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Sharon, that had to be one of the funniest updates-ever!!! I see the asparagus t-shirt is making the rounds!! I can see that if I ever get the pleasure to hang out with you at Disney, I need to save some big bucks in order to keep any incriminating photos off these boards!!
I totally forgot about Terri wearing the white asparagus t-shirt. Great updates. Just want I want to read on my last few days in the office, so you need to do another update tomorrow.
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Yeah, I think everyone had their turn with the white asparagus t-shirt at some point during the trip . . . That's why I did laundry late the first night at DL, so I could pass on the shirt the next day.
OMG . . . your pic of Karen coming out of the log . . . so much better than mine.
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Oh, Sharon, the dirty comments that ran through my perverted little head when you said you stop for bananas. I won't share, though.
And Karen, you really need to find new friends - or stop doing whatever you're doing to your old ones that post high-lar-i-ous pictures of you on the Internet (well hilarious for the rest of us who are not rolling out of logs...or who don't have the pictures to prove it ).
And Karen, you really need to find new friends - or stop doing whatever you're doing to your old ones that post high-lar-i-ous pictures of you on the Internet (well hilarious for the rest of us who are not rolling out of logs...or who don't have the pictures to prove it ).
So true. So true. But, you see, the shakedown alluded to above was so darn effective that I had enough cash to take Zack to Disneyland for his birthday last week, book a cruise to Alaska in August, and plan a trip to Mousefest with the same friends (aka suckers) in December. Now with a whole new crop of Passporters at Mousefest (aka fresh targets), God knows how much I'll rake in! I've gotta fund those '08 vacations don't ya know!
Actually, I don't mind P-Sha's (I'm totally trying to coin a new nickname for her) pics. I think, and totally don't ruin the delusion for me, that my legs look magnificently long in the log photos. Thus, my inability to remove my gloriously shaped appendages from said climbing structure. The tush photos, on the other hand? When you need a "checked cleared" sign the size of Texas to cover your rear? Not good. Let's just say THAT photo won't be making appearances in my eHarmony profile any time soon.
Back to P-Sha's (it's catchy right?) update... I can't believe that nobody is telling the tale of how K-Dubs was visually assaulted by bad boyfriend at Napa Rose. There was this one guy who was clearly having a romantic dinner with his female companion, but he kept checking me out! He was making me feel so uncomfortable, that I kept glancing down at the girls to make sure everything was covered up. Of course, he kept catching me checking on the girls, which made him stare even more. Eileen claims that I was "asking for it." Patently untrue, as he had clearly spent all his money on champagne for his date, and I only put the girls out for parade when there is opportunity for cash or romantic payback.
And speaking of "asking for it," a few photos of the day...
The application for trademark "Ei-leeeen"
Eileen after actually getting it from pretty, pirate boy...
All joking aside, my favorite people in the world... (just don't tell any of my blood relatives, or, you know, the kid I gave birth to that I said that)
I have a whole host of photos of Sharon and Emilie on BTMRR from that evening, but here's my favorite.
Finally, sorry Dawn and Crystal, I have to do it. After all of the not-so-flattering photos and tales of me, I just have to say that I was not the only Passporter "stuck" in a Disney attraction on this particular DCA day. "Get out the Parkay stat! We have a situation in the back of Mulholland Madness Car 7!"
Can't wait for more P-Sha! It's pronounced like pishaw, as in don't believe anything she says. Get it?
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So true. So true. But, you see, the shakedown alluded to above was so darn effective that I had enough cash to take Zack to Disneyland for his birthday last week, book a cruise to Alaska in August, and plan a trip to Mousefest with the same friends (aka suckers) in December. Now with a whole new crop of Passporters at Mousefest (aka fresh targets), God knows how much I'll rake in! I've gotta fund those '08 vacations don't ya know!
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Great updates. Just want I want to read on my last few days in the office, so you need to do another update tomorrow.
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He was making me feel so uncomfortable, that I kept glancing down at the girls to make sure everything was covered up. Of course, he kept catching me checking on the girls, which made him stare even more. Eileen claims that I was "asking for it." Patently untrue, as he had clearly spent all his money on champagne for his date, and I only put the girls out for parade when there is opportunity for cash or romantic payback.
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