I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.
I'm so glad to have met you here on the DIS. I feel that I have got to know you and your family through the DIS forum. I'm so excited that I'm going to meet you this summer/fall. I'm really looking forward to it.
Thank you for the link to the Top 10 Worst Travel Days. We will book a room at the hotel you suggested near MOA. I found a better price through a hotel booking site on the Internet than on the hotels own Internet site.
We are coming to the USA and Seattle on 11th August. We are staying there until 18th August when we start on our road trip. The plan is to end up in New York city on the 17th.September and stay there until 20th September when our flight goes back home.
Thank you Lillian.
I am also very excited to finally meet you! I never thought we would ever get the opportunity since we live so far apart.
I am hoping we can spend a day together while you are here - or at least do a nice long lunch somewhere.
Glad you found a better price... I am really bad at that.
It sounds like the only real bad travel days you should have is while you are here in my area over Labor Day Weekend... And if you are hunkered down in a hotel - you shouldn't even notice anything.
That's a hard question. the Grand Traveler is very large and I can put almost all my clothes in it but then it's heavy. You could probably use it instead of the large duffle and Vera. I actually have 2 weekenders. I use the other machine one as a sewing machine case. Someone gave me a 3/4 that fits in it.
I noticed that, too no one notices the Mickeys in the design. The last time I was at the outlet they had a lot of the newer patterns that they'd retired I was surprised at all the patterns that were retired.
We're still trying to figure out what color to paint our kitchen. Right now it's peach. I bought a set of red pots and pans and a set of corelle that has red and grey in the pattern. Something that goes with them would be nice.
I glad Josh finished our floor.
have a good day.
Liz
Ooooh - excellent reminder... My weekender does get a bit heavy when it's loaded full... Thinking the Grand Traveler would just be too heavy (although - I could consider it my weight lifting for that day...
)... Thanks for the advice... I think I am leaning towards another Weekender.
Allison saw the new pattern... It's a black and white paisely... I think it's called Midnight Paisley? Anyways - she loves that one... They have a small 2 zip hipster in the coordinating Houndstooth pattern that she fell in love with... I would love to get her that and a weekender for her birthday this year... The girls are constantly using my VB travel items - so it would be really nice if they had their own. Especially since they will both be going off to college in the coming years - and those would be great bags for weekends home.
I just have to say that I love my red walls... So I vote for red.
I was worried that I would get sick of them quickly - but it's been 8 years now, and I still love them. Even if you only did one wall red, I think you'd really like it.
Hahaha... Me too... It's nice to have it finished. Mostly because now I can finally USE the front closet for some of our shoes. Tired of having them all over the house because there is no place for them to go.
Thanks! I hope you had a nice weekend too!
Sorry - I am always so quiet but I have to share here cause I can't share this on social media yet as things are a bit in the air.
My daughter Kate has been with Joe since high school. They are both 24. Joe just graduated from college and has enlisted in the Army. He is in the 1st week of basic training. He will only be home for sure two weeks at Christmas. At least we are seriously hoping he will be and he doesn't change his mind. Stranger things have happened after life changing events like bootcamp.
This from a flower child from the 60's who is VERY conflicted.
Can you say "wedding" Christmas Eve!!!
Today we bought the dress and I would so share the picture but I can not figure out how. I am so computer illiterate sometimes. I don't have a url link only the image. DUH me.
Hope you have a good week and that Allison is getting better.
Jane
Awwww.... Jane! That is so sweet! What wonderful news! And how FUN to plan a Christmas Eve wedding... And romantic. Awwww... Congratulations to all of you!
As a side note... Thanks so much for stopping by.... I often wonder how you are doing.
Sorry, duplicate... See below.
Hehehe...
Hey ~D,
I'll be at Disney next weekend if you want me to look for you a hipster. I actually have some of the pink Disney Vera fabric I ordered from China. I also have a hipster in the newer fabric that's got pink in it that I may not be using if you want, I can send you pics. Maybe we can work out a trade
I did get the pictures you sent me on FB... I I sent you a PM there.
Sorry to hear about Liz. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
Woohoo that Josh finished the floors. Now on to that trim. lol
I was just VB over the weekend. I did purchase a laptop bag for my daughter. Which I have to return because it doesn't fit. I even asked if it would fit length wise, but never thought it would be too wide. We will head back in the next few weeks, as the store is about 45minutes from us.
We did get the snow, but starting tomorrow we are getting a nor'easter. We are all ready. Food, gas, generator in position, fire wood, and schedules re-arranged. Just hope we don't get cabin fever being snowed in for a few days. It should stop by Wednesday.
Glad Alli made it through her tests. I hope she is feeling better.
Have a great day!
Thank you Lynee! It's just so sad.
Yes... He has most of the trim done... Just not the trim around the new closet... but we have to paint first. All in good time... LOL
Figures... LOL I've done that before with other things. Bummer that you have to exchange it, but at least you can.
I saw the weather reports... I have so many friends in that area. Praying for all of you that you are safe and warm. I am glad and relieved to hear that you have everything in place and are prepared.
I will be thinking of you all and praying.
Take care, and please check in when the storm is over, so I know you are OK.
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I also wanted to make an addition to the loss of my friends post from yesterday... You all know Erin (NannyE) - aka, the founder of Pixie Twist and the maker of all my fabulous bling from our last trip... Well, her mom was diagnosed with stomach cancer on Christmas Eve. It saddens me a great deal to have to say that she passed away peacefully and pain free on Saturday. If you could please keep her and her family in your prayers, it would be much appreciated.
This is such a difficult time for so many of my friends.
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Well, this will be a boring update...
I did nothing yesterday.
I did some Facebooking...
I did read part of a book - a novel actually... Which is unusual for me these days - I've tried several times to get into several books, and I've had no luck. So, it was nice to finally find a book that held my interest.
I also did a little bit of meal prep - if you'd call it that... Since we've already eaten half of it. LOL I finally made my grape chicken salad and my salmon thingies... Both turned out really good.
I don't work at Target today... Which is unusual.
I will be headed to town later though - the girls ate us out of bananas over the weekend - and those are a staple in our house at all times. Can't live with out them.
Today is V's first day back on the bus... Praise the Lord. However, I still plan to drive her as much as possible, because I am still pretty upset with how things turned out in the end.
I will also be starting my next custom order... I hope to get that bag cut out and quilted today.
Today is also Day 29 of my Whole30... One more official day after today.
I think I said this yesterday? But, as of now, I plan to continue on - however - I am seriously considering one addition... Just a smidge of creamer in my coffee - I've been drinking it black (with cinnamon) for a month now, so I think I could get away with using very little creamer to make my coffee a bit more tolerable. I think I will keep the cinnamon though - I really like that.
Nothing else new or exciting.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and a wonderful week! Prayers and Pixie Dust to all of you!
D~
i funny
it's really expensive to stay in New York.
and 34ºF. That means the ice is back. Tomorrow they say it's going to be 28,4ºF and snowing. That is not good. Because then the snow will hide the ice and you won't know if it's slippery or not. 
