Nothing to See Here...

[bumbershoot]

If it's the one I posted on yesterday, yeah, things never go well when people talk about money problems AND have upcoming trips. And they NEVER believe that trips can be gifted. I just don't know why people ask such questions here...go to the creditboards, ya know?

Anyway, I read about OP on the Dis, and we found it in a San Diego Von's, and now I see it everywhere, even up here in Tacoma. DS resists all sunscreen, but he seems to enjoy the OP, I think b/c it's not greasy.

 

[Sherry E]

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[prettyprincessbelle]

What is Jesus doing with all the stuffed animals?? I think I remember that when I got my Ewok, there were a couple of different kinds, so maybe the kind you have was the other one I vaguely remember. I need a Little Green Alien dude to complete my all-star line-up.

I think Weebles are still made, yes. That Disneyland Weebles set was not sold for very long - it was cute; it had little portly Mickey, Pluto, Donald and Goofy - but I think Minnie was missing - and there was a little Dumbo ride, and a little Teacup ride, and a Monorail. I was so sad when I had to sell it back in the '90s, but I kept the little chubby, wobbly Mickey!!

Bumbershoot explained to me the difference between Koda and Kenai as far as who their characters are in the movie, but when I look at them in person, I have no clue who is who. I will pretty much pose with anyone!

He used to have all mine because my dogs would tear them up and I couldn't keep them on my bed. He has the Ewok, a Mickey, I'm assuming he has the Belle (I keep forgetting to ask him), he has a little seal that I got in Italy. They were hanging out in his room and then he put them in his closet. I'm going to steal them back over the weekend. I want the little Green Alien too. You should get him with your Fun Card!!

Oh, I see Ocean Potion at Wal Mart. Maybe CVS too?

I was watching the Michael Jackson memorial online at work and poor little Paris just broke my heart. What a brave girl to get up there and talk. I wanted to hug her. The other 2 boys looked so sad, especially Blanket. He kept hiding behind one of the brothers.

 

[Sherry E]

He used to have all mine because my dogs would tear them up and I couldn't keep them on my bed. He has the Ewok, a Mickey, I'm assuming he has the Belle (I keep forgetting to ask him), he has a little seal that I got in Italy. They were hanging out in his room and then he put them in his closet. I'm going to steal them back over the weekend. I want the little Green Alien too. You should get him with your Fun Card!!

Oh, I see Ocean Potion at Wal Mart. Maybe CVS too?

I was watching the Michael Jackson memorial online at work and poor little Paris just broke my heart. What a brave girl to get up there and talk. I wanted to hug her. The other 2 boys looked so sad, especially Blanket. He kept hiding behind one of the brothers.

You mean your little dog Belle was killing the stuffed animals?

I am tempted to get the Little Green Alien, but, like you, I am not completely sold on the fact that they make noise and move. I would like a regular plush. Then again, one of the reasons I love those little green guys is because of the sounds they make "Ooooooo"..."Ahhhhhhh"..."Stranger....from the outside....." so I don't know why I wouldn't appreciate a moving, wiggling, noise-making green dude!

You mentioned Italy - that was one part I DID see of the Divas thread. I saw that you mentioned you had been to Italy and Greece - and those are the TWO places in Europe I would most want to go!!! First of all - the FOOD in Italy - my Lord, I would never want to leave. And those views and ancient ruins in Greece - I used to be a big mythology reader, so that sort of thing would be right up my alley. I would be studying all the cracks in the Acropolis walking through ruins! The water looks SO blue whenever I see travle shows on Italy or Greece. I am so envious of you! I am envious of Mariezp because she is going on a wonderful WDW trip for the holidays, but I am envious of you because you saw Greece and Italy! I would love to go! I could almost skip anywhere else in Europe and just go to those two places. In fact, that is one thing people say about Catalina - the way the houses and structures are stacked on the hillside in Avalon is reminiscent of Italy and Greece. I have heard that before. People always say Catalina is very Mediterranean in feel. (I know Lulubelle [Linda] has a trip to Catalina at the end of this month, and I am envious of her too. I want to get back there!!) I hate you all!!!

There is a CVS right up the street from me, so I will look for Ocean Potion.

Yes, MJ's little girl, Paris, was very poised. No one has ever heard her talk so I was SO annoyed when my station cut for a break just as she was about to talk. But then as soon as I did hear her talk I was sobbing like a big mush-ball again! On some channels, they were showing footage of Paris and Prince Michael when they were really little (Prince Michael was blond). They were SO adorable. They literally looked like little dolls. They almost give that Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt a run for their money in cuteness!

I also got chooked up when MJ's brother, Marlon, spoke about Michael giving Brandon (their dead brother who was Marlon's twin) a hug [in heaven]. And Brooke Shields gave a really nice speech too. I was wondering where Macaulay Culkin and Corey Feldman and the other MJ friends of the past were.

Anyway, it was very moving. But I cry at Hallmark commercials, so it doesn't take much for me to be moved!

 

[want2bsnowwhite]

Well if it gets too hot, we will run back to our Hotel. We go at least once a year to Disneyland , this is the first time we are staying at the Grand Californian

Any tips on the Grand or is their a thread on DIS that is helpful.

Yea, that would be fun if we saw each other Sherry. YOu never know. I will be there with my mom and DD. My husband and son are in New Mexico for boy scouts for a few weeks.

 

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[prettyprincessbelle]

Wow! That's weird that the CM knew your name! It must be caller ID! We have caller ID at work, but it's just the phone number, not the name. I'd be scared! I know that when you call Disneyland Delivears, they ask for your address, put you on a hold and come back and they know your name. Well mine I'm sure because I'm in the "DLR system" because of my AP, but I thought it was strange they put you on hold. They've done that a couple times with me.

You asked GREAT questions! And I know what you mean about one CM saying one thing and another CM saying a different thing. I'm used to it really. But it sounds like the CM gave you pretty solid answers, especially if they had to verify with someone else.

 

[wazowskiLOVER:)]

I have to agree with Courtney, those are really great questions that you asked he CM! They seem like very helpful information. I wonder if it would be important to put on somewhere else so people can benefit from it!

If your trip with your friends from Idaho fall through, at least you'll be able to apply the money to your AP! Thats really great

 

[want2bsnowwhite]

Sherry Thank you for the info on the Grand. Cant wait to stay there.
We have stayed at a couple of the WDW resorts, and loved them. More impressed with the resorts then WDW itself, but that is a nother thread.

They must have caller ID, a few weeks a go I had to make a call to DLR, and had the nicest experience with the CM. We talked for over 30 min , then we were accidentally disconnected and she called me back . She was so sweet.

 

[kaoden39]

Wow! That's weird that the CM knew your name! It must be caller ID! We have caller ID at work, but it's just the phone number, not the name. I'd be scared! I know that when you call Disneyland Delivears, they ask for your address, put you on a hold and come back and they know your name. Well mine I'm sure because I'm in the "DLR system" because of my AP, but I thought it was strange they put you on hold. They've done that a couple times with me.

You asked GREAT questions! And I know what you mean about one CM saying one thing and another CM saying a different thing. I'm used to it really. But it sounds like the CM gave you pretty solid answers, especially if they had to verify with someone else.

I have had that happen to me when I have called Disney too. I actually kind of thought it was a nice touch. Maybe I am silly.

 

[bumbershoot]

Any tips on the Grand or is their a thread on DIS that is helpful.

Just pay attention to the list of activities available to you. I always thought it was ONLY at the Grand, but I noticed that some of the activities were available at PPH too (and they told me DLH as well). "Art of the Craft" tour through the Grand, a tour of DLH, early makeover at Sephora (you buy a $35 giftcard and get services, and can use the giftcard too), an early special thing at build a bear...supposedly GCH has some unique to their guests, like the early morning Condor Flats tour, so pay attention to what they tell you when you check in!


"I was wondering where Macaulay Culkin and Corey Feldman and the other MJ friends of the past were."

One of the Coreys was there, dressed as MJ, which was sort of strange, but grief is a weird thing.



I think that the issues with cards reading as being used are with the 5-for-3 tickets. I could definitely be wrong, but as I've read them, I've noted that they do tend to be those tickets, and there's something floopy about them.

 

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[bumbershoot]

"But it doesn't quite make sense to me."

Me too. But I wasn't going to say that until you said it.


Oh man Sherry, the DSE is taking hold. Do you know what I have written down on the envelope next to me? Yeah, the DVC points for a room and/or a villa at Grand Cal for my b'day in October. What has happened to me.....



You are putting out lots of *change that* energy about the PPH rates in October, it's cracking me up! That is just really bugging you!

By the way, Shawn is the friend from your last trip right? And is that her in some of your older pictures as well? If so, that is so awesome that you've had these same friends for so long. As soon as I got stronger (stopped dating stoner loser-boys who wanted to cheat on me) and didn't need them as much, and then especially after I had DS, most of my old friends just faded away...

 

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[bumbershoot]

Ooh you kept in touch with ex-boyfriends...you are a better person than I am. Once I was done, I was done. And they felt the same about me.

But now...eh, it feels like I'm using energy to keep from seeing them, especially the one that works only blocks away from where I live...I mean, gosh, get over it at this point, right? If the bar he works at allowed kids (wine/beer places here don't, but full license places have to have food = restaurants = allow minors certain hours) I'm sure we'd have gone there, but it's only adults so we haven't stopped in.

I figure the PPH price is just a holding pattern until they figure out if they want to extend AP8 beyond 9/30. It'll change soon I'm sure!

 

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[bumbershoot]

First off....I just read on TMZ that football player Tom Brady and his model wife Gisele Bundchen and Brady's young son were at Grand Californian yesterday. Thought this was a good place to mention that.



The ex has worked in the bar since before I knew him! We met there, how boring. Probably in '98, I think? He was a part time bartender then, and had a full time job being a paraeducator for preschool kids with special needs. Most excellent work, and he was most excellent at it.

Now, that said, Tacoma doesn't have the best rep with their teachers. Let's just say...if I, let's say, got glaucoma, and needed some alternative medicine to help with it...I'd be going to just about any faculty parking lot at just about any Tacoma public school, and chatting with a teacher. (and people wonder why I plan to homeschool?) I got to know WAY too much about the teachers 'round here while dating him...

So anyway, he was doing that work and was good at it, but during the time we dated he was going through some stuff...we started dating before he'd broken up with his girlfriend of 9 years (I'm an awful person, I know, especially b/c I'd do it all over again if it got me where I am now), and then he broke up with her, and then he felt weird about it, and then she met an AWESOME guy for her and started talking about maybe having kids and getting married (which she'd NEVER wanted to do with D), and then he started mourning her, even though it was not her decision to end their relationship. That gets old....we had an extremely volatile, BAD relationship, but kept getting back together. After 1.5 years of this, we just stopped telling friends we'd gotten back together, b/c we knew they'd kill us and we knew we'd have another big argument and break up. We laughed about it at the time.

So through all this, he was getting into trouble at his school. He was taking sick days that he was allowed to take, but for whatever reason, they didn't like that he was taking them. He has long hair, he's a rocker, he talks in a certain way (not unlike Rogen, LOL), and he is male obviously, and all that in a preschool classroom just rubbed the administration the wrong way (his students and their parents LOVED him, he was always seeing "his" kids around and about and he was like a superstar to them). He was already needing his Union advocate while we were together, and a couple years after our final break up (which he instigated but I enforced b/c soon after I met Robert) I googled him and found out that he'd been fired shortly after our break up.

My friend who does go to the bar every so often sees him, and he seems to work full time. I'm sure as a great bartender he makes bank, but I still feel bad for him that he lost that job that he was passionate about.

 

[casiland]

Sherry,
It has taken me 3 nights to get through this report. I love the pictures from the 80's as that is the Disney of my childhood. I also love the Catalina pictures. My cousin and his family live on the island and we will be visiting them in November. We will get a local's view of the island. I can't wait. Just wanted to tell you that I love your post. It is very entertaining and has kept me intrigued for a while.

 

[callmeblissful]

Hi Sherry!

I just caught myself up with this thread and noticed that the answer to one of my questions is on here: your birthday is July 21st. So soon!! I can't wait to see pictures.

I loved the Catalina pictures! I have been to Catalina Island once, but...not to that part. I went to the uncivilized side, for a youth retreat. The side you were on looks much more pleasant...

I thought I would let you know that I also have a lime green Mickey head hanging from my purse! How funny!

One last thing: if you are concerned about not getting enough done on a hot summer day in July, then I would have to recommend RideMax! I don't know how anyone on the DIS boards feels about it, but for short trips in the peak season, I think it is so rewarding......just my two cents on the matter.

Ashley