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

[dumbo_buddy]

why do i set myself up for disappointment???

so....we are in "Zone C" for the evacuation and flooding area of NYC. but across the street is Zone A! it's hard to get a real feel for how bad this is going to be. bloomberg is talking about shutting down all mass transportation, he's evacuating hospitals and nursing homes in Zone A.

i can't figure out what we should do - if you do a google map of "poplar Ave, 10465" you will see we've got water everywhere around us! we are high up on this street though and don't usually have flooding.

i emailed my parents saying that john and i are trying to figure out if we need to evacuate. i said that since we have thomas we need to be more cautious and serious about it. i then asked them if we could come up if we need to evacuate or decide we want to leave.

why did i do that? i know they will say no. oh, my mom has to work or some nonsense. i think it's time that i tell them to go BLANK themselves if they say no.

sorry, needed to whine a little. i'm going to head out for a little walk. nothing big. then head to costco for some bottled water and maybe some canned tuna or something!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Lindsay, hope that the office can get ready for the hurricane without having to bug you on your vacation!

Mike was singing the "there's not enough alcohol" song last night. Do you all know that song???

I don't know that song, Rose, but it sounds like one I need to learn!

How fun that you will get to see your friend while you are at DW soon.

Nancy, sounds like you might get to see Cam while you are at DW. That would be so fun!

Now that I think about it Maria probably got pulled off her to project to help get all the housing ready for the hurricane. I'm sure there are tons of things to do because they serve a lot of people. Hope that your vacation is still on!

A long run and getting ready for school on the schedule for this week-end. Our county fair is here but no one seems to interested in going. Just as well as there might be some fair food to tempt me if we go.

All of our Princesses and Belles stay safe this week-end!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Morning, and !

I am still here, I've just been run ragged trying to take today off -- I started a new project Wednesday, and I really needed to have it at certain point before leaving for my vacation. I didn't mean to disappear, I just literally had no time to DIS at work, and when I got home I had to work on getting ready for our trip -- and I keep falling asleep at 9 so here we are...

Nancy -- Your baby belly looks wonderful! BronxBaby is already a cutie, I can just tell! We're on a hill, too, but I can see the ocean from my bedroom. We're also on the backside of the hill, so I'm pretty sure my basement will have leakage. We just picked up some extra water, batteries, etc., and tomorrow afternoon Dennis is going to grab some food Ben will eat cold (he will eat chicken fingers at any temperature), in case we lose power. I'm really not that freaked out -- yet. We gathered the flashlights in a central location, we have portable radios (yes, Rose, we have extra batteries!), and I seem to own stock in Yankee Candle, so it's going to be a fragrant and nostalgic hurricane I might like reading by candlelight. No sciatica for me during pregnancy. Actually, other than having morning sickness every Friday evening like clockwork for the first 3 months , it was a very easy pregnancy -- and silly me, he was a week late and at the end I had convinced myself it would be easier and more comfortable to take care of him outside of my body than in. That was crazy pregnancy hormones for sure!

Rose -- We still plan to go to Canada! We're just going to leave much later than we originally thought. Dennis wanted us on the road at 7, now we're thinking more like 11. We want to give the storm time to pass through up there and for there to be a little clean-up. We're going to keep tracking it carefully. I am so excited for your Labor Day trip! What a wonderful way to celebrate ! I totally understand why your not jumping on the bandwagon to get emotionally invested in Mike doing another round of interviews. You need to recover! I totally understand your feelings about staying in a Value. I did it for Princess and it was ok, just ok. I really wanted to upgrade to a Mod for this year's Princess, but I can't justify the extra $400 for just me. If Dennis or Ben was coming too I would do it in a minute, but for just me...I can tough it out. Loved the story about your border crossing! No ashtray in our car, so hopefully we'll make it ok

Lindsay -- That would make me crazy when Ben would beg and beg and beg for something, I would cave as I always do , and he was done in 15 minutes I agree, kids' attention spans do seem shorter today. I think it's because they're programmed from tv. It sounds like you've had a decent week of vacation, I hope you are feeling somewhat rested...

Lisa -- Sorry about the disappearing act. I've been checking out all the resources helpful people pointed my way, and we've decided to leave the cooler and produce at home Dennis promises me they have fruit and vegetables in Canada, it isn't one giant poutine fest all the time I have a feeling at the very least Kathy is rethinking the visit to the islands. They don't seem like the best place to be for a hurricane I'm sorry I haven't been making it to the main thread. I promise to catch up in a bit. Thank you for coaching as the tumbleweeds blow by, it is appreciated!

The plan for today is I'm blowing off an imaginary meeting (it was cancelled, I neglected to mention it to anyone) this morning and staying home today. I'm going to do laundry , pack, get my hair done, straighten things up a bit, and watch Tivo with my teenage hormone. Even though I should have plenty of time, I will find a way to not get everything done. I'm talented that way

I'm going to pop in on the main thread. I believe I have a quiz and some questions to answer!

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

why do i set myself up for disappointment???

so....we are in "Zone C" for the evacuation and flooding area of NYC. but across the street is Zone A! it's hard to get a real feel for how bad this is going to be. bloomberg is talking about shutting down all mass transportation, he's evacuating hospitals and nursing homes in Zone A.

i can't figure out what we should do - if you do a google map of "poplar Ave, 10465" you will see we've got water everywhere around us! we are high up on this street though and don't usually have flooding.

i emailed my parents saying that john and i are trying to figure out if we need to evacuate. i said that since we have thomas we need to be more cautious and serious about it. i then asked them if we could come up if we need to evacuate or decide we want to leave.

why did i do that? i know they will say no. oh, my mom has to work or some nonsense. i think it's time that i tell them to go BLANK themselves if they say no.

sorry, needed to whine a little. i'm going to head out for a little walk. nothing big. then head to costco for some bottled water and maybe some canned tuna or something!

Aww, so sorry Nancy. It's stressful enough trying to decide what to do without adding family drama on top of it. I'll be interested to hear what the reply is, whatever it is.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Lisa -- No hurricane prep at work for me -- but it is interesting -- the two people just below the President who are in charge of the housing are on vacation, one in the Grand Canyon and one in FL -- I'm glad I'm not in that department! You are right, it is massive. We have 35 separate houses and over 600 units of housing, so if nothing else making sure fragile (heck, most of them have some form of mental illness) people are reassured is going to be a full-time job! I got while the getting was good -- I also told my boss I wouldn't be able to check my Blackberry since we're going to Canada, so she thinks she can't access me starting today. She was confused about when we're leaving, and I didn't disabuse her of that notion....

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Maria, so glad that you've made it to the home stretch of pre-vacation craziness and the vacation is still on! Sounds like you have things all figured out -- are you still having people over on Sunday? If you could get out of that then you would be sitting pretty.

I think you are right about Princess Kathy having to change her plans. I keep thinking since she hasn't checked in that maybe she came up with a Plan B. Poor thing I think there was a hurricane around when she went on vacation this time last year at WDW.

Have a safe and wonderful trip!

 

[lisah0711]

Lisa -- No hurricane prep at work for me -- but it is interesting -- the two people just below the President who are in charge of the housing are on vacation, one in the Grand Canyon and one in FL -- I'm glad I'm not in that department! You are right, it is massive. We have 35 separate houses and over 600 units of housing, so if nothing else making sure fragile (heck, most of them have some form of mental illness) people are reassured is going to be a full-time job! I got while the getting was good -- I also told my boss I wouldn't be able to check my Blackberry since we're going to Canada, so she thinks she can't access me starting today. She was confused about when we're leaving, and I didn't disabuse her of that notion....

Maria

Good job! That is one thing to remember to switch off your phone at the border because you will get a message telling you that it is ridiculously expensive if you leave it on.

Have a wonderful time!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Maria, so glad that you've made it to the home stretch of pre-vacation craziness and the vacation is still on! Sounds like you have things all figured out -- are you still having people over on Sunday? If you could get out of that then you would be sitting pretty.

I am so happy to say our company thought better of the idea and they are staying home Now I don't have to kill myself cleaning the house today

Still, I'd better get a move on, I haven't left the since I got up, it's been me and the DIS

Maria

 

[Worfiedoodles]

One more task to check off my list...I officially have a reservation for the Princess!

Sigh. The only regular AAA rooms they had available were at All Star Sports, so I went there. I actually wanted to stay at Movies, but felt guilty paying more for a preferred room. Guess I can walk over to Movies and look at the icons...

Maybe if I sound sad enough when I tell Dennis he'll tell me to move to Movies...I am a grown up who should be able to decide if she's willing to spend $70 more for a preferred room, this is ridiculous! I keep thinking I promised him I would keep my Princess trip super-budget, and that amount would pay for my souvenirs and a few meals...it is pretty ridiculous to hear me arguing with myself, isn't it?

I had a relatively close non-preferred room last year at All-Stars, and there is nothing stopping me from walking to the other All-Stars to enjoy their icons, I did it last year. I may even bop over to Movies and eat for a change, I've heard they have some other things in their food court...I am going to be satisfied and grateful, and not whine! This is a special treat for me, and I need to treat it as such

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy-- I did the same thing for so many years with my Mom--kept thinking she would miraculously start acting like a Mom should--like you or I would. What a concept! Anyhow, never happened. I don't know what will happen with your Mom--but I want to tell you this: It is NOT about you. It is her issues. It is a lesson I need to constantly remind myself about. There's a book called The Four Agreements which really helped me to come to terms with some of this stuff. It's a quick read. Anyhow--Please be safe! We are a long way away, but we have a big house, and you are welcome to come visit us if you want to.

Lisa--I have never stayed at OKW before, and to be honest I am a little nervous (we are die hard BW fanatics), but I have read that it is the best DVC for relaxing and we could really use some relaxing. We talked about getting a car, but decided not to. It's a short trip, and I am really glad it's not a value! And didn't cost anything! We will have fun no matter what! The state fair is going on here, too. We're not going. They have fried Koolade this year--I've heard it's pretty good. But not gluten free.

Maria--I'm glad you are still going to Canada! I'm so excited for you! And woohoo for no company cleaning!

*****
I did a mile and half of the elliptical and went to strength class. But I did not make my maintain. I'm going to check again tomorrow. The frustrating part--I increased it by a pound, so I'm up a pound a half this week. Still hoping to see it tomorrow. The gluten free beers at the ball game are probably not helping. That and the chip binge earlier this week. Uggh. But I do feel like I am slowly getting back on track. I don't feel this constant urgency that I did earlier--cause the moving stuff is indefinitely on hold. Mentally I am in a much better place than I was even a week ago, so I'm sure I can get the weight under control!

I'm going to hit the stores this afternoon and see if I can find anything cute for our trip.

TTYL

 

[dumbo_buddy]

well, as suspected, the answer is no. my father wrote an email back that started with "certainly. but....." and then went on about how we are up high and that the chances of flooding on poplar ave are so slim and blah blah. thing is, it's not the FLOODING i'm concerned about. it's the hurricane WINDS. he of all people should know how these houses are - he grew up here in silver beach! these are little bungalows built originally to be summer homes in the 20s!

so at first glance i took that as a "yeah you can come but you won't need to." good enough. i'll take it. at least it was sort of an ok.

off to costco i go. on the way my mother calls. "well, i talked to daddy and we agreed that it doesn't make any sense for you to come here. we might lose power. and if we lose power that means no water, toilets, or food." WHAT??? food? so i just was very short and said ok fine. i told her that i wasn't concerned about the toilets, i was concerned about my house falling down on my TWO YEAR OLD! their house is big! they have THREE toilets! so what if they lose power?? better to be safe with no power than not safe!

look, it's probably going to be fine. and we can go someplace else i'm sure. it's just the principle (is that the correct spelling in this case?) that they had to make a f'ing excuse!

so here i am sitting on the couch crying like a baby. think they are crying? no! they are thinking about how great they are, horrible i am, and carrying on with their day. shame on me for STILL getting upset.

rose, i'm going to check out that book. thank you. and thanks for the hugs lisa. part of me wants to write some big email (if i called i would just cry and they stop listening when i cry) telling them i'm done. part of me wants to just not answer the phone anymore. and most of me wants to eat a whole chocolate cake.

thanks for letting me "talk" about this on here. on the drive home from costco i told thomas that i was always going to love him and he is the most important thing to me. he looked at me like, yeah, can i have lunch now?

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Nancy -- I have no words...We Love You to bits, and I am so sorry your parents are so narcissistic they can't appreciate the incredible woman you are, and the beautiful family you have created.

You can always come to Boston -- We have plenty of room and you can camp in any one that takes your fancy

I am so sorry...I wish I could give you a big hug right now, because you are worth it!

Maria

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Rose- I was cracking up at the ryne sandberg fan. how annoying. I hope he settles down for the rest of the games.

Maria- Glad your trip is still on. Im glad you have your trip set for the princess.

Nancy- So sorry about your crappy parents. You are so right. They probably have no idea how you feel and they are moving on with their day. Even if you did tell them how you feel or cry to them they probably will see it as your problem not theres. That just sounds like how they are. I know it must be hard for you.

Lisa- I hope you are able to enjoy a nice relaxing weekend.

I hope Kathy is still having fun despite all this crazy weather stuff.

Hello everyone else!!!!!

Ok I dont know why but I am now in a panic about this darn hurricane. I spent like 100 dollars on stuff today. Water, candles, non-perish food, batteries, flash lights, etc. I feel better being prepared though. I am just hoping not to have an anxiety attack about it. We are not in an evacuation area but I am more concerned about the winds. Our shed is old and we have been meaning to fix up the roof this summer. Hopefully it doesnt blow off.

Well I got to get back to my hurricane prep. Talk to you later.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy-- I wish I could fix it for you. I would if I could. I hope you stay safe tomorrow.

Lindsay--glad you got all your hurricane stuff. And no anxiety attacks. When I was in college in MD and Mike was at Navy they had some hurricane that was supposed to push Inner Harbor miles inland and do all this massive destruction, etc. And it was a non-event. This doesn't look like it will be a non-event, but hopefully it will not be as bad as they are predicting. I will be thinking about you all tomorrow. The Ryne Sandberg fan was at the game again tonight, but he wasn't as bad. It really is comical.

Ok, guess that's it. Nothing much new here. I took a strength class today with a different instructor and it was brutal. I am going to be in major pain tomorrow, I can tell already. We're running 6 or so in the morning.

TTYL

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I am up way earlier than I usually like for a Sat but with a good cause. Today is Ryans first official football game. It was originally scheduled for 12 but they moved all the games up due to the hurricane. So he has to be at the field by 8. Last night was the pep rally. It was so darn cute. they announced all the kids individual as a team and then they ran through a sign that said Go Steelers while they played music. The cheerleaders did some cheers. Ryan was smiling ear to ear and it validated why I am putting myself through the stress of nightly practice and all the other stuff. He was just so happy. Afterwards he told me he was surprised that his cheerleaders were so little. He said: "Those girls must be like 5. I said yep 5 and 6. He said that is too young for me. The other boys like some of the girls but I said no way thats gross." I can only imagine what the conversation was like with the boys on the field. too funny.

Anyway he is up and super pumped for today. He has a whole crowd of family and friends coming to watch him. We are all so excited.

Rose- Glad the I Sandberg guy was a bit calmer last night. At least it is making the games comical.

Good Morning....Nancy, Lisa, Maria, Liesel, Kathy and everyone else!!!!!

Nancy are you still at home??????

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Go Ryan! I hope he has an awesome game! (Sorry, can't bring myself to type go football team of Pittsburgh)

I'm up, I'm going to enjoy a cup of hot tea on my balcony and then start getting ready for the storm a bit more. We have to "button up" the backyard, do the final laundry before our trip, make sure everyone and everything is as packed as can be, and then I promised Ben we would do Sci Fi Tivo until Dr. Who. I'm really hoping that we have electricity this afternoon and tonight, otherwise he's going to be a disappointed young man.

I may have splurged yesterday and bought myself a VB Hipster in Safari Sunset. It is the perfect size for touring, so I plan to use it in Montreal, Vegas, Orlando, plus local errands. I don't have any other bags of that size that are crossbody, so it's going to become an integral piece of my travel wardrobe.

Ok, everyone have a great day -- West Coasters I hope you can relax and have sunshine, East Coasters let's get to "buttonin'", and if you're in the middle, you can dream about your birthday trip to the World over Labor Day

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Nancy, so sorry about your parents. They have a beautiful, wonderful daughter. It is totally all their fault that they act this way. The advice that Rose gave you yesterday was spot on.

What did you decide to do? Are you staying or going? Stay safe this week-end!

Maria, woo hoo for not having to do a bunch of house cleaning today! You can have those folks over later when you aren't travelling.

Isn't it funny how cheap we are with ourselves, when I suspect that if Dennis asked you if he should upgrade to a preferred roo for $70 for a race that you would say yes?

I am sorry to admit that I, too, am a hotel snob so I would always go for the upgrade. That's where the DVC helps out.

Rose, enjoy that shorter run today. Hope you aren't too sore from your strength class. How is Tom doing in the storm? Looks like his neck of the woods was just going to get rain.

Lindsay, sounds like you are all ready for the hurricane. I'm sure it is stressful being the strongest storm since forever. Good think they got the games moved up! I'm thinking "The Beast" is going to be quite the Romeo -- you poor thing!

My poor kitty got very ill yesterday and had to be rushed to the vet. Poor guy was dehydrated and had to get fluids, antinausea and B-12 shots, bloodwork and an x-ray to check for obstructions. All which came back fine. He just had a very bad kitty stomach flu. I have to monitor him to make sure the he drinks and eats a bit today. Also to make sure the dog doesn't drive him crazy as she did not appreciate the cat going on a trip and not her.

I know that compared to you guys getting ready to weather the storm of the century this is small potatoes. I will be thinking of you all and sending lots of that you are safe! Please do check in when you can here or on FB so we know how you are doing.

Hello to the rest of our princesses and Belles! Stay safe!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, everyone have a great day -- West Coasters I hope you can relax and have sunshine, East Coasters let's get to "buttonin'", and if you're in the middle, you can dream about your birthday trip to the World over Labor Day

Maria

This totally made me smile. I guess I am the only one in the middle. I agree with Lisa--you should book the upgrade.

Lisa--I hope your kitty is doing well today. One of our dogs has had pancreatitis a couple of times--similar symptoms. It's not fun. I think the hurricane was a non-event in SC. They do have a wind advisory today but only 10 percent chance of rain. I was a little nervous at the beginning of the week, but it seems to have missed them for the most part. Tom's been through a wind storm before, so I think he will be smart if it gets bad.

Lindsay--go Ryan! The game is probably over by now. Hopefully it was lots of fun and "the beast" had a good time. That's cool that you have so many people to cheer him on. I think once or twice Tom had someone at an event other than me and Mike--a couple of neighbors came to a few things. It always made me a little sad for him.

We ran 6 today. It was rough. My legs were so fatigued from strength yesterday. Six is the max I will run the day after taking that class. I am icing up a storm now. My foot is doing ok, so that's encouraging. A little pain, but manageable. I'm going to take strength again on Monday and maybe Wednesday before our trip cause I'm hoping for musclely arms for our pictures.

The only bad part about our last minute trip--we are probably not sitting together on any flights. We don't even have seats yet for the first flight. I am hoping they can work some miracles at the airport. I hate being stuck between two people I don't know. But I will suck it up, and Mike keeps saying he is positive there will be time for a beverage stop in the Atlanta airport. This might sound silly, but before going g-f I would have skipped the trip if I knew the seats were that bad--I just wouldn't have booked the flight cause my anxiety would have been too high. So I have come a long way this summer.

Everyone stay safe today!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Almost forgot--bib numbers are out for w&d--I am 2324 and Mike is 2323. Hopefully that will put us in the B corral again.

Nancy--where are you today. I hope you all are doing ok.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

lisa - aw, i'm sorry about your kitty! i hope he feels better! do you have to give him more meds while he's home? hopefully the doggie will give him a little break today so she can recover. it is horrible when the animals get sick - they can't tell you what's wrong!

lindsay - how was the game? did you manage to stay dry? omg the cheerleaders story cracked me up! they are too young for ryan? he's into cougars already???

maria - good luck with the buttoning! ok...so...can you tell me what dr. who is and if i would like it? i've seen a few people post about how much they like it. is it an adult show or a kid show?

rose - almost time for disney! yay! sorry about the maintain - i bet the beer had alot to do with it. when i drink i'm always WAY up the next day and for a few days after!

***
thanks everyone for the hugs. i know it sounds silly but i REALLY needed the cyber-hugs. sometimes you just NEED someone to tell you that you're a good person, you know? i was going to come on and post last night but i was too busy feeling sorry for myself all day.

we decided to stay for the storm. our "zone" wasn't evacuated and we should be ok. we brought in everything that was in the yard into the basement and have plenty of food and water. i'm making a few things now that we can heat up if necessary. of course, if we don't have a working microwave that will be difficult but we have a gas stove so worse comes to worse i'll just heat it on the stove.

the storm is supposed to hit in the middle of the night so we're going to put thomas in the pack n play in our room. his crib in his room is right by the indown and the room is so small that it can't be moved anywhere (his room is 8x8 i think). so, we'll put him in our room which is almost equally as small but at least he'll be a little bit farther from the window.

the projected path has irene going pretty much right over the bronx and long island. thank goodness this is a category 1 and not the 3 that it was.