JULY 2024 WISH Thread - Sunny Summertime ☀️

[HappyGrape]

I am good, I suffered with long covid for few years and it was little though to be honest but I am finally feeling well and grateful for it. We have not even thought about Orlando trip, I think the new fast pass system is really putting us off as in reality you need ticket on top of the ticket but in the same time - we miss it.

 

[Oneanne]

nothing fancy for today. I forgot to post last night and am caught up in the big outage this morning. So woohoo and thankful it is Friday. Any big plans for the weekend?

 

[Oneanne]

Well, what a way to wrap up the week. I’ve been in the on-hold queue all day to get help to get my laptop back on-line. Finally gave up and am planning on going in to the office Monday to get help in person. At least I’m not stuck at an airport, right?

No plans for this weekend except little chores here and there, should be nice and relaxing.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Worked on pricing donations for the flea market today, and finished making a gift for a birthday party tomorrow. On Sunday, DH and I going to the zoo with a couple people from his work and their kids.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Tomorrow is DH’s birthday and DS11’s birthday party. DS11 will be 12 on Sunday. Today would have been my mother’s birthday and tomorrow would have been my parents anniversary so it is a bittersweet few days.
In honor of my parents birthdays we eat dinner they would have enjoyed. For my dad’s we got takeout from a restaurant he liked and tonight for my mom we had finger food…potato skins, pigs in a blanket and the like. I definitely do not eat a lot of that sort of thing lately so my tummy is not super happy but I managed to not overindulge so hopefully it won’t be too bad.
Monday I have a meeting with the trainer at the work gym really hoping there is no forced weigh in. I have a pair of shorts that are a moderately small size. Last year I couldn’t really zip them, now they zip they don’t look good but it’s progress and they are how I gauge my progress. That and I walked a mile at work during my lunch break yesterday and didn’t want to collapse after….the sweat on the other hand was a totally different problem

 

[newski_mom]

DH and I just got back from our meeting a bit ago. It was pretty good and hopefully some things I can implement at work.

Both DDs were supposed to go to one of their cousin's bachelorette party tonight, but DD2 backed out last minute for various reasons. DD1's car was in a wreck (while her boyfriend was driving) so she is car-less now waiting for it to be fixed. Her boyfriend is bringing her to our house (about 40 minutes from where she lives) and then I'm taking her to meet up with the rest of the girls. They are getting a party bus, so no overnights or anything like that. I'll be picking her up when it's over and she's actually spending the weekend here(!!) since she had no plans. I offered for her to take our car back since the cousin's shower is Sunday and she'll be coming back for that as well, but she said she would just hang out here since she had no other plans.

Tomorrow, I'm going to my mom's to make mints for the shower, so I'm sure DD1 will go with me to that. So, should be a fun day tomorrow.

Other than that, just hoping that our baseball team gets some games in this weekend (they're in a rain delay right now) - I've missed watching them play during the All Star Break lol!

 

[Summer2018]

I woke up at 1:45 AM to get ready for my vacation. We leave very early to beat the traffic on the Cape. This way, it takes us 4 hours, but if we leave after a certain time, still early, it can take us 6-7 hours.

I will not really be around. I may check in once in a while, but if I don’t, have a wonderful week.

Love to you all.

 

[PAsFab5]

Hello Everyone Happy weekend!!!!

This week has been hectic with horrible storms in the evenings, oppressive heat all day and work has been busy as well!

Thankfully the heat broke yesterday morning and it was a normal summer day of 85 and sun! Gorgeous day for DD 16th birthday!!

Also-this seems like a very popular time for birthdays

We went to Dunkin’ for breakfast then IKEA for lunch and some light shopping then to King if Prussia for hours and hours of shopping! We ended with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! She had a great day and I am so happy that she’s 16, healthy and happy!

Next Saturday we are having a birthday party here here at the house for her.

Weekend plans-after yesterday-WHEW we are dog sitting for my sister in law and Sunday we will go to church and that’s about it!

Enjoy your day everyone!!

 

[Oneanne]

Back in the hold queue with our support team this morning. Will give it 30 minutes then will hang up and try again tonight.

Haven’t had a chance to really put together a Saturday Social thing, so let’s all just take the day to get out there and do summery stuff.

 

[Oneanne]

So sorry to have disappeared... I obviously use my work pc and am finally back on-line. Hope everyone had a lovely Sunday with the time to do things that fill you up.

 

[newski_mom]

Had a great weekend! DD1 came and spent the weekend after going to cousin's bachelorette party. Saturday we made mints for the cousin's shower that was today. DD2 came down for the shower and we all rode together. The girls sat with my mom and absolutely made her day. I was at a different table with other cousins because there were too many of us to all sit at one table. We all had a great day. The girls then stayed at the house for awhile after we got back. Just overall a great weekend! We are now sitting here watching a Harry Connick Jr movie, Fine Me Falling.

 

[Summer2018]

Hello all! This is a photo of DD and her BF in front of our room on Cape Cod Bay.

We are leaving for our whale watch in a few minutes.

 

[PollyannaMom]

It's Motivation Monday!! I hope everyone is starting out strong and enjoying the reset.

 

[PAsFab5]

Hello everyone and Good Morning!!!

Over the weekend Weight Watchers sent me a email for my first month free and $10 a month for 9 months after that…after reviewing the current plan it was very similar to the one that I was on in 2020, which I absolutely loved and was hugely successful with. So I joined!!! Doing the best I can with the groceries I have on hand but my next shopping trip will be tailored around what I need for 0 point foods/low point meals.

I hope everyone has a great Monday!!!

 

[newski_mom]

Good morning! Busy at work today preparing for our parent company's annual meeting in Nashville this week. We are leaving tomorrow morning from the office with our Board of Directors and their wives for various activities before coming back on Friday. It should be a fun week, but with a fair amount of work sprinkled in. I'm excited because we are staying in the Gaylord Opryland Hotel which is a lovely place. Should be an interesting week and hoping to stay on track with making decent food choices.

 

[Oneanne]

Hello all! This is a photo of DD and her BF in front of our room on Cape Cod Bay.

We are leaving for our whale watch in a few minutes. View attachment 878934

Amazing!

 

[Oneanne]

I basically spent the weekend sitting on the sofa practicing crochet stitches and playing with different yarns to see how they behave. It is interesting that yarns I really like to knit with aren't necessarily great for crochet. I've decided I want this to be my first project, I started learning the regular granny square yesterday and will start learning this daisy version today:


Other than that, my motivation for this week is to get back in the swing of things after the CrowdStrike disruption

 

[PollyannaMom]

Topic Tuesday: "More of This / Less of That"

What is one thing you'd like to do more of, and one thing you'd like to do less of, to succeed on your healthy-living journey?

 

[Oneanne]

Well, it pretty much has to be more protein and less sugar... simple, right? It never is tho.

Practiced the daisy square last evening and I've almost got it down. I also ordered the yarn for the Afghan, which cost less than the two skeins of fancy wool yarn I bought over the weekend to practice with. I may get to like working with acrylic yarn after all.

 

[Summer2018]

Whale watching was amazing…humpbacks minke whales, hundreds of Atlantic White Sided Dolphins and one lone Seal just chilling out in the middle of the ocean. These screenshots are from a video I took of 3 male humpbacks that came right up to the boat and dove under it. Incredible feeling. Oh, and the best part is that I got whale spit on my face.