***Warning: This could be the driest Chapter in the whole TR.
Hey, some things are better when they're dry.
Like.... a martini.
And there’s no better way to start off a Trip Report than with a grand example of a run-on sentence like that one.
I will default to sharing with you the last preparations for Launch. That’s “launch”, L.A.U.N.C.H, not lunch
Liesa's Awesome Ultimate Nursing Celebration Hurrah
so took the Wednesday before the trip to begin The Beautification Process. Every Disney trip must have one.
Dang!
Looks like I've been doing it wrong.
I mean if a lady is to wear a tiara, said lady should probably make at least a small attempt to look good in it, no?
Like you could do anything other than look good.
And if one is to sit by the pool, shouldn’t her toes say, “I’ve been looking forward to this!”?
If I'm sitting by the pool, and someone's toes start yakking at me... I'm outta there.
First was the hair work. See how beautiful it is?
Oh wait! Sorry, wrong one. Please try to peel your eyes off of the irresistibly attractive double chin and crow’s feet.
Look at that smile! Are you kidding? Beautiful!
I'd hardly call that a double chin. I've shot teen, extremely fit, dancers and if they have their heads down like that, you get the double chin effect. Means nothing. Zip. Nada.
And the crow's feet are the story of your life that's obviously been filled with laughter.
I much prefer the term laugh line to crow's feet.
This is the one I was looking for:
Look at the pretty lady!
Yes, I filtered it so you weren’t scarred for life by seeing the aging that living in a 3rd world country for 10 years can inflict.
I believe that. Hardship shows.
It's called "adding character"
and being a red head puts me in just the right spunky enough mood to tackle the coasters and for getting my mermaid on.
And is totally hot.
Nothing hotter than a red head. Just sayin'.
And it goes without saying that it enhances my prowess in sarcasm and sass.
Absolutely!
It also reminds me of my favorite scene in PoTC... "How much for the red head?!?"
Reminds me of a recent conversation I had...
I only do pedies because those are the only nails I have that don’t look like they’ve gone through a chipper Fargo-style.
Well thanks for putting
that image back in my head!
(Excellent movie BTW.)
There are worse habits to have- don’t judge.
Yep. Ruby drinks Diet Coke.
She says "I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. So leave me alone."
I’d ordered them weeks before, thinking it was plenty of time, but apparently a package the size of a personal letter is really tough to get here from China.
Elle has ordered quite a bit from China recently.
Sometimes it takes forever, sometimes it just never shows up.
I could have walked there and back by now to pick them up myself. Assuming I could walk on water.
Even before I read that last sentence, I was thinking of the logistics of walking there.
I’ve almost got it down, though. I did some more practicing on the trip.
Let me know if you ever do.
The last guy that did it had people talking about it for.... 2000 years.
Yes, it was a clean Q-tip.
I should hope so!
See?! They ARE NOT hairy! However, I will neither confirm nor deny that that has been “taken care of”.
Yeah, that’s where I karate kicked Michaela the day before and lost. She is just way too fast for me to spar with anymore; her ring left a lasting impression that was sore for days.
It's a sad day when a parent can no longer whip their kid's butt.
when they said no, I did what anyone who thinks that money grows on trees would do: I spent it all on myself and got 3 times as much henna as I originally thought I’d do.
Good for you!
It was the single most thing that I got complimented on by a long shot- far more than the congratulations I got from my green “I’m Celebrating” pin.
Really! Interesting.
"The Mummy goes to Disney."
And for those of you who are curious, it was $60
Not bad. Not bad at all, considering the work involved.
We had decided that a Starbucks about halfway between our towns was a good place to meet up. I mean any place with coffee is a pretty good place to meet up for any reason. Or no reason at all. When she was almost done, a beautiful young lady walked in wearing a hijab and briefly paused by our table with a look of longing in her eyes. She went off to the counter and ordered her drink, but on her way back towards the door she hesitated just long enough for me to say hello. I asked her where she was from and went on to ask if seeing henna made her homesick at all. She, without missing a beat, said she was from Saudi and that yes, it did make her miss home. She complemented the artist’s work telling her it was “very good job”. We learned that she was a student at OSU, the school where both of our daughters are studying. Kelly gave her a business card and told her that her daughter is also a henna artist and would love to meet her at school and talk. I think we brightened her day some. I remember all too well how much it lifted our spirits when we’d experience just a little of our home culture or get to speak English with others outside of our family.
Huh. Love it when things like that happens.
I can’t think of anything that gets my motor revved like a bit of this:
I can just picture you.
But perhaps best of all, our luggage tags!
I was stoked too, when I got mine.... and then I didn't use them!
It was great to know that Brook was just a phone call or text away… would we end up doing that?
I hope not, since that would mean there was a problem, no?
(turns out , I should have left him with a hulluva lot more than this)
Uh, oh.
And I can’t rave enough about THESE! In the end, I used these even more than I used my little books. But again, I’ll get to that, as I’ve learned a few things along the way this trip.
Those are from Brook too?
I believe those are from the AOA lobby?
You mind your own behind. Mine's big enough to barely manage on my own.
I seriously doubt that.
Perhaps it's the back to the watching what I eat again routine.
You want us to watch you while you eat?
Odd... but... okay.
Are you going to post a video?
Well, ok, I *might* judge a little, but if they're Capt. America, it's an auto A+.
For those of you who don't know her or have forgotten, her sweet little daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia about a year ago or so and is REALLY struggling right now with the chemo side effects.
Oh, that's too bad.
Heading over there now.
Here is our Disney, 2016 Rendition- complete with my high heels on. 
No!
