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LOL Lynne, does he use that Axe? Jonathon sprays that stuff like crazy!
Hair, I am hoping to get it done down there or see if someone can do something with it. I am trying to grow it out (it is about shoulder length now-just had it cut a month or so ago). I give up on my hair LOL. I have a look in my head that I want but I doubt I can get my mop to do anything close.
Dawn, is there a place nearby we can make appts at?
Tara
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Tara Jake uses about a can a week! Pehew! i just cut all my hair off today! It looked like crap and with goingto first shift I have to look more professional
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I am going to call Felcia (sp) tomorrow and find out if she can recommend a salon to get hair done at. Something close to the hotel.
Maybe we could all go together???
What do you ladies think?
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I would be in for that. Do you know if we made the minimum # of rooms to get the discount?
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Oh oh, and makeup, too! I have to admit that I only wear makeup once every month or two. I'm a naturalist!
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I never wear makeup either kara!
I just tried on my wedding dress. I have to admit that I knew it wasn't going to fit, but I tried anyway. Since my ribs expanded about 2 in during pregnancy and who knows how much my hips did I can't get it zipped. I don't think they would be able to take enough out for me! So now its off to go dress shopping sometime this week.
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You tried! Join the rest of us who don't fit in their dress, either! Ha ha!
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I knew I would always join that club one day! :) Realistically probably about a month after I got married!
Have you found shoes yet? I haven't even found a dress, but shoes are always the hardest to find for me.
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Forgot about make-up. I do not wear make-up either.
I will call tomorrow and see what I can figure out.
I don't know if we made the quota for the rooms yet. I am hoping we did.
I would like to hear who IS wearing their wedding dress? I think they deserve to get in for free! Since I eloped--I did have a white dress for pictures and that was gone a long time ago!
Amy-you will have good luck finding a dress. All the prom's are getting closer to being done and all those dresses will be on sale. It is a good time to buy a dress-I would think.
Shoes--I haven't even thought about those yet! Gee-I thought finding a dress was good--now shoes. Size 11 shoes. I do have some silver sandles. So I guess is I can't find the perfect pair--they will have to work. But they are pretty ugly.
Do you think we could go barefoot to the ball? lol
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Why not go barefoot. I'm hillbilly and rare is a day when Chuck comes home and finds me in shoes or socks. Really, I do LOVE shoes. My weakness!
As far as dress shoes go, Nina brand carries size 11. I usually go with that brand for formals. I haven't found my shoes yet. I looked real quick on the day I bought the dress, but haven't since.
Even if I did fit into my wedding dress I wouldn't wear it. It's cheaper to buy a dress than to have it re-preserved. Times have changed, too. My wedding dress was all big and I wanted more sexy and lady like for the ball. Below is what my wedding dress was.
http://i26.tinypic.com/69jl8n.jpg
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Oh my gosh Kara----your wedding dress is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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Steph- I would love to get my hair and makeup done-let me know if you find a place thats reasonably priced. I very rarely wear make up...I would rather get the 10 extra minutes of sleep!
I hate trying to find shoes. I'm almost always in flip flops or sneakers b/c I can never find anything that looks good. I found a cute pair in high school and wore them to three proms! :) I need to start looking for a dress soon too! I think I've put it off long enough!
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Guys, they ahve "wedding Flip Flops". White with rhinestoneS That sounds great to me. wouldn't wear my wedding dress if i could. i got married in 1990. Short, with big puoffy shoulders!
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Felcia did call back today and said a town called Briar Creek area is close and that I should look there.
I will be looking into that and try and find out how much a hair do and a make up job will be!!!lol
How many would be interested? I would love to see a salon come to the hotel and do all this!!!!
I wonder if that would be a possibility?
When I get some prices and information--I will let you all know.
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I'm interested Steph so count me in on the hair and make up bit.
Kara, your wedding dress is beautiful!
I didn't elope but should have LOL. Jeff and I got married in our home (it was my second marriage) and it was very simple and my dress was just an off white short nice dress, nothing fancy. So I am looking for something sexy :) Haven't even thought of shoes. I know I will get heels that will be taken off shortly after I get there. I am with you Kara, I am barefoot most of the day and in t-shirt and shorts.
Tara
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Kara, your dress is beautiful!!
I like Lynne's idea of the wedding flip flops (we call these thongs!)
You guys are going to have SO much fun!!!
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Thongs are a kind of undies, lady!
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LOl - I knew you guys would say that......
Not to us Aussies...
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I'd love to get my hair done too so count me in.... BUT.... Conference ends at noon, decorating at the ballroom begins at 4:00 and any errands (including hair) I need to do, I have to do in that 4 hour window. Same with any volunteers who want to help decorate (hint, hint).
I will call Felicia today.
Kara, you look gorgeous in your wedding photo!!!
I may wear a wedding dress to the Angel Ball.... we'll see.
Stephanie, Ebay some shoes... I've had awesome luck with shoes from Ebay.
Nightmares last night about decorating for the Angel Ball... 3 month countdown and the nightmares begin! LOL
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Dawn, breathe! Everything is going to turn out wonderfully!
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I hope so. Last night I had a nightmare that we were decorating for the Angel Ball in a high school gym with a theme crossed between Christmas and the Wizard of Oz. Even in my dream I knew it was beyond tacky! That's what I get for drinking wine with dinner last night! lol
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lol-thats too funny. It's amusing how our dreams bring out our fears in some interesting ways. Wizard of Oz-huh... that would be interesting :)
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I will help decorate for the Ball.
So we are looking at a 2pm appointments? Right?
Where is Briar Creek?
Dawn-do you have any suggestions for hair salon's?
I can help run errands to!!! or even better we can send the MEN!!
Us ladies will need to ENJOY getting ready for such a BEAUTIFUL event!
Even better--we need to get the men to decorate for the ball--so we don't mess our hair and make-up.
I volunteer Shane to help also!
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EVERYTHING WILL BE BEAUTIFUL DAWN!!!
We can accomplish so much together and we will Git 'r' done PERFECTLY!
NO WORRIES!!!!
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Hair Salons..... I'm sure there are probably 100 within a 5 mile radius of the hotel and ballroom. I'll see what I can find out.
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My search as begun for big foot shoes for the ball. GRRRR!!! I'm so frustrated already. First, there aren't many size 11 out there and second, the formal shoes that are out there are so matronly or skanky!
I did buy a swimsuit, though, today. No I can't wear it to the ball, but you see . . . . . my ball gown is halter type with an exposed back. My old swimsuit leaves a big "X" tan line on my back. I just bought a halter swimsuit top so I don't have to have funky tanlines!
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Skanky shoes huh? I don't think I have ever heard SHOES being described as skanky-lol. I know what you mean though-us size 11 shoed women have it tough! :) I probably will be wearing my one goodpair of white shoes that I wore to my wedding. I'm not even going to bother to try and go shoe shopping! Dress shopping is bad enough right now!
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And why does everything have to have a 3 - 4 inch heal? I don't mind that every blue moon, but most times I don't feel like being 6'3"!
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I think drop-me-off-at-the-curb shoes are out too if you plan on dancing!
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If your feet are too big you can always borrow some from a drag queen!
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I know where I can get the shoes, I just don't feel like paying $80 for them.
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Well if you where a long dress you could where flip flops and no one could tell-lol :)
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Oh dear . . . . my my! I think I'd rather go barefoot than wear flip flops. I absolutely can't stand flip flops or anything in between my toes and the noise they make is hideous. Flop flop, flop flop, flop flop. Not a stitch of gracefullness about them.
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I'm with you on the flip flops Kara, I can't stand things between my toes. LOL
Dawn, stay away from the wine :)
I had a thought but then I caught myself. I was thinking while the women were getting beautiful the men could decorate but then Dawn's nightmare would be realized!
Tara
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I Cannot live without FLIP FLOPS! Even wear them in the winter time ! NO, NOT WITH SOCKS and between my toe ! LOL
I feel like a scrooge for not going to the ball .. you guys will NOT give me grief when you meet me, will you?
KARA .. I'll be the one "FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP" LOL
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KARA .. go on and pay $80 for the shoes or you could always hit EBAY
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SHAZ .. where have been ?
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And I'll be the one losing my mind. The sound of flip flops is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
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I always tell Aaron that mommy is allergic to noise. I think I get sensory overload.