The 3 Amigo's Christmas Caper Pre-Trippie

[purple myra]

THE 3 AMIGO’S CHRISTMAS CAPER 2007
THE CAST
ME: MYRA (40) - CELEBRITY LOOK-A-LIKE, DIBBER AND PLANNER. LUCKIEST B*TCH ON THE PLANET, CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND IN THE COMPANY OF TWO GORGEOUS MEN. LOVES TO EAT,TALK, DIBB, TEXT, BEBO, DRINK ,TALK ,TEXT, DIBB AND BEBO SOMEMORE….THEN TALK SOMEMORE! A LITTLE DELUDED AT TIMES BUT HAS THE CHARM TO CARRY IT OFF. QUALIFIED IN EMERGENCY EGO MASSAGE ( ALWAYS HANDY WHEN TRAVELLING WITH 2 MEMBERS OF THE ‘WEAKER SEX’ ) OH, AND LIKES TO MAKE THE ODD LIST!

DH: JAKE (38) - VERY LAID BACK ( IN OTHER WORDS…LAZY SOD ) LIKES TO KNOW ‘WHATS HAPPENING ON THE DIBB’, DOESN’T DO BIG ROLLERCOASTERS, LOVES TO FISH, HUNT, WEAR CLOTHES THAT EITHER MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE ELMER FUDD OR MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE A THUG AND IF THEY COST MORE THAN £5.99 THEN THEY ARE PROBABLY ‘DESIGNER STUFF’ ( THE EXCEPTION BEING THE HUNTING /FISHING GEAR….THE SHELVES OF OUTDOOR WORLD WILL BE GETTING CLEARED THIS YEAR AGAIN ), LOVES ANYTHING TO DO WITH MOTORBIKES AND HAS A PERFECTLY NATURAL CRUSH ON WINNIE THE POOH, DOESN‘T CARE WHO WINS AT ADVENTURE GOLF. . . .OH, AND HE LIKES TO EAT!

BP: BILLY (41) - OUR BEST PAL, HAS THE PATIENCE OF A…..MAYFLY WITH PMT! ALSO LIKES TO KNOW WHATS HAPPENING IN DIBBLAND? DOESN’T DO BIG ROLLERCOASTERS, LOVES TO FISH, HUNT, EAT, OGLE WAITRESSES AND KNOCK BACK THE BRANDY . HE WORRIES CONSTANTLY ABOUT HIS PAL’S FASCINATION WITH WINNIE THE POOH!. . .OH AND HE HATES WHITE TRAINERS…AND KIDS…AND CHAVS…AND SANDALS…AND SHORTS….AND GETTING THRASHED AT ADVENTURE GOLF …AND …ER…MOST THINGS REALLY! BUT A SWEETER LITTLE BUNNY YOU WON’T FIND ANYWHERE!

THIS IS US! JAKE ( BLACK SHIRT) - ME - BILLY (BLUE SHIRT)


A LONG LONG LONG TIME AGO, JAKE AND I WERE BOOKED TO GO TO LAS VEGAS, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRAN …WE WERE DUE TO FLY ON 13TH SEPT 2001. UNFORTUNATELY THE EVENTS OF SEPT 11TH THAT YEAR SAW THAT HOLIDAY CANCELLED. BUT WITH A FULL REFUND IN MY HAND I PUT £1000 DEPOSIT DOWN ON MY NEW CAR AND BOOKED A TELETEXT HOLIDAY TO FLORIDA FOR 1 WEEK IN DECEMBER. WE WERE COMPLETE FLORIDA NOVICES, DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT APART FROM THE FACT DISNEY WAS THERE SO WE WENT TO THE THOMSONS WELCOME MEETING/DAYLIGHT ROBBERY CONVENTION AND BOUGHT TICKETS FOR DISNEY AND SEAWORLD, SLEUTHS DINNER SHOW AND MVMCP AND WE HAD A FANTASTIC WEEK.
FAST FORWARD………DECIDE IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN SO A WEEK OR SO BEFORE OUR MINI TRIP TO LAS VEGAS , WE BOOKED AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR 2 WEEKS AND ARMED WITH LOTS OF NEW INFO COURTESY OF KERRYH. WE ASKED OUR PAL BILLY IF HE WANTED TO JOIN US - OF COURSE HE SAID YES , ALTHOUGH SO-CALLED FRIENDS TRIED TO TALK HIM OUT OF IT. :angry:
WE PLAYED TUG OF WAR WITH HIM FOR A WEE WHILE BUT NATURALLY MY CHARM WINS AND HE SEES THE LIGHT! ( WELL I HAD BEEN SHINING IT IN HIS FACE FOR 48 HOURS WITH A TAP DRIPPING IN THE BACKGROUND! ) SO WE ARE ALL BOOKED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER 2004 TO GO ON 27TH NOVEMBER 2005 WITH TCD. SPENT A YEAR GETTING VERY EXCITED…HAD A FANTASTIC 2 WEEKS, DID LOADS OF STUFF WE HAD MISSED THE 1ST TIME AND CAME HOME EXHAUSTED.
WE STAYED AT THE QUALITY INN PLAZA, VISITED ALL THE DISNEY PARKS ( NO WATER PARKS FOR US ), UNIVERSAL AND ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE, SEAWORLD AND BUSCH GARDENS. WE ALSO DISCOVERED ADVENTURE GOLF…..AND EVEN BETTER WE DISCOVERED THAT I AM PRETTY DAMN GOOD AT IT! WE TOOK A TRIP TO CLEARWATER FOR THE DEEP SEA FISHING AND ALSO VISITED KSC.
FAST FORWARD AGAIN……NEWS OF WINTER FLIGHTS FROM GLASGOW WITH GLOBESPAN GOT US THINKING ABOUT ANOTHER WEE TRIP, (WE DIDN’T FANCY GOING FROM MANCHESTER AGAIN AS JAKE TRIED TO GIVE US ALL HYPOTHERMIA LAST TIME BY DRIVING ALL THE WAY THERE WITH THE COLD AIR ON CONSTANTLY ’TO KEEP HIM AWAKE!’ DESPITE THE FACT THERE WAS 2 FOOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WHEN WE LEFT HOME)
I KEPT CHECKING FOR THE DECEMBER 2007 PRICES
AND CHECKING…………….
AND CHECKING……………..
IN THE MEANTIME I HAD A LOOK AT VIRGIN AND OTHERS AND NOTICED THEIR AVAILABILITY WAS DRYING UP SO I DECIDED TO BITE THE BULLET AND PHONED TCD. JAKE SAID HE WOULD ONLY GO FOR CHRISMAS AND NEW YEAR IF I COULD GET IT FOR LESS THAN £1000! ……RESULT, GOT 2 WEEKS FROM MANCHESTER, STAYING AT BEST WESTERN PLAZA INTERNATIONAL, SEATS TOGETHER, DOUBLE BAGGAGE AND INSURANCE FOR £1077 EACH ( BILLY’S WAS £300 MORE AS HE HAD A ROOM TO HIMSELF…WE’RE NOT PERVS YOU KNOW! HE HAS TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO SLEEP AFTER WE‘VE HAD OUR FUN FOR THE DAY) SO ITS BOOKED!
THEN KERRYH TELLS ME IT’S THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR!
FAST FORWARD AGAIN….I DISCOVER THE DIBB! OMG! NOW WE HAVE TO THROW A WHOLE LOAD OF NEW STUFF INTO THE MIX! ADR’s, ILLUMINATION CRUISES, CHARACTER BREAKFASTS, KITCHEN SINKS, ALL THOSE GORGEOUS DISNEY RESORT RESTAURANTS, GAYLORD PALMS, FISHING AT DISNEY, BACKSTAGE TOURS ETC! MY FIRST ITINERARY APPEARED ON THE DIBB IN JANUARY AND IS BY NOW TOTALLY UNRECOGNISABLE. WE HAVE NO DAYTRIPS BOOKED THIS TIME. I DID HAVE DAYTONA AND NASCAR SHOEHORNED IN THERE AT ONE POINT BUT DECIDED IT WAS TOOOO MUCH OF A SQUEEZE!
SO FAR WE HAVE BOOKED (THANKS TO THE DIBB)
BREAKFAST WITH WTP AND FRIENDS AT CRYSTAL PALACE
BREAKFAST WITH THE MOUSE AT CAPE MAY
SPOODLES
KONA CAFÉ
LUNCH AT WHISPERING CANYON CAFÉ
RAINFOREST CAFÉ ANIMAL KINGDOM
GRAND FLORIDIAN CAFÉ
AFTERNOON TEA AT THE GARDEN VIEW LOUNGE
LE CELLIER
DINNER AT OHANAS
HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY(FDP)
CALIFORNIA GRILL
ROSE AND CROWN
DINE WITH SHAMU
MAKAHIKI LUAU
HARD ROCK CAFE
ICE @ GAYLORD PALMS RESORT
ALSO BOOKED THE DOLPHIN NURSERY TOUR AND XXXXX AT SEAWORLD, BASS FISHING AT DISNEY ( BEING JOINED BY ‘WINDSORHILLS PAD’S’ HUBBY AND SON ) AND THE SEGWAY TOUR AT WS EPCOT. WE ARE ALSO JOINING ‘ALIJOLLY’ AND FAMILY FOR A SPECIAL NEW YEARS EVE FIREWORK CRUISE…(THE ‘SEE YOU JIMMY’ HATS ARE IN THE BAG!)
OTHER MUST DO’S THAT WE HAVE PLANNED ARE THURSDAY BIKE NIGHT AT KISSIMEE OLD TOWN, TNA WRESTLING AT UNIVERSASL STUDIOS, THE SHOOTING RANGE AT REIGS GUNSHOP, BUSCH GRADENS, MALL @MILLENIA ( TIFFANY‘S FOR MY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ), WALMART, BUBBA GUMPS, HOULIHANS, OLIVE GARDEN AND BAHAMA BREEZE. PLUS LOTS AND LOTS OF ADVENTURE GOLF COS I CAN WHIP THE PAIR OF THEM AT IT!
I HAVE BOOKED A FEW WEE ‘EXTRAS’ TO MAKE US FEEL ALL HIGH CLASS AND POSH AND TO MINIMIZE STRESS/TEMPER TANTRUMS ETC! ! INSTEAD OF GETTING OUT OF BED AND SHOVELING SNOW OFF THE CAR AT 2AM AND DRIVING STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT, I HAVE BOOKED US INTO THE VERY NON-POSH TRAVELODGE AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT…..£26 PER ROOM ( A BARGAIN), SO WE CAN DODDLE DOWN ON THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, GET FED ,CHILL OUT AND WAKE UP NICE AND FRESH ON THE DAY OF OUR DEPARTURE.
THE CAR PARKING IS BOOKED, NO SHUTTLES BUSES TO MOAN ABOUT THIS YEAR AS I AM USING CHAUFFEUR PARKING ( AND ITS CHEAPER THAN PREMIER PARK, WHO I USUALLY USE ) , A STRETCH LIMO HAS BEEN BOOKED TO PICK US UP AT SANFORD AND TAKE US TO OUR HOTEL ( AND A LUXURY SEDAN BOOKED TO TAKE US ON THE RETURN JOURNEY) …UNFORTUNATELY LAST TIME WE WENT, IT TOOK US AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET TO OUR HOTEL, I SWEAR THE BUS DIDN’T HAVE 3RD GEAR AND THERE ISN’T A KERB IN ORLDANDO THAT THE DRIVER DIDN’T HIT! ON OUR RETURN TRIP TO THE AIRPORT BILLY HAD BUS/CHAV RAGE…WE SAT ON THE COACH FOR 10 MINUTES AT ONE PICK UP BECAUSE HALF A FAMILY WERE ON THERE WAY BACK FROM THE OUTLETS WITH 100 PAIRS OF TIMBERLANDS! ( BILLY GOT A TEENY WEENY BIT IMPATIENT) THE FAMILY FINALLY GOT ON THE COACH, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN RUSHING ABOUT….THEY NEEDED TO GET OFF THE COACH AGAIN AT THE NEXT PICK UP SO THEY COULD USE THE TOILETS (BILLY STARTED TO LOOK A LITTLE PINK….AND IT WASN’T SUNBURN) :angry: :angry: SO I DECIDED A LIMO WOULD BE A MUCH MORE SOOTHING APPROACH. THIS WAS INITIALLY BOOKED AS A WEE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE FOR THE BOYS BUT JAKE WAS FLAPPING HIS EARS WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE SO HE KNOWS ABOUT IT, I’VE TOLD BILLY I HAVE BOOKED US A TAXI.
I HAVE BOOKED THE ROYAL PALM LOUNGE AT SANFORD SO WE CAN HAVE A BIT OF COMFORT DURING OUR LONG WAIT FOR THE FLIGHT HOME.
JAKE HAS BEEN ’PERSUADED’ THAT HEATING IS REQUIRED ON THE JOURNEY TO MANCHESTER! CLOTHES ARE ALL BOUGHT AND MOST OF THEM PACKED, BILLY’S HOLIDAY CLOTHES HAVE BEEN SCREENED…HE’S BEEN FEVERISHLY BUYING HIMSELF NEW SHIRTS ETC (A PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD OF PHENOMENON ) . PARK TICKETS ARE IN HAND….ADR RESERVATION NUMBERS HAVE BEEN COPIED INCASE OF ANY PROBLEMS, CROCS HAVE BEEN DUSTED OFF, I’VE BEEN SLIGHTLY TOASTED AT THE SUNBEDS TO MINIMIZE THE ’DAZ WHITE’ EFFECT AND MY DIBB LANYARD IS ALL READY JUST TO DRAPE ROUND MY NECK.
WE’RE READY FOR THE OFF!
IT HAS BEEN A REALLY CRAP YEAR FOR ALL OF US SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP.

OUR ITINERARY IS HERE:
http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=173129

[Guest]

Oh Myra-ive laughed so much at the descriptions of you Jake & Billy! They are so true.
After all the months discussing adrs, food, restaurants and all our favourite food i cant believe youre nearly going. The itinerary looks fab, im excited just reading it. Cant wait for youre trip report.

[Guest]

Hey Myra, looks like you're in for a fun time - I'll look out for you!

[ameliaUK]

Hey Myra ,cant believe we are nearly there,Let the good times roll,and I may bump into you too although we are mainly sticking with Disney for our 1st time .
Loved reading this and will look forward to your trippie.

[scottishmum]

Hi myra
my cheeks are sore with laughing! face cheeks i mean!
what a brilliant time you are all gonna have, cant wait to read your trippie.

[purple myra]

Originally Posted by MickeyMadMandy

Hey Myra, looks like you're in for a fun time - I'll look out for you!

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Originally Posted by ameliaUK

Hey Myra ,cant believe we are nearly there,Let the good times roll,and I may bump into you too although we are mainly sticking with Disney for our 1st time .
Loved reading this and will look forward to your trippie.

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Originally Posted by scottishmum

Hi myra
my cheeks are sore with laughing! face cheeks i mean!
what a brilliant time you are all gonna have, cant wait to read your trippie.

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hey folks thanks for the comments... think we will be pretty easy to spot!

[spenners]

I'll give you a wave if I see you.

[lorrainew3]

Hi Myra
hope you have a fab time i will look forward to your trippies !
Lorraine x

[tiggersmum]

Sounds like your ready to rumble big time Myra... have a great time and might see you there.

[purple myra]

woo hoo, can't wait to see all these dibbers!
lorraine...you will just need to watch out for me sneaking up behind you in Scotmid!