Who miraclesrule, come on down!

[Kaleigh]

Date: 8/23/2008 11:39:28 PM
Author: Linda W
I hope you are feeling better tonight Janice.


Love, Linda

Me too. I am sorry about the pics. But am very excited for you and Richard to get to know one another. I am one sappy romantic!!!
And love happy endings!!!!

 

[Linda W]

Tee Hee, me too Lisa. Wonder if they will let us know what is going on, or keep us in suspense????????

 

[miraclesrule]

I''m feeling much better tonight. Thank you ladies for checking up on me. I''m sure it has nothing to do with the wine.

I think I was probably as upset at the fact that I looked like crap at my daughter''s wedding and the photos definately show it, than I was about the fact that I was so disappointed with the little time and lack of results of the private time with the photographer.

But now I can just chalk it up to being a martyr. That sounds like a good plan.

The selfless MOB who was so consumed with making sure that the Bride and wedding looked amazing that she completely forgot about herself. (Actually, it is sort of the truth, and now I am regretting it)

Aw well, life. One minute you act a fool, the next minute a sage.

I need to go find some chocolate. I am in a chocolate mood right now.

 

[Linda W]

Janice, I do hope you are kidding about the way you looked????? I only wish I looked one half as good as you did and DO. What the hell you talkin'' about lady??? You looked BEAUTIFUL.

Your hair, make-up, dress, everything. You were gorgeous. You have a beautiful figure. I would kill for a figure like yours. I will be 59 years old next month. Everything on me, hangs down to my knees and then some.

I know, almost every woman is critical of herself, I was too when I saw pictures of myself at my daughter''s wedding. Seriously, you were and are beautiful. SO KNOCK IT OF!!!!!!!!!!!!, or I am going to smack you upside the head.

We are going to have to get Richard to San Diego to have a little chat with you!!!![

 

[FrekeChild]

Where are you, lady?

 

[miraclesrule]

I''m here. I had a bad 24 hours.

I am still trying to shake it off. The moon was void of course. Maybe that had something to do with it. Or maybe I need to start my bioidentical hormones again.

How is the ring hunt? I guess I need to go back and look at your thread.

I think a pair of diamond studs would make me feel better...maybe? I was looking at my friends tonight while we were having dinner and I was thinking..."Wow, those look so cute on her ears". ::::heavy sigh::::::

 

[FrekeChild]

Are you ok? Anything you want to vent about?

(((((((hugs))))))))

 

[miraclesrule]

No, can''t vent anymore. Found out my daughter is stalking my threads.

I can''t wait until she has children. Karma baby, karma.

 

[FrekeChild]

Oh no....I''m sorry love. Is everything ok?

 

[miraclesrule]

It''ll pass, just like everything does. The storm clouds can''t block the sun indefinately. Besides, there are alwasy tortilla chips and salsa to soothe the heartache.

And then, I have our Walk for Peace/Friendship Festival coming up. I created my page, but need to send the link out to all my email friend in order to get some pledges so I can reach my goal by next month. I have just been lacking in motivation.

 

[miraclesrule]

I found the only picture that comes close to showing my daughter''s train...it''s barely visable on the stairs behind us. That is the only one was have. I can''t wait for the videographer''s work. I want to see some dress bling. On another note, I have the dress back at my house and saw the cigar ash burns

Those will have to be creatively photoshopped. We can''t sell the dress now.

We don''t have one picture of the back of the dress and the train, except for the bridal salon pics. Boo.... Oh well, it is what it is....

 

[miraclesrule]

Here''s a picture of my bigarse hips. I like my daughter in this photo though. Too big to post apparently. I suppose I need to reduce my hip size...again.

 

[miraclesrule]

and :::::::::::::::drumroll:::::::::::::::: my one lone photo of her head to toe. I suppose I can live with this one. No choice really. It''s better than nothing.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I actually really love that last photo you posted. Her photographers seem to have a strong artistic eye. Maybe you aren''t used to that kind of photography. I love the door that says "exit only." Kind of symbolic.

 

[miraclesrule]

Hi Tacori,

It''s not that I don''t like that type of photography, I like a combination. I''m so over trying to express myself because it seems that I am going to be misunderstood by some people no matter how hard I try. I thought I clarified my position throughout that thread, but it''s hard to be clear and use brevity.

To answer your question from another thread. Nothing else is bothering me that I don''t deal with everyday. I simply regret my decision to pay that amount money for the album before I saw the proofs. It''s really that simple. Wait..I deeply regret it. I posted the best pictures. There are a few more. Probably one mediocore one of the cake. Everything else was too close and at really odd angles. How did a couple of people describe it to me when they saw them?... "The too close wierd angle shots actually distorted the shape of everything, not just the cake but mainly my daughters facial shape so that she doesn''t even look like her and not for the better" "Yeah, these are really wierd" etc... This is why I have one....never mind. I am not going to start posting all the ones I am talking about. I am grateful that she likes them and has several that she would like for her album. Win-Win. I don''t even want to talk about this anymore. I was trying to make myself feel better by posting a few of the ones that I could live with. She''ll get her album, albeit one at half the cost with less photos. Once I actually write that email, then I think I well feel more at ease.

Plus I will be attending a very near and dear to my heart charity function tonight, so that will automatically shift my perspective and focus to what really matters in life.

No Exit Sign???? What are you talking about? I didn''t see any No Exit Sign... Do I need my reading glasses on again?

 

[FrekeChild]

(((((HUGS))))

I think they are beautiful. And you do NOT have bigarse hips. TRUST ME.

This too shall pass...

 

[Tacori E-ring]

It says "exit only" on the door behind her.

I know it is easy to be misunderstood in writing. I cannot believe they would still make you purchase an additional album if you decided you do not want one. I think that is abnormal.

Hope you enjoy yourself tonight!

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 8/27/2008 12:58:25 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
It says ''exit only'' on the door behind her.

I know it is easy to be misunderstood in writing. I cannot believe they would still make you purchase an additional album if you decided you do not want one. I think that is abnormal.

Hope you enjoy yourself tonight!

Oh I see it too, very light! That is a gorgeous picture Miracles!!! I honestly wish I had pictures that beautiful!

 

[miraclesrule]

Wow Tacori, you and skippy must have laser sharp eyes or a kickarse monitor, because even on my flat screen at work I couldn''t see it.

Maybe that''s what wrong with me...my vision is failing me.

I did have a very inspirational time tonight. I am going to briefly describe my meeting tonight and the organization for no other reason than to put it out there in the universe.

In 1995, in San Diego, a Muslim American man who was in the financial services industry had one 20 yr-old son Tariq Khamisa who was a student at the same college where my daughter graduated. He worked at DeMille''s pizza in North Park who delivered to local residents. On one fatal evening, he was lured to deliver pizza in a neighborhood that they delivered to regularly but the address was fake. He had knocked on several doors but nobody had ordered the pizza. He returned to his car and put the pizzas in the trunk. As he got into the car he was surrounded by 4 men, 3 of whom were only 14-yrs old and one leader of the gang who was 18. As Tariq tried to get away in the car, the 18-yr old leader handed a 9mm to 14-yr old Tony Hicks and told him to "Bust him, Bone" (Bone, being his gang name). The bullet was described by the coroner as the traveling the perfect path, meaning that it entered under Tariq''s left arm pit and excited under his right side after hitting every vital organ. He died within minutes.

Although Tony Hicks was only 14, he was the first of his age to be tried as an adult in San Diego. It was big news. It was an emotional time in the city as this case was prosecuted.

Tariq''s father, Azim, was in a deep state of grief but was also shocked to learn that the killer was a 14-yr old and didn''t really understand "gangs". He turned his gried into a committment to change a society where children killed children.

14-yr old Tony Hicks had been living with his maternal grandfather, Ples Felix from the time he was 9 years old. His mother and father were both absent. Azim wanted to meet the grandfather, not in a spirit of revenge or retribution, but in a realization that both of these young men were victims of a violent society and with the understanding that both of them had lost their "sons", one gone forever, and the other to the penal system.

They formed a foundation that is committed to gang prevention, forgiveness and peace, and consequences of choices. They are a non-profit group that uses their contributions go into middle schools to present Violence Impact Forum assemblys and Circles of Peace and they have had an enormous impact on the kids who hear their story. Ples Felix and Azim are much like family now. An unlikely family, a Christian African American and a Muslim of Middle Eastern heritage. It is amazing to see the student letter that are written by kids after one of their assemblies in a school. Some of the kids write to Tony, some to Azim, and some to Ples.

They also do an amazing job at dismantling gang psychology while in it''s formative stages and are a powerful testament the power of forgiveness and civility vs. revenge and anger.

I am proud to support TKF and be part of such a wonderful organization that saves the lives of children.

 

[AsscherGirl]

Date: 8/27/2008 2:55:20 AM
Author: miraclesrule
and :::::::::::::::drumroll:::::::::::::::: my one lone photo of her head to toe. I suppose I can live with this one. No choice really. It''s better than nothing.

Hi Miracles - have you asked the photog. if they can possibly change this picture at all to make it look more like a traditional bridal portrait (if that''s what you want)?? They may have done some of the blurring during post processing and the actual picture may look completely different. I think if the picture was shot in a RAW format (no expert here, but some things I have heard) that you can change a lot of lighting and color without reducing the quality of the photograph. I mentioned this in your other thread, but with my own wedding pics, it took me a long time to ask the photog. to crop, reduce shine, etc, etc but once I did I loved the pictures so much more!

I really hope you end up loving the album in the end (your daughter too). I have loved every picture you posted, but I completely understand your disappointment in certain pictures missing and some with odd angles and such.

 

[miraclesrule]

Thanks everyone. I love that last dress shot too. The tiers are where they are supposed to be.

Danielle, I still haven''t had the nerve to address the situation. I did see the charge for the album hit my account with tax

but the deal is...a parent''s album can only be a small version of the ordered album. If I wanted my own album, I would have to order one at a substantially higher price. So, meh, I think I am just going to let it sit for a week and see what I am inspired to do after all the time has passed and I will find out what my daughter is going to do regarding the "day after shoot" We both need a bit of a break from each other right now, so we can let the dust settle.

Linda, everytime I look at the girl whispering in the front row as we are walking down the aisle is...."OMG, Rochelle must have noticed the big black bug on my daughter''s bum". I did find the picture that shows me swapping the thing from the back of her dress but it''s from the other side so it just looks like I was fixing the mid section side of her dress??? Funny.

On the other hand, I am extremely excited about the video. The videographer has been bugging my daughter for the songs she wants him to put to the video. He told her that he is really excited about it, because "And I am not just saying this, but this is going to be the best video we have ever done".

I bet I get to see the dress sparkle!!!!!

 

[bee*]

That head to toe picture of your daughter is beautiful! If you want a clear one, I''m sure that the photographer will be able to do something to take away the bluriness of it (as you can tell, I''m very technical

). And there is no way that you have large hips! Seriously, you look absolutely amazing-you''re beautiful and have such a great figure.

 

[miraclesrule]

I hear you on the non-techie descriptions. I have struggled with that too. Eh, if I was a photog I wouldn''t have had such a dilemna in the first place.

I am sure they can work wonders with photoshop so I am sure I will be able to talk to them next week. I just wanted a "cooling off" period.


I seriously got hooked on "The Closer" tonight. They had a marathon on TNT and I was doing laundry and decided to watch a full episode because one of my former coworkers always tells me that Kyra Sedgewicks character reminds me of me....without the accent. I only wish I could get away that that type of nonsense direction in the office. Unfortunately, my work requires the cooperation of those that I have no direct control over so it makes it a little harder. But I would have been a good closer for sure.

 

[Linda W]

Big hips????? You have got to be kidding Janice. Want me to fly down there and smack you upside the head?? You wanna see hips?? I''ll show you mine

Linda

 

[Linda W]

ha ha ha ha Michelle, we can compare hips. ha ha ha.


Linda

 

[Richard Sherwood]

Ohhhhhhh those hips.

 

[Linda W]

ha ha ha ha ha Rich, why don''t you go check them out in person????????

Linda

 

[Richard Sherwood]

I''m working on it Linda.

I''m waiting for the private investigator to get back to me with Janice''s home address.

So far he''s gotten me her rap sheet and old Playboy photos.

Ohhhhhhh, those hips.

 

[FrekeChild]

Why am I not surprised about the Playboy photos?

 

[ladypirate]

LOL, Freke! Unfortunately, I doubt they are PS acceptable.