since i've made myself sit down and write my incessant babble on this magic box on the interwebs.
a lot has been going on and a lot is coming up, so i haven't had the time I'd like to blog. work is hellish and busy. life is coasting along. the wedding is under 30 days away and there's always some appointment or some place i need to be as of late. i really miss those days when i could ignore work for extended periods of time so i could wistfully waste away the minutes rambling on and on and on. tonight i made time because i was tired of playing baseball, playing farkle and there's nothing good on tv.
the closer the wedding gets the more stressful things become. we're still waiting on 50% of the RSVPs to come back with a week to go. A friend of mine just had her RSVP date pass and had 80 RSVPs not sent in. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people and why are they so damn lazy? I don't think it's a maturity thing since it's across all ages; people are as lazy as can be. And I know weddings are a bigger deal to the couple/family getting married than the people who are attending, but anyone who's been married can attest - there's a lot of money and planning on the line. 10 people can be the difference of an easy $1,000.
And pettiness. Damn. Once you do get married you'll have your moment where it's all about "me." In my case, it's all about the bride (Kim). But there are a lot of people around her who keep trying to fuck up her day. It's sad. From friends to family. People put themselves first and not too often anyone else. It's most upsetting if family gets over the top. They worry more of themselves and their needs before the needs of the person whose day this is all about. I hate to say it, but I'll be happy once the big day has rolled around and gone by.
There are some major truisms about weddings and all that go into them. In the early stages of planning people told me a few things...
1. You'll find out who your true friends are
2. You'll be surprised by how much certain people care who you thought wouldn't and how much people don't care when you thought they would
I heard the same thing about gifts (the people you think'll give the most won't and those you thought wouldn't come through big). But - I don't care so much about gifts. I'm appreciative of anything we receive. We're mostly happy for those who can make it and want to make it. We're certainly excited to see so many people who are taking the time out to hang out with us, eat with us, drink with us and, of course, dance their faces off with us.
Sigh. It's just a stressful bit of time.
I'm not saying I'm the most considerate person all the time, but it's no secret that I'd put a friend first. Anything I can do to help someone, I'll do it, but most people I know tend to be "me, me, me" first and it's a bummer. Bah, neither here nor there.
I'm excited to be on a plane come late September and enjoy a couple of carefree weeks in OR, a surprising destination that's bound to have a whole lot of fun waiting for us. I'm not excited for my layovers in LA and CO but it could be worse. We're getting to fly first class, which is unreal and we're really appreciative for that hook up, and we'll visit a place we've never been.
I think, all in all, I'm just excited to get married to someone as awesome and beautiful as Kim is. She's fantastic. Sometimes she's a little hot tempered, but I'll handle that with ease because her non-tempered self it a whole lotta awesome :) After that, I'm excited to see a lot of my friends in one place having a night of fun with us. Family ties into there as well. I'll see a lot of old faces which is always refreshing. I never grew up around a lot of family - so this whole process of planning and inviting has helped me reestablish some connections with some old relatives, which is great. Finally, the food. I can't say what it is, but there'll be a lot of it and it's all really good. We've taken the simple things we like to eat for comfort and spun them to be a bit fancier for the wedding.
Our photographers are fantastic and they'll be sure to capture all sorts of memories and dancing magic from the night. The photo booth will rock some socks and shall make for loads of interesting photos as the drinks begin to flow.
In other non-wedding-related news. I think I turn older soon. That sucks. 28. Not quite 30 and proud of it. I think I hit the age where I no longer want to ask for things. I just want to hang out and have a good time with friends and drink some good beverages. We're going to go bowl. I'm curious to see who is actually available and who has better things to do with their night. Either way, if anyone or no one shows, it'll still be a good time. I like the wedding planning because it keeps my mind of the pending birthday. 28. Bleh. Now I'm the old guy again amongst my friends, sans Rich. Ha.
Anything else, anything else...nope.
Work is busy and not getting any slower (which is sound as a pound for now).
Fantasy football begins in a couple of weeks. It sort of sucks that we couldn't get a couple more people together for the keeper league. A mere $25 would let it all happen but people then realize they're not "that interested" in a league when it costs money. Oh well.
Speaking of which, summer has been lame. It's been cold and mildly uneventful. I hope fall gets here fast and the football sundays can begin again. Those were some awesome times. Go out on a Saturday night - wake up to a house full of smelly drunk friends - shower up into something lazy - then sit and watch football...ALL DAY...and eat pizza, drink beer and check fantasy football scores every 3 minutes. Let's bring that noise back. We don't have to do the Sat drink-Sun part but it was still fun sometimes.
I remember going to Fright Fest a few years ago and I don't know why we can't again. October is always fun and I hope there's time for some haunted houses and Oktoberfest. Maybe go to a bar again for the first time in ages. How else will we see Woogie?
Richie moves soon and moves closer to civilization and friends. I like that. Do I see either of us ever walking/running to the other person's house? God no. Do I see us being able to hang out more often? Yes, sir. It'll put both he and Kate at ease since they'll have friends nearby, work will be closer to Rich and they'll be free from the parentals and have their own space again, which I know they've been craving. Good times for them and probably everyone else.
I'm nearly done rambling, I am.
I'll end with the slew of video games I'm ecstatic to play/buy this fall
1. Halo: ODST
2. EA Hockey 09 *PS3
3. Assassin's Creed 2
4. Rock Band: Beatles
5. COD- Modern Warfare 2!
300 well spent, once it's spent...I think
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