JOSIE

amazing: grace

bills: constant

i hate you all because i cannot come and am not cool enough to live there. have fun!

very cute! isnt that the best feeling ever? i got mine at JC Penny for $25 and I still get excited thinking about it!

OMG these are amazing!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think FI will mind about the shirt SO EXCITED FOR YOU ANNETTE!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA JUST KIDDING AUTUMN!

good job

Katie - I like the 1st one Have you tried looking local?

Thanks for the gift girl We're just too damn giving! We need to be a little less nice and maybe our boys will clean! lol. But seriously I love this forum and being able to exchange stoies/advice about similar experiences. I know it has really helped me in my times of need and when I'm questioning myself or my actions. Here for you anytime girl and keep me posted on how your sessions with Katie go. Thanks again!

Miranda- I'm sorry I'm JUST now responding.......hellova day at work for me. I am so glad (and proud) that you put it ALL out there. The main reason is because I guarantee Colin would not have woken up one day and realized HOW much you do and HOW LITTLE response he's been giving. At the beginning of my relationship with Jason, I did little things for him all the time, like left him notes on his car, cleaned it off for him in the winter and it was covered with snow (bc i leave earlier), buy him little gifts, and I did all this hoping he'd think I was the COOLEST girl ever and would offer me some kind of verbal or physical praise or even maybe reciprocate and do little things for me. It totally backfired on me. When we ended up talking he told me that he likes a few things here and there, but i did so much that it made him feel inadequit and he had no idea how to respond....I realized I was just over-doing it hoping for some subconcious realization on his part and all I had to do in the first place was ASK. Sorry for the long story, I can just totally relate to you! Just this morning I was feeling stressed because sometimes it feels like i do EVERYTHING and Jason skates through life doing the basics and he doesnt even care if the house is messy or not. By the time I'm done cleaning and organizing, and can finally relax, its 9PM...so frustrating! What I found was the BIGGEST help in my own relationship was the beautiful art of PREFACING. We'd have a conversation where he'd say "I'm sorry babe, I'll definitely make more of an effort to help you" and my response is always: "Thanks so much, I really appreciate that, I just want you to know that in the future I'm gonna give you little reminders if I feel like I need more help and you're not giving, so don't get upset with me!" I say something to the effect of, "I'm warning you in advance that if you don't uphold your end of the bargin, I'm going to keep you in check, and I expect you to do the same for me." This has seriously worked miracles for me! Now I can bring stuff up and he doesnt get mad (because i warned) and there are times when he does it to me and I'm grateful for it. He puts me in my place when deserved and if he didn't I think I'd only be considering my perspective. I hope you guys can do this for eachother and I'm glad you had a great convo with DH and figured out your own feelings and where they were stemming from! PS: I still hate Katie....hahahaha

PS: Great sign that he is ammenable (sp?) to the talk and even suggested it nicely

I totally understand how you're feeling. Its so scary to "object" but as long as you go about it in the right way, I don't think he'll feel too defensive. Even though you work in a male dominated environment, I'd assume this does not involve private massages and intimate breathing techniques, and 1 on 1 alone time constantly.......whole different ballgame! I think women tend to over-think themselves and start analyzing how their feelings are going to be interpreted when they're expressed. I do this all the time with FI and often times I build myself up for days to have a "talk" with him, and the end result is him being totally non-chalant and agreeable with me and sometimes even apologetic, but most times way more understanding and less defensive than i thought he'd be. I think its a good thing that you let yourself cool off and get your thoughts together rather then explosively going off on him in the car. Give yourself props for this and you truly are approaching it in the right way. Maybe you'll find that in the end FI likes that you are asserting yourself, and maybe admitting a little (healthy) jealousy will boost his ego and he'll be more reassuring than you thought......he'll definitely feel wanted & loved though because if he wasn't you wouldn't be jealous in the first place! We love you too

I definitely don't think you're crazy and infact I think it would be hard for ANY wife not to feel a twang of jealously OR MORE based on what you said. And knowing you've expressed yourself before about her looks, etc and him THEN making you wait another 45minutes would tick anyone off. Keep us posted on how your chat goes and remember that you'll only feel less panicky about confrontation them more experience you have with it! Good Luck!

D&E -It was probably about 2 months ago, but they still had it as of last weekend!

Quote: Originally Posted by Meg&Shay Love your FI's shirt - that will look great! Thanks Megan

OMG Kohls is like my favorite store.......I think I'll hit it up this weekend

Hi Girls!!! I'm so excited we found the Groom's shirt at Express (his favorite store!) It's so perfect for him because he doesn't want to wear a suit and I was kinda begging him until I saw this and it was perfect and he was so happy! Here is the shirt he'll wear with linen pants GM's will wear these: (JC Penny, 15 dollars) with these pants from islandimporter.com (55 dollars)

Thanks Girls!! As long as I'm posting pics I forgot to post them of the Groom/GM attire. FI will wear this shirt with regular linen pants. I Love this shirt!!!!!! We found it at express: GM's will wear these shirts (JC Penny, 15 dollars) with these chocolate linen pants from Beach Wedding Attire: Drawstring Linen Pants, Cotton & Linen Shirts, Shorts - Island Importer ($55)

OK Guys, here are my invites...I took pics of them on my floor so I hope they look alright I got them from magnetstreet.com (same place I got my STD's) so I got 20% off.......I think total for about 150 invites it was like $250. Ok now for the pics! Invite Only (with the lovely added starfish charm) Welcome Dinner Insert: RSVP Response Postcard Everything together with palm tree insert (for protection)

Thanks Kelly, I love the box idea. I would totally do that if my mom had not already purchased like 140 of those photo stamps with our picture......in 66 cent incriments (because thats how much they weighed with the envelopes). We'd have to get all new stamps and then would have 140 66 cent stamps with our picture on them! lol

um, those are ridiculously amazing!

Quote: Originally Posted by Amarillis Thanks - I was really happy with it too. In the end I have a bunch of wedding dress fabric saved that I hope to do a christening gown with! you're so creative. what a fabulous idea!

I like that idea! Do a TTD at like 7 AM!

hi ladies I would like to join this thread even though I'm technically a 2009 (nov) bride. I just joined WW on Thursday and have had a good time so far, because I'm really commited. My goal is to lose 25-30 lbs by my wedding date, which is very aggressive, so wish me luck. My starting weight was 168 and I'd like to be around 138 for my wedding. So far I'm down to 162, although that was with no clothing and obviously I had clothes on when I weighed in on Thurs. I can't post too much on BDW during the day anymore, but I'd like to keep up at night time when I'm off work because I'm looking for support from others who are doing WW. THANKS LADIES

wow that is a gorgeous dress. I was also wondering the same thing and think I might be cutting my train off Amy's input really helped!

I'm so happy for you girl!!!! Thanks for a fabulous review!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the portion about the 2 story suite and how it was worth the splurge We got that too and I'm very excited about it now! I loved your pics and you look so beautiful! I can't wait to see more:) Thanks again for everything MRS!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxo