THURSDAY PART 3 DINNER WITH MY FAVORITE MOUSE and DRINKS WITH MY FAVORITE FROG!
So, when I left you, I alluded to my program/vase issue.
I learned a LOT about myself when my first project failure occurred.
Originally, I thought Id do a single sheet cardstock program and theyd stand in this gorgeous rectangular vase wed found with a huge pink fluffy bow tied around it. Well, when we unpacked the vase from the Owners Locker and put the programs in it, about 3 fit. LOL! AND, I didnt have enough beads for the shorter programs to now stick out of the top, as Id envisioned.
Kathy (fondly known now as the problem solver) came up with a plan -- one or two programs in the vase as a display and the others fanned out on the table in front (this also meant, as we found out after rehearsal, that the programs couldnt go on the marble ledge that they were supposed to be on UGH!)
I cannot believe that I said to Kathy whatever you can come up with will be fine. Thank you so much for dealing with that for me.
Totally NOT my typical, compulsive self. I have a hard time giving up "control" to someone, but hey, this was "KATHY"!!! I was so grateful for the help and her beautiful solution (which required the creative use of bubble wrap, to plump up the beads a bit -- geez, I wish she'd suggested that when the bodice of my gown was too loose on wedding day!!
). Her quick solution ended up looking like this:
Gorgeous, right?
Soon, we were off to Chef Mickeys which our kids understand is our traditional Must see Moms favorite Mouse quest even if we cant get to the parks on our first day at WDW. We had an absolute blast!
We had a pre-wedding celebration with Mickey:
We are the Donald girls in 2 days, wed be on a quest for a Donald (half-marathon) medal!
Kathy and Mickey:
After our wonderful dinner, Kathy dropped Jenn and Ade back at her room to sleep. Shed very generously decided that I needed a good nights sleep and since Howard and Andrew would be up around 4 a.m. to go do the 5k, the girls would stay at Kathys room and Id sleep in. WOOHOO!!!
Kathy also took on the task of delivering all of the Welcome Bags for our POP Century guests to the front desk there, to save Howard and me a trip. Howard and I took bags to Wilderness Lodge, Grand Floridian, and Saratoga Springs. Since we were headed to Jellyrolls, we had all the Boardwalk bags with us as well, and Howard was able to hand them to our friends who met us at JR.
When we got to JR, we met up with our dear friends Kevin (our officiant) and Kristen, whom we hadnt seen since January 2008. Kevin is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and is away a lot we keep him and his family in our prayers constantly. They are precious to us and I cried when we saw them.
I hadnt seen Lily, Martha and Rhonda in AGES and it was so great to have four of the Minnie Girls together again, even if we were missing Heather, Judy & Carrie terribly.
Soon after arriving, Howard requested Rainbow Connection for me my favorite JR song. Back story: when we were first married, Howard drove an Audi Fox that had an 8 track player. He made many trips between Easton PA (my campus) and his hometown (over 320 miles) and the Muppets 8-track kept him company on those long drives. We always loved Rainbow Connection:
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far!
What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing?
And, what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it,
That Rainbow Connection,
The lovers the dreamers and me
Perfect, huh?
Anyway, one of the very talented performers at JRs does a phenomenal rendition, including singing in a Kermit voice, and then picking up a short dowel (stick) and holding it between his hands and acting like Kermit the puppet. I LOVE Kermit (hey, why don't we have a Kermit smilie?) Totally awesome!! It was such a fun evening!!
We left around 10:45 and were so grateful to climb in to bed. I feared the 4:00 a.m. wakeup call would come all too soon and wed all sleep through it.
YEAH! The trip report! *happy dance* More please!
Everything is just so awesome and I want to be a guest too!! Kathy what a fantastic friend you are for helping so much! Cam is very lucky to have you as I am sure you feel your are very lucky to have her. 
No wonder it was all so wonderful!!!!
You and Howard are so thoughtful and caring to everyone, and that really shines through in your VR. We're lucky to know you. 
