The Promise of Spring: F&GF 4.0 UPDATED: 5/11 - Page 9 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I feel so bad for you with all of the ailments you have been suffering with lately and more coming on! I can't even imagine how you must feel, when your beloved Stephanie's birthday rolls around! There's really nothing I can say about this and hoping the pain gets easier each year, but at the same time just keeping all of the great memories you had with her and I know how much she enjoyed WDW! I remember the time when you surprised her with a WDW trip she knew nothing about! That was amazing and I know she was ecstatic over this! Don't want you to dwell on this too much.
Just hope you feel better soon and the last surge of winter doesn't cause too much aggravation for you! I haven't seen any blooming flowers here in CT as of yet, even though we've had some warm days this winter. Forecast for a few inches of snow Friday morning and possibly another one on Tuesday! Hope this is the end of it as I hate the cold! Glad the days get an hour longer starting Sunday!
I'm actually good, but for a moment I felt like venting. I love that there was at least one trip where we could surprise Stefanie, and she was totally amazed.
I had almost forgotten that the time change is this weekend. I love the longer days.
You guys are a hoot. Just a few ADRS [emoji851]. It works for me because I've been to so few of those places - I'll really look forward to your reports. Tiffins and ROL sounds like a particularly fun combo. Please have a zebra Dome for me at Boma.
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I'm all caught up again. I love all of your ADR choices.
Big (((hugs)))). It sounds like you've been through it lately. Birthdays are hard when you've lost a child. And then to add the physical problems you've had lately, you deserve to vent.
Will your floater go away? That would honestly freak me out.
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and tons of to you regarding Stephanie!! That little angel is surely watching over you!!
And more for your discomforts. Floaters are scary. Just make sure to keep a check on your blood pressure. I don't know about you, but I am not taking kindly to physically getting older.
Your flowers and Willow tree are both beautiful!! The winter has been a rollercoaster this year. We are experiencing the same here, just a little milder.
I lost my dear grandmother around the same date you lost Stefani. Last week on what would've been my grandma's birthday, my cousin posted a photo of her holding her favorite cake. Sadness overcame me and tears started rolling down my face. Grief never goes away but you learn to live with it. Stefani was a precious and special person, just like my grandma. In makes me happy to know that there are two beautiful angels in heaven, looking down on us.
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Everyone needs to vent now and again (you know I do my fair share on FB, especially in the last 2 days).
Hope the aches and pains recede a bit. This weather is so strange. We have all our daffodils and Lenten roses in full bloom, and may get snow Sunday. We've bounced from 80, to 30, back up to 65, and will plummet back to 30's soon. Ugh.
While I like the extra daylight the time change brings, I find losing the hour a much harder adjustment than when we gain in the Fall.
I'm so glad we can be here for you when you are down. You do such a great job of lifting all of us up most of the time. Our spring has also been beautiful and extremely early. We are in limbo as to our weather Sat. night as well, possible freezing rain. It's not surprising as we've all been saying to beware! Take care of yourself and pamper yourself a bit while you dream of your upcoming trip to our happy place.
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For me, it's November--my baby boy's birth/passing, my mom's passing. the blues just seem to still come around even now. <hugs> i know you have an awesome support system.
everything is blooming here and we are to get snow/ice this weekend. not much fun
The pussy willow tree across from the church is blooming as our the daffodils. Our yard only has the buds and lots of leaves for the early spring flowers up however it doesn't get morning sun, only afternoon so that could be part of it. Our temps keep jumping around & am having a negative effect on many plants & my allergies. I hope spring comes & stays soon.
I love the idea of longer days but the time change is quite hard on me & on my son's schedule. Took almost a month to adjust last year. Hope it is better this year but I am not very confident.
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The flowers and trees are confused down in the south to. With this bipolar weather the pecan tree have bloomed and not sure if the pecans will even make it. I can say many people have already started with allergy issues. Looking forward to your next update!!!!!
You guys are a hoot. Just a few ADRS [emoji851]. It works for me because I've been to so few of those places - I'll really look forward to your reports. Tiffins and ROL sounds like a particularly fun combo. Please have a zebra Dome for me at Boma.
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I'm really looking forward to all our meals, and I can't wait for our dining package at Tiffins and then the ROL show later.
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I'm all caught up again. I love all of your ADR choices.
Big (((hugs)))). It sounds like you've been through it lately. Birthdays are hard when you've lost a child. And then to add the physical problems you've had lately, you deserve to vent.
Will your floater go away? That would honestly freak me out.
Thanks! The floater may or may not go away, but the doctor said I'd adapt to it.
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and tons of to you regarding Stephanie!! That little angel is surely watching over you!!
And more for your discomforts. Floaters are scary. Just make sure to keep a check on your blood pressure. I don't know about you, but I am not taking kindly to physically getting older.
Your flowers and Willow tree are both beautiful!! The winter has been a rollercoaster this year. We are experiencing the same here, just a little milder.
Hang in there!! Better days are ahead!!
My blood pressure has been normal checked several times last week, but getting older (which floaters are a part of) is just full of "fun" health surprises. I'm still not looking forward to the cold weather returning tomorrow. Too bad I don't have a trip planted for Florida right now.
I lost my dear grandmother around the same date you lost Stefani. Last week on what would've been my grandma's birthday, my cousin posted a photo of her holding her favorite cake. Sadness overcame me and tears started rolling down my face. Grief never goes away but you learn to live with it. Stefani was a precious and special person, just like my grandma. In makes me happy to know that there are two beautiful angels in heaven, looking down on us.
We've learned since our son died 34 years ago that we will get to wear the hurt has mellowed. But for now 5 years seems like both a long time and no time at all, so sometimes the sadness as you said just overcomes me.
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Not sure how my last reply ended up out of order, as I was responding to your dining choices ... oops.
Hugs for Stefanie's birthday. I still think about her often.
I love how your prints turned out and it reminds me that I have some i bought at Epcot that are still not framed.
Pixies for the floater. We're forecasting snow too and it's hard to wrap our mind around. It's in the 70s today.
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We took a walk this afternoon and it felt so good with the sunshine and warmth. It is going to be strange tomorrow when it's just cold.
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I can't even imagine how you must feel, when your beloved Stephanie's birthday rolls around! 
I remember the time when you surprised her with a WDW trip she knew nothing about! 
Glad the days get an hour longer starting Sunday! 
I'm actually good, but for a moment I felt like venting. I love that there was at least one trip where we could surprise Stefanie, and she was totally amazed. 
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to you regarding Stephanie!! That little angel is surely watching over you!!
The winter has been a rollercoaster this year. We are experiencing the same here, just a little milder. 
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