Bichon Barb
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Tag Meet 2004 - Bichon Barb's Most Excellent Adventure
Cast Members: Bichon Barb, 39
Lewski709, 33
[color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color], 30
Day 1, Saturday, October 9, 2004
At 4:00 a.m., the alarm clock woke me from a restless five hours of sleep. As soon as my Tinkerbelle-slippered feet hit the floor, my stomach started talking to me. And it wasn't happy. I don't know if it was the fried scallops or the bottle of Hermann Weimer DH and I had consumed just hours before (so, I thought it would calm my nerves and help me sleep better), but I just blamed it on "travel nerves". I downed a cup of coffee and jumped in the shower.
At 5:00 a.m. on the dot, my ever prompt father pulled into the driveway. I zipped my suitcase, kissed my slumbering boys goodbye, and headed out the door -- only to do an about face and head right for the bathroom again.
Okay, okay, so now I really was ready to leave. APU, my 80 year old father's driving had me hanging onto that big Buick's "OMG handle" for dear life. I prayed that we would get to the airport in one piece and at 5:20 a.m. my prayers were answered. I jumped out of that car and right into the check-in line with an hour to spare.
After an uneventful check in, I headed to security. When I saw the two lines, I couldn't believe it. Since when did people actually start to fly out of that ghost town known as Hancock International Airport?!?! While standing there waiting and people watching, I decided that people must really be stupid. If the signs say "Have your ticket and ID ready", well then why not have your ticket and ID in your hand--not on the bottom of your carry on? And if the signs say "All shoes except sneakers must be removed", do you have to be reminded when you are standing nose to nose with the security guard? And HELLO PEOPLE!!!! Cell phones, loose change and keys in your pockets WILL make the x-ray machine beep!!!! Empty them out BEFORE you walk through that thing that looks like a door frame--PLEASE????
Suffice to say, I got to my gate just as they were boarding the front of the plane. After a quick plane change at JFK, I was on my way to MCO with a plane full of New Yawkas.
I had one extended family sitting around me who were happily on their way to a Disney Cruise. Their excitement was contagious. Grandma and grandpa, who sat directly behind me, were especially a lot of fun!
Grandma: "Abe, give your dawtaw the paypaw."
Grandpa: "What section?"
Grandma: "Business. She wants to check the stawks."
Grandpa: (who still hasn't handed over the paper) "What stawks?"
Daughter: "Sirius. I bought stawk in Sirius Satellite Radier. The one Howahd Stern is going to."
Grandma: "I don't like Howahd. He's got a potty mouth."
Grandpa: "Yeah, he's got nothin' nice to say about you eitha."
Who needs a TV and headset when one has entertainment like this?
I arrived at MCO right on time. I dialed [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten's[/color] cell phone and got a recorded message. "Uh oh. Now what?" There were no messages on my phone either, so I headed for the baggage claim area. I looked around, but no [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] or Lewski709. I tried the number again and got that blasted message. I looked outside. I looked in the ladies room. Nothing. I soon saw a woman looking around. Tall? Check. Shoulder length blonde hair? Check. Although I could only see a profile, I took a chance. "Renee'?" She turned around and as soon as I saw that perfect smile, I knew it was Lewski709. We gave each other a hug and went outside to the car where I met [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color]. Surprise! [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] looks much younger in person. But I did recognize that sweet southern voice I'd heard over the phone on a few occasions.
The goils shared their story of how they had met [color=ff0033]Cadburysmom[/color] over drinks at Ohanas the night before, and their 15 minute top secret meeting with Deadheadbelle and [color=ff66cc]llebrekniT[/color]. ([color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] had flown into Tampa on Thursday to look at some neighborhoods as her family will be moving down there in June. Lewski709 had changed her plans and flown in the day before. Those bums! How dare they start the party with me?!)
Anyway, we decided to start our day with some shopping at the Disney outlet store. We missed a turn because of our nonstop chatting, but we made it there eventually.
Our next stop was the Yacht and Beach Club. Lewski709 had purchased vouchers for Beaches and Cream. We missed our turn because of our nonstop chatting, but we made it there eventually. We had a great waiter named Tim. Tim was a real smart ***. My favorite kind of CM!
I enjoyed a big old chicken sandwich, fries and an iced tea. Unfortunately, because of the vouchers, we were required to order desserts. We all ordered the "No Way Jose". When Tim brought those suckers out, childred stared, women gasped, and grown men cried. Suffice to say that no one could finish. 
tongue: Man, I wish I had THOSE leftovers right about now!)
We wobbled out of there and headed for the grocery store to buy staples for our room. (You know, like water, cookies and beer!)
Next stop was Animal Kingdom Lodge. We made a wrong turn on the way due to our--well, you know the rest...We checked in and headed to our room. Unfortunately we didn't get the bunks we requested, but we did have a beautiful Feralpeg-made Halloween Mickey chocolate arrangement waiting for us.
We unpacked and exchanged gifts. Put it this way, none of us needed to pack any tee shirts for the trip. I also received lots of cool Taurus stuff from [color=ff66cc]llebrekniT[/color] and Deadheadbelle. Those nuts! How did they know I was born under the sign of Taurus? 
It's not like I ever mention it.
After we dropped off the rental car, we headed back to AKL and got ready for our dinner meet at Boma. We met Huggabaloo and his DP, Ray, in the Uzima Springs Lounge. Although none of us had ever met in person, you'd never know it. Huggabaloo and Ray are really great guys. So nice that I don't even notice all the picking on me that Huggabaloo does.
When PS time arrived, we headed downstairs and met those fun chicks, Ibouncetoo and [color=ff33cc]PixieMagic[/color]. Ibouncetoo presented us divas with beautiful diamond-encrusted tiaras and red boas. We wore them proudly!
The food was excellent, and the company was excellent. We had a great waitress named Amelia who is from Cuba. She was a lot of fun and a real smart *** to boot! 
My favorite kind! I did feel bad when it came time for the check though. It got pretty confusing. So bad that she had to bring out the manager. 
But she was a great sport. She told us that if we were ever to visit Boma again, to let her know in advance--so that she could make sure she wasn't there.
We said our goodbyes and headed up to our room. [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] and I took one bed, Lewski709 took the other. I think it took me about ten seconds to fall asleep, and I slept so hard that I didn't even notice the axe murder right next to me.
Clockwise from bottom left -- Ibouncetoo, Huggabaloo, Ray, Lewski709, Kadaten and Bichon Barb
Cast Members: Bichon Barb, 39
Lewski709, 33
[color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color], 30
Day 1, Saturday, October 9, 2004
At 4:00 a.m., the alarm clock woke me from a restless five hours of sleep. As soon as my Tinkerbelle-slippered feet hit the floor, my stomach started talking to me. And it wasn't happy. I don't know if it was the fried scallops or the bottle of Hermann Weimer DH and I had consumed just hours before (so, I thought it would calm my nerves and help me sleep better), but I just blamed it on "travel nerves". I downed a cup of coffee and jumped in the shower.
At 5:00 a.m. on the dot, my ever prompt father pulled into the driveway. I zipped my suitcase, kissed my slumbering boys goodbye, and headed out the door -- only to do an about face and head right for the bathroom again.
Okay, okay, so now I really was ready to leave. APU, my 80 year old father's driving had me hanging onto that big Buick's "OMG handle" for dear life. I prayed that we would get to the airport in one piece and at 5:20 a.m. my prayers were answered. I jumped out of that car and right into the check-in line with an hour to spare.
After an uneventful check in, I headed to security. When I saw the two lines, I couldn't believe it. Since when did people actually start to fly out of that ghost town known as Hancock International Airport?!?! While standing there waiting and people watching, I decided that people must really be stupid. If the signs say "Have your ticket and ID ready", well then why not have your ticket and ID in your hand--not on the bottom of your carry on? And if the signs say "All shoes except sneakers must be removed", do you have to be reminded when you are standing nose to nose with the security guard? And HELLO PEOPLE!!!! Cell phones, loose change and keys in your pockets WILL make the x-ray machine beep!!!! Empty them out BEFORE you walk through that thing that looks like a door frame--PLEASE????
Suffice to say, I got to my gate just as they were boarding the front of the plane. After a quick plane change at JFK, I was on my way to MCO with a plane full of New Yawkas.
I had one extended family sitting around me who were happily on their way to a Disney Cruise. Their excitement was contagious. Grandma and grandpa, who sat directly behind me, were especially a lot of fun! Grandma: "Abe, give your dawtaw the paypaw."
Grandpa: "What section?"
Grandma: "Business. She wants to check the stawks."
Grandpa: (who still hasn't handed over the paper) "What stawks?"
Daughter: "Sirius. I bought stawk in Sirius Satellite Radier. The one Howahd Stern is going to."
Grandma: "I don't like Howahd. He's got a potty mouth."
Grandpa: "Yeah, he's got nothin' nice to say about you eitha."
Who needs a TV and headset when one has entertainment like this?I arrived at MCO right on time. I dialed [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten's[/color] cell phone and got a recorded message. "Uh oh. Now what?" There were no messages on my phone either, so I headed for the baggage claim area. I looked around, but no [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] or Lewski709. I tried the number again and got that blasted message. I looked outside. I looked in the ladies room. Nothing. I soon saw a woman looking around. Tall? Check. Shoulder length blonde hair? Check. Although I could only see a profile, I took a chance. "Renee'?" She turned around and as soon as I saw that perfect smile, I knew it was Lewski709. We gave each other a hug and went outside to the car where I met [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color]. Surprise! [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] looks much younger in person. But I did recognize that sweet southern voice I'd heard over the phone on a few occasions.
The goils shared their story of how they had met [color=ff0033]Cadburysmom[/color] over drinks at Ohanas the night before, and their 15 minute top secret meeting with Deadheadbelle and [color=ff66cc]llebrekniT[/color]. ([color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] had flown into Tampa on Thursday to look at some neighborhoods as her family will be moving down there in June. Lewski709 had changed her plans and flown in the day before. Those bums! How dare they start the party with me?!)
Anyway, we decided to start our day with some shopping at the Disney outlet store. We missed a turn because of our nonstop chatting, but we made it there eventually.
Our next stop was the Yacht and Beach Club. Lewski709 had purchased vouchers for Beaches and Cream. We missed our turn because of our nonstop chatting, but we made it there eventually. We had a great waiter named Tim. Tim was a real smart ***. My favorite kind of CM!
I enjoyed a big old chicken sandwich, fries and an iced tea. Unfortunately, because of the vouchers, we were required to order desserts. We all ordered the "No Way Jose". When Tim brought those suckers out, childred stared, women gasped, and grown men cried. Suffice to say that no one could finish. tongue: Man, I wish I had THOSE leftovers right about now!)We wobbled out of there and headed for the grocery store to buy staples for our room. (You know, like water, cookies and beer!)
Next stop was Animal Kingdom Lodge. We made a wrong turn on the way due to our--well, you know the rest...We checked in and headed to our room. Unfortunately we didn't get the bunks we requested, but we did have a beautiful Feralpeg-made Halloween Mickey chocolate arrangement waiting for us.
We unpacked and exchanged gifts. Put it this way, none of us needed to pack any tee shirts for the trip. I also received lots of cool Taurus stuff from [color=ff66cc]llebrekniT[/color] and Deadheadbelle. Those nuts! How did they know I was born under the sign of Taurus? It's not like I ever mention it. After we dropped off the rental car, we headed back to AKL and got ready for our dinner meet at Boma. We met Huggabaloo and his DP, Ray, in the Uzima Springs Lounge. Although none of us had ever met in person, you'd never know it. Huggabaloo and Ray are really great guys. So nice that I don't even notice all the picking on me that Huggabaloo does.
When PS time arrived, we headed downstairs and met those fun chicks, Ibouncetoo and [color=ff33cc]PixieMagic[/color]. Ibouncetoo presented us divas with beautiful diamond-encrusted tiaras and red boas. We wore them proudly!
The food was excellent, and the company was excellent. We had a great waitress named Amelia who is from Cuba. She was a lot of fun and a real smart *** to boot! My favorite kind! I did feel bad when it came time for the check though. It got pretty confusing. So bad that she had to bring out the manager. But she was a great sport. She told us that if we were ever to visit Boma again, to let her know in advance--so that she could make sure she wasn't there. We said our goodbyes and headed up to our room. [color=darkred-pink]Kadaten[/color] and I took one bed, Lewski709 took the other. I think it took me about ten seconds to fall asleep, and I slept so hard that I didn't even notice the axe murder right next to me.
Clockwise from bottom left -- Ibouncetoo, Huggabaloo, Ray, Lewski709, Kadaten and Bichon Barb
