SCTigerCock

Black Bean and Corn with Chicken
3 chicken breasts cut in strips
Can of Black Beans
Can of Corn (I used the equivalent measurement of frozen)
Can of Tomatoes (I used fire roasted)
Can of Tomato Paste (6oz)
Bell Peppers, Onion and/or hot peppers to your taste (Once again used frozen Bell Peppers and hot peppers from our garden)
Spices to taste (Original recipe used taco seasoning) (I used cumin, cayenne, ancho, hot pepper flakes, garlic powder)
I cup of chicken broth (used low sodium)
Threw into crock pot, on low for 6 hours ( I did start at high for the first hour since chicken was somewhat frozen) and let it be. I stirred occasionally, but probably not necessary.
Ate with tortillia chips and cheese. Made 8 servings for us. So 6 frozen meals. Going to try over some brown rice later this week.
The original recipe did not call for the chicken broth, so if you omit, should be thicker and probably great for a borrito or chip dip.

Oh no! Dream Machine not happy. Oh My!!!!
Breathe, and remember you are at WDW!!!!!!
And it dosn't hurt you were at EPCOT with some great beers and drinks....Or were there.

Happy Birthday! :jumpforjoy

Stef,
Tony wants me to make sure you know, how much we appreciate you allowing us into the reunion. Tony was excited he was able to support and celebrate with Jordan, especially after a year over in A-Stan.
I understand Jordan shared with Tony about some of things he expreienced over there. For Tony, even after 28 years of moving the Army and other forces around, he (Tony) appreciates all they do. He was proud to pass on one of his challenge coins to Jordo. I just wish we could have done more for him and his close friends and supporters.
For you and Trev (and Mason) to support him and his buds like yall do......... :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
And for all those FF members and others that stopped by to say "Thank You" presonally; I think ya'll deserve a :heart: too. Ya'll made/took time out of your vacation or work for this brave young man. So to you, THANK YOU 2.
Note: My nice allotment is out for at least the rest of the month. Be warned. :clint:

Continuing on..It's 5k day.
I had my alarm set to wake me up at 4:30. I was supposed to meet up with Ed to ride over with him but we had separately realized the day before that they actually were running buses for us poor shlubs at the Fort. He called me shortly after I woke up to inform me of it. If the buses are running it is a much better option than driving over.
So I got up and dressed and ready to roll. It was a little cold still but I drove the cart up to the front and walked over and on to my own personal bus. There was no one else on it. We waited a couple of minutes to see if anyone else was coming and then headed out. He had to stop at Wilderness Lodge to see if there was anyone there. Since there was a bus there already and getting ready to leave he checked if they had room so I would not have to wait around. So i switched to the other bus and off we went.
I got there around 5:30 or so and quickly got the idea what 10,400 people looks like. I had my phones with me for tunes and contacting others so I snapped a couple of pictures.


I thought I had some shots of the crowd but apparently not. I was in corral D. Yep I was in with the slow movers. I knew some family and other people were going to be there that morning but I figured the chances of finding any of them in this to be slim.
I headed over to corral d and found a relatively clear spot to hang out and wait till we started. While waiting some of Sal's in-laws who were in the same corral came upon me and we all hung out till it was time to start.
As each corral is released they are then stopped just before the start line, they do a countdown, fire off some fireworks and away you go.
Sal's in-laws were moving faster than I was but that was okay with me. When I woke up that morning my knee was giving me some signs that I have had previously that it didn't want to play to hard that day so I had decided jogging any of it was out and I was just going to walk it.
It was interesting as we got backstage at Epcot. seeing some beat up old pieces of rides just laying around in places. We walked right under the outside loop for Test Track. and entered the World Showcase right where Donald has his meet and greet in Mexico.
While back stage I hit my 1 mile mark. The time underneath was the time from when the First corral got to start not mine. I don't walk that slow.

As we walked around the world showcase they had characters set up for pictures. Everyone was welcome to stop and get a picture but I did not. Every Character had a long line and I felt if I stopped for that long I might not want to get moving again and I was maintaining a decent pace so I moved on. I will tell you I saw Chip and Dale backstage with no special costuming. A midget Norwegian Daisy in Norway. And by Midget I mean Stef was to tall for this costume. They had Goofy in his Revolutionary garb he wear at the Fort Fourth parade in America. Goofy was in France wearing a beret and collar. Donald was in Canada in his plaid get up and I never actually saw Mickey. I must have missed him somewhere along the way.
While I was over in Front of France heading up to the bridge to England I took a picture that had TCD written all over it.

I call it Sunrise over early morning Epcot.
They sent us out the International Gateway and by our second mile marker.

We then cut backstage by the millenium building and came back in between England and Canada in the area TCD got all the pictures with the rare characters.
We headed up through Future World right up next to the gates and then circled back in and out of the park by the Bathrooms next to the little gift shop on the left as you come under Spaceship Earth. Shortly after that we hit our 3rd mile marker.

This meant we were almost at the end. As we came back into the parking lot I could see the finish line and as I crossed it I stopped the app on my Iphone and i was pleased with the results. I had maintained about 17:10 a mile and finished in about 54 minutes. I was hoping to jog some and set a better time for myself but with my knee acting up I was fine with that.
The finish line.

And little did I know at the time but my wife's sister was there at the finish line for us and saw me coming and taped it to share with Sil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcZx1d-bnIc&feature=youtu.be
After I was done I got my medal made of rubber and had my picture taken and headed off to meet up with the rest of the people walking in Jennifer's memory. We all then headed back to our respective resort's to get cleaned up.
I will pick it up after that with a meeting, a boat ride and a first (and hopefully not last) time treat.

Stef,
Tony wants me to make sure you know, how much we appreciate you allowing us into the reunion. Tony was excited he was able to support and celebrate with Jordan, especially after a year over in A-Stan.
I understand Jordan shared with Tony about some of things he expreienced over there. For Tony, even after 28 years of moving the Army and other forces around, he (Tony) appreciates all they do. He was proud to pass on one of his challenge coins to Jordo. I just wish we could have done more for him and his close friends and supporters.
For you and Trev (and Mason) to support him and his buds like yall do......... :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
And for all those FF members and others that stopped by to say "Thank You" presonally; I think ya'll deserve a :heart: too. Ya'll made/took time out of your vacation or work for this brave young man. So to you, THANK YOU 2.
Note: My nice allotment is out for at least the rest of the month. Be warned. :clint:

X3

Nope, not this year.
Nascar drivers that I know of participating:
Bowyer
Allmendinger
M Waltrip
Montoya
Ambrose
All I know for sure right now.

I concur with Munch the Punch.
Modified to reflect the presense of EPCOT's World showcase entails any guest to use the timezone of their choice to advance world peace. Also known as "It's 12:00 somewhere" rule. Or "Beer Me".
That is all.

Going to quickly finish this one up:
I didn't take to many pics. Between Stef and Jason's reports I figure they will have it covered. And mine will be quick because I don't want to steal their thunder. Or get put into a headlock in the future.
Friday afternoon we thought about heading to the Marathon Expo. Heck NO, when we say traffic backed up to Pop Centruy headed that way. Oh Heck NO!
Decided to check out the Lodge and ran into Jason coming back from MK. He told us about his 5K and was damn proud of him. Something I would consider doing, IF my schedule would allow, which I already know it won't next year. We ate at Roaring Forks for lunch and I had the Blue Cheese Roast Beef sammy. Freakin Awesome!
My shirt Tony got me for my bday. My first kill using my Browing:

Saw these at the Marina Golf Cart Parking.

Saw this in the parking lot:

Friday night was fun!!!! We all got our groove on knowing it would be the last night before our last night. I learned back in October how long a drive it can be after PBR. So I left the rest to Nate....Aint I the sweetest? :rofl2: Nate called me something else, but he's just young..... :flush2:
We got our dinner grub at Stef's. Some mean but somewhat healthy chicken squitti. Or as Nate likes to call, Campbell's Soup.
And then Saturday morning, we headed to to the Sizzler off property. Paid 3.99 for the buffet, and 1.90 for coffee. Not bad. If we have transportation next time, we will do it again. Plus they were advertising steak and crableg buffet for 14.99. Heck, that beats Cape May's price by 3X or more.
Got back to the Fort after some shopping at DTD for Sosa cigars. And looped. This is when we ran into the scouts that were taking up the entire roadway and didn't move for at least 5 minutes. If Tony wasn't driving, there might have been some battering ram cart action. Hey, they had helments on. What better way to test them out right? :beathorse:
Then we napped at the site for awhile.
Got over to Stef's around 1600 to help her decorate and then partied more that night.
Was broke down and out of the Fort by 0930 and back home by 1630 and able to get Savannah from the kennel.
She called me names after I picked her up since I didn't take her.

Before Tony got up on Sunday, I took the cart to the TCD point for sunrise:

I'm going to miss the Fort until I get back. Which probably won't be until next year. Buty luckily, I will get to see some friends before then.
And speaking of friends. Stef, Trev and Nate came through big time for Tony and I. They provided coffee MOST mornings. AND most importantly, they arranged to have Nate bring down a cart for us. 20 years younger and Tinyless, I may be saying "who's my daddy" to Trev. B/c Nate was a darling to do that. He didn't have to, but he did. I swear he was switched at birth. No way he could be Stef's. :flush2: Possibly Trev's but not Stef's. :heart:
So to regurgitate:
Met new (to me) members: TJ, Jason, Kelly from Bama, Cindy, Ed and Moma.
Had a freakin blast turning 40.
Got me some beer for my bday! Freakin Awesome.
Was proud to be able to celebrate Jordo's homecoming.
No headlocks (Even though Tony asked to see it)
No PoPo
Had a few new drinks at the Margarita Shack.
Enjoyed every trip to Fuego. Even got a free margarita for my bday.
Learned more than I ever thought possible about mixing drinks WITH army men.
Speaking of army men, Ranger Panties RULE!
Drank the new punch and loved it.
I think I actually shocked Stef at one point.
Would do every last thing over again! Cause that's how I roll. bumpty bump bump. bump.
Didn't get to see and do everyhing on my list. But God willing, the Fort will be there when I can go next time. In a preferred (hopefully 300 with Savannah), with a cart and with provisions to cook for ourselfs. But by all means with beer, so stop by and join the party. I don't bite. To hard.

That's my story. ;D

So later that night after a few of these:

Cindy (fortpartyof4) shows up with these:

I had a tear in my eye after that! I got beer!!!!!!
We ended the night with some looping and I saw the 2000 first hand.....later that week I saw it in the daylight with boyscouts and there is NO WAY in SAM hell I will pay Fort prices for that! So Tony and I have decided to stick with preferred.
In addition to Cindy's GREAT and THOUGHTFUL gift, I got this from Stef and Trevor. They are so WONDERFUL and THOUGHTFUL too. True Friends.

You might not be able to tell what it is. It's a keychain that when you whistle it will alert you to your key location. A KEY FINDER!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets all say awwwwww in unison......AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
Until they realized I can't whistle loud. So if you see me on the Fort beach sands kissing sand, it is because I am trying to whistle for my keys....
AWWWWWWWWWWW
The next morning (Friday), we had bfast at TE's with Cindy, Nate, Jordan and 3 of Nates friends. Food was great, but it's not something we will do every trip. In fact, I doubt we will go again without our cooking equipment.
Tony and I left from there to get some supplies from Wally World. And after taking care of some tent TLC and restocking coolers, we hit DTD to try out the margarita stand.


The habernaro margarita was good. Had a slow heat build. Once again not to dominant, but good overall.
Tony had the wildberry or something blue and it was good too! He didn't get any salt.
And I stayed away from the LIME one due to language difficulties.

So later that night after a few of these:

Cindy (fortpartyof4) shows up with these:

I had a tear in my eye after that! I got beer!!!!!!
We ended the night with some looping and I saw the 2000 first hand.....later that week I saw it in the daylight with boyscouts and there is NO WAY in SAM hell I will pay Fort prices for that! So Tony and I have decided to stick with preferred.
In addition to Cindy's GREAT and THOUGHTFUL gift, I got this from Stef and Trevor. They are so WONDERFUL and THOUGHTFUL too. True Friends.

You might not be able to tell what it is. It's a keychain that when you whistle it will alert you to your key location. A KEY FINDER!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets all say awwwwww in unison......AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
Until they realized I can't whistle loud. So if you see me on the Fort beach sands kissing sand, it is because I am trying to whistle for my keys....
AWWWWWWWWWWW
The next morning (Friday), we had bfast at TE's with Cindy, Nate, Jordan and 3 of Nates friends. Food was great, but it's not something we will do every trip. In fact, I doubt we will go again without our cooking equipment.
Tony and I left from there to get some supplies from Wally World. And after taking care of some tent TLC and restocking coolers, we hit DTD to try out the margarita stand.


The habernaro margarita was good. Had a slow heat build. Once again not to dominant, but good overall.
Tony had the wildberry or something blue and it was good too! He didn't get any salt.
And I stayed away from the LIME one due to language difficulties.

So later that night after a few of these:

Cindy (fortpartyof4) shows up with these:

I had a tear in my eye after that! I got beer!!!!!!
We ended the night with some looping and I saw the 2000 first hand.....later that week I saw it in the daylight with boyscouts and there is NO WAY in SAM hell I will pay Fort prices for that! So Tony and I have decided to stick with preferred.
In addition to Cindy's GREAT and THOUGHTFUL gift, I got this from Stef and Trevor. They are so WONDERFUL and THOUGHTFUL too. True Friends.

You might not be able to tell what it is. It's a keychain that when you whistle it will alert you to your key location. A KEY FINDER!!!!!!!!!!!
Lets all say awwwwww in unison......AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
Until they realized I can't whistle loud. So if you see me on the Fort beach sands kissing sand, it is because I am trying to whistle for my keys....
AWWWWWWWWWWW
The next morning (Friday), we had bfast at TE's with Cindy, Nate, Jordan and 3 of Nates friends. Food was great, but it's not something we will do every trip. In fact, I doubt we will go again without our cooking equipment.
Tony and I left from there to get some supplies from Wally World. And after taking care of some tent TLC and restocking coolers, we hit DTD to try out the margarita stand.


The habernaro margarita was good. Had a slow heat build. Once again not to dominant, but good overall.
Tony had the wildberry or something blue and it was good too! He didn't get any salt.
And I stayed away from the LIME one due to language difficulties.

Backstory:
Stef told me about her Jan trip to celebrate Jordan's return home from AStan. When I found out what dates she was considering, I asked if she minded company. She said no, so off to convince Tony. Wasn't to hard, I told him we were going as my 40th bday present. The poor man didn't have to think or actually shop for anything. See, easy peasy lemon squeezy.
I told Stef what dates would work for me, and once Jordo unknowling signed off on them, things started falling into place. Or so I thought.
By mid December there was REAL concern, I would have to cancel b/c of some work developments. Needless to say it wasn't pleasent. But things turned Golden right before Christmas. But by then, Tony and I had decided that even if we couldn't go as long as we wanted, we would tent camp at least. We considered a value resort, but that spling second thought went out the window. But then, we decieded REGARDLESS of how long we went we would tent camp. Save fuel costs (RV vs Car), site costs (Premium vs Full), etc. BUT then again we didn't cook and Savannah was boarded. So in reality we probably just saved the miles on the RV.
Then come January, things are work were getting tight. Work comes first, and with a project I am detailed on, it is getting VERY busy. So I really wasn't sure about my schedule until Friday before my birthday. And then, if I would have to work Wednesday morning or not until Monday prior.
Once I found out we were clear after work on Tuesday to leave, I made reservations at Pop Centrury. I debated staying outside WDW for that night, but with resort fees being added on, not knowing the hotel reps, and a great discount at Pop, we stayed there.
Luckily for us, we requested a king bed and received it: This is what we saw when we checked in late Tuesday.





Then off to DTD to celebrate at Ragland Road and Fuego's: (like there was anywhere else we would go the first night)
Butt SHOT:


Sheapards Pie (was Meh, kida bland, but filling)

Fish and Chips (AWESOME)

Guiness:

Fuego:



Then back to the resort for the last night of a solid bed until we got home........

Happy birthday again Genia. I have been drinking in your honor at Epcot. Now going to dinner at Ohana's and may have a drink there as well.... Can someone drive me and the cart back to my site later?

Was there 09-13.

Jr wins Daytona.

Happy Birthday!

I think you gotta look under their Dee Dums……….
bahahaha
Sorry TCD I seem to cause your TR's to go south a little too often! That wee little Jimmy Johnson fan is rubbing off on me!

oooh oooh, Jason scooped MO!!!!!
:batman:
Beer to Jason! (psst, the only beer I have bought so far is a "gift" to someone, PBR.....)

This is my list for next week:
Cigar at Fuego
Guiness at Ragland Road
Margarita with salt either DTD or crockets
Beer at crockets, on porch and on Beach for EWP
Beer at Poly with Fireworks
Drinks around 7 seas lagoon
Looping (noitce no drinks)
Socializing
Day trip to check out Corana Cigars in Orlando
NAPS

My reputation preceeds me? :rofl3:
Yes, Yes we do! :clint:
I shall start compiling my list shortly. :whew:
Give me a darn sec, I have to work! And since I will be down there next week, I'll take one for the team and do some "experiminting". :batman:
Burp :clint:

My reputation preceeds me? :rofl3:
Yes, Yes we do! :clint:
I shall start compiling my list shortly. :whew:
Give me a darn sec, I have to work! And since I will be down there next week, I'll take one for the team and do some "experiminting". :batman:
Burp :clint:

I'm going to ask for a raise after this.