Finally just got back early this morning ... we were having such a great time we extended our trip by a day, and then I hitched a ride home with the parents in the RV for an 18 hour trip north.
I sorta feel like Ed Norton in the beginning of Fight Club entering into mundane reality again ... spent the day going food shopping, cleaning the house, and STILL doing laundry from the trip on a Saturday night (wine stains came out of my white shorts!)
I'll probably post some more tomorrow with some pics of my trip wins and overall summary ... hint - I got to meet John Lasseter on Tuesday!
So enjoyed meeting everyone. Seriously the highlight meet was Brocktoon's parents. They were an absolute blast. If he tells you he is meeting you all and bringing his parents, go with it. They fit right in. . .awesome peeps.
Thanks again everyone for the kind words about my parents! I would never be a Disney nut if it wasn't for them, as our WDW vacations have been going for as long as I can remember. I know it sounds cheesy, but while my parents are still healthy and going strong I want to continue to build great memories with them without any regrets. 44th anniversary for them this year
While I spend plenty of solo time during my vacations, I also always enjoy keeping the family dynamic going. I really appreciate the DISers accepting my folks into fold
I don't think we took any pictures, we did get photopass, but didn't get any pictures from the meet. Hopefully someone did better than us.
Yep, how is it possible that with so many camera devices between everyone on Saturday (including a photopass) that there really weren't any pics floating around
Although I'm quite pleased that I did not show up in any Friday evening pics
For those that did not make the JellyRolls impromptu stop, a definite must for the entire group next DISMeet. Red cups, great music and Sister Christian. Sorta the perfect storm.
There's gotta be a DISers take 2 meet next October and Jellyrolls will need to be on the list. I think the song deck needs to stacked in favor of more 70s/80s power ballads!
Next year, We seriously need to try and arrange our F&W meet/trip for a Friday or Monday. It'll be MUCH easier to partake of the many options available to us without the crazy weekend crowds/lines. You know... First Sake Bar trip lines.... Not 2nd Sake Bar trip lines.
(damn! and I never did get a chance to collect on my Margarita Brocktoon promised us!)
CONGRATS again on the engagement, and it was a very cool treat to meet the complete Clan DC on Sat afternoon!
I have never seen crowds in the Sake bar like we did for round 2, and La Cava was insane on Saturday. They closed off any seating requests and it was take-out only from what I saw.
Thank God margaritas is the only thing an inebriated Brocktoon promised (that I know of), but if we can get some folks together next year, a La Cava stop needs to be in order so I can make good. I did get a few jalapeno margaritas from La Cava later in the week
Alrighty, need to get back to my fun Saturday night of post trip clean-up and laundry