Merry Christmas Eve, E!

FutureMrsTR

Yeah, I should probably do that, but it just sounds so horrible, haha.  To purposefully wake myself up in the middle of the night.

Nickivegan

I enjoy mass, but E HATES it. So luckily we got out of it by going to his family today- he doesn't have to sit through it, and I don't have to deal with his week long complaints about it. Tomorrow we go to my parents house in the Northeast corner of CT for 11-3, then drive back down to the Southwest corner to be with H's family. Lots of driving- hopefully the weather stays nice. Petal- 31 on CE is nice, so stop complaining! Although I would like 70s year round.

FutureMrsFezz

Oh it is horrible, TR. haha!  You get used to it though.  After a while I felt like I was doing it asleep practically.  I would just look at the temp when I got up eventually.  Did you get a BBT that stores the last temp taken?

mica178

TR, I accepted that the temperature might not be perfect so that I could sleep without setting the alarm clock earlier than I already had it.  I think the cervical mucous is more important a sign anyway, since the temperature spike really happens at ovulation time, so at that point, you've already had a few fertile days.

PetalPockets2012

Haha. Ok Nicki. I wore flip flops last night. Bad choice. It did snow a little so it looks pretty.

baystateapple

Nicki, I feel like I've asked you this before, but what part of CT are you in?

FutureMrsFezz

Yeah I was more into watching CM/CP.  That's why I didn't temp the last 2 or 3 cycles.  I was driving myself crazy temping.

FutureMrsFezz

Your temperature spikes when you ovulate.  So if you are TTC you can track this month after month and maybe see a pattern and know when you're most fertile leading up to it.  You can also use it to NOT get pregnant.   That's the short version anyway.

Nickivegan

Bay- the Hard Hittin' NB. I grew up in the Manchester-Vernon area. So we are at least central to all the driving. Where are you? Petal- it's hard for me to give up my flip flops, I feel ya. But yeah- bad choice.

PetalPockets2012

Where are you at in Florida Lia?

baystateapple

Nicki -- I go to CCSU, and I used to live in NB! 

I live 15 minutes away...M-town.

Nickivegan

I graduated from CCSU, but am applying for grad school there! I bet we know some of the same people! I'm excited now. We should meet up over there for coffee or whatever. I'm there a lot still active helping out the theater dept. And I need to visit the history dept to figure out grad school options.

J&K10910

Holly, that's so sweet!  If I were your dad, I would love that. 

ski2play

Morning all, I just returned from a last minute pickup at the mall and a quick stop at the grocery store.  Surprisingly neither were bad. 

PetalPockets2012

That's nice Holly. I'm sure he will love it.

Nickivegan

Holly I am the same way. I think I'm an amazing gift giver and love giving the gifts the most.

ski2play

Holly, really, really nice. 

We got a dusting of snow last evening in Western NY.  The small pond in the back yard froze over, and brrrrr it is sunny but cold.

FutureMrsFezz

Holly that's such a great present for him! 

I wish it would stop raining here.  It didn't rain all week.

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Aw, Holly, that is really sweet. i'm sure he will love it. My mom did that for me the Christmas after one of my cats died, only using pics of all the cats as well, and it was really touching.

J&K10910

I'm a really horrible gift giver, and I'm so jealous of people that are good at it.  It sucks, because it makes me feel like a bad friend/wife/family member if I can't even come up with a good gift on my own. 

FutureMrsFezz

I suck at gift giving. 

Mrs.B6302007

Personal gifts like that are the best.  He'll love it, Holly.

mica178

That's a sweet gift, Holly.

I love giving gifts. 

I confess sometimes I put so much effort into buying gifts that I'm a little disappointed when the other person doesn't do the same with me (that's just regarding H, not anyone else).  I need to get over that pettiness.

barbie92

Good Morning and Merry Christmas Eve!

FutureMrsFezz

Hey Barbie

mica178

Hi Barbie!

Mrs.B6302007

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_merry-christmas-eve-e?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:4c561985-e103-41b0-be27-9a5e2077b2b0Post:01a639e1-f319-40ec-8c9a-7bd69e8686eb">Re: Merry Christmas Eve, E!</a>:
[QUOTE]That's a sweet gift, Holly. I love giving gifts.  I confess sometimes I put so much effort into buying gifts that I'm a little disappointed when the other person doesn't do the same with me (that's just regarding H, not anyone else).  I need to get over that pettiness.
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]


That's understandable, Mica. 

PetalPockets2012

I feel bad because I also suck at gift giving. I always am worried that they will hate it. I get way too stressed out over it.

[Deleted User]

My dad is not an emotional person either, and at most you get a "cool" or "thanks." but when I made him a calendar of pictures, mostly of my brother and me throughout the years, he cried and couldn't stop hugging us. Victory was mine.

I love picking out gifts, but I admit I don't always go for the practical. All the stuff I got H this year, he doesn't need at all, but they are all super cool (in my opinion) things.

barbie92

Hey Fezz and Mica! How are you guys?