Jessica

I LOVE Pandora. I've found so much good music from there.

Hmm, from my understanding the original poster isn't saying people can't bring their children on the trip, just doesn't think it's best to bring them to the actual wedding. And it's not because she doesn't want kids there, just thought it would be unsafe. I personally wish people would have brought their kids to our wedding. No one did! I was bummed.

I'm so sorry Heidi. Especially since you didn't get the chance to resolve your issues with him first. That must be the hardest part. I think you can find a sense of closure by talking about him with your brother and sister and reflecting on the good memories you have. Don't limit yourself to thinking that you can only achieve closure with his physical body or a memorial service. You can find other ways and you should or else this is something that could potentionally manifest itself into something unhealthy. Counseling or a grief support group are also other options if you should find yourself needing help in the future. Drug and alcohol addiction can make people do, say and think terrible things. You have to remember it removes alll rational thought and remember that somewhere in there was your "real dad" the dad you have all those good memories of and that dad loved you so much. I hope you are able to find your peace with all of this.

Hot, hot, HOT!!!! You are sexy! I am loving the black lace boyshort panties. Thanks for reccommending a photog in NJ. I've been trying to find one. I'm thinking of doing some post-baby BD pics. Is she pretty flexible in working with what you want? I'd want to do more pin-up styles pics...

ditto what every else said about calling them up and letting them know asap. be sure they know you made this adults only because it's not safe for children, and let them know about the babysitting service on the resort. perhaps it was just a mistake they put three? i mean, maybe they are bringing their child, but using the babysitter service and just marked three out of habit?!

Just to my photog so she'd have the info.

Happy Birthday hottie!

Catherine... no they don't still have white and colored bathrooms in the south?!?! Are you freaking serious?!? That's amazing. that is commonly reserved for the enjoyment of the white students of the school. School officials allegedly told the Black students that it was ok to sit wherever they wanted and they went ahead and did so. This, I can't even believe. First of all, how can a tree be commonly reserved for the white students?! That's just ridiculous, and secondly, the black students don't need permission from school officials to sit under the tree. It's a freaking tree on school grounds. They are students there. Unless there's a rule no students can sit there, black, white, polka dotted, they can sit where ever they want. Stuff like this makes me sad. I was raised in a very tolerant home and my neighborhood was very mixed in terms of race. I grew up comfortable with and friends with a variety of people. Unfortunately though, not everyon'es fmaily is like this. Stuff like this is still happening and will probably never cease because much like family tradition, racism is something taught and handed down from generation to generation.

I don't know about home depot vs. lowes in terms of registry experience, but honestly, if you want to register at 3 places, GO FOR IT!!!! I registered at a few different places (mainly because it was a sneaky way to get % off coupons for registry fulfillment!), but it was also helpful because people have their own preferences of where they like to buy things from (even online ordering) so it expanded that option for them. One of the places I registered at was C&B. You get a registry fulfillment coupon from them as well, so if anything, at least you can use it to buy a few things you like but didn't get.

Your bridesman is your best friend and like abrother, so I'm assuming you have a frank, honest relationship with him. Just tell him straight out "Listen, I need the f'ing measurements. You're getting a free trip and a free suit, it's not that hard. Either do it or don't be the bridesman. The whole Dr. title thing is laughable. People need to get over themselves. I wouldn't even give it a second thought.

Kind of the same as Kelly in that Brian and I paid completely for the wedding on our own, so I didn't feel a need for any real gift. I did however make them hardcover albums on Snapfish as a little memento gift. They came out nicely.

I know! I want to spend so much money there, but I can't because I don't want to buy any lingerie until after I have the baby and know what I'm working with Everything I do have from there I love though. Oh, and Trashy is another place I love: Trashy.com - Lingerie - panties - hosiery - swimsuit models - sexy lingerie - Welcome to Trashy Lingerie !

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Aww, poor Brandy. Glad she is ok though (with the exception of being a little banged up). Blah, car accidents are such an annoyance. Especially when the other person who's clearly at fault denies it! Just makes everything harder.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Haha Jessica that is funny!! ~Side story: One of my best friends was dating an older guy whose mother was a therapist or something. Anyway he ended up breaking up with my friend and when he did he gave her this whole written speech that was clearly written by his mother. He said things like "While I respect and acknowledge your feelings, I feel that your constant attachment to your mother shows that you are harboring feelings of retraction towards childhood. I just don't feel that this could ever work between us." LOL. Wow. That is... something else! I would totally keep that note forever and pull it out whenever I needed a good laugh. PS. Ironic there's a line about a constant attachment to her mother when his mother clearly influenced the content of the note. Ummm, smells like projection to me.

Hahaha. I read the answers. It's funny. Basically I'm a avoidant personality who's unhappy. I hate psychoanalysis. One of my professors (I'm in school for Counseling) is big into psychoanalysis. He's the type if you shift your body during a mock session he'll mark you as being emotionally uncomfortable with the conversation when in reality it's because, yeah you are uncomfortable... those damn plastic chairs kill your back!

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who is with you? Brian 2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal? Deer 3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? Not much, I just observe it eating. 4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you is your DREAM house. How big is it? Medium size. Kind of a Hanzel and Gretal looking stone cottage. 5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? Yes, because I need to keep the puppy in! 6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table. What do you see on AND around it? Chairs around it, on it a candle centerpiece and full place settings. 7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it? a tea cup 8. What do you do with the cup? put it away. 9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at a body of water. How big is the body of water? A nice sized lake. I can see the other side, but it's big enough to take a rowboat out on. 10. How will you cross the water? There's a rowboat tied to the dock. There's also a cool bridge.

If you want the date, you would also have to make sure the quote, the date and the initial all fit on the ring. I mean, if he has a big finger, then perfect, but if his fingers are smaller, just keep that in mind when deciding on how much you want to have engraved on the ring. As far as initial, I'd put your married initials over your maiden initials if you are going to change your last name.

Quote: Originally Posted by BrittneyD Did you buy your arch? It is beautiful! I would love to find one like that. Quote: Originally Posted by Julesr I love this. Did you bring it along or did they have it there? I want something exactly like this, but our resort only has one and its really cheesy. I wonder if I could bring something with me. Hey girls. No, my wedding coordinator actually bought the arch from some website after one of her clients reccommended that she add the option to her packages several months before my wedding. The tulle fabric and the hanging shells... when I posted on The Knot, a couple of other brides and I who were all getting married in St. Thomas and had the same wedding coordinator chipped in to buy the decorations for the arch because none of us were fans of the flower options she showed us.

I was EXACTLY the same way as you. I mean, exactly. I'm a jeans and flipflops kind of girl all the way. I'm not a dressy girlie girl at all. And on top of that, I'm not really "traditional" and never really wanted a wedding or the dress or anything. I originally just had a non-traditional formal dress that I had bought for a formal dinner, but when it came in (I had ordered it online) I thought, "Hey, this would make an awesome wedding dress!" I actually still have it and love it and think it would make a cute casual wedding dress. Anyway, all of a sudden, like 2 months before the wedding I was looking at wedding dresses online randomly and just had this urge to get a more traditional wedding dress. I just started to fall in love with all these dresses. Of course it was a little late to order a dress, but I ended up finding one on Ebay that I loved for $70!! Which was the perfect price since I didn't plan to keep the dress and was going to get it wet. When I tried it on I was just like "Wow! I look good!!" Even though I'm not normally a dressy girl, it was nice to find a great dress and "pretty" myself up for the wedding.

Haha. I remember getting this in an email last year. I printed it out and left it on Brian's desk for reference.

Ahh, I'm sorry you are feeling so bad. Are you going to have them induce if it gets worse or if you hit his EDD and he still hasn't shown up? I feel you on the weight gain though. I've already gained 30 pounds at this point. Granted, I'm naturally slender so I'm not "huge" right now, but it definitely hurts lugging around all this extra weight you are so not used to. I know your feet and legs are swollen, but are you able to walk around a lot? You know how they say taking walks and all that other stuff is supposed to encourage labor.

We didn't use flowers, but instead bought hanging shells to use with our bamboo arch.

Well would the second coffee table book pictures be different from the proof album? I went a little photo album crazy and have three different photo albums of wedding/vacation stuff. I actually had a couple more lined up, but then I thought about it and realized I didn't need a zillion different wedding/honeymoon photo albums. Is it needed? No. Is it fun to do? Yes. You just have to decide if it's worth it to you. Honestly, I have shown everyone I know the albums and unless we make new friends, they are just going to collect dust for awhile. But on the other hand, if you plan on having a couple of kids, it'll be nice because one day you can pass the photo albums on to each of them.

I usually get free cleaning at the jewelry store, which I think is the best because it SPARKLES like crazy when they are done, and they also check to make sure none of the stones are loose and if they are will fix them. Once in awhile I use that blue liquid jewlery cleaning solution Tara mentions. I've never heard any jeweler that says to only clean once a year. Most will say you can do it more often, but obviously don't get obsessive and do it every day/week. I do it about every 2-3 months. You can use a solution of mild dish soap, warm water and to clean your ring (don't use ammonia if you have a colored diamond though).