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Good news!

Lots of little bits of good news today!

1) One of my work friends is expecting her first baby!  I'm so happy for her!  She and her H are going to make awesome parents.  Also selfishly, this means I'll have somebody who's been there, done that regarding our firm's maternity policies when it's my time around within the next couple of years.  

2) The dental work I need will be partially covered under my new health insurance.  My recruiter was really helpful and sent over the full plan documents, not just the new hire brochure.  Looks like I'll be able to get up to the plan max of $2000/year.  Since I'll start the dental work this fall, we should be able to spread out the billing over two years and take $4000 off the total cost.  It's still a fuckton of money but that's like 30% less than I thought I'd be out.  So I'll take it.

3) Fi and I are planning a romantic mini-cation weekend.  We got the idea from Groupon but figured we can do it cheaper ourselves.  Camping and hiking in the Hudson Valley, then visit a couple of wineries in that area.

4) We're getting our engagement photos taken this Sunday, yay!  I have no idea what I will wear or how I'll do hair and makeup.  I get to play around in the next few days and be girly while I figure it out.

Anybody else have good news to share?  Tips for engagement photos, or good wineries near Ulster County?
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  • great news!. You saw mine already. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm also happy I didn't come back to a shit-show for being away for a few days. -------------------------------------- I'm off to the dentist in a few hours. Not really looking forward to that.






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  • I think Brotherood Winery is the most popular. I'll wave from Poughkeepsie! The Stormville Airport ultimate yard sale is this weekend, so that's what I'm looking forward to up here!

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  • All of that is awesome!! 

    My absolute favorite winery upstate is Warwick Winery, but that's Orange County. Robibero Winery in Ulster I've heard good things about. 

    Where are you camping??
  • All of that is awesome!! 

    My absolute favorite winery upstate is Warwick Winery, but that's Orange County. Robibero Winery in Ulster I've heard good things about. 

    Where are you camping??

    Ooops mine was Orange County too!

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  • All of that is awesome!! 

    My absolute favorite winery upstate is Warwick Winery, but that's Orange County. Robibero Winery in Ulster I've heard good things about. 

    Where are you camping??
    We haven't decided yet where to camp.  Last time we stayed at Sohi Campground in Accord, which was nice, but this time I think we are looking for a public park.  The whole idea is still forming, so if you guys have camping recommendations, I'll take those too!  I just threw out Ulster County as my first idea.
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    Yay! When is the mini vacay? I don't have any tips but my parents live near Ulster county :) Well my good news is that next week we are taking a staycation. I planned a few fun activities for us to do, including a Mexican burrito (no carb for me so naked no rice option) picnic evening Sunday night (got a date from howaboutwe.com), beer tasting on Monday, meeting with a DJ on Tuesday, and Thursday we are going to AC for the night for my BFF's 30th bday :) This Friday is our datengageaversary!!!! So we are probably going on a fancy date night dinner. Trying to decide where. It is employee appreciation week at my job so it's a fun week. We played Cranium earlier today :) And yay for engagement pics! Ours will be taken next month! Where are you guys taking yours? Well one idea I had for ours is: FI and I are huge baseball fans. But he is a Mets fan and I am a Yankees fan. I was thinking that we can bring our Jersey's along to the shoot and take a few pics with them on. Edit: I swear I had paragraphs. ARGH.
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  • JC, you might want to check with the dental folks and see if some of your issues could fall under your general health insurance. Sounds weird, but other health issues can affect what goes on in your mouth.
  • JC, you might want to check with the dental folks and see if some of your issues could fall under your general health insurance. Sounds weird, but other health issues can affect what goes on in your mouth.
    Thanks, I had thought about this.  We have "concierges" who are supposed to help us coordinate our benefits at work, so I will ask about this once I start.
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  • pinkcow13 said:
    Yay! When is the mini vacay? I don't have any tips but my parents live near Ulster county :) Well my good news is that next week we are taking a staycation. I planned a few fun activities for us to do, including a Mexican burrito (no carb for me so naked no rice option) picnic evening Sunday night (got a date from howaboutwe.com), beer tasting on Monday, meeting with a DJ on Tuesday, and Thursday we are going to AC for the night for my BFF's 30th bday :) This Friday is our datengageaversary!!!! So we are probably going on a fancy date night dinner. Trying to decide where. It is employee appreciation week at my job so it's a fun week. We played Cranium earlier today :) And yay for engagement pics! Ours will be taken next month! Where are you guys taking yours? Well one idea I had for ours is: FI and I are huge baseball fans. But he is a Mets fan and I am a Yankees fan. I was thinking that we can bring our Jersey's along to the shoot and take a few pics with them on. Edit: I swear I had paragraphs. ARGH.
    Your staycation sounds like so much fun!!

    We are planning for probably the weekend of October 17th.  At that point I'll be a couple weeks into my job, and settled enough I can figure out how connected I will have to be over the weekends.  I also might need the break.  :)

    Engagement pics: we will start at the WFC ferry terminal and take some pics on that side of the river and in the terminal.  Then we'll go back across to JC, and take some pics from the top of the boat on the way across.  We'll walk around our neighborhood, then bike or drive over to Liberty State Park and take some pics with the historic train station and in the park there.  
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  • That's all awesome! 

    Ummm... my coworker bought me cupcakes for my last day in the office. So that's good. And FI's aunt (who's really our age - his mom robbed the cradle with his step-dad, and this is step-dad's brother's wife) offered to help set centerpieces up on Saturday. So she's going to come over tomorrow and see how they all should look.

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    The last time we camped, we stayed at Hunter Lake Campground. We loved it. http://www.hunterlakecampground.com/ 

    I've also camped at North Lake/South Lake. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24487.html 

    And Kenneth Wilson Campground http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24472.html
  • pinkcow13 said:
    Yay! When is the mini vacay? I don't have any tips but my parents live near Ulster county :) Well my good news is that next week we are taking a staycation. I planned a few fun activities for us to do, including a Mexican burrito (no carb for me so naked no rice option) picnic evening Sunday night (got a date from howaboutwe.com), beer tasting on Monday, meeting with a DJ on Tuesday, and Thursday we are going to AC for the night for my BFF's 30th bday :) This Friday is our datengageaversary!!!! So we are probably going on a fancy date night dinner. Trying to decide where. It is employee appreciation week at my job so it's a fun week. We played Cranium earlier today :) And yay for engagement pics! Ours will be taken next month! Where are you guys taking yours? Well one idea I had for ours is: FI and I are huge baseball fans. But he is a Mets fan and I am a Yankees fan. I was thinking that we can bring our Jersey's along to the shoot and take a few pics with them on. Edit: I swear I had paragraphs. ARGH.
    Your staycation sounds like so much fun!!

    We are planning for probably the weekend of October 17th.  At that point I'll be a couple weeks into my job, and settled enough I can figure out how connected I will have to be over the weekends.  I also might need the break.  :)

    Engagement pics: we will start at the WFC ferry terminal and take some pics on that side of the river and in the terminal.  Then we'll go back across to JC, and take some pics from the top of the boat on the way across.  We'll walk around our neighborhood, then bike or drive over to Liberty State Park and take some pics with the historic train station and in the park there.  
    We did our Epics there and they came out awesome!  Have fun!!! 
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  • We are remodeling our kitchen and have been without appliances for 5 1/2 weeks. The electrician is at the house now and we will have our stove, microwave and fridge (possibly dishwasher) working tonight!
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  • We're doing our engagement shots this weekend too! Someone tell me what to wear lol
  • I'm going to the Ren faire on Saturday with H and a few friends. And then I'm going out to some wineries on Sunday with one of my friends.
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  • That's excellent!

    My 36 hour post-bachelorette hangover is over and tonight I have what I hope will be my final dress fitting. Plus, going out for dinner with my mom after! Woohoo!

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  • Ooooh, engagement pictures are fun!  DH wore a red shirt and I wore a turquoise dress with red jewelry.  It wasn't TOO matchy-matchy, but it  blended well.  Do you know where the pics will be taken?
  • Ooooh, engagement pictures are fun!  DH wore a red shirt and I wore a turquoise dress with red jewelry.  It wasn't TOO matchy-matchy, but it  blended well.  Do you know where the pics will be taken?
    Basically, just picture the NYC skyline in the background with various urban or park-y foreground settings.  Attached is the view from my neighborhood.

    This couple's engagement photos were taken in my neighborhood, so this is also an idea of some possible backdrops. http://elariophotography.com/keather-brad-jersey-city-engagement-session/

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  • If I were to be able to do e-pics in NYC area, I'd go up to 18th Street between 6th and 7th (???? maybe between 5th and 6th, can't remember) Avenues and go to Books Of Wonder. Some NYC tourists go to plays while they're in the city. I go to a kid's bookstore and spend enough money to have gone to a play. It's okay, I'm a G. 

    (G=goober.)

    I have actually had a good day though (until I got ragey recently). My FI's birthday isn't for two months, but his big-deal present came in today (Spiderman Windshield Sunshade Thingy, because why the frick not?) AND my River Song Journal came too, in which I will begin writing on October 10th, 2014 and give to FI on October 10th, 2015 (our hopefully-wedding day).

    Good day for me, then! 
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  • Lucky you for mini vacay! Hope you have fun with FI! And yay babies!
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  • Yay! I know how much you've been worried about the new job and the dental coverage. That's great news! Enjoy the trip. xx
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  • Yay, yay, yay! So much goodness!

    Our good news for the day (…week…month…) is that after my first OB appointment today, it's definitely confirmed that I am growing "Baby Bean" who appears to be a healthy little 8 week and 5 day old being. Holy freaking TRIPPY!!!
    @SmileDamnit Yay babies!  Congrats!
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  • Yay, yay, yay! So much goodness!


    Our good news for the day (…week…month…) is that after my first OB appointment today, it's definitely confirmed that I am growing "Baby Bean" who appears to be a healthy little 8 week and 5 day old being. Holy freaking TRIPPY!!!
    YAYYYYYYY!!!!

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  • Thanks ladies! I swear I'm not going to be an over-sharer - definitely won't be seeing my pee stick ;)
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  • Thanks ladies! I swear I'm not going to be an over-sharer - definitely won't be seeing my pee stick ;)

    Don't lie- you know it's in your purse just waiting to be framed!

    Congrats!!

                                                                     

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