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Do you still have the fans, pens, sunscreen, and flip flop cards?

Congrats ladies!

These are the koozies... MSA21 Premium Collapsible Can Koozie Cooler as low as $.49 And these are the bags... AD165338 Colored cotton imprinted Tote Bags The colors look weird on the site, so I called and they are sending me one to see in person. I will post a pic when they arrive. I know I could prob do iron on transfers instead, but I figured if we had enough of us doing it like this, it would make it cheap enough.

I want to order cotton totes and collapsible koozies, but the price isn't very reasonable for such a small order. The bags are 16" x 15" with a 26" handle. They will be either teal or brown. ( I am waiting for a sample from the company to make sure the teal koozie matches the teal bag.) The bag will have a palm tree in the center, and say "to have and to hold" on top, and "your things at the beach" on the bottom. The koozies will be the same artwork as the bags, except the bottom will say "to keep your drink cold." I can post the sample proof once I begin the order. I just need at least 100 of each to make this affordable for me to do. The price would work out to $2.50 each per bag, and $1.20 each per koozie. If I have a larger order, then it would drive the price down. If anyone wants in on this, let me know! Oh...I will be getting the sample sometime in the next 2 weeks. I will then place an order, and will get everything here in about 2 weeks to ship out to you guys, so about a month from now would be the quickest turnaround.

Well, I'm not going to be of any help, because I love them both equally. I guess #1 is a little more unique, so I guess I would pick that one if I had to chose. Your dress is gorgeous by the way!

I love the second one. It's very popular here. Quite a bit of the girls on here have that dress and its gorgeous!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda Estella!!!! You look amazing!!! Congrats your work paid off girl! I know you didn't reach your goal but you have really worked hard, and it REALLY shows!! Thanks! Same to you! I wish I were courageous like you girls,to have taken a bikini pic, but I don't want to subject anyone (or myself) to that quite yet. Perhaps next time.

Here are my before and after, just for fun. (actually the same sweats and tank, just dif color but same size. had to pull the tank tighter since its so lose now) This one is fun...I bought these crops on Memorial weekend, thinking they would last the summer. I bought them a size too small and they were sooo tight on me. They are falling off of me now!

Quote: Originally Posted by Scubadiva I want all of you to know I did not cheat once! I believe in Karma and what comes around goes around! That is why I am posting some pics so you can see Im not altering anything. I am sorry if any of you think that at all. I love this board and I would not do anything ever to jepordize my membership here. I had to get that off my chest! I feel the same way! I def did NOT cheat at all. If anyone is interested in pics I will post too.

Congrats Holly! Thats incredible! Congrats to everyone else on such a great accomplishment. I don't know if this info is easy to access, but do you have the total pounds lost as a collective group? It would be really fun to know the big #! Also, thank you girls for the motivation. I was able to lose 17 lbs during the contest. I still have quite a way to go until I reach my goal, but this was definitely what pushed me in that direction.

I have to agree with Koolatta. There is never really a "right time." My FI and I had our son (unplanned) while we were renting an apartment, had both just returned to full time school while working full time jobs, and with absolutely no savings or plans on buying a house. In a matter of 2 months we had purchased a home, paid off all of our debt, and luckily both of us are able to still continue with school. I guess what I'm saying as that Koolatta is right, that things will just fall into place.

thanks! but I actually ended up buying a cheapy one from ebay. Thanks for the response though!

Your pics are gorgeous! Great minds think alike...My dress, bouquet, and even bracelet are almost exactly like yours. My wedding will also be all white, and my hair inspiration is also like how yours is! Great to see that it all looks so nice together!

Now, I just need to ask, because I would do something sneaky like this...do you think that your FI is in on it somehow, and that they have a bigger surprise, and this is their way of throwing you way off?

Congrats! You look amazing! What a beautiful wedding and a beautiful bride.

My FI and l quote from it all the time, and nobody knows what we are talking about. It's in my top 10 faves at this point! "Aloha Bitches!"

Has anyone else seen this movie? I am watching it again right now (for about the 12th time.) And it gets funnier every time. No one else I know has seen it. Seriously...go watch it!

Now I want to vomit...I was googling articles about germs and found this... Any time you transfer underwear from the washer to the dryer, you’re getting E. coli on your hands. Just one soiled undergarment can spread bacteria to the whole load and machine. Reduce the risk: Run your washer at 150 degrees (you can check the temperature of your washing-machine water with a candy thermometer) and wash whites with bleach (not the color-safe type; it doesn’t pack the same punch), which kills 99.9 percent of bugs. Transfer wet laundry to the dryer quickly so germs don’t multiply, wash underwear separately (there’s about a gram of feces in every pair of dirty underwear) and dry for at least 45 minutes. Wash your hands after laundering.

You can add me to the every 3 weeks group. A few years ago on Oprah, she did this special on germs and household things like the sheets. Oprah said you are supposed to change them every 2-3 days. I guess when you have a staff of a thousand you can do that! The grossest thing I learned from that episode though, is that your kitchen sink has more germs than your toilet. I'm so paranoid about my friggin kitchen sink now, I am forever scrubbing it with bleach!

The best advice I can give is don't let the sales people be pushy. They can use a lot of scare tactics to pressure you into buying on the spot (like telling you how long it takes to come in, or saying it may not be available if you come back.) Don't let anyone push you into buying if you're not ready. I love my dress, but I was 6 months prego when I found mine. It was the first and only dress I tried. I just so happened to see it while looking for my best friend's dress ( who is getting married the week before I am.) I felt like I was pushed to order on the spot. Again, I love my dress, but I feel like I missed out on the experience of trying dresses. Give yourself a couple of days after trying to go home and let it all sink in, and to make sure you made the right decision. There are a LOT of 2 and 3 dress brides that ended up that way because of being pressured to buy.

Thanks guys! It was so hard to find something I liked. I really wanted a hot pair of heels, but because of the height difference, I had to go flat. I really wanted to find something extra special since I was sacrificing what I really wanted. These were such a great deal too! I used to work for Nine West (like almost 12 years off and on) and they always seem to have good stuff for very little $!

I finally found my shoes! I really wanted a peep toe heel, but my FI is only 2 in taller than me. So I decided to stick with a flat. At least I won't fall off of my shoes while I'm dancing (and drinking!)

Congrats on such a huge loss jacilynda! You guys are all doing so great!

I have to confess, I only made it through 2 days. I couldn't handle what it was doing to me (stomach cramps, etc.) I lost 3 lbs, but gained it right back as soon as I ate normal.

Isn't it the best! I just love the "naturals" section.