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LOVED your PTR...especially when you talked about crying at the rope drop-(glad I'm not the only one!). Having a girls weekend is a dream...wish I could talk some of my gal pals into a trip like that. Can't wait to hear more about it. I hope everything's okay with your DH and that healing comes quickly. Hang in there!
for your DH!
I the title of your PTR! I think it is adorable that you are going with two other Lisas! I would like to do that... but then I would actually have to meet someone with my name. Hmm...
Now............onto MORE planning.................hopefully!!! DH is doing better each day - and is STILL insisiting that come heck or high water I will be attending this trip - as well as our family trip 6/30 (which I need to start the PTR for that one too!)..........so I now feel like I have SO MUCH to do!!! However..........because a certain little someone might pop on here...............hmmmm...........might have to wait to add some details!!!! Gosh - I really hope she doesn't pop on here!!! LOL!!!
I have been sending the other 2 Lisa's countdowns each day!!! And Lisa # 3 pointed out to me that she is glad she is not #2, as it refers to a little "potty talk"...........Geeeeesssssssssss........thanks alot!!! So now I am considered "poopie"!!! Kinda how I have been feeling these last few weeks!! LOL!!! Glad they love me anyway!!!
So I promise there will be MORE to come in a few weeks.............
But I did get to fix our lovely photo (as I have finally figured out how to use photobucket thanks to all my lovely pp friends!!!)!!!!
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OMG!!! I'm so busy at work, I just found your PTR!!!
Poopie!!!! Love it!
First, glad to hear DH's surgery went well and that he is insisting you go to WDW. Perhaps listening to your plans and catching your excited vibes makes him feel better??
Now it is my turn to getting excited about your plans/trip since it's been two months since our 40-30-40-30 trip and I need a pick me up! I hope you are planning on making custom bday buttons since you're an avid scrapbooker, you've got to have some cool stuff to really make those buttons outrageous.
OMG!!! I'm so busy at work, I just found your PTR!!!
Poopie!!!! Love it!
First, glad to hear DH's surgery went well and that he is insisting you go to WDW. Perhaps listening to your plans and catching your excited vibes makes him feel better??
Now it is my turn to getting excited about your plans/trip since it's been two months since our 40-30-40-30 trip and I need a pick me up! I hope you are planning on making custom bday buttons since you're an avid scrapbooker, you've got to have some cool stuff to really make those buttons outrageous.
Keep the info coming gurl!!!!!
Oooh! Thanks for the reminder about the buttons!!! With everything that has happened - I forgot all about them!!! Add that to the list!!!
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