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Normally I don’t think too much about money. I pay all my bills at the beginning of the month and then just try to lay low and not get too broke at the end of the month.
This wedding and money is going to be a different matter. Last night mario started working on The Budget. The word budget is never a fun one, but in being responsible ahead of time and trying to estimate what one of the happiest days of our lives is going to cost us, we have added a layer of stomach ache to the day that wasn’t there before.

Our wedding ceremony and reception plans are actually pretty simple. We are having the cerimony and reception at the same place and the location is pretty cool as it is. And we are doing a pot luck dinner and we are already lucky enough to be saving money in other ways (me making my dress is not only cool, but saves a ton of money).
Watching those wedding shows on WE tv I already know that we are starting off really low. I need to get mario to watch a few episodes so he knows just how low we are already starting. Mario keeps saying “do we absolutely need that to get married?”. I want him to see the wedding as our special day, and ask how can we make it a nice day without going crazy, but right now he is still very dollars and cents (maybe after recovers from the mild stroke he had last night he will be able to see it in a different light).
I am afraid that when push comes to shove the only thing I really want to have at the wedding that is unique will get cut because its kinda pricey. Let’s hope not. I vow I will forsake nicknacks if I can just have that one thing.

UrRg money makes my tummy hurt.

Update: I talked to Mario last night and we came to an agreement.  We will have a Tim Gunn “Make it work!” attitude about out wedding and its budget.  On Project Runway they always have a very small budget and a big task ahead of them.  The designers that come out on top are the ones that are creative and take the constraints and make them into something wonderful.  So thats what we are going to do.  We are going to scrimp and save and then add to that scheme (i like to scheme) and plan and create something that is Simple and Elegant with a touch of Flair (aka animal print   I mean come on I am one of the people getting married here)

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This is how my day started
It reminded me of the statue in fremont called ‘waiting for the interuban’

I am a northwesterner so of course a little rain didn’t scare me.  What scared me was saturday when it snowed.  It isn’t supposed to snow here, but this is the second time in as many years.  Sunday it slushed a bit then turned to big fat rain drops coupled with really windy conditions all during the day.

Monday morning was a continuation of the rain that had been coming down all night long.  I got out of my car figuring it would be a few minute wait for our bus.  I don’t use umbrellas like the rest of the suckers at the bus stop… but after waiting for the bus for about a half an hour I started to rethink that whole no umbrella idea.  My pants were all wet just from standing there.  And I made the mistake of trying to find out where the bus was on my blackberry which when I was using the phone it got some rain on it, more specifically water got into the trackball area (eek!)

I decided to go home and change so I wouldn’t be all soppy and sad when I got into work.

I tried to call in to work but my phone was all wonky, I got really worried that i had ruined my phone for good.  Doh! thats what I get for trying to use my phone in all situations.

Anyway, if you watched the news (those of you in other parts of the country) we may have made your areas news cast for flooding and the wonderfully windy conditions we have been having.

This morning  i drove to work and it was a totally different view.  As I drove down the highway there was a massive rainbow that was starting from capital hill.  Its definitely a good sign when you see a rainbow coming from where you work.

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Last week we decided on a place, The Goldengardens Bathhouse. Once we figured out the place then we had to see what dates they had available. I had called early in our quest for a location and knew that getting a summer saturday was going to be rough. So I called the parks department last week and left a few messages. With the holiday last week it took them until this morning to call me back. In the months of May,June, July and August they had one date available. So we snapped it up!
On May 24th, 2008, Mario and I will get hitched!

I started thinking about all the things that now need to be done. Now that we know the date, we actually have to start planning.

Now we can start planning backwards to figure out when things need to be done and start the fun stuff like invitations and making my dress and figuring out all the brides maides dresses and stuff.

Ok just breath in and out… Mario and I love each other very much and we just need to have the party that we want and Enjoy the hell out of it.