In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

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Paula - I'm trying out a med to help bring my insulin down. I'm in house until Sunday mid-afternoon. It has a risk for blood pressure and other adverse reactions, so I get to help a new new med get on the market.

E - My program goes until mid-July, then we get 4 weeks off. No rest for the wicked. Free dining - I was chomping at the bit! My TA had already run the prices for me, but it's so exciting to see it on a real quote. Theresa seems flipping exstatic. I know I am - saved $1K.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Nancy - yeah for tracking!

I don't know why I won't just commit to this already. In some ways the distance scares me. Other days it is the fund raising piece that scares me. Oy I just need to say yes already right?

Yes, I tracked. I got one whole day down. Now to put another one with it and have 2 in a row. I'm taking this thing in 3 day chunks. 3 days at a time. Not too overwhelming.

The century ride is indeed ambitious in both distance & fundraising. But, as we well know - you can do anything you set your mind to!

Who knows, maybe even little Kel will get hers on and off before Becca is done.

ok smarty. Becca gets them off Thursday morning at 9:30. <sticks tongue out>

 

[3DisneyKids]

Morning!

Oh, HUGE score for Becca! She must be so thrilled!

EE--wow, a thousand! Talk about an amazing trip you are going to have. 10 days, free dining, in early September in empty parks! Ideal. Seriously, free dining is about the only thing that makes me not want to use my DVC.

Paula--if the century is freaking you out, think about doing a 50. That will feel much more manageable and once you have it under your belt, you'll feel much better about the century. There's no rush, right?

One week from today! Just sayin. Then I will have a LONG wait till our next trip. December! Ouch. But I am still thinking about that Wine and Dine race in October. It's getting Jeff on board that is going to be the challenge.

 

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Good Morning!

I'm laying in bed waiting to have my ECG. I'm trying to find some autograph pages that I can edit to the size I want. I have a feeling that would require a program that I don't have installed on this computer. Argh! Oh well. I'm also trying to come up with a touring plan of sorts. I don't know how much of a plan I will need though since we have hoppers.

I hope everybody is having a wonderful day!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hey lab rat. At least you can hang out and trip plan, right? I always think people need a touring plan--even with hoppers. Maybe even especially with hoppers? Are you getting 10-day passes? So you could be in the parks each day, right? Do you have any non-park days planned? Other parks--Sea World, Universal? And you're at CBR, right?

 

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I'm loving my new nickname E!

We have 10 day hopper plus the fun and more tickets (yeah, overkill). We will be at CBR this time and we aren't leaving property. I'm not renting a car. I emailed the podcast about transportation options from Sandford to Disney - hoping to get read on the email show.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Oh, good one! I've never heard that question on the podcast, so I am totally sure they will answer it.

 

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Morning All!!!

EE, nice to see your back, sorry your being tested on, I hope it does not suck too bad for you.
10 days at WDW, I am so jealous. I love CBR.


Nancy, YAY on tracking, I wish I could say the same, eating better but if I could just not eat anything with sugar.

Paula, YAY YAY YAY on down 2.4. See you can do it!!!!

Kelly, I hope going back to work today was not so bad.


OMG Braces, I had them from age 12 to 16 and it SUCKED!

 

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It's not too bad Jo. Alot of waiting and doing nothing. I'm not allowed to walk the halls either.

 

[HockeyKat]

Morning!

Oh, HUGE score for Becca! She must be so thrilled!

EE--wow, a thousand! Talk about an amazing trip you are going to have. 10 days, free dining, in early September in empty parks! Ideal. Seriously, free dining is about the only thing that makes me not want to use my DVC.
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One week from today! Just sayin. Then I will have a LONG wait till our next trip. December! Ouch. But I am still thinking about that Wine and Dine race in October. It's getting Jeff on board that is going to be the challenge.

Yay for Becca!! I hated braces.

God I hear ya on free dining making you want to ditch DVC for that week. They always do it during my fav time to go, too. Meh.

Have a great trip! I so want to go to DL someday. I expect MANY MANY pictures!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

We have 10 day hopper plus the fun and more tickets (yeah, overkill).

no, no. Not overkill. So much other fun to be had. My kids LOVED DisneyQuest. We had a blast there.

Oh how I wish I had some research that I needed done right now. I'd totally put you on the task since you are stuck in your room!


E - one week and you'll be in sunny California And *I* will have my son back! Can't believe how fast that went!

Meg- where are you? Did you run off with that boy? Are you boiling water for all the kiddos? Watching hockey? What?

Ronda - thought of you today as I had to re-tie my shoe during my run. How is your foot feeling? Did loosening your laces help you?

Jo - I'm tracking today too. 3 days. That's my mini-goal. Takin' it 3 days at a time

Lisa - miss you

Hey - have any of you been on a non-Disney cruise? I'm looking for thoughts & opinions..

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I have never been on a cruse, but my boss has a bunch of times, she loves them. She just got back from one. Her kids are 20 & 15 and she said she did not see much of them on the trip cuz they were busy on the boat.

dont know if that helped

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Jo - any idea what cruise line she was on?


Ok guys. What do you and your spouse/S.O. do for fun? I can almost bet it's not what Stephen and I are doing. Cattle shopping. Yes, you read that right. We are cattle shopping. <sigh> we are insane.

oh - Jo - you asked what I *do*. My paid job is I cook/bake at in the farm kitchen of a local apple orchard. We are open year 'round, but our major busy time is from early August when the peaches come in, thru the fall pick-your-own apple season and into Thanksgiving Pies and Christmas cookies. This time of year, I'm part-time. In the fall, it's much closer to full time.

In my *spare* (hah.) time we raise goats. Currently at about 60. My kids are very involved in 4H and I make goat milk soap.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Nancy is a baking goddess, for sure. Just wait till she starts talking about all of the stuff she's baking. And the craziest part is that she does it by the hundreds. Like, oh I had to bake 420 gooey yummy chocolate nut things. But she knows the real names of all of that stuff. How she isn't 400 pounds is beyond me. I would have hit the half ton mark myself long ago if I had her job.

Kat--yes, will be taking tons and tons of pics since this will be an infrequent event for us. And I am SO SO mad at myself. Remember how I was so psyched--after the Princess I posted two losses in a row and I was at my thinnest of the past 2 years. I was ecstatic. Felt so good in my skin and in my clothes. All I had to do was MAINTAIN that until this trip. And did I do it? Hell no. I am just disgusted. I am the exact same size as the Princess. Which isn't bad, but still. Since this trip is one we won't be doing often, it would have been great to LOVE my pictures from it, kwim? I know, I still have a week and I can likely get some of this back off in a week. But the struggle! It's almost like what's the point since this time next week I will be in vacation mode and eating more anyway. Again, just so mad at myself. Gah.

Nancy--why the hell are you cattle shopping? Really? You need one more living thing dependent on you?

Hard to make people jealous about going to California when it is freaking beyond gorgeous here. Upper 70s, all sun, no humidity. Doesn't get better.

 

[3DisneyKids]

As for cruises...Liz knows a lot of them first hand. But for me, if I am not doing Disney, it is Royal Caribbean. I say no to Carnival and no to Princess.

 

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Royal Caribbean

 

[3DisneyKids]

Three words.

Grand. Californian. Concierge.

 

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So flipping cool E!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Three words.

Grand. Californian. Concierge.

WOOT!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Yeah, I am excited. It is still more than I would like to pay, but I am getting over it. And you never know, my DVC waitlist could still come through--and that would be the best of both worlds--get to stay at the GC and don't have to pay for it!

Doing my park touring plans now. Maybe this is naive of me, but I really think we are going to be able to hit everything we want in the time we have. Not every single attraction, mind you, but everything that is important to us. I am excited to compare the DL rides with their counterparts at WDW. When Jeff and I went in 2004, Space was down for refurb, and since we didn't have the kids with us, we didn't do any of Fantasyland. So this will be great--get to do everything. The only thing that is down for refurb is BTMRR, which is a bummer. But it is scheduled to reopen on the 15th and we'll be there the 14th, so I am hoping it comes back on line earlier than planned.