"Double Dip Delight" 09/27/08 - Take 2 with Link to Original Thread!

[anewmac]

Aww Kimberly that was too cute. It gave me tears and chills on how cute you guys are. Cant wait to meet you all! And see her master pieces on Pirate night

 

[anewmac]

Yesterday was Savannah's birthday...so you know where we *HAD* to go... (if not onboard the Magic or the Wonder....then there's only one alternative....!)
We went over to DTD Ghiardelli afterwards..and got her the "Earthquake" to celebrate...(actually it ended up being dinner)...If you've never seen it.....

OMG I so know where im going for my next birthday!... or anyone else's bday, anniversary, great report card, promotion at work or for that matter just cuz its a Tuesday LOL

Tell Savannah happy bday hope she had a great one!

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Here's a picture the waitress took of us before we left the restaurant.

Me, Grandmother (Ruth), and Mom (Linda)


It was a great day today!!

What a lovely story!!!!! I love the picture of the three of you! You all look so much alike! You're grandmother sure sounds like she has spunk! I'm sure she's very excited!!! I'm so glad you posted the story!!

 

[flower91882]

Yay, Kimberly! I'm glad to hear she's onboard! (Pun intended)

I just got caught up. I've been in New Orleans since Thursday. You all do talk a lot! hahaha!

 

[CrazyZeus1]

WOW to the bday ice cream monstrosity...Happy Birthday Savannah!

Hope everyone is warm...haven't seen talk of snow storms around the thread lately...we were at high 80s yesterday but in the 50s today. I don't know if I'd survive some of the snow/ice storms other states get!!

MY son LOVES the Upside Down show...that's so funny you brought that up Fizzgig!

 

[autumn526]

Hi everyone! I am the mother of Donald & Daisy Duck - Lee Ann's mom. I can't wait till September. Hope to meet you all.

 

[zweihund]

Kim, how sweet! I love that photo

Hadley, I went down the school marm twice! Here we are at the bottom of the hill, after the second run. I'm the one that looks like her goggles are three sizes too big....

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Erica - have you recovered from your ski trip yet? Hope you are feeling better.

We had snow on Friday about 6-8 inches, not really what you would call a snow storm It actually turned warmer during the day and started to rain...just about when we were out shovelling the snow. I have to say that even with the rain, shovelling in the warmer temperature was quite nice...(ps - I like to shovel snow)

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Hi everyone! I am the mother of Donald & Daisy Duck - Lee Ann's mom. I can't wait till September. Hope to meet you all.

Hi mom....didn't even see that you had posted. Welcome to the Disboard!

 

[Buckeye Gal]

Hi everyone! I am the mother of Donald & Daisy Duck - Lee Ann's mom. I can't wait till September. Hope to meet you all.

Hello, "mom"! Great to see you here!

 

[Buckeye Gal]

Yay, Kimberly! I'm glad to hear she's onboard! (Pun intended)

I just got caught up. I've been in New Orleans since Thursday. You all do talk a lot! hahaha!

Danielle, did you go to New Orleans for fun or business or both? I haven't been there in nearly 10 years, and I'm itching to take a short trip there again. I hope you found time to relax and enjoy the city!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Awww Kimberly...what a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing! I know you will make wonderful memories together!

Hadley, hope you get the parts!

Erica, you made a cute snow bunny! What did you drink at the lodge?

 

[anewmac]

Awww Kimberly...what a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing! I know you will make wonderful memories together!

Hadley, hope you get the parts!

Erica, you made a cute snow bunny! What did you drink at the lodge?

LMAO ya, cuz im going up to the snow next week and need a good stay warm adult beverage LMAO so pass me your receipe

 

[Paul2003]

Thanks everyone for sharing in the excitement and anticipation with me!!

We girls all went out lunch this afternoon. I was hiding a 3-ring binder under my coat as we walked in the restaurant as that was part of the reveal plan. I had shown mom the binder when I got to her house, and she immediately read the cover that says "Our Three Generation Disney Double Dip Cruise". Her response was "Do you think she'll understand what the "Three Generation" comment really means, or do you think we'll need to explain why it says that?" Well of course I did...how could she not understand??

After a short wait, we got seated. My plan was to just burst at the seams with the surprise as soon as we got our order taken. This way she could quickly look through it and then we could talk about it during our meal. However, the salads came so quickly that I didn't have time to change the topic of conversation before we were eating lettuce and rolls. I was just dying of excitement wanting to tell her (and so was Mom).

After we finished eating, Mom quickly stacked up all our plates so there would be room at the table. Not long thereafter, the waitress came over seeing all of our plates stacked up and cleared our table. The waitress (probably thinking we were in a hurry since we stacked our own plates when she didn't even have time to take them away) apologized that she hadn't given us our check yet. Mom said "Oh no. That's fine. We're in no hurry."

"Yea, we're just having a nice time visiting", Grandmother added. "We are three generations" as she pointed at each of us to the waitress.

Well the three generation comment made me almost burst in laughter! Grandma noticed that Mom and I had been exchanging "funny" looks to one another with smiles on our faces. So after the waitress left, she said "What's going on? You both look like you're up to something." You just can't get a mother of 6, grandmother of 11, and great-grandmother of 10 to not know "the look of trouble"!

My response was "Ohhhh...nothing, Grandma. Nothing's going on." Now wasn't that the response of guilt?! So we continued our topic of conversation prior to the dish removal.

Silence came over the table. Mom looked at me. This was it.

"Well, Grandma, there actually is a reason why I wanted us to get together today. I have something to share with you."

"Oh? You dooooo???" Oh my...now I'm thinking she thinks I'm going to tell her I'm getting married or something else life altering!

"Yep!" I replied as I reached down to get the binder and sat it up on the table. I had covered the front up with thick paper that she was going to have to slide out of the front cover's sleeve. "I want you to remove this paper out of the sleeve."

I see this big smile on her face. She's getting a surprise!! Grandmother is getting a surprise!!! She pulls the paper out to reveal the binder's DDD logo cover. She reads it and gives this jolt of a giggle as she bit down on her smiling lip. I didn't even give her a chance to say anything as I said "It would be a gift from you to me for you to come with us on the cruise. It would make me so happy for the three of us to go on this cruise together that I cannot even find words to express my excitement. So you ARE going with us..."

"Oh Kimberly! You don't..."

"Wait. Wait." I said. "I want you to go with us, and all your expenses will be paid for. You don't have to do anything..."

She interrupts with "Oh my! All that money....."

"EXCEPT..." as I held her arm. "Except one thing. You have to make all three of us pirate costumes for the Pirates in the Caribbean Party. That's what I need you to do!"

She was just smiling ear to ear! I cannot remember the last time I saw her so excited! Her response was a humble "Okay. Well you show me what pattern you want, and I can do that." Then she added "Well that explains what I got in the mail this week." My stomach sank! I had ordered her the DCL planning DVD....it got to her in less than 2 weeks!! She said for the briefest moment, she thought "Why am I getting this in the mail when I know Linda and Kimberly are going? Hmmm...." She said she opened up the packet, read the form letter, and quickly brushed it off as random junk mail. She thought it was more vacation solitation because she had also received mail from Southwest the week before asking her to become a frequent flyer member starting with her miles to/from Florida back in January.

She asked my mom if any of her siblings know about this. She told her no, and that we've kept it a secret up to this point to where only Mom, her DH, and I know. Then of course I added "Oh there are some others, too. You know I've told you about the message board forum I get on with all my DISer friends? Well they all know you're coming too, and they know that today is FINALLY the reveal! Many of them are looking forward to hearing our story from today." She rolled her eyes and said "Oh dear", followed by another burst of giggles. "So they all know about you, too!"

I heard her say only one more time under her breath "Oh but the money!" At one point she said she'll pay for her incidentals, to which she was quickly shot down, of course. So we may have a disagreement over that later, but *I* know how to ensure her KTTWC is linked to MY Visa! If she still gets on that ship thinking she's paying for her excursions and such, I will have trumped her. She'll have no idea it's all taken care of until it's too late. Other than that, she thankfully didn't give me a hard time about it. She was very gracious, thankful, and actually very excited. She just kept smiling large and laughing!

Here's a picture the waitress took of us before we left the restaurant.

Me, Grandmother (Ruth), and Mom (Linda)

We went back to her place for fresh lemon pie for dessert. She had the new 2009 DVD and planning book laying out on her kitchen counter, so we watched parts of the DVD and talked about spa services that we want to get. So when I left, she said "I guess I have a lot of reading to do with everything you gave me. This summer is going to go by soooo slow!" Needless to say, mom and I both told her that if she keeps reading up on all the things to do, it will certainly appease her appetite, and the 7 months will fly!

It was a great day today!!

Buckeye Gal,

Glad to here your grandmother is joining the Disnney Cruise Line family. Can't wait to meet her also. I can't believe how many people besides me come on this wonderful cruise without kids. This is a good thing

 

[Grandma4ever]

Hi everyone! I am the mother of Donald & Daisy Duck - Lee Ann's mom. I can't wait till September. Hope to meet you all.

Welcome to the group. Can't wait to meet you as well.

Kimberly, Loved your story and the picture. It bought me to tears. Both my mother and Grandmother have since passed and your story made me miss them. I would love to have the money to being my dad on this trip but alas I am a social worker. Not to mention that he really does not leave his house for more than a few hours at a time. Family is so impotant and spending time is one of the best ways we can express our love. I can't wait to meet all of you. Till later got to go earn the Disney Money. Lois

 

[Buckeye Gal]

Again, thank you everyone for your very nice words about our family. You are all too sweet I had no idea it would put a tear in some of your eyes. I hope they're all happy tears. Everyday I say how fortunate I am that I'm able to make this happen and ABSOLUTELY don't take it for granted. I am very lucky.

All you Big Brother 9 fans....all the medical drama last night was exciting, don't you think?! Of course it's sad that happened to the girls. I saw a lot of that on YouTube (pathetic, I know....this show is my guilty pleasure), but they clearly cut the feeds when the nurse and paramedics came into the house. So beside the issues at hand, it was kinda interesting to see how well they took care of the houseguests. What you didn't see was that they allowed everyone who was on slop to eat the next day so they had a little break from the game after going through all that commotion.

....I can't believe how many people besides me come on this wonderful cruise without kids. This is a good thing

There really are several who will be traveling only with adults. We have 54 cabins that will not be occupied with children. Now there's a handful of them that are grandparents of kids under 18 who will be on the cruise, but it's a rather small percentage of the 54. Just goes to show we are all kids at heart!

 

[flower91882]

Danielle, did you go to New Orleans for fun or business or both? I haven't been there in nearly 10 years, and I'm itching to take a short trip there again. I hope you found time to relax and enjoy the city!

We went for a friend's wedding. It was a lot of fun. I didn't get much sleep however. It's awfully loud down there!

 

[Fizzgig]

We went for a friend's wedding. It was a lot of fun. I didn't get much sleep however. It's awfully loud down there!

We'll be heading down to NOLA the end of March for a wedding. Just got the official invite yesterday.

Ok, I have to share my funnies this morning. I admit, I'm addicted to LOLcats:

Here's an awwww, sweeet!

"nom" in LOLcat language = meal or eating <action>

For my geek buds:

My Monty Python Friends:

Ok, that's enough...

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Fuzzgig -

Great pictures!!!!

I needed a laugh today! Work is crazy and people are making me even more crazy!

 

[Paul2003]

I'm ready to cruise today!!! Last night I got dumped with about 16" of snow, and it's snowing now. Schools were closed today.
I noticed today on disboards home page that Palo has raised their price from $10.00 to $15.00. This is still a great deal. If anyone out there that has not tried Palo you have to try it. The food is to die for.