"Once a Week, Go Greek"

Yesterday was my greek day. It's nice to have a greek day every now and then, especially when you're greek. :)

It started out kinda bad, I was supposed to get a free engagement photo session, but the lady never gave me her address so I didn't get to go for my appointment. The plus side of that was getting to sleep in!

I woke up and got ready and headed to the good old NPR (New Port Richey) to go tour the Spartan Manor. It's not like I haven't been there 8 million times, but I needed a refresher, plus I needed to find out pricing for the wedding. The woman there, Daphne, was so easy to get along with and so so nice. My mother was running on mom time (late), and Daphne totally understood. She went over basic stuff with Jesse and I while we waited and showed us the room. When my mom got there, she showed her the room again and talked pricing with all of us. It's definitely the best deal so far and includes so much more than everyone else does.

Of course when my father got there, he informed them that we are greek and expect a good deal, and that since our family is from Sparta, we're probably related, so we should get a family discount. Daphne said she knew that was coming as soon as he said we were greek and she would see what she could do lol.

When we were done there it was time for our next appointment at Riverside Venue in Tarpon. The lady never showed up for the appointment, I called her twice and left messages and everything. The place looked kinda nice too. Too bad though, I have a rule that says if I'm stood up, I don't try again and I stick to it. So now my list says Riverside Venue. :-)

After being stood up, I was starving, so (against Jesse's will) I begged my parents to take us to Mr. Souvlaki. I practically grew up there and haven't had it in so long. There is no greek restaurant better than them. The waitress we had remembered me from when I was a little girl and couldn't believe I was engaged. Jesse complained a lot after we left that he didn't like the food, but really it was just the tzatziki that he didn't like, so I told him next time he needs to get an open faced souvlaki like me.

I felt so good after my greek day.. I'm so glad that I had it :)

Today I went to IKEA with my sister and niece for 4 hours. I love that store so much.. My sister remembered that she owed me a birthday present and bought me a magnetic spice rack, which I love! I'm a little bummed because IKEA doesn't have a gift registry and I really wanted to register for my wedding there. Now I have to figure out a polite way to ask for IKEA gift cards.

I'm thinking my labor day weekend was a success. :)

Disclaimer: "Once a Week, Go Greek!" is the Mr Souvlaki Slogan

I just want my car...

I couldn't get an internet connection for more than 5 minutes at a time for some reason yesterday, so I'll post about yesterday and today.

Yesterday morning, Jesse and I woke up early so that he could bring his tire to Tires Plus down the street and get it repaired. We went in and spent an hour and a half there (which I thought was ridiculous), and then they told us that they couldn't repair it because there was fix-a-flat in it, which isn't true because Jesse used to be a genereal service tech and did it all the time. So all they did was put some air in it for him and try to sell him a new tire, which we can't afford.

Jesse decided that he could make it to New Port Richey and drop me off for work and then put air in it and take it to Advantage Tire and Auto (where he used to work) to get it done.

On the way to work, Jesse got a call saying my car may not be done because the wheel bearing welded itself to the axle, so I needed new bearings and axles. I was not pleased with this call.

After my Management Meeting at work (doesn't that make me sound important?), Jesse picked me up and we went to my parent's house to get their Eclipse. It's a very nice alternative to his truck, which cost us over 90 dollars in gas just over the weekend.

I dropped Jesse off at work, went home to do some virtual farming (it's so addicting) and fell asleep while I was trying to sigh onto it. I almost didn't wake up to meet Jesse for his dinner break, but I did and we went to Steak n Shake, which I'm pretty sure is a heart attack in a restaurant. I went back home and slept some more and then went to pick Jesse up at 3am (since we only have one car).

This morning I was all excited when I woke up because I was getting my car back. We went to the Mahaffey Theatre to look at their Grand Ballroom for the wedding, which was really nice, and is in our top four choices, along with The Italian Club, The Lange Farm, and Hunter's Green Country Club

Then, we got a call saying that they had to wait another day to get my axle in. I was NOT happy at all.
I was supposed to have my car back on Monday. It is now Wednesday and they say it MIGHT be done tomorrow. This is coming from a mechanic I'm supposed to trust, I can't imagine if it was a mechanic that I didn't know in any way. It's also costing around $600, which is kind of insane to me, considering we could have bought all the parts for 400 and we're supposed to be getting a deal, but whatever.

Now Jesse is going to have to wake up ridiculously early again to come with me to work so that hopefully we can pick up my car on the way home. I feel so bad because he works til 3am and then has to wake up at 6am to go to work with me.

I can't wait to have my car back!