I Enjoy Being A Girl — Page 37

Jane - have you tried wearing a shoe with a wedge recently? I've had terrible back issues, and for the last few months I've only worn wedges (at my doctor's suggestion). One pair is by La Canadienne (so they're also warm and waterproof). They are black microfiber on a black rubber wedge - not glamorous, by any means, but they are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn (and I love shoes, and buy too many, but also have somewhat wide feet and think that most shoes are uncomfortable).

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JAG2, I will be in Michigan for a week this summer, too.

Texas...probably not.

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miss p, would love to meet you when you're in town, so please put me on the list for any gathering while you are here (I am sure it will be a big list)!

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Yeah, miss p.? Whereabouts?

I did get two free airline tickets from running up an absurdly high bill on one of my credit cards...and daddy has lots of frequent flier miles...

Aw, that'd be so great if we all got together and met! But yes, compared to where everyone else is, I'm insanely far.

Also, I have a little bit of an accent, I'm definitely not a redneck haha (I live near Dallas). Although, I've been guilty of saying "y'all" often.

Jane - like this shoe (which is actually the comfortable, unglamorous one I mentioned).

miss p - look forward to seeing you then.

We're starting college tours with my daughter next weekend, so who knows where we'll end up visiting these next few months.

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Tofu, where in MD are you from?

JAG2, I have another friend who's about an hour away (in Saline), so we always get together with her when we're there. An hour-and-a-half is nothing! We stay in a suite right on campus (on the golf course, actually) which doubles as country club, so I basically stay at the pool all day with the kids while my husband visits with his family.

It's great, too, because they have a restaurant and bar poolside, so you never have to move! I do the "girly thing" and bring a ton of mindless magazines with me and just relax. I also LOVE to swim so I do that with the kids sometimes. The last 15 minutes of every hour is reserved for adults to swim, which I also really enjoy!

great restaurants all over East Lansing. I love college towns.

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Miss P I'm from this small town called Aberdeen, where a huge military base is. I was right near the Susquehanna River. I could drive to Baltimore in about 45 minutes (horrible traffic) for some awesome food and shopping at Lexington Market.

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Updated On: 2/8/09 at 07:43 PM

Updated On: 3/9/17 at 07:51 PM

Tofu, that is very funny to me because today I was talking to the fine people at Virgin America about my impending flight to California later in the week. They told me that they have a policy that allows a person to bring a "pet" onboard--with proper medical authorization--for "emotional support." And it can be any type of pet, even a snake, they told me!

We were laughing about it on the phone because I said, "Hmmm. From now, whenever I check in for ANY flight on ANY airline, I am going to ask, 'By the way, are there going to be any SNAKES on board?'" If the answer is, "Yes," I will immediately ask to switched to a non-serpent carrying jet!

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Good gracious I missed a bunch today. :)

So wait...who all is in the DC/VA area?? I am...and I go up to NYC all the time.

Do I not win the furthest-away prize for not even being on the same landmass as you guys? :P

And lo, it is 7.43 in the am, and I'm not in bed, and not happy about it. And lo, y'all are probably in bed asleep! Life is not fair. D:

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