I'm fially coming out of the closet as a slouch.

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  • PlantLover
    PlantLover Member Posts: 622
    edited July 2011

    Hey wessa - can I join in?  I'm mostly a wine drinker and don't mind bringing my own.  Now that we've got a Trader Joe's in town I can buy the cheap stuff by the case, lol!

    Btw, I'm in NC too!  I'm glad you picked an Irish pub in the mountains.  I hope it's in Asheville - I LOVE that town!!! 

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  • weesa
    weesa Member Posts: 707
    edited July 2011

    PlantLover, not allowed to bring wine in--that's a violation of the ABC Commission-- but there's plenty of cheap stuff already there.If you have good slouch credentials the drinks are on the house anyway.

    Nope, not in Ashevegas. Hooterville, aka Hendersonville.

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  • PlantLover
    PlantLover Member Posts: 622
    edited July 2011

    Ah yes, NC's ABC laws, how could I forget!

    Ashevegas - tooooo funny!  "Hooterville" works for me as long as it's in the mountains and I know it is.  Please let me know what credentials are needed.  Would it help if I told you I thought about starting a thread just like this but was too chicken.  Love it!

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  • pupfoster1
    pupfoster1 Member Posts: 1,484
    edited July 2011

    WAHOO---PARTY BUS!!!

    Sharon

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  • thenewme
    thenewme Member Posts: 1,611
    edited July 2011

    Oh Weesa, now you're talkin'!

    Maybe this can be our THEME SONG

    Claire - can you bike alongside the bus, so we can live vicariously through your energy? :-D

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  • everyminute
    everyminute Member Posts: 1,805
    edited July 2011

    I can't drive a stick shift but that's ok, Ill bring PJ (aka Poor Joe aka my husband...) he will drive and maybe I will get drunk.....probably not but I like to leave my options open.

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  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited July 2011

    Will be happy to bike.  However, will need BEER when I get to the par-tay.  You know, electrolyte replacement and all that.

    Sounds like a fun time!!!  Can't wait.

    Some good NC barbecue will do me just fine.

    Just don't make me cycle back. - Claire

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  • faithfulheart
    faithfulheart Member Posts: 544
    edited July 2011

    Lets all board the party train!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    How fun would that be, the biggest bunch of CRAZY bc survivours you ever saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I love it, Weesa, your the best!!

    XOXO

    steph

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  • SharonMH
    SharonMH Member Posts: 353
    edited July 2011

    Hey,  Wait for me.  Can I come too?  I am known as the quite one. But I don"t mind a party. Oh I do love a rum and coke . SharonH

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  • diana50
    diana50 Member Posts: 2,134
    edited July 2011

    :::packing my bike outfits::::i can make some cheese puffs :::::and onion rings::::Sealed

    :::::(drinks cheap wine)::::(box wine works for me)  hah

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  • Nikisezz
    Nikisezz Member Posts: 14
    edited July 2011

    Ummm-is there room on the bus for me? I'll drink anything wine related, beer related, or hootch related. Greasy pub food sounds like nirvana. Will there be dancing on the tables? Niki

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  • tedwilliams
    tedwilliams Member Posts: 178
    edited July 2011

    Love this thread. Right now I am in Scotland visiting my husband. The last 4 days have been filled with Scotch and castles. Climbing uphill has to be rewarded with a wee dram or a pint.

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  • thenewme
    thenewme Member Posts: 1,611
    edited July 2011
    Oh wow, tedwilliams!  I've always wanted to visit Scotland!  Is it as gorgeous as they say?  Is your hubby living/working there??   I just finished reading "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon, which was an absolutely fabulous book (historical fiction) set in Scotland - I highly, highly recommend it!
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  • pupfoster1
    pupfoster1 Member Posts: 1,484
    edited July 2011

    I drive a stick shift (have a Mustang Bullitt!), but I want the Bloody Marys.  Gotta work something out here........

    Sharon

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  • Celtic_Spirit
    Celtic_Spirit Member Posts: 748
    edited July 2011

    Just finished a rousing game of racquetball and now could stand to do some slouching, preferably with some good pub grub and a cold IPA. What time should I meet you in downtown Hooterville, Weesa?

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  • weesa
    weesa Member Posts: 707
    edited July 2011

    OK, Celtic, I got a cold IPA and some fried duck wings waiting for you.

    Pupfoster, I got some Bloody Mary's on reserve for you. Everyminute's husband can be our dd.

    Nikisezz, there will be dancing on the tables, hopefully with you.

    Tedwilliams, we have all the scotches waiting for you discerning palate.

    SharonMH, we have all types of rum and diet and regular pepsi on tap...we need some quiet ones! This is getting to be quite a rowdy crowd.

    Diana50--cheese puffs and onion rings are fine, but anything green and sludge-like is banned.

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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Member Posts: 1,439
    edited July 2011

    Good Lord, sign me up.

    As a southerner too, I have so regretfully parted ways with most all things fried. Alas, My 11 year old says she will be "whatever kind of vegetarian it is that allows bacon".



    But sit me with the Guiness gal...no better beer on the planet. I will cheer Claire on her bike... but I would LOVE to SIT on the bus....cuz I am weary from reading all these bc books, clinical trials, hours of exercise and from wiping the green sludge from my mouth.

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  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited July 2011

    Just got back from my Bastille Day revelry.  Wonderful pate sandwiches, wonderful wine, and wonderful frites.  My take-away is that we need to do ALL of these things regularly.  The frites are like nothing else.

    Plus, a spot of Can Can dancing and major burlesque.  First time seeing the China Pearl in action.  She bared it all (or almost all) to La Vie en Rose.

    Just the most fun. - Claire

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  • SharonMH
    SharonMH Member Posts: 353
    edited July 2011

    Oh   I may be quiet but I can learn to kick up a heel.  Looking forward to some fun .SharonH

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  • Octobergirl
    Octobergirl Member Posts: 334
    edited July 2011

    Hope it's not too late to sign up. I'm a hop skip and jump from Main St. H'ville and don't want to miss this party!  And my birthday is  mid-October which surely qualifies me for 24 hours of  Over-The-Top-Decadent-Slouching.  Guilt-free Bloody Mary(sss)...a healthy dose of Guiness....and champagne all around, on me!

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  • tedwilliams
    tedwilliams Member Posts: 178
    edited July 2011

    thenewme:

    My husband is working and living in Aberdeen. An English bulldog---Ted Williams--and continuing remodel procedures keeps me in the states. Scotland is beautiful and the weather has been wonderful. Eating has been a delightful adventure...very easy to eat vegetarian.



    I too can drive a stick---FJ Cruiser. The Scotch has been wonderful and I am beginning to enjoy a pint of cider. Chips and sauces are a must.



    Jana

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  • AnacortesGirl
    AnacortesGirl Member Posts: 1,758
    edited July 2011

    Alas - I can't handle deep fried foods anymore.  So how about I bring some dungeness crabs and we include stuffed mushroom with lots of crab and cheese?  We'd have to drive awfully fast to keep them alive but I'm willing to get a huge straw and blow bubbles in the water to keep them happy!

    I just love the thought of a bunch of boobless women showing up in Hooterville!

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited July 2011

    Oh, count me in on the mushrooms stuffed with crab and cheese!  And I'll bring some Philly cheese steaks smothered in fried onions!  I haven't had one since I was diagnosed.  I think it's about time to indulge.

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  • ck55
    ck55 Member Posts: 346
    edited July 2011

    I can't tell you all how much better/happier this thread has made me feel. Laughing

    Weesa, you are my hero. Thanks for being so honest. And congratulations on your (close to) 9 years. Can't argue with that!

    I have been in the slouch closet for a while now and feeling very guilty about it. I tried to pick up the exercise in the beginning, even going to a new "rehab" program for survivors that tries to get patients to up their physical activity to a daily basis. But I quit when the obvious super jock MD (rode his bike to work every day, loved running) said to me "well, you know, your are a Stage 3", when I was being a bit resistant to what he wanted me to do. It just pissed me off and I said "do you really think I need to be reminded of that?" Did not go back, wasn't feeling the love.

    I now grudgingly take my dog for walks out of guilt and keep promising myself I will dust off one of the many exercise machines in the basement and get back to business. Right.

    I do try to eat right and take supplements, but I have refused to curtail my wine intake. And it is definitely more than the recommended amounts.  Just not completely convinced of the connection. A bit of denial going on here I am sure. Undecided

    So thank you all for helping me feel like I am not being such a "bad survivor" because I don't do everything possible to reduce the chance of recurrence. 

    Save me a seat on that bus!

    Cheers, Cyndi

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  • PlantLover
    PlantLover Member Posts: 622
    edited July 2011

    AnacortesGirl - May I please sit next to you on the bus?? Mmmmm, stuffed mushrooms!  Now I think I have the munchies!

    Ha ha!!  Boobless women in Hooterville!!

    *edit to add - Great post Cyndi!  My, what a jerk the MD was.  Sit next to me on the bus, and we'll drink a glass of wine and toast to the butthead!

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  • diana50
    diana50 Member Posts: 2,134
    edited July 2011

    people

    have your life.  do your life.  don't let cancer rob you of each day.  so yeah, we deal with it;' but the thing is......nothing can take your breath away while you are alive***

    hugs and more hugs,,,,(drinking box wine)....lol

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  • ck55
    ck55 Member Posts: 346
    edited July 2011

    Diana,

    Is that BotaBox or Black Box? Wink

    Cyndi

    P.S. Anacortes Girl, maybe I will run into you at the Brown Lantern?

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  • diana50
    diana50 Member Posts: 2,134
    edited July 2011

    ck55

    it is a box, that is all i know.  Cool

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  • o2bhealthy
    o2bhealthy Member Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2011

    I love this thread!  Fried food, plentiful adult beverages (vodka anything and jagger boombers are my usual beverages of choice)!   Save me a seat too!

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  • thenewme
    thenewme Member Posts: 1,611
    edited July 2011

    Well, this "Boobless in Hooterville" crowd is getting bigger by the minute!   Just think of the party games we could play, LOL!

    And decorations....?!  I think we should get some inspirational posters made up!  How about Claire on her cycle, Member_of_the_Club in her marathon running gear, AnneW on a cliff in her birthday suit,  who else...?  Well, on second thought, maybe not - they might accidentally get some CheezWiz flung on them or something.  Could get messy.

    <just in case.... you all know I'm teasing, right?  I honestly have nothing but admiration (and envy!) for those ladies>

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