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.
Tell me something good...
There's been a lot of judging lately... myself included... so let's spurn the negativity (at least for today) and talk about what we actually like and respect about each other.
*grouphug*
Re: Tell me something good...
To the moms, new and "old" -- you're doing a great job!
To the soon-to-be moms -- don't let us scare you, go with your instints, and you're going to be fine!
To those TTC -- my thoughts are always with you, and my fingers are always crossed.
To those BNOTB -- let's drink!
updated 10.03.12
I'm getting a filling today so finally this b!tch of a tooth will stop hurting
We have the cutest ducks that hang out in our parking lot during spring and summer. We have 1 female and 3 males, and have to put up a Duck Crossing sign so no one runs them over.
ETA: Wow I need to clean my glasses and read what you wrote again. lol
Oopsie. Just posted a judge post.
I was thinking this morning that I think it's kinda cool that we've kept this board going for so long. Most of the other anni boards are dead. Yay us.
I'm highly impressed with Beth. I feel like she's handling IVF and house selling a thousand times better than I would be. You make me wanna be a better woman.
Vanessa's weight loss is fantastic. I've been losing, too, but she has a whole different level of motivation. Go girl!
Ames did a fantastic job with Ceelo. I have AE envy.
I like the fact that everyone is very open and honest about what they feel. If everyone agreed the world would be a very boring place.
I also like that everyone comes together to offer support if someone needs it.
Haha no worries... I'm thinking about what I'm going to post. Venting is healthy. I see a Judiging/Confessions post now becoming a daily thing, but sometimes a little positivity is nice, too
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Oh, no worries-- happy thoughts are welcome too.
Yup, I feel like I should be sitting around a campfire right about now...
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When I talk about the niners in real life I refer to you ladies as my friends.
I say something like "oh my friend Lindsey gave me the recipe" or "My friend (insert niner here) lives there also"
Its probably weird that I do that since I haven't met you girls but I feel like you know more about me sometimes than my IRL friends and if we all lived closer I would like to be IRL friends with you.
I absolutely do this too.
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I do the same thing. I consider all the niners my friends (yes, even you Tara
) even if I havent met them IRL.
I agree with Mel that everyone is so supportive even though at times we have differing opinions.
I too admire Beth, Meghan, and DD for all of the struggles they have been handed by life yet they handle them with such grace and poise.
I do the same thing!
I do the same thing. And when when my sister was out here, she kept asking "Do I know her? Did she go to Mizzou?"
and I kept being like "uhhhh.... no."
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I absolutely do this all the time. My MIL will always ask if she knows said friend and I'm always like ummmm no lol
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Oh my gosh, that's really sweet of you. I think my level of composure about both things varies wildly day to day, but thank you
) And honestly while we were TTC-with-no-sperm for a year and going through the diagnosis process I thought of you a lot and how much you've been through and how well you seemed to deal with everything and hoped that I could be like that. I think this board helped a lot in that respect. You rock too!! 
)
And agreed, Vanessa is a total inspiration and I was jealous of Ames' AE skillz :op I was so cranky that after I outed myself for the 3rd year in a row I didn't bother making a new one.
I do this too...it's easier than "this chick that I don't know but have chatted with on an online board for 3+ years said...."
I refer to you all as my friends as well. You guys are better friends than most of the friends that I have here.
I am very flattered by the AE love! I am glad that I could be entertaining for a day. I wish TN hadn't messed up so I could've kept it going.
I refer to all of you as my friends all the time.
DH asks once in a while "a Nest friend".. and I'm like yep.
I agree we need a National GTG!
I love that I can come here and get advice from all the moms about BR things (and other topics of course). It's really helpful b/c I don't have many IRL friends with children, so it's nice to get a wide variety of opinions, experiences and support here!
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I also refer to you guys as my friends and if someone is confused i say, you know, the niners...and they know what I mean lol.
I also love the idea of a national G2G.
Beth gets huge props for being awesome and handling the life changes with stride, as are all of you TTC. I feel like I have nothing to offer other than thoughts & prayers to you guys because I was lucky or whatever and havent gone through what you're goin through. I'll never undertand why some of the people I know IRL are able to procreate under horrible circumstances and some of you lovely ladies are so much more deserving.
To all the niners: I'm glad I found you all! It is so nice to come to a board, be fully welcomed, and can literally talk about anything and be adults about it.
I'm still learning about you all, so I don't want to point out any one individual. So here's to all of you...
Our baby boy,Logan, was born still at 19w3d on 7/1/2011
Our 2nd baby boy, Mason, was born still at 20w3d on 1/31/2012
"Every life, no matter how brief, forever changes the world"
*~PGAL/PAL Welcome~*
To the moms: I agree with MB, I think you are all doing a great job. And although you do scare me sometimes (hey, I'm being honest), I really appreciate your honesty in the challenges that come with being a mom. I'd rather you be realistic then paint it all as puppies and rainbows and set the rest of us up!
I admire so many of you TTC'ers who have experienced significant challenges and losses. I can't imagine going through that, but I also weirdly feel at peace knowing that if I ever experienced something like that, you girls would be there to back me up.
I also admire the sense of humors and wittiness that so many of you possess. I feel I can never get my sense of humor to fully come through the computer, and I am not even close to being witty enough to pull of the AE's that you did!
This board is one of the most supportive environments I've ever encountered and I also refer to all you ladies as "my friend" when it comes up in conversation. When I told my friends I was meeting Mary for breakfast while we were in DC yesterday (who is just as delightful and lovely in person, by the way) they were like, "Really?" and I told them wouldn't you want to meet someone that you've been friends with for 4 years if you could? That's how I feel about everyone on this board. PPH for the Niners!!!!!
My other something good is we think :fingers crossed: we have found our trip to Italy for in the fall which means house in summer, Italy in fall and then...TTC(probably while in Italy)!