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Wedding Update
16:04 Apr 18 2007
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The flower girl basket, the ring bearer pillow, the unity candles, bridesmaid gifts, flower girl and ring bearer gifts have been bought. We need to get the groomsmen gifts, parent gifts, and grandparent gifts. All of the guys still need to get their tuxedos too!!!



We now need to find a cake topper for our cake too. I think we may go for a silly one since we are such a nutty couple. We finally figured out what we want for a cake. I made him sit with me and look through over 40 pages of cakes on one of the wedding websites. LOLOLOL We are going to go for an octogon shaped, separated cake with a thick burgundy ribbon on the bottom of each cake and pretty swirly decorations. On the top tier, we will have our initials. Pretty cool since we combined about 5 cakes from the website and made one out of them.





I had site visits at hotels last night for the guest accommodations. I have a couple more of them on Thursday. I'm hoping to book the Governor's Suite at the New Orleans Sheraton for the night before the wedding and the wedding night. I have to do it this way because I want all the girls to get ready at the same place plus the photographer, videographer, and make-up artist will be there as well. I will have a total of about 20 people in one spot and I need that spot to be big enough to fit everyone.



The honeymoon is paid for. I ended up booking the hotel almost a year ago. But due to the fact that my fiance will now have his kids for Thanksgiving, (That was unexpected) I had to change the honeymoon dates. I thought I originally booked the hotel for 7 days and 6 nights. But I didn't. I only booked for 6 days and 5 nights. Oopsie. So when I called last week to change the dates, they were kind enough to honor the price they gave me last year. Thank GOD. Because the prices now are like $3000 more and I would have had to cancel that and find something else. *shudder*



The deposits have been paid on the limos and the (3) 55 passenger busses that will be taking all of my guests from downtown New Orleans to the wedding site and back.



And even though there won't be a formal Wedding Rehearsal, we are going to have a rehearsal dinner. I received the menu from Muriel's Jackson Square yesterday. I personally would really prefer a brunch on Thursday or Friday (Early on Nov 15 or Nov 16). However, my fiance's family may not be able to get here until sometime Friday, Nov 16, the day before the wedding. This means we will probably have to have the dinner Friday night.

I am so afraid if we do this, I will have a hangover for the wedding the next day! LOL



We will have to get up extra early the morning of the wedding because I'm having a bridal breakfast for all the female members of my family, plus the bridesmaids, plus a couple close friends of the family. That way everyone can eat, and then we can get ready together.



And with all this going well, I still tend to start having anxiety / panic attacks about the little things in the wedding. I have to start breathing slowly and push the entire thing out of my mind. I've even had quite a few nightmares about the wedding and not having the right bridesmaids there……. having complete strangers there and literally noone I knew there..……. arriving at the wrong spot and being there for hours, and when I finally get to the right wedding spot, everyone is looking at me weirdly and then making snarky comments about how ugly they think my wedding dress is……….the bridesmaids being in lime green and neon pink mini skirts……..not having anyone there to do my hair and makeup……..instead of going down the aisle myself, everyone goes down the aisle before me right into the building, I have to follow them to where the food is, someone cut in front of me and I asked what the hell they were doing and they asked me who the hell I thought I was, and I screamed, " The bride!!!!"



I know that there really isn't much for me to worry about. I have a wedding planner for goodness sake and she keeps me up to date on everything. She sends me e-mail reminders on what is coming up that needs to be done…..and then I meet with her and we discuss it and plan it. So it's not like I'm doing this all by myself with no guidance.



I guess, like all brides, I just want everything to go off without a hitch….no pun intended LOL



Thanks for listening to me go on and on about the wedding. I know most of you really don't care. I'm just so excited I could burst and I have to get it all off my chest!

It's called FREEDOM OF SPEECH, bitches!
02:13 Apr 18 2007
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This was posted by one of my myspace friends...I just had to share it on here.........









I find it an egregious travesty what has happened to Don Imus. Granted His comments were insensitive, it did not warrant his ousting. I thought we lived in a country where Free Speech was protected. I guess that only implies if everybody agrees with what you say. You mean to tell me that some guy trying to make a joke (albeit in poor taste) is really a tragedy? ? This is quickly becoming a country of thin skinned pussies. With all that is going on in the world and all the important issues that face our society today our media is giving this more press coverage than our dying sons and daughters overseas. That is the real tragedy.



Oh, and Mr. Sharpton and Mr. Jackson I wonder if these two (actual) racist assholes plan on apologizing to the Duke Lacrosse players. You may remember when they called for blood when the allegations came out. Turns out she lied. Why do we let people like these two dictate policy? Fuck them. And fuck MSNBC and CBS for kowtowing to these morons.

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16:22 Apr 16 2007
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I read the below in Sahahria's journal this morning. And all I have to say is RIGHT ON!! It really pisses me off to get downrated for no reason, especially when the person has nothing in their profile. At least let me know how I can do better. Ya know? I agree 100% with her.







Here's the thing...

00:07:00 - Apr 16 2007

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I'm in a piss poor mood. I get that not everyone will "get" what I'm doing. But I am flippin sick of downrates without even a comment of what to do better.



I understand CONSTRUCTIVE crit. And I may disagree because said person isn't looking at the idea of what I am doing. But at least they give a comment.



When I go to the profile of said downrater... and all I see is NOTHING?! GRRRRRRR that really pisses me off. Because most of us view ourself as a 10- let's be honest here... not your work persay... but YOU.



"oh I'm a 10, but you are a 4"... what the fuck ever. And people wonder why I typically don't look at ratings or rate back. This is why. Sheesh. For once I would prefer intellegent conversations about what I'm doing. Some of my best work has come from someone saying "I don't get that" or "it works till here" that gives me something to work on... /rant until I'm dumb and look again :P

Melissa's Birthday
18:17 Apr 08 2007
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Well, on April 4th, my babygirl turned 11. She had a great day. We took her and Alex ice skating, then got an ice cream cake at carvel, then had her pick out her own bike and helmet.



We had dinner and my grandparents were there to visit. Then she opened presents and we all had cake.



A fun time was had by all.

Cutie Pie
18:15 Apr 08 2007
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I went down to Fl for Meliss'a birthday. 3 days before her birthday, she was playing in her room with her parakeet Cutie Pie. Somehow, Abby, my parents dog who is a lab, ended up in Melissa's room.



Melissa had Cutie Pie in the closet. I'm guessing Abby smelled the bird and when after him.



Poor Melissa saw the entire thing and actually pried Abby's jaw open and got her bird out. She was absolutely hysterical. I immediately went to the phone book for an Emergency Vet but it was too late.



It was absolutely horrible.



My dad put Cutie Pie in a small box and on a sheet of paper had the date of his death, a little cross, and Gone But Not Forgotton printed on it from the computer. It was cut down to size and taped on the little coffin.



We had a very nice funeral in the back yard of my parents house.



Melissa wanted another bird. So actually before the funeral, we went to Petsmart. We got a new parakeet, new cage, new toys, the whole deal.



When we got home, we were putting the toys in the cage and Melissa mentioned that she was going to name the bird Cutie Pie. Talk about Holy Shit.



I asked her if she was trying to pretend that Cutie Pie hadn't died and she said yes. I had to tell her that as horrible as it was, she couldn't pretend that the bird hadn't died.



So she decided to name her new bird Dakota.



On and off all day though, Melissa went out to Cutie Pie's gravesite. She cried most of the day. And I couldn't get her to sleep until midnight.



She kept saying things like why wasn't she fast enough to save her bird...I told her that she must have been VERY fast. She may not have been able to keep the bird from dying, but at least Abby hadn't cut him into pieces or swallowed him...etc



I rubbed her back until she fell asleep. I felt so bad for her.



It took a couple of days before she was back to herself. She said that she couldn't cry anymore.



Damn, I wish that hadn't had happened.