Where in the World is Bob Saget?

[Gabe1]

She does but she's head over heels for him.

So odd for a man or at least mine and those close to us. I'm use to Wedding Day being all about the Bride's Day. All my DH cared about was the Band and what type of liquor/beer we were serving at the open bar.

 

[acishere]

I'm dying to see the walk around characters.

Here you go!

Although after the budget cuts it is going to look more like this:

 

[JenniferS]

So odd for a man or at least mine and those close to us. I'm use to Wedding Day being all about the Bride's Day. All my DH cared about was the Band and what type of liquor/beer we were serving at the open bar.

The East Indian culture is very centred on the male side of the family.
When a girl gets married (even here), they move in with the husband's side of the family. It is not uncommon for two or more sons to be newly married and bring their brides into the family home.
All of the daughters-in-law must yield to the mother-in-law, until they move into their own home.

As I said earlier, my Purchaser base is approximately 90% Indo-Canadian - my peeps. I have sold multiple homes to the same family many times over the years.

Typical scenario - a multi-generational family of up to 8 adults (+kids) will buy a home. Grandma and Grandpa look after the kids. (Grandma in the home, Grandpa in the community. It's always the Grandpas pushing the strollers and taking the kids to the park.) All of the adults work. And work hard - at multiple jobs. Within 2-3 years, the mortgage on the first home is paid off, and a second home is purchased. This goes to the oldest son and his family; and we start the whole process over again, until 7-8 years down the road, there are 4 or 5 separate homes all paid off. At this point, the original family home is sold, and Grandma and Grandpa either go back to India, or they move in with the oldest son.

Having worked in this community almost exclusively since 1990, I have seen this process repeated many times.

Indo-Canadians are also very loyal buyers. They will follow the same builder from phase to phase, site to site, and they all love Jenny-fer. Their kids all call me Auntie, as per their custom.

I have a girlfriend from childhood who married a second-generation Indo-Canadian. Except for the moving into Mama-in-laws house, even this very Canadian girl followed Indian tradition concerning her wedding. She was married in a sari, with the hennaed hands, in a typical Indian ceremony, following her "Canadian" wedding held in the Pentecostal church of her childhood. She had two complete ceremonies only because they could afford it. Had there been only enough $$ for one, she told me they would have had to forego the Canadian dinner/dance thing and just had the church ceremony prior to the Indian celebration.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

...Two things.

One, I think I finally figured out @acishere 's screen name. A. C. is here. I think I know you're first name (the "A") from Netflix screencaps you've posted... but am I right? I can be kinda thick at times. :\

Two. I had a bit of a... disagreement with someone in my office over how "white" WDW is. Disney, in general, actually. He claims WDW is for "bored white people" and the Disney Co. is racists for not including black people in any of their cartoons.

Apparently, she doesn't count.

After bringing her up this idiot dismissed her (and countless other examples) as "not Disney anyhow".




...I ate a second lunch because that Lean Cuisine was a lie. That is not only NOT lunch, it's not food, and it's not going in my tummy ever again.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

I guess I can't count since that's technically three things.

 

[donaldtoo]

She probably is to blame for how boring this material is!

MIB - Meg Is Boring.

 

[acishere]

...Two things.

One, I think I finally figured out @acishere 's screen name. A. C. is here. I think I know you're first name (the "A") from Netflix screencaps you've posted... but am I right? I can be kinda thick at times. :\

Two. I had a bit of a... disagreement with someone in my office over how "white" WDW is. Disney, in general, actually. He claims WDW is for "bored white people" and the Disney Co. is racists for not including black people in any of their cartoons.

Apparently, she doesn't count.

After bringing her up this idiot dismissed her (and countless other examples) as "not Disney anyhow".




...I ate a second lunch because that Lean Cuisine was a lie. That is not only NOT lunch, it's not food, and it's not going in my tummy ever again.

You have outed my true identity. Now the authorities are going to know where to find me... I better get out of here!
*gets my grab bag from behind a ceiling tile and speeds away in the Nissan Altima*

 

[donaldtoo]

Good morning! We survived Belated Mother's Day Party day. Weather was great, and since it was also Air Show weekend we watched the Blue Angels ( we've been seeing them here since Thursday, even though the official show was Saturday and Sunday). All told, I think we counted 37 people here ranging in age from 5 months to 94 years. Mom seemed to enjoy it, but she was pretty confused about it all. She won't even remember it when she wakes up this morning.

Glad to hear all went well, and that y'all even got to see an air show with the Blue Angels!
I do LOVES me some airplanes and air shows!
Still hopin' to get some form of pilots license one of these days...

 

[donaldtoo]

The East Indian culture is very centred on the male side of the family.
When a girl gets married (even here), they move in with the husband's side of the family. It is not uncommon for two or more sons to be newly married and bring their brides into the family home.
All of the daughters-in-law must yield to the mother-in-law, until they move into their own home.

As I said earlier, my Purchaser base is approximately 90% Indo-Canadian - my peeps. I have sold multiple homes to the same family many times over the years.

Typical scenario - a multi-generational family of up to 8 adults (+kids) will buy a home. Grandma and Grandpa look after the kids. (Grandma in the home, Grandpa in the community. It's always the Grandpas pushing the strollers and taking the kids to the park.) All of the adults work. And work hard - at multiple jobs. Within 2-3 years, the mortgage on the first home is paid off, and a second home is purchased. This goes to the oldest son and his family; and we start the whole process over again, until 7-8 years down the road, there are 4 or 5 separate homes all paid off. At this point, the original family home is sold, and Grandma and Grandpa either go back to India, or they move in with the oldest son.

Having worked in this community almost exclusively since 1990, I have seen this process repeated many times.

Indo-Canadians are also very loyal buyers. They will follow the same builder from phase to phase, site to site, and they all love Jenny-fer. Their kids all call me Auntie, as per their custom.

I have a girlfriend from childhood who married a second-generation Indo-Canadian. Except for the moving into Mama-in-laws house, even this very Canadian girl followed Indian tradition concerning her wedding. She was married in a sari, with the hennaed hands, in a typical Indian ceremony, following her "Canadian" wedding held in the Pentecostal church of her childhood. She had two complete ceremonies only because they could afford it. Had there been only enough $$ for one, she told me they would have had to forego the Canadian dinner/dance thing and just had the church ceremony prior to the Indian celebration.

Sounds very familiar.
With all the high tech in the Austin area, as well as The University of Texas, it is quite the melting pot. East Indian, Asian, Middle Eastern, etc.
My parents next door neighbors are the patriarch a matriarch of a Lebanese family. They own liquor stores in the area. They and their 4 sons now own 5 houses...3 in my folks neighborhood, and 2 in others. My dad has worked for them over his retirement years at the liquor store, as well as doing the yard work at all 5 homes. They are a very good and hardworking family and my folks love them as neighbors and friends.
One of the partners here is also originally from India, so I am very familiar with their culture through him.

 

[JenniferS]

...Two things.

One, I think I finally figured out @acishere 's screen name. A. C. is here. I think I know you're first name (the "A") from Netflix screencaps you've posted... but am I right? I can be kinda thick at times. :\

Two. I had a bit of a... disagreement with someone in my office over how "white" WDW is. Disney, in general, actually. He claims WDW is for "bored white people" and the Disney Co. is racists for not including black people in any of their cartoons.

Apparently, she doesn't count.

After bringing her up this idiot dismissed her (and countless other examples) as "not Disney anyhow".




...I ate a second lunch because that Lean Cuisine was a lie. That is not only NOT lunch, it's not food, and it's not going in my tummy ever again.

I want that dress. I think I would look smashing in it. 20 years ago, anyway.

 

[JenniferS]

You have outed my true identity. Now the authorities are going to know where to find me... I better get out of here!
*gets my grab bag from behind a ceiling tile and speeds away in the Nissan Altima*

Dang, if my car weren't a 2013, I'd get a new one.
You are all way to close to figuring out my true identity.

 

[donaldtoo]

You have outed my true identity. Now the authorities are going to know where to find me... I better get out of here!
*gets my grab bag from behind a ceiling tile and speeds away in the Nissan Altima*

Hope ya' 'membered to head south to Mexico, 'cause they'll 'spectin' ya' to head fer The Great White North.

D'OH! I probably shouldn't have posted that.....

 

[acishere]

Hope ya' 'membered to head south to Mexico...'cause they'll 'spectin' ya' to head fer The Great White North.

D'OH! I probably shouldn't have posted that.....

*turns car around*

 

[donaldtoo]

OK, back to work!
Laterrrrrrr...!!!!!

 

[acishere]

Dang, if my car weren't a 2013, I'd get a new one.
You are all way to close to figuring out my true identity.

I feel like Nissan should pay us for all the wonderful promotion we give your car.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Baby eagles aren't babies anymore.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

...Hard to believe these are the same birds. Lookit how tiny!

 

[NYwdwfan]

...Hard to believe these are the same birds. Lookit how tiny!

They grow up so fast!

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

They sure are. You can tell their personalities just by watching them. The oldest has always been kinda bossy and very beaky (and vocal) while the smallest, the last hatched- is quiet and keeps out of the way. The middle 'child' squabbles with the baby but doesn't pick a fight with the oldest.

I think I watch this way too much.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

I take back any bad things I might have said about a Kuerig machine... my bosses mother in law bought us one for the office and I think I'm in love. I've also had way ...WAY too much black coffee today as no one thought to buy/bring sugar or creamer. Everyone here is wired