Why do I miss all of the good stuff

barbbhoww · August 2010

A week. I'll get through it. He gave me "permission" to spend money on scrapbooking stuff so I can do a wedding book. If only he knew how expensive the hobby really is!

barbbhoww · August 2010

Petra-I haven't been on in awhile and this may be a stupid question, but what happened to your ankle??

[Deleted User] · August 2010

I wish I was creative enough to scrapbook.

PetraStonegirl · August 2010

Oh, it's recovery from the last surgery to fix my leg. Last summer I broke everything from ankle to pelvis and tore the ligaments, too. Two knee surgeries and an ankle reconstruction later, I'm out of the cast and starting the next round of physical therapy. But, the ankle is really limited in range of motion, so sleeping can be kind of restless since I have to shift around every few minutes when the ankle gets sore.

But, many good things have happened as a direct result of the accident, so I have no serious complaints. Only some sleepless nights sometimes, because I hate taking the big drugs if I can avoid it. But... Doc confirmed I'll be walking down the aisle!

barbbhoww · August 2010

It just somehow comes together for me. I'm not quite sure how!

SarahPLiz · August 2010

Its awesome that you will be walking, Petra. Keep up the good work with therapy!

barbbhoww · August 2010

I'm glad your so optimistic about it. That makes me happy!

[Deleted User] · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_miss-of-good-stuff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:fe14428e-a10b-42ab-9a27-f0df336fd806Post:7f721c7f-9351-4555-b7f1-8ee8ca9684c5">Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff</a>:
[QUOTE] Doc confirmed I'll be walking down the aisle!
Posted by PetraStonegirl[/QUOTE]

That's awesome, Petra!

anna.oskar · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_miss-of-good-stuff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:fe14428e-a10b-42ab-9a27-f0df336fd806Post:cfa87e4e-851f-4da1-a314-6d1d71b0ab1e">Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff</a>:
[QUOTE]Wow. You really are having some good luck, Anna. Congrats on the weight loss. That is kind of amazing. What kind of restaurant are you going to for your birthday?
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

No clue.

Limited options out here in Sioux Falls, especially considering what an unadventurous eater my husband is. Probably <a href="http://speziarestaurant.com/siouxfalls/">Spezia</a> or <a href="http://www.foleysrestaurant.com/">Foley's</a>. Both have delicious pasta and seafood options.

PetraStonegirl · August 2010

Sarah- thanks, I will. It feel so good to be doing something with the muscles in my leg again.

barb- When FI and I found out what it would cost to do the invites we wanted, we hit up a scrapbooking store. Holy Odin! Both of us decided that would be a dangerous long term hobby. Too much cool stuff, too much money to spend. But, our invites turned out really cool. I've got pictures around here somewhere...

PetraStonegirl · August 2010

cew- thanks! I'm pretty darn excited about that.
barb- straight up optimism has helped me through some pretty tough times. I've been really fortunate. The docs at the Orthopedic Center of the Rockies looked at me and saw a geologist who does mountaineering for a living, and offered me treatment for the best possible athletic recovery. The first doc who saw me up here saw a fat, middle-aged woman and sent me home to 'learn to live with a weak knee'. I'm the soon-to-be-walking poster child for a second opinion.

bethziobro · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_miss-of-good-stuff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:fe14428e-a10b-42ab-9a27-f0df336fd806Post:708ed297-2477-4209-bd10-f8dedbdedafc">Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff</a>:
[QUOTE] The Sandals resort at Antigua is pretty much perfect for us; we'll probably do one of the rooms with private pool and jacuzzi on the porch, beach about 40 feet away, butler service, bar and in-room dining if and when you want it, so basically we just relax, eat and drink all day wherever we want to in the resort and it's all included, bunch of different restaurants, sushi bar, etc. and then there's several casinos on the island which is a bonus since we love gambling. Only downside is the room we want is ~$1500/day, so we can't do that the whole honeymoon lol. That's what got Cayman involved; I have a bunch of friends that live there so if we go there we can stay at a nice resort and go party with locals at night. What I'm trying to figure out now is how to get between the various places and what days we'd have to do it; there's direct flights from Tampa (home) to Cayman, there's Miami to Cayman and there's Miami to Antigua. I have to figure out what cities would be best to go between and in what order and times of day, etc. It's turning into a far bigger mess than you'd think just trying to visit two places lol.
Posted by vegasgroom[/QUOTE]

Hey Vegas -

We had one of those kind of rooms at the Sandals in St. Lucia for our honeymoon, and while it was hard at first to justify the cost, we decided that it was our honeymoon and worth splurging on, especially since we would probably never do anything like that again. And I must say, it was totally worth it! We had an amazing time, & the staff was awesome. The idea of having a "butler" was a lttle wierd wierd at first, but they were so nice & helpful, and really hooked us up in every way imaginable. Just my 2 cents <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />

J&K10910 · August 2010

Is anyone still here?! I'm here, doing wedding stuff (GASP!) and debating with FI the finers points of Survivorman's techniques.

[Deleted User] · August 2010

Hi beautiful! Ben and I just finished lunch. It's early as fuuck for lunch, but Ben was hungry. I made green beans, rice and used some of the squash from Matt's crops. It was awesome.

kd.joseph · August 2010

The dog kept me up most the night, she would hear something then be in the window growling,and barking. And her tags rattle. DH sleeps through it all, while I'm up most the night telling her to lay down and hush. So I'm sleepy.

We are trying to get a menu plan together the whole family is coming next weekend. And most of them will be going to the Canton Hall of Fame induction on Sat. And the football game (Cowboys & Bengals) on Sunday.

So I have to figure out what to do with my MIL while everyone is gone.

BTW- Good morning lovlelies, and Vegas.

J&K10910 · August 2010

Matt has crops? Nice! I'm multitasking like whoa like now. STDs (of the date saving variety), guest list address inputing and updating, honeymoon researching (one of the bonuses of pushing back the date is that we get to go on one!), and FI harassing. I'm amazing.

ETA: and knotting, of course!

[Deleted User] · August 2010

Yes! He has crops. He loves them so much. It's actually been an awesome learning experience for Ben. They have corn, squash, lettuce and watermelon. They picked a few ears of corn and 2 pieces of squash yesterday. They were so damn proud.

The only thing that sucks about his crops is that they are in our front yard.

J&K10910 · August 2010

That's awesome! You guys should put in some solar panels and turn your property in a self sustaining little square of life.

[Deleted User] · August 2010

Yes. That's our plan. We are going to quit our jobs and live off of the land. Do you and K want to come down and be a part of our commune?

[Deleted User] · August 2010

I'm here, kind of. I'm back and forth from chores to writing to SB to debating what kind of junk food I want for breakfast/lunch. We watched Repo Men last night, which resulted in a very graphic and disturbing dream, so I'm kind extremely tired. H is working so he won't be home until later.

But, Hook is about to come on and I'm very happy about that. Peter Pan has always been my favorite fairy tale. Have you ever noticed that you can never find Peter Pan toys/Christmas tree ornaments/anything else? it's always Tinkerbell. When we go to Disney there better be some Peter Pan stuff.

Oh and side note, the "c" on my keyboard keeps sticking and won't type sometimes. So I apologize if it's missing and I didn't catch it.

J&K10910 · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_miss-of-good-stuff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:fe14428e-a10b-42ab-9a27-f0df336fd806Post:11b96781-7e3d-4aec-bab7-3769036569ff">Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff</a>:
[QUOTE]Yes. That's our plan. We are going to quit our jobs and live off of the land. Do you and K want to come down and be a part of our commune?
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

Absolutely! I kill most green, living things, but I'm handy in the kitchen and the bedroom so that should make up for it, right?

jasmineh7777 · August 2010

You know Cew, if you had your commune here, I've got several acres we could farm on. Just sayin.

vegasgroom · August 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff : Hey Vegas - We had one of those kind of rooms at the Sandals in St. Lucia for our honeymoon, and while it was hard at first to justify the cost, we decided that it was our honeymoon and worth splurging on, especially since we would probably never do anything like that again. And I must say, it was totally worth it! We had an amazing time, & the staff was awesome. The idea of having a "butler" was a lttle wierd wierd at first, but they were so nice & helpful, and really hooked us up in every way imaginable. Just my 2 cents
Posted by bethziobro[/QUOTE]

That's awesome, I'm glad you loved it, I haven't done anything like that before either so I'm anxious to see what it's like; I could get used to having someone bring me dinner on my patio when I give the word lol.

[Deleted User] · August 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff : Absolutely! I kill most green, living things, but I'm handy in the kitchen and the bedroom so that should make up for it, right?
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

Awesome. But you'll have to put up with Ben. He's a talker. Are you okay with that?

[Deleted User] · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_miss-of-good-stuff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:fe14428e-a10b-42ab-9a27-f0df336fd806Post:c7faa2bc-acb4-4995-b85d-5d9381edd685">Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff</a>:
[QUOTE]You know Cew, if you had your commune here, I've got several acres we could farm on. Just sayin.
Posted by jasmineh7777[/QUOTE]

I think we've got a plan. I'm jealous of your acreage. I'd love to live in a place with lots of space to roam.

What should we name our commune?

J&K10910 · August 2010

I'm a talker too. We can have a talking competition. But as soon as he's naughty, cries, or thinks he's cooler than me, he's all yours.

[Deleted User] · August 2010

Sounds good. He doesn't cry that much, but he'll definitely think he's cooler than you. He thinks most adults are lame. Especially me.

beatlesgirl25 · August 2010

Hi! I missed all the crazy stuff too. Can I still live on the commune though?

ETA: Oh, and Anna's shark/kitten sig is my favorite.

J&K10910 · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_miss-of-good-stuff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:fe14428e-a10b-42ab-9a27-f0df336fd806Post:06d41c15-905c-4080-b84b-6353803d137c">Re: Why do I miss all of the good stuff</a>:
[QUOTE]Sounds good. He doesn't cry that much, but he'll definitely think he's cooler than you. He thinks most adults are lame. Especially me.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

Blasphemy!

[Deleted User] · August 2010

Of course you can. You can do all of the knitting.

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