Thurs(Fri)day!

Swazzle

It's my Friday! My boss told us that as long as there's coverage for our desks, to figure it out among ourselves and some of us can take the day off for free. My coworker has to come in so I get the day off! 

I scheduled a massage for in the morning tomorrow and then I'm most likely going to have a lazy day. 

On Saturday, I'm going to paint our guest room while H is at work. I have no idea what color yet. I'm just going to go to Home Depot and select one and call it a day. Saturday night, H and I have a housewarming party at his friend's house. 

Sunday, we're going to a preview at "One World Observatory" which is the tippy top of the Freedom Tower. I'm afraid of heights so it should be interesting. Then we're having lunch at our favorite restaurant in Jersey City. 

Monday we both have off and it's supposed to rain so it'll likely be a cleaning and laundry day in the Swazzle residence.

Yay for a 4 day weekend! 

And yay for @hummingbird125 for being in the single digits!!!!!!!!

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UGH @Swazzle I'm so jealous of your 4 day weekend! It sounds like it's going to be wonderful!

So I don't know if I mentioned this previously but we found an old leak in our ceiling this past week that is coming from the shower in our master bathroom. I had a plumber come out yesterday to assess the damage and he said it's luckily not an active leak but the patching job is terrible and needs to be fixed and the grout in our shower is cracking and has holes in it so we need to replace it or else we will get another leak.

So I hired someone to come and basically repair and replace all the grout in our shower and make it look nice and new again. DH and I will redo the patching job and put some stain resistant paint over it so it won't be as noticeable anymore. Ugh the responsibilities of a homeowner....

LizzyTish88

@Swazzle, I'm seriously jealous of all your four days weeks! 

@SouthernPeach89 At least it's not a huge issue! 

I went to another retirement party last night and got drunk again. I didn't drink that much either. I've been doing Weight Watchers (down three pounds!!!!!) so I'm eating much less and so the drinks are hitting me more than they used to. I really need to get that under control, so I'm going to cut back on the drinks.

Not sure what this weekend will hold, we shall see!

lavenderfields13

I can't be too jealous of your 4 day weekend since I left work in the morning last Thursday and didn't come back to work until yesterday. I'm excited for another long weekend- I should be able to relax for this one.

FI had originally taken tomorrow off when he thought he might go away for his bach party. He might keep the day off to get some stuff done for his groomsmen gifts. I really need to get a move on my gifts too! Anyone have any suggestions for parent gifts?

So tomorrow night hopefully we will be hanging out on the couch together. I am so boring!

Saturday is his bachelor party and it's just a shit show. I feel really bad but I can't wait for it to be over- there had been so much drama surrounding it for the past couple months it's ridiculous.

Sunday and Monday we will both be off. Hopefully we will work on our ceremony, seating chart and table numbers, etc.

So I just emailed FMIL to ask her to try to get in contact with a few people from FFIL's family who haven't RSVPd yet. She said she doesn't know how to contact them and if they didn't respond then to just put them as a "'no". Ummm..no, not doing that. Someone needs to contact these people and it's not my family. I'm annoyed.

lavenderfields13

@caseface5 nice job with WW!

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@lavenderfields13 For our parent gifts, we got our "thank you letter" engraved into a silver platter for each set of parents. It was a sentimental letter that we wrote to all of them and my mom has is propped up in her dining room. 

lavenderfields13

that's really sweet @southernpeach89 !

Hummingbird125

@Swazzle - JEALOUS of you getting another extra-long weekend!

@southernpeach89 - I'm sorry, that sucks :-(

@caseface5 - Congrats on doing so well with WW!! Keep up the good work!

@Lavenderfields13 - Parent gifts...I probably should have thought of that before now, huh? I think we'll probably give them albums after the fact.

I'm in single digits now!!!! I'm still feeling unusually calm about the wedding.... over the past few days little last minute things have come up and I've basically asked FI to handle every one of them. He's just so happy I haven't dissolved into a puddle of anxious tears that he's gladly taken on every responsibility I've given to him. My mom called me last night to talk over some details (what kind of food should we get for the room when we're all getting ready? The hair stylist said to tell everyone XYZ, can you send your BM's an email? What color are you getting your nails painted? Should I drop your veil off to be steamed at this place or that place?) and that convo gave me some nervous butterflies, but I drowned them in a large glass of wine.

Anyways, this is my last full day of work, at least. Tomorrow morning FI and I will pack my car full of all the wedding stuff it can fit, I'll come to work for a few hours and leave at 11:30 to drive out to LI for my youngest sister's college graduation, and to drop off the stuff off at my mom's house. Woohoo for a 3.5 day weekend!

LizzyTish88

@Hummingbird125 SINGLE DIGITS!!!! YAY! I'm sure it will be here before you know it!

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@Hummingbird125 Yay for single digits!!! So excited for you!

Peaseblossom55

@swazzle jealous of your 4 day weekend. 

@southernpeach89 I hate having to deal with  homeowner problems, at least it's not a big one. 

@caseface5 yay for the success with WW

@lavenderfields13 For our parents gifts we bought them each a lennox frame 8x10 when we got our wedding pictures we gave them a copy of one of our photos

The weekend is almost here. thank godness!  Tomorrow night H & I are going to a friend's house help them move a couch then stick around for the Ranger's game and food.  Saturday I need to run a bunch of errands including Target, the veggie market, Jared to get my wedding band inspected and to Best Buy.  My lap top is dying and when I took it yesterday it seems like it will be more to repair so I'm getting a new one.  I really don't want to either, Oh well. Sunday we have no plans but I'm really hoping H will finally begin redoing the walkway in our backyard.  It won't take too long but I'd like for it to be done and over with so we can have people over.  Monday we are going to a friend's BBQ.  In between I'll be napping and studying. 

KeptInStitches

STOP IT HAVING FRIDAY EARLY @SWAZZLE.

@hummingbird125, yay single digits!

@lavenderfields13, we wrote our parents thank-you letters and got each of them a picture frame with a promise to put their favorite picture from the wedding in it after we got professional pictures back.

@southernpeach89, the "joys" of home ownership.

@caseface5, good job with WW!

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I have class today. This summer I'm learning how to program LabVIEW, which is software that can be used for data acquisition and control. I used it at my previous job, but in that "click here, here, and here, ok now it's good for the day" sense. I already know more about it after the first day of class than I learned in 6 years. Tonight H is mowing the lawn because our neighbors are making us look bad and I'm finishing my dissertation draft. I promised my adviser he'd have a draft from me by the end of the week.

Tomorrow we're gaming at a friend's house. I'll probably end up knitting, but with as stressful as this week has been at work, I have earned it.

Saturday we're barn dancing with his family.

Sunday we'll visit my parents.

Monday is for housework.

And we got wedding photos last night! We're still going through them ourselves, so no big AW post yet (hey, we have 400+). Our photographer gets major points for presentation - we got them in a box with one of our photos on it and our names and the date around the sides. Inside the box was a wooden flash drive nestled in crinkled paper strips and little dice. Major, major points for presentation.

labro

@Swazzle I wish I had your 4 day weekend! I guess I'm WFH tomorrow so it's almost (but not quite) as good!

@hummingbird125 SINGLE DIGITS!!!!! I'm sending all the good weather vibes for next Saturday!

@lavenderfields13 H and I made custom cutting boards and had a letter laser engraved on one of the surfaces. Then I got some fancy wrought iron handles to attach to them. We also gave each set of parents a photobook after the wedding (as a Christmas gift).

@southernpeach89 I'm glad the leak isn't an active one! What a pain, but at least it isn't as bad as it could have been.

Last night was supposed to be a "me" night because H had dinner plans, but it turns out he got the date wrong and that isn't until next week. So we ended up doing some yard work together and then I made my new favorite meal - black bean and butternut squash enchilada casserole. I doctored it up with a splash of ghost pepper sauce and it was perfect!

Tonight we'll probably do some more yard work. Some of our bushes are a little out of control.

labro

@TwoDimes You know, you could always have a a bachelorette PPD in Atlanta with ME in case you don't get in enough partying. Still sounds like a fun weekend! Although I'm not sorry not everyone is able to make it for the shower and bachelorette. Holiday weekends can be a blessing and a curse.

Hummingbird125

@TwoDimes - Just this week. I'm working Tuesday-Thursday next week, unfortunately, but I seriously hope my boss sends me home early on Thursday because he'll know I'm mentally checked out anyway :-)

Swazzle

@southernpeach89 - Ugh that really sucks. I'm glad it's not more serious but it's so typical for stuff like that to happen right when you move in! 

@caseface5 - Great job with the weight loss!

@lavenderfields13 - I think a nice frame with a future wedding photo or parent albums are always nice gifts! 

@KeptInStitches - Yay for wedding photos!!!!!

@Labro - That meal sounds incredible. Do you have the recipe?

@TwoDimes - Aww that makes me so sad! I find it kind of shitty of your aunt to plan your stuff when her daughter can make it, knowing it's a holiday weekend AND most people are graduating. If you can make it to NYC, I will gladly take you out for a kick ass bachelorette party! 

Dignity100

@Swazzle - Yay for a 4 day weekend!!

@Southernpeach89 - Glad the damage wasn't worse.

@casefrace5 - Congrats on the 3lbs!!

@Lavenderfields13 - We did lay-flat albums after the fact.

@Hummingbird125 - Jealous of your long weekend too.  So glad that your wedding is coming together and you're not stressing much over it!

@Peaseblossom55 - Hope you get all your weekend errands done and find time to relax.

@KeptInStitches - Can't wait to see some of those pics!

@TwoDimes - You guys will still have fun with both parties!!  I know you're bummed about those who cannot be there, but be thankful of those who are there.  In the end you're marrying your best friend and those who are able to share the day with you are just icing on the cake.



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I'm back from Florida!  It was hot.  We had a lot of fun though.  All of our meals were great, which is a first for us! We arrived on Friday, went to Downtown Disney for lunch (Earl of Sandwich).  After that we went over to Magic Kingdom, rode a few rides, walked around, had dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern.  Rode a few more rides, called it a night a little early because we wanted to get to Hollywood Studios early on Saturday.  

Saturday we went to Hollywood Studios at 5:45AM thinking Ian McDiarmid (Emporer Palpatine) was signing, but he was not - thankfully just about everybody else did the same thing.  We got Amy Allen's signature though (she was in movies 2 and 3 for a total of like 5 minutes).  We just really walked around.  We ended up at Epcot for a bit for the flower and garden show (we only stayed for like 3 hours) and Herman's Hermits were playing, so we went to see that show.  

Sunday we went back to Hollywood Studios, basically for Star Wars weekends, anything you want to do you have to get there about 2 hours early, so we got to the parade 2hrs early and waited, went to the 1 show we wanted to see 2hrs early and waited, got a good spot for the fireworks and waited.  

Monday we went to Animal Kingdom, walked around had lunch at Yak & Yeti (highly recommend it, probably my favorite meal of the trip).  After that we went to Magic Kingdom and ended our day there.

H mentioned that he'd like to scrap the cruise idea and do our anniversary at Disney (well it would be the week before because our annual passes).  I might still try to squeeze a 3-day cruise in there, but we will see.  I'm just a little tired of Disney to be completely honest.  I'd like to see the world.

**Enough about Disney**

I'm off work today and I'm back Friday.  I get to go on call for the 3 day weekend <boo!> so I have to stay close to places that I can get internet.  I'm going to try to see if somebody will cover me for 3 hours so I can get a bike ride in.  My legs are still a little sore from all that walking we did, but thankfully everybody seems to want to do a short ride.

Other than that, no big plans.

lavenderfields13

Seems like the frame for parents is a popular choice. Thanks ladies.

@TwoDimes FI never picked a BM and that's fine but one of his groomsmen decided he was pretty much in charge of the whole party (and we all wish he picked the other friend to be the BM so he would have felt like he had a little more say) and really hasn't been open to other people's suggestions. A couple of FI's work friends were supposed to be point people to tell other work friends what was going on and they never did and no work people are coming and most don't know about it. The plan has changed a million times and I don't know who can even make it anymore since it's a holiday weekend. They had a good plan and then changed it because the GM who decided he was in charge found out his dad's friend had a boat and would take them on it for free- so the plan was to just sit on a boat all day and do nothing but drink and play cards. And GM's dad was also going to come to hang out with his friend but FI's dad wasn't invited- and everyone was supposed to buy GM dad's friend and dad dinner. And then GM wanted to end the night with strippers on the boat- what strippers are you going to get to come on a boat and FI doesn't even care about strippers. Now the plan is to do the boat until the afternoon and then nothing planned afterwards- everyone is probably going to ask FI what to do and I don't think he should have to plan it himself. I just seriously can't wait until it's over!

anyways! Sorry you're bummed about your shower and party  I know I'm pretty bummed about a few people that can't make it to the wedding who I 100% thought would be there. I just keep reminding myself that the day will go on and be great anyways!

eilis1228

@lavenderfields13 I got the moms a Kate Spade wallet on clearance (Kate Spade has another big 75% off sale ending today by the way), and we're going to put a gift card in there to their favorite stores and a handwritten thank you note. For the dads I got leather travel bags from Coach on clearance.

@Swazzle That's so awesome that you have tomorrow off for free! Enjoy your 4-day weekend!

@caseface5 Way to kick butt with WW! And yes, my alcohol tolerance took a nosedive when I lost weight a few years ago. I basically stopped drinking anything that had calories because I preferred to eat my calories, not drink them, so I went without alcohol for a few months. When I started drinking again, my tolerance was gone. It's never really recovered either. It makes going out a lot cheaper though! ;-)

@southernpeach89 Aw, I'm sorry you get to deal with the joys of home ownership so soon after moving in. I hope this is the only issue that pops up for a while!

@hummingbird125 SINGLE DIGITS!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!

@KeptInStitches Please post a few for us once you've had a chance to look through everything! 

@TwoDimes Aw man, I'm sorry so many of your VIPs can't make it to any of the wedding shenanigans. That's such a bummer Just try and have a good time though because this weekend is all about YOU! And if you need some bachelorette PPDs, then you can totally tour the country visiting us NEYers.  

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Today is my Friday too :-D We leave for our friends' cabin at 9am tomorrow. It's a 5.5 hour drive, but it's totally worth it. Unfortunately it's supposed to rain all weekend, so we probably can't do a whole lot of outdoor activities, but it will be nice just to get out there and read, knit, play games, and hang out. There's no cell phone reception, no internet, no cable, and no TV out there. It's awesome! We'll come back Monday, so it will be a great, long, relaxing weekend.

It's so dead in the office today. A ton of people took today and tomorrow off... There's only one other person from my department here today. Crazy!

Thanks again for all the T&P for my family. It's been a very long, very trying week, but starting today everything will hopefully be better. Sorry again for vague knotting, but it's really not my place to divulge details, especially on the internet. You guys are the best!

So I realized that every weekend this month there's an NEY wedding. I love it! I know I've said it before, but it really feels like Christmas in May with all of the love in the air.

cu97tiger

@twodimes - I know it's sad when VIPs miss WR events (and the wedding!). Try to focus on the people that will be at your shower. And maybe instead of going to bars with the two DDs, find an activity you like to do? So it won't be so focused on you drinking? Maybe bowling? Painting pottery? And then get yourself to a city where an NEYer lives and they will show you a good time!

@hummingbird125 - SINGLE DIGITS!!!!

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Tonight after work, I'm meeting a girlfriend to go see Age of Adaline. Then we'll go get a yummy dinner and a glass or two of wine. I have to work tomorrow (BOO).

Saturday we are going to the Dave Matthews Band concert. It will be my 8th and I think DHs 56th. Should be a good time. We have no plans for Sunday or Monday. We might go to a baseball game, and spend some time cleaning out the basement. I'm sure there will also be movies, good food, and walks with the dogs.

labro

@TwoDimes I think there's nothing wrong with giving input on what YOU would enjoy. It's YOUR bachelorette and I think your sister should take your preferences in to account for sure. I'm sure she's aware of everyone's situations so I'd definitely suggest some pottery painting/bowling/nice dinner/etc.

Peaseblossom55

@dignity100 I'm so jealous of your disney trip I haven't been in such a long time.

speakeasy14

@swazzle How'd you score preview access to the Freedom Tower? I'm sure it will be gorgeous and you'll forget about your fear (just stay close to the center).  For paint -- I highly suggest the Behr French Silver or Studio Taupe.

@southernpeach89 that really sucks, but at least it was something small 

@caseface5 I always get a water with whatever drink I order.  Then switch between water and alcohol.  Also make sure to eat.

@lavenderfields13 hopefully your fi is able to enjoy his bachelor party without anymore drama.  Also, why wouldn't she have a way to contact her family?!! Actually, why would these people be invited if she didn't know how to contact them? That just sounds strange to me.

@hummingbird125 Yay for single digits! Don't stress over being calm, just enjoy being able to enjoy this time!  Can't wait to see the rest of your crafts and how gorgeous you'll look!

@keptinstitches Pictures!!! Can't wait to see them, the sneak peaks were gorgeous!

@twodimes have lots of fun this weekend!!

Monday is my bf's birthday, so this weekend is all about him.  He keeps talking about going kayaking, so we'll probably do that at some point.  I gave him one of his gifts last night (because the package was delivered to our house and he caught me opening it).  I got him a whiskey glass that has a point in the center so the ice cube rolls in the glass.  He loved it and wanted to use them right away.

We got all of our interior doors and the trim for the house last night.  Looked at backsplash and found a nice tile pattern (but still looking).  We also picked out our carpet last night. They're coming to measure the house on Tuesday, if we can schedule them to come in later in the week, we may be able to move in after we return from Colorado!!! Oh and here's the carpet that we chose: 

jenjen047

@swazzle – jealous of your extra long weekend. we have a
half day tomorrow and a lot of people are working at home so im debating doing
the same.

@southernpeach89 – what a bummer. luckily it’s nothing more
serious though…

@caseface5 – woohoo! yay for rocking WW!

@lavenderfields13 – sorry FMIL is being difficult. but also,
why is it so difficult for people to RSVP in a timely manner?

@hummingbird125 – single digits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@peaseblossom55 – oh no! is something wrong with your WB? or
just a proactive check?

@keptiinstitches – cant wait to see more wedding pics!!! so exciting!!

@twodimes – woo hoo!!!! parties! J im sorry some of your guests
cant make it though, that is a bummer. but it sounds lke you have a good
perspective on the situation. also if you add a 
boston stop to your bach-PPd tour we will def show you a good time!!

@dignity100 – sounds like you had a great time in fl! i
haven’t been in like 12 years….bf has never been so we will probably go some
time in the next few years.

@eilis1228 – sounds like a great weekend you have planned!!
also glad things are getting better for your family. more t&p for you.

speaking of NEY weddings….we haven’t heard from @lmcooper86
have we?

not much going on in the way of weekend plans. my parents
are hosting a bbq on sunday so we are going down for that and then bf and i are
staying over at their house sun night. im not sure what we will do on monday.

work is boring. why cant my company understand that if i don’t have meetings, i
don’t need to be in the office. humph.

Peaseblossom55

@jenjen044 my wedding band is great, we paid for a protection plan on it when we bought it.  So I have to get it inspected every 6 months to get it polished, check for loose stones and all.  It's a pain but worth it.  They also look over my engagement ring even though I didn't buy it there.

LizzyTish88

Has anyone heard from @CocoBellaF?? Last she posted her H was going away but she was also expecting severe weather? Hope everything is okay!!!

speakeasy14

@caseface5 - @cocobellaf started a new job so she may be busy with that, but agree, @cocobellaf hope you're safe with all that weather

@lmcooper86  & @goldenpenguin Get back from your honeymoons so we can hear about everything!!

lavenderfields13

@speakeasy14 I hope you can move in ASAP!

@speakeasy14 @jenjen047 I don't understand why she can't contact the family either- I know FFIL's sister would have contact info so I was assuming she'd say "Oh let me talk to SIL and get their info and find out", not "just put them as no's, there's some family drama going on". Their family drama is unfortunate but they can still have the decency to mail back the RSVP card I supplied them with a stamped envelope! There's really no excuse. And we have not asked his parents for any help whatsoever with the wedding (not that we should have) but I don't think asking them to call 3 of their family members should be an issue. I told her I am not putting them as no's until someone speaks with them and I need to know by Monday.

As soon as we got engaged she also insisted on hosting the rehearsal dinner. Fine, that's generous. Me, her and FI had lunch at a restaurant that is close to the hotel we're staying at for the wedding. We all liked it. She called months ago to set up a reservation. The reservation is supposedly in the system but the manager told her to call back in April when the new menu came out so she could pick a few items and they would go over options. She has called twice since April and no one is responding to her and there is no plan yet. And apparently the business was sold so it's under new management. She just isn't very forceful - I'd be calling every day until a manager would speak to me because that's bad customer service. She said if she calls today and no one gets back to her then I can call and deal with them. The rehearsal is in 3 weeks. I mean, could you be a little more aggressive? Now I'm probably going to have to deal with the rehearsal dinner and that was the ONE thing I wasn't going to have to worry about. FI and I would have gladly planned and paid for it but she insisted. 

I'm feeling venty today, sorry guys!

jenjen047

@lavenderfields13 - vent away, thats what we are here for. that is very frustrating about the rehearsal dinner. its really not fair to offer to do something and then not follow through 100% on it. what does FI say about all this, since its his mother?

lavenderfields13

@jenjen047 I just talked to FI about it all and he's not surprised at all. I will handle it if I had too, I'm just so annoyed. My mom and I have also tried contacting 2 people by Facebook messages to see if they're coming to the wedding. They both read the messages and haven't responded. It's a Yes or No question people.

Swazzle

@speakeasy14 - I think the company that does the food for the NJ Devils will be doing the food at the restaurant so we got an email about it for being season ticket holders. Omg without reading your post, I saw the picture and thought I was looking at BUGS. 

@lmcooper86 - COME AW YOUR WEDDING, WIFE!