Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
Weddings are a happy occasion but stressful during the planning stages.
Actually, I can see why some people end up eloping!
I know what you’re saying though. Two of my nephews married in Hawaii. It’s expensive to participate in ‘destination’ weddings.
I always pick something from their registry for the gift. Some couples are asking for cash as gifts! It’s anything goes these days.
I don't get why they couldn't have planned a simple yet elegant ceremony and a meal at a fancy restaurant, especially since it's family only, and spend the money on a honeymoon trip. As it is they'll be in debt and my gift will not be much beyond my presence.
I feel like you do. I would rather have the money go towards the honeymoon.
They will have a small, intimate wedding with just the family. It would be lovely at a nice venue and then they could celebrate their marriage on their honeymoon.
People don’t seem to mind going into heavy debt when they are young. I don’t think it’s smart but I suppose they have to figure that out for themselves. They don’t always want to take others advice.
What a great deal! Hotel and restaurant! Nice 😊.
I too find the growing number of ‘occasions’ a pain in the neck. I got into trouble with a daughter for turning down a very inconvenient invitation to the baby’s first birthday party. I didn’t ‘realise’ that all her friends would be there and highly judgemental if grandmother wasn’t. But then I'd never heard of a baby having a first birthday party, with alcohol. Perhaps we all need a brain update!
They have a different outlook on things than we did in our youth.
My oldest daughter is practical in her thinking. My younger daughter isn’t as practical!
I don’t have grandchildren. My youngest daughter spoils her dog! LOL 😆 I do love her dog though. He’s very sweet.
The other day she came over with a little magnet that she put on my refrigerator which said, ‘I love my granddog.’
That dog has a basket full of toys in her apartment!
The first one, I was young (18 yrs). We got married and my in-laws gave us a beautiful party outside at their house. There was probably 40 people there.
My second wedding was religious and officiated by a rabbi. Once again my in-laws paid for it and we had a nice reception in a lovely venue for about 75. I didn't have bridesmaids or registries or any of that nonsense. People just came, had a good time, and brought whatever gift they wanted or could afford. I never wanted anybody to ever feel like they were obligated to spend a certain amount because things are expensive.
A wedding is first and foremost a celebration. It's not supposed to be a fundraiser or a contest on who can try and out do Charles and Diana.
I cannot be bothered with all the bridal nonsense. With me it's good food, a good open bar, and a good band or DJ. The rest is unnecessary, self-imposed stress. I think I'm one of the few people who can honestly say they had a good time at their own wedding. I had a good time at both of mine.
When I stand under the canopy with my ex-husband for the second time it will be only the two of us. Probably in Israel or maybe Hawaii. Somewhere nice. Cheers to love!
cw and Margaret - those seem unreasonable to me.
I was both a ‘girly’ girl and a girl who played in the mud and climbed in trees!
So, I had a healthy balance! LOL 😆
My mom didn’t care if we got dirty in the yard. Her only rule was to wash up before dinner. She taught us proper manners.
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CW, I would just say no to contributing. Time for them to figure it out for themselves. are you sure it wasn't sister's idea to have everyone contribute? I have never heard of such a thing!
I had to go buy a dress when I started going to church, so whatever she said to me about wearing dresses stuck for a long time.
We still do parties outdoors. It just works.
I'm not in such a hurry. We just started a business so it won't be for a bit.
You reminded me of recess at our school. We had uniforms since it was a Catholic school.
Girls had pleated skirts in our elementary school. Mom bought the smallest size for me and they were still too big. So, I had to wear suspenders too! LOL 😆
My mom sewed but was frugal, she figured that if I wore the suspenders instead of altering my uniforms that I could wear them again the following year.
Anyway, at our school the girls and boys had separate playgrounds so the boys wouldn’t see up our skirts when we played on the monkey bars.
The nuns had us completely separated in different play areas.
Some of the presentations on Shark Tank are so ridiculous!
I like some of them but the goofy, contrived ones are just dumb.
I do like watching the show occasionally because I like entrepreneurial spirits! I like seeing people succeed living out their dreams. That part of the show is cool to see.
I like to see what the sharks are interested in also. My favorite shark is Barbara. I like Robert a lot too.
I can’t imagine having that much money that I could invest in all of those things. It’s a gamble. Some pay off. Some bomb.
100 miles! My word, that’s a trek. I would be relieved too.
Remember when we were young and couldn’t wait to drive a car? LOL 😆
Now, not so much. Well, not a 200 mile round trip anyway!
I still enjoy driving, but much prefer favorable conditions, and not too hot either of course.👵👵😇😇
Snow in the forecast again today. I think we have had more snow in the last month than the total for the past six years I have been here!
Three days a week is a plus! I don’t think you would survive doing it more often than that.
You will be counting the days as you approach August.