G&G with the 2005 brides!

[Aubrey]

All right! How many of you 2005 brides made it over here already? Let's get the party started!

[Mrs. Pickering]

I'm here!! I never got started in the other G&G so I'm excited to be in this one!!

[Kiki]

I'm here!

[Katnye]

I'm here!

Like Mrs. Pickering, I wasn't invovled in the previous G&G thread, but I'm looking forward to jumping in!

[Diane]

Good morning my fellow 2005 brides! :jump4joy:

[Kristy]

hiya :)

[smiles]

I'm here!!! I can't wait to get started!

[fizbobunny]

I'm here.. April 22, 2005.

We should make one of those small (short) get to know you things to start things off. You know, like Name: Wedding Date: Wedding colors: etc etc.

[Kristie]

I'm Here..
Name: Kristie
DH Name: Michael
Wedding Date: Aug 6 2005
Wedding colors: Pink and Green (the site colors!!!)

[fizbobunny]

Name: Alicia (fizbo)
DH Name: Cory
Wedding Date: April 22 2005
Wedding colors: Apple Red, Whjite and Silver
Wedding Theme (if any): Fleur de lis and carriages
Wedding Location: New Orleans, LA, in a plantation style home on the lakefront.

[Diane]

Name: Diane
DH Name: Bob
Wedding Date: September 25, 2005
Wedding colors: Blue/cream
Wedding Theme (if any): Lighthouses
Wedding Location: Our ceremony was at the Fire Island Lighthouse

[Melly]

Name: Melissa
DH Name: Bobby
Wedding Date: May 14, 2005
Wedding colors: Blue and white

[*Ashley*]

*invading so I know what G&G means -- Gossip and Gab?*

[Emily]

Name:Emily
DH Name: Mike
Wedding Date: May 3, 2005
Wedding colors: red and black
Wedding Theme (if any): casino at the reception
Wedding Location: Las Vegas!

[smiles]

Name: Stephanie
DH Name: Jeff
Wedding Date: Oct 8 2005
Wedding colors: Periwinkle

[Kiki]

Name: Kelly-Ann
DH: Paul
Wedding Date: May 7, 2005
Colours - silver and purple tulips

[Noelle]

Name: Noelle
DH: Jeff
Wed. Date: July 16, 2005
Colors: Navy Blue & Silver

Yeah, I didn't get to join the old G & G....yeah, I can join this one!

[Katnye]

Name: Karen
DH: Adam
Wedding Date: December 31, 2005
Wedding Colors: Indigo and Champagne (i.e., Blue and Ivory)
Wedding Theme: New Year's Eve (we rang in the new year at the reception, so I guess that's the theme!)
Wedding Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

[~Tala~]

Name: Tala
DH: Mike
Wed. Date: August 7, 2005
Colors: different shades of purple/lavender, white, hints of pink

I wasn't on the UW G&G....so I'm excited to join this one!

[Kristie]

Yes Ashley...Gossip and Gab

[Mrs. Pickering]

Name: Andrea
DH Name: Ryan
Wedding Date: June 4, 2005
Wedding colors: fuschia, orange and yellow
Wedding Theme (if any): none
Wedding Location: At my church in Buffalo, MO

[Sara]

Name: Sara
DH: Keith
Wedding Date: April 29, 2005
Colours - cornflower blue and ivory

For you girls that have been around for a few years (Aubrey, Daine, Kelly-Ann, and maybe a few others)...how many G&G do you think we have been through by now? I remember how many we went through in 2004 and 2005. It's so funny to see them still around.

[Diane]

:hiya: Sara!

I can't even imagine how many different G&Gs we went through! We were definitely a chatty bunch. :lol2:

[Aubrey]

Sara, I wouldn't be surprised if it was at least 30!

[Mrs. Pickering]

Sara, I wouldn't be surprised if it was at least 30!

Wow!! I hope I can keep up!!:nuts:

[Noelle]

I hope I can keep up as well....as soon as school starts, it'll be harder to keep up!

[Kristy]

I got unsubbed somehow so I'm back :)

What are your plans for this weekend?

We're going to Niagara on the LAke tomorrow for the day, a wedding on Sat. (ugh!!!!) and I am going to the beach w/some friends on Sun.

[Noelle]

Well, since it's our anniversary, I don't think we're going to do anything on Saturday. On Sunday we're going to go to an early matinee movie, go eat at Hereford House (we're using a giftcard we got for our wedding), and then come home and eat Year Old Cake!

At one point in time, Jeff's cousin was supposed to be getting married on Saturday, but that has been put on hold!

[Diane]

On Saturday we are doing an all-day lighthouse cruise around Manhattan. On Sunday we will probably go look at storage units because we need to clear stuff out of the house so we can finish remodeling.

[Mrs. Pickering]

Hmm....this weekend??

Squat. I usually go out with one of my girlfriends and we go dancing but she's doing summer classes and all of her tests are this week so I figured I'd give her some time to recoup from the week!
So anyway, it'll probably be just Ryan and I sitting around the house doing nothing...but sometimes I really like that. :) We may run and play some mini-golf--we have a place about a minute from our house. Yeah, that sounds fun!

[Kristy]

Andrea......what does your user text mean? Ms. New Booty? :)

[Aubrey]

Kristy, is the wedding gonna suck on Saturday?

I'm going HOME this weekend and all of next week! I'm so excited to be going on vacation!

[Mrs. Pickering]

Andrea......what does your user text mean? Ms. New Booty? :)

Hee hee...have you heard the song? I think its Bubba Sparxx (SP?) or someone like that who sings it. It's just a fun song to dance to. So cue the text.
Nope, no new butt implants. ;)

[carrieberry058]

I'm here!

[Noelle]

Andrea -- glad there's not been any new butt implants -- I'd think those would be painful!:asshat:

[Kristy]

I don't know the people at the wedding but I am starting to hate them (attending them) :lol: The ILs will be with us too so at least we'll know someone else there

[Mrs. Pickering]

Kristy--I hate going to weddings where I don't really know anyone! At least your IL's will be there! But it still makes for a pretty ugh nite!!

[Kiki]

Ugh, nothing worse than going to a wedding where you know absolutely no one.

Would someone please turn on the AC today!! It's broiling here!

[Kristie]

This weekend....
Fishing :)
Gonna catch me a big one! I caught a 30lb salmon on Sunday, so I'm aiming for at least a 40 pounder!

[Kiki]

30lbs salmon!!! My hubby's eyes just popped! He's jealous!

[Katnye]

I can't wait for the weekend! I'm helping Sara (bgsara16) with some final wedding plans on Saturday :heee: and DH and I are going to sign the final paperwork for our new apt on Sunday! Other than that, I'll probably pack to keep myself occupied while DH is working.

snowy7 -- I'm glad someone found a use for the butt hat smilie! It cracks me up!

[Emily]

this weekend I will be doing absolutly nothing...as far as I know!

[Kristie]

HAHA... yup, it was a pretty good fight. I actually had to get DH to land it because my arms were soooo tired.... They fight like there's no tomorrow (which there isn't for them) :lol:

[Aubrey]

Wow, Kristie, that's one big fish!

Tomorrow's going to go by sooo sloooooly. I just want to be on vacation already!

[smiles]

This weekend we're going to work some more on the house. We still have plenty of unpacking to do, and cleaning up the apartment by the end of the month. We want to get the bathroom painted sometime in the next week, so we may work on that. I'm not going to be up to much except housework. I also have a paper for my class due in 2 weeks which I really need to start on.

[Sara]

Carrie honey, are you stalking me? :smooch:


Weekend plans ~ Not much. My husband has fishing tournaments all weekend, and right now I only made plans for Saturday which include sitting in a pool all day, because it's going to be very hot and humid.

[fizbobunny]

This weekend..

No big plans. We started half day fridays at work this week, so after lunch we are going to Best Buy to get another Xbox 360 controller and another headset. I'm hooked on GRAW now :). We also need to clean the trailer up, cause Saturday our FEMA case worker is coming to inspect the trailer and discuss our plans for the future (yuck). Other than that it's video games and going to visit my mom for the weekly laundry swap.

[Noelle]

I thought the butt hat was fitting for the situationl....I don't know when else someone would use it....it sounds like everyone has exciting weekends planed!

[Mrs. Pickering]

Yeah, the butt hat was quite cute!! I never saw it until you posted it but it gave me a little chuckle!:giggle:

[Noelle]

I thought I had seen a butt smiley somewhere, i looked, and couldn't find the one I was thinking of, but found that one and thought it was very cute! :0

[MrsRea]

I'm Here..
Name: Dayna
DH Name: BJ
Wedding Date: Sept. 10th 2005
Wedding colors: Periwinkle, Pink and Orange

[Kiki]

Hi Dayna!!!

[Katnye]

YAY!! IT'S THE WEEKEND!! :jump4joy:

[Mrs. Pickering]

Hey Dayna!

[Noelle]

Hope all you girls have a GREAT weekend!

[smiles]

I'm so happy it's the weekend. It's been a long week. I need some time to do more upacking and getting settled into the house.

[Noelle]

Even though I moved in last summer, we still have some boxes (mainly my school stuff) that needs to be unpacked....I think tomorrow we're going to work on cleaning our office and reorganizing it, and maybe rearranging things in our kitchen!

[Mrs. Pickering]

I'm so happy it's the weekend. It's been a long week. I need some time to do more upacking and getting settled into the house.

Isn't it so exciting to get moved in to a new place?? Congrats on the new house!!

Even though I moved in last summer, we still have some boxes (mainly my school stuff) that needs to be unpacked....I think tomorrow we're going to work on cleaning our office and reorganizing it, and maybe rearranging things in our kitchen!

Hee hee...we still have boxes from last summer too. But I'm not in any hurry to unpack them because more than likely we'll be moving with Ryan's job in the next few months.

[Noelle]

see, i'm the same way, Andrea! Well, we won't be moving for Jeff's job, it's more like we'll be moving to a bigger house so we can have room to start a family! And we'll be moving closer to my job (it'll be halfway for both of us).

[Kristie]

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!! :D

[Kiki]

Ah, it's a lazy weekend for sure. I'm taking it easy. Paul's been doing all the cooking, including an amazing brunch that we actually had for dinner last night. It needed to sit for an hour in the fridge before cooking, so we went shopping and had it for dinner instead. Tonight, he's BBQing steaks which are marinating now. Yum!!!

[Katnye]

Ugh! DH and I are moving to a new apt about 10 miles away on Aug 1. We had an appt today to sign our lease, final paperwork, etc. We arrive for our meeting, they don't have our lease typed up, and the employee that was there had no idea we were coming! He called his boss to figure out what was going on, and they STILL don't know what apt we will be assigned to. The employee laughed it off saying that "someone didn't do their job." DH called last Wednesday and was told it would be figured out that night. Now, they tell us that it will be figured out tomorrow! I'm alittle stressed, as we're moving in 2 weeks and don't know where we're going! :shakefist: DH has the job of calling and harrassing them tomorrow! Ok, vent over!

We also went mattress shopping today. We're current using a full bed--with me at 5'10" and DH at 6'3", its a bit cramped! Plus, all of our mattress wedding gifts were queen size and I'm anxious to start using them! We think we found one that we like, but know NOTHING about mattresses. Any words of advice?

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

[Noelle]

Only mattress advice -- get one that's comfortable

[Katnye]

lol, thanks Noelle! We tried some out in the store today. I didn't want to get up off of the one we are considering! The owner/employee kept having us lay "how we fall asleep" It felt alittle goofy, but it was niiiice! It's a Sealy Plush...

[Noelle]

So, anything exciting going on this week ladies??

[Katnye]

I hope everyone is having a great week so far!

DH and I signed the lease to our apt today! I'm excited to move in!

This upcoming weekend is going to be busy and great! I'm a BM in Sara's (bgsara16) wedding--I'm so excited!!!! :jump4joy: On Sunday, DH and I are going to his annual family reunion and we're stopping by my sister's place to visit her, my bro-in-law, and adroable niece!

[smiles]

I'm having a very busy week, but it hasn't been to bad. I'm working 40 hours this week, I haven't worked that much in a long time. Still working lots on the house, and trying to finish up my summer college class which the only thing I have left is a term paper I have yet to start on.

Katnye- My matress advise is get one that is comforatable. We were lucky that my parents got us a materess as a wedding present. We picked it out by going to the store and laying on them. We found one that's very comfy for a reasonable price.

[Noelle]

Well I have a friend from my hometown who has moved to the town where I teach and is going to teach there this year. Well, she has to get fingerprinted today, so we're going to go out to eat today, and then head to the teacher store for some fun shopping!

[lunarmagic]

Oops, I had joined the wrong G&G thread. :blush: I'm here now!

Name: Natalie
DH Name: Denis
Wedding Date: July 16, 2006
Wedding colors: Silver and white
Wedding Location: Westfield, Massachusetts

[Aubrey]

Hey there, Natalie! Still liking western MA? I know I miss it...

And I'm back from my vacation to Cape Cod! I wish it could have been longer than just a week.

[Noelle]

Hope everyone had a GREAT weekend! I start having meetings for school, so today is one of my last days of "summer"

[Katnye]

Noelle--enjoy your last days of summer!

Welcome, Natalie!

My weekend was great! I was a BM in Sara's (bgsara16) wedding and it was absolutely amazing! I can't wait until she gets back from their wonderful honeymoon so that she can share the story (and pictures, of course) with all of you! On Sunday, we had the brunch for the newlyweds and then we traveled across the state for DH's annual family reunion. Afterwards, we made a quick visit to my sister's house and we were able to see my adorable niece! It was a very busy, but awesome, weekend!

[smiles]

I'm so happy I'm done with my summer class. It's officially over, and my last assignment is turned in. Now I can consentrate on working and fixing up the house. We've decided to conquer so many more do it yourself projects than we expected. We decided now to redo the entire bathroom, with ceramic tile, new fixtures, and new paint. We're in the planning stages of that project now. We're still trying to unpack, but that's taking longer than expected because I'm working more to get money to do more projects.

[lunarmagic]

I'm on vacation still, visiting my parents. I'm going home thursday, which will be 2 weeks since I arrived. My mom is increasingly starting to drive me batty. O.O I'm SO glad I don't live here anymore. She seriously has a LIST of things I need to get done by the time I leave... make copies of disks, fix their computer, get the other computer running, install antivirus.... OMG. Hire someone, I'm on VACATION!!

[Noelle]

Natalie, i think that's just the way all parents are! My mom does that to my brother! :)

Well, I have meetings at school this week -- it's called New Teacher's Boot Camp. Technically, I'm not a new teacher (not even new to the district) but I am switching from Special Ed. to Regular Ed 1st grade, and my principal thought it could be a good refresher. I went through something similar 2 years ago, so this is a nice refresher course -- and I guess the best part is that they're paying me to be there, so that helps! :) Well, I have to be there at 8:30-3:30, so I better get ready! :)

[Aubrey]

I'm glad to not live with my folks anymore either, though I miss them now that I live so far away from them :(.

I'm entering a busy, busy week at work after getting back from vacation. I hate coming back from a relaxing time with tons of work to do!

[Kiki]

Oh don't even get me started on what it's like with my mother. Yikes! It's been nuts lately...

[Katnye]

Steph--congrats on being done with classes! I bet that's a great weight off of your shoulders. You'll have to be sure to share before/after pictures of your house when you're done!

Natalie--Ahh, gotta love the To-Do lists. You should write your own: Relax; Enjoy Vacation. :)

Noelle--I'm glad you're getting paid for your meetings! They should really change the name--anything with "boot camp" in the title sounds horrible! That's great that you are teaching special edu, are you excited?

Things here are good. Just working and packing for our move. We get the keys on the 31st, will starting moving stuff on the 1st, and will have movers for a little bit on the 2nd for the big stuff. I think I'm still recovering from my busy and fun weekend--I've been exhausted lately!

[Noelle]

Actually, Karen, I taught special ed. last year but Won't be this year.

[Katnye]

Oops, sorry I read that wrong! Like I said, I'm exhausted!

[Noelle]

That's okay Karen! You're allowed to be exhausted!!! :) I know what that's like!

So, I'm looking forward to next week -- I get to go to Colorado camping with DH and his family for a week -- It'll be nice and relaxing with no electricity, no phone, no running water (except a well), and no computer access!

[smiles]

I'm so glad not to be living with my parents anymore. I'm lucky they live close enough we don't have to stay there. We've stayed all night a couple of time, just because, but one night is enough of staying with them. I work for my dad this summer, so it's almost to much seeing him everyday.

Noell- Have fun on vacation. I want to go on vacation again, because it went by to fast.

Right now we're planning where to go for our Anniversary Trip, because I have a 3 day weekend that weekend. It's between Brown County, IN, The Pocano's, Nice Hotel in Chicago (close, but we go to Chicago a lot) Niagra Falls (but a really long drive for the short time we'd be there), Vegas (but, plane tickets are expensive) or some other romanic place we just haven't thought about yet. Any suggestion would be helpful?

[Kristy]

If you ever need suggestions on NIagara Fallas PM me :)

[MrsRea]

Ah, I dont know how I lost track of this thread. So girls how are yall all doing? Our 1st anniversary is less than 2 months and we still dont know what we are going to do.

Any plans for the weekend? I have none except to go clean my moms house (dont worry, she pays me :hehe: )

Have a great weekend!

[Kiki]

Going camping for a few days. I'm really looking forward to it. We leave Sunday and I should be back Wednesday night.

[smiles]

It's so hard to believe how many 2005 brides have already been married a entire year.

My plans for the weekend are to work around the house, unpack, and get ready for our visitors next weekend. My MOH who lives 6 hours away is coming down for 2 days with 2 friends and staying with us Aug 5-6, and we are having a housewarming party cookout for friends and family Aug 6.

[Noelle]

Our plans for the weekend -- we're going to to my DH's 10 year class reunion, and then we leave for Colorado! :)

[Kiki]

Paul and I are doing a Grand Canyon trip next year. I'm so jealous Noelle!

[Noelle]

We're really looking forward to it...the only downfall, is that I'm goin gto be on a short timeschedule before school starts...I wish I could be at school this next week, but my DH has promised to help me EVERY night! Hopefully, it all works out!!!!

[Kristie]

Our anniversary is next weekend and we still haven't decided what we're going to do :(
Sounds like it's not going to be very interesting whatever it is.

[Mrs. Pickering]

Hmm...today I have to work but tomorrow Ryan and I are going to the lake. Woo Hoo!!

[Crystal]

Thought I'd join in. Glad to see all of these familiar faces! :)

[smiles]

Crystal welcome!

It's going to be a fun weekend ahead. Thurs. we're going to a Cubs baseball game. Friday I work all day. Saturday my friend and her 2 friends are spending the weekend staying with us. Sunday after church we're having a housewarming party cookout. Hopefully it doesn't rain, because we have 30 people coming and a nice sized yard, but to be squished in the house it would be a little tight.

[Katnye]

Hi girls! Sorry I have been MIA lately--it's been a busy week!

Adam and I are officially moved into our new apt--I love it! :jump4joy: It's so much bigger and nicer than our old apt. We have ALMOST everything put away. My parents came for a visit and brought up most of the remainder of our wedding presents that we were stashing at their house. Now I just have to find places for everything!

Also, I graduated with my Masters in Education today! The ceremony was outside and HOT--a lot of people left before it was over...whimps :laugh3: Now I just have an academic-year-long internship and I'm done with grad school!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

[Emily]

so, once again I have fallen behind in here! I forget to check back! nothing going on around here...just working all weekend!

[Kiki]

It's a long weekend here. I really like the way we planned our vacation. 3 nights camping, 2 days working, 3 days off. That way I only had to take 3 days vacation leave.

I'm so glad it's cooled down here!

[Noelle]

Well, we just got back from a week long camping trip in Colorado -- it was SO nice and cool there -- now we're back in Missouri where it's HOT, HOT, HOT!

Karen ~ Congrats on your M.Ed! :) That's a big accomplishment! Did you and Sara meet in school!? Did you both graduate together!?

[Katnye]

I'm glad you had a fun time camping, Noelle and Kelly-Ann! Any pics?

Thanks for the congrats, Noelle! I don't think its quite hit me yet that I have my Masters, especially since I'll graduate again next summer with my Specialist degree! Yes, Sara and I met in school, we're in the same program and we graduated together. I don't think I would have made it through the craziness of the program without her!

[Naima]

Hey girls,

How weird is this. I'm perusing this thread looking for faces I recognise. I see a few... but most of you are complete strangers. And yet I go down in G&G history, because I remember when we used to make up a new title each time.. and I have an inkling who said G&G the first time. :)

Now I'm definitely home.

[Noelle]

Karen~ I have pictures, but it'll be a few days before I can get them up -- I'm working at school getting my classroom ready! We start teacher's meetings next Monday and the kids start next Thursday, Aug. 17!

[smiles]

Noelle and Kelly Ann- I can't wait to hear about your camping trips.

I had a very busy weekend. It's hard to believe that the workweek is well underway. My friends spent the weekend with us. It was fun to have overnight visitors. We had our cookout. The rain held out, so no rain except a few sprinkles. We had 22 people over in our new house. Everyone loved our house. Of course both toilets decided to break when we had people over, luckly my dad knows a lot about plumbing and he was there. And we had the no electricity accident in our bathroom the night before, but it was all fixed by the time our guest were there. We're still fixing up our house, but it's coming along. Now we decided to redo the entire full bath, almost completely gutting it. Today we went dog searching, and we put in our application to adopt a 8 month old collie/spaniel mix. She was so sweet. We'll find out in a few days if they accept our application.

[Kristy]

Hey girls,

How weird is this. I'm perusing this thread looking for faces I recognise. I see a few... but most of you are complete strangers. And yet I go down in G&G history, because I remember when we used to make up a new title each time.. and I have an inkling who said G&G the first time. :)

Now I'm definitely home.

For those who don't know, Naima is the one who came up with Gossip & Gab a few years back?

Right Naima?

I haven't been on here in awhile. I guess you stop getting email notifications when you don't post for a bit cuz I have not been getting them for the 2 threads I subbed to.

[Kristy]

Steph I hope you are having fun fixing up the house! We are moving forward more with ours. Jeremy stained the deck, the sliding doors (inside and out) and we are getting closer to finally painting the kitchen. We bought teh hardwood flooring and FIL's friend will install it.

Our house has gone up a lot in value, but we're not selling. We got a great deal, the houses around us now are selling for 50% more than we paid for ours and are not even as big as our house.

[smiles]

We're loving fixing up the house. The only thing is that DH doesn't really like handyman work very much. He's slowly learning. Both of our dad's are into construction, so they are teaching us a lot. We got everything but the bathroom painted. We got most everything put away, and lots up in the attic in storage. The bathroom is our new big project that we're going to start soon. We've been pricing things for it. My dad is giving us leftover ceramic tile and grout from a house he remodled to us for our bathroom. It's very good tile, and will look nice. We're getting a new toilet and we want to install a vanity and sink and a new medicine cabinet and get rid of the pedistal sink. For now we're leaving the shower the way it is. We're still in a debate if we are going to do laminate flooring in the hallway and kitchen or ceramic tile. We also want to get more yard work done before winter. Our house is going up in value, but we're planning at least 5-10 years we'll be here.

[Kristie]

Hey Naima,

I remember you being a huge part of G&G during UW times :)
Nice to see you around again!

[Kiki]

Naima!!! You made it! Nice to see you here.

I will try and post some camping pics tonight. It was a short trip, but nice. We had an amazing lightning show on the Monday night, a thunderstorm on Tuesday night (thankfully AFTER we finished kayaking and having dinner) and Wednesday morning we took down in the rain. But we still had a great time. We are going back on labour day weekend. But we're going to backpack instead of do the car camping.

[Naima]

Kristy, I remember making a few of the names up, but I can't remember if G&G was me, Sara, or Larkness. All equally possible! We might just have to divide up the credit. ;)

Life's thrown me for a loop, so I'll read about your lives and post about mine later. :)

[smiles]

We're getting a 8 month old puppy. The adoption has been approved. We're picking her up Sat.

[Katnye]

Congrats on the puppy! Any pics?!

[Naima]

Whee! I love puppies.

This thread requires pictures of puppies. :)

[smiles]

I'll post pics after we pick it up Sat.

[Kristy]

We don't have any pets. There are chocolate labs for sale a few minutes away but we're not buying one.

[Kristie]

I couldnt live without a pet. I've always had a pet since I was born (except for about 1-2 years and that was tough).

[smiles]

The moment you've all been waiting for...

Here is a picture of our dog that we are getting. She is 8 months old. We're going to call her Bailey. I'll post more pictures tomorrow after we bring her home.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d93/steffiegirl815/Maisey2.jpg

[Kristy]

Aww how cute!

Jeremy came home this AM (he spent the nigth at his parents' after work because he and friends went out. He works 40 minutes away) and said he brought his dog back and he was in the garage. It's a pit bull and such a big wuss (very cute too). But I just don't want a dog. if dogs didn't shed or ever go to the bathroom in the house, then we'd get one :lol:

[Noelle]

Steph -- have you got your new puppy yet!?

[Naima]

How cute!

[smiles]

We picked our puppy up today. She is so cute. She had kennel cough, so we have to keep her away from other dogs for a few days and give her medicine, but she seems to be good. She's so sweet, and has adjusted well to our house already. She gets along with the kitten, although he's still not sure about her. She ignores the rabbits other than looking at them, and I'm suprised that they don't mind her. She obeys commands very well. She seems to be a great addition to our family.

[Katnye]

Congrats on the new addition to your family!

[Noelle]

I'm glad you had a fun time camping, Noelle and Kelly-Ann! Any pics?

Here's some pics of our vacation! We went to Colorado for a week with my DH's family (his grandma, grandpa, uncle, mom, dad, sister, bro-in-law, nephew, brother, sister-in-law, sister-in-law's sister, us & 4 dogs) Yes, there were 13 people and 4 dogs all in the same area of the campground. Our campground did not have water, electricity...all we had were some NICE porta pots and well-water. So, we didn't shower for a week -- I really looked forward to the shower when we got home...we did take "spit baths" though! Anyway, Jeff's family has been going to the area for several years. There's a few lakes in the area, so we went fishing most everyday. Jeff & I went to Estes Park to Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday before the rest of his family got there. We got lots of fish and had lots of fun family time together!

Here's some pics:
Some cool clouds we saw on a drive to see some wildlife:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d632b3127cce8c61c6cf1ac600000016108VZuWjRzw

DH & I with our fish -- we caught our limit!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d632b3127cce8c61c6991a9000000015108VZuWjRzw

One of my co-workers made the blanket that our dog Cooper is laying on for HIM! Anyway, we built him a little tent so he didn't get so hot!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d632b3127cce8c61c7415ad000000016108VZuWjRzw

Playing on the belly boat on the lake -- it was REALLY windy, so I didn't get to go out very far, especially since I didn't have a life jacket on!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d632b3127cce8c61c770dbd100000016108VZuWjRzw

There used to be a waterfall here; however, they have shut off the water to this aquaduct! We always get pictures by the waterfall; however, this year we decided to get one taken ON the waterfall! This is my BIL, DH, Cooper, me, and BIL's SIL.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d632b3127cce8c61c40e1a0600000016108VZuWjRzw

We saw this moose on a hike -- we think it was either really sick or giving birth -- it was 10 feet away from us and NEVER moved!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d632b3127cce8c61c4041a0c00000016108VZuWjRzw

*Karen -- I hope you can see these!

[Katnye]

The pics aren't working for me, Noelle :dunno:

It sounds like you had a great time! 13 people, 4 dogs, and no showers! Wowzers! I can't wait to see the pics--the captions sound great!

[Noelle]

HMm...let me try this again!!!I tried linking them from my blog, apparently that doesn't work! I changed the way they were linked..see if that works :)

[Emily]

those pics are great! I'm not one to camp...but it looks like you had fun!

[Katnye]

Great pics, Noelle!

I've never heard of a belly boat--but it looks like a lot of fun! Your dog is adorable! How old is he? Did you get to eat the fish for dinner? The pic of the moose is awesome! Hopefully it was ok since it didn't move! Who was the brave soul to get that close to take the picture?

[Noelle]

Great pics, Noelle!

I've never heard of a belly boat--but it looks like a lot of fun! Your dog is adorable! How old is he? Did you get to eat the fish for dinner? The pic of the moose is awesome! Hopefully it was ok since it didn't move! Who was the brace soul to get that close to take the picture?

I had never heard of a belly boat before either, until I met DH...they're also called float tubes. Fishermen put on waders, flippers, and then sit in the belly boat (float tube) and can get out to the middle of the lake where it's deeper to fish.

My dog, Cooper is going to be 3 in December. We'll have had him for 3 years in February! We adopted him from the animal shelter when he was 8 weeks old.

Yes, we had fish for dinner one night, and we probably have some frozen trout coming our way the next time we go up to IL's.

The moose wasn't very far away -- maybe 10 feet -- and then I had zoom to take the picture closer! We were a bit nervous at first, but once we saw it wasn't getting up, we weren't too worried...we figured it was either really used to people or was sick, or a combination of both!

[Kristie]

Kristy, There are many dogs you can get that dont shed. Not all of them do.
Plus, if you get one that's already house broken you dont have to worry about training it not to go peepee and poopoo :)

[smiles]

I love your pictures Noelle. Sounds like you had a great time. I love camping. I can't wait to take our puppy caming with us, but we probably will not do that until next year.

[Noelle]

Thanks Steph! We had a lot of fun camping with the family, and our dog LOVEs to camp!

[smiles]

What's been going on with everyone lately. It's been kind of quiet in here.

QOD: Do you still feel like newleyweds, even though it's been over a year or not quite a year?

We've been married 10 months, and now I really feel like we've been married a lot longer than we have. Most people still call of newleyweds, but I feel just about over that stage now. We're used to each other, and have developed into the rutine of married life.

[Noelle]

QOD: Do you still feel like newleyweds, even though it's been over a year or not quite a year?

We've been married for a year and a month -- I don't feel like we're "newlyweds" per se....but there are times I still like we're still "newly married" If that makes sense!? WE've gotten used to each other, and living together, and being husband/wife -- one thing I've noticed this year at school -- occasionally, I don't think of myself with my married name...don't know why!?

[Katnye]

Good question!

We've been married for about 7 1/2 months. I still think of us as newlyweds sometimes. I think it might be because we've known several people to get married after us, so we're not as newly-wed as they are (if that makes any sense!), and since we basically lived together before we were married, its not as new. I love being a newlywed! :kimgrill:

On a related note--how long do you think a couple should be married before they are no longer considered newlyweds?

[Naima]

QOD: Do you still feel like newleyweds, even though it's been over a year or not quite a year?

It's been a year and a half... we're still "the newlyweds" in that we don't know anyone that's been married since we were! It doesn't look like there's going to be another wedding for a while, either.

We still have those "moments" too... when you just look over and wonder how you ended up so lucky. I wonder if that ever ends. I hope not.

[smiles]

how long do you think a couple should be married before they are no longer considered newlyweds?

The stanard for being considered a newleywed seems to be a year what I hear from most people. It really depends who you are talking to or who you are compared to. Out of the people we know we're the most recent wedding, and there doesn't seem to be one anytime soon. To us we'll be newelyweds for a while until someone else gets married. My granparents still call us newelyweds compared to them, because they are celebratin their 60th anniversary.

[Aubrey]

QOD: I don't really feel like we're newlyweds anymore. It's scary to think we've been married over a year already!

I usually consider newlyweds to be a couple just married until maybe a year or two after they're married.

[Kiki]

We are definitely still newlyweds...still in the honeymoon phase in fact. Which is kinda nice.

[smiles]

Things have been quiet around here lately.

2006 is going so fast. I waited so long until my wedding, and then that one day is over, and it's already almost been 1 year. So much has happend that I could have never imagined would happen in the year after my wedding.

QOD: What has happend since your wedding that you would of never expected would happen your wedding day and before?

We were not even planning on buying a house until we were married a year, but the house all fell into place and we've already been living in it 2 months. We were just happy then to have the apartment. I also could not imagine TTC. The way we discussed before the wedding we would wait 2 years, then things just felt right so 5 months after the wedding we started thinking of TTC, and we're still TTC.

[Aubrey]

QOD: What has happened since your wedding that you would have never expected would happen your wedding day and before?

Definitely, definitely buying our house. At the time we got married, I worked part time at a craft store, wanting a full time job in my field. At the beginning of this year I finally got the job I'd been looking for for awhile, so we looke daround and saw we could afford it. I love the market out here!

[Aubrey]

Anyone still around here? I remember when this thread would fill up so fast on UW!

[Katnye]

We should definitely bring this thread back to life! :)

[Emily]

I have been lost for a while! Whoops...I always do this!

[Kristy]

:hiya:

[Noelle]

Glad to see someone trying to revive this thread! I'm all up for chatting here, just not a lot on my mind rght now! :)

[smiles]

I'm here. Lets bring this thread back to life.

QOD: Have you completed everything related to your wedding yet?

I've done everything i'm going to do wedding related at this point. I still want to finsh my wedding memory book one of these days. I've displayed everything I'm going to display. I still haven't done anything with my dress. I keep meaning to get it cleaned, but it's still sitting in a closet at my parents house, so my guess it will stay there for several years.

[Emily]

LOL...funny you should ask that...I still need to get my dress cleaned and preserved and I started a scrapbook that still has only 4 pages done! so NO!

[Kristie]

QOD: Have you completed everything related to your wedding yet?
Yup, you bet!! :D
Although MY MOM still hasn't picked out a picture she wants blown up for herself!!

[Noelle]

QOD: Have you completed everything related to your wedding yet?
Well, we got my wedding dress preserved RIGHT after the wedding...finally, ordered pictures in Oct/Nov last year ... ordered our album in like Mar this year! We have things we have room for displayed....now just to make a scrapbook of sorts...that'll come with time!

[Aubrey]

QOD: I still need to finish my scrapbook! I've been slacking majorly with it. I'm actually trying to make an entire scrapbook of our relationship up until the marriage, but I don't think that's gonna happen. I've done our first date, maybe I'll just do memorable events and then do engagement, planning, then the actual wedding. Who knows?

Look at me babble!

[Noelle]

So, this is just a funny little comment about Jeff and I's relationship! We went to a MLB game last night -- it was the FIRST time DH and I had gone to a baseball game together without anyone else -- so we had our "first date" at a baseball game last night! It was fun! :)

[smiles]

That's funny. There are some things DH and I still haven't done alone together. That's a cute way to think about it.

[Noelle]

Yeah, it was fun! We do do a lot alone together, but usually ball games are with other friends! We have gone to a couple of NFL games alone together before, just not MLB!!!

Hope all you 2005 girls are enjoying your weekend!

[Kiki]

Sorry I've been absent...lots going on. Just wanted to pop in.

[smiles]

Hi Kiki!

Lots of the 2005 brides have already celebrated their first anniversary. We're celebrating ours in less that 2 weeks by going away for the weekend. It's a mini honeymoon to the Mississippi River. I've concluded we're never going to take our big honeymoon like we wanted and our life just going to be full of weekend trips.

[Katnye]

That sounds like a fun trip! By going on lots of multiple mini-honeymoons, you get to extend the celebration and see more places--sounds like fun to me!

[Kristy]

OK so I was bored and ended up here :lol: Anyone still around?

[Noelle]

I am, I am!!!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n179/snowy7_2006/Smilies/thHello.gif

I'd love to revive this thread! :D

[Kristie]

I haven't been to this thread FOREVER!

How are you Kristy?

[Kristy]

Pretty good! I bought a new car, a Saturn Aura in black :)

I;m in 2 weddings (July & Oct.). In Oct. I am the MOH. The day after the July wedding, we are going to Playa del Carmen Mexico for our 2nd anniversary :)

Howa re you doing?

[Noelle]

Sounds like a lot of excitement in your life Kristy!!

Things are going well here...I think we're pretty much done with weddings here....we have a couple friends getting married this summer, but we're not in them! We're going to Disney World with DH's family in June...I've never been, so I'm very excited!

[Kristy]

I went to EPCOT while in FL with friends and I loved it! It was my first time. It was cool and all but I'm not a "disney person," if you get what I mean :lol: I loved it but I can't see myself spending thousands of dollars to take our kids there someday :lol:

[Noelle]

well, we get a free place to stay (SIL has a timeshare), so it's just airfare and park tickets for us!

[Kristie]

I'm good!
Sounds like you have a busy year ahead of you! Mexico sounds fun! Are you doing another cruise?
No babies for you yet?? ;)

[Kristy]

Nope, no babies yet :)

No cruises either, the last one was the HM. We wanted to do a resort instead and I am thinking I will prefer the resort :)

[Kiki]

I'm here too...not often, but I'm here.

[Noelle]

So anything new and exciting going on in any of our lives?!

[Kristie]

Nope, not really.
Planning a trip to Thailand and Hawaii in November :)

[Kristy]

You're going to BOTH Thailand and Hawaii? At the same time? Wow! How long will you be gone?

I see your tagline, I hope you're ok

[Kristie]

Yup! We're going to Thailand for 2 weeks and then we're going to Hawaii for 1 week on the way back :) (3 weeks total).

Thanks... I have more tests to do before they can figure out what it is :)

[Kristy]

Wow 3 weeks! Sounds like a dream vacatioN!

[Noelle]

Wow...and I'm just excited to go to Disney World this summer! :D

[Kiki]

Well we are still going through the final processes of immigration but when finished, we will take a trip to Oregon and then across Canada on the way back. And we'll be going on a cruise next January.

[Kristy]

Where will you go on your cruise Kelly Ann :nosey:

[Kiki]

The carribean - not sure about what line....probably Norwegian.

[Kiki]

Hey there gals! Whazzup? Paul's immigration process is almost finished!