Yes! We got married in Chicago. Our venue had a 9k minimum, and if we had fewer people (we had just over 100) we would have gotten out in under 10k. All in all, we spent around 16k, with costs for my dress, photographer, DJ, and his suit above and beyond the venue. We really wanted a “one and done” deal; I was not…

iZombie is much more “Veronica Mars” that happens to have zombies. It’s clever and fun.

I said this upthread, but I was just invited to a wedding where they have a cute/cheesy poem on their website that essentially just says “Give us cash so we can buy a house”. I wasn’t invited to any showers so maybe there was a registry for those? But they definitely just want cash for the actual wedding.

I bring over enchiladas, brownies and a bottle of wine.

We ordered our thank you cards and all 200 of them arrived with the inside saying “YOUR TEXT HERE”. I very strongly considered just letting people imagine what I might have said. (They were replaced for free)

THIS! The only thing I don’t already have is a kitchenaid (which, to be honest, I’m not overly sold on obtaining). But! I DO want to throw out all of my crappy stuff. Could I buy it myself? Probably. But people, especially the aforementioned aunts/great aunts, really want to buy housewares.

Congratulations!

Replying to ask: Anyone have recommendations on what to grow on a south-facing patio? What veggies grow best in a pot?

I don’t read comic books and I’m not familiar with Legion, but I watched it and loved it. It was clear just from the previews for the show that this wasn’t just a show about a mental hospital.

I just did my wedding registry at the Macy’s on State Street in Chicago and it was such a pain. I felt like they had way too much, but also not enough (e.g. 20000 pots and pans but 3 toasters). Also, it was really annoying to go on our registry online afterwards and find that some items we liked were only available in…

Most people have no idea how difficult it can be to get into the US, even for vacation. My fiance’s family is from Poland and there is no chance they’d be able to get Visas to come for our wedding. It takes years.

Have you tried getting him into therapy? I doubt that would work on my man, but he’s open to me going (whereas in the past he was mystified by the entire concept) so maybe he’ll come with me sometime.

Thank you.

That was exactly what I did. She would ask a question and not wait for me to answer it just continue yelling. I would calmly say “You asked me a question. Let me know when you’re ready for a response”. It actually did work once or twice.

I hear you. We’re on the same page. I’m not going to draw the line in terms of his contact with her. That’s his decision. I’ve decided that I’m never visiting again and that she will not interact with my children

Ha we would elope if we didn’t already have thousands of dollars in deposits down :)

He was absolutely defending me. She didn’t care. She doesn’t listen to what people have to say. At one point I got VERY angry and started yelling back and he said “Don’t stoop to her level. It’s what she wants” so I switched to calmly commenting.

that joke made me laugh out loud :)

I did talk about it with her. She says “don’t take it personally. She was just really mad”. She was mad because I came home drunk the night before. I wasn’t driving and we were out with friends. I planted the seed of “this isn’t normal behavior” but since this is the parenting she knows, this is what she expects.…

It’s a lot easier for me as the non-family to say that than for him. For better or for worse, we are a team. I don’t want to start out a marriage with resentment because I declared his family couldn’t come. I hear you though, and agree. Tell you what though: bitch ain’t coming to my shower!