Leaving the kids and DH's Home!! SSR girlie getaway June 1-4, 2008 Update July 20th!

[podsnel]

these two photos are absolutely magical! I love your trip report and it's totally making me want to do a girls trip to the world myself... maybe one day I can get my sister to come with me and we can drink around the world!

Go for it!!! It was a BLAST!!!! Just remember to EAT around the world when you DRINK around the world, or else you'll become OBLITERATED around the world!!!

And thanks for the compliment on my pics- if you knew Lonnie, you'd know that her sitting on the ground in the middle of Epcot twinkly lights REALLY is not that unexpected!

 

[TigerKat]

Ok, now THIS gorgeous thing- this is REALLY special. I think we should all print it out, laminate it, and carry it with us on ALL Epcot trips in our futures. Then take the pledge-

"I, state your name, do solemnly swear, to drink each of these drinks, to the best of my ability, over the course of many fun and frolicsome visits to World Showcase, as long as I have breath left in me and plenty of change in my pocket. In honor of the mouse!"

Or actually, maybe if we drink all the drinks, we'll need to be taking ANOTHER kind of pledge....

I LOVE IT!!!!

 

[Camster0307]

Ok, now THIS gorgeous thing- this is REALLY special. I think we should all print it out, laminate it, and carry it with us on ALL Epcot trips in our futures. Then take the pledge-

"I, state your name, do solemnly swear, to drink each of these drinks, to the best of my ability, over the course of many fun and frolicsome visits to World Showcase, as long as I have breath left in me and plenty of change in my pocket. In honor of the mouse!"

Or actually, maybe if we drink all the drinks, we'll need to be taking ANOTHER kind of pledge....

Where ARE all these drinks? Maybe some of them are in the restaurants?? And why does the USA only contribute Daquiris????!!!! What's up with THAT?? Does no one remember Kentucky outside of the Turf Club? Yeesh!

Great minds think alike! I was already seriously considering laminating this thing; but then I figured I'd want to be able to check drinks off so now I may just print on a heavier card stock. And.........love the pledge! I'll be sure to have it committed to memory by November!

Yeah, I don't know what's up with the drink selection for USA. Where can you get a daquiri over there anyway? They should have a kiosk with the drinks from across the USA - Cape Codders; Malibu Bay Breeze; Long Island Iced Teas; Mint Juleps, ........etc. Man, the list could be endless!

Anyway, since you enjoyed the drink scorecard, here's the beer one.......

Yes, I'm just full of these "educational" tools to help guide you through Epcot more enjobably!

 

[podsnel]

Great minds think alike! I was already seriously considering laminating this thing; but then I figured I'd want to be able to check drinks off so now I may just print on a heavier card stock. And.........love the pledge! I'll be sure to have it committed to memory by November!

Yeah, I don't know what's up with the drink selection for USA. Where can you get a daquiri over there anyway? They should have a kiosk with the drinks from across the USA - Cape Codders; Malibu Bay Breeze; Long Island Iced Teas; Mint Juleps, ........etc. Man, the list could be endless!

Anyway, since you enjoyed the drink scorecard, here's the beer one.......

Yes, I'm just full of these "educational" tools to help guide you through Epcot more enjobably!

You are just too good to me! Clearly we have our work cut out for us in WS!!

OK, I'm going to try to finish today, I'm leaving for HHIR in a week!!

 

[podsnel]

We had been admiring to boats from our seats in Fulton's, so we thought why not go for a ferry ride? We were hoping to get on the boat to POR, so we could see some places we had not seen. Unfortunately, we were not too bright, and got on the boat to...SSR! So we saw... more of the same thing we'd seen!

In our defense, it was extraordinarily hot, making us doubly stupid. Anyway... We wanted to do a little shopping for our kids, who had so graciously let us visit Mickey without them. On our way to the shops we saw

I went into Goofy's Candy Co. to make up some treats for my boys. Since I was being especially blonde today, I made marshmallows, rice krispie heads, AND pretzels for DS11 & DS9. (DS14 doesn't like that stuff so I got him a few bags of Goofy sugar free gummies instead). It probably would have helped if I had given the logistics of lugging all this candy on the plane more consideration, but, as I said, my brainpower was at an all time low, and I just thought "pretty candy...oooooooooooo...". So I waited while the treats were made...

Actually, there was a second bag of pretzels, don't know where they went..
Lonnie headed over to the World of Disney to find a princess gown for her littlest DD. After my treats were dried and carefully packed into boxes and bags, I hauled them over to WOD to find my friend.

That is one GIANT Disney store!!! It took me 10 minutes to find Loni, who is usually pretty easy to find (she's nearly 6 ft tall). I don't have a pic of her shopping, but I DO have a photo of her DD thrilled to pieces in her new threads from later that night when Loni got home-

Awwwww. So cute! I also made another purchase- one of those mickey heads to put on the back of my minivan, love it! When we walked out of the store, we walked right into a tatoo kiosk. So we each got one- Tink for Loni, and baseball Mickey for me.

WHY did we wait until an hour before the trip was over to get our tatoos? Wouldn't it have been smarter to get them the first day? Yes, but, what can I say? We're blonde!

We headed back to SSR, because it was getting close to THAT time...you know, when you get your stuff from Bell Services and hop on the ME.. But we still had a little time to kill, so we went over to look at the AKV models. While on the tour, I relentlessly harassed the CM about the Contemporary- you know, "What's behind THOSE doors" and "when are they going to start selling or at least announce something?". To everything, he replied, "I don't know what you're talking about". But then when we came out into the hallway, he said, "You wouldn't want to see anything behind those doors to the right". Then out of the blue, "July is the best time of year to visit WDW". Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more. Of course, now July is almost over, and there is still no word, but from what I've read, they held it up until August. Geez! Just announce the thing already, would ya?

Ok- I'll be back in a few for my final post.

 

[TigerKat]

How adorable Lonnie's DD looks!

I HATE getting on that ME bus going to the airport.... in fact I pretty much hate the last day of vacation.

 

[podsnel]

How adorable Lonnie's DD looks!

I HATE getting on that ME bus going to the airport.... in fact I pretty much hate the last day of vacation.

I don't hate the last day of vacation, because i am in SERIOUS denial all day...When that bus shows up, I expect them to get off and say, Sorry, all planes to NJ are cancelled for a week and you're going to have to suck it up and stay in Disney until further notice. They always screw it up and let me on the bus!!! What are they THINKING?!!!!!

And she DOES look so sweet (Loni's DD), doesn't she? Lonnie said she is a very girlie girl, and that outfit was a HUGE hit! She's already got plans to take DD to the BBB on her next visit- I'd love to have a little girl to do that with!!! Too cute!

 

[podsnel]

We slowly made our way back to wait for my ME. As we passed the CH, I realized I had never gone in! So with literally 5 minutes left in SSR paradise, I ran in and took these for all the curious overplanners here on the Disboards-

The ceramics you can make:

Either magnets or more ceramics you can make:

The cool stuff you can do:

Feeling satisfied I had seen what I needed to see, Lonnie and I said good-bye and she headed out for her 2 hour drive home. I sat down on the bench and contemplated the roof-


Sorry- I had meant to just take a picture. Then that awful ME bus pulled up, and they messed it up AGAIN and told me my ride to the airport was here- YEESH, who's training these people? The correct line is, "Congratulations!! You've just won an unlimited extended stay at WDW, all expenses paid! Sorry, but YOU are not allowed on the ME bus to the airport!!!" Well, the one thing I will say is that as far as rides to the airport go, it WAS a good one, the bus driver was REALLY funny! So my carry-on, my GIANT bulky bag of candy, and I all made it to MCO safely. Of course I had TONS of time before my flight, so I went for dinner at Macaroni Grill. Then I headed to the gate, where I sat for FOUR FREAKING HOURS because my plane was delayed. I have never, EVER left on time from this airport. There are always thunderstorms delaying the plane or some other bad weather in NJ, no matter what time of year it is. Well, at least the kids weren't there to suffer with me. Have you noticed they are doing alot of work on the airport? At our gate, the drop ceiling was off, exposing the real ceiling. Have you ever wondered what was behind a drop ceiling in an airport? Oh, the joy of knowing what lies above-

I was a little happier than usual when I heard the boarding call!

Well, that's all I've got- thanks for reading along, I had the BEST time reliving this trip with you!! I'll start my HHI trip in a couple of weeks- hope to see you there!

Bye for now-
Ellen

 

[TigerKat]

that was a scary sight! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful getaway with us. I'd have never "met" you if you hadn't. I can't wait to hear more about your upcoming adventures but more importantly I can't wait to meet you in November!!!!!!!

 

[Camster0307]

Oh Ellen - say it ain't so! It's over already?

Thanks for the pictures of the pretty ceilings!

Departure day is the ABSOULUTE WORST! And I get so mad when I get to the airport and find out my flight is delayed - that's precious extra time that could have been spent at Disney!

I have a quick story of how I've set the bar higher for my girls. In 2005, we got to MCO to find out that the radar tower in RI had been struck by lightning and our flight was delayed for at least three hours; the previous flight had already been cancelled. I had horrible visions of the three of us being stranded in the airport for hours, so I kind of panicked - gave up our seats; called Disney and booked two extra nights, and went back. My girls' eyes nearly popped out of their heads when I told them we were going back for two more days. Of course. now, they expect it to happen every time!

So glad I got to know you through this TR and looking forward to meeting you in Nov. I promise to get my last installment up by tomorrow; make sure to stay in touch!

 

[Camster0307]

that was a scary sight! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful getaway with us. I'd have never "met" you if you hadn't. I can't wait to hear more about your upcoming adventures but more importantly I can't wait to meet you in November!!!!!!!

Once again, Kathy - our great minds are thinking alike!

 

[TigerKat]

Ellen & Cammie - We NEED to stay in touch, OK?

 

[Camster0307]

Ellen & Cammie - We NEED to stay in touch, OK?

You're both of my Dis Buddy list!

And, it's written, IN PEN, on my schedule for Nov.: 5-5:30 on Nov. 8th - ESPN Club.

 

[podsnel]

You two are wonderful!!! I'm so, so lucky you chose to read my TR!!!! ABSOLUTELY we will stay in touch, and I can't wait to meet in November at ESPN- it's VERY exciting!!! And you're both on my buddy list, too!

Cammie, you win Mom of the year for that 2 day add on stay. Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!!! I need that surprise at the end of MY vacation!! Your DD's really must have been floored- best thing ever.

And really, that ceiling was BEYOND skeevy- every minute I was sitting under it I was wondering what bizarre germ was floating down on top of my head-YUCK!

 

[TigerKat]

You two are wonderful!!! I'm so, so lucky you chose to read my TR!!!! ABSOLUTELY we will stay in touch, and I can't wait to meet in November at ESPN- it's VERY exciting!!! And you're both on my buddy list, too!

OK, call me stupid, what is a buddy list?

 

[podsnel]

OK, call me stupid, what is a buddy list?

I think it's just a tool to help you keep track of your friends here. If you click on my name, (for example, if you wanted to add me) the last option that pops up is add to buddy list. See?

And I would NEVER call you stupid!

 

[addicted2dizney]

Ha Ha too funny about that ceiling! I was just sitting under that ceiling at Gate 7 last Sunday night! I was looking up thinking the same thing! My dis friend that I am doing the mom's trip with in Sept just came home yesterday. She texted me while waiting at the gate. Her text was simple... "What in the hell is on this airport ceiling?

 

[allaboutmm]

And one more post from me........thought you'd guys be interested in what a Disfriend of mine found on the creative design boards:

Thanks so much for the list!!!! DH and I are going w/ 2 other couples in November-no kids- this list WILL be going with us!!!!!

 

[podsnel]

Ha Ha too funny about that ceiling! I was just sitting under that ceiling at Gate 7 last Sunday night! I was looking up thinking the same thing! My dis friend that I am doing the mom's trip with in Sept just came home yesterday. She texted me while waiting at the gate. Her text was simple... "What in the hell is on this airport ceiling?

What the hell indeed!! Glad to know I'm not the only one who was freaking out about the scurve above my head!! Everyone else was sitting there so calmly, I wanted to stand up and SCREAM- . How many years of crud WAS that, anyway??? Uggghhhh...

Going to go say hi on your trippie now...

 

[podsnel]

Thanks so much for the list!!!! DH and I are going w/ 2 other couples in November-no kids- this list WILL be going with us!!!!!

LOVE to travel with 2 other couples- have a great time!!!