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[jenjolt]

Woot Woot 11 days P!! That is awesome! I hope you and E have the best trip ever!!! Can't wait to see your amazing pictures!!!

Jackie...hope you are doing well! I have been thinking of you!!!!

Leslie...that just stinks!! BOO to all of that and BOO to it taking so long to resolve that is not okay!!! You shouldn't have to be out when it was someone else's negligence!!!

Katie..how is school going?!?!

I head towards the north this afternoon! Looking forward to time with Anita and fam and a great DIS meet!!!! Our trip is coming faster and faster and I haven't had time to even really think about things! LOL!! I'll just let other people plan and tell me where to be and when LOL!!!

Stace...your trip is so close!! I hope everything works out and your TA throws in some delighful extra perks!!!

 

[sunny_stace]

Hey gnomies! Hope everyone's long weekend is off to a good start!

Sorry this is bumming you out stace. Do you think they are gnomophobic? I hear gnomophobia is everywhere.....

Hope things work out for you

Thanks I certainly hope it's not gnomophobia! We should all be equals!

My foot is slowly getting better. I hate my boot cast, I hate relying on other people, oh what a joy it will be to walk to the copier at work someday with no old lady jokes!

The morning sickness isn't great...it's better than it was but dealing with morning sickness, foot, insurance, loss of wages....well I am on overload.

I actually met with a lawyer today...the insurance company denied my claim stating that I was responsible for my fall. The lawyer quickly told me that was bull honky so that makes me feel better. So we shall see...I think it's going to be a very long process.

Just remember the morning sickness will be worth it in the end! And I agree with the lawyer - bull honky! You pay for insurance and for rent and therefore you should be covered! I'm sure it will be a long process but I bet there will be justice in the end!

Hi girls!!!!

So glad to see you all chatting away!!

Jackie... so sorry things aren't going well I missed the story.... but keeping ya in my thoughts

LL... SO FLIPPIN EXCITED FOR YOU AND MARC!!!!

Stace... sorry about your aunt! You need to just book your Disney trips yourself. Seriously.... you know more than the travel agents anyway, why pay them???

Ellie and I are down to 11 days!!!
We are both getting so excited!! I have a ton to do, and only 3 days off to get it done eek!

I luvz you all!!!

P

P!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited for your trip! You guys are gonna have a blast and see so much! I am so jealous! You know, I would have booked the trip myself, but DBFF doesn't have a credit card and I don't have a high enough limit to put it all on mine. She had to pay with debit and the only way you can do that is through the agent...I told her I'm really not going through this next year if we're going to Europe! Disney I can fix, Europe I don't know!

I hope you guys enjoy your long weekend! I am gonna go get my hair done tomorrow and make my travel agency smarten up!

 

[Roxychica7]

Hi girls! I'm home for the weekend! It's my best friend's bridal shower..I'm maid of honor, so lots to get ready for!

And....I BOOKED OUR TRIP this week! YAHOOO!! We ended up deciding on CBR, Staying from December 12th-December 18th and just in case anyone was wondering...both Katie and LL were Right as usual..they honored the whole stay with free dining!

P-SO excited for your trip!!! I cant believe it's almost here!

Stace-Crappy travel agents! You better give them a piece of your mind! Let us know how it turns out!

LL-Stupid insurance, I really hope you get it all straightened out...let us please know if you need us to do anything!!

Jackie...so sorry again about your mom! We're definitely all thinking about you!

Katie-Hope school is going well for the boys!

 

[sunny_stace]

Hi ladies, hope you're all enjoying the long weekend!

Went to the TA today....what an ordeal! we must have gotten the newest newbie they had! She didn't even know what number to call to access Disney reservations! She couldn't figure out what or reservation number was....it was all over confusing and horrible. Finally she figured out that I knew what I was talking about and started asking me what she should say! In the end, she wound up giving me her headset and I just talked to them myself! Everything is now taken care of and my Magical Express vouchers and luggage tags are on their way to my home address! I swear this girl had rocks in her head! And she hated us! Their head office will definitely hear from me. They need to step up their service.

So now that is taken care of, my scheduling at work is taken care of and it should (knock on wood) go smoothly until we leave!

Jess - I'm glad they honored free dining! CBR is a great resort! You guys are gonna have a great time! Some of my family might be going up that week too! How's the wedding planning?

 

[jenjolt]

What an ordeal Stace...seriously you did the talking?!?! Yeah I would be making sure I got some sort of compensation for dealing with that level of incompetence!! So unreal...I'm sitting here shaking my head!

 

[sunny_stace]

What an ordeal Stace...seriously you did the talking?!?! Yeah I would be making sure I got some sort of compensation for dealing with that level of incompetence!! So unreal...I'm sitting here shaking my head!

Oh Jen....my blood was boiling! She kept making faces while listening to the hold music while waiting on the Disney line...grimaces! And then she was trying to tell the girl that I had ordered a "Your own way to magic" package....she didn't know what Magical Express was, she didn't understand what park hopping meant, she didn't know about the free dining offer....and she asked if we were flying right into Orlando or if we wanted a pick up in Tampa! It was easier for me to just talk to them. She didn't know her agent number, the number for Disney...nothing! I swear her brain was just taking up space in her head! And she wasn't nice either which was just the icing on the cake! But I'm gonna wait until I get all of my documents to complain, just so I know that nobody will tamper with anything for revenge. I wouldn't put it past them....

In happier news, I made all of my reservation cards up today (almost like little business cards with all the info on them incase any ADR ressies are missing when we get there.)

 

[Roxychica7]

My gosh Stace! Had the lady even heard of Disneyworld before?! Oooooh, she makes me mad just listening to you describe her. So glad you got those reservations together!

This is my first weekend to work at my job. Since we do toxicology testing on fish and invertebrates, they have to be constantly cared for, so we rotate, 4 people per weekend, which comes to about once a month to work. Not bad. Also good because I figured if I accumulate 40 hours before December..I work 4 weekends, I can use my comp time and not my vacation time toward Disney!
SO nice actually having a real job with benefits!

 

[sunny_stace]

This is my first weekend to work at my job. Since we do toxicology testing on fish and invertebrates, they have to be constantly cared for, so we rotate, 4 people per weekend, which comes to about once a month to work. Not bad. Also good because I figured if I accumulate 40 hours before December..I work 4 weekends, I can use my comp time and not my vacation time toward Disney!
SO nice actually having a real job with benefits!

I hope that works out for you Jess! It would be pretty awesome if you didnt have to use your vacation time! Working weekends isnt so bad! Benefits are also a definitely good thing!

In other news: I got my ME vouchers! UPS delivered them to my door labeled "extremely urgent"
Also, I'm in Toronto for the film festival right now and so far I've seen Brad Pitt (across the street behind a million fans and paparazzi), Jonah Hill, Juliet Binoche, Michael Weston, Jason Ritter, Arielle Kebel, and Wilmer Valderama! Only one not so great film so far too! Off for more today!

 

[julezdisney]

Hey strangers! I miss all of you! Anyone wanna give me a recap of all your lives/goings-ons?

 

[sunny_stace]

Hey strangers! I miss all of you! Anyone wanna give me a recap of all your lives/goings-ons?

JULEZ!!!!

Not much new with me....Disney in a week and the Toronto Film Festival for me right now. What's new with you?! Nice to see you around!

 

[Roxychica7]

Stace...YAY for ME vouchers. I remember on our trip last year, we were late getting them because Blake booked the trip so late, and the night before, I see the FedEx guy go around the corner and I ran to the clubhouse, but they were closed. And as I walked back to our townhouse, the FedEx guy stopped me and said, "would this be yours? I saw Disney and figured it was important!"
But how cool seeing celebs at the Film Festival!!

Hey Julez! Glad to read that your foot is doing much better! Let's see..lots going on here with all of us! I've been back in Maryland for about 4 months, my BFF's wedding is next weekend and just looking forward to our Disney trip in December! My mom is coming with us this time!

 

[ILuvCrush]

Hi gals!!
I'm home all safe and sound!!
It was a fun trip!

So nice to see ya Julez!!!!

 

[Roxychica7]

Hey P! Glad you made it back safe! I was in LOVE with all your pictures and of Ellie and her fashionista self!

 

[jenjolt]

Welcome back P!! Hope you had a great trip!!! I really enjoyed joining you on FB!!!

So PP and I had a great weekend in DC!! It was much cooler than I am used too but it was amazing!! I probably walked a ton of miles around the Mall area LOL!! We had a great time visiting the museums and then seeing a play at Ford's Theater!! Really enjoyed it!!!

Now it is time to start thinking about my upcoming trip! I have never EVER been so disorganized when it has come to a trip LOL!!! I really need to get on the ball!!!!!

However I know a few of us gnomies are single digit dancing WOOT WOOT

 

[sunny_stace]

Hey ladies! Finally watched Gnomeo And Juliet last night and was thinking of you all! Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[dngnb8]

Hey ladies! Finally watched Gnomeo And Juliet last night and was thinking of you all! Hope everyone is doing well!

So, did you learn any Gnomenclature?

 

[Lady Lallie]

Hey ladies! Finally watched Gnomeo And Juliet last night and was thinking of you all! Hope everyone is doing well!

Hi Stace!! It's nice to "see" you. I haven't seen Gnomeo & Juliet, was it cute??

 

[sunny_stace]

Hi Stace!! It's nice to "see" you. I haven't seen Gnomeo & Juliet, was it cute??

It was very sweet!

P - as I don't have Facebook, I would love to hear more about your trip!

 

[ILuvCrush]

It was very sweet!

P - as I don't have Facebook, I would love to hear more about your trip!

I just posted some photos there... thats all!!
I'm 'hopefully' starting my TR this weekend.... I need to get it going before I forget what all I want to tell lol!!!

 

[jenjolt]

Hey Ladies!!

It's been awhile...what is going on with all of you?!?!?!?