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omg i wish i had your ta, andrea! marisol, i think that picking the place was the hardest part. and every time i thought i had it narrowed down, i'd read some bad review. keep in mind that most people who write bad reviews have one thing go wrong and then they just keep track of the little things to spite the place (ie - have to wait an hour for a room b/c they chose the non-preferred tower to save $, even though they knew they'd have to wait - ?? then they see a bug on the sidewalk, don't like their food, and even tho it's an all inclusive, refuse to order something else...these people ruin their own vacations). pay attention to the overall reviews, and search for review on here. remember that not all of the people on tripadvisor and yahoo went to a resort to get married, so the girls (and guys) here have a different point of view.

omg, rachel, dh would DIE if i asked him to carry a watermelon 2 miles!!!!!! celina, have you tried brushing your teeth or having a strong mint whenever you feel like eating? b/c things taste so bad after brushing/a mint, you'll be less likely to snack on other things.

wow, does his dad suck. i hope all goes well tomorrow. he should go in there with a drafted plan of exactly what he deserves, and demand to speak with only his father - as the business owner, not as his father - and not the other a**hole who works there. be strong for him, and ask if you need anything...

ew ew ew ew ew abbie that last one is GROSS!!!!!!!!! but omg, the rest were so funny!!

you're bound to get the job with black liner, red lipstick and a magic board (a slate in my classroom - who knew wipe off boards could have so many names?!). good luck!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel That's me too Lauren. I have about 6 different sizes in my closet. I've had a HUGE weight gain in the past 4 years so I haven't had the heart to clear out the smaller sizes. I'm just hoping to recycle some of them. I'm only 5' too so I know how hard it is when you have a slight weight gain. Not much body for it to spread over. My doctor also told me this last week that girls under 5'3 have the hardest time losing weight. Ummm...duh! I already knew that. However, I'm on a super strict diet now and hoping it kick those lbs to the curb finally. I feel super motivated which is really funny since a freakin' wedding couldn't even motivate me! my friend couldn't get motivated to lose anything before her wedding - in fact, she gained about 10! once they started talking about a baby, she became more motivated b/c she realized that she had no ab muscles to push, and that if she didn't lose before a baby, she'd never lose....not that you're in the same boat, but know that you're not the only one not motivated by a wedding! Quote: Originally Posted by nueland I have lost a total of 12.6 pounds! Was going for 20 but that will do... I still have untill November to get the rest off! that'll do?!? that's fantastic!!!!!!!!

holy shit. carrie and big didn't even have that much drama!!!!!!!!! all's well that ends well, glenda, and i'm so happy that you enjoyed your day! CONGRATS GIRL!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek That was very honest of you, im so broke right now that i might of just kept it. hehe Your skinny already so 4.8 lbs is really good. You did the sacred heart diet right? I think i might do that for bl3. lol, i'm also 5', so every pound means a different size! i have pants in 5 different sizes in my closet, and i can never predict what will fit when!!! i did the sacred heart diet. i was afraid that i wouldn't be able to keep it off, and i think that if i didn't enjoy the soup so much, i may not have been able to. it's only been a week, but since i like the soup so much, i'll continue eating it even though i'm not following the diet.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Alex i was thinking you. I thought you had a couple of really big weeks. I think what some girls lost in one week was close to what i lost the whole contest. Well i'm proud of myself, i thought i would lose more. I was aiming for 15lbs and i lost 10.5. i would like to lose 20 more by the wedding. But i am now fitting into a size smaller pants, which i'm excited about. And fi has been telling me that i look nice a lot lately, which before the contest i was always wearing sweats and activewear. i've been dressing better so i feel better. I'm going to treat myself to a twist custard cone this weekend. i've been craving it for weeks now. I'm so excited for it lol. Well i'm proud of all you girls that stuck with it!!! It was tough. I'm dying to find out who the winner is. So many girls had really big weeks. i fluctuated back and forth for 7 out of 8 weeks, and lost 4.8 in one week. so i'm in the same boat as you...i feel like i could have done much better, but i'm happy where i am, so it's no big deal. but WOW, danielle, 10.5!!!! good for you! let's go girls, i want to know who wins! (on a side note, yesterday i was at the pool club, and found a $20 between two different groups of people. i could have pocketed it, but i asked the middle aged moms on one side if it was theirs. they said no, but they'd ask the other kids when they got back. they never asked....and i knew they wouldn't - they pocketed it ()! well whatever, i did my good deed by attempting to return it...i told my sister, and she said what goes around comes around - maybe you'll win the big pot in the biggest loser contest....i laughed and said unless i lose 10lbs overnight, odds are against it. but that would be some karma!)

lol, i knew it didn't look right, but you were right - it was b/c of the last post, lol...sorry!!!!!

well i just weighed in, with absolutely no change. so altogether, i've lost 4.8, which i believe is 3.7% of my weight. the good news is that my current weight is w/in my height parameters, so i changed my goal weight at ww, and am now at goal!!!! i wouldn't have done this, except i know that my previous goal was good 2 years ago when i made lifetime, and is not really reasonable or maintainable now.

good luck martha! i read somewhere (maybe this board??) that if you drink oj, the baby will move around more. if it's true, then drink a gallon or two so noah (lol) will have to cooperate!

so last night, we kinda kissed and made up. i was downstairs watching tv, and he came down and said, "i know you don't hate me", which is his way of saying "let's not fight." then he asked me to come watch tv upstairs while he read and got ready for bed. so we went up, and i watched until 10, and then when i said that i wanted to go downstairs and eat, and he should go to bed, he didn't want me to go. i went anyway b/c i wasn't going to lay there while he slept (b/c i do that when i come up for the night anyway). this morning, he was a little snippy, but i'll chalk that up to getting up at 5. i'm thinking about getting a retail job at night, but i don't want to work weekends. i don't want to work period, but maybe it'll get him to understand how precious our together time really is. i'll keep you guys posted if there's any change. thank you all for your help, and for talking me down off my ledge

karma, everything looks fabulous! how many guests are you having? i can't imagine giving everyone a tiffany's necklace - how insanely kind of you!!!

dh wants to name our first born atari. yes, as in the video game system, not the football player. i may compromise w/ it as a middle name, as it is a pretty cool name. xavier atari....

or one little band on each side? or maybe not an eternity band...?

omg mel, that's ridiculous!!!!!! i'm assuming it's hawaiian? there are 2 allegras in my school. apparently it's more common that we thought!? an old colleague of mine once went down to georgia to finish her master's degree, and was looking at a class list when she noticed to particularly interesting names... Abcde (pronounced ab-sih-dee) and Formica Dinette (and the last name was jones, or smith, something generic like that)

i have no advice, but what does the new one look like?!

it happened to us in february. our connecting flight from mexico city to pv was cancelled. we wound up going the night before, which didn't change our flight price, but did require an extra night at the hotel.

looks like an awesome time! i bet the naked cowboy was so happy b/c he won his lawsuit

congratulations!

here is a thread about flower availability in mexico: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t819 when i asked my original wc about the flowers (in pv), she sent me three ugly options. i sent her a pic of what i wanted, and no questions were asked. i'm sure i originally received the same contract as you, and i don't know how dreams cancun works, but i sent my own contract, made up by another dreams pv bride who was worried that her selections would cost extra or not be fulfilled. i sent the contract via email about 2 weeks before the wedding.

you look so gorgeous! i can't wait to see the rest.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Yikes Lauren. No fun. Maybe just start assuming he's too tired of the gym and go earlier. I know that's not the WHOLE problem, but just a minor solution I suppose. Have you guys had a heart to heart about how his job is effecting him thus your relationship? Sometimes they need it spelled out and won't get what's going on. I've noticed Steve is so literal and even though we may be fighting about something that I think is clear, he is thinking something completely off. Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie rach you're on the money with this one. its that whole mars/venus thing! we have this issue too i just attempted to have a heart to heart, which ended (as always) with "you hate me," and the new one, "why are you always bitching and nagging?" i said i just want to spend time with you. he said "what should we do? watch tv? watch so you think you can dance? play a board game?" i said anything that doesn't mean that you sit at your computer with your back to me. i don't think he got that - earlier i had said that i waited for him to go to the gym so we could at least be in the same room, but that didn't click. when we're on speaking terms again, i'll mention make dinner together, or even clean up together. anytime i've mentioned a walk after dinner, i've been shot down, even before this job. i'm so frustrated. i've now come to realize that i don't even know what i want.

so this is the bullshit i encounter: i sent dh a text earlier saying 'gym?' figuring i'd wait so we could go together. he sends one back saying yes. he just called, is on the train - l: do you want me to bring you clothes so we can go straight? k: no i'm too tired. l: well you could have sent me a text when you left work to let me know so i could have gone...now i can't. nothing. dead silence. l:how was your day? k: fine, how was yours? l: ok, anything new or interesting? k: nope. dead silence. l: ok, well i guess that constitutes our conversation for the day. silence. l: whatever. see you in an hour. and i hung up. now i'm pissed off b/c when he gets home, he won't say anything either. my options at this point are the silent treatment or pretending. knowing me, i'll probably go with the silent treatment until he asks what's wrong and i burst YET AGAIN, for the 3rd time in 2 days.