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The Jackson 5 was the most popular group when I was growing up. I joined Michael's fan club and wrote him letters. I thought he was the cutest boy ever! He as been a part of my life for a long time and will always remain in my heart. He is a musical genius! Can you imagine the number of songs he has written that have never been produced? I was so sad watching the CBS special about him. He had such a sad and reclusive life because of his FANS! We (and his father) made it so the man could never lead a normal life. What did people expect would happen to him? I do hope he can now rest in peace.

I love this! I'm sending it to every man I know!

Hey everyone, my girlfriend just recently got married and only wore her dress for the ceremony then changed into another dress for the reception. I told her I would see if any of you ladies are interested in a TTD dress or a gently used wedding dress. The dress does not require any cleaning it is in excellent shape and she paid almost $3,000 but is asking $300.00 obo. I told her she was crazy but she just wants to get it out of her house! I am trying to find a stock photo, but here are the photos I took. It is a size 10. She is a size 8 and it fit her perfectly.

Everything looks fantastic! I love how you are doing the tequila bottles.

I think the dress is adorable!

I can't believe I missed everything that happened. I will have to go through the posts to read about it. Anyway, you were beautiful! I am so glad everything worked out for you in the end. Congrats to both of you.

I love them. You did a wonderful job. I tried to have a post reception party but you know what happens with old people, we were to tired to go anywhere else!

I just realized how long it has been since I posted anything. So much has happened since the wedding! I was laid off 1 month after we returned and on the same day my DH had shoulder surgery. After a couple of months of feeling sorry for myself and taking care of the hubby, I got off my ass and decided to register for school. I am taking classes in Graphic Design and I also found the opportunity of a lifetime when I met a lady that wanted to sell her consignment shop. I LOVE what I am doing now. I meet new people everyday and I don't have to be at work until 10:00 am! On a sadder note, we found out that my DH had a mass in his Kidney. They removed the entire kidney in May and it was cancerous. He is doing better each day. I am learning very quickly how to live on half the income I had before. It is difficult but so far we are managing. By the way, for any of you that remember the dress fiasco, I did take the seamstress to court and won my case! I won't hold my breath on getting paid. Congratulations Kat on your pregnancy!!!!

I finally cleaned the closets and had a yard sale. This is what is left. Large bag of shells - all types and sized. No starfish. $5.00 Ribbon - 5 rolls of ribbon. 1 pink and brown, 2 ivory in different sizes, 1 brown, 1 the size to wrap a bouquet. $2.00 for all tons of scrapbooking and craft items - Brand new Brads - 1 pink and 1 brown $1.00 each Brad tool - $2.00 Circle cutter - $5.00 each two styles Stamp blocks wood and plastic with several shell and summer stamps $10.00 for all Crop-a-dile $15.00 (I paid $30.00 for this thing and used it only for my program fans) Ink pad, pens, embossing powder $5.00 for all Small scrapbook - $2.00 Glue dots (1 new 2 used) and rolling glue squares. $5.00 Stickers for scrapbook $3.00 Palm tree punch .50 It's not much, but someone may find it useful. Please PM me if you are interested.

PS. I hope those people who say they wouldn't be able to deal realize that when you love someone, dealing with health concerns and other struggles just comes naturally and you learn to deal the best way you can! Jessica, this is so true. My husband had a torn bicep, and rotator cuff repair in October just after our wedding and just had his kidney removed that had a malignant tumor, last week. It is a lot of additional work for me, but I do what I have to and manage. I stayed in the hospital overnight with him sleeping only two hours in a chair! I just hope I didn't snore and keep all the other patients up. LOL

I kept my candy in the freezer until I passed it out. I packed it in my carryon as it was pretty cool in the airport and on the plane.

Me either!

Cattie, I am so glad you did this! You look amazing and the photos are all so tasteful. They truly bring out your beauty. I have been toying with the idea for a 1 year anniversary gift, but I have gained weight since the wedding and just couldn't do it. You look great!!!!!!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by bumbles FI and I divide our housework. Since he is, by far, a better cook, he's in charge of everything kitchen related (cooking, cleaning, dishes) as well as taking out all the trash. I take care of the living room, bathroom and vacuuming. We each do our own laundry and take turns with washing the sheets, towels, etc. Sometimes we trade chores, like I'll do your laundry if I don't have to go grocery shopping (I dislike grocery shopping) It took us a while to adjust but things are going pretty smoothly now. Wow, that is amazing! Can we trade? Or at least share? The newest thing mine does that will make him break a sweat is to polish the chrome on the Harley! I just found out today that he is planning a weekend motorcycle road trip with his buds. Who does he think is going to cut the grass! I know, dumb question........me.

Quote: Originally Posted by islandbride317 God, do I ever feel lucky! You ladies are going to positively hate me for saying this but, my FI and I have lived together for just over 3 years now, and I never even have to ask him to help with dishes, laundry, etc. -- he just does it! But, I should admit, Rome wasn't built in a day, either. When we first moved in together, even when we were just boyfriend/girlfriend, I noticed that the only time housework ever got done was when I would do it. So, I finally got fed up one day after cleaning for hours and he asked me why I seemed irritated. And I said to him (sorry if this is a little crass) "Hey, honey? Let me ask you something. Do you think I just love scrubbing toilets simply because I was born with a vagina and it's in my genetic makeup? And let me remind you, I am your girlfriend, not your mother or your live-in housemaid! Now, here's a thought -- get to work!" After that, point taken! Maybe dish that one out whenever your man thinks it's "YOUR JOB" to take care of everything, simply because you are a woman and his wife! After all, you both live there and create the mess! Hope that helps, or at least you a got a laugh! Christie Ha Ha, I'm going to have to try this one! Maybe it will work.

I feel you. I work part-time, go to school full-time, take care of all bills, dr. appts, cleaning, dog, etc. and today DH said "don't worry about the trash, I'll get it". Well I went to work while he slept in and when I got home at 5, what do you think was still in the house? Not to mention that he still has not cut the grass because on the only nice day of the week, he had to ride his motorcycle for 15 hours! Then when he came home tonight, he had the NERVE to say, "what's for dinner?". I wanted to throw a leg of lamb at him! He seems to think that since I am not working fulltime, I am supposed to cook dinner everyday, clean the house and do all of the other stuff. I would give him credit for doing all of the laundry, but I am mad about him throwing everything in the dryer! Even after I tell him what not to put in there! Uggggggggg!

I have to say that this is the absolute best wedding slideshow I have seen. It was so beautiful! You looked beautiful and your TTD was hot! I keep watching over and over. Congrats.

Shannon, I to was laid off one month after my wedding. I have been off of work since October 2008. My job was not nice enough to pay unemployment until the severance ran out. At first I was kind of happy and excited because maybe it was an opportunity to move to NC or SC. I decided to take a little vacation to St. John, VI, then I started taking classes for Graphic Design, then I took a part time job working with H&R Block. All the while I was sending resumes and putting in applications. Never did I even get one interview! It is very rough out here. The DH and I decided this is not the best time to move to a state where we have no family nor do we even know anyone. So I decided to start looking for a job. I was in IT but I don't want to do that anymore. I was starting to get a little panicky when an opportunity landed at my feet. I am now in the process of becoming half partner in an upscale consignment shop. I just love working in this store! No stress, I can work 3 days a week and still go to school. Because the shop is still relatively new, I will not really be getting a salary from it yet so I still need to find something part time, but I don't think that will be as much of a problem as finding fulltime employment. Everyone is right. When one door closes, another opens. Keep your head up and stay positive. I went through the depression and gained 20 lbs. So don't be like me. Take a little break then treat your job search like a job. Good luck to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by FLgator I confess.... that I feel like I don't have any truly good friends anymore. Those few I thought were my best friends really let me down this past year when it came to our wedding, three in particular. Two of them haven't even picked up the phone to see how the wedding was or say congrats, not even a darn card! All I got was a couple posts on facebook about my pictures and how they want to hear all about it. Well if you want to hear about it then pick up the freakin phone and call me! I was in one of their weddings just over a year ago...went to the shower, planned the bach party, was in the wedding, and she can't even pick up the phone and say congratulations! Are you kidding me! I had a shower thrown by my now MIL in which not one of my friends attended b/c it was in another state. I never had a bach. party b/c no one ever offered to throw one for me. Then the same friends that "wouldn't miss my wedding for anything" found that they had better things to do. One even flew to DC for the inaugral ball, and told me she really wanted to go to the ball b/c she may never get the chance to again....did she think she was going to get another chance to go to my wedding??! I really just want to say forget them and our friendship, but I am not sure if I am overreacting. I know a lot of girls on here expressed their disappointment with friends and family. My question is when it came to those that really let you down (not those that had legit excuses), what ended up happening with your friendship with those people. Did you just get over it, or did your friendship change or even end? Ok, I feel a little better now and I am done ranting. I had an issue with my sister not attending my wedding reception. We were married in Florida and she skipped out of the reception with her boyfriend to pick her daughter up from the airport. Well, they never made it because they decided to go to Miami instead. It has been 5 months and I still am not over it. We have a very "safe" relationship now. I hate that we are not as close as we used to be, but I just feel that she has changed so much since meeting her butthole of a boyfriend.

That was so funny!

Those are the cutest! Great job.

They came out really great.

You looked fabulous! Your flowers were beautiful too. You guys look so happy. Congrats.

Quote: Originally Posted by KLC77 I can't really do anything because in our situation he is the one with the money. Its so frustrating because I contacted a Real Estate agent and we went to look at condos and then he doesn't do ANYTHING! He says he wants to make an offer on one of them, but then doesn't DO anything about it. I told him that the Offer Fairy isn't going to come ask him if he wants to buy a condo. He has to DO something about it. He doesn't get the fact that we are out of time. There is no more time to look around and get a better deal. We are MARRIED! The prices on these condos have come down more than 50k since we first looked at them. He loves them, so its not like I'm trying to rush him into something he doesn't want. He says he wants it and then doesn't do a damn thing. Its so freakin frustrating. I told him not to call me until he was going to tell me where we are going to live. Of course, I wanted that to be in like 5 minutes and he hasn't called all day. He keeps saying we have plenty of time. I told him I could get hit by a bus tomorrow and he would regret not living with his WIFE. Errrr... so pissed! And, he could just tell me he doesn't want to buy right now, but rent. I don't really care at this point as long as we live together. Ok, I'm not trying to be a smart ass, but I will take your place, put my DH in your DH's place and you two can live in our house. I am in need of some space! But honestly, I am so sorry you are going thru all of this. It has to be very disappointing for you too. Can you just find one and give them a good faith deposit then tell DH you bought a condo for the two of you and he just has to sign papers! Why is it that men must procrastinate so much?