... to celebrate New Year's Eve. My friends Maria and Rich asked me a month ago; what a great surprise! It's going to be a lovely, cozy ceremony at their home. I'm about to get ready for it.
It was a good surprise in more ways than one: I hate New Year's. This gave me something positive to think about.
Congratulations, Maria and Rich!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
I'm spending Christmas morning in an appropriate place:
at a stable with the kind of faces that watched over an infant Jesus on his first morning.
Santa has been here with apples and carrots for the horses, lunch meat for the cats and dogs, tortilla chips for Forest and Chloe, and rich, creamy HOT chocolate for the humans.
So from all of us at Oasis animal farm - the horses, the cats and dogs, Chloe the pygmy goat, Forest the pot belly pig, the humans, and even the wild turkeys calling out in the cold morning - Merry Christmas!
Santa has been here with apples and carrots for the horses, lunch meat for the cats and dogs, tortilla chips for Forest and Chloe, and rich, creamy HOT chocolate for the humans.
So from all of us at Oasis animal farm - the horses, the cats and dogs, Chloe the pygmy goat, Forest the pot belly pig, the humans, and even the wild turkeys calling out in the cold morning - Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
We're home! I can't wait
We're home! I can't wait to get in the door and see those pups! John's pulled over saying the car broke down etc. to torture me!
We're just left the train.
To our friends still in Florida upset that it'll be 50 degrees, it's 27 here. :) It was a smooth ride on the train and we met nice people, including a couple right out of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs"!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Just boarded the Auto Train!
We're getting comfortable in our room and are SO glad that we're taking this way home. It's much more relaxing and gives us a fun experience to enjoy at the end of our vacation.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Epcot for our last nightm
We're going to La Hacienda for dinner and Illuminations. The end of vacation is so tough. :(
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Pal Mickey got a friend!
A Disney Bear purse. Since my Disney bear backpack is named Kalua (bcuz he's sweet, brown, and calms me), this little guy is Baileys!
Christmas shopping!
We went off our schedule: we slept in a bit, had breakfast at Earl of Sandwich, and did Christms shopping at World of Disney with a coupon from the parks. Now we'll head for a day in Epcot with the All Ears party tonight.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
We're in VIP seating for
We're in VIP seating for Fantasmic! I can't believe this! John just brought me cocoa and Masayo & I jumping up & down!
Back at Studios!
We're going to DEsserts andDElights: a party inside the Animation building and then a private showing of Osbourne Lights with a new Phineas and Ferb segment!
The housekeeper must've figured out I was taking the Disney soaps and shampoos.
The housekeeper must've figured out I was taking the Disney soaps and shampoos., originally uploaded by eblackwell.
So she left me this wonderful surprise!
Just finished the All Ears Start the day meet.
We were so thrilled because people LOVED the trading cards and new lanyards. So many people came and were excited to see Deb and the team. It was perfect. We ended up staying longer than planned and enjoyed catching each other up.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Christmas stage Castle!
They're taping the parade today so the castle is set for a performance. Looks beautiful!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Wrapping up Wednesday
We had so much fun at dinner, then meeting up with Marcus, Karen, Amy, and her mom. We had so many laughs -- and what that mural is about in the men's room will just stay a secret.... it won't even make the book we're going to published of all the outrageous stories we had about Disney World.
Then John surprised me with a sleigh/carriage ride around Fort Wilderness. It was wonderful. I highly recommend Star as a carriage driver; she loves her work, even does the Magic Kingdom Christmas parade, and enjoys sharing Fort Wilderness with people. She played carols throughout the ride to add an extra touch to the experience. We enjoyed the ride so much.
But then we had a problem: John had money fall out of his pocket and no one would be a decent human being and turn it in. He felt so soured by the experience, we came back to our room instead of doing the Photowalk around the Fort Wilderness decorations.
The day started on a sour note. Our Mobile Hotspot will not stay stable enough for the webcam through Ustream.tv (it barely holds it together for this and email; it already shut off 2 times) and Verizon doesn't offer the tether connection through my phone anymore. I got a migraine this afternoon and had to come back here to rest before dinner. Now the money thing happened.
John stopped at the food court and I came to the room to finish our window decorations:
Right after I took this picture, the lights came crashing down.... for the 3rd time. I had it.
But then John came in the room with another surprise: a Pluto Pook-a-Looz for me! I had told him that I was drawn to these plushes even though they're so odd looking. And he knew how much I missed the pups, so he picked out this little guy for me!
It made me so happy! We fixed the lights, we're going to start over tomorrow with a lot of fun plans including a Crystal Plaza breakfast before Magic Kingdom is open to the public, and ending with a ton of meets and Mickey's Christmas party. So I'm getting into pjs, watching Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and remembering all the good things that happened today. Most especially: here we are on vacation!
Good night all!
Then John surprised me with a sleigh/carriage ride around Fort Wilderness. It was wonderful. I highly recommend Star as a carriage driver; she loves her work, even does the Magic Kingdom Christmas parade, and enjoys sharing Fort Wilderness with people. She played carols throughout the ride to add an extra touch to the experience. We enjoyed the ride so much.
But then we had a problem: John had money fall out of his pocket and no one would be a decent human being and turn it in. He felt so soured by the experience, we came back to our room instead of doing the Photowalk around the Fort Wilderness decorations.
The day started on a sour note. Our Mobile Hotspot will not stay stable enough for the webcam through Ustream.tv (it barely holds it together for this and email; it already shut off 2 times) and Verizon doesn't offer the tether connection through my phone anymore. I got a migraine this afternoon and had to come back here to rest before dinner. Now the money thing happened.
John stopped at the food court and I came to the room to finish our window decorations:
Right after I took this picture, the lights came crashing down.... for the 3rd time. I had it.
It made me so happy! We fixed the lights, we're going to start over tomorrow with a lot of fun plans including a Crystal Plaza breakfast before Magic Kingdom is open to the public, and ending with a ton of meets and Mickey's Christmas party. So I'm getting into pjs, watching Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and remembering all the good things that happened today. Most especially: here we are on vacation!
Good night all!
At last we're 'home'!
We have 2 meets here tonight: dinner with friends and a photo walk around the decorations. It feels so good and weird to be here when we're not staying here. We miss it.
Stopped to hear a rock band
Stopped to hear a rock band, originally uploaded by eblackwell.
on Streets of America
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
John on Ak tram.
Our car is close to entrance but John insisted on the tram "just to check out the new doors". Not to avoid walking, of course.
Dinosaur!
I like not holding on and letting the seatbelt do the job. It makes for a more wild, fun ride!
This guy is picking people for Animal Kingdom parade.
I tried so hard to show I'd be good for it - it's a dream of mine! But I didn't get in. :(
Monday, November 29, 2010
The Wold Showcase Lagoon in Epcot!
We stopped to have a snack from the French bakery after seeing the pavilion's film. Thought I'd show the atmosphere.
But some effects were like
But some effects were like Gumby; bad guys foreshadowed the Borg; and the end I called the USS Skittles: fly the rainbow!
We saw "Captain EO", or
We saw "Captain EO", or as John called it during the opening bit "Honey, I shrunk the meteor". It was fun to see for nostalgia.
Headed for Epcot!
So John has a smile on his face even though we just found out the dogs spent the first night howling for us and John left his cell phone charger in the hotel Saturday night. Luckily mine works for his too. Epcot, here we come!
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