Cam & Howard's Vow Renewal PJ -1/12/09 - WP&WH--p.98: TRIP REPORT BEGINS

[keenercam]

Thanks for worrying about making me nervous. But I'm not! Right now, I'm just excited! Plenty of time later to get nervous. Then again, everytime I think that, Howard shows up here with a countdown in the number of days or hours! THEN I start freaking out just a tiny bit!

 

[Deesknee]

Hi,
I haven't been on in a long time. Three teens have control of my computer. I just wanted to say how excited I am to be able to have time to catch up on your pj.

Dee

 

[pjstevens]

Hi Cam,

Hope you are having an awesome weekend. Missing my workout buddy. Good luck with the run tomorrow!!! Bring home that medal!!!!

Hugs
Patty

 

[pink_tink8i8]

Cam - thanks so much for posting the address for minimus.biz that has helped me out tremendously!!!!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Cam - thinking of you at the Minnie

 

[KeenHo]

Cam did great at Minnie and will post soon.

 

[keenercam]

Hi,
I haven't been on in a long time. Three teens have control of my computer. I just wanted to say how excited I am to be able to have time to catch up on your pj.

Dee

Thank you, Dee! It is so much fun to see people postng here and sharing their opinions. I am so grateful for the feedback!

Hi Cam,

Hope you are having an awesome weekend. Missing my workout buddy. Good luck with the run tomorrow!!! Bring home that medal!!!!

Hugs
Patty

Thank you, Patty! Within the first mile when I had shin splints I thought of you and of our treadmill sessions and told myself that our training would get me through until my legs felt better. Thank you so much, sweetie, for being an awesome workout buddy!

Cam - thanks so much for posting the address for minimus.biz that has helped me out tremendously!!!!

Sabrina, I am so glad that helped. I was very impressed with how quickly everything got here and how precisely everything was counted. I was sure there'd be some issue. But it was great to get everything from 20 cents to 40cents off per item for 20 welcome bags.

Cam - thinking of you at the Minnie

Thank you, Laura! The entire weekend was just the escape I needed from work and the total immersion in friendship and love that I'd been looking forward to. I'm sure you can imagine how much fun it is for 7 women to stay togther for a weekend at Disney! And though I don't know the final count, I'd bet there were 50 of our WISH teammates down there for the races. There is nothing like the friendship of the WISH team and that support to recharge your batteries and to make you think you can accomplish anything! I am so outrageously blessed to be a part of that team. We had the most amazing, best time! A 9.3 mile race was a small price to pay to play with my friends all wekend. And seeing so many of our teammates accomplish something they'd never done before or to do better than they've done before was the hugest HIGH you can imagine.

Hi, honey!

The weekend was productive toward the vow renewal also. We got so much accomplished.

1. I took 2 suitcases with stuff for the welcome bag and ceremony and put it all in an owner's locker.

2. We checked out 1900 Park Faire for the rehearsal dinner. The food was great and the restaurant was beautiful, but it was very loud there and the commotion of the characters and the dances & celebrations they do were a bit different from what we are looking for in a RD location. So, I think we are probably going to go with O'Hana's, but we have to look at our options again.

3. We watched WISHES! from the GF at Sago Cay Pointe. The fireworks were nice from there, but just not the same without the soundtrack, so we are going to give that more thought.

My dear friend and race partner, Rhonda, and I had spa peppermint pedicures scheduled for Sunday and there was a problem with our reservation, so we ended up getting polish changes just to get rid of our lime green nail polish and will have our spa pedicures in January together. I am really excited about that, knowing it's booked and that Rhonda and I will have some time together before we undertake the challenge of RUNNING the half-marathon on Saturday.

So, we are making progress!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Thank you, Laura! The entire weekend was just the escape I needed from work and the total immersion in friendship and love that I'd been looking forward to. I'm sure you can imagine how much fun it is for 7 women to stay togther for a weekend at Disney!

Oh that sounds like real fun. Glad you enjoyed yourself and got some things done too. Too bad about the pedicures but at least there is something else to look forward too for next January.

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Laura!

I forgot to mention that the shopping bags I ordered from papermart arrived. They are a really pretty pink color and were a great price! They were $13.38 for 25 and I'd seen the same ones at Target for $1.79 each, though I might have found something similar at dollar stores for $1 each, but not sure I could have gotten the right color pink and enough of them. I think they ended up being about 53 cents each. Now I can work on the designs for the outside of them and when my cricut arrives, I will start figuring out how to make the Mickey head tags with guest/reservation number information. FUN!!!!

 

[DisneyLaura]

I will start figuring out how to make the Mickey head tags with guest/reservation number information.

I was going to also suggest if I may, what if you "borrow" some mickey head paint samples from HD. I'm sure you can something that is close to your color scheme. Just a thought. I think you soak them in water and then mickey head comes off and then you can glue them to another piece of paper in your color scheme or glue two together.

 

[keenercam]

Thanks for the suggestion, Laura! I just figure that since I need 20, I'd rather not wipe out the supply at HD and leave them to people who may actually be looking for a "princess pink" paint chip, or whatever it is called. Oh, and I also have to be able to justify the expense of the cricut by using it for absolutely everything I can think of!

 

[29apr00]

Hi Cam! welcome back, congrats on running your race!! It's almost time for your contracts!! WOO HOO!!

Jennifer

 

[keenercam]

Thank you, Jennifer!! Yeah, I may be the only lawyer I know who is excited about signing a contract!

 

[KeenHo]

Due in two days!!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Thanks for the suggestion, Laura! I just figure that since I need 20, I'd rather not wipe out the supply at HD and leave them to people who may actually be looking for a "princess pink" paint chip, or whatever it is called. Oh, and I also have to be able to justify the expense of the cricut by using it for absolutely everything I can think of!

Gotcha'

Due in two days!!

Yeah

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Laura! Thank you for visiting! Happy Mom's Day!!!

My big VR project this weekend is finding shoes. I have to have the shoes I am going to wear for the VR when I go to get measured for my gown. They are doing some specific measurements (hollow to hem, I think it is called) and said I MUST have the shoes or exact same height shoes I am going to wear. I've put probably undue pressure on myself to find "THE SHOES". So far, I've checked Sears, Macy's, Boscovs and a place that sells dyables. I have the widest feet on the face of the earth. Finding cute pink 2-3" sandals or wedding type shoes has not been easy. I've ordered a few pairs on line but I don't know if they'll arrive by Thursday. I'm heading to MJM, DSW and another mall today with fingers crossed. I also figure that if I find the right shoes early, it is a HUGE task off my list AND I can wear them for our dancing lessons which will be this summer. I really want to be very comfortable.

If all else fails, I may ask some of my crafty friends to fashion a pair of majorly "blingy" running shoes, a la Annie in Father of the Bride. I swear, the only shoes my feet LOVE is running shoes! And my feet were SO HAPPY with the shoes I wore for my 9.3 mile race last weekend that those are looking VERY attractive to me. The only problem is that they are white & blue Brooks Adrenaline. Think they could be my "something blue"?

Oh well, no more putting it off. Off to find shoes!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Cam you gotta do what you gotta do. If you can't find anything I think your running shoes would be perfect since you run and all.

 

[keenercam]

Thank you, Laura!
Okay, first the shoes! I went so many places yesterday and found a pair of silver dress sandals at MJM AND the same white lacy skechers that Vanessa wore and got both for $59.98. But the silver sandals weren't exactly what I want, so I kept looking. After 4 stores I stopped at David's and fell in LOVE with something called Noel in silver. But they didn't have my size and the woman there was NOT helpful at all because my regular sales consultant wasn't in. This woman definitely did NOT want to help me find shoes. I am going to call some other stores today to see if I can find them. I am really glad to have the skechers for the reception, in case my feet get unhappy.

We also bought my ring yesterday. It is gorgeous and is so complementary to my ring. It doesn't detract from it at all and the diamonds in it are gorgeous. I think Howard will pick it up this week and will put it away until January. He also took off his diamond band and switched back to his "original" wedding band. I'll give him the diamond band during the ceremony after Kevin blesses the rings. I just have to remember to put both rings on our packlist.

We are supposed to get the LOA today and I'm hoping it will show up in my email any minute now, as soon as Joe's assistant gets to work. I'll feel so much better when it is signed and sent back with the deposit.

 

[figmentfan814]

Thank you, Laura!
Okay, first the shoes! I went so many places yesterday and found a pair of silver dress sandals at MJM AND the same white lacy skechers that Vanessa wore and got both for $59.98.

Sounds like you got a great deal on your shoes. I think I paid $45 for the skechers by themselves. Are you going to wear sandals once you find the pair you really like or the skechers that day or are you switching off?

 

[29apr00]

Congrats on the shoe find! I hope you can find the Noel somewhere!! Or you could try calling David's and see if you can talk to your regular consultant and see if she can order them.

Hope the LOA is here soon!!!

jennifer