September 2009 Weddings
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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.
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.
Friday Flamefuls/Confessions/AW's/Vents/UO's/Whatever...
Flameful - My Director of Sales & Marketing has been here all morning, yet I'm still nesting. I'm stupid.
Confession - I bought myself and Guy Sobakawa Cloud PIllows last weekend.
AW - I got Salesperson of the Month yesterday, second month in a row. And I just found out that I made my goal again, which makes 7 months in a row (every month this year). Let's hope I can keep up the streak!
Vent - Sonic put WAY too much raspberry in my tea.
UO - I think Obama is AWESOME. And I think gay people should get married!
Whatever - Ellie and Guy just brought me cookies from Great American Cookie. Nom nom nom...
Re: Friday Flamefuls/Confessions/AW's/Vents/UO's/Whatever...
I'll play:)
Confession: I just ate way too many chocolate chips straight from the bag:/
Vent: The contractors downstairs keep leaving the front door open...my house is getting hotttt!
AW: I'm finally joining the rest of the world and starting a blog:)
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UO - Ikea opened here this week, and people were camping out like 6 day sin advance. I'm kind of excited about Ikea, but I don't really get the obsession.
AW: I got my bonus check today!!! Guess who's getting a new fancy phone, THIS GIRL!
Confession: I'm making Guinness chocolate ice cream and chocolate chip cookies today. At least I worked out this morning....
Vent: my Arbonne-crazy BFF contacted one of my former coworkers (who she's met like twice) about having an Arbonne party for her. So inappropriate, please don't exploit my friends that you barely know for your business. And you're the one who won't have a SP for me because you don't want it affecting YOUR business? WTF.
No lie, I was just going to post something along the lines of the FFFC... good call, my friend!
Flameful: Sometimes I think about the Niners that are no longer with us... sometimes it makes me sad, and sometimes I say good riddance.
Confession: That CC Chris doesn't know about? I finally received it yesterday... that sucker has a $5k limit! This is going to be dangerous...
AW: Chris and I are going to sushi date night tonight, gonna walk around the nearby outdoor mall, and then go back for karaoke!
Vent: Work is screwing me over by deducting my pay by $5 an hour... they say it was a mistake, I say they should have caught it back when they furlowed my time in Feb...
UO: I don't understand the need for organic and all natural things, especially baby items. What's on the shelves at BRU and the supermarket were good enough for me... I'm quite happy giving Sam Gerber foods, using Pampers, and cleaning her with Johnson products.
Whatever: I'm alone in my office and I don't want to do anything.
updated 10.03.12
How are they? I have a much bigger pillow-related confession: Craig and I bought TempurPedic Symphony pillows right before Kyler was born. They're $100 each. We definitely do not need to be spending that kind of money on something like pillows. However, we both love them.
AW: Like MB, Craig and I are going on a sushi date tonight. I ate cooked sushi while pregnant and snuck an occasional raw piece, but I haven't chowed down on any raw fish since last September. Very excited. I'm also getting my first raspberry margarita in 10 months.
Whatever: I just accidentally nudged a bar on Kyler's play mat. He's sleeping on it and the sound of the toys jiggling made him throw his hands up in the air and open his eyes really wide. I find that hilarious. (Only because he fell back asleep after a minute.)
We used to purposely do things like this to make Phoenix throw her arms up because we thought it was the funniest thing ever.
Flameful: I am so sick of being the only person who can be counted on to work Saturdays. They try to give me crap about needing a weekend day off and it is really starting to piss me off.
Confession: I have a slight obsession with Bradley Cooper this week... to the point of me renting every single movie he has been, watching them all day after work, ignoring laundry and adding another 20 youtube videos to my favorites. But really, it's not that bad
AW: Now that we are merging into more of a marketing dept, I have been given more responsibilites and will hopefully soon be in charge of the entire online store and getting to order what we sell too.
Vent: Back to the whole weekend working. It's getting on my last nerve when people say oh I have put my time in for weekends. Yeah and I think after 4 years I should have the same luxury.
UO: I also am a firm believer in gay marriage, and I truly do not understand how someone could be so against it.
Whatever: Nada
Flameful: I haven't had a job in almost 2 yrs and I have no desire to get one, its not that I don't want to teach, I do. It's I don't want to have to get up early.
Confession:???
AW: My jeans are now one size smaller than I was pre pregnancy!!
Vent: My neighbor is having work done on her house and the guy keeps hammering causing the dog to bark and the baby to keep waking up from her nap.
UO: When I read the April 11 Moms board and I see woman saying they cried for hrs bc their baby liked taking a bottle I roll my eyes. I understand you like Bf'ing but come on its just a bottle.
Whatever: I am seeing my ex at a wedding next week and I am going to look my best. I think I might even get my hair done. I want him to see what he lost out on.
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AW - DH and I have been together 7 years today and we're celebrating by going to the Celtic Festival like we have for the last 6 years.
Confession - I totally want to buy something for Kidlet at the festival tonight. Let's see if I can con DH into it. I also confess I have a gigantic tub of maternity clothes my friend gave me last week and I'm too chicken to look in the tub and organize everything. I wonder if the gut-wrenching fear will ever go away.
Vent - when I made my next OB appt I made it on a day that DH is off work so he could go. He was standing next to me and didn't say anything. When we got in the car, he told me that's the day he either has jury duty or is going on vacation with his friend, so he won't be there. I can always call to reschedule, but it would have been easier to deal with when we were in the office this morning had he just said something.
Whatever - I want to know how Ames likes the cloud pillow too -- we need new pillows badly.
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!
A short Cloud Pillow review:
We really like them. They have these kind of tiny beads int hem so they're really squishy and they kind of mold to your head. They stay cooler than regular pillows, although I still have to flip to the cool side once in a while. But, you can put them in the freezer to get them to stay cold, so that's a neat feature. Overall, I think they were worth the $20.
Confession: when I started reading all the posts just now, I was really confused about why there were so many Friday posts, because it's Monday. Um no, it really is Friday. sigh.
Whatever: I just got new pillows too! I went to the NEX at the navy base on Wednesday and bought some random slightly fancy gel fiber pillows.
Vent: I go away for a few days, and the house is a disaster when I return. How hard is it to wash the dishes?! They don't even make it to the sink when I'm not here. And how hard is it to feed the cat, especially after I pointedly reminded him to do it?!
AW: I've started going to TJMaxx and buying designer clothes on clearance and selling it. 4 sales so far! I'm making about $10 on each one, more like $20 on this last one. I think what I'm doing is really weird but it funds my shopping addiction.
Flameful: I'm so sick of having every day off. I feel bad about it because I know everyone would love to have some time for themselves, but omg I NEED a job, this is too much.
UO: I hate 3D movies and tv. I think it's so silly and pointless, especially for tvs. You can't even invite friends over to watch tv because you'd have to spend thousands on the stupid glasses!
Confession:
I wish I had more time to nest so I could express myself better verbally and you guys could get to know me better
Whatever:
I wish I appreciated my body more pre pregnancy; I looked damn good but didn't think so at the time
Vent: I wish I had more time to destress and unwind... Lately it's go, go, go 247
AW: We are moving to our gorgeous new house this weekend; it's everything I've always wanted and I'm so damn happy!
Flameful: I went into my marriage knowing there was a big chance it would be a disaster. Many times I feel like I'm living in denial for the sake of the American dream
UO: I really don't think it's fair to flame Moms that choose to FF. I've EBF and now EFF and cannot tell you the amount of painguilt I've felt mostly as a result from others unwanted comments.Flameful- I'm annoyed at BIL/SIL because we can't bring the dog when we go to visit them. They don't want to "expose" the baby to dander. Um, your child doesn't live in a bubble, you take him out in public. Our dog is not going to maul your baby or send it into some sort of allergic shock. Plus, I'd let your baby into my house, so you should let mine into yours.
Confession- I haven't had sex in 2 weeks and I feel like I'm going to die.
AW- I'm 7 1/2 weeks into my death medicine and I haven't gained any weight yet. I've got 18 more to go.
Vent- When you spend many thousands of dollars on something, it is reasonable to expect it to be perfect. Having to run that same thing back up to where you bought it because a sensor immediately goes off is no bueno for me. I am seriously pissed.
UO- I think a lot of people on TK/TN/TB need to get a life. Seriously, instead of defending yourself to anonymous crowds, get up and walk away.
Whatever- We're watching Friday Night Lights and Kirk is explaining all of the inaccuracies of the show compared to real Texas football. It makes me not want to move there, ever.
Stand up for something you believe in.
Jess, is everything okay???? This makes me sad. You know we're here if you need to talk.
Darn I needed this yesterday. I guess I can still vent!
Confession:
I am dreading going back to work as many new mamas but also looking forward to being presentable more than once a week. I feel very bad about this.
Whatever:i just bought myself 3 pairs of shoes, a new purse and some new clothes to go back to work. I justified it by saying it will make me happier to go back to work. We will see...
Vent: Mark traveling isnt bad- but it gets old being the only caregiver for Charlotte and having him come home and need some time to decompress. Seriously?!? Sometimes I cant get rid of the headache.
AW: I am the lowest weight currently I have been since about 2 years prior to meeting mark. I still have a long way to go but I am about 15lbs lower than pre-pregnancy. I am super happy to get back to the gym.
Flameful: I love my friends but I am seriously tired of one of them getting SO many things handed to her. She is always given generous gifts and events for anything she does. Her husband just threw her a 30th bday party and she commented that Mark and I are hosting our own birthday party in two week... well if you stop to think about it- if both of our big birthdays (30 and 40)
UO: nadaare 10 days apart, then we are throwing each other a party together... no comment necessary. I am really hoping our party is much better than hers.