The happyhaunts go South... the endless trip report!

[1000thhappyhaunt]

I gotta go... I'm taping Canadian Parliament on C-SPAN.

I wasn't taping Canadian Parliament.

I was quoting Seinfeld. Kramer... to be precise.

Heh. Heh.

 

[labdogs42]

I didn't remember the Seinfeld reference, but I knew something was up with the "taping" part, since I know you have Tivo!! Is it fixed yet, by the way?

 

[ZZUB]

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I got the Canadian Parliment reference. It's for this, any many other reasons, that your thread is so popular. You're a very witty writer. We're fortunate that you bless us on a daily basis with the musings of your mind.

1000thhappyhaunt is a fastpass! At least you should be.

 

[tink38]

Bumping (You don't deserve to be on page 12, girl!)

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I got the Canadian Parliment reference.

I KNEW you would. I put it in for you. Plus... there's an applicable Seinfeld quote for just about every occasion.

Wow. I get back from the ever exciting adventure that is called "Grocery Shopping at a Bulk Store" and what is waiting for me? The nicest compliment from ZZUB. Thanks! And if THAT is hijacking... take me to CUBA! I'm all in. But I think you're the best on the Disboards. Can I be your YDOOW?

Did you know I bought one of those HUGE cans of tuna, today? Without knowing WHAT I'm going to do with it. 'Cause only Calvin and I really eat tuna sandwiches. But... I'll sniff out a deal. I have a sixth sense. Because cheapness IS a sense. Heh, heh. See what I mean?

Yes... I may be a FASTPASS. Just remember to keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times. And hang on.

 

[ZZUB]

Can I be your YDOOW?

Before I agree to this, I have to kinow what a YDOOW is. It must be something Candian, like over-priced, over-hyped restaurants in over-adored theme parks. Eh?

But I think you're the best on the Disboards.

I appreciate that you think so highly of my work. Obviously, the feeling is mutual. Gush.

These pretzels are making me thirsty.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Before I agree to this, I have to kinow what a YDOOW is. It must be something Candian, like over-priced, over-hyped restaurants in over-adored theme parks. Eh?

Them's fightin' words. Le Cellier IS a damn FASTPASS!!!!! Obviously you didn't try the bloody SOUP!

ZZUB... I think I can sum up my thread for you with one word: nothing. Nothing! The trip report is about nothing.

 

[Matty_Disfan]

Easy, you two........ enough mutual-admiration....

Let's get down to brass tacks.... how did Calvin do at Chess?

As an aside, a lot of you Americans may not know this but chess is huge in Canada, like Texas high school football huge. I was 2nd captain of my varisty chess team and we won the Atlantics two years straight (being toppled both years by Scarborough's Adrian Clarkson High.... booo). Just being 2nd captain got me more dates than Ryan Seacrest at a senior's home. I mean I was adored......

So.... how did our little Viswanathan Anand do? (google it)

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Easy, you two........ enough mutual-admiration....

Let's get down to brass tacks.... how did Calvin do at Chess?

As an aside, a lot of you Americans may not know this but chess is huge in Canada, like Texas high school football huge. I was 2nd captain of my varisty chess team and we won the Atlantics two years straight (being toppled both years by Scarborough's Adrian Clarkson High.... booo). Just being 2nd captain got me more dates than Ryan Seacrest at a senior's home. I mean I was adored......

So.... how did our little Viswanathan Anand do? (google it)

Sorry. I had to run out for a little bit. But... Matty... come ON! Are we talking the SAME Canada? That I'm in, too? Or are there TWO politically fence-sitting, militarily-challenged nations out there with red and while flags? Eh???? Let us have another look of the subject! Shall we?

Chess is geeky. But geeky is cool. So therefore chess is cool. That's what I'm sayin'. And you, too. But, possibly, it's just the two of us sayin' that. That's all I'm sayin'. Confusez-vous yet? And... let me just say that Calvin is about as good of a loser as his Mother. 'nuff said.

Also, besides Seinfeld, you can also quote a lot from Scarface. And I like to. It really scares people, though.

 

[FSUMARCHIEF]

ALright Mel, i'll let you slide on the Epcot thing.

I'm not a huge Seinfeld fan anymore, I didn't catch the Canadian thing. But, I have preached a sermon before about the last episode where they got arrested for doing nothing! That was a great one.

I do have one question though. You said in my thread that you though I was kinda cute. As you made reference a few posts ago about chess being geeky, I think I remember reading early on in your story that you had a thing for geeky guys.

SO does that mean I'm a geek?

huh, huh?

hee hee
Mark

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

SO does that mean I'm a geek?

No! Not at all. I think you're the coolest preacher I've ever (sorta) met!

I'll let you slide on the Seinfeld. But... I SURE hope you have a thing for Scarface!

Scarface is a FASTPASS.

 

[FSUMARCHIEF]

But... I SURE hope you have a thing for Scarface!

Scarface is a FASTPASS.

Do I dare admit that I have never acxtually seen Scarface? I heard it was good. Does that count?

Mark

 

[Chapter 11]

Never seen Scarface? While an emminently quotable movie in certain contexts, let's just say that there are not too many lines from that movie that would end up in your typical Sunday sermon (but, boy, if they did, you must give some rip-roarin' sermons). Say 'ello to my leetle friend!!

 

[Matty_Disfan]

Sorry. I had to run out for a little bit. But... Matty... come ON! Are we talking the SAME Canada? That I'm in, too?

LOL I am just fooling around, trying to goad our southern cousins into making sweeping generalizations about our proud land. Besides.... I thought you had caught that one.... varsity chess team?? Adrian Clarkson High???

BTW: "Mr Spilly-Pants" Is no more..... eewwww......

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

from all the Disboard socializing. At least I don't have to get all dressed up and pur-tee to do it, though! I can just sit here in my underwear and type away. Heh, heh. Sorry. Just kidding. I think. On to Disney:

Day 8, Dec 18: As we left the Magic Kingdom it was raining. A bit. Not too badly but it made it seem cold and damp all the same. And depressing. I hate to say goodbye to that particular park. Just that one. We get in our car and drive away and out the gates. I tell everyone to yell "Bye Magic Kingdom! See ya soon!" 'Cause I NEED them to. It makes me feel better. At least I haven't cried. Yet. We head back to the BCV and head up to our room. We're here for just a minute. A quick change. Of my pants. Thanks, Tommy! I decide to change Tommy too. Because his shirt is dirty. As usual. And I want to put something warmer on him. So I pick a nice turtleneck shirt for him. I look around for DH to put it on him. DH has disappeared and has barricaded himself in the bathroom. Literally. 'Cause there is NO LOCK. So I'm SOL. Ok. I'll have to do it. Ick. I REALLY don't want to put the turtleneck on Tommy. Because every time I pull it over his head and stretch it down until his head pops out... I get the willies. You see, Tommy was a big baby. He was over 8lbs at birth. With ALL of the weight in his head. And every time I pull a tight shirt over his head I am magically transported back to his moment of birth. Oh mommy! And I had him SO fast that the doctor didn't even make it into the room. Luckily WE made it to the hospital on time. So the nurse delivered that big 'ol head. Congratulations, it's the GREAT GAZOO! His first official nickname was "Lollipop". The nurse asked what we were going to name him as I was lying there receiving a record number of stitches... and I said "Lollipop". My doctor almost died. He's our family doctor and to this day he tells me I should NEVER have said that while he was sewing! Anywho... I relive Tommy's birth and we head down and over to Epcot to finish our last full WDW day in STYLE. I'm feeling the need for a buttload of drinks. But first we have to do Mission Space one last time. For everyone except poor Tommy. SEE! SEE! That's what you get for peeing on Mommy... my love. So THEN I have to say Goodbye to Gary. Then I REALLY need a drink. I ask my Mellyman what he wants and he says "BEER. YUM." Just like Homer. So we head to Germany. Just like the Allies. But we don't impose a Blockade like in 1919. We simply buy some beer. Beer. Yum. We take some pictures, drink a little beer and I keep looking over at Spaceship Earth. Sadly. DH catches me and fears that I will soon cry. Like last time. Our last day, last May, after dinner at The Biergarten, on our walk back through World Showcase I got a little weepy. DH hates that. When I cry 'cause I'm sad. It's bad enough when I cry when I'm happy but when I'm sad is WORSE. For him. 'Cause then I'm no fun. But... I also had had a HUGE BEER at the Biergarten. It looked so big that when our server brought it out the three stranger men sharing our table started to laugh really hard. Because she brought them three little, regular sized beers. And me this huge, honkin' buttload of beer. (Let's see how many times I can use the phrase "buttload" today, eh?) So... DH tries to cheer me up by reminding me that we'll be back, again, before we know it. In May! For goshsakes. It sort of works. I cheer up. Tommy falls fast asleep in the stroller. Calvin and Beth seem ok, though. They're chasing each other around in World Showcase. Man! I WISH parents would CONTROL their kids a little better. They are going to run straight into the path of a ECV. CALVIN! Sorry. Sorry. We finish our beers. We consider riding Maelstrom but I'm already depressed, enough, so we take a pass on the King of the Fastpasses... and I, also, convince DH that we should skip the Biergarten, where our ADR is for, and have a nice, quiet dinner at The Yachtsman Steakhouse instead. He goes for it. But only because the one thing he likes better than sausage is a buttload of steak. We go back to our WDW home and have showers, relax and get ready for dinner. I make everyone get nicely fixed up. For pictures. And it's nice restaurant. I heard. Here on the Disboards. I put on my nice black pants, a new royal blue sweater, my black pearls and matching earings and do my hair and makeup. And put on my kicka$$ black boots which I call my "Bugkillers". Because they are VERY high-heeled and VERY VERY pointy in the toe. So pointy that you could kill a spider in a corner with them. I look pretty good. If I do say so myself. So does DH. He gets all spiffy and puts on work clothes. At least... he looks like he's going to work. Beth puts on her pretty blue sweater and a skirt and the boys are...are...well... they're CLEAN. That's all I ask. We head down to dinner. It's fine. It's not as good as our dinner at Le Cellier, though. Le Cellier should be a FASTPASS! After dinner we wander around the BC and YC and take some pictures and enjoy our last evening. Yes! Last evening.

You can all rejoice, now. Because this trip report is nearly finished. Nearly. But not QUITE. To be continued...

 

[javamom]

Obviously you didn't try the bloody SOUP!

Obviously this meant no soup for him. So in consolation I offer him this instead:

/end shameless Seinfeld plugs

 

[lisamomof3]

What?!? You can't be almost finished! How will I get through another day without checking to see your latest story? I have been sitting here reading your reports from day one, laughing, crying, PMP, and going ah ha! many times. I have three daughters but I also have a Beth, a Calvin, and a Tommy. When you mentioned Tommy's birth you also brought back memories of my last daughter, who was my largest and we also beat the Dr. By the way I will go for a pirate over a prince any day! Unfortunaltely when we go it will be down for rehab. Thanks again for letting us get to know your family better and enjoying your trip. You should publish a book!

 

[Mumbler]

WOW!!!!! Great trip report!!! So many things have made me laugh, but you know there's nothing funnier than poop! At our house we count and catagorize poop! The dreaded poop is sticky poop, cause that just never comes off!!

Okay, sorry - my first post to your thread and it's TMI!

Anywho - enjoying your TR thoroughly, the only thing missing now is a Napolean Dynamite reference and you'll be truly golden!

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

LOL I am just fooling around, trying to goad our southern cousins into making sweeping generalizations about our proud land. Besides.... I thought you had caught that one.... varsity chess team?? Adrian Clarkson High???

I know, Matty, I know. I was just trying to be funny, too. By adding some sweeping generalizations of my own. Thanks for being such a Disfan. Mel.

 

[Cruz Family]

Great trip report, thanks for sharing