Something About Nothing ... #12

[Robo56]

 

[Lynne G]

Aww, cute pictures Robo.

Well, the sun is trying to make a bright day, and the temperature is falling to end at around 20 by 5pm. And that wind, brrrrr. Flying branches, leaves and trashcans to drive around.

So, in honor of thirsty Thursday -

 

[Lynne G]

Ack! No one posting? Too busy with holiday plans?

We're at a sweet 16 degrees, but at least most of the blustery wind is gone. Lovely, large white moon in the black sky early this morning. Clouds are rolling in though, we will have snow to wake up to tomorrow, followed by sleet or freezing rain. But, by lunchtime, we'll be over 40 degrees, so just lots of rain for the rest of the week-end. That's just fine with me, I need to be house cleaning, doing the wash, and wrapping presents and not dashing around. Oh and writing out cards, as have yet to to that too. List is going to start now.

Kids are so sweet, they are excited now, about the trip, but even more excited to have a late night arrival. After all, we've come home to the sight of NYE's fireworks, but never more than a late morning flight departure. Best part, hotel sent me an email, saying happy you're going to stay with us, and what the high and low temperatures would be. 80 to 63. Um, yes, break out the shorts, and we will definitely be swimming. A hehe, kids got odd looks when they were wearing shorts and Tshirts waiting in line for Manta, when I think the temperature was about 70.

But today is Friday, and well, even though Mac knows that...

Wake up all homies! Have an awesome Friday and terrific week-end.

 

[marciemi]

Best part, hotel sent me an email, saying happy you're going to stay with us, and what the high and low temperatures would be. 80 to 63. Um, yes, break out the shorts, and we will definitely be swimming. fic week-end.

It's definitely been swimming weather here, even by local standards. I've biked up to our subdivision (outdoor) pool the last 3 days and swam laps and biked home (wet) without issues. Saw 86/87 for the weekend!

Two sons flew in late, late last night (so I haven't even seen them yet). Plan was for me to pick them up at 1am but when the flight got delayed an hour, Royce & I opted to go drop a car for them in the short term lot instead. Once folks are up we're heading to Benihana for lunch then to AK (and maybe Disney Springs for the drone show depending on motivation levels at that time). Youngest son flies in (weather permitting!) tomorrow night so we'll be celebrating Christmas then and hopefully going to MK on Sunday before the oldest has to fly back. So it's an early Christmas and I just hope the timing works out. And throw some mummy dust for the "80% chance of thunderstorms" on Sunday to not pan out, along with the possible "mixed precipitation" in St. Louis on Sat when youngest is flying out.

Hope everyone has a great holiday season if I'm not around here much!

 

[Lynne G]

Aww Marcie, sounds like you had more energy then me. So great all the boys are coming home, if even not exactly on Christmas Day. Have fun in the parks, and a nice meal with the family.

If you're around later next week, or the next, and want to say hi, we'll be at a hotel near Sea World.

Keep that hot weather pumping the next two weeks in Orlando. Please mother nature.

 

[kohlby]

VERY important question - would hot butterbeer taste better with spiced rum or Irish cream added? I found a recipe for hot butterbeer online that I'm going to try making very, very soon. Debating which alcohol would taste better in a more adult version.

 

[keishashadow]

Thanks guys. I'm hanging, no scratch that, I'm flopped on couch. Watching tv & last minute online shopping hehe

Lynne did u check out JCP online for bathing suits? Saw some deals on them today, not sure if they'd show up on your porch before the trip tho. What day do you leave again? I pulled up extended, extended weather; looks sweet to me comparatively speaking.

It's scary cold here, whipped out a space heater for some extra oomph. Ice storm tonight forecast 1/4 inch. Hope not much more or there will be power outages yikes. What's really weird is it is supposed to go into low 50's here tomorrow afternoon. As long as the ice melts as I have reserved tix to see Star Wars movie!

Good weekend all!

 

[keishashadow]

VERY important question - would hot butterbeer taste better with spiced rum or Irish cream added? I found a recipe for hot butterbeer online that I'm going to try making very, very soon. Debating which alcohol would taste better in a more adult version.

Off with my head but...butter beer is sickening sweet to being with...IMO a shot of rum would go well as to toning it down, but I'd likely go with regular

Inquiring minds need to know how it turns out

 

[Lynne G]

My vote would be for rum too. Either that or vodka. Yep, very sweet to begin with, so I'd like something not to sweet via alcohol. Yum, you'll have to post how it goes and tastes. Sounds like Kohlby is an alchemist. LOL

Eh Keisha, I told her we'd shop in Florida. I'd have to pay tax on that clothing purchase regardless. Otherwise, I hate to buy clothing in Florida that I can get at home. Glad to hear you are recovering like a lady of leisure. Lucky us, we get ice tomorrow too, then warmer weather, all be it with rain though. And us too, we are also going to reserved seats for SW tomorrow afternoon. Love the seats in our theater. My nerves will be better if the roads are not icy. Rain, I can drive in. Bundled up I am, from a low of 9 last night, we're a warm 26 right now. But at least the sun is bright and the wind just enough to make ya feel cold. Hope you recover fast. Oh, and we're leaving mid week. Can't pull little one out of high school more than the 2 days she's missing. And yeah, warmth is relative.... I need sauna heat right now.

 

[schumigirl]

Butterbeer is so awful it needs anything added to it to improve it.........far too sweet for us.......

Janet, please don't send your awful weather over here..........we are having the mildest winter in years.......although driving back from Scotland today we went through the worst fog I have ever seen.......we almost turned around, but didn't..........tonight it's just after 10pm and it's 50F........windows will be open tonight in bedroom as it feels so warm.......Tom wants to visit to come see Star Wars movie with youse........lol........

Funeral and cremation went as well as it could, but glad we went. Although did meet someone at the meal afterwards who had been to Royal Pacific once and decided she was an expert and tried to tell me I didn't know how to vacation correctly.......idiot. Best ignored.

Back up next week for Christmas with the family........so, need to get a wiggle on and get organised.......just for us though......got all my Scotland gifts sorted.........but, having a dodgy back isn't helping much.........

Busy weekend ahead.......have a good one........

 

[kohlby]

Schumi - Hope your back gets better.
Lynne and Keisha- I hope the ice isn't too bad. We had a terrible ice storm in Feb 2014 in SC - the type of terrible where Jim Cantore shows up. Snow is so much easier than ice.

Hot butterbeer doesn't taste nearly as sweet as the frozen to me. Normally I can only drink half a frozen one in the parks but I could have easily consumed two hot ones. I tried the recipe that someone online tested who said it tasted like the real thing. It was too sweet. I didn't add alcohol yet as it was way sweeter than hot butterbeer normally is. I added some almond milk and am cooling it down and then will try the Baileys. It won't taste quite like butterbeer but it will salvage it. I need to find a different recipe or find a way to tweak it. My boys loved it though.

 

[Robo56]

I am not a fan of Butter Beer. I don't like butterscotch and that's what it tasted like to me. I had my first taste of butterbeer at the the pre opening of Hogsmeade. Myself, son, daughter in law and grandchildren wanted to try it. I bought a big decorative mug of butterbeer. I figured we could sample a sip before we bought one for everyone. I was left standing with a big mug of butterbeer as no one including myself wanted anymore of it. Mug was nice though.

Hope your recipe works Kohlby no matter what you use.

My son is a real big Star Wars fan. I took him to Rogue One at the Royal Suites today to watch it. No spoilers here. You reserve your seats ahead of time and they have comfy reclining seats and food and cocktails. I thought it was pretty cool that they came up with cocktails named after Star Wars characters. We had the Yoda soda. It was a Apple cocktail and was very tasty. My son had to bring me up to speed on all the stuff that has happened since I watched episodes 4,5 and 6 many moons ago...LOL. He really liked the movie and so did I.

 

[marciemi]

Aww Marcie, sounds like you had more energy then me. So great all the boys are coming home, if even not exactly on Christmas Day. Have fun in the parks, and a nice meal with the family.

If you're around later next week, or the next, and want to say hi, we'll be at a hotel near Sea World.

Keep that hot weather pumping the next two weeks in Orlando. Please mother nature.

Still need more mummy dust for youngest's flight tonight. St. Louis (yes, I know, most of the country!) was terrible last night and his normal 45 minute commute took him over 3 hours. A good percentage of it stuck on a freeway on-ramp, watching cars and trucks sliding sideways down the ramp, one after another. Finally they got everyone diverted via grass and rumble strips around all the accidents and off to a side street. Predicting more of the same this morning there. His flight isn't until 3 but I'm wondering how backed up all the other flights will be.

How long are you here, Lynn? Older two will both be gone by Monday and the youngest will be here until the 26th. If you're here after that, I'd love to come over and say hi! Are you just doing Uni and SW? (We have passes for both). I'll try to hold on to the weather for you!

 

[keishashadow]

Marcie. Would guess all flights cancelled last night once bulk of storm hit. Flights probably full/oversold today...an opportunity for those vouchers! . Hope he gets there safely soon.

They have movie theaters that serve booze? I'm living in the wrong area. DH nicely chipped off the ice out to sidewalk for me today; on will go the showboots and I will tread lightly lol

I am shocked to hear of others who aren't BBeer fans here!

Carole still giggling re you being skooled on Royal Pacific. Doesn't she know everybody knows your name there?

 

[Lynne G]

Still need more mummy dust for youngest's flight tonight.

How long are you here, Lynn? Older two will both be gone by Monday and the youngest will be here until the 26th. If you're here after that, I'd love to come over and say hi! Are you just doing Uni and SW? (We have passes for both). I'll try to hold on to the weather for you!

So nice to have the youngest the longest and hope he made it safely and not too delayed.

We will be there until the 31st, having an evening flight. Right now we have Super Grover passes, and I have a US AP, so definitely SW, and maybe to Universal. Kids are deciding at the last minute. It would be great to say hi to ya.

We are definitely looking forward to 80 degree weather. The coating of ice over just enough snow, and just below temperatures, was enough to be a slippery morning mess. Thankfully, by noon we were 34 degrees, so made it to the movie with not as scary roads. Was a good show. Theater was packed, even though it was a late afternoon showing. Seems Star Wars has fans where I live. My older one is a much bigger fan than little one and me.

Have a nice night all. It is cool, dark, and time to put on another load of wash. Since munchkins before lunch was not enough sweet, made brownies for before dinner snack. Yep, it is that time of year. LOL

Hope you enjoyed the movie too Keisha.

 

[Mom3girls]

Hello all, here at RPR now We left Atlantic City Nj airport 6am Fri and temp was 16 and bitter wind on top of that The FL weather is Beautiful and I'm starting to worry about coming back to the cold Mon at midnight. We are heading to MK for the MVMCP tonight. Having lunch at Wilderness Lodge so we can check out their decorations and stop at Poly and Grand Floridian to see theirs on our way over to MK. Send some mummy dust for us bc Weather Channel still has 80% rain in the forecast We were able to spend a few hours at the pool yesterday of course having nachos and drinks before heading back out to the parks. Found Forbidden Journey was open before schedule so that was nice and my daughter and I went to Toothsome to get milkshakes. Line was about 20 min to order then waited 25 more to get them. Best dinner ever

 

[schumigirl]

Marcie. Would guess all flights cancelled last night once bulk of storm hit. Flights probably full/oversold today...an opportunity for those vouchers! . Hope he gets there safely soon.

They have movie theaters that serve booze? I'm living in the wrong area. DH nicely chipped off the ice out to sidewalk for me today; on will go the showboots and I will tread lightly lol

I am shocked to hear of others who aren't BBeer fans here!

Carole still giggling re you being skooled on Royal Pacific. Doesn't she know everybody knows your name there?

We have booze in our cinemas too.......I think.......I don't go as I'm very antisocial in cinemas, hate other people's distractions.........lol.....

Yep, butterbeer isn't all it's cracked up to be.......think there are a few of us who don't partake!

This woman was funny........everything she said was wrong.......she tried to tell someone you only got one day EP with a one night stay, you couldn't check in till 4pm........I sat and listened for a while but when she started giving someone the wrong information I spoke up, very nicely till she told me I was wrong.......honestly.......couldn't believe her "I know I'm right" attitude.......she had been once in however many years and thought she knew it all.......the other couple were planning to book four nights at RP for Easter, so I was glad to put them on the right track........

I'm not an expert and never claim to be.......but find it odd when so called know it alls get it wrong........


Lynne......when do you leave?? I forget........


Been out to pick up a present we had ordered.......shops were mobbed........so retreated very quickly.......DS and I are going to have a poker afternoon while DH watches a movie we're not interested in.........

Just a couple of little things to get for DS and we are done. Yay!

Have a good Sunday everyone.........

 

[marciemi]

Marcie. Would guess all flights cancelled last night once bulk of storm hit. Flights probably full/oversold today...an opportunity for those vouchers! . Hope he gets there safely soon.

AUGGGHHHH!!! Could definitely use some more vibes! Keisha pretty much called it. Eric got to the airport at 1ish yesterday for a 3:10 flight, only to sit there as they pushed the departure later and later and later (this really didn't seem to be weather as other planes were arriving and departing, plus they kept telling them it was maintenance related). Finally, around 8:30pm they cancelled it. Of course too late to do anything useful. Southwest couldn't offer him anything before Monday so we booked him on Frontier for early this morning so we'd at least have the afternoon with all the boys (only paid about $90 extra for that flight, after the refund from SW, which surprised me).

Well, he's at the airport (again) and the flight is now delayed by over 4 hours. So best case he gets here after 3 and Matt's flight is 6ish. So it looks like we may be doing a quick family Christmas party at the airport food court. Sigh. Vibes welcome that they maybe, possibly, leave early or at least on time and the thunderstorms (possible snow/ice up in that area) coming don't impact this any further

We will be there until the 31st, having an evening flight. Right now we have Super Grover passes, and I have a US AP, so definitely SW, and maybe to Universal. Kids are deciding at the last minute. It would be great to say hi to ya.

Definitely let me know when your plans firm up some! We're heading to Miami the 30th for the Orange Bowl but from when I drop the youngest off on the 26th until then I should be free. Could just meet for a food court meal or similar or I could meet you at a hotel or park or whatever works!

 

[kohlby]

Robo - Sounds like fun! And thanks for no spoilers. I haven't been had a chance to see it yet, though my husband and eldest are out seeing it as I type this.

Marci - Lots and lots of mummy dust!

Lynne - Sounds like you deserve some warmer weather. When I checked today, it said it was 85 degrees but felt like 90. I don't think any cool weather is planning on coming soon. (Cool meaning pants weather instead of shorts weather. That translates to a high of about 70 or below).

Mom3 - Those milkshakes look so good! I just ate dinner but I'm hungry again from looking at your shake picture. I was actually in Toothsome myself yesterday. We didn't stay long though. We were going to eat an early dinner there but hubby didn't know his cell phone number for them to text him when the table was ready. So we ate at that Mexican place that starts with the letter "A" that I can never remember how to say.

Schumi - Good thing you were there to actually be helpful.


As for me, I finally had a date day/night with hubby. We left the house at 1pm and didn't return until almost 9pm. We went on some rides at Universal, went out to dinner at City Walk, bought a couple Christmas gifts, and saw Mannheim Steamroller. Kids were all fine when we returned so we'll have to escape without them more often.

The doctored up failed hot butterbeer was pretty good, but lost its butterbeer essence so I'll try something else one of these days.

Today we went to ICE at Gaylord Palms. I wore two pairs of socks, pants, a wool sweater, my heaviest winter jacket, warm mittens and a warm hat -AND the huge parka they have. My feet were numb by the end and my cheeks hurt for an hour afterwards from the cold, but otherwise, I dealt with the cold very well. I have some medical issues related to the cold so it's huge that I was able to endure 9 degrees. I enjoyed it but likely wouldn't do it again due to the cost.

 

[macraven]

[QUOTE="kohlby, post: 56870493, member: 93690

(Cool meaning pants weather instead of shorts weather. That translates to a high of about 70 or below





Live on the Wi/Il north border and the shorts stay on until it is 55 degrees.[/QUOTE]