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Archive through January 13, 2004

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Grannyg

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 8:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Juju, kiss my grits.

Mocha

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Granny said grits.

Pamy

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROTF!

Herckleperckle

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG, Hippy, that was unbelievable storytelling. Now I finally get Tess' HELL reference! Relatives are always a trip, but . . . it may be that your SIL and MIL come in at the more extreme ranges of the scale. Umm, maybe the edges. Just view your time together as another Growth Opportunity!

Next time (will there be a next time?) take a camcorder with you and tape the precious visits for posterity. Or for the pure pleasure of TVCHers, anyway. You could charge admission at a TVCH gathering and make a mint!!! (I know I'd pay!)

Your pictures were great and the captions made me gasp with laughter. When I hit the Little Diva shot, I smiled at how cute your daughter is and how typically girly that pose was --until I read your caption. Then my Diet Coke obscured the monitor's screen a bit.

You oughta write for Letterman!

Hippyt

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol,HP,that is high praise. I tend to look at things in an upbeat way. Life is fun,and I take advantage of that.

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 11:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<kisses Grannyg's grits>



Ddr1135

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 12:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hippy, for Christmas next year, send the niece and nephew an assortment of ketchup all wrapped up pretty. (I presume you're not going back there for the holidays next year, LOL).

Egbok

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hipster, I just read Day 7 and I'm still laughing out loud!! Not only at your storytelling but the fact that Granny said "grits" and Juju kissed them...I hope Tess doesn't find out!

Grannyg

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 4:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<granny pats juju on the head and scratches behind her ears and gives her a whole bowl of cocktail wieners with grits on the side>

Herckleperckle

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
So, Hippy, where is Day 8? Huh?????!!!!


Hippyt

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 5:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Day 8:lost in frozen hell land

We awaken excited to hit the road. Maybe a little too excited. We get the heck outta dodge right after the obligatory hugs and thank yous. A half hour down the road it dawns on us that we aren't going to right way. I get out the handy-dandy Atlas,and take a look.
One hour later: I am cross-eyed from trying to look at the damn Atlas and then the road signs.
Two hours later: I am on the verge of tearing my hair out,and crying. We have been to Skokie,Des Plains,the airport,Aurora. We have been to EVERYWHERE but the correct road out of the freakin Chicagoland area.
Two and one half hours later: We hit the road to Joliet. I have never been so utterly lost in my entire life.
We hit Springfield about 3 pm. We were going to go to Abraham Lincoln's house,but now it's so late,we can't stop.
I have to say here,the funny part is over,because things go back to being normal.
We hit my Dad's house about 10:30,a thirteen hour drive that should have been only ten.
Bed time.
Day 9: Christmas AGAIN. This is the fourth Christmas celebration we have attended. It's wearing thin,folks. Dinner was great,we opened gifts and had fun.
Day 10: We hit the road and arrive home!
I will not be taking any ten days road trips for awhile!
The End!

Lucy

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hippy, I loved reading your travel log! You had me cracking up the whole time. Glad you can laugh about it now!

Tagurit

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hippy, you definitely should be awarded something for putting up with your crazy SIL!:) I'd love to know what ketchup ever did to her! She seems a bit controlling but the non ketchup use has me stumped. lol

Sorry you had to go through what you did during the holiday but you made it quite enjoyable to read. :)

Grannyg

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hippy, I loved your story. You told it with such calm and clarity. hahahahahahaha lylaw!!

Mocha

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hippy, girl you had the patience of a saint. But I'm sure that getting lost was preferable to spending another day and night with evil sil. Woooooo Saiiiiii.

Hippyt

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks guys. It was fun to write, glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks dear SIl has a screw loose!

Herckleperckle

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 9:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    


Well, we're just glad you're home safe and sound--and SANE!!

Egbok

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 11:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Everyone who peeks in here! I didn't go on a Road Trip but I didn't know where else to post these pictures.

As most of you know, I have been celebrating my 50th birthday since this past Wednesday, which my favorite sister called "Dark Wednesday"...the rat! Anyway, this past Saturday, Egbob took me to Disneyland because that's what I asked to do for my big 5-0.

You can see my very favorite picture taken at Disneyland by clicking onto my nick and viewing my profile. It's a pic of a couple of good looking girls!

Okay, here is Egbob and Eggie in the classic Disneyland shot...

GloBobCastle


Teacups! Here we are before they started the teacups spinning...

GloBobTeaCup

Here's Egbob screaming like a little girl in the Teacup ride...LOL!

BobTeaCup


And here's the payback pic of me screaming in the Teacup ride....(pretty good acting, huh?!)

GloTeaCup


We watched the Stars on Parade and here are a few highlights...

Ariel..

Ariel


Tigger and some friends...

tigger


Donald and Daisy Duck....

donDaisy


Then I found Mickey! Here's our photo op result!!

GloMickey


As nighttime came, Disneyland was lit up with beautiful colorful lights everywhere!! Here are my two favorites...

It's a Small World.

SmWorld


And Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

CastleNite


Egbob and I had a fun and magical day at Disneyland. I also meet Miss Montana and Miss Colorado and took a picture with them too! And as usual, whenever I go anyplace with Egbob, he gets recognized by some former student of years past...and so it held true for Disneyland. This students was now 32 years old and a father! LOL!!


Herckleperckle

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 11:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eggie, the pictures are WONDERFUL!! Thanks so much for sharing! Your birthday present was magical, to be sure. You are incredibly beautiful and radiant and Egbob is sooo manly and cute!!! All the same, I like the Mickey and Eggie shot best--too sweet!!

Pamy

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 11:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great pics Eggie!!!! I still think you turned 40 not 50!

Egbok

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 11:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
...okay, okay...Hercleperckle is just so saavy for me! Yes, Mickey is quite a hunk and he tried to make some moves on me and well he and Egbob had to step outside and duke it out...LOL!!

Wargod

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 12:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Egbob didn't knock Mickey's head off, did he?

Egbok

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 12:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Naw...he didn't hurt Mickey...LOL!

Sillycalimomma

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 1:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Cybermommy Eggie those pictures are WONDERFUL!! I have similar ones as we were just there! LOVE the parade...and I love Small World when it is done for Christmas! Heck....I just LOVE Disneyland! So glad you had a great big happy 50th!!!!p.s...again though I truly don't believe it, you do not look like a woman past her 30's IMO!

Urgrace

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great pics Eggie! It's been a very long time since I went to Disneyland, and it looks like it is still just as much fun. It would be fun going with someone like you!