DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 2

[abish19]

Hi everybody! I'm busier than I've ever been before in my life...or it feels like it, anyway! But I love my Peeps!

Also, I wish I could hire a personal chef to make all of my food and keep it tasty and low-cal. I'm just saying.

Congratulations to Heather and welcome to Rebekah! New babies are lovely blessings, aren't they?

Congrats, too, to Allie for your first 5K! I am not able to run right now but I'm having a Big Fat Appointment with a foot/ankle specialist on Wed. to help my "gimp feet," as I call them.

Because of the aforementioned feet, it's been a crummy week for exercise. I'm also newly stressed over some things and have been eating food to cope. As you can imagine it isn't doing a thing! Except keeping me from losing more weight!

Have a good week, everybody!

 

[eeyore45]

Welcome Pakey - I'm Sandy, and apparently a Disboard addict!! I am also fat!! Stepped on the scale today... lets just say I'm back at my heaviest, and ready to be serious!! Seriously now!! I too decided to "run" (its more of a walk/jog = wog) and dh is so supportive, he challenged me to train for the Disney Half Marathon... I have days that I'm so overwhelmed... I appreciate being able to come here and "blog"... I take what I need, and give what I can with this medium - its not perfect... I had to "get over" that its not all about me - sometimes I feel invisible (and I admit to being here from the start, but I go invisible sometimes - but in the end, I know its my behaviour I have to control, my habits, I have to change - and these Peeps, they're here IF I ask, or they "talk back" to any "diary entry" I may throw out...

The same for all of our lurkers - its what you make of this place - the more you post - (do NOT feel like its "butting in") the more its "YOUR" place - no one ignores anyone - but sometimes it happens - to all of us... (or should I just speak for myself?)

I"M HOME!! What a wild ride taht week was - dh and dd jumped right back into routines... I picked up the mail and called the DS' each having special needs...ripped open mail - my WISH shirt is in!! dayglow green Plus the bad news, my teaching certificate expired... so I have to get on that - apparently i just need to give them $25 and I'm good to go~~

I do have pictures of the meets - and I cant wait to share. The first meet at Ohana's felt more awkward for me - I felt left out - or hard to jump in and converse with Punkin and Eventar - Minnie Moo sat next to me, and we had great conversations... (I hope!!)

Nora decided my dh was and sat on his lap for 1/2 hour charming him... and my dd - Melinda's girls were so kind to my dd as well - that by the 2nd meet at Kona, as Lynda, Uma, Melinda, Aries and I were on the one end - the dh's in the middle, the kids on the other end - it felt like good friends that do this often..

I did not let dh bounceback - it was hard, yes, there were tears involved - it would've cost $1900 for the ten days at Pop - plus another $1,000 in spending money, extra events (Food and Wine) etc and with ds getting marriend Jan '09 I had to be strong - I kept thinking of DisneyObsession's latest wedding... WWPD - be strong... so I just said "no">>> good thing we're going in Jan '08!! and meeting more Peeps!!

My feet are still swollen, not so much the strong red screaming hot rash tho - but I have to get out there and suck it up!!

 

[eeyore45]

Silly Pics -

I rode Tower of Terror - by myself... and took pictures while dropping!!

Here's a partial pic of the Kona Meet..

Wendy, Lynda, and Lynda's dh why is this the best I could do?

Here, they had dd join in - its kinda sad tho!!

I mean who wants to leave??

 

[eeyore45]

CONGRATULATIONS Heather ~ WELCOME Rebekah

I have to go pick up dd from school, and I think I'm going to have a cd made of my pictures!!

Drink lots of water Peeps!!

 

[aldisneygrl]

Another fly by............

Allie~ YAY!!! Another peep with a 5K under her belt. Thanks so much! I ran a lot more than what I have done in my training thanks to my friend/coach. She was wonderful. I may have to record her saying all her inspirational comments, so I can hear them when I am in Disney in Jan.

Packey~ Post away, that's what we all did. I've been here almost a year now and can't go more than a day or two with out all my friends.

Thank you very much to all who reached out and sent prayers and warm thoughts for my meeting today. It went well, I was recommended for approval without probation. I was nervous for nothing but I had read a lot of case reviews that hadn't gone nearly as well as mine did.

Well, I'm in the last few days before our Ren Faire so I might not be around much this week. After that, I have no major plans so I'll have lots of free time. TTYL!

Glad your meeting went well today. I know you were nervous, but now there is nothing to be nervous about, just move forward!


Welcome back Sandy! Glad your foot is getting better. Your dd is so cute! I just can't believe the stories you tell about her. I have always said, "God makes 'em cute, so we don't kill them!" I missed out on the WISH shirt order. Only missed it by about a week, but I found a website that I might could order one from.

Heather, hope you are recovering well. Can't wait to see pics.

 

[dance2874]

I did not let dh bounceback - it was hard, yes, there were tears involved - it would've cost $1900 for the ten days at Pop - plus another $1,000 in spending money, extra events (Food and Wine) etc and with ds getting marriend Jan '09 I had to be strong - I kept thinking of DisneyObsession's latest wedding... WWPD - be strong... so I just said "no">>> good thing we're going in Jan '08!! and meeting more Peeps!!

My feet are still swollen, not so much the strong red screaming hot rash tho - but I have to get out there and suck it up!!

YAY, you're home! Hope the plan ride home was uneventful

I didnt do bounceback either. It just about killed me, but we cant really fathom going back next sept with a 6 month old. It was hard enough with just Amanda this time. And even if DH did agree to go it would be really hard with a baby.

I will try to call you later this week to catch up...if you scan back you will see it has been sort of crazy (and sad) here since we got back. But I want to hear how the rest of your week turned out....and get your address so I can pay you for those pins!!

 

[Pakey]

Do you guys do these meets on a regular basis? I'll be at the world in January also. DH and I are taking my cousin (also my best friend) and her DH for their very first trip. The only reason my cousin was able to talk her husband into this is because we are using our DVC points for a 2-br at BCV so they get lodging for free!!! I'm really nervous about it because we've never vacationed together, he is a picky eater and not a Disney/amusement park kind of guy. Oh well, if it's not fun, we will only do it this one time. My cousin has been on a diet longer than I have and has lost 25 lbs. We are both pretty nervous about the weight gain we'll experience while we are there but hopefully we will be able to keep each other from going too nuts. I always feel that I must eat every dessert that I see so it's pretty hard for me.

We'll be going back to WDW again in Jan 09 and taking our family. We take the kids every other year. We have 3 kids, DS31, DS28 and DS26. Plus now we added DDIL28 4 years ago and she's been with us 3 times and a new DDIL31 who has went once with us. Now we have added a grandson so the Jan 09 trip will be his first time-he'll be almost 4 then.

It's been 18 months since my last time to WDW and it's killing me. DS31 got married in March in Maui so we had to take all of the other kids to Hawaii (oh the poor babies) for that so we couldn't plan any other vacations. Then I ended up having to start chemo 4 weeks before we went to Hawaii. I was so sick on that plane going over, I was bald as a cueball and unable to go out into the sun at all. Between the wedding madness and the illness, it was not much of a vacation for me (I'm jinxed with Hawaiin vacations and have vowed that I'm not going there again). So this next trip to WDW will be the first real vacation in a two year period and I've never gone that long. I keep trying to figure out how to squeeze a trip in before then but it's not going to work. If it wasn't an all day flight to get there, I'd zip down for a day or two just to work some of this disney tension out of me. What a shame I can't feel this way about Disneyland since it's only 4 hours from here.

 

[eeyore45]

Packey

Utahmama started this thread - then along came info about a WDW 5K race and half marathon, and full marathon Jan 11-13 or near that - so lots of posting about should we? could we? and plans formulated... dh mentioned that for me a 5K would just be "a good day shopping, or a day in the parks" of course he was right... but then he said "if you're serious, then train for the half and I'll do the full marathon - and we can go just the 2 of us" So I did... and THEN FREE DINING hit, and peeps jumped all over that - including us!

But we had already committed to the half and full - and we're staying at BCV!! (only a studio, would love that jucuzzi tub in the 1bedroom!)

Oh, and I wanted to add I have a ds 22 and ds 19 - both in college - 22yr old just got engaged, and is planning a Jan '09 wedding. I'm sure the 19yr old will follow soon after!! DH and I've been married 26 years - I feel very blessed. I just need to commit stronger to me... and less to just eating because of emotional wranglings in my head!!

That's right, I took a pic of my swollen, red foot!! Guess I should do a trippie....

DD did fine on the plane ride, not quite as anxious as the trip there - but her disaster this trip was food. She just wouldnt eat much of anything, but sweets.. then on our MGM day, her body crashed hard - and we spent the afternoon in the First Aide - the nurse convinced dd she had to drink Powerade (dehydration Etc) and eat... I knew it was both dehydration and not enough food in her system... healthy food - so I tried tempting her when we got back to the room - it was hard. She'd eat the teeniest, tiniest sliver of a cracker.. I did make her take chromium picolinate, it was in a gel cap, so I poured it into a 1/4 of powerade - gave her crackers and toast w/ peanut butter and a banana - that was her breakfast - she'd not eat the whole of any of it, but it was more than she ate at home!! Then we tried to get her to eat every 2- 3 hours, popcorn, fruit, and a protien... I hate that food is such an issue!! BY the time we got on the plane they mentioned the $5 snack packs, dd was all over it... but come on $5??? DH said to her "I just want you to be happy, its worth the $5!!" She discovered she liked parmesean cheese spread!! She did eat most of that pack, and for that, it was worth the $5!!

I'll be home Dance!! I do need to get in a 30 min walk!!

Packey I hate exercise - I hate running even more - so when this challenge hit, I get so bored walking, I figured I should walk with a friend, so some of the Peeps gave me their phone numbers, and I call someone while I walk - it puts me in a good frame of mind, and I usually can wog part of it when we're done chatting!! It helps me realize I do have friends, and that I'm not alone... I guess I'm kinda needy!!

 

[Pakey]

So some of you do that marathon in January? That's amazing. I could never do that. I can't even go to a gym--I don't want people looking at me!!!! I do walk every night with my two babies. I have my two little Chinese Crested dogs that I believe saved my life during chemo--on all of those days home alone, dragging myself around--they kept me feeling alive. Anyway....the female (of course, why is it always the female with the weight issues) is "fluffy" like me so I take them out every evening for a fast paced 2 mile walk. If it were not for those dogs needing the exercise, I would never do it.

We will arrive at BCV on Jan 13th and come home on the 20th. We prefer January because it's not too crowded. Unfortunately it takes an entire day to get there and an entire day to return. This will be our first time connecting in SLC--we've done Denver, Dallas and LA on prior trips. No matter which way we go, we leave here at 6:00 am and never get to WDW before 6:00 pm. And by then we are starving because we never have enough time to eat between connections and those $5 or $10 snack packs on the plane don't hold off a 12 hour starve-fest. So our WDW trips always start with a meal and it seems like food pretty much occupies a good portion of the rest of the trip too!!!!

Free dining would be my undoing for sure. I guess there is a blessing in that you can't use DVC points and get free dining. We have too many DVC points to consider going and NOT using them so I'll have to resolve myself to never having free dining.

 

[eeyore45]

THIS Jan??? I think we're going to be there from the 11 - 14? ( I think there are 4 of us Peeps committing to that weekend for sure - aldisneygrl is doing the 5K!! wooHOOTY)

and trust me, I'll find a pic, i'm fluffy - right now, I'm trying to wrap my brain around accepting I'm fat - do something to change that!! I have to lose 20# before the Half marathon - it would be ever so much easier to finish 20# lighter - this is just ridiculous! I LOVE your dogs - I hope you can post a picture of them- there are a few dog lovin Peeps that are going to be all over that!! I'm so glad you had their love to help see you thru the chemo - I cant imagine -

oh, and the free dining is changing in '08 - you now will have to pay 18% gratuity - so considering a lot of our meals (Cali Grill, was close to $300 for the 3 of us, LeCellier was $180 I think)were over $100 - but to have to pay 18% - its not free - plus no appetizer (now at LeCellier we had the most expensive appy - duck confit - $15 I think? well, its something we got only because it was free!!)

Not sure in '08 if we're going to pay for the dining, or just pay oop (out of pocket) we dont have the DDE card - those that crunch numbers think the DDE card is a better value...

 

[Pakey]

Yes, we will be there THIS Jan (2008) on the 13th at BCV. Hey, we might be neighbors there!!!!! When we arrive on the 13th, DH and I are planning to walk over to the World Showcase guest services and pick up our renewal AP's. Then we are having dinner at the Yachtsman. My cousin does not want to pay for their park tickets for that day since we are arriving late so we're just doing dinner and maybe walking around the Boardwalk area.

My dogs, I do have ton of pics somewhere but will have to locate them and load one up. They are hysterical. I did tons of research before deciding on Cresteds. They are the perfect breed for me. My girl, Paris Hairless Hilton, is a very hairless and pretty goofy looking. She has ears like Yoda from Star Wars--long hairs sticking off the end. She was born "fluffy" and will always be a "big girl" bless her heart. She is a daddy's girl but loves everyone. She seems to know that she is the least attractive of the two dogs and works extra hard to please everyone and get attention. Andy, my precious boy, is a beautiful dog. His parents are champion show dogs and he was kept by the sire's owner as pick of the litter to be shown but he was too nervous so they decided to sell him. He's a one person dog and that person is me. I bought them from a breeder in Michigan but the two dogs are not from the same lines. I'm not into showing, they are just my little kids. It's wonderful to be so adored. It's been so many years since the kids were young enough to think I was the greatest so the dogs fill that need in me!!!

 

[punkin413]

Dawn....Cute picture! Looks like a fun night! Where's your boa?

no boas for me! the red boots were as "out there" as i got!

Dawn: I thought that photo was very tastefully done. Very cute. A keeper for a photo album.

thanks! the guy who took it was yelling at us to "be sexy" and "stick your butt out". um.......how about no? some of the girls were going along with it but most of us just kinda laughed and smiled.

Tara... the "Girls Night Out" pics!!! Looks like you all had a great time!

that was me (dawn), not tara. you probably have gotten us confused because we were travelmates during the recent WDW trip and just kinda hit it off on this board. anyway, thanks....we did have a great time!

The first meet at Ohana's felt more awkward for me - I felt left out - or hard to jump in and converse with Punkin and Eventar - Minnie Moo sat next to me, and we had great conversations... (I hope!!)

welcome home. sorry you got a bad vibe from that meet. it was hard for me to talk to ANYONE at ohana's. i hated the atmosphere and i thought the food wasn't that great. i think it's definitely overrated, but i know i'm in the minority on that one. i tried to talk to you but i felt like i was screaming across the table. plus i had a friend with me that didn't know any of you guys and this trip was her birthday trip, so i was kinda preoccupied with making sure she was entertained. again, sorry to make you feel awkward. hope it was nothing i did directly!

 

[eeyore45]

welcome home. sorry you got a bad vibe from that meet. it was hard for me to talk to ANYONE at ohana's. i hated the atmosphere and i thought the food wasn't that great. i think it's definitely overrated, but i know i'm in the minority on that one. i tried to talk to you but i felt like i was screaming across the table. plus i had a friend with me that didn't know any of you guys and this trip was her birthday trip, so i was kinda preoccupied with making sure she was entertained. again, sorry to make you feel awkward. hope it was nothing i did directly!

No, no, no - not you!! I really feel you are fun-loving, vivacious, awesome - but like you, I dont enjoy the food at Ohana's (well, I'm going to say this was the first time I did enjoy that dessert!! lol) the wings have been my fav - but they were fatty, the shrimp had peppers in them, and the meat guy only came around once! Insulting!! (just my opinion btw) so I imagine I was in a "negative mood" and then I realized we didnt have any opportunity to get to know you - I felt bad - but there was no "re-do" I just wanted you to know how I felt -
So little time - such high expectations - and I do have low self esteem issues too -

 

[punkin413]

No, no, no - not you!! I really feel you are fun-loving, vivacious, awesome - but like you, I dont enjoy the food at Ohana's (well, I'm going to say this was the first time I did enjoy that dessert!! lol) the wings have been my fav - but they were fatty, the shrimp had peppers in them, and the meat guy only came around once! Insulting!! (just my opinion btw) so I imagine I was in a "negative mood" and then I realized we didnt have any opportunity to get to know you - I felt bad - but there was no "re-do" I just wanted you to know how I felt -
So little time - such high expectations - and I do have low self esteem issues too -

i wasn't disappointed with the company either, just the restaurant itself. it was just so chaotic and crazy! you couldn't have a conversation with anyone! i guess if you have kids it's fun, but i won't be going back there until i have a little one to run around with! i gave our server an extra $5 on top of the prepaid gratuity and said to her, "i don't know how you work here....i'd go crazy!"

 

[Wonders10]

My dogs, I do have ton of pics somewhere but will have to locate them and load one up. They are hysterical. I did tons of research before deciding on Cresteds. They are the perfect breed for me. My girl, Paris Hairless Hilton, is a very hairless and pretty goofy looking. She has ears like Yoda from Star Wars--long hairs sticking off the end. She was born "fluffy" and will always be a "big girl" bless her heart. She is a daddy's girl but loves everyone. She seems to know that she is the least attractive of the two dogs and works extra hard to please everyone and get attention. Andy, my precious boy, is a beautiful dog. His parents are champion show dogs and he was kept by the sire's owner as pick of the litter to be shown but he was too nervous so they decided to sell him. He's a one person dog and that person is me. I bought them from a breeder in Michigan but the two dogs are not from the same lines. I'm not into showing, they are just my little kids. It's wonderful to be so adored. It's been so many years since the kids were young enough to think I was the greatest so the dogs fill that need in me!!!

I'm one of the dog lovers Sandy spoke of...and I'd love to see some pics of your fur-babies!

no boas for me! the red boots were as "out there" as i got!

I noticed those red shoes! Something I always notice about people...the shoes and purse they are wearing. Glad you girls had a fun time!

Today was a decent day. Unfortunately I have my online class tonight at 9. I was supposed to have it last week but the prof's modem died and she had no way confused3 really?) of getting in touch with the class and telling us it would be cancelled. So we all sat around at our computers for 40 minutes wondering where the heck she was. Slightly annoying.

I don't know if it is the weather (very gloomy and rainy) or what but I have no desire or motivation to do anything! I don't have a ton to do, but I do have to finish two reports soon since I'll have some more to write this week. And I've been wanting to put out my halloween decorations outside but the weather has been too bad. I'll probably have to wait til the weekend to do it since I get home on the late side.

 

[Wonders10]

Oh I forgot to mention something kinda exciting!

My friend from Orlando (who I met working there) and I were invited to a little bday party at Epcot for a friend of ours that we used to work with at the Wonders of Life. I didn't think I would be able to go...and didn't think I would go since I wouldn't go without my friend, Aaron. Anyway, I talked to him last night and he said he's going so we decided to get a room on property for Saturday night since we will be partaking in the Food and Wine fun, hang out on Sunday, and I can leave early Monday to get to work by 12-ish (my first client isn't until 2:30 anyway). So I booked a studio at Saratoga Springs (his fave). I've never stayed there so I'm looking forward to checking it out. I'm still sort of iffy on going but I know it would be fun to let loose for a day or so, and I still have time to decide. It is the weekend of the Oct. 27th. Looks like I may get to the Food and Wine Festival this year after all...although I would have rather gone with "the boy" (who still has not called me back from Thursday Whatever). My guy friend told me to not answer his call if/when he calls. Because apparently that is what he is hoping I will do...answer his calls, and come across as desperate, etc. I do not want to do that but not answering just seems like a game to me

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

REBEKAH HAS ARRIVED!

I talked to Heather a little while ago. She had Rebekah at about 3:00 this afternoon. Mom and daughter are doing great. She weighs 7lb. 9oz. and she is 20 in. long. Heather said it was a long day and she had problems with the epidural - she definitely did not get her money's worth! I am going to try and go by there tomorrow. I have another MRI in the morning to try and figure out my headaches. One of the reasons I have been so out of touch. I hope everyone is doing well! Was there ever a Peeps meet? Did I miss all that?

Congratulations Heather! I hope that your little is doing great.

Yay! I just ordered my MVMCP tickets for our trip and made our traditional last day character breakfast at the Beach Club. I've been so busy that I actually am forgetting that I will be going to WDW in a few months. Even thought it will only be 2 days, it will be great to get away.

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Shannon, I noticed that you will be at Disney World two days before we arrive. What day are you going to MVMCP? We will be attending MVMCP on Tues. the 18th.

 

[punkin413]

I noticed those red shoes! Something I always notice about people...the shoes and purse they are wearing. Glad you girls had a fun time!

i love cute shoes, but i never wear those boots because they KILL my feet! anna made me get a picture of them just because she loves them and i never wear them.

 

[punkin413]

by the way, shannon, let me know how SSR is! we're staying there in april and i'm super excited about it. sounds like a fun mini trip you have planned!!!

 

[Wonders10]

Shannon, I noticed that you will be at Disney World two days before we arrive. What day are you going to MVMCP? We will be attending MVMCP on Tues. the 18th.

We're just doing a quick weekend trip. We're doing MVMCP on the night we arrive, Fri. the 14th and leaving on sun. the 16th.