Meandhim - Grand Palladium Bavaro - Nov 2015

[Meandhim]

@@yycbride2016

 

Thanks for all the lovely compliments! I'm sure none of those things will happen to you...but if they do let me tell you first hand you will get through it I seem to have the worst luck but I'm still on track! lol! Best advice that I've gotten from everyone here is not to sweat it...whatever happens is going to happen so just roll with it...do your best and move on..don't let it get you down. You are currently on the best support network ever, if you have a question or just need to vent,  these ladies are awesome!  

 

The message in the bottle as a place card would be fun!! The 21Day Fix is working for me...so far...I'm only on day 12..down 7lbs...I waiting til the full 21 days to do Inches. I'm not really being strict with it yet...Someday's I'm over my container amount or I miss a workout...It's my first round of it so I didn't want to be too rigid right away...easing into it. I'll get more strict in Aug. I would like to lose 10 more...I've been so stressed out with this stuff I haven't lost my winter weight like I usually do so I'm feeling frumpy..blah! I think you could easily lose your 10 with the 21 day fix especially with the time you have!

[kcole123]

@@Meandhim

 

I am so glad you got everything sorted out with Air Canada. Imagine won't be long now and you will be flying down for your wedding. You must be getting so excited. I remember the hard times you have had throughout your whole planning process and it's all coming together so nicely now. Can't wait to see some pictures of when you go home (Assuming you will be posting some of course).

[diadiamond]

@@TinkerSofi You totally took the words out of my mouth when you said "I realize that every time I check one thing off my list, another 5 come up"  that's how I feel right now with less than 2 months till we leave! 

@@Meandhim OMG I'm so sorry to hear about your situation!  I can't imagine what you're feeling right now.  Hopefully it all gets resolved and everything works out for the best.

I'm really happy to hear that everything worked out with AC.  I haven't been on your thread in a while, so I was just doing some catching up.  I can't wait to see more from you.

[Meandhim]

Legal Wedding  - Done (and boy is that a story!)

 

3 Months, 1 week and 3 days til we leave for Punta Cana

 

3 Months & 2 weeks til the Wedding Day!

 

I have Just returned from my 2 week Vacay in NL and it was awesome but of course with my luck nothing comes without trouble..lol! I think I mentioned in a previous post that we were planning on doing our legal marriage in NL. Our flight was a Friday night and we had planned to get married at 5pm on Saturday and leave to drive up the coast on Sunday. Here's how my trip actually went...

 

Friday night we arrive at the airport right on time, check our bags, go through security, and find our gate...at this point I'm super excited! Not 1 min later our flight is cancelled!! Yup...CANCELLED! 

 

AC had be cancelling flights all that week to St. John's because of runway 

construction but was finished on Wednesday and everything had gotten through since but of course my flight...the last flight on Friday night..was cancelled due to FOG! ha!

 

At this point we in the AC customer service line up with a ton of other people trying to figure out what to do and the lady shouts out "I cannot reschedule you here you have to call the 1-800 number or use the courtesy phones". The number she gave everyone was out of service, I know right!?...but I was able to get through on the courtesy phone and reschedule for the earliest flight available Monday at 11pm...WTF?!

 

Ok! Time to pull the wedding card and bring on the water works! I was not leaving the airport until some got me another solution! I found a manager explained our situation though a great amount of sobbing and she went off to see what she could do.

 

She came back and said "I can get you on a flight to Moncton tonight and you can drive from there!" At first I thought she was kidding! Did she not know that NL is an Island? If I did take the flight and drive I would arrive approx 6hrs after my rescheduled flight. @@kcole123 you know how ridiculous that is!

 

We accepted defeat and went home...UGH! I called my cousin who works at Air Canada Jazz for the best advice and she told me to go in for standby early in the morning & call them every hour to see if they have put an extra plane on to accommodate the flights cancelled that night. She also advised that we would might make it but our luggage may not. I had some special Steaks in my suit case for the BBQ we were going to have and I put them back in our freezer. I also took out the Bridesmaid dress I had for my friend to take carry on...I felt like I needed to have a dress in my hand to be totally convincing. 

 

After spending my night calling Air Canada I woke my FI up at 3am to go back to the airport to check in for Standby. once we were checked in I went to the gate right away and started bawling and waving my Davids Bridal bag!

 

Even though I was first in the standby list I didn't get on that flight because they had over sold the plane! They then sent me down to the Customer Service  where I had gone the night before and they were then able to rebook me on a flight to Montreal and then to NL!! Why they couldn't do that the night before I'll never know!

 

We arrived in St. John's without our luggage of course and we high tailed it to my parent house 2 hours drive away! We got there with 10 mins to spare! Long enough to brush our teeth..haha! We ended up getting married in 2 day old clothes, no shower, in the living room because it was too cold outside! So there are no pictures...but it's a great story...now that it all over I find it pretty funny!

 

We ended up have our luggage sent to Deer Lake and picked it up on our way up the coast the next day

 

Other that the little glitch trying to get home and the freezing fall like weather while I was there my trip was awesome! 

Edited August 11, 2015 by Meandhim

[deecol]

ahhhh what a crazy story!  It sounds like a movie!

 

I'm so happy everything worked out in the end, that will definitely be a memory you will never forget and can tell the grandkids!

[Meandhim]

@ @@deecol

 

I kind of like that it happened that way now...seems only fitting! I was only upset at the fact that I didn't get any sensible pictures with my Two Nan's ... but what can you do!

 

 

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[veryvalentine]

What an adventure!  I love that you had the David's bag out for street cred!  You sound like such a positive person to turn it into a fun story.  

[yycbride2016]

Wow what a crazy story! At least it makes your special day even more memorable! I'm glad it all worked out for you in the end! Congrats!!!

[calgarybride2015]

Oh my!!! What a story. One you can tell forever. Congrats on becoming a MRS

 

 

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[acw271011]

roflmbo OMG! You really do have the worst luck, don't you!! I'm sorry - I don't mean to laugh (I'm sitting here chuckling!) but it's just so typical of AC first of all; and so typical of AC second of all..... and - well you get the idea. I've had the same thing happen on a flight to Saint John but with Jazz. My sis in law is a flight attendant with Jazz (small world). I heard about the cold weather in NL. Weird summer on the east coast for sure.

 

The important thing is you did your ceremony, the important people were there and you have a great story to tell!! When all is said and done, if you don't find a way to laugh about it, then you cry and that's no good.

 

Glad you're going to make it Friday!! Looking forward to it!!