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As I was posting the above message, FI walked up, grabbed my gatorade bottle and chugged the remaining portion. And that was the last bottle I had. My jaw hit the floor as that is the only thing that has stayed in my body over the last few days!!!!! Alas - he is off to buy some more for me...

Congratulations Xandra!!!! See - you knew this would be your week!! Way to go!! I have been battling some sort of stomach virus and I'm still not keeping food down. I haven't even weighed in. I'm sure I'm down because I have nothing in my system, but I feel bloated and disgusting. My stomach feels hard, and not in the good muscle-y way! Anyway - I'm just super dehydrated and Gatorade seems to be the only thing that stays in my body at the moment!! GRRR... Good news is my energy is coming back. I could hardly stand on Thursday. Anyway - congrats to all of you who lost this week!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by indypitty Opice, I had a hard time with the hotel code, too. I think it is CUNHR if I remember correctly. I set mine up a while ago, and now it automatically logs me in. Let me know if that works... Yes that worked! Thank you thank you!!

Jessica - congrats on getting the Mitachi!! That is AWESOME!!! IndyPitty! Wow! 3 weeks is right around the corner! I'm excited for you! Does anyone know what the Hotel Property Code for the Hilton Cancun is? I'm trying to log on and see the guest list manager, but I need that code to do so...

So excited for you!!! Congratulations and I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan no offense at all. us texans take that as a compliment Tis true! Tis true! 1) US (live here, of course) 2) Mexico 3) Canada 4) Spain (lived there) 5) France 6) Germany 7) Belgium England 9) Ireland 10) Holland 11) Italy 12) Austria 13) Czech Republic (lived there) 14) Slovakia 15) Hungary 16) Poland 17) Chile 1 Argentina 19) Switzerland That's all I can think of without looking at a map... That list makes me sad. I haven't done much traveling in the last few years - all of that was years ago! I miss the good old days!

Oh, gosh, I am so sorry. That's awful. Anyone who would write that on an RSVP card shouldn't be included anyway! We'll all be your pseudo-MOHs and we'll support you from afar! It will be okay! You and FI being there is all that matters!

CONGRATULATIONS TERRI!!! I'm up a pound, but all things considered, I'm actually pleased with that! Aunt Flo is here and I've been traveling, not sleeping, and eating crap. This was a ridiculous week, but I am ready to get back on track this week! Foshizzle! Danielle - awesome news on your pants being lose! Isn't that awesome?!?! Way to go!

OMG - atrocious weekend! Crappy food, alcohol! You name it! And I slept about 12 hours a day, which was fantastic as I was so incredibly sleep-deprived last week, but I feel like a lazy sloth. AND no exercise. And - I'm leaving first thing in the morning and I'll be out of town for work all week! Not good!

Ditto!!! ..

Quote: Originally Posted by Can'tHardlyWait I just wanted to let you know that the minute I saw your pictures I emailed Elizabeth to tell her to expect to get up at 6AM at my wedding too! The pictures were phenominal!!! I absolutely loved the colors... made me so excited for my wedding!!! Hi! Do you have a phone number that works for her? I'm dying to see if she is available on my date, but I haven't received a response yet. (Although I just emailed her on Friday, so I should probably be a bit more patient.) I tried the number on her website, and it didn't work!

I just went to Target yesterday and they had 1oz Banana Boat SPF 30 for 99 cents a piece. That's the best deal I've seen anywhere. I'd keep checking Target's travel section because I think they just got these in. Also, I bought the same Aloe Vera Gel from Fruit of the Earth that someone mentioned above, but I got it from Travel Size King and paid $1.16 per 2oz bottle... Hope that helps!

I went yesterday to find the bags with no luck. However, I did find 1oz Banana Boat SPF 30 tubes in the travel section for 99 cents a piece! That's the best I've found them anywhere, so I bought 70!

Quote: Originally Posted by JennyK Hi girls! I just got back from Cancun and stayed at the hotel right next door to the Hilton (Great Parnassus). I kept thinking of you guys and how beautiful your wedding will be there! Awww....thanks! By the way - we loved Le Meridien, too! How fantastic is Clara?

Are you guys planning to use a band or a DJ? Do you know if the Hilton has a DJ they typically use? I feel like I've asked this to someone before and I can't remember the answer....

Quote: Originally Posted by MoonPalacePookie We've been to Mexico four times so far and everytime we go we bring Cipro with us. Its an antibiotic (I think) they use to treat anthrax, it will kill anything in your stomach. My doctor who goes to Mexico to dive suggested it and we never had a single stomach problem down there, even on tours to the small towns. We take half a pill every time we feel anything wrong and it works like magic. Maybe you should talk to your doctor and see if you can bring something similar just in case. Oh - thank you so much for mentioning this!!! Someone told me about something called Align a long time ago and I completely forgot about it until now. I think Align is OTC and probably not nearly as strong as Cipro. I'll have Mom talk to her doc before we go. Thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride That is soooooo cute! I love boys when they are cute. Btw I feel really bad that I won this week b/c I totally don't deserve it. I did not go to the gym at all, I think I just lost weight b/c I have been super stressed and haven't been eating much. And that is not a good way to lose weight! I'm a big advocate of the healthy way. But I was just so sick to my stomach from worry that I literally couldn't even look at food. But I'm going to get back on track now. I had grilled chicken today with a side dish of salad. Delicious! Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Hi girls! I am so sorry that I have been MIA from this thread - I am the worst BL contestant ever right now. I have had a bunch of personal stuff going on and have not done my p90x videos in over 1 week - i have still been eating pretty good (except for yesterday - disaster) BUT i have had wine like 5 nights this week. i had an early meeting and didn't have time to weigh properly so i will do it 1st thing tomorrow morning - who are we sending them too - Ann or Christine or both? Alyssa and Glenda - how are you guys doing? I hope things are slowing down for you guys and you are able to relax this weekend!

Quote: Originally Posted by Elisa So far I am pleased to report that most have decided to continue on and will be coming !! YAY!!!! Has FMIL changed her mind yet? Can some of FI's other family members help chill her out? Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel My grandparents (who have barely left their home state) were so afraid of Mx. Just from media hype and yada yada. The soon realized their fears were silly and had a great time. My mom is terrified, too, but not because of crime. (Thank god she hasn't read these articles.) But she's scared because my parents drove across the border in the 1970s and my mom got so sick with Montezuma's Revenge she vowed never to go back. You have no idea how many conversations I've had trying to convince her that driving into rural Mexico is nowhere near the same thing as going to a tourist town. AND - that was 30 years ago!! Anyway - she's been really cute about it. I know she's scared to death, but every time I talk to her she just says "honey, whatever you want to do, we'll be there!" - but I can hear the quiver in her voice. SO...we're taking both of our parents down there in June. That way my mom can see the place and feel more comfortable when we go down there for the big event. She was in a really bad car accident a few years ago and has some anxiety issues, so I just want to get her down there early so she'll feel more comfortable. It takes her awhile to adjust sometimes, and if she arrived the day before the wedding, I think I'd be so worried about her that I wouldn't be able to focus. AND I'm going to stock her room with bottled water from Costco. Otherwise, I think she'd pass out from dehydration. No matter how much I tell her that the water is purified! I really do love her to death though...she really is cute about it...

I went to a wedding where the bride and groom walked in to "This is Why I'm Hot" We'd like a fun song for our ceremony entrance too, and we haven't found anything yet!

Okay, thanks. That helps. I've just started freaking out about a rehearsal dinner dress and new bathing suit. Come October/November, tropical attire will not be in the stores! Have you guys thought about purchasing that stuff ahead of time? I'm planning on losing some more weight by then, so this is hard!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 I had originally has a 5pm time. My photographer (Citlalli from Claudia Rodriguez's group) highly suggested we move it up so now we are at 4pm. Geez....I don't even have a photographer yet! Have you been happy with Claudia so far? We originally had a 4pm, and I'm even thinking about pushing it up to 3:30. I want to write our ceremony and see how long it's going to be first. But we're having a cocktail hour after the ceremony and I'd like the sun to be setting during that time. Are you planning on seeing the groom and taking pics prior to the ceremony? Or did Claudia think that with a 4pm start time she still have enough sunlight after the ceremony to snap some pics of the happy couple? Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Holy crap, 18 weddings in two years. I would be sick of weddings. At least your having a DW, so it's not only a wedding but it's a fun vacation too! This is EXACTLY why we are having a destination wedding. Between the two of us, we've been in 16 weddings (over the course of our lives, not just the last year) and we are "weddinged out". I would LOVE to go to a wedding just as a guest!! (We do love all of our friends dearly and are very honored to be a part of their special days.)

I just realized what "TIA" means. LOL. I think I'm losing it. I've seen that posted several times and all it made me do is think of this girl name Tia who I went to middle school with. But after typing my last post and saying THANKS at the end, I hit submit and realized what TIA is! AHHH!! Need sleep.

For those of you getting married on the Cancun/Riviera Maya side of the country, what time is your ceremony starting? I believe the sun is fully set by 5pm that time of year. Is that correct? THANKS!

What's crazy is that last year we had 10. I don't understand how we still have any single friends. I think we've spent more money on weddings in the past two years...I don't even want to add it up!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jessica&Adam Well...I don't know what to do! I thought about what you said, and it made sense. I guess I was having a little "bridezilla" moment! But I am still unsure of what I want to do. I sent Fernanda an email the day she told me the bad news...and that was a week ago today, and she still hasn't responded. I don't know if I should resend the email, or what. I talked to Adam and he said that if we don't get the restaurant it would be fine and we would have a great reception at one of the other locations - probably either the Caribe terrace or Miramar garden. I'm not sure how I would want the Caribe set up if we did it there, and the Miramar garden seems way too big for our small group of about 40. And then I was thinking maybe the pool deck? But I haven't really seen any pics of receptions held on the pool deck so I don't know how that would look. So it looks like most likely we will try to stay with Hilton..but now I need to decide where I want the reception and I'm not really sure right now - which makes it hard to sign a contract! I know everything will get sooo much easier once we get all this figured out, but it seems like we'll never get to that point (especially at this slow, once a week email rate that Fernanda is going at). I know it's hard when you want everything to be perfect! I do think you will have a beautiful reception in any of those locations. I think you could do a reception for 40 in the Garden! Where is your ceremony going to be? You could even do it all in one spot! Here's a pic of a reception set-up on the pool deck. I believe this was a "themed" reception for Caribbean Nights. Fernanda told me that if I changed my mind about the location for everything, I could always change it later. AS LONG AS IT WAS STILL AVAILABLE. But April 2009 is a while away, so don't put too much pressure on yourself! I'm going back for a 2nd site visit in June (with both our parents) and I could take some more pictures for you if that would help? Maybe they will have a reception set-up on the Caribe Terrace and I could take some shots?