would be! It was still boring as could be, but it wasn't that bad. My biggest complaint is that if you're going to prepare people for marriage, shouldn't there be people there who are maybe married and can share how they have handled issues. I get that communication and making budgets are important. And that is something we have been doing and working on. But just standing up by a podium and telling us that we need to do this and fill out a bunch of worksheets ain't going to do it. We both agreed that the best part was when a couple who had been married for 45 years told us about their lives. However, there was no interaction, and they were gone by the time we go back from lunch. I really think that if the church wants to "prepare" people for marriage, then their marriage prep class should involve, oh I don't know, MARRIED PEOPLE WHO CAN SHARE AND WORK WITH US!!!!
Now on to more fun, Mom and Brad are joining us for a Rays game tomorrow! Very excited to get to see them and hopefully get to see the Rays win!!! Well I'm off, dinner and laundry await!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Pre Cana Here We Come
So this is the date Norm and I have been dread... I mean looking forward to. It's time for our marriage prep class through the Catholic church. I've been trying to do some research on what exactly happens at this event. I haven't found much. But the most I have found is that it is a waste of time and nothing positive. From what I've read, it's a bunch of information that could be given to us in just a couple of hours. But no, we will be there from 8:45am to no later than 5pm. At least that's what the brochure said. I was talking to my aunt about this last night and told her that I haven't found anything online positive about this experience. (And yes, I know, online isn't the best resource, but that's all I had at the time.) And shockingly, she agreed with me. She said when she went through it, they gained a lot of knowledge, but felt that it could have been A LOT shorter!
I hope that this is better than what I've read. I hope that we can actually come out with something that will help us with whatever comes our way during married life. So until tomorrow! Good night all!
I hope that this is better than what I've read. I hope that we can actually come out with something that will help us with whatever comes our way during married life. So until tomorrow! Good night all!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
100 Days and A Pair of Shoes
Tomorrow is the big day! It's the last day of triple digits! That means that Friday will be the first day where the days will dwindle down even faster than they were! I always remember in school where we celebrated the 100 day mark. That meant 80 (or more days if you count the snow days) left until we were free for the summer. We would do counting games and other activities that had to deal with 100. So I guess this means for me, 100 days until I'm free from all the anxiousness! I'm not nervous for the wedding. I know that I'm with the man I will love for the rest of my life, and from spending a few days here and there apart from each other, I know life without him would be boring and blah! I'm anxious though! I'm ready for it to actually be July 16, 2011. I'm ready to committ myself to a lifetime of love and adventure. It's funny how that can just suddenly happen. If you had asked me two years ago, "Are you ready to get married and start a family?" I would have said, "no." Yes, I know that my younger brother got married before me, and no, it doesn't bother me. He was ready. I wasn't then, but I am now. So to my grandmother's friends who told me "You're not getting any younger," guess what, neither are you! So there! That feels much better!
So the shoes thing.... when I bought my dress, I bought a pair of flip flops. At the time, I didn't know if we were going to have the ceremony in Florida or Indiana. But, I had wearing shoes and felt that the closest thing to not wearing shoes, is flip flops. However, I'm now getting married in Indiana, my mom feels that flip flops will make too much noise in the church. I really didn't care until about a month ago, when I tried the dress on with the flip-flops. You see, I'm at a weird height, I'm at the tall end of average and the short end of tall. So I bought the dress that was average to save on alterations. But you see, the flip flops have just enough of a heel that they make me too tall for the dress. So I need a pair of flats to wear for the wedding because I don't like how the dress looks with the flip flops. So here's my problem, do you know how hard it is to find a pair of dressy looking flats! I've searched website after website and have gone to a few stores... they all have 2 -3 inch heels (which no thank you, I don't want to fall flat on my face) but all of the flats they have are boring or not dressy enough. I've been talking to the girls at work about this. One took me to a few stores at the mall and another gave me a wonderful idea. She showed me a pair of flats from David's Bridal and then said I could go and buy some shoe clips to dazzle them up! My question for her was, "what are shoe clips?" Thank God for the internet! So now I've got an idea, no I just have to put it into motion. I love the people I work with. Someone even said to go to Goodwill and look through the clip on earings because they might be just as cute!
So the shoes thing.... when I bought my dress, I bought a pair of flip flops. At the time, I didn't know if we were going to have the ceremony in Florida or Indiana. But, I had wearing shoes and felt that the closest thing to not wearing shoes, is flip flops. However, I'm now getting married in Indiana, my mom feels that flip flops will make too much noise in the church. I really didn't care until about a month ago, when I tried the dress on with the flip-flops. You see, I'm at a weird height, I'm at the tall end of average and the short end of tall. So I bought the dress that was average to save on alterations. But you see, the flip flops have just enough of a heel that they make me too tall for the dress. So I need a pair of flats to wear for the wedding because I don't like how the dress looks with the flip flops. So here's my problem, do you know how hard it is to find a pair of dressy looking flats! I've searched website after website and have gone to a few stores... they all have 2 -3 inch heels (which no thank you, I don't want to fall flat on my face) but all of the flats they have are boring or not dressy enough. I've been talking to the girls at work about this. One took me to a few stores at the mall and another gave me a wonderful idea. She showed me a pair of flats from David's Bridal and then said I could go and buy some shoe clips to dazzle them up! My question for her was, "what are shoe clips?" Thank God for the internet! So now I've got an idea, no I just have to put it into motion. I love the people I work with. Someone even said to go to Goodwill and look through the clip on earings because they might be just as cute!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Starting Out!
So, I'm doing this as a countdown to the wedding! I'm not sure if I'll be writing everyday, but I just wanted to share with any other bride to be out there, what I'm going through. It may be a place where I come to vent as well.
So far, a lot of stuff is done. I'm starting to realize, as my Type A personality is kicking in, that a lot of the stuff that needs to be completed really cant be done until a few weeks before the wedding. I'm almost to the point where there's that scary "dead air" time where nothing can really be done. I could be looking at what to do on the honeymoon, which is a road trip! We're getting married in Indiana, where I'm from, but we live in Florida. So we're stopping in Nashville and Atlanta on our way home. I also need to call the church and schedule an appointment with the priest for another one of our meetings. Which by the way, aren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. I'm really enjoying them, and I feel like I want to go back to church again. Yes, but don't tell my grandma, I haven't exactly been the best at going to church. There was awhile there where I wasn't happy. But now, a new church and a priest with a great sense of humor, and I'm back to going again. However, we have the oh so fun Pre-Cana to go to yet. I'll post more on that later. But now, I'm off to taking Norm to the car dealership to get his car fixed, and then possibly meeting for lunch with the girls!
So far, a lot of stuff is done. I'm starting to realize, as my Type A personality is kicking in, that a lot of the stuff that needs to be completed really cant be done until a few weeks before the wedding. I'm almost to the point where there's that scary "dead air" time where nothing can really be done. I could be looking at what to do on the honeymoon, which is a road trip! We're getting married in Indiana, where I'm from, but we live in Florida. So we're stopping in Nashville and Atlanta on our way home. I also need to call the church and schedule an appointment with the priest for another one of our meetings. Which by the way, aren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. I'm really enjoying them, and I feel like I want to go back to church again. Yes, but don't tell my grandma, I haven't exactly been the best at going to church. There was awhile there where I wasn't happy. But now, a new church and a priest with a great sense of humor, and I'm back to going again. However, we have the oh so fun Pre-Cana to go to yet. I'll post more on that later. But now, I'm off to taking Norm to the car dealership to get his car fixed, and then possibly meeting for lunch with the girls!
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