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Post by auntkelly on Jan 18, 2023 14:03:07 GMT
My husband and I drove from Oklahoma City to Tulsa to see a traveling production of the show on a Sunday afternoon in Tulsa in 1996. He surprised me with the tickets for our anniversary. Our son was 2 1/2 and our daughter was just a few months old. I felt really guilty leaving them with my mom all day on a Sunday, but I loved the performance. I read a review of the production in the local paper a few days before I saw the musical. The reviewer talked about how the city had to spend several thousand dollars to reinforce the ceiling of the theatre to accommodate the weight of the massive chandelier used in the production. The reviewer then went on to say “Of course by now everyone knows what happens to that chandelier . . . “ He then went on to give away a major spoiler which I didn’t know about. (Apparently I was the only person on the planet who didn’t know about the spoiler).
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 18, 2023 4:07:46 GMT
I'm by no means an expert on Asheville, but my husband and I have been there a few times in the last few years. We've stayed at three different airbnbs right outside of Asheville and enjoyed all of them. Since I know you are a reader, I highly recommend the book The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. My husband and I read it before our first visit to Asheville and it made our trip so much more enjoyable. We learned so much about the Vanderbilt family, the history of Asheville and the building of Biltmore. We visited several other historic buildings in Asheville which we read about in the book.
I like to visit Lexington Glass Works every time we go to Asheville. They make beautiful hand blown glass pieces right on the premises and you can sit on a stool and watch the artisans at work. Their show room is like an art gallery and their pieces are surprisingly affordable. You can check them out on instagram and see if you might want to go there.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 17, 2023 15:35:12 GMT
I’m in the same boat. I’ve bought a few new things from my usual sources and just keep wearing them on repeat. The last thing I want to do now that I have lost weight is wear frumpy clothes. Hopefully, the clothes I’ve just purchased will be too big next winter (or maybe even next month) and I’ll happily donate them. I’ll buy a few more things until I get to the point where I am maintaining instead of losing.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 17, 2023 4:15:42 GMT
I’m so sorry. Her family will be in my prayers.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 16, 2023 14:42:41 GMT
It’s so expensive to entertain these days!
If I was invited to a brunch on a Saturday, I would expect to be offered a glass of wine or a mimosa. While I wouldn’t be upset if the brunch was alcohol free, I’d be a tad disappointed. I think a mimosa makes a brunch more festive.
I’d talk to the restaurant about offering wine, champagne and mimosas and just paying for the drinks ordered, instead of having an open bar. My guess is that given the age of the invitees, and the time of day, the average guest will have 2-3 drinks during the course of the shower. You can do the math and see whether it’s cheaper to have an open bar or pay per drink.
In my experience, limiting options on an open bar doesn’t really bring the cost down a lot. It’s the fact that you are having an open bar which makes it expensive.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 15, 2023 16:18:00 GMT
Honestly, I would be very upset w/ my husband if his philosophy was to just say "no" when we disagreed about something. For me, the porch light is a matter of safety and I'd be pretty angry if he just turned it off and refused to discuss the matter any further. I would think we could discuss the matter and work out a reasonable compromise such as moving the light so it doesn't shine in the bedrooms or maybe getting blackout curtains on the bedroom windows.
For me the "no is a complete answer" is an unfair way to resolve most marital disagreements.
I see the "no is a complete answer" more as a way to prevent someone from manipulating you into saying "yes" when you've already said "no." For example you say "no" to being PTA President, but the head of the nominating committee says "oh, come on, it's really not that big of a job and we'll all help you."
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 15, 2023 14:31:36 GMT
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 14, 2023 14:59:36 GMT
I’m sorry. I hope you get a diagnosis soon.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 13, 2023 16:08:43 GMT
She’s a good pea! She posted on Instagram the other day if I remember correctly.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 13, 2023 14:19:52 GMT
I hope this program turns out to be just what your son needs. I will say prayers for your son.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 13, 2023 3:32:53 GMT
I’m praying for you.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 12, 2023 23:42:21 GMT
Congrats!
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 10, 2023 14:46:54 GMT
I don’t regularly carry a hanky, but if someone embroidered one for me, I would treasure it, and carry it in my purse for special occasions, such as a wedding.
If you decide not to give the hankies, you could always give them embroidered tea towels. Everyone uses tea towels (or at least I think they do). I think a nice bottle of wine or champagne (if you know they both drink) and an embroidered tea towel would be a lovely gift for an older couple who has everything they really need.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 7, 2023 14:35:28 GMT
I just wish there had been a bodyguard car following us when I used to fight w/ my older brother in the back seat of the car. I would have loved to have jumped in the bodyguard car and plotted my revenge against my brother instead of having to share the back seat with him the entire time. (Now that we are adults, my big brother is one of my favorite people in the world).
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 6, 2023 20:32:38 GMT
Before he retired, my husband worked as an in house attorney for an oil and gas company. During Mardis Gras season, he always received two or three King Cakes from the Louisiana law firms he worked with. Thankfully, my husband left most of the cakes at the office to share w/ the entire legal department, but he always brought at least one cake home for the family to enjoy on Fat Tuesday.
When my daughter was in kindergarten, my husband rigged it so she got the piece w/ the baby. We told her that according to tradition, she would have to supply the King Cake next year since she got the piece w/ the baby. We all had a good laugh and forgot all about it. A couple of days later she came into the kitchen w/ a very concerned look on her face and said "Mommy, if I give the lady at the store the baby next year, will she give me a cake?"
I noticed then that she was clutching the plastic baby in her hand like she was scared to death she was going to lose it. I felt so bad because I realized she had been worrying for two days about going into the store next year and asking for the King cake.
I hugged her and assured her that Daddy would bring home the King Cake again next year and that she really didn't have to go to the store and get the cake herself.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 5, 2023 18:54:59 GMT
I’m glad to read Lee is improving. I’ll continue to pray. 🙏🙏🙏
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 5, 2023 15:30:03 GMT
And now Harry claims William and Catherine told him to wear the Nazi costume. . . and if William and Kate had told you to jump off a cliff? Would you have done that, too? (In my mind, I can hear Queen Elizabeth saying that in her most regal tone).
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 4, 2023 14:48:46 GMT
I was on the drug ozempic and lost about 46 pounds. I exercised and ate healthy, but I think ozempic was the real key. Unfortunately my insurance stopped paying for it because I am not diabetic. It has been approved for weight loss, but my insurance doesn’t pay for weight loss drugs. I’m doing everything I did before I was on ozempic (recording every bite of food and exercising at least an hour a day) and still not losing weight, although I am at least maintaining. As I understand it, ozempic, munjaro and other new drugs somehow affect hormones, which I believe is the major cause of my weight problem. (I’m apple shaped and was diagnosed w/ PCOS by an endriconologist years ago). I learned about ozempic on Tic Toc and asked my GP about it. She was completely on board with it.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 3, 2023 2:34:21 GMT
This is awful. They need to call the game.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 3, 2023 0:44:30 GMT
The end of the Tulane v USC game was a jaw-dropper! Now watching the Rose Bowl. I was at my gym in Oklahoma City watching the game while I was on the exercise bike. All of the exercise bikes, treadmills and ellipticals are in the same area and they all have t.v.s. Many of us were watching the U.S.C.-Tulane game as we worked out. We were all hooting and hollering for Tulane, especially towards the end of the game. Lincoln Riley is not a popular man in Oklahoma!
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 15:28:56 GMT
I thought Vanilla Sky and Eyes Wide Shut were both torture. Eyes Wide Shut was what immediately came to mind when I saw this thread title. There was so much buzz about this movie before they even started filming it and the press declared it to be one of the all-time great movies before anyone (including the press) had even seen it. That movie was so bad! The only thing entertaining about it was listening to the reactions of my fellow moviegoers. I’m still convinced a group of junior high boys came up w/ the plot for that movie during P.E. class.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 15:04:25 GMT
Such a cutie! I love her little dress!
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 15:02:23 GMT
I love Antiques Roadshow.
However, it doesn’t seem as spontaneous as it used to be. In the past, people brought stuff in and sometimes didn’t even know what it was. Sometimes it would be worth a lot of money and sometimes it wouldn’t be worth anything. Sometimes people would be told that their family heirlooms were fake.
Now it seems like everyone already knows what they have when they bring it in and they’ve already been to at least one appraiser.
I still love the show, but it isn’t quite as fun as when people were genuinely shocked to learn the value of their items.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 14:48:00 GMT
If it were me, I’d get the Celine Ava in tan. link I love it in green, but tan would be more practical. I think it’s a classic style you could wear with almost anything and it doesn’t scream “Look at me! I’m a designer bag!” I asked for and received the poor man’s version of the Ava for Christmas. It’s made by Madewell and is all leather and is the same shape as the Ava, but not nearly as structured. I follow a man on Tik Toc who takes apart designer purses and comments on the quality. One day he took apart the Madewell, which is unusual because he usually only deconstructs high end designer purses. He said the Madewell was a very good product for the price. The Madewell will have to do until my very conservative husband wakes up one morning and says “Let’s go to Paris and buy you a designer purse!” 😂😂😂 i can’t wait to see pictures of the purse you purchase in Paris! You will have to tell us all about your shopping experience!
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 13:58:41 GMT
Ohio State played a great game. I’m sorry about the outcome. Georgia got lucky OSU’s defender tripped on that last touchdown. Thanks. And there should have been a targeting call earlier, but I never thought we would win, so I will take a 1-point game. We didn’t embarrass ourselves, which has happened in the past. I couldn’t even bring myself to watch the replay of that hit, but it certainly looked like targeting when I saw it live. I was so relieved to see the OSU player moving after that hit. My husband and I were watching the game together and I was also texting several friends and family members during the game and everyone was shocked by that no call.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 5:10:09 GMT
I’m dying here. Not an stress-free NYE, to say the least. Ohio State played a great game. I’m sorry about the outcome. Georgia got lucky OSU’s defender tripped on that last touchdown.
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 1, 2023 1:29:37 GMT
TCU!! My OKState team had a second half of the season meltdown, so it was good to see the Big 12 represented. Now I need to find some purple to wear! I’m temporarily trading in my Sooner crimson & cream for purple! TCU represented the Big 12 so well today! It was an epic game today between Michigan and TCU. quinlove you must be so excited for your Horned Frogs!
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 31, 2022 15:12:41 GMT
The report I read said that the tip that really helped police find the killer was that a neighbor reported seeing a white Hyundai Elantra in the area around the time of the murders. Thank goodness for observant neighbors. I never notice things like that.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 31, 2022 14:44:27 GMT
I am so sorry you didn't have more time w/ your sweet husband.
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 31, 2022 14:25:01 GMT
I am looking forward to Clemson/Tennessee game. I just love Dabo Swinney. And its funny they are playing in the Orange Bowl. And of course the Duke's Mayo Bowl, where the winning coach has to be "slimed" in mayo! Actually, I think it is yogurt.And Gasparilla Bowl Wake Forest vs. Missouri Let's go ACC!!! Duke's Mayo Bowl is UMD vs NC State! I'll be mostly watching bc maryland 's DD is on the dance team! LOL. Go TERPS!!!!!!!!!!!! I was watching the Mayo Bowl and saw a close up of some of the Maryland dancers and wondered if one of them might be maryland ‘s daughter.
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