Erin, you have any yardener friends who might be interesting in helping with that as a gift?
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'Help'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
erin_obscure - Jan 25, 2010 1:37:47 pm PST #7801 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
javachik - Jan 25, 2010 1:41:09 pm PST #7802 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Erin, the great thing about doing it in your backyard will be that all of the monies and effort going into beautifying it will be enjoyed long after the honeymoon.
Strix - Jan 25, 2010 1:41:13 pm PST #7803 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I do, Erin. (Heh.)
Our deck is...not very stable, though. I don't know how much it would cost to repair it, and of all the things I am handy at, building is not one. I don't care if it's fancy; I just would want anyone to get hurt.
EDIT: Java, yes, I have certainly had that thought!
askye - Jan 25, 2010 1:56:18 pm PST #7804 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Has anyone mentioned The Offbeat Bride website - [link] I've been looking at it and there are some good ideas for weddings that are DIY and on a budget.
askye - Jan 25, 2010 2:02:36 pm PST #7805 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I found a way to type that doesn't bother my arm too much. Also, I think I'm getting better because I had an urge to start tidying.
Anne W. - Jan 25, 2010 2:03:04 pm PST #7806 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Gah. My back still hurts after my fall last Monday. I've also noticed a little bit of swelling in my lower back. I don't think that was there yesterday. Methinks it's time to call the doc.
hippocampus - Jan 25, 2010 2:06:48 pm PST #7807 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Job~ma Nora!
I hope your back gets better Anne.
Semicolonistas: [link]
and back i go to work. This gets easier right?
Hil R. - Jan 25, 2010 2:22:28 pm PST #7808 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hope your back feels better, Anne.
Ugh. I am sick of winter food. How long until there's good fresh fruit?
Nora Deirdre - Jan 25, 2010 2:26:00 pm PST #7809 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Interview went OK, I think. A good conversation. I am cautiously optimistic. At the end of the interview he mentioned another (better) job that would be opening up in the spring as well. I took that as a good sign.
I have a Manhattan in hand and all is well.
Strix - Jan 25, 2010 2:28:32 pm PST #7810 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yep, OBB is kinda my Bible for the wedding. It's not that I'm going from the idea of OMG crazy-fancy wedding to budget wedding; it's going from budget wedding-at-a-venue-I-don't-have-to-fix/clean/plant to OMG-$12-wedding.
A friend of mine suggested a park, and that's an option too.
I'm just readjusting my thoughts, basically. Sometimes just chatting about them is the best thing. I haven't changed my basic idea of a wedding; what I always wanted, and still want, is a fun day with close friends and close family, with a pretty outfit (KEY! it's the one thing I'm really kinda adamant about, and I don't think $375 for a wedding outfir I can wear over and over again is Bridezilla. Is it?), yummy food, cold drinks and kids running around and people chilling and talking and listening to music and not stressed or feeling like slaves to the kitchen.
Er, and for no one to fall through the deck, and maybe no branches or old lumber around. And grass that is mostly green. And maybe a flower or two.
AND A PONY OMG A PONY TO DRAW MY CRYSTAL RAINBOW CARRIAGE AND PANTIES MADE FROM MOONBEAMS AND A GOOSE STUFFED WITH PIGEONS FILLED WITH MINCED TRUFFLES AND MOET LACED WITH ECSTASY AND SILVER MANOLOS AND A....
Argh, STOP, my head, my head, the VOICES!