Bad me: I just went to Target and spent $45, with my check card, because I don't have any more cash. :( The past month or so, I've been breaking envelope-system rules right and left. But I'm trying to stock up on the little things I need, like film and hair clippies, before the wedding. That way we should be okay for a while. Evan finally got a car insurance quote yesterday and it was pretty upsetting. However, this morning the guy called him back, and it turns out they were factoring in accidents the car had had before Evan bought it. Duh! So it should be slightly better, but still more than we were expecting. A lot of it is because of where we live. When I moved to my apartment from my parents' nice suburban house, my insurance bill doubled. (Of course, a year later my parked car was plowed into by a drunk driver, thus proving their point.) But if we lived in the suburbs we'd be paying way more in rent and gas, so it all comes out in the wash. Sigh.

Anyway, Target finally has those twenty-roll gift wrap holders. I've been waiting all year to get one. Tossing the gift wrap into Kathy's old closet isn't going to cut it anymore. :) Yay for organization. The other night, in a teasing attempt to woo me, Evan said, "I want to alphabetize something with you." Swoon!

Last night I dreamed that I went to visit Jen and Jason! Jen was really uncomfortable because of the baby, and we were trying to think of something to eat that would make her feel better. That's all I remember. :)

Tonight is our last premarital counseling session. We will give Robert our marriage license and he'll hold on to it for us. Yay! I may not have mentioned it, but one of my co-workers is also getting married, this Saturday. So it's all about the weddings around here. That reminds me, there's a bridal store in Germantown called All About Weddings. I never went to it, but I thought that was an interesting name for a store.

I've finally reached Anne's House of Dreams. I read the first few chapters last night in the living room while the guys were playing Halo, and almost started crying sappy tears right in the middle of their gunfire.

Has anyone read those Tara vs. Sarah columns on MSNBC? They're hilarious. Like a cross between Entertainment Weekly and the old "Even Stevens" segment from the Daily Show.

This time next week, I'll be off of work and at the church telling them where I want the fake trees to go. :D Woo hoo!

Happy birthday Lisa!

Yay - Evan has his new (to him) car. He actually picked it up Tuesday night. It's a Metro like mine. His is a '94 and mine is a '99, but there's not much difference between them. They look exactly the same inside. This is the nicest car I've ever known him to have. It drives fairly smoothly and the air conditioning works! God has provided. I'm so thankful Evan doesn't have to drive the ticking time bomb anymore. Last night he washed both of our cars, and then we went to the library together. It's still so exciting to me that he likes going to the library as much as I do. Geek love.

Oh, speaking of geekiness, I saw a greeting card that had a picture of Gandalf (the wizard, not my cat) on the front, and said "Happy Birthday from Gandalf!" On the inside it said, "You actually got a little excited, didn't you? Man, what a geek!" Someone should get that for me.

I've been looking at different wordings for wedding invitations, and some of them are pretty funny. The best one I've found so far is "Mr. and Mrs. ___ invite you to witness a miracle - the marriage of their daughter ____!" I told Evan that was the most appropriate, given our history. Instead, he keeps suggesting things like "You are reluctantly invited..." LOL. I guess I'll stick with the traditional phrasing.

Target has those cute pink-and-black initial purses on sale. Of course, all they have is A, L, and R. They never have B! I've been looking forever for an initial purse, and the only one I've found was at Kohl's and it was kind of shoddy-looking. Hey Danielle- if you find a cute B purse in all your purse shopping, let me know. :)

Random observation: On American Idol, everyone kept saying how unique Fantasia was and how they'd never heard someone with her style. Well, I was listening to my 1998 Grammy Nominees CD last week, and you know who sounds exactly like Fantasia? Erykah Badu. Listen if you don't believe me. And where is she now? Weird. On another music note (ha ha), I've noticed all 3 Doors Down songs seem to lead to thoughts of Harry Potter. All those angsty songs about lonely, misunderstood heroes. Any one of them could go on the soundtrack.

So tomorrow my best friend is getting married. And then all the brides will be wives. Except for...(Elle Woods voice)....ME!!! LOL. Just kidding. Man, I'm spastic today. Maybe this is my brain's way of dealing with such a big event. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good weekend!

What a weekend! I had a pretty fun one. On Friday night Evan and I ate at McAlister's and then went to see Shrek 2. It was GREAT- I liked it even better than the first one! I laughed so hard. The only annoying thing was a guy sitting behind us who was pretending to have a mental/behavioral problem- he laughed weirdly and yelled weird things throughout the movie. I thought he really had a problem, so I tried hard not to be annoyed, but Evan saw/heard signs that he was just being a jerk. What possesses people to do things like that? Anyway, it was a great movie, and I highly recommend it if you need to laugh this week.

On Saturday I mostly sat around and read Shopaholic Takes Manhattan. Coincidentally I also watched Maid In Manhattan, which Kathy has on DVD. It was terrible. Kathy came home late in the afternoon, and we made a run to Garden Ridge together. Then she, Evan, and I went to a Chinese dinner with Helen and Andy, one of our Beverly Hills co-workers who was here for the weekend. (I'm told he's maxdank on LJ, but he doesn't post.) We had a great, funny time. My fortune cookie fortune said, "Your romantic fantasies are about to come true," to which Evan responded "No pressure there" when everyone turned to look at him. :) Then I had to say goodbye to Helen (she's moving), which was sad. Then the three of us went home, and Evan and I played Scrabble on the new deluxe set I got from Helen. It was fun having the letters stay in place instead of moving every time someone added a word.

Sunday we had church, went to lunch at Abner's, and then to Ryan's apartment to go swimming again. This week there were a lot more teenies in the pool area, so we got tired of it sooner than usual. Later we went to the new Super Target by his place, which I have avoided, lest my Target addiction take control of me. But the guys were there to keep me safe. :) All I bought were a few liters of their new sparkling flavored water. It doesn't sound that great, but I promise you, it's good. So far I've tried Tangerine Lime, White Grape, and Wild Cherry. It's calorie free, but I can't tell. Try some today! *cheesy commercial grin*

Today has been interesting so far. Evan's brakes blew out while I was on my lunch break and I went to help him. He said he might post about it, so I'll let him tell the story. Needless to say, it could have been a lot worse, even though it's never fun to have your vehicle break down.

( Here are a few pictures. )