Something About Nothing ... #12

[pcstang]

Guess I'll turn out the light tonight...

 

[Metro West]

Lots of rain in the area this week...my grass is finally turning green.

 

[Chuckers]

I am TIRED of the rain dammit!!! It's June and it shouldn't be 47 degrees in the morning.

 

[Metro West]

I am TIRED of the rain dammit!!! It's June and it shouldn't be 47 degrees in the morning.

Not that cold here with the rain...80s during the day and 70s overnight.

 

[Lynne G]

Metro, actually glad you are getting rain to make the grass green. Hopefully the drought conditions are lifted soon. Yeah, and it's more like summer temperatures for ya.

PC - ack - up at 3am. Well, I was up at 4, so I consider that ack too.

Hugs to StL. Yes,vacations can be taken any time. Good health is important.

I agree Chuckers. We're not much better, at 50 degrees this morning. 60 is the high, and it's June! So ready for summer weather. Not much rain though. Wet streets this morning.

Mac, sorry no bacon. Pound cake today. Had to hide the last piece, as I didn't know little one is also a fan. Last time, I got only one piece.

Hope Schumi has a nice ride home, and has enjoyed her trip. Lush food I am sure.

Mac, hope your coffee is hot. Cats need their breakfast ya know. Hope the PT is going well.

Well, it is Wednesday, and you know what that means: Yep, hump day --- hello Keisha.

but since it is Wednesday, funny reminders too;

Time for more tea. Hope all the homies are doing well. I have to say, don't forget the umbrella. Darn it. Sun, where are ya?

 

[Chuckers]

Well, on the bright side: Only 8.2 million seconds until my vacation. I found out I can rent a car at the Hertz desk in RPR and I am able to return it after the desk closes at 6pm and not be charged for an extra day. (I only need it for a day trip to Busch Gardens.)

 

[goNDmay9]

@pcstang @macraven I just missed you all last night. Or maybe that is this morning.

It has been raining all week here. Girls water day at school keeps getting postponed and my deck repair/staining is delayed. But the low is 60 and the high is 80 so mornings are nice bad. Girls are still having their water day today. Cloudy but no rain. We'll see what happens with the deck!

@Chuckers 8.2 millions seconds. Ha! Love it. I think I am about a month out.

@LynneG up at 4? Is that an everyday thing? Not looking forward to the fall at all. Kindergarten starts sooo early. Lol.

Excited to hear about @schumigirl food consumption and report!

My children ate spaghetti squash with meatballs for breakfast! I have got to get it together. Ha ha ha!

 

[Chuckers]

@Chuckers 8.2 millions seconds. Ha! Love it. I think I am about a month out.

It actually breaks down to:

3 Months
3 Days
16 hours
12 minutes
45 seconds
(give or take a few minutes)

But, who's counting?

 

[Lynne G]

HeHe, Chuckers is a counting person! And yay for renting a car for the day. I enjoyed BGT. We've been there several times, including this past end of December.

GoND, yep, on week days. I'm a working early bird. Eek, you're talking about starting Kindergarten in the fall, I'm having a hard time handling my little one finishing up in 2 weeks. Junior in the fall, and she's already thinking about the Junior Prom and has formal dresses on the mind. Sigh. But I am also so happy, end of June means that kids will be working at summer camp. My summers tend to fly by. And heck, little one has been eating soup (chicken noodle) for breakfast for years now. She has never been one for most foods you'd think for breakfast. She does love bacon, so we give her a pass for not liking most breakfast food that the rest of us enjoy.

Well, the sun peeked out of the clouds, but the clouds promptly covered it once again. Tree has not completely turned over its leaves, so maybe no more rain today. At least the story I'm sticking to. Still too cool for me.

 

[Chuckers]

HeHe, Chuckers is a counting person! And yay for renting a car for the day. I enjoyed BGT. We've been there several times, including this past end of December.

It's been quite a few years since I have been to BGT and they've got some new coasters for me to ride!!! WHEEEEEE!!!!!

 

[goNDmay9]

It's been quite a few years since I have been to BGT and they've got some new coasters for me to ride!!! WHEEEEEE!!!!!

that has been on our list for years - but then we never end up doing it.

 

[Chuckers]

Okay.. now I am thinking of adding a day trip to Sea World...

 

[Lynne G]

A few nice coasters there too Chuckers. Kids like Manta, little one the most. Montu at BGT is both their favorite.

 

[goNDmay9]

Okay.. now I am thinking of adding a day trip to Sea World...

ha ha - me too!

 

[Chuckers]

ha ha - me too!

Buying a two day - two park ticket cuts the price down for both parks dramastically. Which gives me enough money to buy FOTL passes in both parks.

A few nice coasters there too Chuckers. Kids like Manta, little one the most. Montu at BGT is both their favorite.

Seaworld has a few more coasters than I remember! AND IT HAS PENGUINS AND OTTERS AND SEA LIONS!!!

 

[goNDmay9]

Buying a two day - two park ticket cuts the price down for both parks dramastically. Which gives me enough money to buy FOTL passes in both parks.



Seaworld has a few more coasters than I remember! AND IT HAS PENGUINS AND OTTERS AND SEA LIONS!!!

They also have this really nice children's section of the park with these mini rides. I remember taking my niece and nephew years ago! Such a hidden gem if you have smaller children.

 

[keishashadow]

StL hang in there!

YAY!! You are almost there.

I am so excited...and equal parts freaking out. My parents have been begging to take the girls for a while and surprised us with mililtary 4 day park hoppers. YIPPEE! I am just out of touch on the planning side with fast pass+ AND this is last minute. We have ressies at SOG 7/5 - 7/9 and are nailing down 7/1 - 7/5. I only want to use 2 days of tickets so we can relax and enjoy the resort - then go again in the fall / winter for a weekend.

I made a reservation last night for a 2-bedroom at Boulder Ridge (old WLV), but egats!! It's so expensive. I have analysis paralysis on where to stay. Two rooms at Beach Club / Club level for around the same price, or I can rent points at Saratoga Springs for a little cheaper And then I found a post here reminding me of the military rate at Uni's onsite resorts....I am so lucky to have this problem! How early can I start drinking my prosecco?

Fancy pants, squish into a studio and enjoy the um, togetherness. That's what we do when 'home' @ VWL lol

BC is lovely, SSR...well, it's always nice to still find rooms available there when I'm booking a last minute trip.

I'm glad we are heavy on AKV points, value categories help to really stretch the points

We enjoy all the parks, hoping SW/Aquatica has a better Black Friday this deal to keep the APs humming . not a fan of the drive to BG though. Would love to do their halloween activities though if we had more time alloted.

 

[goNDmay9]

StL hang in there!
Fancy pants, squish into a studio and enjoy the um, togetherness. That's what we do when 'home' @ VWL lol
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Thanks @keishashadow! This is why I love you guys. It funny - I was JUST thinking. Why don't I just post all my questions to my homies?

I think I have been so wrapped up in making sure everyone has a great first experience, that I forget that growing up we were in a 2 double bed hotel room and happy if we were offsite. Universal has spoiled my family for sure!

Only request from the hubby is that we have plenty of down time to enjoy the resort(s) so i just need to pick one that we can enjoy for the many non park days. Do you like VWL for those too? I forgot that was another home resort for you. Bonnet Creek was sold out else we would be there.

Thanks for the SSR opinion too! I needed this. I tried to get BCV but they sold out of the military rate - and only had club for hotel side.

 

[goNDmay9]

Good evening homies
Hope everyone is well but as for me not so good cause DW is still having episodes of being disoriented but at the same time she is doing well enough not to be hospitalized agian and seems like the medication she was put on isn't helping her anymore.
So it looks like I may have to cancel our trip to the dark side

hey @ky07! how is the DW feeling?

 

[marciemi]

Heading off to your old stomping ground for the weekend, Mac! Hanging with the son and GF in St. Louis - no real plans yet. I'd feel better if he could at least pin down that they'd pick us up at the airport or there's a way to get into his apartment if we take a cab while they're still at work but even that is proving too challenging. Sigh.