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[Rose&Mike]

Hurray! For Both Lisas!!!! Too exciting!

Are you crying! I am crying! Too happy! Was it awesome??? Are you doing the "I swear I will never do this again" thing? Don't worry, that will pass! Or are you so happy and ready to take on the next race?!

But seriously, I think we need to make a pact....No more west coast races. This was killing me! Thank goodness for active race tracking!

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So here's an interesting dilemma....Mike is sending his boss an email saying that if he needs him to stay here at the end of February he will.....They are in the middle of a HUGE project and Mike is the team lead on it. We didn't know when we booked the trip that this was going to be a big problem.

I might have a pull out sofa at Kidani available.....Maria or anyone else interested? The only thing that I am not happy about is, if I would have known I was going alone, I would not have picked AKL.

His boss already said to go, and this is probably pointless to think about, but the stress is ratcheting up, and they have a new CEO. We'll see....

Ok, you Lisas---are you smiling??????

 

[mikamah]

Congratulations Lisabelles!!!

I am exhausted just following along online. I am so happy for both of you and you look absolutely amazing in the picture. You both are rocking those Wish shirts, and the bling is absolutely beautiful! I am so proud of both of you.

Rose_ I agree the east coast races are a lot easier to follow in the morning, so the pact is no more west coast races unless we all are going.
That's too bad about Mike maybe not being able to go to the princess. Could you bank the akl points and stay someplace less points, or even stay in a value with someone else? Maybe one of the Lisa's is signing up right now for the princess and will bunk with you.

We are off to the graduation party in about 20 minutes, so michael's walking Poko for a bit before we put her in the crate. She ran pretty good with me this morning, we saw a few squirrels, so I'd sprint with her when she got excited. We'll take another longer walk tonight.

Have a wonderful rest of the sunday!!

Way to go Lisabelles!! You made my day!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

congrats!!!! so exciting!!!

and i already told kathy but i have an awesome business idea:

little cameras for your hat (hat-cams) that streams real time you running your race. then people can log-in and watch while you're running. (obvs you can turn it off when you have to pee in the woods or whatever)

good idea, right??

can't wait to hear all about it!!!!! yay!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Sorry, I missed all the excited posting with Ben's Bday...

But I am so proud of our Lisabelles! You ladies rocked it out!

I can't wait to read your TRs. For now you can relax, stare at those gorgeous medals, and be satisfied with a job well done!

Rose -- The last thing you need is more stress. Whatever happens with Mike, we will work something out. I'm not going to leave you alone or hangin' while I'm there (unless you want to be!), so you might have to tough it out Thursday and Tuesday, but other than that we can get totally girly It sounds like Mike is probably still coming -- but if you discover he isn't, no biggie. I decided to punt on the DHS EMH Saturday morning, so I got a 2-day hopper for Sunday and Monday. No worries allowed -- either way you are going to have a great time!

Oof! Gotta do more bday stuff...Again, absolutely bursting with pride in our Lisabelles!

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Sorry, I missed all the excited posting with Ben's Bday...

But I am so proud of our Lisabelles! You ladies rocked it out!

I can't wait to read your TRs. For now you can relax, stare at those gorgeous medals, and be satisfied with a job well done!

Rose -- The last thing you need is more stress. Whatever happens with Mike, we will work something out. I'm not going to leave you alone or hangin' while I'm there (unless you want to be!), so you might have to tough it out Thursday and Tuesday, but other than that we can get totally girly It sounds like Mike is probably still coming -- but if you discover he isn't, no biggie. I decided to punt on the DHS EMH Saturday morning, so I got a 2-day hopper for Sunday and Monday. No worries allowed -- either way you are going to have a great time!

Oof! Gotta do more bday stuff...Again, absolutely bursting with pride in our Lisabelles!

Maria

Thanks! I am surprisingly not too stressed about it, I just want it resolved so that I can make some plans. This has been coming for a while, so it's not a huge shock. He just kept bringing it up or I would ask him if everything was ok, and finally today I asked him if he was feeling bad about going and he said yes. And Mike is so not a worrier, so for him to say yes, I knew he was stressing. We both really want to see Tom, too and he is taking the 10th off for that too. And neither one of us want to give up that trip. Though, I might ask Tom if he wants to fly home.....

We looked at airfare and for ~200-300 he could either fly down two days late or come home two days early. Which would mean he would only be missing two days of work. We are currently scheduled to be there Thursday-Tuesday. So if he switched it he could either come down Friday night or come back Sunday night. He sent his boss an email and basically asked him which he preferred--that he bag the trip completely, or that he cut two days off. I just don't want him to be stressed, so if he has to bag it the world won't end.

I told him I was ok with whatever, I just wanted it taken care of early in the week so that we can get a new ticket while the prices are not too unreasonable.

So if you aren't going to do the parks on Saturday, do you want to do a late breakfast at Kouzzina on Saturday? And I guess the other question--I made Boma for 5:50 on Sunday. Is that too early????

And I think we will totally have fun whether he comes or not! I am planning some serious expo shopping! I just feel bad for him cause I know he was looking forward to it.

Sorry--everyone for hijacking the thread! If Mike doesn't go someone could come run as Mike! You have to pretend you are a boy and your time won't count, but other than that, it won't cost anything! We will contact them about deferrment tomorrow, but for some reason I think I heard 45 days.....

Lisah--That is so cool that your Mom and Sis surprised you! At least I think it is? Right?

Ok, I am supposed to be meal planning.......

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

oh my you ladies have been having way to much fun without me this weekend. There is just so much to talk about.

I tried to post twice yesterday, 1st time I had to stop because if not ryan would have been late to his basketball game and the 2nd time was at night on my tablet and I was just about ready to submit this long post of replies and my freakin tablet froze and then shut off. I was fuming.

So anyway here I am now...on my desktop and if anyone bothers me there going to get the evil eye.

Ok so I cant remember everything but will try my best.

Maria- Im sorry you feel so self concious about the weight loss. Its crazy how our minds can be like that. I think the ladies on here gave you some great advice about that and hopefully as time goes on it will get easier for you. I hope Ben enjoyed his birthday this weekend. You made some great choices on your date last night. I hope you and Dennis enjoyed yourselves.

Kathy- I promise I will catch up on the BL thread next. I am sure you are doing a great job coaching this week. Funny how poko doesnt like to run much, our dog donovan is the same way, I tried running with him a few times and we get going for awhile and all of a sudden he stops to pee and almost trips me. I guess we are meant to be solo runners. I hope the grad party was fun. What a great story about your friends son. I am so glad that he was able to overcome those obstacles and is doing well for himself, such a great story.

Rose- Did you get that meal planning done???? I can understand what your saying about wanting the junk at home since you cant buy it out as a treat anymore and when its in the house it is so much harder to say no. Maybe try having 1 treat in the house every shopping trip that way on a few nights you can have it but not tempted to eat the junky stuff all throughout the day. Oh and I missed you running the full too. You go girl I am really hoping I could be there to cheer you on. I was kinda thinking I may want to try it myself but I have this anxiety that I will die. I have heard so many storys lately about young healthy people dying doing marathons and I just cant get it out of my mind. Im so nuts with this stuff. Maybe if I can get that out of my mind I will reconsider. It definitely would be a great accomplishment and the only place I would want to do it would be disney.

Nancy- Woohoo for the new running shoes. I have the Nike pegasus. My new ones I got are the pegasus 28. I love them. I hope poor matthew poops soon. I know its normal for bf babies to go 7-10days but it just seems so long. I bet that is going to be one massive diaper when it happens. Maybe you can arrange it to be johns turn for that one. Great job on the weight loss this week too. Im sure you will make it to your goal weight for May especially will a disney trip to motivate you. It was really windy here today too. I felt like there were times when I was trying to run and not going anywhere. I loved your pic from maritime the other day. That was so beautiful. Oh and the pic of matthew today was so adorable too.

Lisabelles- I am so very proud of you both. I was glued to my phone and I agree having that 3 hour difference was just too much anticipation. I was in tears too once I saw the you both finished and then again when you posted your picture together. I am just so happy for you both. I hope you are having a great celebration right now as we speak. (although its only 315 your time) so you have a lot of time to celebrate still.

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well it was a good weekend in my neck of the woods. The sun was shining both days. Yesterday Ryans game went well. He got a decent amount of playing time so it was better than the last game. He got a rebound on defense and the coach yelled go ryan go....so instead of dribbling it up the court he just ran with it all the way down, tucked it in his arm and looked just like a running back. The crowd was cracking up. Yep I guess football is gonna be his sport.

Then I went to the AAA disney presentation where the TA did a slide show of all the things you can do and see at disney, nothing I didnt already know but it was sure fun to sit and talk disney for 1 1/2 hrs. My mom and dad enjoyed it and made them even more excited to go. Oh and I answered a question right and got a jimney cricket pin.

Then we went back to there house and made plans for our trip. We are going from fri. Oct 5 through sat Oct 13. It will be my longest trip to the world. The boys will only miss 5 days of school because that monday is columbus day. We are also going to do MNSSHP and we are doing a day at seaworld. We are going to book through AAA because we get a 15% off room discount through them plus I have a pin code for 20% off to use on top of that. We are going to stay at CBR and we are going to stay in a pirate room if one is avail and my parent will stay in a preferred room. I think we are going to go this week to book it. I am for joy. The kids dont know that we are going for sure yet but once we book it I will tell them. Not sure if I will do the slide show or not because they pretty much have heard us talking about it the whole time. I just cant keep a secret.

Today I ran 3 miles and pretty much relaxed for the rest of the time. Can I tell you that my kids are really driving me crazy this weekend. I feel horrible saying that but my gosh they are just not listening to a word I say and I am tired of repeating myself 5 times. I think it is the time of year when they start to go stir crazy from the weather. Boy the only problem is we have awhile to go before it gets nice out.

Oh and Mike painted our living room and upstairs hallway yesterday. it looks good and now next weekend we are going to get our new entertainment center and hang our new TV...just in time for the superbowl.

Ok I will talk to you all tomorrow.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Phew! What a day! Too much excitement for one day.

LisaR--how are you feeling? You completed your first half marathon! How exciting is that? I hope you had a really great day today and did lots and lots of celebrating!

LisaH--I am so very happy for you! What a day! I agree with Nancy. We need the hat cam! And with Kathy--no more west coast races unless everyone is doing one. (Though did I tell you all Mike and I are thinking about a race in Vancouver in August???) How are the ribs? Do you just feel this huge rush of calm/"zen"ness now that it's all over?

Lindsay--we will just miss you in October. We get there on the 17th, I think. You will love MNSSHP. You HAVE to dress up. I am not one to dress up, but I made Woody and Jessie costumes and Mike and I had a blast. They were "homemade" costumes and the castmembers made a HUGE deal about them. People took our pictures. My weight was pretty high at that time, so I am not liking the pictures too much now, but I had a wonderful time. (I actually just looked at the pictures and they were a big kick in the pants to get back on the wagon.) Loved the football, uh, I mean basketball story!

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So Mike is still not sure what he is doing, but his boss did email him back that it will never be a good time for him to be gone, so going now probably shouldn't matter. I guess things got really crazy Friday when they moved their schedule up. So we'll see. He has been doing work at home every night after dinner and is actually working now! I am guessing he will be working in FL if he goes. This doesn't happen too often, and he really likes his job, so it is no biggie. I don't mind going alone if that's what happens, I just really don't like not having a plan! I used to be a very spontaneous person, then I went in the hospital to have Tom and almost died and ever since then I have been a little more cautious and a little less spontaneous.

Oh and Lindsay, I think that is a rational fear about the marathon. But MOST people complete it safely. Mike's dad was a runner and he died of a heart attack (not while running a marathon)--but he weighed more and he was a smoker....I worry more about Mike than me--and I am the one who has already seen a cardiologist! Go figure!

Ok, I have been very chatty today. Because I have been avoiding doing things like meal planning.....

Have a nice night!

Oh, kept forgetting. I am very happy with the bangs. She did really long, barely there bangs. It is hiding the hair that is growing in really well and I am able to push them out of the way. And, they look fine with a bondi band. My hair is really thin still right around my face, but she said a ton of new, fine hair is coming in. So I'm gad I can camouflage it!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

morning friends!!

oh lindsay, that little ryan gave me such a giggle picturing him running with the basketball. dribbling is SO overrated anyway.

sounds like you got a great deal on your next WDW vacation! AAA is the best way to find discounts. when i was a disney travel agent for those like 5 minutes, AAA was the only place that ever could offer a bigger discount than me. it usually wasn't a huge difference but really any difference is good! my friend who runs mommy and me with me is going with her 4 and 6 year old in march and they are staying in the pirate room too! i helped her plan and those pirate rooms look AWESOME! we'll miss you by about a month. we are going down in sept.

rose, i'm glad you like the bangs! how will the upkeep be? i always look so good after a haircut but as soon as i have to wash it again the hair goes right back in a ponytail. one of these days i will learn how to blow dry my hair...
sounds like mike's trip is still up in the air. how annoying. at least we know you'll be spending time with the super-awesome maria! i wish i was going too. wah. silly babies being born and cramping my princess style

kathy - how was the bday party? blue buffalo is a GREAT food. we had fiona on that. actually fiona's new dad is a contractor in CT and he built the blue buffalo president's house. john's company is trying to do a cross promotion with blue buffalo. like, buy a jw pet toy and enter to win a year's supply of blue buffalo food. it's john's idea. what a marketing genius he is! blue buffalo's headquarters are in wilton, ct and he would love to get a job there. that would work for us b/c we are toying with the idea of moving to ridgefield, ct in a few years. anywho, blue buffalo is the highest selling dog food now. weird right? a few years ago nobody had heard of them. anywho, poko's getting the good stuff!

hey maria, how was the rest of ben's bday weekend? and how was the movie?

can't wait to hear from our tinkerlisas!

mommy and me today. i'm also calling the sports medicine foot guy today. my foot is really bothering me. i ran 4 miles yesterday and my foot was really hurting for the rest of the day i mean, could this suck more? here i am ready to get back on the horse and OF COURSE my foot hurts. i'm not waiting to see if it gets better. it's been bothering me for long enough that i want to nip it in the bud and see what the doctor says. maybe he tells me it's just a bruise and no biggie. that would be great. let's hope. my 4 miler was my longest since the baby was born. took me 50 minutes to do it. meh, i'll get faster.

speaking of speeds - do you guys do those fartlek exercises?

and now onto important stuff: cullen family poop

matthew finally pooped yesterday morning at 3am. it was a doozie. that was seven days! poor kid.

and thomas pooped on the potty! ok it was a TOTAL fluke but poop landed in the bowl! lol! he likes to sit on the pot and "read" a magazine. on saturday night we had my aunt mary and uncle eddie over for dinner. thomas got his bath afterwards and told john he wanted to sit on the potty. john left the room to get his clothes ready and heard thomas scream poo poo on the potty! i think he farted and had a poop surprise! it was just a little but he was so proud of himself that he tried to touch it. ew! lol! anyway he went running into the living room and told mary and eddie. he did like seven laps around the house screaming POO POO IN THE POTTY!!! it was pretty hilarious.

and now you know more about my children and their poop than you would ever hope to know. you're welcome.

 

[mikamah]

I didn't really have time to post here, so I thought I'll read real quick and catch up before I go to work and post tonight, but I had to say thank you Nancy for that belly laugh out loud! It's going to be a great day now that I know the cullen boys are pooping!!!!

Have a great day Princesses and Lisabelles!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

I have a few minutes here before my sister comes to take me to the airport. They drove over here from Phoenix. I know I have lots to read and reply to so this is short version.

Rose, I'm sorry about the uncertainty with Mike's work schedule. I'm glad to hear that was what it was because I was afraid that your injuries were flaring up again.

Lindsay, got a chuckle of out Ryan -- people like it when you run the ball in football so why not basketball, too? It's a lot faster! Your trip sounds fabulous.

Maria, happy belated birthday to your "baby." And a big for you 'cause you know we wouldn't like it if they didn't grow up but sometimes you wish you could have their little selves back for a bit.

Nancy, who doesn't get excited about poo poo in the potty?

Kathy, thanks for all your messages and texts.

That goes for all of you ladies! I thought of you all so often while I was out there yesterday.

Lisa, have a great time in the parks today and safe travels!

I'm getting ready to head home this morning. I had a wonderful time and will give you more details later. It was a fun race. I was so, so happy to finish.

And it was big surprise to see my Mom and my sister waiting for me. They have been here since Thursday and my sister ran the Neverland 5K -- her first one, no training, crappy shoes, barely got there on time. That was really astonishing.

Thank you again for all your encouragement, love and support. I would never had made it without you!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Rose- Glad you like the bangs and that it is working out for you. I am so bummed that we will miss each other by not even a week. uggh I would consider changing if it wasnt our anniversaries that week. thanks for the response on my fear of dying in a marathon. I know its all in my head. Im going to work on getting back up to completing a half and then I will reconsider.

Nancy- oh thank heavens for poop. Boy that is one exciting day of pooping. I love how excited thomas got and I was just smiling how cute that is. Now my boys are constantly talking aka bragging about pooping and let me tell you its lost its cuteness. So hearing thomas's story was so refreshing even if it involved poop.

I hope the foot checks out ok.

Lisa H- Words just can not express how excited and proud of you I am. I cant wait to hear more about your trip. I cant believe your sister and her 5K. too funny. Glad they were there to support you.

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today was quite a day. I had 3 people out sick. pertussis is going around our valley and they all had symptoms. They went to their doctors and it doesnt look like they have it so all should be ok for the rest of the week. It made my day a complete mess though. I rushed out of there to get ryan and then rush him off to bball practice. Tonight he was in the role to set a pick on a defensive player and he really was never taught how to do it. So they started the play and he basically blocked the kid like he did in football and kept following him all around the court while the others just converted the play behind him. He is kind like forrest gump (well except more intelligent) but when you tell him to do something he does it but goes to the extreme of completing his job. Too bad he doesnt do this with his school work.

So many people on facebook have been commenting about how their kids made honor roll and got straight A's on their report cards this weekend. Im not saying they shouldnt post that they are proud of their kids because I do the same with ryans sports but internally I kind of feel sad about Ryans report card. Then I really thought about it and yes he is having some focusing issues at school but he is still getting all satisfactory grades. I should still feel thrilled about that but our society has not been set up to only feel like you are doing great if you are above average or exceeding the average ability. Isnt that crazy.

So tonight I am counting my blessing for the amazing average child that I have whose personality and athletic ability make up for the areas that he may lack. Nothing wrong with that right?????

Ok and on an even more positive note...tonight the trip is officially booked. We just have to wait for airfare pricing to come out. Nancy you will have to let me know what your friend thinks of the pirate rooms. They are the furthest away from everything and my parents got a preferred room so we will not be close together. I kind of went back and forth about booking it. I should be happy I will have to walk an extra 10 min to walk off the calories I will be intaking on our DELUXE dining plan.

Ok well I am off to bed. Talk to you ladies tomorrow.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I should be working on a contracts list, but I just don't want to, and I'm putting it off so...

Lindsay -- Just because people say their kids get straight As on FB doesn't mean it's true I think it is hard for kids and parents with the unrealistic expectations -- not every kid is going to be a Rhodes scholar, and I'm certainly not raising the next Tom Brady (but maybe you are!)! I also wouldn't assume Ryan won't find a niche in school where he will excel. He is so young -- he may thrive when he hits biology, or algebra, or history -- heck, maybe he's the next Bill Gates! Once he finds something he really wants to learn, and he's engaged, he will do a stellar job. The fun part is you get to keep throwing things at him, and see what sticks. If it's athletics, that's great! Can you say college scholarship?! It is hard that our kids aren't going to excel at every thing they try. But it's good to keep them humble, too

So happy your trip is booked! How wonderful Those pirate rooms look like a ton of fun

Lisah -- Wow, your mom and sister totally came through! How awesome is that?! I hope you had a safe trip home, and you are resting a bit before getting back to work. Gotta say it again, so very proud of our Lisabelles!

Nancy -- You made me laugh out loud with Poopin' With the Cullen Boys! One for the Money was about what I expected. I wanted Lula to be bigger, but Sherry Shepherd did a good job. I don't think I quite bought Jason O'Mara as Morelli, and...ok, yep, my biggest problem was the casting. Not bad, but just not who I pictured in my head. That's the problem when you've read so many books (18!), and you feel like you know the characters. The actors you have in your head are rarely going to be those onscreen...Ben had a great birthday. He got loads of cash and gift cards, so that made him happy. His big gift from us is tickets to see "The Addams Family" at the theater. It was a fluke, but we snagged the front row, so he's really excited.

Rose -- Kouzzina sounds great! I haven't been there since it was the other restaurant, which name escapes me right now...A late breakfast is good since I plan on an early dinner, so I can skip lunch and have a carrot cake cookie snack Hmm, not sure about 5:50. I'm looking at it two ways -- it's a good time to eat and should give me plenty of time at Epcot, and then afterwards I can go to JellyRolls (not sure if that's on the agenda this year?), go back to DHS for EMH, or go back to the hotel and sleep; or if we eat later, I can plan on JellyRolls or just calling it a night. Sigh. Ok, so thinking it through, maybe we should keep 5:50. I'll probably get to Epcot around noon, and I should leave a bit before 5 to make sure I get to AKL. That's plenty of time for me to wander around slowly...Guess it depends on what else you and Mike want to do that night? I think the only thing I wanted to try that weekend that I haven't figured out how to make work yet is Tonga Toast. I know it's only at the Poly, just not sure how to make that work...I might have to save it for my next trip!

to Lisa, Kathy, and other lurkers!

Okay, now I have to come clean. Despite a great 4M run yesterday, I can't really call it a success. I just went a little crazy with eating. I had an abundance of snack size Reese's, kitkats, 4 frosted bakery cookies, tostitos, I was just eating everything in sight. I think it's for a few reasons -- Dennis told me he was sick of looking at the tostitos on the table. I was really proud I was making them last, but apparently the bag was annoying him ; TOM hit me so hard yesterday, I mean TMI, but like the opening for the Beverly HillBillies -- black gold, texas tea gusharoony levels ; I started to feel like I will never see the 180s (let alone anything lower), so I should just give up and accept this is my size; I was looking for any excuse, I'm freaked out and running scared.

I didn't send in my weight this week, I blew off my workout this morning, and here I am....so at least I'm being honest. I know I will feel better once the hormones move along. Tomorrow is a lovely fresh start, and I do want to take advantage of it -- I just want to eat the other four cookies on the table first They're taunting me! Dennis bought them for Ben, and he doesn't want them...

I had eggs for breakfast, and I have my usual healthy lunch and snacks today. We're having salmon, rice and veggies for dinner, so it's really just the evening that's an issue. Maybe I can have popcorn and be satisfied with that...

Ok, I have to stop rambling and do that work project. It will probably take half an hour, but I've built it up to be impossible in my head....

Maria

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Would you believe I just finished the work project? I definitely made that into more than it was, kind of like my angst and stalling out with the self-sabotage.

You guys are great therapists!

Ok, now I'm going to be responsible and post on another thread, or be really responsible and do some more work -- it's getting close to lunch, but I bet I could probably finish another task first

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Phooey! I had a post for the first part of my trip that is missing. I'm going to check at home and see if it is still on my computer so I will just do a couple of quick replies.

Kathy, thank you for helping me out and tagging me in the FB photos. Some day I will learn how to use FB.

Lindsay, I don't think Ryan lacks at all. I think he is having a super year with all of his activites. He is such a sweetheart and an all around nice guy. Grades are such a little part of a child's life. He is happy and doing well that is what is important.

Maria, sorry for the bad hormonal bout this week. I hate that freaked out, scared, just plain crazy feeling. Even though the rational part of your brain can even watch the crazy part it doesn't make it any easier. I think it is a testament to your strength and determination that you can get on the TM and do 4 miles when you are feeling that way.

I have a whole pile of stuff on my desk that I don't want to do and that is not as bad as I think it is -- you have inspired me to get to it!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

ok is it taking FOREVER for the DIS to load or what?? this is really annoying. now i don't even have time to type anything out.

claudia is coming (claudia's the babysitter/mother's helper) any minute and i'm heading out to the foot doctor. of COURSE my foot isn't really bothering me much today. typical. but what happens is that it starts to hurt after i run like 2 miles so i'll just let him know that.

hopefully the DIS will cooperate more so i can write out some good responses.

lisa looking forward to hearing about your trip. sounds like the DIS is being bad for all of us. what's up with that?

maria hugs. big one. if it helps at all, you were in my dream last night! we were having coffee in some weird mall type thing.

ok, claudia's here. be back later

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy how did the foot check out?

Maria. "Will have days like this, my mama said" i think we have all been there with those feelings and im glad you can type it all out on here. You will get back at it. The hormones shall pass.

Lisa i am so anxious to hear about the trip.

Ok swimming clasd is over but let me tell u in advance my life is going to be crazy until fri so if im not on here dont call the authorities...lol

Talk to you all soon.

 

[Rose&Mike]

How are you all today? I had a really good day! I had my review and it went really well--I felt very loved and appreciated at work. I got to run outside. Which was awesome! I tracked my food--before I ate it and will be under my calories. Though I had to choose between a g-f beer and a small amount of ice cream....Hard choice! I chose ice cream. And my foot is doing ok--the p-f is almost non-existent, the ankle is sore but ok. I am pretty much over worrying about everything but the ankle. It isn't swelling, but it is still lumpy and can get very sore. In the back of my head I still worry about tendinosis, but hopefully it is still on the upswing. Life is good.

Lindsay--so funny story. Remember your fear about dying on the full? Well I had a little freak out last night. Mike is running a full in May and I just freaked out. Ok, so today I got home from running and Mike was in the front yard. With a band-aid over his eye. He ran with a friend at lunch and ran into a power line that zigs over the sidewalk. They have a doctor on site at work and he didn't need stitches, so that was good. The doctor said he shouldn't have a scar, but he has a nice little cut. Mike said who would have thought that after that freak out last night that this is what would happen today!

I hope your week is not too crazy!

Nancy--Boys and their poop, what else can you say? I hope the foot is ok! And I loved the Mickey picture!

Kathy--are you surviving coaching? I have not made it on there in a day or so.

My 2 Lisas--how are you? Are you having post race let down? Can't wait to hear more!

Maria--So I thought about you while running today. I was thinking about stuff--just things floating through my brain and I kept feeling like people were looking at my chest--and then I realized they were probably reading my W&D shirt....Around the World in 13.1 miles! Just brings up the whole Four Agreements thing--it wasn't about me, it was about my shirt! I'm sorry for the cruddy girl stuff! I just hope my t.o.m. comes on time so I don't have to deal with it at Princess.
So for now I will leave Boma at 5:50 and try to add a Kouzzina for breakfast. I think they have fabulous breakfasts--better than Tonga Toast in my opinion so I hope you will like it! I'll send you a pm with the details! And if everyone is up for Jelly Rolls we are up for it. Just let me know if you change your mind about Boma.
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Ok, that's it for me. I hope everyone has a great night! Being outside even for a little bit has made me so happy! Spring is just around the corner, I hope!

 

[lisah0711]

Darn you poof fairy! My post from this morning was gone for good.

The Disboards speed seems to do better with Google Chrome so you might want to give that a try but the smilies don't seem to work For some of us that is a problem.

Nancy, hope the foot is okay!

Lindsay, that your week passes quickly and for your bad day.

Rose, so happy to hear that you had a great run today! Sorry about Mike's injury. Spring is coming baby!

I had such a great time meeting Lisa and her lovely family. Your children are adorable and so well behaved, even when you know they really wish you would shut up so they can go to the park. I was so glad to be able to see you each day that I was there.

I saw several WISHers at the Expo because of wearing my WISH shirt. I also ran into a couple at DL on Saturday morning. Even strangers do like that shirt -- it's fun to talk to people when you are travelling by yourself.

I saw JG at the Expo who told me that I would be fine as long as I remembered to slow down.

It was so fun to see all the WISHers at the WISH meet. We had a good turn out for a DL meet. There are lots of Tinker Bells doing the Princess. Maria and Rose you have a lot of nice folks to meet soon!

One of the highlights was meeting Wendy Sibley who was doing her 30th half in 30 states in 301 days -- the Tinker Bell was the final one. Talk about inspirational. She was also the one doing the up to the minute updates on FB.

Really it's been good to have a couple of days to process things because it was a blur and for awhile the report would have had a lot more complaining in it.

By the time I got to the W tent at before the race there were no WISHers to be found. I did see Wendy as I was walking to the corral and then met up with Lisa. It was nice to be able to hang out together while we waited for the race -- like I did with you at the Princess Nancy.

They announced there were racers from every state except New Hampshire and Maine. I think they said 11,000 racers but I'm not sure about that.

Really it's been good to have a couple of days to process things because it was a blur and for awhile the report would have had a lot more complaining in it.

We were in Corral C. They only did fireworks for the national anthem. I didn't even realize that our corral had started that is how crowded and noisy it was! All I could see was a sea of bobbing heads.

The first mile was a little tough with all the hills. I never felt like I really hit my stride during the whole race until the end. There were lots of people cheering on the way to DL. We ran backstage a lot.

I couldn't believe it when we were running up Main Street. I just happened to see Nancy's text as I was running up Main Street and was able to quickly reply -- that was fun!

They had floats and cast members. I never knew there were pirates behind It's A Small World. One pirate was leaning on a barrel saying something like "keep running. I'm going to sit here all day." I did not stop for any pictures. The good news is that I didn't have to make any potty stops either.

Then it was time to run through Sleeping Beauty's castle.

I remember seeing Nancy Johnson the podcaster in Downtown Disney and she yelled "Go WISH!"

Just a few minutes after that was one of the highlights of the race -- there must have been 50 red hat ladies outside of the Disneyland Hotel. They were cheering their hearts out. Everyone loved them. We should do that when we are too old to run.

By this time the sun was up and it was getting hot fast. I purposely did not wear my watch and kept my phone in my skirt for the most part. I could tell by the clocks at the mile markers I was doing okay on my time. I was glad I did that because I think I would have become more and more stressed as time went on.

I knew that miles 5-9 were going to be the tough ones. There were lots of people cheering but it was getting hot and the why did I want to do this talk was starting in my brain. This was about the time I decided the Zenzahs were going to have to go but I couldn't find a medic on a bike or a medical tent. I even asked a volunteer to have one of the guys on the bike catch up to me if they saw one.

I saw a bus at mile 5 and another at mile 6 but no orange flags so I just thought "yikes" and went on. Every water stop I poured water on my neck and visor. Mile 7 was the first time I saw an orange flag but they said we were only a minute behind the pace. I finally found a medical tent and stopped and used a pair of scissors and cut my Zenzahs off. That helped a bit.

This is getting long. BRB with the rest of the report.

 

[lisah0711]

Sorry but the stream of conscious thing will probably continue.

By the time I was at mile 8 I saw the orange flag again but was still only a minute behind the pace and they said not to worry but there would be a hard cut at mile 10. I knew I was slowing down because the intervals were getting harder and the not so nice messages in my brain were getting more persistant. I would say things to myself like "Kathy say go! Maria is cheering for you!" or Rose says you can do it and that helped.

If you see that little snowflake I had hanging from my skirt in any of the pictures I would press that too. It made a little pixiedust sound. After awhile even the wasn't helping.

And I have to confess some times I thought we were all crazy for thinking this is a fun thing to do.

At mile 9 they told us we were 3 1/2 minutes behind the pace and there would be a hard cut at mile 10. I did my best to pick it up but I was getting worried I would be swept again. It was so hot and I was getting so tired a little voice in my head was saying it won't be so bad. I didn't know if I could pick up any more and I tried not to think that I wasn't going to be able to chase a sweeper at this point.

But at mile 10 there were no sweepers, no busses, no orange flag and they said we were 3 1/2 minutes ahead of the pace. I don't think I picked it up that much but I wasn't going to worry about it. They told us if we got into DCA we would be fine. And now I have to confess that the little voice in my head was a teeny, tiny bit disappointed that I wasn't going to be taking a bus ride. 'Cause you know it's amazing the silly things that you think while you are out there.

It was about this time that my phone went out, too, so no more music. I had not been paying attention to the beeps because I thought it was just more texts from RunDisney telling me I was behind the eight ball -- memo to self. Turn off texting.

A lot of the back of the pack folks commented on my shirt. One girl said to me "I love your shirt -- it's the only thing that's kept me going this whole time." Then she passed me and I never saw her again.

I finally made it into DCA and started to believe that I was really going to make it this time. Right after we entered DCA there was the same pirate from behind IASW. I gave him a high five and said "Hey, I thought you said you weren't moving from behind IASW today!" He seemed happy that I had noticed 'cause remember it's more than 3 hours later now and blazing hot.

Then we ran by Soarin'. Now I'm realizing I'm going to make it for sure. I'm thinking of all of you, and all I've done and I started crying. I mean sobbing, not just weeping. Except sobbing makes you light headed and I made myself stop because I didn't want to faint that close to mile 12. This was also the time I was running right by the entrance to the Grand Californian -- yep, my hotel room was closer to me than the finish line. But I wasn't sobbing about that I was just so stinkin' happy.

Woo hoo, I finally got me some good endorphins but it was a bit more like delirium. Really that last mile was so much fun. There were no lines for the characters so I got to high 5 Buzz and a couple more. There was a big group from the Luna bar folks with the music cranking and I high fived all of them. One of the people on the bike said to me "I don't see any dead last finishers here." I also saw a couple of people who were walking with others really hurting but still finishing. That was very inspiring and I made sure to cheer them. I'm going to really strive to have every mile that I race at Disney be as fun as that last one because it really made it all worthwhile.

It was time to enjoy the finish line. After watching my video I need to remember to my hands up instead of out because I almost took someone out at the finish. I high fived Pluto and crossed the line in 4:02. Yep, I was happy high fiving fool! The photographer who took my finish photo was a Disboards guy.

I picked up my stuff and headed to the W tent. I was so happy and grateful to Lisa and her family for waiting for me after the finish. It was so hot out there and no shade. I got to meet one of Lisa's friends that we chat with on FB. I borrowed a phone so I could call home and say I finished and that I would call later when I got my phone plugged back in at the room. Lisa and I decided to meet up again at Trader Sam's for our celebratory drink -- I didn't really realize that it was only 10 am so I guess it was a bit early for drinking.

Then as I was walking to the hotel I saw my Mom and my sister. I was SO shocked. Ed found out they were there when he called to tell them I had finished and would call when I was back at the room.

I will be back tomorrow morning to tell you about the podcast meet.

Again, I can't thank you all enough for helping me get to this point. I never, ever dreamed that I could accomplish all that I have this year and I could not have done it without each and every one of you.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

well, if those above two posts didn't get the waterworks a'flowin', you have no soul. ahhhhh, oh, lisa, that was just awesome! running that far is awfully painful for the body but i really think SO much of running long distance is about keeping the mind sane. and that is not easy! for me, having you guys in my head cheering me on even on my little 2 mile runs really keeps me going. reason #45,134 why i love you all

i love so much of you recap but some of my favorite parts include the pirate that you remembered from the beginning and the end of the race. he probably DID appreciate that you remembered him! also love the guy on the bike who said he didn't see any dead last finishers! woot! and of course wearing your WISH shirt was a great idea because i bet having all those extra people cheering for you was enough to keep your spirits high.

what i can't wait to hear about is how gooooooood that celebratory drink tasted!!

lisaR loved your pics on facebook. i wanted to click like on all of them but i figured i better reign it in before i start looking like a crazy person. (psh, like i'm not already crazy) can't wait to hear more about your race!

our lovely lisas thanks for making my sunday an exciting one. i had a great time texting with rose and kathy while we followed you online! i still think we all either need to do the same races or we need to do the hat-cams. it was so great to cheer for you and when i saw that you had both finished i was just as proud as the day i got my princess medal. and truly, i mean that.

rose what's the update on mike and the princess weekend? i bet running outside was fabulous! i wanted to go for a run but couldn't because of the doctor's appt. i agree about what you told maria. it makes sense. i still need to pick up that book. how is the bang upkeep going? i ask this as my faux bangs are sticking up, in desperate need of a dye job, and getting more grays by the second. ick.

maria how did the rest of the day go? sometimes coming clean on here is pretty liberating, right? like, ok. yes. i did that. let's move on. TOM is called a "witch" for a reason. no wonder you wanted to eat. BUT, you still managed to get that 4 miler in and THAT is great!
'one for the money' seemed to have weird casting too but that guy from terra nova at least is nice to look at right? i'm not into katherine heigl. i used to like her but meh, notsomuch anymore.

lindsay hope the rest of the week isn't too crazy for you! we'll miss you if you're not around much. are you still planning on a half marathon at the end of april? i still want to do the one in may. haven't signed up yet though. should do that to force me to train harder.

kathy how's coaching going? we miss you here

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good morning friends!

great news! my toe issue thingy is just a bruise! holla! the dr. fit me with some supersoles (i think that's what it's called) insert thingies for my shoes. those seemed to help my feet the last time. i had an injury in nov. '10 and once he put those in my feet i felt better. so...great news! and yet part of me is thinking....great, now what's my excuse. if i had a broken toe or something then maybe i'd have an excuse to be this big. is that sick or what? i'm just having so many disappointing mornings getting on the scale. i'm back up to the weight i was last week which then puts me off the mark for my 1lb/week weight loss. yes, i'm nursing. yes, i just had a kid. but no, i can't wear ANYTHING. not even my "fat" jeans. being back where i was a couple years ago and KNOWING just how hard it was and how long it took to lose is so flipping depressing i sometimes feel like i can't breathe. it takes time. i know. but that doesn't mean i should be at a freaking standstiill all the time. hearing the doctor tell me how carrying an extra 20lbs is the equivalent of 75+lbs extra added pressure for my feet made me want to vomit. hmm, i think i might copy/paste that to my wish journal. i want to remember this feeling AFTER i lose the weight to remind me not to regain it again.

step aerobics tonight. i told one of the moms from mommy and me about it and i think she's going to come too. she just stopped bf'ing her 1 year old and is ready to lose weight. apparently she thinks she is big but i think she looks great! funny how we are just never happy with our bodies. and by funny i mean sad. i should remind her that she better be careful because we all know what happened 9 months after i stopped nursing during the princess weekend

thomas taking all his mickeys and friends over to the chair to watch tv yesterday morning was the last time he was cute and a good boy yesterday. omg. this terrible two thing is really tough. it's making me wish i was back at work. this too shall pass but maaaaan he is being SO bad. defiant, talking back, crying nonstop, etc etc.

well that was nice and depressing. good job, nance. time to have my oatmeal and perhaps another cup of coffee. thanks for listening my friends. xoxo