Suziecat

Up and showered. Long drive ahead of us and we will be leaving soon. Kat and Terri, I had such a wonderful time last night. Thanks for sharing with me and Darrell. One thing I noticed is that Terri and I have the same mannerisms. We had the same remarks to stories being told. It was like an echo and I was getting a kick out of it. As much as I am enjoying my travels, I sure miss my bed and look forward to being in it soon. Jenn, hopefully some day soon I can make it your way.

Back to our motel room. Had a blast an am so glad we decided to do this. Well worth it. The guys did have a good time and I know I enjoyed myself. Pics to follow soon also. Darrell is trying to decide if we should go onto Houston, he said he's worried about Tracy and he infamous accent. He hopes he will be able to understand her without a translator. Off to bed so we can it up early in the morning. Long haul for us the next few days. Night all.

Debbie, here's me. I'm 52 years old and show every minute of this life. I'm scarred from head to toe from a very active childhood. When I was younger I was a toehead, right now only my hairdresser knows my real color. I think it's a dark blonde mixed with a lot of gray. Right now it's a light blonde with highlights. I'm 5'7'', down from 5'9. That's what age does to you. NO tattoo's and never will have one. I'm fascinated by them, just don't care to have one. Ears are pierced. Only one hole is open on each ear, the other has closed after years of not using them. I'm built like my dad and look a lot like he did. With my weight loss my shape has change a lot. Instead of being all round, I am now pear shape. Smaller on the top then the bottom. I'm not a small person as I still have a lot of weight to lose. However I not only ashamed to admit that I have lost 200 pounds but I am also proud that I have lost it. But I have a little ways to go. Then hopefully I will get some nip and tucking done here and there. Hubby would like the chest done first as he is a boob man. I'm an occasional drinker but I make it sound like I'm an everyday drinker. I usually have a drink on my birthday or holidays or special occasions. My husband and I are both retired. He left Ford Motor Co. after 30 years of service and I took early retirement from GE Transportation. We had a pool put in our backyard and practically live in it all summer long. We travel when we feel like it and are now actually on the road. My niece got married Labor Day weekend in Camarillo Cal. and we drove out there for the wedding. I visited with old high school friends and stayed with some cousins while there. We drove to San Diego and toured the USS Midway. Also we spent a day at Disneyland and had a blast. I wish the I had known before hand how close you were to us. I would have stopped by to see you. We are on our way home via Kat and Terri's and then thru to Houston to visit Tracy and Angela. Some day I hope to make it to N.Y. to visit Jenn. That's me. I enjoy life and like to experience as much as I can. Hubby is not always willing so I usually leave him home and go do things myself. Don't need all the nagging and whining going on. We have no children but I have 2 sisters that are both handicapped. My older sister is mentally handicapped and I have custody of her. She's a handful an keeps me busy. My younger sister is physically handicap, her and her husband live with us. My brother lives in the L.A. area with his wife and 3 kids. Anything else you need to know just ask. I'm willing to share.

:drum: :party:I'm only 11 miles from Kat and Terri, can you hear :tt2: the excitment in my post?????????? :wub: :thumbup:

Morning girls. Gonna finish our coffee then hit the road again. Watch out Kat, we are on our way. Dinner and your place sounds good to us. We wre going to do a little sight seeing on our way. Have a great day.

:party:Yes, WiFi again. We are here in Flagstaff. Got here about an hour ago and have been settling in. Big ball game tonight (for us Chiefs fans). But it's good to be off the road for awhile. I called Kat this morning and told her we are on our way. We should be knocking on Kat and Ricks door sometime tomorrow evening. I sure hope Terri can make it. T&A. depending on when we get away from Kat will determine when we will be in your neighborhood. You guys are lucky, we plan on spending 2 nights in your area. There's a few things we want to see while there. We had such a wonderful time so far on our trip and it was hard leaving my brother. But it was so good to see him and the family. We have a list of things we did while there that is about a mile long. I'm pooped and my feet are sore. My blisters have blisters. But it's all good. Can't wait to get home and comfortable and then I can spend time writing about our adventure. And post pics. Hello Shar. Chat with you soon.

Morning girls. Angela, I have a few of those shirts. But since surgery I have gained about 20 pounds. So that is my excuse. Once I get home from vacation it is back to the grind stone. Need to get back to losing again. Well, we are off to Oceanside today. Gonna go visit a cousin and spend the night with her and her family.We will also do some sightseeing. Then tomorrow it is back to my brothers for about 4 days. I hate that things are winding down but I don't have one complaint about all that we have done so far. Yes I do have one complaint. Last sunday my best friend from high school drove down to our hotel to meet with me. I haven't seen her in over 33 years. So her and her husband and her mom came and met us for brunch. We had such a lovely time and it was so good seeing them. They no sooner left and I got back to my room and realized that my camera was in my pocket. I didn't get one picture of us together. I wrote to her and told her how sad I was and she said the same thing. That she had brought hers and never thought about it. I said on my part that it was probably a good thing since I had been up till 2am drinking and had gotten up at 7am that morning and that I probably looked horrible anyways. Oh well.

And I forgot to mention one of the most amazing things to me. I actually fit in all the rides I could not have done this several years ago. Even all the walking I have done today would have been impossible. What a great feeling.

I was going thru the pictures from today and ran across this one. I have set it as my wallpaper. We were sitting and waiting for the parade to start and I had asked a girl to take our picture. Much to my surprise as I was viewing the pic I saw what it said. It's right there between us. I hollered at Darrell to look and we were both amazed. How cool it turned out to be. Hope you guys like it.

Just got in our room and I am DOG tired. I mean really tired. We have had such a good time and I am so impressed with Darrell, he's a real trouper. He did everything from Mr. Toads Wild ride to It's a small world. He really like the Pirates of the Carribean which I thought would be his favorite. What turned out to be the best ride he went on was the won I screamed my fool head off. I was screaming and laughing at the same time. The girls in the seat behind me were cracking up. It was so much fun. It was called Thunder Mountain and it was a really wild ride. I wanted to go back. He even stayed and watched the parade with me. I'll post pick later. Too tired to download them right now. We did have one little mishap. We decided to take the train that goes all the way around the park and as we were walking up the stairs, I didn't lift my foot high enough and hit the step and I couldn't recover fast enough and down I went. I'm ok, nothing broke or skined but I am going to be really sore tomorrow. So as soon as we got back to the room I took a muscle relaxer and right before I turn in I will take a vicodin. Tomorrow is going to hurt. Tracy, you better get to feeling better and get rid of that bug before I head that way or I'm only going to meet up with Angela. Kat, my nose gets like that some times. I hate it because you can't grab a kleenex fast enough. Ok guys. I may not be able to post for awhile. I'll be staying with other people and am not sure how the internet thing will go. And when I get back to my brothers, I will have no service. So it may not be till we get back on the road. Kat, I will call you when we leave so that you know. Looks like we will be headed out Monday morning, so look for us Tuesday. I'll keep you posted on our progress. And keep Terri posted. All of you take care and I will check in when I can. Hugs to you.

Hey girls. Still enjoying ourselves. Not even tired of this kind of life yet. Let's see how a day at Disneyland works for us. Here is some pics. Darrell and I at Disneyland. We were taking each others picture and a lady walked by and asked if we wanted her to take a pic. She handed our camera to her husband. He did a good job. And we got the camera back, lol. The rest are of the wedding. Catie and her Dad (my brother). And on of the family. It was such a beautiful wedding and there were no problems. No ringing phones or vows that awkward (lol, Angela). Everyone had a great time and the Bride was stunning. My other niece's boyfriend drives for Dryer's ice cream. I proceeded to inform him that in order to make and keep Aunt Suzie happy was to keep her supplied in chocolate chip ice cream. Next weekend I might be very busy with a spoon. Hope you guys are doing good. Wish I had time to be on here more, that will come in a few weeks. Right now it's vacation time and soaking up everything we can. See ya soon.

Finally, some WiFi. Hi Debbie, welcome to the group. Darrell and I just checked-in to the Disneyland Hotel. This place is wonderful. Too much for me to read right now so I will read it later this evening while I'm resting. We are doing great and having a ball. Hope all is well with everyone and I will check in soon.

OMG Kat, I forgot how beautiful New Mexico is. Hubby and I just marveled at the scenery. Sometime I would like to go to the southern part and see it. We are in Flagstaff now. Got here at 6:15 and checked in and that was when we found out that it was only 4:15. Dang, we could have drove 2 more hours,,,NOT. We settled in and then took off again to go 10 miles down the road to the Harley store and get some t-shirts. So now we are back in the room and shoes are off. Gonna rest and watch a little TV.

Morning girls. Waking up in another bed is weird. But I have to admit, the bed felt good. Not lumpy or too soft. Angela, do you wonder how many times you actually ran into each other before you guys got to know each other???? Jenn, glad to hear you have some rest time coming up, you need it. Enjoy the boat. We should be on the road around 7am. Kat, we will wave as we go by. Gonna try to make it to Arizona today but will see if we run into anything we want to see. Have a great day and I'll check in this evening.

Unless you're in Oklahoma it wasn't me.

Hello from Guymon Oklahoma. We left at 9:30 this morning and made great progress. Can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would want to live in western Ks. Barren and Boring. But that part is behind us now. We thought about trying to make it to Dalhart Tx. but decided to hold up for the night. I was really getting tired of being in a car. we found a quaint mexican restaurant and went there after we checked into Super 8. So now it's time to take the shoes off and relax and watch America's got Talent and then fall to sleep. Have a good one.

Ok, after a restless night I'm up and showered. I have a few things left to pack and then I will head to work. I get off work at 9am and will come home and pick hubby up. Then we are off. Kat, I'll call you when we leave my brothers and then you can call Terri and let her know. When we get ready to leave your place I'll call Tracy to let her know if we are headed her way. I'll try to check-in in the evenings. Just depends on how tired I am and if I can get on-line. Everyone stay safe and have a great week. I'll post when I can.

I hope that when it's time to go to bed tonight that I'm this tired. Right now I can hardly keep my eyes open. But I have to much work to get done. Hopefully I can be in bed by 9pm and fall asleep right away. My luck I'll get a second wind about 8:49pm. :cursing:

Kat, that is scary, especially after the 69 car pile-up in Arizona due to weather a few days ago. I know Rick will get mad but he will get over it. He might even be more scared seeing that you can do things without him. lol. Not like that is going to happen anytime soon. I'll give you a holler when we leave my brothers house so you will know when to expect us.

Van is about 95% packed. The rest will be loaded in the morning.

The van is washed, vacuumed, windows cleaned and gas tank filled. Now it's just ready to load all the crap in it. We will start that soon. I need to take a breather for a little bit. Probably have to go out to dinner tonight. That way I won't have leftovers and the kitchen will be clean. I have on more load of laundry to do. On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again.

Kat, be safe today. Tracy and Terri, keep up the great work. I know it's hard but good job. Shar, welcome. So glad to have you here. You will get back on track, I just know it. Hi everyone. Off to work, I'll check in later.

I just checked with The Daily Plate and it says that a Cherry Ice 6oz is 200 calories Blue Raspberry 6oz is 80 calories Original Cherry 6oz is 80 calories Cocoa Cola 6oz is 260 calories White Cherry 6oz is 80 calories. So watch what flavor you get.

Tracy, awesome job on the weight loss and working on getting back intot he swing of this. You know you have the ability. Good Luck and I can't wait to see you. I'm going over to get sis today and bring her back here to go swimming. I'll put some hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. I thought I would spend the day with her because she won't see me for 3 weeks. So far she's doing pretty good with me leaving, no panic attacks so far. I'll check in later this evening, busy day ahead of me.

Michelle, I will be keeping my fingers crossed that the test come back with better results. I don't know much about it but a cousin of mine married a girl with it. She has good weeks and bad weeks but still holds down a job. She's a therapist and works with young children, alot of times they are in the pool so that might help her out also. Good Luck and keep us posted.