Memories of Little Green Men and Sardines (6/8-17, 2010) **FINAL UPDATE 2-25-2011**

[PopArtGal]

Nope, don't have a Disney Visa. I'm Canadian, I'm not allowed.

 

[brookelizabeth]

His car had all the chrome parts & basically the best of everything...his dad was watching him test-drive it & I was starting to wonder if the car was really for daddy!

Methinks you are probably right!!!

Ooooh, I almost forgot to ask! I noticed your ticker...did you book a bounceback on your trip? Or was it already scheduled? (I think if I was caught up on my subscriptions I'd already know the answer! )

It's not a bounceback, but another DVC trip with a couple days at a value to save on points. I haven't "announced" it yet, so you haven't missed anything! I am always behind on the DIS, so no worries!!

 

[photographymom517]

Nope, don't have a Disney Visa. I'm Canadian, I'm not allowed.

Are you serious? You aren't allowed to have one? I can't believe that...shame on them!!!

It's not a bounceback, but another DVC trip with a couple days at a value to save on points. I haven't "announced" it yet, so you haven't missed anything! I am always behind on the DIS, so no worries!!

Thanks, I feel better now knowing you haven't announced it yet! LOL I'm always so behind!!!

Another trip sounds great!!

I picked my parents up from the airport Sunday & cried!!! I was sad for them...cuz they had to come home from Disney!

 

[2kids2luv]

Great update. Looks like you had a fun day at DTD. I love Once Upon a Child and can't believe all that you fit in your box. Luke was cute with the hat. Sorry he wasn't up for Build a Dino hopefully by next trip he'll be ready. I can't wait to check our T-Rex in December.

 

[photographymom517]

Great update. Looks like you had a fun day at DTD. I love Once Upon a Child and can't believe all that you fit in your box. Luke was cute with the hat. Sorry he wasn't up for Build a Dino hopefully by next trip he'll be ready. I can't wait to check our T-Rex in December.

I Once Upon a Toy!!! I think I loved that store more than most of the kids in there! The store is just so much fun. I actually spent the least amount of $ there than in any other store because I just enjoyed the store more than shopping! (which is a first for me )

I am pretty much 100% sure that Luke will be ok next trip with Build a Dino! He actually has a dino Halloween costume for this year. For an entire week, he would wake up in the morning & ask me to put his dino costume on him! Then he runs around the house & says "ROAR" a million times! So I think he'll be up for T-Rex next trip! Hopefully anyway!

 

[photographymom517]

So sorry I haven't posted an update yet! I can't believe I haven't updated in almost a month! Things have just been crazy recently & I have been so busy! When I do log-on to DIS, I've been trying to keep up with my reports (which I haven't been doing a very good job of either!)

I promise to post soon!

 

[photographymom517]

Last week, my husband and I went to the BEST concert I have ever been to in my entire life! It was our first evening out without Luke (yes, he's 2 1/2 years old now!). We've gone places before without him, but its never been for more than a few hours.

We went to see Reba & George Strait! Opening for them was LeAnn Womack!

It was a really, really great concert!!! I wanted to share some of my pictures with you. I also have a ton of videos (the videos are from my cell so they aren't that great of picture quality but you can hear the songs which is all that matters to me!) and will upload them as well in another update!

I am a HUUUUGE Reba fan!!! I have been her fan since I was probably 16 years old, maybe younger than that! I have followed her career in music & television...and like probably a million other people claim to be her #1 fan! I think I drive my husband crazy because every night when Reba is on tv (there are usually 2-4 episodes on!) I always watch it! Its one of the only tv shows that make me laugh & that I could watch reruns over and over and over again & never, ever get tired of watching!

I have all of her CD's and am on the pre-order list for her upcoming release on November 9th! (Oh, I am missing her "Greatest Hits CD" but plan to buy it for Christmas!) I almost bought it at the concert, but decided on 2 tshirts & the program instead! I'll post pics of the tshirts later too! The one I knew I wanted immediately...I saw a girl wearing it while we were waiting in line to get into the arena. It was light green, has Reba on the front and says "Keep on Loving You" and on the back it has her name and "Tour 2010-2011". The second one I chose was gray, has a picture of Reba on the front with her name in metallic blue and on the back has the tour cities. The program is beautiful! It has pictures of Reba throughout it & describes all that she has done (awards, television, movies, music, etc).

Ok...onto the pictures!!! Hope you enjoy!!!

I took some of the pictures of the giant video screen so if you see a picture at an angle, thats why! When the singers were facing the opposite direction & I still wanted a picture, I would just take the pic of the screen.

Reba's back-up singer

When Reba sang "If you See Him, If you See Her"...LeAnn Womack came back out to sing it with her!

Then, Reba was talking about her Duet CD and began to sing Kelly Clarkson's song...and guess who came out?

I maybe shouldn't post this in case any of you have tickets for an upcoming show, BUT it's already all over YouTube! I went to YouTube a few nights before the concert to search for Reba & George Strait songs! I was sooo excited for the concert, I just wanted to sit & watch their videos all night.

Well, I ended up ruining all the "concert surprises" for myself because people had posted from this year's tour! I thought Melissa Peterman would make an appearance at the concert (which I was thrilled about since I'm a huge fan of the tv series!) but she wasn't at ours. BUT we got Kelly Clarkson instead!!!! So it wasn't a disappointment at all not to see Melissa! I did ruin the ending of the concert for myself, so if you are going to an upcoming show, DO NOT LOOK at the next pictures!!! I don't want to ruin it for you! (And don't go to YouTube either!)

They played the video of Reba in the taxi on the big screen...it was the part where she tells the cab driver that she'll be awhile...and then...this comes into the arena

And out of the taxi comes Reba! She sang an encore of "Fancy."

Her dress was absolutely gorgeous! I tried getting some pictures when she was walking because the 3 layers of beading at the bottom would move as she moved! It was a really nice dress!

Normally when I go to a concert, I love being there but am usually ready to leave after its over. This one was different! I honestly could've sat there & listened to Reba perform for a week straight! She is honestly a great performer! If you are a fan of country music & have never seen her, I recommend you GO!!! Her entire performance was upbeat, she really had the attention of the audience the entire time, her songs are amazing, and she's just a really great person! I can honestly say it was one of the best nights of my life and definitely the BEST concert I've ever went to!

Next up was the headliner of the night, George Strait. He sang some older songs and some of his newer ones. He was a really great performer as well, but he just basically sat on a stool most of the night. LeAnn and Reba's performances were much more upbeat & full of life. But I still really loved George!!! He's a great musician & I love his songs!!! He also sang from "Pure Country" which is a movie my mom and I used to watch together. It was shortly after that movie that I bought my first George Strait CD (ok, maybe it was a cassette tape back then!)

Here are some pics! Ironically, it should've been much easier to photograph him since LeAnn and Reba walked around stage, while George Strait mostly sat or stood in one place. But it was hard getting a good pic of him due to his hat! I kept getting shadows on his face or I wasn't even able to see his face. I don't have nearly as many of him, but I did end up getting a few good ones! Enjoy!

 

[ChildAtHeart82]

Looks like it was a great concert!

 

[Tinker_Tam]

Wow! I would so love to see Reba! I hear it is an awesome show! So glad you got to go and had a great time!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I'm not a country music person, I couldn't even tell you what any of those performers sound like (at least I've HEARD of them all though ); however, that looks, and sounds like it was an awesome time!!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!

 

[lledman]

I :heart: George - I've seen both he and Reba before and concert and both are amazing performers!!!! I'm sooo glad you were able to go and had a good time.

 

[Spartangirl]

Sounds like the concert was fantastic! You took some great pics!

 

[photographymom517]

Looks like it was a great concert!

It definitely was! It was the best concert I've ever been to! Reba is a really great performer & she had lots of surprises for the audience! It was fun!

Wow! I would so love to see Reba! I hear it is an awesome show! So glad you got to go and had a great time!

If you ever have the chance to go see Reba, GO!!!! I could've seen her back in 2008 and am kicking myself to this day for selling my tickets to someone else!!! It really was awesome!!!

Check out YouTube (search for "Reba 2010 Tour"). There are some great videos on there, but its nothing like experiencing it live!

I'm not a country music person, I couldn't even tell you what any of those performers sound like (at least I've HEARD of them all though ); however, that looks, and sounds like it was an awesome time!!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!

That's ok Brook! Not everyone likes country music...glad you at least heard of them before! LOL

It really was a great time!

I :heart: George - I've seen both he and Reba before and concert and both are amazing performers!!!! I'm sooo glad you were able to go and had a good time.

They really were amazing!!! I keep saying it, but it truly was the BEST concert I've ever been to! If either of them come to a city near me again, I will definitely be there! I'd actually drive 5 or more hours to see Reba! (Or fly to see her...I tried convincing my husband at the beginning of the tour that we needed to see her in ORLANDO but he didn't go for that! haha!) Thought I could maybe see Mickey Mouse AND Reba in the same week!

Sounds like the concert was fantastic! You took some great pics!

Thanks! I was actually disappointed at how my pictures look on here. They look much better on my computer screen & my prints I had developed for some reason. I was also having trouble because when I would rotate a photo in Shutterfly, it wouldn't post on DIS. Maybe I'll try to post pics another time. Glad you liked them though! It honestly doesn't do the concert or performers justice! It was a wonderful experience & I will definitely go to their concerts again! As I said to some others, check out YouTube if you like Reba or George...there are great tour 2010 videos on there!

 

[photographymom517]

Glad to see I still have readers! I apologize for not posting another update! I can't believe I'm still only on Day 4 of a 10-Day trip! I thought I would be done with my report before the end of summer.

I've been spending alot of time on the Vinylmation website, but since there was a recent price increase (and I'm currently unemployed) I doubt I'll be spending much time on there in the near future!

Excuses, excuses...I know!

I was so busy this summer & it went so quickly! I can't believe it is the end of October & the leaves are falling already! (They were actually talking about SNOW on the weather this evening...not where I live, but about 100 miles from where I live! Yikes!) The holiday season is always very busy so my goal is to finish up this report before the 2nd week of November. By that time, alot of you will be leaving for your holiday vacations. So with my report wrapped up, I can sit back & enjoy reading about your holiday season with Mickey!

Will be posting multiple updates this week, so please watch for those! Thank you for those of you who have been patient with me & have stuck around for the ending of my report!

 

[reelmom]

I wouldn't miss it. I think Life has gotten busy for everyone lately. So crazy that it is almost Halloween. I can't believe snow is starting around where you live. Especially since it is still in the 70-80's in Georgia.

 

[PopArtGal]

Looks like it must have been great concert!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Life happens! Don't worry about it! Besides, the longer you stretch it, the more we have to look forward to still!

 

[photographymom517]

I wouldn't miss it. I think Life has gotten busy for everyone lately. So crazy that it is almost Halloween. I can't believe snow is starting around where you live. Especially since it is still in the 70-80's in Georgia.

Glad to still have readers! Yes, life definitely has gotten busy!

I can't believe its almost Halloween either! I'm making a shawl/cape for my Cruella DeVille costume (keep in mind that I don't sew so it should be interesting!) and I can't believe I have less than a week to finish it!

Sooo incredibly jealous that its 70-80 in Georgia! It actually was 75 today but it wasn't "hot 75" it was "mildly warm 75" if that makes sense. You could still tell its Fall and not Summer, but I did get to wear a tshirt for the first time in weeks, which was nice!

Looks like it must have been great concert!

Yes it was the best concert!!!

Life happens! Don't worry about it! Besides, the longer you stretch it, the more we have to look forward to still!

Thanks! That makes me feel alot better! I can't believe its taken me so long to get half-way through our trip! I really wanted to have another update posted by now. I was online this morning to work on it, but my friend is having her first baby & wanted some advice. So I ended up typing a really long email to her & never got back to DIS! Oops!

I'm going to work on it right now!

 

[stephielela]

I think it's completely normal to hit a point in your TR where you just stop for a while. I finally finished mine last night, but it was only really 3 days, and barely any pictures. It was almost depressing though since I was sad it was over!

 

[photographymom517]

I think it's completely normal to hit a point in your TR where you just stop for a while. I finally finished mine last night, but it was only really 3 days, and barely any pictures. It was almost depressing though since I was sad it was over!

Thanks! Maybe that's why I haven't finished my report yet...maybe in the back of my mind I don't want my trip to be over a second time!