That's Piggles! He needed some kaboodle love too :o)

Alright, since you girls gave me so much support on my freaking out about name change thing, i wanted to ask you about how to get along with sister in law. I have 2 older brothers and grew up with them and my dad. I am SO not used to girl issues and sisters and things like that! Rob's got 3 sisters: Jayne, Megan and Catherine. I get along great with Jayne & Megan, they've helped me a lot with the wedding and we can actually hang out. Unfortunately, Catherine and I have hated each other since the moment we met. About 3 months after Rob & I started dating, Catherine moved back home (at 27, her bf left her). I think her unhappiness with her own life situation was taken out on me. Rob is 6 years older than me and she is constantly making fun of my age. She's very bossy and has called me every name in the book- fat, bitch, dumb, all of that. She even went so far as to call me "the devil" because we're not getting married in a church...and she's not even religious!

Rob & I have been dating for 4 years now and are getting married. Catherine and I still do not get along. I get anxious even being in the same room as her, she's such a bully! I know that it upsets rob that we don't get along, but its hard to be nice to someone who has been mean to you for 4 years! I'm not outwardly mean to her and our relationship has changed to a mutual hatred where we try not to talk or acknowledge eachother. She's now dating her brother-in-law's cousin (so if they had a kid, Mike would be both the kids uncle and cousin!) and she's furious that Rob & I are getting married before her. She's the only Carrick kid left that is not married.

Anyways, I really want to get over this stupid fued we have. How do you guys deal with sister in laws? or bullies? I don't want to spend the rest of my life uncomfortable in situations with my new family!

Okay so thats just a picture of my guinea pig Gus wearing a birthday hat...has nothing to do with the post, i ust think he's sooo cute and chubby!

Anyways...I just wondered how people felt about changing their names when they got married. I'm definately changing my last name (to Carrick, which is not so bad) but I almost feel like I'm losing some of my identity. I've always been a Sliter, that's just how people know me! I'm really close to my brothers and their friends and people look at me and think "oh thats the little Sliter!" I know it sounds stupid, but I just wondered if anybody else felt weird about changing their last name...

I'm changing my first name too, but that's not a big deal since everyone calls me Lisa anyways. Unfortunately, my parents had a hillbilly moment and gave me 2 first names!

So, married girls, let me know how you dealt with your name change! Thanks!!

Alright so I'm getting married December 12th and want to get a tattoo to show my love for Rob. I don't want to get his name so I'm not sure what I should get...

So far I have 2 amy brown fairies on my back, one between my shoulder blades and one on my lower back. I have the cherries on my neck and the cancer symbol on my forearm. Rob actually drew the heart with wings on my left foot and I have the word "pretty" and an off-the-wall heart with spiderwebs on my right foot.

I'm thinking about maybe doing something below my buttcheek or in the middle of my back since there is nothing there.

I want to get maybe words or something but I have no idea!!

Okay girlies, I trust your style! Please help me find a tattoo to celebrate my marriage!!! Thanks!!!