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Of Mice and Margaritas--The Box is Growing **Updated 8/22** PTR COMPLETE!!
Its coming . . . . the beginning will be here soon . . . its a Heather and Brandon Deluxe Disney Dinning and Drinking Extravaganza!
Coming soon to a message board near you:
Of Mice and Margaritas: A Pre Trip Report
from your friendly neighborhood bartender and chef!
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Welcome to the official beginning of the Of Mice and Margaritas Pre Trip Report!
We leave for Disney on August 24th! Exactly 1 month after my birthday! And now on with the show!
THE MAIN CHARACTERS
Heather: Me! I am about to be 28 years old and this is my 6th trip to WDW: 3 trips as a child, one very terrible trip with ex boyfriend, and one wonderful trip with current roommate Brandon. I am a New Orleans bartender (former high school teacher) who is obsessed with all things Disney! My entire casual wardrobe involves Disney Ts, bags, jewelry etc etc. (I wear a uniform at work.) I spend my free time on the boards and planning my next vacation(s) and reading . . . and now playing with the brand new Wii on my brand new 32" flat screen TV. (Yes bartending in New Orleans is a good gig!)
Brandon: My roommate. He's about to turn 23 this week. He's the lead line cook at our hotel which involves supervising and cooking for our Shula's Steakhouse, my Lobby Bar, and room service. He's not as much as a Disney addict as I am . . . sometimes he thinks I should be committed, but he's slowly being turned. His wardrobe of Disney wear is currently expanding . . . funny how the number of Disney shirts he owns multiplies after my day off . . . He's currently at work on the overnight room service shift and wearing a Donald Duck T shirt under his chef jacket. Hopefully I'll be able to get him to contribute to this trip report . . . at least on the dinning side once we get back. (Or I'll make him recite and I'll type him in.)
About us: We've been living together for just over a year and we really are best friends, roommates and co-workers. That means we spend about 22 hours a day breathing the same air and we don't kill one another. How? You may ask . . . its easy . . . we don't share the same taste in men. Every girl needs a Queen! he's mine--you can borrow him if you are desperately in need, but you have to give him back! We spent 5 days together in Disney last September and had a blast. Brandon immediately knew he wanted to go back. (for me it was a given) The trip didn't end up as initially planned, but hopefully we'll be able to do that next year--more on that in the next installment.
THE SECONDARY CHARACTERS: (likely to show up in the PTR but not in the actual trip report with one minor exception)
The Evil Ice Princess: Just Kidding Deborah--my boss!
Carl: My big boss, who may show up in the trip report because Shula's corporate is making him go to Orlando to the Dolphin for training the exact same week we are in Disney. Just can't seem to get away from work!
Dad: Otherwise known as Lou or Brandon's Boss.
Rachel: My cat sitter and closest neighbor friend!
Abel and Jezebel: My evil, now only outdoor kitties, otherwise known as my children
Leslie Gwen: our closest friend . . . now who names their male child Leslie Gwen? "Its a family name . . . I swear!" He's a big ole red neck from Yazoo City Mississippi!
So thats the cast of characters you have to look forward to in the coming weeks. In the next chapter I'll tell the story of how this trip came to be . . . and I promise to bore you with all the scary details!
I love this PTR the name is so clever. I am from around New Orleans and lots of my family live in NOLA...were do you tend Bar?
Can't wait to hear all about the plans!
I love this PTR the name is so clever. I am from around New Orleans and lots of my family live in NOLA...were do you tend Bar?
Can't wait to hear all about the plans!
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