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angie_mitchell

angie_mitchell

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Morning all,

Sorry I never came back yesterday. I got in super packing/cleaning/laundry mode. Then last night we were invited to dinner at the home of Annabel's best friend from school. They have been nothing but kind and helpful to us since we've met them and they are beyond hospitable. They have some friends who are in love with the US and have traveled there numerous times who wanted to meet us. It was a fun night but along French tradition, the meal lasted 4 hours and we didn't get home until 11. Annabel stayed awake but Ellie crashed at about 9:45 on my lap. The food was so interesting. For the "aperitif" we had champagne and they set snack foods on the coffee table (chip and cheeto type things, olives, cherry tomatoes). Then when we sat at the table, they served an endive type salad, just shredded and mixed with an oil based/balsalmic type of dressing and along with that some sort of quiche. I think it had mushrooms and some other veggies and I'm pretty sure it had pumpkin in it... not quite positive. Then for "dinner" they had this hot plate kind of thing in the middle of the table and each person had a little spatula. You put a piece of cheese on that and then it went under the hot plate. On top of the hot plate were potatoes. You were supposed to pour the cheese on your potatoes. It was good. Then they also had another type of salad that seemed to have raisins in it (dressing mixed in as well), bread, and rolled deli kind of meat. Then there was another salad with larger lettuce... I was so confused about all the salads. Then for dessert she made this thing called speculoos which was a spiral shaped cake (all they really have here) with some sort of filling with homemade chocolate mousse to accompany it. The whole meal we were just watching them for our cues. It was funny but they were so nice.

Anyway, today the girls have their gym and dance classes and then we need to go get Christmas gifts for their teachers. Probably chocolate from my fave shop (Jeff de Bruges) and I need to swing by and see my friend Rebekah before we leave as well.

So from yesterday:

Nina, I'm with Kate... I'm on my way to sit on you. I know you are a determined woman and have had much success from your disciplined workout regimen, but PLEASE listen to your body and give yourself a rest until you are fully recovered. And try to enjoy your dinner tonight with your friend. Friends are the people that help us through times like this.

Kate, sorry about Mike. The flu always has to touch everyone in the house! UGH. Hope Julia doesn't get it. No fun to have a puking baby. How was Max & Erma's? I've never been there.

Wendy, good luck working out your new schedule! How did JJ's check up go?

Colleen, amazing how an insanity workout can affect you after being away for a while, huh? I'm a little annoyed b/c I think it's what aggravated my shin but oh well. C'est la vie. :) Sorry about SIL! Keep us posted. Hope everything is OK.

Klaudia, I'm so confused about your WO. Did you do a premix? Isn't it Chest and Triceps for GS? Either way, great job! Good luck with the rest of your shopping!

Anne, way to do personals but tell us nothing about yourself. What's up!?

Hi Lisa and Becky and Robin and Katie!

Off to do more cleaning/packing/laundry. It will be my life for the next day and a half!

Have a great Wednesday!
 
Good Morning !

Angie, your dinner sounds so good. I'd be very interested in the food (it sounds so good !!) but OH MY I don't know if I could sit at the table and be sociable and pleasant for that long and so late !!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in bed before 11pm most nights !!!!!!:eek:
Good luck with all the cleaning & packing ahead of you . I hate getting ready for a trip and yours is bigger than any I've taken !!!

I want & need to do weights ......I think maybe a premix from MM is on the rotation for today but my upper back has been hurting........not sure what's going on but it's very tight and almost feels like it's been spasming the last few days. I wake at night trying to find a comfortable position to sleep........:confused: Not sure what I'll do yet. It's worse when I first get up and at night, maybe I can sneak something in ???

Did you guys see that Shock Cardio is soon heading our way ?????:D:D:D

Another busy day ahead !

Waving to everyone on the way out...........(not out the door, just out of the site. lol:p)

Becky




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Responded to a cpl of you last night.....

Last night my WO plans got foiled again - weights not possible - but I did one anyway! Did LS again and BM2 abs,

HUGE BUMMER - I was passenger in my moms car yday. She had to slam on her brakes and instinctively grabbed my shoulder and yanked me back. Well, my arm hurts so bad I don't want to move it. Going to the chiro as soon as I get Gina on the bus. WO today will likely be cardio again or possibly LB weights. I'll have to see if my shoulder loosens up.

LOL! Julia just "broke wind" and I can hear it over the monitor and the monitor lights up too - totally cracks me up when that happens! Immature, I know!

MUST GET GROCS today! So low on fruit and milk.

And can I just add that Men are TOTAL BABIES abt being sick!!!!!

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angie, i wouldve been in so much trouble w/ that meal! youre amazing!:D thanks for the details....that was fun to read!
max&ermas.....nothing special other than their cookies, but i only order salads at restaur's anyway. :confused:

becky, good luck w/ your weights!
you are busy for sure!
very excited for the cardio! hope my knee is ready!
 
angie, i remember those loooooooong dinners in france, and some very memorable food! told dh when we returned that maybe it was lucky he couldnt go after all, he wouldve hated it, he is an eat-for-sustenance-and-then-get-moving type of guy. its taken me years to get him to "enjoy" food even a little.

kate, sorry abt your arm =( and YES men are total babies when sick, they are just DYING... can you do my shoppingtoo? i needmore stuff for baking, i am so behind.

becky, im excited for shock cardio too even tho i know there are wo's i wont be touching, at least for now. trytaking an ibuprofen before you go to bed to relax your back a bit. sometimeswhen my knee or mywrists are achy that works for me.

JJs checkup was fine y'day... 10th p for height and 5th for wt but she continues to reassure me he is FINE, just a naturally small guy like us -- says he is proportionate and he is following his own growth curve nicely and that is what counts.

headed to gym for spin and step class today...it will only be my 2nd spin and my a$$ needs to get used to it! but if i miss the sign up time will do step.

question: whatare you ladies givingyour husbands this year? angie, i likeyour gift idea and maybe i will do that when i reach my goal wt =) his bday is june, hmmm...
need to leave soon forgym
 
Morning ladies, I feel horrible with this head cold. I have so much junk in my head it's ridiculous. And now I feel sick to my stomach... I've tried working out but it did not go well. It takes every bit of energy I have to make it thru the day. Someone might need to sit on me too...

Angie, your description of your dinner is very interesting. Good luck with pack-MAX.
Kate, sorry about your shoulder and LOL at Julia on the monitor!
Becky, sorry your back is giving you trouble. Could you do the wo that's called for on your rotation and just go light on back stuff? You might work out some tightness/soreness.
 
good morning everyone. well, i am finally back to myself, a little too much so;). bad case of insomnia got me up at 3am. i read for a while, had some tea and worked on some planning that was keeping me awake. then i ran for a long long time on my tm. it felt really good. my body is finally back to normal i'd say, and it was nice to get up and wo before the kids get up for a change;) also did some abs. rest of the day is full of stuff i need to do - post office, shopping, cards, cooking. i am so unmotivated in the kitchen right now. my poor poor children get the same blah food all the time, though truth be told if i made something new and different they would not eat it. but i feel like a bad mommy. thnks for all the encouragement to take a break. i am finally better, though. no more tummy trouble, and i just had the msot delicious bowl of sc oats and walnuts.

angie, i could never sit at that table for long! your girls are champs for sure. how are the legs feeling? thanks for the kick regarding friend and dinner. funny, but this morning the idea sounds a whole lot ebtter than it did last night.

kate, sorry about your arm. that is really weird. how is the cardio feeling on your knee?

hi becky. sounds like ou need a massage. pre kids i got one maybe twice a year. i loved how lose and disconnected it made me feel.

anne, how are you?

klaudia, are any of the cookies you made super easy i need to take them to our neighbor's for christmas eve.

goals today:
wrap a few presents.
do 6 christmas cards
mail my inlaws present
keep the eats oh so tidy and clean:rolleyes:
 
Morning Wendy, you snuck in. I have practically NOTHING for my husband - any ideas are welcome! Glad the appt went well.
 
Hi Kate! Total bummer about your shoulder. Hope the chiro can help! That's so nice that you pay one fee a month for that. LOL re: Ju and the monitor! That's hilarious. I would laugh too. Have a good day!

Wendy, glad to hear all is well with JJ. I also got Ryan a video game (boys!) and a book. Have fun at the gym!

Katie, sorry you're not feeling so well. Get through the day - that's your only goal! I hope you feel better soon! ((HUGS))

GRRR.. my kids got 2 bags each full of chocolate at their classes. Good thing it's gross French candy. Yuck.

My shin is hurting today. It's weird. Even after not doing any step or anything high impact all week this is the first day it's hurt. I don't get it. I'll just keep my eye on it.

Not sure I'll get a WO in today. Supposed to be GS BSB but I'm so tired and have lots to do - prob will just fit it in tomorrow before I go to my last gym trip and get all my packing done. Girls will be at school all day. they have a special christmas lunch!

OK... clean up lunch time and fold laundry. Can I just take a nap? (there should be a yawn smiley)
 
Post mania while I was typing...

Morning Nina! Glad you're feeling better! You sound chipper and good. Good luck with all your goals and have a great day!:D
 
and a few from y'day...

nina, im with kate, give that bionic body a BREAK, woman! you asked about dh's sched, im actually not sure how often it will change, for a good chunk of time starting today it will be this way -- 12 hr overnights, 7pm-7am -- and it goes 2 days on, 3 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off. that way the same ppl dont always end up working overnight the same holidays or same days of the week, but a PITA to figure out what days he works... im mapping it out on calendar, otherwise id go nuts.

anne, i prefer routine as well, especially since JJ was born. my wo and eating regimen always suffers when the sched changes and it takes me a while to get into a new routine. how is your eating and wo going?

klaudia, i am pretty behind on the few ppl i do have to buy gifts for, online mostly, really need to finish TODAY, but i do need to get to target with my madre soon.

klaudia (and kate), i always made ods "clean out" at the holidays... reminded him family would be giving him lots of nice things and he needed to pass along to other kids things he didnt use anymore. id give him a #, like pick 10 things to give away (or 5 stuffed animals and 5 toys, something like that). we never seem to give away books on my house...

colleen, so sorry abt yourSIL, scary. how old/healthy isshe? how is the new job so far?

katie, hope collin is better. but BOO that you've got it now!!! ikwym abt faking, i think its good to fake it sometimes bcause it helps us from getting too deep in a funk if we were headed in that direction...yet another great thing about having kids, they help keep our spirits up =)

lisa, how ya been??
 
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katie, sorry for the crud - feel better soon!

wendy, enjoy spinning - i am jealous. we have smal kiddos here too - aidan is finally on the chart, finn is the smallest kid in his class:D
 
Ok, I did the MM ub premix and it felt fine. I did extra stretches for my back and that felt great !
You know Nina, i've never had a massage in my life ! Would LOVE to have someone work on my back though. I always have aches and pains there anymore.

I have NOTHING for my dh yet either. NOT ONE THING and no really good idea either. He is hard to buy for . Does NOT like to get clothes and pretty much buys what he wants if he want it. I dont' know what I'm going to do.

Nina glad you are feeling better !!
Angie, hope your shin feels better. Did you ever got the dr. about it ?
Kate, sorry about your shoulder!!! ugh But so glad you didn't get in an accident ! It could've been much worse !!! Is your mom okay ?

Am drinking a post workout smoothie with cherries, soy milk, greek yogurt, a banana and green tea powder. That better power me up for the rest of the morning !!!
I have lot's to do !!

Gotta run!!!

Becky
 
Wow! I leave to get Milla dressed and there's two posts and I come back and we're almost on page two! Eats were miserable last night-I had chips with sour cream and onion dip I made with a packet of soup mix!:eek: Ugh. THis time of year kills me-Dancia has a potluck party at dance tonight and both older girls have their parties this afternoon. Give me willpower! Have to head out for groceries for fruit, baking supplies and the fixings for 35 bags of white chocolate popcorn that I'm giving Nevena's teen teachers! Workout will be cardio-something short and tough and abs-before they disappear completely! Gift for Darrin-I'll tell ya later-he's home right now;)

Angie, wow! what a meal! I'm stuffed just reading about it! The family I lived with ate very simple food. The only weird thing I saw was rabbit-up north near Belgium when we stayed with their family friends. Ate a lot of sausage and cheese then;) Yes I did GS C and B-per FF's Dec. '08 rotation. Ouch!

Becky, good luck with your workout-be careful!

Kate, sorry about your shoulder. We laugh about gas A LOT in this house!! You'd think we had a bunch of boys!

Katie, hope you feel better soon!

Nina, glad you're feeling back to your normal self! Busy day! Don't feel bad-my kids had hot dogs for dinner and donuts for breakfast! I should be strung up by my toes for being such a hypocrite! I'll post some easy recipes for you:)

Wendy, spin AND step?! You go! I need to follow that advice and clean out their toys. My mom asked me what they need and honestly there's nothing! I'm hoping she buys them tickets to a local performing arts center and takes them to a show and lunch-memories that'll last a lifetime!

Re: Darrin's gift. I got him a huge bath sheet from Land's End that I had "The Man" embroidered on:) I think he was feeling a little outnumbered one day and complained that he wanted a big towel of his own with those words on it. Let's see if he remembers:)

Hi Robin, Anne, Lisa, and Colleen!
 
Hi Everyone!

SIL is still in the hospital and bored. The clots were caused by her BC and flying back to back to San Fran and NY. Her leg swelled up after her last trip and they did not realize it was a blood clot until Tues. (about 1 1/2 weeks after she got back from NY). So she is going off the BC and taking blood thinners.

This morning's workout was LoMax Combos 3-7. I wish someone would design a workout that was only 45-50 mins. 30 min is too short and sometimes an hour is too long. Tomorrow will be Lauren Brooks kettlebell workout. I haven't tried it yet.

Becky, DH and I don't exchange Cmas gifts any more. We end up getting ourselves something and telling the other one it is our gift. We travel for the holidays and it just got to be too much and expensive.
Klaudia, I love the gift you got for Darrin. I almost want to break the no gift rule and get for DH.
Nina, I am glad you are feeling better. It is hard to be excited for anything when you are not feeling well.
Angie, that meal sounds very interesting. Were the portions really small?
Kate, sorry about your arm. Hope the chiro helps and you can workout again. Yes men are babies when they are sick.
Katie, sorry for the crud. Feel better soon!
Wendy, if you can't find a padded seat, you could try to find padded bike shorts. You behind will get used to it.
 
Angie and Kate, you caught me! I'm in another funk and do not want to be a downer, so am keeping to myself. My tap class did vote to do the recital, so that will be something fun to focus on. And tomorrow night is my books and beer club holiday get together. I'm looking forward to that. I got almost all of my shopping done last night. If it were earlier in the season I would have done it online, but I wanted to go to a local book store (Schuler's, Kate) to support them. I bought a lot there! I just have to get one more gift for my brother (a gift certificate to his favorite hockey store) and one more gift for my sister. I have no idea what to get her. Having said that, a friend of mine who is trying to limit gifting for the kiddos said she read somewhere you should buy people in your life 4 things: 1) something they want; 2) something they need; 3) something to wear; 4) something to read.

Colleen, so sorry about your SIL. I hope she feels better soon. And I kwym about 45-50 minute work outs. You know how I hate to work out more than an hour.

Klaudia, busy-busy, as always! Did I read on FB that the girls are home for the duration?

Becky, men are always hard to buy for, in my opinion. Do you guys like to go to the movies? My local movie theater sells gift certificates for dinner at a nearby restaurant and movie tix. Would he enjoy that?

Wendy, I'd have to map out that schedule, too. I'm such a planner; it's hard for me to go with the flow. I try, but it's not easy. How was spin class? I agree with Colleen, you may want to get a pair of padded bike shorts until you get more used to riding a bike.

Angie, that dinner sounds amazing, I would love that. Has Ryan appreciated your efforts to get travel related stuff done ahead of time? I hope so.

Nina, I'm glad you're feeling better, but I still think you should rest a little bit. ;) I hope dinner tonight is fun.

Kate, LOL about J and gas! That would totally crack me up too. Is M feeling better? I agree men are babies about being sick.

Katie, {{{{HUGS}}}}} you poor thing! Don't try to work out, get as much sleep and liquids as you can and just rest. Being sick is no fun.

Hi Lisa!

Today is the big vote at my company on whether or not to merge with another company in IN. It should pass easily here, but IN is another story. Lots of drama and intrigue and infighting down there. Ugh. I can't decide if I want it to go through or not. If it does it means lots of big changes, which frankly I don't need right now. But if it doesn't I think my boss will be very disappointed. The libs in IN vote tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.

anne
 
Colleen, we really don't exchange gifts. I just thought it'd be funny and would let him know that I do listen and appreciate him:) The same thing happened to my mom's goddaughter on her honeymoon to Hawaii. She ended up having to give herself shots every time she was preggo-3 times! Hope she's well soon! Can't wait for your kettlebell review. I so want them but no one will get them for me:(

Anne, their last day is Friday. My mom friends and I are trying to plan some get togethers to break up the monotony-right Kate?;) We used to have a local bookstore that I loved but they went out of business:( I'm suffering some major anxiety abotu the holidays-gift ideas, shopping, what to wear to different events, blah, blah. I like you friend's idea. Maybe next year:) Have fun tomorrow-I bet there'll be more beer than books;)

Workout is done! I did CTX step and Intervals. Will get to abs later-maybe. Off to get ready to avoid all sorts of good stuff at the girls' parties. Wish me luck!
 
klaudia, i would be a goner at a party right now - i swear, if it was within 100 feet of me and sweet, i'd devour it. thanks for the recipes - i love how easy they look.

anne, the merger does sound drama filled. i am sorry for your funk. it is hard to avoid at the holidays i think - things are so emotional.

kate, how is your day going?

i have gotten so much done, it feels good. must get kiddos their snack and get outside. i am so hungry right now - i just ate a spinach and feta and sage quesadilla, my new addiction. now i want cookies - chewy, warm chocolate and peanut butter cookies:eek: good thing all i have is store bought ginger bread men for the boys. sigh..... my life is so boring;)
 
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