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Aw, thank you! We are doing MNSSHP - Thurs, Oct.6. What night are you going?
So am I!!! This will be my first MNSSHP!! I actually looked at your 2010 costume online and thought about how hard it would be for me to get on any rides -impossible!! Funny to watch me attempt yes, but it wouldn't work. How did you manage last year?
We will DEFINITELY have to catch up while trick or treating! I'll go by your schedule since I'll be solo and able to meet you whenever!
How faar off I95 is greenville we are not doing return in 1 day so if we decice to stop for night in SC We'll go to one of your Rest for dinner
Unfortunately, I am HOURS away from 95 - you'd have to branch off on 85N around Savannah and keep going for about 3+ hours. This is the reason I have not seen the ocean in 3 years.
Unfortunately, I am HOURS away from 95 - you'd have to branch off on 85N around Savannah and keep going for about 3+ hours. This is the reason I have not seen the ocean in 3 years.
WOW - I just read your whole PTR and the mini TR in one sitting. ALOT has happened in a few short months for you. I LOVE your attitude! It reminds me of someone i used to know.
I jumped in on your PTR because I have been considering doing a solo trip myself as i want to go more often than the peeps close to me. I can't wait to read all about your adventures.
I turned 40 at the World this year. I would like to be going in Oct closer to the actual opening date of the MK but hey I was able to snag some good 40th anniversary stuff while there last May, even that expensive ear hat that you mentioned. 1971 does rock!
I went to the F&WF for the first time last Oct. and absolutely fell in love with it! I can't wait to get back there. I've been trying to talk peeps into going this year but no dice. I even have a couple of cool pin codes I could use if I were to go.
Congrats on your Tahoe! I purchased a used 08 back in Sept last year and I LOVE IT!!! I am still learning all my buttons and stuff too and its almost been a year! It's amazing how much stuff is on those things.
Oh and welcome to your new fur baby! Mushu has very pretty markings.
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So am I!!! This will be my first MNSSHP!! I actually looked at your 2010 costume online and thought about how hard it would be for me to get on any rides -impossible!! Funny to watch me attempt yes, but it wouldn't work. How did you manage last year?
We will DEFINITELY have to catch up while trick or treating! I'll go by your schedule since I'll be solo and able to meet you whenever!
That sounds awesome!!! We'll keep in touch and pin something down when it gets closer to time. Do you have any plans to watch the parade? We always watch - maybe we can get together for that if you are interested. As for the costume - it was surprisingly easy to get around with. I would just kind of grab the skirt and smush it into the ride car LOL. The most difficult thing was getting OUT of Space mountain, but even that wasn't too hard. If I get the costume I want this year, I'll be in the same boat. It's another big gown. (What can I say....when I have a good excuse to dress up, I like to DRESS UP. )
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Unfortunately, I am HOURS away from 95 - you'd have to branch off on 85N around Savannah and keep going for about 3+ hours. This is the reason I have not seen the ocean in 3 years.
Just FYI - 85 N is nowhere near Savannah. It goes diagonally from VA to AL, crossing northern GA in Atlanta (4 hrs from Savannah).
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MNSSHP 2015: DH (Bane), Me (Batgirl), Genie, and our friends
Know all about I85 used to take it when I went home in mid 70s while stationed at Eglin AFB outside Ft Walton Beach Fla Picked up in Montgomery ALA and took to Richmond Va Did north and south Carolina on long diagonal
That sounds awesome!!! We'll keep in touch and pin something down when it gets closer to time. Do you have any plans to watch the parade? We always watch - maybe we can get together for that if you are interested. As for the costume - it was surprisingly easy to get around with. I would just kind of grab the skirt and smush it into the ride car LOL. The most difficult thing was getting OUT of Space mountain, but even that wasn't too hard. If I get the costume I want this year, I'll be in the same boat. It's another big gown. (What can I say....when I have a good excuse to dress up, I like to DRESS UP. )
I definitely plan on watching the parade - I can't wait to see the Headless Horseman!! Sounds like a plan. Can't wait to see this year's costume.
Just FYI - 85 N is nowhere near Savannah. It goes diagonally from VA to AL, crossing northern GA in Atlanta (4 hrs from Savannah).
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Know all about I85 used to take it when I went home in mid 70s while stationed at Eglin AFB outside Ft Walton Beach Fla Picked up in Montgomery ALA and took to Richmond Va Did north and south Carolina on long diagonal
And this is why I have GPS on my phone, I am constantly lost. I have to take 85S FOREVER until I reach some other highway then cross over the SC/GA border. Any way you slice it, 95 isn't close
Love that you thought about overplanning your non-planned trip and backed it back down. I'm an over planner and would love to be able to pull back, it's just not in my nature.
Love that you thought about overplanning your non-planned trip and backed it back down. I'm an over planner and would love to be able to pull back, it's just not in my nature.
My DH jokes that I make a plan to sit down and plan out my planning schedule, so I can relate!! :-)
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So am I!!! This will be my first MNSSHP!! I actually looked at your 2010 costume online and thought about how hard it would be for me to get on any rides -impossible!! Funny to watch me attempt yes, but it wouldn't work. How did you manage last year?
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