Something about Nothing, come join in........

[macraven]

i do hear it gets hot in orlando in the summer.
the only summer months i have been there were june and august.
i skipped july.........too many tourists

 

[bubba's mom]

not next year, but for 2009, we are thinking of switching to mid August vacations..... i hate to wait ALL summer for vacation tho....i dunno what we'll do.... we don't mind the heat/humidity....well, ME moreso than DH, but i'll take the hot over the cold, scrape your windshield crap anyday.

oh, i forgot to mention, i played foosball for the first time last nite at the picnic w/ Bubba.... he kicked my butt AND I broke 2 nails (what kind of idiot breaks a nail playing foosball??)

 

[Metro West]

So do they do any 'inking' @ H&H? walked past, just appeared to be a very busy shop.

I think so...there's a nice counter when you walk in with some design books on it and the rooms are in the back.

 

[loribell]

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend.

So, it is getting close to time to leave. I have seen mention of getting in to the park 30 minutes prior to opening. Does this happen at both parks? Where do we need to be to get in early? Does showing our room keys get us in early? Do they ever open the gate at US that is out by the bus stop or do we need to go around to the main entrance?

What all will my AP get me discounts on? Does it get a discount on a refillable mug or refills?

What else do I need to be reminded of?

Thanks everyone!!!! I am getting excited now!

 

[bubba's mom]

Lori,

with your AP, you can get in at 8am....I know at IOA, the turnstiles to the left are where you go.

As far as discounts, whip that AP out everytime you buy something. If charging to your room, keep the AP w/ room key...the 2 should be shown together

If you go to the Studios at/after 11am, and the front lines are long, enter thru the Blue Man Group theater...many do not know to enter thru there (BMG theater is off City Walk next to Studios)

Also, don't sit in the back of the boat on Jaws in row 5-8

Have a great time! I know you've been excited for this trip!

 

[NashvilleTrio]

Well...I'm off to stroll around Universal for a few hours today.

I'll take some new pix and report back when I return.

Barb - I'll take some of the new tat place at CityWalk you mentioned.

Todd - you better stop rubbing it in that you live practically next door to UO or I'm gonna have to come beat you up! JK!!

Hope you had fun there today - (I really am jealous though).
-melissa

 

[Metro West]

Todd - you better stop rubbing it in that you live practically next door to UO or I'm gonna have to come beat you up! JK!!

Hope you had fun there today - (I really am jealous though).
-melissa

You would have laughed at me today when you saw the crowds and felt the heat. I was ready to jump in the lake at 10:30 this morning!

 

[bubba's mom]

Melissa,

I think living THAT close is sometimes a "con" rather than a "pro". No staying onsite for unlimited FOTL...and like he said, the heat was brutal...and it was crowded. I wouldn't go peak season w/o staying onsite....even if i DID only live 20 minutes away! OTOH, there are more "off peak" times than "peak", so THAT trumps it.

i'm off to bed....been a tiring day and don't know why...didn't really accomplish anything

oh well..nite y'all

 

[macraven]

sweet sleep bubba's mom

 

[Metro West]

oh well..nite y'all

I'm heading to bed myself...5AM comes early.

Nite all!

 

[NashvilleTrio]

Night Barb and Todd!

Mac - u still up? I did not know that you had 4 boys! WOW! I can barely keep up with the one I have! And I'm sorry to hear that 3 of them are having health issues. I know from your posts that you're a praying woman, so we both know everything will work out for the good!

-melissa

 

[macraven]

thanks melissa.


yup, still up.
don't think i will be sleeping much tonight. too much going on in my head.

going to go watch court tv in a few minutes.

 

[NashvilleTrio]

Melissa,

I think living THAT close is sometimes a "con" rather than a "pro". No staying onsite for unlimited FOTL...and like he said, the heat was brutal...and it was crowded. I wouldn't go peak season w/o staying onsite....even if i DID only live 20 minutes away! OTOH, there are more "off peak" times than "peak", so THAT trumps it.

i'm off to bed....been a tiring day and don't know why...didn't really accomplish anything

oh well..nite y'all

Yeah - I see your point. FOTL is definitely worth paying a little extra for a hotel. It'd be hard to justify that cost if we lived so close.

 

[macraven]

i think if i lived that close, i wouldn't be staying on site unless i was there for hhn


and i would go there to eat lunch at the fire eaters grill every other day.

 

[t-and-a]

Hey everybody!
I've been busy and not on the board. I went shopping with my mom and my 10-year old DS yesterday. We got a lot of bargains! Today, DH and I have been working on the house. We decided to work inside today and were so glad that we did! It didn't rain today, but it has rained so much here that we have so many mosquitoes!!! It's awful! 13-year-old DS mowed today and sprayed OFF on himself and still got lots of bites! Lori, we'll be waiting for you to come by on your ark to rescue us; it's starting to look like a swamp down here. I think Shrek and Fiona may be living in the woods next to my house.

 

[roseprincess]

Hi all-
The family wedding shower went well today(DH's side of the family).
It was a little too long tho, but went well. Shower started at 11 am and last present opened at 2:30pm. No shower games of any sort, since it was at a nice, fancy restaurant. Just chitchat, eat, chitchat, eat, chitchat, and bride finally opens gifts. Oh, and the punch was spiked
While I was at the shower, DH took DS to Rainforest Cafe for lunch at our nearby mall. I had a coupon for $1.99 children's meal at RC for DS, when you buy an adult meal. DD had stayed overnight at my parents house last night and didn't drop her off until 4pm today.
Oh, forgot to mention, I won 2 free tickets to Kiddieland amusemant park for a week from now!! Kiddieland is a small amusement park in Chicago, or technically in Melrose Park, IL.

Thanks all of you for your concerns about DH's job search. No, he didn't get a job yet. but he has been going to many, many recruiters so far. The recruiters keep calling him to come in for an appt.
Please continue your prayers, pixie dust, and mummy dust. thanks!


Happy Birthday to Keisha's son and marciemi's son!

Hope all that came back recently from UO had an awesome time!!

Mac- keep us posted on your Dsons

bubba's mom- sounded like you had a crazy weekend
Get some zzzzzz's. I'm going to get some zzzz's very soon.

Ok, I gotta go. am pretty tired.
Goodnight all.

 

[Metro West]

i think if i lived that close, i wouldn't be staying on site unless i was there for hhn


and i would go there to eat lunch at the fire eaters grill every other day.

That's what I mentioned at the meet in June. I don't get the whole vacation atmosphere that you guys do and I can't justify spending the money to stay onsite even for a weekend. My house is 11.47 miles from Universal so unless someone wants to flip the bill...I won't be staying onsite anytime soon.

 

[RVGal]

So, what... you guys use this thread to chat? In the let's-get-to-know-each-other-more-personally sense?

I didn't know "chat" still existed on message boards. How wonderfully refreshing!

 

[marciemi]

So, what... you guys use this thread to chat? In the let's-get-to-know-each-other-more-personally sense?

I didn't know "chat" still existed on message boards. How wonderfully refreshing!

To our newest homie, RVGal! (Beat you Mac!)

Yeah, I think this board is supposed to loosely be about Universal, but it's my favorite place to hang out on the DIS! Usually when I ask Universal questions, they don't much get answered anyways but everyone seems to enjoy looking at my pics and my babbles about my family! Pull up a chair and stay awhile!

 

[RVGal]

Pull up a chair and stay awhile!

I'd love to. Thanks!

Of course, my visits to the board are sporadic. I have two young boys (5 & 2) and they don't let me focus on anything other than them for very long at a time. "Look! Mommy's not paying attention to US. Let's go climb all over her until she does!"

I've been coming to the Universal side of the DIS for a few months. Our trip was the end of May, so I came back hoping I could help others... but since I can only help those out with young kids, I don't get to answer many questions. I got so excited the other day when someone posted a question asking about the Barney area! I felt like that kid in class that FINALLY knew the answer to a question and I leaped on it!

How sad does that make my life. Hmmmm...