It's ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT here today -- like the most glorious FALL day that you could imagine except that flowers are blooming. Gorgeous. I'm going to get my sluggish self outside, and do some gardening maintenance.
My husband is headed down to South Carolina tomorrow to do some research, so I'll have a few days alone. My friend, the one who's moving, is coming by tomorrow night, so she and I can have the house to ourselves, and enjoy a good girl gab session. She hasn't had a chance to give me the details of her move yet, so I guess she'll fill me in tomorrow.
I'm going to MISS her just terribly...
Next weekend, I'll be driving way up into Maryland for a two-day doll class, and I have some advance prep work to do for that, so I'll probably start it later this afternoon. I also need to figure out what potluck to take!
And Lucy needs a bath!!!
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Rainy here all weekend. Ted's out mucking in the garage again, Tony and his family left for Rochester, NY this morning for Karin's brother's graduation from college (at 9 a.m. Sunday morning - ugh), Nick's in a FOUL mood, Mike's lolling around in Alsace. I think Nick ran into his ex last night at a surprise party which would explain his mood. It was a very messy break-up. Oh, and no tattoo yet, thank goodness. Could he possible be reconsidering?
The paint story continues, lol. I'm now leaning towards CC210, Dijon. It would be dramatic, but that might be exactly what the room needs for a lift from the blahs of beige. It's possibility number 5 so far. The man at the paint store said he has customers that try as many as 20 before settling on the right one. Gah.
Tina, have fun at the wedding. I'm such a cranky cynic - hate the darn things now. After Mike's beautiful wedding and all that hoopla, and they didn't even make it to their second anniversary after having been together for 3 full years BEFORE they married, I just don't like weddings any more. I wish people would quit with the elaborate plans and put that energy into staying together and creating a family. I like the idea of a few close family members and friends gathering for the ceremony, a brief reception with a few nibbles and a toast, then OFF they go.
Good luck with the new paint sample, KaeEll. I feel your pain!
It's certainly understandable why you're not into weddings anymore. The things have gotten WAY out of control anyway with the cost. Just ridiculous! However, I have to admit that I still always cry a bit, even if I'm attending the wedding of someone who isn't a member of my family. There's something very moving about watching two people make those vows to each other, but then you're also assuming at the time that those vows are going to stick!
I'm wondering if I'll ever witness any of my three kids marry. My oldest daughter isn't all that enthusiastic about the idea, but has declared that her wedding (if she ever has one) will be on a beach in the Caribbean with just family and a few close friends. She witnessed something similar when we all went to Paradise Island several years ago, and thought that it was a brilliant idea. And, she could be barefoot! As a barefoot devotee myself, I don't blame her for that wish...
My son doesn't appear to be interested in pursuing any serious relationships right now, but is more interested in establishing a career. I guess that I ought to celebrate that fact, but I think sometimes that he's a bit lonely.
My youngest daughter will probably be the person to marry and have a gazillion kids, but I'm not sure that she's interested in the big-huge wedding either. She may also want to go the Caribbean route. The problem with her is that she has SO many friends, and most of them are very close friends, that the expense of getting them all there would be a bit prohibitive!!! Maybe she'll end up being like my parents, and elope. We can always have a big party afterwards.
In any case, I don't think that I'm going to need to worry about any of this for many years to come.
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Its pretty today here too. So most of the day will be spent putsing in the yard. Vinnie is out now mowing and weeding. Dandelions are pretty when they have the flowers on them but sure are ugly when the flowers are gone.
Still haven't decided what to do with my flower beds. Have decided to box in the bird feeders but haven't decided on the flowers. Saw some pretty marigolds at Home Depot but not sure if Vinnie liked them. I might jus plant them anyways
Beach weddings are FUN! But they can be very expensive too, and with the price of real estate these days, that money could go into a down payment for at least a condo. You can't even get a decent one bedroom here for under $300,000, so anything spent on frivolities would be a waste. I'm getting too practical in my old age, lol.
Getting out of hand is one way to put it, lol. It's almost as if the more elaborate the wedding, the less of a chance the couple has of lasting. I'm thinking of Liza Minelli, for example. Remember that one? Starr Jones? They're all over too. Oh, and Donald Trump's second one to that Marla girl. Pfft!
Moore, Mother-of-the Bride/Groom is a huge energy sapping ordeal. I've told my 2 unmarried sons to elope, please. We'll have a big party afterwards. But that's a long way off.
The problem is, however, that when the the young'uns wait till they're in their thirties to get on with it, the women get panicky for kids in their late thirties, then it's off to the fertility clinic where they spend thousands trying to get pregnant pushing 40. My cousin runs one down the street and she said her clinic is full of 40 year old career couples, BMW's, big houses, no kids. They waited too long, spend a fortune with only a 30% chance of getting pregnant. So what's the answer?
My wedding was pretty small, I want to say not including travel for guests out of state it was less then 5K. And that includes brides maid dresses and the brides maids paid for them themselves. And me and Vinnie paid for almost all of it, my mom bought half of my dress and veil. The veil was the only thing I was frivolous on because I tried it on and had to have it, 200 bucks.
We even used fake flowers, cooked our own food. Only the cake was catered. Small really is better. A girl I use to work with wants to get married in St. Thomas. Thats just too much work for me
KaeEll, another one of those elaborate weddings was the one that Joan Rivers threw for her daughter -- the one that cost $1,000,000 -- and that one didn't take either!
I agree with you that the money would be better spent on the down payment for a place to live. Honestly, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if each of my kids didn't go for that option over an elaborate wedding because all three want to own property, and hope to stop renting as soon as humanly possible! None of the three is particularly religious either, so walking down the aisle of a church would feel a bit hypocritical to them. At least, that's what they've said.
Maybe those beach weddings can take place in Ocean City, MD rather than somewhere in the Caribbean! LOL...!!!
Unlike my kids (I wonder where I went wrong), getting married in a church meant a great deal to me, so I did the traditional thing. I still look back on that day, and believe that it was pretty much exactly what I wanted it to be, except that my own parents were no longer alive to see it happen.
OH -- just saw the other post. Congratulations to ZACH! (claps)
-- Edited by Moore ideas at 14:23, 2008-05-17
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IF I ever get married--IF--it'll be a small affair. I loathe the idea of spending all that money and flowers and dresses, when it can go toward a honeymoon, house, car...something needed.
Ted and I were married in the church where I was baptised and confirmed, by the cranky old priest that led my confirmation classes. He pretty much ruined the ceremony for Ted because he had promised to tell him when I was walking down the aisle and did not, so there I was standing beside him before he even knew it. We never went back to that church again until Nick's private school rented space from the diocese right there, then I was in it every day, lol.
My mother ran the dog and pony show that was our reception. Since Ted and I were already living in California together, we just sort of showed up a couple of days beforehand. That was in the day when living together before marriage was called "living in sin" and one miserable coot said to my mother (so that I could hear) that he was so surprised Ted married me - why buy the cow when the milk is free. I never spoke to him much after that, either, lol.
Tony and Karin were married in the Catholic chapel at Dartmouth. She's really, really into her religion. Tony attends church with her and the children many Sundays, but says he has no intention of converting. We'll see about that one! Karin's mother finally got her husband of almost 30 years to convert a little while ago from Presbyterian to Catholic. I wonder if it will take my d-ii-l that long, lol.
Mike and his ex got married in an art gallery by a unitarian minister. It was different, that's for sure. Then we all trundled off to the country club outside of St. John's Newfoundland for an elegant feast, an orchestra, flowers everywhere, candles, ball gowns on all the ladies - very la-dee-dah. And we know what happened there.
OK, so my sister's dog tried to eat a chihuahua yesterday. I kind of think that she thought she was just playing with it. But my sister is really worried that the people who own the other dog might sue her, I think after all the things my sister has been through it would be horrible for her to have to put this dog down. I have a hard time believeing they could sue her because the other dog wasn't on a leash and just bounded up to Chemi (my sister's dog) who was on a leash. She said she is trying to keep a low key around the complex. What do you guys think
What kind of dog does Sharon have? If it's one of the breeds that has been in the news lately for aggressive behaviour towards humans and other animals, she might have a problem. If it's a poodle or beagle (for example), another story altogether.
She has a mutt, but she doesn't have any pitt bull in her at all. She is just a big dog. Has part shephard and part something else we can never figure out. We got her from an animal rescue place in Mexico. She isn't a poodle or a beagle, she is a lot bigger then that, we actually got her from a small dog rescue and she ended up way bigger then what they told us. I guess with mutts you can't always tell.
We don't know what happened to the other dog. My sister is pretty worried. This dog helped her through her divorce and through her husbands new marriage to our cousin. She is actually a really well trained dog, I kind of think that she might have been playing with the dog but she is just too big to play with a little dog the way she does with other big dogs.
The doggie looks very sweet. Did your sister give the owners of the other dog her name and address? What were the circumstances of the "attack"? Are the other people friends? Was she walking the dog on a leash or did the event take place in her own back yard? Was the chihuahua running around loose or was it too on a leash?
Many people here walk their dogs with light muzzles on their little faces to prevent such occurrences. It looks a bit funny, but seems to give the owners peace of mind. If Sharon gets through this unscathed, she might want to consider doing that too.
Chemi was on a leash, my sister lives in an apartment so they were just taking her out for a walk. And to go potty. The other dog was not on any kind of leash at all, I guess she just bounded up to Chemi. A muzzle sounds like an idea
Sounds to me that your sister was the responsible dog owner while the loose little dog was the one that initiated the contact. I don't know about the laws in Virginia, obviously, but I can't imagine how the chihuahua owner could have a complaint against your sister when THEY were the ones with the loose pet!
Chemi was probably behaving like any dog would. My Chloe caught a squirrel once, cradled it in her jaws until Mike's gf at the time got it loose. And Chloe is a poodle! A chihuahua is about the same size as a squirrel, lol.
If your sister buys a light muzzle for Chemi and walks her with it on, and should she see the chihuahua people outside again, I'd have her walk in the opposite direction, lol.
thanks guys. She is really worried because she can't afford a law suit. She has taken Chemi to so many classes so she is a good dog. I mean when we first go to visit my sister Jolene is afraid of her for all of 5 minutes before she is petting her. And chemi is twice her size.
