Fri-Yay!

[kaneen]

Good morning ladies and happy Friday!  I don't know about you ladies but I need this weekend.  It will be the first in a while that I'm home for the entire weekend without any guests.  

I'm headed to Florida today for some meetings this afternoon.  It's just a day trip so I don't even have to pack a bag which feels really weird.  My big debate this morning is what to wear.  I'd really like to wear some dark jeans with a white blouse and a blazer.  It's a meeting with a prospect though so I wonder if I should.  My company is super casual and I know this one is too but jeans with a prospect just feels...I dunno...not right.  I think I'm going to just do it though.

Tonight I plan to just binge watch something on Netflix and drink wine on the couch.  Tomorrow I'm going to go for a hike during the day.  If no one takes me up on going with me I'm just going to go by myself.  Saturday night I have plans to watch some football with friends.  Sunday is also football (shocking, I know).

What's on tap for your weekend?

[doglove]

Sounds like a nice weekend kaneen!!

My weekend should be pretty low key too. I have a long run tomorrow morning and then I have to make some cupcakes for a friend's birthday get together later tomorrow evening. Sunday I think it's supposed to rain, so it may be a good day to relax on the couch and maybe start my packing/decluttering process. I officially gave notice at my apartment this week.

[margarita]

Good morning and happy Friday!

Thanksgiving is this weekend, so we're getting ready for that. We'll be going to the IL's for a visit on Sunday.
On Monday we are doing our own take on the traditional meal at our place and we're inviting some friends to join us. I am really looking forward to it!

[bullygirl979]

doglove, how is A doing?

[bullygirl979]

margarita, enjoy your Thanksgiving!

[bullygirl979]

I'm hoping to have a fairly low key weekend.

Tonight I'm celebrating a friend's birthday, which should be fun. Then I have to get P from the airport. I'm hoping to start my vacation outfit planning and do a last minute mall run, if needed.

[chalupa]

I say this every Friday, but THIS WEEK has been insane. Thank goodness it's a 3 day weekend.

M's alarm went off this morning and I grumped at him for forgetting to turn it off for the weekend...except it's clearly not the weekend and that meant I'd overslept my own alarm by over an hour

I've reached agreement with Larry's buyer on price, and now we're just talking about what day they're going to make the freaking 12 hour drive to come pick him up. So I guess he's now pending payment/pending pickup?

This weekend I'm going to open up the winter boxes that are still taped up and stacked in the basement, because I'm going to send Larry's winter blankets with him. I already dug up all his paperwork (his registration papers, vet records, the tracing of his back his saddle fitter did, etc) last night, so at least all that's in order.

I do not have many set plans for the weekend. Saturday I have dinner with friends, Monday I have my wedding hair and makeup trial (  How has this timeline snuck up on me?), and that's it for set plans. 


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[tiramisu]

Happy Friday!

My alarms on my phone didn't go off, but my mom called me so that helped. I figured out the problem so hopefully going forward that won't happen again.

I ended up not going to dance last night because I screwed up the time for my PT appointment and missed it, so that freaked me out a bit. I'm glad I'm getting in with a neurologist next week.

This weekend one of my friends is getting married and I'm really excited for the wedding. My dress is pretty and the skirt twirls when I do!

[tiramisu]

kaneen enjoy your weekend at home!

margarita Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy the feasting.

chalupa I'm happy and sad for you. Glad you have a three-day weekend to rest and recuperate.

[doglove]

Better it seems bullygirl979, I think our talk last week helped and we were able to talk more about what we both need in the relationship. He seems in a better place and hopefully taking better care of himself this week (and L). He and I seem very similar in that we bottle up our needs and stresses until it becomes too much to bear. I've gotten good in the past few years about taking care of myself, but I still struggle with those things while in a relationship.

I'm sure the fact that we were both in relationships with people who continuously dismissed us is probably making this a hurdle for us to overcome that we can trust each other to be there and supportive. I hope we can do it together. I feel bad that I judged the drinking when I saw how hurt he was saying goodbye to his cat because that was just an awful, emotional and painful experience. I just don't want end up with someone who checks out or isn't taking care of themselves - whether it's emotionally/physically or mentally, etc. That wasn't the case before in our dating history though and it had been a rough few weeks for the both of us. I think I can really only tell how he'll continue deal with stress as we move forward.

[doglove]

How sad chalupa about Larry, but yay for wedding stuff! I want some snaps on the hair and make up stuff!

[bullygirl979]

tiramisu, we need dress pics!

and chalupa, we need hair and makeup pics! Also, I'm sorry about Larry. I know you love him.

[chalupa]

Thanks guys. I'm sad and excited all at once, and then I feel guilty at being excited to go horse shopping. LOL. Maybe I need to add a drink to the wine shop to my weekend plans.

But I keep reminding myself that we somehow found exactly what we wanted - a little girl who seems determined (she's in Pony Club, which is a super OCD club that focuses on horse care, safety, and lessons), and he gets to live at home with her in the summer and at her trainer's barn through the winters. I think he's really going to love summertime adventures with his little girl - he is happiest when I have hours to just wander through the woods and run across open fields.

And I can go get a bigger horse and not worry about whether that horse's tendons are going to hold up. I stashed away a bit of money after selling my house, so that + Larry's sale should be enough to buy a pretty nice horse. Not the fanciest out there (I died when I saw an add with a gorgeous horse who is competing at exactly the level I ride, and then read "priced in the LOW SIX FIGURES". OMG), but pretty nice and completely healthy at a minimum.

[turtle1120]

I have zero plans for this weekend other than a hair appointment, so I'm going to do a lot of relaxing. I took Monday off of work, but didn't tell DD about it. She comes back from her dad's on Sunday night and I'll tell her then that we get to have a fun day together since she doesn't have school. I'm thinking we'll go get pumpkins or go bowling depending on what the weather does.

[chalupa]

You guys know I'm going to share hair/makeup pics!

Want to help me pick a belt? These are what I've found as the alternative to the freaking $190 belt in the local bridal shop. They're still not cheap, but they are at least less than $190.

Dammit Option 3 won't work. Here's the direct link: www.etsy.com/listing/386195840/sparkly-pearl-and-crystal-bridal-belt-or 

Option 1

Option 2

[bullygirl979]

chalupa, option 3 just links back to this board. Also, remind me, what does your dress look like again?

[chalupa]

And dress:

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chalupa I like three with that dress, but they are all fantastic!


It's been a rough week and I'm really anxious about the weekend. Usually I'd hang out with C but now...I'm finding that I just have to keep moving and wear myself out. I've made plans for tonight with a girlfriend and then tomorrow my friend and I might go the pumpkin patch then watch hocus pocus with some drinks. I'm also going to keep getting my workouts in. I'm down 5 pounds since the break up so silver lining?

[idahome]

This has been a long week, so Friday is a welcome day.

No major weekend plans, but I think I’m going to spend tomorrow in the office trying to make some progress on my project list. Other than that, not a lot going on at all and for that I’m grateful.

[turtle1120]

My vote is Option 3.

[cuddlyevil]

I like 3 too chalupa!

Tonight I am seeing bladerunner 2049 with a friend. Tomorrow I will sleep in and then hit a local band's anniversary party. Sunday, no freaking clue.

[tiramisu]

Ooh, chalupa, all 3 are really pretty. I think I like option 3 best, but could see any of them working. Do you want there to be a little contrast or do you want it to be more tonal?

[chalupa]

Oct 6, 2017 12:30:36 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

Ooh, chalupa , all 3 are really pretty. I think I like option 3 best, but could see any of them working. Do you want there to be a little contrast or do you want it to be more tonal?

I was going for more subtle. There's a section of clear/crystal beading on the dress where the pleats gather beside my knee. The most common belts are all rhinestones, which don't look quite right compared to this light beading, so I wanted to stick to crystal/pearl. 


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[doglove]

I like option 2 chalupa. They're all pretty though. <3

[tiramisu]

Oct 6, 2017 12:34:36 GMT -5 chalupa said:

Oct 6, 2017 12:30:36 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

Ooh, chalupa , all 3 are really pretty. I think I like option 3 best, but could see any of them working. Do you want there to be a little contrast or do you want it to be more tonal?

I was going for more subtle. There's a section of clear/crystal beading on the dress where the pleats gather beside my knee. The most common belts are all rhinestones, which don't look quite right compared to this light beading, so I wanted to stick to crystal/pearl. 


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I was thinking that option 2 looks the most white, but they're all beautiful. Overall I like the design of 3 best, even if it's a little more ivory.

[bullygirl979]

Ha. I'll be the oddball. I'm going to say that option 1 will look best with your dress. Because of the ruching that is so close to where you want to have the belt, I'm afraid the larger center pieces will look odd. Whereas because 1 is streamlined, it will look like it was part of your dress from the get go.

[chalupa]

Oct 6, 2017 13:04:54 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

Ha. I'll be the oddball. I'm going to say that option 1 will look best with your dress. Because of the ruching that is so close to where you want to have the belt, I'm afraid the larger center pieces will look odd. Whereas because 1 is streamlined, it will look like it was part of your dress from the get go.

This is exactly the one I was leaning towards and why. I love the shape of 3, but when I think about it against the waist of my dress, I worry it will "extend" too far into the pleating. 

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[bullygirl979]

Oct 6, 2017 13:08:00 GMT -5 chalupa said:

Oct 6, 2017 13:04:54 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

Ha. I'll be the oddball. I'm going to say that option 1 will look best with your dress. Because of the ruching that is so close to where you want to have the belt, I'm afraid the larger center pieces will look odd. Whereas because 1 is streamlined, it will look like it was part of your dress from the get go.

This is exactly the one I was leaning towards and why.

Well, of course you picked the one that I did

[gault]

I vote for 1,as well. Gorgeous!

This has been a horrible week, with one hopefully good bit of news. I will most likely get a job offer today.

Bad news, my company gave me a final warning (with no verbal or written) because I requested time off to go to the interview for this job. O yeah.

[bullygirl979]

gault, they remind me of a bad ex-boyfriend "I HATE YOU! LEAVE ME ALONE!"...2 seconds later "Don't leave me!!!"