some time last year my cousin and his long-time girlfriend decide to get married. that's fine and dandy. everyone should find that special someone to spend the rest of their lives with, but what followed was anything but happiness for everyone else involved.
they got married. in a civil ceremony, not at a full church ceremony as expected. (also could be dealt with, but it came back to bite everyone in the butt.) after the civil wedding, they made it clear that they still intended to have a church ceremony with reception. the whole enchilada. again, fine; that's their buck. but so for about a year now, they have been searching high and low for a church that would marry them again. no one would. many felt that if they couldn't do it right the first time, no point on the second. apparently some churches won't marry you again ever, even for a renewing of the vows for 50th wedding anniversary. but anyways, they finally came across one. and decided upon the weekend of july 4th to have the wedding. july 4th!!! in arizona!!! who does that?!? i actually might want to go to this wedding. it is the first out of my generation of family, but arizona... in july! i don't even go there at christmas, when it's nice. no one in my family, i'm told, is happy about it. my mom's pinching pennies and doesn't want to spend her pennies on the plane ticket. i can't even afford to go. my brother, apparently, does a yearly trip to joshua tree for the 4th. and my cousin, the groom's older brother, also does a trip, but to san diego, a much nicer place on the 4th. and honestly, i'd like to spend my 4th hanging out on a lake (not really lake michigan) watching the fireworks across the water, wherever that might be. but so now we're all roped into going to arizona of all places for the 4th of july. god bless this wedding! oh and the whole reason they got married a year ago, all rush and no planning, the bride's father wanted to give them the down payment for a house for their wedding, and he wanted to do it right then.
now the topic i really wanted to gab about... i found this lovely sundress at old navy that, with a short sweater, would be perfect for the wedding. it's on the expensive side. i definitely can't afford it right now. or at all unless i get a job. except i recently stumbled on a form of payment. citibank's thank you program gives me points for using my credit card (which i've been doing in spades). with those points i can get any of the items on the thank you website. and one of the options is a gift card at old navy. which i could use for groceries, at a higher point cost per dollar. but will probably in the long run go towards my cute sundress and sweater for my cousin's wedding. the upside: i can wear it all summer! and the sweater i could probably rock most of the year. go me!
also there better be some sort of open bar at the wedding. i'll need a drink. i'm sure my mother actually agrees.
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