~Snowbird Chat 2~

[snykymom]

Jenny- I have to ask, what's White Castle and more importantly what's a belly bomber?

It started in NY and was one of the first cheap, fast-food places. The burgers are square and small - you buy them by the dozen!
http://www.whitecastle.com/

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

jenny~ I have never heard of it either! But, hearing Sheree talk about it made me sick... So, I am glad I have never been to one!!!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

OMG, I'm in tears reading this conversation!

Yes, White Castles (aka Krystal's in other parts of the US) are nasty, greasy oniony "burgers" (and I use that term VERY loosely). Generally only "good" at 3am, and known for sitting like a bomb in your belly afterwards, and making you a little...ummm...gastro-intestinally challenged?? . Like I said, don't know WHAT made me think it was a good idea. And prior to that, I stopped at Bath and Body Works, smelling lotions, so that likely started the migraine! An evening of bad choices on my part!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

We're dancing with excitement here too
In one week we'll be finalizing our packing and trying to get some sleep in before our early morning wake up call to head to the airport!

 

[jenjolt]

OY I can't keep up with you guys...so much going on!!! Busy busy time as I was out twice this week for conferences at school and now trying to make sure I stay on top of grading before I leave LOL!!!!

I too am starting to finalize my to do lists and get things ready to start packing!! VERY VERY Excited! I cannot wait to be at Disney!!!

In other news in the last two weeks I have lost 7.6lbs...so I'm a new all time low for me in the last 10 years!! I will be the lowest ever at Disney as an adult and that really really excites me!!!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Way to go Jen!!! I have to kick it up a notch and get going. I have about 8 pounds to go to get to my "next goal". I may or may not stop there. I want to get there before we leave. Less than two months!

Maybe if we keep talking about gut bombs I will lose my appetite!!!

 

[sarbah77]

jenny~ I have never heard of it either! But, hearing Sheree talk about it made me sick... So, I am glad I have never been to one!!!

We live within walking distance of one (and two McDonalds, a DQ, a Coldstone... and lots of other junk food, so we try to WALK to all of it) but in the almost 8 years we've been in our house, we've NEVER been. Just can't convince me that I'm interested! Ick.

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

Oh...we did have a Krystal's in the next big town from us for a short while...I think we did eat there one time...I didnt like it at all..don't remember onions or anything...it wasn't open long.
Jen..congrats on the new you!! I generally do okay at Disney...toward the end!! LOL...at first everything looks soooo good, but the CS meals kinda all look/taste alike after the 3rd day or so. The TS meals are what are soooo hard for me, but I try to eat really slow & not scarf it down because I am so excited! And if i do get dessert, I don't eat the whole thing....snack credits i try to keep to water, and the occasional Mickey rice krispie!! LOL!!! It's harder on me other places than Disney because you usually arent doing sooo much walking like you are there! I know you will do great!!!
Sheree...you can do it!! I tell you what works for me, and some days I don't even have trouble doing it....if you eat a really good, big lunch, skip supper!! If I make it to around 7 or so, I can just drink some water and go till breakfast the next day! That'll really help you lose a few here and there!!
We are just being lazy here today! boys are on the ps3, I obviously am on here...Gracie is running around with all the energy of a 7 yo!!!! Mikes trying to get her to lay down with us and watch a movie or something and she ain't having it!!! LOL....she wants to GO SOMEWHERE!!! She keeps saying that...I don't think he's gonna do it! he too is on the weightloss wagon and did 5 miles on the treadmill this morning....so he's gonna crash!!!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

It's lazy around here today too. The girls are still in their PJs!!
It's a beautiful sunny day, but it's so cold!!!
We got a couple inches of snow last night, so I went out and shoveled for an hour. Good exercise I figured!

I'm in a mood to organize and purge, so I've been going through clothes. I am making the girls do it too - mostly so I know if I need to buy summer type stuff for vacation.
Think I'll do some scrapbooking this weekend too. It will keep my hands busy and out of the kitchen!!!

 

[MindyLuvsMickey]

I've heard of White Castle but have fortunately never been to one. There is nothing like that around here. We are within a mile of Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Longhorn Steak house and Wegmans, though. Mmmmmmm! No wonder I can't lose any weight.

 

[Northern Disney Girl]

Have you guys ever seen that episode of Friends (probably one of the first one or two seasons) where Joey puts on all of Chandlers clothes? That's going to be us getting on the airplane! No checked bags here, we're wearing all of our clothes!

Love that episode! "Could I BE wearing anymore clothes!" and he's commando

You might have some trouble at the security checks though.

BEST. EPISODE. EVER!!!!! Better not do any lunges!!!!

OY I can't keep up with you guys...so much going on!!! Busy busy time as I was out twice this week for conferences at school and now trying to make sure I stay on top of grading before I leave LOL!!!!

I too am starting to finalize my to do lists and get things ready to start packing!! VERY VERY Excited! I cannot wait to be at Disney!!!

In other news in the last two weeks I have lost 7.6lbs...so I'm a new all time low for me in the last 10 years!! I will be the lowest ever at Disney as an adult and that really really excites me!!!

So excited for you Jenny-Girl!!! About everything!!! Way to go!!!!!


Sounds as though everyone is having a GREAT weekend so far!!! We had a pretty lazy morning too! Stayed in PJs until well after noon.

DH and DD7 took our cat to the vet and we later found out that she is diabetic!!! We have to go in to the vet again tomorrow to learn how to giver her insulin! YIKES!!!

DD9 has a friend over for a sleep over right now - they are currently watching Hairspray! DH and DD7 have gone to a University Basketball game! I am trying to distract myself from the fact that the last 2 years in a row I have been packing for Disney right about now!!! 7 months are NOT going to go that quickly for me!

Hope all my birdie friends enjoy the rest of this weekend!

 

[MindyLuvsMickey]

Would someone tell this baby of mine that it's past his bedtime? He fell asleep in the car on the way home from a birthday party and awoke as soon as tried to lay him in his bed. He's been wide awake ever since. Unlike him, I'm exhausted and WANT to sleep.

 

[Dancegrl624]

Hi there everyone. I hope you've all had a great weekend so far. In our house, we're looking forward to the day off tomorrow. We have a little bit more to empty out of our office and then it's time to pick paint colors!

We don't have any White Castles in our area, but I have heard of them before. I strongly dislike onions, so it doesn't sound like somewhere I'd like to eat.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Well - I have had a VERY productive weekend (so far). I took Friday off from work (boss was gone anyway) and ran an errand to the Girl Scout store for some badges. Then I took Cody to the vet (very expensive check up!!) He had an ear infection and I had to get heartworm meds so that added up quick!

Then I cleaned out a couple of kitchen cupboards and went through my t-shirts and shorts.
Saturday I got the girls to try on all their t-shirts (I think Sarah might have done some on Friday), shorts and dresses!!! My kids have WAY TOO MANY clothes!! Paige inherited a bunch of new clothes and Sarah's closet looks sort of empty now! We still have to do pants, but now I know what they can take on vacation. They still have no clue. We said we'll "probably" go to visit my SIL in Florida. So that way they know it's somewhere warm and it will take a while to get there.
I got some scrapbooking stuff organized too. I'm working on our 2008 trip. It was two nights at POR and the Carnival Cruise. It should go together pretty quick. I bought a kit of paper/stickers etc. on the cruise!

I have booked Pop Century for one night - on Sarah's birthday - before the cruise. I was able to use a Disney Gift card for all but .41 of the cost. Yup, I had to put .41 on my visa!!!
Now that all our hotel stays are set, I have to ponder ticket choices. I will post all my dilemmas and options on the PTR.

Tomorrow I think will be a scrapbooking and shopping day. We were going to see Secretariat at the cheap theater, but it's gone already!

I love holiday weekends!!!!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

.41???? Crack me up! Those girls are gonna freak! I'm an underpaid government worker, too so I'm loving the fact that this is a 3 day weekend! Hoping to be all packed up and ready to go! Now if I could just get Andy to tell me what be wants to pack and wear to the airport.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

.41???? Crack me up! Those girls are gonna freak! I'm an underpaid government worker, too so I'm loving the fact that this is a 3 day weekend! Hoping to be all packed up and ready to go! Now if I could just get Andy to tell me what be wants to pack and wear to the airport.

Jenny - how many more days??? you don't have a ticker so I have to ask!!
Are the boys excited? Sometimes I think we get more excited than the kids - probably because we need a vacation more!!

 

[drakes]

We are definitely excited !
Suitcases are out, we've been loading our clothes into totes and I will be transfering what I can tomorrow!
I got my haircut today! I love it... many inches gone, layers added, it thinned out and I can wear it straight or curly (I have naturally curly hair!) It was a nice relaxing "spa" day for me!
Tomorrow dd gets her hair cut and it's the only day we have for our pedicures!
I have everything sorted and organized, now it's just to tie it all together!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

Jenny - how many more days??? you don't have a ticker so I have to ask!!
Are the boys excited? Sometimes I think we get more excited than the kids - probably because we need a vacation more!!

We leave in 6 days-Saturday! I tried twice to do a ticker and it wasn't cooperating and I didn't have patience to keep trying! Andy is driving me NUTS! I told him I wanted everything packed and ready tomorrow, and he's done NOTHING! I've got 2 tshirts and a nice outfit for Cali Grill for him and that's it. He'll wait until I have everything nicely organized and packed and just start shoving things in Saturday morning! (Deep breaths...)

 

[Pluto_fan]

Happy Monday, everyone! (is that an oxymoron?)
Hope you're enjoying the holiday if you have one. We don't get US holidays here, so DH is at work and the boys are at school.

Joanne, Jenny, and Jen...I hope you all have FABULOUS trips! Come back and tell us all about them! Did I miss anyone else who is leaving soon? I will probably be off the DIS for the rest of the week. I'm going to be taking a training class so I can volunteer at the tax preparation office. The US legal office on base offers free income tax preparation assistance for whoever wants it. Apparently they have hired a couple people to staff it, but they also open it up to volunteers. So I'm planning to do the training (which leads to IRS certification) and volunteer this tax season, and possibly try to get hired for next year. We'll see how it goes.

Have a happy Disney day!

 

[jenjolt]

Wish I was having a more productive weekend! I really need to get the rest of my grading done and entered into the gradebook system LOL! (I have progress reports due the weekend before I leave and I don't want a ton of grading waiting for me when I get back LOL!!!) I also need to clean, get laundry done, and think about packing LOL!!!! It's going to be a very busy week to say the least LOL!

YAY for so many trips being so close!! Can't wait to get there and RELAX!!!

Sheree...can't wait to hear about your ticket choices and what not over on your PTR.... (.41 well could have been a lot worse LOL )