Happy Hateful Friday-Feb 16

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Goodmorning all. Gosh, another blustery day here. It is in the single digits and the wind is whipping. I keep thinking it's Saturday, but it doesn't matter, since I have to get up and go to work Saturday too. I'm not sure what the day holds for me. I'd like to get to the grocery store after work and the workout plan is Cardio Fusion. I don't think I'll get down to the hospital to see Greyor today, but know Emily and Jay will. I'm not sure if DH will make it down, since today is the day he ferries his mom to the hairdresser and grocery store. They will only let 2 people in to see Greyor at a time, so I don't feel too bad not going.

August, where are you this morning? I hope the construction work hasn't been too annoying.

Michele, I hope last night's headache didn't turn into anything worse. When does your DH return home?

Arista, I take it the sexy underguchies didn't have the desired affect? I'm sorry.

Mariah, yeah, 200 jumping jacks would probably work better if I wore a Depends.

Diane, I'm betting what you think is a belly is nothing anyone else would notice. Is the nausea any better?

Jen, do you have more drifting snow today? I sure hope not. I think you've shoveled enough for the rest of the winter.

Goodmorning to Terri and anyone I may have missed.

I have to get going to get to work. See you all later.
 
Good morning all

(((((Arista))))) What Happened

Im off to work shortly also
Freezing warnings for us here in fla
i was typing up my meditations this morning at 6 am (I send them to groups of people every day) when my neighbor, a nearly deaf woman, knocked on my door (which is right next to my computer) I screamed, she scared the bejesus out of me. And she never even heard me LOL

anyway she was warning me to turn on all my outside spigots tonite when i go to bed because we have a freeze coming
Have a good day all, I will check in when i get home from work
 
Hey chickadees! Sorry I was MIA yesterday. I was having one of those days – sat on the couch stuffing my face. Bad I know. I guess today should be New Life Friday. I’m 2 days behind you all. I was off work again yesterday – cleaning, doing laundry, cooking. We had ham/potatoes/string beans which I made in the crock pot. It turned out pretty good, and I brought some of the leftovers for lunch today.

Arista – LMAO about your lesbian comment. Seriously though, what happened? Oh and I hear ya on the jeans thing. I have ONE pair of jeans. So I have to wash them constantly since they are the only ones I have. When I lose 20lbs and get to a size I can actually be comfortable with, I’m going to buy myself 3 or 4 pairs. My DH is always telling me to go a buy some clothes but I get so frustrated I refuse to go.

Jen – how true it is about men. Good for you for not taking your x back. Why do they realize what they had once it is too late? I’ve had several x’s call me back after we broke up and I always told them they were too late! That was long ago though, I”ve been with my DH for 7 years. Yikes! I saw the Powerstrike DVD in collage video. You said that the 2 that you have are on VHS, is this one that I saw a new one? Do you have this DVD? I need to buy a few more cardio workouts. **GASP** can you believe you eyes? Seriously though, I have mostly weight training DVDs and for the most part, the Cathe cardios that I have are a bit long. I saw Gin Miller’s, Simply Interval, which is around 45 minutes. Have you tried that one?

Michele – I bet your DH gets such a rewarding feeling helping those children. I doubt I could do it because I would be crying and wanting to bring them all home with me. Where did he go? Hey, since your DH travels all the time, you MUST go with him if he ever has business at Geisinger. Seriously. I’ll take the day off work and we could do lunch, go shopping and take a walk. I really do mean that. I can see GMC from my work parking lot. 4 hours on the phone? What in the world did you talk about? Were there pauses like ok, this conversation is over or does she just talk and talk and talk.

Robin – how is Greyor? Is he home yet? Where do you CC ski? I’ve never been on skis but I think that CC skiing is all that I would attempt. There is no way that I would snowboard or do downhill skiing. I hear that the Montour Preserve is great for CC skiing as well as snowshoeing. I”ve never tried snowshoeing but I think that I would really enjoy that.

Diane – how rotten is it that your firm does that to expectant mommies. I can’t believe that is their standard procedure. I would definitely not tell them and get your maternity time and pay. You are so fortunate to be able to be a SAHM – I know you’ll enjoy your time at home with your baby.

Mariah – glad you had a nice VD with yourself. How was the conversation? LOL Some of the best conversations I’ve had are with myself. I always agree with whatever I say, no disagreements, great sense of humor. HA!!!!!

Terry – I don’t feel like I’ve gotten to know you good enough yet. My bad! What Amy Bento w/o did Jen send you? What did you think of it? I read mixed reviews of her and I’m not sure if I could even handle her workouts.

August – I can see it now, you lugging all your work stuff out of your apartment. Wheeling it through the streets of Tokyo. (I almost typed Toyota, WTH???) Hey that Windsor workout sounds like my kind of workout. I too HATE lower body workouts. Weird thing though, I LOVE to do a lower body workout if I ‘m using machines. I was doing some great LB workouts over the summer when I had access to the machines. Does Ched have an eating disorder? He seems to be withering away to nothing while Mr. Choc is expanding. LOL

I’m at work & I don’t feel like being here. There are only 3 of us here today. My boss left for training and she said she didn’t care what I did – to go outside and build a snowman. HA! I do have quite a bit to work on so playing in the snow is not an option. My drive in this morning was crappy. I think I’m going to try an alternate route and see if those roads are any better.

What is everyone doing this weekend? We are supposed to be going to a racing banquet. My DH bought the tickets last month and my in-laws are going to watch the boys. Only thing is the weather here is yucky and we are supposed to get another inch of snow. I wanted to go to the mall and try to find a pair of black pants but I don’t want to drive to the mall tonight. Maybe I can talk DH in to taking me.

I must get back to work but I’ll check back with all you lovely ladies later.
:p :+ :*
 
Hello, quick check in... I feel HORRIBLE today, my stomach is hurting so bad & I am just so exhausted. I am leaving work at 1:30 CST today, I am going to stop & do a few quick errands then home to relax. I was supposed to do Cindy's ultimate fat burner tonight but there is NO WAY I am doing that. So, I am thinking about doing Bun Shaper from beachbody & another 30 minute floor leg/glute work. With all the shovel cardio I did this week I think my body is rebelling & telling me to take it easy.

Dana- The Powerstrike that is available from college is an new one & from what I've heard a lot easier than the first two. I love powerstrike 1 and like 2 also but like one better. You have to order then directly from Powerstrike.... ask Terri-she had posted in the open forum about wanting them to see if anybody had them to sell. She didn't hear anything so ordered them and then someone e-mailed her saying they'd sell them... so if you are interested I'd ask her.

Everyone else, hello... I'll BBL & address everyone.

They are calling for another 1-3 inches of snow tonight & then winds of like 25-30 mph tomorrow... fun, fun. I plan on getting the few errands I must get done after work today and I will not be leaving the house tomorrow, I'm having a "lock in"... :)
 
Hiya!

I didn't sleep a wink last night. This always happens whenever DH goes away. I don't know what time I finally managed to drift off and then I ended up sleeping in late. I just hate it when that happens! Poor kitty was having a fit because I was about 2 hours late with his breakfast:eek:. So now I have a headache. It was kind of simmering yesterday but it's in full bloom now.

Robin, our weather is similar to yours and we're expecting more snow over the weekend. It's about 7 degrees F right now. I hope the weather doesn't prevent DH from getting home -- he's due back Monday evening.

I don't think you should feel bad about not seeing Greyor today. My goodness, you've been there for that little guy every step of the way. He's in very good hands and like you said, Emily and Jay will be there and they won't let more than 2 in to see him at a time anyway. I hope you can get some rest and relaxation before he comes home.

Mariah, where abouts in FL are you? I have a lot of relatives scattered throughout -- some in Palatka, Orlando, Miami, and a few places I can't recall off the top of my head. I'm not sure I'd fare well in that climate, especially in the summer. My nephew is in school in Miami and he's anxious to graduate in May and get out of there -- LOL! Anyway, I'm sure the cold weather is a shock for you. Keep warm and don't work too hard!

Dana, I missed you yesterday! Your dinner sounds yummy :9 . I love ham and green beans. Don't worry, you're not behind ALL of us:eek: . I was bad yesterday. My eating was fine but I never did do a workout. I was in a bit of a funk and I still am. I hate February and I tend to get a little depressed this time of year. I think I need to get a bouquet or two of flowers to set around -- maybe that will cheer me up.

My DH is in a very depressed and desolate area of Mexico. I can't even comprehend that degree of poverty. I'm with you, Dana, and I can't do what he's doing, but he loves it. He said the smiles he gets make it all worth while. He went to the same place last year and he is seeing some of the same kids again this year. He's has seen some really interesting cases!

Dana, I would LOVE to get together with you sometime. I don't know if my DH will ever have a meeting there, but maybe someday I'll just hop on a plane and come for a visit by myself for a little GTG with you and Robin:) :) :) . That would be a thrill for me! At some point I want to meet all of you in person! Maybe I'll take a little baby gift to Diane:+ And then I think we all need to save our pennies and go visit August in Tokyo. Wouldn't that be a hoot and a half!? There we'd be, all of us running after the sweet potato man:7

So, back to reality -- it's New Life Friday and I WILL do a workout today, even if it's only for 15 minutes.

{{{{{Arista}}}}}, oh my goodness, what happened?

{{{{{Jen}}}}}, I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I'm glad you're going to leave work early -- and make sure you DO relax. Your body needs the rest. I would blow off the workout if I were you. I think your body needs the rest after all that shoveling. That is very hard work! We're expecting more snow, too;( x( . I'm really ready for it to melt.

I have a little problem. I have an ant infestation:eek: ;( . Where on earth did they come from!? I first noticed them in my 1/2 bath right off the kitchen, and then I found them in my pantry. My pantry doesn't have anything in it that would attract ants (everything in there is either canned or in an airtight container) except for a couple of jars of honey, but even those are tightly sealed and I wipe down the jars every time I use it. I tore my pantry apart and washed it all down but the ants are still there. It's just gross! I called an exterminator but they can't send anyone over until next Tuesday. I itch all over now. That always happens to me when I see bugs --LOL!

Okay, I gotta run for now. I want to get out of this house for awhile. I think I've been couped up too long and it's starting to make me weird out or something -- LMAO

Diane, Deb, August, Terri, Kate and Janjan (please come back:* ) -- have a great day and I'll see you later:* :*
 
Hi ladies -

Jen - Take a break. Your body sometimes knows better than you do.

Dana - New start Friday! The banquet will probably be fun, and be a nice break from the boys.

Michele - Did you have a nice fling with Eli yesterday? We were going to put it in our bedroom too, but I didn't want to be tripping on it in the middle of the night when we have a new born. We would be putting our bassinet on that same side of the bed, so there would be no room to walk.

Well, I woke up this morning feeling great...so therefore immediately freaked out that something was wrong with the baby. I still have several symptoms, but it is funny how I would rather feel bad so that I at least know everything is moving along down there. I don't have another appt for 2 1/2 weeks, so the wait is horrible. I am definitely renting a home doppler so I can hear the heartbeat whenever I need reassurance.
 
Michele - how did you get ants in the middle of February and especially with this cold weather? I'm really hoping that they weren't building a nest in your walls or something. I hope that the exterminator kills those buggers (sorry August, queen of the ants). LOL
 
>Well, I woke up this morning feeling great...so therefore
>immediately freaked out that something was wrong with the
>baby. I still have several symptoms, but it is funny how I
>would rather feel bad so that I at least know everything is
>moving along down there. I don't have another appt for 2 1/2
>weeks, so the wait is horrible. I am definitely renting a
>home doppler so I can hear the heartbeat whenever I need
>reassurance.

Diane, ROTFLOL! You are so funny, and I can totally relate to this. I'd be exactly the same way. Nevertheless, I am glad you're feeling good today.

Oh, Eli is in the way for sure. I don't blame you for not wanting to put an elliptical in your bedroom. I would give anything if we could sell our house and buy one with a huge area to set up a workout room. My DH would love to get a treadmill, and I'd like to have a Smith machine, but alas, the housing market sucks in Ohio and foreclosures are at an all time high. It's definitely NOT a sellers market:-(

I'm really going now. The sun is shining and I think I need to get out for awhile.
 
>Michele - how did you get ants in the middle of February and
>especially with this cold weather? I'm really hoping that
>they weren't building a nest in your walls or something. I
>hope that the exterminator kills those buggers (sorry August,
>queen of the ants). LOL

That's what I'd like to know! We do have a big ant problem around here during the warm weather months so I have service contract with an exterminator. Most everyone around here has the same problem. We live in an area with a lot of underground springs, and there's a wooded area behind our house, too. We have huge ant mounds in our landscape beds so we treat the perimeter of our house from March through December. I've never had ants this time of year before and I'm totally freaked out by it.;(
 
Alright, I've got to make this quick, but I'll try and explain my "Men Suck" comment that I posted in a fury last night.

So we're supposed to be celebrating V-day yesterday, right?? So the first thing my fiance does is get up and go play poker with his friends. For 5 frikkin hours! Granted I needed to get some work done, so that wasn't a huge deal, but still. So I call him around 4:30 (when he'd promised to be home by 4), and he's on his way home.

But since he had decided to play poker all afternoon, he had blown off his homework and had to get that done. So we sit around the house for another 2 hours while he does that. I'm still in a decent mood though because we're about to go do a little shopping and have a great dinner.

About 7 pm rolls around, we get to the mall, and I go pick out some new glasses at LensCrafters. (I had just gotten some new ones, but I hated them, so I traded them in for a new, much cuter!, pair... I'll post a pic when they come in). Fiance goes off into the mall while I'm browsing eyeglasses... He comes back and tells me, "Oh, honey, I feel so bad because I had something in mind for you for Valentine's Day, but its not on sale anymore, so I can't afford it." Granted, I don't want him to spend $600 on a diamond necklace for me (which is what the price was now), but the idiot didn't buy it when it was on sale for $180! On top of that, I was kinda hoping he was going to propose.

I know, you're asking yourself, "I thought he was your fiance?". No, not really. We've just been together for 6 frikkin years! so, we get tired of explaining to people why we're not married yet, so we tell them we're engaged. It kinda sticks in your vocabulary... Yeah, we've been doing that for about 4 years now. Its utter bullsh$$, and I'm kinda ready for the real thing.

So he didn't even have a stupid card for me.

Then, on the ride home, we get in a fight and he starts yelling at me for talking to some guy at the grocery store. It was some guy that he really dislikes and he was upset that I even said hi. (He was the guy checking out our groceries for heavens sake!)

I was pissed by this time and really let him have it! We both said things we didn't mean, and he left.

So, we didn't even go out to dinner last night. Ryan, MY BOYFRIEND, went and played poker and I went to bed early.

SO - MEN SUCK.

I'm done ranting and raving (and we're kinda getting along today, surprisingly)... I'll post less self-absorbed things later. Have a great day all!

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Wow Arista, you are right men sure do suck!!! Poker w/the guys instead of spending it with YOU? What is up with that??? You 2 are young, no kids - he could have had a hot-hot-hot VD. Don't get mad at me for saying this, but are you sure you really want him to propose???? Believe me, they do NOT change once you marry them. I think that Ryan needs to be doing some major butt kissing. He owes you dinner, a gift and some respect!!!! Did he see the lingerie yet? If not, I suggest you keep it that way. Let him beg like a dog. HA! You do not deserve that at all. Let us know how the day progresses.
 
Hi Shelley. Well you heard correctly, this is the fun check in. Hating cardio=fun!!!

Today's topic in cardio-hateville is: menbashing and ants in February.
 
Well, I have nothing to contribute on the ant front, but yes, I'm ready and willing to bash my SO today.}(

Do we, um, actually talk about workouts?:p
 
Shelly- Sometimes, but not very often!! :) We talk about food a lot.... and August's Mr. Choco Raisin & Ched... So happy to have another one checking in with us!

Okay, I am getting ready to leave work, BB after running errands and trying to talk myself out of working out... I think I have to do something, I feel too guilty not doing anything.

Tomorrow is Drill Max Cardio/Leg premix & Sunday is Powerstrike 1... I guess I really should stop being so hard on myself since I did shovel snow for 3 hours this week.

Shelly- you probably haven't missed a w/o though & you shoveled as much as me, didn't you? Admit it, I'm a wuss.
 
>Well, I have nothing to contribute on the ant front, but yes,
>I'm ready and willing to bash my SO today.}(
>
>Do we, um, actually talk about workouts?:p

SHELLEY!!!

ROTFLMAO

Sure, we talk about workouts...kind of...sometimes:p .

Mostly we do this; ROTFLMAO!!! ROTFLMAO!!!

Seriously, we do talk about our workouts. We talk about everything. Those of us who hate cardio are bolstered by those who apparently love it. We just try to build each other up.

I would just love it if you would join us:D :D :D :D :D

ETA that, as you can see, we can be kind of chatty.
 
ROFLOL ROFLOL ROFLOL

So Shelley comes to check out the **FUN** check in and we're bashing SO's and carrying on about ants. Oh, yes indeedy. We are party animals here.

Actually, I was feeling majestically sorry for myself since lunchtime, but now that I've read how much fun we are all having, I feel much better.

Shelley, meet Dana, who can't post workouts because her DH goes into the garage as soon as he gets home, leaving her with 2 small boys, so she has no time to workout. Meet Jen, who can't workout because she has shoveled herself to death over the last week. Michele you know. She doesn't post workouts because she hates cardio. Meet Diane, who is newly pregnant, so she is doing lots of preggo workouts none of us are familiar with. We have Mariah, who lives in freezing FL and takes herself out for VD. Terri is a lovely "newbie" whom, I'm sorry to say, I don't know very well yet. August lives in Japan with her DP (dear plant) and a roomate named Chedd (he is a little cheesey and lives in the frig and has a disorder causing him to slim very quickly) and a roomie named Choko who is a wrinkled little guy living under her washer. Poor August has a Nintendo compulsion, so sometimes we lose touch with her for days at a time. And, last, but not least, Arista, who will help you bash your SO. There are a couple others, who haven't posted regularly since I've snuck in, so I can't really introduce you to them.

And me, I'm going to do Cardio Fusion when I get home.

Welcome.
 
Well, I love cardio, so I can be a bolsterererer:)

And next week I'll have PMS so I'll be vile and y'all can listen to me rant and be bitter! You sure you want me?;)
 
Workouts? Talk about workouts? If I did workout, I may talk about it more often.

Arista - I would be so pissed. I agree with Dana, he won't get better once married, only worse. Is he just not ready to get married or something? What is the hold up?
 
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