I love that winter shot, dcp, and she's wanting a wedding at about 6-7, and in October, that would be a beautifully colored dusk/night ceremony, with all the light shining through.

I'm calling for her tomorrow (to help out) and seeing if it's available next October.

I should note, the conflicting customer still had her hair done, it was just she showed up just as he did. I was the one who actually had to wait a bit (all of a whopping 10 minutes) and when he made noises about paying for mine, I told the manager to not let him. And he hugged me. He's seriously a sweet guy.

And I still fret madly about tips. I always give the shampoo girl a couple bucks and Alison 20%, more around her daughter's birthday and xmas. But luckily, we're familiar enough with each other after a decade, that I was able to ask her "am I the cheapskate?" and she says no, that would be my coworker X who tips $5 on a cut and color, and besides, she has fun doing my hair since she gets free reign and that's what she likes best (and why she likes doing tradeshows.) Hee.

There are things like getting a massage and going to a salon that I don't do because the tipping situation is so stressful and confusing to me. Honestly. I don't know how much to tip, or who exactly, or - do you just, like, hand them the money? Isn't that tacky? The one salon I went to several times in NJ, I liked because they had this little drop-box with envelopes for anonymous tips.

check out this amazing, amazing chapel I had never heard of

I've been there. There's also another one just like it at Powell Gardens here in the KC area.

I have gotten my massages directly from CMTs.

We've talked about this before but I abhor tipping. I wish that employers would pay their employees a decent wage and then charge accordingly.

What is a CMT?

Gud, the one at Powell is v. pretty, but I think the Thorncrown one is prettier. (Maybe it's because it's in the woods.)

And there are so many cute B&B's in Eureka, and the Crescent is lovely...it's such a cute town, and would be cheaper than a communsurare experience with hotels, chapel and reception in KC. I'm excited. I hope she goes this route. (Also, if she has 3 attendents, I will be one, and have an excuse to buy a rockin' cocktail dress in the black, silver and forest green color palette. ME LIKEY.)

We've talked about this before but I abhor tipping. I wish that employers would pay their employees a decent wage and then charge accordingly.

Yeah, but until they do, we gotta. I find that asking how to tip when paying for a service usually gets an answer--after all, they want to make it easy for you to tip as it makes for happier employees!

CMT = Certified massage therapist, I believe.

One doesn't tip CMTs?