TK and Tink: The Trip Report You Never Saw Coming - *Update 7-22* P43

[Charleston Princess]

Hurray! A Tink and TK update! Love how you packed surprises -- I am a huge fan of Cadbury Fruit and Nut myself -- and you got to play cards during the plane ride!!!

Can't wait to read more!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Of course you can join in! And I'm very blessed by Tink. She's my best friend. I feel lucky to have any girlfriends, what with how hectic life can get, so I'm very, very grateful for the DIS.

I SO understand!

Looking forward to the 'various pictures'...

 

[TarzansKat]

Hurray! A Tink and TK update! Love how you packed surprises -- I am a huge fan of Cadbury Fruit and Nut myself -- and you got to play cards during the plane ride!!!

Can't wait to read more!

The whole packing surprises thing went over so well, I'm going to recreate it on my September trip, just with more DS oriented stuff.

I SO understand!

Looking forward to the 'various pictures'...

I may have gotten a little corny.

Possibly.

Okay, maybe a lot.

 

[AshClan]

I'm a little late to the party, but wanted to pop in to say that I am GIDDY for the both of you!

I know how much fun those "girls trips" can be, especially with DISfriends, who are just as hyped up on the Disney kool-aid as you are! I can't wait to hear all about it!!

 

[TarzansKat]

I'm a little late to the party, but wanted to pop in to say that I am GIDDY for the both of you!

There is no late, my dear. And if it is, it's fashionable!

I know how much fun those "girls trips" can be, especially with DISfriends, who are just as hyped up on the Disney kool-aid as you are! I can't wait to hear all about it!!

We had a great time. I can't wait to write all about it.

Love the comment about the Disney kool-aid.

 

[tlenzendorf]

This is one fun TR, more please

 

[TarzansKat]

This is one fun TR, more please

Thanks for joining us! When last I spoke with our darling Tink, she was planning an update. So I'm "patiently" waiting for her to do that. She knows how much I'm dying to write more, so hopefully, it'll be soon.

 

[ILuvCrush]

what a fun TR!! I think its awesome that you two got to do a girls trippie

it getting me even more anxious to go with DIS-friends soon

paula

 

[TarzansKat]

what a fun TR!! I think its awesome that you two got to do a girls trippie

We thought it was pretty awesome, too.

it getting me even more anxious to go with DIS-friends soon

paula

Oh, the three of you are going to have an AWESOME time!!! I can't wait. And I can't wait to meet you!

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Ok, business first. I'm going to do some replies here and respond to what TK wrote with some of my own observations. Then I'm going to let TK have at it for the next chapter and I'll take the one after that. Unfortunately, Life has made a huge appearance over the past two weeks. Last week I had MAJOR car issues (read: EXPENSIVE) with Lola. This past weekend it was Engagement Party Madness for my brother and sister-in-law-to-be and right now I'm dealing with some unexpected medical issues with one of my furry babies. I'm literally sick with worry. I'm hoping to get to the vet with her today. Hoping nothing is terribly wrong.

However, I don't want to hold up this TR either. So, without further ado, see my replies/additions to TK's LOVERLY chapter below...

We woke early.

Early for TK, perhaps. LOL I felt like I was right on time. It was what, 5 a.m.?

Who's surprised?

::crickets::

Star date, May twenty third, two thousand nine. TK stirs. It is early. There are no signs on intelligent...wait, Tink's awake!!! There are signs of intelligent life on this planet!!!

Intelligent life is debatable. I'd slept pretty well, but given how late we were up discussing...well...everything under the sun, I was still tired. But excited. And as we all know, once you're up on Disney morning there's no going back to sleep.

We got ready and did our last minute packing, snagged a little breakfast and got ready for the goodbyes.

You know, I'm going to stop right here and say, in defense of women worldwide, we were both up, showered, dressed, packed and ready to go out the door in 55 minutes. Women high maintenance? Pssht.

Once I let DS know that he had presents from me, one per day I was gone, he was all a twitter for me to leave so he could open the first gift.

The boy had a one track mind. LOL

As we were departing, DS let this one slip, "Will Auntie Tink stay here with me?"

Cue Auntie Tink melting inside.

So when we got stuck behind a tractor (I do live near some farm country), it wasn't even a big deal, we had plenty of time.

When she says tractor, people, she means a FARM tractor not a semi or anything like that. It was just chugging along at about 3mph.

I marveled at the fact that I only had one bag.

Ahh. The joys of traveling solo. Many of which I shared with TK on this trip.

As we got settled down by our gate to wait for the plane, I had a little suprise for Tink. During the many random conversations we have through e-mail (sometimes at work), I had discovered that her favorite lollipops were red. We hand them out at the bank to the kiddos, although I tell my customers they're for children of all ages. A little Disney lives with me every day, trust me. So I got her three different kinds of red for the plane ride, and presented them. She was happy.

I WAS happy. Like, 5-year-old happy. Seriously. I still have two of the pops.

I prefaced it with the, will you wear anything I give you?

She said yes. Brave woman.

I can't belive she trusts me.

Honestly, I think I temporarily lost that strainer between my brain and my mouth. I just out and answered. Ha!

Kitty Kat had one too. Perhaps once all of my pictures are loaded I'll share that with you. I have a very good idea about how I'm going to share "head only" shots of TK, sans the head.

And seriously? I might be smiling like an idiot but boy do I look tired. I'm just realizing this now. My eyes in particular. Ick.

Tink had a higher number than I did, so she was able to go on first and snag us a nice row near the front of the plane.

Fun fact for those of you flying SW and checking in online or otherwise - if you get boarding number A-16, you will likely be the first person to board the plane. In the past 4 flights I've been on, they don't distribute numbers A-1 through A-15. Not sure why. So, this time around I was A-17 and the second person on the plane. Score!

I swear to you now, on all that is holy, I had no idea I was so good at war. Which is really a game of luck and probability, not skill.

Don't listen to her. The woman is a WAR card shark.

But we played one game of war for literally half of the plane ride. And I won. And then I won again.

Card. Shark.

And no lie. The first game of WAR lasted for almost 2 hours.

We played war twice, right? Or was it three times? Did you win once? Memory is hazy here, I think you won once. Anyway, look for further clarification on this matter when Tink chimes in.

I don't know. Did I win? I didn't write that down. I didn't think I did. I think you dominated all of the games we played. Until later...when I started using the power of the elements. LOL Just call me STORM.

And then I pulled out surprise number three, the first being the pops, the second being the leis, and the third being...

We smelled it through the wrapper before we even opened it. I about DIED when she pulled this out. GOOD MILK CHOCOLATE? If this were an alternate reality whereby TK was TK with said candy and I was Jack Sparrow, I'd marry her.

It was close my friends. Neck and neck at some points, and then not so much at others.

Oh, you mean like when you had, like 100 points in the first hand and I was already negative?! LOL

Up next - Florida Air

Smell it! Feel it! Seriously. This time around, it was more about FEELING it.

 

[maroo]

Welcome back, Tink!

Sorry about your car!

I hope your furry friend is ok. Is it a dog or a cat? Or some other animal? I love my little puppy!! I hope your furry friend is ok!


I love all of your comments. The comment about the tractor cracked me up. It didn't occur to me that someone might actually be confused by that. I guess that is what I get for being from MS! When she said tractor, I defintely pictured the big huge wheels and going very, very slow.

Chocolate and TK...

Awesome...Glad you are back and can't wait for more!!

 

[pooh'smate]

Tink I hope your kitty is ok.

I too thought farm tractor. We get stuck behind them too in my neck of the woods. My dd thinks it is great when we get stuck behind them. She loves to look at them.

 

[If U Had Wings]

Ok, business first. I'm going to do some replies here and respond to what TK wrote with some of my own observations. Then I'm going to let TK have at it for the next chapter and I'll take the one after that. Unfortunately, Life has made a huge appearance over the past two weeks. Last week I had MAJOR car issues (read: EXPENSIVE) with Lola. This past weekend it was Engagement Party Madness for my brother and sister-in-law-to-be and right now I'm dealing with some unexpected medical issues with one of my furry babies. I'm literally sick with worry. I'm hoping to get to the vet with her today. Hoping nothing is terribly wrong.

So sorry about all the stress! Car's are just a pain in the rear end, you can never win with them.

Hope your baby is going to be okay! I'll be thinking good thoughts for you.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Sorry about your car!

I detest cars at this point. Let's go back to when we all used to ride around on horses.

I love all of your comments.

Thanks. I really wanted to write a full-on chapter but unfortunately I don't really have the time to commit to properly write it today. But, as long as things are ok at the vet's, things will hopefully begin to quiet down.

The comment about the tractor cracked me up. It didn't occur to me that someone might actually be confused by that. I guess that is what I get for being from MS! When she said tractor, I defintely pictured the big huge wheels and going very, very slow.

TK's area is more rural than mine is (though not by too much) and I was telling the story to someone else and they didn't understand why the 'tractor' was going so slow. Then I realized they thought I meant 'tractor trailer' and not 'cuttin' and balin' hay kind of tractor'.

I hope your furry friend is ok. Is it a dog or a cat? Or some other animal? I love my little puppy!! I hope your furry friend is ok!

Tink I hope your kitty is ok.

Hope your baby is going to be okay! I'll be thinking good thoughts for you.

I have two little kittehs - Isabel and Dory. They're sisters. Dory has been sick (vomiting, etc.) on and off since Friday. It's definitely worsened in the past 24 hours. Kittehs dehydrate very easily (which can be fatal). The BF is going to bring her to the vet at 4:30 (God bless him - I've been reminded so many times in the past couple of weeks how lucky I am to have him).

I don't have kids so the girls are like my babies. I was so distraught this morning about the whole thing that I backed into my neighbor's car in the driveway. I then proceeded to have a meltdown. BF saw it happening and raced over to calm me down enough so that I could drive to the train station. Thankfully there was no damage to my neighbor's car and I have a little crack in my bumper I could care less about (in the grand scheme of things).

Needless to say it's been a really stressful day. I'm just praying for good news.

 

[maroo]

I have two little kittehs - Isabel and Dory. They're sisters. Dory has been sick (vomiting, etc.) on and off since Friday. It's definitely worsened in the past 24 hours. Kittehs dehydrate very easily (which can be fatal). The BF is going to bring her to the vet at 4:30 (God bless him - I've been reminded so many times in the past couple of weeks how lucky I am to have him).

I don't have kids so the girls are like my babies. I was so distraught this morning about the whole thing that I backed into my neighbor's car in the driveway. I then proceeded to have a meltdown. BF saw it happening and raced over to calm me down enough so that I could drive to the train station. Thankfully there was no damage to my neighbor's car and I have a little crack in my bumper I could care less about (in the grand scheme of things).

Needless to say it's been a really stressful day. I'm just praying for good news.

Aww!! I have a yorkie, Muffin. And I have no kids either...so she is like my child. I can't ever get my friends with kids to understand that. I totally get your sweet kitty is like your child. I hope she is ok!

Oh no! You backed into a car. Oh no! You poor thing! I have so done that!

Gosh...please keep us posted...

 

[pooh'smate]

Poor Tink, here are some of your favorite..... skittle hugs. Sending prayers up for you and your Dory. Glad to hear that you didn't do any harm to yourself or the neighbor's car. Keep us updated on Dory.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Oh, Tink! Big hugs for you and your fur baby!

Your card shark comment!

 

[Pollito916]

Fun fact for those of you flying SW and checking in online or otherwise - if you get boarding number A-16, you will likely be the first person to board the plane. In the past 4 flights I've been on, they don't distribute numbers A-1 through A-15. Not sure why. So, this time around I was A-17 and the second person on the plane. Score!

First, I hope your baby is ok. Keep us posted when you can.

As for the A1-A15 thing, those are reserved for the Business Select travelers (or whatever they're called), so if there aren't any, than A16 gets to be first. You must have mostly traveled "leisure" routes, b/c the flights I usually take have most of those slots filled.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Aww!! I have a yorkie, Muffin. And I have no kids either...so she is like my child. I can't ever get my friends with kids to understand that. I totally get your sweet kitty is like your child. I hope she is ok!

Thankfully the little bobo is going to be ok. The plant we think she ate is not poisonous and her vitals were good. She was not dehydrated either. The vet gave her an injection of a Pepcid-like medicine and sent her home with instructions for no food for the night.

She seemed worse to me when I got home - hiding, shedding, not herself at all - and I was distraught. It wasn't an easy night, even knowing the vet said she'd be ok.

However, this morning she was much more herself - interested in food, looking for love, sitting in her favorite window watching the birds. She got a tablespoon of food when I first got up and then I left her with another couple of tablespoons for the day. We have to give her 10mg of Pepcid for the next four days to help neutralize the acids in her belly. There will probably still be some vomiting, etc. but she is already noticeably better. So I'M noticeably better.

Oh no! You backed into a car. Oh no! You poor thing! I have so done that!

Dude. Who felt like a total dope?

Poor Tink, here are some of your favorite..... skittle hugs.

Awwww. I heart Skittle hugs. Thanks.

Oh, Tink! Big hugs for you and your fur baby!

Thanks, Jackie. I don't know how you guys with "real" kids do it!

Your card shark comment!

Seriously. Don't let her fool you. She pulled the wool right over my eyes! LOL

As for the A1-A15 thing, those are reserved for the Business Select travelers (or whatever they're called), so if there aren't any, than A16 gets to be first. You must have mostly traveled "leisure" routes, b/c the flights I usually take have most of those slots filled.

Ahhhhh...I wondered if that had anything to do with it. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing that! And it's true, the routes I've traveled have been leisure routes.

Well guys, thanks again for the well wishes and sorry for any hold-up on the TR. I've e-mailed TK and we're devising a plan for the next couple of chapters.

Just think...soon you'll know where we stayed!!!

 

[LegoMom3]

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