From Kick'n It at Kidani to Play'n It at Pop adults only p62/63 last thoughts&request

[eandesmom]

Have you ever been? I am really glad I went. Seeing the pics made me remember what a cool parade it is. And, I even like most of the pics I posted, which is shocking. I hate most of my MVMCP pics.

No I've never been. I have made it to F&W but that was a complete stroke of luck, we had no idea when we booked the trip. I've been dying to go back during that time since.

I would to be there for MNSSHP or MVMCP but I think the chances are a lot higher for Christmas. Neither of us want to be away for actual Christmas break but really want to do WL for a Thanksgiving one year. Halloween though would be really hard to get away school wise and unless my whole family went (which has been talked about) the kids would balk about missing grandma's party!

 

[MEK]

Your MNSSHP pictures are great! I love them all. I also think that the first party of the year that I went too last year...didn't have as much stuff out. Hmmm. I'm going to have to make sure the next MNSSHP I go too is a later party date!

Thank you! Really? I am surprised they didn't ahve the same amount of stuff out. I actually think this was probably a great date to attend the party. The crowds were excellent because it was still a few days before F&W started.

Wow you weren't kidding when you said you took a whack of pictures. Great job!

I did......and I still have quite a few more pictures to post with other aspects of the party!

Congrats to your soccer star!

Thanks! Brian is not really a star, but he is a pretty solid (literally and figuratively) defender. And the defenders get no glory, so when they have a good defensive record that's a feather in their cap.

Wish I could snap up that SSR ressie. I let myself dream for a moment about it.

Oh - wouldn't that be soooooo nice! I know that is a really popular time for DVC ressies, so I'm surprised she hasn't found a taker. I know she would like to get the cash.

No I've never been. I have made it to F&W but that was a complete stroke of luck, we had no idea when we booked the trip. I've been dying to go back during that time since.

Once both my kids are in college, I hope to go EVERY YEAR during that time frame. It is going to be an annual thing!

I would to be there for MNSSHP or MVMCP but I think the chances are a lot higher for Christmas. Neither of us want to be away for actual Christmas break but really want to do WL for a Thanksgiving one year. Halloween though would be really hard to get away school wise and unless my whole family went (which has been talked about) the kids would balk about missing grandma's party!

I think WL at Thanksgiving would be sooooooo wonderful! I really enjoyed my Thanksgiving trip....it was one of my favs. I also like the week right after Thanksgiving. The crowds are so low and the weather is so perfect. I look forward to visiting again during that time frame. That's why my friends reservation is so perfect.

 

[eandesmom]

Thanks! Brian is not really a star, but he is a pretty solid (literally and figuratively) defender. And the defenders get no glory, so when they have a good defensive record that's a feather in their cap.

I think WL at Thanksgiving would be sooooooo wonderful! I really enjoyed my Thanksgiving trip....it was one of my favs. I also like the week right after Thanksgiving. The crowds are so low and the weather is so perfect. I look forward to visiting again during that time frame. That's why my friends reservation is so perfect.

Defender is HUGE! It's a big big party of why K's team is not doing as well this year, weak defenders.

Oh I'd love your friends ressie...not an option but oh how I'd love it!

 

[mickeysmyboy]

All caught up!!! The rest of your day at AK looks fabulous! All your pics are beautiful!!!

I LOVE the picture of the welcome sign!! So cool! I agree that would be a great sight to wake up to ever morning!!

I also must agree with everyone who said never say never about Poly! A splurge is good ever now and then!! Poly is definitely worth the splurge

I LOVE all your MNSSHP pics!!! Isn't it a blast!! I LOVE it!!

Congrats to Brian and his soccer team!!! Very cool!

 

[jenjolt]

What a great update!!! I loved your pictures!!! What a great MNSSHP!!!! I'm so glad you had a great time!!! I don't know when...but I promise some of those AMAZING Paula photos on my TR when we get there!! I have to speed it up....I already broke one deadline for P but I think she'll forgive me LOL!!!

 

[MEK]

Defender is HUGE! It's a big big party of why K's team is not doing as well this year, weak defenders.

Oh I'd love your friends ressie...not an option but oh how I'd love it!

You know what they say, "A good defense is the best offense". The defense definately gets busted on when they are not doing well. Brian likes defense, but unlike most of the other defenders, that is just not his primary position and he doesn't enjoy a steady diet of it. He wants, so badly, to play center mid on his high school team. He's a solid center mid and there are times when he plays well above average, but when you are a good utility player (can play every position) and you're very physical, you can easily get converted into a defender. This happened in ODP last year, too. "Sorry, Brian, I want you to play center mid, BUT I really need you as center defender".

Wouldn't that ressie be sweet??????? The more I think about it, the more I want it!

All caught up!!! The rest of your day at AK looks fabulous! All your pics are beautiful!!!

Thank you. We had such a nice day at AK. Can't wait to get back there.

I LOVE the picture of the welcome sign!! So cool! I agree that would be a great sight to wake up to ever morning!!

It really would be!

I also must agree with everyone who said never say never about Poly! A splurge is good ever now and then!! Poly is definitely worth the splurge

Hey, maybe I'll pick Poly for my solo F&W trip! Not.....I can see Denny agreeing to that. But I have gotten a few more paying singing/music jobs this fall. Maybe I should save that $ in one account and see what I can afford by next fall. I just did a funeral, which was an easy $100 and I have a wedding and memorial service coming up in the next month. If I could get one or two jobs a month, that would certainly add up.

I LOVE all your MNSSHP pics!!! Isn't it a blast!! I LOVE it!!

It really was fun, wasn't it? I can't wait to see your pics and your costumes!

Congrats to Brian and his soccer team!!! Very cool!

Thanks!!!!!!

What a great update!!! I loved your pictures!!! What a great MNSSHP!!!! I'm so glad you had a great time!!!

Thanks. I really had fun looking back through those pictures. It made me remember so much. I'm pleased with my pics. I feel like I am starting to work well within the limits of my current camera.

I don't know when...but I promise some of those AMAZING Paula photos on my TR when we get there!! I have to speed it up....I already broke one deadline for P but I think she'll forgive me LOL!!!

If my memory serves me correctly, P has posted some of the best, if not THE best, photos of MNSSHP!

 

[jenjolt]

You know what they say, "A good defense is the best offense". The defense definately gets busted on when they are not doing well. Brian likes defense, but unlike most of the other defenders, that is just not his primary position and he doesn't enjoy a steady diet of it. He wants, so badly, to play center mid on his high school team. He's a solid center mid and there are times when he plays well above average, but when you are a good utility player (can play every position) and you're very physical, you can easily get converted into a defender. This happened in ODP last year, too. "Sorry, Brian, I want you to play center mid, BUT I really need you as center defender".

Wouldn't that ressie be sweet??????? The more I think about it, the more I want it!



Thank you. We had such a nice day at AK. Can't wait to get back there.



It really would be!



Hey, maybe I'll pick Poly for my solo F&W trip! Not.....I can see Denny agreeing to that. But I have gotten a few more paying singing/music jobs this fall. Maybe I should save that $ in one account and see what I can afford by next fall. I just did a funeral, which was an easy $100 and I have a wedding and memorial service coming up in the next month. If I could get one or two jobs a month, that would certainly add up.



It really was fun, wasn't it? I can't wait to see your pics and your costumes!



Thanks!!!!!!



Thanks. I really had fun looking back through those pictures. It made me remember so much. I'm pleased with my pics. I feel like I am starting to work well within the limits of my current camera.



If my memory serves me correctly, P has posted some of the best, if not THE best, photos of MNSSHP!

I have to agree she has some AMAZING photos...that woman has some great talent and I was very lucky that she shared some her skill with me! I have been practicing my night photo taking and am loving what I can do with my camera!! It is always a great feeling when you feel comfortable with your camera!!

MEK...I also meant to tell you YAY for your son's soccer team!! That is amazing news...HUGE congrats to them.

 

[manntra]

for Brian and his team! That is awesome!

Ohhhhh how I would love your friend's reservation My good friend and her family are going to be there (their first trip so maybe it is NOT a good idea that I go!) that week.

Love your MNSSHP pictures. That was such an amazing parade! Loved all of the HM bits and the song sticks with you all night! Your HH was better than mine....but don't worry by next year we will be pros!

Tracy

 

[eandesmom]

You know what they say, "A good defense is the best offense". The defense definately gets busted on when they are not doing well. Brian likes defense, but unlike most of the other defenders, that is just not his primary position and he doesn't enjoy a steady diet of it. He wants, so badly, to play center mid on his high school team. He's a solid center mid and there are times when he plays well above average, but when you are a good utility player (can play every position) and you're very physical, you can easily get converted into a defender. This happened in ODP last year, too. "Sorry, Brian, I want you to play center mid, BUT I really need you as center defender".

So so true. This is how Kendall ends up as keep occasionally. But you are right, there just seems to be a lot more good center mids then there are defenders.....

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Just read your whole report - love it!!

 

[praisehisname]

The Boo To You parade looks so fun! Great pictures!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Oh, how I wish I could take a quick December trip!!!

Congrats to Brian and his team! That is so awesome, and he must be on cloud nine right now!

Love the Headless Horseman pumpkin and the pics you got of the actual HH! That was one of my favorite parts of the parade -- I just love that story -- I actually teach it every year in the sixth grade. Isn't the parade just so much fun? The Haunted Mansion gravediggers with their sparking shovels are so cool! I can't wait to go again sometime!

 

[MEK]

I have to agree she has some AMAZING photos...that woman has some great talent and I was very lucky that she shared some her skill with me! I have been practicing my night photo taking and am loving what I can do with my camera!! It is always a great feeling when you feel comfortable with your camera!!

.

Jen,

Considering I just looked at some of your photos on your updated TR, I think you have some real skill yourself! Your are lucky that your camera takes good night time photos. I find them to be the most difficult.

IMEK...I also meant to tell you YAY for your son's soccer team!! That is amazing news...HUGE congrats to them.

Thanks! The team is pretty psyched to start the state tournament!

for Brian and his team! That is awesome!

Thanks! I hope they make it to the finals. That would be so cool!

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Ohhhhh how I would love your friend's reservation My good friend and her family are going to be there (their first trip so maybe it is NOT a good idea that I go!) that week.

Oh....I know. That is really a prime reservation. I'm pretty sure she canceled today to put her points back. At least her cancelation should make someone happy for that week.

Thanks! That song.....it was GREAT! It was so cute and it certainly did get stuck in my head. Boo to You and you and you and you

That's right.....WE WILL be pros by next year! Can't wait!

So so true. This is how Kendall ends up as keep occasionally. But you are right, there just seems to be a lot more good center mids then there are defenders.....

Everyone wants the midfield, especially center mid. I really think center mid should be someone with a good brain, who plays the game smartly. Sometimes that's the case, sometimes not. Now Keep - that's a whole other story. That position takes nerves of steel plus great hand - eye coordination. Good for Kendall - that is one pressure position!

Just read your whole report - love it!!

Welcome Pooh's Honey Pot I'm so happy you are enjoying the TR. I hope you come back to read more!

The Boo To You parade looks so fun! Great pictures!

Thanks! The parade was really a blast! I definately recommend it. Are you going to MVMCP in December? That is a nice parade, too.

Oh, how I wish I could take a quick December trip!!!

Me too! Me too! (And I'm sure we are not the only ones!)

Congrats to Brian and his team! That is so awesome, and he must be on cloud nine right now!

Thanks! I think Brian pretty much takes it in stride. However, if they make it to the semis or the finals, he will be super psyched!

Love the Headless Horseman pumpkin and the pics you got of the actual HH! That was one of my favorite parts of the parade -- I just love that story -- I actually teach it every year in the sixth grade. Isn't the parade just so much fun? The Haunted Mansion gravediggers with their sparking shovels are so cool! I can't wait to go again sometime!

That HH went by really fast. Thank goodness I could hear the horse before I actually saw him. I just kept snapping away! I loved the gravediggers, too. Everything halloween was so very cool. such a great parade.

 

[MEK]

Brian's team did rank 3 out of 16. We play the 14th placed team on Wednesday at 8pm in Dover, Delaware. The same Dover where they are taking all the bodies from the Fort Hood, Tx masacre. Dover is a neutral field for us and its about 1/2 hour from my house. Before I leave, I have to go help set up our concession stand since we also host games on Wenesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Ironically, we lost one of our games to the 14th place team. It was the first game we played. We should have tied, but they won with an offsides goal. Another irony - Denny knew the center ref for this game. The rest of the parents were so hard on this ref that Denny swore he would never, ever again tell anyone if he knew a ref.

So Wednesday night will be our grudge match. We NEED to win this! So Weds night - keep your fingers crossed for good weather and a great win!

 

[jenjolt]

Brian's team did rank 3 out of 16. We play the 14th placed team on Wednesday at 8pm in Dover, Delaware. The same Dover where they are taking all the bodies from the Fort Hood, Tx masacre. Dover is a neutral field for us and its about 1/2 hour from my house. Before I leave, I have to go help set up our concession stand since we also host games on Wenesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Ironically, we lost one of our games to the 14th place team. It was the first game we played. We should have tied, but they won with an offsides goal. Another irony - Denny knew the center ref for this game. The rest of the parents were so hard on this ref that Denny swore he would never, ever again tell anyone if he knew a ref.

So Wednesday night will be our grudge match. We NEED to win this! So Weds night - keep your fingers crossed for good weather and a great win!

Definitely will do!! Good Luck to your son!!!!! I will be rooting on his team!!!

 

[eandesmom]

Brian's team did rank 3 out of 16. We play the 14th placed team on Wednesday at 8pm in Dover, Delaware. The same Dover where they are taking all the bodies from the Fort Hood, Tx masacre. Dover is a neutral field for us and its about 1/2 hour from my house. Before I leave, I have to go help set up our concession stand since we also host games on Wenesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Ironically, we lost one of our games to the 14th place team. It was the first game we played. We should have tied, but they won with an offsides goal. Another irony - Denny knew the center ref for this game. The rest of the parents were so hard on this ref that Denny swore he would never, ever again tell anyone if he knew a ref.

So Wednesday night will be our grudge match. We NEED to win this! So Weds night - keep your fingers crossed for good weather and a great win!

Lifting it up to the soccer gods....and I know they are listening!

This is so exciting!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[wsushocker]

Lifting it up to the soccer gods....and I know they are listening!

 

[eandesmom]

that is the bomb..

 

[MEK]

I'm up early this am. Crazy? I know. Nick's travel soccer team has a 9am game, so I figured I might as well just get up like a work day.

So when I left off Denny and I had just finished watching the parade. It was such a great parade. One that I could easily enjoy over and over. It's funny, but when you take pictures of something you've never seen before, you "sort-of" forget the event because your focus is on the pictures. Seeing my pictures helped me realize what a really, really cool event this parade is. I hope to see it again next year when I go on my solo F&W trip (the one where I hope to see C again and meet Jen).

I took this picture of the HM as we were leaving the parade route:

DH and I decided to find a spot to watch Hallowishes. If you've read any of my other TRs, you know that I have a bad habit on getting in people's way during the fireworks. I decided there was no way, no how this was going to happen. So DH and I took a spot on the bridge with a side view of the castle. Here's the view we had.....

It was an unobstructed view and I quickly became fascinated by the changing colors of the castle......

Now we have all seen the changing colors of the castle, but somehow the colors looked slightly different during the Halloween party. Maybe I'm crazy, but there was a subtle changes to the hues that add to the eeriness of the evening.

As cool as the castle looked, this spot did not turn out to be very good for fireworks viewing. I don't know if its always like this, or if we hit it on a bad night, but we really didn't see much of the show.

Most of the pictures I have show smoke, but no fireworks. Once I realized that we weren't going to see much of the show, I had no desire to move. I was comfortable there. I wasn't in anyone's way and I didn't have high expectations of my pictures. So we just stood there, watching the changing colors of the castle, and taking in the evening. It was a relaxing moment. A moment where cares disappeared and we literally just lived in the moment.

Check out the greenish/orange color of the castle. How 'bout that pumpkin? That is cool.

Seriously, I don't know where the fireworks were.....but this is about the most I could see.....

So, if any of you are Wishes and Hallowishes experts, please tell me why you can't see the fireworks from the bridge. Is this always the case????? I am curious.

Ooooooooooh......More Smoke!

So.....not much in the way of fireworks, but the beautiful colors of the castle is so impressive. Truely, this was a beautiful display of lights. As for the fireworks, well......I need a do over.

After the fireworks, it was time to take a little ride on HM. I loved how cool the mansion looked. The colors were gorgeous, especially the red (which I don't have a picture of).

I loved the women's voice that I heard while standing in line. I wish that was there all the time. I tried to soak in all the details of the HM, reveling in the spookiness of the evening.

At the end of the ride I took this really weak picture of the pet cemetery:

Denny and I did pose for a photopass picture in front of the HM, but we didn't get one of our own, so I have nothing to show you. I also wanted to pose in front of Cinderella's carriage, but there was no way that Denny would consent. So....here is an empty picture of the carriage....

So, what did we do next? Well we did a little more trick or treating and then set off to watch Philarmagic. The candy was getting better as the evening wore on and the lines started to die down. At first we were getting packets of raisins and a few toostie rolls. Now, the better candy was coming!

So....up next.....the end of our evening at MNSSHP!

 

[MEK]

Definitely will do!! Good Luck to your son!!!!! I will be rooting on his team!!!

Lifting it up to the soccer gods....and I know they are listening!

This is so exciting!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Jen and Cynthia....here's to the soccer gods!

Shocker - This is a GREAT picture! I this! Perfect!