Good luck with the college search! I hope your son finds the right fit for him!
Thanks. I am sure he will. It's interesting how I feel so much more pressure for things to go right for my younger son. Probably because he is such a good student. I just want to make sure he explores all his options and that's where the anxiety comes from I suspect.
Gosh I'm sorry your bro was being so difficult this morning. If he wanted to ride Soarin' first thing he should have spoke up! That would have really annoyed me also. I hate when people don't want to have anything to do with the planning, and then complain about how the day is going!
Yeah - that happens a lot, doesn't it? I was really hoping he would have told me if he had a strong opinion, but maybe he just assumed we were going to Soarin and when we didn't, it freaked him out.
new reader here, I have read almost all of your trip reports and really enjoyed them. Can't wait to read about your Oct trip, as we just made our plans for Oct 2013!! I had to post because I'm pretty sure I have eaten at that restaurant in Kent Narrows. Our church ladies used to have a retreat up there every spring and I think we ate at every restaurant they have!!
Just wanted to drop in and say Hi!
Tiffany
Tiffany. Thanks for joining in! I'm so glad you decided to post. So glad you enjoy my TRs. They are a lot of fun to write.
That must be a lovely place for a retreat. I really don't know the area that well, but we are big fans of traveling down 301 instead of 95 whenever we go to the Baltimore area. It is so much more scenic and a lot less traffic. There were a ton of restaurants to choose from, so we just picked one. It was good and the waitress was awesome. No food pics though.
Thanks!
was Denny the sherpa?
I want picture proof. LOL!
Well, there would be NO proof since I left both my baggalini and my camera in the villa. I did, however, bring a water bottle and my cell. So you will find a surprising lack of photos in my end of the day update. That is, unless any of my cell Illuminations pics end up coming out. And that is highly unlikely.
Well, I actually didn't have anything scheduled to the minute but had never considered that he might! And, as much as it pains me to admit, he may have been right.
Yes - I am sure that was painful.
I actually think its cool that he had some strong ideas as to what he wanted to do. Sometimes Denny is a little too laid back. I like it when he really has a strong positive (or negative) opinion to something in Disney.
You are so very correct.
me too, but a very good reason!
The best reason there is.
Yeah, we will see, right now Seattle U is by far the highest but has a decent chance of getting money. If not, it's off the list if you ask me! I think U of O is the most expensive public on her list and again, would be off if she doesn't get some $$. It is early though, it will be interesting to see how the college ID camps go but Cal Poly and Gonzaga are at least more manageable $$ wise and Gonzaga has a good chance at $$. Cal Poly is probably the top choice right now program wise.
I can't blame Nick for wanting an active campus life. For in state, K really only has 2 options she's remotely considering (though there are 5 state schools) and UW has become crazy hard to get into. She has a good chance but I'm not sure she's all that interested in going there. probably b/c both her mom and I went there and she wants her own thing. LOL! WSU has a great Ag program but again, she doesn't seem to have any interest in attending there. Which, based on location I get. So that puts her out of state or private. UGH.
I have never heard of Gonzaga. I have to look that up. Cool choices. I think it would be so cool to go to school on the West Coast, but when it comes right down to it, it just feels so far. Plus, I know nothing about any of those schools. I am sure they are all excellent choices.
On the other hand, U of D has a great AG program. They are known for that. And D1 soccer.
Sounds like a lot of nice options.
I think he has a good chance of getting into all three. U of Md will be the hardest. Va Tech wait lists a lot of kids. They don't send out their acceptances until April. Nick really doesn't want to go that far, but we have a neighbor who goes there so it would be transportation home on breaks for two years and I don't think he should make up his mind until he goes to the admitted student day.
Have nothing to lose by applying except the application fee! Which do add up. Is he able to do the bulk application thing where you do one mater application and then can send it a bunch of places? Is he going to have to get all of these in by 11/1?
Some of them accept the common application, but I think they all charge. I actually need to go through and add it all up.
Only Md has the 11/1 deadline. UD is 12/1 and I think Va Tech will be around the same. The smaller schools may have rolling admissions and Jan deadlines.
I wasn't referring to the bags themselves as much as what it appeared you might have been doing
while taking that picture.
Well, coming from someone who has his picture taken at the fountain in Morocco with his back turned TOWARDS the camera, that would be a very astute observation. Clearly, I still had my camera over my shoulder when I sat down. And since it was so close to my hand, well....ahem.....the rest is obvious.
Starting trouble here too Glenn !!
Trouble with a capital "T". I sure have laughed a lot today!
I'm just saying'.....that picture was taken from a very low angle!
I guess I won't post the next one I took.
Whoo hoo rope drope again!
I have to say, all your morning run pictures make me really excited to run while staying on property in the future. They just make the place seem so quiet and peaceful. The shots of DTD are beautiful!
I really enjoy an early morning run on property. All of the resorts are so great for running. The only one I did not enjoy was when I stayed at Kidani a few years ago. There was literally no place to go, so I ended up running on the treadmill. Every other resort has wonderful paths set up. I guess you can't have animals and running paths too.
Yikes, more drama. Guess that was to be expected...
At least the situation didn't end horribly because you had a DISmeet. They are always so much fun, and it is amusing to run into fellow DISers when you're with people who are surprised with the meets. My mom got a kick out of it last May when I saw folks I recognized.
The DIS meet was perfectly timed and my brother's mood improved after he finally rode Soarin. The rest of the afternoon was near perfect.
Denny and Nick know I have DIS meets, so they are used to it. My brother just thought it was totally bizarre. Oh well.
I'm curious to see how Soarin' went for you. I've never had an issue with the ride, but Alex gets horrible motion sickness on it, so I'm always interested to see if it has a negative effect on others.
Really? Does he? OMG - that must STINK! Actually, I will tell you that everyone did great on the ride and there was a really nice heartwarming story to go along with it. But you'll have to wait for that.
