RETIRED The Official VS, Beauty & more Thread

anyone want my topsecret pin? i don't feel like placing any more orders.

I was so stressed out with my dad around that I spilled tea on my laptop. then i got pissed at everything and yelled at dad then called dbf and yelled at him. I hate when i do stuff like this, argh! I can't handle my parents. They are too much stress. Just dropped him off at the airport. Now i have to go to work.

I had a 1.5-week leave :o mg:

Thanks, I think. :l ol: I've already spent close to $400 on clothes today, but I have to at least look, right? :te ehee:



I'm so glad you loved it. :b ounce: I've been to Alaska twice. It's an amazing cruise. We've never done a cruise tour, but I've heard great things about them.

For HAL, which ship did you take? This cruise is on Zuiderdam, which I know nothing about. What was the demographic like? Were people dressed fairly nice? We like to dress up for dinner & really dress up for formal nights. I love to see my DH in a tux. Also, how was the food in the main dining room? Did you eat in a specialty restaurant? If so, how was it? Sorry I have so many questions. :bl ush: This is the first time we've considered a HAL cruise, so I haven't researched the line at all.



When I was younger, I really wanted to go to Mardi Gras. I don't think I'd want to now. I'd rather visit, when it's a little more calm. :lo l: Jazz Fest sounds really nice though. We love the French Qtr., but avoid Bourbon street too. It's just not our thing. NOLA is such an interesting, complex city. As with all cities, there's good & bad. It provided our first experience with homeless people. That was sad to see for the first time. I have to say they were the most polite homeless people we've encountered. No one bothered us. The same can't be said for some of the other cities we've visited. I enjoy the historical aspects of the city a lot. It has something for everyone. The food is a big draw too. Your inlaws could come in very handy. A NOLA getaway would be great for the two of you. :n od:

Japan would be incredible! Unfortunately, we're going to have to get our DS through college, before we can take trips like that. It's definitely on my list of places to visit in the future though.

We love cruising, but we're very laid back people. We'd be perfectly happy just riding around in the ocean for a week or two & not stopping anywhere. As long as we have a nice room, great food, & can see the ocean we're good. I've never sailed on Carnival, but I wouldn't turn down any cruise. If the right situation came along, I'd go in a heartbeat.

I wish you luck tomorrow. Hopefully, the day will fly by. Your baby girl will be fine. :h ug:

Does anyone know a good place to look for a nice, basic, kitten heeled shoe with a boxy and/or open toe? I need a pair of good dress shoes and none of the websites I checked have what I want.

Normally when I am looking for something, I use 6pm.com and browse. I can generally find something on there or on zappos. Good luck!

I'll take it, if no one else wants it. I still have SRCs to use. Tizzy gave me one, so feel free to give to someone else, if they want it.

Sorry to hear. I hope your laptop is ok.

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OMG! How the heck did you manage!?! I feel kind of guilty for whining now!!

i don't have an 8-5 kind of work though. 1-3 hrs a day conducting class, that's really the only time i have to be there. it is being at home with a newborn + trying to prepare for classes (lecture, grading etc) that's the difficult part.

btw, you need a jumperoo [amazon.com]. my baby started on it at 4.5 months but can not stay there for a long time at first. at this point at 5.5 months, the toys in it can hold his attention. buys me some time, can be up to 30 min! it was bought as gift for us for ~$60.

i also have this walking exersaucer [amazon.com]. i haven't gotten it out of the box yet. i'll let you know how it works out. watch out for prices, i bought this one for $57! i think i started watching the price before he was born.

Thank you! I think my biggest problem is I'm too focused on the idea of what I want and nothing is meeting my expectations.

thanks again alvs for posting these. thought i'd just reply so ppl can see them here again.
i just used some of them - got 6 tops and a jacket for 92 shipped! hopefully i like some of them and don't have too much trouble returning if i need to.

a bit annoyed - this [thelimited.com] totally could have worked as a BM dress. perfect color, and i was pretty partial to one-shoulder dresses. with v$ i could get them for around $30 each... booo. oh well... there are bound to be more deals later. i can't let myself be bothered by it. i wanted to let my bm's pick their dresses... not have them all wear the same.

SP1230157 is combining with shipvs12 on the VSX sport bras again...so ~4$ shipped if you have SRCs left to burn.

Ha, I do that too. It's like I have my heart set on this shoe that I KNOW exists, but I've never seen it

i don't have an 8-5 kind of work though. 1-3 hrs a day conducting class, that's really the only time i have to be there. it is being at home with a newborn + trying to prepare for classes (lecture, grading etc) that's the difficult part.

btw, you need a jumperoo [amazon.com]. my baby started on it at 4.5 months but can not stay there for a long time at first. at this point at 5.5 months, the toys in it can hold his attention. buys me some time, can be up to 30 min! it was bought as gift for us for ~$60.

i also have this walking exersaucer [amazon.com]. i haven't gotten it out of the box yet. i'll let you know how it works out. watch out for prices, i bought this one for $57! i think i started watching the price before he was born.