Post by eponinepontmercy on Sept 12, 2016 12:22:16 GMT -5
Thank you all for the push. I talked to my NP today about ADD, and she agrees that it fits. She gave me a script for Vyvanse and we're going to reevaluate in 2 weeks. We'll either evaluate the dosage or try something else.
She also said that I have very good friends (I told her about posting here and getting your input). I agree.
The sno-cone truck we had come to DD's party was AMAZING. I had a chai snowball with vanilla ice cream. OMG.
I "ran" a 5k yesterday. After running around in the heat all day and not eating or drinking enough on Saturday, my body was not feeling the 85 degrees and 85% humidity. I wasn't last, so that was nice. Another runner gave DH her tag for free food, so we got a mac and cheesesteak and a sandwich with mozzarella, red peppers, and pesto - both were so good. (The food truck sponsored the run. Te food was the main reason I registered.)
eponinepontmercy I hope vyvanse is amazing for you! Having a family from another country living with us has really made me realized how screwed up the US is. Especially when it comes to food. They're so blown away by how expensive it is here and when I try to explain things to them it sounds so lame :/
Post by pixy0stix on Sept 12, 2016 12:31:23 GMT -5
I haven't gone to my aerobics intense class in 2 weeks. I had a lunch date today and was feeling bad for missing it again. I just received a phone call that class was canceled. WOOT! Now I don't feel guilty.
I applied for this in June, and have actually been doing this job since before that, so it'll be nice to finally have it be official. It comes with a nice little bump in salary, and better growth potential than my previous position.
We have this very beautiful park in town. There's a carousel there, and adjacent to it are really pretty grounds where you can reserve picnic tables for parties.
Yesterday, I went to a first birthday party there. As I pulled up, I was like, "huh, why are there only three cars in the parking lot? Then I see a giant sign that said that the carousel was closed for mechanical problems, and the snack bar/ticket booth was also closed.
But my friends had a picnic table and waved me over. She had said she was going to Costco to buy food for the party. The party was at 2 so I didn't expect a meal, but I expected a bunch of hearty Costco snacks.
On the picnic table was: a cake, one bag of chips and salsa, baby carrots and one container of hummus, a bottle of Jack Daniels, and a bottle of Prosecco. They said that they didn't buy anything else because they thought people could just go to the snack bar. Apparently they hadn't made reservations for a table (otherwise they would have been told the carousel was closed in time to make different plans.) And when they arrived and saw the Snack Bar was closed, one of them didn't go buy more supplies. They were just like, "meh, it's fine."
My own fault for reading more into the Costco remark and assuming there'd be more food provided, like cheese and crackers or something with a bit more protein, or you know, enough chips for 12 or so adults and a four or five children. (The cake wasn't from Costco, so I'm not sure what they got there.) But there was no water or soda!!! The Prosecco was half gone by the time I arrived, even though I was the second guest to show up! My friend's husband was like, "Yeah, someone brought the Jack Daniels to our last party, but since it's Jack Daniels, we never drank it." So basically, they are just pawning off their crap on their guests because they couldn't be bothered to spend any money to host a party.
At one point, my friend said to her husband, "oh we have beer in the car." He said, "but it's not cold." When she went to get it anyway, he stopped her and said, "it's good beer, we should drink it cold." After a half hour passed, the Prosecco long gone, and people milling around, looking at the Jack Daniels and thinking, "uhhhhh what else can I drink?" she went to get exactly two bottles of beer. (The bottles were the larger, microbrew style bottles that have like 16-20 ounces in them.)
Also, I had given them a gift certificate to a local bookstore, figuring they could just pick out whatever books they wanted for the kid since I have no idea what they have. My friend texted me later to thank me and added, "I think I'll be stealing this from him." I know you take that risk when you buy a gift card for a baby, but come on! Don't tell me that!
So I'm salty in addition to being incredulous at the tackiness of it all.
ESF, I'm not sure which part of that mess is making clutch my pearls the hardest. That they expected guests to buy their own food at the snack bar? That when that didn't pan out they didn't suck it up and at least get some bottles of water and a damn cheese plate? That she outright told you she was going to use your gift to her child for herself?
Post by bernsteincat on Sept 12, 2016 13:17:23 GMT -5
My boss is law school friends with our state treasurer (I'm trying to be vague), and I just saw on the calendar that he's attending her upcoming wedding, and there was a link to her Knot website. This is giving me no small amount of giggles.
ESF , I'm not sure which part of that mess is making clutch my pearls the hardest. That they expected guests to buy their own food at the snack bar? That when that didn't pan out they didn't suck it up and at least get some bottles of water and a damn cheese plate? That she outright told you she was going to use your gift to her child for herself?
How long did you stick around?
I was about to leave after I had been there for an hour, which I figured was a respectable showing. (It was supposed to go from 2-5.) But as I was about to get up to go, a friend showed up that lives an hour away. And I felt like I should visit with him for a bit. So I lasted about 90 minutes. Poor guy drove a fucking hour to arrive to the dregs of some warm beer and baby carrots.
ESF some people just should NOT be allowed to host parties.
I complained about the last party they threw on this board. On Halloween. And at some point, someone went to grab a bottle of champagne off the counter, and realized it was empty. That's when my friend said, "oh that's what we drank when [kid] was born." So it had been sitting on their counter for 8 weeks. Then I realized that the other empty bottles all over the counter weren't all things consumed that day by the party guests and stopped eating anything that wasn't straight out of a package. I am not a germ phobe, but who doesn't at least take a sponge to the kitchen counter and pick up empty bottles at least once in a 8 week period and/or before people come to your house to eat and drink???
I told H I was never going back to another one of their parties. The only reason I went to this one was because it wasn't in their house. MY MISTAKE.
ESF some people just should NOT be allowed to host parties.
I complained about the last party they threw on this board. On Halloween. And at some point, someone went to grab a bottle of champagne off the counter, and realized it was empty. That's when my friend said, "oh that's what we drank when [kid] was born." Â So it had been sitting on their counter for 8 weeks. Â Then I realized that the other empty bottles all over the counter weren't all things consumed that day by the party guests and stopped eating anything that wasn't straight out of a package. I am not a germ phobe, but who doesn't at least take a sponge to the kitchen counter and pick up empty bottles at least once in a 8 week period and/or before people come to your house to eat and drink???Â
I told H I was never going back to another one of their parties. The only reason I went to this one was because it wasn't in their house. MY MISTAKE.
I complained about the last party they threw on this board. On Halloween. And at some point, someone went to grab a bottle of champagne off the counter, and realized it was empty. That's when my friend said, "oh that's what we drank when [kid] was born." So it had been sitting on their counter for 8 weeks. Then I realized that the other empty bottles all over the counter weren't all things consumed that day by the party guests and stopped eating anything that wasn't straight out of a package. I am not a germ phobe, but who doesn't at least take a sponge to the kitchen counter and pick up empty bottles at least once in a 8 week period and/or before people come to your house to eat and drink???
I told H I was never going back to another one of their parties. The only reason I went to this one was because it wasn't in their house. MY MISTAKE.
THIS WAS THEM? Wow, just wow.
YES! That was the party that someone had brought the Jack Daniels to. Nobody drank it at that party, but I guess they figured that the trick to making people drink it was to not offer two buck chuck or water as alternatives.
I cannot grasp the idea of not at least having bottles of water at an outdoor party. I mean they don't have to be chilled though that would be a nice thought.
A Hillary staffer retweeted my tweet. Considering I only have 34 followers (and most are probably spam, lol!), the retweet and likes that went with it were exceptionally exciting. :-p
Oh but they did bring 3 real glasses. Like there were paper cups and paper plates, but one of them must have said, "People might want to drink their JD in a glass." and then grabbed exactly three low ball glasses.
ESF , this party! Please share more... I am loving hating on it.
I think I've captured it all. My friend did make a lot of jokes about how she wanted a joint, and wouldn't it be hilarious if there was pot at her son's first birthday party.
These people like to make a big deal about how they are super chill, not-parenty type parents.
To be honest, I've been really struggling with my relationship with them since they've had the kid. While I've been really trying to not be one of those childless people who stops liking their friends after they have kids, and trying to give them time and the benefit of the doubt, but they have made it really, really fucking hard.
I will say, it makes me feel like a party planner extraordinaire. I might not have the perfect Pinterest party but come on, food and drink are a necessity.
ESF , this party! Please share more... I am loving hating on it.
I think I've captured it all. My friend did make a lot of jokes about how she wanted a joint, and wouldn't it be hilarious if there was pot at her son's first birthday party.
These people like to make a big deal about how they are super chill, not-parenty type parents.
To be honest, I've been really struggling with my relationship with them since they've had the kid. While I've been really trying to not be one of those childless people who stops liking their friends after they have kids, and trying to give them time and the benefit of the doubt, but they have made it really, really fucking hard.
I mean, they sound like the absolute worst.
I am struggling with something similar lately re: a friend of mine who has two kids, lives way out in the burbs, and keeps rescheduling our plans to hang out and trying to pin it on me. I don't want to be the childfree hag who has no patience or empathy. But she sucked before she had kids, actually, so I think it just magnifies things.