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Old 08-17-2011, 11:19 AM   #406
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What a great day at the MK!! I'm so glad Lenny seems to be having a good time too.
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Love the new sig photo. The border looks like it belongs on Abby's shirt!!
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Old 08-17-2011, 11:48 AM   #408
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What a great day at the MK!! I'm so glad Lenny seems to be having a good time too.
It started off rough with me being in that sour mood but luckily it didn't hang around and we all enjoyed the day - but it's not over yet.

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Thanks Kim - and you're right - it does kind of look like it belongs on Abby's shirt.
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I never noticed how the border fit with her shirt but now that I looked it definitely does!

I was literally LOL reading about EE being not much different than BTM!!!!! We love BTM and we did go on EE but I'm not usually a wimp and I remember saying "Glad I did it, never again, LOL!" I can't even remember why but I remember being scared out of my mind from something! I'm sure I will do it again someday because I have a terrible memory, haha
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I'm glad Lenny came off BTM smiling! Sweet of Abby to offer to hold his hand. I love the changes to HM.
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Sounds like a great day so far! I'm glad Lenny agreed to ride BTMRR and that he enjoyed it. How cute is Abby telling him that she'll hold his hand? I love the photo of Lenny after the ride -- you can see that he really enjoyed it.

I can't wait to see the new ending at HM! It is DH's favorite ride, but I haven't told him anything about the refurb (I've told him about the changes to the queue, but not the hitchhiking ghosts), so it will be fun to see his reaction.

You definitely got some great flash-free photos at CBJ. Good work!
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I was literally LOL reading about EE being not much different than BTM!!!!! We love BTM and we did go on EE but I'm not usually a wimp and I remember saying "Glad I did it, never again, LOL!" I can't even remember why but I remember being scared out of my mind from something! I'm sure I will do it again someday because I have a terrible memory, haha
What!? You mean EE isn't like BTM? I have to admit I did tell Lenny if you forget the backwards part and the "drop" is it kinda like BTM . At least I think so - but I sometimes have an odd way of looking at things

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Me too Laurie - it wouldn't have been too good if he didn't - I'm sure Abby and I wouldn't have heard the end of if for the rest of the day. And I think that's what gave him the "courage" to go through with it - Abby telling him he'd be okay and that she'd hold his hand. She even rode with him and not me (which is fine becasue then I can brace myself from sliding around on the seat much better). The changes to the ride were fun - we enjoyed them. We didn't see the interactive part of the line though (and I have to admit I didn't miss them either )

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Sounds like a great day so far! I'm glad Lenny agreed to ride BTMRR and that he enjoyed it. How cute is Abby telling him that she'll hold his hand? I love the photo of Lenny after the ride -- you can see that he really enjoyed it.

I can't wait to see the new ending at HM! It is DH's favorite ride, but I haven't told him anything about the refurb (I've told him about the changes to the queue, but not the hitchhiking ghosts), so it will be fun to see his reaction.

You definitely got some great flash-free photos at CBJ. Good work
Thanks - it was a great day - including Lenny going on BTM and Abby just being Abby. She has her faults but she can be very astute when people are nervous, etc. And yes, Lenny did enjoy it. I know we didn't go back on but for some reason I thought he said he would that day. Definitely don't tell your hubby about the ghosts - if it's his favortie ride, then it'll be priceless to see his reaction. And thanks, I'm glad you like the CBJ photos.
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Love your new signature picture!! And the CBJ pics came out great with no flash! Definitely need to upgrade my camera!
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I am just getting caught up! I just love your new signature picture. It is such a great one of the family. Sounds like a great day at MK so far..
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Darlene, I have an old olympus that is somewhat "crash" proof. It has a "drop factor" of 5 feet (You can drop it and it won't break according to Olympus). Since I drop stuff ALL THE TIME, I asked for that one for XMas about 6 years ago. It works ok, but not a great zoom and the over rides are not good. My DD has a Canon PowerShot from a couple years back and it is AWESOME! DS #1 has a Nikon D40 that he won't let me play with I think I want something in between the SLR and the little point and shoot, but I can't decide! I'm a Nikon fan for the most part which is what I'll get if I go the SLR route, but if I go point and shoot it will definitely be Canon!
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Sounds like more fun at MK! Glad Lenny enjoyed his first ride on BTMRR!
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Just like everyone else has said, the new sig picture is great. Everyone looks happy and it's kind of cute that the girls are wearing pink and the only guy is wearing blue. I'm a little late on reading the last few updates, so a few comments going back several days:

I'm with you on motion rides, I can't do Mission Space or Tower of Terror. I sometimes have issues with motion simulators, but I've always had issues with 3D. I'll try Star Tours once, but I'm a bit nervous about the combination of the two things. I haven't done Soarin' yet because I figured it would give me issues. Maybe I'll be brave and try this time.

I'm tossing between keeping my Garden Grill reservation and switching to Garden Grove instead. After reading your thoughts on it, it sounds like it might be worth it to keep it at Garden Grill. Hmmm...

I love Abby being brave and offering to hold Lenny's hand. That's how we get Joc to try out new rides. She knows I'm nervous about some that she can ride (ToT for instance), so if it's a new ride I ask her to hold my hand to help me be brave. She forgets to be scared because she's helping me not be!
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