Rain, rain, go away

[fancytalk]

It's raining, raining, raining today.
I need some sunshine and warm weather.
And some motivation.
I have none today.
My brain has to think up an idea for dinner.
It ain't working too well.
It's kind of like opening the closet and telling yourself that you have nothing to wear.
That's the pantry and fridge right now. I have nothing to eat.
But for some reason, nothing else will fit on any of the shelves. Go figure.

No worms today. I could actually take post-weeding pictures if there is a break in the rain.

I'm also thinking about being mean and having the guy who is parked in front of my driveway towed.
That would be really mean.
But he wouldn't be parked in front of my driveway anymore.

Here's a question - more of that wedding etiquette stuff -
If I buy a gift and take it to a shower and I'm not planning on going to the wedding, do I have to buy another present?

Comments

[wiccanpain.livejournal.com]

No, you don't. If you want to send a card to the wedding, that's fine. But, technically, you aren't supposed to send gifts to the wedding, or take them with you, unless you were unable to attend the shower and you wanted to get the bride and groom a gift.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you, because I wasn't looking forward to shelling out anymore money.

[wiccanpain.livejournal.com]

And, duh, before I forget...

THANK YOU!!! I am loving that Chris Daughtry file you sent me of him singing "Walk the Line". I can't begin to thank you enough for that!!

Now, if I could only find a copy of Taylor Hicks singing "Livin' for the City", I could be complete!

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.
I'm still looking for Taylor stuff too. If I find that particular song, I'll send it your way.

[curefreak.livejournal.com]

No need to give a wedding gift at all.

As an (unwritten) etiquette rule, the gift at the wedding should be equivalent value, to the cost of those giving the gifts, dinner. Therefore, if there were 2 of you attending and the dinner was $50 per head, then the gift should be around $100. This of course is different if you were a member of the bridal party itself.

(That said, at my wedding, my Best Man and my Groomsman went in together and bought me a $25 toaster!)

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

Do you still have the toaster and does it still work?
If yes, then they did pretty well.

I have no idea what the cost will be per head. I just know how much money I've already spent and frankly, don't want to have to buy another gift. Our rule is more along the lines of how well we know you depends on how much we spend. If (in this case) we work together, then the gift will be in th $50 - 100 range depending on how much we like you. (We actually spent more money than planned) Friends, depending on how close we are, will probably be greater than $150, unless there is something on your registry less than $100 that speaks a "priceless" amount. Family is weird because we have family members that assume too much information in how much income we have. Like my cousin's wedding in February that I didn't attend because I could spend more money on a gift if I didn't buy a plane ticket. Apparently I'm on the sh*t list because I didn't spend enough money. I guess the $150 worth of glassware didn't make up for not being there.

Obviously, I'm over the wedding thing. Although, given the amount of money that I've shelled out for wedding gifts and being a frickin' bridesmaid I think I should have a wedding just to recoup.

[curefreak.livejournal.com]

The toaster died in a ball of smoke within 6 months. What made it worse was my Groomsman kept telling me how his toaster was so much better, as it was a Russel Hobbs. I kept reminding him, that it wasn't his, rather it was his label junkie boyfriend's toaster ;)

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

Toaster don't last. I'm on my 3rd one in 12 years. Wait, it could actually be my 4th. That being said, this is also my 4th mixer and 4th (or 5th) steam grill. They just don't make things like they used to.

[tearsonthecheek.livejournal.com]

Wedding presie wise - Agree with the others. A card is more than sufficient - unless its a close friend or relative - in which case you should be at the wedding :)

RE: The drievr whose car is blocking your driveway - I'd ask him to shift it onec and once alone. If he still keeps doing the same selfish/tactless stuff - fuck him/her and call the truck to remove his vehicle.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

You are going to ruin my no-wedding-attendance streak with talk like that. There are some relatives that you avoid like the plaque. I think I've got most of them.

I didn't have to do a thing and I believe he learned his lesson with the parking tickets for blocking the drive. Yep, feeling very gleefull about that.