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[jstmee]

hi everyone I have to be quick cause my DD is breathing down my neck, l loved the article about woman and sports, my DD who is in 6th grade plays middle school softball, soccer and basketball, she is on the student council for grades 6,7,8, is a high honor student a girl scout and a member of the youth ministry for our Church, lol she just read this and said, "I'm a busy person". Oh, I forgot, she plays in the band, clarinet and is a flag bearer for the High School Marching Band. WOW talking about tooting her horn!! lol.

Now, about sports and academics, my twin boys, sophmores are on the varsity baseball and basketball teams and they are also on the high honors and will be in AP classes next year. and for the past three years have coached a 4th 5th 6th grade Rec League b'ball and baseball team. I think this also promotes healthy living and hopefully non drug and alcohol use.

Okay, I'm the proud mama.

Now, on to important matters.....Got back from WDW on 4/2, I know didn't report back to you, I've been dreadfully busy. It was an awesome trip. Went to Epcot. My neice Amanda is in the College Internship program, she works in the Land and helps out at the Junior Chef with the little kiddos. She loves it. She likes it so much down there, she's going to transfer down to Florida and continue schooling down there.

It was such a nice trip by myself. I strolled along the boardwalk, ate at Bongos, visited Animal Kingdom Lodge, etc, etc.....ah just reminiscing makes me want to go back.

Also, I've lost 42lbs since December and of all things I got a tattoo of a butterfly on my left ankle while I was down there, my neice and I went together, that was my gift to me....can you believe it???!!!! me 42 my neice 19, she got a 4leaf clover-(she already had one on her lower back) she I wasn't corrupting her.
We also went to Islands of Adventure and rode every ride there was and went to Margaritaville.

I see there are more people to the room, I guess I'm an "old" drop in at this point but it's so warm and comfy here. Glad to see everyone here.

One more thing I went to an all female college and loved it as far as studies went. But as far as friendships with both genders go, I sort of missed the boat on that one.

Bye for now, Wendy

 

[FPgurl04]

hi there jstmee, i don't believe we've met. i'm FPGurl04 but u can call me emily. thank you for the compliment on my article. your children seem very involved and intelligent; you should be proud. i'm glad you had a good time in disney and universal. i agree, one of the bad parts about going is having to come home. and then reminiscing about what a great time you had and wanting to go back. but still....

well i'm gonna run, alias is on in 10 minutes!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

It is so wonderful see such a diverse group in the Suite. Old and new friends, both very special to my heart.

Jstmee, congratulations on the weight loss! Might I inquire as to how you accomplished it? I fight hard to keep off what I have lost and have not lost much more in the past year. A tattoo? Why not, go for it. Sounds as if your niece might have corrupted you. If I were you I would spend more time with her. LOL Rider and I are headed down to DW in a bit over a week ourselves. I think we should all retire to DW and be CM's together. Sounds like a plan.

Emily, poetry is meant to reflect your mood, whether happy or sad. Just go with the flow. Is a great way to get your emotions out in a safe way also. I always wanted to write like Ogden Nash (look him up and have a ball) but wrote dark and broody things myself. It just flowed when I was writing well. Have not written a poem for awhile. Last one I wrote was for Dalton and he still loves to hear me read it to him. LOL

Caroline, sounds as if your posse should have its meetings at the emergency room. Being young sounds sort of dangerous to me. LOL It is interesting that you find same gender schools to be better, for you. What an interesting and thought provoking statement in that how can you expect men and women to understand each other when it is so darned hard to understand ourselves. Truth is that until we understand ourselves nothing else much works anyway. Who and what we want at 16 is seldom what we want at 36 or older. I always told my kids to figure out who they were and what they wanted before picking a mate and to be totally selfish in picking cause if you are not happy you sure ain't gonna make anyone else happy. JMO

Colleen, I think you made the right decision in postponing your vacation. It would have dampened your fun with all that moving hanging over your heads. This way you will have DW as a treat AFTER you get the work done and best of all you will be there on my birthday. LOL

Elaine, sounds like you have picked a wondeful plan for your DVC. Hope you hear in the positive soon. It is so quiet and peaceful over in that area. We like Olivia's and go there for breakfast when Tom has to have his grease. LOL

SG/Linda

 

[TalkisCheap]

Hello jstmee, I like Emily, do not think we've met. I'm Talkischeap(of course) but you may, by all means, call me Caroline.

Well, I only dropped in before I am off to bed to wish everyone a good night, and a good day tomorrow. Alas, May 3rd has come(I doubt anyone remembers, so I shall tell you) that tomorrow is indeed the day I have been waiting for these past 2 years! My top braces come off!! Tis' very exciting to me, and I cannot wait. I hope it does not rain, I would like to show off my teeth at track and softball, but rainy weather seems to plauge Maine at this time of year, and tomorrow is no exception!

I wonder, though, if what I want now is not what I will want later. I want to live in Germany, and I doubt that desire will change as I grow older. It has been a dream of mine, and one I hope to fulfill. Though, I think my stance of not getting married(unless to Andre 3000 or Orlando Bloom) and having children, will most likely change when I get older and meet my 'prince charming!'

Well, already my mom is yelling at me to be off to bed, so again, goodnight ladies!


-Caroline

 

[colleen costello]

Linda, I will celebrate your birthday in style as I can't go for MY birthday. On November 9th I will turn 40 and I had high hopes of reaching midlife on Main Street. Unfortunately it is a bad time for Scott at work, as well as the kids and school. So I guess I will celebrate for you this July, and in November I will just have to be gloomy here in Indiana! I have lots of good friends here and will probably have a big pitch-in party. Everyone can fit in the new house!

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

xoxo

 

[colleen costello]

Caroline, your plans may change but that is OK. I didn't plan on getting married young (or at all!) but I met my husband young. We went to high school together (one vote, I supposed, for the co-ed kind of school). We were friends and began dating in college. We moved to Indiana and lived together for over a year as we planned our wedding. My parents were not thrilled but I wasn't ready to be "Mrs. Somebody." As it turned out, I never was, and my name stayed Colleen Costello. Somehow the thought of changing names really upset me. Hubby isn't the type to fuss over such things; if he was I wouldn't have married him! But I did wind up married at the age of 23.

We were busy finishing up graduate school and didn't even THINK about kids for a lot of years. One day I sort of realized that I had graduated and we'd gotten a nice home. I had a great marriage and a great life in general. But I realized, very seriously, that if "I had a month to live" the only thing I would regret was no children. That's how I knew it was time. I read lots of books (I never do anything without reading first) and went to see the doc. Started taking some vitamins and "trying" and in no time flat I was pregnant. What a thrill! I almost couldn't believe it. I wanted a daughter very badly and when I found out that Erin was a little girl I was so thrilled. When she was born I was just a few months shy of 30, and I feel that was perfect. I was a real grownup by then and had lots of things sorted out already. Hard to believe my little daughter is about to turn 10, and now I have a wonderful son as well. I am blessed.

I guess you can't expect in your teen years to know WHAT you'll want in 10 or 20 years. What fun would that be? You'll still be yourself, but age-appropriate things -- like becoming a parent or maybe NOT becoming a parent -- will be more apparent when the time is right. You'll know when it's time. Thank goodness we live in an age when choices are available to women.

 

[FPgurl04]

just figured, since we;re on the talk of the future i'll express my goals and aspirations (most are mixed and some a little weird, but hey i'm a strange girl!! )
*graduate high school
*go to a good college (right now i want to go to Iowa for writing or UCLA or Arizona for softball)
*play lots of softball and be on the olympic team (or at least be the best i can be)
*fall in love and get married (i'm one of those hopeless romantic types. i love romantic comedies. meg ryan and tom hanks....yeah there's your emily trivia for the day)
*travel lots and visit a bunch of places
*make my career in cinematography or writing. i would like to write novels or screenplays. journalism would be cool too.
*be successful and don't be a nobody!! i really wanna do something for the world you know? (don't laugh, i know it's corny but i dont want to die nameless! i don't want to be known for who i marry! i want to succeed and help people or do something to help people. i want to write or do something in hollywood because i want to give to others what i love about movies and reading you know? ok go ahead laugh you heads off. i know you want to)
*(alright here's the crazy stuff) get a tatoo. nothing big or gaudy something real little in a place no one can see it.
*bungy (sp?) jump
*ride top thrill dragster (tallest fastest coaster in the world) again

hmm... i wonder what else. i forget now. oh well. short term memory loss!! well i'd better run. i've bored everyone to death i'm sure!

 

[FPgurl04]

oh yeah and meet johnny depp and sean penn!!!!! and orlando bloom and tom delonge and derek jeter and alex rodriguez and jennie finch and lisa fernandez and kat osterman and brad pitt and...........a bunch of other famous people! lol!!

 

[TalkisCheap]

Well, Emily has told me I have to post MY goals as well, but I was going to do so anyway!!

-Make the 8th grade basketball team next year...yes, it is my main goal...I want it more than anything(right now)
-Go to Cheverus High School and make varsity basketball sophmore(and JV Freshman) year, as well as run cross country and track and not be insainly bad!
-Go to Villanova University and major in either archaeology, or something in business, or anything to get me into the F.B.I with a minor(possible double major) in German
-Study abroad in Germany for a year at least
-Make the track or cross country teams at 'Nova, and play on the Ultimate Frisbee intermual team(Ultimate Frisbee is THE BEST!)
-Get an apartment(yes, It is important to me) and work either as an archaeologist, or in the F.B.I
-Meet the most wonderful and amazing man, fall madly in love(I'm another Emily)get married, and adopt 2 little girls from China
-Live a wonderful life
-Run in marathons
-Go to the Olympics for running, and win
-Be famous as a wonderful runner
-Retire in Maine and teach my grandkids to run and play softball, basketball, and Ultimate Frisbee

yep, that is my life...

 

[TalkisCheap]

wait I must also meet famous people too!

Gabe Kapler, Pedro Martinez, Curt Shilling, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Val Kilmer, The top world runner..whoever it is then!!, ANDRE 3000!!!! Snoop Dogg...and other people, I dunno who!!!


Oh my gosh! Emily! You rode Top Thrill Dragster? I went to Cedar Point like 3 monthes before it opened! I went on Millenium Force and some others, and I really wanna go back!!

 

[FPgurl04]

that's so awesome carebear! i'm not quite as planned out and i am pretty spontaneous but my main goals are to fall in love (like the movies ) and be successful and not die a nobody! i also want children. 2 preferably. and grandkids to tell stories to.....

ok growing up WAY too fast!!!!!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

FP, might I just suggest a small correction in your list of what you want to accomplish? I think you should be someone that everyone else wants to know. You are already there with me. It is my contention that the reason so few women, compared with men, have accomplished world shaking things, is because they have spent their lives taking care of others. Not necessarily a bad thing because these mundane chores have to be done so that others can achieve but is a bad thing if that is what you want to do. When household help is a paid item like a utility bill, it will get the respect it deserves? (maybe) I am enabler.

Colleen, I love your story and admire your strength of character. Sounds as if you got the happy ever after down pat. No silly Cinderella waiting for your prince charming here. You took charge and did the picking instead of waiting to be picked. Yeah!!! I will be thinking of you on my birthday and be thrilled knowing that you will be living it up in the land of the Mouse. It is the big 70 for my hubby this year but I am too darned tired to throw another big bash. I have always done so but it just takes me too long to do things anymore. The last time I almost (literally) had to go the emergency room.

Talk, can you chew gum now that your top braces are off or do you have to wait for the bottom ones too? How does it feel? I have a niece in Germany and if you ever make it over there I bet she would give you a guided tour. She is a sweetheart.

Since everyone is posting their dreams for when they grow up I will add mine. I want the same things I wanted when I was young , a loving family, enough stuff and no more, laughter and lots of books. LOL

SG/Linda

 

[TalkisCheap]

Well, I broke the rules and chewed gum even before my braces came off I know! But, I already got my bottom ones off in April...so, It is very exciting!

My teeth look so white!!

It would be awesome to have a tour from you niece...if I ever make it, I hope we could do something like that!

Well, I really SHOULD be getting to bed...


-Caroline!

 

[helenabear]

WOah, lots of posts here... I'll check in quickly before I go to bed

Linda, I do love you when you are silly and serious. Your thoughts on giving your opinion are great!!! I do hope your dream to move south will come true though!

Emily, I agree, this is a wonderful place to come!!!!

Thanks Colleen! I have noticed how far I can get the points to stretch there and it is beautiful (but it is hard to decide which resort is the best). Sorry you had to postpone, but at least it wasn't a true cancelation of yoru trip!

Caroline, I hope you and your friends heal up quickly!!! My brother went to an all boys shcool and I went co-ed. Each is great for their own reasons... but I will admit for me I prefered co-ed. I seemed to make friends with males easier at that time. My brother though preferred his for the same reason

Wendy, so good to see you!!!!! I am glad you ad an awesome trip!!! Congrats on the weightloss as well!!!! And very cool on your tattoo. I think that is cool... I got my first one last november and then wound up with a navel peircing in late Feb in honor of losing some weight (and at this point I am now up to 20 pounds since early Feb). Enjoy your butterfly

Oh and Caroline, plans do change as we grow older... and I am always "changing" my mind... actually I think of it more of growing than anything else. Just do what you like best and I knwo you'll be happy

Emily, sounds like you have a great list there!! I hoep you get to do it!!! Top Thrill is a cool coaster but I doubt I'll wait in line for it at the moment

Caroline, sounds like a great life for you too!!! Good luck trying to get it all!!

Well it is time for me to head off soon... have a great day everyone

 

[FPgurl04]

good point SG!!!!! i want to study abroad. not germany though! italy!!! with my fellow italians!! or england. that would be fun. or france. with johnny!! (and the history stuff too.... ) i really want to tour europe for a summer someday.....whistfully dreaming....

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

So much dreaming going on around here. Dreams are good but goals are better. The difference IMHO is in the doing things that get you closer to your dreams. I have not seen any dreams in here that are not something that can be accomplished. Looking forward to seeing the steps you all take to get there and do not let anyone stop you, most of of all yourselves. Happen to life do NOT let life happen to you!!

Helenabear, I am impressed. Thought you were perfect the time I met you but as usual, you have surpassed yourself. Twenty pounds on you is an amazing amount. I could trim my nails and lose five. (sigh) Might I ask what your tattoo is? Tom hs a tattoo, a Marine Corp bulldog. Beats the heck out of the "love" "hate" ones that so many of our generation sported. (sigh) Body 'art' I understand, mutilation is quite another thing. Boy you caught me out. I do tend to cover pain with humor. Once thought about jumping in the river but got to laughing so hard I did not. Sure glad I are not young and so dumb anymore. LOL

Talk, sure you broke the rules. What was I thinking? LOL How do you like your unadorned teeth? Bet you are constanting checking them out. It is an investment that your parents made in you that you will long appreciate. A smile is an awesome weapon.

Have to go weigh in this morning and the scales went up overnight. Very frustrating. After all the walking and work I did yesterday I surely do deserve better. Not sure if I am up or down from last week though. Have load 40 pound bags of rocks today. Should be good for an ounce or so. My daughters church is having a mother daughter banquet tonight and I have been invited. Much better than the year I was asked to babysit while she took someone else. (muffled scream) Sure glad that love is a gift and not something than be earned or I would be childless. (grin)

Hope it is warmer where you all are than it is here. I had to turn the furnaces back on which meant going around and opening up all the vents. Will have a heat wave tomorrow. The cold is my fault as I put the snow shovel away the other day. I am a responsible person, if something happens it is my fault. LOL

SG/Linda

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Someone just sent this to me and I thought you all might enjoy a bit of truth and humor. LOL

Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the
tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are
afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy....... So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.

And... Men are like a fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it's up
to women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something
acceptable to have dinner with.


SG/Linda

 

[colleen costello]

Can a geezer about to turn the big 4-0 give you young ladies one small piece of advice? You all want to "make your mark" and not "die a nobody." This makes sense to me. Just remember that your definition of "somebody" might change a bit as you grow older. I am the ultimate "nobody." I am not famous in the least. I am not gorgeous or thin, nor am I a great athlete. Right now I don't even have a paying job. But in ways that matter to me, I am a real "somebody." I have a great family. I am a committed daughter, Mom, wife. I have wonderful friends on whom I can count. My neighbors are all heartsick that I am moving (even if only a few doors down). People at school count on me, and I try hard not to let anyone there down. I volunteer many, many hours each week. If asked, I don;t think I could identify a SINGE person I consider an enemy -- not one! I genuinely believe I am a good person, making good choices every day. I teach my children that if WE don't "take the high road" in life, nobody will! These things matter to me, and they make me "a somebody." And if I fell off the earth tomorrow, a lot of people's lives would be less for my passing. I think that makes me " a somebody."

I guess I am just pointing out that one of the great things about getting older is that you realize new definitions of success.

 

[FPgurl04]

SG!! that was great!!! here's a saying to ponder considering you ladies might actually get it. some people in my school didn't get it. "Insanity is hereditary; we get it from our kids."

colleen--you are not a geezer!!!! johnny and brad pitt are older than you!!! anyway, that's such an awesome definition. i think you're definitely a somebody!! when i say a somebody i mean someone to make a mark on the world. and a GOOD mark mind you. i want to be known for contibuting something good to the world--being able to help, be a role model, and give back to the world. "Life is a gift. not a pair of socks-something you walk on. not a coach bag-something you wear for a season and forget. it is a hug-a gift you might not realize is very important at the moment, but after a while you realize it is. then you want to give back for the precious thing you received." i wrote that last year in religion class. we had to write our perception of life and that was mine. corny, lame. oh well.

anyway, speaking of contributions i've had this (hopefully) wicked idea!! i need opinions. this is just an overview of the idea. i haven't worked out all of the details, but my best friend (bloomie43--some of you might know her) and i are working it out. here was my idea for something fun to do toward the end of the summer to wrap up the season before school again. and plus we're ALWAYS complaining about how boring it is around here. it is also a way to contribute to charity. so here's my idea: a battle of the bands/end of the summer charity concert. i was thinking we could get a bunch of local bands to compete, have judges, have some sponsors (music stores or radio stations), prizes from the sponsors, and maybe a famous or at least semi-famous band to play at the end! we have a friend whose mom is a massage-therapist and she does a bunch of famous bands when they come into town so we were hoping she could hook us up with someone through her "connections." she also suggested that if we go to one of the music stores around here, they can provide some of the bands!! i was figuring that we would charge to enter a band and charge for admission for anyone who wants to come. all proceeds would go to a charity (haven't decided which one yet). oh and we could advertise on the radio and through friends and things. but i don't know. anyway, that was just a brief overview. we have more detail but are still working things out. what does everyone think?? i wanted more opinions than just my friends before i talked to my parents about it!!!!

sorry if this post is completely gramatically incorrect, i don't really feel like reading it ALL over again.

 

[TalkisCheap]

Hello!

Eh, I'm not so sure I could ever live through getting a tatoo. I'm a wimp, and not big on pain! I'm happy with my pierced ears...Maybe a stick-on tatoo I can steal from my daughters Cracker Jacks?

I'll never be a great runner. I'll maybe TRAVEL to the Olympics, but I'm not quite as talented as I dream I am! My theory is I don't necessarily need to be someone famous to be 'somebody.' To my husband, I hope I am his 'somebody', I know he(well, my family) will be the 'someones' I care about more than anything. And, being in the olympics would be weird. I always say I would want to marry a celebrity, such as Tom Brady. But what kind of life would that be? Monthes out of the year I'll see my husband(and my children's father) on the tv more than in person. I would much rather perfer a regular, maybe boring at times life. I think being a wife and mother would be rather exciting, though. Especially with frequent trips to WDW !

SG, that is hilarious!! I hope I'm one of those higher apples ! I have been looking at my teeth a wicked lot. And smiling constantly! Many people have commented on how nice my smile was. It reminded me of all the compliments I got on my eyes when I finally got contacts....Though, I don't know where they got the nice eye compliments...my eyes are black - I'm serious!!

Well, I have some stuff to do before I get all ready for bed early....I definatly want to do better in my meet tomorrow! I hope everyone has a good night, and a good Wednesday!(I'll pray it doesn't rain Emily! Don't break any mirrors sounding like a cow )


-Caroline!