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Love your trip report! I laughed many times and kept a goofy grin on my face the whole darn time. I had the same reaction when I had my 1st Lapu Lapu last June...Wowza!!!
When you "lost" your camera made me think about the time I couldn't find my cellphone...the very one I was talking on ....only I didn't have the excuse of an adult beverage, lol!
Cindy and Sheri, it was great fun to meet you both and look forward to any future meets!
Good luck, Lorie It gets tougher to come up with creative "reasons" why we "have" to go back -- but loved ones will look the other way and "accept" them.
He's gonna look so with my other Goofy collectibles. But I'll leave him on my desk all day today, just so everybody at work gets a chance to admire him/make fun of me/both.
And Alison emailed that she's done editing the PHotoPass pics, so I"ll be ordering the CD today. You know what that means -- lots more photos to come right here!
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he is a great addition to your desk and to your collection! oh goodie! photopass pics to come...he he he....i am assuming you did your own "editing" as well, correct?
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OK, I've finally gotten around to reading your whole TR, so sorry it has taken me so long.
My comments:
All the room moving was sooo funny! So glad you found a good one!
The birthday girl at Tusker House, how sweet!
Yak Attacks are yummy! I didn't get one this year!
OK you said Monday was too cold for shorts . . . when we got in that day, the first thing we did was go to the pool! And thank goodness because that would be the warmest day of the week!
Hey, we were at DHS on Tuesday too, in the rain! Did she make the "Up" skirt? Oh my goodness! How beautiful!
Like someone else said - that first ToT pic is sooo funny! Almost everyone is posing in some way. I never have my wits about me enough to pose!
Liam noticed that Animal dustbin at the Muppet Movie this time too!
A net full of Jello! Too funny!
We were at Sunshine Seasons for b'fast too on Wednesday, after our Segway tour, about 10:30am. Maybe we were there at the same time! And then we did the Circle of Life movie, because we had never seen it and I was afraid they might change it soon. Maybe they could put in a shortened version of one of the new Planet Earth movies!
Ellie's BBB dress was beautiful! I think Tiana's is the best one!
We ate at Ohana's on Saturday, it was yummy! And we got to watch the fireworks at MK! So beautiful!
I'm so sorry to hear about Sheri's car trouble, so glad it was quickly resolved. I can't believe she went back to EPCOT, after that trauma I probably would've just gone home!
I will have to remember about the fireflies at ITTBAB. I'd read on here about the man hanging above you on the HM when the lightning strikes in the stretching room, and remembered to look for it. How creepy! PPers are the best source for info like that!
Hey, is that a pic of the bird from Little Mermaid? I love that guy! He is sooo funny! Where is he? In Fantasyland?
So you are doing a TR for your cruise? I was going to ask you! Can't wait to read it!
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Donning my Wellies to cut Peat in Scotland
Melissa
Hey Melissa, great to hear from you. And I just looked at my Italy TR a few days ago and realized that you had given me a lot of feedback on that -- I didn't know that when I agreed to meet you for drinks or I would have definitely told you how much I appreciated all your encouragement.
Sheri & Alison will be delighted to hear that the PhotoPass CD has arrived, so copies will be heading their way next week!
I will attempt to control my urge to share Princess pics of Ellie -- we'll see if I can hold to that.
Here are a few pics for all to enjoy:
Sheri and Cindy, after successfully saving the world during our Kim Possible afternoon -- you can hardly blame us for celebrating, can you?
Of course, we're both painfully shy -- that poor photographer; we wouldn't let him go!
Sheri, I added Minnie just for you!
So beautiful, so vibrant -- I have to believe Disney will soon offer us modeling contracts, don't you agree?
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with my other Goofy collectibles. But I'll leave him on my desk all day today, just so everybody at work gets a chance to admire him/make fun of me/both. 
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