Something About Nothing ... #12

[schumigirl]

Looks like it is just you and me here today schumi......



Maybe the other homies are still sleeping

Your party sounded super!

Now you have another year to plan for 2018!

We can talk enough for everyone........lol........

Was a lot of fun........think it'll be an early night tonight though........did snooze for an hour today.......but, I have a good excuse.......house was all toasty and warm, pitch black and hailstones outside, so we turned tv down and both drifted off for a sleep.........Kyle popped in mid afternoon and laughed when he saw us.......

Dinner was nice.......no real room for dessert so just had some caramel chew chew ice cream.......loved the sparkly we had though, always good........another bottle to open tonight.........just the two of us tonight and new episode of Sherlock.......looking forward to that!! Hope I'm not disappointed........

Meant to ask Janet and Vicki......what did they think of Christmas Day Dr Who? DH thought it was dreadful........and he is a huge fan of the show, but was so disappointed! So, hoping Sherlock is better........

 

[macraven]

I'm fully awake now...

Slept in the morning hours and posted here then back asleep for some hours

I swear I can post here half way awake at times


Made chocolate chip cookies last night and one tin was empty before midnight

Good thing I made 3 tins of them

Slow day here and still watching the twilight zone marathon

Some of the episodes I remember and some it rings a bell



Glad your party was a big hit
You have all day to recover before the men folks go back to work Tuesday


Notice I called Kyle "menfolk"

 

[tink1957]

Happy New year to all

Had a nice day visiting with family for lunch and now enjoying watching the Falcons whip the Saints.

Carole, I was kind of disappointed with the Dr Who Christmas special too...still not feeling Capaldi although he is growing on me a bit.

Mac...when are you going in February...do you want a stow away?

 

[macraven]

Football ?
I'm back to the twilight zone marathon

Vicki I made the UO ressie two days ago and the Disney one 32 days out

Not used to planning a trip this short out

Stowaway always welcome !


Now I need to look at some maps as the farthest I have driven in Florida,since I moved to ga, has been Gainesville in sept

 

[Lynne G]

Happy New Year all! 2017 yay!

All partied out and had one of the fastest trips home. 1/2 hour early. Almost 700 mph, so exactly a 2 hour flight. Happy end to our vacation. Now, a holiday Monday tomorrow, so no early start for another day. Double yay!

Mac could share those cookies, but I am stuffed from a great dinner and birthday treats, but I would be glad to sample them for breakfast.

 

[macraven]

Nice to hear from you homie

Great you have all tomorrow to rest up before you go back to work Tuesday


Even sweeter is you only have a 4 day work week this week

Pretty kitty

 

[tinydancer09]

 

[schumigirl]

I'm fully awake now...

Slept in the morning hours and posted here then back asleep for some hours

I swear I can post here half way awake at times


Made chocolate chip cookies last night and one tin was empty before midnight

Good thing I made 3 tins of them

Slow day here and still watching the twilight zone marathon

Some of the episodes I remember and some it rings a bell



Glad your party was a big hit
You have all day to recover before the men folks go back to work Tuesday


Notice I called Kyle "menfolk"

I did notice........lol........yep, recovered now as we all had a great sleep last night.........chocolate chip cookies are always the first to go in our house.......haven't watched TZ in years!

Happy New year to all

Had a nice day visiting with family for lunch and now enjoying watching the Falcons whip the Saints.

Carole, I was kind of disappointed with the Dr Who Christmas special too...still not feeling Capaldi although he is growing on me a bit.

Mac...when are you going in February...do you want a stow away?

Haven't spoken to anyone who is a real Dr Who fan that liked it........such a shame when they build it up and it disappoints. So many better actors could have played that part.....

Happy New Year all! 2017 yay!

All partied out and had one of the fastest trips home. 1/2 hour early. Almost 700 mph, so exactly a 2 hour flight. Happy end to our vacation. Now, a holiday Monday tomorrow, so no early start for another day. Double yay!

Mac could share those cookies, but I am stuffed from a great dinner and birthday treats, but I would be glad to sample them for breakfast.

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Glad you had a nice trip Lynne, and arriving early is always a bonus. We were the same in October......amazing jet stream and we landed an hour early at 5am........ideal! Enjoy your last day before going back to work.....



Spent this morning taking down all the trees and most of the decorations........everything looks so bare now.....but........this year we seem to have so much glitter everywhere! A lot! Will be dusting it up forever.......

But, back to normality now......

Sun is shining and it's a beautiful but cold day........lemon chicken tonight.........makes a change from turkey and ham!

 

[keishashadow]

Let me be the last to wish Yinz guys a Happy New Year!

I've been preoccupied. My 3 week cold turned into pneunomia. Ever get so sick you lose chunks of time? Pretty much slept for days after squeezing in that TSO concert. I'm Done w/meds but still snotty. Mom wound up back in hospital day before NYE...nursing home has taken to ahem overstating/CYA type of move there.

Just finished booking hotels for upcoming trip, now need to buy park tix for spawn(s) and figure out exactly what we are doing in 2 ports of call. Leave this Thursday, let's just say I'm wingin it @ this point & trying to squeeze in way too much to make everybody a happy camper.

Do know I'll be watching my Steelers next Sunday, either on ship or the 'net...priorities lol. Just as well, DirectTv fighting with all our local channels here. Stations are Slowly popping back on rotation but ABC is still MIA

youngest DS hit St Louis yesterday, good luck to him that the 60 degree temps allow the Winter Classic to commence, eek.

Lynne - enjoyed the pics! Looks like we'll be getting those 60 degree days too pre cruise. Really nice there now! Probably should toss some long pants in the bag, always forget how it dramatically cools off at night there. My kids loved SW for NYE btw, said the Hilton TS place there very nice. They'll be joining me & middle DS on the 6th to finish out the last few days of their trip. I booked that newish Hampton yesterday for 1st night. Can't remember if you said you stayed there, looks nice. Site said something about a free limited quick queue which would be swell since I paid less than $70 for the hotel lol.

Tlinus - I am grinning for you girl! Know u love it there, have fun planning. I'm not following as to when though. Hoping for 2 trips? PS HP ends 1/28 this year, same day as pro bowl. Feel free to toss out those Qs.

Carole I was stunned how awful the Dr was. Xmas episodes are always special, whimsical and exciting. Talk about utter rubbish. Sorry, but I have never embraced the new Dr. We know the series has a fail safe for that so I'm still hanging in there, but barely. Will be interesting to see how the upcoming episodes fares. Finally watched the cartoon treatment of one of the early DR episodes, well partially. Novelty wore off halfway thru for me.

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, Keisha, we spent 9 nights at the new Sea World Hampton. Yes, you get the free, one time each quick que. we had to order it the night, well, day before. The do not have an Expedia desk, so you have to get the front desk to get into the system to print your quick ques. One day, the clerk said her mouse was not working, so she refused to give us the passes. We would have pressed the issue, but we did fine that 1/2 day we were at SW. The breakfast area got very crowded in the morning. Nice, always an cooked egg item, and home fried potatoes most of the time, but twice sausage and once bacon. Long line for the single waffle iron. But decent coffee, juice, cereal and toast and bagels. Oatmeal, and some fruit. They did a petty good job keeping things filled. We liked that the suite we had was large. We would stay there again just for that. We had 2 beds and a sofa bed with a sofa that was L shaped. Also had a small coffe maker, microwave, and large sink in the kitchen area that was as you entered. Big table in the room was great to build Legos on. Bathroom sink with nice counter space, and door to bathroom and inner door to tub/ shower and toilet. Sorry, no pictures of the room. Bad Diser, I know. We love the location too, as SW exit is on Sea Harbor, so most were turning right to get to the highway, but we turned left and were in the hotel after a single light. There was another hotel being built next to it, and was directly across the street from the Hilton. I think you will find it fine. Only complaint, I guess we are hard bed and pillow users, and found the beds and pillows way too soft.

 

[Mrs bluer101]

Happy New Year to all! We have been a little busy lately and have lost track of time. Hope everyone is felling well. Looking forward to an awesome 2017!

 

[Robo56]

Happy New Years Sans family. May you all have a happy, healthy New Year.


Tink and Keisha get well soon


I love these little mice.

 

[keishashadow]

Yep, Keisha, we spent 9 nights at the new Sea World Hampton. Yes, you get the free, one time each quick que. we had to order it the night, well, day before. The do not have an Expedia desk, so you have to get the front desk to get into the system to print your quick ques. One day, the clerk said her mouse was not working, so she refused to give us the passes. We would have pressed the issue, but we did fine that 1/2 day we were at SW. The breakfast area got very crowded in the morning. Nice, always an cooked egg item, and home fried potatoes most of the time, but twice sausage and once bacon. Long line for the single waffle iron. But decent coffee, juice, cereal and toast and bagels. Oatmeal, and some fruit. They did a petty good job keeping things filled. We liked that the suite we had was large. We would stay there again just for that. We had 2 beds and a sofa bed with a sofa that was L shaped. Also had a small coffe maker, microwave, and large sink in the kitchen area that was as you entered. Big table in the room was great to build Legos on. Bathroom sink with nice counter space, and door to bathroom and inner door to tub/ shower and toilet. Sorry, no pictures of the room. Bad Diser, I know. We love the location too, as SW exit is on Sea Harbor, so most were turning right to get to the highway, but we turned left and were in the hotel after a single light. There was another hotel being built next to it, and was directly across the street from the Hilton. I think you will find it fine. Only complaint, I guess we are hard bed and pillow users, and found the beds and pillows way too soft.

Our flight won't get in until late in evening, hope the desk can still hook us up. If I remember may call tomorrow to inquire. Thanks for the mini review! Figured breakfast would be slammed, we rarely are awake in time for it unless hitting the road somewhere. Was considering the all-day meal @ SW. The boy can pack it away lol. Need to look to see if they have digital checkin @ hotel, maybe I can snag a suite hehe

Thanks robo hoping the warmer weather will help the cause

 

[Lynne G]

Keisha, since we had the Black Friday all day dining deal, we had two days of dining due to us being an odd number. We thought the spice mill and sea fire places were not to be repeated. Hamburgers were best at Mango Joes. Pizza was just okay. Hotdogs were good, and voyagers was okay. Mad that BGT let us have brisket with the deal, but not SW. Only lower kind of ribs and chicken. With two teens, we definitely ate our share. Hope you are feeling better soon, and have a great trip.

 

[buckeev]

Drive by shout out...(not to be cornfused with drive by SHOOT OUT!)..
Gage and I are just now getting out land legs back! Over 2200 miles driven-coming-and-going-and of course, I drove EVERY STINKIN' MILE!!! Of course, I did get to drive my bride's new Civic Touring Sweet little car! She kinda got a pale/sick look on her face when I casually mentioned that 97mph feels/sounds the same as 67mph...or so I've been informed.

Had a pretty good trip, but two weeks is a long time to be away from desk-even during our slow season.

Ate like pigs at the Diz-(FREE DINING PROMO!!!)...Then ate Gage's left over, slighty chewed french fries for 5 days at USO. (Well, maybe a "quick" detour by that newfangled chocolate emporium joint...THOSE BURGERS THO!!!!!)

Picked a nice sized box of those ridiculously over price macaroonie thingamabobs for the girls...they really LOVED those!

Worn out, broke...ready to get back to the "real world!

Hope youse that are illin get mo betta soon!

 

[macraven]

Homie !!

So glad you checked in here
Saves me from sending out the doggies to look for youse



Two weeks is a swell length for a vacation

I feel your pain with that 2200 miles......

 

[schumigirl]

Nice to see Buckeev and Robo........wondered where youse had been.......... My husband did enjoy the burger at Toothsome.......glad you had a nice trip!


House is so quiet this morning with both back to work.......although my 80's music has filled the silence while I work around the house..........

Seem to get so much done when no one is home though, they both leave around the same time which is nice........made a load of meat sauces for lasagnes up for freezer and made a chocolate cake......one thing I bake that I don't eat......

Having 10 minutes for cup of tea and a little dis time.

Hope everyone's good........

 

[tinydancer09]

Frozen margs are coming back! Though the ones in that little taco place are the same thing. Not sure how I feel about the potential line food items will bring to my marg cart

 

[Robo56]

Morning everyone . Its a rainy start to the day today. Up in office on the desktop wow everything looks super big....LOL....usually on my ipad. Hope everyone is recovering from the holidays. I wish a cookie fairy would come and eat all the remaining Christmas cookies at my house. I made lots of cookies and gave away a lot of cookies and there are still a few left. I have been enjoying them a bit to much . A Cookie Monster might help.


Sounds like Lynne and Buckeev had nice vacations. Always love to hear folks taking their families on vacation. You are making memories with your babies they will never forget. You are super parents.

Keisha hope you are feeling better today as you make plans for you trip on Thursday. Your family are very lucky people to have a sweet wife, mom and grandma that plans such nice vacations for your family. Have a great time.

I Will share a bit of wisdom my little sister gave me a few years ago. She told me if you take your family on vacation and you end up spending lots of money and eating lots of good food and you have a great time it is worth it. You are making memories with your family that they will never forget. The wallet will take a hit for awhile, but the fun lasts a lifetime. I have made that my mantra.

Looking forward to trips to Universal in May and September again this year and maybe a short visit in February. Mac sister, niece and I are hooked on HHN now. So we will be repeat visitors this year Yeah!!!!!!!!!!

Tink hope you are feeling better.

Schumi i like a empty house for cleaning too. Seems I get more done.

tinyd glad to hear you have found a fella to hang with

Have a great Tuesday everyone

 

[keishashadow]

I'm going to quote Robo lol. Maybe embroider it on a pillow and set upon the couch. How sweet, thank you.

Lynne on fence re the SW dining plan. Tend to do voyagers and split the chicken/ribs w/DH. Their baby back so much better than reg there IMO. Did like the sammies @ the pass holder lounge, no line on a crowded day was nice and you can't beat free beverages. Have you done shamu lunch? I've read reviews all over the place, rather polarizing. Buffet looks just average, 2nd row seating would be disappointing I'd think.

TD thanks for posting. I'm reading it as a CS vs a walk up stand. Don't do Mexican food in general, hope it's a grab & go with outdoor tables sort.

Buckeev eee that's some miles. I'd be afraid to step on scale after 2 weeks of FDP lol.

Good day all, Yinz guys down south batten down the hatches, quite the storms!