Celina

I would suggest a cake or cupcakes at the Walmart or Sam's Club in PV. Where are you staying at?

Isn't Maura a sweetie pie?? She has had a crappy ass week dealing with her sister and yet still continues to do for others. BDW makes me realize there are still good people with good intentions in this world. I think you can feel that from so many people on this site. That they are genuine and good in their hearts - you can just tell.

Rachel, Rachel, Rachel - You look SO Beautiful! Great choice on the dress. I LOVE it! I really like your BM dresses - where did you get them? The pics are great. You guys look like you had an awesome time! That last pic of hubby is cute. Thank you SO much for sharing! Can't wait to see more! Congratulations on a wonderful day - you guys both look SO happy!

Ooohhh...what a sweetie! Don't you just love 2 year olds?

Okay - FI is an only child. HOWEVER - he has grown up with two guys who are his BF's. (Their parents were BF's and had kids and the kids have been friends since birth) With Shawn being an only child, these guys are his brothers. I get along great with their wives. We are all aunts and uncles with everyone's kids. We spend every major holiday with them. They are pretty much the closest I'll ever get to having a sister in law. The wives are not in the wedding but the guys are. I feel like I really want to include the wives somehow like maybe in the ceremony. I was thinking maybe they could read a prayer or something. The thing is - I don't know what kind of prayer or reading to have them read together, or when to do it in the ceremony. Another thing - I haven't told anyone but you guys about my idea to do this. We are having a wedding party meeting at our house next weekend and I wanted to ask them then. Do you have any suggestions on what to have them read and when they should read it during the ceremony? Or any other way to include them?

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl ........ how lucky i am to have friends like sisters, even better cause they chose you so they'll stick with you thru thick and thin, not because they have to but because they want to! maura, you know your BDW girls are here to listen! we're all each others honorary MOH Couldn't have said it better myself Abbie! I wouldnt choose most of my family to be my friends! Now that we're 7 months out - I ended up having my best friend and another close girlfriend be my MOH and BM. They have given me NO stress and are so supportive. I do feel an emptiness because neither of my sisters are involved in my wedding. However, it's their loss and I can now start enjoying the planning like I should be! Everything will turn out for the best Maura. You'll see. XOXO - Celina

Best would be - my teeth and hair Worst - belly and arm flabbbbbbbb....

Quote: Originally Posted by Allaballa My FIL made a few comments about our DW and I just said that attendance is welcome but by no means manditory and the wedding will go on with or without you. ...OOoohhh..I LOVE THAT LINE! - (and will use it in the future) Maura, us and our families! Your sis was driving me nuts with her responses in the PM's. It sounds obvious that your wedding is not important to her and she isn't really interested. Do yourself a favor and just ignore her. Go ahead with your plans to tell your BF about your decision to make her MOH. I wouldn't even talk to your sister about it OR the wedding. When she is interested she'll call you - if she doesn't need to get a financial bail out by then. I don't mean to sound so mean but I am so upset that the people closest to you are the ones that hurt you the most. She will be the one who regrets it when she decides to get married. I'm sorry you are going through this. Take care! ~Celina

Rachel - this is a great review! The pictures are great and like everyone else - I am dying to see you in your dress! I am a klutz too - the stairs are what scared me away from LC. I am with Maura in having a BDW LC trip - count me in! I wanted to go on the Rythyms tour - but you can't take kids on the night ones - and hello I want to drink - and I don't think they provide alcohol on the day trip! Looks beautiful though! Glad you are back!

Oh packing stuff...Last year during our trip to PV FI got mad and said I overpacked for our then 2 year old son, him but he needed all of his stuff. We're going back this year and I intend on taking the same. Diapers - you can always buy some there - same with swim diapers if not potty trained. Sunscreen 2 pairs of swimming trunks Crocs - these are SO easy to slip on and off and water shoes (crocs are slippery by the water) Disposable sippy cups - if you lose them no big deal Shorts T-shirts/tanks - more of these than shorts 1 blanket from home - when staying somewhere away from home I think they need a sense of security. Beach toys - At our resort they were expensive to buy - you can pick them up for cheap here. If you leave them there or some of it floats out so sea (like ours did) - no biggie! Jammies of course As far as baby wash, etc. - I still use Johnsons baby wash (I want my son to be a baby as long as possible) - I bought their cleansing cloths. You just wet them and they suds up - no worries of spilled body wash anywhere and you just use them and toss them. I also took some disposable place mats. They just stick to the table. My FI thought I was nuts for bringing these - but our hotel room had a glass table to eat at and the last thing I wanted was a filthy table - so I bought some of these and once again - you use them and toss them. Good luck! Celina

I would suggest a portable DVD player with movies they haven't seen yet (So they don't get bored) We bought the Nickelodeon ones with different shows on it. We also ended up taking it with us to restaurants to keep our son entertained. Remember Mexico time - everything takes longer. A small fold up stroller - just a cheapey one. Cheap toys. I've been saving all of the happy meal toys so they are something new to them but we won't care if they get lost either. Crayons or washable markers and a notebook snacks Whenever we went anywhere I made sure to take two diapers, junk toys, snacks and a juice and a filled sippy cup. Hope this helps! ~Celina

I like the rocks too!

OMG Girl - you FREAKIN ROCK! Your book is awesome! Your hubby will love it! I love the pic of you walking by the cactus and the black and white ones. Great pics. I am getting up the courage to get a book done!

Have a wonderful day! Get plenty of sleep tonight and enjoy your honeymoon night...don't set that alarm in the morning!

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 It can be the BDW sisterhood of the traveling pants! Ha Ha! I love those black bar glasses and totally need to get myself a pair. Penis cakes are so funny. We got one for my friend for her bachelorette party and it had white frosting coming out of the tip on the board. It was too funny. It looks like you had a great time at your party! Oh my Gosh - I am cracking up!! Morgan it looks like you guys had a great time! I agree...those pants should be THE Bachelorette party pants for BDW! We could send them around and make sure they end up in everyones BP photos! That is great.

I had to change BM dresses too. We actually went with a dress from Newport News. Take a look -they have TONS on sale. Good luck!

That was SO nice of you to do. It is hard getting the numbers in the sand and to take a pic before they wash away. Great job!

OMG! This is awful! I hope they get it fixed and SOON!

Heidi - OMG - you look so beautiful! Your hair looks AMAZING! You and Reggie look so excited and like someone else said - you look like you are going to jump out of your skin in that first pic. Congratulations!! I am so happy for you!

Okay - I have calmed down since. Yeah - FI will probably get a pass on the OOT trip. I just hate the thought of him being aloe with a bunch of drunk bimbos at the golf course. I totally trust him - it's just the thought ya know? As for the girl yesterday - I am going to talk to my boss about it tomorrow. (the part about he could have warned me he was bringing her out) OMG - you guys should have seen her yesterday! She totally wore those clothes for the reaction. Mind you I am the only staff person who works in the firehouse. The rest are all firefighters. I pretty much keep to myself and while I have relationships with the guys they are mostly like my brothers. She works downtown in the admin building - but still - I would not wear that to work. Maybe the sweater with something underneath it and a skirt - but not all of it together. It wouldn't have been so bad separately - but all together the outfit shouted "LOOK AT ME AND MY BIG BOOBS" to all 15 men here. Yes - I am being territorial - this place has been my home for the past 7 years and I haven't had to share with anyone. While she'll be working in another building far away from me, we still have to work together. Anyhow - I am leaving early today - it's my little girls birthday! She wants fruit skewers for her class - so I'm going to do my mommy duties! Thanks guys for listening to my crybaby ass vent! Love ya! C

Vent #1 - Okay - so yesterday my boss brings in this girl for a position that we aren't even sure we will have available and the first thing he says is that she can take over one of my job duties which has been a project that took months in the making and is very detailed. So after I have busted my hump for all these months, he wants to give it to someone else? I know he is trying to lighten my load but it still pissed me off. Not to mention that my annual reviews are WAY PAST DUE! WTF?? Then he brings her in and buys her lunch and drives her back downtown where she works! Am I a little jealous over this - yes - because he never buys me lunch! I am more pissed that he didn't tell me that they were bringing her out. If I would have known I would have been better prepared. The whole thing caught me off guard. She was asking what the job duties were and I was like a fumbling idiot! Not to mention that she was wearing these skin tight pants and white sweater that you could totally see through! - Oh yeah - and the gold 3 inch spike heeled boots! I work in a firehouse so this is not the most appropriate attire to wear - I know she was doing it for attention. Whatever! Vent #2 - A lot of my uncles wifes family whom I have known for a long time (I stood with them while in college) are coming to our wedding. Well next month my uncles daughter (my cousin) is graduating so I was going to drive down to see her and go to the party, etc. Initially I was going to go with my sis and her kids, but we got into a big drama fight, so that is out. FI never really wanted to go and after the fight with sis I still intended to go esp since I found out all of my aunts family is coming to the wedding it would be nice to see them. I never got a chance to ask FI if he wanted to go. Well - every year this dumb ass guy he knows at work has a golf tournament. Well - FI NEVER goes. So of all times- this golf tourney is the weekend I wanted to go out of town to the grad party. Anyhow - I just hung up with FI - I told him I printed out the info for the golf tourney. He says - "oh I want to go to golf, I just dont want to go to the party afterwards because it just turns into a big drunkfest". He says - "by the way - what day is it" - I tell him the day - he says "Oh, isn't that the weekend you are going out of town?" - I say yes. He says "oh if that's the case - maybe I WILL go". I explained to him about all of the family there who are going to the wedding and maybe we should go and see them since he hasn't met ANY of them. His response - "Well if there is a chance of running into your sister there than I'm not going." I am SO frustrated and pissed at him right now that I could just scream.

Stephanie - those are so cute! Nice job!

Those are so cute! Love them!

Courtney - I must say everything looks beautiful! I absolutely LOVE your earrings! Your vows are beautiful and I may have to use some of those lines girl! I was getting ALL teary eyed reading them! Have a wonderful time and enjoy your wedding! Best wishes! ~Celina

Quote: Originally Posted by Raeka OK first off I decided on what i am going to do. We don't have much in our bedroom for art/photos. We have too many windows to be honest and not alot of wallspace. Anyway I am going to put 3 11x16 canvas prints up along the only wall we really have. I liked Angela's idea of TTD photos so that's what i picked. Unfortunately I can't copy or paste any of the images but you can log into: Robin DePaula Photography, LLC the passcode is mel_ttd I picked mel_ttd011, 019 and 020. You chose some great pics Mel! Great for the bedroom!