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Okay...one more thing. So, I completely finish your post today and I walk into my son's daycare to pick him up and they have this soothing music playing while they sleep and what is playing??? Carnie Wilson singing "Love Me Tender"...
It took me 2 days at work (I know, I know...I should be working) But, I'm so glad I read the entire post!!
Here goes...
First off, Congratulations on your engagement and you and Rob are absolutely adorable!!
Welcome! And thanks so much!
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I LOVE the cake your mother did. That is Amazing!!! She is quite talented.
My mom is amazing... literally. One day I will post up a bunch of her pics for you guys to see! And wait and see what she has up her sleeve for the wedding!
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I, like so many others on this post, also watched P.S. I Love You and cried my eyes out. (Of course the main reason I wanted to see it in the first place was because of Gerard Butler...)
So good! I watched the last 5 minutes on HBO yesterday just cuz!
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The dresses you picked are gorgeous. I love the detail on your dresses and I also went with almost the same color green for my bridesmaids...10 years ago! Time does fly when you are having fun!!
Thats awesome! I love green and I love yellow as an accent... so great and summery!
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My DH and I went to Sandals in Negril, Jamaica when we were dating. We loved it. I love the all inclusive and the choices of restaurants. I looked at the site for the one you will be staying in and it is beautiful!! I love all the pastel colors. How fun!! And please tell me you are planning on having a couples massage under that thatched roof thing at the beach. The picture made it look Fabulous!! You are going to have an awesome time!
we were already fans of all inclusive from wdw so I knew sandals would be a great fit! i love the colors too... it reminds me of the way i love the colors at CBR but different since they are more bright not that meditteranean look like sandals. i hear good things about the sandals in jamaica but only know two people personally whove been and both were robbed! one had her room robbed and the other was pickpocketed. that turned rob off before we even started. i just think this is a good fit for us! all the things we will be able to do and the massages and dolphin swim! sooo much to look forward too!
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For all the times I have been to NY, I still have not gotten to WOD. But, it sounds from your posts that it is closing soon?? I will have to get my boys in there before that happens. We're planning on taking them when the weather gets nicer to the Museum of Natural History so maybe we'll make a side trip to WOD. Of course they may never get me out of there.
yay for the museum of natural history! im taking my 9th graders on a field trip down their in april! good stuff! the planetarium is awesome- you guys should def check it out! we are doing a butterfly walk too, tho i dont know exactly what that is yet! def check out WOD!
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The Mickey earrings for the girls are adorable! I may have to order myself a pair.
i ended up deciding against them since they were a little too big. i may keep searching for smaller ones but not quite sure yet!
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Too bad you couldn't come on the 5k run. I'm hoping that Crissy and I will be able to do it this fall. I just have to wait until it is a little bit warmer before I get out there to start training.
i have started to get more into yoga and pilates and aerobic fusion and stuff so i havent been running as much BUT if we werent getting married in july i would def be doing the fall 5k! someday!
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I haven't heard the Cinderella song...I'll have to wait until I get home to see that...but I love the Elvis song. I like that you chose that. We wanted something classic also and went with "It Had To Be You". I've got the Harry Connick version from When Harry Met Sally as my ringtone for Craig when he calls. My dad left when I was 4, but I grew up dancing in my living room with my family and when I got married, my mother and it jitter-bugged to big band music. That was my mother-daughter dance.
we loooooove it had to be you!! my cousin used it in her wedding this past october tho! i actually really wanted jimmy durantes "make someone happy" for a while which is also from sleepless in seattle! lol! my ringtone right now is jason mraz "im yours" which i adore and i think am going to work it into the wedding... oh and we both love moon river so that one too!
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I took my mother to see MP on Broadway for Christmas last year...I think that was when we went . I LOVED it.
we looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooved MP!!!! i have to upload some pics but ill post about it soon! great play!! awesome! i got an awesome tshirt too! i just loved bert!
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That mock-up of your bridal party is so cool . And congratulations on the 32 pounds. I know how hard it is, and you're doing awesome.
Okay...I think I covered everything...Now I can keep up and not bombard you with such huge responses in the future.
lol! thanks so much! im up to 33 now! lol! def going the slow and steady route this month! i need to kick it up a notch for march!
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Their current store is due to close, but as I understand it, they'll be locating elsewhere in Manhatten.
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Well, I won't tell my DH about the re-location part...just the closing part so that he doen't put it off.
You should really check it out! Totally awesome store! Also, the postcard that I got in the mail last summer said that the World of Disney would be closing its doors but that Manhatten would not be without Disney magic-- not sure if that means relocation? references to Broadway? or something else? Crissy once said she read somewhere that they are going to have some Disney HQ there or something. Either way see the World of Disney sometime this year!
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Okay...one more thing. So, I completely finish your post today and I walk into my son's daycare to pick him up and they have this soothing music playing while they sleep and what is playing??? Carnie Wilson singing "Love Me Tender"...
Weird, huh?
LOL! thats so bizarre! but glad it made you think of me!
Okay so I don't know whats up with no green for my font tonight! But anyways... without further adieu here is my mini TR on Mary Poppins on Broadway!
1. I heart Bert
2. I love Broadway
3. Disney does everything right
So where to begin, me and my fiance and my brother bought my sister the ticket to see Mary Poppins for her birthday. Then my mom got my grandma a ticket for Christmas and me and my mom bought our own seats. Thanks to an orchestra seat buy 1, get 1 free deal last Fall from Disney Visa we were able to get AMAZING seats!
We drove down to my grandma's, picked her up and hopped on a train. My grandma was super happy to be in Manhatten and said that she hadn't been there in about 50 years! There was an icy breeze but we only had about 5 long blocks to walk from Grand Central to the New Amsterdam theatre. We stopped and ate at TGI Fridays on our way!
We got to the play just before the doors opened. There was a bit of chaos at first but once we got into the theatre we were in. It was awesome. The castmembers had class Disney nametags with a Mary Poppins icon. It was super easy to find our seats. We got a few souvenirs before the show started (my sister got my niece a mini verson of Mary's bag and an umbrella like hers, I got myself a tee and I got my mom and grandma magnets).
The show was amazing. I can't even put it into words. One of the best shows I have seen! I want to note that this is based on the original screenplay and the books so the story was a bit different. The songs were awesome-- Im def going to pick up the soundtrack at some point soon-- and the actors were phenomenal!
After the show we walked back to the train station, grabbed some cocoa and coffee and then hopped a train back home!
Here are some pics from our adventure (I am sure you can tell who's who ! ) I am hoping that the 4 of us can make this a yearly thing or maybe even more than that! I had a blast!
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3 generations still having fun together... that would be a fine tradition to keep alive. BTW... you look great in your green coat... no, your red coat... no... that's you in the gray coat, right?.. no... ... ... I'M SOOOO Confused!
Great report Mel!
3 generations still having fun together... that would be a fine tradition to keep alive. BTW... you look great in your green coat... no, your red coat... no... that's you in the gray coat, right?.. no... ... ... I'M SOOOO Confused!
LOL! you were right the first time-- I was in green!
Its funny cause I think when u see my whole family together- my sister takes more after my mom and me after my dad but then my sister and I look so much alike we must have a mix in there somehow! lol!
I am sooo glad you enjoyed it that much!! My mother and I loved it as well. I got goosebumps during the musical numbers for a few of them. And could not wipe the smile off of my face. I do love Broadway too!! I still have yet to see Little Mermaid, but otherwise I've seen all the Disney on Broadway. (Oh, except I had tickets for Tarzan and then it got cancelled and they re-imbursed us. )
I am sooo glad you enjoyed it that much!! My mother and I loved it as well. I got goosebumps during the musical numbers for a few of them. And could not wipe the smile off of my face. I do love Broadway too!! I still have yet to see Little Mermaid, but otherwise I've seen all the Disney on Broadway. (Oh, except I had tickets for Tarzan and then it got cancelled and they re-imbursed us. )
OMG! That is so wierd about Tarzan! We bought tickets... and I was all sad thinking that we should have picked Beauty and the Beast after they announced it was closing-- well, low and behold we get a letter with a refund from Tarzan like 2 days later and used the money to see Beauty and the Beast! lol! Ive never known anyone else who had the Tarzan ticket thing happen too!
How did you like the Lion King? Im thinking of dragging Rob to another one but cant decide between that and Little Mermaid. I know they will both be good but I know I cant get him to go to both this year!
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OMG! That is so wierd about Tarzan! We bought tickets... and I was all sad thinking that we should have picked Beauty and the Beast after they announced it was closing-- well, low and behold we get a letter with a refund from Tarzan like 2 days later and used the money to see Beauty and the Beast! lol! Ive never known anyone else who had the Tarzan ticket thing happen too!
How did you like the Lion King? Im thinking of dragging Rob to another one but cant decide between that and Little Mermaid. I know they will both be good but I know I cant get him to go to both this year!
I LOVED the Lion King!! My DH bought tickets for me one year for my birthday. And my mother and I took my oldest and my nephew to see B&B before it closed. I still think I have streamers from the champagne in my "NY Bag" (Just an over the shoulder bag I take to NY all the time). I think your DH would love Lion King. We are trying to decide which will be the next for the boys too, either LK or Little Mermaid. I am sure they'd also love both. But, my youngest Loves Little Mermaid so we are leaning that way.
Ok, I'm finally all caught up with who, what, when, and where What an amazing time you are having being a 'bride'. That's always my advice to anyone getting married. Take time to be a bride. Enjoy the parties and the planning. You only get to be bride once in your life. I must say that you are doing a marvelous job planning. Your day sounds like it will be wonderful!
Many, many for the final preparations for the big day and a life time of joy!
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Glad you had such a great day seeing Mary Poppins. I really want to get to see Little Mermaid this year, I have seen the Lion King but the girls haven't but they are wanting the Mermaid so that will probably be the one that wins the vote...
Glad you had such a great time with your sister, mom and grandmother, looks like you had a wonderful time.
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the cake your mother did. That is Amazing!!! She is quite talented.
(Of course the main reason I wanted to see it in the first place was because of Gerard Butler...)
one had her room robbed and the other was pickpocketed. that turned rob off before we even started. i just think this is a good fit for us! all the things we will be able to do and the massages and dolphin swim! sooo much to look forward too! 
. I LOVED it.
. And congratulations on the 32 pounds. I know how hard it is, and you're doing awesome. 
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for the final preparations for the big day and a life time of joy!
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