Day 2 of 5 Day Pouch Test

I've always wanted to go to New York City.....new york city??  git a rope!! (you know, that commercial??) LOL

I would like to go to New Jersey too......I want to go to every state in the country at least once.  I was born in Baton Rouge, LA and have lived here my whole life.....I live Prairieville  (which sounds hick huh?) but it is just a suburb of Baton Rouge.  Baton Rouge is now the biggest city in LA.  We passed up New Orleans after Katrina.  This city is getting bigger and bigger every month it seems....we have a ton of upscale stores that we didn't have just 10 years ago.....Whole Foods, Fresh Market etc.  Plus, everyone here are huge LSU FANATICS!!!!!  Plus, we LOVE to eat in South Louisiana! So much food here and everything revolves around food!!!!  I love to eat and so does  my family.  My husband is skinny and he eats to live, I live to eat!  He doesn't understand my issues with food.  I am addicted to food i believe.   You don't look old enough to have a grown child!!!!   If you ever want to come to Louisiana to visit, let me know and you could stay with us!  We live about 45 minutes from New Orleans (Baton Rouge is growing so much that it doesn't take as long to get to N. O. it seems, well, at least to the suburbs of N. O).  We are going to see Rush in New Orleans in April and we went to see The Police there last year.  It was fun, we partied on Bourbon street before the concert......we don't go down there much, but sometimes it's fun to take a ride down there to go shopping and to hang out. Ok, I am going to my appointment with a new surgeon to talk to him about a revision......I doubt I qualify but we will see what he says. Take care! Lorri

It's funny you say that you'd like to see every state!  My parents did that for me and my brother when we were growing up...Dad drove us from NJ to California and back again a different route to see as many states as we could. We tried to find something interesting in every state to remember each one!  It's amazing how different each state looks. It was exciting! I loved that my parents did that with us. I took my kids all over Europe while my husband stayed in the military.  We were blessed to be so well traveled.  I learned a lot from different cultures and people. I'm a people watcher!  My favorite no exercise sport!  People are so entertaining.  That's why I'd love Louisiana..The people seems so colorful and fun! You are soooo sweet to invite. Thanks so much! I'd love to stop by and meet you one day!  My brother was a huge Rush fan...I never could get passed the high pitched voice, but when they come on the radio...I am the first one singing the song!  LOL  I LOVE THE POLICE though!  I love Sting...He's so....delicious? ;)  Good luck with the surgeon appt...Hope that went okay.  Big hugs, (we got so off topic...but that's okay!  I love ya !) Anita

Oh Anita! You kill me.. im so rolling in my own tears of laughter!  I live 4 miles from the Iowa/MN border.. I am in Iowa in a town of 2000 people of red steak/meat and potato fed people/farmers.  You don't have to tell me twice!  Lets just say the town knows I am really into nutrition and fitness and my husband's cousin in a manager of the local grocery store and he asked me the other day why i was in the store asking for "flax seed".  I said.. "I wasn't".  He goes.. "Oh I figured it had to be you, only YOU would ask for that in our town!"  WHAT hahahaha... I so hear you.. http://www.bellplantation.com try going to this website for the PB2, they have store locators on it.   It is great.. kinda pricey like 4 something but worth it when u want that PB fix.. which for me isn't often but when it hits.. WATCH out... i have been known to dunk the spoon in and take a bite.. no lying here

Melissa That is funny about the flax seed!  I have never been to Iowa.  Is it cold there?  In South Louisiana, we have summer, summer, sort of like winter but with days of spring/summer mixed in, almost summer, and summer. LOL Lorri

Melissa... Yup yup yup! Meat and taters!  Been there done that too in Texas!  Ever see the size of cows in texas!  They are as big as the buildings !!!! HOLY GI-HUGIC COW!!!!  The ****roaches are the size of regular cows. That's funny about the flax seed...(If you don't like the in-laws) Ask him over for dinner 'cause you want him to try your new flax seed seasoned tofu burgers with a PB and soy milk shake for dessert! LOL  My family runs for the hills when I mention tofu...One night I didn't say a word and my daughter says "That was some tender pork mom"...My son comes in and says...yum on the chicken mom...and hubby comes in and I tell him he's eating tofu and he gives me a :::I'm throwing darts at your face::: kinda look and then smiles and says...You be-atch!!! LOL  He loves me anyway!  Thanks for the website!  I'm going there right now! Then I really better get off me arse and steam clean the carpets like I had planned to do this morning...which is quickly turning into afternoon!  If my hubby comes home and asks me if I spent all day online again...I'm gonna feed him something really weird and healthy! :::Evil grin::: Like my favorite seaweed salad...and green"mystery" juice!  With wheat germ!   Hugs!

Anita - If I had read your most recent post, I wouldn't have told you about the Wegmans in Woodbridge that you obviously know about.  I'm so jealous! Betsy

Anita - Good news for you: There's a Wegman's opening up in Woodbridge, across 95 from Potomac Mills.  I bet you'll find every product your pea-pickin heart desires in Wegman's.  Last time I drove up 95, it looked like it was still a few months from opening so you may have to wait a bit.  My D-I-L is from Rochester where Wegman's originated, and she first told me about it.  When I was in Baltimore last month to see about getting accepted into the RESTORe clinical trial at Johns Hopkins, I took a side trip to the Wegman's in Hunt Valley (north of Baltimore).  She was right on!  What a store!  I just wish we had one in NC.  Check out their website: www.wegmans.com. Betsy

Betsy I KNOW!! I almost scared my hubby to death when I saw the Wegman's sign go up on the building driving by one weekend! I screeched and nearly burst a blood vessel!  I'm glad you got to go inside one of them...They are the MOST amazing grocery store EVER! When my folks came up from Florida, I decided to take them there...We had lunch.  And since you've been in one you know what kinda feast we could have there!  My dad does all the shopping cause mom is not allowed to drive...They were just stunned. My dad says, "well that's about the best time I ever had in a grocery store"  LOL   It's worth the 1 1/2 -2 hour trip....Now that one is going up here!  You know why I am excited!  Hopefully you can get back out there while you are there for your surgery and stock up on some cool stuff. By the way....I wish you the very best of luck and success with your surgery! It's getting close now! You must be so excited!   (Don't worry that you didn't know about the other post)  Now people can see what Wegmans is all about at the web site! The pictures in the "About Us" section do not even begin to do the store justice. It's like walking the streets of Europe with little shops on each side of the street and little cafe's and eateries and bakeries...It's an experience! I could shop in there for 3 hours and my hubby LOVES going because he can eat like a king or go taste wine(during wine tastings in the basement) or sip on coffee...taste cheese...Sit in the lounge... It won't be long before they are EVERYWHERE!   Hugs, Anita

I know what you mean about the husband - mine went nuts in the store.  We were only limited by what we had room to bring back in our Prius (and of course a 6 hour drive).  I'm flying up next Tuesday for my baseline visit, which is on the north side of Baltimore, about 10 miles from the  Wegmans in Hunt Valley.  I'm taking a carry-on suitcase so I can bring more stuff home.  I will be paying special attention to those items I know I can't get here.   I probably won't feel like grocery shopping, even at Wegmans, when I go back up on Thursday for my procedure :-(.  But there will be other trips up over the next few months :-)   I can't believe they don't put other stores out of business when they move into town. Betsy

Fill out for a Wegman's card while you are there and that gets you on their mailing list! (If you haven't)  They send out the most awesome monthly booklet filled with recipes and awesome ideas, new products and just all kinds of great info!   I wonder the same thing...about other stores going out of business...Because even the prices are amazing! Much cheaper than other stores on many things!  I think they really research where to put the stores. All the suburbs around DC have soooo much growth and these old stores are just too small and outdated... Where I am is right on the border of civilization...I can hear cows mooing on summer nights!  LOL All the farmers are selling their property and making 3-10 acre Estate homes...So FINALLY people who know how to eat something they didn't catch themselves! (I'm really hard on my town...but they are finally getting with the times!)  :)