I'm thinking from all the clues, so far, that the hunt is gonna be based heavily in DCA. Cruise Route 66, adventure onto Buena Vista St to see the stars, fly into Condor Flatts and enjoy the pier off PCH. That's just what I'm coming up with.
Exactly what I was thinking.
I definitely concur.
If it's in DCA, I think it should be required that everyone in the hunt has to ride Grizzly River Rapids... mwuahahahahaha
My vote for shirt color is blue. As far as any other colors I'll go with the majority, after all it's only wearing each color for 1 day.
I like blue, too! I'm hoping the new group tee is in a shade of blue.
(Why are all the blue smileys scared, annoyed or sad?)
Sign ups for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon opened up today! This is a really fun race and there's plenty of time to train. It would make a perfect first Half Marathon! It's actually my favorite Half that I have run. This will make Half #7.
Go Sarah!!
You are my running hero!
Actually I know you aren't on FB, but Jane just posted that she and a friend signed up for the Tink half. So, you'll definitely see some Divas there.
But the annual trip shirt was always meant to be just that - the annual girls trip shirt. Not reused on subsequent trips. I have all my shirts hanging in my closet as souvenirs. I love all of them, but don't want to use them again. I want to get the new one every year, yes. But I think just wearing matching colors/shades (tie dye????) the other days is easiest for everyone.
If there are new peeps (which there are), they then have to order past year's shirts to match or do their own shirt and not match with the group. One shirt is not much - 2 or 3??? One year we did have two trip shirts and we decided to go back to only one because of the expense (yes, that was the tie dye year
)What if someone gains a lot of weight and doesn't fit the shirt from a couple of years ago now?? Awkward! Or what if someone miraculously loses a bunch of weight and is swimming in the previous year's shirt??
I agree with this. I love the shirts, for me that's not the issue. I just like having a new group tee each year and then wearing colored tees the rest of the time.
I just think if I was new to a group, already feeling nervous, but wanting to fit in and participate as much as possible, I'd want to wear whatever the group was wearing. If that meant going to
Walmart or Target and buying a lime green, or red, or whatever color $5 tee, then yes, I'd be happy to do that.
If however, it meant buying 3 group tees at the cost of $60 or so, then that's a bit more daunting to me. Maybe because our family is on a single income so I'm on more of a budget?
Maybe I am over thinking this and the new ladies don't mind spending $$ or just wearing a solid color?
Maybe this just isn't a big deal and we can say wear the purple castle tee if you want, or wear a solid purple tee if you don't want or don't have the other.
A big deal for me is group photos. I love the group pics, but I like them to look different from year to year. For example, last trip we wore the purple castle tees for the PFF photo. So, if we do end up using those tees again, can it at least be on a day where we aren't doing a big photo like that. Does that make sense?
I didn't even think of the weight gain/loss factor, although I suppose that could be an issue for some. (I've gained but luckily the shirt stretches.
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Everyone here knows that I try not to be argumentative. Ever. From day one I have always gone with what the group wants and will continue to do so.
I already have both tees, although my purple one needs repair work, so either way it doesn't matter to me. I just wanted to try and speak for all sides. Hopefully more ladies, both returning and new, will chime in so we can get more of a consensus.
After all, we've only heard from a few and there are...what? 58 of us? lol
In the end, this shouldn't be a big deal.
We are there to have fun! We can make it easy on everyone and go topless.
Any chance of getting one now???
. On Sunday we got up early and cruised up to the mountains and did a hike. Then we took the kids fishing at the Bass Pro shop and my sister watched Laila for the evening while we went out to eat and to see Prometheus. We've built up a great connection and things are going swell.
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The pressure!!! 
I will have to wait until after the vacation to sign up though so I make sure we have enough funds to get us through that week. You never know what emergencies or amazing things will come up!
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