[Wedding] Surprise Generosity

So I don't know anyone that isn't terribly well off right now, financially. Or at least, doesn't complain about money. That's how it always is though, isn't it? Anyhow, with that being said, I never really expected much help from anyone save for maybe a little cooking, or helping set up. Things like that, that I really truly need help with. That isn't to say that I have a lot of money or anything, but I fully anticipated that my fiance and I would be paying every last penny for the wedding. I had accepted that, and it was fine.

However, my mum decided to surprise me. Massively. She sent me enough money to pay for my dress, and then some (Keep in mind, our budget is only $2000, but still. It was plenty). She's apparently doing well enough in her sales that she felt like she could spare some for her daughters wedding. I cried. I can't possibly thank her enough. (That being said, I'll put up a link to her website below. Check it out!)

That blew my mind, but then at my housewarming party, one of my bridesmaids really surprised me. She offered to take care of my liquor. Whatever I decide I want to do, hosted bar, self-serve, licences/research. That's been one thing I've been struggling with. Figuring out licences, and whether or not I should even serve alcohol. It's been a bit confusing for me. That she's offered to help me with this, I can't even. She's a pro drinker, so I know that she know's what she's talking about, and she knows what's what. Trust is something I very rarely dish out, and I trust her with this.

There are some aspects of my wedding that are making me pretty anxious...but some pretty amazing things have happened. I hope that the trend continues....I want this to be a great and fun event for my friends/family.



This is my mom's website, with links to all her shops. She sells a wide variety of artsy things. (My favorite is her Etsy shop, Licorice Wits. Odd, quirky, and offbeat stuff.)

www.SavageArtworks.ca

Introducing...Me

So this post is a little more about me, and things I'll be blogging about here...exciting, right?

Finances - I don't know how much I'll touch on that, but currently, my fiance and I are trying to find that balance between paying off a large credit card bill, a loan, paying our bills, and also saving for our wedding/honeymoon, as well as a down payment on a home (or condo, or townhouse). The saving's going slow at the moment, with me only putting $20 from each paycheck towards wedding and home. Of course though, bills must always come first.  We're still working on that bit where we need to spend more carefully...I think our food bills end up to be way more than they should be.

Wedding - I was proposed to (much to my surprise) on December 17th, 2011. There's no specific date quite yet, but it will be sometime in October, 2013. So, I plan to go over my whole wedding planning experience here. It should be interesting!

Food - Uh, yeah. So, I love food. I'm not a fancy fois gras kinda gal though...I like to be able to pronounce what I'm eating. Simple things...I may give a whirl at restaurant reviews, who knows? I'll also share recipes I find/make up here, and other things of that sort.

Parenting - I'm not a mom yet, and probably won't be for a few more years. Regardless, every bone in my body aches to be a mom, it has for as long as I can remember. I'll be posting mom-related thoughts and ideas here in the mean time. In my previous occupation, I feel I've learned a lot about proper parenting (through the fails I've seen on a daily basis), and would like to share that wisdom.

That's pretty much it, which is actually quite a broad spectrum for a blog, I think! I'll try to keep this organized and tidy, though.

~Jenicsaco~