Maybe I'll do a trip report? Don't read! I haven't decided! NEW for 1/31! Read it!

[LISAMWDW]

 

[celerystalker]

So then I met Tammy.

And I said “So long, jerks!” to the other circle of friends (and so long to the pretty house I had too. But not the mortgage. But that’s another story).

I swear (though no one believes me) that Tammy loved Mickey Mouse before she met me.

She’d just never been to Disney World.

So I had to fix that, right?

So they announce free dining again. Oh yeah. Since I had such a good time with my sister the previous year, I invite her to go with us this time.
She and Tammy get along great.
Oh. Wait. I forgot to tell you my sister’s name.
It’s Allison. Or Alli for short. Or psycho. Whichever.
So Alli and Tammy get along great. During the summer of 2006, I get promoted and start traveling more for my job.
Tammy and Alli actually get together while I’m out of town and hang out! I’m amazed!
I think this trip will be awesome!
It was.
Mostly.

I discovered the DIS and started chatting with people.
I even had plans to meet a bunch of people since we were all staying at Pop at the same time.
Only I never saw them.
I saw their rooms.
We all left notes for each other on our doors, but I never made it to the official pool meets, so I missed out on that fun.
Oh well.

I did meet several other DISers at various places around the World. It was fun.
Mostly.

The first night was MNSSHP.
It’s also Tammy’s first experience at Disney World.

I try to prepare her. Real hard.

But I fail.

I go at my normal super speed.

She’s left somewhere on Main Street in my dust.

She had fun, but it wasn’t until the third day or so (when I start slowing down) that she was able to enjoy herself fully.

Only by this point, she and Alli were NOT getting along.

Alli is a drinker.
So am I, but WDW beats out drinking for me.
Not for Alli.
We’d get back to the room around 10 or so and Tammy and I would go to sleep in preparation for the next day.

Alli would stay at the pool bar drinking until they kicked her out.

Then she’d come back to the room and eat anything in sight.

Then she’d wake up the next morning, puke a bunch, then go back to sleep.

Only to wake up late and do it all again.

One morning I woke up and looked at her pillow.
It looked like she’d had a nose bleed.
I asked Alli if she was ok.

She said “Yeah. Why?”

“Cuz it looks like you had a nosebleed.”

“No. That’s fudge.”

FUDGE!?
What!

She was drunk eating in the middle of the night and went to bed with fudge all over her face.

 

[celerystalker]

Punkin - Yay! You're reading!

lisa - if that's kettle corn, I want some.

myrs - I can't wait either! September needs to hurry up and get here!

Dismom and AGPrincess - I'll be there for 12 and a half days.
And there's really no way humanly possible to eat for all 20 ADRs.
You'll see why soon.

And AGP - Of course you're not a weirdo! You're a princess!

Moo - that's a great idea! We'll make everyone that's going put a chapter in here and there.

"Meanwhile, back at Pop, while Celery was sleeping off some rum, the Utah clan . . . ."

Let's do it!

 

[punkin413]

OMG, your sister reminds me so much of a friend of mine. she does things like the fudge thing all the time! she'll end up crashing at our house sometimes after she's drank a good bit and then i'll find the strangest things the next morning. one morning i found sliced cheese in our guest bed. another time my rug in the guest bathroom was completely gone....just missing. i later found it in the washer. i guess she got something on it (i don't want to know what) and had put it in the washer without telling me. anyway, funny (but very strange) stuff! i feel your pain!!!

 

[UtahMama]

She was drunk eating in the middle of the night and went to bed with fudge all over her face.

Geeez, I hate when that happens!








(Yet I'm always sober)

 

[UtahMama]

Punkin - Yay! You're reading!

lisa - if that's kettle corn, I want some.

myrs - I can't wait either! September needs to hurry up and get here!

Dismom and AGPrincess - I'll be there for 12 and a half days.
And there's really no way humanly possible to eat for all 20 ADRs.
You'll see why soon.

And AGP - Of course you're not a weirdo! You're a princess!

Moo - that's a great idea! We'll make everyone that's going put a chapter in here and there.

"Meanwhile, back at Pop, while Celery was sleeping off some rum, the Utah clan . . . ."

Let's do it!

Uh, Do what?


Just kidding. That'd be better than 4 or 5 separate trip reports that are basically the same. I'll contribute my take on the whole thing. Hope you don't mind diva tantrums, talk of chaffing thighs, making CM's cry, cat fights, chicken fights, chicken dancing, Jungle Cruise critiquing, pool hoping, wrong mug using....

 

[TwinkieMama]

for reals, yo.

okay....i'm really just a silly white girl. that was just my attempt at being ghetto fabulous.

Hi Punkin. Didn't you know that one of the real benefits of the DIS is that we all can be ghetto fabulous all the time????? even while driving our 1.8 children to their gymboree lessons in a beige Volvo? Just be careful that you don't let your ubercool dis persona take over your real life. Fo' shizzle.

Moo - that's a great idea! We'll make everyone that's going put a chapter in here and there.

"Meanwhile, back at Pop, while Celery was sleeping off some rum, the Utah clan . . . ."

Let's do it!

What about those of us who are not going? Maybe some real time audience participation? Skits? Trip reports to Wal-mart? Think on it.

 

[praisehisname]

Hi! I just subscribed and got caught up. This is hilarious! Did I miss you saying your exact dates? I'll be there September 14 - 22.

Looking forward to more...

Denise

 

[eeyore45]

Marion - I will scour Canada for appropriate drinkage this time, I swear!
But I can't do beer anymore.
You'll see why in a few more updates.

Ohhhh! the suspense!

Carrieannew- I have 62 days before I leave for the trip! If I post it all now, what will we do in the meantime?!?!

Utah - ya know, I keep saying y'all a lot now cuz of you.
Like I'm about to go start a training session with people who don't know me. From all over the country.
And I'm a gonna make my drawl pahsitively drip with hunny.
Just for you!

Melanie - even if it's bad, in time it fades and you're left with the good memories and the funny stories.

Now if you havent had the Ice Wine in Canada - save some big bucks ($5 ish) and it will NOT fill you up - promise... they just give you a drop of this nectar - sweet, but not sickly syrupy sweet!! YUMMM (and our wine store sells it for $75 a teeny tiny bottle - so Disney has a bargain there eh? )

Canadia has good bacon.
Pretzel bread?
Northern Lights?
Nab and Mel, eh?

Sugar, I'm so glaad yer using yer draal at yer meetin,' precious!

dont forget all y'all will be drawlin sweetheart!!

You can have Germany. They have beer in Germany.

I even tried again tonight to do the whole beer thing.

It didn't work.

I had one and a half and then had to give my beer away cuz it was making me feel yucky.

But I ain't gonna tell you why yet.

Interesting... I have a friend who could drink a small beer... (I wont tell you why, but she has something in common with you Celery!)

Dang, Cel - you finally dragged me back over to the Trip Reports Board . . . and I thought I had my addiction beat!!!




This is gonna be a fun ride! You and Uma can be our OFFICIAL Trip Report Writers!!!

Glad you're sharin' some of those ADRs with your friends

Sharin adrs - oooh oooh, PICK ME, PICK ME!!

 

[eeyore45]

Since utahthreadstartinWendymama hasnt jumped in and joined your pre trippy, I couldnt resist adding some pics... (yep, I can horn in with the best of 'em!! )

DH, DD 10 (shhhhh she doesnt know we're going yet!!), and me are heading to the world for free dining AGAIN!! Sept 22 or so until Sept 30 (or is it Oct???) Well, we'll get there, we'll get autographs, pictures, and eat... and probably find something to drink around the world... I may even bring my own! (its cheaper, and I'm a Redneck woman doncha know y'all!)

I want to say all our bags are packed and we're ready to go.... but just in case, I may have to order another one of these for DD - she'll be celebrating her birthday while we're down there!!

I hope I dont regret not making a CRT adr y'all... I keep thinking why oh why dont we eat breakfast there?

Didja all know the hand has come off Spaceship earth?!! We wont have this hanging around anymore!!

Awww arent they cute? They look a lot like dh and me!! Really... except she's younger... and skinner... but hey, I'm cute! and I know dh is handsome to me!!

Well, back to your regularly scheduled Pre Trip report!!

I really should dig through my papers and find my notes and share my expereince of last years free dining... just in case I miss something for this trip!!

 

[celerystalker]

The real straw for Tammy happened a few days later.
Alli had spent around $75.00 on souvenirs for her friends back home.
As the trip wore on, Alli’s drinking money went away.
So what does any good drinker do?
Take the gifts back, of course!

From that point on, Tammy had no patience for Alli.
Of course, Alli did not help things any.
Shortly after our return, she had another breakdown.
This time, in her paranoid state, she decided that Tammy is out to get her. And has access to her medical records.
Anyway, at this point, they pretty much ignore each other.


Tammy started feeling ill and distanced herself more and more from Alli as the trip went on.

It was like I had two vacations – one with Alli, one with Tammy.

Tammy got sick on our last MK day and missed the luau.

So I had two extra dinner credits.

So what’s my brilliant idea?

TONGA TOAST!

I’d never had it before.

I’d read in a trip report that it was the closest thing to Heaven On Earth one could obtain while still breathing.

I called Disney Dining (don’t all disers have the number programmed in their cell phone? Duh. Although, to be truthful, I have it memorized too.) and made a reservation for the next morning (our last day) at Kona Cafe.

I knew Alli wouldn’t get up for it, so I just made it for two.

But the next morning, Tammy still wasn’t feeling well, so I went by myself.

And loved every second of it!

(And yes, Tonga toast REALLY is as good as everyone says)

In spite of all this, Tammy was hooked!

She loved WDW as much as I do!

Yay!

We really did have a good time in September 2006.

I promise.

Here’s a pic of us from that trip.

I’m the one in the light blue.

Just kidding! I’m the one on the left, Tammy is on the right.

 

[celerystalker]

Punkin - just get seperate rooms if you take your drunken friend. It'll be much better that way.

Utah - have you been hitting your "medicinal" stash again? You can do your own trip report. I think your rabid fans would hurt me if I kept you from doing one!

Twinkie - YES! Virtual meets are required! I'll get to that part soon. ish.
I expect you and MommyP to be the ring leaders.
We'll call you the dynamic incubating duo!

Praisehisname - I'll be there September 19th thru October 1st. Look for us!

Eeyore - I can probably try a tiny drop of the ice wine, but just the thought of how sweet it will be makes me freak!
Also, that bag is PRECIOUS, dahling!
And you know you're already on the sharing ADR list.
I'll be bringing my own Rum stash as well.
Oooohh! We can have adult beverages (diet pepsi for our Utah lady) and watch Illuminations at my place maybe. Crap. But I can't tell you about that yet!

Ack! This is so hard! I've written enough to last us until at least August 8th. But I keep forgetting I haven't posted it yet, so I can't reference it!
This whole trip reporting thing is kinda hard.
But so much fun!
The word document I've started is 25 pages so far.
Do you think it's overkill?

 

[NAB]

I just read your last installement and Hannah was standing there. I told her by accident that we were going to meet you and Tammy and she said where....

I said someday. Then she goes oh I know where we could go to Disney.. If she only know. I almost wrecked there surprise.

Ice wine is very sweet indeed and expensive. Why is it we pay more for stuff made right here. Same as Crocs. You could only get them in the U.S. or on line and they are made right here. It was only last year we could buy Crocs here.

 

[celerystalker]

oooh Nab! i didn't know you were surprising them!! How fun!
When are you going to tell them?

 

[celerystalker]

My stupid internet went bonkers and Caused me to post twice.
Maybe I should post another update?
Hmm.
Nah. Not yet.

 

[Marion]

My stupid internet went bonkers and Caused me to post twice.
Maybe I should post another update?
Hmm.
Nah. Not yet.

Tease

 

[celerystalker]

I just made two more ADRs.
Eek!
It's an addiction.

 

[NAB]

Anywhere good? Will I still be there....

Poly is going to tell them with a post card from there. I will be excited to see what she is going to write on it!!! ( oops I forgot Poly may not make it) Then I will tell them maybe a week before since we are going to the Halloween party. Need costumes for them.

 

[celerystalker]

That's a very good idea, Nab.
She's going to send post cards for me too.
I hope her mom is better in time. Not for us, but for her sake. And her mom's.

You're not gonna be there yet for the two I just made.

 

[UtahMama]

Eeyore- I am horning in, see?

Celery- I don't know if I'm doing one yet. I'll decide later. I'll take notes JIST in case. It's a LOT of work! But you meet lots of DIS friends doing a TR. It has been very fun for me...except they're now in the DIS TR Archives. And no one can comment so I get COOL Pm's a few times a week, which make my day!!!!

My most common question, believe it or not, is about my stroller opinion. I do have one. An opinion I mean. "Bring", don't rent a germy one because you still will need a stroller for Downtown Disney and the resort. Stroller features I require, in no order are: Drink Holder, plenty of storage space underneath, snack tray for child, tall enough for tall gals such as myself, folds quickly and easily, looks cool, has ankle-eating razor sharp front edges for the crowded after-fireworks-getting-to-the bus. Must recline somewhat for napping happiness. And finally, must have a drink holder.

Twinkie and MommyP- I'm bringing the laptop to keep in touch wif yous. It'll be like you're there, toadilly!