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What's in Ashville?
| Tue, 09-28-2004 - 2:46am |
Hi I am just curious about your trip. How did it come about, is it only people from this board going? Do you all live near NC which is a beautiful state btw. I guess since I am a newbi I am feeling a bit like an outsider. Anway just curious it sounds like fun. Have a good day Mo

Hi Mo.The trip to Asheville is an idea started up by board members, a chance for everyone to get to meet face to face.I'm not sure how we decided on NC but no everyone doesn't live near there.WE have board members from all over.
Check out the website and read more about it.Any chance you could join the group for the trip?
Miss P
Maureen/Mo
If this was a real life it would have come with instructions.
Maureen/Mo
If this was a real life it would have come with instructions.
I am going to be honest here too and tell you I live with 2 people who suffer from anxiety/depression. It is not easy, but I know sometimes they do feel better when they do something different once they get past the anxious planning stage. Truthfully...I am already getting butterflies thinking about traveling, but I know it will be worth it to go and meet some of the girls. It is going to be a relaxing girl time for all of us.
I say I really don't have a life either...my kids are grown up and DH really doesn't want me to work since it would put us in a higher tax bracket and end up having less income, and I don't feel like I have any real purpose in life anymore. (Empty nest syndrome?) I used to work two jobs and now I only sub exercise classes. I am afraid of living my life through my kids. I keep saying I need a life too but don't get off my butt to do something. I keep saying I would do volunteer work, but then I get that I don't want to tie myself down and be stuck and not able to visit my out of state children and their families when I want to. I guess there are all different levels of feeling this way.
So...you have more in common with us than you think.
Good luck with getting fit and healthy and I hope we can be here to help you feel better physically and emotionally.
Grace
fitness4health@yahoo.com
Grace
fitness4health@yahoo.com
Hi Mo,
Some of us have been wanting to meet for probably 3 years or more, but started planning this actual trip a little over a year ago. I've been putting $20. a week aside for it, but must admit I've dipped into my Asheville Fund more than once.
~~Rhonda~~
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About the trip I would really like to go but can't afford it this year. I think I'm going to try to put a little up each payday and hopefully make it next year. I know if you search on the internet you can find some good deals on hotels and plain tickets but they usually need to be done in advance. Maybe I can get the kids to pitch in a little as an early Christmas gift to help pay for the trip (LOL). If they did it would probably get spent on them anyways. When DH and I went on our honeymoon last year we didn't realize how much stuff we bought the kids until after we got back home and started sorting all the suveniours & gifts out.
You mentioned that you don't have a life, I like not having much of a life. It took a few years for my oldest DD to understand that staying home on a Friday night and watching a video is what I like to do on a Friday night. She wanted me to keep her 4 kids so she could go out and I explained that it was what DH & I did for a date and it didn't include small children running around the house. Don't get me wrong I do keep the kids and enjoy them very much, but when I want to and not everytime she wants to go out to a club. That is the advantage of being Grandma.
Well I rattled on, hope I didn't bore you too much. I am really glad you are here and hope to hear from you more. By the way I'm from TX, where are you from?
Alice - The Betty Boop
Hope you don't intend to just be a lurker here. Please don't ever feel that you can't post about things that you're dealing with. No judgments about anyone here no matter what situation they may be facing. I can understand your anxiety/depression issue one of my children has been dealing with it for a number of years. I can't say that there's much of a life going on here either! I work full time, have 3 kids still living home, a husband and a crazy yet lovable dog! So work before work, work at work and work after work basically fills my day and weekends! That's one of the things that's so great about this board is that it's a place where I can come and share in the daily trials and tribulations and know that I'm not alone! So even if you can't make it to Asheville I do hope that you'll become a regular here!
Susan
Mo, do not be embarassed about what you posted here.
"Make Choices that bring you joy" cl-Patty