[phdatc]

<p>Good morning!</p>
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<p>Coffee is in the cup, oatmeal is cooling, the sun is shining.  It's all good.</p>

 

[Runninlaw]

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<p>Ooops - double Monday thread!  I will copy mine here if one of you admin types wants to delete the other one!</p>
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<p><strong>Tonya</strong> - great to hear you are back at it, even if only a gradual start!  <span><img alt="icon_cheers.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_cheers.gif" style="width:24px;height:24px;"></span></p>
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<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_14_131341076990628">Morning peeps!</p>
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<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_14_131341076990617">I had a fabulous 5 mile run this morning!  It was a recovery run, so very slow.  However, it was great b/c: (1) my legs were not sore despite the workload I piled on this weekend; (2) it was 52 glorious degrees; and (3) it was a beautiful, tranquil run on the trail - I even saw 2 deer.</p>
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<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_14_131341076990624">Typically Monday is a rest day for me, but we are going to DC this weekend and I need to switch things up for travel time.</p>
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<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_14_131341076990622">Not much going on today.  Regular Monday at work, then a GOTR board meeting tonight.</p>
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<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_14_131341076990620">Happy Monday.<span style="display:none;"> </span></p>
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[praecipua]

<p>Morning, friends.  I went out for a 3.4 mile walk and it was faster than it felt.  I've been quite sedentary this summer, some due to heat, some due to depression, and some due to laziness.  Partially as a result, I've been struggling with back pain, so it felt good to get out and get moving.  I had a few twinges, especially on hills, but all in all, I'm pleased with the effort.</p>
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<p>Not excited about going into the office today, but it must be done.  I'm going to try to work from coffee shops almost exclusively this year, but I have a meeting with a student and somehow, I left my computer there over the weekend.</p>
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<p>Have a good one!</p>

 

[amichel]

<p>The only good thing about my weekend is that I failed to get Sugarland tickets as I planned, and I was not at the concert when the stage collapsed.  Yesterday morning our power went out and didn't come back on until after midnight. Of course I went to the grocery store the day before and really stocked up for the school year.    But, if a fridge/freezer full is all I'm missing after the storms of the weekend, I'll consider myself very lucky.</p>
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<p>I was finally at least a little active this weekend, but since we stayed at MILs house last night, I didn't set the alarm for 4am to go to the gym.   I'm off half a day today for a funeral (great aunt), so I may get to the gym later today.   I'm feeling quite unprepared for DD going back to school tomorrow, but I guess we'll figure it out!</p>
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<p>Have a great one!</p>

 

[gatorbob]

<p><strong>Amichel</strong>, wow, you were planning on going ot that concert??</p>
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<p>Nothing much going on here.  I took yesterday off to recover from all my activity on Saturday.  Of course, in retrospect, that was probably a bad idea.  I will definitely be taking tomorrow off because of <em>the procedure</em>.  And I will most certainly be taking today off too, because it's probably not a good idea to run since I won't be able to eat anything all day.  So now that'll mean three days in a row without any workouts.  And a marathon is just over a month away!  Hoo boy...</p>

 

[Ailarie]

<p>Greetings, all.</p>
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<p>I have abs/core stuff on tap for this evening, but everything else was tacked onto yesterday's stuff.  While I'm sore from 14 miles, I'm not THAT sore, so that's a good thing, I think.</p>
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<p><strong>Bob</strong> - Well, look at it this way:  You've always said that you never really had a training plan per se for any of your marathons, and ironically, you've done pretty doggone good when oddities jump in the way to keep you from your normal runs.  Maybe your next event will follow suit and you'll breeze along the way!</p>
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<p><strong>Amichel</strong> - Eek.  Spooky that you would have been at the concert at the fair. </p>
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<p>Rawr to <strong>Prae</strong> and <strong>Tonya</strong> for returning to working out!</p>

 

[Auntie Moe]

<p>morning peeps.</p>
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<p>I had a nice weekend, more lowkey than my usual weekend,which is not to say I had much down time. But I was asleep two of the three weekend nights by 11, and got to spend a lot of quality time with good friends. </p>
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<p>One of those friends is a woman I went to school with. We were friends in grammar school, but by high school, ran in different circles. I hadn't seen her in 25 years, but we reconnected on FB maybe a year ago, and by chance, she and I were both in Philly this June, so we met up for a coffee.  We'd had so little time that day, but planned to get together again when she was next in Boston (she lives in GA now.)  Well, anyway, I met her yesterday, in our old hometown and had a 3 hours leisurely lunch together and it was fantastic to see her!  Such a nice day. </p>
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<p>Prae, if any of your applications are in Boston/Cambridge and you get interviews, make sure you let me know!  You can stay with me if you need to as well.</p>

 

[missy1102]

<p>hello friends.</p>
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<p>a pretty low key weekend for me - i worked a lot but that was about it.</p>
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<p><strong>amichel</strong>, how far are you from monticello?</p>
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<p>hi <strong>maureen</strong>!</p>
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<p>yay for getting out today, <strong>RIL</strong> and <strong>prae</strong>.</p>
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<p>con't thoughts out to <strong>alexis', kp</strong>, and <strong>maria</strong>'s pops.</p>
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<p>gonna need a lotta coffee today. AK refused to sleep from 1-5am last night. kill me now.</p>
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<p>we have plans to shop for party goods this afternoon with AK's twin and her mom - AK is turning ONE on sunday!!</p>
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<p>20 mins yesterday on the elliptical was all i could manage after working 16 hours.</p>

 

[clare]

<p>Mornin'!</p>
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<p>The weather was great on the weekend!  It's about time!  We spent lots of time outdoors working in the yard.  Got the pavers all sanded in, mowed the lawn.  And enjoyed a bbq and swim in the pool.</p>
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<p>And I ran the Louisbourg Race Through Time 8 Miler on saturday evening.  Finished in 1:15 and treated it as a training run.  Well, I went out fast, thinking I'd try and keep up with some women that I know are faster than me.  But I ended up feeling yucky so I had to remind myself to slow down. </p>
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[Auntie Moe]

<p>Missy, I can't believe she is already one!  how time flies.</p>
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<p>Amichel, omg, I hadn't heard about the collapse.  So scary and sad. </p>
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<p>I bought this dress on Sat on a whim, but I have 3 weddings this fall, so I'll wear it to at least one of them:</p>
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[Ailarie]

<p>Relaying a message from Theia:  "Tell the sports fans on kick to look at Dave's facebook status from last night!"</p>
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<p>For those of you that don't use FB, highlight the space below for the info, directly from Dave's page: </p>
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<h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="messageBody">Just met Dick Vermeil on the street in Stone Harbor!!<br>
A real honor to shake the hand of an NFL legend.</span></span></span></h6>

 

[amichel]

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<br><br><p>Missy - my house is about 25 minutes away, but our lake house is IN Monticello.</p>

 

[Beaker]

<p>Hey folks!!!</p>
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<p>Good weekend for the Beaker family.  Super fun day at the farmers market with the kids Sat (and scored an insane amount of popcorn...all for free thanks to an old high school friend).  Then took advantage of a crappy rainy day yesterday to go to the Academy of Natural Sciences and see dinosaurs!  Also got a 4 miler and a 3 miler in the books.</p>
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<p>So looks like DH might be going back to work full time which means putting the kids in daycare full time.  Aiden was already planning to go to school part time in Sept so instead he will go full time, he won' tknow there is any change really, he just knows he is going to school.  But the facility where Aiden will go doesn't have room for Colin so we are scrambling.  Kind of freaking out about it all right now but I know it will all be fine!</p>
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<p>Amy the footage of that was so frightening!  But to see all those people rush BACk to help was heart warming.</p>
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<p>Good luck Bob!!</p>
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<p>Missy I can't believe it!  A year old!!  WOW!!</p>
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<p>Moe glad you had such a lovely weekend!!!</p>
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<p>Woot woot T and Prae on your returns to exercise!!</p>
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<p>Ok, gotta get back to work, busy busy!!</p>
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[NCRG71]

<p>Hi everyone!</p>
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<p>Busy day at work trying to get things all set so I can actually have a vacation for the next 2 weeks!  I'll still have to work a day here and there, but it's some real time off.  I always look at people funny when they say "but you work in a school, you must have summers off."  HA!</p>
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<p>Heading to the Jersey shore tomorrow with my sister and her kids.  Meeting our parents and bro and SIL, kidnapping my neice on the way down to take her with us.  Can't wait!</p>
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<p>And just so you know, I didn't end up throat punching my Dr last week, although I really wanted to.  I did have blood drawn for a TSH eval, so we will see.  Should be back today actually.  But I've lost almost 3 lbs so far, which is making me happy.  But I'm only taking in b/w 1000-1200 calories and burning 500+ each day which is the only thing that has led to the scale budging at all.  Getting old sucks monkey balls.  AND I have to get squished next week when I get back from vacay.  Whoohoo.</p>
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<p>It's good to see you back <strong>Prae</strong>!!</p>
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<p><strong>Missy</strong> - 1 year is such a milestone, in so many ways for you and AK!  Here's to a lovely Year 2!</p>
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<p><strong>boB</strong> - good luck with the scope - hope all goes well.</p>
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<p><strong>Amy, Tonya, Mindi, Clare, Ailarie, Moe and Beaks</strong> - have a great week!</p>

 

[KP]

<p>Good Monday afternoon to everyone!</p>
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<p>Only 3 more mornings I'll have to be up at 4:30 a.m.!</p>
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<p>The trip to Cincy was...well, it was.  Nothing to report but escalating family drama and rapidly declining situation for my Dad...the continued good thoughts are appreciated.  I did get to stop and see <strong>Kath</strong>, Gus, and Jack yesterday - by far the highlight of the weekend.</p>
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<p>Gorgeous weather here again this week so I took advantage of some down time after the morning practice to get 6 miles done.  Now I'm devouring lunch before things get hectic again.  Classes can't start soon enough!</p>

 

[katholeenie]

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<p>For those of you that don't use FB, highlight the space below for the info, directly from Dave's page: </p>
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No idea who that is (<img alt="lol.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/lol.gif">), but YAY for Dave. </p>
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<p>Other than waiting for someone in the management team to proof an email to a client to make sure I don't sound too bitchy about another vendor*, I don't know what's going on this afternoon.</p>
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<p>*Found yet another mistake in the vendor's work, which causes errors in my portal.</p>
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<p>Chiro tonight. Can't wait. </p>

 

[Litchfield Hills]

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<p><strong>Missy</strong> - 1 year is such a milestone, in so many ways for you and AK!  Here's to a lovely Year 2!</p>
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Congrats to you, and this is so true - the baby will not remember the one year birthday party, but it us a HUGE day for the parents.</p>
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<p>Good luck boB</p>
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<p>(((((kp))))))</p>

 

[KP]

<p><strong>Litch</strong> - how is the arm doing?</p>

 

[Ailarie]

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<p>we have plans to shop for party goods this afternoon with AK's twin and her mom - AK is turning ONE on sunday!!</p>
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You're going to do the cake (or cupcake) thing right?  We must see photos (or video) of AK and her birthday cake!</p>
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[missy1102]

<p><br>
childcare vibes to beaks.</p>
<p>TWO weeks of vacay, shannon?!?? ENJOY!!<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Amichel</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/74874/monday-monday-monday-8-15#post_2010189"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><p>Missy - my house is about 25 minutes away, but our lake house is IN Monticello.</p>
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    and where do you plan on being labor day weekend? part of mine will be spent in monticello at a friend's lake house, part in chi.</p>
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You're going to do the cake (or cupcake) thing right?  We must see photos (or video) of AK and her birthday cake!</p>
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    yes, i haven't decided yet. i'm thinking of making cupcakes but if she continues this whole night owl thing, i just might not have the energy to!</p>
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<p>    thanks, all. it has been a very trying year so i'm definitely also celebrating that <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em><strong>I</strong></em></span> made it. heh. her present to me via DH were tickets to the musical, Hair which we'll be going to see wed.  bless my nanny - shes staying til midnight so we can do this.<br>
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