DebbieH
Cathlete
Boy, do I miss this place when a few days go by. Just wanted to share a FUN Cathe-related event! On Thursday at work, my hubby found out that they were going to be closed on Saturday AND Monday, and with his day off being Friday, that gave us F, S, S & M off!!! I had no classes to teach til today, soooooo he said, "Why don't we give your friend Murph a call and see if we can meet up with them in Chicago where they live at a nearby restaurant and then spend the rest of the weekend shopping and EATING?" (Actually, he never said ANYTHING about eating. I added that! 
) Okay, to make this Cathe-related: I met Murph here on Cathe's site a couple of years ago and after becoming cyber-friends, we found out her business is homebased about 5 minutes from my house!(in Ohio) Sooo, we have met two different times she has come to town and hit it off. We found out we had many things in common, including our love of Cathe. I called her Friday morning and asked if we could plan a get-together the NEXT day! She soooo kindly said they had no plans and would love for us to come. They picked us up at our hotel Saturday morning about 11:30, we went back to their house and sat out on their beautiful sun porch and chit-chatted for a good hour and a half. Both hubbies hit it right off! :7 They had told us to wear old shoes and jeans so we could go visit their horses, which we did and, ME, who is petrified of horses, since one I was riding at church camp at the age of about 12, fell and rolled over on me and stepped on my friend, was a bit leery! We took it slow and George (Murph's hubby) taught me how to make the horse move, turn the horse & bring it to a complete stop, which I was GLAD to learn! No seriously, it was a fun time, even though one pix my hubby took of me brushing the horse, had my arm extended as far out to brush him so I didn't have to get too close! I was sure he was going to kick me! Both Murph and George's horses are beautiful! George was a lil' put out later when we went back to their house and downloaded all the pix and saw we had taken quite a few more of Comi (Murph's horse) and not as MANY of Toro) His horse!) Okay, enough horsetalk!!!! After they dropped us off at our hotel, they had us meet them back at their home an hour and a half later for drinks & hors'douveres (sorry, I know I botched that word. I can never find it in the dictionary either!!!) We then, walked to an Italian restaurant 10 minutes from their house. The food was superb!! They had a garlic butter for the fresh baked bread that was surrounded by roasted garlic that was to die for. I could have made a meal with just that. I THINK I DID! The night ended BACK at their place with coffee & cookies while we downloaded all the pix. Couldn't have asked for a more FUN Memorial Day weekend and I just have to say, Murph is not the only GREAT friend I have met here. You guys are all so wonderful and I know I rambled on much too long here but wanted to share another GOOD thing that came out of my finding this place! Thanks Cathe!!! :7
Your-Friend-In-Fitness, DebbieH http://www.smilies-world.de/Smilies/Smilies_klein_1/wavey.gif If You Get The Choice To Sit It Out Or Dance...I Hope You DANCE!!!
) Okay, to make this Cathe-related: I met Murph here on Cathe's site a couple of years ago and after becoming cyber-friends, we found out her business is homebased about 5 minutes from my house!(in Ohio) Sooo, we have met two different times she has come to town and hit it off. We found out we had many things in common, including our love of Cathe. I called her Friday morning and asked if we could plan a get-together the NEXT day! She soooo kindly said they had no plans and would love for us to come. They picked us up at our hotel Saturday morning about 11:30, we went back to their house and sat out on their beautiful sun porch and chit-chatted for a good hour and a half. Both hubbies hit it right off! :7 They had told us to wear old shoes and jeans so we could go visit their horses, which we did and, ME, who is petrified of horses, since one I was riding at church camp at the age of about 12, fell and rolled over on me and stepped on my friend, was a bit leery! We took it slow and George (Murph's hubby) taught me how to make the horse move, turn the horse & bring it to a complete stop, which I was GLAD to learn! No seriously, it was a fun time, even though one pix my hubby took of me brushing the horse, had my arm extended as far out to brush him so I didn't have to get too close! I was sure he was going to kick me! Both Murph and George's horses are beautiful! George was a lil' put out later when we went back to their house and downloaded all the pix and saw we had taken quite a few more of Comi (Murph's horse) and not as MANY of Toro) His horse!) Okay, enough horsetalk!!!! After they dropped us off at our hotel, they had us meet them back at their home an hour and a half later for drinks & hors'douveres (sorry, I know I botched that word. I can never find it in the dictionary either!!!) We then, walked to an Italian restaurant 10 minutes from their house. The food was superb!! They had a garlic butter for the fresh baked bread that was surrounded by roasted garlic that was to die for. I could have made a meal with just that. I THINK I DID! The night ended BACK at their place with coffee & cookies while we downloaded all the pix. Couldn't have asked for a more FUN Memorial Day weekend and I just have to say, Murph is not the only GREAT friend I have met here. You guys are all so wonderful and I know I rambled on much too long here but wanted to share another GOOD thing that came out of my finding this place! Thanks Cathe!!! :7Your-Friend-In-Fitness, DebbieH http://www.smilies-world.de/Smilies/Smilies_klein_1/wavey.gif If You Get The Choice To Sit It Out Or Dance...I Hope You DANCE!!!
