cheekypoppins
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i made it!! I love the pic of you both at epcot,very nice! OH MY !!! that bridge is creepy we don't have anything like that here.
Joining in. Sounds like a well deserved trip
subbing Mary Ellen thanks for the Heads Up
Thanks for the alarm, MEK. We are running errands, but I'll be back later today to read.
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I'm here I'm here!!!! Must comeback to read but I'm here!
I'm here!
Jill in CO
Sounds like a well deserved vacation after all that occurred in 2013. I see this as medicinal.
Goodness, your adventures getting to the airport and then finding the right hotel, yikes! At least you finally reached your destination. And if you craved Chinese or needed dry cleaning to be done you were in a handy dandy location. (Uhhhh although you were there just for the night so never mind!)
I'm a soon to be empty nester. 3/4 of my babies are grown and gone so I think I may need to follow your example and plan an "I'm free at last" trip.
I'm looking forward to reading more!
You know I'm in!! Thanks for the heads up message with the link . Great start!
Great start! I had a bigger response, but my computer is being stupid and it didn't post it.
I am in! I got so behind on your other tr but am here to start from the beginning on this!
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I'm sorry getting to the hotel was stressful I agree about that bridge, I don't like it one bit. Unfortunately it's the way we have to go to get to the beach.
I hope work stress is better
I'm in! Thanks for the bat signal!
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I am here! Wow, you did have a brutal 2013...very glad it is a new year for you and that you had this trip as the year winded down. The compound effects of all of that...UGH!
I had to I swear, there isn't a MEK TR when you guys don't miss an exit or get turned around. The miss to long term parking was classic....
the nightmare finding your real hotel....YUCK! You had to be just wiped out. Good news is hopefully that meant you both passed out and slept like rocks.
I'm here - I hope I gave you the motivation!
(Sarah picked out these guys!)
Pam!!!! Thanks for joining in! And I still can't believe your TR is done. I'm so sad!
It wasn't as much stressful as it was just downright annoying. But you can never get too annoyed at the start of vacation, right?
I hate when they close one side of the bridge and you have cars going in opposite directions on the same span. That always unnerves me. I just I better get myself psyched because I will be taking the bridge to BWI by myself in May.
Its actually much better and one of the big reasons why is because I don't have to work mega overtime anymore!
Also newly empty nesters here to follow along!
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Great start!
Sorry about getting lost, that is the worst on vacation!!
Yes, you definitely deserved a trip - what a stressful year for you both! I remember you going through each thing as it happened, but now seeing it collectively, it looks so much worse!
I like the revised itinerary plan - saving the cruise for your 25th sounds like a good idea!
Too bad it took so long to get to the right hotel - the room looks pretty nice.
I have a question about these AAA rewards - how do you earn them? (I'm not a AAA member). Sounds like a good deal!
Well it sounds like 2013 wasn't the greatest and you must really have been looking forward to this vacation. I love your enthusiasm and am looking forward to the trip
Sorry for the rough year. Here is to a great 2014.
I have a phobia on some bridges. EEK!
Nice of the clerk but I would have felt the same way.
Great start to the trip. Glad you found the hotel.
Here! Thanks for the heads up, Mary Ellen! You're just in time for me to finish mine.
Holding my spot 'til I can get back here. Thanks for the heads-up Mary Ellen!
Accident, on page three already. Just saving my place, gotta get caught up!
Looking forward to reading about your trip. Great start...except for getting lost, that stinks!
Thanks for the heads up! Knowing me, it would have taken me forever to notice that you had started.
I can't say that I blame you for wanting to put 2013 behind you. May 2014 be whole different story for you.
It's too bad that you got lost trying to find the hotel but at least when you did, it was nice and fit the bill for your short stay.
Following along on yet another great MEK report.
Arriving at MCO at night is very different than it is in the daytime. It is quiet, calm, and dark. I much prefer the hustle and bustle of the daytime and the sun shining brightly through on all the palm trees.
I hope Denny never has any hospital stays on future vacations. I remember reading all about that and thinking how terrible that was for both of you. Little did I know what was in store for me.... Here's to healthy trips to all from now on!
It is nice that you get to travel whenever you want to now and that you are not bound to school/sports/activities schedules. Thanks for sharing your good times and pictures with us.
I am here... subscribed. It will likely take me a while to get caught up though... but I promise I will get caught up!
We have been having empty nest vacations for quite a while. They are great, but retirement vacations are even better. No waiting on work, we can go anytime we want. Only bad thing about is a husband who is home all of the time! LOL
Whenever we go anywhere I'm the navigator, my DH cant find his way out of a paper bag. I can't begin to tell you how many times he passes where he is supposed to turn.
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I didn't realize you had such a rough year. I guess when we are hearing about our trials one at a time they don't seem as bad as when we list them all together. I'm so sorry for such a rough year, I can relate....greatly.
I'm glad you got to take a trip to decompress, you really needed it.
I'm starting to regret not planning a May trip, I sure could use it. Still holding out for the NYC trip.
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Oh my I always hate going over the Bay Bridge! As many times as we've had to do it due to numerous trip to Ocean City, I still hate it!
Wow! I knew all of those things had gone on for you this year... but when you list them all out it is a lot. I am glad you got through them all.
Flying into MCO at night is something we always do. It is very quiet there at night.
Finding your home for that first night sounded like quite the ordeal!
Ok, now I'm all caught up! I knew each of the things that happened last year, but when you put them all together it's quite a lot to happen in one year. You definitely needed this trip!
I sincerely wish you a much better 2014.
Glad your departure day went pretty well, other than getting turned around finding the hotel! I can't wait to hear all about this trip!
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Page 4 already?! This must be where all the cool kids are Looking forward to hearing all about your trip!
Yea for a new TR! Can't wait to read along. I knew about most of what had been going on in 2013 but after reading it all together...whew! I bet you were glad to put 2013 to bed.
It's so nice to see you and Denny going on trips and enjoying each other. While it will be a while before we get to travel as empty nesters, it seems to me that for a lot of people, by the time they get to that point, they don't want to be around each other or have no idea who they are anymore. I don't want that and we try to take a "just us vacation" each year but that doesn't always happen - like you mentioned, hard to get sitters.
I love reading about your trips together, even if he misses an exit or two here or there!
Christine
You sure had a lot to deal with in 2013! So glad you were able to rearrange plans to something that works for you.
Even arriving late at night, and having a more calm situation at MCO to deal with, you still had quite an eventful start to your trip! I just hate when I'm trying to find a hotel I'm not familiar with and they don't do a very good job of placing signs to help you find it. I've done the backtracking thing a few times myself.
Here's hoping the rest of your trip went a lot smoother, and you have a much calmer and better 2014!
I'm actually on the Southern Caribbean 7night with Cynthia. I wish I could swing 2 cruises in a month since your double dip would be a birthday cruise for me!
Jill in CO
Just stopping by to say hi. I'll try to get caught up later!
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Woohoo!!
KIM