WARNING--IT IS THAT TIME OF THE MONTH.
Anyways, today was THE day we were going to mail out the invitations. We've had to push back THE day for about a week since everything seems more important than getting these out to everybody else-at least the people in my life who HAVE made any effort to help with anything-the list is VERY SMALL. Well, weeks ago I went to the post office to get the correct stamp price. I was told by the man it would be .79 per invitation. Just to DOUBLE check--I went on usps.com and entered in the information...Yep! .79 per invitation. Just to TRIPLE check--I mailed out my future-mother-in-laws invitation. Did it get there? YES, IT DID.
So on THE day---which was supposed to be TODAY---I go to the post office to mail out MOST of the invitations. (The rest are still in envelope limbo-which is where they go if we don't know how to address the names or don't have the physical address.) So...I parked on the street, put money in the meter, and waited in line. It's my turn...yay! "Hi! These are our wedding invitations so I just wanted to make sure I gave them to you by hand instead of putting them in the mailbox :)" The man looked pleased to help--then he pulled out some funny looking ruler---"These actually cost $1 each to mail"---"Excuse me?"---"Yes miss, I'm sorry to tell you---but these cost $1 each to mail"
Apparently he didn't realize ALL the double and triple checking I had done to make sure I had the right postage! He HAD to be wrong!!! This just couldn't be happening to me! I never thought I would start crying at the post office--but I admit, I totally felt a tear run down my cheek. I called my two saviors--John and Mommy--and immediately they came to the post office to my rescue! After another discussion with the mailman we decided we MUST get another stamp and make the pretty envelopes I worked so hard on---just PLAIN ugly. "Well, we have a 27 cent stamp" said the man---"may we please see it?" As he pulls out an ugly piece of paper filled with half eaten fruits. "No, that just WILL NOT do. What is the prettiest stamp that you have" ---"Well, we have hearts but they are 42 cent stamps" ----"We'll take them!" So after putting on heart stamps (beside the heart stamps that were .79) we put them into the mailbox!!!! They look absolutely horrible and tacky but at least I don't have to look at them anymore :) I apologize in advance to others that will...I swear the intent was elegant; just the outcome sucked!
So, me and my post office posse walk outside--satisfied. not happy, but satisfied. Then as I walk to my car I realize I got a parking ticket! $48!!!!
I can't even be upset at this point. These invitations will be the end of me if I let it get to me. So now I'm going to drink wine, take my little "time of the month" happy pills, and attend my cake tasting......a little tipsy!!! ;)
