tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81725970414415349532024-03-13T23:20:29.283-04:00Corgified CandyQuiet, Silly, Geeky, Corgi lady, Quietly donating my money to Disney, Learning to view everything as a Grand AdventureCandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1034125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-8641672895354401352016-12-20T22:59:00.000-05:002016-12-20T22:59:05.258-05:00New ornaments
I'm not feeling the Christmas spirit this year. The tree is up, presents have been bought, and plans are underway to make cookies, but I'm feeling quite 'meh' about it all. Not quite Grinchy, but 'meh'.
Back when I did feel like Christmas, we added to our set of ornaments from our travels.
From Conwy Castle in Wales, we added our Welsh flag.
From Holyrood Palace in Scotland - the Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-32773470753980924162016-11-16T22:26:00.001-05:002016-11-16T22:26:47.506-05:00Where have we been?
It's starting to look like Christmas around here.
As I mentioned in last week's post, the past month and a bit have been rougher than usual.
On our anniversary, Mike's gallbladder decided it was going to become inflamed. This prompted 2 separate trips to the ER about 10 days apart, which culminated in a hospital stay for about 4 or 5 days. They placed a stent into the tube between the Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-48264584240621324462016-11-08T20:42:00.000-05:002016-11-08T20:42:35.529-05:00Tongue out Tuesday - Little girl, big tongue
We four are still alive, just dealing with stuff like inflamed gallbladders and the fallout that comes with it.
In light of the craziness that is today, (Election day in the US), here's a silly picture.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-24057479329078187192016-10-01T15:17:00.001-04:002016-10-01T15:17:34.045-04:0045 magical years
This picture was taken about 10 years ago.
Walt Disney World is a tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney... and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney's dream come true. May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place ... a Magic Kingdom where Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-40138606946403946882016-09-30T19:40:00.001-04:002016-09-30T19:40:40.295-04:00Canada Army Run - Race recap
I have completed a half marathon, the Canada Army Run to be exact. It took me 3:33 to complete it, but I did it. It's been almost 2 weeks and I don't know if it's fully sunk in yet.
Let's take a step back shall we. I've been remiss in providing proper running updates on the blog, so I'll attempt to provide it here.
Training Plans (ha!)
Before we went to England in June, I was working Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-71329673224012936022016-09-23T21:47:00.001-04:002016-09-23T21:47:03.206-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Handsome Harry
Earlier in the week, Mike and I were in Ottawa to complete our first half marathon. We stayed with friends of ours, who as luck would have it, were dog-sitting a corgi!
Everyone, meet Harry. Harry apparently knew I had corgis, probably from sniffing the large amounts of red and white corgi hair on me, because for the 4 days we visited, Harry followed me everywhere. Corgis truly know Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-50477936377472702182016-09-09T21:55:00.002-04:002016-09-09T21:55:59.296-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Bird Watching
When we saw this bird wall on the Disney Magic, we couldn't resist posing our resident bird hater in their midst.
This is the closest she will ever get to a bird.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-391076655442312722016-08-30T22:35:00.000-04:002016-08-30T22:35:47.565-04:00Will you hurry up?The other day I posed the corgis, took a bunch of lovely pictures and came back inside only to find out the memory card was not in the camera.
So, we went out again and took more pictures. This time around, the corgis were a little more cheeky and I managed to get this gem.
Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-3671203077161916942016-08-19T20:22:00.000-04:002016-08-19T20:22:55.413-04:00National Photography Day 2016
As today is National Photography Day, (according to Twitter), here are some of my favorite shots from the past year.
Halloween Corgis
Mischief
That face!
Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth
St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Row of houses in Betws y Coed, Wales
Blooms from the Candie Gardens, Guernsey
Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-2777621847950076692016-08-12T22:17:00.000-04:002016-08-12T22:17:52.733-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Royal Mail part 2
How much to mail these via Royal mail? Do you think corgis would get a discount?Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-46344373583431419652016-08-11T23:14:00.000-04:002016-08-11T23:14:30.042-04:00526Last year I was struggling with shin splints and frustrated. I had completed the 5k and 10k, (first ever 10k), at the Walt Disney marathon weekend earlier in the year and I was starting to think I could really get into this running thing.
But those shin splints kept at me. I had taken time off since the races and it was now June. I researched and struggled and stretched to get my calves, ankles,Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-43397894644747352292016-08-09T22:40:00.000-04:002016-08-09T22:40:21.461-04:00Heading to those white cliffs of DoverWe woke early on Sunday morning, partly excitement and partly not wanting to miss the Disney bus. We spoke to the Disney representative in the lobby and she confirmed that our luggage would be picked up from our room and brought down to the bus.
Mike and I headed to breakfast in the Gatwick airport terminal and checked out the shops - we were looking for Worcestershire flavored chips for a Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-55808510472146340072016-08-05T19:01:00.000-04:002016-08-05T19:01:21.017-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - The other other Elizabeth
There's Elizabeth I - the Virgin Queen.
There's Queen Elizabeth II - the current monarch and corgi owner.
And there's the Queen Mother, who was also a corgi owner. This is the Queen Mother monument that stands on the Mall in London.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-30930550558795305492016-08-02T22:23:00.001-04:002016-08-02T22:23:43.048-04:00Look... Big Ben, ParliamentAs I mentioned before, our flight was delayed arriving into Gatwick. This meant our original full day of sightseeing was shortened to a few hours. Prior to leaving for England, we paid and printed our tickets for the Gatwick Express train to Victoria station and so we were determined to use those tickets!
We boarded the train and settled into our 30 minute journey into London. I was immediately Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-11856084645833994632016-07-30T20:42:00.003-04:002016-07-30T20:42:57.314-04:00Saturday Smiler - Grin
That grin gets me every time.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-55084514319444411662016-07-26T18:00:00.000-04:002016-07-26T18:00:15.879-04:00So you want to go to England?Last year, Disney Cruise Line announced an inaugural 12 day British Isles cruise. Mike and I were excited and when the booking window opened, we called Disney to inquire about booking. Well, there was such a demand for the sailing that we ended up on a waiting list. The operator told us that there might be a chance we'd be able to sail because sometimes people book the cruise, but cancel a few Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-22110548453468878532016-07-15T22:31:00.000-04:002016-07-15T22:31:38.198-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Big Ben
It's 8 o'clock, well past our dinner time. Where's our food?Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-67630275740430186312016-07-08T20:00:00.001-04:002016-07-08T20:00:43.073-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Looking for Her Majesty
When we had confirmed we were sailing on a British Isle cruise this year, I knew I had to figure out a way to get a picture of the Flat Corgis in front of Buckingham Palace. Furthermore, I wanted to figure out a way to get a picture of them on royal property!
I wonder if the real royal corgis have ever been out in this yard?
Sneaking behind the bars.
Thorgi and a couple flat Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-29718556036472885242016-07-06T20:38:00.000-04:002016-07-06T20:38:24.133-04:00Wordless Wednesday - SupersizedCandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-89090661296192325852016-06-11T07:00:00.000-04:002016-06-11T07:00:10.393-04:00Saturday Smiler - Casual male
He should have been a model.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-21949470164057348542016-06-10T07:00:00.000-04:002016-06-10T07:00:26.481-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Represent
One of our stops on this cruise is Liverpool. Now, this port of call had several Beatles related activities, but seeing as I'm not a Beatles fan, we passed on them.
My eye was on the ability to go visit Conwy Castle... which is in Wales. Of course I couldn't pass that up!
More to come when we return home.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-80203421817027922772016-06-08T07:00:00.000-04:002016-06-08T07:00:23.691-04:00Wordless Wednesday - That noseCandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-30835446308083385972016-06-04T10:00:00.000-04:002016-06-04T10:00:17.230-04:00Saturday Smiler - A lovely stand-in
Gimli and Merida in the back, with a new corgi friend - Sandy in the front
A couple weeks ago, the four of us went to a local museum to celebrate Her Majesty's 90th birthday.
As luck would have it, they had a... flat Queen Elizabeth II!
Of course, we had to get a picture of the corgis with this stand in.
Yum!
Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-9916113902689483822016-06-03T07:00:00.000-04:002016-06-03T07:00:12.193-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - Port of Entry
Tonight, we leave for our British Isles cruise on the Disney Magic. Naturally, the Flat Corgis will be with us, while the real corgis remain at home.
This time it's a little different, the corgis are staying in our house and pet sitters are stopping by to spoil them.
Naturally, I'm sad to leave them and worried about the flight, (nervous flier), and worried how they'll behave, so it's the Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172597041441534953.post-2405573643015363692016-05-27T21:07:00.002-04:002016-05-27T21:07:34.348-04:00Flat Corgi Friday - King Candy!
The corgis with King Candy. If you've seen Wreck it Ralph, you know he has to be the winner... that's his personality.Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029704508646725235noreply@blogger.com0