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[kaoden39]

Boy Hook sure is a flirt.

 

[Belle Ella]

Boy Hook sure is a flirt.

Boy, you can say that again!!

OK all, I have a proposition for everyone. I should be done with the TR either tonight or tomorrow morning which means I can get started on the next big adventure. A PTR for my birthday vacation! Should I make a new thread or should I make this a never ending TR?

 

[kaoden39]

Boy, you can say that again!!

OK all, I have a proposition for everyone. I should be done with the TR either tonight or tomorrow morning which means I can get started on the next big adventure. A PTR for my birthday vacation! Should I make a new thread or should I make this a never ending TR?

I think keeping this as a never ending thread is a good idea that way it's easier to find. And you've already got people that visit you.

 

[Belle Ella]

I think keeping this as a never ending thread is a good idea that way it's easier to find. And you've already got people that visit you.

And oh, how you all are like family! Those who haven't gotten tired of my extremely long posts. I am a babbler by nature.

 

[kaoden39]

And oh, how you all are like family! Those who haven't gotten tired of my extremely long posts. I am a babbler by nature.

I think that is a good thing. My daughter Kody is a babbler too. I get worried when she is quiet.

 

[Belle Ella]

I think that is a good thing. My daughter Kody is a babbler too. I get worried when she is quiet.

Yeah, my family is the opposite. They wish I would be quiet. I don't give them too many silent moments to worry about.

 

[kaoden39]

Yeah, my family is the opposite. They wish I would be quiet. I don't give them too many silent moments to worry about.

Umm yeah that's why I worry. Most of the time I really enjoy it, just some days.....

 

[Belle Ella]

Umm yeah that's why I worry. Most of the time I really enjoy it, just some days.....

Oh yeah, that's my family. I know they can take it some days. The worst days for them is when all I have is Disney on the brain. They don't share my obsession, unfortunately. Although it may turn into a father/daughter trip for my birthday since as of right now there is nobody I know available to go.

 

[kaoden39]

Oh yeah, that's my family. I know they can take it some days. The worst days for them is when all I have is Disney on the brain. They don't share my obsession, unfortunately. Although it may turn into a father/daughter trip for my birthday since as of right now there is nobody I know available to go.

With Kody it is whomever she is obsessing over. Today it is Kevin Jonas and Chap Stique. Tomorrow who knows. Maybe Brendon Urie.

 

[Belle Ella]

With Kody it is whomever she is obsessing over. Today it is Kevin Jonas and Chap Stique. Tomorrow who knows. Maybe Brendon Urie.

Ahhh. The love of FF5. My obsession list is currently stuck between DL and hockey and that's the way it's been for I don't know how long now. We don't get much of a variety over here.

 

[kaoden39]

Ahhh. The love of FF5. My obsession list is currently stuck between DL and hockey and that's the way it's been for I don't know how long now. We don't get much of a variety over here.

Oh the Shark's had better get their act together. I cannot believe that they have lost the last two games.

 

[Belle Ella]

Oh the Shark's had better get their act together. I cannot believe that they have lost the last two games.

I can't believe how well Hiller is playing for a rookie goaltender. Eek. I'm hoping the Sharks can pull something out tomorrow night, but it's not ever yet. I'm tired of those darn shots hitting the post though. Every time I hear that PING I want to throw something. And I'm waiting to hear if Mitchell is going to b ready to play in this series. I know they've said he "could" in this round. I wont be stressing unless they go down 3-0.

 

[kaoden39]

I can't believe how well Hiller is playing for a rookie goaltender. Eek. I'm hoping the Sharks can pull something out tomorrow night, but it's not ever yet. I'm tired of those darn shots hitting the post though. Every time I hear that PING I want to throw something. And I'm waiting to hear if Mitchell is going to b ready to play in this series. I know they've said he "could" in this round. I wont be stressing unless they go down 3-0.

It certainly doesn't help that Anaheim is playing way over their ability either.

 

[RiverLou]

It certainly doesn't help that Anaheim is playing way over their ability either.

Nope, it sure as heck doesn't. Oiy.

So this is Frack, by the way - a.k.a. Jazz a.ka. Belle Ella - totally hoarding her account for the moment. Looks like I will be finishing up day 4 tomorrow. We're going to go see 17 Again tonight.

 

[kaoden39]

Nope, it sure as heck doesn't. Oiy.

So this is Frack, by the way - a.k.a. Jazz a.ka. Belle Ella - totally hoarding her account for the moment. Looks like I will be finishing up day 4 tomorrow. We're going to go see 17 Again tonight.

Ooh let me know how good it is. And let me know whether it is worth seeing it.

 

[RiverLou]

Ooh let me know how good it is. And let me know whether it is worth seeing it.

You gt it. I hope I like it. I need to see a good movie right about now. OK, we should be off soon. Movie is at 7:00 p.m.

 

[Belle Ella]

We loved the movie last night. It was definitely something that I needed. I totally love Thomas Lennon, holy sheep. I think my sides still hurt. We thought it was pretty funny.

 

[Belle Ella]

The Magic never ends
Day 4 cont.​

That was pretty much the last thing we would do together before the big drive home. There were some rides that Rick wanted to go on that she would have to do by herself so after lunch we went our seperate ways again. The plan was for for her to go back to the hotel at 1:00 p.m. so she could call AAA so we could get the tire taken care of then I would meet up with her shortly after and we'd be all good to go.

Who wants to guess what actually ended up happening?

My goal for the day was get as many other photos around the park as I could - all with me in them of course. So I was on the lookout for PhotoPass photographers. Remember, one of my big goals for the vacation was to have plenty of verifiable proof that I was actually there. I stopped in front of SBC again for a photo by myself. After that I made my way over to Mickey's Toon Town. I hadn't really spent any time over there other than maybe 5 minutes or so looking for Frick and I never got to go on Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin. Lucky enough for me it was listed as a 10 minute wait at that point, but it wasn't even close to being that long - it was maybe 5 minutes tops or what I like to call perfect timing. I also took a walk through Mickey's house and got another photo with the Mouse. Minnie's was too busy for my plans for the day so I opted out.

EEK! Looking at all of these photos makes me realize I really need to be not lazy and go through and really edit them. They are all way too blown out for my taste.

As I go through the photos for the day, Im starting to realize I did a lot of walking back and forth. After MTT I went back to SBC and made my way over to do another PhotoPass picture next to the Partners statue. They didn't come out well, but wowzers it was so sunny. Not a very nice expression for me. Then after that it was back towards Fantasyland but I had to take the roundabouts way through Snow White's Grotto because Mickey & friends, plus the marching band were out in front of the castle. See if you can spot the mouse! And I stayed and watched for a bit and followed them down Main Street for a bit as well. It was all fun. And then, what do you know, I was back at the SBC.

I was keeping my eye peeled for any character sightings so I could add to my stockpile. Unfortunately it was a pretty unsuccessful day in that area. I did see Mary Poppins and the 'scary' Bert. I like the other guy better. A lot better. This guy reminds me too much of one of our ETL's at work who I really, really, really dislike. Not to mention, he's scary looking, like I said.

See? Scary.​

And I did see Peter Pan, prancing his way by Sleeping Beauty Castle. I was chilling out a Snow White's Grotto when he came by. It was pretty funny to see and while I couldn't really stop and get a photo with him (because I ahd nobody to take a picture) I did snap one of him in front of the castle before he could prance off again. Such a hurry, even the photo was in a hurry it was a tad bit blurry.

It was getting closer to 12:30 by that point, closer and closer to when we needed to leave! I kept trying to call Frick since I had no idea what she was up to at that point and wanted to make sure she remembered to be back at the hotel at 1:00 p.m. so she could call AAA. She wasn't answering her phone so I kept trying to reach her every so often and made my way back into Fantasyland for the last time until September! It didn't take long for me to spot the Mad Hatter again, right next to King Arthur's Carousel.

I need to see if I can salvage this one.​

I started to make my way back up Main Street to do a little shopping before it was time to go. I was looking for a picture frame and wanted to make sure I got all of the postcards that I wanted before it was too late. I succeeded in one goal, the postcards. It was about then that Frick finally called me back. It was 1:15 p.m., that I remember very clearly. She said she had just called AAA so I told her I was going to make one last pit stop at DCA before I made my way to the parking lot to meet up with her and we could leave.

And that was that! It was a pretty easy going day for me, those last few hours in the park. But that's just how I wanted it. I am not kidding when I say I really, really, really wanted to cry while I was making that final walk back to the HoJo. I wasn't ready for the Disney experience to be over!!! But really, going over all of this again just reminds me that he Magic never really does end. Not really.

This story still has to have it's final chapter however ...

 

[DizNee Luver]

Bummer about the flat tire!! Doesn't tend to start the day very good....but also knowing its your last day there adds to the disappointment.

What were all the characters doing coming out of Sleeping Beauty's Castle????? I've never seen that before!!

You really had great pics thru-out the trip!!!! I've really enjoyed them! (and this report)

Thanx for sharing !!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Now it's time to say goodbye
Conclusion of TR​

Of course it wouldn't be a Frick & Frack vacation if everything didn't go to hell at the very end. Remember the plan? 1:00 p.m. be at HoJo and call AAA so you can wait for them to send someone to change the tire and *fingers crossed* be on the road by 2:00 p.m. or as close to it as possible. So, so, so, so not the case.

By the time I left DL and got to the hotel parking lot it was probably a little after 1:30 p.m. so I was expecting a little better news than I was greeted with. Apparently she had only just gotten back to the car right before me, when I had been under the impression she had called AAA from the car about 15 minutes earlier. But no, she hadn't. And of course AAA had showed up while she wasn't there and left already. HELLO?!?!?! I kind of thought that was common sense, but whatever. Can't change what's been done but after what had happened earlier in the morning it just set the fire alarms off again in my head so there was no way I was going to sit there with her and wait for someone to come out again. The first time had been fast, the second time I was pretty sure wouldn't be as lucky.

I went back to the hotel lobby to relax and stopped by the game room to pass the time. I decided to have a little fun with the photo booth they had and then browsed the gift shop for a little bit until I decided to go check on the car status, who knows how long later.

To make this very long story a little shorter the tire didn't get changed until ... let's say 3:00 p.m. or after. I'm still a little pissed about it. OK, a lot pissed about it. I had explained the whole situation before. We needed to leave before 2:00 so I could get everything done that I needed to before work the next morning and not to mention sleep. Seeing as she can't drive, the sleep was pretty important since I wouldn't be getting any on the drive. And 2:00 was being generous. I would have preferred to be out at noon or 1:00 p.m. but I kind of wanted a touch more time in the park too. I love her to death, but having a sense of urgency and time management is far from being her forte. So of course I was so completely fed up by the time the guy had changed the tire that I was in one of those "screw it all" moods. So we went to go get our luggage, stopped by the gift shop to buy a couple of things and then do a couple more rounds on the Photo Booth.

We did finally hit the road after grabbing our luggage. Mind you, it was 4:30 by that point. Well after when I needed to leave. The drive home was long and boring. We stopped off for food at In-N-Out which was really the only good part of the drive for me. Getting sleepy and watching someone fall asleep in the seat next to you knowing you still have a good 3 hours before you get to do the same is painful, especially when you're already at the end of your ropes with said person to begin with. I didn't walk through my door at home until just before 11:00 p.m. and I still had to get things ready for work and try and get sleep before I had to wake back up at 4:00 a.m. which never happened.

It aint a meal if we don't get a photo of me stuffing my face.​

It's funny though. The first day was filled with craptastic moments. The last day was filled with craptastic moments. But I still had the time of my life.