YAY FOR THE POLY and YAY for extending it past Valentines day!!
I was thinking of surprising vin with a mini-vaca for Valentines up to florida from fri-Monday and have him take off work (All depends on prices of course but we wills ee) so, i may see you there!
I think that sounds fab! Valentines Day is WDW sounds awesome, I can't wait!
Awww i had my e-party on my moms birthday!
People are going tobring you gifts whether or not you want them to. We actually wrote Your presence is our Present on the card but all still brought something...
if you need any help let me know1
I did the same thing and now I have no clue what to expect. I think if anyone brings anything I will just be gracious and say thank you and open it that evening, is that ok sounding? I just don;t want to open anything if some people don;t bring a gift and make anyone feel awkward ya know?
Hi!! I'm a little lurker...far from my DFTW, but in love with weddings! I'm going to school to be a wedding planner! Anywho...just from you BOTH having this experience and how they come out with the bikini top...I think this is maybe a wanted reaction. What do they think anyone would say when they ask what a bikini top is used for? Even though Crush gets all awkward acting, I suspect they do it on purpose, ya know?
Oh and I meant to add that I am way jealous of your whole trip. And I want to do the mission thing especially since my name is Kim!! I would love a Kimmunicator!
Thanks it was a fun trip for sure. The Kim Possible challenge was fun, you should def try it. And a Kimmunicator for Kim is perfect!
Ok I just got all caught up!!! Great TR, made me so jealous I want to go

You look beautiful in your trial Ana did a great job!!!!
$188!!!!!!!

that is a fantastic price!
Oh I forgot: I love you E-pics they are amazing!!!!!
Thanks Carolina! I was happy with the whole E-Pics/Ana thing too. very simple process too which made me relieved and happy!
But I saw $188 and jumped on it! We don't even have a hotel booked yet lol!
Wow Sam...$188 is amazing! Yay!!
Thanks, gotta love kayak.com!

$188 r/t is freakin' awesome!!
And tha's so nice that your parents are throwing you an e-party!! Such a great idea to have it at your place, too ~ especially since you guys enjoy your family's company, having it at your place would be so much more intimate -- gotta love that warm gooey family feeling!!
oh oh oh...and it's so cute that it's also on your dad's b-day, and that you'll make key lime pie!! YOu could totally make it a FLORIDA Key Lime pie -- get it get it? hehehe Disney -- Florida -- Florida Keys -- Key Lime Pie...hahaha (OMG, i LOVE key lime pie, but have no idea how to make it well, tho -- what's your secret? *shameless attempt at wanting your recipe* hahaha).
Haha you crack me up! Of course I will give you the recipe! I want to make the key lime pie disney-fied of course lol!
The recipe is super easy (very similar to the one Amanda posted on here) I use 5 egg yolks, 1 14oz can of condensed milk and 2/3 of a cup of key lime juice, whisk it together and pour into pie crust. I use a pre-made store bought graham cracker crust and bake for 15 mins. Let it cool and pop it in the fridge for a few hours to chill. Thats it! It is the easiest recipe ever!
Hey Sam!
thats so cool you are having an engagement party- you are crazy to have it in your house tho girl haha!! no, it will be great relaxing and having fun in your own home!
(i always think, if we throw parties in our house, its like omg the mess afterwards and you have to clean it all up, but i think the plus sides to it is that you can throw everyone out when youve had enough and you can go to bed when ya want haha!)
It'll be really good- and its even better because of saving the $$$'s you would have to pay for a hall, it would save you on food and drink too! Plusssss its your Dads birthday so its one big party in one- which is great!
I dont know anything about bringing presents- although if i went to a engagement party i would take a present of some kind even if they didnt mention anything (even something small like a bottle of champagne for the couple). I hate opening gifts in front of everyone so if people do bring you something then i would just thank them and say you are going to open it later alone together (and then i guess i would just send a thank you out to them after the party? i dont know) hehe!
Its wierd- over here in the UK showers are not really that popular- i would love to have all these showers i hear you guys talking about with all the gifts and that hehe - only because i loveee buying gifts for people! hehe!!
haha, you always make me laugh Stace! I didn't realize you didn't have showers or anything like that in the UK. And ITA I love buying gifts too, I actually have a stack of boxes from Macy's registry for all my friends upcoming showers. I bought them all at once so I wouldn't have to worry about it later.. now I just have to give the right gift to the right friend lol (they are all wrapped the same from macys lol)
I think the party will be nice and relaxed (at least I hope) we decided to only invite family (and the few friends in the wedding) so my mom is taking charge and organizing it all. But I sure will be helping her out as much as I can thats for sure!
ooh by the way...
this key lime pie you keep talking about.... it sounds strange ..
Lime ... pie?
...but interesting and yummy. I think i may need to find a recipe for it and have a go at making one!.. hehe!!
I posted it for Veronica, steal away! And if you can't find Key Lime Juice, regular lime juice works well too... It is sort of like a lemon merangue pie or a custard pie in texture, but ti tastes very limey and refreshing
My favorite recipe
Nellie & Joe's Key Lime Pie
9" graham cracker pie crust
14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
3 egg yolks (whites not used)
½ cup Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice
Combine milk, egg yolks and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Pour filling into pie crust and bake at 350º for 15 minutes. Allow to stand 10 minutes before refrigerating. Just before serving, top with freshly whipped cream, or meringue, and garnish with lime slices.
My recipe is from the Old Key West reosrt in WDW, it's in my Mickey cookbook... is it bad that they only cookbook I use has a mouse on it
MMMMMmmmm i quite fancy eating that right now!!
Well its a definate dessert i have to make!
Yes, you will love it
Oh Yay for the disney moon that is very exciting
I wish i could get a flight to WDW for $188 lol I am very jealous lol (even though its quiet a bit further for me lol) but i would go all the time then lol
which resort are you thinking of for your honeymoon ?
Engagement party sounds fun we were going to have one but decided to much money and by time we thought about we had celebrated with every one lol going our for meals and drinks lol but YAY for you I wish in a way we did have one now
cant wait for more updates as you are deffintly doing that alot recently
x x x
I was pretty shocked when I saw the price so I just had to book it. If I had waited it would have gone up and I would have been kicking myself! We are going to stay at the Yacht Club before the wedding and the Poly after the wedding. (My) Dave (lol) decided that he loved the Poly on our trip (which I happily agreed to!) so we will do those 2 resorts (assuming $$ allows...)
My mom just kind of came out with the idea and DF and I are pretty laid back so we went along with it and figured it would be a nice housewarming too since we just moved into our new house the week before we got engaged so our families haven't really seen the new house yet eithier... now I just have to finish painting the bathroom lol! Thats all we have left to do thank goodness!
those ticket prices are awesome! You go girl!
oh and did i read that you're a dance teacher? I may need you to teach DF and I our first dance!
Thanks! And anytime you want a lesson just let me know, I have a studio in Concord MA that i teach at, and I would happily help you guys out

What type of song are you thinking of doing? Are you doing a formal dance like a waltz?
I LOVE Key Lime Pie! mmmm...... pie! I haven't had pie in so long. But at least I can fit it my dress!
There is nothing lovely about leaving WDW on Valentine's day so it's so great that you get to stay an extra day! And great job on finding cheap tickets! That's soooo great!
I bet my dress will be a little tight after this weekend lol! I had a whole chocolate bunny yesterday

! Guess I won't be trying it on just yet...
AAWW Sam I'm so jealous that you're going to Disney again!
We can't afford to go to DLP this year because of all our saving and it's the first year EVER since it opened it 1992 that we haven't been

I'm missing it so bad, you lucky, lucky girl

And you're engagement party sounds so lovely I think it's much nicer to have it in the couples home than a hall or whatever. And I'll have to do you a no rain dance for you on that day

And I'm loving you're T.R. what happen in T.T.W.C is too funny I bet his Mum and Dad were real embarrassed! hehe
And I'm glad to hear that the soup in Canada was as good as everyone says Pete really wants to try it.
Aww Scarlet, we have been lucky with good deals the last few trips which has made it possible but we are definitly going to be in savings mode till the wedding (the trip with my family was already booked before we even got engaged). But just think of how awesome your wedding and honeymoon will be in WDW, and it is soooooo soon!!! Less then 6 months, you must be sooo excited!

I am happy my mom is doing it, she loves planning parties and she is very excited about it. I thikn it will also give us a great excuse to spend some extra time together too, with work it gets so tough for us to seeeach other more then a few times a week so this will be nice

We def had some funny moments at WDW but that one at TTwC took the cake lol!