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I plan on using Make up Forever HD foundation. Its supposed to give medium coverage but I seriously feel like I am not wearing anything! That stuff is soooo light. I am still trying to get the right shade. I am going to Sephora tomorrow to test a couple more out and get a sample. Regarding MAC. I personally love everything MAC and have at least 50 eye shadows with a bunch more stuff, but I do not think their foundation is the best per say... A lot of people tend to break out with it. I also think that you really have to know how much to apply and how to apply it. If you don't put on the right amount you really look like you have a mask on. With the MUFE HD foundation I feel like you can really pack it on and it still feels and looks natural. Anyways... Both MAC and Sephora give free samples of things like foundation. I would suggest going in to both and having them try things out on you and see what you like and then ask for a sample in your shade and go home and try it out for a day or two and see how it looks in the day light, if your skin breaks out, how the coverage is, etc.

16 days til we leave for DPA!!! I have only had 2 people cancel on us. They were my only friends going and basically everyone else is family. I'm not really down about it, I just have to move forward. I have so much stuff that needs to get done!

So I still plan on going to Mexico, but I must admit... If the ruins are still closed when we get there (which they probably won't) I am gonna be majorly bummed I figured I will wait til the 5 day shut down of stuff goes by to see if they reopen the ruins... I HOPE THEY DO!

I think all of us brides from the US are very fortunate to be able to choose how we want to deal with the Swine. For me, all my guests are flying American Airlines on either May 20 or 21 and at the moment they are only letting people change flights who travel through the 16th. Because of this, canceling is not an option for us at THIS moment. Even if they do allow changes for the dates we are traveling, I strongly feel that we will not change anything. like istephiez said, it would be near impossible to find another date that works for all of our guests. Given that there are no reported cases in the Quinterra Roo state, I do not feel that my health is at risk and if for any chance any of us do experience any of the symptoms, its just the flu. If treated, it is not life threatening. I am sure all of us have had the flu at some point in our lives. We will be talking Tamiflu with us as a precaution. I think that is basically it. The fact that they raised the pandemic alert level to a 5 freaked me out some, but Obama reassured me tonight I will be in Mexico 21 days from now enjoying guacamole and margaritas as I lay out in the sun!

I think all of us brides from the US are very fortunate to be able to choose how we want to deal with the Swine. For me, all my guests are flying American Airlines on either May 20 or 21 and at the moment they are only letting people change flights who travel through the 16th. Because of this, canceling is not an option for us at THIS moment. Even if they do allow changes for the dates we are traveling, I strongly feel that we will not change anything. like istephiez said, it would be near impossible to find another date that works for all of our guests. Given that there are no reported cases in the Quinterra Roo state, I do not feel that my health is at risk and if for any chance any of us do experience any of the symptoms, its just the flu. If treated, it is not life threatening. I am sure all of us have had the flu at some point in our lives. We will be talking Tamiflu with us as a precaution. I think that is basically it. The fact that they raised the pandemic alert level to a 5 freaked me out some, but Obama reassured me tonight I will be in Mexico 21 days from now enjoying guacamole and margaritas as I lay out in the sun! Uh--- Maybe this should be in the Swine thread?

Ahhhh!!! They raised the pandemic level to a 5. What exactly does this mean? Are they going to stop all travel. I think I am about to start worrying... http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29...flu/index.html I guess I am late... This has already been reported... I will go do my catching up now... Long day at work!

Is the spanx still available? I need to check that out... Can I get an invite from someone? [email protected]

Quote: Originally Posted by lawieland sgbrown, my wedding is on 5.23.09 at Moon Palace, my guests are freaking out too. Especially the ones with children, everyone is worried about contracting the flu on the resort, or from someone else on our flights. We are actually thinking about changing our destination now, and maybe at this point, moving it back a couple of months. I've been totally sad this whole week. But you can't put a price on people's health, I'd never forgive myself if somebody got sick during our trip. My wedding is on the same date. No one is freaking out yet, but I think I might be hearing something from FI's grandma this weekend... She was already hesitant to travel to Mexico. All I know is that as long as I am allowed to fly to Mexico, I will be there! I think its horrible that tour operators in Canada have completely canceled the flights. Its not like its something the government decided. I hope all the brides affected still get the perfect day they have dreamed about.

I think I am pretty a lone on this... but here I go. We have about 3 weeks til we leave for Mexico, so I feel that I have time before I need to worry. I am not stressing about this (maybe I should be). I think its too soon to worry about what could happen in the next 3 weeks. I really do feel like things will be better by then. But I guess thats it... I am just going to wait it out and see what happens.

- Prestige Linens They have the restaurant type for $20. You can check out the other types of fabrics also

Quote: Originally Posted by RoryS I'm trying to locate the email my niece sent me from Jacy, but I seem to recall that they are 5' in diameter. I believe my niece ordered 72" overlays, which would give you a drop of 12", but I'll double check to be sure. Thanks! I just ordered my stuff from Prestige Linens. I got: 26 x Polyester Napkins Orange 431: $23.40 26 x Mirror Organza Sashes Orange 431: $42.90 5 x Mirror Organza Overlays Orange 431: $50.00 *Overlay Size : 75" x 75" + $3.00 $7.00 Total was about $125? :/... Oh well. I might use the stuff for the AHR. FMIL is supposed to come over today... Hopefully I can pull her out to Michael's to do some shopping!

Does Spanx count? Because I know that I need it!

Quote: Originally Posted by jac28 we decided to have the reception at elpatio, and the rehearsal at the pool and I've made my deposit 2 weeks ago, still no confirmation or anything. has anyone asked any questions about having the reception at one of the restaurants? They can't confirm having the reception location til close to the wedding date. I think Jacy says like 2 months before. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. (it has to do with the occupancy level of the resort)

Quote: Originally Posted by lp579 Yep! Loads of bullet points as I remember that being mentioned way back on here...still nothing...just sent my message yet again...cross your fingers. Your wedding is so close I hope you get your answers!!! Have you tried asking baltobabe for help? She is on some other forums and knows basically everybody at the Dreams Resorts. Let me know if you want her email... Shes popular, so a quick google would probably pull it up too.

I know this is a repeat question, but I can't find the answer in here! What size are the round tables? I want to order my over lays and sashes.

There are definitely fewer brides at DPA! I have been busy with a new job (full time! I used to work like 15 hours a week), so that is a big adjustment for me... I never realized how much extra time I had that I just wasted.

Lots of great info in there! Thanks!

Regarding this topic... I picked up about 16 20oz Bubba Kegs and 6 34oz Bubba Kegs from Target on clearance. Only the royal blue ones were on clearance. There were between $3.48 and $4.48 (Regular prices being $6.99 and $9.99) in price a piece. A bit pricy... but my point is: FI makes fruit smoothies every morning to take to work. He puts them in a Bubba Keg. One morning he forgot it and when he came home his smoothie was still nice and frosty. He enjoyed it for dinner. It isnt exactly 80 degrees in our house or any thing, but I think a drink would hold up nicely in a Bubba Keg til you finished it in hot weather.

You do not get many points by just reading threads. You get points by actively participating on the forum like posting and replying to posts. 75 points should be enough to dl one more attachment. I would recommend reading the threads about how points work. Also--- The profile function on this forum is disabled.

I cannot decide whether I want Satin or Organza sashes/overlays. I am a bit OCD, so I am leaning towards Satin so I can get matching napkins... btw... I love that site that was posted! I have been looking for somewhere that offered matching colored napkins

Quote: Originally Posted by patsah Hi, I'm at my honeymoon now but for the wedding we used an ipod. They provided speakers and the ipod connector for like $140. We had 16 adults and 10 children. 6 of the children ate from a children's dish of chicken tenders...about $25 each. I had the top package and after my deposit, the additional cost based on some of the stuff we added was about $2600. All the chairs had covers on them I didn't ask. We tipped the guy at the front desk $100 to make sure he gave everyone rooms together and Jacy another $100 to make sure the vollyball net was down and there were no people hanging out near the gazebo. I had the put the chairs and the tables facing not the middle of the gazebo but the right so that the hotels didn't come out in the background. If you book a honeymoon suite you get preferred club access which means you get free net. Everything came out great. Thanks for checking in!!! Enjoy your honeymoon!

I know there are more DMV brides out there!!!

I believe they are reasonable... I am about to make an appointment for my dress... eeks... I have LITTLE time!

Thanks ladies! I know I want to work in this field so I just need to find my perfect place!

I just finished my first week in Family Services and I am so worried (already!!!) that I won't be able to handle it. I speak Spanish and most of our clients, like 80%, speak Spanish so I hear a lot more of what is going on than other workers who do not speak Spanish. I hurt for clients that cannot receive any benefits. I think I may have picked the wrong career, but I really want to help people. I see some workers who are not too pleasant with workers and I just wonder if I will be like that one day. I really think this is what I want to do, but I'm not sure I can do enough to help the clients in Family Services. Maybe I need to look into some non-profits in this area or something. Another thing that gets to me is when I see immigrants who have only been here a couple years and are struggling to just get some food. It makes me wonder if my parents were ever in that situation when they first came to the US like 25 years ago. It makes me feel so grateful for what they sacrificed for our family. In the end... I think its definite that working in CPS is something that I would never be able to handle. Thats something I really thought that I wanted to do, but given that this is hard enough, no way I can handle CPS. I know immigration may be a hot topic, but I am not trying to start any debates or anything. I just need some encouragement that my job will be rewarding in some way or that it will get better.