Overdue and Overpacked III: A Tale of Two Cities ~Last Chapter~ 8/22 Page 33

I'll bite, what the heck is "a roux?" I haven't the foggiest clue. Is it a stew? Or something you chew? Must be something new. Is it made with glue while wearing one shoe?

More importantly, will it make me go poo?

Probably will, as most things do.

And now, back to you.

:moped:

What a poet.

We didn't even know it. ;)
 
Dr. Zzeuss said:
I'll bite, what the heck is "a roux?" I haven't the foggiest clue. Is it a stew? Or something you chew? Must be something new. Is it made with glue while wearing one shoe?

More importantly, will it make me go poo?

Probably will, as most things do.

And now, back to you.

:moped:

Now I see why your wife never lets you into the kitchen. A roux is, essentially, a mixture of butter (or meat drippings) and flour, blended together over heat to make a sort of paste. It is used as the "starter" or base for most cream sauces and gravies, among other things. Do cream sauces and gravies make you poo? Never mind. Don't answer that.

So La, how was Universal? I heard they have good cookies......
 
SERIOUSLY??

The girl who hates the bus from EPICOT on EMH nights to POR is in like...(strike...oh wait...I can't here!!) love?? With US?

Puh lease! LALALALALA you know what happens after you say you love sumpthin' right??

I end up doing it.



or do I??





:rolleyes1


You go gorilla...on a moped. Like NKOTB at a state fair. You go, with all your might.


Lymi.
 
I'll bite, what the heck is "a roux?" I haven't the foggiest clue. Is it a stew? Or something you chew? Must be something new. Is it made with glue while wearing one shoe?

More importantly, will it make me go poo?

Probably will, as most things do.

And now, back to you.

:moped:

Zzub....

You have a great gift for rhyme.
Yes, yes, some of the time.
 

ZZUB I AM said:
I'll bite, what the heck is "a roux?" I haven't the foggiest clue. Is it a stew? Or something you chew? Must be something new. Is it made with glue while wearing one shoe?

More importantly, will it make me go poo?

Probably will, as most things do.

And now, back to you.

:moped:

That was pretty good, I'll give credit where it's due. Your way with words impresses me. That much you already knew.

But your claims to be from the South are obviously not true. Because from the looks of things right now, Ash is more Southern than you.

Even though your smell offends me (you reek of dog doo, a sweaty tennis shoe and the San Diego Zoo), and we both know that I really don't like you, I have pity for the average yahoo. So I'll give you a small clue. You can't have decent gumbo without first making a roux. It'd be like Fantasy Island without Tattoo. Napoleon without Waterloo. Sea World without Shamu. Captain without the Kangaroo.

And Overpacked without the Overdue.

With that, I throw it back to you.

And bid you adieu.

Your friend,
La2


My Must Be Southern After All Sista said:
Great, great chapter, La. I loved the rundown on your adorable little family, and on the new member, Elvis. I bet he's nice to have around now that he's out of the Heartbreak Hotel at the pound. You know, in case you are lonesome tonight. He sounds like a real teddy bear.

Thanks Ash, my girl. And yes, we are enjoying Elvis. He is a teddy bear now but when we first got him, he was doing quite a bit of rubberneckin'. Which caused us to have suspicious minds. So we checked and sure enough, it was fleas. He wears a ring around his neck now and things are much better.

I'm DED over yall having 22 bags to bring up. My borg packing sister. I'm sure we've probably had that many at some point or another but I try NOT to count them or have anyone else count them. Makes me feel better about the whole thing. Look at my girl Ash bringin' the roux knowledge.

WHO'S THE ROOKIE NOW, NM?! Huh?!

MY GIRL DISFAN3 said:
SERIOUSLY??

The girl who hates the bus from EPICOT on EMH nights to POR is in like...(strike...oh wait...I can't here!!) love?? With US?
Puh lease! LALALALALA you know what happens after you say you love sumpthin' right??

I end up doing it.



or do I??


You go gorilla...on a moped. Like NKOTB at a state fair. You go, with all your might.

Lymi.


Of COURSE I'm in love with yall.

Or am I?

You have no idea how big I smiled when I read your post. You still crack me up, girl. Did I ever tell you that I LOVE eating pickled pigs feet dipped in melted butter while wearing a ten gallon hat and hot pants in the middle of the fanciest restaurant in town? Or that I love spontaneously jumping out of my seat and doing the breakdance spin around on my head thing while singing Freak-A-Zoid and coming to a stop with my head propped on my hand and my feet crossed in the middle of my boss's office?

No?

Just checking.

Just set up the video camera when you do it because that's sure to win the Here's Your Sign Award from Country Fried Home Videos. And bring us one step closer to another Disney trip.

BOOYA BABY!

Yakkity Yak, Tarzan's Cat and Tanya90210: Hey and thanks for posting!

:moped:
 
Has anyone ever told you that your writing style is freakishly similar to The Pioneer Woman's? Really? Go to www.thepioneerwoman.com and find out. You two could be long-lost sisters. Except your a redneck and she's a city girl gone farm girl.

And no, this is not an advertisement. ;) You just sound so much alike, lol!

I've been enjoying your TR's...looking forward to reading your latest one! Although I HATE waiting. Patience is not my strong suit. WHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
 
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That was pretty good, I'll give credit where it's due. Your way with words impresses me. That much you already knew.

But your claims to be from the South are obviously not true. Because from the looks of things right now, Ash is more Southern than you.

Even though your smell offends me (you reek of dog doo, a sweaty tennis shoe and the San Diego Zoo), and we both know that I really don't like you, I have pity for the average yahoo. So I'll give you a small clue. You can't have decent gumbo without first making a roux. It'd be like Fantasy Island without Tattoo. Napoleon without Waterloo. Sea World without Shamu. Captain without the Kangaroo.

And Overpacked without the Overdue.

With that, I throw it back to you.

And bid you adieu.

Your friend,
La2

Ballgame.

And just so Ashclan, Tink and Lala know, "roux" ain't got NOTHIN' to do with being Southern. Cajun? Yes. Georgia? No.

Your culinary claim to fame in Georgia would be good buttermilk biscuits. Fried chicken. Sweet tea. Vegetables that have been cooked in something fattening until they no longer have nutritional value. Cake. Pie.

But not "roux."

It's a FRENCH word for cryin' out loud!!!
 
Now that would be a great title for your trip report!

Loved the first two installments! You've still got it!

I laughed out loud times like at Mr. LaLa having a six pack...in his fridge at work. Because NM and I still suspect the other kind. ;)

And your sweet girl not rolling without the sanitizer. And the boy thinking the Power Rangers are so-five-minutes-ago. (We, too, have moved on to Pokemon.)

And the thought of you making a roux, french braiding, and slapping people with your eyes all at once created quite an image. :laughing:

And....Universal? Indeed.

And some things were BETTER?! Really?

Do tell.... popcorn::
 
I amaze my husband in many ways. The amount of pictures I take on vacation, for instance, amazes him.

He's probably also amazed by the fact that of the thousands of pictures you take, finding the one that is in focus, and centered on the subject of the picture (or even, contains the subject of the picture somewhere within the four corners thereof) is like searching for the proverbial needle in the haystack. Actually, scratch that -- he's probably used to that by now.

Because that’s what it’s all about. Cooler access.

Well sure -- I imagine you need ready access to the RC Cola and moonpies.
 
ZZUBhappyhaunt said:
I'll bite, what the heck is "a roux?" I haven't the foggiest clue. Is it a stew? Or something you chew? Must be something new. Is it made with glue while wearing one shoe?

More importantly, will it make me go poo?

Probably will, as most things do.

And now, back to you.

:moped:

was zzub channeling melhappyhaunt - freaky
 
Girl, you know I've offered to send you and your family to Disney World just to have a good trip report to read - I've recently had to resort to reading someone else's trip report, someone with a serious obsession with cake NO Sneezie-and you went to Disney in October and you aren't going to tell us about it. :confused3 Would you consider writing one just for me? I'll get you a cake with your name on it. You can make most of it up if you want to.

I can't wait to hear about your trip to Universal Studios (I refuse to acronym it). I always said I would never go to Universal Studios and always believed that anyone who stepped foot on to Universal Studios grounds is and always will be a Disney Traitor. I actually whispered "traitor" as I read that you actually 'enjoyed' Universal Studios. Then I thought "Wait, this is the Lalas, the lovers of Epicot and Dole Whips and everything Disney. I'll give them a chance."

P.S. I can't believe you tried to pack the van to 'surprise' your husband, my first thought was "cooler access" and this was before you mentioned it in your TR.
 
Lalalalalala - I have a confession.

Lalalalalala sad:
Yakkity Yak, : Hey and thanks for posting!

I really didn't. For you. It was a third party post. And I'm sorry because I didn't mention your lastest chapter of which I was so anxious for {{{slap}}} {{{slurp}}}

And I'm sorry that I killed a few tree's printing off the chapter. I needed to read it the old fashioned way - away from the computer. And let me tell you it's as enjoyable on paper.

La - I loved getting to know your sweet little family better. And can't wait to hear more about the other place:

As a whole, we thought the place was just downright cool. And we were truly surprised at just how much we liked it.

Scratch that.

Loved it. We absolutely loved the place.

There. I said it.

Feel free to catch up once you’ve removed the fork from your arm.

I hope Jami doesn't see this. You'll have to remove more than a fork from her arm!

Excellent read La - and you did turn my day from cranky to yellow!
 
And I'm sorry that I killed a few tree's printing off the chapter. I needed to read it the old fashioned way - away from the computer. And let me tell you it's as enjoyable on paper.


Maybe when you're done you can mail it back to La so she can hang it from a nail in her outhouse.
 
NM said:
Your culinary claim to fame in Georgia would be good buttermilk biscuits. Fried chicken. Sweet tea. Vegetables that have been cooked in something fattening until they no longer have nutritional value. Cake. Pie.

What about pancakes? If you can make a decent homemade pancake, we MIGHT be able to overlook the roux thing (although I can't promise you Lexmelinda will) and let you stick around a little bit longer.

Last edited by nicolemarie : Today at 05:40 AM. Reason: Rednecks don't do french words.

If I had to guess, my former high school pen pal from Le Havre would agree with you on that one. How was I supposed to know that once I gave him my phone number, he would ACTUALLY CALL?! And expect me to understand the French words that were flying out of his mouth at light speed?

It was only after I hung up on him and yelled "PERVERT" at the receiver (and got a letter from him a month later saying "Cou Cou LaLa, why hanged you telephone up on the ear?!") that I realized it was him.

Awk-ward!

Lexmelinda said:
I laughed out loud times like at Mr. LaLa having a six pack...in his fridge at work. Because NM and I still suspect the other kind.

You probably just made his day, Lexmelinda. He'll be glad to know that you and NM still think he's got the eight minute abs going on. Which he SO DOES. That was for you, baby. Must be from years of doing the Suitcase Shuffle. NOSuperbowlShuffle.

Pokemon? We have NO IDEA what that is. Or DO we?! ;)

Mr. If I had scenery like Bora Bora to take pictures of maybe mine would turn out better...oh who am I kidding? They wouldn't said:
Well sure -- I imagine you need ready access to the RC Cola and moonpies.

You know me well, my friend. Except you forgot the hairy pickled pig lips and the big tin of processed cheese sauce.

Gymfan15 said:
I've been enjoying your TR's...looking forward to reading your latest one! Although I HATE waiting. Patience is not my strong suit.

Mine either. That's why I stopped reading ZZUB's reports YEARS ago. Glad you've been enjoying the TRs and thanks for hopping on board, GymFan!

samc said:
was zzub channeling melhappyhaunt - freaky

Let's all hope he wasn't wearing a bikini, 6 inch stiletto boots and wielding an axe when he wrote that.

My girl Sneezie said:
I can't wait to hear about your trip to Universal Studios (I refuse to acronym it). I always said I would never go to Universal Studios and always believed that anyone who stepped foot on to Universal Studios grounds is and always will be a Disney Traitor. I actually whispered "traitor" as I read that you actually 'enjoyed' Universal Studios. Then I thought "Wait, this is the Lalas, the lovers of Epicot and Dole Whips and everything Disney. I'll give them a chance."

SNEEZIE! I'm glad to see you. Maybe not quite as glad as ZZUB was to see you over on his, but still. I smiled huge when I read your post. But...you called me a traitor underneath your breath?! I'm hurt, wounded and verklempt all at the same time. First NM brings the rookie now it's Sneezie with the traitor talk. The only thing worse would be if Jami jammed a pitchfork into her arm due to the numbness and sent me the bill. But at least you're giving me a chance. Really, it wasn't that bad. It was pretty darn good, actually. From one Disney lover to another.

As far as last year's trip goes, I plan to weave (or bring weave) some of it into this one. So although the entire story might not be told, some of the more interesting parts probably will be.

But feel free to pick up the tab for our next trip AND get me a cake with my name on it as well. And just in case there's any confusion about the spelling, it's G-R-E-T-A.

YakkityYak said:
Excellent read La - and you did turn my day from cranky to yellow!

Glad to hear (read) it, Yak! And girl, a post is a post. No apologies. Unless you smell like ZZUB. In which case, you should apologize profusely and run jump in a lake to wash off the stench of three day old cheese sauce and Yoo Hoo.

Just make sure you take off the stilettos first.

:moped:
 
Maybe when you're done you can mail it back to La so she can hang it from a nail in her outhouse.

Nope. I'm thinking it would clash (NOTheClash) with the Elvis wallpaper we've got in there now.
 
I'm in! I've read but didn't post on your past TRs.

It's hilarious to me that you still even attempt to vacation anywhere else (like Dollywood). We tried once (not Dollywood, but Mt. Rushmore), but canceled and went back to Disney. My DH doesn't even bother suggesting anything else anymore.

I can't wait to hear about your trip! We've thought about (in a long-term way in the future so it probably won't actually happen way) about going to that other place during our trip. But since Disney makes it so easy for us to give all of our vacation $$ to them, we haven't made it yet. Plus I use the excuse that only 1 of our kiddos is tall enough yet to make it worth going there.

EPICOT!!! We have our own name for it ---- Hopcot. Not sure why our 3 year old calls it that but he does. He also burst out crying on our trip to Hopcot last year when he saw that they had ruined his precious Hopcot ball by removing the hand and wand!!

Anyways, I can't wait to hear about your adventure! :thumbsup2
 
Off topic but...

How can there be no roux in Georgia? What do they put on chicken fried steak and those biscuits previously mentioned???

Love the TR LaLa - as always.

Epicot. It just makes me smile.
 













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