Girls-Only Trip ~ Old planning thread, see first post for new link

[jordansmomma]

Just a thought for those who might be flying into Orange County, if we have 5 people arriving at around the same time, we can do the Disneyland Express for the same price as the Super Shuttle, $16 each round trip.

That sounds good.

So my parents came to visit out of the blue which was, what I thought, a nice surprise.

We had just finished dinner and I was taking the plates to the sink when my parents asked me to sit down.

Ok, I knew this was not going to be good news.

This afternoon my dog, Osita, got out yet again. My dad pursued her on foot and by car. She just kept running too fast for anyone to catch her. She ran so fast down our street onto a major street and was hit, and killed, by a car.



I'm just so incredibly sad right now.
My parents are taking me home for the weekend.


God has reasons for everything.

Oh I am sorry about Osita.

 

[stacielee]

So my parents came to visit out of the blue which was, what I thought, a nice surprise.

We had just finished dinner and I was taking the plates to the sink when my parents asked me to sit down.

Ok, I knew this was not going to be good news.

This afternoon my dog, Osita, got out yet again. My dad pursued her on foot and by car. She just kept running too fast for anyone to catch her. She ran so fast down our street onto a major street and was hit, and killed, by a car.



I'm just so incredibly sad right now.
My parents are taking me home for the weekend.


God has reasons for everything.

I'm so sorry this happened Yes, there are reasons, and we don't always understand what they are, that's what makes it even harder sometimes.

 

[DangerMouse]

Cristabel -- I'm so sorry, sweetie. Losing a pet is just heartbreaking.

 

[CoMickey]

Cristabel I am so sorry for your loss...it's heartbreaking.

 

[BillyFan]

Oh Cristabel, I'm so sorry! I hope being with your family this weekend will help.

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

I haven't been on much lately, but wanted to pipe up and tell Cristabel how very sorry I am on the loss of her dog.

Hey to everyone else, I've been lurking but haven't been in a good enough mood to post lately. I hate to be the winer when everyone is enjoying planning their trip. Talk with you all later.

 

[mommaU4]

Hi ladies. I haven't been on much. I've been feeling out of sorts. Not sure why. Perhaps I'm fighting a cold. Spent most of yesterday and today in bed. Did anyone miss me??? The sucky part is I was planning to meet with Melody today and darn it, I was in bed all day long feeling crappy.
Oh well.


Just wanted to catch up with y'all.....

Wendy ~ I'm so glad you are going on the October meet. And don't even joke about not going in Feb. You know you are!! And I heard some amazing and generous Divas bought you a ToT party ticket!! YAY for fabulous friends.


Shirley ~ Aw, hon. What can I say. I'm so sorry you are hurting right now. I imagine there will be good days and bad days for a long time to come. We are here if you need us. Take care.


Becci ~ A two week Fall break?? In addition to a Christmas break? Wow. Good thing you have a vacation to look forward to.


Kelly ~ Thanks for sharing those pics. The girls are too cute. And those apples had me drooling!!!


Stacie ~ Congrats on the awesome review!!! I have no doubt you deserved every word of praise.


Dawn ~ I am so happy to hear you are feeling better now. I know your mom's costume and yours are going to look wonderful. Gosh, I cannot wait to see pics!!!!


Jen ~ I doubt you'll see this before you leave, but have fun at the Matterhorn! How cool is that! And good luck to you on the job hunt.


Stacielee ~ Great pics! I love those tees. Did you buy one? It would look good on you.


Carol ~ What fun plans for Halloween! A jazz club sounds very cool. Take pics of yourself dressed up.


Mareeld86 ~ Unfortunately, I don't think anyone will be there past the 2nd. In fact, I think some are not even staying that long. I know I'm leaving Monday, not Tuesday. But I could be mistaken and things change all the time so you never know!


Cristabel ~ Oh hon, I am so very sorry about Osita. I wish I could give you a big hug right now, but this will have to do.


Heather ~ Good to see you. We've missed you here. Is everything ok?? Why would you be a whiner? We're here if you need to vent you know.





OKay, I think I'm caught up. Sorry if I missed anyone! Hope you all have a great weekend. As for me, I hope I feel better and snap out of this funk/blahness/illness.
TTYL!

Beth

 

[fairykin]

aahhh Cristabel... i know You loved your little bear.. i am so sorry for your loss. Remember it is so hard because you love her. Love does not die, it transends. We are not promised forever with those that we love, we are just so blessed to have that moment. Whether the moment lasts 1 year or 50, and what a good job you did of loving osita!

Beth and Heather.. i'm sorry that You both are going through a sadness. Remember that it's alright to know sadness, yet search within for why it is upon you. And always be aware that You have power over it. One moment may hold sorrow or aloneness.. and yet You can take a deep breath or three and move into the next with clarity and open direction.

It's so easy on this board to get caught up in the fun, the dreams, the planning for trips and gosh! doesn't it always seem like there is another trip planned that would be fun to go on.

I know, cuz i've been caught up in it allllllll this year. It sure has been fun. But in the end.. i look back on this year and think... did i grow in my spirit? Did i help others? Did i move beyond my security to strip away the artifices of mass commericalism and superficiality?

Nahhhhhhhhhh.. not so much this year. I was pretty self absorbed and had fun playing in fantasyland.

It doesn't mean I won't go to Disneyland next year.. it just means that i'll be more mindful of posessing a heart of gratitude. I'm so blessed, I'm not sitting at a hospital bed praying for a sick child. I'm not missing a parent who has died. I'm not homeless. I'm not sending a child to bed hungry at night.

I'm blessed.

We all are.

Once i after i had my 2nd child i was so sad because i just couldn't lose the weight and i was always thin. I cried to my Father and told him.. Daddy i feel so guilty that here i am depressed and crying because i have too much food when children in other countries are dying because they have no food.
He told me.... dawn.. you can't feel guilty for what you are feeling.
The fact that you feel it, validates it.

Acknowledge it, Process it and Decide if it's an emotion worthy of owning.

Because... really isn't that what self knowledge is about.... Owning our lives and the choices we make?

So... sometimes i own profound things.. and other times i own MoNkeY girL thoughts. But always i try to move towards the good, even if it is at a slow pace.

Beth and Heather.. maybe you are just moving slow now. But know that you are moving.
And more importantly, only You can know what self truth it is you are moving to.



Wow.. big thoughts for 4:14 in the morning.

 

[kelmac284]

Morning divas and happy saturday!

First of all Cristabel I am SO SO sorry about little Osita! I think back to last year's Christmas card and how cute you two were! I know how terribly sad it is to lose a precious pet. They are like our children and I know you must be devestated. You will be in my prayers for healing and I am glad you are with your family now! Big ((hugs)) and prayers to you!!

Beth I hope you feel better and that it is just a temporary bug and that you aren't coming down with a nasty one! And of COURSE we miss you!! Silly girl!

Stacielee I love your pics! Those shirts are cute and boy do I remember those beers at Germany. I don't drink but mom and Shane tried those and enjoyed them! I just LOVE that restaurant and even though we try to eat and different places every time we go that is one place we have eaten at every time. The kids just Love the music and get up and dance! In fact that is where we had our thanksgiving day meal last year!

Heather I am sorry you are having troubles and please don't feel like you can't share. I don't have a lot of friends in real life that I feel I can share my woes with and I feel like you guys are my friends and are great listeners and sure sometimes I think I probably shouldn't bring all my crap here but it really helps to get it off my chest even if people don't always respond it is just unloading it somewhere that helps. Don't bottle it up. I know "I" care and I am positive that others here do as well. So don't ever feel like you can't share your troubles. I will always be happy to listen!!

We are having issues of our own again. Yesterday when I got home from work I found that Lynn had gone behind our backs and bought herself another phone. Shane went to pick her up from work on Tues and she wasn't there. It has been a real issue because she told us when she moved back home that when she got a job she was going to find transportation and wanted to do it "on her own" well that didn't last and she has been asking us and my parents for rides EVERY time. It wouldn't be a problem if it was on our way somewhere but it NEVER is. We are usually ALREADY home or whatever and we have to go BACK out to take her and pick her up. And the taking isn't always so bad but when she works till 10:30 or 11 is the problem because Shane has to get up at 4 and having to stay up so late is a problem and I can't see to drive at night. Well to make matters worse she has been LYING again. She has been getting off hours earlier but telling us she is getting off later and just been out with friends or at the mall so being EXTREMELY selfish by making Shane stay up late to pick her up when she WASN'T even working.

So he punished her by taking her phone away. So then she went behind our backs and bought another one. Then if that wasn't bad enough I found her bank statement and she is supposed to be saving half her checks for a car and to move out when she is 18 well EVERY day she has been taking out 60, 80 or 100 dollars CASH and doing god knows what with it. She is not contributing ANY money to the household and expecting us to buy ALL her stuff for her, clothes, personal hygeine items etc and yet she went out yesterday and in two days bought a 150 phone and took out 200 cash and then spent 75 bucks at Victorias secret buying thongs! And you can barely call them that. They were more like G strings. I told her what was she thinking. She needs shoes and winter clothes etc. We are over here tight on money and she is laying around all day sitting on the internet, watching MTV and doing NOTHING around the house, she doesn't go to school and then when she DOES go to work she spends all her money on god only knows what. We are afraid she is into drugs again. That is the only thing we can think that she needs all that cash for.

So it is not a good situation. Shane took both phones away again and after about a 4 hour conversation we were downstairs eating and she snuck upstairs and was going through our room. I could NOT believe it. This kid is relentless. We think she was going to try and sneak out last night too so needless to say we didn't get a whole lot of sleep. I just hope nothing happens when we are gone in 2 weeks. I told my mom I will give her the number of her probation officer and we will have a LONG talk with her about how much she will screw up her life if she decides to get stupid. She still wants to join the marines and she now claims she wants to marry some kid she met over the internet. Don't get me started on that one! The whole thing just gives me a headache!!

Anyway hopefully today will be a better day! We have our soccer game at 12:45 and then we are going to sam's TODAY since obviously we never made it yesterday. And then HOPEFULLY we are going to run up to Apple Hill after church tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and to those having tough times, BIG ((hugs)) and I hope things start looking up for you!

 

[CoMickey]

Vicki--I live about an hour from Zurich and 20 minutes from Baden. Let me know if they're going to be in the area.

Hi Jen - I looked at my parents itinerary last night and they won't be in your area. They will be based out of Bern most of their time there and will take day trips to almost every place in Switzerland except for your area. They will be flying in and out of Zurich and spend two nights there and that looks like the closest they'll be to where you live.

I hope you had fun at the Matterhorn and that the clouds lifted so you could see it better!

 

[CoMickey]

Greetings from snowy Colorado! Well I've broken my no snow goal. It was my goal that last winter I would not see or have to deal with snow for the first time in my life! I did make my goal and went beyond it because when I looked back I left CO in Sept and it had not snowed here since April so I really had 18 months of no snow! I did buy the cutest snow boots last night for this occasion! My nephew has a football game in Boulder this morning and I was looking forward to going because I love Boulder but it's 18 degrees and snowing and my 8 yo nephew did not want to go out in the cold so me being the good aunt that I am volunteered to stay home with him in the nice cozy, warm house! Heehee! I am soooo happy not to be going to the game and sitting out in the snow and cold! I hate missing my other nephews football game but he understands his Aunt Vicki is a cold wimp and always has been!

Despite the cold and snow I am SO enjoying being with my family again. I miss them SO much and we all realize how precious our time is together now that we don't live close.

I haven't been on much lately, but wanted to pipe up and tell Cristabel how very sorry I am on the loss of her dog.

Hey to everyone else, I've been lurking but haven't been in a good enough mood to post lately. I hate to be the winer when everyone is enjoying planning their trip. Talk with you all later.

Heather - please know that you are not a whiner and that we all care a lot about you and we're hear if you need us and we are happy to listen and even to offer our 2cents.

Hi ladies. I haven't been on much. I've been feeling out of sorts. Not sure why. Perhaps I'm fighting a cold. Spent most of yesterday and today in bed. Did anyone miss me??? The sucky part is I was planning to meet with Melody today and darn it, I was in bed all day long feeling crappy.
Oh well.


Beth

Beth - I hope your spirts lift soon! I have been in funks before and although I hate those tiems I know that when they lift, life is a happy place again. Yours will be again!

n.

It's so easy on this board to get caught up in the fun, the dreams, the planning for trips and gosh! doesn't it always seem like there is another trip planned that would be fun to go on.

I know, cuz i've been caught up in it allllllll this year. It sure has been fun. But in the end.. i look back on this year and think... did i grow in my spirit? Did i help others? Did i move beyond my security to strip away the artifices of mass commericalism and superficiality?

Nahhhhhhhhhh.. not so much this year. I was pretty self absorbed and had fun playing in fantasyland.

It doesn't mean I won't go to Disneyland next year.. it just means that i'll be more mindful of posessing a heart of gratitude. I'm so blessed, I'm not sitting at a hospital bed praying for a sick child. I'm not missing a parent who has died. I'm not homeless. I'm not sending a child to bed hungry at night.

I'm blessed.

We all are.

Acknowledge it, Process it and Decide if it's an emotion worthy of owning.

Because... really isn't that what self knowledge is about.... Owning our lives and the choices we make?

So... sometimes i own profound things.. and other times i own MoNkeY girL thoughts. But always i try to move towards the good, even if it is at a slow pace.

Wow.. big thoughts for 4:14 in the morning.

Wow Dawn...I can't even open my eyes at 4am...you are amazing and I love to read your thoughts because you really do make me stop and think about my life and reflect. Life is always so crazy and it's easy to focus on the negative but I really need to take more time to look at the positive and be thankful for everything and everyone I have in my life. I am blessed that I have a wonderful, loving family, my parents are happy, healthy (now) and are still living life to it's fullest, my DD is the love of my life even though she may not realize it, my sister and her family are happy and healthy, I found my Mr. CA, his kids love me and they are good kids, and I have you all...the wonderful Diva friends that I would not trade for the world!

Sending good wishes, thoughts, prayers and tons of pixie dust (no snow though) to everyone!

 

[toocherie]

So
I'm just so incredibly sad right now.
My parents are taking me home for the weekend.


God has reasons for everything.

Cristabel: I am so sad for you that I don't even know what to say other than I know you loved Osita--and so did Osita. You gave her many happy days of walks and hugs and she will always be in your heart.

 

[cccdisney]

This afternoon my dog, Osita, got out yet again. My dad pursued her on foot and by car. She just kept running too fast for anyone to catch her. She ran so fast down our street onto a major street and was hit, and killed, by a car.



I'm just so incredibly sad right now.
My parents are taking me home for the weekend.


God has reasons for everything.

I am sorry Cristabel! That is heartbreaking.

Hey to everyone else, I've been lurking but haven't been in a good enough mood to post lately. I hate to be the winer when everyone is enjoying planning their trip. Talk with you all later.

I've been thinking about you lately Heather. I've also been in a crummy mood lately. I've been letting the "what ifs" (related to Jack's autism) get me down. I need to stop letting that drain what little energy I have and focus on things he is accomplishing!
Anyway, wanted to let you know I understand.

Hi ladies. I haven't been on much. I've been feeling out of sorts. Not sure why. Perhaps I'm fighting a cold. Spent most of yesterday and today in bed. Did anyone miss me??? The sucky part is I was planning to meet with Melody today and darn it, I was in bed all day long feeling crappy.
Oh well.

Becci ~ A two week Fall break?? In addition to a Christmas break? Wow. Good thing you have a vacation to look forward to.

Hope you are feeling better Beth. I understand the feeling out of sorts.

Yes, our local school districts have a 2 week Fall break, 2 week Christmas Break, AND a 2 week Spring Break!!
However, I should say for the most part I like it because they have a very, very short summer! Only 7 weeks off in the summer. This coming year they get out on June 3 and go back to on July 26th!
So it does have its good points!


Hope everyone has a good day! We are going to ATTEMPT going to the Pumpkin Patch this afternoon. It is always an adventure going places with Jack but hopefully it will be worth the effort. He likes being tethered to Oakley so that should help with the running off.

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

Quick note for Cristabel... I am truly sorry for your loss.

for everyone who needs it.

 

[mommaU4]

Happy Saturday girls!!

I am feeling so much better today. Thank goodness. I don't know what I was fighting, not the flu as I wasn't feverish, but whatever it was it knocked me out on Thursday and Friday. I'm happy to be better today, I just wish I'd been well enough yesterday to make it out of the house to see Melody.

Also my spirits are much better too. I got an email reminder from Disney about my "free admission on my birthday" and instead of it bumming me out, I just chuckled. I realized being pouty about not being able to go is just silly. I cannot control certain situations but I can control my attitude.

I'm going in February for a whole week with wonderful friends both old and new, and I need to focus on how lucky I am to be able to do that. Some people cannot afford Disney more than once every few years, if at all! So I'm lucky.



Dawn ~ Thank you for your sweet PM. And what wonderful words of wisdom you had so early in the morning!! lol

Donna ~ Thank you too. I appreciate it.

Becci ~ Have fun at the pumpkin patch!!

Kelly ~ Hang in there hon. Enjoy the soccer game and Apple Hill tomorrow!!

Vicki ~ Glad to hear you are having fun! I wouldn't mind the snow as long as I knew it wasn't for months on end.

Cheryl ~ How are you doing?? Life keeping you busy as usual?

Cristabel ~ Another hug for you just because I think you can use it.




Alrighty, it's a lovely day out here!! Sunny and 72 right now so we are going to hop in the car and take a drive. Don't know where we are going or what we'll do, but it's simply to nice to sit inside.
TTYL!!

 

[disney-inspired]

Thank you everyone for your kind words and hugs
The pain only grew as we approached the house because I knew that there wouldn't be an excited puppy on the other side of the front door waiting to greet me. It was a very solemn home-coming. As I write this I'm looking out into our backyard somewhat still expecting to see her chasing butterflies or squirrels.
I just know in my heart that God gave her to us only for season and that He had a perfect plan and reason for it.

As I think about that I see even though she has died it might have been for the best because since I'm away at college, my mom and little sister are in school and my dad is working all the time, she was not getting the attention she deserves from us. God knew we could NEVER give her away.
I would rather lose her this way then seeing her become one of those tormented dogs that are chained up outside 24/7 that eventually becomes dangerously aggressive.

I just have peace in my heart because wherever she is, she's running free. She has always been a long distance runner so now there are no chains, fences or leashes.

​

 

[jordansmomma]

Hi ladies!

Kaeleb had his last football game today. I for one and soo happy!!
No, more cold Saturday mornings!!

Teenagers.....
I don't want to air my dirty teenager laundry on a public board...so just keep me in your thoughts......some days are better than others lol.....


I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

 

[disney-inspired]

Hi ladies!

Kaeleb had his last football game today. I for one and soo happy!!
No, more cold Saturday mornings!!

Teenagers.....
I don't want to air my dirty teenager laundry on a public board...so just keep me in your thoughts......some days are better than others lol.....


I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

My mom would know too well what you're going through.

Let's just say my older sister and I weren't the easiest kids to raise

 

[Queenbillabong]

Happy Saturday, Divas!!

Trying to get some work done here while the Jesses are hanging out WHY is it so hard to get kids to help out around the house?? And WHY do teenage boys eat so darn much

Feeling quite a bit better now, thank goodness! It's been a while.

I am feeling so much better today. Thank goodness. I don't know what I was fighting, not the flu as I wasn't feverish, but whatever it was it knocked me out on Thursday and Friday.

Alrighty, it's a lovely day out here!! Sunny and 72 right now so we are going to hop in the car and take a drive. Don't know where we are going or what we'll do, but it's simply to nice to sit inside.
TTYL!!

That you're feeling better!! Enjoy the day with your family, especially since the weather is much more humane right now

Teenagers.....
I don't want to air my dirty teenager laundry on a public board...so just keep me in your thoughts......some days are better than others lol.....

Deb, I'm right there with ya, girlie!! I so feel your pain, because we're sharing the same thing - teenagers I'll definitely keep you in my thoughts

Cristabel - I'm so sorry about Osita. I know it's hard to deal with losing a pet

 

[lulubelle]

Hi ladies!

Kaeleb had his last football game today. I for one and soo happy!!
No, more cold Saturday mornings!!

Teenagers.....
I don't want to air my dirty teenager laundry on a public board...so just keep me in your thoughts......some days are better than others lol.....


I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

I hear ya - of course, you and I were perfect teens, it's only this generation that has issues, right? I could tell you a few stories about my little angel that would make your eyes bulge and jaw drop, but she turned out fine, so know that this too, shall pass. Empathy and hugs to all those who have teens now.

Beth, Dawn and Theresa, I am glad you are feeling better.

Dawn, you are right, what you said at 4 am this morning. But I admit that I am as you say a "greedy smurf" sometimes. I want it all. Health, Happiness, Love, Money, Peace. I also think it is very important to be at peace with yourself. You know, to like yourself and the person you are. And to also know your limitations and constantly strive to better the problem areas you know have. It's an ongoing battle that lasts a lifetime, right? But I, like you, are very fortunate with everything life has given me. I realize that everyday. And I am very grateful for all my Disney Diva friends!