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

[nebo]

"Steve? You ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"No really, you ok?"

"Yeah, I"m FINE."

"What's the matter?"

(sigh)

" I don't think you've even been on the computer in the last 3 days, shouldn't you be writing an installment or at least doing call outs?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"And with all this time off, why haven't you given Kurt a call and gone golfing?"

(sigh)
"Ok," I said, "Would you like to go golfing with a guy who lies about his score, moves the ball when you're not looking and never buys a round?"

"Well, no."

"Well neither does he."


I guess it finally hit.
I've got post partem Disney depression.
It probably hasn't helped that I haven't slept throught the night in ages.
I know this is mostly a female thing, but the 2 in the morning feedings, along with the crying and pacing the room hasn't helped. It got so bad the neighbors even called up Diane to try to get her to make me stop!

But it's true. The more time you have, the less you feel like doing. Your brain starts shutting down, and you don't want to make any decisions. I have put off any serious job searches for a couple of reasons. Having stagnated at my last place for 27 years, now I'm scared to death to start over, where everthing now is done by numerical control computers, and I was still reading the dials. And two, just about any shop has the , "you work one year for one week vacation, two years for two weeks, and so on. "

This would mean we can't go back for at least two years! To Disney, or anywhere else for that matter.

That's depressing!

The scary part is, when we didn't think we'd be taking the one Sept. trip, we booked that one in early December, remember?, cuz Diane had never seen the holiday decorations? And we got ASMusic for 45 a night! No, not my favorite resort, but geesh, 45 a night! That's the same as the "Motel Notell" here in town! And no, I haven't ruled it totally out yet.
Hey! We can't be out of money, There's still plenty of checks left in the book!

I know it's totally irresponsible to even consider such a thing, but when you've worked full time ever since graduating high school, part of my brain says, "Hey, they can pay me unemployment for a couple of months, I've been putting money into it my whole life.


My problem is that if we go, I'm not sure I could be in the right frame of mind for it. Kind of like as each day went by, and closer to the end, it'll be that much closer to the end of the Green Mile.

If you thought I was bad on check out day before, oh brother, "You ain't seen nuttin yet, folks!"

In the meantime, I'm going to have to make a routine, any routine, just to get back to normal. Heck, maybe even Gasp, Exercise! So, if you're still with me, and want me to keep on babbling, I'll continuue where I left off before all the recent shenanigans, starting tomorrow.

For now:

Hi Nebo, thanks for the update. You know, by rights I should have been at the Epcot celebration, as I was in charge of putting Epcot "on the books" back 25 years ago. I even stood on some wall holding ballons at the openng ceremony. And even walk the construcion site (and dirt) way before the opening.
Alas, it was not to be, since I am not statused there.


PS: Florida weather is now what is termed "the kind of weather Florida is famous for" . A 10 on the weather meter!

Marita, you should have been up there! We would certainly have cheered to no end. Even if you did talk in German about all the worms that were dug up in the early construction days. By the way, my paper for the Orlando forecast for today still says 90, with thunderstorms.

No, I didn't mean to have a good one. I was pestering you on purpose. Not to assume I wish you an UNgood one...but I do "air quote" my writing a lot.

Eh, you KNOW I dig you both and really would enjoy a DIS-family reunion.

WASn't DisneyDad's kids great??? I really enjoyed the heck out of them. THAT is one family I would LOVE to get to know better.

)

I understand. geesh! And yes, Patrick and Karen's kids were great, even when we said goodbye for the last time, I got a kick out of Drew when he told Diane, "c'mon, don't make that pouty face, time to give me a hug!"

And I never did get to meet Jordan, sorry I missed him, I had no idea he was that BIG. Melinda's kids were great too, nothing like her at all.

Neb, I'm sorry you're feeling sick! It must be from sucking all that "summer" air out of the tires and blowing them back up. Sorry about the "quotes" I just couldn't help myself!

Yeah WInkers, I just had my blood pressure taken, and it came out 32 PSI.

BTW- I ain't going no wheres. I'm here for the long haul. And possibly a dis meet or two. In fact, I'm counting on it.

Me too! Anytime!!!

Monica, how long do you wait before you take a newborn to Disney? The baby is only about six months old, now, right? I'm not sure Colleen wants to babysit one that young.

Thanks for more great installments, Nebo! Thos castle in the mist photos are beautiful!!! Hope you feel better soon!

The good news is I'm feeling much better physically. The bad news is, mentally, I'm about to become Nurse Ratched's best bud.

have a goo....

teehee

Don't you make me come over there!

...and they were right back in the correct order the next time you passed by? every time you passed by? that's just creepy. You are my kind of evil

True story. It was like they assigned a family member to keep checking the shoes and make sure they were put back in the right order. One time I wanted to try to stack them instead, in the shape of the castle, but I just knew as I'm playing with the shoes out there, they will either come home, or the door will suddenly open, and I"m going to be sitting there with little kids shoes in my hands going, "Uh, HI!" " How YOU doin?"

I Love it Mind games, what mind games I think this is something men make up to make themselves seem more normal

Oh yes Janet. Diane would never play any mind games. Men make it up.

Like she didn't rearrange the furniture when I was in the hospital having retinal detachment surgery, and came home with both eyes patched. I'm still trying to figure out how she moved the piano by herself!

Welcome back, Nebo and Smidgy! We just got back from WDW on Sunday, so I'm just on page 85, but I'll get caught up today. I did read about your Red Roof adventure !

I also thought about you when we were in HISTA, remembering your banter with a CM, trying to skip the preshow in May (May?). I can see why now. DH and I hadn't seen it since 1999 at DL, so this time should tide us over for another 8 years or so. DD refused to wear the 3D glasses b/c of the snake (she's watched the planning video waaay too much), and it did not get a big thumbs up from her either.

Ok, gotta go catch up now.

Welcome back YOU! I agree, the snake is probably the single best 3D effect in any of the movies, and after we finally did Hista this last trip again, it will be a loooonngggg time before we wait and put up with all the preshow protocal and standing before we do it again.
(P.S. i'm even buying fuji film now) ,,,,, shhh

I'm so sad I didn't get to meet you guys or sher.
grr.
maybe one day.

How come I can remember Tammi's name, but not yours?
I thought for sure we'd end up meeting sometime this trip, you were right over at Bonnet Creek? Right? Wasn't Haley B and Colleen there, also?
You know what this means, dontcha?
We have to do it again, and make it RIGHT!

POFQ.

Emily

Mom 42 Dad 44 Me 13
:

Emily says she's staying at French
Quarter.
Emily, FQ is probably, the toughest resort in the house to book. It's gorgeous, especially at night, and they only have 1008 rooms compared to all the other moderates. They also make a pretty darn good Manhattan there.
So tell your dad. No, you can't have one, however, if you stand up straight, with a little eyeliner,,,,,,,,,,,,
I'm just kiddn. Geesh.
I recommend the chicken parmisagna in the food court. It's not the best you ever had, but you can easily split it with another person and get two meal out of it.

Sounds like a great time -- we missed Nordstroms this trip.

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Yes, Maelstrom is truly an either "love it or hate it" ride. (there, you happy Melinda? I said it the right way!) I think I mislead a few of you though. It was just the Disneydad family and us that went on to ride it, not Uma and Haley and Sheridac. They were all running for the exits after meeting us, only reason Patrick and clan didn't is because he forgot his smokes, and he needed me.

What are you doing on page 2? Isn't it time for another installment.

Maggie

Yes it is.
"Oh Diane?" "You busy right now?"

Whatta heck are ya doin?

Don't give us some lame "looking for a job" excuse.

Get cracking.........

"Nothing dear."
"I won't dear"
" I will dear."

can I have some of that popcorn?

see ya tomorrow

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Nebo... if you are writing, I am reading!
Chin up!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I've been settling into a new routine as well...I visit unemployment, look at college classes, check the want ads, plan my itinerary for my december trip, repeat.

See! It can be done

oh yeah...and don't be so quick to judge sir...I'd babysit a newborn in a heartbeat...I only refuse to take one home

 

[harleygirl]

here ya go Nebo, you sound like you could use a little perking up , and no i'm not talking vikes! Um- did you consider maybe looking for a job in Disney...or maybe try your hand at writing? you're very good at it... you could be a writer AT Disney!!!! like you could write all that corny stuff they say on Jungle Cruise!!! I'ts gonna be alright! in the Dis world you're a super star! someday people IRL will understand...


now suck it up and tell us a story....

 

[whogirl'smom]

Keep writing, Nebo, we'll keep listening! Let me know if you drive on down in December--I'll get you safely through the mountains! I say, just go on; would you rather be at home all worried and anxious, or be at Disney all worried and anxious?

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Nebo, you know your friends will be there with you as long as you keep babbling, and beyond.............

And if you move to Florida, you can go to Disney for long weekends,, or even just a day.

 

[mmeb144]

Hey, Nebo, the trip I took last February was one of those "should we take it or not" trips. My DH was unemployed and I can't carry the bills alone. (I have a wonderful, underpaid librarian position.) We went. He had a good time, as far as I can tell. I'm still looking at the picture that he took of our DD and himself on the ferry over to MK. His smile is sooooo big.

Please consider going to WDW in December. You can forget about the job situation for a little bit and just enjoy the magic.

 

[UtahMama]

Nebo- I toadilly understand your trepidation about going again without a job. But I know you deserve it, since in a new job, it'll be a while till you get to go again. Speaking of which, we're all rooting for you to get a fabulous new job that is perfectly suited to you So best of luck no matter what you choose!

Now, you sound a leetle down so go do something inexpensive you enjoy and get out of the house. I normally would suggest some serious chocolate right about now, but you're not a chick. It's magic for me anyway!

Maybe you should move to Florida? That way we all have a place to stay if we are in your neck of the woods

 

[jcc0621]

Oh yes Janet. Diane would never play any mind games. Men make it up.

Like she didn't rearrange the furniture when I was in the hospital having retinal detachment surgery, and came home with both eyes patched. I'm still trying to figure out how she moved the piano by herself!

Nothing wrong with trying to update the look of your home

 

[monymony3471]

We took my now 3 year old for the first time when she was 10 months and we drove from michigan with my mom and the 2 boys. Then we went again when she was 2 and we flew again with my mom and the two boys. And the new baby is only 9 weeks old at the moment. Don't wish her all growed up yet mister. I'm still loving this part. She's now looking at me all the time and smiling and even coos here and there. She's far from talking back yet. Just how I like em.

I can take the baby at anytime. I have no qualms, is that a word?, about her age. Infact, I was hoping we could go again this christmas when you first mentioned getting the values at 59 bucks a night, but Tim has only 3 free airline tickets earned so far, so we must wait until next year when he has 6 earned. Yikes!

You are making my heart break reading about your disney depression. I'm so emotional over someone who has been there twice this year already and has one in the works. That really sucks man! Here's a hug:

Seriously! Cheer up! It's only disney depression.

Many would kill to know what that is.

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Hang in there, Nebo!

 

[Philadisney]

Nebo... if you are writing, I am reading!
Chin up!

hear, hear! i hope the holidays this year are super-magical for nebo and smidgy.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

babble on, Nebo, we will be here (yes mods, we might have to take it to the CB!)

 

[nebo]

Keep writing, Nebo, we'll keep listening! Let me know if you drive on down in December--I'll get you safely through the mountains! I say, just go on; would you rather be at home all worried and anxious, or be at Disney all worried and anxious?

I've been settling into a new routine as well...I visit unemployment, look at college classes, check the want ads, plan my itinerary for my december trip, repeat.

See! It can be done

oh yeah...and don't be so quick to judge sir...I'd babysit a newborn in a heartbeat...I only refuse to take one home

Nebo... if you are writing, I am reading!
Chin up!

Nebo, you know your friends will be there with you as long as you keep babbling, and beyond.............

And if you move to Florida, you can go to Disney for long weekends,, or even just a day.

Hey, Nebo, the trip I took last February was one of those "should we take it or not" trips. My DH was unemployed and I can't carry the bills alone. (I have a wonderful, underpaid librarian position.) We went. He had a good time, as far as I can tell. I'm still looking at the picture that he took of our DD and himself on the ferry over to MK. His smile is sooooo big.

Please consider going to WDW in December. You can forget about the job situation for a little bit and just enjoy the magic.

Nebo- I toadilly understand your trepidation about going again without a job. But I know you deserve it, since in a new job, it'll be a while till you get to go again. Speaking of which, we're all rooting for you to get a fabulous new job that is perfectly suited to you So best of luck no matter what you choose!

Now, you sound a leetle down so go do something inexpensive you enjoy and get out of the house. I normally would suggest some serious chocolate right about now, but you're not a chick. It's magic for me anyway!

Maybe you should move to Florida? That way we all have a place to stay if we are in your neck of the woods

We took my now 3 year old for the first time when she was 10 months and we drove from michigan with my mom and the 2 boys. Then we went again when she was 2 and we flew again with my mom and the two boys. And the new baby is only 9 weeks old at the moment. Don't wish her all growed up yet mister. I'm still loving this part. She's now looking at me all the time and smiling and even coos here and there. She's far from talking back yet. Just how I like em.

I can take the baby at anytime. I have no qualms, is that a word?, about her age. Infact, I was hoping we could go again this christmas when you first mentioned getting the values at 59 bucks a night, but Tim has only 3 free airline tickets earned so far, so we must wait until next year when he has 6 earned. Yikes!

You are making my heart break reading about your disney depression. I'm so emotional over someone who has been there twice this year already and has one in the works. That really sucks man! Here's a hug:

Seriously! Cheer up! It's only disney depression.

Many would kill to know what that is.

Hang in there, Nebo!

hear, hear! i hope the holidays this year are super-magical for nebo and smidgy.

Yes! You are all right! We talked a bit more about it last night, and the whole trip would come to about 1244 bucks, give or take .50 cents or so. That's gas, motel down and back, 8 nights AsMUSIC, and tickets. That's pretty darn cheap for a trip to Disneyworld! We'll bring a lot of sandwich fixin's with us, and just nibble a bit in the parks and food court. \
I problably liked this line the best:
I say, just go on; would you rather be at home all worried and anxious, or be at Disney all worried and anxious?[/QUOTE]

That's funny, but true!

So, if you're still readin, I'm still writin.
First I have to take the itinerary to the couch with me, read it, then close my eyes and relive it. Then together we can see if there's a few laughs left in the tank. See ya later on today! me

 

[kath1210]

Good for you, Nebo! That is a great rate for Disney! When are you going again? Maybe I can make the Nebo and Smidgy Meet this time! We're also going to ASMusic in December - for a Girls Christmas Trip!!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I think you already know I will be there!

DH, DS, Rose and me will be offsite from the 8th to the 15th. My plan so far is to do KTTK Tour at MK, Universal $85 7 day tickets and one day at sea world. We also have a standing lunch ressie with Backstagegirl for ice cream at the Beach CLub.

Maybe you two could meet us for ice cream?

 

[nebo]

First things first. Well, maybe second.
And if my seconds don't call on you? Go directly to my thirds!

Yes, he's in that kind of mood tonight, WATCH OUT!

Good for you, Nebo! That is a great rate for Disney! When are you going again? Maybe I can make the Nebo and Smidgy Meet this time! We're also going to ASMusic in December - for a Girls Christmas Trip!!

You mean we can be roomies? Cool. We asked for the Jazz section. Geesh, when is it now? Oh yeah, sixth to the 14th. And we can have A Kath Meet at the Singing Spirits, pool bar. Whatcha tink?

I think you already know I will be there!

DH, DS, Rose and me will be offsite from the 8th to the 15th. My plan so far is to do KTTK Tour at MK, Universal $85 7 day tickets and one day at sea world. We also have a standing lunch ressie with Backstagegirl for ice cream at the Beach CLub.

Maybe you two could meet us for ice cream?

Ah yes. I did hear that you might be down there then. I think I read it on somebody's thread, and that you might meet the ever elusive, Marita. What I didn't know was that you'll be staying offsight,,,,,, and,,,,, and,,,,, going to that evil place down the road, that we also like. Once we get more of a handle on things, and if Marita quits trying to get me moved over to the Community Cesspool, we'll probably try to take you up on the meet for ice cream. I believe you also said it's your anniversary? I'd love to meet a guy that can put up with a Tiggerwannabe all this time. I'll pm for more details.



Question.
If I write this chapter under the influence of manhattans and/or Vicodin, does that qualify as using performance enhancing drugs?

I'd just hate to have that dreaded "asterisk" right next to my name like Barry Bonds is going to have by all his records.

So let me just go on record right now and say I have some hot sassafrass tea and croutons in front of me.

ahem

Now,

Let me tell you how this has normally worked.

When we take a trip, and I think I'm going to write about it, I don't exactly take notes, but I had a little notepad that I would scribble thoughts in once in a while. In no order, just if something weird happened, or if a clever line popped into my head. And no, for the september trips, I didn't do that, cuz I thought I'd just relay the highpoints as soon as we got back, and that would be that.

Now, I'm looking over my notes from the trip I've been writing about, and trying to figure out what half of them meant! And that's if I could make out the writing. What I'm trying to say is, yes, some of it is getting a bit fuzzy, mainly concerning the chronology of events. So, I hope if I do repeat something, you'll all have mercy, and blame it on the sassafrass tea.

When we left our heros, Steve had just managed to get lost on the bridge from Aruba to the main pool, almost had to kill a caretaker that caught him getting lost, and then , while in a lounger, came eye to eye, (or eye to cheek) with the speedo guy.

Afterwords, we had dinner that night at Big River Grill, which culminated in the line, " With foods like these, who needs enemas?"

The most dissapointing aspect of the evening was that we didn't get to go over to the Swan for karaoke.


Sunday, mother's day. May 13th.

If you have read my previous reports, you know that lately we have been in Disney for Mother's Day a lot, recently.

AND I have messed up.

The last time down here, Diane's dad had an emergency hospital visit, 3 days before it was time to leave for the trip. Yes, all was ok with him, but it threw off all the "pretrip" plans. In my defense, as feeble as it sounds, I tried to get a Mother's Day card about 3 weeks before the trip. You know, just in case something happened, and so I wouldn't forget. Well, they were'nt out yet. And it went totally out of my mind after her dad incident. After everything checked out ok with him, I went back into trip planning mode, not Mother's Day planning mode.

And I didn 't think of it again till it was too late.

Yes, I heard about it.

Not this time though. Oh no. I made sure to have a card, all filled out and ready to hand over, two weeks before we even left.

I hid it in the linen closet in the bathroom that I usually use.

Wanna guess where I'm going with this?

When you leave the house at 3:30 in the morning, well, not all the planets in my solar sytem load at the same time.
It wasn't until about Cincy, that I started going through all the stuff in my head, wondering what we forgot that that little bombshell dropped in.

Now, do you remember early in the trip, I had to go to Walgreen's by Universal?

Hee hee, I can pick up my meds, and pick her up a card, and she'll never know the difference.

With Diane, cards are very important. And I can't just pick up a card and do the "Love, Steve" thing at the bottom. No, I once started something that I now have to continue, and that's write my OWN phrase, poetry, love sonnet, whtatever, at the end. For some reason she has got it into her head that I can write a bit.

You might be surprised to find out, but,,,,, sometimes,, uh uh, there's just nothing up there to write about. The mind just goes dead, and there is just no waking it up. Shoot, it happens here sometimes. Well, bottom line is, I had a hard time to begin with finding the Walgreens, was scared to death that they wouldn't transfer my prescriptions down there, then couldn't find the "bag clips" for the snacks she wanted me to pick up cuz she forgot the clothespins at home.

So, as I'm waiting for the prescriptions to load, I mean refill, I'm holding a nice card and desperately trying to think of something nice to add.

The more I thought, the uglier it got.

"Happy Mother's Day to my love,
My wife, my life my turtle dove
Life with you means more to me,
It seems I love your pork and beans."

Yeah, that's where my brain was going that morning.
Not good.

So I picked up a different card, and copied the nice prose into the card I was buying.

Man, you talk about plagarism at it's best?

Actually, I thought it was pretty clever.

You hear that Shawn or Patrick if you're still out there?
That's the sound of mothers everywhere throwing their keyboards against the monitors.

By the way, yes, I did confess to it later on when we got home.
When I gave her a "second" Mother's Day card.
Hey, I wasn't going to let it go to waste!

Hmm, now that I think about it, coulda probably saved it for the next year, , shoot, now I think about it.

Ok, it's early sunday morning, check out day at CBR, then check in to Coranado Springs.
ANd It's Mother's Day.
This second card I have in my suitcase, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to give her something to open, also.
She loves opening things.

Especially my wallet.

Crap, did I just say that out loud?

As she's just getting up and finishing packing, I said I'm going down to get the Sunday paper , "For you , honey", I know you like the sunday paper.

Rather than risk getting lost on the bridge again, I took the 13 mile trip around the lake through Jaimaca and all the Trinidads, to get to the gift shop.

With the paper, I also bought her a couple of gifts.

Melinda: What gifts, Steve?
Wendy: Yeah, what gifts?
Steve: Gifts.
Marita: Yes, you said that, but what gifts?
Nicole: Why won't he tell us?
Steve: Just some stuff, nothing big.
Monica: You don't remember do you?
Kathy: Your right! He doesn't remember.
Connie: I can't believe this.
Janet: He's unbelievable, it's Mother's day for crying out loud!
Steve: Excuse me? Just give me a chance, it'll come to me.
Patrick and Shawn: Hey, you're on your own, buddy.

Ok, um ok, I got it! I got it! ( I got your number on the wall). Sorry, I hate it when I type something and my brain shoots off in another direction, please disregard the parenthesis above.

Ok, I bought her a necklace with a thing hanging from it.
Yes, a THING! It might be a shark's tooth, or an alligator tooth, something like that. And I also bought her a kind of matching , white seashellish ankel bracelet.

You see , the reason it's not important to remember what I bought her is that any, and I mean ANY jewelryish type of thing that I buy my sweet little Smidgy, will be lost in 2 months anyway.

Now, all I have to do is figure out somehow to wrap this stuff. No wrapping paper, no scotch tape, no scissors. Scizzors. Holy Cow! I can't spell those squeezy things that you cut paper with. What's wrong with me?

Sizzerz.
Ok, but I even amazed myself at my resourcefulness. I asked the girl behind the counter for some tissue paper, which she handed over.
For tape I asked her for some "Mickey " stickers, and she gave me a bunch.

Yeah, this'l work!
And I sat out there early that morning, tying to wrap these things on the patio in about a 25 mile an hour wind, and hold it all together with Mickey stickers. This tissue paper is thinner than toilet paper, picture wrapping up a present in sheets of Charmin.
In the wind.

The guy in the table next to me by the pool had a hard enough time just trying to keep his page from blowing away reading the newspaper. He finally just folded it up, and decided the better entertainment was watching me.

At one point I had the sticker all ready, stuck to edge of the table for easy installment, and when I went to get it and stick it on the first foldover of the wrapping paper I am squeezing in my left hand, it almost blew away, and I had to make a desperate "smoosh" with my right hand. My last sticker was almost on it's way to Oz in the wind, but my desperate "save" saved it. I think.
But where is it?
I had knocked my coffee mug over, the rest of the tissue paper is a big pile of smoosh but I can't find the sticker.

The problem was, now it was stuck to the back of my free hand, still not quite sure how that happened.
And I'm holding the paper and gift in place with the other hand, if I let go, I'll have to start from scratch.

I was helpless, like a turtle on it's back.
I'm sitting there, trying to get this "sticker" off the back of my free hand, and I'm looking right at the guy at the table next to me. I tried rubbing the back of my hand against the side of the table to make it stick there again, no luck, then I tried rubbing the back of my hand against my nose, hoping I can get it to stick there just long enough to grab it properly......uh uh.
Think the guy would help? HA!

He's now on his cell phone, calling the rest of his family and Disney Casting, to come watch.

I can tell by the looks on your faces, that this whole scene seems pretty frivolous, what's the big deal. But you don't understand. THis was my last sticker, I had used the other ones, "unwisly", and now I am out, with major "stickage" needing to be done. And just try to do this in the wind with an audience.

I stood up, let the chair fall forward and before it hit the table, pinch right in the spot that I was holding the present shut, rippped the sticker off my hand with my now free hand and ripped in half right away. Jammed the first half on the part I was holding, flipped the package and folded the other half over, and jammed down the second half of the sticker. !!!

I didn't even glance at the guy, just got up and left, I'm sure, with his mouth just hanging open in awe and shock! No, wasn't in the mood for signing autographs that morning.

Hmm, awe and shock. That could be catchy!

When I got back, she was in the shower, and, hee hee, I put the presents in my suitcase, like they have always been there.


time out, stretch the back, intermission time.
Please visit our lobby, we have hot , fresh popcorn, and many cola products.

 

[longneckthree]

Emily, FQ is probably, the toughest resort in the house to book. It's gorgeous, especially at night, and they only have 1008 rooms compared to all the other moderates. They also make a pretty darn good Manhattan there.
So tell your dad. No, you can't have one, however, if you stand up straight, with a little eyeliner,,,,,,,,,,,,
I'm just kiddn. Geesh.
I recommend the chicken parmisagna in the food court. It's not the best you ever had, but you can easily split it with another person and get two meal out of it.

Not if you book it 6-8 months in advance and go at the slowest time of the year.Easy-Peas...O.K. i'll stop it.

The chicken parmisagna does sound good. I will defenetly try it.

Great installment!

Emily

Mom 42 Dad 44 Me 13
Dear Sister 10 Dear Sister 8 Dear Sister 5
DDog 11 DPuppy 3
51 More days until first trip to Disney!!

 

[winkers]

Only you could turn wrapping a present into somthing hillarious! Once again my family came running to see what was making me wheeze. I have bronchitis and my laughter is wheezing right now. Kinda like a hyena with a chest cold.

 

[nebo]

Ah, so that's what the "caps lock " button does.

I thought if I pressed it, it would just keep repeating , "recap" everything I had just wrote. Crap, I thought I just found a bailout for when I hit the wronk key and it all goes away.

Is there a "crap lock" key? Now THAT would be usefull.
Anyway;;

I was already to go, she was getting dressed, and baggage, or luggage, would be up in 20 minutes.

Buggage?
Yeah, I like that.

" I don't suppose you know what day this is?"

yep, I knew it was coming.

"Of course I do honey, we're checking into Coranado, then fiinishing the day for EMH at Magic Kingdom tonight."

"Yep, you're right." (voice dripping with contempt.)

"But before we do, I have something I'd like to give you this morning." (me, with a smiley face in my voice)

"Oh, you do , do you?" (smiley face now implanted in her voice)

"Yes, here's the reciept from the dinner last night, even though they are free, you know I like to keep track of them, see what the total would have been."

At this point here, I can't type the response, since all smiley faces and smiley voices have now been violently removed.

So, before "I" was violently removed, I went over and gave her the card from my suitcase, then, all smileys returned.

Then I gave her thing one and thing two. I mean gift one and gift two.

And whadaya know? She actually seemed to like them.

Yay me! This day has started off an a great start.

Oh, you dumb, naive little Nebo, you.

Now, what is the present, that Disney always gives you on check out day?

Cheri? Is that your hand in the air?
That's right, they leave you with the eviction notice hanging on the doorknob.

But we didn't get one. So Smidgy called and asked why we weren't evicted.

Hey, who knows, maybe it's a "Year of a million Dreams" thing going on. We were getting that time for free, plus the next week!

Yes, I know, the sixties were very good to us.

Well, the girl on the other end , told her in no uncertain terms,,,,
"Yes, you have been evicted."
"Now, get OUT!"

Diane: "But we didn't get a statement that always comes on checkout day, hanging on the door."
Ok, let's make up a name for the cast member, and call her, um , "Stinkers."

Stinkers: "Yes you did. "
Diane: "Excuse me?"
Stinkers: "Yes you did, everyone gets one when they are evict,, I mean, check out. "
Diane: "I'm telling you we did NOT get a statement. Why would I make it up?"
Stinkers: "Now, please stay calm miss. I can see why you're upset not sure if you're going to get your room or not, but raising your voice won't solve things. "

you have to realize, I'm only hearing one side of this now, and she was as calm as could be. So I couldn't believe the next thing that I was able to hear.

Diane: "Trust me, I am not raising my voice."
me: ( ??????????)
Diane: " And we are not checking in, we have stayed her for 4 days, we're checking OUT!"
me: (?????????) what in the heck,,,?

Stinkers: "Ok, I see the problem now, you mentioned you were checking in and your really checking out." "So just bring the envelope that's hanging on your doorknob down to registration, and we'll settle everything then. "

nope, not making this up, from the one side of the conversation that I could hear, and plus, she backed it all up afterword.

Diane: (through now clenched teeth) We don't have the envelope here, that's why I'm calling in the first PLACE!
Stinkers: " Oh, I see. " "Would you like a replacement bill sent up to you?"

From the looks on Diane's face, I started getting scared. Not that there was anything wrong with our account, but that I thought she was going to totally lose it, and go homicidal. I thought I should either take the phone from her, and handle it myself, or go outside and take a walk, have a smoke.

That cigarette never tasted so good.

Apparently, what I missed was, :

Stinkers: "The final bill should be hanging from your doorknob."
Diane: "Yes, I know. We have probably been to these resorts more than YOU HAVE! 'We know how it WORKS!" It,,,,,, Is,,,,,, Not ,,,,,,, There!"

Then Stinkers did the Coup d'tat. The Piece de Resistance, (yes, I know I'm spelling all of them horribly), Let's just say, the ultimate, "DOH" of all time.

Stinkers: " Did you check the OUTSIDE handle of the door?"

This part I know is true, cuz I was standing right outside having a smoke, when the door flew open, and all I saw was these wild, deranged eyes, go down 4 inches from the door handle, shake her head, then go back inside.

The guy that came to pick up our buggage brought the bill with him.
No, no surprises on the bill, just business as usual. Diane wanted to go back into registration, just to see who might have been answering the phones, just to be able to put a "face" to the whole lunatic conversation, but I talked her out of it.

"Honey, there's no good that can come of it, it doesn't matter. It's all settled now anyway. And besides, what would happen if you saw her and she was wearing a nametag that started with an M, and ended with an A?

We checked out without further ado, and this time didn't use the Disney "transfer" the buggage. We just loaded up and brought it all with us.

It was only a little after ten when we got over to Coranado, I wanted to get there early knowing that it's a convention center, and it's pretty hard to book there. If we get there early enough, we should be able to get a decent room.

Uh HUH! How foolish we can all be at times.

We have stayed here once before, in 05, september, and it was really dead, at least the first four days. And we still had a hard time getting the room we asked for, or even the section! Back then, we had requested the Cabans's section, but what we didn't know, was that they were working on the Western Way , bypass, or whatever you call it. And that they had closed down most of the Cabanas because of construction noises, and we ended up in the Casitas.
That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We just loved it there. But this time we once again requested Cabanas, you know, just for a change. Here's a picture of why we like Coranado so much, especially the Casitas section.

So, how did the check in go? And what type of room did we get?

Well, Jiminy Crickets, will you just look at the time. I guess you're gonna have to come back right here to find out .

Hey everyone, thanks for reading, and remember, I always appreciate comments, if not for all of you I wouldn't have anybody to tease, and you know that's what I do best.
goodnight,