Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[pkondz]

Yes, I have seen it. And that scene--yes. Particularly affecting.

Well, look at that! This will be a snap!

Uh... sure?

ZZZZZzzzzzz...huh? What'd you say?

Who said what?

Well, I've already ruined my own. I have my own special stink I bring with me.

Believe me... we know.

Oddly, this is similar to LOST. I don't regret having watched the show. They just failed to stick the landing. But there was a lot of good character writing and great moments in there.

Agree with your spoiler comment.

And that's what I heard about Lost, too.

 

[pkondz]

No, never. A friend went and said it's nice.

I read a few reviews and other than one person,
they were all pretty glowing reports.
When do you go again? I know it's February sometime.

I'm pretty bummed about no Disney this year.

That's understandable.
But look at it this way...
When you do go, it'll be that much sweeter!


Yeah, that didn't help at all, did it.

 

[pkondz]

Yea!

Can't. Stop. Watching...............

Oh wait....wrong hula!

There we go

You'll never know how long it took me to even see this part.

Wow, that's a lot of work hours!

I noticed.

Woo hoo! Isn't it amazing when 6 whole days off feels like you've hit the jackpot after working so much?

I cannot wait!

I actually admire that you don't do PTR's. The main reason I'm doing one is because I drive my family totally bonkers with the a Disney talk and I have nobody else to commiserate with. Here I have a support group for my Disnerdiness!

So.... you'll torture us instead???
That's just mean!

I really don't mind PTRs. Really.
I just don't want to write one myself.

I actually quite liked it. I loved the part where they went thru the secret passage of IASW. Would make the ride much more tolerable for you, don't you think?

Best part?
The music stopped.

Best PTR ever!!!

 

[Saturn23]

Hey! Who's side are you on?


DO NOT ANSWER THAT!!

I thought I had made that perfectly clear from the start.

Oh, Lord. I can see it now.
"So I went to Disney with pkondz and I wore my 6 inch stilettos."
"Oh dear! Didn't your feet hurt?"
"Oh, no. I just had him carry me everywhere."
"He did??"
"Of course."
"But didn't he get tired?"
"Of course."
"Did he put you down?"
"Only when he passed out.
But by then I'd done everything I wanted to do so it didn't matter."

Well this is absolutely BRILLIANT!!! All this time I've been wearing myself out at the parks. I never once thought of being carried. Now I won't have to worry that my "comfortable" shoes will ruin all my pictures. I can wear whatever I want. Thanks!!!

"We just lost John."
"Oh, no! What happened."
"He was busy washing his hands while the rest of us were escaping. They got him."
"Fool!"

No! The hand washing is only effective before the zombies are created. Once they've spawned the only thing that works is to trip the slowest person in the group.

And very few caught that.

I almost just let that one go, glad I didn't.

Oh, sure. Just be polite and smile.
Good enough.

No, you don't even have to be polite. "I'm back *****es" will work too.

Nor will I.
I read that post at home (a rare event. But it happens from time to time.)
and thought "Sweet! I can finally see a video without waiting!"

Nope.
"This video has not been made available in your country."

Google "Star Wars Undercover Boss" or "Kylo Ren as Matt"

Forgetting the safety briefing,
panicked parents tried to fit the masks over their children's faces first.

No matter how many times I've been told this, I'm pretty sure I would still panic and put on my son's mask first.

Kinda makes you want to take a boat, no?
At least, that's what the passengers on the Titanic thought.

They actually played Titanic on a flight back from Tokyo once. They needed to kill 12 hours. At least it wasn't a plane crashing.

The way I see it, I've been working almost non-stop since January 6th.
Let's see.... 30 shifts in the past 30 days.

Speaking of Netflix.
Which happens to be a very new development
for the pkondz clan.
How new? January 21st new.

Since you seem to have SO MUCH free time, here's a list of shows we've binged on over the last few years that I recommend.

Breaking Bad (and spin off Better Call Saul)
Walking Dead
Orange is the New Black
Veep
Flight of the Concords (Mel is the best stalker ever)
Always Sunny in Philadelphia (currently watching, hilarious... "were you really going to eat that guy?" )

So that's it.
There's your PTR.
Awesome, was it not?

You're forgiven due to lack of sleep.

 

[pkondz]

That was kind of bizarre, but since you really didn't give us much to go on, I just picked some random quotes and decided to go with them. We'll see how that works. I've already finished the bottle of wine that goes with dinner so maybe I better go open another to finish off this quoting session.

((((Hic))))

Oh, this should be interesting...

Well, I'm not sure how much wine I'd had.....maybe....

Sure... let's go with "maybe"
I'm sure you'll remember more in the morning.... not.

Well, that's good.

It ain't bad!

Yikes! I'm not exactly sure what you figure into a non-Disney vacation, with kids, I'm guessing you aren't planning on fine dining, plus with the CDN dollar vs US dollar you aren't figuring fine dining....that's usually my first go to.

Here's the rub.
Ruby hates fine dining.
She likes good food,
but doesn't feel comfortable in the surroundings.

And I'm not going alone, so... we don't.
<sigh>
Doesn't matter. The benefits outweigh the negatives.

Next is usually shopping, where is the local Costco? Is there one on Maui, I know there is one on Oahu....

Actually there's a Costco right by the airport.
I am thinking of stopping in for snacks.
Will be filling up the rental car there too at the end.

Oh yeah, you're not into shopping. Dude, I can't help you, neither have I been to Maui since I was like seven, so I have no planning skilz!

Oh, I know you have planning skilz. I read your TRs/PTRs.

I've been sort of retired for the last 15 or so years, unless you count dealing with invalid insane inlaws for about 7 years, but that was before I was on the DIS so I can't point you in any insane TRs or anything, nor would anyone EVER want to read about THAT!

Wasn't there a thread about crazy inlaw stories a while back?

I love hearing about all that.

Another

I know. Sorry!

I can understand that, and even though I've given a couple things on my TR about my new TR, there are still a lot of things I can ask that I or no one knows like, "How many alligators do we see on our swamp tour?" "Does our little verandah turn out to be private, or is it party central?" "Are we the life or the parties, or just the only ones young enough to party?"

How many gators will you see?
I hope at least one?

And ever since you mentioned it,
I've wondered about that verandah.
It does look private (from the layout.)

That is a quick trip considering how far you are going!

It gets quicker. But that'll be in the TR.

Oh and we will, I'm putting an alarm in my phone!

Oh, boy. I think I need to be worried.

Why not? You can make a trip to the grocery store exciting, why would Maui not be 10 times as good?

Stuff happens at a grocery store.
Nothing (could) happen on a beach.

Why do you need exorbitant excursions to make a great vacation.

You don't. We've just gotten so used to that.

I was married to a deatbeat back in the day and I remember how we would find free stuff to do in our home town (and this was pre-internet!!!! so you should easily be able to find exciting stuff to do for free!) without too much trouble. Well it was trouble for him because he had to get his stoned butt off the couch and go somewhere, but other than that!!!!

Oy.

Well there's always a first time, just ask Foreigner!

In my exhausted state I read that without the
capital in Foreigner.
Then I had to go through the mental catalogue.
THEN I got it.

Well Haleakala at Sunrise is free if you have a rental car!

Not quite. I think there's some small fee like $10 or something.
Close enough.


But if you think I'm going to get up at 2am for that????
FORGET IT!

How is Orange is the New Black? I keep meaning to watch that.

Haven't seen it yet.
Plan to eventually.

OK, we've been on board for about a year now. Found it quite useful, but not every month and don't like that not everything is available for streaming. Much of what we want you have to get DVD service, not totally happy.

I can already see a time when it will have run its course.
Right now it's still shiny and new, though.

We saw it in the "right after Clooney saw it premiere". But we didn't stalk him like some other folks did. I think the drinks and food that they plied us with prior made it hard for me to understand the lack of plot. Both Fran and I kept asking each other throughout the movie, "do you understand what's going on?" She didn't have nearly as many of the "drinks" as I did.

Have you re-watched it since then?
The plot's not that hard to get.

Our screening included pins as well.

Cool! Carrie wants one.

I think I understood it as much as I did Tommorowland.

I'm sure I will enjoy that more than I did this.

Time will tell.

Although I have not really heard much about what it is like freezing your butts off in normal life as you think people in Cleveland don't have cold weather.

Come on up and I'll show you!
Actually, this winter has been spectacularly mild.

For me anyone who has to put on a jacket to go outside lives in cold weather. I have not worn a jacket since January 24th when we went to Disneyland and planned to be outside watching the Parade and Fireworks at night.

What do you call someone wearing a jacket outside in a Winnipeg winter?

Frozen.

 

[DonnaBeeGood]

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[pkondz]

I thought I had made that perfectly clear from the start.

<sigh> Yes. Yes you did.
I forgot you were cruel and heartless.

Well this is absolutely BRILLIANT!!! All this time I've been wearing myself out at the parks. I never once thought of being carried. Now I won't have to worry that my "comfortable" shoes will ruin all my pictures. I can wear whatever I want. Thanks!!!

Glad I could be of help!

No! The hand washing is only effective before the zombies are created.

Ah. Thanks for clarifying.
That makes much more sense.

Once they've spawned the only thing that works is to trip the slowest person in the group.

Why do you need to trip him if he's already the slowest???

No, you don't even have to be polite. "I'm back *****es" will work too.

Google "Star Wars Undercover Boss" or "Kylo Ren as Matt"

I did! Not bad.

No matter how many times I've been told this, I'm pretty sure I would still panic and put on my son's mask first.

And the flight attendant would pass out
while yelling at you to put your mask on first.
Vicious circle.

They actually played Titanic on a flight back from Tokyo once. They needed to kill 12 hours. At least it wasn't a plane crashing.

People wouldn't connect a ship going down with an airplane going down.
As long as they don't think of that killer ocean below.

And... you've been to Tokyo!
Jealousy rears its ugly head.

It was close. Almost.... almost...

Since you seem to have SO MUCH free time, here's a list of shows we've binged on over the last few years that I recommend.

Breaking Bad (and spin off Better Call Saul)
Walking Dead
Orange is the New Black
Veep
Flight of the Concords (Mel is the best stalker ever)
Always Sunny in Philadelphia (currently watching, hilarious... "were you really going to eat that guy?" )

Thanks for that.
Funny thing about Breaking Bad, though.
There was a Breaking Bad marathon on TV about... 6 months? A year? ago. Recorded the whole thing.
We watched all of them over several weeks.
It was then that we found out I had recorded every single episode except... the last one.

Two nights ago we finally watched the finale on Netflix.

Already have Better Call Saul in my list.

You're forgiven due to lack of sleep.

Phew!

 

[pkondz]

Ugh. Finally gave in today and bought some US $$$.

No one volunteered. No use crying in front of the nice young girl though. I'll do that in private, lol.

At least it went up a little bit from a few days ago.
Still... I am soooo looking forward to getting some too!




Not.

 

[DonnaBeeGood]

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[franandaj]

Here's the rub.
Ruby hates fine dining.
She likes good food,
but doesn't feel comfortable in the surroundings.

Well that's a bummer. My parents introduced me to pretentious at an early age and I liked it! That's one thing the exhusband never liked, he didn't want to go to V&A's because he would have to wear a tie. Fran fixed that on our first trip to WDW, so I knew it was a match made in heaven!

And I'm not going alone, so... we don't.
<sigh>
Doesn't matter. The benefits outweigh the negatives.

I'm glad you have found the silver lining.

Actually there's a Costco right by the airport.
I am thinking of stopping in for snacks.

Good plan, see there's another thing you have in the plan!

Will be filling up the rental car there too at the end.

And another!

Oh, I know you have planning skilz. I read your TRs/PTRs.

Well I have skilz, just haven't applied them to Maui. It's all I can do to figure out Memphis and NOLA. Just wait until we go to Montreal!

Wasn't there a thread about crazy inlaw stories a while back?

Not one that I was involved in, nor do I want to get into. I don't want to relive all that crud! Her parents were like heck in a handbasket! The stories I could tell, I don't want to relive them! Heck no one would believe half of them, the two of them were so nuts!

How many gators will you see?
I hope at least one?

I hope we see a gaggle of them! They say in their ads that their boats are such a common feature on the swamp that all the critters view it as a part of the swamp and come right up to the boat. I wouldn't be surprised if they had some tasty morsels that drew them there as well.

And ever since you mentioned it,
I've wondered about that verandah.
It does look private (from the layout.)

Technically it isn't private, but folks may shy away from it thinking that it is.

It gets quicker. But that'll be in the TR.

Curioser and curioser

Oh, boy. I think I need to be worried.

No, just we will hound you when you return so you might want to write the first installment on the plane.

Stuff happens at a grocery store.
Nothing (could) happen on a beach.

Au Contraire, I live near the beach. Plenty happens.

You don't. We've just gotten so used to that.

Well I sort of did too, until the RA got really bad. Now we just wing it.

In my exhausted state I read that without the
capital in Foreigner.
Then I had to go through the mental catalogue.
THEN I got it.

I was trying to come up with another witty song to reply to this with, but I'm too tired. And it's not really Urgent.

Not quite. I think there's some small fee like $10 or something.
Close enough.


But if you think I'm going to get up at 2am for that????
FORGET IT!

But yet you will do it to catch a bus.

Haven't seen it yet.
Plan to eventually.

Tell me how it is. I imagine you will get there first.

I can already see a time when it will have run its course.
Right now it's still shiny and new, though.

Like our gym membership and storage units, we just let it keep charging our credit cards and don't bat an eye.

Have you re-watched it since then?
The plot's not that hard to get.

We've barely kept up on our TV show subscriptions

Come on up and I'll show you!
Actually, this winter has been spectacularly mild.

We barely made it to Seattle last year due to the cold, not going to Canada except in Summer!

What do you call someone wearing a jacket outside in a Winnipeg winter?

Frozen.

So what the heck do y'all wear? Space Suits?

 

[Gracefulskinny]

My, my. Getting kinda dullsville around here. What to do... what to do...

It was getting quite wasn't it?

Less than two weeks away.
And I can firmly say that I am in no way shape or form
remotely ready.

That''s always fun!

I get Saturday off

But I am looking forward to A WHOLE SIX DAYS OFF!!!!

Plus it's impossible to run a contest
if I've already given you the answers.

Totally not true. I did it last time and am doing it again for march.

(This in no way should be interpreted to mean
that I am running another contest.
I don't know yet.)

Come on.... you know you want to.

So I'm basically telling you... nothing.

BOOO!

I mean you have to know when to start
harassing me for the new TR, right?

I don't think I've ever gone on vacation less prepared
than I am for this one.

Thats a tad stressful.

I just can't get into the whole "planning" thing.
I'm too burned out.

What about making your daughters plan the activities this time? They are old enough to start needing the practice and are old enough to work within the parameters given. {"here's the budget, Adults get full veto power, have to make plans that everyone will enjoy. must allow me to sleep till 2 in the afternoon...etc}

I think my brain is telling me it wants to stop thinking.
I agree with my brain.
This is important.
This is a first.

Again, give your brain a break and make your child labor do the work!

Which happens to be a very new development
for the pkondz clan.

Welcome to the era of Binge watching.

I just finished watching Tomorrowland.
I know, I know.
Not the greatest movie ever.
Only three stars on IMDB.
Heck, I've basically heard... it sucks.

Well, to those of you who've said as much.

I really liked it!

Oh. DH and I just got around to watching it this weekend as well. We enjoyed it too but felt they didn't always give enough info. For all the effort to get there they didn't spend much time there did they?

So that's it.
There's your PTR.
Awesome, was it not?

uhh......sure.

Actually there's a Costco right by the airport.
I am thinking of stopping in for snacks.
Will be filling up the rental car there too at the end.

Oooo you should see if they have fresh mochi in the bakery like the oahu one does. DH was born and raised on Oahu and when we went over there to deal with "INLAWS" He showed me around and got me some hawaiian local treats. Something else to try if you can find it, baked manapua (Spelling? )

 

[orangecats2]

I read a few reviews and other than one person,
they were all pretty glowing reports.
When do you go again? I know it's February sometime.
Oh it's cancelled now too! DH wants to go to Cleveland Wizarding World instead that weekend! It's just like a Comicon. Maybe I'll wear my Dalek dress with leggings. Honestly though,,,I'd rather go to the Castle!


That's understandable.
But look at it this way...
When you do go, it'll be that much sweeter!


Yeah, that didn't help at all, did it.

NO!!!

Cool! Carrie wants one.

Yes I do!

 

[queenbetsey]

hi there! been gone a while, things have been busy and we have had a huge family emergency last week. those of you on my fb know about it as we have been posting updates there I don't want to hijack the thread with bad news. short version, my son (age 32) has been pretty sick but he is doing better for now and has shown me how to get on to the hospital's wifi. he must be feeling better he even rolled his eyes at me when he did.
while I get caught up I will ask you for your prayers. looking forward to reading the banter here and really looking forward to the next ponzie trip report

 

[irene_dsc]

No! I want to hear more about your time in Europe!

Lol. I could spent ages upon ages talking about my time in Europe! Dh was supposed to get a trip to Europe in college that fell through, so he never lets me forget that when we talk about vacation planning. I can't say that I *owe* him a trip to Europe (I didn't even know him back then!), but it is definitely on the list. (Although, he's been to Hawaii and Vegas, and I haven't.)

Anyhow, back to my time in Europe - since it was an architecture program, they gave us 3 2-week breaks, plus a 4 week break, that were meant for us to travel. We were then graded on our sketchbooks from our trips. (Sadly, my sketching is not my best skill. Thank goodness for computers and CAD!)

My first trip was to Spain and Portugal (Barcelona, Sevilla, Cordoba, Granada, Lisbon and Madrid), where I developed a life-long love of Gaudi's architecture. Our first day, we climbed to the top of La Pedrera (4 story apartment building, iirc about the height), with our full backpacks. We may have been just a little bit nuts. I was in way better shape back then - we basically walked constantly, everywhere. Commando touring at its best - but in Europe!

My second trip was a little more off the beaten path. See, at the end of sophomore year, I started dating a senior, who was joining the Peace Corps after graduation. He was assigned to The Gambia, in West Africa. So, I visited him over Winter Break, flying into Senegal (which is French-speaking). He met me at the airport, and then we took a jitney cab sort of setup to The Gambia. I got to see the capital, and also his small town where he was living in a poured concrete house with a thatched roof - no running water or electricity.

The third trip, in February, was to Germany, Switzerland and Austria (Vienna). Since we traveled by train, we didn't get to see much of the pretty countryside - which also wasn't nearly as pretty in February as it was in your photos! We visited Berlin, Munich, and a few other cities. The youth hostels all had the huge breakfasts you showed, so we had our huge sandwiches for breakfast, and snacked on pastry during the day (going through the process of Pastrification, as we called it!), and then had a big dinner. That trip was with 3 male friends who were all tall - 6'-0", 6'-2", and 6'-3". One of my most vivid memories is following behind them, saying, "Wait for me!!!" We also visited Neueschwanstein, but only one guy paid to go inside. The rest of us just spend the afternoon hiking around.

My last trip was Italy and Greece, in May. One other girl and I started in Vienna (she hadn't been yet), then Venice, Florence, and Rome. Then, we took a boat to Athens, where we met up with more students for a guided trip where we learned to do watercolor landscapes. We went to Mykonos, Crete, Santorini, and back to Athens for the Acropolis. Then, my friend and I decided we hadn't had enough time in Rome, so we went back for another day on our way back to Paris! (Rome was the only place where people looked at us like we were crazy when we said we were going to walk places instead of taking a bus, fwiw. I would never, ever want to drive in Rome. People drive like maniacs there!)

It was beautiful.
But there's probably tons of stuff you did that we didn't.

Yeah, probably. Without a doubt.

 

[pkondz]

I know. I just got tired of looking daily and wondering when I should take the plunge. Done. Now I'm not going to look anymore! (yeah, right)

Ha! Now you're watching to see how bad
the stuff you put on your credit card is going to be!

 

[pkondz]

Well that's a bummer. My parents introduced me to pretentious at an early age and I liked it! That's one thing the exhusband never liked, he didn't want to go to V&A's because he would have to wear a tie. Fran fixed that on our first trip to WDW, so I knew it was a match made in heaven!

Better keep her then!

I'm glad you have found the silver lining.

Well it was our silver anniversary last year,
so that works.

Good plan, see there's another thing you have in the plan!

And another!

This'll be a snap!

Well I have skilz, just haven't applied them to Maui. It's all I can do to figure out Memphis and NOLA. Just wait until we go to Montreal!

I got a personal guide the first time (well... 2nd if you count when I was 10 or so)
I went to Montreal.
A guy on our course was from there,
so the four of us piled into his car and we headed out.

Not one that I was involved in, nor do I want to get into. I don't want to relive all that crud! Her parents were like heck in a handbasket! The stories I could tell, I don't want to relive them! Heck no one would believe half of them, the two of them were so nuts!

Oh, people would believe.
The stuff that was on that thread was incredible.

I hope we see a gaggle of them! They say in their ads that their boats are such a common feature on the swamp that all the critters view it as a part of the swamp and come right up to the boat. I wouldn't be surprised if they had some tasty morsels that drew them there as well.

Cool!

Technically it isn't private, but folks may shy away from it thinking that it is.

You mentioned something like that on your TR
and I think you're right.
If you're there and "claim" it,
others might shy away if they don't know better.

No, just we will hound you when you return so you might want to write the first installment on the plane.

I might... but I won't. At least not on my iPod.
If I have my laptop... maybe.
But I don't think I'm bringing it.

Au Contraire, I live near the beach. Plenty happens.

I was wondering how you'd respond to that.

Well I sort of did too, until the RA got really bad. Now we just wing it.

Yeah, I can see that.

I was trying to come up with another witty song to reply to this with, but I'm too tired. And it's not really Urgent.

<slow clap>

But yet you will do it to catch a bus.

Well that was forced on us.
This isn't.

Tell me how it is. I imagine you will get there first.

I will when I get there.

Like our gym membership and storage units, we just let it keep charging our credit cards and don't bat an eye.

Cancel both.
You'll stop feeling guilty about skipping the gym
and eventually they'll auction off the storage units.
Problem solved!

We barely made it to Seattle last year due to the cold, not going to Canada except in Summer!

I wouldn't recommend Canada in Winter
unless you have a burning need to see what freezing
feels like.

So what the heck do y'all wear? Space Suits?

This is a jacket:

Good for cool evenings in the Spring/Fall or on windy days.
Also called a wind breaker.
Useless in winter unless you're wearing it
over several other layers of clothing.

This is a winter coat:

Wind proof, down filled, insulated.
It'll keep you warm on the cold days for a good while.
If it's really cold, then you better wear other stuff underneath it.
Pretty typical what you'd see an adult wear.
Kids wear a lot less...
because they want to look cool when they freeze to death.

And for more extreme temps or longer exposures:

This is a Snow Goose parka (pretty much the best you can get... yes I have one)
Wearing this I have no problem sitting in a snow bank in -40 temps for an hour...
in a T-shirt.

Don't ask me why I'd sit in a snow bank for an hour...

Most people (unless they live farther North) don't have one of those, though.

 

[pkondz]

It was getting quite wasn't it?

<cricket><cricket><cricket>

That''s always fun!

I thought so!...

Totally not true. I did it last time and am doing it again for march.

I know.
I was specifically thinking of you when I wrote that.

I just know that I'd put all the answers in the PTR
and then forget I did.

Come on.... you know you want to.

BOOO!

Thats a tad stressful.

Just a tad... and yet.... oddly liberating, too.

What about making your daughters plan the activities this time? They are old enough to start needing the practice and are old enough to work within the parameters given. {"here's the budget, Adults get full veto power, have to make plans that everyone will enjoy. must allow me to sleep till 2 in the afternoon...etc}

No. Because I don't want to go spend the day at the anime/manga store.

Welcome to the era of Binge watching.

Thanks!

Oh. DH and I just got around to watching it this weekend as well. We enjoyed it too but felt they didn't always give enough info. For all the effort to get there they didn't spend much time there did they?

You're the second person to say that.
It looked so amazing and .... nothing.

uhh......sure.

Glad you liked it!!!

Oooo you should see if they have fresh mochi in the bakery like the oahu one does.

Rice cakes. Sounds interesting. Might have to keep an eye out for those...

DH was born and raised on Oahu and when we went over there to deal with "INLAWS"

Uh, oh.... Do tell.

He showed me around and got me some hawaiian local treats. Something else to try if you can find it, baked manapua (Spelling? )

Pork filled steamed bun.... mmmm..... that does sound good.
There's a place not far from the airport that has them.
Only problem, I bet only Kay & I would try it.

I've added both mochi and manapua to my Maui notes.
Thanks!

 

[Gracefulskinny]

I know.
I was specifically thinking of you when I wrote that.

Thanks? {I think...}

I just know that I'd put all the answers in the PTR
and then forget I did.

Consider those questions bonus points for those that read and remember your ptr.

No. Because I don't want to go spend the day at the anime/manga store.

Hince where the parental veto and the ground rules that plans must be things that EVERYONE would enjoy. Or make them make a list of suggestions with those guidlines in place and then a night or two before you leave sit down as a family and decide. Then no one can complain!

Rice cakes. Sounds interesting. Might have to keep an eye out for those...

you can find them in a lot of places but the talk of costco made me remember the super fresh ones we found there. YOu can even find places that sell them with Ice cream inside them. Those are my favorite.

Uh, oh.... Do tell.

Lets just say life is better with them there and us.... NOT. We like our ocean and a continent of separation!

Pork filled steamed bun.... mmmm..... that does sound good.

Except they make them baked as well. Think hawaiian sweet roll swapped for the steamed bun...

If you are sushi / nori person DH would say I'm being remiss if I don't point you in the direction of Spam Musubi. It's not my kinda thing but I hate nori so... there you go.

Edit: DH is now demanding that I make sure you also look for Malasadas (The puffed french toast at crystal palace reminded him of them)

 

[pkondz]

Oh it's cancelled now too! DH wants to go to Cleveland Wizarding World instead that weekend! It's just like a Comicon. Maybe I'll wear my Dalek dress with leggings. Honestly though,,,I'd rather go to the Castle!

Those are two very different destinations.

NO!!!

Sorry!

 

[pkondz]

hi there!

Well, hi there Betsey.

been gone a while, things have been busy and we have had a huge family emergency last week. those of you on my fb know about it as we have been posting updates there I don't want to hijack the thread with bad news. short version, my son (age 32) has been pretty sick but he is doing better for now

Oh, no. Sorry to hear that.
Glad to hear he's doing better... but what does "for now" mean?
(If you feel like sharing.)

and has shown me how to get on to the hospital's wifi. he must be feeling better he even rolled his eyes at me when he did.

while I get caught up I will ask you for your prayers.

Absolutely.

looking forward to reading the banter here and really looking forward to the next ponzie trip report

Won't be much longer before we're winging our way to Maui.