courtney89
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Was supposed to go around Southern Ireland in April for my birthday.. about two-three weeks after shit hit the fan. The small B&Bs we had from the smaller cities were so great, airlines were great. The hotels in the two biggest cities we were going (Dublin and Cork) were like nope, no refund. We can give you an additional year to use it. WTF? We arent going to be able to go by next April!
Veritek, just sending you good vibes with your SIL. It’s a tricky relationship, all i know is that i sure wish my bro’s wife made more of an effort like you did. Just not the person she is.
Wendy does make a good point about future cousins, etc.. especially, i know you’ve said you’re an only child, i believe? SO she is essentially your future kiddos only ‘biological’ aunt / will have their only ‘bio-cousins’ (i have non-bio aunts (family friends) who are more of an aunt to me than all 3 of my dad’s sisters, so truly, NBD), but it is something to consider when interacting with her. She sounds like a sure pill, and you sound like you’ve bent over backwards. Ugh 🙁
I have no children at home to worry about being around a gun and i do have one and will probably always have one for protection purposes (obviously, when i have kids it will be locked and stored away, hidden, with ammunition separate).
Ugh scary times, CurlyQue. PRaying for your family. A girl friend of mine just posted on FB that she lost a longtime friend to Covid last week.
meanwhile, i have other people who are posting the conspiracy video, posting the Floyd Mayweather article saying ‘we need more of this’ (the articles about him being at a crowded nightclub in town partying, with no masks. Oui.
Arizona (Where i am) just extended its Stay at Home order through at least May 15, and i have people on facebook up in arms over it. I am so exhausted and done with this quarantine too, but bitching about it on social media does what? And again, i’m listening to the reputable doctors, etc. and not the guy who wants to go party every weekend who has been upset his routine has been messed up for over a month. SO SORRY.
Ugh. It’s just getting super tense and exhausting…
Yes 100000% Wendy.
My hope is for Elizabeth Warren. I also do like Klobuchar.
thats lovely @Copa and I hope your FT catch-up goes well!!
I don’t know how people work from home regularly. It’s been two weeks for me and I’m going stir-crazy!
Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe out there.
My brother’s wife’s sister just had a baby the first week of March, and i am thankful for them that they are able to be home – i feel for any pregnant women and their families right now 🙁 scary.
Arizona is not ‘shelter in place’ complete lockdown yet, but.
I have some people on my social media who are acting like this is just overboard and insane and ‘it’s just the flu’ and I really think these people need A wake Up call. More upset about bars and restaurants closing and not being able to enjoy StPattys Day. Listen, I had spring training baseball tickets, trip to Ireland, concert in early May all planned. Now cancelled. An elderly lawyer at work too was like that, ‘it’s just the flu’ and I was like wtf? You should be pretty concerned if anything ? He’s at least 65. Irresponsible.
ugh ! SIL relationships are weird Veritek. As a SIL, i keep my distance from my brother’s wife.. she’s just not really my kind of people and makes zero effort with anyone in my family. So i can commiserate from the opposite side lol.
Anyhow! in dating news i matched with a guy who i met IRL (adult co-ed softball) about 6 months ago in my new city. We were acquaintances and i thought he was a cool guy, but nothing ever happened. Then i saw him on Bumble! I swiped right because why not and he did too. I was a little nervous sending the first message – you know how some people just swipe right on people they know IRL for a laugh. SO i was like, maybe it’s one of those situations! But we tentatively have a date tomorrow. He’s 4 years younger, so i’m not really sure what exactly he’s looking for.. As long as he’s up front and doesn’t play games, if he wants something casual fine, if he’s looking for something more serious, fine too. I’m nervous ! Fingers crossed it goes well.
Glad the SIL situation worked out @Veritek! As a younger sister with an older brother, I can’t imagine caring enough to vent to anyone besides a close friend or two about when the heck my brother chose to get married (beyond the logistics of same guests, etc. that Wendy and others pointed out) and would be on cloud nine planning my own wedding, but! SIL relationships are interesting. And starting relations off on the wrong foot with inlaws is, i know, not what you want to do, so communicating and letting them know your options is great, and i hope you get to keep your date.
For our wedding I have offered out a +1 to people who are single if they wanted to bring someone should they want some company. Someone in my wedding party is single, and she’s bringing a date. Not a big deal. The way I used to RSVP I wasn’t able to not give her a +1 for the rehearsal so she’s bringing him to the rehearsal. She’s met all the other bridesmaids, she knows my parents and everything….if you were single would you bring a date to the rehearsal/dinner? I never did. If I were single and IN the wedding, I never brought a guest. If I was single but just attending the wedding it was a 50/50 if I brought someone. Just curious everyone’s thoughts.
I was a maid of honor for my best friend’s wedding when i was single and i would have felt weird bringing a non-boyfriend,fiance,etc. to the rehearsal dinner. Beyond the fact i was glad to be able to concentrate on things surrounding the wedding without having to make sure my date was comfortable, i would have felt awkward having someone foot the bill for them.
