Rachelle E.

omg Martha....he is perfect!!!! just absolutely adorable!!!! HUGE congrats to you!!!!

Lisa!! His room is perfect!!! I LOVE it! You guys did an amazing job...I'm really impressed w/ the stripes on the walls. Did you paint them? Was it hard? I'm sure I'd mess something like that up so fast! lol! Great job!!!

CUTE!! I love those letters!!!! I can't wait to see pics of the room! :-)

Congrats on the puppy!!!! He is seriously adorable...my dh is SO jealous, he wants a boxer really bad. Looks like you guys found a great one! Those SPCA babies are always the best!

I have to say I agree w/ Angela. I think you need to just let your girls do what they want to for you. They're trying to do something nice and although you feel you're being helpful by offering money, it's borderline insulting. It would be like offering to pay them back for the wedding gift, b-day gift etc that they bought you. You have good intentions, not wanting to put them out but really, it's their thing. You're supposed to sit back and enjoy!! And of course return the favor if/when one of them gets married! You wouldn't want your friend's to pay for their own bach party...why do you think they would want you to? All that being said, I did keep attempting to buy rounds of drinks for everyone at my bach party...I got shut down every time though! lol! So I understand what you're saying...and maybe you can talk them into letting you buy a round of drinks or shots as a "thank you" for the great party. :-)

Can't believe I just now saw this! lol! omg how fun, funny and cute!! lol! That was so great of them to do that shower for him! Fun! he looks like he was having a good time. :-)

Quote: If your crowd would be cool without hard liquor then the hell with it, have wine & beer and a cash bar for the hard stuff. My crowd was more interested in the hard stuff but it's about you and your guests. That's pretty much what I was going to say. You know your guests, and if they're the types that are happy to drink beer and wine then I say leave it at that. We had to do beer/wine only at my wedding 'cause the venue we used had VERY strict rules re: liquor. And honestly I think everyone was totally fine w/ it. Everyone was drinking, mingling and having a good time. My take on the mai tai or rum punch option is this: If you're having to purchase a set amount in advance, that's tricky 'cause you run a pretty good chance of either running out 'cause you didn't estimate high enough, or paying for leftover gallons that you didn't use. Also, I'm always leery of punches and stuff like that that are mixed in advance...I swear half the time they don't put any alcohol in them and it's just juice! And that would be seriously aggravating at $85-95 per gallon! So yeah, to wrap up, I think the beer/wine bar would be great and keep everyone happy. And if you do just beers and wines would that allow you a little flexibility to choose additional wines or something? (just an idea...) If you really want a fun cocktail, how about doing the signature drink (mai tai etc) for the cocktail hour and the remainder of the night could be the beer/wine bar? I mean, if guest are only going to have access to one liquor drink anyway I don't think it's a big deal to limit it to one portion of the evening...since you'd still be supplying them w/ drinks the rest of the night. No matter what you decide - you guys are going to have a blast!!!

Kat! You have to go to my salon...it may well be the one that Calia is referring to since it's on Preston between Parker and Spring Creek. It's in Plano, not sure if that's too out of the way, but they are amazing!!! I use Rena (pronounced Reh-na) or Liz is great too. The salon is called Luxe and their number is: 972-781-1720 And honestly, if you can't get in w either Rena or Liz, I would trust any one of them. I've been going there for a few years and think they all do great work. Side note...if you end up there, go to the Sea Breeze restaurant a couple shops down...order the fish tacos and bliss out....they are SOOOOOO good!! lol! I crave them all the time!

Awww! You girls are adorable!! I'm so glad you all had a great time....and posted lots of pics! lol! Random: I don't remember if I've seen your hair done that way (short and curled) before Amy...it's SO cute!!

Fun Thread! I'm totally going to check some of these out. My personal, all time favorite blog is: dooce ® Love love love it!! Also I really like Authentic Designer Handbags and Bag Reviews - Purse Blog For girly, materialistic fun. :-)

Omg Tammy!! Those pics are great!! And that puppy is seriously adorable...I'll be surprised if she's able to give him back after a while. ;-) I LOVE the pic where he's going down the stairs...they're taller than he is! lol! *sigh* makes me want to cuddle a puppy now.... :-)

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:45 2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Dark Knight 4. What are your favorite TV shows? Heroes, The Office, Lost, Ghost Hunters, What Not to Wear 5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal or slim fast 6. What is your middle name? Payton 7. What food do you dislike ? meat loaf 8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? One Republic 9. What kind of car do you drive? Nissan Pathfinder 10. Favorite sandwich? the Wreck from Potbelly 11. What characteristic do you despise? being fake/two faced 12. Favorite item of clothing? jeans 13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? Bali 14. Where would you retire to? Sedona, AZ or maybe somewhere in Nor Cal 15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Sadly, my 27th 16. When is your birthday? May 17th 17. Morning person or a night person? night I guess 18. Pets? Jake (dog) and Kirin (cat) 19. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I got a new purse! lol! 20. What did you want to be when you were little? teacher 21. How are you today? happy that it's Friday 22. What is your favorite flower? peony 23. What are you listening to right now? co-workers talking 24. What was the last thing you ate? sandwich 25. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes 26. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Green 27. How is the weather right now? hot and humid 28. Last person you spoke to on the phone? a client 29. Favorite soft drink? Pepsi or IBC root beer 30. Favorite restaurant? Rick's or Naan 31. Hair color? very very brown 32. What was your favorite toy as a child? dolls/dollhouse 33. Summer or winter? winter 34. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate 35. Coffee or tea? coffee 36. What is under your bed? nothing that I know of 37. What did you do last night? went to dinner w/ dh 38. What are you afraid of? losing my loved ones 39. Salty or sweet? sweet 40. How many keys on your key ring? 6 41. How many years at your current job? 3 1/2 42. Favorite day of the week? Friday 43. Do you make friends easily? Yes 45. Favorite hobby? cooking/entertaining,traveling, reading, shopping

omg! That's insane!!! Not that you need any encouragment, but I'm going to vote that you get a new ob-gyn STAT! lol! WOW....

Ahhh! I got home late from work last night and just didn't have the energy to get to it. Sorry!!!! You'll be happy to know that I'm leaving work a little early today and am planning on uploading them tonight though.

Quote: lol, that was just an afterthought btw - neither of us planned for either the boob squish or hair mishap Lol!! I think it's safe to say we didn't do much planning in general by that point in the evening. We were completely silly!! Quote: Adorable pics ladies. I love seeing the progression of the drunkiness! LOL Oh, so you noticed that...? Cute hair Jaime. Love the new cut! Lisa- you look so adorable preggo. Rach- your drunk faces crack me up. I think you could rival me in that category. Lol! yeah, I'm a pretty animated girl...