I know you love Disney but...really? ~a dis meet in London 5/15

[eandesmom]

Ok, the "do not stop in the center lane" comment cracked me up, a total coffee spewing moment. It is SO loud and is a bit startling but oh, her thinking someone was talking to her cracked me up.

Very stressful start.

and welcome home

 

[GreatBiscuit]

on so many levels!

Great start Cherie! That whole incident just cracked me right up.

 

[winkers]

OMG!!! I am SO picturing this! by the time she dropped you off, you must have been a nervous wreck.. NOT the way to start a vacation!!!

on the bright side....it wasn't a boring 3 hour drive.

Ok, the "do not stop in the center lane" comment cracked me up, a total coffee spewing moment. It is SO loud and is a bit startling but oh, her thinking someone was talking to her cracked me up.

Very stressful start.

and welcome home

Next time you're at Seatac and hear that just imagine a lady screaming out her window at it....repeatedly.

on so many levels!

Great start Cherie! That whole incident just cracked me right up.

MOST of the antics of my mil I do end up laughing about.

 

[jakeybake]

I'm along for the TR ride!! Looking forward to it!

Jay

 

[winkers]

I have a secret that I'm dying to tell someone but D.Jay has placed a gag order.....but I'm gonna explode if I can't tell someone.

It's a real long shot but......D.Jay applied for a job in WDW with the theater/technical department. It's his dream job.

Over that past few days just thinking of the possibility of a move I've been....

 

[lovealldisney]

I have a secret that I'm dying to tell someone but D.Jay has placed a gag order.....but I'm gonna explode if I can't tell someone.

It's a real long shot but......D.Jay applied for a job in WDW with the theater/technical department. It's his dream job.

Over that past few days just thinking of the possibility of a move I've been....

Ohhh... fingers and toes crossed he hears something soon! How exciting!!!!! Here's a little pixie dust for you...

 

[vamassey1]

Great start! MIL always adds spice to your trip.

Very exciting news about Djay. I hope it works out.

 

[WalkingintheFog]

yay! I've done my exam, I've got a decent mark, and I'm taking a break to surf for some good reading and here's a new chapter in the Life of Winkers!
Welcome Home, Hope it was a good trip, and I'll read all about it now!

 

[winkers]

Ohhh... fingers and toes crossed he hears something soon! How exciting!!!!! Here's a little pixie dust for you...

thanks! I'm trying to not dream about living in sunny florida....but it's not going to well.

Great start! MIL always adds spice to your trip.

yes, ..she does

yay! I've done my exam, I've got a decent mark, and I'm taking a break to surf for some good reading and here's a new chapter in the Life of Winkers!
Welcome Home, Hope it was a good trip, and I'll read all about it now!

Yay for your exam being done!

 

[rentayenta]

I made it! Thanks for the link. Will you give me a heads up when you do updates. Can't wait to hear all about it!

 

[eandesmom]

I have a secret that I'm dying to tell someone but D.Jay has placed a gag order.....but I'm gonna explode if I can't tell someone.

It's a real long shot but......D.Jay applied for a job in WDW with the theater/technical department. It's his dream job.

Over that past few days just thinking of the possibility of a move I've been....

your way! How incredibly cool would that be.

And thanks, I will now think of your MIL and her magical bag, and maniacal driving everything I'm picking someone up at the airport.

 

[smidgy]

oh cherie! that would be SO great!!! hey! if we move down there, we could stop being "imaginary" friends!

 

[Millie12591]

Hey there Cherie!! Glad to be along for the TR ride!!

I totally saw everything you described about your MIL in my mind's eye. She is one colorful character!

If y'all get the job in sunny FL., will she move with you?

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hey you're awake! Oh! Oh! I am picturing the mom from Everybody loves Raymond about now! What a stressful way to start things out - was she digging through her BOC while driving?

 

[winkers]

I made it! Thanks for the link. Will you give me a heads up when you do updates. Can't wait to hear all about it!

I'll try to remember!

And thanks, I will now think of your MIL and her magical bag, and maniacal driving everything I'm picking someone up at the airport.

you're welcome....I can't keep the joy all to myself.

oh cherie! that would be SO great!!! hey! if we move down there, we could stop being "imaginary" friends!

technically, we aren't imaginary friends any more since we met in real life. But yes, it would be awesome!

If y'all get the job in sunny FL., will she move with you?

ummmm.....HECK NO!!!!!!!!
If she feels the need to live with someone else...she has 3 other sons.

Hey you're awake! Oh! Oh! I am picturing the mom from Everybody loves Raymond about now! What a stressful way to start things out - was she digging through her BOC while driving?

The mom from Raymond is a little too normal.....seriously.

 

[nebo]

Hey, that's terrific about DJay maybe getting to work there in a skill field, they reallly do need some new blood to replace the girl who does the karaoke at the Swan. (just kidding, put that down, DJay)
:But if you move down there, what about MIL?
And no, I don't want to take her every other month!

I just started this, so I hope there wasn't an update on a later page that said it fell through.
A couple comments though?

There are few things that trump my desire to travel to England, those would be my family and disney. Usually in that order.

Yes, who wouldn't fall in love with a climate of constant showers and mist reaching a dailly high of pneumonia.

It really started when I was 12 and introduced to the world of Jane Austen and a love of family history work. And to be honest, Monty Python & Mr. Bean helped keep the fire burning. The more I read and the further back I could find my ancestors a little obsession in me sprouted to visit England.

I can picture you nodding off in church right next to Mr. Bean.

The final decision that I must go some day was at the age of 16 discovering that William the Conquer is my 25x Great Grandfather.
I know me and a couple million other people, right? But I knew that one day I too would "conquer" England....and Wales....and about every other European country.

Yeah, and if England had beaten America in the Revolutionary War, we'd all be speaking English now!

oh



Almost 20 years ago when the dh & I got married, we were young and more importantly broke. But D.Jay...the hubster, promised me that one day he would take me to England.

My parents did the same thing with me when I was younger, but luckily I still was able to stow away and find my way back home.



While on that trip I ended up in severe pain half the time from a tooth that cracked on the airplane on the way there.

I thought I grit my teeth on the airplane a lot!



The next trip we took the mother-in-law aka MIL, to WDW with the family.

You left out "And Froze to death"!

That was followed by another trip of just dh &I, where we met up with some of the best people we know...who we just happened to have met on the Dis.

No, that was the previous trip.



And that brings us to today.....In less than 2 months the hubster and I will be boarding a plane to London. So how does the dis fit into all this?

Well, I will be meeting up with 2 dis-buddies in London, another in Paris and we're spending a day at DLP!

Oh, admit it, you just want to stay at Fawlty Towers.

Why the title you may ask.....when I tell my friends and family that I'm going to meet my dis buddies aka invisible friends and adding insult to injury, spending one of my days in DLP while in Paris..They all think I'm already insane with my Disney obsession and dis-board friends.

.well, that's basically the response I get.....

I know you love Disney, but really?

Up next....the whole ball of wax.

Yes, of course, everybody goes to England to see Disneyland Paris! I'm guessing geography wasn't one of your best subjects?
Well, I'd love to hear all about DLP and how it compares, be thorough, ok? looking forward to it, this should be fun!

 

[glennbo123]

It's a shame MiL didn't go on the trip with you....what a great trip report that would have been. Hee hee hee. Oh well, at least we got to experience the thrill ride that was the trip to the airport.

I hope D.Jay's opportunity works out! How awesome!

 

[rentayenta]

Good luck on the job opp.

 

[Underdog369]

Thank you every one for the well wishes. I am hoping for the best, but feel right now like I have as much opportunity to get this job as winning the lottery three times in a row.

That being said, please keep your fingers, toes and anything else you can cross crossed for me. A few prayers wouldn't hurt either. This would be a great opportunity for me and my family, not to forget it's DISNEY!!!!

 

[camelotcats]

Sorry I missed the PTR! I love England and especially love Paris!

I could have given you packing tips, too.

When we got in from London, customs was the wait from heck. SOrry you sound like you had a rough time.

Looking forward to hearing all about it!