We started bright and early and I was SO psyched to finally see her IRL. And Jacob, and Nat's mother. And, OMG, they're AWESOME!
Nat has a flaw, though. Her photos don't begin to show how lovely she is:
Other than that, it was just like seeing an old friend after it's been a while. Jacob was a little shy at first, but then Riley managed to bond with him. They were SO friggin' cute together:
Well, Jacob was cute all the time. Riley had her moments of driving me absolutely crazy. And stopping poor Nat's heart when she made a bee-line for photos without telling Nat where she was going. We still have a lot more work to do on impulse control.
We learned that Jacob and Riley are somewhat cut from the same cloth when they each independently picked the very same Mickey watch as a souvenir.
Nat's mother was great, as well. So sweet and always happy to sit out a ride when one of the kids didn't want to go so that the rest of us could enjoy it. I sat out Splash Mountain and the Grizzly rafts with her because I didn't want to get wet. Natalie may have regretted that second turn on the rafts that drenched her, but the kids loved going with her.
Sylvia was feeling brave, and tried two rides she hadn't ventured on before. Splash Mountain was a success - the Tower of Terror was not. Poor Sylvia. She cried and cried after that ride. We followed it up by introducing Nat and her family to Soarin', one of our favorites, and Sylvia was calm after that, but still doesn't mind telling you that she won't be going back to the Tower of Terror until she's a teenager, at least.
So there wasn't a turkey, but there were friends and family. There was no stuffing, but plenty of laughs and smiles. There was no fire, but still a warmth from the companionship. All in all, the best Thanksgiving ever.
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No better way to spend Thanksgiving than with friends and family. Sounds like a winner of a day. My son rode Tower of Terror once... when he was six... he's 15yo now and still says he won't go back on that one.
We had so much fun and you are every bit as lovely in person as you are on your blog. As soon as I have some more time to breathe I'm going to post about it as well.
P.S. There WAS Turkey, we just weren't eating him. hehe ;)
Congratulations! Looks like you had a blast. I think I sympathize with Sylvia on the Tower of Terror. But she's braver than me - at least she tried it! I never will.
*jealous*
Sounds like you had an awesome time! I'm so glad.
I don't even know what the Tower of Terror is, and I now I don't care to ever find out!
How can it not be fabulous at the happiest place on earth with wonderful companions?
And turkey is overrated.
BTW... my prop 8 post is FINALLY up. Ugh.
Wow! Sounds like the perfect way to spend a holiday. Was it relatively empty?
I put turkey in the lasagna I made for Thanksgiving dinner, but that was about it. :-)
Sounds like a great time! Glad you had another chance to cross the divide and make another blog/IRL connection (but I still got to be first! :-D).
How awesome. It's so great that you all had such a super time. How cool is that to meet a fellow blogger IRL?! :)
Yay for meeting a blogger friend!! It looks like you had a great time ... so glad for you!
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