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One other great falling story... a few years ago, before we were even married, Andy and I were walking around Clemson and we went to cross the street... well I feel right in the middle of the road, for no reason....not drunk, not wearing heels, not dark, just up and fell. And Andy, being his wonderful not so helpful self, yells at me that a car is coming which causes me to try to get up too quickly and I fall again..... and there was NEVER any car coming....
OK, I have to stop reading your TR's at work!! My boss keeps looking at me like I have lost my mind!
I your pics of the statues close up, with the background of greenery all faded. You should matte those and hang them in your house!
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Saturday, October 9, 2014 - Kaitlyn and I before the Happy Haunted 5K at ESPN Wide World of Sports
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I just read your last update and loved it! All of us in my family are total TTA nerds and will sometimes randomly say "Now Approaching..." when we're driving somewhere. I was also glad to read that you wore your birthday button every day. I wore my "Happy Anniversary" button the whole week we were there, even though our 15th Anniversary was earlier in the month. (DH didn't wear his button all the time, and suffered some ribbing from CM's as a result )
Oct '99: CSR ~ May '02: CR ~ Nov '04: SOG ~ May '06: SOG ~ Dec '07: Solo @ Pop ~ May '08: Pop w/friends ~ Oct '08: SOG ~ Dec '09: Pop w/LeAnn ~ Sept '10: Solo @ Pop ~ Spring '11: AKL ~ Jan '12: Pop for 1/2 Marathon ~ Sept '12: 1st trip for DL 1/2 Marathon? ~ Feb '13: Pop w/pals? ~ Mar '13: Tokyo Disney w/PP's?
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Hey guys Long time no post, I know But I've got some extra time here at work, and another trip quickly approaching, so I figured I'd better get back on the ball with this thing
Day 5 part 2 After our morning/afternoon at the MK we boated our way back to the WL. I can't remember exactly what we did...went swimming maybe? Took a nap? I can't remember, maybe Andy does, and maybe that's a good reason to watch our videos (like I need a good reason to watch my Disney videos )
Anyhoo, the plan for the evening was to have dinner at Alfredo's (our first, and last, experience there before it closed). Then we were going to meet up with Maureen and her Beatles pals for some British Invasion. We got to Epcot and made our way around to Italy. This was Epcot ADR #2 where we had to book it all the way to the back of the park to make our ADR (first was the Biergarten). We made it and had to wait a few minutes to be seated. The place was really neat inside. I didn't like that we had to sit so closely to another family... like me and the other guy were on the same booth while Andy and the other chick were in chairs...make sense? It was just too close. I felt like I was eavesdropping on everything they said.
The strolling musician came by our table, and of course Andy had his appendage strapped on tightly (aka video camera for you folks that don't know his disease). When the musician saw that he sang directly to the camera, hamming it up big time. He stood there and sang the whole song...to the camera... It was hilarious...
While we were eating it started to storm outside. We hadn't really been rained on since our first night... We piddled around finishing our meal...finally left and went into some of the shops and waited out the rain. When it finally let up a little we popped the umbrella and started making our way to England where Maureen and her friends were waiting on us. We met them in the tea shop and quickly introduced ourselves. Andy and I went to get grab a from the pub while they did something, and then we met them back around where the band plays.
It was really great to hang out more with my twinkie! I had met her a few years ago at a MVMCP, but only briefly. The only thing I really knew about her was that she loved penguins But now I know a whole lot more. We share the same bday, the same love for a certain blue alien, a certain love for a british tribute band, and a certain love for Disney.
Andy made a bootleg collection of rare Beatles songs to give to Maureen's friends. I think they got a kick out of it. So that's cool
After the show Maureen had to get back home. We started making our way out, looked in the shops and had to get this photo op... my hubby, in his St. Pepper tshirt, with his Sgt. Pepper tattoo, in front of the Beatles display..
We considered hanging around for Illuminations. It was starting to look a little doomy in the sky, and we felt a few little drops... Then we saw it coming.. It was crazy, but we saw the massive downpour coming across the lagoon. Up went the umbrella, down came the rain, and the lightening. We quickly booked it outta there to get back to the WL. There were some serious lightening strikes going on, and we were SOAKED, even with an umbrella.
When we got back to the WL it wasn't raining there, but the storm was still brewing. We quickly changed clothes in hopes of making it down to the dock to see the EWP. We were just in time...
The lightening was really something by now, and I wanted to see if I could catch it with my camera. That's the beauty of my Rebel, no shutter lag whatsover. I set it on a post, kept my finger on the button, and as soon as a strike hit, I snapped away. The first few tries got me some darker, not as great shots, but then, I got the King Daddy...
The only editing done to that photo was to crop it down to make it long and skinny. I was very proud of that one
Now that we figured we tempting fate being that close to water and lightening strikes, we headed back up to the room...
When we got in the room and changed into our pj's we realized we could see the fireworks from the MK!! Now I have to start by saying that outside our door were some of the LOUDEST frog things I have ever heard. And I think there had to be a million of them, minimum They went on and on and on... But when the fireworks went off, the frogs did too. Fireworks 1, frogs 0.
Here's a stinky photo just to show you we could see the fireworks
We decided to hit the sack, it was getting late and we were pooped. Tomorrow was our photo session at Epcot and we were very excited!!
Yay - I'm so excited. I was noticing you posting other threads and was wondering if you would update. You must have read my mind. Maybe I will have to invest in this rebel you speak of cuz I took the same picture from the back of WL and trust me, it looks nothing like that one!!! Same with the EWP pics - ours are just blurry blobs of light. . . . Well hopefully you'll be able to finish up before the xmas trip. And maybe post some youtube stuff????
Yeah, you're back! I love a good thunderstorm, so I very impressed by your lightening photo! You guys managed to have a great evening despite being chased by thunderstorms. Great that you were able to see Maureen!
Day 6 Part 1 This morning was our photo session with Robyn Lynn. We booked her through Gifts of a Lifetime and it was well worth it! We got ready and were at Epcot by about 10. We met Robyn and got things started. She was so fabulous! She was very easy to talk to, very personable, made you feel comfortable (even though I felt like a dummy having my picture made so much ) I'm just going to post the pictures for you. I know Maureen has already booked Robyn for a family shoot for Christmas. I highly recommend her!
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The pictures are great. You guys are going to really be picture crazy when you have kids of your own ! I'm sure that my picture taking at least doubled at that point in my life! Anyway, love the pictures taken by Robyn Lyn.
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from the pub while they did something, and then we met them back around where the band plays.
They went on and on and on... But when the fireworks went off, the frogs did too. Fireworks 1, frogs 0.
Great picture of the lightning bolt 
You must have read my mind. Maybe I will have to invest in this rebel you speak of cuz I took the same picture from the back of WL and trust me, it looks nothing like that one!!! Same with the EWP pics - ours are just blurry blobs of light. . . . Well hopefully you'll be able to finish up before the xmas trip. 
And maybe post some youtube stuff????
Danny and I at Epcot 8/14/08
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