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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 8/31/2008 3:04:22 AM
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cherish405
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Sorry your eye isn't doing any better.
Bill Cosby is great!
Brandy, hope you enjoy the new car.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 8/31/2008 11:18:41 AM
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So my parents apparantly bought a CRV to go with their motorhome. Lots of cars being bought. Kinda makes me want a new one. (better get taht thought out of my head quickly)
I got LOTS of wedding planning done yesterday. Josh, the kids and I are up at his mom's getting the final details on the wedding. I'm soooo excited. It's gonna be really cool.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 8/31/2008 3:36:20 PM
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When's the wedding? I know you've said but I forgot.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/1/2008 6:36:25 AM
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Sunday was a good day.
We went to this animal sanctuary out in the middle of no where. I am glad we went and got to see it. One of the funniest things that happened was with this Canadian lynx named Micah. I said, "Hi Micah, how's it hanging?" and he actually growled at me.  Matt said, "I guess it's not hanging very well."
They have this black bear named Amy who kept dunking one paw in her water troft, licking off the water, and then dunking her paw in again to repeat. Not sure why she kept doing that.
After the animal place we went to the rib cook off again. We had some good ribs, and I also had some beer battered mushrooms and a chocolate dipped fruit kabob.
We spent the rest of the day at home. We recorded most all of the Olympics so we are slowly making our way through those. Tonight we saw Michael Phelps win his 7th and 8th gold medals. (yes, we are that far behind). For a while I really didn't think he actually won that 7th one.
I made some oatmeal cookies with mini M&M baking bits, chocolate chips, and chopped pecans. They are not my best work ever but they are not bad. I plan to take some to some of my call center coworkers.
Ah, it was so nice to enjoy a real weekend. I wish I had a few more days to tack on to this weekend where Matt and I could stay home or do stuff locally.
It got quite cool here today. The house fans stayed off for 95% of the day. Usually the front door of my house sticks pretty badly, and tonight it just opened right up. I thought when I first walked outside tonight that I saw my breath, but I don't think it is quite cold enough for that yet. The current temp at 3:35 AM is 49*.
Monday is my last day with the kittens, as they are going back to the Humane Society early Tuesday morning. I am going to miss them. I feel sad for them thinking that it will probably be confusing to have lived at my house for a month then they have to go back to the HS and then they will be in someone new's home.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/1/2008 7:20:54 PM
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the wedding is Oct 11.
This weekend we got A LOT accomplished. We figured out rentals, favors, timing, 2 ceremony item details, "OUR" song, a selection of songs for "mingle" music during the reception, the cake, and food. Food was a tough one that we'd been back and forth on so many times. Ultimately we decided to have it catered by Josh's favorite local restaurant.
Today when we got home we went to the mall and bought the last bit of clothing items we need.
And we talked with Josh's sisters and my mom about their arrivals. Now we just need to talk with my sister and his dad. I'm so excited.
Catherine ---- I hope you can do what you need to do to see Douglas' graduation. That really stinks.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/2/2008 12:50:40 AM
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I hope you can see your brother graduate, Catherine.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/2/2008 10:46:47 AM
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I hate "I told you sos...." It's like you don't feel badly enough about what happened, you need someone to rub it in your face???
GRRR!!!!!
I do my best not to use that phrase, or similar phrase, when in those situations.
It's expensive to change a flight, yes. I paid $200 to change my flight from SFO to Grand Rapids last month when I missed my flight. That felt like A LOT of money to spend to make my trip even shorter than it already was. However, if I may, I think you will be sad if you don't change your flight or somehow figure out how to get to where he is to see him graduate. This is important and if he gets deployed soon, you'll not see him for awhile. (This is basic training graduation??? You'll want to go. He'll be a whole new man that you never thought he'd be.)
Is he at all close to Dallas??? Could you rent a car? Would that be cheaper?
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/2/2008 11:33:59 AM
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ORIGINAL: christsstar
It's expensive to change a flight, yes. I paid $200 to change my flight from SFO to Grand Rapids last month when I missed my flight. That felt like A LOT of money to spend to make my trip even shorter than it already was. However, if I may, I think you will be sad if you don't change your flight or somehow figure out how to get to where he is to see him graduate. This is important and if he gets deployed soon, you'll not see him for awhile. (This is basic training graduation??? You'll want to go. He'll be a whole new man that you never thought he'd be.)
Is he at all close to Dallas??? Could you rent a car? Would that be cheaper?
Yes, it is Basic Training graduation. And yes, I do want to be there.
It still just gets on my nerves that he had a date to start GED classes, a date to start BT, and a date to start his Army job training, and now it might now work out for something that sounds like the military's fault... the same people who gave him those dates.
He is about three hours from Dallas, and the plan was/is to rent a car in Dallas and drive to where he is. Flying to Dallas was cheaper than flying to where he is directly.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/2/2008 11:38:31 AM
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You're right, it's aggravating.
Something to learn though, like the customer, the military is always right. It's frustrating.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/2/2008 11:54:22 AM
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here is what Douglas had to say, with some editing from me:
Life really sucks really hard, for some reason. the army is hard haha.
i still have no idea about my BT grad. date and i think that it might be pushed back a little from the date that i orignially gave you too my "CURRENT" knowledge, i could be wrong but that is how it does look. if and when i do find out about that kind of stuff i will let you know with everything .
at this current time i am [in South Carolina], APS, or Army Prep. School.
we cant get mail here, and were be stuck here as long as it takes, they have had a 0% drop out rate, which means out of the people who took the test here 100% passed. if u do fail u have 2 days to study, then u get too take it again and try again, if u fail it 2 times u fail and get out of the army w/e
(w/e = whatever)
now, WHile im here i dont get any mail, basically. what happened to me is the amry ended up sending me to Fort Benning, Georgia, on accident, w/e also.
so i wasted like 11 days there. today is like. the 1st [of September]. if i can get my GED ( there is early testing out, if your Sargent feels your ready, or your teachers, (i meet mine tommorow, then they can put you threw thr process also if they think your ready for the test. you then take a pracice test, then your real thing if u scored fine.) i did very well on my "Tabe test. but i think i did a paper and it got me bared from takeing the test immeditaely for w/e reason maby i messed up or something (um, perhaps it is your great lack of grammar skills?), or i was in trouble, so as of now im here for 1 more week. i think i can try and test out next week. once i do finish they give me my GED and then fly me right to [Oklahoma]. since ive already been processed, when i do get too [Oklahoma], i will go down range too Basic training immediately, so the date of my Graduiation could either be longer or shorter then i orignially anticipated. which is kinda dumb but it can be good if your smart. Also, when your processing, your in this place called reception, its dumb. they make you into a bald worn out soldier and make you accountable for like 1k+ worth of gear in 2 bags that weigh about 70 pounds. (poor kid  )
haters really. (this makes me laugh)
As for the Mail thing, right now we wont be here long enough for the mail to get to me. when i get to [Oklahoma] and i get threw thier reception, then ill, be down range, and when im down range i can then recieve mail, which i will get to you as soon as i can, also. if someone in the family becomes like really ill then talk to the Red Cross, and theyll find me threw the Chain of w/e in the army. and ill know in like a few hours or way less
um, more or less i dont get mail here at the school because most arnt here long enough. the mail would get here, basicly and wed be gone already.
woot rite?
so. sorry about the plane ticket times. maby theyll be right maby they wont. also i think that the army has its wasy of helping you with that. i dont have the info with me right now but there is a chance i can get too you the number of someone who can find that out. BTW. i dont have your address. but if i need it ill get it. simply.
i think thats it for now. ill be back this comeing sunday if my platoon doesnt mess up very badly again like we "like" too do or something ._.
-douglas.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/2/2008 12:27:03 PM
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cherish405
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((((((((((((((((CATHERINE))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Hope they get it all sorted out soon.
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RE: Catherine and Christine's Conversation Corner of CW - 9/3/2008 11:31:34 AM
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I need y'alls opinion. I don't want to start a new thread, so I hope I can get some good responses here.
Josh and I are thinking music for our ceremony. We're not having any musicians, we're using music on our ipod for everything.
Instead of a unity candle, we're having a sand ceremony (beach wedding and all). At any rate, we're trying to decide what music to play during that. We're toying with having his step-mom sing Amazing Grace (she has a LOVELY voice), but I'm not sure it's the most appropriate song for that part of the ceremony. Amazing Grace, however, is Josh's favorite hymn of all time.
So do you all think it's an OK place for that song?
I'm thinking maybe we could still have her sing the song, but somewhere else in the ceremony and have somethign else during that time.
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Christine 
This is not good.
$300 is a lot more to shell out on top of what I have already paid.