All7OfUs
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- Joined
- Dec 12, 2007
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For those of you who are just joining us for the final 3 months of this 15 month-long, PTR Marathon
WELCOME!!!And, of course, a special welcome, also, to those whove been with us a VERY long time!
This is Pt. 3 of quite a saga! Let me first give you brief introduction of the Lady Soldiers:
Soldier #1, the trip instigator, is me- a married gal with 5 little plebes of various ages. I live ½ way around the world in the country of Blankistan, but am presently packing and preparing to move back to where sewers flow freely, road police dont extract bribes from every motorist, and where every kind of food imaginable is available. Dont have a favorite character, but my favorite park is World Showcase. Yes, I do consider it a separate park.
(That's me the Mama of the brood.)
Soldier #2, also known as maroo around these parts, lives in the Deep South. Nearly bursting with a big heart, she spends her time ministering to other in a hundred ways every day. Ill let her further introduce herself in her own way when she is ready.
(Isn't she full of youthful fun? I can't wait to tour with her!)
Soldier #3, on the DISBoards as ThePreachersWife, and LeeAnn in real life, is also a busy mom of 5, an elected school board member of a large school district in the Pacific Northwest, a full-time manager in a corporate suites company, and well a preachers wife.
(I hope I look that good at 50!)
So, how did 3 such different ladies from such wholly different places form such an Alliance, and what could they possibly have in common?!?! You can find the whole story
HERE!! (Thats Part 2 of the Chronicles weve narrated)
Part 1 can be found: HERE!! If you really want to back up a-ways and read a lot!
But, just a hint, you might want to do that anyways, for there will be more fun and games coming up in July!! A quick read, just might come in handy. 
In short, LeeAnn and I already knew each other, Liesa and maroo met on the DISBoards almost 2 years ago, but essentially, we are more
STRANGERS
than anything!
To answer the question about what we have in common, youd have to say that this trip is far more than just about Disney World! Each one of us has different and personal reasons for going, but we share the need for a break from REAL LIFE. Each of us does daily battle with lifes everyday Enemies, and were ready for a Week of Respite, Relaxation, Refreshment- a Week of Victory as we metaphorically refer to our trip. For more about our personal challenges we face, you can read
HERE!!
For the sake of those how are just joining is, Ill also give you a quick synopsis, a Cliff Notes version, of the trips plans weve revealed up to now:
Liesa and Mary arrive on Thurs., Sept. 2 and stay at POP (2nd-5th)
On the 5th, LeeAnn joins us, and we move over to the Poly for some Deluxe pampering.
The 8th, we become Belles of the South by once again switching resorts over to the POR, where well stay until the 13th (maroo leaves the 12th)
The full itinerary and plans can be found
HERE!!
No more changes are anticipated
So, what can you expect from this PTR? Fast-paced action with lots of updates, daily banter that will tickle your funny bone, and touch your soul, a reply to your every post, and incredibly amounts of info. useful to anyone planning a WDW Invasion of their own. I will link every major update in the Table of Contents below, so no need to hunt for those installments. Also, we like to play games around here, so get ready for a fun round of: Ready, Set, Remember!
(There, those are the only bananas you'll find in my presence... 
)Theres plenty more action in store for the next 3 months, including a mini-TR from Soldier #1s trip into the Kyrgyz mountains, all kinds of last minute preparations for the trip, and drama from all 4 corners of the globe. Remember, the more you put into a thread, the more youll get out of it- so get ready, and
LETS MARCH!!!
Soldier #2 Introduces Herself!
Adventure Is Out THERE!!
Our Trek Across the Steppe- Live Update!
Trouble in River City!- Live Update #2
A Journey of 2 Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Steppe
One Small Steppe For (a) Man... Pt. 1
One Small Steppe for (a) Man... Pt. 2
A Steppe in the Wrong Direction
Flossbolna's Really Cool German Train Post!!
Stepping Up, and UP, and UP!
A Tender Interlude
Please Steppe Out of the Car!
A Steppe in the RIGHT Direction!
The Chapter with No Clever Title
Mind the Border, Steppe in Time
The Music We March To
The Music We March To- Pt. 2
A Disney Tasty Interlude #2(FTBBQ)
The Music We March To- Pt. 3
The Music We March To- Pt. 4
The Scent of the Trip- Pt. 1- Jasmine
The Scent of the Trip- Pt. 2- Mint
The Scent of the Trip- Pt. 3- Orange
Wish everyone could come to party!
I really hope you won't miss the graduation!!!
you're getting so close. And while I'm trying not to get my hopes up, as dh told me last night, really don't get your hopes up... we got a pin and I'm frantically crunching numbers for the end of Nov/beg Dec.
