Good Morning Y'all!

I can't believe I'm the first one here! Hope you all had a nice New Year's Eve.

We had a good time, didn't go overboard on food or drinks.

BB later!

2ND ME in hee hee. I was going to start the new thread at 12:01AM but, didn't know if someone else would lol Thanks Betty for getting us started. HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

Are you guys all actually from NJ?

Happy New Year to you! We're well-rested and ready to start the year off right. Time to start taking down the tree...

LOL... Some of us are NJ Wannabees :party:

Happy New Year! Thanks for the reminder about the new thread Betty!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Good morning everyone and happy healthy 2007.

I slept until 9 AM which is like finding a 4 leaf clover LOL.

Gotta eat the left overs and its back to dieting for me lol, tomorrow is work ICK ICK ICK but the only good thing is, eating won't be a problem there

We used our chocolate fountain last night and the kids had a blast, I'll see if I can get a picture here for ya's.

Its raining hard here in dirty jerzey, we are under a flood watch :rolleyes

Other than that SOSDD :party: Have a wonderful day everyone and yep, I did stay awake with Dd to watch the ball last night LOL

HUGS and CHEERS !!! Here's to another wonderful year of friendship.

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Happy New Year everyone!! I hope 2007 is a wonderful year for each and every one of you!

Happy New year all. I slept in the new year....I was sooo tired, I just couldn't stay awake anymore. It's 11:20 and I am still yawning. I have been MIA for a few days. We took a 3 1/2 hour road trip and adopted the sweetest, most lovable doggie...He is a 5 year old Boston, just like my Oreo, and my DH just fell in love with him. He is from a bad situation and needed a great forever home. He is upstairs sleeping with DH as I type. I promise I will post pics later today. I also have to take and post pics of me in my Disney jeans, but as I went to take the pics yesterday the batteries in the camera died. I will steal them from the remote and take pics today. Be back later~Mandy

Happy New Year, wonderful friends!

If anyone is looking for info on the North Texas chapter meeting of the New Jersey Chat group: I will be at the Cracker Barrel on I35 and University (380) at 3 PM. I will wait in the gift area of the restaurant until I see Beanie, who I think I will recognize. I have no idea what JulesTWU looks like...I am planning to wear a black top with jeans, if that will help. I will wait until 3:30...My avatar does not really look like me...I have different glasses and a chin length bob. See ya there!

Just watching the Rose Parade...took my DD over to my sister's to help with her baby cousin.

Mandy, congrats on your new adoption! Can't wait to see the pics!

Eileen, sounds like the chocolate fountain was big fun! Wanna see those pictures, too!

Betty, thanks for starting the new thread!

Alexandra, we are not all from NJ, but we like hanging out here. And they let us!

Darcy, a BIG HUG from me for your best year ever! We'll have to pick a nice time to chat sometime...what do you say?

Everyone...have a fantastic day!

Cindy

Here is the new baby....his name is Barley, but he doesn't answer to it at all. Anyone have a better name for him?

Awwww, he is so cute. My Mom use to have one just like it, but I can't remember it's name. For some reason I want to say Tippy, but I'm not sure, I'll have to think on it. He was lucky to find you, so maybe Lucky would be a good name!

He is much bigger than my Oreo, she is 19 pounds, he is 25 or 26. A bit overweight, but Oreo is working on that, the two of them are running around like monkeys. My friend says we should call him Milkshake, we have oreo and he could be milk, but he is a bit thick so milkshake. Not sure what to name him. He has had a really hard life. The family that he was taken away from lost their kids to DCFS, and the home they were living in was being foreclosed on, so they moved to a shelter and left him behind, locked in a bathroom. He was there a month, being fed only 1 or 2 times a week. Animal control came in and took him away in a crate. When he arrived at the shelter he snapped at the vet and animal control person. He was deemed aggressive and not good with kids or other animals. He was going to be put down, when the group that we got him from got involved. He has been in foster care for about a month and has really come a long way. The only aggression is over a crate. We simple got rid of the crate and he is great. We were told that he will try to take your hand off if you reach into his crate. So I put him in the kitchen when I am out and he is fine. He is 99% housebroken and he LOVES Abi and Dave. He is starting to play with Oreo and couldn't care less about the cats. He is so laid back and calm, where Oreo is a nut case. They really will be good for each other I think. ~Mandy

Oh Mandy, he is sooooooooo cute! That face is precious! His ears remind me of Gremlins, so maybe Gizmo as a name?

Hey Cindy... I'm always up for a chat... let me know when and where. :party: (((hugs))) back atcha. Hope you guys have a great meeting today... I sure wish I could come!

Mandy... Adorable and really... I love the name Barley... mostly because I have never run into a dog with that name before.

Eileen... chocolate fountain... drooling here.

Chris... Happy New Year to you too.

Joined the YMCA today... we went on a tour of both places and they both scared the HE Double Hockey Sticks outta me but I'm desperate. At least it looked like a wide variety of people types.

Hope the sun is shining on everyone today.

Here you go..... sorry I blacked out the kids faces...I don't like posting pictures of my DD ..... it just gives me the creeps. My sisters boyfriend works for fbi and you don't even want to know what sicko's do with kids pictures.... anyway...more info than you wanted huh LOLOL

Here's the chocolate fountain............ drool !

Cute picture, Eileen! I understand about the faces.

Mandy, what a cutie! Barley is cute, but reminds me of beer, and that doesn't go with Oreo. What about "Cookie"? It's easy to say, and goes with the other name pretty well? You are an angel to rescue a dog with such a hard life. He's definitely found heaven on earth with you!

Darcy, one day we'll figure a time and meet in the chat room...I don't know your schedule, so fill me in. PM me.

We had a great time today at our Texas meeting! We met at 2PM and left after 5!!! Time sped by, and we talked and talked...we took pictures, too, so we'll get those up here ASAP. There were 3 of us...Beanie (lookin' GOOD!) and Jules (already lost 40 lbs with a great smile!), and me (of course) We hope it won't be a whole year before we do this again...and hope some other Texas pals can play next time!

I've gotta run now....

See ya tomorrow, and I'll try to post those pictures!

Cindy

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

I've been walking around in a tired haze today. Had both sisters spend the night last night with their spouses and a total of 7 kids. It was a bit of a madhouse, and everybody just left. Drank too much, went to bed at 4am, and ate all day today. I just spent 1/2 an hour throwing out chocolates, cheesecake, and leftover pizza. I did hold onto a very small box of Godiva that I received for Christmas, but nobody's perfect, right?!

Mandy - your new dog is adorable! I'm not good with names but if I get inspired I'll let you know.

Eilene, that chocolate fountain looks like a ton of fun. I thought of getting one for the kids so I've been eyeing the ones on sale. What kind of chocolate do you put in there?

Cindy, how was the North Texas meeting? I laughed when I read that - it sounds so official! I'd like a copy of the meeting minutes so that we don't miss anything please. :girl_hug:

Darcy, congrats on joining the Y. DH and I will be joining the masses heading back to the gym as well. Bah humbug!

Alexandra, most of us aren't from Jersey. Shhhh! We'll let you in too if you don't spill the Beans.

Beanie, I'm so jealous - you got to meet Cindy today! Hope you guys enjoyed your coffee and chat.

Pat, Patty, Mary, Kat, Crispy, Betty, and Sherry (and I'm sure I missed a few!) I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing day off today!

:notagree :notagree :notagree Time for me to head to bed. Happy New Year's to All!!