Trip Report Hopefully We Can Stay Home

WHO:
J, E, R & myself(hanging out somewhere new & different)

WHERE:
Home

WHEN:
Friday, January 14th-Monday, January 17th

We had a 7:00 flight that evening b/c R & J both had school that day. When I say R had school what I really mean is that he had to work. He is a principal & really does not like taking off from work while school is in session. I happened to be off that day so I was able to take my time getting ready to go & for once didn't feel like I was rushing from work to the airport.

We ate at Penn Brewery for dinner & while we waited for our food R taught J how to gamble!!

He was so excited b/c he won $10.00. Beginner's luck!!

R decided that he only wanted pierogies that were on the appetizer menu. I tried to talk him into getting something more but he said he wasn't that hungry. Guess who was starving by the time we got to Florida??

There was quite the scene at the gate as the passengers from the previous flight were coming off. See my man standing up with the dark orange hoodie?? Wow.... Apparently he was refusing to wear his mask on the plane & was giving the flight attendants a hard time about it. He was still carrying on even after the flight. Well, he was so busy being a jerk that he forgot his coat on the plane. Now he wanted to go back on & get it. He was told he wasn't allowed. It was very obvious(& rightfully so) that Southwest took their good old time going back on there to retrieve it. It seemed like they were stalling long enough to give airport security time to get there!! Served him right!! All that did was created more of a scene though. Finally, security ended up escorting him out. He kept saying he has the right to not wear a mask. Come on dude, we've been wearing them on planes for the last 2 years. If you don't like it, stay home. No one is forcing you to fly. Where I got really irritated was when our flight was delayed b/c of Mr. Non Rule Follower. I don't want to sound mean but I hope he ended up getting some kind of fine over his antics!!

J started out by reading the beverage menu that evening!!

He followed up with the safety instructions after that!!

Fortunately our flight wasn't delayed too long & we landed shortly before 10. Really, 9:37 & our room still wasn't ready??

By 9:50 it was though

None of us checked in luggage b/c it was going to be a short trip. The car service was waiting for us & we were home in no time at all!!

 

[riverside]

Now, that sounds like a fun show…definitely know who they all are, and have enjoyed their music over the years, but, have never seen any of them in concert.
And, yes, Boston was great both times…they were actually my first concert here in Austin back in ‘78, I was 15.
Tom Scholz is still one of my all-time fave rock hero’s…!!!

The only one out of the 4 I haven't seen is Joan Jett. Motley Crue puts on the best show EVER!!
Neat!! My first concert was the 25th reunion tour of The Monkees!!

What a difference just a few years makes

I know!! I can't believe how fast he's grown up!!

Sorry for the interlude, but, as far as I’m concerned this is the best rock song EVER…!!!!!

No need to apologize!! It's a great song!!

I loved those updates, Patti!!! You all got so much done in DHS and it's so nice that you have your favorite restaurants like Baseline Tap House and 50's PT Cafe that you enjoy so much! J really has grown up so much since your first TR's!!! I wish we could keep him little for a bit longer. I didn't know you were such music fans! My DH, Pete, is a big music fan of so many different types of music so you'll have a lot to talk about at our next meet up!

Thanks!! We did get a lot done. I think HS has now become both E & J's favorite park!!
It's definitely sad how fast he's grown up!!
Sounds like fun!! Hair metal is a favorite of mine but I like a wide variety of music from the 60's through the 80's. I will admit I don't know much about music from the mid 90's on!! I listen to more talk radio now than anything!!

 

[riverside]

MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH

We headed to our lunch destination. This was R's request. He really enjoys it & likes to eat here as much as possible!!

While waiting to be called in we had a few forms of entertainment.

We were seated in good old George's room.

E & I both had the Federalist Cabernet.

The food was delicious as always!!

Their mac & cheese is excellent!!

I had a few bites but am still not the biggest of fans

 

[amjt660]

Call me old fashioned or lacking in style but those pants do not look comfortable in the least bit!!

1) Adjustable Air conditioning included - if you need to cool off just walk faster!
2) I wonder if she paid for a full pair of jeans?
3) You should see the lawn mower she got into a fight with - she beat the crap out of it!


Max

 

[riverside]

MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH

We only had time(darn, why wasn't that flight cancelled?) for a few more rides.

Being that E still has her hood on I guess she was still cold??

This did not turn out how I thought it would in the least. I wanted to bring attention to the fact that I had my HM bag while riding HM. The picture actually ending up looking downright dumb

The final hurrah!!

Had to take at least one castle pic.

Then it was time to go!!

A huge advantage of staying at POR is that you can hop on a FQ bus & enjoy the scenic walk back to POR if you don't feel like waiting for their bus!!

We enjoyed our unexpected walk down the Sassagoula!!

 

[riverside]

1) Adjustable Air conditioning included - if you need to cool off just walk faster!
2) I wonder if she paid for a full pair of jeans?
3) You should see the lawn mower she got into a fight with - she beat the crap out of it!


Max

1) Makes sense. They're more practical than I originally thought.
2) Gosh, I hope not!
3) That's so wrong--but absolutely hysterical!!

 

[riverside]

MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH

On our walk back we were saying that we still were holding onto the tiniest bit of hope that our flight would be cancelled.

Besides being tough to leave POR it was also tough knowing that we were going back to a bunch of snow!!

But, we still enjoyed our walk!!

The crew headed inside to wait for our car while I walked around a bit more.

I stopped by Muddy Rivers & chatted with one of the bartenders who has been there for many years. He wasn't there when I was over the weekend so I had to stop & say hello!! Also, while there I saw the family who we had talked to on our way to MK. The husband asked me if our flight was cancelled & I sadly told him no!!

And just like that our trip had come to an end!!

As it turned out our flight was delayed 20 minutes. Not bad considering the plane was coming from Pittsburgh!!

J was bummed to be leaving also!!

And that, my friends, wraps up this one!! Even though we were disappointed that we weren't able to stay longer we were very happy for the time we were there. We all had a wonderful time!!

Thank you everyone for following along!! I truly appreciate it!! The "same old crew"(you know who that is, right?) will be back in a few weeks so I'll be talking to you all real soon!!

 

[BrerWayne]

MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH

On our walk back we were saying that we still were holding onto the tiniest bit of hope that our flight would be cancelled.
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Besides being tough to leave POR it was also tough knowing that we were going back to a bunch of snow!!
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But, we still enjoyed our walk!!
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The crew headed inside to wait for our car while I walked around a bit more.
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I stopped by Muddy Rivers & chatted with one of the bartenders who has been there for many years. He wasn't there when I was over the weekend so I had to stop & say hello!! Also, while there I saw the family who we had talked to on our way to MK. The husband asked me if our flight was cancelled & I sadly told him no!!
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And just like that our trip had come to an end!!
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As it turned out our flight was delayed 20 minutes. Not bad considering the plane was coming from Pittsburgh!!
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J was bummed to be leaving also!!
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And that, my friends, wraps up this one!! Even though we were disappointed that we weren't able to stay longer we were very happy for the time we were there. We all had a wonderful time!!

Thank you everyone for following along!! I truly appreciate it!! The "same old crew"(you know who that is, right?) will be back in a few weeks so I'll be talking to you all real soon!!

Thanks for the trip report. Riverside is truly a beautiful resort.

 

[Spash007]

Another great one in the books! Looking forward to your next adventure!

 

[Songbird76]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16TH

E & R had already secured our favorite spot by the time we got there!!
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There was a major snowstorm expected to hit the east coast that weekend. Lots of Southwest flights were being cancelled for that day. Based on the amount of snow we were supposed to get R was confident that school would be cancelled for Tuesday. We were all really hoping that our flight would be cancelled on Monday so we could stay an extra day. I was the only one feeling somewhat guilty b/c I had to work 1-10 on Tuesday & I felt bad that the manager before me would have to double out if I didn't make it back. Ok, I'll be truthful, I really didn't feel guilty!! I couldn't help it if we happened to get stranded in Florida!! For the rest of the trip we really kept monitoring the weather & kept our fingers crossed that our flight would be cancelled!!
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This family asked if we would mind if they shared our table. They were an absolute pleasure to talk to!! As it turned out it was their first visit there so it was really neat to see their excitement!! There was mom, dad & their 3 kids. They told us that they had recently moved from Alaska to Boise, Idaho. They were telling us about the high crime in Anchorage, where they had lived. Another reason for their move was that their wasn't much in the way of opportunity there & they wanted more for their children.
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They invited us to play Head's Up with them. I had never heard of it before. It was so much fun!! We all had a great time!! I'm so glad we got to meet them & I hope they enjoyed the rest of their 1st visit trip!!
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With it still raining pretty good we decided to watch Frozen. Not quite sure why J has his pants up to his knees but, whatever....
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Then we went to a galaxy far, far away....
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We wandered around Hollywood Blvd for a bit.
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Then got our caffeine fix!!
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Call me old fashioned or lacking in style but those pants do not look comfortable in the least bit!!

Heads up is a great game to play while you're waiting in the longer lines. A gets really antsy waiting in lines....it's too much for him. So whenever a line was moving particularly slowly, we'd pull out the phone and start playing heads up. They have some Disney categories, too, if you want to keep it trip related!

 

[Songbird76]

Nice!!
If I had to guess I would say the last one I camped out for would have been Bon Jovi. I'm a huge fan & I kid you not when I say I've seen them 20+ times!!

I have never waited in line for concert tickets. The only thing I have waited for (outside of theme parks) is a Harry Potter book, but the Dutch don't really do the whole line waiting thing, and they didn't do midnight releases, so you had to go when the store opened in the morning. I think the store opened at 9 and I wanted to go at like 8 and my husband refused to take me that early and stand in the cold. We got there at 8:35 or so and there was only one person already waiting there, so I was still one of the first to get in.

 

[Songbird76]

MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH

We headed to our lunch destination. This was R's request. He really enjoys it & likes to eat here as much as possible!!
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While waiting to be called in we had a few forms of entertainment.
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We were seated in good old George's room.
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E & I both had the Federalist Cabernet.
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The food was delicious as always!!
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Their mac & cheese is excellent!!
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I had a few bites but am still not the biggest of fans
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I've only eaten there once, and everything but the mac and cheese was great. That mac and cheese tasted like wallpaper paste. It was AWFUL. We must have just hit it on a bad day?

 

[Songbird76]

1) Makes sense. They're more practical than I originally thought.
2) Gosh, I hope not!
3) That's so wrong--but absolutely hysterical!!

Here you go...about $150 USD:

These jeans are actually selling for £122 - and they are utterly ridiculous

An LA fashion brand has released a new style of jeans – perfect for hot weather

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[amjt660]

This did not turn out how I thought it would in the least. I wanted to bring attention to the fact that I had my HM bag while riding HM. The picture actually ending up looking downright dumb

Hello Patti!

I would not say "dumb" but maybe a little unclear
Are you pointing at the bag or at the ghost image below?
Perhaps next time if you held the bag up with both hands and "presented it" to the camera it would look better.

Flight delays and cancelations never seem to help- only hinder - your plans.

Great TR as always - thanks for serving up a couple of easy pictures for me to have fun with!

Look forward to your next one.

(and this time I am playing the role of Snoopy...)

Max

 

[Tuvalu]

So…..

You can barely tolerate the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake

but….

You adore the Stouffer’s mac and cheese (which you can buy in your store)?

 

[Darstarr]

Flight delays and cancelations never seem to help- only hinder - your plans.

Amen brother!

You can barely tolerate the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake

but….

You adore the Stouffer’s mac and cheese (which you can buy in your store)?

I thought it was just me…

But I love you anyway Patti!!!
And when you say a couple of weeks, what exactly does that mean?? Exactly?

 

[Tuvalu]

And when you say a couple of weeks, what exactly does that mean?? Exactly?

Before you. But not me.

 

[fractal]

I love the grounds and paths at POR and FQ!

thanks for the report!

 

[lindawdw]

Love that you got to eat at LTT for your last lunch which is one of our favorites too!!! Sorry your flight wasn't cancelled but glad to hear you're heading back soon and will be writing a TR for us!!!! We'll be heading back in the near future too.

 

[Swissmiss]

Thanks for letting me tag along again

 

[Laura Loves Tigger]

Thanks for the great report! Love the pictures of Riverside and French Quarter. They are among my favorite places to stay. Looking forward to reading about your next trip!