Something About Nothing.......#4

[macraven]

hiya mac. glad to have you back.

hi ya andy!! tanks, it is good to be back


i put the cat in the basement, locked up the front and back door and turned off the lights.

then i came back to do a HB to tamie 2, aka tamie tude for her wednesday event.


i think i am going to catch some zzzzzzzzzz's now.
i hope i can wake up in time for work in the morning.

sweet sleep

 

[fan of the TTA]

macraven...i was sent here by blueeyesrnc-she posted on my PTR and sent me here. dh and i are tossing around the idea of adding a few days to a week on our trip and do universal and a bit of other stuff. but i'm universal-stupid still, so i've been browsing your boards trying to make sense of it all. i refuse to rent a car which makes things a bit tougher probably-and we need to go pretty cheap. so not sure if it will happen, but wanted to say HELLO to you all anyway.

welcome to our group...good to see you!.

yeah, we're all crazy universal fans, i'm sure we can all anser any questions you may have. just ask.

hey everyone else...wow, this thread is huge!. was actually looking for the cast member, but don't think she's checked in yet. want to cary on with what we started.

anyway, tis another wet day here, so won't be venturing out too far. i am just sitting here listening to music at the moment, acon

 

[Metro West]

So Todd I have been meaning to ask you for your recommendations for places to eat in the area. I take it The Captain and The Cowboy is one you would suggest? What else? How bout some good Mexican food?

I would definately recommend The Captain and The Cowboy...it's pricey but it's nice to have a relaxing dinner away from the tourist area. Here's the website if you want to check it out:

www.captainandthecowboy.com

that is great you all had a nice dinner together.
i gather you loved your steak!

will mom and dad be with you much longer on their vacation?

not longer, you know i mean staying with you for the visit longer.....

They're leaving Sunday morning...we're doing the Gaylord Palms restaurants tomorrow night and then somewhere around Universal Friday night...not sure about Saturday yet.

 

[Motherfletcher]

MORNING HEADS OF RED!

 

[dolPhinlovEr83]

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!! Halfway there...

Welcome to our new homie, Brook!!!

And Happy Birthday to Tamie!!

Finally, the sun is out and shining, even though it is quite chilly still. Too bad I'll be at work until 9 pm tonight. And the forecast is rain rain rain for the weekend. Ugh...wishin I was back in FL!!!

 

[Metro West]

Good morning and Happy Birthday to Tamie!

 

[ky07]

Good morning and Happy Birthday Tamie

 

[brookelizabeth]

to our miss brook

newest newbie today:

brookelizabeth


so glad you came here for help.
blue eyes is a kewl homie. she hasn't been around today maybe she will jump in around midnight ........we miss her here.


we all here would love to help you on your trip to the darkside.
what type of info do you want?
are you doing a split stay disney and uo?
that's what i do.

give us more 411 and we'll help you put it all together.

boy, this must be my stupid day.

i just went back and reread your post and see you have a link for the pretrip in november at wl.

duh.........

No problem! Yep, doing WL and thinking about tacking on a few days to a week to do Universal and Islands of Adventure-taking advantage of that 7 day ticket for $80. My main questions right now are these...

1) I REFUSE to drive on vacation. I hate driving and DH cannot due to being legally blind. Therefore we are looking for a hotel that has a shuttle to the parks.

2) I don't want to pay a lot for a hotel-I'm actually looking for one of those "attend a timeshare conference, get a cheap room" deals, and hoping there is one close to property so #1 above is a reality.

3) We have a baby who will be 1 by our trip. Is there enough family friendly rides at Universal and IoA to make it worth it? Or should I take advantage of the 7 day, non-expiring ticket deal and do it when DS is older?

brookelizabeth, when are you coming to chicago?

that's my old stomping grounds.

what plans do you have for chi town?

there is a lot to do in the city!
you'll have fun but bring your winter coat.
it might be cold when you get here

I'll be in Chicago on May 9, driving down from Minnesota. Then flying out to NYC on the 10th, then will be in Chicago again on the 17th. On the 9th it's my brother's graduation (he lives in my childhood home, Bolingbrook) from college, so we will be having a party for him, but DH and I had planned our NYC vacation the following week, so we are just flying out from there. Then we fly back into Chicago, crash at my brothers or aunts house and drive back to Minnesota. So in all, we probalby won't even go into the City really...but visit family and the airport! I bet it will still be chilly there...it's still is in Minnesota!

welcome to our group...good to see you!.

yeah, we're all crazy universal fans, i'm sure we can all anser any questions you may have. just ask.

Thank you! Please see questions above.

Welcome to our new homie, Brook!!!

Thank you!

And Happy Birthday Tamie!
(even though I have no idea who you are....yet!)​

 

[Metro West]

10 days til universal is mine.
forever.

Just remember to return it for HHN or there's gonna be some trouble.

 

[raph_b]

Happy Birthday Tamie!!

That is such a cool name

 

[coastermom]

Hello ALL ...

To all our new Homies ..

Happy Birthday Tamie .


I am leaving TODAY For our big Sweet 16 trip to the HRH and USF/IOA . I am so ready to find some WARM WEATHER . I will be back on Sunday and hopeful to see the friends on the box on either Sunday night or Monday .


Yep, headed to NYC in less than 2 weeks! I used to live there so we are staying with a friend (she lives in Manhattan) and just hanging out for a week. Our plans are to relax a whole lot, and visit some places I've never done....Bronx Zoo, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, my DH has never been to the Met. And of course EAT. My favorite diner recently closed so I don't get to visit my friends there, but we'll be hitting a few other eats that I love and miss!

Are you in NYC?

I am in NYC.... If you get the chance while in Prospect Park there is a cute little zoo it is pretty nice. We have gone a few times . I live in Staten Island nothing much to see here nobody comes to visit us unless you want to see the worlds largest CLOSED ( YEAH ) garbage dump . OR just ride our ferry . We love it here though .


Ok got packing to do shopping for the kids and then I gotta go pick them all up from school to get to the airport on time. I will see all the homies soon ...Don't Party too hard without me I will party hard enough for all of us at the HRH . And my DH thinks I did this just for my DD ... See eveyone soon .

 

[Metro West]

I think we were looking at the 11th, but if you need to change that to the 10th, that's OK with us as we're already at DHS on the 10th for lunch at Prime Time

You wanna do 5/10 instead...since you're already going to be there? It doesn't matter to me...you guys talk it over and send me a PM.

 

[macraven]

MORNING HEADS OF RED!

pinch me.

that phrase gives me shivers down the spine.



ooo i do love that.




mary, have a safe and wild and fun trip.
do you need cliff notes while you are gone from here?

brookelizabeth, later today, i'll try to figure out the best answers to your questions.

if you want to do day trips from wdw to universal, mears charges about $12 a person for the round trip shuttle. that was the price last year but i read on a thread it went up to $14 now. i'm not sure of the price but it should be in that range.

if you stay at american inn or days inn or somewhere on the major blvd which is across the street from UO, they have shuttle services from their hotel to the park/UO

 

[loribell]

Macadamia!

 

[marciemi]

Hi Guys! Remember me?!

Yeah, it's been awhile. Trip home went okay. Parents were just being parents and annoying the um, stuffing, out of me. Had beautiful weather - Friday it was 80 degrees! In Detroit!

I did spend most of the day Saturday with my friend who's planning her first WDW trip. We got her booked for 50's Prime Time, Garden Grill, and Crystal Palace. Not sure she'll do all, but at least she has the ADR's. She was unwilling to try Whispering Canyon because I think she was intimidated by going somewhere not in a park. Wanted to do a Fantasmic dinner package, but since she's only doing one day at MGM and really wanted to do 50's Prime Time, I kind of pointed out it wouldn't work too well. Personally I don't think it's worth the money.

Did some tentative park touring plans. Trying to see how much they can fit in since they only plan on 6 days in the parks (2 at MK, 2 at Epcot, 1 at the rest). Guess we'll see!

DH is in California this week. Life is hectic as usual. Outdoor soccer started games this week. Monday it was snowing like crazy in the morning (sigh!) and Matt had his first game. Stopped snowing before then luckily, but it was 36 and windy (and dark!) for the game. I opted to get a good parking place where I could see the field and stay in my car and watch the game.

Welcome to all our new folks and coastermom - have a great trip!

 

[loribell]

Mary's daughter!

Have a fabulous trip and celebrate for me too!

 

[loribell]

Hi Marcie! Welcome home. Glad you got your friend set up.

 

[macraven]

marcia is back.

can cross her off the MIA list now.




are you here to play marcie or do you have to work now?

 

[loribell]

Todd - The Cowboy & The Captain looks very nice. Thanks for the link. It looks like it would cost about the same as Le Cellier too. Maybe we should do it instead.

So do you have any other recommendations for places to eat that the locals frequent?

 

[RAPstar]

morning all.