Nothing to See Here...

[bumbershoot]

And in August I can put in my request for my Sunshine Rewards PayPal deposit OR Disney gift card, and by late September I will have that.

Remember, you can wait until the last day of August to request it. Build those earnings through the month!

I hit 250 and cashed out! And thanks to the surveys, one Daily and one My2Cents per day, the balance is already going back up!



I hope Mandy is successful! My mom had the same problems with clawing her way to see old friends. She hated that. She knew that she was being lumped with the poser-friends (not that she would necessarily have used that term, LOL), and she hated having people doubt her "old friend creds".

Maybe if she's successful, she can get something for you at an LA show.

If you could get up here, he'll be at the Puyallup Fair in September...just an idea!

 

[Sherry E]

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[kaoden39]

As far as I know, Mandy never heard back from Janna - at least not before the show - so I don't think it worked out to see Bret while he was in Idaho. I think Mandy was afraid to pursue it and so she waited until kind of the last minute, which is almost instant sabotage. If she had started the mission well in advance and began to correspond with Janna, it might have worked out.

That's kind of sad.

 

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[Hawleys]

Well, in another bit of sad news...here is a cliff hanger in the 'When Will Sherry Go To DLR Next?'

I just spoke to Bridgette on the phone. You will all remember Bridgette as being Shawn's sister and she came along on two DLR trips last year (when Shawn was being weird and didn't want to go).

Well, Bridgette went on a 3-week vacation back in May/June. She went back east to visit family in Massachusetts. When she came back I noticed she wasn't as chatty. She wasn't emailing or really corresponding with me too much, but I could see by her posts on Facebook that it looked as though she had a delightful time in Massachusetts. I kept sending messages like, "We'll have to plan our Disneyland dates," and she never replied.

It turns out that Bridgette had such a good time in Massachusetts that she decided to move there. Plus, she is just sick of people in California (can't say I blame her), including family. So she was calling tonight to tell me she won't be able to go to Disneyland with me this year because she will be gone. She has actually known for over a month that she was moving, but she didn't tell me until today...3 days before she leaves!! I don't know why she didn't tell me sooner so we could at least get together before she moved, but she didn't.

And to top it off, Bridgette injured her ankle or leg last week and she is on crutches (she doesn't have a car). She needed Shawn to drive her to work (Bridgette and Shawn live a few minutes apart) on a couple of days, or pick her up and take her somewhere, and Shawn wouldn't do it. Bridgette's daughter asked Shawn if she was going to pick Bridgette up. Bridgette was sitting on a curb, with her crutches, crying because she was in pain and didn't have a ride. Shawn told her niece (Bridgette's daughter) that if Bridgette needed help she could call 911. Nice.

So...I am happy for Bridgette because she seemed really happy when she got back from her East Coast trip, and I think it will do her some good to have a change of scenery and be with other family members she gets along with. She is renting out the whole second floor of her family's house in MA. She is even getting to keep her same job (the insurance company job she has been with in SoCal for years)! Her employer is letting her keep the job and work from home when she gets to MA. They are buying her a computer and setting it up for her in her home. I think it will also be good for Bridgette in terms of finding Mr. Right. She wants a boyfriend or husband, and the ones in SoCal are no good. I hear good things about Boston boys. Maybe she will land herself a nice hockey player or something! I still wish she had let me know long before this so we could have at least gotten together, but oh well.

But I am now wondering what I will do as far as DLR this year. I mean, yes, I can go by myself. I do lots of stuff by myself. But I don't know if I want to go alone for both Halloween and Christmas. I would like company at some point! And as you can gather, Shawn is just acting too weird (to everyone) that she can't be relied upon to go. She won't even want to pick me up and take me home. For some reason she can drive to Fresno in her brand new truck but she can't pick her injured sister up or drive to L.A. to get me!!

So I will sign off with that cliffhanger...

Sherry, I am sad to hear this. I do lots of stuff by myself too. Movies and dinner (although I usually chicken out and take a book to dinner if I know I'm eating alone). But DLR is such a fun place that it begs to be shared. I just know that someone is going to come through for you, maybe even a Diser.

 

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[bumbershoot]

I'm glad for Bridgette, I'm sad for you. I'm sad she didn't even tell you until 3 DAYS before! And her own sister wouldn't help her?

Another time to consider going is with the Divas, you know. They really are nice and you would have a GREAT time with them. I'm certain there are some driving down from LA who wouldn't mind sharing a ride....

 

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[mariezp]

Well, Sherry, doggone it! Too bad about Bridgette moving back to Massachusetts! Guess she's got to go with what works best for her. Shawn doesn't sound like her behavior has done anything but gotten worse. I will be hoping that maybe Jackie or another of your friends comes through for you. If not, maybe it is time you become one of those Divas! Sounds like they know how to have a great time!

 

[bumbershoot]

They're all great girls, but there is really just a handful of Divas who even talk to me! I guess I have to show up at a Diva event to get to know them in person.

Yes, you need to meet 'em to get to know them. You *have to* meet Toocherie, she's so so sweet! Not that the others aren't, but I've spent more time with her than the others. The nice thing about the diva trip I went on was that it was totally OK to just wander from group to group, thing to thing...if I was having fun with one group I just hugn out with them, and then if I wanted to do soemthing else I just did that. It was very relaxed, but with enough structured events so you knew that you could run off by yourself, but then know where everyone would be in a few hours. It was nice.

 

[Sherry E]

Yes, you need to meet 'em to get to know them. You *have to* meet Toocherie, she's so so sweet! Not that the others aren't, but I've spent more time with her than the others. The nice thing about the diva trip I went on was that it was totally OK to just wander from group to group, thing to thing...if I was having fun with one group I just hugn out with them, and then if I wanted to do soemthing else I just did that. It was very relaxed, but with enough structured events so you knew that you could run off by yourself, but then know where everyone would be in a few hours. It was nice.

Maybe eventually. Their trips are often at different times from when I really want to or am able to go, though. I can't plan that far ahead. I just have to play it by ear. I try to get to know people on Facebook - away from the DIS - but I don't have a lot of time to spend over there these days, unfortunately. Too much other stuff going on at the moment!

 

[Sherry E]

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[mariezp]

That a girl, Sherry! Forge on ahead and solve one problem at a time!

 

[Sherry E]

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[Belle Ella]

Is it odd? I say Heck NO!! But then again, I'll be experiencing HalloweenTime at Disneyland -- NEXT MONTH. Waking up to that thought yesterday was pretty awesome, I'm not going to lie. And I have faith that you'll have a plan right when you need to. Yup, yup. And I love that whole photos galore thing.

 

[Sherry E]

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[Tablefor5]

You couldn't have said that better. There are some people who are thinkng it is terrible that Disney is raising prices and calling them greedy. It is a knee-jerk reaction that is normal. I know I get ticked when the price of cereal goes too high But with Disney or any form of entertainment you have to weigh what is important to you and what you are willing to pay.
I think people just get pissed in general when any product increases the price.
I also liked your point about the quality of Disney and how it is well worth the price but some people do loose interest (how sad )...those people should see a counselor!
Gosh! I could spend the amount of a 3-day-PH on one trip to Target and not get the magical feeling as when I am in Disneyland

 

[bumbershoot]

I told her that I, of all people, can understand the frustration with ticket price increases because money is such a problem for me - BUT at the same time, I accept it because I get sooooooooo much out of a trip to DLR on so many levels, and I enjoy it in soooooooo many different ways that whatever they are charging seems to be worth it to me (even though it is expensive) because of that.

Does anyone else here feel the same?

I feel the same.

Of course I don't *want* my costs to rise...but I also understand THAT they have to raise prices, and I can surmise all the various reasons WHY they have to do it.

I haven't noticed the DLR prices yet, b/c it's not relevant to me this year, I'm dealing more with WDW. They've raised the kids' prices more than they raised the adult prices, and that's a pain but I can kind of maybe sort of think that I can start to guess at the myriad reasons why...people sneaking in kids so they need to raise it to make up for that, realizing that kids get a lot of value, keeping adult prices a little lower so that it doesn't hurt AS much when families have to pay the higher prices...etc etc.

Anyway, someone's price has risen by around $40 plus tax...and that person is considering cutting off TWO days of their trip b/c of it! I'm not sure if they mean to just have 2 resort days, or if they mean to cancel 2 days of hotel is well, but gosh, around $40 for 2 more park days for three people...just doesn't seem like a tipping point for me. BUT I also admit that I'm not in their wallet, and what seems like "hmm, gotta sell 5 more CDs to get that" to me might be utterly impossible for another person...



I read an article yesterday about Disneyland and adults...and it talked about how you go through the Kubler-Ross stages about Disneyland...and how ultimately one can come to acceptance, but in the middle between that and childhood adoration, there's feeling that they are money-grubbers.

 

[Belle Ella]

HalloweenTime starts in exactly SIX WEEKS! I can't believe it's so soon!

And I still have to make a plan!!

September!! September!! September!! September!!

How's my subtlety there?

OK, so I'm really with you on the price increases, and they are not going to act as a deterrent or turn me all anti-Disney or anything. But maybe that has to do with the amazing deals I get through my Credit Union, lol. I may say something aloud just to vent, but it's just that. It's like the bridge tolls here in the Bay Area going up to $5. Yes, it sucks. But then you take into account the brand new bridge we got and more and how much better traffic is because of it. Totally worth $5. And I don't think people really pay attention to how much prices change on a day to day basis everywhere. I do, because it's my job and what I get paid for, but prices for everything fluctuate every single day and they go up a lot more often than they go down. There just aren't press releases about it so people don't really notice the individual increases.

 

[Sherry E]

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