Thoughts from Meggie Poo

Bachelorette Emily Fantasy League

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Love the Bachelorette and want to make it even MORE fun? Join our Fantasy League!

The Bachelor Facebook page used to run it, but since they're not this season... we can do it on our own!

How does this work? Before the first episode airs on Monday, May 14 at 9:30 p.m. EST, select three "gentlemen" as your team. You can pick your favorites OR you can pick based on the point list below. If one of your three team members does any of the below items (or has them done to them), you'll get the points. I know that you may want to change your pick as we go along - so that is allowed, but you'll be docked 300 points.

AS WE GO: I will be e-mailing and posting updates so you can see where you're standing.

The winner: Whomever has the most points at the end of the season.

Prize: Gloating that you won a Bachelorette Fantasy League! If you live in the DC area we can all go get drinks and I'll buy you one as your prize.

POINT SYSTEM:

- First guy out of the cars: 15 points

- First impression rose: 50 points

- First to kiss Emily: 25 points

- Kisses or receives a kiss from Emily: 30 points

- Helicopter ride with Emily: 50 points

- Tells Emily he's "falling for her": 30 points

- First to get drunk (that we can tell): 100 points

- Discusses a death of a loved one with Emily: 30 points

- Survives a two-on-one "death date": 100 points
- First guy to tell Emily "I love you!": 150 points
- Gets into a verbal fight (yelling in someones face, etc): 20 points per fight

- Cries on camera: 20 points
- Gives Emily a Gift: 20 points
- Gets naked: 30 points
- Makes out with Emily: 50 points
- Brings up an ex: 50 points

- Gets in a physical altercation: 50 points

- Picked on for "not being here for the right reasons": 100 points

- Gives Little Ricki a gift: 40 points

- Leaves show early but then comes back: 150 points

- Makes it to final four Hometown Dates: 200 points

- Makes it to final three: 300 points

- Makes it final two: 300 points

- Winner of Emily's heart: 500 points

- POINT COST TO CHANGE A GUY: 300 points (you can go into the negative to do this). To change, just email the League Master (thoughtsfrommeggiepoo@gmail.com and we can work it out)
- If you enter late, you'll be docked 25 points for each episode you're behind, and you also won't get your points back-filled.

Website for the show: http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette/

BACHELOR BIOS: http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette/bachelor-announcement (NOTE: Some links on the page take you to the bios of the FORMER Bachelorette contestant and tells you when they were eliminated. These are not the right dudes.)

Ready to enter? Visit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1YZEpkenFaNWl3alljRE5UXzlQUXc6MQ

Additional Rules:

- After the first episode, everyone is allowed to swap ONE "GENTLEMAN" without getting points taken away. Just email me with your change and I will make it for you. After this, to change out any ONE guy, it will cost you 300 points (and don't forget, you can always swap even if you don't have points, you just may go into the negative).

- If all of your picks end up going home, you are allowed to pick three new "gentlemen" however your score will not carry over so it will start brand new.

** Disclaimer: Please do not "cheat" and use RealitySteve.com or AcceptThisRose.com to view spoilers and make your picks. After you submit your picks, I'm totally okay with that though!

*** BIG THANKS to AcceptThisRose.com for the inspiration to do our friend Fantasy League via my defunct Blog. I HIGHLY recommend you all follow their updates!

**** This site is in no way affiliated with The Bachelor, ABC or any of their entities.

#NeverLetGo - The Amina Dream Story, Chapter 1

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:48:00 +0000

#Thankfulfor 11.29.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:32:00 +0000

- Blood donors, helping my momma out with transfusion. Today she said she felt like she had Superman's blood in her. Thanks Superman.
- Good doctor news from family.
- My hilarious Dad. He wanted to join Facebook so he could see what we were doing and was so open and honest about it.
- Post-It Notes. We should be thankful for these on a daily basis.
- The Internet - truly making my wedding plan easy peasy.
- My fat pants, reminding me that I need to stop eating so much because they are now my normal pants.

Future Mrs. McMahon

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:29:00 +0000

My BFF, Mallory, made me this for my wedding dress. How awesome is she??? This will be perfect for photographs of my wedding dress and a sweet keepsake. Maybe I can dry the flowers from my wedding bouquet on it and keep it as a wall decoration? So many possibilities.

And yes, I will soon be Mrs. Meghan McMahon. M-squared. Meggie Mac (Hubs hates this one). So many nickname possibilities!

#ThankfulFor 11.15.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:52:00 +0000

- My work is sending me to Vegas tonight. How cool is that? I've never been and I'm so excited and definitely thankful for this opportunity!
- Google Calendar that integrates with my phone - lifesaver!
- iPods and Kindle's for 8 hour plane rides.
- Not flying with anyone I know so when I inevitably fall asleep and grind my teeth/ snore, I won't care (also I won't really know either).
- My family and fiance were so happy and excited for me! I love knowing I have their support :)

#ThankfulFor 11.14.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:46:00 +0000

- My friends at work - who always make me laugh at smile!
- My new phone case, which makes my new phone even more AWESOME.
- Finally having my nights free again so I can go to the gym, catch up on reading and sleep and prepare for the next day properly.
- Amtrak rewards points allowing me to take a free train home for Thanksgiving.
- My funny, smart and STRONG sisters. They inspire me daily.

#Thankfulfor 11.11.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:05:00 +0000

- Veterans, like my Papa, Bobby's family and some of my very good friends, who serve for us. Thank you thank you thank you.
- My fiance's birthday gift for me - we're going on an excursion this weekend where we'll do NOTHING! The bed and breakfast has board games, bikes, a winery within walking distance and silence. Yesss!
- My parents and family, for loving me so much.
- My BFF, for sending me a fart joke this morning.

#Thankfulfor 10.28.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:07:00 +0000

Right now, at 5:05 p.m., I am #THANKFULFOR...

THE WEEKEND!

Have a fun, safe one, guys!

#ThankfulFor 10.24.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:55:00 +0000

- A fun weekend with friends and my boo. Good eats - we got to go to Graffiato and Mike Isabella, the owner, was our server in the bar. I also made a cute necklace with Stef at Potomac Beading Company!
- Weight Watchers for keeping me on track. Even when I don't want to be.

#Thankfulfor 10.21.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:50:00 +0000

- I found this photo on Glitter Glue and Fireflies and it reminded me of my BFF, Mal. I'm super thankful for her!

- Having an awesome birthday on October 16. My family all called me or sang to me in person, I had dinner and cake with some of the most important people in my life and I drank wine and beer at a bonfire at my parent's house.

- My fiance's bday gift to me - a weekend at St. Michael's, one of my favorite places!

- FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY!

#ThankfulFor 10.14.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:53:00 +0000

- 155,000 people in the US are living with metastatic breast cancer. This is breast cancer that doesn't have a "cure". It's beyond Stage II which is the most common and gets the most exposure. I'm so thankful for websites and organization s like Faces of MBC who make efforts so that those who fight with MBC everyday, and those who love them, feel like they're not alone. I sent this to my mom (living with MBC since June 2009) and my family. There's hope. There's family. We have each other. And we live for each moment.
- For every view of the video below, $1 will be donated.

- Parks and Rec, by far one of my favorite shows. It was great last night. (#client)
- My dad, who's trying to find me the beer I like (I like anything, he's just being so sweet) for my 27th birthday on Sunday.
- My fiance, who is planning a birthday excursion and cracking me up along the way trying to make me guess wild things.

#ThankfulFor 10.13.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:30:00 +0000

- My DVR! I caught up on Desperate Housewives (Fantastic!), Modern Family (Hilar!) and How I Met Your Mother (Great!) last night.
- Chill nights in when I thought I was supposed to be traveling for work but then it got cancelled - tonight!
- Going home tomorrow. And having a fun birthday weekend with my family. It's been 3 weeks - I've missed them! Just wish Katie/Brooks were there.
- My cute fiance who is planning something fun for my birthday and keeps me guessing. <3
- The Internet! I found out I've been treating my minor burn (from the oven) COMPLETELY wrong and that's why it wasn't healing. For burns, you're supposed to keep them dry and covered. Not completely smothered in Neosporin. It needs to breathe. Thanks, online Mayo Clinic!

#Thankfulfor 10.12.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:16:00 +0000

- Liz Curtis Higgs, a Christian author and someone my friend at work Mike found. She's awesome on this rainy day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg_XMuJIAco&feature=relmfu.
- Forgiveness and Understanding. It's hard to learn how to do it and it's hard to ask for it.
- Planning. It really helps. In wedding planning. In work planning. In planning out your week. Or your diet. Or your living situation.

#Thankfulfor 10.11.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:35:00 +0000

- Having so many friends and family to visit this weekend. Went to Ohio for a wedding and stopped to visit B's family, friends and the Flight 93 National Memorial (it was simple and touching).
- My bed. I was so so so thankful for my bed last night. Even though the AC is off in my building and it was hot, I slept with the door open and it was great.
- Knowing that I just have 3 more days of work after today until ANOTHER 3 day weekend and seeing my family... oh and my birthday :)
- Neosporin - I have a bad burn on my hand from my meal last Thurs night. I cooked pork marinated in stewed tomatoes and onions and when I took it out of the oven I singed my hand. Ouch! More ointment, please!
- Kou Moore - for reminding me to keep to this. It's such a great exercise. And I love sharing people

Win Cute Custom Wreaths, Glasses #Giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:22:00 +0000

First of all, how cute is my BFF's blog??

She is doing her first giveaway of custom StarrParnell items today so go over there and enter. I ordered a custom wine glass from Starr for my mom's birthday - we celebrated in the Outer Banks so the wine glass said "What happens at the beach stays at the beach!" It was so cute - my mom loved it. And Starr customized it to be whatever I wanted. She even showed me a preview and said she could "redo" it if I wanted something different.

All you have to do to enter is comment on Mallory's post. You can get more points by promoting it on Facebook, Twitter, your blog OR by "liking" Starr's Facebook page and Etsy shop. So get to it! Don't let me win ;)

#Thankfulfor 10.2.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:35:00 +0000

- Being able to host my sis and bro-in-law while they were in town for the wedding. They took my bed and I took the couch. Well I took the futon at first until it collapsed due to expert put-it-together work by the fiance and I. Woops. Good thing the couch is supah comfy. It was SO nice having them in town and getting to show them where I live, work, eat, etc. I miss them already. Once they left I got really lonely.
- Ice cream! To cure that lonely I went to Baskin Robbins. Yeah Weight Watchers can bite me - as I bite into two scoops of heaven.
- October. My favorite month. It's my birthday month and that's pretty much why it's my favorite month. I just love Halloween and the weather and the leaves turning. I just put out my Halloween decorations too!

#Thankfulfor 9.30.11 - Sisters Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:06:00 +0000

My sister Katie is visiting me this weekend (WOOHOO!) and I'm so so so thankful for her and my sister Sarah. They are my best friends.

This is Katie and I this year at the International Biscuit Festival. Needless to say, we weren't on Weight Watchers at the time :)

Sarah and I completed the National Komen Race for the Cure for the second year in a row in June. I'm so proud of us.

I wanted to do everything my sister's did. Katie looks so darling here - love her smile, it's the same to this day!

My sweet sweet sister Sarah loving on me. She used to call me "my baby" and I look back at these photos and think that she is mine.

A little sisterly Halloween action. We had the best times dressing up!

This is still my bed. I sleep in it every night. I love love love my beautiful sisters.

#Thankfulfor 9.28.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:05:00 +0000

- Wow it's been 7 days since I've written what I'm thankful for. I have LOTS to be thankful for and really need to show it more.
- Today, I went to catch the bus and it kept going. That's okay because there are other buses. But then it stopped a block away to pick someone up so I ran to catch it. I was in heels so I'm sure I looked silly. Well I was almost there and the bus pulled away. The cars waiting behind it honked and tried to get it to stop (very nice of them). One man pulled over and asked if I'd like a ride to catch up with the bus - I thankfully declined. But then waiting there another lady pulled up and asked the same thing - she lives on my street though I've never met her. I accepted and she drove me to the next bus stop where I caught the bus. How nice of her! Seriously, what a considerate thing to do. I definitely have to pay it forward today.
- I'm really looking forward to seeing My Boo tonight for a date night. Just chill. It's been too long.
- My sister is coming this weekend for a wedding and staying with me! I'm so thankful that I get to see her and I'm wayyyyy excited!
- A great roommate. She's the best I've had since college :)

#Thankfulfor 9.21.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:43:00 +0000

- The 24 hour bug being GONE in 24 hours. I have no idea what it was that sidetracked me Monday/Tuesday but it was bad. Could have been a reaction to the flu shot. Could have been a bug from a friend. Could have been something the fiance gave me. All I know, is that I'm finally eating again and feeling better.
- Sweet friends who do nice things for you when you're sick.
- My mom and dad, who checked in on me lots.
- My fiance, who offered to do anything he could to help me feel better.
- Sleep! It works wonders, y'all!

LoveLoveLove Tristan Prettyman!

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:40:00 +0000

I had been looking forward to the Tristan Prettyman show for a while. I've seen her in concert four times and was excited for the fifth, since she's playing new music.

Then, a monsoon of sickness was thrown at me on Monday night leaving me barely human most of Tuesday. I wasn't about to leave the house. Luckily, I have good friends like Amanda (@ohmygoshi) who I was supposed to go with. She called me during Love Love Love and Simple As It Should Be and even got Tristan to write me this sweet note on a napkin!

I'll see you next time, TP! xoxo

#ThankfulFor 9.19.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:49:00 +0000

- New life! My good friend from college has a beautiful 3-month old boy that I got to snuggle with this weekend. What a joy!
- The bus coming EXACTLY as I left my apartment this morning. Perfect timing!
- My pharmacist, who knows me by name and is always courteous.
- Five days until I go home!

#Thankfulfor 9.15.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:44:00 +0000

- My mom's doctors and nurses. She told me this weekend that Peninsula Cancer Institute was like her second home, which makes me really sad, but also I feel okay knowing that they are SO good to her.
- My daddy, who always brightens my day when I talk to him.
- Finally seeing my boo tonight after a week!
- Weight Watchers cheat sheets - so helpful!

I Hate This Walk #breastcancer #Komen

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:35:00 +0000

My good friend Kim forwarded this to me after her co-worker found it on the message boards for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day about "Why we walk". I don't do the 3-Day Walk, I do the Race for the Cure 5k. But I feel the same way. He sums it up nicely, though I would also add that I hate the 3-Day Walk ads, because they make me sad, but thankful for all the research being done.

I Hate This Walk
by Larry Roshfeld

I hate this Walk. I’ve participated dozens of times, over ten years, in seven different cities, but I still hate this Walk.

I hate training. I hate waking up early to walk, and walk, and walk some more. I’d rather sleep late, and spend my free time reading, napping, or just being with family or friends. I hate training.

I hate fundraising. I hate asking people to donate their hard-earned dollars to fight this damn disease that affects us all, while folks on Wall Street make $50 million a year to destroy our economy as they pad their already overflowing bank accounts. It’d be nice if those $50 million paychecks went to find a cure, and the Wall Street folks had to run a freakin’ bake sale to support themselves. I hate fundraising.

I hate pink. Pink is for “My Little Pony”, Barbie cars and 4 year old girls. I don’t care what women say, no man looks good in pink. Just once, I want to be part of a Walk whose official color is “flannel.” I hate pink.

I hate rain. Camping in the rain sucks. Walking in the rain sucks more. And don’t get me started on mud. I hate mud, and I hate rain.

I hate tents. I hate sleeping all curled up, so my feet aren’t hanging out the door. Getting dressed in a tent? Really? Can’t they make a tent that an average sized guy can fit into, without having to crawl in and out? And for God’s sake, can they please make soundproof tents, so I don’t have to listen to snoring all night? Ladies, I don’t care what you tell your husbands, but you snore too! I hate tents.

I hate sports drink. I hate Gatorade. I hate Powerade. I hate every damn “ade.” There is a special place in hell for whoever decided to put salt in fruit punch. If I wanted a salty drink, I’d order a margarita. Just once, could “beer” be the official sports drink of a Walk? I’d even settle for those tropical drinks with the goofy paper umbrellas in them. I hate sports drink.

But there is one thing I hate most of all. I hate Breast Cancer. I hate hearing that my mother-in-law’s latest pathology report shows that her cancer is back again. I hate the look in my wife’s eyes when she has a mammogram, and then has to wait for a follow-up because “we saw something we didn’t like.” I hate that my daughters had to learn about breast self-exams when they were still in their teens. I hate going to funerals, and listening to sermons about how “she is in a better place.” Screw that. You think that’s any comfort?

I hate that a young woman was diagnosed at the age of 21, and told by her doctor, “I want to be wrong, but I would be surprised if you lived to see 30.” I hate that a friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer just a few years after her father fought his own battle with breast cancer. I hate that Mother’s Day is a day when some people go to the cemetery to visit their mothers, or even worse, to visit their daughters. No one, no one, should ever have to go to a cemetery to visit their child.

I hate this Walk. But I hate breast cancer even more. Fuck breast cancer. Sorry if the profanity offends you, but I can’t think of any other word that fully expresses how I feel. So fuck breast cancer. Can we please just find a cure already?

But until we find that cure, maybe we can compromise on pink flannel and light beer?

Larry Roshfeld
2011 DC & Philly Lunch Crew
2011 San Diego Walker
The Underground Guide to the Breast Cancer Walks

#Thankfulfor 9.14.11

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:34:00 +0000

- Sleeping a full 8 hours every night this week.
- Good books lent to me by my mom and sister.
- My sisters and how sweet they are to help me through wedding stuff.
- My daddy, for making me chicken to eat with my fiance this week for dinner.
- My mommy, for always being there.
- Gmail - it's seriously my to-do list these days.

I'm Weak.

noreply@blogger.com (Meghan) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:53:00 +0000

I've been on Weight Watchers for 12 hours and 51 minutes and I'm already mad at it.