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    crhein26crhein26 member
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    edited December 2011
    I am really tired of everything related to limo companies.  It's so hard to find a decent one that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.  Why does everything have to be a 5 hour minimum?  I only need a shuttle bus for 3 hours MAX after the reception.  I do not need it the whole time, and God forbid they actually do you a favor and break the times up.  Oh no.....you pay for the entire time they are SITTING around doing NOTHING!  Ridiculous!  I hate limo companies and all their stupid rules!
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    PhoneCardLadyPhoneCardLady member
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    edited December 2011
    I have an executive board meeting that I need to be at this morning.  I have thought about skipping out so I can go get my dinette set from my BF's shed and put it back in storage.
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    vantilkavantilka member
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    edited December 2011
    I still have 10 months til the wedding and I'm alredy having wedding nightmares.  This is rediculus.  I should've eloped.
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    BnGCookies820BnGCookies820
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    edited December 2011

    Crhein- have you tried Metrocar? We only needed a ride 1 way from the venue to the hotel. They were pretty reasonable. You should talk to them if you haven't already: http://www.metrocars.com/

    Confession and vent: I am terrified today. I have to go argue a motion in court today in 4 hours... Public speaking is not my thing. So doing it in front of a real judge in the big court (Oakland County) is scaring the crap out of me. Thankfully, not literally:-) So um...Help!

    At least it's 10 minutes max.. I can do anything for 10 minutes right? RIGHT??? <insert terrified face />

    I'll report back later if I survive itUndecided

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    LOTON01LOTON01
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    edited December 2011
    Sometimes my FI drives me crazy. He is a great guy and helps around the house a lot. However, he doesn't always have the go to just do things, I have to ask him. Then he will tell me I hate when you just call me to tell me to do things.  Well hello if you just did it then I wouldn't have to ask you right? Sometimes men can be so frustrating.
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    Meegles4Meegles4 member
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    edited December 2011
    vantilka -- those wedding nightmares pretty much start right away. It sucks!

    My vent is that I was invited to a wedding shower with one week's notice. That's so totally C-List and I'm fairly confident I'm not invited to the wedding (it's a family-only thing). It's a peripheral friend, so I didn't even know she was having a shower or expect to be invited. I'm only going because another friend wants to go, but now we've got to come up with a gift when her entire registry is already bought up.

    A lesson in why B-Lists are a bad idea, for sure.
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    zulamayzulamay
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    edited December 2011
    I will put mine in a letter, because that seems to be the way my brain is thinking:

    Dear Family Friends,

    Thank you for your care and concern for my father.  It means a lot.  However, if you call me one more time and ask me when he's out of the hospital, I will scream.  I told you weeks.  Ok, it's been two weeks, but by weeks I really meant like 4 - 6 weeks. You keep asking if there is anything you can do.  I told you to mow the lawn, water the plants - are you doing those things? You haven't told me.  You could send him flowers, he hasn't gotten any yet.  And, also, by the way, I'm getting married in 6 weeks and you haven't returned your RSVP, which would be REALLY REALLY helpful.  I know my wedding is on the backburner to you, but it's still important to me.  Oh yeah, and the other thing that would be really helpful is going to pick up the boat and bring it home for us, since neither Mom nor I know how to drive the trailer and Dad can't drive himself nor stand up nor walk nor go to the bathroom alone. So, there's some ideas of things you can do.

    Thanks.

    Letter #2:

    Dear Chicago firm that couldn't make a decent offer,

    NO FI will NOT work for $20,000 less than he makes now.  Nor will he quit today and move to Chicago and work for you on Monday.  Two weeks notice is just respectful, ok.  So screw you for being so demanding.  I'm glad you were this nasty up front so we knew to stay away.

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    Thumper1148Thumper1148 member
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    edited December 2011
    Vent:  So frustrated with Fi's employer.  He has been working there freelance and paid hourly.  They have told him for the last few months that they love his work and want to hire him on full time once he has been there 6 months, which is at the end of August.  Late last week they pulled him aside and said we don't have enough work to keep you on full time, so you'll be working 3 days a week till things change.  What?!?!  That really cuts into his pay!!  Wedding savings are going to be cut back for a little while.  :(  Ugh. 
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    Allycat11Allycat11
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_confessionsvents-49?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:3e3af9ca-0326-4537-ab11-7f00d735e18fPost:a4331bc0-a613-4179-8608-f2d67ff380e9">Re: Confessions/Vents</a>:
    [QUOTE]Sometimes my FI drives me crazy. He is a great guy and helps around the house a lot. However, he doesn't always have the go to just do things, I have to ask him. Then he will tell me I hate when you just call me to tell me to do things.  Well hello if you just did it then I wouldn't have to ask you right? Sometimes men can be so frustrating.
    Posted by LOTON01[/QUOTE]


    Ditto.  Mine also tends to start something and never finish it.  He keeps doing laundry *Yay* but then he leaves it all over the house in baskets and a week later washes it again because it's wrinkled.  If he did it right the first time we would be saving time and money.
    As always, mom is driving me crazy but I've stayed away for the majority of the last week so no major vents there :)
    I'm also frustrated with my work hours, I am working 2 weeks straight without a single day off, and no exaggeration a minimum of 76 hours in the office this week if I show up right on time and leave right on time. I love my job but I coul work less hours or the same pay somewhere else.  
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    rcj2rcdrcj2rcd
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    edited December 2011
    I have my second fitting tonight and I can't decide on a bustle. Ive come to the conclusion that I just don't like bustles. Also, I've lost more weight and it's because of the stress. Im not going to complain, but that just means more $$ on alterations. Either I pay or I take Lilys approach from HIMYM and start force feeding myself brownies and hamburgers. I need a Robin to help me.
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    pbinghamsgirlpbinghamsgirl
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    edited December 2011

    Vent: I had my bridal shower this past Sunday and no one from FI's family showed up! They were all invited and just never called or showed up! So very annoying! :/ He is very upset with them. Also my little sister is my maid of honor and she didn't show up! Grrrr.... I was very upset with her! When I called to talk to her and ask her what happen she said that she got her dates mixed up and that she was very sorry! Other than that our shower was a great success and we got alot of great gifts!

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    klreese0213klreese0213 member
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    edited December 2011
    Meegles- it may not be a matter of B/C-list. We were invited to a wedding last september. we got the invite and i figure i wasn't invited to the shower, since it was Fi's friend and i had never met the girl. a month after the invites were sent out, and a week before the shower i got an invite. i thought "HOW RUDE" and didn't go, nor did i send a gift. i felt it was very rude for such a short notice. I guess what really happened was that her aunt waited super last minute to offer and throw the shower. and didn't bother to think to wait a couple weeks to get the invite out. needless to say the bride was very upset with how the shower was conducted, however with her not hosting her own shower (obviously), she had no say. So maybe don't judge the situation until you know for sure.

    My confession is that i have felt like sitting on my a$$ all week. :) i have been offered a job but i don't think i want to take it. We are financially ok for right now... and frankly i'm incredibly sick still and couldn't imagine working!! Thankfully Fi supports me.
    I also confess, that i don't plan to call the job back (they called thursday to follow up but didn't leave a voicemail... therefore i can play stupid like i never got the call.. hehe)... but i plan to not call them back.. because i don't want this job at all... not now.. not later.- unprofessional, yes. but it isn't a job in my career of choice/degree.

    my vent is that my mom made a comment to my sister that i "hated her"- my mom is SUCH a child! her maturity level is truly that of a young child.. i'm not joking or even trying to be funny... it's the truth. Yes, she has a strong, sometimes very irritating personality, but i make the effort to call her and go out of my way to help her. so how can she even make a comment like that.... sorry if i don't feel like chatting all the time/going out. my head is pounding most days and when that isn't happening i'm throwing up none stop.. pretty sure - in most peoples book- thats grounds for avoiding everyone. but now i feel super guilty...................... :(
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    MishGettingMarriedMishGettingMarried member
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    edited December 2011
    Confession:

    It is DEFINETLY too early for me to shop for a wedding gown (I'm not/I won't). I'm planning to go shopping for the first time when I'm home for Christmas, so I can go with my family/friends. 

    However, I've been searching dresses online, and I'm getting super anxious about finding a dress that won't look rediculous on me (I'm 5'1") I'm afraid most dresses will overwhelm my frame, even though I'm pretty much set on an A-line or Sheath style dress. I'm not in love with anything I've found and I've started to entertain the idea of having a reception dress. THIS is something I'm AM love with:


    FI doesn't like the idea, he says everyone will want to see me in my gown at the reception. I've just found so many adorable reception dresses that are calling to me, I can't get the idea out of my mind. I am, however, feeling very cautious about wearing a reception dress as I don't want to buy into anything trendy or current so I won't look back and think...WTF was I thinking. UGH, I think I'm just in love with the idea of showing off my shoes (: 

    It's nothing to get too worked up about, I have plenty of time. I feel much better for getting it out. 
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    hippo22hippo22 member
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    edited December 2011
    Crhein ~ try Lavdas Limo.  I found alot of good recs on these boards.  They have  3.5 hour limo packages as well as 3 hour shuttle bus packages. Either one should fit your needs.
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    Milsey32Milsey32
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    edited December 2011
    I'm tired. I feel drained all the time but manage to hang out at night with friends and whatnot. I love to keep busy but this is kinda getting ridiculous..

    ... I wish we could've eloped in Vegas (or wherever) ... but reality is that my father would never have spoken to me again and I would be looked down upon by everyone in my family. I'm pumped for the big schbang type of wedding but it's not me. Can the honeymoon part come already!?
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    songbrd410songbrd410
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_confessionsvents-49?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:3e3af9ca-0326-4537-ab11-7f00d735e18fPost:08bfc8be-c346-4fc4-86b5-e37d1212f0bb">Re: Confessions/Vents</a>:
    [QUOTE]I am really tired of everything related to limo companies.  It's so hard to find a decent one that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.  Why does everything have to be a 5 hour minimum?  I only need a shuttle bus for 3 hours MAX after the reception.  I do not need it the whole time, and God forbid they actually do you a favor and break the times up.  Oh no.....you pay for the entire time they are SITTING around doing NOTHING!  Ridiculous!  I hate limo companies and all their stupid rules!
    Posted by crhein26[/QUOTE]

    Royal Transportation company will allow you to break up time blocks!! They were one of the only ones I could find for a great price.  I'm using them for 2 2h blocks to transport guest from the hotel to the reception and then from the reception to the hotel.

    Confession:  I wish I had that excited feeling. :(  I'm 10 days out and everyone keeps asking me if I'm excited.  But I've been pulling 12 hour days in lab almost everyday and I'm in the middle of moving.  I just need this week to end so I can be done with lab and moving and finally feel excited.  Just a few more days....
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    larzhopelarzhope member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm so sick of traveling! I'm looking forward to August because it should be mostly low key before the wedding.

    I am dragging my feet on making programs. I feel like they are unnecessary and just so not what i want to spend my time doing....  Everyone else seems to disagree with me though
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    Suzette70Suzette70 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_confessionsvents-49?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:3e3af9ca-0326-4537-ab11-7f00d735e18fPost:8f0ac8d6-9cb4-4809-b557-5d9e90d2187b">Re: Confessions/Vents</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'm so sick of traveling! I'm looking forward to August because it should be mostly low key before the wedding. I am dragging my feet on making programs. I feel like they are unnecessary and just so not what i want to spend my time doing....  Everyone else seems to disagree with me though
    Posted by larzhope[/QUOTE]

    Then let THEM make the programs.  <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />
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    matuofmmatuofm member
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    edited December 2011
    I am feeling irrationally irritated that apartments do not pack themselves up, and that possessions have actual mass and weight and can therefore not just be thrown in boxes willy-nilly.  I have 8 million ginormous boxes, but no small ones, and most of my possessions are books.  And, somehow, liquor bottles.  Now I can't lift anything that I've packed.  :(
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    MMRoberts11MMRoberts11 member
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    edited December 2011
    This has become a very stressful week for me. 
    When I took my grandma to see my dress (she lives in AZ and was visiting for a short time) we also went out to lunch and she kept saying "if you get married."  I asked her what she meant by it and she said "oh you know, anything could happen."  Who says that!  She also said that I should get a prenup for "just in case" and asked about 20 other inappropriate questions.  Then when she saw my dress she said I made a good choice and asked who paid for it.  My mom said she paid $300 and I paid the rest, true.  Apparently, my mom is only paying that (she said she'd pay for my dress entirely when we got it, she just didn't have enough money at the time).  My grandma asked why she's not helping out and my mom said "because we paid for her college we can't help out for the wedding.  We had to go into our retirement fund."... BS!  All my parents paid for school was my books because they insisted.
    After we dropped my grandma back off I asked my mom what all of it was about and her responses were: (to my grandma "if you get married") well anything could happen, you never know.  (to the prenup talk) "she told all of us (meaning her and her siblings) to get one since we all divorced our first husbands."  (about them paying for stuff... rather lack there of) "well we have bills to worry about and pay.  Your dad has to pay for our insurance most months anyway from his job and thats $800 a month."  Seriously?!?  Mind you, I never ever ask my parents or anyone for money but I hold people to their promises.  Based on the rest of my mom's and I's discussion part of me just wants to say forget it and just elope so they don't have to be there.  From just about everyone on my side (except for one aunt and one uncle) everyone keeps questioning stuff and saying everything I'm doing is a terrible idea. 
    I also have an organic chemistry test tomorrow that I do not feel ready for at all.  I've been studying as much as I can but nothing seems to be enough.  I know I could explain the material to anyone but I still just have a feeling I'm going to fail.  So with that and the fact I'm working 60 hours this week I'm starting to stress out.  Plus my boss just got back from a business trip today and wasn't too happy I had to do other things beyond MRI analysis all week so it isn't done.  We are doing a collaboration in our lab and they needed a TON of help so last Tuesday until most of today I've been helping them with that the entire time.  Apparently I'm also not at work enough.  I come in late since I have class Tuesdays and Thursdays and come in early the other days and work most weekends to equal it out.  Apparently he also wants me to just stay late Tuesday and Thursday instead of being early or doing weekends but I can't since I have physical therapy those days....ugh. More reason I'll be glad when orgo is over.  So, I'm working extra during the week, on the weekends, and it's still not enough... but I am by far the hardest working person in the lab.
    Also, I have my organic chemistry final next Tuesday.  I feel since I have to work all weekend and don't really have that much time to study that I'm shooting myself in the foot.  I need to do well in the class since it is needed for some of my PhD programs that I'm applying to but this timing is terrible.  And no, no one else can come in this weekend instead.  My boss won't, the postdoc "can't", my undergrads are on vacation to study for their finals, and the other guy is basically a joke as for being on time and in the lab.
    Also, I'm still having this huge debate about what's wrong with me.  I've had 3 people look at my heart and entire cardiovascular system now and they've all ran every test they can and they are all getting mixed results so no one knows what to really do at this point, but something needs to be done.

    Sorry that was so long.
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    lmalear01lmalear01
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    edited December 2011
    Vent:  I am frustrated that my hotel block has filled up already and I haven't even sent out invitations.  The hotel is booked now and I cannot add more rooms and 80% of our guests are from out of town.  I let the lady at the hotel talk me into less rooms when I booked because she stated " you can always add more."  Now I am scrambling to find another hotel and since the shuttle that came with the first hotel is only for those guests I also had to shell out a little more money for a second shuttle. 


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    emarston1emarston1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Whew I feel like we need one giant couch for all our knottie confessions/vents this week.  Do you think we could get a group therapy rate?

    Rachael - I nominate myself for helping you eat all the brownies, ice cream, and cookies you can eat.  Or I'm sure any of the pregnant ladies around here would be up for the job!
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    larzhopelarzhope member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_confessionsvents-49?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:3e3af9ca-0326-4537-ab11-7f00d735e18fPost:9657b7f1-7fd8-44b3-a597-38e52a344a0d">Re: Confessions/Vents</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions/Vents : Then let THEM make the programs. 
    Posted by Suzette70[/QUOTE]

    hehe great suggestion.  My mom would go out and spend $2k on programs b/c she doesn't do her research/shop around.  Maybe i'll just put her to work for me..
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    emarston1emarston1 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_confessionsvents-49?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:3e3af9ca-0326-4537-ab11-7f00d735e18fPost:3d2194cd-bf4a-43c4-9d6e-07501f9c3a63">Re: Confessions/Vents</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Confessions/Vents : hehe great suggestion.  My mom would go out and spend $2k on programs b/c she doesn't do her research/shop around.  Maybe i'll just put her to work for me..
    Posted by larzhope[/QUOTE]
    I'll make you a great deal - I'll do them for the low, low, low price of $1000.00.

    Offer valid for today only ;)
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