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Re: Thirsty Friday Randoms?
Allison is sick I stayed home with her today and Amelia went to daycare. It feels so strange to only have one kid.
I would so love to go down for a nap right now, but I really need to get stuff done for work. We have budget and newsletter articles due next week. We had a staff person leave last week so now I have to coordinate the newsletter again.. blah! What sucks is that I have our fundraiser event that I have to plan in midst of all this. Crazy times.
I would also love to go down for a nap right now. That sounds heavenly.
Glad you're feeling better about your vaca Kasa. :-)
I just got all my passport business done and in the mail - I had to get new photos taken and I'm kind of thankful because my last photo was blech.
I'm loving my Fridays off. I've been able to get my run, tons of chores and errands done. Now I'm looking to chill for awhile and maybe finish my book. :-)
Oh man...I wish I could blink once and make it 5:00.
Any ideas for games? Do I need to start discussion about some controversial topic?
Jealous of your Fridays off! That is super awesome.
I can't remember, have you found plane tickets yet?
So, my grandparents will be spending the evening/night at our house tonight. I'm happy that they're coming and I'm looking forward to seeing them. I regret that I don't get to see them more often.
But, man, I don't feel like entertaining tonight. I'm tired and just feel kind of blah overall. I really hope I snap out of it once I get home.
Yes, we bought round trip for about $650 total a peice (w/taxes and such). I checked the other day and they were over $1000 so I think we jumped at the right time!
I feel the same way and we're headed to Indy right after work. I would much rather drink a couple of glasses of wine and promptly pass out for the night. The upside of going to Indy is that my BIL works at a sushi bar, so we may be in for some free/cheap sushi as a late dinner.
Nice. I think that's about what we paid for Italy last Christmas and I was happy with that, too.
Have so much fun in Ireland!
Have a good weekend in Indy. How are things going with your BIL and his family?
SIL unfriended DH and me on FB before we even knew they were divorcing and I haven't talked to her in about a month (since we went down to help her pick a car). That was also the last time I saw my nephews. BIL and SIL are definitely still splitting--it may even be final now, I don't really know.
Open communication is not always the strong suit of my H's family and I think BIL and SIL have convinced themselves that the divorce is best for everyone, but I'm still bummed. I just need to get over it, though, because there isn't anything I can do about it.
I know exactly how you feel.
Have fun with the nephews this weekend, though!
Since I'm on a roll with venting about BIL, can I continue? I may have mentioned that L's aunt and uncle are very generously taking all of the "cousins" and their SOs on an all-expense paid cruise this August. We are obviously super excited about this. But neither of L's brothers can go.
Oldest BIL (my nephews' dad) owes back child support for his oldest kid (we don't see this nephew much because his mom is BSC) and can't get a passport.
Youngest BIL is either going to be in jail or can't get a passport/leave the country because he of probation. I guess he got multiple DUIs and/or a possession of marijuana charge awhile back and recently got stopped for driving on a suspended license. This led to him getting fired from his job, so he turned himself in to serve the 90 days of jail time now (which I think was actually very responsible to get it over with). But geez!
So, I'm also really sad that neither of my BILs will be joining us on this awesome trip. L's cousins are great, but they aren't my bros.
So my niece's graduate is next Tuesday, her party is next Friday. My sister JUST got word that yes K is graduating. It was that bad, it came down to the final exam.
My niece is a good kid overall, but for some reason she had decided to go through the past, hmmmm lets say 10 years, without giving a care about school. Of course though, she has never had any conquenses for doing bad in school. "oh, honey since you just failed another class and we have to pay for summer school again, why dont' I buy you a new cell phone. Ok, you flunked drivers training exam two times now, we will get you a car."
This is really bad, but I don't feel like giving her the amount of money that Brian and I agreed upon for our nieces/nephews graduation gifts. It would be a different story if she struggled with her grades and barely managed to pass. Nope, she just didn't give a sh*t and did very VERY bare min. to get through.
I had a crappy day at work and, to top it off, I was working with the nurse who's going through menopause and keeps the office at about 60 degrees.
Man am I glad to be outta there for the weekend.
I didn't know you couldn't get a passport due to back child support. I suppose that makes sense though. But, why isn't he making his child support payments?! Yikes.
Suze, that sucks that your BILs won't be able to join you on the cruise. Is your husband pretty bummed about that?
So how many family members will be going on this cruise? I think that would be so much fun to go on a trip like that with family (well, my family... not so much my ILs). If only I could find a family member with some $....
I don't blame you for feeling that way. What are her plans now that she's graduated?
Who knows...she is working at a movie theater, so I guess that. I doubt my sister will put any kind of stipulations like she has to pay rent or anything like that.
The reasons why he wasn't making the support payments are pretty complicated and have to do with the mom being batshit crazy. She was denying him visitation and in general just acting all sorts of strange and out of control. This is all secondhand info that I've heard from SIL, so I don't really know the facts. Again, with L's family not being terribly open people.
I think L is pretty bummed about his brothers not coming, but it's not really like him to feel down about things which he can't control or change. He is very skilled at disassociating.
I think there are about fourteen people going now. One of L's cousins is starting an MBA program at MSU the week of the cruise (probably my favorite cousin, he met up with us in Vegas last year and you saw some photos of him in our FB album) so he can't go either
. The coolest thing about the trip is that everyone going is in our general age group (excpet the benevolent aunt and uncle), so it should be a really fun time.
Consider yourself lucky, I work with someone who is going through that and she is nutcase! Can't never remember anything that we talked about, moody, and so much more.
My employee is also going through it, but at least she admits it and tells me when she messes up its because of that or if she is moody. The other person doesn't think she is going through it.
Consider yourself lucky, I work with someone who is going through that and she is nutcase! Can't never remember anything that we talked about, moody, and so much more.
My employee is also going through it, but at least she admits it and tells me when she messes up its because of that or if she is moody. The other person doesn't think she is going through it.
She sounds kinda like my little brother, but at least she graduated from HS.
Hmmm, looks like it is family vent day for Suze!
Sorry you had a crummy day. Hope you have a fun weekend to make up for it!
Well my CW seems to always be in a good mood, so yes I suppose I am fortunate. But she is just so warm ALL THE TIME. I swear, next Friday I'll come wearing a parka and my winter hat.
That sounds difficult.
Sure do; I'm taking XN to his second birthday surprise, a trip to the national Air Force Museum in Dayton (as much as I dislike the idea of taking a road trip to Ohio!).
My daycare provider just told me that she will be closed next Friday because she is taking her kids to the zoo. Should I have to pay for that day?