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OMG!!!! TRACY!!!!!! I wanted to cry when I saw your photos!! Absolutely STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your wedding day looked like a dream! SOO happy for you! Yes, I agree with the other ladies, the Hot Pink shoes are totally hot and awesome idea! Love love everything! Can't comment enough, but I'll try! haha..the pic. of you two coming around the corner from each other - priceless! Love EVERY photo! Breathtaking is another word that comes to mind! Oh..and those flowers...GORGEOUS!

I too thought of adding wraps to my bridemaids dresses, since I'm thinking of having a wedding in the fall.

I may have to steal some of those ideas..hahaha. ;D Though really...love love everything! :)

My budget is going to be much smaller..:( but I hope that I can move the wedding out far enough that I can work at saving to make it special anyway. :/ :) My fiance ;D and I are workin' at getting a house still.....so that's another HUGE thing.

ANYWAY...

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!

Will have to come back a little later and comment on the rest of the posts..sorry ladies. Love ya'll. ;D

(huge huge huge hugs!!!)

Oh real quick, though I guess...I'll say..

Carrie - feel better dear!

Greta - LOVE the cake (saw it on FB, but didn't get to commment yet on FB)..awesome job!

Stacy - keep up w. that P90X with having to do modifications or not always getting things done as planned..you're still on your way! :) (hugs!)

I have a hard time with dealing w. things when they don't turn out as I planned too...:/

(One other reason why I'm nervous about the wedding planning!..haha.)

Anyway!!!! Gotta go for now..but love love you all!!!!

~Margo

THANK YOU sooo much ladies for all the congrats and bday wishes! Appreciate it! (huge hugs!!!!!)

I can say that today really is a Happy Monday! haha.

Rennai - Aww...so sweet that you made David breakfast! Very nice! Not selfish at all!

Yeah, what's this about Carrie bein' a 1 wayer sharing her new nickname!?? hahaha. :D jk.

Stacy - My My on the Taboo show! haha. Glad you had a great time! :D

Yeah, I think we've all typed 'great' for Greta many a time (I just actually typed that now! haha). YAY Great Greta!

I love all the positive comments about turning 30 too! Nice!

Awesome bday pics too!!! Fun!!!

Sarah - Exciting to hear about attending your friends extravagent gym on Friday! Cool! :)

Congrats on gettin' in all those workouts too! :)

Ali - I love that you like to make pumpkin things too! YAY! :) Me too!

As for the response about little things not mattering so much...yes so true. I also have noticed of late, almost for every good thing that's happened lately in my life or those around me, someone else I know has a sad thing. I hate how that happens! :(

Wonderful about fitting into your old jeans and no muffin top! :)

I have a bit of muffin top issues though..hehe..but also am dealing w. some of my pants too big, while some are too snug.. Aw...well..we'll find that happy medium! :D

Carrie & Stacy - LOL!! Also have to say that's hilarous about wanting to buy 1 of everything...haha. :) Yeah, I know we have things like that in America, but maybe it's not as prominent??! Well maybe it is but you have to know where to look. :D

Carrie - SOO sorry to hear about the FB incident! Awful! Scary thing! :(

Greta - I agree, 6 hours! Wow ma'am! What kind of cake was it!!? :D Do you have pics!?

As for my 'memememe' moment...hehe....in my journal!!!! :D

Thanks again!! :)

Doh~~~that's right, Greta...sorry!! I posted a journal entry to try and jot things down to remember where....

Did I get it right!? I hope I didn't forget anyone!

Ooo....that would be awesome if you got to meet up with Rennai. It seems like she's the magnet. :) 1st Rebekkah..now maybe you! Maybe we need to all come to AZ then to meet up! haha. :D

hmmm...it's quieter today...a bit like yesterday?

Guess I'm the only one not makin' myself as busy today...err..:( hehe

Welcome DG4! :)

Hi 'ya Ingrid! (hugs!) We miss chatting with you too! Hope you are able to have a good day!

Greta and Stacy - Thanks! :) I'm excited for this weekend..and wonder how I'm gonna feel when I wake up on Sunday. haha. I know that last year I was kinda depressed feeling when I woke up..thinking 'omg, the LAST year of a decade, my 20's!!!. Kinda felt a tad 'freaked out.' So...I can imagine I'll feel something perhaps similar to 'omg, the START of a new decade, 30's!. haha. Though I am trying to gear up for it and be positive for it! Going into it thinking (something similar to what Stacy posted a while back) to be "30 and thriving!" :D  May I ask how you guys feel about it?

ANYWAY...hehe

Greta - Yeah, I 2nd Carrie's thoughts about 191 cookies! Holy mega baking Batman! Awesome! I hope that everyone has a great time at your party! Sounds like it'll be a blast! Yay!

Yay to you and keeping up with working out despite your legs feelin' sore.

Carrie - yummmy TCBY! :)

Nice that you got a good workout in yesterday though! I won't be working out until Monday. haha. Feel better!

Also, A+ on the 'teenage sex moment' with your hubby! Nice! :D Also loved the idea of you totally changing your dinner plans mid stride and had a great time! :)

AWWW!!!! (sniff sniff!) I would TOTALLY be there if I could!! We'll be there in spirit for sure! One of these days....I'm tellin' ya...we WILL all meet! ;D

Stacy - Thanks for the positive commenting that I'm so motivational. :D Now if I can ONLY turn some of that motivation inward...sigh. haha. Well, I WILL...as I said, I think Sunday I'm going to feel like I will 'turn a new leaf'. :D

I like your plan for how you are working on the p90x and how you feel you want to look. :) That's how I want to be too! I look through those women's fitness mags, like Oxgen, Shape, Women's Health, etc. and feel like I want to be fit like them! (though not quite the bodybuilding sort).

Yes, we'd love to see bday pics...please! :D

Grr...to snow. :( We, (gulp...knock on wood!) have yet to see much...but I'm sure it's comin. :(  Stay warm!

As for 2012 movie, I have to say, as much as I don't believe in 'Nostradamus Effect', Mayan calendar...etc. I get a bit paranoid when I started seeing previews for that movie too!!! haha. Anyway, enjoy it! Let us know how your whole weekend goes...:D (wink!)

(sigh) So....I wish it was 5pm already..I'm itchin' to get outta work. haha. Not to mention, Friday the 13th, like Stacy said, hahaha, 'dun dun dun!!!!'. :D love that you did that! :)

Hope Danni has a fab. time on her cruise and that Rennai comes back soon too! Where r ya!?

Rebekkah - HUGS!!!!!!

Rebecca - hi! :D

Rest of you lovely CC ladies....(another hug!)

Ummm....lots of smileys today I guess for me...haha..aw well. It's Friday and that makes me happy so....:D :D :D

hahaha

ok..(ahem) ttyl

~Margo

Ali -

;) Thanks...it's nice to be the 'cheerleader' I guess. :)

*WAVES HAND HIGH IN THE AIR* Yep, I'm a pear, so I know what you mean. haha. I feel proud that my workouts, with the circuit training at the gym are showing some definition in my upper back/shoulders/arms...but my lower half...ummm...not as much. It's really tough. :( My bf has a few choices phrases for me which he says he's kidding...he says it's 'tough love'...and tries to make it funny...and I guess I can't completely disagree. I think I need that push..cuz I obviously am not getting the results on my own.  :( Yep, I have 'CC' legs/butt/thighs....haha. I don't mean Calorie Count either..WHHAAA! See the pics. of me in my gallery where it shows that? You'll know what I mean. :*( I carry some of my weight in my midsection too, so yeah, I have that muffin top a bit too..errr....though I carry most of it in my hips/thighs n' butt!

GEEZ! I guess it is 'tough love' sometimes when I talk about this stuff out loud, or even when my bf comments...or when I really look at myself in the mirror.

(sigh!)

I'm an all or nothing person (which I HAVE to figure out how to balance!!!!!! Like on the Biggest Loser, Jillian said the contestant, Rebecca, was all or nothing too. I related to her there....

It's SO hard to get over some of my issues. I start..then stop. Then start...then stop. Then stop for a long time. Then start again...and it seems to never quite get over that hump.

So..that's my vent for now.

I'll hush!!!!

So, Ali...

(hugs!)

Though really, we all are great no matter what we think we have 'wrong' goin' on.  After my rant above....grr... I mean really....I remember seeing the blurb of the news this morning where the woman that got attacked by that chimp was on Oprah and her entire face and parts of her body are just disfigured beyond recognition! How sad!!! I felt sooo awful this morning when I saw that....so in part...there's always someone out there who has it worse. Though on the other hand, I don't want to always feel that my issues aren't 'real' or 'valid' just b/c I'm not suffering in the same ways as those worse off. Does that make sense!?

No apologies for long posts Danni..haha..you make me feel less of a 'freak' *lack of a better term* for all the long posts I always do..haha.

Thanks for your comments!

HAHAHA about your 'silent movie' comment about Carrie and the rain. Awww! :)

Oooh..I wanna go on the cruise!!! :) Jealous!

Hope you have a Fabulous time! Get in at least 1 good gym workout lady! :)

You're doin' great so far...yay to your good gym workout last night!

I hear ya on feelin' like it's already 8pm when I get outta work at 5pm too. :/

Carrie - I'm sorry to hear about the craziness with the b.c. and 2 week period thing...err.. Hope you can still get in your workout tonight though and that your body settles down soon. :)

Good for you about being back to normal weight. :)

Well, it's true about Rennai, right? :) hehe..Go Rennai!

As for my special note, thanks! I want to make sure she sees the note. :)

Yes, Ingrid...appreciated I hope you feel (haha...umm..Yoda-esque moment there). haha.

:D

Happy Wednesday ladies!

Yay for Rennai and her weekend trips with David! :D Have a great time (and sure try to watch your foods,etc. but have fun too!!) Wow..10 days in Oregon...fun fun! :)

Also..I must say.....please don't try to compare your weight with David!!!!!!! That's such a negative thing imo on your esteem. Men and women are pretty much ALWAYS going to be vastly different and I say that from personal experience too...

Example: My ex bf and I used to weigh ourselves sometimes around the same time and it was depressing to me b/c we were the same weight!!!!! Though the huge difference was that he was 5'10" at 144 lbs and ME!! being 5'5" at 144 lbs. was TOTALLY DIFFERENT and unfair to even compare! His 144 lbs. on his frame was allowing him to be so thin! ME though...ummm...way more on the chunky side and it didn't help me!

SO, Miss Rennai, please please please don't compare yourself to David by weight (or the like!) You are sooooo beautifully statuesque and gorgeous all around that I don't want you to start getting down on yourself now! Okay!? :D

 (hugs!!) So, revel in your own beauty and enjoy it! While of course, you can enjoy David's beauty too..hehe..but in his own way..No comparing! :D

Ok...*ahem* Off my soapbox of concern for my CC friend!! :D

Enjoy breakfast with David too! :)

As for your idea for giving for the gift exchange...I agree. :)

Carrie - AWWW! Hugs!!! I'm SO sorry to hear bout your downpour mishap from the storm! :( Though glad to know you were able to nap and feel better too!

Heather - (hugs!!) Another cause for an 'awww!' 

Carrie is there anyone who maybe didn't sign up that she could get paired with???

Speaking of the Holiday Gift Exchange:

Are we setting a time to open the gifts at the same time!!!??

Actually, whether we open the gifts at the same time or not....

A Note to the girl who gets my Gift:

When you get my package, please open the green bag at the bottom of the box first!!

(hugs!!)

I can actually say, today I'm in a good mood! :) It's Vetrans Day..which is sad in part...but joyous at the same time. Also, my cousin's having her baby today and I get to visit with her and the fam. after work! YAY!!!!

Also...happy WCW (Hugs to Rebekkah!!)

AND....I haven't weighed in on here on Wednesdays for a while, but here goes:

• Last week when I weighed myself: 133.8 lbs.
• Today: 131.8 lbs.

According to the CC trend, that's a pound loss, so, that's good..:)

I also hope that you all lovely ladies have a fantastic Wednesday!!! :D

~Margo

Stacy - Happy to hear your party was so great!

Thanks about the house. I hope we hear some good news soon too. :) Yes, I'm excited to visit my cousin's baby tomorrow too. :)

Carrie - *BIG HUGS!* I agree with the other ladies...and with what you said about just working on limiting the candy, working out and eating better all around and not eating less than 1200 calories a day, miss! :) I think that maybe your body is stressin' lately too b/c of the biopsy and all that...so 1 day at a time. :) If you can workout, great, if you can't b/c you're still hurtin' then take it easy, but watch what your eating, etc. :) We love you!!!

Danni - OH No! Sorry to hear bout the Dentist disaster! (hugs!)

As for me and working out....well I have to keep up with it. It's been slower this week than I was planning.... So in saying that, I feel like such a hypocrite for trying to be supportive of Carrie, but knowing that I'm not doing so great myself. :( Yeah, I've been on the candy binge these last weeks too..:( also I know I've gained hmmm...2 or 3 lbs. in the last weeks too! Ugh! Though for the holidays my work has this 'Maintain Don't Gain' program..so I signed up.  It ends at the ends of December....So we'll see how I do! :)

I hate my yo yoing still! I feel like I can't help others so much if I'm not even close to being on track myself...Hmm...

Anyway....

Ali - Congrats on getting published! Exciting! I agree, weighing yourself everyday is too much I think....since we do fluctuate a lot as women. 1x a week or once every few weeks is probably better, like you said. .:)  YAY for the 3.6 miles! I have to say I haven't run even 1 mile in years..haha..probably not since gym class in high school when I HAD too..haha. So, great job! Well, great job to all you runners really!! :D Keep it up!

Greta & Carrie - Yeah, I don't know about the $ limit either. I think if the gift giver gives more than 1 thing or only 1 thing that it should be the gifters perogative and no one should feel bad about it.  Though really the point is to give a gift because you want to and putting a little thought into it...not really so much about exactly how much money is spent on the item(s), since as Carrie mentioned, postage is also something to keep in mind. :) Right!? :) Does that makes sense...

Sorry to hear about how your gift giving has gone at your work in the past, Greta. :(  No worries on how much to spend, dear, just have fun. :) (hugs!)

As for mine...well I just just hope my girl likes what I got her. *hugs!*

So excited about the exchange! YAY! :)

Carrie - YAY for shopping and YAY for feeling 'hot naked' ;D. Yeah, it's something to hear strangers discuss working out when it different from what your routine is. :)

Awww..yes I agree, Miss Greta! Our group is a bunch of good lookin' girls who are totally awesome people!!! :D I was raving about you all to my bf last night. :) ;) Can't wait for the day we can all meet! :)

Oh enough from me for now.

Happy Tuesday ladies!

 Stacy - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :) Hope you have a great day and week! :)

Ali - So sorry to hear about your bust of a trip to NYC and your hangover. :( Feel better soon! I've had something similar happen to me with friends that change. It reallly sux! So I hear ya. :( (hugs!!!!)

Thanks for the early bday wish too. ;)

Rest up and enjoy your double Thanksgiving time! :) Nice!

Carrie - Sooo adorable that Huxley cuddles now. Cute! AWWW..sleepy head on hand while you type! Priceless. :D

So cute about how your pooches are in the dog park too. ;D

Hmm..will have to go back and print out all these receipes you ladies have posted (now and before!) :) Glad the cookies turned out awesome! :)

Ingrid - I hope you're feelin better!

Greta - Hope your week goes well with all that you have going on! :) (Hugs!)

Hi to all the rest of the ladies!! :)

Curious....anyone heard from Amanda lately?

Ttyl..

~Margo

Carrie -

• YAY to your 3 yrs. sober from smoking. :D 
• HAHA..yeah, I know I guess I'm an 'all or nothing' person. hehe. I have to find that balance with posting and the rest of stuff in my life, like workouts/eating, etc. :D Anyway..thanks. :) 
• Glad you're feeling better and can cross your legs and that Jaime took you out for lunch..sweet of him. :)
• HAHA, yes, I 2nd Danni's comment about letting your inner teenage run wild and baking cookies with your neighbor's daughters! :D Nice of you to watch them. :) 
• Love your 'C words'...HAHA! Funny! :D
• Fleas! :( Awwww! Poor pooches! Hope Churchill gets better soon!!! Adorable that you call him 'monkey' though. Sweet! *hugs!*

Stacy -

• Enjoy your time off from work and the time spent with your Mom!!!! (Hugs!)
• hehehe...I hear ya (Stacy and Greta) about men not being as creative or being too subtle at times. hehe. :) Enjoy your party though! Can't wait to hear about it!
• Aww! Sad to hear that your cats are losing their hair because of being older, but funny about the 'shaver' comment. ;D Though sweet that you call them 'your ladies'. :D  The dog we lost a few months ago (RIP Max!!!!!) he was an older dog (chihuahua/corgie mix) and at times his hair was sparse...like on the top of his head, we called him 'old man' sometimes. :/ AWW! Maxie! :( (sigh!) Anyway...so I hear ya (Carrie too) about our lovely animules..:D at times losing their hair...:(

Greta -

• YAY for using Sterilite! :) Awesome. :D Thanks for being a consumer! :)
• Yeah, bday's coming up.... I told my b/f and my fam. that I wanted to do something 'special'...though not sure what that means to them as far as what they are planning. So we'll see. :) I know that next Sat., 14th we're having a family dinner at my Mom's...then I think my bf is taking me to dinner ON my bday..which is next Sun.
• Cute that you baked '2' shaped cookies for your nephew! :D 
• (hugs!) Hope you get 'unoverwhelmed' about your house soon! :)

Danni -

• Have a good time hangin' out w. your sister this weekend too!
• Aww....sorry to hear your fiance's bro was in the hospital!!! :( Is this the same one you talked bout a long time ago? :( (hugs!!!!)

Where's Heather and Rennai?

Yes, hope Ali enjoys her trip and that Sarah keeps her goal going for her Costa Rica trip (funn!!!!)!

Hi to all the rest of the ladies!

AND! Tracy  - CONGRATS ON YOUR WEDDING TODAY!!! YAYYYY! :D Can't wait to hear about that either!!! :D

It's good to be back! :)

I hope you alll enjoy your weekends too!! :D

(hugs!!)

Take care and ttyl!

~Margo   

 P.S. (EDIT!)

I just tried to watch Rennai's Youtube video of David's song...but my computer speakers must be really sucky, cuz I had a hard time understanding the words. :( Though otherwise it was awesome that he was singing for you Rennai! :D Oh and the pics. from the Myspace links you put on here of him...also nice! :D Happy for you lady! :D

I also love the other video w. Mushu/Darwin! ADORABLE!

Oh and also watched Carrie's Youtube video of Huxley and Churchill running around playing! SOOO CUTE! :D Sorry to hear that they run around like that in the middle of the night too though! hehe.. Adorable to watch though. :)

I should get video of my bf's dog, Skippy when she's on a running rampage around the house. She runs soo fast and all around the furniture and behind the couch it's crazy. She reminds me of a rabbit! haha. Anyway...:D

Off to run some errands. Have a great day ladies!

Stacy - haha. Yeah, never heard of chinooks before. :)

As for your job...okay, cool. :) Glad you like it. Ooohh Sponsor of 2010 Olympics! COOL! :) Nice that you got gifts!!

I'm the Exec. Admin. Asst. to the plastic homegoods company Sterilite.  Check out our website, www.sterilite.com :D We have a division in Canada too! :)

As for if I like what I do...it's okay...errr...just have to say for our economy in the U.S. right now that I'm happy to have a job and one that pays alright. 

Uhhh...stiches down there...owww! :(

Carrie - YOWCH! :( I hope the chocolate and ice cream ease some of your pain at least and good to know it turned out nothing is wrong other than your physical pains of course. :( (hugs!!!)

Vent away dear!

Stacy - also sounds painful with the whole pad thing too! frozen pads! Wow. Though I guess it'd help...

Frozen peas...hmm...helpful too I guess, right? :D

As for having a long day w. nothing to do at work...I've had those days. I feel your pain! May I ask though, might have missed that part...what do you do for work?

Glad you ladies answered my questions. :D Thanks! :D

Yes, I had no idea what the chinook was until Stacy explained it. :D

Happy Friday ladies!! :D

Btw...side note...I know it's not WCW anymore (until next week..hehe) but I wanted to say I was listening to one of my CDs in the car the other day and heard the Craig David song, 'What's your Flava?' - it's a spin off of ice cream flavors in reference to girls. I busted out laughing when I heard it again last night and thought of Rebekkah and WCW! :D How great is that! You all should check the song out...hilarious! :D

Anyway...

Stacy - Yes, good to know that I could help you not feel so alone yesterday...hehe...as it was kinda quiet. :) Good to meet you! :D

Btw, excited to hear that your starting P90X! :D I've heard it's really tough, but awesome to hear that you've done it before and lost 8 lbs!! so know that you can definitely do it again. :D Good luck! :D

Also, hope your knee feels better!!

Ali - Hi! Have an awesome time in New York! Do you have specific plans of things to do while you're there? Enjoy!

Oooh...yeah I've seen those lil' Edy's containers at the grocery store..nice! :) Nice treat for your sore throat I bet. :) Hope the antibiotics work for you and you get better soon!!

Greta - Hi!

Carrie - Yes, I hope your Chicken Pot Pie was yummy! I love ckn pot pie! :)

I'm glad to be back here too! :D

Yes, moderation of Halloween candy...good to hear :D

Aww...Twilight books! YAY! It was sad when the books were done...but as I've said, I'm excited for the movies too! New Moon movie should be AWESOME and hot! haha. As much as I am an Edward fan....Jacob (Taylor Lautner, though he's only like 17 irl, is looking...wow!) haha. Is that bad to say? lol.

Anyway...also thanks again Carrie for setting up the Christmas Exchange. Nice! :D

I have some questions that I want all you ladies to answer that are involved in the Christmas exchange. I want to get some ideas.....but want answer from all of you. :D

I will post the questions in my journal....so please check it later. :D

(hugs!)

Have a great day! Ttyl lovely ladies!

~Margo

 *EDIT* Sorry I missed commenting on your post Sarah...I agree, we're here for you and will cheer you on to your 128 goal! :D :D

I was probably typing too much and missed Stacy's comment too!! Hope your headache goes away and feel better! That's okay, whine away chica! ;D Keep us posted on the P90X! I can only imagine how sore I'd be... Actually, though I'm a bit sore today from my circuit training workout last night....so I hear ya at least some. :)