I love a good bargain.

Ok. I'm trying to be the happy, perky bride and do the small talk stuff when people ask about wedding details. I'm not going to lie though. I'm sick of it. I'm so tired of my head hurting from all the details. For any of you out there thinking that a small wedding is easier, it's not. There's still an insane number of details to deal with and plans to make. The happiest day of my life will be November 20. That will be the day I wake up married to the best man in the world and the first day I don't have to think about wedding plans. I'm obviously missing that gene that every other woman in the world has that just makes you want to plan a wedding from the day you're born.



I decided to stick to doing everything black and white. I like it because it's classy and chic. Last week I placed an order for our napkins only to receive an email telling me that the black napkins were on backorder....yada yada yada. Seriously? Backordered napkins? Not wanting to risk having to run out the day of the wedding to buy napkins and receive 200 napkins with our names on them the day AFTER the wedding, I cancelled the order and started my search again. I have always loved anything monogrammed and I've seen a lot of napkins in various stores with a "J" already on them but they're always black and ivory...not white. I loved this style though. (Side note: Have I already typed two paragraphs about napkins? God help me.)



Anyway, I totally lucked up today. FINALLY something good happened with the wedding plans. I found black and white napkins in the pattern I wanted. That's not the best part. They were $0.60 a pack. That's 60 CENTS y'all!


I also found some acrylic goblets (wine glasses) on the same site for $1.55! How insane is that? These are the same glasses I found in a store in Monroeville and I wanted for the wedding but they were all out of J's. They are beautiful in person and I didn't even realize they were acrylic in the store until I picked them up.

After I placed my order, I realized they had some acrylic tumblers with a J on them as well for $1.55 and I'm regretting not ordering those now for our everyday glasses. Oh well.

I just had to share the site with all of you in case you like a good deal too. The site is http://www.initialboutique.com/ . Let me know what kind of deals you find!!

A Letter

Dear Cordova Mall,

I would like to say that I have been patient and understanding during the last what seems like 2 years of your remodeling the food court. I have walked around your construction and not complained. I have simply found other places to eat and never said a word. I always like to think of the fact that on the other side of construction and upgrades is a land of something better.

On Saturday, I visited the mall and thought I would venture to the "new and improved" food court. Fear and uncertainty best describe the feelings I had as I walked down what seemed like a mile long isle to the food court where I was harassed by cheap cell phone holder people and other various scary characters. I was unsure if I was still in the mall or in some trap corridor to a black market in some unknown location.

After what seemed like an eternity, I finally arrived in the food court. I am not sure if you are aware of this fact, but downsizing from approximately 10-15 food options to only 5, is not better. In fact, it is what I would call a downsizing. Especially when 3 out of 5 were some type of Asian cuisine and one was a bad pizza place. The only redeeming eatery in the whole place was Chick-fil-A. Please don't take this the wrong way. I love Chinese food as much as the next person, but sometimes you just aren't in the mood for that or chicken. Come on Cordova Mall. What were you thinking?

I also noticed the seating area was smaller. If you've ever visited this mall, you will remember that it was practically impossible to find a seat before. Good luck now. Although, I can't imagine it will be as much of an issue with the fewer eating choices and all.

I also visited your new restrooms found in the same area. I must say that for new restrooms, they were filthy. In fact I stood there with a hard decision to make. Should I waddle to the bathrooms on the other end of the mall with this 6 gallons of diet coke on my bladder or risk catching something from using those restrooms. I chose risking the walk to the other side of the mall. I then trekked back to the food court to eat some Chinese food. This time I carried my pepper spray through the scary, never ending corridor leading to the food court.

In conclusion, basically I just wanted you to know that I don't feel my patience payed off in this situation. I don't feel like any improvements were made. Your "new and improved" food court is actually "slightly upgraded decor and disappointing".

Thank you,
A disgruntled shopper