October 2010 Weddings
Dear Community,
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.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
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.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Re: Open Letter Wednesday
To whom it may concern,
Just because I am a stay at home mom does not make me lazy. It does not mean I spend all day online, watching tv and eating bon bons. It does not make me less intelligent than you, nor does it mean you have the right to mock my choices. Being a SAHM is one of the hardest jobs there , heck being a parent is, so until you are a parent you have no right to judge.
I still don't really understand where this drama has started from. I have never felt criticized or put down from those on this board and have never considered myself to say anything to promote drama (and if I have, please PM me and explain).
I'm not all puppies and ponies, but I do follow the general rule of trying not to put others down. I'm typically not a confrontational type but do have my moments. I do just wish we could all get along and while I know in this world for some reason there are people that just rub the wrong way, I think that we're all mature enough to know when to speak our mind and when it's appropriate to keep some things to ourselves.
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Dear Right Ovary,
I'm sick of you hurting ALL THE TIME. Please stop before I have you removed. Thanks.
Dear package labels,
I really need more room to cram ALL this information on with out going crazy. Please make yourself bigger.
Dear Dave,
Please for the loveoflittlebabyjesus find a new job. The one your at now is not a healthy situation.
I give you a lot of credit being a SAHM. I already told Dave that if we have kids they're either going into Daycare or he can be a SAHD.
Dear Nesties and former Nesties now Knotties again,
Can't we all just get along? This is an internet forum, take it for what it is.
Dear Prom Committee
I hope you have amazing ideas at our meeting on Friday because I, your advisor, am completely uninspired this year. I guess I am only capable of planning one big event per school year and the wedding sucked my vigor for planning out of me!
Dear Baby Sister
THANK YOU for actually having opinions about your baby shower. You are usually so passive, I love that you actually told me what you wanted and I have something to go off of.
Dear Wedding Guest,
Please share your wedding pictures with me. There are some things the photographer didn't capture that I want pictures of (like the choreographed part of our first dance). SHARE PLEASE!!!!
Dear DH's cousin,
You are a biatch and I find you very annoying!! Contact him next time you have something stupid to say. F.U. <-----------hahahaha
Dear Work: Really, could you do more stupid price increases that are without logic and will piss off customers? If so I'll be really impressed!!! Love ya!
Dear IT group: When I said I couldn't access my e-mail in the correct mode two weeks ago I really thought you'd get on that horse and ride it. That I had to call again yesterday and it was like you'd forgotten we'd spoken was ridiculous, and that you didn't take care of it makes me really annoyed. Please solve it.
Dear DH's Project: Please, please, please go well. I'd like to see my husband during waking hours, and he's been working so hard on it for months.
and finally, Dear Self: Stop Procrastinating! I know you're not delighted with a lot of things at work, but then you spend so much time thinking about them that you dream about them, and do you really want to spend your off-time thinking about work? Just get over it and do these things!!! And get yourself back into the gym for cardio; it's always awkward when your trainer asks if you've done any and you say no. That's all.
Dear flu/ stomach virus/ whatever the hell you are,
Back off me, ok? This is the second day in a row that I feel like reheated death & I don't much appreciate it. You're making me want to do nothing but sip ginger ale & watch season one of "Glee" and sleep on the couch all day, and that it not acceptable.
Dear Hannah,
You didn't do anything wrong babe. Don't worry about it. You spoke at a time when pretty much ALL words were grounds for being called childish names, and since you pointed out what a lot of girls had apparently already figured out (the 10-10 TK board), people felt like you "blew up their spot' or something. In the grand scheme of things, you're relatively drama free in all of this. No worries.
Dear DH,
I realize your have an ear infection & what I suspect is a sinus infection (yes, we're pretty much falling apart over here), and I feel really bad for you. I know those suck. That being said, if you don't stop making that horrible, mucousy "hocking a loogie" noise, I might freak out. I know why you're doing in, and the caring wife in me says, "Hey, do what you gotta do." But the sick, crabby b!tch in me says, "EW cut it out. That's disgusting & I want to punch you." I'm sick as a dog & not rational today. YOU figure out which wife you'd like to deal with. That being said, like seven years after I met you, I still have such a huge crush on you, it's ridiculous. Thanks for telling me I'm pretty when I'm half-dead on the couch. Love you.
ten-tenners' may siggy: me & mama on my wedding day
What's LittleMissNewlywed Cooking?
Dear Employees: Please attempt to figure things out before you come into my office and ask me questions. And when I try to explain it, please do not talk over me. My New Years Resolution is to do my job only, so I am no longer just going to take care of it. Take some pride in your work or I will find someone who will.
Also, I understand your having a bad day, but seriously how is that my problem, you have a job to do and if you dont want to do it...again there are plenty people out of work...i will have no trouble replacing you.
Dear MIL,
You have 2 children. Maybe you shouldnt only call you son when you or your daughter need something. Maybe you should realize you are being totally manipulated by your daughter who as an adult, should be able to care for her 18 month old child. You should not be on your hands and knees at her house cleaning her floor while she is just chilling out....
Dear SIL,
Really, seriously, you need a full staff in order to raise your son. Hes an extremely happy baby and most of the time very easy. He knows he can manipulate you and he does so he gets his way and you give in. Maybe you shouldnt have married a completely useless idiot who says that he "babysits" his own child on mondays...seriously?? Maybe you should figure out how to juggle a home, a child, and a job like so many parents do. I think its time you grew up!
OMG i feel so much better LOL
Dear Sara,
Thank you :O)
Dear Co-Worker,
Please take me and the work I give you seriously and actually spend a thorough time doing it. I don't appreciate that I was getting ready to send your "work" to the client and in addition to your 3 reviews, I found an additional 21 that you missed. I hate to double check your work, but TG I did.
Dear DH,
I'm glad you found a hobby, but all of this beer brewing is driving me nuts. I feel like we now have no cabinent space, hate the empty beer bottles everywhere and am nervous for the stench you'll give the apartment tonight when you brew more. Let's compromise on how much and how often you brew, especially considering the fridge still has about 30 beers from your last batch in it.
And if you will continue to brew, can you at least make some beer I like, and then maybe get really good so you can be like Sam from Dogfish Head?
Gracias.
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Dear BIL,
Please pull your head out of your @ss and leave your whore of a wife. What more do you need, she is having an affair, she has drained your kids bank accounts, and none of us like her. Please Please Please do this for your children, they do not deserve any of the crap you two are subjecting them to.
Love,
Your SIL, who is tired of the BS!
Dear County,
Please don't make me wait 4 weeks for a job decision. It's driving me nuts already!
Dear wedding photog,
I'm still unhappy with you. while we have some good pics you really dropped the ball and you don't even seem to care.
Dear satellite,
I miss you. this no cable/satellite thing sucks.
Dear Sara,
I love your new siggy pic.
That is all. XOXO
Dear DH's Job,
Give him a raise or he is going to be looking elsewhere for work. I'm sick of you treating him like crap and the raise would allow us to be financially ready to have children.
Dear Theatre Company I Have a meeting with this Friday,
Please lead to a job that will pay and allow me to utilize my really expensive degree. Thanks.
Dear stupid cold that I have had since Christmas,
GO the Hell Away! I'm tired of feeling like this and not being able to breathe and sinus headaches make me a grumpy camper.
Love and Hugs,
A
Dear DH, even though I lysoled the house for DAYS......I dont hate you even though i spent the day with NO sick time huddled on the couch or in our bathrom and NOW can finally drink and nibble saltines *fingers crossed* btw we need a new thermometer, i do NOT have a 106.8 leaver LOL
Dear Grape gatorade, Thanks for being my friend today
Dear Karma....let me go to work tomorrow? please? I cant afford it
Getting fit for IVF!
Dear housing market, Stop sucking and let some nice houses in our price range come on the market.
Dear self, Stop procrastinating and get some work done.
Dear DH, I hope you finish up what you are working on for work early enough tonight so we can ...
Trip to Prague & bring home furbaby when we get back
~ Karen ~
**Wedding/House/Travel Bio **
Dear Knee,
Can you pleast stop hurting? I'm not sure what's up with you, but I shouldn't wince in pain just to sit down to pee. I just took 3 tylenol, so you better be gone by morning.
Dear Jason,
Please stop drinking so much; I don't want to be a widow by the time I'm 30 because you don't know how to limit yourself.
Dear Xan,
You decided to make two new year resolutions this year...1 was to only drink alcoholic beverages one night a week and the other is to read 20 books this year. So far you haven't touched alcohol and you're half way through your first book. I know it's only a few days in, but I'm proud of you