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(Big 30 Bash is on June 12)

4/8/2010 12:18:05 PM

I don't think I can come. Mom is making me go to the farm for the formal event after all.

4/8/2010 12:20:25 PM

i was looking forward to a slumber party

4/8/2010 12:21:01 PM

Mom is literally making me go. Which is ridiculous because I'm an adult. But she decided to pay for my plane ticket because I tried to use the money excuse not to go. (My roomie announced she was moving to India, so I'm losing a roomie.)

[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 12:22 PM. Reason : .]

4/8/2010 12:21:52 PM

Your parents have never been to visit you in FL in 3+ years of living there. I'll be damned if I'd let them dictate when I visit NC.

But that's just me.

4/8/2010 12:23:27 PM

Since mom wants to pay for the ticket (which I feel guilty letting her do), I can't really get out of it.

4/8/2010 12:24:35 PM

that really really blows

4/8/2010 12:25:20 PM

I know. And I really don't want to go to NC two months in a row. My schedule is a bit hectic right now and I could use some down time.

4/8/2010 12:26:04 PM

I will boycott the May event if she doesn't let you come up in June instead!

4/8/2010 12:27:07 PM

i feel bad for bumping this thread

4/8/2010 12:27:36 PM

my day is ruined

4/8/2010 12:27:55 PM

Well, I made the mistake of telling Dad back in December that I'd be at the event. After talking to him, Mom, Grandma and Issie, I think he would be upset if I didn't go.

4/8/2010 12:29:04 PM

Yeah I understand, it's not your fault. I'm just bummed you won't be there for the birthday bash. Oh well.

4/8/2010 12:29:40 PM

I will try to make it. I wasn't anticipating having my roomie move out. Kind of hit my wallet just before the trip to Costa. :/

If I can get a roomie in, then I can prob justify flying there. But my travel sched is getting crazy and I'm getting overwhelmed.

I just found out yesterday that Mom is going to do whatever it takes to get me there for the party, which is why I'm just telling you now.

4/8/2010 12:32:09 PM

It's like they just want you at that event, and not that they want to see you. Because you'd be in town just as long for the June party as you would for the May event, and if they just wanted to visit with you, they could do it in June. What do they wanna do, show you off to the whole town of Warrenton?

Don't come to NC twice in 6 weeks, that's just nuts. You have a life in FL, and I understand that.

4/8/2010 12:33:33 PM

Dad wants me to sell raffle tickets at the event.

4/8/2010 12:36:27 PM

I will gladly take on the selling of the raffle tickets if they'll just allow you to visit in June

4/8/2010 12:36:48 PM

But I thought they weren't invited to Buck's Bday Bash. LOL

What's the status on the parent situation?

4/8/2010 12:38:18 PM

I think we'd really like to avoid having parents at this party. I just feel like, with a pig and a keg and a bunch of people, having parents there might make it weird for everyone else.

I guess we haven't officially decided yet.

4/8/2010 12:39:39 PM

Do you remember the party at your house where Clint's gf was showing off her boobs and Dad caught and eyeful?

Entertainment.

It may have also been the party where your mom had a crazyass pothead boyfriend.

4/8/2010 12:42:32 PM

^YES! On both accounts actually.

See, I know that your parents would come early in the day, hang out, and then leave by dusk - which is perfectly fine by me since things won't get crazy til nighttime anyways. However, my mom would show up early, drink half the keg, and attempt to drive herself home around midnight. And honestly, that's what I'm trying to avoid. My mom is a serious mooch.

4/8/2010 12:44:27 PM

POTHEAD BOYFRIENDS?

THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PARTY I WOULD HAVE ENJOYED IN THE PAST.

4/8/2010 12:44:42 PM

^^ Def understand that.

Holy shit. I'm looking at my weekend calendars for the next few months:

4/10: Melbourne, FL
4/17: Ft. Lauderdale
4/24: Volunteering at the International Pie Contest (local, but busy)
5/1: Inez, NC
5/8: Muddy Buddy race
5/15: Ft. Lauderdale
5/22: My Birthday Celebration
5/29: Bahamas (long story, it's free)
6/5: Toastmasters Training
6/12: Possibly NC
6/19: Toastmaster's Training in Daytona
6/26: Possible trip to Mexico (long story, also free)

UGH

I'm tired already.

4/8/2010 12:55:53 PM

holy shit. you're gonna need a vacay from your vacays!

4/8/2010 12:56:48 PM

tell me about it

I need a stay at home in PJs and watch The Office marathons kind of weekend.

4/8/2010 12:58:01 PM

^make that Dawson's Creek and 90210 and you're on

4/8/2010 12:58:55 PM

new 90210 or old?

I'm digging the new Melrose, but that would make for a very short marathon

4/8/2010 1:01:26 PM

nah, i'm into the old stuff

4/8/2010 1:02:41 PM

I do not see Charlotte on that list.

4/8/2010 1:02:46 PM

I would go for a good half-marathon.

4/8/2010 1:06:30 PM

Holy moly. My cousin got hot!



We should set him up with a cute chick.

4/8/2010 1:22:58 PM

I think he went a little overboard on that ink

4/8/2010 1:25:42 PM

Don't mind him, he's just a vagrant hitching a ride from town to town with no real place to live.

By choice, of course.

Or has he settled down back in Wilmington again?

4/8/2010 1:27:39 PM

Do you still have to put sunscreen on tattooed skin?

Lucy - You can do the half when I run the full at Thunder Road. At least that's what I'm planning on to help close out my 1,000 miles for the year.

4/8/2010 1:29:20 PM

^^ He lives in Nicaragua full-time with a host family

^ Yes, you still have to sunscreen tattooed skin. And the half would be perfect because I'm running my next full, The Melbourne Music & Beaches marathon, February 5, 2011, so that gives me a couple of months between the runs.

Is this your first full? Are you excited?

4/8/2010 1:32:50 PM

What an awesome gig he has! I am certainly looking forward to the possibility of a Nicaraguan Thanksgiving

4/8/2010 1:34:07 PM

Amen! Poor mom and dad will be left to fend for themselves on the farm for Turkey Day this year.

4/8/2010 1:35:47 PM

I bet Grandma would hop a flight faster than we could say TURKEY!

4/8/2010 1:36:28 PM

HAY I THINK UR CAT RAN AWAY

FOUND HUR

4/14/2010 9:08:40 AM

Peaches!!!

4/14/2010 9:14:36 AM

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dude that's totally my cat

4/14/2010 9:16:12 AM

hey lucy, i'm making a turkey meatloaf for dinner tonight.

how do you think it would come out if i tossed a pound of chopped, cooked bacon into the loaf before baking?

4/22/2010 2:03:29 PM

i kinda thought the point of using turkey in a meatloaf was so it's more healthy

4/22/2010 2:04:03 PM

turkey gets dry, so yes, add bacon

but if you want healthy, just add extra peppers and onions

I miss cooking.

4/22/2010 2:06:04 PM

^^

well yea


would you be happier if i made it even worse and used ground pork and 80/20 beef?



^yes, at least 1 large chopped onion and 1 large chopped green pepper goes into my meatloaf.

4/22/2010 2:06:32 PM

i made a meatloaf with ground lamb somewhat recently

and it was pretty rad

4/22/2010 2:07:14 PM

I think it should be cooked with peppers and onions and served with a side of prosciutto-wrapped asparagus.

^ I love lamb. I wish it were cheaper. So delish. Would kill for some lamb carpaccio right now.

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 2:08 PM. Reason : .]

4/22/2010 2:07:44 PM

^^ was that the scary meatloaf that turned colors?

4/22/2010 2:07:50 PM

nah that was turkey

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 2:08 PM. Reason : ground lamb isnt that expensive really]

4/22/2010 2:08:21 PM

honestly, i usually grab 2lbs of meatloaf mix from HT and call it a day

turkey meatloaf is very dry, you gotta add nearly double the worcestershire sauce (or whatever else you use for liquid) and that just adds hella sodium

regardless of what meat i choose, i'm totally throwing chopped bacon in there

4/22/2010 2:08:32 PM