The Battle For My Wallet V: Beyond the Number IV (Chapter Eighteen, p.75, 5/18)

[Frickles]

Hi Frick.........obviously I'm not a Georgia fan but had to give you props for the dawgs paw print thingie - that's cool....
ROLL TIDE ANYWAY

Hey SamC! I'm not a Bama fan, my husband is, but I wanted to give you some mad props on your avatar! It's awesome!

Zzub, I couldn't understand why NM was calling you a sore loser. Now I know! Bro.

 

[LaLa]

And it wasn’t like I was just hiding files in the kitchen behind the canister of decaf coffee that no one ever uses.

Sounds like you've done that before.

Guests we like hang out with us in the Family Room. Where the comfortable furniture and brick fireplace is. And the TV.

FRG. It's the new BFF.

I made some coffee and admired what the sky looked like coming up over the mountains in front of our house. It’s a beautiful scene I don’t normally enjoy because at that time of day, I’m heading to work and can’t be bothered admiring a sunrise. But on Disney Eve, the first day of my vacation, I was all about the orange hewed eastern sky. I fixed some coffee and planted myself in a chair to spend some time reading the Bible and praying.

I know I'm not the first one to quote this section, but it paints such an awesome picture that I had to acknowledge it again. Sounds like very cool start to Disney Eve, my friend.

We pulled into the Target and headed inside, receipt firmly in hand. I walked up to the customer service counter and advised the guy, with an accusatory tone, that we had bought some Mylicon Drops a few days earlier but they didn’t make it home with us. He said, “No problem. Just let me see your receipt.” Our receipt was ludicrously long. So I scanned down it to find the Drops to point out to him.

And then I scanned it again.

And then a third time.

“Ummm. This is a little embarrassing,” I said. “I can’t find it on here. Maybe we didn’t buy it after all.”

“No worries,” he said. Which, if I wasn’t so embarrassed would have annoyed me. My daughter and I walked off in search of a new box of Drops and I stopped one more time to see if it was on our receipt.

It wasn’t.

I'm DED over this. Mainly because I find it hard to believe that you, OF ALL PEOPLE, would have a memory lapse. You do realize a Polaroid of your stressed out, confused mug is taped to the wall at Customer Service right now, don't you?

Worry harassed me with its cold feet and I hate to be touched when I sleep. Then I was reminded again that this was a good thing we got to do. We were going on vacation. To Disney World. We should be hopeful and not fearful or anxious. More importantly, I was reminded by a still small voice that we’d get the room we were supposed to have. It would be ok.

And I knew it would be. This Disney Eve was so unlike the one before it. But even the one before it had a happy ending. It did end well. That happy ending was in her crib gently sleeping.

Z, this was very well written. I think we can all relate to this on one level or another. We get so worked up over the small details when we should just relax and trust that it'll work out the way it's supposed to. Granted, the part about the cold feet kind of freaked me out but the last sentence was just beautiful.

Loved it, ZZUB. Can't wait for the next one in another two weeks.

How do you pronounce ZZUB?

I don't know if this is the official pronounciation, but in my head it sounds alot like the word idiot.

 

[LaLa]

Or you could just call him George. As in Costanza.

That works too. Just don't call him when he's elbow deep in a "tub" of potato salad. Or when Alabama's gettin' spanked.



SamC: That's one cool avatar. If I rolled tide and really meant it (NOMEL) , I think I'd have to have me one of those.

As it is, this will have to do....

 

[luv2crash]

Great Chapter as always!

You and your family are truly blessed!

You will always be her superman.

 

[ZZUB]

I don't know if this is the official pronounciation, but in my head it sounds alot like the word idiot.

Strong criticism from a person who thinks a lot is one word not two.

ZZUB is one syllable. It's BUZZ backwards, and is pronounced Zub, like cub.

To the rest of you, thanks for reading and commenting. I sure do appreciate it.

Hey, here's an old joke that is still timely: Why did the chicken cross the road?
To join the ACC.

Roll Tide.

The first Moderate at Disney was the Caribbean Beach.

 

[LouDisney]

Great start ZZUB.
I can't wait to read more.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

I am so glad you're back with another TR...you're one of my favorite trip reporters!

 

[Tink-ing]

ZZUB is one syllable. It's BUZZ backwards, and is pronounced Zub, like cub.

And here all this time I have been pronouncing it: ZeeZub.

In my head. Not out loud.

Although in my head doesn't sound much saner, does it?

Moving on, thanks for clearing that up. Zub.

Crap, I'm never going to remember to say it that way in my head.

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

Strong criticism from a person who thinks a lot is one word not two.

 

[samc]

Hey SamC! I'm not a Bama fan, my husband is, but I wanted to give you some mad props on your avatar! It's awesome!

SamC: That's one cool avatar. If I rolled tide and really meant it (NOMEL) , I think I'd have to have me one of those.

thank you!!....can't take credit for it though.....I swiped it

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

And here all this time I have been pronouncing it: ZeeZub.

I was saying ZaZub, but very quickly. You know the quicker you say something you don't know, the faster it's over. (All in my head mind you, really no opportunity for backlash.)

 

[ObsessedwiththeMouse]

Dang it, I pronounce it "Zee Zubb" also. There's no way I'll ever change it to "ZUB".

<sigh> I guess I know I'll be back every 2 weeks for the next 9 months, reading this.

 

[LISAMWDW]

I'm thirding (is that a word?) the "zeezubb" pronouncing....in my head.

 

[wahoostampingirl]

Hey, here's an old joke that is still timely: Why did the chicken cross the road?
To join the ACC.

Oooooh, I think my feelings are hurt. WahooWa from an alum of UVA.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Well I finally got a chance to kick back and read this...errr...thing. With a HUGE coffee. And dippers.

You figure it out.

Anywho... things that made me LITERALLY SCREAM: "and I ironed. A lot." ; "Glenda Glassesonachain" ; "...tazed me. Bro'" ; "explosions" ; "foam soap" and "sundried tomatoes".


SHALOM, NURSE! But... that was pretty good.

I laughed so hard that my dipper flew across the room!


You figure it out.


Anywho... I wouldn't worry about always being your girls' Superman.

If I were you.


Because, Dude, you'll ALWAYS be mine.


Except I pronounce it "Fred Flintstone".

And, in French, "Miss Buxley".


Oh yeah. I TOTALLY understand about buying a house just for the fireplace.

We bought ours for the kitchen cupboard with the lazy Susan.



All of that to say: Now I can't find my dipper and it's all your fault.


You figure it out.



Shalom, Mel.

 

[LaLa]

Oh, I'm sorry.

Did I mis use a word?! You know, it's a good thing the fragrant mis use of words doesn't boggle you et all. Per say. Or else you'd probably be feeling pretty snitchy right about now. If I had to virtue a guess.

Strong criticism from a person who thinks a lot is one word not two.

And so it begins.

Bring it, Bagel Boy. Just wait until I take you off Ignore, which should be in about..oh, TWO WEEKS. Minus a week or two.

Then bring it.

Or not.

Whatever.

 

[Mickey_Maniac]

Absolutely no way in the World (or is that world) that I want to get into the middle of this discussion, conversation, argument, whatever. I just have to say, sometimes I'm not sure which is better, the actual trip report or some of the comments that accompany it.

Not taking anything away from ZZUB, you are, as stated, an incredible writer and I agree with multiple others that think you missed your true calling. That said, I do have to send kudos to some of the other Dis'ers that add their 2 cents worth to these threads. I feel sometimes like they are what make this so enjoyable to follow along.

Started reading this at work today and just about fried my monitor when I choked and spit out my coffee a couple of times from laughing.

Keep 'em coming...

(Just for the record, I'm in for the duration...)

 

[Minniesnow]

I haven't posted before but I have read you TRs. They are GREAT!!!!Keep them coming!!!
~Emily~

 

[Booknut]

I haven't read a lot of trip reports before but i'm loving yours ZZUB, its making me laugh and smile which is good in my current bloated oversized woe-is-me state!!! - i'm only half complaining, i'm really excited about the baby!

Keep em coming and God Bless!

 

[beckanoah]

Finally, I'm in on a Zzub trippie from the beginning. You, and you alone, are responsible for my current obsession with trying to get to Florida for the World! I was 8 the last time I went.

Can't wait to lose many precious hours of work related time in this report, Bro!