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It's Monday..Monday...

How was everyone’s weekend??

Mine was pretty blah. My sister, who is constantly late, and I were driving down to Texas to go to my fitting, but she was late and I ended up having to move my appointment a few hours, which made me really mad. Then my sisters are putting on my Bridal Shower/ Bachelorette party…but they haven’t invited anyone yet. I really don’t want to worry about it and be a nag, but you can’t invite people the week before and expect them to come.  Anyway, I went to my dress fitting and it wasn’t DONE! Ugh!  She wanted to make sure the hem was pinned right before she sewed it, and did the bustle. Now I have to drive down again next weekend. Such a pain.  The only good thing that came of this weekend really…was that I got to talk to my FI.

My dad is out of the hospital but I have a huge fear he isn’t going to be up to snuff at my wedding. And I’d hate to say it but I think it is going to be because of my mom. The doctors say he should be walking as much as possible, but I see my mom is fearful that he is going to fall down and she won’t be able to get him up… so she limits his walking...which doesn’t really help at all.

Then to put salt in the wound, my mom didn’t feel the need to tell me that one of my dogs (my first show dog) has an abscess removed… and they are doing testing on it because some of the cells looked suspicious.

OH, on the really fantastic side, FI and I have been engaged for a full year today. =D

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  • I'm sorry your sister caused you to move your fitting and hasnt invited anyone to your Bridal shower yet. On the plus side though - they are intending on having one for you. Maybe drop a few hints or express your concern that you are worried your friends might have arranged for plans elsewhere on the day of your shower. Probably not proper etiquette, but really if your concerned about it - just ask.
    Yay for getting to talk to your FI and celebrating a year long engagement!!

    Our weekend was relatively quiet. H had some work stuff to do on Friday evening for a new guy that arrived and then he went down to Daytona with his friends for a bike race on saturday. I got some good quality spring cleaning in while he was gone. Sunday was our normal church day, we did swing into the commissary and NEX. And just really came home to relax. I love how Sundays for us have turned into just a relaxing evening at home.

    I'm pretty excited for this week. Fire and I are having our normal wine g2g and then we leave for our HM on Saturday!!! I'm so ready for a vacation!!

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  • I must've missed that your dad was in the hospital. Good vibes going his way for a quick recovery! As for your dog, I'm sure your mom just didn't want you to worry until they knew what it was. Binxy had to have an abscess drained last fall and I was bawling. Turns out it was just caused from an infection from a little cat fight he got into.

    My weekend was fairly quiet. A family called me last-minute to babysit on Saturday, which was totally welcomed since FI is gone and Kara went to Jersey! So I had no St. Patty's plans. Also, the money I made was awesome!
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    Amanda, congrats on your one-year engagement anniversary! I hope your dad's health improves quickly.  Amh, that's super exciting that your HM is so close!

    I got to visit H this weekend!!!  It was a lot of stressful traveling to spend a couple of days with him, but of course it was totally worth it.  It was the happiest I've been in quite some time.  Now I'm exhausted and I feel like I'm behind on everything, so it's gonna be a rough week...but whatevvvs.

    Edit:  Apparently I don't know the difference between your and you're today....which happends to be one of my biggest pet peeves when other people don't use them correctly haha.
  • Amanda, I'm sorry to hear about your dad.  I hope your mom's protective instincts don't hold back his recovery!

    DH just found out this morning that he had 6 hours left on his calling card from when he was in Iraq...in 2008!  So, I got a surprise phone call.  We thought he wouldn't be able to buy minutes until I got his new debit card and shipped it to him...score! 

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  • I'm sorry about your fitting. Glad your dad is out of the hospital though!

    FI and I went to the zoo on Saturday haha. We wandered downtown Des Moines because there were tons of people out for St. Patrick's day. We saw 21 Jump Street that night and it was really funny.

    Yesterday was a lazy day. Grocery shopping, some cleaning, and laying around lol.

    Today is so busy back to school and work. About to go into work and talk to my boss because my paycheck was off by at least $1000. How you mess it up that badly is beyond me. Then I have a couple meetings then done. But we sent out our wedding invitations today!
  • well, my weekend was great until last night when I learned something unexpected which really sucks; and all I feel I should say about it is that grown up, RL problems really blow. ... but I got to spend some time with my horse this weekend, saw one of my BM's.... so that was nice.

    amh- I am sooooooooooo looking forward to our wine (sangria?) night, and YAY HM!!!

    Amanda - same thing happened to me with my fitting this week; but hey, at least our seamstresses are attentive to detail and want to do it right the first time, right? I'm with amh on your bridal shower- do you know when they were planning on having it? My sister sent out mine (she's my MOH) last week, and she's having mine on the 31st.... I really hope it works out for you :)

    binx- yay for extra money and things to pass the time!

    Irh- I think I missed the back story- how far apart are you and H? Glad you got to visit this weekend :) FI and I are like 10 hrs drive time apart for now (600ish miles?) and it really can suck... especially bc we don't know when I'll be able to move after the wedding; whenever we think we have it figured out something throws a monkeywrench in the plan. 


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    [QUOTE]well, my weekend was great until last night when I learned something unexpected which really sucks; and all I feel I should say about it is that grown up, RL problems really blow. ... but I got to spend some time with my horse this weekend, saw one of my BM's.... so that was nice. <strong>amh- I am sooooooooooo looking forward to our wine (sangria?) night</strong>, and YAY HM!!! Amanda - same thing happened to me with my fitting this week; but hey, at least our seamstresses are attentive to detail and want to do it right the first time, right? I'm with amh on your bridal shower- do you know when they were planning on having it? My sister sent out mine (she's my MOH) last week, and she's having mine on the 31st.... I really hope it works out for you :) binx- yay for extra money and things to pass the time! Irh- I think I missed the back story- how far apart are you and H? Glad you got to visit this weekend :) FI and I are like 10 hrs drive time apart for now (600ish miles?) and it really can suck... especially bc we don't know when I'll be able to move after the wedding; whenever we think we have it figured out something throws a monkeywrench in the plan. 
    Posted by firemedicrr[/QUOTE]

    I am pretty excited for it. And I hope my Sangria can make your RL problems a little bit easier to deal with. Can't wait to grill out with you and your FI. Yay for horse time! They always seem to make our days better.
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    [QUOTE]well, my weekend was great until last night when I learned something unexpected which really sucks; and all I feel I should say about it is that grown up, RL problems really blow. ... but I got to spend some time with my horse this weekend, saw one of my BM's.... so that was nice. amh- I am sooooooooooo looking forward to our wine (sangria?) night, and YAY HM!!! Amanda - same thing happened to me with my fitting this week; but hey, at least our seamstresses are attentive to detail and want to do it right the first time, right? I'm with amh on your bridal shower- do you know when they were planning on having it? My sister sent out mine (she's my MOH) last week, and she's having mine on the 31st.... I really hope it works out for you :) binx- yay for extra money and things to pass the time! Irh- I think I missed the back story- how far apart are you and H? Glad you got to visit this weekend :)<strong> FI and I are like 10 hrs drive time apart for now (600ish miles?) and it really can suck... especially bc we don't know when I'll be able to move after the wedding; whenever we think we have it figured out something throws a monkeywrench in the plan. 
    </strong>Posted by firemedicrr[/QUOTE]

    Try a good 20 hours away... haha And I totalllyyyy hear you on the not knowing when you are moving to live with him. =( Glad to know I am not the only person who is having that same problem.
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  • AMH!!!!  I WANT MORE PICTURES!  Your siggy is GORGEOUS!

    Amanda, sorry you're having a crap day with all that.  Only thing I have to suggest is maybe getting your Dad a walker?  That way he can get up and walk around, but he has something to grab onto if he gets weak or stumbles? 

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  • Update...you said it right...it's a Monday.  Since you all knew the MC Board was last week and I was waiting on results, I got them today.  I did not get selected but was told it was really competitive.  Next board is in July.

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  • AMH - I don't have siggies turned on at work... butt I want to see more pictures!!!!!!!


    Cal - He just had open heart surgery, and isn't supposed to use his arms for support so the walker is out. I think my BIL is going over there during the day to help my mom..
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  • Sorry Sammy :(  NEXT TIME!!
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    [QUOTE]AMH - I don't have siggies turned on at work... butt I want to see more pictures!!!!!!! Cal - He just had open heart surgery, and isn't supposed to use his arms for support so the walker is out. I think my BIL is going over there during the day to help my mom..
    Posted by AmandaSC1988[/QUOTE]

    Ah, well there goes that idea.  Hopefully BIL can talk Mom into letting Dad walk a bit more on  his own!

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  • Agree with Cal, AMH your siggy is stunning. I got food poisoning from something I ate that started Saturday night, and I'm feeling better now. Hopefully it'll finally just rain here instead of just being all dark and windy. If the weather guy says thunderstorms, I want thunderstorms, dammit!
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    Sammy - I'm sorry you didn't get selected, fingers crossed for you and positive vibes for the board in July.

    Thanks everyone!! I actually spoke with our photographers last week, and normally it's only a 2 week wait on pictures but the wife (its a married couple) is pregnant and was actually sick for our wedding (long story, but she ended up being okay). But I told them to just take their time on editing and if it takes a little bit longer than we're fine with that. H and I are actually pretty laid back, plus we understand that the longer they have the pictures the better they'll look. So - we have 3 pictures up as a sneak peak (I'm not particularly a fan of my up close but.. thats okay, I normally dont like upclose pics of me anyhow) So these are the 3 we have - I'm including my siggy since some of you all have siggys disabled :) 




     

     

    Edit - I didn't want to do an AW post until we have them all back, so once we do I'll post a good few and give you all the link to see the rest for those who want to.
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  • Gorgeous!!!  And I do love your up-close, but I can see why you might not - I prefer pictures of myself with big happy smiles rather than mysterious stares, and I imagine you might, too.  Your makeup and hair looks stunning!!!  And I absolutely love the siggy pic.  Like whoa.  Your dress is so flattering!

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: It's Monday..Monday... : Try a good 20 hours away... haha And I totalllyyyy hear you on the not knowing when you are moving to live with him. =( Glad to know I am not the only person who is having that same problem.
    Posted by AmandaSC1988[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>yeah, I think after a certain point it's all in the same category of "we're in the same country but not close enough to each other to feasibly see each other on a regular basis". and it blowwwwwwwwwws</div><div>
    </div><div>and no, you're not the only one having that problem. It sucks... and so I will be married, living with my parents WITHOUT my H for an unknown amount of time. I'm not sure if that's better or worse than CAB/Cal's situations. lol!</div>
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  • AMH - GOODNESS!! You are so pretty!! your pictures are stunning!

    Fire - =( I really hear you... I can't even tell my job when I am leaving because of FI's deployment changes. I just keep my eye on the prize...10 years from now everything will be all sorted out and this confusing time won't even matter...
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    [QUOTE]AMH - GOODNESS!! You are so pretty!! your pictures are stunning! Fire - =( I really hear you... I can't even tell my job when I am leaving because of FI's deployment changes. I just keep my eye on the prize...10 years from now everything will be all sorted out and this confusing time won't even matter...
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    <div>truth, and such a good perspective to have. </div>
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    [QUOTE]Irh- I think I missed the back story- how far apart are you and H? Glad you got to visit this weekend :) FI and I are like 10 hrs drive time apart for now (600ish miles?) and it really can suck... especially bc we don't know when I'll be able to move after the wedding; whenever we think we have it figured out something throws a monkeywrench in the plan. 
    Posted by firemedicrr[/QUOTE]

    We are probably about the same distance apart as you and your FI.  I did a combination of flying and driving b/c the nearest big city is like 2.5 hours away.  So I flew into there, then rented a car and drove the rest of the way. I feel like I really grew up this weekend b/c I've never traveled so far alone, and I've never rented a car lol...I get anxiety about that kind of stuff. 

    H is at training right now, but over the summer he'll be heading to his duty station.  I asked him when he had to report and he said his orders didn't say, but everyone else at training had a date.  He talked to someone and apparently they messed up his orders haha...so we're still trying to figure out the whole moving me out there with him thing too.  And I might actually end up living with my parents w/out H as well depending on my job situation.  It helps knowing that others are in the same boat....but don't worry, girls, it will all work out eventually!!!
  • Sammy, that sucks about boards.  :(  Next time for sure.  My friend that I met through my old recruiter just got screwed over for these boards and goes up again in July too.  But our recruiter was a tool.  Basically the only thing he did right was sit us together at the Christmas get-together - we were both females trying to get into OCS with significant others who were enlisted Marines.  Tons in common, obviously, and we're still good friends.  :)

    Mondays can eat a bag of dciks.  Thank God for wine.
  • So, I am back home from Vegas. We had such a good time! But I felt like shiiitttttt yesterday. I am seriously a light weight :/
    Here's a recap of the weekend:
    FRIDAY: Get into the hotel, go to this AWESOME German restaurant that is set up like an Oktoberfest type deal. So fun and crazy!
    SATURDAY: Blake Shelton, Justin Moore, and Dia Frampton. Amazing concert!!!!
    SUNDAY: Hangover. But also, we bet on some NCAA action and won. It was a nail biter of a game, though. (Lehigh VS. Xavier)
    TODAY: Buffet and Bodies exhibit at the Luxor. It was really cute cause H was showing me everything that's he's learned so far in anatomy classes :P Which was a LOT!
    Anyway, my cars battery died on our way out of Vegas... I am hoping that after jumping it, there will be no more problems. It's a newer car, so I can't believe the battery is dead already. We'll see...

    Sammy, I'm sorry you didn't get it this time! You'll get it next time, though!
  • Fire, I'm pretty sure CAB has it worse.  A) It's a longer period of time - ours is 4-5 months, maybe as long as 6 months, and more importantly B) they're my parents, not his.  I feel a lot more comfortable standing up to my own parents if they get nosy with our relationship and what we're doing than I ever would with his.  Andplusalso my parents are pretty cool over all, though I think FI and my Mom will likely get in a battle royale before the summer is over... he isn't used to having a maternal figure in his life as his Mom has all the warm fuzzies of a rabid badger, so my Mom's motherly cluckings ("Put a jacket on, it's cold" or "Are you going to put sunscreen on before you go out?") will really drive him nuts, whereas I just roll my eyes and go, "Mom, I'm 26 years old.  I manage just fine.  Chill, please."  And she laughs.

    I had a rough, rough day.  I didn't talk about it because I didn't really want to jinx anything - my grandma is okay now and resting comfortably now, but she was brought to the hospital this morning after she was slurring her words.  She had a mini-stroke, and apparently has pneumonia.  They are taking good care of her now, but the worst part was my poor grandfather with mild-to-moderate Alzheimers who couldn't figure out wha to do.  He wasn't allowed in the ambulance for whatever reason, so he just stayed at home crying until my Dad showed up an hour later to take him to the hospital.  So sad! 

    We've been trying to talk my Dad's sisters into supporting the idea of suggesting to my grandparents that it's time to move into an assisted living community - they go to The Villages in Florida every winter for a month and always rave about all the organized activities, friends their own age, how easy it is to just go to the cafeteria when they don't feel like cooking, etc.  It would be wonderful for them to be in a similar community near their home, where they could still have their independence but the help would be available and close by when they need it.  My grandfather couldn't even tell the paramedics what medications my grandma was on - that's what the staff at a community would be able to do.  But my aunts see it as "putting them in a home" and refuse to consider it.  It makes me so angry!

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  • CAB - sounds like you had tons of fun in Vegas!  DH and I want to go there on our next vacation...whenever the heck that may be haha.

    Calinidi - I'm glad your grandma is alright now.  The decision to put parents in an assisted living community, even if it's not a 'home' is such a difficult one to make.  I'm sure it will take time for everyone in the family to get used to the idea.  It sounds like they would enjoy the place you mentioned, but I can see how it would be hard for some people to accept that. Ultimately,  I hope your fam can agree on what's best for them!
  • Cal I am so glad everything is OK with your grandma! Your poor grandpa! I can't even imagine how hard that was for him. That broke my heart :(
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    [QUOTE]Fire, I'm pretty sure CAB has it worse.  A) It's a longer period of time - ours is 4-5 months, maybe as long as 6 months, and more importantly B) they're my parents, not his.  I feel a lot more comfortable standing up to my own parents if they get nosy with our relationship and what we're doing than I ever would with his.  Andplusalso my parents are pretty cool over all, though I think FI and my Mom will likely get in a battle royale before the summer is over... he isn't used to having a maternal figure in his life as his Mom has all the warm fuzzies of a rabid badger, so my Mom's motherly cluckings ("Put a jacket on, it's cold" or "Are you going to put sunscreen on before you go out?") will really drive him nuts, whereas I just roll my eyes and go, "Mom, I'm 26 years old.  I manage just fine.  Chill, please."  And she laughs. I had a rough, rough day.  I didn't talk about it because I didn't really want to jinx anything - my grandma is okay now and resting comfortably now, but she was brought to the hospital this morning after she was slurring her words.  She had a mini-stroke, and apparently has pneumonia.  They are taking good care of her now, but the worst part was my poor grandfather with mild-to-moderate Alzheimers who couldn't figure out wha to do.  He wasn't allowed in the ambulance for whatever reason, so he just stayed at home crying until my Dad showed up an hour later to take him to the hospital.  So sad!  We've been trying to talk my Dad's sisters into supporting the idea of suggesting to my grandparents that it's time to move into an assisted living community - they go to The Villages in Florida every winter for a month and always rave about all the organized activities, friends their own age, how easy it is to just go to the cafeteria when they don't feel like cooking, etc.  It would be wonderful for them to be in a similar community near their home, where they could still have their independence but the help would be available and close by when they need it.  My grandfather couldn't even tell the paramedics what medications my grandma was on - that's what the staff at a community would be able to do.  But my aunts see it as "putting them in a home" and refuse to consider it.  It makes me so angry!
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    It won't let me bold, BUT my grandparents live in the Villages. They alternate between NY in the summer and the Villages in the Winter and LOVE it. My grandmother actually was on her death bed (literally, my dad flew up there with every intention on buring his mom) and she recovered thank god, but her health has improved tremendiously since moving back down to the Villages in Jan. They have a ton of friends, tons of activities and just really enjoy it. It's a great community.

    Thanks for the compliments on the pictures guys. I agree Cal, I think its more or less I like smiling pictures rather than mysterious stares. I love how my dress looked and fit however, once I did take my sleeves off (they were removeable, snapped in) my dress was very loose in the top and was falling down a bit. But yeah. In the end, my boobs didnt show so that's the important part!
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