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Of course Diana...you'll find that I love to eat

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarah When I was little, my dad & I made pizza together every Friday- it was our fun little family tradition. We used the pizza crust recipe from the Better Home & Gardens cookbook. It's super easy... I love how you and dad had that tradition, how cool is that! I'll save the recipe. That's a great thing to carry on with your kids one day. Quote: Originally Posted by MikkiStreak Yep! Grill all the veggies & meats first. Once those are done, it's time for the dough... Spray the dough on one side with Pam Grilling (lightly), then put it on the grill for about 2 minutes with the lid closed. Spray the other side of the dough, quickly put the toppings on the side already grilled, close the lid and leave on there for about 2-3 minutes. VIOLA! It's the best pizza you'll ever have. I'm sold Maria...we bbq weekly...sometimes days in a row since we have no weather system here! This is great to try. Thanks everyone for the topping suggestions...really really great ideas/recipes. This sounds more fun than a taco party...which we have too because we have this thing with large quantities of food and friends

Interesting tidbit Christa, I'm learning a lot here too. Rachelle what a pain that you drove there and it was Sunday....gosh that would suck ( Funny about OK, I just heard on the radio that Utah also has beer with lower alcohol content. Sorry to hijack Shelley....I still plan on making the pomegranate martini drink ) Oh, and Tami your bonfire sounds like it will be awesome...reminds me of the end of waiting to exhale when they are drinking around the bonfire on nye...lol

Wow that came up fast!!! When do you leave?

Ugggh.....close quarters sure do suck ( I finally have some space but I've been there, so I know your pain. Let it out, go for a drive turn the music up and scream...that's what I used to do when I was overwhelmed...lol May not be the best solution but it helps ) *hugs*

Totally, for a wedding I wouldn't risk it when there are so many low priced packages that are available through a TA, plus you have an advocate in case something goes wrong.

Okay I'm going to stop complaining about the no alcohol after 2am in CA thing because you guys have it really tough! State stores are new to me too! Yep, some liquor stores deliver direct but we also have something called Pink Dot that delivers until 3am (alcohol until 2). Pink Dot kicks ass because you can order almost anything. Like say it's midnight and you don't want to leave the party, Pink Dot will bring you a bottle of Ketel One, condoms, tampons, advil, anything. Even pregnancy tests...lol If you're hungry they'll bring hot food. If you're cooking they'll bring groceries. Usually within 30 minutes. I swear when I first moved here and lived in the dorms our orders used to go something like this - "Yeah we need a 12 pack of Heineken, a bottle of Jack, zig zags, toilet paper, Marlboros, 3 tuna melts, and rocky road ice cream....oh and Doritos". LOL We were young and lost our minds! And they only charge $3.50 to deliver, usually within 30 minutes. Look: http://www.pinkdot.com/index.htm

YAY!! I just read the blog and got goosebumps....how sweet and crazy was that? Sooooo funny that you took the picture. The Getty Center is one of my favorite places in L.A., what an amazing place to make a memorable moment! Fantastic pictures ) Your ring is gorgeous, I love the blue in the middle....not like most rings I see and that's what makes it awesome! Congrats on the engagement and good luck finding a photographer...I guess it's kind of like master chefs finding someone to cook for them...lol

Thanks! LOL Yeah we got some whistles too...it was pretty funny. My friend said that kiss should have got me pregnant! When you're feeling the spirit you gotta go for it...you'll see in just a few months! I can't wait to see/hear your LC stories )

I think that's awesome and you may be our first South America bride! We can still help, I bet some of our members have visited SA before and can provide you with helpful suggestions. Happy planning!

Oooh do they have a bad record? I always forget to check into things like that!

Doug has taste...very cute! And I'm sure he loves his new guitar!

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. no liquor sold in grocery stores and 7-11s in nj! we actually have to go to the liquor store for any kind of alcohol...some sam's clubs and costcos sell liquor, but none around here...however, they are open on sundays No liquor in NJ grocery stores either? Who knew? My friend in Louisiana goes to the drive-through dacquiri spots.....you can drink and drive but you can't buy on Sundays. The logic is so crazy! I'm learning so much from this thread, thanks Shelley for starting it!

Thanks Lauren!!! I love parmesan and ricotta is sooo good.....sometimes I make this pasta with ricotta and nutmeg (believe it or not) and it is fabulous! Ricotta on pizza sounds grrrrreat!

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyP Most of Saturday. Some of the kids asked if I would take them out and site see. But other than that Saturday is drinking with BDW Cool....what's the date on that again?

You can grill pizza and I'm just finding out about this? Holy smokes! So you just put the raw dough on the grill?

Good God, only in America...I bet you can buy cigarettes 24/7 at these places....fu@kers! I've never heard of a dry city until now. I wonder how that started? You guys would be drunk fools here...we can get liquor delivered to our front door (up until 2am of course).

Okay, that makes sense. We booked our honeymoon with a TA at an agency that says they have preferred rates with specific resorts and I always wondered if that was a gimmick..lol The payments were made through gogo as opposed to the agency though, so I guess that's their supplier. Thanks ;o)

You'll be able to spin...it is some kind of wood I think? Ours was covered with an astro-turf type material, and I know Ann's dancefloor had some mats on top of that which may not be the best for spinning in heels (like the mats we're on in my siggy pic). Ask your WC what your options are. I think it's great that you're doing salsa!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrs.L I thought about the RIU in Aruba. But trip advisor has a lot of complaints. The main concern I had is that the beds are 2 beds pushed together and they are made seperatley. I dont think that on my wedding night or honeymoon I want to have to deal with that. Other than that, from the website it looks amazing. That's funny because I've also heard that here and there for various RIU resorts, including RIU Ocho Rios where we booked our honeymoon. That was a concern of mine when we booked our honeymoon but I thought the place was so pretty I would get over it. Well we got there and no such thing, we had one large King bed, not 2 mattresses pushed together. Maybe not all rooms have the same bedding? But after extensive, um, testing of the mattress I can assure you ours was one solid piece

That sounds about right to me.

Oooh yes, do a vow renewal! 10 year anniversary is a perfect time!

I have a TA question, do all TA's basically have access to the same rates/packages? Or do some TA's have relationships with different resorts/airlines that give them access to better rates?

I second that!

Mmm...bbq chicken pizza sounds good. I'll add chicken and bbq sauce to my list of toppings. I'm trying to get somethig for everyone, from the basic pepperoni person to the more adventerous. There are a lot of toppings but it's easy to set them out and let people do their thing. This is what I have planned so far: homemade sauce mozzerella cheddar goat cheese (DH hates the stuff, more for me!) pecorino romano cheese pepperoni spicy italian sausage linguica prosciutto clams (garlic & clam pizza and wine...omg) mushrooms roma tomatoes artichoke hearts basil diced garlic red onions olives pineapple red pepper flakes What am I missing?