Something About Nothing ... #12

[Metro West]

My Christmas present.

What kind of car is it? I can't see the image.

 

[buckeev]

That's a Honda Civic...(or possibly Accord...hard to tell from the front since the newer Civics are so big compared t past models.)

 

[Lynne G]

MonyK, she is little one as compared to her older brother, and well, she was also shortest in her class for several years. Also called teenager with issues. Yeah, 16 years of salty talk.

Getting way too crowded, so park hop we wil.

 

[keishashadow]

Gave the GD a big hug & kiss & sent her home just now. I am beat, think it's the -6 windchill that was the final blow lol. Better than the over 55 inches of snow north of me over Xmas, yikes

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So we have a white Christmas in St. Louis. Snowed all day. FaceTime DD earlier- she just sent this with the caption "not very christmassy". Think she's a bit homesick today...will see her in 6 days and her program ends 5 days later...

Merry Christmas, happy holidays to all!

I bet a year from now she'll be wistfully thinking of her time @ WDW.

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas Day.........


Vicki, Tom watches Dr Who and he hated yesterday’s episode........although I think many will be glad to see Stephen Moffat stop doing the writing for it........it should get better. His self indulgent writing style ruined the last few episodes of Sherlock too........tries to be too clever........needs to get back to good old writing the stuff fans want......although not a fan of a female Dr just to be politically correct. Glad you have had a nice Christmas......


We had a lovely day........quite quiet as it was just us, although we had a couple of drop ins for an hour or so.......but turkey was gorgeous and we all ate far too much.......fun though! We all got some lovely gifts too........

Today is quite lazy till later.........defrosting 3 huge lasagnes right now and have made a giant dish of spicy chicken curry.......got between 20 and 30 coming tonight........20 definites........so all the other buffet style food will be dealt with later........everything else is done......bathrooms and spare rooms all made up for those that don’t leave till morning........should be a fun evening!

Have a good Boxing Day..........

You helped me figure out who the new dr is. Since I like her character in Broadchurch series, have decided to give her the benefit of the doubt. Surprised to enjoy the episode. Probably as i was prepared to absolutely detest it.

My Christmas present.

Didn't se it either until Metro posted below, sweeeeet present. Very few of my vehicles haven't been black. Always told they tend to command a higher trade, apparantly desireable. I'd like to think mine makes me look thinner hahahaha

Yep, a little cooler then past days when we first arrived.

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Foggy start, but lots of rides done with little wait. Sun in full now, but cool. Loving it.

Almost looked like a light snow lol

 

[schumigirl]

Todd, love car shows so that looks fun.....never been to an auction like that before........we loved going to classic car shows on LI when we were there.......my cousins husband is a car fanatic, so we kinda wandered around on our own as everyone else was bored.......lol.......hope it’s fun though!

MonyK........you did is coming home already! Well, hope she enjoyed it immensely..........

Lynne, nice fog picture..........too busy for me this time of year......but hope you’re having a lovely time with young family...........

Oh that’s cold Janet.........we are at 0c tonight.........it’s cold. Snow forecast but it is falling elsewhere......

A nice JD will chill you down......or a corona......was it corona in the package.......forgot to ask you earlier.......lol.....I like Black cars too......although ours right now is classed as Tenorite Grey.......in certain lights it looks black, in others it looks grey,........but like this one! Last one was magnetite black......stunning car! Love this one too......but can’t get too attached to it as we usually keep our cars 3 Years, but this one is 2 years old next week........and Tom is hankering after looking for a new one.......so off to the Mercedes showroom in the New Year.........will see what happens, I’d be happy to keep this one 4 years......love it!


I just discovered we have a cooking forum on the Dis.......been here since 07 and never knew!! It’s very quiet though doesn’t seem to have much traffic........

Spent the night watching classic black and white Sherlock Holmes movies......nothing else on.

Bed soon for us.........

 

[Charade67]

Good afternoon everyone. Today marked the official end of vacation. I had to go back to work. After work I stopped by my local Hallmark store. It has been a tradition of mine to go to Hallmark the day after Christmas and buy ornaments when they go on sale. I didn’t make it yesterday becasue of the car shopping. Most of the good ornaments had been sold, but I did manage to find a Spiderman for B, a Batman for dh, a Wonder Woman for me, and, much to my surprise, they had one Harry Potter Gringotts bank left. I keep buying the HP ornaments even though they are too big for my tree. I wish I had a mantle to put them on.
I also had to stop by the jeweler today. When we arrived in the Orlando airport last week i noticed one of the prongs on my engagement ring was damaged. I took the ring off and kept it in the safe during our vacation. They recommended I have all the prongs repaired due to the age of the ring.

Lynne - Looks like you are having a great vacation. We sort of had taco Tuesday yesterday. We stopped at a Tex Mex place that we don’t have in our area.

Metro - We did Holiday Hell week at WDW back in 2015.It wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting. I think it was because we figured out how to work the early entry, fast passes, and the park app to our best advantage. I don’t know why my car pic has disappeared. It is a dark blue Honda Civic.

Chuckers - It’s good to see the countdowns again. Vacation is getting so close. I like the Spinal Tap reference.

Buckeev - Yes, it’s a Civic. It’s going to take me a while to get used to it. My last car was a 2003. This car has a lot more bells and whistles.

Keisha - I’m going to try to give this new doctor a chance, but I’m still not sure. The car is actually a very dark blue. It’s a lot easier to see in person. Honda calls it Cosmic Blue.

It’s almost time to get some dinner. Maybe one of these days we will get to the grocery store.

Thanks everyone for the congrats on the car. I think I am already in love.

 

[kohlby]

Congratulations Charade. Nice looking car. Hope you have many miles driving it.

Had to get some sweets to tide over to dinner. Tried to change to earlier time, nothing available in the park this whole day. Hello crowds.

Actually liking the weather. No rain and not too hot not too cold.

May hit the Springs later tonight. Seems Goofy is calling little one’s sweet tooth. Well, that and some other stores. Time has flown and tomorrow is our last day with the Mouse. No matter, we will be hanging with Harry for the weekend.

Any chance you'll be at Universal tomorrow? If so, let me know if you want to meet up in person. I'm hitting the parks solo because apparently I didn't learn from last year's December 30th nightmare with crowds. I tell myself that I'll do better since I'm not even going to attempt the HP areas after 10am this time.


Any other Homies in the house possibly going tomorrow?

 

[kohlby]

Merry Christmas everyone! Yep, I'm late. It's the story of my life these days. We had a nice quiet Christmas. Nothing amazing. Nothing bad. So, it works!

Congrats on the car Charade! My husband drives a Civic. I think his might be a 2011 though.


Edited to add: Happy New Year y'all! Now I won't be late on that.

 

[Lynne G]

Wow, seven days with building crowds at the Mouse have passed. Sniff, cannot believe 8 days have passed since we arrived.

But, on a happy note, Harry is calling, and with some express pass help, we will brave the crowds some more, and hope to say hello to Kohlby all today. An Irish meal on tap for dinner. Hello RPR, we will swing by a Spring then see ya soon.

Hey homies! Throw back a favorite drink, it is Thursday! Good Morning!

 

[Chuckers]

Happy Thursday... I guess...

I get back to work after being off for 5 days to find that someone stole my coffee mug out of my office. While it doesn't sound like a big thing, it was a Grumpy mug from Disneyland Paris that I got on my 50th Birthday trip. I am SO pissed I can think straight right now.

I hope everyone else is having a great day

 

[schumigirl]

Afternoon all........

Sorry about your mug Chuckers........we still have mementos from our very first visit to DLP in 1992.......we went for a week, just about a month before we got married and bought some lovely little things......would hate to lose them, especially as many haven't been in circulation for many years......so even more annoying if someone stole your mug!!!



Had the quietest visit to a grocery store this morning......it was so different to the madness before Christmas......

But, we are 0c again.......freezing in any temperature!!

DH is mixing up a pitcher of Sangria as I type........well, it`s Christmas! Making the most of it when we can........

We have a massive campaign thing over here in the UK where people agree to do Dry January.......you don't drink any alcohol at all during the month of January......the whole month........4 weeks.........31 days......yep, its a long month!! But, it`s supposed to help your system after the exuberances of the festive season.......so we did it last year and have signed up again along with some of our friends.......the real party animals wouldn't do it.......easy peasy really......

Have a good Thursday.........

 

[Chuckers]

Thanks @schumigirl I am just so sad about it.. but I'll get over it, it's really only a "thing". I just don't understand why someone would steal it. I'm hoping it was 'borrowed' and it will be returned at some point.

 

[Chuckers]

10!

• The number of Canadian provinces
• The Roman numeral for 10 is 'X' - which looks like 2 'V's, which happens to be the Roman numeral 5.
• 10 plagues were inflected upon Egypt in Exodus 7-12
• Jews observe Ten Days of Repentance beginning on Rosh Hashana and ending on Yom Kippur
• In Hinduism, Lord Vishnu appeared on Earth in 10 incarnations
• Most countries issue coins and bills with a denomination of 10
• 10 track and field events make up a Decathalon
• 10 was a popular movie by Blake Edwards in 1979
• There are 10 official inkblots in the Rorschach Ink Blot Test
• The official Snellen Chart (Eye chart) uses 10 different letters
• Number Ten (also called Ella) is a character in the book series Lorien Legacies. The sixth book, The Fate of Ten, is named after her. I am currently reading this series, I am on the second book 'The Power of Six'. The first book, 'I am Number 4' was made into a movie.. it bombed, but I liked it enough to read the book.
• 10 of something is called a 'decade' - most commonly used for the number of years

While I actually only have 10 days until I leave for Universal Orlando, it feels like it's a decade away!!!

(I was going to use the following image, but I don't know how many people would get it)

 

[Charade67]

I got it.

 

[macraven]

Every one knows Bo.......
After all these years, she is still a looker.....

 

[Chuckers]

Every one knows Bo.......
After all these years, she is still a looker.....

Yes, she's still attractive!

 

[schumigirl]

Yep, I’m old enough to know Bo........


It is perishing here.......we’re at -3 right now.......too cold for me........had planned to walk round to our village pub tonight.......but will leave it for another night, too cold to go out.......will make another pitcher of sangria instead.........snow predicted for tomorrow........

Sitting watching Back to the Future 3 right now.........love it!

Strangely had cold dinner of shrimp and Parma ham with miniature rosemary bread rolls.......nice! DS had home made mac n cheese.........lush!

Will have some snacks later.......lots of chips and dips around.

 

[Chuckers]

It's 9 degrees here, -1 with wind chill. Frostbite weather... so cold the wind goes through my gloves.

 

[keishashadow]

Ok, Erie, PA, went over 65 inches in Xmas storm, likely another 10 tomorrow. They are over 100 inches for the month so far BTW jik anyone is keeping track. Blame it on the lake being so warm, not freezing over.

It was a whopping 1 degree when i woke up @ 6 am with the mr. Pulled covers back over my head, did it all over @ 8 am & temps hadn't budged. Not out of single digits yet. I cancelled today & set up my bills to pay early. Working on NYE menu, firming up stuff for upcoming trip. Snagged the Hyatt attached to PIT on Priceline for 1/3rd regular price, nice to just walk over in the am. Still not sure if staying our last night in Daytona or near the MCO>. Weird not to have something booked but room at the inn doesn't seem to be an issue with the areas so overbuilt with hotels lol.

Good afternoon everyone. Today marked the official end of vacation. I had to go back to work. After work I stopped by my local Hallmark store. It has been a tradition of mine to go to Hallmark the day after Christmas and buy ornaments when they go on sale. I didn’t make it yesterday becasue of the car shopping. Most of the good ornaments had been sold, but I did manage to find a Spiderman for B, a Batman for dh, a Wonder Woman for me, and, much to my surprise, they had one Harry Potter Gringotts bank left. I keep buying the HP ornaments even though they are too big for my tree. I wish I had a mantle to put them on.
I also had to stop by the jeweler today. When we arrived in the Orlando airport last week i noticed one of the prongs on my engagement ring was damaged. I took the ring off and kept it in the safe during our vacation. They recommended I have all the prongs repaired due to the age of the ring.

Lynne - Looks like you are having a great vacation. We sort of had taco Tuesday yesterday. We stopped at a Tex Mex place that we don’t have in our area.

Metro - We did Holiday Hell week at WDW back in 2015.It wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting. I think it was because we figured out how to work the early entry, fast passes, and the park app to our best advantage. I don’t know why my car pic has disappeared. It is a dark blue Honda Civic.

Chuckers - It’s good to see the countdowns again. Vacation is getting so close. I like the Spinal Tap reference.

Buckeev - Yes, it’s a Civic. It’s going to take me a while to get used to it. My last car was a 2003. This car has a lot more bells and whistles.

Keisha - I’m going to try to give this new doctor a chance, but I’m still not sure. The car is actually a very dark blue. It’s a lot easier to see in person. Honda calls it Cosmic Blue.

It’s almost time to get some dinner. Maybe one of these days we will get to the grocery store.

Thanks everyone for the congrats on the car. I think I am already in love.

Yikes, good thing you caught the ring issue. ever check ebay for the hallmark ornaments?

Happy Thursday... I guess...

I get back to work after being off for 5 days to find that someone stole my coffee mug out of my office. While it doesn't sound like a big thing, it was a Grumpy mug from Disneyland Paris that I got on my 50th Birthday trip. I am SO pissed I can think straight right now.

I hope everyone else is having a great day

Low down dirty deed. A pox on the culprit. I mean, seriously, who steals a 'used' grumpy coffee mug? I'd feel the same re sentimental value of it. Hope it magically materializes back on your desk

Every one knows Bo.......
After all these years, she is still a looker.....

Lol i thought exactly the same thing re the Bo s . Linda Evans of same era went overboard on her mush, same with Joan Collins but Bo must have some darn good genes that need little maintenance.

Looks like I'm bating cleanup, leave on 9th for our quickie get away.

 

[Lynne G]

Rotten thief of your mug Chuckers.

Missed Kohlby, and no room assigned yet. So, watched some animals do tricks and ready for the simpsons. Hope all has a better day and that mug thief has returned the mug.

Cool night, crowds are here too, so weaving and Express pass using before a good dinner.