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I'm glad you're liking the "two weeks from today" - it's really giving me something to look forward to rather than constantly checking the count down ticker on my iPhone.
There's a countdown ticker for the iphone?? What's the name & is it free? Having it on an app would be so much better than just having a countdown at home! I just hit my 99 day count today.
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Must feel nice to have a new VP with a bunch of fresh ideas that he wants put in motion right away.
Hope you don't get completely washed away this weekend, batten down the hatches and be safe.
Dinner in a dress, you know you're on vacation then! Can't believe you only have two weeks to go! I'm so jelly!!!
We're batten down - came home from work today and picked up all the loose things in the yard.
And I am liking the VP - some of the changes I'm not going to be thrilled with, but I think that it will be good long term.
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There's a countdown ticker for the iphone?? What's the name & is it free? Having it on an app would be so much better than just having a countdown at home! I just hit my 99 day count today.
The one I have is "countdown to an event" - but there are TONS of free ones, just do a search for countdown.
So let's see - two weeks from today Well, for one, I won't be home worrying about a hurricane.
For another, Stitch and I will be squeezing in as much pin trading as we possible can! Today is the day that DB comes and joins us on vacation.
Let's see, what's on the calendar for today - looks like Magic Kingdom again Darn With 1900 for dinner for all three of us.
And right now I'm just exhausted from cleaning up around the yard (and was eating alive by skitters) so I'm a bit lacking on details, but it's all about pin trading until 4pm.
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Love the daily "where will we be "installments can't believe that the trip is getting so close (which means your next trip will be closer as well).
Hope you are all staying dry...figured I would enjoy some PP time while Irene plays havoc outside (and while we still have power...keeping those fingers crossed that it stays on at least through the night).
[QUOTE=Sunshine Family;3750451]Surprise of the day (which I already know about ) Stitch is taking me to a dinner at Boma. This is the one restaurant that I wanted to go to that I hadn’t made a reservation for because I didn’t know how to fit it in. It sounds wonderful, I’m so looking forward to the buffet!!
Goal: Le Cellier for lunch and Cape May Cafe clam bake for dinner (it’s all about snow crab legs!!!)
We just got home tonite and I had to comment on these two meals. We went to Boma----fantastic! What a selection of familiar and unfamiliar foods. I would definitely do it again.
Cape May Clam Bake-we did it twice, it was so good. Snow crab legs, clams, musssels, oh my! Desserts were delish too!
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I saw a few pics posted from the Jackson area (thought of you and the Outlets) - huge tree on a house on Deer Park (?) Road. Ugh! Hope you made out ok.
I do hope that you made out ok in the storm! Hopefully the reason we have not heard from you is just that you are some of the unlucky ones to be without power right now.
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