New room, new smell, old stuff

I have finally returned back into my original classroom! The school has been under renovations for weeks now and my room is finally done. Its clean, new paint job, white boards, everything is perfect except for the mountain range of boxes that have absolutely have nothing of mine. It's pretty irritating packing and unpacking stuff that isn't yours while getting grief from everyone. Just one of the many things I feel like I have no choice over at work.

Anyway since the last time I was here, a few things have happened. The wedding plans have slowly started to progress. We tried to finalize the menu, get the bar set up, pay off a few deposits, and etc. But every time we do the fiancee gets a little uneasy with our money situation. I can't blame her, we are spending a lot of money for a huge party. But my justification was that we got the money for this purpose exactly. We have been diligent to make sure that the wedding money stays wedding money and it doesn't become a "kitty pot" for us. Well I just hope we start making some final decisions so that the topic can be put to rest.

Valentine's Day has come and gone already. The date that I planned for Krystal worked out really well and we both enjyed ourselves. One thing I was proud of was finally making it to the Moroccan restaurant that we were talking about for a long time. I knew we had to eat with our hands but this was beyond fun. The restaurant looked like the inside of a tent where you would catch weary travelers lounging and smoking hookas. The whole embiance of the place kind of takes over you and you're not in Kailua but in Morocco or some other Mediterraean islamic country. The food was awesome! Did I tell you that we got to eat with our hands?! I was talking to Krystal about the whole expereience that it was weird that for some reason being in that Moroccan restaurant felt like we were in Japan again. Maybe it was the fact that we were trying some place new for the first time or the fact that we learned to enjoy different cusines but the feeling of being in that restaurant was very nostaligic.

We also went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. Krystal is a big fan of the book series (a closet shopaholic herself) so I thought it would be cool to see it. I read Roger Ebert's critique of the movie and found that he was right on the money. He basically said that if you like humor about being in credit card debt or running from a collector then this was the movie for you. He also said that the Isla Fisher is very charming in her character. He also made a comment that complemented Isla Fisher for being like Lucille Ball. He said Isla and Lucille never tried to physical comedy but the very fact that they weren't trying to be funny made them funny. After seeing the movie I definitely agree. She brings a naive-ness that is easily believable. If you want a light hearted movie with some laughs you can't really be too disappointed with Confessions of a Shopaholic.

All in all the last few weeks have been busy and I foresee that its going to get busier and busier. Some good news: We found out that Nicola and Pat are making it to the wedding! Nicola is coming from Japan and Pat is coming from Germany! So awesome.

Wedding? Moving along...

T - 157 days until the big day. I guess you can say its roughly 5 months. I have got to give props to Krystal for the organization of everything. If it weren't for her we would be cramming our wedding like a an exam. Quick rundown of completed tasks:

Venue - check
menu - check
guest list - almost check
photography - check
flowers - check
DJ - almost check

The DJ thing is kind of a weird topic. So I feel like I always wanted a live band. I imagined that we would have our wedding at night and after all the program stuff there would like hours of dancing and just having fun. Well I guess it never works that perfectly because we were only able to get an afternoon gig. So that means, times becomes very important. There won't be that extra hour of night time dancing or anything. So when we look at the timeline of the reception, they might be an hour at the most for dancing. So do we really need a live band for an hour. Also if we're doing the live band thing they don't play during buffet, slideshow, and all the other wedding activities other than dancing. So is it worth it? Compared to a DJ, who will be there during the cocktail part, buffett, activities, and the dancing. I believe that we can also give DJ's music to play during certain times of the reception. "Is there really a choice?" you might ask. But having the live band would be fulfilling what I wanted for the wedding. What should I do?

All the people that I got wedding advice, all said that they had DJs and the best part was just handing over a playlist and they just press play. They take care of all the transitions and fades. I guess the choice is obvious. In the words of a wedding advisor, "Just make it the Chris Lee DANCE PARTY."

Got to hold the tongue...

Recently there have been some "drama" going on. I dunno why but it just seems to happen. Then I was starting to realize that maybe I'm the one causing all the drama. Well at least fanning the fires. I don't want to get into details (names) but there are some people that I feel are not being the best people they once were. So does this mean that I need to let it go? Or does this mean that I need to just sit back and be an observer and chime in with the ever so popular "I told you" after the deed is done.

I really need to hold my tongue because I seem to be making matters worse. But my instincts are telling me that I can't just sit back and watch.

Control freak? Maybe, due to my job... Excuses? Shouldn't have any... but I do.

How do I get better?