Reading, seeing and hearing Part 2

[FSUMARCHIEF]

Drive By Posting...

The meet was awesome. Pictures abounded and we actually got to talk to Firck and Jami on the phone! Waaay cool stuff. Though I must say that YAK is now on SUPER NOT SO SECRET CAUSE I TOLD HER IGNORE for being halfwah to Disney World as we speak.

I can't do a report right now. Just back from the hospital and headed to VBS then to the Hospice facility. Fun day, huh?

But here's why I decided to post.

What is it with all the french, huh? Frist it was cajun, not its french. CHEESE AND CRACKERS!!!

LOL

Blessings!
MarkyMark

 

[sheridac]

ALLELUIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It is 1700 hours and I am OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GeorgiaAristocat]

Back from the meet (and several other places also . . .)

I have some pictures, but am waiting on approval by both Rhonda and NM before posting. Sorry ladies, we all know how it is!

I can confirm that we all had a good time, hugs and such all around.

I, too, am a wee bit envious of YAK and her crew Disney-bound, but do not envy them walking around the parks in THIS HEAT. Yup, I think I can wait until October.

For those that didn't notice, room-only discounts have been released for check-ins prior to 9-30. Git R Done! (That's for you Mark!) Here's a LINK to the AP discount rates (just for you Mark!)

Will try to write a report later. Maybe. Dunno. I'm swamped!

Amy

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

I got my plane tickets for the meet today

Who is going to MNSSHP and when? I am torn, we arrive on the 29th at 4:40. I don't know if we should try to go that night or on the 2nd after the meet.
Any thoughts or opinions?

We're going the day of the meet. Join us!

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, two in a row... but I wanted to answer S-T before I forgot. Meet was fun! And I'm with Amy. No WDW in July. So I'm envious...but not. NM (not her real name!) and YAK (yes, her real name!) were both tons of fun. And ever so sweet! So is Amy, but we already knew that!

Amy has my okay for pics. So it's in NM's court now!

Time for VBS, we're out!

Hugs, love, mushy stuff. To everybody!

PS~Is the new guy the preacher who is doing the Disney thing while we're gonna be there?? (Sorry, don't remember your name!)

 

[Shelby5514]

Shelby - How do they display the Fleas???????????????
Cages, circus tents, dogs??????

I think the Amish carry them in their beards...

They sell fleas? I could be rich....and the smell of horse is definitely one of my favorite aromas.... Enjoy it, baby!

Yes sweetie, 3/$1...but we were there at the end of the day so they were going 10/$1.

My mini trippie to Amish Country...

We arrived and DH was hungry, we decided to beat the lunch rush and headed to the Blue Gate Inn.

Lunch consisted of a fresh mini loaf of Wheat Bread and Amish Peanut Butter...ummmm! If you've never tried Amish PB you are missing out! It's Peanut Butter, Maple Syrup and Marshmallow Cream. YUMMY!
Mom and I had Amish Chicken and Noodles over REAL mashed potatoes. DH had the Chuck Roast Beef in Amish spices. Seems Grammy is corrupting the Amish too!
Dessert was Peach Pie for Mom and Fresh Strawberry for me! DH had MORE Peanut Butter. He may need a laxative later.

DH went off to work...(we tagged along to let his company pay for the gas) and Mom and I went shopping downtown. I've never seen so many pregnant Amish women/girls in my life. There must have been a bad storm in Feb., with a 'power outage' or something...lots of 'laundry' being done about 6 months ago.
We came out of the Craft Barn and encountered a family (I feel safe in saying that cause aren't they all family somehow?), standing on the corner of the main drag singing hymns. Kitty corner/Catty corner(?) across the street was a protester with a sign with writing so small I don't think you could read it unless you were standing next to him...all I could hear is "While all you are having FUN, people are dying." OK...what's that about? Iraq? Cancer? AIDS? Then the cutest little Amish girl, she must have been about 4 came running down the street towards us and handed Mom a pamphlet. Religious propaganda from the Church of God. If kidnapping was legal, she would have been MINE. She was so cute with her pony tail braids and little navy blue dress. Oh how I would've liked to play dress up with her in a Children's Place. I would of taken her picture but she ran off to the next tourist.

Took a few pics of Mom.

And one for Horsey.

We could have done the horse tour of the town for $12.00 each...but I really didn't have the urge to be at the rear end of a horse on a 85 degree day with 90% humidity, not to mention being behind the Amish driver wearing pants and a long sleeved shirt on a 85 degree day in 90% humidity.

After doing the 'town' we went to the flea's. We basically wanted to shop the farmer's market because the flea portion is nothing but crappy socks, 'As Seen On TV' gadgets, and anything that doesn't sell at Big Lots.
Amish + Horse Poo + Humidity = an overwhelming stench.
We bought bing cherries and green beans and got out of dodge.

 

[paslea_pooh]

LaLa..Sweet LaLa. No, you did not miss the trip installment. I have yet to ask hooP to translate it into English. I will do. Tonight maybe.
Your poor baby girl got a ton of ouchies at the doctor. Bad Doctor.

Sher.. Me too. No woo hooty help from me either. I keep forgetting we're suppose to achieve it daily.

Spectrum...We're not doing MNSSHP. At all. So I can't be of any help. Not surprised, are ya??

Welcome to Lactoberg. Don't think I welcomed you properly.

Has Southwest done dings for October 1st and beyond??? Anyone know?? Haley????

Shelby...Thanks for the mental picture of the Amish, a stinky horse's butt and 90% humidity. Good Times !!!

Plus, the Amish can't have a power outage. They don't use electricity but I hear they are running Verizon.

 

[latoberg]

PS~Is the new guy the preacher who is doing the Disney thing while we're gonna be there?? (Sorry, don't remember your name!)

If I understand the question to apply to me, yes. If there is some other preacher guy who is going to be there Sept 24-Oct 1, then no.

We came out of the Craft Barn and encountered a family (I feel safe in saying that cause aren't they all family somehow?), standing on the corner of the main drag singing hymns. Kitty corner/Catty corner(?) across the street was a protester with a sign with writing so small I don't think you could read it unless you were standing next to him...all I could hear is "While all you are having FUN, people are dying." OK...what's that about? Iraq? Cancer? AIDS? Then the cutest little Amish girl, she must have been about 4 came running down the street towards us and handed Mom a pamphlet. Religious propaganda from the Church of God.

I'm thinking they might not be Amish. I grew up with an Amish community and I'm pretty sure they don't distribute propaganda. In fact, they pretty much keep "English" out of their business as much as possible. I could be mistaken, but they might just be Church of God folks who borrow the style of Amish and Mennonites.

Welcome to Lactoberg. Don't think I welcomed you properly.

Thanks paslea_pooh. I feel welcomed. But could you drop the extra c. That makes me sound like I have a milk problem or fetish. Neither I really want to be associated with.

 

[Shelby5514]

I'm thinking they might not be Amish. I grew up with an Amish community and I'm pretty sure they don't distribute propaganda. In fact, they pretty much keep "English" out of their business as much as possible. I could be mistaken, but they might just be Church of God folks who borrow the style of Amish and Mennonites.

Amish, Mennonite...??? They could have been Church of God. Do they dress the same? They were the group in the photo above.

 

[latoberg]

Amish, Mennonite...??? They could have been Church of God. Do they dress the same? They were the group in the photo above.

Amish and Mennonite dress very close in style. I've not encountered too many Church of God folks, but it is possible that they believe in the simple style of dress. One of the clues is the one boy who is in the polo style shirt. Most Amish don't wear that style. (This can get complicated because there are "denominations" of Amish/Mennonite that hold to different rules.)

I was going on the fact that the girl handed you a pamphlet. Very un-Amish.

 

[Shelby5514]

Has Southwest done dings for October 1st and beyond??? Anyone know?? Haley????

Pooh~ I just noticed a DING for Sept 1-30. So the Oct. DINGS can't be too far off!

 

[paslea_pooh]

Thanks paslea_pooh. I feel welcomed. But could you drop the extra c. That makes me sound like I have a milk problem or fetish. Neither I really want to be associated with.

OMG, this is my 1st official Nose spewing today. Thank YOU !!!
Here's a little gift for you.

No cows were harmed in the making of this udderly sick post.




Shelby, thanks for the Ding info. Keeping a close watch for the next few days.

 

[latoberg]

welcome latoberg...welcome to the madness!

BTW...thanks. Feels just like a weekend with my family. People saying the strangest thing and it just goes on forever.

 

[sheridac]

Sher.. Me too. No woo hooty help from me either. I keep forgetting we're suppose to achieve it daily.

Good thing I have mad skillz. Just sayin'!!

Welcome to Lactoberg. Don't think I welcomed you properly.

Ummm. I'm pretty sure you didn't. Even still.
SINCE YOU GOT THE NAME WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HaleyB]

I have not seen any Dings for after Sept 30 yet. There is a thread on the transportation board where they post all the Ding fares, seems redundant to me since my computer beeps at me when ever there is a new one.

So far, at least for Austin the Dings have been worthless. Just maybe $10 lower than the internet rates. Also SWA has a systemwide sale going on right now- so check the regular airfares!

Wow is that a snore of a post... here this should liven it up

*No fish were harmed (by me, anyway)

 

[AshClan]

Hey All,

I have been semi-absent for a coupla days. Not really, though. Cause I chatted. Both in the spice shop and on the phone! That counts, right?

Anyway, je suis tres triste because I missed all le francais. I'm a little rusty, but I love the language! That and Italian. Of which I know considerably less. But I can say "Dove la machina?" I also minored in Spanish in college. Kinda scary, as I can barely remember a thing. At any rate, Horsey, just send me a note or give me a call if you feel the need to parle francais! La, we will invite you, and you can learn Master G, thanks for the effort, but, really!! You have to drop the TN accent (and spelling!!)

Latoberg, welcome! You really seem to fit right in with this bunch of wackos. Not that you're a wacko, but, well, y'know. We're having fun with our new visitors, aren't we?! QT Pooh, welcome to you too. I love Pride & Prejudice!! Still need to check out the movie (the new one).

Amy, you are on permanent double secret ignore until I get the caramels. (Not really.) Glad you guys all had fun at the meet. NM, please give the go ahead so we can see pictures!!!

Shelby, thanks for the mini-trippie. You had a better day than I. Actually, I think most people did. My afternoon was the pits. Big time. (AFTER I talked to Horsey, that is. That was a GOOD part of my day. Pretty much the only good part.)

 

[spectrum-turbo]

We're going the day of the meet. Join us!

After careful consideration, I think that we are going on the 2nd.

Now, I have to figure out what to do on the evening of the 29th. I don't want to burn a park ticket and we are staying at the CBR. Any ideas. The only one I had consisted of just sitting in the hotel room and staring at each other but, I was voted down on that one. Go figure

 

[nicolemarie]

Wow! The Georgia meet was so much fun!

It was really nice to see everyone and put faces and real names with cyber-personalities. I felt no awkwardness at all, and really enjoyed the visit.

Amy will be posting some pics - although all you can see is my purse in them. Why didn't someone tell me to put the dadgum thing down? It's HUGE!!

We are heading to Orlando tomorrow for our non-Disney summer trip. Although we will be dining at California Grill and seeing the Hoop Dee Doo. We'll return next Tuesday and I'll miss ya'll until then!

Take care!

 

[AshClan]

Have a blast, Nic! Hoop Dee Doo!! My fav!!!

S-T, you're having an AUSTIN meet? And July 22nd is the SISTERS meet? I am feeling very left out. Kimmie, check in please, and check your PMs. We need to get our own New England Meet BOOKED! 2IAB, where the freak are you???

 

[spectrum-turbo]

Have a blast, Nic! Hoop Dee Doo!! My fav!!!

S-T, you're having an AUSTIN meet? And July 22nd is the SISTERS meet? I am feeling very left out. Kimmie, check in please, and check your PMs. We need to get our own New England Meet BOOKED! 2IAB, where the freak are you???

Did you notice that I put "micro-meet"? It's just Hailey & I and our respective kiddos. Unless, we are missing someone. Anyone?

I am sure that the meet on the 22nd is in honour of Shelby and my birthday. Am I right? Am I ?