The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 4

[tink2020]

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:30 a.m.

2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? Chicken Little

4. What is your favorite TV show? Grey's Anatomy, Cold Case, Lost

5. What did you have for breakfast? Captain Crunch

6. What is your middle name? Kristine

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Steak

9. What is your favorite chip flavor? Ruffles

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Spectromagic

11. What type of car do you drive? Saturn LS1 and Ford Escape

13. What characteristics do you despise? Lindsay stole mine...disingenuineness

14. Favorite item of clothing? comfy pjs

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? WDW

16. Favorite brand of clothing? NY and Company (formerly Lerners)

17. Where would you like to retire to? Celebration, FL

18. Favorite time of the day? Watching Alyssa's reaction when Kevin comes home from work

19. What was your most memorable birthday? lots of them...16, 20, 21, and 30 stand out

20. Where were you born? Amherst, OH

21. Favorite sport to watch? Miami University Hockey, but I haven't seen them in action for years

22. What fabric detergent do you use? Era

23. Coke or Pepsi? both, but leaning toward Coke these days

24. Are you a morning person or a night owl? something in between

25. What is your shoe size? 7 1/2 to 8

26. Do you have any pets? a black Lab and 2 cats

27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with your family and friends? We signed the contract for our new house tonight and Matthew's heartbeat was nice and strong today.

28. What did you want to be when you were little? pediatrician

29. When is your birthday? January 24

****RIGHT NOW*****************

Wearing? maternity jeans and top

Drinking? nothing

Thinking about? Alyssa's birthday party

Listening to: Kevin's watching last week's American Idol results show

Amy

Hooray Miami hockey (even if BC did kill them)! And yay for a new house and healthy heartbeat!

 

[KMH1]

Your birthday is right before mine! I'll have to add you to the birthday thread... and anyone else who thinks they can get away with not being on it. Just ask Nancy, you can't hide for too long!

Actually, she posted on it recently...you just need to update again!

Amy

 

[Tinkaroo]

Abby Mallard (Animation Building at MGM)
Aladdin (Morocco in Epcot and Adventureland at MK)
Alice (1900 Park Fare breakfast)
Ariel (her grotto at MK)
Baloo (ourside AK and Town Square at MK)
Belle and Beast (France in Epcot)
Brer Bear (Town Square at MK)
Buzz Lightyear (Tomorrowland at MK and near Pizza Planet at MGM)
Captain Hook (by PoTC at MK)
Chicken Little (Animation Building at MGM)
Chip (Camp Minnie-Mickey at AK, Garden Grill at Epcot, Sorceror's Hat at MGM, Character Connection at Epcot, and Tomorrowland at MK)
Cinderella (1900 Park Fare Dinner and Princess Room in Toontown at MK)
Daisy Duck (Mickey Ave. at MGM)
Dale (see Chip)
Donald Duck (Mickey Ave. at MGM, Toontown at MK, Camp Minnie-Mickey at AK, Character Connection at Epcot, Visa meet and greet at Epcot)
Eeyore (Sorceror's Hat at MGM, Toontown at MK and Discovery Landing at AK)
Fairy Godmother (1900 Park Fare dinner)
Flik (outside Pizzafari at AK)
Foulfellow (Town Square at MK)
Friar Tuck (Town Square at MK)
Geppetto (Town Square at MK)
Gideon (Town Square at MK and Character Connection at Epcot)
Goofy (Town Square at MK, Toontown at MK, Sorceror's Hat at MGM, Camp Minnie-Mickey at AK, Character Connection at Epcot, outside Mission Space at Epcot)
Jessie (Frontierland at MK)
JoJo and Goliath (Mickey Ave. at MGM)
Kenai (Camp Minnie-Mickey at AK)
King Louie (Town Square at MK)
Koda (see Kenai)
Lilo (Ohana breakfast, outside Island Merchantile at AK)
Little John (Town Square at MK)
Mad Hatter (1900 Park Fare breakfast)
Mary Poppins (England in Epcot and 1900 Park Fare breakfast)
Max (Town Square at MK)
Mickey Mouse (Garden Grill at Epcot, Ohana breakfast, Character Connection at Epcot, outside Mission Space at Epcot, Toontown at MK, outside MK entrance, Camp Minnie-Mickey at AK, Visa meet and greet at Epcot, Mickey Ave. at MGM)
Minnie Mouse (Character Connection at Epcot, Toontown at MK, outside MK entrance, Camp Minnie-Mickey at AK, Sorceror's Hat at MGM)
Mr. Smee (by PoTC at MK)
Mulan (China in Epcot)
Perla (1900 Park Fare dinner and Town Square at MK)
Peter Pan (by PoTC at MK)
Piglet (Discovery Landing at AK and Sorceror's Hat at MGM)
Pinocchio (Town Square at MK and Character Connection at Epcot)
Pluto (Garden Grill at Epcot, Character Connection at Epcot, Visa meet and greet at Epcot, Sorceror's Hat at MGM, Toontown at MK, Tomorrowland at MK, and Town Square at MK)
Pocahontas (Rafiki's Planet Watch at AK)
Pooh (Toontown at MK, 1900 Park Fare breakfast, Discovery Landing at AK, and England in Epcot)
Prince Charming (1900 Park Fare dinner)
Prince John (Town Square at MK)
Princess Aurora (France in Epcot and Princess Room in Toontown at MK)
Princess Jasmine (Adventureland in MK)
Rafiki (Rafiki's Planet Watch at AK and Adventureland at MK)
Robin Hood (Character Connection at Epcot and Town Square at MK)
Snow White (Germany in Epcot and Princess Room in Toontown at MK)
Stanley (Rafiki's Planet Watch at AK)
Stitch (outside Island Merchantile at AK, Ohana breakfast, and Tomorrowland at MK)
Suzy (see Perla)
Terk (Town Square at MK)
Tigger (Toontown at MK, Discovery Landing at AK, 1900 Park Fare breakfast, and England in Epcot)
Timon (Adventureland in MK)
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (by Tea Cups at MK)
Wendy Darling (by PoTC at MK)
Woody (near Pizza Planet at MGM and Frontierland in MK)

I think that's all of them!
Amy

Wow - now THAT is thorough!

 

[kc10family]

I got a milestone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 14000 Everyone!!!!

YEAH!!!!

 

[julia & nicks mom]

DDA TRIP REPORT

Thursday, May 18

5:00 pm The last thing I remember clearly was arriving at the airport. I was a few minutes early and knew that I needed to get a lot of drinks in – so I decided to have a quick drink at the airport bar. I brought a list of everyone in the DDA so that I could have a drink for them: I started at the top: Tammi67 (She’s going…I don’t need to drink for her!!) Next: julia & nicks mom (that’s me) Next: Tink2020 – you get the first toast in the airport bar…next up is Glynis – I better stop…it is time to board…WDW here I come!!!

5:45 pm Once onboard, I check my list - Steamboat Marti (she is already drinking in WDW) Next is babytrees, rosiejo & UP Disney – I better quit – the flight attendants are looking at me funny and I still have to get a rental car…

9:00 pm I head to Downtown Disney to meet the girls…I better toast a few more…itdjbw, Cinderumbrella, tmfranlk –

9:25 OH there’s someone with the same shirt on as me…Just in time for a toast to KMH1, triplefigs, and Steffy…

11:00 we head to our room – and as we reach the Pop – I can’t get the song BOP BOP BOP BOP TO THE TOP… out of my head…I wonder if I am annoying the others…oh not at all - Tammi is ready to dance We’re all in this together with me…

11:15 We decide that going to the pool might be the best place to showcase our talents…and of course toast a few more of our fellow DDA’s - tinknme, my3princes and our final toast of the evening to the birthday girl: bethbuchall (let’s have two for her!!)

Friday, May 19
8:00 am We need to get to MGM before all those Star Wars Freaks – oops I mean fans…lets toast our trip with some mimosa’s first!!! lmartin2711 & marcij and we are off!

9:00 am We go straight to ToT and RnR – we start on RnR – Marti goes on a Margarita run to the Backlot Express while we ride ToT – she got two for each of us – so we can toast bear74 & Eeyorecln – next up to toast - KristineN – but she is with us so we can take a break. Into WWTBAM – Damn – they are all Star Wars Questions – we leave and duck in the commissary to toast tinker1bell & MinnieMouseMom –

Hey look – there’s R2D2 – what do you mean I can’t walk in the street – the parade isn’t until this afternoon – oh there’s an 11:00 Star Wars parade – oops

Then we ran into an ewok -

– they are not a friendly species

11:30 Time to hit Prime Time café – we should really behave since Matthew and Paul are eating with us – but a couple of toasts should be okay: ReAnSt & PNO4TE – why does my waitress keep yelling at us? This is certainly not Disney Magic

12:30: look Darth Vader – light saber fight – oh – that’s not Darth Vader – oops –

the very cute security guard

suggests we head to our hotel for an afternoon break Forget that – we are staying at a value resort – hey Kristine is staying at the Poly in December – I think that gives us pool rights there!!

Time for a few mai tais as we toast: dumby; kc10family and Tinkaroo

2:30 we enter the Magic Kingdom –they don’t serve alcohol here – so we can sober up a bit – Philharmagic is really cool after a few drinks – but the carousel made me a little quesy – let’s try space mountain!!!! When was the last time we ate? Let’s get a Dole Whip

5:30 – That wasn’t enough - maybe we should go grab dinner – let’s go drink and eat our way around Epcot: bengalbelle; Brendita; Princess Nancy; lovesdumbo; mgkkgdm (oops – he is here – let’s toast him anyway!!); weluvdisney; Blueeyes101817; ellenbenny; disneyeveryyear; karebear1; MidNite

10:00 pm How did we end up at Beaches and Cream?!?!? They don’t even serve alcohol here – oh – but they have ice cream – nevermind

11:00 pm – we make it to our room – Bop Bop Bop Bop to Pop – I brought a hand blender – are those illegal – we mix a few margaritas and toast PrincessLeighsDaddy; lovespoohbear & chaoscent

Saturday, May 20 – my head hurts –

7:15 – we have to be at Epcot in an hour for our Segway tour – but my head still really hurts – let’s have a few Bloody Mary’s to cure our hangover…mommykds &
ksoehrlein – maybe a couple more - legalslave; macntosh & monicatb

8:30 am – we start our Segway Tour – why can’t I stay on this darn thing – why won’t it go straight –

look we made it to the World Showcase - there’s Mexico – there’s china; italy; America; France; Canada – back to Future World – we did it!!! Let’s celebrate with a toast to: WeLoveTheMouse

11:00 am – we ride Soarin’ - and I can’t stop singing “We’re Soaring, flying, there’s not a star in heaven that we can’t reach…”

11:30 am – a toast to eeyore45 and into Turtle Talk with Crush we go: we ask Crush –what is the best way to get a turtle out of his shell? His answer: “all you gotta do is rub his shell a little!!”

12:00 Time for lunch – let’s eat and drink our way around the World again: yellowfish78; Moonbeams; disney newbie; krdisneybound; poohangel; Shriva (what the heck) - Baloo – let’s have two for her – she puts up with a lot from us!!! ladylucca, Disneygrl36, kadaten

We really enjoyed the Food and Wine Festival – oh it was the Flower and Garden Festival – hmmm… I wonder if that is why the characters weren’t so friendly?!?!

6:00 pm Back to the MK – time for a Mickey Bar and a Dole Whip and what they heck – let’s have two of each – The lights in Spectromagic are really pretty – why are there so many kids at Walt Disney World – all their whining is really annoying; and what is with all the damn strollers – if your kid can’t walk around Disney world – they just aren’t old enough to appreciate it


11:00 – We arrive at Jellyrolls – we have a lot of toasting to do:
cocowum;sconnell;MazdaUK;mommy2emmersNmo;DavidUK;stenogoddess;2diamonds&a~gem;mommyintn;Linzybrooke;challada;uofl;Dimk;VickynMickey;SueRS;Marilou;Stephieann

Sometime later that night: We decided to upgrade to the BW – truth be told we have no idea what hotel we are staying at and I decide to follow very wise advice:
No, no, no
Stick to the stuff you know
If you wanna be cool
Follow one simple rule
Don't mess with the flow, no no
Stick to the status quo

Sunday, May 21 –

5:30 am We wake up early – what the hell is the manager’s problem – we own DVC – we have the right to be here – what happened to welcome home – can’t I sleep on my own couch?!?!

– I need a mimosa – here’s to Joann & allen68

now I remember – Bop Bop Bop Bop to the Pop – we better check out – can you believe it – we did not get a towel animal the whole time – no tip for mousekeeping!!!

9:00 – we are at AK to ride EE – that was so much fun!! Then we go see Festival of the Lion King and head to WL for lunch

12:30 – what do you mean you won’t put Bailey’s in my bottomless milkshake?!? That’s okay – I brought my own – now we toast - wannabecruiser; MickeyMamma; miss missy (again – what they heck) Cinderella Fan & Mom323 (wow that was a lot of drinking!!)

 

[tink2020]

Actually, she posted on it recently...you just need to update again!

Amy

Oh no! I haven't received any updates on it! And I'm not talking email, because I gave up on that a long time ago. I'll have to go check it out

 

[UP Disney]

Yes...this may sound corny...but in some ways it feels like yesterday. Of course tomorrow I may tell you it seems like 20 years!!!

Reminds me of a story my mom told me about her & dad. Someone asked them once how long they'd been married. Dad turned to mom and said "It must be 100 years now!" I was a little girl at the time. Really shocked the person who asked because my dad had a dry sense of humor.

 

[tink2020]

DDA TRIP REPORT

Thursday, May 18

5:00 pm The last thing I remember clearly was arriving at the airport. I was a few minutes early and knew that I needed to get a lot of drinks in – so I decided to have a quick drink at the airport bar. I brought a list of everyone in the DDA so that I could have a drink for them: I started at the top: Tammi67 (She’s going…I don’t need to drink for her!!) Next: julia & nicks mom (that’s me) Next: Tink2020 – you get the first toast in the airport bar…next up is Glynis – I better stop…it is time to board…WDW here I come!!!

5:45 pm Once onboard, I check my list - Steamboat Marti (she is already drinking in WDW) Next is babytrees, rosiejo & UP Disney – I better quit – the flight attendants are looking at me funny and I still have to get a rental car…

9:00 pm I head to Downtown Disney to meet the girls…I better toast a few more…itdjbw, Cinderumbrella, tmfranlk –

9:25 OH there’s someone with the same shirt on as me…Just in time for a toast to KMH1, triplefigs, and Steffy…

11:00 we head to our room – and as we reach the Pop – I can’t get the song BOP BOP BOP BOP TO THE TOP… out of my head…I wonder if I am annoying the others…oh not at all - Tammi is ready to dance We’re all in this together with me…

11:15 We decide that going to the pool might be the best place to showcase our talents…and of course toast a few more of our fellow DDA’s - tinknme, my3princes and our final toast of the evening to the birthday girl: bethbuchall (let’s have two for her!!)

Friday, May 19
8:00 am We need to get to MGM before all those Star Wars Freaks – oops I mean fans…lets toast our trip with some mimosa’s first!!! lmartin2711 & marcij and we are off!

9:00 am We go straight to ToT and RnR – we start on RnR – Marti goes on a Margarita run to the Backlot Express while we ride ToT – she got two for each of us – so we can toast bear74 & Eeyorecln – next up to toast - KristineN – but she is with us so we can take a break. Into WWTBAM – Damn – they are all Star Wars Questions – we leave and duck in the commissary to toast tinker1bell & MinnieMouseMom –

Hey look – there’s R2D2 – what do you mean I can’t walk in the street – the parade isn’t until this afternoon – oh there’s an 11:00 Star Wars parade – oops

Then we ran into an ewok -

– they are not a friendly species

11:30 Time to hit Prime Time café – we should really behave since Matthew and Paul are eating with us – but a couple of toasts should be okay: ReAnSt & PNO4TE – why does my waitress keep yelling at us? This is certainly not Disney Magic

12:30: look Darth Vader – light saber fight – oh – that’s not Darth Vader – oops –

the very cute security guard

suggests we head to our hotel for an afternoon break Forget that – we are staying at a value resort – hey Kristine is staying at the Poly in December – I think that gives us pool rights there!!

Time for a few mai tais as we toast: dumby; kc10family and Tinkaroo

2:30 we enter the Magic Kingdom –they don’t serve alcohol here – so we can sober up a bit – Philharmagic is really cool after a few drinks – but the carousel made me a little quesy – let’s try space mountain!!!! When was the last time we ate? Let’s get a Dole Whip

5:30 – That wasn’t enough - maybe we should go grab dinner – let’s go drink and eat our way around Epcot: bengalbelle; Brendita; Princess Nancy; lovesdumbo; mgkkgdm (oops – he is here – let’s toast him anyway!!); weluvdisney; Blueeyes101817; ellenbenny; disneyeveryyear; karebear1; MidNite

10:00 pm How did we end up at Beaches and Cream?!?!? They don’t even serve alcohol here – oh – but they have ice cream – nevermind

11:00 pm – we make it to our room – Bop Bop Bop Bop to Pop – I brought a hand blender – are those illegal – we mix a few margaritas and toast PrincessLeighsDaddy; lovespoohbear & chaoscent

Saturday, May 20 – my head hurts –

7:15 – we have to be at Epcot in an hour for our Segway tour – but my head still really hurts – let’s have a few Bloody Mary’s to cure our hangover…mommykds &
ksoehrlein – maybe a couple more - legalslave; macntosh & monicatb

8:30 am – we start our Segway Tour – why can’t I stay on this darn thing – why won’t it go straight –

look we made it to the World Showcase - there’s Mexico – there’s china; italy; America; France; Canada – back to Future World – we did it!!! Let’s celebrate with a toast to: WeLoveTheMouse

11:00 am – we ride Soarin’ - and I can’t stop singing “We’re Soaring, flying, there’s not a star in heaven that we can’t reach…”

11:30 am – a toast to eeyore45 and into Turtle Talk with Crush we go: we ask Crush –what is the best way to get a turtle out of his shell? His answer: “all you gotta do is rub his shell a little!!”

12:00 Time for lunch – let’s eat and drink our way around the World again: yellowfish78; Moonbeams; disney newbie; krdisneybound; poohangel; Shriva (what the heck) - Baloo – let’s have two for her – she puts up with a lot from us!!! ladylucca, Disneygrl36, kadaten

We really enjoyed the Food and Wine Festival – oh it was the Flower and Garden Festival – hmmm… I wonder if that is why the characters weren’t so friendly?!?!

6:00 pm Back to the MK – time for a Mickey Bar and a Dole Whip and what they heck – let’s have two of each – The lights in Spectromagic are really pretty – why are there so many kids at Walt Disney World – all their whining is really annoying; and what is with all the damn strollers – if your kid can’t walk around Disney world – they just aren’t old enough to appreciate it


11:00 – We arrive at Jellyrolls – we have a lot of toasting to do:
cocowum;sconnell;MazdaUK;mommy2emmersNmo;DavidUK;stenogoddess;2diamonds&a~gem;mommyintn;Linzybrooke;challada;uofl;Dimk;VickynMickey;SueRS;Marilou;Stephieann

Sometime later that night: We decided to upgrade to the BW – truth be told we have no idea what hotel we are staying at and I decide to follow very wise advice:
No, no, no
Stick to the stuff you know
If you wanna be cool
Follow one simple rule
Don't mess with the flow, no no
Stick to the status quo

Sunday, May 21 –

5:30 am We wake up early – what the hell is the manager’s problem – we own DVC – we have the right to be here – what happened to welcome home – can’t I sleep on my own couch?!?!

– I need a mimosa – here’s to Joann & allen68

now I remember – Bop Bop Bop Bop to the Pop – we better check out – can you believe it – we did not get a towel animal the whole time – no tip for mousekeeping!!!

9:00 – we are at AK to ride EE – that was so much fun!! Then we go see Festival of the Lion King and head to WL for lunch

12:30 – what do you mean you won’t put Bailey’s in my bottomless milkshake?!? That’s okay – I brought my own – now we toast - wannabecruiser; MickeyMamma; miss missy (again – what they heck) Cinderella Fan & Mom323 (wow that was a lot of drinking!!)

Ahh, you brought back the Mickey-b**b shirts! And I was so ecstatic to be first on there.... I thought I was really something special. Until I realized you were just going by who talks the most

 

[Steffy]

Last year at this time I was down for the count with an ankle injury. It was no fun and it still bugs me from time to time.

Becky

Ankles are no joke.....I've got to haul mine back to teh doctor. Not getting any better. Hurts like a

 

[julia & nicks mom]

hey Kristine -

what if Bill booked a surprise trip for you!?!?!?

 

[KMH1]

DDA TRIP REPORT

Hey Freak, I mean, Queen! After this atrocity, you can never make fun of my manilla folders again. How long did this take you?!!

Amy

 

[ReAnSt]

I agree!!! I want this summer to go by as slowly as possible!!! This is the best "job" in the world!! Although I can't believe how much she has learned in Kndg. this year, it is amazing how much she has grown!!

I definitely think I would like to try for a 3rd, I will just miss having a little one around. I think I have put it off so long though because I know it will more than likely be my last (unless we win the lottery!!!)!! My best friend just had her 3rd and she has kids the exact same age as me, and she is SO happy. She keeps saying though that she thinks she might want another one (which she swore that this was it), I think once her postpartum wears off she will be rethinking that statement!!!

My neighbor's Sister is expecting her ninth child. The oldest is starting college in the fall. That is what I call super Mom.

Becky

 

[kc10family]

What is Patriot Bay????? I've never heard of it. Or do you mean Parrot Bay.


Becky

I just asked DH what the name was and he said Patriot (then I heard him laugh and ask me why). So it seems that I have been calling Parrot Bay by the wrong name for sometime now. I think the man will be sleeping with the dog tonight. This explains why people would look at me funny when I spoke of the drink.

Thank you Becky for letting me know. I feel rather stupid at this time.

So let me say it correct this time.

I request “Parrot Bay” and pineapple juice.

This goes to show you that I should not trust DH when it comes to giving me drinks.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Hey Freak, I mean, Queen! After this atrocity, you can never make fun of my manilla folders again. How long did this take you?!!

Amy

well - I have always been a pretty quick writer - just about 1/2 hour -

 

[KMH1]

I just asked DH what the name was and he said Patriot (then I heard him laugh and ask me why). So it seems that I have been calling Parrot Bay by the wrong name for sometime now. I think the man will be sleeping with the dog tonight. This explains why people would look at me funny when I spoke of the drink.

Thank you Becky for letting me know. I feel rather stupid at this time.

So let me say it correct this time.

I request “Parrot Bay” and pineapple juice.

This goes to show you that I should trust DH when it comes to giving me drinks.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

I have not heard anymore from Glynis

I can't imagine that it is a good thing that has kept her away from the boards for almost an entire week!!

Glynis - I hope you can check in soon and if you need ANYTHING - please let us know

 

[KMH1]

well - I have always been a pretty quick writer - just about 1/2 hour -

And how long did it take you to compile your Zac Efron folder?

Amy

 

[julia & nicks mom]

And how long did it take you to compile your Zac Efron folder?

Amy

You tell me!!!!!

 

[KMH1]

You tell me!!!!!

Now Kate, I didn't witness your making it...I only discovered the evidence in that nice office of yours with those great bookshelves.

Amy

 

[ReAnSt]

I couldn't remember if it was dryer or microwave I mentioned it to Bill and he gave me the "eyeball" and muttered something about "crazy woman cooking her shoes"

In college I was in marching band and practice was at about 3pm give or take an hour depending on the year. Well in Central Florida it rains everyday about that time. So I would continuously have muddy, wet sneakers. Which I would wash and dry. This went on until I had a roommate who said it was gross to put dirty sneakers in the washing machine. Said they were dirty and covered in germs and she didn't want to put her clothing in there with them.

Hello, what part of dirty clothing don't you get??? They will come out clean just like your clothes come out clean but. I couldn't convince them so that ended the shoes in the washer and dryer.

Becky