Slow start...but my TR is up and running RC friends
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Hope you can all pop in
Good Afternoon!
An update:
The stray dog we found is now ours! DH took him to the vet last week and he did test + for heart worm and had two ticks.
We have started treatment on those and he is doing great. We have put an ad out in case there is someone out there looking for him, but the vet said it's highly unlikely. So, here we are with two doggies! Milo and Gunner.
Gunner won't be going to the same boarding facility as Milo. He is staying with out vet and during that time he will be getting neutered and making sure everything is OK.
We are also 6 days out from departure day. We have a busy week with an unexpected baby shower on Saturday evening, so there will be lots of cleaning and organizing and packing to be done by Sunday. I want everything done early. The dogs are leaving Sunday and we are going to a brunch so it's imperative it is done.
YAY for expanding families and for the vet being able to help your sweetie!
Even bigger YAY for being soooooooo close!!!!
It's been several years since we've been to our local Renn Fest. I would love to get back to it. The last time we were there, one of our favorite acts wasn't there. It's a Texas bagpipe and drum band, and I don't think they are touring like they used to. Oh, well, I would love to get back to see my other favorite act. It's a comedy group called Don Juan & Miguel.
I didn't sleep much, so I can't remember if you said or not. What are y'all going dressed as for MNSSHP?
I admit I am a Rennie... though not as hardcore as some at the MD festival. I worked there for a season before DH and I got married (as a vassal to the king and a libations manager) and it's the best job I've ever had! I went to the MDRenn Fest for the first time when I was 7, so it's great to take DD7 the last few years... brings back memories!
It's funny you mention acts disappearing -- I'm so bummed about some of the EPCOT staples leaving! At least we can grab them this trip but I was looking froward to my ILs seeing Mo Rockin' and a few others.
Well, the DH didn't have any service calls today, so we ran errands. First up was a stop at Payless to get the DH a new pair of shoes. While he was trying his on, I looked at women's shoes and found a pair of plaid ones. The woman working there came by to tell us it was the first day of their BOGO sale. They may not be the Converse I normally wear, but they are plaid...and under $13. Other than flip flops, I haven't bought myself any shoes since our 2012 trip (that I can remember). I mainly bought them for my upcoming trip.
Then after getting an oil change and the minivan inspected, and picking a "sick kid" up from school, we had a scary moment while driving to get lunch. The hubby and I both saw the guy get on the highway to our right and one lane over. This guy was smart enough to put a mattress on top of two smaller box springs in the bed of his truck, and then not tie them down in any way. When he went to speed up to get on the highway, the mattress caught some air and flew into our lane in front of our van. Luckily, it was just the mattress and not the box springs.
Which makes me think...am I the only one here that names their vehicle? This minivan actually started out with one name and then the DH changed it.
LOVE the shoes!!! So awesome!
I am absolutely appalled by what some people do and the ignorance by which they function!!! Seriously!
Also, DH names the cars... and his motorcycles (when he has them). I just call them 'the car' and 'the truck' but think we have to name them when we move to Japan -- their cars are so cute!
Hello RC friends!! We're back from our recent adventures, which included ASMu and a quick budget Disney trip with our APs, then a quick overnight for a relatively local 1/2 marathon, then Paris and London! I'm way too behind to catch up entirely, but I'm jumping back in. We had a great time in Paris/London (and with three boys, they certainly make Disney trips, beach trips and US city trips like San Francisco, NYC and Seattle seem super easy, super relaxing and super inexpensive!)
Pas, glad I'm back for the start of your report - at least I won't be behind there!
As for ASMU, wow! As some may recall, my expectations were not that high for $67/night, but it was a last-minute quick trip with the kids and a new adventure. I'm happy to report that we had a great time and tons of fun! ASMu exceeded my expectations entirely. Bus service was generally outstanding. Our 7-year-old loved the food court at Movies (and Movies in general.) Disney was able to honor our request for the Broadway section, which was very well-themed. The grounds were impressive for a value, particularly with all the trees and the courtyard area outside of Jazz. The size of the room was just fine and the new linens are outstanding!!! Love the triple sheeting - really narrows the difference between value and deluxe for me. After this stay, we decided we're unlikely to return to a mod for a short or budget stay - we'd go either deluxe or value.
So I'm not giving up CL at AKL, GF or BWI in January to go value, but for a short stay, ASMu was great. We'd like to try Art of Animation sometime, but just a Little Mermaid room - for the price of a suite, we'd stay deluxe.
We debated doing a Value/CR split this trip but the military rate was snatched up super fast. Honestly, I love the theming of Values but DH's height is the double bed dealbreaker... still, try to snag a king on a couple's only trip sounds like a plan down the road!!!
Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation, though!!! Jealous of all the fun stops!
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Still waiting... *sighs* DH goes back and forth between being angry and being complacent about it all. I'm just frustrated because it's out of our hands. We joke about 'hurry up and wait' in the military but it's so true! I'm also worried info will come down while we're at Disney (as has happened on TWO of our trips before) and he'll have to spend part of vacation logging on or making phone calls. ((One trip was cut short a day because he had to leave early and another we spent a day at DL finding cell phone reception while touring the parks so he could stay in contact))... BLEH!
On the planning side, I'm afraid I have irked my TA. I called WDW to try to move DD7's BBB rezzie around (I know TA could do it but it's easier for me to have a list of possible options than go back and forth with her) and the CM on the phone mentioned the WL resort credit for the pool. I explained that wasn't for everyone and she said it was, so I got off the phone a little miffed - I'm so tired of faulty info and unnecessary drama when you call the CMs. This is the third time I've had issues with phone CMs and it's a running joke about how misinformed they are!!!
Due to all of this, I wanted to touch base with Disney basically saying "you need to do something about all this because it's causing headaches" but I checked with my TA first -- I didn't want anything to come back on her because she really has passed any info she gets to us ASAP. I think she thought I was upset with HER (I explicitly stated I wasn't) and she reiterated she had given us all the info she had when she got it.
FWIW, I called the number of the lady in Guest Services I spoke with last trip after some of our bumps and explained the situation to her (just that they may want to have universal info re: discounts, to do better at notification - I still haven't gotten a letter about the pool - and other stuff). She was super friendly and helpful and apologized for the unnecessary drama and put me in touch with WL to talk to someone about any requests we had. I asked the WL CM about some things and she was super helpful and I feel much better about staying there than I did after dealing with the drama, but now I'm worried my TA is frustrated with me. DH's opinion is that it's better to have aired my frustration now and try to deal with it than to have more hiccups at check-in that push things over, and that I was so worked up about everything I wasn't enjoying the anticipation but after talking to the CMs today, I am so I'm worrying over nothing. *shrugs* oh well -- here's to the next week flying by!!!
to all!
we enjoyed swimming at the GF.... Did I say that out loud?? Ooooops!
Thursday is my cry day! And I also will be here more after this week is over. Time to plan the next one, right friends???
Don't worry about your TA, it is their job to take care of this stuff....and one week
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