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don't take this away from me! lol Hormel Foods > SPAM® family of products Seventy Years and Counting The first can of SPAM® luncheon meat was produced in 1937 in Austin, Minn. From the beginning, SPAM® was unique—it stood alone in its low price, convenience and delicious taste. It immediately became America’s favorite luncheon meat, and by 1941, 40 million pounds of SPAM® had been sold. With America’s entry into World War II, SPAM® luncheon meat was called into action overseas. With Allied forces fighting to liberate Europe, we provided 15 million cans of luncheon meat to troops every week. SPAM® luncheon meat became an essential item in soldiers’ diets, often serving as the last line of defense between battle-weary soldiers and starvation. Following the war, world leaders the likes of Dwight Eisenhower, Margaret Thatcher and Nikita Khrushchev all credited SPAM® luncheon meat for its role in the Allied victory.

oh YIKES! maybe you're just glowing?

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Ann! I love your belly growth chart! How cute is that tiny little belly?! lol - thanks! we're trying to take pics every 4 weeks. i thought it might be fun to see them all next to eachother. i might change it though - it's so right there, and "in your face!"

well, in case you're ever in the area ... Austin MN - Spamtown USA SPAM Museum | SPAM.com

totally forgot that I could just upload from my computer for the siggy. all set!

oh that sucks. like clockwork, i get a speeding ticket every 5 years. my last one was a few years ago - so I am good for a couple more - I hope!

ditto, Alyssa - yours is great!

sounds much easier ... now i need to go find the account info.! have it handy?

Alyssa - I did that, have my picture all saved as a .jpg - but when I upload to Shutterfly, it's resizing/cropping it. Whattup!?

got it! so far 7 ladies have paid via PayPal, and a few said they're mailing checks. woohoo!

Remember to send me a PM so that I can officially add you to the list (I may not catch you if you just say something on this thread) - and also to get info. on how to send in the $10. Please be sure to put your BDW name on your PayPal payments or checks ... I've figured them all out so far, but some of you aren't as obvious! lol

WOOHOO - Julie! So happy for ya ... welcome to the prego club, Nugget and I are wishing you a safe, healthy, and happy pregnancy!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kitooze I actually emailed them at the beginning of Feb. Just sent out the actual invitations this past week and people started receiving them on Tuesday. Most of our friends and family have known for months that a wedding was on the way, and were just waiting for a date to be set. Not my ideal to wait so long for everything, but my fiancee has serious problems making decisions and always holds things up. I am to the point where I am just making decisions behind his back at this point to get things done. Out of all my friends and family I only expect 10-16 to come, but my fiancee's side will probably have a big turnout. In the end we expect 50 - 60. Ahhh - I see. That's a good size group, I think - we had about 60 as well. I'd say about 1/4 of them were my side!

Quote: Originally Posted by Nic Dragomire wow, what a psycho! thats just nuts to think at some point he actually thought "ya.... spamming all the girls on the the forum, ya thats the best idea I've had in a while" the only spam that's good is the one in a can..... umm wait a minute, I take that back. Hey, you're not knocking SPAM in front of a MN gal, are ya? Ever had spam curds? You need to visit the MN State Fair!

Quote: Originally Posted by crawford2B I have no clue how much we are spending. But I do know too much for what we talked about prior to the wedding. I have not kept track. We are only having 7 at our wedding in ROR, so I have come to the conclusion I have not spent as much as most of you but too much for my budget! I kinda of did a backwards approach too - I never set a budget, but just tracked what I spent. It did end up being way more than we thought! Oh well - it was worth it I think.

I think Yari said the deadline was Tue - so that should be just fine. I've already received some $$ from a few ladies - you're on top of things!

Welcome! I was married at Caletas last June, and it was absolutely amazing. There are some links in my siggy, if you're interested. Let us know if you have any questions! Also, you should check out these threads if you haven't already: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t1775 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t2801 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t12753

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Yari Saraha DreaW froggie1013 ? sodria gkashmira chprfan jilly76 sarah alyssa Just Martha Betsy LMP333 tlomlad amandalovesryan Shelleyf cessyboston Do you guys realize that if just everyone on this list participates, it would be $170 - that's some good motivation! It's not $250,000, but it ain't bad!

FYI - I also added the rules to the first post, so they're easy to find. I know on the show they have weekly weigh ins and updates - I already made my little spreadsheet to track the weight change by week - so I can post weekly updates if you'd like. I'm excited for you all!

Since this is your "STD" - are your guests already booked, or at least know about the wedding date/location - or is this first they're hearing? Can't wait to hear about their response!

if everyone that wants in could snd me a PM (include name please!) - then I will give my email so you can PM me. or if you'd rather send a check, i can give an address.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I didn't notice that was mickey. I was talking about the one on the packages page of the wedding taken from the side from far away. the only picture i saw (i didn't stay long) looked like the wedding rings on the hand of some statue or doll - like mickey mouse!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan notice the picture he chose to showcase on his packages page. It makes the happiest day of their life look very sad. c'mon, you don't like Mickey Mouse holding the rings? you're just no fun! Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I'm starting to feel rejected. Why didn't he PM me? He doesn't want to photograph my wedding? lol - he was probably in the middle of PMing you when we banned him. i'm sure that was it!

as for the $$ - we can use my PayPal account. you guys can trust me, of course, but you will also know how much $$ is in the pot by how many people are "playing" - easy enough! i do have one request - please NO credit cards - i get charged a fee for that! if you'd rather put a check in the mail - i'm fine with that too. as for the timing of it all - you tell me the rules and i will abide by and enforce them (note my title! lol).

Nice work! Your date is approaching fast!