if you are using XP on your pc, you can select to email that picture to yourself and it will let you resize it in the email. Then just check your email and resave the picture and it will be reduced down.

That is a easy way if anyone needed to know. Especially if you dont have the programs to edit it.

THat is what is suppose to happen once, but those are few between. I told some ladies at school who have been married several time and are living with someone. WHat can you do when your married that you cant do when your living with them? Then you get if you love them you'll marry them, so you dont love someone until you say I Do? Then bang your in love.

I tell you what, it isn't about loving first then marrynig or marrying first than loving, it's about constantly and consistently doing things to GROW your love for the person. Just like any sport, the more you practice, the better it gets. You have to make an effort to get to know that person better each and every day, some people think that after a while there is nothing left to learn, but it isn't true, if you look for things, you'll find them. I can honestly say that since the wedding planning stress is gone away and we are back to a normal playing field where I can focus everything on him, I love him even more than I did when we were first dating... I am starting to get the butterflies back when I think about him or when he touches me or kisses me, it is the most awesome feeling in the world. Love takes work, it isn't always easy, and marriage definitely is no stroll through the daisies. You have put effort into keeping it healthy, energetic, spontaneous and fun.

Don't ever let yourselved get into a monotonous pattern, always have that little bit of spontaneaity in your relationship, just a little will go a long way. Do things together frequently, like... HUNTING! It is an excellent time to be together and enjoy nature and each other at the same time, you also will make some awesome, unforgettable memories.

I wish the best of luck to all of you who are about to take the plunge, keep your significant other as your best friend at all times and you will do just fine. Okay, just my words of advice, I've been through an unhappy marriage as well, and experience is the best mentor, I learned from that what NOT to do...

I havent been married so I am no expert. I am going by what 70 women at school tell. If you can keep all that alive BHG that is great, I wish you the best and hope you can. I just have these women here who have been married for 20, 30 years and still love there husband dont get me wrong but they are in a kind of rut. THey have been all over to gether done everything together, etc. They tell me they get in a big cycle a routine, whatever you want to call it. YOu know after the honeymoon is over. Which might be 2 years 5 years or 5 months.

BHG, she knows it's coming..but has no idea when. We've both been saving up for a while..so we're ok with money..even though it won't be a huge reception.

Personally, I can't wait. Thanks for asking, BTW. And very nice pic too. You two look great.

That's great Pat.... we only had 100 on the guest list and had about 70 or so show up. It wasn't huge, but it was nice. We were happy with it. My husband surprised me with a horse and carriage ride after the ceremony and before the reception. I had no idea about it, you should do that for her, it was so awesome. It was gorgeous, everyone waves at ya and honks and stuff. Do you know where you guys will get married at? You should check out the unique but fairly inexpensive places for venues... like the Corvette Museum which is right on 69, South of Fort Wayne by the Jefferson Pointe area, basically on the corner of HWY 14 and 69. I didn't get to check how much it is, but it would be an awesome place for the ceremony and reception.

I don't know how much the botanical gardens are in Ft. Wayne either, but that makes a gorgeous setting for it all too. Anyway, it's just a suggestion, I think it's cool to have a unique place, ya know? Okay, I'll shut up about it, it's your wedding anyhow.... sometimes I'm too helpful.

Congrats Pat. I got married in January of 04. We werent big believers in having an expensive wedding. To us, it was just like throwing money away. All we did was get a church, had the ceremony and and a reception at the Knights of Columbus. Thats what i like about my wife, she is so unmaterialistic, well that and she loves to fish with me and go watch the Colts. What more can you ask for. Congrats again, if you are like me, you will be most worried about how nervous you are going to be standing in front of all the people.A good way to cure that is to take to the bottle about 2-3 hours before hand, just make sure you give yourself a good hour to sober up a tad. Im one of the shyest guys around and i hate being in front of people, the man who married us told me i was the most composed guy he had ever seen at a wedding. LOL

That's awesome bigbuck... I agree, the average wedding costs upwards of around $20k nowadays... what a waste of money, that's the spirit, go into debt BEFORE you get married... what an idea. I have never understood that. I got lucky, our parents are both divorced, and everyone chipped in $1000, so we only had to put out $1000 ourselves for a gorgeous wedding. If they wouldn't have chipped in, I guarantee we would have gone to the courthouse!

Funny, we were very composed too, neither of us EVER got nervous, we were both laughing and cracking jokes... people were amazed, but I think that's a good sign. I have never understood why you would get nervous unless you have doubts. My husband went golfing the day of with my dad, my brother and a couple of our friends and he was cool as a cucumber. I just got my hair and makeup done, had breakfast and chilled at my mom's house until an hour before the ceremony. My advice is do NOT overbook your wedding day, do something relaxing and savor every moment of it with those closest to you.

On a side note... back to the original point of this thread... I am taking 1/2 day off tomorrow to sit in the stand, ti will be the first major cool down and the deer should be moving. I also got permission from the property manager where I live and work (I'm the asst. Prop. Mgr.) to hunt the 4 acre woods on our property. We are outside of city limits until next year when we get annexed and my maintence guy is seeing buck tracks back there like crazy. I haven't gone out to look at the sign yet, but last year my husband saw a 6 point back there when he was driving by and this year I'm sure it's bigger and better. I will probably hunt from the ground though, if the residents see me carry a stand back they just might have coronaries! I already have to enter from the street side because if I make my way through the edition with my camo on and bow in hand, they'll call me in and complain... they can be such spoilsports.[:-]

Thanks for all the advice guys.

Every Friday is a ½ day for me..so I'll be in my stand by 3pm tomorrow. I really hope this cool weather gets the deer moving more.