Keepin' it on the downlow(country) at HHI - New TR link - pg 31

[orangecats2]

Totally LOLed at the slide videos!

 

[Poolrat]

Happy Thanksgiving Glennbo!!!!!

 

[KatMark]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Glenn

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[MEK]

Glennbo - Where the HECK have you been???? I hope you come back soon!

 

[glennbo123]

I think it is a sign that she is not as good a customer as they would want her to be - yet! If they knew that she would spend lots of money there anyway, why tell her that there is a sale. They would surely rather let her buy the clothes at full price!!

I can always count on you ladies to stick together!

Hope the new job works out well and the transitioning period is over soon!

Thank you. Transitioning is kind of done, but I'm swamped, all the time. I don't know how the previous guy was able to leave on-time every day. I guess because he'd been doing the same job for 12 years or so. I'm automating a lot of spreadsheets with formulas so that the monthly maintenance of them isn't so cumbersome, but so far, the time-savings haven't kicked-in a whole lot. And here we are, back at the start of the month, and I get to do it all over again!

I have been using waterproof point and shoot cameras almost exclusively for my pictures since 2008. Most of the pictures in my trip reports, unless I say I took them with my "big girl" camera are taken with these.

Right now, I have a Panasonic Lumix which unfortunately leaked in Hawaii, but did not die (yet) and two of these Fujis. This one in blue and one in yellow. Waterproof to 20 feet, shockproof to 5 feet and I believe 16 megapixels.

They were both purchased from Sam's Club. The first one was around $140. I think I purchased the second one because it was on sale for $120 and I was so pleased with the first one. They still have them at our local Sam's, in an eye-fetching burnt orange color. I am thinking I need a rainbow of colors of this camera.

Floating strap, seen in my picture is essential! About $8 from Amazon.

Thanks Dee! I've only used the waterproof one for pictures on this TR (past and upcoming (hopefully someday!)). Other than that, I either use "the good camera", like you said, or my i-Phone.

Totally LOLed at the slide videos!

Thank you orangecats2!

By the way, a random bit of trivia for you since I saw "LOL" in your comment. In Thailand, they don't text LOL...instead they text "555" because the number "5" is pronounced "ha" in Thai. I thought that was good info!

 

[glennbo123]

Happy Thanksgiving Glennbo!!!!!

Thank you Pat. I hope you had a great one!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Glenn

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Thanks Kathy! I hope you enjoyed time with family!

Glennbo - Where the HECK have you been???? I hope you come back soon!

Sorry MEK, and everyone else who used to be reading this TR! Just really, really, busy with work and life. I changed assignments a while back and am working some really long hours trying to keep my head above water. I'm also working through lunch, which used to be my time to catch up on other threads or do some writing on this one. I have the next chapter started, but unfortunately, that's not saying much because it's been started for a few weeks now. Anyway, one of these days!

But, in other news....we have an engagement in the family! Lauren and her boyfriend, David, got engaged this past week. They're both juniors in college and are hoping to get married soon after they graduate college in a year and 1/2 or so. Exciting stuff!

 

[jedijill]

Good luck getting settled into the the job.

Congrats to Lauren!!!! That's great news. Are we having a Disney wedding? I'll pencil it into my vacation schedule.


Jill in CO

 

[KatMark]

Congratulations to Lauren and David and to the parents of the bride and groom. How super exciting.

 

[afwdwfan]

Congratulations, Lauren!

I take it that you must approve since you referred to it as "exciting stuff" so congratulations to you as well, dad!

 

[cheryllarsen]

very interesting reading. thanks for posting!

 

[cheryllarsen]

we do Disney for most of our anniversaries!

 

[ddstratton]

Congratulations to your daughter and her new fiance!

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Oh Wow Glenn, Congratulations to Lauren on her engagement. My first thought was, wait, isn't she only like 16? Where does the time go?

 

[glennbo123]

Good luck getting settled into the the job.

Thank you Jill. I'll be glad when I can get things done faster and feel like I'm able to keep up!

Congrats to Lauren!!!! That's great news. Are we having a Disney wedding? I'll pencil it into my vacation schedule.

Thanks! I don't think so! I don't know what they run, but I have a feeling it's one of those "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" kind of things. (Will 200 DVC points cover it???)

Congratulations to Lauren and David and to the parents of the bride and groom. How super exciting.

Thanks Kathy!

Congratulations, Lauren!

I take it that you must approve since you referred to it as "exciting stuff" so congratulations to you as well, dad!

Thanks Andy. Yeah, he's a good guy. They just don't need to be in as much of a hurry as they seem to be (in my Dad-opinion! ). When I was their age, I wanted to get established first -- but I'm more of a "planner", surprise-surprise!

 

[glennbo123]

very interesting reading. thanks for posting!

we do Disney for most of our anniversaries!

Thanks for reading Cheryl.

Yes, Disney is great for anniversaries. We really enjoyed being at Hilton Head, just the two of us...very relaxing and enjoyable.

 

[glennbo123]

Congratulations to your daughter and her new fiance!

Thanks Darla!

Oh Wow Glenn, Congratulations to Lauren on her engagement. My first thought was, wait, isn't she only like 16? Where does the time go?

Thank you Rob. Yeah, well, when I take 2 years to write a trip report the kids just keep on a-growin'. She's 20 now! Maybe worse, James will be eligible for a driving permit next year. It's crazy, I tell ya.

 

[Poolrat]

I hear you on the job. My problem I have the same job title but we changed the way things are done so all my spreadsheets have to be updated to the new way things can be collected so I can re-collect and report..... Don't even ask why I am re-collecting.... that is what gets me



Congrats to Lauren and David... I understand the Dad ( and Mom) thing about not rushing it but I am sure you raised her right and it will be wonderful.

As for Disney weddings..... Now I am sure once you begin to add everything in it can be quite the bill but first glance... not too bad. Of course talking lots of guests and then reception... break out the checkbook dad.
https://www.disneyweddings.com/ Just sayin'

 

[GoofyFan1515]

Congrats to Lauren and David!

Oh, and to Mom and Dad too!!!

 

[englishrose47]

Congrats to Lauren and David !!! I know what you mean about being swamped at work and today they made the exciting announcement that we get our new computors and awole load of instructions of how I yes as in computer illiterate set it up I will have the IT guy on speed dial I don't have much time to Dis but this new Laptop is great , and will be better when I figure it all out!!!

 

[franandaj]

Congratulations on your daughter's engagement!