DIS Dads DDC XXXII: A Dole Whip in Paradise

[BigTikiDaddy]

Soccer - won 4-3

On the rides at WDW, I've been looking for places to hide and sleep through the night. You know, try to get on of the last rides of the night and them jump off the boat in IASW and hide among the characters. I wonder if they will notice me or if they play that song the whole night?

I think they make it creepier by turning off the music so they move around in silence. Same thing with HM

 

[USAFdad]

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.

Again, good to hear. Where about’s in SC are they posting you?
I figure it’s Shaw, but Charleston would certainly offer more opportunities for off base enjoyment.

Yeah I'm headed to Shaw for a few days no idea how busy I will be. Just headed there for some training.

So... just how hot is "hot as balls"?

Well I was running around in long sleeve BDUs so really hot.

 

[cj9200]

Thought I would post a few pictures from the weekend.

Stayed at a friend’s house. We have known each other since high school and remained friends ever since. I arrived in the morning, the kid came in later. Registration for the Nike Half was near his house in Georgetown so we took a short cab ride to pick up her race packet.

The place was packed with Alpha Females and to tell you the truth, it was a bit scary. One thing they did was put every participant’s name on a wall and we found hers.



She enjoyed it and ended up buying a shirt. Tonight’s entertainment was to go to the Nationals game. First time I was at that ballpark and I have to say, they did a nice job. Great seats near the third base line.



Rain almost canceled the game but the sky cleared up and it was play ball. Ended up being an hour delay.



The Presidents playing to the crowd.



Great game, although a bit cold. It reminded me why I love baseball.

The next day was free and I told her she had a pick of what she wanted to do. She found out there was going to be a protest against the Keystone pipeline at the Mall and that was where she wanted to be. Not meant here as a political discussion but I was proud of her that her “fun” day at DC she spent doing something she believed in.

Marching on to the Capital



The next morning we woke up at not the Disney Marathon insane hour but close to it. Hailed another cab and we were soon at the starting line. Still cold outside.





She was in the second wave and here is part of her group taking off. The race was at least 95+ percent women with a few men tagging along. As a father of a daughter, it was a nice to see that girls/women have athletic avenues open to them.



Two hours later I see this smiling face.





No medal but they gave out Tiffany necklaces. She did really well finishing in 2:06 and a new PR.



All in all a good weekend. She found out that a HS friend who is at Penn was running along with her roommate. Took them all out to dinner the night before the race and made sure they ate well. I remember my starving days in college. Ended the weekend with a great cookout Sunday night. Good food with a good friend and my daughter. Not the worse way to end a weekend.

 

[theduck619]

CJ, glad to hear the Cheetah did well! It sounds like the Nationals game was fun. Baseball in DC reminds me of the stories I heard as a kid about the Senators. I would love to see a game there someday.

Good morning guys!

In-laws arrive today so they can get acquainted with the running a of the house. They are house sitting while we are gone. It's also a free ride to the airport! I called about getting a van taxi and it was quoted $45!!! We live less than 3 miles from the airport.

Packing is 75% finished . We have to get to the airport a little earlier then planned because the only seats we have assigned are for our flight to Chicago. We can't get the other ones assigned (without paying) until we check in. We don't want the girls to be separated from us. I'm sure we could work it out, but I'd rather not have to haggle with someone when we switch planes at 5:30am German time.

 

[cj9200]

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.

Congrats.

CJ, glad to hear the Cheetah did well! It sounds like the Nationals game was fun. Baseball in DC reminds me of the stories I heard as a kid about the Senators. I would love to see a game there someday.

Good morning guys!

In-laws arrive today so they can get acquainted with the running a of the house. They are house sitting while we are gone. It's also a free ride to the airport! I called about getting a van taxi and it was quoted $45!!! We live less than 3 miles from the airport.

Packing is 75% finished . We have to get to the airport a little earlier then planned because the only seats we have assigned are for our flight to Chicago. We can't get the other ones assigned (without paying) until we check in. We don't want the girls to be separated from us. I'm sure we could work it out, but I'd rather not have to haggle with someone when we switch planes at 5:30am German time.

When are you leaving? Has to be an exciting time in the Duck household.

 

[budamacdvcr]

Good morning guys. Tough to stay up to speed here with this 10 day trip and 16 hour work days. Congrats, positive thoughts and looks like all are doing good, hillbilly villas - too funny. DD cam home from school Monday and made it safe with this weather. Her 4th knee surgery is Monday so wish us / her luck.

Thanks for the pics CJ ya gotta be very proud of DD

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF. Yeah I'm headed to Shaw for a few days no idea how busy I will be. Just headed there for some training. Well I was running around in long sleeve BDUs so really hot.

Congrats and thank you sir

 

[afwdwfan]

Looks like you had some great father/daughter time there, CJ.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

‘Morning all…

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.

Glad you’re able to stay on and still be part of what you want to be doing.
Also glad that you choose to do it in the first place.
Congrats and thanks.

Thought I would post a few pictures from the weekend…

Looks like one very fine outing there CJ. Good that you got to get up there.
Congrats to the Pirate Princess as well. She done good
(and makes her poppa rightfully proud)

Good morning guys!

In-laws arrive today so they can get acquainted with the running a of the house. They are house sitting while we are gone. It's also a free ride to the airport! I called about getting a van taxi and it was quoted $45!!! We live less than 3 miles from the airport.

Packing is 75% finished . We have to get to the airport a little earlier then planned because the only seats we have assigned are for our flight to Chicago. We can't get the other ones assigned (without paying) until we check in. We don't want the girls to be separated from us. I'm sure we could work it out, but I'd rather not have to haggle with someone when we switch planes at 5:30am German time.

Getting down to the wire. We’re still keeping all of you in mind. It’s one ambitious undertaking you’ve set your hearts on here. Quite the commitment sir. May the remaining trials and glitches be minor; the rewards will speak for themselves.

 

[RodBelding]

Morning guys.

All in all a good weekend. She found out that a HS friend who is at Penn was running along with her roommate. Took them all out to dinner the night before the race and made sure they ate well. I remember my starving days in college. Ended the weekend with a great cookout Sunday night. Good food with a good friend and my daughter. Not the worse way to end a weekend.

Glad to hear it was a good weekend CJ. Congrats to the shiv-wielding princess on the half. That's a big time race, sounds like she did awesome.



Also, I leave for WDW in 2 days. Just saying.

 

[theduck619]

Congrats. When are you leaving? Has to be an exciting time in the Duck household.

We leave Friday morning!

 

[Maroonag1]

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.
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Congrats and thank you.

CJ great job by the DD, congrats on the father/daughter weekend

 

[afwdwfan]

David, I'm sure I'll be around tomorrow. But just in case I get busy and don't have DIS time, I'll get it out of the way now...

Good luck. We're all counting on you!


Have a great trip, and give those kids a big hug for all of us.

And please try not to cause any kind of international incidents. Fed doesn't have time to save your butt.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.

Thanks for your service!

Thought I would post a few pictures from the weekend.

Congrats to Team Crash. Looks like a great weekend.

In-laws arrive today so they can get acquainted with the running a of the house. They are house sitting while we are gone. It's also a free ride to the airport! I called about getting a van taxi and it was quoted $45!!! We live less than 3 miles from the airport.

Packing is 75% finished . We have to get to the airport a little earlier then planned because the only seats we have assigned are for our flight to Chicago. We can't get the other ones assigned (without paying) until we check in. We don't want the girls to be separated from us. I'm sure we could work it out, but I'd rather not have to haggle with someone when we switch planes at 5:30am German time.

Good luck, safe travels, and enjoy your new additions! Tell them that 800 of your closest friends say HI. (Or whatever "hi" is in Polish)

 

[Swissdog2010]

Eddie Valiant finally joins his brother. RIP Bob Hoskins.

 

[theduck619]

David, I'm sure I'll be around tomorrow. But just in case I get busy and don't have DIS time, I'll get it out of the way now... Good luck. We're all counting on you! Have a great trip, and give those kids a big hug for all of us. And please try not to cause any kind of international incidents. Fed doesn't have time to save your butt.

But there could be some great fishing involved if he has to get "involved ". lol

Thank you!

Thanks for your service! Congrats to Team Crash. Looks like a great weekend. Good luck, safe travels, and enjoy your new additions! Tell them that 800 of your closest friends say HI. (Or whatever "hi" is in Polish)

You got it!!

 

[that's nice]

WEnt back a few pages… you guys talk a lot.

Got back from WDW late last night

Welcome home! Just wash whats in the suitcases then put it right back in there.

DVC is not something I will even consider, I would much rather buy a Condo nearby and a used car, and be able to go whenever I feel like without having to make any kind of arrangements of where to stay, also since the prices of Condos and houses are still on the lower side,eventually it will go up again and be able to make a profit

Yeah, if I had an extra $100K, then I would buy some Florida real estate, especially a condo. Even if I just held it for 10+ years, it would be worth it.

We wanted to purchase property around WDW. We found some great houses that we would be able to rent as well but the costs of maintaining a house that we used only a few weeks of the year didn't seem smart. All those pesky months bills- cable, electricity, phone, etc with nobody there seemed dumb. So we went and bought DVC.

Time to call it a night and find the flashlights. We have some big weather heading in if it doesn't fall apart passing through the mountains.

Stay safe.. I think the storms have passed your area. We are getting rain today and it is 40 degrees. Could hit 70 tomorrow though.

Good morning guys.

Traveling fact: your DW has three weeks notice of exact date of departure and now has only three days left before said date. She will NOT have any of her things packed and will present a long list of things that need to be done and a list of things purchased from store.

#ihatewaitingtothelastminute

Safe travels Friday! Sure it will be a great time!! :good vibes :good vibes

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.

Congratulations?







Thank you for your service!

Thought I would post a few pictures from the weekend.

Congratulations to Crash! Great time too!

Sounds like a great weekend!

Also, I leave for WDW in 2 days. Just saying.

Good luck with the new job!

2 days? Should I pack my bags? Or could you at least fit me into your carry on?

 

[RodBelding]

Good luck with the new job!

2 days? Should I pack my bags? Or could you at least fit me into your carry on?

Thanks! I'm sure we could fit you in. We're flying out of Worcester though, so the airplanes are smaller, which means not as much room in the overhead bins. Your call on if you want to squeeze in there...

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

So tomorrow I reenlist give 4 more years to the good ole USAF.

Thank you for your service!

What Barry said!

Thought I would post a few pictures from the weekend.

Looks like a great time, and it seemed like you needed some good times after recent weeks.

David, I'm sure I'll be around tomorrow. But just in case I get busy and don't have DIS time, I'll get it out of the way now...

Good luck. We're all counting on you!


Have a great trip, and give those kids a big hug for all of us.

And please try not to cause any kind of international incidents. Fed doesn't have time to save your butt.

What Andy said!

(Man, I'm a lazy commenter)

 

[Maroonag1]

!

(Man, I'm a lazy commenter)

What he said

 

[middlepat]

Yeesh! you guys have been busy around here.

Let me ‘splain…No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

We've had an interesting couple of weeks. Work has been a bear, the girls currently have hockey, track, swimming, skating, volleyball and softball going, and last week one of the dads in our parrish suddenly passed. He was a great guy, dad to 4 (oldest is 11) and very involved with the kids. He was only 42. Definitely has added some perspective in our community.

Haven't gone back too far but caught the following:

Dave: Good luck, we're all counting on you. Safe travels and have fun doubling your household!

CJ: Looks like A had a great time in DC. Won't get into the political stuff but I think you know my stance on that one.

Prayers for those in need, praise for those deserving, bacon for all.