Sand and Sun ~ Trip Number Ten Was Lots of Fun! Clearwater Beach & YC, August 2013

Girl…I am so behind in my shopping!!! I just bought two BIG LEGO sets yesterday for you-know-who! LOL!! and that is it! DD has changed her list again…I told her today is the deadline!
And I did sell that collection of LEGOs he was ready to let go of…. I am gonna have him go through whats left today and tomorrow and get it all organized…He still has quite a few left, but most are out and sitting around…time to move them to a box~


I found that the years we went to WDW in Nov or Dec all the Christmas stuff was WAY behind. It's too hard to think beyond a Disney trip!! :upsidedow

That's great that you sold that big Lego collection!! DS12 wants the Lone Ranger Lego sets this year. He's good for changing his list too. I just had to tell him last week that it was final!!
 
We haven't all eaten at that CS Mexican place, but DH got something small there in Sept. So we sat out there by the water. It wasn't great.
We love the GF ride in Mexico, and San Angel Inn is on my restaurants list. I love the atmosphere in there. I'm not even crazy about mexican food but DH likes it and I'm sure it'll be better than the CS place. ;)

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Well, we are supposed to leave for Charlotte in the morning, but now we are supposed to get 6-8 inches of snow here. And they are supposed to get an ice storm down there. Not sure we are going to chance it. :sad2: We'll see what it's like in the morning I guess... What is everyone else doing for Thanksgiving??

Good luck with your traveling tomorrow!! I hope you're able to make it. To bad you couldn't leave today instead. Is it your family or your DH's family you are visiting?
6-8 in of snow!!! Yikes!! :( that's awful!
We have Thanksgiving at my house. :) we'll have about 12 people.

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Well I hope your plans work out for Thanksgiving. I know this weather has messed up a lot of people's plans. Not very good timing! And yes, the weather has been NASTY here for two days straight. Right now it's pouring rain, the wind is howling and it just has that weird feeling in the air. I don't know how to describe it, but I wish it would blow on out. Some people are without power because of the winds. Thankfully we still have lights... for now! We haven't had any frozen precip yet either, but the weather man says it might be coming in later today. That is super unusual for us to get anything like that in November. It has been such a crazy weather year! I hope it turns out to be nothing for your sake though. I'd hate for you to miss Thanksgiving with your family. :sad1:

We have to travel the loooooooonnnnng distance tomorrow to go to my mom's for Thanksgiving. She lives alllllll the way...... next door! :laughing: So thankfully the weather won't bother us much. Well, we may have to haul all the food we're bringing over there in the rain/sleet, but we really can't complain.

I hope you are able to make your travel plans and have a VERY HAPPY THANKGIVING Shelly!!! :flower3:
 

Shelly and Co were able to go! pixiedust:

I spoke with her a little bit ago and they waited a bit to leave this morning but they are on the way.:cool1:


Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you enjoy your time with your family and friends!
 
Well I hope your plans work out for Thanksgiving. I know this weather has messed up a lot of people's plans. Not very good timing! And yes, the weather has been NASTY here for two days straight. Right now it's pouring rain, the wind is howling and it just has that weird feeling in the air. I don't know how to describe it, but I wish it would blow on out. Some people are without power because of the winds. Thankfully we still have lights... for now! We haven't had any frozen precip yet either, but the weather man says it might be coming in later today. That is super unusual for us to get anything like that in November. It has been such a crazy weather year! I hope it turns out to be nothing for your sake though. I'd hate for you to miss Thanksgiving with your family. :sad1:

We have to travel the loooooooonnnnng distance tomorrow to go to my mom's for Thanksgiving. She lives alllllll the way...... next door! :laughing: So thankfully the weather won't bother us much. Well, we may have to haul all the food we're bringing over there in the rain/sleet, but we really can't complain.

I hope you are able to make your travel plans and have a VERY HAPPY THANKGIVING Shelly!!! :flower3:

Yeah, that was some crazy weather!! We were supposed to have a half day of school on Wednesday, but they ended up canceling. Which was fine, my kids weren't going anyway because we were leaving for Charlotte that morning!

We had decided Tuesday night to not go, especially after it took DH 2 hours to make his 30 minute commute home. But, by morning the main roads were cleared, so we went! We made very good time most of the way. Hit a little freezing rain in WV, but nothing too bad. Then about 30 miles north of Charlotte we hit traffic at almost a stand still. :mad: So, it ended up adding an extra hour to our trip. :sad2:

We had a really nice time and came home last night.

Hope you had a nice time at your mom's!! I didn't realize she lived next door, that's convenient! :goodvibes


Shelly and Co were able to go! pixiedust:

I spoke with her a little bit ago and they waited a bit to leave this morning but they are on the way.:cool1:


Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you enjoy your time with your family and friends!


Thanks Jodi! :)


Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!
 
Sorry, somehow these 2 messages didn't show up before and I almost missed them!! :confused3 :upsidedow

We haven't all eaten at that CS Mexican place, but DH got something small there in Sept. So we sat out there by the water. It wasn't great.
We love the GF ride in Mexico, and San Angel Inn is on my restaurants list. I love the atmosphere in there. I'm not even crazy about mexican food but DH likes it and I'm sure it'll be better than the CS place. ;)

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No, it's not great that's for sure! :confused3 Oh well. Two tries is enough for me.

SAI is very good. ::yes:: I think we are going to go there next summer.


Good luck with your traveling tomorrow!! I hope you're able to make it. To bad you couldn't leave today instead. Is it your family or your DH's family you are visiting?
6-8 in of snow!!! Yikes!! :( that's awful!
We have Thanksgiving at my house. :) we'll have about 12 people.

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Thanks!!

It is my family that is in Charlotte. We had 26 people at dinner!! It was a nice time. :)

Hope all went well at your house! :goodvibes
 
After Mexico we started our trek around a very warm World Showcase. :faint:

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There was no wait for Maelstrom!

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We continued on, seeking out shade wherever we could. It was rough!

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When we came upon Germany we went into the Caramel shop. I used to always get a chocolate & caramel covered strawberry every time we went in there. But over the years the strawberry got smaller and smaller and the price got bigger and bigger. Funny how that works, huh? So I had told the kids to not let me get one this trip, it was too much of a rip off!! Well, they remembered! As soon as we walked in there DS12 was like – remember, no strawberry!!! :laughing: I said - I know, I'm just looking!

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And then I came across something I hadn't seen in there before – a chocolate & caramel covered pineapple!! :lovestruc So I asked DS12 if it was okay if I got that instead since it was much larger than the strawberry and roughly the same price, and he thought it was a pretty good deal! :rolleyes: :rotfl:

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So we purchased that, and some fresh caramel popcorn, and headed into the jewelry store attached. DS14 was looking for something for his girlfriend.

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And he got her this!

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Then we stopped at a little stand for DH to get an iced coffee, and DS12 spotted giant donuts there, so we grabbed one for him since we doesn't like caramel and didn't get anything in Germany. We walked a little further and it started to rain. Of course. So we ducked in to the CS place in the American pavilion and had our snacks.

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When we came out the rain had stopped for a bit. But soon started again. It was pretty much on and off from there on out. So we quickly made our way through the rest of WS and then headed out the International Gateway around 1:15.

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By the time we reached the exit it had started to rain pretty hard. So we went inside the very first BC door you come across and weaved our way through a bunch of halls, following the signs to the lobby, and then to the YC lobby, and to our room. It sure was the long way to get there (took about 15 minutes from the IG to our room, verses the 6 minutes it normally would take), but at least we didn't get completely soaked.


Up Next: Afternoon rest and DTD


 
Sooooooooooo.... don't leave us hanging... was the pineapple good???? It sure looks good! I'm of the belief though that almost anything covered in chocolate and caramel is good!

I know your DS is 14 now, but it still just seems CRAZY that he's buying gifts for a girlfriend on your vacation! WOW! Time flies! I can't even begin to wrap my brain around the fact that my DD will be doing the same sort of stuff in just a few short years. :sad1:

I hate the weather messed up your time at WS. I know what you mean about searching anywhere for a sliver of shade though. We had one particularly hot day on our trip (at MK) and I found myself walking very close to construction walls or whatever I could find that put off a speck of shade. It was one of those days where your clothes stick to your skin. YUCK!
 
Great update Shelly, I can never get enough of reading about Epcot :)

Your caramel covered pineapple looks great, hope it tasted as good as it looked!
 
Omg! That pineapple looks amazing! Love, love, love the Epcot update :) I did shudder a bit when I read about your ds14 picking up a gift for his gf (my twin boys will be 14 this Friday) they grow so fast. Looks like a blast despite the rain & looking fwd to your next post :)
 
I love WS but when it's hot, it can be miserable.
That pineapple looks yummy!!
OMG. A gift for his gf??!!! Doesn't that really make you feel old?? Lol
I saw those donuts. I remember saying, Wow those donuts are HUGE!!!

I can't believe Christmas is in 3 weeks!! We leave in 23 days!!!! :)

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Chocolate? Check!
Caramel? Check!
Pineapple? Check Check!!

I mean honestly, how could you NOT get that luscious goodness! Holy cow YUM!

I can't believe your son is buying gifts for the girlfriend.:sad2: Well I like what he picked out nonetheless!:thumbsup2

The day just LOOKED hot. Like warm air just stagnant there. I can almost feel it now. Epcot is just so dang warm sometimes that you can't breathe. That's how one of our days was there too. Thought I would expire at any moment.

Love the picture of Buddha! He's purdy!!
Ru bought a buddha statue when she was in Key West the other week. She goes to get on the plane and can't check it because he was too big, so she is trying to get into her seat and put him under her feet but bc he was so big she couldn't cram him in and was holding up the line. So her DH starts fussing at her that she is holding the entire plane up and people are going to miss their connections because of her statue and they start arguing (loudly) about it. And he yells "Jesus!" and she yells back "Not Jesus. BUDDHA!!!!!!!" and the entire plane falls out laughing.
Can you tell she's related to me???:rotfl2: I swear her stories that are better than mine, if that's possible.:lmao:

You were so smart to weave thru the BC to get to your room!! At least you weren't drenched!
 
Chocolate? Check!
Caramel? Check!
Pineapple? Check Check!!

I mean honestly, how could you NOT get that luscious goodness! Holy cow YUM!

I can't believe your son is buying gifts for the girlfriend.:sad2: Well I like what he picked out nonetheless!:thumbsup2

The day just LOOKED hot. Like warm air just stagnant there. I can almost feel it now. Epcot is just so dang warm sometimes that you can't breathe. That's how one of our days was there too. Thought I would expire at any moment.

Love the picture of Buddha! He's purdy!!
Ru bought a buddha statue when she was in Key West the other week. She goes to get on the plane and can't check it because he was too big, so she is trying to get into her seat and put him under her feet but bc he was so big she couldn't cram him in and was holding up the line. So her DH starts fussing at her that she is holding the entire plane up and people are going to miss their connections because of her statue and they start arguing (loudly) about it. And he yells "Jesus!" and she yells back "Not Jesus. BUDDHA!!!!!!!" and the entire plane falls out laughing.
Can you tell she's related to me???:rotfl2: I swear her stories that are better than mine, if that's possible.:lmao:

You were so smart to weave thru the BC to get to your room!! At least you weren't drenched!

I am lol..... Literally! That was great!!!
 
How was the pineapple? Worth trying next month?

I don't think I will ever be ready for DS to buy a gift for a girl. Any pointers on preparing for that day, ours is only 3.
 
Sooooooooooo.... don't leave us hanging... was the pineapple good???? It sure looks good! I'm of the belief though that almost anything covered in chocolate and caramel is good!

I know your DS is 14 now, but it still just seems CRAZY that he's buying gifts for a girlfriend on your vacation! WOW! Time flies! I can't even begin to wrap my brain around the fact that my DD will be doing the same sort of stuff in just a few short years. :sad1:

I hate the weather messed up your time at WS. I know what you mean about searching anywhere for a sliver of shade though. We had one particularly hot day on our trip (at MK) and I found myself walking very close to construction walls or whatever I could find that put off a speck of shade. It was one of those days where your clothes stick to your skin. YUCK!

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I can't believe I didn't even say if it was good or not!!! :upsidedow I guess maybe I just thought it was pretty self explanatory!! It was AWESOME!!! So good. ::yes:: I will be getting that again.

Yep, we are at that stage in our lives already. Kids dating. Buying presents. And flowers. And tickets to dances. :faint: It seems like just yesterday they were just little boys. :guilty:

It was HOT that day. I could tell a storm was going to break out any minute. Plus the fact that it rained every single afternoon on this trip was a give away!! :crazy2:


Great update Shelly, I can never get enough of reading about Epcot :)

Your caramel covered pineapple looks great, hope it tasted as good as it looked!

There was lots of Epcot on this trip, so lots more to come!! :cool1:

The pineapple was great! :thumbsup2


Omg! That pineapple looks amazing! Love, love, love the Epcot update :) I did shudder a bit when I read about your ds14 picking up a gift for his gf (my twin boys will be 14 this Friday) they grow so fast. Looks like a blast despite the rain & looking fwd to your next post :)

It was amazing! ::yes:: Glad you enjoyed the Epcot update.

Yes, get ready - boys really change around the time they turn 14. :eek:
 
I love WS but when it's hot, it can be miserable.
That pineapple looks yummy!!
OMG. A gift for his gf??!!! Doesn't that really make you feel old?? Lol
I saw those donuts. I remember saying, Wow those donuts are HUGE!!!

I can't believe Christmas is in 3 weeks!! We leave in 23 days!!!! :)

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It was miserably hot that day. Most days on this trip actually!! :scared1:

Yes, it makes me feel VERY old!!! :faint:

Those donuts were huge!! DS really enjoyed it, he still talks about it. :rotfl:

Yes, Christmas is coming up quick! :santa:


Chocolate? Check!
Caramel? Check!
Pineapple? Check Check!!

I mean honestly, how could you NOT get that luscious goodness! Holy cow YUM!

I can't believe your son is buying gifts for the girlfriend.:sad2: Well I like what he picked out nonetheless!:thumbsup2

The day just LOOKED hot. Like warm air just stagnant there. I can almost feel it now. Epcot is just so dang warm sometimes that you can't breathe. That's how one of our days was there too. Thought I would expire at any moment.

Love the picture of Buddha! He's purdy!!
Ru bought a buddha statue when she was in Key West the other week. She goes to get on the plane and can't check it because he was too big, so she is trying to get into her seat and put him under her feet but bc he was so big she couldn't cram him in and was holding up the line. So her DH starts fussing at her that she is holding the entire plane up and people are going to miss their connections because of her statue and they start arguing (loudly) about it. And he yells "Jesus!" and she yells back "Not Jesus. BUDDHA!!!!!!!" and the entire plane falls out laughing.
Can you tell she's related to me???:rotfl2: I swear her stories that are better than mine, if that's possible.:lmao:

You were so smart to weave thru the BC to get to your room!! At least you weren't drenched!


That pineapple was so good!!! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2 I remember texting you a picture of it! :rotfl:

Yes, he had to get her a gift at the beach and something from Disney!! It was quite comical watching him try to pick something out. :rotfl: And he wanted me to take it up to the register (with his money) and pay for it. I said - no, you want to date, you can do this yourself!!! :lmao:

It was HOT. It was so stinking HOT. :faint: Hard to breathe, hard to keep going at some points.


Okay, that Buddha story is hilarious!!! :rotfl2: I've got to meet Ru one day soon. Something tells me we could all get into some trouble together!!! :confused3:rotfl:


How was the pineapple? Worth trying next month?

I don't think I will ever be ready for DS to buy a gift for a girl. Any pointers on preparing for that day, ours is only 3.

Yes, definitely worth trying!! :thumbsup2

Well, I didn't really mind DS getting his girlfriend a gift. He actually asked for my help. Something he doesn't do too much anymore, so it was nice. Plus I never get to pick out things for girls, so it was kind of fun!!
 
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I don't know if you could stand to be around two of me's, bc that's essentially who Ru is, only with brown hair and 8 years younger. :lmao: It's quite entertaining to see us in action.

On second thought, since we get along so great, yeah…. it'd be great.:cool1:

Trouble would find us I'm sure!!!:dance3:


I'm glad you told DS he had to buy his girlfriend a present himself. Good practice for when he gets wifed up!;)
 















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