Still Feeding Nebo: The may trip final chapter pg 122, Dec. 31

[zigzagzerr]

This trip we did have a car, and drove over from Pop to meet up with Tiggerbell who was also staying at Frenchie. To our surprise, she turned out to be somewhat normal, and it was one of the highlights of our trip.

Thank goodness she was only somewhat normal!

Um, what's a rezumay?

We did look around the town a lot, but it seemed like every sub division we pulled into, was connected to a golf course. I kept looking for O.J., but never saw him, now I know why. He was in Vegas.

That was pretty wild, huh? Every time you think we're done with OJ, he comes back.

We would be by the pool at Pop, and there would be two clouds in the sky, I'd walk over to the smoking area, and one of them would tinkle on me. Just enough to annoy you.

Eww! Yes, I would find that annoying.

 

[jcc0621]

Somehow I think I should take the over on this one...... Just women's intuition

Can't wait to hear about meeting Jaime and crew.

Um, you're in Florida. It has more golf course per capita than Jersey has strip malls. May want to rethink the don't want to live near a golf course thing, JMHO

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Welcome Back, Nebo! I'm glad you're home safely! Lucky you....get to head back soon!

Sounds great!!! My little mommy brain would get too confused, too![/COLOR]
Diane was the official "cell phone" spotter. I think I would rather deal with the drunks, at least you can see them weaving up ahead, they wouldn't just get drunk as you're passing them.
Oh, yeah! They're my pet peeve, too. SHUT UP AND DRIVE!!!!
Oh yes, first impressions mean a lot. Mine, well, not so spiffy.

It probably didn't help when he asked where we were staying, and I said "At Pop Century, in Disney."

And then he said he hated Disney, won't go there again because it got so expensive.

Yup, kinda hard to make a good first impression with your new prospective boss when you have him bent backwards over his desk with your hands around his throat!
Well, what kind of horrible man doesn't like Disney?!?!?! I certainly wouldn't want to work for him!
Goodnight, brothers and sisters in ears,,,,, neb

Take care! Can't wait to hear more soon!

 

[monymony3471]

I think you just figured out how to do disney right. Just come back for a few days and head right back out. Genius.

Loved the OJ comment. Very Very funny.

LEXY: I know you are reading this. I need lots of Pictures of Nebo. You hear me? If it wasn't for the pregnancy and all, I'd be down there will all of you. So, indulge me if you would and when he's not looking take a few. (I mean when Diane is not looking. )

Hee Hee.

 

[luvmyboys]

Welcome back to reality Nebo & Smidgy-- even if it's only for a brief time! I hope you were able to relax, de-stress, etc... on your trip. When you weren't dodging cell-phone drivers, that is!!!!

 

[whogirl'smom]

Hooray, you're back! Although, you did miss my surprise party for my 40th birthday! I'm sure you had just as much fun at WDW. Boy, I hope all that rain goes away before our trip in 2 1/2 weeks! You're worrying me with the no insurance thing....I'll just keep thinking good thoughts for y'all!

 

[longneckthree]

Good thing I have my motorized skateboard. Yeah, right, I'd be in the hospital in 20 minutes if I had one.
So true.
And,,,,, I think it was Winkers, who set the over and under bar at 2 and a half on Nebo injuries. Well, let me proudly proclaim I came under.
Your Kidding. ( I was betting 5 1/4. )
And then he said he hated Disney, won't go there again because it got so expensive.
How could he.

Emily

Mom 42 Dad 44 Me 13
Dear Sister 10 Dear Sister 8 Dear Sister 5
DDog 11 DPuppy 3

82 Days until first trip to Disney!

 

[Stan's MaggieMouse]

Nebo,

Lakeland's a nice town. My parents have a condo there, with not a golf course in sight. My aunt and uncle, however, do live in one of the golf course developments. You don't want to live near them anyway.

Maggie

 

[Disneydad99]

Hey Nebo!!!

We will be sitting In POR in 3 days...Sipping on Manhattans!!!!


Just Saying!!!

 

[McDisney]

Golfballophobia: n.: fear or dislike of being hit by flying golf balls; may also be linked to not being born and raised in Florida- can be overcome by visiting Epcot at least 4 times per year.

 

[lexmelinda]

LEXY: I know you are reading this. I need lots of Pictures of Nebo. You hear me?

I'll see what I can do.

 

[winkers]

Hey Nebo!!!

We will be sitting In POR in 3 days...Sipping on Manhattans!!!!


Just Saying!!!

sure, rub it in!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I need lots of Pictures of Nebo.

I gotcha covered too monymony

One more week for me

 

[monymony3471]

I gotcha covered too monymony

One more week for me

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks! I knew I could count on my dis frineds!

I hope to see them on your upcoming Trip Reports.

 

[RHONDALEE]

HEY!!! I am a lot of things - fluffy, good at divorce, giddy around Figment, an excellent camp fire starter - but I am NOT "somewhat normal"!!! Don't be spreading rumors that I'm any kind of "normal"! Rhonda will back me up on this one!

The words Jaime and normal NEVER go in the same sentence.


Rhonda

 

[RHONDALEE]

You know what else she is? Hysterically funny! I'm so glad she's home and has started her TR!!!

Yeah, she's a laugh a minute....

Rhonda

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Yeah, she's a laugh a minute....

Rhonda

Apparently you are a couple laughs a minute cuz that's what you just made me do - laugh twice - in less than a minute!

 

[nebo]

It's friday, and my mind is all over the map right now.
I'm packing as I'm typing, so I guess the hodgepodge nature of this chapter will fit right in with my mental status today.

I may have to fire up the manhattans a tad early.

Before we leave in the morning, I'd kind of like to get through a few more things on last weeks shenanigans, so I really don't have time to comment on your clever posts this time. forgive me. Although, what's with Monica in search of Nebo pictures? Got me worried. Last time anyone wanted a picture of me I ended up in Colleen's and Jaimie's soap opera.

So, let's get the stupid part over with, first.

A few days before we left, I messed up my back loading up all the tools in my car and helping another guy on our last day at the shop. It wasn't totally out, but it sure got your attention. It also caused me to go through the trip's supply of my little friends much more than I wanted to. As much as I tried to ration them, the pills just kept falling out of the bottle faster than Paris Hilton falls out of her bikini top.

Then, the strangest thing happened.

On the first night, after driving almost nine hundred miles, we were in Asheville N.C., looking for a motel, A Red Roof Inn, to be exact, it was the cheapest one we could in the "cheap rooms" brochure you pick up in rest areas and welcome centers.

You could see the huge sign sticking up from the highway, but that's all we could find. That sign sticking up from the highway. The directions in the ad were useless, and it was starting to get dark. My entire body had tensed up behind the wheel, I had the seat at a really weird angle trying to take pressure off my tailbone and back, and we finally pulled into a fast food place and Diane went in to ask where the heck it was.

No wonder we couldn't find it!

According to Diane, it went something like this;

"Red Roof?" "Ya'll aint from around here, are ya?"

"No, we're not." (wonder what gave it away?)

"Well, what you need to do, is go left at the street, and head to the Shell station. Y'all see the Shell down the road there?"

"Yes, I do"

"Well good, now go past that and at the second light you can only go left."

"So, I go left at the second light?"

"No, you past that and go to the next light after that."

"So, I go left at the third light?"

"No, I didn't say that. You pass the second light, then you go left at the next one. "

"What does this have to do with a Shell station?"

"Like I said, you have to pass it to get to the second golight."

"OH."

and on it went. She came back to the car just shaking her head. The real problem was, the exit from this place was at an extreme angle to the road, and making a left turn out of it was almost impossible because of traffic. I had to look so far to the right and back, to see if it was open, that she couldn't even get out of the way for me to see. With my arm straight out, and my hand locked on the top of the wheel, I kept whipping my head around, looking for an opening.

Well, the last time I swung around, my left shoulder went POP. I didn't really know until the next morning, when I couldn't lift me arm.

No, it's never happened to me before in my life. I put up with it for the first 3 days, but even the weight of my arm had me grunting and groaning all day, and on the way to Gatorland one morning, she finally talked me into stopping at a Walgreen's.

You know what's coming, right?

That was a waste of money, I hardly wore it at all, it was so hot!

For the record, we were both pretty unamazed by Gatorland, but for 19 bucks I guess you couldn't go wrong.

One of the best lines I heard all week came from Jaime. We had driven over to the French Quarter on monday night to meet her and Rhonda, and when we told her our intentions on going to Gatorland the next day, she looked at me and said, " Um Steve? You? In Gatorland? You think that's wise?"

Actually, the only additional pain I suffered there was when some kind of bug landed on me and flew away with a chunk of my forehead.

And plans seldom go the way you want. We were supposed to meet by the pool bar outside, but we drove over in a thunderstorm, one of many that week, and they closed the outside bar. Jaime and Rhonda had two other companions with them, Ron and Judy, and an hour and a half of just talking with them flew by.

I thought that this picture came out pretty good, usually I ruin group shots.

While I'm in picture mode, a couple of my bride at the Pop pool.

Here's me at Mgm

And one more she took of me waiting for the ferry back to the Dolphin

boy, it's fun to have a captive audience when showing pictures that nobody ever wants to have to look at.

Now, what do you think you're going to take a picture of when you're at Gatorland?

You Got IT!

Go figure!

Let's skip around some more now.

I said I was going to mention a review on the new Canada movie, so if you don't want to know anything, skip this.

For starters, I was a big fan of the previous movie, I just loved it, my favorite of all the Showcase movies.

Well, I don't have that problem anymore.

As a matter of fact, I was honestly angry when I walked out.

From what I understand, the government in Canada felt that the original movie was just way to filled with stereotypes, and wanted to change the image. Too much hockey, too many mounted police, and I guess too much snow.

You can just tell now that EVEYBODY had to have a hand in the new movie. And they have Martin Short as narrator to give it a little levity.

Martin Short in a hockey uniform.
Martin Short playing hockey.
Martin Short playing hockey as a kid.

Yes, there's some quips in there now, and even a lot of the same footage.

But now it's like an MTV music video.
Without the music.
No scene lasts on the screen for more than 3 seconds.

In the original, they would have a camera zooming along a river, swing over a lake, and the effect was similar to riding Soarin'. I thought it was way cool.
I would stand there doing the 360 degree spin, not wanting to miss any of it.
Now, I didn't even bother turning around. There was no point in it. By the time you did, the scene would change anyway.

About half the movie is showing us overhead shots of Quebec. Montreal. Vancouver, and other cities. To me, it's the countryside that makes that country so special. Oh, but they will show us an overhead view, and then talk about the Toronto film festival!
Yeah, you could tell that every mayor of every big city had to make sure they had an input in the making of this film.

Even Niagara Falls looks boring, and we were just there 3 years ago.

But it's the 3 second shots that ticked me off the most. Does everybody have ADD now? Is that why?

I'd really like to know what you guys think when you get a chance to see it, maybe it's just me.

And I guess with that I'm going to sign off, have to be somewhere tomorrow, just can't remember where. I hope all of you that are planning to make it to the Poly meet on the 28th make it, it should be alot of fun.

See ya in a little over a week!

Now, why does Melinda need to take pictures?

 

[Backstage_Gal]

So Nebo, are you going to wear lime green or a sling? We need some way to identify you and Smidgy, ya know!

 

[McDisney]

And I guess with that I'm going to sign off, have to be somewhere tomorrow, just can't remember where. I hope all of you that are planning to make it to the Poly meet on the 28th make it, it should be alot of fun.

See ya in a little over a week!

Now, why does Melinda need to take pictures?

Good reportlet, sorry can't make it, we're going to the zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, so florida may be a bit outta our way..... would love to go though!
have fun!