Updates, anyone?

[madelise]

I just bought the Sensationail starter kit from Drugstore.com because it is on sale for $35!
http://www.drugstore.com/sensationail-gel-polish-starter-kit-scarlet-red/qxp402271?catid=196090

I read some mixed reviews about the polish but at the very least $35 is a good deal for a LED lamp!
I also got the Gelish foundation and top coat from Amazon... Have you tried "sandwiching" regular polish with it? That way I won't have to invest in a whole new collection of polish...
I am excited, thank you for enabling the nail addiction

I don't know about sandwiching them, though I did do some googling for PB when she was thinking about it. Reviewers all say it's doable. I have, however, used regular polish, and used gel top coat. It works perfectly fine. Just make sure your regular polish is 100% dried throughout, so wait at least half a day. To check if it's all dried throughout, use your nail to dig in, and see if it leaves a mark. If it's still not dry underneath, it'll get a nail mark.

And your welcome always happy to help enable others. Hehehe

 

[mandasand]

Arg ladies...we went to his Squadron Xmas party last night, everyone calls him my husband, even our friends. All his troops thinks I'm his wife. The girls that know we are not were saying stuff about how we've been together "forever," so hopefully I get some bling soon. They are sweet but I have been feeling hopeless. It's also hard around the holidays with friends getting engaged and all those damn jewelry commercials!

He thinks I gave him an ultimatum...I'm supposed to move to San Diego in April. I told him that if he's not ready to get engaged before I move, then I'm planning on taking my dog with me. I hadn't made a final decision about that before. Now he's hurt because he says if i move with my dog and my stuff, nothing ties me here. I told him that his doubts can easily be solved. He is the type of guy that if he thinks someone is telling him what to do, he'll do the opposite. So, now I'm feeling like my move is turning into an actual decision about our relationship, where before it was a move for my job and he would get down to SD as soon as possible.

I usually don't talk about my relationship with anyone. Two weeks ago, I called my friend in tears over this situation. I have reached out to a couple of friends, even my dad and his mom thinks my decision about the move is totally acceptable. Both of our families thinks we should take it to the next stage.

I thought I would be planning our wedding while he was in Iraq...but he didn't ask me before he left. He just gave me a twist tie ring. He's been home for a year now...we bought a new house, everything is settled with our careers, we've looked and talked about rings for a year, he even said it was ok if I started researching wedding ideas. But, he hasn't asked me yet. Anyway, I'm probably feeling frustrated because it's the holidays and we both love this time of the year.

Thanks for letting me vent!!

 

[audball]

OH mandasand. I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say. I don't think your request is unreasonable. I also don't see it as an ultimatum. It seems logical. I know it's stressing you out. I hope you're able to find peace. I really have no wise words but I just want to give you some hugs. We're hear if you need to vent further.

 

[madelise]

I'm hoping I'll get better pictures tomorrow when I have daylight. Right now the sun doesn't come up until 830am when I'm already at work and the sunsets at 430pm before I'm home from work.

"Tomorrow" has gone and passed, and you didn't give us any blingporn Hope you're having fun playing with the diamond, though!!

 

[madelise]

Arg ladies...we went to his Squadron Xmas party last night, everyone calls him my husband, even our friends. All his troops thinks I'm his wife. The girls that know we are not were saying stuff about how we've been together "forever," so hopefully I get some bling soon. They are sweet but I have been feeling hopeless. It's also hard around the holidays with friends getting engaged and all those damn jewelry commercials!

That can seem annoying, but what if they're trying to drill in him that he needs to propose? Cus it has been 'forever'? Don't feel hopeless. It's not your fault he hasn't proposed. That's his responsibility, on his dime, at his time. Hopefully the dinner party helped light a fire under his booty. Have ya'll talked about everyone's comments?

He thinks I gave him an ultimatum...I'm supposed to move to San Diego in April. I told him that if he's not ready to get engaged before I move, then I'm planning on taking my dog with me. I hadn't made a final decision about that before. Now he's hurt because he says if i move with my dog and my stuff, nothing ties me here. I told him that his doubts can easily be solved. He is the type of guy that if he thinks someone is telling him what to do, he'll do the opposite. So, now I'm feeling like my move is turning into an actual decision about our relationship, where before it was a move for my job and he would get down to SD as soon as possible.

I usually don't talk about my relationship with anyone. Two weeks ago, I called my friend in tears over this situation. I have reached out to a couple of friends, even my dad and his mom thinks my decision about the move is totally acceptable. Both of our families thinks we should take it to the next stage.

I thought I would be planning our wedding while he was in Iraq...but he didn't ask me before he left. He just gave me a twist tie ring. He's been home for a year now...we bought a new house, everything is settled with our careers, we've looked and talked about rings for a year, he even said it was ok if I started researching wedding ideas. But, he hasn't asked me yet. Anyway, I'm probably feeling frustrated because it's the holidays and we both love this time of the year.

Thanks for letting me vent!!

I have many strong opinions here, and I typed them out but I don't think you need to hear them. I think you need a hug. You should probably talk to your friends about your relationship. I definitely think you're in the right here, and he's in the wrong.

Talk to your friends. Holding it inside won't do you any good. You need people to be on your side, supporting you and letting you vent your thoughts and emotions often. What else are friends for if they can't be there for you when you're frustrated?

 

[mandasand]

Yeah, it's annoying what his work people say, but I have to consider the source...they are all really young. He is their boss, so they just think we're married because pretty much everyone is married in the military.

Yesterday, he asked me what was wrong. He knows I'm upset. We talked about it a little and he was understanding. I know he has a plan and I'm probably over reacting. It's a very confusing time for me. I am about to make a huge move for my career...leaving my family and friends behind. We just bought a beautiful home. He's been so supportive about the whole thing. He doesn't even care about the house...says we'll sell it. The thing is, he's stationed here until he retires in 2014, so we'll be living apart for a year. It's not a huge deal because we've spent 6 months apart and with no access other than a 5-minute Skype call a few times a week. SD is an hour flight from here and my company will still have an office here so I'll probably be coming back and forth often anyway. I'm struggling with the separation more than him. He's used to it after 18 years in the military. My love language is quality time, so I'm suffering more about it.

I think it is okay to talk a little to friends but I don't want to be complaining about the man I love, I think it's wrong. No relationship is perfect. We have to have some maturity level here, so I have a couple confidants.

 

[madelise]

Yeah, it's annoying what his work people say, but I have to consider the source...they are all really young. He is their boss, so they just think we're married because pretty much everyone is married in the military.

Yesterday, he asked me what was wrong. He knows I'm upset. We talked about it a little and he was understanding. I know he has a plan and I'm probably over reacting. It's a very confusing time for me. I am about to make a huge move for my career...leaving my family and friends behind. We just bought a beautiful home. He's been so supportive about the whole thing. He doesn't even care about the house...says we'll sell it. The thing is, he's stationed here until he retires in 2014, so we'll be living apart for a year. It's not a huge deal because we've spent 6 months apart and with no access other than a 5-minute Skype call a few times a week. SD is an hour flight from here and my company will still have an office here so I'll probably be coming back and forth often anyway. I'm struggling with the separation more than him. He's used to it after 18 years in the military. My love language is quality time, so I'm suffering more about it.

I think it is okay to talk a little to friends but I don't want to be complaining about the man I love, I think it's wrong. No relationship is perfect. We have to have some maturity level here, so I have a couple confidants.

Aw, manda, you need an outlet. It's not "complaining" if you aren't talking down about him-- you're just talking out your thoughts, just like you are here. It's good to get fresh perspective from others. *Big hugs*. Rant here as much as you want; we're here to listen and share our thoughts.

You'll be fine in SD, and you'll do wonderfully. It's only one year. Maybe this separation will get him to act

 

[pandabee]

aww mandasand I'm sorry you are feeling that way...I don't think you are complaining, and of course you can say whatever you want to us ladies here!!! I hope the distance this time will be good for you...hopefully that gives him that extra oomph.


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Last night while we were drunk (with love ...actually not alcohol-inebriated at all I just thought it would be funny to say that lol) I asked him when he thought we would be able to get married...

S: uhhh I don't know
me: well, when do you think we can afford it?
S: how about by next Christmas?
me: is that a promise????
S: yes

eeeee so okay maybe I need to clarify if he meant actually get married by next Christmas or just engaged by next Christmas because obviously that's a difference of maybe up to a year or so haha. So this is pretty much lining up though I guess with the timeline I had in my head so it's nice to know he is on the same page!!!! Definitely hoping it'll happen sooner rather than later though, as he doesn't have as much in loans to pay off as I do

 

[madelise]

aww mandasand I'm sorry you are feeling that way...I don't think you are complaining, and of course you can say whatever you want to us ladies here!!! I hope the distance this time will be good for you...hopefully that gives him that extra oomph.


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Last night while we were drunk (with love ...actually not alcohol-inebriated at all I just thought it would be funny to say that lol) I asked him when he thought we would be able to get married...

S: uhhh I don't know
me: well, when do you think we can afford it?
S: how about by next Christmas?
me: is that a promise????
S: yes

eeeee so okay maybe I need to clarify if he meant actually get married by next Christmas or just engaged by next Christmas because obviously that's a difference of maybe up to a year or so haha. So this is pretty much lining up though I guess with the timeline I had in my head so it's nice to know he is on the same page!!!! Definitely hoping it'll happen sooner rather than later though, as he doesn't have as much in loans to pay off as I do

Well.. cough.. you do have a ring now!! That needs to be resized ASAP so he can have it to do what he pleases!

You SO cheesy, "drunk with love" lol!!! Oh, I thought of you lately, while I was going through the ads in the mail. http://www.zgallerie.com/p-11160-pill-carafes.aspx You two so need these at your wedding. "The prescription for happiness". Something cheesy. EEK.!

Or fill it with wine and literally, "drunk with love" or "doped up on love" or something. HEHEEHE.

You owe me a photo of your ring on top of a bunch of pills, with a cheesy one liner, btw.

 

[pandabee]

Well.. cough.. you do have a ring now!! That needs to be resized ASAP so he can have it to do what he pleases!

You SO cheesy, "drunk with love" lol!!! Oh, I thought of you lately, while I was going through the ads in the mail. http://www.zgallerie.com/p-11160-pill-carafes.aspx You two so need these at your wedding. "The prescription for happiness". Something cheesy. EEK.!

Or fill it with wine and literally, "drunk with love" or "doped up on love" or something. HEHEEHE.

You owe me a photo of your ring on top of a bunch of pills, with a cheesy one liner, btw.

hehe I like those carafes! One of my good friends who got married this summer (they are also both in school with us) had in addition to their guestbook a "prescription drop off" glass container where you could write a prescription (love advice) and place it in the jar. I've seen a couple cute ideas from blogs but I am trying to save them hehehe.

Sadly I only have access to a bunch of pills at work...and I don't think I could take my ring there quite yet (although the lighting is spectacular I'm sure) so I will do so as soon as I can!!! I like that idea

 

[madelise]

Well.. cough.. you do have a ring now!! That needs to be resized ASAP so he can have it to do what he pleases!

You SO cheesy, "drunk with love" lol!!! Oh, I thought of you lately, while I was going through the ads in the mail. http://www.zgallerie.com/p-11160-pill-carafes.aspx You two so need these at your wedding. "The prescription for happiness". Something cheesy. EEK.!

Or fill it with wine and literally, "drunk with love" or "doped up on love" or something. HEHEEHE.

You owe me a photo of your ring on top of a bunch of pills, with a cheesy one liner, btw.

hehe I like those carafes! One of my good friends who got married this summer (they are also both in school with us) had in addition to their guestbook a "prescription drop off" glass container where you could write a prescription (love advice) and place it in the jar. I've seen a couple cute ideas from blogs but I am trying to save them hehehe.

Sadly I only have access to a bunch of pills at work...and I don't think I could take my ring there quite yet (although the lighting is spectacular I'm sure) so I will do so as soon as I can!!! I like that idea

Oh, you can have all my pills, lol. I have a whole mini fridge filled with them. I hate taking medicine so I end up with surplus. BTW, do you know where I can safely rid of them? I know the trash and the toilet are no-no's… that's why I've been hoarding them in my mini fridge. I look like a drug addict, but it's really the opposite. I just really hate taking medicine.

I'm picturing the photo already. Tacori + AVC + colorful pills, and one of those brown bottle/white caps just messily laying there.. Why do I think it's so romantic? hah.

I love that "Prescription Drop Off" idea!!

 

[pandabee]

Oh, you can have all my pills, lol. I have a whole mini fridge filled with them. I hate taking medicine so I end up with surplus. BTW, do you know where I can safely rid of them? I know the trash and the toilet are no-no's… that's why I've been hoarding them in my mini fridge. I look like a drug addict, but it's really the opposite. I just really hate taking medicine.

I'm picturing the photo already. Tacori + AVC + colorful pills, and one of those brown bottle/white caps just messily laying there.. Why do I think it's so romantic? hah.

I love that "Prescription Drop Off" idea!!

hehehe. "OD on loooooove"

You can mix them with kitty litter or coffee grounds and throw them away in the regular trash that way!

 

[audball]

I'm hoping I'll get better pictures tomorrow when I have daylight. Right now the sun doesn't come up until 830am when I'm already at work and the sunsets at 430pm before I'm home from work.

"Tomorrow" has gone and passed, and you didn't give us any blingporn Hope you're having fun playing with the diamond, though!!

Indeed! Try more pics!

 

[audball]

Yeah, it's annoying what his work people say, but I have to consider the source...they are all really young. He is their boss, so they just think we're married because pretty much everyone is married in the military.

Yesterday, he asked me what was wrong. He knows I'm upset. We talked about it a little and he was understanding. I know he has a plan and I'm probably over reacting. It's a very confusing time for me. I am about to make a huge move for my career...leaving my family and friends behind. We just bought a beautiful home. He's been so supportive about the whole thing. He doesn't even care about the house...says we'll sell it. The thing is, he's stationed here until he retires in 2014, so we'll be living apart for a year. It's not a huge deal because we've spent 6 months apart and with no access other than a 5-minute Skype call a few times a week. SD is an hour flight from here and my company will still have an office here so I'll probably be coming back and forth often anyway. I'm struggling with the separation more than him. He's used to it after 18 years in the military. My love language is quality time, so I'm suffering more about it.

I think it is okay to talk a little to friends but I don't want to be complaining about the man I love, I think it's wrong. No relationship is perfect. We have to have some maturity level here, so I have a couple confidants.

Aw, manda, you need an outlet. It's not "complaining" if you aren't talking down about him-- you're just talking out your thoughts, just like you are here. It's good to get fresh perspective from others. *Big hugs*. Rant here as much as you want; we're here to listen and share our thoughts.

You'll be fine in SD, and you'll do wonderfully. It's only one year. Maybe this separation will get him to act

I agree with madelise. It's not complaining if your're not bad mouthing HIM. Being frustrated about your situation is TOTALLY understandable. We're here!

 

[audball]

Last night while we were drunk (with love ...actually not alcohol-inebriated at all I just thought it would be funny to say that lol) I asked him when he thought we would be able to get married...

S: uhhh I don't know
me: well, when do you think we can afford it?
S: how about by next Christmas?
me: is that a promise????
S: yes

eeeee so okay maybe I need to clarify if he meant actually get married by next Christmas or just engaged by next Christmas because obviously that's a difference of maybe up to a year or so haha. So this is pretty much lining up though I guess with the timeline I had in my head so it's nice to know he is on the same page!!!! Definitely hoping it'll happen sooner rather than later though, as he doesn't have as much in loans to pay off as I do

So I posted about this in another thread, but SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! You need more details!

 

[pandabee]

Last night while we were drunk (with love ...actually not alcohol-inebriated at all I just thought it would be funny to say that lol) I asked him when he thought we would be able to get married...

S: uhhh I don't know
me: well, when do you think we can afford it?
S: how about by next Christmas?
me: is that a promise????
S: yes

eeeee so okay maybe I need to clarify if he meant actually get married by next Christmas or just engaged by next Christmas because obviously that's a difference of maybe up to a year or so haha. So this is pretty much lining up though I guess with the timeline I had in my head so it's nice to know he is on the same page!!!! Definitely hoping it'll happen sooner rather than later though, as he doesn't have as much in loans to pay off as I do

So I posted about this in another thread, but SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! You need more details!

alright...so I asked him to clarify and he did say *engaged* by next Christmas. eeeeeeek!!! that is a whole year away haha it seems so long, especially since we have a ring!! Hopefully it won't take that long...but I have a feeling it'd be like next fall or something at the earliest. Maaaaaybe by my birthday (August) but I won't hold my breath. Yay for a legit timeline though!!!! Feels so real now.

Oh, so I haven't been looking at wedding dresses and wedding bands online since yesterday. Not at all.

 

[LoveLikeCrazy]

Last night while we were drunk (with love ...actually not alcohol-inebriated at all I just thought it would be funny to say that lol) I asked him when he thought we would be able to get married...

S: uhhh I don't know
me: well, when do you think we can afford it?
S: how about by next Christmas?
me: is that a promise????
S: yes

eeeee so okay maybe I need to clarify if he meant actually get married by next Christmas or just engaged by next Christmas because obviously that's a difference of maybe up to a year or so haha. So this is pretty much lining up though I guess with the timeline I had in my head so it's nice to know he is on the same page!!!! Definitely hoping it'll happen sooner rather than later though, as he doesn't have as much in loans to pay off as I do

So I posted about this in another thread, but SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! You need more details!

alright...so I asked him to clarify and he did say *engaged* by next Christmas. eeeeeeek!!! that is a whole year away haha it seems so long, especially since we have a ring!! Hopefully it won't take that long...but I have a feeling it'd be like next fall or something at the earliest. Maaaaaybe by my birthday (August) but I won't hold my breath. Yay for a legit timeline though!!!! Feels so real now.

Oh, so I haven't been looking at wedding dresses and wedding bands online since yesterday. Not at all.

yay!!! Drunk with looooveee sooo cute! I bet you the sooner he holds the ring the faster he might want to unload it hehehehe. I don't do Pinterest (maybe I need to?) but I have a whole bookmarks folder of wedding crap! I'm not an enabler or anything

 

[madelise]

Last night while we were drunk (with love ...actually not alcohol-inebriated at all I just thought it would be funny to say that lol) I asked him when he thought we would be able to get married...

S: uhhh I don't know
me: well, when do you think we can afford it?
S: how about by next Christmas?
me: is that a promise????
S: yes

eeeee so okay maybe I need to clarify if he meant actually get married by next Christmas or just engaged by next Christmas because obviously that's a difference of maybe up to a year or so haha. So this is pretty much lining up though I guess with the timeline I had in my head so it's nice to know he is on the same page!!!! Definitely hoping it'll happen sooner rather than later though, as he doesn't have as much in loans to pay off as I do

So I posted about this in another thread, but SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! You need more details!

alright...so I asked him to clarify and he did say *engaged* by next Christmas. eeeeeeek!!! that is a whole year away haha it seems so long, especially since we have a ring!! Hopefully it won't take that long...but I have a feeling it'd be like next fall or something at the earliest. Maaaaaybe by my birthday (August) but I won't hold my breath. Yay for a legit timeline though!!!! Feels so real now.

Oh, so I haven't been looking at wedding dresses and wedding bands online since yesterday. Not at all.

yay!!! Drunk with looooveee sooo cute! I bet you the sooner he holds the ring the faster he might want to unload it hehehehe. I don't do Pinterest (maybe I need to?) but I have a whole bookmarks folder of wedding crap! I'm not an enabler or anything

Ditto bold part!!! Lets get you engaged!

 

[audball]

Interview update!

Andrew's interviews for the next phase of this position he is being considered for are set up! He passed the phone screening and is moving on to the next phase. There are two positions available in two different locations for the company (both within driving distance from where we live, though one is closer/more ideal). He has three one-on-ones for this job over two days in the two locations. First one is in one city on Thursday from 3:45-5pm (this is the one that is further away). The last two are back to back in the second city in the same building/room with two separate interviewers splitting the block of time on Friday from 9:30am-Noon (the closer one to us, and the one he'd prefer based on geography).

He is SOO excited but SOO nervous. PS Dust for the win! Keep it coming ladies!! Dust dust dust!

 

[maccers]

Sounds like there's been lots of good news on this thread since the weekend! Dust to all!

Okay I'm going to post a couple of pictures. Funnily enough, our iPhone took the best pictures out of our two cameras and one blackberry, go figure. Having said that, these pictures are still really disappointing to me! Please note: In one picture, you will see a hairy knuckle, it is NOT mine, it is BF's. He's been helping me take pics, lol! He's very excited about our diamond.

 

[maccers]

A couple more

 

[maccers]

one more

 

[tammy77]

It's BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on getting your diamond!

 

[madelise]

Interview update!

Andrew's interviews for the next phase of this position he is being considered for are set up! He passed the phone screening and is moving on to the next phase. There are two positions available in two different locations for the company (both within driving distance from where we live, though one is closer/more ideal). He has three one-on-ones for this job over two days in the two locations. First one is in one city on Thursday from 3:45-5pm (this is the one that is further away). The last two are back to back in the second city in the same building/room with two separate interviewers splitting the block of time on Friday from 9:30am-Noon (the closer one to us, and the one he'd prefer based on geography).

He is SOO excited but SOO nervous. PS Dust for the win! Keep it coming ladies!! Dust dust dust!

********DUSTDUSTDUSTDUSTDUST!!!*******

 

[madelise]

Sounds like there's been lots of good news on this thread since the weekend! Dust to all!

Okay I'm going to post a couple of pictures. Funnily enough, our iPhone took the best pictures out of our two cameras and one blackberry, go figure. Having said that, these pictures are still really disappointing to me! Please note: In one picture, you will see a hairy knuckle, it is NOT mine, it is BF's. He's been helping me take pics, lol! He's very excited about our diamond.

Haha, hairy knuckle I'm so self conscious about my fuzzes that I wax em now cus of PS. I never know when I'm going to need to post close up handshots, so I'm preparing ahead of time!!

Your diamond looks very white! What are the specs on it again? It's beautiful, congratulations. Isn't it uber cute when a fellow gets gushy and excited over a diamond?

 

[pandabee]

Yayyy mr. audball!!!! Lots more dust headed your way!!!

Omg maccers she's beautiful!!! Love that your man was so excited about it, that's totally awesome.

 

[audball]

Thanks for the dust everyone! Mr. audball really appreciates it!

And maccers -- gorgeous! I'm glad you finally got some pictures and that you are still smitten! It's LOVELY!

 

[maccers]

Madelise - The stone is 1.1ct, I/J (David Atlas appraised but not a GIA Cert), SI1. I forget the exact measurements, it's about 6.5mm.

 

[madelise]

Madelise - The stone is 1.1ct, I/J (David Atlas appraised but not a GIA Cert), SI1. I forget the exact measurements, it's about 6.5mm.

No wonder! I/J Is very white for an old cut!!! And rare! It's beautiful, maccers!

 

[audball]

Madelise - The stone is 1.1ct, I/J (David Atlas appraised but not a GIA Cert), SI1. I forget the exact measurements, it's about 6.5mm.

No wonder! I/J Is very white for an old cut!!! And rare! It's beautiful, maccers!

Indeed!