Pretty soon I'll have to change the name of my whole blog, because I won't be in St. Louis anymore! At 4:54pm the Thursday before I left for Dallas, I got the phone call that had been eluding me for the better part of a year. I got a real life, full-on big girl job. Not even A&M's sad loss in the Cotton Bowl could damper my excitement at FINALLY starting my career. It's been a long time coming, and I'm so excited it's here. My new career is in Columbia, which means we really should have never left. But how were we to know? So, armed with my new job, we set about trying to sort out our move back to Columbia. We know we want to finally buy a house, but for first-time homebuyers, that it's an overnight process. We knew we probably couldn't get it done in the few weeks leading up to the move. Fortunately, a friend in Columbia directed us to a girl we went to school with. She just got engaged and wanted to move in with her fiance, but had a lease on a house until August. Enter Nikki and Scott. We're subleasing from her until her lease is up. This will give us time to get settled and find our perfect little starter house. I'm surprised at how well it worked out! I haven't seen the house yet, but Scott went to look at it. I know it has 3 bedrooms/2 baths, a 2-car garage and fenced-in yard. I also know it's a steal, which is good because I didn't want to throw away rent money while we're trying to buy a home. I've been warned that I will find the kitchen linoleum and kitchen appliances horrid, and that the bedrooms and bathrooms are small. But, it's not like we have sprawling bathrooms here! I'm honestly not concerned with the details, because it's not like we're setting up shop for several years here. This house is a stepping stone to our first real HOME, and I appreciate the fact the the chance to rent it presented itself when we needed it.
Phase two of our new life- I canceled our huge August wedding. Well, let me rephrase- Scott and I decided together that the big wedding wasn't the best route for us at this time. When I booked this stuff last summer, I had no idea it would take us this long to be going in the right direction financially, and it just didn't seem smart to put another huge dent in our money situation for an event that I wasn't even that excited to plan. I had moments where I got in planning mode, but for the most part I was completely apathetic, and even dreading it. So, we decided that we wanted a small (SMALL) ceremony with a dinner after. No fancy linens or overwhelming centerpieces. No YMCA or Macarena. Just a small group of people to celebrate a simple and no frills wedding with us. I think we ended up cutting the guest list from 130 to about 40. As such, a lot of people that were invited to the original won't be to this one. I think in lieu of inviting everyone to a huge wedding is we plan to make long-overdue trips to see family and friends we have missed!
I would just rather have a small ceremony and use the rest of the money to start our lives. I don't need a huge wedding to prove to people that I love Scott, and vice versa for him. Hell, my parents got married in my grandparents' backyard and they're going strong after 32 years. I think the tipping point for me happened when I went to Texas. Sunday I went with some friends to look at bridesmaid dresses, and while I enjoyed myself, I was having fun mostly because of the people I was with, and not what we were doing. I just didn't feel the excitement that most brides feel. Compare that to the next night when I was looking at houses for sale in Columbia. I was giddy! That really showed me what was important to me. So that's that. If you're not invited to the new wedding, rest assured we WILL find time to come see you and celebrate :) It doesn't say anything to how important you are to me, it's just a general desire to keep it really small. And don't worry, we're still going on a honeymoon!
Alright, football is on and it's lunch time. Love you guys!
