Ask OGs questions

hetshup

You can read that as Old Guard, Original Gangster or Olive Garden.  (Olive garden might not answer, fair warning)

Hey guys, I know we haven't all been around a lot, but it looks like we might be out in force tonight. So ask away!

sapphirebaby926

I was NEY when I first joined and am now married with a baby

Hmmm there's been so many...I'm going with Jeana's vegetarian engagement chicken post because it makes me giggle everytime I think about it

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:7cdb2c46-cee5-4eb4-b163-a74436fc343f">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]What was your relationship status when you started posting?  What is it now (any babies?!)? What is the most memorable thread you've seen on TK?
Posted by yaga13[/QUOTE]

<div>I was with FBD...but not engaged.  

No babies.  Wedding in 20 days.  ZOMG</div><div>
</div><div>There are so many!  Engaugemint chikkin cake is one of my favs tho;)</div>

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:3073d383-4672-4236-a615-f86ad04a518e">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]I was NEY when I first joined and am now married with a baby :) Hmmm there's been so many...<strong>I'm going with Jeana's vegetarian engagement chicken post because it makes me giggle everytime I think about it ;)</strong>
Posted by sapphirebaby926[/QUOTE]

<div>Eye to eye.</div>

Swazzle

Did you have BSC moments when you first came to NEY?  

How did you suppress your BSC?

What's the best advice someone gave you back when you were NEY that you can pass on to us now?

ETA: I thought of 'Old Granny' when I saw OGs LOL -- no offense to you ladies of course, my aunt & her husband referred to his grandmother as OG so it was the 1st thing that came to mind hahahahaha

hetshup

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:576e6fc3-cecc-4f04-92e9-d555d44f863b">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]Did you have BSC moments when you first came to NEY?   How did you suppress your BSC? <strong>What's the best advice someone gave you back when you were NEY that you can pass on to us now?</strong>
Posted by rdr716[/QUOTE]

<div>
</div><div>I think both Sapphire and Mutley told me to stop being a douche and get the f over myself. So I did, and the pressure on H and I let way way off. </div><div>
</div><div>I was NEY, now I'm all murried and we bought a house today. </div><div>
</div><div>My favorite thread was when Narwhal planned her beach wedding in Detroit. </div>

SKP82

I am so in awe that you ladies are here that I can't think of a good question to ask!

So, I will ask this:  Now that you're no longer a regular poster on NEY, where do you post most frequently and why did you leave NEY?

ETA: Hetshup - are you still doing your no plastic thing (that was you, right)?  I think about it often and how I think it's pretty much impossible. 

ETA: Left out words.

SKP82

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:2a0637d2-e5d3-4576-97ad-1b6cfff0f027">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I think both Sapphire and Mutley told me to stop being a douche and get the f over myself. So I did, and the pressure on H and I let way way off.  I was NEY,<strong> now I'm all murried and we bought a house today.</strong>  My favorite thread was when Narwhal planned her beach wedding in Detroit. 
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

Congrats!!

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:576e6fc3-cecc-4f04-92e9-d555d44f863b">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]Did you have BSC moments when you first came to NEY?   How did you suppress your BSC? What's the best advice someone gave you back when you were NEY that you can pass on to us now?
Posted by rdr716[/QUOTE]

<div>I might have had a few but I lurked for a while and absorbed the information before I acutlly made a sn and started posting. (BTW I fail at making a sn and I laugh in the face of interwebz security! MUAHAHAHA)

Be patient and enjoy where you are now.  I heard it from Mutley, I heard it from Oceana, Jeana, Saph, Hetshup...and it's true.  Just be happy and thankful for where you are and where your relationship is.  There's no need to rush </div>

Swazzle

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:2a0637d2-e5d3-4576-97ad-1b6cfff0f027">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I think both Sapphire and Mutley told me to stop being a douche and get the f over myself. So I did, and the pressure on H and I let way way off.  I was NEY, now I'm all murried and <strong>we bought a house today</strong>.  My favorite thread was when Narwhal planned her beach wedding in Detroit. 
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

<div>Congratulations!!!</div>

desertsun

What was your relationship status when you started posting?  What is it now (any babies?!)?
I was NEY. That's been about 2 years. I'm now married. No babies just yet.
What is the most memorable thread you've seen on TK?
Engaugmint chikkin and chicken cake of course. Button the Love Baker.  There have been a lot of great threads since, but those were when I was new and I loved them so much I HAD to keep posting and getting to know people better.
ETA: The Olive Garden thread!

sparkles88

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:2a0637d2-e5d3-4576-97ad-1b6cfff0f027">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I think both Sapphire and Mutley told me to stop being a douche and get the f over myself. So I did, and the pressure on H and I let way way off.  <strong>I was NEY, now I'm all murried and we bought a house today.</strong>  My favorite thread was when Narwhal planned her beach wedding in Detroit. 
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

Congrats on the house purchase! Will you AW pics of the new house? Or describe it if you don't care to post pics?

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:00bded42-2c46-4a85-af85-8fe77ac0bfa4">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]I am so in awe that you ladies that I can't think of a good question to ask! So, I will ask this: <strong> Now that you're no longer a regular poster on NEY, where do you post most frequently and why did you leave NEY?</strong> ETA: Hetshup - are you still doing your no plastic thing (that was you, right)?  I think about it often and how I think it's pretty much impossible. 
Posted by SKP82[/QUOTE]

<div>I still post pretty regularly but no where NEAR the amount I used to.  And I skip threads that bore me.  So I haven't left...I'm just busier</div>

hetshup

SKP- Yep we are still going plastic free. It's really hard still, and I can't stop using straws. I love them. 

I can aw some pics, but it might be a little more... ewwww. The house is a total fixer and we were in there cleaning and ripping up carpet. The carpet fought back and we spent some time in urgent care instead of measuring the kitchen for tile. Let me see if I have my fancy new stove in a picture. 

sapphirebaby926

I had a few BSC moments but I don't know that I ever actually posted about them. The big one was when I got laid off from my job DH and I talked about getting married and then having the wedding later on. We only entertained that idea for less than a day and decided it was a bad idea for so many reasons.

Being here helped to suppress my BSC. It was my go to place when I needed to get my mind off of weddings.

Enjoy your relationship as it is - once this part is gone you'll never get it back and it's not worth missing the special stuff trying to rush to the altar because you need to get married by some timeline you've given yourself.

desertsun

Did you have BSC moments when you first came to NEY?  
I don't think I had an BSC posts. I'd had some BSC moments, which was why I was on TK in the first place. 
How did you suppress your BSC?
It really was not hard once I realized, with the help of NEY, what i was doing and why. Recognizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery.
What's the best advice someone gave you back when you were NEY that you can pass on to us now?
I'm always giving you my OWN good advice! What other people said mostly just made me take a closer look at me, and when I figured myself out and settled down, I just shared what worked for me.

DanieKA

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:2a0637d2-e5d3-4576-97ad-1b6cfff0f027">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I think both Sapphire and Mutley told me to stop being a douche and get the f over myself. So I did, and the pressure on H and I let way way off.  I was NEY, now I'm all murried and we bought a house today.  My favorite thread was when Narwhal planned her beach wedding in Detroit. 
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

<div>Congrats on the house! That's so exciting! Any renos? Painting? Gardening?? I believe the term is, Pics or it didn't happen:)</div><div>
</div><div>On to the questions. Were there any posters you didn't like, but grew fond of over the months/years you've been around?</div><div>
</div><div>Any posters you are glad to see gone? </div><div>
</div><div>What's the most annoying topic you see brought up on a regular basis (for example, settings, budget, diamond v. non, diamond size, non-obvious BSC stuff)? Anything you roll your eyes at even though many, or most people seem to like to talk about it? </div><div>
</div><div>If you're married, what's the one thing no one can prepare you for until you get married? Or what's the most unexpected thing about marriage you've found so far?</div>

desertsun

Now that you're no longer a regular poster on NEY, where do you post most frequently and why did you leave NEY?

Oh. I guess maybe people don't know I'm part of the OG? In fact, I came up with that name for us. 

But I'm still here, more so than pretty much anyone else I think.

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:2982c70f-ca8e-4627-8d2f-c96b9b446a38">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions :  Were there any posters you didn't like, but grew fond of over the months/years you've been around? Any posters you are glad to see gone?  What's the most annoying topic you see brought up on a regular basis (for example, settings, budget, diamond v. non, diamond size, non-obvious BSC stuff)? Anything you roll your eyes at even though many, or most people seem to like to talk about it?  If you're married, what's the one thing no one can prepare you for until you get married? Or what's the most unexpected thing about marriage you've found so far?
Posted by DanieKA[/QUOTE]

<div>I don't think there's many people I didn't like then did like.  I tend to wait to get to know people before I decide.  Generally.  

Honestly, I'm glad Cate is gone.  I think she generally had good intentions but she came across and stuck-up and a know-it-all.  And well...we've rehashed this once already today.

Harry Potter.  I don't get it.  *hides from Elle*

Ask me about murriage in 21 days;)</div>

noelle24

So many familiar faces... I should've signed on earlier!  And Paige, congrats on 21 days!!! I can't believe your wedding is almost here!

TheMutleys

What was your relationship status when you started posting? 
NEY, but only for a month or so before we were engaged.  We were planning a big move and I knew we would be engaged before we moved.

What is it now (any babies?!)?
Our 2 year anniversary will be in October.  One outside the body baby, and one cooking. 

What is the most memorable thread you've seen on TK?
There are too many.  I did love the one where someone told me that she hoped that I would have a monkey baby. 

Did you have BSC moments when you first came to NEY?
Nope.  I started posting because there used to be a much meaner group here and I thought they were hysterical.  Most of them were NOT-NEY.  I was on TK because I was helping to plan a friend's wedding. 

How did you suppress your BSC?
N/A.

What's the best advice someone gave you back when you were NEY that you can pass on to us now?
Um, I honestly didn't get any but I think I've given enough to make up for it.  We got engaged around our 1 year mark of dating, so there weren't many comments from family and friends. 

Now that you're no longer a regular poster on NEY, where do you post most frequently and why did you leave NEY?
I don't post anywhere else on TK.  I do post on TB. 
I left NEY because for awhile there was too much validating of crazy and I didn't care for some of the people who started posting more regularly.  It wasn't fun anymore and I was tired of hitting my head against a brickwall.  Also, I was able to keep up with my OG in other ways, so I didn't need NEY to keep up with them.  Plus I got a little busy with having a baby, remodeling a house, going back to get another degree and working. 

DanieKA

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I don't think there's many people I didn't like then did like.  I tend to wait to get to know people before I decide.  Generally.   Honestly, I'm glad Cate is gone.  I think she generally had good intentions but she came across and stuck-up and a know-it-all. <strong> And well...we've rehashed this once already today.</strong> Harry Potter.  I don't get it.  *hides from Elle* Ask me about murriage in 21 days;)
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]

<div>OH NOS! What did I miss? Damnit! And it's ok about HP. I LOVE the books/the movies, but I admit, I didn't love the last movie. I dunno, there was just so much buildup and I only teared up once. I didn't even need the 50 cent pack of tissues, which yes, I did bring specifically for the anticipation of my blubbering. I just cried so much during part one, I expected that during part two. Oh well! </div><div>
</div><div>Also, I'm a nerd. So there's that. </div>

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:521a4fdf-4dc4-481f-b182-4e435f956da1">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]So many familiar faces... I should've signed on earlier!  And Paige, congrats on 21 days!!! I can't believe your wedding is almost here!
Posted by noelle24[/QUOTE]
Ahhh! Hii Noelle!!  I know, it's getting really close! eep!

<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font-size:12px;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline;border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;">Also, who have you met IRL from NEY?</div><div style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font-size:12px;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline;border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;">
</div><div style="background-image:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font-size:12px;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline;border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;">I've met Button, KatAnne and NQB. 

I plan on meeting a few other ladies in 2012 though! Plans are being hatched;)</div></span><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span">
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hetshup

I've met Desert, Jeana, Oceana, Rickylee, Saph, Ana, & Mutley. They are all awesome possums. 

I personally got a new job and move halfway across the country, which made me a little busy bee, so I stopped hanging.  And I hate it when people rolled in with the whole "I'm a plannnnner" I hate that more than cilantro. And I hate cilantro. Trust.

Also, I just looked through all my house pictures, and they suck. Let's just say the house is resplendent in 1970s glory. 

Elle1036

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:4a54db14-ceb1-4a38-ba97-4f5151773875">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I don't think there's many people I didn't like then did like.  I tend to wait to get to know people before I decide.  Generally.   Honestly, I'm glad Cate is gone.  I think she generally had good intentions but she came across and stuck-up and a know-it-all.  And well...we've rehashed this once already today. <strong>Harry Potter.  I don't get it.  *hides from Elle* </strong>Ask me about murriage in 21 days;)
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]

<div>It really makes me sad when people say this.</div><div>
</div><div>Sad is not a good emotion for me when I have Aunt Flo in town, a few pounds still to lose, and cupcakes in my kitchen.</div>

noelle24

I haven't met anyone IRL, unfortunately. I wish I was that lucky.  I've pretty much dropped off the face of the internet in the last 10 months with my new jobs, so haven't been able to keep up with anyone or anything.

PaigeMcC

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:ee6b7199-843e-4773-896e-85fb1b041537">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : It really makes me sad when people say this. Sad is not a good emotion for me when I have Aunt Flo in town, a few pounds still to lose, and cupcakes in my kitchen.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]
I still haz love for you.

Just not for HP.

Elle1036

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:39a2a489-81da-4911-875e-d226e1797ee3">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : I still haz love for you. Just not for HP.
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>It doesn't work like that.  Love me, love Harry.  Or crap on us both.</div><div>
</div><div>*stomps foot and screams*  YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!

</div>

lunarsongbird

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:ee6b7199-843e-4773-896e-85fb1b041537">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask OGs questions : It really makes me sad when people say this. Sad is not a good emotion for me when I have Aunt Flo in town, a few pounds still to lose, and cupcakes in my kitchen.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

How do we know you didn't submit this to The Knot Post Secret? ;)

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Just kidding....we love you bunches!!

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sapphirebaby926

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_ask-ogs-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b0289460-6443-4032-b862-974a03fb3306Post:00bded42-2c46-4a85-af85-8fe77ac0bfa4">Re: Ask OGs questions</a>:
[QUOTE]I am so in awe that you ladies are here that I can't think of a good question to ask! So, I will ask this:  Now that you're no longer a regular poster on NEY, where do you post most frequently and why did you leave NEY? ETA: Hetshup - are you still doing your no plastic thing (that was you, right)?  I think about it often and how I think it's pretty much impossible.  ETA: Left out words.
Posted by SKP82[/QUOTE]

I don't post anywhere other than NEY and I left because the dynamic had changed dramatically and I was becoming more and more annoyed so I decided to back away for awhile. I actually like a lot of the posters here now and have been posting more frequently lately.

Elle1036

I like cilantro.  

Why don't you guys start talking hating on donuts or wedge sandals next?  Or mountain biking.  Or anything else I like.