OT: Funny Story

Happy Friday to all...I thought I would share a funny wedding prep. related story with you all: This weeks goal has been to get the invitations in the mail. I researched how to do everything properly, only making one shortcut...I printed out addresses on to clear labels to place on the main envelope (I know it's cheating). Well....I finally had all the "pieces" ready on Wednesday night, it was a typical Wednesday evening.... two piano lessons, a longer than usual session at the gym (where - I must mention I completed my first EVER 15 minute mile).... I got home about 9:15, The Boy was still out, so I made myself some dinner and sat down to eat it. About 9:30 I finally started getting the stuff together to get to work and he comes through the door. He starts telling me all about the nursing home is grandmother was just moved to (we had this conversion twice already during the day)...how he looked it up on mapquest, then explained in details how to get there, then on and on about other things from the day. I was busily stacking piles of things together to make and assembly line, and sooo tired from teh gym that I could barely think straight. I also was looking forward to telling him about my big accomplishment. Well needless to say within 10 minutes we were in a "spat"... He couldn't understand why I was so "distracted" ...that is when I burst....I yelled abou****ing to get the invitations out and all he was worried about was watching American Idol and telling me things I already knew...and ....did he even think to ask how my day was because I had done something absolutely wonderful and I couldn't even share it with him because he wouldn't stop blabbering. Yeah, I was tired. We ended up working on the invitations until midnight (wayyyy past my bedtime). I felt bad on Thursday morning, and readjusted my attitude. All day I was thinking of ways to make the process go more smoothly once I got home last night. I was ready to go. Little did I know...yesterday morning the boy packed up all those invitations and took them to work with him. He spread them out in his office and spent the entire day stuffing and assembling and even handwriting the innerenvelopes. Around 3pm he stuffed the completed ones into a grocery bag walked over the post office and said "get these out of my sight." Of course, as a man, he didn't know HOW to do the innerenvelope - so he just copied the names just as they were on the address label (no first names, no names of the kids etc). He also didn't know that I had been planning on numbering the response cards so that if people forgot to fill in their names we could figure out who they were from...etc..... All he knew was that those invitations were evil and getting them in the mail would make all things right with the world. So he did it. It gave me extra time last night, time to get in on a water aerobics session and take an extra long soak in the hot tub, he was much happier with my mood when I finally got home!

Patricia... I have to admit, I'm LOL over here. I remember those days. Thank goodness my dh was in a war zone (literally) when I was doing the invitations or I would've had a similar story to tell. As it was, I did "his" half of the invites with his Mom and Sister. I do not recommend this to ANYONE!! Had I known, I would've picked up the list and done it alone. But, that's water under the bridge....must get past it...must get past it.... Anyway.....even though he didn't do things as you planned, it was nice of him to get them completed for you. Now you can check that off the list!!! Another task completed!! YIPPEE!!! BTW, I am a total space cadet this morning. When is your wedding?? Are you guys going anywhere for a honeymoon?? Details sweetie, details!! Inquiring minds want to know!! Susan

How sweet of him to complete them for you, even though it was not exactly as you would of liked them I am sure things will work out fine with them and no one will think anything different about them. Hugs~~ Deanne

Thanks for enjoying my story. And I agree - he may have had no idea what he was doing, but he was very proud of himself for finding a way to help me out and cheer up my mood. Details: we're getting married on April 28th....the honeymoon will be in Bermuda...I can't wait, but of course, I have no honeymoon appropriate clothes that come even close to fitting - so I have some major shopping to do (yuck).

Wow...that sounds like some really fun shopping!! Wish we were closer so I could come help!!! Susan

Men can really work the last nerve sometimes!!! Mine does it on a daily bases lol! Your hub to be sounds like a very wonderful man. I hate to see if mine would have tried to do something like that...total disaster! When we got married he did not lift a finger for nothing!!!! All he had to do is make the deposit on the house we rented for a week at OBX and he screwed that up and we got into an arguement about that...later that day he sent me roses at work to smooth things over. He finally got his poop in a group and got the deposit sent just in the nick of time. I think that was our first falling out we had as a couple. Oh and by the way....April 28, 2001 is when we got married!!! I hope you have as beautiful of a day as we did....blue skies and just right temp with a little breeze. Best wishes on your wedding prep. Lisa S.

Oh the wonderful memories you are conjuring up for me. My daughter got married Aug.13,2005. We threw together a really nice, elaborate wedding in just 3 months. She and I had spent hours on end looking at invitations in shops only to come home and the next day her fiance said he wanted to order these certain ones on line. Kill. Then since time was so short once we got them we started to assemble them. She had her older sister do the calligraphy on the envelopes and they were not done quick enough for Jessi. Needless to say there were hurt feelings over it. Now the second daughter is getting married and that will not be for another year, so hopefully things won't be as stressful. I know that is not the case with planning weddings, but I can hope can't I. At least yours are out and done with, so that is a good thing. Best of luck with other plans.........Gay

Patti, What a story...bless his heart. I so remember doing ALL of that. i too "cheated" and preprinted cleat labels. And did I even do the inner envelope thing. NOPE! We had 6 weeks from the asking to the idoing so some of the littel details just had to go. I did everything with my Mom as I was in CO taking care of my brother who was dying of cancer and Fred wa back in NJ hodling down the fort so I could be there. He was awesome. We registered on line together over the course of a couple night which was great as I got to do it with my brother as well. He has awesome reccomendations for us. That is a time I will never forget. But how I do remember the planning though. I just stated early on that I was not gonna let little stuff bother me and I did not and everything litterally went off without a hitch. Litterally nothing went wrong that day at all. I poored rain all the days leading up to and after but our day was sunny sunny sunny. I would just let stuff role off your back like water off a duck and you will have a great time. The less you stress about the more wonderful memories you will have. I can relate to Susans story though with the MIL thing. Mine had addresses coming out the ying yang...oh wait that right she just had names and I was on the net trying to find addresses for these long lost relatives that she had not talked to in like 20 years. sheesh I guess I will learn to get over that one like she said....maybe some day LOL I hope you have a great time with the rest of your planning and I wish you the best. Have an awesome weekend with your fiance. Hugs, Melissa

Awww how sweet!!! It was nice of him to do that. We sent out 2 sets... We didn't tell anyone we were getting married but a few people. A few were invited to the very informal wedding ( held in our living room lol ) and the rest were just invited to a party lol. We had the "reception" under protest as we were informed by family that we had to have "memories" OHHHHHHHH BOYYY do we have memories *sigh*.... To be honest my wedding is one of the things I choose to forget as the only good thing that happened that day was Dale and I got married lol. The rest was ugly history. BUT on a good note. We are SO getting "remarried" lol and I want to do it the way we should have done it by running off to Vegas to be married my Elvis, just Dale and I and now of course Joshua lolol. Will be nice to have a happy memory of it for once. Even Dale says he "blocked it out" LOLOLOL so yes it was that bad. I know yours will be wonderful!!! Breath thru the spats cuz they will pass lol. Sounds like you found a keeper!! Best Wishes!! *huggles* Felicia =0)

Kudos to the boy for helping!!! More then most would do and have a good time with this wonderful time in your life and have a great wedding and honeymoon. Enjoy it all!! Hugs,