February 2010 brides

[Meyer2010]

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Originally Posted by SusieQ Erica you crack me up.... I am looking a real estate.... I love looking at what is for sale and what kind of decorating they have done. I am hoping to down size our home and move to a smaller house in the next few years. I'd like to do it next year, FI thinks we should wait about 5 years and have a house built. We'll see nothing has really jumped out at me and I have been window shopping (online) for about two years. I think Chinese food would be great for dinner, hummmmmmm maybe while I am working I can get FI to cook. He'll just order food/ So Erica do you find it lonely being so far from home?

I love going to open houses and seeing how they decorated. We just bought a house 3 years ago before we knew we were moving to China. But, we still have it and have been remodeling it ever since. The last thing we had done was vinyl siding and it really makes it look nice considering the house was "MINT GREEN" when we bought it. The bathroom was pink, even the toilet and toilet seat!!! We built a 2 level deck on the back and we really miss sitting out there and watching nature since it backs up to one acre of woods. The one sad part we found out 6 months ago was we had an empty lot next to us which we were planning to buy when we moved back in 2010 but, it has been sold and the buyer is building a house on it. We were so bummed! Oh well, we should have bought it when we bought the house.

Our dinner last night was great! We had really good chinese food! I hope you get some sleep this weekend.

As far as missing Michigan, YES we miss it alot. It was hard to leave our family behind. Especially my 9 year old black lab. She was a sweetie, fortunately my mother took her and she has become part of their family. They love her to death and when I go back home to visit she'll walk over to me, wag her tail and then go sit by my mom! My mom said we can't have her back when we come home because she is theirs now. I guess we'll have to see.

But, we have been working for the same company over here for over 12 years so when we moved out here they are paying for our housing/bills, transportation and 3-4 trips home a year! We are very fortunate. So the longest we've been away from our family is 4months. We just became an aunt and uncle last week so we won't get to see our new nephew for 5 weeks! So, we will be home Dec. 17-Jan 4.

Okay, sorry for the long book!

Better get going, I hear my FI in the kitchen attempting to make breakfast. LOL

~ Erica

[Raykel]

Wow...work is so getting in the way of me being on here more! I missed a couple days and it can be pages!

 

You guys are so lucky your dresses are in! I can't wait for mine to be here and get some pictures in it. I can't wait to see the picutes!

 

Both of these dresses are fabulous! Where did you find them? It is a little difficult finding stuff for a destination wedding because everything in the stores is all about winter right now I may have to resort to sewing something.

 

Well....back to work!

[SusieQ]

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Originally Posted by Raykel Wow...work is so getting in the way of me being on here more! I missed a couple days and it can be pages! You guys are so lucky your dresses are in! I can't wait for mine to be here and get some pictures in it. I can't wait to see the picutes! Both of these dresses are fabulous! Where did you find them? It is a little difficult finding stuff for a destination wedding because everything in the stores is all about winter right now I may have to resort to sewing something. Well....back to work!

i am a big ebay girl!!!!! I got both of them off ebay for like next to nothing... I the stores are so full of xmas stuff and winter clothing... I can not even think about xmas. I have been very lucky with ebay!!!!

[SusieQ]

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Originally Posted by Meyer2010 I love going to open houses and seeing how they decorated. We just bought a house 3 years ago before we knew we were moving to China. But, we still have it and have been remodeling it ever since. The last thing we had done was vinyl siding and it really makes it look nice considering the house was "MINT GREEN" when we bought it. The bathroom was pink, even the toilet and toilet seat!!! We built a 2 level deck on the back and we really miss sitting out there and watching nature since it backs up to one acre of woods. The one sad part we found out 6 months ago was we had an empty lot next to us which we were planning to buy when we moved back in 2010 but, it has been sold and the buyer is building a house on it. We were so bummed! Oh well, we should have bought it when we bought the house. Our dinner last night was great! We had really good chinese food! I hope you get some sleep this weekend. As far as missing Michigan, YES we miss it alot. It was hard to leave our family behind. Especially my 9 year old black lab. She was a sweetie, fortunately my mother took her and she has become part of their family. They love her to death and when I go back home to visit she'll walk over to me, wag her tail and then go sit by my mom! My mom said we can't have her back when we come home because she is theirs now. I guess we'll have to see. But, we have been working for the same company over here for over 12 years so when we moved out here they are paying for our housing/bills, transportation and 3-4 trips home a year! We are very fortunate. So the longest we've been away from our family is 4months. We just became an aunt and uncle last week so we won't get to see our new nephew for 5 weeks! So, we will be home Dec. 17-Jan 4. Okay, sorry for the long book! Better get going, I hear my FI in the kitchen attempting to make breakfast. LOL ~ Erica

I drive past this piece of property about 30 minutes for my house and it is so lovely, It has a for sale sign and it looks pretty large and very well treed. I am so tempted to call and find out more details.
I just need to focus on one thing at a time......

Congrats on becoming an Aunt again....

Nite chickie!!!!!!!

[Raykel]

Huh..I am not a big ebayer - but my sweetie is. I will have a look and see what I can find. Funny, it never crossed my mind to look on there! thanks

[FutureMsMoulton]

VdayBride--- Girlllll you better not go eat those honeybuns! I am sitting here writing this from the JFK airport and I will come and HUNT you down and wrestle that out of your hands! lol (I have to go to SYR tonight.. grrr.. not happy!)

 

Susie- I am afraid of wearing bold prints like that cause I am afraid that a butterfly would look like the size of a moose across my butt. On a totally personal side note I also am afraid of wearing thongs because I am afraid that if I ever bend over in one my fiance will think I look like a Sumo Wrestler!

 

MsGoodrich- Give them hell- I am so sick of hearing how they are ignoring everyone... for the record I haven't heard anything from them, nor do I care because my friend got married down there and it stressed her out, but she got down to the month before she left and they were great and then she got down there and they were AMAZING-- so not to much stressing. They will send us packages with prices and flowers and the horsie and carriage ride and all of that good stuff here soon!

 

Raykel--- Why are you letting work get in the way of chatting with your girls on here?? lol

 

Shellk- When do we get to see the new photos of the dress?

 

Meyer- Why would you ever miss this "beautiful" weather that we have here in the Midwest? I would be more than happy to send it to China for you! )

 

Ok Ladies-- here is my latest hyped up Xenderine induced questions

What is your first dance song going to be? (mine is God Blessed the Broken Road by Rascall Flatts)

What is your Father/Daughter Dance? I have a ton of options and I tried to ask my dad and played some and he cried through them all (overly emotional when it comes to his first born)....so now I am worried that he will cry the whole dance!

[Raykel]

FutureMsMouton....I would not let work get in the way - but people keep talking to me about work stuff!!! LOL...Seriously...what are they thinking! Hahaha..I am just happy they don't have this blocked and at least tonight there are a couple quiet moments for me to take advantage of.

 

The sond I think we are going to do for the parents' dance is Aaron Lines...Twenty Years Late. Totally country, and its more him singing to his mom, but seems to fit with the whole kid/parent thing. At least that is what I think we are going to use....my FI may change his mind.....

[FutureMsMoulton]

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Originally Posted by Raykel FutureMsMouton....I would not let work get in the way - but people keep talking to me about work stuff!!! LOL...Seriously...what are they thinking! Hahaha..I am just happy they don't have this blocked and at least tonight there are a couple quiet moments for me to take advantage of. The sond I think we are going to do for the parents' dance is Aaron Lines...Twenty Years Late. Totally country, and its more him singing to his mom, but seems to fit with the whole kid/parent thing. At least that is what I think we are going to use....my FI may change his mind.....

I haven't heard it but now I will go listen to it-- doesn't take me much to listen to country. I am thinking the songs my little girl by tim mcgraw for the dad dance or Stealing Cinderella by Chuck Wicks... so hard to decide!

[Raykel]

Stealing Cinderella....I am going to have a listen to that one. I havenever heard of it.

[vdaybride]

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Originally Posted by SusieQ You're wacked out on diet pills and honey buns like mrsmoulton and vdaybride... Sorry my lovelies I had to poke you girls. Why have a mild spazz out... Go for the whole bloody meltdown and scream at someone... I want some God damn answers about my flowers!!!!!! then have a honey bun with vdaybride lol

LOL too funny! I have been gifted grapes, thank you very much! No honey buns for me. I do have will power..who knew?!?