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MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Mr Ferret 88 said:
If y'all have missed it ,
ROE ends in 2019.
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My dh will not be happy about that. At least we have the CD. Maybe it will just be a revamp of the current? I can understand wanting to change it as it has been the same show for many years, and change needs to happen. Didn't think I would like HEA, but I love it. I will give it a chance. I knew it was going to happen, so not shocked.
 
Mr Ferret 75

Mr Ferret 75

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
MySmallWorldof4 said:
My dh will not be happy about that. At least we have the CD. Maybe it will just be a revamp of the current? I can understand wanting to change it as it has been the same show for many years, and change needs to happen. Didn't think I would like HEA, but I love it. I will give it a chance. I knew it was going to happen, so not shocked.
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Complete new show from what I'm seeing .
 
93boomer

93boomer

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Goofyernmost said:
I'll ramp it up a bit. Since 11am we have had constant sunshine. I'm officially going to claim that the storm, for us, is over. The worse part was waiting for it. However, that said, there is a lot of NC still underwater. Thousands unable to get back to their homes and I think the last count was around a million with no power. There is a long way to go. I don't know why it missed us here, but, it did and I am very thankful that it did. Last I heard I-95 was under water in places as well. A whole lot of people have come into the state to help out and it is appreciated. I'm glad that as a population, the country as a whole are still good people.
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We have had sunshine today too. The rain was a lot less here than predicted. We had around 4.5 inches. We needed the rain since we are so dry. The winds were the roughest part of the storm. But, overall, we dodged a big bullet. So glad we did. DD had a lot of rain too. But, not bad there either.
DH has just driven by Kinston and said the flooding was bad there. They are taking back roads to get to Wilmington since I- 40 is closed down there.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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Songbird76 said:
That looks pretty good! We are going to Teppan Edo next Summer and I'm a bit nervous as my only hibachi experience up to now included a very uncoordinated chef, OR a chef who was incredibly good at targeting me....soup in my lap, egg in my drink, zucchini between the eyes. The food was really good, and I like the IDEA of a hibachi grill....I'm just not sure if I want to go through that again. But I've never heard of anyone else having such an experience, and Disney wouldn't hire incompetent chefs, right? How did this restaurant work out? Anything bad happen? Was the food good? Would you go again?
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Teppan Edo has always been spot on for us.
We’ve likely been there 20 times.
 
Wrangler-Rick

Wrangler-Rick

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StarWarsGirl said:
I've basically already told my parents that if I get married, I don't expect them to pay for it. I think they were more than a bit shocked at that. And it's not because I think they would cause drama or want things their own way; they definitely wouldn't. I just think it's an antiquated tradition that the bride's family pays for it. I think if I'm working and my future husband is working, we should foot the bill.

Interestingly enough, my mom's parents were so opposed to her marriage to my dad that they neither paid nor showed up for her wedding. My dad's father paid for their wedding. My grandmother refused to show up for her 19 year old's wedding, and my grandfather just followed along. FYI, my grandmother was a horrible person.

Ironically, my parents are still married, mostly happily, while my mom's siblings are divorced and those marriages my grandparents approved of.
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Yeah, but won’t it be expensive after you invite all your dear Chit Chat Chit Chat friends? 🙂
 
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ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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Songbird76 said:
That's so sweet that your mom wanted to make your dress a gift from her. My mom did come dress shopping with me. That was really the only thing I stressed about and only because, living in a small town in Wyoming, there was only one bridal dress shop in the area, so there wasn't much choice. And they didn't have bigger sizes, so I had to try on size 8 dresses even though I was a size 20. There was one that I couldn't get past my cleavage...it all bunched up around my neck with a poofy skirt down to my waist. So that was stressful, but it all worked out ok. And of course the bridesmaids dresses, since the girl who was supposed to be my maid of honor was being a bridesmaidzilla, trying to make everything about her and what SHE liked, rather than trying to make my day special, and she ended up not coming.

My mom freaked out about the rehearsal dinner. We wanted to keep it low-key, so we just had a BBQ in my brother's back yard. My mom was freaking out about there not being chairs....we need to rent chairs and tables. I was like....no we don't. It's not that many people, we've got a few folding chairs, we can borrow some from friends. It's a BBQ.....we can eat off of paper plates in our laps. "WHO is going to make the potato salad???" "Walmart, mom. Walmart will make the potato salad. We need one table to put the condiments, chips, and potato salad on, and that's it....we grill some hamburgers and hotdogs and call it good." The morning of the wedding, my mom just suddenly announced "I'm not doing another THING for this wedding"....ok mom. There's nothing left to do except stand for pictures, but you go ahead and strike.

It was kind of comical, just because she hadn't even had to DO anything except help decorate the reception hall and take me grocery shopping for the BBQ. That's it. I made a sugar free cake (my mom was diabetic) and decorated it myself so she could have cake at the wedding, I put together all the centerpieces and I hauled all of the decorations to the hall myself. My bridesmaids helped me get dressed, I drove myself to my hair appointment, which I had done by a high school classmate/friend. My FIL had done the grilling at the BBQ because he doesn't speak English and couldn't really chat with everyone anyway. We bought everything at Sams Club/Walmart, so she didn't have to MAKE anything, and the only thing she had to go along for was the dress fittings. So she hadn't had to do anything really, or pay for anything, but she completely freaked out about it. I guess everyone was a bit keyed up because we got married less than 2 weeks after September 11th, and half our guests didn't dare travel, including half the wedding party. But it was my MOM who flipped out. I have very good memories of it though....even my mom's rants were more a source of laughter for me than they were stress.

My pastor gave me some great advice, though...I mentioned that I was worried that my mom and dad would be in the same room together for an extended period of time. And he told me the thing to remember is that no matter what happens, you'll still be just as married. No matter what goes wrong, and something WILL go wrong....nothing is perfect...you will still be just as married. The wedding is only one day...focus on the MARRIAGE. You will have lots of days to share your love, and the wedding is only one of them, and it's not going to define your marriage. So if the rings get lost, or dad is late for pictures (which he was), or the cake falls over, you will still be just as married.
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That is kind of funny about your mom, she was probably just a little worried about you getting married and moving away and it just blew in that way. I understand what you mean about going shopping for dresses and only having a small size to try on. I had that worry too, but most of the shops we went to had a plus size section or had a couple large and small versions of the dresses. That advice your minister gave you was very good advice, marriage is the key a wedding is just one day but marriage is forever.
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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dryerlintfan said:
Oh, man, maybe next year! This year I don't have the mental bandwidth for it, lol. I bombed my test yesterday and only got a C on it because I was so busy/stressed all week that I didn't have time to read the four chapters of the book that the test was about. This week I need to pack for Disney, finish my costume, actually read my text book, take the test, clean my house, shop for and pack some small gifts for her, etc. Plus there,s ballet, physical therapy, doctor appointments, late meetings at work, and I promised A a picnic this week. Cutesy things will have to wait until next year.
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I know you probably wanted better than a C but with all you have going on that is okay, you will do better on the next one. You will get everything done that you need to do and when you are at Disney you and A will be able to relax, have fun, and laugh together. You will be able to forget about all the junk going on for a little while. We are cheering you on!:happy:
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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93boomer said:
I am fine. I have just come inside from mowing the backyard. We had tons of leaves and broken limbs that I picked up. As long as I can do busy work, I am good. That way I am tired and will sleep tonight. ;)
Even with just cooking for two, I don't always have leftovers either. I try to fix enough for dinner and maybe lunch the next day. Neither of us like to eat too many of the same meal. I think both our Moms did that when we were growing up, and we can't stand it now. The only things I usually have a lot of is ground turkey that I made tacos, meatloaf, meatballs, things like that. If we don't want any leftovers, I will freeze them for another time.
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Take care of yourself in the coming days xoxo
 

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