We're All MAD here! SPAZZ hands, cupcakes, booze, and running...GSC Feb. 2015 PTR

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I will look at those dates and see if I can't make something work. I live in a house with 3 dogs and a cat. I have serious panic attacks when people show up at my house in black... my first words are "Don't you know I have a lot of animals?". Yhea, I'm used to fur. A lot of it.

My mom will show up with black socks (and take her shoes off in the house) and I'm like REALLY? How is it that you have been here a million times and gone home with white furry feet and you continue to wear black socks in my house??? Now on top of furry feet, we have an ankle biter, so you have to run and jump onto the couch real fast...maybe that will help with the hair problem!

I mean, this really comes as no shocker . You flashing six flags. I do believe I called you 'loose' in a tread last week?

You totally called it. I know, it's not really surprising. Rey tells me I'm an exhibitionist all the time and I was telling Hope before the incident in question that I was hoping Savannah didn't come along and see me with my straps undone because I was scolded and scoffed at like I was standing there NAKED the last time I undid my straps in front of her.

BTW, if you want your kid to be a total prude...just go the other direction and be a total exhibitionist! They always do the opposite of us...I am thinking this works with booze too...more reason for me to drink more!

And thanks for the lesson. I never take straps of anyways because if I ever took a strap off, my entire suit would fall to my ankles immediately. No flopping on overpriced intertubes would be necessary. I also would never shove a debit card in my top area...because that also would immediately fall through to the ground. This is the life us A cuppers live!

 

[momabaarjo]

Thanks for sharing the now mental image I have in my head for the day...and to think I was thinking about hitting the local water park today! Must remember to be careful on the lazy river...

 

[Trentmom]

Savannah's hair looks great. She looks so grown up

I loved the top coming off and lost debit card story

Glad you got the card back

Your older cat looks just like mine. Cute pic

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Thanks for sharing the now mental image I have in my head for the day...and to think I was thinking about hitting the local water park today! Must remember to be careful on the lazy river...

Savannah's hair looks great. She looks so grown up

I loved the top coming off and lost debit card story

Glad you got the card back

Your older cat looks just like mine. Cute pic

Thanks!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I thought I would do a little update today since I will hopefully be making an ACTUAL TRIP UPDATE on Tuesday. (Tuesday is registration day for the Princess Half)

Things have been crazybusy around here! I always forget how busy summer gets for me with petsitting until it's summer and I'm slammed! It's good though because Rey is home from work (back injury) and the money is helpful!

My sister who lives in Minneapolis and my niece, Jenai, spent a week with my mom and they came out for the day last week. I couldn't get into St. Louis because of work, so I was glad they could come out for a few hours. We attempted to take a picture, I'm not sure it's possible to get a shot of ALL of us cooperating!

The girls: My mom, Jenai, my sister, me, & Savannah

Rey took the pics, that's why he's not in them, but we did add the boys. My oldest will not smile for photos. He says he IS smiling...I have no idea how he could think he was smiling. My sister decided to pinch me...so that made for a funny shot. Savannah has that "they are crazy" look on her face.

I even got a shot of my three together...which believe me, is a small feat at their age. It's not actually their age, it's the fact that they spent years with me putting the camera in their face and got a bit sick of it.

well, and they have to get CLOSE to each other for the shot. They were like...this is close enough!

Savannah was giving me the "hurry up, I'm tired of this look"

Ah well! Beggars can't be choosers!

In other photo-related news, Savannah informed me that it was time for Elsa to have another photo shoot, she is 11 weeks old now! So naturally, I took a million and a half shots, I won't bore you with all of them, just a handful.

She's still small for her age, but I didn't realize how big she had gotten until I looked at her 3-4 week shots! Savannah holding her in the palm of one hand, vs. yesterday with two hands...

On the running front, I'm still doing about 10-15 a week. Closer to 10-11 usually but whose counting? I seem to just be going through the motions, I don't want to run but I make myself and then feel ok about it. I am not having any really amazing runs but at least I'm keeping my fitness level up and I'm also running with no injuries! Yay for that!

I suspect I'll be a bit more excited come Tuesday when I'm officially registered for the Glass Slipper Challenge! I'm really excited to register. I'll be back with an official update hopefully!

 

[annmarieda]

Great family shots!

And your kitten is still so darn cute!

 

[Tinker326]

I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT TUESDAY.

Oh. And your cat is cute.

And your kids are too.

<---- me Tuesday.

 

[Trentmom]

Nice family shots


Cute kitty shots too

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Great family shots!

And your kitten is still so darn cute!

Thanks...we think so too...if you couldn't tell from the millions of photos!

I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT TUESDAY.

Oh. And your cat is cute.

And your kids are too.

<---- me Tuesday.

You cannot be nervous, you will make ME nervous! We got this. TweedleRegistrationPowersUnite!!

Oh and I had a brief moment of insanity yesterday when I read that TweedleDee and Dum were in the race retreat tent after the race! Then I came to my senses and realized I didn't want to pay 125$ for a sweaty photo with them after the race...but I thought about it momentarily!

Nice family shots


Cute kitty shots too

Thank you!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

It's OFFICIAL! That means this is officially an actual Pre-trip report!

Yesterday I registered for the Glass Slipper Challenge! That's the 10K on Saturday and the 1/2 Marathon on Sunday. Tweedle and I decided to pass on Friday's 5K because we want to drink on Thursday night. Priorities.

Registration was crazy and stressful! I did ok, I got in a couple minutes early and only had one problem with a submit button once but got it to go though...but stressed while all the other Cupcakes (runner friends) spent over an hour trying to get in with all kinds of errors!

I was freaking out a bit thinking my Tweedle might not get in, but she did!

I'm pretty excited to run these races and have a girl's weekend! Nicole, have you seen these? I pulled them off a blog (credit on them) and they will give us an idea of what the 10K and half will have, although they may change some things, I think there is potential for the 10K to change more than the half.

The race sold out already and now that it's done I should start planning costumes, right? Oh wait...I already have my costumes planned and purchased.

We should book our room! Oh wait.

So...I guess I just sit here until August 23rd when we have to make ADR's! Tweedle! We have 1 month to figure out where we're eating in February. Do you think we can do it??? As if!

Oh, I forgot the medals! I cannot wait to see what they look like for 2015, but if they have cupcakes on them, I wouldn't object!

Cupcake runners unite!!!

 

[Victoriasmom98]

I'm so glad that it's now officially a done deal!! Good for you! I'm sure you and Nicole will have a great time (without me..)

 

[Tinker326]

Oh yesterday was so, so stressful. I am so happy it's over & done...

And now we can just concentrate on getting Tweedlefied.

I have not seen those maps- very exciting. White Rabbit on 10K? That's best we get for Wonderland.

I am very excited. And very nervous. But mostly, just excited....

I am going to re-do my 1/2 outfit esp. since the theme is likely Frozen. There will just be too many Elsas. So I'm on the prowl again................... I really do think I might just go with "Red" from OITNB. Hahahaha!

ADR planning woo!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Red! Are you going to cut and dye your hair?!?!

I still think you should do the RED queen...then we can be Tweedles some more!

and we should plan all our outfits to match each day...I mean, if we're gonna do this, we should just DO IT.

 

[Tinker326]

Red! Are you going to cut and dye your hair?!?!

I still think you should do the RED queen...then we can be Tweedles some more!

and we should plan all our outfits to match each day...I mean, if we're gonna do this, we should just DO IT.

I am going to cut my hair & dye it red. I'm working on my Russian accent.

Maybe Red Queen. I don't know. I feel like such a traitor not picking a 'princess' but I guess the Red Queen is royalty. Just evil Royalty.

And YES on the matching outfits. Dorky Tweedles unite! We already have the Dee/Dum shirts from Raw Threads for one day. We just have to work on Thursday, Friday & Sunday......... Maybe we can coordinate group shirts for cupcakes on Sunday? So that would leave Thursday & Friday.........

 

[Trentmom]

so exciting!!

Looks like a lot of great Character meets


I love OITNB. Going as red would be hilarious

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Congrats on getting registered! I heard it was a mess from the posts on Facebook.

 

[annmarieda]

Congrats on getting registered. I envy you a tad in going for the GSC. I just am not in good enough shape and can not commit more training to getting in shape for it. I already feel stretched in my training and I only run 3 days a week. Course, it isn't as bad as the dopey training... so maybe in a couple years when I would do the phm again... IF I am still running then I can look at it. Who knows where I will be in my training by then.

I am with you though... aside from airfare stocking I just need to wait to book ADRs. We already have a list. We just need to figure out the whens for each.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

so exciting!!

Looks like a lot of great Character meets


I love OITNB. Going as red would be hilarious

I told her she should go as the RED queen but if she wants to cut her hair off and dye it, I'm all for it! Can't wait to hear her Russian accent!

Congrats on getting registered! I heard it was a mess from the posts on Facebook.

Yep, it was a mess! I just got lucky and think I clicked fast enough, but I have seen a lot of people that didn't even get registered because it sold out before they got through!

Congrats on getting registered. I envy you a tad in going for the GSC. I just am not in good enough shape and can not commit more training to getting in shape for it. I already feel stretched in my training and I only run 3 days a week. Course, it isn't as bad as the dopey training... so maybe in a couple years when I would do the phm again... IF I am still running then I can look at it. Who knows where I will be in my training by then.

I am with you though... aside from airfare stocking I just need to wait to book ADRs. We already have a list. We just need to figure out the whens for each.

I'm excited to train for the GSC. I am just making sure I have a good strong base before adding in the back-to-back runs and the mileage. I definitely don't want to run injured again!

We don't really have a list yet of ADR's...which is bizarre for me, I usually have it all worked out months before I can make them. Better get on that!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

What day is it? What month is it even? I am basking in the 24 hour break I have for the first time since July 1st. Work has been nuts! It's a bit slower for the next few days and then gets crazy again, so I thought I would throw in an update here!

On the trip(s) front, thanks to Ann, I was able to call Marriott World Center in Orlando and get a MUCH cheaper rate reserved for the Playlist Live trip. I know I haven't given a ton of info about this trip but that's mostly because there's not much to give (AND it's not a Disney trip, really) In any case, it's February 5th-9th, 2015 and it's a Youtube convention. We are going to do a whirlwind day at MK, but other than that, it's not really Disney related.

TweedleDum and I have still not sorted out our ADR's. We have one month from today to figure them out.

Training has been good this week, even being busy for work, I found a way to fit in 4 runs.

I did speedwork and ran my fastest 2 miles in over a year. 10:05 and 10:20. My lungs were on fire but I feel like throwing in some speedwork is helping my endurance on longer runs. Then I did a little Glass Slipper practice by running the following day as well, with Dallas, my son. We took it pretty slow and it was one of those really enjoyable runs.

Speaking of Dallas, he's been driving a bunch, trying to get ready to get his license. He's turning 19 next week and just hasn't gotten it yet. Neither of my boys have, I blame living in the country on this. They just haven't really had anywhere to go and no interest? It worked well for us because I was told our insurance would go up HUNDREDS of dollars for two teenage boys, so at least we were spared that for a while.

I got in a 4 mile run yesterday morning, and a really cute selfie too, if I do say so myself. It only took three tries for this shot, that's nearly a record for me, I usually have to take about 20 to get a decent selfie. See Tweedle, it's all about persistence. and photoshop. Don't forget that. I have a big zit in real life, but you'll never see it b/c I edited it out. And sunspots. and uneven skin.

I have terrible skin but you never know that until you meet me in person thanks to photoshop!

AND, to finish off my crazy week, one of my favorite clients headed out of town and told me to enjoy their pool! Every summer they go out of town and I get PAID to watch their pets and lounge by this beauty...

Don't hate me too much. I pay dearly in poop, hair, vomit, slobber, and deplorable hours all year long with my job so that I can have little perks like this! Totally.worth.it. AND Sonic shakes in the private pool aren't bad either. There's something about eating and drinking in a pool that is really satisfying. I think it's b/c normally you aren't allowed to. Makes you feel like a rebel.

In previous years I have had adult drinks in this pool as well, but this year I just didn't have enough time, so I settled for watermelon BY the pool...b/c I might like eating and drinking in the pool, but watermelon IN the pool is just going overboard.

The girls certainly enjoyed it, although Savannah forgot her sunscreen and is paying for it now.

That's all I got for this week!

 

[Tinker326]

Hint taken. ADRS. We need to sort it out. If you want to do dining plan we can do that soon. I have to get Lindy off the ressie & can put our dining on at the same time.....

I also need to um... I dunno.. START RUNNING AGAIN. Moto has been super low. Well, low is over-estimating it. How about.. non-existent. I have registered for 3 races for the fall and hopefully that will get my rear in gear!

That is one nice perk of the job! What a beautiful barn/pool/landscape.

Nice selfie. But isn't the point of the selfie to be 'real'? I need to find a way to edit double chins and zits out of mine.

I feel so disconnected lately. We've both been so busy. We need to intensify our tweedleness here soon!