Something About Nothing..........#11

[macraven]

Your cat sent me this photo.

 

[macraven]

mac......1st November today.......is today the D-Day we spoke about

oh................now i remember

 

[macraven]

where is agavegirl?

she should be back home now...........



i wanna hear about her hhn visit

 

[agavegirl1]

Just got back this afternoon. HHN was so great. DBF can't stop talking about it. I got Express passes and we were able to see all the houses, scare zones and ride a couple of rides as well. We had a 4:45 reservation for Finnegans and when we got off Transformers and arrived at 4:30 to the "line" for the waiting area. I walked up and informed them of my dining reservations and a TM walked us to to the restaurant door where they scanned our tickets and seated us for dinner.

After dinner, we took a break at the smoking section in Central Park then sauntered over to Walking Dead where we were about twelfth in line in Express and walked in as soon as this opened. After leaving Walking Dead, we ran into a DIS member who was looking for us. He lurks on the boards and wrote to me as a "visitor". He recognized us by my description and had done HHN the previous night. Helpful directions for sure.

I discovered that my "adrenalin level" needed recovery after about two houses so we would do two houses and a break, followed by a scare zone. Just Wow!

I am not a horror genre fan but in preparation for this trip I watched 4 seasons of Walking Dead, 10 episodes of Dusk Until Dawn, the original Halloween, Dracula Untold etc. At least the guys got a kick out of me screaming.

In summary, Express is worth every cent I spent and I would not do it any other way. We passed hundreds and hundreds of people and just went through the houses. I only had one night and I recommend the Express experience.

Also, I envy you residents who can go more than one night with a less expensive options. We did have a blast.

BTW...DBF was most creeped out by the Bayou of Blood Voodoo scareactors and he isn't very scared of anything.

HHN has a new fan!

 

[macraven]

so glad you heard me yelling for you and came to tell us about your trip!


i remember when you asked if buying the express pass was worth it.
happy that you bought it as many of us know it is a necessity especially if you are going only one hhn night.

that is kewl you found another Diser for hhn!
since hhn was new for you, it is great you had someone to give you advice that had already been there.


are you thinking about 2015 now..............?

i'm sure it is a shock to your system arriving home.
your weather is not even close to what it is in orlando......


welcome back home and welcome to an additional hour of sleep tonight...

 

[agavegirl1]

Yes, Mac..heard you yellin. Don't know if we will make it for 2015 since we are doing a family reuniun in Germany for the fall. I think this will still be there. BTW...I loved the Bill and Ted show after spending 9 not so fabulous days at WDW prior to my arrival.

 

[macraven]

Yes, Mac..heard you yellin. Don't know if we will make it for 2015 since we are doing a family reuniun in Germany for the fall. I think this will still be there. BTW...I loved the Bill and Ted show after spending 9 not so fabulous days at WDW prior to my arrival.

magic bands.................hahahahhahahaha


i really enjoyed bill and teds this year.
i saw it on each of the 5 nights i was there and twice on my last night.
probably the best one in the past 5 years.

 

[macraven]

now i'm waiting for Buckeev to check in and share his fun at hhn.........

 

[macraven]

now gotta wait for Buckeev to report in on their hhn experience.

i must be sick. i just repeated myself for buckeev...............

 

[Bluer101]

Bill and teds was great this year, "look at me now". Lol

Mac, I see you posted this morning thru the time change. It shows 2 posts before the change then one after which the time shows before, lol. Does that make sense??

 

[macraven]

Bill and teds was great this year, "look at me now". Lol

Mac, I see you posted this morning thru the time change. It shows 2 posts before the change then one after which the time shows before, lol. Does that make sense??

i am the captain................!!!
that was a hoot.


yea, time change and it doesn't make sense.

the extra hour of sleep felt good........!

 

[macraven]

my cats didn't read the memo on the time change.


up at the usual time of 5:30 am/4:30 for the first feeding of the day.





Mr Mac handled it this morning.



I did the 'snack' feeding once i got up.

 

[macraven]

Bill and teds was great this year, "look at me now". Lol

Mac, I see you posted this morning thru the time change. It shows 2 posts before the change then one after which the time shows before, lol. Does that make sense??

i just went into my profile and changed the time settings.
now all my times reverted back to the present time.

 

[schumigirl]

agavegirl......glad you and the boyfriend had such a good time at HHN......I loved bayou of blood too......was very realistic and very creepy..........



Had a very relaxing lazy day today......DS drove me out for some groceries and clothes.......did some laundry.......watched trashy tv.......defrosted salmon for dinner........that's about it.........nice lazy Sunday

Getting hair done on Wednesday, can't wait as its so long now........

Hope everyone's doing ok

 

[schumigirl]

Beautiful day here today, but chilly now......though house was gorgeous and cosy this morning.........so glad we didn't have to wait to get boiler replaced and it's all changed and working well now......I hate being cold.

Oh my goodness, watched a man on the news walk between two buildings in Chicago on a tightrope last night......he did it once one way......then walked back....blindfolded no safety harness either........I couldn't watch the whole thing........he was ok though.

Picked up some Christmas presents this morning (thanks for the prompt Janet) so I feel a bit better now I've started.........

Hope all's well with everyone

 

[Lynne G]

It's Monday - and it feels like it. Somehow that one hour of extra sleep did nothing for me this morning. Dog walk was at 39 degrees. Winter jacket.

Played soccer with my DD yesterday. I'm feeling too old today.


Schumi, glad to hear the heat is on. We too are having a chilly day, but with bright sunshine right now. Christmas shopping is overrated. Ha. Have yet to do. DS actually asked if he could go out on Black Friday with me, or well, late Thursday. I was shocked. He hates to shop for anything other than his electronic games. I guess he thinks he'll get more if he goes with me.

Keisha, heard that Will Smith will be in you town shooting a new movie about the doctor finding the head injures of football players. Any chance of seeing him?

Haha Mac! I got my dog trained so well. She doesn't get up before I do. At her old age though, now demands breakfast after the kids have left.

So glad voting is tomorrow. I am so tired of hearing and seeing political ads.

Enjoy your day!

 

[buckeev]

ROGER THAT RED LEADER ONE! Reporting in!
We are back in one piece...barely, but had a great time.
F & W was pretty darn tasty...Le Cellier ROCKED!
MNSSHP was cute, crowded and pretty warm.
Olivia (Disney CM working at Little Mermaid ride) saved my life...well, saved my leg from being severed. Castle lights and shows were great...Armpit-2-Armpit, but great. BOO Parade is one of Disney's best ever (IMO)
HHN was sweet! My kids took off running and I haven't them yet. Aw well...we have spares...JK!
DIAGON Alley was stunning...the detail that has gone into creating the shops, streets, props...blows me away. (bigger shops would be nice, but I get it...realistic tiny stores like JK's books.)
40 degrees?!...Who turned on the fan and the freezer in Florida Saturday night!???
First stay at Portofino Bay... BEAUTIFUL RESORT...Deluxe Room is pretty nice...but I'm afraid that walk to the parks is a deal breaker for me on a short trip like this. BOOGITYYYYYY....We ate at NASCAR twice...including the last day they were open! Sad...They gave us free mugs and things.
Air Tran Sux...(Have they ever heard about foam cushioning for seating?!)
Dollar Rent-A-Car Rocks. (1st time using them, so your mileage mary vary...get it...your-mileage-ma.....never mind)

Bazillions of pics...
We are toast...My Smartphone App thingie sez I walked 40 something miles since Weds night!

 

[Lynne G]

Welcome back Buckeev! Sounds like you had a great time. My teens were quite the complainers when I said they had to go to MNSSHP with me. We went to the first one, and it rocked. My kids even said they'd be willing to do just that again. We all enjoyed the BOO parade and fireworks.

 

[schumigirl]

It's Monday - and it feels like it. Somehow that one hour of extra sleep did nothing for me this morning. Dog walk was at 39 degrees. Winter jacket.

Played soccer with my DD yesterday. I'm feeling too old today.


Schumi, glad to hear the heat is on. We too are having a chilly day, but with bright sunshine right now. Christmas shopping is overrated. Ha. Have yet to do. DS actually asked if he could go out on Black Friday with me, or well, late Thursday. I was shocked. He hates to shop for anything other than his electronic games. I guess he thinks he'll get more if he goes with me.

Soccer with little un far too healthy Lynne hope you`re feeling more like yourself tomorrow.........heat is wonderful.........I actually hate shopping although DH says my CC says differently

ROGER THAT RED LEADER ONE! Reporting in!
We are back in one piece...barely, but had a great time.
F & W was pretty darn tasty...Le Cellier ROCKED!
MNSSHP was cute, crowded and pretty warm.
Olivia (Disney CM working at Little Mermaid ride) saved my life...well, saved my leg from being severed. Castle lights and shows were great...Armpit-2-Armpit, but great. BOO Parade is one of Disney's best ever (IMO)
HHN was sweet! My kids took off running and I haven't them yet. Aw well...we have spares...JK!
DIAGON Alley was stunning...the detail that has gone into creating the shops, streets, props...blows me away. (bigger shops would be nice, but I get it...realistic tiny stores like JK's books.)
40 degrees?!...Who turned on the fan and the freezer in Florida Saturday night!???
First stay at Portofino Bay... BEAUTIFUL RESORT...Deluxe Room is pretty nice...but I'm afraid that walk to the parks is a deal breaker for me on a short trip like this. BOOGITYYYYYY....We ate at NASCAR twice...including the last day they were open! Sad...They gave us free mugs and things.
Air Tran Sux...(Have they ever heard about foam cushioning for seating?!)
Dollar Rent-A-Car Rocks. (1st time using them, so your mileage mary vary...get it...your-mileage-ma.....never mind)

Bazillions of pics...
We are toast...My Smartphone App thingie sez I walked 40 something miles since Weds night!

Glad you`re back safe and had a fantastic trip.........last boogity shrimp Hope it was a good one for you.......I`m sad it`s closed......

Yep, DA is stunning.......and hhn was lots of fun..........any pics to show

 

[macraven]

ROGER THAT RED LEADER ONE! Reporting in!
We are back in one piece...barely, but had a great time.
F & W was pretty darn tasty...Le Cellier ROCKED!
MNSSHP was cute, crowded and pretty warm.
Olivia (Disney CM working at Little Mermaid ride) saved my life...well, saved my leg from being severed. Castle lights and shows were great...Armpit-2-Armpit, but great. BOO Parade is one of Disney's best ever (IMO)
HHN was sweet! My kids took off running and I haven't them yet. Aw well...we have spares...JK!
DIAGON Alley was stunning...the detail that has gone into creating the shops, streets, props...blows me away. (bigger shops would be nice, but I get it...realistic tiny stores like JK's books.)
40 degrees?!...Who turned on the fan and the freezer in Florida Saturday night!???
First stay at Portofino Bay... BEAUTIFUL RESORT...Deluxe Room is pretty nice...but I'm afraid that walk to the parks is a deal breaker for me on a short trip like this. BOOGITYYYYYY....We ate at NASCAR twice...including the last day they were open! Sad...They gave us free mugs and things.
Air Tran Sux...(Have they ever heard about foam cushioning for seating?!)
Dollar Rent-A-Car Rocks. (1st time using them, so your mileage mary vary...get it...your-mileage-ma.....never mind)

Bazillions of pics...
We are toast...My Smartphone App thingie sez I walked 40 something miles since Weds night!

oh, so you did hear me yelling your name...............
happy you checked in with us and gave us the highlights of your fun vacation.

i took a pass on the mnsshp this year.
usually bought tickets in advance but the past two years, bought the ticket a few days out for it.

so many peeps in the park when i went in late sept/early oct.
nights i considered for mnsshp, turned out to be packed.

maybe next year as the boo for you parade is marvelous!


so, did you come back with the same kids at the end of your trip?
you said they took off running at hhn but you did return with kids....

totally agree about pbh.
gorgeous resort but the eateries there are not my fave as anything italian is something i usually don't eat.

the walk from the hotel to the parks/citywalk is the deal breaker for me.
i prefer less of a walk.

i did a split of airtran/sw on my january trip.
but i booked the front seats on AT and it was fine.
2 seats with leg room was what i went with.
other than that, AT wouldn't be what i would ever book in the future.

car rentals.......
i go with the cheapest one out there when i use a car on my non orlando trips.

so, got plans for your next vacation lined up?