DDA Chapter 6

[Glynis]

Thanks for all the well wishes! I always know I can come here to feel better about things!

I'm off for a couple of hours for a nap! I'm really tired today!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Ya all know mine is May 3rd, 22 years for us.

May 28th. I can't believe that it has really been 20 years already.

 

[bethbuchall]

Oh, yeah...and I need a few opinions if anyone has them. I did something extremely impulsive last night (well, impulsive for me, I've actually been thinking about it for several weeks). I still can't believe that dh ok'd it.

Anyway, I'm taking my younger two to WDW in August! I have non-refundable airfare booked. This has to be a budget trip, and I have never stayed at any of the Value resorts (family of 5 and all). Pop or All-Stars?

Thanks!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Oh, yeah...and I need a few opinions if anyone has them. I did something extremely impulsive last night (well, impulsive for me, I've actually been thinking about it for several weeks). I still can't believe that dh ok'd it.

Anyway, I'm taking my younger two to WDW in August! I have non-refundable airfare booked. This has to be a budget trip, and I have never stayed at any of the Value resorts (family of 5 and all). Pop or All-Stars?

Thanks!

OMG, Beth!!! WHAT ARE YOUR DATES??????
Pop. Definitely Pop.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Well I say Pop, just because I would like to stay there sometime.

 

[bethbuchall]

OMG, Beth!!! WHAT ARE YOUR DATES??????
Pop. Definitely Pop.

8/13-8/22

I think I'm still in shock. We already have a big trip planned this year. I don't usually spend money like this, and dh is even less likely to approve such an expenditure.

Why Pop over the All-Stars? We will have to be on the buses, because I can't afford to rent a car. Is one better than the others that way?

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

8/13-8/22

I think I'm still in shock. We already have a big trip planned this year. I don't usually spend money like this, and dh is even less likely to approve such an expenditure.

Why Pop over the All-Stars? We will have to be on the buses, because I can't afford to rent a car. Is one better than the others that way?

You HAVE to come to the DDA dinner at Cape May on 8/14!!! Tammi, Janet, Bernadette, Debbie, and I will be there so you simply HAVE to join us!!!

Pop is just better.
We have stayed at Pop 3 times and we love it. The bus service is great, and you don't share buses with any other resorts. I like to stay in the 70's section, 4th floor, on the end as far from the elevator as possible. If you are in that spot in the Mickey Phone bldg. you can see Wishes and IllumiNations at the same time. (OK, well, probably not in the summer. But it is a great location!)

 

[Tinkaroo]

Still haven't heard back from my mom, but I have yet to meet and OB/GYN who runs on time. I also imagine if they are doing additional tests it will take some time.

She enjoys doing things for the exact reason that it is what I told her NOT to do. The thing is, I am not telling her things to boss her around. I am telling her because it is REALLY important.

Sooo...
I thought about that Baggallini bag all night last night. I couldn't stand it. I took Princess to Marshall's after gymnastics and I bought the other style of bag. It actually is the briefcase bag. I love it! They also had the "Berkshire" bag, which I hemmed and hawed over. Then they had a big "overnight" type bag (the style name wasn't on it) but it had the metal rim around the top that made it super heavy. It had a built in waterproof pocket - very nifty - but not really what I needed.

Now I need to buy a laptop to go in my fabulous new bag.

Where are the pics of this fabulous bag?! I would love to know how much luggage you own - it wil probably make me feel better!

Continued for your mom's appt.

Well I am going to be reall nosey, and even if we did this before just humor me, ok?


How did you meet your spouse/so?

Jonathan and I actually went to the same HS, but he was a few years ahead of me, and we didn't run in the same circles. But, our school was small enough, and we knew of each other.

Fast forward about 5 years, and my best friend at the time was dating, and then became engaged to Jonathan's next oldest brother. (Their families had been friends forever from church connections, but his brother was about 8 years older than us.) I was her maid of honor, and Jonathan was in the wedding, too. He "noticed" me during all the wedding stuff (he'll tell you he noticed my shoulders ), and asked my friend if he could call me. And the rest, as they say, is history!

(Unfortunately, my friend and his brother divorced about 2 years later, but we at least have made it for almost 10 years!)

 

[bethbuchall]

You HAVE to come to the DDA dinner at Cape May on 8/14!!! Tammi, Janet, Bernadette, Debbie, and I will be there so you simply HAVE to join us!!!

Pop is just better.
We have stayed at Pop 3 times and we love it. The bus service is great, and you don't share buses with any other resorts. I like to stay in the 70's section, 4th floor, on the end as far from the elevator as possible. If you are in that spot in the Mickey Phone bldg. you can see Wishes and IllumiNations at the same time. (OK, well, probably not in the summer. But it is a great location!)

My daughter may freak out at that, but I'll run it by her. She wouldn't go to meet Bernadette and Anne Marie and was afraid that I was going to be hurt in someway. Of course, she doesn't even know about the trip yet. I'm trying to figure out how to spring it on them.

 

[tinker1bell]

Hal and his family were in San Diego visiting his Aunt whos hubby was the Navy as was my idiot step-father. Since they were out to sea, my mom gave the okay that I could go out on a car date. I talked to the aunt and asked a few questions about him. I found out that he was two years older than me and his brother was my age. This was in June of 1965 and I was not going to turn 16 till September. Naturally after talking to him, I decided that he was going to be my date.

He came to the front door and looked so handsome that I swear I told myself that I was going to marry him one day. We went to the TuVU drive-in and saw The Trouble With Angels and some other movie. The second movie we were making out in the front seat and his brother kept having to turn the air on cause we were fogging up the windows. Two nights later he took me to see Flight of the Phoenix and Stagecoach. Then another day we went to the beach with his whole family.

We cried the last night that I saw him and then they went on with their vacation. I received a letter a few weeks later from him and he told me that he had fallen love with me and would try to see me as soon as he could. He then didn't write for another 6 weeks as he had broken his big left toe the first day on the job at Hershey Park. He was working the turnpike and it got caught in the brake. (strange how breaking a toe stops one from writing.)
I got a big box of stuffed animals from him and there was no note or anything just the stuffies.

He went to college in Wahoo, Nebraska and came out for Thanksgiving. Then he joined the Navy and came out to San Diego for boot camp in Dec of 1967 and I was able to see him while he was going to school. We went to Disneyland in 1968 and after I graduated from high school, my family left for Key West, Fla in June of 1968. He had me fly up here to Pa to meet his folks in November of 68 and he proposed at that time, the 17 if I remember. We planned the wedding for August of 1969. We changed the date a few times because he kept getting different dates for school in Groton, Conn. Naturally his mother kept thinking I was pregnant. That was the longest two year pregnancy .

We finally got married June 7 1969 almost three years to the date we first met on a blind date. This June will make it 39 years married, 42 years knowing him.

 

[Tinkaroo]

Could I ask for some pixie dust for Saturday please? I am having 20+ people over for that cookout and the weather forecast is rather bleak.....thunderstorms. I don't mind cooking in the rain, but I don't know where I'll put all these people if they can't be outside on the deck!

You got it -

Yep.
But he was not the type I had in mind for myself, so maybe that's why she said it! He was a redhead, had a mustache, drove a big, ugly truck. I liked blond boys, clean shaven, who drove nice cars. Funny how things work out.

This is funny - one of the things I remember about Jonathan in HS is that I thought he had an exceptionally large neck! That is also one of the first comments I made to my friend when she told me he had asked for my phone number, and if he could call! I really wasn't that thrilled at the thought of going out with him that first time, but I had been out of a 2.5 year relationship for about a year, had dated a bit, and figured I didn't have anything to lose. I'm glad I took that leap.

Our first date we went to dinner, and then went to a local marina to sit out on the docks, where we talked well into the wee hours of the morning. He proposed to me on those same docks about 9 mos. later, and then we had our wedding reception at the hotel adjacent to that marina.

I'm going to beg some spare pixie dust if you've got it. I was told by my doctor that I'm not producing enough progesterone, so they've put me on a pill for that. I have to go to the doctor for an ultrasound tomorrow afternoon to make sure that all is well. Please send me good thoughts for a safe baby, and an ultrasound that shows that all is going well!

Thanks!

Oh, yeah...and I need a few opinions if anyone has them. I did something extremely impulsive last night (well, impulsive for me, I've actually been thinking about it for several weeks). I still can't believe that dh ok'd it.

Anyway, I'm taking my younger two to WDW in August! I have non-refundable airfare booked. This has to be a budget trip, and I have never stayed at any of the Value resorts (family of 5 and all). Pop or All-Stars?

Thanks!

Oh - how EXCITING, Beth! I'm so happy for you!

I've only stayed at Pop, but I'll actually be staying at AllStar Music next Wednesday night, before moving over to the GF. My goal is to try all the resorts, and there have been a lot of good reviews of Music recently with the room refurbishments. I will take pics, and let you know my thoughts when I get back!

 

[Pooh67_68]

I was going to ask about that.

Wow and 2 years of pregnancy.

(strange how breaking a toe stops one from writing.)

 

[tinker1bell]

I was going to ask about that.

Wow and 2 years of pregnancy.

I tease Hal all the time about no note included!!!

Yeah I carried the pregnancy quite well for two years

 

[tink2020]

Could I ask for some pixie dust for Saturday please? I am having 20+ people over for that cookout and the weather forecast is rather bleak.....thunderstorms. I don't mind cooking in the rain, but I don't know where I'll put all these people if they can't be outside on the deck!

Oh, I hope the weather forecast is way off!

I'm going to beg some spare pixie dust if you've got it. I was told by my doctor that I'm not producing enough progesterone, so they've put me on a pill for that. I have to go to the doctor for an ultrasound tomorrow afternoon to make sure that all is well. Please send me good thoughts for a safe baby, and an ultrasound that shows that all is going well!

Thanks!

You've got it! I was on lots of progesterone suppositories to support the beginning of this pregnancy. I pray they caught it in time and you stay nice and high. How far along are you now? Hopefully you'll get to see the little heart flickering away and everything!

because I knew my husband would be tall, blond, blue eyed and clean shaven. And he is.

Ahh, my husband is ZERO percent what I swore I'd marry. I tell all my single girlfriends that. If you have a "type" and it hasn't been working out for you, maybe that's the problem! Kyle is absolutely not "my type", but I'm pretty much smitten with him all of the time!

Oh, yeah...and I need a few opinions if anyone has them. I did something extremely impulsive last night (well, impulsive for me, I've actually been thinking about it for several weeks). I still can't believe that dh ok'd it.

Anyway, I'm taking my younger two to WDW in August! I have non-refundable airfare booked. This has to be a budget trip, and I have never stayed at any of the Value resorts (family of 5 and all). Pop or All-Stars?

Thanks!

How exciting! I wish I were going, too, even in the August heat!

I have stayed at AS Music (a long time ago) and AS Sports (last September, for a night), as well as Pop. They are all fine, IMO (you're going to Disney World!) but I really, really enjoyed Pop.




Reading all of your stories is fun! Kyle and I met when I was dating one of his best friends

Things were just casual (between Jeff and I) becuase I was absolutely NOT interested in a relationship after some pretty devastating stuff throughout high school, yet am bad at being totally single Kyle and I hung out because of these same friends (we were also in a show together, and ran into one another sometimes in the Micro building, where he was a senior major and I was a freshman). After a while, it was apparent that Kyle and I were pretty much meant for each other. He and Jeff had a heart to heart (well, or whatever level of conversation this would be between two college guys) and both knew I belonged with Kyle -- and we were inseparable the entire semester as it was!

When he called to ask me out, I turned him down because I wasn't interested in dating anyone. (Also, it might have been a little bit about not being interested in dating Kyle. I wasn't completely shallow, but I just didn't see myself with him at all! I had dated the frat boy/athlete (if he was both, even better!) and Kyle was just a big goofy nerd! ). We continued to hang out, though, and truthfully never went on a single "date" until we were already well established as a couple. After my denial wore off, we were just somehow "together".

And for the record, Jeff was in our wedding party {That part always disappoints people looking for a scandal }

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

My daughter may freak out at that, but I'll run it by her. She wouldn't go to meet Bernadette and Anne Marie and was afraid that I was going to be hurt in someway. Of course, she doesn't even know about the trip yet. I'm trying to figure out how to spring it on them.

Tell Laura not to be such a weenie!
We're meeting in a public place in broad daylight. Nobody will be injured. Unless they cut in line at the Tea Cups, then things might get ugly. Tell her we are your college friends, or preschool teachers you met at a conference, or some other thing that makes us more acceptable than your internet chat buddies!

 

[tink2020]

Oooh, Amy! All this talk reminds me -- one of the ladies in my Mothers of Twins group is a merger, and...... she married a hockey boy!

 

[tink2020]

I just got a phone call that I passed my 3-hour Glucose Tolerance Test with flying colors! You can only fail one out of four levels, and I was significantly lower than the cutoff on all 4! This isn't totally surprising to me, since my blood sugar tends to run EXTREMELY low (as in, I have frequently passed out without monitoring it). Somehow, though, I failed the challenge (I still think they mixed up my sample with someone else! ) so I assumed maybe things had swung the other way while my pancreas is working for 3 people.

Either way, I'm glad. Mostly because I was worried I'd have to go out and buy all of the supplies, only to end up in the hospital right after and not need my own!

 

[MrsHeg]

Morning all,

About an hour ago I received a phone call from my manager, her son was killed tonight in a motorcycle accident. I am so devastated, I cannot believe this happened Matt was in his 30's & a father to a wonderful little boy that recently turned one.

Please say a prayer for Mary & Russel & for their family as they try to deal with this very sad tragedy.

I cannot go back to sleep, so I am going to go ahead & get ready to head to work. Chat with you all later.

I'm so sorry to hear this Janet, many prayers being said.

Could I ask for some pixie dust for Saturday please? I am having 20+ people over for that cookout and the weather forecast is rather bleak.....thunderstorms. I don't mind cooking in the rain, but I don't know where I'll put all these people if they can't be outside on the deck!

Hopefully the rain will hold out until after the cookout.

I'm going to beg some spare pixie dust if you've got it. I was told by my doctor that I'm not producing enough progesterone, so they've put me on a pill for that. I have to go to the doctor for an ultrasound tomorrow afternoon to make sure that all is well. Please send me good thoughts for a safe baby, and an ultrasound that shows that all is going well!

Thanks!

Lots of PD for Peanut!


Beth, you have to go to dinner, DH and I are making the trip just to meet everyone, the more the better!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Lindsay - Here is my bag.
http://www.organize.com/khakiblack....-4A11-DD11-AD5F-000423C27502&mr:referralID=NA
No actual photos because I don't have a camera at work!
How much luggage do we have? Oh, my. Um...

A cheap 2 pc. set from Foley's that is in the storage unit.
A big, heavy, floral tapestry garment bag thing. I'm not sure where it is.
A nice Samsonite overnight bag that DH decided was too small.
A nice Samsonite laptop case that I didn't realize was for a laptop.
A rolling duffle that most of the interior is taken up by the frame of the bag.
Big Red, my 29" Samsonite.
Big Blue, DH's 29" Delsey.
2 big black Samsonites, maybe 24" each.
A no name black suitcase that matches the rolling duffle, maybe 23".
Little red, my Samsonite carry-on.
Little blue, DH's carry-on.
Little gray, DS's carry-on.
The souvenir duffle - packed flat in a checked bag, then carried on coming home.
The Magic bag (my "personal" item for carry-on, which is about to be retired.
The Crocs backpack (with tags still attached, which has now been displaced by the briefcase Baggalini.)
The brand new Baggallini "urban" backpack for the parks.
My old Adidas "mini" backpack that is coming apart, which will be retired.
DS's Croc backpack.
DH's backpack (filled with cameras in separate bags.)
Assorted other totes, backpacks, and camera bags that we don't use because we bought something else.

Do I win?

You know what? I think we have a 24" blue Delsey, too.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I just got a phone call that I passed my 3-hour Glucose Tolerance Test with flying colors! You can only fail one out of four levels, and I was significantly lower than the cutoff on all 4! This isn't totally surprising to me, since my blood sugar tends to run EXTREMELY low (as in, I have frequently passed out without monitoring it). Somehow, though, I failed the challenge (I still think they mixed up my sample with someone else! ) so I assumed maybe things had swung the other way while my pancreas is working for 3 people.

Either way, I'm glad. Mostly because I was worried I'd have to go out and buy all of the supplies, only to end up in the hospital right after and not need my own!

Good news!! Glad the results were all favorable!