another wedding post?

yes it is, another wedding post. what else do i have to write about? this weekend my cousin Elizabeth got married in Myrtle Beach and i was sure to pay attention to every detail now that we are getting down to the wire. i don't know how they did it, but her wedding went perfectly (i can only hope mine will be the same). the food was fantastic, the music was great, the photographer was there when needed for different photos, and the wedding cake... oh the wedding cake. brent said this morning "maybe i was just drunk, but that cake was delicious!" and i had to agree. Brent's mom and i are going to Charlotte in the morning for my first cake tasting and i am crossing my fingers that i will be equally amazed as i was this weekend.

i got thinking today as we were riding back from the beach about weddings in general and registering for gifts and the reception and such and an interesting thought popped into my mind. my mother leans on the side of registering for economical gifts that are affordable, but affordable meaning in the $20 range. I've heard many times that no one wants to spend much more than that on a wedding gift. maybe it's just me but i started to calculate and realized how stingy some people are. think about how much it costs the bride and her family for just one person at a reception.... there's the cost of the invitation, the ceremony program, the rental fee for the table, the chair, the plate, glass, silverware and then the food and drink. all for one person. that cost is way more than a measly twenty dollars. BUT weddings aren't just about gifts. there are many people i've invited to our wedding that are suffering during this crappy time in the economy and i just want them to be there to see me get married and i don't want a gift from them. i'm just rambling my thoughts.

it's been such a long weekend and a crazy day. my best friend laura leigh mckenzie everhart turned 25 this weekend, Elizabeth got married, i've had strep throat, we're getting in the short rows on the house, we had a bad storm and my squash plants got trashed.... and it doesn't slow up. it actually gets more busy!

i've got a ton to catch up on at work since i was gone last week with the strep. we're going to charlotte tomorrow. Brent's friend Alex has an uncle that does masonry so he is coming to lay our hearth tomorrow. the electricians are coming to put up all of our light fixtures (that we just bought tonight at Lowe's), they are delivering our appliances this week, hopefully staining our floor and then putting up molding, i'm going to a reunion of sorts this weekend at the beach, then they start cutting wheat so that will carry us into the summer when there are showers and more weddings! busy busy year. hopefully i'll be able to take a breath in october....

i'll update about the cake tasting tomorrow, it's time to hit the hay. OH! and laura finds out the sex of her baby this week! (that's the most exciting of them all!) goodnight loves