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I had a dream the other night that Morgan had made these Vista print business cards with one of their wedding pictures on them (because they were free!) and she was giving them to everyone as her actual business card. Maybe you should try that, Morgan! I also dreamed that I met AshleyRose and her FI, but he kept telling me to call her Judy, because that was her real name! Don't know where I got that one!

Quote: Originally Posted by KirstenRN6 Could someone tell me where Gazebo 55 is located on the EDR map? I'm getting ready to prepare my "getting ready for Mexico" brochure with a map of EDR for all our wedding events. Thanks girls! It's on the far south side of the resort, closest to building 55. It's very pretty!

Our room was an infinity casita in building 31. Amazing. Here's some pics of our room. Like my mom (Melanie) said, we were upgraded. View from inside the room: Bathroom: Inside shower: Outdoor shower: Bed on balcony: Other view of balcony: Infinity pool and view of the ocean (the big round pool below is part of the presidential suite):

Quote: Originally Posted by Lizz I'm still in my 1st trimester so only tylenol. Ugh...I have to get root canal in 2 weeks with only tylenol too...bad timing on these things. I'm a little nervous b/c this is my 2nd xray in a month (the other @ the dentist). They double-shielded my stomach both times, but still... Well, at least your finger will hurt less after the root canal! Stub your toe, and maybe you'll forget about your mouth too! Just think how much this is preparing you for delivering a baby! Don't worry about the xray. I work in the operating room and there are always girls who are pregnant. We use xrays on almost every surgery, and the ones who are pregnant just use lead every single time. The babies are always healthy, and there is way more radiation in those rooms than you'll ever get! So, no worries!

Ouch!! At least ice won't hurt the baby either. Maybe you could keep it numb for a few days? Oh, and benadryl to help you sleep through the worst of it!

I can't help you with these questions, but I will say it took me many months to get over an absolute hatred of my mac. We're now on better terms, but there's still tons of times I get totally lost! Oh, for #2, did you make sure that it simply burned correctly and you could open on your mac after you finished? I've done that before.

We didn't plan this ahead of time. Kind of forgot. We didn't have a wedding party at all, so DH put my ring in his coat pocket, and I held his ring on my thumb. It worked alright.

The one thing you have to rule out with night sweats that soak the sheets is TB. I highly doubt it's that, esp with the monthly pattern, but a TB test is so easy (and sometimes free through work), it's worth a shot. Other than that, I would visit your family doc and get some blood work done. Here's a patient-friendly article on causes of night sweats: 8 Causes of Night Sweats

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie good plan, but i honestly have to say that it's not worth it fyi just in case anyone reads that and REALLY thinks about doing it Oh, don't worry, he came up with this one all on his own. Not to mention he's getting screwed over at his work now anyway.

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie fyi- for the elite few of us, on MY airline anyways, employees, dependants, companions of and guest pass travelers are exempt as well. start kissin' up to your buddies who work for airlines! Yeah, my husband has recently decided that the solution would be to get hired on at an airline, so we get free or discounted travel.

How cool for you, AshleyRose, but there's no way I could do it unless I was getting married next WEEK (and barely even then!). I do know that you guys have other circumstances that are causing you to wait, but my goodness! Hang in there, girl!

Quote: Originally Posted by orchid1981 These books are too cute! I have what may be a silly question though. I think it is absolutely great to include the resort activities...what day and times they offer different things and the night entertainment schedule. Now my silly question is....where or how can I find out this info? Can I just email the resort for this info? Thanks! We found our info on the resort's website. If you can't find it, I would e-mail the resort or your wedding coordinator. Or, if other girls here have been to your resort, you might do a search and see what you can find!

Quote: Originally Posted by ethrondson I was in Edmonton during the big F5 tornado back in 1987. Actually, tomorrow will be exactly 21 years since "Black Friday" as it has been called. A few years ago there was another one that was south of Edmonton at Pine Lake too. If there are tornado warnings or even a watch for funnel clouds, I am out there checking out the sky to see if I can see any! I still am not sure about earth quakes though. Once a tornado is done, there aren't usually little tornados that come in behind it, unlike earthquakes. My brother and SIL's house was taken down by a tornado in January! Weirdest time ever for a tornado. They've rebuilt by now, but I have a new appreciation for a tornado's fury.

Here's an e-mail my mom sent me on surviving earthquakes: SURVIVING AN EARTHQUAKE!!!!!! This is very interesting - different from what we have been told, but it makes sense! Please take the time to read this. EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE "TRIANGLE OF LIFE" My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. In 1996 we made a film which proved my survival methodology to be correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul, University of Istanbul Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did "duck and cover," and ten mannequins I used in my "triangle of life" survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the results. The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover. There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the "triangle of life." This film has been seen by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe, and it was seen in the USA, Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under something. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the "triangle of life". The larger the object, the stronger, and the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings on television, count the "triangles" you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building. They are everywhere. TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY 1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" when buildings collapse are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed. 2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it. 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake. 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair. 6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed! 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different "moment of frequency" (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged. 8 ) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked 9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them. 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper. Spread the word to everyone YOU care about and save someone's life!

I wore my dress again. I'm so glad I did. Everyone wanted to see it, and I loved wearing it so much, I would have been quite sad after we got back from the wedding if I was done with it. Andrea, I think you should wear the "beachy" dress. After all, you got married on a beach! You'll be inside anyway, right? You might look for a white (or ivory or whatever) shawl or coat or fur if you want to winter it up.

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan I wasn't lying. she doesn't have internet in the summer when school is out. Summer doesn't last forever...

Now I see where you get your "skills", Morgan! (And I'm still waiting for your mom's e-mail address)

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus if its a boy jean-marcus is a great name There really are no words for this.

B2B: Becks Mrs: I'm going to have to go with the forum (and my very own!) mom, Melanie. I couldn't have gotten anything done without her, and she's gone to the trouble to pass it all on to everyone here. She's always got fantastic advice.

How pretty!! You're going to be absolutely gorgeous. And you so totally have a waist!

Quote: Originally Posted by STACEY Dearest Headache, You came to visit two weeks ago, I understand that you need to come for a stay every now and again, but this time you have over stayed your welcome. Both you and Aunt Flow arrived at the same time, however when she left you invited pain in the neck, pounding in the temple and stabbing pain in the eye. I have tried everything in my medicine cabinet, including 4 IB Profin this morning, however you still are not getting the clue. Please, please, please, tell me what it will take for you to leave. I plan on going out tonight with my freinds. You are not what I would consider to be a freind and there for you are not invited. Please be gone when I arrive home from work Thank You Stacey's Head Dear Stacey's headache, There's no way you can stand up to the cocktail of 2-4 ibuprophen, 2-4 tylenol, 1-3 aleve, mucho caffeine, and an ice pack to the neck. You will soon be gone! She's had enough of you. Goodbye, Mandy

Jennifer!! So glad to see you! I hope all has been well, and you're enjoying married life as much as I am. Like Mom said, thanks for all of your help and advice. It wouldn't have been the same without you!

Ok, thanks to Dino's advice, I made mine, too!

Quote: Originally Posted by BandE2008 I have decided to go with El Cocotal For dessert ... can anyone weigh in? •Crème brûlée enhanced with jasmine accompanied with grapefruit and almond croquant Especialidades del Chef Chef Specials •Prime rib de cerdo horneado con papas al romero, yogurt y salsa de hierbas de Provenza •Slow roasted pork prime rib with sliced “Romero†style potatoes, yogurt and provençale sauce Los Favoritos All time Favorites •Spinach raviolis in citric reduction and basil oil. Our Creme brulee was by far the absolute worst food we had at EDR, hands down, no contest. It was greenish colored and not sweet at all. There was definitely something wrong with it. I don't know if it was a fluke or what, but it was absolutely disgusting. Also, the prime rib was almost too tough for the steak knife. Not worth the effort. The Spinach raviolis weren't bad, but DH didn't care for the sauce much. Sorry, we just had an awful experience at El Cocotal, and above all, we don't want anyone to end up with the horrific creme brulee we had!

Quote: Originally Posted by dinogomez MAC alternative. If you haven't got Photoshop nor Illustrator, here's something you can do; you can create it using the iPhoto and the Preview that comes with the mac: 1. Import the photos into iPhoto if you haven't already. 2. Select the photos you want to use. 3. Click the "Create Book" button 4. Chose the style of book you want and play with the layout and text. 5. When ready select print, just print the page(s) you're interested in! 6. Instead of a printer select "Save as PDF"... then save. 7. Open the PDF file you just created in Preview. 8. Select "Save as" and save it as JPG. 9. Open the JPG in Preview and "Adjust Size" in the tools menu, use a suitable size. 10. Save again, and publish in BDW d!no Thank you so much, Dino. I can really use this info!