Daisalana

I don't know.. for me, if I pull my belly skin away (I do this sometimes, as I know I will get a TT one day), it completely tightens my stomach and below my stomach.. but the mons, are like a fat ball. They don't move when I pull my stomach taught. I may end up getting a mons lift too one day, but all depends on cost, because it doesn't bother me.. stomach does because people see it, but the only people who see my mons don't care!

Hah! Well, I thought it's funny how it's our baby violet, and how appropriate it is due in APRIL! I can't imagine feeling the movement. Since I don't feel pregnant, it's still very surreal.. seeing my belly grow will be weird too.

Yup, when I saw it, and she had the heart beat going I felt my face get warm and I smiled.. a goofy smile, and I couldn't stop it (I did try because I realize how goofy I was looking). There it is, it's alive, it's healthy and everything was good! I can finally be excited. I told them (I rambled, I was so nervous), my concerns about friends who found out the baby didn't grow, heart wasn't beating, blah blah.. and if it didn't implant, or what if it was etopic.. since I don't FEEL pregnant, it didn't seem real till I saw it on the monitor!! She said, her first pregnancy she didn't feel pregnant either, no morning sickness, etc... then she said the 2nd pregnancy made up for it. She said she probably wouldn't have had another if her 2nd pregnancy was first. They gave me the dvd, the video I have is a bit longer than what I put on youtube, they labeled my ovaries and my 'cul de sac'.. which I got a kick out of, I'm not sure what a cul de sac is (in terms of my body)!! The doctor said about my pelvic kidney--because of it, c-section is pretty much out of the question, it would be too dangerous. So she said, if YOU get fat, the baby gets fat, and a vaginal delivery is hard.. so she said I need to make sure not to gain too much weight. I made the mistake of telling my mom (but realized my mistake and am not telling DH!) she instantly goes "You shouldn't have eaten that candy the other day, I'm going to be watching you".. feh. I eat candy almost every day, and I still lose weight.. I don't eat enough to get fat!! I still can't. I bounced to 219lb the week I found out, but I'm back to 212lb and it's not moving anymore. It must have been retained water or something, that WAS the week I 'should have' been PMSing, so maybe it was PMS bloating or.. I dunno. Anyway.. that's my excitement. I have a lil alien growing in me. They said due date is April 23... and my doctor said 'That is Shakespeare's Birthday!'.. I thought what a crazy woman, she actually memorizes an anticdote for every single day of the year?? Then she said, it's also her daughter's birthday.. hah, so that's why she knew. That's so cool Tracy that you did all that, is that a volunteer job kind of thing? Any updates on the TX V's, anyone know if the path moved or what?

Hugs to the TX V's! I don't know how accurate anything I hear ever is, but it sounds like it's going east again toward LA.. Never known anyone in the hurricanes during hurricane season, normally I'm just pleased they are sending storms to cool our weather off. Did you guys see the L hurricane t his year? LAURA. Laura better behave, and stay away from my V's..

This was an add in craigslist, and then a response. Lease With An Options to Buy Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year-old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from New York . I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City , so I don't think I'm overreaching at all. Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a businessman who makes average around 200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level? Here are my questions specifically: - Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms -What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my feelings -Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)? - Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I've seen really 'plain Jane' boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story there? - Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out? - How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth. - THE ANSWER Dear Pers-431649184: I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament. Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I see it. Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more beautiful! So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you! So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following: If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage. Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful" as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout. By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation. With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way. Classic "pump and dump." I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know ---------- A young boy went up to his father and asked him, "Dad, what is the difference between potentially and realistically?" The father thought for a moment, then answered, "Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Then ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars, and then, ask your brother if he'd sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you learn from that." So the boy went to his mother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The mother replied, "Of course I would! We could really use that money to fix up the house and send you kids to a great University!" The boy then went to his sister and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" The girl replied, "Oh my God! I LOVE Brad Pitt !!!!! I would sleep with him in a heartbeat, are you nuts?" The boy then went to his brother and asked, "Would you sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" "Of course," the brother replied. "Do you know how much a million bucks would buy?" The boy pondered the answers for a few days and then went back to his dad. His father asked him, "Did you find out the difference between potentially and realistically?" The boy replied, "Yes. Potentially, you and I are sitting on three million dollars, but Realistically, we're living with two hookers and a homo !!!!!

All's well :sad:)

I did hamsters in high school and had to give up on it. I went through 3 in 1 year and they all kept getting tumors and dying :rolleyes2:

They can't tell the sex until 20 weeks, Russell & I actually fought about this last night--at the instigation of my mom. She always waited to find out, she likes surprises. I want to know ahead of time so I can buy girl stuff or boy stuff, and pick out names, etc. Mom told Russell she thinks waiting is more fun, so now he wants to wait. I decided I'll just not tell them, I'll find out and buy stuff and put it in a closet lol. Talking about your new glasses is useless without PICS!!!

You're all in my thoughts! I keep sending purple vibes to break down the storm and make it weenie! Make sure you all check in on us periodically so we know everyone is ok. I'm going to get an ultrasound in 3 hours.. :rolleyes2:

My breasts were sore the first week I found out, and now it comes and goes (but nothing like it was that one week). I feel random cramping every once in a while, mostly in the mornings.. it's not as bad as PMS cramps, just distinct discomfort. Had some bloating, and unusually gassy.. but nothing that screams at me. I've been told lately I am freaking out over little things (by mom & DH), but when they have told me that I feel completely normal; I'm not getting upset about anything. So it's confusing me, and irritating me, and I have to make a point NOT to get upset that they are saying I am upset, when I know I'm not. They keep ganging up on me. I did boohoo over some silly things that first week too, but the hasn't happened lately. 4 hours till my ultrasound!

Hah, 20% of my check goes into savings before it even reaches my hand, so that part is taken care of! I planned to find out the sex (too early right now), but DH actually said tonight after talking to my mom (damn her and her joy of surprises) convinced him we should wait, even though I told her I wanted to. So who knows. This actually did turn into the argument, so I'm on the laptop in bed while he's in the computer room. I wish I could be lesbian most the time.

:omg_smile: No, mine didn't puff up. But, the size of those are controlled by blood, so while I would never have noticed personally (since I couldn't see my mons).. it could be from sitting a lot post-surgery or if you were given a blood thinner and your blood is really pooling or somethin..in the mons.. and voila. Just a theory.

It was cooling off here, and humidity was going away.. and then the past 2 days it's been almost 90 degrees & HORRIBLE humidity. I was waiting outside the theatre for my friend last night and was eaten alive.. some bites I don't think are mosquitos, they are hard and hurt. Ready for fall dang it. One of our accountants, she is almost 70.. she's a really funny woman, but her grand daughter is having a 'princess tea party', so she was requested to attend.. she brought in a thrift store cinderella costume she found lol. SHE is going to wear it to the tea party. I am going to take pics of it tomorrow, she said she is wearing it from here to the party.. It's going to be a hoot. I had half a club sandwhich for lunch, and been eating some of those Runtz candies. They have some new flavors, pineapple & mango! Pineapple nom nom nom. Hope ya'll are all having a relaxing day!

<3 BBK I get my ultrasound tomorrow, I'm so anxious!! I'm getting an unusually big commission check this Friday, trying to decide what to blow it on. I think money literally burns a hole in my purse.

I know I saw the notebook, but I can't remember what its about now!! Aw Jane, I wouldn't think you qualify, no where near!! Keep BBK in your thoughts & prayers, if none of ya'll meander on the boards she's goin through some bad crap right now. BB must come on every friggin day, you guys always talkin about it. Big brother, right?? I looked at the fall line up coming up, everything starts in the next 3 weeks, I am sooo excited, I forgot how much tv I use to like-with them being gone so long, I wrote down at least 20 shows to make sure tivo is recording them.

What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. You WILL make it through this, and one day you'll forget how hard it was. Maybe not anytime soon, but someday. You are a hardass and a great person. I'm sorry about your 9 year old, and without seeming invasive, I would recommend getting her into counseling asap... like tomorrow.. she needs to vent to a 3rd party and not internalize it.

Thanks lisa, I'm glad to hear that & that everything is going fine for you :thumbup: 48 hours from now I can officially celebrate!!

Oh and get this, one of the newer sales persons, the one I told ya'll about last week that is hungry for work, but turned down taking that local account from me.. Well today CEO told me he wants to give one of my customers (albeit, NOT a big customer, but still money is money) to her. I just gave him a look and he starts talking about something unrelated. He asked what my look was about, so I said.. they aren't a big customer, but they are a steady customer and that's money directly out of my pocket.. why would you just give my account away??? And he tells me something (that made no sense).. I corrected him, and so he's not taking it from me. I ask, where did this even come from-why would this come across your desk?? He said SHE brought it up. Without details, SHE lied about some scenerio, which is why she should get it. A complete bold face lie--and she knows it was a lie. So I talked to her supervisor, about me confronting her on it. I said, I'm going to count to 10.. but I feel I am in every right to call her out on 1. going behind my back to STEAL a customer I've had for years 2. Blatantly lying about it to steal it.--not even coming to me, but going over my head to come up with this scheme. She agreed, I should confront her on it. I'm going to think about it tonight, and write her a polite but pointedly haughty e-mail tomorrow. She messed with the wrong girl.

I had McDonalds for the first time in over a year hah. I got the McRib, I had to try it. 1/2 way through I did a major PB/vomit and up it all came. Was fun while it lasted.. Got my fill of McDonald's for the year, forgot how nasty that place was.

That's neat, I saw someone post one shortly after my surgery, so I called my doc to see if I could get pics. They acted like I was a special person for asking hehehehe. No luck for me :thumbdown:

(Silent Treatment at the end is my favorite!!!) ~WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST~ She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee. Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box. Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week. Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl. And her husband is on the back of the milk carton. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~WOMEN'S REVENGE~ 'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet , I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. 'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked. 'No,' she replied, 'but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally. ' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~UNDERSTANDING WOMEN~ (A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE) I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~MARRIAGE SEMINAR~ While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Joe and his wife Ann listened to the instructor, 'It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes. ' He addressed the man, 'Can you name your wife's favorite flower?' Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, 'It's Pillsbury, isn't it? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~WIFE VS. HUSBAND~ A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?' 'Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws. ' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~WORDS~ A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men.. The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~CREATION~ A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. 'The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~WHO DOES WHAT~ A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee. The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee. ' Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee. ' Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me. ' So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says 'HEBREWS' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Silent Treatment~ A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, 'Please wake me at 5:00 AM.' He left it where he knew she would find it. The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, 'It is 5:00 AM. Wake up. ' Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests

Nope, I play with my poor pannis too. I hold it up and away and imagine what I'd look like if I had it cut off. More and more, I realize it's skin that will have to be removed. It's pathetically deflated.

Sooo.. dump them first? Lots of hugs, and kind thoughts. I'm not good with sad stuff, so here's kitties for you..

Movies in theaters have sucked lately.. I'm really disappointed in them. I'm going to see House Bunny tonight I think with my music buddy..we always go see goofy movies. I won't even go into the meeting today, I have been blowing up for an hour with everyone here talking about how ridiculous these women are, I think I even said "THEY NEED TO GET LAID!!!". Tee-hee. I'm letting it go though! Do any of you have thoughts on getting a low profile port? I don't know if I'm not 'there' yet, or.. maybe it's the location.. My doc always said, when I got to goal, they'd trade out my port for a low-profile port. I don't think I even had a comment on it, didn't care at the time. When they revised my port, and moved it to my chest.. he made a note to tell my mom, it's going to be obvious-I will be able to feel it, so he'll do a low-profile port when I get to goal. I still didn't think anything of it. I see people on the boards talking about wanting them. Mine is completely feelable.. I can feel the entire thing, I showed ya'll! But it doesn't bother me at all. It doesn't hurt, and if anything, I like to play with it when I'm laying in bed at night sometimes (don't be dirty, it just entertains me!). So I don't know why I'd do another surgery for a low-profile port. Only person going to be touching me there is me & DH.. and he doesn't care, he's use to it by now.

One of my biggest worries is that I have no morning sickness!! I know some people don't get it, but I want everything to be 'by the book' so it feels normal. Until they show me it's all healthy and good, I always have a scared feeling it's not alright. I gained 7lb the first week I found out, not sure why, I don't think I ate anymore than usual.. but since then I just bounce around my current ticker weight, I've not been back up to 219lb in over a week, so that's good.