Sunday Andy and I hit another milestone in our relationship. We looked at our first apartment together. We have been practically living together since we started dating, but it has always been with room mates. This will be a change we both are extremely excited to take on. We've been having little tiffs about what we need and what we don't need. For instance he wants to get rid of my dishes! I told him the money we spend on new dishes we could use to buy other things that we don't have-like a couch. Dishes is something we can put on our gift registry. I still don't think he realizes it but the plates are staying. Needless to say Ikea.com and I have become quite good friends.
Late last night I get a phone call from my grandma. She is the type that loves to talk just so someone will listen. So I answered. We chatted for a while and then she brings up the wedding. I got excited because (maybe it runs in the family) but I love talking about my wedding to anyone that will listen! Then it took a turn for the worse. She first tried to get me to change my date! She thought we just picked some random date in March! Then she proceeded to tell me she wishes we would have our wedding in Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Green Bay (and she listed about every other city in Wisconsin).
After listening to her plead for ab out 5 minutes I told her that we were not changing our date because that was a special date to us and having a destination wedding was cheaper for us to have because all we have to do is pay a small fee (which probably even pay for our wedding cake here) and they do everything for us. OH! that opened another can of worms. She basically said we were being selfish because even thought it is cheaper for us what about everyone else?! I told her as well as I'm sure my mom and my aunt that Andy's parents can get great one week all inclusive deals and two of my cousins (who I hardly talk to) are already looking up deals online. She calmed down for a moment. She then got vicious again and started bringing up people that she knew I would want there for instance my brother who is recently married and recently bought a house. She asked how he would be able to afford it . I simply said I don't know Grandma, he will figure it out. He told me he was already excited to go. When that wasn't enough she started bringing up my grandma and aunt from my other side of the family (who i know she has not talked to) saying that they are not going to be able to make it either. With all this arguing my head is spinning and I'm not sure how to even tackle this situation nicely anymore. It's a complete mess!
With all my frustration (and still trying to be pleasant) I told her that we are having a reception in Milwaukee for anyone that could not make it to the wedding because we know that not everyone will be able to afford to share our day with us. She then went into how that will be expensive. So this was my opportunity to tell her that with the money we are saving on the wedding we will be able to have a more enjoyable reception. She then kept going on and on about other things such having a wedding during spring break and parking at the airport. I told her that it was getting late and I had to get going. I'm sure this will be a hot topic at upcoming events and even though the discussion was over last night- I will still get to hear about it for the next two years at every family function.
On a brighter note...
721 days :)
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