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Quote: Originally Posted by tvt If I were you, I'd make a t shirt that said this. I LOVE Bruce!!! I live in Gilbert, AZ. Just moved here not too long ago, and here's what I know now: 1. It's hot 2. our neighboor across the side street was initially really friendly... until she found out we didn't have kids. now she pretends she can't see me 3. It's hot 4. our other neighbor, is probably the nicest guy ever. we've decided he's ex military from the proper way his flag hangs, and is uplit. he's SOO nice 5. It's hot 6. Gilbert has a very high population of Mormons 7. It's one of the fastest growing cities 8. it's hot 9. our neighbor behind us has a two story house, and i'm always worried that they will be looking out the window at the exact moment my tubetop swim suit falls down So tell us, is it hot there? ROFL!

I would talk to your airline to be certain just in case he needs something from his doctor.

Omg I want them all too!!!

Maura is right, go federal...I did some digging and the FBI says if you are out of the U.S. to contact the nearest embassy. This should be yours: Tokyo, Japan American Embassy: 011-81-3-3224-5000

This is the absolute worst! You're on the right track with the bank. I'm just in shock like you...I'll pray that this is resolved quickly. So sorry...

Ours eats plain old Pedigree! When we got her we bought natural food and she wasn't really eating it, we tried Pedigree and it stuck. Actually, she is currently eating Pedigree wet with Old Yeller dry - my cousin won a 25 pound bag of Old Yeller at a pet charity auction and gave it to us. It's made by Disney so I don't know how good it is but she likes it.

Aww how nice of her! I love your pics, it's nice to be able to give people that site when they want to see them.

Fun!! Love the Fedoras

Random thought - go explore Peru...think of the pictures you can get at Macchu Pichu!

What a journey! Glenda rocks and we're all glad that Jason is doing much better

Gosh I'm so sorry for everything you are going through right now Do you think maybe FI is scared/confused because he's never seen you like this and doesn't know how to deal with it? Some guys aren't great with emotions and maybe it's easy to go to the races with his friend and just "be there" but with you he would have to talk it out try to help you get better, and maybe that scares him. I'm sure he is an awesome guy so it's no reflection on him but he may be unsure of what to do. Not sure if that makes sense or if it's what is going on, just guessing. We're here for you so don't feel too alone, just reading your post made me cry a little so you aren't crying alone right now! I wish your dad was back too sweetie...hang in there

I love the dress you picked!

Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa not to sound dumb but what is a cliff may home? He designed homes and was thought to be the one who started making the big ranch homes in CA. I took an Urban Studies course in college that's how I heard about him LOL Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 I live in Stephenville Texas. Home of hard core highschool football and UFO's. We recently made worldwide news by a huge UFO sighting. It happend on FI birthday in Jan. It was then made into a documentary on the History channel. It's a pretty big deal around here and has been recently confirmed through the UFO investigators?? Right after it happened (please remember this is a very small town where everyone knows everyone) a bunch of people dressed like aliens and ran around down at our courthouse. We have a beloved statue of a cow on the square her name is Moola. Someone climbed up and put a foil receptor on her head LMAO Oh also... I live in a DRY COUNTY!!! NO beer at all!! I have to drive twenty minutes for anything. some info Stephenville is named after John M. Stephen, who settled there in 1854 and donated the land for the townsite laid out by George B. Erath when the county was organized in 1856. In the first two years of its settlement, the townsite was successful and by 1858 the population reached 776. However the townsite was located in Comanche territory and raids were common. Also the hardships of the civil war forced citizens to leave. The population declined until 1871 when it started to climb as Stephenville became an agriculture and livestock center. Coal mining also became important to the area in 1886 and was a major source of economy for the next thirty years. Stephenville was incorporated in 1889 when the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway arrived. In the 1890s, many of the buildings around the town square were built, Tarleton State University opened, and the communities two newspapers merged to become the Empire-Tribune, which is still in existence. In the 20th century industry became an important part of Stephenville, and the population has steadily increased since the 1920s. On January 8, 2008, Stephenville gained national media attention when dozens and later hundreds of residents reported observations of unidentified flying objects. According to reports, residents observed several types of UFOs, the descriptions ranging from triangular looking craft to discs. Several residents described the crafts as the size of a football field, while others said they were nearly a mile long.[5] Some observers reported military aircraft pursuing the objects.[6] CNN's Larry King covered the story in the days following the incident, and according to Steve Allen, a private pilot who witnessed the UFO, the object was travelling at a high rate of speed which supposedly reached 3,000 feet in the air. Allen said it was "About a half a mile wide and about a mile long. It was humongous, whatever it was."[7] The History Channel show, UFO Hunters did an investigation on the UFO sightings. On January 23, after initially denying that aircraft were operating in the area, the US Air Force said they were conducting training flights in the Stephenville area that involved 10 fighter jets.[8] The Air Force said they were merely F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.But was later found that no radars in the area detected any fighter jets, and there were none on the testing schedule. Angelia Joiner, who during this period was the Stephenville Empire-Tribune reporter covering the story, left the paper because they ceased covering the topic.[9] Washington Post blogger Emil Steiner reported that her termination may have been related to pressure from the Stephenville town fathers. [10] MUFON has released reports about the UFO incident here. The report alleged that a UFO had flown over the Bush's Crawford Ranch.[11] The other MUFON report is a radar related report on this matter.[12] My actual neighborhood- I live in a little residential area right outside of the city limits. It's called Heritage Hills. It is the "in place" to live right now. It's all doctors and lawyers and business owners, then Ryan and I lol. I really love it and take morning and evening walks. It's like pleasantville. Everyone is out watering their lawns and talk to you with a fake smile on their face lol. It's kinda creepy, OH well, I love my house. I've been following that UFO story, so interesting! Sorry about what they did to Moola...haha j/k

Quote: Originally Posted by CourtneyV Jamy, we have those "Smarties" (if you want to call them that!) here too, but they're called Rockets. They're gone most of the year until halloween, when suddenly they're everywhere! Too funny! Well we have them year round so if you ever need a fix out of season let me know

How funny, these are the Smarties I grew up with and they are made in Canada LOL These are the ketchup fries we have here:

Abbie I love them! How beautiful were you? Damn!!! I love how the wedding party are all wearing chucks LOL Great photos girl and what a cool surprise to come home to!

yay!!! Welcome back Abbie! I'll be up for a little while so PICS! LOL

I agree with Maura, there are other ways to learn how to eat. You can find some good free/cheap info on the internet and in books. I'm going to check out the book Maura mentioned because I haven't read it, and I recommend a book called Never Be Sick Again by Raymond Francis. It covers lifestyle a-z but there is great diet info there. If you feel having a dietician gives you someone to check in with or makes you feel like you are getting personalized care I get it, but you don't need one to succeed or understand diet. Good luck

Jaime that's gorgeous and looks great on you!!! Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by cndisue58 The biggest surprise of all was how relaxed I was, and how I was able to "be present" all night. Every single thing was better than I imagined, and I took it all in. That's awesome and a great reminder for future brides. I'm glad your wedding was amazing!!!

Wow that's a lot to deal with but congrats, we like babies! It will work out even if that means altering the wedding. Hang in there!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaLovesBrian I'm so glad Brian isn't into WoW. But sadly he does have a nasty Playstation addiction that makes me want to take the thing and run it over repeatedly with my car while Brian watches and cries. hahahahaha that cracked me up!! Mine doesn't play WOW but my friend's boyfriend does and she complains about it endlessly!

I've never heard of that but if it was windy on my wedding day I sure would have appreciated it!

Where we live now is sort of boring. It's mostly houses and houses turned into apartments, most of which are owned by elderly couples and rented out. Howard Hughes got his start here and the area grew out of the post WWII aviation boom and the older architecture reflects that era. I think the oldest homes date to the late 30's/early 40's which is very new compared to where some of you live. It's close to LAX as well, if you look south you can see the planes come in and there is a stretch of beach where the planes pass overhead while taking off - pretty crazy because they are really low and loud! There are tons of palm trees and green grass everywhere. The neighbors are mostly quiet...like they could be dead in their apartments and we wouldn't know. Almost everyone drives fancy cars which is annoying because they all look the same. There are lots of gas stations too. At one corner there is a shopping center with grocery, Chuck E. Cheese, a few restaurants, and a pet groomer. Our corner diner you would recognize as the one in Pulp Fiction and a few other movies. It is well studied as one of the last left in L.A. of it's era and they make some mean chicken and waffles. Umm...there are the usual fast food chains and some cool local spots. The Starbucks and adjacent Magic Johnson Fridays on the corner (TGI Fridays, he owns that and the Starbucks) hold heated chess tournaments daily outside & there are always crowds watching. You could have no car in this neighborhood and get along just fine. Within a 5-10 minute drive from home is all kinds of cooler stuff like the beach, marina, parks, movie studios, malls, etc. I work like less than 1 mile from home and my job is on a promenade, like an outdoor mall type place where one side is all tall buildings and the other is dining/shopping. Most of the floors in my building are the division of Universal that makes video games and the studio where people come to record voices. Next door is Univison (Spanish station). They film movies in front of my job year round but I have yet to see it in anything except the sequel to Get Shorty (forget the name?) They just built the Clippers training facility around the corner. That's all I got

Wow teal and mango would really pop. Love that! BTW another great blog, I enjoy them