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Dawn - I finally caught up with your adventures. I want to add my belated for the DinoDance Magic Moment. It was so much fun - and I was so glad to get a chance to finally meet you. I have really enjoyed your journy as a CP - and can't wait to read "the rest of the story" when your adventures continue. I also want to say that it sounds to me like you had the BEST.MOTHER'S.DAY.EVER my friend! The CMs and you daughters ROCK! What memories!
Here's a picture I took when we met at AK. It was hot that day, but I had so much fun dancing that I didn't take a picture of any one else. Thanks again!
Hi Dawn! Just wanted to say how thrilled I am for you! Hope you are enjoying your trip to your other home in Ohio, knowing that another great adventure and your home in Florida is waiting for you!
Thank you for letting us share this chapter of your life! I hope you will share your internship experiences as well.
Have a fabulous time at the beach and a safe trip home!
Dawn, I just want to wish you safe travel, a nice time at the beach and I want to thank you for allowing us to journey along with you. Your a very good writer and you've made many moments come to life. Thanks for following your dream and I'm so glad it going to continue. Hope you share that adventure with us too.
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. We had a great time "Walking the Dinosaur" at the PP meet and of course meeting you. I finally met my 3 PP "celebrities". Dave, Jennifer and Dawn (Gray)!!!
Nicholas won a prize at the Dino games!
Passporters "walking the dinosaur"
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Oh, those photos are great!! Dawn, I hope you have a great little "break" and make sure to make your new MI thread present, so your loyal followers can't miss it.
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. We had a great time "Walking the Dinosaur" at the PP meet and of course meeting you. I finally met my 3 PP "celebrities". Dave, Jennifer and Dawn (Gray)!!!
Awwww...thanks for sharing those photos! I'd never met Dave and Jennifer in person before and it was very "rock star" for me! (and more evidence of Terri gettin' her dino on... )
We're in Virginia, freezing our hineys off on our way back to Ohio. Vero was nice, but we had some issues throughout our stay that made it less than relaxing. One of the biggies was my own fault...
Memo to Self: Do NOT trust that a wave will not reach you (and your Blackberry) even if you are pretty far up the beach. 13yo asked for the chair, so I went on the towel, Crackberry in hand (waiting for oldest DD to call to update me on her broken down car situation...another long story, I'm a horrible person for going ahead with my plans, but she needed a lesson/reality check). So, I'm soaking up some sunshine when out of NOWHERE the cold ocean reached its icy fingers around me, my Crackberry, our towels, flip flops, camera, etc. Talk about surprise! DDs were chasing the flipflops out into the waves (recovered them all) while I was frantically checking the camera (it was in its bag and safe) and my Blackberry. Soaked. Sand-logged. I pulled the battery and ran to the front desk where they provided me with a can of compressed air to blow it out. The air blew the ring around the trackball off (and broke it), so I wound up at Verizon Wireless trying to get my phone replaced. It took 2 trips and $53. Talk about Murphy's Law genetically applying!
The other issues were resort-related (mousekeeping, front desk, and noise). Our stay wasn't ruined, but it was unmagical enough to irk me.
It's such a weird feeling not being a CM anymore, even though it's just for a short time. I tried to log in to the CM website today (to see how much my last paycheck is going to be) and wasn't able to.
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It's such a weird feeling not being a CM anymore, even though it's just for a short time. I tried to log in to the CM website today (to see how much my last paycheck is going to be) and wasn't able to.
WOW that didn't take them long to update the computer system. They could have left everything until the last check.
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have a safe trip home, girl! when you starting the new thread you told me about???? absolutely can't wait to spend some more time with you when you get back here...we need to lunch or something on your day off....the manners fairy demands it! ha haha
Brant asked "what is in Chester and Hesters". Several of us said graygables.
OK, that's pretty darned funny! It's billed as "the Tackiest Gift Shop in the 'World'". Yep. Pretty much sums it up...
And, yes, Miss Manners Fairy , lunch is definitely in order when I get back! I'll probably start the new internship thread in the next week or so...I'll link to it here for sure!
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for the DinoDance Magic Moment. It was so much fun - and I was so glad to get a chance to finally meet you. I have really enjoyed your journy as a CP - and can't wait to read "the rest of the story" when your adventures continue. I also want to say that it sounds to me like you had the BEST.MOTHER'S.DAY.EVER my friend! The CMs and you daughters ROCK! What memories! 
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Dawn, I hope you have a great little "break" and make sure to make your new MI thread present, so your loyal followers can't miss it. 
Danny and I at Epcot 8/14/08
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13yo asked for the chair, so I went on the towel, Crackberry in hand (waiting for oldest DD to call to update me on her broken down car situation...another long story, I'm a horrible person for going ahead with my plans, but she needed a lesson/reality check). So, I'm soaking up some sunshine when out of NOWHERE the cold ocean reached its icy fingers around me, my Crackberry, our towels, flip flops, camera, etc. 
Talk about surprise! DDs were chasing the flipflops out into the waves (recovered them all) while I was frantically checking the camera (it was in its bag and safe) and my Blackberry. Soaked. Sand-logged. I pulled the battery and ran to the front desk where they provided me with a can of compressed air to blow it out. The air blew the ring around the trackball off (and broke it), so I wound up at Verizon Wireless trying to get my phone replaced. It took 2 trips and $53. 
Talk about Murphy's Law genetically applying! 
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Michelle - with my step sisters!
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