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[roseprincess]

Hi all!
Haven't been here in awhile. Tried to catch up on all the pages this morning.

Matthew(DS) was sick yesterday with a headache and vomitting . He felt better in the late afternoon yest.

Today we went to the Cub Scout/Boy Scout council office a half hour away to pick up our minor league baseball tickets for the families going to the game next Tues night. We are going too, of course. I volunteered to be the coordinator for this certain Cub Scout event. After we picked up the tickets,
we went to visit my grandma at the nursing home that is 10 min away from the scout council store/office. She was happy and enjoyed our company, as usual
Leaving soon for a drive-in movie going on at the parking lot at our church.
Just a special event our church is doing for the kiddos and families. Won't be home til late tonight!


Keishashadow- enjoyed the pics

Marciemi- enjoyed the camping pics

Mac- Glad your dsons are doing much better

RVGal- I guess I'm out of touch,too, with the engagement parties, weddings.
Sounds like alot of money being spent with engagement parties, fancy wedding, etc. I don't get it, either
I guess some of the younger adults getting married now are trying to outdo each other with the engagment parties, and fancy weddings in general?

Yankeepenny and Damo- enjoy the Harry Potter book party!
I don't get into Harry Potter,the books, etc.
Just let me know who dies in the book, that's all I'm asking

Hi to all

Gotta run. talk later.

 

[keishashadow]

Even though DH sez he didn't want the hardback; i preordered it anyway as a surprise. He's such a fan, figured with all the "leaks" he'd know the plot before it ever got to paperback.

Despite the "ball" they're having beginning @ 9:30 p.m., costumes optional; DS & I have decided to wait & pick it up tomorrow before tennis match. They said they'd hold it until close of business.

At least i'll be motiviated to finish the 1st bookand work my way thru them all...so i can find out what all the fuss is about...if i can only find where DH/DS tossed them in the house.

Note: i am trying to avoid ALL SPOILERS...please give a head's up if anyone is going to divulge anything here.

rose - hope your son feels better soon, bb games sound like fun!

Penny's probably out in her driveway waiting for the delivery man . JK IMO, it's nice to see people get so excited about the written word.

 

[marciemi]

Hi all!

I guess some of the younger adults getting married now are trying to outdo each other with the engagment parties, and fancy weddings in general?

My thoughts too! Just got an invitation to my cousin's wedding in California. I honestly don't think I've seen this cousin since I was about 8. The invitation was a complete box (about 9x9 inches) with what I can just describe as a complete "artwork" type invitation all bound together with decorative ties so I guess you can hang it in your house to admire. My mom said that his dad told her that it's not going to be a wedding, it's going to be an EVENT. More not just AN event, THE event. For some reason, I think I'm going to pass!

 

[marciemi]

Note: i am trying to avoid ALL SPOILERS...please give a head's up if anyone is going to divulge anything here.

Ditto - as I said, I'm sure I won't be starting it until we leave on Friday so don't tell me what happens! Not that it won't be all over every page I pull up online (RR homepage, CNN) anyways, but I'll try!

 

[GemmaPixie]

Well guys...guess what.....

I GOT MY HARRY POTTER BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[damo]

Well guys...guess what.....

I GOT MY HARRY POTTER BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lucky girl!!! Now go read!!! I'll discuss it with you when we are both done!

 

[GemmaPixie]

I can't read it!! Ive wrapped it up in paper to stop me from reading it! Im reading it on the plane to florida and while on holiday. Im so tempted!! AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY BROTHER DID!? He flicked through the book when I went to the loo and found out who died!!! EVIL!!

 

[Metro West]

I can't read it!! Ive wrapped it up in paper to stop me from reading it! Im reading it on the plane to florida and while on holiday. Im so tempted!! AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY BROTHER DID!? He flicked through the book when I went to the loo and found out who died!!! EVIL!!

 

[macraven]

don't worry about me passing on any spoilers, i don't read harry potter.

rose, hope matthew is much better today.
hope you enjoy the movie at church tonight.
and, that was a good noble thing to volunteer to be in charge of the event.


hello homies.

you can tell i'm an adult.
i sit home on friday and saturday nights.

 

[GemmaPixie]

you can tell i'm an adult.
i sit home on friday and saturday nights.

mac!!!! Im 19 and Im home now I feel like the biggest loser ever!!! 1st of all I queued at midnight to get Harry Potter and now this!!! Gonna have a cry now....

 

[macraven]

gemma, go ahead and read the potter book. i have your back and won't tell a soul........

 

[GemmaPixie]

HAHA that would officially make me the biggest loser in the world!! First I stay in on the friday night and watch my soaps, then I go at 11pm to Eason and queue with my brother until 12 to get my Harry Potter book...then stay up until 3am reading it!! Icing on the very sad cake.

Im sad!

(Of course you all know that I am an incredibly cool person and will be out tomorrow night making up for tonights loss!! Im a uni student- WE ARE VERY COOL!!)

 

[yankeepenny]

Gemma, enjoy the book. in a few hours i will have my copy. life is good. no- i wont be blabbing the plot to any of you threaders. if any who dont read the series wants a synopsis, pmail me.

3 hours 14 minutes!

 

[Sharon G]

I'm pretty sure Bangor, Maine is where we flew into the US from when we departed Saudi after the Gulf War. Always had tons of folks there greeting all the soldiers as they came in. DH has a bunch of pics of it. Don't think I took pics (no, we didn't come home together).

Yes, you're right, it was probably Bangor, its a refueling stop. Those tons of folks greet every single plane that has troops on it! Unfortunately, the airport has put a stop to the ladies that used to make brownies and cookies and whoppie pies for all the service people. Said it was too much of a liability issue.

 

[damo]

mac!!!! Im 19 and Im home now I feel like the biggest loser ever!!! 1st of all I queued at midnight to get Harry Potter and now this!!! Gonna have a cry now....

He's EVIL!!! Brothers are like that though.

 

[AlexandNessa]

Is it just me?

My nephew is getting married and I find it such a strange process that he's going through.

My SIL (nephew's mom) told me in late February that nephew and his (then) GF were going to get engaged in May. They had already decided that they wanted to get married, but were waiting until a trip that they were all taking in May to make it official.

Point number 1... In my world, when you decide you want to get married, you ARE engaged.

So, they take the trip to Ireland in May and nephew does the official proposal thing. He said he wanted to give GF (now fiancee) a "fairytale princess moment" so he gave her the ring in front of a castle. I'll wait while the gag-reflex passes. We get an invitation in the mail in June to their engagement party that will be the first of July. The invitation comes complete with engagement photo staged in front of castle in Ireland.

Point number 2... is this what the "official" engagment is all about? Having a story to tell and professional photos? Let it play out like a reality tv moment?

Now SIL calls to tell us that they have decided to get married next month before they move to a different college and start classes (they are currently in Orlando, moving to Nashville). However, they are still planning on a "wedding" with all the hoopla in January (in Nashville).

Point number 3... Huh? Do what? They are getting married in August, but having the wedding in January?

Is this normal? I mean, my first though is that these are just crazy mixed up kids (both are 19, but nephew will be 20 next month)... but I'm beginning to rethink that. I find it strange, but maybe it's just me. I don't want to sound harsh or critical, I'm just confused. Is this the way things are done now?

Oh wow! I so do not get that .... did you ever see the Scrubs episode where Keith wanted to propose to Elliott, but she stopped him because she had her engagement envisioned, and that so was not it. So, Keith allowed her to orchestrate her own engagement in front of her friends at her favorite bar. Before Elliott entered the bar to be proposed to, her best friend warned the crowd that Elliott requested no camera phones because they give her fat face. Is this not the same sort of thing?

Perhaps it is because your nephew and (future?) fiance are so young? I dated my hubby for years and years before he proposed (the proposal was a complete surprise to me). I did not get engaged until I was 32. Maybe this hoopla is all the rage at age 19? What do I know?

 

[bubba's mom]

I think I forgot to tell you guys about my Friday the 13th last week. It didn't start out well...dropped everything all day long I was busy (which was good, made lotsa money), but it's physically exhausting! So, I got home about 10:20pm and went thru the mail. Imagine my surprise to "see double". Got a flyer from Disney Visa Rewards about the double reward points for July, Aug & Sept! Starting July 1st. Well, guess what day we checked out of RPR? Yep! July 1st double rewards there baby!!! Been saving every reward dollar toward this cruise next year....will be interesting to see how close I come to Bubba's portion of the trip being free! Just thought I'd share a great end to a Friday the 13th day!

 

[Metro West]

HAHA that would officially make me the biggest loser in the world!! First I stay in on the friday night and watch my soaps, then I go at 11pm to Eason and queue with my brother until 12 to get my Harry Potter book...then stay up until 3am reading it!! Icing on the very sad cake.

Im sad!

(Of course you all know that I am an incredibly cool person and will be out tomorrow night making up for tonights loss!! Im a uni student- WE ARE VERY COOL!!)

You get em girl! I saw your response on the "other" side about rude people. I've been trying to deal with the confusion with the EP in another thread. Some people just don't get it!

 

[bubba's mom]

I've been trying to deal with the confusion with the EP in another thread. Some people just don't get it!

where? let us help!

 

[bubba's mom]

oh...by the way...didja hear traveling with lighters on airplanes is going to be allowed again starting in Aug. sometime? Just heard it on the news. They said TSA's seize appx. 22,000 lighters a day!