Welcome To The Caribbean, Love ~ Updated 5-27 P52

[pooh'smate]

I laughed like a school girl too. I grew up watching the Three Stooges too.

 

[Charleston Princess]

So not the sort of thing you would expect to see on the monorail!!!

 

[eandesmom]

what a great chuckle!

And it makes me wonder if my distant past...I ever flashed anyone.



BTW the WL ranger tour is fabulous, I highly highly recommend it! It is even more fabulous thanks to Ranger Joe. The Hidden Mickey packet is fun

 

[jenb1023]

You would think she would have felt a sudden breeze or something!

We talked about our sensitive little souls a few pages back so I thought you would appreciate this story. Yesterday, we were at a local animal farm/mini-zoo not sure what you would call it but they have a petting zoo. My dd loves animals but especially horses. There was a miniature horse there that she fell in love with. When we left the area, I could see the look on her face and next thing you know she started to cry because she was going to miss her horse friend so much. What do you say to that - LOL! You don't want to belittle their feelings but on the other hand you want to say you knew the darn horse for 10 minutes why are you crying. So we sat on a bench and had a talk and talked about horsebacking riding lessons and making a friend there (which we were already thinking about doing).

 

[brookelizabeth]

I love these kinds of stories!

 

[TarzansKat]

LOL!! Well that is definitely not something you see everyday let alone on the monorail at Disney!!!

Thanks for sharing!! This made me giggle like a little school girl too!!!!!!

Yup. Not something I expected to see.

That's a good one. Looking forward to more anecdotes over the course of your planning!

I'll try to keep that one in mind.

I'm glad my youngest wasn't there. She would have told her.

HA! Thank goodness we didn't have little ones with us yet, because I am sure Nemo would have asked about it.

I laughed like a school girl too. I grew up watching the Three Stooges too.

So not the sort of thing you would expect to see on the monorail!!!

No. And believe me, I've seen plenty in my lifetime, and some of it at Disney, but I just wasn't expecting that right then, which I think is what made it so funny.

what a great chuckle!

And it makes me wonder if my distant past...I ever flashed anyone.



BTW the WL ranger tour is fabulous, I highly highly recommend it! It is even more fabulous thanks to Ranger Joe. The Hidden Mickey packet is fun

HA! Well, I can say it definitely wasn't you.

Thanks for the compliments on the tour. Maybe we'll check that out this time! You think Nemo would enjoy it?

You would think she would have felt a sudden breeze or something!

We talked about our sensitive little souls a few pages back so I thought you would appreciate this story. Yesterday, we were at a local animal farm/mini-zoo not sure what you would call it but they have a petting zoo. My dd loves animals but especially horses. There was a miniature horse there that she fell in love with. When we left the area, I could see the look on her face and next thing you know she started to cry because she was going to miss her horse friend so much. What do you say to that - LOL! You don't want to belittle their feelings but on the other hand you want to say you knew the darn horse for 10 minutes why are you crying. So we sat on a bench and had a talk and talked about horsebacking riding lessons and making a friend there (which we were already thinking about doing).

Aw. I totally hear what you're saying. Thank you for sharing. It is a tough run with the emotional ones.

I love these kinds of stories!

 

[If U Had Wings]

That's too funny. I don't know if I would have made if off before laughing. My little kid instinct is just too great.

 

[TarzansKat]

That's too funny. I don't know if I would have made if off before laughing. My little kid instinct is just too great.

And we're already on little kid mode once we hit Disney soil, right?

 

[that's nice]

How polite of you to wait to laugh until she got off... I'm sure I would of lost it right then.

Does it matter I have no idea what a 'shelf bra' is?

Those unexpected moments are the best!

 

[Lady Lallie]

I've decided that if I had been in that situation, I would have snort laughed, elbowed Marc and Marc's eyes would have gotten as a big as saucers. I would hope we could have kept from laughing while the lady while still there but I don't know if we would have been good like that.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Dude. Pimp away. I just love that you used the word pimp.

Mental note: work in the word pimp on current trip report.

I used to have these conversations with my mom about the fact that she had to emotionally prepare herself for the fact that Nana wasn't going to be with us forever, and my mother would absolutely refuse to talk about it. It just COULD NOT happen.

Do you know how much it kills me that I never took my own d*** advice? That I never thought I needed to prepare myself for losing my parents.

Believe me. I have been scared straight, unfortunately, by YOUR experience. But if nothing else good can come of this at least others can "learn".

I

It was in celebration of my 30th birthday. Which I agonized over.

Yeah, I don't remember this at all.



I was too busy being a big ol' baby about turning 30 myself.

Obviously, it wasn't hard to pick dates. The Princess 1/2 marathon is on Sunday, February 27, so our trip had to account for us being there to cheer on my girl, Tink.

Go me, go me, go...me...

I feel suddenly and wildly alone as I do the running man at my desk...

we'll be able to see the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot, which I believe starts on March 2. And that makes me happy because the last time I went to Disney with Tink was for Flower and Garden Festival, so it feels like there's a poetic justice in that.

And a lot of pollen.

So, although I'd talked about the Contemporary, I just could not stomach the price. Even though I've received a rather unexpected inheritance, I still have a threshold for the amount of money I'm willing to drop on one week. And the Contemporary was above that threshold.

But did you throw up in your mouth a little? That's how I know I've reached my threshhold. Just sayin'.

So where do I stay in Disney World when it's just me and my boys?

The Hilton?

For those of you that know me, the answer is simple.

The Marriott

Somewhere we've stayed before.

Motel 6? They leave the light on.

Somewhere I love, somewhere that feels like home as soon as I pass under the log archway.

Ohhhhh....




Red Roof Inn.

The Wilderness Lodge.

Whoda thunk it?

So in the tradition of LegoMom,

The TK Clan
In the Wilderness Lodge
For 6 Days, 5 Nights
With Free Dining​

Now one of us is going to need to write a CLUE-themed TR, you know that, right?

I'm here too! A little late, but wanted to say hey.

Don't pack your 18oz can of hairspray in your carry-on.

I'm going to remind you everywhere I see you.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

No. Kidding. ...... Dude, I priced out a CAMPSITE to see if there was any way I could watch Tink cross that finish line..... $78 per night to "rent" a patch of sand with a hose and an outlet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



No, no.....not happening! I just won't pay that for a tent site. It's ridiculous.

Oh how much do I LOVE you that you would even consider it?

Answer: A WHOLE LOT

If BF can't come, you're welcome to shack up with me if you're feeling the need for some Disney speed.

snacking on the Poor Man's Junkie Apple -- apple slices and caramel sauce

LOVE IT!!!

Except that this mom had chosen to wear on this particularly hot day a tank top.

With a shelf bra.

And nothing else.

So when she lifted up her shirt to clean her glasses, let's just say that MJS and I may have gotten a little flash of the goods, so to speak.

Oh Lordy, Lord. I'm so glad this wasn't me. And the only reason I know for sure it wasn't was because there were little ones involved. Otherwise this is something I'd do.

Does it matter I have no idea what a 'shelf bra' is?

Mostly inadequate, grossly overnamed elastic band sewn into a separate piece of a tank top meant to impersonate a bra and provide support.

99.9% of the time it fails. Spectacularly.

 

[LegoMom3]

...Oh how much do I LOVE you that you would even consider it?

Answer: A WHOLE LOT

If BF can't come, you're welcome to shack up with me if you're feeling the need for some Disney speed.

Dude......how much do I love you that you would make that offer??!

A HUGE whole lot!! Wow. Just wow.....

Mostly inadequate, grossly overnamed elastic band sewn into a separate piece of a tank top meant to impersonate a bra and provide support.

99.9% of the time it fails. Spectacularly.

.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Dude......how much do I love you that you would make that offer??!

A HUGE whole lot!! Wow. Just wow.....

I'll keep you in the loop on the BF sitchyashun. If he's not coming (no offense but ) all you'd need is to be able to get there and park tix if you want them. The room will be all paid for.

Hijack of TK's trip report complete.

 

[TarzansKat]

How polite of you to wait to laugh until she got off... I'm sure I would of lost it right then.

I think we were in too much shock and had a delayed reaction.

Does it matter I have no idea what a 'shelf bra' is?

Those unexpected moments are the best!

I'm glad Tink took it upon herself to clear that question up, because I was trying to figure out how I was going to explain it.

I've decided that if I had been in that situation, I would have snort laughed, elbowed Marc and Marc's eyes would have gotten as a big as saucers. I would hope we could have kept from laughing while the lady while still there but I don't know if we would have been good like that.

Mental note: work in the word pimp on current trip report.

I have every confidence in your linguistic capabilities.

Believe me. I have been scared straight, unfortunately, by YOUR experience. But if nothing else good can come of this at least others can "learn".

I'm not glad I've suffered a loss, but if other people can learn from it, then that is a positive thing.

Yeah, I don't remember this at all.



I was too busy being a big ol' baby about turning 30 myself.

You were a lot more gracious about it than I was, as I recall.

Go me, go me, go...me...

I feel suddenly and wildly alone as I do the running man at my desk...

Having seen your office, this is now even funnier to me.

And a lot of pollen.

O.M.G. Shades of our May trip? Do we even need to discuss that we'll both be packing allergy meds?

TK can haz allegra?

But did you throw up in your mouth a little? That's how I know I've reached my threshhold. Just sayin'.

Yup!

The Hilton?



The Marriott



Motel 6? They leave the light on.



Ohhhhh....




Red Roof Inn.

Whoda thunk it?

Shocking, I know.

Now one of us is going to need to write a CLUE-themed TR, you know that, right?

It has to be LegoMom, she started it.

I suddenly feel five again. But, Mo-om, she started it!!!

Oh Lordy, Lord. I'm so glad this wasn't me. And the only reason I know for sure it wasn't was because there were little ones involved. Otherwise this is something I'd do.

And it definitely wasn't you, hon. Otherwise, the first time we met would have been a whole boatload of awkward.

Hijack of TK's trip report complete.

Oh, please. Hijack any time.

 

[TarzansKat]

Lizzie: Think happy thoughts.

For those of you who may recognize the quote, but not the name, it's from the new movie, Tinkerbell and The Great Fairy Rescue, which Nemo and I just happened to watch today.

You know, I don't always enjoy those spin off type of movies, but I do have to say, I love the Tinkerbell films. I've liked them all so far, and Nemo absolutely loves them. And as we sit and watch them together, I am so grateful for this time with him, when he is young enough to still think that Tinkerbell is cool, and young enough that when I asked him if he believed in fairies, he said yes.

I'd forgotten the origin of fairies, and Tinkerbell explains that to Lizzie in the movie. Just so you all know, Squirt's first laugh was on Monday, September 13.

This has been a really hard couple of weeks for me. A year ago, at this time, I was just getting home from a Disney trip to celebrate my 30th birthday. I actually just wrapped up the trip report, Not All Treasure Is Silver and Gold, Mate. That trip was so exciting for me, because it was my whole core family group, as I like to call them. Mom, Dad, Nana, my FIL, MJS, and Nemo. Squirt was definitely a dream, but not yet a reality.

It's hard because I didn't know that was going to be my last family trip with my mother. It's hard because my birthday is Saturday. It's hard because every year on Columbus Day, my mother and I would take Nemo to Santa's Land in Putney, VT, because that's where the real Santa is.

It's hard because she's gone.

Because she won't be the first person to call me that morning, to fully sing the happy birthday song into my answering machine until I pick up. And even when I picked up the phone, she didn't stop, she'd sing the whole dang thing.

I'm not ashamed to admit I had a complete and utter meltdown on Sunday. I just lost it. I can't tell you how it really started, just that things hit you at weird times, and unfortunately, at the time, I happened to be in my parent's house. I looked at my husband, burst into tears, and told him we had to leave.

The house smelled like her. She'll never walk in it again. She'll never be waiting for me to come over, to bring the baby to see her while Nemo's in kindergarten. I know that her spirit is with me, but I'm not ready for that fact to be enough. To be comforting enough. It's just not.

I want her back.

I can't have her.

I cried and cried and couldn't stop. And Nemo knew that something was really wrong, it's extremely rare that I cry quite so heavily in front of him. I've allowed the little tears to flow, the eyes to mist over, so that he knows it's okay to be sad, but I've never been that open about it.

We were sitting on the ledge of the bay window in my parents' dining room, and Nemo said, "What's wrong, Mama, what's wrong?"

And I sobbed, "I miss Mimi."

Nemo pointed to the sky and said, "She's watching you."

Do you ever feel like God is speaking through your child? I know I do.

I think the birthday is hardest for me not necessarily for all the obvious reasons, but for the more subtle ones. The woman who gave me life is gone. Why should I celebrate?

Sure, I'm happy to be here, but there's not much that turns my day around right now, with the exception of my children.

And this post is for them. For Nemo, who hugged me and held me, and who at five years old, taught me that I have raised a compassionate child, even if I did feel like a terrible mother for breaking down in front of him.

For Squirt, who laughs and giggles and smiles so purely at me to remind me that there is good in this world.

These children. These blessings. I'm not usually one to resort to other people's words to express how I'm feeling, but I really think that this particular song, from Meet the Robinsons, sums it up.

Let it go
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know
The hardest part is over?
Let it in, let your clarity define you in the end
We will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made in these small hours
These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours still remain

Let it slide,
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine
Until you feel it all around you
And I don't mind if it's me you need to turn to
We'll get by, it's the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made in these small hours
These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours still remain

All of my regret will wash away somehow
But I cannot forget the way I feel right now
In these small hours
These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate
Yeah, these twists and turns of fate!

Time falls away, yeah but these small hours
And these small hours still remain, yeah
Ooh they still remain
These little wonders, oh these twists and turns of fate

Time falls away but these small hours
These little wonders still remain

 

[jenjolt]

Beautiful post Kat I'm so sorry that your mother will not be with you to celebrate your next birthday, but I hope all the love from your children and from family will help ease the ache a bit!!! What a beautiful tribute to your wonderful boys!! You are raising a couple of fine young men, you and your hubby should be very proud!

 

[LegoMom3]

Crying.......

And that's all I got.

Except that I love you, my friend....

.

 

[creativeamanda]

It's taken me a bit of time to reply to this installment. I don't know what to say except that I understand. I love you my dear friend. And I thank God you have such a wonderful husband and children.

I'll talk to you Saturday.

 

[that's nice]

Mostly inadequate, grossly overnamed elastic band sewn into a separate piece of a tank top meant to impersonate a bra and provide support.

99.9% of the time it fails. Spectacularly.

Thanks for the visual....

 

[that's nice]

TK-
I really don't know what to write except don't feel like you are a bad mother for crying in front of your kids. And kids know so much more than we give them credit for.

My DWs GM passed away a few months ago and last week my DW was sad and saying that she misses 'nonnie' Juliana says it's OK mommy, nonnie is watching us from the clouds. (Just like Nemo) We have never told her that nonnie had passed away, she just knows.