New England

[Krissy]

Come out come out wherever you are!

[Sara]

I'm here!

[Aubrey]

I can still sort of post here, right? :lol:

[Angela]

I'm here!!!

[Sara]

Aubrey,

you spent most of your life in MA, so I'd say yeah, it's ok! :)

[nikkiana]

I can still sort of post here, right? :lol:

Of course you can, Aubs! You're a New Englander at heart!

Hi, I'm Nikkiana and I'm from NH!

[Krissy]

The more the merrier Aubrey! =)

If you girls went to college, did you stay in NE? Where did you go?

[Sara]

I stayed super close. Stayed in Western MA even. I went to Bay Path college in Longmeadow MA for undergrad, which was like 10 minutes from where I lived. And for grad school I went to Springfield College which was a few minutes closer. I never really wanted to go out of state or father away in state.

[Angela]

I went to Worcester State College....I never even left the darn city I live in!!!

[Krissy]

Haha, maybe it's a New England thing! I went to Providence College which is a whole 9 miles from where I was living. lol But I lived there so it felt farther.

[jillian]

Hello. I'm from The 'Riv.
I went to school at UMASS Dartmouth.

[nikkiana]

I went to New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, NH. 2 minutes closer to home than the high school I went to was! LOL!

[Aubrey]

I went to Mount Holyoke College in western MA before moving out to Indiana, which is only about 5 minutes away from where my parents live. So I definitely stayed in the area for a bit before I finally made the big move to the midwest!

[~Lizzybeth~]

Here! All the way from Maine!!

Aubrey, when did you go to Mount Holyoke? I had a friend who was there...hmm...must have been back in 2002...and then she graduated in...2005 I guess....I went to visit her there once. The girls there are all super nice!

[Aubrey]

Mrs.Davis, I was at MHC from 1999-2001; I moved to Indiana in August 2001 and finished my schooling there. I don't think we would have been there at the same time unless she happened to be there in 2001!

[Krissy]

Yeah I think a couple of people I went to HS with ended up at MHC. Small world!

[~Lizzybeth~]

Mrs.Davis, I was at MHC from 1999-2001; I moved to Indiana in August 2001 and finished my schooling there. I don't think we would have been there at the same time unless she happened to be there in 2001!

She may have been...actually, I am quite certain she was there in 2001...I'll PM the name to you.

[nikkiana]

Too funny. One of my BMs goes to Mt. Holyoke. :D

[Aubrey]

I miss that school now! I ended up transferring to a huge public university; the differences were huge! I am glad I got to experience two different colleges, though.

[BASIA]

I'm Here Too!!!!!! I am form CT....

[nikkiana]

So.... Where is everyone getting married at?

[Krissy]

Basia - Where in CT?

Well I got married in Newport, RI on the navy base there. Then had the reception in West Warwick, RI. We lived in Kittery, ME for 6 months before DH's boat moved down to Groton, CT. We lived in CT for 2 years before buying a house here in RI. He's still stationed in CT, now he just has a longer commute.

[nikkiana]

I'm getting married at Pats Peak which is in Henniker, NH. I sorta wanted to get married in Henniker cause it's the only one on earth!

[Angela]

We're getting married in our hometown--Worcester, MA. The reception will be two towns over at a restaurant.

[Jill]

I live in SE CT (probably not too far from Krissy), but we got married in Woodstock, CT (NE corner). I went to Lesley College in Cambridge for undergrad and my parents live in Newport, RI. I think I qualify as a New Englander!

My brother went to Amherst College and used to hang out with some Mt Holyoke women back in his day.

[jillian]

We're getting married in Newport RI. It's a little pricey but that's where we had our first date and where he proposed. It's only right that we get married there.

[~Lizzybeth~]

We are getting married in Bangor at a local historic mansion.

[BASIA]

I am from New Britain CT (10 min from Hartford), My FH is from Meriden, but is moving to New Britain (we bought a condo in New Britain in May so we will be moving in in couple of weeks when we done remodeling), We are getting married at Mahan's Lakeview in Wolcott CT.

[bnd94]

:hiya: I'm from Vermont.

[jillian]

Papi says: When life gives you lemons squash them with a bat.

Does anyone else love that commerical?

[Krissy]

yeah that's a funny one. I heard it just today!

[Angela]

Yeah, too cute! Gotta love Papi!

Though my all-time fav commercial was the Dunkin's one when we first got Schilling..."wicked...wicked HAHD"...HYSTERICAL!

And I DO talk like that. I can't say the letter R. :)

[jillian]

LOL I think Dunkin makes the best commericals

[Krissy]

And I DO talk like that. I can't say the letter R. :)

Me neitha. Well, I'm not too bad, but it gets worse during the school year. For some reason the kids really rub off on me.

Oh, and when I get excited and talk really fast I lose my R's. DH loves it. Sometimes he tries to imitate me. (He's from Ohio so no accent) But it just doesn't sound natural coming from him.

[jillian]

My friend went to college in south western CT with a ton of kids from NYC and they'd always make fun of our "accents."

[Angela]

I taught horse-back riding at a summer camp in PA one summer, and no one could understand me. It was hysterical. I tried to watch myself when I was talking to them, but they'd hear me on the phone to FH, and be like, WHAT?!?! :lol2:

[Aubrey]

I saw and heard some of those Papi commercials last week when I was out at the Cape with my family :lol:. I miss Dunkin Donuts and Friendlys and all the Red Sox coverage!

[jillian]

Yummy I love Friendly's I had it yesterday!

[Krissy]

LOL, see now, I don't like Friendly's. We have Newport Creamery here and so we never go to Friendly's. It's just not the same. heh heh

[nikkiana]

Friendly's has gone downhill as of lately in my opinion....

[jillian]

I like Newport Creamery too, but Friendly's is much closer.

[Angela]

yeah, Friendly's has been gross as of late. Even the ice cream hasn't been very good.

We don't have a Newport Creamery around here anymore :(

[Stitch's girl]

Hi everyone-

I am a MA girl all the way- grew up on the south shore, then came to Worcester for college, and have stayed in central MA since... getting married in Princeton, on the west side of Wachusett Mountain this November. Somehow though, I can and do pronounce my R's! My first grade teacher was from out of state and didn't like the Boston accent so she practically beat the letter R into all of us!

[jillian]

I had Newport Creamery tonight!

[melanierose83]

Hi Ladies I'm originally from Northern NH but went to college and met the love of my life in Boston. New England Girl through and through... :)

[nikkiana]

Hi Ladies I'm originally from Northern NH but went to college and met the love of my life in Boston. New England Girl through and through... :)

Yay for people who used to be from NH! :D

[jillian]

Hi Melanie!!!

Guys, I'm going to a Sox/Yankees game on 9/17!!! I'm so excited.

[nikkiana]

Hi Melanie!!!

Guys, I'm going to a Sox/Yankees game on 9/17!!! I'm so excited.

That'll be a blast! Go Sox!

[Krissy]

That's going to be fun. Too bad they swept us recently. Ugh.

[Angela]

Rub it in, Jillian....go ahead, rub it in :heee:

I'm going to the Patriots game on Saturday! Three rows back from the 40 yard line--woo-hoo! I have the best boss ever!

[jillian]

Rub it in, Jillian....go ahead, rub it in :heee:

I'm going to the Patriots game on Saturday! Three rows back from the 40 yard line--woo-hoo! I have the best boss ever!If you see Tom, tell him his future wife says hi!! (LOL. I'm a dork!)

[Angela]

No problem! I'll let him know :hehe:

[Krissy]

Have fun at the game Angela!

[Angela]

Thanks Krissy! We can't wait to go!

[jillian]

Who is/was your florist?

[Angela]

My aunt is doing our flowers.....she used to work for a florist, so offered to do our flowers for us. I'm wishing I had said no, but I didn't....:(

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

Hey Im in RI

[Jill]

Hey Im in RI

Welcome! :welcome:

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

thanks

[nikkiana]

Hey Im in RI


Welcome fellow New Englander!

[Krissy]

Wow, 2 Rhode Islanders in this place! Who knew?! Where ya from in RI?

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

I know its a miracle something that never happens lol. Im in Woonsocket unfortunately. Were are you at?

[Bri]

woooooooooooo the New Englanders thread gets some action again.




And somehow I never posted in it. Oops.




I'm a NH girl!

[Angela]

:heee:

[Krissy]

Mrs.Spicer, I am in Coventry. I grew up in Warwick and that is where I teach. I have friends that teach at the middle and senior high schools in Woonsocket.

Briannamarie, how could you miss us?

So, we're trying to think of what to do for New Years. My sister wants to go to first night in Boston, but I'm not sure it's worth it. I haven't been in like 6 years. Bob and I went to first night in Providence the first year we were together and then never went again. Anyone been recently?

[jillian]

I was thinking of First Night Providence this year. I've never been. Based on you experience Krissy would you recommend it?

[Angela]

We're staying home....I found that none of the local first nights are really worth the hassle. Then again, we're pretty boring people:hehe:

[Krissy]

Eh, it's now called "Bright Night" here in Providence. We went the first year, it was okay. But like I said before that was like 6 years ago. They should print the schedules in the paper this week and then we'll try to decide what to do. I'm such a poop though, I'm just as happy staying home.

[jillian]

Ehh I might just stay home too

[Jill]

I'm a stay at home person as well. I have never been to the one in Providence, but have been to Boston a few times although not in recent years. I don't care for the crowds.

My parents have a place in Manhattan (small studio apt) and my friend and I went on NYE and we were out all day but skipped the Times Square thing, opting to be up in the apartment. :lol:

Thankfully my DH is about as boring as I am. :hehe:

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

im going to my sisters im not 21 so i cant go out and drink

[Bri]

Krissy - I know I saw it, but it was soooo inactive that I didn't touch it. Dunno why :shrug: oh well, I'm here now and it's getting some action so there. :p

As for New Year's, never been to a First Night... and really dunno about Boston for New Year's. I think we're waiting and seeing if Dave has to work New Year's Day or not before we figure out what we're doing.

[Stitch's girl]

I haven't been to Boston's first night since 1992... it was fun, but it was cold, and any of the indoor things were really crowded... Nate and I are kinda lame... we will probably be asleep by 10 anyway... that usually ends up happening to us!

[nikkiana]

I've never been to Boston's.... We wanted to go last year, but just as we were starting to leave, it started to snow really hard so we changed directions and went to Portland, ME instead.... Ended up being a HUGE mistake because they had NOTHING going on there.

[jillian]

How was everyone's New Years?

[Angela]

A typical boring evening for us, Jillian...how about you?

[jillian]

We ending up going to a friends house but it was very boring for me. Basically it was a sausage party and all the guys wanted to do was to play drinking games. I'm done with drinking games, left that in college, you know. I also wasn't about to drink then drive down route 24 to get home.

[Hughto]

Hey, I'm here now.

Moved to NH when I was in 7th grade. Moved to CT after college. Then up to MA 14 months later. First lived in Famingham, now I'm in Waltham.

[nikkiana]

Hey, I'm here now.

Moved to NH when I was in 7th grade. Moved to CT after college. Then up to MA 14 months later. First lived in Famingham, now I'm in Waltham.

YAY! Welcome to the New England thread!

[Bri]

Hey, I'm here now.

Moved to NH when I was in 7th grade. Moved to CT after college. Then up to MA 14 months later. First lived in Famingham, now I'm in Waltham.

Where in NH did you live? Curiousity makes me ask. :D

[Angela]

Our videographer is located in Waltham....that's one of the only times I've been there!

[Hughto]

Where in NH did you live? Curiousity makes me ask. :D

We rented in Hampton for one year when we first moved out. Then we bought in Epping. They sold the house and moved to NY when I was entering my senior year of college.

Our videographer is located in Waltham....that's one of the only times I've been there!

Who is your videographer? Did they or are they going to the school that is in Waltham for videography?

[Bri]

Gotcha. :thumbsup: I was just wondering, cuz NH isn't so big, so who knew, maybe I'd met you before. :lol:

[Stitch's girl]

I was wrong... Nate and I weren't sleeping by 10 on NYE... but we were sleeping by 11! We really are lame... :laugh3:

[Hughto]

Yeah, I am the same way when I hear someone is from NH. One of FH's good friends just started dating a girl from... not Ware, the other smaller town that borders right near Concord.... Anyway, we used to play them in high school and I was on all the sports teams. AND she is my age. She did play softball when I did, but I was on varisty, and she was on JV, so we didn't play each other.

[Bri]

hmmmm so she's not from Weare... there's Dunbarton... there's Bow... there's Penacook (though that's pretty much an extension of Concord)... Boscawen... Hopkinton....

[Hughto]

Bow. That's it! It was right on the tip of my tounge the whole time. Brain malfunction.

We beat Hopkinton in the softball state championship my junior year. :heee:

[Bri]

Bow is where FH went to school! And he's 25! OMG! If you know her name, you should totally PM it to me, he probably knows her! :eek: weirdness. We played Bow for pretty much everything - Class I - but football, and I think hockey (we're III for both).

[Angela]

Our videographer was Advance Video Recordings on...crap...Miller Street?

[Hughto]

Bow was Class I? We were Class M... maybe I am thinking of the wrong school?!? Hmmm... I swore it was them. Wait, I know... I can find it out. I have a article somewhere.

ETA: OK... I think the school I was thinking about was actually Concord Christian that we played, but when she told me she was from Bow, I pictured Concord Christian (I found the newspaper article I was thinking of). I actually remember the bus getting off the Bow exit to go to their field, which might be why I am all messed up! Anyway, she is still from Bow, but I guess I never almost played against her. Boy, that was a tangent, huh?

I only met her briefly one. I think her name was Marcy or Marcia. Let me ask FH when he gets home.

And the name sounds familiar with Advance Video... but not sure.... I used to work in the video world, so I applied to many places when I was trying to move to MA.

[Bri]

hahaha okay. Yeah there's a couple exits that will get you into Bow. There's the main one, and then there's the other one that does get you to the fields Concord Christian was using. Hmmmm class M around here... that sounds about right. I'm pretty sure Bow's been Class I since I was in HS, and I graduated in 2001.

[Hughto]

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I am sure it was Concord Christian. I did look online and saw a pic of the school and I remember a track meet there, though that is all I can remember. It's sad that I am quickly losing my teenage memories!

[Bri]

Naaaaah it's all good. :D

[Krissy]

Hughto do you go to school in Waltham? Is that where Brandice is?

[Hughto]

Yes, Brandeis is in Waltham, as is Bentley College. I didn't go to either. (Went to Ithaca College in Central NY and graduated in '02. Now I work in Burlington, MA)

[Bri]

Um okay so seriously WTH is with this weather!?!? 50 in Concord tomorrow... whaaaaaat is this crap? Not that I'm complaining that it's warm, but, you know this whole cold/warm thing is totally gonna make people sick.

[Krissy]

Oh I know it. Personally, I hate it. I wish it were cold! This is NOT winter!

[Angela]

I don't miss the cold or snow, personally, though I'm sick as a dog.....I can deal with the cold, but it's nice not having to trudge to work in 3 feet of snow :)

[Krissy]

I know what you mean, but I love me a snow day once in a while! =)

[Angela]

Totally understandable, Krissy! :)

[jillian]

I love snow too. I hate shoveling but I love the snow.

[Hughto]

I love the snow on the mountains or a fresh snow on a weekend- something to ski in or just something pretty to look at. I hate being cold. I hate how it makes me feel. I love the heat and being hot. I hate driving in snow and being scared of having a car accident and being killed.

While this weather is crazy, and I enjoy the warmer weather we have been getting, it makes me so nervous. What is happening to our Earth in order for things to be so out of whack? I am not an extremist about caring about the Earth, but I do try to do my part and recycle and stuff. But I am really beginning to see the signs and really question how much more time parts of this planet have left. How much longer until Boston is under water?

[jillian]

Kate that's a wicked scary thought.

I just bought 5 powerball tickets I hope I win.

[Hughto]

I know! I don't normally think that way. But Aaron watches all these science shows and talk about how the Earth is like a degree warmer and how the ice caps are melting... I just need to leave the room when he watches these things I guess. I know a lot of the shows he watches can be a bit over done and alarmist, but there has got to be a lot of truth to a lot of it too.

Good luck with your lottery tickets! I hope you win too!

[Nik]

:wavey: Hello New Englanders!! I'm new to this board and figured I'd introduce myself.

I absolutely hear everybody on the non-winter we're having. I'm only half joking when I tell our friends it's going to snow on June 9th. Our reception is outside.

[jillian]

Hi Nik

I have to wait 14 seconds.

[nikkiana]

Hi Nik! Welcome!

[Hughto]

Hi Nik!

[Krissy]

Actually the reason our winter is so warm is because this is an El Nino winter. The same thing happened the winter of '78 and then they had that huge blizzard. I'm sure we'll get some snow eventually!

Hi Nik!

[Angela]

Not today, though..the sun is coming out, so we're supposed to hit 70 degrees---I can't believe it!!

[Hughto]

I know! 70 degrees! Welcome to January!

[Angela]

It's crazy. But I've got the windows open and I'm hoping it'll get rid of some of the germs we have in the house.

[Krissy]

I hear ya. I was wicked sick for the past couple days. Now I'm trying to get rid of whatever bug got me.

[Angela]

I've been home from work since Wednesday afternoon (after having Monday and Tuesday off). I never get sick like this, so I hope it goes away soon.

[Krissy]

I would have had to call out Thursday and Friday as well. But they canceled school both days due to the bacteria going around.

[Angela]

Oh that's right.......I saw that on the news. DH said someone's daughter (I don't have a clue who he was talking about, and was too drugged up to really care) contracted meningitis. She's in college, though. I can't believe all of these awful diseases that are going around.

[Krissy]

Yeah it's pretty crazy!

[jillian]

Oh yeah Krissy, I heard that on the news too. Besides closing the schools and requiring antibactical gel what are they doing?

[Krissy]

Well they did a bunch of tests to see if all the cases are related and it looks like they're not. So as of right now we have school tomorrow!

[Bri]

man... I walked out of the house yesterday in a long sleeved tshirt and a lightweight zipper hoodie... and said "something is seriously wrong with this" lol.



As for the El Nino winter, we learned a lot about it in Meteorology, but still it's ridiculous.

[Hughto]

I've been sick too. Woke up Friday with a nasty cold. Yesterday I layed on the couch all day with the windows open listening to the neighborhood kids playing outside. I wasn't too pleased about that.

I heard about those schools on the news the other night too. Hope everything is ok and everyone is ok and healthy.

[Nik]

I have no doubt I'll end up sick as well. I always do with drastic temperature changes.

[Hughto]

Yeah, it's understandable on why it can mess with our bodies. My first job when I was 15... one day it was 45 degrees, the next 90. I had been dizzy before, but that was the first time I ever got faint. I was clutching the register drawer for a minute before my boss came over and got me to sit down. I got lucky that my customer at that time didn't take money out of my drawer during this time. It was one of the weirdest things that happened to me.

[Krissy]

Wow, that is weird!

[jillian]

Anyone watch Chronicle? Tonight it's on making marriage work.

[Angela]

Oh crap....I forgot to watch it!

[Hughto]

Didn't see it. How was it?

[Dmsangel]

Hello all...from northern CT here.

Hughto...how did you get a day (not monthly) countdown from tickerfactory.com? I can't find one.

Dorothy

[BASIA]

Hey Dorothy! What town in CT are you from?

[Hughto]

My monthly one came from ticker factory. The daily countdown was from... someone else. The links are weird on my siggy. Let me look into it, I'll let you know.

[Hughto]

OK... found it: http://v50.net/cdgenerator.php

[Dmsangel]

thanks!

Basia...I am from South Windsor.

[Hughto]

That's funny! A few years ago, I lived in Vernon! We were nearly neighbors!

[Dmsangel]

And a few years ago, I lived in Watertown, MA which is right next to Waltham!

[Hughto]

Ok... now that's just really weird! :)

We probably passed each other at the toll booth for 84 and 90 during our moves!

[Dmsangel]

I sure do miss living up there. When we wanted something cheap to do, we'd just take the T into Boston and walk and walk and walk. Maybe get some JP Licks ice cream (oh how I miss that!).

[Hughto]

What made you move to CT?

I am a upstate New Yorker and after college got a job that brought me to CT. I loved Vernon. Had a great gym there and the walking trail was right by my place. Came to MA because fh was living here and we were sick of the long distance relationship thing.

[Dmsangel]

I grew up in CT (we moved here when I was in 2nd grade). I went to Mount Ida College...on campus for the first 2 and in an apartment for the last 2. I wanted to move someplace warm when I graduated but jobs were tough to find and the one I found was back in CT.

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

AHHHH im having alot of trouble finding reception sites. I had one that I was set on but we have NOOO time to set up like 30 mins before reception and that starts at 6 and were getting married at 5 so theres no way to set up at 530 then UGHHHHHH im so mad. Anyways my question is anyone have any ideas for places im trying to stay in the woonsocket/lincoln/providence area?

[Krissy]

Wait, you don't have ANYONE who could set up during the ceremony?

[jillian]

The only place I looked at in Providence was the Westin.

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

I dont have anyone I trust everyone that I know that will actually do it right will be at the ceromony. Last night Jon told me to call them and ask about tent receptions and if they allow that to fing out what time we can start setting that up. If they let us start the night before or that morning then it will be good. I looked at the westin too Jon wanted it there but the cheapest plate is 97 i think PP and that isnt in our budget anymore.

[jillian]

Umm I would check theknot for some reception venues and Rhode Island Wedding magazine.

[Krissy]

Ya know, my good friends live in Woonsocket. They got married up that way too. Their wedding was great and I don't think it was wicked expensive. I'll have to ask them where their reception was cause I totally forget.

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

thanks. Iwas looking on the knot and mostplaces are at least 45mins away.

[Mandy&Nick]

Can I join? I'm from about a half an hour west of Danbury, CT. And there is either the NYC/LI folks or the Upstate NY folks would laugh at me if I say that I'm from up state.

[Hughto]

Of course you can. And since my wedding is in upstate NY...I wouldn't laugh at you, though I am way upstate. You more or less laugh at me for what I consider upstate!

[Mandy&Nick]

Ok, Lake George... Been there we would take our boat up there and camp when I was very young. What do you consider upstate? I had a friend/co-worker who was from Elizabethtown/Plattburgh and he used to laugh if I spoke that I was from upstate. If you think about it nearly everyone upstate in comparison to NYC. Perhaps the better term would be New York State although some like Western New York etc. That way your not talking about NYC.

My extended family is from Indiana, when I was a kid and visiting if you didn't say NY State they asked where your accent was/is.

[Hughto]

Being that I grew up in Lake George, NY... I consider NYC the city, southern NY as down state or outside the city, out in the middle of NY as central NY, Buffalo area as Western, NY, Plattsburg as Northern NY, and obviously where I am from as Upstate.

I went to college in central NY- Ithaca, NY. They consider that upstate. I have a friend from Poughkeepsie. That is upstate for him. My friend from Buffalo- upstate. My great aunt from white plains is from upstate as well.

[Mandy&Nick]

I would consider everything north of Westchester as Upstate/NY State because everyone thinks of NYC first and tends to forgets the rest of the state exists. Although you could probably consider Dutchess Country/Lower Hudson Valley as part of that conglomerate of urban sprawl as well now that real estate is booming so much that the farmland that I remember is quickly disappearing to housing developments.

[Mandy&Nick]

Ironically, that co-worker of mine from Plattsburgh who laughs at me about being upstate, I just found out today is now here in this country with me, he's stationed at another base but he's in this country, what a small world. He must have recently moved here from California where we worked together.

[Krissy]

Soon2beMrsSpicer - The place I was thinking of was the Coachman Lodge in Bellingham, MA.

[Soon2beMrsSpicer]

thanks i was looking at that the other day. were gonna go look at that

[Krissy]

They had their reception in the Wheel Lock room. It was really nice!

[Nik]

Being that I grew up in Lake George, NY... I consider NYC the city, southern NY as down state or outside the city, out in the middle of NY as central NY, Buffalo area as Western, NY, Plattsburg as Northern NY, and obviously where I am from as Upstate.

I went to college in central NY- Ithaca, NY. They consider that upstate. I have a friend from Poughkeepsie. That is upstate for him. My friend from Buffalo- upstate. My great aunt from white plains is from upstate as well.

:hysterics: :laugh3: :pointlaugh:

North of Yankee Stadium? Upstate.

[AnnMarie0624]

I'm a New England girl also :jump4joy: .. though I am currently misplaced in the Mid Atlantic!

I'm a NH girl.. born and raised until 2005.

[jillian]

Hi Ann Marie!!

[AnnMarie0624]

:hiya: Jillian!


I'm excited.. I'll be back in New England April 5th for a long weekend to visit family. I haven't been in NE since November.

[jillian]

Well you haven't missed much.

[Dmsangel]

Hopefully the weather will be nice!

[Bri]

I'm a New England girl also :jump4joy: .. though I am currently misplaced in the Mid Atlantic!

I'm a NH girl.. born and raised until 2005.

Where in NH?!?!?

And off topic (well only slightly) can I just say DAMN YOU MOTHER NATURE.... Granted, I'm glad to be somewhere warm, but I REALLY just wanted to be home for my birthday.... (My flight home from New Orleans got cancelled because of the storm... ugh.)

[AnnMarie0624]

Bri - Bedford :)



Ihead ya about Mother Nature.. it was 82 on Wednesday and there's snow on the ground now :shrug:

[Hughto]

Hey Ann Marie! Is your best friend and my old classmate, Chris Brown, married yet?

[AnnMarie0624]

Hey Ann Marie! Is your best friend and my old classmate, Chris Brown, married yet?

No, next July is their wedding.

[Hughto]

Isn't Laureen getting married in July too? That is going to be a busy month for the Brown family.

[AnnMarie0624]

Isn't Laureen getting married in July too? That is going to be a busy month for the Brown family.

She's getting married THIS July :)

[Hughto]

Ohhh.. Oh I miss read about when Chris was getting married. I was going to say...

[nikkiana]

I hate the weather around here. :shuffle:

[Krissy]

Yeah it was pretty crappy Friday. But it's wicked nice out now. Too bad I'm still in my PJs and I've spent the entire day cleaning!

[Jill]

Krissy~you and me both!

Friday's weather was nasty coming home from work. Of course there are always some jerks who think it is a good idea to pass on a road with only one lane in either direction. :rolleyes:

Today is nice and sunny at least.

I took my future DIL to David's in Warwick and she got her dress a couple of weeks ago. The said it would be in around mid-April and it got in after one week!

Nikkiana has seen it already (in my journal on another site)~here's a picture of her in the one she got!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/408436291_ea4eca409c.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/408436288_c4ebbe6e9f.jpg



She and my stepson are supposed to pick it up tomorrow and she promised me she wouldn't let him see it!

[Hughto]

Wow! Very beautiful! When is their wedding?

[jillian]

Jill - How was your experience there? My poor BMs had to deal with a very annoyily pushy older lady.

[Jill]

Wow! Very beautiful! When is their wedding? They are getting married on September 22 this year! :jump4joy:

Jill - How was your experience there? My poor BMs had to deal with a very annoyily pushy older lady.

It was okay. The saleslady was a bit older and had an accent (not sure from where). She didn't seem too pushy about anything actually.

Thanks for looking, Ladies!

[Sabby12s]

OK, ladies I have a question for ya!

I'm heading back to New Hampshire in April for my bridal shower. While I am there I would like to take advantage of the lack of sales tax so I plan on shopping for my BM's jewelery. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I should look more specifically in the Nashua - Manchester area?

TIA!

[lunarmagic]

Hello all! Another new englander here. :hiya:

[nikkiana]

OK, ladies I have a question for ya!

I'm heading back to New Hampshire in April for my bridal shower. While I am there I would like to take advantage of the lack of sales tax so I plan on shopping for my BM's jewelery. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I should look more specifically in the Nashua - Manchester area?

TIA!

Hmm.... I can't think of anything in Nashua / Manchester other than chains.... Though, I think there's a few locally owned ones in downtown Manchester.... If you're willing to come up to Concord, I really like Capitol Craftsman & Romance Jewelers..... Though, if you come to Concord you'll have to let me know so I can come into town and meet up with you. :laugh3:

[Hughto]

I would say take a cruise through the malls. Pheasant Lane and The Mall of New Hampshire should have something inside them... perhaps even at one of the carts in the middle of the mall. A lot of the malls have these new jewelry stores that have a lot of bridal like jewelry in them too... so I am sure you would run into that at one of the malls.

[Sabby12s]

Thanks ladies!

FH and I went to the local mall here today and I saw a lot of nice jewelery. I know the same stores are at the Pheasant Lane Mall and The Mall of New Hampshire so I'll definitely be shopping there when I go back.

Nikkiana ~ I think I've been to Concord once since our 4th grade class trip to the state capitol. LOL!

[Bri]

Hmm.... I can't think of anything in Nashua / Manchester other than chains.... Though, I think there's a few locally owned ones in downtown Manchester.... If you're willing to come up to Concord, I really like Capitol Craftsman & Romance Jewelers..... Though, if you come to Concord you'll have to let me know so I can come into town and meet up with you. :laugh3:

:yeah:

It'd be a perfect excuse, especially since Nikki and I haven't even actually met! :lol:

And Concord isn't all that far, 15-20 minutes from Manch.

[Bri]

Bringing this back to life??

[Sabby12s]

I have pics from my trip to NH in my planning journal if anyone is interested!

[flasoxgirl]

I am orginally from Northampton, Mass but I now live in Fort Lauderdale. As you can tell from my name I am a big Red Sox fan. When I started planning my wedding it was a tough choice on where to have it. My mother really wanted it there but I want to be able to be involved in the planning so I chose to have it in Florida.

[Dmsangel]

Hello! My husband is from Southampton.

[Kiera]

Any New England brides still around?

[Krissy]

:wavey:

Hey Kiera!

[Angela]

Dude...it's been a while since I've seen this thread :lol:

Hey Kiera! Welcome!

[nikkiana]

Welcome Kiera!

[Sabby12s]

This thread is definitely a blast from the past!

[flasoxgirl]

I was born and raised in Northampton but fled to Florida to escape the weather almost 10 years ago.

[Dmsangel]

Kiera - are you getting married on Cape Cod? I love the Cape - we go every year.

[jillian]

Wow this thread hasn't been active in a while.

[Kiera]

Yep, I'm getting married in Cape Cod! I love it!!

I've always wanted to move down south because of the warmer weather, but being born and raised in New England, I think my heart will always be here. :)

[Krissy]

I hear ya Kiera, I don't think I would do well without the change of seasons.

[Kiera]

I wish we could get some summer already! May is turning out to be MUCH worse than April.

I want WARM WEATHER.

[Dmsangel]

I wouldn't miss winter!

[jillian]

I wouldn't do well without winter. Hot weather makes me pissy.

[Angela]

I wouldn't do well without winter. Hot weather makes me pissy.

:word: Though I can live without the snow.

[Kiera]

Ugh I know. I think I would deal a lot better with winter if we didn't have snow. It's pretty around the holiday season, but after that it's just too much.

[Krissy]

I wouldn't do well without winter. Hot weather makes me pissy.

Me too!!!! I am such a crank in the heat. Blegh.

[flasoxgirl]

I am the opposite, winter made me extremely cranky. By the time I was 26 I said never again and moved to South Florida.

[jillian]

Angela and Krissy - I noticed we all got married when the weather was not so warm.

I've been watching the C's in the playoff since game 5 and I must say I'm starting to get into basketball. I hope they get to the finals!!! GO CELTICS!!!

[Kiera]

I've never been a huge basketball fan, but Jake is so by association I watch. I'm excited for the Celtics (and all of us fans)!!

[Angela]

Jillian, I refused to get married when I would be sweating my ass off :lol:

Definitely not a basketball fan. Even with the Celt's in the playoff's, I just don't care. I'm wicked pissed I missed Lester's no-hitter last night. :dope: