Quote :

"i know some girls who are gonna have to settle for the ol courthouse union "

You know, I actually WANT that.
If my grandfather croaks before we get hitched, matt and I are eloping or something. I don't want a fucking wedding...my mom does.

It's sad, but the reason I want to graduate soon isn't so we can get engaged, but instead, so I can work, and we can buy a place down at the beach.

Quote :

"Well mine really surprised me.... "

I'm curious as to how matt's gonna pull this off. He's not spontaneous, or very creative. I sorta think it may be 'come here...I wanna show you something online', and he'll be pretend-planning the honeymoon

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:40 AM. Reason : I also don't want an engagement ring.]

5/14/2007 11:39:16 AM

I'd be surprised too if he did because I just don't expect it happening without me saying something to start the process and that's boring.

By the way I love your earrings and shoes.

5/14/2007 11:40:25 AM

all of you can hush...we've been dating 4.5 years

5/14/2007 11:41:37 AM

Haha yeah he was such a baddie too...

We were standing on the balcony and he was saying something along the lines of proposing in the fall...

and I was pretending to pout and I turned out and then he was on one knee w/ the ring ...

It was 11:30 at night and there was a huge lightning storm w/ no rain... and it was sooo romantic... omg /sappy.

Haha thanks. I love the accessories! I love all your clothes!

5/14/2007 11:42:53 AM

Quote :

"all of you can hush...we've been dating 4.5 years"

And I STILL can't get matt to think about adam's balls!

Quote :

"We were standing on the balcony and he was saying something along the lines of proposing in the fall... and I was pretending to pout and I turned out and then he was on one knee w/ the ring ..."

Good lord. Very nicely done

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:43 AM. Reason : lajdf]

5/14/2007 11:43:13 AM

my friend mitch has been dating his woman for 9 years, theyve lived together for like 5 or 6

they gonna be two rich muhfuckers, hes gonna be a pro athlete and shes gonna be a lawyer, they are gonna get married when she gets outta law school

5/14/2007 11:44:44 AM

^^i agree, sounds fabulous

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:45 AM. Reason : ...]

5/14/2007 11:45:02 AM

Quote :

"they gonna be two rich muhfuckers, hes gonna be a pro athlete and shes gonna be a lawyer, they are gonna get married when she gets outta law school"

Shit, and I feel guilty for knowing how well off matt and I will be

5/14/2007 11:45:18 AM

lolol We need a "Thump on the head" message for some men. tehe

Ryan isn't good at surprising me either, I usually figure it out. I want the girly engagement, wedding, honeymoon, all of it. I want the memories.

5/14/2007 11:46:04 AM

im gonna be their pool boy, thats my goal in life

5/14/2007 11:46:05 AM

Quote :

"Ryan isn't good at surprising me either, I usually figure it out. I want the girly engagement, wedding, honeymoon, all of it. I want the memories."

Poor ryan.

5/14/2007 11:46:30 AM

adam's well off, as soon as most of my debt is cleared out (which should be soooooon!) my pay will be adequate. we'll be all right


i'm settling with adam with everything except the ring, i want a ring...i feel so greedy and superficial, but damnit, i want a pretty ring. it doesn't have to be a diamond.

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:49 AM. Reason : lol]

5/14/2007 11:46:42 AM

haha yeah he did it really well...

he always said he wanted it to be perfect

and damn if he didn't succeed!!

me too kiwi!!! one down! two to go! lol

5/14/2007 11:47:11 AM

Why do you say that Christine?

5/14/2007 11:47:39 AM

Where are yall considering honeymooning?

Quote :

"Why do you say that Christine?"

'girly' = expensive, stressful, and...girly

Not knocking, but i do feel for ryan.

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:49 AM. Reason : aldfjkg]

5/14/2007 11:48:14 AM

I duno. I told Joe he could decide because I know it will be awesome and I will be concentrating on the wedding..

so far he has mentioned Fiji and Rio.

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:50 AM. Reason : oops]

5/14/2007 11:49:48 AM

i've always wanted to go to fiji, not sure why, it just sounds so exotic

5/14/2007 11:50:34 AM

See funny thing about a marriage is it consists of two people, two opinions. We both deserve to get what we want and find middle ground.

I figured that didn't need explaining.

5/14/2007 11:51:42 AM

i wanted to go there after watching "truman show"

5/14/2007 11:51:45 AM

^^how do we compromise between ring and no ring?

5/14/2007 11:53:25 AM

Quote :

"so far he has mentioned Fiji and Rio. "

Start watching the travel channel?

Quote :

"See funny thing about a marriage is it consists of two people, two opinions. We both deserve to get what we want and find middle ground. I figured that didn't need explaining. "

It doesn't need explaining, I said I wasn't knocking your desires for the wedding, and there's no noeed to get bitchy.

BTW, wedding ceremony != marriage. I figured that didn't explaining

5/14/2007 11:54:45 AM

rolly eyes are bad for my health

5/14/2007 11:55:56 AM

haha don't worry- he will do his research. i am excited!!

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 11:56 AM. Reason : i keep staring at the ring. work is going to fire me. lol]

5/14/2007 11:56:43 AM

i'd be staring at it, too. it is beautiful! did he pick it out himself?

5/14/2007 11:57:38 AM

Price, elise. Some guys actually like getting a ring for their girl, a sign of subtle possessiveness, pride, blahblahblah. Ryan will be hooked on the price of anything, my help and other attributes will calm his little jew heart.

Christine, I'm sorry you automatically assume girly means expensive. In a wedding ceremony you are celebrating a marriage that consists of two people, there did that spell it out better for you? Or do I need to explain more the correlation between weddings and how they represent the unity of two people?

5/14/2007 12:01:29 PM

weddings are really only for the girl. sure its a union of two people, but its all one big parade for the woman. if you think its about two people then you're fooling yourself.

5/14/2007 12:03:09 PM

i could care less about the actual wedding, i'm having a bachelorette cruise and a kick ass reception

5/14/2007 12:04:18 PM

srscat, thank you.

Quote :

"Christine, I'm sorry you automatically assume girly means expensive. In a wedding ceremony you are celebrating a marriage that consists of two people, there did that spell it out better for you? Or do I need to explain more the correlation between weddings and how they represent the unity of two people?"

Uhm...do you think flowers, ribbons for the chapel, all the parties and dresses, and documentation of the event are cheap, or that their cost is nominal?

you said marriage. that IS about two people.
the wedding is NOT what it used to be - it's now a girly event. still standard to have, but much less of a celebration, and more of a to-do.
And I disagree with you that it's a celebration of the marriage - it's the first step in a three-part celebration of the START of the marriage.


I know that by feeling this way, and not having a Y chromosome, I'm a minority, but you can't REALLY believe that weddings
- aren't girly
- are cheap
- are synonymous with marriage itself (as opposed to a social step tOWARDS marriage)

...do you?

^Matt and I want to share the bachelor/bachelorette party

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 12:08 PM. Reason : It's gonna be SO awesome.]

5/14/2007 12:08:09 PM

I don't want a wedding that flaunts my awesomeness around, if that's all it is then I wouldn't even want one. I want a wedding that celebrates the love the two of us have and the journey that's about to take place. Of course it's the beginning of the marriage.........I didn't say it wasn't. It will be a celebration of that fact though, a marriage.

My idea of girly is beautiful. There are ways to achieve beauty without paying out the ass.

5/14/2007 12:13:16 PM

lets keep this thread on topic its been a good one so far and theres no need to ruin it. if we want to continue to debate marriage, maybe we should make a new thread?

5/14/2007 12:14:46 PM

Yeah, I'm down 26lbs.

Yay!

5/14/2007 12:16:21 PM

Pssst... to answer your question...

He did in fact pick out the setting and then the loose stone by himself...

He da man.

[Edited on May 14, 2007 at 12:17 PM. Reason : You rule kiwi! Time for me to get back to work!]

5/14/2007 12:16:45 PM

Congrats on the engagement, Brandi!

5/14/2007 1:28:35 PM

Yay!!! Thank you!

5/14/2007 1:31:36 PM

on this page we learned ambrosia1231 is a dyke cunt that shits on her friends without remorse

5/14/2007 5:13:11 PM

uhm.........I'm just not gonna comment on any of this

5/14/2007 5:52:45 PM

This mondays weigh in brought me down to 166.4
only 1.2lbs to go til I hit 50lbs lost. Should be sometime this week.

5/14/2007 5:57:57 PM

wedding ceremonies are a rip-off. simple, sweet, and inexpensive is the way to go (read all-inclusive jamaican resort FTW).

5/14/2007 6:06:40 PM

damnit, what happened to this thread

5/16/2007 1:00:25 AM

it isn't the ceremony that costs a lot; its the reception

5/16/2007 9:09:12 AM

This thread got scary quick. I should have known y'all were just losing weight to improve your man trapping abilities.

5/16/2007 11:08:10 AM

Tee hee. I was losing weight to look hot on the cruise...

I didn't know I would trap my man in the process.

5/16/2007 11:17:44 AM

IT'S A TRAP!

5/16/2007 11:19:53 AM

this thread makes me want to throw up

5/16/2007 11:50:05 AM

Um, my goal is not to trap anyone into anything. I'm doing this for myself but thanks for acting like you know what you're talking about.

5/16/2007 12:11:33 PM

Well my new goal is to get down to 123... which is how much I weighed when I was 18...

I am so excited for you Kiwi! 26 lbs is amazing!

5/16/2007 12:14:38 PM

I came home intoxicated last night and reached for some bad foods. Good thing the McDonald's was already closed, saved me from a huge mistake. Also, good thing there's no Cookout here.

Only thing we had in the house was a month old chicken patty and some toaster strudels. haha

Oops. Doing better today though. Fucking pissed my raspberries have mold on them and they're only TWO FUCKING DAYS OLD.

Oh well.

5/16/2007 12:49:28 PM

I have GOT to do better this week dammit.

5/20/2007 10:08:57 PM

Down again this week. not much, but i thought i gained.
Jan 1st - 215.2
Last mon - 166.4
Today - 165.8

Total loss of 49.4lbs.

5/21/2007 6:45:01 AM

Quote :

"wedding ceremonies are a rip-off. simple, sweet, and inexpensive is the way to go"

I saw a "simple, sweet, inexpensive" one the other week. It looked really crappy. Luckily mine is going to kick ass AND we got an insane deal on the venue.

5/21/2007 7:13:59 AM