The Berg-Berts do WDW, Part 30 – Closing Thoughts

[eeyore45]

I really didn't think that my TR would move people to tears.

Retch, gag, flee for your very lives - maybe.

Question my sanity and the veracity of my claims at being a minister - more than likely.

May all your memories be filled with joy!

you're doing it again!!!

joyfully yours,
Sandy

 

[latoberg]

Well, many of MY memories filled with joy involve you and your family, Todd! I feel so bad that you and Dre missed your big night, but it was nice of you to let the boys enjoy their stint at the Neverland, regardless. And, Dre, you were a trooper, no doubt! You and Jami...the sickies!!!

As I look back on the that night, I don't think we missed out on anything. The boys got to enjoy something they really wanted to do. Lisa and I were able to enjoy each other's company, even if we couldn't quite hear each other over the music. It was a relatively easy night - without too much activity. And it was fun walking with the boys. They are always a hoot!

 

[horsegirl]

Hay wait a minute! They let you in?!!!! They would not let us in, so we did not see all that.... Thanks for the insider view.

You have a great attitude about that night. Our kids loved it there too, and I guess it could have been worse. Lisa and/or you could have had Montezuma's Revenge, or the Mumps or Typhoid fever or something.....

Dre, you were a trooper! Strep! OUCH!

Keep it up Todd. This trippie!

 

[latoberg]

Hay wait a minute! They let you in?!!!! They would not let us in, so we did not see all that.... Thanks for the insider view.

You have a great attitude about that night. Our kids loved it there too, and I guess it could have been worse. Lisa and/or you could have had Montezuma's Revenge, or the Mumps or Typhoid fever or something.....

Dre, you were a trooper! Strep! OUCH!

Keep it up Todd. This trippie!

The pics I swiped from Intercot. But yes, we did get to go in. Back in 2003. This time they fetched the boys. Actually called them up. Just like home.

 

[latoberg]

Friday was a slow day, activity wise. Tonight was the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. And we were staying for as much of it as possible. So we wanted the boys rested up. Lisa and the boys slept in. I was up and gone by 7:30 for coffeeish. I can’t bring myself to call it coffee. Nescafe isn’t horrible. But it’s not up to coffee standard. The first time I did alright with the stuff. But this time, I knew it was not doing the trick of meeting my coffee need. I grabbed the newspaper, my refillable mug, and my trip report notes. Then wandered down to the lobby for some quiet reflection.

Our only big activity for the day before this evening was Chef Mickey’s.

This restaurant over in the Contemporary is a character buffet. And we had a 10:30 breakfast buffet to get to. So we all got ready and left.

The neat thing about this buffet is that Mickey and Goofy and crew are in chef’s togs. And the boys were charged up to see more characters. Even ones they had seen already. We had a decent meal and some nice character interaction.

And photographic evidence (that will be useful when #2S tries to accuse us of abuse in later days) that #2S does indeed eat.

When we finished, we called some of our Maelstrom friends. And colleagues in ministry. I stumbled across another United Methodist minister while meeting people on the DIS forums. He and his wife and son were at Disney at the same time. So we planned a time to meet. We coordinated meeting the Rev. Markymark and GADisneyGal and the Magic Magnet.

When they arrived, they discovered that Lisa had strep, and then didn’t want to meet so much anymore. Just kidding. We had a nice chat. We took pics. We shared plans. And parted ways. They were off to Epcot. We were off for less structured activities.

Like shopping.

The Contemporary has much cooler shopping than the Wilderness Lodge. We found some what-nots and doo-dads that we wanted. Plus some Christmas presents.

We went back to the Lodge for some swimming. I was sent on some errand that I can’t remember. I believe it involved trying to change ADR’s to get into Whispering Canyon for supper. Or somewhere else. But no luck. Everything was booked up. While I was gone, Lisa and the boys hopped out to the pool.

And because I value my life, I will not post the swimsuit picture, Dear.

I am not a water person. I don’t like swimming. I sunburn easy and don’t like being slathered in sunscreen. So the pool is one of the last places on earth I really want to spend my time. Instead, I grabbed my laptop and sat out on the porch of our poolside room. I could see the family. I could hear the people. But I didn’t have to be out there. I was content.

Lisa left me with instructions to let them know when it was time to get out. So that time came and I informed them that it was that time. Kind of like a butler.

But it was time to get ready for the Halloween party.

Back when we swapped from the cruise to WDW for vacation, we decided to do a Halloween Party. We thought it would be fun for all of us to dress up and do the trick or treating. So way back in the middle of the year, we bought our costumes. Our boys have two favorite movies: Sleeping Beauty and Peter Pan. So we saw the natural selections of costumes. The boys would be the heroes. Lisa and I would be the villains. Lisa was to be Maleficent to #1S’s Prince Philip. I was to be Captain Hook to #2S’s Peter Pan. So we hauled our costume stuff down and got ready for a Halloween party.

As I was getting dressed I discovered something. I do not make a very good Captain Hook. I make an excellent Governor Ratcliffe from Pocahontas.

Seems that I just don’t have a thin as a rail, Captain Hook appearance. I can’t pull it off. I even had a CM make the statement to another that I was Governor Ratcliffe.

But I had hair for one night. I even had to get my hair cut that evening before I left.

The one thing that I really was not looking forward to was the heat. Our costumes were very warm. So Lisa planned ahead to take costumes off later in the evening. I did not. I would be the Captain Ratcliff all night long. But it wasn’t too bad. I have done much worse.

See, I haven’t always been a pastor. In college, for funsies, I used to shoot at people. And get shot at. With real guns.

I was part of the Oklahoma Territorial Gunslingers.

We were a group of guys who would perform gunfights and western comedy skits. We traveled all over Oklahoma, into southern Arkansas, and north Texas. We weren’t professional actors. And we didn’t get paid much to do it. Our motto was “we’ll come for a t-shirt and a meal”. And we did, usually. We would go and spend all day long, dressed in jeans, long sleeve shirts, and long dusters in the hot Oklahoma summers.

And we loved every minute of it.

Being Captain Ratcliff Hook wasn’t all that bad. But it also had it’s very good upside. People stare at you. Mostly because they can’t figure out what the heck you are doing. Little kids are the best. They are fascinated and afraid at the same time. Adults are polite enough to guess that you most likely have a reason for being dressed up. But the eyes tell it all. They really think we’re nuts. Guess what? Yup.

 

[drebert]

You shall be Governor Hook for the evening dear!

And thanks for not showing my lilly white hide to the public!

 

[tink38]

Look, Missy. If you're gonna get all ovey dovey I'm not posting on here anymore. Got it???

Grat installment, Lacto. Dre, you don't look like you have strep in ANY of those pics!

And what the heck is a TOG?????

 

[latoberg]

Look, Missy. If you're gonna get all ovey dovey I'm not posting on here anymore. Got it???

Grat installment, Lacto. Dre, you don't look like you have strep in ANY of those pics!

And what the heck is a TOG?????

Main Entry: togs
Pronunciation: 'tägz, 'togz
Function: noun plural
Etymology: plural of English slang tog coat, short for obsolete English argot togeman, togman
: CLOTHING; especially : a set of clothes and accessories for a specified use <riding togs>

 

[drebert]

Main Entry: togs
Pronunciation: 'tägz, 'togz
Function: noun plural
Etymology: plural of English slang tog coat, short for obsolete English argot togeman, togman
: CLOTHING; especially : a set of clothes and accessories for a specified use <riding togs>

WEll great! Now you've confused everyone farther! In this instance, Todd is talking about the chef clothing that the characters are wearing.

 

[latoberg]

WEll great! Now you've confused everyone farther! In this instance, Todd is talking about the chef clothing that the characters are wearing.

I didn't confuse anyONE. Tink started it wanting to know what TOG was without quoting.

Why am I becoming the villain today? Mmmuu-haaa-haaa-haaa

 

[AshClan]

And I loved the pics, especially the one of the boys and Dre with Chip! BUT....I hope we are going to see pictures of everyone else in costume in the next chapter!!

Todd, I think you make a lovely Governor Hook!

 

[latoberg]

And I loved the pics, especially the one of the boys and Dre with Chip! BUT....I hope we are going to see pictures of everyone else in costume in the next chapter!!

Todd, I think you make a lovely Governor Hook!

Thank you very much Susan. I don't know how I should receive that, but I will take it with grace.

And yes. There will definitely be more pictures of costumes in the next installment.

 

[DisneyObsession]

Great Pics!!!

Can't wait to see more from the Halloween Party!

(And I think you make a "cute" Radcliff/Hook!)

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

Lacto - loved this part. The pic's were great.

Very nice Captain Governor Radhook!

And who knew you were a real cowboy!

 

[horsegirl]

Well, crap. I ran over here thinking you had posted some great pix of my kiltboy, based on Eeyore's post over on another thread....and what do I find? Outlaws....

Oh well, I read anyway, despite my enormous disappointment and guess what? I wasn't so upset at the end. I do not cry at your trippie. I do not laugh. I sit there flat faced and zombie like. Perhaps if I get more sleep and have the proper coffee to start my day I may be more emotive....

okay, i like this the teensiest amount

 

[eeyore45]

sorry, couldnt help myself...

but please do tell there is a pic of Lisa as Maleficient, I'm thinking that might be a great costume!!!

 

[latoberg]

sorry, couldnt help myself...

but please do tell there is a pic of Lisa as Maleficient, I'm thinking that might be a great costume!!!

Lisa will make an appearance as the evil fairy as well as an appearance with the evil fairy herself.

Well, crap. I ran over here thinking you had posted some great pix of my kiltboy, based on Eeyore's post over on another thread....and what do I find? Outlaws....

I only played the outlaw some of the time. On T.V. Some of those guys were outlaws regardless of wearing the costumes.

Lacto - loved this part. The pic's were great.

And who knew you were a real cowboy!

Well cowboy would imply that I worked with cows. That really wasn't my part. I was techically a gunslinger. It was a much cleaner job with a somewhat shorter life expectancy.

 

[eeyore45]

Reason: yes they were real guns. yes they were dangerous. you weren't officially a member until you had shot yourself. I had full membership plus another partial.

but of course. It is the Wild West!! something about prying guns out of dead fingers does scare us mild mannered Midwesterners tho...

I learned to talk real fast.... it confuses them ... or it used to!!

 

[drebert]

Eeyore?
Have you been/lived in Oklahoma? Just curious from some of the comments.

 

[eeyore45]

Drebert -

I'm over here!!!

We used to drive thru OK every year, sometimes twice. We'd stop and visit cousins... my family is from Grayson County TX - many many generations - and so my heart belongs to Texas!! I'm truly a southern girl at heart - but Grandpa had to make a living during the depression and moved up north - and that's where my mom raised us -

I'm thinking its time to take DD down south... maybe during spring break!!

The uncles, aunts,and older cousins sitting out on the porch would be amazed at how fast this yankee could talk - it used to amuse them!! I miss those days!!