How Many Trips Can I Milk?~A PTR

[BrittBritt]

I so don't get Crocs!

I honestly didn't either until I had those 2 embarrassing flip flop experiences that I mentioned. I just want to be as comfortable as possible while at Disney, and I'm so hoping the fashion faux pas will be worth it! Good thing DH isn't an officer in the fashion police ::cop: !

You got the Mary Janes! I have been lusting after the chocolate Minnie Janes for a couple of weeks now. I can't seem to get up the nerve to buy them -- I want them with their little Mickey heads and I want Disney Jibbitz to go in them. See, you aren't the only nerd in the group! You're just braver!

I am still laughing about the matching outfits bit !

Don't stop including Miss Botox -- she's the mascot of your thread now! The looks she gives during the posts are priceless!

BUY THEM! It's too much fun!
Oh, and Miss Botox is the star of the neighborhood. When we go for "walks", she makes it to the road right in front of the house and proceeds to plop down right in the middle of the road. Cars will drive by, people will walk by, she doesn't care. We truly have the laziest dog in the world. (Is it sick that I'm secretly jealous of her life of leisure? )

You summed up my feelings for crocs very nicely! I haven't been able to part with the 30 bucks for ugly plastic shoes. I just don't see how they can be that comfortable.

I got some for 3 of my kids before our trip last year and they loved them. It's all they would wear for 6 months. I had a hard time getting the boys to wear cleats for soccer!

I hear you about the expense. I did find them online on sale and w/free shipping. That's what hooked me in. I am going to do a 'comfort test' this weekend once I figure out a place where I can wear these shoes and not feel too creepy looking! I'll let you know what I think.

 

[Charleston Princess]

We never lost power at the school---although we might have been running on some kind of generator, and I would have been none the wiser. When I got home though, we'd been without power most of the day, as it was HOT in the house and everything was blinking. Can you believe it was almost 90 degrees here today?
My kids go nuts when they hear thunder. We live in South Florida! Thunder is a usual afternoon sound, but without fail they scream and then have to stare out the windows for the afternoon watching the rain. (Anything to get out of having to do real work!)
I do have a funny teacher moment from today... I'm walking with my kids back from the cafeteria after lunch, and I see one of my boys flicking something around, hitting other students, and just generally being annoying. As I got closer to him, I saw that he had a masquerade-type mask that had been torn in two right at the nose. He was holding one eye part in one hand and using the elastic band to stretch and smack people around him with the other eye part. (BOYS! ) When I asked him what he was doing with that deadly weapon , he replied without missing a beat, "This is my weapon of MASK destruction." Are you serious? What could I even say to that? I didn't even take the mask away, because I figured a child that clever deserves to whip plastic masks around in the hallway...That was my day in the 6th grade today, and that is why I need a Disney vacation.
(I added that part in at the end so no one could say this post isn't Disney related! )
Thanks for your thoughts!

90 degrees! I am so jealous! I really need to move farther south. It started out in the 50's today with massive thunderstorms, and by the afternoon when I had to sit watching soccer games, it was windy and 38. Brrr! I still can't feel my toes! This is why I love Disney in the summer!

That child is just too clever for his own good! I love the things that middle schoolers come up with (most of the time)! I would have totally let him keep the mask, too! We are doing fairy tale newspapers right now in the 6th grade (expository writing and traditional literature all rolled up in one) and I was so tickled with the titles they were coming up with! My favorite: The Once Upon Times! Their headlines are great too -- I can't remember any because my brain is fried from too much group work today (or it is still frozen), but I will jot some down tomorrow -- you'll get a kick out of them!

 

[stagemomx3]

d When I asked him what he was doing with that deadly weapon , he replied without missing a beat, "This is my weapon of MASK destruction."

That sounds like something my Adam would say, and it's just to funny!

 

[rimousefan84]

ok ok, I'm in. Sounds like you've got a bunch of fun things planned for your next trip! I'm also teacher , so I can relate to the seasonal annual pass woes. Can't wait to read more so carry on.

 

[winkers]

I can't wait to get a full report on the crocs. Maybe I'll give in...........

 

[Charleston Princess]

BUY THEM! It's too much fun!
Oh, and Miss Botox is the star of the neighborhood. When we go for "walks", she makes it to the road right in front of the house and proceeds to plop down right in the middle of the road. Cars will drive by, people will walk by, she doesn't care. We truly have the laziest dog in the world. (Is it sick that I'm secretly jealous of her life of leisure? )

I can feel myself folding -- I got an email from Crocs yesterday with a free shipping code -- almost like I am meant to be the owner of some Minnie Jane Crocs...

I adore Miss Botox! I know just how she feels -- when someone tries to make me exercise I just plop down and refuse to move, too .

I can't wait to get a full report on the crocs. Maybe I'll give in...........

I will, if you will !

 

[BrittBritt]

ok ok, I'm in. Sounds like you've got a bunch of fun things planned for your next trip! I'm also teacher , so I can relate to the seasonal annual pass woes. Can't wait to read more so carry on.

Hello! Thank you so much for reading! Yes, seasonal annual passes are not made for teachers . I am so glad we made the decision to spring for the APs. This way, we can really get our money's worth. Well, I can't vouch for how entertaining this PTR will be, but I know I'll babble on for the next few MONTHS while waiting for this trip to get here...

I can't wait to get a full report on the crocs. Maybe I'll give in...........

I am currently scoping out prime locations for the breaking in of the Crocs. By this weekend I should have a verdict---Waste of money? vs. Best Plastic Investment Ever!

I can feel myself folding -- I got an email from Crocs yesterday with a free shipping code -- almost like I am meant to be the owner of some Minnie Jane Crocs...

I adore Miss Botox! I know just how she feels -- when someone tries to make me exercise I just plop down and refuse to move, too .



I will, if you will !

Those shoes even SOUND precious---Minnie Janes! The email was an omen---don't mess with fate. Now if we could only get emails containing a 40% off code . Anybody else order the Disney Planning DVD for the sole chance of getting one of those codes? GUILTY! However, I am far too unlucky for that. Remember, I am the girl who got a hurricane for her wedding day.
You should have seen Miss Botox this evening. She does NOT like cold weather (and when I say cold, I mean less than 60 degrees). When I leashed her up to take her out, she shot me a look and a half, promptly turned around, jumped back on the couch, and SIGHED AT ME!!! You can't argue with her, so I took the leash back off and now have to wait until her highness feels like taking a walk. Who's the fool here?

 

[BrittBritt]

WELL, my DH has been quite frustrating as of late. We were supposed to sit down earlier in the week to decide/book our ADRs (which are now pitifully past the 180 day mark). Unfortunately, on his ONE day off, he was called in to help with a hooker sting. Isn't that a lovely thing for any wife to have to write? You should see some of these women he has to arrest...they are decidedly un-Disney-like.
So, the hookers have foiled my plans for the time being.

Funny aside: My DH holds the unique and very esteemed honor of being the only officer in his city to go undercover looking for female hookers and ending up arresting a MALE! Poor DH...he is razzed about that at work relentlessly. To make matters worse, as my DH and his partner were patting down the handcuffed male hooker, it became painfully obvious that he was wearing a red, sequined thong. Coincidentally, every now and then a similar thong makes surprise appearances in DH's mailbox at work, or in the briefing room, or in the trunk of his car!


Who are the hitchhikers I mention in my title you ask?

Remember how I'm taking Faith to Disney in Dec. for a X-Mas, girls-only trip? Today I get an email at work from my stepmom asking me to call her tonight. Upon making that phone call, I learn that she and my dad really are sad they're not going on this trip and would I mind if they came?
What do you say to that?
I'd been looking forward to the Faith trip as a sisters escape, but who am I to deprive anyone of their Disney fix?

So....
Now the Dec. trip is me, Faith, my stepmom, and my dad.
The MAJOR positive of having these additional hitchhikers on the trip is that now we can use my stepmother's TA discount for the resort!
Dates/resort aren't set in stone yet, but now we're thinking Dec. 28th-31st at POR. We couldn't get into much detail tonight on the phone, as Faith was standing right there and was getting impatient with her mom being stuck on the phone. Little did she know what she was interrupting! I'm supposed to email my stepmom tomorrow to *hopefully* finalize some of these decisions.

I truly hope my family knows what they're getting into. I am officially NUTS, but I think they'll figure that out when I decorate the room window, bust out my homemade autograph books, tip Mousekeeping with officially made envelopes, and Croc my way through the trip. They may lose patience...

To all my other Lang. Arts teachers reading, can we officially use Croc as a verb? Just wondering...

 

[winkers]

I think your dh wins the most creative excuse for getting out of planning!

 

[Saturn23]

Needless to say, DH made fun of me the whole time, and then I had to listen to him lecture about me not wearing the right footwear .

I didn't want to choose a bright color because I wanted them to match with everything. rotfl: I'm worried about matching my cute outfits with my ugly shoes!)

Side note: I can never show this site nor my new Crocs to my DMIL. I made TREMENDOUS fun of her for her Crocs, and I don't think I could handle her retaliation should she ever discover I now own a pair!

I can't believe I missed all of this! Your post cracked me up several times.

1) My husband can totally relate to yours on the subject of shoes. I never wear appropriate footwear for walking long distances. On one of our sightseeing trips we walked SO much that by around 9 PM I actually stopped on the sidewalk and started crying

2) I would do that too, I'd want to match my shoes with stuff even if they were ugly. At least if they match they won't stand out as much!

3) I know how you feel about making fun of something and then buying it for yourself later on. I did that with skinny jeans. I swore up and down that I would never ever ever wear them (until I bought three pairs). Ooops!

Your trips sound like so much fun! Your sis is really cute. Don't worry if you have extra people coming with you. You could still plan some time for just the two of you to spend alone while they do something else.

 

[Charleston Princess]

WELL, my DH has been quite frustrating as of late. We were supposed to sit down earlier in the week to decide/book our ADRs (which are now pitifully past the 180 day mark). Unfortunately, on his ONE day off, he was called in to help with a hooker sting. Isn't that a lovely thing for any wife to have to write? You should see some of these women he has to arrest...they are decidedly un-Disney-like.
So, the hookers have foiled my plans for the time being.

Funny aside: My DH holds the unique and very esteemed honor of being the only officer in his city to go undercover looking for female hookers and ending up arresting a MALE! Poor DH...he is razzed about that at work relentlessly. To make matters worse, as my DH and his partner were patting down the handcuffed male hooker, it became painfully obvious that he was wearing a red, sequined thong. Coincidentally, every now and then a similar thong makes surprise appearances in DH's mailbox at work, or in the briefing room, or in the trunk of his car!


Who are the hitchhikers I mention in my title you ask?

Remember how I'm taking Faith to Disney in Dec. for a X-Mas, girls-only trip? Today I get an email at work from my stepmom asking me to call her tonight. Upon making that phone call, I learn that she and my dad really are sad they're not going on this trip and would I mind if they came?
What do you say to that?
I'd been looking forward to the Faith trip as a sisters escape, but who am I to deprive anyone of their Disney fix?

So....
Now the Dec. trip is me, Faith, my stepmom, and my dad.
The MAJOR positive of having these additional hitchhikers on the trip is that now we can use my stepmother's TA discount for the resort!
Dates/resort aren't set in stone yet, but now we're thinking Dec. 28th-31st at POR. We couldn't get into much detail tonight on the phone, as Faith was standing right there and was getting impatient with her mom being stuck on the phone. Little did she know what she was interrupting! I'm supposed to email my stepmom tomorrow to *hopefully* finalize some of these decisions.

I truly hope my family knows what they're getting into. I am officially NUTS, but I think they'll figure that out when I decorate the room window, bust out my homemade autograph books, tip Mousekeeping with officially made envelopes, and Croc my way through the trip. They may lose patience...

To all my other Lang. Arts teachers reading, can we officially use Croc as a verb? Just wondering...

The hooker story -- now that's funny! I never knew being in law enforcement could be so hysterical!

Hitchhikers? Well, like you said, how can you say no to someone else's fix? Just lay down the ground rules that will allow you to plan everything .

I am pretty sure that "croc" can be successfully used as a verb:

I will croc over to the Pirates of the Caribbean.
I croced all around World Showcase.
I croc the entire time I am in Disney World.

That's a big croc of...oops...sorry, that is a noun .

Yep, it works -- I can also try it in the perfect and progressive tenses if you want .

 

[stagemomx3]

So, the hookers have foiled my plans for the time being.

Your poor DH and the red thong!

My brother is a cop, and on one of his first nights on duty he had to tackle a naked guy in a parking lot.

If you start using croc as a verb I will just

I'm sure the December trip will be fun though not the sister bonding experience you had planned. You can't blame people for wanting to join you, it is Disney World after all.

 

[BrittBritt]

I think your dh wins the most creative excuse for getting out of planning!

Oh no! Now the red thong has made a surprise visit to the Dis!
Seriously though, is there no limit to how low I'll sink to in order to lure in new readers? I busted out the thong story in only page 4.

I can't believe I missed all of this! Your post cracked me up several times.

1) My husband can totally relate to yours on the subject of shoes. I never wear appropriate footwear for walking long distances. On one of our sightseeing trips we walked SO much that by around 9 PM I actually stopped on the sidewalk and started crying

2) I would do that too, I'd want to match my shoes with stuff even if they were ugly. At least if they match they won't stand out as much!

3) I know how you feel about making fun of something and then buying it for yourself later on. I did that with skinny jeans. I swore up and down that I would never ever ever wear them (until I bought three pairs). Ooops!

Your trips sound like so much fun! Your sis is really cute. Don't worry if you have extra people coming with you. You could still plan some time for just the two of you to spend alone while they do something else.

Let me guess, while you were crying on the curb, your DH just stood there wearing the "I told you so" look...
SKINNY JEANS! 'Nuff said!

The hooker story -- now that's funny! I never knew being in law enforcement could be so hysterical!

Hitchhikers? Well, like you said, how can you say no to someone else's fix? Just lay down the ground rules that will allow you to plan everything .

I am pretty sure that "croc" can be successfully used as a verb:

I will croc over to the Pirates of the Caribbean.
I croced all around World Showcase.
I croc the entire time I am in Disney World.

That's a big croc of...oops...sorry, that is a noun .

Yep, it works -- I can also try it in the perfect and progressive tenses if you want .

My plan to break in the new shoes will be to croc around an art fest this weekend.
And yes, law enforcement has BETTER stories than teaching!

Your poor DH and the red thong!

My brother is a cop, and on one of his first nights on duty he had to tackle a naked guy in a parking lot.

If you start using croc as a verb I will just

I'm sure the December trip will be fun though not the sister bonding experience you had planned. You can't blame people for wanting to join you, it is Disney World after all.

I'm sure it will be fun too. I think you sometimes plan things out in your mind so much that when something changes, it throws you for a loop. At least my poor dad will finally have someone to ride all the thrill rides with. My stepmom gets vertigo and can BARELY tolerate Soarin'!

 

[BrittBritt]

Looking at my PTR, I can safely assume I'm the only person sporting a thong!

 

[stagemomx3]

Looking at my PTR, I can safely assume I'm the only person sporting a thong!

 

[winkers]

Looking at my PTR, I can safely assume I'm the only person sporting a thong!

You're welcome!

 

[DWGal210]

You're TR is great so far!! I'm along for the ride...

 

[DiamondDiva305]

I think your dh wins the most creative excuse for getting out of planning!

 

[DiamondDiva305]

Hey girl, your PTR is sooooooooooooooo funny can't wait to hear more.

 

[BrittBritt]

You're TR is great so far!! I'm along for the ride...

Thanks! This is becoming so much fun to write. I promise more adventures ahead.

Hey girl, your PTR is sooooooooooooooo funny can't wait to hear more.

I will try my best to keep this a little more PG-rated. I don't want to be kicked off the Dis for indecent trip reporting.