Down the Hole: A Pre-Trip Report w Alice, Madhatter, Cheshire Cat, & Queen of Hearts

[PracPerfPatricia]

Okay I'm taking the role of the white rabbit because I'm late, very late for a very important date!!! However I am all caught up and I loved your PTR and I know I will love your TR!!!

YAY for being 3 days away You guys are going to have a great time!! I'm so excited for you!!!!!

Loved your girls' day with Emily!! I love a great pedicure and those cupcakes looked amazing!!!

I'm with you on the weight loss and exercise its not easy but good for you taking the initative and getting started!!!!!

over Jen...(uh...I'm excited I just found the welcome smilie-it's been here all along-so I guess I'm late...too-better late than never and thanks for reading...

Today is 2 days out...but we're actually leaving our house tomorrow morning to be in New York...

Pedicure =

Cupcakes=

I think a healthy lifestyle is definately a great goal to aspire to...I think I'll get pleny of excercise this week...but as far as eating...my goal is to just not gain anything...I want to have a little fun...

Oh you so very close! How jealous I am, but for you! I'm sorry about the not so subtle PA Weight is a never ending battle! I feel pretty good about where I am right now, but food and exercise is something I always have to watch. It's too bad the PA can't find a way to be a little more motivating. You know more of a than a guilt tripper! Anyway, enjoy your vacation. Don't beat yourself up too much cause you are going to Disney

I am so close...-and you'll be going back in January for the Marathon right...I would really love to train for a 5k and perhaps more down the line...(I don't know about a whole marathon but a half would be cool...Good for you-yeah I didn't really need a guilt trip-I do that to myself trust me-a little would have been nice...I'm over it-not everyone is good at nurturing...

You have spent the time since you posted packing, right?

I do hope you enjoy Nora Blackbird and her crazy sisters as much as I did!

Sometimes I just go through the drive-through at Starbucks to avoid all temptation.

You sound a little skeptical there about my packing...-well it was the teeniest bit painful I'll admit but other than the toiletries-I want to shower tonight-it is pretty well along-DH is going to have to do his-I helped David and Emily a bit but he's a grown up and well you know...sigh-if he really needs help I'll help...

Starbucks is temptation challenge-it could only be worse if they had the full starbucks merchandise in the B&N cafes but fortunately they just have the coffee...

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Just wanted to come and say....


ONE MORE DAY!!!

SO excited for you. Tomorrow I get to say "one more month", but it's just not quite the same, ya know?

Hope you all have a safe and WONDERFUL trip!!!

Yes I'm excited but just think I'll have come and gone and you'll still have yours to look forward to...

Woohooo for you, Patricia!! Only 1 day left until your vacation!!

I assume you've packed now Love the new books (I'm a bibliophile too ), book stores also make me

Awesome job on the shirts! Well done, Emily!

Love the pretty toes. Somehow, life is just more fun with pretty toes

In case I can't get to the DIS tomorrow, can I just say today:

Have a fantastic, wonderful, magical, fun, perfect and funny vacation! Here's my favourite smiley for a "happy happy joy joy" dance for you!

LOL-I love your happy happy joy joy dance-thank you and I agree life is just more fun with pretty toes...That's a good motto...

Woo hoo for just one more day until your big summer vacation!!!

DH is taking his laptop with him because you do know that life as we know it would cease to exist if he didn't have contact w/work... so I'm going to try to post at least our first day in NY when we're away because I think I might be a little sad when we get back... and if I've already started a trip report it'll be easier to continue smoothly...

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Well it's that time...

1 Day to Go....

We are packed-well mostly...-DH is a little behind...

I have my binder, my Passporter, my just for fun pool books...
I have the coffee and filters and sunscreen and bugspray...
I have the pins for trading...
The kids have tons of money to procure their treasures...


It's all good and we are pretty close to being ready to go...

it's just that there are two little characters that are going to miss us...

Macintosh and Cosette-(btw-these pictures were taken last Halloween and the costumes were not my idea-Cosette was particularly unhappy......But I think they knew when they saw the suitcases that something was not right...

Macintosh is going to camp at my mom's and
& Cosette is going to be cared for here by my in laws...

but I can't help but be moved by the reproachful looks we're getting especially from Mac-Cosette just is looking like she is planning revenge...

I guess the near future really wouldn't be a good time to introduce a new pet into our lives...

although yesterday at my nephew's fourth Diego themed birthday party (it was held at a farm)...

(Diego kind of creeped me out-not the cake-the character)

I became quite taken with...

Reese-the Rooster...Isn't he handsome...I had visions of him strutting around my backyard...I really was quite taken with him...

I was trying to seduce him with kettle corn...sadly I was only partially sucessful...I'm not sure he totally trusted me...

Well maybe another rooster, another day will want to come home with me...

I'll probably be back one last time in this PTR to show our luggage and prove that we've backed and are on our way...

 

[tiggrbaby]

Have a wonderful, magical trip! Looking forward to your TR!

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Have a great vacation!
I wish there was a blowing raspberry for the PA with no bedside manner. But forget her and have a great time!

Thanks for the good wishes and she's forgotten other than my desire to have her eat crow when I see her next time-less 20lbs and every so healthy-childish I know but fun thought...

Wow only 1-more day till you leave how great!!!!!




Hope everyone has a wonderful time....

that David's b-lated dinsey b-day is the best...

that all the animals are out to greet you...

that Emily's shirts Wow the pants off other guests and you find Alice to take a pic w/ her....

hope the summer heat does not get you and you guys stay safe....

hope Mickey Jedi has a full force trip....

and most all the magic is w/ you in everything

Scrappie (J-)

Aww...thank you for all the wonderful wishes and thanks for all the great tips you've ...I'm sure I'll come home with lots of stories and tips to pass it forward...

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Have a wonderful, magical trip! Looking forward to your TR!

Thank You... and I looking forward to writing my trip report...

 

[mousescrapper]

Aww...thank you for all the wonderful wishes and thanks for all the great tips you've ...I'm sure I'll come home with lots of stories and tips to pass it forward...

your welcome....can't wait to hear all about it... my TR may be done when you get home, so I hope you'll start yours soon to keep my Disney fix filled each day....

 

[Lady Lallie]

I hope you have a wonderfully magical trip!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Reese is quite the handsome fellow -- I would have been quite taken with him as well!

Diego is bigger than I would have imagined -- that's for sure!

Is Cosette named for the character in Les Miz???

 

[Flossbolna]

I have been away from my computer for a while, but I hope I am back in time to wish you a wonderful and magical trip! I will be looking forward to your TR!!

Your books look interesting and I like your choice of books to reread! Have you ever read "The Eyre Affaire" by Jasper Fforde? I think you would really enjoy that!!

The mushs look great, especially in the picture with your pedicured feet! I really need to get a pedicure, too!! Sounds wonderful! The whole girls day sounds like a lot of fun!

Don't let the doctor get you down. I never understand why doctors feel like they need to treat you like a stupid child (not that anyone ought to treat a stupid child that way either...).

Love the Africa trivia! You need to study that well and perhaps you will able to answer the Boma trivia question. They used to have a trivia question on Africa out at the podium every time we were there. If you answer it correctly you get to wear a "pin".

 

[TyRy]

Darn - I think I missed you..but just in case, I hope you have a wonderful trip and look forward to all the details.

 

[tarak]

Have a magical vacation!

 

[hhockman]

Hope you had a great day in NYC and have a super WONDERful Disney World vacation!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I was away this weekend and just got back here! I think I might have missed you...

But, I hope you have a WONDERFUL trip! I look forward to the TR!

 

[jordanyosh]

Have a great time!

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

I hope you have a wonderfully magical trip!

Thanks -we did!

Reese is quite the handsome fellow -- I would have been quite taken with him as well!

Diego is bigger than I would have imagined -- that's for sure!

Is Cosette named for the character in Les Miz???

I miss Resse... and Cosette wasn't named for Les Miz Cosette--she was a little urchin teenage cat but she seemed to think well of herself- so it just means "little pet" in French but as I love the Les Miz story it is a happy coincidence....\

I have been away from my computer for a while, but I hope I am back in time to wish you a wonderful and magical trip! I will be looking forward to your TR!!

Your books look interesting and I like your choice of books to reread! Have you ever read "The Eyre Affaire" by Jasper Fforde? I think you would really enjoy that!!

The mushs look great, especially in the picture with your pedicured feet! I really need to get a pedicure, too!! Sounds wonderful! The whole girls day sounds like a lot of fun!

Don't let the doctor get you down. I never understand why doctors feel like they need to treat you like a stupid child (not that anyone ought to treat a stupid child that way either...).

Love the Africa trivia! You need to study that well and perhaps you will able to answer the Boma trivia question. They used to have a trivia question on Africa out at the podium every time we were there. If you answer it correctly you get to wear a "pin".

Hey Floss, glad you are well...I haven't read it but I'm always looking for book suggestions so I'll definately check it out & DH did get an African trivia pin at Boma...

Darn - I think I missed you..but just in case, I hope you have a wonderful trip and look forward to all the details.

I'm starting my trip report today-I need to keep the good mojo going...

Have a magical vacation!

Hope you had a great day in NYC and have a super WONDERful Disney World vacation!!!

I was away this weekend and just got back here! I think I might have missed you...

But, I hope you have a WONDERFUL trip! I look forward to the TR!

-I can wait to start writing...

Have a great time!

We had an awesome time...details coming up...



Here's a family portrait of the group outside the AKL looking fairly relaxed-which we were-at that moment...

So I guess it's time to say good bye to my Pre trip report and bounce on over to my Trip Report...if you'd like to follow...here' the link:


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=33300980#post33300980 ----Back from Wonderland: A TR w Alice, the Madhatter, Cheshire Cat, and White Rabbit

 

[Flossbolna]

Welcome back!! I will jump over to your TR immediately! Love the family picture! And to your DH on the Africa trivia!!