Have you ever noticed how sometimes everything works out well and other times everything just seems to collide at the wrong time? Well, lately, life is a combination of those things. Todd and I decided to buy a house, but that would end up making our finances pretty tight until I get a job. Well, so many things have fallen into place with the engagement. I found a really cheap super fantastic dress, we found someone to rent Todd's house, the roommate thing with me has worked out exceptionally well, with all of us moving out at the same time, etc. Well, it also seems as though so many extra little financial things came up at the same time. Just the other day Todd's house got broken into and his laptop got stolen (yet another reason of why to move from West Valley). However, he HAS to have a computer for work, as do I. That means....new mac time. We ended up going for the MacBook Pro this time. It didn't make sense to buy a new computer and not upgrade when we had plans of upgrading as soon as things settled down. Oi Vey, though. This whole money thing stresses me out. I am too much of my mother's daughter in some ways. Always the scrimper and saver.
In fact, I even scrimp and save for other people. Todd and I went and registered at Bed Bath and Beyond (apparently there isn't' actually a "Beyond" section) and I was sooooo stressed. We even registered for china...do people still do that? I love the idea and I know it is tradition so we did it. It is beautiful, but everything there costs a lot of money and I was stressed trying to come up with things that people would actually want to buy for us (cost-wise), but also that we would need. I don't want to have to do the whole refund thing. Am I dumb in worrying about this? I think it caused me lots of undue stress yesterday.
2 comments:
HOORAY FOR EVERYTHING!
I am so happy for you. I can't wait for the wedding. I will definately keep the date open. and I will email you my address.
I am glad that things are pulling togehter for you and that you are happy.
WOW!!! Congrats! I did not know that you were engaged, I am so happy for you!
I had to chuckle about your bridal registry woes. I registered at Target and Mountain America Credit Union has "Matrimoney" account where people can give you money online. Everything I read while getting ready for the wedding said there was no tactful way to ask for money, but this ended up being a GREAT option for a lot of people. You can check it out at www.macu.com, but you do have to go in and fill out the paper work.
Anyways, back to registering... The first time I went, I only added about 20 things, because I too thought it was presumptuous to think that someone would spend $36 on 6 drinking glasses, but a friend of mine at work, after looking at my list told me I didn't have nearly enough stuff on there, and that it was all inexpensive stuff and that I needed to add more stuff in the $40-$50 range. I ended up getting all THREE of the sets of glasses, at $36 a pop! Same with the 4 sets of flatware. I was very pleasantly surprised. People love you! (what's not to love, right?) and will be excited to share your day with you.
Congrats again, and welcome to the step mom 2nd wife club! (I also have the title of grandma, yikes! not really, it is awesome, and our little grand-daughter is a sweetheart!)
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