What's up?

lyndausvi

It's only 3:45 here.   I wish it was dinner time.   DH is cooking chicken parm tonight.  I can't wait. I didn't have lunch so I'm hungry.

Last night he cooked eggplant parm as a side-dish to take to our friend's house.  Then somehow he ended up cooking up some rib-eyes and vegetables the hosts were planning on cooking.  Not sure if he pushed them out of the way or they played dumb in order to get him to cook?  They didn't seem mind he was cooking.  Actually they seemed very grateful. Umm.

 Whatever the case, we all had a great time.

What are you all up to? 

Oh, and I've decided if everyone just gave everyone a +1 a lot of problems would be solved.  There would not be any awkward phone calls about the subject.

Easier said then done I guess.  I got married so old I'm fairly certain 98% of my guest list was in a relationship anyway.  What's a few more??

HockeyFan4

hey!

I just finished shortening a pair of dress pants.  First time I have hemmed pants, I am moderately pleased.


Lynda, we gave everyone who was single a plus one because we figured we already budgeted just in case people started a new relationship. 

We had 18 single guests attend, only one brought a plus one.

lyndausvi

Only my BIL and SIL brought +1s.  All the other truly single people didn't bring a guest either.    

In my world a non-gf/bf +1 at a wedding comes with a lot of questions.  I don't know many people who likes to deal with that.  Assuming you know other people there, going alone is easier.

HockeyFan4

I have been a plus one at a wedding once.  My date was the twin brother of the groom (and best man).  We had been friends over 10 years at that point, and I think he just wanted me to be able to meet all his family (his parents lived in another country)...but I agree, if you know people at the wedding I don't think I would really want a date. 

ootmother2

YOU don't have a father with 11 siblings and 100+ first cousins on that side alone!

ywia

:P

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_whats-up-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:aa8fe398-657e-452e-a11c-9525b459d5bbPost:943abc46-11aa-4f36-a941-c43dce1d116e">Re: What's up?</a>:
[QUOTE]YOU don't have a father with 11 siblings and 100+ first cousins on that side alone! ywia :P
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]

<div>You are correct.  My mom is only one of 8.  They only had a combined 24 kids.   I guess my family had fertility issues.  </div><div>
</div><div>
</div><div>In my family we didn't give + 1s to cousins.  Well I did, but by the time I got married all but 2 were married anyway.    It was just a long standing understood  family "rule" that everyone getting married used.   </div><div>
</div><div>We never used the 'rule' outside the family.</div>

ootmother2

Fertility issues on my side of the family as well.  I am one of only five and I have only18 first cousins.

smallish family

HockeyFan4

I have a large family, but H's is incredibly small.

I am making a conscious effort to stop debating with NYU.  If you see me continue arguing with her, scold me!

button6004

I just got dropped off at the airport. I forgot how small this airport is, so I got here way too early for my flight since I breezed right through security. Now I sit for over an hour. At least I have a bag of Apple Orchard munchkins from Dunkin Donuts. I'm happy to be going home but glad I came here. Dads food is phenomenal and we officially found my dress. Won't be ordering until January but I'm so happy with it that I am done searching.

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_whats-up-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:aa8fe398-657e-452e-a11c-9525b459d5bbPost:c17488bc-706a-46d0-81bb-c15b716b752d">Re: What's up?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have a large family, but H's is incredibly small. I am making a conscious effort to stop debating with NYU.  If you see me continue arguing with her, scold me!
Posted by HockeyFan4[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>She makes me stabby. 

</div><div>I often wonder if she is an AE?</div>

HockeyFan4

lynda: I wondered that too. 

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_whats-up-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:aa8fe398-657e-452e-a11c-9525b459d5bbPost:7c547a5e-5c04-4911-a1bf-fd1f09fd4e30">Re:What's up?</a>:
[QUOTE]I just got dropped off at the airport. I forgot how small this airport is, so I got here way too early for my flight since I breezed right through security. Now I sit for over an hour. At least I have a bag of Apple Orchard munchkins from Dunkin Donuts. I'm happy to be going home but glad I came here. Dads food is phenomenal and we officially found my dress. Won't be ordering until January but I'm so happy with it that I am done searching.
Posted by button6004[/QUOTE]

<div>yay for finding the dress.</div><div>
</div>

strlzfan11

I'm sitting here debating whether or not to go meet my parents at a picnic.  I went running after my camp reunion today, so I needed to shower when I got back.  Now I'm just feeling lazy and don't feel like drying my hair and straightening it again just to go to a picnic with a bunch of people I don't know, but if I don't go my chances of eating dinner tonight will be slim unless I actually go out and get something.  The fridge may be full here, but there is never anything to eat.

HockeyFan4

strlz: wet hair into a bun or pony and go eat!

strlzfan11

Yeah I'm thinking that's my best bet at this point.

strlzfan11

Alright, I'm going to go meet them.  I'll be back later.

ootmother2

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_whats-up-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:aa8fe398-657e-452e-a11c-9525b459d5bbPost:df969499-8ad7-476f-8bb3-caee3dc58e8a">Re: What's up?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's up? : She makes me stabby.  I often wonder if she is an AE?
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

I think she is an AE

On one of her very first posts, she addressed me as OOT although no one else had called me by name.  An observant lurker?  Maybeish but I don't think so.

Loopyseven

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_whats-up-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:aa8fe398-657e-452e-a11c-9525b459d5bbPost:c17488bc-706a-46d0-81bb-c15b716b752d">Re: What's up?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have a large family, but H's is incredibly small. I am making a conscious effort to stop debating with NYU.  If you see me continue arguing with her, scold me!
Posted by HockeyFan4[/QUOTE]

<div>I'm blaming half of my headache today on her...</div>

HockeyFan4

"Sally you can't bring your bf, dictionary.com says he isn't significant enough"  ...loopy she is nuts.

arendiva

Saturday I went to a wedding, Sunday I went to my little sister's sweet sixteen party, today I went to a bbq w/ FI's family. Sigh this has been a busy weekend. Squeezed in there we have also vistited 2 possibly wedding/ceremony venues.