Rev Alise agree to officiate! 

I sent her an email last week, but apparently she doesn't check that one much and when I told her what it was about she screamed.   

She's put us down in her calendar, and when she's got time she's going to email me back and then hopefully Ruser and I can get together with her soon.    Sooooo happy!!!!

For those of you who don't know, Rev Alise used to be the campus pastor where Ruser and I went to school (Sarah, if you read this, you've seen her, she spoke at my commencement at CBC). We were on the prayer team together with her, so we really feel comfortable with her.  We really wanted someone who knew us, and we both love Rev.  She has so much energy and enthusiasm, I'm just unbelievably happy right now. 

I should probably call the church soon and let them know...

I bought some ribbon at Hancock fabrics this morning, and the lady cutting fabrics was a little nutsy or had the worst short-term memory I've ever seen. 

Lady in front of me: "I need 6 yards of this cord."
Employee: "Okay." After cutting it and writing down the price on the receipt, she says. "Okay, that's 5 yards..."
Lady: "No, I wanted SIX."
Employee: "Oh, but you said five." And after counting the yards again, she had indeed cut six yards.

Employee: "Monday?"
Me: "Uhm, yes... can I have six inches of each of these ribbons?"
She lays it down and measures, and says, "One inch?"
Me: "No, I want SIX inches."
Employee: "Oh, but you said one..."
Me: "I want six inches."
Employee: "Okay, I'm going to cut you eight inches off of this one and six from the other one."
Me:   "uhm, okay."

I would say it was a hearing problem but it wasn't.  She was having no problem hearing anything but the things she needed to remember for about a minute.  I bought the ribbon to test against my dress - it was too white, and not quite the right kind of ribbon, which is fine, because I don't want to buy it there now, anyway.

Okay, so I know I said this last time I bought a dress, but seriously, THIS is the one. 

THIS is a wedding dress.  THIS is THE dress.   I bought a wedding dress. I mean, I bought THE wedding dress. I bought that other one at the thrift store for $3.00, but that was mostly 'cause it was cheap and it fit - it looked more like a nice white evening dress anyway. This one is gorgeous, and much more 'wedding-y'.

I'm telling you, this one was meant to be. I found it on craigslist and the dress was the right price and size, so I decided to check it out. I went with Ruser's mom (which I was a little nervous about, I thought she'd try talking me out of buying a used dress - but I really wanted someone with me) to the ladies apartment to try it on first.

I come to find out, after deciding to buy it, that the lady selling it got married in it on my last birthday, and that we are the same age. She was especially happy to sell to me because she figured out from my email address that I'm Christian. She's about as silly as I am, too. Sweettt! All this really makes the dress more meaningful to me. I wish she lived closer to me, because I really think we could be good friends.  (how silly did that sound?)

Soo, I tried to find the pics again from craigslist, but she was quick and took them off already! Dangit! Hopefully, I'll get pics when I go to Missouri, and the dress is cleaned. 

I have to take it to the cleaners tomorrow, because the hem is really dirty, but that's okay, for the price.

In addition, today the church confirmed with us that we can get married there on the date we want.  Therefore, we were able to give the caterer the confirmed date. 

Today: Church: check!
            Date: check!
            Reception: check!
            Wedding dress: check!

Today has been AWESOME. 

Okay, sooo, not so sure I want to use this dress anymore.  It's a little shorter than I'd like.  I could probably add some kind of length to it if I decide I really want to use it.  I'll bring it home, try on my mom's and then show them this one.  My mom found her dress this week!  Yay!  I'm excited to talk to them about wedding stuff.

Well, I called the church this past Thursday, and the lady said she'd talk to the pastor, then call me back the next day, which didn't happen.  I'll call her sometime in the afternoon tomorrow. 

I also called the shop, and they quoted me a lot more, but it turned out that was because they wanted to fix my suspension.   It's just wearing out, but it doesn't need to be replaced just yet.  I don't care if the ride's a little rough as long as I get to my destination safely!  They'll replace my battery, and that'll be it.  So, yeah, I don't have that back yet.  I hope I get that tomorrow as well.  I feel bad for that poor car.  I love it.  It's sad because I drive it often enough to need it, but just barely.  It's the only car that either Ruser or I technically own (I do), and it's a stick, so Ruser can't drive it. 

I think Ruser's sister is going to deliver this week.    I'll have a future-neice-or-nephew in the next couple weeks!  I'm SO excited.  AND I get to go to Missouri for my sister's graduation in a couple weeks.  SO excited for that, too!

I wish I'd given a more solid date for when I need to quit, because as it is, I have potentially eight more weeks of work ahead of me.  If I wanted to find another job, I'd want to give them a solid date... I guess I could start in July, but if I wanted to start hunting in June and found something I really loved, but they couldn't hold it for me that long... then what?  I guess I don't play by the 'what-if's' and just roll with the punches or start in July in whatever it is I end up doing.  *sigh*