Give Me Money?

It is not a new concept that we are entering a world of the "gimmies". And whatever your political views, I'd like to hear someone defend that the new President is not encouraging us to think that way. Welcome to the new welfare nation.

So should I be surprised that an individual has the impudence to ask complete strangers to donate money so that she may have the wedding of her dreams?

Now, don't get me wrong. It's an ingenious concept. However, what ever happened to living within your means? Now if this girl had some sob story, I'm sure many of us would feel differently. But she clearly states that she cannot afford her dream wedding because "We spent last year paying off all our debt (with the exception of my car payment on my Toyota Corolla and the occasional credit card balance)".

There are plenty of brides out there that work full time jobs and remain out of debt AND can pay for a wedding (like me). Is it the wedding of my dreams? Pretty close and I will have the satisfaction at the end of it to say "We paid for it on our own". Blame it on our upbringing, but my fiancé and I are independent and would never stick our hand out.

This reminds me of several people I know that have had everything handed to them. New cars upon graduation, school, rent, shopping trips... you name it and it's covered by mom, dad or grandparents. And I truly feel sorry for them. They will always rely on someone else and never understand the true value of a dollar. And those thinking I'm bitter towards these type of people must have been one of them because only when you are entirely self supportive will you finally "get it".

So those of you interested, view her site here. Donate if you feel necessary and don't worry, she states she'll return the favor. Me? Let's just say I donated a dollar to her, she donated a dollar to me and now we're even.

Going The Distance

Fiance (FI) and I have been together for 6 years. A year and a half of that were spent in high school. We were as serious as you can get for a high school couple and decided to at least try to stay together when we went to college. He chose Michigan Tech located at the edge of the Earth and I chose a small private college in semi-civilization. We have been nearly 500 miles apart ever since.

Odds were against us, especially since we both changed so much over the last 5 years. But we made it and are more in love now then we have ever been. Go figure.

Things had always seemed to be extra hard for us, so of course we couldn't graduate the same year. FI had done several internships at Caterpillar which tacked on an extra year for him. So there I was, graduated and there was NO WAY I was moving to the artic where he was. I lucked out for once, and got a great job close to my family in the same city I attended college.

This last year has been the hardest. Probably because we know it's so close to being over. It's almost like we're on autopilot with our only thought being "1 more year, 8 more months, 6 more months, 4 more months...."


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