#160 - Where's the silver lining?

The combination of real life and wedding plans sometimes really sucks. The past few weeks have been pretty traumatic at Casa de Funny Wedding Things.

First - the FH is still looking for work. He's got some amazing prospects for which we are still waiting for answers on. This is causing us (*me*) some serious anxiety, not just for wedding related reasons, but day to day "How are we gonna pay rent this month" kind of reasons. Thanks to the generosity of our family and relatives, and my employment, we're making it through this dry season but it's pretty freakin' scary.

Second - thanks to the some ill timed car maintenance issues I now have exactly $50 in our wedding fund. When the mechanic did the annual inspection on Adam's car a couple weeks ago, the determination was made that not only did we need 4 new tires (and we did, there was major wear on those old things) we would also need the head gasket replaced. The tires came out of our wedding fund and thus the major depletion. With Adam's work situation there was no way I was putting it on credit cards - what if a month from now he's still unemployed and now we've got $800 additional dollars PLUS interest riding on those things??? So goodbye wedding fund. The other repair issue will have to wait until the end of the month when I'm planning on getting my contribution from my parents. It kills me that I have to use a part of what should have covered my photography, flowers, and reception now has to be used for something called a "gasket". I know it's the adult, responsible thing to resolve these issues now then to put them oncredit or ignore them until we have even bigger car issues, but doing the adult, responsible thing SUCKS.

Third - there's a total jerk at the office who I have to deal with on a daily basis. I know, poor me, I have a job to complain about. But on top of all my other crap I've gotta deal with a sexist moron too?? Yeah I know, I shouldn't air my dirty laundry on a public forum, but if I have to sit in my cube listening to him say insulting things about me, then he should have to read about it.

Fourth - swine flu. I don't have it. I don't know anyone who has it. It's still freakin' scary to think about a global pandemic. I've read too much about the 1918 outbreak to feel good about this right now.

So yeah, you can hopefully understand why I've been a little blog quiet when it comes to weddings these past few weeks. I do have some good things coming up - bridal shower at the end of the month! The FH rebuilt my computer!! FH's aunt has my wedding veil from Manilla and is ready for me to pick up! I finally made a decision on my hair & makeup vendor!

And I'm still getting married. Desite items 1-4, that still looks pretty good to me.