Podcast 2.0 Discussion Thread 3

[corky441]

I am really happy that I get to see holiday decorations at WDW since I don't put any up at home. Talk about overload!

What I really like is skipping and singing along with the holiday music.
What?
You don't want to be in the parks with me with I sing along?!

DH took some very incriminating video while at the Osborne Lights last year.
But really, how can you NOT sing and dance in the streets there during the holidays.
Those are some of my fondest memories and I'm looking forward to "enjoying" myself again this year too

 

[mainegal]

I'll be at a course in New Mexico detonating explosives

Is this anything like fireworks?

 

[Launchpad11B]

Is this anything like fireworks?

That depends on if you're on the receiving end of the explosives!

 

[3guysandagal]

I'll be at a course in New Mexico detonating explosives until Dec. 10th.

<<<<< (Lets out his best Tim the Tool Man Taylor yell.)

 

[Becx N Gav]

And just to be gratuitous:

Nice one - I've almost caught up to you

I'm in the top 10

I'm an only child and both parents have passed on.
Kat doesn't really do Christmas with her family.
So it's just us for the holidays.
That's why we planned on spending (no pun intended) it in WDW again like last year.
No tree to put up, no decorations..........lights still up from last year
My B-day is the 29th, so we are adding that in again, and heck, New Years is only 2 days away so....why not?
Our DVC points really take a beating, but it's worth it.
I see an add-on in our future.

Nice, but that's what the points are there for. Where do you think you'd add on?

I am really happy that I get to see holiday decorations at WDW since I don't put any up at home. Talk about overload!

What I really like is skipping and singing along with the holiday music.
What?
You don't want to be in the parks with me with I sing along?!

I find myself doing that I think Gav has learnt to filter it out

 

[Madi100]

This is a rumor that dear Nicole likes to spread!

Phillip is a Household Manager/Butler, Lyn. He works in a private home.

I didn't start that rumor. I just think it's worth spreading

 

[kimisabella]

Taking time off for me is no problem as I only work a few hours a day in the office of my brother in law's company. He actually shuts down the office mid-December anyway since they can't work anymore (construction) until March.

My husband thankfully has lots of days off each year, 5 or 6 weeks, plus other various individual days. They made their 2010 vacation schedule last December, so no problems there.

I usually have a huge Christmas Eve, Italian style, with the traditional fish dinner with my family and Vinny's family. This year I decided that I won't be having Christmas Eve dinner, I feel bad because my parents enjoy it. This past Christmas Eve, my sister in law decided to drink a little too much, made a complete fool out of herself and decided to pick on my dinner, my house, the temperature of the house, nonsense things. I realize she had too much to drink and probably wasn't aware of what she was saying or doing, but, she never apologized or even acknowledged the incident. If it was just Vinny's family there and she did that, I wouldn't have cared one bit, but, my family was there too, and it was embarassing, to say the least. Needless to say, we weren't happy - after spending a ton of money on the dinner, all the work I had to do, and then have it be ruined, I said enough. It's a big weight off my mind for this year, don't have to have the extra expense and all the work that goes along with it (and the aggrivation).

 

[mainegal]

That depends on if you're on the receiving end of the explosives!

I want to be on the viewing side, please!

 

[DVCsince02]

Taking time off for me is no problem as I only work a few hours a day in the office of my brother in law's company. He actually shuts down the office mid-December anyway since they can't work anymore (construction) until March.

My husband thankfully has lots of days off each year, 5 or 6 weeks, plus other various individual days. They made their 2010 vacation schedule last December, so no problems there.

I usually have a huge Christmas Eve, Italian style, with the traditional fish dinner with my family and Vinny's family. This year I decided that I won't be having Christmas Eve dinner, I feel bad because my parents enjoy it. This past Christmas Eve, my sister in law decided to drink a little too much, made a complete fool out of herself and decided to pick on my dinner, my house, the temperature of the house, nonsense things. I realize she had too much to drink and probably wasn't aware of what she was saying or doing, but, she never apologized or even acknowledged the incident. If it was just Vinny's family there and she did that, I wouldn't have cared one bit, but, my family was there too, and it was embarassing, to say the least. Needless to say, we weren't happy - after spending a ton of money on the dinner, all the work I had to do, and then have it be ruined, I said enough. It's a big weight off my mind for this year, don't have to have the extra expense and all the work that goes along with it (and the aggrivation).

She said what?!?!? I'm sorry she didn't acknowledge her rude behavior. And, I commend you on not saying anything to her. I wouldn't have been so nice. She's probably a bit jealous. You have a wonderful family.

Christmas can be so stressful. We decided years ago to have Christmas Eve with my family and spend Christmas Day at home. If anyone wants to see us on Christmas, they know where to find us. We rotate whose house it will be held at (between my parents, us, and my brother's). Unfortunately it's my turn this year, so I hope to get as much done before the trip as possible. Hmm, time to start planning the menu?

 

[mainegal]

This is a rumor that dear Nicole likes to spread!

Phillip is a Household Manager/Butler, Lyn. He works in a private home.

I had no idea. Interesting job to have?

 

[OKW Lover]

I haven't told my step-mom or sisters of the date and my mom's side of the family hasn't paid attention. I have ALL the planning genes in the family.

This means that one Christmas will have to be celebrated with Thanksgiving. One on the 4th. The third on the 25th. And the final on New Years.

I'm so glad my family has divorced so many times and can't be pleasant enough to come together for one night....

Thankfully DP's family doesn't really celebrate anything. We can go over on a weeknight after work and visit.

Best part of being divorced is 1 house for holidays!

Last year, I was hosting Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a friend get together in December - after moving into a new house November 1st... We had the tree up and decorated before Thanksgiving for the first time EVER since I was leaving in the middle of it all for Todd-a-Palooza!

Normally we trim the tree the day after Thanksgiving (I'm home and we're all bored), but I'm glad we did it early last year, since I sliced my finger open after everyone left on Thanksgiving.

This year, Meg will be in Florida... I don't have to put up the tree at all! I'll be gone the 10th - 19th anyway.

Umm - So the two of you aren't planning on spending your first Christmas as a married couple together?

 

[mainegal]

Umm - So the two of you aren't planning on spending your first Christmas as a married couple together?

Oh, that would be just too sad!
The newlyweds have to be together for the first Christmas!

 

[kimisabella]

She said what?!?!? I'm sorry she didn't acknowledge her rude behavior. And, I commend you on not saying anything to her. I wouldn't have been so nice. She's probably a bit jealous. You have a wonderful family.

Christmas can be so stressful. We decided years ago to have Christmas Eve with my family and spend Christmas Day at home. If anyone wants to see us on Christmas, they know where to find us. We rotate whose house it will be held at (between my parents, us, and my brother's). Unfortunately it's my turn this year, so I hope to get as much done before the trip as possible. Hmm, time to start planning the menu?

Jen, you have no idea.... It's not the first time she has done this, so I wasn't surprized, but it was the worst I've seen, and in front of my family. I really don't like to say that she's jealous, but, she is. She is married to Vinny's oldest brother, and they are about 12 or so years older than us. They live in an apartment and can't afford to buy a house (they do want a house, nothing against living in an apartment). Getting drunk and dissing on my stuff is just a way of "getting back" at us.

That night after everyone left, Vinny called his brother (her husband) and said what she did wasn't right, ect... and Vinny's brother just said, "you tell her how you feel because when I tell her she acts out of control she doesn't believe me." Vinny called her, and guess what, she didn't answer her phone, so he emailed her. He didn't tell me what he said in the email, but she never emailed him back or acknowledged it in any way.

Plus, just to give you something else to blow your mind - she never really liked me from the beginning since her sister and Vinny dated for 4 years and he broke up with her and started dating me. She wanted her sister to marry Vinny so they could be sisters and sisters-in -law. So, to this day, I am "friendly" with Vinny's ex since she is at a lot of the family functions. She came to my bridal shower/wedding, ect.. and I've been to hers. She's also my friend on Facebook, lol.

 

[Launchpad11B]

Jen, you have no idea.... It's not the first time she has done this, so I wasn't surprized, but it was the worst I've seen, and in front of my family. I really don't like to say that she's jealous, but, she is. She is married to Vinny's oldest brother, and they are about 12 or so years older than us. They live in an apartment and can't afford to buy a house (they do want a house, nothing against living in an apartment). Getting drunk and dissing on my stuff is just a way of "getting back" at us.

That night after everyone left, Vinny called his brother (her husband) and said what she did wasn't right, ect... and Vinny's brother just said, "you tell her how you feel because when I tell her she acts out of control she doesn't believe me." Vinny called her, and guess what, she didn't answer her phone, so he emailed her. He didn't tell me what he said in the email, but she never emailed him back or acknowledged it in any way.

Plus, just to give you something else to blow your mind - she never really liked me from the beginning since her sister and Vinny dated for 4 years and he broke up with her and started dating me. She wanted her sister to marry Vinny so they could be sisters and sisters-in -law. So, to this day, I am "friendly" with Vinny's ex since she is at a lot of the family functions. She came to my bridal shower/wedding, ect.. and I've been to hers. She's also my friend on Facebook, lol.

Like sands through an hourglass...............

 

[mainegal]

Like sands through an hourglass...............

so go the days of our lives.

WOW!

 

[Madi100]

Jen, you have no idea.... It's not the first time she has done this, so I wasn't surprized, but it was the worst I've seen, and in front of my family. I really don't like to say that she's jealous, but, she is. She is married to Vinny's oldest brother, and they are about 12 or so years older than us. They live in an apartment and can't afford to buy a house (they do want a house, nothing against living in an apartment). Getting drunk and dissing on my stuff is just a way of "getting back" at us.

That night after everyone left, Vinny called his brother (her husband) and said what she did wasn't right, ect... and Vinny's brother just said, "you tell her how you feel because when I tell her she acts out of control she doesn't believe me." Vinny called her, and guess what, she didn't answer her phone, so he emailed her. He didn't tell me what he said in the email, but she never emailed him back or acknowledged it in any way.

Plus, just to give you something else to blow your mind - she never really liked me from the beginning since her sister and Vinny dated for 4 years and he broke up with her and started dating me. She wanted her sister to marry Vinny so they could be sisters and sisters-in -law. So, to this day, I am "friendly" with Vinny's ex since she is at a lot of the family functions. She came to my bridal shower/wedding, ect.. and I've been to hers. She's also my friend on Facebook, lol.

Like sands through an hourglass...............

So, what I have learned in these two posts is that Andrea is a saint and Paul likes to watch soap operas.

 

[kimisabella]

So, what I have learned in these two posts is that Andrea is a saint and Paul likes to watch soap operas.

I would hardly call myself a saint , far from it, but Paul may like to watch soap operas

 

[Renysmom]

I'll be at a course in New Mexico detonating explosives until Dec. 10th. I'm going pretty much directly from NM to WDW. Lots of traveling in December.

White Sands by any chance????

 

[Renysmom]

We aren't sure when we will be doing Christmas this year. We have to juggle it between a Fire Department Schedule, a Hospital Schedule and what mom wants, my mom.. not me...

I feel for all your soap opera stories about the holidays, we have them here as well, way too much to write.. let's just say I have started to hate the holidays because of the drama.

 

[Dodie]

I had no idea. Interesting job to have?

It's always different. Never boring. That's good for him. He could never sit behind a desk. He's been doing this since the late 1980's (not always in the same place or for the same family) and he went to school for it, so he's good at what he does. Trust me, however. He does NOT do any of it at home.

So, what I have learned in these two posts is that Andrea is a saint and Paul likes to watch soap operas.

Sad story, Andrea. Sometimes I'm thankful we have such a small family. Less drama.

I'll be at a course in New Mexico detonating explosives until Dec. 10th. I'm going pretty much directly from NM to WDW. Lots of traveling in December.

Phillip wants to know if we should brush up on our sign language, with your explosives fun coming right before the trip.