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

[Ron from Michigan]

I love how you write the conversation you had with Calvin, it was so funny to read. After you finish this report, you must start another one even if it's make believe.

 

[teentoddlermom]

Hi,
I am amazed at your ability to stay positive with all that is going on in your life! I would be a basket case and certainly not able to continue writing such a wonderful trip report!
You are inspiring!

 

[SamIAm21]

Finally! I have caught up and I am sitting here just shaking my head because I can't believe what a wonderful, whacky, lovable family you are! This is such a fun report to read. I love Calvin and I don't even know the kid! And really what's wrong with fudge for dinner?? I'm sure it covered at least the dairy component of the daily diet. Go Beth!!

When I am reading your reports, its like I am walking behind you guys the whole time. I can visualize where you are at and I can see in my head all the antics!

I hope Calvin is okay as I am sure that he is really feeling bad about flooding the house. I bet DH is now a sweaty, cranky DH again! Poor Lotus!!

I can't wait to read more, but I understand that time is probably scarce for you these days! I'll be patiently waiting!!

Now I'm off to read the Dining Reviews... can't wait!!

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Manfriends have come and gone today. We're STILL drying out. Probably by tomorrow we'll be good to go. The fans are now "officially" driving me crazy. Beth has taken on the huge morning responsibility of turning on all the upstairs ones when we wake up. We cannot sleep with them on. It's like the roar of jet-engines. My mother called. Said the cat seems MUCH happier at her place. And that she's taking it to her friend's kennel to get her nails trimmed and her fur PROPERLY brushed. 'Cause I NEGLECT the cat. Apparently. I don't know WHAT she's talking about... the cat's had swimming lessons for goodness sake! She also mentioned in her five minute conversation that this flood is probably all my fault. Twice. Ok. Here we go:

Part 38

Day 6, Dec 16: We've all disembarked from the Friendship and are wandering up the dock and path to the doors of the Yacht Club. Beth is chasing Calvin at this point. With mad eyes. Her arms are waving and she's yelling. He lets her catch him. She begins shaking and strangling. That's were I draw the line. The strangling was too much for me. It's such an "un-Disneylike" spectacle. I tell Beth to relax. So does DH. I tell Calvin that I'd like a little word with him. The rest of the happyhaunts continue into the lobby of the Yacht Club. It goes this way:

Me: Calvin! Just to warn you... I'm rethinking my position on eating my own donut baby. And, in addition, I'm pretty darn hungry right now.
Calvin: What are you saying?
Me: I'm saying please CHILL... NOW! I'm serious Calvin.
Calvin: How can you just flip flop like that?
Me: Pardon?
Calvin: How can you tell me that you wouldn't eat your donut baby and then say you're thinking about it now?
Me: These are extreme circumstances. You're making the evening unbearable. For everyone. You have a bad attitude. Your own sister wants to choke you. Eating you may be my only recourse. Capish?
Calvin: Ha, ha, ha! I don't believe you, Mom.
Me: But why not?
Calvin: 'Cause you don't really like donuts. 'Cause you had that job when you were in school.

Sigh. Double sigh. He's right. He wins. Yeah... he wins a trip to the booming metropolis of Welland, Ontario. For two nights... and five days. But... I DON'T eat donuts anymore. I worked in a donut shop one summer when I was in University. I was pretty broke. My diet consisted almost entirely of beer and free donuts for four months. Bear bait. For the hunters out there. Bear bait in a ponytail and Daisy Dukes. Amazingly, I DID NOT gain any weight. Which is what happens to you when your body is so starved for nutrients that it begins to consume its own tissues. I actually started fearing that I'd lose my teeth in the bathroom sink. Plink. Plink. Plink. So I bought some vitamins. And carrots. Anyway. We head into the Yacht Club Lobby to meet up with the others. Beth is still hot under the collar and tells Calvin that she hates him AND if... IF... she EVER decides to get married one day. He's not invited. SO THERE. I decide to break away from the pleasurable moment and check out the Yacht Club for myself. We had never seen the inside of it before. Wow. Nice. Very. Much nicer than the Beach Club and BCV. It's MANLY... yes, but I like it too! Oh. Wasn't that a commercial from the seventies? Yep. But... I do have masculine tastes. I like dark primary colours, leather, dark woods etc. Straight lines in decorating much better than curves. Maybe I'm a man-girl? 'Cause I ALSO enjoy bathroom humour, I can burp real loud, swear a blue-streak, fish better than DH and I LOVE the violence in that great movie they call "Gladiator". Especially the scene where Maximus (Russell Crowe) cuts some guy's head clean off with double swords. Pop. GREAT MOVIE! One of my favourites. (And, NO, the three kidlets are NOT allowed to watch it!) Plus... I also like it for a hundred other reasons than the violence. On the other hand, I similarily adore soft sweaters, kittens, puppies, babies, getting my nails done, the music of Sarah McLachlan and the Indigo Girls and kick a** high-heeled boots. I guess I'm not a man afterall. Perhaps just a "metrosexual" guy-girl. SO. I go and check out the menu for the Yacht Club Galley, Calvin flips the bird to the room, we order, we eat and Calvin calls DH a pervert. (And, if THIS is distressing anyone... you should get the whole story in my dining and restaurant reviews.) Then we hurry back to our WDW home at the BCV and kick Calvin's crotchety carcass into the rack for the night. And DH and I practice a little "dental surgery" out in the relative privacy of our balcony overlooking THE WORLD.

To be continued...

 

[jennymouse]

Really enjoyed your reports! It took me forever to be able to log back on the dis after returning from our Thanksgiving trip I had such horrible Disney blues knowing I wouldn't be returning until 2/2007. Enjoyed your dinning report too!

 

[DHSsenior007]

Oh wow... I love it!

Now to go avoid doing homework and read the dining report...

 

[TEXASPRINCESSES]

Would still love to see pictures...well not of the dental surgery of you and DH but of your family having fun!!!

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Would still love to see pictures...well not of the dental surgery of you and DH but of your family having fun!!!

I'll post pictures later today. I will. I just have to look through all of them first. There are hundreds. To pick the PERFECT ones for all my Disfriends. Plus... my manfriends are coming back to pick up all their drying equipment later. I have to go shopping. It's Tommy's B-Day party, too. Whew! AND, for the life of me,... I CANNOT find our damn CAT????????!!!!! Oh. Nevermind. Mom's. Too much on my mind, today. I'll post them tonight.

 

[ntengwall]

I LOVE the Indigo Girls too! My absolute favorites!!! Have you seen them in concert? I've been to 4. I love that they sound *exactly* the same in concert as they do on their cd's.
We need another Lillith Fair!!

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

I LOVE the Indigo Girls too! My absolute favorites!!! Have you seen them in concert? I've been to 4. I love that they sound *exactly* the same in concert as they do on their cd's.
We need another Lillith Fair!!

Word, ntengwall, WORD! Love the Indigo Girls! My favourite song is "Blood and Fire". Intense song. Never had the pleasure of seeing them live but Spot has. In Europe...small venue...club size... AND he practically sat on their speaker at the front. He loved it. However, Spot is NOT a metrosexual. Anywho... off to the Rainforest Cafe for Tommy's birthday. Now... we've had some pretty dodgy food "experiences" there. Yet... we STILL return. Time and time again. Perhaps we like to spend $8.00 on a kids meal, or laugh in the face of botulism or, even, just really, really enjoy terrible audio-animatronic animals. It's NONE of those. It's that it's winter. Here. In Canada. Not much wildlife to be seen. And, so... the simple happyhaunts believe we're goin' to the ZOO! See ya later. Skater.

 

[burly]

I am in love with the Happyhaunts and all their nuances. I love the wife, the kids and the Dh(not in a Gary kind of way). Cannot wait to read more. lmao. Out loud..in the middle of the night and looking around like people are watching and think I'm crazy. Hehehehehehehe!

 

[christinou]

What a great trip report, I am enjoying it so much, I feel like I "know" all of you......
It reminds me a little bit of Del'swife trip report those were terrific also....
Keep going, it is Friday I need more....

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

ntengwall! Where the H-E-double hockey sticks are you? After our little Indigo Girls mutual love-in I thought you were gonna post back about "Blood and Fire"...

ntengwall: I LOVE that song too!
Me: NO way?
You: Way!
Me: No WAY!
You: WAY!!
Me:Too cool.
You:I KNOW!

By then, I figured that no one would ever view this thread, again, and it would be like phoning each other. But much cheaper. Actually... the real reason for this post is about the pictures I promised to post yesterday. It probably seems like I lied. Well. It's true. But... I just never had the chance to get around to it. Even looking through them, yet. I had a lot to do. Plus I wasted some time on other Diser's trip report threads. However, Vettechick the Grand Dame of the Disboards responded to my post. So... that was somethin'. Another of the BIG GUNS! Anywho... the pictures I have promised will be posted for sure. Probably later today. Because my Mom is coming over to play. The kids have the day off school. I have to get ready for my Mom. By b@@by-trapping the house. Heh, heh. Gotta run. Later.

P.S. We all survived our "dining" experience at the Rainforest Cafe. Although Calvin pulled money out of the "Croccodile Wishing Pond" display out front and attempted to buy something for himself in the giftshop. We made him throw it back. And some of his own money to make a point. bye.

 

[Joann]

** taps foot ** waiting for pics patiently

 

[luvmyboys]

Who needs tv anymore? The happyhaunts have it all: love, drama, action, mystery, (natural disasters).... I am so entertained!

My 7 yr old DS wants to know why nothing exciting ever happens in OUR family!

Keep up the amazing storytelling! And good luck w/ the flood restoration!

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

So... here we go. This is my slammin' drink from SAB. It was the Shipwreck...

This is my favourite picture of me from our trip. It's Tigger and Mel. See... he's NOT the only one!

This is DH's favourite picture of me from the trip... possibly his FAVOURITE picture, ever!

So... I've posted some pictures without, techically, betraying DH's unreasonably, bossy orders. Haven't I? Heh, heh. Back soon.

 

[sunny04]

That's very sneaky of you.....

 

[Joann]

More more more pictures!!!!!!

 

[javamom]

You weren't kidding when you said long, blonde hair.

Heh, my hair is blonde too - thanks to my stylist anyhow

Unfortunately, I have decided that I am going to let it grow out and back to brunette. Although, my friends say that I truly am blonde. What do you suppose they mean by that?

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

You weren't kidding when you said long, blonde hair.

Heh, my hair is blonde too - thanks to my stylist anyhow

Unfortunately, I have decided that I am going to let it grow out and back to brunette. Although, my friends say that I truly am blonde. What do you suppose they mean by that?

What do they MEAN by that? Hummmmmm... let's see? They mean:

That you try to kill birds by throwing them off a cliff. That you're naturally immune to Mad Cow Disease. That you've tried to drown a fish and that they had to burn down your school to get you out of the 5th grade. They're not being so nice to you.

I've heard them ALL!!!!! I'll post some more pictures later today... when I remember how to, again.