September '09, 22nd anniversary at Pop. FINAL THOUGHTS DECEMBER 3RD

[bouncycat]

Yep, glad you're home!! It'll be hard for a while, but just remember, what would she want you to do? But, of course we're all still here if you need us!!!!

 

[racefanof88]

Glad to hear ya'll are home...and doing OK! hope things start to fall back into place for you... sometimes priest can peg things just the right way for you...glad your's was able to do this for ya'll

Thank you Connie. It is amazing how he was able to make us see the good side of death. I have lost 2 sisters and 2 brother now and I know they are watching over us. It will get better with time and prayers.

Yep, glad you're home!! It'll be hard for a while, but just remember, what would she want you to do? But, of course we're all still here if you need us!!!!

Pat would not want us to be sad. She was ALWAYS upbeat and happy. She was the kind of mother who got right in the mix with her boys. Her oldest son is 7 months younger than me so her boys have always just called me Dana. I can remember they put on a KISS concert in her back yard and she was right in the middle of it..............

 

[longing2Batdisney]

put a smile one...
you have to check out this link...it will def. get your WDW excitement and smiles in tack
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2227119

 

[racefanof88]

Saturday morning Dale decided we needed to get out of the house and do something. I think he was just tired of seeing me mope around the house. We got dressed and we rode over to Biloxi and went to the Hard Rock Casino.
We are not much on Casinos and all, but I was interested in seeing the memorabilia at the Hard Rock. Hurricane Katrina hit just a few days before Hard Rock was scheduled to open and it was destroyed. It took almost 2 years to rebuild and get it opened.

If you look off in the distance, under the Waffle House sign, you will see a clean slab. That is where a building once stood until Katrina.


I thought this was so neat, seeing the shrimp boat with his nets ready to catch some shrimp.

The door handles from the garage into the Casino.

The elevator.

Here are a few of the pictures I took of the memorabilia

I took several more, but I won't bore you with all of them. So we walked around and looked for a while. Dale was getting tired of me taking pictures again .

I made him stop and let me get this one.

The Casino from the restaurant.

We played a few slot machine and I was getting hungry so we went to the Satisfaction Buffet. It was really neat because they had like 7 different stations with different foods, Asian, American, BB Que, salad, Italian, potato and desserts. The food was really good too.

We walked around a little longer and decided we were going to leave. We spent about an hour and a 1/2 all together in the Casino and eating. We rode around Biloxi for a little while and went to Edge Water Mall and walked around there for a while too. On our way home we saw this on west bound I-10.

It wasn't a wreck, the car was just burning. The people were standing behind the car. I didn't hear about it on the news so I hope they were OK. Traffic on I-10 was backing up pretty bad.

It was a pretty good day and it was nice to get out of the house for a while.

 

[racefanof88]

put a smile one...
you have to check out this link...it will def. get your WDW excitement and smiles in tack
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2227119

That was good . It was just want I needed. I could never get my crew to do that.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

looks like a fun relaxing getaway!!!
we normally do Beau Rivage and if we stay the night Imperial
we have not ventured into Hard Rock, yet. Well at least I haven't Danny ate there after it opened while doing recovery work.

 

[racefanof88]

looks like a fun relaxing getaway!!!
we normally do Beau Rivage and if we stay the night Imperial
we have not ventured into Hard Rock, yet. Well at least I haven't Danny ate there after it opened while doing recovery work.

It was relaxing. I was tired after we got home from all the walking. We started to go to the Beau Rivage too, but I told Dale we could do that next time. We have never stayed over night. What surprised me was the families checking into the hotel. We saw two families with little kids checking in, and they both had lots of luggage. I guess I just don't think of a Casino area as a family vacation. I have never liked the beaches in Biloxi, but I guess they could be there for that too.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

We have always taken the kids...
when Gwendolyn & Dayne were younger we would go during the week and stay a night sometimes two. One year we had my sisters kids and we stayed I want to say three nights but we took them to ship island. we took turns doing the arcades (I'm not really into gambling--so I usually did things at night w/them) during the day we would go to the pool, little water parks (this is all pre-katrinia). Danny & I just started going back this past Jan and yes we take Ashton but we usually just go for an overnight getaway. Danny usually goes to the casino after Ashton & I go to bed.

The Imperial Palace use to have a cinema, arcade, and a great pool. I know they have the arcade and I do not know what there pool looks like now; but I'm sure it is the same.
We used to love the Grand in gulfport they had a lazy river Gwendolyn & Dayne loved it and they had an awesome arcade playarea. Too bad Katrinia took it away.

So, I guess the Casino's are geared for both adult fun but they also include the family as for the beaches once you go to FL you will not go to MS but Ship Island is awesome!!!
the sand is white, soft and the water crystal blue...
and the boat ride and the old fort is fun w/the kids...

 

[racefanof88]

looks like a fun relaxing getaway!!!
we normally do Beau Rivage and if we stay the night Imperial
we have not ventured into Hard Rock, yet. Well at least I haven't Danny ate there after it opened while doing recovery work.

We have always taken the kids...
when Gwendolyn & Dayne were younger we would go during the week and stay a night sometimes two. One year we had my sisters kids and we stayed I want to say three nights but we took them to ship island. we took turns doing the arcades (I'm not really into gambling--so I usually did things at night w/them) during the day we would go to the pool, little water parks (this is all pre-katrinia). Danny & I just started going back this past Jan and yes we take Ashton but we usually just go for an overnight getaway. Danny usually goes to the casino after Ashton & I go to bed.

The Imperial Palace use to have a cinema, arcade, and a great pool. I know they have the arcade and I do not know what there pool looks like now; but I'm sure it is the same.
We used to love the Grand in gulfport they had a lazy river Gwendolyn & Dayne loved it and they had an awesome arcade playarea. Too bad Katrinia took it away.

So, I guess the Casino's are geared for both adult fun but they also include the family as for the beaches once you go to FL you will not go to MS but Ship Island is awesome!!!
the sand is white, soft and the water crystal blue...
and the boat ride and the old fort is fun w/the kids...

We have never been to IP. Of course we see if from I-110 on the way home......lol. The pool at HR looked really nice though. I guess it would be a good weekend vacation. My mom and one of my sisters would go over and spend all day on Saturdays.

Some of the pictures of my sister Pat were of her at Boomtown.

 

[racefanof88]

When I left off we were leaving DHS to go back to the room to rest. We were going to go in the pool, but it was just too crowded. We laid down to rest for a while and it was so cool in the room. After we got up we ordered this......

Flippers pizza. Dallas LOVES this pizza. It is really good pizza, Dale says it is almost worth the trip down just to get the pizza . So, after we ate we headed over the DHS to walk Niko and then we went to MK.

We walked right on Stitch and then we walked over to the Speedway. The wait time was 25 minutes, if you can believe that, so we got in line to ride.

Dallas and I in our Speedway Car.

Dale was in the car in front of us

Dallas acutally did pretty well driving this time. Usually, he jerks me around so much my neck hurts when we get off .

Sunset over space mountain.

So by now it is almost time for the fireworks and I really wanted to see this show as everyone says it is the best one. But, we were hot and wanted something cool, so we went into Auntie Gravitys.

Dale got a diet Coke, Dallas got a cone and this is what I got

the root beer float.........yum yum. Dallas wouldn't let me take a picture of his cone..........

So we walked to the Castle side of Cosmic Rays to get a better viewing of the fireworks. It really was amazing.


I am still learning how to use my camera, but here are a couple of pix along with a video

This is the video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgNBFESZXpM
The reason I keep swinging the camera around is because the fireworks were going off all around us. I found out the next day that they are called parameter fireworks. They go off from the Castle and several corners of the park to get the effect. WOW, who knew? If you listen you can hear Dallas asking if they are about over........

So, we headed back around Cosmic Rays as they were not letting anyone cross the bridge behind the Castle. We were ready to head back to DHS and pick Niko up and then get back to the room and go to bed. As we walked toward Stitch we were lead in front of Buzz and beside Carousel of Progress. It was a HUGE crowd leaving and people were getting kinda snippy. I held onto Dallas and Dale held onto me so we would not get seperated. I had NO idea where they were leading us. We ended up coming out behind everything. We got a behind the scenes tour without even planning on it . We came out on the street that runs beside Tony's. We headed to the ferry as everyone in the park headed to the monorail. We picked Niko up and headed to the room. It was a very LONG day that had started at 4 am and it was now around 10:30 pm.

Up next Saturday, July 4th and what a special day it was.

 

[bouncycat]

Nice update dude!! I gotta call the surgeon today, so I'll let you know how that goes!!

 

[mickeystoontown]

I totally forgot about Flippers pizza. We used to order it back when we stayed offsite. They are so good.

Neat that you got a "behind the scenes" view of the Magic Kingdom.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

fun update!! sounds like the fireworks were awesome...
the pizza comment is something Danny or Dayne would come up with...
never had Flippers but maybe we'll have to look it up net year when we go

 

[racefanof88]

Nice update dude!! I gotta call the surgeon today, so I'll let you know how that goes!!

Thanks, definitely let me know what the surgeon says. I will be praying for you.

I totally forgot about Flippers pizza. We used to order it back when we stayed offsite. They are so good.

Neat that you got a "behind the scenes" view of the Magic Kingdom.

We found Flippers totally by accident about 5 years ago and every year we go Dallas requests we order it. Of course they can't deliver on Disney property so when we were there in May we went and picked some up. They really do make the best pizza, I wish we had one here.

It was actually neat to go behind everything. I guess it was one of the unloading areas as there were two trucks pulled up to a warehouse being unloaded. The lights had some type of filters over them and there were stars shining on the buildings. There was an area where they had benches set up and some palm trees lining a walkway. There were cars parked there too so I figured it was the night shift Cm's parking area. I wanted to get pictures, but there were so many people I was scared I would get separated from Dale and Dallas.

fun update!! sounds like the fireworks were awesome...
the pizza comment is something Danny or Dayne would come up with...
never had Flippers but maybe we'll have to look it up net year when we go

The fireworks were great. I was crying like an idiot...........

The pizza is good we actually ordered it both nights . Nothing around here compares. There is a Flippers on Kirkman Road and they have tables so you can go in and eat there. That is our plans for September since they can't deliver to Disney property.

 

[racefanof88]

So Saturday morning we were up and out the door about 8 am. Dale had taken Niko to the kennel while Dallas and I got ready. We went to IHOP to eat breakfast. They were busy, but we were seated pretty quickly. We ordered and we waited a little while to get our food. Not too bad though. I had the Hawaiian strawberry pancakes, Dallas had chocolate chip pancakes and Dale had a hamburger . That was the biggest hamburger I have ever seen. I didn't get any pictures at IHOP. Some guy was walking around making balloon animals and Dallas wanted a Dachshund of course. We dropped the balloon in the room and Dale decided we should go walk Niko

The ladies at the kennel said "Niko just got here", I told her yeah I know, my husband is crazy about that dog and he didn't want him to feel lonely.....lol.

I took this on Friday after we dropped Niko off. I had never noticed this in the parking lot at DHS before. It was on the pavement near the kennel

So after walking Niko we headed to MK to spend the biggest part of the day. We arrived at the TTC about 10ish and we decided we wanted to eat lunch in the park at a TS restaurant. I asked Dale is he wanted Tony's or the Plaza and he said the Plaza. I called the reservation line and was able to get us an ADR for 2:05 pm and the cm asked if there was anyone with allergies in our group and I told her yes we had a peanut allergy. She gave me the ressie number and since we were on the monorail I could hardly hear her so I was a little worried we would get there and not have a ressie.

So we headed into the park.

We went straight over to Tomorrowland as this seemed to be the least traveled area.

We made it to the Laugh Floor and headed in to get out of the heat. The wait time said 25 minutes, but we didn't mind.

It was nice as it was so cool. Dallas wanted to sit up front so we headed there when the doors to the Laugh Floor opened. So the show started and low and behold Dale was chosen as "That Guy".............. It was so funny. The show was much better than it was in May. It was way more interactive. So after we left TLF everyone was saying "hey, it's That Guy" for the rest of the day. We got our fastpasses for Buzz and then headed over to Carousel of Progress and waited all of about 2 minutes. I took some pix but I just have not got the night shot picture taking down yet and it said not to use flash.

I love this ride/show. In my opinion it is true Disney and it is one of the rides I remember most from my first trip in 1986. After we finished CoP we had to make a potty stop so we went to the bathrooms near SM and of course Dale was noticed . Then we headed to Buzz.

We still had 10 minutes till our FP so we got a diet Coke to drink and a bottle of water for later. We still had 5 minutes and we asked if we needed to wait and we were told yes we had to wait until 12:45. So we waited until our time and got in the FP line.

As we waited I snapped this

Something was wrong with Buzz they had a curtain over him .

After riding Buzz we still had an hour before our ADR so we walked over to Adventureland because Dallas wanted to see the Tiki show. That was fine with us because we knew it would be air conditioned.

Here are some flowers I snapped on the way, yes I got fussed at .

This is what happened to me when I looked up

Can you believe that? They were walking away leaving me snapping pictures of flowers. How mean is that?

We walked right into the show and got a seat. I took pictures of the Tiki room, but of course they didn't turn out. Dang it I have got to get the dark/night pictures figured out. I didn't care for the show so much, but it was cool so that was good. After the show we still had 30 minutes before our ADR so we walked back toward the front of the park.

To be Con't. We are having a storm right now and my power keeps flashing on and off and I keep losing my internet. So I will update later.

 

[bouncycat]

Another great update!! I had to call 3 different surgeons to find one that takes our insurance! So, earliest I could get in is thursday. So, until then, I keep an eye on my temperature, and pop pain pills...I HATE this!!! SO, Mrs. Nurse, what causes calcium spots? No one can give me an answer, and why does it hurt so dang bad?

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Love it.... "that guy"...
Danny would have died or rather he would just turn beat red and grin this sheepish silly grin which is sooooo funny to see this giant 6'3" big dude blush like a little girl...

again...you have the flower picture taking DOWN great shots
the flowers are so pretty you can almost smell them

where is the plaza??? heard it mentioned before
I could look it up but t lazy today

 

[racefanof88]

Another great update!! I had to call 3 different surgeons to find one that takes our insurance! So, earliest I could get in is thursday. So, until then, I keep an eye on my temperature, and pop pain pills...I HATE this!!! SO, Mrs. Nurse, what causes calcium spots? No one can give me an answer, and why does it hurt so dang bad?

Thanks. Insurance is horrible, you are better off having Medicaid. I am not sure about calcium spots. I have been away from Med-Surg nursing for 8 years now. I hope they can give you some positive answers Thursday. Trying to live on pain meds is hard. I get so sick on pain meds anyway I have a hard time taking them. I will keep you in my prayers.

Love it.... "that guy"...
Danny would have died or rather he would just turn beat red and grin this sheepish silly grin which is sooooo funny to see this giant 6'3" big dude blush like a little girl...

again...you have the flower picture taking DOWN great shots
the flowers are so pretty you can almost smell them

where is the plaza??? heard it mentioned before
I could look it up but t lazy today

IT was funny watching Dale's reaction every time they showed his face on the screen.

Thanks about the pictures, I will keep trying to get the other stuff down too. Someday .

The Plaza is across main street from Casey's. It is as you make the corner to walk through Tomorrow Noodle Station. They serve mainly sandwiches, but they are very good.

 

[bouncycat]

Thanks for the prayers Dana, it gets even harder, Chris leaves Sunday, and it's not a time to where he can come back home...thank GOD I'm near family, so I got 2 moms fighting for time to take care of me....I feel the love, can ya tell? LOL So we'll see, I just want this thing OUT at this point. I'm carrying a thermometer with me constantly, and I got people feeling my head, constantly. Even at work!! UG! I had a bout of the hiccups today....and MAN, I hope I don't get those again! That SUCKED!!! Then I felt like crap! Chris says better now then in september, or close to it...which I agree, but DAMN!!! Anyways, enough rambling about me!! It's about time for bed....since I'm alone, how much you wanna bet the dogs hog the bed?? LOL Have a good nite dude!

 

[racefanof88]

Thanks for the prayers Dana, it gets even harder, Chris leaves Sunday, and it's not a time to where he can come back home...thank GOD I'm near family, so I got 2 moms fighting for time to take care of me....I feel the love, can ya tell? LOL So we'll see, I just want this thing OUT at this point. I'm carrying a thermometer with me constantly, and I got people feeling my head, constantly. Even at work!! UG! I had a bout of the hiccups today....and MAN, I hope I don't get those again! That SUCKED!!! Then I felt like crap! Chris says better now then in september, or close to it...which I agree, but DAMN!!! Anyways, enough rambling about me!! It's about time for bed....since I'm alone, how much you wanna bet the dogs hog the bed?? LOL Have a good nite dude!

Oh girl you know you are welcome. I have been the recipient of everyone's prayers this past week and they are helping me. I know it sucks that Chris is leaving Sunday, but you are lucky you have family there. I know I am blessed that I have my family too. It is hard to be sick and not have anyone there. They need to just take the thing out. I am not wishing surgery on you, but you sure don't want that to keep flaring up. I am still upset that they didn't take my gallbladder out in December when it was KILLING me. They did the same thing to me in the ER, gave me pain meds and sent me home. I told them I can't take the pain meds because they make me sick, but they didn't care. I flushed the pain meds down the toilet a few weeks ago. I had taken 2 and just couldn't handle anymore. I am the one rambling now, sorry. I go back to work tomorrow, I haven't been back since my sister passed and it will be hard because my assistant nurse manager lost her husband 8 weeks ago. Well sorry again I was rambling. Keep me updated on what is going on.