EWP group?

Free at last, free at last, thank God, I am free at last!! :rotfl: Guess you can tell that my dear bil took Tom for a couple of days. I had a load of chores planned during this time but somehow life has other plans. A dear friend needs to go to the doctor up in Indy tomorrow so I am taking her, Dalton needs picking up after school every day so that he can go to work. The little devil is turning into a miser. As fast as cash goes through his brother's hands it clings to his. He hides it over at my house so that it does not get "accidentally' picked up by someone else and he has quite a stash. He is working the scoreboard at the ballgames @ $5 a game and some nights he can garner $30. Maybe I should not have told him that he would need to put away approximately $100 a month for the next few years in order to have something decent (my car) to drive when he is 16?:teacher:

Lisa, I just love all the 'small' trips that you guys make. You are wise to get out and about and see it all while you may. I feel for those who put such things off until they retire and it is usually too late. You will have a blast, but then you usually do any old where. :wizard:

LL, you must have been on a roll the night you got tagged, twice!! I should start hanging out where you do just to be entertained. :thumbsup2

I have a doctor's appointment myself Friday. I hope they can do something to make my quality of life better. It has come to the point where I can barely do much of anything. Case in point, I throw the comforter down the stairs because I cannot carry it, rest a bit, put it in the washer, then the dryer. Take it out and lay it on the pool table, rest a bit, fold it, rest and then later I have to crawl up the stairs, one step at a time to get it back upstairs. No joke, folks. Oxygen is on the horizon.

For good news - Becki's husband just made sergeant on the local police force. Hooray for Mark!!! Things could not be better for a nicer family.:woohoo:



Austin and his date were plumb beautiful. Here is a picture. They asked if they could take their pictures in my yard as it was all a bloom, not that you can tell in this picture but I thought you all might like to see the kids rather than the flowers. :)

Hugs to all you dear ladies, Linda Lou

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Hey Everyone!

Hi Linda!

So sorry that it took me so long to get back here and see that absolutely BEAUTIFUL photo of Austin and his date! They both look WONDERFUL! I love their "color scheme"! They both look very happy and elegant (and your yard looks very nice, too!)! I hope that they had a wonderful time!

How did your doctor's appointment go, last week? I hope that the doctor was able to offer you some relief. I think that you're very wise to do things in "small increments", as you described. You always wind up getting everything done beautifully and thoroughly - it's good that you take the time to take it easy and not overwhelm or tax yourself! I hope that you are feeling all right and that you will be feeling much better, soon!

And hope that Tom had a nice stay with his brother and is continuing to recover and feel well, too!

CONGRATULATIONS to Becki's husband, Mark, on his recent promotion! That is great news! :)

Also, CONGRATULATIONS to Colleen's children, Erin and Ian, on the completion of another great and successful school year! Onward, now, to their glorious summer in the Sunshine State! :)

Sorry that I fell behind in posting, once again. Now that my 20-year college reunion is just a week away, things have really gotten busy, in terms of final details and arrangements (I think I mentioned that I am my class's VP and Reunion Coordinator). We aren't expecting that many people at our class-specific dinner.......so it seems like a lot of work for a relatively small part of the event.........honestly, I will be happy when it's OVER, at this point!

In the mean time, looking forward to a fun Memorial Day weekend! Hope that all of you enjoy the long, Holiday weekend, and hope that all is well with all of you! :)
 
Hello all EWP members!!!


Just wanted to check in to tell eveyone that:

We are off to WDW in less than 4 hours!! Both Mark and I have been so busy with jobs, that this trip has kind of snuck up on us!! Usually, I spend lots of time here on the disboards, researching, catching up, etc, but it's just not happened this time!! Oh well, we are old pros at it, so hopefully we'll just be able to wing it!! I did make several ADR's, so we are good to go in that area.

I was able to make a connection with someone for a Illuminations cruise. We've never been on one, so we are looking forward to this!! The girls and I are also going to the Mickey's Pirate and Princess party. Mark and the little Pirate are going to some "manly" thing (early bed time) and lets us girls ride the rides late into the night!!

We will be staying at BWV and this is our first trip as DVC members. We've stayed at BWV before, by renting someone else's points here on the Dis. It will mean more when we walk in and they say "Welcome Home"!! We are looking forward to that!!

Anyway....thanks for the congrats on Mark's promotion! He's worked very hard for it and loves police work. The down fall of the promotion is that he was moved to 3rd shift!!!! It's been an adjustment for us, but we're making it!!

So, I've got to get to my last minute packing. Mark did have to work last night, so he is trying to get in a few minutes of rest. I'm not sure how I'm going to pack without waking him in our bedroom...oh well....I'm sure he is like that Disney commercial "I'm too excited to sleep!".

Hope all is well with you. I will try to do a short trip report when I return.

Anybody else have a trip in the works?

Love to all...

Twinscandc

aka: Becki
 
Becki, I hope that you, Mark and your adorable kids are all settled down for the night or nearly so and get to DW at a good time tomorrow, i.e. enough time and energy to enjoy SOME of the day! If should notice some small traces that someone has been hanging out at your house while you are gone do not worry. It is just me. LOL Yep, breaking and entering a policeman's home is just the way I should start my crime career!:rotfl: I bet you all really enjoy the BWV. Will you have a room with a balcony overlooking the Boardwalk? You could hear the music from Jellyrolls too! :love:

Lisa, yep, my boy are good looking. I prefer him in jeans and a t shirt as he looks more like himself though. He is pure country boy and is all muscles too. If only he would use them to help his dear old granny move some furniture. :rotfl2: No help in the medical direction, as yet. I go back Tuesday and am hoping for a "House" moment. It has gone far beyond Marcus Welby. I have a hard time changing a bed. Imagine how I feel mowing etc. :eek:

You do not look old enough to have graduated from grade school twenty years ago let alone college! Bet you have a wonderful time meeting some of your old friends who come back. I do hope it is not as stressful as you fear trying to do everything though. :hug:

We have a tiny little car race here this weekend. Varoom!!

Hugs and smiles, Linda/SG
 

Hi Everyone!

So sorry that it's been so long since I've posted, again!

Hope that you and your family had a wonderful, MAGICAL vacation, Becki! Can't wait to hear all about it! I'm sure that you all enjoyed staying at BWV as true DVC owners, too!

Yes! Lots of us have trips coming up........Linda's in September........mine in October........and Colleen's......TOMORROW!! BON VOYAGE, COLLEEN AND FAMILY!!!! :)

Hope that you're feeling and doing well, Linda! And hope that that race went well, too!

I survived my college reunion - thankfully, all went well and smoothly, everyone seemed to have a nice time, and the Alumnae Office seemed pleased with my efforts, so I am relieved!

We celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary, this week, and had a nice time celebrating! We went to Philly to see Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza", which was wonderful, and had some nice dinners out, too!

Looking forward to a relaxing weekend, now. Going to see our local minor league baseball team play, tomorrow night, with my best friend from high school and her family, and then we're having our poker buddies over on Sunday!

Hope that all is well with all of you! Have a great weekend and looking forward to hearing about all of your WDW trips and trip plans!!! :)
 
Happy Anniversary Lisa and Frank! I honestly did not forget as I have it on my computer calendar, not sure that isn't worse than actually forgetting BUT I do have a doctor's excuse if need be. :worried:

I have been doctoring, big time. I have spent nearly every single day in doctor's offices, hospitals and labs. I have aterial fibrillation but we have not figured out the underlying cause, yet. I am relieved cause I would hate to feel this badly and NOT be sick. Knowing what is wrong is the first step toward getting better. It is a family thing and having avoided such for so long, longer than anyone else has lived as a matter of fact, it is a triumph. :cool1:

Unfortunately it has left me weaker and less able to do much of anything. I started Coumadin to forestall a potential stroke/heart attack but it is a cheap but very scary drug that demands absolute perfection and I am far from that. I am trying hard though.

Anywho that is why you all have not heard much from me lately.:sick: :sick: :sick:

Lisa, how in the world could you worry about how you did with the reunion? You would be a great event planner with your attention to detail and loving heart. Did you see any old friends? How did they react when they saw you, in all your beauty? You were pretty before but you have really bloomed these past few years! All this while eating all those dinners OUT!! I am in awe.

Colleen was packing her sunscreen yesterday and looking forward to the coming summer. They are such a lovely family and enjoy life so much I am thrilled that they get this chance and also to spend quality time with their grandparents. Time is the most precious gift of all.:love:

I hope that Becki's house withstood all the recent local storms/tornadoes. It hit pretty badly on all sides of us but other than some twigs and leaves we did not have much clean up.

Please forgive me for not keeping up but I do not even get on the computer some days.

Love, SG
 
Hi Everyone!

I hope that all is well with all of you ladies out in Indiana! We were thinking of you with all of the recent storms and floods, and hoping that you, your families, and your homes are all right!

I hope that you are able to determine the best course of action for your health soon, Linda, and that you will ultimately be feeling much better, very soon! I know that all of the doctor's visits, tests, pieces of advice, etc. must be exhausting and frustrating, but it sounds like you are definitely making some progress in terms of figuring out the best sources of relief and treatment for yourself! In the mean time, please hang in there and know that we are thinking of you (and Tom!)!

I've heard from Colleen and she and her family are already off to an exciting and fun start to their WDW vacation! They've been spending lots of time relaxing and enjoying Stormalong Bay at BCV and have also spent some time at the MK and Boardwalk! Looking forward to hearing about more of their adventures as the week progresses!

It's been a pretty quiet week, around here! Not too much to report!

I did see some people whom I knew from college at my reunion, Linda - but none of my close friends attended. Rutgers consists (or should I say CONSISTED, as the University has recently undergone some restructuring) of several different undergraduate colleges, and many of my close friends attended other colleges within Rutgers. Only one of my close friends graduated from my college, Douglass, in my class year, and she lives down in VA now and didn't come up for the reunion. Still, it was nice to catch up with the folks whom I saw there, whom I knew from various leadership programs in which I'd participated, etc. Thank you for your very sweet and kind words, as always! :)

Quiet weekend, ahead - just having my father (and uncle - if he's feeling well enough) over for Father's Day on Sunday. We're hoping that it will be cool enough to BBQ outside.........but I think it's supposed to be in the low 90's, again........so I will have to plan an indoor meal, instead! In the mean time, I'm completely at a loss as to what to give my father as a gift.......I'd better decide that soon!

Hope that all is well with all of you! Take care and have a great weekend! :)
 
Howdy Lisa and other denizens of our group!!

We are drying out in Indiana and the full impact of the devastation is setting in. So much need and it is hard to decide where and who to help out. As in many of these kinds of situations you have those who take advantage and take as much as they can get while deserving and prideful folk do not ask. We have folks who are driving through neighborhoods handing out gift cards for groceries and hardwares. Reports of people who are paying for the groceries of folks in line buying clean up supplies etc. It is a wonderful thing. The company my husband retired from is going to pay its workers who have no jobs because of the flooding to go out and help the other workers who have been flooded out. Whomever thought that up was a genius, on so many levels! That is where our contribution, mainly, is going as the company is going to match the funds. Iowa has it worse but that is hard to comprehend if you are one of the ones who lost everything here.

All our EWP groupies are safe as are all the other DISers I had emails for in the area. :thumbsup2

Is your uncle getting sicker? I hope not. Has your dad been able to get any help in caring for him? People forget about the caretaker.

I just know that the reunion was as big a success as it was because of all your special touches. You would be a great event planner, people person you. :love:

Since our local hospital was flooded out I am having many of my tests done in Indpls but since that is where I would have any surgeries etc. done anyway it is not too hard. My bil has told me that he is at my beck and call and will take me anywhere, including out of state should it be necessary. I am grateful. I could get a friend to drive me to appointments but Terry is a twofer as he can do so AND take care of Tom. :worship:

I am having a new chair delivered today. It is a cranberry red chair and a half with a huge ottoman to match. It is like me, fluffy and comfy. :lmao: I do not buy much furniture. I tend to keep what I have but the old furniture in the bedroom was over 30 years old and much worn from grandkids and such and besides we are now at an age when we need the big chair(s).:banana: We may have a fight over who gets to sit in it today as Dalton is here. Bet he wins. He has 4-H projects to work on so Grandad will probably get the honors while we are working away. I used to be a 4-H leader. :woohoo:

When I am in my one doctor's office seeing the Rutger's diploma on her wall comforts me and reassures me. :goodvibes Too bad it is her husband's and not hers though. :banana:

Big wedding next door this weekend so I need to get the front of my house all pretty for it. It is for the granddaughter of my dear friend/neighbor. Seems like I just went to her parents wedding a week or so ago. :confused3

Enough rambling, everyone is asleep and I am killing time until I have to wake them up. Sleeping dogs ya know. :cloud9:

Love, Linda Lou
 
Hello!

SO SORRY - as always - that it's taken me so long to check in and visit the Suite!!

And sorry that this isn't a "real post" - I'm anticipating a busy, fun, hectic weekend, and just wanted to stop by to wish you all a very Happy 4th of July and a great Holiday weekend! I promise to come back soon and properly respond to your post, Linda, and to write what ever "news" of my own I can come up with! :)

Happy July 4th!!! Enjoy!! :)
 
Dear Lisa, and anyone else who read this

As I am the senior member of this great group I want to share something I have learned along the pathway of life.

Too many things are left undone and unsaid because they are deemed to be too 'small' to matter.

That is a big mistake.

The smile, short note or phone call that you might think of little import can mean the world to someone else.

If we do nothing until we find something noteworthy nothing will be done.

Seeing a few words from a loved one is enough.

Love, your resident sage and (nit) wit, Linda/SG


Oh, btw, HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!!!
 
Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to wish you all a very happy 7TH ANNIVERSARY!!! :) :) :)

Our Suite - and this thread - have been going for EXACTLY 7 years, today! :) So let's break out our best catering, head out to the Poly Beach, and celebrate with a special, private performance of the EWP, tonight! :)

Thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful words, Oh Great Sage of the Suite, Linda! :) They are particularly appropriate for our celebration, today! :)

Here's looking forward to many more fun and happy years with great friends, here on the DIS Boards and here in our Suite!!!

xxxx - Lisa :)
 
Hello denizens of the Suite!

I have a good excuse for not posting yesterday on that most glorious of days! I had a small boy that required care and that trumps most everything to me. Not much else could have kept me away.

SEVEN years??? What an accomplishment and what a delightful crew. So much has happened in those years. Babies have been born, jobs changed, weight lost, becoming wiser and many other things.

Lisa, the only thing 'sage' about me is the new color of my bedroom.:thumbsup2

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary. Maybe it is time for a refurbishment of the Suite. Could it please be completed before I arrive in September? :dance3:

Much love, Linda/SG
 
Of course the Suite refurbishment can be completed before your arrival in September! You can have anything you want, because...............

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!! :cheer2:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LINDA!!!! :dance3:

Wishing you a wonderful, Magical, and very Happy Day!princess:

With lots of love from your friends in the Suite! :grouphug:
 
Hey Everyone!

As always, sorry that it's taken me so long to get back here and post! We just celebrated our 7th Anniversary and I've been bad. as always, about coming back to post here!

Not too much to report - just trying to get back to work on my thesis (which of course is challenging, given the time of year and all the exciting events of the season!).

Speaking of the "exciting events of the season", we attended the 5th annual MagicMeet (North Eastern Disney Fans Gathering) in Harrisburg, PA last weekend and had a fantastic time! We saw all of our old pals (many of whom we'd initially met here, on the Boards) and also got to participate in some great and very interesting programs and presentations! The speakers included Dave Anderson, an Imagineering Consultant who worked with Walt, himself, Deb Wills of AllEars, Dave Marx of PassPorter, Len Testa of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, Lou Mongello of WDWTrivia, Mike Scopa of AllEars and the WDW Today Radio podcasts, Steve Barrett of Hidden Mickeys, and many, many more! We also had a wonderful talk with the owner of DVC By Resale............we may become members, yet! :)

This weekend we're heading out to our beloved Shea Stadium in Queens, to see the Mets play there, possibly for the last time before they tear down the stadium at the end of the season. Very sad - I feel like I grew up there, having spent so much time there during the summers since my childhood! The Mets' new stadium, which is currently being erected a few feet away from Shea, will be absolutely beautiful. But I can't help but feel nostalgic for the "old" place. AND Shea has some "Disney connections", as it was built and debuted along with the 1964-65 NY World's Fair..........along with It's a Small World, Carousel of Progress, PeopleMover, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln! :)

Hope that all is well with all of you and hope that you're all having a great summer! :)
 
Howdy there Lisa!

Thank you so much for having the Suite refurbished for my upcoming trip. I will look forward to all the special touches that only you could come up with.

I have had a lovely birthday and it was made even better by a special package that I kept to open today. Actually TWO special packages as I got one from down at the Villages as well. Thank you both so very much. I have had time to look at all of it a bit but plan to take more time to really check it out and read everything at my leisure. The phone has been ringing off the hook today. Even my grandson's girlfriend came by to say hey. I could not have asked for more. :love:

I think I forgot to tell you that my daughter and family decided to forgo the NYC trip for various reasons. They are going all the way to Cincinnati (80 miles) instead. Probably a better choice. Jackie and Chris can always go to NYC when it is just them and they will enjoy it more for all that.

At least you and Frank can go to Shea, bet you find some sort of souvenir, and even the new stadium. Lots of scuttlebutt around here because our governor, who sold a major road to a foreign country also decreed that we would all pay for the new Colts stadium and they are having an open house. $250 a ticket and you have to have an invitation to be allowed to buy a ticket. Also added $10,000 to the price of box seats in addition to season pass prices so most of the people who are paying for the private stadium will not be able to afford to attend a game, or even the open house to see what they bought. :rolleyes1 I would rather go watch Dalton any old way. :cheer2:

I told a friend to say hey to you at the meet. Not sure if she met up with you or not. I told her to look for the beautiful couple with the big smiles sitting at the table selling pins etc..

I think you guys should buy into the DVC. I do not say that lightly as I am a cheapskate and very thrifty. It is like buying a big car or suv, not for everyone BUT it is for some and it is for you. The longer you put it off the more you will regret it too. If I had bought in many years ago when I first considered it I would be a happy woman. Not worth it now though.

My Florida sister, who is retiring in August, called today and she is coming over on the 1st of September and we are going to the GF tea party. I will have to rearrange my agenda but that is well worth it. I always do one new thing and that is something I have always wanted to do but Tom would have thrown a fit at the food they serve. He is still bereft over the loss of the huge skewered shrimp at O'Hana's. So am I though. :)

Only about a month to go until I leave. Hope I get the important things done. Trying to tell myself that washing the exterior of the car is a waste of time as it will be bug splatted by the time I get down there any old way. Dusting the house is a lost cause too as it will need dusting again when I get home. If only I would listen. :rotfl2:

Once again, thank you for being a wonderful friend to me all these years. I appreciate the both of you so very much.

Love, Linda Lou
 
Hey Everyone!

Hi Linda! :)

I'm sorry that this is such a quick post, but I did want to check in before we head to Las Vegas, tomorrow morning!

I hope that all has been well with all of you and I promise to post a respectably-sized post upon our return!

In the mean time, we can start counting down the days 'til Linda's upcoming WDW trip! :)

Hope that all is well with all of you and hope that you all have a great week! I promise to hang around here more often, when we get back! :)
 
Hey there Lisa!

By now you have safely arrived in Sin City and are out and about checking everything out!

I told my sister all about the shows you are going to see and even she, world traveler that she is, was jealous. ;)

I hope you did not run into any bad weather on the trip down and none is in the offing when you return. I have a feeling this is just one trip among many you will be making to Las Vegas. It IS the adult version of DW though. :dance3:

Please give Frank a hug for me? Have him give YOU one for me also?

Love, Linda
 
Hey Frank and Lisa!

I got your card. It sounds as if you are having a lovely time. You guys have a knack for such.

Bet DW is jealous at having to share you with LV though. :lmao:

How are your friends enjoying living out there?

Three days until I leave. Not nearly ready either. :scared1:

Love, Linda Lou

Where is everyone????? I miss you.
 
BON VOYAGE, LINDA!!!!!!

Wishing you a safe and happy journey and a truly MAGICAL vacation!! :) We'll all be waiting for you in the Suite to celebrate your arrival!! :)

Our trip was just wonderful, thanks! We spent our days just aimlessly wandering the Strip and checking out the hotels that seemed particularly interesting to us. We really enjoyed staying at Luxor and we enjoyed "touring" Caesar's Palace (where I stayed with my parents on my one other visit to Las Vegas in 1978! :) Glad to see that - while it's certainly grown - parts of it haven't changed very much at all!), Bellagio, and the Venetian, in particular!

We also saw 2 OUTSTANDING Cirque du Soleil shows, "Mystere" at Treasure Island and "The Beatles LOVE" (where my former WDE CM friend currently works) at Mirage (which was also a beautiful hotel). Both shows were fantastic! We particularly enjoyed "LOVE", which is now my all-time favorite Cirque show and probably one of the best shows of ANY sort that I have ever seen! After that performance, our friend gave us a very extensive and fascinating backstage tour, which was great!

We also allowed ourselves some time to relax, which we really needed. I spent an afternoon at the pool, while Frank spent that afternoon with the slots! ;) It was a great getaway!

Our friends are really enjoying being back in Vegas after 9 years of living in Orlando and working for Mickey. One of them is originally from Vegas, so he is back near his family, which he likes. And the other's career in entertainment has advanced and been much more successful since leaving WDE and starting with Cirque, so that is a good thing. And they're back with their old Vegas pals (as well as some old Orlando pals who have since moved out there, as well). So I think that they are really happy there!

Anyway, hope that all is well with all of you, out there!

And hope that you have a FANTASTIC and WONDERFUL trip, Linda! Can't wait to hear all about it, when you return! :)
 
Hooray, sounds as if you did not have any pesky airplane or weather problems and also had time to be 'aimless'. That is something that most people miss out on nowadays. We need time to just 'be'. Did Frank win any big bucks?

I was at Caesar's when it was first built. Las Vegas is an interesting place. Great place for people watching for sure!

Did you wear your black dress? I had to have a new 'SG' shirt made up in a smaller size. Fewer and fewer x's before the size nowadays. Maybe next year will bring none.

I bet you had yourself some good meals. Did you take pictures? We just got a new casino up the road and they have a Puck's. Butternut Squash Soup nearby, I am in heaven!:angel:

I pack the car tomorrow and then we head off Friday morning ASAP. Rain expected but maybe I will luck out. I was finally able to get ressies for the Luau for Saturday night. Not sure who was more surprised, me or the CM. Lucy had wanted to try that so I am glad I was able to get it. The food is not so good but then neither one of us is supposed to eat all that much any old way.

I will not have my laptop with me so no internet but I wil have my cell phone. I take phone numbers with me and sometimes call folks even though I know they will be out and about having a great time. I am still in shock over the time you called me from the beach so I could listen to the EWP. You know where I will be Saturday night, weather permitting.

All good thoughts and prayers welcome for Friday early evening as I wend my way through the maze of Atlanta construction.

Thank you and much love, Linda Lou
 



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