Let's Celebrate, It's All Right!

Off we go - oh! - who could ask for anything more!

Last post until I make it to probably Disney Property. Though I hear MCO has free net access, so depending how long we have to wait for DME...

I'm packed. Gotta dress. Gaylord needs the computer room. So... I'm outta here! WAGON!

Oh that Magic Kingdom in the sky!
We will all be there together by and by!
All religions there are practiced
Except for Southern Baptist!
When we reach that Magic Kingdom in the sky!

I've been doing my best to not get sick, but last night I was defeated. I don't have a full blown cold but I just feel incredibly run down. The three day migraine hasn't helped, either. It's managable today, though. Which is good, because I don't want to miss another one of Edgar's classes. haha!

We're currently watching Salvador in class, it is not a very good film, if you ask me. Personally if a film only uses the same three swear words and very little else, it's not worth watching. My paper on the film will probably not be very good. Then again neither was my paper on Outfoxed. And before you think I just defended FoxNews, I didn't. I can't stand the program either, but I hate that the people on the movie said that Fox is the only biased network out there. It's like the kettle calling the pot black. That the press tries to say they don't push one candidate or agenda over another is absurd. In a perfect world journalism would stay neutral but it NEVER HAS. Look at how the Revolution was started, or just about every war we learn about in school. It starts with some big wig deciding to take a side. Why else would celebrities keep pushing in the news about Darfur? Duh! The news influences people to think whatever way the news wants. We're just dumb enough to take them as truth.

That was the gist of my paper, I have a feeling I'm going to get a poor grade for the first time in his class because we don't agree on that. I have come to the conclusion that in order to get a good grade in journalism courses you have to blindly follow and agree with the prof or you won't get far. So it won't surprise me if Edgar is the same as just about every other prof I've had in that department. The only one I didn't have to worry about was Prof. Dillehey, but I haven't taken from him since that one class (I don't even know if he's still in the program!).


I also have no doubt the main topic of class will be Ted Stevens' concession yesterday allowing Begich to become our newly elected senator. Personally I am disappointed in my state's voters for two reasons. 1. we voted in Begich who is a moron (and I don't base that on his politics. the man is a moronic jerk who is only in it for the spotlight) and 2. we almost voted in a convicted felon. There was a perfectly acceptable third choice, IMO, and he was the one I voted for. Bob Bird would stand for Alaska and was not backed by a party or cause. Unlike Begich who allowed the very people he's promising Alaskans he will stand up against. Yeah. Right. Like they're going to pay for you to disagree with them. Fat chance of that.


Oh well. Six years from now we'll be sick of him (save for the church of Begich known as Anchorage) and we'll have someone replace him. Who it will be, who knows, but this is the first time in 40 years we've had two weak senators... Murkowski's just as big a joke IMHO and she's a "Republican". I quit! lol


I just called down to WDW this morning and paid off our balance. You may be thinking that we'd already did that, and we had, but with the new promotion they've got out (buy 4 nights at a resort and 4 days worth of park admission get 3 free) we were holding out hope for getting a Moderate resort - specifically the Coronado Springs. As you might have read in my last journal update. I am so very excited to be going there again. I told Erin she has to take a picture of me giving the resort a big hug. I've missed it. I could stay there every time and not feel like I was missing out on a thing!

Gaylord is home. Not sure why. Either he is checking up on me to see if I actually leave the house, or he keeps peeing his pants because he keeps having to come home to "change". I'm not sure that that is all about, but it annoys me.

It also annoys me that Judy borrowed a few of my CDs and I haven't gotten them back even though I've asked her about them. Then I get woken up at midnight last night because Gaylord is working on a stupid slide show or something and what's playing? Josh GROBAN... and it's MY CD. All you have to do is ASK, but it's really annoying that she leant MY cd to him without even asking me when she knows I've been looking for my CDs. I have use for those disks too! BLAH.


Yes, I'm a selfish little brat, but I'm just asking for a little bit of respect. Though, I haven't been the best of buddies with either of them as of late. I'm getting really tired of Gaylord trying to be the "man of his domain" and telling Judy and I what to do. He hit the roof the other night when Judy snow blowed the drive way. He said he'd do it. Yeah, well, it'd been four days since it snowed and you still hadn't gotten off your fat duff so sit down and shut up. He started yelling at me that I should have done it before Judy did. Um. I was in class when she did it. And YOU kept saying that it was YOUR job. So I stayed out of it.

Apparently he doesn't get enough jollies or something or he'd shut up and leave me alone.

He also decided it was his duty to tell me I was spending my money unwisely and that I was an ungrateful person to use my parents money in the way I was. Meaning - I shouldn't go on this Disney trip (Judy wants to go on one with him and he isn't into the idea). I got REALLY snotty with him and told him that it was MY money and ONLY my money that I was using on this trip. I worked VERY hard this summer to get it (ok so not VERY) and I saved it FOR THIS PURPOSE. I also got permission from my PARENTS (even though I am 23 and therefore an adult that does not NEED it, I still ask for it) and JUDY (whom I still owe for the last trip). I paid off a vet bill, a dentist bill, and a couple of other things before I booked the trip. AND then there's the check that came in September from the State of Alaska that was over 2,000 big ones (plus 1200 energy check). That was MY money, not my parents. I'm not using money from school or anything. I said if anything Judy was the only one who had right to say I needed to give HER the money and not go on the trip.

Then he tried to be her proxy and suggest that's what I needed to do. Considering JUDY was the one who said I should do it if I could afford it at the beginning of the summer, I knew that was crap. And if she DOES truly feel that way she should come out and say it. She's looking forward to 12 days of just her and Gaylord in the house with the dogs. She hasn't been this excited to be rid of me in a while (which kinda hurts), so I somehow doubt she'd be happy if we canceled this trip and I gave her the money.


Then Gaylord plays the wounded dog card about how he doesn't know how to get me to like him and sends Judy to make things right. How about stay out of my buisness and stop trying to be all controlling? I'm a bull headed REITTER. We don't take other people's crap lying down. You are not the one that is 'over me'. I am not your daughter, nor am I your wife (EW). I don't need to be submissive to you. so stuff it.


Isn't it amazing that I can make such a long entry when I have nothing of interest to say. I should just stop talking. ha ha. so I will. Have a nice week everyone (since it's almost over!)

01. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.
Star Wars, Big Fish, The Producers, Pirates, Forrest Gump, Sleeping Beauty, and many others.

02. Name a movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the theater.
Big Fish, Pirates, Finding Nemo, Revenge of the Sith

03. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.
Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Hugh Laurie. Keira Knightly, Ewan McGregor... ok I'll stop lol

04. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.
LINDSAY LOHAN, George Clooney (unless it's an Ocean's movie), Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrel, Cate Blanchett, Shia LeBouf, Hayden Christensen... just to name a few

05. Name a movie that you can quote from.
Just about all of them! LOL Pirates, Star Wars, Nemo, The Producers

06. Name a movie musical that you know all the lyrics to all the songs.
The Producers.

07. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.
The Producers, Meet Me In St. Louis, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

08. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.
WALL-E (gonna watch it before bed tonight!)

09. Name a movie that you own.
According to my excell spreadsheet I have over two hundred films here in Anchorage, and I'm sure I have close to that at home in Kenai... first one to come to my head - Sleeping Beauty

10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.
Dame Julie Andrews - singing/vaudville, Martin Short - comedian, Robin Williams - comedian

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in?
Unfortunately that's not a cost effective medium up here.

12. Ever made out in a movie?
Um. That'd be NO.

13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t gotten around to it.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (because my best friend tells me I have to see it, not because I want to.)

14. Ever walked out of a movie?
No, though I wanted to during Mean Girls and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.
Revenge of the Sith (yes, really), At World's End (the second time, the first time I was shocked and ticked off), Wall-E

16. Popcorn?
I'm not allowed - it makes me hyper. Nachos or Cinnibon!

17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?
Now that Gaylord's here, I don't get to go to the movies. Stupid fat man.

18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?
Wall-E

19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?
Action Adventure, Disney

20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?
It was a double feature of The Land Before Time and Oliver & Company.

21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?
Just about every movie I've watched for my movies class this semester, and every Lindsay Lohan movie I've ever been suckered into seeing.

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
I guess Elizabethtown since it's not your typical feel good movie... or Dan In Real Life.

23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?
Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte

24. What is the funniest movie you’ve seen?
Father of the Bride (Remake) 1 & 2, Home Alone 2, The Producers (the Musical), Pirates, and THE THREE AMIGOS!



in other news - Erin and I were able to get the resort upgrade that we wanted for 8 nights of our trip! We're going to be staying at the Coronado Springs resort from Jan 11 through to the 19th, then we switch over to the Pop Century for the 19th through the 22nd. I stayed at the Coronado last summer with the family and I can't wait to go back, I'm so glad Erin picked it! hee hee! It has the biggest hot tub which I think was a big ticket item for her! ;)

I think I'm tryin to come down with a cold, I've been feeling really crappy as of late. I hope I'm wrong, I don't want to be sick for the holidays again.

Erin wrote a song 2 years ago on our road trip to the tune of on the road again to celebrate the end of our adventure...

now we've once again taken a song and run with it. The following is the longest song in the world (we think anyway lol took long enough to write!). I can't take much credit, aside for a couple of verses and a few grammatical/spelling corrections I didn't do much work. This is all Erin!

So here it is, in all of it's glory!

"We Want Disney"
(To the Tune of "I Got Rythym")

Oh the countdown's -
Finally ended!
Off we go, oh!
Who could ask for anything more

I am flying -
To Seattle!
To see Toni!
Who could ask for anything more!

Look there’s Toni! She looks angry!
Should not ask questions anymore!

( Way more under here! )

...will be heading home again this afternoon. Mom's computer is still downa nd I can't get my laptop to run on their DSL... I might be able to get online for a bit on Saturday while I'm at the church taking pictures of people, but I can't be sure.

So I will see everyone, most likely, Sunday evening! Take care!

I so feel bipolar this summer, which I know I shouldn't joke about, and I'm not. But I've been all over the map today.

Started off great, Erin called to get my Airmiles Info for Alaska Air so that she could book our tickets and she got us airfare for $55 to Orlando. How? By transferring miles to make it so that we could both go on free tickets ha ha! She is awesome for more on that and the trip go here, please ;) - wdwbaby. Needless to say I am uber excited that the trip feels REAL now. And I have no doubt I will be able to afford it...

Then I get to work and Heather is there to train everyone on the gift shop stuff - which I am pretty good at, but it's always nice to see Mary Poppins at Wildride ;) I was tired and then extremely BORED when I was at work because EVERYONE left and I was the onliest one there and it was DEAD phone wise. Blah.

Then the show happened and it was uber fun and everything went well save for my minor detail of muting Dallas instead of Hannah during the first race. But he didn't notice and I would have gotten off scott free had I not been stupid and told him! LOL

Things were pretty much GREAT save for my screwing up basic words when talking - I am just so TIRED this week - and snapping at Jake. He's just rubbing me wrong and I know it's because we're both over worked and over stressed and it's just coming to a head. But I just chalked that up to not having a day off since I started work a week and a half ago.

Then Dallas and I got to talking about how Matthew did yesterday on the cues, and lets just say Dallas is not happy or confident in Matthew's ability to do the show by himself on Sunday. He's basically hinted that I will probably be coming in AGAIN on Sunday. Which I am not all that happy about. Yes it does mean more $$ in my pocket, and therefore that helps with bills and school and Disneyworld and all of that... but I really need a break. I am tired, cranky, and I'm just not able to handle it!

The one thing that I am glad about is IF it comes down to that I know all he'll ask of me is two and a half hours tops. Tomorrow I work 3 to about 5:30... and if I work Sunday I suspect I won't even be needed for that amount of time. Just basically from 4-5. I hope anyway.

Dallas is wanting to have Matthew come in tomorrow for the Sat. show so that he can work it with me watching him so I can have a day off (which it won't be much of one because I will have church, and I want so bad to call in sick for church but it's the first day of the new kids in my sunday school class and that just does not work). I'll just take what I get, but they are going to owe me big if I don't get a real day off soon.

Tomorrow I'm driving down to Kenai for my mom's bday on Saturday. I'm planning to be there till sometime Tuesday when I drive back up. Originally, I was going to go down with Judy in the Saturn, but considering I won't have a weekend to myself this summer this is the last chance I have till September to be with my friends and family down there, so I'm gonna go for as long as possible. I can't be gone longer than that because work might need me (should need me, really) and I have a dental appointment on Thursday... so I want a couple of days to myself before the work begins... *sigh*

I'll, of course, have a 'net connection, but I won't be goofing off online as much as usual lol

week went by way too fast...

but I feel like crap so I guess it's a good thing I'm back and can just live in my cave till my tummy stops doing flip flops...

gotta work on the church website this weekend, and attend a wedding... it's gonna be weird not being a photgrapher for the wedding... aside from 'snapshots' of Haille in her flowergirl dress i'm not having to cover a thing! *whew*

Yes I'm still majorly p.oed that a certain annoying person has considered I am a nonfan of my favorite sport. That it's just 'something to talk about' for me. BLAH.

Well, maybe he has a point. I am not going to Worlds. I made that decision at US Nationals this year, I'm also not attending US nationals in January. Not a big shocker because we all know where I will be basically that same time frame.

I will be at Walt Disney World with my best friend. Why? Because we rarely see each other because she's down in Montana and I'm in Alaska. It's not a crime to have more than one obsession and Disney just happens to be one of mine. I know I don't need to explain myself, I'm entitled to like what I do and go where I want.

Anyway I got an email from the 'representative for my area' for the 2009 World Championships and I emailed them back saying I would not be going to worlds and that I would appreciate it if they would take me OFF of the mailing list. When I can go for a longer period of time to an over priced theme park and stay ON PROPERTY for less than what I would spend for the NOSE BLEEDS at worlds then I'm going to the over priced theme park.

I got a very curt response from the representative. I have the same feeling about Nationals - it's just not cost effective or me to go. As much as I love spending time with the gang, and hob knobbing with skaters and watching nail biting competition, I cannot justify the cost when we're treated like crap as spectators by the USFSA. In my own little way I am just going to protest. It won't matter much in the long run (and I'm helping a person on the Disney Passporter Boards figure out what she wants to see at nationals - got her hooked last year lol!) but I just can't personally do it.

So yes, I hereby declare myself a nonfan. I am a non fan of the ISU and USFSA's stupid and crappy treatment of me the fan. I will not stuff their pockets so that they can further stick it to me later. IF that makes me unworthy of posting on a certain message board then so be it. ;)

whoops go see the new entry: wdwbaby

...we're taking a break this evening and I think I need to post a real update...

The flight from Anchorage to Seattle was fine. I sat with a mom and her 4 or 5 year old son. They were on their way down to Orlando, FL to visit her parents and go meet Mickey. The little boy was SO EXCITED to go see Mickey (more than the g'parents even!) so it was a lot of fun sitting with him. He wanted me to watch Finding Nemo with him, which I didn't want to do just because I can't watch movies on planes and not get sick, but I pretended to (I've seen it enough to know what is happening) and that made his day, so yay for that.

Then I had a horrible layover at Seattle. No food, no sleep thanks to horrible children who were very fussy and parents who wouldn't take care of their children. So I didn't eat, didn't sleep, just chatted with mom and went to YouTube and watched clips of Ed Grimly lol

I passed out on the plane from Seattle to Minneapolis, before take off I was gone to the world and didn't wake up until the Captain said it was time to land! Three plus hours of deep sleep was all I got until 8pm (MN time) yesterday!

I got to the hotel around 7:30 and check in here is not until 3, and so I had to wait until they had our room cleaned, which didn't happen until sometime after 11. I sat around in teh lobby and chatted with different people who were there for skating. Met a really nice couple of ladies (one's a bit older than I am, the other one is *I think* her mom or maybe even grandmother?) and chatted with them until they went off to the arena. Then I met Brad Hislop, who was a US skater in ice dance (and I think singles) way back when. And we chatted for a good long while as he was also waiting for his room to get ready. He was talking about how the USFSA gives alumni (which I assume are USFSA International team members?) free tickets, but that they're not the best and you don't get a practice pass and so he bought his own set, but they still sent him the tickets.

What got him started on that was I was telling him about Heather and I rooming together and how the USFSA really screwed around with the volunteers and what they got and that she was worried about how she was going to afford the extra tickets she'd have to buy and he basically just offered to give them to her. It was really cool! So we spent the morning bemoaning the USFSA's crappy treatment of fans (and his insider knowledge was very eye opening) and talking about Keegan Messing who is a Jr. Skater from Anchorage, Alaska.

Then when Heather got in I told her about Brad's offer and she was all excited so I tried to find him in the lobby most of the rest of the day but didn't meet up with him. I did meet up with my friend Brittany, and she and her mom took me to lunch at the resteraunt here at the Kelly Inn. It was so sweet. It was an early bday for me, and then Brittany also gave me three Christian books that take place in Alaska! I've already started the first book and it's pretty good. There aren't any big errors so far, so that's good. We Alaskans are pretty particular about that sort of thing lol.

Yes Alaskans have no life. Let's leave it at that, shall we? ;)

After lunch/dinner (we met up around 3 and they left after 6 lol) I went back up to the room and basically just chilled. I chatted online with Jen and Mom and just took a break. Heather had to work so it was just me. I tried to make it past 8 but couldn't hold out and fell asleep, and then woke up when Heather came in and turned on Law & Order SVU - which the TV was already on, but BD WONG is HOT so I had to watch lol

We went back to bed after 11, and then I woke up at 8am this morning. Heather had to be at work at 6am so I had the room to myself and I got up and got ready and headed out to the arena.

Watched Novice Pairs, Ladies, and Jr. Cds. Met up with the two women I met yesterday (Juanita and Vivian) and sat with them until Melanie called and I found my way over to her in between the Ladies and the Dance. Heather got off early and met up with us and then we headed back to the hotel to eat, and take a mini break and then head back to the Arena.

It was a total God thing though because when we came back down from the room right before going to eat Brad was coming in from walking back from the Arena and he went up to his room and got the tickets for Heather. So now Brad is her new best friend lol. He joined us for dinner and we snarked more about the USFSA and just had a great time. He cracks me up.

Then we took in the Novice Men's Final and called it a night. Now Heather is making banners for Kim and Brent and Amanda and Mark, and I'm getting ready to upload photos from today. I have the hiccups and it's annoying so I think I'm done with this whole update lol

Check out my smugmug account to see the pictures!

...we're loopy and half motivated but we're here. I am meeting Brittany in about an hour for lunch and Heather is off getting credentialled and all that jazz... she is using my bus pass to get over there (shhhh don't tell on her lol)

blah, I am so tired. I only slept on the plane from Seattle to Minniapolis (however you spell it) So I think I have 3 hours of sleep in me. I plan on crashing hard after I get back from my outting lol

So far the room is not a disaster, though my suitcases did momentarily explode (I couldn't find socks! LOL) but it's all okay for the most part! :)

I is excited!


Oh and for the record, it's not Evan's fault he has a big nose. And toddlers should be eaten.

...all of the food is closed. I had to pay through the nose to get a bag of chips, some fig newtons and a sprite at the bookstore... BLAH!

I'm hungry, tired, and grumpy... but I'll be boarding a plane in... three plus hours and will be on my way to St. Paul...

I just wish it'd hurry up and get here...

I love Pirate bloopers lol. Absolutely hysterical. To know that they all are just normal and suck at remembering lines too is great. Johnny Depp has the most infectious laugh too. It's a quite one but his whole face lights up which cracks me up even more...

I'm watching all three Pirates movies today. Why? No real reason, other than I have the time and I have yet to watch all three back to back to back. I've done it with Star Wars - the Original Trilogy - so it's high time my new movie obsession get the same treatment. :)

I'm doing laundry, and once that's done I will finish packing and then get ready to go out to dinner. Since I will be in St. Paul on the 21st Judy's treating me early. :) We're gonna eat Chinese because I've been craving it for a week. I want an eggroll darn it!

I am so ready for this trip like you wouldn't believe. I've over packed my carry on but other than that I think I'm good as far as what I'm bringing. I just can't wait. I'm still so very bummed about Melissa and Denis, it'll just be weird not hanging with Dale and hearing the gossip lol and having Melissa and Denis tell stories on each other. I swear I've jinxed the event. Evan might as well quit now, I'm bad luck lol

I've decided that if I do any sort of 'report' from Nationals I'll only post here, but my main concern is posting photos on my photo site. ( http://alaskanmagic.smugmug.com ) but I have to keep some sort of log not only for myself, but so that my family up here don't think I've disappeared lol

Alright I gotta get my rear in gear. Ta!

So I got a call from Kimmy this morning (she caught me in teh shower, girl always has GREAT timing! LOL) she and I are going to carpool it on Sunday down to Kenai for Courtney's bridal shower (I can not believe she's getting married, it feels so weird!) So that will be fun. The plan stands right now that we'll meet up and head out after church. Not sure how that will work. I might suggest she pick me up at ABT, but then again she goes to Hillside and I don't think that's close to where she will be so I dunno! LOL

The one worry is I will be missing a couple of classes so close to the end of the semester, but honestly I would rather screw my grades over than miss Courtney's bridal shower (and my mother is reading this and throwing a fit ha ha!) because Courtney and I are great friends, and she really needs this and I want to be a part of it. Besides I already told Kim that it was a go! hee hee!!!


Talked to Erin on Sunday. Apparently Brittany (a real witch of a girl who thinks everyone bows to what she wants!) has it in her head that Erin is practically engaged! Which is funny because Erin isn't dating anyone LOL But Brittany thinks it's happening (apparently Erin went to Hawaii for Spring Break, even though Erin thought she packed up and moved to a new appartment, but what does she know ha ha!)

Then Brittany told her that she wanted to come visit her for the summer. Without asking Erin. Gotta love that.

So then yesterday Brittany came up to me and tried to ream me for not wanting to go down to Portland over the summer (um yeah, Erin doesn't want me flying down there because she'll be here in August and she doesn't want to have to entertain me and do school) then she drops this huge bomb about Erin being engaged and all that and I was like "mmm hmmm, sure" then she said that she is going to be flying down to visit Erin in July (last Erin knew she WASN'T flying down) and that ERIN was going to PICK HER UP in SEATTLE because ERIN said that it would be cheaper for her to fly there and Erin would be more than willing to drive and get her. I told Erin this over IM (AS BRITTANY IS SAYING ALL OF THIS) it was hilarious!!!! Erin was pissed though. But it was funny.

I think Brittany's real problem is she wants to break Erin and my friendship up. But that is not happening. Ever.



Speaking of Erin... the little miss I am not a skating fan is going to see Champions On Ice later this month! HOW MEAN IS THAT?????? She doesn't want to share Timmy with me!!!! UGH! I am so jealous! It's not fair!!!!

/whining

ok I have to get to my last class (gag me) so I am going to sign off for now! Luv much... oh and check out my layout for my friends page while you're at it!

36 days (ie 5 WEEKS!!!) until the Revenge of the Sith!

Just a memo to self... I have to be at Prof. Banchero's office at 3:30pm on Friday!

when this season hasn't even ended yet?

Ok so I've been doing the math for a couple of days...

IF I were to go and bunk with Chele and Brenda (which would so totally rock!) I would easily be able to afford the hotel food wouldn't be too hard, I normally just ate at the rink, but I can afford that too

the tickets I can get because the PFD will run about 900 bucks (at least that's what they're saying right now) so I can afford this...

besides I can talk money out of the people who love me...

I'm still trying to figure out the plane ticket... if I can get that then I am good to go and I will finally just make the decision to go!


so hopefully when I talk to mom (probably tonight) about it we can figure it all out.

and if not I'll send Commando Hez in and she can blast my parents with emails and info and begging and all that good stuff ;) (she has informed me that she is a good butt kicker, so hopefully it will not come to that! LOL)


oh and my aunt wants to know how big a group is going LOL I have no idea why
so far I know
-Hez
-Brenda
-Chele
-maybe me
who else is planning to go?

PORTLAND BABY!!!!

I'm going to try and recap my Disney World trip... it'll be long, and I'll forget things and have to remember them later, but it's going to be a while before we get my big bag o' film developed, so I better get going with this before I forget everything!

Wednesday, November 3rd - Woke up to the news that Kerry conceded. I was exstatic! It was amazing. Anyway after watching the early news show we started haulling butt on the packing. It didn't take as long as I thought and I was able to chat it up with Chele for a little bit, and then we watched Bush's speech. All the while power was going in and out so we'd missed what Kerry'd said in his speech. I was bummed, wanted to hear what he had to say. Anyway after Bush got done we took Cookie to the kennel, it was snowing so hard it made a 15 minute trip into an hour long trip. Incredibly bad. I was worried that our plane would get grounded. But! all was good and that brings me to Thursday... Oh yeah! I thought I'd lost my walkman so we went out and got a cheap one. This is important for the story, so remember that or I might forget about it haha!

Thursday, November 4th - Around midnight we took off for Seattle. I slept. So not to bad there. Slept listening to my hommie, Kenny C! ha ha We landed 3 hours later in Seattle and I was so dizzy that I practically passed out on the floor at the gate... 2/3 hours later we were back on a plane flying for 6 more hours. It was awful, but I slept. Listening to Clay Aiken and then when we got closer to Florida I woke up and switched to Disney music. I boogied for a little while in my seat until Aunt Judy threatened to not take me to the parks LOL so then I went back to sleep. We landed about 5:30pm Florida time, and grabbed the Mears shuttle to the Pop Century Resort. Which looks WAY better in the pamphlet and video that Disney sent out. We ended up getting lost trying to find our room. And when we did we were in a PINK building, and our room was 80s themed with Little Mermaid posters. It sucked! LOL The sheets were even pink. It was gross! PINK SUCKS!!! We were so tired we ordered Pizza(it's the only thing they deliver at that stupid place) and it was the nastiest stuff ever! We did not get our money's worth for that dinner. The salad dressing was the only good tasting stuff. So then we turned on CSI and basically fell asleep before the theme song even came on. I woke up around midnight with cramps and got sick. and that lasted for a couple of days. Don't eat Pop Century pizza! It will kill you! LOL

Friday, Nov 5th - I found my discman that I couldn't find when packing. It was in my camera case. Not sure how it got there... We hit Epcot first thing. I was hoping for a short stay there. But nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo We stayed all day. It wasn't as bad as it could have been. BUT it was because Judy could not find a place where she didn't feel like she'd get caught dumping uncle tom's ashes... it was only a film canister amount of ash, but she still just knew she'd get caught. We did a lot of things I didn't get to the last time, so it was ok. They have a new statue over by the water animal exhibit thing. It's a Nemo one. Hopefully the pictures turn out! I got to see Manitees!!! I love those big sea cows. I'd never seen one up close before so it was really neat. The whole exhibit is changed because now Finding Nemo is the theme so it was annoying to hear Mr. Ray sing stupid songs about everything. The Light Show is the BEST thing about Epcot. I love Illuminations. After that Judy finally found a place where she felt safe enough to lay Tom to rest... He's in the flowerbox right when you first hit the Canadian part of the Around the World thing... I'll upload the picture of me sitting there right before she did it later... We went home and crashed.

ok I have to go do somethings so I will finish this later...until then!

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ok that's enough for now I'll talk about my trip home and the wedding later because I really need to type up this paper that has gone nowhere in teh week I've been trying to write it. ugh!

Ok now we're leaving the 30th of July... and we're going to stop and drop stuff off in Montana before we go to our final destination...

Reading all of the journal entries on SOI is making want to go on an adventure with everyone even more!

Maybe once the portland plans are finalized I can figure out a way to hook up with some of you LOL Though the way Erin's mom drives... we may not see a lot of Canada! LOL

ZOOM!