Tag Archives: wedding planning

Here’s What I Took Away From That Story

Kids/Teaching, Random Thoughts/Happenings, , , , , , , , ,

Kid: “Did you get a wedding dress yet?”
Me: “No, not yet. So many choices! It’s hard to decide on one.”
Kid: “You should do what my mom did. She had four different dresses. She had one for the pictures before the wedding, then she walked down the aisle in another one, like a big princess dress, and then she did the party in a different, shorter dress so she could dance and then she had an even SHORTER one for the party AFTER the wedding. She got them all at Vera Wang.”

Yeah your family needs to pay me more.

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Maybe I’ll Let Eric Do The Talking

Dating/Single Life, Relationships, , , , , , , , , ,

“Where’d we meet? On an app called J-Swipe. Oh, you don’t know it? Well, it’s an app where Jews can swipe left or right on other Jews. It’s also location-based, so you can see all the Jews in your immediate vicinity. Basically I looked at my app and was like, ‘What’s that, a Jew 2 blocks away? Sounds convenient– let’s do this!’ No no, don’t give me that look. This was not a sleazy late night meeting. I know people refer to J-Swipe as the Jewish Tinder, but it’s really not the same reputation. And besides, Tinder doesn’t even have that slutty rep anymore! I totally know people who have found true love on Tinder. But anyway, I think the fact that it’s a Jewish site makes it inherently less one-night-stand-ish because, I mean, if you’re a Jew specifically looking for another Jew, you presumably are probably wanting more than just a one-night ‘wham bam thank you jewish ma’am?’ Don’t you think?”

(silence)

“Oh, I’m sorry…I thought we were in the trust tree…in the nest. Are we not?”

— Conversation I envision happening when we meet with our wedding rabbi.

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Ohhhh, ok. I’m supposed to say “Great!”

Mental Health, Relationships,

Friend: “How’s wedding planning going?”

Me: “Honestly, I feel guilty saying this, and I hear how annoying this sounds as it’s coming out of my mouth, because I know how lucky I am to have found Eric, and I know all of this is such a blessing and every step is supposed to be so exciting, but it’s just a lot of decision making about things I don’t normally even think about– and you know me, I get anxious pretty easily, particularly when I have to make decisions about stuff I know nothing about, and I’m having lots of different opinions thrown at me, and there are already emotions flying from various people– so, it’s just getting super overwhelming, you know?”

(Silence)

Friend : “Yeah. But like, overwhelming in a GOOD way, right?”

Me: “Oh my god, yes! Yes, of COURSE yes.”

No. 

That’s not what I said at all.