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Dirty girl... waited until the lights went out and... GOOSED ME! And, literally, the lights had JUST gone out and literally Sharon stayed away just through the "Hey." Girl was asleep before I could explain. As I said that night, that must be how you sleep when you have a completely guilt free conscience or, as Eileen said, when you have a little too much faith that your friends won't draw makeup mustaches on you as you sleep. Man, this brings back so many great memories!
ZOMG - I totally DID goose you! I forgot about that!!!
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The problem is, when you share a room with Jill and Sharon, they don't even notice when you do hilarious things at bedtime. They're out cold too quickly!!
And... my oh my, Karen. You certainly got a big upgrade to your photo equipment.
It sounds like you're having a great trip so far! I would love to meet you and the group someday - you all sound like so much fun!
We do have a lot of fun together! Unfortunately, we don't know when we'll ALL be at WDW again. Great! Now I'm depressed. Thanks a lot! Just kidding!
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Thats true Sharon... you always come back! I enjoy your trip reports and the banter that you all share back and forth. Sorry Eileen that you were not feeling up to par for the trip. I hope it did not impact too much for you... you missed out on the NoWayjose? 4 drops on the TOT , still impressive. you own that ride.
If you ever decide to move into the TOT, can I have the Canadian Cottage?
looking forward to more.
I'll never give up the cottage! The beauty of it is that the TOT is only a boat ride away.
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Maybe the rest of us need a support group for 'how to get your TR done in a timely manner'. Sharon & Cheryl can be our role models.
I'm not putting myself in the same league as Cheryl! There's no way I could manage to post daily updates! But I do have a self-imposed rule that I must finish one TR before going on my next trip, and having frequent trips, that means frequent updates. So if you want to post updates in a timely manner, plan more trips! Simple!
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I felt a little queasy after ST. Although it was less bumpy than it used to be.
My 15 DS loves Beverly. I tell him he's a complete weirdo.
Great day so far! Looking forward to hearing about dinner. Oh, and I crave a No Way Jose, now!
ST never made me feel queasy. Body Wars, on the other hand, used to make me feel sick. I don't miss that ride at all!
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This is the best TR so far hehe You guys are funny ! U make me think of us ladies at the salon I work with ! HEHE
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Because Jilly is going a little bit more my speed (honestly, no one goes my speed when it comes to TR updates (I'm in a class all my own, y'all!)), I'll probably attach a few more pictures and words to her TR. But did want to pop in here and add a few Photopass and Kdubs pics for our time at MVMCP.
Yay!
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Ummm, yeah. Thanks for editing out all of the bad photos of me, Shashi. I think you managed to capture all four of my chins in this one. And, don't believe the negative Nellies! Those of us who enjoy roasted chestnuts CLEARLY have a more refined palate.
Your mistake was pointing it out! Everyone was looking at the CM in the photo! And like I said, you can have my share of chestnuts.
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I had a chance to take a picture of Main Street myself. (And for all of you who think this looks suspiciously like the photo you got on your Photopass CD; no it doesn't.)
I love it! And you have that special mode in your camera that automatically inserts the garlands and everything! Awesome!
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You forgot to mention that ADORABLE little boy who was "break dancing" and getting down in the cutest way. He seriously was worth the price of admission for me.
Oh yeah, that boy was bustin' a move! I tried getting a photo of him, but couldn't. He was too, too cute!
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It was a good enough spot for me to get a couple of great shots...
And for all of you saying, "Seriously, those look just like my Photopass shots." No. They don't.
I, on the other hand, have three pictures that I love.
A few of you might now be saying, "Come on now. I KNOW those are from the Photopass CD." In the immortal words of my dear friend Maddie, "Zip it!"
I'm You'll have to give me some pointers for next time.
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Hugs and photos!
Not sure what's going on here, but I think my little hand flip looks so sassy!
I forgot we met Donald! And he was wearing my favorite outfit of his! And Karen is putting the S in sassy in that first photo!
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Dirty girl... waited until the lights went out and... GOOSED ME! And, literally, the lights had JUST gone out and literally Sharon stayed away just through the "Hey." Girl was asleep before I could explain. As I said that night, that must be how you sleep when you have a completely guilt free conscience or, as Eileen said, when you have a little too much faith that your friends won't draw makeup mustaches on you as you sleep. Man, this brings back so many great memories!
I knew something was going on! Thanks for telling the real truth!
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I think Jill's got this one too, but I'm on such a roll tonight!
I totally loved the portable backlighting equipment I brought that made me look like I had a halo the whole trip!
You totally brought the California sunshine with you!
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ZOMG - I totally DID goose you! I forgot about that!!!
:roflmao2:
The problem is, when you share a room with Jill and Sharon, they don't even notice when you do hilarious things at bedtime. They're out cold too quickly!!
And... my oh my, Karen. You certainly got a big upgrade to your photo equipment.
Sure, you forgot! Now you shouldn't ever talk about me making stuff up in the TR. You forget stuff to make yourself look innocent.
Now that the Photopass CD has arrived, the updates should be more frequent. In fact, the next one should be later today! I'll let Jill post the rest of the Photopass pics to this point, but I want to share this one because you can see our tree hats so well. Karen for making them!
That was the night we got separated from the rest of the group when they detoured into Mouse Gear to find Amy.
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Sure, you forgot! Now you shouldn't ever talk about me making stuff up in the TR. You forget stuff to make yourself look innocent.
I was actually asleep when you guys came back and I just let myself stay in that half-awake/half-asleep state until Karen got into bed and turned off the light. Then I stealthily skootched my hand over and attacked!!
But I FORGOT about it until now because I was mostly ASLEEP when I did it.
Oh... and I think I made some snarky comment about making sure Karen saw some action in our "bed made for three."
Karen.. you out did yourself with these photos.
It clearly takes you piping in to bring out the real stories What a great night at MVMCP. thaanks for sharing those pics
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I was actually asleep when you guys came back and I just let myself stay in that half-awake/half-asleep state until Karen got into bed and turned off the light. Then I stealthily skootched my hand over and attacked!!
But I FORGOT about it until now because I was mostly ASLEEP when I did it.
Oh... and I think I made some snarky comment about making sure Karen saw some action in our "bed made for three."
I'm totally buying that.
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Day Three, Part Two How to dine at Citricos while wearing a tree on your head
We got all gussied up for our meal in the Chef’s Domain at Citricos. I was looking forward to this meal not just because it would be a fantastic meal with great friends, but also because this would be my first time dining at Citricos. Citricos had been at the top of my “must try” list for a while!
We put on our cones and headed to the bus stop where we met up with Bob and Larry. We caught a bus to AK (I’m pretty sure), which makes a stop at the GF to pick up more guests, so it was an easy trip over to the GF!
Joan met us and we checked in for our meal. We made quite a splash with all of us wearing our cones! We were led to the little room where a table was set up for us, and the chef came out and talked to us for a bit. I’ll have to let Larry step in and talk about the wines we had, because I didn’t make any notes about them.
Our server was wonderful and did her job perfectly. I was a little disappointed that the chef didn’t spend more time explaining to us about what we were eating, but I guess because we’re ordering off the regular dinner menu, they figure you can read it yourself. He did send out an amuse bouche for us.
It was quite similar to the Blue Crab Pave I wanted to order, so I was glad to be able to sample that and the other item I’d had my eye on. We got a bunch of different items for the table and shared them. For the salad course, I went with the heirloom tomatoes.
For the main course, I went with the short rib. It was delicious! However, I could only manage to stuff down half of it – I needed to save room for dessert.
I was pretty full, so I chose a light dessert – the green apple sorbet. It was quite tasty, but I only managed to eat a little of it.
We had our server take a group shot (well, several shots with various cameras).
We settled the check (there is a $650 minimum for the Chef’s Domain, and we just made it – our total came to $655 before the TIW discount). We hung out a little longer, just chatting and enjoying each other’s company. I probably should mention that conversation topics included Karen’s judging-as-she-falls-asleep sound and Joan’s DH Pat’s reaction to certain medications (he gets what Eileen dubbed crazy legs and crazy arms).
We were given souvenir menus, which is a nice souvenir. We said goodnight to Joan and the rest of us caught the monorail over to the MK. There were a lot of people waiting for the WL boat, and one pulled out shortly after we’d joined the queue, but it wasn’t close to being full. We had to wait for another one, but we had the EWP to watch while we waited.
The second boat came in and filled up, but we just missed being able to get on. We were close enough to the front of the line now that we knew we’d make the next one whether they filled it up fully or not.
We said goodnight to the guys and headed up to our room. As I fell asleep, I must have been channeling Karen, because I woke myself up making Karen’s judging noise! And I woke myself up again in the middle of the night channeling Pat, because my arm was flinging itself around wildly. Must’ve been too much wine!
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Fabulous!!!! Now that is my kind of meal. That salad looked so yummy. Everything did. You all looked so fancy too. I'm glad it was a perfect night for you all!
What an awesome meal - that worked out so well, coming in just over the total needed for the Chef's Table. That's what I call good planning! I love the shot of all of you together.
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Man, this brings back so many great memories!
Great! Now I'm depressed. Thanks a lot! 
Just kidding! 
I enjoy your trip reports and the banter that you all share back and forth. Sorry Eileen that you were not feeling up to par for the trip. I hope it did not impact too much for you... you missed out on the NoWayjose?
4 drops on the TOT , still impressive. you own that ride. 
The beauty of it is that the TOT is only a boat ride away.
I don't miss that ride at all! 
And, don't believe the negative Nellies! Those of us who enjoy roasted chestnuts CLEARLY have a more refined palate.
You'll have to give me some pointers for next time. 
forgot! 
I'm totally buying that.
However, I could only manage to stuff down half of it – I needed to save room for dessert. 
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