~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

[kschafer]

Your year in pictures was fun to read. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[aldisneygrl]

Oh Dawn we (my DS and I) think we have figured out who that was. We think it was Andre Smith, and he won't be playing tonight because he got suspended. Something about talking with Pro recruiters or something like that. It's a shame cause he is so BIG!

Here's hoping we win! ROLL TIDE!!!!

 

[MA pigletfan]

wheeee..i can't wait to see what made you think of me at the mvmcp...i think i MIGHT have an idea..but we shall see
LOVE your year of pictures...that was so cute!!! You are one well traveled girl..i love i--thanks so much for always thinking of us and sharing your fun times!

 

[punkin413]

Oh Dawn..how i've missed you....

you too, sweetie!!!

Thanks for sharing your 2008 in pics! That was really cool Dawn!!!!!!

Love the pic of you sticking your tongue out with food on it!!!

you're welcome! thanks. i tend to forget my manners when a photo op presents itself.

Oh my gosh!

I can not believe you posted that picture of my father in law sleeping in that chair!

Okay. I'm just kidding. I saw your link on Scott's report and noticed you were there at the same time as us. Which means I'm going to be checking out your pics to see if we're in the background of them.

that's too funny! cool! i hope you see yourself in some of my pics. i will head over to your TR (i think i saw that you have one) and do the same!

Dawn, that was alot of fun! Great idea!
But you missed one important picture.............................

you are so right......i'm such a moron!!!! how could i have forgotten that?????? my meeting with winkers and family! i'm so glad i met you guys on that trip. you are true-life friends now!!!!

Holy Cow!!!!!!

who WAS that guy?????

Some great 2008 tongue memories.....

i went back and counted exactly 5 purposeful tongues (you can't count the unpurposeful ones because sometimes your tongue just gets in a picture unintentionally), 4 of which were mine and 1 of which was a 4-year-old's. maybe that should tell me something.

I love how you and Erica have connected so well

she's my fwiend and i wub her!

what a great look back at the year that was 2008

ok can I come down and find out where that PF Changs is, I want that waiter to serve me.

Ok gay moment over. Sorry I have them every once in a while.

That water slide pic is hysterical, it looked like it was straight down.

OMG, scott.....i literally laughed out loud at that!!!!! that was too funny. actually, both my brother and sister used to work at that PF chang's and know that guy. the restaurant is on west end in downtown nashville. hopefully you won't go stalk him now. biff may find me and torture me!

that was the only slide i didn't go on because dawn with a broken back = no income. not a good thing!

Great recap of 2008! I had to at this:

To me it says "pet my belly NOW!!!"

I know that look!

thanks! yeah, he loves to have his belly rubbed. but he doesn't even look like a dog. more like a mix between a dog, a bat and a pot-bellied pig!

Mmmm... PF Changs!

Great year in review- I've no doubt 2009 will be even more spectacular for you!

thanks!!! i love me some PF chang's, too. so good!

 

[punkin413]

What a great wrap up of 2008! I looove the picture of Ray "trying to kill you" and then your life insurance policy caption And of course the Disney pictures were great too, you and Ray make the perfect couple!

That last picture of Eli/Sherman (idk which one it is!) is tooooo funny! My dog does the same thing, like shes a person just casually laying on her back and her ears fly up like that

thanks! you are so sweet! we get along pretty good but of course we aren't perfect. we've been together since i was 17 - that's 15 years. holy crap - i'm old!

that's eli. i think he looks like a bat!

Love your year in review! You've had a lot of fun this year. And it's been fun following along with you via your TR!

I'd almost forgotten about Elvis!

Here's hoping your 2009 is equally or more magical than 2008!

thanks! who can forget about elvis! i hope you have a great 2009 too!!!!

I love the year in review pictures! I think I took about 3 photo albums worth of pictures this year (if not more). Of course, the majority of them are the girls.....that's what happens when you have kids, you go picture crazy . DD #1 gets it, so she just poses and looks at me like, "Let's get this over with." DD #2 hasn't quite figured it out yet, and she tends to run, but she doesn't realize that I'm just going to chase her until I get the picture I want .

thanks! yeah, anna's like that with luke. he HATES taking pictures - she's ruined him! they had a problem getting him to pose for photopass pics - but some of them turned out pretty funny!

So fun to look back at the last year, many fun times. It will be very cool to see all those memories in the future.

thanks - that's exactly why i did it!

I've been lurking and enjoying your reports. Love the recap of 2008! I was down there the same time as you, and I think I saw you a few times! Funny!

thanks so much for saying hello! very cool! where/when did you see me?

Great '08 in review! Love the beagles & PF Chang's.

thanks! beagles and PF chang's - these are some of my favorite things!

You've got me hooked!

Great report so far!

thanks so much for reading!

GREAT year in review!!! What a fantastic idea! I hope 2009 is just as good to you!

thanks! i hope you guys have a great year, too!

Dawn! What a freakin great idea! I loved looking at your 2008 in review. There are some great pictures and some that even made me laugh out loud! (Especially ones with Luke's faces)

thanks! glad i made you smile. and some of luke's pictures are so funny!

I love that Year in Review! What a fun idea... I might have to steal it for my report It looks like 2008 was a good year or you and I hope 2009 is just as fun!

thanks! go ahead - steal away! i hope you have a great 2009 too!

Your year in pictures was fun to read. Thanks for sharing with us!

thanks! and thanks for reading!!!

Oh Dawn we (my DS and I) think we have figured out who that was. We think it was Andre Smith, and he won't be playing tonight because he got suspended. Something about talking with Pro recruiters or something like that. It's a shame cause he is so BIG!

Here's hoping we win! ROLL TIDE!!!!

oh, bummer! i was hoping i'd see him, even though i really wouldn't know who i was looking for! we're watching the game right now. i started screaming when alabama scored a little while ago and eli (my dog) ran and hid. he's back now so i hope i can control myself in the second half! they need to step it up!!!!!! they can still win!!!!!!!!!!

hey, by the way, if your son has followed alabama for awhile, ask him if he remembers calvin hall? i think he played from 1994 - 1998. i graduated with him from gallatin high school in tennessee in 1994. he was a great football player - our school won the state championship in 1992 and he was a big part of that. anyway, i know he played offense for alabama but i'm not sure exactly what position. a tackle maybe?

wheeee..i can't wait to see what made you think of me at the mvmcp...i think i MIGHT have an idea..but we shall see
LOVE your year of pictures...that was so cute!!! You are one well traveled girl..i love i--thanks so much for always thinking of us and sharing your fun times!

i don't think you'd guess this - it's totally random! but you'll have to wait and see. you're welcome! i'm glad to share with you guys - it's neat to have to look back on, too.

 

[xoktenox]

thanks! you are so sweet! we get along pretty good but of course we aren't perfect. we've been together since i was 17 - that's 15 years. holy crap - i'm old!

that's eli. i think he looks like a bat!

awww thats so cute! not many people can say they've been with the same person for 15 years these days, sad as that is.

eli is freakin adorable. he really thinks hes a person and he has that belly just like my dog...except shes like a ft and a half long and wayyy to fat for her size

 

[aldisneygrl]

oh, bummer! i was hoping i'd see him, even though i really wouldn't know who i was looking for! we're watching the game right now. i started screaming when alabama scored a little while ago and eli (my dog) ran and hid. he's back now so i hope i can control myself in the second half! they need to step it up!!!!!! they can still win!!!!!!!!!!

hey, by the way, if your son has followed alabama for awhile, ask him if he remembers calvin hall? i think he played from 1994 - 1998. i graduated with him from gallatin high school in tennessee in 1994. he was a great football player - our school won the state championship in 1992 and he was a big part of that. anyway, i know he played offense for alabama but i'm not sure exactly what position. a tackle maybe?

Let's just say it isn't a happy day at the Allie house.

I can't even ask him because when the score was 21 - 0, he left and went upstairs to his room and shut the door.

He has come out since, but is pretty much staying in his room. I quit watching for a while because when I watch, they tend to play bad. Plus, I'm not feeling so good. I have a bad headache, and not to sure about my stomach. Sure hope I'm not coming down with something.

I'll ask him about that player when I see him again.

 

[punkin413]

awww thats so cute! not many people can say they've been with the same person for 15 years these days, sad as that is.

eli is freakin adorable. he really thinks hes a person and he has that belly just like my dog...except shes like a ft and a half long and wayyy to fat for her size

i'm a very lucky girl.

oh, eli is overweight too. we're having to portion his food and when the weather starts getting decent again we have to walk him more. i don't want him to be in poor health as he gets older. it's weird though - he's not lazy. i don't know why he's so fat!

Let's just say it isn't a happy day at the Allie house.

I can't even ask him because when the score was 21 - 0, he left and went upstairs to his room and shut the door.

He has come out since, but is pretty much staying in his room. I quit watching for a while because when I watch, they tend to play bad. Plus, I'm not feeling so good. I have a bad headache, and not to sure about my stomach. Sure hope I'm not coming down with something.

I'll ask him about that player when I see him again.

yeah, don't ask him until the game is over. and then if alabama loses don't ask him for awhile! they can still win - they're only behind by 2 touchdowns and there's an entire quarter left. it can be done! but don't say that to him - most guys don't like to have a positive attitude when their team is losing!

 

[TigerKat]

Pulling for Bama here, SEC is such a dominant conference. We still love Coach Saban in my household.

 

[punkin413]

Pulling for Bama here, SEC is such a dominant conference. We still love Coach Saban in my household.

me too. doesn't look good though. i feel bad for wilson (the QB). he looks beat.

 

[punkin413]

oh, and what exactly is a ute? this is the only thing i can think of....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1V-4boT_ts

 

[MAGICFOR2]

They're just in the planning stages for the next year or so. I'm just already getting excited for them!

I'm sending myself to time-out now, and I will speak nothing of babies until I am allowed to.

Does anyone have some really, really strong duct tape????

It wuuks puffeckly.
Schanks!

(I wonder if it's gonna hurt when I yank it off! )

You girls are too funny! I was just planning on making comments about what a fun year Dawn and Ray will have while they "think" about having that baby- guess I won't.

Now that it is 2009 I can finally say "I'm going to WDW this year"

Me too! I'm going to Disneyworld THIS year!!!

oh, and anna was squeezing the water out of her jeans down the drain, too. we were a sight! but i saw other women doing the same thing. i wish we could've cowered in a hotel! but we were hungry and had to get to epcot, so we didn't have a choice! i will tell them you said that about luke!



isn't it so funny how people think we're weird until they SEE what we're all excited about???? everyone at work things i'm psycho when it comes to disney but now that my boss is going and i'm sending her stuff through e-mail, she's like, "YOU'RE AWESOME!!!"

yeah, you proved my point there, memom. don't get ahead of yourself - i'm still on the pill!



i think memom cleared it up but yes, ray and i are thinking of starting a family in the next 12-18 months. just depends on money, my job, insurance, that kinda stuff. that's why we don't have plans to go back to disney until december 2010.



yes, we were a bunch of wet rats! i can't wait for you to see the new additions! it's really cool.











you guys are crazy! i actually carry duct tape in my case for work because i have to tape down all my cords when i put out microphones (i've been around lawyers too long and i know i'll get sued if someone trips over one of my cords!). one time i was setting up in juvenile court and a man and his son, probably about 10 years old, were sitting there waiting for court to start. this kid was in for something minor, like maybe bringing a pocketknife to school or something. anyway, you see he was scared to death to be there anyway. well, his dad saw me get out the tape and before i started taping the cords down he turned to his son and said, "she brings that tape in case you get out of hand." the little boy's eyes got huge and i thought he was gonna fall out of his chair! poor thing!!!



well, i'll be cheering for alabama too! so throw in some trash talkin from me too. by the way, tell the peeps i said hey. i haven't been over there at ALL lately and i may be returning soon since i've gained a little bit over the holidays. it's nothing i can't undo but i might need some motivation!



oh, yes you can!!!!!

I love the way you just laughed in the rain - what else can you do when it rains that hard? We were up to our knees one day in Epcot - everyone ran ahead and left me - I was falling out of my crocs!

So you could be bringing a mini Dawn or Ray with you?????
Ok, I'll join memom in the corner now!!! And I promise not to ask for "progress reports"

Like Pooh says, "Think, Think, Think!"

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Okay - I'm all caught up! Loved the house pics - really nice!

Too bad about the rain - made it hard to find lunch! It's so fun to see Epcot through Luke's eyes! I love his reaction to Beverly - what a little gentleman!

You do have alot of family to see on Christmas! We can relate - DH's parents are divorced, too. Most of our sibs live out of town, though, so we don't see everyone every year.

Thanks for the "year in review.'" It was really fun re-living all those special days with you! I loved the bonfire pics, and the rock band pics - those were the craziest moments that you shared with us!

Here's to a great 2009 for you and Ray and Eli!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

oh, and what exactly is a ute? this is the only thing i can think of....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1V-4boT_ts

 

[aldisneygrl]

Dawn - I had to google it, but I figured it had something to do with Indians due to their emblem on their helmets. They are an Indian Tribe that resides in UT and CO.


Oh, and upon further review of your post, I realized he wouldn't know that player because he was born in 93. (didn't ya' love my sports talk? ) Actually, he is a relatively new AL fan. We moved here from GA in 2000, and he became a fan after that sometime. You have to choose AL or AU because they make such a big deal out of it at school (due to the Iron Bowl). You have to be for one or the other, and he chose AL.

I think Saban will be humbled by this loss. Hopefully, he'll go back to the drawing board, and make AL an even better team next year. We won't have to worry about Auburn though, with whathisname? as coach.

 

[Megablocks]

I came over from MeMom's report--I've been lurking for a little while and finally decided to say hi. I started reading yours and Erica's report, too, and I love it!

The year in review was awesome. I think I might do one, too, because I think it would be cool to look back. I don't have AS many pictures, but I think I have enough uploaded to make one. I loved your pictures, especially the one of Ray trying to kill you and the one of you guys at the table, sticking your tongue out. That's totally something I would do. There's a severe lack of "normal" pictures of me.

Your dogs are absolutely adorable--I almost adopted a beagle a couple of years ago, but he had already been adopted by the time that we went. I love seeing pics of other people's dogs.

Looking forward to more

 

[YoungChuck72]

loves the report

 

[scottny]

OMG, scott.....i literally laughed out loud at that!!!!! that was too funny. actually, both my brother and sister used to work at that PF chang's and know that guy. the restaurant is on west end in downtown nashville. hopefully you won't go stalk him now. biff may find me and torture me!

that was the only slide i didn't go on because dawn with a broken back = no income. not a good thing!

HMM, well I will be in WV in March, might make a detour.

do not blame you for not going on it

 

[jwwi]

Dawn,
I have seen the year in review on the local news, national news, ET and the morning shows. I can say that I enjoyed your the most. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Have a great 2009 too!

 

[Philadisney]

Just had a chance to get started and I've only read the first page as I've got to rush off to a dr's appointment now, but just wanted to say WOW your condo was really gorgeous. I love all the plants, you must have felt like you were sleeping on a tropical island. And did the owners really frame a bunch of Disney Mickey Head paint chips? That's kind of awesome, I might have to steal that idea. Looking forward to reading more!