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OK these are my sexiest. no ana y dave, but my inlaws were watching from the beach bar I knew they'd work it was more than we would

did i beat her to it??

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Oh and can't forget Ana Y David's photos that were posted today! I think that water shot gave me a crush on Ana! I know YOWZA I think I'm going to get flagged by the IT department because I keep looking at that picture.

Quote: Originally Posted by becks Hmmm.... Okay, I have a crush on Morgan... but everyone knows that. Oh, Rebecca you had me at "ferret"

Quote: Originally Posted by Hartyt509 I had this issue with Dreams Cancun and the response I got was it was a diff menu and it took extra waiters and set up etc i personally think its a rip off considering what they will pay the staff but its one of the things you have to suck up if you want to go there yeah, a few people have said it's the same food on the normal menu. I would prefer getting charged a room rental fee or a waitstaff fee.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ashleykmorgan Missy, Thank you SO MUCH, it is weird, my situation and critieria are EXACTLY yours, MY FI and i have been engaged for almost 6 months and my mom and i are headed to Cancun in a few weeks for a 3 day visit to many of the resorts you visited your criteria is also my criteria, with a private reception being the most imporant along with affordable for guests, and beachfront availability. I am looking at $8-900 per person for a 3-4 day stay (including airfaire) and around $12-1500 for a week stay...I have a few questions...would you like to pm or visit on the phone? Quote: Originally Posted by ashrose Woa... is it actually doable to do a 3-4 night stay, AI, including airfare for 8-9 hundred pp? Where? Quote: Originally Posted by Ashleykmorgan [My friend is getting married in May 09 at Moon Palace Cancun and I just got her invitation, said 900$ per person...flight included Not sure how she did it, she did use allaboutthehoneymoons travel agency. my wedding was at the catalonia riviera maya (which I saw is on your list to visit). We paid $1000 each for flights & a 1 week stay. we booked last august & prices went up a lot after that. Our guests paid $700-$800 for a 3 night stay after flight prices increased (air, hotel AI, & transfers). Flights were from NC & TX. I do think some of the other hotels on the list are more expensive. The catalonia is $269 per person for a 3 night stay.

I have the catalonia info. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t22483 WC= elena asti [email protected] Tel. +52 (984) 875.10.20 Ext. 5092/5091 if there is no answer at the extention, just ask for elena. sometimes she is around the lobby. if you can't get ahold of elena ask for Cora or whoever is working in guest services.

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie thats what we got 4 for, he tends to lose things easily also the black one was supposed to be his pretty one but he likes it so much he is wearing it all the time. this coming from the guy who said he probably wont wear a ring cause he'll take it off for work everyday, but he has been wearing it all the time! yay! yes, pretty much anyways. thats why not only did we get him 4 styles, but we got 2 sizes of each so he can go back and forth as the temp (and his weight haha) fluctuate. still only spent less than $50 including shipping! yeah, i got mike 2 sizes too. he never wears it so I'm glad I only spent $20. I don't care if he wears a ring everyday.

titanium does scratch up, but if you get a brushed one & like the dull look that it shouldn't matter. you can also buy 2 from the place abbie posted. one for work & one to stay pretty.

Quote: Originally Posted by kevsgirl Have to put my 2 cents in here: I was working on a PhD in Medieval Studies a few years ago. I did 3 1/2 years and then left. It nearly drove me crazy. There is no way in hell I could have had a baby while in that program. Arts are very different. It's so much harder to have a structured PhD life in Arts. That said, I knew a couple who were both in the same PhD program as me and they had a baby while in their 3rd year. The girl finished her thesis at year 4 while also teaching a course and looking after her baby and the husband has just completed his now (probably at this point it's his 6th year). I think he took a year off first with the baby. So, my opinion would be it depends a lot on what kind of structure your program has. And if it's like Morgan's, get all the courses and stuff out of the way first, because that's usually the more time-bonkers type of work. yes, that's why i specified science. Course work is such a small part of it. Not that there isn't a ton of pressure, it's just a different structure. It's mentally harder than undergrad, but I could see balancing family life much easier now. if getting a phd was like 7 more years of being an undergrad i'd lose my mind. i think it was the constant deadlines & tests and all night cramming. i've faced harder challenges in grad school, but it doesn't feel the same. my first year when i was taking classes was actually easier, but i was more stressed out because of the fear of unknown. It was overwhelming. now i just think of it as my job. another bonus is that we don't pay tuition & get a stipend to live on. that's another thing that would help with starting a family. can you talk to other phd students in the program? Quote: Originally Posted by Kristy! I say start the PhD program. You can always pull out for a semester if you need to. You don't know how long it will take you to get pregnant...You may hope for December but it doesn't happen until June, so why not use the time you have now to get started? Her program may not allow taking a break. Mine doesn't. well there is a 1 year leave of absense, but most people who do that are dropping out. if they do come back they probably have to start over when they do. the thing that keeps me positive is knowing that if it ever got that bad I could just leave with my masters & I'd be fine with that. nothing is worth being miserable for years. i did that when i was younger. i'm not willing to put happiness on hold anymore.

Quote: Originally Posted by kleslie5 Hey Morgan - I would love one of your sticker codes if they are still available. Thanks!! my only concern with breaking it up into 3 $2 sets is that I'll pay 50 cents to paypal for each. I'm hopeing someone wants them all for invitations or save the dates. these are codes i paid for on ebay.

Quote: Originally Posted by Samantha S Okay, this helps! I am 27 and want to get started on two children after we get married (we've been together for five years), so does FI. I think the first year of the program is super hard, which would hypothetically be the pregnant year. After that it is less intense--- so it is some what like yours Morgan. Then I would have seven fabulous years to defend my dissertation if I so chose to do so! I agree with you FutureMrsB that if I put off children now for education (that is ultimately for career-- so, for career I should say), I will continue to do so. Besides the fact that I SOOOOO want a baby SOON!!! I want a PhD too though. :-) These perspectives help, thank you, thank you! Getting through the phd process would be so hard if I felt like I was putting my life on hold. I'll be 27 too next week, but I always planned on having kids between 30 & 35. So I'm not waiting because I'm getting a phd.

I'd find someone new. Having the freedom to make my own photobooks & order my own prints was really important to me. you have time to find someone new. if you really like them, try to negotiate the contract.

Quote: Originally Posted by Samantha S Really? Interesting.... Why do you say that? I am in public health and work at a medical school/hospital in research. My PhD will probably be in administration and policy with an emphasis in Integrative Medicine/Health. So, are you saying in your science phd, you would have a baby (if you were ready now)? or, it depends on the field? I'm getting a phd in genetics. it's very different than being in school. It's much more like a full time job. We had classes the first year & after that it's lab work. So having a baby now would not be much different than having one while I had a job. I've seen many students do it & as long as their advisor is supportive it works out fine. but, other phd programs are different. I guess I shouldn't have said science because that includes so much. Lab research science.

I bought these codes to make stickers of a wedding picture to seal our announcements. I am no longer doing announcements. If you want them, I'll PM you the codes that you can put into your snapfish account. they expire july 31st. If no one wants them, I'm sure I can come up with some use for them.

what field are you in? If I was ready to have a kid now, i'd do it while in grad school. I'm getting a phd in science & it's more like a job than being in school.

we didn't have a wedding party. I just called my girls honorary BMs & made them a little gift. I'm very happy with how it worked out.

many have special pricing for DWs. It mostly depends on if they are getting their start in DWs, how interested they are in going to the location, and the time of year.

some hotels give you a free reception with a certain number of guests or allow you to have a semi-private dinner in one of the hotel restuarants. we had few enough guests that we just had a dinner in a hotel restaurant. it worked out great.

I wouldn't be worried about the rain. there is much more to a hurricane than that. Look back at some of the old posts last august when there was a hurricane heading to the area & decide if you are willing to deal with that kind of risk. i don't think you can guess the best time of day to not have rain. just look for a hotel that has an indoor option. If you have never experienced a hurricane you might want to reconsider.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM I know I was thinking the same thing. Poor thing! she posted from mexico. her cocktail hour & some other things had to be moved but overall it went great. and she took some awesome pics in a cenote yesterday. that's what I was really worried about them missing out on you can always move a wedding inside, but it wouldn't be easy to trash the dress indoors.

use a TA, but get a different one since this isn't working out.

I hope when you get there you are able to forget about this terrible week & have an amazing time!

yes, you just need more points. it's 50 per item you download. i do have to warn that template is complicated. i made it in a weird way & it was hard to figure out a way to share it. to earn points, just be active. saying hello to all the noobs is an easy way to get involved.

you can also fly someone in. or pay the $500 fee to bring in your own photographer. i think that is there current policy. If photography is very important to you, you might want to look outside of EDR. I don't know about those companies in particular, but most of the hotel photographer companies are not impressive. The ones at my hotel may not have even been photographers. I think they were just the staff member that was incharge of holding the camera for the day. They had pictures displayed in the lobby.