A Mouse, Two Little Minnows who wear out Grumpy and Test Track Moves to Naples 11/26

[marvali]

So, you are going to keep us in suspense about the Mai Tai's in Hawaii???

Yes, I admit...I was a little looped. I don't drink very often so it doesnh't take much. Or, before you can say it, it could have something to do with my age.

You have GOT to quit using up all the funny lines on yourself! That's what the rest of us are here for!!!

Okay, quick Mai Tai story! Pre-kids, DW and I saved up and decided to take a trip to Hawaii. Early flight from Charlotte to Atlanta, then non-stop to Honolulu. I think about an 8 hour time difference, we arrive in Honolulu around lunchtime, which is late evening back home. We make it to our hotel, and they tell us our room is showing housekeeping hasn't finished with it yet (no online check-in like Disney). We look around the lobby, and go outside to view the pool, ocean, and nearby marina. Check again, but room still not ready! The manager offers us a coupon for a free drink each at the bar out by the pool. Okay, we can deal with that since it IS getting late back home. We both order Mai Tai's, which were quite large, and quite good! After enjoying the outdoors, and our drinks, we try again but the room still isn't ready. We decided to sit on one of the couches looking out the door from the lobby. Man is this thing plush, and soft, and you sit really deep in it! DW is starting to feel the effects of the drink on top of no food since the flight, and the very long already day. She has her head on my shoulder dozing off. After a while, we decide to try again on the room. The man tells me no luck yet. I return to the couch, and DW. A little while later, she decides to try again and still no luck. But this time she tells me....."he offered to give us more coupons for free drinks, but I told him no." Why in heavens name did you turn them down? Because I couldn't handle another one of those being tired and all. Uh, did you ever stop to think we didn't have to use the coupons NOW????

 

[MickeyNicki]

But Nicki and I just have that something special that makes us feel like sisters.

Ok, I am a teary eyed nut case now

Lisa, the food was scrumptious and the company was the best--we had so much fun talking, laughing and plotting.

Picture us planning a Dis trip

Unfortunately, it won't be my lunch either.
Nicki got to go again on Tuesday of this week for her birthday.

The food was awesome but I missed the company

 

[KatMark]

That food looks great.
I must go buy a lottery ticket today! Maybe your luck will rub off on me. I could do alot of Disney damage with $1000! But imagine if I won more!

Imagine if we could all win a little more????

You have GOT to quit using up all the funny lines on yourself! That's what the rest of us are here for!!!

Okay, quick Mai Tai story! Pre-kids, DW and I saved up and decided to take a trip to Hawaii. Early flight from Charlotte to Atlanta, then non-stop to Honolulu. I think about an 8 hour time difference, we arrive in Honolulu around lunchtime, which is late evening back home. We make it to our hotel, and they tell us our room is showing housekeeping hasn't finished with it yet (no online check-in like Disney). We look around the lobby, and go outside to view the pool, ocean, and nearby marina. Check again, but room still not ready! The manager offers us a coupon for a free drink each at the bar out by the pool. Okay, we can deal with that since it IS getting late back home. We both order Mai Tai's, which were quite large, and quite good! After enjoying the outdoors, and our drinks, we try again but the room still isn't ready. We decided to sit on one of the couches looking out the door from the lobby. Man is this thing plush, and soft, and you sit really deep in it! DW is starting to feel the effects of the drink on top of no food since the flight, and the very long already day. She has her head on my shoulder dozing off. After a while, we decide to try again on the room. The man tells me no luck yet. I return to the couch, and DW. A little while later, she decides to try again and still no luck. But this time she tells me....."he offered to give us more coupons for free drinks, but I told him no." Why in heavens name did you turn them down? Because I couldn't handle another one of those being tired and all. Uh, did you ever stop to think we didn't have to use the coupons NOW????

It sounds like something Mark would do. Although I'm sure with all of the traveling, lack of food/sleep, etc., your wife just wasn't thinking. But that is funny.

The food was awesome but I missed the company

Don't be a teary nutcase because then I'll start being a teary nutcase.

Yes, we were planning our Disney trip too, weren't we?

We wish we could have been there. I've already told Mark for my birthday at the end of the year I want to go to a hibachi place so I can think of you guys.

 

[MickeyNicki]

We wish we could have been there. I've already told Mark for my birthday at the end of the year I want to go to a hibachi place so I can think of you guys.

Ok you go in Chi-town and we will go here and toast a Mai Tai to my BFF and her Romeo

 

[Shannon84]

I am just catching up now!! I have been loving your report...I know I have lurked on it before and potentially made a comment even but I cant remember if I did or not...but I am actually reading it from the beginning now

I am really sad we skipped MNSSHP, I think that is a must do next year The picture with the pooh characters is adorable (they are my favorites along with belle) and the picture with the dwarves!!! I love it so far...but alas back to reading Im only halfway through!

Aww this was my first trip meeting PUSH and I was laughing so hard at your pictures of him talking to the characters about you guys!!!

I have to tell you that I teared up reading about you giving away the balloon to the young lady at Magic Kingdom, thats a very special moment

 

[20thingamabobs]

Ok, so I checked in a couple days ago and thought I was all caught up but when I checked in today I realized I wasn't and ended up all the way back on page 23 . Anyway, I'm officially caught up now. Marco Island looks really nice, I've never even heard of it! And it looks like it was such an awesome trip! That's awesome you won $1000! I've never seen a "winning ticket" either! Anyway, I'm going to stay better caught up now!

 

[glennbo123]

Oh wow, that dinner looks good! And it sounds like the company was even better. That makes for a great evening.

 

[KatMark]

Ok you go in Chi-town and we will go here and toast a Mai Tai to my BFF and her Romeo

Sounds like a plan to me.

I am just catching up now!! I have been loving your report...I know I have lurked on it before and potentially made a comment even but I cant remember if I did or not...but I am actually reading it from the beginning now

I am really sad we skipped MNSSHP, I think that is a must do next year The picture with the pooh characters is adorable (they are my favorites along with belle) and the picture with the dwarves!!! I love it so far...but alas back to reading Im only halfway through!

Aww this was my first trip meeting PUSH and I was laughing so hard at your pictures of him talking to the characters about you guys!!!

I have to tell you that I teared up reading about you giving away the balloon to the young lady at Magic Kingdom, thats a very special moment

WELCOME! Thank you for joining.

We were really glad we did MNSSHP and hope to do it again next year to do the things we missed (the villians, etc.).

PUSH was a riot.

I am sorry I made you tear up. But I have to admit I still tear up when I read the tribute my son made to his grandfather after two years.

Ok, so I checked in a couple days ago and thought I was all caught up but when I checked in today I realized I wasn't and ended up all the way back on page 23 . Anyway, I'm officially caught up now. Marco Island looks really nice, I've never even heard of it! And it looks like it was such an awesome trip! That's awesome you won $1000! I've never seen a "winning ticket" either! Anyway, I'm going to stay better caught up now!

You've never heard of Marco Island? It's right near Ft. Myers on the Gulf side. We used to go to Daytona all the time, but we like Marco Island a lot better.

Oh wow, that dinner looks good! And it sounds like the company was even better. That makes for a great evening.

Glen, the evening was perfect with the food and with the company.

 

[annmarieda]

I hardly get a chance to comment on your tr cause I am always in a state of catching up with it , but I had to say congrats on the winning lottery ticket!!!

 

[KatMark]

I hardly get a chance to comment on your tr cause I am always in a state of catching up with it , but I had to say congrats on the winning lottery ticket!!!

No problem. I realize that life gets in the way of our DISing.

And thank you on the congrats.

 

[KatMark]

Well, we are at Friday, September 24 and we only have three full days after today. I was getting sad because I knew our vacation was more than half over.

We didn't met Nicki for coffee this morning because I was going to be spending the whole day with her the next day (Saturday) and we wanted to sleep in a little. For those who guessed that this would be our first day at the beach, you were right. I got up and took a shower and then got Mark up for his shower. We went to Starbucks and got my coffee. Beach or no beach, I HAVE to have my morning coffee. We went back to the condo and Mark had breakfast while I drank my coffee.

We packed up the car with beach blankets, beach chairs and our great bag that we got from the Coronado with snacks and bottles of water (part of the bag is insulated) and drove over to the beach. This is my one and ONLY complaint about Marco. It costs $8.00 to park in the parking lot to go to the public beach. I don't mind a parking fee, but I think $8.00 is a little steep...especially if we were going to go every day. We could walk it, but it isn't that short of a walk and it is hotter than heck to be carrying chairs, beach towels, etc.

So, we arrived at the beach and put our chairs in the sand, the towels on the chairs and the CSR bag on top of the shoes. We took a walk along the beach and I proceded to take some pictures of one of Mark's favorite things:

And some general pictures of the beach:

And more mine mine's:

After several hours at the beach, we looked up from a short nap and saw this in the distance and knew it was time to pack it up and go back to the condo:

We got back to the condo and had some fruit and cheese and crackers and watched the rain.

After the rain, we walked down to the dock to see if we could find any manatees.

Some of the flowers:

And some pictures of members of nature:

This is as close as we came to seeing a manatee:

We did see one more of these guys:

We spent the night in the condo and I made grilled cheese sandwiches and we had more fruit. I wanted to make it an early night because I knew I'd have a busy day the next day with Nicki. We watched some television and I caught up on my DIS threads, etc.

Up next, what was the surprise of "girls day out?"

 

[MaryAz]

That dinner looked yummy! Plus the great company! Planning ur Disney trips-say for next Sep/Oct??? Looked like a relaxing friday.

 

[that's nice]

What a nice relaxing day Kathy!

That rain looked really bad while you were on the beach. Good idea heading back to the condo.

I wonder what kind of trouble you got into the next day with Nicki....

 

[All7OfUs]

Mmmm... Mai Tai's!! Those will come up again in someone else's TR...

Personally, I really liked your snail picture. Very artsy.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

It sounds like you had a nce relaxing day at the beach. Dinner sounds yummy. I loved grilled cheese sandwiches!

 

[MickeyNicki]

i wonder what kind of trouble you got into the next day with nicki....

the big kind!

 

[MEK]

All caught up again! What a lovely dinner with Nicki and her DH. That food looks absolutely scrumptious and is making me hungry at 8am!

Its so touching that you and Nicki became such fast friends. It really is amazing how many people you can connect with in a lifetime. It's really great that the DIS brought you two together.

I am really enjoying reading about your stay in San Marco. It looks like the prefect place to relax and enjoy. to winning $1000! That is so fabulous. You guys must have lottery ticket mojo! Awesome!

 

[SoonerGirl]

What a wonderfully relaxing day at the beach! Good call heading out when you did though!

Your pictures of the jellyfish are creeping me out - ick!

 

[dizneeat]

Sounds like a great day at the beach! I love all the photos, esp. the beach ones - so relaxing.

It's fun that you should mention watching the rain, as this is exactly what Tom and I do! At OKW we would sit out on the balcony watching the downpour! It has something calming about it!

Can't wait to hear more about it all!

 

[KatMark]

That dinner looked yummy! Plus the great company! Planning ur Disney trips-say for next Sep/Oct??? Looked like a relaxing friday.

It reallyw as yummy, Mary. And yes, we were planning Disney trip for next October.

What a nice relaxing day Kathy!

That rain looked really bad while you were on the beach. Good idea heading back to the condo.

I wonder what kind of trouble you got into the next day with Nicki....

You won't believe the trouble we got into.

Mmmm... Mai Tai's!! Those will come up again in someone else's TR...

Personally, I really liked your snail picture. Very artsy.

Can't wait to hear about your Mai Tai's, Liesa. I thought the snails were really neat. I had never seen them before up close like that (I almost stepped on it at first).

It sounds like you had a nce relaxing day at the beach. Dinner sounds yummy. I loved grilled cheese sandwiches!

I love grilled cheese too! It was a nice relaxing day/evening.

the big kind!

Big? Small? It depends on how you look at ALL that was involved.

All caught up again! What a lovely dinner with Nicki and her DH. That food looks absolutely scrumptious and is making me hungry at 8am!

Its so touching that you and Nicki became such fast friends. It really is amazing how many people you can connect with in a lifetime. It's really great that the DIS brought you two together.

I am really enjoying reading about your stay in San Marco. It looks like the prefect place to relax and enjoy. to winning $1000! That is so fabulous. You guys must have lottery ticket mojo! Awesome!

Meeting Nicki here on the DIS is one of the best things that has ever happened in our lives. And I'm not just saying that because she's following this report. She is one of the warmest and most loving people I have ever met.

What a wonderfully relaxing day at the beach! Good call heading out when you did though!

Your pictures of the jellyfish are creeping me out - ick!

We left the beach just in time. By the time we left the beach, walked the pathway and a block to the parking lot it was pouring.

Sounds like a great day at the beach! I love all the photos, esp. the beach ones - so relaxing.

It's fun that you should mention watching the rain, as this is exactly what Tom and I do! At OKW we would sit out on the balcony watching the downpour! It has something calming about it!

Can't wait to hear more about it all!

I enjoy watching rain...as long as I am not IN IT!