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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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Baked Goods Exchange
Maybe it is just me....but I wanted to throw this out there. Obviously, I love kids---and I love all of your kids (the ones I've met). However, I don't know if having the baked goods exchange at Chuck E Cheese is the best idea.
I feel like it will turn into just a playtime with the kids---which I think is fine---but then it kind of defeats the point of the baked goods exchange. We really won't get an opportunity to chat and socialize---and I think it does alienate those of us that don't have kids.
I have loved the past 2 years getting a chance to hang out and have a delicious meal and have girl talk. I don't think it will have remotely the same feel at CEC.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
Emily
7-10-04 
Re: Baked Goods Exchange
Good point Emily. CEC is great for the kids, but you're right...and I have to anticipate that I will be tending to my kids instead of lunching and chatting with you lovely ladies. And to be honest, I didn't think it through...CEC + Nesties + Baked Goodie Exchange. Hhmm.
In my case, if we did do CEC - I would be recruiting a couple of tweeny nieces to go with me to play with my girls. These nieces are used to babysitting (w/ supervision) my girls. Hopefully I would then be able to chat, even if it's just for a little.
If we did a restaurant for lunch, I would seriously consider bringing only Jocelyn. For Mommy & Jos time and to chat with you ladies.
Mommy - it's hard, but Emily brings to light something we all need to consider...some time for ourselves and to be with the "girls". It's hard, especially for me, to set some time aside for just me.
So what should we do?
I have to agree on all points. Even Dh pointed this out to me yesterday. He said: "You just don't enough fun things for yourself and by yourself anymore." While I have a blast being with Allison, he's absolutely right.
I would love to have some grown up time, and then I could 'pay' DH for his sitting duties with all the yummy baked goods. LOL.
I was just there last week for a school function and wanted to kill myself. I vote for an adult get-together that everyone - especially people sans kids - will have a good time at.
I call Emily as my date.
We could do another GTG at the Autry for kids?????
I agree. CEC is not the ideal place for the baked goods exchange. It is so darn loud in there and Chuck E. Cheese will never stop singing. LOL
I say we choose a restaurant also.
i totally agree. ?chuck e cheese sounds like a nightmare (sorry i hope nobody takes offense). ?i think a restaurant or park sound better. ?maybe if we choose a restaurant and there are enough of us, we could have a semi private room so the kids can be kids.
however, i might not bring leo. ?i have a hard time focusing on conversations with leo at a restaurant. ? i think i would like to spend some time chatting with the ladies. ?i'm sure my husband will be able to watch him.?
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hey gals,
I was not serious about the CEC thing. I only said that because someone mentioned something about a kid being a kid. And it reminded me of CEC. I was being silly.
Honestly, I had not really given any thought to where yet, but it would be somewhere were we can feel comfortable with or without kids, yet still has some good food.
Here are some more serious ideas: Islands, Bj's, CPK, Dave and Buster's, Olive Garden.
Olive Garden would be a good idea and we can do a lunch thing.
Endless soup, salad and breadsticks...healthy and great for the wallet..