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Hummingbird125

UGH. I swear it was Friday 5 minutes ago.

I had a boring weekend. I was sick with a bad cold all weekend long, and spent most of it in bed. On Sunday I finally ventured out to a FedEx print shop nearby to try to print my wedding invitations. Stupid me didn't ask anyone to proofread them though, and I didn't realize that I had spelling wedding "WEDDIND" until already printing 20 copies of my invitation. Blegh. I didn't have my laptop with me to edit them, so I'll have to go back and print them another time. I did get all the RSVP cards printed at least, and cut them all when I got home. 

I also found out that my mom and my FMIL spoke for the first time! FMIL called my mom to let her know that she and one of my FSIL's won't be able to make it to my bridal shower :-( I'm sad about it, but I kinda expected it seeing as they live about 6 hours away. Anyways, my mom said that she LOVES FMIL and they got along really well over the phone. They talked about the rehearsal dinner, and what they'll both be wearing to the wedding. 

I have a super busy week of work ahead of me, so I probably won't be posting too much but I'l be stalking each and every one of you :-)

KeptInStitches

Ugh no morning. I hate time changes.

Friday night I read a book! It's been so long since I've been able to do that. Anyway, I've been working on Lois Lowry's "The Giver" quartet, and I read "Son," the final book, on Friday night. It was really good, almost as good as "The Giver" in my opinion.

Saturday I made washi tape coasters, which are stunning if I do say so myself. I'm running a little late right now, so there'll be pictures in a later post. What I did was cover the whole surface of the tile in washi tape, then paint on three coats of mod podge in satin finish. I'm going to wait until Tuesday night and then FI will spray them with acrylic (in satin as well if I can find it) to make them safe for all temp beverages. I'm actually stunned at how well these worked.

Yesterday I set out with the intent of working on my oral comprehensives presentation, but I got overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work it is separating out all the projects I worked on and ended up watching "How to Die in Oregon," which I also highly recommend. FI's a good sport - in the evening he went through my presentation, and today I know what direction I need to take to get back on track.

[Deleted User]

I had a great weekend up until yesterday evening. Sorry but this post is a vent:

So one of my best "friends" is getting married in October on the 23rd and asked me to be her bridesmaid last year around Halloween and of course I accepted. I told her I was pregnant when I was around 8-9 weeks and she asked me then if I was ok still with being in the wedding and I told her, "of course, my due date is September 22nd so I should be fine."

Well...apparently she is doesn't think I'll be fine and decided that for me yesterday. She called and told me that she believes it's best that I not be in the wedding because she is worried that my recovery will take too long and that I won't be able to fulfill my "bridesmaid duties" one month after I give birth. She also said that I will not want to leave my baby. This is all coming from a girl who doesn't have any children but asked her mom and her friend who have children and apparently they had difficult births so they agreed that it will take me more than a month to recover.

I'm not even mad that she kicked me out, I'M BEYOND PISSED that she thinks she can decide for me whether or not I will be suitable to be in her wedding. How will she know what my birth process will be like? She has no idea! To me, this feels like she cares more about how her wedding looks, making sure there are even numbers on both sides, than making sure that I'm ok because I'm her friend. This is something she should have let me decide as it gets closer to September and if I can't make it then oh well....if I were in her situation and one of my bridesmaids couldn't suddenly be there because of an emergency or was recovering from something like giving birth, I wouldn't care one bit if my lines were off, I would be more concerned about their well being than making sure that I kick them out of my wedding before any of that happens!

I think this is the most angry I've ever been, I feel taken advantage of and basically given the boot because my due date is too close to her wedding. This is so selfish to me.

She even said I could come as a guest....oh that's nice. I guess I can show up the same person but just wearing a different dress. So it's like she knows I'll be ok, she just doesn't want to risk it. 

This is beyond me. I'm so upset.

Hummingbird125

@southernpeach89 - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! I'm SO pissed for you. Some "friend".

lavenderfields13

@southernpeach89 that is so rude and selfish of your friend! It's seriously like the stories we read on the boards and I just think that people like that can't exist! Screw her.

ashleybunny8

On Saturday BF and I went to Ikea with some friends- it was a two hour drive, and by the end of the day I was really sick of it all. Our friends were rushing us through parts of the store that they didn't need to look through (like when we wanted to look at desks or pull out sofas), yet when we were in sections that they wanted to look in, we weren't allowed to go ahead of them. On top of that, my ex was there with who I am assuming is his new gf, AND my ex-best friend was there. It's crazy that I go out of town and see people I never see in town! And then the friends we went down there with wanted to make lunch plans with some people we didn't know, which was really aggrivating because we specificaly told them we wanted togo to Ikea and then come straight home. I was able to get a desk at Ikea, but BF and I are dirivng back down there on Sunday so we can take our time and get some more stuff.

On Sunday we slept in way too late! We went grocery shopping and then I went to Target to get some more stuff for the apartment.

I'm so sick of this diet already! Ten more days until I can have chocolate. I am absolutely dying!!

ashleybunny8

@southernpeach89 that is absolutely ridiculous!! I'm so sorry your "friend" is acting this way! If I were you, I would go and have a wonderful time just to show that you are fully recovered and would have been fine being in the wedding party

lavenderfields13

Friday I worked out really quick and then tried to think of things to do for FI's birthday. I saw there was a concert the day after his bday that he mentioned he wanted to see. I texted one of his friends about it and he said he'd go and ask some of FI's other friends. So then I was all excited, thinking I had a plan...

 Saturday I worked out in the morning, did laundry and cleaned the living room. Then I spent the entire afternoon trying to figure out another plan for FI's bday since his friends decided they did not want to see that concert and wouldn't let me pay even though I said I would. Ok, whatever. FI can't get that day off anyways. I talked to him that night because I was feeling anxious because I didn't know what to do. He said he was fine getting drinks with people on his actual birthday. So now I just need to find a good bar to plan to go to- everyone always goes to the SAME place and it's getting old. 

Yesterday I went to my aunt's for her to do a kind of wedding hair trial. She just curled it super quick to get an idea of what I wanted. I'm really sad that my hair isn't as long as I want it to be. She's going to look into extensions for me, I'm like really irrationally upset about it. Then we went out to dollar tree, christmas tree shop and michaels to pick up some candle holders and stuff for my centerpieces. Now I have no clue how I'm going to place stuff together to make it all look good. I'm not good at that stuff at all. 

beanbot2002

@southernpeach89 She is a rotten no good little girl. I'm so sorry she did that to you. xoxoxo

Swazzle

@hummingbird125 - Your invitations are GORGEOUS. I'm seriously in love with them. 

@southernpeach89 - OMG that is so rude! My cousin was 8 months pregnant at my wedding. When she told me, she said she understood if I didn't her to still be a bridesmaid and I told her she was INSANE, I wanted her by my side no matter what! If I were you, because I'm a spiteful bitch, I would decline that wedding invitation. 

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My weekend was good! On Friday, I went food shopping and did some cleaning around the house. H got home late from work and we went to bed early. 

Saturday, I went to WW (-0.2 again. Sigh), got a massage, and then our friends got to our house and we all left for the Devils 1995 Stanley Cup Championship Alumni Game. It was SO much fun! The guys are old oldies now and they looked like they were having a blast. We went to dinner afterwards and then to a bar by my house for drinks. 

Yesterday, I got THIS on the stove (which is OMG SO GOOD), finished cleaning the house, and SFIL stopped by for a bit. H and I went to the Devils/Flyers game where the Devils actually kicked some serious ass. When we got home, H brought in our dining room table! We bought it at the thrift store for $25 (including 4 chairs that we're not using) and H sanded, stained, and painted it. He did such a good job, I love it! 

Here's the before:

And here's the after: 

Peaseblossom55

@southernpeach89 I'm so sorry. I can't believe someone would act that way towards their friend.

I had a great and exhausting weekend.  Friday we had a show,  It went really well, my parents and a few friends came to see the show.  Afterwards I went to hang out with the cast for some food.  I slept in on Saturday morning for the first time in weeks and it was wonderful.  I actually felt pretty well rested.  I had a show Saturday night, H came to see the show and he joined me at the cast party too. 

On Sunday I had to go help clean up the theater for a bit and then H & I went outlet shopping for some things for vacation.  I got a few things including a new cute dress for vacation too.  I can't wait to wear the dress, I love The Loft Outlet store and the fact that their petite section is huge! Then I began doing some laundry and began to pack, before watching The Walking Dead.  I'm so excited for this vacation!!  The only thing that sucks is that my medication makes me pretty nausea and gives me no desire to eat at all.  :-(

 

Dignity100

@southernpeach89 -  Wow some friend!!  <begin sarcasm> At least she has your best interest at heart </sarcasm>

Saturday - I did laundry.  We ended up going to the in-laws and hanging out much longer than I would have liked, it wasn't an issue, I just was on call and didn't want to get 'stuck' over there, it didn't happen, so all is well there.

Sunday - We had tickets to see Dirty Dancing (broadway series).  It was a little cheese but good.  We ended up going out with BIL and his GF for dinner first, the first place we called and they were like 'there's no wait' so we show up and they're like '30-45 minute wait'; so we went to a sports bar next door that really had no wait, the food was good though.  After that we went to the play.

Tonight - hoping to watch Walking Dead and maybe Mockingjay Part 1.  I also need to start cleaning up a bit around my house.

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@Hummingbird125 -Yea I'm having a hard time looking at her as my friend right now. I want to say something to her about how upset she made me but I honestly don't feel it's worth it.

@lavenderfields13 -I know what you mean, I heard stories and always thought wow...those people must be far and few. Haha I guess not.

@ashleybunny8 -I was thinking about all this last night and I thought I should go to the wedding but I honestly don't want to go anymore. I have no interest in being there anymore.

@beanbot2002 -Thank you!

@swazzle I don't think I'm going to. I have no interest in going to her any of her wedding events that she invites me to. I'll send her a gift and I think that will be it. @LaBro and I were talking last night saying, I'll send her in my place and she can wear her wedding dress and stand in the middle of the aisle and take 10000 pictures and be that obnoxious guest lol.

@peaseblossom55 -I can't either. She has always been a bit self centered and I've learned to look past it since we have been friends but this just hit the head on the nail for me.

Peaseblossom55

@swazzle I love the new table!

@southernpeach89 sending lots of hugs

KeptInStitches

@southernpeach89, your "friend" sucks. I'm sorry.

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These are the coasters:

lavenderfields13

@swazzle - I celebrate any weight loss, even -.2! And your H did an awesome job on that table, love the color!

lmcooper86

@southernpeach89 - Are you kidding me??? That is so far beyond rude and presumptuous. That makes me so angry for you, I'm sorry.

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My weekend was good, but busy!

Friday I met my sister after work to do a bunch of wedding things. We went and picked up her BM dress and she had her first fitting and looks sooooo pretty! And I was able to buy my crinoline and pick up the dresses for my other 3 BMs, so now David's will stop calling me to bug me about the dresses being there. We also went to Michael's so I could get ribbon for my invites...it was really bugging me, even though it shouldn't have, and I'm SO glad I just got something to tie them together. And I stumbled upon perfect table number cards, so I grabbed those as well.

Saturday I slept in and then hung out with my parents for a bit, and then my mom and I went to my shower. My BMs planned it and it was a lot of fun and MUCH smaller than the shower that FMIL/FSIL had for me, so that was a relief! I got some very nice gifts, but my absolute favourite was the non-registry gift that my 4 girlfriends got me: they had a cutting board specially made with what will be my new last name and our wedding date engraved in. It's stunning and I almost cried. 

Saturday night, my mom and sister and I put together almost all of the wedding invitations! I'm so glad that I bought ribbon; I know that basically no one will care except me, but it was really bugging me and I wouldn't have been as happy with them if I hadn't decided to do something about it. Picture below, first the whole suite and then one put together. All the dots are silver foil, they turned out so nicely!

Yesterday I stayed home from morning church. We had a late night on Saturday, plus the time change, and I was really dragging. So I slept in again and then got to snuggle my new nephew for a bit. Sunday afternoon FI and I finished the rest of the invites, and his mom is taking them to the post office today. I also got all of my shower thank you notes done, and dropped those in the mail this morning.

Lastly, an important announcement: I AM GETTING MARRIED IN EXACTLY 2 MONTHS!

Sorry for the long post! In summary, my weekend was basically all wedding stuff.

Peaseblossom55

@lmcooper86 I love the invitations! So pretty!

Here is the dress I bought at The Loft, I am in love with the dress, can't wait to wear it out to dinner on vacation.

labro

@southernpeach89 I AM SO FUCKING LIVID!!!!!!!!!! I'm still pissed at this girl. I hope she gets her period on her wedding day, that it rains all over her fugly face and ruins her makeup, and that everything that could go wrong, does go wrong on her wedding day. What a fucking bitch! I hope someone does something similar to her someday so she'll realize what a fucking awful person she is. I hate her. Also, I'm getting re-married to H and if you feel like giving birth in the middle of my ceremony, that's totes cool, you can still be my Matron of Fucking Honor!

Ok I'm done ranting now.

@peaseblossom55 I LOVE that dress!

@Swazzle Congrats on the weight loss. Your H did an excellent job on that table!!

@lmcooper86 All your wedding stuff is adorable!

This weekend was busy busy busy! I'm going to start a whole AW post just to share it all, but I wanted to come here and vent for my sister. Her "friend" is such a shit.

Swazzle

@lavenderfields13 - Thank you! I'm just a little frustrated that over the last two weeks I'm only -0.4. I know I should celebrate any loss because it's better than a gain, it's just frustrating. 

@lmcooper86 - Your invitations look amazing! I really love the ribbon. That cutting board is awesome! What a great gift!

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@labro You're the best sister ever. I still think you should show up to her wedding wearing your wedding dress lol.

speakeasy14

Good morning everyone, my boss is out of the office this morning so I have some time to chat!

southernpeach89 OMG!! I'm angry for you!! Just because I'm spiteful, I wouldn't even attend that wedding now.

Peaseblossom55 Love that dress! 

lmcooper86 That cutting board is beautiful, as are you invitations! 

KeptInStitches The coasters came out awesome!

Swazzle Wow, it looks like a completely different table! Corned beef and cabbage soup, hmmm I may have to do that with St.Patty's leftovers.

Hummingbird125 That's exciting that your mom and fmil are already getting along.  

I had a pretty low key weekend.  Saturday and Sunday were spent doing laundry, cleaning, and snuggling with the dogs. Friday, we met up with my bf's friend and his fiancee to go target shooting.  My bf's parents have over 20 acres, so whenever anyone wants to go target shooting we go to their house.  After an hour of sinking into the snow, we were done, and then went out to dinner.   After dinner we went to the house to finish spackling. I believe primer is getting done today, so that I can spend the rest of the week painting. I can't believe we're almost finished with the remodel!

Peaseblossom55

Thanks @labro @speakeasy14 I wish I had time to buy new shoes to go with it, but oh well.  I have ones that are cute and will work. 

ashleybunny8

I forgot to mention that BF and I went to the movies last night and saw Chappie. Such a good movie- very cute and funny at times. It made me cry. I will warn that there is a bit of bad language and weird hair, but I think that is because the main actors are rappers from South Africa and that's their "look."

untouchablets

@southernpeach89- I am SO sorry about your stupid non-friend friend. I went through a similarish situation... it sucked. I was supposed to be MOH in what I thought was my best friend's wedding to my other best friend. Well, I don't live in the same state as them and that was a problem so they both just cut off all communication with me altogether. Didn't even tell me they wanted someone else as MOH. They got married sometime last year. Haven't heard anything from either of them in two years even though I have reached out a few times. Can't please everyone no matter if you try.
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Mondays don't hold the same meaning for me I think, because I work all weekend. Same for Fridays I actually like Mondays because I get to close which means I go in at two so no alarm clocks!!!

Lets see... Saturday I worked until 11, which was a nice surprise because I usually work until 2 that day. I was able to go to the library after work and finish all the school work I wasn't able to later in the week because we didn't have internet Thursday/Friday. Then a friend and I drove around looking for cars for sale cause I super need one and my tax refund made it possible to avoid a total junker. We found out a nearby mechanic is also an enterprise rental location and they might have cars there for me to look at, so I'm gonna try to do that this week.

Yesterday I opened (5am wakeup call anyone??) only to learn that I didn't have a barista to open with because none were scheduled and I can't open the store if I'm the only one there. So I had to rouse another coworker out of bed 4 hours before he was supposed to come in and on top of that it was just me, him, and a newer guy who is VERY slow and still doesn't know much despite receiving the same training as everyone else and has been with us for six months. Thankfully because of the time change only ONE customer got pissy about not getting his coffee first thing in the morning, and he wound up coming back anyway. Then BF and I went to Jersey for a Maroon 5 concert which was a lot of fun!

Today I'm gonna make a feeble attempt to tidy up my room before leaving for work in a few hours!

eilis1228

@peaseblossom55 I've been eyeing that same dress! It's super cute, and the color is so fun and bright. Love!

@southernpeach89 WTF. Lil Ms. Bridezilla needs a reality slap. I can't believe she has the audacity to assume she knows you and your body better than you do. That is so unreal. Not that this is an excuse, but a lot of women get soooo caught up in wedding tunnel vision that they lose touch with reality. I highly doubt she'll realize how rude she's being until after her wedding... so hopefully at some point she'll reach out to you and properly apologize. If I were you, I'd decline everything for her wedding. 

@KeptInStitches LOVE the coasters! Those turned out so great!

@lmcooper86 I'm in love with your invitations and cutting board. TWO MONTHS!!!!

@hummingbird125 I hope you feel better soon!

@lavenderfields13 I'm glad you finally have an idea of what to do for your FI's birthday!

@Swazzle Love the new table!

@TwoDimes I hope it's just bad lighting! Maybe try it on again on a really bright, sunny day?

@LaBro hahaha I agree with everything you said! Especially the period part. Yes.

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I had such a fun weekend, but my body is so pissed off today. Friday I went and got my nails done, and by the time I left the salon (it took them 2 hours...), FI was at a pub with a friend, and they wanted me to come out too. @Audrewuh and a few other friends joined us, and we had a lot fun. One of our friends decided to try Edward Forty-Hands (but with 32 oz beers instead), so we went back to his apartment and watched him and another friend do that... felt like a throwback to college. Here's a pic:

Sorry if it's humongous. 

Anywho, Saturday FI and I hung out with  my cousin and her BF. We grabbed lunch at a pizza place and walked over to a brewery and drank way too much. I got white girl wasted... I legit do not remember a huge chunk of Saturday. Oi.

Yesterday FI and I went to lunch with my parents to celebrate my step-dad's birthday. I was slightly hungover, and my mom laughed hysterically at me. After lunch, FI had to go to work for a bit, and I pigged out on Girl Scout cookies and gummy bears... yay for hangovers.

Today I feel so sluggish and bloated. I woke up feeling bruised all over. Totally detoxing this week... tonight I'm starting PiYo Month 2, and this week I'm going to be strict with my diet. 

Also, it's raining and really gross outside today. *sigh* Gotta love Monday!

MsSparky

@southerpeach89-what a crappy thing to do. She sounds like she's more concerned with her "vision" than you as a friend. If I were her I'd be super excited that I'd get to meet Baby Peach.

@swazzle-your H did a great job on the table. What a steal.

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We had a fairly low key weekend. We went tubing with BFs parents and brother on Friday night to enjoy the last of the snow.

Saturday I worked all day, then we went to dinner at a friend's house and played Cards Against Humanity.

Sunday I wandered around Bed Bath and Beyond and got some stuff to get my bathroom organized. I came home to an e-mail from a family member, asking if BF and I are coming to the wedding in May. RSVP date is mid-April. But they need to know so they can get second round invitations out. We don't know our schedules yet, and are working on it and will let them know with the RSVP Card.  Moral: B-Listing is insulting, even if you're an "A-List" guest. I swear, if it weren't family....

Peaseblossom55

@eilis1228 it's so pretty and looked great.  I can't wait to wear it.

speakeasy14

Oh I forgot to mention, need to snark on an invitation we received over the weekend for a wedding that is in June.  The RSVP date is in May.  Of course it was mailed to the house we haven't moved into yet, and I know that if we hold on to it, it will get lost or damaged.  They're friends of my bf so I just looked at him when I opened it, he told me to just send a reply because he already told them we'd be there and then I won't have to worry about losing it.  

Pretty sure they're planning on B-listing because it is a small venue.  Otherwise, I cannot think of any other reason why someone would send an invitation 3 months in advance. 

eilis1228

@speakeasy14 I received a Save the Date this weekend for a wedding that is two weeks before mine... these weddings are in October. I totally side eyed the bride for it. Even if your friends are B-listing, there's no reason to send invitations so far in advance. 

labro

@eilis1228 Confession. I didn't send my Save the Dates for my October wedding until the end of March. Sue me. The invitation thing is definitely a worse crime @speakeasy14. Annoying, but oh well I guess. At least you guys know your response already.