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I recently gathered up a bunch of cute pictures to have printed on coasters for a friend's b-day. here are some of them

maybe for BL5. I'm fine with the change, but some people may not want it to change mid-competition.

I've never thought about switching up tables. I'm not sure if I do this, but I only would if there was a big problem with the table they wanted to sit me at. I think everyone needs to do a minimum wage job where you don't get treated with respect atleast once in their life to learn how to treat others. I've done fast food, worked at a marble slab & been a cashier. People can really treat you like you are an idiot who doesn't deserve respect. It bothers me when people assume someone working a register isn't intelligent. I hated working retail. I was so bored most of the day. but occasionally someone would be so friendly to me & it would really perk up my day. not just fake, small talk friendly, but truely friendly. so i try to be extra nice to people working service jobs hoping it makes their hour a little nicer. the hotel WC told me people treated her so bad, she was surprised by how nice mike & i were to her. she messed something up and was shocked we didn't yell at her. it was such a minor problem. she said people have thrown things at her before.

I watched the first part of this episode. Here are all the questions i can remember & my answers Are you chronically late? NO! and i can't stand people who are. the only time I'm late is when I know I'm meeting up with a chronically late person. Have you ever stolen someone else's parking spot? never. In college, parking was such a PITA so there was very strick parking ettiquette. Have you ever went in the express lane at the supermarket with more than the designated amount of items? Yes, but accidentally. or if i was too lazy too count, but assumed i was at 10. Have you ever typed an email while on the phone? probably, but i don't have conversations on the phone while emailing. I usually just do both when I'm dealing with telemarketers. Have you ever answered the phone while having a face-to-face conversation with someone else? I think this one depends on the situation. If I will only be talking to someone a short while, i won't answer the phone. but, if i've been hanging out with someone all afternoon & the phone rings, I'll answer just to let the person calling know when i'll call them back. I think it's rude when you are mid-conversation with someone & they take a phone call to just chat with someone else. especially if you are making an effort to spend time with a friend. There might have been a question about texting while talking to someone else. With the popularity of iphones this is really starting to bug me. i find it insulting when someone is haivng a text conversation with someone else when you are trying to talk to them. briefly replying to a text is fine with me if it's important. have you ever gossiped? Yes, probably too much. can anyone remember more?

i love the idea of goal pants. i think i know just the ones in my closet to use.

i had a work retreat this weekend. it's always a hard weekend to be good because all we do at these things is sit & eat. I did much better than I've done in years passed. The hotel added mini-fridges to the room recently so I bought some milk & cereal. Instead of going to the all you can eat breakfast buffet, i had cereal in the morning. I only had 3 beers the whole weekend. that is quite an accomplishment when there is free alcohol each night. I also skipped going out to eat dinner on the first night & bought a tv dinner at the grocery store. haivng a fridge & microwave in the room really made it easier. typically we eat out every meal except for the night we have a big banquet. I made it through the weekend without gaining a pound. unfortunately I wasn't able to lose anything. I planned to go for a walk during the free time, but it was rainy all weekend. now I'm back in town & back on track.

I didn't like my maiden name so it was easier to want to change it. but i still went through the same thing. I'm still not used to it. it felt like a mild identity crisis. but, i was also really excited to start the name changing process. i get excited when i see my new name in print. I dropped my last name completely, but i keep it on my email so people recognize who the emails are coming from.

yeah he was a dungeons & dragons champ in 2005

I completely forgot about this.

my cake was included in the $340 package that covered everything. it wasnt the fanciest cake, but it tasted good. i would never consider $12.50 per slice.

OK here is our story: we started dating a month before I graduated college. I wasn't interested in dating anyone, because I knew I'd be moving so soon and it was such a busy time. Mike was persistant so I thought it wouldn't hurt to date him for a month before I moved. After the first date, we saw each other every day. After 2 weeks of dating, I had to go to a meeting for an organization I was in. He came over before my meeting for dinner. I was planning to park in the garage near my meeting & lug in this huge box of t-shirts I had made for the club. He insisted on driving me there and carrying in the box of shirts in the pouring rain. It's funny to think about it now, but back then I was not used to letting someone help me. Or maybe it was just that a guy never offered to help me. But I was blown away by how wonderful it was to have someone make things easier for me. He came over after my meeting (we really couldn't get enough time together). I started crying because he was the nicest guy I'd ever dated and we only had a few weeks left in the same town. He asked why I cared so much & I told him it's because I was falling in love with him. he said he was already in love with me. I didn't think you could love someone so fast, but here we are 5 years later and still in love. Oh, & we obviously made the long distance thing work after I moved. Then after 6 months we moved to north carolina together.

Tanja Lippert Photography: THE GREATEST ENGAGEMENT SESSION EVER!!! do not click at work. there is some partial nudity

What is the story of the first time you exchanged "I love you's" with your FI/ DH? I'll share mine, too. I just need to run off to the grocery store before it closes.

the book gives tips on figuring out your language. There is a quiz in the back. They also suggest to think about what really upsets you. Like if you get very upset when your mate doesn't help around the house, then your language might be acts of service. It also said it's harder to figure out when you have felt so loved for several years or haven't felt loved. I found it easier to think about bad relationships & what was missing for me to not feel loved. It usually comes down to acts of service. The day I told mike i loved him, i felt so loved because he had carried this huge box of tshirts for me to campus. It was a really huge & heavy box and it was raining. I remember thinking how wonderful it was to have someone help me. It felt better than anything someone could have said to me or given me.

Has anyone else read this? My copy came in from Amazon today & i started to read it. It is about how people express & feel love differently. So if your mate feels love with "words of affection" and you express your love to them with "physical touch" they may not feel loved. The 5 languages are 1. word of affirmation 2. quality time 3. receiving gifts 4. acts of service 5. physical touch I think my love language is Acts of Service. I'm still unsure, but when I think about the things I love about Mike, I usually think about the kind things he does for me. But, maybe it's because that is how he expresses his love. It's probably my love language, but I'm still trying to figure that out. I know mine is defintily not Receiving Gifts. When we first started dating he'd give me lots of gifts & it really upset me. but, it's interesting to me that for some people, that is what makes them feel loved. Maybe that is why I'm a lousy gift giver, because I feel love through Acts of Service. So instead of gifts I like to do something for someone. I haven't figured out Mike's love language yet. I know he feels loved if I bake him brownies. Maybe his is Gifts of Chocolate. The five love languages, as set forth by Dr. Chapman, are as follows: Words of Affirmation Positive verbal reinforcement. If this is your love language, you feel wonderful when someone gives you a genuine compliment. You may feel insecure without encouragement or regular expressions of approval. You feel loved when your partner expresses appreciation for the small things you do. Quality Time Periods where you have complete attention. If quality time is your primary love language, you feel neglected without time spent specifically focused on each other, or doing something together that you love to do. You enjoy sharing things you love with others, and feel special when someone else includes you in something they are passionate about. Receiving Gifts Physical or visual symbols of affection. If receiving gifts makes you feel loved, that does not mean you are superficial. Some people simply respond to tangible illustrations of the love in a relationship. Different from being a "gold digger," someone who speaks this love language appreciates thoughtful, personal gifts, not necessarily dependent on price. A home-made card or tiny trinket can speak volumes, if well-chosen and suited to the recipient. Acts of Service Doing things for a loved one. If this is your dominant love language, you feel loved when someone goes out of their way to make things more pleasant or smooth for you. Examples include: doing chores, cooking dinner, taking care of something that would normally be your responsibility, chipping in without being asked. Most people can relate to this love language, though in very different ways, and it is extremely important to practice this love language out of genuine feeling, rather than duty, to avoid resentment. Physical Touch Bodily contact between people. Not restricted to sexual intercourse or intimacy, this love language encompasses all kinds of touch, from hugs to kisses to cuddling. Physical contact can be its own form of communication. If this is your love language, you need your partner to recognize what kinds of touch are pleasant and which are irritating, and focus on increasing the former and reducing the latter.

thanks! I'm downloading them now.

OMG i thought the black cat thing was just because people wanted to have them as a decoration. people can be sick though. someone killed my dad's cat & did some aweful things with it.

we moved into a rental house when i was 10 & had to find a new home for our dog. we definitly would not have taken him to a shelter. my mom asked around at work until she found someone that wanted a dog. We'd visit him when we were back in town. I see flyers around work all the time of someone looking for a home for a pet. One said "girlfriend alergic to my cat." Someone wrote on the poster "keep the cat, get a new girlfriend." it made me laugh we have also gotten dogs from the "free pets" section of the classifieds. craigslist might work too. just make sure the cat is going to a good home. Is your cat black? If so, you might want to wait until after halloween. i've heard shelters will not give out black cats before halloween because some people would get them just for a halloween party.

i realy like the 2nd too. can you take a picture of yourself in both? i think that would really help make the decision. the bottom of the 2nd is similar to my dress. I LOVE how it photographed when it was blowing in the breeze.

it looks great! I always use a picture for the cover. like a pic of the beach wrapping around. I love all the beautiful sky pics you have.

there is medical transcription. i'm not exactly sure waht you do, but i think it's typing up medical documents from home.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bianca I'm thinking of changing to Catalonia RM bc DPA just sounds like they might piss me off... I can't find a website for the resort. THe one Morgan posted in the first post didnt work a a quick google didnt help... nm... i found it will you post the correct website? the one i posted may have changed since then. I did really prefer the catalonia buildings & wedding location to DPA. but, the renovations were not complete so it might look a lot nicer before it opens. i felt like they treated me so great at the catalonia. they didn't nickle & dime on anything. I see other hotels that charge for each piece of the wedding set up. At the catalonia, the $340 fee covered the chairs, tent, mic, sound system, flowers and so much more.

i agree with looking into flying in a photographer as your "guest." if you do go with the resort photographer, don't worry about the 6 mega pixel resolution. The Megapixel Myth

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