Well we could just draw a veil over it all ...That feeling when the non-American is more in touch with the American news than you are...I was only half paying attention to the news last night. Can I get some sort of pass for being sick?
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StarWarsGirl
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Not a bad idea when talking about American news...Well we could just draw a veil over it all ...
MySmallWorldof4
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Not me. Dh is, but he never did confirmation.
MySmallWorldof4
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Yep. I had a career prior to kid 3, and then dh and I decided that it would be best for us if I stayed home. We had daycares and babysitters raising the kids and 1 was definitely not thriving. It worked for us, but every family and situation is different. When and if I ever get back into the workforce I am not even sure it will be in my field of study. Life is full of twists and turns.
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MySmallWorldof4
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I used to wear my rings(engagement and wedding) religiously all the time since I got them. They are platinum. Then about 2 years ago I got this awful fiery red rash on the skin area covered by the rings.Yep, as you might have guessed, we went pretty traditional with the rings.
She has yellow gold and diamonds, and I have a yellow gold band, although she wanted me to have something other than a plain band.
But, the original detail it had is less than when it was new, of course (hey, it's been 29+ years!).
My ring on, and my ring off...
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Either way, I'm marked for life and I'm more than OK with that...!!!!!!!
I thought you couldn't get a reaction to platinum. I read that it was some sort of fungus and that the only way to heal it was basically not wear them all the time, especially showering or swimming. It was painful. So now I only wear them when I go out of the house or am on vacation. But when I wash my hands they go into my pocket and then I dry the skin really well before I put them back on. The ring indentation marks actually went away, but probably because they were never really tight anyway. I have to be careful in the supermarket especially if I am cold. They can slip off really easily.
DryerLintFan
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wdwfan4ver
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You are not the only Non catholic. While I was baptized at a catholic church, I attended a protestant church for church school back when I was growing up. It sounds strange, but its true. I don't want to go into detail outside of saying my dad allowed my mom to go to her church as they got married.
My dad didn't care that my mom wasn't a catholic and married her. My mom didn't care my dad was a catholic. They are still married to this day.
DryerLintFan
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I'm debating going through the car wash. On the one hand, the kid might love it. On the other hand, she might scream hysterically for three minutes straight.
StarWarsGirl
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I've never actually been through a car wash. My parents have always been in the camp on "We can do this, so we don't need to pay for it..." Well, maybe they can at 5'5" and 5'4", but try washing an SUV at five feet tall...if I were keeping this car any longer, next time it needed a washing, it would go through the car wash at the gas station for $10 while giving me money off gas and saving a couple of hours off my life.
MOXOMUMD
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We made up nicknames for parts of the car wash when my daughter was little. She still calls the one part bottle brushes and another part giant spaghetti noodles.
donaldtoo
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My husband talked to my parents before he proposed to me and if he hadn't I think I would have been disappointed for some of the reasons you talked about. I think with him talking to both of my parents (which he did in person) it showed a lot of respect for my parents, family, and me. It was like he was more seeking their acceptance to join the family and reassure them of how much he cared for and respected me. To me it was a very manly move for him to be able to express his love for me to my family. My parents were very touched that he came to talk to them, they already liked him but they liked that they were included in such a momentous moment.
For our wedding we/I was pretty traditional. I love flowers so I wouldn't have dreamed of having a wedding without a bouquet. My dress, I had a nice one but it was simple and really not that important to me. I also wanted a really great cake, because I like cake. I wore a veil, not over my face, but because it helped me feel like a "princess" on my special day. My husband didn't care what his ring looked like and encouraged me to get him the cheapest one possible! I wanted it at Disney and he was adamant it be in a church, we compromised and had it at my home church and took our honeymoon in WDW. So as someone said (@dryerlintfan) some things have to be compromised.
It is interesting to hear about how everyone sees the different elements of a wedding and nice that everyone has their own beliefs. And that is totally fine for people do start new traditions and disregard others, it is their wedding.
But what I totally disagree or can't with is how much money people spend on wedding and how crazy some brides and grooms get about it. My wedding was small and we kept it to a very tight budget and we had a fantastic time. Sometimes I think people get so caught up in the wedding part that they forget to spend time and money on what actually matters.....the marriage and the partnership of the two people dedicating themselves to loving and caring for one another.
My MIL very much appreciated that I asked her for her daughters hand in marriage. Even if my FIL had been in the picture I would have asked them both.
DWifey had a bouquet, as well, plus there were more flowers in the church.
DWifeys dress wasn't inexpensive, but, it wasn't expensive (to us, anyway) either.
We had two cakes, and DWifey did wear a veil (her choice) over her face.
The ceremony was co-officiated by the Lutheran pastor from her church and the priest from our church, at our church.
Shortly after we were married DWifey, through a long process, converted to Catholisism. Before that, we both took classes at each other's churches to learn more about the two faiths, as we wanted to settle on one so we weren't bouncing back and forth, especially after we had kiddos.
She decided to become Catholic because my family was more devout and she felt there would be better religious support for the kiddos there.
And, we also honeymooned at WDW...!
As far as the cost goes, it wasn't crazy either, and much of the expenses were spread out.
MIL payed for DWifeys dress, DWifeys favorite aunt made both cakes, my folks covered the catering, and DWifeys grandfather gifted us some money to put towards our wedding. We covered most of the rest. We also had a band at the reception from my mother's hometown (Shiner - Shiner Beer
), so they gave us a great price.It could have indeed been crazy, as we had invited 250-ish guests (225-ish showed up), but we tried to keep things fairly reasonable so we weren't starting off in the poor house, but, had an awesome wedding and memories to look back on...and, that's the way it worked out...!!!!!
I would never take a car through a carwash. Have seen them take off too many things or wreck the paint. If it is a struggle doing it yourself @StarWarsGirl , try and find a valet company that also does washes.
Figgy1
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I'm so very sorry and hope and pray this mess gets resolved soon. Sending some pixie dust
donaldtoo
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As far as oldest DD and SonIL go, she is still Catholic and he is Church of Christ. They go back and forth, and haven't started a family yet.
Their wedding wasn't inexpensive, but, again, it wasn't crazy (by today's standards, anyway
) either. Some of the costs were also spread out, but, DWifey and I payed for most all of it (thankfully, I had been back at the firm for more than a year by then).
They invited about 125-ish, and about 100-ish showed up...!
Their ceremony was held outside at a local venue near the lake. DD wore a white dress, carried a bouquet, and wore (although, not over her face) a veil. Things she wanted in her wedding. Again, like her mother, no "owned" shrinking violet (as are both of our DDs).
Everything about their wedding and reception was beautiful and awesome, and it was an amazing day...!!!!!!!!!!!
Some pics for grins...!
And, their engagement pic that I cropped 'cause both of their first and last pre-married names are to the right.
Yes, she took his last name, and DWifey took mine. Again, both ladies choices...
Their wedding wasn't inexpensive, but, again, it wasn't crazy (by today's standards, anyway
) either. Some of the costs were also spread out, but, DWifey and I payed for most all of it (thankfully, I had been back at the firm for more than a year by then).They invited about 125-ish, and about 100-ish showed up...!
Their ceremony was held outside at a local venue near the lake. DD wore a white dress, carried a bouquet, and wore (although, not over her face) a veil. Things she wanted in her wedding. Again, like her mother, no "owned" shrinking violet (as are both of our DDs
).Everything about their wedding and reception was beautiful and awesome, and it was an amazing day...!!!!!!!!!!!
Some pics for grins...!
And, their engagement pic that I cropped 'cause both of their first and last pre-married names are to the right.
Yes, she took his last name, and DWifey took mine. Again, both ladies choices...
Figgy1
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I have an excellent one but it may be a bit of a ride for her
Figgy1
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We survived shopping and I'm glad I had pack animals a couple of 10 pound bags of potatoes, 10 pounds of onions and all the other heavy stuff made it worth while The heaviest pack animal replaced my food processor while we were out I was going to get replacement parts for it but it's so old they don't make them any more
Gee it was first bought for baby food for my older ds, guess we got our money's worth out of it
The heaviest pack animal replaced my food processor while we were out I was going to get replacement parts for it but it's so old they don't make them any more Gee it was first bought for baby food for my older ds, guess we got our money's worth out of it
donaldtoo
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That's really nice. I'm enjoying all these wedding conversations, and how people have their own ideas on what works for them.
I was thinking about how some men speak with the woman's father, which is a considerate gesture. In my case, it was moot, because my parents had passed away. But one of my brothers asked (now hubs) if he planned on marrying me. He said yes. My brother told him, "Good, welcome to the family, but just don't ever mess up Christmas for her!"
ajrwdwgirl
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I kind of like going through the car wash, when the soap comes out it smells really good. It would be cheaper to wash it myself but that is tough now in the winter to haul out the hose and everything, it would probably make our driveway really icy. Plus in these winter months I like that it sprays the salt and much off the under part of the car, I couldn't do that well on my own. And I'm a few inches taller than you but I still don't think I could do a good job to the top either!
So for $10 and about 3 minutes it is worth it to me!