Hell and Back- a fight with David's Bridal

So after I picked up my dress, which I just took over to my sister's house, the Assistant Manager from David's Bridal called and told me that they put the wrong slip and Long bra in with my dress. She was very apologetic and assured me that they had already ordered the right ones and would call me when they got them. Well finally I got the call and was told I could come pick them up so I did so and took my sister who is also my maid of honor. So when I got there the girl at the front desk asked why I was there and I explained and she told me they didn't do exchanges, to which I said "For me you do." Which makes me feel very self important but she was kinda mean anyway. So she looked up my account and went and got the ones that were held for me. Then she wanted to know if I wanted to try them on, and I was kinda in a hurry and said no I would try them on at home. First she told me that if I didn't try on my stuff there they would not exchange them because they only allow one exchange. Then she wanted to know if I was going to need to see one of my bride's maid dresses before I bought them....

(Deep Breath) I have to explain that this is not the only problem I have had with this store. When I was buying my dress they wouldn't take the check Jeff had written me, no explanation, So I brought a different check one that was a starter check from another account, to which the same girl that was at the desk, Accused me of having/ using a fraudulent check. So when I did pay for my dress I did so on my debt card and asked if that was all of it, to which I was told yes.

So I asked for some clarification as to what she was talking about. And she told me that my bridesmaid dresses were not ordered yet.... Long silence and then I lost most of my resolve. I know my sister a little bit of my Bridezilla because she was telling me to take a deep breath and it was going to be ok. So she asked if I had a receipt and I wasn't sure but I went out and looked in my wallet and found one. I was not happy and so the girl called for a manager.

Lora the manager came and made an itemized receipt and my dresses were not there. So she looked up my account and if it couldn't get any worse they have discontinued my sister's dress in her size..So I told her to pull ALL the dresses that did come in my sister's size because I wanted to see EVERY SINGLE ONE. And that i guessed that since we were going to take ALL this time I would try on my stuff. And then I asked her about they're exchange policy. After a little negotiation she agreed that they would exchange them if I needed it before my wedding, because it was their fault that I had to exchange them the first time. So my sister tried on the dress that my little sister is wearing and it looked so much better on her than the other one did so we bought it instead.

All in all a very frustrating day at David's bridal. I still need my veil though so we will see what happens next time.

Ideas, Fun, and Catching up.

So lets start today's blog off with some awesome ideas:

    Idea 1. I have been toying with the idea of selling the arm warmers that I knit. If I could make them on a regular basis I think I would work nicely.

    Idea 2. I am thinking of doing a monthly "special" Blog. I have some ideas. I would love to hear from you guys about anything that you might like to hear about.

So In other news  Friday my little sisters and two of their friends came over and stayed the night. I made them some amazing Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo.( I will leave the recipe at the end) After dinner we walked down to the city park and took some awesome pictures. Then we watched movies and went to sleep. It was good to have them over except now my house looks like a tornado rolled through. But it was nice and just means I will have to do some cleaning today.

Yesterday I went with my family to a company picnic type of gathering at Oaks Park  in Portland. Candi, Mel and I had tons of fun all day riding the rides and Mel and I even conquered a couple of our fears. I am scared of roller coasters and especially ones that go upside down. When I went to six flags in California a few years ago I didn't ride any of the coasters cause I was super scared, and I have always regretted it.  So I went on the coaster at Oaks Park and it really wasn't that bad at all it was a lot of fun actually. I wish now that I had gone on the Screaming Eagle with Candi but I didn't. One fear at a time!
It was tons of fun except that my other sister Cyndi had to work so she didn't get to go. Incidentally now we are planning a return trip so that we can all have fun.  The bad thing that happened while we were there is that I got a sunburn. Damn my fair skin! Thank God it isn't too bad.

Recipe Time:

I took 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken breasts  cut them up into 1/2 inch chunks and heated some Olive Oil and cooked the chunks with like 1/4 tsp garlic powder and  a bit of onion powder. When they were done I took them out and set them aside. Then I took 2 boxes of Pasta Roni Fettuccine Alfredo, and followed the directions and when it was boiling I added the chicken back in along with a can of corn(drained). Then I let it thicken and ta da!  I make several variations.

From scratch, well as scratch as I can, I cook the chicken as above and add mushrooms, and onions, diced. I make noodles separate and at the end I mix them all together with Alfredo sauce. It is delicious!