ROLL CALL: Friday the 13th weekend plans?!

KathiM said:

Just got a 'last minute cruise' deal from Princess...
21 days, leaves November 30 from Rome, ends up in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida....a balcony will run you $1599...

So, I'll be dreaming this weekend, oh, and going to Long Beach for Sunday antique market.

This coming Wednesday I have my holter monitor and my echo scheduled. And, I had my ultrasound of my carotid arteries today...of course, the tech couldn't tell me anything...sigh...

Hugs, and have a GREAT weekend, all!!!
Kathi

Leaving now for dinner out
Leaving now for dinner out with friends! And, I am hungry! Hubby is anxiously pushing me to get off the computer. So, got to go!

Have a great weekend all.

Thanks Mimi for doing this.

Leeza

Joined the thread late
Been running around "like a chicken with my head cutoff" (I've actually seen this and it is how I must be looking today.)
Right after I was diagnosed, I fell back to making jewelry - my destresser. Well, this weekend (tomorrow from 1-6) there is a downtown craft fair. I'm set to go. Got 80 pairs of earrings and several matching earring pendant sets ready to go. Finished making the display today.
My daughter told me I had to stop buying stones, findings, etc. a couple weeks ago. I did get carried away. I'm excited about it. I use semi-precious stones and connect them to the body's Chakras - each stone is associated with one.
That is my tomorrow. I hope the trades come in a bit so it's not too hot.

Wish me luck. I hope to sell plenty. Lola

Moopster is finished with her six weeks of training for her new role. As you would expect, she did spectacularly. Her new supervisor led her down to her new work area, where her new teammates had put up a huge signed banner saying "WELCOME TO THE TEAM, LISA!" But my poor little kitten was so exhausted that all she wanted for a celebratory dinner Friday evening was a soup-and-sandwich combo at her favorite bread shop ("F*ck*n' Panera," as I fondly call it).

She did perk up quite a bit yesterday, though. We spent two hours at the doggie park with our beasts in the morning, and went to a nice Italian restaurant for a late lunch. In the evening I watched with delight as she went to town with her 30% discount coupon at JC Penney. She celebrated her successful expedition with hot chocolate at Starbuck's. **** that I am, I had a tall coffee with espresso and stayed up until 2:00 am. All in all, a wonderful day.

I woke up to the delightful sound of Moopy chirping away on the phone with her stepmother in Tennessee. She is definitely on a roll. But literally each and every time I start to get a bit annoyed about her plans for shopping expeditions, or what we should buy for the house, or would I mind going to F*ck*n' Panera... I instantly remember that this is exactly what I have been praying for over the last 12 months. And believe you me, I thank God from the bottom of my heart.

Joe

Aortus said:

Moopster is finished with her six weeks of training for her new role. As you would expect, she did spectacularly. Her new supervisor led her down to her new work area, where her new teammates had put up a huge signed banner saying "WELCOME TO THE TEAM, LISA!" But my poor little kitten was so exhausted that all she wanted for a celebratory dinner Friday evening was a soup-and-sandwich combo at her favorite bread shop ("F*ck*n' Panera," as I fondly call it).

She did perk up quite a bit yesterday, though. We spent two hours at the doggie park with our beasts in the morning, and went to a nice Italian restaurant for a late lunch. In the evening I watched with delight as she went to town with her 30% discount coupon at JC Penney. She celebrated her successful expedition with hot chocolate at Starbuck's. **** that I am, I had a tall coffee with espresso and stayed up until 2:00 am. All in all, a wonderful day.

I woke up to the delightful sound of Moopy chirping away on the phone with her stepmother in Tennessee. She is definitely on a roll. But literally each and every time I start to get a bit annoyed about her plans for shopping expeditions, or what we should buy for the house, or would I mind going to F*ck*n' Panera... I instantly remember that this is exactly what I have been praying for over the last 12 months. And believe you me, I thank God from the bottom of my heart.

Joe

your post made me cry. yes
your post made me cry. yes my husband feels the same way about panera but i feel it is good nutritious food. and yes like you he will do it anyway. I have some shopping plans in the future as well, congrats on her job you can feel the pride.!!!!1 My husband posted on his FB last week how happy he was to hear me laughing with my dughter not like him to express that. you wonderful guys are the rocks we rely on gems.

Aortus said:

Moopster is finished with her six weeks of training for her new role. As you would expect, she did spectacularly. Her new supervisor led her down to her new work area, where her new teammates had put up a huge signed banner saying "WELCOME TO THE TEAM, LISA!" But my poor little kitten was so exhausted that all she wanted for a celebratory dinner Friday evening was a soup-and-sandwich combo at her favorite bread shop ("F*ck*n' Panera," as I fondly call it).

She did perk up quite a bit yesterday, though. We spent two hours at the doggie park with our beasts in the morning, and went to a nice Italian restaurant for a late lunch. In the evening I watched with delight as she went to town with her 30% discount coupon at JC Penney. She celebrated her successful expedition with hot chocolate at Starbuck's. **** that I am, I had a tall coffee with espresso and stayed up until 2:00 am. All in all, a wonderful day.

I woke up to the delightful sound of Moopy chirping away on the phone with her stepmother in Tennessee. She is definitely on a roll. But literally each and every time I start to get a bit annoyed about her plans for shopping expeditions, or what we should buy for the house, or would I mind going to F*ck*n' Panera... I instantly remember that this is exactly what I have been praying for over the last 12 months. And believe you me, I thank God from the bottom of my heart.

Joe

How very sweet Joe,
I do remember well the Hell of last year, and we do have so very much to be thankful for this year, looking back it hardly seems real but we made it! And I am so proud of your beloved wife and my dear friend I don't know what I would have done without you two lovebirds!

Mimi, I would love to see a pic of your new hairstyle...I thought I might let mine grow and get it done right before christmas. I hope all of my pink sisters had a wonderful weekend.


and Joe, do you really think Effy should be smoking???

Hugs, jackie

chenheart said:

You know that "new normal"
You know that "new normal" we often talk about, Joe? I am smiling thinking that it seems you and your darling Moopy actually got your OLD normal back...with enough humility in the mix to nudge you in the rib-cage, albeit ever so gently , when you need a subtle reminder of what your lives were like last year at this time. But there is even a blessing in needing a reminder, isn't there? That things actually do fade in the recesses of our minds, and we get to move forward is incredible, isn't it? Ahhhhhhhh!

hugs,
C♥

Back to the (new) Normal
Stef, I about fell off the couch laughing after I read your comment about Panera. As Carkris wrote, it IS nutritious food. Seriously!

Unfortunately, Bloody Marys and oysters are not served, so I have to live vicariously through Mimi's posts for those pleasures, as well as the excitement of living in a unique, exciting city. I do enjoy reading about your weekends in the city, Mimi. Also, like Jackie, I would love to see your new 'do.

Thank you, Chen, for remembering it was this time last year when Joe's and my life did change---and for your wise words. Our quiet happiness is greater because it is shared with you and our dear friends here.

Wishing you all a pleasant, peaceful evening and a good week, in all ways.