Budgets.

Oh!  Now I get it!  The name of the blog is s490.  And our office number was s490!  It all makes sense. 

:)  Yes, I really hadn't made the connection earlier.

So, what would cause me to decide to post?  The realization that weddings are ridiculously expensive, and a little bit of buyer's remorse.  I decided to go with this absolutely wonderfull, but extremely expensive, photographer for my wedding.  The thing is, I didn't realize until today how much I'm going to have to give up to have her.  There won't be nearly as many pretty little details for her to photograph now.  I'm sure there will be plenty of nice stuff, and the bridesmaids are going to look beautifull :)  but I might have to drop my lovely chair covers and/or my damask overlays, or drastically reduce the flowers for the reception, or something like that.  We'll see...  I think I'm going to try to not spend too much for a couple of months.  That might make me feel better.  Plus I still haven't gotten a paycheck, or my sign-on bonus.  I'm sure I will feel *much* better once I get those.

The other wierd money issue that comes with getting married - a sense of responsibility to someone else!  All of a sudden I've started thinking about Susheem when I'm going to spend my money, since the money would otherwise become partly his next summer.  I think I will get over this, but I'm not completely sure...

I need to make a normal budget for myself.

 

Devin, it is good to hear from you and about Boston (although I think you may be here this week and I will have to look for you). anyhow, driving in Italy is exactly the same (I was just glad that i didn't have to do it) so I feel for you.

Meinwhile I have learned to lay tile. Yes, tileing was just one of the things that I got to do this past weekend. We went to Utah to see Chris' family and to help work on his Brother's house. I'll tell you all about it later, but it was quite the project.

Anyhow, here I am in S490 alone, but I am hoping that you and Nikki might stop by?

HiHi!

I think we can give up on the dream of having devin@google.com type email addresses. Oh well. :)

Hi! I have moved into my wonderful new (old old) apartment. I hope I haven't upset the managers by asking that it be cleaned to the standards I am used to (California standards). I am starting to think people just don't do that here. But I really don't want to have to clean the blinds and the outsides of the windows myself. And I am wierd enough that I will end up doing it myself if they don't have it done.

Yup. Pretty wierd.

I can't believe how different Boston is from the Bay Area. I feel like I am in a completely different country. In fact, the driving reminds me very much of Sri Lanka or India, except with slightly better pavement. In all three places, lane lines either do not exist or are ignored when they do exist. I like lanes.