Something About Nothing..........# 9

[marciemi]

Ooh - prom pics - and I forgot to share mine! Love yours Tink and the couples all did a great job of coordinating not just with their dates but with the group as a whole! Looks like a great time! Luckily ours was last weekend when it was 60 and sunny instead of this weekend when it was snowing or these girls would have been in trouble! Couple pics of Eric, who's a sophomore, but GF is a junior (only have junior prom here - seniors have "ball" which isn't formal so no tuxes for the guys!). Oh, and a couple MIT pics of Stephen while we're at it from our visit last weekend!

 

[tink20]

Hello all!

Well I am on my way to the Motherland!

Well, that is, I was.....a hose broke in the car and we are stuck in Maryland!!

Luckily, we got to a Walmart and met a gentleman whose son is a mechanic. The son came over and checked out the car. He is going to get us the parts we need and fix the car tomorrow. Luckily, there were many hotels and that's where we are...a Holiday Inn Express.

Wish us luck for tomorrow!

Hope things got better and you are having a great time!

Have a safe and great trip, Schumi!!

....from me too!


marci, great pictures, all the kids look great

DD made it home safe and sound from last night, hope they had a great time, it will be awhile before I find out, she will be snoozing for awhile

 

[tinydancer09]

Oh Prom- My Alma Mater's was last night. The number of limos in my neighborhood was a bit ridiculous...

Anyways- how has everyone been? This week has been a big crazy for me for some reason not really sure why. I could use a trip to the parks right about now. ..

 

[keishashadow]

Great pics gals! interesting to see the variations in style of dresses in different parts of the country. ps im pretty sure DS isn't going to the promi'm secretly thrilled not to go thru the hoopla again as he's not dating anybody & already has one under his belt lol. limo's are better idea than the kids driving distractedor in our school's policy if no limo you have to ride a chartered bus to the prom, not exactly elegant.

seasonal allergies are killing me

 

[minniejack]

DD's BF still doesn't have his license and his mom said that even if he gets it, he won't be allowed to drive to the prom. So, now DD is whining that she never pictured herself driving herself in heels to the prom.

I need to call about a limo tomorrow...hopefully there is still something available at this late date--two wks to go.

His mom has put so many obstacles in front of the poor kid; it's ridiculous. 1st he had to have enough for insurance, then enough for a new car, then it was gas money, then it was repairs, then it was when we get tax refund...the list is endless. He'll be 18 in a few months; it's a 45 minute round trip from our house to his and believe me I feel like we are raising another son.

Tink, your DD's dress is gorgeous.

 

[marciemi]

Wow - again must be a regional thing, but I've never seen anyone do a limo for prom around here. Nor do we do the official "after-parties" or all night parties or whatever else people do. Pretty much people drive to prom, then go hang at their friends' houses afterwards.

 

[KStarfish82]

WE ARE FINALLY HERE!

So we got the car fixed and left Maryland around 1 pm.

We hit Virginia and got slightly past DC, and then traffic begins......supposedly 40 miles of it!! We had to take a detour, but that was back up as well. 60 miles = 4 hours!!!

We finally get out of VA, and into NC (which was crazy rain and storming at this point) and we notice that around exit 116...the traffic has stopped again! We jump off and take side roads.

We stop at a gas station and the locals told us that there had been a tornado and I-95 South was a mess....trucks flipped, power outages, debris, etc. We had just missed it.

So after yet another detour...we finally got back on 95 and it was smooth sailing to FL (whew)

Sorry for the dull story, but it took us a day and a half to get here from NY

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

WE ARE FINALLY HERE!

So we got the car fixed and left Maryland around 1 pm.

We hit Virginia and got slightly past DC, and then traffic begins......supposedly 40 miles of it!! We had to take a detour, but that was back up as well. 60 miles = 4 hours!!!

We finally get out of VA, and into NC (which was crazy rain and storming at this point) and we notice that around exit 116...the traffic has stopped again! We jump off and take side roads.

We stop at a gas station and the locals told us that there had been a tornado and I-95 South was a mess....trucks flipped, power outages, debris, etc. We had just missed it.

So after yet another detour...we finally got back on 95 and it was smooth sailing to FL (whew)

Sorry for the dull story, but it took us a day and a half to get here from NY

Wow ... that's quite an adventure!!

 

[RAPstar]

Yay!!! Finally got my upgrade on my phone and I'm getting a refurbed 3GS iPhone for $19!!! I'm so excited!!

 

[tink20]

Tink, your DD's dress is gorgeous.

Thank you.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Hey everyone ... Lee wanted me to let you know he has put some of his masks up for sale on Ebay if anyone is interested (he needs to make room for some incoming pieces he bought )... here is the link

 

[ky07]

Good Morning Homies

 

[minniejack]

Around here, it's about 50/50 as far as driving yourself versus getting a limo. One of the other guys in the group said he'd drive 3 of the couples from the park where they plan to get pics to the restaurant.

DD is wearing a short dress and she knows she will be in the minority--an ex-friend when DD showed her the dress (her eyes got really big and a huge jealous look appeared) said no one ever wears short gowns to the prom--and DD replied, "Who cares--I do?" Yep, that's my kiddo; she marches to her own fashion drummer.

Around here the after-prom is an event at the school where it starts exactly half hr later at the school and lasts until 6 in the morning. It's always decorated with a theme with each room having games where you can win really nice prizes (tvs, corn hole sets, movie tix, etc), dj's, food. Every year is different with the theme--this year is amusement parks. It started probably 25 years ago as a way to try to keep the kids from being a prom night statistic. It's not cheap, with businesses ponying up money as well as parent donations. The people that put it on this year have been meeting 2 x a week since October to get the event ready. And what's bad is that they use all new decorations every year because supposedly there isn't place to store stuff.

 

[keishashadow]

morning all

DD's BF still doesn't have his license ...His mom has put so many obstacles in front of the poor kid; it's ridiculous. 1st he had to have enough for insurance, then enough for a new car, then it was gas money, then it was repairs, then it was when we get tax refund...the list is endless.

i have a hard enough time getting my kid to put his laundry away

Yay!!! Finally got my upgrade on my phone and I'm getting a refurbed 3GS iPhone for $19!!! I'm so excited!!

enjoy, make sure check ur data pkg 1st month, overages are wickedly expensive

 

[tink20]

Good Morning homies, I have a busy day of cleaning, packing and what not, leaving tomorrow for the beach, won't have internet access.....boooooo. Anyways, I'll check back here after Easter. So, have a great week and a wonderful Easter. (save me some chocolate)

 

[RAPstar]

enjoy, make sure check ur data pkg 1st month, overages are wickedly expensive

I got the 2GB package, so I hopefully shouldn't go over. Hopefully.

 

[marciemi]

6-10 inches tomorrow night into Wed?! WTH Mother Nature?

I know, it's all my fault for getting the snow tires off my car on Friday and having DH drain the snowblowers this weekend. Sigh - you'd think by late April you'd be safe!

ps - that's 15-25cm for you "Bonnie" types!

Although they're saying the actual amount may be highly affected by the amount that falls as freezing rain or sleet instead. Oh, that sounds SO much nicer!

 

[minniejack]

I got the 2GB package, so I hopefully shouldn't go over. Hopefully.

I was really worried about going over because my phone had been on the grandfathered unlimited (AT&T doesn't have that now) and rarely used it after I changed to 200mb. I was scared I'd go over even that, then the kiddos showed me how to check my data usage and I feel like I'm on it all the time and barely use up to 55 of 200 mb. Unless you are like DS, who has his grandfathered too, and I'll probably have to pay until he's an old man to keep it or go broke otherwise. I forget how much he uses exactly but its like 8 gb or some high figure that even the guy at ATT said he'd never seen anyone who had used that much data.

One of the things you have to remember when you have a limited plan is to close out things like Facebook and the Weather Channel so that your not constantly downloading the info when you aren't using it.

But yet I wonder why he doesn't bring home all A's

on my phone it's *3282# and you'll get a text with usage

And for your listening pleasure today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt3G1mQZGK8

 

[RAPstar]

I was really worried about going over because my phone had been on the grandfathered unlimited (AT&T doesn't have that now) and rarely used it after I changed to 200mb. I was scared I'd go over even that, then the kiddos showed me how to check my data usage and I feel like I'm on it all the time and barely use up to 55 of 200 mb. Unless you are like DS, who has his grandfathered too, and I'll probably have to pay until he's an old man to keep it or go broke otherwise. I forget how much he uses exactly but its like 8 gb or some high figure that even the guy at ATT said he'd never seen anyone who had used that much data.

One of the things you have to remember when you have a limited plan is to close out things like Facebook and the Weather Channel so that your not constantly downloading the info when you aren't using it.

But yet I wonder why he doesn't bring home all A's

on my phone it's *3282# and you'll get a text with usage

And for your listening pleasure today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt3G1mQZGK8

I was reading about that. How do you close out apps? Its being shipped today from Ft. Worth, so cross your fingers I get it tomorrow, even though it probably won't be here till Wed.

 

[macraven]

Poking my head in to say "Hi" after a loooong absence.

Spent the last couple of weeks lurking about and catching up on all the changes! WWOHP! Wow!

Can't believe how much I've missed these boards. Glad to see you're all still here.

And... a big shout out to Mac!

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hello......hello.........hello perv.....i mean eprv......

it is soooo good to see youse here.
did you bring a note from mom to explain your absence?



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this weekend, one son had a car accident and you know, life gets different priorities then.

but, i am back and need to read and play ketchup here.


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