!!!CHEETAHS...very merry Christmas!!!

L

lederr

Cathlete
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hi everyone! i woke up to go to the bathroom around 3:30 and, since it was dark and i was half asleep, i SLAMMED my knee on the rim!
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i was definitely up after that and am starting to get a huge bruise. grrrrrr. i wanted to sleep in. i am definitely going to try to go back to sleep soon.
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so, i made the perpperemint bark and chocolate covered toffee yesterday. unfortunately, last night i decided to eat a leetle too much of that toffee! good thing i have a run planned today!

wendy-yeah, it maks me really happy to look at my mantle and "see" all my cheetah friends. i look forward to many more cheetah happenings int he new year. your bracelet is gorgeous!!!

jackie-it really didn't feel that long since i really like both those workouts. it's a good premix. as for the bosu, my best friend went everywhere looking for it and they were sold out. BF told me on the phone tonight that he was going to look for one on the drive home, so maybe i will be getting one after all!

christine-thanks so much for the compliments. not my favorite picture of me, but, oh well! my aussie mix is verrry low energy. she was so horribly abused when she came to me that that might have something to do with it. she is such a wonderfully sweet dog and very beautiful. she has one brown eye and one blue eye.
my ivy:
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i hope all you wonderful, amazing, warm, kind, and thoughtful women have a wonderful christmas day.
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i will definitely be checking in later. merry christmas!!!
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OMG poor Lorie! I hope your knee is okay!:eek: The pic you posted of one of yours pups is waaaay cute! They had 3 dogs at the house I went to tonight! A bichon freese, a mini dachshund and a chihaua. Please excuse my spelling as I am sure I butchered every one of those! LOL Anyway, they were all very cute. :)

We got home and into bed around 1am. I fell asleep okay but woke up about 30 minutes ago and even though I am exhausted I just can't fall back to sleep. I finally got up and made myself some green tea. I will try to go back to sleep again in just a few minutes.

The party was fun. I drank a small glass of wine, 1 Corona and 3 smirnoff twists. YIKES. I have a small hang over. I already had a headache by the time I got home. Perhaps that is why I can't sleep.

I am happy to report that aside from the enbibing, I did not indulge too badly where the food and treats were concerned! I had one plate of salad and one plate of food and then a few small sweet treats and shared a small piece of a really light cheesecake with DS. It was cappuccino flavored and he really liked it...GO FIGURE! :eek: So anyway, I do not feel like I over-did it at all in that regard atleast so I'm happy. :) We'll see how I fair at my sister's today...She always has good pickin's out before dinner that could get me into trouble...cheese n crackers: that's my achilles heel!}( :9 }(

Okay, off to peruse the rest of the forums for just a few minutes and then I'm off to bed again and HOPEFULLY back to sleep as well.

Merry Christmas girls!:)
 
here's sleepy-head vibes for both of us!!!

good for you not overdoing the food. as for the drinking, we all deserve to have a few sometimes!!!
 
Wendy and Lorie--- You guys are up WAY TOO EARLY!!!! Santa aint gonna come if certain little cheetahs are up waiting for him;-) LOL

Seriously gals... Merry Christmas to you.... and go to sleep!

It's 0315 here in Arizona and I'm at work.... we filled up the hospital believe it or not! As bad as it may be to have to work tonight I feel oh so much worse for my patients!

I want to express my deep appreciation for all the cheetahs! Thank you for putting up with all my babble. You guys understand me in many ways more than my friends and family.

Much love,

ShellyC
 
I got some time to catch up on a few personals:)

Lorie- Unfortunately when I'm at work I'm unable to view any pics:(
But I'll definitely check it out later today when Im at home. I'd love to see your furry kids! I sure hope your knee is okay!!!

Wendy- Glad you had a good time at the party. Hope you don't have much trouble with a hangover today!!! Awesome workout yesterday BTW :eek:

Linda- Hiya!!! I wish you a very Merry Christmas!! Got much snow there in WVa? You put in some great serious workouts in the last few days:eek:

Cathy- I sure hope those sniffles and sinus problems don't morph into something more serious!! I like your family tradition of playing games.... MusicCatchphrase sounds fun!

Hello and Merry Christmas to the Cheetahs who follow. After I get off work I'll be going for a 3 mile tempo run, then a nap. DH and I will head over to my parents house around noon for presents, etc.
I'll be doing 4DS double cardio when we get home.... and then our own celebration :)

ShellyC
 
Merry Christmas, cheetah girlfriends!!
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Wendy :: AWESOME w/out yesterday!!!…I will have to try that one real soon once I begin my heavy weights/HIIT rotation…Ooh, your new bangle is tres chic!…Sorry you woke up so early…hope you can fall asleep…the snack-y foods always do me in.

Sunny :: mmm, fresh-baked cookie smell! So do you have all-over DOMS today?

Lorie :: very cool that you have become friends with some local Catheites. I know, I am usually so critical of photos of myself. Most of the time, though, I’m the photographer and am not in the shot.

Linda :: I still have an odd cough and scratchy throat, but not so much the inus pressure or that nauseous feeling. I’m hoping I can lick it quick...I love Target, too...I can never get out there spending less than $50!

Jackie :: were you able to make up for the loss of sleep on Sunday night/Monday morning? Hope so! I didn’t really want to wake up at 4 this morning, but my body is in a routine now…I leave on Wed., early afternoon.

Christine aka my Secret Santa :: thank you SOOOOO much for the Eion Finn Power Yoga for Happiness DVD and for the “Teachers Rule” ornament! I was so pumped when I opened this – can’t wait to try it! I’m thinking the week post-ski trip will be an all-yoga recovery week, so I’ll get to fully explore all its options then. Thanks again! It was fun having something to open this morning.

Shelly :: sorry to hear so many folks landed themselves in the hospital for Christmas :(...I ditto your appreciative thoughts toward our cheetah group! ETA: Your 2nd post snuck past me there...thanks! I don't think it will morph into anything more -- I won't let it! :) The games have become a fun, new tradition. Someone gave me the Family Feud DVD game last night, and I've been told I'm expected to bring it to my aunt's tonight. Enjoy your workout and today's festivities!

Later this morning my workout will be PUB. Dinner will be hosted by another aunt.

I enjoyed last night with the extended clan...but someone please explain to me why two cousins and two aunt/uncles proceeded to give everyone gifts even though the swap-participating adults are not supposed to give any gifts beyond that??? Um, yeah...that makes no sense.
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At any rate, the swap was a RIOT this year! I introduced some new "rules" that kicked up the insanity another notch. First, everyone drew numbers. Then, in sequential order, each person selected a gift. Once everyone had a gift, we opened them one at a time, again in sequential order. Then we voted and tallied results for the all-time worst gift, all-time manly gift, all-time girly gift. Next step: we all sat in a circle, and in the order of our numbers, we began to roll a die.

1=trade your gift on demand with anyone you choose
2=if you're a female, you get the manly gift; if you're male, you get the girly gift
3=everyone pass left
4=force any two people to trade (not yourself)
5=take the worst gift
6=swap with someone on your left or right (your choice)

We did two rounds of this and were absolutely SCREAMING with laughter. The most manly gift was a drill bit set; the most girly gift was an X-rated girly mag, fantasy store gift card, and couples coupon book (everyone called this "the bag of porn" -- it is what I opened up originally), and the worst gift, it was decided, was two wooden decorations (a chicken and rooster, which everyone kept referring to as "the c0cks"). So many fives were rolled, it was unbelievable!! We were HOWLING. http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/laugh3.gif Some of the kids snapped pics, so I may post one or two later on.

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Merry Christmas Cheetahs!

I hope everyone is enjoying today with family and friends.

The MIA Cheetah, reporting for duty. Boy, I thought I was up early at 5:00 this morning. I so wanted to sleep in but I guess my internal clock thought otherwise.

I am proud to say that I did get all preparations done before mom and grandmom arrived...but just in the nick of time I have to admit. SO assembled all the platters of munchies so I thought that was just too sweet :D. I was able to keep some of the munchies pretty clean...lots of veggies with yogurt dip and hummus, shrimp cocktail. Unfortunately, we had to have a little cheese, crackers and these dried beef rolls that SO makes that everyone drools over. They are just too good }(. We did Christmas dinner last night to accomodate SO's other family plans and had my famous curried butternut squash for a starter, ham with an amazing mustard glaze (thank you food network!), green beans almondine, and Italian pastry for dessert. Okay, we were good until we hit dessert LOL!!!

Okay, so I finally did get that elusive snow broom/ice scraper and am planning on messing with my SO with it. He mentioned a couple of days ago about liking my BB so I wrapped the scraper up to look like a BB by attaching two square boxes at the ends. I'm going to make a big show of picking the "heavy" BB up and throwing it at him }( :+. Heehee, twisted sense of humor, I know.

I may actually plan a run for this afternoon IF none of my shoes bother those blisters. They are healing well but I don't want to start the whole process over again. We'll see...

Okay, I've rambled long enough. Gonna go grab some more java and try to catch up on some personals. BBIAB!
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS LOVELY CHEETAH FRIENDS!!!

Haven't read anything for the past couple days yet, but I wanted to log in and wish all my special cheetah friends a very merry Christmas and here's hoping you all have a wonderful day!! I've been up being a busy, busy elf (thank you Starbuck's) and now it's 4:15 am PST and I HAVE to go to bed and get a nap before my family wakes up looking for the smell of "baaaacuuuun roasting over an open fire"...."Biiiissscuuits browning in the oven"....lol...yeah, I make up my own lyrics to common songs alot... Had a fun and very busy past few days but I'll post more later in the day after I catch up on the happenings and get a few winks....


((Hugs)) to all you supercalifragilisticexpealadotious Cheetahs!!

LOL - there's a word I can't spell!!

Thomasina
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Lorie - Oh, ouch!!! Awww, Ivy is lovely...what a beautiful girl! LOL about too much toffee...do get food hangovers too? I had a wicked one a couple of days ago between too many tostones (sp?) and a huge edible arrangement that one of the clients brought us. I felt like $#!^ the next day! I LOVE your mantle. I get the very same warm fuzzies everytime I walk past mine :+. Hey, I wish I were half as photogenic as you!!!

Wendy - I hope you're sleeping off the rest of that hangover. What a beautiful bracelet! It sounds like you had a great time at the party. WTG not overdoing it with the yummy food!

Shelly - I hope your shift is almost over! I hate hearing that it's been a busy one. Although, I suppose it's better than a slow night. I do feel bad for all those patients who found themselves there on Christmas Eve/Christmas. Honey, you're too sweet regarding the "feeling like a slug" comment...I WISH I could keep up with all that you do!!! You are one of my sources of motivation. When I'm feeling slothlike I usually say something like "Shelly and the girls would just get up and get to it!!!" I am actually a very lazy-type of person by nature but when I have a deadline I am a machine :p! BTW, I LOVE your babble :+...babble on! Enjoy your celebration with DH...Merry Christmas!

Cathy - Enjoy Eion! Does this mean that you get to enjoy some "ice cream" too?! OMG that gift swap sounds hilarious!!! I definitely want to see some pics of that one! Have fun tonight at your aunt's and enjoy your workout today.

I hear some stirring in the living room so I should probably sign off for now. I do have to go into work for a couple of hours at some point today but I will try to get back through the course of the day to see what everyone got from their Secret Santas. I won't be able to share what I received because it hasn't arrived yet. I will be patient and will look forward to my extra day of Christmas tomorrow probably :D.

I want to wish each and every one of you wonderful ladies a joyful Christmas! Thank you for the exceptionally warm welcome this year and I look forward to perhaps meeting some of you in person in the coming year!
 
Thomasina - OMG you are just too funny...and way too awake! Get thee to bed girl! Merry Christmas and mmmmm baaaacuuuun!
 
Ok, so I just HAD to peek at what I've missed so before I go to bed i just have to at least list my 3 favorite Christmas songs:

1. Silent Night
2. Baby it's Cold Outside
3. I've got my love to keep me Warm - Frank Sinatra

Ok, keeping laughing ya'll, I know he's a controversial fella and alot of people think he's a butthead ---- BUT I just LOVE Frankie baby and I own just about his entire collection of music....LOL

OK! I'm REALLY going to bed now!

LOL
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS my wonderful cheetah friends. I am so lucky to be checking-in with this terrific group of ladies. The kids were up at 6:30 ready to open presents. DH is opening the packages now as DS is playing with his new toys. DD loves her new "big girl" bike and Elmo Barbie.

Shelly - Sorry work was so busy for you last night. What a way to spend Christmas Eve night and Christmas morning.

Wendi - I'm sorry you have to work today. I hope you can get home soon and not have to work long.

Cathy - What a riot! That sounds like a lot of fun. My family should do something like that.

Lorie - Which one are you in the pics?

Is there a particular time we are supposed to open our secret santa gifts?

Merry Christmas! I hope to be back later after I open my secret santa present. WAVES to all cheetahs!
 
kristi-i am the one on the left. i think i might have some other photos on my picturetrail/Lederr. not sure, because i took a ton down to make room for new ones.

never did make it back to sleep. i am sure a nap is in my future!

GUESS WHAT?!?!? i'm going to go open my cheetah gift right now!!! YAY!!!
 
MY SECRET CHEETAH SANTA IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i got a gift card to barnes & noble. since reading is one of my favorite things to do next to working out, this is perfect! i also got some comfy running socks in the cutest colors!!! i LOOOOOOVE my gifts! it is the only gift i have opened as my best guy friend is coming over later to exchange gifts and xDF/BF is coming tomorrow (after spending christmas with dear mommy...god forbid he leave her this afternoon!) and we won't open prezzies until then. we are also going to do the puppy gifts tomorrow.

what a wonderful way to start the morning! especially since i am about to go run (in my new socks!!!). i really wanted to run outside but it is pretty darn cold and it's supposed to rain. i think i'll be tackling grace. or maybe a steady state and watch a movie. wouldn't it be cool if grace did a christmas iTread with fun christmas songs?

anyway, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SECRET CHEETAH!!! you have no idea how special you have made me feel.
 
Morning Girls.

I got up at 8 for some quiet/forum/coffee time before the "festivities" begin. :)

I am soooooo tired. UGH! I also still have a bit of a headache/hangover as well. :-( I went back to bed pretty quickly last night but still couldn't fall asleep right away. I think I'm existing on about 4 hours of sleep today...x( x( x(
I think I'll need our resident Cheetah nurse,Shelly, to hook up an IV for me and attach a bottomless coffee pot to it!:p

Well, I should probably go stir the troops. We have to leave here no later then 11 to head up to my sister's and it's gonna come QUICK!:eek:

I plan to post about my Secret Santa gift before I leave this morning so stay tuned!:)

BBL!:7
 
Good morning and Merry Christmas to all my Cheetah friends!!

All of you ladies have been a gift to me this year. You encouraged and motivated me to do things I didn't think I could. Thank you for being my friends.

Lorie - Ouch on hitting that knee!! Love the pic of your cute doggie. Those eyes caught my attention right away. Glad you like your gift from your secret santa.

Wendy - Glad you enjoyed the party and was able to resist all the goodies.

Shelly - I thought I was going to have to pay the emergency room a visit last night. I had a bad case of heartburn and I was up half the night. That means that I'll have to stay away from so much rich food today. What's a girl to do. Feel better now. Have a great run and enjoy your day with your family.

Cathy - Didn't catch up on sleep last night. Maybe while I'm off, I can catch up. I usually stay up a little later hanging out with my sisters. Hoping it will tire me out. The family swap sounds like so much fun.

Wendi - Can't wait to hear what SO thought about his gift. How creative. Bummer on having to work today. Hope it's not for long.

Thomasina - I can smell your bacon and biscuits all the way in TN. Enjoy.

Kristi - Sounds like the kids are enjoying their new toys.

Since I wasn't feeling well last night, I thought a workout might help. It just felt like I swallowed something and it got stuck. But, anywho, I did 4DS KB. It made me feel so much better. The pain is gone.

I received a scarf and gloves set from my Secret Santa. I love it. Thank you so much. It will definitely be used.

I have to get a move on. Merry Christmas to each of you and your family. I hope you got all you wanted and wanted everything you got. Enjoy the food, family and friends.

Jackie
 
Wendy :: *lol* 'bout the IV of coffee. *sending quick recovery vibes your way*

Jackie :: sorry 'bout the heartburn...glad 4DS knocked it out!!

I created a PhotoShow of last night's festivities, but here a just a few shots:

[font size=+1]Me in my dorky elf hat[/font size] :+
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[font size=+1]The famous worst gift "chickens" (w/ their original recipient)[/font size]
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[font size=+1]At the height of the swapping, my dad gets the bag of porn[/font size]
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[font size=+1]My cousin (alongside his wife) gets stuck with the chickens again[/font size]
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My secret santa is awesome. I LOVE my present. I received Cardio Coach Volume 6. I'm going to try to do it today when I put DD down for a nap. Hopefully I will be able to fit it in before we need to be at our friend's house at 4. Thanks Wendi!

Cathy - Great pics! I bet your Dad was surprised to open the porn. How funny!

Lorie - Sorry you weren't able to go back to sleep. Enjoy your run today. So you and your BF won't be opening presents until tomorrow? What a shame he won't be with you on Christmas! BTW, I loved the pics from yesterday. You are beautiful.

Wendy - Travel safely today.

Waves to Jackie! I'm glad you enjoyed your gift.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!
 
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