TCKK Family August 2008 Trip Report Part 2

[TCKK]

We're back and we had an awesome time. We got home about 6:30pm. Stopped on the way in and picked up the dog from the kennel and we've unloaded the van and most everything is put away and I'm on the second load of laundry. I decided to DIS for a few minutes while eating some pizza we ordered in for supper.

I'll start getting the pictures downloaded either tonight or tomorrow night and try to start the real report then. I have to be at work at 7:00am tomorrow morning and youngest DD, Kerri starts school in the morning. So things are a little rushed for us right now.

Anyway, I just wanted to say we're back and we had a terrific time and I can't wait to share it with everyone.

We had our mini-DIS-meet on Sunday with Pooksma and Declansdad and also with Nicole and David and also with Memom on the phone. It was so much fun meeting them. I have a great group shot I'll post later on. My DD's met Mocharilla (sp?) at Pop one day also. I'm looking forward to catching up on all of your all's reports this week. Talk to you all real soon!!!

Cathy

 

[MeMom]

Me first?
If I click SUBMIT and I am first, I think it'll be my first first to a TR, so here goes!

P. S. Can't wait to see the pictures and to hear how you liked Pop. OKay, running to be first!


Back to say, "YESSSSS!" with that big arm gesture thing that goes along with that. "I did it! Yay me!"

(Too bad on EDIT I can't add a dancing banana.)

 

[TCKK]

Me first?
If I click SUBMIT and I am first, I think it'll be my first first to a TR, so here goes!

P. S. Can't wait to see the pictures and to hear how you liked Pop. OKay, running to be first!

You're first and you are most welcome. I have tons and tons of photos and will start posting some of them soon.

Cathy

 

[micandminforever]

Welcome back. I look forward to your Trip Report.

 

[Mocharilla]

YAY!

Can't wait to read more!

Tell the girls I said hi!

Where were you in POP? We were in 2330/2331.

 

[nts4wdw]

Looking forward to it!!!

 

[willwriteforears]

Welcome back! Looking forward to hearing about your trip!

 

[TCKK]

For those who have not read the Pre-Trip and are just joining in now. Welcome. Let me quickly tell you about us.

T = DH - Tracy, Pastor of the local First Church of God
C = DW that's me - I'm Cathy and work for the local police department
K = Oldest DD - Kelli age 16 and is a Junior
K = Youngest DD - Kerri age 13 and is a 7th Grader

Our trip dates were August 5th-17, 2008.

We left Ohio on Tuesday, August 5th around 4:40AM. Kerri was a little grouchy (she is definitely not a morning person), Kelli was being obnoxious in a fun way so far. Mom (me) is already threatening eveyone and Dad is singing "On the Road Again" (you know, the Willie Nelson song). What a way to start a trip.

Here are a couple of pictures before we pulled out of the driveway.

Dad and the girls

Dad and Mom

Most of the day was spent driving. We had lunch at Hardees and spent the night in Valdosta, Georgia. After checking in we had dinner at Cracker Barrel and the girls and I went swimming. That's pretty much it for Day 1.

Coming soon - Arrival at Pop Century!!

Cathy

 

[TCKK]

Welcome back. I look forward to your Trip Report.

Hi and Welcome and I hope you enjoy.

YAY!

Can't wait to read more!

Tell the girls I said hi!

Where were you in POP? We were in 2330/2331.

We were in 2434. We must have been in the same building. I'm surprised we didn't see you there!!! Can you believe it?

Looking forward to it!!!

Hello and Welcome to our report.

Welcome back! Looking forward to hearing about your trip!

Thanks for the Welcome back. We had a great trip, but I'm happy to be back home too (not back at work mind you), but back home.

Cathy

 

[momminnie]

Looking forward to your report. I can't believe I caught a trip report at the begining. I'm planning a trip for next Sept.(09)

 

[Mocharilla]

Hi and Welcome and I hope you enjoy.



We were in 2434. We must have been in the same building. I'm surprised we didn't see you there!!! Can you believe it?



Hello and Welcome to our report.



Thanks for the Welcome back. We had a great trip, but I'm happy to be back home too (not back at work mind you), but back home.

Cathy

WOW! You were like above us and over 2 rooms! Too bad we didn't know that!

 

[Nicole786]

I'm here!

 

[pooksma]

Me too me too!

 

[vdarrell]

Where in Ohio are you from.?
I live outside of Cincinnati in Middletown.
Glad you had a good time ready to read more.

 

[vdarrell]

I just read your Pre-trip report.
Loved your daughters drawings.
I also read your from Lebanon so we are neighbors, I have done quite abit of private duty nursing at Otterbein in the past .And love to shop in downtown Lebanon especially around Christmas its a tradition for us to shop and eat at Golden Lamb.
We are going to Disney in Dec. and staying at ASMo from Dec. 7-13th and POP13-15th we stayed at POP 5 years ago so your PTR brought back memories.

 

[askelton]

I'm looking forward to hearing about your DIS meet. In spite of Fay, there will be several this weekend.

 

[declansdad]

Welcome back! I'm looking forward to hearing about your mini dis-meet. they sound like a fun bunch of people.

 

[TCKK]

Looking forward to your report. I can't believe I caught a trip report at the begining. I'm planning a trip for next Sept.(09)

I'm so glad you're here and I hope you enjoy the report.

WOW! You were like above us and over 2 rooms! Too bad we didn't know that!

It's unbelievable we were that close and didn't see each other at Pop. I'm glad the girls at least ran into you. I think I saw your DF in Japan at WS the same day you saw the girls at POP. I wish I would have spoken up, but I wasn't sure it was him.

I'm here!

Glad to have you Nicole. I'm enjoying reading your report right now too. HRH and Universal look so cool!

Me too me too!

Hey Pooksma. Welcome back. Glad you guys made it home safely. I'm reading your report too.

I just read your Pre-trip report.
Loved your daughters drawings.
I also read your from Lebanon so we are neighbors, I have done quite abit of private duty nursing at Otterbein in the past .And love to shop in downtown Lebanon especially around Christmas its a tradition for us to shop and eat at Golden Lamb.
We are going to Disney in Dec. and staying at ASMo from Dec. 7-13th and POP13-15th we stayed at POP 5 years ago so your PTR brought back memories.

Hi vdarrell. Welcome to our report. My DH was born and raised in Middletown. His family still lives there so we are there quite often.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your DIS meet. In spite of Fay, there will be several this weekend.

Welcome to our report. The Dismeet occurred on the 10th so that will come later in the report. One of the others may get to it before I do. It was really fun! I hope the meets planned for this weekend do occur. It really is fun to get to meet Dis'ers in person.

Welcome back! I'm looking forward to hearing about your mini dis-meet. they sound like a fun bunch of people.

Thanks and Welcome back to you guys too. They were a great bunch of people. I just hope they had as much fun as we did.

Thought I'd add a couple more pictures from our 1st day of travel. Memom these are for you. This is from the Temporary Welcome Center of your lovely state of Tennessee (I love Tennessee). In fact, we're planning a short trip right after Christmas before the girls go back to school in January to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. I love to go at that time with all the Christmas decorations. They are so pretty.

The original welcome center is closed down for remodeling and they had a temporary place set up. Here are the girls and me with Dolly Parton

I'm hoping to get to Pop arrival later tonight after our Bible Study Meeting. I'll have to see how everything goes.

Cathy

 

[MeMom]

Thought I'd add a couple more pictures from our 1st day of travel. Memom these are for you. This is from the Temporary Welcome Center of your lovely state of Tennessee (I love Tennessee). In fact, we're planning a short trip right after Christmas before the girls go back to school in January to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. I love to go at that time with all the Christmas decorations. They are so pretty.

Cathy

And how lovely I know they are, too. But, alas, I am at school, and all I can see are those darned red X boxes.

I shall look forward to seeing them when I get home.


Tennessee does have some loveliness to it. I don't see much of it other than my well-traveled triangle of home-school-church. I keep saying I'm going to do a weekend trip to Gatlinburg in the fall, because it is beautiful, but then I think about all the money, and I'd rather spend it on Disney trips. One day, when I'm tired of Disney, I will do that. I d like to shop up there at all the neat shops!

 

[vdarrell]

TCKK......It's a small world when you can get online and meet up with some one who actually knows where Middletown, Ohio is.
We now live near the "old" Middletown Hospital.Both my husband and I are born and raised here also.I grew up around the Sherman School area on Sherman Street, husband grew up on Bexley Drive.
Be waiting to read more.
I hope you enjoyed your Bible study meeting it is always a good way to start any day.