any November 15th eastern 7 ngt cruisers out there?

[alexturner74]

I'm off today!!! Oh, wait, I'm supposed to be off today.

I'll be taking my holiday plus some in June. Going to Melbourne, FL (Beach!) and New York City (Party!) for two weekend trips.

We actually have had a few nice days here recently. Had so much rain this month it's been crazy.

 

[nedleycan]

Alex,
What do you do for a living (if you don't mind me asking)? It seems that you work when you shouldn't... you must rest for the big cruise... I am worried about you... haha

 

[alexturner74]

Don't worry about me. I'm off every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and I try to take off as many Sundays as possible during the year. Three day work weeks rule!

I'll be well rested for the cruise. I'm looking forward to this year even more than last year because I won't be exhausted from the wedding.

 

[mkauffman]

Ok, Alex......we're officially done worrying about you now! Three day work weeks, beaching it in Melbourne, partying it up in NYC, newleywed...........you're a lucky guy!

The sun is shining again....two whole days in a row. I don't know how to act.

Michelle

 

[Kabuli1]

Hi everybody!

We're off again, driving down to Lexington, KY (again) and back again tomorrow!

Just an FYI for all of you good folks east of here (Chicago area) we had an amazing night of tornado warnings and thunder storms- the weirdest skies I've ever seen, and oh, did I mention rain? For three days straight. Just thought I'd warn all of you!

I'm kinda sick of rain!

With all the rain, MOSQUITOS! I've never seen so many mosquitos and West Nile is a huge problem here (we had more cases in IL than any other state last year.) Oh, and MONSTER WEEDS! The weeds are sooooo happy!


Well, Have a great weekend! And, since I'm already to blame for the Norwalk last year on the Magic (NOY!), you can blame the weather on me too - after all, we sent it on to you!

Wishing you all sunny skies and no mosquitos!

Karyn

 

[lbgraves]

Hope you have clear skies for the road. We have had clear skies all day yesterday but are due for more rain today. This is crazy!!! If it keeps up, the Magic can just sail up here & pick us up on the corner. LOL! We hve had the zebra mosquitoes since Bertha & Fran clobered us back in 96 I think it was. They are out at all hours of the day so there is no relief. The main drainage ditch for the neighborhood runs behind our house so of course it is overflowing with over 10 inches of rain in 2 weeks.

Looks like I have nurse duty today. DH just took DS out to the pier to fish. He has a Mickey pole & loves to just stand there next to DH & cast it out. He can do pretty good now. I can't send it out there as far as he does with that little pole sometimes. They have fun and can guytalk. Kaitlyn woke me up getting sick around 4:30 am. Only one more time this morning & no fever so hopefully it's nothing major. She's up & playing so that is a good sign. She was more upset about messing up her sheets this morning than anything else.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!!!

 

[lbgraves]

We ended up going to the 6:45 show tonight & really enjoyed it, except for the crying/screaming kid behind us. DS kept turning around & telling him to shush & watch the movie. LOL! They showed the preview for the next Pixtar movie...Mr. Incredible I think. Not sure that this one looks like it will hit the same audience. Seemed to be for the older kids. Thing is it premiers on November 9th I think it was...so it will be on the Magic when we are sailing.

 

[mkauffman]

Thanks for the update on Nemo, Lisa. I want to see it with the kids but with our sports schedules, we rarely make it to the movies. It usually ends up coming out on video before we ever see it! It does look like a really cute movie.

Weather update: it's really, really windy here in Central PA today. They were calling for sometimes "damaging" winds and I don't think it's THAT windy, but it is quite breezy. We were supposed to have 4 games this weekend between my two boys and we ended up having one. This weather has put us over a month behind......will we have them all made up by November??? School is also pushed two weeks back this year. The kids are going stir crazy because they should be out now.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Michelle

 

[Jo-Anne]

MIchelle - do you mean that your kids get out of school usually in mid May! WOW, here in Toronto, and I think the rest of Canada, schools don't let out until pretty much last day in June and we go back day after labour day. Too bad about the weather and all the havoc it's creating...we can also relate...it's taking a long time to get into decent and consistent weather this year. My DD and I saw the Lion King production today and WOW it was great...the costumes and scenery are amazing. DH took DS to see Nemo. DH said DS (3 1/3) was a little put off by some of the loud and scary scenes, but that it was overall a very good movie.

 

[lbgraves]

Jo-Anne, here in NC our schools let out mid May and resume mid August, more like a college schedule. Now there are also year round schools in the same districts, so it can get a bit confusing.

 

[mkauffman]

Jo-Anne, we normally get out end of May, so last week should have been the last. The snow caused an incredible amount of snow make up days and we didn't go back until after Labor Day last year and that's abnormal, too. This year the kids are going to have a very short summer because we're in school until June 13th and we go back at the end of August. The weather has just been so unsettled since winter and we're not used to that (some say we've been spoiled). I guess it just seems that it's been forever since we've had anything good for an extended period of time, one day here and there isn't good enough for me!

I was with family yesterday at a birthday party and we talked about this cruise the entire time. We're all so excited for it. It's about 5 1/2 months away now....can you believe it?? We've been planning for so long! I really can't wait to meet all of you!

Michelle

 

[Kabuli1]

Michelle,

That's the normal year around here! School is always in session for the last week or so of August then it runs till mid June. And we don't have the winter break that the Eastern schools do. It's a straight thru grind w/ the occasional in-service day or bizarre IL holiday like Casimir Pulaski Day! Usually less than 2 weeks at Christmas and one week of spring break.

It was smooth sailing to KY and back. I must admit, I'm pretty sick of car travel after the last two weekends.

I'm trying to figure out my priorities and goals for the next several months - how much weight to lose by Nov 15 etc etc. One thing for sure, I've got to find a job NOW! I could use prayers and pixie dust about that!

Speaking of dust - I've been away two weekends! I have got to tackle the house this morning!

Have a great week, all!

Karyn

 

[mkauffman]

Ughhhh....weight loss. What a nasty little phrase, Karyn. I've been doing WW since January and I just started Curves about 2 weeks ago. I have to say that I love Curves and working out is not one of my favorite things to do! It's actually fun and who uses workout and fun in the same sentence? I'm down about 25 pounds but I have at least that much more to lose. I try to look at it in little increments because 25 pounds seems like a mountain when you love food as much as I do. Anyway, I'm glad the trip went well and I'll be sending pixie dust your way. Keep your chin up...sometimes things happen when we least expect them.

Michelle

 

[Jo-Anne]

Michelle - congrats on the weight loss - I've done WW before and have dropped 20, but I"m sure it's crept back on. I've heard good things about Curves and I think there is one pretty close to me..I just find it so hard to find the time to do something like that...taking care of me vs the rest of the world seems like such a far off, crazy notion! However, I've very worried about being around a ton of food 24/7 on the cruise! Anyone have experience on what the average weight gain is on a 7 day cruise (do I really want to know!). My mind screams "diet and exercise", but my body just isn't listening...hopefully soon, the two will connect! Karyn - sending PD on the job hunt...something is sure to pop up when you least expect it! Jo

 

[mkauffman]

Jo, that's exactly how I am with doing regular exercise. My normal exercise routine consists of running after the boys! We eat on the go all the time because there isn't time for anything else (thank God for my mom who makes sure we get a decent meal!). I finally decided that it was time to commit to something and Curves was the only thing I could manage and believe me, some days it's a struggle. First of all, it's all women and that's good for me because I can't do the workout with men thing. Secondly, it's about 30 minutes, I'm in and out and the complete routine is done. It's great. I go over lunch or right after work before I get home to my demanding life. The time at Curves goes so fast because it's fun. I can't say enough about it. I have to say that this cruise is my current motivation. I keep pushing myself to do this because I want to look and feel better for November. I feel like such a slouch when I gain weight and it's not good for the morale.

To be honest, I'm not really concerned about the food on the 7 day. I plan to get up in the morning and walk and everything else I'll work off when I get back. I don't want to constantly worry about food during this vacation. You shouldn't either. We've waited long enough for this thing, huh? Let's go and eat our dessert first, I say!!

Michelle

 

[Kabuli1]

Thanks for the PD guys, I'm going to need a bunch of it if we're even to join you on the cruise.

The diet thing - I've been hanging out on the WISH boards - they are wonderful and supportive. I've got about 35# that I want to lose b4 the cruise. You can keep track on my WISH clippie as to how I'm doing - tho I'm stalled right now even I'm following my plan I checked out a program similar to Curves (a couple blocks from my house - tried their machines and found that I have some sort of injury to my shoulder I didn't know about! ARGH! I don't want to join if I can't do half of the machines. Oh well, can't do that until I get a job, either!

I know, these are horrible topics aren't they - but it's all about that Nov 15 date, right?

Love you all!

Karyn

 

[Kabuli1]

Michelle, I really wanted to join this Curves kind of place - really really really! I guess we'll see what happens about the shoulder - w/o a job I don't have insurance - so I'm kinda leary about seeing an MD - don't want any pre-existing conditions, you know....

Jo-Anne. as far as food on the cruise, last year I gained about 5, Randy about 8 - but it is mostly water weight from the change of food/diet. It falls off pretty easily if you go back to proper eating when you get back home. One thing I learned long ago - when my kids were little - it is very important to carve out a little time for yourself! Try to find some way to do that!

Karyn

 

[nedleycan]

I find that when we are on a cruise, we don't gain any weight. That is mainly because we are so active on the cruise. I think that as long as you don't eat 3 desserts every night, and you do lots of walking at the ports, and try to do something (like walk) during the sea days, you will be fine. I am planning on running every morning when at sea. It will be so nice to run while the ship is moving!

 

[mkauffman]

I plan to be active somewhat . I'm dreaming about spending lazy days on the beach and around the pool. We'll see if that really happens!

Karyn, I totally understand your MD dilemma. I'm not sure I'd take the chance right now, either. It's better that you concentrate on keeping yourself healthy and employable, right ? There's something out there for you, I just feel it. I also agree with carving out time for yourself. Sometimes it's so easy to forget that we do deserve it! As busy moms we have to literally find time for us, but it's so very important. We are more than just moms and wives, after all. Sometimes the hubby can be just as needy as the kids !

Michelle

 

[mkauffman]

Originally posted by nedleycan
as long as you don't eat 3 desserts every night

Oh no! Did you see me eating on the last cruise??

Just kidding.

Michelle