Michelle

thanks girls for all the help with this! the only problem im having is like you ladies are saying is for me to have things like nuts and beans and salads and big portions....unfortunately all of those are big no-nos for me right now ...i just had my colon removed so i have problems digesting and am on a low residue diet...sorry i didnt mention that earlier... and i cant exercise for another couple months (i cant lift more than 5 lbs right now) because my surgery cut all my ab muscles and so it has to heal first...

I am sorry that you are going through this....i think everyone that plans a DW goes through people complaining or trying to cause problems atleast once. it comes with the territory i guess... but you just have to remember that this is what you and FI want to do and so do what makes you happy and the people that really want to be there will be there and will find a way to make the time to get there and there will always be the complainers....just try make the best of it because after all its your day!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper! i love sitting on the floor and having tons of papers around me and getting to choose which one bags are too easy its boring! lol 2. Real tree or Artificial? artificial..i live in an apartment so we are allowed real ones 3. When do you put up the tree? near the end of November 4. When do you take the tree down? ummm middle of January lol 5 . Do you like eggnog? OMG YESSSSSS..but i can only have a little bit or else i get a tummy ache 6. Favorite gift received as a child? my Puppy Surprise i wanted it sooo badly! 7. Hardest person to buy for? My grandparents on my Moms side...they always say they want nothing and so they never give me ideas 8. Easiest person to buy for? Will (my FI) i live with him so i know when he really wants something because he always talks about it so its pretty simple 9. Do you have a nativity scene? nope i dont..used to as a kid at my parents house 10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail them im getting some this weekend to send out i cant wait its my first year sending out my own 11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? hmmmm, probably the book i got about getting over the loss of my mom, i got it from my stepmom...ya it was not a good situation when i opened that present thats all ill say 12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Santa Clause 13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? end of November usually 14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? nope 15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? turkey and stuffing 16. Lights on the tree? yes! tons of coloured lights 17. Favorite Christmas song? i have tons!! but one of my favourites is "my grown up Christmas list" 18. Travel at Christmas or stay at home? we go a little bit out of the city to our parents and grandparents houses 19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph 20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I like a star on the top of the tree 21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning but Chrsitmas eve when i was a kid my mom would always give us a present that was new pajamas so we could sleep in them that night it was so cute 22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? ummm probably how busy the malls are..i love the buzz in the malls just i hate the long lines 23. What theme or color are you using? just colourful things...nothing specific really 24. Favorite for Christmas dinner. Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce 25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Ugg boots and a new winter coat 26. Who is most likely to respond to this? the BDW girls 27. Who is least likely to respond to this? who knows lol

thats so true Morgan! i never thought of it that way that eating things like McDonalds will be a hard habit to break...hmm....good to keep in mind

my current diet is eggs and toast in the morning usually and now im having yogurt too.. for lunch ive been have home made macaroni alot and for dinner we have chicken and veggies and potatoes... the nutritionist hasnt given me a specific diet or told me what to have...and i snack on fruit and junk food during the day too...and i drink alot of water and juice in the day (something ive been told i have to do because of the type of surgery i had)...and for milk my FI has been getting homo milk lately so im guessing that has alot of fat in it...and im taking a liquid vitamin

ok so im thinking this is a post thats very out of place because girls are on their wedding diets but i am wondering what is a healthy way to put on weight After my surgery I lost about 30-35 lbs from being on such a small diet and not having an appetite but i was already on the border of being underweight before and so now im way too small....I get too cold when i go outside and in general its just making me very weak. So now that im not on a restricted diet and have my appetite back im wondering what is a quick and healthy way to get back to a healthy weight again

Ok so im always seeing these commercials about yogurt having immuni+ or probiotics in them and they make it seem like its such a big deal. But i dont get it, what are these things and are they really worth spending more money to get a yogurt or food that has them?? I am wondering if its just another health craze that makes us spend more money for nothing... Any one have an answer for this

awww that is such an adorable story! congrats!!!! the pictures are too cute!

awwww they are all getting back rubs now!!! i want to be the lady in the black shirt!

omg they are sooo cute!!! i wanna curl up with them and sleep too lol

hmmm i was just thinking aboutthis because i got a laptop two days ago but didnt get the warranty because it was so expensive and i didnt know what it covered...maybe i should look into what it covers and hopefully i can still buy it if its worthwhile...thank you for starting this post!

lol that is the cutest thing ever! i just told my FI about it and he rolled his eyes at me lol

haha yaaa it sounds ridiculous compared to boxing day!

oh wow that sounds way too crazy for me lol! ya we dont have Black Monday...but now that i know what it is i think ive heard of it before...my godparents live in Ohio and my godfather lines up early at best buy everytime lol

what is Black Friday??

i am not a nurse...but just spend two weeks in hospital and alot of the nurses seemed to be wearing crocs

those are so cute i love them!

wow lol ya thats kinda crazy for LaSenza.... ummm kinda creeped out by that lol... but ya they are totally changing from when they used to have cute pajamas now they are getting VS stuff and just a totally differnet store....oh well lol

Congrats Mrs.!!! welcome back!! we cant wait to hear all about it and see pics of course !!

hmmmm this is a tough situation and i can pretty much relate as im in a very very similar situation....i am not sure what to do about the animals... but i am not going to my family christmas either because my father and stepmom are not at all accepting of my FI and are very rude and hurtful to him and so neither of us want to be around them let alone on the holidays....and it hurts me because i know they are family but i dont want to let them hurt me anymore....so kinda getting where you are coming from i would ask your FI to please be there for you and to for one day just go to see your family because it means so much to you..if you have a good talk with him wihtout getting frustrated and upset and just let him know how much spending time with your family means to you i am sure he may give you this one holiday where he will go and support you...when i did at first want to go to the holidays with my family my FI said he didnt want to go but to support me he would and we said that if all went well with my family we would stay for dinner and presents but if they caused problems for us we would have a hotel or something nearby where we could go (or home if you live close enough) and just walk away if they make you feel uncomfortable....i think maybe you could suggest that open to your FI. Just try walk into your sisters house with an open mind...im hoping everyone would try be civil because its Christmas....sorry im not sure if my rambling made sense..but the best thing is sit down and have a heart to heart wiht your FI about how you truly feel. Good luck!

bed : warm duvet

hey ladies! I know we have alot of people on here from California and I have seen pictures from Yari of how close the wildfires are to her house so I am praying that her family doesnt lose their home!! And to all our other BDW Cali girls I hope you are safe and that this fire doesnt affect you or your loved ones!! You are all in my thoughts and prayers

i dont know about the specifics of this resort but most resorts have wedding packages that you can select and the include pretty much everything for the wedding and reception and you sit down with the wedding coordinator when you get to the resort and they figure out the final details....not as hard as traditional wedding at all lol

i think if you dont have any people that wil cause bad drama sitting close together, to go to with the laid back idea of a DW i would just let people pick where they want to sit even if some people dont get to sit together they get to still have a vacation together so they should be ok with it

oh wow ya 800 shouldnt be a problem in 8 months....ya i agree with neen dont let them stress you out!