Open Letter Tuesday

shortgirltx

Dear red truck-
Wake the F up, dude.  Just because your exit is to my right and you are to my left does not mean you need to plow over me because you are an idiot and missed your exit.  Take the next one, jerk.

Dear horn-
Thank you for saving both me and the car today.

Dear DH's boss-
While I am thankful you were able to pick him up this morning to go to the airport for your trip, when you say you'll be by between 5-5:30 and you show up at 6, we could have slept some more.

Dear self-
You really need to work on your eating habits.  What you are eating lately is making you sick so stop eating it.  Also this acid reflux crap you have going on needs to stop.

bsn1752

Dear Vendors -

You're getting awful brave this past week.

- Mod

BanannaP

Dear Wednesday (my cat) - 

I know the noise from the renovations is really scary, but when I tried to pick you up and you jumped, you scratched the hell out of my hand. And now I'm bleeding and my hand is throbbing. This is bound to last a while, so we'd all better get used to it!

-Your Human

Dear Knotties - 

Anyone ever used melatonin? I need to figure out a way to actually get some rest at night.

-Sleepless in Carrollton

sparklingdiamond

Dear Anna,

I use melatonin sometimes.  I feel like it helps me some nights, but not others.  And then when I do take it and am able to sleep, its really hard to get up the next morning.  But that's just my experience.

Edit: Oops forgot to put it in letter form! :-p

bridgetlb

dear make-up artist for the wedding,
Please, please, please stop stressing me out!!!! is it really possible that the one stress of the wedding has been hair and makeup!!!????
- very nervous bride!!!

dear family,
i can't wait to see everyone on thursday!!!
- excited bride

shortgirltx

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_open-letter-tuesday-5?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:ed9badb2-5512-4097-bfb9-393fda242c33Post:8d764d3a-b861-4f6b-8647-21a541a32684">Re: Open Letter Tuesday</a>:
[QUOTE]Dear Knotties -  Anyone ever used melatonin? I need to figure out a way to actually get some rest at night. -Sleepless in Carrollton
Posted by BanannaP[/QUOTE]

I've used it a few times.  The first couple of times after I would take it, I would pass out 5 minutes later.  The next few times it would take a couple of hours (the bottle I have says to take 2 hours before you want to go to sleep).  I stopped taking it because of the dreams, er nightmares, I would have- they were not worth it to get sleep.

I believe it's Nature Made that makes Sleep, I know it has melotonin in there but I don't know what else.  It may be worth a shot, especially if it doesn't give you bad dreams.

juliebug1997

Dear Banana,
I used it once and it worked okay.

Dear Tuesday,
Thank you for being a much better start than yesterday.  I didn't feel this morning that work was something I just couldn't handle.

Dear Brianna,
I know you have to delete them, but I sure like making sarcastic comments to the vendors.  It's an outlet.

Dear Body,
Please either give me a "." or make the stick say something other than "no". 

Dear Health Conscious Knotties Who are Worried about the above,
I have a doctor's appt. next week so hopefully there will be a better answer. 

Yours Truly,
Julie

(Yes, you spell "truly" t-r-u-l-y.  Not truely.)

Tiffany618

Dear Burlington Coat Factory,

Thanks for providing DH and I with some nice ski jackets and pants for less than 1/4 of what we had planned to spend.  You rock.

-Excited Me


Dear Professor,

Don't assign complicated group projects and presentations to us the week before they are due... which happens to be the same day we have a final exam.

-Agitated Student

bsn1752

Julie - feel free to comment away!  They know they're not allowed to be posting...

- Brianna

bsn1752

Dear Bridget - 

Hair and makeup has been your #1 stress throughout the last few months!! Hope it gets better.

- Brianna

Tiffany618

Dear Bridget,

What is she doing?   Other than confirming the date/time/place, I didn't even talk to my makeup artist after the trial really. 

-Sorry your stressed

meghanttu08

Dear work,

Please go by smoothly today

-Stressed manager



Dear eye doctor,

A BIG THANK YOU to my FI surgery and his success! Now he can see!!!

-very grateful



Dear Thursday at 6pm,

Can you come....now?! Please?!? I want to start my 4 day weekend and rest!

-anxiouslly waiting

NMac2010

Dear Bridget,

What is Courtney doing?

Natalie

Dear best friend's BF,

If I find out you're really cheating on my best friend, I will hunt you down, even in Tyler, and I will find you and chop off your balls and feed them to you. You worthless POS.

Much love,
Nat

shortgirltx

Another one...

Dear jerk of a student who has an appointment at 9:30 am-
You are on thin ice with me and yet you just keep getting worse.  I didn't really rub it in yesterday but I was correct even though you tried to make me feel like I was wrong and incompetent.  And thanks for not answering your phone yesterday so I didn't have to talk to you again.  I just hope you got my message.

mandaroo7

Dear Grandparents,

Thank you so much for paying for our hotel stay for our HM!!!  We are so excited to plan this tonight!

~Your loving granddaughter!

Dear Photographer,

I can't wait to officially meet you on Sunday to take our engagement pics!! 

~Excited bride

bridgetlb

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_open-letter-tuesday-5?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:ed9badb2-5512-4097-bfb9-393fda242c33Post:09ef3026-36b0-4e1a-b322-fd8c66d377e9">Re: Open Letter Tuesday</a>:
[QUOTE]Dear Bridget, What is Courtney doing? Natalie Dear best friend's BF, If I find out you're really cheating on my best friend, I will hunt you down, even in Tyler, and I will find you and chop off your balls and feed them to you. You worthless POS. Much love, Nat
Posted by NMac2010[/QUOTE]

lmao!!!!

dear concerned fellow knotties,
my makeup artist has known since day 1 that i need to be ready no later than 11am sharp! i setup a specific order the girls for a reason. we have been over the schedule many times!!!! she assured me from day 1 that she needed only 1 hour to do my hair and makeup (that was when she was doing my full makeup)..... now, i get an email today saying that, SHE has decided to switch the order of girls around and that she'd need a full hour to do just my hair and 20 mins to airbrush my foundation (i'm doing ALL the rest myself) and that we will be finishing at 11:30.. and since the wedding is not til 12:30, and i should have plenty of time to spare!!!

ok, let me break this down..
1. i have to have the girls go in the order i made for reasons that i had to explain in detail to her, (such as the bridesmaid that is coming with her 5 year old daughter/flower girl) will go last before me and his mom will go first since she has to get back to the hotel and be with her family, get dressed and go to the church early to take pics with the photographer #1, etc)
2. she should not need 20 mins to just do airbrush foundation
3. she did my hair in under an hour at the trial (might i remind that i questioned her only needing an hour total for hair AND FULL makeup in the beginning and she assured me it was all she needed)
4. my photographer #2 comes to the house at 11am and if i take 10mins to get in my dress, i will have 50 mins to take pics before we leave the house at 12pm sharp! i don't want 40 mins of pics of me getting my hair done and putting on my dres and 20 mins of pics with my family and wedding party!!!

man, we have been over this 100 times and she emails me 4 days before the wedding with changes she has made and oh.... if i have problems with her changes i need to contact her mom/scheduling lady-from-hell!!! i wrote a really long email back and left her mom a message on her voice mail to read the email.
- frustrated bride

seujoanne

Dear Bridget,

If your MUA is the top thing you've been stressing about, you've got it made.

Love,
Me who has had many bad things happen the past two month (NWR)

DFWIndian

Dear wedding,

You are stressing me out. I thought taking a break from you would help, but no. There is so much to do and not enough money...lol I hate that I'm resenting you and wish we could just go to Vegas or a priest's office and get it done!

-Stressed bride

Dear Booties

Thank you for working out with me yesterday! It really helps to have someone and can't wait do it again thursday!
-Grateful gym goer

NMac2010

Bridget,

Hmmm....man...I feel like we dealt with two completely different people. This is like the twilight zone.

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time. I don't remember it taking an hour to do my makeup...but I would say it was close to it. But, she did my full makeup. So I would say an hour for full makeup AND hair, for her first estimation, was a little bit of an underestimation!

Since you already responded to her, I hope you told her that this is kind of your day, and you want things done a certain way. I don't think that's too much to ask.

N

bridgetlb

i know, i know,... honestly that has been the only stress... but it is non-stop!!! i used to have nightmares daily about the hair and makeup... which was my #1 priority other than photographs (they go hand-in-hand in my book). not to mention how much money i have spent on hair and makeup!!!

NMac2010

Dear Tiffany,

I just realized I used an economic term in one of my comments on my FB status, and I think it pretty much went over everyone's head. I sometimes have a problem remembering not everyone speaks that language...Do you ever have that problem!?

Fellow Econ nerd

bridgetlb

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_open-letter-tuesday-5?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:ed9badb2-5512-4097-bfb9-393fda242c33Post:55813c6a-b9fc-44a8-b136-8084c2f666e7">Re: Open Letter Tuesday</a>:
[QUOTE]Bridget, Hmmm....man...I feel like we dealt with two completely different people. This is like the twilight zone. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time. I don't remember it taking an hour to do my makeup...but I would say it was close to it. But, she did my full makeup. So I would say an hour for full makeup AND hair, for her first estimation, was a little bit of an underestimation! Since you already responded to her, I hope you told her that this is kind of your day, and you want things done a certain way. I don't think that's too much to ask. N
Posted by NMac2010[/QUOTE]

i feel like that too!!! i really wish i'd gone with <span>Kristin Colaneri </span>- who is absolute wonderful!!!
honestly..... i think she estimated the time so that she would not have to come any earlier than 7:30am (she will have to leave her house at 6:30am) - even though i'm paying a travel fee AND early morning fee AND the full price for airbrush makeup even though i'm doing everything except the airbrush part. the reason i say this, is because sue brought it up at my second hair trial and even she thought that was weird, but courtney said, no, that was all she needed. sue said something like.... i don't think courtney will have enough time... she might need to come earlier.. i can figure the price out for you...
 i feel like now, she is either:
1. going to say, oh, you are right, i'll come earlier (for a fee)
2. will just run late (meaning she doesn't have to drive earlier)

in the middle of writing this... i got an email from her: summary: we can start early for another $50 fee. i never told you i could do it in one hour.

i'm about to cry... not just saying that..i honestly have tears in my eyes!!!

TexanTreasure08

Bridget:

WTH? I guess it's too late to find a new one, huh? I don't see how she can charge more after you're already paying an "early morning" fee. Sounds like BS to me.

-Angela

bsn1752

Bridget - I would agree... if she's already charging you one early morning fee, then to add another one on is excessive.

bridgetlb

this has been a non-stop stress for me. she basically just called me a liar saying that she "never ever" told me that she'd need only 1 hour. hello! i signed a contract that said the times. and we have been over the schedule 100 times!!! (ok, 4 to be exact)

NMac2010

Wow....I can't believe she is charging you even more just to come earlier. I think she's taking advantage of you, big time.

TexanTreasure08

Orientation:

I know I should be happy I get to stay home and do this training stuff over the phone & internet, but it's freaking boring and I really want to go back to sleep. My couch is too comfy for this. Please go by fast! (I know, I'm happy I have a job but I just really wanted to complain  )

- Very tired Angela

Recruiter:

Please call me back today & be a real desk job opportunity at a hospital. I would love to have a job at one place instead of having to drive all over DFW with the one I'm training for. I don't know if I can handle all of that traveling in my boot.

- a very grateful to have a job, but hopeful for a better job knottie

bsn1752

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_open-letter-tuesday-5?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:ed9badb2-5512-4097-bfb9-393fda242c33Post:4e8b265b-6b47-4796-8b6a-7410d6e29451">Re: Open Letter Tuesday</a>:
[QUOTE]this has been a non-stop stress for me. she basically just called me a liar saying that she "never ever" told me that she'd need only 1 hour. hello! i signed a contract that said the times. and we have been over the schedule 100 times!!! (ok, 4 to be exact)
Posted by bridgetlb[/QUOTE]

If you signed a contract with the times... scan that sucker and send it to her.

DFWIndian

Bridget! I'm sorry you have to deal with this. I can't believe she would charge you an extra fee. Is there any proof she said she can do it in an hour? Oh man, she's really losing points here. I wonder if the Knot threat would work? It might anger her though.

bridgetlb

to recap:

i'm paying for :
an early morning fee already
travel fee
and full price for my airbrush makeup (even though i'm doing EVERYTHING except the foundation airbrush part - i'm doing eyes, cheeks, lips, etc myself!)

DFWIndian

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_open-letter-tuesday-5?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:ed9badb2-5512-4097-bfb9-393fda242c33Post:54513639-df75-4293-a670-03a9c3785f1d">Re: Open Letter Tuesday</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Open Letter Tuesday : If you signed a contract with the times... scan that sucker and send it to her.
Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]

Exactly!