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Kudos to you Melissa for not letting 2 hours on the porcelain throne stop you from enjoying some more treats later on! Can't wait to hear about the Shenanigans you, Andy, Tom & Brandi get into, cause with you four+AL-KEE-HOL there are bound to be quite a few!
So glad to hear that you got over your stomach problems and were able to eat some "junk" food The water and poop story was pretty funny but also kind of disturbing Hurry back with more please.
Nice update! I am sorry to hear the day started off with a sick tummy! I got sick there two years ago and i was thinking i cant believe i'm sick at disney*L* i too was in the bathroom more than i cared to be at Boma Glad to hear it cleared up so you could have a great day at DHS!
Love the pic of sully attacking andy...nice shot!
I didnt realize you could order at the tune in lounge and eat there at the bar????!!!!!! is it the same menu as the main resturant....thinking i should try this sometime!
Its funny about what you said about how you dont talk much while standing in line, me and my DBF have been together for 8 years so we too listen and watch and comment on those around us instead*L* we hear some really interesting things...last last week we were eating dinner and the people behind us said "yeah my license is still revoked but if you will take me to the parlor i'll design that tatoo for you" To which they continued to talk about legal and illegal activity...very interesting!
cant wait for more!
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Ok, so it's pretty cool to get mentioned in someone else's trip report!! But it was really cool to walk into the FP line and see Melissa and Andy!! I was trying to be nonchalent and really cool but I was going nuts in my head!! I didn't know what to say that didn't make me seem like a stalker!!
So to help clear things up - there were 2 young boys but only one was mine, the other was his best friend.
Can't wait to hear more!! Hope you felt fine the rest of your trip!
Sorry about your tummy troubles, Melissa, but glad it didn't last too long. And now I'm convinced that we must all ride TOT together, just so I can witness Andy's "this is it" in person. Because right now, not having witnessed it at all, I'm CRACKING UP! Heee! And the poop/water story? Scary! But hilarious!!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
I really enjoy reading your trip reports. I have been kind of a lurker on the boards for the past 6 mo. or so, and I recognized you and your husband in Scat Cats one night, and I almost felt like a stalker.
You and your hubby looked like you were having fun. I think your husband was doing the robot a little bit to the theme from Beverly Hills Cop.
I can't wait to read more!!!
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I really enjoy reading your trip reports. I have been kind of a lurker on the boards for the past 6 mo. or so, and I recognized you and your husband in Scat Cats one night, and I almost felt like a stalker.
You and your hubby looked like you were having fun. I think your husband was doing the robot a little bit to the theme from Beverly Hills Cop.
I can't wait to read more!!!
OMG That's hilarious!! He was! There was a kid at the back of the room getting down and it cracked us up so Andy started copying him by doing the robot That was our last night So we were just chillin' and enjoying our last night. You should've said hi!!
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Can't wait to hear about the Shenanigans you, Andy, Tom & Brandi get into, cause with you four+AL-KEE-HOL there are bound to be quite a few!
Angie
The water and poop story was pretty funny but also kind of disturbing
Hurry back with more please.
Margaret
Danny and I at Epcot 8/14/08
Heee! And the poop/water story? Scary! 
So we were just chillin' and enjoying our last night. You should've said hi!! 
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