We would go during April vacation, but the airfare would be over $3000 for the 5 of us QUOTE]
wow that is nutz.
Well at least that hawaii trip is something to look forward to. My oldest son wants to go camping this year but Im pretty much a city girls so we will see.
Let me tell ya - the ENTIRE family eat this up! My DS5 told DH is was just like pizza but better and even DD3 (nicknames Hunger Strike) ate her serving of a single eggplant slice. This was delicious and very easy.
wow you are really making wonderful changes to your whole family.
I find now that I try new things I really find things I love. Before I would just say no thanks and assume it didnt taste good. Glad you are expanding everyones taste buds.
Unfortunately, the next real vacation is Thanksgiving when we head (know on wood back to the World! Between now and then it will be trying to get moved, replace the now defunct car and save for the trip.
well I bet thanksgiving will be here again before you know it. You have a lot to do until then to keep you busy.
Oh, and am I looking forward to this:
oh marcy I would be too. Sounds lovely!!!!
Well, right now DH's employment situation is very iffy. They cut a bunch of full-time staff, including him, back to contract, which means they work only as needed and get no benefits. He is trying to look for a better job elsewhere. (He's not really putting much effort into it IMO, but that's a story for a whole other time...
). So, right now, that means we have no vacations planned until he is on full-time somewhere and is past whatever initial orientation period they have where you can't take paid time off.
Once all that happens, we will probably be on a Bahamian
Disney cruise. That was our original plan for this year which got scrapped. Or if it's been long enough that we really start missing WDW, we'll head back there and push the cruise to the following year.
oh that really stinks. When will this economy get better? It cant get much worse. A bahamian cruise sounds fun. I would go any place warm right about now.
Is anyone else finding that "bad" stuff doesn't really taste as good as you remember?
I totally find this too. They say "nothing tastes as good as thin feels" so maybe thats it.
QOTD: Next vacation: sigh ..... there isn't gonna be one for a while
just bought a new car last weekend
but that means NO CASH
well driving in a new car can feel like a vacation cant it?
I was telling one of my younger employees today that if she wants to have money to do things as she gets older she definitely should not have kids.
of course I was joking with her.....but its true.
QOTD: Perfect day for this question. We leave in 72 days for a Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic 3/26-4/2. I am so ready to have some warm weather.
I hear ya me too. I cant stand this bitter coldness.
Ok Lindsay. I understand the frustration. I promise. You will have a whoosh, drink extra water to help with that and watch your salt. Something else you need to get in your head with this deadline of yours for the princess is that THIS IS POSSIBLY GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY WEEK AFTER LONG RUNS! Okay? It did to me. I'd weigh in on Fridays, long run on Saturdays, and not get the whoosh until just before Friday's weigh in, only to do it all over again! I tried Midol, reading about diuretic foods, soaking in salt, etc. It was hard, because I could never tell how I was doing during the week. No matter what the scale is saying, you know you are on eating OP, exercising, etc. and getting healthier. The weight is coming off, whether or not you see it right now! I love you, hang in there!!!!!
I know I was thinking this today and I guess I need to be realistic but it disappoints me to think I could be the same size for my trip. It also makes me mad that I didnt try harder over the past few months to loose more before I started running longer. Im just keeping on keeping on like you say.
Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. Oh and I am definitely going on the trip just hoping for the warm weather to be there when I arrive.
DH and I are going to Punta Cana for our anniversary and Valentine's Day! We leave in 31 days!!!
We've never been to the Dominican so I am excited to see something different
sounds like a very romantic vday trip. My previous boss went there last year and loved it. Im sure you will too.
OKAY PEOPLE, ALREADY NOTICING A FALLOUT IN POSTING. GET YOUR BEHINDS IN GEAR AND DON'T GIVE UP! ONLY 7 DAYS??? C'MON. THIS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A RACE, BUT A LIFETIME OF GOOD CHOICES. DON'T LET 1 WEEK GET YOU DOWN!
Well I think they listened because I didnt get on all day and had 4 pages to read.
Good job Team Mickey!!!!
Taryn, I know the next 90d will be stressful but hopefully after a week or so of brads improvements the boss will back down a bit and brad will not feel as stressed. Mike is going through the same stuff again too. I feel like sometimes I wake up and just await the doom. He is looking again for other jobs but there is just not much out there comparible to what he makes and we really cant afford a cut. So lots of
's for you because I so know how you feel right now.
I was out kinda late last night - so I didn't get the weigh in results right away. My family was astounded that I made the top 10!!! I got high 5's! That was awesome!!!! It's harder for me to stay OP during a blizzard - I think I'm part squirrel and need to store up food or something - but so far I have done it. Your encouragement and making me feel accountable is really helping make this much easier than it has ever seemed before. So thanks to all of you. I don't post a lot - but I read your posts, recipes, inspirations, and helpful hints. Have a great day all!
Im sure they were so proud of you and we are too!!!! Great job. I know staying home during winter just makes it so much harder to stop the munchies.
1/12/11 Wednesday QOTD
This snowy weather stinks!
Where is your next vacation planned and what are you looking forward to the most.
My next vacation is coming up soon!!! The beginning of February!!! We are going down to Disney World for a few days and then a three night cruise on the new Dream!!! I apologize for all of the "!!!," but I am so excited!!! I can't wait to check out the new ship.
Its ok we can feel your excitement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im excited for you too sounds dreamy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still got pancakes? Anyone want some?
Can you send them by email????
We are very excited that he will become part of our family and I am hoping that I will be planning many healthy family meals for us to share while he is here (Howard and Andrew usually eat whatever they want and when I get home from work or the gym much later, I make something on-plan for me). I am hoping I can find a happy medium for staying on plan and having great, teenage-boy-friendly meals. LOL! WISH me luck!
That is so exciting cam. How is he doing so far. I hope you have some nice family meal nights. Even if not Im sure he will appreciate everything you are doing for him.
QOTD: Well, our next Disney vacation is planned for PCC 3.0 in June 2012. We're planning on spending 2 days at Universal and a few days at Disney as well. We have friends going with us so it's going to be AWESOME! Plus going with a bunch of our Disboards friends we've made over the last 2 years! We'll be figuring out our schedule as it gets closer and when we have time to sit and chat with our friends.
DH and I are hoping to take a 3-4 day trip down for F&W this year. I would love to go when the W&D half takes place but we'll have to see. Some of our friends are going down at that time so it would be great to be there then!
We are going on a "Dis" trip to Coco Key next month in Fitchburg, MA. Not sure how many of us are going but it's going to be fun. Two days of water fun in the dead of winter!
Well you have a bunch to look forward to!!! All of it sounds so much fun!!!!
Hope Izzie is feeling better.
Well, I am having a very lazy day off and it is fabulous!
So glad to hear that rose.
Mommyof2pirates,
Yes you are not allowed to pump your own gas anywhere in Jersey really. They usually shoo you back into your car. I have a mug that is a license plate and it says Jersey Girl on the plate and across the top it says "I don't pump my own gas" LoL
When we came back from FL we stopped to get gas once we hit Jersey at on of the service stations on the Turnpike. There was MANY plates from out of state and some guy got out his car to pump gas and the attendant started screaming at him to get back into his car! But I also overheard the attendant saying to another attendant that someone just stole gas, and he didn't realize that they have surveillance cameras and they have the guy's plate # lol. Maybe that had something to do with the man screaming at the other guy.
I thought I remembered that. I tried to tell dh that when we took our first trip to the shore together and he thought I was making it up. That is an odd rule though. I guess jersey just has alot of gas stealers.
Our next Disney vacation is Aug 19th-26th. We are going for our honeymoon, staying at Caribbean Beach. I am looking forward to just sitting by that pool for a little bit (this weather is just killing me here) and hopefully a body that I could stand to look at in a swimsuit.
On the flip side of all that...lol, I am looking forward to our dining reservations. Why? Because all year long me and fiance NEVER go out to eat. DD has a peanut allergy so its hard to find a kitchen staff that I trust. We got a $50 GF for olive garden 3 years ago, we finally used it in October lol. We just got a $50 GF for Outback and scott won another for a local restaurant at his Christmas party...I have no idea when we will use them.
You guys are going to have such an amazing time. We are the opposite we get the GC and they are gone within a week or two. We dont get out much either with the kids so when we get GC its like a free date night.
QOTD Wednesday - my next vacay:
DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!! I am just a little excited!
We have been planning this trip for quite awhile now. We are going the beginnng of may. We are staying at Bay Lake Tower. I cannot wait!!!
Last time I was in Disney, it was being built. We stayed offsite, and I remeber thinking how cool it would be to stay there and only be a minute away from MK. Now we will be there for 9 nights!!!
Wow that sounds like a great trip. Great job on stopping the soda.
14" and still going!! snow day for this girl. It is such a welcomed change to not work in healthcare anymore and actually have days off due to weather
I was out bright and early today thanks to my job in healthcare.
Glad you got a snow day.
We are going to play out in the snow in a bit
lol, I HATE snow, but DD wants to go out. We got maybe 6 inches, but we had 6 inches left over from out last storm so maybe 12 inches out there right now.
ugh! I can't wait til March/April when it starts to get nice here again.
Hope you had fun playing. I cant wait until the warmer weather gets here either.
Haven't had a chance to check in since leaving for Disney very early Friday morning. Hubby and I did our very first marathon! We did it! We completed our very first marathon. It was hard. I was a bad trainer (only trained to 15 miles), with working, going to school and many, way to many family issues (mostly our grand daughter who has been sick so often), I let my training slack. I'm paying for it. Was so sore Monday (flew home Monday night), work and school yesterday and thankfully today, I'm moving much quicker. Still have one big blister, but getting there.
Wow I am even more amazed that you were able to finish without going farther than 15 in training. Good for you. Welcome back.
Back in from shoveling for the first time! I'll have to go out again later. DH snowblowed and I did part of the deck and the front steps and next to my car. It's still coming down like crazy and blowing here. I'd say we're get close to 2' fast!
HOLY COW- thats alot of snow. Stay warm.
We spend a week unplugged from cell phones, tv and video games and the kids don't seem to miss them one bit.
Hi jen, welcome to our team. You week sounds like a great idea. Last summer we went to TN for 8 days and pretty much no cells, or computers. It was quite a change and i realized how addicted I am to my computer. It was a great week away though.
is 5 months, 1 week, 5 days...
according to my countdown on my phone. We are heading on our first ever Disney cruise (dh and I have been on other cruises, dds have never been on a cruise before). We are heading to Alaska with my mom, and my uncle with his whole family. There will be 15 of us total. This is all to celebrate my uncles 60th birthday, and my 40th is right after the cruise ends. I really want to be below 200 pounds for my 40th.
Michelle
How exciting. That will be an awesome adventure. Good luck meeting your goal. Will be cheering you on.
I just recently retired, so ready to travel and see Mickey a lot.
Hi evelyn and welcome to our team. Glad you joined us. Congrats on the retirement and the current weight loss.
I have something very important to say.
I do NOT want to talk about today. Yeah, right. Vent coming.
oh CC so sorry your having a rough day.
I hate when that happens, are you close to TOM. Thats usually when I have this urges.
Working tomorrow though it's only one half hour client. I should try to run over and get DH some more WW meals as they are really cheap at one grocery store through tomorrow. Just need to refocus and get my act together.
oh my if we got 2 ft of snow the whole valley would be closed down for at least a few days.
Careful getting into work tomorrow.
We completed our very first marathon. It was hard. I was a bad trainer (only trained to 15 miles), with working, going to school and many, way to many family issues (mostly our grand daughter who has been sick so often), I let my training slack. I'm paying for it. Was so sore Monday (flew home Monday night), work and school yesterday and thankfully today, I'm moving much quicker. Still have one big blister, but getting there.
and still going strong. My daughter (Mrs D) joined first and encouraged me to follow so here I am. 
