Tomi-Rocket

So did you get to walk last night? It was beautiful out! Not too humid and lots of breezes so I hope you enjoyed it

I'd love to at least take a look at the back pack unless you were thinking of me using it at the parks - not for souveniers on the plane. My string bag is plenty big enough - only thing that sucks is you have to dig for crap LOL but i'd love to see one of your back packs so sure!

Treadmilled half asleep this morning. It was rough getting out of bed ha ha! However once I get on and get my groove going..I have this saying I do in sinc with my steps (don't laugh) - "get healthy...lose weight...get trim. 20 days till disney....etc etc LOL yes I know I'm a DIsney dork lol

Thank you so much! We don't leave until Tuesday, but I'm not sure how much time I'll have between then and now. If I got internet access, I'll be sure to let you know how it's going!

And most importantly...remember that you're going in less than nineteen days! :sohappy:

hey there! glad you are feeling better - with the shot and scripts..at least you'll be healthy for the trip! LOL and drugs can be awesome - my root canal last year attests to that HA HA!

the white shorts and lt blues were too small - weird too because they were the bigger size! LOL all the 18's fit - I bought a pair of new jeans yesterday too that were 18's instead of 20's - I can button and zip them but probably another 5 pds and they'll actually be comfortable LMAO!

I have my pink string bag and can use that for soueniers on the way home as a carry on. I bring it for my park stuff and will just make it my gift bag for coming home - good idea!

how are you doing points wise this week - i did 1.5 miles in 36 minutes for 210 calories this morning...will do a mile tomorrow and tuesday a.m. also - hoping for at least another pound minimum - fingers crossed!

oops here is email #2 - I have more to say LOL 3 WEEKS! WOOHOO! SO PYSCHED lol tried on your clothes today..Got a pair of shorts and 3 pairs of capris out of the load yeah thanks!!! what didn't fit was the white shorts and the light blue capris...the darker capris did fit. so yeah !!! thanks!

Dragged the suitcase down. Trying to figure out how to not exceed the 50 pd limit - i'm sure i can do it. But I'm a souvenier "ho" lol how am I ever going to get my prezzies home? OH I can carry on my purse and 1 carry on right? I can get a big Disney bag and use that for what can't fit into the suitcase...what happens if I go over 50 pounds in luggage checked...do you know? OK i'm rambling! lol

Well, I woke up and the storm's gone. No damage to the house, but I'm hearing of flooding in my area. At least we're all okay!

I think the heat and the standing is really what gets you, even the fittest of people I know get knocked out by it when nighttime comes. I can't remember the exact figure for walking, but eight days sounds about right. I think your family will be fine when it comes time for vacation; usually the adrenaline and excitement keeps you going. As far as getting ready, we don't really do too much besides packing. I do the planning and booking, and run it by my family for their approval. We all keep in decent shape throughout the year, so the walking doesn't hurt us too badly.

I loved the one with Plankton's country cousins and his computer wife reveals that Plankton's first name is Sheldon. (I guess I really am a kid at heart!) I'll be sure to DVR a Phineas and Ferb, however. Have you heard of the catooon "Home Movies", or something like that? I was shown an episode of it and thought it was pretty funny.

so sorry your stones are acting up again! why don't they just go away!! you would think they could give you something to dissolve them jeez!! GO AWAY - SHE HAS A VACATION PLANNED! lol

OH so happy you found your rings That would NOT have been good miss thing LOL not good losing those babies ha ha!

OMG so freaking tired of it being like a rain forest - too damn hot! needs to go away ha ha! OH and my sister is on her way BACK down to WDW - this is trip 5 this year and she has 2 more before the end of the year - just not right. Must be nice to have $$$ LOL although this is a quickie trip..she'll be back Wednesday. She usually goes a week to 10 days - hmph. I think I'lll stomp around now LOL

oops i've been neglecting you LOL 1st sorry somebody was in your truck. I lock whatever i'm driving even if i run into a convenience store - nothing to take but the car but still...btr safe then sorry!

your dream is a hoot! can i borrow him? I mean you are married and I need a toy so figured I'd ask 1st before borrowing your dream toy LOL isn't that nice of me?

that "pkg" WAS the $25 gift card. HUH? They spent at least $10 fedex'ing it. Didn't make sense - seemed wasteful. So I wrote Meg Crofton to let her know about it. I'm sure she doesn't know they are claiming $500 values on mailouts with a $25 GC. scam?? I mean if it's lost - they get $500 LOL but at the same time...huge waste of money!

and yep I'll show the blankets to you if we can hook up in any other park. I LOVE them!

How far have you been walking? I heard somebody say that they walked 72 miles on one trip...at first I was astounded but now that seems pretty reasonable! I don't know about you, but I sleep like a log when I'm at WDW.

"You can't take his hat, Mr. Krabs! He was number one!" What a classic episode. Oh, and the one where Mr. Krabs and Spongebob 'kill' the health inspector!

Well, I mean we would have left for WDW in around 48 hours, but I guess I can wait a bit! The more excitement, the better. Have you ever ordered anything from the bakery on Main Street? That seems like it'd be right up your alley, and I could really go for some fudge right about now.

Sorry been swamped! Did not forget about you though

Hey we are here to support each other. Part of the program and part of being buds LOL there are times I read your emails to me and say I know I can keep going so it's a good thing we have each other to lean on!

23 23 23 23 LOL yippee! Pulling out all the boxes and such this weekend. Need to start going thru stuff and pulling what is mandatory. I meant to do it last weekend but just was too busy..ugh!

I have not seen the Mickey Hat you are talking about. Sounds cool! One thing I AM buying this year that I have wanted every year are those big Disney quilts/blankets. I think they are about $40 or so??? They come in the zipper clear plastic bag and are very nice - I've always wanted one so I'm getting it LOL

I hear Phineas and Ferb is a lot like Family Guy in some respects, but it's totally kid-friendly. I haven't watched it myself, however. My favorite episode of Spongebob remains to be the one where Mr. Krabs builds the hotel, and the other when Spongebob finds the "curse word" and starts using it, getting chastised in the process.

Well...as GOB would say, "I prematurely shot my wad..."...the hurricane took a turn for the worst and is now bearing down on Atlantic City. Cape May County is under mandatory evacuation, and my family in Absecon is evacuating as well. After some fussing, we switched our flights, so now we leave on August 30th from Newark...and won't get in until 9PM, effectively making us lose an entire day of vacation. I'm not going to complain though...at least we're still going, and we'll be able to see the hurricane hitting our little state.

As a neat side-effect, we re-evaluated our ADR's (since we had to cancel our first three at San Angel, Via Napoli, and the Yachtsman.) I re-booked San Angel and Yachtsman, but we are deciding to eat at The Wave in the Contemporary in lieu of Via Napoli. One of my family members really fell in love with the menu once I showed it to her. So...you win some and lose some.

Just saw the new forecast- the hurricane is expected to hit the Outer Banks on Sunday. Previously, it was said to be over NJ on Sunday morning, but the storm seems to have slowed down (thank God!). At least our plane will get off the ground.

I heard South Jersey felt it pretty well! I can't believe that so many people felt it...West Coasters must be having a field day watching our reactions! I was volunteering at our park's "History House" when it hit- I had thought that maybe it was just a family coming in that was causing the shaking. But then I started feeling nauseous, and soon enough the cups started shaking, and I looked outside and the car was rocking back and forth! Quite freaky!

Spongebob has always managed to strike a chord with me. If anything, I think it gets a bit funnier as you get older! It has the occasional bit of (very!) adult humor that goes right over most kids' heads.

We're not too concerned about the rain at WDW- we're pro's when it comes to that! The bigger problem is how we're going to deal with the hurricane hitting the airport- I have a feeling that we'll lose a day of vacationing and just go in on Monday...there's also a potential for our vacation to be extended if there's a flight on Saturday, but that's not looking too likely.

:D

Totally agreed on the reading comment. I also think that there's some people who just can't get interested in reading anything. I know my sister is (was) one of them, but yet she's a grammarian in the strictest sense.

We're not going to cancel our trip, but we're a bit worried because it has the hurricane forecasted to be directly over Atlantic City at the *exact* moment our flight leaves. Unless this storm does something spectacular, we're going to be super delayed. :(

you WILL lose again this week. I can feel it! making your 5% by trip time would be awesome..I know you can do it! And at least you are walking..doesn't matter how long or how much. New studies came out - just 15 minutes a day of exercise can add 2-4 years onto your life and reduce your risk of heart attack! LOL

Favorite country would have to be either America or the UK. I just love the UK! went as a teen and fell in love. of course that was decades ago. I also love the Japan/china area..especially Miuki the candy lady - she is AWESOME! ..haven't spent a lot of time in France so will do so this go around

see you tonight!

Thats sweet of you and I hope I can get my big butt into them LOL

Still not gift card as an fyi....figure when I get mine you'll get yours about a week after so i'm praying it shows this week more money more money! lol

passports..ugh. sent them in but lindsay's will probably get a note sent to me. child support didn't notarize the court order nor put the letter they sent me on letterhead so i'm already preparing for the "you also need this" letter now LOL

excited about weigh in..hope i'm down at least another pound or so but i'm so damn bloated that now i'm worried but i should be i'm sure. i've been pretty good and still doing the bike so we'll see. how is your walking coming? or swimming? you still exercising??? lol

Hi Tomi, thank you for your friendly comment in my thread about my GFs WDW-trip present!
Have a magical week
Greetings from Berlin
Tim