Board Check-in 7/31

[toratoratori]

Happy Friday, everyone! How was your week and what do you have planned for this weekend?

We're headed to C's friend's (aka. my friend's kid) first birthday tomorrow, but will spend the rest of the weekend cleaning up and decorating in anticipation of C's birthday party next Sunday. I'm starting to get really nervous about everything looking okay and hosting the 40+ people who have RSVPed :x

[agpjt413]

Hey ladies!! Thanks for the check-in toratoratori!! Good luck with the party planning - I'm sure you'll do great! And have fun at your friend's kid's 1st birthday tomorrow!!

We've been working on a renovation project at one of our rental properties every weekend since mid June but took a break last week and looks like we will for the next few weeks. H just found out an instructor for a class at work backed out and there's no one to fill in. The organizers asked MH if he'd like to and it would be for two wks. He called and we discussed it - I told him to go for it and I'll be fine holding down the fort here So I'm also helping him pack this weekend if he indeed is leaving (his direct supervisor ok'd it but there's a co-instructor who needs to give to official nod if no one else has thrown their name in the hat). It's supposed to be really nice here this weekend too (low 80s) and not humid so looking forward to that as well.

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

[daisyflower]

I'm so glad the week is over. I work at an elementary school, and I work with 6-7 year old, and normally I love it, but this week was the first week back after the summer holidays, and it's always a bit crazy. My new kids are nice though, that's always a plus.

FI has booked us a couple of wedding venues to look at for tomorrow. We're not looking at getting married until November/December 2016, but she wants to start planning now, so that we don't have to do it once our baby gets here. I guess it makes sense, but it still seems so far away.

After we've looked at the venue, we're going to see my ILs. Then on Sunday, we've promised Sebby we'll take him to the beach if the weather is nice. We'll probably skype my parents afterwards.

[kaeguri]

Good luck with the party toratoratori! I suppose I'll have to do that one day too, host parties and be an adult and stuff. Sigh.

agpjt413, I'm jealous of your weather. I just walked outside and it's a Turkish steam bath.

daisyflower, I don't know how it is in your area, but in mine, a lot of the good venues get booked up a year in advance, depending on the season. And I agree with your FI, it's better to do as much now as opposed to running around stressing at 9 month pregnant or with a newborn. We had our wedding when I was 17 weeks, and I threw it together with 5 weeks of planning. Not. Fun. Lol. Ps. Congrats on getting married!

H wants to go out for a nice Italian supper tomorrow, and Mission Impossible comes out, so he's geeking out over that. This may potentially be our last "us" weekend before the baby comes, so I'm determined we're going to get out and do something tomorrow. Sundays are our lazy days, when we both lay around and do nothing except watch movies and read. And sometimes we go to the pet shelter and play with kitties.

[toratoratori]

agpjt413 That's awesome that your H is getting some extra work! Is it going to be an issue for you to delay your reno, though? When were you expecting to be able to rent the property out again?

daisyflower I have to ditto kaeguri on this one. The goal is to plan as much as you can as early as you can so you don't have to deal with it later on. Also, if you can, find a venue that will do a bulk of the work for you. We did and the 10 months prior to our wedding were SO. EASY. All I had to do was pick the big stuff (photographer, DJ, dress), and the venue took care of all the little details (tableware, catering, etc.).

[agpjt413]

Thanks toratoratori! We're hoping to get renters in no later than mid Oct now. We were shooting for mid Sept initially. (And I'm determined to get a burrito some point this weekend!)

daisyflower - congrats on your upcoming nuptials!! I'm also in the pre planning camp. I know it seems so far away but Nov/Dec of 2016 will be here before you know it!! Also wanted to add that Tori is right - if you can find an all inclusive type venue, that's gold!!

Mission Impossible and Italian sounds like a fantastic combo kaeguri!! Enjoy your last date weekend out as pre mom & dad!!

[bonzo2012]

I'm looking forward to a fairly quiet weekend. Last weekend was busy with a friend's baby shower and a volunteering thing, and the week was decently busy. Tomorrow morning I have a meeting for work, but after that we just need to do some yard work and house work.

[bonzo2012]

toratoratori, enjoy all the parties! I hope C's isn't too crazy for you -- 40 rsvps seems like a lot for 1 year old!

kaeguri, enjoy the date night! It sounds awesome!

daisyflower, I agree with everyone else who said plan everything you can now! It makes it so much easier. And if you can budget it, have a day of coordinator. Ours was worth her weight in gold!

agpjt413, definitely get that burrito! I had one tonight actually. It was delicious, but my PMSing digestive system may regret it later. But boy was it good!

[toratoratori]

Jul 31, 2015 21:21:15 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

toratoratori, enjoy all the parties! I hope C's isn't too crazy for you -- 40 rsvps seems like a lot for 1 year old!

Yeah ... I'm a little terrified. I'm hoping most of them are doing the Seattle RSVP thing where they say they'll come and then don't show up.

[swedishmamma]

I'm sitting in an airport waiting on a plane that was supposed to fly six hours ago. But I don't really mind since I also have my newest baby boy resting on my chest.

[lecky11]

Aug 1, 2015 21:52:15 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

Jul 31, 2015 21:21:15 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

toratoratori, enjoy all the parties! I hope C's isn't too crazy for you -- 40 rsvps seems like a lot for 1 year old!

Yeah ... I'm a little terrified. I'm hoping most of them are doing the Seattle RSVP thing where they say they'll come and then don't show up.

That's an everywhere thing and one of my biggest pet peeves. We had almost 50 say they were coming to G's party and about 10-15 didn't show up. Most were from DH's job. I asked him if they apologized or anything on Monday after the party, he said none of them even mentioned it. I'm of the mind that if I have nothing else going on, I go to events I'm invited to (unless someone's trying to get me to buy something. Lol.) Maybe I'm too much of a social butterfly

[bonzo2012]

Aug 3, 2015 10:10:27 GMT -5 lecky11 said:

Aug 1, 2015 21:52:15 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

Yeah ... I'm a little terrified. I'm hoping most of them are doing the Seattle RSVP thing where they say they'll come and then don't show up.

That's an everywhere thing and one of my biggest pet peeves. We had almost 50 say they were coming to G's party and about 10-15 didn't show up. Most were from DH's job. I asked him if they apologized or anything on Monday after the party, he said none of them even mentioned it. I'm of the mind that if I have nothing else going on, I go to events I'm invited to (unless someone's trying to get me to buy something. Lol.) Maybe I'm too much of a social butterfly

That would drive me crazy! I hate it when people don't RSVP or say yes and then don't show. We have a little BBQ this weekend and I'm annoyed that one of our friends hasn't said yet if he's coming or not, and that's just a difference of whether we have 11 or 12 people!

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Hi guys, I keep missing the check ins, but just wanted to say hey! Weekends have been pretty quiet around here lately, but we have some fun things coming up to round out the summer before DS1 starts preschool in September :*(

[dashook]

Hey everyone! Sorry I missed the check-in on Friday. I'm a big ball of stress lately (though it is what my MIL always refers to as "good stress") and haven't had as much time to TCF.

I'm starting a new job in another week and a half so things have been nuts with trying to finish up my last few assignments at my current job, plus there's just so much to figure out logistically with childcare for LO and my upcoming longer hours, commute, etc. Oh and there seems to be tons of paperwork for separating from my current job--ugh, no fun.

And then this coming weekend we're flying down to North Carolina for my cousin's wedding--it'll be DS's first time on a plane and though I'm not really nervous about how he'll act, I am terrified that we'll forget something essential. I really need to pack for that but I haven't found any time yet!

Finally, I became an auntie (and DS became a big cousin!) for the first time yesterday It's DH's brother's baby girl; we are very close with him and his wife and I am just so thrilled for them! Went to the hospital to visit today and got to hold the sweet little thing--I can't believe how teeny and delicate she seemed compared to my little guy (almost 7 months old now). It goes so fast, you guys.

[lecky11]

Wow @dashook, you've got a lot going on. Congrats on becoming an auntie! There is absolutely nothing like it. You can spoil that baby to no end and send her home

[toratoratori]

C's birthday party is now up to 50 RSVPs. Deep breaths. Zen. Alcohol. Everything is going to be okay.

[toratoratori]

Dang, dashook! You have a lot going on! Congrats on the new job and becoming an aunt! As far as flying this weekend, everything will be okay. And if you forget something essential, North Carolina is still (mostly) civilization, so I'm sure you can find what you need there. C went on a plane for the first time at six months, too! The big must-haves for traveling with a baby are food (either formula or your boobs), bottles and dish soap (unless you're boobin' it), diapers, wipes, butt cream, and clothes. Anything else is gravy

[dashook]

Aug 5, 2015 13:09:06 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

Dang, dashook! You have a lot going on! Congrats on the new job and becoming an aunt! As far as flying this weekend, everything will be okay. And if you forget something essential, North Carolina is still (mostly) civilization, so I'm sure you can find what you need there. C went on a plane for the first time at six months, too! The big must-haves for traveling with a baby are food (either formula or your boobs), bottles and dish soap (unless you're boobin' it), diapers, wipes, butt cream, and clothes. Anything else is gravy

Thanks--this actually sounds manageable!  We'll see if I can pull it off...

And GL with your party this weekend; that sounds really stressful but I'm sure it'll be an amazing day!

[toratoratori]

Aug 5, 2015 14:54:22 GMT -5 dashook said:

Aug 5, 2015 13:09:06 GMT -5 toratoratori said:

Dang, dashook! You have a lot going on! Congrats on the new job and becoming an aunt! As far as flying this weekend, everything will be okay. And if you forget something essential, North Carolina is still (mostly) civilization, so I'm sure you can find what you need there. C went on a plane for the first time at six months, too! The big must-haves for traveling with a baby are food (either formula or your boobs), bottles and dish soap (unless you're boobin' it), diapers, wipes, butt cream, and clothes. Anything else is gravy

Thanks--this actually sounds manageable!  We'll see if I can pull it off...

And GL with your party this weekend; that sounds really stressful but I'm sure it'll be an amazing day!

Thanks! My BFF is flying in for it and she has assured me that everything will be fabulous. I trust her infinitely more than I trust myself, so I'm sure everything will be fine