The Unofficial Chatterbox Thread! Everyone is Welcome!

[funnygarcia]

wohoo sat is my bday!!! i just need contact info or something so i know exactly when and where

I don't know which cell phone I will have yet for the trip.
As the dates get closer we can exchange cell numbers and establish a meeting point for all of us.. Pix, Sarah, Dizzy (available for a few hours Saturday morning???) , maybe Albert, Carol, maybe Staley's sis and whoever else is joining in. I know I will need to be at the ticket booth first before entering the park that day.

 

[funnygarcia]

My in-laws are coming today for the weekend. I cleaned yesterday and just need to straighten up the living room and one round of dishes to wash.

Told the boys yesterday that I need their room picked up .. including laundry and all the mess on the floor.

Poked my head in their room today to pull the guest sheets out to wash. I keep one set in their room for when dn or his buddy sleeps over as they frequently do on weekends. I don't bother washing the bedding each time they visit. .. they are stinky to begin with (teenage boys.. ewwww) .
I've been wondering for months now, where are all my sheets?? Apparently they had pulled a few extras and buried in the closet.
Yanked everything out and tossed it all in the wash.

Room was still a mess, fine it's my turn!

Hauled out three small bags of garbage, stripped the beds (ewwwww), sorted the laundry (they have a basket for whites, yet N must be color blind as his basket had white socks mixed in. Stinky grungy.. ewwww) and trucked more downstairs to wash. Bleached the bedding, bleached their whites and even set the cat water fountain (yep our cat has her own water fountain for drinking) to soak in bleach water.

I smell very uhh bleachy today.

I'm going to be too tired to visit by the time the in-laws get here tonight.

 

[Albort]

my # is on facebook or you can poke Rochelle for it.

If you need any tickets, give me a call or txt. Or anything else, just give me a heads up!

 

[dizzyami]

So good news!!! I convinced one of my kids (well, managers) that he was going to get up at 530am the day after Christmas and open!!! So we do not have to rush back home and DH and I get to spend our anniversary together!!!

Even better news.........DH's parents are keeping the kids for the second week of Christmas break!!!

 

[staley7580]

Oy! What a week!! We tried in VAIN to get someone to watch the kids for us so we could go christmas shopping together... Of course we got huge NO's from everyone we asked.. we werent even asking anyone to watch the twins. I hate people. I dont understand why no one will help us out! Its not like I ask very often. Or EVER.

So I went alone.. got everything I wanted, and had some nice peaceful MOMMY time. I got my mom a digital picture frame.. and we loaded it with pictures.. She is going to LOVE it!

 

[funnygarcia]

I survived the in law visit and managed to spend some time with my brother and his wife too
We had planned to watch my SIL (my brother's wife) perform with her band at a local bar for Saturday. Then my MIL (eloy's mom) called to ask to come over.. uhh sure.

Wasn't sure if they would like my SIL's band (The Wax Tones), it's 60's AM radio clean fun kinda music, plus MIL gets nervous about meeting other people. But they had fun At first MIL just sat quiet and stone like and I was thinking.. oh crap! Loosened up after a few drinks.
For me it felt great just to be there to show our support for her band and to chat with my brother. They were totally surprised to see us.

They were the warm up band, the headliner showed up later and we stayed for that as well. Staying longer than originally planned, the band was 90's - current alternative/pop style and a fun group to watch. Before we left my MIL and BIL approached the band during their break and got autographs... the band members were like "really?? are you sure??" It was cute and a nice memento to take home. By then my BIL was sloshed and hyper.. interesting ride home driving thru the city

They left right before noon today, short and sweet visit.. just the way we like it. Now to convince SIL and her fiancee to come visit. MIL had many things to say about SIL's choice in the man she will marry and some other not so nice comments. I got upset but didn't say a word and E too didn't say much but tried to steer the conversation elsewhere. The whole situation is crummy and sad, forcing us to take sides in an argument that we really have no clue on what is true or not.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Hi all!

We're back from our cruise. Hopefully I'll have time later to post some pictures. Have a great day!

 

[eatmypixiedust]

Hello Hyenas,

A few days ago I bought a shirt from www.shirt.woot.com. They have random t-shirts that are submitted by people for approval. If they like it and enough people vote for it, they end up selling it. Their shirts cost $10 and they offer free shipping. I got this t-shirt:

It's called "No Bowling" and I thought it was funny!

Just wanted to share I Tokidoki-tized another hoodie. I posted pics on my facebook. It's of Mozarella (the cow guy holding a gun) and also put a small Latte and a heart on the front. I also made a bag with a gorilla holding a cheerleader. I thought it was really cute

Are you guys all finished with your xmas shopping? I just need to wrap a few small gifts and I'm done.

I plan to try to go to Loyal Army today. They have an in-store promo where you spend $30 you can choose a free tote bag. I really want the one that says: "You spin me right round round round" and has a washing machine. Here is the link: http://www.loyalarmy.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=563&parent=7

Oh, I went to Walmart at lunch time to pic up photos. My goodness was it crazy packed in there! A lot of last minute holiday shoppers. I like shopping at Target late at night. I've done that twice so far but they extended their hours until midnight. It's nice to shop when it's not so crazy.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

As promised...

Riding quads on the beach in Cabo

The ship, Carnival Splendor

Our room, with a towel animal wearing my sunglasses

Puerta Vallarta

I had some pictures taken on the ship but I have to scan them. Hopefully tonight.

 

[sameyeyam]

Oy! What a week!! We tried in VAIN to get someone to watch the kids for us so we could go christmas shopping together... Of course we got huge NO's from everyone we asked.. we werent even asking anyone to watch the twins. I hate people. I dont understand why no one will help us out! Its not like I ask very often. Or EVER.

So I went alone.. got everything I wanted, and had some nice peaceful MOMMY time. I got my mom a digital picture frame.. and we loaded it with pictures.. She is going to LOVE it!

You didn't ask me...

 

[sameyeyam]

Drive by yawn...I'm tired...too much to do before Christmas. I'm so looking forward to having a few days off.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Okay just a few more...

The Zip Lines in Puerta Vallarta

DBF and I on Formal Night

And me

 

[sameyeyam]

Great Pic's Sarah! I so want to go on a cruise now...I love cruises...well all except for that little sea sickness thing.

Seriously, if I could go on a cruise ship that just stayed in Port I would be an extremely happy cruiser.

 

[sameyeyam]

I just learned something new....the cruise lines offer cruises to NOWHERE. Only they don't stay in port, they go out to sea for 1-3 days.

and yes...I was actually looking for a cruise that goes nowhere. I loved the things to do on the ship, liked the shore excursions, just hated the sea sickness.

 

[tinkermell]

Hi everyone!

Sounds like you are planning a fun DL trip.

Sarah, I love your pictures. How fun! How long was the zip line?

Megan, I can't believe no one would watch your children. I would have, if I lived closer. Glad that you had some good time shopping.

Pix, cute shirt. Hey, are you going to go to any meals with the ladies in February? They are asking for final signups right now.

Dizzy, have a wonderful anniversary!

Bernice, Are you getting the bad weather, that we keep hearing about on the news?

Sam, Are you all done with your shopping?

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Great Pic's Sarah! I so want to go on a cruise now...I love cruises...well all except for that little sea sickness thing.

Seriously, if I could go on a cruise ship that just stayed in Port I would be an extremely happy cruiser.

We are already planning our next cruise. They had an offer where you leave a deposit and it's good for 5 years and you get $50-$200 onboard credit depending how long the cruise is.

I just learned something new....the cruise lines offer cruises to NOWHERE. Only they don't stay in port, they go out to sea for 1-3 days.

and yes...I was actually looking for a cruise that goes nowhere. I loved the things to do on the ship, liked the shore excursions, just hated the sea sickness.

Our trip wasn't too bad except for the last night, It was VERY rocky.

Hi everyone!

Sounds like you are planning a fun DL trip.

Sarah, I love your pictures. How fun! How long was the zip line?

There were 14 lines in all.
http://www.canopytours-vallarta.com/canopy/

 

[Albort]

GRRR... i HATE Disney right now... :| :| :|

 

[funnygarcia]

GRRR... i HATE Disney right now... :| :| :|

why?

 

[funnygarcia]

Hi everyone!
Bernice, Are you getting the bad weather, that we keep hearing about on the news?

It's taking its sweet time getting here, expected storm on Christmas Day. Glad we are not traveling anywhere, would definitely get stuck!

 

[Albort]

why?

Disney denied my request of Personal Leave of Absence to go see my dying grandma in Taiwan... even the scheduler was shocked when she saw that... she was like, im gonna have a talk with your manager...

i got denied due to my new position too. :| :|