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Flamingo86 · November 2013

Anything good?

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

I confess that I am debating on leaving work early because I feel like crap even though I just got back from vacation. But I still plan on going to see Catching Fire tonight sick or not. Screw work, movies are more important.

Flamingo86 · November 2013

My H and I were feeling snarky and started discussing that we should make a FB post with a neg. HPT, a picture of my flat stomach, and my IUD u/s. After that the caption "nope, not pregnant, just adopting!" Payback for all the pee stick and u/s FB photos.

No worries, we are definitely not going to do that. I hope that we have more class than that. But the thought makes me giggle a little.

ETA: @islandmonkey I hope you feel better soon! Another confession is that I am considering going to see Catching Fire by myself this weekend. It's not like you actually talk to your friends in a movie anyway.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

Flamingo86 said:

My H and I were feeling snarky and started discussing that we should make a FB post with a neg. HPT, a picture of my flat stomach, and my IUD u/s. After that the caption "nope, not pregnant, just adopting!" Payback for all the pee stick and u/s FB photos.

No worries, we are definitely not going to do that. I hope that we have more class than that. But the thought makes me giggle a little.

ETA: @islandmonkey I hope you feel better soon! Another confession is that I am considering going to see Catching Fire by myself this weekend. It's not like you actually talk to your friends in a movie anyway.

First, thank you!

Second, definitely go!

Third, I think that FB post would be awesome. Not bad at all. But maybe that's just me!

nightmare_of_beauty · November 2013

@Flamingo86 I've seen movies by myself before.

My boss's new boyfriend (well if you ask her he's not) keeps buying her stuff. First he sends flowers after their first night hanging out. Next he sends her flowers again with a gift card for Olive Garden, to get her nails done, and to her hair place. Today he brought her breakfast.

I confess I'm starting to think he's desperate. Or maybe my boss is a gold digger.

Flamingo86 · November 2013

islandmonkey8 said:

Flamingo86 said:

My H and I were feeling snarky and started discussing that we should make a FB post with a neg. HPT, a picture of my flat stomach, and my IUD u/s. After that the caption "nope, not pregnant, just adopting!" Payback for all the pee stick and u/s FB photos.

No worries, we are definitely not going to do that. I hope that we have more class than that. But the thought makes me giggle a little.

ETA: @islandmonkey I hope you feel better soon! Another confession is that I am considering going to see Catching Fire by myself this weekend. It's not like you actually talk to your friends in a movie anyway.

First, thank you!

Second, definitely go!

Third, I think that FB post would be awesome. Not bad at all. But maybe that's just me!

Haha glad you approve of the FB post. The thought is funny but I'm not as openly snarky as I'd like to think. I think I am going to refrain from publicly posting pictures of the piece of copper in my ute as well. Also, I want to promote adoption as a positive step in our lives and not come across as "poor us we're infertile so we'll adopt." Anyway, the thought still makes me smile a bit.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

Flamingo86 said:

islandmonkey8 said:

Flamingo86 said:

My H and I were feeling snarky and started discussing that we should make a FB post with a neg. HPT, a picture of my flat stomach, and my IUD u/s. After that the caption "nope, not pregnant, just adopting!" Payback for all the pee stick and u/s FB photos.

No worries, we are definitely not going to do that. I hope that we have more class than that. But the thought makes me giggle a little.

ETA: @islandmonkey I hope you feel better soon! Another confession is that I am considering going to see Catching Fire by myself this weekend. It's not like you actually talk to your friends in a movie anyway.

First, thank you!

Second, definitely go!

Third, I think that FB post would be awesome. Not bad at all. But maybe that's just me!

Haha glad you approve of the FB post. The thought is funny but I'm not as openly snarky as I'd like to think. I think I am going to refrain from publicly posting pictures of the piece of copper in my ute as well. Also, I want to promote adoption as a positive step in our lives and not come across as "poor us we're infertile so we'll adopt." Anyway, the thought still makes me smile a bit.

Maybe it is because I know you on here, I didn't take it as snarky or poor us, but more of a celebration of what is next for you. I'm super excited for you!

Sewilson33 · November 2013

DH is going to a bar with a couple of his friends tonight and he will probably be gone from 8-12. I'm not that upset that I will be home alone on a Friday... I'm thinking I might just finish off the bottle of wine I have in the house, get nice and drunk, and when DH gets home end our dry spell...

My 2nd FFFC I have no GF that lives close enough to me that I would feel comfortable having them come up and drink with me and then drive home. I wish I knew people my age in my town...

Flamingo86 · November 2013

Sewilson33 said:
My 2nd FFFC I have no GF that lives close enough to me that I would feel comfortable having them come up and drink with me and then drive home. I wish I knew people my age in my town...

I'm sorry @Sewilson33. I have been thinking about this too. I have very few (if any) close GFs that live close by. ((Hugs)) I would drink with you!

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

@sewilson33 - sounds like a great night to yourself! GL with ending the dry spell!

Apollo11235 · November 2013

@islandmonkey8 - feel better, and enjoy the movie! I heard it's really good

@sewilson33 - Have fun tonight. I can't drive to you, but I'll drink with you from here

My FFC is that yesterday was CD1 and during dinner, I dropped a piece of corn on my shirt, started crying, and said, "This dinner is not made of chocolate. I just want chocolate for dinner." DH had to go out later for unrelated reasons, and when he came back he brought me flowers and FOUR BAGS of chocolate candy. We watched TV and I ate chocolate until I felt sick. Then I ate some more chocolate.

LuckyAngel07 · November 2013

Flamingo86 said:

Sewilson33 said:
My 2nd FFFC I have no GF that lives close enough to me that I would feel comfortable having them come up and drink with me and then drive home. I wish I knew people my age in my town...

I'm sorry @Sewilson33. I have been thinking about this too. I have very few (if any) close GFs that live close by. ((Hugs)) I would drink with you!

I'm with both of you on this. Mine pretty much all live at least 30-45 minutes away. It stinks when I want to go see a movie DH is totally uninterested in and no one lives near enough to go see it with me!

sparklingdiamond · November 2013

Apollo11235 said:

@islandmonkey8 - feel better, and enjoy the movie! I heard it's really good

@sewilson33 - Have fun tonight. I can't drive to you, but I'll drink with you from here

My FFC is that yesterday was CD1 and during dinner, I dropped a piece of corn on my shirt, started crying, and said, "This dinner is not made of chocolate. I just want chocolate for dinner." DH had to go out later for unrelated reasons, and when he came back he brought me flowers and FOUR BAGS of chocolate candy. We watched TV and I ate chocolate until I felt sick. Then I ate some more chocolate.

Awww how sweet of him!

lfk2013 · November 2013

I with most of you about your GFs living too far away. We're trying to plan a get together in December in DC, which is the central point for us.

@Apollo11235 - Good H!!! Definite gold star moment.

Apollo11235 · November 2013

sparklingdiamond said:

Apollo11235 said:

@islandmonkey8 - feel better, and enjoy the movie! I heard it's really good

@sewilson33 - Have fun tonight. I can't drive to you, but I'll drink with you from here

My FFC is that yesterday was CD1 and during dinner, I dropped a piece of corn on my shirt, started crying, and said, "This dinner is not made of chocolate. I just want chocolate for dinner." DH had to go out later for unrelated reasons, and when he came back he brought me flowers and FOUR BAGS of chocolate candy. We watched TV and I ate chocolate until I felt sick. Then I ate some more chocolate.

Awww how sweet of him!

He is very sweet! I should not have had a second dinner made of chocolate though...

GoodWolf · November 2013

Apollo11235 said:

sparklingdiamond said:

Apollo11235 said:

@islandmonkey8 - feel better, and enjoy the movie! I heard it's really good

@sewilson33 - Have fun tonight. I can't drive to you, but I'll drink with you from here

My FFC is that yesterday was CD1 and during dinner, I dropped a piece of corn on my shirt, started crying, and said, "This dinner is not made of chocolate. I just want chocolate for dinner." DH had to go out later for unrelated reasons, and when he came back he brought me flowers and FOUR BAGS of chocolate candy. We watched TV and I ate chocolate until I felt sick. Then I ate some more chocolate.

Awww how sweet of him!

He is very sweet! I should not have had a second dinner made of chocolate though...

I see nothing wrong with this.

saralynn7 · November 2013

I'm with you ladies on the lack of GF's close by. We just moved to a new town and while I have friends here I just don't have as many that I'm close with and would do things at the drop of a hat. We still haven't met any of our neighbors and I'm not really sure how to start that. I'm normally crazy social but I feel stuck.

brij2006 · November 2013

LuckyAngel07 said:

Flamingo86 said:

Sewilson33 said:
My 2nd FFFC I have no GF that lives close enough to me that I would feel comfortable having them come up and drink with me and then drive home. I wish I knew people my age in my town...

I'm sorry @Sewilson33. I have been thinking about this too. I have very few (if any) close GFs that live close by. ((Hugs)) I would drink with you!

I'm with both of you on this. Mine pretty much all live at least 30-45 minutes away. It stinks when I want to go see a movie DH is totally uninterested in and no one lives near enough to go see it with me!

This is me too. My closest friend is 2 hours away. The sad thing is I grew up in this area, but I just don't live the life these small town girls do. My mom and MIL are the ones I go see chick flicks with.
We'll just all have drunken nights on here together instead. At least we won't have to worry about how we're going to get home.

brij2006 · November 2013

My FFC is that we're on our way to Chicago for a wedding for Hs best friend. I have 5 hours till kill by myself. I have no shame that it's going to consist of going to Trader Joes and buying 3 cases of 2 Buck Chuck and 4 containers of crispy cookies. Hey, my wine racks are way too empty for my liking.

zamboni00 · November 2013

Apparently, we will all walk out of here tonight with a Turkey- a gift from the owner of the company.

My FFC is that I'm thinking of 'forgetting' mine.

I mean, we have our annual Friends Thanksgiving tomorrow night, and H always pops a couple in our turkey fryer, but this one is frozen, so clearly not a good idea. We'll have to go get fresh ones for him to fry. We're going to my folks for Thanksgiving, so it's not like I need one for that, either (my mom's boss also gifts frozen turks).

My bonus FWP is that we'll have so many turkey leftovers from the two fried, and then regular Thanksgiving, that I'm sure we won't want to cook this turkey for a long while.

Maybe I'll just find somewhere to donate it. Solve both problems at once! (I don't even know of anywhere that will accept an actual turkey- Most want money, right? )

cloudymeatballs · November 2013

Well your girls all live far, my girls are all too busy.. It is crazy how difficult it is to get together. Really gotta make dates like a month in advanced. Lol I'll drink with ya girls from here though.

Tonight, dinner with the inlaws. That's always fun

My plan is to actually go tomorrow and we are bar hopping. Haha haven't done that in a while. My H's idea.

Sewilson33 · November 2013

Flamingo86 said:

Sewilson33 said:
My 2nd FFFC I have no GF that lives close enough to me that I would feel comfortable having them come up and drink with me and then drive home. I wish I knew people my age in my town...

I'm sorry @Sewilson33. I have been thinking about this too. I have very few (if any) close GFs that live close by. ((Hugs)) I would drink with you!

Thanks!! I'll be thinking of you while I drink alone!! haha!

Sewilson33 · November 2013

@flamingo86 , @brij2006 , @saralynn7 , @lfk2013 , @luckyangel07

Cheers to all of you!!!!! I'm kind of glad I'm not alone in this boat! I was starting to think I was just a big loner but I'm really just not a big city gal.

ljraff29 · November 2013

I'll start by saying my SIL isn't my favorite person for a variety of reasons. So SIL is pg and about 5 months or so. I was happy for them, but just thought they were waiting longer since she was getting her master's. Anyways they already have a boy and they were hoping for a girl this time. Turns out they're having another boy. When she told us I was secretly happy. She's also gained a ton of weight and is not carrying well at all, another thing I get enjoyment out of. I know I'm not a nice person for thinking that way. Sorry this ended up being so long.

Edits so it made more sense.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

@zamboni00 - Did you know you can quick defrost a turkey in cold water? Fill a cooler with water and submerge. Change the water every 30 minutes or so. It usually works for me and it's fully defrosted in less than 4 hours.

ETA: I guess I've used small turkeys but it can still be done:

If you’re short on time, you can defrost a turkey much more quickly by submerging it in a sink full of cool water. Change the water several times during the defrosting to keep the water from getting too cold. According to the USDA, a 4- to 12-pound turkey will take two to six hours to defrost; a 12- to 16-pound turkey six to eight hours; a 16- to 20-pound turkey eight to 10 hours and a 20- to 24-pound turkey 10 to 12 hours.

ljraff29 · November 2013

@apollo11235 your DH is so sweet! A second dinner of chocolate is perfectly fine in my book.

I'm with all of you on the no close GFs too. Totally blows.

amandaf6383 · November 2013

ljraff29 said:

I'll start by saying my SIL isn't my favorite person for a variety of reasons. So SIL is pg and about 5 months or so. I was happy, but angry that they were expecting (supposedly it happened the weekend of my wedding). Anyways they already have a boy and they were hoping for a girl this time. Turns out they're having another boy. When she told us I secretly rejoiced inside, even though I know it's wrong. She's also gained a ton of weight and is not carrying well at sll, another thing I get enjoyment out of. I know I'm not a nice person for thinking that way. Sorry this ended up being so long.

I'm confused. Why are you angry? And why are you happy she's gained a lot of weight?

ljraff29 · November 2013

@amandar6383 Maybe I used the wrong word. I'm happy for them, but thought DH and I would've been the next ones. She had to stop school and their house is super small so I thought they would've waited is all.

zamboni00 · November 2013

@islandmonkey8- good to know for next time H bought his last night.

I don't know why I didn't think of that- we defrost all sorts of other things in cold water all the time! haha.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

zamboni00 said:

@islandmonkey8- good to know for next time H bought his last night.

I don't know why I didn't think of that- we defrost all sorts of other things in cold water all the time! haha.

In a fridge is the best way, but this way is ok too. At least, the FDA says so!

BruinsBabe33 · November 2013

I throw away or donate most of the presents given to me by my SIL, MIL and SIL's cats (no, I'm not kidding). It's useless poor quality shit that is either for children or ridiculous articles of clothing. I used to hold on to it, now it just goes out and I don't care or feel badly about.

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