I'm around. Drinking the wine I never drank last night. Watching TBBT and the dogs play. I'm also wondering why DH has not emailed me yet. I'm use to talking a few times a day. This every 24 hours thing blows. I don't know how military spouses do it.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
I cleaned today, but still have to tackle the mess known as my bedroom, which I will attempt to do before bed.
I also took some things to my storage unit this afternoon and miscalculated how much room I had while moving a storage bin causing me to fall off the dresser. My leg slammed into the TV and I would've smacked my head off the cement had a cushioned chair not been in the way. Nothing is broken or concussed but the bruise on my leg is already forming.
I'm here for a bit... and I'll probably bring my computer over to FI's so I can knot while he watches something dumb on tv.
I just got into a HUGE fight with my 19 year old sister. My blood is seriously boiling right now. I was about to get in the shower when she came home from work and she threw a fit, screaming and yelling as though she was possessed, that's how psychotic this meltdown was. Apparently the fact that she smelled like fish from her job means she should get the shower the second she gets home or all hell should break loose. (We have more than 1 shower, but you can't run them at the same time or the water pressure and temp get all messed up.) During this fit, she hit me, pushed me, screamed at me, threatened me, called me names.. it was unbelievable. Of course I yelled back. And then I got in the shower and 5 minutes later, she got into the other one, ruining the water of mine. I got so pissed that I went downstairs and tried to shut off the water on her. I couldn't figure out how to do that, so I tried to just shut off the hot water. When that failed, I went into her room, stole her flat iron and hid it in my room and took satisfaction in the fact that she had to go out looking like crap. Apparently anger brings out my inner 15 year old. I'd like to conclude my rampage of immaturity by kicking her out of my wedding.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Gosh Angel - your sister sounds a whole lot like mine can be. Do you get the "You're the older sister - act like it" too? And I would have taken her flat iron too : p
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:983656df-ceb4-46f3-9b8f-ddc6a498304f">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]Holy crap, Angel. Is this the same sister who was sobbing in her room earlier? Posted by eirwyn[/QUOTE]
Actually, no. That was my 22 year old sister. She ended up telling me what was wrong and while I get being upset about it, I'm not sure it was worth ending her relationship over, which is what she claims to have done. I think it'll blow over though.
I'm just surrounded by emotional instability, haha.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:f9483296-399a-4a28-9010-5e427de5beb6">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]Gosh Angel - your sister sounds a whole lot like mine can be. Do you get the "You're the older sister - act like it" too? And I would have taken her flat iron too : p eirwyn - at least your irony is yummy! Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
My parents actually just tend to ignore our fights. I rarely get into it with her... it's usually her and my other sister going at it. She (19 year old) is seriously ridiculous and I wish my parents would enact consequences for her behavior, but since they don't, she just keeps it up. I wanted them to at least shut her phone off tonight... she really loses it when they do that, haha.
I haven't iced it yet, but I'm thinking that sounds like a good idea right now.
Angel- your sister reminds me of my younger one. I'm glad she's not quite the PITA she was when we were kids, but her husband has her on such a short leash she can't even think for herself. Talk about one extreme to the other.
evening ladies. H and I are watching In Time tonight (which I thought looked really lame from the trailers, but is actually turning out to be pretty good so far). He's taking a milkshake making break, so I figured I'd pop in.
BF is busy swearing at the Cubs game. I think we're going to watch "National Lampoon's Vacation" after this. I've had the song "Holiday Road" in my head for two days, so it's kind of a must-see at this point.
Ugh Angel I know what you mean! My sister has no consequences whatsoever for anything she does. She even snuck out a few weeks ago and .... nothing. Absolutely nothing.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:168fb606-4d9f-47f7-924d-3cffe5f5766c">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]evening ladies. H and I are watching In Time tonight (which I thought looked really lame from the trailers, but is actually turning out to be pretty good so far). He's taking a milkshake making break, so I figured I'd pop in. Posted by Kate61487[/QUOTE] Oooohhhh, I wanted to see that. Thanks for reminding me. I need more stuff for my Netflix queue.
We got almost no flooring put in, thanks to the awesome flooded wall discovery in the office.
I'm kind of freaking out. The wedding is in 14 days and our house is literally complete chaos. And of course, I have people telling me that they "need" me to do stuff for them tomorrow and I just cannot. I just can't. I think it's completely unreasonable for them to be ASKING let alone telling me they "need" me to do it. But I need a favor from this person, so I can't tell them to shove it.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:793edecf-0199-4704-8837-5a5c44ed8861">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]I'm also trying to decide if I should put a movie in or finish watching Legally Blonde (which is currently showing on E!). Posted by strlzfan11[/QUOTE] Legally Blonde. I was watching that before I saw the Blind Side.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:f80c84b4-a5be-4d24-b5aa-cd8167db8c72">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]Muni - can't they understand "My house is sans flooring right now" ? What are they "needing" you to do? Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
<div>...work a sale. The theatre company i've been the board of is shutting it's doors and there's a sell-all-the-company's-shiit-sale tomorrow. and I just cannot spare the time. I've literally spent all of my waking time doing flooring since about 3 yesterday and I don't have the energy to do things for other people. </div>
I'm actually okay with him being gone. I just like to touch base with him a little more often than every 24 hours.
I'm still watching TBBT. Contemplating another glass of wine. I mean, the bottles already open right?
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Poke - That's exactly how it is here. She's 19, so she can't really sneak out and such anymore since she doesn't have a curfew, but in high school when she was doing that stuff, they gave up disciplining her because it didn't work.
Aryn - It will probably be right before or right after the wedding for financial reasons.
Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?
I also took some things to my storage unit this afternoon and miscalculated how much room I had while moving a storage bin causing me to fall off the dresser. My leg slammed into the TV and I would've smacked my head off the cement had a cushioned chair not been in the way. Nothing is broken or concussed but the bruise on my leg is already forming.
I just got into a HUGE fight with my 19 year old sister. My blood is seriously boiling right now. I was about to get in the shower when she came home from work and she threw a fit, screaming and yelling as though she was possessed, that's how psychotic this meltdown was. Apparently the fact that she smelled like fish from her job means she should get the shower the second she gets home or all hell should break loose. (We have more than 1 shower, but you can't run them at the same time or the water pressure and temp get all messed up.) During this fit, she hit me, pushed me, screamed at me, threatened me, called me names.. it was unbelievable. Of course I yelled back. And then I got in the shower and 5 minutes later, she got into the other one, ruining the water of mine. I got so pissed that I went downstairs and tried to shut off the water on her. I couldn't figure out how to do that, so I tried to just shut off the hot water. When that failed, I went into her room, stole her flat iron and hid it in my room and took satisfaction in the fact that she had to go out looking like crap. Apparently anger brings out my inner 15 year old. I'd like to conclude my rampage of immaturity by kicking her out of my wedding.
I need out of this house.
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[QUOTE]Holy crap, Angel. Is this the same sister who was sobbing in her room earlier?
Posted by eirwyn[/QUOTE]
Actually, no. That was my 22 year old sister. She ended up telling me what was wrong and while I get being upset about it, I'm not sure it was worth ending her relationship over, which is what she claims to have done. I think it'll blow over though.
I'm just surrounded by emotional instability, haha.
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[QUOTE]Gosh Angel - your sister sounds a whole lot like mine can be. Do you get the "You're the older sister - act like it" too? And I would have taken her flat iron too : p eirwyn - at least your irony is yummy!
Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
My parents actually just tend to ignore our fights. I rarely get into it with her... it's usually her and my other sister going at it. She (19 year old) is seriously ridiculous and I wish my parents would enact consequences for her behavior, but since they don't, she just keeps it up. I wanted them to at least shut her phone off tonight... she really loses it when they do that, haha.
Angel- your sister reminds me of my younger one. I'm glad she's not quite the PITA she was when we were kids, but her husband has her on such a short leash she can't even think for herself. Talk about one extreme to the other.
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[QUOTE]evening ladies. H and I are watching In Time tonight (which I thought looked really lame from the trailers, but is actually turning out to be pretty good so far). He's taking a milkshake making break, so I figured I'd pop in.
Posted by Kate61487[/QUOTE]
Oooohhhh, I wanted to see that. Thanks for reminding me. I need more stuff for my Netflix queue.
Lynda - good luck with the separation. I'm such a hypocrite because I hate when DH is gone but I travel a lot for work.
I'm just watching The Blind Side tonight while DH is downstairs playing some videogame. I absolutely love this movie
my read shelf:
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[QUOTE]I'm also trying to decide if I should put a movie in or finish watching Legally Blonde (which is currently showing on E!).
Posted by strlzfan11[/QUOTE]
Legally Blonde. I was watching that before I saw the Blind Side.
my read shelf:
[QUOTE]Muni - can't they understand "My house is sans flooring right now" ? What are they "needing" you to do?
Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
<div>...work a sale. The theatre company i've been the board of is shutting it's doors and there's a sell-all-the-company's-shiit-sale tomorrow. and I just cannot spare the time. I've literally spent all of my waking time doing flooring since about 3 yesterday and I don't have the energy to do things for other people. </div>
Aryn - It will probably be right before or right after the wedding for financial reasons.
Eagles - Yes, I'm still here.