Thursday, April 17, 2008   Last night my parents gave me an
offer that threw me for a loop.  They had offered to pay for the
catering at our wedding. Because of venue-imposed restrictions,
we are limited on the caterers we are allowed to use. And they
are all pretty fancy. And so the catering quotes we've gotten so
far? Are a lot lot and did I say lot? of money.  So, my parents
said, they could pay whatever the catering ultimately winds up
being. Or we could have a simpler reception and they'd just give
us the rest of what they would have spent. It could be money
that we could use towards the down payment on a house.  Spend it
on food? Put it towards a house?  It seems like the answer
should be so clear cut. Both my parents said they'd take the
cash if they were in my shoes. But. Well, just but.  On the one
hand, I want to be a bridey-bride. And I want to treat our
family and friends to something lovely and have a nice event.
This is the only time I'm going to do this, and I really want to
enjoy it, and for m