Kat81

There is no time frame. I was married two months before. Some people get married a year before some a couple days.

We paid for everything. My Dad gave us money as a wedding gift but it wasn't put towards the wedding. I feel that if they don't offer then they either 1. don't have it or 2. don't want to. We really felt we should pay for it ourselves though.

I agree. We got married in the states in July and in Cancun in September. It didn't take anything away from the Cancun wedding. It is a totally different thing. It's like the legal wedding in the states is just paperwork and the "real" wedding in Mexico was actually us devoting our lives and souls to eachother.

LOL that is so cute. I saw that on your Facebook this morning and was laughing so hard.

My Credit Card charged this as well. So with my next payment I used my bank card and didn't get any charges. Mine was a Mastercard, they told me all mastercards charge it... I guess if it was a Mastercard that is why.

I took mine home with me. I just put a shower cap over the flower part and put them in my carry on. Nobody ever asked me about them. I have them dried now and on display The thought of throwing them out made me sad so I wanted to at least try. I mean the worst they could have done was make me throw them away. So whatever.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM I have not been on in a while but wanted to say I love the christmas Card. Great Idea! Thanks. Just an FYI for next year. Snapfish makes it really easy and they send your design straight to Walgreens to pick up so you can get them the same day. Pretty cool lol

Sam I am so glad it all went A++++ for you. I can't wait to see your video if you get it uploaded. Sorry, I didn't reply on Myspace. I have been super busy. You looked stunning and it brought back so many memories looking at your pictures. I can't wait to go back again some day.

My MOH's parents got the one bedroom suite. It was nice but I think the Jacuzzi suite would be just as good for you

Very cool! Great idea

On our wedding day I thought I would be a mess. I was so calm and happy. I never even cried until the toasts at the reception. Ryan was a mess though and that is so not him. I thought he was going to ball as soon as he saw me. I had to talk him through it at the altar while the officiant was talking. He just kept saying I looked stunning and his eyes were all wet. It was cute but I didn't want him to start balling lol. I think I was the only one that didn't cry at the ceremony. It was just such a high, it is hard to explain until it happens. I am sure if I had to do the hand ceremony or if we had wrote our own vows it would be different but I made sure we didn't. I guess my point is that guys may act like they don't care about the wedding and that it is "our day" or whatever. But he may just surprise you and be the total opposite of what you expect.

Quote: Originally Posted by kevsgirl I'm having difficulty already taking the temperature. I'll definitely go out and get one of those BB thermometers today. My issue is the time. I often have to get up and pee in the middle of the night. And today I had to get up at 5 and I wasn't going to take my temp until 6:30, so I didn't have 3 hrs sleep before. Is that a big deal? Kat - that would be cool re: FF. I will get more into it and then we can PM and friend eachother You should try to get three hours sleep before you do but if you cant you can't ya know? But if you wake up every morning at a certain time to pee maybe you can take your temp then. I have my alarm set for 615 I take my temp EVERY morning at that time. Even when I don't have to get up. I just take it then go back to sleep. So, if you vary your wake up times from 5-630 then I would set my alarm at 5 then go back to sleep until 630. It really does get easier once you have learned to do it. The other day I couldn't take my temp at all. I had to take my stepson to the airport at two am I didn't get home until eight am then I only got two and half hours sleep and got up for the day. So I just skipped that day. But usually I get a general temp every morning.

Quote: Originally Posted by KLC77 Lauren, that is such great advice! I've been worrying about the same thing and I know I can get my brother to remind him of this. Ok girls, I have a big confession. I just spent $350 on makeup! Holy $hit! I don't know how it happened. I went in for a makeup lesson and bought the whole damn place! I will say that the woman made all of the make up for me right there in the store. So, everything is made just for my skin. But still, my FI would kill me. Everyone I know would kill me if I told them. I can't believe I did that... Big time buyers remorse right now. We do crazy things right before the wedding. Don't regret it just go with it It's too late to do anything so just enjoy that you have it and you are going to look HOT!

I just emailed this to all my girls. Thanks for the reminder to enjoy life and not get caught up in all the BS

Quote: Originally Posted by kevsgirl Thanks, Kathi! So is it just agonizing all month waiting to find out if you're preggo or not? I'm already thinking about it a lot. I don't know how early you can find out with tests, but I've read about 4 days before your Day 1 should start.. I have tests already bought in the cupboard. Do you take them often? Eegad I"m already a lunatic and it's only the first month... sigh. I was going to start taking my temp but I don'tknow if our thermometer is ok. It's just a standard digital. I think it goes to one decimal place. Is that ok? Or do I have to go get a special one? Andrea Get a Basal Body Thermometer. You can get them anywhere. They are about ten bucks. You will take tests like a maniac at first but then they start getting expensive and your heart hates to see the BFN. It is easier to just start AF then to see the actual test for some reason. I try not to test until I am late. With the temping you can watch your temps and it can give you an idea if you might be prego. Right now I am three days past ovulation. I have to wait about two more weeks to find out if I am prego. They waiting sucks. It really sucks when your cycles are really long like mine. Sometimes girls ovulate two times in the one time I ovulate. If you ever need to bitch/moan/cry etc. I am here. Once you join Fertility Friend we can become friends on there and watch each others charts and help give advice and such.

Quote: Originally Posted by kevsgirl Hi everyone Can I resurrect this thread? DH and I just got back from our DW and Mexico last week. It was all fabulous! We are now TTC. I went off BC in October (late October) and had my first period after in early December. I too had a terrible month and a bit and now I"m noticing that my skin is horrible... wondering if that's post-wedding stress catching up to me or if it's because I am no longer on the BCP. Anyway, not sure where I am in my cycle but if it's normal, I assume my best days are around Dec 15-19 or so (right now)... we stopped using protection the night of the wedding. After reading thorugh this thread, I decided to check out FF and the charting stuff. It all seems really complicated, but I've signed up for the daily emails. Hopefully I'll start understanding it all soon. I think I'll start taking my temperature tomorrow morning if I remember. Is it possible to just do that and not worry about the CM? How are you all doing? Tami? Calia? Hope you're all doing ok. I know that if I get AF in early Jan I will be sad and that's just one month. I can see already how it can be quite the emotional rollercoaster. Congrats on TTC! It is a roller coaster ride so get ready. I was really confused at the beginning but I really recommend charting. After about two weeks you really get the hang of it and it starts making a lot of sense. Also take the fertility friend school or whatever it is. It taught me a lot.

Quote: Originally Posted by syl1115 My confession tonight is ..........I invited my sister and her ass@* boyfriend to Christmas dinner and I hope she declines. I really do not like him and he becomes more of an arrogant ass when he drinks. I felt obligated to invite him because of her and I felt obligated to invite her because it will be the 1 year anniversary of our mom's death so I thought it would be easier to deal with it together. Would it be rude to tell him to stay home? LOL Blah! I have the same issues with my sisters @sshole. I can't stand him. Lucky for me he doesn't want anything to do with our family. The only bad part is my sister is dumb and lets him control her so she doesn't spend time with us because he doesn't like us because we don't like him... or something like that. I am sorry about your Mom by the way. Quote: Originally Posted by Duchess I confess that I woke up seething today at my dumb boss. He pissed me off two days ago and I cant let it go. I had to put on a happy fun demeanor at all day meetings today, but I just really wanted to say at the top of my lungs, "SORRY FOR GIVING A F*CK!!!" I wish I didn't care about fixing problems with the systems, and then I could just leave work at work like my co-workers do. And then...my boss could stop saying, Jamie, I love your passion (while doing air quotes), but..." This whole industry can bite me. Thanks GM and Chrysler for making everything harder. <blush> I think tomorrow you should def shout "sorry for giving a F*ck" DO IT DO IT DO IT!!

Yeah, the month before pretty much sucked. We didn't get in screaming matches BUT we were so short with eachother. I was so stressed out and he didn't help much. Around the week before we left he pitched in a lot because he knew I was freaking out. In the end, even if he would have done something I probably would have redone it anyway so I guess it was better he stayed out of it. He did do the Groomsmen gifts but not until a few days before we left. I wasn't worried about it though in my mind that was his deal if he didn't do it. Anyway, Just take a few deep breathes and know that it is all going to be so worth it and it's so close now just try to not to go insane and enjoy it as much as you can

Welcome back

Awww sometimes I miss the snow...

They are rawhide candy canes! So cute!

OK so I only got two photos. Winnie didn't get in the photo but here is the rest of us Here is Ryan, me, Matt, Ashli, Jeremy (the photographer) and his wife Sarah Ashli and I

Thanks everyone that came!!! I had a blast. Next time maybe we can get more people .I'll post the couple pics I took when I get home. Thank you sarah for dealing with Cutie Pies with me lol

I actually just picked mine up from the jeweler about thirty minutes ago! I'm glad I did it already is less agravating

Yay! One more! Its not too late at all see you tonight