We Almost Got Married Last Weekend

So, I hinted before that there had been a little bit of drama between Sammy's dad and me. Mostly caused by me. That was because two weeks ago, Sammy got a call about our apartment. Because of some little itty bitty line somewhere, we couldn't qualify. Naturally, we freaked out. We had three weeks until we were supposed to be moving in. I stayed calm, saying that this obviously wasn't meant to be and we would find the right apartment. I then got a text from Sammy's mom telling me to call her. She told me over the phone that Sammy and I needed to get married the next day, but we still couldn't live together or anything. I had no idea what she was talking about! That was an awkward phone call. Of course, Sammy was at work for all of this. I then got a text from Sammy's dad saying that if we brought in our marriage license by Monday, we could still have the apartment.

Ok, we've already moved the date twice and I've waited so long. My dress was three times more than I thought it was going to be and is currently getting altered. I was not going to just go get eloped! The thought of that made me feel sick to my stomach. But I had two parents telling me that unless I was married, I wouldn't have anywhere to live.

I immediately started calling apartment places, seeing what their prices were. All of them had moved their rent up at least $150 a month from the last time I'd talked to them, and they were for less space in more run down areas. We couldn't afford anywhere else! Sammy's dad called again telling us how we needed to go about getting married at the court house, and what days we should go. I wanted to cry. It seemed like we either needed to give up our wedding, or have nowhere to live. And I'm sorry, but getting married, then going back home to my parents house doesn't make sense.

I then called Brittany, the woman at the apartment building. She is getting married in a few months. I asked her what was going on and that I needed clarification. She explained that if we were married, we could have the apartment. She said she'd talked to her supervisor and said if we brought in a marriage license before move in day, that we would be fine. Then, we would just bring in the signed version after the wedding. We talked about marriage licenses and made sure I understood her. So, we needed the license, but we didn't have to be married? She said yes. The next day I went in to sign some more paperwork and clarified in person with her. She said the same thing again. She also said that she had nightmares about our whole situation all night haha! I did too.

So, after a great big miscommunication spanning multiple states and phones, we didn't have to get married last weekend! This whole time I've been telling Sammy that I just wanted to get eloped, but when in came down to it, that was the last thing I wanted! So, I'll wait my time.

I also learned that I am a grown up and I need to take care of my affairs. I already knew that, but this cemented that in stone. People try to help but things can get confusing and it's best to just do things yourself. Everything is working out just fine though and all is well.

Speaking of marriage licenses, we're actually going to get ours today! Don't worry, I already called and emailed the courthouse to make sure I know what we're doing. :)