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[PrincessSharon]

Sousefest – A December to Remember (If We Can)

Welcome to my Official PassPorter December Gathering Trip Report. Actually, it’s not just my trip report (lucky you! ). You get to hear about the fun from five different points of view! Yay! And a few of my collaborators will get to write a TR that is guaranteed to be finished. Yay! Win-win!

I don’t quite know where to start, so I’ll just ramble a little until I get into a groove. It seems so long ago that I barely remember, but somehow it was decided that this group of ladies should travel to Disney for the PassPorter December gathering. I’ll let one of them tell you about it. What? I’m not doing everything, here.

Anyway, once it was decided, we needed to find a place to stay. Four out of five of us are DVC members, so I suggested that we might want to get a 2 bedroom villa and pool our points. Everyone agreed (and I think having a villa, which makes it much easier to have impromptu cocktail parties, settled it for some people). I’ll let someone else tell the details of that, too.

Hmm, I kinda like this tag-team-style TR. I can give the vaguest of details and let someone else fill out the story! So whichever person goes next has to tell the rest of the story. So just who are the participants, you ask?

This is the part in movies where there’s always a montage. I will admit that I have terrible taste in movies, so I heart montages. And this kind of montage, an assembling-the-team montage? My fave! So! You should have some montage-y music playing in your head. Considering the participants, perhaps it should be Margaritaville. Actually, maybe not. Between the title of our TR (and thanks to Eileen for that), the villa-for-cocktail-party scenario and the Osborne Lights Meet we’re hosting (also known as “Get Lit with the CLQ”), I don’t want people thinking we’re raging alcoholics or anything.

How about Walking on Sunshine? That’s a montage classic! Never mind. I don’t need to have that song stuck in my head for the next eleven hours. Just choose your own song!

Anyway! Introductions. I’ll start and let the others pipe in before I give my version of the nuts and bolts of the trip. You should imagine this as being read by a narrator. I’m imagining George Clooney (umm… because of Oceans 11, not because he’s a hottie ). And for the full effect, you should read the captions and imagine them being typed out on the screen like in a cheesy movie, because that’s how I’m imagining it.


PrincessSharon, the Adventurer

“She’s the one who’s willing to do anything, from the mundane to the insane. Need a partner in crime? She’s your woman! ” (And speaking of adventures, we’ve got quite an adventure in the works this time, too. The Ultimate Magic Kingdom Challenge. But more on that later.)

I’ve come up with (what I think are) clever names for the rest of the ladies in our little team, but I’ll let them come up with names on their own. And hopefully, they’ll play along, or I’ll be all pouty and junk and they’ll have to deal with my utter sadness the entire trip. Yes, that was a threat. Why do you ask?

[mzozzietj]

Hahahah wonderful start, can't wait to read more! I'm so so sad we will be leaving just as most folks are arriving.

[Minnie Lor]

How funny! I was just thinking aloud "I wonder if P'Sha has started a trip report" and here you just did. I can't wait for the party to begin!

[MGW]

Oh Boy! Can't wait for this one!

[coffeechef]

yeah... Yee! Ha! zippity do da a trip report has begun and we will soon be enjoying the zany antics of the CLQ...... Now to wait for the others to join in with the Reindeer games

[triddle67]

WHOO HOO!! I can't wait to hear all the fun you guys will be having.

[ilovedisney247]

Ahhh Everyone . . . Welcome to Sousefest! I'd love to tell you all that Sharon's memory is correct . . . but already someone is mucking up the details. This will probably be the only opportunity where I will remember something she doesn't--and You'll see why in just a moment.

Originally Posted by PrincessSharon

Sousefest – A December to Remember (If We Can)
It seems so long ago that I barely remember, but somehow it was decided that this group of ladies should travel to Disney for the PassPorter December gathering. I’ll let one of them tell you about it. What? I’m not doing everything, here.

Anyway, once it was decided, we needed to find a place to stay. Four out of five of us are DVC members, so I suggested that we might want to get a 2 bedroom villa and pool our points.

Sharon is having trouble with how this all started because she was ON VACATION! When this all started, and it started a long, long time ago in a private message far far away, was actually during the planning of a small get together in June. During the planning of said get together in June, (Please reference Jill's sig pic for this little par-tay) Karen asked what everyone was planning on doing for December. I had already booked myself a room, a studio, back in January-umm on January 10th in fact. Karen also decided that we'd double check with Sharon when she got back from vacation, but that we should probably go ahead and make a reservation without her consultation. I happily canceled my reservation and following in Karen's footsteps booked one night for everyone.

The rest of the ladies followed suit and soon we had a room for our vacation. (I'm going to let someone else tell you all about how difficult it is to link rooms together. I CANNOT go through the agony again.)

And now, without further adu . . . I know you've all been waiting for it: my introduction!



Oh wait thats not me . . .



Where is that photo . . .



Oh there it is . . . thats me on the right there.
I'm Heather, The Lush!
Always ready with a wine key and a blender. Shaking and stirring my way through WDW! I have the locations of every frozen beverage stored on a map in my iPhone and have memorized the menu at every WDW restaurant. Really! I'll be hosting a Italian Margarita and Illuminations Meet on Saturday 12/12 in Italy! If you'd like to join us. I have a strange fascination with rubber ducks--that even I can't explain! But there will be some rather unusual ducks for this year's meet! See you all soon! and now its someone else's turn! But at least with Sharon leading the charge you all know it will eventually get finished!

[disney_duke]

Yay!!!! Sooooo glad this has begun! Sharon and Heather - what a fantastic start. This tag team TR idea is sure to be an excellent way to tell a story. Sharon, funny you should mention Ocean's 11 because I love those movies and the music from those movies and that's totally what I play in my head!!!! Looking forward to more details!!!

[skateycat]

I am with Lorie on this one...i was beginning to wonder when P'Sha would be starting her TR...yipppeee! and here it is...y'all are SO creative and yes...now i am sure it will be a completed report with Sharon at the helm....um, so where is the rest of your crew?????

[ilovedisney247]

Heather's Drink of the Day:

Its cold and rainy here as I head out for work and Monday night football! Go Saints!

Hot Buttered Rum with a Kick!

2 oz Captain Morgan's
1 pat of butter
sprinkles of Cinnamon, nutmeg and cayenne pepper!
2 packets of sweetener--choose wisely padwan!
hot water to fill a mug!
Lemon twist optional!

[Colexis Mom]

Great start guys!

[wvugrrrl]

This should certainly get interesting (as everyone gets drunker and loses their inhibitions ...wait...what inhibitions? ). I can't wait to see what you've all got in store.

[OhToodles!]

Yea!!! The fun has begun!! I can't wait to see some of you again and to meet the other 2 I haven't had the pleasure to yet.

Thanks for the drink of the day Heather!!

[Lemap760]

Woo Hoo. This sounds like a lot of fun. I'll sit at work and be jealous of everyone.

[DawnK]

Oh this is going to be fun!!! I am looking forward to this trip report.