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Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw Well Rachelle, it turns our your DH and mine should be best friends. I talked to him about it when I got home and he did exactly what your DH did, hoping it would garner sympathy and more money. don't i feel stupid now... he even told me i shouldnt believe everything i read on the internet, because i am the one always telling other people that! haha Men! Sometimes they can be such a challenge I'm glad that the two of you talked about it and hopefully that you feel better about the situation now.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I'm printing off a coupon & heading to AC Moore. I will definitly ask you for help if I get stuck. I hoped I could find the patterns online for free. I just need to write a sentence & I want to make a picture. Something that represents our wedding. I'd love to see a picture of your project when you are done. What are you making them? It's a picture that goes in a frame that says "United in Love" their names, and the wedding date, with flowers and a border around it. I will definately take a picture when it's done. It really isn't their style at all, which makes it more fun to do

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I think I need DIY rehab. I'm looking up websites to see how to cross stitch. Is it hard? I can't imagine it's that hard. I saw on a website that kids do it. Hmm, maybe I can hire some kids to do mine. Say I'm volunteering at the boys & girls club & we are having arts & crafts day I might head to michaels tonight with my 40% off coupon & get supplies. Counted cross stitch is quite easy, but can be time consuming. You have a pattern which is your guide, some are colour coded, and you count the squares and put stitches in the right squares. Doing words or a saying would probably go quite quickly though. I am doing a counted cross stitch from a kit right now as a gift for the bride and groom so if you need more help ask away.

I worked out today too. A double-step class (you use two steps and move back and forth between the two).

Those look great! We are just finishing up our welcome package. Just waiting for Katie to do 1 more page when she has time. I would not have been able to do any of this without the help and ideas I have received from the ladies here.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan yep honda civic. But, it was not the factory part. After I bought that stereo to replace my broken factory one, I learned about the kind with the input for plugging in your ipod. So I'll get that kind to replace it. Doesn't really make it better, but atleast I have something to look forward to. I listen to my ipod mostly when I drive. I'm so sorry that this happened to you Morgan. I seriously considered trading my vehicle in just so I can get an ipod hook up

We established a long time ago, a two week maximum for house guests. In the past we have had relatives that thought that it would be great to have a vacation in our part of Canada. We don't mind them coming to visit, but then they would like us to entertain them and show them around, which is fine for a few days but after a week or so I begin to get bitchy My father-in-law showed up, from the UK, a couple of days before my expected due date for my second daughter to wait for her to arrive! After a couple of days we sent him away, and he returned the day after she was born and I was still in the hospital. Ugh!

I asked my daughter and she recommends Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos | iStockphoto.com She has used some stuff from there for various projects, including the logo she made for herself for the wedding. I'm not sure how it works but I think that you do have to pay for some of the images but that they are vectored so you can modify them (that is what she said, it might mean something to you but it doesn't to me

That is going to make one very happy grandma. Very nice Morgan.

Have a great day Celina!

Quote: Originally Posted by MelissaH They're opening a Crate & Barrel in Toronto!??!?!?! Danger! At Yorkdale, I believe.

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw i think its a combo of culture and upbringing. he comes from a very wealthy family, and especially because mexico city (i cant speak for every other city in mexico) is very classist, he grew up with a lot of things and notions that are different from the way i was raised. he always only attended private bilingual schools, always had a chauffeur, a live-in maid and another maid who came (and still comes to his parents home) 3x a week. I have a friend who grew up in Mexico City and was used to the things you describe above. She married a Canadian guy. The way they solved the 'cultural' differences was to have two weddings. They got married in Canada first and his family planned the wedding the way they wanted it, then they flew to Mexico and her family planned another wedding the way they wanted. But she did tell me that she had nothing to do with the planning of either wedding. She just let the families do their thing and just showed up in a dress. She was too busy getting her phd to worry about it. Hopefully you find a solution to the invitation dilema that you can both be happy with.

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw For anyone interested, here is the attachment of the little quiz Helen was sweet enough to send me. Thanks Maura. And here are the answers to the second half of the quiz: Germany Paper Red go together like a horse and carriage Las Vegas Electrical/appliances Toad on the road and we're gonna get married Silver Red & green chili peppers Paris

I've had lots of people ask me where my daughter is registered, or what they would like for gifts. Is it ok for me to say that they are not registered because they have everything that they need for now? If the person has persisted after that I have mentioned that they can 'donate' to the future down payment on a house. I feel uncomfortable doing that but don't know what else to say or do?

Thanks for an awesome link! I'll be a laminating fool this weekend for sure

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw ummmm helen can you be my mom? haha, you are so awesome! That is such a nice compliment to get! Made me feel special. Thank you. I really wanted to do an engagement party for lots of reasons, but the main one was that I knew that Katie and Chris wanted to plan their own wedding and I am such an organizer and can be very controlling once I get into something and knew we could end up in a conflict. So I asked them to let me do the engagement party my way and I'd do my very best to let them do the wedding their way. It was a negotiation process and I'd say we're still working on it!

I just wanted to post a little update to this. I have run into a minor technical difficulty. My daughter wanted the logo printed in the bottom corner of the bag, so that is what I did. Unforuntately, when you put stuff in the bag, the logo actually ends up half on the bottom of the bag, so I would have been better off putting the logo a little higher up. Just a FYI for anyone else doing this in the future.

I planned an engagment party for my daughter and her fiance. The theme was Mexican Fiesta, so we served mojitos and corona beer as guests arrived. We had salsa, and other dips with chips, and nuts set up in various locations. We played salsa music. We bbq'd beef, chicken, chorizo sausage and shrimp, all on skewers, we had two large bowls of salad, Mexican rice, and vegetable trays. We had a cake made that had a Mexican theme, and we had fresh fruit, ice cream, and cheese and crackers. I put together a quiz type of game which was great and got the many different groups of people interacting. It was basically a list of questions that I asked the groom ahead of time, then asked the bride the day of the party. Guests had to guess if she's know the answers or not. The rest of the questions were related to weddings and customs around the world. I can figure out a way to post it as an attachment if anyone is interested. You can see some pictures here Engagement Pictures from Cheryl pictures from friends & fun photos on webshots It was a lot of work, but I'm glad I did it. Chris (the groom) and my other daughter's boyfriend, are both trained chefs, so that helped alot. I would be glad to answer any other questions you might have.

I too haven't used one in a while, but when I did I used WS_FTP by Ipswitch Network Monitoring, Secure File Transfer, & Messaging - Ipswitch.com Not sure it it's free or not anymore.

Quote: Originally Posted by MelissaH I just opened the back door to snap a few pics... You opened the back door?!? You're a braver women than I

Quote: Originally Posted by MelissaH I'm not going out again until tomorrow That's been my philosophy all day. I haven't stepped foot outside. I figured I'll start digging out first thing tomorrow morning when it's supposed to be sunny. Hopefully one of the neighbours will feel sorry for me and do ours with a snow blower. We've always figured we didn't need one but after this winter I think we're going to rethink that.

I am so done with this winter! Stop already! And to top it off husband is in Florida this weekend playing golf.

Quote: Originally Posted by timelsel I "hope" my daughter is liking my help......I'm trying to let her make ALL the decisions and not be pushy. I offer suggestions and of course not all of them are appreciated! She's not the type to like lots of details, but that's my area - I LOVE lists! We have a running joke now that before anything is decided on, she has to tell me "Final Answer". I hope may daughter likes my help too! Our planning is kind of complicated (not quite the right word) by the fact that the groom is very much involved too. He made all the travel arrangements and deals with the agent, bought all the clothing for his groomsmen and himself, and almost everything has to be run by him for his opinion, except of course, what the bride and bridesmaids are wearing. He even helped with making invitations. I was so pleased when I got assigned a task because I was feeling left out of everything. So the OOT/Getting Ready for Mexico bags have been my job.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel When you have to open a document in your work email and at first you wonder if it will cost points. I seriously LOL at that!

Quote: Originally Posted by MelissaH I'm with Rogers. DH is with Bell and he had no service down there either! Another good reason to change service providers when our contract is up later on this year Future Canadian brides take note! You might not have cell service if you are with Bell and travelling to Mexico.