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

[Rose&Mike]

Lisa--I'm so sorry about your BIL. I hope it is treatable.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Lisa I am so sorry to hear about BIL I hope the prognosis turns out to be good and that he can fight it. You and your family are in my prayers.

 

[mikamah]

Lisa- I am so sorry. It is so hard.

Hello there princesses. Not enough dis time for me this week either. I'm planning to schedule in some dis therapy over the weekend and really catch up.

Maria Have a great weekend, and I hope the trip goes very well for you. Nice job on the loss again! You are doing fabulous. Good luck to DH on monday!! I'll be thinking of him.

Nancy-Have a great weekend away, relax and enjoy every minute. You deserve it.

RoseHugs to you for all you are dealing with with ds. It's not easy. I'm sure you miss the days where the battle was to get him in the shower. Hang in there. I hope you got a good run in yesterday, and I'm so happy you're going to be able to do your race, and have such a positive attitude.

Lindsay- sorry you're having such a rough time, and haven't been able to get out for longer runs. You are going to do fine with your half, no matter what you're able to do before. You have a great base from the princess training, and are strong and motivated. I am sure the stress of dh's changing job, and all that you have going on isn't helping. Hang in there. Vent away. I also haven't been able to get my eating under control since the princess. I'm essentially maintaining, but need to lose again.

Hang in there ladies. One day at a time!!

Gotta run. Have a fabulous friday!!

 

[lisah0711]

Lisa--I'm so sorry about your BIL. I hope it is treatable.

Thanks, Rose.

Lisa I am so sorry to hear about BIL I hope the prognosis turns out to be good and that he can fight it. You and your family are in my prayers.

Thanks, Lindsay.

Lisa- I am so sorry. It is so hard.

Thanks, Kathy.

Not much to do except wait to hear what is going on and what BIL and DN decide to do. Thank goodness I can run!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good news....I got in a run last night. It was great weather and ryan had a tball game so we spent our evening outside. We got home at 7 and I got ready to run and realized I needed to get goodies to send in to ryans teacher for bunny baskets she is putting together, the due date was today. So I had to make a decision whether to can the run and go the the dollar store or not send anything in and feel bad. Well the good news is I am an excellent multi-tasker and I decided to run to the dollar store and then run home. I ran the entire time except for the 5 min of shopping.

I got home feeling good and I felt like I had to at least have run 3-4 miles.

The bad news is I only ran 2. My calfs were so tight and sore and I felt quite tired by the end. oh boy I am really doing a number on myself. Maybe signing up for a half so soon was a bad idea. Im sure I will complete it, I just dont think it will be very pretty.

sunday is suppose to be nice so I am assuring you that I am going to run 10 miles. you have my permission to virtually slap me if I dont.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Lindsay--you are sounding more like yourself. I hope it goes well on Sunday.

Lisa--ITA running is a great stress reliever. I will be keeping your BIL in my thoughts.

Thank you to everyone for the hugs lately. I have been really needy. Things continue to be a challenge with DS. I am trying to engage Mike more in what's going on. I just feel like a dumping ground lately--and I am very grateful that DS calls, but it makes for a challenging phone call. He wants me to sit there let him vent, say nothing--show no concern, offer no advice and not let it worry or stress me out. That's been working really well. I am extremely nervous about the summer, but we are looking into some options to help DS deal with what has been going on--and he's very receptive. It's only 3 1/2 months--how bad can it be right??? So he has no job, nothing lined up to do, and his bff is probably going to be out of town. No problem, right?

I went 6 miles yesterday. 4 of it run/walking. My knee did not feel too good at the end, but it seems to be recovering quick. I had a meltdown when we got in the car--I am terrified of being stranded on the race course. I am back to doubting whether this is a good idea. Mike suggested bagging the whole thing and planning to run another race in a month or so. I just can't get it out of my head that I will have failed AGAIN if I don't do this. Ridiculous, right?

Anyhow, that's where I'm at. Here's hoping my phone doesn't ring too many times today. I am only working Monday and Tuesday next week--and then I'm taking off until the Tuesday after Easter. I am really hoping that helps me get my head back in the game. I still have not called my DR. to tell her about the gluten tests. My brain just hasn't known which direction to go lately.

Maria--have fun at the birthday party!!!!

 

[lisah0711]

I'm very excited because it looks like the new Disney race will be at Disneyland!

http://platform.ak.fbcdn.net/www/ap...net/4d8797f055471/Clue10FINAL_1302879323.jpeg

Finally a clue I can figure out!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I'm very excited because it looks like the new Disney race will be at Disneyland!

http://platform.ak.fbcdn.net/www/ap...net/4d8797f055471/Clue10FINAL_1302879323.jpeg

Finally a clue I can figure out!

I could do a coast to coast Princess.

 

[lisah0711]

I could do a coast to coast Princess.

Wouldn't that be fabulous? Not to mention DVC at the Grand Californian.

 

[lisah0711]

Quiet bunch of Princesses here!

So excited to register for the Tinkerbell 1/2 at DL on January 29th.

After my disappointment at the Princess, I really can't say how much it means to me that I will have my first Disney race finish at Disneyland.

It is a little scary to think about having Tinkerbell and the Princess so close together but it will be nice have that coast-to-coast medal so early in the year. Thank goodness for DVC!

Maria, how was your week-end and Dennis' race?

Hello to all our other princesses. Hope I haven't managed to kill the thread.

 

[mikamah]

lisa is a threadkiller, threadkiller, threadkiller, he he he.

I forgot all about the announcement til you reminded me, Lisa. Soooo excited for you. And a little jealous too. Isn't that awesome, you will finish your first disney half at your home in DL. Some times things happen for a reason, don't they.

Ok now I want to go buy a few lottery tickets so I can go too. That will be the only way I'll get to do a disney race next year. Or maybe I should get looking for that rich man. That would work too.

Hello Princesses!!

Got my clothes all organized this morning, and now am working on michael's. Or I guess I should say I got overwhelmed with his and took a break. We're going bowling in 20 minutes, so I really didn't want to get all involved in a big project, so I figured I'd check in here.

I didn't get my 10 miles in last week. Did 2 on wed, and 6.5 on sat. But I did feel much better both of those days. We were going to run this am, but it's drizzly. School vacation is harder to keep to the routine. I plan to run tomorrow, before work at 10. Michael goes to his after school care vacation program tomorrow and thurs, so I'll give him the choice to come to the park with me, or go there early.

Maria- How did DH do yesterday? I thought of him as i watched the marathon coverage. It was awesome. What a beautiful day for him to run his first one. We went into boston saturday night, and I thought the whole city must be like disney world was on princess weekend, runners everywhere, and the anticipation and excitement so high. Hope you had a good weekend at Dads and the party went well.

Rose- how is the knee feeling this week. Hope it's settling down after the weekend run, and you're feeling confident about the race.

Lindsay- Hope dh's new job is going well, and you're having a good week. Are you on school break too? I can't remember. You're long run is done and your half is coming up!! Are you as excited as you were for the princess?

I signed up for the local half at the end of sept, and am excited, but not nearly as much as for the princess. Though I liked the $40 rregistration fee. And the fact it's so close, and I'll be able to do some training runs on the route. I would really like to increase my speed by then, and to do that I need to lose some weight for one. My friend who is running it with me, is much faster, and for a 5k, I don't mind making her wait for the 15 min while I finish, but for the half, that will be like an hour she'll be waiting. I know she won't care, but I still want to be faster. I'm interested to see how my speed will do during the race without any disney entertainment. I didn't stop a lot, but I did go back and forth across the streets to take pics of the entertainment and mile markers.

Guess I should feed ds some lunch before we go.

I'm so excited for everyone who might be doing the new disney race!!!! I wonder how it will affect the disney half and the princess. If people will have to choose just one, or if it will be a lot of new disney runners who find dl more convenient.

I'm wearing my princess shirt right now, and yesterday I got my photopass pics I ordered, and my new mugs. I get a mug every trip with a pic of michael on it, but I didn't get one last trip, so I ordered one from that, and one from the princess with michael and my niece on it after their race with their medals.

Have a princessey day all!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning, Pretty and Terrific !

I believe we are now going to have both posting on this thread!

Kathy -- What a yucky day for school vacation. I'll be glad on Thursday when the sun comes back. My ds is in St. Louis until tomorrow afternoon, so he'll only have two days of vacation at home.

Lisa -- So excited for you with the new DL race! I think it is going to be a lot of fun, and you will have a wonderful time!

Rose, Lindsay, Nancy, Corinna, Jen, Jude -- Just wanted to say "Hi!" and hope things are going well for you.

Ok, so Dennis had a great race! He started with the last wave (of course!) at 10:40. He finished in 4:35, which was a new PR for him. This is a much harder and hillier course than the WDW Full, so all the training he did really paid off. He cut his time by 6 minutes, and he has a really cool medal. He ended up walking up more of the hills than he wanted to at the end, but he's still happy with his overall performance.

My weekend was ok -- great to see my dad, only a few tense moments at the party, and a lot of travel very quickly. I was on Southwest, and I really don't like their "open seating" policy, but I needed a direct flight for ds to take back to Boston. My dad was totally surprised by the party, and I think everyone had a good time.

My eating was out of control. In an effort to take us to places we don't have up North, we went to Bob Evans for brunch on Saturday after we landed, and Golden Corral on Sunday before I left. Not to say that it wasn't all yummy, but I have no business at a buffet. I am clearly not up to the challenge I need to remember where the treadmill is located, and that I have a weigh in Saturday morning.

So, the best thing to come out of my weekend -- being in the home I grew up in and seeing it is unrecognizable as that place and without a single remaining indication my mother lived there for 35 years seemed to free me to feel like I can finally go through everything my dad boxed and brought up to me, which is essentially everything my mom had (other than the clothes which were already donated when she passed). I don't know why it had this effect, but it did. I also was able to see my neighborhood and feel more positive about my childhood. My parents made it the best they could, but I endured a lot of teasing and persecution because I looked different than everyone else. I think time has helped with this, too, realizing that I'm not the only kid who got picked on for whatever reason, and many people had much worse childhoods than I did. Mine was overflowing with love, and really as an adult, that's the important part that stayed with me. Sorry if that's TMI.

Anyway, I am in need of a good refocusing on weight loss and getting my workouts in -- I think I'm going to have a post-Easter renewal plan, just writing it out will help me with making it happen!

My pastor would say this is Holy Week. Anyone else having "Holy Cow, I have to get ready for Easter?!" week?

I have a basket to fill, a menu to plan, and I have to see if I can get into that dress I said I was going to wear a year ago at this time...which is frankly doubtful at this point!


Maria

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Rose I hope your week is going well. Tomorrow starts your time off. I hope you enjoy it and have time to re-organize and refresh yourself.

Lisa Woohoo the tinkerbell and the princess. That is so exciting. I am glad the new race is in your neck of the woods and it all will mean even more this time around. You are so inspiring.

Kathy I am definitely not as excited for this half as I was the princess. I am looking forward to it and it will be nice having my whole family here to chear me on but I almost got a been there done that feeling. Its sad that I always need something really challenging to conquer. Im not sure I want to do a marathon though. I did like the $50 registration fee too.

Maria Congrats to your husband. That is a great PR especially with the hills. Im glad your trip was not too painful. Im also happy that you are able to see the positives that came from your childhood. Its not ok how you were treated by others but I am sure that it is part of what made you the person you are today. I think you are a lovely person with an amazing attitude.


Things have been interesting in my neck of the woods. I did get my 11 mile run in on sunday. It felt great until the last mile or so. My hips and thighs were so tight and painful and I really had to dig deep to find the will to finish. I think part was that it was extremely windy and for alot of the run I was running into the wind requiring much more effort than normal to run. Today I barely fell any soreness so thats good. It is suppose to be nice tomorrow so i will run in the evening. I plan to hopefully get in a 5 mile on saturday too. I think I still have enough of a base that I will still do fine at my half. I am feeling pretty confident.

My husband started his new job and monday. He is an asst. director for a daycare. It was a bit of a step down for him but he is getting paid the same. I was hoping the lighter responsibility load would be better for his anxiety and stress. This also required nick to switch to the new daycare.
Sorry if I am repeating something I already told ya. Nick seems to be adjusting well and I am really happy with the program. Mike is trying to keep an open mind about it but says its a wierd feeling there. The director has barely said much to him in the two days hes been there and he's basically figuring out what his role is suppose to be on his own. Many of the staff are complaining to him about this director and one of the ladies that has a job somewhat on his level said that she never worked in a place where a director was so negative and sometimes they like you and other times if feel like you cant do anything right. Mike feels totally blind sided because this did not seem this way in the 3 interviews he had there. He obviously is trying to keep an open mind and see how things play out but its not the greatest feeling. Its actually giving me anxiety because I dont want it to turn out like the last place. He was miserable and got high blood pressure and panic attacks. Ugghh. Its just frustrating. I feel so sad for him. I hope it turns around and works out for the best.

We are adjusting to the new schedule too and maybe thats part of my anxiety. I dont do well with change. I even had anxiety when we went to team threads at the start of the BL challenge.

Ok well enough venting for me. Thanks once again for listening. I am looking forward to the holiday weekend.

take care princess ladies.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Quiet bunch of Princesses here!

So excited to register for the Tinkerbell 1/2 at DL on January 29th.

After my disappointment at the Princess, I really can't say how much it means to me that I will have my first Disney race finish at Disneyland.

It is a little scary to think about having Tinkerbell and the Princess so close together but it will be nice have that coast-to-coast medal so early in the year. Thank goodness for DVC!

Maria, how was your week-end and Dennis' race?

Hello to all our other princesses. Hope I haven't managed to kill the thread.

I would love to do this--but the timing thing. I am going to have to think about it. It's a long way to travel for a short trip and it's a hard time of the year to take time off and then turn around and do Princess a few weeks later.

I am really excited for you Lisa! What a great goal to keep you motivated this year!

I signed up for the local half at the end of sept, and am excited, but not nearly as much as for the princess. Though I liked the $40 rregistration fee. And the fact it's so close, and I'll be able to do some training runs on the route. I would really like to increase my speed by then, and to do that I need to lose some weight for one. My friend who is running it with me, is much faster, and for a 5k, I don't mind making her wait for the 15 min while I finish, but for the half, that will be like an hour she'll be waiting. I know she won't care, but I still want to be faster. I'm interested to see how my speed will do during the race without any disney entertainment. I didn't stop a lot, but I did go back and forth across the streets to take pics of the entertainment and mile markers.

Guess I should feed ds some lunch before we go.


Have a princessey day all!!

So how big is the 1/2 you signed up for? The first one I did was about 400 people. After having done two larger races, I prefer bigger. Mike keeps telling me I need to try a small race again, because I am much healthier since the gluten is under control. What I didn't like was seeing the same people for 13 miles. Drove me a little insane after a while. Especially the chick who didn't even have workout clothes on. But hopefully I would be passing more people this time! Anyhow, curious to see what you think.

So, the best thing to come out of my weekend -- being in the home I grew up in and seeing it is unrecognizable as that place and without a single remaining indication my mother lived there for 35 years seemed to free me to feel like I can finally go through everything my dad boxed and brought up to me, which is essentially everything my mom had (other than the clothes which were already donated when she passed). I don't know why it had this effect, but it did. I also was able to see my neighborhood and feel more positive about my childhood. My parents made it the best they could, but I endured a lot of teasing and persecution because I looked different than everyone else. I think time has helped with this, too, realizing that I'm not the only kid who got picked on for whatever reason, and many people had much worse childhoods than I did. Mine was overflowing with love, and really as an adult, that's the important part that stayed with me. Sorry if that's TMI.

Anyway, I am in need of a good refocusing on weight loss and getting my workouts in -- I think I'm going to have a post-Easter renewal plan, just writing it out will help me with making it happen!


Maria

Maria--I'm glad you found some peace during your trip. I have a lot of demons that I need to deal with, and sometimes I think I am only hurting myself by avoiding them. DS only got picked on a few times for being multi-racial and it was enough to bring out the Mama Bear in me. I'm sorry you had to deal with that growing up. And I hope your post-Easter renewal plan works fabulously!

Did they have bad weather in St. Louis yesterday? We had awful storms last night. Most of the damage was over the river.

We are adjusting to the new schedule too and maybe thats part of my anxiety. I dont do well with change. I even had anxiety when we went to team threads at the start of the BL challenge.


take care princess ladies.

Me too! Tracey and CC and I have been starting to trade pms about the next challenge and I don't think anyone liked the teams--they were necessary, but I did not really like it! Hope your week is going ok. And I hope the job works out ok. That would stink to trade one stress for another!

*****
So, anybody else find the uproar about another women's race a little "interesting." I think most of us were title ix girls (except Lindsay--she's a baby), so I personally think it's kind of funny--especially the idea that I am sexist because I ran the race? So what does that make Mike? Mike had no issues with running Princess and not being able to "compete." Actually I think it annoyed him that a guy had to cross the finish line first. I think he and Tom both thought it was cool that it was a girly race, since I do like being girly on occasion. I would personally have no problem with a men's only race. Let's see what theme--tarzan, or I guess pirates, or peter pan (for those boys who don't want to grow up), or incredible hulk--doesn't Disney own Marvel now? Anyhow, it will be interesting to see if people keep their comments from getting ugly.

My food/eating is very close to being out of control right now--I am eating cheesecake that I made this weekend as I type this. The stress of the last couple of months is starting to suck the life out of me. I am still maintaining, but barely. I think part of it is pms--that would be two or three months in a row. Pretty exciting, really! I'm also a nervous wreck about Tom being home this summer. If he doesn't find something to do it is going to get ugly, very fast. He will be home around May 9th. We have him on a waitlist to get into see a doctor hopefully by mid-May. We need to find out if this is gifted issues or adhd once and for all. I'm hoping he will do an iq test (I'm guessing he will if I pay for it). Tom hasn't been calling me as much, I think because we end up yelling at each other almost every time lately. He comes home tomorrow night for the weekend. Hopefully it will be a nice, calm visit. I'm going to see if he will run with us this weekend.

So that's where I'm at. The only other exciting news is that we booked a trip for late May so that I can have some g-f french fries. I got an annual pass rate at BWV for 5 nights. Even that became a yelling match--though DS was yelling at Mike this time--because we were not taking into consideration when the Pirate movie was opening. Yes we are horrible parents. So Mike and I are flying down on a Thursday, and DS is flying down on Friday after staying up all night for the Pirate opening with his friends. It didn't cost any more money, so I didn't care. We are staying 5 nights. I will be having french fries everyday.

Have a great day, Princesses!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Evening, and

So, it's all falling apart for me foodwise and with exercise. I feel like an uncontrolled lump. I desperately need to get it together. I don't have any hope for this weekend's weigh in, hopefully I'll get my head on straight soon. Please feel free to gobsmack me into next week, I clearly need it!

Rose -- There was some scary hail and tornado warnings, but luckily the only difficulty ds had was that he couldn't watch "Glee". Yeah, I was the only kid who wasn't visibly Caucasian in my neighborhood, and being adopted and in the gifted program didn't help. But, you know I caused some of it myself by being snotty because I got out of class for "enrichment" programs, and also because I just never developed good social skills. People also picked on the overweight kids, the really poor kids, the kids who's mom's worked, etc. -- it's just taken me awhile to put that in perspective. I could go on and on with TMI, but you guys don't need to be my therapist! Suffice it to say, forcing myself to deal with my past is painful, but I do think it's good, and I don't think I'm really doing it all at once, just as I can manage -- I also think you can only do it when you're ready, and you will get a sign that will let you know. Be gentle with yourself. The trip sounds awesome, I'm glad you are getting away, you certainly deserve it -- and Tom the adult should be starting to realize your trip sschedules don't all have to revolve around him -- boy, that's going to be hard for him to believe, isn't it?!

Lindsay -- I hope with some time the new job seems like a good move for your dh. It is hard when you first start. Sometimes it just takes awhile to settle in and for everyone to get their new roles. Hopefully the center director is one of those people who slowly feels out his new staff and doesn't interact a lot in the beginning...Great job on the run, I do think you will have a good Half!


Ok, I just have to say I am a bit stunned by the outcry over the new Disney race! I had no idea gender-specific races were such a big issue. I think a lot of the uproar is because Disney made such a big deal hyping it, and then told half the population it wasn't "really" for them. That was a strategic error. There definitely should have been a clue that said, "For the Ladies". Anyway, I'm also trying to stay out of the big fray. I don't do enough races to have a valid opinion.

Everyone have a great evening!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

i'm officially incredibly jealous of everyone's running and training schedules! everyone seems to be really doing so well at their races and training too (lisa, lindsay i'm lookin' at you especially!).

i still have yet to run for going on 4 weeks now! finally my stomach issues seem to be a little better but i still am having some bathroom problems

i really need to start at least getting out on some good walks if i'm not running. i've been doing the elliptical every now and then but fresh air is SO much better. the weather has been so crappy though. wah.

anway, i'm hoping that the first trimester tiredness will go away soon and i can be a little more active!

i'm bummed about the DL race but not b/c of the whole women-focused thing. i'm just bummed that it's so far! lol! one day i want to get that coast to coast medal though! and oh yeah, staying at the grand californian would be AWESOME!

good news - we had to cancel the jan 2012 trip b/c of the new baby but we're going to try to do a sept 2011 trip! i'll be just getting into my third trimester and even though it'll be hot i'll be happy to do one more trip with thomas. we're going to do sept. 7 night - sept. 11. you know, in a way i'm kind of glad to not be in nyc on sept. 11. that might sound weird but it being the 10th anniversary will be all that more depressing. my family and my neighborhood lost so many people that i kind of want to skip the sadness. yeah, i know it's impossible to get away from it but i think being in disney will help a little.

 

[mikamah]

Good evening princesses and tinkerbelles!!!!

I never came back on last night to post. Did a short run/walk this morning at the park with michael before work. I'm joining Rose and Maria with the out of control eating. I bought so much crap at walmart this afternoon, and proceded to wolf a bunch of it down. The mini white powdered sugar donuts, and the lofthouse fluffy sugar cookies with frosting on them. They taste so good, but why did I buy them? I had lost a pound this morning, and had done well yesterday, but sometimes I just sabotage myself. I've packed up the rest of the cookies and donuts in snack bags for michael's lunches. And I have had my fill. I did journal it all, at least.

We did have a fun 4 days off. Ds went to the day program today and is going tomorrow. They did a fun field trip to an art studio in Salem called frankensteins art, and he painted a wooden dinosaur, and made a puppet. Tomorrow they go to Prince House of Pizza for lunch and a rock and roll show. He is so excited for that. He had been spending vacation days with my nephew alot, but he's 14 now, and has lots of friends now, so just an occassional day is better.

Maria- Congratulations to your DH. He must have just felt so awesome after that race, and to pr as well, wow. So happy for him. Where did you watch the race from? Now, you can get your mojo back!! No gobsmacking necessary. I'm sure all the emotions from the weekend haven't helped. So glad your weekend was ok, and you seem to have felt freed by the changes in the home you grew up in, and a big hug for when you start going through all your mom's things. That can be so emotional too, bringing up all the memories, good and not so good. Hope ds is home safe and sound, and enjoys his last few vacation days.

Lindsay-So glad the soreness is better from the long run sunday. It's amazing how even if we don't get out as much as we'd like, we still seem to have built up some good stamina from training for the princess. I think you're going to have a fantastic half too. How many are in your race?
I hope everything works out for dh. There's always some drama at workplaces, but it stinks to be starting a nice new job and already seeming to be plunked in the middle of the drama. That's got to be stressful.

Rose-I thought of you and your ds tonight, and how you must miss the little boy innocence and the silly things they say, and how tough it must be to let him grow and make his own decisions, good and bad. Michael trying to get out of showering just asked what was the percentage of his need to take a shower tonight. Didn't like the 100% answer though. Sorry you've been feeling out of control. I am so excited you booked a trip for may. You so deserve it, and hopefully you, Mike and Tom will have as wonderful a time as your last trip.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with the different size halfs. I've been thinking about that a lot lately. The half I signed up for is capping off at 2000 runners. Last year was about 1500. I looked at the times, the slowest was just over 4 hours, then from like 3:15 to 4 hours there was sporadic times, some a few min apart, to 6-7 min gaps. Seemed to be a lot together near the 3 hour mark. I did the princess in 3:35, and this will be hillier, so I guess I'd hope to be about the same, and will be surprised if I'm faster. I wonder what it will be like for that distance with a smaller crowd. I never felt alone in disney, and think this will be a good challenge for me, but wonder how hard it will be to be alone toward the end.
I am looking at it as a good test to see if the long distance running is something I really like to do, or was it more an excuse to go to disney. I would love to do another disney half some day. I am glad I am doing one in the fall, and know it will help keep me active over the summer, and I am looking forward to being able to get those long runs in without worrying about ice and snow.

Lisa- Hello there!! I am so excited for you and the Tinkerbell. I remember registering for the princess and the high I was on for days!! Are you all recuperated from the race on sunday? What a difference a year makes, huh?

It is interesting all the hype over the new race. Does anyone know if when the first princess came out there was as much hype over it? I find the thread here and the facebook posts addicting, much like the threads about taking your kids out of school for a disney trip. I don't like conflict, and don't post, but do find it interesting lurking. I hope it all settles down, and the race is as magical as the princess.

Yay, the shower is running.

Have a great night!!

 

[mikamah]

i still have yet to run for going on 4 weeks now! finally my stomach issues seem to be a little better but i still am having some bathroom problems

anway, i'm hoping that the first trimester tiredness will go away soon and i can be a little more active!

good news - we had to cancel the jan 2012 trip b/c of the new baby but we're going to try to do a sept 2011 trip! i'll be just getting into my third trimester and even though it'll be hot i'll be happy to do one more trip with thomas. we're going to do sept. 7 night - sept. 11. you know, in a way i'm kind of glad to not be in nyc on sept. 11. that might sound weird but it being the 10th anniversary will be all that more depressing. my family and my neighborhood lost so many people that i kind of want to skip the sadness. yeah, i know it's impossible to get away from it but i think being in disney will help a little.

Glad your belly is starting to feel better, and I hope the tiredness goes away soon. I can only imagine how exhausting it is being pregnant and chasing around a 2 year old can be. I hope you find your energy increasing every day.
So excited for your sept trip. I can't imagine how tough 9/11 must be on you, your family and your neighbors. So sorry for all you went through. It will be nice for you to get away, and spend some special time with Thomas before the baby comes.
Hang in there, Nancy.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning!

Lindsay, I will keep you and Mike in my thoughts and hope that it all works out for the best. The first week at a new job is always weird. Great job on your run and enjoy your taper!

So, anybody else find the uproar about another women's race a little "interesting." I think most of us were title ix girls (except Lindsay--she's a baby), so I personally think it's kind of funny--especially the idea that I am sexist because I ran the race? So what does that make Mike? Mike had no issues with running Princess and not being able to "compete." Actually I think it annoyed him that a guy had to cross the finish line first. I think he and Tom both thought it was cool that it was a girly race, since I do like being girly on occasion. I would personally have no problem with a men's only race. Let's see what theme--tarzan, or I guess pirates, or peter pan (for those boys who don't want to grow up), or incredible hulk--doesn't Disney own Marvel now? Anyhow, it will be interesting to see if people keep their comments from getting ugly.

Rose, hope that you enjoy your week-end with DS. It will be nice for you all to have some face time.

I was surprised at the uproar over the new race. I don't recall hearing this kind of brou-ha-ha over the Princess. I thought Mike had a genuine good time at the Princess and I was glad he was there because he had lots of good tips! It was frustrating me because I almost felt guilty for being excited. I started the "official" thread on the events side of the board and so far everyone seems to be playing nice. It just seems incredible to me that WISH'ers wouldn't be excited and supportive about a Disney race.

Maria, I'm so glad that you had a nice visit with your Dad and are able to reach a place of peace about your Mom. And I have to say gobsmacking is a great word! I will give you some instead. I know that you will get back on track soon.

i'm officially incredibly jealous of everyone's running and training schedules! everyone seems to be really doing so well at their races and training too (lisa, lindsay i'm lookin' at you especially!).

Glad that you are able to get out and do some walking, Nancy. You're nurturing a new life so you just get a little longer rest period this time. I know you'll be back at it before you know it once your little one gets here.

I think it is wonderful that you have another WDW trip planned for September 11th. I'm sure it is difficult to be in NYC where so much of it happened. Our wedding anniversary is on 9/11 but we celebrate anyway because it was our day before it became a day of infamy.

I am looking at it as a good test to see if the long distance running is something I really like to do, or was it more an excuse to go to disney. I would love to do another disney half some day. I am glad I am doing one in the fall, and know it will help keep me active over the summer, and I am looking forward to being able to get those long runs in without worrying about ice and snow.

I had been kind of wondering about this, too, Kathy. But I'm happy to say that I am finding that I am running for me and that I enjoy it whether I am running at home or at Disney -- although I have to admit that running and seeing you ladies is really the best of all!

Have a great day!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I got an annual pass rate at BWV for 5 nights. Even that became a yelling match--though DS was yelling at Mike this time--because we were not taking into consideration when the Pirate movie was opening. Yes we are horrible parents.

Yay for the trip. Can I fit in your suitcase. That could give me a whole new motivation for loosing more weight. Sorry Tom is being a pickle. I have to admit I probably was a bit like him at his age. I think it may be the "only child" syndrome. We all think the world revolves around us. I still have a hard time realizing that it doesnt.

Im glad you will be getting your GF fries daily and hope that the trip turns out to be a great way to kick off the summer. Hopefully tom finds something to do with himself so it relives a bit of tension/stress on your family. I cant imagine life with a teenager/college student. I am not rushing those days to come anytime soon.

I too have been having out of control eating habits but mine are lasting way to long and I really need to just figure it all out.

by the way I am guessing I was not a title xi girl because I dont know what that is. Can you fill me in?

So, it's all falling apart for me foodwise and with exercise. I feel like an uncontrolled lump. I desperately need to get it together. I don't have any hope for this weekend's weigh in, hopefully I'll get my head on straight soon. Please feel free to gobsmack me into next week, I clearly need it!

Im right there with ya Maria. Hang in there we can turn it all around.

good news - we had to cancel the jan 2012 trip b/c of the new baby but we're going to try to do a sept 2011 trip! i'll be just getting into my third trimester and even though it'll be hot i'll be happy to do one more trip with thomas. we're going to do sept. 7 night - sept. 11. you know, in a way i'm kind of glad to not be in nyc on sept. 11. that might sound weird but it being the 10th anniversary will be all that more depressing. my family and my neighborhood lost so many people that i kind of want to skip the sadness. yeah, i know it's impossible to get away from it but i think being in disney will help a little.

Horray for the trip. That will be great to have one last horray as the three of you. I cant believe its been almost 10 yrs since 9/11. I am planning on running the tunnels to tower 5K again this year and I bet it will be even more emotional than it was last year. Sorry for all that you lost on that day. It is still so unsettling and depressing all these years later.

How many are in your race?

Kathy glad you had a great few days with Michael and I am equally glad that he got in the shower. My race is 4,000 which use to sound like alot but since doing the disney race I still think that is small. Im sure I will be back with the stragglers. One day I will be a middle of the pack runner, that is my goal.

I had been kind of wondering about this, too, Kathy. But I'm happy to say that I am finding that I am running for me and that I enjoy it whether I am running at home or at Disney -- although I have to admit that running and seeing you ladies is really the best of all!

Have a great day!

I definitely agree Kathy. I too am running because it makes me feel good and Disney was just icing on the cake. The best part was definitely meeting you all.


I have not read much of the new race stuff but I cant believe people are being so crazy. The men I am sure are just disappointed and jealous.

This is not completely related but while we are on the topic I have to vent. Why oh why do they have so many girlie character breakfasts at disney. Where are the ones for the boys. Like maybe peter pan, incredibles, etc.????

Ok thats my vent.

My day off has been a bit hectic. It started by the door bell ringing at 8am. I answer it in my pj's with no bra, hair all crazy, and I hadnt even brushed my teeth yet. (nice sight I know) and it was the guy from the oil company to fix my oil burner. Ummm he wasnt suppose to come until 2-3pm. Apparently it was and error in their system but I let him into my messy house to fix it. Then we had to go to the bank, and stop at a salon/spa for a GC for the dr I work fors birthday gift. We visited with my friend who will be watching ryan some weeks over the summer. Now we are home.

The boys are suppose to be napping/resting but they keep coming down every few minutes to ask if they can get up. They want to paint easter eggs so we are going to do that and then Ryan has a tball game at 515. whew....so much for a day off. I remember my days off pre-kids. It consisted of laying around and watching tv. wow those were the days.