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Dont Forget 1 tequila, 2 tequila, 3 tequila, floor
Congrats on booking the Party for the Senses. I woulda done the same thing, gone for the WVL, especially if going solo!! I hope to be able to do this the next time I go to the F&WF whether solo or not.
I'm going solo and I'm still celebrating my 40th so go for it! ... .... Possibly Pizza & Beer Tasting but I do that on a weekly basis.
Ok, back to work. I'm the only one in the office until 11. Time to crank some Disney tunes!!!
Loved the Lilo and Stitch video tempo reminded me a little too much of cadence songs we sang in service. You celebrating fourty fourty whats, days of being of legal age.
Now where are getting pizza REAL PIZZA south of Trenton. Only reason we can get decent pie here in DE is owner from the local joint is from Italy and likes me so she makes a real Neopolitan or Sicilian pie when I call
Congrats on booking the Party for the Senses. I woulda done the same thing, gone for the WVL, especially if going solo!! I hope to be able to do this the next time I go to the F&WF whether solo or not.
I will come back with a detailed update. Hopefully I can remember it all!
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THAT's Hilarious!!! Same here
Congrats on all the changes and getting everything in order for the food and drink extravanganza!!!
Thank you! I am starting to get excited!! I am lucky to live in a town that has a growing number of restaurant/bars that offer a really unique selection of crafted beers. I used to be a wino but now (and I'd never thought I'd say it) have become a beer fanatic!
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Loved the Lilo and Stitch video tempo reminded me a little too much of cadence songs we sang in service. You celebrating fourty fourty whats, days of being of legal age.
Now where are getting pizza REAL PIZZA south of Trenton. Only reason we can get decent pie here in DE is owner from the local joint is from Italy and likes me so she makes a real Neopolitan or Sicilian pie when I call
No Mike, I'm 40 YEARS old. I went to the Chirocracker for the first time yesterday and they told me "at your age"!!!!! Suddenly, I've begun to notice all the little aches, pains, stiffness & numbness. I really do get out of my desk chair like a 100 year old. Ick!
One of the restaurants I work at p/t makes excellent pizza (owner's from Boston - oh the fights we have during football season!) nice thin crust, real cheese that browns. I only have one complaint, they pop the bubbles that rise up! So they let my bubbles be when I order.
I busted out the 2011 Passporter last nite!! It was so nice to enter in all the info in INK! Printed out my confirmations and put them in the pockets along with the tix to MNSSHP.
I've been thinking of doing the Pirate's League for my cannibal Jack makeup. It just sounds cool. I don't know, what do you think?
I busted out the 2011 Passporter last nite!! It was so nice to enter in all the info in INK! Printed out my confirmations and put them in the pockets along with the tix to MNSSHP.
Ha ha Even though the airfare is paid for and we're PIF for the room and such, I *still* haven't written anything in the book. I hate writing in books, it bothers me. So I end up keeping a little notebook with all my notes. It's almost full though, so before we go down, I'll have to transfer the important pieces and then use the new one as the daily log.
Ha ha Even though the airfare is paid for and we're PIF for the room and such, I *still* haven't written anything in the book. I hate writing in books, it bothers me. So I end up keeping a little notebook with all my notes. It's almost full though, so before we go down, I'll have to transfer the important pieces and then use the new one as the daily log.
Yep, I've got the Disney journal as well, still have relevant notes from our last trip, to do lists I started back then and all the mish mash of notes for my upcoming trip. I didn't realize how handy the PP was until the last trip, everything all in one place. I had the deluxe, although cumbersome, it held an amazing amount of stuff!
They are running a fall special $59 each way. So my dummy butt just booked a flight for Nove 30-Dec4 so I can see MVMCP. Ugh! AP syndrome has kicked in. Now to look at hotels.
They are running a fall special $59 each way. So my dummy butt just booked a flight for Nove 30-Dec4 so I can see MVMCP. Ugh! AP syndrome has kicked in. Now to look at hotels.
That's great! Congrats!!
And I think the Pirate's League would be an awesome way to start the party. I'm determined to do it on some trip.
And I think the Pirate's League would be an awesome way to start the party. I'm determined to do it on some trip.
I've been looking online at the makeup for the Cannibal look and it's around $15-$20. I like doing theatrical makeup but I think I might end up paying more than that not to mention, I need to pick up facial hair. So Pirate's League might actually be cost effective AND fun!
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congrats on snagging such a great deal on the airfare
In my excitement, I forgot to mention I had a $133 credit with SWA from the tix going onsale after my purchase. How do I pass that up?? I just found out the a coworker will be in WDW the same time - they're staying at the GF. Um, I'll be staying at a Value which doesn't bother me in the least for three nites and I don't plan on sleeping. MVMCP, Osborne Lights, Holidays Around the World, loads of pictures. yeah, no sleeping.
I've been looking online at the makeup for the Cannibal look and it's around $15-$20. I like doing theatrical makeup but I think I might end up paying more than that not to mention, I need to pick up facial hair. So Pirate's League might actually be cost effective AND fun!
A whole lot easier with someone else doing it too
In my excitement, I forgot to mention I had a $133 credit with SWA from the tix going onsale after my purchase. How do I pass that up?? I just found out the a coworker will be in WDW the same time - they're staying at the GF. Um, I'll be staying at a Value which doesn't bother me in the least for three nites and I don't plan on sleeping. MVMCP, Osborne Lights, Holidays Around the World, loads of pictures. yeah, no sleeping.
Sleep at WDW is so overrated when there is so much fun to had
They are running a fall special $59 each way. So my dummy butt just booked a flight for Nove 30-Dec4 so I can see MVMCP. Ugh! AP syndrome has kicked in. Now to look at hotels.
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So I end up keeping a little notebook with all my notes. It's almost full though, so before we go down, I'll have to transfer the important pieces and then use the new one as the daily log.
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and it's around $15-$20. I like doing theatrical makeup but I think I might end up paying more than that not to mention, I need to pick up facial hair. So Pirate's League might actually be cost effective AND fun!
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