Teacup Full of Cherries

It’s Friday night & the mood is right. Well, actually, I’m at home waiting for Bobby to get off work. He is burning the midnight (or 7′o’clock?) oil. I’m not gonna lie: I’m pretty hungry. All I had today was yogurt, a bowl o’ Cheerios, coffee, and a handful of Raisinets. And on top of that, I worked out! It was a successful workout, for once this week. I slacked the entire week, but I suppose I deserved it. My body just shut down. However, I dodged the sick bullet that Bobby caught. My immune system be BUMPIN!

Wednesday night was super neato. We RSVP’ed to a tasting at the Farm so we could try some food from the caterer they use at the Farm weddings (Santa Barbara Catering). Not only was it delicious beyond belief, we got like a 4 course meal with a glass of wine for FREE. This made the food even better! Then we made it to the Rose & Crown with seconds to spare for trivia night. Yeah, we won 1st place. VICTORY AT LAST.

We also picked out our photographer. We met with her a couple weeks ago, thinking we wouldn’t go with her because when she first called me she stated her packages start at $3000. ERRR, hells no. But we still met with her anyway not expecting anything. We ended up creating our own little package & also getting a Sunday wedding discount. It is a most excellent deal. I will show her off once we give her the down payment. (Hey, I don’t want anyone stealing her from us on the same day!!)

We ALSO picked out our wedding rings. Also, AWESOME. You can check out some of their stuff here, but I can’t find any examples similar to ours. And, yet again, a discount!

Phew, that’s a lot of wedding talk.

We also decided it would be smart to stay where we are rather than quickly dive into buying a house. We are missing that $8,000 credit, but I think this will turn out better in the long run. Now that we have seen we are, in fact, capable of saving, we may be able to continue to after the wedding. This means paying off our debts quicker than we have been (aka not much :P) & saving more on an actual down payment. Which means we can probably get better rates & a better house. I’m totally excited for the prospect of less debt for the both of us.

Oh, and Beyonce’s lyrics are totally AWFUL! But I still listen to her crap.

OK, I’m starving! I’m not gonna lie again: this post was simply to pass the time so I can get closer to eating food.

Currently I’m sitting on the couch eating some raisinets. Bobby said they help keep all that nasty lactic acid at bay, and I’m planning on working out here soon. This past week I have been prone to cramping up pretty quickly, which means I didn’t work out that much last week. It was pathetic. Luckily, I’m still hanging in there with my 15 pound weight loss. But it’s been at a stand still since then. So I’m trying to amp myself up to start FOR REALSIES again this week.

We also have a venue and date for our wedding….YEA! It’s the Farm @ South Mountain! It’s completely perfect. It will be March 28th, 2010, which, according to theknot.com, is only 203 days away. It will be in the evening, and there will be little Christmas lights up! We have a budget and a savings account ready, so I think we should be able to pay everyone by the wedding date :). That’s only if we stick to the budget. Our ceremony & reception will be at the same place, which is nice & convenient. I’m pretty excited because we get paid this Friday, and we will be able to pay the down payment, really cementing this idea. A honeymoon, however, may need to wait.

Speaking of work, I must bust out this little paragraphically interlude. Tuesday will be my one year anniversary. It’s cool, I know. I also never called in sick once, which may not seem like a big deal to most, but considering at my last job I (or Bobby ;)) called in almost weekly because it sucked the life right out of me every day, it’s a big step up.

Moving right along. For the past week I have been playing phone tag with a home mortgage consultant. It’s killing me! Not only the talking on the phone part, but how it takes forever for them to call back and then I’m not at my phone when they DO call back so then I miss that call, then I call them back and leave a message because they are not at their phone, and then I wait several days again. PHEW. So I’m still waiting to actually meet someone in person. I know I wont be able to afford much, but it would be really nice if I could use the tax credit as down payment. However, it expires at the end of November. Aye yi yi. I’m just excited for us to get our own place and really start decorating & painting the way we want. I would love to live downtown, actually it would be ideal, but a lot of homes in the south side are cheap-o’s, huge, and come with a pool. And if I learned anything from the Simpsons it’s that if a girls wants to be popular, she needs a pool. But I’m trying not to get my hopes up, I’m coming to terms with the fact that we may need to continue to live the apartment life.

I have a cat paw on the keyboard, so I think that is the universal cat symbol for “stop typing and pet me.” But if you see me and Bobby on March 29th and we are in our own house and married and I did not explode or end up at the loony bin, that will be amazing.