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Welcome Foolish Mortals

My name is Carrie Vines and I'm a little obsessed with Disney's Haunted Mansion. I'm blessed with a husband who supports my obsession and even encourages it. My kids, well...they barely tolerate it. But they're young and resilient. They'll recover. 

My husband, Sam, and I have always celebrated Halloween with a little more enthusiasm than anyone else on the block. When we decided to start an annual haunt, we both looked to the Haunted Mansion for inspiration. It was then we discovered the collector's circuit and our calling. While searching the web for Haunted Mansion decorating ideas, I stumbled across Doombuggies.com and found my refuge on the internet.  I've met some of my closest friends on doombuggies, and spend my time there hearing other collector's stories, seeing their collections and the creative ways in which they displayed their pieces, sharing our defeats and celebrating our victories on ebay when we finally procured that one 'must-have' piece. If you haven't checked out doombuggies, go check it out. NOW. And then come back here and share your favorite Haunted Mansion collectible or tattoo or shrine to Master Gracey. You're among friends here. 

Thanks for stopping by and just as in the ride, I will conclude here with Little Leota's haunting words:

"Hurry back… Hurry back! Be sure to bring your death certificate, if you decide to join us. Make final arrangements now. We've been  'dying’ to have you…”

Wikipedia and me!

I know I’m not the only one who types their name in google to see what pops up. Come on… admit it. You do it, too. If you haven’t, try it! Something very cool might pop up and completely blow you away.

I typed my name in Wikipedia out of sheer curiosity and there was my name, right next to X Atencio. Ok.. I thought. Wikipedia is just picking up some feed from my blog posts(pt 1, pt 2 & pt 3) about escorting X to the Swinging Wake… no biggie. But when I clicked on the link, it took me to X’s pages on Wikipedia and there it was. A picture of me and X from the Doombuggies Swinging Wake and in the caption under the article, it mentions me and this blog!
Picture 2

So thank you mystery Wikipedia author, from the bottom of my heart. I can’t tell you how cool you made me feel, even if I look like a complete dork in the picture! :) just kidding about the dork part… I think its a great picture. It definitely captured my emotions from the one of the greatest experiences in my life!

July 23, 2009 - 1:11 pm Carrie - Dennis, thank you. I was grinning from ear to ear all day when I saw that caption. And thanks to Ste3ve for the picture! I really need to get copies from you...

July 21, 2009 - 6:41 pm Dennis - I am just glad that it made you that happy. :)

July 21, 2009 - 6:37 pm Dennis - Hey, Carrie, I just wanted to say that I was in fact the one who wrote that caption. I was looking at Wikipedia's article one day and I saw the picture of you and X., and I was like' Hey, I know who that is! She runs one the Haunted Mansion blog!" I actually rewrote the caption to include your name, because whoever put it up didn't give credit to you. I imagine my surprise when I read your post! Anyways, I love the blog, and I look forward to your updates! Sincerely, Dennis

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