Hey all! Happy New Year!
I'm sitting home with a cold, sneezing and snuffling and attempting to expel a lung through my mouth, but otherwise things are peachy!
I don't like peaches so much but the expression is still useful. Brian and I got engaged last year in June. Shortly afterward a torrent of general unpleasantness followed from other quarters. Somehow the world kept spinning on its axis and we survived as we.
This year we will most likely conduct some sort of nuptial ceremony and make the insurance, tax and societal designation official. When we do, we'll probably host a reception of some kind. Nothing fancy, BYOBeef for the barbie and Beer for the belly and well supply a variety of other tasty treats and tipplers. We're both hoping that the families will be supportive by showing up.
As an aside, and what made me think to write on this topic, was a nifty little item I saw on StumbleUpon. It a Honey Moon Fund jar. We have a vacation fund jar where the days remains of currency spent finds a home. I thought it would be, hmm, an interesting experiment to see if anyone might contribute. You know, pocket change.
We both, previously, we married. I had a huge wedding with a huge reception. It was nice. Brian's was, by all reports, even nicer. Neither of us have any particular need or desire for all the hoopla of that again. Too much time, money, effort. It would be nice to be able to take a weekend away after we combine forces, but it seems selfish, especially after each of us has had weddings and gifts and all that, to ask for anything at all. I mean, we don't really need anything, so we definitely will not ask for gifts.
I'm inclined to mention this on the reception invites - No Gifts Please - because for some reason people often feel obligated to bring a wedding gift. Really, bring a side dish, a dessert, a bag of chips or your favorite six pack to share and come hang out for a bit. Right?
What about the Honey Moon tip jar, though? Is that obnoxious? Totally voluntary, of course, but does it seem pushy? I'll have to think on this more. I wouldn't want any(more) snarky comments.
Here are my best and most sincere wishes, even for some of those storm bringer folks (maybe especially for them) for a peaceful and fulfilling New Year.
January 14, 2013
