April 29 - Dallas / Ft. Worth Dis Meet! Whohoo! [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

disneyaggie

03-19-2006, 05:11 PM

It's that time again for another great Dis Meet. KristaTX was great help in finding the date, time and place. Thanks, Krista! Hope to see you all there. :banana:

Date: Saturday, 29 April
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Texas Roadhouse (see link below)
3000 Crystal Springs St.
Bedford, Texas 76021
817-858-0427

This is not too far from La Hacienda where we have met before

http://roadhouse.know-where.com/roadhouse/cgi/site?site=00217&address=

See y'all there! :cheer2:

WebmasterKathy

03-19-2006, 05:36 PM

Woo-hooo!!!

I'm ready for a DIS meet with my favorite Texas buds. And we have a new Texas bud- Disney Dee should be almost unpacked in her new Texas house.

I'm really hoping she can make this meet so we can give her a big old Texas-style welcome!!!!

slimplaw

03-19-2006, 05:51 PM

I can't attend that day. We have an ice skating event with our visually impaired students that day. Have fun! If your waitress is Jennifer, tell her hi and be nice to her. She is one of our young cousins.

KristaTX

03-19-2006, 06:09 PM

:cool1: I'll be there. Not sure who will be with me yet.

Kathy - Was this past week your Spring Break trip?

WebmasterKathy

03-19-2006, 06:12 PM

Kathy - Was this past week your Spring Break trip?

Yep- just got back from an awesome Mexican Riviera cruise late last night. The floor's still swaying under my feet! :teeth:

KristaTX

03-19-2006, 06:23 PM

slimplaw - We will miss you at the meet :(.

Kathy - Can't wait to hear about your cruise at the meet :). And I now know what that post-cruise swaying feels like! We felt it for a couple of days after our October cruise - especially as we walked down the hallways of the Dolphin :tilt:.

RRBB

03-19-2006, 09:16 PM

TLinden16

03-20-2006, 08:09 AM

Hey, we're having a Boston DIS meet on the same date at the same time. We should hook up the meets via cell phone and have a meet connection! It could be the first official two state DIS meet!

disneyaggie

03-20-2006, 08:55 AM

Oh darn, we can't make it that day. :( We have a Bat Mitzvah to attend on the 29th. Plus my sister's going to be in town and staying with us that weekend. I was so hoping to see everyone again. It seems like it's been forever even though it's only been a couple of months.
Aw, can't you tell the hosts of the Bat Mitzvah that you have a Dis Meet to attend and maybe they will change the date? :rotfl2: Hey, just trying to think out of the box so we can all see you! :goodvibes

You will be missed. If that Bat Mitzvah date changes (yeah, sure), well, you just pack everyone, including your sis, in the car and boogie on over! We will save you all a seat! :cheer2:

goofy4tink

03-20-2006, 09:12 AM

Hey, we're having a Boston DIS meet on the same date at the same time. We should hook up the meets via cell phone and have a meet connection! It could be the first official two state DIS meet!

Well then....you just read my mind!!! I was thinking the exact same thing...we'll miss you this year Kathy!!! Looks like we'll need to be sure the phones are all charged up and ready to go!!!

iluvdisney

03-20-2006, 09:34 AM

I'm sure this will be another great meet - unfortunately I can't make it to TX or Boston for these meets - maybe another time - have fun everyone! :wave:

TekMickey

03-20-2006, 10:51 AM

Ok, Saturday not Sunday. I have added it to my Calendar on my computer, MY PDA and my CEL. I'll be there this time. I believe that is my weekend to have the Princessprincess: so mark me down for 2.

On a side note: We have front row @ the ice for Opening night of Disney On Ice. Can't wait. See ya'll at the meet.:woohoo:

KristaTX

03-20-2006, 12:14 PM

Hey, we're having a Boston DIS meet on the same date at the same time. We should hook up the meets via cell phone and have a meet connection! It could be the first official two state DIS meet!

I noticed that last night :). I didn't even do it on purpose. We were originally talking about doing ours at around 2 or 3 o'clock, but for some reason it popped into my head one day that we should do an early lunch instead. Maybe Karen's subconscious mind was sending signals to my subconscious mind :eek: :teeth:.

So where is everyone else? Can anyone besides me, disneyaggie, Kathy, and Tekmickey come??

disneyaggie

03-21-2006, 07:13 PM

Can anyone besides me, disneyaggie, Kathy, and Tekmickey come??

I believe mommysteig and her group are coming. She PM'd me, and in my haste to clean out my Inbox, I mistakenly erased hers. Oops! But I believe they will be there. Hope so! :cheer2:

dallastxcpa

03-25-2006, 12:19 AM

Count me in. I am not sure how many I will have with me though.

jajuan

04-01-2006, 11:44 AM

Once again, I will try. We are going to Jimmy Buffett the night before and I am not sure I will be up and at em by 11;)

KristaTX

04-06-2006, 12:44 PM

Wow, we are still such a small group. Where is everyone?? Nebsky? Shatzjsl? Maci?

It seems like a bunch of our regulars can't come :(. m&m's mom mentioned to me that they might be coming, and I think you heard from mommystieg, right, disneyaggie??

I posted threads on the Community Board (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1077982) and on the Theme Parks Board (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=12186375#post12186375) to remind everyone and to see if we can catch the attention of some new people :).

Do me a favor and y'all bump these up every once in a while over the next couple of weeks so I don't have to keep bumping my own threads :blush:.

disneyaggie

04-06-2006, 04:37 PM

Yeah, where are the rest of the folks? I am not sure if mommystieg can come, but I think she said they were trying to be there.

Come on, all D/FW Dis friends . . . where are you ? ? ? :confused3

janette

04-07-2006, 11:19 PM

I'll probably be able to make it but not sure yet. Lots of school / dance stuff going on this time of year.

m&m's mom

04-10-2006, 10:55 AM

OK, so far it looks good. The M's soccer games look like later in the afternoon.
4 for us.

TekMickey

04-13-2006, 08:22 PM

Well, it looks like I won't be able to make it after all.
Ariel's mother. (DX) <-LOL

Is having her birthday on the 29th. Bounce house and snow-cones.

Now don't get me wrong, I really enjoy these Dismeets, but I love my daughters eyes when she gets supprises like this.
http://www.ourwebpage.org/jump_bounce_moonwalk/LittleMermaid.jpg

JonetteA

04-19-2006, 12:02 PM

I am going to try to make it. It really depends on how much more I have to get ready for the wedding. So count me as tentative!

Dagny

04-20-2006, 10:39 PM

UGH! Our company's annual conference ends on Saturday... around noon :( Somehow, I always miss these, gr.......

:(

KristaTX

04-21-2006, 08:49 AM

Looks like it will be me, Kathy, Debbie, probably the M's, and maybe a few others :). But I'm really sorry so many of our friends can't make it :(. We'll miss you. We are going to have to have another one in later this spring or early summer I think. It's been a long time since I've seen some of you.

I'm really wishing we'd all gone together to the Disney on Ice show where the Incredibles go to the Magic Kingdom. I've never been to a Disney on Ice show, but I really regret missing that one. Would a future Disney on Ice show be a fun DIS meet for everyone? I know they come through both Fort Worth and Dallas periodically. Maybe we could go to the one in Fort Worth :scratchin.

WebmasterKathy

04-21-2006, 08:51 PM

Looks like I won't be able to make the meet. I'm headed to a conference (last minute, just made plans this afternoon), and I won't be getting home till Saturday afternoon. :guilty:

Maybe y'all can plan the NEXT meet during this meet! :teeth:

Krista, I'd love to go to a Disney on Ice meet!

disneyaggie

04-22-2006, 11:20 AM

Well, we will certainly miss the folks who will not be at this meet, but look forward to seeing those who do come.

I love the Disney on Ice meet idea. Too cool! :cool1:

Haley Whippet

04-24-2006, 11:43 AM

We just moved to the Metroplex (Roanoke)4 weeks ago, And I would love to meet everyone here, But I can't getaway that day :sad2: Our Dog Miss Haley is having SA and will need time to get use to Apartment living before I can leave her home alone without her tearing things up.
I hope to be able to meet you all at another lunch...
Deb

hopesmommy

04-24-2006, 11:11 PM

I will try and remember this meet. I have always wondered if D/FW has them. My DD has a soccer game that day and I can't remember when. However, my friend will REALLY think that I am one of "Thoses" people. :teeth: She just does not know what she is missing. :confused3

Hope to meet you soon.

WebmasterKathy

04-25-2006, 06:52 AM

I hope all who can make the meet have a wonderful time. Let's plan another one really soon!

(The conference I'm at... did I mention that it's in Orlando? :teeth: )

mommystieg

04-25-2006, 08:39 AM

I plan on being there although it looks like it will probably just me and the baby. This weekend is the Stieg family garage sale (gotta fund the June Disney trip :teeth: ) and the carnival at Sara's school. I'm sorry so many people can't make it but I know how busy this time of year gets. See ya'll Saturday :wave2:

disneyaggie

04-25-2006, 08:42 AM

(The conference I'm at... did I mention that it's in Orlando? :teeth: )

You lucky lady, you! I think I hear Mickey and Minnie calling your name! :thumbsup2

KristaTX

04-25-2006, 10:15 AM

(The conference I'm at... did I mention that it's in Orlando? :teeth: )

Doesn't get much better than a work-paid trip to Orlando, does it :cool1:? So did you buy an AP :scratchin?

Glad you can come, mommystieg :). Thanks for trying to take time out of such a busy day to come see us all :goodvibes. Also glad for all the other maybes and new people ::yes::. Can't wait to meet some of you for the first time.

KristaTX

04-25-2006, 07:50 PM

All you new people just look for the group of us with Disney shirts, lime green stuff, etc. Actually, I'll give you links to a few threads from previous meets if you want to see some examples and pictures. On some of the pics I'm labeled with my name. I have really short blonde hair, glasses, and I'm kinda tall (depending on who I'm standing next to - I look pretty short when I stand next to Kathy :p).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=728326&page=6&pp=15

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=808545&page=4&pp=15

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=759792&page=3&pp=15

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=987525&page=3&pp=15

KristaTX

04-26-2006, 08:06 PM

FYI - I noticed today when I was going to/coming home from Coppell that the exit to take off of 121 to get you to the restaurant is Harwood.

ktulu

04-27-2006, 11:58 AM

Well, I WAS going to go until I saw the pictures...

Just kidding ;) I told Debbie in another post that I believe our calendar is full, but I'll double check with my wife, she is the keeper of all things planned. I like to be told where to show up, where to sit/stand and what camera to smile at ;)

darren pirate:

mommystieg

04-28-2006, 11:18 AM

Looks like the entire Stieg clan will be there. We postponed the garage sale since they were predicting rain.

disneyaggie

04-28-2006, 05:20 PM

Welllll -- I may or may not be there. I am battling a nasty migraine. Hopefully I can get through it by tomorrow, but we will see. I hope so, since I would love to see you all! :thumbsup2

KristaTX

04-28-2006, 10:03 PM

Awww, Debbie :hug:. I hope you feel better soon. If you feel okay in the morning and think about it, post here so we know if we can expect to see you or not.

RRBB

04-29-2006, 09:03 AM

Have a great time y'all. David, Ian and I will miss seeing everyone so how about planning another meet in the NEAR future. http://www.smeechy.com/MySmilies/lol.gif That'll give y'all something to talk about. (Yah, like you'lll really need help finding topics of conversation.)

disneyaggie

04-29-2006, 10:22 AM

Awww, Debbie :hug:. I hope you feel better soon. If you feel okay in the morning and think about it, post here so we know if we can expect to see you or not.

Thanks, Krista! Looks like I will not be able to attend. My head is better but I am still real shaky -- migraines are a pain! :goodvibes

I am already looking forward to our next one. I will be thinking about you all. :thumbsup2

m&m's mom

04-29-2006, 10:45 AM

Late flakeout. Have to help friends w/ storm damage. Branches clean-up stuff.
Sorry. Hope yal have a lot of fun!

KristaTX

04-29-2006, 10:55 AM

Well I am going to miss everyone who isn't coming!! I'm glad the whole mommystieg crew and dallastxcpa are coming, or else it might just be me and Todd :teeth:. I think everyone else that is not a "no" is a "maybe", but I hope several of you can show up. I also hope some of you people who have never been, and who can't come this time, can eventually make it. We do have a lot of fun together ::yes::.

Okay, people. It looks like I'm the only usual meet planner going to be at this meet. So. . .why don't we use this thread to sort of plan a meet on so I don't have to plan the next one by myself.

I know it's almost impossible to find a date good for everyone, but we have done it before. Today's is kind of a fluke, but with the way this meet has turned out, I want to know what dates in the next couple of months are totally out for those of you who always come to come to the meets (e.g. Kathy, Debbie, Coral, David/Robin, mommystieg, slimplaw, Janette, susie(hello?), nebskys (where are y'all??), )? I'm sorry if I forgot anyone. Anyone else chime in, too, if you are really interested in coming.

Once we see if any dates are out for a whole bunch of us, we'll know not to plan it for those days.

I'll start. I am going back to Disneyland for the first time since the '70s from May 20-27th :cool1:. So since those days are out for me, the meet will NOT be either of those 2 weekends :smooth:.

KristaTX

04-29-2006, 08:54 PM

We had a nice little meet today ::yes::. It was small, but it was great to be able to talk to everyone and not miss out on any of the conversation. Thanks, TLinden16 (Karen), for calling our meet from the simultaneous Boston meet :wave2:. Here are a few pictures from today's TX meet:

Skylar and Lorrie (dallastxcpa):
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p824a912c9a8cbdbf0855f396440bd4ab/ef38964d.jpg

Sharon (mommystieg), John, and their 3 girls Sara, Emily, and April:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/p201117216b724a2579e8d2b17081b10c/ef38963a.jpg

KristaTX and KristaTX'sDH:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid205/pd2d95bc60085731ee68a121e363a2fc9/ef38962e.jpg

RRBB

04-29-2006, 09:58 PM

So glad y'all had a good time today. Looks like lots of happy faces!

RRBB

04-29-2006, 10:10 PM

I know it's almost impossible to find a date good for everyone, but we have done it before. Today's is kind of a fluke, but with the way this meet has turned out, I want to know what dates in the next couple of months are totally out for those of you who always come to come to the meets (e.g. Kathy, Debbie, Coral, David/Robin, mommystieg, slimplaw, Janette, susie(hello?), nebskys (where are y'all??), )? I'm sorry if I forgot anyone. Anyone else chime in, too, if you are really interested in coming.

So, dates we (Ohanafamily/RRBB/Ian) can't make a meet in the near future include:

May 13/14 (But that's only 2 weeks away and Mother's Day weekend so I highly doubt we'd plan one then anyway.)

June 11 (It's the last day of the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington)

July 29 (We have a family commitment)

Now, if it's decided to have a meet on June 24th, that's our 5th anniversary. David said he wouldn't mind going to the Murder Mystery Theater with everyone that evening. ;)

disneyaggie

04-30-2006, 08:47 AM

I am going back to Disneyland for the first time since the '70s from May 20-27th :cool1:. So since those days are out for me, the meet will NOT be either of those 2 weekends :smooth:.

No way! I am going to Disneyland for the first time, since I would say the late 60's/early 70's, from May 10-13! Too cool! :banana: I am actually in LA on business (kinda, I am on vacation, but will have some fun meetings to attend), so I will only be at Disneyland on May 12th. I am a little nervous . . . I hear there is some cheerleading competition going on that week and I have heard horror stories on their behavior at the parks. Oh well. I guess that's what I get for making fun of them in high school. I am being punished by going to pom pom hell. :rotfl2:

Rumor has it, Krista, that they have added a few new rides and attractions. :scratchin Hmmmm, we will see. ;)

My next weekend out is when I go to WDW, September 10-16. :cheer2:

Looks like you had a good time. I really missed you guys.

Oh, here is just a meeting suggestion: I had someone ask me when we were going to have a meet closer to Dallas. :confused3 Just a thought.

Anyway, wherever we meet, I will do my best to be there! I look forward to seeing you all at the next meet. Whohoo! :banana:

KristaTX

04-30-2006, 12:27 PM

No way! I am going to Disneyland for the first time, since I would say the late 60's/early 70's, from May 10-13! . . .
:woohoo: Yay for Debbie! But :sad:, too. I'll be alone 3 of those days in the parks since Todd will be at a conference, and that would have been perfect if you and I had been there at the same time ::yes::.

Oh, here is just a meeting suggestion: I had someone ask me when we were going to have a meet closer to Dallas. :confused3 Just a thought.
I drive to these meets from south Fort Worth, and it's not that far to drive - maybe 20-30 miles. However, it would be a different story if I did not have a car.

As an explanation as to why our meets are usually where they are. . . .We usually meet in the northern central part of the metroplex because for some reason a good percentage of the DISers who regularly attend and who respond to these threads live and/or work in the northeast Tarrant/northwest Dallas county area. So we know where the good places to meet are in that area. Also, meeting in the middle of DFW east/west-wise is an attempt to allow people from both halves of the metroplex to make it without having to drive all the way across town.

If DISers from other parts of the metroplex want to start replying and suggest a good meeting place in their area, and maybe even plan a meet (it's really not hard to do), then I'm sure we could try meeting in another part of the DFW area. Maybe South Arlington around the Parks mall?? It's pretty central. Or Irving along 183?? If there's someplace for a fun DIS meet that is actually in Dallas or another part of the metroplex, that would be great, too. I've been known to drive across town to go to a Target or Eddie Bauer, so I'd do it to make it to a meet, too :teeth:. The three of us who have been the ones to initiate these meets (i.e. Debbie, Kathy, and me) tend to plan them for where the regularly participating DISers are, and in areas where we know the restaurants, etc. It doesn't mean we won't meet in another part of town if people from that part of town were committed to attending.

disneyaggie

04-30-2006, 12:45 PM

:woohoo: Yay for Debbie! But :sad:, too. I'll be alone 3 of those days in the parks since Todd will be at a conference, and that would have been perfect if you and I had been there at the same time ::yes::.

Oh, man, that would have been a hoot! :banana:

And thanks for the explanation. That is basically what I told them. :thumbsup2

slimplaw

04-30-2006, 06:38 PM

The only weekends I am not available are May 6/7-I'll be in WDW, May 13 and the last weekend in July 1/2. I'm wure the group had a great time.

mommystieg

05-01-2006, 09:24 AM

Other than some stuff this coming weekend (May 6-7), the rest of May is good for us. We will be at WDW June 2-15 :cool1: Hope to see everybody soon :sunny:

Haley Whippet

05-01-2006, 05:58 PM

Has you ever had a meet at Southlake town square?
There are so many fun places there!
Deb

WebmasterKathy

05-01-2006, 06:04 PM

My "no-way" dates are June 3-13, about the same time Mommystieg and gang are away.

Has anyone done the Duck Boat tours that are based at the Gaylord Texan yet? That could be a fun meet! Here's a link to their website: Duck Riders of Grapevine (http://www.grapevineexcursions.com/)

http://www.grapevineexcursions.com/download/brochure-group-thumb.jpg

KristaTX

05-01-2006, 06:20 PM

Has you ever had a meet at Southlake town square?

We have not met there, but it is a terrific place. And isn't there a brand new Cheesecake Factory there?? We could meet there for lunch when it first opens and avoid the crowd. Yummy ::yes::. Anyone else up for that??

And I have not done the boats, Kathy. In fact I haven't been to the Gaylord since the last time we had a meet there. We have had some really nice meets at the Gaylord. Perhaps we do need to do another one - either the boats or another Murder Mystery Theater. Sounds like David is up for that :teeth:.

Haley Whippet

05-02-2006, 12:14 AM

Yes, The Cheesecake factory has opened, and I can't wait to try it.
I have never been to the Texan, We have only been in the metroplex 5 weeks..
I can meet for lunch almost anytime,I don't work....
Deb

ktulu

05-04-2006, 01:19 PM

Cheesecake Factory in southlake is very tasty, been there twice already. The new shops look good if you're into that shopping thing ;)

darren

KristaTX

05-07-2006, 09:47 PM

RRBB

05-07-2006, 10:29 PM

How does June 17th at 11 a.m. at the Cheesecake Factory sound? If it's good with everyone, then it might become the official date/time/place, depending on what y'all post.

I want most of us to be able to attend, so does that NOT work for anyone?

Please post either way - yea or nay. If the majority can come, then we'll shoot for then :).Ian and I are free that day, but Saturdays - ALL Saturdays - before 2 p.m. are bad for David. He works until 1:00 or so when his office closes on Saturdays.

:confused3Are you really sure about meeting at Cheesecake Factory? I've never known it to be anything but crazy busy, especially on weekends. Well I have been to one a time or two in the middle of the week around 2:30/3:00 where it wasn't packed to the gills, but never on a weekend.

KristaTX

05-07-2006, 10:46 PM

Ian and I are free that day, but Saturdays - ALL Saturdays - before 2 p.m. are bad for David. He works until 1:00 or so when his office closes on Saturdays.

:confused3Are you really sure about meeting at Cheesecake Factory? I've never known it to be anything but crazy busy, especially on weekends. Well I have been to one a time or two in the middle of the week around 2:30/3:00 where it wasn't packed to the gills, but never on a weekend.

Nope, not sure at all. I've only ever been to a Cheesecake Factory once, so I don't know much about them. But I was shooting for 11 a.m. since it will first be opening. Maybe it's not a great idea for a meet. Any other ideas? This is why I really need y'all's input. I don't have my heart set on anything in particular.

But also why it's a bad choice is because I would like for David to be able to come since he hasn't been able to lately, so maybe a 2 or 3 or 4 o'clock meet on Saturday at a less busy place, or a Sunday 11 a.m. lunch (unless people have church) would be good. I figure there might be some Sunday morning church goers among us, but maybe not. DH and I only have church Sunday evenings and are free on Sundays until around 3.

RRBB

05-07-2006, 10:55 PM

I wish I had ideas for places to meet, especially central to everybody. But David and I are such homebodies. We hardly go out anywhere and when we do it's usually to the same few places near our house.

I know David would apperciate something later on a Saturday or even on a Sunday if it doesn't interfere with people going to church. But if the majority prefer something earlier on a Saturday, I know he will understand. (And we could always call and bug him at work. http://www.smeechy.com/MySmilies/hehe.gif)

Haley Whippet

05-07-2006, 11:17 PM

disneyaggie

05-08-2006, 08:55 AM

Whohoo! I'm so there! :yay:

Haley Whippet

05-08-2006, 05:10 PM

Ian and I are free that day, but Saturdays - ALL Saturdays - before 2 p.m. are bad for David. He works until 1:00 or so when his office closes on Saturdays.

:confused3Are you really sure about meeting at Cheesecake Factory? I've never known it to be anything but crazy busy, especially on weekends. Well I have been to one a time or two in the middle of the week around 2:30/3:00 where it wasn't packed to the gills, but never on a weekend.

Most all places are finished with the lunch crowd by 2PM. Between 2 and 4ish resturants are pretty slow, Even in Southlake :thumbsup2
Mike and I had a early dinner (3:30) this weekend in southlake and we were almost all alone execpt for 1 lone man at a table across from us.
We left around 5PM and 3 more groups had just arrived.
This was a very popular spot too...
The point? 2 PM is cool for me :cheer2:
Deb
:eeyore:

WebmasterKathy

05-08-2006, 07:35 PM

I'm in for that weekend!!! Southlake, Grapevine, Dallas, Ft. Worth... you name it, I'll find it. :teeth:

KristaTX

05-08-2006, 10:04 PM

Okay, here's the new plan:

I want to go ahead and get this next meet figured out, so let's get together at our usual meeting place of La Hacienda Ranch on June 17th at 3:00 p.m.

For those of you who have never been there, it's on 121 just south of Grapevine. I'll post another thread in a few minutes specifically about this meet, so y'all start posting on it, okay?

La Hacienda has always been terrific to us, the food is great, it has tons of seating, and most of us know how to get there. But everyone be thinking of other places for future meets, okay? The Texas Roadhouse where we just met was also a good place since they can easily move tables around and seat big groups ::yes::.