Martha

Congratulations! I missed your other post, but I am glad he is here and you both are healthy! Side note: My third grade crush's name was Johnny Bustos.

Quote: Originally Posted by jkcz0702 I also hope you do not get rained out. I cn not believe the price to rent the restaurant. Wow all your weddings are coming up so soon 20 days and 3 mo, time is flying by! Time does fly! When I joined BDW, I was 15 months out and getting married in Cabo!

I was never told we had to pay for poolside....just the per person price plus the DJ? Maybe this is for the people that booked after I did That's nuts!

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanAmanda the cost for 1 small restaurant is 2´450usd, a medium rest is 5´250usd and a big restaurant 6´300usd, + the private dinner or as I mentioned to you before you can choose your food form the menu of the restaurant,[/i] Huh? is that thousands I will be there in about 20 days, I can take pictures for you! I hope I don't get rained out!

Morgan, How did this end up working out? Heck, you may not have even noticed it!

That's the day before my birthday, so it is a good day! Welcome to the board and happy planning!

oh no, Abbie! What a mess! In no time at all you are going to be relaxing on the beach as Mrs. and these things will be far from your mind!

Sucks for the 12,000 employees they are letting go.

That's cool, Yari! I was just thinking earlier that I can't wait until Noah is older so we can take him camping. We love camping!

I am a Texas girl....there are quite a few that live in the Dallas area. I live in San Antonio, so I can't help you, but I will say that if money is one reason you want a DW, havng a wedding in Dallas will cost A LOT more. But, if it's not a matter of money, then I say follow your heart and have it where you want to have it! We are having a DW because if we had it here, it would cost A LOT because we would have 250 plus guests...this way we are only having 35.

I have only been on Carnival. I don't really care for them, but they always have good deals and the port is only 4 hours from where I live, so it is convenient. Food is okay, but never great....entertainment is pretty good. I don't think it is geared towards college kids, but I never go out at night, I am always in bed by 10, so I really don't know.

Welcome to the board! What are you confused about? I am also a "Jays Girl!" Happy planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie martha, i forgot to say i love your new avatar! so cute! Thanks, Abbie. It's actually about 2 years old...it's not the best one, but I didn't wanna resize another one. ha! Lazy!!!

My brother had one and returned it within a week. It kept freezing on him and stuff...too many programs on it, I think. Yari, is the second version already out? For a phone like that, I think it's good to wait for the 2nd or 3rd version so that they fix all the little problems with it. Glad you like yours though! We used to have ATT when they were Cingular and we really liked them...we never should have switched to T-Mo!

Thanks guys....I couldn't sell anyone anything. I am horrible at stuff like that! I would love to do counseling....I wonder how I could get in to something like that? I will have to look around! You guys have come up with some great ideas, thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Rache1124 Ooooh Abbie! I can't wait to see the pics - I can't believe it is so close!!!!!!!!! That means mine is just around the corner! Yikes!!!! Does anyone know if we can text/use our cell phones in Mexico - or if we can add something to our plans for this purpose Just a little nervous about communication with guests and dog-sitter back home. I have text'd before, but I would check with your carrier to check rates. T-Mobile charges a higher rate, you don't get to use your texts for free even with an unlimited text plan. And, ditto to what Abbie says, just call them to set up internation or Mexico plan depending on what they have.

PM your email and I'll have her email ya. I will tell you that she is SUPER busy and works A LOT. But, if she and her DH plan on going on vacation somewhere, she just makes sure she doesn't schedule a wedding that week. Which is hard because she may have a wedding every weekend for 3 months straight. She has a busy seasons and then not-so busy seasons. I am sure she will be more than happy to help you!

Quote: Originally Posted by amym567 Martha~ When I go back in the fall, I'll be job-sharing. You might want to see if any of the districts offer that. I'll be teaching mornings, from 7:15 to 11:07. Of course it's half the pay, but it's better than nothing! I'm also hoping to book more lia sophia (home party jewelry) shows to make up for some of my income! Good luck! I'd love to be home full time too! Amy Amy, that's a great idea....my only issue is that no district will want to hire me because I will be 6 months pregnant and will need at least 6 weeks off in November/December. I really shouldn't say they wont, because in our field where it is mostly women, I think they expect women to take maternity leave, right? Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. here's a link to a work-from-home-as-a-mom site. scroll down and look at the companies on the right. Work at Home as an Online Teacher Lauren, awesome I am going to check it out right now!

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. oh!!! if you have a grad degree (and you do!) you can apply to university of phoenix to become an online teacher! Really? Now THAT is an idea! Thanks for that tip. I will def. look in to that! Quote: Originally Posted by DreaW Does anyone know how you become an event planner? I'm thinking of looking into that field. Drea....my BFF is an event coordinator. She worked (actually still works) for a wedding planner as an intern for like X hours (can't remember), just to earn the hours, not for pay. She eventually got the hours she needed and well, I don't know all the steps, but now she does mostly weddings, but has planned million dollar weddings and events/parties for some important people. She has even been published in wedding magazines...all this in about 3 years! Want me to ask her for you? She makes GOOD money too.

I've been looking, but I don't recall seeing anything like that...I will have to keep an eye out though. Thanks, Lauren!

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. sometimes we get offers for home schooling during the school year. this happens when a kid is sick or breaks a limb or something. these don't require sp.ed. degrees. Hmm. True. But wouldn't i have to be hired by the district first? I am just dreading going on job interviews when I am 6 months pregnant. I don't know if I could get hired.

Cute pics! Poor Molly! At least she didn't hurt herself!

Welcome to the board! If you look at the Riviera Maya forum on here, you might be able to get some location ideas. Happy planning!

Willl his work schedule change? Not being able to spend time with the one you love, sucks. I know that! Jay doesn't like when he is home and it's during the school year because I get home arond 4ish and am in bed by 8. Well, not normally, but last time he was home I was because I was SUPER tired because I was in my first trimester. I hope it gets better for you soon!

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. i charged $40/hr in my old district, and $60 in my current district. i go to the kids houses or meet them at the local library. my mil works from home as a relocation consultant. she got into it w/in the last 5 years or so, and doesn't have a degree. she's also a secret shopper. she gets paid to visit local stores and writes reports on them. she has to buy something from the place, and gets reimbursed for it. sometimes it's places like starbucks, and other times she has to go to bigger stores. the reports are always about customer service. another option is to apply to districts and tutor kids who are unable to go to school. sometimes this requires a sp.ed. degree, but not always. OR part time counseling for child study teams. Ya, I think that would require a sp. ed. degree... I have never heard of a relocation consultant. Interesting...I may have to look in to this. Quote: Originally Posted by Tracy Hi Martha, i live in San Antonio too, and I have been working from home for the last 1 1/2 years - i work for a company called ETS (Educational Testing Services) and there are a few of us that work remotely (they are pretty open to that) at least a few days/week. Check out their web-site (especially if you have a teaching degree) - you may find some work that interests you. ETS? Never heard of them either...But, we are moving back home to Corpus. I wonder if this is something I could do from over there? You guys are giving me great ideas! Thank you!