Fun Crazy: I made it - I can't believe it's really here!

[Alysa]

Hi Nichole!

Is it going to be a grand gathering?

I was sad about the grand gathering. I feel like I dropped the ball a bit. I didn't find out about what you could do with it until too late and everything I tried to book was full. Plus I tried to book something special for my niece's birthday but all the kid things like the tea parties all served peanut butter and my daughter has an anaphylactic allergy to all nuts and I couldn't send her to something like that. Not worth the risk. But I do have a surprise planned for my niece anyway and I hope that we are doing enough fun things together that we won't miss the grand gathering stuff too much. You'll have to tell me all about it - then we will have to book another trip to experience it!

Our trips overlap a little too.

I'll keep an eye out for you on the monorail!

Have you talked DS into being Mushu yet?

No way DS will do Mushu - sniff! - he now tells everyone that he is being Lightning for Halloween. In Disney. In October.
Oh well, it would have been cute! But he's pretty cute anyway so it will be alright...I'm not biased though or anything!

I'm trying to lose weight also but it's a challenge with my thyroid issues.

You look GREAT in your photos! Beautiful!
My mum has a thyroid thing too, plus diabetes. Isn't it hard? DD and I went horseback riding today and I have lost 2 more pounds but it all seems to just creep right back plus 2 more pounds every time I do this. I'm Nervous!! I read on the BBC news that the only people who really have any luck with weight loss exercise for an hour a day 5 times a week. I am so far from that and I kind of hate exercising (and I would kill for a piece of toast with my tea right now! )
We can cheer each other on - I know I'll need it soon!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Hey Alysa,

Just checking in.

I hear you on the needing to lose weight thing. I'm always up and down. UGH I hate that. Its kind of a family joke as to they never know what size I'll be next time they see me. Oh well.

Good luck. Maybe we can do this together.

sorry about the bidding nut. Thats my problem with ebay. its probably the persons roommate!

How is everything else going?

 

[Alysa]

Hi Shawna!

You look great in your photos! I gained a pound today after eating nothing but oatmeal for breakfast and salad. Grrrr. Oh well, I guess this mean that running starts tomorrow! I'd love to encourage each other!

I forgot about the Lightning and it went to $100 with shipping. It is just as well, I probably would have bid on it and broke DH's heart! Plus there is one going for $30 that is up tomorrow - maybe I'll have better luck with that one...

I am procrastinating right now to avoid work. I even went through everyone's closets today to figure out what we needed for the trip just to avoid it. Late night tonight. Oh well.

Thanks for visiting!!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Hi Shawna!

You look great in your photos! I gained a pound today after eating nothing but oatmeal for breakfast and salad. Grrrr. Oh well, I guess this mean that running starts tomorrow! I'd love to encourage each other!

I forgot about the Lightning and it went to $100 with shipping. It is just as well, I probably would have bid on it and broke DH's heart! Plus there is one going for $30 that is up tomorrow - maybe I'll have better luck with that one...

I am procrastinating right now to avoid work. I even went through everyone's closets today to figure out what we needed for the trip just to avoid it. Late night tonight. Oh well.

Thanks for visiting!!

I'll keep my fingers crossed on the new lightning costume!

Dh tells me we should have a garage sale now before we go to Disney. Within 3 weeks? He said he wants to clear the garage before we leave. Why do men do these things, I have last minute planning to do. At least I'll have extra spending money I guess!!

 

[Alysa]

My sister and I do a garage sale every year, and every year we ask why we do it. We barely clear the price of the cookie and lemonade stand our kids set up and then inhale.
It's fun as a social thing but I definitely make more selling our things on craigslist...
When I had gone through an ocean of size 7 Gymboree shoes that my DS no longer fits into today (sniff - why do they have to grow so fast? I actually did cry - what kind of a goose am I? ) I just took them to the Goodwill. At least my niece gets to wear DD's things!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

My sister and I do a garage sale every year, and every year we ask why we do it. We barely clear the price of the cookie and lemonade stand our kids set up and then inhale.
It's fun as a social thing but I definitely make more selling our things on craigslist...
When I had gone through an ocean of size 7 Gymboree shoes that my DS no longer fits into today (sniff - why do they have to grow so fast? I actually did cry - what kind of a goose am I? ) I just took them to the Goodwill. At least my niece gets to wear DD's things!

I feel for you. We are kind of the joke. Like how much #$@#% doi you guys have that you keep having garage sales. I keep saying lets just drop it off somewhere and then it piles up and dh is like lets see what we can sell. Well, umm Ok. Now he told me he wants to do it next weekend since my son does not have a football game that weekend. Guess what I will be doing all weekend.

sorry to hijack your thread.

how is the shang costume coming? I cant believe I forgot that. DOH!

 

[Alysa]

sorry to hijack your thread.

I hijack every conversation I have ever taken part in! I'd describe it really as more of a ramble.

how is the shang costume coming? I cant believe I forgot that. DOH!

Yeahhhh, I kind of have to get started on that, right?

 

[Tosha]

Hi Alysa!!!!

I came over to check on everything. I am getting so lost in uploading pics and doing my report that I barely had time to check in anywhere on the boards.

 

[Chelley00]

I followed your link from when you posted in my pre-trip report. Looks like you will be there the week before we are.

My youngest went through the car phase, and I thought for sure he'd want to be Lightening McQueen for Halloween, but now he's found dinosaurs. I'm so SICK of dinosaurs!!!

 

[Alysa]

Hi Tosha - can't wait to hear more details about your trip. It's too bad when work and life get in the way of important things like Disney, eh?

Hi Chelley, thanks for coming by! I have some dinosaur books and toys here at our house if you need more!

 

[Alysa]

"I got it, I got it, yeah, yeah, yeah!
There's costumes here tonight, there's costumes here tonight! (I'm on a diet!)"

Come on - I told you I sing and I shouldn't!

So the Mulan costume came in the mail and the sweet woman who sent it threw in a free fan made from feathers. The costume fits DD like a glove and she is ecstatic! Plus there are feathers everywhere!
Love it!

AND, I told DH I kept losing out on Lightning costumes so he took over and won one, just like that, $70 CAN. He rocks! Now it is time to start on DH's Shang...

So many of you all are going to be in Disney soon - CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?!

Oh! I need to go get a suitcase out! Have a great night!!!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

"I got it, I got it, yeah, yeah, yeah!
There's costumes here tonight, there's costumes here tonight! (I'm on a diet!)"

Come on - I told you I sing and I shouldn't!

So the Mulan costume came in the mail and the sweet woman who sent it threw in a free fan made from feathers. The costume fits DD like a glove and she is ecstatic! Plus there are feathers everywhere!
Love it!

AND, I told DH I kept losing out on Lightning costumes so he took over and won one, just like that, $70 CAN. He rocks! Now it is time to start on DH's Shang...

So many of you all are going to be in Disney soon - CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?!

Oh! I need to go get a suitcase out! Have a great night!!!

YEAH for the costumes coming!!! I'm so happy you won the lightning costume finally!

Our dates overlap. I hope we run into you sometime. I'm not sure what we are doing the 2nd half of the trip. Well, we will be on Disney property but I'm not sure exactly WHERE on Disney. I stink at faces but if dh takes 1 look at your picture he could pick you out of a crowd so I'm going to be sure to show him everyones pictures and he'll say 'Thats so and so from the DISBOARDS!!! So if I come up to you and I'm like Hi I'm Shawna and dh recognized you but you have to tell me who you are dont be offended ok!

I'm getting SO excited!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Hey Alysa,

In case you didnt see it on my PTR I responded to you about pre ordering the photopass. Didnt want you to miss out so I copied and pasted it to this one to be sure you saw it!


Alysa if you go to this website you can preorder your photopass CD and save $25. So I got mine for $99!!! Then you keep your email SAFE and after you get back it gives you instructions on how to order the CD. If you dont like any of your pictures you can get a refund if you dont want the CD. Win Win situation in my book!

Photopass Pre-Order

 

[askelton]

Awesome about the costumes! You're getting closer.

 

[Dr_Finkelstein]

Hi Alysa,
Just catching up, been busy busy here!
For getting the costume!!!!! Just need to finish DHs now! ;
And you're not being frugal - I call it 'thrifty'. As my gran used to say "Take care of the pennies and the pounds look after themselves".
You should definately go for the Photopass - we've pre ordered ours. Us Scots need to be thrifty!
I've started packing here!!!
Di x

 

[Dr_Finkelstein]

Hi alysa,
just popped into to say Hi! And thank you for all the support! feeling bit better today - still feel a bit shell shocked though! Not a pleasant experience to go through!
Will catch up properly tonight!
Di x

 

[Alysa]

Di, I read about you losing out on the dining. I'm so sorry things are going so badly for you. If we were going at the same time I would give you our CRT reservation! I wish there was something I could do. I am a firm believer that everything always works out for the best though and I know that despite these many hassles for you that you are going to have a wonderful trip.

 

[Alysa]

So tonight I finished the cloak, chest armor, hair tie and shoulder armor for DH's Shang costume.
I still have to do boots, pants, tunic, gauntlets, waist sash and tie.
Pretty good considering I don't have a pattern to work from. It actually looks REALLY good!
DD is so excited she kept getting up out of bed to offer to help with sewing. And she said before I sent her off for the last time "Mummy, If I forget that we are going to Disney, will you please remind me?"
Yeah, not really a worry of mine...

Tired now, this diet is making me a bit grumpy and have been up since six for riding lessons. Time for bed!
Hugs going out to you Di!

 

[FairyGodmotherJen]

I just caught up completely - I'm loving your report!!

I laughed when you talked about the Disneyland Sing-Along! We have it on DVD and my kids started watching it about a month before we went. I completely sympathize with the whole "Walkin' Down the Middle of Main St. USA." My DS went nuts during the MNSSHP parade because they actually have a float with the Country Bears singing "In the Great Outdoors."

I also have a picture of the same DS with a face full of kisses from our Akershus breakfast last summer. He says he doesn't want to do a princess meal anymore because he doesn't want anymore kisses!! We didn't do one on our recent trip, and DD wasn't bothered by it. Now, I don't know if I'm bothered by the fact that she WASN'T bothered, or not.

Keep it coming - I'm really enjoying it. Oh - I was watching the slideshow "Son's Second Trip..." I like the song that was playing (DH actually asked me what I was listening to, also). I know it's Phil Collins - was it from Brother Bear? That's one I haven't seen, but I thought he did the music for that. I'll have to look into getting the soundtrack if that's the case.

 

[Alysa]

Hi Jen! Thanks for coming by! I was so excited about MNSSHP thanks to your photos! And Pooh is so cute - DS was like that - you just want to chew on them! I'm glad you liked the video. That one is Brother Bear - quite cute actually...I like it for the moose, but then I am a big "Bob and Doug" fan... do Americans or British even know who they are or is it just a Canadian thing?

I have lots of work to do tonight so obviously I am procrastinating. We have had no water here all day. DH is doing the plumbing in the basement and is having trouble with a leaky pipe (or two). There is lots of quiet swearing going on so I am staying out of the way. I can't sew because I am out of thread and grey ribbon for the armor for the costume so I just watched "Ms. Pettigrew Lives for a Day". Has anyone seen this? I loved it! It even has "Captain Wentworth" from "Persuasion" in it as a bonus...

And "da-da"!
Oooooooooo.
I just went to weigh myself and check on my progress and after two weeks, I seemed to have gained 5 pounds and am back at 5 lost. I was so happy - I have been so good and I had lost 9 two days ago. But no running this week. Just the one time. Maybe I should just go and eat the chocolate cake in the fridge that I didn't have any of. Yet. Or I could be good and go and finish my work and go to bed and go running tomorrow and hopefully things will sort themselves.

Long post - thanks for reading everyone. Hope you had a great weekend - have a great night!