My god Laurette, what a marathon!

You can get some sleeping tabs over the counter, but they are classed S3 so you have to talk to the chemist to get it. They are called Dozile. They work pretty well but sometimes you can feel groggy when you wake up. Just make sure you tell them you are having trouble sleeping, and that you have already tried valerian (herbal) and that it didnt work. They will always try to get you to have herbal first. Or you could get a script for stilnox or temaze (my personal fave, heh). Temaze knocks you out like a light and you wont wake up for 12 hours. Well, at least I didnt. But I find that mersyndol sends me packing so Im a bit wussy. At least a nip of port doesnt do me in like Granny Willy over there (dork!)!!!

Good to hear all of your other news, sounds like you are really getting organised girl! Good also to hear that the funeral went well, sounds like it was a good way to celebrate his life.

Michelle....you got to do a test too? Paddo and I didnt get to do a test. They must be fun police over in the Catholic Camp! We just had to agree to have kids!

Well, Im in sunny (?) Coffs Harbour as I type. Paddy has a matter in court over here today so we thought we'd make a weekend of it. Off to mum and dad's tomorrow morning after picking up bon bon lol lols this afternoon. Hopefully they are good!

Will be back on Monday.

AW

Guess what i have in my hot little hands girls??

OUR HONEYMOON TICKETS AND TRANSFERS!!!!!!

We picked them up last night, but i only just had a chance to flick though them now!

OMG! WE'RE GOING TO FIJI!!!

I can't believe we did it! We really did it! Never gone out of Australia, it was only a dream to!!

*dance, dance, dance, dance*

"We did it, we did it, no eating here tonight, no eating here tonight your on a diet" (Finding Nemo)

It's not very sunny here in Queensland either Amanda, i was planning on working up a nice golden brown tan before we left and now it's done nothing but rain

Laurette, that was the biggest post i've ever seen!

4 sleeps to Melbourne better hurry up on the packing!!

Wish me luck for my hens tomorrow night!

Beck

Hi girls,

Beck,

Yeah you have your tickets to Fiji how exciting.Have a great time at your hens and dont forget PHOTOS,PHOTOS,PHOTOS.


Amanda,

Nothing wrong with a nip or two or three of port (hic) goodnight

kathyxxx

Hey Beck - I had a Mystic Tan done last night - love it. Would recommend it if you want to try that!

How exciting about your honeymoon! yay!

Chloe, thanks again for the bracelet, it's gorgeous!

Amanda, hurry back with photos of this outfit of your mothers! We all know she's going to be the hottest i-do mum ever, so now we just need the proof!

Chloe, does it feel good knowing you dont have to rush to Brissie this weekend again! or are you still going?

Laurette - I CAN'T WAIT TO NOT FLY ANYWHERE TONIGHT!!!

So excited to just sit around the house in my (dirty cos I've not had a chance to wash the last couple of weekends...although luckily i did a load last night!) pjs and just stick pieces of paper and cardboard together (Order of Service Booklets).

Hope the weather cools down a bit though. We don't have aircon here...

I imagine that it would be a very good feeling.

Well, my tanning is still getting darker - I was worried because it looked like the tops of my arms werent tanned, but they are starting to catch up now.

I have another trial booked for next Thursday to have another practice, and then the real one the week after.

Hi loves.

Has anyone seen there is a cyclone lurking up in Nrth Qld - hope that fizzles out before 18th March If not it will be an experience for the Victorians to experience a cyclone!

Laurette glad to hear your tan worked out ok.

A cyclone

Laurette - awesome update and wow about the tan. I've never thought of doing it.

Beck - that's so exciting getting the honeymoon paperwork!

Amanda - have a nice weekend away!

We're going up to the central coast tomorrow to meet some kittens and - the FHs idea - to have a picnic on the beach. and we're picking up a cat carrier we won off ebay.. uh RIGHT NOW.. byyeeee

Yes i have been watching that cyclone up North for a few days now, just watching it, making sure it's not headed for Fiji. I hope it goes away for you Michelle! Shoo cyclone! Shoo!

excuse my ignorance but what the hell is a mystic tan Laurette? is it a form of spray tan? That somehow goes darker i am so clueless when it comes to chick stuff like nails and tans.

i just wanted to pop in and post this picture of my gorgeous flower girl in her dress



She's a little tubby, so we might have to play around with it to it doesn't make her look bigger than she actually is, but she's so cute!!

Beck

LOL at you Beck

A Mystic Tan is an automatic spray tan. You go in and strip off, and put a hair net on, and barrier cream on your toes, feet, hands, and nails and then you wave your hand in front of a sensor and the door opens.

You go in and wave your hand on a sensor inside, and the door shuts. Then, the booth starts talking to you. You stand facing the spray rig thing, with your legs parted, legs slightly bent and arms out and bet. You wave your hand in front of another sensor and it gives you instructions on how to stand blah blah and then it counts down from five and starts spraying. Make sure you keep your eyes shut and breathe when it's spraying low. It goes for 14 seconds and then tells you to turn around.

Then it sprays the back of you for 14 seconds and then stops, the door opens automatically and you get out.

You use like a wet one thing to wipe the barrier cream off your hands and feet, take your hair net off and chuck all that in the bin.

Then you start at your feet and work upwards, drying yourself off.

Then you get dressed, hand over $45 and be on your way.

You cannot shower for 3 hours.

Then I went to bed white and woke up brown.

It is not an immediate tan, it develops over time.

It finishes developing after 24 hours.

I love the result - and I didnt even really exfoliate or moisturise.

I am having another trial next Thurs, so I will prepare properly.

I've had a mystic tan done (just before that ball a few months back - thought i might as well try it when I can actually wear it out!).

It was a great colour! Pros and cons listed below:

Pros
100% safe - no uv rays, risk of cancer etc. HUGE MAJOR PRO.
Colour looks really natural (no orangey yucky colour)
Much easier than self-applied or salon-applied
.. and following on from previous pro, you can get your whole body done without having to strip off for someone else (or put your back out trying to reach places God did not intend for you to reach hehehehehh)

Cons
It will only last as long as your skin lasts. Generally this is 5 to 7 days before your skin layer starts to shed and the new skin underneath (not tanned) will come through. Basically, you have to get the mystic tan done RIGHT before the wedding day. The more you exfoliate before (they recommended me do it every day for a week (it = exfoliate, not IT IT ) the less likely the tanned skin will shed.
My hands and feet look a little odd from where the barrier cream was applied. I wasn't worried about my feet (well soles of my feet so you can't see that anyway) but hands were a bit of a worry.

I'm still not sure whether to go solarium even though I've been really good about sunscreen and covering up etc for just this occasion, or go the mystic tan and risk the funny lookin hands.

Laurette - how do your hands look? You prbably put the barrier cream on better than I did....

Wow, didn't mean to post that much about fake tans.... Oh well. its there now, not going to delete it.

I'm just going for Pasty Bride look. I look a bit weird with a tan. We don't have mystic tan at home, just the salon applied where you have to get naked in front of someone. Oh the shame!

I WOULD have been on the way to mum's first thing this morning, but the useless fools at the Candy Shop havent made the lollies yet! #$^#$&%!!!! I got there yesterday and the dude says "It isn't supposed to be ready til the 24th" and I'm saying, "Mate, it IS the 24th!". D*ckhead! So now we have to wait until 11am this morning to collect it and get on our way. Oh well, gives me the chance to go to spotlight for a bit and hang out in the pink ribbon section to get a few last bits and pieces.

I'll post pics of mum's dress, and bon bons, tomorrow. Have a good weekend grrls!

AW

Well, Chloe, you have put your finger on all of it there.

I love the colour - I dont look orange.. I though tyesterday morning that I looked a bit birger-ring ish, but I was imagining it, I think.

Um, my feet are fine, and my hands are great too - but next time I will be putting a bit of barrier cream under each nail. I got some tan under there and couldnt get it out, so I had to cut all my nails off. it looked terrible.

Although, I must have had my wrists bent, and I got white wrinkle marks there.

The thing with me is that I didnt exfoliate or anything. Or moisturise, so that's my mission for this week, so get it right before I gootbakc on Thurs. I reckon I should be able to get rid of it all before Thursday.

We've found our kitten!! He's a blue burmese kitty and will be 12 weeks old when we get back from our honeymoon, so we'll be able to pick him up when we get back at the beginning of April. He's just beautiful.

On the drive back I kept pointing out to H2B the cars that are the same colour as kitty

Oh Karen, how exciting! Yay for you!

I had a dress fitting yesterday and it near killed me. I hated it.

I hate my dress.

I am so over this wedding.

It sucks. I want to be married but I dont want to have a wedding. I dont want to have to wear this dress and have everyone talk about me behind my back about how terrible I look.

I got one of my BMs to take some pictures, but she stuffed up with my camera and only two worked (see, this is why I have had to do EVERYTHING myself.)

here is one side on;

back view complete with back fat, rolls and an uneven placard in the back

This is when they were trying to work out the bustle and I was almost passing out because it was so freaking hot

And that's all I have of my horrible dress.

I cried last night to Glenn about it, so at least he's prepared.

Here is one of the BMs in their dresses; sorry that I cut Carla's head off. She's the MOH

here is one of them striking a pose. they all had to have them on at the same time so that they could check the lengths of the hems - Carla's so tall that her dress is a bit short - so all the others must be done to the same level.

In other news, our dressmaker is gorgeous - really really lovely.

This is one of thier shoes; on Carla's feet

Well girls, last night was a blast! It was only a small party but very fun!

We hired a daiquiri machine and we all had lots to eat and drink.



i had a very cute "bride to be" sash, and also a flashing tiara, which you'll see in a later photo

Not feeling too sorry for myself this morning, Mark on the other hand, is feeling pretty sorry for himself and is still attempting to sleep it off.

More photos and stories to come....

Beck

we tried to get artistic with some party lights and make a city skyline, this somewhat worked, but looked really kool none the less



game #1

Pin the appendage on the man! I won! We all got various shaped and sized and 'themed' penis pins, i opted for the firemans hose penis, which was very erotic. We all took our turn at having a go, most of us got it pretty right, but one of the girls put it on his chest! After the game was over, we had fun playing around putting penises all over him.

Beck

Laurette - Big big hugs for you. Let me tell you, I think your dress is beautiful, and you look beautiful in the dress - it has got to be one of the prettiest dresses I have seen. I have seen how you are having your hair, Ive seen your bootiful veil, your gorgeous flowers, and your black bridesmaids, and your sexy fiance, believe me it will all come together on the day and you are gonna love it. And I know for sure Glenn is going to be BLOWN away when he sees you

What exactly do you hate about it? Were you a bit down when you tried it on because that can dramatically alter how you see things. Maybe the fact that you are over it all had an affect as well? Its almost over for you, I know how much hard work you have put into it all and I believe it will all look perfect on the day. It will all be worth it in 13 sleeps when you are a MRS! Chin up babe its almost over

Beck - oh you look hot in your little black dress! I love the sash too! It sounds like you had a fantastic night and well done on not having a hangover hehe. The pin the penis on the man sounds pretty funny. Not long now til you leave us to go and become a married woman

'scuse my puppies in this photo, i think they wanted to jump out of my dress!



nice shot of some of the girls and or penis straws though!

Game #2

A question about Mark was given to one person and they had to try and answer it, and after they gave their answer i had to give my answer, if we both got it right, the person got the point, if they got it wrong but i got it right, then i got the point. I got an embarrasing amount wrong but it was questions like "what primary school did he go to?" and we'd never talked about that kind of stuff. I ended up winning in the end though. I won a neon purple mini viabrator!!

Ended up finishing the night with 2 penis lollipops, a bottle of strawberry champs and two viabrators (some gifts some prizes).

Laurette, I'm so sorry you are feeling so terrible about your dress and everything else. I felt like that a while ago. That feeling has passed for me now, but i know what it's like to feel like you just don't want to do any of this anymore. I hope you feel cheerier soon love your BM dresses, very classy.

Beck

Has everyone heard that song by Jack Johnson called Better Together? I heard it on the radio the other day and fell in love with it - it is such a happy lovely song It pretty much described exactly what I feel for my boy.

Speaking of which, Neil is leaving me tomorrow morning and not getting back til next weekend Oh well at least I feel really safe in this house unlike Melb, and my neighbours boyfriend is going away with my boy, so we are going to have dinner together.

Beck - another great pic - at least you have puppies for fall out of your dress - I wish that would happen to me haha I am having to wear a super booster bra under my wedding dress

Hey Beck, thanks so much for sharing about your hens - you look like you had a great night!

LOL about the games - I hope that I have as much fun on my hens, next weekend. I doubt that my girls will be clever enough to think up about asking Glenn questions and that sort of stuff. And great pressies too! he he

I am having a tupperware party on Saturday, so that will be fun, no doubt. I hope that there is stuff there that I want!

Michelle, I just downloaded the song... listening now. It's gorgeous!

Thanks for the kind words re the dress. Basically I just dont like it. I dont like it on me, at all. It makes me feel even fatter and more horrible. I wish that Ally had taken photos properly of it. That really annoys me, because I could only see the front in the mirror, and I want to show yous those ones. Do you like the BM dresses?

Sorry to hear that Neil is going away Although now, you get to have friends to play with! yay!

Laurette I love your bm dresses I cant wait to hear about your hens night.

Hi girls,

Laurette,

Your dress is lovely wait till the day when you have all the outfit on together plus hair and makeup you will feel different about it then.I love your bm's dresses very elegant.


Beck,

Your hens night looked/sounded like a lot of fun.Have a safe trip to melbourne.


Michelle,

Niels going away again!At least you have someone up there to keep you company.


A very wedding productive weekend here in the Williamson household-

Bon bons done

Bridesmaid gifts wraped

Groomsmen gifts wraped

The list is gettind shorter.

Amanda has photos and will post asap.

kathyxxx

Laurette - I think the dress looks lovely, I had similar reservations when I didnt have proper lingerie, make up etc on. It will be better on the day when the proper photographer is taking the pics too!

Beck - looks like the Hens was a hoot! I have the same sash as yours, waiting in my Hens night box. Its sitting in there with the Penis shaped cake tin which one of the BMs bought that I have to pass on to my mate from work who makes cakes. Also in said box is about 2kg of bomboniere lollies. The 10kg, a minimum buy, was soooo huge. We only used about 1-2 kilos for the bombons, so I have stretched the rest into hens party gifts (popped them into mini-Chinese food boxes, the little white cardboard ones), as well as into organza bags. I loaded the bridesmaid dress maker up with some this arvo when she dropped the girls dresses off! I will be flogging these lollols off for years! Anyone for some Patrick & Amanda candy???!?!?! HEh.

So anyway, the next few posts are pics from the weekend....

First up, MOB's dress (which I am very happy with, but will look better without bed hair and hands on hips pose!):

Another one of the MOB dress:

Bon bons close up (a bit blurry, but the candy is in plastic hearts, with the personalised ribbon attached):

Bon bons in basket, girls will hand these out at the church, plus some have been reserved for the reception. The ladies at reception will get these, and the men a bottle of the personalised beer.

Now don't laugh....me in one of the BM's dresses, it is ill fitting as it is too big for me. They fit better to the right people! The poor light as well makes the colour look a bit funny. Once again, I think they will be fine on the day with the right shoes, hair, make up etc...

And finally, with the left over ribbon from all the gift wrapping and pew bows and what not, I decided to make up some bows to put in the trees near the function centre. I saw someone else do this and it was good - it guided people to where the pre-dinner drinks were. So we have a few of these now too:



Did I mention that I never, EVER, want to see f%^#$ing pink again in my life!

HARHARHAR!

Hi girls,


Amanda,

The bm's dresses look great!She has done a fantastic job.


Im also over watermelon candy and pink


kathyxxx

aka mum mwah

Hi girls,

It's bl00dy late, it's a school day tomorrow and I'm tired, so I have to make this really quick because I need my bed I just popped in to see how everyone was going, so I'll make this quick for now and come back in for a proper visit tomorrow.

Beck - your Hen's looked and sounded like great fun. The Daquiri machine sounded yummo! Love those cocktails! And CONGRATULATIONS on getting your honeymoon tickets. How exciting!! You sound soo, soo happy, it's infectious! You're going to have a fantastic time

Laurette - I LOVE your dress. It's beautiful and you look beautiful in it. Like the other girls have said, once you have everything on together and are hours away from marrying your man, you will look stunning and be all aglow I also love your BM dresses, very elegant!

Kathy - love the MOB outfit! Very swish. The colour is gorgeous!

Amanda - that pic of you in your BM's dress is to cute I love it - but then I'm complete pink nutter. Jason wouldn't let me have a pink theme - I got the pink BM dresses, but apart from that, most things are burgundy and silver - which could be a blessing in disguise since I might be as over it as you are now

Karen - your kitten sounds gorgeous. Can you post a pic? I'm cat sitting for one of my friends atm. She is a British Blue and is so beautiful. And she doesn't attack my bird, which is a bonus (actually, she is a bit scared of the bird!).

Michelle, hope Neil comes back real soon.

Chloe, good luck tomorrow for your dress fitting. The dressmaker sounds amazing! Can't wait to see the finished product.

MichelleBelle - if you pop in - you're getting married THIS week Hope things are going well!

Sorry if I'm missed anyone or anything. Very tired!! Will read properly tomorrow!

Jo.
xx

Hiya Girlies

Sorry i haven't been in - guess what I bloody did this weekend. Just for a change.

I flew to Brisbane! Story to follow once I've caught up with everyone...

Laurette
I love your gown. I loved i when I first saw it (especially the train - which you CAN'T SEE WHEN YOU BUSTLE IT UP!) and I still love it now. The skirt and the detailing are lovely! I agree with the others, once your hair and make up and done, and you have your stunning jewellry on (bracelet and all!) you will look completely different. I think its natural to have emotions at this late stage (omg, 2 weeks for you to go!!!). I did my emotional outburst on Friday night at the melbourne dressmakers... but that's another story...

Loving your bm dresses! I just love the black colour - so sophisticated! And the shoes are beautiful. Did you find your deb shoes?

Amanda - granted we haven't seen as much pink as you (Just what you have posted!) I am loving it! Those bm dresses are gorgeous! And your bon bons and and ribbons are too cute:) It will look fantastic for the one day that your guests will be looking at the pink - I can understand your pinkfrustration though!

Kathy - I am loving the MOB outfit colour! It will look great in pictures amongst all the pink Very stylish and glam but not too glam

Beck - way to go on your Hens night!!! Some small part of me is thinking, maybe I will regret not doing the wild partying thing... It is a huge occasion after all - Chloe giving up her bachelorettehood. Sniff. You girls look like you had a ball!

Jo hope you weekend went well and you aren't too tired today!!!!

Karen - YAYYYY a Burmese kitten? They are just too adorable! My really good friend and colleague had two (one went missing a year ago) but they were the most adorable things. what colour is yours? (i.e. what colour were you pointing out to everything on the way home?!) hehehe. What a fantastic thing to look forward to after the wedding!

Michelle - oh no! Neil's away again? Last chance to cause mischief as a single woman before you're hitched!!!

Michellebell - HAPPY WEDDING WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay

Here's my wedding update. I am going to apologise in advance as you girls must be so sick of me talking about my dress woes. (I'm sick of my wedding dress saga, so you must really be sick of it!)

SO SORRRRY!!!

Anyways, I went to the Melbourne dressmaker on Friday to give her my material that mum had sent down. She asked me to try on a sample dress she had that was 'similar' the the design I had shown her. I tried it on and thought - oh no. This is horrible. this is NOTHING like what I had shown her pictures of and it looks so plain! I said so and she said -plain is good. It's better to be plain that have too much...

We almost had an argument there. I started to really clarify bits of the dress (train, buttons, seams etc) and soon got the impression she wasn't really dedicated to my dress and just wanted to squeeze it in between the rest of her other jobs etc. She made it sound like I didn't know what I wanted. She even at one stage said, maybe I should just take the dress to Edyta (brisbane dressmaker that she actually knows of cos that's how good Edyta is). Think she regretted saying that though cos she didn't mention i again in the next hour.

I finally left feeling very disappointed, walked back to the car (where Alex was waiting patiently) and burst into tears. This is amazing as Alex knows, I rarely cry. These last few weeks, I have been reduced to a wet cloth and mostly about this stupid dress on an almost weekly basis.

After some soul searching in the car, I decided to walk back inside her house, tell her she was right, and I didn't know what i wanted, and would be better off just going with the dress I already had (the back up MH dress) and could she tell me how much I owed her for her time so far. I think she felt bad so she gave me my whole deposit back.

I promptly called Edyta - the fantastic woman in Brisbane and on Saturday morning, bookd a frequent flyer trip to Brisbane for that afternoon. I flew up at about 5pm and spent 3 hours with Edyta - she already had a calico made up based from what she remembered of me last week. I had emailed her some pictures and so the calico was already the design that I wanted. It fit like a glove. She spent the next few hours really talking to me - what did i want here? and here? and how did I want this to look like etc. She told me what could and could not be done. She was fantastic.

I flew home Yesterday morning and I'll have my final fitting when I fly back to Brisbane in 2 weeks for the wedding.

Last night I got the OOS covers done (sticking little plastic diamontes on each one). Almost finishd the actual OOS (the actual typing of the inside pages) Created a floor plan of the reception venue from a word document for inlaws to get a hurry up on with their seating arrangement of manymany stranger guests I don't know. Prepared fabric samples to be sent to florist, cake lady, and MIL to be (so she can organise matching shirts for the groomsmen).

I feel 150% better today although there is still lots to do. I really really trust Edyta and know she will make something stunning for me. Mum is wrapped too as she was able to be there with me and help me out which made it even more meaningful.

Has this post almost made a new record for long posts?

You can all wake up now

Chloe XOXO

OMG Chloe… and here I was thinking that you were ignoring us all weekend when in fact you were in Brisbane – AGAIN.

You poor chook – although things do sound a lot more promising with Edyta. She sounds like a gem! I really cannot wait to see this dress, and I cant believe that you had to go to Brisbane again. Mate, it would have been cheaper for you to go to a couture place in Melbourne and have it made! I would hate to think how much this damn dress is going to end up costing you, sweet!

Although, we wont think of that. Ignoring the $$ and loving the dress - that’s all that matters, and you are going to look like a princess, I can feel it in my waters. Do you reckon that you can get one of your guests to video call me on my mobile so that I can watch you walk down the aisle? You should come up here for my hens on the weekend so that you can have some relax time! Wishful thinking on my part there.

Now, I was telling my dressmaker about all your amazing dresses on the weekend, I don’t think that she believed me and probably thought that I was just talking crap in an attempt to impress her or something! He he.

Well, I just cant wait to see the finished product, and I cant believe that she had the calico done for you by the time that you got there.

Yours shoes and material are going to be the most travelled in history! PMSL…

Well, on to other news…

Kathy, your MOB outfit is gorgeous – as are you! It’s good to see a recent pic of you! You are going to look stunning all dolled up – give me your word that you wont attempt to upstage the bride now!

Amanda, I LOVE your bon bon – they are gorgeous! I thought about rock candy there for a while, now I wish that I had done it! I am sure that my chocolates will be yummy though – in fact, I know they are! Cant wait until I get to eat more of them! Yipee!

Girls, I cant believe how close it’s getting.

I am feeling much more positive about the wedding and the dress today – I must have forgotten how crap I felt on Saturday. I think that Glenn is feeling guilty over not letting me get that dress that I really wanted from Essense. I must have another look on their site, and see if the pic is up yet (I saw it at a trunk show that had all their 2006 gowns in it) so that I can show you all what I missed out on.

I will just make sure that there are no photos of the back of the dress taken, as that’s the part that I didn’t like.

Urgh… Chloe, I cant imagine how hard this all is for you, considering how much of an issue I am having.

I did find my deb shoes, they are going to have to do. They are a 9 ½, so a bit snug, but they will do. Hopefully the others will turn up between now and then, you never know your luck in the big city…

Well, I have so my freaking work to do this week that I am at the stage where I just don’t know where to start. I hope that I am able to get through it all so that I can actually have my week off next week without having to come in here after hours or be at home feeling guilty!

I was up until 1am last night working on our OOS books – I was supposed to have them to the minister on Saturday, but that didn’t happen. He might get them tomorrow if he’s lucky!

I found the Essense dress



This is the one that I wanted... and still want I dont know...

So much going on in here!! Can't keep up!

Today is my last day at work before we leave!! YAY!!

Laurette, that essence one is nice, but in my opinion the one you've got is nicer.

Good to hear you're feeling more positive and i'm still keeping my fingers crossed for you that the shoes you really want will turn up in the mail before your big day.

Chloe, i can't believe you are still having dress dramas!! Sounds like you're finally onto a good thing though.

Kathy that green outfit is really nice! my mum is wearing this gorgeous cream dress, she looks stunning in it! Mum never wears dresses, so i think all her friends will be shocked!

OMG MichelleBelle You are getting married THIS WEEKEND!!!!! Wow! everything is happening so quickly now!! Best of luck! I'm sure you'll have a beautiful day. I hope you'll have time to come 'see' us one last time before you get hitched!

Jo, i hope you had a good weekend.

Oh i found out what's going on with my hair/scalp! I have a chronic case of psoriasis at the moment. I haven't had a case of it like this since when it started in primary school!! Mum has it bad as well at the moment, so we are both suffering. I'm going to ask a pharmacist today if there is anything else i can do (appart from keep using the special shampoo) to stop it coz the shampoo is calming it down, but not stopping it, and if i use the conditioner as well, i know my hair will turn to straw. I know it's just stress causing it so i guess the only real cure is to relax, but that's always easier said then done. Also bought some head and shoulders to see if that's any more effective, but i've got a funny feeling it won't do anything for it.

Beck

Also, Amanda, I love the BM dresses - I had to laugh at you trying to hold it up! That was funny!

Your guests are going to be in a candy pink dream land... sigh...

Hi girls,


Thanks for the kind words about my MOB outfit I was a little bit unsure about it at first only because i havent worn anything like that before but once Amanda seen it and she was happy with it i felt better about it.


Laurette,

I like the dress you want but i loves the one you have and dont stress about the back of it remember you will have a veil on (i think)so that will help cover the bits you dont want seen.

Chloe,

It sounds like everything is working out with your dress.

Are you on a first name basis with the pilots and airhostesses yet???

kathyxxx

Beck, that is good news that you have found an answer about what’s going on with your hair! Great news! I hope that it will be able to calm down before the wedding. I know how frustrating it can be, because I also get it on my head when I am stressed, so needless to say, it’s been happening a bit lately. I just try to make sure that I don’t brush my scalp hard, try to just brush the hair.

I don’t use a anti-dandruff solution or anything, I just use my normal PPS ‘classic blonde’ shampoo, and it pretty much comes and goes as it pleases and I just try not to get my hair done when I have it, because they wash to hard and then the bleach stings my head. That’s a pain.

I don’t know how I would ever go with a shaved head, it wouldn’t be real attractive.

I will have to take some pics of my mother’s MOB outfit so that you can all have a look. Actually, once the coast is clear, I will check out Noni B’s website and see whether or not there is one on there, I remember that there was back when we bought it.

My step dad has a new suit, I just want to get him a new tie as a bit of a gift, something for him to wear.

I found a pic of mum's MOB dress, although on a model, not on her!

I love it so so so much, and it looks amazing on her. The colour in real life, I think, is a bit lighter? It's called Pistachio, and it's a 3 piece skirt suit. The bottom of the skirt has a fluted edge, and there is just a camisole in the same material as the skirt underneath.

Laurette,

Your mum's outfit is beautiful i love the colour.


kathyxxx

Thanks Kathy I think that she will look beautiful! And since she's walking me down the aisle, she had to look schmick.

Laurette I LOVE your MOB outfit! Where did your mum get it from? My FMIL still doesn't have an outfit, is going to Sydney next weekend I think - talk about cutting it fine!

ha ha Heather - she got it from Noni B