LadyCheese

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What would Friday be without one of these? 1. What time did you get up this morning? 8AM 2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Whorton Hears a Who 4. What are your favorite TV shows? Will & Grace, Greys Anatomy, Run's House 5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Coffee & protein shake 6. What is your middle name? n/a 7. What food do you dislike ? cottage cheese 8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Lil Wayne 9. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Accord 10. Favorite sandwich? turkey and american 11. What characteristic do you despise? ass-kissers 12. Favorite item of clothing? SHOES!! 13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? Bora Bora 14. Where would you retire to? Miami 15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? My 28th, also was my college graduation and I had a blast with the girls16. When is your birthday? May 13 17. Morning person or a night person? neither 18. Pets? 2 small turtles 19. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? my dress finally came in!! woohoo!! 20. What did you want to be when you were little? pastry chef 21. How are you today? lethargic 22. What is your favorite flower? stargazer lillies 23. What are you listening to right now? nada 24. What was the last thing you ate? spaghetti 25. Do you wish on stars? no, maybe I should 26. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? red 27. How is the weather right now? a surprisingly cool night 28. Last person you spoke to on the phone? FI 29. Favorite soft drink? diet pepsi 30. Favorite restaurant? BBQ's (in NYC), Chili's 31. Hair color? brown 32. What was your favorite toy as a child? barbie & cabbage patch kids 33. Summer or winter? winter 34. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate 35. Coffee or tea? coffee 36. What is under your bed? dust 37. What did you do last night? watched tv 38. What are you afraid of? thunder & lightning 39. Salty or sweet? Sweet 40. How many keys on your key ring? 3 41. How many years at your current job? 2 42. Favorite day of the week? Saturday 43. Do you make friends easily? Somewhat 45. Favorite hobby? Scrapbooking

Quote: Originally Posted by NewOrleansbride Isagenix. A few ladies in my office have done it and I swear they each lost about 10-15 lbs in 9 days, and a few inches (inches are what I really care about). Cookie dough sounds yummy too! I might have some sweets stashed in my freezer somewhere. I'll have to go check. How did the Isagenix Detox go?

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrsggrl Well... today is my final cleanse day, and I feel awesome. I really do! I'll weigh again tomorrow... but as of this morning, in total I have lost 10 lbs and 10 inches. For any of you who have seen my youtube videos, you know just by looking at me that I have a long way to go. But it is a start. I almost feel excited about looking at wedding gowns... ALMOST. But I won't.. at least not for a while. Not until I lost alot more weight. I have sucky news though.... today I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. This is a condition where women who have this condition are at risk for developing Diabetes, because it messes with your insulin resistance/tolerance,... therefore most women who have this are overweight. Not ALL women, but most. So now I'm starting on a medication to help alleviate some of my symptoms. It should also help with the weight loss, because my insulin levels will be better controlled. Also, women who have this disorder also have trouble getting pregnant, and some will remain infertile. I can't stress out about it too much right now. I have a referral to see a gynecologist that works at my hospital. Since the floor I work on is General Surgery, Urology, GI, and Gynecology, I'm pretty comfortable with her. I realize this part of the post probably doesn't belong in this thread... I only mentioned it because other people who may have PCOS may relate to the weight issues. Anyway, take care everyone... congrats on the weight loss so far!! I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis...I hope everything will be okay and you can continue to lose weight. I'm tempted to try the 9-day cleanse as a kick-start to my weight loss efforts. Please keep us posted!

very nice, I too am planning to use the gable boxes...I didnt think of using gift tissue in there, great idea, thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by tvt I think we all still have time to make a difference in the weight situation. For me the problem is sticking with it!!!! I do good for about 2 weeks, see some weight loss, and then start eating the like shit again, and so the cycle continues. OMG, I do the same thing!!! Isnt it crazy?! I hate it...I just want to stick with it once and for all. I really would like people to see me on my wedding day and say "wow, she lost some weight!" but most importantly I'm doing it for me....I want to feel better about myself, its been a long time.

Celina--Wow, what a story! I think its great that you made the effort to reconnect with them. I would also tell your Dad...like everyone else said, you wouldn't want him to find out from someone else and then he thinks you're being sneaky or something. We are blocked off the internet at work, which really sucks, if not I would log in once in a while to chat! I don't know what I'm doing this wknd ladies...I have a lot of cleaning to do, that's for sure. I havent been to the shore all summer, I wouldn't mind going even though I cant stand to see myself in a bathing suit. I've had so long to lose weight and I have been such a slacker...I have lost nothing (except 2-3 lbs here and there)....now I have exactly 90 days left and I'm wondering if I could make a difference in those 3 months if i really eat good and workout 4-5 times a week...what do ya'll think??

I'm sorry you've been going through so much lately!! Hang in there Stephanie

Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE OMG - you guys have been busy! Ill tell you where I've been injust a sec.... Steph - I hope you are feeling okay and everything went well with your injections. Tara - LOVe the earrings! Danielle - LOVE the BM Dresses - LOVE the color! Also love the topper! It came out cute! Try a 3 fold brochure from Vistaprint for your welcome bag. Michelle - YAY on your surprise shower! How exciting! I got the pic for my OOT bag tie from Vistaprint. Jessica - Nice to have you back! Your daughter is gorgeous! Opice - You are kicking butt on the workouts! Keep it up and keep the rest of us slackers motivated! Well - on Tuesday I took my son into the doctor and it turned into a HUGE ordeal! He wasn't feeling well and was breathing really heavy and fast. After several hours in his doctors office, and 3 nebulizer treatments they sent us to the emergency room. He had another neb treatment and they gave him some chest xrays and figured out he has asthma. They admitted him and had him on oxygen and neb treatments every 4 hours. KIM I was at the hospital alone. FI was at home and Daughter was at school. I had no cell phone and the only call I gave to FI was when we checked into the ER. It was a lot to take in at once. Thank God FI's best friend and wife work at the hosp and were able to come down and check on us so they kept FI informed. One of my neighbors brought FI and daughter down. It was all so overwhelming. Now my poor little guy is on a steroid and the inhaler med makes him jittery and the steroid makes him moody. We have had our hands full! Imagine your worst 2 year old - whiney, bratty and muliply that times two. That's the kid we have on our hands. Fortunately he will only be on the meds till Thursday. He gets the nebulizer every 4 hours though. It has been a heck of a week to say the least! OH - to top it off - I got two parking tickets while at the hospital. I also ordered some clothes on line from Old Navy to wear in Mexico and UPS gave them to my crackhead/gangster neighbor and of course they said they didn't get a package. Old Navy is re-sending minus one of the tops because it is now out of stock. It's just the thought! UGH! Send some good vibes my way...we really need it! Gotta go! I'll try to check in later! ~Celina Celina, I hope your son is feeling much better...what a nightmare, i would've lost my mind! And that sucks that your crackhead neighbors stole your old navy stuff...!! UPS sucks!! (I hope this multi-quote works okay, its my first time!) Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Oh Celina, you poor thing!! My thoughts are with you and your family!! That is just awful!!! What a week you have had!! LadyCheese (please remind me of your first name, sorry), hope your daughter has a great party!! Is is this weekend? Its Jessica...no worries

Quote: Originally Posted by saraece I just have to say I went on the OUtback Safari tour in 2006 with a group of people in PP. I loved the trip it was fun, and exciting. Some of our group couldn't do half the tour as you climb up waterfalls, literaly. With water pouring down on you. I loved it. However I watched a news story about a 12 year old boy who died on the tour. He jumped into the water and never came back up. They found his body later. So be cautious. Of course I couldn't find he story on line except this site, DAMAJAGUA WATERFALL WARNING Hmm, my parents never mentioned a waterfall...I'll have to ask them. But that is a very tragic story!

great bags, wow!!

I love this thread! What I have learned planning a DW has already been mentioned plenty of times here but its 1. learning who your real friends are and 2. that sometimes water IS thicker than blood!

My parents just came back from Puerto Plata and did this excursion and had a blast. I never pictured my parents doing something like this but they did and they said it was money well spent. The brochure they brought back highlights some of the excursion but here is the website in case anyone would like to take a look: Outback Safari Adventure Tour in Bavaro, Punta Cana and Puerto Plata - Dominican Republic They operate in Punta Cana as well. Oh, I also found this short video on youtube that shows you what its like: YouTube - Monster Truck Safari Dominican Republic (Official Film)

Ive been working with Maria also and it is frustrating bc she hadly answers any of my questions and when she does answer them her answers are so vague. I booked at Dreams early on in the year when no deposit was required...yet when I asked her to confirm my date she send me a confirmation stating a deposit was required. I asked her about it, stating that I booked a while back and disregarded that by saying the deposit is just to hold my date and its due a month before the wedding (that doesnt make sense, wouldn't they want the deposits early on to hold the date not a month before??)...then I asked her if the $100 would apply to any extras I added, again she totally did not answer my question. I think there is a huge language barrier where she doesnt understand what I'm asking her. Frustrating!

looks like so much fun, great pics!!

awwww, he looks so cute! Hope he gets better soon and wont need surgery.

have a safe trip and lots of fun!! cant wait to see pics!

great pics...I visited Belize briefly last year as part of a cruise and the locals were very friendly. i wish I had done more however bc it looks like you guys had a great time.

so sorry for your loss. my prayers are with you and the family

those are stunning!!

everything looks good!

Rebecca, you look beautiful... those teaser pics are great, can't wait to see more!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Danielle, I love your BM dresses! and your shower dress is adorable too!! That color is gorgeous!! That rocks you got your vacum!! The little things in life that make us happy, ha!! Jessica, what a cutie pie your daughter is!! Ladycheese, welcome back! Glad you found a moment to check in. Isnt it crazy how time flies? Lets talk placecards...I wasnt going to do a seating chart but then I read about if you dont people will feel lost and some will start draggin chairs whereever they want to sit, yikes!! So now I am going to do one. What are you all using for placecards? Thanks, my little girl is growing up fast. BTW hope your back feels better soon!! My seating chart is done, FI did it in less than 30mins...I was surprised! At first, I was going to do the starfish placecards but the whole smell turned me off...then when i washed them and put them out in the sun to dry...I, um, left them out too long and they really dried up and they looked really bad. So instead of ordering more I decided to scrap the whole idea. Instead I went to michaels and purchased their printable placecards, i'm going to glue little blue flowers on the corners and put a lil bling in the middle of each flower. maybe I'll try making one tomorrow and post a pic for feedback. Well I gotta go get some stuff for my daughter's bday party...hope you ladies have a great Saturday!! tyyl

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Your daughter is so cute Jessica. That looked a beautiful place for a wedding. Does your friend live in Fl or did she have a dw there? Thanks, my baby just turned 6 on Thursday...where does the time go? Today she is having a few play dates over to help celebrate her bday, nothing big though...just a few burgers, chips and cake. My friend lives in Orlando but she fell in love with that resort in Naples....its called La Playa Resort. It's a beautiful resort. Well I hope someone gives you a little hint as to when the shower is...maybe they will trick you by having FI say he's taking you out to dinner or something and that way you will be dressed up...LOL. Hope that happens with me as well bc I like wearing sweats a lot esp. on the wknds when I'm doing nothing. Keeping my fingers crossed for ya