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| Tinkerbell819
Thu 9/20/2007 6:30p | Oh, I hope you are having fun, Villains!
You met your hubby on my b-day! :)
I'll have to tell you about my crazy job that you only have to work when you want to, and therefore can take off to go to DL. Of course, I don't make the beaucoup bucks that Mollysmom does!
What day is your next trip, Villains, I think it's the 23rd, but I'm not certain. So, yes we can meet up on your 3rd trip! I still have to post in my trip countdown for LP, now that I have the plane tix and all. I was going through that "I don't think I can afford it" stage, and after watching the fares creep up, I just threw caution to the wind and pulled my credit card out one night last week and went for it. So, I now officially have dates set.
I hope you have some of your Mudslides for tonite! |
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| rtjl72
Thu 9/20/2007 7:48p | would someone enlighten me about an lp gathering in july? what might the dates be? my family will be there 7.28 to 8.2. i think that something like a get together to put faces to names would be absolutely fun! |
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| liveforvacations
Thu 9/20/2007 8:29p | yipee, I feel your pain with regard to airfares. I also live in Canada in Vancouver and we just do not have the airlines to have any real competition!
I am very fortunate that I have a lot of airmiles so I use those but it ends up costing me almost $600.00 in taxes and fees for the four of us.
My friend, on advice from me which I got from Laughing Place, recently booked airfare out of Seattle for $800.00 for the 4 of them!Unfortunately, living in Calgary, that is not an option for you.
However, it is not really an option for us either because my husband refuses to drive all the way to Seattle even to save some money.
We western Canadians are at the mercy of Air Canada and Westjest basically.
Sending you seat sale vibes!!!!
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| Tinkerbell819
Fri 9/21/2007 5:33a | rtj, The big LP Meet in July is on DL's birthday every year, July 17. There are a lot of mini meets around those dates, too. (I've never been, but they sure sound and look fun!) |
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| yipee
Fri 9/21/2007 8:01a | Thanks for the vibes liveforvacations! I KNOW West Jet does sales alot, but of course, they haven't had a good one on our dates for a couple of weeks (murphy's law...)
We were going to use AirMiles, but one day the West Jet flights were available, and the next day it was just Air Canada! Wahh. We like the West Jet times way better. Also, it looks like the West Jet jets are bigger. We've always had a jet that had 3 seats per aisle, where it looks like the Air Canada ones are only 2 seats per aisle. Not to mention the cool satellite TV with West Jet.
But I digress... what most irked us about airmiles was having to spend about $700 (including cancellation insurance) for a FREE flight. We figured we'd be better off using the airmiles for merchandise and hopper tickets and pay NOTHING!
The first year we went we managed to get a West Jet sale of $89 per person each way! We'll NEVER see that again! The last time we went, we got something like $117, and then the next day the sale dropped to $107. grrrr. But now we're down to less than 3 months til we would like to leave, so we're not sure how long we hold out for cheaper West Jet flights, and risk having the seats fill up, versus just giving up and going with Air Canada and airmiles. (you know, the old "one bird in the hand..)
Sigh. The torture I bring upon myself... :P |
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| MOLLYSMOM
Fri 9/21/2007 8:42a | Good morning, chickie babes! Happy friday.
How were the Jersey Boys last night, villains? I hope you had a great birthday.
Tink and villains...if you two DO hook up at DL and you DON'T send me a picture, I will be VERY angry with you. Geez, tink, first you get to meet mickeynewe, and then you get to meet villains...I'm feelin' left out and jealous.
Villains...your experience with your DH is creepily similar to mine. There should have been the Twilight Zone theme music playing in the background when I was reading your story.
I met my studmuffin on August 26th, 1998, and we, too started dating over Labor Day weekend. He moved in over Thanksgiving weekend, and we got engaged that christmas. Haven't bothered to "get legal" as you know. Very strange how similar our stories are.
Tink...I got VERY excited when you said that I made big bucks. I checked my wallet, however, and saw that you were just pulling my leg.
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| Tinkerbell819
Fri 9/21/2007 9:25a | Honestly, don't you girls ever watch 48 hours mysteries? Every time one of those ladies let a guy move in a few months after meeting them, they end up...I can't even say it! I'm just glad you're both safe! ;)
I am anxious to hear about the Jersy Boys, too. Maybe she's sleeping off all of the frozen mudslides.
Where is Mickeynewe, anyway? Just cause she doesn't have a trip planned in the near future is no excuse for not keeping in touch on the LP boards. I mean, after all, some of us can talk about planning trips in 2009, for goodness sakes!
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| MOLLYSMOM
Fri 9/21/2007 11:26a | I was thinkin' that villains broke several "fun barriers" last night, and we probably won't be hearing from her until this afternoon. Unless....unless she wound up in jail!!!!!!!!
Yes...I am a BIG fan of 48 Hours Mystery...wouldn't miss it. Plus, I am a Court TV junkie. Lotta dirt bags out there.
Met my dirt bag...I mean DH...when he came to work here. It was reasonably safe. He passed the background check and drug test. So, here's a single, employed, straight, clean guy with no criminal background...not to mention very hot, and knows how to put on a pair of Levis.....MINE MINE MINE!!!!! You can't let something like that stay out in the open for long. I jumped on that boy mighty quick.
I was wondering where mickey was, too. I have noticed that she's not on much when she isn't planning a trip, but I think she pretty much goes each year around Turkey Day. I had a passing thought and concern about her recent health issues. I hope she's ok. Should we PM her? |
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| gottaluvdavillains
Fri 9/21/2007 12:07p | Okay wrote a whole review of last night and darn (being nice) computer dumped me out!!
So now the short version -
Jersey Boys so Awesome (would see it again in a heart beat)
Dinner - Jack in the Box (hubby couldn't get out of work as early as he thought) Will take me out for nice dinner - maybe tomorrow
No Drinks :(
So tired from such late night with too many stairs (balcony seats) and no I have not scheduled my ankle surgery yet and I can feel it today!!
Tonight Drinks and a movie with SIL. Not too many because some ding dong in our soccer league thinks my son wants to play soccer at 8am - yes scheduler should be tarred and feathered!
Love 48hrs - but met my guy through mutual friend who said he was a good guy and he is! He loved me from the start and when he met my son he fell for him too. He has alwasy loved us and supported us even though dealing with my X has made things hard - he has never once said he wished things were any different...My son called him daddy before his own dad and it was my hubby that stayed home with the sick baby and up all night when needed and never complained!! He was meant to be my hubby and my son's dad. When I see what happens on some of those show's I know to thank God I ended up with a good guy!!
Funny MMOM that when you meet someone and it clicks how fast things can fall into place!!
Maybe if we don't here from mickey we should send out a smoke signal and make sure she is okay...
Oh yeah MMOM have you heard from child welfare yet!! Making that poor girl wait over a year for another trip after what you put her through this summer!! Tsk tsk!!
Hey tink I leave on the 27th - I am having such a hard time keeping this secret!! Her teacher asked her on monday how many days she was going to miss on her trip!! My DD just looked at him and said I didn't know I was leaving - and said you must be thinking of Ariana (DD friend who is in the same class and should be getting home from DL today) Whew it sure was a close one!!
Tink now I think we should definitly meet up in Nov and send a pict to MMOM! My mom and I already have seating for the candlelighting are you going to that too?
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| MOLLYSMOM
Fri 9/21/2007 2:51p | Glad it was just a cranky computer and not "30 days in the hole" for you villains. Sometime when you got nuttin' better to do, you'll have to give us the long version of your night.
Burger King, huh? Actually, a Whopper now and then is pretty tasty. I'm havin' a hard time with the "no drinks" deal, though. I will assume that you and SIL will rectify that tonite.
Yes, sometimes things just "click" as you say. I think we both got pretty lucky with our fellows, and our kids got lucky, too. Your ex sounds like mine... a major poo. My DD adores DH and has very little to do with her bio dad. He lives about 275 miles away, but only bothers to see her 2-4 days a year, and he never calls. He actually left us when I was pregnant with her. We have both been very blessed to have DH come into our lives.
Close call with the teacher almost spilling the beans...whew! On DD's surprise trip to DL my dad about spoiled it.
Ok, when you and tink hook up and take a picture for me, I would like to request that you buy a drink for me and set it on the table with you. I'm SURE you'll make good use of it after the photo op.
As far as waiting too long for DL again...DH actually says that we can go every year if I want. I'm the one that says every other year. NOT because that's what I want, but it's to be fair to DH. He LOVES to go camping and fishing...I mean LOVES. So, on our "off" years we go to Lake Roosevelt for a week, hang out on the beach, go tubing and fishing and R E L A X. He would gladly give up his camping vacations for DD and I, but there's no way that I would go for that, as much as I love to go to DL. He always says that he's happy wherever we go and he just wants to hang out with us, but we love going camping with him because he loves it so much. So there...I DO in fact have a heart.
Ok...what should we do about mickeynewe? I like the smoke signal idea. Her best friend posts here, if I remember correctly, maybe she knows how she's doing. I really am getting concerned about her. Normally, I'd just think she was busy with other things. Her DD is very active in school. With her health issues this past summer I worry a bit more.
Speakin' of health....get your darn ankle fixed already! I thought tink and I already handled that with you. When you get back from vacation, you need to get that fixed. |
