20 days until the wedding

@shaggin (71663)
United States
August 16, 2020 10:52pm CST
There is only 20 days left now until the wedding. All the table centerpieces are done. I only have one thing left to buy and that is a boutonnière for my fiancé. He just bought his tux Friday and has to have it tailored. In the photo is what the headtable decorations I made. The ribbon ball thing on the right will have another one just like it on the left with the rose one in the center. My son decided to text my sister, my parents, my father in law and my fiancé to tell them he is gay. He said people don’t understand as much about being bi so they just say gay. I don’t understand that because I know from what he says he is bi and if someone tells me they are bi I understand exactly what they mean. Today before coming to my house my fiancé took all the dogs to run in the game lands. His dog fell in an old cement well. He couldn’t find her for awhile and kept calling her but she wasn’t answering. He heard splashing and thought she was just romping around in the swamp so he kept yelling to her to come. When he finally found the sound she kept going under as it was so narrow she didn’t have room to paddle to stay up. He was able to grab her ear and pull her up enough to get the scruff of her neck and pull her out. She vomited and was wheezing and laid around awhile. He said another minute and she would have been dead. Thank god the water was close enough to the surface that he could reach her. He will probably have nightmares over it tonight I bet.
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 20
Your centrepieces look very lovely. I think you're very clever to have made these.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
19 Aug 20
@JudyEv thank you!
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@JudyEv I got the idea on Pinterest. They were very easy to make but a very slow process. I just finished them.
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@JudyEv (326098)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 20
@shaggin They certainly look very lovely.
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@Adie04 (17360)
17 Aug 20
I love those in the picture. What's the name again, carnations?
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Aug 20
@Adie04 They are roses.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Aug 20
@Adie04 oh yes it’s just balls of styrofoam with ribbons pinned into it.
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@Adie04 (17360)
24 Aug 20
@shaggin I mean next to the roses. Looks like it's made of... Ribbons. Purple. But I like the decorations
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@marguicha (215709)
• Chile
17 Aug 20
I didn´t know that you were getting married. Congratulations!
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@marguicha yep he asked me to marry him May 10th and we are getting married September 5th. 19 more days now. I completed our head table decoration.
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@marguicha (215709)
• Chile
18 Aug 20
@shaggin Such beautiful decorations
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
19 Aug 20
@marguicha thank you!
• United States
17 Aug 20
Congratulations !!! I am late, sorry. I haven't been on myLot lately. The decorations you made are lovely. As far as your son, yes, I would understand what bi is too. He didn't have to say he is gay just express who he is by the right pronoun he wants to be as bi - no problem. If others don't understand they can look up the definition themselves.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@infatuatedbby I think it’s something he listened to on Tiktok on why a guy says he’s gay instead of bi so that’s what he thinks he should do. I told him I know what it means and think others will as well but oh well I can’t change his mind.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
19 Aug 20
@infatuatedbby me either
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• United States
18 Aug 20
@shaggin Ah yes there is all sorts of things on tik tok. I’m not a member there
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• China
17 Aug 20
Congratulations ! May you have a very happy marriage ! You are very handy with the ribbon balls.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@changjiangzhibin89 thank you I really am getting so nervous so I appreciate these kind words.
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• China
31 Aug 20
@shaggin You are welcome !
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@LadyDuck (458813)
• Switzerland
17 Aug 20
Your centerpieces are beautiful, you did a great job. I am so sorry for the dog, I hope she was only shocked, but she is recovering now.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@LadyDuck she was fine when he brought her to my house last night but it had to be terrifying for them both. I told him he needs to report it to the game commission that the cap is off the well and someone could fall in. He also should post about it on Facebook to warn other hunters and hikers.
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@LadyDuck (458813)
• Switzerland
18 Aug 20
@shaggin You are right, he should report what happened, this is dangerous both for animals and young kids.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
I'm glad the dog was saved. How old is your son? I don'those things are set in stone until they are fully adult.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
22 Aug 20
@jaboUK My son is 12. I agree and think even as adults many still aren’t sure.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
17 Aug 20
How awful about your fiancé's dog. I'm so glad that he was able to rescue her. I hope all goes well for your brother with the family.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@simone10 yes but thank goodness she didn’t drown. He got to her just in time. I wish he would stop taking the dogs there until the well cap it put back in place. He still hasn’t reported it.
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
17 Aug 20
First, congratulations and best wishes on your wedding! Next, I thought people nowadays are more understanding or has more knowledge with genders. Maybe some are still boxed up with the same old ideas. I do understand your son if he is bi but I can see where he is coming from
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@rakski I think now many people are a lot more accepting then years ago but homophobia still exists unfortunately.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
31 Aug 20
@shaggin yes, more people now support gender equality. I guess those people are very close minded
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@sallypup (58048)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Aug 20
That poor dog. Your decorations are very pretty. Congratulations again!
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
19 Aug 20
That's so scary about the dog. Glad he was able to get her out. Those are cute, good job. I think people would understand too, but his choice.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
19 Aug 20
@Courtlynn I’m usually out hiking all the time and don’t look down at my feet. I easily could have fallen in or my dog and not been able to reach her to get her out. The thought terrifies me. I’m glad I wasn’t there because just thinking about it has me having trouble breathing so seeing that I’d be doing really bad. Thank you. I posted a photo to others of the completed project. Now on to the next thing. I’ll have to share the centerpieces for the guest tables next. Yep whatever he feels he needs to do.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
20 Aug 20
@Courtlynn he’s taking the dogs back tomorrow night to hike there. He’s taking something to try to push the well cap back on. I think it should have been reported to the game commission.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
19 Aug 20
@shaggin yeah, i would too. Hopefully it doesn't happen again
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• Agra, India
17 Aug 20
Wow...I can feel the butterflies in the stomach. The centre pieces are amazing
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya I am so nervous too. 19 more days now and so many decorations to get ready. It will be so beautiful when it is all done.
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
17 Aug 20
Best wishes for your marriage. your fiancee's dog is lucky to get a 2nd life.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@jayanth_77 that dog is his baby I can’t even imagine how heartbroken he would be now if she has drowned.
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• India
17 Aug 20
That's great we all are excited about the wedding
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@Butterfingers aww that is so sweet!
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@GardenGerty (157648)
• United States
3 Oct 20
I am here catching up with you. Wow that is a lot while you are getting ready to get married.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
4 Oct 20
@GardenGerty I’m so glad all the wedding planning is over. The months leading up to it were so nerve wracking.
• Midland, Michigan
22 Aug 20
That's awful about his dog. Did he know that old cement week was even there? Nice job on the centerpieces. Did you get the instructions from Pinterest?
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
22 Aug 20
@MarshaMusselman nope I don’t think he had ever been in this section of the game lands before. He said he didn’t even notice the spot until he was listening for where the splashing sound was coming from and stumbled on it. He’s taller then I am so his arms are longer. I wouldn’t have been able to get the dog out if it had happened to me. Still makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it. I saw ideas similar to this on Pinterest but just made them myself. Easy to make without needing instructions.
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@DianneN (247105)
• United States
18 Aug 20
Love the purple! They came out so well!!! Poor dog! Thank goodness he found her in time.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
28 Aug 20
@DianneN thank you. 8 days now and still plenty to do but I’ll get it done
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@DianneN (247105)
• United States
28 Aug 20
@shaggin You will!
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@JESSY3236 (18957)
• United States
18 Aug 20
That's great he saved her in time. That must have been scary for her and him.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@JESSY3236 yes terrifying I imagine.
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@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
3 Sep 20
Those are beautiful centerpieces. I am glad the dog was saved.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
5 Sep 20
@thelme55 thank you. I just had to reglue the tops to the bottoms. Waiting for my nails to dry then going to get my makeup done at 11:30.
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@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
5 Sep 20
@shaggin Is it your wedding today?
• India
17 Aug 20
What about people not allowed to gather?
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@piyushbhatia1 here we can have gatherings of up to 200. I wouldn’t go in any crowds that big which is why we are doing a very small wedding outside with just siblings parents best friends and their kids.
@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@piyushbhatia1 in May it was 10 people but since has opened up. Sadly people didn’t listen when there was a smaller limit. I can’t even tell you how many parties we have been invited to and didn’t go to. I let my daughter go to one birthday party and we went to one graduation party that’s it.
• India
17 Aug 20
@shaggin Right. Here there is a gathering limit of 50 people.
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