Who miraclesrule, come on down!

[FrekeChild]

HAHAHAHA!!!

And I like the pic name.

 

[choro72]

Hahaha, I''ve only seen these hairstyles on TV!!!

Your wedding picture inspires me to ask. If you had another wedding, what kind of dress would you wear?

 

[miraclesrule]

Good question!! I would wear something like Haven''s. I love her dress.

There are so many great dresses on the market these days. That dress that I wore was my Mother''s. My Aunt had worn it, my sister had worn it, and then I had to add trim to the bottom to lengthen it and trim to the top and sleeves. It is still a beautiful gown and it''s now 50 years old. Crazy.

So I never really got to do the whole wedding dress shopping thing. I did have to try on a couple with my daughter when she had two that were similiar so she could see them side by side and it was kind of fun to do that.

I definately wouldn''t do a really complicated dress.

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 7/18/2008 12:36:49 AM
Author: FrekeChild
HAHAHAHA!!!

And I like the pic name.

Did you notice the "purple" eye shadow in my glamourous Glamour Shot? This explains why I want to steal your amethyst. I love that thing. It''s prettier than all the diamonds in the world. I would want to wear it in one of my eyes, like Jack Sparrow.

 

[ladypirate]

Hi Miracles! I saw in another thread that you were picking up your daughter''s dress this evening--how is it? Were they able to fix it?

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 7/23/2008 10:22:11 PM
Author: ladypirate
Hi Miracles! I saw in another thread that you were picking up your daughter''s dress this evening--how is it? Were they able to fix it?

Hey Pirate, long time no see!! We did pick it up and my daughter is so stressed out about getting everything to the wedding coordinator tonight that she refused to try it on one last time. I was very disappointed that instead of lowering the beading embellishments below the seam on the right hip, they raised it above the seam.

There was nothing we could do. Now it will really shorten her torso. I didn''t want her to sign the form saying the dress was in satisfactory condition. I wanted her to sign it with a note about how disappointed she was that they moved it above the seam instead of just under the seam. But :::shrugs:::: she just wanted to get it out of there and get on with all the other last minute items. I have it hanging in my spare room. I took it out of the bag so it wouldn''t get smashed. I avoid looking at it, because I just get steaming mad as my eye is automatically drawn to that alteration. (Oh, and there was another women, probably a MOB who was at the salon and she was livid. She was asking the consultant''s to get a manager. The longer she waited the more irritated she was becoming. I could tell she was NOT happy about something. It''s sad to think that we weren''t the only ones who have had a problem with the salon).

I figure I will get over it by Friday and will have just surrendered myself to the fact that it is what it is. But at least I get to post the BBB compliants and Yelp review now that we have dress in hand.

I still have tomorrow to find earrings and get my nieces BM dress hemmed, because she just got into town last night. We were all able to get in pedicures right before we picked up the dress.

She is now hating her earrings. I told her that they are gorgeous with her dress, but she wants something larger. She thinks they are too small. Hey for $178, I''ll wear them if she doesn''t want to.

Oh well, it two days, she will be married. I still have to write my host speech. That is going to be a chore.

How are things with you?

 

[diamondfan]

And the academy award for best freak out in a night club goes to...


Wow, you were smart to do that. I would be freaking out if there was a fire and I was stuck up there. Herds of people on stairs scare me.

Hope your DD had fun. What a great mom you are. She is lovely, and the veil was cool, loved your silver tootsies too.

You endured a lot, and I am sorry her dad was a deadbeat. But your triumphed and raised her to be a great woman so I think you should be proud.

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 7/23/2008 10:34:55 PM
Author: miraclesrule

Date: 7/23/2008 10:22:11 PM

Author: ladypirate

Hi Miracles! I saw in another thread that you were picking up your daughter''s dress this evening--how is it? Were they able to fix it?

Hey Pirate, long time no see!! We did pick it up and my daughter is so stressed out about getting everything to the wedding coordinator tonight that she refused to try it on one last time. I was very disappointed that instead of lowering the beading embellishments below the seam on the right hip, they raised it above the seam.

There was nothing we could do. Now it will really shorten her torso. I didn''t want her to sign the form saying the dress was in satisfactory condition. I wanted her to sign it with a note about how disappointed she was that they moved it above the seam instead of just under the seam. But :::shrugs:::: she just wanted to get it out of there and get on with all the other last minute items. I have it hanging in my spare room. I took it out of the bag so it wouldn''t get smashed. I avoid looking at it, because I just get steaming mad as my eye is automatically drawn to that alteration. (Oh, and there was another women, probably a MOB who was at the salon and she was livid. She was asking the consultant''s to get a manager. The longer she waited the more irritated she was becoming. I could tell she was NOT happy about something. It''s sad to think that we weren''t the only ones who have had a problem with the salon).


I figure I will get over it by Friday and will have just surrendered myself to the fact that it is what it is. But at least I get to post the BBB compliants and Yelp review now that we have dress in hand.

I still have tomorrow to find earrings and get my nieces BM dress hemmed, because she just got into town last night. We were all able to get in pedicures right before we picked up the dress.


She is now hating her earrings. I told her that they are gorgeous with her dress, but she wants something larger. She thinks they are too small. Hey for $178, I''ll wear them if she doesn''t want to.

Oh well, in two days, she will be married. I still have to write my host speech. That is going to be a chore.


How are things with you?

I''m so sorry about the troubles you''ve had with that salon--it makes me mad on your behalf!

On the plus side, I''m sure the wedding will be absolutely AMAZING and you''ll look back on it and not even remember the bad stuff.

Things with me are mostly good! I threw my back out, so I''ve been a bit impaired the last couple of days, but it''s getting better. I am very excited because we just got a new hand mixer--I''ll have to post pictures in my thread!

So do we get to see pictures of your dress? Cache has some cute stuff!

 

[ladypirate]

GOOD LUCK WITH THE WEDDING TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can''t wait to hear how it goes and see pictures!

 

[miraclesrule]

thank you priate!! I was up until 1 a.m. sewing appliques on the top of my dress. I still can''t tell if they are even because I can''t zip it up myself, but it think it came out okay. I was going to add some more embellishments right at the point swhere the halter strap starts, but I got too tired and my eyes, even with my reading glasses, were not cooperating.

I just ironed the BM dresses out, without my ironing board which has mysteriously disappeared, or well hidden in my garage (thanks ot my ex-rommate who rearranged everything in there). But I am a resourceful woman.

We got the BM shoes and jewelry yesterday, since we changed dresses at the last minute as the other ones didn''t fit my niece when she got in town Tuesday night. We had a fun day running around yesterday and then at the rehersal dinner.

I can''t wait until tonight, I am so excited, but at least I got an hour to relax, have some mint tea and read PS to sooth my nerves.

I''ll let you know how everything turns out!!

 

[FrekeChild]

Miracles!!!!

I hope everything is wonderful today!!!!

(I am so sorry to hear about the continuing saga of the salon. What a *bleeping* mess this has been.)

 

[blondebunny]

Date: 7/25/2008 7:12:42 PM
Author: FrekeChild
Miracles!!!!


I hope everything is wonderful today!!!!


(I am so sorry to hear about the continuing saga of the salon. What a *bleeping* mess this has been.)

ditto!! cant wait to see pics

 

[choro72]

I hope you won''t have too much of a bad hangover when you fill us in with details

 

[miraclesrule]

Yayayayayaya, my daughter is married!! She was the most beautiful bride

Of course I didn''t get to really enjoy or even she how beautiful the flowers at the site were because we were trying to get ready in the brides room which was really tiny and with a videograper and a photog, and the women trying to get dressed, it was a more then cramped and hectic. My daughter was shaking so bad she couldn''t even put in her own earrings.

She desparately wanted to wear a necklace and we spent hours on the day before, well wasted them really, because I knew that as wedding gift her DH had purchased her a gorgeous diamond pendant and had it delivered to her in the room. It was awesome, but the store had somehow left the pricetag on it and it think that is what her nervous.

The room was sooooooooo beautiful, I can''t say enough about the centerpieces and the venue. The food was over the top fantastic. The MOH toast was make everyone cry, it was so beautiful.

The only drama was from my loser brother. I asked that daughter not invite him, but he is family. Well, he spent the night in jail. He was so drunk it was pathetic and he was embarassing. Unfortunately there was no way I could allow him to drive, so I managed to get his keys and give him some money for a taxi. We even walked him out and had the taxi right in front of us but he refused to get it in. I took off walking and I asked the security guard not to let him back in if he saw him. But about 20 minutes later he came back in and starting screaming at me in front of the coordinator and I calming asked him to come outside with me, because I didn''t want my daughter to witness anything or embarrass her.

Once we got outside, the grooms family, which is huge, was waiting for their vehicles and my brother started going off my me and screaming and cursing and go a half of an each in front of my face like he was going to hit me so some of the guys tried to calm him down and talk to him and starting throwing punches at them. Yep, that was a dumb thing to do. The next thing I saw was fits flying and 6'' 2" brother being swarmed by guys, including the groom, and I tried to intervene and was screaming crying and the groom''s mom was freaking out and both were screaming to call the police. I managed to get over to stop fighting and the grooms family was just hugging me and telling me that it was okay, I was their family now, it was okay.

Thank God my daughter didn''t have to witness this part, because she was so happy and had just had the time of her life. The police came and told them what happened and I asked if they could take him to detox, but they told me that he was being too belligerent and that he was going to have to spend the night in jail. I told them there was no choice, because I couldn''t get him into a taxi. So, my parents are coming over right now to get his keys because I don''t want to see my brother...ever. I''m sure by now he will remember where his car is parked.

I''m just glad most of this happened after the reception was over and everyone still present was the immediate family of the groom and a few friends. I didn''t get any pictures of the ceremony and only a few of my daughter and the room, but they won''t look half as good as others. She had some flowers in her hair that looked fantasic in person, but look well in the picture with my camera. I hope I get some to post within the next few days.

We had a lot of fun at the after party, but my feet were starting to ache and I decided to leave at about 2:15. I think I got to sleep at 4 am. My daughter was so happy and she looked so incredibly beautiful. Everything was beautiful. I am looking forward to the big bbq at the beach tomorrow to celebrate with all of the out of town family thrown by the SIL''s family.

I should have some good ones to post within a few days from friends and family though. I a little tired, so hopefully today I can get a good nap.

 

[ladypirate]

I''m sorry about the drama with your brother, but YAY for your daughter being married!!!!!

Huge congratulations to her and you and I can''t wait to see the pictures!!!

 

[FrekeChild]

YAY miracles!!!!

And boo on your brother.

 

[choro72]

Yay, for officially expanding your family! I''m glad you weren''t hurt in the commotion, but then again, you can kick anybody''s bu**

 

[Haven]

Miracles! I LOVED reading this thread; you rock, girl!

 

[miraclesrule]

SDL: I just looked at your wedding photos!! Haute damn, you looked fabulous!! Puuhleeze woman, you put me to shame!! Blonde or brunette, skin to die for, hair as thick as sh*t, perfect lips, a man who loves you, 4 kids!! You only feel like Goliath next to me because you''re taller and have a chest. I wish you could share a little of that treasure chest with me. I sure could use it.

p.s. I have to confess that I still have an affinity for baby''s breath. Both kinds. The flower and from live babies.

Haven: Thank you, that was sweet of you. Anyone who can make it through all my typos in this thread (hate that you can''t edit in Who''s Who) deserves a medal. I hope you''re having fun with all your new gifts and settling in. In my fantasies that is the part I would look forward to with my partner. Just cooking dinner together, dining, cleaning up. Fixing up the house, sharing common household chores with the music blasting. (you know, the chore of cleaning up before a maid comes to clean) !!

Watching a movie, Snuggling, adult fun... and sleeping with them beside me, (as long as they don''t snore)....Best of luck!!

Freke, choro, pirate, DF, Blondbunny: Thank you for everything. Thank you for remembering me.

I have a few weeks off work and I feel sort of lost right now. I know I need to find a contractor fast and get the rest of this house finished, but I just want to take a few days to do nothing at all, even if my house looks like a pig sty.

My parents picked up my brother''s key and went and found his truck and took it to their house. They called him on his cell and went and picked him up from jail. My mother was mortified. Then my StepDad told me that my brother was mad all day because he couldn''t bring my nieces to the wedding. He told my brother that they could come to the ceremony, but they couldn''t stay for the reception and his ex-wife wouldn''t bring them to him and then pick them up. She said it would ruin her plans that day. So apparently he was so mad about it, my StepDad told him if it bothered him that much, then maybe he just shouldn''t go to the wedding. Apparently my brother said "Oh, I''m going to come. I am going to make myself known" or something to that affect. If I would have known this beforehand, I would have uninvited him. Apparently, he was already two sheets to the wind when he got to the wedding. My parents tried to get him to stop drinking and also tried to talk to him about his inappropriateness, especially with his niece who refused to dance with him because he was getting creepy sexual. Ugh....blech.

But the saddest part was that it really made my Mom and StepDad feel awful. My StepDad wanted to dance with his niece that he hadn''t seen in 8 years, but since she didn''t want to dance with my brother, it would have set my brother off. You can see my StepDad''s tortured mind in this shot when we both went to the dance floor to get away from my brother, who was at our table. I felt really guilty that he was seated next to my former boss. He was even hitting on her and she is 25 years older than him.

He had the nerve to call me while he was waiting for my parents to pick him up from jail. I answered the phone because I didn''t know if still thought I had his keys.

Me: Yeah
Bro: I see you called three times.
Me: I didn''t call you. Mom and Pop have your keys and they have your truck at their house.
Bro: I know, they are picking up right now.
Me: Okay, well I didn''t call you.
Bro: Well, my phone said you called so that''s all
Me: It was probably from last night.
Bro: Okay, later.

Me: CLICK!!

Seriously, No apology, no "I''m sorry, please forgive me" The Dude takes a swing at one of my daughter''s best friend''s who is protecting me, a "metrosexual" btw, nobody has ever tried to hit him. Then he actually swings at the Groom and starts a fight at my daughter''s wedding and he can''t even say "I''m sorry" I''m glad I counted to two. I hope it was long enough for a few of the swarm of guys to get at least a punch or two on him before I went ape caca and starting people people off him while we called the police. ( I know I shouldn''t say that because my brother was so drunk that anyone could have ducked his swings, even I was able to zag easily when he got his finger into my face and smacked his hand his away. Part of me thinks I should have just hugged him instead of swatting him and that was what he really needed at that point. I feel guilty that I could have acted differently, but I couldn''t help it. It was my daughter''s wedding and I had worked so hard was just tired of him. Just sick and tired of it.

I should know better. When he was getting divorced, I allowed him to live at my house rent free for nearly two years, before I told him he had to get his own place. He is a painter by trade. I needed my house painted and he still charged me!! The only time I ever hear from him is if he needs money. His drinking tore apart his marraige, but he went sober cold and dropped 50 pounds and the shrew his ex is, would then take him to bars. Wth?? I think she actually liked the control she had over him when he drank. Anyway, he was totally sober when he lived with me. I had no idea that he was drinking again until I saw him. I could tell by the weight gain and the creepy way he gets when he is drunk.

Anyway, I guess I needed that vent. It doesn''t justify anything. I need to quit feeling like I could have stopped it and/or feeling guilty that we let the police and let them take him to jail. But honestly, if any more of the groom''s family would have been there, I wouldn''t have been able to stop them. 4 to 5 guys I can handle....8-10 is another story. I don''t want a black eye or broken teeth. It was either have the police take him to jail for the night, or being calling an ambulance to take him to the hospital.

I did the right thing, didn''t I?

 

[FrekeChild]

I think you did. I would have done the same thing. Oh miracles, I can hear the pain in your words, even without inflection. Sweetie, it''s over and done, and everything went reasonably according to plan, and your brother made his own mistakes and he''s got to live with that. You did the best you could, and no one is judging you or thinking down on you for it. It doesn''t even sound like he really cares about what happened, so he''s certainly not blaming you either.

The one word that comes to mind as I look at your step-dad''s face is: sorrow. Poor guy, I''m glad you took him to the dance floor.

Chin up! You threw a beautiful event (that I can''t wait to see the pics of) and your daughter is happily married-and you have a new SIL to boot! So relax, enjoy these weeks you have off from work. And now you can start thinking of any sparklies you might want to buy (like an amethyst!) and concentrate on yourself for a while.

Lots of love and hugs from me to you.

 

[ladypirate]

Miracles, I am so so sorry that your brother acted like such a jerk. You absolutely did the right thing. *Big Hugs*

You threw an absolutely lovely wedding for your daughter and AMAZINGLY managed to keep all of this away from her, so her night was not tarnished. What a wedding gift for her. I''m sorry that the groom and his family had to witness it, but the fact that they jumped to protect you says a great deal about what you mean to them.

I''m sorry it happened, but never regret the way you handled things--it could have ended far worse than it did.

 

[miraclesrule]

Freke, SDL and Pirate: Thank you for your hugs. I could feel them all the way through the computer. I am feeling much better about the situation now. I am just busy basking in my daughter''s happiness.

SDL: We should have another GTG soon. I am off work until August 13, when I have to fly out for business to Seattle. We can meet and exchange phone numbers this time.

I need to find something to wear to the Defense Attorney conference. You never know when I might meet Mr. Right!! We can also plan how we can crash Freke''s Vegas wedding.

 

[miraclesrule]

Hey, did you just feel that little earthquake?

I wish it was a little bit bigger. I sort of like the 5 second ones!!!

 

[miraclesrule]

Boo... My sister never feels them either.

I am so excited!! We are going to the John Mayer concert in a VIP catered booth in a Limo tonight. I need to try to find two more people who can purchase the tickets, but because I found two others at $150 a piece, I get to attend for free!!! ( Even though I am paying for one of them, my niece, who refused to get on the plane back to Georgia. She won''t go back home. I''m not putting up another family member so she is at my Mom and Pops. Although I have to admit, if I was her, I wouldn''t want to go back to a trailer in Georgia either. But dang, I would have made that decision BEFORE I flew out for the wedding and packed everything I could get on the plane, so we ate the price of her return flight as it was a non refundable internet special).

I swear sometimes I was switched at birth. But then I see my sister''s picture and there is no denying we are biologically related.

Limo picking me up at 5:30, VIP booth, casino and then concert. OMG, I am in heaven right now.

 

[miraclesrule]

Thanks SDL!! We did have a blast...until I got sick. I mixed champagne with gin. My friend said "OMG, in all the years I have known you, I have never seen you get sick!!" She even called her husband to tell him...like it was freakin'' news flash worthy. I know it''s news to them because I never do get sick from drinking, but thank gawd it wasn''t was of those all night sick occasions. I just had to "take a moment" in the ladies room and I was fine after that. I think it was a combo of too much rich food that I never eat and the mixing of alcohol, but anyway, I had a blast!!

My niece had never been in a limo. I don''t know why that shocked me, but it did. So here are some pics from her first limo excursion and VIP...

 

[miraclesrule]

I hate when I hit the submit button before the attach file...oooooh how appropriate, John Mayer just came on the radio. Maybe the universe was waiting for him to start before I posted pics... hahaha

 

[miraclesrule]

Playing around in the limo with Justin Timberlake in the background on the screen...

 

[miraclesrule]

We had to wear our VIP passes "where security would see them". So we got a little creative, but I am not posting those crazy photos when we were deciding where to stick the passes...

 

[miraclesrule]

My niece hamming it up after she rifled my jewelry. I have business separated from old belly dancing stuff and she picked my belly dancing earrings and a business necklace. She''s funny.....and now lives in San Diego. I have a sneaky suspicion that means my little sister and my other niece will soon follow. I don''t how they will support themselves, but :::: shrugs ::::: not my problem. I''ll move before I take on supporting another family member. I have spent my whole life doing it. I would only do it for a grandchild now.

The next day my niece "borrowed my Lucky Jeans and t-shirt. I better get them back or I will hunt her down.

 

[miraclesrule]

OMG, now Colbie Caillat is on the radio signing "Realize". She was the opening act...