Mistymee...aka Kel's story... - Page 7 - ThinnerTimes

mistymee · 07-20-2008, 09:54 AM

Thanks Vim.. I left my hair down in the pic, for the avatar, just for you

Vim&Vigour · 07-20-2008, 10:25 AM

Thank you Kel!
I DID notice! And I appreciate you did it for ME!
HOWEVER, I do hope you also did it FOR YOU!
YOU COME FIRST!!!
Enjoy the hairstyle experiments!
Cheers,
Vim

mistymee · 07-20-2008, 09:40 PM

My future sister in law has offered to make our wedding cake. I have said all along I don't care what it tastes like since I'm not eating it, as long as it's purty! LOL...

But she says she bakes a mean cake, but can't decorate for shit.. hehe..

As it happens, I have a bit of a talent for cake decorating, and until there was the unfortunate " accident ".. I made and decorated all the family cakes. After said " accident " I refused to ever do one again. Since the birthday boy of the above referenced " accident " is now 17 and it was his first birthday at that time, it's been 16 years since I've touched a decorating bag or spatula so it should be interesting.

To add even more fun to the mix.. I refuse to have the old fashioned <read, kinda boring for my tastes> cake, but am going to do a "mad hatter" style of cake.... similar to the one below, just because I am a bandwagoner, LOL- (not really.. just cuz I think it's whimsical and fun)

I wish this decorator lived near my area of the little world, as I think I'd spring for someone else to make it if I could afford to do so. The problem is, the woman who does the cakes (so it seems..the ONLY woman that does them up there??)... has only done one and didn't seem to sure about doing one again..at a few dollars for every inch serving, that could add up.

I think this could either be a fun way to cement a further bond with my new SIL or it could be a disaster! LOL.. I figure, as long as we keep our sense of humor intact we should be good

Cinderella Cakes: Mad Hatter Cakes

(I wish I could settle down and sleep, alarm will ring in less than 5 1/2 hours but after the really long, wet drive home, I can't seem to relax enough to even lay down and try to sleep!)

Vim&Vigour · 07-21-2008, 01:25 AM

Hej Kel!
Was just wondering how come you're awake! I have just started my day in London!!!
Good looking cake! I would go for it and the bonus is you can be as creative as you wish on the way!
How many guests are envisaged? (was it about 60 or so?)
I would buy loads of madeira cakes, stack them side by side and upwards, cemented with jam, covered with marzipan and decorated with edible beads, flowers, ribbons, etc. Just improvise!
Early bird catches the worm - good to be as organised as you can!
Sleep well Kel!
Cheers,
Vim

mistymee · 07-21-2008, 07:30 PM

pictures.. they don't lie... seeing them can either make one feel good about themselves or depressed as all hell.

All week, I'd been feeling really good.. how could I not? It was a fabulous week in VT.

I get back to work and the pictures from the company luncheon are sitting in my inbox.. I open the first one and it's a SIDE view of moi... and I wanted to cry. That can't still be me, can it? I was shocked.. then a coworker brings up an old one.. and it made me cry for real.

I must be insane.. how did this happen? how did my mind allow me to not see as I truly was? And why am I so critical of how I look NOW when before I was able to shut that part off from my brain?

And how do I stop myself from being so critical of my looks as they are now? I'm seeing old, wrinkled and fat..... still very, very fat.

Godsblessedme · 07-21-2008, 07:40 PM

o hon i know that feeling you just have to learn to trust people when they tell you how great you look. I dont see me skinny either. But my daughter (15) got off the plane and hugged me and said OMG your so skinny but your butt's still big. haaa

and why did you drive home....wet? i'm curious. and i love the cakes

mistymee · 07-21-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Godsblessedme

o hon i know that feeling you just have to learn to trust people when they tell you how great you look. I dont see me skinny either. But my daughter (15) got off the plane and hugged me and said OMG your so skinny but your butt's still big. haaa

and why did you drive home....wet? i'm curious. and i love the cakes

know something funny? one of my coworkers saw me first thing this morning after my being gone for 6 days.. "OMG.. you're so SKINNY.. just wait till you see the old picture that popped up in the email last week... you've lost a LOT since then!"... and then I find out it was taken on the 10th of July.. not that old. He thought it was a long while ago.

Weird, just weird.

As for the wet drive home.. I got soaked when I opened my window for the toll booths.. I opened it too soon, like a dummy, LOL....

Vim&Vigour · 07-22-2008, 12:15 AM

Truth hurts but we learn to handle it with time - then it becomes old news and we feel better...
For now, best foot forward and keep your eyes on goal, wearing blinkers if necessary!
Well done Kel!
Cheers,
Vim

rachalrg · 07-22-2008, 04:53 AM

#1) That chocolate covered cheery sounds fantastic and I can't wait to try it! lol @ making you weak....

#2) I second the notion that "You've got a nice writing voice and I like how descriptive you are!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by fisher1000

I also make what I call a chocolate covered cherry:

1 individual container of SF cherry jello
4 TBSP of FF Cool Whip
1-2 tsp of SF chocolate syrup depending on how much you like.

Smash the crap out of the Jello until it's in little pieces. Stir in the Cool Whip and syrup and then sit down, because it will make you weak it's so good!

I enjoyed your story (so far!) and can't wait for more--You've got a nice writing voice and I like how descriptive you are!

Take care,

-Mike

mistymee · 07-25-2008, 04:41 AM

Work has been stressful this week for a few reasons.. first.. I've had trouble getting back into 'work mode' from vacation.. added to that.. we're slower than a slug..production is mostly down, due to the lack of orders and I don't foresee a pick-up in business anytime soon. I'm not interested in being out of work, that's for sure!

My way of dealing with stress is to EAT.. always has been anyway.

I caught myself having a 100 calorie bag of popcorn late last night.. but I found myself adding a tablespoon of melted butter on top of this stupid 100 calorie pack.. and I ate it in that sort of zombie mode that was so often the way pre-op.. WTF? I don't even remember eating it, really.

Self-sabatoge? Wasting my honeymoon period, for WHAT? *sigh* What did I actually gain in doing that? (scale ho that I am, I'm still at 221.. nothing gained there, nothing lost though)

My son is pulling the 'avoid mom' thing again, which only means bad things, my daughter is living life to the fullest this summer which is good for her, worrisome to her mom... that's another whole post of guilt ridden angst, though.

enough for this AM, I guess.