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Old 01-23-2013, 08:11 AM   #31
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The first one is my favorite! And of course the Cindi dedicated one with the pumpkin!
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Great shirts! I like them all, but really like the ones with the large pics are Ariel (I just love her, she is my all time fav.!)
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Great ideas for the shirts. I think I like the first one the best!
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whats the tatoo a picture of? cinderella i'm guessing? i like the first shirt, i love the picture of u and cindi pointing at the shoes.
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whats the tatoo a picture of? cinderella i'm guessing? i like the first shirt, i love the picture of u and cindi pointing at the shoes.
I'm glad you asked. It is in fact a Cinderella tattoo. It is the one of her in her dress twirling. Here's a picture:



As you can tell Cinderella loved it last trip:



As did Bell:



It's a bit hard to explain to the guys at work, but after seeing all the Cinderella stuff on my desk, they've pretty much given up trying to understand. I really love it. It means "Strength, Courage, and Perseverance" to me.

Courage: It takes courage to dream big impossible dreams. Cinderella did just that. (It also takes courage to walk around with a Cinderella tattoo!)

Strength: You've gotta be strong to go out and make your dreams come true. Cinderella didn't just sit around waiting. She did something about it! She went to the ball. Albeit with a little help from Godmother and some friends, but she went and got her Prince. That's a strong woman!

Perseverance: She NEVER gave up, lost faith, or hope, and she worked through a lot of humiliation, setbacks, and obstacles in her path.

That's what it means to me. Also, I was going to save this for later in the PTR, but this seems like as good a time as any. I have another one for this trip. Anyone want to guess what it is, and where?

Also thanks to all for the wonderful feedback on the designs so far. All your comments are appreciated. I tried to feature Ariel quite prominently on this batch of shirts as I am sure we will see her quite a bit with my daughter along.

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Yay, another trip...and this time with your kids (and I'm glad Liz was able to do a kid trip as well!).

I'm very curious about your new surprise...but I don't have a real guess yet!
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Aurora????
No, No, No...... If you'll recall from our last Trip Report, Aurora tried to hint that I had another leg that could use a tattoo and it could be her, but Cinderella promptly shot that down and told Aurora "No,No, he can only have a tattoo of one of us. It was when we got this picture.


Now you all know I MUST respect the white-gloved one's wishes. It is not an Aurora one. Although in the future I am working on a way to honor the one with the gifts of beauty and song, named for the goddess of the dawn.... But that will have to wait for another time and another trip.

I will try to get a good picture of the new tattoo I do have and show you all.

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I thought your 2nd tattoo was Aurora too. Hmm...Courage, Strength, Perseverance?
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Perhaps the tattoo is Cinderella's slipper or coach?

Smiling to be reading one of your PTRs. I always enjoy them.
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