Caryn and Mark PJ- SBP/LSS/PI >>>>>>AND WE'RE OFF<<<<<<

[caryndisneydiva]

i'm sending her a copy because i made changes to the beo and i'm afraid that my horrific handwriting didn't fax well...i guess i could have scanned it to her...

 

[helloirishkitty]

well, it's done! the wedding is officially paid for.

Congratulations!

we are still waiting on 18 rsvp's. i requested another copy of my room block and lo and behold, there were indeed some surprises on there for me...the fil's left for their 2 week hawaii cruise today, so i'll have to wait until after the new year to get final #'s from their family. our friends are my biggest issue. they are making me SO MAD! those 18 rsvp's account for a possible 38 guests. that's a big #. i know that some of them are coming, i just need to know how many! UGH! see, this is why i'm still stressed out! i want to get my place cards done and my seating arrangement done and be DONE with it all. why do people have to be so difficult? do they WANT to ruin my christmas? HATERS!!!!! ok, now i feel better.

I would just casually call your friends and say something like "You know what would be the best Christmas gift EVER!? Let me know if you're coming to my wedding!".

Yeah. That was really lame. Sorry... I've been up for far too long

 

[caryndisneydiva]

it's december 20 and it's 75 degrees out. what is wrong with this picture?

 

[mla1977]

It is supposed to be in the mid 50s on Sunday in the Philly area.

 

[Kristen14]

It better snow in Michigan!!

 

[caryndisneydiva]

It is supposed to be in the mid 50s on Sunday in the Philly area.

ergh! i'm flying into philly on sunday! mark is going to be so upset, he's wishing for snow!

 

[helloirishkitty]

It better snow in Michigan!!

I have lots of snow here in Buffalo.. I wish I could send you some!!

 

[mla1977]

I think it is supposed rain again too. They said it will be the third Sunday in a row! (or fourth maybe, ugh!)

 

[Kristen14]

Less than one month!!

 

[Keira1387]

Wow, you are almost there!!!

 

[caryndisneydiva]

Less than one month!!

i can't beleive you wrote that...

Wow, you are almost there!!!

don't remind me...


on christmas eve, i walk into my grandmothers house to my aunt janet talking about , my aunt jeanne commenting (positively of course) on disboard conversations and other various female family members saying things like, "i read the PJ" or "i saw your blog." we ladies, are the topic of discussion at many a christmas dinner party in nj. too funny! now i'll take a quick minute to give thanks to: aunt jeanne, aunt janet, aunt judi (my grandmother likes the "J" names, my mom is jayne...), lisa, laura, aunt mary, mom and grandma! thanks for reading!

29 days. how did THAT happen? we just got back from NJ today. It didn't snow and mark was dissappointed. i wasn't though. anyway, this trip brought up a slight issue. maybe someone could help me with this. we flew southwest (which we NEVER do, we're strict continental people, but they were twice the price and newark airport around christmastime is murder) and have already purchased our wedding airfare through them. i haven't flown southwest since i was in college. i thought they outlawed the cattle call after 9/11. not the case. on the way there, we were in the "C" boarding group and didn't even get to sit together. then today, we were in the "C" group again and it was just a nightmare. they lost half the luggage on our flight (not ours though ) and very quickly ran out of carry on luggage room. this worries me. we are going to have at least 6 suitcases for the wedding and if one of them gets lost or misplaced, or really even out of my site, i just know myself...this WILL be the thing that throws me into bridezilla mode. so how do i ensure that i am the FIRST person on that plane and have a place for my dress? i asked the flight attendant if i could buy a seat for it and she said no . but i've heard that other disbrides have done just this. we are also traveling with my fil's . i just see this catastrophe occurring already. mark actually even agrees with me. he thinks we should try to get a refund and book on another airline, but i don't think they'll let us. it says the tickets are non refundable . so i guess i'll just have to call southwest customer service and see what they can do. advice on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

in other news, i'm starting a new work out. laura kidd said that my bouquet is going to be super heavy, so i'm going to buff up my arms as much as possible before we leave...


iiiiiiitttttttt's nap time!

 

[KQAN]

so how do i ensure that i am the FIRST person on that plane and have a place for my dress?

Check in online! Southwest allows you to check in online for your flight up to 24 hours in advance. If you check in online as soon as the 24-hour mark hits, you will definitely be an "A". Good luck!

 

[geetey]

While you can not get a refund, Southwest will issue you a credit for the airfare amount that then must be used within 1 year of the purchase date. (we fly SW all of the time)

Also, with SW, you can check in online (or via cell phone) 24 hours before your flight time so you can then get into the A group. Here is the link for checking in.... http://www.southwest.com/content/travel_center/retrieveCheckinDoc.html?ref=ckin_hp_wl_tt or use mobile.southwest.com for wireless checkin. They will print your boarding pass off at the terminal for you (the sky cab guys or at a kiosk or the inside check-in). I can't help with the extra seat/dress issue though. Sorry!

By the way, you can use the SW credit to purchas a flight in someone else's name. That prove handy if someone will buy the credit from you.

 

[Kristen14]

I'm still in Michigan... they say we're getting snow tonight!! Rob is super excited... what's with these boys and snow? Maybe its because they never had to shovel it growing up!

I agree with Mark on the airline issue... I wouldnt want anyone messing with me on my wedding week... not sitting next to the person you're traveling with is nuts!

 

[caryndisneydiva]

Check in online! Southwest allows you to check in online for your flight up to 24 hours in advance. If you check in online as soon as the 24-hour mark hits, you will definitely be an "A". Good luck!

good call. can i do this and still check my luggage?

While you can not get a refund, Southwest will issue you a credit for the airfare amount that then must be used within 1 year of the purchase date. (we fly SW all of the time)

Also, with SW, you can check in online (or via cell phone) 24 hours before your flight time so you can then get into the A group. Here is the link for checking in.... http://www.southwest.com/content/travel_center/retrieveCheckinDoc.html?ref=ckin_hp_wl_tt or use mobile.southwest.com for wireless checkin. They will print your boarding pass off at the terminal for you (the sky cab guys or at a kiosk or the inside check-in). I can't help with the extra seat/dress issue though. Sorry!

By the way, you can use the SW credit to purchas a flight in someone else's name. That prove handy if someone will buy the credit from you.

now this is a good idea...i can use that flight to go somewhere fun when it gets super hot here in the summer...good thought geetey! thanks for the info!

I'm still in Michigan... they say we're getting snow tonight!! Rob is super excited... what's with these boys and snow? Maybe its because they never had to shovel it growing up!

I agree with Mark on the airline issue... I wouldnt want anyone messing with me on my wedding week... not sitting next to the person you're traveling with is nuts!

mark thinks that snow is SO MUCH FUN. that's because he's only seen it from the window INSIDE of my parents house...i keep telling him that if he goes through one blizzard he's finished. tell rob to make a snowman with mickey ears! i'll wait for pics...i can't wait to meet you guys, my aunt jeanne asked me, "are you really going to meet kristen?" on christmas eve! she's so funny!!!

updates that i forgot to post earlier because i was all consumed with my afternoon siesta...​

i bought the unoffical guide for 2008. i don't know what is wrong with me, i've never gotten one before and it's huge and i love it that way because i'm a size queen. i read it on the plane in between watching episodes of "whose wedding is it anyway" on my ipod...

when i got home i had only one rsvp in the mail and a message on our answering machine confirming that i knew that mark's aunt was coming (i did from the reservation list-but at least she called...). so now i am tasked with calling all of these people who haven't bothered to send me back my cards to top it all off, i am still . i cannot shake this. AND mark is sick, we were both drugged (and not the good kind either ) for most of our vacation. i seem to be getting worse though. stress kills. that's all i have to say.

my cats are mad at their mamma...they hate it when we leave them, even though they had a special visit from aunt courtney on christmas eve. ungrateful little wretches! just for kicks, here are their pics (i'm so good at rhyming when i'm )

this is beanie-aka: cocoa beanie or frijole, she is a very bad girl who couldn't be bothered to emerge from under the bed to greet her mamma when she got back. beanie also does NOT get along with

Tiffy

who is my precious little kitten who i love and adore! she screamed and hollered and purred the moment i picked her up!

this is tini...she waited patiently for her daddy to enter the house when she heard the garage door open. she has her super furry thick winter coat on she just loves her daddy!!!

here's zorro zorrina, she is super mad at me for leaving her. the only time i have seen her today is when she bothered to come downstairs and make sure i was home. then she ran away and hasn't been seen since. she's the goddess of fluffiness and goddess's hold grudges when their mommies leave them home with their sisters on christmas...

i'm a crazy cat lady. maybe, instead of posting pictures of my children, i should go get my programs done...

 

[lov2b@disney]

How exciting! The madness of the last month!! What time is your wedding? I just realized We have our planning session the tuesday before your wedding and althought thursday, your BIG DAY we are going home, I may have to be a lurker on the Boardwalk before the drive--

your PJ has been very inspirational- it would be fun to see it all in real life!!

 

[caryndisneydiva]

How exciting! The madness of the last month!! What time is your wedding? I just realized We have our planning session the tuesday before your wedding and althought thursday, your BIG DAY we are going home, I may have to be a lurker on the Boardwalk before the drive--

your PJ has been very inspirational- it would be fun to see it all in real life!!

our ceremony will start at 10am at sbp!!! come lurk!!!

 

[BayouPrincess]

Caryn,
Your "children" are gorgeous! I know how they are though. We left our "four legged" child here while we went to my mom's for a few days for Christmas. He was angry with us when we got back. However, he doesn't stay angry for long. Our Kitty's name is Dumbledore and our Westie is Sophie.

Time is growing short for you. I hope that you and Mark start to feel better soon. It's no fun to be sick during the holidays.

I'm so excited for you.

 

[MistressOfAllEvil]

I'm still in Michigan... they say we're getting snow tonight!! Rob is super excited... what's with these boys and snow? Maybe its because they never had to shovel it growing up!
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mark thinks that snow is SO MUCH FUN. that's because he's only seen it from the window INSIDE of my parents house...i keep telling him that if he goes through one blizzard he's finished.


When i got home i had only one rsvp in the mail and a message on our answering machine confirming that i knew that mark's aunt was coming (i did from the reservation list-but at least she called...). so now i am tasked with calling all of these people who haven't bothered to send me back my cards to top it all off, i am still . i cannot shake this. AND mark is sick, we were both drugged (and not the good kind either ) for most of our vacation. i seem to be getting worse though. stress kills. that's all i have to say.

my cats are mad at their mamma...they hate it when we leave them, even though they had a special visit from aunt courtney on christmas eve. ungrateful little wretches! just for kicks, here are their pics (i'm so good at rhyming when i'm )

i'm a crazy cat lady. maybe, instead of posting pictures of my children, i should go get my programs done...

I'm in Michigan too and we didn't get snow for Christmas. I have to admit that I'm with the boys, I wanted snow. But JUST for Christmas. My theory is that it should snow Christmas eve, last until the New Year and then be done. That's it, one week of snow a year. However, if it absolutely has to be cold, then I'd rather that it be cold with snow. I hate cold all by itself! Who knew I had such strong opinons, I guess I'm a weather snob.



RSVP!!!!

What is wrong with people? I'm still waiting on RSVPs too. And, now my bridesmaid is learning what it feels like trying to pull together the bachlorette party.

I hope you start feeling better Caryn! My biggest fear is being sick just in time for the wedding. Which, know me, I'm prime for illness in early February. Hopefully Florida will combat that!

Don't worry about being the cat lady. I'm totally, 100% in LOVE with our cat. His name is Apex (named for the apex of a curve- DF & I ride motorcycles) and he has the biggest, bestest personality and loooves to cuddle and play and talk! However, he turns into a brat when we leave and I have to close all the doors and confine him to the basement area b/c he'll seek his revenge on the carpet or worse, our bed!!! Only when we're gone for longer than a couple of days... ugh!

Anyhow, I'm still here, and still reading. Thanks for updating! I'm so excited for you that you're under the one month mark!

 

[Lisella]

Ooh - I just love your cats. Up until a year ago, I always had a cat or 2, but I lost my last 2 babies within 2 years of each other...but they both lived good long lives. I struggle reagularly with getting another one - I know I will eventually, but I feel I need to wait a while. See, I have a blind dog. He's a big goofy black lab (who also misses his kitties), but he loves all the attention to himself, and I think he would get awfully confused and probably even scared if we brought someone new into the house where he can't see it.

Count me in for hating snow! We have already had more snow here in the last couple of weeks than we had all of last winter. I used to also wish for a white Christmas (only hehehe) - but after the nasty couple of winters we had a few years ago...well I'd be happy to never have to deal with snow again.

Sorry for the side track...

Now go do some RSVP butt-kicking!! Good luck.