At Last!
Guess What?! I'm not dead! Despite what the tabloids might be saying! I've just been really busy at work which is my only internet time.
Derek and I have been hermits this past month. We have had little or no desire to go out or do anything, compounded by the fact that we were both sick. However, with the spring sunshine has come new motivation to get back out there and live in the world again. We have been seeing our friends on a semi-regular basis and enjoying each other's company also.
Do you want to hear something disgusting? I have already received 2 wedding invitations in the mail and I think there are 2 more coming! Yuck! I mean Yay for weddings and true love yadee yadee yadah but do you know how many PRESENTS this means I have to buy? I don't even like buying toilet paper!!! Chac-ching! I think it's a conspiracy. All my friends just up and said "Lets break Rachel's bank....but how....? Eureka I've Got it!!! Let's get MARRIED!" And thus I am left with as much chicken or fish as I can handle, but no money. At least I'll be well fed.
Ok, thus endeth the bitter diatribe, I'm not actually bitter, and I'm even surprising myself that I'm actually looking forward to some of these weddings - they're just a little expensive for the no roomate-owns a car-pays rent-still needs to eat-kinda gal.
Ok, so I'm really taking time out of entering the orders I should be entering to type this and there is so much mroe to say, but alas I am still a semi-decent person and must return to work. PLUS the sooner I post this, the sooner you can leave comments YAY!
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Derek and I have been hermits this past month. We have had little or no desire to go out or do anything, compounded by the fact that we were both sick. However, with the spring sunshine has come new motivation to get back out there and live in the world again. We have been seeing our friends on a semi-regular basis and enjoying each other's company also.
Do you want to hear something disgusting? I have already received 2 wedding invitations in the mail and I think there are 2 more coming! Yuck! I mean Yay for weddings and true love yadee yadee yadah but do you know how many PRESENTS this means I have to buy? I don't even like buying toilet paper!!! Chac-ching! I think it's a conspiracy. All my friends just up and said "Lets break Rachel's bank....but how....? Eureka I've Got it!!! Let's get MARRIED!" And thus I am left with as much chicken or fish as I can handle, but no money. At least I'll be well fed.
Ok, thus endeth the bitter diatribe, I'm not actually bitter, and I'm even surprising myself that I'm actually looking forward to some of these weddings - they're just a little expensive for the no roomate-owns a car-pays rent-still needs to eat-kinda gal.
Ok, so I'm really taking time out of entering the orders I should be entering to type this and there is so much mroe to say, but alas I am still a semi-decent person and must return to work. PLUS the sooner I post this, the sooner you can leave comments YAY!
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posted by Rach at 12:21 PM
6 Comments:
Hey, Rachel. I know what you mean about weddings, I got 2 invites in the mail last Thurs. I just go buy the presents as soon as I know where they're registered and buy whatever is in my price range. And no I don't feel guilty about it because I have a limited budget and I didn't get have a wedding racket when I moved out and had to buy most of my stuff myself.
You know, you could always just not go to one or two of the weddings... I've got four invitations myself, and I've turned one down - how sad.
I hate buying wedding gifts too... it's really hard to find something personal - although when I got married I wished for less personal stuff and more useful stuff.
I'm most worried about Martha & Jeremie's present at the moment - I have to get my sister something good, and I don't have a clue.
Hope your day is going well.
Long live Harry Potter!
Hugs, Erika
Hi there Rachel!!! I am so glad you are alive!
Weddings......good friends want you there to celebrate the day with them, they give a registry to make life easier for us. One suggestion is to go in with someone - like me. We could go shopping together and each pay what we want and get something nice!!!
If I am ever lucky enough to find love - I want you to play the piano and sing for me. No money involved!!!!
my love to you Shirley
Shirley again! I don't write much but my dear sister has a very exciting and encouraging blog. She is in South Carolina and is a great writer and photographer!
http://japee.journalspace.com
I will second Erika's comments and add my own sympathy concerning the whole wedding thang.
I do like the idea of older, well-established couples helping out new marrieds because they have the money and new couples don't. It's a kind of support from one generation to another, which our culture needs because of its independent mentality. I don't, however, think that there should be as much pressure on younger couples to buy gifts for other young couples. So there you have it, Chuck says you can cheap out on the gifts.
Why does everything turn philosophical with me?
You're back! I was starting to wonder...
I know what you mean about weddings. Thankfully, I have an excuse... I have speaking engagements throughout the summer which will take me away. Whew!
Glad you're back. Hopefully, we'll see more of you guys.
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