Dark Chocolate?

[MeridianXO]

I just watched the latest renovation show (The ep that Adrian isn't in) and read a rough translation of it. Anyways, the translation says that Alex mentions that Adrian's bad habit is dark chocolate. How he eats healthy and excercises, but, he eats dark chocolate. I'm a bit confused by this.

Since when is Dark Chocolate bad for you? :confused:

Dark Chocolate (NOT Milk chocolate just so nobody gets confused and chocolate happy with this news) has been proven to lower cholesterol and is filled with antioxidants which fight heart disease among other things (As long as you don't drink milk with it, which negates the benefits of dark chocolate). Health freaks eat it all the time, but, they do it in moderation. Some of them cut out other treats they might want to have instead.

Since my dad doesn't drink, his doctor told him to eat dark chocolate and blue berries (As opposed to drinking red wine). He's sufferred heart attacks in the past.

If this is the worst bad habit Adrian has, and he thinks it's a bad habit, he REALLY needs to start drinking coffee or something to truly get into that bad habit mind frame. :p

Heck, he can borrow some of my bad habits as long as he promises to give them back when he's done. ;)

~Heather

[destiny]

I also love dark chocolate, the darker, the better. And, it's my worst sin, as I call it, since I don't drink or smoke, eat no white pasta, bread, rice or red meat.

I just read an article that said that eating chocolate provides an emotional uplift due to its ability to elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, two chemicals responsible for regulating mood and behavior. Maybe, that's why I feel so happy when I bite into that first piece of sinfully dark chocolate. ;)

I believe too much dark chocolate isn't good for you due to the high saturated fat content in most brands, even the ones who claim to be 65% dark or higher. I know because I'm a notorious label reader. But indulging once in awhile as a treat can only be good for a person's soul. :)

I believe I once read somewhere that Adrian liked Nutella, a hazelnut spread made with skim milk and cocoa. And it does make a mean bagel spread, along with chunky natural peanut butter. :D

[MeridianXO]

Oh, don't get me started on 'Nutella'. *haha* I breathed that stuff all through High School. I finally had to ween myself off of it due to blood sugar problems. :(

This is also the reason I don't eat chocolate. I mean, have you actually TRIED that sugar free stuff? :eek:

~Heather

[destiny]

Nope, can't do the sugar free. It messes with my head in wierd ways with headaches you wouldn't believe. I use honey and sugar in the raw in my tea. A hot cup of peppermint or chai tea at night is a wonderful way to relax and wind down. :)

[Sam]

:p You know I don't think anyone really knows for sure about chocolate. I mean that you hear so many conflicting things about it. It's like apples. They tell you all these benefits to eating apples then you read that the citric acid in apples eats the enamel off your teeth. Now it's kinda scary to me that I had been eating something potent enough to eat up tooth enamel. OK back to chocolate... some of you know that I have medical probs concerning my liver (and nope it ain't from too much sex or booze. In fact I might have enjoyed both quite a bit more if I hadn't been trying to avoid liver probs.:eek:). Anyway when the doctor gave me a list of foods that I am supposed to avoid at all costs...Guess what was at the top?? ALL chocolate, all types of nuts, all alcoholic beverages (including wine), coffee (unless it's decaf), caffienated drinks, and TYLENOL!!!
OK so I'm already a confused person so can you imagine my reaction to that list?? :D

[bryant.wanda]

I'm a chocaholic, sodaholic, KFC honey bar-b-que aholic, honey coated cashew aholic. I don't smoke or drink. A girl has to have vices. I'm into milk chocolate not dark. Especially the ones with caramel inside.:D



Wanda:D

[Sam]

Your right Wanda!! A girl has to have some vices. I can't decide whether to indulge in them or just join a convent!!:rolleyes: I'm leaning toward indulgence cause that vow of chastity thing well I just ain't feelin it!!:p

[bryant.wanda]

I've taken a vow of celibacy, but not by choice.:mad:


Wanda:D

[MeridianXO]

Sex? Now we're talking about sex? *Roars with Laughter*

As for is it good for you or not...Wait, soon they'll say Vitamin C is bad for you. :D

And what about people that don't have teeth? Can they eat apples or does it eat out their stomach lining? :confused:

~Heather

[bryant.wanda]

Yes, we have jumped to sex. Sometimes sex and chocolate go together? Prehaps that why Adrian likes it.:D



Wanda:D

[Sam]

:eek: I heard that eating chocolate temporarily satisfies your craving for sex.
About apples and stomachs...I can tell you that any fruit or anything containing acid is NOT recommended for people who suffer from stomach problems especially if someone has stomach ulcers or acid reflux!!
Hey Wanda..there are ways around that!! :D Given their not as much fun but...they'll do in a pinch!! I better get back on the subject of food!! I could get into lots of trouble with that other subject!! (Hoping I haven't already opened mouth and inserted foot!!)

[hcla]

You gals are bad:) ( laughing hard) sex, red wine and dark chocolate, AND... Adrian on the brain... :eek: Well, in general I believe all is okay as long its in moderation..... except sex. Also, someone said something about suger free stuff causing headaches, all the chemicals in suger free are not good for you, aspertame, I was told causes depression and mood swings, and margerine is one molicue away from being plastic, my naturopath said eat real and natural, but in small amounts. all the fake stuff is just chemicals. I love the store Trader Joes, they have a wonderful selection of organic, excotic foods. ALOT are even gluten free, and brown rice pasta is wonderful, no wheat or gluten. They also carry some of the best dark chocolate (organic) I've ever come across. I wonder about food, and all the junk in it nowadays, being the culprit behind so many chronic diseases, such as Alzheimers, in Mexico, and other less industrlized countries, its not really common, I believe the lifestyles demand more exercise, and the diet is simple, though I suppose this inpoverished lifestyle brings about other catastropic problems.

[JustBecause]

I agree hcla about the additives in food. Wouldn't it be great if all food could be additive free? I also agree that some who have an additive free diet may be at risk in other ways. I have hope though that through participation in organizations such as PEACE, we can affect the lives of children at risk for the better. It's a long, hard road to 'better' worldwide, but I truly believe we can get there.

So... back to chocolate... There's a bakery near me that makes this sinfully yummy dark chocolate truffle cake. They describe it as "A must for chocolate lovers!! Made with three layers of dense sour cream chocolate cake, filled with chocolate ganache and topped in rich chocolate truffles." Doesn't in the least describe what it really tastes like. Indescribable! My daughter and I visit the bakery for hot cocoa and coffee and to yum our way through a slice of cake. One of my guilty pleasures. Hubby says he thinks I'm wa-aa-ay to fond of it. Truffle cake or sex? Truffle cake or exercise? Hmm... choices, choices...

[hcla]

TRUFFLE CAKE.... The decision is easy :D

[MeridianXO]

My dad's a truffle-holic. Me? Not so much. When I just tell my blood sugar to 'turn around for a sec', I sneak a piece of chocolate or two. But, I never could stomach truffles. And I never could eat just plain chocolate (Although, I make the best and messiest chocolate cake around :D). It has to have caramel in it. When it has caramel, I sometimes tend to go a bit overboard (And pay that price later stuffing proteins and a few carbs into my body to get my blood sugar back up *Sighs*).

As for the sex and red wine, while that does sound good as a title for something, I think I'll refrain from commenting on it, other than to say, "Yes, red wine does tend to lead to sex if you drink it in excess." :D

~Heather

[bryant.wanda]

Hey Coco if I could go get those things without blushing I'd been there. But hcla I'm with you on aspertame. I hate it. But I love chocolate period. As for the wine, a bottle last me a year and a half. I end up pouring some of it down the drain because it goes flat. Truffles I can take or leave. But for those who are coming to Detroit in August, you have to go to Greektown. In the shopping complex, there's a place where they make the fudge right before your eyes. It tastes great. I know I need to cut down on sugar big time, because I believe I have a second person following close behind me.Wearing the same clothes and everything.:rolleyes: We are so busy looking for other stuff in our foods (remember a few months when the woman found a mouse head at the bottom of her can of string beans) we forget the chemicals.


Wanda:D

[Sam]

ROFL HCLA!! BAD?? US??? :p YEAH!! But you gotta admit..we're REALLY GOOD at it!!
Just Because, I am with HCLA on that cake. Give me the cake hands down cause I'll work it off later with my favorite form of exercise.:eek:
I agree with you all about the chemicals that not only go into food but everything else and we don't get told about it until after the fact. It also upsets me with all the different drugs and chemicals being given poultry and cattle and just about everything prior to slaughter. Even seafood isn't safe anymore because of the mercury and other stuff. I won't eat oysters at all. But my mom worked in a seafood house where they put the oysters in a huge vat and then pour a gallon of bleach in them. That same beach area gets closed every few years for having so much fecale matter in the water that it contaminates the oyster beds and other seafood.
My mom and my hubby's dad both died from diabetes so I understand the need to watch what you eat. I cook healthy but the snacking at my house by the rest of my family is rediculous. My downfall is Mountain Dew, Capn' Crunch, and an occasional piece of chocolate.
Wanda, I have actually opened a can of asparagus and found a rusty broken screw in it!! If you eat pickles DON'T visit a pickle factory!! You will never eat another one.

(Pssst..Wanda....you can order those items online and they will be delivered in a plain brown wrapper so you won't be embarassed. OR you can have my hubby!! He's a royal pain in the...!! :p I could even throw in a hundred bucks and a sympathy card. The hundred bucks is so you can take youself out to one last really nice dinner out!! Oh yeah ..his snoring sounds like a pack of lumberjacks at a chainsaw convention. And doesn't believe in doctors or medication. He just whines instead. AAHHH to be single again....no one sitting around griping and groaning all the time. Just peace and tranquility. )

[bryant.wanda]

Hey Coco I know. There's an informercial selling them too.:o Expensive little buggers, or should I say big buggers. Stop messing with hubby. You can even send him c.o.d. I'll still take the money. As for his snoring, I can't complain. I can be asleep with my eyes open, watching t.v. and hear and feel myself snoring all at the same time. Then I can tell you what was on t.v.. Scary isn't it. :cool: As for the food, I never eat things straight out of the can anymore. I use to eat pineapples out of the can. I'm a diabetic also. I eat everything I'm not supposed too. That Capn' Crunch you mentioned has been my dinner for the last two days. My mother and I have to really force our selves to eat, because we are tired of eating period. We've had everything. All the fast food restaurants and there are a lot by our house. Can't swing a cat by the tail without hitting one. We know the shelves of our grocery stores by heart. We are tired this food and that food. That's why I'm having cereal for dinner. I love seafood. They tell us if we can to get our fish from Canada. All you can really do is pray your food don't kill you.;)

[appeace]

Everything in moderation folks:D I simply cannot think that God would put such delicious things on this earth just to torment us by it being bad for us!
Such things as chocolate, wine, fruits, breads AP---Uhhhhhhmaby not AP;)
can be enjoyed, unledd medically forbidden, as long as enjoyed in moderation--Yes???? Although it is EXTREMELY hard to be moderate when it comes to AP!:o

[Sam]

:D I'll get back to you ladies later on with this one! Right now I gotta make dinner for the warden and try to stop ROFL!!:D

[Sam]

:D Appeace I agree with you that moderation is the key and there's just too much good stuff out there to miss sampling it all.
Wanda you sound like hubby and his mom. Both really bad about falling asleep while sitting watching tv. You tell them to get up and turn off the lights and tv and go to bed. They stop snoring and mumble they're watching tv. You ask them what's on and surprisingly enough they could tell you. Hubby's like Monk witha a bad attitude in overdrive with some Al Bundy thrown in.:p Together we now get along like the parents on Everybody Loves Raymond!
:eek: OMG!!! I just realized my life is a sitcom!! I'm gonna need some serious therapy and a ton of virtual valium cause I'm gonna be seriously depressed...just as soon as I stop laughing about the irony of it all.
In the meantime...just throw me some chocolate!! Lots and Lots of chocolate!!!

[bryant.wanda]

Coco men have to be macho. It's their hormones. We ladies eat chocolate and everything under the sun. They become know it alls and manly. And one day I will master the moderation thingy. Just not right now. You are right, too many good things out here.:) About the sleeping thing, my mother will turn off the lights, but she can't turn off my t.v. because nine times out of ten, I'm sleeping on the remote, and anything else that just happens to be there.:D


Wanda:D

[appeace]

I always envied my college roommate. She could sleep with the tv and radio going! Not me--any little noise wakes me up--:mad:
Seems I just get to sleep and the pic or song changes and that change wakes me, but I always wanted to be able to fall asleep with some good smooth music.
Im with you on moderation being difficult. The richer, darker the chocolate the better and natural chunky peanut butter, and ice cream---and, of course----AP:rolleyes:
Who can resist??????

[bryant.wanda]

I love falling asleep to classical music. My cable company has different types of music on different stations. The music changing or the light from the t.v. doesn't bother me one bit.:D



Wanda:D

[Sam]

LOL Well there's macho and then there's jack***! Hubby fits in the second category. Our latest clash was over the fact that when I did the spring cleaning we had approximately $1,000.00 of expensive clothing (mostly baby clothes), baby items like car seats, bassinets, high chairs..etc. I wanted to use the Mission Fish plan and donate most of the money to Peace. He flipped out. He wanted to throw the stuff away. I fixed him though!! I caught him busy working and loaded it all up. I took it straight to a shelter for battered women. They were thrilled. It seems that the economy causes a huge increase in spousal abuse. They had a full house and were in desperate need of the items I had to donate. So Hubby thinks they are in a dumpster and I'm happy knowing I did something to help someone who's trying to regain their life, especially the children who are biggest victims.
I sleep with the tv on sometimes. It doesn't bother me cause I rarely sleep for more than two hours at a time before waking up.
OK Back to food... my favorite ice cream is chocolate chip mint!!:p My favorite cake is red velvet cake. Not too big on peanut butter but I do like Reese's Pieces. But don't dare put a Mounds candy bar in front of me!! I'd be on it like Ms. Pac Man!! :eek: (Just dated myself didn't I??)

[bryant.wanda]

Like I said hormones.:D What they don't know, won't hurt them;) I like any kind of ice cream except anything with mint in them. Not to big on cake any more. I love to my cheesecake. I'm not a big fan of peanut butter either. Have you tried Apple butter? My mother is on a Mounds kick right now too.:rolleyes: And don't worry about dating yourself, I'm still on pac man and donkey kong. I can't stand these new videos. I really don't like the violent ones. They give me a headache.


Wanda:D

[appeace]

WOW! I havent had Apple Butter in years and I used to love it!
Hummmm--now Im gonna have to go to the store;)
Men----cant live without them----welllll----maybe:rolleyes:
I usually donate my stuff to Salvation Army, kids toys to Boys and Girls Cubs or abused childrens shelter. I just cant stand the thought of putting together a garage sale especially when I know there are some folks out there who cant even afford to buy things at those prices.
Hey--who said pacman and donkeykong were OLD?????? I was around when computers were still top secret military items!!!:rolleyes:

[MeridianXO]

Haha...You do realize that there are new versions of PacMan and Donkey Kong out there, don't you? My kids, the other day, said to me, "Mom, that's Diddy Kong." I went, "What's a Diddy Kong?" And they go, "That little guy right there. That's Diddy Kong." And I went, "From what?" And they go, "Um, mom, don't you play Donkey Kong?" They then gave me the whole history of the Donkey Kong family -- apparantly there's a blonde in there somewhere, too. What happened to the days when Donkey Kong was a bad monkey throwing barrells at you?

As for Apple Butter...I used to make it with my grandmother. *Sighs*

Does anyone here do 'canning/jarring' anymore? Remember when that was fun? *Haha* I used to love watching my grandmother do it and she would spend countless hours lecturing me on how to get the air out of the jar for sealing.

I mention any of that to my friends and they just go, "Uh, yeah. Like we really need to 'jar' shit.":cool:

Oh yeah. We were talking about bad habits, weren't we?

The only bad one I have in regards to food/drink is caffeine. I totally can't get away from it. I had it in the bottle, I swear. As far as everything else (Chocolate/Caramel/etc), I've never had a problem weening myself off of it. Now, if it could just be that easy for those other pesky bad habits I have away from food and drink. :p

~Heather

[appeace]

Yup--still remember the pacman sounds--Ackkkkk!
No, I never canned. My grandmother, from whom I learned to cook, gave up canning shortly after I was born when her pressure cooker exploded and she was burned. Not severely but frightened her badly and she never canned after that.
However, I do vividly remember making and baking yeast rolls and churning fresh butter from their milk cow with my great grandmother and is something I still do on special occasions! I can gain 10 lbs just smelling those things:rolleyes:
I learned NEVER to dip snuff from my great-great-grandmother----guess how???:mad:
Its amazing how memories can return from the mention of one thing!:D

[Guinness Girl]

I'm one of the relics that still does canning, although not as much as I used to. Tomato sauce, pickles, applesauce and apple butter and homemade salsa mostly. My family grew up on farms so it's in our blood and it just tastes so much better. I still make a lot of things from scratch too, noodles, pasta, breads, soup etc. I think a lot of the diseases we see now, especially the high incidence of all types of cancer are a result of all the chemicals and additives not only in our food supply, but our environment in general.
Also dark chocolate has been my vice of choice long before any of the reports on the health benefits. (But as with anything, in moderation.)

[bryant.wanda]

Dipping snuff is just to gross for words. We only had one family member who canned foods. We just stole from her. She's gone now, so no more canned peaches or figs. The only time I milked a cow was in elementary school on a field trip. My grandfather had bulls on his property in Alabama though. Store bought apple butter is good enough for me. (Sorry Appeace):D
As for men, It seems I'm living without for now. Like we said before there are ways around it.:D As for donations my mother and I both give to the Salvation Army. In fact I have some to give away now. We have always donated instead of having yard sales. That all started because my mother used to work for the Red Cross. My mother is the squeaky clean type person who believes it is better to give. So I have to watch her or I would end up naked. As for the video games, I like to stick to the oldies thank you. I still have my nintendo. (As for being around when computers were top military secrets, that's spooky):eek:




Wanda:D

[Sam]

:D Gosh...You all have no idea of all the happy childhood memories this conversation just stirred up for me!! Yep I've both had and made applebutter!! BTW goes pretty good on a PB&J when there's no J around!!
Snuff?? Gross?? TOTALLY!! But my grandfather broke me from the urge to try that!! He was dipping one day and I wanted to know what it was. He gave me some in my mouth. OMG!! I choked and tried to spit it all out and then vomited from it. Dad got on to Grandpa for giving it to me. Granpa was laughing his but off! He said "I'll bet she'll NEVER touch it again! Baby girl do you want some more snuff??"? I told NO WAY!! GET THAT NASTY STUFF AWAY FROM ME!!
I have milked a cow and drank milk fresh from a cow. Tastes and looks totally different!!
Canning?? Yes!! We grew most of our foods and canned everything you could think of!! For us that was fun!! My middle sis and Dad live next door to each other and share a garden so they do some canning and freezing still. She makes awesome blueberry and mayhaw jam!
I remember when computers were only used by Military and being discussed for personal use!! And my kids, hubby and I used to have video game marathons!! Any of you remember the "cheat" cartridge you could get for Super Mario?? It was the only way I could ever get through all the levels!! :rolleyes:
I have issues with Salvation Army. They won't give anything to those who need it and have lttle or no income and they sell the stuff for what you can buy it new. I wanted to go the Yard Sale route but Hubby has ocd pretty bad and the tought of having strangers at his house or in his yard totally freaks him out!! YEAH MEN!! Can't kill'em so you just try to adapt and adjust!!;)

[Hilandlas]

Oh, this conversation is really great!!! My three favorite subjects, Adrian, sex, and chocolate!!! I think that they all go together!!! :D:D

I see two specialists and they both told me that since I am not going to be giving up chocolate any time soon, at least eat the dark chocolate. It is supposed to be better for your heart. Just - like anything else - eat it in moderation.....unlike thinking of Adrian and sex.... or something like that .....

Teresa

[appeace]

Yup coco--you hit the nail on the head! After pestering the devil out of nannan for a taste of what she had, she gave me a small piece:( Cured me of the habit real quick!--No smoking either!
OK Bryant--I resemble that remark!:D During the dino days when I graduated high School and college, we used these old fashioned things called pen, paper and books. My sister made the remark the other day the she thinks we are de-evolving! Back in the "olden days" to write a letter, one would get a piece of paper and a pen, sit and write the message, look over it, get an envelope, put letter in, stick on stamp and out to the mailbox. Total time 15-2 min. Total cost 5.00.
Now however, one must turn on puter, wait 10 minutes for it to boot, find email, type message, loose message 3 times, retype, spell check, send to printer, loose again a couple times, start over, print out, type envelope, stuff and mail--or email then one must contend with loosing the message again! Time about an hour. Cost 3,000.00. Brother, that sure was quicker and easier????????:mad:

I think I need some chocolate and a glass of wine!:rolleyes:

[bryant.wanda]

I remember cheat cartridge for Super Mario. Like Hilandlas said the best things in life is Adrian, sex, and chocolate, in that order.:D My cousins mother-in-law dipped snuff. She had empty coffee cans all over the house and outside so she could spit that juice out. Growing up seeing that cured me of ever wanting to do that or smoke.:( I also remember snail mail. That's how I pay my bills. Don't trust the computer with that. I went to school to become a word processor. I graduated but I don' remember why I didn't go into it. (Old age is hitting me upside the head). When I was a child, when we ran out of pancake syrup, we used grape jelly. Also in Alabama we used to go pick plums of the trees and make plum wine. We made watermelon wine but we always got caught,because that made us pee to much.


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:D HEY TERESA!! Glad you joined us!! I'll join you if we can change that to champagne and chocolate covered strawberries!! It goes great with sex or an AP movie!!
We aren't old!! Just experienced!!:p
AAHHH Yes...I remember when getting stationary was a good thing!!
I agree Appeace that many of the things designed to simplify our lives have made it more complicated.
I've also made wine and had a few encounters with moonshine too!!
Wanda I gotta ask..What part of Alabama?? I grew up on the Chattahoochie River in the country near the Ga., Fla., Alabama line. Used to go to the movies and did some partying in Dothan.

[bryant.wanda]

Hey I know that moonshine. Never touched that. Almost got me trouble.:rolleyes: The part of Alabama is Brighton. Surburb of Birmingham. But I've been to the Chattahoochie River. I've also partyed in Dothan. I was really really under age. My family knows the police all over Alabama. Don't ask why. And we are old. You just forgot. Any way we used to drive down to the Gulf for fresh seafood. My mother used to ship me an my brother down to Alabama every single summer.:eek: Any way I also perfer champagne. I like any kind of strawberries. I usually eat so many at a time that I start breaking out in hives. I have no self control.:p


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:eek: We might have ran across one another and never knew it!! We used to sneak over to Columbia and buy our fireworks. Also partied at the covered bridge in Columbia. (Yep I was a tyke then too but had older bros and sises who turned a blind eye.) But we didn't get into trouble the way kids do now. Everytime I hear the song "Chattahoochie" by Alan Jackson it reminds me of those years. It is so on target about about how we grew up. Makes me grateful I grew up during that time and not now.
PC sure was different back then too wasn't it?? Now it's all sea walls and Condos!!:rolleyes:
We haven't covered white chocolate.... I love the stuff!! Ever had a ZERO candy bar?? Oh and I've found a new sin. It's called "PUFF CORN" and it's made by Golden Flake. It's baked corn puffs that taste like popcorn but without shells and husks. Comes in buttery plain and cheddar cheese.
I'm a nibbler!! Started out doing it to keep the blood sugar regulated. (Hypoglycemic). Now it's mostly so I can sample goodies.
Speaking of goodies .....How about those new AP pics at the site?? I just love pics that have a natural look and feel to them.:cool:

[bryant.wanda]

We might have ran across each other. We hit night clubs legal and other wise. I started going when I was 12 years old. My aunts and uncles are just a little bit older than I am. I have no idea where my aunts and uncles got the fire works from, but we had bags and bags and bags full. I love white chocolate. Especially this one candy bar by Herseys. I've heard of the candy bar called ZERO, but never had it. I've never heard of Puff Corn.
Those new pictures of Adrian is adorable. He looks cute and cuddly.:D I saw the episode of his when he did Murder She Wrote tonight. I taped it. He looked so cute, flash me some dimples and pouty lips and am done.:p I've been looking for part three of him at his new apartment. I've looked on you tube. Can't find it. Found a lot of interesting things he's done. Like accidently hitting the lady in the face with sword. I would have sued. I would have told the judge (I don't want any money. He'll have to pay me in kisses) Yeah that sounds about right. He would have to give me kisses for the next five years at least.


Wanda:D

[appeace]

The least he could do is "kiss it and make it better"?????:o
(Of course, then Id faint and bang my head!):rolleyes:

[bryant.wanda]

You and me both.:D;)




Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

Ok, How about Dark Chocolate and Adrian Paul Together. (Just to Clarify: I don't mean AP covered in Dark Chocolate). ;)Although, come to think of it, I would eat Dark Chocolate off AP any day.

Sorry, couldn't help that image! Husband is out of town on business and no one to play with.

Anyway, Everything in Moderation is Great, but somethings like AP you just can't get enough of.

[Sam]

:DWelcome Little Devil. I totally agree with you that most things are good in moderation but there is no such thing as too much AP. I like the way you think about chocolate too!!:p
Wanda part 3 is on the VEOH link I posted on page 1.
Dying to see part 4.
I was about 11 at the time we were roaming around Alabama too so you and I are probably the same age. Ever hit a nightspot there called Pandora's Box?? Saw Walking Tall at the theatre in Dothan and caught a Grass Roots concert there too. If you head back this way you have to try a Zero. It's even better than the white Hershey's bar.
Appeace I would have been excited just to have his sword hit me. (I'm crazy like that!!) Of course being my devilish self I might have pretended a faint just to check out his CPR skills to see if they are current of course!!:rolleyes:

[bryant.wanda]

Hi Little Devil. Good taste in men and food. I couldn't tell you the names of the clubs to save my life now. Just saw part 3. A little disappointed. And stop that, he has to perform CPR on me first.:p The only problem is if I can get back up. I want everybody to know that since this thread started I've gained a few pounds.:eek:



Wanda:D

[MeridianXO]

Part 4 is up on Veoh now for anyone who wants to see it. Again, no Adrian...No Alexandra, for that matter, either. But, you do get to see how the place is coming along. :)

*Laughs at Coco* Yes, CURRENT CPR skills are an absolute necessity, aren't they? ;)

As far as Adrian dipped in chocolate...I'm afraid the poor man would just have to remain sticky. But, looking at the brighter picture, I'm sure chocolate is another one of those things that can be used as skin treatments (Like sugar or honey facials you get from a spa), so in the end, it'll be good for him.

~Heather

[appeace]

BBBBBbbwwwwaaaaaa:D
CPR wouldnt be any fun if his training is up-to-date as the newest training revolves around chest compression only--no more mouth-to-mouth:mad:
Think Ill stick to the "kiss it and make it well" scenario--then fainting and have another booboo to kiss--and faint again--OH WELL you get the idea:rolleyes:

[Sam]

:D ROFL. After this conversation I'll never be able to view chocolate in the same light again.
I was watching CSI New York tonight and it was an episode where there was a fasion show and the outfits were made with chocolate and there were chocolates being passed around every where. They even had strawberries dipped in chocolate and champagne!! And instead of focusing on the chocolate ...all I could think about was...This would be so much better if AP had a guest appearance in it!! I'm so ruined!!:p
Not to mention I think I've put on weight just thinking about all this chocolate!!:D

[bryant.wanda]

I told you so.:p Being on this site has made me gain weight and become broke from buying movies.:D Not to mention we will not be able to look at chocolate and AP at the same time without a silly grin on our faces.;)


Wanda:D

[Sam]

;) You are so right, Wanda.
:rolleyes: But you gotta admit eating chocolate while watching AP movies ain't such a bad way to go!! :p

[Littledevil]

My Husband knows how much I adore AP; He told me the other day that I could Sleep with AP if I ever had the chance!;);). So I said he could sleep with Angelina Jolie, we both laughed. But hey, If I ever had the chance and AP was a willing participant I would. I could bet every woman here probably would. It's just too bad he's not single.:(. He is so Delicious! Anyone know how serious AP and Alexandra are? They could have some good looking kids.

[Sam]

;) I would guess things are pretty serious, littledevil. After all they have been together about seven years ...I think... And they have just built a loft to share in her home country so...
They appear to be very happy together.:)

[bryant.wanda]

Ain't she a party pooper littledevil?:p



Wanda:D

[hcla]

honestly, is'nt that wonderful, they look beautiful together, and should be so happy, however, if they marry.... well that seems to change the dynamics of a relationship, and might would ruin things, I can think of more then a dozen people, and countless celebs that marry, even after years of being together, and when they do it , the romance is over. It seems to me, last I heard, Goldie Hawn, and her life partner, Kurt Russell are still together. Anymore, nowadays marriage is too much of a risk, weather its the family buisness, or Highlander royalities, its a mess to get out of when one decides they don't love you anymore... it seems better when the couple have no reason to stay together other then love and friendship. I'm still trying to figure out the whole Paul McCartney thing... gees do people actually get married just for a payday. I hope that whatever is in Adrians future, its a blessed and peaceful one, and may the woman he chooses be very good to him, even on those grouchy man days.:)

[Littledevil]

Well I can still Dream about him, even if he is happily with Alexandra. They do look good together and if they had Kids they would be so cute. I justed didn't know how long they had been together. Hell, his wife during the Highlander Series, just looking at a picture of her, i could tell she is a bit of a B*tch and wasn't right for Adrian. She looks stuck up. Adrian I think likes more down to Earth women.:)

[hcla]

Well, I'm not sure I want touch this topic, :D But little devil you do make a good point, and even a better question, I often wondered about his first wife, but felt guilty because he's so private, I came up with the conclusion that He's sort of honorable, has some values and morals, and mabe he did'nt like the fact that she insisted on bearing it all to the world, and mabe she got a buck or two off him.... gosh I don't know, anyways I once asked my all knowing aunt if she thought really good actors play their parts, or if , like in the case of Highlander, they do the part, immortalize it, because the character is actually part of their personality, its not hard, because it s them being themselves in a sense. My aunt said that the actor is good, but with Highlander, Duncan is Adrian. I guess I'd better clarify, Adrian is'nt a good actor, He's PHENOMINAL! :eek::p

[Littledevil]

Wow, that was a Good Mouthful HCLA. I bet a lot of people think that way. I feel the same thing about Adrian that he is honorable and like you said Duncn is Adrian. They are apart of each other. I really feel that he brought to Duncan Macleod the kind of man Women can usually only dream about. I mean in the Honor, Values, Passion, Sexy, Funny, etc. Just absolutely Perfect. OK Sorry I'm rambling, iu get that way after a couple glasses of wine. I'm such a light weight.
:p

[hcla]

WINE!!! I'm envious now... finished off a fine bottle of cote de rone, s..t, I don't think I spelled that right, 2 weeks ago, I swear 2-3 glasses, 3-4 evenings a week, to wind down, and have some me time, and my husband has a s..t fit, like I'm a drunk or something. FANTASY IS SOOO GREAT! :D I'm seriously gonna make some changes,we dated for 6+ years, When I gave in to marriage.... well lets just say I've become property. I swear marry and everything changes.

[MeridianXO]

Wow, H. You just made me wanna run right out there and get married now. :D
I knew there was a reason I kept dodging that particularly odd shaped bullet.

~Heather

[hcla]

S..t!!! It's not a bullet.... It's a freakin' missle. :)

[hcla]

Oh, and by the way M. " run forrest, run" :D

[bryant.wanda]

I've dodged that bullet because of the men I meet. But back to Adrian. Was his divorce messy? All I know is that he said that they grew apart because of his traveling and that she got his animals. Any way I would give marriage the old college try. I think it's sad that some actors and actresses meet on the set, get married and by the time they make the next movie, they fall for the next co-star. Little Devil you are not the only light weight. I can't have a full glass of wine without falling asleep. If I do make myself drink a full glass, then I have a glass of water with it.:p Sad :rolleyes: And lets just say Alex might be one happy lady in the bedroom. Adrian just looks like he's good.(Long whistle):D

Wanda:D

[renate]

:D:D:p:p

Renate

[Victoria]

Hi Everyone,

I have adjusted some of the earlier posts. The thread is still open and has been an interesting one to follow but please try to refrain from certain areas of Adrian's personal life. He is very open to his fans but lets allow him some areas that will continue to stay off limits for discussion.

Please PM or email bbcontact@adrianpaul.net me if you have any questions.

Thank you

[Sam]

;) Will Do Victoria.

Now about men...If I had it to do over again...AAHHH who am I kidding??? :rolleyes: I LOVE MEN!! But they're definitely more fun to play with than they are to keep around!!:D
When it comes to marriage?? HCLA said it best!!! "RUN FOREST!! RUN!!"
NEVER AGAIN IN A MILLION YEARS!!
Now about chocolate....well I'm just going to sit here and put my feet up on the desk, and enjoy my breakfast of champions!! Not Cap'n Crunch...and bump Wheaties... I'm having a bowl of chocolate ice cream with shards of decadent dark chocolate!!
Yes I know the doc said I shouldn't but he hasn't just been up all night with a sick 14 month old!!

[Littledevil]

Hey Men are great! I wish I had told my sister to Run, when she got married. Me on the other hand, I got Lucky. I have a good one. I attached a pic of him. I think he kinda looks like AP, a little at least, what do you ladies think?

[hcla]

Yeap, I agree Victoria, He gives to much of himself to others.

[bryant.wanda]

Little Devil, no wonder you are so happy. He does look a little like AP.


CocoKnight-Bad girl, bad, bad girl.:D



Wanda:D

[hcla]

yeap! not bad little devil, I'm gonna show you a few of mine, the scottish version of AP. The peace pics I posted, their awful. I have to go dig some up, or mabe I'll play with the new camera.... I sooo dislike that complicated piece of technology.

[bryant.wanda]

Hcla dont't worry. They look great. You went and that's all that counts. If you have more post them girl.:D


Wanda:D

[hcla]

bryantwanda,
Did you see the ones from Peter's camera? new thread titled remaining pics from peter's camera.

[Sam]

;) Very nice looking Hubby, littledevil. I can see a few features he and AP have in common.
Here's a pic of my hubby when he was younger. I'll see if I can scratch up a recent one. Neither of us pose for pics these days.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k78/cocoknight2004/Family%201/Carlos1.jpg

BAD?? ME?? :p Yeah But I'm Really Good At It!!

[bryant.wanda]

Hcla, I saw them all. They look fantastic. Nice t-shirts too. Now that I really know what they look like, I think I might buy one or two.:cool: CocoKnight, nice looking fellow. Had the mullet going didn't he.:D


Wanda:D

[Sam]

;) Yep. He did. Sadly enough it's still that length and he's 54. He's only cut it once since that pic was taken. He wore it once where it stayed long on top and shaved underneath. Gosh how hairstyles have changed. I don't even want to think back that far. Makes the ends of my hair hurt just thinking about it.:D
I think I need a Hershey bar....:rolleyes: could be just low blood sugar!! LOL!!

[bryant.wanda]

Cocoknight you are determined to keep me eating junk aren't you? I have a big Cadbury chocolate bar with caramel inside that I'm trying to avoid. "She said seriously":rolleyes: I your husband is trying to keep it as long as he can. Once they start cutting and trimming their hair it sometimes don't come back. (I'm not laughing).:p ha ha ha ha right. Some men lose it and go all to pieces. Namely the men in my family.:eek:




Wanda:D

[souixxi]

Even dark chocolate is unhealthy if you eat too much of it, but i am not sure if that is possbile!:D

[souixxi]

LittleDevil, I can DEFINITELY see a resemblance!!!

[Sam]

:D Hi SIOUXXI,
Welcome and I think you are right!! When it comes to chocolate..IT'S ALL GOOD!!

:cool:PSST...... Wanda I'll save you from that bad old candy bar!! JUST PASS IT OVER TO ME!!!:p

[TinaMarie]

I also heard dark chocolate is good for you..the darker the better for me too!:p

[Sam]

;) Yep Tina Marie that's what they say. But many doctors privately refute that claim. I wonder if the mean that chocolate in it's most purest forms is what is healthy?? You know..like before you add the sugar, milk,etc... to it.
My mom used to make a chocolate pie with the pure cocoa and add milk eggs and sugar with it. Then cook it on low heat until it thickened. Then she'd pour it over a graham cracker crust and add a meringue topping. Then bake it until the meringue was lightly browned. :p I've tried making it myself but it still isn't as good as hers was.:rolleyes:

[bryant.wanda]

It never turns out the way your mother's does. I know mine don't. I love to cook, so I keep on doing it.

Wanda:D

[Sam]

;) Yep you're right Wanda!! I gotta swear off the chocolate candy for awhile. My options are either a smaller behind or a bigger door!!:eek: I think I'll opt for the smaller behind.:D

[hcla]

No S..T!!!:D, have you seen the price of wood lately??? Nope, I don't want to widen any of my doors, its easier to stay away from candy.....and anything that tastes good. :D

[bryant.wanda]

hcla, cocoknight, run save yourselves. It's to late for me. Must, buy, new, doors.:p


Wanda:D

[appeace]

Is that why my house has no doors????????:o:rolleyes:

[Sam]

:D ROFL!!! If I don't stay away from the stuff I'm gonna have to trade the car in for a front-end loader!!:eek::rolleyes: I wonder if they have one for sale on EBAY!! Three Musketeers has a dark chocolate mint bar and Gharadelli (sp??) just come out with some that are 75 and 80% pure cocoa!! Dairy Queen has a double hot fudge brownie sundae. Lord I'm Doomed....maybe I could rent a barn... if not I'm sure that cow 100 yards away won't mind sharing that field! I'm hopeless!! I'm going to have to start buying my clothes in size whale tail with the brand name C.O.W. BUT ON THE BRIGHTSIDE.... it is summertime so I can always double as a shade tree for the neighborhood pets and children!!!
Pass me a Hershey bar please!!

[hcla]

Good Grief cocoknight.... be good to yourself..:) a couple of days ago, the ups truck was backing up, and the bacy up sensor was making the sound beep...beep.... and at abuot that time my husband... you know the one I said I'd lay down and die for... said watch out she's backing up. Everybody just thought that was friiggin' funny... not me :eek::mad:

I don't know what it is, I spent 6 monthes with a personal trainer and only lost 7 and 1/4 inches, I give up.

[bryant.wanda]

Hcla and Cocoknight, do I have to send in the po-po. Step away from the convience stores and the dairy queens, and Walmart. Yes I can spot fellow Kmart and Walmart shoppers a mile away.;) I just lost another five pounds. The only exercise I get is walking. Don't have a car. But I can't stay away from KFC Hot wings dipped in honey bar-b-que sauce. What ever you do, don't give up. And by the way, hcla that was funny.:rolleyes:


Wanda:D

[appeace]

Bwwwaaaaaa:D Im with you folks! A personal trainer would take one look at me and RUN!!:o I find it very difficult to loose also. Even when I was a youngster (I know--back in the dino days:rolleyes:) seems I had to work out 3xs as much and eat much less to loose the same weight as anyone else. I did have a dr do a complete workup and found out I had borderline hypothyroid but the dr wouldnt put me on anything for it due to it being borderline. Other than that, dr said I had extremely slow metabolism. Perhaps thats why, even though I am 3,0000lbs, I have no high BP or kidney trouble or heart trouble?????? Who knows:eek:
However, totally giving up dark chocolate is not an option!
A bit of friendly advice. Watch the Hersey products. I read a report that Hershey petitioned the FDA to add animal fat to their chocolate so that it is cheaper for them to produce which negates the health advantage of dark chocolate and Geridellies is a brand of Hershey.

[hcla]

yeah bryantwanda, I Laugh about it now, cause I know its true, all my weight is carried in my butt, an thighs, its crazy, I have a size 14 waist, and a 22 butt.... :(

[Littledevil]

Ok. Did I miss something here? :confused: HCLA- If you have a 14" waist and 22"hips don't complain.:rolleyes: I just recently had a baby 9 months ago and I am still caring extra baby weight. Don't get me wrong, I can't complain too much I'm in a size 6. If I misunderstood what you meant I am sorry. :o

[bryant.wanda]

Hey my legs fit a size 12 pants , but my waist says size 16-18 please.:rolleyes:I used to be a size 8 until I turned 24.:eek: And I have no children. That's how I became big in size. Trying to prevent children at that particular time.



Wanda:D

[renate]

whichever suoits you the best:)

Renate

[hcla]

Duh!! What I meant is size, sorry, I wish I was referring to inches... its like this I have to have all my clothes tailored, I can't just go and buy a pair of jeans, I buy a size 22 in order for them to fit in the butt and upper thighs, and then I have to go to my tailor and she has to take them in at the waist and lower legs, I dont carry this extra 60lbs in my stomach or waist, only in my butt, I wish I could stuff it all in my bra.. nothing to shout about there either. :o:) SIZE 6...YOU LUCKY BUG !:)

[MeridianXO]

Naturally a conversation about dark chocolate would lead to clothing size. :D How come nobody has started talking about their weight yet? :p

~Heather

[fgh2157]

Who cares if chocolate is good for you, a little bit of what you fancy does you good, and a balanced diet is chocolate in both hands, well thats my philosophy anyway. LOL
And hcla i do sypathise i am the other way not much in the way of hips size 10 but rather differnt up the top. 16-18 now some might think thats good but believe me its not.
Fi

[Littledevil]

I like your philosophy Fi, Chocolate in both hands. No one wants to admit their weight. I weigh 147, which doesn't seem like a lot, but on a small frame it is. Hell, I was a ballet dancer when I was a teenager and even after I stopped dancing I still didn't put any weight on. I didn't even break a 100lbs until I have 17. Too bad those days are over. I didn't look anorexic either, healthy looking. Most of my weight I carry in my butt and thighs, so I can relate. I have a plan though. My workout plan is a combination of Hip-Hop or Latin dance moves, Cardio on my glider 30min & 30min with strength training, or Yoga & Pilates. I pick one of those options and do an Hour of it. This way I wont get bored and quit. Keep in mind I just started this routine a week ago, so we will see how long it lasts.

Hey now isn't it after your 2nd kid your body really goes to crap? I have a year to get back in shape before we try for #2.

Side topic- Does anyone know when your member status changes to Member, or Senior Member?

[bryant.wanda]

I think the status changes at 100 posts. I could lose the weight, but food keeps falling into my mouth.:D



Wanda:D

[hlndr]

Dark chocolate used to be my favorite until I went with a friend who drove over the road 18 wheelers and he had a delivery in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the Hershey plant. I guess the dock workers always manage to have at least one pallet break and the damaged boxes get divvied out amongst the workers. My friend had a friend who worked the docks and he gave us a bag about the size of a lunch sack filled with white chocolate. The real thing tastes so different from the commercialized candy bars. It was in large chunks and it would melt in your mouth. It was so creamy and smooth....and the most decadent thing I have ever tasted. So now real white chocolate is my favorite.

[Sam]

:eek: You guys are gonna love the irony in this one!! I had Friday and Saturday off. Only babysitting the grandkids for my grandson's baseball game...Any how... Hubby insisted I join him Saturday morning to attend an auction. Seems a friend asked him to be a proxy bidder for him. Guess what they were auctioning off??? :D That's Right!! Heavy moving and land clearing machinery!! I walked up to a front end loader and said, "Well Big Boy if this is what you have in mind for my next new car then you better get a winning bid on that!!" I was pointing to an ambulance...cause he was gonna need one if he gave the wrong answer!! ;)
Here's the deal though...my MS seriously limits the amount of exercise I can do. I'm pretty much limited to a small amount of stretching exercises and short walks. See the more I move and exercise the more heat from the friction builds in and around the places affected by the MS. So too much and I'd end up crawling around or in a chair. Not how I want to spend my time.
So I eat one meal a day in the late afternoon. I don't usually have much of an appetite. But I have really been craving chocolate like a mad woman lately.
I have a thick waist and a big butt. Whenever I do manage to drop a few pounds I start looking like toothpicks sticking out of a watermelon. And worst of all the twins start shrinking. Now the twins don't need to go either way.
Yep my body did start going to pot after the second child!! I was a size five until I was in my seventh month of pregnancy with my first but lost all the weight. After the second..well I did make back to a size 5 but that's because Hubby and I were on a split and I took caffeine diet pills so I'd have the energy to keep going. But it reached the point that I couldn't eat or drink any thing so I had to quit. So I too am in a size 18 and at just under 5 foot 2". Which isn't good.
BTW I love the philosphy of a chocolate bar in each hand.

[JustBecause]

cocoknight, Let's all spend some time with chocolate (in both hands) together - I'll bet we could have LOL! :)

I'm about 5'4" and lets just say JLo has nothing on me! :( I was thinking about taking the twins in for an overhaul, but then decided that I probably ought not look more like an S than I already do. :D:D

[fgh2157]

Hey now isn't it after your 2nd kid your body really goes to crap? I have a year to get back in shape before we try for #2.

Well i wouldnt say that, i have four children and its just making sure you do the excerise afterwards thats important. In fact i would say i am probably fitter now than i was before the boys were born. Or maybe its the chocolate, like Dawn French i dont think i ever reached my chocolate limit yet. LOL
Fi

[Sam]

:D Just Because ..LOL... J-Lo would look like jello next to this one!! and I thought about a boost up for the twins too but I figured I have enough surgical scars as it is.

:eek: Fi is there such a thing as a chocolate limit?? OH SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!

[appeace]

Limit??? Hey, isnt that a dirty 5 letter word???:rolleyes:
I have always been large--runs in my family on both sides--Ackkkk!
The only time I have lost lots of weight (30lbs each) was when I was pregnant:D Guess the extra little body caused my metabolism to run faster---only problem with that is having to stay pregnant for ever---NOT:eek:

[bryant.wanda]

I know a sure fire way of getting in shape. Have Adrian hold a chocolate candy bar in each hand. He's running backwards blowing kisses while we chase him. Yeah, I'd lose the 35 pounds maybe even more.


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:D Even that wouldn't work for me Wanda. I'd just sit on a rock waiting. I figure he'll have to stop running sometime!! And who cares if the chocolate's melted!!:p

Appeace I believe it has to be a dirty word!!

Strangely enough I know a few women that did lose weight during pregnancy too. And yep, I'm sure some of my weight is genetic. About 75% of my family members were overweight.

[bryant.wanda]

I see I will have to play dirty. I'll distract everybody with a huge card board box of chocolate. All kinds. Everyone will eat to much and would be to sick to chase Adrian.:) That will work.

Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

Now Ladies, here is what I would do. I'd have an Adrian Paul Look alike run with chocolate as all of you chase him thinking he is the real AP. Then I would hop on a plane and head off to the real Adrian to have my way with him.

[bryant.wanda]

You are sneaky. Extra chocolate for you.:cool:


Wanda:D

[appeace]

BBBBWwwwaaaa!:D AP running backwards or forwards would do for me!;)
However, Id probably have to wait at the finish line to get a glimpse of him as I KNOW I couldnt keep up!:(

[bryant.wanda]

Ladies stop selling yourselves short. You never know what you can do with a little motivation.:D


Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

Thank you, I'll take that as a compliment. One of these days I am going to make it to a convention that Adrian is at. I need to meet this man, he is an inspiration for a book I am getting ready to write.

[bryant.wanda]

What's it called? "How to make women lose their minds and drool and babble like idiots? Adrian seems to do that perfectly.:p Maybe Adrian should write the book. With a little help from me.:D


Wanda:D

[renate]

:D:D:p:p
good point made Wanda and THANK YOU

Renate

[Sam]

:p Yep Appeace the man does look almost as good walking away as he does coming towards you.

Little Devil that plane trip might not be such a good idea....You might run head first into a hornet's nest before making it to your destination.:D

I'll just sit here and eat my Reese's Cup and sip my Strawberry Quick (ya gotta luv the Bunny.) and not spoil a perfectly good fantasy with RL. BTW those two go together quite well surprisingly enough. :p

[bryant.wanda]

Littledevil should wonder how that hornets nest got there, CocoKnight.:eek:



Wanda:D

[appeace]

Ill have the ambulance waiting to carry yall to the hospital when you run into the hornets nest placed by "one who shall go nameless!";)
And since Im at the finish line waiting patiently and AP the only one who does not get stung----Wellllllllll:rolleyes:

[Littledevil]

I am immune to hornets, I am not allegic at all to any kind of bee. :p.
Women are so cut throat, don't you all agree? We will slit each other's throat to get what we desire most, as far as men go! When if we worked together we could each have a part of him.......... Nah, what the h-#l am I saying I want him all for myself! :cool:

[appeace]

;)I dont recall ever reading about anyone cutting anyone's throat at any con!
We may tease but we, or most of us anyway, are very kind and considerate of one another and Adrian.:rolleyes:

[Littledevil]

I don't mean literal, I just mean in the sense of competition, and that women are sneaky! I don't mean being harmful or disrepectful.

[hcla]

Mabe we all should give up :cool:......I still ask the question WHY do we all daydream so much? I'm such an analitical person, I have to pick just about everything apart, and so I ask myself what if anything am I missing in life that draws me to Highlander and Adrian/Duncan? Love the talent, storylines, ect. Mabe its the mystery, who is that very untouchable man?
Okay, I'm bored and a bit bummed out today. :o

[bryant.wanda]

Hey that is not a knife in my hand. Oops, yes it is.:o And I'm not sneaky. Well not all the time. For me he's someone with qualities that I want. And someone that I can't have.:(


Wanda:D

[renate]

dream on Wanda:D:p:)

Renate

[bryant.wanda]

:DI am dreaming, really I am.:p



Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

That is just it. We all want what we can't have! There was a gorgeous guy that lived two doors down from me when I was a teenager. He was about 4 years older than me, but so hot!!!:D.... Picture this. 6 foot, Italion, Nice tan, Dark hair, well built but trim, and green eyes. I had the biggest crush on him for the longest time. I wanted him so bad, but I couldn't have him. And don't think I didn't try because I did. He was involved with someone already and I believe he eventually married her. Just a little too late. :(

It's the same thing with Adrian. We want him and for him to want us. Alexandra is a very lucky women, hope she can hold onto him, because I will be right there waiting to snatch him up. Older men are so much better than the young ones.

[renate]

sounds like you're describing Adrian:D:rolleyes:

Renate

[Littledevil]

I only know three men that fit that description. First one was my teenage crush (George), Second was Adrian Paul on Highlander, and third is my Husband. I like tall, dark, and gorgeous. Got all that and I am a gonner.

Couldn't have the first two, so i guess I had to settle for #3. Or is it third times the charm? ;)

BTW... I really wanted the above qualities as well as the man being Scottish, since that is part of what I am. But I ended up with a Russion, Lithowanian, German, & Irish mix. :p

[Sam]

:) I get what you all are saying. Yes some women get VERY ugly when they feel they desparately claim a man or hang onto him. I'm not one of those. If it's meant to be then it will be. He has to be with me because his heart wants to be. If that feeling isn't strong enough to hold him to me then there isn't anything there. If there's nothing there then I don't want him. Yes Alex is a very lucky woman and a rare one at that. I don't know many women that would be willing to share so much of the man she loves as well as give up so much of her own privacy just to make him happy and to make us happy. All though I envy her she has my utmost respect.
I think we all loved Duncan because he was the kind of man every little girl dreams of and the guys want to be like!!
Why do we follow Adrian and his career?? What's not to love about the guy?? Even if we aren't his mate for life we still have special meaning in his heart and life and he does so in ours. He's such a talented all around great guy. And fantasies are a natural part of a creative imagination and this is a creative group. Just IMHO.:)

[bryant.wanda]

I couldn't be with a guy if he wasn't 100% into the relationship either. I'm not the kind to do any thing to hold on to a man if he wants to go. There are women who would do anything. A couple of years ago, I was over to a relatives house when her next door neighbor's husband came out the door with his suitcases trying to leave. Well the wife was begging him not to go. The man got into his van and started the enegine and was driving off, when she jumped onto the vans passenger side door. He ran her into a pole and cut off her right arm and right leg. In front of everyone. After she was released from the hospital, she went right back to him. She blamed it all on herself. She ended up pregnant with his twins. As soon as she had them, he took her to court for full custody of them and won. Now he's raising them with his new wife. That is too crazy.

Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

Good God, I have never been that desperate and I would have let him leave. There are plenty of men out there. Good ones too.

[appeace]

Im with you folks. If God has intended a mate for you, he will love you for yourself and you will not have to "hold onto him" for dear life because with you is where he will WANT to be.
Adrian is a man who garners the utmost respect from me. His talents, both on screen, and off are not only breathtaking but genuine. The fact that he is willing to put those talents to work helping those in need is the thing that endears him to me. He never asks for accolades or expects recognition and always seems to appreciate the things his fans do or say to show their appreciation, thereby creating an atmosphere of friendship with his fans.
Alex, is indeed, a wonderful lady to deal with us "crazed" fans and the demands that Adrians career and fans make on his and her time. Knowing that Adrian has a wonderful sense of humor, I can bet that Alex does as well and that she knows we are just a bunch of admirers who tease about Adrian from time to time but really are harmless:rolleyes:;)

[Sam]

:eek: Now THAT chick was INSANE!!

;)Little Devil I totally agree with you and Appeace.

:rolleyes: I could use a dish of Rocky Road right now. My Reese's Pieces seem to be wearing off.

[bryant.wanda]

I know. I had to miss a week and a half of school and work to be in court to testify. I did, but she refused to. They had to let him go. This is before the made the law, that if a police officer see signs of abuse, they don't need the abused permission to arrest the abuser and the courts can convict them without the abused say so.


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:eek: He must have had one heck of an attorney!! Here that wouldn't have been considered just domestic violence. He would have been charged with both domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon and that's after the plea bargaining!! She would have been treated at the hospital and then moved to a mental institution for a psychiatric evaluation. It wouldn't have been left up to her.

[bryant.wanda]

We didn't have those laws yet. This is just one of the cases that forced changes in the law. The women here would call 911 on their husbands or boyfriends because they were being beat up. As soon as the police arrived to make an arrest, the women would yell and scream at the police to leave their spouses alone. Even if they had bruises and were bleeding. There was nothing the police could do but leave. Even if the boyfriend or husband was removed the only thing the police could do was to take him several blocks, let him out and let him walk home to cool off. Some times these same women ended up dead. So they changed the laws.


Wanda:D

[hcla]

I'll take a punch anyday over some of the other ways a person can be abused, at least thats something I can fight, emotional, verbal abuse can do a toatal mind screw.. not to mention the terror of being stalked and going years before someone will actually intervene. My ex terrorized my children and me before the law slapped him with multiple arrests, and a permenent stalking protective order, and was stripped of all parental rights...that being a damn hard thing to acchieve beings he had no history, was not a drug/alcohol user, and had personality to charm anyone and anything, the real sinker for him, was a series of mistakes, and one damn detirmined detective. The ex even had listening devices planted in my home, he mailed private photos/tapes to my friends, family, and my employer, that was the worse, I was so mortified when my boss called me in to human resourses, I faced down 4 supervisors, men. Once I gathered what was left of my dignity, I told them I thought them worse human beings for even viewing the items.,and not to bother firing me I was looking for a job when I found this one. I would go home and find my childrens toys broke and hanging from the trees. I went to hiding in womens shelter, my kids, a few clothes and my car, well my car was towed from the shelter, never to be seen again. Well..what does'nt kill us makes us stronger. The divorce...I walked away from everything, and my kids and I started over, even though the S.O.B,never worked for any of it, he mysteriously became disabled shortly after we we're married, s..t, I should of seen it coming, should of reconized it when after my son was born the ex took a liking to my best friend, my baby was'nt even 2 months old, and the ex was screwing my best friend. This womanizing cont., and he was so surprised and hurt...when I filled for divorce, and the true pcyco emerged. I swore I would'nt marry again.... I did, 7+ years later, and I swear, as soon as I do was said, it all has changed. I must have rocks in my head.

[bryant.wanda]

Don't worry, hcla, you seem to be a very strong woman. I know it seems that if it isn't one thing its another. You just believe in love.;)

Wanda:D

[appeace]

You have my deepest sympathy and strongest prayers, hcla. It is so very sad that an experience with one rotten person can ruin a life, but you are a strong person and you have your kiddos to think of and you can take control of your life! I realize it is very hard as my husband was very controlling at the beginning of our marriage and tried to used mental and emotional abuse tactics.
However, he made the mistake of marrying a woman who was in her late 20's, grown and independent. Therefore, despite having 2 babies, I kicked him out after 5 yrs and could raise my babies on my own even though it meant working 2 jobs. He finally came to his senses and realized that I didnt need him but was with him because I loved him. Believe me, this came after MUCH prayer and asking of guidance from God. But after he understood that I was NOT going to be bullied and trying to do anything to my kiddos was going to result in WW3, he mellowed out and realized that we could be a family and that I would do everything I could to support him and that I was not the type to seek another's company in my marriage.
Well--23 years later and we havent killed each other---YET:eek: No, Im kidding--:rolleyes: He is a hard working man, a caring father and a PROUD grandaddy. We have made it thru very tough times and know that we can count on each other to make it thru more, if necessary. I pray this same peace for you!

[hcla]

My goodness, I've not heard such encouragement...:) Strong I'am, abit confused these days, but I still get up and meet the day with the same love I believe in. My children are about grown, one will turn 18 in June, has already graduated, and my youngest, 15 in July.... He's got it all planned, he's gonna get his GED, and not waste anymore time in Highschool, boys turned into men overnight. One thing I know, is they both take after their mother, good men they will be. Brothers are cool, I'm so glad that I had boys, they always have each others back, not to say a girl would'nt of been nice, but I took care of that possiability. Two is and was enough. My husband does'nt like kids, and never wanted any of his own, I swear somethings wrong with a person that does'nt like children, I love and value them so much, and is why I decided to never have anymore. Anyways, I appriciate your feed back, it'll help me crawl out of this hole. Sometimes I think a wisdom light turns on when we get into our 30's, and after shooting for that elusive fairy tale for so long, one begins to think it flat does'nt exsist, I wish that light would dim a little, then I would'nt have to make s..t decisions again. I ask myself often...what are you going to do with the next half of your life.?? :o Mabe I'll go to Scotland, find the nearest kilt clad male, and solve the burning question/myth...DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING ON UNDERNEATH?:eek: ahh, fantasy is great!!

[bryant.wanda]

We all will be here cheering you on. Don't forget to report back.:p



Wanda:D

[appeace]

Sounds like you have done an excellent job with your kids and you should be proud that you have equipted them with the skills necessary to face life.
Hey--best not ask those Scots unless you dont embarrass easily cause they WILL show ya!!:o
Hang in there lady and know that we here will be pulling for you and supporting you. Remember that you cannot control what another does or thinks. You can only control how you react to it.
Be strong---Stay safe!

[Sam]

:( Yep it looks like men will always view us as possessions and servants. Speaking of which the warden (that's my nickname for my overprotective,OCD overdosed hubby) took me out for Mother's Day. Remember how cheap I told you guys he was?? He took me to the race track. :rolleyes: Seems he had free passes for the races and the pit area. (i'd would have preferred to be roasting my buns at the beach and trying out parasailing...but..). Any how... We went and he fussed about having to pay the parking fee.
It was pretty miserable for me until the sun went down....Any way I did end up having fun...of course it might have something to do with all that nitrous oxide I inhaled. But as soon as I get around to downloading the pics I'll post a link so you guys can check it out. He did offer to buy me jewelry but I said no cause I wanted to go to the salon so he gave me money for that instead. And he bought me some homemade fudge! Sorry I can't share that with you guys though cause it seems to have disappeared at about the same time my glass of milk did.

[MeridianXO]

He did offer to buy me jewelry but I said no cause I wanted to go to the salon so he gave me money for that instead. And he bought me some homemade fudge! Sorry I can't share that with you guys though cause it seems to have disappeared at about the same time my glass of milk did.


Oooo, Oooo, a CHOCOLATE reference. :D

~Heather

[appeace]

Thats ok, coco. You can owe us some;)

[Hilandlas]

Oooo, Oooo, a CHOCOLATE reference. :D

~Heather


Funny how after this whole conversation, it came back to chocolate!! :D

Teresa D.

[bryant.wanda]

Funny how everybodies mind wondered. I say we send someone over to CocoKnights and make sure all the fudge disappeared.:p


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:o What can I say??
:DYou just can't discuss men with out the chocolate!!
Come on down Wanda and we'll tear through that place he bought the fudge at!! It's a bakery owned by a menenite family and they make the absolute best fudge (actually all their products are great!)!! I'll have to see if they have a website.;)

[bryant.wanda]

Okay I'll be right down. I'll have to lift you up through the window. Don't forget to wear jogging clothes. We might have to sample the stuff before we make off with it without paying.:cool: I hope you can drive. :rolleyes: Anyway men and chocolate go together. If you have to much of any one they will make you sick.

Wanda:D

[hcla]

ha ha :p thats the funniest s..t I've ever heard....though at the presrnt time i DON'T MIND GETTIN SICK ON CHOCOLATE!

[Sam]

:D Wanda, I've got my ninja costume and I'll see if I can swipe that jet car from the race track....let's see....it's only a mile from my house to the local airport for gas...I can pick locks....:rolleyes: Do we need anything else to pull this job off???....how are you at burglar alarms??

Let's face it ladies men drive us nuts!! But for some strange reason they are a desired aggravation!
Now let's do some math...
If an ounce of chocolate on the lips = a pound on the hips then that = a truck load of chocolate I have eaten!!
But I can't be held responsible!
If I eat a piece of chocolate so I won't strangle the hubby everytime he aggravates me and he aggravates ...OH say a million times a day then that = a million ounces of chocolate a day...which = a million pounds per day on my hips....so therefore it has to be his fault!! If he'd aggravate less then I would need less chocolate and therefore the hips would shrink!! RIGHT???

[bryant.wanda]

I think I can pick locks. I've seen it done on tv. Keep dreaming about that being his fault. You are hooked on chocolate. They should have a 12-step program to get off the chocolate.:D

Wanda:D

[Sam]

:DI know my luck Wanda and we'd just end up getting a life sentence for B&E. I can just hear us trying to explain it to the judge..."But your honor I'm a chocoholic and I just needed a fix!! Can't you just send me to rehab??":p

Totally J/K about chocolate cravings and weight being Hubby's fault. He could only dream about having that much power over me.
You know the weird thing is..I NEVER LIKED CHOCOLATE!! I just started having cravings for it over the last six months. It's so weird..but then I am weird!!:rolleyes:

[appeace]

Well seee???? Your just making up for lost time in the Chocolate Dept!!:)
Some people smoke to release stress, some do drugs, others drink---we chocolatize Ackkkkkk!!:rolleyes:

[MeridianXO]

Uh, no, no...I still smoke. :D

~Heather

[renate]

I eat chocolate-but milk chocolate and not dark:D:)

Renate

[Sam]

You'll be proud of me. I've gone three days without chocolate!!

Now without the cigs hubby would be history! I've tried quitting a million times. It just doesn't work for me. But a girl's gotta have some vices right??

[bryant.wanda]

I guess you are right CocoKnight. Any way I get the feeling you would not be a big help in the big house. You wouldn't even be able to kick the chocolate habit in there. Oh well, looks like I have to find trouble some other way.;)

Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

Wow Ladies! You all have been busy. I just spent a week and a half in Tennessee. Great Trip! Anyway, I am a quarter Scottish and went there in 2003 for a family reunion. I can tell you that some scots where something underneath and many don't. Found that out by accident at the reunion. :eek:

Men are just plain aggrivating. Mine drives me nuts all the time. I work out and eat chocolate. Strenuous Excercise helps me, you know like guys hit a boxing bag.

I say never let men get you down. You are not their property and it is about time they learn to work with us women rather than against us. There are more women on the planet than men!!!

[bryant.wanda]

I say we should beat them up. Who's with me?:D


Wanda:D

ps. If they give us chocolate than they are exempt.

[Amarnagrape]

I'm a newbie, but I'll join your crusade!;) My husband has to be exempt though, his cousin founded Omanhene Chocolate.:D

[appeace]

I say, "No chocolate--NO HOUSEWORK!!":eek:
(course Id have to move out due to the mess--Ackkkkk!;))

[Sam]

:p SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN TO ME!!
;) I'd do OK in "the big house" Wanda. Got a daughter to smuggle me cigs in a diaper bag and she's good for a chocolate fix too!! And I learned gang fighting in 8th grade and I know how to make a shiff out of almost anything...SO WE'RE GOOD IF WE GET CAUGHT!!!:D

[Littledevil]

I'm with you. Who says we would get caught? They can't get convicited if they don't have any evidence or a body!!!!;)

[appeace]

Oh my!:eek:
Im gonna have to think of a charity event to raise $$$ to bail yall out!:D
Perhaps something AP would be interested in attending???? A "Spring the AP fans" event??? Auction off a "cell enclosed" dinner with AP???
Hummmmm--of course there would have to be a chaperone and that would have to be the event organizer----lets see----ME!:p

[bryant.wanda]

Hey I watched "Good Fellas". I know how to cook a meal behind bars. Somebody will have to smuggle the food in. Yep I can cook a cell dinner for Adrian. So I'm right behind everybody. "CHARGE!":D


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:DI know how to make "Buck" aka moonshine in a cell. So we could have drinks with dinner.

Now about that charity...I don't think AP would approve of our criminal activity :rolleyes: but he might do an appearance to raise money to send us to a Chocoholics Rehab facility.;)

[bryant.wanda]

Chocoholics rehab will never take me alive. Maybe AP will help with the bail money if we promise to be good little girls.:rolleyes: TeeHee.


Wanda:D

[appeace]

Awwwwww--what fun is that???:rolleyes:

[Sam]

:eek: US?? GOOD LITTLE GIRLS!! BITE YOUR TONGUE WOMAN!!
:rolleyes: Besides AP would never fall for a promise like that from us. He's way too smart for that!!:D

[Littledevil]

Yes girls but you all are forgetting one thing. AP has just as much of a weakness for Chocolate as us! He would be in Rehab with us.

[appeace]

And that would be a bad thing---why????????:rolleyes:;)

[Littledevil]

It's not a bad thing at all, quite the contrary, there would be no need for him to bail us out or hire an attorney for us etc. We would have him all to ourselves. AP would be out numbered and I am sure we could have lots of fun. ;);)

[appeace]

Well---truth be told--Alex would probably ruin all our fun by bailing him out and leaving us in!:mad:
I know I couldnt blame her either!;)

[bryant.wanda]

I'm sure he would register under a false name. So we can sneak in a change his alias. We could also keep him sedated. He could be told the medication is part of the rehab to kick the habit.:D


Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

I like that idea! I'm with you!

[Amarnagrape]

All this deliciously evil plotting..... I love this group!! :D:D:D:D

[Sam]

:DWELCOME ARMANAGRAPE!!!
:eek: I see ya'll have been up to some good no good in my abscence!! Been doing a little wicked stuff over at Mooseville.
Now where were we?? OH yeah so we got poor AP in chocoholics rehab with us and Alex wanting to bail him out???
Hhhmmmmm.....the evil is starting to creep in.....:rolleyes: We could just slip a few of the candy bars my daughter slipped us into her purse when she's not looking!!!
BUSTED!!! Cause you get into trouble if you're caught sneaking contraband into Rehab!! Not our fault if someone spills the beans on her to the guard!!

[bryant.wanda]

I like your thinking. She would be barred for life from the rehab. Anyway they wouldn't know who she was trying to see anyway, because we changed his alias remember.:cool:


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:p Maybe we could just convert her into a fellow Chocoholic!!

[Amarnagrape]

:p Maybe we could just convert her into a fellow Chocoholic!!

Right on! All women for the cause!!:D

[Sam]

:rolleyes: Sorry I can't hang out and play with you all this weekend but the family is demanding I take a pc free weekend for some over due R&R so check in with you all Monday!!;):D

Try not to deprive yourselves of chocolate until I get back.:p

[appeace]

Have much fun and much chocolate!!!:rolleyes:

Stay safe--:D

[bryant.wanda]

I wonder if Cocoknight wanted us to form a posse and rescue her.:p Can any body ride a horse?:p


Wanda:D

[appeace]

MEmememememe!(waving madly):D
However, as much as we miss her company, her family might not take to kindly to an old Texan ridin up, drawing her six pack of chocolate and demandin the release of Coco!:eek:
Might just scar em for life-Ackkkkkkk:rolleyes::p

[Littledevil]

Well I'm not a Texan, but I can ride a horse. I can sneak in and rescure her. Bringing hords of chocolate to distract her family.

[renate]

what happened Coco-is everything alright?? :-0

Renate

[appeace]

Yup--dont panic. We were just making jest of her post that she would not be around until Mon as her family barred her from the puter for some r&r:D

[bryant.wanda]

Good thing everyone else can ride, because I can't:eek: I'm with Littledevil, I'll do my stunt man roll through the window, and throw chocolate as a distraction. Just make sure Cocoknight don't go for the chocolate. Somebody will have to throw her over a horse and gallop away.:D


Wanda:D

ps. We all know we can't stay out of trouble.:D

[Amarnagrape]

Good thing everyone else can ride, because I can't:eek: I'm with Littledevil, I'll do my stunt man roll through the window, and throw chocolate as a distraction. Just make sure Cocoknight don't go for the chocolate. Somebody will have to throw her over a horse and gallop away.


Wanda:D

ps. We all know we can't stay out of trouble.:D

I'm with you, can't ride a horse to save my soul! I think a cardboard cut-out of Adrian may work...:p

[bryant.wanda]

Amarnagrape, you are alright with me.:D Like your style.


Wanda:D

[Sam]

:eek: *The posse has arrived!! Coco makes a mad dash to the horses. Grabs the reins and mounts as her compadres shoots off rounds of candy bars at her family to hold them off for the hasty getaway!! Coco looking back at her family and yells over her shoulder:.....*
What's that line Bruce Willis used in Die Hard....:rolleyes:
There Can Be Only One so ....Yippeekayay $%^&#$%^&%$!!!!!!!:D

I"M BAAACK!!!


*wipes the remaining chocolate from her lips with her devilish tongue..*

[Amarnagrape]

:eek: *The posse has arrived!! Coco makes a mad dash to the horses. Grabs the reins and mounts as her compadres shoots off rounds of candy bars at her family to hold them off for the hasty getaway!! Coco looking back at her family and yells over her shoulder:.....*
What's that line Bruce Willis used in Die Hard....:rolleyes:
There Can Be Only One so ....Yippeekayay $%^&#$%^&%$!!!!!!!:D

I"M BAAACK!!!


*wipes the remaining chocolate from her lips with her devilish tongue..*

LOL That's awesome! Welcome back!:)

[Littledevil]

:D:D:D:D Yeah!!!!

[hcla]

Okay... I'm here and I have this massive piece of Chocolate cake... Its three layers, and is filled in beween each layer with the blackest, most rich dark chocolate I've ever had..I swear the frosting on this thing is 1-2 inches thick, and coated with shards of chocolate flakes.... Mmmmmmm ( licking the plate now):D I shall wash it all down with a glass of decent Merlot. :) HAPPINESS IS !

[bryant.wanda]

Okay everybody, another sucessful rescue, well done,:D (Now walking away humming own theme song).HCLA, put down that cake young lady.:p

Wanda:D

[Sam]

:D It's GREAT to be back!!
I really missed all of you. I did however get a few consolation prizes...there was a nice piece of wrist bling and a pair of new kicks, a manicure and pedicure and a new hair style.:rolleyes: but I earned those.

Pssst HCLA you know I wanted some of that cake!! SPILL IT CHICK!! Where's the recipe??? I want it, I need it, I gots to have it!!

*Coco gives her fellow PIC's hugs.*

[appeace]

YEAH!! We did it:D
Coco is back safe and sound! You go girl--you deserve all the bling!;)
We missed ya.

All right--now we share ALL cake and chocolate round here!;)

[hcla]

Yeah...Appeace we'll all share, but I went for the left over cake tonight and hubby has froze it....so I tried to nuke it on defrost mode, now I have mouse..or pudding I haven't figured it out yet. :confused::(:)

It is possible to suck it through a straw!!!:D


OH..by the way thats MOOSE, NOT MOUSE... NO furry creatures aloud in cake!

[Sam]

SSSLLLLUUUURRRRRPPPP!!!
WHAT MOUSSE???:cool:
You can't defrost cake in the microwave chick. You have to sit it over steam for about three minutes.:p OR....You can run yourself a steaming hot bubble bath the relax in the tub with it while the steam from the bubble bath thaws it. It'll only take a couple of minutes.:p

Yep the bling is pretty cute but then I did pick it out....It's a tennis bracelet with a dangling heart on it.

[bryant.wanda]

CocoKnight you are such a diva:D. No more cake. Exercise,Exercise,Exercise.
Now keep that up while I go get me something to eat at the sub shop.:D

Wanda:D

[Littledevil]

I can't eat chocolate right now on a diet. :(

[Amarnagrape]

I can't eat chocolate right now on a diet. :(

Littledevil, I have four words for you: fat free chocolate pudding!!;)

Adding a fifth: YUM!:D

[hcla]

deprivation is'nt always the ansewer.... moderation, like pick a day, and say this is my chocolate day, and look forward to that, otherwise you may load up on other fatty junk, sub- conciously,,,tring to curb a craving for chocolate.

[appeace]

Oh my, Little Devil. You have my support and sympathy!;)
Im sure glad you clarified,hcla! For some reason, I thought you said mouse pudding:eek: No, nuked cake is not good. Just set out and let thaw at room temp. That also gives you time, as Wanda says, to exercise, exercise, EXERCISE so the cake doesnt hurt the figure!:rolleyes: Also the anticipation makes the cake taste better------REALLY

Im with you Coco, when I get a gift from the hubby, he just hands me the card and tells me to go get what I like. I know thats not very romantic but I dont complain because the last thing he picked out for me on one Christmas was an air popcorn popper--AACkkkk!:mad:

[hcla]

so are the hubbys around your parts the principal wage earners? Or is life a joint effort? I resent asking..so I've always been in the lead in this area..but was always a bit envious of friends and colleges whos husbands handled things. Its pretty good when the men are men and they take CARE of..so it would seem.

[bryant.wanda]

Okay, hcla tell hubby to "no touchy the cake anymore." Give him a kiss on the forehead and send him on his way. I know what you mean about asking, but at the same time it would feel nice to be taken care of.

Wanda:D

[Sam]

:eek: EXCERSIZE!! BITE YOUR TONGUES!!

OH BOY you guys give Hubby way too much credit!! He paid for the hair to get done and that is all.
Daughter paid for the rest and she was able to do that because I save her hundreds of dollars each month taking care of her two kids so that she doesn't have to pay a Nanny. (A typical babysitter wouldn't work the ungodly hours I do.)
As for Hubby and wage earners......we've both earned about the same throughout the years but he spent his on his toys and mine was spent on trivial things like...rent, groceries, utilities, dentist and doctors for the kids...
You get the picture.
I don't work outside the home anymore because my illness seriously limits my ability to do most things that jobs here require you to do.
And the majority of men around here are like my Hubby. He holds the money and I have to argue with him to get the bills paid. He and my son have a business that runs from our home so in case I have to have their help they are close by. But like Wanda said earlier..they are like little boys wanting someone to mother them.;)

[Littledevil]

Your not kidding about that coco. I am lucky to have the ability to stay home with my child. Hubby has a home based business which is great. The problem is he is a tight fisted penny pincher. Sometimes I have to argue with him to get money. He pays the mortgage and utilities and gives me money which I spend on groceries, Dr. stuff and misc. He has a fit if I spent $1,000 a month. For the fist time in my life I am not making my own money and it's been a little annoying, but I wouldn't trade it if it meant I couldn't spend the time I do with my son. I will go back to work but not untl he goes to school.

The other problem is hubby wants to be mothered and babied and then doesn't. Annoying. :rolleyes:

[hcla]

AHHH...those trivial things..its funny...a man will complain his head off... but he never stops to think about his favorite shampoo is always in stock, along with a hundred other things he uses everyday...I mean that new pack of underwear, those new socks did'nt get there by themselves..:D Oh, and the good meal he eats...howed that get there :) Little devil...you are very luckey to be at home with your son...enjoy every minute..I so wish I could have, one is 18 now, the youngest 15...those years fly by so fast. I missed alot.

[bryant.wanda]

Plain and simple, "men are the ones with PMS".


Wanda:D

[MeridianXO]

No, no. I think we have earned the right to be labeled the 'ones with PMS'. Yes, I said 'earned'. Besides, it makes for a really clever way of saying, "Leave me the f*** alone you worthless piece of S*** scumbag!" without being locked up into a mental asylum for two weeks out of every month. The hormones running through the female body at any given time emit symptoms of any number of serious health issues (Heart, lungs, blood clots, etc), not to mention the mental aspect of things.

Men are just babies, in general. It's actually quite amusing to watch at times. I just want to swat them like little mice sometimes to see if I can get them to run the other way in my little maze. :p

*Goes off to get chocolate*

~Heather

PS...NOTE: PMS made me post this entire entry...;)

[Amarnagrape]

No, no. I think we have earned the right to be labeled the 'ones with PMS'. Yes, I said 'earned'. Besides, it makes for a really clever way of saying, "Leave me the f*** alone you worthless piece of S*** scumbag!" without being locked up into a mental asylum for two weeks out of every month. The hormones running through the female body at any given time emit symptoms of any number of serious health issues (Heart, lungs, blood clots, etc), not to mention the mental aspect of things.

Men are just babies, in general. It's actually quite amusing to watch at times. I just want to swat them like little mice sometimes to see if I can get them to run the other way in my little maze. :p

*Goes off to get chocolate*

~Heather

PS...NOTE: PMS made me post this entire entry...;)


Amen.

I feel like I just went to church!:p

[appeace]

Hahahahaha--Im with you ladies! Manys the time Ive told my hubby that, when we married I agreed to raise OUR KIDDOS---but NOT him:rolleyes: However, how could we do without them---:rolleyes:

[Sam]

Heather ROFLMAO!!!:D So what you're saying is I should have used those two weeks every month to say what was on my mind and blamed it on PMS.

I totally agree with you all. But I can't count the times I've told the hubby I am just going to buy a rabbit and join a convent and be done with him!!:p

I gotta run. I gotta pack of Oreo's and a glass of milk calling my name!!:p

[Littledevil]

ok I thought I would revive this topic. The reason is because I just finished watching The Illusionist while eating some Hershey Kisses. I must say that this movie was great. It has nothing to do with Adrian Paul just the chocolate part. That was a great combination.

[bryant.wanda]

Hey Littledevil, we were trying to behave.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.:p

Wanda:D

[Sam]

:rolleyes: GREAT!! I just kicked the chocolate cravings and dropped 20 pounds. Now here you are trying to tempt me with it. You really are a little devil!!:p

[brilliant!MacLeod]

I`m always tempted by dark chocolate - and as you`ve been discussing before: it`s healthy to eat dark chocolate. And.....you are supposed not
to put on any weight when eating it ( at least I keep telling me that every time I eat dark chocolate,what is happening every day:D) and from my experience I can tell you :it works..at least most of the time:)

[Coolwater]

Good heavens, what sort f conversation have I walked in on?? I thought I was clicking on pounds for PEACE (which in spite of the name is NOT encouraging us to gain weight :() and I find this!

Hey, has anyone experimented with cocoa powder, Benecol and Splenda? I keep trying to make little fudge balls that will lower cholesterol, but I can't seem to get the proportions right. Heck, I can't even seem to get a decent frosting out of it.:confused:

[Sam]

:D Sorry Coolwater can't help you there. I only use pure cane sugar or powdered confectioners sugar. I have used cocoa powder. It has a very strong, bitter taste so you don't need much. Most recipes call for a teaspoon...
I do make killer chocolate covered peanut butter balls!! I mix 2 cups of peanut butter with a cup of sugar and a teaspoon of flour. I buy chocolate almond bark and melt it in a double boiler. Roll the peanut butter mix into balls and stick a toothpick in each. Dip them into the almond bark and let them cool. Makes about 3-4 dozen. You can also do fruit and other things that way.
Quick and easy.
I have a perfect cholesterol level.:p

Alex I keep telling my doctor and my liver that it's good for me but neither of them will listen..:rolleyes:
I'm supposed to stay away from all kinds of chocolate, nuts, anything with caffiene, and any meds that he doesn't prescribe especially Tylenol.

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Coco, I do not always listen to my doctor - perhaps this is more a kind of typical marridge problem ? We are not supposed to do all our husbands say.are we?:D
By the way,hubby is a chocoholic himself,so what can he tell me...:p

[Littledevil]

Of course everything in moderation. Chocolate is my weekness, I just can't help it. If there is chocolate in the house I will find it. Doctors don't always have the right answers or know what is best. a friend of mine had a grandmother that lived to be 98 years old. she had chocolate and red wine everyday. She hated doctors too, at least according to my friend.