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When I dress up, I like to look sharp. I don't particularly care to look pretty. Pretty, to me, is an 8 year old on Sunday morning putting on big sister's old dress that she wore when she was 8 and flouncing around. I'm in a bad, mood, by the way, I should preface.
Logan, brother number 3, is getting married publicly to his wife Kate in August. So of course, we're all going. Except my parents because the money strain on flying or driving up, plus the emotional strain of dad's ex-wife and and this other stuff. Great. So I'm going with Jenny who thrives on social events. My idea of a social event is dressing up in nice pants and a nice shirt and chatting with my friends for a few hours, sipping on alcoholic beverages and making jokes. I love that. I'm an empath and our get-togethers make me happy and excited. Everyone else's make me tense and irritated because everyone there is worried about screwing up.
But at weddings, it doesn't work that way. You're supposed to spend a bunch of money on an outfit you'll wear once, because of course, that just won't do at so-and-so's wedding. Then you go and sit through an hour of procession where everyone is crying because they don't know what else to do and sure, it's lovely, but Logan and Kate are already married! Please bear in mind that if my friends were getting married, I'd be excited and pleased, but when it's family, um, okay? I don't know why, but it just isn't that big a deal. Especially when the deed has already been done.
I'm tired of spending my money on things that I don't want. I've already, under orders, purchased $200 dollars worth of clothing that I don't particularly like all that much, and I'm not in a hurry to do it again. I have a skirt. Why do I need to get another? Oh, it's for a bright colors wedding, and brown doesn't do. How about I wear it for the wedding and then change into something that I want to wear? Something, oh I don't know, comfortable? Maybe something that helps my complexion? I just want to go to see Logan, whom I haven't seen for a while, see Kate whom I've never met, see Austin and Sarah, who won't even be at the freaking wedding itself because they got the date wrong and are arriving that evening, and see Boston. That's it!
So basically, to wrap up this rant, which has been shortened considerably, by the way, I need to go shopping for a cheap skirt and blouse and shoes that I will wear more than once. Any takers? I'll try and work on not being horribly pissed.
Logan, brother number 3, is getting married publicly to his wife Kate in August. So of course, we're all going. Except my parents because the money strain on flying or driving up, plus the emotional strain of dad's ex-wife and and this other stuff. Great. So I'm going with Jenny who thrives on social events. My idea of a social event is dressing up in nice pants and a nice shirt and chatting with my friends for a few hours, sipping on alcoholic beverages and making jokes. I love that. I'm an empath and our get-togethers make me happy and excited. Everyone else's make me tense and irritated because everyone there is worried about screwing up.
But at weddings, it doesn't work that way. You're supposed to spend a bunch of money on an outfit you'll wear once, because of course, that just won't do at so-and-so's wedding. Then you go and sit through an hour of procession where everyone is crying because they don't know what else to do and sure, it's lovely, but Logan and Kate are already married! Please bear in mind that if my friends were getting married, I'd be excited and pleased, but when it's family, um, okay? I don't know why, but it just isn't that big a deal. Especially when the deed has already been done.
I'm tired of spending my money on things that I don't want. I've already, under orders, purchased $200 dollars worth of clothing that I don't particularly like all that much, and I'm not in a hurry to do it again. I have a skirt. Why do I need to get another? Oh, it's for a bright colors wedding, and brown doesn't do. How about I wear it for the wedding and then change into something that I want to wear? Something, oh I don't know, comfortable? Maybe something that helps my complexion? I just want to go to see Logan, whom I haven't seen for a while, see Kate whom I've never met, see Austin and Sarah, who won't even be at the freaking wedding itself because they got the date wrong and are arriving that evening, and see Boston. That's it!
So basically, to wrap up this rant, which has been shortened considerably, by the way, I need to go shopping for a cheap skirt and blouse and shoes that I will wear more than once. Any takers? I'll try and work on not being horribly pissed.