Pickle part III

[LuvvsMickey]

But hey....."Disneyed out???" Whatcha talkin' bout, Willis?

Here's to fun trips for you no matter where they are!

I know. Shocking, eh?

 

[Janet B]

to my Pickle Peeps!

I just scored a pair of tickets for the Canadian Tenors concert (think El Divo) front row, dead centre.

Enjoy! Sam and I are looking to go to two concerts next year... Taylor Swift and the boy band she talks non-stop about... One Direction!

Thanks, Tracy. We miss her so much...Rosie is depressed too. Sophia was well prepared and reminds us: "Jackie is in heaven with Gracie and Uncle Toby. And remember, Nana, Jesus is taking care of them and they are healthy and running and playing together with Uncle Toby." She smiles whole reminding us... So sweet....

Beautiful expressed by our Sophia

Tracy..you asked about he cruise...it is getting close...about 85 days now! Final payment is due the 20th, then we can book spa appts, excursions, Palo and Remy, etc. I think the only extra I am gonna do is a couples massage though....it is only a 4 day cruise and there is so much to enjoy that is included, there is really no need for all of the extras.

We are staying at All Star Sports the night before...this has been a suprise for Chris...he will go crazy there. My friend Teresa wil be there this weekend though, and is going to have Goofy or Mickey send a postcard telling them us where we are staying. I will have the camera ready when they get the mail.
No parks this time...will do DTD in the afternoon, and then head over to the Poly for dinner at Kona, followed by fireworks and EWP from the beach.....this has been my birthday dream for years. (although I am thinking of cancelling it and doing dinner at Fultons instead, as it is easier logistically....we'll see)

Heather .... you know the cruise will come up quick once the holidays are over!! The couples massage sounds heavenly. That's perfect having Teresa send a postcard to let Chris know about AllStar Sports ... was it your idea or hers??

My vote is keep the Kona ressie ... seeing Wishes and EWP from the beach, is perfect and fitting to celebrate your birthday!

I am glad that you are getting to live your dream. Mine is to stay at the Poly and one of the Epcot resorts - BWV interests me the most. Some day.

I can do Disney without the parks - no problem. I am there for the weather, to relax and take in the sights. On our trip in August without Mark, we did the parks a few days and that was it. We missed Mark, so that may have had something to do with it. But when Mark and I were at OKW in September, I can't remember now, but I think we only went to the parks three days. The rest were spent walking the resort, LOTS of pool time and walking DTD. We just needed to relax and regroup given everything going on. It was almost like we were Disney'd out.

If I do my solo trip, I might go to Epcot a couple of days and MK once. The rest, I just want to chillax. Too much to decompress from, kwim? That's all up in the air now, anyways. We also aren't going this August which I am bummed about. We love our trips with our BFFs. We may head to NY instead.

The couples massage sounds heavenly. I have to get a massage every month for my back problems and let me tell you, if I could stay there forever!

I am so excited for you! 85 days is not long at all! Woohoo!

Tracy, it would be hard for me to be at Disney for a week vacation and not visit the parks! We love them ... but maybe we'll try to fit at least one down day next trip ...

Hope you will find a way to include your August trip, as I know how much you enjoy them with your BFF and her family.

And...What is this about a solo trip? When are you thinking of going?

I am off to Boston this evening - my dear friend insisted I come...already had the air and she paid for the Inn in advance as a surprise, but had to tell me because I was cancelling. VERY nice birthday surprise! So, 2 ngts on the Cape at an Inn on the ocean in a room with full/direct oceans views - corner room, with views from 2 sides! Three days with my dearest friend...the world will be just about perfect for 3 days!

Christine, happy to hear you are having a wonderful time!

But hey....."Disneyed out???" Whatcha talkin' bout, Willis?

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Hey Janet

There won't be an August trip, I'm afraid. We actually bought DVC at OKW when Mark and I were there in September but ended up having to cancel the contract due to some repairs that "have" to be done.

Yup, I'm a wanderer and don't need to do parks. I am content just sight seeing and chilling at the pool with a good book. I could walk DTD a hundred times and not get sick of it. My solo trip was going to be next week (not happening) or in January or February but I don't think any of those dates are going to happen for $$ reasons and I am having surgery December 21.

I'm pretty sure that there will be no Florida trip in 2013, which is fine.

Enjoy your concerts!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

to my Pickle Peeps!

Enjoy! Sam and I are looking to go to two concerts next year... Taylor Swift and the boy band she talks non-stop about... One Direction!


Heather .... you know the cruise will come up quick once the holidays are over!! The couples massage sounds heavenly. That's perfect having Teresa send a postcard to let Chris know about AllStar Sports ... was it your idea or hers??

My vote is keep the Kona ressie ... seeing Wishes and EWP from the beach, is perfect and fitting to celebrate your birthday!

Martina would be so jealous if she knew about those concerts! I think she is still a little young...maybe in a few more years.

Yes, the cruise is coming up quickly. Final payment is on the 20th and then it will seem really real, because we can start online checkin, etc then!

I am fefinately leaning towards Kona. Forget "convenient", it's my B-day!

Hey Janet

There won't be an August trip, I'm afraid. We actually bought DVC at OKW when Mark and I were there in September but ended up having to cancel the contract due to some repairs that "have" to be done.

Yup, I'm a wanderer and don't need to do parks. I am content just sight seeing and chilling at the pool with a good book. I could walk DTD a hundred times and not get sick of it. My solo trip was going to be next week (not happening) or in January or February but I don't think any of those dates are going to happen for $$ reasons and I am having surgery December 21.

I'm pretty sure that there will be no Florida trip in 2013, which is fine.

Enjoy your concerts!

Sorry about your trips, but hopefully you will be feeling better after your surgery.

 

[Janet B]

Hey Janet

There won't be an August trip, I'm afraid. We actually bought DVC at OKW when Mark and I were there in September but ended up having to cancel the contract due to some repairs that "have" to be done.

Yup, I'm a wanderer and don't need to do parks. I am content just sight seeing and chilling at the pool with a good book. I could walk DTD a hundred times and not get sick of it. My solo trip was going to be next week (not happening) or in January or February but I don't think any of those dates are going to happen for $$ reasons and I am having surgery December 21.

I'm pretty sure that there will be no Florida trip in 2013, which is fine.

Enjoy your concerts!

Tracy, hope your surgery goes well..... and you never know what may happen for 2013, so keep all options open..

Martina would be so jealous if she knew about those concerts! I think she is still a little young...maybe in a few more years.

Yes, the cruise is coming up quickly. Final payment is on the 20th and then it will seem really real, because we can start online checkin, etc then!

I am fefinately leaning towards Kona. Forget "convenient", it's my B-day!

Heather...We can always pick up a souvie for Martina ... just give me t-shirt size info. Yes, I agree on the age thing .. Sam's first concert was in Aug '11 to see Taylor Swift.

The 20th is almost here!! And yes, throw "convenient" and "logical" out the door... it IS your Birthday after all!!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

The 20th is almost here!! And yes, throw "convenient" and "logical" out the door... it IS your Birthday after all!!

I like the way you think!


I just found out that yesterday was National Pickle Day!
So Happy Belated Pickle Day, my friends!

 

[LuvvsMickey]

National Pickle day? Good grief!

Happy almost Friday. It has been a very long week even though Monday was a provincial holiday for us. I will be glad to see Saturday even if it's spent at BIL's cleaning his pigpen, er, house.

Janet - I wish I had your hope, but WDW in 2013 ain't gonna happen. LOL Our BFFs can't afford it and neither can we. Mark took another hit at work and it almost crippled us. He needs to get out of that place, pronto. I am consumed with looking for another job for him, but unless you are bilingual where we are, it's slim pickins'.

 

[Piglets Mommy]

National Pickle day? Good grief!

Happy almost Friday. It has been a very long week even though Monday was a provincial holiday for us. I will be glad to see Saturday even if it's spent at BIL's cleaning his pigpen, er, house.

Janet - I wish I had your hope, but WDW in 2013 ain't gonna happen. LOL Our BFFs can't afford it and neither can we. Mark took another hit at work and it almost crippled us. He needs to get out of that place, pronto. I am consumed with looking for another job for him, but unless you are bilingual where we are, it's slim pickins'.

I can't wait for the weekend either! I am off next week, and can't wait! I need a break!

Hope Mark finds something else soon!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Happy Belated National Pickle Day! (wonder who came up with that and why??) Bet the didn't know it would be perfect for us.

Tracy, I am still going to keep fingers/toes crossed for you (no eyes this time...makes me dizzy). As impossible as things may look, and they have before for you, ya just never know when something unexpected might change everything and a trip will fall into place.

TGIF is just hours away! I can hardly believe it will be a week tomorrow that I left for Boston and the Cape. I didn't get into Boston until 10:30 p.m., Lynne picked me up, we spent the night at her house, then left for the Cape bright and early Saturday morning...just 2 ngts on the Cape, then back to her house on Monday. We squeezed in a lot, but next yr will stay on the Lower Cape - our favorite part of the Cape.

Monday we did go to see the new film Lincoln - it opens nationwide tomorrow, but had early showings in 9 cities and Cambridge (my home) was one! Fabulous film - we are likely going to see many Oscar nominations.

Hope we all sleep well (wishes do come true eventually!! )

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Oh Heather, good for you. I can see you needing at least a week to recharge. Too bad it's not in Disney. To think, I was there this time last year and having an amazing time and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Oh how I love the VWL! I honestly don't know where the year went. It's crazy and the world is getting more crazy. Insane. The attacks in Gaza... I truly fear this may be the catalyst of a major war, but won't get into politics here.

Glad you got away and enjoyed your trip to Boston, Christine. Love those getaway trips. Hubby and I were whining about that last night as I had a meltdown over getting his resume done. I've been out of the work force for so long that I can't even remember how to use Word anymore! Format was a mess, the thing locked up and I couldn't type anything, the template went wonky. Lord, give me patience today!

I'm glad you are all so positive that we will make it to Disney, but circumstances are different this time, I'm afraid. I may be able to go for a few days by myself for a sanity check trip if I can save up enough and my health doesn't continue to take a nosedive, but my mom is going down hill fast, dad is ready to snap and they are in a financial mess with the main house not sold. If mom needs to go in a nursing home, the government will take the house and they need that money from the sale to pay for their current one. Alzheimers SUCKS. It is what it is and not a darn thing I can do about it so just need to keep on keeping on.

Our good friends, well Mark's best friend and his wife are having a rough time. He had bladder cancer this time last year and had surgery to remove tumors. It's back again and think it has spread. They are also having to put their beloved ****zhu down. It's time. She is one loved doggie and I bawled my eyes out when Mark told me last night. Not sure if they were helping her cross last night or this morning. Either way, my heart is so very sad for them. Gizmo is one special puppy. e I believe she is 15 years old so she had a good, long life. We'll be facing the same situation in the future, but choose to bury my head in the sand about it for now...

Gee, I guess I went on a rant. Tend to do that when I can't sleep. I should start writing a novel - maybe I can get rich!

Edit to add, okay so they ****'d out the breed but I think you can figure it out with the ending. Stoopid filters.

TGIF. Ugh.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Good Morning!

Trace, this is the place we can always feel free to rant, so rant away anytime! If I had to try to do a resume right now, I'd be just as frustrated and I feel for you. It's even more difficult when doing it for someone else...but, as one perfectionist to another, I would bet when you finish it will be stellar!

Oh.my.gosh!! VWL took my breath away all decorated for the holidays! I prefered the Villa tree to the Lodge one - the Villa tree was sooo pretty. I'd stay there again for a December visit anytime.

The darn icons to the right keep changing - nothing is where it used to be and is different every time..drives me nuttier having to find the ones I use most...and of course, do not know what the actual thingy is to type it...

It's cold here today (not for you, Trace, but very cold for us )...just 32. Sophia and I must get out before we go cabin looney, so Mia will drop us at Barnes and Noble at 9 a.m. when it opens, so that will be good - we will share a bagel and I'll have a starbucks peppermint hot chocolate (skim milk, 1 shot chocolate, 4 peppermint and whip, of course. ). Then we'll go to their Story and Craft time at 10 -after that we roam the outdoor Mall until Mia picks us up at 2 - with time out for lunch. Sometimes it can be a very long day - today will be one of those, but happy to be out. Oops, sorry to go on...

Better get in the shower so I can be ready on time...have a good TGIF, my Pickle friends!

 

[Janet B]

Hi Pickle Peeps!!


Tracy, meant to post before, but I'm sorry about your Mom health issues .... seeing our parents decline is a difficult process. Do hope that Mark's friend is doing better, and that his cancer did not spread.

We put my mom in assisted living in early November, it was time and she is much better there then living in a house alone with an aide coming in, and with my sister having to do so much for her. Her parkinson's is a little worse, mostly the confusion factor, but she still is "with it' for the most part. So I'm grateful for that.

DH and I went to Heather's holiday open house tonight, always great to see them! It only took us a few tries to get a picture, and then it was up to a teenager to get one that looked acceptable by both of us DH was no good at picture taking.. Heather was too tipsy, me I can't take a pix of myself well with the Iphone!!

Here we are ... in front of one of their great Disney displays... the Poly is off Heather's head , with the Contemporary and the Epcot golf ball behind me.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Hi Pickle Peeps!!

Tracy, meant to post before, but I'm sorry about your Mom health issues .... seeing our parents decline is a difficult process. Do hope that Mark's friend is doing better, and that his cancer did not spread.

We put my mom in assisted living in early November, it was time and she is much better there then living in a house alone with an aide coming in, and with my sister having to do so much for her. Her parkinson's is a little worse, mostly the confusion factor, but she still is "with it' for the most part. So I'm grateful for that.

DH and I went to Heather's holiday open house tonight, always great to see them! It only took us a few tries to get a picture, and then it was up to a teenager to get one that looked acceptable by both of us DH was no good at picture taking.. Heather was too tipsy, me I can't take a pix of myself well with the Iphone!!

Here we are ... in front of one of their great Disney displays... the Poly is off Heather's head , with the Contemporary and the Epcot golf ball behind me.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Me tipsy??? Lol! I'm glad you could come! It was great to see you!


Tracy, I'm sorry to hear about your Mom.

Christine, glad you had fun on your trip!

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Why is the DIS so whacked? I rarely get notifications then get one from Heather, only to see that Janet has posted as well. I don't come on the DIS much anymore. Find it depressing when I don't have a trip to look forward to and I certainly don't need any more triggers for depression. I would give anything to be cured of this. I want my life and career back!

What a cute picture. Janet, I have never seen a picture of you before, I don't think. Oh wait. Didn't you have blonde hair? Ugh, maybe I am mixing you up with someone. Anyways, two beauties right there! Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Heather - had no idea you had an entire Disney World set up. Amazing. Wish I could see it in person.

I am beyond words regarding my mom. Not gonna lie, I am still in denial and boy, once this hits, it's going to be a very ugly scene. She has suddenly dropped 20 pounds, not feeling well at all and is now being tested for cancer. (every one of her siblings has died from cancer and the only surviving one has had cancer but is in remission) I am TERRIFIED. I can't even talk about it. It's just so... surreal. Never in a million years did I think my mom would be hit with Alzheimers and so fast. It's just cruel with all that has happened over the past five years... If that puts me on a pity train, so be it. I don't really care what people think. I'm glad that you mom is in a place where she will be safe and taken care of, Janet. I do understand how hard that is, as we went through it with MIL. Hugs are all I can offer. My prayers don't seem to do anything...

Have a good week, ladies.

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Why is the DIS so whacked? I rarely get notifications then get one from Heather, only to see that Janet has posted as well. I don't come on the DIS much anymore. Find it depressing when I don't have a trip to look forward to and I certainly don't need any more triggers for depression. I would give anything to be cured of this. I want my life and career back!

What a cute picture. Janet, I have never seen a picture of you before, I don't think. Oh wait. Didn't you have blonde hair? Ugh, maybe I am mixing you up with someone. Anyways, two beauties right there! Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Heather - had no idea you had an entire Disney World set up. Amazing. Wish I could see it in person.

I am beyond words regarding my mom. Not gonna lie, I am still in denial and boy, once this hits, it's going to be a very ugly scene. She has suddenly dropped 20 pounds, not feeling well at all and is now being tested for cancer. (every one of her siblings has died from cancer and the only surviving one has had cancer but is in remission) I am TERRIFIED. I can't even talk about it. It's just so... surreal. Never in a million years did I think my mom would be hit with Alzheimers and so fast. It's just cruel with all that has happened over the past five years... If that puts me on a pity train, so be it. I don't really care what people think. I'm glad that you mom is in a place where she will be safe and taken care of, Janet. I do understand how hard that is, as we went through it with MIL. Hugs are all I can offer. My prayers don't seem to do anything...

Have a good week, ladies.

I don't know what's up with the notifications either. I got one after Janet posted, but nothing from yours and Christine's a couple weeks ago.

Hugs, Tracy. It is so hard as our parents get older. They always took care of us, and it is just so hard to see them sick. I know you and Janet have a lot on your plates with that right now.

We have thanks for the comments on my Christmas display. I took more pics...will post them on FB when I am feeling better.

 

[Janet B]

Tracy, sorry to hear that additional news about your mom. Hopefully the tests will come back negative. hang in there, and we need to chase those blues of yours :

Heather, a little tipsy is in order for a holiday party!

Hope you are feeling better today.

Waving to Christine and all the other pickles....

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Thanks about my mom - appreciate it. It sucks.

xo

 

[Minnie&Nana]

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[LuvvsMickey]

Gross. Pickle candy canes!

Poor keyboard. Guess duct tape won't work, huh?

 

[Piglets Mommy]

But I thought duct tape fixed everything???