Biggest Loser Princess and Tinker Bell 2011 and 2012 -- OLD please see NEW thread

[dumbo_buddy]

rose! so glad to hear that everything is ok down by you. the tornadoes and the damage look terrible on the news. that's really scary.

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oh man that wagon better pick my butt up tomorrow. today was a disgusting day for eating. we're talking bagelS (that's right, plural), soft pretzel, pizza, canoli, etc etc. my stomach is killing me. starting over tomorrow. gross.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning, Runner Girls!

Rose -- I am so glad physical therapy went well! I know you were at the point where you needed some positive, helpful interaction, and it sounds like you got it! The tornadoes sound terrible. I grew up with them, but I've gotten used to them being something far away (well, until the ones in western MA last year...).

Jen -- Although I didn't make it this year, I had a fabulous time at JellyRolls last year. Definitely a highlight of the trip. I think you and DH would have a blast!

LisaR -- We barely have any snow, certainly nothing to get excited about. I can't believe your snowy season is just starting, that is crazy! You had a rough Feb., definitely time for a fresh, new month!

Lisah -- Every once in awhile, I understand why wealthy people send their teens away to boarding school...well, hopefully ds got the idea he shouldn't refer to himself in that way. Ben is on a high right now, he found out two of his term 3 grades and they are up from B- to B+ and B+ to A, so we're pleased. He also got As in his declamation in three languages -- English, Latin and French, so now he's thinking diplomacy for his future. He needs to learn when to let an argument go with mom first

Kathy -- You are so busy these days, a real woman in motion! I've been hunkered down, as I'll explain later. Suffice it to say that while Boston didn't shut down, I wish I could have

Nancy -- Your weight is coming right down, that is great! Girls, women -- we can be very mean. I at least finally got to a point where I just let the mean ones go. If you are not contributing to my life in a positive (or at least neutral) way, and you are not my family or co-worker, I do not necessarily have to deal with you. I think you have the right philosophy -- although sometimes I have to just get it out before I get there!

Lindsay -- Poor Ryan! He is definitely a good kid, I think it is very hard for a 1st grader to be a model student. I know that it may take some experimentation, but you will find a system that will help him do what he needs to in school. You don't have to get it right on the first try, you just have to keep trying.

Would you believe I am out of time? Dennis wants to download some music before his 10M run.

I did run 3M this morning, my first attempt since the Half. I had to go slower, but it was ok. I think I could do the back-to-back Halfs, particularly if there is less of me. Speaking of that, I came back still under 200, so I'm calling that a victory. I have to get it together this week, I just don't want to be this big anymore. The brightroom photos almost pushed me over the edge, I just don't think of myself as that size.

I am going to do a mini TR, so I'll be posting more about my trip later. I will tell you about my frustration with the All Stars. It wasn't even too bad for regular park touring, but some longer waits than seemed necessary. The part that was just not cutting it for me was the wait after the race. The All Stars line (and of course it's one line for all three) snaked from the front of the port-o-potty gate where it began all the way back and around to almost the stage. It was ridiculous! I saw fellow WISHers and their nice, short lines, and that was it. This was my second WDW race in a Value, and my last. I am not dealing with that line again. My dh and I usually stay in a Mod, and that is where I'm going, unless I have a deal for a Deluxe -- or they make Pop/AoA a race hotel -- I would also consider that. After 13 miles I am chicken fried, and standing in that long line is just too much.

I flew back Tuesday, and all day I was getting e-mails from senior management about a new proposal I'm working on. They continued Wednesday, but I stayed home as planned because I was so exhausted, I knew it would be worse to try to work. I spent Thursday and Friday just compiling my 40-page narrative. I'm halfway through my first edit, and I need to do another one before Monday, when I distribute the proposal for further review. It is due next Friday. It is going to be a rough week, with a ton of meetings plus getting this out. It is worth over $6M, and the most valuable opportunity I've ever applied for. I usually bring in about $10M annually (over 15 or so proposals), so this would be huge. I am nervous, stressed, and all the things one would wish not to be after a vacation. So, anyway, that is my excuse this week if I don't get back here like I intend to. Once this is over, I'm taking Monday the 12th off (I do not Spring forward well), and I'm going to relax and catch up with all my friends next weekend!

Maria

 

[camnhan]

I live for the day someone tells me my glutes are too tight!

Sounds like you have found a fantastic therapist! Amazing to me how so many of us can never let go of the poor body image even when we get to where we think we wanted to be....I was 128lbs at 5'5" and when I look back on those pictures I think "wow I had mondo thighs and look at that poochie belly!!"
so as much as I would love to way 128 again I would probably find flaws...

gotta go...the guys who used to own this house is here to FINALLY move out all the rest of his garbage!!! YEAH!!!!

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

What I really wanted to share with you all (and anyone else who is lurking) is a couple of comments that she made. We were talking about the pronation, etc and she made a comment that I was thin and kept my weight off so that was not in any way causing this problem. It made me feel great to not be told that---if I lost xxxxx pounds the problem would go away. We talked about how I pronated before I lost weight and she said it really isn't unusual to develop problems while/during/after losing weight. The simple explanation--your muscles/tendons/etc are used to doing things a certain way, and when you lose they do things differently. We talked about how I walk with my toes slightly out and she did not think I should try to correct that.

It was a really positive experience. And what I took away from all this, yes it is very frustrating to deal with the injuries, but maybe it is not all that unusual. And that maybe when I fix things they will be fixed for good (or almost good.) I also took from this--don't let things go so long! And I did better with that this time. This is not always about being out of shape--which I think, we as former overweight people assume. This may be about your body changing and adapting. It is not a reason to not exercise, though! It is a reason to be smart.

I do not think I did anything wrong to cause this, but my instincts that something was going on with my glutes/hips/back was dead on.

Hope all this made sense.

Have a great Friday night!

Just wanted to come out of lurkdom and say it was nice to meet you and Mike as we were waiting for the corrals to open. Thanks for the foot advice- it held up well till mile 11- plus my quads were killing me by then -most likely from not running for 3 weeks prior to let the foot heal. I finished with a time I am happy with just under my goal of 2 1/2 and had fun- I think you passed me somewhere along mile 7 and you looked like you were doing well at that point- i know you said you were really tired that morning. Hope to come back and chat with all of you in the future. I am definately running the Princess in2013 and am considering Marathon weekend in Jan- it helps living in fl and only 2 hrs from the mouse.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Yesterday they found a 2yo in a field after the tornadoes went through. I just heard on the news that her mom and sibling were two of the people found dead. So sad. I can't even tell you how lucky we were that this missed us. They are saying one path of tornadoes was 35 miles long. They have said some of the storms were definitely ef4s--if they would have gone through hugely populated areas I can't even imagine what the death toll would have been.

Nancy--are you on the wagon today? I think I saw on the exercise thread you did 5 miles? Great job!

Lisah--how was the Kroc center?

Maria--I hope the crazy week flies by! Those All Star lines were CRAZY! I really think we would have just found a cab....though I might not have thought about it at the time. Hurrah for being in onederland still! I see new numbers in your future! You can do it! It's worth the work!

Jen--you too can have tight glutes. It has nothing to do with strength or how much weight you are carrying. They are actually kind of weak--which I need to work on. It's more a physiology thing. Then when I try to strengthen them and do the exercises it turns into one big knot which does not feel good. Then it pulls on my itband which really doesn't feel good! Actually it all really hurts!

Today I tried rolling my glutes over tennis balls instead of the foam roller. OMG. Hurt, Hurt, Hurt! But really helped.

CRUIZEN MAMMA--I feel really bad, but I cannot remember your first name! It was nice to talk to you too. We should have drug you over with us when we went to talk to the other WISHERS. I'm sorry about that. Great job on making your goal! You are welcome to join us and chat if you would like.

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Ok, first--we are getting snow! Ugh! Only an inch but still..... Monday morning. Yuck!

Second--are you ready for a shocker? My mom called today. At 9:00am. Our home phone never rings. We only really keep it cause of the dsl. So we didn't answer and Mike ran down to check the caller id. She left a message that she was thinking about us and worried after the storms. Ugh. I don't know what to do. I don't really want to talk to her. But I certainly understand what it's like to be a Mom who worries. The whole thing strung me out a bit today.

Third--I ran 4.35 in ~45 min. With no pain. By the end I could feel my itband at my knees--I am very in tune with it. But no pain. Hurray!

We have a 10 miler here March 31st which I am thinking about signing up for. We have a 10k earlier, but I am going to skip that one since I want to be healthy before my next race. It was a cool, windy run, and I was very tired, but it went well.

Then I came back and took a 2 hour nap which was wonderful!

And last--we are debating skipping W&D (expensive time of year, right after Tomapalooza, etc) and doing Princess next year and Disneyland in September. We will not have nearly as much going on in the fall of 2013 since Tom will be in law school--so no parents weekend, no fall break trip, etc.

I know I sounded very cranky after Princess, and I was. Very, very cranky. But I think if we stay at Boardwalk it will solve a lot of problems. And then I can deal with the food and weather. And hopefully there will be no injury issues next year!

---One more interesting thing. Mike read something yesterday that they think a common cause of the tendonitis I had in my ankle may be malnutrition and poor blood flow. Through all this I assumed I sprained it, but I cannot for the life of me remember exactly when. I think I rolled it in May--but at the time didn't think it was that big a deal. Anyhow--maybe another gluten issue? Nothing would surprise me. I feel like mine is just about recovered--tiny bit sore but only in one little spot which they are going to ultrasound next week. Mike is having some foot issues with the same tendon so he was reading up on it. I hope his is nothing major.

Ok, now that I have talked you all to death....Have a great night!

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

Yesterday they found a 2yo in a field after the tornadoes went through. I just heard on the news that her mom and sibling were two of the people found dead. So sad. I can't even tell you how lucky we were that this missed us. They are saying one path of tornadoes was 35 miles long. They have said some of the storms were definitely ef4s--if they would have gone through hugely populated areas I can't even imagine what the death toll would have been.

Nancy--are you on the wagon today? I think I saw on the exercise thread you did 5 miles? Great job!

Lisah--how was the Kroc center?

Maria--I hope the crazy week flies by! Those All Star lines were CRAZY! I really think we would have just found a cab....though I might not have thought about it at the time. Hurrah for being in onederland still! I see new numbers in your future! You can do it! It's worth the work!

Jen--you too can have tight glutes. It has nothing to do with strength or how much weight you are carrying. They are actually kind of weak--which I need to work on. It's more a physiology thing. Then when I try to strengthen them and do the exercises it turns into one big knot which does not feel good. Then it pulls on my itband which really doesn't feel good! Actually it all really hurts!

Today I tried rolling my glutes over tennis balls instead of the foam roller. OMG. Hurt, Hurt, Hurt! But really helped.

CRUIZEN MAMMA--I feel really bad, but I cannot remember your first name! It was nice to talk to you too. We should have drug you over with us when we went to talk to the other WISHERS. I'm sorry about that. Great job on making your goal! You are welcome to join us and chat if you would like.

*****
Ok, first--we are getting snow! Ugh! Only an inch but still..... Monday morning. Yuck!

Second--are you ready for a shocker? My mom called today. At 9:00am. Our home phone never rings. We only really keep it cause of the dsl. So we didn't answer and Mike ran down to check the caller id. She left a message that she was thinking about us and worried after the storms. Ugh. I don't know what to do. I don't really want to talk to her. But I certainly understand what it's like to be a Mom who worries. The whole thing strung me out a bit today.

Third--I ran 4.35 in ~45 min. With no pain. By the end I could feel my itband at my knees--I am very in tune with it. But no pain. Hurray!

We have a 10 miler here March 31st which I am thinking about signing up for. We have a 10k earlier, but I am going to skip that one since I want to be healthy before my next race. It was a cool, windy run, and I was very tired, but it went well.

Then I came back and took a 2 hour nap which was wonderful!

And last--we are debating skipping W&D (expensive time of year, right after Tomapalooza, etc) and doing Princess next year and Disneyland in September. We will not have nearly as much going on in the fall of 2013 since Tom will be in law school--so no parents weekend, no fall break trip, etc.

I know I sounded very cranky after Princess, and I was. Very, very cranky. But I think if we stay at Boardwalk it will solve a lot of problems. And then I can deal with the food and weather. And hopefully there will be no injury issues next year!

---One more interesting thing. Mike read something yesterday that they think a common cause of the tendonitis I had in my ankle may be malnutrition and poor blood flow. Through all this I assumed I sprained it, but I cannot for the life of me remember exactly when. I think I rolled it in May--but at the time didn't think it was that big a deal. Anyhow--maybe another gluten issue? Nothing would surprise me. I feel like mine is just about recovered--tiny bit sore but only in one little spot which they are going to ultrasound next week. Mike is having some foot issues with the same tendon so he was reading up on it. I hope his is nothing major.

Ok, now that I have talked you all to death....Have a great night!

Rose,
I'm sure you met several new people that weekend so I do not blame you for not remembering my name. So to refresh your memory and to introduce myself to the rest of your group- I'm Dottie- aka cruizen mamma- until recently i had mostly hung out on the DCL board. I've only been running since last May and the Princess was my first 1/2 marathon. I cant wait to do my next 1/2 but am trying to heal the foot completely before that happens. I do have a Wish list of races though one being next year's marathon and PRincess. Hope to get to know all of you better.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning everyone hope you're all having a nice weekend.

rose i saw on the news the story of the toddler found in the field. she is the only survivor of the family. that is just tragic. i hope someone will take her in. it's so sad. i'm so glad you guys are safe!

as for the tight glutes, i had the same problem when i was in PT! i'm sure i still have it but since i haven't been to PT in years i don't know for sure. during the "massage" part of the appointment, my therapist would have me lay on my stomach on the table and she would stand on a stool to get more leverage and just dig her elbow into my back and butt. it hurt! oh man did it hurt. i would try to make the therapist laugh during it to break her concentration and therefore give my butt a break.

maria the long line after the race back to all stars was my biggest issue of princess weekend last year. i even put it in my race report when i wrote it! the line was out of control, two women cut the line and my bronx 'tude came thisssss close to coming out. if i weren't so tired i would have given them a pounding. oh and the bus's air conditioning wasn't working one women ran off at the first all star stop and passed out on the ground thank goodness there were like 5 nurses on the bus

jen isn't it sad that no matter what weight we are at we think we are fat? i remember in college i was 125 and thought i was huge. (i also have mother issues - she used to tell me that anything over 120 was fat...i'm 5'4" and am not a small build) oh to be 125 again...or 135...or 145!

dottie aw how jealous am i of you that you got to hang with our girl rose before the race? how fabulous is she? 2 hours from disney?? LUCKY!!

liesel lisa, you should totally come out to nyc and we'll all run together and see usher. he would probably love it. you know, since i know him so well. haha. what's on the agenda for the CA move?

great idea to suggest running a DL race! the weather there is always so nice too. we should all do it. you know, since we all need to run our races together since tracking from home is just too stressful

lisaH 30 min detention for saying "sucked"? thank goodness i don't go to that school now. my potty mouth is OUT. OF. CONTROL. bummer about not making honor society...can he reapply?

i'm looking forward to hearing how you like OKW. we are really considering staying there for the marathon trip. what boats do they want to ride? the one to/from DTD? sounds peaceful

kathy john's company's new dog toy won 2nd place for best new pet product at the global pet expo in orlando last week. once they start producing alot of them i'll send one for poko

hi lindsay how is your weekend going? what are you up to? did you do a long run? are you still going to do that half in april?

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something is seriously wrong with my stomach. i've spent the last almost 3 days on the bowl (sorry lurkers, i'm all about the TMI, ). and let's just say the last mile of my 5 miler yesterday was not pretty i'm wondering if i should go to that stomach doctor i went to last year. or maybe it's just a bug and it'll be over soon. the runner's tummy has been going on for a while though...how do i fix that???

my friend noreen made it to disney yesterday. her 4 year old daughter puked on the plane and then again at the resort. i feel so bad! and today it is cold and rainy. bummer b/c she has a BBB appt this morning. she just texted me saying, "the man that fathered my children forgot to pack his underwear". john did the same thing last week and had to buy mickey boxers so i just had to laugh. men. dummies.

john is off to take thomas to soccer in a few and i'm probably going to take matthew to church. i'm having claudia the babysitter come around 5:30 tonight to watch the boys so john and i can go to dinner. it will be the first time since thomas was born that we go out to dinner by ourselves! it's going to be weird. and you know all we will talk about will be the boys...and disney

 

[mikamah]

Good morning ladies!!

I was on call yesterday and that doctor had the audacity to call me in for 2 cases in the afternoon, completely upsetting my dis time. Funny, I said this on the Donald, but one of the pics of him I took at the retirement party his stomach looked way bigger than it is, and he wanted to delete it, but I took the camera back, and said, "you don't call me in this weekend, it's deleted, otherwise on facebook it goes". Guess that's the last time I'll use blackmail. Actually the money will be good. We got our first flyer for summer camps, so that's what i was thinking about when I had to go in. We went to friends for dinner last night, and had a lot of fun and laughs. Today, a long walk with Poko, and we're picking up a friend of ds's at 12 to hang out, no longer play, then baseball tryouts tonight at 7. I guess I'll put some laundry and dishes in there, and my kitchen table really needs to be cleaned off.

Nancy- I think you should call the doc and send in a sample just to be safe. You were on antibiotics not that long ago, and I'd worry about c-diff. Hopefully it's not, but if it is, you shouldn't wait too long. Are you taking a probiotic still? It stinks not to be able to go too far. I'd love to come and run with Usher too. He is a hottie.
Congrats to john's company on the award. Their toys really are sturdy, and Poko loves them. So does michael. He was just playing with the cuz ones with the feet the other day, and said they were really fun. And our neighbor has a big scary german shephard, and when she saw the baseball toy, she said that's her dogs favorite toy and the only one he hasn't destroyed. Good stuff.
Enjoy your dinner tonight!! It's so nice you and John are both fanatics together. Disney and kids, what else would you need to talk about? Although, last night a friend was there with her boyfriend of about a year, and he's from India, and they are obviously in love, and we were all joking a lot about it, and someone asked him what part of India he was from, and he said, "the horny part". So there's always that to talk about.

Rose-That poor little toddler. Such immense tragedy and devastation. Tough decision on the call from your mom too. Too bad you can't text her you're ok. Or have Mike call. I hope you work it out, and do what is good for you. And I am very excited to see you talking about what disney races you are planning. Phew, you had me worried for a bit.
And wow, you ran 4.35 miles a week after your half, and no pain. I'm so happy for you. And inspired. Aren't you supposed to take some recovery time off? Or is that only for slackers like me.

Maria- Sending plenty of pixiedust for your proposal. I can't imagine dealing with those kind of numbers, and can totally understand the amount of stress that would bring. I hope everything goes well this week for you, and that you come back to share your success!! Nice job getting out there and running already. Am I the only one who took 3 weeks off after the princess, and about 3 months off after the wicked half. You 2012 princesses are amazing!! I chuckled at the boarding school comment. A extra hug for being the mom of a teenager.

LisaH-Hope you are enjoying some downtime this weekend, and you and the boys are all regrouping, reenergizing, and relaxing. And maybe even getting into some disney planning. I'd say if they give you no suggestions for adrs, the choice is totally yours. Or tell them you've booked the princess breakfast at epcot and the castle for dinner, and they might have a suggestion or two. When we went in august, i was very surprised at how well I tolerated the heat, with all the indoor rides, shows and many queues being air conditioned, it really was not that bad. Of course it was a very hot summer here, so you'll be heading down in june before you've gotten used to any heat yet too. Happy planning!!

LisaR-I'm right here with you and the scale not doing much. Just not being consistent I guess. I know I can do it when I stay focused, but I just keep losing that focus. Now, Lindsay paved our way to Onderland, I'm certain LIsaH is going to be there very soon, and we can too!!!
Ugh on the snow. That is too much. And it should be winding down now, not becoming your snowiest month. I hope it's a backward year for you and the worst is over.

Lindsay-Hello there. Hope you're enjoying your weekend, too. Looking like a warm up coming our way midweek.

Jen-So exciting the kids are a-okay with you and dh going to disney!! Now you can plan without worrying.

Dottie-Welcome and a huge congratulations on finishing your first half!! Last years princess was my first, and what an amazing race it was. So much fun. Hope the foot thing isn't serious and heals quickly for you. And 2 hours from the mouse must be awesome!!! Add me to the jealous list.

Hope you're all enjoying the weekend!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Mea culpa -- I just read over my ridiculously pretentious post, and I don't know what to say to that. I did not mean that I am indispensible, important, or anything like that in any way. But it sure came across like that!

The truth is, I am one of a team. The people who are engaging the seriously mentally ill, substance abusing people are the ones with the hard jobs. I get to sit at my computer and tout the results of the people who are doing that hard work. My job is to explain what they do and how hard it is -- it needs to be done, but by no means is it the most challenging part.

When I say I'm responsible -- I may be the point person with the govt., but I'm not really responsible. I'm just trying to make us sound and look good. The truth is if something goes wrong or just not quite right, no one is looking to me for answers. If I mess up, it's a shame, but that's it. If they have an emergency, it usually means someone isn't around anymore...so really, I do get that I'm the least important link in the chain, although my post made me sound like I have responsibility and control that are just not mine. I am a cog, and honestly, I do not think what I do is any more or less important than what any of you do -- believe me, if I need a procedure, I want a competent, cheerful professional nurse. I know the vital role Rose plays in keeping the kids in activities and out of trouble. I want Nancy and LisaR to raise little productive mouseketeers. And we all know Lisah and Lindsay have crucial jobs!

I think we are all doing important, special work, and I am so grateful I have this group to come to when I get overwhelmed. I hope you understand I'm just trying to communicate my fear, rational or not, and that I trust you guys to know I'm trying to do my best, but part of my fear is that I really am not that responsible or important, so I don't have as much control as I might like...

I hope that made some sense. I'm going to crawl back in to bed and learn 10 Things I didn't know about Benjamin Franklin now. Have you seen this? It's a new series on History 2. Hopefully it will be distracting and entertaining.

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Maria--not sure what you are apologizing for. I would be very stressed if I was responsible for funding for your agency. No apologizing necessary or needed. But fwiw I often feel like that about what I do. I am not working as a social worker, so I am not interacting with the kids or engaging the volunteers. But what I do is important in that it makes my bosses and our directors life easier so they can raise the funds to help more kids. At the end of the day we are all just cogs, but without all those cogs the wheel might not turn very well. And I often question why I get so stressed about my little part time job, but at the end of the day, just like you I want to do a good job and I want to make other people's lives easier. I am guessing this is where your stress is coming from too. It's the part of you that cares about others that makes you who you are.

Nancy--I don't know anything about the cdiff, but I think what Kathy said made sense. Don't wait until you feel awful again. Just get it checked out and make sure you're ok. Having said all that--are you eating too much of any one food--like are you eating a ton of dairy or a ton of wheat lately? Even mild intolerances can cause stomach issues when you get a bunch of the food. Does that make sense? And I highly recommend the tennis ball for the tightness. Made a huge difference. But be forewarned--it hurts! Have fun at dinner!

Kathy--I am sorry for the call-in. But that's great that it will help pay for camp. Remember, I am an overachiever--so I HAD to run yesterday. Actually it was a huge relief to know that the itbs was not here for good.

Lindsay and my 2Lisas--hope you are doing well!

Hi to everyone else!

We need some good thoughts for all these tornado victims that this bad weather they are calling for tomorrow falls apart.

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I did want say again, sorry for the drama over the "no more disney races." I really did feel that way at the time. Sunday was a pretty awful day for me, aside from the race itself. I am still embarrassed by my poor reaction at Mara. Oh well. And the thought of being injured AGAIN was more than I could handle. My knees were very uncomfortable after the race, it was cold and rainy, I was hungry and tired. The perfect storm of miserable crankiness!

And I told Maria this, but wanted to explain a little more about the cold. Mike had moderate/severe frostbite in 1994. He did not lose any fingers, but to this day he has problems with pain if the temps are below 50. His hands gets white/grey and it is very uncomfortable for him. I just don't like being cold! He really doesn't like it. So when everyone talked a lot over the weekend about how cold it can be at the marathon, and then we stood outside in the "cool" temps before the Princess, I think in his mind he was already thinking--why do we want to do the full??? So when I told him I had had enough, he was right there with me.

But I think we will do Princess again--just stay somewhere else where there are more food choices.

Have a good Sunday!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

ok, WHAT is with all this apologizing crap??? maria, rose i love you two. we all do. and we are ALL entitled to feel and express those feelings on here whenever we need to! you should always know that and never feel the need to apologize! do you hear me apologizing for telling you i've been on the bowl all day?? nope!

maria - you didn't come off as pretentious at all. really and truly. that thought never crossed my mind and even when i went back and read it i still didn't see it. getting that proposal done IS stressful! and it's talking big money too!

rose - don't apologize for being cranky. geez we are all cranky sometimes! i would have flipped if i got "glutened" too. if my stomach felt the way it does right now because of being given something i told people not to give me i'd be pissed too!

ok? no more saying sorry? good. smooches!

ps - sorry if i came off as mean.

LOL! j/k

 

[mikamah]

Thank goodness that little ol' Nancy posted her Bronx tough love to you ladies first. Absolutely no apologizing needed or allowed. We love you and are always here to listen, share and support each other, through good and bad times. Like the BL show's no excuses, we need to be the Disboard thread of NO APOLOGIES.

Maria-I totally did not seen a speck of pretentiousness in your post, just you sharing about the stresses of your job and week ahead, and like Rose said, you are a part of a team and the funding you and your team get is so important to help so many, and every person is important and a part of that success. I hope I didn't make you feel bad. I want to apologize if I did, but apologies are not allowed here, so I'll buy you a drink the next time I see you.

Rose-And I totally agree with Nancy, no apologies necessary for sharing about your good and bad times of the princess weekend. And the thought of doing a half in disney like the marathon weekend a few years ago in the freezing rain and ice is not nice. After I thought you might not be doing many disney races, and that made me sad, I realized you're a dvc-er, and even if we didn't meet in disney for a race again one day, there's a good chance we will meet in disney again at another time.

Nancy-As an endoscopy nurse and the mother of a 10 year old, bathroom habits are definitely not taboo here in my life. Share away!!

Hugs to all!!

 

[CRUIZEN MAMMA]

Nancy and Kathy ,
Thanks for the warm welcome and congrats!
Don't be too jealous that I live so close to Mickey,( you can however be jealous of my time with Rose) I don't get to see him as often as I would like Dh is a Disney resistor. I have converted him when it comes to cruising DCL and he does appreciate the impecible service Disney gives, he just doesn't like that Mickey charges top dollar. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside and DH says we will only stay at a Moderate now and says that I can run the Princess every year if I want : maybe I should have gotten that in writing.

Rose please stay safe during the storms, we had one blow through FL round 5am and I was extremely thankful that The PRincess was not this weekend- there are downed limbs everywhere- extremely windy but the sun is shining now.
I ran a short 2miles Thursday and 6 yesterday, the foot was achy all day but feels ok today, planning a 4 miler for tomorrow.


Dottie

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hey--I thought you all might like to see a couple of pics from our trip to see Tom a couple of weeks ago. It was their coldest weekend all winter. Figures! I thought Tom looked great. And Mike was there too, but he was taking the pictures.

Friday we went to the zoo and for pizza at Mellow Mushroom. They have tasty g-f pizza. Saturday morning Mike and I went for a lovely run along the river in downtown Columbia. Then on Saturday we went to Charleston. Saw the beach, the dolphins and toured a fort (I believe it was Fort Sumter.) The history aspects of SC were very interesting. Saturday night we went out to dinner with Tom and two of his good friends.

The zoo had this really cool botanical garden--that I highly recommend visiting if you ever find yourself in Columbia, SC. It's a lovely walk through the woods out to the gardens and the gardens themselves were great. Overall, I just find Columbia to be such a charming little city.

This is on the walk out to the gardens.

Beach

I am trying to look warm in this picture.

Dolphins in the harbor in Charleston

On the ferry out to Fort Sumter

A picture from Fort Sumter

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Someone looks like a very proud mama, and rightly so! Awesome pictures, Rose!

Ok, no more apologizing. And no more weird posts. Tomorrow is another day.

Dottie! So glad you enjoyed a nice chat with Rose and Mike before the race!

I am feeling particularly out of control right now, so I figure one crazy week, and after next weekend, I will be more with it. I am going to plan to get up and run tomorrow, and I have a few other plans I need to put in motion. I'm lovin' this "new month, new us!" -- Let's Go, Girls!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Rose you look like you are in your 20s! I think it must be that fabulous smile of yours! Tom looks as handsome as ever

 

[Worfiedoodles]

3M, Done! I'm eating my eggs with peppers and mushrooms, and drinking my tea with honey. After I get dressed it's off for a jampacked day, filled with what I actually enjoy best, editing!

Finally got the St. Patrick's Day decorations out of the attic. Now I just need to dust and put them out, and put Valentine's Day away.

My co-worker has decided to go to WDW with a friend in May, and wants me to help her plan her trip. I am ready to serve!

Maria

 

[mikamah]

Great pictures Rose. You look so beautiful and happy in them all.

Good work on the 3 miles, Maria! We walked 30, and are heading out now for another 15. Michael forgot to take his pills in the rush for the bus, so I need to stop at school on my way to work.

How was your date last night, Nancy? Love the pic on facebook.

Dottie-I am jealous of your time with Rose. I had so much fun meeting her and the others last year at the princess.

Got to run. Have a marvelous monday, princesses!! (the princess smiley has been moved to page two, and I don't have time for that.)

 

[dumbo_buddy]

my friend noreen is having a nice time in disney. apparently the pirate rooms are VERY cool! yay! lindsay's kids are going to love the room i bet! noreen's 4 year old got sick on the plane...and then again when they got to the resort on the first day. yesterday she did the BBB and loved it but then decided immediately afterward she hated her hair. and yesterday the 6 year old son got the runs. so basically it sounds like a typical disney vacation!

last night's dinner was fun. some people posted on facebook how they couldn't believe that was only the first time we'd been out and i kind of felt like they were being a little snarky about it. so what if we never go out alone? we like being with our kids. plus we're not big go out people. anyway...the food was good. i had shrimp francese and john had shepherd's pie. and for dessert we split this bailey's tartufo that was out of this world! so....not really an on-plan day.

my stomach is better. not 100% but better. the nice bowl-induced whoosh on the scale i had the last couple of days is gone. oh well.

maria nice work on the 3M this morning and having a good healthy breakfast. i had irish soda bread i haven't gotten any st. patrick's day decorations up. maybe next year.

kathy i totally only pick from the smilies on the first page! lol!!!!

gotta run too....teaching mommy and me solo today

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Bells!

Kathy, sorry that you were called in this week-end but that extra money never hurts. Apparently you have to think of a better deterrent than blackmail.

And the smilie is the word princess followed by : -- just so you know. I'm not fond of trying to get to the second page either so I learned the html codes for a lot of the smilies I use.

Nancy, glad that you had a nice time on your date. I think some people don't like it when other people are happy with what they have KWIM?

Glad the tummy is feeling better. Kathy is the go to gal for stomach stuff so I would follow her advice.

I got rid of my runner's tummy through a combination of things: dexilant prescrption (like nexium) that generally calms my stomach down in general (I have a long, famiy history of tummy troubles); no running belt (even though it wasn't tight it was too much on long runs -- thank goodness the sparkle skirt has good pockets); nothing in the tummy before the run (this only works if you go out first thing -- no breakfast and just a tad of water); limit the Clif Bloks and water and gels as much as possible during the run, as always YMMV. And you never get over the fear that it might come back again.

If you read about it, it is very common and no one seems to have much idea what to do except say "yeah that's a bummer." I've asked my regular doctor, the GI doctor and my gynecologist ('cause he does tris) about it and no one was overly helpful except for the prescription. I think mine is part of the primitive flight or fight response, my body says I don't know how much longer we are going to be running but maybe the lion won't catch us and we will be done sooner if we get rid of everything on board.

Maria, sending you tons of good thoughts and for your busy, busy week. Way to go on the 3M and starting your week off on the right foot!

I sensed a little of that mid-western "uh oh, I said something nice about myself, I'm getting too big for my britches" stuff going on there.

Robert is getting good grades, too, so I cut him a little slack. Plus it takes a lot of courage to volunteer to stand up in front of people multiple times and sing your first solo when you are a 12 year old boy going through one of the most awkward stages of your life. The big competition on Saturday went much better and everyone was happy. He was a little bummed when I informed him he had to sing it once more when we are visiting his grandmas at the end of the month.

I live for the day someone tells me my glutes are too tight!

Hope the move out of the stuff went well!

Dottie! Hope that your foot feel better soon! Sounds like you are already back at it!

Rose, you've had tornadoes and now snow this week so sun must be coming soon, right?

That was sad about that little baby. She is with her family now.

Yep, when Tom is in law school that first semester he won't have time for anything. They say the first year they scare you to death. The second year they work you to death and the third year they bore you to death. He should read the book "1L" if he hasn't already.

Lisa, my in-laws called me from the Garden of Gods yesterday to tell me it was 62 there. Guess some more snow is coming later this week, though. Spring is coming, baby! Hope this week no one is sick in your house!

Lindsay, who is your "friend" that is posting your old report cards on FB? Your pictures are lovely. Who cares that you had a little bump in the road 20+ years ago? Didn't we all at one time or another?

I was happy to get to the Kroc yesterday and do a little biking and running -- okay they were five second intervals but it was running! I'm going to my regular training schedule this week time wise. Have to see what my coach says about miles. He may just tell me to walk my long miles this week-end and pick up my schedule where it is. That biking is boring -- I'm going to have to find a movie or something. At this rate it's going to be awhile so I have to find a way to make it fun.

Busy week again this week -- hope it's not horribly hectic like last week. Have a wonderful day ladies!