Two Chicks and...a Mouse!~ADRs, a wedding, and Property Virgins? 9.25.09
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autumnpalm
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Great birthday pictures!! OMG that food looks so good.
I want strawberry cake!
I want strawberry cake!
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Thank you! It's way cute...now I just need the rain to stop so I can wear it!
What a fun bday!Have fun in OKLAHOMA!!! We're having gorgeous weather right now...
We had a blast in Ok, and the weather was great. Got to wander my old campus, and visit the new alumni center, which is GORGEOUS! Pics to follow!
Thanks, we did have fun! Isn't it cute that my Gran picked out the earrings all by himself?
Dinner was awesome! I made out like a bandit for my b-day. I am going to update about the OK trip soon!!
Thank you very much. I will attribute most of my picture taking skills to my camera, cause mostly I just point and click.
17 Again was fabulous. As we left the theatre, my sides were hurting from laughing so much. I actually felt like an old creeper because I thought that Zac Efron was sooo cute in it, and I always think he is way younger than me.
Happy Birthday!!!
In AK they used to have an area where they just did bird shows, like... I don't know how to explain it. You sai in a big cage, the birds fly around, you learn things about birds. Fun stuff.
Thanks! Birds kinda scare me, a lil' bit, so I probably never would do a show like that. But it sounds like fun. I bet that's what Ryan and my Dad did.
Great birthday pictures!! OMG that food looks so good.
I look forward to strawberry cake every year on my birthday. It's so yummy, and homemade!
Mini-pre-update!
Well, I've made it back from Oklahoma and we had a blast. I will be doing an update (or maybe two) about it either later this evening or tomorrow, but for now, I will leave you with a preview.
"I can't believe we forgot the giant *male anatomy*!"
"Wait, stop, it's caught on something!"
"That's what she said."
"Zach (groom) doesn't have your headband."
"Then the wedding is off!"
"It's really not that big."
"That's what she said."
"Forget Zach, I am going to go to Iowa and marry Kelly on Monday. Oh, wait, I have a non-refundable plane ticket to St. Lucia."
"Well, we've pretty much all felt Lacy up today between the petticoat, the garters, and the dress."
"So, pretty much a regular day."
"Why is that groomsman wearing a pinstripe suit and a checkered tie?"
"Where is the leftover booze, and can I have it?"
----Yeah, it was an interesting trip, to say the least. Stay tuned!
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Judging by the comments this should be a great mini-TR!
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Ooooo fun! I love wedding stories! This sounds like a good one. I haven't know anyone getting married in so long. My SIL is, but she has 3 real sisters and I am not really a part of the festivities, not that there have been any festivities yet, and likely not at all, because she really isn't the type. So I can have some vicarious fun through your mini-TR! Do tell!
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Haha! I'm laughing already. I can't wait to hear. Michael and I have the most bizarre "that's what she said" tags! Sometimes I get really excited like Pam did that one time on The Office and shout "That's what she said! That's what she said! That's what she said!" when I come up with a good one! 
Sometimes I get really excited like Pam did that one time on The Office and shout "That's what she said! That's what she said! That's what she said!" when I come up with a good one!
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Ok, I meant to update last night, but my computer battery died, and I had left my cord at the office....so I am going to update now. (all the while listening to the music from FANTASMIC! on my headphones)
OK Trip 2009 - Also known as the "That's What She Said!" Weekend
The main players will be myself, Kelly, Cortney PM, Paula, Lacy (the bride), and Megan. These girls, save for Megan, were my best friends in college (and are still some of my closest friends!)
Thursday 4/24
My plan was to be on the road to OK by 9am Thursday morning. It was going to be nice, because I was going to sleep in until 7:30. Well, we all know, the best laid plans....
*ring, ring*
C: "Hello?" *groggy*
Dad: "Hey Doodle. What time were you planning on getting up?"
C: Looks at clock. 6:20am. "Not for like an hour."
Dad: "Well, I am teaching a class at *hotel not too far from home*, and I left the projector either at home or at the office. I am headed to the office to see if it is there, but if not, can you bring it to me?"
C: Looks at clock again. "Yeah, ok."
So, twenty minutes later I was on my way to the hotel, projector in hand, to deliver to my father. As I am pulling into the driveway back at my house, my alarm on my phone starts going off. It's 7:30, time to "get up."
At 8:30, Cortney arrives at my house (Cort is often known as Cort PM or Potts from here on out). Her husband dropped her off at my house, and the plan was from there to go pick up Kelly and hit the road for OK.
Courtney and Potts, ready to hit the road.
We drove to Kelly's, and then were on the road by about 9:30. The drive to Stillwater is about 4.5/5 hours, give or take. Thursday was the night of the Bachelorette Party, so needless to say we were pretty excited, and definitely silly. Kelly told us a story about a giant blow-up *male anatomy* that her brother's friends had left in his room one night as a joke. She had said she was going to bring it, but we forgot to grab it. So as we are driving down the road acting incredibly silly, this guy, about our age, drives past and decides to wave at us. No, we did not know him. So Cortney says, "Wouldn't it be funny if we had the giant *male anatomy!?" and Kelly follows it with "I can't believe we forgot the giant *male anatomy!"
I wish I had other stories from the car, but I just don't. Not G rated ones, anyway. We were headed to a bachelorette party, so our jokes got a little...raunchy.
Fast Forward:
It was great driving into Stillwater again. Everyone prepared me for it being so different than last time I was there (3 years ago). I didn't think it was that different, though, except for University BLVD being all torn up. I had booked us a room at the on-campus hotel, because it was within walking distance of anywhere we would want to be going. We checked in and started setting things up.
This is something that Cort PM bought for Lacy to wear when we went out that night:
It's a shot glass that says something like, "Buy Me A Shot Before I Tie The Knot" or something close to that. Notice how it reads "Ages 3+" in the bottom corner? What 3 year olds are taking shots, or getting married?
The Bachelorette!
First things first, we must eat. So, we went to one of the most popular restaurants in Stilly, Eskimo Joe's. Burgers and cheese fries, yum!
The girls at Eskimo Joe's.
After Joe's, it was back to the hotel for gifties! A few pics, but none of the lingiere. I thought that would be weird.
A cute martini glass
Basket full o' booze (from her wedding coordinator)
Gag gift from Kelly and I! The story behind this is that Lacy and Zach met at a Young Democrats function, and they are both big demos. So, while we were buying stuff for the party, we saw this "Democrat Disguise" and we thought it was hilarious.
After presents, we went out to our favorite bar in Stillwater, a place called JR Murphy's.
This is the reason we go to Murphy's. Jello shots in big plastic syringes.
L-R this is Paula, Lacy, me, and Kelly, with Cortney being weird in the background.
One am.....Someone is sleepy.....
Shot time. I think Lacy did 7 or 8 shots....I'm amazed she lived.
the other girls are Jamie Ray (her wedding coordinator) and Shelby (the redhead). They are both Lacy's sorority sisters.
Me and Paula
At 2am, we decided it was time to leave. One of our favorite places to eat is a place called Pita Pit. Well, Pita Pit is right across the street from Murphy's and they are open to 4am. So.....we made a Pit stop (HA HA HA). My favorite pita is the chicken caesar pita with bacon on it. Soooo good. I didn't think to take pictures of the food this time.
Hawt.
With our yummy pitas.
We went back to the hotel and ate, then I think we turned on a movie, but pretty much all fell asleep within about 20 minutes.
And that concludes the first day of the trip. I have a lot more pics, but I only put the best ones up. There are about 20 of Potts just by herself, because whenever she is left alone with a camera, she just starts snapping away. This was a recurring theme over the trip.
More to come later!
(all the while listening to the music from FANTASMIC! on my headphones)OK Trip 2009 - Also known as the "That's What She Said!" Weekend
The main players will be myself, Kelly, Cortney PM, Paula, Lacy (the bride), and Megan. These girls, save for Megan, were my best friends in college (and are still some of my closest friends!)
Thursday 4/24
My plan was to be on the road to OK by 9am Thursday morning. It was going to be nice, because I was going to sleep in until 7:30. Well, we all know, the best laid plans....
*ring, ring*
C: "Hello?" *groggy*
Dad: "Hey Doodle. What time were you planning on getting up?"
C: Looks at clock. 6:20am. "Not for like an hour."
Dad: "Well, I am teaching a class at *hotel not too far from home*, and I left the projector either at home or at the office. I am headed to the office to see if it is there, but if not, can you bring it to me?"
C: Looks at clock again. "Yeah, ok."
So, twenty minutes later I was on my way to the hotel, projector in hand, to deliver to my father. As I am pulling into the driveway back at my house, my alarm on my phone starts going off. It's 7:30, time to "get up."
At 8:30, Cortney arrives at my house (Cort is often known as Cort PM or Potts from here on out). Her husband dropped her off at my house, and the plan was from there to go pick up Kelly and hit the road for OK.
Courtney and Potts, ready to hit the road.
We drove to Kelly's, and then were on the road by about 9:30. The drive to Stillwater is about 4.5/5 hours, give or take. Thursday was the night of the Bachelorette Party, so needless to say we were pretty excited, and definitely silly. Kelly told us a story about a giant blow-up *male anatomy* that her brother's friends had left in his room one night as a joke. She had said she was going to bring it, but we forgot to grab it. So as we are driving down the road acting incredibly silly, this guy, about our age, drives past and decides to wave at us. No, we did not know him. So Cortney says, "Wouldn't it be funny if we had the giant *male anatomy!?" and Kelly follows it with "I can't believe we forgot the giant *male anatomy!"
I wish I had other stories from the car, but I just don't. Not G rated ones, anyway. We were headed to a bachelorette party, so our jokes got a little...raunchy.
Fast Forward:
It was great driving into Stillwater again. Everyone prepared me for it being so different than last time I was there (3 years ago). I didn't think it was that different, though, except for University BLVD being all torn up. I had booked us a room at the on-campus hotel, because it was within walking distance of anywhere we would want to be going. We checked in and started setting things up.
This is something that Cort PM bought for Lacy to wear when we went out that night:
It's a shot glass that says something like, "Buy Me A Shot Before I Tie The Knot" or something close to that. Notice how it reads "Ages 3+" in the bottom corner? What 3 year olds are taking shots, or getting married?
The Bachelorette!
First things first, we must eat. So, we went to one of the most popular restaurants in Stilly, Eskimo Joe's. Burgers and cheese fries, yum!
The girls at Eskimo Joe's.
After Joe's, it was back to the hotel for gifties! A few pics, but none of the lingiere. I thought that would be weird.
A cute martini glass
Basket full o' booze (from her wedding coordinator)
Gag gift from Kelly and I! The story behind this is that Lacy and Zach met at a Young Democrats function, and they are both big demos. So, while we were buying stuff for the party, we saw this "Democrat Disguise" and we thought it was hilarious.
After presents, we went out to our favorite bar in Stillwater, a place called JR Murphy's.
This is the reason we go to Murphy's. Jello shots in big plastic syringes.
L-R this is Paula, Lacy, me, and Kelly, with Cortney being weird in the background.
One am.....Someone is sleepy.....
Shot time. I think Lacy did 7 or 8 shots....I'm amazed she lived.
the other girls are Jamie Ray (her wedding coordinator) and Shelby (the redhead). They are both Lacy's sorority sisters.
Me and Paula
At 2am, we decided it was time to leave. One of our favorite places to eat is a place called Pita Pit. Well, Pita Pit is right across the street from Murphy's and they are open to 4am. So.....we made a Pit stop (HA HA HA). My favorite pita is the chicken caesar pita with bacon on it. Soooo good. I didn't think to take pictures of the food this time.
Hawt.
With our yummy pitas.
We went back to the hotel and ate, then I think we turned on a movie, but pretty much all fell asleep within about 20 minutes.
And that concludes the first day of the trip. I have a lot more pics, but I only put the best ones up. There are about 20 of Potts just by herself, because whenever she is left alone with a camera, she just starts snapping away. This was a recurring theme over the trip.
More to come later!
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Fun night!!!
Thanks for the update. Fun, fun night!
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I'm wicked jealous too! Looks like such a good time!!!! Can't wait to hear more!
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We really did have a wonderful time! I should post the second part of our trip, but instead for now I am just going to share with all of you the little bit of Disney Magic that I received yesterday! I was wicked excited and wanted to post yesterday, but was unable.
So here goes. Yesterday, I decided to call and see how much it would cost to upgrade from our standard room at AKL to a Savanna view room. Because, lets face it, even though I am totally happy with our choice of resorts, I still have to research changes to potentially make. So she gives me the figure and I hem and haw about it, I don't know, do it, don't do it...and on a whim, I ask her to check and see if there are any pin codes attached to my name. I never get emails from Disney, or regular mail for that matter, so I do check every once in a while. AND LOW AND BEHOLD...THERE IS A PIN CODE, FOR OUR TRAVEL DATES, FOR 30% OFF OUR TRIP! I WAS ABLE TO UPGRADE TO A SAVANNA VIEW ROOM AND STILL SAVE US $400! I was giddy when I got off the phone with Kya, my CM.
Ah, life is good.
So quick recap on our trip. I feel like we haven't talked about it in a while, and there have been various and assorted changes since we initially started the PTR.
We started with a 5 day trip, December 3-8th, staying at Port Orleans French Quarter.
Today, our trip is scheduled for December 5-12th, (8 days!!!) staying in a Savanna View room at Animal Kingdom Lodge, with the DDP.
I really don't envision making anymore changes, which means I am going to have to come up with other excuses to call WDW...at least until I can make my ADRs, which is September 5th! (Yay for being a Saturday!)
In other news, I have no update on my Great Aunt. She was having some more tests run this week, but I have not heard the results yet. Thanks for asking, redlight!!
Hope you all have a great day!
So here goes. Yesterday, I decided to call and see how much it would cost to upgrade from our standard room at AKL to a Savanna view room. Because, lets face it, even though I am totally happy with our choice of resorts, I still have to research changes to potentially make. So she gives me the figure and I hem and haw about it, I don't know, do it, don't do it...and on a whim, I ask her to check and see if there are any pin codes attached to my name. I never get emails from Disney, or regular mail for that matter, so I do check every once in a while. AND LOW AND BEHOLD...THERE IS A PIN CODE, FOR OUR TRAVEL DATES, FOR 30% OFF OUR TRIP! I WAS ABLE TO UPGRADE TO A SAVANNA VIEW ROOM AND STILL SAVE US $400! I was giddy when I got off the phone with Kya, my CM.
Ah, life is good.
So quick recap on our trip. I feel like we haven't talked about it in a while, and there have been various and assorted changes since we initially started the PTR.
We started with a 5 day trip, December 3-8th, staying at Port Orleans French Quarter.
Today, our trip is scheduled for December 5-12th, (8 days!!!) staying in a Savanna View room at Animal Kingdom Lodge, with the DDP.
I really don't envision making anymore changes, which means I am going to have to come up with other excuses to call WDW...at least until I can make my ADRs, which is September 5th! (Yay for being a Saturday!)
In other news, I have no update on my Great Aunt. She was having some more tests run this week, but I have not heard the results yet. Thanks for asking, redlight!!
Hope you all have a great day!
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Hey! I just read your entire PTR (most of it while I should have been working 
), but everything sounds wonderful! And welcome back to Texas!! My cousin just had her shower and bachelorette party! I posted a few pics from that night. And the wedding is just around the corner! So fun!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Europe (so jealous!)! Be sure to post lots of great pics! And I'm glad to hear about AKL! That was one of our top choices, but we decided on Boardwalk Villas for location (it's my hubby's first time at Disney). But next time!!!
), but everything sounds wonderful! And welcome back to Texas!! My cousin just had her shower and bachelorette party! I posted a few pics from that night. And the wedding is just around the corner! So fun!I hope you have a wonderful time in Europe (so jealous!)! Be sure to post lots of great pics! And I'm glad to hear about AKL! That was one of our top choices, but we decided on Boardwalk Villas for location (it's my hubby's first time at Disney). But next time!!!
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It looks like you had a blast in OK! I love Eskimo Joe's! I was so shocked when I went to school in TX and everyone didn't have Eskimo Joe's shirts!
And YAYAYAYAYAYY for the pin code being attached to your name!
So exciting! 
And YAYAYAYAYAYY for the pin code being attached to your name!
So exciting!
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Yay for the magic of Disney! How exciting! 
I hope your great aunt and uncle continue to keep their spirits up! I hope all her tests come out good!
I hope your great aunt and uncle continue to keep their spirits up! I hope all her tests come out good!
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Wow, I can't believe I forgot to comment after reading about the Bachelorette Party! Looks like you had a fun/crazy/wild/memorable time!
Savanna View room at Animal Kingdom Lodge with the DDP? How freakin' awesome is that?!You HAVE to take tons of pics at AKL. I haven't stayed there before.
We did have a pretty crazy time! And I will take tons of pics at AKL. I came home with like, 150 pics just from the WEEKEND in Oklahoma. Can you imagine how it's going to be when I am at Disney for 8 days?
Hey! I just read your entire PTR (most of it while I should have been working
I hope you have a wonderful time in Europe (so jealous!)! Be sure to post lots of great pics! And I'm glad to hear about AKL! That was one of our top choices, but we decided on Boardwalk Villas for location (it's my hubby's first time at Disney). But next time!!!
Hey Amanda!
Thanks for the welcome back to Texas! I missed it while I was gone! I will definitely be doing a mini-TR in my PTR when I get back from my Europe trip. Knowing how long it takes me to finish things...it might last right up until the time it is time to go to Disney! Well...whatever it takes to keep everyone interested, right? I am so excited about AKL. I have never stayed there, and it was on my list. I want to try them all at some point. All my spare pennies go towards Disney trips! I'll take plenty of pics for you!It looks like you had a blast in OK! I love Eskimo Joe's! I was so shocked when I went to school in TX and everyone didn't have Eskimo Joe's shirts!
And YAYAYAYAYAYY for the pin code being attached to your name!
We really did! I
Joe's too! I got a new t-shirt while I was there! I've heard, don't know if it's true or not, but I've heard that after Hard Rock Cafe, the Eskimo Joe's shirts are the second most recognizable restaurant paraphanelia. I've seen them in a few movies, but I can't remember which ones right now. Yay for the magic of Disney! How exciting!
I hope your great aunt and uncle continue to keep their spirits up! I hope all her tests come out good!
Thanks, Cheryl! We are all trying to keep their spirits up. They are both being amazingly strong and upbeat. They are just two awesome people.
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