Changes

For those who have been on my blog since I first posted it (that's what, a week and a half ago?), you'll notice the layout changes. For starters, ads are finally on the blog! Secondly, layout's different altogether. I wanted something that was me, so I opted for a personal touch. I got one of my favorite pictures of Joshua and me, edited it a little, and got a shell background. We love the beach. And since our wedding will be at Pismo, seemed to suit the blog even more.

Speaking of the wedding, my mom is so stubborn. She wants everyone in the bridal party dressed up. It's a beach wedding, having khakis and a colored button up shirt would be plenty fine for the groomsmen. So long as the colors matched the bridesmaid dresses. I'm really hoping for a marine-colored bridal party. That blue is gorgeous, in my opinion. If all goes well, it should, since my aunt offered to make my sisters' bridesmaid dresses. She's an awesome seamstress, so I think that'll be her wedding gift to me (it'll be a lot cheaper to buy the fabric rather than the dresses themselves).

Now for other matters. Joshua goes back to San Jose next Monday, just so an eye doctor can say "You see fine with glasses." We could have taken him to an eye doctor, but he's not insured, so at least this is a free eye exam. After that, he goes up to San Jose twice more. One for the EDPT test (ha, remembered!), and then the last time, I believe, will be for getting sworn into the Air Force.

Joshua needs to open a bank account, as well, since his checks will be directly deposited. His recruiter suggested USAA for a bank. The benefits of having a checking account with USAA looks really good compared to other places. Like they waive ATM fees up to either 15 times or $15, I don't recall. When he opens an account there, it'll be a joint bank account for him and me, and I'll put my loan checks in there as well.

Last week, him and I just sat there talking about budgeting: which company for what, and what package we should get. It was fun, and I don't know why. I'm not sure when, but once he starts getting paid, we'll most likely get our own phone plan, which opens two slots on his parents' plan (meaning his grandfather and brother will be put on the plan). Then we determined Xfinity for internet, if it's where we happen to live. Better internet than AT&T's. But we'll have phone and television (I'm not sure if U-Verse is cable or satellite, or just considered digital) with AT&T. Budgeting was fun, for some reason. We even made sure to include about $200 for groceries in the budget. I can't remember how much that left us for rent, but we weren't worried. This all depends if we can get his 45+ credits from his old college before BMT. Otherwise, we'll budget again for the hell of it. We're lame, but we're excited for the idea of being on our own.