Agape Gems

Thanks for the cooking tips ladies! So DH and I went to the grocery store to get everything tonight, get home and unload the car and what do i find.... a Mr. Goodbar!! He says it's his last meal before I make him a vegan, so over dramatic!! Anyway, our soup is simmering so tomorrow begins the weight loss. I want to lose 20lbs by October.

I'm guessing you are on your own! They don't really provide anything extra, at least not for free. I always see little picture holders at the dollar tree that would work for card holders- the kind that have a metal stick at the top and you slide your pic in between the metal. Does that make any sense? Have a great time!!!

I voted strapless, I don't think halter necklines are very flattering in general on busty women, myself included. And the strapless also a more defined waistline which is slimming!

Quote: Originally Posted by OROBride1008 Does the DJ get with you ahead of time to find out what type of music you want played? Or how does that work? Nope. You can give Chandlyn a playlist to give to him or you can burn some CDs and ask him to play them. He had all the basic wedding stuff and then played some current radio stuff but i'm sure he takes requests too. We just gave him a CD with our first dance, and then told him when we were ready to do garter/bouquet toss and he did the rest.

DH and I are starting this on Monday. I don't really cook that much so I have a dumb question about making this soup... I got a slow cooker as a wedding gift so I was thinking this would be the perfect opportunity to crank that baby up! But do I just put everything in and let it simmer for awhile, until veggies get soft, overnight,..?? And do frozen veggies make it watery?

You can rent it longer, but you would have to rent earlier so that it could still open at 11pm to everyone. The nightly entertainment ends around 10-10:30 and the Disco is where people head. It's located right next to the stage. If you tried to keep it private after 11 I'm sure you would have some crashers!

Happy Planning!!

This is sorta related, sorta not... some of the shops in town charge you a 6-7% fee if you pay with a credit card to cover the fees the credit card company charges them. I think that is crazy. As a small business owner there are certain fees that are associated with running a business and i don't think it's right to tack that on to the customer. When i sell jewelry and people pay via paypal there are fees that I pay to Paypal but I don't add those fees onto what I charge the customer. That is simply part of my operating expenses. As for Michael, I do however understand that if he is dealing with a lot of fraud that he has to make adjustments...

You always have the most interesting angles in your pics! And that was quite a modern looking church, they don't make'm like that in the south!

Unfortunately, I don't think your friend is alone. I'm sure we all know someone just like her! I told my DH not to buy me a diamond b/c I felt like it was a crazy amount of money to spend on something material when we had bigger things we were trying to do together, like buy a house, pay off college debt... so I asked him to get moissanite instead. I didn't care about the size, the only requests that I made was that it be a white gold band. And I love it b/c I know what it symbolizes. Given that 50% of marriages end in the first 2 years, I'd bet my first born child that most of those people get divorced and are still paying off the ring and wedding! And it's b/c they were putting on a show for everyone else.

We went with Jamaica: 1. Cheaper than a lot of destinations 2. Ceremony would be legal w/o a lot of extra requirements like blood tests 3. Referral by a friend who had gotten married at the RIU Negril 4. Lots of direct flights from Atlanta everyday which would make it easy for our guests. Specifically chose Ocho Rios bc of all the excursions

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine I actually taught peer health education in college so I know exactly what you are talking about, I am just saying in the general public school students are not taught what they need to know, nor are they taught early enough. Being in the schools, I know that you know there is only so much that can be taught in the classroom! At some point the parents have to do their part and teach some character at home!!! It's just really sad.....

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine okay I have to weigh in here...I teach in public high school and have taught at a few schools in various environments, 1 rural school, one urban school and now the school I am at is the most diverse place I have ever taught at...and let me tell you being the pregnant teacher I had plenty of teen age girls walking around looking just as pregnant as I did. It was odd to be planning for my child as there were students doing the same. I didn't have any students this year who were pregnant at least none that kept their pregnancies. I have had a few in the past though and most of them were very happy to have children and seemed to have no idea what they were really doing, none of them really seemed to understand that they did not have normal teenage lives and would never be able to have a normal life. College, work, marriage everything will be different from them. My students have to write public policy papers every year and one of the topics is condom distribution in schools and typically all the students are for it but also most of the kids who choose this topic also begin to realize we need more education about not just STD's, HIV/AIDS, but also about teen pregnancy. I really hope the abstinence only education that the Bush Admin is currently pushing (and will only give schools money if they follow this plan) goes out the window on 1/20/09 because we are not helping our teens with that kind of blindness towards the problem. I also think that boys need to be educated about taking a bigger role in protection and if necessary help to raise the baby, too many of them seem to get out of it (not all, but many) I happen to be an abstinence educator and work for a non-profit that promotes the "abstinence only" message and I can tell you that we do not teach abstinence only. That term was developed by the people who think that we should be demonstrating how to put condoms on bananas and telling kids how to engage in foreplay. We teach that abstinence is the best choice for your health and your future, but we also talk A LOT about the consequences of teen sex- STDS, pregnancy, and the emotional consequences- as well as the types of contraceptives available and they will and won't protect you. And the won't more often than they will. Condoms protect against very few STDs- herpes and HPV especially. And too many teens contract STDs but never have symptoms and end up not being able to have children later due to the internal damage that is done over the years. I could go on and on, but I truly believe that the major issue with today's youth is lack of direction. The only role models they have are on BET or showing their goodies to the paparazzi. When I ask teens about marriage most of them do not see that as a goal for their future b/c they don't believe in fairy tale. So having a baby is just a symptom of a much bigger systemic problem. OK, i'm off my box. You may now go back to your regularly scheduled program.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsTrussell2B Twelve piece i just checked out your website and i love your work. Thanks!!! and i think you are right about needing 18 inch chains since their dresses are strapless.

Everything looks great, but i want your shoes!!

They don't even know what a disservice they are doing to the babies they are about to have. Most people want to make sure that their children have a better life than they did, but they are in no position to even take care of themselves. So sad.......

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura alright ladies, as of tomorrow i will have been on alli for one full week. according to my scale this morning, i have lost 5 pounds! not bad! That's damn good! Have you been working out everyday or just watching the fat grams? I wonder what would happen if I start Alli and the Sacred Heart Diet.... might be too hot for my own good! LOL

I think the necklace is totally wearable again, not so sure about the earrings though. I have a starfish necklace that I wear layered with lots of other silver stuff.

I love the eeyore RB- too cute! Can't wait to see more!

I agree, have a talk with her. Maybe there is something going in her life that she hasn't told you about. Sometimes people are embarrassed when money is too tight to do something and so they just keep putting off telling you that they can't do what they said they would do in hopes that their situation will change in time.

Did you bring the little pearls or did they do that? Was it an upgrade? It's very pretty!

What about a charm on a bracelet. You could get Noah stamped or engraved on a little charm and then maybe add his birthstone. If you are doing a religious ceremony, maybe you can incorporate the scripture that talks about God knows who you are and who you will be even while you are in your mothers womb... I'm having a brain fart about where in the Bible this is, Jeremiah I think, but I can find it if you are interested.

Maybe you can come up a cute little rhyme and put it on hang tag that says politely to close it during the ceremony. On this special day don't let your parasol get in the way! I'm sure all the creative girls on here can do way better, but you get the idea

I thought about getting parasols for everyone, but then I thought that it would be hard to see the ceremony if the people in front of you had theirs open. Just a thought.... but i'm sure they will appreciate the shade before and after the ceremony and the pics will look really cool!

Maiden name- Sapphire Leather New Name- Sapphire Glitter, but you can call me Glitter for short