Holland? OK. We can stop by NY for a weekend and then fly out of LaGuardia (I think that's the international airport there), hit Mandy's in Holland, visit Paris for the shopping and the arts, swing by my cousin's in London because, why not? Anywhere else on that trip?

A friend of mine has started a travel savings account - $20/paycheck - so next summer she can go somewhere. Last summer she went to Italy for 10 days on a whim - a cheap ticket came up on an auction site - it wiped out her savings, hence the separate account. Great idea!

Lets see.... ya'll just need to buy the air ticket, you can all camp here at my house, we can go to Germany, got friends there where we can camp, got a friend in Paris where we can camp (that would be a total BLAST:D ) got family friends in UK where we can camp, got friends in Belgium where we can camp - where else you wanna go?

I cry wayyyy too much as well. I cry mainly when I'm stressed and frustrated. My blood pressure is now through the roof when it is normally very low, too low... I think I need to be back on my anxiety medication.
I do also cry when I'm sad, but I almost always cry when I'm alone. I hate crying too.

For blood pressure, look at the thread I started on the glycemic index - it should help bring it down.

My blood pressure is up because of the stress I am under not because of what I eat, but thank you for the thought.

Come here :ghug: mail me anytime you want to girl ;)

What I am saying it that it can be a cycle that works the other way too, the blood pressure being up can cause the stress to be harder to deal with which causes the blood pressure to go higher... I have found that diet and stress are inextricably linked. So taking care of your body with a safe, healthy diet can make the stress easier and less damaging. I'm sure you know what I mean... just a reminder to take good care of yourself while you are going through these hard times. ;)

I don't think I normally cry very often, unless there's a good reason. The news makes me cry sometimes, because there's so much death and destruction and violence. I cried during class today because we were watching a movie about cyclones and the part about Hurricane Andrew was VERY sad. It was made in 1995 and they talked about how New Orleans was a disaster waiting to happen. The movie said 5 years or 10 years and there would be a devastating hurricane that would break the levies and put 30 feet of downtown under water, causing about 100,000 people to be stranded. Scary how accurate it was! It made me sad that simple things could've been done to prevent so many deaths. I cried during that part as well.

This BC has really messed with my emotions so I'm a lot more moody and prone to cry these days...

The majority of us are just a bunch of cry babies. ( I mean that in the most nicest way I promise) :D

I just found this thread. NYC or upstate NY, just give me a couple of weeks notice,
and you're all more than welcome.

Holland, Virginia, wherever - Oh wait - wasn't I going to win some money for remembering all of my names and take us all to Tahiti on my yacht? I guess that check is in the mail!

As far as crying - I almost never cry. I wish I did - I think it's healthier. I have all the feelings, just not the tears.

Janet, I hope you feel better:love032: :love032: :love032:

Judy! I'm going to NYC next November with 3 girl friends :) If nothing else, we might have to meet for lunch or something!

I have been crying so much lately, I wonder how there are any tears left. I worry so much about Mom and hate that she is going through this. And then I cry because I'm just so exhausted. Hopefully things will start to get better after the colonoscopy this afternoon.

It's a date! We can hang out too.

It will Janet. At least they have some ideas how to treat her.

Hugs and Prayers,

Judy

Here's a big hug {{{{{{Janet}}}}}}