Whatever Wednesday: Happy Birthday To Me!

So, Sunday was my birthday. It went OK, there were a few bumps, and overall I think the older I get, as much as I want to be excited about birthdays, they just aren't as exciting anymore. I feel horrible saying that, because my husband tried really hard to make it wonderful, but there were a few things that popped up that he just couldn't expect or really fix.

For one, my biggest birthday present was a new digital camera. I thought about which one I wanted, and had it picked out and all, and Jeremy ordered it. Well, he checked it the next day to see if it had shipped yet, and found out they canceled his order (he ordered through paypal, and was having it shipped to his work, so since his work address wasn't a "verified" paypal address, they wouldn't ship it there.) Well, he was a little upset because he hadn't gotten any type of email that it wouldn't ship. If he hadn't of checked it, he wouldn't have known. We decided to go out and look at other camera's at an actual store, and after talking to the sales person, I actually found one I thought would not only work better, but was also a little cheaper. So we bought that one.

Two days later? Paypal took the money out of our account for the first camera. It wasn't pending at all, they just randomly took it out, but the order was still canceled. This also caused us to overdraft. Fun, eh? So after spending hours on the phone with paypal, they told us they would refund the money TO THE BANK within four business days (which would have been Friday.) Friday rolls around, still no money in the bank. Jeremy calls back, they tell him it's not their policy to refund the money to the bank, but rather to his paypal account (which, that's NOT what they told him. He talked to two different people and they both told him the money would be back in the bank by Friday.) So, I guess the money had actually been sitting in his paypal account since Tuesday (again, when he talked to people, NO ONE told him this.) And now we're waiting for it to be transferred back to the bank.

So that was a bit of a bummer.

But, it was a good thing we had all that drama with Dave and Busters, because we didn't have nearly as many people show as we should have, which was also annoying. I don't really care if you tell me you're not coming, or even that you might come, but I HATE it when people say they're coming, and then just don't show. OK, I get things pop up, but it seems over and over it's the SAME people, and it's always the people that either complain that no one shows or RSVP's to their things, or when I stop inviting them to things, they complain that I don't invite them. But to me, it's like, why ask you to come when I know you aren't going to show anyway?

I have one friend in particular, she was upset that I thought I wasn't going to be able to come to her son's birthday party (she told me it was going to be the 16th, so I said it was going to go. Then she changed it to the 22nd, which I had plans for. But then my plans got canceled and I was able to go.) But she complained the whole time about all her friends who didn't show. Well, I didn't say anything, because she had done the same thing to me a few months ago at Cayden's first birthday party. But then she swore up and down she was coming, and they already had a sitter and yadda yadda yadda. Doesn't show, doesn't even call. I come home to a facebook comment that she was really sorry they couldn't come, but their sitter had canceled. Every time it's something, and it's just so annoying to me. The situation is even more annoying because it was her mother in law she was having babysit, and there's so much drama with that, but we won't get into it.

I sound like I'm complaining a lot. Which is awful, because the people who were there? Were the ones who really mattered. And it was awesome and fun, and I was shocked because they brought me gifts, which I was not expecting at all. I went off my diet and ate a lot of not good for me food, and drank a lot of not good for me alcohol, and it was a good time.

I'm not starting to look ahead to Jeremy's birthday, I would like to get a bunch of his friends out for a surprise party. He's so low key and doesn't ask for much, so I'd like to surprise him.

What else is going on? We're getting ready to file our taxes, we're waiting on Jeremy's last w-2, which will hopefully be here today. Our big plan with our taxes is to get a new car. I hate the one I'm driving now, it's old, it's a junker, it's just.. Ugh. But, there is one thing I do love about it - I don't have a car payment. So we're going to look around and see what we can find. I don't really want a car payment, but if we have a small-short one, I can do that. My dream? Is to find an xl-7 (love them. Dunno why, but I do.) I don't think that's going to happen, but I would really love it if it did. I actually found one, decently priced, it's in Cinci, which is OK, not too far from us, and I LOVE going to Cinci, but alas, they don't have financing for us. I'm really bummed but... Cest La Vie.

Then our plan is to sell our other two cars and get Jeremy a new pick up (and by new, I mean new to us. Jeremy actually prefers his trucks to be old and kinda beat up - as long as they run well, and can haul a load, he doesn't really care what he looks like. We actually both miss his old truck, which was REALLY old, REALLY loud, and REALLY big, we called it big green. We had our first date in that truck. I loved it. I couldn't tell you what it was, but it was a wonderful truck.)

So. I'm excited for that.

What about you guys? What are your plans for your taxes?

Two additional things: I added some of the blog links up on the side again. However, those are ones I had to search for, or get from other blogs that I read. No one posted any blogs. So, again, if you want your blog up, or a blog you love, please comment with the address, and whether it's fiction or non-fiction.

Secondly, I will be wrapping up the flashback posts here in the next few days. I don't LOVE the way they're written, but I was just trying to close things down, so to speak.

Also, I just want to say, I've gotten some really lovely comments lately. I really do appreciate all you guys have to say, good, or bad. It really makes this worth doing, to know people do really enjoy it and like it. So, again, thank you so much!