Grumpy and his wife and possibly the DIS Food Porn Queen are going to Disney

[marvali]

Give me the link and I'll be there.

Fauntleroy's TR entitled Squirts, Shirts and Flirts. He saved a post at the top of a page to post his latest update, and glenn and I are posting back and forth to bump him to the next page before he can get it posted.

 

[LuvvsMickey]

I'm not ready to tell yet (and no I am NOT pregnant ). After we have dinner with Nicki and Todd tonight, I am going to try to go back and read EVERYONE'S answers to the contest and reply to individual posts. At that time, I'll let you know what we did today.

Ya got matching tattoos, didn'tcha?

 

[marvali]

Ya got matching tattoos, didn'tcha?

Wellll, tramp stamps....but how did you guess???

 

[MickeyNicki]

Ya got matching tattoos, didn'tcha?

And matching piercings!

Just kidding, I love your guess.....if they did get tattoos what do you thing they would get?

 

[LuvvsMickey]

And matching piercings!

Just kidding, I love your guess.....if they did get tattoos what do you thing they would get?

Hrm, that's a toughie. I'd have to go with Eeyore and Tigger, but that's too obvious. Okay, his and her hearts with their initials in them.

 

[MickeyNicki]

I think Mark would get her name and Kathy would get a giant Starbucks cup

 

[LuvvsMickey]

Now that? Is true love. D'awwwww.

Can't wait to hear what they did.

 

[KatMark]

Have a great trip!!!!!!!!1

Thank you.

Just stopped by to say.........HAVE A GREAT TRIP!!!!!!!

Thanks, Mary Ellen.

YAY! Your ticker is empty! Hope you guys have a wonderful trip! Can't wait to see all the pics!

I will do the trip report over the weekend (not this one, the next one as we are still on Marco Island).

Kathy's on her way to WDW..........

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!!!!!!

Must be at the airport now!! I am so excited for them!!

Anyone remember the airline? I was going to check to see if they land on time, but forgot the info.

Thanks, Christine. And we flew AirTran(and will do so on the return as well).

Way late but I had to drive by since I heard Marv was stirring up trouble.
Have a great time and can't wait to hear all about it.

Thanks for stopping by. Marv...what can I saya bout Marv?

Have a pixie-dusted trip!


Kathy

Thanks, Kathy.

Hey, I warned Kathy I was going to take over!!!

Yes, you did.

 

[KatMark]

Oh my goodness, she is going to get a kick out of this. I will let her know you all are haivng a fun time over here

Mary-who is glad she does not have a PTR-just kidding

Mary--be VERY glad.

Kathy, I'm glad you and Mark made it there safely!


Ummmmm Kathy, the man is married to you and loves to wear goofy hats. I think he has had a screw loose for quite a while now!


Seriously, though...You 2 look great! I LOVE your T-shirt! It has my Dumbo on it.

Thanks.

It comes to no suprise that Romeo has a screw loose LOL!

I LOVE your tee shirt, wherever did you find it?

And Grumpy's is so cute!

Hope you are having a wonderful time but call me selfish, I wish it was Wed morning!:

It is a great tee shirt, isn't it?

Wednesday got there fast enough, didn't it.

Great to hear from you! Glad you arrived safely and are enjoying your trip. Have fun at MK tomorrow night. Evening EMHs there last year were one of the highlights of our trip.

And I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the Cabanas. Its the section we requested for February.

I liked Cabana 9A last year well enough; but LOVED Cabanas 8A.

Hey, I recognize that bridge!

I thought you might.

Kathy,

So glad you and Mark got to CSR safety and are enjoying your trip. Terrific pic with you guys with Sorcerer Mickey (you look sooo at home). Have fun at MNSSHP (we did this last year and had so much fun). EMH hours at MK are great! We love being to walk on all the popular rides!

Did you get your T-shirt since you've been there? I love it!!

No, I got the tee shirt last year. Nicki picked it up for me.

Thanks for the pics and live updates!

Hope y'all are having a great time!

We had a blast, and thank you.

In 27 yr and countless visits we've never seen Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs all together! FABULOUS Pic - you guys looks so cute!

The pic of Grumpy in the hat is priceless!

Snow White wasn't there, but it was great to get the Dwarfs.

Hey Kathy! Glad you guys are having a good time so far and for gift baskets!

Could you find out how long the painting in the Ranchos is expected to last? I was going to request 7B for our trip but if they will still be painting, I will change to another building.

Thanks!!

ETA:
Great pics from the Halloween Party! I love that one of Mark in the Mad Hatter hat!

Maybe a couple of weeks. It really depends on weather, etc.

Love the picture of you and Grumpy with...well, with GRUMPY! Thanks for sharing that and stopping by to say hello. Also, you're staying in the exact building I want to stay in in February. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the location.

Isn't the picture of the two Grumpys just PERFECT.

Love the new pics, Kathy!
I can tell you are having a blast!

We had a blast!!!!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

I'm not ready to tell yet (and no I am NOT pregnant ). After we have dinner with Nicki and Todd tonight, I am going to try to go back and read EVERYONE'S answers to the contest and reply to individual posts. At that time, I'll let you know what we did today.

Well, THAT certainly would have given us a new "Pickle" to discuss

Okay, I need some feedback from everyone concerning some of the quiz questions so I can finish scoring them and declare the winner.

Quiz 2, Question 2 - What was the return time for Kathy and Mark's first FP set for TSM? When everyone answered, were you expecting to have to hit it right on the early return time, get credit if you were any time within the hour long window, or whoever got closest? (My intention when I wrote the question was to credit everyone who was actually inside the window.)

Quiz 3, Question 9 - How many hours of the EMH will they stay for at MK? Not really sure how to grade this one. In my mind I was expecting the answer to be 1, 2, or 3 for EEMH. I could round to the closest hour, with 1 being any amount up to 1.5, and 2 being everything else except "all 3." Or I could just reward the closest guess the point for the question.

Quiz 5, Question 9 - What time will Kathy and Mark actually leave MK? Was your answer based on when you thought they would walk out of the park, or when they were in their rental car pulling out for Marco Island? Point goes to the closest guess of that time.

Quiz 2, Question 2 I was thinking whoever got closest to the time stamped on the FP
Quiz 3, Question 9 I was thinking just the one who got closest

Quiz 5, Question 9 when they were in the car and actually leaving.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Snow White wasn't there, but it was great to get the Dwarfs.

What? Would have sworn I saw Snow White in the middle...

 

[englishrose47]

Okay, I need some feedback from everyone concerning some of the quiz questions so I can finish scoring them and declare the winner.

Quiz 2, Question 2 - What was the return time for Kathy and Mark's first FP set for TSM? When everyone answered, were you expecting to have to hit it right on the early return time, get credit if you were any time within the hour long window, or whoever got closest? (My intention when I wrote the question was to credit everyone who was actually inside the window.)

Quiz 3, Question 9 - How many hours of the EMH will they stay for at MK? Not really sure how to grade this one. In my mind I was expecting the answer to be 1, 2, or 3 for EEMH. I could round to the closest hour, with 1 being any amount up to 1.5, and 2 being everything else except "all 3." Or I could just reward the closest guess the point for the question.

Quiz 5, Question 9 - What time will Kathy and Mark actually leave MK? Was your answer based on when you thought they would walk out of the park, or when they were in their rental car pulling out for Marco Island? Point goes to the closest guess of that time.

What ever gave me the most points is what I meant!!!!!

 

[englishrose47]

News at Eleven !!!I am staying up!!!!!

 

[KatMark]

Hey Kathy and Mark, so glad you guys are having a great time and thanks for updating us with little tidbits of your trip. Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back

Awesome Dwarves pic

Thank you, Stefy.

Hi Kathy,

Thanks for the updates! I was cracking up over Grumpy's hat photo - I have one of Tom in the same hat! We seem to think alike!

By the way - we were in 9A when we stayed at CSR and I would gladly go back there - we loved it!!! Had to look up where 8A is, but it is close enough!

Great photo of SnowKathy and the 8 dwarfs!

Thank you, friend.

Great pictures Kat. Glad to see that you are having a fantastic time. Three weeks ago seems forever away.

Enjoy!

Thank you, Tracy. I can't believe it is half over already.

Oh yes you miss us! Why else would you keep showing up during your trip? I know it's not because you want to check up on me and see if I'm behavin' around here!!!

You are right...I did miss you guys.

Love all the live updates! You guys look like you're having so much fun! Love the Seven Dwarfs picture! And Miss Bunny! How cute!

Miss Bunny was adorable.

How exciting to have so many great friends to meet up with!
I love the picture of you and Mark with Avery and Cayley such cuties....
have a great day!
Connie

Those girls are adorable.

Not sure why you would feel bad. Kathy will be the cheapskate that didn't get me anything!!!

Just kidding Kathy!!!

And here I thought you were behaving Marv.

Yay for meeting other Disers! Hope you guys have fun at Epcot.

Loved Epcot (but wish we had more time) and so glad we got to see Avery and Cayley (and Mary too) again.

I was away this weekend and missed all the fun and LIVE updates!

Kathy, loving all the pictures - espeically the one with the 7 dwarfs!!! How fun that must have been - looking forward to hearing about it all.

And how very nice to receive TWO gift baskets upon arrival! I hope that lovely pixie dust continued/s throughout the rest of your trip!

Thank you, Brook.

I see you started a new ticker already, Kathy!

Actually, I did not create that ticker. Not sure how it happened.

 

[marvali]

And here I thought you were behaving Marv.

Okay, so I slipped up just a little. If I didn't, I would probably bust something with all that nice oozing out like that!

 

[KatMark]

I apologize if I missed any "reply" posts (my eyes are getting heavy after trying to keep up with all the subscribed threads).

Now, I've kept you in suspense long enough. What Nicki was talking about is the following.

Mark stopped for gas on Wednesday night and I ran into 7 Eleven to pay for it. I got $10 back and bought two $5 Monopoly scratch tickets. I gave one to Mark and scratched one myself. Mine was a loser. Mark scratched his and gave it to me and said, "did I just win $500." I said, "WHAT?" And I looked at it and said, "you sure did; and we are going to treat Nicki & Todd to dinner tomorrow night (meaning tonight). I told Mark to let me look at it again because I just couldn't believe it and I wanted to be sure he scratched the code at the bottom which he often forgets to do. I scratched under all the numbers and to my great surprise and shock he had TWO matching numbers and we won $1000 total. So today we drove to Ft. Myers (about an hour from Marco Island) to the district office and cashed in our winnings and had a delightful dinner with Nicki & Todd. I too, like Nicki, wish we had bought a condo from her (all Mark has said since we got here is that he could REALLY get used to living here).

I don't know if you'll understand this or not. I met Nicki here on the DIS about two years ago (it was right before our 2008 trip I think). It is like I found my long lost sister. We have just clicked and have become just like sisters. We love her and Todd and are so glad that they are a part of our lives.

As for the ticker, I don't know how that happened. But we are talking about doing a trip...but we are looking at arriving October 31 or November 1 and spending four or five days with Nicki and Todd at Disney and then going to Marco Island and spending more time with them there.

Here's a picture (the first of several, I'm sure) from our great time tonight:

 

[marvali]

I apologize if I missed any "reply" posts (my eyes are getting heavy after trying to keep up with all the subscribed threads).

Now, I've kept you in suspense long enough. What Nicki was talking about is the following.

Mark stopped for gas on Wednesday night and I ran into 7 Eleven to pay for it. I got $10 back and bought two $5 Monopoly scratch tickets. I gave one to Mark and scratched one myself. Mine was a loser. Mark scratched his and gave it to me and said, "did I just win $500." I said, "WHAT?" And I looked at it and said, "you sure did; and we are going to treat Nicki & Todd to dinner tomorrow night (meaning tonight). I told Mark to let me look at it again because I just couldn't believe it and I wanted to be sure he scratched the code at the bottom which he often forgets to do. I scratched under all the numbers and to my great surprise and shock he had TWO matching numbers and we won $1000 total. So today we drove to Ft. Myers (about an hour from Marco Island) to the district office and cashed in our winnings and had a delightful dinner with Nicki & Todd. I too, like Nicki, wish we had bought a condo from her (all Mark has said since we got here is that he could REALLY get used to living here).

I don't know if you'll understand this or not. I met Nicki here on the DIS about two years ago (it was right before our 2008 trip I think). It is like I found my long lost sister. We have just clicked and have become just like sisters. We love her and Todd and are so glad that they are a part of our lives.

As for the ticker, I don't know how that happened. But we are talking about doing a trip...but we are looking at arriving October 31 or November 1 and spending four or five days with Nicki and Todd at Disney and then going to Marco Island and spending more time with them there.

Here's a picture (the first of several, I'm sure) from our great time tonight:

WOW, you won $1000??? Talk about payback!!!

 

[Simba22]

Actually, I did not create that ticker. Not sure how it happened.

Wow, CSR misses you so much already that it has created a ticker for you!

Mark scratched his and gave it to me and said, "did I just win $500." I said, "WHAT?" And I looked at it and said, "you sure did; and we are going to treat Nicki & Todd to dinner tomorrow night (meaning tonight).

This part was awesome enough!

I scratched under all the numbers and to my great surprise and shock he had TWO matching numbers and we won $1000 total.

That is SO awesome! Congrats!!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

Kathy, that guy cut off Todd's head LOL

And why are my eyes so glassy? That darn Blue Hawaiian! Yours too, silly Mai Tai!

Hope the rest of the pictures look nice but if we are a mess from that rain we will try again on Saturday...two Disney stores girl, TWO! CRAB FEST 2010!!!

Love ya and see you on Sat am, lets get our coffee on!!!! Todd emptied my trunk for all the purchases he is sure we are going to make I think he has us figured out

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Kathy how awesome is that! Congratulations!! so, how long before you and Mark retire down in FL sounds like you guys are leaning that way...Mark can just ump games from there...

so, happy to hear how great of a time you guys are having!
keep the smiles coming!!!!
Connie

Oh! BTW your ticker just reset itself...I have noticed that on quite a few threads --don't know why it drives me bonkers...use to be they would say how many days since the fun started