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CocoBrynne · April 2011

I could seriously care less about the royal wedding.

I am far from thrifty, but I heard this morning that $80000 is being spent on a CAKE, which the last time I checked is made from flour, milk, eggs, and sugar. With all that's wrong in the world it's really ridiculous that they are wasting so much money that could go to so much better use.

aesf · April 2011

on that note, my fffc is that i cannot stand when people *** about how private individuals or companies spend their own money. Don't like how your gov't spends its money? Good. Complain. Don't like how Joe, Sarah, Suzie, the Redsox, McDonalds, the Queen spend thier personal funds? Who freakin' cares. Let them bolster the economy in anyway they see fit.

twhatwaffle · April 2011

This board is boring.

MarshaBrady · April 2011

I think puppies are cuter than babies. But, of course, my baby will be way cuter than a puppy, but only b/c he's mine.

I dvr'd the royal wedding on E! and can't wait to watch all the nonsense after work. I love watching good-looking rich people doing ridiculous sh*t, which is why my dvr is full of sh*tty shows on Bravo and E!

CocoBrynne · April 2011

aesf:
on that note, my fffc is that i cannot stand when people *** about how private individuals or companies spend their own money. Don't like how your gov't spends its money? Good. Complain. Don't like how Joe, Sarah, Suzie, the Redsox, McDonalds, the Queen spend thier personal funds? Who freakin' cares. Let them bolster the economy in anyway they see fit.

I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

jdm7 · April 2011

After I'm done WFH and the roofer/insurance adjuster leaves this afternoon, I'm going back to the Verizon store and seeing if I can exchange my black iPhone 4 for the white iPhone 4 (I'm within my 30 day window). Why am I doing this? Because I prefer the white iPhones over the black ones...

Kendra409 · April 2011

I totally agree!

mainemommy · April 2011

CocoBrynne:

aesf:
on that note, my fffc is that i cannot stand when people *** about how private individuals or companies spend their own money. Don't like how your gov't spends its money? Good. Complain. Don't like how Joe, Sarah, Suzie, the Redsox, McDonalds, the Queen spend thier personal funds? Who freakin' cares. Let them bolster the economy in anyway they see fit.

I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

The amount of people theyre feeding & the fact that it has to meet royal approval Im sure plays into the price, hell some of the ladies on TK pay 10,000 for their wedding cake. I dont think thats all too expensive at all considering its feeding the queen. Im sure her breakfast costs a good amount more than my bowl of rice crispies daily too.

If they'd gone to the British equivelent of Costco & gotten a cheap sheet cake it would have been a bad scene.

mrsbaker1128 · April 2011

CocoBrynne:

aesf:
on that note, my fffc is that i cannot stand when people *** about how private individuals or companies spend their own money. Don't like how your gov't spends its money? Good. Complain. Don't like how Joe, Sarah, Suzie, the Redsox, McDonalds, the Queen spend thier personal funds? Who freakin' cares. Let them bolster the economy in anyway they see fit.

I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

Exactly, so why can't they spend the money on themselves for once? They do so much humanitarian work that I don't think anyone should question anything when they spend their money on themselves. I said it on Facebook last night and I'll say it here, their entire lives are planned out for them now. Let them have this day and let them spend their day the way they want.

aesf · April 2011

CocoBrynne:
I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

How is that contradictory? Was the cake made by children? Or made of children? Spending your money on what you want is not contradictory to humanitarian work.

I don't think spending thier money how they see fit takes away from all the charity they do/give. Just because someone can give more doesnt mean they should have too nor does it mean the massive amount they do give (even if its only 1% of thier total gross income) is taken away from.

I'd like to take a look at the money I spend on myself a month and then the money i give to charity in a month and check out the ratio...

bunnybiter · April 2011

$80,000 on pie would have been more acceptable.

chelle_ann · April 2011

mainemommy:
CocoBrynne:

aesf:
on that note, my fffc is that i cannot stand when people *** about how private individuals or companies spend their own money. Don't like how your gov't spends its money? Good. Complain. Don't like how Joe, Sarah, Suzie, the Redsox, McDonalds, the Queen spend thier personal funds? Who freakin' cares. Let them bolster the economy in anyway they see fit.

I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

The amount of people theyre feeding & the fact that it has to meet royal approval Im sure plays into the price, hell some of the ladies on TK pay 10,000 for their wedding cake. I dont think thats all too expensive at all considering its feeding the queen. Im sure her breakfast costs a good amount more than my bowl of rice crispies daily too.

If they'd gone to the British equivelent of Costco & gotten a cheap sheet cake it would have been a bad scene.

Yes LMAO!

mrsbaker1128 · April 2011

My FFFC is that I've been obsessed w/ this wedding since they announced they're engaged. But, I'm glad it's over so people can stop b!tching about it so damn much! I get they're in another country and that it has nothing to do with us, but it's still fun to watch. It's nice to take a break from all of the bad in the world and watch someone's dream come true!

Kendra409 · April 2011

bunnybiter:
$80,000 on pie would have been more acceptable.

Funny! Big Smile

HelloAnnie! · April 2011

I'm so sick of the royal wedding stuff and I hope the board talk about something else today. On that note, I really loved Kate's dress.

I'm hoping that people start naming their daughters Katherine/Kate so that our LO's name doesn't get any more popular than it is now.

I want to take a month off of work just to set up our new home and work on Baby's nursery.

Shelleybell · April 2011

Sometimes I secretly wish I could be a SAHM. I love my job and I love working, but sometimes I wish that DH made enough money so I could have the choice.

tweller · April 2011

mainemommy:
CocoBrynne:

aesf:
on that note, my fffc is that i cannot stand when people *** about how private individuals or companies spend their own money. Don't like how your gov't spends its money? Good. Complain. Don't like how Joe, Sarah, Suzie, the Redsox, McDonalds, the Queen spend thier personal funds? Who freakin' cares. Let them bolster the economy in anyway they see fit.

I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

The amount of people theyre feeding & the fact that it has to meet royal approval Im sure plays into the price, hell some of the ladies on TK pay 10,000 for their wedding cake. I dont think thats all too expensive at all considering its feeding the queen. Im sure her breakfast costs a good amount more than my bowl of rice crispies daily too.

If they'd gone to the British equivelent of Costco & gotten a cheap sheet cake it would have been a bad scene.

This is exactly what I was thinking. I bake & decorate cakes on the side, by no means professionally, but I can tell you I constantly undersell myself on price wise. No it might not cost that much to make the cake, however I just quick looked and saw something like 1900 people were invited? (I've paid NO attention to this whole ordeal). That's A LOT of cake needed to feed the guests. I had a 5 layer cake at my wedding to feed around $200 and other than our piece to take home THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT. So you figured this cake had to be equivalent to 40 layers? That's a lot of cake. Say 1 bag of flour/sugar makes maybe 3 layers, probably 100's of eggs that stuff adds up! Also icing if they use something equivalent to our traditional butter cream in the US, that's a crap load of Crisco, which isn't cheap. So add up the cost of ingredients, then the time & skill put into assembling, decorating and transporting this cake . . . that's not cheap. I probably would have paid between $750-1000 for my cake and let me tell you it was nothing special it was plain; however one of my bridesmaids made it as my wedding gift, so I got lucky.

Anyway off my rant . . . just think of what they did to boost the economy by paying one baker or multiple bakers $80,000 for that cake . . . Now that person has more money to put back into the economy. Bet you that's the best d@mn cake they've ever had!

Kendra409 · April 2011

HelloAnnie!:

I'm so sick of the royal wedding stuff and I hope the board talk about something else today. On that note, I really loved Kate's dress.

It was very pretty...like Grace Kelley Yes

mrsbaker1128 · April 2011

aesf:
CocoBrynne:

I understand it's their personal money, but they always talk about all the charity work they do and how they are such humanitarians. It just seems contradictory to me to then spend $80000 on a cake, I get that's a drop in the bucket to them, but that could feed/house/help so many people and for that to be spent on something so stupid like cake is just kind of obnoxious to me.

How is that contradictory? Was the cake made by children? Or made of children? Spending your money on what you want is not contradictory to humanitarian work.

I don't think spending thier money how they see fit takes away from all the charity they do/give. Just because someone can give more doesnt mean they should have too nor does it mean the massive amount they do give (even if its only 1% of thier total gross income) is taken away from.

I'd like to take a look at the money I spend on myself a month and then the money i give to charity in a month and check out the ratio...

LOL @ the bolded part!

And I agree w/ your last statement!

mrsbaker1128 · April 2011

HelloAnnie!:

I'm so sick of the royal wedding stuff and I hope the board talk about something else today. On that note, I really loved Kate's dress.

I'm hoping that people start naming their daughters Katherine/Kate so that our LO's name doesn't get any more popular than it is now.

I want to take a month off of work just to set up our new home and work on Baby's nursery.

I have a feeling this is what is going to happen!

jdm7 · April 2011

Shelleybell:
Sometimes I secretly wish I could be a SAHM. I love my job and I love working, but sometimes I wish that DH made enough money so I could have the choice.

I was just going to post something like this. Sitting at home right now and working, its starting to make me wish I could be a SAHM after the baby is born. It's just not affordable right now. I'm hoping by baby #2 it's do-able.

TristaD81 · April 2011

mrsbaker1128:
My FFFC is that I've been obsessed w/ this wedding since they announced they're engaged. But, I'm glad it's over so people can stop b!tching about it so damn much! I get they're in another country and that it has nothing to do with us, but it's still fun to watch. It's nice to take a break from all of the bad in the world and watch someone's dream come true!

ITA Smile

Mrs.Leah.Maria · April 2011

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

CocoBrynne · April 2011

Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

If It makes you feel better I sometimes still use hot rollers, my DH always calls me 'grandma' when I have them in too lol.

HelloAnnie! · April 2011

CocoBrynne:
Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

If It makes you feel better I sometimes still use hot rollers, my DH always calls me 'grandma' when I have them in too lol.

I also use hot rollers! They are so much faster than a curling iron...I don't know why everyone doesn't use them!

mrsbaker1128 · April 2011

Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

I know several girls who still use curling irons!

aesf · April 2011

i bought a 24 box of klondike bars. There are 6 left. DH had 2. I don't want to do the math.

mainemommy · April 2011

Now that the wedding is over, Im excited for the next step.

I want to know how long it will take them to make babies.

Beautiful sweet little royal babies.

I hope they look like her.

aesf · April 2011

mainemommy:
Now that the wedding is over, Im excited for the next step.
I want to know how long it will take them to make babies.
Beautiful sweet little royal babies.
I hope they look like her.

I just hope they don't pull a massive bait and switch like william did where he/she starts out all hot like his/her mom and then turned into his/her dad.

sarahbeth27 · April 2011

mrsbaker1128:
HelloAnnie!:

I'm so sick of the royal wedding stuff and I hope the board talk about something else today. On that note, I really loved Kate's dress.

I'm hoping that people start naming their daughters Katherine/Kate so that our LO's name doesn't get any more popular than it is now.

I want to take a month off of work just to set up our new home and work on Baby's nursery.

I have a feeling this is what is going to happen!

I will be kinda pissed if this happens. Katherine (nn Kate) has been my favorite name for years but I won't use (if I were to ever have a DD) it if it gets too popular.

chelle_ann · April 2011

mrsbaker1128:
Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

I know several girls who still use curling irons!

***raises hand*** I'm one of them!

Five_letter · April 2011

I deliberately guilted my husband into working on the nursery decor, by telling him I felt like I disappointed him in having a girl and he would be more involved if it were a boy.

He felt like pure sh!t when I said that. I know it.

BTW: the nursery has already been painted and the furniture is put together, it's just the finishing touches. He's done everything so far. I don't know what got into me.

In the past 24 hours he's looked at over 4000 wall decals and is moving on to accessories to coordinate.

I actually feel pretty sh!tty about this.

MartaVodrey · April 2011

mrsbaker1128:
Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

I know several girls who still use curling irons!

Big Barrel Curling Iron all the way!! Love the loose long curly look - although I do have a flat iron too!

MartaVodrey · April 2011

MarshaBrady:
I think puppies are cuter than babies. But, of course, my baby will be way cuter than a puppy, but only b/c he's mine.

I dvr'd the royal wedding on E! and can't wait to watch all the nonsense after work. I love watching good-looking rich people doing ridiculous sh*t, which is why my dvr is full of sh*tty shows on Bravo and E!

Same! I know it will be about the clothes rather than the wedding! LOL. I also love celebrity magazines - my absolute favorite "who wore it best"

Five_letter · April 2011

HelloAnnie!:
CocoBrynne:
Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

If It makes you feel better I sometimes still use hot rollers, my DH always calls me 'grandma' when I have them in too lol.

I also use hot rollers! They are so much faster than a curling iron...I don't know why everyone doesn't use them!

Same here!

miller4285 · April 2011

There is an annoying little family of stair-step children at my son's day care. I am sure their mother thinks they are the cutest things....but they annnoy me. Whenever one runs up to me to give me a "rundown" of EVERYTHING my son did that day (isn't that the teachers job, and didn't her mother teach her it's rude to be a tattle?) I feel like flicking her in her little button nose.

I fear when I become even more hormonal and miserable....I will.

COMomma81 · April 2011

Mrs.Leah.Maria:
My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.
I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

Ha! I do not even own a flat iron. I also don't own an ipod and have an ancient cell phone. Many of my friends are completely appalled by this :P

JennV514 · April 2011

We have a pile of laundry the size of Mt. Rushmore. I've lied to DH every day this week saying the laundry room was full which is why I haven't been able to do it. Truth is, I'm just insanely lazy and spend my days sitting on my a*s doing absolutely nothing.

I am still, at 30 weeks, terrified to have sex. I have no idea why. I've had a healthy pregnancy, but the thought of sex not only grosses me out, but scares me. To go from doing it 5x a week, to nothing has been quite a hard adjustment. I feel like a complete lunatic.

I haven't bought really anything for the baby, but I havebought, and continue to buy, a ton of maternity clothes. Priorities? Apparently I have none.

Mrs.Leah.Maria · April 2011

HelloAnnie!:
CocoBrynne:
Mrs.Leah.Maria:

My curling iron has been broken for 3 weeks now. I'm trying to convince myself that it's a good break for my hair.

I'm sure most of you are wondering who the heck still uses a curling iron over a flat iron . . .

If It makes you feel better I sometimes still use hot rollers, my DH always calls me 'grandma' when I have them in too lol.

I also use hot rollers! They are so much faster than a curling iron...I don't know why everyone doesn't use them!

This is what I've been doing too, but not as frequently as I would curl my hair. The biggest pain is that I have bangs, so I've literally been curling my bangs with a hot roller.

Jay_Cee · April 2011

I think it is premature to feel this way, but I'm ready to not be pregnant anymore. If I could magically have a full-term, healthy baby right now, I would do it. I'm not even having a difficult time. Other than some quick weight gain in the 2nd trimester, I've had a perfectly normal pregnancy. I just don't really like being pregnant (except for when I feel the baby moving -- I love that). I'm ready to have my body back.

(Note: I do not want to have this baby early at all. Please don't think that. A healthy baby is obviously my priority. I want to keep him or her in until at least 39 weeks, if not 40 weeks.)

Mrs.Leah.Maria · April 2011

COMomma81:
Ha! I do not even own a flat iron. I also don't own an ipod and have an ancient cell phone. Many of my friends are completely appalled by this :P

We could start a club of non-Apple or flat iron owning women.

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