Friday The 13th

minskat30

Hi all! It's Friday here in India so I thought I would check in and say "hi". Diwali was really fun. I can't post pictures on my mobile but I'll post when I get back to in a week.

India has been good but a bit of a challenge honestly. I sometimes feel alone here because of the language barrier. H tries to interpret but he can't do it all the time. Also, my celiac makes eating a major challenge/barrier. Add to the mix my hormones and I was a hot mess this morning. H handled it like a champ though and I'm feeling much better now.

We have a wedding to go to next week. Sunday is the engagement party, Monday is the Sangeet (a dance/music party). I may get hennaed for it..we'll see. The wedding is Thursday. It should be a fun event and I'm looking forward to it.

Today will hopefully be relaxing. I am getting a facial to try and feel more normal.
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What's on your agenda this weekend?

What/where is next on your travel plans?

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?

Swazzle

@minskat30 - I can't wait to see pictures from your trip! Does your H's family all know about the mini minskat yet? 

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What's on your agenda this weekend? 

Tonight I'm meeting my BFF for dinner and drinks. I haven't seen her in a while and we have a lot of catching up to do! 

Tomorrow, I'm going to yoga, food shopping, then cleaning the house and doing laundry. H and I are going to dinner, the Devils game, and then out to watch the Ronda Rousey fight with friends. 

Sunday.... well..... let's just say my Eagles play H's Dolphins at 1pm. I'll leave it at that. 

What/where is next on your travel plans?
I have NONE. This is abnormal  

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
Give me all the black cats. 

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
I actually really enjoy cooking most of the time and that's increased since I started doing Home Chef (and Blue Apron). So, I guess the answer is no. I'd keep doing what I'm doing now on my own. 

untouchablets

Morning everyone!

@minskat30 sorry your trip has been a little bumpy but I'm glad you are enjoying yourself otherwise! Share henna pics if you get it!

What's on your agenda this weekend?
Not much. I'm working Saturday and it will be the first one where I'm not losing my mind (probably). We are kinda on the edge of our seats for Sunday. I can't go into detail just yet but a family member of BF is going to be doing something BIG and if all goes well, Sunday will be a day of celebration.


What/where is next on your travel plans?
Just Minneapolis in two weeks! BF and I did discuss getting our passports last night though so travel abroad might be in our near future

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
I'm not very suspicious. I don't really believe in luck but I think it's funny and cute when people do. BF is VERY superstitious.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
The only reason I don't enjoy cooking is because I don't know how to do it. I don't think I'd pay someone to come cook, which sounds silly to me because I eat at restaurants like four days a week so I'm kinda already doing that lol

lavenderfields13

Hi @minskat30! I hope you enjoy your facial and all the wedding festivities. That must be really tough with the language barrier and your celiac. Glad you are having a good time though.

Last night I had a dream I was pregnant. It was one of those dreams where it felt SO real!

What's on your agenda this weekend?
Tonight maybe doing a walking video and reading. Tomorrow I need to get some cleaning done. Sunday will probably be sitting on the couch all day with H while he watches football. I will need to get another workout in too. Also, H needs to take me for a ride in his new truck that he is picking up today. 

What/where is next on your travel plans?
I'm going to Ohio in January (leaving on the 13th, 2 months from today!) to visit my parents and hopefully my brother too.

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
None for Friday the 13th. It's actually a good day for me and H since it's our dating anniversary. I wouldn't consider myself a really superstitious person but I do "knock on wood" or get mad when H says something that I think will "jinx" us. Also, some of my mom's side of the family don't do baby showers. eta: well, they will participate in ones for other people but didn't have one themselves, wouldn't throw one for someone. 

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
That would be awesome. I would never pay for it unless I was rich though. I'd rather spend my money on a cleaning service. I don't have a cleaning service but if I had extra money that's where it would go first. 

jenna8984

@minskat30 Glad you made the flight and getting settled in there! I've seen Sangeet on tv shows and it looks SO fun, have a blast!

@swazzle sounds like a good weekend, hope your teams win (since they aren't playing mine lol)

What's on your agenda this weekend? tonight purchase baby shower gift, Saturday afternoon baby shower, Saturday night H is doing guys night so I'm excited to get myself some sushi takeout and curl up with a book and a face mask! Just finished the Japanese Art of Decluttering book so Sunday all day I'll be tackling my home and purging so much!

What/where is next on your travel plans? currently researching....H wants another cruise, I want Azores...we'll see...

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise? nope

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day? If I were a celebrity I'd love a chef making me healthy foods all the time, but since I'm not I'm way too cheap and will do my own cooking. Last night we had pizza rolls for dinner.

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@minskat30 Hi!!!!  Glad you dropped in!  


What's on your agenda this weekend?
Nothing exciting.  Grocery shopping, a thyroid bloodwork appointment this afternoon, some algebra tutoring, cleaning the house... maybe visiting North Pole City here in the area.  It's an entire store that is decorated head to toe with different Christmas themes.  It's absolutely gorgeous and they redo it every year.  You can buy stuff or just go and look.  It can take a good 2-3 hours to go through it, if you're really looking at everything.  I'll probably get a CPL and take my time walking through.  I can't WAIT!!!!

What/where is next on your travel plans?
San Francisco in February!!!

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
Nope, not superstitious at all for Friday the 13th.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
Nope, I would have a personal dish-washer.  Let me cook and someone else handle the dishes!!

speakeasy14

@minskat30 I'm glad you're enjoying your trip, even with all the little bumps.  Did you tell the family about your exciting news?!

What's on your agenda this weekend? My bf's brother and his girlfriend and their puppy are flying in from Texas today.  So we're meeting at his parents tonight since we haven't seen them in months.  We're bringing Callie so she can play with her puppy cousin.  They're going to be staying until December 4th, so the next few weeks we'll be spending as much time as possible with them.

Tomorrow I am going to work on my papers while my bf is at work.  I'm hoping I can get most of it done. I'd like to turn in all 3 papers before their due dates.

What/where is next on your travel plans? Mexico the week of Dec 7th!! I'm so excited. 

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise? I don't really have any superstitions. Actually I take that back, I believe in karma, so I guess that is a superstition. 

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could?  
What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day? I love to cook, so I don't know if I would have a personal cook everyday, but it would be nice for the days I'm at the office late or just too tired to cook.  I don't even know how much a personal chef would be... I'm going to assume around $4,000 -6,000 a month? And if that's the case I'm going to need to be making a whole lot more money before I'd even consider that.

*Sorry keep changing my mind haha

MissKittyDanger

@minskat30 glad you're feeling better! Anyone I know with celiac hasn't gotten pregnant, so I was wondering how that would react with hormones


Did groceries last night. Future reference, don't do groceries when you're hungry and about to start period. Didn't go over budget, but I could have saved myself some money lmao!!

What's on your agenda this weekend?
Christmas gift shopping on Saturday and probably pulling stuff out of the locker.

What/where is next on your travel plans?
Punta Cana in February!

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
Yes and no. Spill salt and you have to toss it over the left shoulder. Don't break mirrors or it's bad luck. The rest of the superstitions are pretty much common sense lol

Would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
Depends on if they're cooking every day. If they did just dinners every day, it would depend on the quality. I'd probably pay the same I roughly pay for groceries. $300/month

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@KeptInStitches Posting the pictures for you and showing off my new headbands.  I also got a knotted one in navy, but didn't post a picture of it.  Ignore my doofy face.  

speakeasy14

@KeptInStitches those headbands came out adorable!! @CocoBellaF I like the doofy face though

cu97tiger

Hi @minskat30! That was a LONG trip you took over there. It sounds like you have fun stuff to look forward to, though eating challenges are a PITA.

I'm WFH this morning (i.e. monitoring email to make sure nothing important happens), then heading to Richmond around 11:30.

What's on your agenda this weekend?
Running my seventh half marathon.

What/where is next on your travel plans?
The first weekend in December, I'm going to NYC with a girlfriend to see some broadway shows.

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
Nope.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
I wouldn't want one every day, but let's say just the weekday breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I'd pay $400, for sure. You know, if I had an extra $400 laying around. Also, I'm pretty sure no one would actually cook all that for that low amount of money. But if they just prepped it and all I had to do was throw it in the crockpot or put it in the oven?

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@speakeasy14 you are too nice.  That is my post-work and post-lessons face right there.  I was ready for some apple cider and Netflix!  

MissKittyDanger

Side note: I dreamt Justin Bieber {whom I'm not a fan of} was singing his new songs "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean" in the local mall to me. It was weird. But made sense, since when I woke up "Sorry" was playing LOL! It was just odd

beachyone15

Hi everyone! Great news yesterday. Our insurance company approved our request to get brand new carpet (from when our dishwasher leaked). I know H is happy and honestly I am too. This whole thing started 6 weeks ago and I need my house back in order! I'm coming to terms with that fact that it may not be done by Thanksgiving, but it should all be done by Christmas. What a relief that now we can move forward.
In other news, I went to the gym yesterday and I am FEELING it today. Boo. Happy Friday the 13th!!!

What's on your agenda this weekend? FIL is having a big 60th birthday bash that is going to be catered. ILs are having at their house and are using the same caterer that they used for our rehearsal dinner so I'm excited to have their food again. So good.

What/where is next on your travel plans? H really wants to visit Seattle/Portland. No concrete timeline/plans yet but that will likely be our next trip.

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise? Nah.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day? What I would like is a cook that would make dinner for me on the days that I don't feel like cooking. I enjoy cooking but there are some days that I just don't want to/have the energy. If they could do meal prep for the week and pack my lunches, that would be even better. I'd pay anything, because I'm pretty sure the only way I'd ever have a personal chef is if I made ridiculous money.

@minskat30 - I can't wait to see pictures!
@untouchablets - That sounds exciting. I'm thinking...proposal
@lavenderfields13 - Agree on the cleaning service; that would be wonderful!
@jenna8984 - I don't know much about the Azores - it's a mountain range, right?
@CocoBellaF - I love Christmas stores like that. It just puts me in the holiday spirit!

jenna8984

@cocobellaf did you make those? I love them

MissKittyDanger

@CocoBellaF Those are cute and look super warm!

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@jenna8984 I didn't make them, I ordered them from @KeptInStitches !  Aren't they cute?  Very soft and cozy.  We are about to get cold weather starting next week, so they are just in time.

jenna8984

@beachyone15 It's a set of islands off of Portugal. But it's only a 4 hour direct flight from me (Boston) and it's very nature-y with mountains and lakes that you can hike and bike. The temps only get to like 50-60 so it's not a "beachy" island, although obviously they have shoreline, that's not the main attraction.  And yay for getting your carpets fixed!

@cu97tiger good luck at your half, you got this shit in the bag by now!!

@twodimes have a blast being a fancy bi-otch at the movie premiere!!

jenna8984

CocoBellaF said:

@jenna8984 I didn't make them, I ordered them from @KeptInStitches !  Aren't they cute?  Very soft and cozy.  We are about to get cold weather starting next week, so they are just in time.

oh no way! She did awesome, I love them! Might have to order me some!

speakeasy14

@TwoDimes Can't wait to see all your pictures from this weekend! My guess is 350 M&MS

lavenderfields13

@beachyone15 that's awesome that they approved the new carpet! Yes, a pain that you'll have to wait but it will be so nice to have fresh carpet

@twodimes I'm sure your sister is going to love the shower! 
Hopefully NOT a premonition haha. We have no room for a baby and it would be awful timing. I think I dreamed about being pregnant since I was texting my pregnant friend last night. 

lavenderfields13

Just realized I've been married for 5 months today. Where the hell does the time go??

untouchablets

@beachyone15

GoldenPenguin

Morning! I'm so fricken glad it's Friday. My first thought when I woke up this morning was "I get to sleep in tomorrow!!!" 

@minskat30 - I'm so glad you're having fun!! I can't wait to see more pictures!

@TwoDimes - I LOVEEE that moose!! He looks very Maine  

@cu97tiger - GOOD LUCK tomorrow!! You're going to kick ass!

What's on your agenda this weekend? 

Tonight - making a Home Chef meal and relaxing. Tomorrow - I'm working at a local college doing stats for their basketball games. I'm glad that I have the opportunity to do it, it keeps me from missing my old job too much. Sunday - FOOTBALL.  

What/where is next on your travel plans?
I leave for Punta Cana a week from today!! I cannot WAIT. 

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
I'm only superstitious for sports-related things. Especially baseball. 

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
I wouldn't hire a chef. I really enjoy cooking, and I love feeling like a pro with my Home Chef meals. If I had extra money like that, I'd hire a personal trainer and/or someone to do my hair every day.  

KeptInStitches

What's on your agenda this weekend? Tomorrow I have SIL's bridal shower ... at 10 a.m. ... at a bar. You will note the lightning is not striking me. H is getting fitted for his tux and I hope it's not wool because it's a bad fabric for him. After the shower I'm not sure what we're doing for the rest of the day. Sunday we will spend the day with my parents and celebrate the kitter's birthday - I really, really think he's going to get there!!

What/where is next on your travel plans? This weekend to celebrate SIL's bridal shower and kitter's birthday.

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise? I'm very superstitious generally but have none for Friday the 13th. Weird now that I think about it.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day? Oh god yes I would. To the "shut up and take my money" extent. I hate cooking.

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@minskat30, have fun at all the wedding events!

@beachyone15, I hope your house is put back together soon!

labro

@minskat30 I think my dream is to be invited to an Indian wedding someday. They sound like so much fun!! Are you sure you and your H don't want to get married again and invite me??? I won't judge your PPD! Also, I'm sorry your celiac's is giving you trouble. I can't imagine how much harder it is in a foreign country.

@TwoDimes PLEASE DO A FULL BABY SHOWER AW NEXT WEEK!!! The theme is so adorable!!

@Swazzle Have fun this weekend! I hope the Eagles win!

@lavenderfields13 5 months!! Just wait until it's a year. Time seriously flies by!

@CocoBellaF Cute headbands. @KeptInStitches Did such a beautiful job!

What's on your agenda this weekend?
Soooo much stuff! Tomorrow I need to clean the house and H needs to do some yardwork. Then we'll try to get in some car shopping before we pick up my BFF from the airport. Sunday my friend and I are probably going to drink all day and Monday we'll most likely spend the afternoon downtown before I have to take her back to the airport. I can't wait!!!

What/where is next on your travel plans?
Nothing until next year. We're planning to spend a week in Asheville, NC with our friends. We want to visit the new Sierra Nevada brewery there, do some camping and other outdoor activities, and celebrate birthdays (H's 30th!! and our friend's 28th).

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise?
No, none.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day?
I've been going back and forth on this. I think I'd like to have a cook part time to help with cooking healthy meals with the right portion sizes, but I enjoy cooking and I do it most days of the week so it's NBD to me. The only nice thing would be they could get started on dinner earlier for me.

speakeasy14

@GoldenPenguin Yes! I want someone to do my hair everyday! 

minskat30

@swazzle and @speakeasy14 - The immediate family knows I'm KU but it's bad luck to say anything to anyone else before the first trimester is ended (1 more week approximately but superstitions in India are rules).

@MissKittyDanger - celiac does interfere with fertility if you don't have it under tight control...hard to get KU when your body is attacking itself I think.

@jenna8984 - Sangeet parties are fun. I'll be in a sari too which will be nice.

@TwoDimes - LOVE the shower stuff!!!

@GoldenPenguin - I would love a personal hair dresser every day too!

GoldenPenguin

@speakeasy14 & @minskat30 - I always feel like when they blow my hair out at the salon, it looks just like that gif, but I absolutely CANNOT do it at home!! When I just got my hair done last week, I told my friend that when I'm rich & famous, I'm going to hire her to come to my house every morning. 

minskat30

@labro - No PPD for me but I get invited to Indian weddings all the time. Come be a wedding crasher at the next.

wink0erin

Work has been a little bit of a trainwreck since yesterday afternoon, so I'm putting out fires and rescheduling things. It's aggravating.

What's on your agenda this weekend? Tonight, heading over to BF's parents house for dinner, and then chilling at BF's for the night. Tomorrow we will wake up EARLY to go to the WVU football game. It's a noon game, takes about 3hrs to get there, so we are leaving at 7am so we can still get a little tailgating in. Coming home right after and I'm sure it'll be a lazy night!

What/where is next on your travel plans? The only thing planned is a trip to a ski resort for New Years. Other than that there have been discussions. Top of the list is Utah or a cruise in the Caribbean (I've never been on one).

Any suspicions you have for Friday the 13th or otherwise? No, not really. Aside from "knock on wood" and "don't say that, you'll jinx us!" But I don't really BELIEVE that stuff, it's more a habit.

Everyone here has a cook...would you have a personal cook if you could? What is the max you would pay a month for a cook to come every day? I like cooking, so I wouldn't do this. I'm with @CocobellaF in that I'd rather have someone do the dishes... and wipe down the counters/stove.

@minskat30 I look forward to seeing photos! I hope you enjoy the wedding festivities.
@CocobellaF Those headbands are awesome! @Keptinstitches you are so talented.
@TwoDimes enjoy the movie premiere!