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stress : massage

the same thing happened to my parents' house a few years ago.. their house got struck and most of the electronics were busted. it may depend on what coverage you have, but they were able to get their tv replaced and submit the expense for reimbursement to their homeowners' company. i'm keeping my fingers crossed this will be an easy fix for you so you can concentrate on all of the other important stuff going on! good luck, girl!!

did you see this thread? http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t42419 looks like you're not the only one trying to track some down! for those girls that were having trouble getting in touch with the WC.. any luck yet? your weddings are so close i would hope they'd make your questions a priority despite the craziness of wedding season!

if you do a search for pastor york you should get a couple of reviews from other BDW ladies. i am also working with him to do our wedding and his ceremony looks beautiful! he seems to come highly recommended by several brides!!

miss di, i agree with savannah... ticker it up!! and by the way, the picture in your siggy is absolutely adorable! i definitely haven't seen anything like that before.. are you going to use a similar theme on STDs, invitations, etc.? savannah, i just have to say i think it takes a lot more courage to be smart and not have the kiddos come with you than it would to try to get them all down there! you obviously know yourself well enough that you realize you wouldn't be able to turn off the mommy part of your brain and fully appreciate the day if they're running around. disney will be a BLAST though i'm sure!! something they'll be able to appreciate and enjoy more too!

Quote: Originally Posted by JPJCWedding I did find an old wedding website of theirs and he was like "why do you torture yourself!?" I guess part of me just had to "know". Ah!! I'm trying to get over it and you girls are really helping me! been there... done that! us crazy ladies can be such masochists! these are the times when the internet (facebook, myspace, google, etc.) can be an awful, awful thing!! just know that behind that website was a bunch of yuckiness!

desperate need of one : glass of red wine

so now i have to show off mine it's been said 100x before, but yes, misti is amazing for doing this! (even her handwriting in sand is beautiful!!!)

congratulations!! what an accomplishment! it is NOT easy going back to school and sticking it out till the end! make sure you enjoy that ceremony, you earned it!

could it be ritani? also, i saw go with whichever ring makes you feel the best, as long as your guy doesn't care which you choose!! oh, and i second amanda.. definitely want to see pics!

josie, i totally feel your pain and know what a horrible situation this can be! my story isn't exactly similar, but the feelings are all the same. my FI has a daughter with a girl he dated in hs and who he basically was dating out of apathy. well, she ended up getting pregnant, she cheated on him constantly and screwed him out of a lot of money as well. she also happens to be tall and modelesque... my complete opposite! for a really long time i was VERY insecure about how pretty she was and the fact that she had given the love of my life his first child, kind of like how you feeling about her being married to your FI before. those feelings have never gone away completely, but little things have happened along the way to help me deal with it. FI always tells me that when we have kids it will be on our own terms and it will be a child brought into the world through love. when you and FI get married you can rest assured that this will be a completely different situation for him because YOU are completely different from his ex. he has known the bad stuff, so when everything is good with you i'm sure he can appreciate it a lot more. being a girl and dealing with insecurity definitely sucks!! it is such a mental game, but keep telling yourself that you are a better person than she is and you make FI happier than she ever did. it's all about finding ways to cope and going back to them whenever you feel yourself slip! and when in doubt, you have the fabulous BDW girls to remind you of your amazingness!

jmb, did she even give you guys a reason? does it bother your FI that he won't be there? susan, you are amazing with all this info! sounds like you speak from experience! if she lets brianna (my future stepdaughter) come with us i can only imagine how awkward it will be when they both have to go get her passport together. they can hardly stand to be around each other just for the few minutes during pick ups and drop offs! it'll be well worth it though! yari.. you are my hero!! i can't believe you called her a bitch AND she still let your stepdaughter come! that's a double whammy right there! we plan on doing the same thing with the letter, just to hedge our bets. i agree, i think her mom would really be the bad guy if she said no. she talks about her dress, the beach and going "where the pirates are from" (the carribbean.. hah!) all the time and she will definitely know that it was her mom that kept her from coming if it comes to that. she is a dream stepchild though.. she has gotten to the point where she really doesn't remember her life before FI and I started dating so in her mind i've always been around. i am in awe of the women who have relationships with men that have older children... i think my situation can be difficult, but to have to deal with all those complexities, you deserve an award!

thank you so much for the travel information! we had planned on getting everything signed and notarized as soon as she agrees so she can't go back on it, but that's good to know that's what is recommended as well just for travel purposes. it makes me sick to my stomach to think about her coming with us, but i think the last thing her mom would want to do is spend a week in the same vicinity as FI's family. if she is concerned about child care though, then we are good to go! FI's parents, sisters, brothers in law and his 4 year old niece will also be there so there will be no shortage of family members to look after her, not to mention the amazing kids club that Dreams has.

water : summer vacation

so this friday is the big day... FI is FINALLY going to let the mother of his daughter know that we are having a DW and his daughter will need to be there. unfortunately her mom has legal custody so any time he wants to take her anywhere or get extra time he has to submit it to her in writing and get her signed approval. despite her nickname of "satan" (it's well-deserved, trust me), she can be moderately reasonable when we need to change around the parenting schedule. i'm just absolutely terrified that when we tell her we'll be going to another country for a week that she'll flat out refuse to let FI's daughter come with us. it is also very much a family vacation and all of us would hate for her to miss it. the only possible opposition i can see is the fact that she would be missing school, but april is the only time during the year that both FI and I can take enough time off work. she will only be in first grade at that point next year and we will be more than willing to help her with her make up work and make sure she doesn't miss out on anything. sorry for the rambling, i'm just wondering if any of you girls have had to ask to take your FI/DH's kids with you and how it went? although my FI is amazing and says he couldn't care less who is there besides the two of us, our marriage means we are officially a family and i think it's important that she's there!

thanks for posting this, christine! these kids are incredible and insightful!! there are 10 year olds that used shading in their doodles... i can hardly draw a stick person!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Ok so I can maintain my control with Doritos but awhile back, maybe a year or more ago Doritos was having this contest where you had to guess the flavor in the bag, anyone remember? They were black dorito bags and you were suppose to figure out the flavor. I never could put my finger on it and now they don't sell them anymore It was so bad that at one point when they didn't carry them at our local stores anymore but I came across them at a store out of state, I acually bought a few bags and proceeded to dance in the aisles. I am hopeless and sad that they don't have them anymore. stephanie, i totally remember those!!!! my brother works for frito lay (a dangerous connection to have) and i just put the message into him... he said they actually did the promo twice, the first time the flavor was mcdonald's cheeseburgers and the 2nd time it was mt. dew. i think the entire company must be on crack if those are the flavors they come up with!! speaking to my own sick dorito addiction, i was sick a few weeks ago, and the night i could finally eat solid food again i bought myself a bag of doritos. i went outside to talk to FI for a minute, came back in and the dogs had eaten the entire thing. i was so weak from being sick and so devestated i just sat on the floor and sobbed. because of chips.

actually, i take back what i just said... just saw on the dreams forum that they really are that busy right now. while we're hoping you all get responses from the WCs soon, make sure you let us know if there are any questions or concerns you think the girls on here could help with!

Every time I see the ticker of a 2010 bride say only 6 or 7 months I start to get really excited! Time is definitely flying by! I think we chose our date the same way a lot of people did...it's not during the peak season and it won't be quite as hot as the rest of the year. plus, spring is my absolute favorite season! we picked the 28th since it needed to be later in the month and frankly i'm a weirdo about even numbers (car stereo volume, etc.) so the 4/28 worked out quite nicely!

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my FI loves them : motorcycles

i really hate to sound like a broken record, but i promise if you get in touch with "baltobabe" on the dreams forums she will get you in touch with a WC quickly. it's definitely important to get some of those last minute questions answered, so i will keep my fingers crossed for you!

Talladega Nights!! Q: "You're speechless, I see. A fine quality in a wife."

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you that Dreams can accomodate! Once the mania started dying down I was hoping that all of the MX brides that could be affected would end up being okay, but clearly there's still some paranoia. I hope everything works out just like it should and you still get the relaxation you deserve!

pepperoni : dinner time yet?