20041218-cruise-friends-memories Part 4

[paulcrsb]

I'm glad it's a little slow today. That means everyone is having a nice time with their families.

Paul

And a nice Thanksgiving TOP!

 

[ohiominnie]

Originally posted by seaulater
Okay, 6:59 p.m., time for Survivor!!!!

Linda,
Thank you SO much for posting this. I just assumed that it wasn't going to be on tonight b/c of the holiday. As soon as I saw this I checked our Tivo and sure enough, it had taped. We all sat down and watched it and agreed at the end that it was the BEST tribal council ever. The looks on ppls faces as the reality set in. And the jury's reaction was GREAT. We had to watch the vote reading three times!

Chris is actually from very near us, so we're rooting for him!!

 

[ohiominnie]

Stacey, sent you a PM.

 

[justmestace]

Just signed on....got it.....sent mail......

 

[justmestace]

Well, the food was great. The turkey was perfect. Thank you all!

My sweet potatoes with the "secret sauce" were the absolute best.
We really had fun. The group was actually just us, Megan & Pete, and Jay's sister. The rest of the group was all my friend Ruthie's family. But they are like my own, since we've been friends for 20 years.

gaRry....the Dad that was here is the one with the MUSTANG. started the Family Feud by asking for it. No chance of getting ours hands on it. Bummer.

Ohminnie....what a cute, cute picture....he looks so small and timid!! What I would give to be there!!

We had pumpkin pie, chocolate pie, & pumpkin cheesecake. And Megan got mad at me for not making my apple crisp.

It's too bad that it is so much work to do all that...it really is fun just having everyone get together. Be more fun if we just ordered pizzas.

 

[justmestace]

Downhill slide to cruise time!!

Nothing left to do except attend a couple of Christmas parties (one is with Jay's fellow Jurors, and a couple of prosecutors)
and get us packed. Whew.

We watched the Dallas game.....well, the guys did. Us womenfolk were slaving away in the hot salt mines..kitchen....

After dinner we went out to see Ruthie and Phil's new house. It's really coming along. We were going to walk over...but it truly is "Over the river and thru the woods"....

I feel like Aunt Marge. I'm going to explode.
(From the new Harry Potter movie)

Guess I'll go my on my biggest flannel nightgown. And breathe again.

And Paul.....wearing button pants was your first mistake. I had on "dressy" sweats!

Diana, I used to boil the gizzards for my kitty. She went wild for them. She could smell them boiling, and would wrap herself around my legs, which normally she never did. It killed her to have to wait for them to cool off.

 

[ohiominnie]

Originally posted by justmestace
My sweet potatoes with the "secret sauce" were the absolute best.
We really had fun.

Ohminnie....what a cute, cute picture....he looks so small and timid!! What I would give to be there!!

It's too bad that it is so much work to do all that...it really is fun just having everyone get together. Be more fun if we just ordered pizzas.

So, are you going to share the "secret sauce" recipe?? Glad your day went so well! I agree. Pizza is a great thing to have when you get together (right, Virgil?) More time to chat, less mess to clean up!!

Come on out to Columbus!! I'd love to have ALL of you there to see this play! It really is adorable and I'm not just saying it cuz my kid is in it. I'll try my best to get a DVD of it. Who knows, maybe they'll let me show it in the Walt Disney Theater! HA!

 

[justmestace]

Boy...then we would definitely be watching it on the "big screen".


Sauce for Sweet Potatoes: this is for 8-10 sweet potatoes, cooked & sliced, or one large can & one small can. I made a double batch. Single batch:

1/2 C sugar
1/2 C Brown sugar (I use just a little more than this)
1/4 C orange juice
1 Tb cornstarch
4 Tbs butter

Place potatoes in baking dish.
Boil other ingredients, except butter, for 5 minutes. Add butter, stir till butter melts. Pour over potatoes. Bake 1/2 hr at 325.
And I add marshmallows on the top.

 

[DisneyPinDiva]

Good evening everyone
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I told DH this was our last day of indulgence until we get on the cruise!!

I can't find the post with the flashing Pirate buttons but please order us TWO. PM or email me with where I send the $$.
More Questions
Is it possible to ASK for an upgrade (if available) at this late date and pay the difference if you've used DVC points? Just wondering.
Docs came yesterday. Whoo hooo.. makes it all seem so close.

Okay.. gotta get to bed because I am shopping early tomorrow. Not really after anything special... but I just love to watch the people and join the madness... then we go out to breakfast. It's been a tradtion for many years.

 

[justmestace]

You are very brave, Leslie. Jordan wanted me to take her to the mall tomorrow. No way. They would have to PAY ME to go there.

It was Linda (seaulater) that is getting the Pirate buttons.

Yea! You got your Docs! But that blows my "alphabetical" theory. Unless DCL is using "Diva" as your last name!

 

[ohiominnie]

Originally posted by justmestace
Sauce for Sweet Potatoes: .

Printing as we speak! I love sweet potatoes. They are good for you....well, until you add all the sugar and butter, but my theory is that sweet potatoes with sugar and butter are better for you than just plain sugar and butter!

Thanks for sharing the "secret"

 

[Annie12345]

... to wish all our American friends a Happy Thanksgiving!! Sorry this is so late, it's the first chance I had to sit at the computer today!! It sounds like you all had good food with great company!

What's Black Friday? Is it like Boxing Day? any opportunity to shop is a good one!!

Have a great night!!

Ann

p.s. The docs may have made their way to Eastern Canada but they did not find us in Saskatchewan yet...

 

[justmestace]

They really are good that way....I could have eaten those for dessert and skipped the pie!

 

[WVMD]

Originally posted by Annie12345
What's Black Friday? Is it like Boxing Day? any opportunity to shop is a good one!!

The Friday after Thanksgiving is the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. Most stores open at 6am for special sales...

Virgil
TFD

 

[ohiominnie]

Well, it's official. We don't have to leave Florida after the cruise. We're going to MIL's house.
On my birthday.
And tonight she told us she's going to cook for me.
I've heard horror stories about her cooking from Mike.
On my birthday....
I have to eat MIL's food....
On my birthday.

Maybe I'd rather just drive 15 hours on my birthday! HA!

 

[ohiominnie]

I did it AGAIN. Set someone up for a TOP!

I've got to quit this!!!

Oh, wow! Eeked that one out. With Virgil and Stacey BOTH on, I thought for sure I'd miss out!

 

[Dancind]

I don't believe the alphabetical theory since our last name is Eddy.

We took some dinner to Kevin's Dad, and then went to see Finding Neverland

As we were sitting there waiting for the movie to start, I said "oh no, Survivor!" Figured Chris would get kicked off anyway. So what happened?

 

[justmestace]

We were still all visiting and having dessert when Survivor was on, and I was still cleaning the roaster through half of CSI.

So...does anyone want to tell me what happened on Survivor??

 

[Dancind]

OM, cute, cute picture! He does look so young! There's a cute youngster in Finding Neverland too. He's the one that makes you cry.

 

[justmestace]

Originally posted by ohiominnie
Well, it's official. We don't have to leave Florida after the cruise. We're going to MIL's house.
On my birthday.
And tonight she told us she's going to cook for me.
I've heard horror stories about her cooking from Mike.
On my birthday....
I have to eat MIL's food....
On my birthday.

Maybe I'd rather just drive 15 hours on my birthday! HA!

Is that a better birthday dinner than Taco Bell, or a worse one??