Archive through September 28, 2003
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Archive through September 28, 2003
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:21 pm     Aus10, what kind of traveling internet access do you have? |
Sage | Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 10:22 pm     I'm leaving in 4.5 hours to drive to Portland, OR to catch a flight to Providence, RI. My fiance and I are going to Cape Cod to meet/visit his family. On our return trip, on Monday, we stop over in MN and will meet up with Tess at the airport for about an hour visit. See ya'll when I get back!
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Kady | Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 10:25 pm     Have a great trip, Sage. And let us know how meeting the folks goes. |
Lucy | Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 10:27 pm     Sage, Have a great trip!!! |
Wargod | Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 11:57 pm     Have fun, Sage!!! Can't wait to hear about it when you get back! |
Halfunit | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 05:12 am     Aus - where in Ohio are you? I'd be more than happy to suggest things, but I need to know what cities you are near.  |
Aus10 | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 06:33 am     juju- right now we're on a modum. We are usually in a place a couple months or more, so we just have a phone line put in where ever we are. We are looking at Direct-Way satellite, there are two problems in our eyes with that setup, #1 they won't let the dish owner point the dish because they say we can't be precise enough. So to hire a technician to come out and do it would cost $400 every time we move. This is not an option. #2 They have come out with a pointing system for RV's but they are running 4,000 to 6,000 and this is tttooooo expensive right now. To answer everyone as to where we're going? We usually don't know till we get there. LOL When hubby's bosses call...we go. We can be in as many as 8 states in a year usually. I'd love SC or TN or just about anyplace to be quite honest. You sometimes meet the nicest folks on the road. Halfunit - We are in Central Ohio - Columbus, Zanesville, Lancaster areas........really quite beautiful right now..... Happy and safe travels for Sage as well! |
Halfunit | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 07:09 am     If you are near Columbus, heck - I don't need to recommend anything, lol. There is SO much to see and do there. However (and I think Babyruth would concur), I highly suggest a visit to German Village in Columbus. Try the area of Fourth and Livingston. There is a great deli, a wonderful coffee shop, and a spectacular bookstore. Plus, the buildings in the area are beautiful! There are also some neat things to see in Newark, but I'd have to ask Unit about those, and I'm at work right now. I'll check back in later tonight if Unit has anymore suggestions. |
Halfunit | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 07:34 am     Oh - I almost forgot. I don't know how long you will be in the area, but starting in mid-October, there is the Circleville Pumpkin Festival. (www.pumpkinshow.com) It is what Circleville is known for. |
Spygirl | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 07:42 am     Good morning everyone! After sleeping off a very small birthday hangover in north Texas (hehehe), I'm up and preparing to drive to Austin for the Texas get together! I'll be heading out in the next hour!! |
Goddessatlaw | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 07:46 am     We'll see you there, Dr. Spy. Can't wait!!!! |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 08:47 am     Yay Sage!!! Say hi to Tess for me. |
Azriel | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 06:48 pm     Awww Spy, I'm so jealous of everyone going to the Texas get-together I'll be there in spirit. I hope you all have fun! |
Knightpatti | Friday, September 26, 2003 - 06:55 pm     Sage, have a great time! ANd congratulations! I did not that you are engage now! Spy Happy birthday! Have a great time tomorrow! This is a great thread! |
Spygirl | Saturday, September 27, 2003 - 11:11 am     Whooohooo! only hours till we all get together! Gal should be arriving in Austin as we speak. It is 1pm and I'm still in my PJs in my hotel room. What a wonderful way to spend the morning! I'm looking forward to meeting Jmm, Draheid, Sisalou, Machellewatches, GAL and (hopefully!!) Ladytex. And I'm looking forward to seeing Urgrace, Karuuna, and Glenn again. It isn't too late for Austin-ites to join us! We're all relatively harmless I hope Sage has a great trip. Gal, see you soon, Az, we'll toast to you, and KP, thanks for the birthday wishes  |
Theowl | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 08:18 am     OK Everyone!! Spill!! I thought everyone would be crowding in here to tell us how the meeting went. Who all went? What did you do? What did you talk about? WHO did you talk about? Did you talk about me? What did you eat? Did anyone get drunk and sloppy? Wow!! I could go on forever, but I want to get off here so everyone can respond. Oh I know!! Everyone is in bed with a hangover??? Well, I'll give you 1 more hour, and then I'm calling Cookie to kick you all out of bed!! NOW GET UP AND REPORT!!!!  |
Squaredsc | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 08:38 am     rofl owl. ive already gotten a preliminary report now im waiting with you for the details. |
Theowl | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 09:03 am     Geez Square, I didn't get one of those!! I guess I'll have to go snoop in your folder. OK?  |
Egbok | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 09:40 am     All I'm sayin' is that it was all about Spy and I can hardly wait for the reports to start flowing in.... And Owl, I'm guessing Squared has heard a preliminary report from LT and I've checked her folder and there was only aubergine stuff in there... |
Squaredsc | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 10:15 am     ha ha! no she didn't leave any msgs in my folder. she told me privately, lol. |
Sisalou | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 10:22 am     Hi Everyone! I'm not too good at "trip reporting" but I'll spoil ya'll a little. We ALL had a blast! We met (well, nearly all of us) at a bowling alley but guess what? It was closed to the public because they were having a "movie screening" or something like that, of the movie "School of Rock" and Jack Black was supposed to be there. Why in the world they were having it at a bowling alley is beyond me, maybe it has something to do with the movie. Anyways, we soon found another "alley" to hang out in. Attendees included: JMM, Dra, Machelle & Natalie & Gary, Spygirl, Karuuna, GAL & MM, Glenn, Ladytex & hubby & son AND of course Urgrace. Let me tell you that this is a good looking group of people!! There was lots of LOL and hugs and plenty of butt shots! I will let the better story tellers take it from here. P.S. I just want to add that Dr.Spy had so many birthday presents that I don't know how she got them home. P.P.S. I hope that Heyitslori and Urgrace remember my birthday next year. P.P.P.S. I think I won at bowling because I had the lowest scores! |
Squaredsc | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 10:47 am     sisalou, thx for checking in. glad you all had a great time. ok i totally forgot it was for spy's birthday, lol. now we need to see some pics. |
Sisalou | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 10:53 am     Square, I am waiting for the pictures too! They should be good. |
Squaredsc | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 11:00 am     woo hoo! this is so exciting sisalou. im living vicariously thru everyone else for these meetings. |
Jmm | Sunday, September 28, 2003 - 11:03 am     Ok, writing is not my forte either, but let me give it a shot. It started out with Dra and I meeting Glenn, Spy, Goddess and MM at a local tex mex restaurant for dinner. The food was great, but the company was even better - we were on our best behavior trying to convince MM that we weren't the axe murderers that he was afraid we might be. Apparently we fooled him completely because he graciously agreed to join us for the second half of the evening. Dra and I left dinner a little early to go and pick up Karuuna from the airport. We pulled up to the passenger pick up and called her to tell her where to meet us. This cute little security lady came by (of course, it says NO PARKING and NO WAITING - now how the heck do you pick up someone without parking or waiting?) and I explained that we were just waiting for a friend to come out. She told me "No, don't say that word", so I said ok we're just driving really slowly through here and she laughed. Anyway we recognized Karuuna immediately because of the description Glenn had given us (great call Glenn). We got her settled in the van and headed toward the bowling alley. As Sis said they had closed the bowling alley for something or other, but having a couple of Austinites in the group they immediately came up with another place. Dra and I stayed there waiting for Urgrace and Lady and family then we all headed over to the new meeting place. When we arrived they had arranged two lanes for bowling and everyone scurried off to get the most lovely shoes (lol) and find bowling balls. (GAL and I decided to be the peanut gallery for this group) Some bowling, much laughter and fun ensued. Cheers and laughs were coming from those two lanes as very few are "professional" bowlers, however, some were suprisingly good. They then informed us that we could not cut Spy's cake there and we went into search mode again and GAL and MM offered the bar at their hotel for the birthday party. By now it was about 11 and we took our official "butt shot" and a few decided to call it a night at that point. Oh, while we were taking the butt shot I looked up and there was a local cop standing there just shaking his head and looking very bewildered. He must have thought we were nuts. (I'll let Spy explain the beer pitcher that left with us.) We then left and headed over to the hotel where Spy realized she had left her purse at the bowling alley and promptly Glenn offered to go back for it. We ordered drinks and cut the cake. Much to Spy's apparent dismay we all sang a rousing round of Happy Birthday to You as she cut the cake. Spy opened her gifts (by the way Lori, just where did you find Mr. Wonderful?) and we passed them around oohing and aahing over them one and all. We then sat around talking, getting to know each other, and looking at pictures of previous meetings that Urgrace brought and of GAL and MM's ducks. Then at about 1:30 we all started getting ready to leave, hugs all around and promises of future meetings were exchanged. All in all a very wonderful evening spent with some of the best people I've ever met. Wish you all could have been with us. |
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