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Beth:

It's been several years since I was in the Bucerias area, but I remember a restaurant called Mike's or Michaels that was great fun - open air, great food. Its not on the beach, though.

Welcome and congrats on (mostly) identifying a venue. I'm still struggling...

I think they are great. And I agree, even if they don't wear them all the time, they are a lovely token.

What to say... people are so inconsiderate. And I'm sure the guy factor is a major contributor.

My suggestion, get a nice, big fluffy pillow, go over to FFIL's house, ring the bell and when he opens the door, just whomp him with the pillow.

You'll feel better, he'll be dumbstruck. It will be great.

Okay, I admit this is a fantasy I have ALL THE TIME about my FILs.

We're doing them separately - wedding in Mexico, and then a cruise in the So Pacific for our honeymoon in November. HELLO Tahiti!!

So adorable!! I WANT them!

Okay, its a bit OOT, I know, but we have a really good vacuum with a hepa filter. I use the soft brush attachment on the hose to dust. Goes into the vac, stays in the vac.

But change your filters - more often than is recommended - we do ours 3x/year and it really does cut down on the dust/allergies.

One other thought - use endust over pledge. Pledge has an oil in it that holds dust, while endust doesn't. It's not a cure-all but its a start. Trade off is that your furniture won't be quite as shiny when you're done dusting.

Yes, they are the same, but as Morgan said, sometimes you won't have the third prong - but you can get a converter for that at your local hardware store for about $0.39

I like #1 and #3 - the eroded circle you used for the round ones is GREAT!

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations!!

Welcome to the forum and congratulations!

Ladies, I've said it before, and I'll say it again and again... you are SO AWESOME!

I'm feeling so much better about these!!

At the moment, the "template" is a catastrophe (read:86 zillion fonts, 4 pages that don't work). But I promise to get it cleaned up over the weekend if not sooner, and will post as soon as I can.

I just LOOOOOVE you guys!!!!

My FI isn't big into things... so gifts are tough. I gave him a watch at Christmas, and golf shoes for his last birthday (wheee...)

I'm thinking that maybe I'll find a shell, or something special while at our DH and have it framed in a little picture box. More sentimental than impressive, but I'm stumped.

What am I going to do about birthdays and xmases for the rest of my life?? (Love the fact that its for the rest of my life, though!!)

Ooooh! Very fabulous!!

Okay, I'm a dork today. I'm reading these and getting all sniffly.

Hi Jessica! Don't worry, we've all been there and look at how many have survived to tell the tale!

Congratulations and welcome!

You guys are the bestest!!! I think I'll send you all the STDs and tell FMIL to stay home.

Thanks for the positive feedback (and the money you're saving me by not having to go to group therapy)!! I really needed it today!

Hi Ladies!

Need your opinion. I worked so hard to put together a mock up of my STDs, which FI asked me to show his parents. Their reaction was not what I was looking for... FMIL suggested that I send "something more appropriate."

My teeth are still on edge... what is more appropriate than a passport for the STD for a DW?

So, truth, please... what do you think? (note that we don't have a date or venue yet, so it's just a mock-up.)

Excellent idea!

Many congratulations! So exciting! Let us know how we can help.

The second trip for the TTD is a good idea if that's what you really want the photog for. But otherwise I agree with Tammy - unless the date is special, work with his open dates.

Well stated, Bre.

Your photos are stunning! Love the photos of the kids....

Sorry that the one you liked went under contract. Your agent really should have told you that someone was that interested.

Something will come along, don't worry. The market is in your favor.

A couple of thoughts on things that I'm doing to improve my position:

(1) Find a contractor or architect that you like and can work with - if you need anything done, its better to have them lined up now. You don't want to have to go looking for someone after you've found the house or you'll lose precious days before you're comfortable making an offer.

(2) Call your bank (or several banks) and get a letter of pre-approval for your mortgage. The ability to waive your financing contingency is an enormous asset should you ever find yourself competing against another buyer for the house of your dreams. Inability to get financing is one of the major reasons houses fall out of contract these days.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!