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Congratulations to all, great contest!!

Cool video!!!! You got some great pics as well, so funny to see the bride all sitting calmly with little fishies swimming around her legs

DH said go see Step Brothers for laughs...he follows movies so I asked him

Trampolines are excellent! They are fun and some people argue that rebounding is the best form of excercise if you have the right type of trampoline. Here is some more info on that: Why rebounding is so beneficial I hope everything works out well with your mom's health

Gorgeous!!!!

Welcome, Christina

I want to work for your sister! LOL I'm sure the show will be crazy funny!

Quote: Originally Posted by MaryS I am so glad to hear many people go to beauty schools for services. I am a Director at a beatuy school. And I have the best time. We see about 900 guest a week. We have a pretty loyal client base. People love coming in because they know that they are going to get a great color and cut for a great price. And the best thing our guest say is that the educator is involed in the entire service. We do a consulation with our students and their guest, we oversee the service then we check every guest before they leave, so the guest knows they would not leave us unless they are satisfied. But yes there are times when its not perfect but we guarantee all our services. Thanks to all of you for being apart of our students education. Very cool! You don't happen to have a Los Angeles affiliate do you?

Quote: Originally Posted by Yari I don't have Sirius, but I have XM. I love 20 on 20 and Flight 23. We have XM at work and I'm in charge of selecting music so we listen to 20 on 20, Kiss, 80's on 8, 90's on 9, Boneyard, The City, and The Joint in rotation every day. Love those channels! I have Sirius with Dish Network, not sure if all the channels are the same but I enjoy it. I can't wait for the merger, that should be cool!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan do you know what kind of file it is? mine was a .vob file. You can just change the extension to .mpg & it behaves much better. Mine played fine on the computer. But, I couldn't edit it until I changed it to a .mpg & then converted the .mpg to an .avi. I did a bunch of editing tonight. I am really starting to love the video now. I just have to import the music & draft 1 will be done. it's good enough for the AHR. I'll probably improve it later. I just want something finished before we fly home so I don't have to share the making out video with the entire AHR. Thanks Morgan, I'll have to pop it in and check what it is but .vob sounds vaguely familiar. I know it was something I'd never seen before.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Mailing it out to you today! I'm sure Will will love that. Haha. I know, right?

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulaV Great information Glenda, thank you for posting it. I am surprised at how easy it is to have it changed for credit cards, bills, cell phones, etc. I *still* have not changed my name and as I discussed with Jamy, if I were still in Mexico, I wouldn't - women just don't legally change it. I was trying to figure out a way to have my maiden and his last name both as my last name so I could go by either one. I was thinking of you and wondering how it's coming along...it's such a big decision and a lengthy process so don't do anything until you are certain! I can't imagine how tough it would be to change your name a third time LOL

I put them in the post for you, when you get the photobucket code you want to click on the image icon (looks like a postcard with a mountian on it) and insert the code/url, and it will display them for you. Pics are cute but a little small, if you have a chance to resize them at Photobucket that would be great

Quote: Originally Posted by Tammy Host if any other bride wants to organize their resort info in one thread like stephanie, we won't stop you You can say that again!

I don't know if that's the Riu Santa Fe but sorry that video is hilarious! At first I thought it was their guests carrying on but at about the 1 minute mark you can see it's people in the pool. It had to be spring break or something, right? The crowd seems like a younger, partying bunch of people and there are way too many of them! Hopefully Riu Santa Fe brides can chime in, good luck

Although the ties will probably look great and complete your vision, I agree to let FI win this one if he is truly opposed to it. If he didn't care either way then I would say go with the ties you want, but brides control so much of the wedding so if he wants this let him have it. It won't matter in the end and it will spare you from a fight

Ooooh I want to play! I'll look for A's tomorrow but I must warn you that I also have a sucky/basic camera that I can only do so much with LOL I love the A's you guys have found so far!

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Jamy I'm shocked your credit cards wouldn't let you do it over the phone. I have American Express, Chase, Bank of America and they all let me do it over the phone with no problems. Yep, Capital One and Macy's said it's for my protection and I had to do it that way. And it gets better, I ordered concert tickets and put my "new" name as the credit card holder because it had been over a week since I made the change...Ticketmaster said the names didn't match so I explained and gave my maiden name, and "for my protection" they wouldn't send me the tickets anymore. I had to go in person to pick them up, and pay a $1 convenience charge...it's madness I tell you! LOL Quote: Originally Posted by JUSTUSTWO In terms of the Driver's License, you can go online & fill out the form that has to do with "name changes". I then took that form, my marriage certificate & my old drivers license & went to the DMV. I thought I just had to give them that form & that would be it. I was not prepared for them to tell me that I had to take a new picture!!!! I did that & that was it. I got my new license in the mail in like 2 weeks. In CA you can't even print out the form online and take it in, another safety concern. I had to go to the DMV and stand in line for the form (because those forms aren't sitting out with the others for safety reasons). Then I filled it out, got back into line, and was given a number to wait for the person I had to show my documents to! Quote: Originally Posted by NYJen Yeah Glenda!!! I'm glad nothing was too painful for you. I'm going to the DMV tomorrow - wish me luck. Oh, and did I ever tell you about when I went to change my name with my bank. I still bank with Bank of America (even though I'm no longer an employee.) So the first thing I did was call them and ask what was needed. They told me I could go to any branch and all I needed was my marriage certificate (MC.) I even told the woman on the phone that my MC is in Spanish, would that be a problem? She said no. Ok great! So I go to a branch in my neighborhood and ask them to make the change. They tell me I need my SS card too (which I hadn't received yet.) And I was PISSED because I SPECIFICALLY called and asked so I wouldn't waste my time. > So, I wait for my SS card to come in the mail and I attempt to visit a different branch. When I get there, they tell me there is no one there to translate the MC. > So I go to a THIRD branch and basically tell the guy, "This is my third attempt to change my name - here's how it's going to work." He was very apologetic and said he would help me. I told him I was an ex-employee and that the freaking bank has my fingerprints on file for crying out loud. He thens asks me if I have any other documents with my new name (in addition to the MC and SS card.) I was like, "Buddy, I'm going to STAB you if you don't change my name today." He changed it. Needless to say, I'm looking for a new bank. What a hassle. I would be extremely irritated!

Major superstar is right!!! What you did rocked and thanks again on behalf of all of us, that was a huge contribution

I agree, if you want July then do July. Amy got some killer pictures in the rain that I don't think I've seen anyone else have, they are beautiful and unique. Of course make sure your venue has a covered area for rain and you'll be all good! Also I think the reason LC doesn't have weddings in the rainy season may be partially due to transportation - you have to get there by open-air boat. I was on a boat like that in PV during a rain storm once and everyone was drenched (like dripping water) within 10 minutes! On land you don't have to worry about that so much

I'm sure you're right, I'll look into it!

Alyss that's so cool! I checked and there isn't one anywhere in Cali...booo Too bad, you know the stylist trouble I've been having. I wonder what other reputable training centers we have here? I'd imagine L.A. has a lot of that stuff...

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Ditto Lizz. That was BY far the worst of it. I don't wish the SS office on anyone. I say it's like a form of birth control...after spending time there you don't want to see a baby for a long time

Cool, thanks Amy!

Thanks Glenda I recently changed my name (after 1 year!!!) and I am still going through the details. In CA the license means nothing as far as a name change, that is a separate issue... Yep, the SSA told me I had to mail my actual plastic DL in to prove I was me...um if I were a criminal don't you think I could get a plastic DL to mail in? Needless to say I thought that stunk so I went in person. It sucked as bad as I thought it would but it's done and I don't have to go back at least until I have a kid. For my license I had to bring my certified (with the raised seal) marriage certificate and old DL to the DMV and I got the new one in the mail fast, like 5 days...I was most surprised. One credit card let me change the name online instantly, the other few wouldn't change anything online or over the phone...I had to mail them copies of my SS card or marriage license, I mailed both and am still waiting for the cards (this was almost 2 weeks ago). I went into my bank 2 weeks ago and met with a "client care rep" and that was a treat. I waited 20 minutes which sucked to me, and then she thought she had jokes and was getting on my nerves. (good for you for not gettng a joint account, are you sure you want to change your name don't you like your maiden name, etc...just shut up and make the changes!) I need to check on the utilities, some have my name and some have DH's...thanks for mentioning that. Stocks - anyone know how to change your name on those? I'm totally lost. Also life insurance, health insurance, 401k, etc. needs to be done but I'm not there yet. There is sooo much to consider, that's why I put this off for so long!