MousePad - Blogs - Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/blog.php?22419-Jenasweetemotion MousePad is a discussion forum covering family travel and entertainment, especially Disney. To visit the forum, go to http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/ . en Sun, 19 May 2013 13:31:59 GMT vBulletin 15 http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/images/misc/rss.jpg MousePad - Blogs - Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/blog.php?22419-Jenasweetemotion Next Trip http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?606-Next-Trip Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:33:31 GMT Well the holidays are over and everything is starting to get back to normal. I haven't been on the Mousepad in a while to write. There is just never enough time.

The holidays were great this year we decided that our gift to our Grandparents would be to invite them to the Happy place. My Grandparents haven't been to Disneyland in 16 plus years. The last time was right after my brother was born. This is something that they would not be able to afford, nor would it be the first thing to spend money on. It was great to be able to tell them that next year they will be there with us for the start of the Holidays at Disneyland. Everything is taken care of (money wise) and they don't have to worry about it. The first thing my Grandma said was "I need to invest in a new pair of walking shoes and start preparing." I laughed because to them this will be a marathon :)

So now that it is planned, well at least the dates set it is all up to me to plan everything. It is something I love to do, I make lists and look at all the prices make a guide for cost and get everything squared away. I am so happy to be going back to Disneyland especially with them and possibly Aunt, Uncle and Cousin. I just wish it were sooner. It is one of those things that takes forever to get here and then fly's by. Until then I will continue to close my eyes and imagine myself walking down Main Street. At least I have those everyday :)

Well that is it for now, thanks for reading my ramblings and if you have an idea on how to make something more memorable for them let me know.

Until next time.

Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?606-Next-Trip Holidays and more. http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?572-Holidays-and-more Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:58:23 GMT I love the Holidays and spending time with the family. :) I've already sent out the invitations for Thanksgiving and received back the RSVP's. As usual this Thanksgiving will be at our apartment we have a 2 bedroom single floor apartment, so getting ready for Thanksgiving requires having to move the furniture around so we don't feel like we are in a box. :rolleyes: My Grandparents (Mom's, Mom and Stepdad) don't get along with my Dad. So that means already off the bat we have two Thanksgivings which I don't mind because I love to be in the kitchen and cook but this year we leave for Disneyland and there for our Thanksgiving are back to back with me packing, and also having something special for my Mom's birthday on the 28th. I really can't wait to be at Disneyland, and be in a place where it is stress free. ;)

This trip with my Mom and Brother will be a little different then the others we usually take together. This time I decided that it would be in our (Tommy and I) best interests to have separate rooms. My Brother can be a little hard to handle sometimes so this is something that we needed.
Also this will be the first time my Mom and Brother will be there for the Holidays. I think I convinced her of going during this time because last year it left Tommy and I breathless.

I am hopping that before I go on this trip I can get my hair cut. I know this must sound odd but I've been growing out my hair to be able to donate it to Locks Of Love. After my childhood friend passed from having Leukemia it was something that I wanted to do and will continue to do. Right now I have a little more then an inch give or take. It will be the first time having my hair short in a while and I can't wait.

Until next time.

Jena :)
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?572-Holidays-and-more <![CDATA[Day Three & Four In The Happy Place.]]> http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?559-Day-Three-amp-Four-In-The-Happy-Place Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:40:21 GMT I know it has been a few days since I have been able to write about the last couple days of my... I know it has been a few days since I have been able to write about the last couple days of my trip, but things around here have be needles to say very stressful. So now I will tell you all how the rest of my trip went and relive the very happy moments.

Tuesday Oct 12th - Day 3 started off early so we could get early entry into the park because I was careless and thought there was Mickey's Toontown Madness. I am a great schedular but somehow got my days mixed up so after we entered the park 8:10 a.m. and went towards Toontown where I finally figured out that I was wrong I had to figure out what we would do, and how to make it up to my very hungry and tired boyfriend and dad. So we first went over to the Matterhorn where my dad really wanted to go. The line was only 10 minutes which made me really happy. My dad loved it and was happy to be able to ride it. :)

We all then stopped to figure out where to eat and I said to myself, we'll go to Minnie's Breakfast. This is somewhere where none of us had eaten before, plus I figured this would be a redemption of making my mistake. I told my Dad and Tommy to head over to Mainstreet. I stopped and asked the cast member how long the wait would be, he said no wait. So we all shook our heads yes and went to go eat and of course see the characters. The food was really great, but of course we were on the lookout for characters. My dad saw Tigger and stopped eating and started to wave like a little kid. I was watching him and just smiling the whole time :fez: . He has never been to a character meal where he could see so many at one time and it thrilled him to the core.
We saw:
Minnie of course, Tigger, Pooh, Eeyore, Captain Hook, Fairy Godmother, and Chip.

After eating such a big breakfast we looked and saw that it was after 9:00 and why not go over to Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and get a Fastpass. We wanted to go back at night and view it then. So that is what we did. Then we went over to Finding Nemo which was a 45 minute wait. My dad wanted to experience everything but the subs were never his thing, so he was so-so about this ride.
My dad and myself get claustrophobic him worse then myself with certain places so that is why this Dad was iffy about this ride. After we rode it I asked him how it was, he said alright I guess. So I have figured that if he gets back to Disneyland this will not be a ride that he will go on again lol. :)

We then went over to Small World and decided that this would be a great calm ride. My dad was in aww the whole time, the last time he saw this ride was 11 years ago. He thought everything was so bright and although I think we had the slowest boat lol. we were able to see all the added Disney characters throughout the ride. After Small World I asked my dad what he wanted to do and he said Toy Story mania, so we headed over to California Adventure.
After walking over to Toy Story Mania they said they were having technical difficulties and didn't know how long it would be. So we went over to Soarin which my dad wanted to do again. The wait was 50 minutes, so we got Fastpasses.
We decided we would go back to the hotel real quick so my dad could change. He was wearing shorts and wanted to get some pants on. So we cut through the Grand Californian Private entrance.

After we did that we decided we would go and see Turtle Talk with Crush we went over and waited about 20 minutes. I was trying to explain it to my dad but he didn't understand. So we got seated and my dad was so intrigued. Crush asked if anyone knew how to swim. Tommy raised his hand very low and back down really fast, he tends to be shy sometimes. Well unbeknownst to us he was chosen, because all of a sudden he had a microphone in front of him. It was so funny Crush asked Tommy what button he was wearing and he said my birthday button. Crush said how old are you and Tommy said 25, Crush said dude you just hatched lol. :) It was so funny and my dad kept trying to figure out how this Crush dude knew everything :eyeroll:

After Crush we went back over to Disneyland and went to Thunder Mountain to get Fastpasses, because the whole time we had been there it had been a 50 minute wait which wasn't to bad but Dad wanted to come back and only wait 10 minutes so that is what we did.

We went back over to California Adventure to ride Soarin with our fastpasses and only wait 15 minutes which was great. This time we got to sit in the front and in the middle of the screen. My dad again loved it and wanted to stay. I love this ride and it is always relaxing.
We then went over to California Screamin' and waited 25 minutes. My dad loved this ride and said it was the smoothest coaster he had ever ridden. :)

After going on a few more rides we decided to head over to the Monorail and ride it to Downtown Disney and go eat at ESPN. We got to ESPN about 20 minutes before our reservation time and I asked for a booth in the screening room. Since it was my dad's first time being there I wanted him to sit where not only he had all the TV's but a TV at his table. He loved it, but after ordering his food and not eating it I asked him if he was alright. He said he didn't feel good. I told him to go back to the Hotel and rest for a while. After resisting and telling me that I would somehow be mad at him :rolleyes: he went back to the hotel. We said we would come back to the hotel at 7:30 and see how he was. So that is what we did.

After finishing dinner at ESPN me and Tommy stopped at Paradise Pier to drop off the left overs and went to Disneyland. Tommy decided that he wanted to go and do some shopping with his funcard so we did. We first stopped off at Zocalo and looked at all the decorations and took some pictures. Then we did some shopping and headed back to the hotel to get Dad. Tommy went and woke him up, my dad said he felt much better. The park closed at 9:00 so we had some things to do in a short amount of time. We went over to Space Mountain with our Fastpasses in hand.
We were so happy that we had them because the line at was 115 minutes. We got up to the Fastpass line and only had to wait 10 minutes which we all loved. We also loved the sound effects outside and the colors on Space Mountain. After we rode it again this time in the front, which I think is much better we decided to go to Thunder Mountain.
After 15 minutes of having to go around the fireworks area we were finally over to Thunder Mountain, which had a time of 45 minutes. We got to the point where we handed the Cast member our Fastpass and it started to rain. We were happy that it was only a 5 minute wait. By that time the rain stopped which was great.

We then decided to go on the Jungle Cruise, I don't know why but I love to ride it at night. It was a great ride and the fireworks were going on which was also great. The park was closing in 10 minutes so we decided to go back to the hotel and pack :crying:
We got out of the park fairly easy although the fireworks had ended and everyone was leaving, we decided to cut through the shops which always saves me and Tommy time when we've done it in the past.
We all thought that, that was the hard part.. Wrong.
We get back to Paradise Pier and the whole lobby was filled with lines to the elevators I was like :eek: So having faced the elevator woes before I walked to the second floor and pushed the express elevator which of course was coming down so we were able to catch it to go to our room.
We packed and got the last of our pillow candies which is always sad to think this is my last night here. :crying:


Wednesday Oct 14th- We woke up at 7:30 and checked out and took our luggage and checked it in with their baggage area.
We then headed to the park to do some last minute shopping and some rides.
We first went to go and do Mickey's Toontown Madness, this time on the right day :)
My Dad enjoyed it and the button. He had been collecting the buttons the whole time. After the ceremony thing was done Toontown was still not open to the rest of the park so we went and did Roger Rabbit. We all had a blast and Dad had his own car, because we both knew that he would be spinning himself silly. That is what he did lol.

We then headed over to California Adventure to go on Toy Story Mania it was drizzling but we had our umbrellas with us so we could handle it. We got over there and the wait was 40 minutes so we waited. The rain continued to stop and go so we where happy we had the umbrella's. After riding it my Dad said he had a blast with the games and he did pretty well too. :)
We then went over to Monsters inc. which is my favorite ride :) I love Sully, and this ride is always a must. :)

We then headed over to Disneyland for the last time :crying: We really just walked around and got pictures taken and did some more shopping. The rain never held up and we all decided that we were ready to head home.
We went back to the hotel and Tommy and I decided to change since our bottoms of our pants were wet. So we got our luggage and changed in the bathrooms in the lobby. There was an Origins cosmetic meeting that just let out so the lobby was packed with women. So of course my dad who is single was what he called people watching. They were all really nice and after pulling my Dad to the car we left.

We first had to go to Costco to fill up with gas, then we hit the road. We left Anaheim at 4:00 the traffic was not bad. We stopped at In-N-out and got our lunch/dinner I was so hungry not eating any breakfast that I was so happy to have food in front on me.
We stopped and got gas in Coalinga, and I finally got to stretch my legs. We got back on I-5 and didn't hit any traffic on 101 and got home at mid-night which to me was great. I felt we made great time.

Now that I am home and writing this trip, I wish that I was back in the happiest place. I love the fact that even writing this trip report I feel like I am back in my little world, but I know that as soon as I stop I am back to having to deal with life. :eyeroll:

I hope that you enjoyed reading about my trip and I know that I often try to live vicariously through you all. :)

Untill next time.

Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?559-Day-Three-amp-Four-In-The-Happy-Place Second Day in the Park. http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?557-Second-Day-in-the-Park Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:11:14 GMT Here is what we did the second day of our trip to the Happiest Place. Monday Oct 12th- We... Here is what we did the second day of our trip to the Happiest Place.

Monday Oct 12th- We started out the day waking up at 7:30 and decided to head over to La Brea for breakfast. We had noticed that there was not nearly as many people as the previous day which was a great sign. We had allot planned for today, because some of the things were going down for refurbishment the next day or where not going so I had everything planned. :)

We first had all decided that we would start off the day by heading to the Haunted Mansion which is what we did. We only waited 10 minutes which was great. My dad had never seen the Haunted Mansion all decorated in the Nightmare before Christmas holiday.
After we got out of the ride we noticed a 5 minute wait time for Splash Mountain so I didn't hesitate and asked dad if he wanted to ride it now. So that is what we did. Tommy is not a fan of this ride so he was going to hold on to our stuff. We got to the log and I asked my dad if he wanted to hand off anything more to Tommy and he said no, so off we went. After the first little drop I realized that I was going to get very wet as I already felt like a typhoon had gone in my shoes. After the last/big drop I was drinctched but had also known my dad was no longer wearing his hat :confused: . Well as you probably guessed he lost it on the last drop :eyeroll: We told a cast member and they said that at the end of the day they drain the water and to come back tomorrow. So that was are plan for the next morning.

We headed over to Fantasyland to Mr. Toads wild ride, to try to get a little dry :p The last scene in the ride you end in hell and the heat we thought would help :) It did we were a little drier. My dad decided he wanted to go over to California Adventure and go on Soarin over California which he had read about, so that is where we went. When we got to Soarin there was a 40 minute wait which was more of a 35 minute wait. My dad loved the pictures and the history inside. Once we got inside and got seated I looked over and he had a big smile on his face. After it was over we looked at my dad and he said I wonder if they will notice if I hide in here. I said yes lol. He loved this ride soooo... much. I told him that we would do this ride again.

We then headed back to Disneyland as not only were we really hungry but we had reservations at Celebration Round-Up so we headed there in hopes that we could get in early, which is what we did. The food was really great I think I had 3 pieces of chicken, Tommy had 3 pieces of chicken as well as some ribs. My dad ate the most he had 3 buckets of ribs no joke. I couldn't believe how much he ate. I kept looking at him like :eek: after he was finished they let us take the rest of the food to go which I thought was cool. I am used to all you can eat food not being able to be taken as left over. I think that I will definitely be eating here again. :)

After we were done eating an early lunch/dinner we decided to go and do something relaxing so we headed towards Frontierland. We saw that Sailing Ship Columbia was running and this was going to be the last day of it. We waited for it, as the Mark Twain was loading people. We didn't mind waiting as we were really full. Me and dad had never ridden on this ship so we were both really happy Tommy likes this one out of both of the ships. What was great was becuase we had been waiting they told us were to stand so when they opened the gates we could go to the front. That is what we did and I kind of had the Titanic moment on the front lol. :fez: Dad got told not to touch the black cannons, I swear he is a kid. :)

After we rode that we decided to go back to the hotel and drop off the left overs and also so I could change my pants as they still were not fully dry. Only because it was a nice cool day.

We got back to the park at about 3:30 and I had seen the Lilly Belle running and I have always wanted to ride in it. We went to the train station to ask and someone else was already there asking the same info. They were trying to find out if they had enough cast members to have someone back there. That took about a half hour. They said yes and asked how many people were waiting the person that was before us had 6 people and we had 3 so we waited as it went around the park. Someone showed up and said that they had put thier name on a list to ride. The cast member asked how many they had and they had 6 but 2 hadn't arrived yet and the Lilly Belle was approaching so the cast member told them the people they had with them would be able to go but they were not going to wait for the remainder. It made it a total of 13 people which meant we could ride. I was so happy to be able to ride that I didn't notice that it was really hot inside. :rolleyes:

After we rode that we figured we would head over to Bill Hill and the Hillbillies at the Golden Horseshoe. They were only going to be performing this day of our trip. We got over there 45 minutes before the show and got a great seat on the upper balcony. Tommy wanted some ice cream and dad wanted the chili fries he saw so that is what we did. After we got there the rest of the seats were all gone so we were really glad that we got there at that time. It was the first time seeing the show for all of us and we loved it. We were clapping and singing along and laughing :) I will definitely do this again with mom and brother in Dec.

We then decided to go and ride some rides while waiting for Fantasmic. Dad decided that this would be the best time to go back over to Disney's California Adventure and ride Tower of Terror. Keep in mind that the only reason he was riding this was because my mom rode it. They are divorced and it is sometimes a game lol. a friendly one though. :p
We got there and the wait was only 15 minutes which was only about 10 minutes. I was hoping it would be a fast wait so my dad would not change his mind. He rode it and won't be doing it again lol. He looked so ill after that I thought we might be heading back to the hotel early. He said he was fine :eyeroll: we headed back over to Disneyland because California Adventure was closing. We thought we would go over to the Fantasmic area.

We finally got over to the secret viewing area, where no one was including some of the MP'ers that were there that also know about it. We were there about 40 minutes before the show. Once the show started I felt that I had the best view out of everyone. Thanks again to the person that let me know. I will definitely being doing this again in Dec. :)

After it was over we waited in the area to see the fireworks where they had the music and turned off the lights. I loved the new Halloween Screams and hope that they keep it for next year. :)

After the Fireworks were over we decided to head to the hotel and get some sleep as we had, had a full day.

Well that is it for day 2 and I hope that you are not to bored by reading about my trip. I am enjoying reliving it :)

Until Tomorrow and day 3 of my trip! :)

Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?557-Second-Day-in-the-Park First Day in the Park. http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?556-First-Day-in-the-Park Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:08:37 GMT Well I know I am home and no longer at the happiest place but I thought I would write about the... Well I know I am home and no longer at the happiest place but I thought I would write about the first day of the trip as there was allot that we did in the 4 day trip to have to write in one post.

Sunday Oct 11th- We woke up a little early as the clock in the room was set by someone who liked to arrive early to places so instead of waking up at 7:30 we woke up at 7:05. By this time I had decided to go and up my dad, which was not hard considering we were in attached rooms. After getting ready we decided to go eat breakfast at La Brea. We waited for 3 elevators at Paradise Pier before getting one that had enough room for three people. This has always been a down flaw at this hotel their elevators are very slow and when you get one it may not be your time. :rolleyes:

We first had to stop by Walt Disney Travel in Downtown Disney to get 3 Magical Exclusion booklets. We waited while someone in front of us needed lots of attention :eyeroll: . We purchased 3 at $10.00 a piece the lady at the front desk knew what we were looking to get which made it easy.
If you don’t have a package and need the Magical Exclusion this is an option. We purchased the Magical Exclusion manly for the priority seating at the Aladdin show which was only showing on Sunday of our trip, which was today so we were really happy to have them in hand. :)

After that we walked to the ticket booths to get Tommy’s birthday fun card. We soon realized that today was going to be really busy.
After entering the park it said that Disneyland was experiencing high crowds and if leaving to get a hand stamp. :|
We first headed to Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and decided we would wait the 70 minutes it had said, otherwise the return time for Fastpass was 11:00 p.m. and we didn’t want to wait. So after waiting 65 minutes they said that they were experiencing technical difficulty and didn’t know when it would be fixed :confused: . I decided that we would wait it out. So after a total of 85 minutes me and my dad where on the ride, we both loved it :fez: Tommy is not a thrill rides person so he waited.

We then decided we would head over to California Adventure to see Aladdin the Musical although it was still 45 minutes before the show I lined up in the Preferred seating line where people were already waiting. I was glad I did because the back of the line were told they would have to come back at a later time.
Dad loved the show and we all were laughing at the genie. :)

After the show we were really hungry so we went back to Disneyland for some corn dogs at the Red Wagon. This was the first for all of us and we loved these corn dogs. If you have not tried them I would. :p

We went on some rides and headed to critter country to see if Tigger was out, he is my dad's favorite character. On our way we saw that the Canoes were going. I have never been able to do this on any of my previous trips, they've always been closed. My dad has never been able to do this. So we thought we would. We all loved it and thought it was fun to experience. :) We then went and saw Tigger and Pooh.

We stayed in the area, because we had a reservation for Blue Bayou, which was a surprise for my dad and boyfriend. So keeping them in the area was a little hard for me :rolleyes: . They both decided we would wait for Pirates of the Caribbean which was a 40 minute wait but I had the time. My dad loved what they did to the ride to add the movies to the previous attraction. It was all new to him :) When we got out of the ride we had 20 minutes before our reservation so I walked over to Blue Bayou. Their faces were like :eek: and then :fez: I asked for a seat by the water and was told I may have to wait after my time which is nothing new. So we all waited, this was my dad's first time here and he was taking everything in.
Dad had Five-Pepper Roast New York with gumbo and he loved it ate almost everything. Me and Tommy did a split plate of Filet Mignon and he had gumbo and I had the salad. I was a little bummed that they didn't do the salad wedge anymore I liked the wedge better. I also like that with the split plate that he didn't have to also get a salad which is what they've done in the past. Dinner was great and Wendy brought Tommy some chocolate moose with whipped cream and a candle which made him happy :)

After dinner we had decided to go and ride some more rides. The park was still crowded and everyone was getting ready for the fireworks and fantasmic so it was close quarters. Dad was getting tired and so was I so we thought we would head to the Mad Hatter, because my dad really waited some Mickey Ears of course :) .
Since we were in Tomorrowland we saw the line for Autotopia had a 10 minute wait so stopped their. Dad was the first car since he can tend to be a child a bump into us. We thought it was a good idea until he took of and ditched us lol. :)
After we got out of the ride we watched the Space Mountain colors and sounds and listened and danced to some music which was really great. :) Forgetting the fact we were all tired.
We had to figure out a way to get out of Disneyland. The cast members had us go in a circle from Tomorrowland to in front of the Castle towards Adventureland. Once over there we were surprised that in order to get to the front of Mainstreet they had us go to through the back of Mainstreet to the front I got to see some behind the scenes which I thought was so cool. We saw The great Zamboni machine, and some Jungle cruise boats we didn't recognize but where told to swiftly move through the area as cast members were showing us where to go. :)
Dad got his ears and as we left the store we saw Mickey all dressed up and stopped for a picture :)

We finally got back to the hotel crashed :) we were so tired.

Well I know that is only day 1 but I can only write so much lol. I hope you don't mind reading about my trip and do hope you enjoy it. :)

Until Tomorrow!

Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?556-First-Day-in-the-Park Finally Back At My Happy Place! http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?552-Finally-Back-At-My-Happy-Place! Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:51:17 GMT Thought I would write in the blog since it is still early and I have free wifi here at Paradise... Thought I would write in the blog since it is still early and I have free wifi here at Paradise Pier.

This trip started out a little bumpy as I got food poisoning from a salad I ate at lunch from Costco yesterday, so last night I slept 4 hours and I still felt weak but had to get myself up to go and get my dad. So we started out leaving and on the 101 at 10:30. I suppose it could have been worse. I have been just laying low as we were not planning on going into the park thank god.

We stopped only once in Coalinga and got gas, and went back on our way. We made great timing or so we thought until we went over the grape vine and they were still putting out a fire it looked like it was almost out but the 20 or so fire trucks and Helicopter made everyone want to stop and stare. Of course once we came into Los Angeles it was traffic the whole way so we arrived at are hotel at 5:30.

We saw signs flashing that Disneyland was very busy and once we decided to make our way over to look it was very busy. The ticket booths were over an hour long, and Downtown Disney was crazy.

We headed back to our hotel and went to PCH Grill which was the only place that had no wait, I got chicken noodle soup as my stomach was still :|

We headed up to the room where they left balloons and candy in both rooms and Mickey rice crispies and a birthday cloth cake. :)

Well that is it as I am going to bed.

Until next time.

Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?552-Finally-Back-At-My-Happy-Place! 2 days and counting! http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?548-2-days-and-counting! Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:58:25 GMT I can't wait to be on vacation it always seems that things all seem to happen before I leave to stress me out.

I woke up this morning my chin and neck hurt almost a burning, I look in the mirror and it looks like I had a chemical peel. Turns out that the face cream I used changed there active ingredient and I am allergic to it. So I went to Target and got some Hydrocortisone cream with aloe and am hoping it will look better. :confused:
While at Target I go to check out and while waiting in line for only about 10 minutes we get to the checkout person and he looks up at his light and says I'm closed and turns off his light. I had one thing it is not as though I'm going to take more then a minute, plus you could have told me this before. I had nothing nice to say, so I calmly walked away. I now have to go and stand in a line for 25 minutes because they only have 2 registers open.

When I get home I go online to balance my register for my bank account and see that the check I put in yesterday for $8.62 was being held for a day because it was not a bank check (I won't say the bank) which has never happened. I've never had an issue. So they charge me an overdraft fee of $33.00 on being over by $1.24 no joke. I drove to the bank and asked them what happened and the great thing is they said it was their mistake and reversed it. It was just something else.

On another note I got my luggage and am almost finished packing. I also washed the car so it look nice and pretty :)
I fixed meals last night to leave for my mom and brother that way they don't starve. I am the cook in the house. I am happy that I only have to fix dinner tonight and then not again till I get back from Disneyland.
Tomorrow we are going out for my boyfriend Tommy's 25th birthday his birthday is not until Oct 11 but we wont be here, it should be nice. :)

I am now at home watching the Boston vs. Anaheim baseball game. I know I may get flack but I am a Boston Fan so I am hoping that they can pull themselves together :)

Well thanks for listen to me ramble :)

Until next time!

Oh and by the way shows how tired I am I only have 1 day and I titled 2. I think my pillow is screaming at me :)
Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?548-2-days-and-counting! 4 Days to go :) http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?544-4-Days-to-go-) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:55:02 GMT I am so happy we have 4 days to go. This Sinus infection that I have, I got antibiotics for which... I am so happy we have 4 days to go. This Sinus infection that I have, I got antibiotics for which means I am on my way to feeling better. :)
Tommy who has had a really bad cold/cough also got a antibiotic, so hopefully all will be well for our trip. :rolleyes:

Cleaned out the car today vacuum and detailing on the inside. I will hopefully wash it on Thursday. We have some very bothersome birds that keep making the clean car dirty so I figure wait till the last minute. We also did an oil change and transmission change. Man I love working on cars lol. :p now the car will be ready to drive to Disneyland. :fez:

My dad got a card from Kohls which was $10.00 off of a $10.00 purchase, he gets them all the time. So he wanted to go and get some muscle type tee shirts. So we ended up finding 3 shirts on clearance one for $2.00 hang ten brand, $4.00 Nike brand and $4.00 Adidas brand that had no tags so the person said I will give it to you for $4.00. So he paid .55 tax for 3 shirts which he is telling everyone about, and I guess I am now doing the same. He is happy because it now means he has everything packed and ready to go. :)

Well I am done rambling and will go eat dinner and finish watching Drag Racing :) Hope I didn't bore you to much ;)

Until next time!
Jena
]]> Jenasweetemotion http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?544-4-Days-to-go-) Pre Planning Oct 10-15th http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/entry.php?541-Pre-Planning-Oct-10-15th Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:25:40 GMT Well I decided that although I don't have any written talent and tend to ramble that I would write about this up incoming trip. I've been fortunate enough to be able to take my mother, brother and boyfriend to Disneyland a couple of times April 2008 and February 2009 for my birthday, and a trip just Tommy and I Dec 2008.
So I was on my way back from the February trip and thought of my next visit to Disneyland of course. I knew this one I would take my dad, so I went into planning mode of how I could surprise him. ;)

My dad and I didn't have the best relationship when I was growing up.To make a long story short I had to be adult and learn to except the things I couldn't change and forgive my father for the things that had happened in my life. So in a struck of faith we started talking about 8 years ago and now talk everyday. :)

Me and my dad have one really big thing in common Sports lol. Baseball especially. I am the one you can always find watching a game, Sportscenter or Baseball Tonight. So I knew it would have something to do with the saving "I'm going to Disneyland" I am sure you have heard it after a Baseball team has won the World Series.

My next step was to decide when. My dad's 50th was in Jan, which had already past. I knew it had to be another event, so I thought of Fathers day. More like I had to eliminate the other Holidays because I needed to give him enough time to get the days off. I knew he had the time available being that he had not had vacation in 11 years.
So I got a Fathers Day card that had Winnie the Pooh on it, my nickname of course is Pooh. On the back I wrote you're going to Disneyland (and something that is private lol.)
What happened next was surprising my dad started to cry, now my dad is not the crying type so it throw me for a loop. Ever since then my dad has been counting down the days. He loves Disneyland just financially has not been able to go. He is one of the hardest workers I know of.

So that is how this trip happened :)

Told you I ramble.

I had originally planned to stay at Hojo's and booked it. Then after a 2 weeks I went onto Expedia after a family member told me of a great deal at Paradise Pier $100.00 a night so I jumped at the offer and booked two rooms. I wanted him to have his own room as well as Tommy and I wanted our own.
I've decided not to tell my dad we are staying at Paradise Pier we will surprise him when we pull in. :)
I am also surprising my boyfriend with a nice dinner at Blue Bayou for his 25th birthday on Oct 11. also our 8 year anniversary. :)

Now I will take you to present day lol.
Last week I thought I had kicked sinus pain. Well I didn't and on Friday had the works headache, I was going to go to the Hospital until it occurred to me I don't have insurance. Which is also a long story. I have taken it easy all weekend except today when I decided I wanted to go do hitting practice with my dad, brother, boyfriend and mom. Tomorrow I am going to a free clinic we have, with what I know is a sinus infection. Hopefully the antibiotic will help me get better in 4 days before we go. :eek:

So that is what is going on, and I am sorry again for rambling. I hope that whomever reads this will not be eternally bored :rolleyes:

Until next time :)
Jena
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