TerriDoodle

Houston, we have a problem. Raise your hand if you have to have a shower (rather than a tub) in order to function. So far I've got 6 people standing in line for our shower. Maybe we need to find another hotel.:frown:

GRUENIES - Please PM me with your flight arrangements....if you have them nailed down....or almost nailed down. I wanna see what this is starting to look like. You can send me a couple of different options if you can't decide between the two or want me to look at how they fit with others'.

Kat - Gruene is 3 hours from Houston, but 4 hours from where Tracy lives. Haydee and I live closest to IAH; Tracy lives closest to Hobby Airport. I just figure we'll be chatting at 100 miles an hour that those 3 hours would fly by! Especially if you'd have to connect thru IAH or Dallas anyway...the time you'd save wouldn't be that significant. Y'know? That is illegal on about 20 different levels!!! LOL!!! Go to the top of the thread and look under "Thread Tools":frown:

FLIGHTS Make sure you check for price breaks flying into Houston rather than San Antonio. If you can get to Houston by noon or so, one of us can lag behind and pick up an IAH crew. (Michelle is finding that her costs are much less flying into Houston, for example) TracyK can even pick up from Houston Hobby which is where Southwest flies into. Keep in mind that traffic on a Friday afternoon starts getting real heavy with folks trying to get out of town, etc....so getting here before noon would be extremely helpful. That would get you into Gruene by 4:00-5:00.

Judy - Whatcha gonna sing for us in Gruene? We're expecting a concert, complete with bells y'know!

Ok, sounds good to me. Don't send me anything yet! I'll tell ya when...and give you a final, final, FINAL tally!

It is most certainly my pleasure to arrange this trip for all of you!! I can practically do it in my sleep ...almost. The thrill of introducing you to my little piece of Texas paradise is so much fun for me....not to mention the HUGE thrill of meeting and spending quality time with you all!! We'll nail down details of how/when to send money later on...but I'm thinking it might be easiest if I just pay for all the rooms if ya'll can pay me in full for them before May 1st? Is that practical for everyone? The alternative is that you each pay for your own rooms at check out...BUT...they will only accept one credit card for each room...so you'd have to settle it with your roomies. What do ya'll think?

Me neither!! :Dancing_biggrin:

I can fix it! Send it to me!

:wink2::Dancing_biggrin::Dancing_biggrin::Dancing_biggrin: Here we go!!! WHEE!!!!!!!!

RESERVATIONS ARE CLOSED AND WE'RE STARTING A NEW THREAD... JUST CALLING IT: Gruene Violets

(((((((tracyk)))))):biggrin: sorry you feel so crummy

Shannon, My doc uses Omnipaque to prevent this 'leakage' that seems to be so common. He describes the band like a balloon, and saline like air. Over time the saline will sometimes leak thru the band just like air leaks thru the surface of a balloon. Omnipaque is thicker so it doesn't present the same problems. It's unconventional, but it works and it's safe.

Judy- I have had hypoglycemia (kind of like diabetes) since I was 16. I have not had one episode since I've been banded. I'm a believer.

My co-worker's daughter had the EXACT same thing over the weekend. Must be a bad bug going around! Well, I guess if you're going to SQUAT, you might as well do it in a house with a pool!!! Good lawd!!! People are idiots. (ya'll are not "people", ya'll are violets) Kat, you are the best grandma on the planet!! Can I come play at your house??? How fun!! I used to love making a tent with chairs and sheets!! Damn!! I thought she was gonna say "once or twice a day" .... I was so on board with her plan right up to the last minute!

Ohhhhhhh. OK! Pamela-head will be glad to hear that!! As we all are!!

We still haven't heard from Laura...and I was her roomie...so not sure if you are homeless or not, Jane! Judy, too. And Mazie?

I tried eggs yesterday 'cause i haven't been TOO tight lately....BAD IDEA!!! What the heck is it about eggs???

Time to whip up some chicken salad, Tracy!

I was just looking at that too. We fly guys into Newark all the time on Cont'l which is the best airline out there, Jenn. They would take excellent care of you! That early flight that gets into San Antonio at 10:48a would be excellent!...or even the next one getting in at 5:42.

non -stop to where? Houston?

Jenn - The rooms are already being held for us until Jan 25 with no deposit ...just out of courtesy. I will need a headcount by Noon, Thursday, Jan 24th. Also, if you want a room by yourself, make sure i know that, otherwise you get a roomie! Haydee, thanks for your offer to help!! 1st step is to get a headcount, then reserve the rooms! But yes, it would be helpful if you gather the air travel info as people book their flights. If you know Excel, it would be easiest for me if you could plug the info into a table, that way we can easily sort it as necessary or add info.

No, Mom wants to "move on"..... so we are looking into various options for assisted living. She's not going to be happy there, but she's not happy with us TELLING her that she needs to live with us. hmmmph. Re: the tip...the way you get your emotional brain on board with the thinking brain is to FOCUS on the positives and GET EXCITED (emotional) about what the future would hold. You have to engage positive emotions, over and over again, until the thinking brain can let go of the perceived danger. you have to engage your emotions to override the more primal, survivalistic brain.

If you are changing AIRLINES it matters. If you are not changing airlines it won't matter. For instance if you are flying American, then connect to another American flight, they will almost always be in the same terminal. Getting around a terminal is not nearly as difficult as going from Terminal A to Terminal B....etc. Both airports are big...i would say it's 6 of one and half dozen of the other! I would say that if you're having to connect in Houston or Dallas, you are welcome to just fly into Houston and we'll come pick you up and you can just drive with us to San Antonio! The time will FLY in the car as we chat away and watch the scenery! It might even cut down on your airfare as well, or make your schedule easier, etc. Or, if you want to fly in Thursday night, I'll come pick you up and you can just spend the night at my house!

Frozen, crispy hair. Yes, that would be a very odd feeling!! Especially for someone like me who really whines when the temp gets below 50. What a wimp. Now you know why I've never had any desire to go skiing! Good question for Pamela about her name...i shoulda asked way back when. My sister is named Peggy. I used to call her Peg all the time until one day she told me, in an email, that she HATES it when people call her Peg!!! LOL!! Ok, so it took you like 45 years to get up the nerve to tell me this?? Whatever. I spent all day yesterday packing up mom's old apartment. You'd think I'd have burned some cals doing that, but apparently NOT. I'm FAT! Ya'll have a good day. It's likely to be a very busy one for me! TTYL!