taking tomorrow off...needed a break. 2-day weekends just aren't enough.

my cousin's bridal shower is on saturday. i'm kind of annoyed because apparently it is mostly her mother's friends and family that are coming. poor thing - not only does she pretty much have to give up control of her wedding (when and where it is held, who is invited, the music, etc.), she doesn't even get to have her own bridal shower done her way? i guess it's just the way she is - doesn't want to cause any friction. but whenever i talk to her, she makes little remarks like "it's not my wedding" - she says that because her parents are paying for it, she has to let them do what they want to do. i really don't get it...i blame her mom - i feel like she's making everything all about herself. there's a part of me that feels like she is gloating that her daughter is the first (of the three of us who grew up together) to get married. she's the competitive type - always like to one-up other family members.

anyway, someone was asking her mom about the bridal shower and she said "everyone needs to bring their own gift, you can't just give one gift from each family" - what kind of made-up bullshit is that??? i am sure that if she's ever gone to a bridal shower with her daughter, she would have only given one gift between from the two of them. she's one of the cheapest people i know!! she's just trying to get more gifts for her daughter. and anyway, it's not unheard of for 2 or 3 people to chip in and buy a nice gift together if they can't afford it on their own. i am wondering why i spent as much as i did - have to remind myself that it's for my cousin, not for her mom.

now that i'm thinking about it, i'm all stressed about what to wear. i have that problem often. i'm sure most people there will be wearing nice dresses/skirts. indians are so damn formal. i want to wear jeans. can i just play dumb and go "oh, i thought this was going to be a casual bridal shower?" posted at 10:22 PM | 0 comments