This morning while I was telling Leif to put on his underwear (we're in the middle of potty training), he responded with "Ok, Babycake". I'm not sure why he called me "Babycake".

t dies of cuteness

t is ded

Whimper. I gave my bridesmaids amethyst earrings. Real amethysts, but not expensive. We gave the groomsmen small spyderco knives (one of which I still have because the groomsman in question was flying home without checked luggage and I haven't gotten around to mailing it to him). I was a bad bride. I'd better never get married again.

We were invited to the wedding of the couple's shower people, but we didn't go because it was in Mississippi the first weekend of JazzFest. Who plans a wedding like that?

So I'm feeling a bit conflicted. I pre-ordered Harry Potter, but I can't possibly afford to read it until my classes are over for the summer. I may have to ask vw to confiscate it when it comes. But I really want to read it, and if I don't will have to avoid people's livejournals. Which I should be doing anyway, because, hello, classes!

Or maybe the post office will leave it outside at the bus stop and someone will steal it, neatly resolving the problem.

The FAC brides whose weddings I was in (3 or 4; I can't remember any more) gave crap bridesmaids gifts. I went shopping with one bride for the gifts, which were really ugly $10 rhinestone earrings from Claire's that we were expected to wear with the dresses.

Heh. Earrings and gloves were my gifts to my bridal party. I got married in the year of the weddings among our family and friends. I think my own wedding was something like 8th or 10th in ~ as many months. I was broke. So was my bridal party. I can't remember if I gave them anything else, or not.

I'm sure you did just fine, -t. Let it go!!

Real amethysts, but not expensive. We gave the groomsmen small spyderco knives

No, that's nice! Amethysts != rhinestones. Seriously.

The FAC brides whose weddings I was in (3 or 4; I can't remember any more) gave crap bridesmaids gifts. I went shopping with one bride for the gifts, which were really ugly $10 rhinestone earrings from Claire's that we were expected to wear with the dresses.

Heh. Earrings and gloves were my gifts to my bridal party.

But were the earrings just unrelentingly ugly? If not, then good gift.

Gus, stay out of Ohio.

Have I mentioned that I've been having a recurring dream that DH and I are having another wedding because the first one wasn't right?

Deep breath. Letting it go!

Thanks, Emily, that's reassuring. (And Tep. I thought they were pretty, so that will have to do)

But were the earrings just unrelentingly ugly? If not, then good gift.

Possibly--at least close up. They hold up in the photos, but are possibly something they'd never wear again. Everyone either had short hair or was wearing their hair up. Their dresses had sort of a portrait collar/off the shoulder thing going on. They thought dangly earrings and bare necks, would look better than studs and a necklace. I think my friend Karen went with me when I bought them, but it was so long ago, I disremember.

We were just all so weddinged out, I seem to remember either knowing or thinking they were just as glad not to get another trinkety gift, and not have to pay for the gloves and earrings.

Shopping for their dresses was fun, though. We all loved a particular dress by Watters and Watters. It looked great on everyone, they had it in the colors I wanted, and was just really sort of elegant. It was also either a hundred or $150.00 more than a suitable dress by the now defunct House of Bianchi, which all decided was much more sensible budget-wise, and was nice enough, if not the dress we adored.