Suddenly, it all comes together. The paperwork is in, it gets to the right people, and we are poised at the top ready to start this ride! We are still working on the truck to make sure the brakes don't go out again (a terrifying sentence and I'm sooooo grateful nothing bad happened). And now we wait for the church to let us know when we can meet with the priest and start the prepping. It's scary and exciting in equal measure.
So one bit of non-wedding stuff I need to get off my chest is what crap car insurance is. State Farm wanted me to pay $932 for 6 months. The kicker? Their "Drive safe and save" program they talked me into gave me a crap discount. Here's my scores on the app:
I'd say those are pretty darn good, right??? And here is the discount they were offering:
SIX FLIPPIN DOLLARS!!!! So, I had to shop around for insurance, which required putting my phone # in, which resulted in MORE bot calls (the extended warranty people seem to have backed off). If I'm shopping for insurance online, I DONT want to talk to anyone!!! Especially when one company came back with $246 PER MONTH!! Another was $46 per month, as long as I paid $1400 on the day I purchased the policy. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE??? I've had zero accidents, continuous coverage for 2 years, great history before that (I have a 2 year gap cuz I had no car while I was in Korea), and they want to friggin GOUGE me. Speaking of the car, how long should I make payments before I look into refinancing? For some reason I've got 6 months stuck in my brain box. My credit is great so I feel like I should be able to get a better rate. Anyway, rant over. Insurance is the worst legally required scam in the US. Wait, no... credit scores are worse. They dictate your life, change without warning or notice, and are so arbitrary it's insane. Imagine living in a country that essentially penalizes you for NOT taking out loans. 🤯 There is a better way, I've seen it in other countries.
Also, as we are coming into another year of insane political BS, here's my thought. Let's all write in "Arnold Schwarzenegger" as our vote for president. The more I see of him, the more I love him as a human. Yes, I know, he doesn't qualify due to not being born here, but we elected DT and frankly he shouldnt have qualified as he seems like hes from Jupiter (no offense to Jupiter, I'm trying to point out how divorced DT is from reality). I'd like to gather some friends and move to a commue to live off the land and forget the outside world. I totally get why the uncontacted tribes prefer it that way. Sigh.
On a brighter note (and back to wedding things) J was helping his friend C work on his car, and so I got to hang out with S, who will be our baker for the wedding. We got on the same page re: cupcakes for the reception and she'll have help from my friend, A. Also, my sister will have a very special cupcake of her very own. Lol. After all the things were done, we met up with his best lady and her man (C and D, respectively), as well as S for rotating sushi. Here's the pic I got:
The sushi goes by on the conveyor belt and we grab what we want. Drinks came on a drink robot, and we can split the check at the table. Such fun! C and D are getting married in Nov, and she picked her dress over the weekend, so we got to gush about that. J and I went and got some hot beverages for the ride home from a place called 85 degrees. I had a taro lavender latte (caffeine free). It was delicious. On the way home we stopped at Kroger, so I can boil some eggs for salads this week and have stuff for eggs in purgatory. I'm already planning my cleaning out the fridge meals in anticipation of moving in April. We found a great apt complex and I may have fallen in love with the floor plan and kitchen already. They have hookups for washers and dryers, so we are planning on getting those, and my besties parents already snagged us some dressers, a couch, and a couple recliners. We are leveling up as adults! I can't wait to spoil the kitty cat, too.
I'm starting my spreadsheet of people invited and addresses, getting the timeline figured out in my head, planning a shopping trip for his suit and possibly some engagement photos... ready to move ahead with all this!! Woooo hoooo, I'm gonna marry him SO HARD! HEHEHE 🥰
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