Off to See the Lizard!

Wow! Time flies doesn't it? I need to catch things up here. No change on the job front although I keep sending in apps and getting the odd e-mail response with a (usually) odd job description. I need to stay where I am for sure for a while 'cause it's slowed down a bit out there. Things will probably pick up in the fall. My classes have started at ITT, and they are going very well. The system they have for taking classes online is really great. I just have to do this for a couple years and, poof!, I have an MBA! Meanwhile, there's great doings afoot here at Casa McGee!

A little traveling music please! Mary Lynn and I have made big plans for the next few months to get out of Dodge, see some sights, and have some fun!

First, we're off to Disney World for a week in October to celebrate our 30th anniversary! Yippee! This is significant because we actually went to D-World during our honeymoon way back when. Back then, there were only three things there: the Magic Kingdom, the Contemporary Hotel, and the Polynesian Resort with a circle of monorail connecting them all. No Epcot, no MGM, no plethora of surrounding themed resorts, etc. But we sure had fun! We went back a few times before we left Florida in '81 but haven't been since so this will be far out! We've got plans to see and do a lot of the things we did the first time – the Aloha dinner show at the Polynesian resort, for instance, all those fun rides, making whoopee, and watching the fireworks! We also have a lot of new things to discover – our resort is by the new Animal kingdom which we'll visit and of course we have all of Epcot to explore. We just bought a new digital camera too so we'll be able to take more pictures than we could the first time (I still have a couple rolls of film to develop from '75 – LOL) Yea!

Then for Thanksgiving, we're going to drive down to Kingsport, TN, to celebrate the harvest with lots of family! There's my sister-in-law, Laurel, her husband George, and their four kids with their assorted spouses, significant others and their kids! Also – bonus! – Kelly will be driving in from D.C. for the festivities. We haven't seen these good people in many years so this will be a real treat! We're going to drive the new van down, making it an easy two-day drive so MLM can rest up and do some pool work halfway there.

Then for Christmas, we haven't decided what or where that's happening, but we're keeping our options open. It kind of depends on if Kelly plans to come to us for the holiday or if she'll have other plans. If she decides not to come, we may go somewhere ourselves instead. Maybe to Florida to see the in-laws (mine, not MLM's). Maybe to Tucson to see my Dad, younger sis Vicki, and her family. Maybe to Seattle to see one of Mary Lynn's best friends, Julie, and her family – we have a god-daughter there we've never met! Maybe to St. Louis to see my older sis Peggy and my niece and her family. All this depends on what the various folks at these potential destinations have planned – no sense going to Tucson if everyone there is going to California, for instance. Anyway, we are just pleased to be able to do these things. We've been immobile for pretty much most of our married life due to shortness of time and money (mostly money and my fault at that). But not anymore. We are making plans and keeping our options open to whatever opportunities come our way. Or, we'll make our own opportunities if we have to.

I'll post more details later. See you on the road!


Today's movie trivia question: In Casablanca, you'll recall Humphrey Bogart played the saloon owner, Rick. What was Rick's last name?
And, no, you can't look it up! A trivia answer doesn't count unless it's already in your head.