- Joined
- Jun 20, 2005
The weather was terrific this weekend.
The rain held off until today.
Today it's gloomy, dark and wet.
The rain held off until today.
Today it's gloomy, dark and wet.
The weather was terrific this weekend.
The rain held off until today.
Today it's gloomy, dark and wet.
The weather was terrific this weekend.
The rain held off until today.
Today it's gloomy, dark and wet.
Just wanted to say that we had such a great time at the event. It was awesome - thank you so much!!!
And poor WMKathy still hasn't recovered from Dragon Challenge!!! She was so funny on it. I have to tell you....I have done Dragon Challenge multiple times in a row, with no issues at all. But that night??? Hugely severe vertigo. And I had the same feeling on Forbidden Journey. Might have been fatigue from so much running around the 2 days prior...who knows. But, I had to stop riding FJ after 3 times.I also wanted to thank John, Pete, Kevin, Walter, Kathy, Teresa, Corey & Julie for such a great time! I met so many great folks this week; some were new friends, some were old friends, some were folks I've known online for a while & loved putting faces to.
WWoHP was wonderful! I got to ride Forbidden Journey with WebmasterKathy, Ben from the Podcast, and his stepdad Chris. I rode Flight of the Hipppgriff with MinnieGarden and her son Ian. I somehow managed to also go on The Dragon Challenge with WebmasterKathy and a bunch of friends who kidnapped her! (Great coaster, but I had vertigo for 10 minutes after I got off! ) Forbidden Journey was really spectacular and nothing like I was expecting! It was sort of Soarin' meets Star Tours, but on steroids!!! But one of the highlights of the night (besides wandering Hogsmeade & just talking to folks!) was being chosen at Ollivander's to have a wand choose me! apurplebrat and her mom and others were there to cheer me on! I was planning on buying a wand anyways, and this just made it more special & fun!
Sunday at the Podcast taping was a blast, also. I shmoozed a bunch of folks, and just had a great time (also met Skip finally! Yay!). Hey, Teresa, was I supposed to give someone some information for the gift certificate for your shoes? I totally left without finding out!
Also, thanks so much to EvilDiva! She & I met up a few times during the pre-days, and I really enjoyed getting to know her! Thanks also for the ride to the Podcast! (And my rain jacket *did* show up at the Pop front desk!)
Also, thanks to snowwhiteinnyc for the ride to GKTW on Friday. I had a wonderful time with many other DISers. We volunteered serving breakfast at the Gingerbread House. It was amazing seeing what GKTW does, and how the community and local corporations support them. I thought it would make me cry, but seeing these families there to have a good time with their loved ones was totally inspirational! I will definitely be doing this again!
What a week! Thanks all!
Sayhello
Poor, poor WMKathy!!!And poor WMKathy still hasn't recovered from Dragon Challenge!!! She was so funny on it. I have to tell you....I have done Dragon Challenge multiple times in a row, with no issues at all. But that night??? Hugely severe vertigo. And I had the same feeling on Forbidden Journey. Might have been fatigue from so much running around the 2 days prior...who knows. But, I had to stop riding FJ after 3 times.
And it was so cool seeing you get the wand....it was wonderful actually knowing the person who got chosen, even if my dd was bummed.
It was a very cool and fun event. Thanks to the whole team for putting it together. Nothing quite like getting together with DIS friends, both old and new!!!
It was great meeting you, ScubaMickey. I really enjoyed getting to know you.Just wanted to say "Thank You and Merry Christmas" to the Podcast Team for hosting such a wonderful event this week. This was my first DIS meet and it was exciting. I enjoyed Harry Potter, making new friends, and meeting people from the boards. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming!!!
Attending the live recording of the PodCast was special. During the two hours I experienced the full spectrum of emotions that started out with cheering, laughing, moments of sadness, but when the recording was over, I was smiling from ear to ear. What a blast!!!
Thank you to everyone that stopped to introduce themselves or let me share a seat on a ride, I deeply appreciated the kindness. For the new friends I made on Sunday, lunch was fun!!!
ScubaMickey
Cool! I handed my camera to a friend (OK, I shoved it into apurplebrat's hands!) but never thought to put it on "video". But she did great at snapping a ton of pics!Ah! Reminds me- I was in Olivanders at 11:13pm and have video of the boy who was selected and "fitted" for a wand!
Jud
I also wanted to thank John, Pete, Kevin, Walter, Kathy, Teresa, Corey & Julie for such a great time! I met so many great folks this week; some were new friends, some were old friends, some were folks I've known online for a while & loved putting faces to.
WWoHP was wonderful! I got to ride Forbidden Journey with WebmasterKathy, Ben from the Podcast, and his stepdad Chris. I rode Flight of the Hipppgriff with MinnieGarden and her son Ian. I somehow managed to also go on The Dragon Challenge with WebmasterKathy and a bunch of friends who kidnapped her! (Great coaster, but I had vertigo for 10 minutes after I got off! ) Forbidden Journey was really spectacular and nothing like I was expecting! It was sort of Soarin' meets Star Tours, but on steroids!!! But one of the highlights of the night (besides wandering Hogsmeade & just talking to folks!) was being chosen at Ollivander's to have a wand choose me! apurplebrat and her mom and others were there to cheer me on! I was planning on buying a wand anyways, and this just made it more special & fun!
Sunday at the Podcast taping was a blast, also. I shmoozed a bunch of folks, and just had a great time (also met Skip finally! Yay!). Hey, Teresa, was I supposed to give someone some information for the gift certificate for your shoes? I totally left without finding out!
Also, thanks so much to EvilDiva! She & I met up a few times during the pre-days, and I really enjoyed getting to know her! Thanks also for the ride to the Podcast! (And my rain jacket *did* show up at the Pop front desk!)
Also, thanks to snowwhiteinnyc for the ride to GKTW on Friday. I had a wonderful time with many other DISers. We volunteered serving breakfast at the Gingerbread House. It was amazing seeing what GKTW does, and how the community and local corporations support them. I thought it would make me cry, but seeing these families there to have a good time with their loved ones was totally inspirational! I will definitely be doing this again!
What a week! Thanks all!
Sayhello