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Right there with you on the single digit dancing. I'm not so excited about the weather I'm seeing though. Oh, well, a wet day at Disney is better than a dry day at home. I'll just have to stock up on ponchos!
Just got ALL caught up!!! LOL
WOW!!! Fantastic plans...BEAUTIFUL Photos!! I can't wait for your trip report!!!
Thank you very much.
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That does seem to be quite a bit of advance notice for a funeral!
Yes - it's a bit odd. We are still trying to confirm.
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Always neat to reach single digits!
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yay for single digits!!!!
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Yay for single digits!
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How cool is it, when single digits finally arrive?
That is a bit odd, regarding the funeral. Perhaps, it may be a memorial service as those are sometimes planned farther ahead?
Yes, it makes sense if it is a Memorial Service, but we are still confused.
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Right there with you on the single digit dancing. I'm not so excited about the weather I'm seeing though. Oh, well, a wet day at Disney is better than a dry day at home. I'll just have to stock up on ponchos!
Yay for your trip too! I hear you on the weather. I'm ok with some rain, but seriously thinking of postponing the Wild Africa Trek to one of our trips in the first half of next year.
We left Maine early this morning for our flight to South Florida. I thought we were leaving yesterday, but I was confused. We had a pick-up arranged for 5am to take us to the Bangor Airport which is about an hour away. The driver was 20 minutes late and drove like a snail, but we made our flight.
The two pups were dazed and confused at our early awakening - here they are napping on the ottoman as we wait for our ride:
Friends are staying at the house with the dogs; I imagine they enjoyed lots of doggie kisses when I let the dogs into their bedroom as we were leaving
I usually avoid photos from the plane, but will make an exception for the New York skyline. These were all taken with my iPhone. We landed at LaGuardia, and had about 90 minutes before departing to West Palm Beach. We had no issues with flights, although it was bumpy flying into Florida.
It's been awhile since I've flown - I was rather amazed by all the iPads setup in the waiting areas. You could order coffee or food, swipe your credit card, and someone would bring your order to you. All it was missing was a red rose.
It was 35 degrees F when we left the house in Maine this morning. It was 85 when we arrived in Florida. We had a brief thunderstorm at 3pm, but it's clear now - just a bit on the humid side
Glad the flight went well! Too bad your driver doesn't know how to tell time and drove like he did! Those are some nice photos of NYC on the approach to LaGuardia.
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Too bad the driver wasn't 20 mins early so you could enjoy that waiting area at the airport. I've never seen that! The dogs look very upset that you're leaving. They don't get sad and clingy when they see suitcases?
Glad the flight went well! Too bad your driver doesn't know how to tell time and drove like he did! Those are some nice photos of NYC on the approach to LaGuardia.
Oh well, I think the driver knows how small the Bangor Airport is, so he didn't see any need for speed...
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Too bad the driver wasn't 20 mins early so you could enjoy that waiting area at the airport. I've never seen that! The dogs look very upset that you're leaving. They don't get sad and clingy when they see suitcases?
There's not much to see at Bangor. We arrived at 6:25am for our 7am flight. Time to get at the end of security (which is at the gate), then walk right on the plane.
The dogs are very used to going with us, so they don't get too upset. We tricked them - we had no suitcases since we have clothes in Florida already. Our friends said Stitch was unhappy and stayed by their door until they got up. They had to take him to our room to show we weren't there
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Glad you made it to FL so easily. Your pix of the side trip are very good. That chipmunk was nice to pose so well. Looking forward to meeting you on Friday evening.
Glad everything went smoothly with your flight, and that you have arrived safely in warm FL
Thanks, Jenn.
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Glad you flight went well and you've warmed up quite a bit! Great pictures of NYC's skyline. Your dogs are just so adorable.
Thanks, Cam. It is much warmer
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Love the pics of the New York skyline from the plane!
It was a relatively clear day.
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Beautiful pictures of the NY skyline from the plane! I live close to NY but I never grow tired of seeing the NY skyline view on a clear day!
Thanks, Linda.
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Glad you have made it safely to FL! The waiting area with the iPads is quite interesting!
Thanks, Lisa. The waiting area was hi tech.
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Glad you made it to FL so easily. Your pix of the side trip are very good. That chipmunk was nice to pose so well. Looking forward to meeting you on Friday evening.
Looking forward to Friday, too.
Not Much to Update
Only update I have is ordering Memory Maker. In the past, I only ordered Photopass when we traveled with the kids. So now, I get MM so we can get a bunch of photos with me with almost no hair . The irony doesn't escape me, but this is a longer trip for us and I also want to check out that technology.
I've been gently letting Lou in on the plans. Yesterday I said, "you don't mind going on the Wild Africa Trek, do you (and refreshed his memory about what it is)? Half listening, he said, "No, that's fine. But when are we going to the Hollywood Place - I've never been there..." I responded with "Tuesday, and you've never been because you didn't want to go ..."
This is progress - he's open to trying some new things. I have to smile when I read PTRs like Cam's and Coop's, where their spouse is very involved with the planning. I know there are many more where the situation is the same as mine
EDIT: It's 11am in South Florida and we are getting sideways rain. It will probably only last for 10 minutes, but highlights the fact that weather will be our biggest variable. I'm just hoping it doesn't impact fireworks on multiple evenings.
My DH is so clueless on any vacation planning, that it is a chore at times for me. I'm in the last minute get everything done so I can travel and leave the clueless one to run the house. Poor puppies! Oh, well, WDW I'm on my way, and sending weather pixies out to the gods and anyone who can help us.
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