January 2009. . . Calling all Snowbirds ~ Part III !!!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Okay here we are Snowbirds ~ Our new home! :goodvibes

For anyone new joining us this is our third thread for people going to WDW in January! The DIS closes out threads after they get to 250 pages and we did that twice already! So here we are with "Part III" of the January Snowbirds. If you want to read through "Part I" and "Part II" they can be found here:

Part I ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1873044

Part II ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1963686

We chat and plan together everyday! :grouphug: Feel free to jump right in, we have a lot of fun!!

January Snowbirds! :cool1:

Backinoz ~ Dec 23-Jan 14 ASMo/Offsite/POP
Joech ~ Dec 25-Jan 4 AKV
Uconn01001 ~ Dec 28-Jan 3 WL
Brack ~ Dec 28-Jan 3 ???
Majorminnie ~ Dec 28-Jan 3 ???
Towers5 ~ Dec 28-Jan 10 POP
Cinderellagirl ~ Dec 29-Jan 5 CBR
Loribell ~ Dec 29-Jan 10 ~ POR/SSR
Ccfmioa ~ Dec 30-Jan 8 ASMo
Mindy5648 ~ Dec 31-Jan 7 POP/Poly
Pamouselover ~ Dec 31-Jan 7 POFQ
Scout68 ~ Dec 31-Jan 9 ???
Disneysuncat ~ Dec 31-Jan 11 WL
Maplemouse ~ Jan 1-5 ???
Tink1978 ~ Jan 1-7 POFQ
Laumau ~ Jan 1-7 WL
Momofbcs ~ Jan 1-7 POP
Amytbme ~ Jan 1-8 CBR
Wilsonfamilyof4 ~ Jan 1-9 SSR
4girls2sets ~ Jan 2-9 SOG
My3guysinne ~ Jan 2-9 POR
Perkyperla ~ Jan 2-9 POP
Parmtoo ~ Jan 2-17 FW/POP
Nala87 ~ Jan 3-9 POR
Bellasoleil ~ Jan 3-9 WL
Tinkerbellmichelle ~ Jan 3-9 ???
Mari360 ~ Jan 3-10 Offsite Orange Lake
Barbiegal1457 ~ Jan 3-10 POP
Miabellarose ~ Jan 3-11 ASMu
Amreli ~ Jan 3-11 ASMu
Disneyprince18 ~ Jan 3-11 AKL
Snykymom ~ Jan 3-11 POP/CSR
Wuzefelix ~ Jan 3-15 POP
Peanut1 ~ Jan 4-10 AKL
Simzac ~ Jan 4-10 OKW
Cruznlexi ~ Jan 4-11 AKL
Buttercup10 ~ Jan 4-11 VWL
Missmagnolia ~ Jan 4-12 ???
Danceintherain ~ Jan 4-13 AKL
Tigerlovinggrandma ~ Jan 4-20 POFQ
Sunshine43 ~ Jan 5-13 CSR
Ehm1129 ~ Jan 5-16 ASMo
Lindababe ~ Jan 5-Feb 1 Offsite/OKW
Mickey'sothergf ~ Jan 6-12 POP
Kaos928 ~ Jan 6-12 POP/POR
Epcotisaverb ~ Jan 6-12 POP
Mindyluvsmickey ~ Jan 6-13 Poly
Bellangel ~ Jan 7-??? ???
Pyxiidustt ~ Jan 7-13 AKL
Rhonda7011 ~ Jan 7-14 BWV/BC
Crzyred ~ Jan 7-15 ASMu
Missy2217 ~ Jan 7-15 SSR
Worfiedoodles ~ Jan 8-14 CSR
Peach3es ~ Jan 8-16 POP
Nvrenoughdisney ~ Jan 8-16 SSR
Rockonthemoon ~ Jan 8-18 ???
Overthemoon4mickey ~ Jan 8-18 POR
Aussieangel ~ Jan 8-20 WL
Rosiep ~ Jan 9-15 CSR
Crystalcastle ~ Jan 9-15 POP
2Disneygirls ~ Jan 9-17 ASMo
Sarbah77 ~ Jan 9-17 POR
Helenk ~ Jan 10-14 GF
Mfinn126 ~ Jan 10-16 ASMu
Ginaginabobina ~ Jan 10-16 POR
Coffehousemom ~ Jan 10-17 ASMo
Amberleigh ~ Jan. 10-17 WL
Ginaluvsdisney ~ Jan 10-18 POFQ
Sarilas ~ Jan 10-18 ASMu
Gillettes ~ Jan 10-19 POFQ
Figmentfan0724 ~ Jan 11-15 SSR
Ethansmommy ~ Jan 11-16 WL
Skjj2009 ~ Jan 11-16 GF
Harvestmooner ~ Jan 11-18 CBR
Ebmouse ~ Jan 11-19 ???
Lovemy2boys ~ Jan 11-21 AKL
Eve700 ~ Jan 12-???
Serendipity ~ Jan 12-19 AKL
Fla4fun ~ Jan 12-23 BCV
Luv2scrap ~ Jan 13-20 POP
Adais ~ Jan 13-21 AKL
Swittner ~ Jan 14-18 POFQ
Southtexasmom ~ Jan 14-19 OKW
Disneyag08 ~ Jan 15-20 Poly
Jenjolt ~ Jan 15-21 POP
Glo ~ Jan 15-21 BWV/Dolphin
Clori ~ Jan 16-22 POP
Tropigal ~ Jan 16-23 Offsite Orange Lake
Kiteri ~ Jan 16-24 FW
Mommy2emmamaddie ~ Jan 16-25 ???
Sherry7 ~ Jan 16-25 ???
Drakes ~ Jan 16-26 ASMo
Manaliz ~ Jan 16-25 POP
Sixisenough ~ Jan 17-24 AKL
Hrsmom ~ Jan 17-24 BWV
Disneyspaz ~ Jan 17-24 SSR
Mzeeyore ~ Jan 17-24 Offsite
Jennywren ~ Jan 17-24 POP
Foraanda ~ Jan 17-25 WL
Henrylovespooh ~ Jan 17-26 AKL/POR
Jenkh ~ Jan 17-31 BWV/AKV
Spokanemom ~ Jan 17-31 Offsite/POP/CBR
Splashmtncrew ~ Jan 18-24 WL
Steffali ~ Jan 18-25 BCV
Amaley01 ~ Jan 18-28 CSR
GPA1015 ~ Jan 18-30 POP
Tinkbyday ~ Jan 19-24 YC
Wdwmaiselfamilywdw ~ Jan 19-25 POR
Pluto_fan ~ Jan 19-25 SOG
Laurainsem ~ Jan 19-27 POP
Northerndisneygirl ~ Jan 19-29 POFQ
Tybrilinja ~ Jan 19-29 ???
Sharadoc ~ Jan 19-30 ASMu
Dundeehunter ~ Jan 20-26 POP
Melxthree ~ Jan 20-27 WL
Katiebugsmom ~ Jan 20-29 OKW
Heimlichfan ~ Jan 21-25 OKW
Rfrank9504 ~ Jan 21-25 POFQ
Doryandnemo ~ Jan 21-27 ???
Grammyjudy ~ Jan 21-27 POP
Momof2disneyboys ~ Jan 21-27 CBR
Trixiequilts ~ Jan 21-28 AKL
Minniemom09 ~ Jan 21-28 POFQ
Jnykly ~ Jan 21-28 Poly
Kazooie01 ~ Jan 21-28 ASMo
Disneygroders ~ Jan 22-25 POFQ
Fire14 ~ Jan 22-26 POP
MickeyNicki ~ Jan 22-26 Poly
Dklam ~ Jan 22-26 POR
West&east ~ Jan 22-26 AKL
Distherapy ~ Jan 22-27 WL
Mousecat ~ Jan 22-27 Poly
Momathome ~ Jan 22-28 POP
Mom2kazkids ~ Jan 22-28 ASSp
Cinderellamom123 ~ Jan 22-Feb 1 Cabins
Eacatwork ~ Jan 23-26 ???
Rfrank9504 ~ Jan 23-26 POFQ
Holleetigerlilly ~ Jan 23-27 POP
Debbieandroo ~ Jan 23-28 ASMu
Petuniamilz ~ Jan 23-30 Offsite
Chime ~ Jan 23-30 CBR
Carrousel35 ~ Jan 23-30 POFQ
2tinks2pirates ~ Jan 23-30 ASMu
Mamaoftriplets ~ Jan 23-30 PO
Daruss ~ Jan 23-30 BWV
3amigos ~ Jan 23-Feb 1st ???
Ppan77 ~ Jan 24-29 Poly
Denily ~ Jan 24-29 POP/AKL
Waltdisneyworlders ~ Jan 24-30 CBR
Bridgie04 ~ Jan 24-30 BWV/CT
Billysmommy ~ Jan 24-31 BWV
Gourmetgirl ~ Jan 24-31 WL
Cheshireqt ~ Jan 24-31 ???
Brobrosmom ~ Jan 24-31 ASMu
Monny2AE ~ Jan 24-31 ASMo
Rmzlvacationers ~ Jan 24-31 ASMo
Canluvpooh ~ Jan 24-31 AKV
Phairest1 ~ Jan 24-31 POP
Anonymousegirl ~ Jan 24-31 GF/BC
Dancegrl624 ~ Jan 24-31 Offsite
Jensen ~ Jan 24-31 ASMu
Shock13 ~ Jan 24-31 AKL
Maggied ~ Jan 24-31 CBR
Disneymommy3 ~ Jan 24-Feb 1 Poly
Reneedisney ~ Jan 24-Feb 1 BC
Remmy ~ Jan 24-Feb 6 POP
Susieq76 ~ Jan 25-30 ASMu
Pinkdiamond816 ~ Jan 25-30 SSR
Aleciajab ~ Jan 25-31 ???
Tinkerbellfan50265 ~ Jan 25-Feb 1 VWL
Wish2btink ~ Jan 25-Feb 1 POR
Mkhead ~ Jan 25-Feb 1 POP
Natalie89 ~ Jan 25-Feb ? AKL
Eeyore ~ Jan 26-29 POFQ
Missmichelle ~ Jan 26-30 CSR
Star2500 ~ Jan 26 - Feb 1 CR
Bettydisney ~ Jan 26-Feb 5 Offsite
Blestmom ~ Jan 26-Feb 10 POP
Meggybear17 ~ Jan 27-Feb 3 POP
Mndisneygirl ~ Jan 28-Feb 1 SOG
Tammythetwinsmom ~ Jan 29-30 SSR
Jaksil ~ Feb ??? WL/AKL
Trissy ~ Feb 1-9 CBR
Misty89 ~ Feb 5-12 Offsite

I will update the list every 15 pages or so!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Let's see where everybody is eating!

Backinoz
Dec 23 - Ohana Breakfast 10:10am / 1900 Park Fair 4:30pm
Dec 31 - Akershus Princess Breakfast 10:25am / Nine Dragons 5.45pm / Coral Reef 8.10pm
Jan 1 - 1900 Park Fair 11:10am
Jan 2 - Whispering Canyon 6.00pm
Jan 3 - Hollywood Brown Derby 11.35am
Jan 4 - Boma AKL 6.15pm
Jan 8 - Jiko AKL 5.50pm
Jan 12 - Sci-Fi 11.30am / Mama Melroses (Fantasmic Package) 4.15pm
Jan 13 - CRT Lunch 12.25pm


Towers5
Dec 28 - 1835 Spoodles
Dec 29 - 0835 Spoodles / 1610 La Cellier (CLP)
Dec 30 - 0900 Donald's Tusker House
Dec 31 - 1545 Mama Melroses Fantasmic
Jan 1 - 1840 1900 Parkfare
Jan 2 - 1830 Kona
Jan 3 - 0830 PSD / 1830 Coral Reef
Jan 5 - 0830 Chef Mickey's
Jan 6 - 1830 Marrakesh
Jan 7 - 0830 Ohana
Jan 8 - 1725 50's PTC
Jan 9 - 0815 Kona/1835 Whispering Canyon Cafe
Jan 10 - POP food court / going home


Cinderellagirl
Dec 29 Garden Grill @ 7:40
Dec 30 Hollywood and Vine @ 3:30 Fantasmic
Dec 31 Boma's @ 7:40
Jan 4 Chef Mickeys @ 10:00


Laumau
Jan 1: Chef Mickey's 5:45 p.m.
Jan 2: Boma 4:00 p.m.
Jan 3: Akershus Royal Banquet Hall 4:55 p.m.
Jan 4: Liberty Tree Tavern 4:20 p.m.
Jan 5: Mama Melrose 3:55 p.m. Fantasmic
Jan 6: Artist Point 6:30 p.m.
Jan 7: Crystal Palace 9:30 a.m.


Wuzefelix
Jan 03 ~ Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic Package 4:05pm
Jan 04 ~ Tony's Town Square Restaurant 6:05pm
Jan 05 ~ Tusker House Buffet 3:00pm

Barbiegal1457
Jan 3 - Tony's Town Square 7:40pm
Jan 4 - 'Ohana 9:30am
Jan 5 - Sci-Fi Dine-In 6:30pm
Jan 6 - Raglan Road 9pm
Jan 7 - Chef Mickey's 7:50pm
Jan 8 - Crystal Palace , 8:05am
Jan 9 - Coral Reef 8:55pm
Jan 10 - nothing, we have to go home


Mindy5648
Jan 4 O'hana for our rehursal dinner @ 6
Jan 5 reception at the Callifornia Grill in the Napa Room @ 1:30
Jan 6th lunch at Cindy's Royal Table!


Bellasoleil
Jan. 3- 1900 Park Fare
Jan. 4- Whispering Canyon / O’Hana
Jan. 5- Akershus / LeCellier
Jan. 6- Chef Mickey’s / HoopDeeDoo
Jan. 7- Yak&Yeti / California Grill
Jan. 8- 50's Prime Time Cafe / Narcoossee's
Jan. 9- Cinderella’s Royal Table


Amreli/Miabellarose
Jan 4 - Chef Mickey's, 8:10am / 50's Prime Time, 5:40pm
Jan 5 - Brown Derby, 3:45pm (Fantasmic Pkg)
Jan 6 - San Angel, 11:50am / Le Cellier, 6:50pm
Jan 7 - Kona Cafe, 8:05am / Boma, 8:05pm
Jan 8 - Crystal Palace, 5:25pm
Jan 9 - 1900 Park Fare, 9:25am / Whispering Canyon, 5:05pm
Jan 10 -1900 Park Fare, 7:25pm


Snykymom
Jan 4 - Sci Fi 6pm
Jan 5 - Brown Derby 3:30pm Fantasmic package
Jan 6 - Le Cellier 1:15pm
Jan 7 - Jiko 8:45
Jan 8 - Victoria & Albert 9:15
Jan 9 - California Grill 7:15pm
Jan 10 - Liberty Tree Tavern 5:45pm


Buttercup10
Jan 4 WCC Dinner
Jan 5 Ohana Dinner
Jan 6 Crystal Palace breakfast
Jan 6 Narcoosees Dinner (just DH & Me)
Jan 7 H&V Playhouse lunch
Jan 8 1900 PF Dinner (DD's 2nd birthday dinner!)
Jan 9 Coral Reef Dinner
Jan 10 Chef Mickey's


Danceintherain
Jan 4: Jikos 7:05PM
Jan 5: Coral Reef 12:30PM
Jan 6: CRT 5:20PM
Jan 7: Sci-Fi Dine In 12:30PM
Jan 8: Le Cellier 7:55PM
Jan 9: Tusker House 10:30AM
Jan 10: Ohanas 10:55AM
Jan 11: 1900 Park Fare 7PM
Jan 12: 50s Prime Time 12:30PM
Jan 13: Bomas 8:55AM


Nala87
Jan 5 breakfast at Kona
Jan 6 Boma dinner
Jan 8 Cape May dinner


Missmagnolia
Jan 5: Crystal Palace 11:30 a.m.
Jan 6: Princess Storybook Breakfast 10:15 a.m.
Jan 7: Donald's Safari Breakfast 8:10 a.m./Boma 6:20 p.m.
Jan 8: 50s PTC 11:20 a.m.
Jan 9: Chef Mickey's 7:20 a.m./Kona Cafe 5:20 p.m.
Jan 10: Tutto Italia 6:45 p.m.


Mari360
Jan 6 - 1900 Parkfare at 6:15pm


Koas928
Jan 6 Trail's End Buffeteria 7pm
Jan 8 Sci-Fi 12pm / Coral Reef 7:30pm
Jan 9 Tusker House 12pm


Mindyluvsdisney
Jan 6 None
Jan 7 Crystal Place
Jan 8 LeCellier
Jan 9 Sci-Fi
Jan 10 Chef Mickey
Jan 11 HDDR
Jan 12 Ohana
Jan 13 None


Sunshine43
Jan 6 Tony's Town Sq @7:10
Jan 7 Coral Reef @7:20
Jan 8 We are going to Sea World and I think having dinner at Pirate's Adventure
Jan 9 Maya Grill @7
Jan 10 Hoop Dee Doo @7:15
Jan 11 Chef Mickey's @7
Jan 12 Shutters @7:10
Jan 13 Maya Grill Buffet at 10:30


Peach3es
Jan 8: Crystal Palace 4pm
Jan 9: Ohana 5:30pm
Jan 10: 1900 Park Fare 4:45pm
Jan 11: Boma 5:40pm
Jan 12: 50's Prime Time 4:40pm
Jan. 13: Princess Storybook Dinner, Norway, 4:35pm
Jan. 14: Liberty Tree Tavern 4:45pm

Overthemoon4mickey
Jan 8 Arrive at 7:07 dinner at airport or hotel... depends on kids
Jan 9 Crystal Palace 8:05am
Jan 10 Tusker House 8:00am
Jan 11 1900 Park Fare 4:30
Jan 12 Le Cellier 4:30
Jan 13 Chef Mickey 6:30
Jan 14 WCC 7:00
Jan 15 Hollywood Vine 8:35am
Jan 16 Harvest Feast 4:30
Jan 17 O'Hana 8:20 / Coral Reef 5:30
Jan 18 Breakfast at a park...Flight at 3:04



Aussieangel
Jan 8 - The Plaza dinner
Jan 9 - Sci-Fi lunch / Ohana dinner
Jan 10 - The Wave breakfast / Yachtsman Steakhouse dinner
Jan 11 - Spoodles breakfast / Boma dinner
Jan 12 - Ohana breakfast / California Grill dinner
Jan 13 - Kona breakfast / Whispering Canyon Cafe dinner
Jan 14 - Chef Mickeys breakfast / Wolfgang Puck Cafe Express lunch / Raglan Road dinner
Jan 15 - Crystal Palace breakfast / Liberty Tree Tavern lunch / Jiko dinner
Jan 16 - Tusker House breakfast / Yak & Yeti lunch / Cinderella's Royal Table dinner
Jan 17 - Grand Floridian Cafe lunch / Chefs de France dinner
Jan 18 - Le Cellier lunch / Kona dinner
Jan 19 - 1900 Park Fare breakfast / Earl of Sandwich lunch / Mama Melrose Fantasmic package
Jan 20 - Whispering Canyon Cafe breakfast


Crzyred
Jan 9 - Boma 6:45 PM
Jan 12 - Mama Melrose Fantasmic 4:25 PM
Jan 15 -Donald's Tusker House Breakfast 9:35 AM


Mfinn126
Jan 10- Kona Cafe dinner
Jan 11- Chef Mickeys dinner
Jan 12- Sci Fi Dine In lunch
Jan 13- Ohana breakfast
Jan 13- Whispering Canyon dinner
Jan 14- Ohana dinner
Jan 15- Le Cellier dinner


2disneygirls
Jan 10- ~ Tutto Italia
Jan 11 ~ CRT
Jan 12 ~ 50's Prime Time Cafe
Jan 13 ~ 1900 Park Fare
Jan 14 ~ Chef Mickey's
Jan 15 ~ Crystal Palace
Jan 16 ~ Coral Reef


Sarbah77
Jan 10: My DH didn't want any sit-downs! (hehe)
Jan 11: Lunch - LeCellier / Dinner - Raglan Road
Jan 12: Breakfast - Kona Cafe / Dinner - Crystal Palace
Jan 13: Dinner - Boma
Jan 14: Lunch - SciFi
Jan 15: Dinner - Boatwright
Jan 16: Lunch - Marrakesh / Dinner - Chefs De France


Ginaginabobina
Jan 10th: Wolfgang Puck Cafe, 6:30 p.m.
Jan 11th: Chef Mickey's (DS's birthday dinner), 6:30 p.m.
Jan 12th: Tutto Italia, 6:30 p.m.
Jan 13th: Boma, 7 p.m.
Jan 14th: Ohana's, 10:15 a.m.
Jan 15th: Sci-Fi Dine In, 5 p.m.
Jan 16th......we go home


Amberleigh
Jan 10- 8pm Spirit of Aloha Luau
Jan 11- Chef Mickey (B), Artist Point (D)
Jan 12- Kona Cafe (B), Boma (D)
Jan 13- Le Cellier (L), Coral Reef (D)
Jan 14- Sci-Fi (L), Narcoossee's (D)
Jan 15- Flying Fish (D)
Jan 16-?
Jan 17 We leave in the a.m.


Gillettes
Jan 10 - Ohanas-5:30pm
Jan 11 - 1900 Park Fare 8am / Crystal Palace 12:05pm / Whispering Canyon 5:30pm
Jan 12 - Ohanas 7:30am / CRT 12:25pm / Fantasmic package Mama Melroses 4:25pm
Jan 13 - Tusker House 8:00am / Yak and Yeti 4:30pm
Jan 14 - Akerhus 9:00am / Coral Reef 12:30pm / Garden Grill at 6:15pm
Jan 15 - Crystal Palace 8:25am / Liberty Tree Tavern 12:45pm / HDDR 5:00
Jan 16 - Chef Mickey's 7:30am / Hollywood and Vine 12:15pm / Chefs de France 5:00pm
Jan 17 - Akerhus 9:00am / Teppan Edo 1:30pm / Chef Mickey's 6:35pm
Jan 18 - CRT 8:05am / Crystal Palace 12:30pm / 1900 Park Fare 6:00pm


Worfiedoodles
Jan 11 Spoodles
Jan 12 Boma


Skjj2009
Jan 11 - 1900 Park Fare 7pm
Jan 12 - Chef Mickeys 5:15pm
Jan 13 - CRT 8:30am


Figmentfan0724
Jan 11 LeCellier
Jan 12 Chef Mickey's
Jan 13 Mama Melrose
Jan 14 Turf Club


Sarilas
Jan 11 - Park Fare 8:05 am / CRT 12 noon / Liberty Tree Tavern 6:45 pm
Jan 12 - Le Cellier 7:15 pm
Jan 13 - Akershus 11:20 am / Chef Mickey's 7 pm
Jan 14 - Crystal Palace 8:10 am / California Grill 7:15 pm
Jan 15 - Kona 7 pm
Jan 16 - Coral Reef 12 pm / Boma, 7:15 pm
Jan 17 - Sci Fi Dine In 11 am / 'Ohana 7 pm


Ethansmommy
Jan 12: Crystal Palace breakfast
Jan 13: 'Ohana's breakfast
Jan 14: WCC lunch
Jan 14: 1900 Park Fare dinner
Jan 15: Sci-Fi Dine-In lunch
Jan 16: WCC breakfast


Jenjolt
Jan16 Dinner at Tony's Town Square
Jan 17 Lunch at Les Chefs
Jan 17 Dinner at Teppan Edo
Jan 18 Dinner at 50's Prime Time Cafe
Jan 19 Dinner at 1900 Park Fare
Jan 20 Breakfast at Boma's
Jan 21 Breakfast at Crystal Palace


Glo
Jan 16 Crystal Palace breakfast
Jan 17 Liberty Tree Tavern
Jan 18 Kids Teppan Eno / adults private dinning
Jan 19 ???
Jan 20 Hoop De Doo
Jan 21 ???


Manaliz
Jan 16 - Cap'n Jacks @ 5:45
Jan 17 - Wave @ 5:30
Jan 18 - 1900 Park Fare Dinner @ 5:35 (ordering the Cinderella slipper for dessert...YUM)
Jan 19 - 50's Prime Time @ 5:20
Jan 20 - Chef Mickey @ 6:35
Jan 21 - Tusker House @ 4:55
Jan 22 - Hollywood & Vine (Fantasmic package) @ 4:10
Jan 23 - Coral Reef @ 5:30
Jan 24 - Boma @ 5:40
Jan 25 - Planet Hollywood (before leaving for airport)


Clori
Jan 17 - Hollywood & Vine lunch
Jan 18 - Whispering Canyon Cafe
Jan 19 - Tusker House
Jan 20 - Biergarten dinner / Coral Reef lunch
Jan 21 - CRT breakfast / Tony's Town Square dinner
Jan 22 - Chef MIckey's breakfast


JennyWren
Jan 17- 5:05 Liberty Tree Tavern
Jan 18- 5:05 Crystal Palace
Jan 19- 4:40 Le Cellier
Jan 20- 5:20 Coral Reef
Jan 21- 7:15 Hoop Dee Doo Revue
Jan 22- 3:30 Hollywood and Vine Fantasmic
Jan 23- No ADR


Mzeeyore
Jan 17--O'hana's dinner
Jan 18--Crystal Palace--breakfast / Liberty Tree Tavern--dinner
Jan 19--Donald's Breakfast / Rainforest Cafe AK-dinner
Jan 20--Chef Mickey's--breakfast / O'hana's--dinner (can you tell this is DH's fav)
Jan 21--Boatwright's--breakfast / 50's Prime Time Cafe--dinner
Jan 22--Spoodles=breakfast /1900 Park Fare--dinner
Jan 23--O'hana's-breakfast /Cape May Buffet--dinnner
Jan 24--Whispering Canyon--breakfast


Foraanda
Jan 17: Hoop Dee-doo Musical Revue for Dinner @ 5pm
Jan 18: Cinderella's Royal Table @ 1:20 / Biergarten @ 7:25pm
Jan 19: Whispering Canyon @ 5:00
Jan 20: Breakfast w/Donald @ Tusker House-9:20am / Ohana for 5pm
Jan 21: Crystal palace-9:20am / Boma-5pm
Jan 22: Kids & Grandparents going to Chef Mickey's @ 5:15 / We will be @ LeCellier for dinner-7:15
Jan 23: International Grand gatherings @ 7:15pm
Jan 24: Nothing planned yet. Last day.


SplashMtncrew
Jan 18- 1900 Park Fare 7:05pm
Jan 19- Tony's 5:45pm
Jan 20- Chef Mickey's 8:30am / Le Cellier 6pm
Jan 21- HDDR 7:15pm
Jan 22- Sci Fi 5pm
Jan 23- Whispering Canyon Cafe 8:30am


Sixisenough
Jan 18 B-Bomas
Jan 19 D-Mama Melroses Dinner Package
Jan 20 B-1900 Park Faire
Jan 21 D-Coral Reef
Jan 22 D-Sci Fi
Jan 23 D-Cape May Buffet
Jan 24 B-Norway Princess Breakfast


Spokanemom
Jan 18 US
Jan 19 US
Jan 20 Crystal Palace 8:05 am
Jan 21 Donald's Breakfast 10:30 am
Jan 22 Sci-Fi 5:20 pm
Jan 23 Goofy's Breakfast 8 am / Grand Gathering Illuminations Dinner 7:15
Jan 24 Water Park &/or DTD day. Would like to try T-Rex.
Jan 25 50's PTC 5:35 pm
Jan 26 WCC Breakfast 9 am/ Chef Mickey's 5 pm
Jan 27 Coral Reef 6pm / Cirque du Soleil 9 pm
Jan 28 CRT Breakfast 10:10 / Hoop Dee Doo Review 7:15
Jan 29 Planet Hollywood 6:30
Jan 30 Favorite Park Day. Le Cellier for Dinner 7 pm


Jenkh
Jan 18 - Yak & Yeti 1:00pm
Jan 19 - 50's Prime Time 1:05pm
Jan 20 - Le Cellier 7:30pm
Jan 21 - Cap N Jacks 8:10pm
Jan 23 - Narcoossee's 8:00pm
Jan 24 - Jiko 7:20pm
Jan 25 - Sci Fi 5:55pm
Jan 26 - Corel Reef 8:00pm
Jan 27 - 'Ohana 5:00pm
Jan 28 - Boma 7:10pm
Jan 30 - Le Cellier 7:15pm


Northerndisneygirl
Jan 19 - would love to eat at T-REX!
Jan 20 - 810am CRT / 5pm Chef Mickeys
Jan 21 - 1230 50's PTC
Jan 22 - no ADR's
Jan 23 - 5pm Rainforest Cafe @ AK
Jan 24 - 1235pm Biergarten
Jan 25 - 1005am Boatwright's / 505pm O'Hana
Jan 26 - 630pm Nine Dragons (for Chinese New Year)
Jan 27 - 605pm 1900 Park Fare
Jan 28 - 805am Crystal Palace


Plutofan
Jan 20 1:00 pm Biergarten
Jan 21 8:35 pm Boma
Jan 23 5:00 pm Whispering Canyon Cafe


Laurainsem
Jan 20: Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show, 8:00 pm
Jan 21: Yak & Yeti, 4:45 pm
Jan 22: Sci-Fi Dine In, 4:35 pm
Jan 23: Le Celier Steakhouse, 5:05 pm
Jan 24: Chef Mickey, 5:20 pm
Jan 25: Hoop-de-do-Review, 7:15 pm
Jan 26: I will make a reservation for Prime Time Café.



Katiebugsmom
Jan 20 - Nine Dragons 7PM
Jan 21 - Tusker House 4:30PM
Jan 22 - Yachtsman Steakhouse 7PM
Jan 24 - Brown Derby 12PM
Jan 26 - Boma for Dinner
Jan 27 - O'Hana for Dinner
Jan 28 - Norway Princess for Dinner


Momof2disneyboys
Jan 21 - 1900 Park Fare dinner
Jan 22 - Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 23 - Tusker House breakfast
Jan 24 - Plaza Restaurant lunch
Jan 25 - Chef Mickeys dinner
Jan 26 - LeCellier dinner
Jan 27 - going home


Trixiequilts
Jan 21: 1900 Park Fare dinner
Jan 22: Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 23: Tusker House breakfast / 'Ohana dinner
Jan 24: Le Cellier dinner
Jan 25: Boma breakfast / Chefs de France dinner
Jan 26: Will try for Teppan Edo dinner
Jan 27: Crystal Palace breakfast / Chef Mickey's dinner


Melxthree
Jan 21 Whispering Canyon @ 5:30pm
Jan 22 Crystal Palace @ 5:10 pm
Jan 23 Garden Grill @ 4:55 pm
Jan 24 Tusker House @ 8:00 am / ‘Ohanas @ 6:30pm
Jan 25 Sci-Fi-Dine-In @ 5:00 pm
Jan 26 Chef Mickey’s @ 5:15 pm
Jan 27 CRT @ 8:05 am


Kazooie01
Jan 21 - Yak and Yeti 4:45pm
Jan 22 - Crystal Palace 8:05am
Jan 23 - Akershus 4:55pm
Jan 24 - Play & Dine 8:00am
Jan 25 - Sci-Fi 5:00pm
Jan 26 - Chef Mickeys 5:15pm
Jan 27 - 1900 Park Fare 4:30pm
Jan 28 - None


Dklam
Jan 22 - Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic 4:25PM
Jan 23 - Akerhaus Royal Banquet Princess Breakfast 8:45 AM


Mousecat
Jan 22 - Kona Cafe 8pm
Jan 23 - Liberty Tree Tavern noon
Jan 23 - Le Cellier 555pm
Jan 24 - Wherever I am at
Jan 25 - Yak and Yeti noon
Jan 25 - Jiko 705pm
Jan 26 - Prime Time Cafe noon
Jan 27 - CA Grill 735pm
Jan 28 - Lunch somewhere


Debbieandroo
Jan 23 - Le Cellier 6:55
Jan 24 - Whispering Canyon 8:45 / Prime Time 50s Cafe at 1:40
Jan 25 - Boma 5:45
Jan 26 - Brown Derby at 1:20


Holleetigerlilly
Jan 23 - Hollywood and Vine lunch
Jan 24 - Ashkerus breakfast
Jan 25 - Tusker house breakfast
Jan 26 - Crystal Palace
Jan 27 - CRT


Daruss
Jan 24 - WCC dinner


2tinks2pirates
Jan 24 - CRT 10am
Jan 27 - Chef Mickey's 8:35am


Reneedisney
Jan 24th 5:30 pm Coral Reef
Jan 25th 8:25 am Kona Cafe / 5:50 pm 50’s Prime Time Cafe
Jan 26th 8:25 am Crystal Palace / 6:20 pm Le Cellier Steakhouse
Jan 27th 9:25 am 1900 Park Fare / 12:30 pm Yak & Yeti / 7:05 pm Citrico’s
Jan 28th 8:30 am Captain’s Grill / 7:30 pm JIKO
Jan 29th 9:30 am Grand Floridian Café / 7:00 pm The Wave
Jan 30th 7:20 pm California Grill
Jan 31st 10:15 am Kona Café


Disneymommy3
Jan 24th--probably DTD (Earl of Sandwich?)
Jan 25th-5:00 Rose & Crown
Jan 26th-2:25 Cinderella's Royal Table
Jan 27th-5:30 Le Cellier
Jan 28th-5:05 Biergarten
Jan 29th-5:00 Garden Grill
Jan 30th-5:00 Nine Dragons
Jan 31st- TBD
Feb 1st-- Depart


Shock13
Jan 24-Undecided
Jan 25-Jiko @ 7:10
Jan 26-Coral Reef @ 12:20
Jan 27-Boma @ 10:10
Jan 28-California Grill @ 7:35
Jan 29-Kona Cafe @ 10:30/Garden Grill @ 5:20
Jan 30-Brown Derby @ 2:00
Jan 31-1900 Park Fare @ 8:30


Dancegrl624
Jan 25 Akershus 11:20am
Jan 28 Crystal Palace 8:05am
Jan 29 Hollywood and Vine Fantasmic 4:30pm


Maggied
Jan 25 O'Hana's at 6:30pm
Jan 26 Mama Melrose
Jan 27 Boma at 5:25pm
Jan 28 LeCellier
Jan 29 California Grill at 6:00pm
Jan 30 San Angel Inn


Susieq76
Jan 25 Teppan Edo- 12:00pm / Coral Reef- 6:00pm
Jan 26 Chef Mickeys- 7:30am / Cinderella's Castle- 5:50pm
Jan 27 8:20am- Donald's breakfast / Hoop Dee Doo Review- 5:00pm
Jan 28 7:50am-O'Hana / Akershus 6:05pm
Jan 29 7:30am Cape May Cafe/ Sci Fi- 5:00pm
Jan 30 Crystal Palace- 8:05am / O'Hana- 6:45pm


Pinkdiamond816
Jan 25th: Cali Grill, 7:55pm
Jan 26th: O'hana, 8:10am / Marrakesh, 4pm
Jan 27th: Sci Fi, 12pm / HoopDee, 9:30
Jan 28th: Tusker House, 8am / Yachtsman's, 5:30pm
Jan 29th: Chef Mickey's, 10:30am / Boma, 8:30pm
Jan 30th: Backstage Magic Tour


Tinkerbellfan50265
Jan 25 Coral Reef - 6:30pm
Jan 26 Crystal Palace - 8:05am
Jan 27 LeCellier - 6:30pm
Jan 28 Hoop Dee Doo Revue - 7:15pm
Jan 29 1900 Park Fare - 8:30am / 50's Prime Time - 4:30pm
Jan 30 Whispering Canyon Cafe - 7pm
Jan 31 Cinderella Castle - 4:25pm
Feb 1 Boma's - 9:30am


Monny2ae
Jan 26 - Chef Mickeys 8:30
Jan 27 - Coral Reef for lunch 12 noon
Jan 28 - Crystal Palace 9:05
Jan 29 - Hollywood and Vine 4:25


Eeyore7360
Jan 26 Teppan Edo / Hoop Dee Doo
Jan 27 Le Cellier / Restaraunt Marrakesh
Jan 28 Chefs de France / Rose and Crown
Jan 29 Boma for Bfast


Bridgie04
Jan 27 dinner at Crystal Palace
Jan 28 lunch at Liberty
Jan 29 breakfast with princesses (norway)


Mndisneygirl
Jan 29 Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 31 LeCellier

[trixiequilts]

Ooohhh...I made it right away! :goodvibes

[Lil'Mermaid75]

Whoohoo!!! Part III!!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[Harvestmooner]

Harvestmooner will be at CBR Jan 11-18. YEAH!!!!!

[Lil'Mermaid75]

Harvestmooner will be at CBR Jan 11-18. YEAH!!!!!

:welcome:

[Mndisneygirl]

WOW we're here!!

Did you guys realize there are 180 people on Shelly's list??? Yes, I went down the list and counted by hand, so it could be off one or two. I'm sure Shelly could've just told me had I asked! Oh well.

Shelly I'm glad your trick or treating happened and hopefully the boys will share!!

I'm off to feed my kids something quasi-healthy before we go to all the parties and eat junk (I'm skipping dinner to save all my calories for the junk!) ;)

Have a good night everybody!! I'll let you know if it SNOWS here tomorrow! :mad:

[distherapy]

:cool1: :cool1: Yay! Part III! :cool1: :cool1:
:cheer2:

[Cinderella Girl]

Hi all,

I am so excited. My mom and I are headed to Caribbean Beach Resort(Hopfully Aruba) to celebrate New Year's and the completion of my student teaching.
So far we have reservations for:
12/29 Garden Grill @ 7:40

12/30 Hollywood and Vine @ 3:30 (Fantasmic Dinner Package)

12/31 Boma's @ 7:40 ( not 100% sure on this one)

1/4 Chef Mickeys @ 10:00

Does anyone have any other options for New Years Eve Dinner?
We also really want to eat at Le Celluar(sp?) but it is all booked up. Any suggestions?

Molly

[peach3es]

I'm so glad I found you! I was just heading off to bed after getting caught up in digital scrapbooking tutorials and I thought I'd pop on one last time to see how far we got. Saw Mama Snowbirds post about #3 and thought I just better check it out. I know you couldn't live without me!:lmao:

Catch all my peeps on the flip side! Nighty night!:rotfl:

[Dancegrl624]

Oh my goodness. Part III!!! Yea!:banana: I'm trying to recover from all the dancing I did today. We had a good turnout at tryouts and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. The "real" tryouts with the judges are tomorrow. I'm sure glad I have a "free pass" this year. The dance is pretty hard! Every part of my body is aching right now. Later, I'm going to soak in the tub with some epsom salt.

Shelly- Glad to hear that your boys were able to trick or treat without getting rained on!

I'm hoping that we have good weather on Friday. They're calling for snow:scared1: on Monday! Well, I'll be around. Later!

[Dancegrl624]

Sorry to double post (I've been doing it a lot lately. My bad!), but I'm officially under 3 months!!! WOO HOO!

:cool1: :banana: :dance3: :cheer2: :rockband: party: :jumping1:

[Monny2AE]

Holy Cow! Part 3 already! Boy are we chatty! It's been busy around here but I just wanted to check in say hello. I'm getting excited...this week we should be hearing about some codes/discounts!!! I'm nervous about how it all works. I booked a MYW package already and am wondering if I should have just made room only reservations. We're staying at ASMo but I read something about discounts being only for certain rooms or hotels or something. Why does all of this have to be so confusing. Plus we are now thinking that if they give discounts for CBR we may switch up to a mod if there is any availability. We've stayed there twice and liked it. Ugh so many worries!

Hope all my Snowbirds are having a fun weekend! We're off to go trick or treating at a pumpkin patch tomorrow- fun fun fun!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Ooohhh...I made it right away! :goodvibes

YAY ~ Trixie gets the award for the first Snowbird to find the new thread!! :banana:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Harvestmooner will be at CBR Jan 11-18. YEAH!!!!!

Hi all,

I am so excited. My mom and I are headed to Caribbean Beach Resort(Hopfully Aruba) to celebrate New Year's and the completion of my student teaching.
So far we have reservations for:
12/29 Garden Grill @ 7:40

12/30 Hollywood and Vine @ 3:30 (Fantasmic Dinner Package)

12/31 Boma's @ 7:40 ( not 100% sure on this one)

1/4 Chef Mickeys @ 10:00

Does anyone have any other options for New Years Eve Dinner?
We also really want to eat at Le Celluar(sp?) but it is all booked up. Any suggestions?

Molly

WELCOME to the Snowbirds! :cool1: Is this the first time at CBR for both of you? It's my family's favorite resort!

I will get you added to the list right away! :thumbsup2

[distherapy]

Hey Molly - Do you have a park you're planning to go to New Year's Eve? Or are you open for anything?

And welcome!:woohoo:

[sarbah77]

Part III!

:dance3: :yay: :banana: :cool1: :woohoo: :cheer2: :cheer2: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo: :banana: :cool1: :cool1: :banana: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :woohoo:

[crzyred]

Whew...I made it!:banana:

[trixiequilts]

Looks like the Snowbirds are making their way to our new home! :moped:

[snykymom]

I'm here, too! :wave2: And here's the list of Snowbirds by Date. Pretty please, let me know if I missed anyone!
Dec 23-Jan 14 ~ Backinoz ~ ASMo/Offsite/POP
Dec 25-Jan 4 ~ joech
Dec 28-Jan 3 ~ Uconn01001 ~ WL
Dec 28-Jan 10 ~ Towers5 ~ POP
Dec 28-Jan 10 ~ brack
Dec 29-Jan 5 ~ Cinderella Girl ~ CBR
Dec 30-Jan 8 ~ Ccfmioa ~ ASMo
Dec 31–Jan 7 ~ Mindy5648 ~ POP
Dec 31-Jan 7 ~ pamouselover ~ POFQ
Dec 31–Jan 9 ~ scout68
Dec 31–Jan 10 ~ loribell ~ POR/SSR
Dec 31-Jan 11 ~ Disneysuncat ~ WL
Jan 1-Jan 5 ~ Maplemouse
Jan 1-Jan 7 ~ Tink1978 ~ POFQ
Jan 1-Jan 7 ~ Laumau ~ WL
Jan 1-Jan 7 ~ Momofbcs ~ POP
Jan 1-Jan 8 ~ Amytbme ~ CBR
Jan 1-Jan 9 ~ Wilsonfamilyof4 ~ SSR
Jan 2-Jan 9 ~ 4girls2sets ~ SOG
Jan 2-Jan 9 ~ perkyperla ~ POP
Jan 2-Jan 9 ~ My3guysinne ~ POR
Jan 2-Jan 9 ~ Parmtoo ~ FWCabins
Jan 3-Jan 9 ~ Nala87 ~ POR
Jan 3-Jan 9 ~ tinkerbellmichelle
Jan 3-Jan 9 ~ Bellasoleil ~ WL
Jan 3-Jan 10 ~ Mari36 ~ Offsite Orange Lake
Jan 3-Jan 10 ~ BarbieGal457 ~ POP
Jan 3-Jan 11 ~ Miabellarose ~ ASMu
Jan 3-Jan 11 ~ Amreli ~ ASMu
Jan 3-Jan 11 ~ Disneyprince18 ~ AKL
Jan 3-Jan 11 ~ Snykymom ~ POP/CSR
Jan 3-Jan 15 ~ Wuzefelix ~ POP
Jan 4-Jan 10 ~ Peanut1 ~ AKL
Jan 4-Jan 10 ~ Simzac ~ OKW
Jan 4-Jan 12 ~ Missmagnolia
Jan 4-Jan 13 ~ Danceintherain ~ AKL
Jan 4-Jan 20 ~ Tigerlovinggrandma ~ POFQ
Jan 5-Jan 13 ~ Sunshine43 ~ CSR
Jan 5-Jan 16 ~ Ehm1129 ~ ASMo
Jan 6-Jan 12 ~ Mickey'sother ~ POP
Jan 6-Jan 12 ~ Kaos928 ~ POP/POR
Jan 6-Jan 12 ~ Epcotisaverb ~ POP
Jan 6-Jan 13 ~ Mindyluvsmickey ~ Poly
Jan 7-Jan 13 ~ PyxiiDustt ~ AKL
Jan 7-Jan 14 ~ Rhonda7011 ~ BWV/BC
Jan 7-Jan 15 ~ Missy2217 ~ SSR
Jan 7-Jan 15 ~ crzyred ~ ASMu/SSR
Jan 7- ??? ~ Bellangel
Jan 8-Jan 16 ~ Peach3es ~ POP
Jan 8-Jan 16 ~ Nvrenoughdisney ~ SSR
Jan 8-Jan 18 ~ Rockonthemoon ~
Jan 8-Jan 18 ~ overthemoon4mickey ~ POR
Jan 8-Jan 20 ~ Aussieangel ~ WL
Jan 9-Jan 15 ~ Rosiep ~ CSR
Jan 9-Jan 15 ~ Crystalcastle ~ POP
Jan 9-Jan 17 ~ 2Disneygirls ~ ASMo
Jan 9-Jan 17 ~ Sarbah77 ~ POR
Jan 10-Jan 14 ~ Helenk ~ GF
Jan 10-Jan 16 ~ Mfinn126 ~ ASMu
Jan 10-Jan 16 ~ Ginaginabobina ~ POR
Jan 10-Jan 17 ~ Coffehousemom ~ ASMo
Jan 10-Jan 17 ~ Amberleigh ~ WL
Jan 10-Jan 18 ~ Ginaluvsdisney ~ POFQ
Jan 10-Jan 18 ~ Sarilas ~ ASMu
Jan 10-Jan 19 ~ Gillettes ~ POFQ
Jan 11-Jan 15 ~ Figmentfan0724
Jan 11-Jan 16 ~ Ethansmommy ~ WL
Jan 11-Jan 16 ~ Skjj2009 ~ GF
Jan 11-Jan 17 ~ abe bb ~ POP
Jan 11-Jan 18 ~ Harvestmooner ~ CBR
Jan 11-Jan 19 ~ Ebmouse
Jan 11-Jan 21 ~ Lovemy2boys ~ AKL
Jan 12-Jan 19 ~ Serendipity ~ AKL
Jan 12-Jan 23 ~ Fla4fun ~ BCV
Jan 12- ??? ~ Eve700
Jan 13-Jan 20 ~ Luv2scrap ~ POP
Jan 13-Jan 21 ~ Adais ~ AKL
Jan 14-Jan 18 ~ Swittner ~ POFQ
Jan 14-Jan 19 ~ Southtexm ~ OKW
Jan 15-Jan 20 ~ Disneyag08 ~ Poly
Jan 15-Jan 21 ~ jenjolt ~ POP
Jan 15-Jan 21 ~ glo ~ BWV/Dolphin
Jan 16-Jan 22 ~ Clori ~ POP
Jan 16-Jan 23 ~ Tropigal ~ Offsite Orange Lake
Jan 16-Jan 24 ~ Kiteri ~ FW
Jan 16-Jan 25 ~ Mommy2emmamaddie
Jan 16-Jan 25 ~ Sherry7
Jan 16-Jan 25 ~ Manaliz ~ POP
Jan 16-Jan 26 ~ Drakes ~ ASMo
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ Sixisenough ~ AKL
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ Hrsmom ~ BWV
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ Disneyspaz ~ SSR
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ Mzeeyore ~ Offsite
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ Jennywren ~ POP
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ ForAandA ~ WL
Jan 17-Jan 24 ~ Shock13 ~ AKL
Jan 17-Jan 31 ~ Jenkh ~ BWV/AKV
Jan 17-Jan 31 ~ Spokanemom ~ Offsite/POP/CBR
Jan 18-Jan 24 ~ Splashmtncrew ~ WL
Jan 18-Jan 25 ~ Steffali ~ BCV
Jan 18-Jan 28 ~ Amaley01 ~ CSR
Jan 18-Jan 30 ~ GPA1015 ~ POP
Jan 19-Jan 27 ~ Laurainsem ~ POP
Jan 19-Jan 24 ~ Tinkbyday ~ YC
Jan 19-Jan 25 ~ Wdwmaiselfamilywdw ~ POR
Jan 19-Jan 25 ~ Pluto_fan ~ SOG
Jan 19-Jan 29 ~ Northerndisneygirl ~ POFQ
Jan 19-Jan 29 ~ Tybrilinja
Jan 19-Jan 30 ~ Sharadoc ~ ASMu
Jan 20-Jan 27 ~ Dundeehunter ~ POP
Jan 20-Jan 27 ~ Melxthree ~ WL
Jan 20-Jan 29 ~ Katiebugsmom ~ OKW
Jan 21-Jan 25 ~ Heimlichfan ~ OKW
Jan 21-Jan 27 ~ Doryandnemo
Jan 21-Jan 27 ~ Momof2disneyboys ~ CBR
Jan 21-Jan 28 ~ Trixiequilts ~ AKL
Jan 21-Jan 28 ~ Minniemom09 ~ POFQ
Jan 21-Jan 28 ~ Jnykly ~ Poly
Jan 21-Jan 28 ~ Kazooie01 ~ ASMo
Jan 22-Jan 25 ~ Disneygroders ~ POFQ
Jan 22-Jan 26 ~ Fire14 ~ POP
Jan 22-Jan 26 ~ MickeyNicki ~ Poly
Jan 22-Jan 26 ~ Dklam ~ POR
Jan 22-Jan 27 ~ Distherapy ~ WL
Jan 22-Jan 27 ~ Mousecat ~ Poly
Jan 22-Jan 28 ~ Momathome ~ POP
Jan 22-Jan 28 ~ mom2kazkids ~ ASSp
Jan 22-Feb 1 ~ Cinderellamom123 ~ FWCabins
Jan 23-Jan 26 ~ Eacatwork
Jan 23-Jan 26 ~ Rfrank9504 ~ POFQ
Jan 23-Jan 27 ~ Holleetigerlilly ~ POP
Jan 23-Jan 28 ~ Debbieandroo ~ ASMu
Jan 23-Jan 30 ~ Petuniamilz ~ Offsite
Jan 23-Jan 30 ~ DARuss ~BWV
Jan 23-Jan 30 ~ Chime ~ CBR
Jan 23-Jan 30 ~ Carrousel35 ~ POFQ
Jan 23-Jan 30 ~ 2tinks2pirates ~ ASMu
Jan 23-Jan 30 ~ Mamaoftriplets ~ PO
Jan 23-Feb 1 ~ 3amigos
Jan 24-Jan 29 ~ Ppan77
Jan 24-Jan 30 ~ bridgie04 ~ BWV/CR
Jan 24-Jan 30 ~ Waltdisneyworlders ~ CBR
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Billysmommy ~ BWV
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Gourmetgirl ~ WL
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Cheshireqt
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Brobrosmom ~ ASMu
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Monny2AE ~ ASMo
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Rmzlvacationers ~ ASMo
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Canluvpooh ~ AKV
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Phairest1 ~ POP
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Anonymousegirl ~ GF/BC
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Dancegrl624 ~ Offsite
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ jensen ~ ASMu
Jan 24-Jan 31 ~ Shock13
Jan 24-Feb 1 ~ Disneymommy3 ~ Poly
Jan 24-Feb 1 ~ Reneedisney ~ BC
Jan 24-Feb 6 ~ Remmy ~ POP
Jan 25-Jan 30 ~ Susieq76 ~ ASMu
Jan 25-Jan 30 ~ Pinkdiamond816 ~ SSR
Jan 25-Jan 31 ~ Aleciajab
Jan 25-Jan 31 ~ Maggied
Jan 25-Feb 1 ~ Tinkerbellfan50265 ~ VWL
Jan 25-Feb 1 ~ Wish2btink ~ POR
Jan 25-Feb 1 ~ Mkhead ~ POP
Jan 25-Feb 1 ~ Natalie89 ~ AKL
Jan 26-Jan 29 ~ Eeyore ~ POFQ
Jan 26-Jan 30 ~ MissMichelle ~ CSR
Jan 26-Feb 1 ~ Star2500 ~ CR
Jan 26-Feb 5 ~ Bettydisney ~ Offsite
Jan 26-Feb 10 ~ Blestmom ~ POP
Jan 27-Feb 3 ~ Meggybear17 ~ POP
Jan 28-Feb 1 ~ Mndisneygirl ~ SOG
Jan 29-Jan 30 ~ Tammythetwinsmom ~ SSR
Jan 31-Feb 7 ~ OZ 877 ~ CBR/AKL
Feb 1-Feb 9 ~ Trissy ~ CBR
Feb 5-Feb 12 ~ Misty89 ~ Offsite
???-??? ~ Ajohn1990
???-??? ~ Pamouselover
???-??? ~ Jaksil

[BellaSoleil]

Wow! I got out of town for the day and come back to a new thread!

We went to my in-laws for a Bonfire Party. They live in the country and Belle saw cows for the first time. (My parents live on a farm, too, but they have horses- in case you remember me mentioning their farm.) She has not stopped "Mooing" all night.

I had real smores tonight, Shelly. I hope LeCellier can beat that!:laughing:

Goodnight Everyone!:wizard:

Hi all,

I am so excited. My mom and I are headed to Caribbean Beach Resort(Hopfully Aruba) to celebrate New Year's and the completion of my student teaching.
So far we have reservations for:
12/29 Garden Grill @ 7:40

12/30 Hollywood and Vine @ 3:30 (Fantasmic Dinner Package)

12/31 Boma's @ 7:40 ( not 100% sure on this one)

1/4 Chef Mickeys @ 10:00

Does anyone have any other options for New Years Eve Dinner?
We also really want to eat at Le Celluar(sp?) but it is all booked up. Any suggestions?

Molly

Welcome, Molly!:banana:

I'm so glad I found you! I was just heading off to bed after getting caught up in digital scrapbooking tutorials and I thought I'd pop on one last time to see how far we got. Saw Mama Snowbirds post about #3 and thought I just better check it out. I know you couldn't live without me!:lmao:

Catch all my peeps on the flip side! Nighty night!:rotfl:

Just wanted to say hello!:wave2:

[pamouselover]

:cool1: GO PHILLIES!::cool1:

[Northern Disney Girl]

Come on Snowbirds! :goodvibes Are we even going to finish the other thread? :confused3 We have like 3 pages to go to fill it up! :thumbsup2 II feel like this doesn't even count until we finish the other one! ;)

[trixiequilts]

Yep, we need to fill up the other one. Mama Snowbird wouldn't be happy if we didn't! :rotfl2:

[jenjolt]

YAY New Thread of course I would have to jump in and get started chatting away!!

Welcome to all the new snowbirds out there!!!!

[jenjolt]

Yep, we need to fill up the other one. Mama Snowbird wouldn't be happy if we didn't! :rotfl2:

No one wants an unhappy Mama snowbird...:confused3 Guess we should head back to that one...although Part III is just so inviting..the higher the number the closer the trip RIGHT???? LOL

[trixiequilts]

It gets closer every day! Woo-hoo! :woohoo:

[mana_liz]

Wow it's late here but I just wanted to catch up on what I missed this weekend. I've been busy and looks like y'all have been busy chatting...new thread again.

Carrie...allow me to introduce myself...I'm Amanda or mana_liz (as my sister calls me)

I didn't see a new QOTD...hope I didn't miss it.

Shelly: Glad the rain stopped...we went trick-or-treating at Greenfield Village Friday night...and it sprinkled just about the whole time...glad it wasn't really cold though.

Kimberly: Glad your cat came home...hope everything checks out alright at the vet

Well, I'm off to bed finally...I went with some girlfriends and my older sister to see New Kids on the Block tonight...so I have Step by Step running through my head...we had a great time and a great show...laughed alot because of all the old T-shirts and people dressed like the 80's again

Tomorrow it's off to Birch Run and Frankenmuth for chicken and shopping.

Hope everyone has pleasant dreams and good day tomorrow.

Amanda :)

[sarbah77]

I read that as "chicken shopping" - no and. I was thinking "Wow, really? I didn't know you could buy chickens there. Have the outlets changed that much since July?!" ;)

My hubby as federal jury duty tomorrow. I think he might be one of the very few people i know who doesn't complain about jury duty (he's complaining that it's interrupting his marathon training, but that's it!) and, of course, one of his good buddies is an FBI agent. The chances of him sitting on any trial are pretty slim. That works for me, though - we're a one car household and the jury duty is in Detroit. We're about 45 miles away and he has to be there tomorrow at 7:45. We usually leave the house for work at that time!!

I think he might be the last person in the world to find out what my surgery will be, especially if I end up telling all of you when I get back from the doctor's office! ;)

Today, we're off to a local fiber fair. I wonder if there's any good yarn left!! It's all the handspun stuff which has so much more character than the store stuff. After that, DH needs new running sneakers again. Good thing his Vikings aren't playing this week... we might *gasp* miss part of the game, otherwise! :laughing:

[Remmy]

Hello fellow snowbirds. I found part three. Woo Hoo!! We are all closer to our vacations!!:cool1: :cheer2:

I will try to go back and post on the last thread to help finish it off.

[Dancegrl624]

Good morning Snowbirds! I'm hardly able to move right now from all the dancing I did yesterday. I just have to dance a little bit today and then I have to line up all the girls that are trying out. Shouldn't be too bad, but I'm very, very sore right now. I guess that super hot bath last night didn't do me any good! Oh well. I'm used to it. I hope that everyone has a great Sunday and GO BILLS!

[Remmy]

We received conflicting news yesterday. My MIL has now decided to be with us for 2 days of Disney out of our 13 day trip.

Originally our trip was to be with 16 other extended family members. One by one they couldn't come due to this and that, which left only our family going. We then planned out each day and made all our ADRs, some at what others are saying hard to obtain places or times.

Now my MIL is going to be in Florida for one of the weeks we are there visiting her parents, and willing to drive up to stay off site and spend 2 days at Disney with us.

We of course are ecstatic that we can have alone time with just her at Disney. Our problem (yes DH has the same hesitations) is that she doesn't like all parks equally and can we change ADRs to add one more person even though she will be paying OOP and not on the DP? We might have to change around our plans too. This is doable, just a shock that came unexpectedly. We will hold off on changing any of our reservations until we know she is definitely going and what exact dates she will be there for.

I want to stress that we are happy to have her be with us for 2 full days of Disney. Last trip she went most often with DH's sister's family, thus we have her all to ourselves for this trip.

Thanks Remmy

[Disney Mommy 3]

HI!!!! I left yesterday and come back to a new nest!!!!! WOW!! We are really flying!!Also,---I am loving my ticker!!! I think it's finally moving!!!!! :yay: :cheer2:

Well, my hubby(since we are bragging) took me to the mall yesterday and bought me JEANS!!Remember when we had the blue jean discussion a while back? Well, I hate shopping for me-I am a weird fit, anyway, we went to Buckle. Loooove those jeans!!So, that was great. Well, I usually go to the mall during the week-lots less people. Oh my---it was packed and one girl checking us out said'Well, it' the first official Christmas shopping weekend" . I didn't know that. Did you? Well, here I am practically finished;) I would have thought the first weekend of November:confused3

Okay, are we going to be at Part IV before our trips? HeHe~~

[Disney Mommy 3]

Okay, Here's my personal countdown:
Less than one week-Halloween
5weeks til Thanksgiving and my moms birthday
6 weeks til my older son (Saylor) turns 13
9 weeks til Christmas!!!
11 weeks til we are back to school for (3weeks of school while I count down day to myself!!)
13 weeks til our little SURPRISE!!!!

Wow those Holiday weeks are going to fly!! I am sooo glad we are all going together and can discuss this!We have lots of secrets between us!!!

[distherapy]

Well, my hubby(since we are bragging) took me to the mall yesterday and bought me JEANS!!Remember when we had the blue jean discussion a while back? Well, I hate shopping for me-I am a weird fit, anyway, we went to Buckle. Loooove those jeans!!So, that was great. Well, I usually go to the mall during the week-lots less people. Oh my---it was packed and one girl checking us out said'Well, it' the first official Christmas shopping weekend" . I didn't know that. Did you? Well, here I am practically finished;) I would have thought the first weekend of November:confused3

That is crazy! It does get earlier and earlier every year. I did some of my shopping online yesterday and just ordered my Christmas cards today, so I guess it holds true for me - it was my first weekend! Maybe all retailers in the country just watch me and plan accordingly? :rotfl:

[figmentfan0724]

Just an update, we are there jan 11-15 at SSR and here are our dining reservations:

Jan 11 LeCellier
Jan 12 Chef Mickey's
Jan 13 Mama Melrose
Jan 14 Turf Club!

[distherapy]

We received conflicting news yesterday. My MIL has now decided to be with us for 2 days of Disney out of our 13 day trip.

Originally our trip was to be with 16 other extended family members. One by one they couldn't come due to this and that, which left only our family going. We then planned out each day and made all our ADRs, some at what others are saying hard to obtain places or times.

Now my MIL is going to be in Florida for one of the weeks we are there visiting her parents, and willing to drive up to stay off site and spend 2 days at Disney with us.

We of course are ecstatic that we can have alone time with just her at Disney. Our problem (yes DH has the same hesitations) is that she doesn't like all parks equally and can we change ADRs to add one more person even though she will be paying OOP and not on the DP? We might have to change around our plans too. This is doable, just a shock that came unexpectedly. We will hold off on changing any of our reservations until we know she is definitely going and what exact dates she will be there for.

I want to stress that we are happy to have her be with us for 2 full days of Disney. Last trip she went most often with DH's sister's family, thus we have her all to ourselves for this trip.

Thanks Remmy

:hug: Good luck! It will be a nice treat, but as an OCD planner I can appreciate the pain of changing plans! I don't think it's a problem to add someone who's paying OOP...

[Remmy]

Hello Snowbirds,

Happy Sunday.

Distherapy, thank you for your kind thoughts. I wanted to tell you I read the trip report you posted and just had to laugh along with you with some of your adventures. I sometimes need to know how to relax on vacation, especially at Disney. It will be hard with all my new found knowledge thanks to all Snowbirds and this DIS board.

I too am basically done all my Christmas shopping. I try to shop throughout the year so it doesn't hurt the pocket book so much at the end of the year. I am trying to convince the children that the Christmas tree will look a bit bare this year. With DH's job loss and our up coming trip. I keep trying to convince them there will be lots at Disney they will want and if we overspend at Christmas we will have nothing for Disney. Easy for DD who remembers some of her last visit at age 6, but hard for DS who was only 18 months at the time. Anyway, we will be surprising them with the lunch at CRT and Pirate Cruise and Alice tea party. We will include pictures with the small write up so they can understand what the gift is. I am thinking of doing it up as invitations.

It is cold in our area today and I think I saw a few stray snowflakes come down. I hope it can hold off until after Hallowe'en.

[coffeehousemom]

happy Sunday to all



Well You guys sure were chatty after I left Fri. AS usual it was just insanely crazy here Sat. A little bit calmer now so catching up on the baking for the day & waiting for the after church rush. Right now it is sunny but 40 out they are calling for rain/snow tonight & mon. Yikes!!

Taking DD & her BFF to see HSM3 after work. She saw it Fri with a Bday party but wants to take a dif friend now. oh well I can load up on yummy movie popcornpopcorn::

kayte

[peach3es]

Just checking in with my Peeps! It's been a pretty lazy day here. My son is with friends at a birthday party, seeing the new Star Wars cartoon movie. We took my friend's daugther in exchange, since she didn't want to go along with her brother and all those boys. So, we've got lots of giggling going on in this house. Scot just came into my office and said, "Little girls are annoying!" :lmao:

I'm doing some scrapbooking and housecleaning. That's about it.

So, hopefully you all are having a terrific day! :rotfl: I noticed my ticker is getting really close to the 2 month mark!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

[crzyred]

We received conflicting news yesterday. My MIL has now decided to be with us for 2 days of Disney out of our 13 day trip.

Originally our trip was to be with 16 other extended family members. One by one they couldn't come due to this and that, which left only our family going. We then planned out each day and made all our ADRs, some at what others are saying hard to obtain places or times.

Now my MIL is going to be in Florida for one of the weeks we are there visiting her parents, and willing to drive up to stay off site and spend 2 days at Disney with us.

We of course are ecstatic that we can have alone time with just her at Disney. Our problem (yes DH has the same hesitations) is that she doesn't like all parks equally and can we change ADRs to add one more person even though she will be paying OOP and not on the DP? We might have to change around our plans too. This is doable, just a shock that came unexpectedly. We will hold off on changing any of our reservations until we know she is definitely going and what exact dates she will be there for.

I want to stress that we are happy to have her be with us for 2 full days of Disney. Last trip she went most often with DH's sister's family, thus we have her all to ourselves for this trip.

Thanks Remmy

Well at least you are getting a heads up now when there is at least some time to figure things out. This way you can actually have time to look through the schedule and see what's flexible, instead of it being the last minute and then you'd just look like a crazy woman trying to change everything:rotfl:


HI!!!! I left yesterday and come back to a new nest!!!!! WOW!! We are really flying!!Also,---I am loving my ticker!!! I think it's finally moving!!!!! :yay: :cheer2:

Well, my hubby(since we are bragging) took me to the mall yesterday and bought me JEANS!!Remember when we had the blue jean discussion a while back? Well, I hate shopping for me-I am a weird fit, anyway, we went to Buckle. Loooove those jeans!!So, that was great. Well, I usually go to the mall during the week-lots less people. Oh my---it was packed and one girl checking us out said'Well, it' the first official Christmas shopping weekend" . I didn't know that. Did you? Well, here I am practically finished;) I would have thought the first weekend of November:confused3

Okay, are we going to be at Part IV before our trips? HeHe~~

Really? Who knew...:rolleyes1 . Luckily christmas shopping in my family isn't some big production. We started to do "Secret Santa" just in our immediate family a few years ago. So we put a limit and say about $50 for your person and that's it. We like this too because the past few years we've gone to Disney so close to Christmas. So we like to spend less on Christmas and more at Disney!!!:woohoo:

[figmentfan0724]

Good morning all! They are calling for snow here in Cleveland, but I take pride in the fact that I am getting closer and closer to my Disney trip in January! I started my Christmas shopping this past friday and I am currently redecorating my house! Lots of projects to keep me busy until Jan 11 :)

[Momof2Disneyboys]

This one is for our 2 newest Snowbirds who are staying at CBR (and me!) :goodvibes

CBR Food Court ~ Old Port Royale


Breakfast is 6:30 am - 11:30 am


You get your food from various shops set up along the Market Street Food Court.
After selecting your items, go to the central cash registers to pay.


Adult Breakfast Platter - eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes $7.19
Bounty Breakfast Platter - eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, biscuit, french toast $8.29
French Toast with bacon or sausage $5.19
Side of Bacon or Sausage $1.99
Oatmeal or grits $2.49
Fruit Cup $2.99

Mickey Waffle with bacon or sausage and fruit topping $6.69
Mickey Waffle with fruit topping $5.59
Croissant Sandwich with cheese and bacon $5.99

Ham and Cheese Omelet $6.69
Western Omelet $6.69
Cheese Omelet $6.69
Note: As of our last menu update, you could order your omelets with egg beaters, egg whites only or fresh cracked eggs. Bacon and Mushrooms were also available upon request.

Pancakes with bacon or sausage $5.19
Chocolate chip pancakes with bacon or sausage $6.19
Strawberry Pancakes $5.09


For Guests 9 and under
Includes small 1% milk, bottled water or juice
Child's Breakfast Platter $4.09
Mickey Waffles with bacon or sausage $4.09
Pancakes with bacon or sausage $4.09



Souvenir Mug - Unlimited Length of Stay Refills at Caribbean Beach Resort $12.49 + tax. Your choice of regular or travel size mugs.

Free refill items available for mugs include: soft drinks, coffee, hot chocolate, and hot and iced teas.

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Lunch/Dinner

Deli

Chicken Noodle or Hearty Vegetable soup $2.59

Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich $7.99
Reuben Sandwich $7.09
Greek Salad $5.99
Oriental Chicken Salad $7.19
Turkey BLT Sandwich $6.19

Sandwiches include choice of chips or pasta salad

Kid's Pick for Guests 9 and Under

All meals include choice of two side items: grapes, applesauce. Choice of: 1% Mickey Milk, small bottled water or apple juice. Chocolate Chip Cookie, Fries or Soft Drink available on request

Grilled Cheese $3.99

Bridgetown Broiler
Dinner Only 5 pm to 10 pm

Choice of 2 sides with each Entree: Corn, Vegetable Medley,
broccoli, yellow rice or mashed potatoes

Rotisserie Chicken $9.09
Roasted Turkey $8.99
Roasted Pork $8.99
Pan Seared Salmon $9.09
Vegetable Platter $6.99

Kid's Pick for Guests 9 and Under

All meals include choice of two side items: grapes, applesauce. Choice of: 1% Mickey Milk, small bottled water or apple juice. Chocolate Chip Cookie, Fries or Soft Drink available on request

Chiken Drumstick or Mac and Cheese $4.49

Old Port Royale Hamburger Shop

Cheeseburger $5.89
Hot dog $5.79
Bacon Double Cheeseburger $7.59
Chicken Breast Nuggets $7.59
Grilled Chicken Sandwich $7.19
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich $6.49
Chili Cheese Hog Dog $6.99

Sandwiches include choice of fries or pasta salad

Tropical Smoothies $3.99

Kid's Pick for Guests 9 and Under

All meals include choice of two side items: grapes, applesauce. Choice of: 1% Mickey Milk, small bottled water or apple juice. Chocolate Chip Cookie, Fries or Soft Drink available on request

Chicken Nugget Bucket $5.19



Pizza and Pasta Shop

16 inch Cheese Pizza $13.99
16 inch Pepperoni Pizza $15.49

Soup - Tomato Florentine or Hearty Vegetable $2.59
Breadsticks $1.89

Vegetarian Baked Ziti $6.89
Individual Cheese Pizza with Salad $7.99
Individual Cheese Pizza $5.99
Individual Pepperoni Pizza with Salad $8.09
Individual Pepperoni Pizza $6.09
Fettuccini Pasta with Grilled Chicken $8.19
Hand-tossed chicken caesar salad $7.19
Meatball Sub $6.19


Kid's Pick for Guests 9 and Under

All meals include choice of two side items: grapes, applesauce. Choice of: 1% Mickey Milk, small bottled water or apple juice. Chocolate Chip Cookie, Fries or Soft Drink available on request

Pasta Marinara with meatball $4.49
Pita Pizza $4.49


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Grab-N-Go Market

Assorted pre-packaged snacks, salads and drinks.

Souvenir Mug - Unlimited Length of Stay Refills at Caribbean Beach Resort $12.49 + tax.

Free refill items available for mugs include: soft drinks, coffee, hot chocolate, and hot and iced teas.

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Good morning all! They are calling for snow here in Cleveland, but I take pride in the fact that I am getting closer and closer to my Disney trip in January! I started my Christmas shopping this past friday and I am currently redecorating my house! Lots of projects to keep me busy until Jan 11 :)

Got you updated! :thumbsup2

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I had real smores tonight, Shelly. I hope LeCellier can beat that!:laughing:



I promise, it is better than the real thing! :thumbsup2

You are going to be really mad at me if you don't like that dessert, aren't you??? :rotfl:

[figmentfan0724]

Thanks for updating me!

[Mndisneygirl]

Hi all,

I am so excited. My mom and I are headed to Caribbean Beach Resort(Hopfully Aruba) to celebrate New Year's and the completion of my student teaching.
So far we have reservations for:
12/29 Garden Grill @ 7:40

12/30 Hollywood and Vine @ 3:30 (Fantasmic Dinner Package)

12/31 Boma's @ 7:40 ( not 100% sure on this one)

1/4 Chef Mickeys @ 10:00

Does anyone have any other options for New Years Eve Dinner?
We also really want to eat at Le Celluar(sp?) but it is all booked up. Any suggestions?

Molly

:welcome: and congrats! Are you teaching in the msp area? I'm in Oakdale. Just curious!

[Mndisneygirl]

Sorry to double post (I've been doing it a lot lately. My bad!), but I'm officially under 3 months!!! WOO HOO!

:cool1: :banana: :dance3: :cheer2: :rockband: party: :jumping1:

CONGRATS!! Party time!!
:banana: :banana: :woohoo: :yay: :cheer2: party:

[Mndisneygirl]

Oh yeah, for those of you who didn't go back to Part II - I have a weather update:


IT'S SNOWING IN ST. PAUL, MN!!!
:eek: :scared1:
For those of you east of here - look out, it's coming your way!!

I'm going to stay in and clean today!

[EPCOT is a verb]

Congratulations on the new thread!

Just wondering--Are any of you DIS Podcast fans? I look forward to each week to a new podcast and a new email show. If you haven't ever listened, check them out! They are fun and informative and I probably learn something new about Disney each time I listen.

[jenjolt]

Boy its hard to keep up with two Snowbird threads...you guys keep me hopping around!!

Not sure if I should say congrats or ewww to all the snow LOL!! Definitely not something I have to worry about down here in Florida LOL!!!

Hope you are all having a great Sunday!! Just got home from church and will get to relax a bit before we head back out...its a busy day for us LOL!!

[jenjolt]

Congratulations on the new thread!

Just wondering--Are any of you DIS Podcast fans? I look forward to each week to a new podcast and a new email show. If you haven't ever listened, check them out! They are fun and informative and I probably learn something new about Disney each time I listen.

I have only listened to one podcast, but I greatly enjoyed it!! I intend to download quite a few of the episodes and listen to them on the drive to Orlando to keep in a Disney frame of mind!

[crzyred]

Oh yeah, for those of you who didn't go back to Part II - I have a weather update:


IT'S SNOWING IN ST. PAUL, MN!!!
:eek: :scared1:
For those of you east of here - look out, it's coming your way!!

I'm going to stay in and clean today!

Yep, I'm in WI and when I left the grocery store, I saw the "S" word. Not happy.:mad: :headache:

[MindyLuvsMickey]

WOW! I haven't checked in for a day and I come back to a whole new thread!

Nice to be back for Part III. I love that our list keeps growing and growing! Welcome to the new Snowbirds.

Late night last night watching sports. Fortunately I wasn't disappointed. Both the Phillies and Penn State came out on top!


I am so sorry for those of you getting snow today :( I hope it's not too much. It's a gorgeous day here in South Central PA. We spent the morning in Hershey. It is a perfect fall day here.

[trixiequilts]

Crap! I can't stand snow!!!

Our temp is still 55 degrees at the moment, but every time I look at the thermometer, it drops! About 30 minutes ago, it was 57 degrees. :scared1:

I am not ready for this!!!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Just got home from the first soccer game. It sure was windy and cold. But at least it was dry! And DS9's team won against an undefeated team!! :woohoo: It was great!

Now I get to warm up for an hour and then head back out for DS7's game. :goodvibes

[trixiequilts]

Just got home from the first soccer game. It sure was windy and cold. But at least it was dry! And DS9's team won against an undefeated team!! :woohoo: It was great!

Now I get to warm up for an hour and then head back out for DS7's game. :goodvibes

WAY TO GO DS9!!! :woohoo: Tell him congrats! Was this his last game?

[jenjolt]

Just got home from the first soccer game. It sure was windy and cold. But at least it was dry! And DS9's team won against an undefeated team!! :woohoo: It was great!

Now I get to warm up for an hour and then head back out for DS7's game. :goodvibes

Congrats on your son's win!! Way to end the season!!!! Good luck to your other son for his game!

[Mndisneygirl]

Yay for Shelly's DS!

I, for one, love snow...in December!!! I was born and raised in MN, so I like winter (and I don't ski or snowmobile either) and need the change of seasons. But Winter is one season that just lasts TOO LONG! I only want snow from December 1 - about February. Then I'm sick of it. That is why we head to WDW at the end of January. It is good for my mental health!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

WAY TO GO DS9!!! :woohoo: Tell him congrats! Was this his last game?

Congrats on your son's win!! Way to end the season!!!! Good luck to your other son for his game!

:goodvibes THANKS!! :goodvibes

Yep, today's the last day of the fall season.

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Yay for Shelly's DS!

I, for one, love snow...in December!!! I was born and raised in MN, so I like winter (and I don't ski or snowmobile either) and need the change of seasons. But Winter is one season that just lasts TOO LONG! I only want snow from December 1 - about February. Then I'm sick of it. That is why we head to WDW at the end of January. It is good for my mental health!

Thanks! :cool1:

Yes, snow in December is nice. But I could really do without it the other 11 months of the year! :rotfl:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Page 5 already!!!!! :cool1:

[trixiequilts]

Hi Shelly! :yay:

[jenjolt]

Page 5 already!!!!! :cool1:

Isn't it amazing how chatty we are...wow we will definitely be on post 4 by Thanksgiving if not sooner LOL!!! Oh well it is so nice to have a place where we can all just chat and discuss Disney!! This is definitely one of my stops for the day LOL, keeps me sane between classes!

[jenjolt]

WE DID IT!! WE OFFICIALLY MADE IT TO PAGE 250 on THREAD II!! LET THE CHATTING HERE BEGIN....OH WAIT LOL...we didn't miss a beat did we LOL

[MelXThree]

Here is my personal countdown:

2 weeks until we leave for Mexico (my brother's getting married) :beach:

4 weeks until my 1 year wedding anniversary :bride:

8 weeks until Christmas :santa:

11 weeks until my first WDW trip :woohoo:

[Northern Disney Girl]

Kimberly: Glad your cat came home...hope everything checks out alright at the vet

Well, I'm off to bed finally...I went with some girlfriends and my older sister to see New Kids on the Block tonight...so I have Step by Step running through my head...we had a great time and a great show...laughed alot because of all the old T-shirts and people dressed like the 80's again


Amanda :)


Thanks! :) We are very happy she is back! She did not much else but sleep most of yesterday - poor baby is so tired!

I am so jealous of you going to an NKOTB concert! My sister and I were supposed to have gone to see them in Minneapolis on the 21st but plans changed and we ended up having to sell our tickets! I was such a fan of theirs in the late 80's and early 90's! :woohoo:

Yeah for PART III! :cool1:

[jenjolt]

Thanks! :) We are very happy she is back! She did not much else but sleep most of yesterday - poor baby is so tired!

I am so jealous of you going to an NKOTB concert! My sister and I were supposed to have gone to see them in Minneapolis on the 21st but plans changed and we ended up having to sell our tickets! I was such a fan of theirs in the late 80's and early 90's! :woohoo:

Yeah for PART III! :cool1:

NKOTB....oh I remember them..the start of my boy band obsession that would move on in the later years to The Backstreet Boys!!

[sarbah77]

Here's MY countdown!

Tomorrow: surgeon. Hopefully she'll tell me what type of surgery I'll be having (major recovery? minor recovery?). Finally tell mom that I'm having surgery. That'll be fun!

Thursday: Give my first presentation, powerpoint and all, EVER. In front of people who won't listen anyway, which makes me less stressed. ;)

11/3: my Pre-op appointment. It says "leave 2-4 hours for this appointment" - ha ha what?

11/6: Fly to New England to visit my family for the weekend

11/9: Fly back to Michigan.

11/14: Surgery (major recovery? minor recovery? ;))

11/21: Hopefully, go see Twilight with the girls. After having a lot of margeritas because we know it's going to be AWFUL

11/27: Thanksgiving! Hopefully, drive to Northern IL and spend the weekend with DH's family (this year, we got a hotel, with the excuse of my surgery!)

December 1-16: Collect grant applications from reluctant grad students, attend department holiday parties

12/25: Christmas!
12/28: Mom's birthday!
12/31: MIL's birthday!
1/4: My birthday!
1/5: Semester starts
1/9: We wave bye to the chilly state of Michigan and hello to the warmer state of Florida for a WHOLE week!!!

(Yes, we feel badly for the men in our family - it gets more creative when you add in the ILs wedding anniversary on 12/26!)

+++

I ordered a camera today from bestbuy.com! They had a 7 megapixel Kodak easyshare camera that uses SD memory for $85, with free shipping, a free tripod, and I had a $5 coupon. After tax I paid... about $85! ;) Now I'm that much more set for DISNEY!!! (And DH asked if he could use it instead of his iPhone. YES!)

[MindyLuvsMickey]

My personal countdown:

5 days until Halloween
2 weeks until our 6th anniversary
4 weeks until Thanksgiving
8 weeks until Christmas
9 weeks until Dh's birthday
10 weeks or 71 days or until DISNEY

[crzyred]

Are we doing countdowns today? Man, I'd have to look at things that are even worth counting down...:rotfl:

[trixiequilts]

12/28: Mom's birthday!

That's my dad's birthday, too! ;)

[Mndisneygirl]

NKOTB....oh I remember them..the start of my boy band obsession that would move on in the later years to The Backstreet Boys!!

My DH works at the arena in St. Paul where NKOTB played last week. We joked that it was going to be a crowd of mostly 30 something women. Turns out we were right!! But lucky for DH, they were willing to spend $ on shirts etc. That's how he makes his $ - commissions on sales of merchandise. So to those of you that went, THANK YOU! You just helped us pay for more Disney!

[PEANUT1]

geeez you guys....on page 5 already.

I am pretty happy today!! Eagles win and now I have only 3 hours to wait for the Phillies. Life is good.

[sharadoc]

Saw High School Musical 3 today! I know most of you aren't into it, so sorry for OT, but I had a great time! My DD is WAY into HSM, so I've seen the movies and hear the music a LOT.

This made me remember why I love Disney so much. I can trust them! I didn't have a single moment of explanation or feeling uncomfortable with the movie. There was nothing inappropriate or over my DDs head. It was all good! It shows how everyone should be included, how no one is wrong for what they like or do. Nothing too adult - the kids sort of "date" but nothing more than dancing! It's just awesome.

And I'll admit - I got VERY teary at the end. I think I had strong "mom" feelings towards those kids, and to see them grow up and graduate from high school - AWW, it was so sweet.

[Disney Mommy 3]

Sarbah--what is Twilight?

Sharadoc---How old is your dd? The one you took to HSM3? Just curious? I have kids who want to go, but wanted to ask someone first who's seen it---I personally love the song & dance thing, but wanted to check for my kids before we went!! Thanks!!!

[Dancegrl624]

Wow, page 5 already! My goodness. Well, tryouts went great and we now have a new team. 10 returning veterans and 5 new rookies! It was a long, tiring day and once again, I can hardly move! I will definately be taking a nice, long soak again tonight! I'm sad that my Bills lost, but at least I didn't have to watch it happen.

[laurainsem]

Hello snowbird peeps,

It's been a little while since i've been on here, and I must say I was not even a little surprised to see part III!!

My "baby" sister leaves to go back to Seattle tomorrow after an extended visit. I am really bummed but know I will see her at Disney. It's never easy living 3,000 miles away from your nearest family member!

Tonight after she packs, we are going to sit down with some mix drinks and try to do the rest of our itinerary. Should be fun and a great way to end our visit! :thumbsup2

[Dancegrl624]

My little sis is only 4 hours away and I'm always missing her! I don't know if I could ever be 3,000 miles away from her! That must be so hard.

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hello snowbird peeps,

It's been a little while since i've been on here, and I must say I was not even a little surprised to see part III!!

My "baby" sister leaves to go back to Seattle tomorrow after an extended visit. I am really bummed but know I will see her at Disney. It's never easy living 3,000 miles away from your nearest family member!

Tonight after she packs, we are going to sit down with some mix drinks and try to do the rest of our itinerary. Should be fun and a great way to end our visit! :thumbsup2

So glad you're back, we've missed you! :goodvibes

[LindaBabe]

Hello all!

I never saw there was a snowbird thread until this one! WOOHOO! First year retired - my dates are January 5 - February 1. Staying off property until January 19th, and then the rest at OKW. I AM SO excited!

No PS yet - need to spend as little money as possible, so my plan is to eat "in" as much as possible, interspersed with counter service meals and not more than one sit down a week.

Now my MIL is going to be in Florida for one of the weeks we are there visiting her parents, and willing to drive up to stay off site and spend 2 days at Disney with us.


Thanks Remmy

Remmy, I wouldn't change any of your ps. If she's going to be in Florida for a week, she may not decide until she actually arrives and sees what the parents plans are, what days she can come to Disney. So, if it was me, I would 'hang loose' and roll with it when she shows up. At that point, you can either bag the ps, try to change it for more people, or just show up with the extra and ask nicely if it's possible they can accommodate you (Unless it's CRT, the likelihood is probably pretty good.)

Dancegrrl, since the hot bath didn't work for you, may I suggest a trick I learned from the marathoners? The girls take cool to tepid soaks when they first come off the course to get the lactic acid out of their muscles. Later in the evening they might hit the hot tub or a hot bath, but the cool one definitely comes first. Good luck!

[Lil'Mermaid75]

Well, I'm off to bed finally...I went with some girlfriends and my older sister to see New Kids on the Block tonight...so I have Step by Step running through my head...we had a great time and a great show...laughed alot because of all the old T-shirts and people dressed like the 80's again


Amanda :)




I am so jealous of you going to an NKOTB concert! My sister and I were supposed to have gone to see them in Minneapolis on the 21st but plans changed and we ended up having to sell our tickets! I was such a fan of theirs in the late 80's and early 90's! :woohoo:

Yeah for PART III! :cool1:


Okay....add me to the "I'm so jealous" listing! I'd love to see NKOTB. I saw them when I was in high school (gosh...I remember standing in that line waiting to get a wristband for a ticket!:lmao: ) They're not coming close to me....

[Lil'Mermaid75]

It's cool and windy here today. We carved pumpkins and then came in and I made chicken & dumplings soup! Nothing like good soup to warm you on a chilly day. I saw the forecase with the potential for flurries on Monday and a 30% chance of rain for Halloween....as I know Shelly can attest to, trick-or-treating in the rain isn't much fun. I'd almost prefer snow than the cold rain this time of year.

[BellaSoleil]

Saw High School Musical 3 today! I know most of you aren't into it, so sorry for OT, but I had a great time! My DD is WAY into HSM, so I've seen the movies and hear the music a LOT.

This made me remember why I love Disney so much. I can trust them! I didn't have a single moment of explanation or feeling uncomfortable with the movie. There was nothing inappropriate or over my DDs head. It was all good! It shows how everyone should be included, how no one is wrong for what they like or do. Nothing too adult - the kids sort of "date" but nothing more than dancing! It's just awesome.

And I'll admit - I got VERY teary at the end. I think I had strong "mom" feelings towards those kids, and to see them grow up and graduate from high school - AWW, it was so sweet.


I got a little teary at the end, too. HSM is what gave those kids their career. (With the excepetion of Ashley Tisdale since she was on Suite Life.) Speaking of her, my only real complaint is that there was not enough Sharpay. It seemed to completely revolve around Troy and Gabriella. :mad:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hello all!

I never saw there was a snowbird thread until this one! WOOHOO! First year retired - my dates are January 5 - February 1. Staying off property until January 19th, and then the rest at OKW. I AM SO excited!

No PS yet - need to spend as little money as possible, so my plan is to eat "in" as much as possible, interspersed with counter service meals and not more than one sit down a week.



Remmy, I wouldn't change any of your ps. If she's going to be in Florida for a week, she may not decide until she actually arrives and sees what the parents plans are, what days she can come to Disney. So, if it was me, I would 'hang loose' and roll with it when she shows up. At that point, you can either bag the ps, try to change it for more people, or just show up with the extra and ask nicely if it's possible they can accommodate you (Unless it's CRT, the likelihood is probably pretty good.)

Dancegrrl, since the hot bath didn't work for you, may I suggest a trick I learned from the marathoners? The girls take cool to tepid soaks when they first come off the course to get the lactic acid out of their muscles. Later in the evening they might hit the hot tub or a hot bath, but the cool one definitely comes first. Good luck!

:welcome: to the Snowbirds!

[overthemoon4mickey]

I got a little teary at the end, too. HSM is what gave those kids their career. (With the excepetion of Ashley Tisdale since she was on Suite Life.) Speaking of her, my only real complaint is that there was not enough Sharpay. It seemed to completely revolve around Troy and Gabriella. :mad:

We went yesterday...Me, DD 9, best friend and her 2 DD's (10, 7)...I thought that it was a little racy. I thought that there was no reason to have the boys with their shirts off or open. I know that they are trying to reach multiple age groups but to me the kiss was a little too lippy and don't even get me started with the overt s*xual undertone! Oh goodness! I think I just turned into my mother:rotfl2: Now I personally did like the movie. It's just that I felt it a little too much for the under 12 crowd.

Oh, and wasn't the scene in the junk yard too cute!!!


Did the tweens in the audience totally scream when troy came on screen! You should have heard the girls yelling! so cute!


okay my rant is done...no offense to anyone who feels different than me. Just my thoughts.

[overthemoon4mickey]

Okay I just went back and read some of the other pages. I really did not intend to insult anyone with my HSM3 rant. Sorry Sharadoc if I went on too much.

[backinoz]

Does anyone have any other options for New Years Eve Dinner? Molly

Hey Molly, hopefully you're already booked something because if you don't have an ADR by now (at least for restaurants in the parks), you're going to be VERY lucky to find one. The only exception I can think of is the Fantasia Buffet in Epcot that was announced last week. Also, keep in mind that if you're planning on being in a park for the day - get there early, and, if you do leave for dinner at a resort then there's no guaranteee you'll be able to get back in, esp. MK. At least this is what all my research has told me. We're also going to be there for NYE, plan is to get to Epcot EARLY, and ride what we can and get FP early in the day before they run out. Then stay for the whole time, and just relax and take our time soaking up the atmosphere. Luckily we do already have ADRs in place :thumbsup2 .

IT'S SNOWING IN ST. PAUL, MN!!!
:eek: :scared1:

Is it normal for it to be snowing this time of year over there:cold: ??? We're driving from WDW to Beech Mtn NC to spend Christmas with family, but if it's snowing already in some places, how much will be around by Christmas:santa: ??? I'm starting to worry that we'll drive for 9 hours and then find the road is closed :scared1: - one hour away from our destination!

Just wondering--Are any of you DIS Podcast fans?

Yep! That would be me, at least when i remember to sync my Ipod. Gotta love Kevins restaurant reviews - they crack me up! :rotfl: Just gotta remember not to take then too seriously, but it's nice to be warned in advance ;) . We're still doing CRT & want to check out TRex, but have realistic expectations - we're there for the experience and atmosphere more than the food, (and we may take earplugs to TRex).

It's cool and windy here today. We carved pumpkins...

Lucky you being able to do this so long before Halloween. We're having our Halloween Party Friday but can't carve anything until at least Thursday night because they'll go all soft and wrinkly in the heat here :sunny: . The 'traditional' orange pumpkin you guys use are really hard to find over here and are EXPENSIVE - $13+, and our 'normal' (i.e. bluey green coloured) pumpkins are really hard to hollow out so we tend to carve watermelons instead. You need to leave a bit of the red flesh inside when you hollow it out so the eyes/mouth etc. glow red when you put a candle inside, and we use all the flesh to make watermelon punch - plain for the kids, and v.nice mixed with melon liqueur and vodka for the adults.

I'm desperately hoping some codes and/or package discounts come out today, but I won't find out until tomorrow 'cause it's already Monday here. Hopefully they'll be from the 1 Jan, but I have a feeling they'll be form 4 Jan onwards, which means yet another checkout and in during the vacation - Let's hope it's worth it!

[distherapy]

Here's MY countdown!

Tomorrow: surgeon. Hopefully she'll tell me what type of surgery I'll be having (major recovery? minor recovery?). Finally tell mom that I'm having surgery. That'll be fun!

Thursday: Give my first presentation, powerpoint and all, EVER. In front of people who won't listen anyway, which makes me less stressed. ;)

11/3: my Pre-op appointment. It says "leave 2-4 hours for this appointment" - ha ha what?

11/6: Fly to New England to visit my family for the weekend

11/9: Fly back to Michigan.

11/14: Surgery (major recovery? minor recovery? ;))

11/21: Hopefully, go see Twilight with the girls. After having a lot of margeritas because we know it's going to be AWFUL

11/27: Thanksgiving! Hopefully, drive to Northern IL and spend the weekend with DH's family (this year, we got a hotel, with the excuse of my surgery!)

December 1-16: Collect grant applications from reluctant grad students, attend department holiday parties

12/25: Christmas!
12/28: Mom's birthday!
12/31: MIL's birthday!
1/4: My birthday!
1/5: Semester starts
1/9: We wave bye to the chilly state of Michigan and hello to the warmer state of Florida for a WHOLE week!!!

(Yes, we feel badly for the men in our family - it gets more creative when you add in the ILs wedding anniversary on 12/26!)

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I ordered a camera today from bestbuy.com! They had a 7 megapixel Kodak easyshare camera that uses SD memory for $85, with free shipping, a free tripod, and I had a $5 coupon. After tax I paid... about $85! ;) Now I'm that much more set for DISNEY!!! (And DH asked if he could use it instead of his iPhone. YES!)

Okay - first - best of luck with the dr appts! Here's hoping for the minor-est of recoveries!!!

Second - I am SO jealous of your Twilight viewing plans! I love me some Twilight (my sister got me hooked on that vampire teen romance crack) and I love me some margaritas! :worship:

[distherapy]

Sarbah--what is Twilight?



Sorry Sarbah - I'm answering for you!

Twilight is a book, the first in a series about, ahem, a vampire teen romance. :rotfl: My sister was addicted to them and made me read them (I told her I refused to buy them and she had them shipped to me. After that I felt it was my sisterly duty to read them and I was hooked too... They aren't great literature, but she's a good storyteller and they are fun reads... (and hugely popular - my babysitter went to the library to ask for the first one and the librarian told her she would be #184 on the waiting list.)

[crzyred]

Sorry Sarbah - I'm answering for you!

Twilight is a book, the first in a series about, ahem, a vampire teen romance. :rotfl: My sister was addicted to them and made me read them (I told her I refused to buy them and she had them shipped to me. After that I felt it was my sisterly duty to read them and I was hooked too... They aren't great literature, but she's a good storyteller and they are fun reads... (and hugely popular - my babysitter went to the library to ask for the first one and the librarian told her she would be #184 on the waiting list.)

I'm trying to decide if I want to try and start another "series" book. I've finished Harry Potter, trying to get through Chronicles of Narnia. I'm on book 5 or 6 I think. My friend gave me a series of books from an author from South Carolina. I wouldn't have a problem getting through them, I love reading and if I'm really into the book I won't do anything else but read. I just don't know if I should be starting something else right now.


XXX
Anyone have any ideas for an easy handmade calendar? I'm aiming for that for a Christmas present for my friend. I have pretty much all the pictures and quotes I want to use, but I just need a way to do it, and it really needs to be easy!:rotfl:

Ok off to eat some dinner and watch the baseball game!

[backinoz]

Anyone have any ideas for an easy handmade calendar? I'm aiming for that for a Christmas present for my friend. I have pretty much all the pictures and quotes I want to use, but I just need a way to do it, and it really needs to be easy!:rotfl:


Use a CD Case! You print out a 'card' for each month, sized to fit inside the CD Case (the Std sized ones, not the skinny ones). I found this link to tell you how to do it ...

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/calendar-instructions.php

I've done heaps of others, but if all you want is a photo and a quote, this is the easiest way I know of doing it. Have fun creating!

[sarbah77]

Sarbah--what is Twilight?

Sorry Sarbah - I'm answering for you!

Twilight is a book, the first in a series about, ahem, a vampire teen romance. :rotfl: My sister was addicted to them and made me read them (I told her I refused to buy them and she had them shipped to me. After that I felt it was my sisterly duty to read them and I was hooked too... They aren't great literature, but she's a good storyteller and they are fun reads... (and hugely popular - my babysitter went to the library to ask for the first one and the librarian told her she would be #184 on the waiting list.)

Yeah, that's it in short. It's a vampire teen romance written by a Mormon author. This is ONLY really important because, despite it being a *teen* romance, there's not much more than the occasional smooch until book 4 which was kind of terrible. :)

Okay - first - best of luck with the dr appts! Here's hoping for the minor-est of recoveries!!!

Second - I am SO jealous of your Twilight viewing plans! I love me some Twilight (my sister got me hooked on that vampire teen romance crack) and I love me some margaritas! :worship:

I got three of my coworkers and my closest female friend into the series. They're all forcing me to see the movie, which does look pretty AWFUL. In sort of a good way and aided by margaritas! And they all want to go on opening night!

I'm trying to decide if I want to try and start another "series" book. I've finished Harry Potter, trying to get through Chronicles of Narnia. I'm on book 5 or 6 I think. My friend gave me a series of books from an author from South Carolina. I wouldn't have a problem getting through them, I love reading and if I'm really into the book I won't do anything else but read. I just don't know if I should be starting something else right now.

Girls/women either love it or hate it - Twilight, that is. If you haven't read but want a top notch YA series, I really recommend the Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. After that, I recommend the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. The first series I'd list as nearly classic YA fantasy and the second may eventually get there!

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Anyway, I'm kind of annoyed with my DH right now. He didn't actually READ the paperwork for his jury duty and given that he's 35, I didn't think I had to. He has to go in tomorrow. And whether or not he serves on a trial, he has to call to see if he has to serve NEXT week as well.

In the meantime, I have that appointment with my surgeon I have to go to alone... and if he has to go in next week, I have to go to my pre-op alone. We're also a one car household and the pre-op isn't on a bus route. My coworkers offered to drive me, but I have to be there at 7:30am and that doesn't seem like a nice thing to ask of them, you know? So I have to get a cab/rent a car/hope he doesn't go in... and then make sure I get all the pre-op instructions right, since he'll be caring for me.

It's NOT the end of the world, but he did have the option to put it off until a date of his choosing, but he decided not to. I feel frustrated and very inconvenienced by his decisions, on top of feeling entirely miserable most of the time. :(

(edited to add: I also had all these appointments prior to his jury summonings!)

[laurainsem]

So glad you're back, we've missed you! :goodvibes

Awww, i'm glad you missed me because I certainly missed my DIS family! These boards make me so happy in the midst of the chaos we call life.

:grouphug:

[danceintherain]

Goodness... and I thought we were SLOW on the weekends....


We received conflicting news yesterday. My MIL has now decided to be with us for 2 days of Disney out of our 13 day trip.

Originally our trip was to be with 16 other extended family members. One by one they couldn't come due to this and that, which left only our family going. We then planned out each day and made all our ADRs, some at what others are saying hard to obtain places or times.

Now my MIL is going to be in Florida for one of the weeks we are there visiting her parents, and willing to drive up to stay off site and spend 2 days at Disney with us.

We of course are ecstatic that we can have alone time with just her at Disney. Our problem (yes DH has the same hesitations) is that she doesn't like all parks equally and can we change ADRs to add one more person even though she will be paying OOP and not on the DP? We might have to change around our plans too. This is doable, just a shock that came unexpectedly. We will hold off on changing any of our reservations until we know she is definitely going and what exact dates she will be there for.

I want to stress that we are happy to have her be with us for 2 full days of Disney. Last trip she went most often with DH's sister's family, thus we have her all to ourselves for this trip.

Thanks Remmy

If you're planning on adding her to the reservation at your hotel, and you're on the Dining Plan, then she has to be on the Dining Plan as well, which means technically you cannot add her to your ADRs as paying OOP. If she's staying somewhere else, or none of you are on the DP, then it's not as big of a deal.

NKOTB....oh I remember them..the start of my boy band obsession that would move on in the later years to The Backstreet Boys!!

Haha... I kind of wanted to go to a NKOTB or Backstreet Boys concert this year (or did the BSB tour last year?) but I just cannot afford it. Besides, it would only be fun if I went with my sister, since she went through the whole boy band obsession with me, and she lives too far away.

My little sis is only 4 hours away and I'm always missing her! I don't know if I could ever be 3,000 miles away from her! That must be so hard.

My sister lives about 1,000 miles away... it kind of sucks. My baby sister only lives about 100 miles away, but she's 6 years younger than I am, and we've never been as close. We have been bonding lately over the whole Disney thing though...
My big sister is coming in for my Bridal Shower in a couple weeks though!:cool1:

[laurainsem]

Having family far away is so hard. I moved to the east coast for seminary, which was about 5 years ago. It took me six months to get out of my hermit stage. While I do love the east, I miss my family in the northwest. I'm hoping some day they will all decide they love Pennsylvania and move out here!

Sisters are the best. We became so much closer once we hit adulthood. I really don't know what I would do without them. We are all looking forward to the nine days of Disney. It has been several years since we were last all together. One lives in Alaska, the other in Seattle, and i'm out here in Pennsylvania. It is VERY hard to get us all in one state!

[LindaBabe]

Anyway, I'm kind of annoyed with my DH right now. He didn't actually READ the paperwork for his jury duty and given that he's 35, I didn't think I had to. He has to go in tomorrow. And whether or not he serves on a trial, he has to call to see if he has to serve NEXT week as well.

In the meantime, I have that appointment with my surgeon I have to go to alone... and if he has to go in next week, I have to go to my pre-op alone. We're also a one car household and the pre-op isn't on a bus route. My coworkers offered to drive me, but I have to be there at 7:30am and that doesn't seem like a nice thing to ask of them, you know? So I have to get a cab/rent a car/hope he doesn't go in... and then make sure I get all the pre-op instructions right, since he'll be caring for me.

It's NOT the end of the world, but he did have the option to put it off until a date of his choosing, but he decided not to. I feel frustrated and very inconvenienced by his decisions, on top of feeling entirely miserable most of the time. :(

(edited to add: I also had all these appointments prior to his jury summonings!)


You poor BABY! That's ROTTEN! The old lady (me) thinks she would be jerking his chain right about now. If it's anything more serious than having a mole removed, he WOULD be going with me if I wanted him there, and if you're feeling miserable, I suspect it is more serious than that. If you can't or won't draw the line in the sand with the man, then please please please let your coworker take you, and stay with you, too, if she offers. :hug:

[danceintherain]

My countdown!

10 days until my birthday princess:
20 days until my Bridal Shower :bride: (and I get to see my sister and my baby nephew)
25 days until my package balance is due (if I decide to change to a package)
32 days until Thanksgiving (and I get to see my little brother)
49 days until Logan's Birthday!:wizard:
54 days until the end of the semester :teacher:
60 days until Christmas
68 days until my Wedding!:bride:
and 70 DAYS UNTIL MY DISNEYMOON! :lovestruc

(I could have put in all my test and paper due dates, but those aren't happy days... so I abstained)

[snykymom]

OK, I need some Snowbird help!!

I just took a look at my d's college fund. Needless to say, it's LOWWWW. Talk about scary! :scared1: :faint:

This trip is for D and me; we haven't been a vacation for several years. I had planned it for last year, but cancelled it for work reasons (hers). Now with what's going on, I'm getting really close to cancelling.

Somebody, please tell me why I shouldn't!! :worried:

Thanks! :worship:

[Dancegrl624]

Dancegrrl, since the hot bath didn't work for you, may I suggest a trick I learned from the marathoners? The girls take cool to tepid soaks when they first come off the course to get the lactic acid out of their muscles. Later in the evening they might hit the hot tub or a hot bath, but the cool one definitely comes first. Good luck!

Thanks for the advice. You'd think that being a dancer my entire life I should know something about being sore!



My sister lives about 1,000 miles away... it kind of sucks. My baby sister only lives about 100 miles away, but she's 6 years younger than I am, and we've never been as close. We have been bonding lately over the whole Disney thing though...
My big sister is coming in for my Bridal Shower in a couple weeks though!:cool1:

My sisters and I are all 7 yrs apart. Yes, you read that correctly. 7 years! My big sis (who just got married!) is 33 and my little sis is 19 and a soph in college. She's away at school and I always miss her. I get to see her next Sunday because she'll be playing field hockey only an hour away from here. So exciting!

[Northern Disney Girl]

Hello snowbird peeps,

It's been a little while since i've been on here, and I must say I was not even a little surprised to see part III!!

My "baby" sister leaves to go back to Seattle tomorrow after an extended visit. I am really bummed but know I will see her at Disney. It's never easy living 3,000 miles away from your nearest family member!

Tonight after she packs, we are going to sit down with some mix drinks and try to do the rest of our itinerary. Should be fun and a great way to end our visit! :thumbsup2

Welcome Back Laura! :goodvibes So glad to see you have returned! :) Hope things are better for you and your congregation now! :hug:

[danceintherain]

Having family far away is so hard. I moved to the east coast for seminary, which was about 5 years ago. It took me six months to get out of my hermit stage. While I do love the east, I miss my family in the northwest. I'm hoping some day they will all decide they love Pennsylvania and move out here!

Sisters are the best. We became so much closer once we hit adulthood. I really don't know what I would do without them. We are all looking forward to the nine days of Disney. It has been several years since we were last all together. One lives in Alaska, the other in Seattle, and i'm out here in Pennsylvania. It is VERY hard to get us all in one state!

A few years ago my brother, sister, and I decided that we would only live one state apart, and anyone who broke that bond forfeit the right to complain when they never got visited. Basically, our thinking was it wasn't too much fun for us to get in the car and drive for a million hours to visit family members like our parents always made us do, and our relatives are always complaining because we don't come to visit them (even though they rarely come visit us).
Unfortunately, it didn't really stick. Our parents (and most of the rest of the family, live in Kansas) and my sister and brother live in Georgia and Utah respectively, so much for the one state away rule. My sister is the only one with a kid at this point, and I can't really complain, because I know I'll be moving somewhere far away as soon as Logan commissions. I just hope we don't end up too far away from each other, because I love spending time with my family.:grouphug:

[Northern Disney Girl]

So Snowbirds! Are we going to see some codes tomorrow? I sure hope so! :woohoo: Hope everyone has had a great weekend and is ready for another busy week! Going to go watch a movie with DH now so I'll say my goodnights! Catch y'all in the A.M.! Sweet Dreams Snowbirds! :cloud9:

[Dancegrl624]

A few years ago my brother, sister, and I decided that we would only live one state apart, and anyone who broke that bond forfeit the right to complain when they never got visited. Basically, our thinking was it wasn't too much fun for us to get in the car and drive for a million hours to visit family members like our parents always made us do, and our relatives are always complaining because we don't come to visit them (even though they rarely come visit us).
Unfortunately, it didn't really stick. Our parents (and most of the rest of the family, live in Kansas) and my sister and brother live in Georgia and Utah respectively, so much for the one state away rule. My sister is the only one with a kid at this point, and I can't really complain, because I know I'll be moving somewhere far away as soon as Logan commissions. I just hope we don't end up too far away from each other, because I love spending time with my family.:grouphug:


I love spending time with my family too. Growing up, my sisters and I fought like crazy! Who knew we'd grow up to be the best of friends. My immediate family lives in Buffalo which is so nice. My extended family mostly lives in Syracuse which isn't too far. My DH's family moved to Florida a few years ago and I know that kinda stinks for him. His mom came to visit this past May and it was the first time we've seen her in over 2 years! His dad (his parents are divorced) lived in Florida for a few years and he just recently moved back up here. I feel bad because my DH hasn't seen his brothers and sister in years. I just couldn't do it! I don't even like the fact that my sister and her husband bought a house that's 20 minutes away! I just love being close to everyone.

[danceintherain]

Thanks for the advice. You'd think that being a dancer my entire life I should know something about being sore!



My sisters and I are all 7 yrs apart. Yes, you read that correctly. 7 years! My big sis (who just got married!) is 33 and my little sis is 19 and a soph in college. She's away at school and I always miss her. I get to see her next Sunday because she'll be playing field hockey only an hour away from here. So exciting!

Wow!... I'm only a year and a half younger than my older sister (she's 23 and I'll be 22 next week) then my brother is only a year and a half younger than me (he's 20, and will be 21 in March) then my mother got a little more sane. My next brother is almost a full 2 years younger (she still had 4 kids in 5 years... and took us all to Disney by herself when we lived in Florida) then the next is 3 years younger, and the baby is 4 years younger.
I have been getting to know the youngest kids a little better recently...but I was an obnoxious selfish teenager, so I didn't spend as much time with them as I should have.

[danceintherain]

:eek:
NKOTB are going to be in Kansas City only 4 days before my Bridal Shower... too bad my sister isn't coming a couple days early...
and too bad the tickets are $30-$70

[danceintherain]

So Snowbirds! Are we going to see some codes tomorrow? I sure hope so! :woohoo: Hope everyone has had a great weekend and is ready for another busy week! Going to go watch a movie with DH now so I'll say my goodnights! Catch y'all in the A.M.! Sweet Dreams Snowbirds! :cloud9:

I hope they come out tomorrow as well... that will give me some serious time to mull over them before my package balance would be due.

I love spending time with my family too. Growing up, my sisters and I fought like crazy! Who knew we'd grow up to be the best of friends. My immediate family lives in Buffalo which is so nice. My extended family mostly lives in Syracuse which isn't too far. My DH's family moved to Florida a few years ago and I know that kinda stinks for him. His mom came to visit this past May and it was the first time we've seen her in over 2 years! His dad (his parents are divorced) lived in Florida for a few years and he just recently moved back up here. I feel bad because my DH hasn't seen his brothers and sister in years. I just couldn't do it! I don't even like the fact that my sister and her husband bought a house that's 20 minutes away! I just love being close to everyone.
I wouldn't be able to go for very long without seeing my family. When I was studying abroad in Prague I got so homesick, and if somebody in my family had come to visit it wouldn't have been as bad. Both of my parents said they would come, but they both came up with reasons not to. The worst was when I called on Thanksgiving and the whole family was together at Mammaw's in Georgia. I could hear them all playing and chatting in the background. I think Thanksgiving is probably my favorite family holiday, because we all get together and eat and have fun. It's just less stressful than Christmas. This year I don't think the whole family is getting together for Thanksgiving though, because everyone is planning on coming out for my wedding. My brother will be there, but my sister has to spend the time with her in-laws, especially since they're spending Christmas and New Year's with us.

[crzyred]

OK, I need some Snowbird help!!

I just took a look at my d's college fund. Needless to say, it's LOWWWW. Talk about scary! :scared1: :faint:

This trip is for D and me; we haven't been a vacation for several years. I had planned it for last year, but cancelled it for work reasons (hers). Now with what's going on, I'm getting really close to cancelling.

Somebody, please tell me why I shouldn't!! :worried:

Thanks! :worship:

Ok, first how old is your daughter?

I know a lot of parents stress about this, mine certainly did. However I had to take out a loan. It really isn't that bad. It wasn't a huge loan, and my monthly payments are $50. I can have this paid off in 4 years. I'm paying off a little extra each time so it should be less than 4 years.

Have you been saving your change? I do that for anything. I have a container on my dresser and only silver coins go in, then before a trip I cash that in. I have over $87 and the trip isn't til Jan. Saving the coins might not make much of a huge difference in this time span, but over a few years it certainly will. So you could also encourage your children to do this too.

How long are you planning on going for? Is there anyway you could make it be just for a long weekend (if it's planned for longer)? Try little ways to cut back while on vacation. We only eat at "big" meals 2 or 3 times during our trip. The rest are counter service. We also bring in fruit snacks and granola bars with us so we don't eat snackie stuff during the day. Also my sister and I usually end up splitting some meals, like some of the garden salads, that are huge.

There certainly are ways to do Disney on a budget. But only you know if you should go or not.

[steffali]

Hi everyone I cant believe we are already on page 8 of our Part III oh my we are chatty cathy's :cool1:

[jenjolt]

I got a little teary at the end, too. HSM is what gave those kids their career. (With the excepetion of Ashley Tisdale since she was on Suite Life.) Speaking of her, my only real complaint is that there was not enough Sharpay. It seemed to completely revolve around Troy and Gabriella. :mad:

I haven't seen it yet but I have to totally agree here...I love SHARPAY. She is my favorite character on the show, she is so BAM!!

[jenjolt]

So Snowbirds! Are we going to see some codes tomorrow? I sure hope so! :woohoo: Hope everyone has had a great weekend and is ready for another busy week! Going to go watch a movie with DH now so I'll say my goodnights! Catch y'all in the A.M.! Sweet Dreams Snowbirds! :cloud9:

From your mouth to the ears of the folks at Disney!! I got so paranoid after reading some of the code posts that I called the lovely CM people at 7am their time and asked to make sure I was on the list to receive emails from them and to see if there was a code attached to my name....nothing yet but I'm crossing my fingers!!!

[danceintherain]

Ok, first how old is your daughter?

I know a lot of parents stress about this, mine certainly did. However I had to take out a loan. It really isn't that bad. It wasn't a huge loan, and my monthly payments are $50. I can have this paid off in 4 years. I'm paying off a little extra each time so it should be less than 4 years.

Have you been saving your change? I do that for anything. I have a container on my dresser and only silver coins go in, then before a trip I cash that in. I have over $87 and the trip isn't til Jan. Saving the coins might not make much of a huge difference in this time span, but over a few years it certainly will. So you could also encourage your children to do this too.

How long are you planning on going for? Is there anyway you could make it be just for a long weekend (if it's planned for longer)? Try little ways to cut back while on vacation. We only eat at "big" meals 2 or 3 times during our trip. The rest are counter service. We also bring in fruit snacks and granola bars with us so we don't eat snackie stuff during the day. Also my sister and I usually end up splitting some meals, like some of the garden salads, that are huge.

There certainly are ways to do Disney on a budget. But only you know if you should go or not.

I ask how old she is as well...
I agree... taking out a few loans for college is not a horrible thing, just make sure she understands the loans before she takes them out. I am completely amazed at what some of the kids around me take out loans for. If she's young then you will have time to build up some more money... if college is right around the corner, then she should also be saving. I didn't save money for college and I really wish I had, but I'm still ending up with less loans than a lot of the people I know.
However, it really is up to you to decide whether or not you can justify the trip. If the only way she can go to college is by skipping the trip, then skip it. However, the time you spend together might be a lot more valuable to you after she's gone. I'm not saying book a suite in the Grand Floridian, but you can research ways to take the trip without breaking the bank...

[MindyLuvsMickey]

I'm trying to decide if I want to try and start another "series" book. I've finished Harry Potter, trying to get through Chronicles of Narnia. I'm on book 5 or 6 I think.

I miss Harry Potter:sad2: Hopefully the new movie, when it comes to theaters, will help to fill the void.

So Snowbirds! Are we going to see some codes tomorrow? I sure hope so! :woohoo:
I surely hope that we will see some codes tomorrow! I really would like to save some $$$$ on this vacation!



Hey Philly fans! Looking pretty good so far! Keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of the game.

[laurainsem]

Okay snowbirds,

We're in the middle of planning and I can't seem to find the link to that cool gagdet that calculates distance/time between parks. Anyone have it?

Thanks for the welcome back! Things are still stressful at work but i'm alive and finding ways to cope. My sister and I even went to see Hairspray the other night which was awesome! I just have to continue to take deep breaths and am working on finding solutions to the problems. It's been my harsh welcome to the workforce I guess!

[Remmy]

A big thank you to all Snowbirds that helped me with my MIL situation. I am certain that all will work out. I loved the different answers, as it gives me options I didn't think about.

Shelly,

Is it at the CBR they have the kids meals in a pail and shovel? I thought I saw that somewhere but couldn't remember where. I think that is a unique idea.


Thanks Remmy

PS Congratulations to all for completing Thread II.

[Remmy]

I have noticed my Stitch has started to finally move. I can't wait to see him on my trip ticker in the middle. I wish they would do a little dance for every quarter of the ticker. I have noticed all of our tickers are moving along, and I am a wee bit jealous of those of you closer to your times then us.

I think I am becoming anxious because it is really cold here. Luckily no snow, as of yet, just cold rain. It is dark and dreary. I am looking forward to wearing less clothing, in terms of no socks, sweaters or big bulky winter coats, and wearing shorts and t-shirts again.

I printed off the 2009 DP from the Disney site to see if there were any new changes. My DS came in and became all excited to see Goofy on the front page. I can't wait to see his and DD's expressions. I almost cried today to see how excited he was and that was only the Disney Dining sheets. I know that whatever we go through to obtain this trip and whatever we may have to go through after, it will be worth it to have quality family time together.


Remmy

[crzyred]

I have a question, and I figured I'd ask here before I search for someplace else.

We will be at SSR. On our return home day, we don't leave until 6:35(ish) pm. So we will be at a park that day. When we check out of our room, will SSR hold our carry-on stuff for us?

We've never stayed at anything about a Value, so we have NO IDEA what we are doing. Plus we will be so out of place...we'll be the losers walking around taking pictures of EVERYTHING!:rotfl: Feel free to stop over and say "Hi!":laughing:

[Remmy]

I sat down and tried to figure out our countdown to our Disney trip.
Here it is:

86 days until we leave for Disney
50 school days until we leave for Disney
12 1/2 weeks until we leave for Disney
3 vacation days to use up before we leave for Disney
22 hour drive to go to Disney (if weather and boarder guards are good)

Now for the disclaimer:

This countdown can change due to DH working the midnight shift and forgets which day he put down and if it will count to having the Wednesday night off or not. He is still on probation on his new job here, so he will ask next month when the exact date and time is he has off. If he now thinks it means he has asked for that night off and the weather is good we may leave one day earlier. I hate driving in the snow and don't want to take any risks on us missing Disney.

I can't believe how close our Disney trip is coming up. Woo hoo.:cheer2: :cheer2:

[jenjolt]

I have a question, and I figured I'd ask here before I search for someplace else.

We will be at SSR. On our return home day, we don't leave until 6:35(ish) pm. So we will be at a park that day. When we check out of our room, will SSR hold our carry-on stuff for us?

We've never stayed at anything about a Value, so we have NO IDEA what we are doing. Plus we will be so out of place...we'll be the losers walking around taking pictures of EVERYTHING!:rotfl: Feel free to stop over and say "Hi!":laughing:

How can you be the loser walking around taking pictures of everything when I'm going to be the loser walking around taking pictures of everything...WAIT A MINUTE LOL!!!

I have no idea about the luggage but I imagine they could arrange something for you, its a DVC/Deluxe resort!

[mana_liz]

Just wanted to say "HI". We had a very productive day of shopping at Birch Run and Bronners. I got a very cute Eeyore Christmas figurine for my collection. Also got quite a few Christmas presents bought...can't wait to start wrapping...my older sister's says I can't start till Nov. 1...so next Saturday out comes the wrapping paper, bows and ribbons.

It didn't snow here...but we actually had hail a few times today.

Sorry to those who missed out on NKOTB concerts...hopefully they tour again and you can see them then...We paid $70 for our tickets and I think it was worth it...great concert...we even made every listen to the new CD and Greatest Hits in the car...my aunt didn't appreciate that...no taste in music I guess. :)

Hoping for a code this week sometime...maybe free dining.

Oh I see that some were congratulating there football teams for wins today...our great football the Lions (or as some call them the Losins) lost
(0-7) again today. At least we have the Red Wings to watch.

[crzyred]

How can you be the loser walking around taking pictures of everything when I'm going to be the loser walking around taking pictures of everything...WAIT A MINUTE LOL!!!

I have no idea about the luggage but I imagine they could arrange something for you, its a DVC/Deluxe resort!

:lmao:
As long as I'm not the only one!

Yeah, I know that at the Value they do this, so my assumption would be, yes, a Deluxe would too!

[trixiequilts]

One of our radio stations was playing Christmas music today! What's up with that??? I immediately changed the station. It's just too early!!! In fact, I'd prefer to not even hear Christmas music until I wake up in the middle of the night to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. :santa:

Mana Liz-I'm totally jealous of you being at Birch Run and Bronner's today. I want to go back!!!

[sarbah77]

One of our radio stations was playing Christmas music today! What's up with that??? I immediately changed the station. It's just too early!!! In fact, I'd prefer to not even hear Christmas music until I wake up in the middle of the night to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. :santa:

Mana Liz-I'm totally jealous of you being at Birch Run and Bronner's today. I want to go back!!!

Trixie! You changed your userpic again!

Anyway, I love Christmas music - the classical stuff, mostly. I've started listening to it a little in the past week. It's generally just so cheerful and I can use that level of cheer! :)

DH just left for jury duty in Detroit, saying "Gosh, if I have to go back next week, maybe I won't be able to go on our vacation." ... and then tried to pin the blame on me, AGAIN, for not reading the paperwork. (I pointed out that I told him I was concerned about that and that it's not even a little my fault but that I'll be very VERY upset if he wastes a plane ticket because he couldn't be bothered!!!)

Surgeon in 4 hours!

[Monny2AE]

Morning Snowbirds- I'm on early checking for the elusive codes and discounts but alas nothing yet. :rolleyes1 I have a half dozen tabs open on my computer right now- Disney Visa, Mousesavers, Disney com- I'm such a dork!

I feel like celebrating ONLY 87 MORE DAYS FOR ME!!!!

(I need to make a cool personal countdown like all my other Snowbirds!:yay: )

[Monny2AE]

Surgeon in 4 hours!

You'll be in my prayers this morning and I'm hoping for the best! I'm sorry you have to go alone.:flower3: But all of the Snowbirds will be there supporting you in spirit!

[Remmy]

To Sarbah77:

I am here to wish you the best with your surgeon. You will be in my thoughts and prayers today

Remmy

[Remmy]

I wish everyone a Happy Monday. Let's hope great discount codes come out with different codes to suit everyone. We are all now officially one day closer to our Disney vacations.

[MAGGIED]

Found you all...........

[MAGGIED]

Well it took a while this morning but I was able to quickly skim thru all the posts..

Dawn... you and your mom will be in our prayers

Sarah.... hope things go well at the surgeons

Soleil... you DO have the best DH

Shelly... congrats to the kids on and undefeated season.

My name is Wendy....

can't remember the rest as I am so tired from this weekend.....

[AussieAngel]

So on the weekend, DH and I went to our travel agent and picked up our tickets and paid our insurance! Yayyyyyy!! :yay:

The agent, who we'd never met before, asked if we were going to Disneyland. I said we were going to Disney World, in Florida. Her response?

"Oh. Well... That'll be good too though, I guess!"

Heheheheheee. Silly Australian travel agent. :lmao:

[MAGGIED]

This past weekend was the New York State Field Band Championships... and our school hosted the field band show the day before... which is such a huge undertaking... we had 17 bands from all over the state coming to our school to compete... that was about 6000 people....it was crazy.... I am the Band and Colorguard Booster President so I was there from before sunrise to after sunset on Saturday and then we started at 5:45 am on Sunday again.... we were done and home by 4pm though on Sunday..... it was a long exhausting 2 days.... the kids had a great time though and thats what matters... I just need a couple of days to recoup...

I wanted to get on early to see if there were any codes.... nothing so far.........

[trixiequilts]

Trixie! You changed your userpic again!

Yep, this time I felt it needed to change it to match my Halloween costume...can you guess what it is? A tiger! Grrrrr. ;)

[BellaSoleil]

We went yesterday...Me, DD 9, best friend and her 2 DD's (10, 7)...I thought that it was a little racy. I thought that there was no reason to have the boys with their shirts off or open. I know that they are trying to reach multiple age groups but to me the kiss was a little too lippy and don't even get me started with the overt s*xual undertone! Oh goodness! I think I just turned into my mother:rotfl2: Now I personally did like the movie. It's just that I felt it a little too much for the under 12 crowd.


Yes, I agree. I also noticed that Gabriella's top were much lower than the previous movies. And how about riding a bike in a mini skirt? I actually started talking to my best friend during the kiss.... it made me uncomfortable watching 'teens' kiss like that.

[Disney Mommy 3]

Hello snowbird peeps,

It's been a little while since i've been on here, and I must say I was not even a little surprised to see part III!!

My "baby" sister leaves to go back to Seattle tomorrow after an extended visit. I am really bummed but know I will see her at Disney. It's never easy living 3,000 miles away from your nearest family member!

Tonight after she packs, we are going to sit down with some mix drinks and try to do the rest of our itinerary. Should be fun and a great way to end our visit! :thumbsup2

Hey Laura!! I was out yesterday afternoon--I have been wondering how things were going with you and your congregation!! Hopefully things are better and you are just busy!! Stay in touch--we missed you!!

Sorry Sarbah - I'm answering for you!

Twilight is a book, the first in a series about, ahem, a vampire teen romance. :rotfl: My sister was addicted to them and made me read them (I told her I refused to buy them and she had them shipped to me. After that I felt it was my sisterly duty to read them and I was hooked too... They aren't great literature, but she's a good storyteller and they are fun reads... (and hugely popular - my babysitter went to the library to ask for the first one and the librarian told her she would be #184 on the waiting list.)

Wow!! I have never even heard of that.

Thanks to whoever posted about the movie and the under 12 crowd( I read so much I forgot!) I don't think we'll be going to see it. Maybe rent it someday and I can edit!! HA!!

[Disney Mommy 3]

Good Morning Snowbirds!!!:goodvibes I feel so at home on part 3!!!! Hope you all had a good weekend. I got up to let the dog out and boy was it chilly!!! We had a cool front come in-I say cool,because compared to those of you maybe getting snow this week---we are not cold!!! But, it seems like it is going to be nice and maybe a bit nippy! I am soooo tired of hot-it was around 80 yesterday,yuck.


Well, I was hoping to see some code excitement, but I guess maybe tomorrow? I can hope!!!! I think today is going to be slow around here for me, I feel that sinus stuff creeping in!!!

Anyway, gotta get the munchkins up and at em!!!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Good morning Snowbirds! :goodvibes

Another weekend down, another weekend closer to DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Shelly,

Is it at the CBR they have the kids meals in a pail and shovel? I thought I saw that somewhere but couldn't remember where. I think that is a unique idea.


Thanks Remmy



Yep, it's at CBR! :thumbsup2

I have a question, and I figured I'd ask here before I search for someplace else.

We will be at SSR. On our return home day, we don't leave until 6:35(ish) pm. So we will be at a park that day. When we check out of our room, will SSR hold our carry-on stuff for us?



Yes, any WDW resort will hold your luggage for you. Just make sure to leave enough time to retrieve it before you need to leave. Sometimes there is a line and it takes awhile to get it.

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Okay snowbirds,

We're in the middle of planning and I can't seem to find the link to that cool gagdet that calculates distance/time between parks. Anyone have it?



Not sure if this is what you are looking for or not. . . . .

http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/asp/twiz.aspx

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Found you all...........

So glad you found us! :goodvibes

[MAGGIED]

I have been going back and forth between my email, the Disney Visa site and mousesavers to see if codes were coming out.... nothing yet....

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I don't expect anything until about Thursday or Friday.

[MAGGIED]

Your probably right.... but I thought I would keep checking this morning just in case.....I would think if it was coming out today it would be out by 9am

[snykymom]

Ok, first how old is your daughter?

I know a lot of parents stress about this, mine certainly did. However I had to take out a loan. It really isn't that bad. It wasn't a huge loan, and my monthly payments are $50. I can have this paid off in 4 years. I'm paying off a little extra each time so it should be less than 4 years.

Have you been saving your change? I do that for anything. I have a container on my dresser and only silver coins go in, then before a trip I cash that in. I have over $87 and the trip isn't til Jan. Saving the coins might not make much of a huge difference in this time span, but over a few years it certainly will. So you could also encourage your children to do this too.

How long are you planning on going for? Is there anyway you could make it be just for a long weekend (if it's planned for longer)? Try little ways to cut back while on vacation. We only eat at "big" meals 2 or 3 times during our trip. The rest are counter service. We also bring in fruit snacks and granola bars with us so we don't eat snackie stuff during the day. Also my sister and I usually end up splitting some meals, like some of the garden salads, that are huge.

There certainly are ways to do Disney on a budget. But only you know if you should go or not.

I ask how old she is as well...
I agree... taking out a few loans for college is not a horrible thing, just make sure she understands the loans before she takes them out. I am completely amazed at what some of the kids around me take out loans for. If she's young then you will have time to build up some more money... if college is right around the corner, then she should also be saving. I didn't save money for college and I really wish I had, but I'm still ending up with less loans than a lot of the people I know.
However, it really is up to you to decide whether or not you can justify the trip. If the only way she can go to college is by skipping the trip, then skip it. However, the time you spend together might be a lot more valuable to you after she's gone. I'm not saying book a suite in the Grand Floridian, but you can research ways to take the trip without breaking the bank...

First, to answer your question, my daughter is a sophomore in college, so we don't really have a lot of time to make up the lost money. We'll figure it out. And thanks for all the helpful hints!

I have been going back and forth between my email, the Disney Visa site and mousesavers to see if codes were coming out.... nothing yet....

I got a Mousesavers Hot Deal in my email this AM, and I was so excited! :yay: Until I saw that it didn't contain a code. :sad1: Oh well, back to the wait. :surfweb:

[MAGGIED]

I got a Mousesavers Hot Deal in my email this AM, and I was so excited! :yay: Until I saw that it didn't contain a code. :sad1: Oh well, back to the wait. :surfweb:

Yeah I also received that email..... I read it over three times thinking I was missing something:lmao: ... nothing there to miss

[jenjolt]

One of our radio stations was playing Christmas music today! What's up with that??? I immediately changed the station. It's just too early!!! In fact, I'd prefer to not even hear Christmas music until I wake up in the middle of the night to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. :santa:

Mana Liz-I'm totally jealous of you being at Birch Run and Bronner's today. I want to go back!!!

Oh...yeah that would be way too much Christmas Overload for me. Most of our start around Thanksgiving and then I'm okay with that because I love Christmas music. My favorite fun song is I want a Hippo for Christmas...I have the entire thing memorized..which speaks volumes for my character LOL! :laughing:

Oh the day after Thanksgiving shopping...I so can't wait!!! It's going to be fantastic....what's the one thing you are hoping to find on sale this year??? I really want to get a GPS.

[MAGGIED]

We are at 89 days...... time to party.........we finally are under 3 months.....:banana: :banana: popcorn:: :woohoo: :yay:
:dance3: :cheer2: party:
:rockband: party:

[MindyLuvsMickey]

Good Morning, Snowbirds!

It's a great day! I feel like a party. Anyone want t join in??


70 days until we leave for Florida!!!
:cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1:
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Your probably right.... but I thought I would keep checking this morning just in case.....I would think if it was coming out today it would be out by 9am

I wouldn't be upset if I was wrong and something came out today! :goodvibes :rotfl:

[jenjolt]

So on the weekend, DH and I went to our travel agent and picked up our tickets and paid our insurance! Yayyyyyy!! :yay:

The agent, who we'd never met before, asked if we were going to Disneyland. I said we were going to Disney World, in Florida. Her response?

"Oh. Well... That'll be good too though, I guess!"

Heheheheheee. Silly Australian travel agent. :lmao:

I agree Silly travel agent...I have never been to DisneyLand before so I have nothing to compare it to...but it is called DISNEY WORLD LOL!!!

[jenjolt]

We are at 89 days...... time to party.........we finally are under 3 months.....:banana: :banana: popcorn:: :woohoo: :yay:
:dance3: :cheer2: party:
:rockband: party:

:banana: :banana: :dance3: CONGRATULATIONS on REACHING the 3 MONTH MARK!! YAY!!! :dance3: :banana: :banana:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

We are at 89 days...... time to party.........we finally are under 3 months.....:banana: :banana: popcorn::


Good Morning, Snowbirds!

It's a great day! I feel like a party. Anyone want t join in??


70 days until we leave for Florida!!!
:cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I'm up for a party!!!


:banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo:

Hey, how many days is it for me now??? Trixie where are you????????

[trixiequilts]

Hey, how many days is it for me now??? Trixie where are you????????

Let me check...I'll be right back!

[MindyLuvsMickey]

I can almost smell the popcorn now! It's getting so close.popcorn:: popcorn:: popcorn::

When you call to see if there is a code attached to your name, who do you call? Reservations? I'm booked through AAA. Could I still call or should I have my TA call?

[snykymom]

I'm up for a party!!!


:banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo:

Hey, how many days is it for me now??? Trixie where are you????????

I'm not Trixie, but you're at 86 days now! PARTY! :dance3: :cheer2: :cheer2: party:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I'm not Trixie, but you're at 86 days now! PARTY! :dance3: :cheer2: :cheer2: party:

Thanks, somehow I lost track! :confused3 :rotfl:

[trixiequilts]

Oh the day after Thanksgiving shopping...I so can't wait!!! It's going to be fantastic....what's the one thing you are hoping to find on sale this year??? I really want to get a GPS.

The day after Thanksgiving shopping is one of my favorite days of the year. DH and I get up at about 3 am and get out there! I love it!

We got our GPS from Staples last year, be sure to check them out. I love that store.

We're hoping to find a nice new TV for cheap this year. We have my Grandmother's TV and she's been dead for over 13 years, and she had it for a long time before she died. It's ROUGH! Time for a new one. I'm also hoping that my specific SD memory cards are cheap for our trip! :thumbsup2

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Any thoughts on the Menu of the Day?

[trixiequilts]

I'm not Trixie, but you're at 86 days now! PARTY! :dance3: :cheer2: :cheer2: party:

Thanks, somehow I lost track! :confused3 :rotfl:

Yep, that's what I have, too! If I would have read your post, I wouldn't have had to get up!!! :rotfl2:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

:offtopic: Sorry! :goodvibes Just thought some of my CBR Snowbirds would like to join in on the CBR Countdown Thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28383317&posted=1#post28383317


:cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana:

[MAGGIED]

Ohana's

[trixiequilts]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for or not. . . . .

http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/asp/twiz.aspx

I read to only use this chart as a guide, that there are lots of errors? I think it's better than nothing, though.

Doesn't the UG have a chart in their book or on the website? I thought I saw something...

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Ohana's

I have it written down that I did Ohana. . . Maybe I just thought I did! :lmao:

[trixiequilts]

So on the weekend, DH and I went to our travel agent and picked up our tickets and paid our insurance! Yayyyyyy!! :yay:

The agent, who we'd never met before, asked if we were going to Disneyland. I said we were going to Disney World, in Florida. Her response?

"Oh. Well... That'll be good too though, I guess!"

Heheheheheee. Silly Australian travel agent. :lmao:

In the words of the infamous Stephanie Tanner from Full House, "How Rude!" :rotfl2:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I read to only use this chart as a guide, that there are lots of errors? I think it's better than nothing, though.



I definitely don't agree with everything it says to do. I have looked up how to get somewhere on that site and I have thought to myself that I know a better route. :confused3

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Incase I didn't do Ohana before ~

Breakfast

Aloha Kakahiaka, E Komo Mai
Good morning, Welcome!

Ohana's Best Friends Breakfast featuring Lilo and Stitch. Our Polynesian friends invite you to join Mickey and Pluto for autographs and pictures.
Our Island Feast is served "Family-Style" which means we bring it to you,
so sit back and relax. E oli oli!


Breakfast 7:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Adults $18.99 Children 3-9 $10.99 Under 3 Free

Holiday Pricing May Apply During Specific Times of the Year

Photo Gallery

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Holiday Pricing May Apply

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NOTE: ALTERNATIVE CHILDREN'S SELECTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST


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Starters

'Ohana Welcome Bread
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Appetizers/Accompaniments

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Sauces

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Dessert

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[Momof2Disneyboys]

Incase I did do Ohana before ~ Here's for all of our All Star Snowbirds ~

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Bakery:

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Peanut Butter and Jelly $4.49
Pita Cheese Pizza $4.49


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Salmon Dinner $9.019
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Roast Turkey $8.99



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Bowl of Chili $2.89

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Grilled Cheese $4.49
Child Hot Dog $4.49


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Open 8 a.m.-midnight

Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich $4.99
Milk Shakes $3.99
Assorted Cakes $3.59
Hand Dipped Ice Cream $3.69
Sundaes $4.99


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Bakery

Single Scoop Cone or Cup $2.69
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Double Scoop Waffle Cone $4.09
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Brownie Sundae $4.99
Assorted Cakes by the slice $3.59
Cappuccino $3.19
Espresso $2.69

[trixiequilts]

Where'd everybody go? For a while I couldn't keep up and now... nada.

[AussieAngel]

Just in case anybody had their hopes up.... the Maui scalloped potatoes are no longer on the Ohana menu.

They've been replaced by noodles a while ago, but for some reason AllEars keeps changing it back to potatoes.

Which is very sad!! I loved those potatoes!!! :sad1:

[glo]

Good morning Snowbirds!

Had to work all weekend. I am exhausted and that made 17 days straight of work with still another 6 in front of me :( I need a nap. I do not know how many days I have left today...I will look when I post this! Hope you guys get your codes. Since I am staying DVC I won't be able to use any, but I hope they are good for you guys!

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

[MindyLuvsMickey]

Shelly~You did do Ohana but I don't mind seeing it again! Maybe you could put up a Chef Mickey for us. We've never been there and are making it a part of our trip this year.

[Momof2Disneyboys]

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

We hope to be at the resort by 1:30pm. Probably just unpack, maybe explore the resort, maybe swim if it's warm enough! Then it's off to dinner at 1900 Park Fare and then to MK for Wishes. :goodvibes

[MAGGIED]

Just in case anybody had their hopes up.... the Maui scalloped potatoes are no longer on the Ohana menu.

They've been replaced by noodles a while ago, but for some reason AllEars keeps changing it back to potatoes.

Which is very sad!! I loved those potatoes!!! :sad1:

I loved them also.... they were soooooo yummy

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Shelly~You did do Ohana but I don't mind seeing it again! Maybe you could put up a Chef Mickey for us. We've never been there and are making it a part of our trip this year.

I did Chef Mickey's too! :goodvibes I have it listed as the 3rd one I posted. Maybe I should re-post them all on this thread!

Chef Mickey's is great! :thumbsup2

[trixiequilts]

We hope to be at the resort by 1:30pm. Probably just unpack, maybe explore the resort, maybe swim if it's warm enough! Then it's off to dinner at 1900 Park Fare and then to MK for Wishes. :goodvibes

Ditto.

[jenjolt]

The day after Thanksgiving shopping is one of my favorite days of the year. DH and I get up at about 3 am and get out there! I love it!

We got our GPS from Staples last year, be sure to check them out. I love that store.

We're hoping to find a nice new TV for cheap this year. We have my Grandmother's TV and she's been dead for over 13 years, and she had it for a long time before she died. It's ROUGH! Time for a new one. I'm also hoping that my specific SD memory cards are cheap for our trip! :thumbsup2

Wow thanks for the tips...I hadn't thought about going to places like Staples for a GPS!

It's a huge deal at our house to find the paper at the one gas station open and then plot how we will conquer the stores based on opening times and wanted items. You'd think our shopping plans were of the uptmost importance and vital to National Security!!

I hope you find that memory card real chaap..I'll cross my fingers for ya!

[MAGGIED]

I am excited that I was able to change our flights to the day before...but I am alittle nervous about the hotel now... we did book a preferred room.. and now we won't get to the hotel until about 9pm so that makes me worry a little that we might not get something as nice as if we got there at our original time of noon.... I guess if it is really bad I could ask to change the next day.... I do like the fact of getting there and then having the chance to unpack, let the boys explore the resort (its great to have teenagers who cazn go off on their own) and then be all rested to hit the gournd running in the morning....

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Ditto.

See you there! :thumbsup2

[MindyLuvsMickey]

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

Since we are coming in a day early, we are going to be driving down to WDW around dinner. We'll check in to the Poly and then go drop off the rental. since we'll be at DTD, we'll do some shopping before heading back for a great night's sleep!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I am excited that I was able to change our flights to the day before...but I am alittle nervous about the hotel now... we did book a preferred room.. and now we won't get to the hotel until about 9pm so that makes me worry a little that we might not get something as nice as if we got there at our original time of noon.... I guess if it is really bad I could ask to change the next day.... I do like the fact of getting there and then having the chance to unpack, let the boys explore the resort (its great to have teenagers who cazn go off on their own) and then be all rested to hit the gournd running in the morning....

I was feeling the same way when we were going to arrive late on the 20th. Then AirTran messed with my flights so we switched to SW and are now arriving around 1:00 on the 21st. I feel better about getting my room request this way because I didn't book a preferred room. But if you booked a preferred room you should be okay. :goodvibes

[MAGGIED]

I was feeling the same way when we were going to arrive late on the 20th. Then AirTran messed with my flights so we switched to SW and are now arriving around 1:00 on the 21st. I feel better about getting my room request this way because I didn't book a preferred room. But if you booked a preferred room you should be okay. :goodvibes

I hope so.... but I must admit I am a spoiled brat and I want a waterview, close to the pool and dining, and on the first floor..... I don't want to overlook parking, I prefer not to be on an upper floor (although that Contemporary snake thing has me nervous), I like a corner room.... did I mention I was a spoiled brat..... :rotfl:

[trixiequilts]

It's a huge deal at our house to find the paper at the one gas station open and then plot how we will conquer the stores based on opening times and wanted items. You'd think our shopping plans were of the uptmost importance and vital to National Security!!

Last year DH and I realized we couldn't do it all with just the two of us...we had to recruit MIL to help!

We hope to not need her this year, it just made everything a bit more complicated. :headache:

[coffeehousemom]

Morning all,


Killing time at home till DR's apt. Kids are at school & the house is ........quiet! Wow is that what that sounds like?

Did some Disney Planning w / my friend Dawn on Sat. Her family is going to meet us down there for half of our trip. It sounds like the only TS we are going to do is Tusker House breakfast & Sci FI cafe.

Here is my countdown

4 days till Halloween Party here
5 days till ahlloween parade & busiest day at shop
9days till Parent teacher conf.
11 days till romantic date w DH
13 days till BDay party 4 DS BFF
4 weeks till Thanksgiving at our house
5 weeks till DD Bday
7 weeks till Christmas
10weeks till Disney

hmm wow that is really coming up quick.:banana: :banana:

Kayte

[trixiequilts]

I hope so.... but I must admit I am a spoiled brat and I want a waterview, close to the pool and dining, and on the first floor..... I don't want to overlook parking, I prefer not to be on an upper floor (although that Contemporary snake thing has me nervous), I like a corner room.... did I mention I was a spoiled brat..... :rotfl:

You sound just like me! :laughing:

[PEANUT1]

I'm up for a party69 days to go

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :banana: :banana: :yay: :yay: :yay:
:jumping1: :ccat: :ccat: :mickeyjum

[PEANUT1]

of course this morning all I can think about are those PHILLIES@!@!!!

[Kazooie01]

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

Our flight gets in around 10:00am. We'll be spending most of the day at Animal Kingdom. After that (and EMH), we'll probably get back to the resort and just unpack and take a quick swim.

[MAGGIED]

I just love everyones countdowns.... here is ours

4 days until Halloween
10 days until DD turns 19
18 days until Father Daughter Dance that I am in charge of
25 Days until DS participated in All State Music festival
25 days until Brother in law birthday
29 days until MIL birthday
30 days until FIL birthday
30 days until we see nephew who has just returned from Iraq
31 days until Thanksgiving
8 weeks until DD is home for holiday
8 weeks until godsons birthday
8 1/2 weeks till Christmas
8 1/2 weeks till my birthday
89 days until WDW trip

[trixiequilts]

I hope so.... but I must admit I am a spoiled brat and I want a waterview, close to the pool and dining, and on the first floor..... I don't want to overlook parking, I prefer not to be on an upper floor (although that Contemporary snake thing has me nervous), I like a corner room.... did I mention I was a spoiled brat..... :rotfl:

Wendy, this is the view I'm preparing myself for! :rotfl2: That way, anything I get that's better will just be incredible!

http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/trixiequilts/31921AKV_Std_View_3-PigPen.jpg

[MAGGIED]

Wendy, this is the view I'm preparing myself for! :rotfl2: That way, anything I get that's better will just be incredible!

http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/trixiequilts/31921AKV_Std_View_3-PigPen.jpg

Here is what I prefer to look at
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r312/dunniganpics/beach.jpg

[glo]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!

:banana: :cool1: :woohoo: :yay: :cool1: :banana: :woohoo: :yay:
79 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!
:yay: :woohoo: :banana: :cool1: :yay: :woohoo: :banana: :cool1:

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[jenjolt]

Good morning Snowbirds!

Had to work all weekend. I am exhausted and that made 17 days straight of work with still another 6 in front of me :( I need a nap. I do not know how many days I have left today...I will look when I post this! Hope you guys get your codes. Since I am staying DVC I won't be able to use any, but I hope they are good for you guys!

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

Well since I changed my times AGAIN ( I know its crazy my indecisiveness) I will be arriving around noonish on the 15th. I plan on seeing if my room is ready, if not I'm just going to drive myself over to EPCOT and enjoy an afternoon there. I really would like to just snack my way through WS for lunch and dinner!!! Then I'll go check in at my hotel and get a good night's sleep for my first full day at Magic Kingdom.

[MAGGIED]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!

:banana: :cool1: :woohoo: :yay: :cool1: :banana: :woohoo: :yay:
79 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!
:yay: :woohoo: :woohoo: :banana: :cool1:

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

That is awsome!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: :yay: :woohoo:

[peach3es]

NKOTB....oh I remember them..the start of my boy band obsession that would move on in the later years to The Backstreet Boys!!

Okay....add me to the "I'm so jealous" listing! I'd love to see NKOTB. I saw them when I was in high school (gosh...I remember standing in that line waiting to get a wristband for a ticket!:lmao: ) They're not coming close to me....

Oh, I was a Blockhead in the day. Still am. I'm glad I don't have to keep it secret anymore. :lmao: I saw them in concert in 1990 when I was nearly 15. I'm not sure I actually heard anything since I was screaming the entire time!:confused3 :rotfl2:

A woman on my scrapbooking board just won a superfan radio contest. She got to interview one of them for the radio show, hang out with them backstage, and be one of the people dancing with them near the stage during the show. It was pretty cool!

Sadly, their US tour ends just before I arrive stateside! WAAAAH! I so would have seen them in concert given the chance!:rolleyes1

I hope they come out tomorrow as well... that will give me some serious time to mull over them before my package balance would be due.


I wouldn't be able to go for very long without seeing my family. When I was studying abroad in Prague I got so homesick, and if somebody in my family had come to visit it wouldn't have been as bad. Both of my parents said they would come, but they both came up with reasons not to. The worst was when I called on Thanksgiving and the whole family was together at Mammaw's in Georgia. I could hear them all playing and chatting in the background. I think Thanksgiving is probably my favorite family holiday, because we all get together and eat and have fun. It's just less stressful than Christmas. This year I don't think the whole family is getting together for Thanksgiving though, because everyone is planning on coming out for my wedding. My brother will be there, but my sister has to spend the time with her in-laws, especially since they're spending Christmas and New Year's with us.

Oh, Thanksgiving is a rough one. I guess because Christmas is about so many things. We spend a lot of time in church for Christmas, and the family visits spread out over the course of 2 or 3 days. But Thanksgiving is all about being with family. We've spent 4 Thanksgivings here, and unfortunately, we'll not be home for Thanksgiving again for another 5 years or more. :sad1: Last year everyone celebrated at my grandparents farm and they passed the phone around for me to chat with everyone. I could hear everyone laughing in the background. It broke my heart. I made it through the conversation, but bawled when I hung up. It's really hard being so far away sometimes.

I've got a 2 1/2 year old nephew I haven't met yet! I can't wait to meet him!!! And they haven't met Georgia Kate...she just turned 3! It will be really good to go home.

[jenjolt]

Last year DH and I realized we couldn't do it all with just the two of us...we had to recruit MIL to help!

We hope to not need her this year, it just made everything a bit more complicated. :headache:

Me and my two girlfriends are going to go out this year. One of them is expecting so I'm sure she'll have some baby items in mind!! We are meeting way early and we are going to hit the stores.

ALWAYS on the list are Wal-mart, Target, Michaels, Joann's, and the Mall stores...I will NEVER do Best Buy ever again...unless they have the most amazing GPS that store nearly kills me every year LOL!!

[jenjolt]

I was feeling the same way when we were going to arrive late on the 20th. Then AirTran messed with my flights so we switched to SW and are now arriving around 1:00 on the 21st. I feel better about getting my room request this way because I didn't book a preferred room. But if you booked a preferred room you should be okay. :goodvibes

Well I'm sort of in the same boat. I was planning on arriving at 11:30pm on the 15th, but the idea of driving 6 hours in the dark by myself is neither appealing to me or my hubby. So I just decided to take the day off leave early in the morning and get there so I can spend a good half day or more at a park of my choice, while driving when the sun is shining. I'm also hoping that since I didn't get a perferred room but have asked that since I'm a female travelling alone to be as close to the main building as possible that my request will more likely be agreed to if I arrive earlier in the day.

[trixiequilts]

/ALWAYS on the list are Wal-mart, Target, Michaels, Joann's, and the Mall stores...I will NEVER do Best Buy ever again...unless they have the most amazing GPS that store nearly kills me every year LOL!!

Our Best Buys are nearly impossible unless you want to get in line at about 6 pm on Thanksgiving! :scared1: Nope! Our Wal-Mart is open 24 hours, so at least you can wait for the sales to start inside the store, which is what DH did while I was standing OUTSIDE at Staples, freezing my tookus off, to get his GPS! This year I'm doing Wal-Mart and he can be outside! :thumbsup2

[suse66]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

[trixiequilts]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

:welcome: Sounds like you have a wonderful trip planned!

[MindyLuvsMickey]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Welcome to the Snowbirds! you are going to love it her! We'll be at the Poly at the same time! We actually arrive at the Poly on the 6th and leave on the 13th.

Tell us about your ADRs!

[BellaSoleil]

:cutie: Goodmorning!:cutie:

Here is my countdown!

1 day until Tinkerbelle comes out (We are having a Tinkerbelle party.)
4 days until Fall Fest
5 days until Disney Live
3 weeks until 'G's 40th Birthday!!!!
4 weeks until my Girl's Weekend in Dallas
5 weeks until Thanksgiving
8 weeks until 'G' Graduates from college for the 4th time :rotfl2:
9 weeks until Christmas
10 weeks until Disney


Where'd everybody go? For a while I couldn't keep up and now... nada.

Trixie, I love your little tiger print Mickey ears!!!! :cool1:

We hope to be at the resort by 1:30pm. Probably just unpack, maybe explore the resort, maybe swim if it's warm enough! Then it's off to dinner at 1900 Park Fare and then to MK for Wishes. :goodvibes

My first day sounds alot like yours, Mama Snow. :goodvibes

We will get in around 10:30 and head straight to DTD for lunch. Then head to WL to check in around 4:00 pm. I'm planning on upgrading to Club Level that night after codes come out and so we will just hang around and enjoy the 'club' until it's time to leave for our 7:30 ADR at 1900 Park Fare and back to WL to watch the Electric Water Pageant from our balcony.

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Welcome to the Snowbirds! :wizard:

[peach3es]

73 days for me!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :cool1: :cool1: :dance3: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[Momof2Disneyboys]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

WELCOME to the Snowbirds Suse66! :goodvibes Congrats on your first trip to WDW!! :cool1:

Let me know if you have any questions, I have 2 boys also, 9 and 7. I can tell you this - the Poly is beautiful! :cloud9:

[trixiequilts]

1 day until Tinkerbelle comes out (We are having a Tinkerbelle party.)


I am SO excited about Tinkerbell (maybe even more than DD6~and she :love: Tink!)

Are you having a big party, or a family one?

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Did you see this thread about the weather? They are saying that it is only supposed to be in the 60's at WDW this week. . . :confused3 Good grief what is January going to bring??? :scared:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1993478

When we went in October 2005 it was so stinking hot we could hardly breathe!

[crzyred]

Good morning Snowbirds!

Had to work all weekend. I am exhausted and that made 17 days straight of work with still another 6 in front of me :( I need a nap. I do not know how many days I have left today...I will look when I post this! Hope you guys get your codes. Since I am staying DVC I won't be able to use any, but I hope they are good for you guys!

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

We ALWAYS, plan flights so we can get the most out of Disney. Our flight down lands at 11:30 am. So we'll head to the resort, check-in, eat lunch, then head to MK for the afternoon!

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Welcome aboard!!!!

[jenjolt]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

:banana: :banana: WELCOME to the Snowbirds and congratulations on your first trip :banana: :banana:

[jenjolt]

Did you see this thread about the weather? They are saying that it is only supposed to be in the 60's at WDW this week. . . :confused3 Good grief what is January going to bring??? :scared:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1993478

When we went in October 2005 it was so stinking hot we could hardly breathe!

I believe it I had to bust out my fall jacket this morning before we left. The highest its supposed to get here in the Panhandle is 75 degrees on Friday. We actually will get in the 30s tonight! I'm definitely going to be packing my winter clothes (which means a totally different thing then you guys are thinking LOL), but be prepared for Fall like weather!

[crzyred]

I have no idea how I'll catch back up tonight with you people, you're chatty already today.:lmao:

I have to work today, so I'm sure I'll be nice and crabby tonight:rolleyes1 . I really need a new job.:sad2:

Oh well, everyone have a good Monday. :goodvibes

P.S. I'm at 72 days!!!!!!!!!:cheer2: :dance3: :banana: :woohoo:

[danceintherain]

I have a question, and I figured I'd ask here before I search for someplace else.

We will be at SSR. On our return home day, we don't leave until 6:35(ish) pm. So we will be at a park that day. When we check out of our room, will SSR hold our carry-on stuff for us?

We've never stayed at anything about a Value, so we have NO IDEA what we are doing. Plus we will be so out of place...we'll be the losers walking around taking pictures of EVERYTHING!:rotfl: Feel free to stop over and say "Hi!":laughing:

I know this has already been said... but they'll hold them for you...

First, to answer your question, my daughter is a sophomore in college, so we don't really have a lot of time to make up the lost money. We'll figure it out. And thanks for all the helpful hints!



I got a Mousesavers Hot Deal in my email this AM, and I was so excited! :yay: Until I saw that it didn't contain a code. :sad1: Oh well, back to the wait. :surfweb:

You could postpone the trip and do a huge trip when she graduates. It would give you a couple years to save.

Where'd everybody go? For a while I couldn't keep up and now... nada.

That's what always happens to me... it seems like nobody is on at the same times as me...

Good morning Snowbirds!

Had to work all weekend. I am exhausted and that made 17 days straight of work with still another 6 in front of me :( I need a nap. I do not know how many days I have left today...I will look when I post this! Hope you guys get your codes. Since I am staying DVC I won't be able to use any, but I hope they are good for you guys!

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

Our flight gets in a little before 3, so I'm expecting to be at AKL at around 5... I wanted to get in earlier, but I couldn't find anything earlier, unless we wanted to get up significantly earlier. I went for the latest departure with the earliest arrival.
Then... I have Jikos booked that evening, but I'm really torn, because its the last night of the Osbourne lights... plus it's MK EMH. My soon-to-be DH didn't want me to plan anything for that night though, so I think I'll just leave Jikos when it is, unless a code comes out and we can't apply it to AKL... then we'll probably switch to somewhere else, and I would have to find a different place to eat that night...

Well since I changed my times AGAIN ( I know its crazy my indecisiveness) I will be arriving around noonish on the 15th. I plan on seeing if my room is ready, if not I'm just going to drive myself over to EPCOT and enjoy an afternoon there. I really would like to just snack my way through WS for lunch and dinner!!! Then I'll go check in at my hotel and get a good night's sleep for my first full day at Magic Kingdom.

I really want to snack my way through EPCOT, but I also want to try all the restaurants... so trying new restaurants won out... but we don't have lunch planned for one of our EPCOT days and dinner for the other, so I think I'll get to do plenty of snacking...

Oh, I was a Blockhead in the day. Still am. I'm glad I don't have to keep it secret anymore. :lmao: I saw them in concert in 1990 when I was nearly 15. I'm not sure I actually heard anything since I was screaming the entire time!:confused3 :rotfl2:

A woman on my scrapbooking board just won a superfan radio contest. She got to interview one of them for the radio show, hang out with them backstage, and be one of the people dancing with them near the stage during the show. It was pretty cool!

Sadly, their US tour ends just before I arrive stateside! WAAAAH! I so would have seen them in concert given the chance!:rolleyes1



Oh, Thanksgiving is a rough one. I guess because Christmas is about so many things. We spend a lot of time in church for Christmas, and the family visits spread out over the course of 2 or 3 days. But Thanksgiving is all about being with family. We've spent 4 Thanksgivings here, and unfortunately, we'll not be home for Thanksgiving again for another 5 years or more. :sad1: Last year everyone celebrated at my grandparents farm and they passed the phone around for me to chat with everyone. I could hear everyone laughing in the background. It broke my heart. I made it through the conversation, but bawled when I hung up. It's really hard being so far away sometimes.

I've got a 2 1/2 year old nephew I haven't met yet! I can't wait to meet him!!! And they haven't met Georgia Kate...she just turned 3! It will be really good to go home.

That's about how I felt last year... I was already REALLY homesick, and even though we got to go to two different Thanksgiving dinners with Americans from church... it still just wasn't the same... Then... I was back for Christmas, but it was kind of anticlimactic, because I didn't get the Thanksgiving to Christmas anticipation.

[danceintherain]

YAY! I'm at 69 days today!:dance3:
:cool1:
:cheer2:

[danceintherain]

I believe it I had to bust out my fall jacket this morning before we left. The highest its supposed to get here in the Panhandle is 75 degrees on Friday. We actually will get in the 30s tonight! I'm definitely going to be packing my winter clothes (which means a totally different thing then you guys are thinking LOL), but be prepared for Fall like weather!

I was already planning on it... of course I rarely wear shorts... but I was already planning on bringing some extra sweatshirts and such things, because I have a hard time believing that other places are actually that much warmer than it is where I am....
I need to get Logan some more long pants, because most of his have holes in them...

[jenjolt]

Okay I guess I need a countdown too...let's see in my life

4 days until we Blow up Pumpkins
1 week 4 days until Creative Memories Christmas Open House
2 weeks until Youth Retreat in Panama City
4 weeks until Thanksgiving and After Thanksgiving Shopping
5 weeks until Young Couples Sunday School Christmas Party
6 weeks until Teen Christmas Party (that I'm in charge of :scared1: )
7 weeks until Winter Vacation (WOOT off for two weeks, much Disney planning will be done during this time BEWARE SNOWBIRD THREAD LOL)
8 weeks until Christmas
11 weeks until I leave for my Solo Trip to Walt Disney World!

[sunshine43]

Okay, I'll make a countdown also.....

10 days till the 11th Anniversary of DH and I meeting :goodvibes
4 weeks till Thanksgiving (give or take)
8 weeks till my birthday and Christmas (give or take)
and

70 Days till Disney

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :yay: :yay: :yay: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Yesterday DH bought me a Nintendo DS so I would have something to do on the ride down there...I think He's hoping it will keep my occupied so I don't ask "Are We There Yet"? Too many times :rotfl:

robin

[MAGGIED]

Okay, I'll make a countdown also.....

10 days till the 11th Anniversary of DH and I meeting :goodvibes
4 weeks till Thanksgiving (give or take)
8 weeks till my birthday and Christmas (give or take)
and

70 Days till Disney

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :yay: :yay: :yay: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Yesterday DH bought me a Nintendo DS so I would have something to do on the ride down there...I think He's hoping it will keep my occupied so I don't ask "Are We There Yet"? Too many times :rotfl:

robin

Sunshine.....when is your birthday.... mine is Dec 26th,...

[Mndisneygirl]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Boy are you in the right place!! Just keep reading. :rotfl:
Welcome!

[west&east]

I am so on edge waiting for a January code! In the meantime, some advice please, snowbirds. We will fly in arriving either at around 9:30 am or 11:30am. We're staying at AKL. That night will be the only night Fantasmic is offered. I am still trying to decide if we should go with DD9 and DS5 (almost 6). I keep hearing mixed things. We'll have 4 nights, one of which will be date night at Cali Grill and one will be wishes cruise. Don't know if I should try to squeeze in Fantasmic, and stay for EMH at HS (heard the dance party is fun) or try to keep it to an early night so we can wake up early next day. DH is warning me about keeping the kids up too late- we don't want cranky, whiny kids at Disney!! I'd really like to see Illuminations one night too. So much to fit in!

[MAGGIED]

I am so on edge waiting for a January code! In the meantime, some advice please, snowbirds. We will fly in arriving either at around 9:30 am or 11:30am. We're staying at AKL. That night will be the only night Fantasmic is offered. I am still trying to decide if we should go with DD9 and DS5 (almost 6). I keep hearing mixed things. We'll have 4 nights, one of which will be date night at Cali Grill and one will be wishes cruise. Don't know if I should try to squeeze in Fantasmic, and stay for EMH at HS (heard the dance party is fun) or try to keep it to an early night so we can wake up early next day. DH is warning me about keeping the kids up too late- we don't want cranky, whiny kids at Disney!! I'd really like to see Illuminations one night too. So much to fit in!

Fantasmic is in our MUST DO list everytime... we love the show.... so I would say if you can fit it in then go ahead....

[Mndisneygirl]

okay I'm all caught up again. That takes some doing if I take a night off from DIS.

Anyway - party for everyone:

:banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo:
:cheer2: :cheer2: party: :rockband: party:

Jen - on your countdown you listed "blow up pumpkins" Does that mean "inflate" or actually explode? :)

On our arrival to WDW - DD7 and I will arrive by plane at about 5:15. DH is hopefully going to have checked in already and unloaded the van! Then he'll pick us up (we can't get ME b/c we're at SOG). and we'll probably go eat at DTD and wander around and shop. We may not get there otherwise since we only have 3 full days to do the parks (:sad1: ). If it's warm we may hop in the pool a bit.
We will probably go full throttle all day at the parks because of our limited time. Then we're cruising, so we can put our feet up a bit then!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I am so on edge waiting for a January code! In the meantime, some advice please, snowbirds. We will fly in arriving either at around 9:30 am or 11:30am. We're staying at AKL. That night will be the only night Fantasmic is offered. I am still trying to decide if we should go with DD9 and DS5 (almost 6). I keep hearing mixed things. We'll have 4 nights, one of which will be date night at Cali Grill and one will be wishes cruise. Don't know if I should try to squeeze in Fantasmic, and stay for EMH at HS (heard the dance party is fun) or try to keep it to an early night so we can wake up early next day. DH is warning me about keeping the kids up too late- we don't want cranky, whiny kids at Disney!! I'd really like to see Illuminations one night too. So much to fit in!

That's a tough one. I'm sure at your kids ages they would love Fantasmic.

We always watch Wishes on our trip. And then we either watch Fantasmic or IllumiNations. Not both. That's too many late nights and grumpy mornings for my kids. So I see your dilemma. What time will Fantasmic be showing on your arrival night? If it's at 7:00 like it is when I am there then that wouldn't be too bad. You could be back to your resort by 8 or 8:30.

[Momof2Disneyboys]

January Snowbirds! :cool1:

Backinoz ~ Dec 23-Jan 14 ASMo/Offsite/POP
Joech ~ Dec 25-Jan 4 AKV
Uconn01001 ~ Dec 28-Jan 3 WL
Brack ~ Dec 28-Jan 3 ???
Majorminnie ~ Dec 28-Jan 3 ???
Towers5 ~ Dec 28-Jan 10 POP
Cinderellagirl ~ Dec 29-Jan 5 CBR
Loribell ~ Dec 29-Jan 10 ~ POR/SSR
Ccfmioa ~ Dec 30-Jan 8 ASMo
Mindy5648 ~ Dec 31-Jan 7 POP/Poly
Pamouselover ~ Dec 31-Jan 7 POFQ
Scout68 ~ Dec 31-Jan 9 ???
Disneysuncat ~ Dec 31-Jan 11 WL
Maplemouse ~ Jan 1-5 ???
Tink1978 ~ Jan 1-7 POFQ
Laumau ~ Jan 1-7 WL
Momofbcs ~ Jan 1-7 POP
Amytbme ~ Jan 1-8 CBR
Wilsonfamilyof4 ~ Jan 1-9 SSR
Jackieland ~ Jan 1-10 AKL
4girls2sets ~ Jan 2-9 SOG
My3guysinne ~ Jan 2-9 POR
Perkyperla ~ Jan 2-9 POP
Parmtoo ~ Jan 2-17 FW/POP
Nala87 ~ Jan 3-9 POR
Bellasoleil ~ Jan 3-9 WL
Tinkerbellmichelle ~ Jan 3-9 ???
Mari360 ~ Jan 3-10 Offsite Orange Lake
Barbiegal1457 ~ Jan 3-10 POP
Miabellarose ~ Jan 3-11 ASMu
Amreli ~ Jan 3-11 ASMu
Disneyprince18 ~ Jan 3-11 AKL
Snykymom ~ Jan 3-11 POP/CSR
Wuzefelix ~ Jan 3-15 POP
Peanut1 ~ Jan 4-10 AKL
Simzac ~ Jan 4-10 OKW
Cruznlexi ~ Jan 4-11 AKL
Buttercup10 ~ Jan 4-11 VWL
Missmagnolia ~ Jan 4-12 ???
Danceintherain ~ Jan 4-13 AKL
Tigerlovinggrandma ~ Jan 4-20 POFQ
Sunshine43 ~ Jan 5-13 CSR
Ehm1129 ~ Jan 5-16 ASMo
Lindababe ~ Jan 5-Feb 1 Offsite/OKW
Mickey'sothergf ~ Jan 6-12 POP
Kaos928 ~ Jan 6-12 POP/POR
Epcotisaverb ~ Jan 6-12 POP
Mindyluvsmickey ~ Jan 6-13 Poly
Bellangel ~ Jan 7-??? ???
Pyxiidustt ~ Jan 7-13 AKL
Rhonda7011 ~ Jan 7-14 BWV/BC
Crzyred ~ Jan 7-15 ASMu
Missy2217 ~ Jan 7-15 SSR
Worfiedoodles ~ Jan 8-14 CSR
Peach3es ~ Jan 8-16 POP
Nvrenoughdisney ~ Jan 8-16 SSR
Rockonthemoon ~ Jan 8-18 ???
Overthemoon4mickey ~ Jan 8-18 POR
Aussieangel ~ Jan 8-20 WL
Rosiep ~ Jan 9-15 CSR
Crystalcastle ~ Jan 9-15 POP
2Disneygirls ~ Jan 9-17 ASMo
Sarbah77 ~ Jan 9-17 POR
Helenk ~ Jan 10-14 GF
Mfinn126 ~ Jan 10-16 ASMu
Ginaginabobina ~ Jan 10-16 POR
Coffehousemom ~ Jan 10-17 ASMo
Amberleigh ~ Jan. 10-17 WL
Camno'smama ~ Jan 10-17 POP
Ginaluvsdisney ~ Jan 10-18 POFQ
Sarilas ~ Jan 10-18 ASMu
Gillettes ~ Jan 10-19 POFQ
Figmentfan0724 ~ Jan 11-15 SSR
Ethansmommy ~ Jan 11-16 WL
Skjj2009 ~ Jan 11-16 GF
Harvestmooner ~ Jan 11-18 CBR
Ebmouse ~ Jan 11-19 ???
Lovemy2boys ~ Jan 11-21 AKL
Suse66 ~ Jan 11-??? Poly
Eve700 ~ Jan 12-???
Serendipity ~ Jan 12-19 AKL
Fla4fun ~ Jan 12-23 BCV
Luv2scrap ~ Jan 13-20 POP
Adais ~ Jan 13-21 AKL
Swittner ~ Jan 14-18 POFQ
Southtexasmom ~ Jan 14-19 OKW
Disneyag08 ~ Jan 15-20 Poly
Jenjolt ~ Jan 15-21 POP
Glo ~ Jan 15-21 BWV/Dolphin
Clori ~ Jan 16-22 POP
Tropigal ~ Jan 16-23 Offsite Orange Lake
Kiteri ~ Jan 16-24 FW
Mommy2emmamaddie ~ Jan 16-25 ???
Sherry7 ~ Jan 16-25 ???
Manaliz ~ Jan 16-25 POP
Drakes ~ Jan 16-26 ASMo
Momofkatie ~ Jan 16-26 Offsite
Sixisenough ~ Jan 17-24 AKL
Hrsmom ~ Jan 17-24 BWV
Disneyspaz ~ Jan 17-24 SSR
Mzeeyore ~ Jan 17-24 Offsite
Jennywren ~ Jan 17-24 POP
Foraanda ~ Jan 17-25 WL
Henrylovespooh ~ Jan 17-26 AKL/POR
Jenkh ~ Jan 17-31 BWV/AKV
Spokanemom ~ Jan 17-31 Offsite/POP/CBR
Uagirl ~ Jan 18-23 WL
Splashmtncrew ~ Jan 18-24 WL
Steffali ~ Jan 18-25 BCV
Amaley01 ~ Jan 18-28 CSR
GPA1015 ~ Jan 18-30 POP
Tinkbyday ~ Jan 19-24 YC
Wdwmaiselfamilywdw ~ Jan 19-25 POR
Pluto_fan ~ Jan 19-25 SOG
Laurainsem ~ Jan 19-27 POP
Northerndisneygirl ~ Jan 19-29 POFQ
Tybrilinja ~ Jan 19-29 ???
Sharadoc ~ Jan 19-30 ASMu
Bunsenh ~ Jan 20-24 YC
Dundeehunter ~ Jan 20-26 POP
Melxthree ~ Jan 20-27 CBR
Katiebugsmom ~ Jan 20-29 OKW
Heimlichfan ~ Jan 21-25 OKW
Rfrank9504 ~ Jan 21-25 POFQ
Fire14 ~ Jan 21-26 POP
Doryandnemo ~ Jan 21-27 ???
Grammyjudy ~ Jan 21-27 POP
Momof2disneyboys ~ Jan 21-27 CBR
Trixiequilts ~ Jan 21-28 AKL
Minniemom09 ~ Jan 21-28 POFQ
Jnykly ~ Jan 21-28 Poly
Kazooie01 ~ Jan 21-28 ASMo
Disneygroders ~ Jan 22-25 POFQ
Fire14 ~ Jan 22-26 POP
MickeyNicki ~ Jan 22-26 Poly
Dklam ~ Jan 22-26 POR
West&east ~ Jan 22-26 AKL
Distherapy ~ Jan 22-27 WL
Mousecat ~ Jan 22-27 Poly
Singinglizzie ~ Jan 22-27 CSR
Momathome ~ Jan 22-28 POP
Mom2kazkids ~ Jan 22-28 ASSp
Cinderellamom123 ~ Jan 22-Feb 1 Cabins
Eacatwork ~ Jan 23-26 ???
Rfrank9504 ~ Jan 23-26 POFQ
Holleetigerlilly ~ Jan 23-27 POP
Debbieandroo ~ Jan 23-28 ASMu
Desnik ~ Jan 23-29 AKV/BWV
Petuniamilz ~ Jan 23-30 Offsite
Chime ~ Jan 23-30 CBR
Carrousel35 ~ Jan 23-30 POFQ
2tinks2pirates ~ Jan 23-30 ASMu
Mamaoftriplets ~ Jan 23-30 PO
Daruss ~ Jan 23-30 BWV
3amigos ~ Jan 23-Feb 1st ???
Ppan77 ~ Jan 24-29 Poly
Denily ~ Jan 24-29 POP/AKL
Waltdisneyworlders ~ Jan 24-30 CBR
Bridgie04 ~ Jan 24-30 BWV/CT
Billysmommy ~ Jan 24-31 BWV
Gourmetgirl ~ Jan 24-31 WL
Cheshireqt ~ Jan 24-31 ???
Brobrosmom ~ Jan 24-31 ASMu
Monny2AE ~ Jan 24-31 ASMo
Rmzlvacationers ~ Jan 24-31 ASMo
Canluvpooh ~ Jan 24-31 AKV
Phairest1 ~ Jan 24-31 POP
Anonymousegirl ~ Jan 24-31 GF/BC
Dancegrl624 ~ Jan 24-31 Offsite
Jensen ~ Jan 24-31 ASMu
Shock13 ~ Jan 24-31 AKL
Maggied ~ Jan 24-31 CBR
Disneymommy3 ~ Jan 24-Feb 1 Poly
Reneedisney ~ Jan 24-Feb 1 BC
Remmy ~ Jan 24-Feb 6 POP
Susieq76 ~ Jan 25-30 ASMu
Pinkdiamond816 ~ Jan 25-30 SSR
Aleciajab ~ Jan 25-31 ???
Tinkerbellfan50265 ~ Jan 25-Feb 1 VWL
Wish2btink ~ Jan 25-Feb 1 POR
Mkhead ~ Jan 25-Feb 1 POP
Natalie89 ~ Jan 25-Feb ? AKL
Eeyore ~ Jan 26-29 POFQ
Missmichelle ~ Jan 26-30 CSR
Star2500 ~ Jan 26 - Feb 1 CR
Bettydisney ~ Jan 26-Feb 5 Offsite
Blestmom ~ Jan 26-Feb 10 POP
Meggybear17 ~ Jan 27-Feb 3 POP
Mndisneygirl ~ Jan 28-Feb 1 SOG
Tammythetwinsmom ~ Jan 29-30 SSR
Jaksil ~ Feb ??? WL/AKL
Trissy ~ Feb 1-9 CBR
Misty89 ~ Feb 5-12 Offsite

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Let's see where everybody is eating!

Backinoz
Dec 23 - Ohana Breakfast 10:10am / 1900 Park Fair 4:30pm
Dec 31 - Akershus Princess Breakfast 10:25am / Nine Dragons 5.45pm / Coral Reef 8.10pm
Jan 1 - 1900 Park Fair 11:10am
Jan 2 - Whispering Canyon 6.00pm
Jan 3 - Hollywood Brown Derby 11.35am
Jan 4 - Boma AKL 6.15pm
Jan 8 - Jiko AKL 5.50pm
Jan 12 - Sci-Fi 11.30am / Mama Melroses Fantasmic 4.15pm
Jan 13 - CRT Lunch 12.25pm


Towers5
Dec 28 - 1835 Spoodles
Dec 29 - 0835 Spoodles / 1610 La Cellier (CLP)
Dec 30 - 0900 Donald's Tusker House
Dec 31 - 1545 Mama Melroses Fantasmic
Jan 1 - 1840 1900 Parkfare
Jan 2 - 1830 Kona
Jan 3 - 0830 PSD / 1830 Coral Reef
Jan 5 - 0830 Chef Mickey's
Jan 6 - 1830 Marrakesh
Jan 7 - 0830 Ohana
Jan 8 - 1725 50's PTC
Jan 9 - 0815 Kona/1835 Whispering Canyon Cafe
Jan 10 - POP food court / going home


Cinderellagirl
Dec 29 Garden Grill @ 7:40
Dec 30 Hollywood and Vine @ 3:30 Fantasmic
Dec 31 Boma's @ 7:40
Jan 4 Chef Mickeys @ 10:00


Laumau
Jan 1: Chef Mickey's 5:45 p.m.
Jan 2: Boma 4:00 p.m.
Jan 3: Akershus Royal Banquet Hall 4:55 p.m.
Jan 4: Liberty Tree Tavern 4:20 p.m.
Jan 5: Mama Melrose 3:55 p.m. Fantasmic
Jan 6: Artist Point 6:30 p.m.
Jan 7: Crystal Palace 9:30 a.m.


Wuzefelix
Jan 03 ~ Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic Package 4:05pm
Jan 04 ~ Tony's Town Square Restaurant 6:05pm
Jan 05 ~ Tusker House Buffet 3:00pm

Barbiegal1457
Jan 3 - Tony's Town Square 7:40pm
Jan 4 - 'Ohana 9:30am
Jan 5 - Sci-Fi Dine-In 6:30pm
Jan 6 - Raglan Road 9pm
Jan 7 - Chef Mickey's 7:50pm
Jan 8 - Crystal Palace , 8:05am
Jan 9 - Coral Reef 8:55pm
Jan 10 - nothing, we have to go home


Mindy5648
Jan 4 O'hana for our rehursal dinner @ 6
Jan 5 reception at the Callifornia Grill in the Napa Room @ 1:30
Jan 6th lunch at Cindy's Royal Table!


Bellasoleil
Jan. 3- 1900 Park Fare @ 7:00 pm
Jan. 4- Whispering Canyon @ 9:45am / O’Hana @ 6:25 pm
Jan. 5- Akershus 9:00 am / LeCellier @ 5:55 pm
Jan. 6- Chef Mickey’s @ 10:30am / HoopDeeDoo @ 7:15 pm
Jan. 7- Yak&Yeti 11:30 am / California Grill @ 9:20 pm
Jan. 8- 50's Prime Time Cafe @ Noon / Narcoossee's 6:10 pm
Jan. 9- Breakfast- Cinderella’s Royal Table @ 8:00 am


Amreli/Miabellarose
Jan 4 - Chef Mickey's, 8:10am / 50's Prime Time, 5:40pm
Jan 5 - Brown Derby, 3:45pm (Fantasmic Pkg)
Jan 6 - San Angel, 11:50am / Le Cellier, 6:50pm
Jan 7 - Kona Cafe, 8:05am / Boma, 8:05pm
Jan 8 - Crystal Palace, 5:25pm
Jan 9 - 1900 Park Fare, 9:25am / Whispering Canyon, 5:05pm
Jan 10 -1900 Park Fare, 7:25pm


Snykymom
Jan 4 - Sci Fi 6pm
Jan 5 - Brown Derby 3:30pm Fantasmic package
Jan 6 - Le Cellier 1:15pm
Jan 7 - Jiko 8:45
Jan 8 - Victoria & Albert 9:15
Jan 9 - California Grill 7:15pm
Jan 10 - Liberty Tree Tavern 5:45pm


Buttercup10
Jan 4 WCC Dinner
Jan 5 Ohana Dinner
Jan 6 Crystal Palace breakfast
Jan 6 Narcoosees Dinner (just DH & Me)
Jan 7 H&V Playhouse lunch
Jan 8 1900 PF Dinner (DD's 2nd birthday dinner!)
Jan 9 Coral Reef Dinner
Jan 10 Chef Mickey's


Danceintherain
Jan 4: Jikos 7:05PM
Jan 5: Coral Reef 12:30PM
Jan 6: CRT 5:20PM
Jan 7: Sci-Fi Dine In 12:30PM
Jan 8: Le Cellier 7:55PM
Jan 9: Tusker House 10:30AM
Jan 10: Ohanas 10:55AM
Jan 11: 1900 Park Fare 7PM
Jan 12: 50s Prime Time 12:30PM
Jan 13: Bomas 8:55AM


Nala87
Jan 5 breakfast at Kona
Jan 6 Boma dinner
Jan 8 Cape May dinner


Missmagnolia
Jan 5: Crystal Palace 11:30 a.m.
Jan 6: Princess Storybook Breakfast 10:15 a.m.
Jan 7: Donald's Safari Breakfast 8:10 a.m./Boma 6:20 p.m.
Jan 8: 50s PTC 11:20 a.m.
Jan 9: Chef Mickey's 7:20 a.m./Kona Cafe 5:20 p.m.
Jan 10: Tutto Italia 6:45 p.m.


Mari360
Jan 6 - 1900 Parkfare at 6:15pm


Koas928
Jan 6 Trail's End Buffeteria 7pm
Jan 8 Sci-Fi 12pm / Coral Reef 7:30pm
Jan 9 Tusker House 12pm


Mindyluvsdisney
Jan 6 None
Jan 7 Crystal Place
Jan 8 LeCellier
Jan 9 Sci-Fi
Jan 10 Chef Mickey
Jan 11 HDDR
Jan 12 Ohana
Jan 13 None


Sunshine43
Jan 6 Tony's Town Sq @7:10
Jan 7 Coral Reef @7:20
Jan 8 We are going to Sea World and I think having dinner at Pirate's Adventure
Jan 9 Maya Grill @7
Jan 10 Hoop Dee Doo @7:15
Jan 11 Chef Mickey's @7
Jan 12 Shutters @7:10
Jan 13 Maya Grill Buffet at 10:30


Peach3es
Jan 8: Crystal Palace 4pm
Jan 9: Ohana 5:30pm
Jan 10: 1900 Park Fare 4:45pm
Jan 11: Boma 5:40pm
Jan 12: 50's Prime Time 4:40pm
Jan. 13: Princess Storybook Dinner, Norway, 4:35pm
Jan. 14: Liberty Tree Tavern 4:45pm

Overthemoon4mickey
Jan 8 Arrive at 7:07 dinner at airport or hotel... depends on kids
Jan 9 Crystal Palace 8:05am
Jan 10 Tusker House 8:00am
Jan 11 1900 Park Fare 4:30
Jan 12 Le Cellier 4:30
Jan 13 Chef Mickey 6:30
Jan 14 WCC 7:00
Jan 15 Hollywood Vine 8:35am
Jan 16 Harvest Feast 4:30
Jan 17 O'Hana 8:20 / Coral Reef 5:30
Jan 18 Breakfast at a park...Flight at 3:04



Aussieangel
Jan 8 - The Plaza dinner
Jan 9 - Sci-Fi lunch / Ohana dinner
Jan 10 - The Wave breakfast / Yachtsman Steakhouse dinner
Jan 11 - Spoodles breakfast / Boma dinner
Jan 12 - Ohana breakfast / California Grill dinner
Jan 13 - Kona breakfast / Whispering Canyon Cafe dinner
Jan 14 - Chef Mickeys breakfast / Wolfgang Puck Cafe Express lunch / Raglan Road dinner
Jan 15 - Crystal Palace breakfast / Liberty Tree Tavern lunch / Jiko dinner
Jan 16 - Tusker House breakfast / Yak & Yeti lunch / Cinderella's Royal Table dinner
Jan 17 - Grand Floridian Cafe lunch / Chefs de France dinner
Jan 18 - Le Cellier lunch / Kona dinner
Jan 19 - Boma breakfast / Earl of Sandwich lunch / Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 20 - Whispering Canyon Cafe breakfast


Crzyred
Jan 9 - Boma 6:45 PM
Jan 12 - Mama Melrose Fantasmic 4:25 PM
Jan 15 -Donald's Tusker House Breakfast 9:35 AM


Mfinn126
Jan 10- Kona Cafe dinner
Jan 11- Chef Mickeys dinner
Jan 12- Sci Fi Dine In lunch
Jan 13- Ohana breakfast
Jan 13- Whispering Canyon dinner
Jan 14- Ohana dinner
Jan 15- Le Cellier dinner


2disneygirls
Jan 10- ~ Tutto Italia
Jan 11 ~ CRT
Jan 12 ~ 50's Prime Time Cafe
Jan 13 ~ 1900 Park Fare
Jan 14 ~ Chef Mickey's
Jan 15 ~ Crystal Palace
Jan 16 ~ Coral Reef


Sarbah77
Jan 10: My DH didn't want any sit-downs! (hehe)
Jan 11: Lunch - LeCellier / Dinner - Raglan Road
Jan 12: Breakfast - Kona Cafe / Dinner - Crystal Palace
Jan 13: Dinner - Boma
Jan 14: Lunch - SciFi
Jan 15: Dinner - Boatwright
Jan 16: Lunch - Marrakesh / Dinner - Chefs De France


Ginaginabobina
Jan 10th: Wolfgang Puck Cafe, 6:30 p.m.
Jan 11th: Chef Mickey's (DS's birthday dinner), 6:30 p.m.
Jan 12th: Tutto Italia, 6:30 p.m.
Jan 13th: Boma, 7 p.m.
Jan 14th: Ohana's, 10:15 a.m.
Jan 15th: Sci-Fi Dine In, 5 p.m.
Jan 16th......we go home


Amberleigh
Jan 10- 8pm Spirit of Aloha Luau
Jan 11- Chef Mickey (B), Artist Point (D)
Jan 12- Kona Cafe (B), Boma (D)
Jan 13- Le Cellier (L), Coral Reef (D)
Jan 14- Sci-Fi (L), Narcoossee's (D)
Jan 15- Flying Fish (D)
Jan 16-?
Jan 17 We leave in the a.m.


Gillettes
Jan 10 - Ohanas-5:30pm
Jan 11 - 1900 Park Fare 8am / Crystal Palace 12:05pm / Whispering Canyon 5:30pm
Jan 12 - Ohanas 7:30am / CRT 12:25pm / Fantasmic package Mama Melroses 4:25pm
Jan 13 - Tusker House 8:00am / Yak and Yeti 4:30pm
Jan 14 - Akerhus 9:00am / Coral Reef 12:30pm / Garden Grill at 6:15pm
Jan 15 - Crystal Palace 8:25am / Liberty Tree Tavern 12:45pm / HDDR 5:00
Jan 16 - Chef Mickey's 7:30am / Hollywood and Vine 12:15pm / Chefs de France 5:00pm
Jan 17 - Akerhus 9:00am / Teppan Edo 1:30pm / Chef Mickey's 6:35pm
Jan 18 - CRT 8:05am / Crystal Palace 12:30pm / 1900 Park Fare 6:00pm


Worfiedoodles
Jan 11 Spoodles
Jan 12 Boma


Skjj2009
Jan 11 - 1900 Park Fare 7pm
Jan 12 - Chef Mickeys 5:15pm
Jan 13 - CRT 8:30am


Figmentfan0724
Jan 11 LeCellier
Jan 12 Chef Mickey's
Jan 13 Mama Melrose
Jan 14 Turf Club


Sarilas
Jan 11 - Park Fare 8:05 am / CRT 12 noon / Liberty Tree Tavern 6:45 pm
Jan 12 - Le Cellier 7:15 pm
Jan 13 - Akershus 11:20 am / Chef Mickey's 7 pm
Jan 14 - Crystal Palace 8:10 am / California Grill 7:15 pm
Jan 15 - Kona 7 pm
Jan 16 - Coral Reef 12 pm / Boma, 7:15 pm
Jan 17 - Sci Fi Dine In 11 am / 'Ohana 7 pm


Ethansmommy
Jan 12: Crystal Palace breakfast
Jan 13: 'Ohana's breakfast
Jan 14: WCC lunch
Jan 14: 1900 Park Fare dinner
Jan 15: Sci-Fi Dine-In lunch
Jan 16: WCC breakfast


Jenjolt
Jan16 Dinner at Tony's Town Square
Jan 17 Lunch at Les Chefs
Jan 17 Dinner at Teppan Edo
Jan 18 Dinner at 50's Prime Time Cafe
Jan 19 Dinner at 1900 Park Fare
Jan 20 Breakfast at Boma's
Jan 21 Breakfast at Crystal Palace


Glo
Jan 16 Crystal Palace breakfast
Jan 17 Liberty Tree Tavern
Jan 18 Kids Teppan Eno / adults private dinning
Jan 19 ???
Jan 20 Hoop De Doo
Jan 21 ???


Manaliz
Jan 16 - Cap'n Jacks @ 5:45
Jan 17 - Wave @ 5:30
Jan 18 - 1900 Park Fare Dinner @ 5:35 (ordering the Cinderella slipper for dessert...YUM)
Jan 19 - 50's Prime Time @ 5:20
Jan 20 - Chef Mickey @ 6:35
Jan 21 - Tusker House @ 4:55
Jan 22 - Hollywood & Vine (Fantasmic package) @ 4:10
Jan 23 - Coral Reef @ 5:30
Jan 24 - Boma @ 5:40
Jan 25 - Planet Hollywood (before leaving for airport)


Clori
Jan 17 - Hollywood & Vine lunch
Jan 18 - Whispering Canyon Cafe
Jan 19 - Tusker House
Jan 20 - Biergarten dinner / Coral Reef lunch
Jan 21 - CRT breakfast / Tony's Town Square dinner
Jan 22 - Chef MIckey's breakfast


JennyWren
Jan 17- 5:05 Liberty Tree Tavern
Jan 18- 5:05 Crystal Palace
Jan 19- 4:40 Le Cellier
Jan 20- 5:20 Coral Reef
Jan 21- 7:15 Hoop Dee Doo Revue
Jan 22- 3:30 Hollywood and Vine Fantasmic
Jan 23- No ADR


Mzeeyore
Jan 17--O'hana's dinner
Jan 18--Crystal Palace--breakfast / Liberty Tree Tavern--dinner
Jan 19--Donald's Breakfast / Rainforest Cafe AK-dinner
Jan 20--Chef Mickey's--breakfast / O'hana's--dinner (can you tell this is DH's fav)
Jan 21--Boatwright's--breakfast / 50's Prime Time Cafe--dinner
Jan 22--Spoodles=breakfast /1900 Park Fare--dinner
Jan 23--O'hana's-breakfast /Cape May Buffet--dinnner
Jan 24--Whispering Canyon--breakfast


Foraanda
Jan 17: Hoop Dee-doo Musical Revue for Dinner @ 5pm
Jan 18: Cinderella's Royal Table @ 1:20 / Biergarten @ 7:25pm
Jan 19: Whispering Canyon @ 5:00
Jan 20: Breakfast w/Donald @ Tusker House-9:20am / Ohana for 5pm
Jan 21: Crystal palace-9:20am / Boma-5pm
Jan 22: Kids & Grandparents going to Chef Mickey's @ 5:15 / We will be @ LeCellier for dinner-7:15
Jan 23: International Grand gatherings @ 7:15pm
Jan 24: Nothing planned yet. Last day.


SplashMtncrew
Jan 18- 1900 Park Fare 7:05pm
Jan 19- Tony's 5:45pm
Jan 20- Chef Mickey's 8:30am / Le Cellier 6pm
Jan 21- HDDR 7:15pm
Jan 22- Sci Fi 5pm
Jan 23- Whispering Canyon Cafe 8:30am


Uagirl
Jan 18 Hoop De Doo Review - 7:15
Jan 19 Cinderella's Royal Table - 6:30
Jan 20 50s Prime Time - 12:05 / Whispering Canyon - 7:20
Jan 21 Narcoosee's - 7:00
Jan 22 Crystal Palace 8:00 / Chefs de France - 7:30


Sixisenough
Jan 18 B-Bomas
Jan 19 D-Mama Melroses Dinner Package
Jan 20 B-1900 Park Faire
Jan 21 D-Coral Reef
Jan 22 D-Sci Fi
Jan 23 D-Cape May Buffet
Jan 24 B-Norway Princess Breakfast


Spokanemom
Jan 18 US
Jan 19 US
Jan 20 Crystal Palace 8:05 am
Jan 21 Donald's Breakfast 10:30 am
Jan 22 Sci-Fi 5:20 pm
Jan 23 Goofy's Breakfast 8 am / Grand Gathering Illuminations Dinner 7:15
Jan 24 Water Park &/or DTD day. Would like to try T-Rex.
Jan 25 50's PTC 5:35 pm
Jan 26 WCC Breakfast 9 am/ Chef Mickey's 5 pm
Jan 27 Coral Reef 6pm / Cirque du Soleil 9 pm
Jan 28 CRT Breakfast 10:10 / Hoop Dee Doo Review 7:15
Jan 29 Planet Hollywood 6:30
Jan 30 Favorite Park Day. Le Cellier for Dinner 7 pm


Jenkh
Jan 18 - Yak & Yeti 1:00pm
Jan 19 - 50's Prime Time 1:05pm
Jan 20 - Le Cellier 7:30pm
Jan 21 - Cap N Jacks 8:10pm
Jan 23 - Narcoossee's 8:00pm
Jan 24 - Jiko 7:20pm
Jan 25 - Sci Fi 5:55pm
Jan 26 - Corel Reef 8:00pm
Jan 27 - 'Ohana 5:00pm
Jan 28 - Boma 7:10pm
Jan 30 - Le Cellier 7:15pm


Northerndisneygirl
Jan 19 - would love to eat at T-REX!
Jan 20 - 810am CRT / 5pm Chef Mickeys
Jan 21 - 1230 50's PTC
Jan 22 - no ADR's
Jan 23 - 5pm Rainforest Cafe @ AK
Jan 24 - 1235pm Biergarten
Jan 25 - 1005am Boatwright's / 505pm O'Hana
Jan 26 - 630pm Nine Dragons (for Chinese New Year)
Jan 27 - 605pm 1900 Park Fare
Jan 28 - 805am Crystal Palace


Plutofan
Jan 20 1:00 pm Biergarten
Jan 21 8:35 pm Boma
Jan 23 5:00 pm Whispering Canyon Cafe


Laurainsem
Jan 20: Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show, 8:00 pm
Jan 21: Yak & Yeti, 4:45 pm
Jan 22: Sci-Fi Dine In, 4:35 pm
Jan 23: Le Celier Steakhouse, 5:05 pm
Jan 24: Chef Mickey, 5:20 pm
Jan 25: Hoop-de-do-Review, 7:15 pm
Jan 26: I will make a reservation for Prime Time Café.



Katiebugsmom
Jan 20 - Nine Dragons 7PM
Jan 21 - Tusker House 4:30PM
Jan 22 - Yachtsman Steakhouse 7PM
Jan 24 - Brown Derby 12PM
Jan 26 - Boma for Dinner
Jan 27 - O'Hana for Dinner
Jan 28 - Norway Princess for Dinner


Grammyjudy
Jan 21 Ohana
Jan 22 Tonys
Jan 23 Le Cellier
Jan 24 HDD at 5;00
Jan 25 50's Prime Time
Jan 26 San Angel Inn


Momof2disneyboys
Jan 21 - 1900 Park Fare dinner
Jan 22 - Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 23 - Tusker House breakfast
Jan 24 - Plaza Restaurant lunch
Jan 25 - Chef Mickeys dinner
Jan 26 - LeCellier dinner
Jan 27 - going home


Trixiequilts
Jan 21: 1900 Park Fare dinner
Jan 22: Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 23: Tusker House breakfast / 'Ohana dinner
Jan 24: Le Cellier dinner
Jan 25: Boma breakfast / Chefs de France dinner
Jan 26: Will try for Teppan Edo dinner
Jan 27: Crystal Palace breakfast / Chef Mickey's dinner


Melxthree
Jan 21 Whispering Canyon @ 5:30pm
Jan 22 Crystal Palace @ 5:10 pm
Jan 23 Garden Grill @ 4:55 pm
Jan 24 Tusker House @ 8:00 am / ‘Ohanas @ 6:30pm
Jan 25 Sci-Fi-Dine-In @ 5:00 pm
Jan 26 Chef Mickey’s @ 5:15 pm
Jan 27 CRT @ 8:05 am


Kazooie01
Jan 21 - Yak and Yeti 4:45pm
Jan 22 - Crystal Palace 8:05am
Jan 23 - Akershus 4:55pm
Jan 24 - Play & Dine 8:00am
Jan 25 - Sci-Fi 5:00pm
Jan 26 - Chef Mickeys 5:15pm
Jan 27 - 1900 Park Fare 4:30pm
Jan 28 - None


Dklam
Jan 22 - Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic 4:25PM
Jan 23 - Akerhaus Royal Banquet Princess Breakfast 8:45 AM


Singinglizzie
Jan 22 Teppan Edo 8:30pm
Jan 23 Crystal Palace 6:45 pm
Jan 24 Coral Reef 1:00pm
Jan 25 Boma 5:50pm
Jan 26 Mama Melrose @4:35
Jan 27 Kona Cafe @1:45


Mousecat
Jan 22 - Kona Cafe 8pm
Jan 23 - Liberty Tree Tavern noon
Jan 23 - Le Cellier 555pm
Jan 24 - Wherever I am at
Jan 25 - Yak and Yeti noon
Jan 25 - Jiko 705pm
Jan 26 - Prime Time Cafe noon
Jan 27 - CA Grill 735pm
Jan 28 - Lunch somewhere


Debbieandroo
Jan 23 - Le Cellier 6:55
Jan 24 - Whispering Canyon 8:45 / Prime Time 50s Cafe at 1:40
Jan 25 - Boma 5:45
Jan 26 - Brown Derby at 1:20


Holleetigerlilly
Jan 23 - Hollywood and Vine lunch
Jan 24 - Ashkerus breakfast
Jan 25 - Tusker house breakfast
Jan 26 - Crystal Palace
Jan 27 - CRT


Desnik
Jan 23- 6:30pm Tutto Italia
Jan 25- 6:25pm Spoodles
Jan 26- 7:05pm Kona Cafe
Jan 28- 7:10pm LeCellier


Daruss
Jan 24 - WCC dinner


2tinks2pirates
Jan 24 - CRT 10am
Jan 27 - Chef Mickey's 8:35am


Reneedisney
Jan 24th 5:30 pm Coral Reef
Jan 25th 8:25 am Kona Cafe / 5:50 pm 50’s Prime Time Cafe
Jan 26th 8:25 am Crystal Palace / 6:20 pm Le Cellier Steakhouse
Jan 27th 9:25 am 1900 Park Fare / 12:30 pm Yak & Yeti / 7:05 pm Citrico’s
Jan 28th 8:30 am Captain’s Grill / 7:30 pm JIKO
Jan 29th 9:30 am Grand Floridian Café / 7:00 pm The Wave
Jan 30th 7:20 pm California Grill
Jan 31st 10:15 am Kona Café


Disneymommy3
Jan 24th--probably DTD (Earl of Sandwich?)
Jan 25th-5:00 Rose & Crown
Jan 26th-2:25 Cinderella's Royal Table
Jan 27th-5:30 Le Cellier
Jan 28th-5:05 Biergarten
Jan 29th-5:00 Garden Grill
Jan 30th-5:00 Nine Dragons
Jan 31st- TBD
Feb 1st-- Depart


Shock13
Jan 24-Undecided
Jan 25-Jiko @ 7:10
Jan 26-Coral Reef @ 12:20
Jan 27-Boma @ 10:10
Jan 28-California Grill @ 7:35
Jan 29-Kona Cafe @ 10:30/Garden Grill @ 5:20
Jan 30-Brown Derby @ 2:00
Jan 31-1900 Park Fare @ 8:30


Dancegrl624
Jan 25 Akershus 11:20am
Jan 28 Crystal Palace 8:05am
Jan 29 Hollywood and Vine Fantasmic 4:30pm


Maggied
Jan 25 O'Hana's at 6:30pm
Jan 26 Mama Melrose
Jan 27 Boma at 5:25pm
Jan 28 LeCellier
Jan 29 California Grill at 6:00pm
Jan 30 San Angel Inn


Susieq76
Jan 25 Teppan Edo- 12:00pm / Coral Reef- 6:00pm
Jan 26 Chef Mickeys- 7:30am / Cinderella's Castle- 5:50pm
Jan 27 8:20am- Donald's breakfast / Hoop Dee Doo Review- 5:00pm
Jan 28 7:50am-O'Hana / Akershus 6:05pm
Jan 29 7:30am Cape May Cafe/ Sci Fi- 5:00pm
Jan 30 Crystal Palace- 8:05am / O'Hana- 6:45pm


Pinkdiamond816
Jan 25th: Cali Grill, 7:55pm
Jan 26th: O'hana, 8:10am / Marrakesh, 4pm
Jan 27th: Sci Fi, 12pm / HoopDee, 9:30
Jan 28th: Tusker House, 8am / Yachtsman's, 5:30pm
Jan 29th: Chef Mickey's, 10:30am / Boma, 8:30pm
Jan 30th: Backstage Magic Tour


Tinkerbellfan50265
Jan 25 Coral Reef - 6:30pm
Jan 26 Crystal Palace - 8:05am
Jan 27 LeCellier - 6:30pm
Jan 28 Hoop Dee Doo Revue - 7:15pm
Jan 29 1900 Park Fare - 8:30am / 50's Prime Time - 4:30pm
Jan 30 Whispering Canyon Cafe - 7pm
Jan 31 Cinderella Castle - 4:25pm
Feb 1 Boma's - 9:30am


Monny2ae
Jan 26 - Chef Mickeys 8:30
Jan 27 - Coral Reef for lunch 12 noon
Jan 28 - Crystal Palace 9:05
Jan 29 - Hollywood and Vine 4:25


Eeyore7360
Jan 26 Teppan Edo / Hoop Dee Doo
Jan 27 Le Cellier / Restaraunt Marrakesh
Jan 28 Chefs de France / Rose and Crown
Jan 29 Boma for Bfast


Bridgie04
Jan 27 dinner at Crystal Palace
Jan 28 lunch at Liberty
Jan 29 breakfast Akershus


Mndisneygirl
Jan 29 Mama Melrose Fantasmic
Jan 31 LeCellier

[Mndisneygirl]

Fantasmic is in our MUST DO list everytime... we love the show.... so I would say if you can fit it in then go ahead....

We have seen Fantasmic with our children when they were 3 and 5. They did okay. Our younger one doesn't like fireworks etc., so this year we're bringing earplugs for her. It worked on the 4th of July! They will be almost 6 and almost 8 when we go, so they're okay with the villains. We are definitely doing it and it's only showing one night while we're there. Hope it doesn't rain! We got a dinner package, so we'll sit off to the side and probably near the back so DD5 won't be too frightened. She's pretty tough, and if she's scared she just covers her ears and buries her head on me or DH.
Good luck! It's a fabulous show - as are all the evening shows at WDW!! We're hoping for good weather because we have three nights and we want to see 3 shows!!

[west&east]

That's a tough one. I'm sure at your kids ages they would love Fantasmic.

We always watch Wishes on our trip. And then we either watch Fantasmic or IllumiNations. Not both. That's too many late nights and grumpy mornings for my kids. So I see your dilemma. What time will Fantasmic be showing on your arrival night? If it's at 7:00 like it is when I am there then that wouldn't be too bad. You could be back to your resort by 8 or 8:30.

Thanks for the replies. Fantasmic is at 7pm. Maybe we should just skip Illuminations wthis go round because it is at 9pm each night. I love fireworks- just so hard to leave some out!!

[sunshine43]

Hi Wendy,

My Birthday is 12/23 :)

robin

[danceintherain]

I am so on edge waiting for a January code! In the meantime, some advice please, snowbirds. We will fly in arriving either at around 9:30 am or 11:30am. We're staying at AKL. That night will be the only night Fantasmic is offered. I am still trying to decide if we should go with DD9 and DS5 (almost 6). I keep hearing mixed things. We'll have 4 nights, one of which will be date night at Cali Grill and one will be wishes cruise. Don't know if I should try to squeeze in Fantasmic, and stay for EMH at HS (heard the dance party is fun) or try to keep it to an early night so we can wake up early next day. DH is warning me about keeping the kids up too late- we don't want cranky, whiny kids at Disney!! I'd really like to see Illuminations one night too. So much to fit in!

Fantasmic really is amazing... and I really like that there's seating. None of the other fireworks shows have seating, so you have to find your own place to be. You could then stay for some of the EMH or just head back to your resort. Also, it's not that late. For my dates the Fantasmic showings are at 6:30, and 7, which means you could do it and still get into bed at a decent hour.
What are you planning on doing for the rest of the day? If you're going to be at DS all day then Fantasmic could be a nice close for the night...

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Thanks for the replies. Fantasmic is at 7pm. Maybe we should just skip Illuminations wthis go round because it is at 9pm each night. I love fireworks- just so hard to leave some out!!

I know, it's hard to skip stuff that you really want to do and see, but it is better than having to deal with tired grumpy kids while on vacation! Plus it gives you something to look forward to on the next trip! :goodvibes

[Mndisneygirl]

Good morning Snowbirds!

Had to work all weekend. I am exhausted and that made 17 days straight of work with still another 6 in front of me :( I need a nap. I do not know how many days I have left today...I will look when I post this! Hope you guys get your codes. Since I am staying DVC I won't be able to use any, but I hope they are good for you guys!

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

What kind of work do you do that you don't get a day off for 23 days? Yikes!!
My DH works two jobs and his main job is 6 days a week, so there are stretches where he works every day for a while, but I don't think he's ever hit 23 days! You need a nap and a:hug: Whenever I or my DDs complain that Daddy's always working, I just tell them (and myself) that his 2nd job is paying for WDW! It's definitely worth it!! And at least he doesn't travel away from home overnight like many other DH's (or DW's) do.

[Mndisneygirl]

I know, it's hard to skip stuff that you really want to do and see, but it is better than having to deal with tired grumpy kids while on vacation! Plus it gives you something to look forward to on the next trip! :goodvibes

I agree - if you and your kids would be too tired - Illuminations is the latest show, so that would be the one to skip. We didn't get to do much our last trip (one day at MK) so we want to do more this time, and then more than that next time, and so on, and so on...

[Pinkdiamond816]

Who said the snowbirds are slow on the weekends!
My goodness I stay away for the weekend and expect us to have the last few legs of part II to finish and you're 15pages into part III!!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend, and a pleasant Monday morning! :goodvibes
I don't know about anyone else but I am just plain exhausted! Stupid midterm time. I can't wait till the end of this week, when my tests are over, work will quiet down, and I get to party for Halloween!

I can't believe how fast the time is flying! I think I've been inspired to do my own countdown later on!

I see lots of people hoping for some Jan codes, so I'll be thinking happy thoughts for you this week! :wizard: Codes won't help me since I'm renting DVC, but I'm still hoping for a Princess and Pirate party at the end of January!!!! pirate: princess:

I get to party too because I'm at 89 day!!!!
:cheer2: :cool1: :banana: :banana: :yay: :dance3: :dance3: :yay: :yay: :banana: :banana: :cool1: :cheer2:

[glo]

What kind of work do you do that you don't get a day off for 23 days? Yikes!!
My DH works two jobs and his main job is 6 days a week, so there are stretches where he works every day for a while, but I don't think he's ever hit 23 days! You need a nap and a:hug: Whenever I or my DDs complain that Daddy's always working, I just tell them (and myself) that his 2nd job is paying for WDW! It's definitely worth it!! And at least he doesn't travel away from home overnight like many other DH's (or DW's) do.

I am a teacher 5 days a week, and I have a part time job in a retail resort wear store on Cape Cod. I usually just work on Saturdays, but have had to take on extra days to make sure I can afford this trip without going into our everyday real money. (does that make sense?)


It is the first time in 8 years that I am going to fly Delta. I am a Southwest girl all the way, but we got a good price on there tickets. They have changed the times 2 in each direction, and I want to go earlier not later. Does anyone know how to get out of paying the fee to get an earlier flight on Delta. We were originally coming in and getting in at 9:15 pm and we were going to go to DTD...or walk around the Boardwalk. Now we get in at 10:45 pm and I hate it.....gggrrrrr On our last day we were changed twice. Once made us leave an hour earlier and now only 15 minutes earlier!

[sharadoc]

Sarbah--what is Twilight?

Sharadoc---How old is your dd? The one you took to HSM3? Just curious? I have kids who want to go, but wanted to ask someone first who's seen it---I personally love the song & dance thing, but wanted to check for my kids before we went!! Thanks!!!

Hi DM3,

She's 7, will be 8 in January. I felt it was totally appropriate. Honestly nothing that I thought would be questionable. They talk about the prom, but don't actually show the real prom, so no "date" events. Troy finally kisses Gabriella on screen on this one, but nothing "heavy". Just sort of sweet. Clothes are fine, nothing too skimpy, although Sharpay does wear a short skirt in part of it, but not excessive. Nothing low-cut. No one acts "sl**ty" or anything. How old are yours? If you love song and dance, you'll enjoy this. I saw elements of Busby Berkely musicals, Footloose dancing, even Fred Astaire stuff.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I'd be happy to help.

[jenjolt]

okay I'm all caught up again. That takes some doing if I take a night off from DIS.

Anyway - party for everyone:

:banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo:
:cheer2: :cheer2: party: :rockband: party:

Jen - on your countdown you listed "blow up pumpkins" Does that mean "inflate" or actually explode? :)


It wouldn't be Halloween without blowing up pumpkins LOL!! Dr. Mayhem shows up and we actually blow up pumpkins (EXPLODE LOL). What we are doing is showing the exergonic reaction when you mix calcium carbide and water together and then light the gas on fire! We will actually have the pumpkins carved and the explosion blows out the pieces creating a very spooky looking jack o lantern!!

We are also making Martian Slime and Elephant toothpaste on Friday!

[west&east]

I'm home cleaning the kitchen. Wipe down a counter- check back on the board. Do another five minute chore, check the board again!
I am bummed that touringplans.com is down right now. I am trying to view the crowd levels/ best and worst parks for 1/22-1/26. I am guessing that DS will be pretty crowded on 1/22 because it is one of only two days with Fantasmic eachweek and they have EMH.
Would anybody consider just skipping Epcot all together with 5 and 9 year old kids? (I only have 4 nights.)

[Dancegrl624]

Wow. I sleep in for once and have tons to catch up on! It is such a yucky day here! I drove my DD to school today. She has a bit of a cold and I didn't want her (or myself) standing outside in the wind and the rain and the cold. I then came back home and fell asleep. I had such an exhausting weekend and it felt soooo good to catch up on some sleep.

:welcome: to all of our new Snowbirds! So glad you could join us!

I'm at 89 days today! Woo hoo! party:

I'm still trying to decide what to do our first afternoon/evening in Florida. We land around 1:30pm and can't check into our hotel until 4pm. We'll probably head over to the hotel anyways and see if the room is ready yet. I'm thinking that we might head over to DTD to grab some dinner and do some shopping!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Would anybody consider just skipping Epcot all together with 5 and 9 year old kids? (I only have 4 nights.)

If I only had 4 days I would consider skipping Epcot. Probably not though. I would at least do a morning there and just go to Future World (Test Track and Soarin are too good to miss! :goodvibes ). My kids are not all that into World Showcase. If I were to skip a park entirely it would be AK.

[Mndisneygirl]

Jessica - how does one go about renting DVC points? I heard recently of someone else doing that, and I didn't think to ask. I'm guessing there's a board somewhere on DIS for this info, but I figured I'd ask you directly.
TIA,
Sheree

[Mndisneygirl]

It wouldn't be Halloween without blowing up pumpkins LOL!! Dr. Mayhem shows up and we actually blow up pumpkins (EXPLODE LOL). What we are doing is showing the exergonic reaction when you mix calcium carbide and water together and then light the gas on fire! We will actually have the pumpkins carved and the explosion blows out the pieces creating a very spooky looking jack o lantern!!

We are also making Martian Slime and Elephant toothpaste on Friday!

Of course - I temporarily forgot about the science teacher!! My mistake! Sounds fun though. Wish I had a teacher that fun when I was in school What grade?

[Dancegrl624]

I'm home cleaning the kitchen. Wipe down a counter- check back on the board. Do another five minute chore, check the board again!
I am bummed that touringplans.com is down right now. I am trying to view the crowd levels/ best and worst parks for 1/22-1/26. I am guessing that DS will be pretty crowded on 1/22 because it is one of only two days with Fantasmic eachweek and they have EMH.
Would anybody consider just skipping Epcot all together with 5 and 9 year old kids? (I only have 4 nights.)

My DD just turned 6 and we're doing Epcot. She's never been there and neither has my DH. My DD loves learning about different countries so we plan on buying her the kids passport thing. She'll love getting stamps at each country and we'll most likely take her to the kidcot funstops to make the masks. I loved Epcot as a kid, but every kid is different. You can definately make it fun though.

[BellaSoleil]

I am SO excited about Tinkerbell (maybe even more than DD6~and she :love: Tink!)

Are you having a big party, or a family one?

Oh, just G, Belle and I. We are going to make a special dinner, put Belle in her new Tink Jammies and curl up in the bed together. It's more of a family night than a party. :)

[west&east]

If I only had 4 days I would consider skipping Epcot. Probably not though. I would at least do a morning there and just go to Future World (Test Track and Soarin are too good to miss! :goodvibes ). My kids are not all that into World Showcase. If I were to skip a park entirely it would be AK.

The only park that DH is excited about is AK! So we can't skip it. We are taking a Sunrise Safari there Sun am, and my plan was just to stay there until we see whatever we want. DH wants to also go on Thu but I think I'll over rule him. (Or else we go on Thu, and leave after the safari Sun am).

[Pluto_fan]

Good morning Snowbirds! :cool1: :cool1: :banana: :banana:

This has been me all morning :surfweb: since I haven't been around since Friday! Yes, I read all through the end of Part II (from page 238 :scared: ) and got all caught up on Part III. Wow we are chatty! :chat:

:welcome: , new Snowbirds! The more the merrier! :jumping1:

:grouphug: all around to those who especially need them. The Snowbirds are here for you.

Sarah--I guess you're at your Dr. appt. now. Hope you're getting good news! :hug: Hey, you have the same birthday as my DD--she'll be turning 1!

Kimberly--I'm so glad to hear your kitty came home! :woohoo:

Carrie--My name is Kathy...thanks for asking! It just occurred to me the other day that no one here knew that. I also like addressing people by their name if I know it.

Thanks to everyone for their input on renting DVC points. I think that IF I could get a 1-BR at OKW it would be a great deal...but only during the week, since weekends cost a lot more points. But then we'd have to move to SOG (or possibly an OKW studio?) for a few nights. I'd be surprised if OKW would be available anyway...basically I'm thinking that it's not worth the trouble to work it out for this trip. But I'll definitely keep it in mind for future trips as the kids get bigger!

Christmas shopping...yikes! :scared1: Am I the only one who isn't done yet? (besides the day-after-Thanksgiving shoppingfest?) OK, am I the only who who hasn't STARTED yet? Guess I need to get on the ball! :santa:

Our first day...we'll be arriving early afternoon. Plan is to check in at SOG and head over to MK. We'll visit some attractions, have counter service dinner (not sure where--DH loves clam chowder, so maybe Columbia Harbor House), and catch Spectromagic and Wishes! pixiedust: I'm concerned about one thing, and maybe you have some advice. We usually do rope drop and hit the big rides early. I'm afraid that arriving mid-afternoon on MLK day it will be busy, but the guys (including DH) will still want to hit the e-tickets. How can I convince them to save those for later in the week when we'll be there early?

Happy Disney Day, everyone! :wizard:

--Kathy

[Dancegrl624]

By the way, I love everyone's countdowns! I wish I had events to countdown to! I LOVE Thanksgiving and the days that follow. This will be my 5th year going out on Black Friday and it's a holiday to me for sure! I just go by myself and I don't go too many places. I always hit up Old Navy (and this will be my 2nd Christmas shopping experience with my discount!)! In past years, I've gone to Toys R Us, Macy's, JC Penney's....it all depends on what I'm shopping for. This year, my eyes will be peeled for the Nintendo DS. I will most likely be up at midnight and purchase it online. I really don't like going to Best Buy, Circuit City, etc on black Friday. Too much chaos!

[Dancegrl624]

Christmas shopping...yikes! :scared1: Am I the only one who isn't done yet? (besides the day-after-Thanksgiving shoppingfest?) OK, am I the only who who hasn't STARTED yet? Guess I need to get on the ball! :santa:


--Kathy

I have only bought my DD a few things so far for Christmas. A bathrobe and some Disney shirts. That's it. I do the bulk of my shopping on black friday and then pick up other things as needed throughout December. I can't shop for Christmas during the year. I would lose things!

[Mndisneygirl]

Okay, after thinking I didn't have much happening in the next 92 days, I found a few things to look forward to:

4 days until Halloween

13 days until DH and I have a date to see Wicked

30 days until I see Wicked again with girlfriends :)

31 days until Thanksgiving

47 days until cabin weekend with girlfriends (different girlfriends)party: :drinking1

59 days until Christmas:santa:

64 days until 13 yr anniv of 1st date with DH

82 days until Girl Scout Cookie sales start (yup I'm the cookie manager for DD7's Brownie troop)

88 days until DH and DD5 leave to pick up MILfor WDW (by car)

92 days until we are all together again at WDW!!!!:cheer2:

[MAGGIED]

Oh, just G, Belle and I. We are going to make a special dinner, put Belle in her new Tink Jammies and curl up in the bed together. It's more of a family night than a party. :)


Sounds like a perfect way to celebrate!!!

[Mndisneygirl]

Oh, just G, Belle and I. We are going to make a special dinner, put Belle in her new Tink Jammies and curl up in the bed together. It's more of a family night than a party. :)

AAWWW! That sounds so sweet!! Enjoy and :bday: Belle!!

[sharadoc]

I got a little teary at the end, too. HSM is what gave those kids their career. (With the excepetion of Ashley Tisdale since she was on Suite Life.) Speaking of her, my only real complaint is that there was not enough Sharpay. It seemed to completely revolve around Troy and Gabriella. :mad:

Okay, agreed. However, I think part of this story was Sharpay's redemption. Did you notice how her hair got darker throughout the movie, and not as teased and sprayed? She found out what was important in life, and showed how she could focus on others not just herself.

WOW - HSM philosophical discussions!

Personally, I thought there wasn't enough Ryan. He was featured so much in 2, then it was kind of dropped. Overall, the story was secondary to the production numbers, which meant they couldn't focus so much on the individual stories. And now that Zac Efron is such a star, they wrote it to feature his story more so his fans would be into it (plus Zac was hesitant to do the 3rd movie, so I'm sure that was part of the reason for featuring him more.)

And Snowbirds, can I say that we are talking A WHOLE LOT. Look at all the pages - our excitement level is so high. We're all under 3 months, and now that Halloween is practically here, we are just constantly motoring through holidays until our trips. :cheer2:

[figmentfan0724]

wow everyone! I am so excited to see all of your countdowns. Being as I work in retail I am dreading Halloween being over. my life goes from having two days off to week to maybe one or half of one. I wish I could go shopping on black friday, but alas I will be at work. I am not angry though! I am soo looking forward to going to Disney in Jan! I have 75 days left and I know time will just fly with the holidays approaching!

[sharadoc]

Okay I just went back and read some of the other pages. I really did not intend to insult anyone with my HSM3 rant. Sorry Sharadoc if I went on too much.

No apology required :) I honestly did not see any s*xual undertones at all, and I thought the kiss was fine, too. Just goes to show how we're all different, that's all, but I think I see way more on TV shows for kids that I don't feel comfortable with.

[Northern Disney Girl]

Oh My goodness! :eek: Page 17 already? My my my y'a;; have been chatty this morning! Sometimes I hate that I can't say good morning to you all until lunchtime! I always have busy mornings and never anytime to sleep in! This has been me for the last hour trying to catch to all you chatty snowbirds! :surfweb:

Just had a few comments to make on other posts!

It wouldn't be Halloween without blowing up pumpkins LOL!! Dr. Mayhem shows up and we actually blow up pumpkins (EXPLODE LOL). What we are doing is showing the exergonic reaction when you mix calcium carbide and water together and then light the gas on fire! We will actually have the pumpkins carved and the explosion blows out the pieces creating a very spooky looking jack o lantern!!

We are also making Martian Slime and Elephant toothpaste on Friday!

Oh Wow Jen! You must be the best science teacher ever! :woohoo: What awesome ideas! :thumbsup2 Wish I had been lucky enough to have a science teacher like you in HS! :)

My DD just turned 6 and we're doing Epcot. She's never been there and neither has my DH. My DD loves learning about different countries so we plan on buying her the kids passport thing. She'll love getting stamps at each country and we'll most likely take her to the kidcot funstops to make the masks. I loved Epcot as a kid, but every kid is different. You can definately make it fun though.

This is also our plan for our DD's! They both love learning about other countries and cultures! We plan to spend almost 2 full days in Epcot because we know that our DD's will be totally into it !! :woohoo:

Hope everyone has a great afternoon! :goodvibes