Ringing in 2010, 6 months til we'll be back again

[Tink9721]

Hey MeMom, I just got all caught up. I've been off the DIS for a few weeks. My aunt(my mom's sister, Josh and Jeremy's mom) passed away last tuesday at the age of 58. We found out at the beginning of March that she wasn't going to make it. She had cancer and she was in really bad shape and couldn't even get out of bed. She's had cancer 4 different times, starting in 1994. She was so, so strong and kept fighting right until her last breath. We got a call last Sunday night saying that she probably wouldn't make it through the night. We got to the hospital around 1 AM(technically Monday morning) and she held on until Tuesday morning at 6:25. We were at the hospital for around 30 hours.

We had the funeral on Saturday, and it's amazing how many people were there. She touched a lot of lives. I'm glad she's not in pain anymore. She was suffering so much. But this has been really hard on all of us. My poor grandma had to go to her oldest daughter's funeral. I hate that Kazin and Caleb won't get to know their grandma. And I lost my amazing aunt. We were really close. Jeremy told me the other day that I was like the daughter she never had.

There is one good thing that came out of this. I think it brought us all closer. Especially those 30 hours in the hospital.

And now it's time for a happy paragraph!

We're all getting back into our normal routines now. I think we all felt better after the funeral, because it was such a nice service. I spent almost the entire reception with Kazin His grandpa conveniently wanted a baby break once Kazin was eating a chocolate chip cookie and had chocolate all over his face and hands He's walking now. We were walking around for a while and he was holding my finger in his little hand

Anyway, now that my life has calmed down again, I'll be resuming my TR this week!

 

[Nicole786]

An extra day at disney is always great in my book

 

[Charleston Princess]

Your Mother's Day trip will be so much fun! I can't wait to hear all about it! I think you should get one of the special Mother's Day pins to commemorate it!

WDW Mother's Day Pin

 

[VandyFan10]

I'm very sad about the possibility of there being no resort specific merchandise soon. It was bad enough that they stopped it at the values, but the deluxes - we need cool souvenirs from those.

HUH!?!? So are they just going to take all of the merchandise away?? What the heck are the resort stores and the WOD store going to have in it!!??

Bread as big as Bella's head...

Jill - I honestly can't remember if I responded on FB, but I am VERY glad you found someone you are comfortable with!! I'm sure you fell 100,000x better

He wasn't in a posing mood.

So......picture taker but not a poser huh??

me too! (as long as it's not within like 2 weeks of giving birth to my first child. had to throw that condition in there. )

2 weeks before or 2 years after

 

[tinkgurl]

Woo! Getting to WDW sooner sounds good to me!

 

[MeMom]

Well that's good news! Who wouldn't like an extra day at Disney What a good daughter you have!

She's a pretty okay girl!

Great news about your Mother's Day weekend.

It is. It was going to be a super short trip, but this gives us a little more breathing room. If we're ready to hit the free breakfast at the hotel at 6, we can be at Pop by lunchtime and have the full day ahead.

Hey MeMom and Jill...rumor is they will be starting the Wishes dessert party again in the next few days. I'm thinking of going on Saturday the 8th...want to join us? Lots of desserts and tons of fruit from what I have seen! (plus some pretty nice company )

That might be a good place for us to plan a meet, but I don't know if we'll do the dessert party. I know it would be fun, but I can't see us paying that much just for a dessert bar. We'd be more likely to do it if it consisted of finger foods and desserts so we could count it as a meal. The fruit sounds good, though. We're not really making any solid plans, because we want to be able to see Trent and Jamie whenever they are able to be over there with us. Let us know if you're going, and we can try to plan on meeting you outside before you go in or afterward.

Ya and I fainted when I saw em!!!

I remember Trent texting with Heather, and she said something about a family sitting on the lawn. I waved at the camera from the lawn and said, "That's us. Hi, Heather!" I don't know if she heard it or not.

Such great news about the new surgeon, I'm glad Jill found someone that she feels confident in.
How exciting that you are going to get more time on your Mother's Day weekend! What a nice surprise!

Have fun planning that birthday party!

We've got to get into gear on this party planning. I did get a log for the kids to sit on for pictures. I wish I had BIG Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet. I wish I could run over to a Disney Store!!!

Jill, Glad you found a great doctor for Bella!

She seems very pleased. She gets to reward herself right after the surgery with a Mary Poppins play and a Disney trip.

Hey MeMom, I just got all caught up. I've been off the DIS for a few weeks. My aunt(my mom's sister, Josh and Jeremy's mom) passed away last tuesday at the age of 58. We found out at the beginning of March that she wasn't going to make it. She had cancer and she was in really bad shape and couldn't even get out of bed. She's had cancer 4 different times, starting in 1994. She was so, so strong and kept fighting right until her last breath. We got a call last Sunday night saying that she probably wouldn't make it through the night. We got to the hospital around 1 AM(technically Monday morning) and she held on until Tuesday morning at 6:25. We were at the hospital for around 30 hours.

We had the funeral on Saturday, and it's amazing how many people were there. She touched a lot of lives. I'm glad she's not in pain anymore. She was suffering so much. But this has been really hard on all of us. My poor grandma had to go to her oldest daughter's funeral. I hate that Kazin and Caleb won't get to know their grandma. And I lost my amazing aunt. We were really close. Jeremy told me the other day that I was like the daughter she never had.

There is one good thing that came out of this. I think it brought us all closer. Especially those 30 hours in the hospital.

And now it's time for a happy paragraph!

We're all getting back into our normal routines now. I think we all felt better after the funeral, because it was such a nice service. I spent almost the entire reception with Kazin His grandpa conveniently wanted a baby break once Kazin was eating a chocolate chip cookie and had chocolate all over his face and hands He's walking now. We were walking around for a while and he was holding my finger in his little hand

Anyway, now that my life has calmed down again, I'll be resuming my TR this week!

We were talking about you last weekend. I'm sorry for your sadness. Families are wonderful, and it is hard to lose someone who is an integral part of your lives.

Treasure your time with your little guys. In all of your simple fun, you are building sweet memories.

An extra day at disney is always great in my book

Yep. I was surprised...and very happy.

Your Mother's Day trip will be so much fun! I can't wait to hear all about it! I think you should get one of the special Mother's Day pins to commemorate it!

WDW Mother's Day Pin

We shall see.
I should have my income tax back, so maybe I will have a tiny little bit of souvenir money. Most of it is going to pay the rooms for the summer trip, though.

HUH!?!? So are they just going to take all of the merchandise away?? What the heck are the resort stores and the WOD store going to have in it!!??






Jill - I honestly can't remember if I responded on FB, but I am VERY glad you found someone you are comfortable with!! I'm sure you fell 100,000x better



So......picture taker but not a poser huh??



2 weeks before or 2 years after

They're just getting more generic. The economy, I guess, but it's a bummer. Pop used to have t-shirts and several resort logo items, as did the All Stars. I'm glad I have a few mementos, since they no longer exist. I think they should at least keep doing resort merchandise for the deluxes.

Drew will let his picture be taken more than I will, but he prefers being on the other side of the camera.

Woo! Getting to WDW sooner sounds good to me!

Yep. Jill will be doing the driving, so whenever she wants to stop to sleep and then whenever she is ready to roll again, I'll be happy to oblige. We'll probably stop in Perry, since that's the halfway point. We can either stay for the free breakfast and get to WDW about 11:30 or leave at four or five and get there earlier. Jill can decided what she feels like on that day. She wants the girls to be asleep a lot of the time, so leaving early sounds good, but then again, so does a free breakfast. She can make that call when the time comes.

 

[MeMom]

After a delicious meal at Kona, we were ready to go out to the beach to enjoy an evening of fun and fireworks.









We found Brook and Katie and Katie's sister out on the beach close to where Dave and Kathy's room was located. Jill and I had tried to find Dave and Kathy earlier, but they weren't in the room yet. After a few minutes of talking with Brook and Kaite, I saw action over at D&K's room, so I went over and introduced myself.

Understand that me introducing myself could only happen in Disney World or concerning Disney-related things. In real life, I have a 'speak when spoken to' philosophy. That way, I'm not bothering anyone who doesn't want to be bothered.

Dave and Kathy were every bit as nice in person as they were in PM's back and forth. They take many vacations & cruises a year to WDW, stay in all the nice places, and they have to have mega-bucks to do all that, but they were not one bit pretentious. They invited me in to see the room, and they welcomed everyone to set up camp in their 'yard'.



Dave let the guys watch some kind of football game on his hi-tech gadget.
In the background, you can see Jill, Kathy & her daughter, Brook, Katie, and her sister.




Dancing was going on over by the pool.
They were doing 'YMCA' and some other lively songs.



Brooklynn enjoyed playing in the sand.



The tecdavidt family and Trent.



Look at Kathy's face. She clearly already realizes she has invited a lunatic to share her party.

When Bella woke up, I took over Bella duty, so we walked around a lot. The others stood around and sat around and talked until time for fireworks.

Katie was so nice to Brooklynn.



Poolrat came by, also, but she was with friends down at the beach most of the time, and I don't think she made it into any of the pictures.

Dave had his webcam set up, and his adoring fans started asking for entertainment before the fireworks. Dave called out to us that they wanted entertainment, SO NOT MY DEPARTMENT, so we knew it was time to call the boys away from the football game.

Anyway, over the next few wild and wacky minutes, we realized there were several DIS friends watching the webcam, so we waved to them, and Trent and Jarvis gave them a little something to occupy their time before the fireworks started. They were doing some singing and dancing. I think they might have even been taking requests.



I have some pictures Drew took, but I'll have to get to them later. Work calls. This is one of those weeks when we have a lot of paperwork, so I have been busy with report cards and other data/records. It is very much fun.

Or it is not.

One of the two.

Have a good day before Friday, everyone!

 

[carissanboys]

What a cool Dis meet!!

 

[Charleston Princess]

I so wish we had video of Trent and Jarvis entertaining the DISers! I bet it was a scream!

It looks like you all had so much fun hanging out together on NYE!

 

[praisehisname]

Good morning, MeMom and Jill! Hope you're having a great day and I'm so glad you (Jill) feel so comfortable with the surgeon. My DD11 had plastic surgery at 7 months and it's so important to be confident with the medical team.

Looking forward to seeing Bellarie's pictures!

 

[punkin413]

Drew will let his picture be taken more than I will, but he prefers being on the other side of the camera.

i wonder where he gets that from?

Look at Kathy's face. She clearly already realizes she has invited a lunatic to share her party.

that's exactly what i was thinking!

Anyway, over the next few wild and wacky minutes, we realized there were several DIS friends watching the webcam, so we waved to them, and Trent and Jarvis gave them a little something to occupy their time before the fireworks started. They were doing some singing and dancing. I think they might have even been taking requests.

i remember this vividly! ray and i were at a friend's house that night and i had a missed call from heather (hlrababy). we left to come home right after midnight, so i figured she'd still be up and i called her back. she told me all about how she was watching the web cam and realized it was you guys because she saw brooklynn with her blue glowy thing and then how trent and jarvis were dancing! i was sorry i had missed it. we are usually home on NYE but this is the first year we've gone anywhere in ages. a co-worker of ray's has been asking him for a few years to come to his house for NYE and we finally gave in and then i miss this. bummer! but it looks like you guys had a great time.

can't wait to see the fireworks. i hope drew got some pictures, too!

 

[mickeyfan71]

Its awesome that yall are getting more time for the mothers day trip!
Looks like a fun night on the beach for fireworks with the other DIS'ers! Can't wait to see more!

 

[nowellsl]

I so wish we had video of Trent and Jarvis entertaining the DISers! I bet it was a scream!

It looks like you all had so much fun hanging out together on NYE!

Look on page 10, post #145 of this thread. Heather posted a video that she took from her TV!

 

[MagicShell]

I love the picture of Bella sleeping in her daddy's lap. What a perfect fit.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Look on page 10, post #145 of this thread. Heather posted a video that she took from her TV!

Perfect! Can't wait to watch it when I get home from school!

 

[hlrababy]

Perfect! Can't wait to watch it when I get home from school!

LOL! But be warned, its not the best quality! I was using my camera to record it and I am sure you can hear me laughing a lot!!!

 

[nowellsl]

LOL! But be warned, its not the best quality! I was using my camera to record it and I am sure you can hear me laughing a lot!!!

It's still pretty funny

 

[Stasieki]

New Years Eve on the Poly beach looks like a blast. It is a perfect Dis meet. I love the picture of Bella sleeping on her daddy's lap while they are watching the football game.

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

You have me really wishing I was on that Poly beach right now. The weather here is gorgeous today and it is making me want to head to the beach!

I remember watching that web cam video. I am just like you though, so not an entertainer! Where in the world does Trent get that from? I bet things were never dull with him around.

 

[Megablocks]

Understand that me introducing myself could only happen in Disney World or concerning Disney-related things. In real life, I have a 'speak when spoken to' philosophy. That way, I'm not bothering anyone who doesn't want to be bothered.

Same here! My dad is a huge people person and will talk to anyone, but I just can't bring myself to start talking to people unless I'm at work. I inherited a lot of my personality and an irrational fear or two from him, but not that.

That looks like such a fun evening! I was thinking of you guys being there while I was at Charles's brother and sister-in-law's playing video games, waiting for the countdown to start!