Tipples, Treats & Tinsel - A Sparks Disney/Waldorf Christmas 2023

[ClaireNJ]

Originally Posted by Sparksy72

It feels like time is flying by at warp speed! 😳 I can’t believe we are only 4 weeks away from Christmas and that at this time in 2 weeks we will be at The Radisson Blu at Manchester Airport.

It has been a busy week, we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday. We like to celebrate this (I love a Seasonal dining experience!) we had turkey, spicy corn, dressing, brussel sprouts with pancetta, marscapone mash and honey and thyme carrots. It was all delicious and we were too full for dessert. 😆

I also made a cranberry fizz, this was delicious.

Then on Friday night Adam and I visited Leeds to watch Michael McIntyre perform. He was very good but it was such a long afternoon/evening with plenty of waiting around. It would appear that patience is not my strong point. 😂

Adam popped up into the loft to bring down our packing cubes and remembered that my suitcase was damaged on our last trip. It seems that someone tried to separate my wheels from my luggage. 😱 I managed to find some suitcases in the Black Friday sale at Costco so bought two. I don’t like spending loads on luggage as it invariably gets damaged and I have to replace it!

They arrived super quickly, which means Adam is now trying to encourage me to start packing properly. 😱

Because it will invariably look like this. 😂

We have another busy week coming up and the weather is not fun, it’s so wet and cold here. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the weather in Orlando stays in the 20’s as it will save on me taking twice as many clothes! 😆🤩🎄🇺🇸

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Oh WOW, What a lovely thanksgiving meal 😋
Too full for dessert 😳🙄never ever 🤪

[Pep]

Yes two weeks to go it will fly by!.
Thanks giving meal looks lovely think I will do it next year its just an excuse to eat some great American staples and sets the holiday mood earlier 😀

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by ClaireNJ

Oh WOW, What a lovely thanksgiving meal 😋
Too full for dessert 😳🙄never ever 🤪

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It was really delicious Claire, I have all the ingredients to make an apple pie. We will eventually have dessert! 😂 xxx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Pep

Yes two weeks to go it will fly by!.
Thanks giving meal looks lovely think I will do it next year its just an excuse to eat some great American staples and sets the holiday mood earlier 😀

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Steve that is exactly why we celebrate Thanksgiving! It keeps the enthusiasm going between trips. 😁🇺🇸

[Goldia]

I love the look of the silver luggage. I think its sensible to not spend too much on cases as they get thrown about quite a lot by the baggage handlers and seem to come back with lots of scuffs on them.

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Goldia

I love the look of the silver luggage. I think its sensible to not spend too much on cases as they get thrown about quite a lot by the baggage handlers and seem to come back with lots of scuffs on them.

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Thanks Abby, they look pretty smart in person, however I’m sure they will look several years older by the time we fly home. 😂

[dismamx2]

Yum yum, your thanksgiving dinner looks delicious

Two weeks

Nice cases, I like to stay middle of the road (most are Tripp), not cheapy ones as they don't take more than a couple of trips or expensive ones as they get so bashed up during travel.

Almost time to pack the pre-packed stuff xx

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by dismamx2

Yum yum, your thanksgiving dinner looks delicious

Two weeks

Nice cases, I like to stay middle of the road (most are Tripp), not cheapy ones as they don't take more than a couple of trips or expensive ones as they get so bashed up during travel.

Almost time to pack the pre-packed stuff xx

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Thanks Tina, it was really good! 😋 We were eating leftovers for days. 😂

It is going so quickly now, we have a few extra busy days coming up so that helps make the time pass. 😆

I hear what you are saying about the cases, it’s a fine line isn’t it! Don’t spend too much but also don’t spend too little, the worst bit is seeing your case come off the plane damaged. 😬

Yes, Adam is getting a bit antsy about my lack of proper packing! 😆 xxxx

[Gill247]

Oh you must be getting so excited now! Thanksgiving meal looks delicious and a great deal on your new luggage.

The next couple of weeks will fly in if your busy too! Happy packing!

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Gill247

Oh you must be getting so excited now! Thanksgiving meal looks delicious and a great deal on your new luggage.

The next couple of weeks will fly in if your busy too! Happy packing!

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Thanks Gillian, it’s starting to get exciting now. 😆 I hope your packing is going well too! Annabelle must be beside herself with excitement 🤩🎄🇺🇸 xxx