B&M Monday

sparklingdiamond

I'm tired today!  I feel like I have been that way lately...moreso than usual!  And Christmas this year just doesn't really seem like Christmas to me.  :-/

Tiffany618

We found a house that we love!  Normally, that would be an AW....but it's a foreclosure and we are jumping through hoops like a circus animal just to be able to make an offer.

danac2010

I've had the same headache since Saturday morning.  It sucks!  I'm also having a really emotional day and cried as I passed Baylor Grapevine this morning because it hit me last night that Christmas won't be the same this year.  It sucks!  I just keep crying and the last place I want to be today is at work.

DFWIndian

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[QUOTE]I'm tired today!  I feel like I have been that way lately...moreso than usual!  <strong>And Christmas this year just doesn't really seem like Christmas to me.  :-/
</strong>Posted by sparklingdiamond[/QUOTE]

Ditto!! It makes me really sad

Congrats Tiffany!!! Wonderful News!

Hope you feel better Dana, just remember all the wonderful things you shared instead anything you miss.

Future MrsAcklin

my house is a mess! we cleaned saturday before my family came for a pre-holiday visit, When they left it was a total wreck! I don't want to spend my day off cleaning.

Also, i don't want to make the 7 hour drive to amarillo to spend christmas with fi's family... thats a long ass drive! can we fly next time please???? i want to spend christmas with them, i just don't want to drive.

shortgirltx

I have to work all week.  Hopefully this week will go by quickly and not drag.  Boo to IL's who go out of their way to show you are not a part of the family.

Good luck Tiffany!  I hope it works out for you.

I feel the same way about Christmas this year.  I hope my mood comes around by Saturday, if not Friday.

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[QUOTE] just remember all the wonderful things you shared instead anything you miss.  Posted by DFWIndian[/QUOTE]

I couldn't have said it better myself Dana.  This time of year is rough for a lot of our knotties.  I don't know if you buried him or whatnot but one Christmas we put a small Christmas tree with litte decorations on my brothers grave.

llc2011

We stuffed and stamped all of the invites this weekend, which is great!  The B&M part is that my dad wants to add more people.  I told him that I was sorry, but anyone else would have to be on a B list and I wouldn't send out their invites until the majority of the RSVPs came in so we knew what our head count was at.

bigbabyface

i spent 8 1/2 hours shopping yesterday, and my feet are KILLING me....silver lining...i got ALL my christmas shopping done in one day...i didn't think that was humanly possible. I'm also going to b&m about my brothers ex...not only did she decide to cut two days off of when my brother could pick up my nephew...but she also cut 2 days off of him keeping him...so i got to see my nephew at 6pm yesterday when he got in...and he leaves the morning of the 22nd...ugh!

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[QUOTE]<strong>my house is a mess! we cleaned saturday before my family came for a pre-holiday visit</strong>, When they left it was a total wreck! I don't want to spend my day off cleaning. <strong>Also, i don't want to make the 7 hour drive to amarillo to spend christmas with fi's family... </strong>thats a long ass drive! can we fly next time please???? i want to spend christmas with them, i just don't want to drive.
Posted by Future MrsAcklin[/QUOTE]
our house is a wreck as well....and i just have no motivation to clean it...seems like EVERYTIME i do...it's a wreck again within hours.

i have the same problem as well, and i hate amarillo with a passion. it's boring, ugly, has terrible weather. and the people there just get on my nerves. shame it's MY side of the family that's there..

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[QUOTE]<strong>I have to work all week.  Hopefully this week will go by quickly and not drag. </strong>
<strong>Boo to IL's who go out of their way to show you are not a part of the family.</strong>  Posted by shortgirltx[/QUOTE]

as do i, was totally supposed to have christmas eve off, now not only do i have to work it, but i have to work late...FML

oh i know! it's so irritating...

danac2010

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[QUOTE]I have to work all week.  Hopefully this week will go by quickly and not drag.  Boo to IL's who go out of their way to show you are not a part of the family. Good luck Tiffany!  I hope it works out for you. I feel the same way about Christmas this year.  I hope my mood comes around by Saturday, if not Friday. In Response to Re: B&M Monday : I couldn't have said it better myself Dana.  This time of year is rough for a lot of our knotties.  <strong>I don't know if you buried him or whatnot but one Christmas we put a small Christmas tree with litte decorations on my brothers grave.
</strong>Posted by shortgirltx[/QUOTE]

No he was cremated.  I know I should be thinking of all the good times and I do normally but it's that time of month, it's the week of Christmas and haven't been sleeping because of my headache so I think it is just a combo of all the above but today was really bad.  I haven't cried at the billboard by my house in almost a month but it got me this morning. (Stupid I'm cancer free thanks to Baylor Grapevine billboard!!)  And then I have to drive by the hospital.  I know its gonna be hard but it just seems a lot harder than Thanksgiving was!

MissAngel

Dana-I'm sorry   I think Christmas is especially hard and you just have to remember that he's still here in spirit.

I wasn't planning on visiting my in-laws, but now my mom wants me to because 'it's the right thing to do'.  I just really don't feel like subjecting myself to ridicule.  I just don't really need it right now.  FI told me to just ignore it and be indifferent, but it's kind of like... why do I want to go say hi to a bully when I KNOW that the bully will immediately attack me.  ugh...

serlace

I'm with Sarah.  This Christmas season just hasn't felt all that Christmas-ey to me. 

brooke.anne

I have to work too all week ): FI and both of our families have it off.  This really sucks.

Tiffany618

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[QUOTE]I'm with Sarah.  This Christmas season just hasn't felt all that Christmas-ey to me. 
Posted by serlace[/QUOTE]

Probably because its the week of Christmas and it's going to be in the mid-70's today.
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SO our pastor at church on Sunday urged us to forgive and be kind to "those who are difficult" in our lives, especially this week.  I know that is the right thing to do, but I just don't think I can do it.   I've forgiven them for the way they've acted, but I hardly think that I'm required to act like their sister/brother again.

shortgirltx

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: B&M Monday : -- SO our pastor at church on Sunday urged us to forgive and be kind to "those who are difficult" in our lives, especially this week.  I know that is the right thing to do, but I just don't think I can do it.   I've forgiven them for the way they've acted, but I hardly think that I'm required to act like their sister/brother again.  Posted by Tiffany618[/QUOTE]

I hate, absolutely hate when they do this.  Just because it's the holidays doesn't mean you give a free pass to those who treat you like crap normally.  Because we all know once Christmas is over, it starts all over again.

bigbabyface

brooke i'm in the same boat as you. Everyone in my family is off, and my FI has the last part of the week off....me...i'm stuck in this stupid office building

sparklingdiamond

I'm kind of the opposite.  I have to work this week....I will have Friday off though, but I get part of next week off!

kmosummer11

Dana - I'm so sorry!  The holidays are always rough when you have lost a loved one.

Congrats Tiffany!

B&M - FI is really pushing the Vegas wedding.  Granted this will be the 2nd marriage for us both so I can understand not having a big wedding.  I was really looking forward to getting a cake from The Cake Guys, lol.

shortgirltx

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[QUOTE] I wasn't planning on visiting my in-laws, but now my mom wants me to because 'it's the right thing to do'.  I just really don't feel like subjecting myself to ridicule.  I just don't really need it right now.  FI told me to just ignore it and be indifferent, but it's kind of like... why do I want to go say hi to a bully when I KNOW that the bully will immediately attack me.  ugh...  Posted by MissAngel[/QUOTE]

Honestly I think "doing the right thing" needs to be thrown out the window or burned to ash.  DH is all "I think it's the right thing to do" so I've done it to make him happy only to be crapped on by MIL yet again.  You shouldn't <em>have</em> to subject yourself to that crap.  If you do go and she attacks you, both FI and you get up and leave whether you are in the middle of eating or you just walked through the door.

bigbabyface

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: B&M Monday : Honestly I think "doing the right thing" needs to be thrown out the window or burned to ash.  DH is all "I think it's the right thing to do" so I've done it to make him happy only to be crapped on by MIL yet again.  You shouldn't have to subject yourself to that crap.  If you do go and she attacks you, both FI and you get up and leave whether you are in the middle of eating or you just walked through the door.
Posted by shortgirltx[/QUOTE]

We did this last year, i'd had enough of being treated like crap...it was my only day off i'd had in like 6 months...and i said "f*ck it, i'm not going to spend my day here" so we got up, drove the 6 1/2 hours home, and haven't been back since.

MLandCJ

Congrats TIffany! Hope everything works out

Nothing really to BM about for me today. Just that everytime I go into the dinning room to wrap something for XMas the paper is never in there! My mom takes and puts away everything as soon as I set it down and  run off to get something else. I dunno what that is all about.

knottie2733fe6844e988e4

Danna I am really sorry....I wish I could say something to make it all better for you.

I have a horrible headache.... Its been days now. I went to see my Dr. and there is nothing physical about it. He said is more emotional and stress related... yeah I know... I had a hell of a week last week.... tons of work, very emotional issues, missing my family, this is my first Christmas ever without at least one member of my family... I am homesick.

Can't wait to see FI on Friday.. but the house is a mess.. and I don't feel like cleaning!! aghhhhh .. I really just want to go under the covers....

I need to clean my desk since I am getting a new computer at work (I guess that should be and AW...)but I am not in the mood....

Ahh I remember ITS MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

meghanttu08

I'm in the same boat with sev. of you all. I've gotta work everyday (except Wed and Saturday). I'm jealous of everyone who has off!  I even have to be at work at 6am Christmas Eve...FML!!!!!!

FI has to close Christmas Eve which means 9 or 10

I'm trying to think happy thoughts but it's hard with things not working out as we had hoped. Thats why I hope 2011 will be our year. HOPING and PRAYING for both of us to get new jobs, to have an amazing wedding and to start our lives happy.

FebDallasBride

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[QUOTE]And Christmas this year just doesn't really seem like Christmas to me.  :-/
Posted by sparklingdiamond[/QUOTE]

Same here. I told FI when we were g-chatting earlier that I don't want to do this Christmas without him. I'm feeling very sad right now.

And my apartment is also a wreck. My New Year's resolution is to organize and clean it and keep it that way. Tonight after my much needed pedicure, I am going to spend at least an hour cleaning up so my dad and stepmom don't judge me when they stop by Thursday.

bigbabyface

meghan i'm with you...me and the FI are BOTH looking for new jobs...we kind of put it off though...as come january 1st. we get all our PTO....and then when we quit, we'll get that all paid out. It'd be nice to have a free $2500 check! come january 1 though, the job hunt is on!

courtski2004

I will piggy-back on the non-Christmas-y feel to this season in comparison to others. Last year didn't seem normal until the Xmas Eve blizzard started--which I LOVED!! At least this is a 3-day work week so that I can start baking, cooking and wrapping--I think that is when it will really feel like Christmas!
My B&M: I'm a lazy slacker that better get with the program. W-Day is 6 months from today, and I need to get SO many things done.

FebDallasBride

Oh and I'm attempting Cake Balls. I have the cake/frosting mix in the fridge and will ball them and dip them tonight. Not really a B&M but I'm really scared I will screw something up.

bigbabyface

i did oreo truffles for thanksgiving. they were delicious i think i might make some for christmas as well....hmmmm

Tiffany618

FebDallasBride -  No worries, they will be fine!

I got my icing and chocolate, but I can't find any Red Velvet cake mix.  I'm pretty upset about this.   I'm going to try another store on my lunch break, but it may be oreo truffles for us this year too.

FebDallasBride

Hmm I thought Red Velvet would be quite common. Wal Mart's shelve were pretty bare when I went Saturday though. I ended up doing Spice Cake & Cream Cheese frosting

Tiffany618

Yes, it's common.  I always use it....it's just sold out.  Boo!

bigbabyface

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[QUOTE]FebDallasBride -  No worries, they will be fine! I got my icing and chocolate, but I can't find any Red Velvet cake mix.  I'm pretty upset about this.   I'm going to try another store on my lunch break, but it may be oreo truffles for us this year too.
Posted by Tiffany618[/QUOTE]

they are delicious...i kinda made the recipe my own by changing some things...like instead of bakers chocolate on the outside..i used milk chocolate and white chocolate..(bakers was just so rich)

and instead of crushing the oreos whole...i took the frosting out from the middle first and mixed it by itself with the cream cheese...turned out so much better.