T minus one month less a day until our wedding! I have been feeling very, very relaxed lately because I’ve got most of the things done that need to be done. In a couple of weeks I’ll be getting a haircut, dying my hair and baking a couple of batches of cookies that can be easily frozen. I’m still looking for a white dress shirt for Ash that doesn’t cost $20 like the one at The Gap. Yes, I’m cheap. But I need to be because my maternity leave ends in four weeks.
The questions have started pouring in from everyone, “are you going back to work?” My answer is no. It’s definitely not the smartest decision, financially speaking, but I’m not ready and Ash isn’t ready to go to day care and I don’t think I could forgive myself if I put him in it when I still have some savings to live off of. Our spending is minimum, we really don’t do anything extra- hardly ever having fun. It’s sad, really… but it’s the way our life has to be in order to continue to stay out of going further in debt. We’re not saving, we’re just living day to day. Anyway, until I absolutely HAVE to go back to work, I’m staying home with my baby.
I know I’m blissfully biased, but my god he is beautiful!!!
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The other day at Sobeys I was turned around, forgetting something in the produce section, and at my feet a mouse ran by. YUCK. I mean, I know it’s all part of the deal- you work with that much food and you’re going to get mice, but it was still pretty gross.
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We’ve had four more people RSVP to our wedding in the past week or so, bringing the total count to 50, including seven children. That’s about 20 more people than we had originally expected. I’m thrilled that people are making the trip out here, but it also means having to change our cake plans around (this will be the second alteration to that order), add three more tables (including centerpieces and now-mismatched tablecloths) and more chairs, increasing wine glass, cutlery, plate, and cup count (bringing the total to uncountable alterations to my order from the party supply store) etc etc. It also means adding more favors to the order (this is the third increase to that order) and generally just making a big pain in the ass of myself to everyone I’m dealing with. While I was writing that paragraph I kept thinking of more and more and more things I’m going to have to change/add to fit all of these new people. Again, if it rains, oh man, we’re so totally fucked.
I’m so excited to see the people who are coming. I’ve been living this mama life for so long I really hope to feel like a 20-something woman again.
