Something About Nothing ... #12

[keishashadow]

HOT here today, good training for me. Nervous as jr is making that looong drive to Myrtle Beach today. Driving solo no less, meeting up with buds there. Waiting for that text telling me all is right with the world. It never ends, even when they leave the nest.

Robbie - I went back twice still don’t see the post re the BD party. It’s the iPod tripping me up, i’m Sure of it growl. Anyway, best wishes sent to your mister for a wonderful year ahead! Glad to hear you felt well enough to entertain, hope things coming along nicely for you as to recouperating after the accident. HHN is right ‘round the corner!

Robbie, hope the birthday celebration for your husband went smooth and fantastic
Happy birthday to him today

Keisha, eat out more often
No fuss or muss in your kitchen then

I think you have become a light weight with booze

I can remember being with you and Dave at Marleys in city walk where you started with beer then switched to the hard stuff like I had

Need to reread to see who I missed or go on my IMac so I can see the entire screen and what has been posted here

Ha, i won’t disappoint you. From moonlighting as a bar-keep, still have a cast-iron stomach. Just enjoy things in smaller quantities these days. Can’t take the blue-collar out of most ‘burg girls. We learn to tolerate drinking those nasty Iron City beers by washing them down with shots of peach & peppermint schnapps Hey, don’t knock it ladies, it’s a finely-honed talent

Possibly. I went to school in Georgia. I should start keeping a list of expenses and see just how much I am spending this year.

South is notorious for public schools paying teachers poorly vs what is common in the north. Assume that may be why they may commonly pass nuisance fees to families. Doesn’t seem right to me though, public education is compulsory, should be ‘free’ but when in Rome...

Know that many with freshly inked education majors from my DSs’ colleges would head to NC/SC when they couldn’t find work in this area. Most tend to segue back home once they get some experience under their belts and can find a position

Good evening all!!

Schumi- I've sent texts to the wrong person before! Luckily nothing too bad! but still embarrassing!
Lynne- too bad the movie wan't too good! But at least the theater was quiet!
Charade- my kids didn't pay dues in high school but they did charge them fees for graduation and such. I think we did chip in for a school momento as well.
Keisha- you found a good bartender like Monyk that makes 'em strong!!
Robo- to the Mr!!
Mac- noted that you're not a lightweight drinker-
you go right for the hard stuff!

Great day!! Had fun at the parks and had a nice surprise!! Met up with Monyk at The Studios after the light show! So nice to meet her and DH!!

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Had a nice time talking- planning to meet up again tomorrow. The parks and some drinks! It's going to get serious tomorrow!!

Ok who is who? . You both look lovely

Met @pattyw tonight at Universal and her and Troy were kind enough to give me and hubs ride back to Pop. She’s just as much fun IRL as her reports!

Wild Africa trek was awesome today. Hot hot hot but so fun. Eventually I’ll share a few pictures once back on laptop.

Happy birthday to mr robo.

Someday I’ll get to DL! We sat outside as there was a wait list. Said at least 45 minutes but we were outside way longer than that.

I had the bacon this Morning Schumi-with my mickey waffle!

Thought about getting up for EMH at studios tomorrow to ride Slinky dog in daylight. Will see if we wake up or not.

Elementary school here Charade does collect money for the year from the class for stuff like class parties, teachers gifts, kids get a school shirt. It’s about $20/year and PTA also raises money. Actually each kid gets a school shirt thanks to PTA. But for high school no dues.

A few details re. Wild trek if you can. How much time was actually ‘treking’ vs other time on tour, which I believe is 3 hours?

DiL & GD lobbying to do it. No way can i with my foot issues. I’m ok with them doing their own thing but I’m having concerns. GD will turn 8 (minimum age) less than a week prior to day being considered. She is very small but fearless & strong like bull, a solidly muscled gymnast. I’m afraid they may turn them away if DiL fudges her age. It is listed in MDE. What do you think. Well, aside from the, ahem, morality of overstating her age.

I know neither will eat a bite of the ‘exotic’ food. I probably wouldn’t either if truth be known.

Obviously I am
A light weight drinker as it took me two tries to do this post

You both look so thin and I am not

Now this means I have to really start my diet In the morning and pour my knob creek and jack Daniels and Jim
Beam down the drain so I can have a normal looking
Body

Whiskey/bourbon keeps nicely in dark, cool place

Switch to vodka & your problems are over, stash it in the freezer

I hadn't thought about an 80's outfit. I don't remember mumu's. I remember having Jordache designer jeans, leggings and tunics and had really big hair!!

I'm in to do an 80's themed outfit!

The 80’s are new again, leggings, tunics & designer jeans back en vogue!

Vintage and reproductions all the rage with the cool kids. I just have to dig a little further back in my closet. Most of it still fits lol

Big hair never died here

Janet..sounds like a lovely evening all the same with good food and drinks...…..loving the sound of candy floss on top of a drink......Oh it was Peter C!!!! I never knew he was doing that...…...he`s another cool guy!!!

Nice pic of Patty and MonyK……..have fun!!!

mac...….no no no to pouring down the drain...……….wanna see my new additions to our liquor cabinet.....well, walk in cupboard actually......lol...…..

All these babies made it home safely...…….

First thing we do when we get the cases back is see if we can smell rum!!!!! Thankfully not so far...…...we package them well...…….

Happy Monday...………………...

I like the wallpaper

I was kind of hoping Robbie would send us a piece of the birthday cake she had for her husband’s bd party yesterday


I’m in the mood for cake this morning

Let her (mac) eat cake. Let it be written, let it be said...wahla!

Did it work?

Nice countdowns Lynne...…..I forgot you were going this month!!!! That's come around quickly...…...

Ours are so far...…..

Sept/Oct...….37

Nov/Dec...….114

March...…….213

May...………..274

Still got September next year to plan, but will work on that after we come home this October....Virgin Flights will be out then...…..

you are incorrigible! Now, I’m going to have to eventually look & count my own dates

Hmmm, sneaking in another March and May trip, eh? Lol

Glad no booze was harmed last night.

No carbs in any of it and it's okay if you do Atkins...that may be the diet for you mac I just started my pretrip diet this week but realized that I probably will still be fluffy when we go and that's alright.

A belated to mr robo and congrats on 2000 Robbie

Love the countdowns Carole...43 for me

I just booked the scareactor dining for the 3 of us. I know some say it's not worth it but with 2 guys going we will get our money's worth in food. I'm looking forward to the photo ops more than anything.

So cool that monyk and patty got together...looking forward to meeting up with any homies going when we are.

Lynne...I'm not one for early entry too, we may arrive at opening on our AK day to ride FOP but that's it. On the darkside we go easy as we stay for 8 days and there's plenty of time to do everything.

I'm off to read schumi's latest update so I can take my mind off the empty closet left by Trey yesterday...he has officially moved out

Hope you all have a wonderful day

I’ve read more cons than pros too, but like you say, the photo oops with the kids can easily make up for a lot. Do you remember the pp cost?

I keep saying i’m going to do rope drop & head back to pool in afternoon. Regroup & get back at it in the evening. The few times I didn, wound up staying at resort lol

Yeah- made it just after open at Epcot. Early enough for me. Had a margarita at noon and then a limoncello mule with lunch at Via Napoli and texted patty she needed to catch up. Getting cleaned up a nd heading to Universal- island side tonite. Tomorrow we switch resorts so it’s a sleep in day til they kick us out!

Diets can wait til January

Was it one of those mind-altering frozen ones outside the Mexican pavilion. It only takes one of those mixed monstrosities. Looking forward to that great pizzza @ Via Napoli myself, yum

 

[tink1957]

I’ve read more cons than pros too, but like you say, the photo oops with the kids can easily make up for a lot. Do you remember the pp cost?

It was around $50 pp and no APH discount was available as in previous years much to my dismay. At least we will get 3 digital downloads out of it. Another benefit is we can wait for HHN in relative comfort at the front of the park where the best houses usually are.

Made a salad with fresh veggies from the garden for dinner...it was good but I'm still hungry...dieting stinks.

I was about to go outside to cut the grass this afternoon only to discover that it had rained so I hope it will dry out enough by tomorrow...it's funny I didn't even notice because the sun was shining the whole time.

Have a good night and sweet dreams everyone

 

[macraven]

Night Tink

Sweet dreams

 

[Lynne G]

Night too Mac, and thanks to Keisha, hoping not to have dreams of sewer water beer. As a college kid an hour or so North of Keisha, cheap beer, aka Iron City, was the beer of choice. Never did like drinking it.

Sweet dreams homies. This early bird has retired for the night.

 

[buckeev]

Night Tink

Sweet dreams

Good Night Jonn-Boi.

 

[macraven]

Good night Mary Ellen

That’s John Boy’s sister


Lights out kids

 

[pattyw]

This night owl is still up! Just dropped off Monyk and DH at Pop after our visit to Strong Water tonight! The drinks were strong and the conversation flowed so easy that we lost track of time!! It was such a fun evening- hated to have it end! Pictures to come!! Thanks to our designated driver Troy who had a Fanta orange and chocolate cake, we got back to the car and home safely!

Monyk and DH are so sweet!! Thanks to them Troy got to ride The Hulk and Dr. Doom. That's Joe's job usually, but in his absence they were his ride partners I was the bag holder(thrill ride wimp)

And it's a special day indeed!

Happy 25th anniversary to Monyk and DH!!

Waiting for that text telling me all is right with the world. It never ends, even when they leave the nest.

I'm with you! Always worry about them!!

Ok who is who? . You both look lovely

Monyk is on the left I'm on the right in the picture

The 80’s are new again, leggings, tunics & designer jeans back en vogue!

Vintage and reproductions all the rage with the cool kids. I just have to dig a little further back in my closet. Most of it still fits lol

Big hair never died here

I know I wouldn't fit into anything I wore then!! But tunics and leggings will hide a lot!!

 

[schumigirl]

Glad no booze was harmed last night.

No carbs in any of it and it's okay if you do Atkins...that may be the diet for you mac I just started my pretrip diet this week but realized that I probably will still be fluffy when we go and that's alright.

A belated to mr robo and congrats on 2000 Robbie

Love the countdowns Carole...43 for me

I just booked the scareactor dining for the 3 of us. I know some say it's not worth it but with 2 guys going we will get our money's worth in food. I'm looking forward to the photo ops more than anything.

So cool that monyk and patty got together...looking forward to meeting up with any homies going when we are.

Lynne...I'm not one for early entry too, we may arrive at opening on our AK day to ride FOP but that's it. On the darkside we go easy as we stay for 8 days and there's plenty of time to do everything.

I'm off to read schumi's latest update so I can take my mind off the empty closet left by Trey yesterday...he has officially moved out

Hope you all have a wonderful day

Awww bless Vicki.........don’t look in the closets yet!! He’s quite close though isn’t he........you’ll see him often I’m sure.........

Yay to 43 days......well.......42 now!!! Yep, we’ve never made EE and never plan to..........

Yeah- made it just after open at Epcot. Early enough for me. Had a margarita at noon and then a limoncello mule with lunch at Via Napoli and texted patty she needed to catch up. Getting cleaned up a nd heading to Universal- island side tonite. Tomorrow we switch resorts so it’s a sleep in day til they kick us out!

Diets can wait til January

Margaritas at noon are fabulous!!!!

Enjoy your next few days.........

HOT here today, good training for me. Nervous as jr is making that looong drive to Myrtle Beach today. Driving solo no less, meeting up with buds there. Waiting for that text telling me all is right with the world. It never ends, even when they leave the nest.

Robbie - I went back twice still don’t see the post re the BD party. It’s the iPod tripping me up, i’m Sure of it growl. Anyway, best wishes sent to your mister for a wonderful year ahead! Glad to hear you felt well enough to entertain, hope things coming along nicely for you as to recouperating after the accident. HHN is right ‘round the corner!



Ha, i won’t disappoint you. From moonlighting as a bar-keep, still have a cast-iron stomach. Just enjoy things in smaller quantities these days. Can’t take the blue-collar out of most ‘burg girls. We learn to tolerate drinking those nasty Iron City beers by washing them down with shots of peach & peppermint schnapps Hey, don’t knock it ladies, it’s a finely-honed talent



South is notorious for public schools paying teachers poorly vs what is common in the north. Assume that may be why they may commonly pass nuisance fees to families. Doesn’t seem right to me though, public education is compulsory, should be ‘free’ but when in Rome...

Know that many with freshly inked education majors from my DSs’ colleges would head to NC/SC when they couldn’t find work in this area. Most tend to segue back home once they get some experience under their belts and can find a position



Ok who is who? . You both look lovely



A few details re. Wild trek if you can. How much time was actually ‘treking’ vs other time on tour, which I believe is 3 hours?

DiL & GD lobbying to do it. No way can i with my foot issues. I’m ok with them doing their own thing but I’m having concerns. GD will turn 8 (minimum age) less than a week prior to day being considered. She is very small but fearless & strong like bull, a solidly muscled gymnast. I’m afraid they may turn them away if DiL fudges her age. It is listed in MDE. What do you think. Well, aside from the, ahem, morality of overstating her age.

I know neither will eat a bite of the ‘exotic’ food. I probably wouldn’t either if truth be known.




Whiskey/bourbon keeps nicely in dark, cool place

Switch to vodka & your problems are over, stash it in the freezer



The 80’s are new again, leggings, tunics & designer jeans back en vogue!

Vintage and reproductions all the rage with the cool kids. I just have to dig a little further back in my closet. Most of it still fits lol

Big hair never died here




I like the wallpaper



Let her (mac) eat cake. Let it be written, let it be said...wahla!

Did it work?



you are incorrigible! Now, I’m going to have to eventually look & count my own dates

Hmmm, sneaking in another March and May trip, eh? Lol



I’ve read more cons than pros too, but like you say, the photo oops with the kids can easily make up for a lot. Do you remember the pp cost?

I keep saying i’m going to do rope drop & head back to pool in afternoon. Regroup & get back at it in the evening. The few times I didn, wound up staying at resort lol



Was it one of those mind-altering frozen ones outside the Mexican pavilion. It only takes one of those mixed monstrosities. Looking forward to that great pizzza @ Via Napoli myself, yum

Glad he made it safely!!! Yes, it’s true we never stop worrying ...........and we thought the baby days were a worry.......you could just pick them up and keep them safe and warm.......then they go out, quite rightly into the world and we worry a thousand times more!

Peppermint schnapps!!!! That’s a huge no from me.......lol.......I hate peppermint anyhtjng........but any other cocktail and I’m with you..........I loved being a teenager in the 80’s.........clothes were so much fun.....colourful and bright......no one wore designer clothes it was all the cheap Madonna look.......and so many more females who were amazing in the 80’s. I had a short lived Pat Benetar phase........it didn’t work and NO you can’t see pictures........Back to Madonna. I miss leg warmers and those short pixie boots..........

And thanks to the wallpaper...........that’s in the dining room we had done earlier this year.........I love that room!!!

Yes, March and May flights were booked earlier this year.......think when we came back from this years March and May trips........although next year both those will be 14 nights each.........10 wasn’t enough!

Good Night Jonn-Boi.

Lovely to see you........hope things are good.........

 

[schumigirl]

To Mr & Mrs MonyK……….

Big Congratulations and have a great day...…..

 

[schumigirl]

 

[Lynne G]

Happy Anniversary to MonyK and her DH. Great way to spend some time together.

Sounds like Patty and Troy and MonyK and her DH are having an awesome time. Strong drinks and talk are a fabulous way to end the night. Guess another sleep in, and well needed.

So, after all that drinking, food of choice should be a taco. That's right ladies and gentlemen, we are at another Tuesday, and that means Mac will be doing a Taco Run.

Make sure you give her your order, she may make a trip or two today, depending on how much or less, she wants to cook.

. I tend to go for a burrito over a taco.

With that, another gray start, but very warm, close to 80 at 6am. Sigh, even heard the AC cranking throughout the night.

Awesome that all is planned so far Schumi. Yes, longer trips are always welcome, particularly since you have so long and cost to get over the pond. Hope your day is going well, and the bathrooms are ready for their new decor.

I need tea, as this AC is quite cool, and it's early. Oh my, another steamy day, and freezing temps inside. Joy, summer is still here. And I am not complaining. Snow is far from my mind right now, and it can stay there. LOL

 

[schumigirl]

Who needs to wait for throwback Thursday...…….

 

[schumigirl]

Enjoy your weather Lynne.....winter will be here before we know it...…..AC sounds good about now!!! We are hot again today.....like you though, not complaining......we love this!!

Decorating won`t be done in rooms that have been done yet...….decorators father died so he is catching up with work he`s missed......he is a busy in demand guy, so hoping he fits us in before we leave in September...….can`t be impatient due to circumstances......but, yes ready for them to be "complete".


Now to decide what`s for lunch soon...………..may just have some honeyed turkey and salad in wraps...….

 

[macraven]

I remember when that picture was taken!

 

[macraven]

Happy anniversary to Monyk and Mr
Monyk for 25 happy years

 

[Robo56]

Happy Tuesday morning everyone





Happy Anniversary to monyk and her hubby






Great picture of members of the Sans family schumi . A happy picture of fellow Universal fans.


Tink wanted to thank you and your daughter for inspiring me to fix my coffee maker. Sunday my Keurig coffee machine went on the fritz. I decided I would throw it away and buy a new one yesterday. Then I remember you said your daughter repaired your dryer from a video on YOUTUBE.

So I went on YOUTUBE and followed the easy directions and fixed my coffee machine. Couldn’t believe how easy it was......I will add a honest disclaimer I slightly scalded two fingers (I did not have a big enough cup for the heated water coming through the tube when it was clearing), but I felt so empowered by fixing something...thank you


I have a nice big mug of coffee this morning




Enjoy your tea this morning Lynne.


Morning Mac

 

[Lynne G]

That's awesome Robo. Sorry you got burnt, but at least you have a fixed coffee maker. Enjoy that cup of coffee. Looks lush. I'd be glad to take it from ya, mostly to warm my hands. LOL

Lunch yet? That gray morning is just the start of another now more bright overcast sky, with the temps now nearing 90. Steamy, with that dice roll of a thunderstorm or two later today.

Gotta call the eye glass place. Apparently yesterday, older one did not secure his glasses, and the river enjoyed having them instead. At least he has the best vision out of all of us.

 

[pattyw]

This night owl will be an early bird tomorrow! Fly home later today and work tomorrow morning! Ugh!

Very successful trip! Kyle's at his new home and we have secured a storage unit for Troy's furniture and stuff. We have movers lined up to carry the heavy things. Had a couple of fun park days as well as an amazing DISmeet!

Here's a ride picture from yesterday! We watched the castle lights and fought our way into FJ. Thank goodness for our premier AP's and EP! The standby line was pretty long as everyone poured in after the light show. We had only a few minute wait.

 

[tink1957]

Good morning

Happy anniversary to Mr and Mrs. MonyK!
Glad you all and patty had fun last night and kudos to Troy for being your dd.

Yay for Robo fixing her Keurig and YouTube!

Love that pic Carole...it has some of my favorite peeps in it.

It's steamy here too Lynne...the grass still hasn't dried and I almost slid out of my croc sandals while taking out the trash this morning.

Taco salad for me...oops I'm out of lettuce so it will have to be sesame fish for lunch.

Have a great day everyone

 

[schumigirl]

I have that mug Robo……..