Gifts Galore

It's interesting how a tv show can offer validation in a world that favors the married folks. They get married, we get them gifts for their new life together, new house together, new... yeah... together together. Nowadays we even help pay for the wedding and the honeymoon with cash bars, dollar dances and checks inside congrats cards! Next comes a baby and you get gifts for the kid you've yet to meet (who knows if they'll turn out to be a brat or not?!) and for the parents (getaways, free babysitting, a night out) and in the end we end up broke with our single incomes and rent for the apartment and the 10 bridesmaids dresses we bought and altered and the gifts... oh so many gifts. Why can't single girls register when moving in to their first apartment? How about a party in congratulations for not ending up with that guy who turned out to be gay? In all honesty, I could use some pots and pans, maybe a blender, and quarters for the laundry. I won't turn down a new pair of shoes either, because let's be honest, you try to buy me some lingerie and I won't have any use for it. Us single girls need to step up our expectations. If we all go out and register for ourselves, who knows, maybe we could start a revolution.

All sorts of goings on

We found an apartment! Erin and I just signed a lease for an apartment closer to downtown that should be perfect for us! It's a three bedroom with a newly redone kitchen and it's got TWO living areas, so we may turn one into a bit of an all purpose room. Jules should be moving in shortly after we do, once she's finished up her job in Cincy, and then Manny will have a new kitty friend. Also, there are a number of contests I think I am going to enter and of course Hannah's wedding is this weekend so I shall be the photog for that as well. I am starting to become a very busy person.

Booyah.

I love getting all calm and condescending on people's asses. It's empowering.