So, it's been awhile since I last posted...almost a year. Many changes! First, Roomie and I are getting married! I am running a second blog about my adventures in wedding planning and my opinions on the whole process (turns out I am QUITE opinionated on the topic).
Let's see, we adopted a dog! River is a german shepherd mix who is about eight years old. When we would go to Petsmart for kitty food and litter, she was always there on the adoption days looking miserable and alone. I finally couldn't take it anymore and insisted she come home with us. We wound up picking her up a couple of weeks later due to our schedules and both of us swear that she knew she was going home with us. She came tearing around the corner with the vet tech and went straight to us. She knew who we were and we had only spent about ten minutes with her previously. She gets separation anxiety if she can't see me after 10 minutes or so.
A semi-feral cat has moved in as well. Her name is Charlotte and we think she almost drowned in the creek out back during one of the big storms over the winter. She is flat out adorable but housebreaking a grown cat is a challenge! Think kitty litter box filled with nothing but dirt...
I have been reviewing my life and the changes I want to make in it. Nothing big or dramatic, but changes nonetheless. I was talking to my sister the other day and said something about how life is not working out how I had planned for it too, and she said how she had never planned hers. I promptly fired back that she also wasn't the one that dated the Young Republican in high school; she dated the football players.
Essentially it boils down to me wanting a more refined and gracious life. I want a life that is well-ordered and orderly. I would like to drive a nice car, one that will last a good long time. One that shouts solidity. I want nicer furniture. I want a nice savings account and emergency account and not have to worry about what will happen if an emergency arises. I don't want to live above my means; I'm not interested in keeping up with the Joneses. I don't want a McMansion - I'm far more interested in making sure that there's enough land to buffer us from the neighbors.
And my first challenge? Planning a wedding that isn't outrageous, doesn't cost the earth, but is still very elegant and nice with enough unique features that will have people oohing and murmuring to each other how clever this or that was. And yet, can't be a cookie-cutter wedding with that horrible chicken plate.
