Let's Elope...

So we've been trying to pin down a date for our Wedding...

First issue was with the clash of dates with my sister. Now that she's getting married today, and having her "real wedding" in a year, we can chose any weekend in January. The whole time I've had my eye set on January 12, 2013, which would leave us two weeks in between our weddings. Which isn't to bad.

Today I received an email from Keith's niece, apparently the 12th is a busy day with the Kleinbriel family. I'm SOOOO glad Nicole messaged me, because January 12th is not only Keith's mother's birthday, but his brother and sister-in-law's anniversary. Bah! How does he not know this stuff?

So after sending him a text letting him know of his mistake, he want's to know what date now. His favorite number is 5, is all he gives me. If we move it up to the 5th, we're back to a week away from Nikkie's wedding. So January 19th or 26....

I wonder if they make a pill to help with his memory issues?

I'm not stressed, I find this all amusing at the moment!

A not so White Christmas...

Christmas has come and gone... This year I just didn't feel the Holiday Spirit, I don't know if it was the lack of snow, or the "family drama", but it really stunk!


Now it's time to ring in the New Year and get ready for a year filled with Wedding Planning! I'm SOOO excited!

From the message I got today, my sister moved her wedding up to... December 29th... TWO DAYS away... It's only for them and parents, so I guess I won't be there. That makes 2 of 3 Sisters Weddings I've not attended... They'll have their "real wedding" in 2012. While the weddings won't be in the same month, they will still be weeks apart. Oh well.


I've started a guest list, started browsing dresses, working on a Bridal Party, have an idea for a Wedding Venue, picked out a ring....

Bring on 2012!!

First Bridal Breakdown...

I hate those "Bridezillas", but it's amazing what can cause a woman to go all nuts while planning a wedding. Here is a glimpse into my first and hopefully *knock on wood* only breakdown.

About 3 weeks before we got engaged my baby sister got engaged. I was so excited about my news, but knew that the right thing to do was to ask her if she'd start planning yet. It just seems like "proper bridal etiquette" to see if she'd chosen her date or even season yet. She responded with no, they've not talked about it, but she had  just found out she was pregnant. So I announced our engagement and started planning for January of 2013. We made sure we shared this with everyone.

Nik went through a rough time and lost her baby. And my heart broke for her and her fiance. We've been there and it's so painful and hard to rebound from.


So Friday I received a text message from my sister asking what date we had picked. We've been aiming for the second and third weekends of January 2013. We've been waiting to look at halls until we had a headcount and the holidays were over. So I told her again what we've been aiming for. And asked if she'd chosen her date...

January 19th....


WTF?!?!


Really? What year? Apparently they want to have a small ceremony in 2012, and a  "real wedding" in 2013. First of all I do NOT understand this 2 wedding thing. We've put ours off for a year so we can have the money to have ONE wedding. Second who does that to a sister? Even if the weddings end up a week apart, that's a little ridiculous.  I spent most of Friday in tears, wondering why she would do this. She said she hopes it "doesn't cause any issues"...

Well I found my backbone and stood up for myself. I refuse to change my plans because she's inconsiderate. I'm heartbroken that this is happening, but I will NOT let it ruin my day.