Walking on Sunshine : Celebrating Spring at Universal & SeaWorld - an April/May 2016 PTR

[Ritchielace]

@dancin Disney style
Not to hijack Gina's post but I don't think my life could be complete without seeing that. She just confirmed her Gilmore Girls return and that finished it off. Yes I am 30 something but this so made my day. Done over board sharing

 

[dancin Disney style]

You know, after seeing the lineups at Ghirardelli this March, I'll take 'em!!! Those are two serious investments of time right there folks.


Forget the recipe, I want to know HOW they make it. And where they go pee while it's brewing...

I guess we were lucky at Ghirardelli's. We went 3 times (yes there was a LOT of ice cream on the trip) and never waited in a long line. Maybe 5-6 people ahead of us each time. I know it's gets crazy later in the evening. We were there before 7:30pm all 3 times. Including my 10% discount I still managed to spend approx. $50 there that week. I won't mention the trip to Beaches and Cream or the late night trip to the POP food court.

So on to the important stuff....the hooch. DD said that it's called a brew but that's all she can remember. She doesn't think that anything was said about how they go about fermenting it. On the subject of alternate facilities whilst it's brewing she did say they do have other places to go. She also said that there is very little that inmates can't make. They are VERY creative. The institutions she toured have little mini museums set up of items that have been made by inmates and confiscated. The displays are for the purpose of educating staff.

@pattyw probably some petit fours would go nicely. Don't you think?

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Yes, I do. I was home alone all afternoon.

Ha! I knew it!

There is nothing that you can't make in prison. Hooch can be made in the toilet. I've got in covered!

Oh Gina I’ve been here reading along quietly lurking as my usual just loving your report. We were on Vacation last week so catching up this morning so happy for you then Wham !!! I had tears in my eyes for you reading this. In all your posts your love for Sunshine has jumped out on every word you write. I feel for your family but it also comes across how close you are so I know you will get though it. Hang in there and know we will keep both you and Sunshine in your prayers.

Thank you mmdis. Finally feeling a little more peaceful about things today. It's been a long week, for sure.

I think I may have just thrown up in my mouth a little bit. (I don't think that's the first time you've done that).
If you've got it covered, don't cover it too tightly, it will explode!
And do you just cross your legs for however long it takes this stuff to ferment?

And this is where I officially lost control of this thread .

I'll take William Shatner over Alex any day.

I dunno, I lost a little respect for Mr. Shatner when he was relegated to doing Priceline commercials.

As to the prison hooch my oldest DD told me about the particulars. For school last year(BA in Criminal Justice) she had to go on a tour of some max security prisons. She even had the ....enter sarcasm here...'honour' of seeing Paul Bernardo from the inside. She saw a few other famous inmates too.

Does it make me weird if I say I find that to be eerily cool? Perhaps I need to stop watching so many episodes of Criminal Minds.

Forget the recipe, I want to know HOW they make it. And where they go pee while it's brewing...

Good grief Munro!! (oops...I mean, Montague )

Ok- I could bring something to eat with our drinks, but what goes with toilet bowl hootch? I bet that's something you never thought would be brought up on your PTR Gina!

I have learned to expect the unexpected when @dancin Disney style is in the house.

All this prison talk might be for not. What do you think of my defence?

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The funny thing is, I can totally picture you saying this to the poor officer who has the audacity to pull you over. Let us know what the judge sets your bail amount at, and we'll be sure to come free you as soon as we can.

I love Alex. He looks exactly like my late dad. My special needs son loves Jeopardy. He thinks his granddaddy died and went to Jeopardy Heaven.

Aw, sweet David . I have to agree with him......heaven most surely has the game show channel. I have often pictured my dad tracking down Richard Dawson beyond the pearly gates. He was a huge Family Fued fan.

Well good morning Gina. Did you wake up to more snow like we did? GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!
Only 21 days to go over here. I hope you are feeling even a little better and looking forward to the warmth in a few weeks.

Thank the Lord, we missed out on any accumulation....just lots of pesky flakes depressing the heck out of us all. Spring snow STINKS!!!!!

The long range forecast for Orlando looks mighty fine.....temps in the 80's!! (and hopefully lots of sun for both of us!)

We're officially at 15 days. I can send in my Diamond Lane requests for the Vistana tomorrow .

I guess we were lucky at Ghirardelli's. We went 3 times (yes there was a LOT of ice cream on the trip) and never waited in a long line. Maybe 5-6 people ahead of us each time. I know it's gets crazy later in the evening. We were there before 7:30pm all 3 times. Including my 10% discount I still managed to spend approx. $50 there that week. I won't mention the trip to Beaches and Cream or the late night trip to the POP food court.

 

[Lynne G]

With all that potty talk:



And the count down begins for you! That is a wahoo for you on this bitter cold night.

Yes, we had snow all day, and freezing temps tomorrow, with wind chills in single digits. Yep, April is spring on its way. Right.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

With all that potty talk:

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And the count down begins for you! That is a wahoo for you on this bitter cold night.

Yes, we had snow all day, and freezing temps tomorrow, with wind chills in single digits. Yep, April is spring on its way. Right.

LOL....that's a minion quote that my boys will wholeheartly agree with . I am sure anyone else living with two guys will also be able to relate!

We are down to 13 days to departure, two weeks until we arrive in Orlando . Today I submitted our Diamond Lane requests for the Vistana...nothing too specific, jus our usual pre-arrival requests of a top floor villa that's close to the Fountains pool. I ordered some new swimwear on Friday, so that's off my to-do list as well (though Jake could use some new trunks before we leave). Hair cuts are booked for next week, and probably a week from today I will bust out the luggage and start the initial stages of the packing process.

Yesterday was our last 'normal' grocery shop before the trip. Next week, we'll buy sparingly so the fridge can be mostly empty when we close up the house for 11 days. Some of the meals on that last week before we leave are always interesting , trying to eat up as many of the leftovers and various open items as possible in order to reduce any waste.

I still have to chat with my neighbour to be sure she can keep an eye on the house for us while we're gone. She and her daughter have been great to help us out in the past, so I am pretty confident she won't mind doing so again this trip. It's pretty easy when there are no animals or anything to care for.....just a quick walk through each day to ensure all is well and to vary the lights to discourage any would-be burgalers.

Not much left to do but to watch the clock and cross off the days on the calendar!

 

[JenLanDisney]

Sounds like you're right on track, Gina. I'm exited for your trip, too. Because that means a trip report is not far behind!

I've added one more item to our pre-trip list. We have a local grocery store that allows us to online order items for pick up. So, I "do" my grocery shopping before we leave. And then pick it up the day after we return. It's a relief to save that hour when I'm trying to get us back into the swing of things after a vacation.

 

[ArwenMarie]

It's coming soon now!

I feel like 2016 is flying, I think because our winter was mild.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Sounds like you're right on track, Gina. I'm exited for your trip, too. Because that means a trip report is not far behind!

I've added one more item to our pre-trip list. We have a local grocery store that allows us to online order items for pick up. So, I "do" my grocery shopping before we leave. And then pick it up the day after we return. It's a relief to save that hour when I'm trying to get us back into the swing of things after a vacation.

What a great idea!! I would absolutely do the same thing if it was offered here (small town Canada is not nearly as progressive....we will be another 10 years before we have those kinds of options!). I have booked an extra day off when we come home, to give me a buffer day to do that kind of running around. Of course, we will probably eat enough on this trip to warrant us not eating for at least a week afterward, LOL!

It's coming soon now!

I feel like 2016 is flying, I think because our winter was mild.

We are still waiting to warm up here . I cannot wait to thaw out in the southern sun!

 

[JenLanDisney]

Re: the online grocery shopping. We live in rural Maine. My mom visits and affectionately calls it "the middle of nowhere." Wait til I tell her how advanced we are!

 

[dancin Disney style]

I dunno, I lost a little respect for Mr. Shatner when he was relegated to doing Priceline commercials.

That's what's so great about him. He is 80ish and has 2 TV shows and is the face of Priceline, goofy commercials and all. LUV Captain Kirk!!!!!!!

I think the most patriotic is Allan Thicke....as dorky as he is.

Does it make me weird if I say I find that to be eerily cool? Perhaps I need to stop watching so many episodes of Criminal Minds.

If you're weird than I'm a total freak. I was all excited when she told me she saw Bernardo. I wanted a detailed account. In fact, the whole trip sounded really interesting. She also saw the elder Shafia ( I think that's the name....the honour killings, where the wife and daughters were drowned in a car) and also saw the block that they were holding Col. Williams but did not see him. They toured 3 facilities and had some interaction with some of the low risk guys at Bath.

I have learned to expect the unexpected when @dancin Disney style is in the house.

 

[Callie]

Just got our car rental for June down to 79 thanks to your codes you posted on the October thread gina!

 

[dsmom]

That's what's so great about him. He is 80ish and has 2 TV shows and is the face of Priceline, goofy commercials and all. LUV Captain Kirk!!!!!!!

I think the most patriotic is Allan Thicke....as dorky as he is.


If you're weird than I'm a total freak. I was all excited when she told me she saw Bernardo. I wanted a detailed account. In fact, the whole trip sounded really interesting. She also saw the elder Shafia ( I think that's the name....the honour killings, where the wife and daughters were drowned in a car) and also saw the block that they were holding Col. Williams but did not see him. They toured 3 facilities and had some interaction with some of the low risk guys at Bath.


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Go to YouTube and type in William Shatner and tambourine man. You're in for a real treat.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Go to YouTube and type in William Shatner and tambourine man. You're in for a real treat.

My personal favourite is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. That whole album is dorktastic.

 

[pattyw]

@pattyw probably some petit fours would go nicely. Don't you think?

Got it- I'll have them decorated with little stripes- maybe some orange - and little files on top- all to keep in with the theme!

Hey- I like Shatner too! How about an oldie he was on- the Twilight Zone episode with the gremlin on the wing of the plane. I always look out at the wing when we're flying just in case!

 

[dsmom]

Got it- I'll have them decorated with little stripes- maybe some orange - and little files on top- all to keep in with the theme!

Hey- I like Shatner too! How about an oldie he was on- the Twilight Zone episode with the gremlin on the wing of the plane. I always look out at the wing when we're flying just in case!

I saw that as a small child. It's what started my fear of flying.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Got it- I'll have them decorated with little stripes- maybe some orange - and little files on top- all to keep in with the theme!

Hey- I like Shatner too! How about an oldie he was on- the Twilight Zone episode with the gremlin on the wing of the plane. I always look out at the wing when we're flying just in case!

I saw that as a small child. It's what started my fear of flying.

Oh my......I just watched it on youtube . That was seriously disturbing!!

And I have a window seat on both of our flights this trip!!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Just got our car rental for June down to 79 thanks to your codes you posted on the October thread gina!

That is so awesome to hear!

So happy to hear the codes were helpful for you!

(and I love another reason to find fun new smileys on @bankr63 's not-so-secret website )

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

If you're weird than I'm a total freak.

(but we love you anyway ..... every little freaky aspect )

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

 

[dancin Disney style]

Hey- I like Shatner too! How about an oldie he was on- the Twilight Zone episode with the gremlin on the wing of the plane. I always look out at the wing when we're flying just in case!

That is probably the only episode I remember clearly.