Pezalicious
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2007
I decided I should start a planning journal to keep track of my ideas, even though it's so far away. 50 years from now, I'd like to be able to read what I was thinking at the time, so I'll be writing about all the thoughts going through my head, not just the decisions I make. Be forewarned: I will probably go back and forth on nearly every detail til my plans have to be locked in completely.
About me: I'm 2 months to the day away from turning 30. I used to think that was so old, but now that it's here, I feel like it's still pretty young. I think Disney has given me some permanent pixie dust, so I'll always be young at heart. I was a latch key kid when growing up, so spent my afternoons playing video games, which I still play to this day. Yeah, I'm a geek to the core! I used to go to Disneyland on vacation with my grandparents, but it was always pretty miserable because my brother and I couldn't do what we wanted, and our cousins ALWAYS got sick or hurt, and were constantly fighting. But going on trips with my mom was quite another thing and we always had the best of times together. Early on in our trips there, we would let our family know and my grandparents would invite themselves along, thus changing what we like to do drastically. One time we were so desperate to do anything we wanted, we told them we were going to grab a ride during the fireworks that they were waiting for. They thought we'd be a half hour, but 2 hours later, we finally found them again. We felt guilty, but we had a BLAST in those 2 hours! It was like 2 kids who snuck out of their house to go to a party. We felt light hearted and free and it was wonderful! We've made several trips together since then, and right now we have annual passes to Disneyland and 2 upcoming trips. My mom really is my best friend. I don't know what I would have turned into without her there in my life.
Other than Disney, I'm obsessed with Pez. I have a pez tattoo on my left ankle and have over 500 dispensers (lots of duplicates in my collection), as well as displays, promotional items, and all kinds of stuff. I don't know what it is about Pez, but I love it!
My family is pretty broken and I haven't been on speaking terms with my dad in 7 or 8 years. I have have an older brother from my mom and dad's marriage. We're not close, but he's really turned his life around and is a good guy. I also have a younger brother who my dad and ex-stepmom#1 adopted from Romania. He's 10 years younger and we're just now trying to get to know one another again (my dad wouldn't let him talk to either my brother or me when he was still a minor). Most other people in my family don't keep in touch, so the wedding will be pretty small, at least where my family's concerned.
About my guy: He's 33 with a master's degree in theoretical physics. He loves sports (Philadelphia teams) and video games. He's a geek at heart, just like me, and I love him because of it! I've never been with someone so loving, caring, and considerate. He's also got 13 tattoos and I'm sure we'll both get more over time. I'm considering giving him a tattoo as a wedding present (I find tats very sexy!). He's the first of 3 children, and his parents had them when they were only 16 and 17. Despite their young ages, they did a great job of bringing him up! When we met, he hated Disney. He had only been to WDW once when he was little (8ish). During a character meal, Goofy kepy messing with him, putting his hands on his hear and it made DBF mad, so he kicked him!!! We recently got back from a trip to DLR where DBF had a great time, but he still swears Goofy is a jerk and threatened to kick him again every time we saw him in the parks! At the moment, I'm leaning towards inviting Goofy to our reception!
How we met:
Believe it or not, we met on a video game message board!! The last 3 guys I had dated all forgot to tell me they had another woman on the side, so I was completely fed up with men and decided to quit them for a good long time! Tony and I started talking and eventually it became clear that he liked me, but I was convinced he wasn't serious, and I couldn't imagine meeting someone from the internet, let alone dating him! So I didn't take him seriously at all. I was convinced we would hate each other in person and I came up with all kinds of reasons it would never work. But, I ran out of excuses, we met, and now I can't imagine ever being with someone else.
The proposal:
It hasn't happened and there's a strong possibility it never will!
Despite no proposal, we've picked a date. We're saving our money and eliminating any kind of debt we have (a family member stole my credit and I'm stuck paying it off, and he had a bit of credit card debt from college) so that we start 100% fresh in our marriage. For our anniversary, we didn't quite know what our official date should be, so we chose one we'd remember (even though it's months after we got together): April 1st! We're thinking April 1, 2009 night be a good day for a wedding. I really like the idea - the original idea was mine, afterall - but I also really, really, really LOVE WDW during the holidays. The date is probably going to change, but we'll see. It's hard because by the time we get married, DBF will probably be a teacher, so that limits us to mostly school holidays, and I hate traveling to Disney when school's out.
We're still torn between doing an intimate and a custom. I want to do a custom, but if we spend that much money, I want to make sure everyone enjoys themselves, and I'm just not sure I have the right guests for what I want to do. I might go more towards the dessert party type of thing and plan the type of reception I want as a vow renewal, but I've got time to play around with my ideas and find something that works for everyone.
I'll get a picture of my rings up sometime soon. We still need to get them refinished and we're changing out the center diamond for a ruby or sapphire.
I guess that's it for now.. work just landed on my desk, so I've gotta get to it!
About me: I'm 2 months to the day away from turning 30. I used to think that was so old, but now that it's here, I feel like it's still pretty young. I think Disney has given me some permanent pixie dust, so I'll always be young at heart. I was a latch key kid when growing up, so spent my afternoons playing video games, which I still play to this day. Yeah, I'm a geek to the core! I used to go to Disneyland on vacation with my grandparents, but it was always pretty miserable because my brother and I couldn't do what we wanted, and our cousins ALWAYS got sick or hurt, and were constantly fighting. But going on trips with my mom was quite another thing and we always had the best of times together. Early on in our trips there, we would let our family know and my grandparents would invite themselves along, thus changing what we like to do drastically. One time we were so desperate to do anything we wanted, we told them we were going to grab a ride during the fireworks that they were waiting for. They thought we'd be a half hour, but 2 hours later, we finally found them again. We felt guilty, but we had a BLAST in those 2 hours! It was like 2 kids who snuck out of their house to go to a party. We felt light hearted and free and it was wonderful! We've made several trips together since then, and right now we have annual passes to Disneyland and 2 upcoming trips. My mom really is my best friend. I don't know what I would have turned into without her there in my life.
Other than Disney, I'm obsessed with Pez. I have a pez tattoo on my left ankle and have over 500 dispensers (lots of duplicates in my collection), as well as displays, promotional items, and all kinds of stuff. I don't know what it is about Pez, but I love it!
My family is pretty broken and I haven't been on speaking terms with my dad in 7 or 8 years. I have have an older brother from my mom and dad's marriage. We're not close, but he's really turned his life around and is a good guy. I also have a younger brother who my dad and ex-stepmom#1 adopted from Romania. He's 10 years younger and we're just now trying to get to know one another again (my dad wouldn't let him talk to either my brother or me when he was still a minor). Most other people in my family don't keep in touch, so the wedding will be pretty small, at least where my family's concerned.
About my guy: He's 33 with a master's degree in theoretical physics. He loves sports (Philadelphia teams) and video games. He's a geek at heart, just like me, and I love him because of it! I've never been with someone so loving, caring, and considerate. He's also got 13 tattoos and I'm sure we'll both get more over time. I'm considering giving him a tattoo as a wedding present (I find tats very sexy!). He's the first of 3 children, and his parents had them when they were only 16 and 17. Despite their young ages, they did a great job of bringing him up! When we met, he hated Disney. He had only been to WDW once when he was little (8ish). During a character meal, Goofy kepy messing with him, putting his hands on his hear and it made DBF mad, so he kicked him!!! We recently got back from a trip to DLR where DBF had a great time, but he still swears Goofy is a jerk and threatened to kick him again every time we saw him in the parks! At the moment, I'm leaning towards inviting Goofy to our reception!
How we met:
Believe it or not, we met on a video game message board!! The last 3 guys I had dated all forgot to tell me they had another woman on the side, so I was completely fed up with men and decided to quit them for a good long time! Tony and I started talking and eventually it became clear that he liked me, but I was convinced he wasn't serious, and I couldn't imagine meeting someone from the internet, let alone dating him! So I didn't take him seriously at all. I was convinced we would hate each other in person and I came up with all kinds of reasons it would never work. But, I ran out of excuses, we met, and now I can't imagine ever being with someone else.
The proposal:
It hasn't happened and there's a strong possibility it never will!
Despite no proposal, we've picked a date. We're saving our money and eliminating any kind of debt we have (a family member stole my credit and I'm stuck paying it off, and he had a bit of credit card debt from college) so that we start 100% fresh in our marriage. For our anniversary, we didn't quite know what our official date should be, so we chose one we'd remember (even though it's months after we got together): April 1st! We're thinking April 1, 2009 night be a good day for a wedding. I really like the idea - the original idea was mine, afterall - but I also really, really, really LOVE WDW during the holidays. The date is probably going to change, but we'll see. It's hard because by the time we get married, DBF will probably be a teacher, so that limits us to mostly school holidays, and I hate traveling to Disney when school's out.
We're still torn between doing an intimate and a custom. I want to do a custom, but if we spend that much money, I want to make sure everyone enjoys themselves, and I'm just not sure I have the right guests for what I want to do. I might go more towards the dessert party type of thing and plan the type of reception I want as a vow renewal, but I've got time to play around with my ideas and find something that works for everyone.
I'll get a picture of my rings up sometime soon. We still need to get them refinished and we're changing out the center diamond for a ruby or sapphire.
I guess that's it for now.. work just landed on my desk, so I've gotta get to it!