It's a Jolly Holiday with LL. *FINISHED* Final Update on pg. 58.

[Jennifer48]

Here is a close up of the Poppins shirt, I found this on the DISigns board.
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I :lovestruc it!! So awesome. If you still have it, would you be able to PM me?

I love that you got to meet her on your last day. That is so great. :goodvibes

As for the mullet, that's a woman?!! :eek: :duck:

[belle8306]

I love your shirt! How perfectly perfect that you got to see Mary Poppins again! What a great way to end your trip!:goodvibes

[addictedtothemouse]

I just found your TR today and read the whole thing!:faint: I love your writing style. So sad it's coming to an end.:sad1:

[Lady Lallie]

Awww, LL how supercala... ok I'm not spelling it... how awesomely wonderful for you!

Of course it is the same one! There is only one! :rotfl:Do you know how many times I have looked up how to spell supercall....? Hehehe.

Oh that is some great pixie dust!!!

(I still say that you do 1900 PF on your next trip though!)It was wonderful! You will just have to wait and see!

I got goosebumps!!!! What a wonderful, magical moment:hug:It really was. It was unreal.

I love it that Mary Poppins was practically perfect in real (kinda) life!

Um, can we see the mullet pic?She really was. I hope to see that same Mary in May.
It's been posted!

LL I love the shirt BTW!! I forgot to mention it:goodvibes

You said they did the DISign over on the DISign boards??? I'd love a copy of it if you still have it.

PaulaI am going to find the link for it and post it.

Awwww.... your last day!

Yay for Mary! Yay for LL!

Yay for the Best Mullet Ever!

I must see it.You guys are too funny with wanting to see the mullet.

Could just blur out her face to protect her identity? 'Cause I'm really curious, too! :rotfl2:I still feel bad about posting it.

Cmon, Ll! You Know You Want To!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just zoom in on the mullet, k?Hehehe. Talk about peer pressure.

Mullet Hall of Fame!!! :lmao:

What a wonderfully magical moment -- I was sure that you were going to wake up and decide to do 1900 after all, because I remember that picture in your signature! This was far better and more special though! Truly spectacular!Marc was like a giddy kid when we saw the mullet. He kept saying, "take the picture. do it. do it." The whole train ride.

That was wonderful! I loved your magic moment! It was specially crafted just for you!!It really was.

As a professional Mullet Hunter I need you to post that picture. You can swirl up the face but we need to see all that is "business in the front.....party in the back"!Mullet Hunter!

Oh my!!! That is one kickin' party happening back there! :eek: :scared1:Hehehe. Scary, huh?

:faint: :rotfl2:Hehehe.

That is fabulous! My mom said the same thing to me when she saw my "really bad Disney attire" pic in my TR. She was afraid the person would read my TR, see it, cry. ;)That's what I am thinking. Notice I even blurred out what her tshirt said.

Oh LL... I got all teary knowing how much that meeting with Mary means to you! And what are the odds of it being the SAME ONE?
I know! I get teary just thinking about it.
Hey... That's my mom!!!

Just kidding... :rotfl2: :lmao:So not funny. I nearly had a heart attack.

Ahhhh.... nothing like a pic of a glorious mullet to start the day!

Thanks for posting that LL.

Marc was right...that is an awesome mullet!He's quite proud of himself for spotting it. He's thrilled that you all wanted to see it.

AWESOME MULLET!!!! That has MADE my day AND your TR!!!!! That was something!!!

Okay---the moment with Mary was surely out of this world FANTASTIC!!!! I got a tear in the corner of my eye as I read your account of it!!! SO SWEET!!!! LOVED IT!!!!

BUT, now you have me literally sitting on the edge of my seat until you post about your lunch at Tony's--so want to know what that was like, AND I MUST KNOW WHO THE VIP WILDERNESS LODGERS ARE!!!!!!!!!! MUST NOT LEAVE ME HANGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It will be coming up soon enough!

That is so wonderful! So perfect. And the mullet - way too funny.I wish I could have sat and had tea with her.

Your TR is ending :(

I loved the Mary Poppins pics and the story made me smile!!!I know I am so sad that it is almost over.

Just love your MP t-shirt.:lovestruc

How wonderful that you saw Mary Poppins again and on your last trip into the park.It was perfect. A custom made moment for LL.

In your defense LL... you were just taking a picture of those pretty lights on the ceiling of the train... Mullet Hall of Famer just happened to be sitting in front of you, right?? ::yes:: EXACTLY!

I know i don't post very often but I must tell you how much i am enjoying your report... and you have definitely turned me on to the whole light obsession thing!!!(no pun intended :lmao:) I have a couple pics from my trip in September... and I even have one from a McDonalds on Broad Street in Philadelphia from when we went to the Phillies World Series Parade!! If I knew how to post pictures I would share it... you would like it!!You must learn how to post pics so that I can see them! I am so glad that I am not the only one looking at real life lights!

I :lovestruc it!! So awesome. If you still have it, would you be able to PM me?

I love that you got to meet her on your last day. That is so great. :goodvibes

As for the mullet, that's a woman?!! :eek: :duck:Scary, isn't it? I am going to post the link for the Mary Poppins design.

I love your shirt! How perfectly perfect that you got to see Mary Poppins again! What a great way to end your trip!:goodvibesIt was the best way to end it.

I just found your TR today and read the whole thing!:faint: I love your writing style. So sad it's coming to an end.:sad1:Wow! Good for you! Thanks for the writing compliment, that means a lot! I see you already found my PTR so there will plenty more fun to come!

[Philadisney]

:rotfl: Niiiice mullet pic!
I'm reminded of the song my friend Jimmy LOVED in college and made me listen to all the time - "Phantom Mullet" by Five Iron Frenzy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZHNLf3mEk) Cutting it short on top, I want that for me. Growing it long in the back, so savage and so free. Heheheh....mullets.

Oh my gosh your meeting with Mary Poppins was indeed perfect! How great that you were wearing that shirt too.

[Lady Lallie]

I got this image on the DISigns Board and I believe it was RumblyTumbly's image. :goodvibes I think you can save it from here but let me know if you want an email.

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[trixiequilts]

I am so glad that I am not the only one looking at real life lights!

Ummm...I took a picture of a light for you this past weekend. :ssst: In my real life.

Do you have any idea how much influence you have with this whole light fixture business? People all over the country are taking photos of things that were previously unnoticed by most. Yay for LL! :cheer2:

[pooh'smate]

LL what a perfectly delightful tr. I loved it. What a nice way to spend a Friday when I should be working.:rotfl2:

[disneydusted]

Is this TR really coming to an end??? I have really enjoyed your pictures! You guys need to get back down there so you can take some more! :rotfl:

[TarzansKat]

Aww!

I have one little SAT type analogy for you about that last chapter.

TK is to Jack Sparrow as
LL is to Mary Poppins.

So glad you got to meet her, and have that special moment! That's what Disney is, my friends. Those wonderful moments. :goodvibes

[julezdisney]

And I thought you would all think I was a bad person about the Mullet Hall of Fame!! :lmao:

The picture has been distorted. If I am harmed or killed by a mad Mullet person you better all come to my funeral! ;)

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Holy... what the... oh my... Wow.

I can't believe I missed this yesterday.

Thanks, LL :worship:

[Lady Lallie]

:rotfl: Niiiice mullet pic!
I'm reminded of the song my friend Jimmy LOVED in college and made me listen to all the time - "Phantom Mullet" by Five Iron Frenzy. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZHNLf3mEk) Cutting it short on top, I want that for me. Growing it long in the back, so savage and so free. Heheheh....mullets.

Oh my gosh your meeting with Mary Poppins was indeed perfect! How great that you were wearing that shirt too.Mullets are just funny. Last year at Christmas my mom got my brother as a joke gift a mullet car air freshener for his car. It was really funny.


Ummm...I took a picture of a light for you this past weekend. :ssst: In my real life.

Do you have any idea how much influence you have with this whole light fixture business? People all over the country are taking photos of things that were previously unnoticed by most. Yay for LL! :cheer2:I adore that you took a light picture for me in real life. The whole light obsession thing is really starting to consume a big part of my life. :lmao:

LL what a perfectly delightful tr. I loved it. What a nice way to spend a Friday when I should be working.:rotfl2:Hehehe, glad I could make your Friday at work delightful!

Is this TR really coming to an end??? I have really enjoyed your pictures! You guys need to get back down there so you can take some more! :rotfl: May! In a little over 6 months we will be back. I really can't wait!

Aww!

I have one little SAT type analogy for you about that last chapter.

TK is to Jack Sparrow as
LL is to Mary Poppins.

So glad you got to meet her, and have that special moment! That's what Disney is, my friends. Those wonderful moments. :goodvibesThat is seriously the perfect analogy!

Holy... what the... oh my... Wow.

I can't believe I missed this yesterday.

Thanks, LL :worship:You are welcome!

[Lady Lallie]

Day 8. Part 2.

When I last left you I had just met Mary Poppins. :lovestruc Marc had already checked us into Tony's so we went to sit down in their waiting area.

I was literally on cloud nine and I kept grinning at Marc. It was the best thing that could have happened to us. Marc kept saying, "That just made your trip, didn't it?" Pretty darn close.

I took some pictures while we were waiting.

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We waited maybe 10 minutes if that. It wasn't very crowded in the restaurant or in the waiting area. I loved the way they theme Tony's, so cute. I loved looking at all of The Lady & The Tramp pictures.

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I was surprised at how many choices there were on the menu. Marc was in heaven being the Italian boy that he is and I was able to find something that I liked too. I am not as into Italian food as he is.

For his appetizer Marc got the antipasto platter. I think that's what it was called. It's meant for two but I was getting the calamari so we picked off each other's.
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We are pretty sure that Marc got the Chicken Parm and I know that I got the Chicken Panini, both were excellent. The chips that came with mine were awesome, they were still warm and so fresh. Yum!

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For dessert I got the Lemon Walnut Layer Cake and Marc got the Pistachio Creme Brulee. We were both stuffed so we picked at our desserts. They were nothing special. I had never had Creme Brulee so I tried it and I wasn't too keen on it but I don't think there was anything bad about it.

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Overall we really enjoyed Tony's. Marc loved it and wants to go back next trip, I am not sure. I feel like there are other places I would like to go first before I go back there.

After our lunch we headed back out towards Main Street. I was hoping to get another glimpse of Mary Poppins. A girl can dream....:rolleyes1

We immediately met up with this guy heading back inside.
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Continued....

[Lady Lallie]

Day 8. Part 2. Continued.

It was just a beautiful sunny day outside. Truly. I was in Main Street heaven.
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For some reason I just adore this picture of the castle. The beautiful sky, the castle, the bustling crowds, the wonderfulness of the Magic Kingdom. :cloud9:

Our last photopass photos. *sniff sniff*

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We contemplated trying to hit up one last ride but I am the type of person to not want to be late so we headed back to enjoy our last few moments at Wilderness Lodge.

Goodbye Magic Kingdom....
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My last official Light Porn picture of our 2008 Trip.
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Our last official Trip picture of 2008.
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While we waited for our Magical Express bus to arrive, I went over to the photopass kiosk in the WL lobby and asked to look at our pictures. They came out well. Marc made fun of me for not being able to wait a few hours until we got home but I just wanted to see them real quick. Hehehe.

Our ME trip to the airport was uneventful. When we checked in for our flight, we decided to upgrade to business class for $60 each. Truth be told, we were tired and just wanted to get home in the most comfortable way possible. I had bought a second book while down in Disney so I wanted to read my book and relax. It was $120 well spent. We got through security fine and Marc went to get us a snack while we waited to board the plane. It didn't seem like we waited very long before we were boarding the plane, first might I add, thank you business class. The seats were so freaking comfy, it was ridiculous how uncomfortable we had been on the way down. I think we will try to scrounge the money to upgrade again. I was offered to do it when I checked in online so I think I will hope that it will be available again.

The same annoying lady that stalked me from our gate to ME on our arrival day was back on our plane. BOO HISS SNARL. She sat right near us too. She made me so angry too. She sat on one side of the aisle with her husband and then she put her two younger kids on the other side of the aisle. That's fine. The kids were young-ish. Probably between the ages of 6 - 9. Well the kids started to fight about the window seat so the whole time people were boarding I had to listen to this lady YELL at her children to stop fighting. If that had been me, I would have separated the kids and and the adults would have been with one kid each. Makes sense right? Well she finally gets them to calm down. And this gentleman comes to sit next to the children because it's a row of three seats. Well the kids start talking to him and it appears that he speaks spanish, well......this prompts the mother to tell her kids to not talk to him because he speaks "ES-PAN-Y-OLIA". I was rolling my eyes the entire time. Geez Louise. Thank goodness that once the plane takes off you can't hear anyone.

It was rainy and windy in Boston so there was some turbulence on the way down. Scary stuff right there but nothing major. We landed, got our luggage and just as we got outside our Park, Shuttle & Fly was there waiting for us! WOO HOO!

It was gross outside, the rain was so heavy that it made for a somewhat scary drive home in the dark but we made it home and began plotting the next Disney trip....

Coming Up....
Our favorites & Souvie Pics!

[nts4wdw]

What a great last day. I've got our summer schedule trying to see where I can fit in Tony's now. We've never tried it! Looking forward to the souvie pics!!

[TarzansKat]

It does make me sad to read about your last day.

I'm glad you enjoyed Tony's! I haven't been there in years. Although I am still forgiving you about not being as into Italian food. ;) Honestly, I've heard mixed reviews on that place and I have to say, I fond some of your pictures look really appetizing! Maybe I'll have to give it a shot again. :goodvibes

I love that in the picture of you at Tony's, you really do have rosy cheeks. Must be the blush from having met Ms. Poppins herself. :goodvibes

I can't believe the same woman was on your flight. Talk about coincidence! :lmao:

[Roxychica7]

Love the last pics of MK, looks like a gorgeous day outside. It looks like even Marc was getting in the Tink spirit! :goodvibes

[vdarrell]

Loved reading your TR and sorry it had to come to an end but I have this feeling I will be reading many more WDW TR from you in the near future.:cool1:

It is always so nice to see WDW through others eyes and you truly made this a wonderful visual trip for me now I have some new things I want to try thanks.

[trixiequilts]

I didn't want you to go home! :rotfl2:

The buffalo/bison/whatever they are pictures were my favorite. I hadn't seen them before.

Tony's looks very pretty inside. Did it feel prettier than other places? I think DDs would like it.

Can't wait for the souvie pics! :thumbsup2

[Lady Lallie]

What a great last day. I've got our summer schedule trying to see where I can fit in Tony's now. We've never tried it! Looking forward to the souvie pics!!I think Tony's is worth a try. I was pleasantly surprised by it since it doesn't always get the greatest reviews.

It does make me sad to read about your last day.

I'm glad you enjoyed Tony's! I haven't been there in years. Although I am still forgiving you about not being as into Italian food. ;) Honestly, I've heard mixed reviews on that place and I have to say, I fond some of your pictures look really appetizing! Maybe I'll have to give it a shot again. :goodvibes

I love that in the picture of you at Tony's, you really do have rosy cheeks. Must be the blush from having met Ms. Poppins herself. :goodvibes

I can't believe the same woman was on your flight. Talk about coincidence! :lmao:I think you should give it another shot. It's good.
I couldn't believe it either and she wasn't the only one, there were at least 5 or 6 groups of us from the flight down the following Saturday.

Love the last pics of MK, looks like a gorgeous day outside. It looks like even Marc was getting in the Tink spirit! :goodvibesHe really did get in the spirit for that picture. It was probably me making fun of him and not knowing what was going on in our first photopass pic like that. :lmao:

Loved reading your TR and sorry it had to come to an end but I have this feeling I will be reading many more WDW TR from you in the near future.:cool1:

It is always so nice to see WDW through others eyes and you truly made this a wonderful visual trip for me now I have some new things I want to try thanks.Oh yes! I plan to do many more TR's. It's fun! I love how I have spread the magic of our trip for a few extra months. Thanks for reading. :goodvibes

I didn't want you to go home! :rotfl2:

The buffalo/bison/whatever they are pictures were my favorite. I hadn't seen them before.

Tony's looks very pretty inside. Did it feel prettier than other places? I think DDs would like it.

Can't wait for the souvie pics! :thumbsup2Trust me, I didn't want to go home either. I forgot to put in that we had been searching all over the WL for them and finally found them as we were waiting for our ME bus, they are right outside the entrance to WL. Durrrr.
Tony's was very pretty and it was the most themed restaurant to a Disney movie, does that make sense? The castle is the castle but when you ate at Tony's you knew it was based on Lady & The Tramp. If your DD's like Lady & The Tramp they will love it. :goodvibes

[brookelizabeth]

I'm finally all caught up on your TR - and so sad to hear it's coming to a close, BUT, I also subscribed to your new PTR! :yay:

Let's see if I can remember everything I wanted to say:

LOVE all the hat pictures from the WS! Esp the ones in Canada! :rotfl: We couldn't cover the entire WS in a day, it's so exhausting. I can totally understand why you were spent.

Your Mary Poppins shirt is adorable! And so are your Minnie ears. :goodvibes

What a wonderful treat for you to get to meet Mary Poppins one last time--I love that Disney magic.

I also loved your WL pictures, made me smile...I miss it so much! I also have a picture of the beaver in the elevator, just the other end of the stick. :laughing:

Oh, and the mullet! I cannot forget about the mullet! My first reaction was "That's a woman?!" :lmao:

What a crazy coinsidence that the annoying woman ended up on your plane. :sad2:

Looking forward to your souvie pics and your favorites list!!

[Charleston Princess]

I think I am cranky now knowing that your trip is over. ;)

Lunch looks lovely at Tony's -- my brother's favorite movie when he was little was Lady and the Tramp. I watched it over and over and over and over again with him. Seeing all your photos from there brought back those memories.

That lemon cake looks delicious -- too bad it was a meh.

Saying good-bye always makes me sad -- thank goodness you are going back in six months!

Beautiful photos from WL -- I, like Trixie, love the bison photos!

Who would have thought that you would end up on the same flight as that woman -- that's just too weird.

At least I still have your souvenir pics to look forward to...:rolleyes1

[SwansLoveDisney]

I'm bummed that your trip is over.

What a great trip it was.

You and Marc had lots of magical moments on this trip and you have loads of wonderful pictures to remember them by! It was so much fun to relive it all with you!

[Lady Lallie]

I'm finally all caught up on your TR - and so sad to hear it's coming to a close, BUT, I also subscribed to your new PTR! :yay:

Let's see if I can remember everything I wanted to say:

LOVE all the hat pictures from the WS! Esp the ones in Canada! :rotfl: We couldn't cover the entire WS in a day, it's so exhausting. I can totally understand why you were spent.

Your Mary Poppins shirt is adorable! And so are your Minnie ears. :goodvibes

What a wonderful treat for you to get to meet Mary Poppins one last time--I love that Disney magic.

I also loved your WL pictures, made me smile...I miss it so much! I also have a picture of the beaver in the elevator, just the other end of the stick. :laughing:

Oh, and the mullet! I cannot forget about the mullet! My first reaction was "That's a woman?!" :lmao:

What a crazy coinsidence that the annoying woman ended up on your plane. :sad2:

Looking forward to your souvie pics and your favorites list!!I loved the beaver in the elevator, I would laugh at each time we rode up. I am very simple. :lmao:

I think I am cranky now knowing that your trip is over. ;)

Lunch looks lovely at Tony's -- my brother's favorite movie when he was little was Lady and the Tramp. I watched it over and over and over and over again with him. Seeing all your photos from there brought back those memories.

That lemon cake looks delicious -- too bad it was a meh.

Saying good-bye always makes me sad -- thank goodness you are going back in six months!

Beautiful photos from WL -- I, like Trixie, love the bison photos!

Who would have thought that you would end up on the same flight as that woman -- that's just too weird.

At least I still have your souvenir pics to look forward to...:rolleyes1No crankiness! I don't know what I would be doing with myself if I didn't have my PTR to focus on now!

I'm bummed that your trip is over.

What a great trip it was.

You and Marc had lots of magical moments on this trip and you have loads of wonderful pictures to remember them by! It was so much fun to relive it all with you!It really was a great trip. :goodvibes

Oh and about those souvie pics......

As you may remember, I had misplaced most of my memory cards sometime after our trip. Well I have found 3 of the 5. Ummm.....yeah, one of the ones that is still missing has the souvie pics on it. I am frantically searching my house for them because of course I did not upload them. If not I am going to take pictures of the souvies that I still have because I did give a few away. :rolleyes1

[2xcited2sleep]

I'm also sad that your trip is over. Hope that you're able to find those souvie pics. But at least "we" have your next trip to look forward to! :goodvibes

[Sarilas]

"ES-PAN-Y-OLIA"

:lmao: Sometimes there just are NO words...

[meeko_33785]

Just got caught up with all the chapters of your report. Nice job! And what a magical moment with Mary to end the trip with!

[Tnkrbelle565]

Somehow I missed the last update over the weekend. I can't believe that it's come to an end :sad2: I'm so sad that it's over. Can't wait for two TRs next year!!!!

BTW, as a mother, I'm completely enraged that the mother on your flight let her children sit with a stranger rather than do one parent/one child. (and I'm trying to overlook her blatant racism :headache: )

Hope you are feeling better today.

[Belle_princess]

Oh, I hope you get to post your souvie photos soon! I'm leaving tomorrow, and I can't wait to see what you bought!!

Kristin

[If U Had Wings]

What a lovely last day! I'm so glad you enjoyed your Tony's ADR. My parents liked it last year when they went, but my experience wasn't as good. In your pics the food looks pretty good. I must have been there on an off-night. Plus I'm extreamly picky about my Italian food. Being nearly half Italian I've had so much good homemade italian over the years, that I'm often let down when I'm out.

[Jennifer48]

So sad to see your TR almost over LL! You'll have to draw out the posting of the souvie pictures so we have something to look forward to :goodvibes

OT but this time next week I hope to be driving through the WDW Gates! :woohoo:

[ReneeDisney]

I'm sad to see that your trip report is almost over! I've enjoyed reading and seeing your wonderful pictures! I haven't been to Tony's in almost 10 years, but your pictures make it look so magical. We might have to give it a try on our January trip! :)

[myrsfmly]

ACK!!! Somehow I missed your update - maybe I was subconsciously in denial because I don't want it to end...

You made up my mind to try Tony's. I was planning to go on a previous trip but wound up dropping it doing the ADR shuffle... :rolleyes1

I love that you saw Jiminy Crickett - he is one of my favs and I think difficult to find sometimes...

[Roxychica7]

Hope you find those memory cards soon LL! I'm so glad you have your new PTR now! Of course, I'm also glad because these updates are making me sing oh it's a Jolly Holiday with you Burt, again...soo, I'm glad I'll only have 1 of those in my head now :rolleyes1

[Philadisney]

What a lovely last day, you've convinced me I must try Tony's again - I have only been there once years ago, and I remember being OK with it, but the food you got looks good! And I just love Lady & the Tramp.
I'm sad your TR is almost over but I am excited to see your souvie pictures. Besides I'll just be able to go over to your PTR and get excited for your next trip! :teeth:

[MegansMom]

Great last update!!!! I'm so sad to see it end, but overjoyed that I know I have two more to look forward to this year!!!!! Can't wait!

[Lady Lallie]

I'm also sad that your trip is over. Hope that you're able to find those souvie pics. But at least "we" have your next trip to look forward to! :goodvibesI'm sad it's over too.

"ES-PAN-Y-OLIA"

:lmao: Sometimes there just are NO words...Seriously. I was beyond words with that lady. The fact that she lives close enough to me to fly out of the same airport disturbs me on many different levels. Marc couldn't believe that I recognized so many of the people from the flight down.

Just got caught up with all the chapters of your report. Nice job! And what a magical moment with Mary to end the trip with!Thanks for reading! It really was a great magical moment. I just finished reading your Pirate & Princess Party TR and it makes me hope and wish that they do have that party in May 2009 so I can go!

Somehow I missed the last update over the weekend. I can't believe that it's come to an end :sad2: I'm so sad that it's over. Can't wait for two TRs next year!!!!

BTW, as a mother, I'm completely enraged that the mother on your flight let her children sit with a stranger rather than do one parent/one child. (and I'm trying to overlook her blatant racism :headache: )

Hope you are feeling better today.I was pretty enraged too, no way would I let me kids sit with a total stranger! On the way down she kept asking people to switch seats because she didn't pay to pick her seats so she was separated from them but I guess after the week down there she didn't care. :lmao:

Oh, I hope you get to post your souvie photos soon! I'm leaving tomorrow, and I can't wait to see what you bought!!

KristinSorry I didn't get them posted before you left. I don't think I am going to find them either! Balderdash! I am going to try and get the pics taken again this weekend.

What a lovely last day! I'm so glad you enjoyed your Tony's ADR. My parents liked it last year when they went, but my experience wasn't as good. In your pics the food looks pretty good. I must have been there on an off-night. Plus I'm extreamly picky about my Italian food. Being nearly half Italian I've had so much good homemade italian over the years, that I'm often let down when I'm out.Marc is like that with Italian food as well but it got his stamp of approval. I really like the atmosphere at Tony's as well. You should give it another shot!

So sad to see your TR almost over LL! You'll have to draw out the posting of the souvie pictures so we have something to look forward to :goodvibes

OT but this time next week I hope to be driving through the WDW Gates! :woohoo:WOO HOO! I hope you have a great trip!

I'm sad to see that your trip report is almost over! I've enjoyed reading and seeing your wonderful pictures! I haven't been to Tony's in almost 10 years, but your pictures make it look so magical. We might have to give it a try on our January trip! :)I would suggest it, it was good. There are just other places that I want to try before we go back, if that makes sense.

ACK!!! Somehow I missed your update - maybe I was subconsciously in denial because I don't want it to end...

You made up my mind to try Tony's. I was planning to go on a previous trip but wound up dropping it doing the ADR shuffle... :rolleyes1

I love that you saw Jiminy Crickett - he is one of my favs and I think difficult to find sometimes...He was great. I have seen a lot of pics of him on Main Street recently.

Hope you find those memory cards soon LL! I'm so glad you have your new PTR now! Of course, I'm also glad because these updates are making me sing oh it's a Jolly Holiday with you Burt, again...soo, I'm glad I'll only have 1 of those in my head now :rolleyes1I am glad it won't be stuck in my head either! I have vowed to not have a song-ish TR title for our May trip. :rotfl2:

What a lovely last day, you've convinced me I must try Tony's again - I have only been there once years ago, and I remember being OK with it, but the food you got looks good! And I just love Lady & the Tramp.
I'm sad your TR is almost over but I am excited to see your souvie pictures. Besides I'll just be able to go over to your PTR and get excited for your next trip! :teeth:The only thing getting me through the end of this TR is that I have my PTR to focus on!

Great last update!!!! I'm so sad to see it end, but overjoyed that I know I have two more to look forward to this year!!!!! Can't wait!Hehehe, I can't wait either! :woohoo:

[Lady Lallie]

Since I am Lady Listy, I have complied a list of our favorites from our trip. Again, we did these separately so we wouldn't influence each other. The funny thing is that when we read each other's lists, we were ooh'ing and ahh'ing about each others.

Marc's Favorites.

Magic Kingdom:

Favorite Ride: Pirates
Favorite Meal: LTT
Favorite MK Moment: Captain Hook Character Interaction
Favorite Show/Parade/Fireworks: Hallowishes

Epcot:

Favorite Ride: Soarin
Favorite Meal: Coral Reef
Favorite Epcot Moment: World Showcase Day
Favorite Show/Parade/Fireworks: Drum & Fife in America Pavillion / Voice of Liberty

Hollywood Studios:

Favorite Ride: Toy Story Mania
Favorite Meal: Brown Derby
Favorite DHS Moment: Playing around on Streets of America
Favorite Show/Parade/Fireworks: Fantasmic

General Favorites:

Favorite Park: For Rides Epcot & For overall park experience MK
Favorite Snack: School Bread
Favorite Counter Service Meal: Yorkshire County Fish Shop
Favorite Hissy Fit: LL's hissy fit about the early morning ADR at Hollywood & Vine
Favorite Appetizer: Crab Cakes from Kona
Favorite Entree: Coconut Tofu Noodle Bowl from Brown Derby
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Moose from Le Cellier
Favorite Store: Art of Disney
Favorite Romantical Moment: On the swing at the Poly waiting for the Electrical Water Pageant.
Favorite Character Meet & Greet: Characters at LTT.

Leslie's Favorites.

Magic Kingdom:

Favorite Ride: Haunted Mansion
Favorite Meal: Liberty Tree Tavern
Favorite MK Moment: Riding Pirates in a boat to ourselves during MNSSHP.
Favorite Show/Parade/Fireworks: It's a very close tie with Spectromagic and Hallowishes. Don't make me pick just one!

Epcot:

Favorite Ride: Soarin'
Favorite Meal: Le Cellier
Favorite Epcot Moment: Riding Soarin with Marc for the first time. I loved watching him enjoy the ride.
Favorite Show/Parade/Fireworks: American Adventure

Hollywood Studios:

Favorite Ride: The Great Movie Ride
Favorite Meal: Hollywood Brown Derby
Favorite DHS Moment: Winning Year of Million Dreams Pin Lanyards.
Favorite Show/Parade/Fireworks: Fantasmic

General Favorites:

Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Snack: School Bread
Favorite Counter Service Meal: Yorkshire County Fish Shop
Favorite Hissy Fit: The one that spanned France & Morocco
Favorite Appetizer: The Cobb Salad from Brown Derby.
Favorite Entree: The Salmon with Polenta from Brown Derby
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Moose from Le Cellier
Favorite Store: Days of Christmas in Downtown Disney
Favorite Romantical Moment: Our nightly swims.
Favorite Character Meet & Greet: Meeting Mary Poppins at MK on our last day.

Any other favorites or best moments you guys would like to know about? I feel like when I was thinking up this list I had a lot moer things to have but can't remember them all. :confused3

There will be two more posts before this TR ends. One will be souvie pics (that I just need to take again) and the second will be a Final Thoughts Chapter. :goodvibes

[ILuvCrush]

Awww I loved the Favorites Post:hug:

That is so cool. I'll have to remember to do that, epecially on the Grand gathering trip... maybe I'll make up a "test" before we leave and have everyone fill it out on the flight home!!!

Paula

[Lady Lallie]

Awww I loved the Favorites Post:hug:

That is so cool. I'll have to remember to do that, epecially on the Grand gathering trip... maybe I'll make up a "test" before we leave and have everyone fill it out on the flight home!!!

Paula

That is an awesome idea! :thumbsup2

[2xcited2sleep]

Awesome lists!!

And I like the idea of a test, Paula, for the trip home!

I'm intrigued by the school bread. You both list it as your favorite. Interesting.

How about...

Favorite cast member?
Favorite photo? You took so many great ones!
Favorite light fixture? Is that even possible?? ;)

[julezdisney]

Great lists! Can't wait for your final thoughts!

[Charleston Princess]

Oh, LL, your lists are practically perfect in every way! :goodvibes

They reminded me of the many great moments of your trip! I so don't want your TR to end -- I can't wait until you go in May!

[Sarilas]

I'm so sad that it's ending, but I'm DYING to see your souvenirs!

[Lady Lallie]

Awesome lists!!

And I like the idea of a test, Paula, for the trip home!

I'm intrigued by the school bread. You both list it as your favorite. Interesting.

How about...

Favorite cast member?
Favorite photo? You took so many great ones!
Favorite light fixture? Is that even possible?? ;)Those are hard favorites to name! :eek: I will have to think about it before I give my answers.

Great lists! Can't wait for your final thoughts!Thanks!

Oh, LL, your lists are practically perfect in every way! :goodvibes

They reminded me of the many great moments of your trip! I so don't want your TR to end -- I can't wait until you go in May!I loved it when we compared our lists because we relived all those great trip memories again. :cloud9:

I'm so sad that it's ending, but I'm DYING to see your souvenirs!Oy with the souvenirs! ;) I am going to go enlist Marc's help with the pics right now. :upsidedow

[Lady Lallie]

Here are the majority of my souvenirs. I already posted my pins and I refuse to go out in the cold and take a picture of the Stitch magnet on the back of my car or my license plate bracket doohickey. :rolleyes1

Hummingbird ornament, I bought one for my Mom as well. I also bought my Mom beaver butt soap as a joke but she has it so no picture.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426373582_8X5p5-M.jpg

http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426373005_aPYCX-M.jpg

Magnets. Also not pictured is the "mood magnet" that I bought and brought to work. It has different faces of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy & Donald in differed moods. Then it has the little indicator. For instance today I was "Ecstatic" because it was Friday.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426372875_uBzyH-M.jpg

http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426372776_JTkHC-M.jpg

Holding up my WL postcard of course!
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426372548_aSKf6-M.jpg

Cutest gift card holder....EVER. This is for my parents gift card for Christmas.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426373173_WYPjj-M.jpg

The rolling bag we bought to carry all our loot home.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426376603_Q6WMS-M.jpg

My soft little Eeyore.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426376193_Kzh9p-M.jpg

Brace yourself LegoMom....this is a picture of a monkey ornament. For my brother, he loves Monkeys. He's weird.







http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426376028_rrkNR-M.jpg







Did you survive LegoMom? ;)

Castle Ornament.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426375835_EHYgT-M.jpg

Mickey Ice Cube Tray.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426377878_hVgEY-M.jpg

In use!
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426377699_99zRa-M.jpg

Massaging bar and citrus soap from Basin. I also bought MIL a cute dragonfly soap but again...I gave that to her. I also bought her a wine magnet at the cooking store.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426375698_kvHZC-M.jpg

Our cookbooks.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426377540_hbaJx-M.jpg

Liberty Tree Mugs. I love these things!
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426377354_8oTVB-M.jpg

http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426377072_cFLKP-M.jpg

Imagine this with a Stitch and that is what is on my car.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426374716_nh5KH-M.jpg

I adore my Stitch bank. Hopefully we will collect enough change and spare money in there to cover our tips on our May trip...or at least some of them.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426374425_P5iq8-M.jpg

Lilo & Stitch Ornament.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426375410_hvQgF-M.jpg

This little ornament was really hard to get a photo of. This is the best one out of the 7 I took. It says 2008 on one side and Walt Disney World on the other. We bought it pre-engraved!
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426374287_boy5v-M.jpg

Coolest. Book. Ever.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426374869_NxECe-M.jpg

http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426375108_hy4g6-M.jpg

Photo Album that still doesn't have any pictures in it.
http://ladylallie.smugmug.com/photos/426375230_r7wbV-M.jpg

That's it! Way too much stuff. I feel badly that I lost the originals and if I ever find them I will post them...somewhere.

Coming Up....
Last but not least...our final thoughts.

[2xcited2sleep]

Excellent souvies! They capture the magic of your trip perfectly. I'm always so amazed... no matter how much I think I have scoured the shops within an inch of their lives there are more souvies out there I've never even seen! Here's to more shopping! ;)

[trixiequilts]

Your souvies cheered me up tonight! I shopped myself ragged today so I'm spent and crabby. But we got our new TV! :woohoo:

You need to put one of your beau-ti-ful pictures in that frame! :thumbsup2

[If U Had Wings]

Great souvies! Some really neat things there.

[ILuvCrush]

I love the souvies:goodvibes Especially the windchime... I love gnomes, the travelocity gnome in particular. A Mickey Gnome NEEDS to be added to my collection:rotfl:

I looked at that same car magnet...I really wanted it, I'm not sure why I didn't buy it:confused3 . It's a good thing I didn't though, cause 2 weeks ago I got a Uzelac Gymnastics magnet w/ Allison's name on it (so I can be a bragging mom:thumbsup2 )... There is NO METAL on the back of my car:lmao: I ended up putting it on my gas-cap. Apparently Toyota makes it's cars out of plastic only... except the gas cap!:rotfl2:

Paula

[ocdisney08]

I'm finally up to date on your almost completed trip report. I started the other week on this trip report and the pretrip report that went with it. Awesomeness! :thumbsup2

[TarzansKat]

Yah! :yay:

Your posts totally brightened my morning, hon! What a treat to read about the favorite things and then see all the fun souvies. Makes me think of what I might like to be next week! :lmao: I'm sad that this trip report is coming to a close, but glad we have your adventures in May to look forward to. :thumbsup2

[Charleston Princess]

Great souvenirs!!! Connor has the fuzzy Eeyore, too! I have those cookbooks on my souvie wish list for June! Looking at all your great purchases makes me want to do some Disney World shopping right now!

[MRYPPNS]

I love Disney stuff....as you'll see from my TR.

[Lady Lallie]

Excellent souvies! They capture the magic of your trip perfectly. I'm always so amazed... no matter how much I think I have scoured the shops within an inch of their lives there are more souvies out there I've never even seen! Here's to more shopping! ;)Oh geez. I would to promise Marc that I would not go souvenir crazy on our May trip. We spent WAY too much money in September. Though....things keep getting added to my "little" souvie list. :rolleyes1

Your souvies cheered me up tonight! I shopped myself ragged today so I'm spent and crabby. But we got our new TV! :woohoo:

You need to put one of your beau-ti-ful pictures in that frame! :thumbsup2Congrats on the new tv! I'm glad I could cheer you up.

Great souvies! Some really neat things there.Thanks, it was fun shopping for them!

I love the souvies:goodvibes Especially the windchime... I love gnomes, the travelocity gnome in particular. A Mickey Gnome NEEDS to be added to my collection:rotfl:

I looked at that same car magnet...I really wanted it, I'm not sure why I didn't buy it:confused3 . It's a good thing I didn't though, cause 2 weeks ago I got a Uzelac Gymnastics magnet w/ Allison's name on it (so I can be a bragging mom:thumbsup2 )... There is NO METAL on the back of my car:lmao: I ended up putting it on my gas-cap. Apparently Toyota makes it's cars out of plastic only... except the gas cap!:rotfl2:

PaulaI have a thing for gnomes too. I painted a gnome at a pottery shop to have for our garden wedding this summer. He sits on this little shelf near my computer now. He's very cute.
That's funny about your car, I feel like my Stitch magnet isn't very strong and he will fall off at anytime but he hasn't yet.

I'm finally up to date on your almost completed trip report. I started the other week on this trip report and the pretrip report that went with it. Awesomeness! :thumbsup2Wow. I am impressed that you got through both! That's a lot of my ramblings. :rotfl2: Thanks for reading. I've already started my PTR for May if you are interested...look at my shameless PTR pluggin! ;)

Yah! :yay:

Your posts totally brightened my morning, hon! What a treat to read about the favorite things and then see all the fun souvies. Makes me think of what I might like to be next week! :lmao: I'm sad that this trip report is coming to a close, but glad we have your adventures in May to look forward to. :thumbsup2I am glad to have your brightened your morning. I'm sad too and I think this TR would have lasted a lot longer if I didn't have my PTR to look forward too.

Great souvenirs!!! Connor has the fuzzy Eeyore, too! I have those cookbooks on my souvie wish list for June! Looking at all your great purchases makes me want to do some Disney World shopping right now!I love the Eeyore. He's so cute. He's right by my monitor now. We really like the cookbooks, they are fun to look through.

I love Disney stuff....as you'll see from my TR.I can't believe how much I bought, I have never ever bought that many souvenirs in my life. Usually I just buy one or two things but I went crazy. :upsidedow

[Tnkrbelle565]

WOW...that's a lot of souvies. No wonder you needed the rolling bag :rotfl: That's why I didn't have a souvie section on my TR. My one pair of earring wouldn't really cut it ;)

[Sarilas]

LOVE the villains book, LL! I am so going to have to bring a ton of cash with me for souvenirs...

[wdwgirl03]

Cool souvenirs! Love the Mickey ice tray.

[brookelizabeth]

I love all your souvies!! I told DH that now since we have 2 WDW magnets, we need to start collecting them from the resorts we stay at. I really like your WL one!

I am tempted to buy the Beaver Butt soap as a gag gift for someone, I laughed when I saw it in Canada, but am really curious to see what the scent is...:laughing:

[julezdisney]

....but am really curious to see what the scent is...:laughing:

Right after I read this I looked at your ticker! :rotfl: :rotfl2:

[MegansMom]

Love the souvies!!!! Gives me great ideas for shopping next time around!!! ;o)

[myrsfmly]

I simply can not wait until May... I think you need to go back sooner-

Love the favorites list... such a practically perfect way to sum up the trip... I will definitely be doing that with the fam on our next trip

[LegoMom3]

Oh my goodness girl you are a shopper extrordinaire!!!! :rotfl: Wow that's a lot of stuff! Of course it's possible I buy just as much stuff at WDW but I don't notice because 95% of it is for my kids....

Yes, I survived the monkey picture! But thanks for the heads-up.... :lmao: That one is actually kind of cute - it reminds me of Abu, which is the only monkey that I like!


And your favorite character meet-n-greet was Mary Poppins in Epcot??!.....I never would have guessed! :rotfl2:


This was really great LL! Thanks for sharing it all!:lovestruc


.

[ajinkyan]

did u enjoy a lot??

[Lady Lallie]

WOW...that's a lot of souvies. No wonder you needed the rolling bag :rotfl: That's why I didn't have a souvie section on my TR. My one pair of earring wouldn't really cut it ;)I don't plan on having a souvie section next time, I can't afford it! :lmao:

LOVE the villains book, LL! I am so going to have to bring a ton of cash with me for souvenirs...I really love it too. I am sucker for villain stuff. Barnes & Noble has a Disney Villain Monopoly game that I am currently coveting.

Cool souvenirs! Love the Mickey ice tray.They give us a touch of Disney everyday!

I love all your souvies!! I told DH that now since we have 2 WDW magnets, we need to start collecting them from the resorts we stay at. I really like your WL one!

I am tempted to buy the Beaver Butt soap as a gag gift for someone, I laughed when I saw it in Canada, but am really curious to see what the scent is...:laughing:I'll have to ask my Mom if she has used it yet. :lmao:

Love the souvies!!!! Gives me great ideas for shopping next time around!!! ;o)Which can be good...or bad. :rotfl2:

I simply can not wait until May... I think you need to go back sooner-

Love the favorites list... such a practically perfect way to sum up the trip... I will definitely be doing that with the fam on our next tripI love lists and why not have a favorites list, I say!

Oh my goodness girl you are a shopper extrordinaire!!!! :rotfl: Wow that's a lot of stuff! Of course it's possible I buy just as much stuff at WDW but I don't notice because 95% of it is for my kids....

Yes, I survived the monkey picture! But thanks for the heads-up.... :lmao: That one is actually kind of cute - it reminds me of Abu, which is the only monkey that I like!


And your favorite character meet-n-greet was Mary Poppins in Epcot??!.....I never would have guessed! :rotfl2:


This was really great LL! Thanks for sharing it all!:lovestruc


.Thanks LegoMom. I'm glad you survived the monkey picture. :hug:

did u enjoy a lot??We had a fabulous time!


*** I haven't forgotten about this TR, I do plan to do my final thoughts soon. Thanks for being patient with me!! ***

[pooh'smate]

I am all caught up on your tr. Loved it. Looking forward to your final thoughts.

[Lady Lallie]

It's about time to wrap up this Trip Report seeing that we have been home for almost four months.

Wow, four months. Sometimes it feels just like yesterday, other times it feels like we were there years ago. I am more than ready to go back...like today.

I am so glad that Marc and I were able to take this trip together. I think that we planned well but also were able to make changes to suit our vacationing style.

I was scrolling through my PTR for this trip last night. Just reliving all the planning and care that went into it. I found this little gem from August 16, 2008.

*As I wait for DH to finish his list, I have to tell you about the AWFUL dream I had last night. We completely missed September 2nd on our trip. Also known as Animal Kingdom day. Apparently DH & I slept through the whole day in our dream. It was awful and for some reason we couldn't get to Animal Kingdom for the rest of the trip. Was I glad when I woke up and realized it was a horrible horrible dream!!

How funny is that!?!? It's like I had a premonition about skipping Animal Kingdom. Marc was flabbergasted! I had totally forgotten about that dream.

I think we learned some valuable things while on our first Disney Vacation together. Thus, I leave you with one final list. Don't shed any tears, if you want to see more lists head over to my new PTR.

Supercallifragilistic-ADR'sApproachUs! PreTrip Report May '09. (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28629436#post28629436)

Shameless plug, over. ;) On with the list!

* We are very lucky to have each other & the ability to go on vacations.
* I need some solo time during vacation. I never realized before how I am very much a solitary person like my Dad.
* We like our afternoon breaks.
* Disney can be romantical!
* Don't be afraid to tweak plans or not do something. Disney isn't going anywhere!
* Having relaxing, down time is essential for vacation.
* Take afternoon breaks.
* Schedule at least 1TS per day.
* Be sure to make time for evening swims.

And with that....Marc and LL's Jolly Holiday is officially finished!

See ya real soon! ::MickeyMo ::MinnieMo

[trixiequilts]

LL~thanks a ton for the time, effort, and love you've put into your PTR and TR. You have no idea how much I've learned from you! :worship:

[brookelizabeth]

Right after I read this I looked at your ticker! :rotfl: :rotfl2:

:lmao: Too funny!

That's my DS' style of kissing - I don't think I'll have him "kiss" the Beaver Butt soap should I buy it! ;)



LL, loved your last list. I learned many things on our November trip that I will be carrying over to our January trip. I think I might take a tip from you here and add it to my TR at the end. It's a nice wrap up! I also like your "Disney isn't going anywhere!" comment. It's true. And something I leared in November as well - I actually have MORE fun when we relax and just get to what we get to, rather than trying to fit it all in.

That is funny about the dream! I guess it wasn't such an awful dream, eh? I think sleeping for an entire day on vacation actually sounds like a really nice dream! :rotfl: (But, I can understand the panic of missing AK too)

I loved your TR (and am enjoying your new PTR). Thank you for taking the time and energy to share your trip, and planning, with us! :goodvibes

[julezdisney]

Great wrap up, LL! Sums everything up quite nicely. And CRAZY about the dream!!!

[Lady Lallie]

LL~thanks a ton for the time, effort, and love you've put into your PTR and TR. You have no idea how much I've learned from you! :worship:Aw, thanks Trixie. I am glad to have helped. I know I learned a lot reading TR's before we went on this trip. :thumbsup2

:lmao: Too funny!

That's my DS' style of kissing - I don't think I'll have him "kiss" the Beaver Butt soap should I buy it! ;)



LL, loved your last list. I learned many things on our November trip that I will be carrying over to our January trip. I think I might take a tip from you here and add it to my TR at the end. It's a nice wrap up! I also like your "Disney isn't going anywhere!" comment. It's true. And something I leared in November as well - I actually have MORE fun when we relax and just get to what we get to, rather than trying to fit it all in.

That is funny about the dream! I guess it wasn't such an awful dream, eh? I think sleeping for an entire day on vacation actually sounds like a really nice dream! :rotfl: (But, I can understand the panic of missing AK too)

I loved your TR (and am enjoying your new PTR). Thank you for taking the time and energy to share your trip, and planning, with us! :goodvibesThank you. I thought it was fitting to end with a list.
;)

And it wasn't such a horrible dream afterall, as much as I missed AK this last trip at least I know we will enjoy it that much more in May.

Thank you so much for reading! :goodvibes

[Lady Lallie]

Great wrap up, LL! Sums everything up quite nicely. And CRAZY about the dream!!!

Thank you! I couldn't believe about the dream. Maybe I can dream up some lotto numbers next. :rotfl2:

[Charleston Princess]

That's too funny about your dream! You will go to AK in May, won't you? Please say yes. :goodvibes

How perfect that you ended with a list! I love your lists, LL!

It was such a wonderful trip -- thanks for sharing it with us (and your love of lights and lists)!

[2xcited2sleep]

Wow! I had no idea you were psychic!! What does my future hold? Please dream it up for me! ;)

Great wrap-up and learnings. Can't wait for May!! :goodvibes

[Lady Lallie]

That's too funny about your dream! You will go to AK in May, won't you? Please say yes. :goodvibes

How perfect that you ended with a list! I love your lists, LL!

It was such a wonderful trip -- thanks for sharing it with us (and your love of lights and lists)!We are planning on going to AK in May. In fact I think we will go at least twice during the trip. Not for full days but we will get the AK experience. Marc has never been so he's really excited.

Thank you so much for reading about our trip!

Wow! I had no idea you were psychic!! What does my future hold? Please dream it up for me! ;)

Great wrap-up and learnings. Can't wait for May!! :goodvibesHmmm. I'll work on dreaming up your future! ;)

[Charleston Princess]

We are planning on going to AK in May. In fact I think we will go at least twice during the trip. Not for full days but we will get the AK experience. Marc has never been so he's really excited.

Thank you so much for reading about our trip!

Half days would be good -- that way it won't get miserably hot while you are there.

We are huge fans of Animal Kingdom -- the safari, Kali River Rapids, Dinosaur, Everest!

This trip I want us to see Festival of the Lion King and go to Rafiki's Planet Watch.

[Lady Lallie]

Half days would be good -- that way it won't get miserably hot while you are there.

We are huge fans of Animal Kingdom -- the safari, Kali River Rapids, Dinosaur, Everest!

This trip I want us to see Festival of the Lion King and go to Rafiki's Planet Watch.

The more I read about Rafikis Planet Watch, the more I want to go. I think it will be a good way to break up our time there too.

[Tnkrbelle565]

Oh you must do AK.

Here are my AK tips.

Bring lots of water (it's the hottest place on property because of the all the plants)

Wear Crocs- especially if you are planning on going on Kali.

Go straight to the Safari in the morning. Animals are way more active in the morning.

Do not ride Kali right before you see a show...you'll freeze in the AC

Planet Watch is NOT that exciting but the train ride is worth it for a little break when you feet get tired.

Lion King is a better show than Nemo so if you only have time for one...do that one.

Ok...I think that's enough for today!

Congrats on finishing your report!

[Sarilas]

Great wrap up, LL! How funny is it that you had that dream about AK before it happened! I think we're doing AK our first full day at the World so we should be able to check that one off the list rather quickly! (Knock on wood)

[Diamondintheruff]

Congrats on wrapping it all up! I know that when you are in the middle of it-it can seem a daunting task.

I enjoyed following along. Thanks for sharing with us!

[Lady Lallie]

Oh you must do AK.

Here are my AK tips.

Bring lots of water (it's the hottest place on property because of the all the plants)

Wear Crocs- especially if you are planning on going on Kali.

Go straight to the Safari in the morning. Animals are way more active in the morning.

Do not ride Kali right before you see a show...you'll freeze in the AC

Planet Watch is NOT that exciting but the train ride is worth it for a little break when you feet get tired.

Lion King is a better show than Nemo so if you only have time for one...do that one.

Ok...I think that's enough for today!

Congrats on finishing your report!No Kali for me! I don't do wet rides. :thumbsup2
I do usually go on the safari first and I want to try to hit up both shows and It's tough to be a bug. I've seen Lion King before and really really want to show that to Marc. I think we'll have a good time. I hope to hit up a PM EMH's as well.

Great wrap up, LL! How funny is it that you had that dream about AK before it happened! I think we're doing AK our first full day at the World so we should be able to check that one off the list rather quickly! (Knock on wood)Hehehe, I think you are going to have a great trip!

Congrats on wrapping it all up! I know that when you are in the middle of it-it can seem a daunting task.

I enjoyed following along. Thanks for sharing with us!Thank you! I thought I would never finish. :rotfl:

Thanks for reading!

[Laneychris]

Great report!

[meeko_33785]

Congrats on finishing the report. I've enjoyed it. :thumbsup2

[LegoMom3]

Awww!.....I am sad that it's over! :sad1:

Four months ago already??!! Wow. Where does the time go?

Totally agree with you on the solo time. I am very much a solitary person, which is so hard for non-solitary people to "get" ! That's probably why I loved my early-morning coffee walks so much on our trip. It was 100% my time. Someday, I'm gonna take a whole solo trip!


Great TR, LL! :goodvibes


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[Lady Lallie]

Great report!Thank you!

Congrats on finishing the report. I've enjoyed it. :thumbsup2Thanks for reading along! :goodvibes

Awww!.....I am sad that it's over! :sad1:

Four months ago already??!! Wow. Where does the time go?

Totally agree with you on the solo time. I am very much a solitary person, which is so hard for non-solitary people to "get" ! That's probably why I loved my early-morning coffee walks so much on our trip. It was 100% my time. Someday, I'm gonna take a whole solo trip!


Great TR, LL! :goodvibes


.I think it kinda hurts Marc's feelings when I say that I need some solo time so I have been trying to psyche him up for it. Making a big deal about him going on those scary rides I don't like. :lmao:

I really can't wait to start my next Trip Report, is that sad or what? :rotfl2:

[tiggrbaby]

Just read the entire report today! Thanks for sharing all the pics and thoughts. I loved your sense of humor!

[Lady Lallie]

Just read the entire report today! Thanks for sharing all the pics and thoughts. I loved your sense of humor!

Thanks for reading! :goodvibes

[myrsfmly]

How fitting that you ended your report with a list! I am so glad you have already started your PTR so I can continue to get a regurarly scheduled dose of LL!

Thanks for sharing so much of yourself and Marc with all of us! Is it May yet???

[Lady Lallie]

How fitting that you ended your report with a list! I am so glad you have already started your PTR so I can continue to get a regurarly scheduled dose of LL!

Thanks for sharing so much of yourself and Marc with all of us! Is it May yet???

Thank you so much for reading. I wish it was May, I am SO ready to go! :yay: