Singles Social Club: It's Always 5 o'clock here!

[Andrew015]

I don't think they're quite as tasty on the internet

Anyone that wants to come to Bloomington is welcome to have a couple

I would consider driving that =)

 

[DIS_MERI]

how far is that from Indianapolis?? my sorority headquarters is in Indy so I am willing to make that roadtrip for some good caramel!!

About an hour, but I am in Indy pretty much every week and could probably even meet you there Maybe we can have a mini-meet in Indy to pass out caramels and turtles, lol.

 

[ctnurse]

I usually do just the caramels (they are *very* rich), but I sometimes use them to make homemade turtles (with pecan pieces and then coat in chocolate almond bark). Because of the way the caramels are cooked, they are usually a little firm for turtles for my taste (I cut them with a sharp knife, but they aren't as hard as the Brach's ones). This time, I pulled out some at a lower temperature to be able to use to make a softer center for the turtles And, yes, they are much softer warm and are very good pretty much any time/way I've had them. I made them this time because my Mom asked if I'd be bringing them and I took that as a hint, lol.

They sound even better than I imagined.

 

[NJDiva]

About an hour, but I am in Indy pretty much every week and could probably even meet you there Maybe we can have a mini-meet in Indy to pass out caramels and turtles, lol.

well the next trip I have to take out there, I may take you up on that. I was there for convention 2010 I had marshmallows from 240 Sweet....OMG!! there was a party going on in my mouth. they were awesome! and the fact that you can order them online is just so wrong....can you tell I have a sweet tooth?

 

[karice2]

I am at the World for the next two weeks and I think that I might be dead. Stay away from Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka. I have never closed my eyes and felt like the room is spinning.

 

[duckybelle]

I don't think they're quite as tasty on the internet

Anyone that wants to come to Bloomington is welcome to have a couple

I went to college in Bloomington, IL! And trust me its sounds like the drive might be worth it LOL!

 

[NJDiva]

I am at the World for the next two weeks and I think that I might be dead. Stay away from Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka. I have never closed my eyes and felt like the room is spinning.

she lives!!! so glad that you're there, I was working being there next week but have a continuing education class for work to be at.
and yes, I have had the sweet tea vodka, it's wonderful in...well everything. it does kick you in the morning though...have fun, been thinking about my NE Divas lately...

 

[wdwtheplacetobe]

I went to college in Bloomington, IL! And trust me its sounds like the drive might be worth it LOL!

Did you go to ISU???? We are in Normal!

DisMeri, I believe, is in Bloomington, Indiana, tho...

 

[DIS_MERI]

well the next trip I have to take out there, I may take you up on that. I was there for convention 2010 I had marshmallows from 240 Sweet....OMG!! there was a party going on in my mouth. they were awesome! and the fact that you can order them online is just so wrong....can you tell I have a sweet tooth?

I hear you on the sweet tooth, I picked where we were going to eat at Disney based on dessert choices about half of the time And, yes, let me know when you are coming through and I'll make sure to have some caramels on hand. I don't like to make them when I don't have people to share with because they're not exactly low calorie

I went to college in Bloomington, IL! And trust me its sounds like the drive might be worth it LOL!

Did you go to ISU???? We are in Normal!

DisMeri, I believe, is in Bloomington, Indiana, tho...

Yes, I'm afraid I'm in Bloomington, IN, not IL Rather sad because my Bulldogs lost to IU last night

 

[DCTooTall]

I LIVE!! And have returned. Miss me?

Woo hoo, let's do it!

Yes that would be awesome!!

Getting ready for tomorrow. Most of the family came up from Houston but my kids will not be here. It's ok I'll see my daughter on Friday. Cooking for 35 but grateful my sister is having it at her house.

We are surprising a nephew tomorrow with a flash mob dance...LOL
Love how much fun we have as a family!!!

Well I need to plan a trip down to Houston sometime late winter/Spring since I'm sure I'll be suffering Princess Withdrawals by then. Anybody have any prefs on when?

and I will verify that you are a character indeed...

So is anyone else NOT going out shopping today for Black Friday?

I Had to run by Walmart Thursday evening in order to grab a couple things (Like Contact solution since I was running low).... but that was the extent of my Black Friday retail ventures.

I did however manage to pick up a couple things for myself from Amazon's Black Friday sales.... and then picked up my Princess something from the mall on my way home Saturday night. Now I just need to swing by, grab some Xmas cards.... and i can ship everything to Texas.

Yes, the SSC is a fairly small pool, since we are Disney lovers who are both Social and probably Single (although we have a few who are now coupled, including our own thread host ). We do have our own bartender (also no longer single), although drinking is not required I understand having to represent, I think I'm the only Hoosier here, although TheBigE may be able to make some claims when he's not world traveling And, since I believe you're new and just jumped in (and DC's busy meeting TDB's family)




I am enjoying my only Thanksgiving leftover (homemade caramels) and getting ready to go get the Christmas tree out of the storage shed so that when the kiddos come home tomorrow we can put it up DC hasn't checked in much, hope he's doing okay

Thanks for helping keep things cordial while I was out of town. i didn't have easy access to the net in CT to post.... besides the obvious pre-occupation with the company I was with.

I noticed we had a few people pop in over the holiday who are either new, or have been gone awhile. So... for everyone who popped in while I was in CT.... to the group! Feel free to pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink (anything you want), and join in the fun!

I don't drink either and they haven't run me off yet The group reference is to drinking, but we're a pretty welcoming group

As far as resorts, summer time is somewhat to rather expensive in terms of DVC points. I own a tiny amount of DVC points and we are actually staying off-site when we go down in June, I'm saving my points for a lower usage time of year Last year, we went about the same time and stayed at Pop. It was great for a first trip, the only time we had a problem with the buses was coming back from Downtown Disney and I think most resorts can run into that. The do just have full size beds there, but if you are doing a solo trip that shouldn't be so bad (unless you're rather tall, I doubt DC would be comfy there, lol). We enjoyed it and would go back there again for free dining We've looked into POR as well, and it looks beautiful! The kids were very excited about the pool, there (I think they like the pools and waterparks better than the regular parks!), but I'm rather frugal so we probably won't go there unless we take an extra and need to be able to fit a 5th person. Good luck deciding, planning is part of the fun

Might I recommend Wyndham Bonnett Creek? It's not very expensive, has some really nice pools for the kiddo... and can give you some of that on-site vibe (being within the arches) without the onsite prices.

as the resident Pyrate, I prefer non drinkers... fewer people trying to steal me rum.... irate:

I am at the World for the next two weeks and I think that I might be dead. Stay away from Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka. I have never closed my eyes and felt like the room is spinning.

It's been QUITE awhile since I've been "room spinning" drunk. When I was younger I learned my limits and can usually pace myself to the point that I never actually get to the room spinny bit. Of course... as I get older, i'm noticing that I can't quite drink the same amount I used too.

I hear you on the sweet tooth, I picked where we were going to eat at Disney based on dessert choices about half of the time And, yes, let me know when you are coming through and I'll make sure to have some caramels on hand. I don't like to make them when I don't have people to share with because they're not exactly low calorie





Yes, I'm afraid I'm in Bloomington, IN, not IL Rather sad because my Bulldogs lost to IU last night

Is it sad that I am seriously considering another trip to the Biergarten just so i can have some more Strudel w/ Vanilla sauce and Cheesecake w/ the Berry Pote?




And for those of you wondering.... I had a fun time in CT w/ the and her family. We also managed to get some free time to go and see Muppets which was awesome.

The Only 2 downsides the the trip. 1. it was too short a time w/ my , and since it's ended I'm now without a planned trip to see her until sometime in June....[so obviously need to figure out how to get to Houston beforehand.]... and 2. I think I've discovered that I haven't quite built up the immune system you need to have to be around a toddler for prolonged periods of time. Yesterday I started to come down with a sinus thing that I probably caught from the little one.

Oh well... small price to pay.

 

[MICKEY88]

The Only 2 downsides the the trip. 1. it was too short a time w/ my , and since it's ended I'm now without a planned trip to see her until sometime in June....[so obviously need to figure out how to get to Houston beforehand.]... and 2. I think I've discovered that I haven't quite built up the immune system you need to have to be around a toddler for prolonged periods of time. Yesterday I started to come down with a sinus thing that I probably caught from the little one.

Oh well... small price to pay.

LOL, sure blame the kid..

 

[DCTooTall]

LOL, sure blame the kid..

The timing fits. The little guy was pretty sick.... but still running around in typical hyper toddler fashion even with his runny nose... And then I woke up a bit congested on Saturday, but really didn't start to feel it until yesterday.

Considering how nice the weather was over the weekend, I would find it hard to believe it's just one of those colds I develop from the weather/cold.


So... yup. Gonna say i caught it from the kid. i'm not really "blaming" him though since he's just a kid. It'd not like he intentionally got sick and then passed it along to the kid dating his mom. (Although that would be an awesome tactic... he's a bit young for that level of devious strategy).

 

[Mitzicat]

We also managed to get some free time to go and see Muppets which was awesome.

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The Muppet movie was awesome! Did you catch the very obvious "hidden" mickey in the fireworks? My sister and I both turned to each other and said "hidden mickey"!!!

Also the several shots of the "Cars 2" movie poster.

 

[DCTooTall]

We also managed to get some free time to go and see Muppets which was awesome.

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The Muppet movie was awesome! Did you catch the very obvious "hidden" mickey in the fireworks? My sister and I both turned to each other and said "hidden mickey"!!!

Also the several shots of the "Cars 2" movie poster.

I noticed the mickey in the fireworks, but I don't really count it as a Hidden Mickey since it's very easy and quite common to see that arrangement in firework displays.

the Cars 2 posters were kinda obvious....


I personally loved the lounge cover / Casino advertisement version of Rainbow Connection. then again.... I really can't think of anything about the movie I didn't enjoy.

 

[MICKEY88]

The timing fits. The little guy was pretty sick.... but still running around in typical hyper toddler fashion even with his runny nose... And then I woke up a bit congested on Saturday, but really didn't start to feel it until yesterday.

Considering how nice the weather was over the weekend, I would find it hard to believe it's just one of those colds I develop from the weather/cold.


So... yup. Gonna say i caught it from the kid. i'm not really "blaming" him though since he's just a kid. It'd not like he intentionally got sick and then passed it along to the kid dating his mom. (Although that would be an awesome tactic... he's a bit young for that level of devious strategy).

oh I see, no possibility that you got it from the mother of a sick toddler.

 

[duckybelle]

Did you go to ISU???? We are in Normal!

DisMeri, I believe, is in Bloomington, Indiana, tho...

I know where Normal is! Nope though...community college. Then moved back home and finished there. Got my LPN and LOVE it! Thinking of coming back up that way to visit some amazing family though!

 

[DCTooTall]

oh I see, no possibility that you got it from the mother of a sick toddler.

Not likely. She wasn't really obviously sick while I was there (as in, sneezing/coughing/etc)... and between Family and kid wrangling, We didn't get a whole lot of "us" time....

With kid with runny nose, touching everything, I'd think it's a pretty good bet I ended up being exposed to kid germs than germs.

 

[MICKEY88]

Not likely. She wasn't really obviously sick while I was there (as in, sneezing/coughing/etc)... and between Family and kid wrangling, We didn't get a whole lot of "us" time....

With kid with runny nose, touching everything, I'd think it's a pretty good bet I ended up being exposed to kid germs than germs.

I agree, kid germs transferred by mother..

 

[DCTooTall]

I agree, kid germs transferred by mother..

That's possible.

 

[duckybelle]

That's possible.

Us poor moms get blamed for everything LOL!