Solo-on-a-Scooter takes the A-Train. LIVE TR, 8/29 - 9/11/2015 - Page 2 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Oh Laurie!!! So glad to hear you're making a trip to WDW, but sad to hear how things are progressing with your medical situation. You know I wholeheartedly believe in making the best of a situation, though, and you are writing the book on that! ENJOY! Wish I could pop down while you're there!
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Laurie!! How exciting for you to be making this trip. I hope is all you dream it can be and your energy is in abundance!! Can't wait to read all about it.
I am so very happy to hear you are going to make this trip! But so very sad we won't be there when you are! We will miss you by several weeks. But I'll be traveling with you virtually as you post all of your adventures. Safe travels there and back!
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YAY!!!!!!! I am so glad that are going to get a trip in!! I am so looking forward to hearing all about it!
Good to see you here, Dawn!
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So happy you have this trip planned, but sad your health and strength is not what it was when we met at The Plaza in 2014. Have a wonderful time and looking forward to seeing you in Boston at the scheduled brunch. And let me know if you need us to pick you up at your home.
I'm looking forward to seeing you and Jerry again too, Elaine, and I'll definitely be in touch if I need a ride!
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Oh Laurie!!! So glad to hear you're making a trip to WDW, but sad to hear how things are progressing with your medical situation. You know I wholeheartedly believe in making the best of a situation, though, and you are writing the book on that! ENJOY! Wish I could pop down while you're there!
Thank you, Colleen. No complaints from me right now. Even if all I get to do is sit on my balcony each day and scoot a little around Crescent Lake, I'll be content. Wish you were coming down, too!
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Laurie!! How exciting for you to be making this trip. I hope is all you dream it can be and your energy is in abundance!! Can't wait to read all about it.
Thanks, Pris. At times I've felt I was foolish to forge ahead and do this but how can it be wrong to try to have a good time?
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So glad you're able to get this trip in! Looking forward to following along!
Thank you so much!
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Originally Posted by Grammy Grumpy
I am so very happy to hear you are going to make this trip! But so very sad we won't be there when you are! We will miss you by several weeks. But I'll be traveling with you virtually as you post all of your adventures. Safe travels there and back!
Glad to have you aboard. I'm leaving a week from Friday!
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How wonderful that you are able to make this trip! I can't wait to hear about your plans!! that you will have many chances to sit at the vet window!
We will be missing each other by 5 days. It would have been fun to have another chance encounter with you!
I know, I looked at your dates when you started your PTR, Donna. It would have been great to overlap and both be staying at BWV!
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Can I just say that was the first thing I double checked? There is no way I'd want to miss you.
Nope. This trip was planned well after I knew your Boston dates, so that weekend was off the table!
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I was so excited to see a TR from you! I'm glad you are feeling up to a trip to WDW. I hope you have a wonderful time!
Sean and Owen are doing great and getting huge. Thank you for asking about them! I'll be starting a PTR probably in a month or so (whenever we get closer to our 180 day ADRs) and you'll get to hear all about them through it. I'm actually going to finish this one too!
Laurie, I couldn't believe my eyes when I noticed a new TR with your name on it this evening. I am so happy for you and can't wait for all the live updates, especially for your adventures at the surgery window at Rafiki's Planet Watch.
I noticed your "new" signature pic & was upset thinking I totally missed one of your TR. Glad to hear you are able to make this trip to WDW. Sending lots of that you have a great time & are able to do everything you have your hopes set on while there.
You have often been on my mind and I wondered how you were doing. I hope this isn't a farewell tour. However I know you will make the best of every minute of it and I can't wait to read about it! The nice thing about Disney World is you can totally just relax there. It doesn't have to be rush all the time.
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Sean and Owen are doing great and getting huge. Thank you for asking about them! I'll be starting a PTR probably in a month or so (whenever we get closer to our 180 day ADRs) and you'll get to hear all about them through it. I'm actually going to finish this one too!
Oh, good! I'll have your PTR to read shortly after I return!
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Laurie, I couldn't believe my eyes when I noticed a new TR with your name on it this evening. I am so happy for you and can't wait for all the live updates, especially for your adventures at the surgery window at Rafiki's Planet Watch.
I caught you off guard, and surprised myself as well with this trip!
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I noticed your "new" signature pic & was upset thinking I totally missed one of your TR. Glad to hear you are able to make this trip to WDW. Sending lots of that you have a great time & are able to do everything you have your hopes set on while there.
You didn't miss a thing! Thank you.
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Originally Posted by dutchdisneyfamily
You have often been on my mind and I wondered how you were doing. I hope this isn't a farewell tour. However I know you will make the best of every minute of it and I can't wait to read about it! The nice thing about Disney World is you can totally just relax there. It doesn't have to be rush all the time.
Should I be like a rock star and have a "Second farewell tour" and a "Definitely the last farewell tour"? Not likely, but it ain't over 'til it's over!
I've been in Florida and now back home without much time to come on the boards, but I got so happy to see the beginnings of this trip report that I had to join in! I think of you every time I go to AK. I hope you have a wonderful time. I'll be sure to follow along.
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