Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:dd8ac251-2f21-4bb5-9fd7-dc77452f7bdc">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much? : Rein and reign get swapped so often and it makes me so sad that I try not to notice anymore...
Posted by marleylikeair[/QUOTE]

Well but in this case, it was just so funny b/c she was talking about Tudor gowns and stuff and I read it as reigning (pause) in her imagination, and all I could think was "She's a Tudor monarch in her own mind! Tee hee!"

lilphillips14 · August 2011

The flowchart came out again and I'm still not engaged. Damn. One of these days...oooone of theeeese daaays!

marleylikeair · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:8ef2f725-49c5-45d4-b362-e174c07a169f">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much? : Well but in this case, it was just so funny b/c she was talking about Tudor gowns and stuff and I read it as reigning (pause) in her imagination, and all I could think was "She's a Tudor monarch in her own mind! Tee hee!"
Posted by desertsun[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh, yeah, I got the joke. Still bums me out. Heh. I'm weird.</div>

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:7a354f5a-c9c8-4e95-9cbb-43647f72c92a">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]I see you ladies have covered it, all I have to add is Headdeskhog (iz gif)
Posted by sunbird627[/QUOTE]

Awww! I love headdeskhog! Between that and "reigning," this thread is kinda making my day. :)

SKP82 · August 2011

This whole thing is ridiculousness.

TheMutleys · August 2011

I STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW ONE GETS PROMISED!!!!!!!

And for Desert,

.

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:a8ff56f1-2ba9-4539-809e-08cdacb23a6b">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much? : This is fabulous. My hedgie does the headdesk move all the time! Quite fitting for this situation.
Posted by LivLeighton[/QUOTE]

Can we have pics of your hedgie, pretty please??? I know you've shown us some before, but I'd like to see them again.

mymissingpuzzlepiece · August 2011

OMG..

try to be nice... try to be nice.. I can't!

That is not BSC, that is a mental illness.

misikes · August 2011

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[QUOTE]I STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW ONE GETS PROMISED!!!!!!! And for Desert, .
Posted by TheMutleys[/QUOTE]

I was thinking the same thing, so I Googled it. I figured it was a "made up" word meaning to exchange promise rings, but according to the text "Getting Promised" is actually an acknowledged term meaning to present one another with a Promise Ring(s).

Here's the excerpt:
[QUOTE]
A promise ring or getting promised is not a new concept. People have been getting promised to each other for as long as I can remember. Getting promised used to be considered a natural part of the progression from dating to marriage.Traditional progression from dating to marriage: 1) Dating, 2) Going Steady, 3) Promise Ring, 4) Engagement, 5)Marriage Many times now people will skip from dating to getting engaged, although some people like to hold to tradition and in so doing they hit each step with the matching symbol of commitment. Generally going steady and getting promised are done during the high school through college years. Although it is perfectly acceptable for older couples to get promised before actually taking the leap toward actually becoming engaged. [/QUOTE]The whole article is a bit too lengthy to post here, so here's the link if anyone wants the rest of it: <a href="http://www.helium.com/items/238545-i-do-or-i-might-what-promise-rings-symbolize" rel='nofollow'>http://www.helium.com/items/238545-i-do-or-i-might-what-promise-rings-symbolize</a>

TheMutleys · August 2011

Oh, so it is like getting pinned or lavaliered?

Bye, Bye Birdie anyone?

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:67fd776e-adeb-4074-a01b-0ca1cff880ab">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]Oh, so it is like getting pinned or lavaliered? Bye, Bye Birdie anyone?
Posted by TheMutleys[/QUOTE]

What's the story, morning glory?

LOL

It's also a Greek thing. When a guy/girl gives the other his/her letters. Usually there's a whole cute ceremony for it. :)

marleylikeair · August 2011

SQUEEEEEEE. Liv, he's sooo cuuuuute.

GreenPepperBurger · August 2011

Did you hear about Hugo and Kim?

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:f391d244-7696-4e5b-bb94-3b94b2add1b6">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much? : But of course! I love showing of my handsome Earl. This is one of his baby pictures -- taken by the breeder about two weeks before I took him home (so he's about 6 weeks in this photo). Earl anointing. It's one of their weirdest habits. You see next to him the chunk of honeydew melon; with anointing, he takes something that he finds delicious, makes a foam out of it in his mouth, and spreads it on his quills. Earl freshly out of the bath in his little towel. Earl with Tucker. Earl about to eat a strawberry. Earl playing with our stuffed pig, Piggle. And Earl right now, on one of the blankets my mom and I made for him, watching me show him off on TK!
Posted by LivLeighton[/QUOTE]

I wuvs him.

Does he snuggle?

Does he have a little pen or something?

How does Tucker like him? Do they get along or play together?

marleylikeair · August 2011

LOL, Liv, is that from Bye Bye Birdie? I'm actually not too familiar with that musical.

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:2bef1f68-341f-4466-b8f1-15884a64ee3d">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]LOL, Liv, is that from Bye Bye Birdie? I'm actually not too familiar with that musical.
Posted by marleylikeair[/QUOTE]

She changed some of the names/words around to make it fit with NEY and this thread.

Nicely done, Liv! :)

desertsun · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:ef993607-deeb-4357-b5b6-1d0b4cfc8ee9">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much? : I am glad you wuvs him. I wuvs him, too. He is seriously a super fun pet. He does snuggle. He will sit on my lap, and then decide that he has to snuggle even CLOSER, so he runs up to the crook of my arm and burrows in. It's so cute. He has a large cage, where he spends much of his time. It has a flannel/fleece blanket, his food and water, a "snuggle sack" (basically like a little hedgie sleeping bag) his stuffed toy hedgie, and his wheel. I take him out to snuggle with me for an hour or so late morning -- which is his nighttime -- and then let him sleep. I bring him out to hang out with the family around 8 pm and let him run around the house, but we close off the bedroom as it's the only room we can't get him out of if he decides to hide (under the bed). He knows how to use a litter box, so he doesn't have accidents. He likes to run around in circles with the cat, and sit at the foot of the couch waiting for me to pick him up. He and Tucker get along great for the most part. They can run around with eachother without it being like predator/prey haha. Sometimes Tucker will get a little feisty and will "pet" Earl...like, not even swatting at him but will sort of boop him on the back with his paw. Earl just curls up and Tucker gets pricked, and goes back to minding his own business.
Posted by LivLeighton[/QUOTE]

SO STINKING CUTE!!!

I would love a little hedgie of my very own someday, if I can convince the hubs. :)

Elle1036 · August 2011

All I got out of this thread was a sirius desire for a hedgehog.

PaigeMcC · August 2011

I want a hedgehog!!

marleylikeair · August 2011

Paige! Is that an engagement photo in your sig? We need moar. Plz to AW, kthx.

GreenPepperBurger · August 2011

OMG PAIGE LOVE YOUR SIGGY PHOTO

/end threadjack

NurseyK · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:f391d244-7696-4e5b-bb94-3b94b2add1b6">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much? : But of course! I love showing of my handsome Earl. This is one of his baby pictures -- taken by the breeder about two weeks before I took him home (so he's about 6 weeks in this photo). Earl anointing. It's one of their weirdest habits. You see next to him the chunk of honeydew melon; with anointing, he takes something that he finds delicious, makes a foam out of it in his mouth, and spreads it on his quills. Earl freshly out of the bath in his little towel. Earl with Tucker. Earl about to eat a strawberry. Earl playing with our stuffed pig, Piggle. And Earl right now, on one of the blankets my mom and I made for him, watching me show him off on TK!
Posted by LivLeighton[/QUOTE]

SQUEE!!! HOW cute! When did you get a hedgie? Does your cat like Earl? Are they hard to care for? Does he always run loose, or does he have a cage like a sugar glider or a hamster?

EDITED: I just read the long post Liv about Earl's living conditions. :)

Goldlie11 · August 2011

Sorry to threadjac, but OMG I can't believe how soon your wedding is, Paige.

SopChick · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:5202552b-f965-4285-9a4c-038aebe249af">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]All I got out of this thread was a sirius desire for a hedgehog.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]
Me too!!! I've been sitting here squee-ing over the pics of Earl, thinking about how I can convince BF we need one.

CASK85 · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_promised-not-yet-engaged-much-planning-much?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:69d9445c-8a2e-41ec-8a90-d6ce24906497Post:09425971-2cdf-4a98-90a1-e3042f878441">Re: Promised, not yet engaged--how much planning is too much?</a>:
[QUOTE]OMG PAIGE LOVE YOUR SIGGY PHOTO /end threadjack
Posted by GreenPepperBurger[/QUOTE]
THIS!!! ZOMG the pugs!

sparkles88 · August 2011

Liv, your pets are adorable! I love Earl and Tucker.

Paige, I also love your siggy photo. Everything about it is wonderful! You guys look so happy, the colors are so vibrant, and your pugs are included!

kaitlynmichelle · August 2011

Liv, I'm seriously having a little freak out over just how adorable Earl is. I WANT.

Sop - if you convince your BF I will be forever trying to come over to visit to play with your future hedgehog.

And as to the origin of this thread - wow. I'm not ever going to bother. And Desert I loved the whole rein/reign comment!

lunarsongbird · August 2011

This post ended up becoming a squee fest.

Paige- I agree....we NEED more epics....we might die without them.

So about this post...It kinda went like this:

mymissingpuzzlepiece · August 2011

Sweet Pea the day we got her

kaitlynmichelle · August 2011

I'm exploding with squee!!

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