September 19, 2005

No Theme. None. Dada.

I used to travel a lot for work. Not just around Central Florida but nationally. I got pretty good at making travel arrangements and stuff like that.

One place we used to go on a regular basis was Bentonville AR. There was a team of 3 of us that worked very closely on the account of a Major Retailer so we had to be out there often.

Well, as time passes things change. They were breaking up our team. We had won all the awards we could and it was time to bring in fresh meat. Heheh.

But we wanted one big blowout before it was all over.

So....I was put in charge of the planning. It was going to be about 6 of us all told. We'd stay over and meet up with the brokers one night for a "thank you dinner" and a celebration.

My boss wanted to push the limits. Money was no object.

I can do that.

So I got us rooms at one of the best hotels in the Bentonville area. I tried to find a link, but can't remember the name. It had theme rooms so I booked all they had. There were rooms like the Frank Lloyd Wright room, all done in that style and gorgeous. There several more, but the one that sticks in my memory was the Disney Theme room. We all got a huge kick out of traveling all the way to Bentonville to stay in a Disney room.

So I assigned the muckity mucks the best of the suites and we "little folks" just drew straws. You guessed - I got the damned Disney room.

Now...let me just tell you - I am NOT really a Disney person. Yes, I lived right there (eventually) and yes I was on the books as their wedding singer. But I'm not a huge fan. In fact other than the wedding memorabilia there is NOTHING in my possession that is Disney.

Anyway - everyone checked in and we decided to just all go to each room to see what was what. Each room we went to was beautiful. So peaceful and well, just wonderful. We saved Disney for last. I unlocked the door and walked in. No need to turn on the lights. The headboard was lit. Yes, I said lit. It was in the shape of giant mouse ears and was lite with really bright bulbs. There were Characters everywhere. They were mocking me.....over the bed was a net, with more characters, looking down at me. CREEPY

I slept in the chair that night. Good thing I had enough to drink I just passed out.

No more theme rooms, theme hotels, theme ANYTHING for this girl.

That would be why I laughed my ass off when I read about Bou and her family staying at the new Nickelodeon Hotel at Disney World this weekend. Hehehe.

Sweetie - what WHERE you thinkin'?!?!?

Posted by Tammi at September 19, 2005 05:28 AM
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I like to wear wool trousers and jackets during the summer, eat hardtack, parched corn and salt pork (maybe the occasional goober), sleep in the mud and then shoot blanks at Yankees...Darlin' I ain't got any issues
R/
Ed

Posted by: Ed at September 19, 2005 12:17 PM

Orange! The whole place was Orange! With LIME GREEN accents! I wanted to SCREAM. Everywhere we went it gave off that 'fast food' feel. Eat and run. Swim and run. Sleep and run. Holy crap.

The things you'll do for your frickin' kids.

Posted by: Bou at September 19, 2005 08:13 PM

*blink*

I'll have to find this hotel.

We don't have too many ritzy places here. We have the brand spanking new Embassy Suites that just opened last year, (it is also, ironically, the only building with more than 3 stories in the entire county)

My wife likes Disney.

personaly I prefer Bunnies. Playmate Bunnies. ;D

Posted by: BloodSpite at September 20, 2005 07:02 AM