Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue TR-Cruise portion **Updated 3/7** COMPLETE - Page 12 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Great to see you back in action. Your pics are really good. Your TR is confirming what I have heard---"One has not cruised until it is done on a Disney ship." I agree with the others, it is time to see the pics of the tats. Hurry back.
Y'all have convinced me that I need to take a Disney cruise! Glad you're having so much fun and no more motion sickness issues. I can't believe someone called Captain Hook Captain Morgan. Too funny! And I love Andy's shuffleboard pics. Both of you are such hams and get great pictures. Love it! Can't wait for more!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
and how do you like this... it was my choice to do this and the group was made up of two middle aged dudes, one old dude, and Andy... and me. Nice right? Not unusual though for me to be the only chick. I grew up being the only chick hanging out with Andy and all his friends. I discovered girls are too finicky and guys are easier to get along with
This sounds like me (although not as much of a beer drinker) - although I'm getting better about having 'girl' friends.
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We discovered our newfound love of Boddingtons...
I do like this beer though and I think they serve it in Britain at Epcot if i remember correctly.
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mickey ear tattoos
I want to ask about these then I saw this:
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I'm at 6 ears and I think I have to stop or they'll start going up my leg
and thought maybe they were on you're foot and now I have to agree with this:
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May I ask where your Mickey head tattoos are? Have you posted a pic somewhere in the past? I think that's the coolest idea ever, by the way.
I want to get one sometime too - with DS's first inital and then hopefully the other child's first initial as well (don't have a second kid yet, but I'm hoping for one in the next year or so and want to get the tatoo for my 30th birthday.
I found a link to an old TR where I posted a pic of my foot.... it was when I stepped off the curb at Raglan Road and busted up my other foot You have to scroll almost all the way down to see the pic.. http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...7-30-a-16.html
I found a link to an old TR where I posted a pic of my foot.... it was when I stepped off the curb at Raglan Road and busted up my other foot You have to scroll almost all the way down to see the pic.. http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...7-30-a-16.html
I checked out the pic (thanks for posting the link). That tattoo is super cute!
I found a link to an old TR where I posted a pic of my foot.... it was when I stepped off the curb at Raglan Road and busted up my other foot You have to scroll almost all the way down to see the pic.. http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...7-30-a-16.html
Thanks for doing that! They are cute! Thank you for sharing.
I'm so enjoying this trip report. I never had the desire to go on a cruise...until I started reading this and you guys make it look like so much fun! And thanks for the link back to the picture of your cute mickey tattoos...I forgot I was only there to look at the tattoos and ended up reading the entire trip report!
Great update!! Love the pics, you two are so funny and like Grumpy and I always have fun no matter what!!! Hurry Back can't wait to read the next chapter