Out of control

I knew this would happen, but I hoped it wouldn't !
Most of the places I've called have "no available Saturdays for 2006" which means I'm screwed.
I did make appointments for 3 places that are local and do have availability for the date we want.
And I just found a couple of funky places that are a little further away....so they'll be next on my "to call" list....
To add to all of this insanity, I spoke with mom today who was shocked at the "per head" minimum I'm finding (we're not in small-town Florida anymore, ma ! ! !). It's amazing how when we got engaged she and my step-father were all about "we'll pay for it ! ! !" and now she said "you know we'll help you out with this".
Help me out.
Huh.
What the fuck did I DO to get downgraded?!?!??!
She tried to shove the shithole I'd used for my last fiasco (the runaway bride incident) and I told her "Absolutely NOT".
I didn't really WANT them to pay for everything - I wanted to be able to tell them that we'd pay for a portion of it. It's a bit of a smack in the face when she determines it for me.
GRRRRR....
Sorry for the rant y'all...
And I promise to try REALLY hard not to turn this blog into my own little wedding blog....
I've just got a THROBBING headache after all of this crap today and needed to vent....
Perhaps an apple martini will help?
;0)