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[Terkina]

Have a great time

 

[geckodani]

When we got back to French Quarter - we had one more VERY important stop to make... We must say hello to our dearest friend and favorite CM... Our beloved Santos... If you are ever at the FQ, and you see Santos... Give him big hugs from his "MN Girls"... You will never find a more caring and wonderful CM anywhere - he has so much Pixie Dust - it literally falls out of his shoes when he walks and leaves a trail behind him.

Annnnddd... He makes beignets better than anyone!

D~

Santos!!! I adore Santos. He really is the best CM ever.

Looks like a great first day!

 

[nolacindy]

Oh the beignets! Having lived in New Orleans we were thrilled when we found out they had them here! Will have to see if Santos is there next time we go.

 

[sewdisney]

Have a SUPER time at Cranfest! Happy (and safe!) travels.

 

[CaseFace5]

Hey D~! Loved the updates! All the PP pictures came out great, all you ladies look wonderful!

I am staying at FQ when we go in March so I will keep my eyes open for Santos!

 

[Iamthequeen]

D~ looks like you are having a good time at Cranfest!

 

[DMGeurts]

Have a great time!!!!

Ugh! I need to go and message Alli... I NEED to see how she did on her pictures!

Thanks Mo - We did~!

I totally MISSED the whole updates!!! I guess i posted before you did the report!!! Thankfully my spidy senses were on and i went back to read what i missed!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE all your PP pictures. they are so sweet and enduring!

OMG lost Olivia! Holy crap! DID you go a bit batty? I would have. Love the fact the girls can go off on their own and find you again. I still see them as little babies. Hard to remember they are Mature Teenagers. then again our children will always our babies... RIGHT!?!

7DMT. I love it. totally adorable. Philharmonic is a favorite of ours too!!!

SANTOS! YAY you reunited!!! food pics.. I WANT DISNEY FOOD NOW!

No worries - I still love you!

Thanks - I am soooo happy with our PP pics this time!

Not really - she knew where we were, and we knew we'd find her eventually. We just needed Alli's wallet - so we were all just annoyed more than anything. BUt it was all OK - things like that happen - and it's not as if she realized she had Alli's wallet, ya know?

Miss Disney food - not really. LOL Still paying for it. Grrr...

I can not wait to try SDMT! I was able to get FP+ for one of our MK days in November.

I am so impressed with your Photopass pictures. You get so many and they all look great and original.

Still settling in at the new job. Still loving it!

Enjoy your night away! My girls weekend to Food & Wine is only 2 weeks away! I am so excited for it!

Yay - glad you got FP for SDMT! You'll enjoy it!

Thanks - I am glad we got so many. I feel like we did the same exact pose over and over, by the last day - we were like "Any pose with out our hands on our hips please..." LOL

Glad you love your new job!

Have a great time

Thank you - we did!

Santos!!! I adore Santos. He really is the best CM ever.

Looks like a great first day!

LOL - It's hard not to adore Santos! He is great! Love him to pieces!

And welcome!

Oh the beignets! Having lived in New Orleans we were thrilled when we found out they had them here! Will have to see if Santos is there next time we go.

Yes!!! Beignets are worth the trip - IMO!

Have a SUPER time at Cranfest! Happy (and safe!) travels.

Thank you - we did!

Hey D~! Loved the updates! All the PP pictures came out great, all you ladies look wonderful!

I am staying at FQ when we go in March so I will keep my eyes open for Santos!

THanks Casey! Yes - keep your eyes open for Santos!

D~ looks like you are having a good time at Cranfest!

Thanks! We had a great time at Cranfest!

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We are home from Cranfest! We had a great time! No play by play for this trip... We drove 3 hours... Checked into our room... Went down to the hotel pub had dinner (and a few drinks)... Went to bed... Went Cranfesting... Drove home... Had a GREAT time!!! Love my co-workers to pieces! I wish the rest of our group could have made it too, oh well - next year!

A few pics for you all...

Me and my DELICIOUS loaded baked potato...

A selfie of the 3 of us...

Our resort... Three Bears Lodge in Warrens, WI...

Our suite... The exact same suite we had last year... Waaay better than Disney accomodations... Seriously - I think if the girls and I could afford to stay DVC in a 1 bedroom Villa - we would be soooo much more comfortable. I believe this suite is comparable to that - with exception to the "bunk room" in the back...

Sadly - we did not get to do the water park this trip - it's only open on weekends this time of year, and we only stayed on Thursday night... Which kind of baffles me - considering this is the BUSIEST weekend all year for them, you would think that they would open the water park Thurs/Fri/Sat night.

Today is an exciting day! My BFF from jr. high/high school is coming down with her 2 kids to spend today and part of tomorrow! I am very excited to see her - it's been 2 years! So many things have changed - mostly ME! Hehehe... I cannot wait to see her and to catch up! It's been way too long! I know that most of you have "met" Lynnie before... Her and her family went with us on our big 2008 family trip... and I've written about her several times here - just not too much recently...

A pic of us from our 2008 trip... Not the best PP pic ever - LOL:

And here we are, the last time we saw eachother... YIKES - I am almost embarassed to post this picture - I look AWFUL!!!

Anyways - I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Prayers and Pixie Dust to all!!!

D~

 

[Terkina]

Sounds like you had a nice time at Cranfest.
I hope you have a great time with your BFF from jr. high/high school.

 

[DisneyTeacher01]

Hey D~! I have to ask...how was the a/c in your room at Disney? I know you stayed at a better hotel then I did, but the a/c temp was almost miserable at AS Sports in June

Love the TR! Can't wait to read more!

 

[ladylyons]

Wow!! I can't believe how much I've missed. Glad you had some last minute time with BMT. I'm sure everyone was sad that their trip was over. Love all the updates!! Looks like a lot of fun so far. Cute kissing bag!! Love it!! I was planning on trying to get on your list this time but I kind of forgot to get on line!! Oh well just gives me a little more time to figure out what I want and save more for it.

As for us we were busy with James starting Preschool!!!



Celebrating James and Sarah's birthday's!



And just all around being busy!!



Sarah got to get this because she ran 15 laps at run club (before school on Wednesday's they get to run laps. Grandma told her to let her know how many laps she ran and she'd get her something special. Well this was it.)



Big brother Jeremy loving his baby brother Jeffrey.

 

[Texan]

Hey there D - checking in to see your time at CranFest - sounds like so much fun - that is really a blessing to have co-workers you can spend time with after hours and do things like this - we use to go to the Apple Fest in Medina not far from here but after practically passing out in the heat we stopped; why in the world they would have it in June in Texas is beyond me; but at least I got the best apple pie recipe ever from it

Sounds like Allison is really burning the candle at both ends; I've been wondering how her eating habits have been; has she turned to a more well rounded diet?

Looking forward to a week of updates and pics!! It makes my day happy to see your Disney Magic

Sending prayers and hugs!

 

[DMGeurts]

Sounds like you had a nice time at Cranfest.
I hope you have a great time with your BFF from jr. high/high school.

We did have a wonderful time - with both!

Hey D~! I have to ask...how was the a/c in your room at Disney? I know you stayed at a better hotel then I did, but the a/c temp was almost miserable at AS Sports in June

Love the TR! Can't wait to read more!

Hi Jen! LOL Our A/C was FANTATSTIC! It was sooooo COLD in our room - I was tempted to call maint. to see if they could turn it down a litte - but then I thought about it, and decided I'd rather have it too cold than not cold enough - which was our issue in 2013. So, I left it and loved it. However - we were all fighting over the ONE sweatshirt that was brought with between the 3 of us. LOL

Wow!! I can't believe how much I've missed. Glad you had some last minute time with BMT. I'm sure everyone was sad that their trip was over. Love all the updates!! Looks like a lot of fun so far. Cute kissing bag!! Love it!! I was planning on trying to get on your list this time but I kind of forgot to get on line!! Oh well just gives me a little more time to figure out what I want and save more for it.

As for us we were busy with James starting Preschool!!!

Celebrating James and Sarah's birthday's!

And just all around being busy!!

Sarah got to get this because she ran 15 laps at run club (before school on Wednesday's they get to run laps. Grandma told her to let her know how many laps she ran and she'd get her something special. Well this was it.)

Big brother Jeremy loving his baby brother Jeffrey.

WOW!!! I cannot believe how big the kids are getting Sandra!!! And you've all been so busy! I love the cake - and of course - Happy Birthday to both Sarah and James! And little Jeffrey is growing so quickly! Everyone is adorable! Thanks for sharing.

Hey there D - checking in to see your time at CranFest - sounds like so much fun - that is really a blessing to have co-workers you can spend time with after hours and do things like this - we use to go to the Apple Fest in Medina not far from here but after practically passing out in the heat we stopped; why in the world they would have it in June in Texas is beyond me; but at least I got the best apple pie recipe ever from it

Sounds like Allison is really burning the candle at both ends; I've been wondering how her eating habits have been; has she turned to a more well rounded diet?

Looking forward to a week of updates and pics!! It makes my day happy to see your Disney Magic

Sending prayers and hugs!

Hi Carol! Yah - we had a lot of fun! Next year will be fun too - we are just going somewhere else. Yikes - the one in TX doesn't sound like fun at all - another time of year would be better.

Yah - she is... Sadly. She is soooo busy. We hardly ever see her anymore. She has been talking a bit about eating meat again... It's come up a few times in conversation... As much as I don't agree with her not eating meat - I am also proud of her for sticking to her beliefs, so I want to make sure that this is something she really wants to do. We'll see. But I know if she added more meat into her diet - she would probably have more energy too. I hope.

Thanks for stopping by Carol! It's great to see you! I hope you and yours are doing well.

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We had a very nice weekend. I was super busy - and I am finding that I enjoy being super busy - as opposed to super NOT busy.

We had a great time with Lynnie here! I cannot believe how much the kids have grown! Josh smoked an amazing meatloaf on Saturday afternoon, then Gus also came over - so we had a house full of people for dinner. It was a lot of fun and I think everyone enjoyed themselves.

We all took pictures yesterday morning, before Lynnie left... Of course - she is adorable and I look like I was hit by a Mac truck. LOL But it's all good - it was great to see her again and catch up! Hopefully it won't be another 2 years before we see eachother again.

After she left - Josh and I hung out... I was super bored. It's the first time in weeks that I had nothing on my agenda. It was weird and very annoying... I don't like not knowing what to do with myself.

So, I took a nap.

We both went to pick Alli up from work - then took her to her latest photoshoot in the Cities. While we were waiting for her, we went to check out the new Outlet Mall in Eagan... It was nice - but no great deals. I felt like we could get better deals at the regular stores. They did have a few cool stores there though. So, I forsee going back soon.

Alli had a great photoshoot! She was very excited about it.

We came home - had leftovers for dinner and watched Once Upon A Time! Love that show - although the season premiere wasn't as great as I wanted it to be. Sigh.

Victoria injured her back at church yesterday. So, I may end up taking her to the Dr. today. We'll see how her day goes.

I hope you all had a great weekend! Prayers and good thoughts to all of you!

D~

 

[Terkina]

I hope V's back is better today.

Nice pictures

 

[Chicago Mo]

Hey there!
She hurt her back at Church??

Like:

Or:

Your weekend looks like a lot of fun! Baked potato looks delightful!

Honestly i hope her back feels better. Back pain is the WORST!!!

 

[lovedonaldduck]

Glad you had a great weekend! Do you know where your trip with your co-workers will be next year?

Hope you have a great day today!

 

[WDW2012]

I totally agree on the Once Upon a Time episode. I hope it gets better. I was worried that they were going to ruin it with Frozen...I guess time will tell. Then again I was a Lost watcher so I don't have high hopes but the kids and I have invested too much time to turn back now ;-) I hope your dd's back is feeling better.

 

[KatMark]

D, I think I am all caught up.

It sounds like a near perfect first day. I love that you loved Columbia Harbor House (we were really sorry we didn't get to hit it this trip). All of your photopass pictures are wonderful.

Fun that Victoria went to see the PRincesses while you did some attractions.

Love the pictures with Santos.

 

[Wood Nymph]

We just back back from our quick, four night trip to WDW. Wow, was it humid there! Never again in September for us. But we got to ride the Seven Dwarfs ride in the very first row!. That was very cool because there is nothing in front of you.

I watched Once Upon a Time last night and was glad that they didn't change the Elsa/Anna characters too much, like they did with Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and so many of the others.

 

[LoJoDisney]

Sounds like a fun weekend!! I loved the pictures from Cranfest too! I need to look up where in WI that is- I don't live too far from the border of IL/WI!

 

[Sweetly]

Glad you had a great time at Cranfest. Wonder what you have planned for next year? Love when you see get to spend time with your bff. Thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like you had a wonderful time. Poor V, hope her back is okay and that its nothing serious.