Archive for December, 2007
Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Courtney in Funny
With all the stress you feel as a bride spending every waking moment planning your wedding, it’s a good idea to take a break every now and then. No, going to work doesn’t count!
In honor of today being Friday, and tomorrow being the start of the weekend, I thought I’d give you something to laugh about. Time to de-stress you beautiful bride-to-be! Your wedding is still going to be amazing!
So, without further ado, here’s today’s joke:
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1 . Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I’ve tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but it is no longer available.
What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate
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Dear Desperate,
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while husband 1.0 is an Operating System. Please enter the command “http: I Thought You Loved Me.html” and try to download Tears 6.2 and don’t forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources). Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Food 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.
Good Luck,
Tech Support
Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Courtney in Contests, News
Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to pay for your perfect wedding, and you got a free car to boot? Well, if you are a bride-to-be that lives in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, or Kentucky, that dream just may come true.
Dodge is hosting its first-ever “Journey of a Lifetime” contest, and the winners will receive an all-expenses paid wedding, as well as a Dodge Journey to start their journey together with. The catch is that to be a contender, you have to be from one of the 8 states listed above, and, oh yeah, you’ll have to have the ceremony on the floor of the Chicago Auto Show on February 14, 2008. Sorry.
You would, however, be allowed to invite up to 100 of your closest friends and family to the even, and you’d be able to pick out your dream dress, flowers, cake, and other wedding day must-haves free of charge.
So have I got your attention? If you want to enter the contest, you have to be 18, and you have to submit each of the following to Dodge:
- A photo of you and your hubby-to-be
- A 500-word essay that answers the question: “Why should Dodge select you to start your ‘Journey’ of a lifetime together at the Chicago Auto Show on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2008?”
Want to know even more? Well, I’m tired of writing, so I guess you could just check out the Journey Contest website. Good Luck!
(Photo credit: Dodge)
You want your wedding to be unique, but it seems like everything different you could do has already been done before. Maybe that’s why some people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on their wedding—so they can have an unforgettable, unique event and nothing but good memories for the rest of their lives.
Maybe, though, if you are creative enough, you can come up with a wedding plan that features something amazing without spending ungodly amounts of money. Something beautiful that symbolizes love; something that that you and your guests have likely never experienced before: a butterfly release.
Granted, a butterfly release is best suited for an outdoor wedding (I have no idea how you’d gather them up again if you released them indoors), but even if your wedding is indoors, there are ways to incorporate a butterfly release. If, for example, you are married in a chapel, the butterfly release could be timed to occur as you and your guests exit the building.
In any case, there are a few basics you might want to consider if you choose to have a butterfly release at your wedding:
- Butterflies can be released individually or all together from a large box. If you’d like each of your guests to release a butterfly, you would want to look into the first option. If you have a young flower girl or ring bearer, however, releasing all the butterflies might be a very meaningful task for them.
- The butterflies are typically kept chilled on ice until the time of the release. Just to make sure the release goes off without a hitch, you’ll want to let them thaw about a half hour before they are freed.
- Many butterfly vendors also offer decorative cages where the butterflies can be viewed as centerpieces before they are released. If you are planning an outdoor reception, releasing the butterflies at dusk might be an ideal option.
- Most butterfly vendors are actually butterfly nurseries where butterflies are raised. If you hope to plan a butterfly release for your wedding, make sure to place your order in advance: two to three months is ideal; six weeks is cutting it really close.
I’m not going to lie: I was a bit of a renegade bride. I picked the first dress I found (it looked fabulous though!), I insisted on only having a Maid of Honor, and I pretty much went with the flow of what everyone else thought would be a good idea. Don’t get me wrong; I put in my two cents if something someone put out there was ridiculous. But other than that, I had made up my mind to be a stress-free bride.
For the most part, it worked out well. Maybe my then-fiancé was more involved than most. Or maybe everyone who was involved in my wedding just went above and beyond to make the event amazing. I probably just lucked out, but I did enjoy the days up to my wedding a lot more than I would have if I was freaking out about every little thing.
I’m not saying to leave your wedding day up to everyone else. It could, and probably would, be disastrous! What I am saying is that you should make your big day as stress free as possible so that you can enjoy it. And the best way to make that happen: proper planning, of course!
One of the coolest things I’ve come across since I got married is the wedding website. There are tons of options out there, but the concepts are all basically the same. With a wedding website you can share your love story, announce your plans, and provide guests with all the information that will help them get to the wedding on time.
I’ve also recently found out that one of the most tactful ways to make sure everyone knows where you’re registered at is to do so through your wedding website. You can even provide direct links if you don’t want your guests to get lost in cyber-space!
So, since there are so many options for wedding websites out there, I’ve taken the liberty of finding a comparison chart of many of them, with information on pricing, free trials, and number of pages, so you can figure out which one is right for you. It might take a little time now, but if it saves you some stress in the long run, it’ll be completely worth it!
One of the most exciting parts of planning your wedding is trying on dozens of wedding gowns, looking for the perfect one just for you.
Ask yourself a few questions before you begin your quest for the perfect bridal gown:
- Are you looking for a formal or more casual wedding dress?
- What style of bridal gown interests you?
- What price range can you afford?
Check out bridal magazines and websites to get an idea of what you like before heading to the bridal salon.
Make appointments with two or three salons to try to find the best one for you. If you find the gowns are out of your price range, the customer service is poor, or just don’t get a good vibe from the salon … move on. You bridal gown may be one of your biggest wedding purchases. Therefore, you should take your time and make sure you are totally satisfied before making your final choice.
Bring your sister or girlfriends with you while shopping. They’ll be able to help you get in and out of the gowns, and of course, give their opinion on your selections. But remember, the final decision is yours.
To get more tips on shopping for your wedding gown, read the articles about How to Choose a Bridal Shop and Wedding Gown Styles by Yours Truly.
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough and his longtime girlfriend Leigh Boniello were married on Saturday in Orlando, according to PEOPLE.
The twosome met in 2000 when Boniello was working as the Backstreet Boys’ webmaster. They were engaged last New Year’s when Dorough made a surprise proposal in front of 40 family and friends at Boniello’s home in New Jersey.
Congratulations and good luck to the happy couple!
I have read a lot of true love stories in my time, but not very many are as special as the story of Jasmine Chopra and Luis Delgadillo.
The two met in the Army and grew closer as they trained for combat duty. And though Jasmine didn’t think much about Luis at first, he was in love with her from the get-go. And through time, they grew closer.
After hours of training, they would sit together and listen to music on his computer. One of their favorite songs was from Death Cab for Cutie, the lyrics went like this:
If there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark.
As they sat in the darkness of a blacked-out belly of a C-130 transport plane heading to Iraq. Luis offered Jasmine his heart and told her, “I’ll follow you into the dark.” Jasmine could only offer a hug in return.
After landing in Iraq, before parting ways to their assignments, she told Luis what she had realized on the dark plane ride, “I love you. I really, really love you.”
They would keep in touch by email and Jasmine would plan virtual dates where she would send him a link of a hotel website where they could stay, another link for a restaurant and so on.
Luis told Jasmine that, whenever she decided she was ready to get engaged, “it would be the easiest question you could ask me.”
And so she did.
Both on vacation back in Southern California, she led him to a chapel at Chapman University, her alma mater. She had told him they were attending a alumni function. When they walked toward the door, a big truck pulled into place in front of the main entrance. In white letters, across the side was emblazoned, “Luis, Will You Marry Me? Love, Jasmine.”
And so their journey begins.
Read the rest of this story at OCRegister.com.
There are hundreds of flower types to choose from when you’re selecting your wedding flora. There might even be thousands of flower types if you count the many variations of each species, and just getting started selecting your floral theme can be overwhelming! It’s probably safe to say that selecting flowers for your wedding bouquet is not likely to be easy. It’s even harder, though, if you’re concerned with sticking only to flowers that are in season to cut costs.
If you’re into the idea of keeping your wedding bouquet in-season, here are the most popular flower choices divied up by their seasonable months to make the selection process a little less daunting:
January – Bells of Ireland, Bird of Paradise, Candytuft, Delphinium, Heather, Protea, Star Gazer Lily, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
February – Bells of Ireland, Daffodil, Eucalyptus, Heather, Leptospermum, Ranunculus, Scabiosa, White Calla Lily
March – Assorted Lilies, Daffodil, Delphinium, Godetia, Heather, Protea, Scabiosa, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
April – Boronia, Candytuft, Delphinium, Godetia, Lisianthus, Peony, Ranunculus, Sunflower, Tulip, Veronica
May – Aster, English Lavender, Gladiola, Hydrangea, Miniature Calla Lily, Love in the Mist, Star Gazer Lily, Statice, Trachelium, Yarrow
June – Baby’s Breath, Bells of Ireland, English Lavender, Lisianthus, Gladiola, Godetia, Hydrangea, Protea, Statice, Sunflower, Trachelium, Tuberose, Veronica, Yarrow
July – Candytuft, Delphinium, Gladiola, Hydrangea, Lisianthus, Phlox, Scabiosa, Sweetpea, Tuberose, Yarrow
August – Aster, English Lavender, Heather, Love in the Mist, Phlox, Protea, Sunflower, Veronica, Yarrow
September – Bells of Ireland, Chinese Lanterns, Godetia, Leptospermum, Lisianthus, Ornamental Peppers, Protea, Scabiosa, Sunflower, Tuberose, Veronica
October – Aster, Chinese Lanterns, Delphinium, Eucalyptus, Godetia, Heather, Leptospermum, Phlox, Statice, Tuberose, Veronica, Yarrow
November – Bird of Paradise, Candytuft, Gladiola, Heather, Love in the Mist, Ornamental Peppers, Phlox, Scabiosa, Sweetpea, Veronica
December – Assorted Lilies, Calla Lily, Daffodil, Heather, Leptospermum, Lisianthus, Protea, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
Google co-founder and billionaire Larry Page married his girlfriend Lucy Southworth this past Saturday. The couple held their ceremony on a tiny Caribbean island owned by Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Group. Branson also served as Larry’s best man.
The bride is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics at Stanford - the same university that Larry attended for his doctorate before he decided to drop out and pay 100% attention to Google.
600 guests were flown on private planes to the ceremony on Branson’s Necker Island. Celebrity guests included the likes of Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Deep. It was rumored that all the guest signed confidentialty agreements about the day’s events.
Can you imagine how posh this wedding must have been??
Congrats to the happy couple!
My fifth wedding anniversary is in a few weeks. And five years is not much compared to the milestone anniversaries that we normally blog about here at Truly. But five years is five years.
In honor of my fifth anniversary, I offer my five tips for a successful marriage.
Say “I love you.”
Saying “I love you” early and often is important. Life is too short. You never know what can happen. When you leave for work in the morning or go to sleep at night, “I love you” should be the last words you say and the last words that you hear.
Don’t be a nag.
Nagging about petty stuff is useless. The woman wears herself out nagging. The man just rolls his eyes and eventually becomes resentful. If he leaves the toilet seat up, it’s not big deal - just put it down. In the big picture, it really doesn’t mean much.
Take a shower together everyday.
If you have small kids, this might be impossible. But if you don’t, it’s good advice. The shower is a great place for talking, bonding and … enjoying each other’s company. It’s a nice way to spend a little extra time together before starting your day.
Set a budget together.
When you first get married, it may be the first time you have pooled your money together with someone. One of you may be thrifty, while the other is frivolous with money. Get on the same page by setting up a budget together. Write down your short term and long term financial goals. Then make a plan to reach them.
Laugh a lot.
No matter what’s happening in your lives, take time out to spend time together in laugh. My husband and I watch TV together every night for an hour or so right before we fall asleep. We TIVO ridiculous shows from Reality TV to cheesy soaps. Then unwind together by laughing and watching TV before falling asleep.