MelissaH

OMG someone just pledged $100 - if it was one of you THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU - that brought tears to my eyes. I really can't thank you enough.

Andrea I can't do scary movies either - I literally won't sleep for weeks after watching them...I even freak myself out just thinking about them - and I always dance when I clean too!

I'll recommend some mascara - Lancome Hypnose waterproof - you could go through a tsunami and that stuff won't budge!

Some of you may remember me asking for suggestions on how to help out my "little brother" Tristin and his family after someone robbed Tristin's mom while she was home? Well here's a bit of an update... On Friday afternoon Tristin's mom ended up in the hospital. Apparently there are like 10 stages of MS - 10 being death. She is at about 9-9.5, so they are not expecting her to come home and are looking into hospice care for her. We took Tristin out last night, and he's being brave but we could tell that he was really upset about all of this. Him and his brother and sister have been through so much in their short lives, and now they are about to lose their mother on top of it all. She has progressed to the stage of the disease that most people reach after 10-15 years in only 5 years. Jean-Anne was hoping to participate in the Supercities Walk for MS this year, but is obviously not able to now. This is a very special family who I love very much, and I have decided to raise pledges and walk in it myself. I am hoping to raise a minimum of $500 for this cause in honour of Jean-Anne, Tristin and their family. I would really love it if some of you would be able to support me? It would really mean a ton to me. You can see my fundraising page here; https://msofs.mssociety.ca/2008walk/...=2&PID=1024463 Thanks!

I just got a couple of Sandals magazines in the mail today - one is the Destinations magazine and the other is an Air Canada Vacations magazine on Sandals resorts... The Air Canada one is full of info on all the Sandals resorts and might be good if you're trying to narrow down a location (just like any of the magazines you get in a travel agency office). The Destinations one just has some articles about Sandals resorts in it. If anyone's interested in them I'll send them to you...they're not super big so don't expect a ton of info, but I know I prefer to see things in print rather than on the internet so they might be good for you if you're anything like me...

April-May is really nice in RM I know you want to stay away from hurricane season, but November is absolutely perfect weatherwise (at least every time I've been down there).

~ I carpool, so I only have to drive to work every other day...huge $$ saver because I drive over 60km each way. ~ I don't work out so I save on a gym membership....I'm also really huge LOL ~ I plan my meals every week so when I do groceries I don't buy more than what we're going to eat or need - it also keeps us from eating out as much! ~ We save pretty much all of our change - we always have a good few hundred dollars every couple of months

The resort photogs were terrible btw...not GREAT but not bad... Obviously not Leigh Miller quality or anything like that, but we just went offsite for some photos of DH and I and had the resort photogs do our ceremony.

You could bring a photog from home and pay for them to stay at the resort for a few nights...that way it won't be a problem....and you could fit in a TTD session too

Woo! I'll pick it up tomorrow! Can't wait!

I'd recommend getting some blood tests done...your body might not be producing certain types of hormones like prolactin or something...

We didn't use her, but I have a friend who did. They said she was great.

Check out Emma from Barebone Photo...she's in Puslinch (just outside of Cambridge) which isn't too far away and her work is just awesome! barebonephoto weddings

Mine's sitting in the closet...I don't think I'm going to get rid of it because I feel weird about that...almost like it's bad lucky....I'll probably turn it into something else one day.

16 for me...

We had a welcome breakfast at one of the buffets and didn't pay extra, just left a nice tip for the waiters.

Being a bigger girl myself, I know that chiffon totally does not agree with me, it can be very clingy and show off a lot of bumps and lumps..maybe that's her concern?

Thanks everyone! Our Vegas trip was awesome! We had such a great time!

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa Melissa, I know you posted this over a week ago but I just wanted to say you are not alone. I shared with you some time ago that I had been on Zoloft for several years for anxiety & depression. When I discovered I had other things going on (hypothyroid & hormonal imbalances) I came to learn that the anxiety/depression may have been part of that. Blah, blah, blah...anyway, point is, I weaned off the Zoloft at the end of last year, maybe November? Then winter hit. A winter like I've never experienced right? Moving from California to Washington introduced me to a whole new winter experience. I didn't think anything of it. Well now I look back on the last 3 or 4 months and reflect on how I've been feeling, how my husband has been reacting to me, etc.....I just read your post & it made me realize - hey, maybe some of that stuff snuck back in? Maybe that's why things have been so hard? Hmmmm.... I guess it's just an ongoing battle. I share your pain & concerns. It's interesting that you think hypothyrodism might have been a factor in your anxiety & depression - my mom just found out she has hypothyrodism and it apparently runs in our family and she keeps telling me that I should go get tested for it. Good to know! Thanks And thanks to everyone else for making me feel like I'm not alone! Love you girls!

If you don't find a tube style suit that you like, you could try finding a halter style suit and just leave the straps down while you're sunnin' yourself...most of my suits are halters so I'll just undo the tie around my neck while I'm sunbathing and don't end up with any lines.

Awesome gifts - I saw those frames at Kohl's a while ago and was tempted to pick them up! So cute!

Here's another update... Golden Nugget - stayed there for the first 3 nights of our trip - awesome - it's a beautiful hotel and casino, the pool is great, the service was great, the food was great, everything was awesome - the only thing i didn't like was the location - so not a fan of downtown vegas, much preferred the strip The Flamingo - meh...not bad but not great - everything was dated and the fans outside our room on the roof below were sooooo loud they kept us up at night. it was clean and a great location though!

I'm so upset I missed all this...I totally forgot that I'd be away when the discussion started when I agreed to join the BC - hopefully I'll get in on the next book

I would totally hand deliver them - I think it adds a more personal touch!

I'm also happy because I got an early anniversary gift from DH to wear in Vegas (wooooooooo!) I'm surprised he remembered how much I liked the Elsa Peretti necklaces from Tiffany because it was probably a good 4 months ago I was looking at them!