Checks

Why on earth do people still write checks? I mean, doesn't everyone have a debit card? And these people write their checks at the most inconvient times. Like when I went to Walmart the other day, of course, after 30 minutes of standing in one of two open lanes, the woman in front of my pulls out her CHECKBOOK!! I was so pissed. Look, if your going to write a check and you already know where you going to be shopping, FILL IT OUT AHEAD OF TIME! I mean, cut everyone a break here. That way instead of wasting five minutes going "Oh, who do I make it out to?, How do you spell that? What's the date today?" I mean seriously. Why not just pull out the debit card, swipe and be done with it. Its a win-win situation. Or, like at work today, in the middle of saturday afternoon in Ladies Shoes, we have eight people waiting in line to check out and OF COURSE, this woman has got to pull out her freakin checkbook. Thats bad enough, but to make things worse, we have to take their license and type in the DL number, experation date, birthday, home phone number and check number, not to mention run it through the little machine thats prints stuff on the back of it. It just pisses me off that people still use checks.

Another thing about checks, you have to pay for them. Debit cards are FREE people! why waste the 20 bucks for a big ass stack of checks when you can just get a debit card. And of course some people will say "Oh, to pay bills." Seriously, name one company that DOES NOT allow you to pay online. Exactly, you can't think of one.

Also, checks kill trees! STOP IT!

It's the 21st century people, get a card!

Long weekend

Well, I'm pretty sure I just experienced the longest weekend of my life... not really that long but I sure got alot done. I went to Lafayette this weekend to get some of my before mentioned wedding plans out the way. I did order my dress (yeah!) and until about 2 hours ago, 99% sure on a reception hall. I of course have no idea how the prices are supposed to run for those sort of things. The first place we looked at was $1200 just to rent the room, it does not include catering, a bartender or alcohol, DJ or decorations. After that kinda pissed me off, we went to the second place, River Oaks, and it was AMAZING! They have five different rooms to choose from, all different sizes and themes. The one I fell in love with was the Napoleon room, it holds up to 200 people. Oh, and not to mention the price of this place was so so so much better. To rent the room was $600. (in case you didn't know, that's HALF of the other one.) Plus, they do catering; the allow you to pick from several different catering packages ranging from $14.00 a person to $50.00 a person. The also provide a bar, stocked with your personal preferences, again depending on which package you chose, AND they decorate, set up, and clean up. After that my mind was pretty much made up. However, on the way to Shreveport today my maid of honor calls me and tells me that her brother in law, who does catering for a local country club, says he can beat the price of River Oaks. So, now I have to wait another three weeks, drive back to Lafayette, check out the price of the country then make a decision. In other words, what I originally had wanted to accomplish this weekend (Reception Hall) didn't get done. I know how boring it is to hear about planning a wedding so next time I will try my hardest to talk about something else!

Weddings

Well, it is now 9 months until my wedding. Actually, I won't really be able to do anything in December since I'll be graduating, then christmas and since im getting married at the beginning of March, that doesn't count either so... it is really like 7 months until my wedding. That really freaks me out. I had no idea there was so much involved in planning a wedding. How am I supposed to know what songs I want played during the ceremony? or if I want a trumpet player or a violinist? I mean, does it really matter? Can't I just have a standard ceremony? Not only that but then flowers, cakes, decorations, party favors for guest... isn't the reception enough without having to then by something for the guests? I could really care less about the cakes. I don't even like cake. All that sugar makes my teeth hurt. I'm only getting one for the pictures. My biggest concerns are the Reception hall, the bar and the honeymoon. Honeymoons, by the way, are not as easy to plan as one would expect. Sure, it's easy to say "oh lets go to the Virgin Islands" (Which, by the way, is where I really want to go) But then it's which island to chose, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, St. Kitts and on and on? Then you have to look up the weather because you don't want to be there in the rainy season and then you want to make sure your hotel is all inclusive and blah blah. Its very frustrating. If I had the extra money I would go to a travel agent but, obviously, I don't. Well if anyone has any interesting ideas on how to make wedding planning easier, please, I am all ears.

First Timer

Hi! This is my first time creating a blog so bear with me. I guess I could start by telling about myself. Well, I am a senior in college this year. I plan on graduating in December. After that I will be getting married in March in my hometown. Those were the two most important things in my life. Other than that, I work at a department store and sell shoes for about 8 hours a day. Exciting right? My absolute favorite thing to do is read. I know, geeky right? Well, think what you want but I love it. Its entertaining and it passes the time. My favorite books are mystery books. You know, the detective ones. My second favorite thing to do is shop, but what college senior can afford that? Its a huge test for my will power everyday that I go into work. After reading and shopping, my next favorite thing to do is photography. I love taking pictures, the abstract kind. Lines, shadows, textures... they come out great in black and white. Well, that still might not tell much about me but have you ever noticed how hard it is to describe yourself what someone asks you to do so?