Love the Dharma Initiative Cake! Is it just going to say Cake on it???
I am starting to think about surprising Paul with a groom's cake. The question would be, what to do?
Speaking of tv? You watch HIMYM, right? Did you see Monday's??
Don't think about it as your first Christmas away from home, think of it as your last single Christmas! And that the New Year is bringing a beautiful wedding and a trip to Disney!!
Bethie, Chris made a graphic with the Dharma logo on it and it looks like one of the food labels, but it says "Dharma Initiative Wedding Cake." It's going to be amazing. And Monday's episode of HIMYM was SO depressing! I was really sad.
And I'm actually super-excited for my first Christmas away from home! DF and I usually have 3-5 houses to go to on Christmas due to two divorced families, and it's just hectic. I'm going to spend the day inside with Chris and Smokey.
Your wedding is going to be beautiful! I'm sure the next few weeks will fly by.
I can't wait to see pictures!!
I can't wait to TAKE pictures!
Ha! I know what you mean, Deena. Also, get to writing your TR! I love your posts.
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So I know I posted about this on the facebook group, but I was really ticked off when I wrote it, and I kind of wanted to record the Mama Drama here. So, if you've read this already, skip ahead.
So, when I was talking to my mom the other day, she told me that my grandfather was now considering coming to the wedding. (This is her dad, not my gparents who own DVC. My grandfather had already RSVPed sometime in October with a "no" and a snarky letter explaining why he could not travel.) I told her that was impossible, as my guest counts were submitted. (Yes, I realize that guest counts can be changed up to 72 hours in advance, but the final bill has been paid and I just didn't want to go through all of that. I also have not seen my grandfather in 8 years, and I'm childishly resentful against him because, when I was 7, we lived with him and my mom worked nights. I was told I had to stay upstairs by myself and not disturb my grandfather and his wife. Not a very pleasant environment for a 7 year old girl, but I digress!!!! I hold a grudge, what can I say?) My mom replied with "Oh, I won't tell him that. He won't give you a present if I do." (Um... okay?)
Then, yesterday, I get a phone call from my mom saying "Hey! Can your grandfather just come to the ceremony and not the reception?!" "Um... no." "WHY NOT?!?!" "Because... it doesn't work like that." "Well, he wasn't going to come, but now he and his new girlfriend are going to drive down together, and he told me to give him hotel information but I wanted to call you first." "Well... he can't come. The guest counts are in and the final bill is paid." "Well, can't you call them or something?" "Um, I don't know. There's nothing I can do." "Well, you could at least TRY!"
And then the spitfire came out. "Honestly, I don't really want a complete stranger [the new ladyfriend] at my wedding!"
"Fine, Jackie. Whatever. Yup, I get your point..." and she started rambling, so I hung up on her. I spent all of yesterday
fuming.
I also forgot to mention that my mom has decided this new ladyfriend is her BFF because she gave my mom a mink coat and a teal (oh yes, teal...) Christian Dior pantsuit to wear to my wedding. And that's great for my mom and all, but it doesn't really do anything for me, YKWIM? I'm happy for my mom, even though real fur freaks me out, but that doesn't mean I want this stranger at my wedding. I've known almost everyone else at my wedding for at least 10 years; we've only invited the people who are closest to us, and I plan on keeping it that way.
I really, truly hope I'm not coming off as a spoiled little girl. My mom
did buy my wedding dress, which I am exceedingly grateful for, but she didn't pay for anything us wedding related: my dad did. (She did say she would "help out more," but she always promises money and never gives, so we didn't expect anything of it.) Which is fine. But, if you don't pay, then you don't have the right to invite people to your daughter's wedding; especially when she has made SO many negative comments about it. She has told me she isn't excited about my wedding "because you and Chris have been together for so long." She also told me (why? I don't know) someone said to her "'Do you want your daughter to get married?' and I said 'I don't care what she does.'"--- ouch, right?!?! Unlike TV moms, she didn't help a bit with wedding planning, and I was sad about that at first, but now I really don't care anymore; however, it just gives me more justification not to allow her to "get her way" on this one.
I know I need to talk to her eventually, as I shouldn't be feuding with her on my wedding day, but she has pulled stints like this during important events on my life before. For instance, on my high school awards night (where I did very well, thank you very much!
) we got into an argument and she left me at the school without a way to get home. She was also horrendous to me during my first few weeks at college and I didn't speak to her for 3 months. Don't get me wrong, I'm over all of this, but I just wanted to convey the idea that this isn't new: and if she ATTEMPTS to cause a scene at my wedding, there might be a headline in the Orlando Sentinel that says something to the effect of "Disney Bride Chokes Mother with Mickey Confetti."
Oh, oh, oh: I just got word that my Aunt Margie booked plane tickets for herself, her husband, and my little cousin. WOOHOO!!!!!!! Now everyone has a hotel room and a plane ticket. Thank God.
On that note, I don't think I mentioned: Chris's best man finally booked his hotel room! Pop Century is completely full on my wedding day (I hope that's not one of your hotels, Jay!!!), so he is staying at All Star Sports under a different discount code that I think might actually be a few days cheaper. It's too late to add transportation for him after the DP, so we're just going to give him a $20 for cab fare.
Otherwise, I don't think much is new in Wedding World. We got all of our DME tickets in the mail, and, not gonna lie, it's exciting to see "Beach Club Villas" and "Bay Lake Tower" instead of our usual "Pop Century."
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I also sent our centerpieces, guestbook, welcome folders, favors, and my polar bear fuzzy shawl to my grandparents' condo in Kissimmee. It was a hefty price tag, but the fewer stuff I have to pack, the better! My grandparents are going to assemble the CPs for me... let's hope they figure it out. On that note, I asked my grammy to take a picture of my tiara for me, as I left it at their condo and I can't, for the life of me, remember what it looks like. She told me she couldn't do that, because she has only taken 4 pictures with her (digital) camera, and she can't have an album with only 4 pictures.
I assume this reasoning made sense to her. It did not make sense to ME, but old people are so funny with technology. However, she assured me my tiara was beautiful LOL.
In non-wedding news, my final papers are DONE (woohoo!), so cross your fingers that I get good grades on them. All I have left to do for this semester is to finish grading my students' finals, but they're not due until Tuesday so I can't do that yet.
On Wednesday, my friends here are throwing me a mini-bachelorette
we're going to play the Jane Austen drinking game! I'll be sure to take pictures, and hopefully I don't come home too inebriated. I am not a drinker, to say the least!
Whew. That's all for now!
Congrats on the TiA job! I teach Pre-K in a low income school and I don't think I could do anything else! They are like my kids!
You made me blush!!! ). I'll be thinking of you and hoping everything turns out beautifully (and drama free!) for your big day! Next month! I just got back from my wedding and Disneymoon and I'm ready to go back! I may have to drive down and crash some weddings!
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With Christmas coming and then the wedding right after that I feel like this month is just going to fly by for you!
One month!?!?!?!?!??!?!? Where on Earth did time go? From what I hear, it's really gonna fly by now. Make sure to relax and enjoy every moment! 
