Monday, April 11, 2011

13 DAYS TO GO . . .

     SUNDAY APRIL 10, 2011

     CHEAP SOUVENIRS.  PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT FOR AN ETERNITY.  HOW DO YOU TAKE A FAMILY ON VACATION WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE ON SOUVENIRS AS WELL.  THE TRIP IS A BIG ENOUGH EXPENSE, BUT MAKING SURE YOU DON'T BREAK ANYONE'S HEART AND NOT BREAK THE BANK TOO IS A DELICATE BALANCE.
     I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN FAVOR OF SHOPPING FOR SOUVENIRS FOR KIDS BEFORE EVER TRAVELING AT ALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DISNEY.  I'VE BOUGHT THINGS AHEAD OF TIME AT THE DISNEY STORE, KMART, WALMART, TARGET, DOLLAR STORES, AND TONS FROM EBAY.
     BY PLANNING AHEAD, OR AT LEAST LOOKING AROUND EARLY, YOU INCREASE YOUR CHOICES.  REMEMBER, THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT OF CHOICES ON A CRUISE SHIP, BECAUSE THERE'S A MUCH MORE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE.  AND THERE'S CERTAINLY NO GUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE WHAT YOU FIND.  DESIGNS CHANGE ON CRUISE SHIPS JUST LIKE THEY DO IN THE FASHION WORLD.  YOU MAY LOVE ONE YEAR'S LOOK AND HATE THE NEXT.  THERE'S JUST NO TELLING.  SO BY LOOKING AROUND IN ADVANCE YOU'LL HAVE A GREATER CHOICE AND BE ABLE TO SHOP MORE FOR WHAT YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS WILL LIKE.  PLUS YOU CAN PLAN MORE FOR THE SPACE YOU'LL NEED IN YOUR LUGGAGE FOR BOTH THE WAY THERE AND THE WAY BACK.
     ANOTHER OVERLOOKED CHEAP VACATION SOUVENIR IS WHAT YOU FIND ALL AROUND YOU.  WHAT IN PARTICULAR?  EVERYTHING.  WE'RE ALL CONSTANTLY SAYING "IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT".  WELL IT IS.  PICK UP NAPKINS FROM EVERYWHERE YOU GO.  COLLECT MATCHBOOKS OR CUPS & STRAWS, MENUS, YOUR PERSONAL NAVIGATORS, AND TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES.  MAKE LOTS OF FRIENDS AND GET NAMES AND ADDRESSES.  TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES AND FILM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, EVEN IF IT'S NOT YOU, SHARE IN SOME DISNEY CHARACTER MOMENTS.  NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU MAY TRY, IT'LL BE THESE SILLY, LAUGHABLE MOMENTS THAT YOU REMEMBER FOREVER.  IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT.
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
TODAY'S MOVIES ARE "A BUG'S LIFE" (HILARIOUS. ANOTHER PIXAR SUCCESS), "TARZAN" (WHICH STILL MAKES ME CRY LIKE A BABY. IT HAS MY SON'S AND MY SONG IN IT, SO IT'S A REAL FAMILY FILM FOR US), AND "FANTASIA 2000" (AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL IN IT'S OWN WAYS, BUT NOTHING BEATS MICKEY IN THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE!).

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