Re: hi from Noelle (fwd)

[Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>]

 > From: Lizzie <http://www.sbcglobal.net/~l>
 > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:26:41 -0700
 > 
 > Hi  Noelle,
 > 
 > Great  to  hear  from  you  again.  
 > 
 > I  was  just  in  NY  to  see  Uncle  John,  my  cousin  Ellen  and  her  
 > kids,  it  was  a
 > short  trip,  too  short.
 > 
 > Roger  and  I  would  love  to  come  up  New  Year's  to  see  you  all.  
 > 
 > Great  to  hear  about  Olga.   Thanks  for  the  update.  
 > 
 > We'll  have  to  catch  up  about  how  it  feels  to  turn  50  when  we  
 > see  each  other. 
 > Let  me  know  about  the  party.
 > 
 > See  you  soon!
 > 
 > Love,
 > Lizzie
 > 
 > On  Oct  12,  2014,  at  11:41  AM,  Noelle
 > <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>  wrote:
 > 
 > >  good  to  hear  from  you
 > >  Gail  is  trying  to  organize  Dad's  b-day  party  and  is  finding  
 > >  that  most 
 > >  caterers  not  working  on  1/1(not  a  huge  surprise).  She's  
 > >  thinking  of 
 > >  potluck,which  I  concur(we  do  this  for  our  summer  backyard  
 > >  parties  and  like
 > 
 > >  doing  that).  If  you  could  come  up  to  SB  that  would  be  great. 
 > >   It's  been  so 
 > >  long  since  we  have  been  able  to  go  to  LA  and  w/  my  current  
 > >  job  not  having 
 > >  guarranteed  vacation  time  it's  harder  to  plan  longer  trips.
 > >  She  emailed  me  about  who  she  is  inviting,  and  it's  22  so  
 > >  far.  She  did  not 
 > >  have  Robert's  parents  on  the  list(don't  know  if  my  dad  forgot  
 > >  to  tell  her 
 > >  to  add  them  or  what)not  sure  if  they  can  come  but  they  
 > >  should  be  invited.
 > > 
 > >  I  was  in  Sacramento  last  weekend  for  steampunk  symposium.  Olga  
 > >  invited  me 
 > >  to  stay  with  her.  She  is  planning  to  retire  and  move  back  to 
 > >   SF.  She  is 
 > >  the  property  manager  of  her  apt  building  and  hasn't  had  to  
 > >  pay  rent  for 
 > >  the  past  10  years  being  there.She  and  Brad  are  in  London  
 > >  right  now.
 > >  Olga  was  very  adamant  about  exercise  for  us  who  are  heading  
 > >  toward 
 > >  menopause.  I  know  I  could  do  more...I  lost  a  lot  of  weight  
 > >  when  I  was 
 > >  unemployed  but  gained  some  back  after  starting  work.  I  think  
 > >  eventhough 
 > >  this  job  is  less  stressful  than  past  jobs  the  stress  factor  
 > >  does  make  the 
 > >  body  want  to  retain  more  fat,plus  of  course  not  having  to  
 > >  pinch  pennies 
 > >  it's  too  easy  to  say  oh  I'll  eat  that  and  that.  Also  being  
 > >  involved  in  the
 > 
 > >  beer  co-op  we  are  always  tasting  beer  when  we  get  together  so 
 > >   that  adds 
 > >  up.  I  probably  lost  more  weight  than  was  sustainable,  but  
 > >  still  it's 
 > >  disappointing.  One  of  the  guys  in  the  beer  co-op  lost  50  
 > >  pounds  through 
 > >  portion  control  and  exercise  so  there  is  hope.
 > >  Anyway,  will  keep  you  posted  about  what's  going  on  with  the  
 > >  party.  I  know 
 > >  my  dad  would  love  to  see  you.
 > >  Noelle