I don't want to wait a whole year, so.....

[glo]

Oh Barb!

Please make it during school vacation...pretty please..in July or Aug!!!! A road trip is already in the making...Check the hotel and make sure there is availibility...I know of atleast other person who would go with me!!!! I am definitely there!!!! Get that lime green glove out...here we come!
So, lady start planning...I need a date to start counting down from...geez get going Barb!!! OK, where is the equivilant of Jellyrolls located near your house???

 

[DumboOrBust]

<font face="comic sans ms"> I just checked Mapquest and the miles between Norman, OK and Barto, PA are approximately 1383.6. <--I say approximately because Mapquest sends you some weird ways sometimes. (Just to give you a reference point it is 1280.5 miles from here to Orlando) would have to check out the route myself. Hmmm. I wonder if I can talk Alan into coming with me, and we could see some of Pennsylvania. If he doesn't, I can gas up the car and pick out some CDs and be on my way.


Of course, I might be able to take the train. I do that sometimes, too. Hmmm. This is really exciting. </font>

 

[Mackey Mouse]

And we would call this??? Barbmeet2002.... or Summer Greenglove Extravanganza2002... lololol

 

[Barb]

You guys need to give me some input for dates. I was leaning towards the end of July, or beginning of August. We're on vacation at the end of June/early July, and late August is when the boys go back to college. I already mentioned the Comfort Inn. There is also a mom and pop motel about 5 minutes from me. It's a no frills type of place, but basically pretty clean. There are also two or three B & B's near me. I haven't been inside any of them, but I know the reputation of 2 and they come very highly rated. So, we need dates here and then I can work on accommodations!

 

[perfectmatch300]

We're talking about 2 separate events here, right?

Towncrier's for Memorial Day & Barb's at the end of July or early Aug???? Sounds good to me!

I think I'd better get another job & start saving up for all this!

Barry, to do Coastermaina, you go th John's for Memorial day, then 6 Flags WoA in Aurora OH (right near John's!), then Cedar point for Coastermania! We did that trip last year! It was great!

 

[Debi]

I'm about an hour east of Philly - for anyone familiar with NJ, I'm 10 minutes outside of Ocean City. I already have plans for WDW over the 4th of July, and want to make one more trip in mid/late August before my AP runs out! This would be fantastic!

 

[Barb]

Why don't we work from these three dates and see what we get? July 20/21, July 27/28, and August 3/4. Do you want to do this on just Saturday or should we get together Sunday morning, too? We could do some sort of brunch before everyone heads home. Thoughts?

 

[BarryHom]

Cedar Point in the middle of the summer? Ick! I would like to ride their new coaster, but I've heard horror stories about the crowd.

Personally, I'd like to visit Barb's house and jump up and down on the bed!

 

[Barb]

One more thing-what would you think about doing a pig roast? We have a local caterer that does pig roasts. I don't know the specifics, but I could look into it. (gee, do you think the wheels are turning already?)

 

[luvdsny]

"pig roast"??? Hey Barb, don't you mean a LUAU???

Now you're tempting me girlfriend!

 

[BarryHom]

Hmm...a pig roast...it's a good chance for more photos of Barb eating.

I am armed with a digital camera, so look out! I will take more photos!

I don't think I will give up 35 mm entirely, though.

 

[glo]

I just checked my busy summer calendar, and any of those dates work for me!!!OOOOh let me know!!!

 

[Nancy]

Any dates are good for me in the summer. We'll be there! Catie has been reading the post and wants to know if she'll be able to sleep in the house...and Amanda wants to know if there is going to be a version of Drinks Around The World. She said we could call it Drinks Around The Ott House!!! (A drink in the living room, a drink on the patio, one by the pool, one by the pond, etc.) She thought she was really clever with that idea and made me promise to post it. The girls are already getting excited, they just like coming down to your house! What does Bill think of all this?

 

[SideshowBob]

"Drinks Around Barb-For-Real's Neighborhood" !!!

Sign SSB up!!!!

 

[Mackey Mouse]

SSB,, we will hold you to this.. You know we will...

Count me in..Thelma and Louise will drive out of MA anytime.. Hmmm.. I wonder if Tommy will come.. We shall see.

 

[Towncrier]

Normally we would be down at WDW during end of July/beginning of August, but this year we are going to do the Disney Cruise so that shoots the WDW budget big time. So anytime this summer should work. I checked with Sue and Memorial Day is a go. More details to follow as we get closer to the actual date.

Dayna - Our house is about 4 hours closer to yours than Barbs (if that matters), so you won't have to pack quite so many CD's.

 

[Barb]

SSB, for real?!?!?!
Nancy, LOL I figure family has first dibs on sleeping here, so Catie's fine! Tell Amanda that was very funny!! I like that!! I don't know that Uncle Bill wil be too crazy about that idea, but who cares!
He already thinks I've flipped. His comment this morning was "what are we going to do with all these people?" I said it's a picnic, we don't have to "do" anything. They're just coming to be with me!!!!!!
So, let's pick a date, so I can start obsessing.

Ok, Memorial weekend in Ohio! Yippee!! Don't know how many I'm dragging along yet. If the weather's good, we will probably fly. In that case, Bill will be with me-after all, he's the pilot!

 

[NancyIL]

This is getting more and more exciting! Memorial Day with TC sounds great! Barb...just pick a weekend...any weekend! (Although I like July 27 and 28 the best! )And while I'm that far east, it would be a good time to meet some DISers in NY and NJ, as well as head to the DC area .

Just checked Expedia for hotels in Pottstown, and there's also a Holiday Inn Express, a Days Inn, and a Travelodge. For my preferred dates (July 27-28), the Holiday Inn Express is a little less expensive than the Comfort Inn, and I think the HIExpress has a more substantial continental breakfast than Comfort Inns.

 

[disneycub]

OK, so we're talking Memorial Day in Ohio with TC, and when for Barb-for-Reals? If I'm going to do a road trip, might as well make it a big one, right?

 

[Towncrier]

Barb - There are a bunch of airports that your DH can use that are "nearby". I have personally flown out of Wadsworth (to Orlando of all places). The airport in Medina is literally in my sister's backyard (about 30 minutes south of us). For a slightly larger airport, there's Cuyahoga County community airport which is about 30 minutes north of us. Just let me know and we can come pick you up if you decide to fly in.

How many days until Memorial Day???