June 2009 Weddings
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thursday Confessions
It's been awhile since we've done this - hopefully you're all ready to let it all out.
I'll start:
1. I think I like some of my knot/nest friends better than my IRL friends.
2. Being semi-laid off is starting to take a toll on me emotionally. I'm running out of little projects to take on, and my boredom makes me more and more unmotivated to do *anything*.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
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THATS WHAT SHE SAID.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Mamie - I'm sorry about your #2. i know how much it sucks, I felt like i was going to lose my mind when I wasn't working. Since you need projects - If you want to put together a wedding album for my mom, and pick out the wedding pictures we should use in our own album (from the photographer) let me know
1. I was a spaz yesterday and totally freaked out about my exams (like I always do. I confess that I wouldn't do anything else until they were all graded. Average in the class was a 67 (in case you were all curious) and I had 1/4 of the class get B's or A's - so I don't feel like a horrible teacher anymore. The test was totally doable. Now I'm gearing myself up to hand them back and explain WHY they did so bad on average.
2. I confess that I'm too PC on this board sometimes. I don't always share my true reactions to everything, or hold things back.
1. If I don't hear back about my interview in the next two days, I am probably going to quit my current job anyway.
2. I have one friend that I keep trying to make a friendship work with. It sucks because she can be a b*tch, but if I ditch her I will honestly have no friends left. We have all just grown apart.
BFP #1: 6.26.12 EDD: 2.11.13 missed m/c: 7.31.12 @ 12 weeks
BFP #2: 10.1.12 EDD: 6.11.12
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Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
I am sorry about the bad things
Mamie-I know how you feel about having too much time on your hands. Have you thought about looking into volunteering? I really can't leave the kids at this point to do it, but I have been thinking about it a lot lately. Maybe just doing something a few hours a week with the sick children at the local hospital? Or if you like animals, doing something at an animal shelter? That may open so many new doors in ways your never imagined.?
My confession is: my wedding dress was $80!! I got it on ebay about 4 years ago.?
Oh yeah, and I just ate almost 1/4 of a birthday cake by myself!?
I confess that I have literally prayed to the Lord Jesus that BM breaks up with his horrendous GF. I know, it's terrible, and of all the things I could actually pray about I choose this, but I hate this chick with every ounce of matter in me. I would not care if she was hit by a large truck, and then the truck rolled back over her.
I almost feel bad typing this. And then I remember what a manipulating wh0re she is, and I don't feel bad anymore.
I also confess that I hate the majority of my friends, and I know I need to find other people to hang out with. But, given that I work 60 hours a week, I don't have time to meet new people and formulate bonds. Thus, I'm stuck.
BFP #1: 6.26.12 EDD: 2.11.13 missed m/c: 7.31.12 @ 12 weeks
BFP #2: 10.1.12 EDD: 6.11.12
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It's nice to be able to save money in the wedding process that's for sure!
I have another one--I still haven't changed my name officially. And I am in no hurry to do so.
1. I've been unemployed since May of last year. It sucks hardcore. Granted, I could most likely go get a job in retail or something similar but DH and I both wanted me to get something more M-F so we would actually have our weekends. It's becoming ridiculous though and I'm beyond disheartened about it.
2. I realize that the degree I hold is not going to open any magical doors for me. Of the people that graduated with me, half are in grad school and the other half are working in retail. History degrees don't have very practical applications right out of college unless you have a teaching license to go with it unfortunately.
3. I know that to have a career I want, I'll need some additional schooling. I've talked so much about getting a masters in library science but damn if I can't seem to get myself motivated to actually apply. It's like a serious mental wall there. On the other hand, I've signed up for an info session at our local community college's nursing program and am more than excited about that and about potentially applying to nursing school. Sometimes I don't even understand myself.
Thanks, angel. Volunteering would be nice, but I'd hate to start something only to be called back full-time.
Another confession: I like that Miley Cyrus song "Party in the USA."
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
I confess I LOVE her CD. Love love love love. She makes me stabby, but, damn it's catchy!
I confess that I've been sitting at my computer for the past 20 minutes having this conversation with myself:
You need to go to work today. No, your nose is still runny. Stay home and watch last week's Vampire Diaries. No, damn it, you need the money, you feel the best you've felt all week, GO. Ah, but "best you've felt all week" is not the same as BETTER is it? You're still sick, stay home. Go to work. No, stay home. No, go to work. No, really, stay home......
(I have to leave around 10:30 a.m. CA time if I'm actually going to go to work, so I've got just under an hour to make the decision for real...)
I confess that I have thin skin. I feel like I need people to tell me the truth, or their opinions, but when I hear them I get butt-hurt. I hate feeling like people think I'm an idiot for one reason or another.
I also confess that I say stupid things when dealing with situations that make me uncomfortable - i.e. beings so blunt to people about my sister's death and the whole pregnant thing.
I definitely have some learning to do.
I confess that I hate most of my coworkers. I've been given permission to look at opportunities outside of our team but my boss doesn't want to lose me so she is taking her sweet time with it.
If DH thinks that I'm going to be his meal ticket for the rest of our lives, we're in trouble. Background: We were earning the same amount for a while when DH lost his job. He took a $8/hr retail job to have some income coming in because with the situation surrounding his job loss, we didn't know if he would get unemployment. A few months later, I get a promotion and am now earning more than 2x what he is a year. I don't care who earns more but he has NO ambition to move up and that pisses me off. He keeps joking that I should get another promotion so he can be a SATH or SATD and it pisses me off. It is probably just my personality but I cannot fathom topping out at 30 years old.
I consider myself an ambitious person who wants a lot out of life (a house, kids, travel, etc.) but all of that requires money. If he is a SATH, he would literally do nothing but play video games all day (he has days off during the week so I know this for a fact). I know the big question is why did we get married if it is like this? Because whenever we discuss it he says he wants all of the same things and at the time, every spare penny was going to the wedding. Now we can save for other things and he's more concerned about golfing and getting the latest guitar hero. If I ask him to help around the house he does it but I'm tired of asking. I just want him to make the effort with out my pushing for once. I'm tired and it would be really reassuring to know that I'm not doing this all alone.
OMG, I totally was going to post this. I am beyond embarrassed to admit it to anyone!
I have done about 1 hour (out of 5 so far) of real work today. And am about to eat lunch. Its just slow and boring and TN is more fun.
I confess that I am still pissed about our houseguest. Who is staying for FIVE weeks. Grrrr.
I confess that almost 3 weeks ago I committed to doing p90x for 90 days... I made MH take before pictures and measurements with me. I did exactly 4 days of exercise and haven't done it since 2 weeks ago today. And so far this week I have had pizza, Wendy's and now fajitas for lunch instead of the usual salad that I bring from home. Seriously... I have zero motivation to lose the 7 pounds I've gained since the wedding.
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I confess that I also love the song "Party in the USA".
...that just when I think that DH and I are going to be alone in our new house, he mentions that his twin brother is applying for a job like 20 minutes from where we will be living AND his application got accepted. So now DH has it in his head to rent out one of our bedrooms to his brother (who is a complete slob!). Ugh, NO!
...that I am still ticked that I changed my name! Why didn't I just stick with hyphenating like I wanted to.
...that I am not great with grammer and writing and sick of people judging me because of it! Get over it...not everyone is perfect. (No puns intended)
...that I am going to miss DH when he is in Atlanta for a seminar next week!
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
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I confess that my stepsister is getting married this weekend and I really want to leave the kids at home, drink an insane amount and really enjoy myself.
I confess that I also love the song "Party in the USA".
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I confess that sometimes I get really resentful with M b/c we live in Minnesota...especially when winter rolls around. I hate the cold and I hate the snow...but I know we'll never move to another state. The comprise is we travel.
I also confess I'm about to watch a netflix movie while at work so see ya!
A friend of mine is getting married on NYE. She is spending literally maybe $4000 on her entire wedding. She is getting married at the Elks lodge and having a hot app buffet instead of a sit down dinner.
I was torn about whether or not I was going to go to her wedding (this was before I knew where it was, or what she was serving). Now, I've made up my mind.
Half of my decision is based on the fact that she and her FI came to my wedding, ate food, drank a shitton of my open bar, and then left without saying goodbye. I hold grudges big time. The other half of my decision is based on the fact that I firmly believe that if you choose to have a NYE wedding you need to have a sit down dinner and it should be somewhat of a black tie event.
Casual is my middle name, but when it comes to NYE weddings I think a bit differently.
desaree, I hope you weren't hurt by what I wrote in your other post but I think it's important that you know how your words may be taken by others. I'm not mad at'cha though. That said, I confess...
... that I feel similarly when people criticize me or point out things that I'm doing wrong because I have perfectionistic tendencies. Lately this has been happening A LOT at work on one particular project and I feel so defeated.
...that there is a chance I may be pregnant. I just took a pg test (early) and the line was faint. I'll have to re-test later, when I'm actually supposed to, but I couldn't wait.
...that I told DH I wouldn't test when I was out of town for work (I'm in Chi-town), but I was having such a crap-tastic day due to getting yelled at a meeting this morning (see confession 1) and twisting my ankle, I needed a pick-me-up.
I am fully aware that my confession came off snotty as hell. And sorry for those of you who didn't spend much on your wedding, it wasn't a bash at you at all.
Any other night I would be fine with an incredibly low key, low cost wedding. But it's NYE and you're not doing a sit down dinner, or any form of open bar. It's annoying.
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