You can have Edward Cullen...We'll take Mickey Mouse, and the trip begins on page 101

[kaoden39]

Oh, Chele -- I really do hope you can rest this weekend. Let your body heal, girl!

Thank you Marsha. Tomorrow I am not going to get up unless I absolutely have to.

Need to take care of yourself Michele!! Hope things are getting better!

So sorry to hear about hubby's co-worker....please keep us updated!!

Thank you Laurie. I just got home from the mall and realized that I cannot take any pain meds until after 9 o'clock tonight because Kody is going to her best friends sweet sixteen party. So I am going to be pain until nearly 10 by the time I pick Nerdy Cookies up and get home. Argh.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Can you take any tylenol or something to at least help it a little?

 

[DizNee Luver]

Can't anyone else drive?? Sometimes you just need to ask.......try to take it easy until you can get some relief!!

 

[kaoden39]

Can you take any tylenol or something to at least help it a little?

I took Midol, it works better for me, and now I am going to take some Motrin.

Can't anyone else drive?? Sometimes you just need to ask.......try to take it easy until you can get some relief!!

Scotty will probably drive tonight if I ask him. I just hate to ask him to when he has to work tomorrow.

I forgot to mention that Scotty started jury duty on Monday following vacation, and her got picked for the jury. He ended up having 13 days away from his plant. So today was his actual first day back from vacation.

 

[kaoden39]

This is my second attempt at writing this, I accidentally lost my page.

So, lets see Monday dawned bright and early. Not quite as early as I might have liked. Normally I use my cell phone as an alarm clock but I decided that I would use the one in the room. Big mistake. I woke up with a start. It was 6:20, twenty minutes after I wanted to get up, ok that's not so bad I tell myself. If I rush I can still make rope drop. No, oh well I still have four more days right?

We ate breakfast at the hotel. Stovall's has a decent continental breakfast so we ate our breakfasts there. At least on this day.....the rest will be a mystery for a while.

My little group, consisting of WBG, Mom, Berht, NC, Loho and myself headed out in our mini van and Belan, Bawb, and Boo, took ART. Who would get there first? Which is faster? Parking? Or ART? Well, on this day parking was faster. Nerdy Cookies and Berht went into the park ahead of everybody else, they had their partners, Weird Bike Guy and I had ours too but we waited with Loho and mom for their partners.

WBG had the camera!!

Yes, even on vacation he has a one track mind.

This is what I wanted to see.

 

[kaoden39]

We continued to walk to the bench we were going to wait for the three B's at. While we were at the bench we goofed off.

Here is Loho and his hat that we got the night before.

Now, I love my son but umm he can over act even in a picture!!

Even Mom got into the game!

I even love the ticket booths!!

And look who it is here to meet up with us. Two of the B's Bawb and Boo!!

So it all begins!! We are here and I need to head out in search of processing my AP!!

 

[Trentmom]

Bummer you lost your first update, glad it went through the 2nd time

That a lot of pics of bikes



Can't wait for more details

 

[rentayenta]

So, lets see Monday dawned bright and early. Not quite as early as I might have liked. Normally I use my cell phone as an alarm clock but I decided that I would use the one in the room. Big mistake. I woke up with a start. It was 6:20, twenty minutes after I wanted to get up, ok that's not so bad I tell myself. If I rush I can still make rope drop. No, oh well I still have four more days right?

The bold is the story of our trip.

 

[kaoden39]

Bummer you lost your first update, glad it went through the 2nd time

That a lot of pics of bikes



Can't wait for more details

Oh just wait, there are more

The bold is the story of our trip.

Oh wow. Deja Vu...

 

[DizNee Luver]

Woo Hoo!! Back to the trip report!!! By the way......L VE the hat!! I'm a hat person.....so this one caught my eye!

 

[kaoden39]

Woo Hoo!! Back to the trip report!!! By the way......L VE the hat!! I'm a hat person.....so this one caught my eye!

I need to get a picture of Kody's, hers is like a hounds tooth print billed cap.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Oh I can't wait to see those ticket booths!!!

 

[kaoden39]

Oh I can't wait to see those ticket booths!!!

It truly means you are there!!

 

[kaoden39]

Wow I got confused I did my AP on Sunday. Back to Monday.

Scotty and I decided that we were going to enjoy our days there. And when I said no stress it was taken seriously. We walked around and browsed in the stores. All part of the great hat search. Scotty has worn the same Disneyland hat for years. He got it in 2005 and it is his favorite hat, it has been washed and washed. It is time for a new one, and he will know the one he wants when he finds it. I have been in every store that sells hats in Disneyland. We looked everywhere at everything on Monday.

The first thing we did was visit the gallery. I was disappointed, I have never been before, and I was expecting more than a glorified store. Yes, there are beautiful things in there, but honestly I think the only difference between the gallery and the other stores in the prices of the items they sell.

Forgive the quality but my cell phone can only take the picture. I guess I was shaking.

I would love to own anyone of these paintings. Next time I have several thousand dollars to spend on art I know where I can spend it.Not going to happen. I am too cheap!!

We went the natural progression and went in to see Mr Lincoln. I love this show. I am a geek, I love history and since I was a child this is a favorite. When we were there in 2007 it was the Steve Martin/Donald Duck movie. Needless to say I was glad to see Mr Lincoln was back home.

WBG and I meandered all the way down Main Street. We got our picture taken at every spot there was a photographer.

One of the cast members mentioned that Mickey would be leading the band down Main Street so we decided to ride one of the vehicles back down Main Street to get a seat and wait for Mickey.

I went and got us each some fruit and something to drink. One thing Disney does well is their fruits stands. I love cold fruit. I got Weird Bike Guy a pineapple spear and myself a fruit cup that was extraordinary, it had grapes, cantaloupe, mango, apple, pineapple and I am sure I missed something. It was wonderful, and thankfully I carry wet wipes in my purse.

Soon it was time for my favorite leader of the band!! Little story for you, when I was a little girl I would watch Mickey Mouse on TV with my parents. I used to run up and kiss the picture of Mickey. My nickname for years was Mouse. Oh how I hated as a teenager to be called Mouse, and I got rather rude about it even. And finally one day I realized that when my older cousin, and my grandma called me that it was with love, and I let them start calling me Mouse again.

All too soon it was over and we were off to explore. Off to continue the no stress tour!!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Sounds like a great day, just strolling down Mainstreet. I loved the Stitch painting! It was probably a couple thousand dollars though.

 

[DizNee Luver]

I'm hoping we get to see the band coming up Main Street with Mickey leading the way!!! We've never seen the band.....even when we were there in 2005 for the 4th of July.....weird huh?!

The artwork they have is to die for.....I'd love to bring a lot of it home....guess I'll have to win the lottery first.....

Glad to hear you refer to it as your no-stress trip.....was wondering if that truly was the case!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

ooooooh! I want to see Mickey lead the band as well! How cool!

I absolutely love the James Coleman picture called "A Black Tie Affair" with Mickey & Minnie, I think in Italy? I am sure it will come up if you google it. That is my 'win the lottery' Disney Art. One can wish, right?

Lovin' your report so far! Had my thyroid biopsy yesterday so was a bit MIA. All caught up now though!

 

[kaoden39]

Sounds like a great day, just strolling down Mainstreet. I loved the Stitch painting! It was probably a couple thousand dollars though.

I don't remember exactly I just remember that they were expensive.

I'm hoping we get to see the band coming up Main Street with Mickey leading the way!!! We've never seen the band.....even when we were there in 2005 for the 4th of July.....weird huh?!

The artwork they have is to die for.....I'd love to bring a lot of it home....guess I'll have to win the lottery first.....

Glad to hear you refer to it as your no-stress trip.....was wondering if that truly was the case!

It is so fun to watch Mickey lead the band. This is the second time I have never seen it and I have never seen it on the schedule either.

ooooooh! I want to see Mickey lead the band as well! How cool!

I absolutely love the James Coleman picture called "A Black Tie Affair" with Mickey & Minnie, I think in Italy? I am sure it will come up if you google it. That is my 'win the lottery' Disney Art. One can wish, right?

Lovin' your report so far! Had my thyroid biopsy yesterday so was a bit MIA. All caught up now though!

I hope everything is okay with you. I tried googling it and didn't see what I was looking for. I will figure it out I am sure. He has a ton of Disney work that he has done.

 

[koalagirl5]

Yay, pictures! I will be looking to see if I find myself in any of them. That would be pretty neat.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Here it is ...

I took a picture of the picture on one of our previous trips!