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Quote: Originally Posted by Heidi They look GREAT Julie!!! I Love the ribbon!!!! great work! Thank you so much Heidi, I could not have done it without YOU!! You are the best.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 just slip it into the wedding budget, FI won't notice, lol! Yeah right, he already cut me off and I am so not even close to done buying things, so I am pretty sure he will notice that. lol

Thank you Tami, I am pretty happy with them. I put velcro on the ribbon so people can put them on their luggage easily. It was a lot of work, but totally worth it.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 I got home and FI wanted to go for chinese food and mai tai's, so I didn't work out either, its awful, if my wedding can't motivate me, what else possibly can! I know, its so sad. Ahhhhh, I don't know what to do now. lol How much is lipo? lol

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Julie I'm the same way, I really want to lose before the wedding but its coming soooo fast! I weighed myself today and lost 3 lbs., now lets see if I can lose a few more this week, that will be an accomplishment! I wish!!! I am not doing well. I did so good all day, but then I got home and had to make cupcakes for a girl at work, and of course I ate 2. It really sucks. I have no idea why I can't stop eating right now. I swear the working out is making me want to eat more.

Where are you getting married? You can look online to find out the exact time the sun sets in certain city's. I am getting married at 4 on October 24. Cocktails at 4:30 and dinner at 6.

Jen!! You are going to love it here. Everyone is so great and soo helpful.

Here are my luggage tags, finally finished. Now I am just working on a letter to send with them, I will hopefully send them out tomorrow night.

Quote: Originally Posted by leharris5 Melissa, where did you get the bags? They are really cute! I think she got them from Oriental Trading Company, but I can ask her if you would like.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs.B 2008 you know them best and you should trust your instincts! if you think she will be excited, then go for it! that is just my opinion and everyone's circumstances are so different ... whatever happens i hope it is all over with soon so you don't have to stress out about it anymore!!! Thank you so much. I will wait till I hear from my other BM and see what everyone on here thinks and then I will ask her. Hopefully it will be really soon, that way I can just get it off my mind and move on.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs.B 2008 i would not like to be asked to be a 'back up' bridesmaid - i don't know if i would be offended but it would defnitely leave a bad taste in my mouth. for me, there is no way around saying ' you just weren't that important in the beginning but now that xxxx has dropped out, you really mean so much " and on a personal note - i am a BIG believer that actions always speak louder than words so i can totally relate to why you are so frustrated - her actions don't back up her 'no matter what' attitude and that is a big dissapointment The thing is I know the girl that I am going to ask would LOVE to be a BM, she really would. I think she was kinda sad that I did not pick her to begin with. So, I think she would be happy about it. But I am worried that it might kinda hurt her feelings as well. She knows that the BM who is dropping out is one of my best friends (I have 2) and so of course I would have picked her first. That is the thing, I think she will understand why I asked other BM first and not her.

Quote: Originally Posted by carlymcmullen I don't think I would be offended, especially if you are close friends. But I also think you don't need even numbers. I have 3 girls and 7 guys in mine. Point being, if YOU think it would be weird to ask one of them, it is fine to have an uneven number in the wedding party. You know your friends better then anyone on here, so how do you think she would feel? Some people are sensitive about things like that and some aren't, so it's hard to say... Good luck and be sure to keep us posted. I think she would be really happy to be in my wedding party, and, she just booked recently, so that is another thing I can say, that she had not booked yet. I just worry that she might also be a little upset that she was not my first choice. I am totally okay with uneven numbers, but for some reason FH is not, he wants us to have the same number. Odd, he does not care about much, but this he does.

I just wanted to post an update. I told you all that I sent my BM an email spelling out exactly how much money she needed. She replied and told me that she really wants to come and is trying really hard to save (even though she has 0 saved in 1 year) and "will let me know in a couple of weeks". Well, the final payments are due on August 21, that is next Tuesday, so she does not have a couple of weeks to let me know. I told her that in the email I sent last night. She does not check her email that often, so I will let you know what she says when I hear from her. I am not holding my breath though. New question, is it odd for me to ask someone else to take her place? If I asked one of you to be my back up BM would you be offended? Should I just leave it at an uneven number, or ask someone else? I have 2 friends I wanted to ask from the beginning, but had to limit my number to 4. If I ask one of them, then other BM could get her $125 back that she paid as a deposit for her dress. What do you all think?

I was having a problem with the walking down the aisle as well, and my FH and I decided that I was walk half way, and he would come up and meet me and walk me the other half. Since we are starting a new life together and it will be the 2 of us from now on, we decided it would be nice for me to walk half way alone and him to walk half way alone to meet up as 1 and walk the rest of the way together to join our lives. It might seem cheesy, but we really like this idea because its all about us becoming a unit. Just a thought.

Myles, is it possible to put the text directly on the picture, instead of in a text bubble? I just think it will look nice to see the beach and the water behind the text. Just at thought. I think it looks good as is though and you have included all the right info, as long as you put all the travel info and resort info on the website so everyone can get all the details. I think you might want to do a letter though for the computer illiterate people and maybe get a card from your TA to include with that magnet (that is what I did).

Quote: Originally Posted by Cait Wow what a fantascis section! i have been struggling with WW on my own (with out going to classes) and this is a great help! i'm hoping to lose about 2 stone for my wedding in July and 1st September will be day 1 of my offical ww diet (starting in September cause i'm going on holiday in 3 days lol) I did lose about 1.5 stones on ww a few years ago but it's all crept back on so my wedding is a kick up the backside to start on it again! OMG I can't believe i'm talking about my wedding lol hehe I also need to get my butt back on WW. I lost 20 lbs doing it last year, so I know I can do it, but with 2 months left before my wedding, I am having a hard time. So, I could use some motivation.

Happy Day Amy!! I hope its a good one.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride I would lvoe the table runners, but I don't have any idea what she paid/and or wants for them! Shelley, she has 8 table runners, not sure how many you need. She said she paid $4 each for them, so make her an offer. Quote: Originally Posted by playagirl Would you be able to ask her how many bags she has left and how much she will sell them for? Thanks I asked her just now about the bags, so I will let you know when she gets back to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv I went yesterday and got my Wellness Assessment. Above average in some areas, below average in others. We've decided my goal is to lose 8 pounds and a 5% reduction in body fat. We got started with a new workout plan ... and I can hardly move today, I am SSOO sore. I planned on going back today, but the Y is closed for some reason. I figured getting back there again today would help ease the soreness. So, I'll be going tomorrow instead. OMG ... I can't believe how not working out since March can make me ssoo sore and out of shape again. Onward, though!!! I will be in tip-top shape come April 2008!!! Help keep me on target, ladies!!! I know exactly how you feel. I went 5 days a week, and then had to stop for a while to take care of family (I would say 6 weeks total) and when I went back I was shocked at how much my body changed, I could not lift the same weights and I got tired really fast. Its crazy. Good for you getting back at it again.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lizzy Jules, would you ask her about the bags? Thanx How many do you want, etc. I will ask her now for you, just let me know what to ask her.

Last week I did pretty good, gym on Tuesday (Monday was a holiday), met with Trainer on Wed and Thurs, but then had 2 birthday parties this weekend and drank wine and ate cake, chips and bad stuff both nights. So, I really have to get serious now, or I am never going to look okay in a swimsuit, way too many people will see me in it, I need to get on the ball now. I am seeing my trainer 2 times again this week, and am going to hit the gym at least 2 more times. Wish me luck.

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Okay, so I'm a week late, but I joined the Y after work today. Tomorrow at 1pm I go for my Wellness Assessment / Test and to get back on an exercise program. I'm a little bummed b/c they told me the military price was no initiation fee and $19/month for both of us ... but tonight they said $60/month. I still signed up though!!! The pounds are starting to creep back up (well, more than creep) and I hate for all the work I did this past winter to not even be noticeable when Tom gets home. So I figure the way my schedule is ... can fit in 7 workouts before he flies back in ... and if I do enough cardio ... hopefully it will help, at least a little bit! Plus, I went to the store last night and bought fruit and healthy sandwich stuff (I ually eat ssoo bad .... pasta, cream sauce, etc etc)... How is it going Tami? Are you getting work outs in?

Guys, Melissa replied to me on facebook. She still has the 8 table runners and said to make her an offer. Is there anything you want me to ask/tell her?

Thanks for all the advice guys. I think I will keep them in the box and bag and just tell them where I got them, that way they know. I really love them more everytime I look at them and I am very happy I got them. This picture does not do them justice at all. I wonder if I took some pics would they look better. Maybe I will do that for the ladies who might want to buy them.

Congratulations Sarah, do you not feel the biggest relief and so much excitement all at the same time. I know that is how I felt, hurdle number 1 is behind you and you did great. I hope we can help you out with the rest of the hurdles that come your way.