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WHOOOHOOOO! Now that I have my 150 I am a template whore! Thank you to everyone who has posted their templates!!!!

Really lovely!

Baahahah! Too funny. Made for a good memory!

Woooo, Wooooo!

FI and I can't wait to do out TTD. I think he is more excited than I am, he asks about it allll the time. Kind of cute

OMG that is crazy beautiful!!

Weird turn of event how FI and I met. Every year for my birthday my parents would take me somewhere skiing, when I was 18 they took me to Lake Tahoe. I had just enrolled in a college back in NJ that I was not thrilled about. While there I decided it was beautiful and I wanted to move there. I told my parents jokingly that I was going to pack my bags as soon as we got home and move to Lake Tahoe. They actually agreed and said as long as I went to school they'd support me. My mom said to do it while I was young otherwise I'd spend the rest of my life asking "what if?" No one believed that I would actually do it or that I'd last there. Meanwhile, FI was born and raised in Lake Tahoe and was also a skier. He was supposed to leave that September on a full scholarship to Montana but there was problems with the NCAA accepting all his credits, so he had to stay. I moved there and enrolled in a local Jr college. I was taking 4 classes and FI was in 3 of those 4 classes. One was a night class. Each night we'd leave and I would notice him get in his car and follow me home, but by the time I'd get home and out of my car his car would be gone. I thought he was a total creep. One day in class I confronted him and asked him why he followed me home each night. Turned out he lived a few house down from me. I felt like an ASS! The next day we were invited to a party by a girl in one of our classes. When I showed up and saw him there I told him I was sorry I thought he was a creepy stalker. Shortly after we wound up dating but neither of us thought it was going to end up that serious. He wound up getting his scholarship offered to him again and after dating only 2 1/2 months he had to leave. We decided we'd try long distance and if it worked it worked, I didn't want to be the reason someone threw away a full scholarship. Well 7 years later I guess you could say it worked!

Canadiangirl, I assume you are in Canada (gee wonder why ) anyway, a girl on my resort's thread was telling me about her shipping experience. They shipped only their marriage certificate from Mexico to Canada using DHL and it cost them $40!!! Just for paper!! I ran some quotes on FedEx and DHL last night and estimated that for 5 boxes about 45 pounds each, it would cost a minimum of $500. I looked at the cost of extra baggage on my airline and it was only going to cost us about $200 in over baggage costs, plus we'll have them with us in sight so we can explain any questions at customs. Oh well, at least I looked into it!

Woot Woot Date twin!

We already bought all of it here and I really like it. I don't want to chance not finding something I like when we get down there, I had thought about that, too. $40 for paper is crazy!! I knew it wouldn't be cheap to ship but I figured it would be easier than lugging it all to and thru the airport. After asking around on a few threads, I'm really nervous about shipping. FI and I are now thinking we'd rather go thru the hassle of lugging it around then it not making it, arriving broken, and/or costing an arm and a leg.

For christmas one year my FMIL gave my FI and I a large (like foot long) plastic ear, play doh, and sausage. I must of had a confused look on my face because when I held up the ear she said "So you know I'm always listening." I think she meant it in a caring way, but to me it was creepy. We we got engaged my FI grandmother threw us an engagement party. That side of his family is Chinese and into their culture. The party was lovely and she had decorated in our wedding colors. In the center of the table was a bird cage (a decorative one) with 3 oragami birds in it. I HATE birds but didn't really think much into it because I thought it was a decoration. His grandmother asked if I liked it and I told her it was really nice. She said she was glad because Aunt So-and-so had made it for us as a gift. A cousin then told us that it is called a fertility cage and each bird represents how many kids you'll have. I was soooo terrified as soon as we left I put in in the trunk of my car and forgot about it. A few weeks later we were out with grandma and were loading things into the trunk and she noticed it. FI and I told her about it and how we want kids but not now. She said "Well clearly I'm not fertile so you can store it at my place until your ready." I didn't know if I should laugh or take her up on it. Ever since then it has become a joke between our friends that we're going to hide it in their closet or under their bed so they get pregnant. The best part is, this happened in October and the birds are still riding around in my trunk. I giggle every time I open my trunk!

1. I want to quit my job, pack my bags and move back to NJ just to be close to my family again and so when I have children my parents can see them when ever they want, even though I love CA, my job and my life here. 2. I have real sensory ticks. I gag/vomit at the sight/smell/feel of certain things (ie cottage cheese, melon, felt, tuna fish, stiff cotton, floss....) and have to touch anything that has texture. FI says going in a store with me is borderline torture and embarrassing because I have to touch everything and twitch if it feels gross to me. He refuses to go in IKEA with me. My fellow special ed teachers understand. 3. I could live off cheese and red wine. 4. I can't stand when people talk about how much or how expensive something was that they bought, unless it was a total steal/deal. I want to slap them in the face. And I'm not jealous, I just don't understand the need. 5. I want babies but am terrified to get fat and stay that way, feel it move inside me, have stretch marks and scars, and not have a good nights sleep for years after. And I fear I will be like Phoebe from friends and the baby will make me crave something I hate (see food in #2).

Love surveys! 1. How old are you? 25 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 25 3. Do you have children? Not yet 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? not initially. we both thought it was going to be a fling.....seven years later, we're pretty sure it isn't one 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach 7. Where did you/will you get married? Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Dreams Resort 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? BMM (Baby Making Music) Al Green! 9. How many guests did you/will you have? 68 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? want: simple, hope it turns out:simple 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? Our own in MX, what ever the courthouse tells us to say at legal day back in CA 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 1 - we're not cake people and our guests all get dessert with dinner anyway 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? Yes, Dreams PV 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? just before sunset 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors...we hope! (Keep fingers crossed it doesn't rain) 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? planned it all thus far. My WC has changed 4 times, so I can't trust anyone else! 17. How did/will the bride enter? down the stairs, along a path, down the beach to my FI!!! 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: FI wants me to walk down to Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 19. Song to make your exit: I feel Good By James Brown 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? light 21. At what age did you think you would get married? 27 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? practically everyone because we didn't think that everyone would come. We sent out 125 invites (212 guest) and we are at 68 with 5 on the fence (they better get off before I push them ) 23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious and authentic 24. Champagne or red wine? both! 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? right away and after 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new - Mexico and then a cruise later 27. Who will pay for the bills? We do a little of both, so we pay together others we pay on our own. 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Together.....do you not try clothes on before you buy them???!! 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? 84 days WOOOOP - WOOOP!

seven more to go!! it is rainy today so I figured I'd spend the day reading and posting away on BDW!

I have 3 or 4 (I added on to my second). First: the tree of life on my lower back (taken while getting the second) Second/Third: I'm from NJ...on my right side/ribcage Fourth: Just got this recently on my left side/ribcage. My something "new" in memory of my grandparents

Here is Rascal. She is 4 years old. FI got her as a birthday present for me 3 years ago. She is a Pit/English Pointer....one heck of a baby!! She loves Coors Light

I secretly resent that my FI makes significantly less than I do. I am not a materialistic person and but life would be so much easier if he made even a little bit more money. He really loves what he does and it helps people a lot, but it doesn't pay the bills, or any bills for that mater. He jokes and calls me his "sugar mama" which at first was funny, now 2 years into his job, I want to pull my hair out and scream. I am trying to be supportive by telling him it is OK, but after the wedding I am going to tell him he should start looking for a better position. I'm not waiting because we will be married, but I'm afraid if I tell him now, he'll quit his job and try and get a new one before the wedding, which will stress me out and could mean we can't spend 2 weeks in MX.

Yummy = Gummy Bears

Eventhough I loath Randy Quaid... Randy Quaid = Vegas Vacation

like if a blooming onion but dislike if soggy onion rings Saki Bombs?

Oh man. I am planning on shipping, but now I'm having second thoughts......

My FI and I are ACN reps, too!

Middle School Special Education Teacher for students with Emotional/Behavioral Disturbances.

We had talked about getting married and we always thought it would be in Lake Tahoe where we met. After getting engaged and looking into weddings we realized aside from us and a few friends everyone would be traveling far. My family is on the east coast, his is here (CA), Hawaii, Australia and our friends from college are all over the country. They'd be spending a fortune to travel and stay and the weddings in Tahoe are outrageously priced! We also didn't want to cater to one side of the family. We looked at a map to see what places we knew of were exactly in the middle of California and NJ...it was either going to be Denver or somewhere on the west coast of MX. We'd been to Denver and it didn't hold any special meaning to us. So we said Puerto Vallarta sounds nice and they have all inclusives, perfect for our guests!!! We've never been there but since selecting it, we've heard nothing but good things. Can't wait to get there and see if it is really that nice.

it's your wedding, wear whatever you want however you want!!