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Old 10-07-2008, 08:21 PM   #271
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Sharon your update is great. The pictures of the food look so good. Your Mom's apple looked delicious. Great picture of you and Jyl.
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Old 10-07-2008, 08:25 PM   #272
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Your food looks fabulous! How nice that you were able to see Jyl. Sorry you weren't able to get in though. Great update!
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Sharon i so know him!!!! he's super creepy and one of the best! thats so great you had a picture of him. The food once again looked amazing! I am glad you were able to make it down to AC....the line was long on Wednesday night when we were over there but not too bad. But we didnt even try. It looked packed the night you went there. I wonder what they will do with that area now?
Looks like a great day overall! with super yummy food!
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I miss PI... The Adventurer's Club was crazy, crazy, CRAZY that night! But it was soooooo much fun!! Otis finally won the Balderdash cup.

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Yum, yum, yum....you girls are really doing F&W! Glad you were able to hook up with Jyl, too. BTW....I adore the shirt you were wearing....where did you pick it up?

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I am so enjoying your TR! We go in just a couple of weeks and already you have given me so many musts for our F&WF days.
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Another great selection for dinner....the chicken from South Africa looked so delicious (that was one of the items on the menus that really called out to me...alas no F&WF for me but I am living vicariously through you and your mom )

Great choice for dessert....the Gran Marnier Slushie sounded devine (oh wait was I talking dessert....the Milk Chocolate Creme Brule looked delicous and what better to wash it down with )

Glad you were able to spend a few minutes with Jyl and enjoy some of the festivities going on at PI....I still cannot believe no more Adventure's Club
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My mouth is so watering. The Kielbasa with Potato Pierogies with caramelized onions and sour cream was so yummy. We got seconds even my 3 year old asked for more. He of course wanted to wash it down with the pina colada which I had to veto even though I thought it was a perfect combination.

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What a great report! I am loving the food pics.

What a great pic of you and Jyl!!

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Loved your latest update. I showed DH the picture of the kielbasa and pierogie...looked yummy. It didn't make me run to the kitchen like the cream puff did but only because I just ate a little while ago lol.
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Oh boy, how good does that food look?
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Goodness gracious! Those pictures of the F&WF offerings are making me drool...

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Mmmmmm, chorizo quesadillas!!! Sounds like a great delicious day, Sha!! So cool that you got to meet another PassPorter . . . . . Can't wait for more
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Since I really didn't have a chance to partake of F&WF, you really helped clear up some questions for me (1) why was the line so long at Poland and (2) what everyone was drinking from those little cups from Puerto Rico!
There was also a frozen Mojito that I really wanted to try, but never got the chance.

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Sharon i so know him!!!! he's super creepy and one of the best! thats so great you had a picture of him. The food once again looked amazing! I am glad you were able to make it down to AC....the line was long on Wednesday night when we were over there but not too bad. But we didnt even try. It looked packed the night you went there. I wonder what they will do with that area now?
Looks like a great day overall! with super yummy food!
He's great! I was lucky this trip and had a lot of CMs who really got into it. And PI was definitely crazy packed! Everywhere!

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Yum, yum, yum....you girls are really doing F&W! Glad you were able to hook up with Jyl, too. BTW....I adore the shirt you were wearing....where did you pick it up?

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