A bad romance?

I have been thinking a little about the word romance. I think it means different things to different people. Of course most (if not all) women spend at least some of their lives wishing for romance. Usually what we sit around wishing for is of the, rose petals on the bed, climbing up trellaces and remembering our anniversary "chick flick" variety. I will admit that I have definitely sat around wishing that my life was a little more like a chick flick! Who wouldn't love to be whisked away for a romantic weekend on their anniversary? Or come home to a sweet home cooked meal complete with candles and Marvin Gaye in the background?

But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I've got romance... it's just not exactly the kind I've been looking for! A few examples of this? How about going to my Mom's house on his day off to fix stuff around the house for her, because he knows how important my mom is to me. Or! How about selling tires and rims he's had for awhile, and instead of buying stuff for his boat (as I expected him to) buying me a new car stereo because mine has been on the fritz for a few months. And then getting up early before work so he can install it! Seriously - it's like a new kind of chick flick right here in my driveway!

I guess admitting this on a public forum means I will have to stop whining about the "other" kind of romance. Ya know, the rose petals and jewelry kind. Or maybe not... :)

Micro-brewery tastes on a Pabst budget...

So this weekend the wedding plans sort of came to a screeching halt. (Don't worry - I'm still madly in love with Bobby and we are doing fine!) It turns out I sort of have expensive taste - even when I'm trying to be "reasonable".  I sat down and actually wrote out our budget, and it turns out that while I was estimating all of this stuff we could afford... I forgot to factor in that I suck at math!!

I'm not really sure what I was thinking... But after the plane tickets and the rooms in Cozumel - I don't have nearly as much left over as I was thinking I would!

This surely doesn't mean that we're changing the plans completely. It just means that I have to tweak a few things, completely change a few things, and probably let a few things go. The first on the "to go" list will probably be my $900 dress. Back to the drawing board on that!

Oh well, the dress is important but not nearly as important as a few other things... Like the groom for instance! At least I still get to marry Bobby. And the people I love most will be there. (In fact, it seems like there are going to be LOTS of people we love coming!) Plus we still get to spend a week in paradise. Life could be a lot worse, eh? :-)

Speaking of inspiration....

The pictures from this wonderful weekend are awesome - all the ones of my sweet nephews. The ones of me, not so much! I'm off to the gym with my chubby self!!! :-)

Weekend with the nephews