Wedding Resources

Engagement rings... I have a carat princess solitare .. just got a new setting, antique like, wedding band to? match? I got five small round diamonds, and 2 small baguettes on the ends, which match the new setting that has a couple baguettes and tiny diamond chips on a somewhat antique setting, placed in square designs. Is it okay to have the round diamonds on wedding band with the princess cut and setting on engagement ring?

Where can I find an antique men's Wedding band with some interesting history? I am marrying my best friend and soul mate. We've been best friends since 1998 and we have three beautiful children. I want to get this man something special, I was looking on the Honorable Company's webs site but the ring that I had been saving for had been sold. It was from the Viking Era, was a size 11still wearable and after the husband had died the wife drilled small holes in it to wear it around her neck. Obviously this was a couple that loved each other very much. He loves history, dolphins and when I experssed my dissapointment when I found out it had been sold he said that he thought it was really special of me to give him something with that much history and meaning. We haven't talked about it in a few months and he's forgotten so I'm looking agian. Does anyone know of a site that sells authentic Midevil, Roman and or other jewlery? I feel very strongly that this is what I want to give him. Any ideas? I relies that they weren't always called wedding bands what else?

Buying antique engagement ring and wedding band? So my boyfriend and I went shopping and we found in an antique store a .78 carat european cut engagement ring with side stones and a matching wedding band. It was made in the 1930's. I love it and it fit perfectly, size 6 all other jewelry stores had rings in size 7 and would have to be refitted. It is way below his budget for an engagement ring and it is the whole engagement and wedding set. He wanted to get it for me right there, but he was concerned that I would have reservations about it being used, or that it might be cursed, or that it was blessed for some other couple in another lifetime. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether or not a stone should be brand new to the individual? or does it not matter? I initially asked him for a ring that was in the family, but he has not heirlooms and he figured any heirloom would go to his sister, so we went shopping for ur own.

Looking for help with an antique ring maker or inscription of B. O & D. Co.? I have an antique wedding band with the following makers mark: "B. O&D. Co. 18K" and the ring is inscribed "Wally - Ella Dec 12 - 1906". I know that these people are my Great-grandparents and that they were probably married in Texas, and lived in Temple Texas. I am trying to find out about any info about the ring or the maker of the ring. Thanks!!

Engagement ring with no wedding band? When you get engaged can you just wear that ring as your wedding ring..and not add a wedding band to it? I have picked out a ring that I absolutely LOVE, but I can't find a wedding band to fit with it (it is antique style) and honestly I kind of like it just on it own. But would that be weird to just have my engagement ring and no band?

No wedding band Traditional , non-traditional what do you think? I recently after 4 years of marriage, replaced my wedding wrap (solitare enhancer) and my engagment ring with a Antique leaf design, filigree and milgrain worth $2000 and .30 carats, yet I have a solitare 1.25 ct., I don't wear a typical wedding band as the jeweler use to always ask if I wanted the rings combined, sautered together. I am just asking because a few of my girlfriends commented on why aren't you wearing your wedding band? I said because I am using this one as such. How many women (husbands/family and friends can answer for the wives as well) still wear you engagment ring or what is your moral of it all?

Unique white gold wedding band? I'm having trouble finding a unique women's white gold wedding band. I'd like something that has an antique style or something with an etched design (maybe floral, with vines, or along those lines, but not celtic). Probably nothing with any diamonds or gemstones. It's got to be completely round, not one that will fit around the engagement ring, because I'll only be wearing the band to work once we get married. I'm hoping for under $500, but am willing to go a little higher because it is a once in a lifetime thing! Any ideas? Thanks!

Wedding Ring?? My husband said he was going to get me a nice"rock" for our wedding anniversary. My wedding ring is about a 0.30 carat round diamond with 2 baquette rubies on each side of the diamond setting. If when you were married, you couldnt afford the size of diamond almost every woman would love to own, and down the road your husband would like to get you something nice, would you: A) Replace the smaller diamond you currently have and re-set your wedding band with a larger diamond or, B) Get a second ring all together? If so, would you wear it on the left hand/finger as your first or on the right hand? Now keep in mind, my ring is an antique, the band is raised in several areas and the setting is old. The diamond may be rather old. If it was a ring from the store (plain band, etc.) but smaller diamond, would you replace the first diamond?

Can you have TOO many wedding rings? I have my Tacori-style eternity ring that is my actual wedding band(we used it for the civil ceremony), example; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360010120407&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023#ebayphotohosting The more plain gold band that I just bought myself, to wear at work; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140241588798&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=004#ebayphotohosting The antique Victorian ring(that looks more like and engagement ring) that we're using for our formal ceremony in the fall, that we're having made. I'm paying that one for myself too. My FH said that he wants to get me another eternity band for our renewal ceremony when he retires from the military. I like the idea. NOW I'm thinking of having a ring tattooed on my finger for my other job(massage therapist). What's wrong with me? Am I suffering from Wedding Ring Schizophrenia? Should I do the tattoo also? My heart says get the tattoo when my hubby does too. He wants to do it now, but the military frowns on tattoos on the hand... I can't wear the Tacori at work, as much as I'd like to. I'm up to my elbows in coffee grounds, Mocha Sauce, and cleansers. I have to keep taking it off and putting it in my pocket. Thus, the plain gold band. Yes, that was a bit harsh. I didn't say that I NEEDED all of these rings, it just happened. The Tacori is the ring of my dreams, literally. We found it together with my man's ring by accident, and we sleep touching each other's rings. It means the world to me. I told my FH and myself that I didn't need an engagement ring, because of our finances. When I realized that I really did want one, I thought it was only fair that I pay for it myself, since I'm the one that changed my mind. We have a mutual love for Ancient Europe, and we chose the signet-engagement ring to suit our wedding's Venetian Carnivale theme. As I mentioned previously, I paid for a plain band myself TO WEAR WHILE WORKING AT A MESSY JOB(Tacori's are NOT suited to sticky sauces and harsh cleansers). I can't go without my ring for long. If I can't feel it, I keep panicking, feeling my finger as if I lost it. ALL DAY. My FH says that he feels the same way, and he has to take HIS off when he's on duty, too! My man says that he wants portraits of each ring for our bedroom wall, one for each wedding ceremony(one down, two to go over the next five years!).

Do wedding bands have to match? She wants an antique ring, he wants a celtic style ring... does it matter?

Angel wedding Ring?? IM looking to buy and Angel wedding ring/band. I dont want anything tacky and cheap. Im thinking you cant buy that kind of thing anymore so maybe get an antique? Does anyone no were i could buy such a ring or has anyone seen one. Please let me know. THANKYOU!

My Aggien ring turns my finger black but my wedding ring does not? For some reason when I get oily things on my hands my Aggie ring turns my finger black, but my wedding ring does not. My aggie ring is a 10 karat antiqued ring. You can see pictures here: http://aggietraditions.tamu.edu/aggiering.shtml. My wedding ring is a plain 14K gold band. I first noticed this when I got hydraulic fluid on my hands one day, buthtought nothing of it because it was somewhat dirty. I did make some hamburgers the other day though and the fat in the meat made my finger turn black. I will not quit wearing my aggie ring that is not an option. I would rather live with a black finger. Does anyone have an explanation or a fix for the problem. Thanks for the help.

Should I do something about this or not? We bought my wedding band from the estate section of a local jewelry store. I have an affection for antique jewelry and since my engagement ring is an antique, I wanted a wedding band that went with it. I fell so much in love with the ring that I didn't even notice until I got home that there is engraving inside the band. I can't read all of it, but the date is 4-12-51. Honestly, I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I know they can remove the engraving and engrave our wedding date if I want, but I can't decide if I want to leave it or have it removed. It is kind of neat to have history behind it, but its also a little creepy to know that the most likely reason the ring was in the estate section is because the person who owned it died. I love the ring, and I don't want a new one. I'm just not sure what to do with this one. First of all, yet again, I don't want a different ring. From what I can read of the engraving, I don't think it was originally used as a wedding band, I think it was a birthday or present or something. The only name I can read is "PaPa" and I can't make out the other name. There isn't room for anymore engraving, and when I said it creeps me out a little, its not just because the person is dead, its because seeing the names there kind of makes it a little more real that it belonged to someone else and I don't know their story. I know that that's where antiques come from, obviously. Seeing names and a date there just made it a little more personal. Its more sad, I guess, than creepy. That was a poor choice of words on my part. Thanks for all the advice. I hope this clears it up a bit.

Old Class ring by HJCO? I don't know where to look. I've tried various search engines and can't find anything. My grandmother who was my best friend for years, was put in a nursing home 2 years ago this month. I am in a battle with my father to get back her rings. Years ago she promised I could have all her wedding rings, and any other fine jewelry she had. In total I'm trying to get back 3 diamond rings, one silver/platinum wedding band, and an antique german gold bracelet. I was promised this jewelry...Long story short onto my question. I managed to sneak off with her old class ring. She knows I have it. She told me not to tell anyone in the family I have it. Only my father knows. It's 67 years old, and my grandmother revieved it when she was 16. It is very tarnished and the band was bent. Its in decent condition other wise. I wanted to contact the company maker to see what to do to clean it. I can't find a SINGLE THING on HJCO. Does anyone have any information on them. I've heard of them before and I can't find anything or anyway to get ahold of them. Are they still a company?

Two part question, Engagement rings.......? an heirloom or something new? My ex-husband actually bought an antique 1930's ring. It's really pretty but now that we are no longer together, not sure what to so with it. What did you do with your engagement ring if you are no longer married to the person? I can't wear it or my wedding band on my right hand because my boyfriend already informed me it would bother him. Not having children. Child-free by choice. And I'm not giving the ring back to my ex-husband and I don't think he'd really want it back. I could have taken him to the cleaners with the divorce but I walked away taking nothing( I didn't want anything, just wanted a clean break) but "my" things & the wedding rings. Also, My ex-husband probably wouldn't care if I wore the rings on my right hand. It's my boyfriend that would have a problem with it.

Help! I'm getting married and I don't want to have sex!? Well, that sure could use some explaining... So it's like this: I'm 21, and I'm planning my wedding. My fiance's the most incredible guy on the face of the planet, and I adore him. There's just one problem: I cannot even think about having sex with him. The minute my thoughts wander there, I immediately "change the subject". Allow me to back up a bit. Andrei and I first met when we were 8 years old, playing at each other's houses when our moms came over to talk...then we developed secret crushes on each other when we were teenagers and had become best friends...then we fell headlong in love with each other as young adults. We were each other's first (and last!) loves, and never had eyes for anyone else. A few months ago (about a year after we started dating) Andrei surprised me with a beautiful wooden box he made himself containing a gorgeous diamond ring, and asked me to share his life with him. Naturally I said yes. (Actually it was more like YESYESYES!!!...) I think a brief description of my fiance is in order. Andrei is tall, lean, 20 years old, handsome in a boy-next-door sort of way. Thick dark hair and twinkly blue eyes, you know. He, like me, is the firstborn in a conservative family and raised accordingly. A terrific big brother and role model, and responsible beyond his years. He's a student in college now, an English major. He likes all the ame things I do: reading epic literature and good poets, going for long hikes when it's windy and wild out, mind-challenging board games, poking around in dusty antique stores, traveling, exploring, snowboarding, and working with his hands; but his two greatest loves are music and writing. He's an accomplished pianist and composer, but he also loves simply listening to new music all the time. He's obsessed with writing in all its forms, and he's GOOD at it. He'll be an author someday, I'm surprised he's not one already. Having said that, it shouldn't surprise you to hear he's something like the Quintessential Hopeless Romantic. I have a box full of letters that would make most girls scream with jealousy. Andrei's never at a loss for what to get me on special occasions, either...a few examples would be the handmade jewelry, the wax-sealed valentines, the leather scrapbook with pictures of us, the song he wrote, composed, performed and sung just for me...you get the idea. He's basically Creativity embodied. (Oh yes--and he's making our wedding bands.) Now this is where it gets complicated. He and I are both virgins, and believe in waiting for marriage. We've never spoken about sex. Not because of some rule or anything--it's just never come up, and neither of us is an any hurry to bring it up, you might say. Mind you, we talk all the time -- probably about 6 hours a week of good, solid conversation. We've got fantastic communication...about everything else. We've even discussed having children (we both want 'em, and lots of 'em) -- but never the process whereby you obtain children...! The thing is, he's a perfect gentleman in every regard. He's protective and chivalrous around me without being remotely sexist...he will tell you in no uncertain terms that he considers me his superior in almost everything. (I say he's wrong, but anyway...) He is the one person who understands me the best, and who I trust the most. So it's not that I'm the least bit afraid of him when it comes to thinking about sex. And don't think for a minute that the problem is I'm just not attracted to him in *that* way...I am! I think he's sexy as hell! For me, the happiest place in the world is in his arms. He's always kissing my cheek, hand, forehead, hair, etc... rubbing my back, stroking my face, putting his foot on mine under the table... Our very first kiss (note: this was not only 'our' first kiss, but also my/his first kiss -- no prior relationships, remember??) started out as a gentle, experimental touch on the lips and quickly escalated to fast and furious with lots of tongue in about 6 seconds flat. (When we finally pulled away, we just stared at each other, like "whoa, what just happened?!" Pretty funny actually.) So apparently we've got great chemistry and all...but... I just can't stand the idea of having sex!!! It's like...well for one, I can't imagine that a guy wouldn't be grossed out (or at least weirded out) at seeing his girl all awkwardly splayed out on a bed with her legs in the air, after only ever thinking of her, for years, looking pretty and sweet in cute outfits and such...I mean...ewwwww. I just cringe at the thought. In a way I almost feel like it'd be easier (or at least less embarrassing) having sex with a complete stranger! Kind of like how it's not a big deal to have a doctor see you naked? And I can't help but feel like, once we "do it", that he'll never see me/think of me the same...like we'll lose something from our relationship. I guess it's just kind of hard to envision what it will be like, after years without knowing what we look

We're getting married on an ice rink and having a reception at a golf course. How do we tie them together? http://www.terryhills.com http://www.bataviaicearena.com/home.html It will be a late August Wedding on the Ice. Family and Friends Skate for 1 hour after. Then photos at the golf course (transportation by antique car) and then the reception with a great alternative cover band! It all sounds fun, but how do we tie the Ice Rink in with the polished reception? Our colors with be white, deep red or burgany and gold/kaki. We would like to send tickets for invitations. We have some ideas like skating though a line of hockey sticks, skating together, but are looking for more. THANKS (I played hockey growing up and he plays for fun now. )

Bronwen Wallace poem interpretation help please? The poem is Splitting up, by Bronwen Wallace. There's only so much anyone can say, and after that it's almost a relief to face the quieter expectations our possesions have of us: who'll take the wedding lamps, the antique rocker? The kids' toys, divided in two piles, one for each household. In the kitchen, the bottom drawer's stuffed full of paperbags and bits of tinfoil, waxed paper, elastic bands. A habit learned from my mother's hands, smoothing every scrap of a live where nothing could be wasted. All forgotten now, like the leftover food going mouldy in the fridge. We never could get the hang of it, children of a richer age, how we hated our parent's pale obsessions, the weight of things, their cost, their quality, their endless, inexplicable uses. We divide the books and I carry another load to the porch. Notice how the hinge still sticks on the front door. I kick it open, awkward thing, something you could have fixed if you'd wanted to. It's only now- the familiar duck of your head over a pile of papers, sorting, choosing - onnly now can I begin to see there's only so much anyone can do. How so much of what we bring to a marriage has its beginnings far outside our power to alter or repair, though we bear the burden of it. Like the hurt we carry away with us, this furniture we share so scrupulously now, knowing- though we do not say it- that it will squat in corners the rest of our lives, telling its own tales, singing its own histories. If anyone would be able to shed a little bit of light on the theme of this poem that would be wonderful. If you could also help point out the literary devices within it (ie. juxtaposition, metaphors, rhyming schemes, assonance etc.) I would be forever grateful. Doing a bunch of poem analyses for a school assignment but I can't seem to get a hold on this one. Anyone can please take a crack it. Any input would be appreciated.

What should I do with the rings now? Now that I am not engaged anymore, I am left with the wedding set. It's antique and needs to be re-pronged and re-banded. The repairs will total $400. They were bought together for $550 and should appraise for $1200. If I take it to a pawn shop I will get maybe 40% of what they are worth and then less because they need repairs. If I fix them so that I can sell them , it will need an appraisal ($80) on top of the $400. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? They are pretty but are a reminder of the relationship and I don't need them anymore.

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In that span he had 19 matches that lasted longer than 50 minutes. • The Rock's wife Dany is the Associate Vice President of Merrill Lynch. • Leatherface caused the scar on Mick Foley's left arm. • Hulk Hogan earned 1.8 million dollars with his match up against Randy Macho Man Savage at Wrestlemania 5. • Buff Bagwell, before becoming a wrestler was a model, exotic dancer and acted in a few Soft Porn flicks. • The Peoples Eyebrow was first named the "Heat Brow". The Rock called it that in college, but he changed the name do to the fact that the name didn't catch on. • D'Lo Brown began his career as the "head of security" for the Gangstas in Smokey Mountain Wrestling. He later debuted in the WWF as one of the many members of Faarooq's Nation of Domination entourage. • Former Nitro Girl Fyre (Teri Byrne) attended Arizona State University, and used to be a mortgage home broker. • Rick Rude was trained by Eddie Sharkey, who also trained the Road Warriors, Barry Darsow, and Nikita Koloff. • The British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) paid the WWF $100,000 to get out of his contract to leave for WCW. • The orginial Midnight Express was a six man tag team in Alabama, consisting of Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin. • Mark Henry and Pittsburgh Steeler Kevin Henry are cousins. • Jerry Jarrett brought Rick Rude to Memphis, and gave him the nickname "Ravishing." • ECW's Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV special as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines. • Gorgeous George, real name Stephanie Bellars, spent jail time as a teenager for burglaziring a home and slashing a girl's face with a broken beer bottle. • "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan got the idea of bringing a 2x4 to the ring from the movie, "Walking Tall." • Jim Hellwig (The Warrior) studied to be a chiropractor in Atlanta. • Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie) is a former school teacher. • Two days before WrestleMania 9, Hogan was injured in a jet-ski accident. That explains the shiner he had when he wrestled at WrestleMania 9. • Roddy Piper was Ric Flair's best man. • Before becoming a wrestler, Val Venis used to race motocross. • The Big Bossman was a prison guard in Georgia. • Randy Savage was trained by his father, Angelo Poffo. • Dusty Rhodes played college football at West Texas. • Verne Gagne trained Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. • Lex Luger played college football at Penn State. • Meng once wrestled as jobbber Larry Hurst. • Johnny Ace once dated former adult film star Seka. • Madusa is an accomplished singer. • The original idea for UPN's Smackdown! was for an all women wrestling show. • Kevin Nash was a doorman/bouncer at a Michigan night club before entering the wrestling business. • Disco Inferno was released from his WCW contract in '97 after refusing to do the job for Jacquelyn (now Jacky in the WWF). He returned to the promotion later in the year only after agreeing to wrestle her. However, Ted Turner had a 'no man against woman violence' clause on his networks. So Disco had to avoid making physical contact with her throughout the entire match. • Linda McMahon is a laywer. • Bad News Brown used the name "The Ultimate Warrior" before Jim Hellwig. • "Sweet" Stan Lane is the only wrestler ever trained by Ric Flair. • Del Wilkes sold the rights to the Patriot gimmick to Tom Brandi. • Simon Diamond was a catcher on the Virginia Commonwealth baseball team for three years but then he got hurt and that ended his baseball career. He did eventually go back to college and get his degree in English. • Bruce Hart gave Wayne Farris The Honkey Tonk Man name. • Chyna is fully licensed to compete in boxing. • The WWF considered giving Dustin Rhodes a "Gunslinger" gimmick, before coming up with Goldust. • Rikishi has a brother that wrestles as Fatu in Japan. • Jimmy Hart thought of the 3 Count gimmick. • Jimmy Hart and Jerry Lawler attended the same high school in Memphis (not at the same time). • Prior to WrestleMania IV, USA Today got a copy of the post-WrestleMania WWF Magazine which listed Randy Savage as champion before the tournament (where Savage beat Dibiase in the finals) took place. McMahon publicly referred to it as a coincidence. • The Ultimate Warrior left the WWF in 1991 because he and Vince McMahon did not come to terms on his future role...Warrior wanted to be in the title situation but the WWF saw differently...in 1992, the Warrior disappeared again because he did not want to get involved in a second-rate feud with Nailz. • In 1991, Ric Flair was fired/quit WCW. He showed up in the WWF soon thereafter holding the WCW title and claimed to be the "Real World's champion." The reason he was able to leave the company with the title is because he owned that title. WCW later bought it back from Flair for reportedly $75,000. • On May 26, 1987, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Iron Sheik were arrested by N.J. State police. Duggan was charged with possession of marijuana and drinking alcohol while driving. Sheik was charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine. Duggan received a conditional discharge and Sheik received one year probation. • On July 4, 1989, Davey Boy Smith, Jason the Terrible, and Chris Benoit were injured in a head-on automobile accident in Jasper, Alberta. Smith suffered a cracked vertebrae in his back and needed a hundred stitches in his head after being thrown through the windshield of the car. Jason suffers 2 fractures in his left leg. Benoit suffers an injured right knee. That before Mark Henry joined the WWE ,he was actually sponsored by Titan Sports during the 1996 Olympic's in which he compeated in the sport of weight lifting Mark Henry and Pittsburgh Steeler Kevin Henry are cousins Gorgeous George (real name Stephanie Ballars) ,spent jail time as a teenager for burglaziring a home and slashing a girl's face with a broken beer bottle. Eddie Guerrero's father Gori invented the camel clutch. Terry Funk is Jason Harvey's Godfather. Ryan Shamrock's real name is Alesha Webb and she is a top less dancer form Houston ,Texas The WWE's first pick for the Mr Perfect gimmick was Terry Tayor Former Freebird Jimmy Garvin is now an airline pilot. D'Lo Brown began his career as "the head of security" for the gangstas in the smoke mountain wrestling.He later made his debut in the WWE as a member of the nation of Domination. Nitro Girl Fyre attended Arizona State University and used to be a mortgage home broker. The Warlord (real name Terry Szopinski) was force to retire from wrestling following a car accident in 1996 ECW'S Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV sepecial as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines. Chris Chetti was the first man to graduate from ECW's House of Hardcore wrestling school Taz and Chris Chetti are cousins. Paul Wight played college basketball at Wichita State Nicole Bass's married name is Fuchs. Jerry Jarrett brought Rick Rude to Memphis and give him the nickname "Ravishing" Rick Rude still held half of the NWA Tag team title when he signed with the WWE (The NWA later claimed that The Rock 'n' Roll Express won back thous titles in a match that never took place) Rick Rude was for a short time managed by his sister Raven. Rude was the only foreign talent to make the finals of G-1 Tournament in Japan. That before Mark Henry joined the WWE ,he was actually sponsored by Titan Sports during the 1996 Olympic's in which he compeated in the sport of weight lifting Mark Henry and Pittsburgh Steeler Kevin Henry are cousins Gorgeous George (real name Stephanie Ballars) ,spent jail time as a teenager for burglaziring a home and slashing a girl's face with a broken beer bottle. Eddie Guerrero's father Gori invented the camel clutch. Terry Funk is Jason Harvey's Godfather. Ryan Shamrock's real name is Alesha Webb and she is a top less dancer form Houston ,Texas The WWE's first pick for the Mr Perfect gimmick was Terry Tayor Former Freebird Jimmy Garvin is now an airline pilot. D'Lo Brown began his career as "the head of security" for the gangstas in the smoke mountain wrestling.He later made his debut in the WWE as a member of the nation of Domination. Nitro Girl Fyre attended Arizona State University and used to be a mortgage home broker. The Warlord (real name Terry Szopinski) was force to retire from wrestling following a car accident in 1996 ECW'S Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV sepecial as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines. Chris Chetti was the first man to graduate from ECW's House of Hardcore wrestling school Taz and Chris Chetti are cousins. Paul Wight played college basketball at Wichita State Nicole Bass's married name is Fuchs. Jerry Jarrett brought Rick Rude to Memphis and give him the nickname "Ravishing" Rick Rude still held half of the NWA Tag team title when he signed with the WWE (The NWA later claimed that The Rock 'n' Roll Express won back thous titles in a match that never took place) Rick Rude was for a short time managed by his sister Raven. Rude was the only foreign talent to make the finals of G-1 Tournament in Japan. some facts are wrong! im sorry dude im not this geeky i always copy crap !!!! doesn't every one!

Two ceremonies; do I surprise him with a second ring? We're having a civil ceremony in a week and a half. Because I was really broke then, he paid for both of our rings. I told him I didn't want a fancy solitaire, just an eternity band as an engagement ring(I was kind of fibbing. I know his finances are limited, too.). I LOVE the band he got me, and he loves his. But I found an antique setting on eBay for $25; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220214196180&_trksid=p3984.cWON.m313.IVI I'm going to have either inexpensive gemstones or cz's set in it, to make it match my band, and replace the stones with higher quality ones in the future. We can use it as the wedding ring during the formal ceremony. Should I buy him another ring too, maybe engrave it with his personal motto, and present it to him as his wedding gift before the formal ceremony(I already got him a gift for the first one)? I'm still broke, but I kind of want to separate our formal vows from our civil, and surprise him a little.

The cats chalkboard assignment? In order to punish your cat for poor behavior, here are a list of items that the cat may write on a chalkboard. A. Fill in the blanks 1. [xxx] is not food. Dental floss, plants, Kleenex, toilet paper, human's homework, photographs, shoes, sweaters, socks, the couch, electrical cords/devices, phone cord, vases of flowers, my poop, electric wiring, the rubber fish toy my human drags around for me to play with; rubber bands; Mom's toe; the HUGE fly; used Q-tips; the other cat's vomited food. 2. I will not jump on the [xxx]. kitchen counter, table, stove, barbecue, my human's full bladder at 5:30 A.M., bed at night, TV, bed from the top of the wardrobe at night. 3. I will not sharpen my claws on the [xxx]. sofa, carpet, drapes, my human's leg, my human's boss's leg, the new speakers, wallpaper, window screen, car tires. 4. I will not pee/poop/barf a hairball on the [xxx]. floor, carpet, sofa, clean laundry, sleeping human, human's tax return, the tax auditor, TV, baby's mattress, kitchen counter, dining room table, big people's shoes, bathtub, my Dad's collection of (expensive) Nazi daggers, marble floor (acid vomit+marble=etched marble). 5. I will not climb the [xxx]. Screen, bulletin board, speaker, curtains, redwood trees, walls, lampposts. 6. I will not dunk [xxx] into my water dish. Tissues, my toy mouse, the house plants, half-digested food 7. I will not hide [xxx]. Pens, curlers, or house keys under the carpet. 8. I recognize that the [xxx] has a right to exist. Belt, fringe on the bathroom rug, fuzzy toilet seat, house plant, human's toes, baby, human, blue jays outside, teddy bear 9. [xxx] is not cat food. Chocolate, bananas, pizza, any human food, tea 10. [xxx] is not a bed. The stove, the pot (not hot) on the stove, sink, the crystal bowl from the people's wedding, piano strings, Mommy's sock drawer, the inside of the antique radio, the car, the electric organ, the computer keyboard. 11. [xxx] is not prey/a toy. The paper coming from the printer; the newspaper; Mummy; open milk cartons; toilet paper; pantyhose; paper clips; human's toes; my human's penis (see "Robin Williams, Live at the Met"); Christmas tree ornaments; the produce ripening on the kitchen counter; Q-tips; Black Widow spiders; any food, whether wrapped in something or not; the sheets; the computer mouse; Mommy's snow white lace garter from her wedding with the beautiful tasty maribou feathers on it; 12. I will not try to climb into the [xxx]. Freezer, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, garage.