April 2010 ABD Backstage Magic : California Here We Come!!!

[TheTXTaylors5]

Hey Jennifer

Just saw one of your posts over on the DL trip report board.

You mentioned that you had a dining res at Steakhouse 55 but were still loooking for a place in LA for dinner.
Right in the Hollywood/Highland complex is a restaurant called the Grill in the alley.
Looks like it might suit you and Bill since you're interested in the menu at Steakhouse 55

DH-Dino, is thinking about going there instead of In & Out Burger on the 14th
- now I'm very conflicted

Thank you for the recommendation. I'll check it out on the internet. We're always open to new restaurants and having never been to LA, we're open for "anything".

Jennifer

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

Our Nanny search is over!!!!!

I finally found the right one yesterday. It is such a relief to know the kids are going to be taken care of while we are gone. Also, I made it a requirement that the Nanny must like dogs. So, our DISdog (JJ) could stay home while we are gone. He gets along great with my Mom too. Now that big hurdle has been crossed, I can get excited for this upcoming trip. You don't know how much stress this Nanny situation has caused me over the past few months. I wasn't sure who was going to watch the kids during the daytime. As you know, we have already paid the balance on the trip and if we couldn't go, we would have been out ALL the money. I'm glad it hasn't come to that.

California, here we come!

Jennifer

 

[macman752]

Jen, that's great news! Glad that you have found the right person. Sally and I are looking forward to see you and Bill again, this time in California!

 

[slapwhitey]

This is the thing that Phillip and I were thinking about looking into for Monday afternoon. (I know that some of you are headed to studios tours that day, but we get in that morning and will need to rest a bit before heading out.) Anyone know anything about this? They depart from the Hollywood and Highland area - I figure the hotel concierge will know if it's worth it...

http://www.hauntedhollywoodtours.com/

If we weren't doing the studio tour on Monday I would so sneek onto this tour with you guys. It sounds right up my alley. Really cool stuff.

 

[Circusgirl]

That is the exact Trip Report that got me even thinking about a California ABD trip. For the past year, Bill and I had been discussing taking an Italy ABD trip w/the kids. Then, I found that trip report and it got me to thinking about a CA ABD trip because of all the neat things that were only available to them because it was by Disney. Before the Podcast mentioned a trip, I was already contemplating our own ABD CA Tour. When the special tour with Pete and the gang was announced, it was like a "sign". It gave me the extra little push to sign on for a CA ABD Tour.

Jennifer

Jennifer, this is almost exactly what happened to me, too! I had looked at the ABD tours, and loved the idea of this trip especially, but thought I would never do more than contemplate it due to the expense. It was in the dream only category. Then I read Melanie's trip report, and it went from never to MUST DO IT!

Then I heard about the DISUnplugged Podcast crew's trip, it went from someday to NOW! Only I was a minute later to sign up than the last people who signed up for the tour before it was completely booked. I waited on the waiting list, and had actually given up completely as the months went by.
I was coming home from a trip to the east coast in August when I discovered a message from someone in Canada on my cell ("Who do I know in Canada?", I asked myself) when I turned it back on after the flight.
It was Katherine, telling me that a space on the tour had opened up, and to call Kevin RIGHT AWAY. Good DISfriend that she is, she had also let Kevin know I was interested. I hadn't called my home machine while I was away and after sending Kevin a message while I was still sitting on the plane, I got home to discover he had almost moved to Seattle in his efforts to reach me over the weekend. After the small comedy of phone calls, I was on the bus.

Happy months later, we are tantalizingly close to going.

Melanie should be getting a percentage from ABD...

(also posted over on Melanie's thread)

 

[aspen37]

That is the exact Trip Report that got me even thinking about a California ABD trip. For the past year, Bill and I had been discussing taking an Italy ABD trip w/the kids. Then, I found that trip report and it got me to thinking about a CA ABD trip because of all the neat things that were only available to them because it was by Disney. Before the Podcast mentioned a trip, I was already contemplating our own ABD CA Tour. When the special tour with Pete and the gang was announced, it was like a "sign". It gave me the extra little push to sign on for a CA ABD Tour.

Jennifer

I hadn't read her TR till after I booked the ABD trip. I went searching for a TR for this trip, so I could get an idea of what I got myself into. It took a while till I found hers, but once I read it I was so happy I was on this trip. I had lived in Southern California before, so when I first looked at ABD trips this was not my first choice. The only reason I'm booked on this trip is because it was a group trip thru DIS/DU. After reading Melanie's TR I was really, really happy I was booked.

Our Nanny search is over!!!!!

I finally found the right one yesterday. It is such a relief to know the kids are going to be taken care of while we are gone. Also, I made it a requirement that the Nanny must like dogs. So, our DISdog (JJ) could stay home while we are gone. He gets along great with my Mom too. Now that big hurdle has been crossed, I can get excited for this upcoming trip. You don't know how much stress this Nanny situation has caused me over the past few months. I wasn't sure who was going to watch the kids during the daytime. As you know, we have already paid the balance on the trip and if we couldn't go, we would have been out ALL the money. I'm glad it hasn't come to that.

California, here we come!

Jennifer

WOO HOO!!!

 

[corky441]

Our Nanny search is over!!!!!

I finally found the right one yesterday. It is such a relief to know the kids are going to be taken care of while we are gone. Also, I made it a requirement that the Nanny must like dogs. So, our DISdog (JJ) could stay home while we are gone. He gets along great with my Mom too. Now that big hurdle has been crossed, I can get excited for this upcoming trip. You don't know how much stress this Nanny situation has caused me over the past few months. I wasn't sure who was going to watch the kids during the daytime. As you know, we have already paid the balance on the trip and if we couldn't go, we would have been out ALL the money. I'm glad it hasn't come to that.

California, here we come!

Jennifer

That is such great news Jennifer. I can't begin to fathom the stress that being Nanny-less was -

 

[corky441]

27


perfect cube 3x3x3

atomic # of Cobalt

moons of Uranus

books in the New Testament

concerti completed my Mozart

letters in the Hebrew alphabet

magic # in sex, ideal number of participants for an orgy

DAYS UNTIL OUR ABD ADVENTURE BEGINS

 

[kab407]

27


perfect cube 3x3x3

atomic # of Cobalt

moons of Uranus

books in the New Testament

concerti completed my Mozart

letters in the Hebrew alphabet

magic # in sex, ideal number of participants for an orgy

DAYS UNTIL OUR ABD ADVENTURE BEGINS

Errrrrr.......aahhhhhhh....o my.....the one just before the number of days until till our ABD Adventure begins, where does one find that little piece of trivia?

 

[DisneyKevin]

27
magic # in sex, ideal number of participants for an orgy

DAYS UNTIL OUR ABD ADVENTURE BEGINS

<getting out my list>

<putting asterisk next to Marilee's name>

 

[corky441]

Errrrrr.......aahhhhhhh....o my.....the one just before the number of days until till our ABD Adventure begins, where does one find that little piece of trivia?

Well, eventhough I am someone from the "Hippie Generation" , I am pleased to say I do NOT know from experience

But if you check Wikipedia you can find almost anything

 

[corky441]

<getting out my list>

<putting asterisk next to Marilee's name>

 

[Dodie]

<getting out my list>

<putting asterisk next to Marilee's name>

 

[macman752]

I think I need to run that last point through snopes.com.

 

[stenogoddess]

<getting out my list>

<putting asterisk next to Marilee's name>

Just don't follow her into any rooms with closed doors and you'll be fine.

 

[kab407]

And here I thought J-Kim was going to be the one to watch on this adventure.

So who's managing the bail fund?

 

[Dodie]

Just don't follow her into any rooms with closed doors and you'll be fine.

And if you see a big bowl of keys anywhere near her, RUN!

 

[Dodie]

Are we chatting again tonight - officially? Someone needs to tear Jason and Susan away from their wedding planning and get them into one of these chats.

 

[jeanigor]

And if you see a big bowl of keys anywhere near her, RUN!

The things you learn about your friends......

 

[kab407]

And if you see a big bowl of keys anywhere near her, RUN!

Dodie!!!!