I am beyond furious...
Aug. 27th, 2007 07:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nickelsandcoatsI hate my mother.
No, really, I do.
I am getting married in 3 months. I have been engaged for nearly 2 years. She is well aware of this. Earlier this year, she and Paul got saddled with Neal, and so had to get an apartment and such about 8 months earlier than they had planned. They were hoping to stay on the road trucking for a long while and save their money. They'd been living out of the semi, so they had no house/apt. and no mortgage/rent. Well, now that they have Neal, mom went off the road and they live in an apt. in Florida. It took her several months to get a job. Paul is still on the road. Apparently, they are very tight for money.
They agreed to pay for my wedding cake. It's only $183. I told her last week that Paul was going to need to rent a tux. That's going to be about 100 bucks. They also need to buy plane tickets to get here. That's about 400 bucks. When I told her about the tux, she proceeded to flip out and told me that there was no way they'd have the money to rent him a tux. She went on and on about having to pay for the plane and the cake, and how they didn't have the money, etc.
Fast forward to this past Friday (as in 3 days ago). I get a text message from Paul (who had come home on a weekend off) of Mom sitting on a motorcycle. Attached was the note: Brand new bike, just bought it today. This is a $7000 motorcycle. Don't have the money? Bullshit. I spent my Friday crying and having IBS attacks. I called Dad and Nana on Sunday and they were just as angry.
The kicker? My own mother will not be here until the DAY BEFORE my wedding. She refuses to come any earlier because she doesn't want to take off 2 days of work, and she doesn't want to pull Neal from school for 2 days. She will likely get here around 4 PM judging by the flights I've seen so far, be barely in time for the rehearsal, and will miss all of the prewedding fun. She will then leave early Sunday.
I am beyond angry.
For the good news, I got my flowers for $345! That's 3 bouquets, 8 corsages, 10 boutonierres, and an altar piece. My bouquet will have white hydrangeas, white heather, burgundy hypericum berries, and vendella roses. The girls will have the hydrangeas, black magic roses, and the vendella roses.
Also, I finally found my photographer. She's a family friend of Matt's, and has done 50 weddings. She's really fun and enthusiastic. She comes to the rehearsal and then stays through the end of the reception. For $500. I am so happy.
No, really, I do.
I am getting married in 3 months. I have been engaged for nearly 2 years. She is well aware of this. Earlier this year, she and Paul got saddled with Neal, and so had to get an apartment and such about 8 months earlier than they had planned. They were hoping to stay on the road trucking for a long while and save their money. They'd been living out of the semi, so they had no house/apt. and no mortgage/rent. Well, now that they have Neal, mom went off the road and they live in an apt. in Florida. It took her several months to get a job. Paul is still on the road. Apparently, they are very tight for money.
They agreed to pay for my wedding cake. It's only $183. I told her last week that Paul was going to need to rent a tux. That's going to be about 100 bucks. They also need to buy plane tickets to get here. That's about 400 bucks. When I told her about the tux, she proceeded to flip out and told me that there was no way they'd have the money to rent him a tux. She went on and on about having to pay for the plane and the cake, and how they didn't have the money, etc.
Fast forward to this past Friday (as in 3 days ago). I get a text message from Paul (who had come home on a weekend off) of Mom sitting on a motorcycle. Attached was the note: Brand new bike, just bought it today. This is a $7000 motorcycle. Don't have the money? Bullshit. I spent my Friday crying and having IBS attacks. I called Dad and Nana on Sunday and they were just as angry.
The kicker? My own mother will not be here until the DAY BEFORE my wedding. She refuses to come any earlier because she doesn't want to take off 2 days of work, and she doesn't want to pull Neal from school for 2 days. She will likely get here around 4 PM judging by the flights I've seen so far, be barely in time for the rehearsal, and will miss all of the prewedding fun. She will then leave early Sunday.
I am beyond angry.
For the good news, I got my flowers for $345! That's 3 bouquets, 8 corsages, 10 boutonierres, and an altar piece. My bouquet will have white hydrangeas, white heather, burgundy hypericum berries, and vendella roses. The girls will have the hydrangeas, black magic roses, and the vendella roses.
Also, I finally found my photographer. She's a family friend of Matt's, and has done 50 weddings. She's really fun and enthusiastic. She comes to the rehearsal and then stays through the end of the reception. For $500. I am so happy.
