The thing is, love isn't 100% all the time. It's a wave. Sometimes your partner is the center of the universe, the point the sun rotates around. Sometimes your partner is just this guy, you know? Sometimes he is the most annoying person in the universe, because he knows EXACTLY which buttons to push.
It's the friendship that gets you through those times. Love alone isn't enough.
t nods furiously
I'm going to go ahead and email the bride, tell her what happened, explain the rationale behind the change (basically, we still charge a lower rate for members or relatives of members to use the church, but no longer charge them a lower rate for anything personnel-related, because the people are doing the same work regardless and it didn't seem quite fair), say it didn't get changed on the worksheet I sent her because it's normally an internal document, so whoever did the update didn't think of it, apologize for the misunderstanding, etc. And if she pitches a fit, then I think I'll have to consult either the senior wedding coordinator or our head pastor. I've been wary, because that too is a form of admitting failure, and what if they decide it'd be better to have one of the other coordinators handle it, given that I've already planned how I'm going to spend my fee?
Great jacket, GC. I like both colors.
what if they decide it'd be better to have one of the other coordinators handle it
Why would they do that? I think they'd more likely just be backup. Why would someone else need/want to deal with the hissyfits? Also, you've put in work, wouldn't you get some part of your fee anyway? I guess what I'm asking is, is that an actual possibility or just a fear?
Or just asking a lot of annoying questions. Six of one...
Unless he's left his shoes out smack in the middle of the hall again and I've tripped over them at 6:30 a.m. *again*.
I leave my own shoes in the middle of the floor and trip over them. I have eliminated the middleman.
This is cute, too: [link]
When it's DH's shoes in the middle of the floor, it's his fault. When it's my shoes, it's the dog's fault. I do make an effort to kick my shoes into a corner or under the coffee table, though. Which may be why we spend more time looing for my shoes than his shoes, but doe not explain his uncanny ability to mislay his keys.
I don't really like shrunken jackets, but that might just be the name. I have enough trouble with jackets not buttoning over my chest without them being shrunken.
My office is a plague pit, and I am one of the diseased. There's lots of sneezing and coughing and blowing of noses. Thankfully we don't share computers.
Why would they do that? I think they'd more likely just be backup. Why would someone else need/want to deal with the hissyfits? Also, you've put in work, wouldn't you get some part of your fee anyway? I guess what I'm asking is, is that an actual possibility or just a fear?
Probably just a fear. And since this is by far the biggest wedding I've handled so far, and the first with an on-site reception, it might be wise of me to see if one of the others would be willing to drop by for part of the time just to help out with all the fellowship hall usage issues I'm unfamiliar with.
Anyway. Email has been sent. I explained, apologized for the misunderstanding without any groveling or abjectness, and said something to the effect that if the additional expense was a problem, let me know and we'd find a way to work something out.
Email has been sent. I explained, apologized for the misunderstanding without any groveling or abjectness, and said something to the effect that if the additional expense was a problem, let me know and we'd find a way to work something out.
Right on. Hopefully she won't flip out.
