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oh shizzle, you're in texas. i totally spaced that! didnt lots of public places shut down for a while?

oh and why was your bach party cancelled? was it supposed to be down there? or because of the lyme? which gives me another idea for a silly tshirt or koozie: Jamie & Martin go together like Corona & Lyme sorry JL, you know i love you, i couldnt resist and i figured it would make you giggle

well, its quite a list, but good thing is youve got a lot of it crossed off already! the 2 things i would ditch (altho cute ideas) are the tanks and the koozies. how long would they take to arrive? i mean, REALLY! you've only got 2 weeks, why stress?

jeni thats sweet i like that story!

awwwww typing more!

havent read anything above yet, but i voted for #1 because they are beautiful, but the most simple of the choices so they wont distract people from looking at YOU!

we love jessica they look great! i love the font and the maracas are so cute!

beautiful pics! i think he did a great job with the lighting, it looks like that time of day would be hard to make sure the subjects faces/fronts are well lit, but it looks fantastic and makes for great pics

heather thats so sweet! i love his daisy idea

SHELLEY! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! i love these esp the one of you and amos kissin under the parasol, so beautiful! cant wait for more!

marissa, lots of reasons, the 2 biggest ones are 1) its less expensive to have a "vow renewal" ceremony at most resorts than the legal one. 2) its just all around "easier" to do the legal beforehand, less paperwork, no blood tests (depending on state), and many more reasons. yamille, as far as vows, etc for legal ceremony at home, i know in WA state, the part where you both have to answer with "i do" is the only required part that needs to be said. and lots of girls here just went to the courthouse or whatever and the JP or person who handles it will normally have a little schpeel, like "ok you both want to get married, right" (yes) and you both take the other as your lawfully married etc, right" (yes) haha not so boring like that, but you get the idea you could probably call or go in and ask how they handle the vows or what they have you say or do, that might help perpare you have fun!

andi, dont cut it down! the details you leave out may just be the info a future bride is looking for!! but please hurry

Since Mothers Day is drawing near, I was looking for something different to do with my mom this year. She has so many things and can only take so many bouquets of flowers and nightgowns! I ran across this article and I think instead of buying her something she doesnt need, instead I'll have a nice lunch with her and "interview" her with these questions. I think it will make her feel good that I'm interested, and it would be fun to know some of these things about my mom! Some of the questions dont apply to my family, but I thought it was a good staring point to create a list of random things I'd like to ask MY mom, so you could edit it to fit your family too 10 Questions to Ask Your Mother Now (REAL SIMPLE) -- "Mom, I have to ask you something," my seven-year-old Henry begins. He stares at me with those solemn eyes and I steel myself. Asking your mother questions like, "how am I like you," can open door to communication. Considering our unique family, it could be any number of things. Why do you and Dad live in separate places? (We are married but never could stand to live together.) Why is Gus so different from other kids? (Henry's twin brother is mildly autistic.) Why does Dad look tired all the time? (My husband was 68 when our sons were born... You do the math.) I'm ready. "Do you think spit cleans better than water?" he asks. "You always use it to clean my face." You know, it isn't a bad question. And, in a way, every burst of curiosity gives me hope that my boys will continue to quiz me about ever more interesting and personal things. Because, as adults, so many of us don't ask enough about our mothers. (Maybe we're scared. More likely we just don't get around to it.) Yet there's no better way to become closer to a person, even if you've known her all your life. So, after an utterly unscientific survey of friends and acquaintances, I've come up with 10 queries to get you started. Try them out this Mother's Day. You may even learn something about yourself. 1. What's the one thing you would have done differently as a mom? Recently I had this conversation with someone I had considered one of the best mothers I know -- the kind who never missed a kid's concert or a PTA conference. Her children are grown now, and they are neither independent nor particularly grateful. "I should have let them fail," she told me. "When my daughter forgot to do her homework, I shouldn't have done it for her. When the other one got caught shoplifting, I should have let her spend a night in jail." For better or worse, your mother has probably given this subject a good deal of thought. 2. Why did you choose to be with my father? "Look at him!" my mother says adoringly. "He looks just like Jascha Heifetz!" He does, actually. But Heifetz, perhaps the world's greatest violinist, was one weird-looking dude. And my dad doesn't even play the violin. (Which is a bit like an accountant being the spitting image of Mick Jagger.) So was there anything else? "Well, he liked smart women," says my mom, who was in medical school when they met in the 1950s. "So many men didn't back then." Not a bad reason to marry someone. I'm glad I asked. 3. In what ways do you think I'm like you? And not like you? Accuracy is not important here; you want to know her perceptions. Does she think you share her best qualities or her worst? (And do you agree?) Are your similarities and differences complementary -- they make the two of you click -- or are they the cause of all your conflicts? 4. Which one of us kids did you like the best? OK, chances are she'll dodge this question. But you'll probably force a compliment out of her -- "You were the one who set the table when you were three" -- and get a little insight into how she viewed each of you. And if she gives a straight answer? Well, you'll all have something new to fixate upon. 5. Is there anything you have always wanted to tell me but never have? The woman who suggested this question had learned late in life that the "aunt" who had lived with her parents while she was growing up was, in fact, her father's lover -- an arrangement that apparently suited all involved. Your mom's secrets might be a little less stunning. But hearing something she has been holding back may take your relationship into (good) uncharted territory. 6. Do you think it's easier or harder to be a mother now than when you were raising our family? We might agonize about working more hours outside the home and competing with our kids' cell phones for attention, but our mothers had other battles. "My mom thinks that if she had had a career, she would have been less frustrated and a better mother," reports one friend. The two of you needn't have a "Terms of Endearment moment over this one, but by understanding what she went through, you may appreciate your own situation more. 7. Is there anything you regret not having asked your parents? In my informal survey, the list went on and on, covering everything from "Did you ever think about leaving my dad for someone else?" and "Did you ever want to just throw in the towel?" to "What music do you want played at your funeral?" People regretted what they hadn't asked -- never what they had. 8. What's the best thing I can do for you right now? My mother is not subtle: "Call every day. If you don't, I think you're dead." Other friends who had asked this question over the years were invariably surprised. One mom wanted her daughter to teach her to use a computer; another wanted her son, a plastic surgeon, to give her a face-lift. ("I had a moment where I didn't exactly love lifting my mother's skin off, but I thought I could do a better job than anyone else," he says.) The mom of a young colleague wanted to meet her friends. "I'd always thought she wasn't interested in them," she says. "In fact, my mom was just shy." 9. Is there anything that you wish had been different between us -- or that you would still like to change? This inquiry prompted one mother to plan a trip with her 30-year-old daughter -- their first ever. She and her husband had always vacationed alone when their children were young, and she had felt bad about it for years. Whether you're 25 or 55, chances are there is some dynamic between you and your mother that could be better. Give her a chance to put it out there. 10. When did you realize you were no longer a child? I know what the answer will be for me, and I was startled to hear my mother give the same response: "I knew it when my own mother died," she told me. "That's the last time there would be anyone in the world who always put me before herself." Have fun!

awwww thats sweet of her

morg, my aunt lives in ecuador, for the last 25 years! let me know if you'd like any specific info and i can ask her for you the few things i do know: ~its eternal spring weather, 70 and mild all year round. ~they eat guinea pigs. tastes like greasy chicken. really. its very common, with rice. so be careful if you order something with chicken in a rural area. unless you are into that sort of thing. but i have a feeling niblets would be upset with you

ok, stupid question here soooo, do you have to pay to download all the songs that show up when you do this? or is it like free stuff? (im semi-ipod-illiterate!)

ps i think its kinda fun that you picked the exact opposite dress from the poll result i actually like the one you ended up with! its beautiful!

wow great job, it looks awesome and the price is right! (um, i think! what is the conversion au to us?? haha)

Quote: Originally Posted by BachataBride Mean Girls...it was on this weekend!! lol Q: Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey! talladega nights! next: "I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD! WOOOOOOO!"

wow heather! small world, huh girls? so happy that it sounds like you guys are back on track and planning a totally different but just as special wedding congrats!!

oh marie! what a conundrum.

looks like it was very nice thanks for sharing! ps, looks like a nice knife block/set! lucky!

congrats! cant wait to hear all the details and see the pics!

awwww shel! you look freakin gorgeous! im dying! i need more.

anyone else have stumpy legs and a short middle? im barely 5'3", and i ALWAYS have to hem pants, jeans, etc. even if they are short length to start with! i guess a big problem is because i have to get them big enough to fit around my middle, so the legs end up being long enough for a glamazon