I had overtime on Friday, so instead of making some extra money, I left early so I could attend Zai’s bridal shower. Apparently, it’s now customary for the men to attend these. I have older people asking me, “What? Why are YOU going?” and the younger people around my age declaring, “Yeah, I had to go to my wife’s.”
So there you go.
The bridal shower was at Connie’s Pizzeria in Chicago, where you can find some of the worst pizza in the windy city. The pizza isn’t BAD per se… just… mediocre. And when you’re in Chicago, one of three centers for pizza in the world, you expect something more.
1. Italy - Thin, crisp, stone over baked crust with the freshest vegatables. I love Italian pizza. So much that I actually order it at nice Italian restaraunts. Try it some time, you won’t be disappointed.
2. New York - Home of the thin floppy crust, very large slices. Not my favorite type of pizza, but a New York style pepperoni pizza with a generous amount of sauce is DELICIOUS.
3. Chicago - Home of the deep dish pizza. The crust is piled high with cheese, vegetables, and sausage. It’s piled so high that one piece is generally enough to be a meal for even the largest of appetites. My personal favorite for this is Arnelio’s Pizzeria, but then I haven’t been to Pizzeria Uno (the first and original pizzeria in Chicago), so maybe I haven’t tried the best.
Connie’s has thick crust, lots of cheese, and a distinct absense of sauce. It reminds my of when I used to eat Domino’s. Not really bad… just blah. Although Zai swears by their pizza, so I guess there’s no accounting for taste.
I met her co-workers and they seemed nice enough, save a very angry woman who complained about nearly everything. It turns out she’s the computer teacher at the school, and that she doesn’t know anything about computers, relying on ZAI to fix the issues she has.
Zai is a smart girl, but a computer technician she is not. This should say something about the supposed teacher.
We were given a handmade fan that had money folded into it. We were very grateful, as honestly we were wondering just how exactly we were going to pay for the trip. I DID have the money in savings, but I was doing my best not to touch that. The money ended up buying me the suit I was going to wear for the wedding, so it worked out very well.
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we couldn’t remove the money without destroying the fan.
Saturday I picked up our wedding bands from Jared. They set me back a pretty penny, but it was money well spent. I managed to buy them out of pocket, so I don’t have a new debt floating over my head. As of now, I am debt free, and I’m trying to keep it that way.
Sunday we just relaxed, I spent most of the day playing World of Warcraft. Looks like no matter what I do, I can’t escape that game. Truth be told, I’m having more fun now than I have in quite awhile.
Zel-kun out.
Zai | 14-Apr-08 at 10:31 am | Permalink
Well, noting on the computer teacher… I don’t do anywhere near as much work as the other computer teacher does. It seems all that woman ever does is create more problems for her to fix! I do whatever I can when I can, but when it comes right down to it, if it is a problem I can’t fix, it goes to computer teacher #2, which, as you might imagine, is often.
And I LOVE Connie’s Margharita pizza when it is thin crust for the sole purpose that it is SUPPOSED to be sauceless. You know I don’t like too much sauce on my pizza. Heartburn.
Zel-kun | 14-Apr-08 at 10:39 am | Permalink
That crust was not thin!
Zai | 14-Apr-08 at 10:41 am | Permalink
They forgot to order it thin crust for me! All they remembered was that I liked margharita. I should give them credit for at least remembering that as often as we order Connies at work (Maybe 3 or 4 times a year!)
Julie Scott | 15-Apr-08 at 6:43 pm | Permalink
Woo! Weddings!
I never got a bridal shower. That sounds like fun.
Email me Wedding details. It’s lost somewhere in my scrollback.