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haha I like Marie's advice but I don't think I'd say "you are driving me nuts." Maybe "we seem to be at different places emotionally. I'm in the happiest point in my life and I feel our relationship has just become emotionally draining." I do agree though- you should be straight up. If you are going to severe ties with someone I think they should know why. It's not fun questioning why it happened and never knowing what you did.

Is that statistic really true- 1 out of 3 married men. That seems outrageously high.

Or peanut butter cups. I love anything with those!

I think you got good advice about the dress situation. BUT I do want to ask if you want to maintain her as a friend or if you are just willing to let it go? If you take a moment to evaluate if you want her around and decide she's too important to let go, talk to her. Let her know how you feel. She might be a person that has a hard time dealing with difficult stuff so she's avoiding and hoping you don't notice. Obviously you do notice. Make her aware of that. It's hard to make good friends the older we get. I'm glad to hear your FI is doing better. I know it's probably really tough to keep the smile and remain positive. Use the forum as a release. It works wonders.

Woohoo Christine. Sounds like fun.

Kinda reminds me of the little betty crocker microwaveable cakes- but homemade! Looks yummy and oh so dangerous!

We listened to a tribute on the radio on our way to work today. Wow does it still bring back the tears and all the sadness. I was a junior in college and since I'm on the west coast, I didn't hear about it until I arrived at work around 7am. Oddly enough, I worked with my DH back then and he was the first to tell me the news. I walked in and they had the TV on and I thought they were joking. I saw the images and I thought "you're lying. That's not real." Then it all sunk in. That moment was so surreal. I felt so many emotions- fear, anger, anxiety, confusion, sadness. I worked at a casino (still do!) and I remember being incredibly pissed off that we didn't shut the place down and go home. I remember customers coming in saying "Well we have to still have a normal life." I remember thinking "the fuck you do, you insensitive pricks. You don't return to "normal" right now. Nothing is normal." Thankfully, they were just a small few. I remember how our employees seemed to just come together- nothing else mattered except for what we saw on the TV screen. No one wanted to stop watching- we just couldn't process it and take it all in. Most of you seem to have been East coasters and that must have been such a terrible experience. I didn't know one single person on the East coast at the time so I didn't have anyone in particular to worry if they were ok. For me, that day was nothing but a day of silence. I can't describe it any other way. We were all just zombies- going through the motions.

Ok so I'm kinda lazy and didn't read all the posts so sorry if this has been said. First of all- yes, your FI's dad sounds like a complete slimeball. Not just what he said, but for all things he's done to his son/family. Jerk. All that aside though, I don't think you should be too concerned that your FI didn't go off on his dad. It's kinda pointless to have those types of conversations with idiots. What would really come out of the situation? Would the dad be more respectful and not try to pimp his son out to prostitutes? Probably not. The dad sounds like he is just a complete mess and I'm sure your FI recognizes that. Sometimes it's just best to look at the person for what they are and blow off all the shit that comes out of their mouth. KWIM? There is no use in letting their idiocy affect you. I can completely understand why you are perturbed though. I'm not trying to convey that you are silly- AT ALL. I clearly think FI's dad is a f*ck up. I just don't think you should let him impact you and add more stress to an already stressful situation. Your FI sounds like a good man. He's honest, so you really have nothing to worry about.

Oh poo. It's not working for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Angel weekend: cranberry & vodka cranberry & vodka: head in the toilet bowl

Ohhh. That's even more sad. Poor dads.

Even more incentive for having random chats on Fridays- you can earn points talking about our random title/siggy changes. Sounds like a perfect system to me.

Too funny. Had to send that to coworkers cause I was laughing a little too loud.

We were going to have ours 5 months after our wedding. However, after the wedding I was just so over it all that we didn't have one. I got super stressed about money and then I started to think "why am I saving again? Because people didn't want to go to MX? Tough shit for them." We then just cancelled it and moved on. That's acceptable too. LOL What I'm trying to say is don't feel pressured. If you want to have one, have one. If you don't, then don't!

Great thread Jac! I love renting movies, but unfortunately, we have so many late fees I feel like a douche when I decline to pay them. LOL We haven't watched one for a bit, so I will have to think about it. As for Strangers- that movie looks scary and I don't need another reason to be paranoid about the strange noises at night. I can't wait to watch it though.

Oh my gosh Yari. You put me to shame. I'm so embarrassed but my mom convinced me to not roll them before I packed them. She said we could easily just roll them and attach the labels when we got there. So here's the thing, I packed them but forgot the labels. But then, the morning of the wedding I forgot to pack the damn pashminas so I didn't have a favor for the ladies. The next day I gave them to everybody int he cheap pashmina packaging. LOL I suck. Anyways, this wasn't really suppose to be about me- LOL I think they are beautiful and you did a fantastic job. Now just don't forget them on wedding day!!

Oh I'm so sorry. I think that's the downside of owning pets- they will most likely never outlive us so at some point, we have to deal with that loss. It scares me all the time when I think about my little doggie. She is my baby, so I know your cat must have been yours too. I know it's not easy and sometimes others don't get it, but I do. It's not silly to grieve something that you have loved for 21 years.

THat's good then Martha. I'm a total worrier too and think about all kinds of unrational things. On a side note- I kinda always wanted to experience a hurricane and a tornado. I think it would be so exciting- in a scary, please don't hurt us or my house kind of way. In reality though, I would probably be bawling my eyes out if I were ever to be in one.

Yah- priviledged was the same thing. It was like "is that tutor chick for real?" Who would really be all happy and perky after getting TASED. But I must admit, I did laugh when the little kid said "hey lady- I can see your va jay jay." LMAO- who knew he watches oprah.

Ok so I thought you got all the appropriate coupons emailed to you and you printed them. Where I got that idea I have no clue?? I don't get the paper either so getting the coupons wouldn't be to easy for me.

But to add Abbie, the character of Annie is the only one that is slightly annoying me. I hope at some point she drops the cliche "happy" girl act and stop making crazy facial expressions and happily rolling her eyes. Her character is cute but a little too bubbly for my taste.

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie if they dont cut back on the crazy-excited-dramatic over-acting soon i might decide i'd rather hang out with my hubby. even tho i'm getting addicted to the new 90210, it is a little melodramatic for me, i think i'm undecided right now. I think that's kinda the thing with new shows. Did you ever watch friends? If so, rewatch the first season. Their characters were grossly one dimensional and certain personality traits were crazy over the top. Same with Sex in the City. I just think they tend to take a new series and they focus on creating an interesting story line and characters that we can easily recognize. In the next season, that's when we generally get to see the characters evolve and grow. So let's hope it goes to Season TWO!

I watched priviledged while DH was away. I DVR'd Fringe because we both want to watch it so hopefully we can get to that tonight. Priviledged was entertaining but I don't see it as a show that I will race home to watch or freak out if I accidentally missed it. I think it will be one of those "just entertaining" shows. We shall see though.

Shut the front door! You are so close. It feels like we have been talking about your wedding day for a lifetime. I can't believe it's nearly here. How exciting!

Oh no Martha. I didn't realize this could send you into premature labor. So now I'm scared for you. I'm a sissy though and don't know a thing about hurricanes, but are you sure you shouldn't evacuate? What if you do go into labor? Could you get to a hospital? Ok, sorry if I'm dramatic, but I only have TV as my experience to a hurricane. LOL