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[jedimeg16]

Post Disney Depression is so hard! I'm still dealing with it a bit and my trip was a year and a half ago. Maybe that's why my TR is taking f.o.r.e.v.e.r! Plus our next trip probably isn't until 2017 (and my girls trip with my friend Kimmie probably won't be until early December 2016 or 2017), so it's hard sometimes to see other people's pictures.

But at the same time is it so much fun to live vicariously through everyone else's trips.

I hope you have a great day! The boys and I are going to the Chicago Botanic Gardens to get out of the house since the teacher's strike has now gone on for two full weeks. I'm starting to run out of ideas for free fun things to do in our area, plus it has been close to impossible to get any crocheting work done with both boys home all day even with Logan still taking naps in the afternoon.

 

[OregonMomToWDW]

I like the nails. I think they are very cute. I don't know my neighbors well enough to go over and try to hold their baby. My very next door neighbor is pregnant and we are getting to know one another, because we have the same last name and that has really confused the mail man. So, maybe if I called myself Aunt, I could hold the baby. Otherwise, I will probably have to wait for grandbabies.

I really get the Disney blues. It isn't only the not being able to go, but it is the not having another trip to plan. We are going to Seattle / Canada in 270 days (just checked) but I have no desire to start planning. I really don't care much about this trip. Most days I forget about it. I should be excited to go, but I am not. I should do some research. Maybe Seattle has a giant Disney Store?

I was thinking I could start planning a really awesome Christmas for 2015. Too late to have an awesome Christmas 2014. I could get a spreadsheet going. Set my budget. I could throw an awesome dessert party for New Year's Eve when the neighborhood sets off their illegal fireworks. I will have to think more on this idea.

Hope you have a great day.

 

[sewmess]

Cute nails. I'm actually thinking about doing a basic coat on mine. They're actually holding up pretty well. Usually they break off at odd angles.

I don't seem to get online anytime I'm off from work. Well, at least on the DIS. I spent about an hour researching wallet patterns yesterday, but not one peek over here.

At least your weekends aren't as busy as your weekdays. It's nice to relax a bit.

I was on a roll in the sewing room this weekend. I made a easy peasy simple wristlet for my niece and monogrammed a couple of pot holders for my SIL. I've had those potholders hanging around since last Christmas. It's about dern time to get them in a stocking.

Prayers and virtual hugs for those that need them. Wishing everyone a wonderful week.

 

[nolacindy]

We made it back! Wedding was beautiful! Learned a couple of things, i'm not big on traveling with a large group of people (maybe its because not all of them are Disney people) and we like the smaller ships. There are pictures posted on facebook, she was so pretty and happy

Okay! Your nails are cute, its only a couple more weeks to Halloween then you can get turkey and dressing painted on them!

Baby Evie looks so snugly and warm cant blame you for wanting to keep a hold of her.

Not having to buy new clothes for a new size, that's some pixie dust right there.

I like the idea of the road trip you posted on Oopsies trip report, you all should definitely plan this and I'll be the welcome wagon in Orlando!

 

[solana131]

Hope you have a great weekend D!! Miss you!!! I think you need to take a weekend off to come over and show me how to sew.. just sayin.. I have several things i need made and i have no idea HOW TO!

Hey, no way...me first! Seriously.....I gave been pouring over the Pinterest boards looking for DIYs for my BFF's trip in January. Everything in theory looks so easy, but I don't have a clue where to start! I don't even have a sewing machine

D, I love that you and V got to spend some 1on 1 time together. Looks like a relaxing time at TL.

Wow! Great bus pixie dust!

Uh oh......mono-fail??? Yikes!

 

[solana131]

I adore the nails!!! I really think they are cute!!! mine are sparkly PURPLE! this really A-MAZ-ING Avon person gifted me this perfect purple color. which i am going to need to make an order from her SOON!! So then the Disney blues.. I get this. we all have it. terribly.. So let's talk aboot the road trip you mentioned on Connie's report!!!! i mean COME on how fun would that be?!?! I can just imagine

Just write down what color it is because that really A-MAZ-ING Avon person can't remember what it is!

 

[kittylady1972]

LOVE the nails also! So cool!

I totally understand about the Disney blues as well. I don't visit here nearly as much then when I have a trip (or two) coming up and need to soak in some new info! I'm trying to hard to complete my trip report from September before I head back down in November!

Have a GREAT day!

 

[NiniMorris]

At least I know I won't have much time to get the Disney blues after this trip (in a little over one day!) because I am hosting Thanksgiving for 12 to 20 people at my house a little over 3 weeks after we return...and I have already booked my February trip! (Got a bit of a shock last night...Miss Mia's mommy said that if it were not for the cruise she would be letting us take Miss Mia on this trip! So maybe for February!)

Love the nails...I had planned on getting some super great Disney nails done when I got my hair done...but the nail tech was out sick. Boo...

Can't wait to see more updates!

Nini

 

[Chicago Mo]

Just write down what color it is because that really A-MAZ-ING Avon person can't remember what it is!

DANG it.. I was looking at the bottle and can't see a color name?!? plus i need a couple of more things.. The problem is when i go to your site i can't stop WANTING everything!!!

I would send a picture but they look like yuck right now..

oh and since i have master minded this thread:

 

[DMGeurts]

I'm so glad to see you back on the DIS. I've missed you
I'm doing well, but yesterday my oldest cat suddenly started to search for Terkina who his gone. Both the cats eat very little. That's not a god thing.

Sounds like you had a good weekend even if you have the Disney blues. I hope it will help a little to relive your last trip when writing your trip report.

Awww... Thanks Lillian.

So sad that the cats are missing her too.

Yes... I should really do a trip update... That might make me feel better?

I adore the nails!!! I really think they are cute!!!
mine are sparkly PURPLE! this really A-MAZ-ING Avon person gifted me this perfect purple color. which i am going to need to make an order from her SOON!!


So then the Disney blues.. I get this. we all have it. terribly..


So let's talk aboot the road trip you mentioned on Connie's report!!!! i mean COME on how fun would that be?!?! I can just imagine

Hehehe....

I know, Disney blues suck. That is all.

I know, right? I think it would be awesome! Think of how many Disers live between MN/Chicago/TN/GA on the way to Disney... It would take us a week to get there - but man - the fun we would have!

Post Disney Depression is so hard! I'm still dealing with it a bit and my trip was a year and a half ago. Maybe that's why my TR is taking f.o.r.e.v.e.r! Plus our next trip probably isn't until 2017 (and my girls trip with my friend Kimmie probably won't be until early December 2016 or 2017), so it's hard sometimes to see other people's pictures.

But at the same time is it so much fun to live vicariously through everyone else's trips.

I hope you have a great day! The boys and I are going to the Chicago Botanic Gardens to get out of the house since the teacher's strike has now gone on for two full weeks. I'm starting to run out of ideas for free fun things to do in our area, plus it has been close to impossible to get any crocheting work done with both boys home all day even with Logan still taking naps in the afternoon.

I agree - it is fun to live through everyone else... It's just hard too.

I hope you enjoyed your day with the boys.

I like the nails. I think they are very cute. I don't know my neighbors well enough to go over and try to hold their baby. My very next door neighbor is pregnant and we are getting to know one another, because we have the same last name and that has really confused the mail man. So, maybe if I called myself Aunt, I could hold the baby. Otherwise, I will probably have to wait for grandbabies.

I really get the Disney blues. It isn't only the not being able to go, but it is the not having another trip to plan. We are going to Seattle / Canada in 270 days (just checked) but I have no desire to start planning. I really don't care much about this trip. Most days I forget about it. I should be excited to go, but I am not. I should do some research. Maybe Seattle has a giant Disney Store?

I was thinking I could start planning a really awesome Christmas for 2015. Too late to have an awesome Christmas 2014. I could get a spreadsheet going. Set my budget. I could throw an awesome dessert party for New Year's Eve when the neighborhood sets off their illegal fireworks. I will have to think more on this idea.

Hope you have a great day.

Hahaha... Yah - we are quite close to our neighbors... Both of us don't have family that lives very close - so we've adopted eachother.

I can see why you wouldn't be that excited about Seattle... Kind of like I am not all that excited about SD... Now, I will admit - if I could find a "Disney-like" resort to stay at... Say - something similar to Wilderness Lodge (how perfect would that be?) - I'd be much more excited. But I can't seem to find anything even remotely close...

A Christmas party does sound like fun! I hope you can pull it off.

Thanks - you too!

Cute nails. I'm actually thinking about doing a basic coat on mine. They're actually holding up pretty well. Usually they break off at odd angles.

I don't seem to get online anytime I'm off from work. Well, at least on the DIS. I spent about an hour researching wallet patterns yesterday, but not one peek over here.

At least your weekends aren't as busy as your weekdays. It's nice to relax a bit.

I was on a roll in the sewing room this weekend. I made a easy peasy simple wristlet for my niece and monogrammed a couple of pot holders for my SIL. I've had those potholders hanging around since last Christmas. It's about dern time to get them in a stocking.

Prayers and virtual hugs for those that need them. Wishing everyone a wonderful week.

Wallet patterns are hard... I know I always have a vision in my head, but I can never find what I am looking for... So, then I always end up doing my own.

Yah- it's nice to relax, but sadly - I have been very anxious about it the last several weeks... I don't like not having anything to do. I need to find a new purpose - and it's not going well.

Thank you - Prayers and hugs to you too!

We made it back! Wedding was beautiful! Learned a couple of things, i'm not big on traveling with a large group of people (maybe its because not all of them are Disney people) and we like the smaller ships. There are pictures posted on facebook, she was so pretty and happy

Okay! Your nails are cute, its only a couple more weeks to Halloween then you can get turkey and dressing painted on them!

Baby Evie looks so snugly and warm cant blame you for wanting to keep a hold of her.

Not having to buy new clothes for a new size, that's some pixie dust right there.

I like the idea of the road trip you posted on Oopsies trip report, you all should definitely plan this and I'll be the welcome wagon in Orlando!

So glad your cruise was awesome... bummer about your travel party though. I don't think I could travel with a big group either - I've heard too many horror stories.

Thanks! ROFL... Yah - that's what I told my nail guy... He just laughed.

Yes - I am very happy about not having to buy new smaller clothes... Now, if I could just wear them...

Awesome!!! Yes - I really want to plan this - it would be so much fun!!!! We'd definitely let you welcome us to Orlando!

Hey, no way...me first! Seriously.....I gave been pouring over the Pinterest boards looking for DIYs for my BFF's trip in January. Everything in theory looks so easy, but I don't have a clue where to start! I don't even have a sewing machine

D, I love that you and V got to spend some 1on 1 time together. Looks like a relaxing time at TL.

Wow! Great bus pixie dust!

Uh oh......mono-fail??? Yikes!

I hope you find some great DIYs that you can do for your BFF's trip! Just pick one, and go with it - before you know it - you'll be creating like crazy!

Yes - the 1 on 1 time was fabulous!

Yup - Mono-fail...

Just write down what color it is because that really A-MAZ-ING Avon person can't remember what it is!

I have a really A-Maz-Ing Avon person too....

LOVE the nails also! So cool!

I totally understand about the Disney blues as well. I don't visit here nearly as much then when I have a trip (or two) coming up and need to soak in some new info! I'm trying to hard to complete my trip report from September before I head back down in November!

Have a GREAT day!

Thanks! It's so hard! Maybe if I do an update - it will help?

At least I know I won't have much time to get the Disney blues after this trip (in a little over one day!) because I am hosting Thanksgiving for 12 to 20 people at my house a little over 3 weeks after we return...and I have already booked my February trip! (Got a bit of a shock last night...Miss Mia's mommy said that if it were not for the cruise she would be letting us take Miss Mia on this trip! So maybe for February!)

Love the nails...I had planned on getting some super great Disney nails done when I got my hair done...but the nail tech was out sick. Boo...

Can't wait to see more updates!

Nini

No Disney blues for you Nini... You have a couple of trips to look forward to.

Oooh I hope you get to take little Mia in Feb - that would be awesome!

Have a great and safe trip - I will be stalking you on FB - so post lots of pics and updates.

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So, Alli and I went to the MOA yesterday... We had a great time!

She has been saving up for a new pair of UGGs... She blew the side out of one of her's a few weeks ago... I kicked in a little bit of cash too. So, now she has a pair of UGGs for winter. Personally - I don't like them... I think they look clunky and weird - but she wears them all of the time... So, whatever.

She also found a couple of sweaters that look really cute on her.

Gus decided not to meet us at the MOA... He wanted to meet at the house instead.

We stopped for lunch at Jimmy Johns on the way home... Traffic was a nightmare, and our "Freaky Fast" sandwiches (minus the bread for me) took 30 minutes to get... So, we were late meeting Gus at our house. Oh well... V let him in, and they played on the WII.

I worked in my sewing room all afternoon.

Alli and Gus hung out in the livingroom and watched TV/Movies.

Then they left and went to a different mall...

V and I were bored, so we went to BFF's house...

BFF and I went out for dinner at this great place called "Burger Jones"... Mmmm... Reminded me of 50's Prime time - not the atmosphere, just the food. I ordered an "Elvis Malt".... Peanut butter, Banana and Bacon... Yah - I love bacon, but I gave mine to BFF... I don't think it went well with the rest of it. But I LOVE peanut butter in my malts - so that part was A-OK.

When we got back to BFF's house... Olivia and V had been plotting a sleep-over... So, I left V behind for a couple of days, and drove home alone.

Alli and Gus had just gotten here - So, I stayed up and chatted with them for a quite a while... finally, I was just too tired, so I went to bed. I have no idea what time Gus left? I know I got up at 11 to go to the bathroom and his car was gone... So, he didn't stay very long.

Sadly... I came down with a chest cold sometime during the night. I am pretty sure I had a fever that kept breaking, because I would wake up freezing, then I would wake up burning hot... So hot, it felt like my skin was burning. Weirdest thing. I don't feel horrible at the moment - but I have that hollow feeling in my chest... Sigh. I really don't have the desire to be sick right now. LOL

I haven't decided if I am going to do my heavy lifting today or not? I'll see how I feel... I might be lazy, and just not do it?

I will be working in my sewing room for a little while today though - I think. I should be able to finish up my current custom order in a few hours - depending on how I feel.

Allison is having a sleep over here tonight with her friend Megan. Which works out nicely that V is at BFF's house - becuase Megan is a friend to both girls - and sometimes there is fighting over who Megan is here to visit with.

Maybe I'll get ambitious and do an update at some point today?

Otherwise - I hope you all have a wonderful day! Prayers and Pixie Dust to all!

D~

 

[ljcrochet]

I hope you do an update today. I have fun reading them. I figured out the cure to DIsney's blues- book another trip.
I had joked to a friend in front of DH that I was trying to sneak in another use of our AP before they expire, so DH figured out when we could go. Driving down from NY to WDW then vero beach then FIL.

 

[DMGeurts]

After a nice few hours to rest, shower and hang out...

We were out the door at 4:30 for our 5:45 dinner ADR at 1900 Park Fare... Pleanty of time to allow for whatever transportation disaster that could happen. Right?

Happy group on the bus... Minus V - of course...

It didn't take us long to get to MK...

As we were walking past the boat docks, I briefly thought "we should take a boat"... But everyone else vetoed that idea in favor of the Monorail... Little did we know...

So, we walked up the ramp... People were slowly exiting.

Uh-oh...

Hmmm... Should we exit now? Nah... Let's stay... It can't be that bad.

So we stayed.

More and more people exited the ramp... So many people - that we were now at the front of the line.

"Monorail is down for routine maintenance"

What!! Seriously???

Do we wait... Do we leave?

We'll wait...

No, let's leave...

OK fine...

We'll leave.

Everyone else had already left...

So, that really super short boat line we had passed up 10 minutes prior, was now a 1 hours wait...

Seriously...

We will NEVER make our ADR on time.

And it was so HOT... We were all sweaty and crabby.

What do I do?

Brainstorm D~... How do you get across that darned lagoon? GF is RIGHT THERE!

Swim?

OK - OK... I'll call Nini... She will know if we take the ferry, if there is a path that we can walk from the TTC to GF...

Thankfully Nini answered... And this is where I need to do a HUGE shout out to Nini... The girls were crabby and hot... I was crabby and hot... We were all hungry... And poor Nini had to listen to me freaking out at all of them on the phone... It was NOT pretty. My sincerest apologies to Nini for having to listen to all of us freaking out at eachother.

We got in the HUGE line for the ferry...

Then we got out of the line...

Walked back to the boats...

The entire time - I was on the phone with Nini... She decided to let me go, and try to call the resort to see if they could hold our reservation.

We were at the very back of the boat line.... Very. Back. Still an hour wait to even get on a boat. At this time - our ADR was about 30 minutes out.

It was sucky. Really Sucky.

We waited, and waited... The line moved little by little.

There had to be 100+ people in line in front of us... and they were loading them on 20 passenger boats...

I knew Disney would hold our ADRs for maybe 15 minutes after our time... but at this point, it looked like we would be an hour late - at best.

Right about this time, the monorail opened again... So people started exiting the boat line.

So, we moved forward quite a bit...

With any luck - we'd make it, not on the next boat, but the one after that.

The girls were getting annoyed - they wanted to take the monorail.

At this point, we decided to split up...

Allison and Olivia left the line to get on the Monoral.

BFF, V and I stayed in the boat line.

Whoever got to GF first had to hold our dinner reservation.

Could this story get any longer?

Finally - we boarded the boat...

Got across the lagoon...

Got off the boat...

V ran...

D~ ran...

BFF walked...

Literally - all of us got there at the exact same time... As we walked up to the podeum, Allison and Olivia walked up.

Exactly 25 minutes late.

Do you know what they then said to us...

"No need to hurry... When that many people don't show up for their ADRs - we know the Monorail is down, and we hold their reservations..."



Seriously...

We wouldn't have had to run...

We wouldn't have had to freak out...

We could have just taken our time and enjoyed the fact that we were stranded.

So, they gave us a buzzer, and we went into the lobby to try to de-hot-ify our selves... We were all dressed nicely... and we all had sweat rings under our arm pits... Our faces were beat red from being hot... It just wasn't a pretty evening...

Our first ADR of the whole trip... BFF and Olivia had never eaten with characters before... And it really was ruined. I was so sad.

We waited in the lobby forever for our buzzer to ring.

While we waited, Bernadette (lovesDumbo) and her family showed up for a Dismeet... We met them last year and had a wonderful time together. Sadly - we were all in a poor mood after the previous events, and we probably weren't all that fun to meet up with again. This saddens me, because they are a lovely family, and I was so looking forward to seeing them again... We visited for a while, and tried to perk up...

Then our buzzer rang, we decided to meet up again after we all ate - and hopefully were in better moods... Then we went back for our pictures...

Our sweaty, nasty, hot pictures...

We were seated at a table - not a great table, but not a bad table either. We didn't care, we were just hungry... And more than anything - we really wanted to rectify what was left of our evening.

The characters started coming fast and furious... The more characters that came, the more our moods began to change... and an evening that started out so poorly, started to turn around... Only in Disney, can magic reappear.

Bellies filling... Moods changing... Characters coming...

But... The CM that really turned our night around... The guy who was clearing the plates from our tables... Aziz. Every time he came, he stopped to ooh and ahhh at the girls... And of course, by the end of our meal - he had 3 teen girls swooning over him... So much so, that all 3 of them had him sign their autograph books/pillowcases. For any of you that know my girls - this is a REAL honor... Saved only for the characters, and "the best of the best"... Aziz saved our evening, and perhaps turned our entire trip around... I sent an email to guest services when we returned home, commending him for this... It was no easy feat.

At the buffet - itself... I ate a TON of salmon... Just in case you were interested in what I ate... It was very good!

After our bellies were full... We headed out to the lobby again to meet up with Bernadette and family... I think we were in much better moods this time. But to be quite honest - we were just exhausted from all that heat earlier, and we were ready to go back to the resort and sleep.

So, we said our goodbyes to Bernadette and family... No Dismeet pics this time - I am not sure whose camera they are on?

Stopped at the gift shop in the GF... I didn't buy anything.

Decided to chance the dreaded Monorail, since we had nowhere to be and no time constraints...

It was pouring rain...

So, upon exiting the monorail, we donned our ponchos and RAN to the busses in the rain...

Bus to French Quarter...

Immediately to bed... I couldn't even tell you what time we crawled in - I didn't note it in my journal. I just know that there were no complaints.

Link to Day 3 Part 1

D~

 

[Clio]

I'm glad you're back. Post Disney blues are bad. Mine haven't hit yet, then I've only been home since Sunday.
Sorry about the monorail/boat issues. I'm glad they held everyone's adrs.
I haven't been posting much lately. My computer has been acting up. I had to switch to Chrome from IE and don't have most of my book marks. Besides that it crashes randomly. Something's wrong with the display driver. I don't want to replace it because I don't like windows 8.
You and the girls have been busy during their break. We don't get fall breaks just longer breaks at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
I'll be busy a work. We're resetting thing from Christmas. I also have to remember to pay on my layaway. I have a ps4 in layaway from my daughter and her husband.
I have you have a good day.
Liz

 

[STLMickeyMom]

oh no....I hate when I have a great idea, don't act on it and then end up kicking myself! what a bummer to skip the boat and have to come back to it after all that. but thankfully you made it finally!

I just love the GF! I don't know that we'd ever stay there, but it is so pretty!

I'm glad you had some great interactions with the characters at dinner. we've only done that meal once, but would so do it again. they were hilarious!

and yay for a great CM to make dinner even more magical!

 

[Wood Nymph]

Allison is having a sleep over here tonight with her friend Megan. Which works out nicely that V is at BFF's house - becuase Megan is a friend to both girls - and sometimes there is fighting over who Megan is here to visit with.

D~

Our daughters are two years apart and this used to happen all the time! The younger one was especially protective of her friends and had more issues with the older one playing with her friends then vice versa. It must be a sister thing.

I love your update. We ate at the GF Cinderella dinner and our dinner was slightly ruined by a horrendous meltdown by our then 3 year old granddaughter. But Cinderella came to the rescue and calmed her down. I think that several servings of strawberry soup didn't hurt either. We had really good food that night. I'm glad that dinner made up for your terrible travel in the heat. The group picture looks nice. Only BFF looks really hot.

We had a disastrous trip over to Fort Wilderness for dinner at Trail's End one night. Buses were slow, boats were slow, it was just super frustrating. I think it took us two hours to get there and we were a half hour late for our ADR. Luckily they had no problem seating us, although I think we had to wait at least 20 minutes. That is one reason why I'm not going to plan too many ADR's at resorts unless I'm in walking distance. It is just too hard to get to one from another resort.

 

[Chicago Mo]

well... Wasn't that just a big bowl of cheerfulness?!?!

I totally LOVE the angry eyes on V in the beginning! I just LOVE that girl!

Regardless of all the stuff, your pictures of you all LOOK like your have a great time!


Way to go Aziz! WOO HOO on a great CM! i LOVE hearing the great stories with Cm's!

Perk Up buttercup! we miss you round here!

Here... KISSY KISSY

 

[OregonMomToWDW]

From your description of the events, I expected a weary looking picture, but it was good. I am glad Aziz was able to turn the night around.

On our first trip to WDW, we had reservations at Ohana and 1900 Park. I had read your trip report before we went and was so scared of the monorail. We took boats to ADR and had no problems. My kids kept wanting to take the monorail and I kept telling them that we were not going to do that. I think we did take the monorail to Ohana though.

Sorry to hear you woke up with a cold. Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Terkina]

What an evening with a lot happening on your second day at Disney. I would have freaked out when being late for the ADR. It was a good thing Aziz was working and turned your evening around.

 

[solana131]

Well I'm glad your mood turned around a little thanks to Aziz I loved 1900 Park this summer. Maybe not a must do every single time, but definitely an every other one for me. I was crossing my fingers for you on the monorail! Glad you made it this time with no problems You guys look so cute.....even in your ponchos and extremely tired!










POLO

 

[DMGeurts]

I hope you do an update today. I have fun reading them. I figured out the cure to DIsney's blues- book another trip.
I had joked to a friend in front of DH that I was trying to sneak in another use of our AP before they expire, so DH figured out when we could go. Driving down from NY to WDW then vero beach then FIL.

Yup - I did do an update...

I wish I could book another trip... I promised Josh - no more Disney.

I hope you have a great trip!!! Sounds wonderful!

I'm glad you're back. Post Disney blues are bad. Mine haven't hit yet, then I've only been home since Sunday.
Sorry about the monorail/boat issues. I'm glad they held everyone's adrs.
I haven't been posting much lately. My computer has been acting up. I had to switch to Chrome from IE and don't have most of my book marks. Besides that it crashes randomly. Something's wrong with the display driver. I don't want to replace it because I don't like windows 8.
You and the girls have been busy during their break. We don't get fall breaks just longer breaks at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
I'll be busy a work. We're resetting thing from Christmas. I also have to remember to pay on my layaway. I have a ps4 in layaway from my daughter and her husband.
I have you have a good day.
Liz

I hope you had a great trip Liz!

I sure hope you get your computer figured out... I hate computer problems!

I know... We are starting to set our very early Christmas set too... Love Christmas!

oh no....I hate when I have a great idea, don't act on it and then end up kicking myself! what a bummer to skip the boat and have to come back to it after all that. but thankfully you made it finally!

I just love the GF! I don't know that we'd ever stay there, but it is so pretty!

I'm glad you had some great interactions with the characters at dinner. we've only done that meal once, but would so do it again. they were hilarious!

and yay for a great CM to make dinner even more magical!

Hahaha... Exactly... If we would have just got in line for the boat right away...

I know - Alli wants to stay at GF for her graduation trip - if we get to go then.

Yah - Aziz was a great CM!

Our daughters are two years apart and this used to happen all the time! The younger one was especially protective of her friends and had more issues with the older one playing with her friends then vice versa. It must be a sister thing.

I love your update. We ate at the GF Cinderella dinner and our dinner was slightly ruined by a horrendous meltdown by our then 3 year old granddaughter. But Cinderella came to the rescue and calmed her down. I think that several servings of strawberry soup didn't hurt either. We had really good food that night. I'm glad that dinner made up for your terrible travel in the heat. The group picture looks nice. Only BFF looks really hot.

We had a disastrous trip over to Fort Wilderness for dinner at Trail's End one night. Buses were slow, boats were slow, it was just super frustrating. I think it took us two hours to get there and we were a half hour late for our ADR. Luckily they had no problem seating us, although I think we had to wait at least 20 minutes. That is one reason why I'm not going to plan too many ADR's at resorts unless I'm in walking distance. It is just too hard to get to one from another resort.

Yah - I hate the fighting over friends when the girls have a mutual friend over - drives me nuts! Sadly, Alli had to reschedule her sleepover with Megan, so now it isn't happening until Saturday...

That's awesome about Cinderella and the Strawberry Soup... That would make me feel better too... LOL

Oh wow - that is awful!!! Glad you were still able to get seated... I just wasn't sure how it worked with the deposit - at which point they charge your card on file, ya know?

well... Wasn't that just a big bowl of cheerfulness?!?!

I totally LOVE the angry eyes on V in the beginning! I just LOVE that girl!

Regardless of all the stuff, your pictures of you all LOOK like your have a great time!


Way to go Aziz! WOO HOO on a great CM! i LOVE hearing the great stories with Cm's!

Perk Up buttercup! we miss you round here!

Here... KISSY KISSY

Hahaha... Yah - it was just a really crappy night there for a while... but we all perked up.

LOL _ Yah - V's moods are pretty transparent - you can tell exactly what mood she is in by the look on her face.

We did have a good time in the end... It just took a while to turn us around - the biggest thing, I think, was standing out there in the heat... Once we got to GF, the air conditioning and food - we started to do better.

I know - I know - I need to snap out of this funk. It's so hard! The girls are off doing their own thing... And I am so very restless with not much on my plate... Honestly - I hate it.

From your description of the events, I expected a weary looking picture, but it was good. I am glad Aziz was able to turn the night around.

On our first trip to WDW, we had reservations at Ohana and 1900 Park. I had read your trip report before we went and was so scared of the monorail. We took boats to ADR and had no problems. My kids kept wanting to take the monorail and I kept telling them that we were not going to do that. I think we did take the monorail to Ohana though.

Sorry to hear you woke up with a cold. Hope you feel better soon.

LOL - Yah - we are pretty good posers.

Hahaha... That Mono-fail hates me... I made a non-over-ruleable rule after that incident... No Monorail EVER if we have somewhere to be. Seriously... Disney needs to get that system up to par - they can redo Fantasyland, but the Monorail breaks down indefinitely every 15 minutes, it's so frustrating.

What an evening with a lot happening on your second day at Disney. I would have freaked out when being late for the ADR. It was a good thing Aziz was working and turned your evening around.

Yah - I was so upset... And poor Nini had to listen to me freak out. It wasn't pretty!

Well I'm glad your mood turned around a little thanks to Aziz I loved 1900 Park this summer. Maybe not a must do every single time, but definitely an every other one for me. I was crossing my fingers for you on the monorail! Glad you made it this time with no problems You guys look so cute.....even in your ponchos and extremely tired!

Yah - it did turn around - I was thankful for that! I agree - 1900 is not a must do for us, but V really wanted to do it again, and so did Olivia - so I let them pick.

Thanks!!! We were so tired and wet from the rain... but it turned out to be a memorable day, in the end.

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I am still sick... Whatever this is, is totally settled in my chest. I can't find my thermometer (honestly, I haven't looked) - but I know I keep having fevers and they keep breaking... Cold, hot, cold, hot... So, I have fluid in my lungs - it hurts to try to cough it out, because my head and eyes hurt so badly. Grrrr... I haven't been sick for the longest time. I know I got it from Josh last week...

So, yesterday morning, Allison and I were hungry for breakfast... So we went to town to get eggs/hashbrowns... Then after we bought all of that... we went to Perkins to have breakfast. I know, it makes a lot of sense.

We came home just in time for Gus to get here...

I went to bed...

They hung out.

I got up a couple hours later... Still restless. I don't know how I am going to survive when the girls go to college... If this is any glimpse of what my life is going to be like - I want no part of it. I am constantly bored and restless - my house is clean... I have no desire to do anything in my sewing room because I don't have a trip to plan - so it's all I can do just to work up there. Seriously - I am considering starting another family... LOL - OK - I am only half serious here... but still... I need to find SOMETHING... For 16 years, these girls have been my entire life... It's going to kill me when they go.

I begged Allison and Gus to let me make them dinner, because I was so restless... Gus is a pretty picky eater - so I told him to choose. He chose tacos... which means they had to run to town to get lettuce and taco shells... So they did - and I made them dinner. It helped me get the restlessness out of myself.

Then Allison went to go babysitting and Gus went home.

I have to add... It makes me so happy to see the two of them so happy together. I know they have only been together for a few months, but they really have a good relationship and compliment eachother quite well... It's very fun for me, as a mom, who assumed I would hate anyone who dared try to love either of my daughters, to see them together and see them enjoy eachother.

I sat here all night, played on my tablet, watched TV... and again - told myself that this is NOT what my life is going to be like in a few years... Must find something... Need to find a new purpose.

Allison came home earlier than I'd thought from babysitting, so I sat up and watched TV with her for a while. Then I went to bed.

Today... Not a clue? I am debating if I should try to do my heavy lifting - at least my deadlifts. But everyone I know on FB says I should rest... Grrr... Don't want to rest.

I will go up to my sewing room for a while this morning and try to finish last week's custom order... Since I didn't get up there at all yesterday. I am scheduled off up there next week - so I don't feel too badly if I can't finish it this week. But I am going to try.

Then I will nap this afternoon.

Alli has to work tonight, so I'll need to stay awake late to pick her up...

So, I am sure I will be really restless tonight too... Sigh.

Anyways... I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Prayers and good thoughts to all of you!

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