Posts by ringnebula

Good morning ladies!  Wow, there must have been a lot of chatting on the forums this weekend because we were on page FIVE today!  And Peanut posted on Saturday night!  Wow, for a minute I thought they deleted our thread but I finally found it! 

Daizy~ Yeah P90X is insanely time consuming but SO good.  I think you'll get the best results if you follow it but of course life happens (as you saw with us) and it's very difficult.  Just make sure to get the three muscle groups (chest/back, abs/arms and legs) and then I highly recomend the Kempo (kickboxing) workout.  I hated the plyometrics workout and wasn't a huge fan of the yoga workout (1.5 hours!!).  All muscle dvd's have a 15 min ab workout after them so be prepared for that, 1 hour of working out + 15 mins of ab ripper.  But I do recommend the recovery drink, it's excellent actually!!  And I'm insanely picky!  Their protein bars are only ok and we didn't try the vitamins or anything else.  Good luck with it, hope your knee is finally healing!

Peanut~ I hope you're feeling better finally!  It must be so heartbreaking not to be able to hold P!!  But once you're better I'm sure you'll smother him with love!  Good luck getting him the vaccine!

Hi everyone!  I'm back once again.  See journal for last two days.

Peanut~ I really want to read your book!  I too am not sure what publishers are looking for in a synopsis but I liked what you wrote above. 

Val~ Hey, welcome back to Earth!!  Hope the girls are feeling better.  I like the synopsis of your book, Daizy and I are dying to read all of your books ladies!! 

Grrr, gotta get something done for work, be back tomorrow to write more.

Peanut!!!~ your books sound great, I can't wait to read them someday!!  If you ever want a second pair of eyes, I volunteer mine!  I did apply for that job but haven't heard anything.  My friend who works there and sent me the link asked last week if I'd heard anything and when I said no she said she'd look into it.  I'll check back with her later this week and see if she found anything out.  It may be that I'm just not qualified for the position but like you said, at least I applied!

Daizy~ sounds like you had a great weekend!  To answer your LASIK question, yes, contacts change the contour of your eye and compress the ourter layers of your eyeball slightly.  They were going to scan my eye to tell the computer what corrections to make but since I'd worn my contacts then it would have changed my Rx.  So it's not a big deal or anything, just annoying that we drove all the way up there for nothing.  I know it's my fault I forgot to wear my glasses but when they call to remind me my appt is tomorrow, they could make those calls two weeks ahead (that's how long it takes to recover from continued contact wear) to remind me about my appt and to stop wearing contacts.  Oh well, it doesn't effect when my surgery will be so it's not a big deal.

Well, tomorrow night is the viewing in the evening so I'll probably be at work during the day but I'll be gone on Wednesday for the burial up north around DC. 

Oh my gosh we're having fun baking up a storm at our house!!  But that means tons of carbs right now!  I gotta get my butt in gear and move a little bit to counter act it. 

I think we're going to do a Thanksgiving dinner with D's parents and sister/BIL  the week after Thanksgiving.  The normal family meal will be up in Frederick, MD at his uncle's house but that never leaves us with left overs and this year his parents are going out of town because it's their anniversary and frankly, I just want to cook and use all my new stuff!!  So that's the plan, right now the menu is being mentally prepared and it consists of homemade bread, turkey, mashed potatoes/gravy, scalloped corn (similar to creamed corn but better) and something spectacular for dessert.  I'll probably have his mom make broccoli casserole since I suck at it and hate it but D loves it!  What else?  We need something green (broccoli casserole will be primarily yellow, aka covered in cheese).  Green bean casserole?  Fresh asparagus with a garlic reduction sauce?  And what about appitizers?  Fresh bread with spinach artichoke dip and stuffed mushrooms?  Dessert suggestions?  Doesn't have to be healthy but those are always considered :P

Peanut & Val~ I demand you take a sanity break and come in and chat with us for a little while!!  How go the novels? 

I'm not a writer by any means!  I have no idea what you guys write about but i'm sure it's fantastic! 

Daizy~ yeah, I'm sure the anticipation for your race is kicking up but just do your best and try to enjoy it.  I'm SO proud of you for even doing the race, that's amazing!!! 

The job I applied for is Systems Engineer which is a pretty broad position.  Basically they're the ones that oversee projects and make sure everyone is staying on track and on the same page and all the different companies are playing nice together.  Who knows if it will pan out, I haven't heard anything yet. 

Ahhh, this weekend is going to be crazy!  I have tons of laundry to do and then finish unpacking things and putting them away from the wedding, start thank you cards, get wood delivered and stacked for fires and I MUST finish cleaning the Relay crap in the basement.  It's still the explosion from the end of the event and needs to get put away and organized.  I can't believe I let it go this long but hey, I was a little busy these past few months!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hi everyone!  This week has just been weird with deaths and lots of other stuff. 

Peanut~ I'm sure P was totally cute, I'll check out your pics tonight!  You didn't grow up with Halloween?  I don't even know what it is about the holiday that gets me so excited, I am terrified by ghosts and scary movies and I hardly even dress up anymore!  I think it's just the celebration of fall that excites me!  Sounds like your new computer is doing well and NaNo is going good so far.  Keep up the great work!

Val~ we miss you!  Sounds like you're busy with NaNo as well and the girls.  Hope everyone had a fun halloween!

Daizy~ Yay you're back!!  I saw your FB pics, cool crown and medal!  Don't worry about your time, you accomplished it and that's all that matters!!  Glad you had a fun time with your mom down there, it's great you have a place like that you can escape to every now and again!

Jess~ come chat with us! How are the boys and Pittsburgh?  Sounded like you were going through a little rough patch a while ago, are things any better?

Olivia~ I miss you!  Your FB status' make it sounds like you're all in love and getting back into jogging/wogging, hope it's going well for you!

Well everyone, I am actually quietly job hunting because I'm bored right now.  My friend just started with a new company and sent me a link of jobs still available and I'm actually considering applying.  I hesitate because I'm not huge on change and I love my co-workers (most of the time anyway) and the atmosphere around my little office.  But on the other hand sometimes I don't like it.  But we need money right now and usually the way to do that is to switch jobs so I'm going to look down that road and see where it leads.  It may lead right back to my desk but I'll never know if I don't give it a shot right?

Hi Daizy!!!  Now I remember you're on vacation, sorry I'm still behind in the world!  Glad the 13K went well last night, did you run well?  I'm sure being back in warmer weather helped.  Are you having fun hanging out with your mom?  I'm sure you are!  Have fun in FL and a safe trip back up north.

Peanut~ What is P going to be for halloween??  Make sure to take lots of pics and post them on FB or on here!  And take pics of Val's girls too!

Val~ we miss you!!

Hope everyone else has a Happy Halloween tomorrow!

HI EVERYONE!!!!!!  I'm back!!  Oh my gosh what a great time we had!  The wedding went SO well!  There are so many stories to share but overall everything went smoothly and well and it was just perfect!

Quick recap: we drove up to PA on Wed and it was rainy and overcast the entire time and the trees hadn't really turned yet so we were kinda disappointed.  The chance of rain on Sat was 60% but kept going down every time I checked the weather. 

On Thursday we ran around getting last minute stuff and waiting for his parents to get there (heaven forbid they turn on their cell phone or call and tell us if they're just leaving or almost there!).  They finally got there just in time for me to leave for my final dress fitting and then we all came back to my house for dinner with my aunt who had come out to help.  Then on Friday the masses descended upon our house with wedding party and family from out of town and friends all over the place!! 

The rehearsal went well and then the rehearsal dinner at a local restaurant right on the lake.  D's parents picked up the bill and we all had a nice time.  The boys loved their flasks and the girls liked their matching bracelets. 

Saturday morning mom and I got up and went to the salon just the two of us to get our nails done and then an hour later all of my girls showed up to get hair/mani's/pedi's/make-up done (they got to choose what they wanted to get done).  Then we went back to my house to eat lunch and jump in my dress and take some pics at the house and then off to the church where I just stood around waiting!!  I was so excited I couldn't sit down!  Almost everyone was there (148 to be exact) and I got to see friends and family I haven't seen in forever.  The ceremony was great and I did make it through my vows without crying although I did choke up a little!  Then our receiving line and bubbles and pictures at the church.  The weather did shape up and there wasn't a drop of rain and the sun even came out to play!  It was so funny because the ONLY trees that had turned were right next to the waterfall I wanted pictures at which was perfect! 

The photographer and dj were great and it was an awesome party!  We did our first dance and no one knew we had taken lessons and they were all just floored and clapping the entire time!  I got through three bites of food before I was full (well, before my dress wouldn't let me eat anymore!) and then it was off to mingle and dance and cut the cake and party!!  Then we stayed at a hotel literally right on the lake downtown and it was beautiful! 

His sister only gave me a little bit of drama with her stupid husband.  He dropped her off at the spa and then stayed at the spa!  WTH?  He just stood there chatting with me about nothing until I finally told him that this was my "peaceful" time and he was inturrupting it and he left (I tried to be nice).  So he eventually realized it was going to take hours and left.  So the salon took longer than expected so I was rushing to get back to the house to get dressed and eat before the photographer came at 2 (it was 1:45 and we're still on the road) and she calls to say they're running late and can her husband come to our house with her and "hang out" with us?  I said point blank "no".  I told her I have enough stress and people to take care of I didn't need him in the way.  So she says "well what do you want him to do then?"  I said "i don't care, he's a big boy, he can entertain himself".  And she says "well what are Daniel and the boys up to?"  I said "I have NO idea, call them and find out, I'm too busy for this" and hung up.  I mean seriously, he's 24, he can figure out what to do by himself for two hours!  But if that was my biggest stressor of the day then so be it! 

Pictures are on FB, CC gives me trouble uploading pics for some reason! 

Peanut~ wow, great job on getting the novel edited and working on it again!!  Good luck finding a publisher and I definitely want to read it as well!  I love reading and just wish I had more time to do it!

Daisy~ Hope things on the job slow down for you!  It snowed in Erie 4 days after my wedding about an inch but melted the next morning!  We usually get an October snow that never sticks (ground isn't frozen yet) and then it won't snow again until around Thanksgiving time if not until Christmas and then it'll snow until April.  I can only imagine how much more you get up there!  Sounds like the leaves were pretty for your ride that weekend though!  I'll jump over to FB tonight and check out your pics!

Val~ A halloween party?  I LOVE halloween but just don't have the time/energy to decorate this year!  I love kid halloween parties, so cute!  Sorry to hear about all the stuff going on with P's real dad, at least she knows she has the best mom ever to make up for a crappy dad.  Hope things get easier for you all soon!

Well gang, back to work, back to the real world.  I have my midterm on Friday afternoon and it's going to SUCK because I have no idea what is going on in that class!!!  Guess I better try and get caught up tonight!

Hey Daizy!  Yeah, I think we finally got the last of the fruit flies.  They're so small and quick they're impossible to just kill, the vinager worked pretty well though! 

I'm bouncing off the walls excited and bored to tears and I have work to do and I don't wanna at all!!  I will post pics as soon as I can afterwards but I won't be back until October 24th-ish.  That's when our flight comes in but not sure when I'll be "in" in the head :P 

Yeah, where is everyone else lately? 

Peanut~ how are you feeling?  And P?  Feeling any better?

Val~ how is school going for the girls?  Is S in preschool yet?  Are you an empty nester yet?

Daizy~ That's sounds like so much fun (the run in Disney) and the run along the coast looks beautiful but looooong!!  You have the right attitude, do it for yourself and focus on finishing in your own time and just enjoying the race!!

Oh, i meant to say in your journal that we already bought the flexipod tripod when we bought the camera which added to my frustration of why he wanted a different tripod but he just wanted more gadgets for the camera.  Oh well, camera for him = shoes for me I guess! 

I try and convince her to come in every time I talk to her, I hope someday she does!!

Oops, I don't know what I hit but I posted a blank post and don't know how to delete it :P

Where is everyone lately?  Busy with work?  Everyone feeling ok?

Peanut~ how's the running going?

Daizy~ did things slow down at work any?

Val~ how are the kids doing with school so far?  How's the new house?  I saw pics the other day (on FB maybe?) and it looked great!  You're getting setteled and unpacked really quickly!

I can't seem to stop eating.  I feel like I'm gaining weight back but i'm too scared to get on the scale and see the number.  I ate hardly anything this weekend after being sick and I've skipped my P90X workouts for a long time now due to being sick and life getting busy.  I'm now down to 2.5 weeks and afraid my dress will be snug so I must get it under control!

Good morning ladies!

Daizy~ I'll have to check it out at home, youtube is blocked at work :(. 

Peanut~ I hate that too, I go out of my way to choose a treadmill not next to someone (if possible) but it happens to me too. 

I have read journals but haven't commented yet, that takes my computer forever it seems like so it just wasn't cooperating today!  Be back later!

Thank you all for your sage advice!!  I completely agree with everything said so now it's just a matter of trying to explain it to D.  He doesn't have to like it but he has to move on with our lives and not keep dredging up the past.  It's not fair to either one of us.  I could name a time or two when he's hurt me deeply but there's no point.

Daizy~ yes you were correct, he was the event co-chair back in the day but he didn't do too much except for the night of so he really doesnt have a feel for it.  At least that's my opinion.  It's more the time committment.  He doesn't like me spending all of my time away at meetings and such.

Books~ oh I LOVE books!!  I mostly read murder mysteries but try and throw in a classic or an Oprah book every now and then.  Someone suggested that I buy some cheap used books to bring to Italy with me and when I read them on the plane to just leave them at the hotel because they usually have a small library of books like that. 

So what's new with everyone else?

I agree.  And I'm not totally blameless in it either.  He did say back in the day that he didn't want me making that big of a committment (event chair vs team captain or walker) but I didn't listen which is bad of me but I just felt like I was being called to do it.  I mean he didn't give me any valid reasons why he didn't want me to do it, he just thought my entire focus should be our realtionship which may have ultimately killed our relationship.  I don't like how little I socialize now, imagine if I didn't have Relay, I would seriously shrivel up and die.  So there are two sides to every coin and I guess I wasn't a good enough listener back then to read between the lines but like you said, the past is the past and we need to learn from it and move on.