Hey, hey Shelby! I wondered where my Maelstroming friends might be. I figured it was about time for the annual meet. Hope y'all have a good time.Hey Zzub!
I'll have to rally the troops on over here, but it may be awhile before they all show up.
Some of us are heading to Walt's World TODAY!!!
Indeed. It's good to be seen again. Or not seen. Or something like that.Can it be that I am not reading a new ZZUB trip report?
Well, slap me thrice and hand me to mama.
And for those of you that don't speak pirate, that's somewhere along the lines of hot diggity dog!
ZZUB, it's good to see you back...um, not back...
not writing another trip report...
savvy?
It's strange. You're a relatively new poster and . . . yet . . . it's as if I know you. Go figure.
The great thing about having nothing is you have nothing to lose and everything to work hard for. Going without so many things inspired us to work harder. It's one thing I worry about for my girls. Because they are growing up in a Contemporary world, I worry they won't fully appreciate what hard work, sacrifice and poverty feels like. My wife and I talk about this from time to time and are working on ways to make certain our girls never take for granted the opportunities and blessings they receive. It's one of the reasons I was so impressed last year when ZZUBY was careful to note how long we were at Disney World. It told me she understood that as compared with a lot of people, that was a long time.
ZZUB IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Off to a fabulous start! I know how you felt as a kid except I never fell back, we were already there. I had all those things my entire childhood, free cheese, hand me down clothes and one pair of shoes, dreaming of going to WDW someday but knowing I never would....as a child. I worked multiple jobs to get thru College and guess what? I've now taken my child 10x! God is good!
Can't wait to read this great trip report! Oh, wait, the non trip report!
Woohoo! Zzub is back!
ZZUB said:
I hear tell, though, that it's on the next plane from Boston. So I should be seeing it in a week or so.
Why would you know that?! You've elevated Disney nerd-dom to a whole 'nuther level. But since we're on the subject, what is the difference?nicolemarie said:
Really? Feels like I just saw you. But then again, I'm not writing a Trip Report so maybe it just seems like I just saw you.
HOw much "Disney reading" do you do?
And that's why she's my favorite screenname! Look at Ash! Sitting at the Poly reading the Disboards. What kind of sorry nerd are you?! KIDDING!!!! Sorry to hear your clothes are missing. Fortunately for you, there are several places to buy more clothes within a Monorail stop from where you are. I don't know which of the Maelstrom gang is down there (I assume NM isn't since your edit said people were missing her). But tell everyone I said hi. And vote for McCain.Okay, I have hit an all time low. I am posting on ZZUB's non-trip report from an outdoor table at CAPT. COOKS!!! Yes, I am in the World. Though my luggage is not.
Z! I was so happy to hear you've started to write another load of drivel about your latest trip to our favorite place. I just got in and am waiting for the crew to join me once they're done getting drenched on Kali River Rapids. What better way to kill some time than to pull out my trusty work-provided laptop (with Sprint aircard) and check in to say hey to my buddy Z. Which is all I'm doing, actually. I haven't technically read any of this yet. But I'm lookin' forward to it! Just not until I've experienced some Maelstromer meet magic. So.....I'll see ya on Sunday buddy!!! Or maybe Monday. I expect I'll be pretty dang tired when I get home. And will probably have to do laundry as I fear I'll be wearing this same frickin' (NOF) outfit for 5 days. Aloha!!!
So happy you are back!
) and my next trip won't be for two more years... and then, about a week ago, I started lurking again... On the trip report board... Thinking, "That ZZUB... Certainly he is going to write another trip report. Even though he said he wouldn't. He'll be back... I hope..."
ROLL TIDE!
41-30
That's for my friends who live in Georgia. I was afraid they might not know the score. I heard there was a black-out or something.
Yeah, I'm thinking y'all are gonna give that ol' black jersey thing a rest. And focus your energy on fundamentals. Like scoring touchdowns. And stopping the other team from planting their flag in your endzone.
To me, though, it was awesome. My sweet husband had it even worse than me, and had never been there during his childhood (or even on a plane, for that matter). We finally stayed in the World (at the Disney Inn) on our second wedding anniversary in 1987 and we've never looked back!! I often count my blessings today and marvel at how dramatically improved our lives have been. I say it all the time: If, as a teen, I could have seen just a glimpse of the life I have now, I would have been BLOWN AWAY!! And I'm not just talking creature comforts. That's just gravy. We work every day to make sure our boys understand that and gain some appreciation for how very lucky they are. I know you do the same, as is evidenced by ZZUBy's many precious and touching musings.
