Bridal Shower Weekend
The trip to Boston went well. The bridal shower was everything I could have hoped for. I got almost everything on my registry. I'll have to figure out more things to ask for. I suppose I could register for china afterall. A lot of family was there and the people who couldn't make it sent cards. Annalisa and Jeremy were there. Annalisa made my ribbon bouquet as I was opening gifts and Jeremy wrote down who gave what. I didn't know that it was a tradition to make a bouquet out of the ribbons from the gifts at the bridal shower to use at the rehersal dinner. Apparently there is also a supperstition that however many ribbons the bride breaks at the bridal shower when opening gifts is the number of children she will have. It was 2 for the record. I hope that works for adopting children too because I don't want any biological children. The cake at the shower was made by the same baker we will be using for the wedding cake. It was pretty good, so I don't think I will be disappointed. I think the best present I recieved at the shower (besides having so many of my family and friends there to support me) was a framed painting of the mansion Alan and I will be married at. My aunt had given it to me and the reason it is so special is because she had picked it out with my Uncle Doug before he died. I already hung it above my couch.
The rest of the weekend went pretty well. We picked a florist and put down the deposit. We showed Linden Place (wedding site) to Mrs.Hayashi. We hung out in Bristol. I visited my aunt and went to my uncle's grave to pay my respects. We went to Providence and went to two different clubs: Mira Bar and Hell. Hell actually was a straight bar for a change. We went to two different beaches. We rode the T into Boston. In Boston we went to Public Garden to ride the swan boats. We also went to Boston Commons where they were having a huge free outdoor concert called Earthfest. We got there right before Guster started playing. Guster is one of my favorite bands. We had no idea it was going on so it was pretty exciting. We ate in China Town. We went to Water Fire in Providence. Water Fire is where they light over one hundred bonfires on the river and have a huge festival with lots of music and food. That was pretty much it, but I would say it was damn impressive for three days.
Over the weekend I made the unfortunate realization that Jeremy and I are growing apart in a huge way. We had a discussion about our future plans and he shook his head and said, "You're just growing up faster than I am." He kept saying over and over that he didn't want to grow up. I think he feels that since I am moving on to other things, he feels like he needs to to or I will leave him behind. I don't want to, but I also don't want to stay 21 forever. I think that is why he has been such a complete asshole about the whole wedding process. He actually started yelling at me over the weekend when I told him I didn't want to go to the mall in Providence because we can go shopping at a mall anytime. He said, "This weekend isn't all about you!" I don't really know how saying I didn't want to go to the mall meant I was trying to make things all about me, so I am assuming he was looking for an excuse to tell me that. Well, the bridal shower actually was suppoesed to be all about me. That was the point. I have always considered his opinion even though it should be up to me and he had the nerve to tell me that. I regret asking him to be my maid of honor. Annalisa lives hundreds of miles away and she deserves the title a lot more than Jeremy for all the help and support she has given me. Maybe it was my fault to ask a man to be my maid of honor. How much does he have to do wrong before I demote him?
The rest of the weekend went pretty well. We picked a florist and put down the deposit. We showed Linden Place (wedding site) to Mrs.Hayashi. We hung out in Bristol. I visited my aunt and went to my uncle's grave to pay my respects. We went to Providence and went to two different clubs: Mira Bar and Hell. Hell actually was a straight bar for a change. We went to two different beaches. We rode the T into Boston. In Boston we went to Public Garden to ride the swan boats. We also went to Boston Commons where they were having a huge free outdoor concert called Earthfest. We got there right before Guster started playing. Guster is one of my favorite bands. We had no idea it was going on so it was pretty exciting. We ate in China Town. We went to Water Fire in Providence. Water Fire is where they light over one hundred bonfires on the river and have a huge festival with lots of music and food. That was pretty much it, but I would say it was damn impressive for three days.
Over the weekend I made the unfortunate realization that Jeremy and I are growing apart in a huge way. We had a discussion about our future plans and he shook his head and said, "You're just growing up faster than I am." He kept saying over and over that he didn't want to grow up. I think he feels that since I am moving on to other things, he feels like he needs to to or I will leave him behind. I don't want to, but I also don't want to stay 21 forever. I think that is why he has been such a complete asshole about the whole wedding process. He actually started yelling at me over the weekend when I told him I didn't want to go to the mall in Providence because we can go shopping at a mall anytime. He said, "This weekend isn't all about you!" I don't really know how saying I didn't want to go to the mall meant I was trying to make things all about me, so I am assuming he was looking for an excuse to tell me that. Well, the bridal shower actually was suppoesed to be all about me. That was the point. I have always considered his opinion even though it should be up to me and he had the nerve to tell me that. I regret asking him to be my maid of honor. Annalisa lives hundreds of miles away and she deserves the title a lot more than Jeremy for all the help and support she has given me. Maybe it was my fault to ask a man to be my maid of honor. How much does he have to do wrong before I demote him?