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June 2011 Moms
IdigDirt
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FFFCs- Spill em ladies
IdigDirt
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I know it's early but I get to work at 7 and it's boring here so share something juicy.
Hopefully I will think of something better later, all I have for now is that I may be fostering a puppy next week. I really don't want to because I am too tired to take a puppy out every half hour but at the same time I really want some puppy snuggles. It really just boils down to the fact that I am incapable of saying no.
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Re: FFFCs- Spill em ladies
I am holding a grudge against several friends for not even acknowledging my marriage last year. DH and I decided to do a civil ceremony followed by a luncheon and save the $30,000 it would have cost for a nice wedding so we could get out of our townhouse and buy a house. For friends' weddings I attended I spent anywhere from $200- $1,000 but didn't even receive so much as a card when I got married. It was a slap in the face to me.
A couple of DH's friends came to our ceremony and luncheon afterward at an expensive French restaurant and didn't even bring a card, when the rest of the guests came bearing gifts. Now that they are getting married next month, I am considering going and not bringing them a gift either.
My H spent almost a week in Chicago for work and I was glad I didn't have to deal with him. We've been so "off" lately it's ridiculous. After he was home for 3 hrs last night I wanted him to go back.
I am super grouchy today (see above) and my son has a bad cold. I imagine we'll spend all day in front of the TV, order pizza for dinner, and I won't feel bad about any of it.
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I kept an excel file of what we got from everyone. It's come in handy for my Mom when going to her cousin's daughter's wedding, handy for my Grandma for the same wedding, and handy for me with our friend's weddings. However, I would have such a hard time giving someone nothing. Around here it's typical to give $200-$250 for friends...if a friend didn't give us anything, we would probably still at least give them $100.
We gave MHs cousin and wife $500 for their wedding. MH was the best man, etc. We got zilch from them at our wedding. Not even a card. He was MH's best man too.
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I love this. I did this to my friend. We were in each others weddings and she didn't even come to my shower because she wanted to spend the weekend with her FI. She also just signed the card on the gift from her parents for our wedding gift. So when it came time for her shower I bought her something in the same price range she spend on my shower gift (she gave me mine before my shower) and for her wedding gift I just signed my name to the gift from my mom (I chipped in so my mom didn't get screwed, but she didn't have to know that).
I used to get annoyed when my pregnant friends said they felt fat because it is pregnancy and it is normal and beautiful. Now I am feeling like a giant sea cow but trying to pretend to others that I feel beautiful.
I also kept an excel file of all the presents and I use it as a baseline for when I'm giving wedding gifts. I know some people think it's tacky but we got stiffed from a few people (people that come from the same area) that there's no way we're spending what we would normally spend on a wedding gift on them.
So I say, go ahead and be petty!
MPZ born June 2011
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I hate the big granny panties that I am forced to wear now. Nothing else fits comfortably!
I also rush to get home before my husband, shower and get into my jammies so that he doesn't see how huge my granny panties are.
If you're normally a thong girl, check out Hanky Panky underwear. They're amazing! But they are expensive.
I have to agree with this!
This is us! We were the first of our friends to get married (this past September) this summer 3 are getting married. 1 friend didn't attend my shower but sent a gift, so we are sending them a gift. The other 2 didnt attend and didnt send a gift...no gift for them. As for the wedding gift we normally would give $100 but we are just matching what they gave us. It also came in handy because my uncle (who with all his kids, grown adults, had 5 guests) gave us very little...where my cousin (his oldest son, only one not living at home) gave us more from him and his girlfriend than my uncle and the rest of the family gave. My mom was very happy to hear this and now doesn't have to feel like she has to give them all a ton of money when his 100 kids get married! haha!
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I have been wearing low rise bikini's and have had no problems with them.
I too LOVE my Hanky Panky thongs....so comfy!! I get mine at Nordstrom and while a little pricey, they really hold up well.
I think my two kitties are the cutest things in the world. Secretly, I'm afraid that my baby won't be as cute as my kitties. I mean, look at them....they are adorable!
It really bothers me that my in-laws are really looking down on the fact that my FI and I are not married before baby. Long story short, my FI and I have been together for 5 years, engaged for 3 but had to call off our wedding in 2009 bc my FI lost his mortgage broker job when the real estate market took a turn. We have since gotten back on our feet, but have not had the money for the 300 person wedding that the family is insisting on. My FI is 30 this year and it was really bothering him that he was going to be an "old dad" (as he puts it) if we waited any longer to start a family. We made the decision between the two of us that WE were ready to start a family and not wait for when it was socially acceptable. Well... his family is having a difficult time accepting our decision and accepting their very first grandchild and it has not made things easy. Thank goodness my family is SO supportive and SO excited. I guess one family can cancel out the other.
1. My MIL was supposed to be coming this weekend in the middle of a very hectic and busy weekend for us (DH is running a retreat for about 100 teenagers)..she's not coming and I am doing my happy dance as we speak... we can't put up with her drama and attention seeking ways this weekend and I'm so glad we don't have to.
2. I signed my letter of resignation today instead of signing a contract renewel for next school year ....and I feel great about it!
DH is driving me crazy. I'm pretty sure it's a combination of my hormones, being on bed rest and his actions, but I'm finding myself a lot less tolerant of his "quirks". Mostly how messy he is and how forgetful he can be.
We just moved on March 18th to a new house, and since I was on bed rest DH was responsible for doing the last check on the townhouse and making sure everything was cleared out before we had our new tenant move in. Since he never cleans anything, he left the whole closet of cleaning stuff and did not pack it. My vaccume attachments, my mops, brooms, swifter, dusters....everything, he just left it there and told the tenant she could keep it if she wanted or throw them away.
All these cleaning products add up and are expensive to have to re-buy, yet he's complaining to me about money! Well how about you not throw or give away $200 worth of our stuff!! Uhhh...
This is all such small stuff, but when you're hormonal it seems like a huge deal. Sigh.... I'm really trying to be understanding and cutting him a lot of slack because he's been super awesome the last month I've been on bed rest, so he gets a pass and a kiss on the cheek for being awesome...but he's still driving me crazy!!!!!!!
I would have been pissed too
My FFFC is that today is a fantastic freaking day. I had my glocose test and am feeling okay, I am almost finished with my (very late) thank you notes from our wedding and I am really starting to enjoy being pregnant.
It seems like I'm in the minority.. so I am confessing that I love my life today!
I don't like thinking about gift giving in terms of reciprocity, it stresses me out too much! I just give what I can and what I want to and most of the time instantly forget who gave me what after a big event.
While I don't think it's necessary to be able to buy everything off your registry, you should not be relying on showers for everything your baby needs, whether that means buying it yourself off of Amazon/used/whatever. I hate when people complain about getting non-registry gifts. It sounds spoiled and unappreciative.
Beth- I agree completely about "fluff" and "sposies". Diapers are used to catch baby's waste; they don't need cute names!
Gym- I think most cupcakes just have sugar, no corn syrup, so you may be good!
My confession is that I am applying for state insurance. My out of pocket max doubled at the beginning of the year, while I was already pregnant, and it would basically tap our emergency savings. We could pay it in installments, and may end up doing that, but our income qualifies us for maternity benefits, so I'm applying. I'm being honest about everything on the application, so they can deny me if they want, but since paying the thousands in hospital costs we weren't expecting will be a bit of a burden, I'm going to try.
You are too cute!
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i just want to sleep all day... for the past week i've been exhausted...
i don't want to get up and deal with the kids, i love being around them, i just don't feel like doing anything for them... lol
i wish they were just a little bit older and more self sufficient but oh well... i still get up and take care of them and play with them, which i love doing... but i'd really like to just lay on the couch all day and not get up every two mins to fulfill someone's request or change a diaper...
nothing wrong with doing that... it happens all the time. that's what i did even though before i left for maternity leave i knew i was going to quit.
I find it incredibly pety to keep track of what was given to you at your wedding so you know what to give them for theirs.
Everyone's financial situation is different. How can you feel good about judging that
And I agree with a PP who said if you forgo the wedding you should forgo the gifts.
While I don't think it's necessary to be able to buy everything off your registry, you should not be relying on showers for everything your baby needs, whether that means buying it yourself off of Amazon/used/whatever. I hate when people complain about getting non-registry gifts. It sounds spoiled and unappreciative.
I agree with this 1000000000000000000%
Me 2! I actually tried to get the word out that if they want to look at my registry and then buy somewhere else so they can get it cheaper have at it. I wasn't trying to ask for gifts, but anyone that asked about my registry I let them know that, but encouraged them for gift reciepts just in case of duplicates. I don't expect anyone to buy us anything!
Although we can afford to get everything off both our registries, and don't expect our friends/family to buy the bigger items like our Uppababy, I still hate it when people go off registry. If it's not an occasion to buy off registry (wedding, shower), then I pride myself on taking the time to think of an amazing gift. I get irritated in general when people don't take the time or effort and give you crap like a candle or some outfit they buy for the baby just because it was on clearance. "It's the thought that counts" mentality has resulted in a closet full of crap that I have to donate. I'd honestly rather these people don't bring anything at all, as it's a waste of their money.