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Sorry about the MD, I don't understand how they can talk to people like that. Poor Chuck hopefully he didn't bruise his knee too bad.
Great Togas!! You guys looked great. We just got back and the food wasn't too bad at BOG, but the greystuff was on top of a brownie that was hard as a rock.
We didn't get to meet our host since he had to "check on the kitchen staff" and we were not going to wait in line with 2 crabby two year olds.
Can't wait to hear what's next. Oh and I tried the Zebra Domes at Boma!! Yummy!!
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So glad to hear that you're feeling better!!! I love your toga outfits and your headpiece Coop My DH and I weren't all that impressed with BOG for dinner either. I think they serve a better lunch there but I also thought the check-in process for lunch was disorganized. Glad you enjoyed the MNSSHP . Congrats to Chuck on doing so well on his Odd Couple play and getting the part in the Music Man!
The MNSSHP was fun, and we were the only one's wearing togas! I'm not very impressed with BOG,too much hype maybe.
Thanks for all the well wishes for "the Odd Couple" THis weekend we close. It's been a lot of fun, and it made me re-think my being ON stage instead of OFF. It's much easier being an Actor, than being a Stage Manager. Just learn your lines, know your blocking, and let it go!
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"Life can be as easy as a fall,it's all so easy once you just let go."
The MNSSHP was fun, and we were the only one's wearing togas! I'm not very impressed with BOG,too much hype maybe.
Thanks for all the well wishes for "the Odd Couple" THis weekend we close. It's been a lot of fun, and it made me re-think my being ON stage instead of OFF. It's much easier being an Actor, than being a Stage Manager. Just learn your lines, know your blocking, and let it go!
Right there with you on BOG When we did lunch there last year we thought decor and themeing was great food not so much. Loved see you and your Cleopatra's costumes. Yes on stage is easier Backstage if things go wrong Onstage falls down
Glad you are feeling better, and Chuck's play is going well. Sounds like you could use a string of better luck! Hope Tilley has something easily resolved.
Thanks Sharon!
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Love your costumes! Sorry BoG is overrated! Glad you enjoyed the party!!
Thanks Marnie.
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I am so glad you are feeling better. Congrats to Chuck on a great opening night, minus the attempt literally to break a leg. We have eat at least 3 times now at BOG and the check in process has been different every single time, so I think Disney is still working on making this one efficient. BTMMR is so cool at night!
Thanks Cam. It was really cool at night! That was a first for us!
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I'm glad you're feeling better, but what a run of bad luck you've had.
Great photos from the Party. Sorry you didn't enjoy Be Our Guest more. One thing I am noticing from various reviews is that no-one raves about the grey stuff, which is interesting. Neither of us tried it last time, as it just didn't appeal and I doubt we'll try it this trip either....
THanks Cheryl. I definitely didn't choose wisely at BOG.
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First of all, good luck finding a better doctor. That one sounds like he needs a remedial course in interviewing patients. I'd have been boiling. He didn't listen at all to what you were saying. I can't imagine going into a doctor's office complaining of chest pain and they don't even do an EKG just to rule things out! Needs an attitude adjustment badly. At least you're feeling somewhat better, which is the important thing! Congrats to Chuck on his performance in The Odd Couple and his new role in Music Man!
You both look great in your togas. I don't remember any of that entrance nonsense about returning to the bridge or Lumiere at BOG.... it sounds pretty silly!
Thanks Laurie. I am still in the process of finding a new doctor. BOG was definitely interesting.
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Glad to hear you are feeling better. And hopefully Chuck didn't get too hurt when he fell. But as a COP a Line of Duty Injury does qualify for tax free while out sick.
Your impression of BOG is like ours but did hear they changed chef so we may give it another try some time. Great costumes for MNSSHP
LOL @ Cop/line of duty injury! Thanks Mike!
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Oh my goodness, you've really been through the ringer! Glad you're feeling better but please follow up on that blood sugar and find yourself a new doctor.
Sorry about BoG.We didn't have to carry Lumiere when we went and I actually enjoyed the gray stuff but we didn't have the brownie and at lunch we had the chocolate cupcake stuffed with it.
It probably would have been great in a chocolate cupcake. But it was on top of this brownie type thing that was just toooooo hard! And yes, I'm going to find a new doctor and get my blood sugar under control! Right now I'm in a bad eating spiral. I eat bad and that makes me want more bad stuff. I need to break the cycle.
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Great pictures from the party. Loved the costumes! Sorry you weren't impressed with BoG.
Glad to hear that you are feeling better and Chuck had a great opening night. finding a new doctor. He sounds like the nurses who use to work at my college health center. You could go in there with a broken leg and they would tell you that you had an upper respiratory infection! It was always a struggle to get them to treat you for what you were actually there for!
Thanks. I am still keeping an eye open for a new MD.
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So glad you are back! Hopefully things are on the upswing for you! A big step in the right direction will be getting a new MD!
Love the toga costumes! Very cool idea! Sorry BOG did not live up to the hype. I guess at least you can say you tried it.
Yeah - at least we did it once.
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Sorry about such a PITA md . But having had gallstones, I have to wonder if you do with that type of pain. When I had the attack that sent me to the hospital, Scott thought I was having a heart attack that it's not.
Bummer BoG didn't live up yo it's hype for you. We have never had a Lemiere with us at seating
Your costumes looked great!!!
I thought the same, Lisa. They didn't find stones on Ultrasound, but I think maybe it was a bit of colic or something. And the Lumiere thing confused me too. But I saw everyone walking in carrying it.
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So glad that things are starting to turn the corner for you. I hope that it continues.
Great costumes and pictures of the night.
Thanks.
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So sorry about all the MD issues! Love the morning at DTD and the yummies you were able to enjoy You guys looked great at the party!
Thanks Maci.
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Sorry about the MD, I don't understand how they can talk to people like that. Poor Chuck hopefully he didn't bruise his knee too bad.
Great Togas!! You guys looked great. We just got back and the food wasn't too bad at BOG, but the greystuff was on top of a brownie that was hard as a rock.
We didn't get to meet our host since he had to "check on the kitchen staff" and we were not going to wait in line with 2 crabby two year olds.
Can't wait to hear what's next. Oh and I tried the Zebra Domes at Boma!! Yummy!!
Aren't the zebra domes great?!?!! Glad you got to try them!
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Originally Posted by lindawdw
So glad to hear that you're feeling better!!! I love your toga outfits and your headpiece Coop My DH and I weren't all that impressed with BOG for dinner either. I think they serve a better lunch there but I also thought the check-in process for lunch was disorganized. Glad you enjoyed the MNSSHP . Congrats to Chuck on doing so well on his Odd Couple play and getting the part in the Music Man!
THanks Linda!
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Originally Posted by MikeL
Right there with you on BOG When we did lunch there last year we thought decor and themeing was great food not so much. Loved see you and your Cleopatra's costumes. Yes on stage is easier Backstage if things go wrong Onstage falls down
Thanks Mike! Chuck has done both backstage as well as onstage. He loves both.
Sorry I have been MIA recently. I'm not sure exactly why. We have been busy, yes. But nothing but normal life. Chuck finished up "The Odd Couple" and has gone immediately into rehearsals for "The Music Man". I've been working like normal. I did get a little respiratory bug thanks to working mostly in Peds ER - but I haven't had to call off. I've just been resting for the last couple days that I've had off. Seems like a waste of time off, but at least I'm ok to work. Then 2 weeks ago, we planned a surprise 80th birthday party for my DMIL. We made lasagna and brought that, a salad, garlic bread and a cake along with balloons and flowers. Chuck drove up and dropped us out a few houses down and he went in by himself just "to visit". He told her I was working and couldn't come out. So then the kids and I walk up with party in hand and rang the doorbell! Totally got her! It was fun! Now, I'm just kind of in the late winter blahs. Really, I could totally hibernate if I didn't have to worry about bills getting paid. So anyone who is still around, I'm going to try to get this TR going. Maybe it will help the doldrums.
Saturday Nov 1
I slept in to 9 or 9:30 today but Chuck was up earlier and went out and got breakfast and brought it back. It was too cold to sit on the balcony this am. It was only around 60 degrees. (as I type this - I'm longing for this 60 degrees because here it's 14 and snowy with a -4 wind chill!)
After breakfast, we were off to AK one last time.
We rode Primevil Whirl (Chuck loves the fact that he totally blindsided me with this on our last trip). We stopped for lunch at Yak and Yeti.
Then walked both trails. Maharajah Jungle Trek was good but the tigers were hiding and the Pagani was half closed.
After walking a bit, we went looking for the hat that I wanted earlier that was near The Lion King. It was GONE! They totally changed their inventory in less than 1 week!
We said good bye to AK and went back to the room. It was still too cold to go swimming although we probably could have used the hot tub but we didn't think about that. Instead we took a rest and then got ready for dinner.
Off again to DTD for dinner but a little early this time as we were shopping for gifts. Didn't find what we were looking for so we signed in for dinner at Raglan Road. While waiting we did a little looking around their gift shop and found some things for us but not for gifts. We had a wonderful dinner (schnitzel for me and steak for Chuck but we shared) We also had some smoked salmon app and had to save room for the bread pudding for dessert! Chuck and our waiter tried to "get" me by saying there wasn't any bread pudding left! The waiter was pretty cool and went along with the gag. But he was worried because he didn't want my wrath! This was our first time seeing the dancers and the bands. Good times! On our way out, we picked up the couple of things from the gift shop - a cup, a bracelet and a clock - I wanted to get a Claddagh ring but they were only in silver and I want one in gold.
On our way back to the buses, we did finally find one of our items on our list (a Mickey Mouse hand computer mouse). These weren't in D-tech or any of the "tech" areas of World of Disney or anything. We found it at a kiosk!
Back to Kidani and time to crunch some numbers and re-arrange some bags then hit the bed.
Thanks for the update. I think the winter blahs are perfectly understandable, and there are so many cold and flu bugs going around this year - it's annoying!
Glad to hear that you are starting to feel a bit better and heck just be thankful you didn't have winter Boston Had. Now Nurse Betty you know how bad bad eating habits are and what they can do so get on it veggies can be good I tend to love em
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Love the morning at DTD and the yummies you were able to enjoy 
We have eat at least 3 times now at BOG and the check in process has been different every single time, so I think Disney is still working on making this one efficient. BTMMR is so cool at night! 
One thing I am noticing from various reviews is that no-one raves about the grey stuff, which is interesting. Neither of us tried it last time, as it just didn't appeal and I doubt we'll try it this trip either....
finding a new doctor. He sounds like the nurses who use to work at my college health center. You could go in there with a broken leg and they would tell you that you had an upper respiratory infection! It was always a struggle to get them to treat you for what you were actually there for!
Totally got her! It was fun! Now, I'm just kind of in the late winter blahs. Really, I could totally hibernate if I didn't have to worry about bills getting paid. So anyone who is still around, I'm going to try to get this TR going. Maybe it will help the doldrums. 
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