I'm thankful for...MICKEY!!! My Thanksgiving '08 TR!: TR Update, Last Day!

[DisMomAmy]

Sounds like it was a great trip. That hawk would have freaked me out too. The bubble bath reminded me of a little fountain in the town where I went to high school. Kids would fill it with bubble bath and food coloring. They don't run water in it anymore... :rolleyes1

[JaxJags08]

I'm glad you had a great time! That was funny a funny story about the hawk. Just a warning if you ever go to Sea World in Orlando, there are a LOT of birds in the dolphin show. They fly over the audience quite a bit. Last time we went, a small parrot flew into one of the trees at the side of the stadium and wouldn't come down!

[troobabiee7]

What a great trip! The pictures came out great. I've never been out west but it looks gorgeous. That resort looks great too. I'm glad you both had a good time!

[mkluvsmickey]

Sounds like a wonderful little trip you had - so nice to spend some time with just the two of you. Thanks for sharing!

[Charleston Princess]

:scared1: about the hawk!

I would have been the same way at the deserted rest area! :scared:

Had to laugh at "DH's" zoo pic! :rotfl:

Sounds like you had a wonderful time!

[luvfigment]

Great trip report and pictures! I am glad you had such a great weekend!

[mrsksomeday]

WOW, what a great trip!! Sounds like you had a lovely, romantic time. Thanks so much for sharing the pictures!! You make me want to go to the San Diego Zoo.

[SwansLoveDisney]

It sounds like a great trip. Well except for the hawk! The beach looks gorgeous.

Yeah, the hawk was scary. But the rest of the trip made up for it!

What a wonderful birthday trip! I'm glad you got to have some just you and DH time. :cloud9:

Yes, the San Diego Zoo is awesome! I agree; the animals look very well cared-for and they seem to have enough room to roam.

Or a little too much, as with the hawk! :scared1: But I'm glad everyone made it out of the show okay. :thumbsup2

I definitely want to go back to the zoo at some point. It was so great!

Sounds like it was a great trip. That hawk would have freaked me out too. The bubble bath reminded me of a little fountain in the town where I went to high school. Kids would fill it with bubble bath and food coloring. They don't run water in it anymore... :rolleyes1

That fountain made me laugh so much! So funny that they stopped running the fountain in the town where you went to high school! Those darn kids. :rotfl:

I'm glad you had a great time! That was funny a funny story about the hawk. Just a warning if you ever go to Sea World in Orlando, there are a LOT of birds in the dolphin show. They fly over the audience quite a bit. Last time we went, a small parrot flew into one of the trees at the side of the stadium and wouldn't come down!

Why do they have to put birds in the animal shows?!? Aren't there enough birds just flying around?

What a great trip! The pictures came out great. I've never been out west but it looks gorgeous. That resort looks great too. I'm glad you both had a good time!

Thanks!

There are definitely some gorgeous places out west...you should absolutely make a trip out there!

Sounds like a wonderful little trip you had - so nice to spend some time with just the two of you. Thanks for sharing!

The alone time was great. We need to do that more!



:scared1: about the hawk!

I would have been the same way at the deserted rest area! :scared:

Had to laugh at "DH's" zoo pic! :rotfl:

Sounds like you had a wonderful time!

The deserted rest area was terrible. On our next road trip, I am going to limit my water consumption for hours beforehand!

Great trip report and pictures! I am glad you had such a great weekend!

Thanks! Thank you for reading!

WOW, what a great trip!! Sounds like you had a lovely, romantic time. Thanks so much for sharing the pictures!! You make me want to go to the San Diego Zoo.

You should definitely go to the San Diego Zoo sometime. It was amazing!

[pierresgirl]

Hey girl! Photobucket finally worked for me tonight. Sounds like San Diego was alot of fun! I kept thinking of you when I was at AKL, great hotel. Thanks for the rain pep talk :thumbsup2

[MeMom]

It looks like you had a very nice time, with a good variety of activities. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
What is our, um... your, next destination?

I have always heard so many good things about the San Diego Zoo. I'd love to visit it someday, yet I care nothing about traveling all the way to CA, so I doubt I ever will do so.

The beach pictures look inviting!

[Nicole786]

San Diego looks beautiful! I've been to CA before but never to San Diego!

[DisneyJoo2008]

Great report and lovely piccies - that beach look soooo nice and I am not a beach lover at all!!!

Happy Birthday! xx

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hey girl! Photobucket finally worked for me tonight. Sounds like San Diego was alot of fun! I kept thinking of you when I was at AKL, great hotel. Thanks for the rain pep talk :thumbsup2

Welcome back!

AKL...:cloud9:

It looks like you had a very nice time, with a good variety of activities. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
What is our, um... your, next destination?

I have always heard so many good things about the San Diego Zoo. I'd love to visit it someday, yet I care nothing about traveling all the way to CA, so I doubt I ever will do so.

The beach pictures look inviting!

Our next destination is undetermined. The next absolute destination is Disney World. :yay:

In the meantime, we MIGHT go to Sedona, MIGHT go to Mexico, and I MIGHT go to Las Vegas with a girlfriend of mine from Chicago. These are all up in the air right now, but you can bet that I'll let you know my plans!

There are so many wonderful places to see in California. Like Yosemite, where DH and I got married!

San Diego looks beautiful! I've been to CA before but never to San Diego!

San Diego was great. It's true that the weather there is perfect!

Great report and lovely piccies - that beach look soooo nice and I am not a beach lover at all!!!

Happy Birthday! xx

The beach was so nice!

I want to go back!

Thank you!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hey! Guess what! My ticker says 2 months and 30 days till the trip! That's less than 3 months!!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1:

And now for some random thoughts
1. DH gifted me with a Nintendo Wii for my birthday. It's tons of fun to play. We feel like we're little kids again!

2. Job news! DH is thisclose to accepting a job offer! The offer from the original company was good, but then he snuck (sneaked?) in an interview with another company. The second company has AWESOME benefits and is closer to the area where we would like to live than the first company. DH also got a better feel from the people at the second company. DH is expecting an email tomorrow from the second company with answers to some questions he had. After all those questions are answered satisfactorily, he will sign on the dotted line! Then all that's left to do is put the house on the market in November and then pray, pray, pray that it sells! Not an easy task in this market, but we've made some pretty good improvements to the house that should help it sell. So we'll just hope and pray for the best.

3. Tomorrow is Friday and then it's a THREE DAY WEEKEND!!! :cool1:

[MeMom]

2. Job news! DH is thisclose to accepting a job offer! Then all that's left to do is put the house on the market in November and then pray, pray, pray that it sells! Not an easy task in this market, but we've made some pretty good improvements to the house that should help it sell. So we'll just hope and pray for the best.

3. Tomorrow is Friday and then it's a THREE DAY WEEKEND!!! :cool1:

I hope to hear good news for you guys soon! Your post reminds me of all those HGTV shows I love to watch so much about people buying and selling homes. I like the ones where they help people re-stage their homes because they're having no luck selling them, but my favorite HGTV show is House Hunters. I love to see how people decide which one is right, and then I like when they show them all settled in with the house fixed up. Maybe you could be on House Hunters when you choose a place to live in your new city! :)

I'm right there with you in that hooray for the three day weekend! :cool1: :cool1:

[DisMomAmy]

That's great news about the job offer(s)! :banana: Can't wait to hear.

It's funny... because my first thought was, oh no, she can't move because then we won't see her anymore. :rotfl: Then I thought about how silly that is. ;)

We bought a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. I just have to convince DH to keep it in the box until then. I think Alex will really like it and it will help his hand eye coordination. He loves to play air hockey and ski ball so we got a game that has those types of things on it. Plus bowling - he loves that too. We're just hoping that Zachary doesn't play it and get too frustrated - he tends get really mad when he loses... like throw himself on the floor kind of mad. :mad: It's actually pretty funny once in a while...

[JaxJags08]

Yay on the job offers! :yay: That's so exciting! I hope everything goes smoothly and quickly with selling your house.

I love the wii! My favorite is bowling - and I can count the number of times I've actually been bowling on 2 hands! But I'm pretty good in the game! Have you taken the fitness test to find your mii's age? Mine always turns out kinda high because I'm not the best at baseball. :sad2:

If you go to Sedona you must tell me all about it! I've been looking at doing the same itinerary as Adventures By Disney's Southwest Splendor tour on our own (when DD is a little older), and it's first stop is Sedona.

[willwriteforears]

Fingers crossed for the second job offer! And the first--it's always nice to have options. :thumbsup2

I bought a Wii not too long ago. It is fun! I'm now in the market for a Wii Fit, so I need to start calling around to places to see if it's in stock. It'd be excellent if I could luck out this weekend! :goodvibes

[troobabiee7]

Best of luck with everything! I'll definitely keep my fingers crossed that DH gets an awesome offer from the second company. I know how much this means to you guys and I hope it all works out! :goodvibes

Have a great 3-day weekend!! Do you have anything special planned?

[lisalonglash]

Everything still crossed here for you!!!! Those pictures are lovely - I'm glad you had a good time :goodvibes Sorry about the loopy bird :confused3 Beach pictures make me happy - we love the beach! :cool1:

I must tell you that you and your cool binder inspired me to do something on a much smaller scale. i made 4x6 size photo album books for each of my boys - but instead of pictures, I made a daily schedule for each day (with what attractions to visit in what order, nearby places to get lunch, info on parades, etc.) and glued each onto an index card. The index cards fit nicely into the picture sleeves! I also included extra index cards at the back of the albums for autographs. All thanks to you! :flower3:

[luvfigment]

YAY for the Wii!! I would love to get one and I am not a girl who likes video games. I also wish you and your DH the best of luck for the second interview to come through. I also am sending some pixiedust: that your house will sell. I know it is a little early but oh well it can't hurt!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

I hope to hear good news for you guys soon! Your post reminds me of all those HGTV shows I love to watch so much about people buying and selling homes. I like the ones where they help people re-stage their homes because they're having no luck selling them, but my favorite HGTV show is House Hunters. I love to see how people decide which one is right, and then I like when they show them all settled in with the house fixed up. Maybe you could be on House Hunters when you choose a place to live in your new city! :)

I'm right there with you in that hooray for the three day weekend! :cool1: :cool1:

I also LOVE House Hunters!

I wish we could have the Sell this House people come and fix up whatever they see that needs fixing up in our house! I don't think there's too much that needs to be done, but I'm sure they would have some cool ideas!

That's great news about the job offer(s)! :banana: Can't wait to hear.

It's funny... because my first thought was, oh no, she can't move because then we won't see her anymore. :rotfl: Then I thought about how silly that is. ;)

We bought a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. I just have to convince DH to keep it in the box until then. I think Alex will really like it and it will help his hand eye coordination. He loves to play air hockey and ski ball so we got a game that has those types of things on it. Plus bowling - he loves that too. We're just hoping that Zachary doesn't play it and get too frustrated - he tends get really mad when he loses... like throw himself on the floor kind of mad. :mad: It's actually pretty funny once in a while...

You can bet I'll still be around on the DIS after we move!

I think Alex will love the Wii. It absolutely helps with hand eye coordination. And I believe some of it translates to real life sports. Make sure Zachary fastens that wrist strap very tightly when he's playing the Wii! There have been several times that I may have thrown the controller if it hadn't been attached!

Yay on the job offers! :yay: That's so exciting! I hope everything goes smoothly and quickly with selling your house.

I love the wii! My favorite is bowling - and I can count the number of times I've actually been bowling on 2 hands! But I'm pretty good in the game! Have you taken the fitness test to find your mii's age? Mine always turns out kinda high because I'm not the best at baseball. :sad2:

If you go to Sedona you must tell me all about it! I've been looking at doing the same itinerary as Adventures By Disney's Southwest Splendor tour on our own (when DD is a little older), and it's first stop is Sedona.

I started the fitness test, but baseball was the first one and I stink at baseball! So I got frustrated and didn't finish!

Sedona is great! It's stunningly beautiful. If you do go, please let me know and I will tell you our favorite hike in Sedona. It's a very easy hike and it meanders along a creek/river under many beautiful trees. Such a peaceful place. :cloud9:

What else is on the tour?

Fingers crossed for the second job offer! And the first--it's always nice to have options. :thumbsup2

I bought a Wii not too long ago. It is fun! I'm now in the market for a Wii Fit, so I need to start calling around to places to see if it's in stock. It'd be excellent if I could luck out this weekend! :goodvibes

Well, it's a good thing we don't live in the same town, because we might have to arm wrestle for the Wii Fit! I've also been calling every store I can think of to try to find one. No such luck. I can't wait to get one!

Best of luck with everything! I'll definitely keep my fingers crossed that DH gets an awesome offer from the second company. I know how much this means to you guys and I hope it all works out! :goodvibes

Have a great 3-day weekend!! Do you have anything special planned?

Thank you!

I'm taking my little sister (from big brothers big sisters) to a waterpark today. Then DH and I are bowling tonight with some friends. We haven't been bowling in forever, so we'll see how that goes...

We're going to have some friends over to play Wii and barbeque tomorrow. And somewhere, I need to fit in paperwork and yardwork. Yuck!

Everything still crossed here for you!!!! Those pictures are lovely - I'm glad you had a good time :goodvibes Sorry about the loopy bird :confused3 Beach pictures make me happy - we love the beach! :cool1:

I must tell you that you and your cool binder inspired me to do something on a much smaller scale. i made 4x6 size photo album books for each of my boys - but instead of pictures, I made a daily schedule for each day (with what attractions to visit in what order, nearby places to get lunch, info on parades, etc.) and glued each onto an index card. The index cards fit nicely into the picture sleeves! I also included extra index cards at the back of the albums for autographs. All thanks to you! :flower3:

Your schedule books sound so cute! What a great idea! Your kids will love them!

YAY for the Wii!! I would love to get one and I am not a girl who likes video games. I also wish you and your DH the best of luck for the second interview to come through. I also am sending some pixiedust: that your house will sell. I know it is a little early but oh well it can't hurt!!!

You should get a Wii! I don't usually like video games either, but I love the Wii!

Thanks for the pixie dust!

[JaxJags08]

I started the fitness test, but baseball was the first one and I stink at baseball! So I got frustrated and didn't finish!

Sedona is great! It's stunningly beautiful. If you do go, please let me know and I will tell you our favorite hike in Sedona. It's a very easy hike and it meanders along a creek/river under many beautiful trees. Such a peaceful place. :cloud9:

What else is on the tour?


The Southwest Splendors tour begins in Phoenix then goes through Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Moab. It ends in Grand Junction, CO. I've already been to the Grand Canyon a couple of times, but I never will tire of it. I love the scenery out west and just told DH last night that I'm itching to go back. We've spent more money this year on WDW as we did on our trip to Utah when I was pregnant with DD, so it's just a matter of deciding if it would be worth going on that type of trip with a toddler.

[SwansLoveDisney]

The Southwest Splendors tour begins in Phoenix then goes through Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Moab. It ends in Grand Junction, CO. I've already been to the Grand Canyon a couple of times, but I never will tire of it. I love the scenery out west and just told DH last night that I'm itching to go back. We've spent more money this year on WDW as we did on our trip to Utah when I was pregnant with DD, so it's just a matter of deciding if it would be worth going on that type of trip with a toddler.

Monument Valley and Moab sound beautiful. I've never been, but I hope to go sometime!

Yeah, having a toddler along for that type of trip might prove to be somewhat difficult. but it does sound like an amazing plan! Let me know if you do it and I'll tell you some Sedona info!

[pierresgirl]

Wow on the job offer, how exciting! I would absolutley LOVE to do a Southwest Splendor tour one day. I've been to the Grand Canyon on a cross-country drive but it was with an ex and wanted to see how fast we would cross :sad2:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Wow on the job offer, how exciting! I would absolutley LOVE to do a Southwest Splendor tour one day. I've been to the Grand Canyon on a cross-country drive but it was with an ex and wanted to see how fast we would cross :sad2:

Yes, the job offer is pretty exciting. I think DH will accept this week! Yay!!!

We have a cross country drive coming up soon (when we move back to Chicago)! I am excited that we will have the dogs with us this time because that will force us to take our time and enjoy the scenery. When we drove out here, we were in a hurry to get here to see and move into our new house, so we didn't take the time to look around. It will be different this time though!

[SwansLoveDisney]

I have Disney Fever today. And it's bad.

I've been on the DIS way more than I should ever be on it, reading as many TRs as I can.

My brother and his wife (who are going on the trip with me, DH, my mom, and dad in November) were at my parents' house this weekend, so I called the house to chat with anyone who would talk Disney with me! We talked about the weather and what kind of clothes we will need to bring, among other things. I really hope it's not too cold when we're there!

DH and I found a Wii Fit this weekend and I am in love with it! :love: It is a very easy way to get in a whole bunch of exercise without leaving the house! I wish I could invite you all over to play with me!

Okay, to feed my Disney fever, please answer this question: If you had to choose one attraction in all of WDW in which to live, which would you choose and why?

[mrsksomeday]

YAY on the job situation!! Thanks again for the tips for Bill. He enjoys the ankle rolls. PT is on Wednesday afternoon!!

As for the attraction, hmmm does it have to be an attraction? If not I would definately say Cinderella's Castle because - Hello have you seen the pictures of it? If it had to be an attraction The Living Seas, I really enjoy all the fish etc.

[SwansLoveDisney]

YAY on the job situation!! Thanks again for the tips for Bill. He enjoys the ankle rolls. PT is on Wednesday afternoon!!

As for the attraction, hmmm does it have to be an attraction? If not I would definately say Cinderella's Castle because - Hello have you seen the pictures of it? If it had to be an attraction The Living Seas, I really enjoy all the fish etc.

Oh, I'm very happy that Bill is going to PT! I think you'll both really benefit from it. I'm glad I could help!

The Living Seas is a good one! I didn't even think of that. You're totally right about the castle, but it has to be an attraction. (not really, but I'm just making up rules!)

[MAGICFOR2]

I have Disney Fever today. And it's bad.

I've been on the DIS way more than I should ever be on it, reading as many TRs as I can.

My brother and his wife (who are going on the trip with me, DH, my mom, and dad in November) were at my parents' house this weekend, so I called the house to chat with anyone who would talk Disney with me! We talked about the weather and what kind of clothes we will need to bring, among other things. I really hope it's not too cold when we're there!

DH and I found a Wii Fit this weekend and I am in love with it! :love: It is a very easy way to get in a whole bunch of exercise without leaving the house! I wish I could invite you all over to play with me!

Okay, to feed my Disney fever, please answer this question: If you had to choose one attraction in all of WDW in which to live, which would you choose and why?

Don't know how I missed your SD update - fun weekend - thanks for sharing! I've had Disney fever today too, so thanks for playing - Hmmm living at WDW - I think I would live at IASW - just kidding! ;) I would live in Cinderella's castle, cuz I could be a princess, and it's the center of MK!:love:

[Charleston Princess]

So exciting that your DH is thisclose to accepting the job offer! :banana:

Disney attraction in which to live??? Hmmm, that's a tough one!

Magic Kingdom: Splash Mountain -- because it's set in Georgia so I would feel at home...:rotfl:

BTW, your fever probably won't break until November. ;)

[MeMom]

Some days just bring the desire for Disney stronger than others. Too bad we can't do a Jetsons-type instant transport and go down for the day, then be back in time for work the next day. That would be perfect.

If I could ride a ride over and over, it would be Soarin', but if I had to live somewhere, I guess I'd pick Minnie's house, so I'd have a bedroom, kitchen, etc. In Toontown, I'd have all that I needed - the garden, the market, the garage, the playground, and the shopping. :)

Have you been thinking about where we're all going to meet up on Saturday, the 29th? Do we want to meet at a park and do a ride, or do we want to meet at a resort so no on has to be in a park at a particular time? Maybe we could meet at Poly, get some food, and watch Wishes from the beach? We have to see if snowbell has any ideas, too. Glenda called me Saturday, and she said when she met snowbell she was just the cutest, sweetest girl!
I'm hoping Nicole can drive up, but she said since it's the Black Friday weekend, it might be hard for her to get away from work. I hope it works out that she can, though.

Just think, we're finally in September, which touches October. October is right next door to November, so we're getting there!

Plus, you're probably going to be so involved in your big move that the next couple of months are going to fly by!

[TarzansKat]

Congrats on the job offer! Fantastic. :goodvibes

And Disney fever? It only gets worse, my dear. Much, much worse.

And if I had to pick one ride to live in...

Hmmm...

let me see....

Pirates!!!

Preferabbly in close proximity to Jack Sparrow. :lmao:

[luvfigment]

I have Disney fever also!!! But luckily I have less time than you.

Hmmm if I could live in any attraction...as others have sad the Castle but if not than the COP. Then I can change the decade to live in and have multiple "rooms".

[SwansLoveDisney]

Don't know how I missed your SD update - fun weekend - thanks for sharing! I've had Disney fever today too, so thanks for playing - Hmmm living at WDW - I think I would live at IASW - just kidding! ;) I would live in Cinderella's castle, cuz I could be a princess, and it's the center of MK!:love:

OMGosh! I would have to be moved directly to a mental hospital if I ever had to stay a night in IASW! :rotfl:

Cinderella's castle would be awesome!

So exciting that your DH is thisclose to accepting the job offer! :banana:

Disney attraction in which to live??? Hmmm, that's a tough one!

Magic Kingdom: Splash Mountain -- because it's set in Georgia so I would feel at home...:rotfl:

BTW, your fever probably won't break until November. ;)

Splash mountain would be fun! Who wouldn't want to live right by the water?

Isn't it sad that my Disney fever is so bad already and the trip is still 86 days away?!?



Some days just bring the desire for Disney stronger than others. Too bad we can't do a Jetsons-type instant transport and go down for the day, then be back in time for work the next day. That would be perfect.

If I could ride a ride over and over, it would be Soarin', but if I had to live somewhere, I guess I'd pick Minnie's house, so I'd have a bedroom, kitchen, etc. In Toontown, I'd have all that I needed - the garden, the market, the garage, the playground, and the shopping. :)

Have you been thinking about where we're all going to meet up on Saturday, the 29th? Do we want to meet at a park and do a ride, or do we want to meet at a resort so no on has to be in a park at a particular time? Maybe we could meet at Poly, get some food, and watch Wishes from the beach? We have to see if snowbell has any ideas, too. Glenda called me Saturday, and she said when she met snowbell she was just the cutest, sweetest girl!
I'm hoping Nicole can drive up, but she said since it's the Black Friday weekend, it might be hard for her to get away from work. I hope it works out that she can, though.

Just think, we're finally in September, which touches October. October is right next door to November, so we're getting there!

Plus, you're probably going to be so involved in your big move that the next couple of months are going to fly by!

It would be SO nice to just be able to magically transport ourselves to Disney for a few hours. :cloud9:

Oh, Minnie's house would be great! Can you sew me some new clothes on her sewing machine?

As far as Saturday the 29th, my plan is to be at Epcot all day, so I am cool with meeting at either Epcot or an easily reachable resort. Does snowbell have a PTR? I hope Nicole can make it!

You're right...we are getting there. Slowly, but surely!

Congrats on the job offer! Fantastic. :goodvibes

And Disney fever? It only gets worse, my dear. Much, much worse.

And if I had to pick one ride to live in...

Hmmm...

let me see....

Pirates!!!

Preferabbly in close proximity to Jack Sparrow. :lmao:

I knew you'd pick pirates!

Oh, I don't know how much of this fever I can deal with! I might drive DH nuts by the time the trip comes. And then I certainly won't be able to convert him from a hater!

I have Disney fever also!!! But luckily I have less time than you.

Hmmm if I could live in any attraction...as others have sad the Castle but if not than the COP. Then I can change the decade to live in and have multiple "rooms".

You're leaving so soon! I'm jealous!

I've never been in COP! I'm writing that on my to-do list right now. :thumbsup2

[willwriteforears]

Ooh, I'm envious of your Wii Fit! My local Game Stop told me to call again tomorrow, so I'm hoping to luck out. Too bad I wouldn't be able to pick it up till after work--hopefully if one's available they'd hold it for me!

Disney attraction to live in--my first thought was also POTC, but since I wouldn't want to fight TK over Jack Sparrow since I know I'd lose, I'll go with Livin' With the Land--I keep saying I'd like to have a garden one day, so there I go! :rotfl:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Ooh, I'm envious of your Wii Fit! My local Game Stop told me to call again tomorrow, so I'm hoping to luck out. Too bad I wouldn't be able to pick it up till after work--hopefully if one's available they'd hold it for me!

Disney attraction to live in--my first thought was also POTC, but since I wouldn't want to fight TK over Jack Sparrow since I know I'd lose, I'll go with Livin' With the Land--I keep saying I'd like to have a garden one day, so there I go! :rotfl:

After calling what seemed like hundreds of stores, we finally found our Wii Fit at Game Crazy. They're attached to Hollywood Video. You might want to check there, if you have one near you. You're gonna love it!!! I can't wait till you get one so we can discuss!

Living with the Land is great! You'd have plenty of food to eat! And you might be able to participate in some experiments. Good choice!

[lisalonglash]

That Wii Fit sounds FUN! :banana: I don't really have an opinion about where I'd live at WDW (because we haven't been yet lol), but I'm thinking that the France pavilion would be good - we love all things French! :goodvibes

[TarzansKat]

Disney attraction to live in--my first thought was also POTC, but since I wouldn't want to fight TK over Jack Sparrow since I know I'd lose

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[MeMom]

It would be SO nice to just be able to magically transport ourselves to Disney for a few hours. :cloud9:

Oh, Minnie's house would be great! Can you sew me some new clothes on her sewing machine?

As far as Saturday the 29th, my plan is to be at Epcot all day, so I am cool with meeting at either Epcot or an easily reachable resort. Does snowbell have a PTR? I hope Nicole can make it!

You're right...we are getting there. Slowly, but surely!


Maybe one of my students will come back someday and tell me he/she has become a scientist, and they can invent such a transport machine.

Sewing? You'd be sorry if I sewed anything. I sewed a dress once in Home Ec. in 8th grade. Miraculously, it stayed together long enough for me to be in the fashion show. I can sew on a button, but that's about it.

Maybe we could do Beaches and Cream take-out, then, and go find a place on the beach or sit out on the terrace. I don't think snowbell has anything going yet as far a a trip report. I'll PM her and see, and I'll PM Nicole, as well.

[SwansLoveDisney]

That Wii Fit sounds FUN! :banana: I don't really have an opinion about where I'd live at WDW (because we haven't been yet lol), but I'm thinking that the France pavilion would be good - we love all things French! :goodvibes

OH, the France pavilion! Great choice! I would love to live there. Particularly if I could eat at the boulangerie every day!

The Wii Fit is so much fun. I absolutely recommend it!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

That was nice of Jiri to leave POTC for you, huh?

Maybe one of my students will come back someday and tell me he/she has become a scientist, and they can invent such a transport machine.

Sewing? You'd be sorry if I sewed anything. I sewed a dress once in Home Ec. in 8th grade. Miraculously, it stayed together long enough for me to be in the fashion show. I can sew on a button, but that's about it.

Maybe we could do Beaches and Cream take-out, then, and go find a place on the beach or sit out on the terrace. I don't think snowbell has anything going yet as far a a trip report. I'll PM her and see, and I'll PM Nicole, as well.

Oh, I was hoping to eat lunch at Beaches and Cream that day! That is a fabulous idea, MeMom!!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

First of all, 83 days till my trip! (I swear that ticker is in slow motion.)

And for the big news...

DH accepted a job in the burbs of Chicago and his start date is DECEMBER 29, 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're going home!!! :banana:

[willwriteforears]

First of all, 83 days till my trip! (I swear that ticker is in slow motion.)

And for the big news...

DH accepted a job in the burbs of Chicago and his start date is DECEMBER 29, 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're going home!!! :banana:

:cheer2: :dance3: :yay: :banana: party: :banana: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2:

Yay! So glad DH found a job in Chicagoland! I take it the offer was what you wanted it to be, then! :goodvibes

Hurray also for 83 days! Closer to 75 than 100! :thumbsup2

On another note, are you still enjoying the Wii Fit? I bought one on Wednesday, but was out that evening and yesterday evening, so I haven't been able to try it yet!

The worker also convinced me to get a rechargeable battery pack, but I'm considering returning it and just using regular Duracells for now. I could probably find cheaper rechargeables online.

[SwansLoveDisney]

:cheer2: :dance3: :yay: :banana: party: :banana: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2:

Yay! So glad DH found a job in Chicagoland! I take it the offer was what you wanted it to be, then! :goodvibes

Hurray also for 83 days! Closer to 75 than 100! :thumbsup2

On another note, are you still enjoying the Wii Fit? I bought one on Wednesday, but was out that evening and yesterday evening, so I haven't been able to try it yet!

The worker also convinced me to get a rechargeable battery pack, but I'm considering returning it and just using regular Duracells for now. I could probably find cheaper rechargeables online.

Yes, the offer was perfect!

I like how you think about 83 days being closer to 75 than 100!

I am LOVING the Wii Fit! I have been sore from the exercises the past few days, so I know it's working. I definitely have to do cardio/aerobic exercise in addition to the Wii, but it's great for strengthening and SOME cardio.

We bought the charger with rechargeable batteries for the Wii remotes, but we didn't buy it for the Fit. I think we'll do what you did and buy other rechargeables online.

You have to try it and let me know how you like it!

[Charleston Princess]

I am soooo thrilled for you!!! I know how much you wanted to move home!!! :hug: and :yay:

Better take that weekend trip to Disneyland before you move!!! :eek:

[SwansLoveDisney]

I am soooo thrilled for you!!! I know how much you wanted to move home!!! :hug: and :yay:

Better take that weekend trip to Disneyland before you move!!! :eek:

OMGoodness!!! You are so right Jackie! I have to find somewhere to fit DL in!!!!

[Charleston Princess]

OMGoodness!!! You are so right Jackie! I have to find somewhere to fit DL in!!!!

Maybe October?

How far is Anaheim from you guys?

[SwansLoveDisney]

Maybe October?

How far is Anaheim from you guys?

I think it's about a 5 hour drive. Not bad at all to do in a weekend. October would be our best bet. I'll have to figure out a way to convince DH...

[JaxJags08]

:banana: Congrats! :banana: So you'll probably be moving back in time for the holidays! I'm so happy for you! :yay:

[SwansLoveDisney]

:banana: Congrats! :banana: So you'll probably be moving back in time for the holidays! I'm so happy for you! :yay:

Yes! It will be SO nice to be home for the holidays!!!

thank you!

[troobabiee7]

CONGRATULATIONS! You guys must be so excited, I'm so happy for you! Have you started looking at houses and all of that yet? Keep us updated!

[wdwgirl03]

71 pages for a PTR?! :eek: :faint: I don't know how I'm going to catch up! But needless to say I'm joining in. It sounds like you have a great trip planned and I can't wait to hear more.

I saw you got a Wii Fit...we got one a couple weeks ago and it's pretty fun! Though I haven't done it in a while so it's probably going to call me a couch potato when I finally decide to play again. :laughing:

[lisalonglash]

CONGRATULATIONS on your dh getting the job he wanted and you being able to move home! :jumping1: That's wonderful! :hug:

Thanks for sending me the "boo" - he looks cute in my signature :rotfl2:

[SwansLoveDisney]

CONGRATULATIONS! You guys must be so excited, I'm so happy for you! Have you started looking at houses and all of that yet? Keep us updated!

Thank you! We are so excited!

We have been looking at houses online, but we're going to wait to do the real looking till we're there. My parents have a large house with no more kids in it, so they have plenty of room for us to crash for a couple months while we look.

I'm excited to buy a different house! I like our house here in AZ, but I never really let myself get too attached because I knew we'd be leaving. So I'm excited to have a permanent home!

71 pages for a PTR?! :eek: :faint: I don't know how I'm going to catch up! But needless to say I'm joining in. It sounds like you have a great trip planned and I can't wait to hear more.

I saw you got a Wii Fit...we got one a couple weeks ago and it's pretty fun! Though I haven't done it in a while so it's probably going to call me a couch potato when I finally decide to play again. :laughing:

I know...I started this PTR WAY too early!!! I was overexcited!

Don't worry about catching up!

thanks for joining me.

I love the Wii Fit! But I do hate it when it calls me a couch potato!

CONGRATULATIONS on your dh getting the job he wanted and you being able to move home! :jumping1: That's wonderful! :hug:

Thanks for sending me the "boo" - he looks cute in my signature :rotfl2:

Thanks! It was all because you kept everything crossed for 3 weeks!

You're welcome for the boo!

[Nicole786]

Congrats!!! I want to move to Chicago lol

[TarzansKat]

Oh, hon, I'm so happy for you! :goodvibes Congrats on the job offer for DH. Now you'll be closer to family, right?

[DisMomAmy]

Congratulations on DH's new job!! It'll be great to move home. DH and I lived away from my family for a few years after college. Every time we came "home" to visit I was sadder and sadder to leave - we eventually moved back here to NH - and his mother moved here a few years later. It's so nice to be near family - especially once you start to have kids. :thumbsup2 You'll have to write a moving TR! ;)

[MAGICFOR2]

Julie! I'm so excited for you to be moving back home! :banana: :banana: :banana: Congrats to DH on getting the job he wanted! Yes - you'll have to get to DL before you move back! You can see it in two days if you have to - us DISers know how to get it all in!

[luvfigment]

Congrats!!!! :banana: :cool1: I am so happy your DH got the offer y'all wanted and you get to move back to Chicago!!! You must be so excited!!!

You countdown is coming down nicely!!! It will even better when I get back next weekend!

[jnetzer17]

:goodvibes Wow...I love this place...the only outlet for my "disney addiction". My hubby and teen son like Disney, but they don't LOVE it like the princesses and I do! I got the bug back in 7th grade and can't shake it! I would go every month if I could...alas, I have to reel my excitement in and settle for once a year! Can you believe it??? :confused:

Anyway, the converting a hater in 7 days intrigued me, so I started reading...my goodness 71 pages tho?:eek: I'll catch up eventually! I see that we'll be in Disney at the same time...how cool! I look forward to all the installments over the next 75 days! I agree, the ticker is moving in slowwwww mottttioooon! Can't wait...:yay:

[MeMom]

First of all, 83 days till my trip! (I swear that ticker is in slow motion.)

And for the big news...

DH accepted a job in the burbs of Chicago and his start date is DECEMBER 29, 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're going home!!! :banana:

Congratulations on the job and the move!

You are going to have a busy few months ahead of you, that's for sure. The November Disney trip will still be on, won't it?

I'm very happy that you are going to be able to get settled in closer to your family. Even just two hours away, I miss seeing Jill and Brooklynn as often as I would like to, so I know it's been hard on you to be so far away from home.

I just checked our countdown since I saw your 83. We've just made the leap over into the 70's!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Congrats!!! I want to move to Chicago lol

Thanks!!!

Oh, hon, I'm so happy for you! :goodvibes Congrats on the job offer for DH. Now you'll be closer to family, right?

Thank you!

We sure will be closer to family now! We've tentatively decided to look for a house in the town that neighbors my parents' town, so we'll be VERY close!

Congratulations on DH's new job!! It'll be great to move home. DH and I lived away from my family for a few years after college. Every time we came "home" to visit I was sadder and sadder to leave - we eventually moved back here to NH - and his mother moved here a few years later. It's so nice to be near family - especially once you start to have kids. :thumbsup2 You'll have to write a moving TR! ;)

Thank you!

It absolutely does get sadder and sadder to leave each time we visit. I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling that way!

We definitely want to be close to family when we have kids...I would like to be a part-time working mom and it will be nice to have a grandma as a babysitter!

Julie! I'm so excited for you to be moving back home! :banana: :banana: :banana: Congrats to DH on getting the job he wanted! Yes - you'll have to get to DL before you move back! You can see it in two days if you have to - us DISers know how to get it all in!

Thank you!!!

I NEED to find a weekend to get to DL. I will definitely hit you up for advice on fitting everything in!


Congrats!!!! :banana: :cool1: I am so happy your DH got the offer y'all wanted and you get to move back to Chicago!!! You must be so excited!!!

You countdown is coming down nicely!!! It will even better when I get back next weekend!

Thank you! We are definitely very excited. We've been looking at houses online and it's so nice to be looking at houses with grass and trees instead of rocks and cacti!

:goodvibes Wow...I love this place...the only outlet for my "disney addiction". My hubby and teen son like Disney, but they don't LOVE it like the princesses and I do! I got the bug back in 7th grade and can't shake it! I would go every month if I could...alas, I have to reel my excitement in and settle for once a year! Can you believe it??? :confused:

Anyway, the converting a hater in 7 days intrigued me, so I started reading...my goodness 71 pages tho?:eek: I'll catch up eventually! I see that we'll be in Disney at the same time...how cool! I look forward to all the installments over the next 75 days! I agree, the ticker is moving in slowwwww mottttioooon! Can't wait...:yay:

Hello :welcome:

I hear you on the difficulties of waiting a whole year in between trips. Some of these DISers (MeMom, Nicole, luvfigment, wdwgirl03, CharlestonPrincess) have no idea what that's like! But I can definitely relate!

As for converting the hater, I'm not sure how well I'm doing on that front, but that will be determined on the trip!

Don't feel like you have to catch up...there's so much to read and a lot of it is just me rambling to pass the time till the trip!

How do we speed that ticker up?!? :confused3

Are you gonna start a pre-trip?




Congratulations on the job and the move!

You are going to have a busy few months ahead of you, that's for sure. The November Disney trip will still be on, won't it?

I'm very happy that you are going to be able to get settled in closer to your family. Even just two hours away, I miss seeing Jill and Brooklynn as often as I would like to, so I know it's been hard on you to be so far away from home.

I just checked our countdown since I saw your 83. We've just made the leap over into the 70's!

Thank you!!!

And congrats to you on making it into the 70s!!!! :banana:

The November Disney trip will absolutely still be on! A little cross-country move can't stop us!

The next few months just got busier...my friend just asked DH and me to be her new son's godparents. So now we need to squeeze in a trip back to Chicago for the christening. :eek:

I have to admit, though, that I am very happy about that trip as I thought we weren't going to be able to go to Chicago till the move! :cool1:

[Charleston Princess]

I hear you on the difficulties of waiting a whole year in between trips. Some of these DISers (MeMom, Nicole, luvfigment, wdwgirl03, CharlestonPrincess) have no idea what that's like! But I can definitely relate!


But our Disney Depression in between trips is just as bad. :rolleyes:

[mrsksomeday]

YAY on the move and the job!! You sound so happy. It is great that you get to move back close to family. Family is the most important thing!

[DisneyJoo2008]

Congratulations on your hubby's job offer!!! You must be so excited to be moving back 'home'!!!

I am thinking of getting my hubby a Wii for Christmas but he has not long ago treated himself to an X-Box 360 and now he's brought Guitar Hero (do you get that in America?) so I think he's all set on the games consoles for the time being!

Oh and I meant to answer about which attraction I'd like to live in... if it has to be an attraction, I'd choose TTA - inside at night for sleeping, outside during the day for catching some sun! its a lovely relaxing ride and I love relaxing! But if I could choose anywhere in Disney, it might have to be Goofy's Candy Company or World of Disney!!!

xxx

[luvfigment]

But our Disney Depression in between trips is just as bad. :rolleyes:

EXACTLY!!!! :thumbsup2

And just remember I am going to be moving out of the country so it will be 3-4 yrs before I can go back unless we fly from England! :goodvibes And if I remember correctly someone who is writing this trip report went last year herself!!! LOL!

[MAGICFOR2]

Here is a fun video tour of MK - just to feed our fever:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-podcast/kart-kam.htm

[SwansLoveDisney]

But our Disney Depression in between trips is just as bad. :rolleyes:

Yes, Disney Depression is bad no matter how long it lasts!!!

YAY on the move and the job!! You sound so happy. It is great that you get to move back close to family. Family is the most important thing!

YES...family is the most important thing! I can't wait to be closer!

I am SO happy. It's still just sinking in...

Congratulations on your hubby's job offer!!! You must be so excited to be moving back 'home'!!!

I am thinking of getting my hubby a Wii for Christmas but he has not long ago treated himself to an X-Box 360 and now he's brought Guitar Hero (do you get that in America?) so I think he's all set on the games consoles for the time being!

Oh and I meant to answer about which attraction I'd like to live in... if it has to be an attraction, I'd choose TTA - inside at night for sleeping, outside during the day for catching some sun! its a lovely relaxing ride and I love relaxing! But if I could choose anywhere in Disney, it might have to be Goofy's Candy Company or World of Disney!!!

xxx

Thank you! We are so very excited. The realtor is coming tomorrow to tell us what we need to do to get this shack on the market!

We do get guitar hero in America. And I WANT IT!!!!!!!!! Oh, I think you and your hubby would love the Wii!

Oh, I could totally live in Goofy's Candy Company. As long as you eat one of those apples every day, you'll stay healthy, right?!?

EXACTLY!!!! :thumbsup2

And just remember I am going to be moving out of the country so it will be 3-4 yrs before I can go back unless we fly from England! :goodvibes And if I remember correctly someone who is writing this trip report went last year herself!!! LOL!

Yes, you must get your Disney fix in before moving across the pond!

You're right...I am VERY fortunate to be able to go to WDW as much as I do. I can't complain!

Here is a fun video tour of MK - just to feed our fever:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-podcast/kart-kam.htm

Oh, thank you! I'm on my way to watch it!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

80 days!!!

I'm going to be checking into POP Century in 80 days!!!

:banana:

Now, please, SOMEONE tell me not to buy another park bag. I already have an Overland Donner bag and a Baggalini backpackish/messenger bag thingy. The Overland Donner is a wonderful park bag. I haven't used the Baggalini bag yet but I will try it out on the trip. So it sounds like i have enough bags, right? So how come I can't stay away from the websites that sell bags?!?! :confused3

[TarzansKat]

It's an affliction.

NewBagMustHaveitis. Induced by DisneyVacationPlanning Euphoria.

Quite similar to NewShoesMustHaveities. I hate to tell you, the only cure is...retail therapy! :lmao:

[DisneyJoo2008]

80 days!!!

I'm going to be checking into POP Century in 80 days!!!

:banana:

Now, please, SOMEONE tell me not to buy another park bag. I already have an Overland Donner bag and a Baggalini backpackish/messenger bag thingy. The Overland Donner is a wonderful park bag. I haven't used the Baggalini bag yet but I will try it out on the trip. So it sounds like i have enough bags, right? So how come I can't stay away from the websites that sell bags?!?! :confused3


oooh new bags!!! bags are my favourite thing ever! (ok they come after my hubby, our growing baby and my cats! oh and Disney!!!) But I love bags! After I read someone's disneymoon trip on here I bought a pink bagallini!!! But not sure it will be suitable when I have a baby bump so I might keep my eyes out for what you lucky American's suggest! I say lucky because you get all the good stuff over there, so much choice in everything!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Wow! I just took a long leave of absence from the DIS!

I have some fun Disney news to report! My friend, Beth, and her DH and DS might come along with us to WDW in November! Some things changed in their schedules, so they might be able to sneak a trip in! I'm so excited and I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

The trip is getting closer and closer. Time is flying right now because we're in a mad rush to get our house ready to sell. That's why I have had NO time for DISing!!! We signed up with a realtor and had a stager come over to our house to tell us what to do to get it ready. It's like that show "Designed to Sell", but we have to do all the work ourselves!

We've donated about half of our belongings, put a quarter in storage, and completely rearranged everything else. We've painted all of our kitchen cabinets, replaced the hardware, and painted the whole kitchen. We still have lots more to do. You know how when you watch "Designed to Sell", some of the people don't want to leave after they get their houses all fixed up? Yeah, that's kinda how I'm feeling! Why didn't we do all this 3 years ago when we moved in?!? Oh well! Next time, right?

I'll post pics when it's all staged and ready to go!

[Charleston Princess]

Welcome back! You have been busy!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Welcome back! You have been busy!

Thanks!

The business is helping pass the time till Disney, so I love it!

[MeMom]

I was thinking of PMing you this weekend to see how the move was going. I figured you were very busy with house stuff. It's good to hear from you. We look forward to having you back around when you have the time, but it is understandable why you're short on Dis time right now. I can't imagine it'll be much different for a while - all the way through your actual move.

That's good that you might have some company on the trip. I hope that works out for them!

We're in the 60's on our count! Jill, John, and Brooklynn are going to be there in less than two weeks for their 'friends' trip with a girl she used to work with and her family. They're doing MNSSHP, and Jill is so excited!

Good luck on the rest of all your house-selling activities. Keep us posted when you can.

[mkluvsmickey]

I hope you sell your house quickly - can't wait to see the pictures!

You are so busy that Disney will be here before you know it! :cool1:

[SwansLoveDisney]

I was thinking of PMing you this weekend to see how the move was going. I figured you were very busy with house stuff. It's good to hear from you. We look forward to having you back around when you have the time, but it is understandable why you're short on Dis time right now. I can't imagine it'll be much different for a while - all the way through your actual move.

That's good that you might have some company on the trip. I hope that works out for them!

We're in the 60's on our count! Jill, John, and Brooklynn are going to be there in less than two weeks for their 'friends' trip with a girl she used to work with and her family. They're doing MNSSHP, and Jill is so excited!

Good luck on the rest of all your house-selling activities. Keep us posted when you can.

AFter the beginning of October, I should have plenty of time for the DIS. That's when the house goes on the market and we have nothing to do but wait. Oh, and try to make it look like we don't live in the house.

I hope you sell your house quickly - can't wait to see the pictures!

You are so busy that Disney will be here before you know it! :cool1:

I hope it sells quickly too!

65 days till Disney!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Uh oh.

I think I have to change the title of my PTR.

DH informed me last night that he is not going to WDW in November. There will be no hater to convert.

I wanted to cry and yell, but instead, I calmly asked him why he came to that decision. His answer was as follows:
1. Because he has to start his new job in IL December 29, we will be moving right around Christmas time. Therefore, we will not be able to do Christmas with his family, as planned. To make up for the fact that we will not do Christmas with his family, he will do Thanksgiving with them.
2. He wants to save up as many vacation days as possible so he will actually get paid for the days in which we drive from AZ it IL.

Let the crying commence. :sad1:

I definitely have arguments against reason number 2. Money isn't everything. We'll be more than fine if we go a week without pay.

As for reason number one, how can I argue with him wanting to spend one of the major holidays with his family? Soon, we will be much farther away from them than we are currently. His parents are in California and Washington. His grandparents live 2 hours south of us right now, so we are able to see them pretty often. They don't do much traveling anymore, though, so once we move, we won't see them much at all. So, really, how can I argue?

I did ask DH to consider doing Thanksgiving and Christmas with his family one week before each holiday. I THINK he's considering it.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see what he decides...

[TarzansKat]

:grouphug:

I know haven't been on a while (we just got back) but I just wanted to offer you some hugs, hon.

It's a tough choice, I know you'll find what works for you. :goodvibes

[lisalonglash]

:grouphug: Sorry to hear that your dh won't be joining you :sad1:

[mkluvsmickey]

Sorry about your DH maybe not coming - you'd still go though, right?
Keep us posted!

[SwansLoveDisney]

:grouphug:

I know haven't been on a while (we just got back) but I just wanted to offer you some hugs, hon.

It's a tough choice, I know you'll find what works for you. :goodvibes

Thank you! :hug:

:grouphug: Sorry to hear that your dh won't be joining you :sad1:

Thanks for the hug! :hug:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Sorry about your DH maybe not coming - you'd still go though, right?
Keep us posted!

I'm ABSOLUTELY still going! There are very few things that could stop me from going!

I will definitely keep you posted.

[MeMom]

Uh oh.

I did ask DH to consider doing Thanksgiving and Christmas with his family one week before each holiday. I THINK he's considering it.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see what he decides...

Maybe he will be able to arrange to do that during the weeks before. A lot of people have to do that as they juggle multiple families and in-laws and such. I've done that with Jill and John so that they could be at John's parents on the day of whichever holiday, because that seems to be a really big deal to John's mom. I'm okay with just being together whenever it works out best for everyone. Hopefully, that will work out, but if not, you do still have your friends going, too, right?

I wish I could go the weekend before Christmas. I would love to do each park for one day all day and soak up all the Christmas decor, shows, parades, etc. and take a zillion pictures. I know we won't be able to get in all the Christmas stuff I want to do when we go for Thanksgiving, and I have the time off of school at Christmas. I don't have the money, but I have the time.

[luvfigment]

I am so sorry that your DH won't be able to make it to Disney! :hug:

I also hope you sell your house quickly and are able to get one in Chicago without any problems!

[mrsksomeday]

Aww, I am so sorry that he might not go. Maybe he will change his mind and do what you said about celebrating a week early. Sending you pixie dust hoping he changes his mind :hug:.

[Charleston Princess]

Oh, no! I hope he decides to go after all!!! :grouphug:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Maybe he will be able to arrange to do that during the weeks before. A lot of people have to do that as they juggle multiple families and in-laws and such. I've done that with Jill and John so that they could be at John's parents on the day of whichever holiday, because that seems to be a really big deal to John's mom. I'm okay with just being together whenever it works out best for everyone. Hopefully, that will work out, but if not, you do still have your friends going, too, right?

I wish I could go the weekend before Christmas. I would love to do each park for one day all day and soak up all the Christmas decor, shows, parades, etc. and take a zillion pictures. I know we won't be able to get in all the Christmas stuff I want to do when we go for Thanksgiving, and I have the time off of school at Christmas. I don't have the money, but I have the time.

I agree...just being together is the important thing. I'm not too hung up on celebrating holidays on the day of. Hopefully, DH's fam will be the same!

My parents, my bro, and my bro's wife are absolutely in for the trip. And my friend and her DH and DS are maybes. So I guess I can't complain too much...

Let's figure out how to grow money trees!

I am so sorry that your DH won't be able to make it to Disney! :hug:

I also hope you sell your house quickly and are able to get one in Chicago without any problems!

Thanks. :hug:

We are going to list the house at a VERY competitive price, so hopefully that will help it sell!

Aww, I am so sorry that he might not go. Maybe he will change his mind and do what you said about celebrating a week early. Sending you pixie dust hoping he changes his mind :hug:.


Thanks, Tracy. :hug:

I hope the pixie dust works!

Oh, no! I hope he decides to go after all!!! :grouphug:

Thanks. :hug: I hope so too!

[MAGICFOR2]

How can you convert your hater without a hater to convert :confused3 It might be a reaction to all the stress - he might change his mind if you can work out the holiday thing.

I can't wait to see your pics of your fixed up house!

I'll be leaving for Mexico in 2 days - I'll post a TR on the Community board when I get back - I'll check in with the link then - I think you asked about the resort??? Lots of people have, so I'm starting to get confused about who wants to know! :goodvibes Hope you have sold your house when i get back!:cool1:

[MeMom]

Let's figure out how to grow money trees!




If I could grow money like I grow pears, I'd be well off! I've got two pear trees in the backyard that are putting out about eleven thousand pears a day, it seems like!

There's an old black and white movie about a couple who discovered a money tree growing in their backyard. It was great at first, but it ended up causing a lot of problems. I need to find that and watch it again to remind myself that I should stop wishing for a money tree, because I find myself doing that occasionally. :)

I'm glad you still get to go in November, even if hubby doesn't, and that you'll have plenty of good company.

[JaxJags08]

Oh no - I'm sorry to hear that your DH might not go! :grouphug: I hope everything works out so that he does decide to go. If not, at least you'll have your family and friends. Then you'll have to make DH promise, promise, promise to go back with you really soon and you can plan another trip. Yeah, I know, that probably doesn't make you feel too much better...

[SwansLoveDisney]

How can you convert your hater without a hater to convert :confused3 It might be a reaction to all the stress - he might change his mind if you can work out the holiday thing.

I can't wait to see your pics of your fixed up house!

I'll be leaving for Mexico in 2 days - I'll post a TR on the Community board when I get back - I'll check in with the link then - I think you asked about the resort??? Lots of people have, so I'm starting to get confused about who wants to know! :goodvibes Hope you have sold your house when i get back!:cool1:

Oh, please let me know when the TR has begun! Have a wonderful time and take lots of pictures!

If I could grow money like I grow pears, I'd be well off! I've got two pear trees in the backyard that are putting out about eleven thousand pears a day, it seems like!

There's an old black and white movie about a couple who discovered a money tree growing in their backyard. It was great at first, but it ended up causing a lot of problems. I need to find that and watch it again to remind myself that I should stop wishing for a money tree, because I find myself doing that occasionally. :)

I'm glad you still get to go in November, even if hubby doesn't, and that you'll have plenty of good company.

Okay, let's just grow a tree that grows Disney dollars!

Oh no - I'm sorry to hear that your DH might not go! :grouphug: I hope everything works out so that he does decide to go. If not, at least you'll have your family and friends. Then you'll have to make DH promise, promise, promise to go back with you really soon and you can plan another trip. Yeah, I know, that probably doesn't make you feel too much better...

Oh, to plan another trip....

[SwansLoveDisney]

After some major discussions, DH and I decided that it would be fine to invite his family to our house for weekends surrounding the holidays. That means that he's coming to Disney World again!!!! I am SOOOO happy! It will be so much more fun and romantic with him! :banana: Oh, and he's the only one of the group who will completely go along with my commando plans, so I need him there! ;)

On the house front, our house isn't listed yet, but there has been a sign in the yard for a week, just to "generate interest." Well, the realtor has received some calls and we have someone coming over for a showing Sunday!!! And she's "very interested." We have LOTS of work to do before Sunday. Fortunately, DH's mom is coming into town this weekend to help us!

[JaxJags08]

Woo-hoo! :cool1: That's great news!

Good luck with the showing this weekend. That's great that you already have someone that's "very interested". It's not much fun to have to keep a house looking like it's not lived in for 6 months - I know!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Woo-hoo! :cool1: That's great news!

Good luck with the showing this weekend. That's great that you already have someone that's "very interested". It's not much fun to have to keep a house looking like it's not lived in for 6 months - I know!

That is my worst fear! I don't think I could keep up the charade for months and months! I don't know how you did that!

I have a hard enough time cleaning my house once a week!

[JaxJags08]

That is my worst fear! I don't think I could keep up the charade for months and months! I don't know how you did that!

I have a hard enough time cleaning my house once a week!

When I did it, I just blocked off certain rooms of the house and no one was allowed to go in them. :thumbsup2 I asked the realtor to give me at least 1 hour notice before bringing anyone so I could tidy up and pick up DD's toys. But one time I got a call saying they were in my subdivision and wanted to stop by in 5 minutes! :scared1: DD's toys were scattered all over the living room and I told the realtor I needed more time to pick up and she said ok. But then she called back a few seconds later and the people said they didn't care about buying the toys, but buying the house. :mad: To make a long story short, I threw all her toys in baskets as they were pulling up. And they didn't even buy the house. Aargghh...it still makes me mad. :lmao:

Hey - I'm a stay-at-home mom and I have a hard time cleaning once a week! :rotfl: I mean, I pick up and stuff so it's not a pigsty. But the real cleaning is a once a week occurrence for me.

[luvfigment]

YAY!!! You DH is going to Disney still! I am glad that is working out for you. Good luck on Sunday and getting the house ready!

[Charleston Princess]

I am so glad that DH is going again!!! :yay:

[mkluvsmickey]

Glad to hear your husband decided to come along on the trip!

And good luck Sunday with the house!

[SwansLoveDisney]

When I did it, I just blocked off certain rooms of the house and no one was allowed to go in them. :thumbsup2 I asked the realtor to give me at least 1 hour notice before bringing anyone so I could tidy up and pick up DD's toys. But one time I got a call saying they were in my subdivision and wanted to stop by in 5 minutes! :scared1: DD's toys were scattered all over the living room and I told the realtor I needed more time to pick up and she said ok. But then she called back a few seconds later and the people said they didn't care about buying the toys, but buying the house. :mad: To make a long story short, I threw all her toys in baskets as they were pulling up. And they didn't even buy the house. Aargghh...it still makes me mad. :lmao:

Hey - I'm a stay-at-home mom and I have a hard time cleaning once a week! :rotfl: I mean, I pick up and stuff so it's not a pigsty. But the real cleaning is a once a week occurrence for me.

Oh no! It stinks that you only had 5 minutes! And then they didn't even buy it! I have a feeling we're in for a whole bunch of that.

With us, it's going to be the dogs that are the problem. Whenever we have showings, we're going to have to get them out ASAP!

YAY!!! You DH is going to Disney still! I am glad that is working out for you. Good luck on Sunday and getting the house ready!

Yay! I'm am so excited!

Thank you!

I am so glad that DH is going again!!! :yay:

Me too! Yay!

Glad to hear your husband decided to come along on the trip!

And good luck Sunday with the house!

Me too!

Thank you!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Has anyone ever done the Candlelight Processional without the dinner package?

If so, I have got some questions for you!

1. Do we really have to get there 2 hours early?

2. Where should we try to sit?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[pierresgirl]

Just popping on to say hi Julie- I've been so busy and feel terrible about not keeping up. I've never done the candlelight processional, what is it? You must be getting so excited about the trip!

Good luck with the showing tomorrow!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Just popping on to say hi Julie- I've been so busy and feel terrible about not keeping up. I've never done the candlelight processional, what is it? You must be getting so excited about the trip!

Good luck with the showing tomorrow!

Hey Leyla! No worries about not keeping up. I've been busy too. I totally understand.

The candlelight processional is where a celebrity narrator reads passages from the Bible (I assume they're about Christmas) while a choir sings. It takes place in that big theater across from America in Epcot. The celebrity narrators who will be there when I'll be there are John O'Hurley and Neil Patrick Harris. I'm thinking we'll go with Doogie!

We're ALMOST ready for the showing tomorrow. Just cleaning and organizing left to do. We've been working non-stop since Thursday night in between our actual jobs. Tonight, we're going to take a break and go to our town festival. I need some junk food and drinks!

[mkluvsmickey]

The candlelight processional is where a celebrity narrator reads passages from the Bible (I assume they're about Christmas) while a choir sings. It takes place in that big theater across from America in Epcot. The celebrity narrators who will be there when I'll be there are John O'Hurley and Neil Patrick Harris. I'm thinking we'll go with Doogie!


We saw Neil Patrick Harris last year - he was great! We did the package though - not sure about the lines without it.

[tinkerbell87512]

I can't believe 70+pages of a PTR!!! Sorry I haven't jumped in till now!

Congratulations on the job and the move, how exciting!!!! :woohoo: Your trip is right around the corner too!

[SwansLoveDisney]

We saw Neil Patrick Harris last year - he was great! We did the package though - not sure about the lines without it.

Oh good! I'm glad to hear that he was good! And he'll be there on the days after the crazy Thanksgiving weekend, so we'll have a better chance of getting seats!

I can't believe 70+pages of a PTR!!! Sorry I haven't jumped in till now!

Congratulations on the job and the move, how exciting!!!! :woohoo: Your trip is right around the corner too!

I know...I started this PTR way too early, but I was just so excited!

Thanks so much!

[luvfigment]

Hope the showing went well today!!!

[MeMom]

Oh good! I'm glad to hear that he was good! And he'll be there on the days after the crazy Thanksgiving weekend, so we'll have a better chance of getting seats!

I know...I started this PTR way too early, but I was just so excited!


Did you say you're doing Epcot on Saturday after Thanksgiving, or was that snowbell? I am going to try my best to get in everything Christmasy that opens up on Friday, the 28th, sometime before we leave on the 30th. I want to see the Jingle Jungle Parade for sure, and I'd like to go by Osborne Lights, too. I plan to be in World Showcase hearing Christmas storytellers and such almost all of Saturday. Maybe we'll get to see some of the CP the night.

If we get lucky, maybe some of the Christmas stuff will be going a couple of days earlier (we can cross our fingers, right?) so we can do some of it on those days and not be trying to cram everything in on Friday, Saturday, and the morning of Sunday before we leave. Man, oh man, do I wish we were making another Christmas trip this year!!! I don't want to miss anything, but I know we're going to. I have a list of stuff that would fill seven or eight days, but we've only got 5 and 1/2.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hope the showing went well today!!!

The people never got back in touch with the realtor so there was no showing today. We were bummed, but it did give us the motivation to get EVERYTHING done. We worked so hard all weekend. The house looks GREAT now. All we need are buyers!

How is england?!? And your DH?!?

Did you say you're doing Epcot on Saturday after Thanksgiving, or was that snowbell? I am going to try my best to get in everything Christmasy that opens up on Friday, the 28th, sometime before we leave on the 30th. I want to see the Jingle Jungle Parade for sure, and I'd like to go by Osborne Lights, too. I plan to be in World Showcase hearing Christmas storytellers and such almost all of Saturday. Maybe we'll get to see some of the CP the night.

If we get lucky, maybe some of the Christmas stuff will be going a couple of days earlier (we can cross our fingers, right?) so we can do some of it on those days and not be trying to cram everything in on Friday, Saturday, and the morning of Sunday before we leave. Man, oh man, do I wish we were making another Christmas trip this year!!! I don't want to miss anything, but I know we're going to. I have a list of stuff that would fill seven or eight days, but we've only got 5 and 1/2.

I will definitely be at Epcot all day on Saturday. So we'll get to meet there for sure!

Do they normally do Christmas stuff in the days before Thanksgiving? Or does it vary from year to year? I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

[SwansLoveDisney]

I've been doing some Disney planning today and I have some questions for you, my friends!

What are your favorite locations for viewing
1. Spectromagic
2. Wishes
3. Illuminations

I've never seen Spectromagic or Wishes, but they are on my must do list this time. As for Illuminations, I've seen it a bunch because I spend most of my Disney evenings in World Showcase. And I usually just plop myself down wherever I happen to be when it starts. This year, however, I hope to have a plan for viewing locations.

So any and all advice would be much appreciated!

[SwansLoveDisney]

59 days left!

Less than 2 months!

:cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo:

[Charleston Princess]

We always watch Spectromagic from either Liberty Square or Frontierland. For Wishes we grabbed a spot right in front of the castle -- we have also watched fireworks from the Tomorrowland bridge, but I don't like that spot near as much as I like being in front of the castle.

I have never managed to see Illuminations :(.

[MeMom]

I will definitely be at Epcot all day on Saturday. So we'll get to meet there for sure!

Do they normally do Christmas stuff in the days before Thanksgiving? Or does it vary from year to year? I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

When we were there around the 17th last November, they were already doing Osborne Lights, but this year they say they're not opening them until the 28th. Jingle Jungle Parade doesn't open until the 28th, either, along with Candlelight Processional. Of those, I want to see the parade the most, so we'll plan to be there on the 28th, then head straight to Hollywood Studios and catch the lights that night. (If we can get in! I hope they aren't so busy they're closed.)

As far as decorations, some resorts had up their big trees the weekend before Thanksgiving last year, and some weren't putting them up until Thanksgiving Day or the day after. I want Trent and Kristi to see Wilderness Lodge all decorated up, so I know we'll go there, too. At least I know I can get Magic Kingdom Christmas decorations in all the days before Thursday, since they're already up for the parties. That helps! It's gonna be a busy few days! We'll get home late Sunday night/early Monday morning to Alabama, where I'm leaving my car, and I'll be driving in to school two hours from AL Monday morning. I will be a complete zombie that day!

We have no agenda for Epcot, so if you have an ADR that day, maybe we could just run by and meet you there as you're waiting to go in. That way we're not losing any precious park time trying to arrange a 'meet-up'.

I've been doing some Disney planning today and I have some questions for you, my friends!

What are your favorite locations for viewing
1. Spectromagic
2. Wishes
3. Illuminations

I've never seen Spectromagic or Wishes, but they are on my must do list this time. As for Illuminations, I've seen it a bunch because I spend most of my Disney evenings in World Showcase. And I usually just plop myself down wherever I happen to be when it starts. This year, however, I hope to have a plan for viewing locations.

So any and all advice would be much appreciated!

Oh, no! That's got to be fixed! I agree with Charleston Princess. If you see Spectro from back near Hall of Presidents, you are right there on top of it and will get great pictures. Wishes needs to be seen from up front, though. We watched from the Dumbo area once, but it's pretty intense back there. I wouldn't recommend it for a first time. For the first time, you need to be out in front of the castle.

Jill will be there Saturday, and as soon as she gets back the next weekend and we have oohed and aahed over all of her Halloween pictures and adventures, we'll start going nuts over the Thanksgiving countdown!

[tinkerbell87512]

You've never seen spectro or wishes?! Make sure you see it this time!!! :goodvibes

I would say best place to see them are out on Main St. Yes you have to grab a spot early but sometimes you can come late and still get a great spot.

As for Wishes after spectro is over move up closer to the castle. Oh and if you stand on the tomorrowland bridge or over by the rose garden Tink will fly right over your head!!! :wizard:

I think you will really like Wishes that is my favorite night time show at Disney! Yay for being under 2 months! :banana:

[Nicole786]

I agree, you need to to see Wishes and Spectro, its a sin! lol!

[luvfigment]

The people never got back in touch with the realtor so there was no showing today. We were bummed, but it did give us the motivation to get EVERYTHING done. We worked so hard all weekend. The house looks GREAT now. All we need are buyers!

How is england?!? And your DH?!?

England is good...it was actually in the high 60's and sunny yesterday although it was kinda bright after being up for 24+ hrs! LOL but still it was nice. I haven't gone outside today since DH had to work and I slept til 1:30 pm...I was tired and all messed up on the time change. I am hoping to walk around town a little tomorrow. DH is good! It is so nice to see him! ;) I can't believe 1 week from today we will be back in the States together and in 9 days we will be heading to Disney!!! Single Digit dance!!!:banana:

I am sorry that the showing fell through but at least you got everything done and will be ready for the next one!

**As for your question about favorite places to watch Wishes...I love watching them from the bridge between Main St and Tomorrowland...NOT the one closest to the Castle but the one directly leading to Tomorrowland. There are benches built into the wall about half way through and we get there early and get the first couple of seats. When I went in Sept I watched them from the Walt and Mickey statue in front of the castle...we got a seat on the island thing and I think we were actually a little too close and missed some of the fireworks that were behind the Castle. After that I can say that I prefer the bridge instead but if you want to watch them from Main Street make sure you are a little further back so you can see all of the fireworks.

Ok enough from me...talk to you soon!

[SwansLoveDisney]

We always watch Spectromagic from either Liberty Square or Frontierland. For Wishes we grabbed a spot right in front of the castle -- we have also watched fireworks from the Tomorrowland bridge, but I don't like that spot near as much as I like being in front of the castle.

I have never managed to see Illuminations :(.

Thank you for the tips! I just wrote everything down in my trip binder!

I do like Illuminations very much. It's probably hard for you to see it with the kiddos, though, huh?

When we were there around the 17th last November, they were already doing Osborne Lights, but this year they say they're not opening them until the 28th. Jingle Jungle Parade doesn't open until the 28th, either, along with Candlelight Processional. Of those, I want to see the parade the most, so we'll plan to be there on the 28th, then head straight to Hollywood Studios and catch the lights that night. (If we can get in! I hope they aren't so busy they're closed.)

As far as decorations, some resorts had up their big trees the weekend before Thanksgiving last year, and some weren't putting them up until Thanksgiving Day or the day after. I want Trent and Kristi to see Wilderness Lodge all decorated up, so I know we'll go there, too. At least I know I can get Magic Kingdom Christmas decorations in all the days before Thursday, since they're already up for the parties. That helps! It's gonna be a busy few days! We'll get home late Sunday night/early Monday morning to Alabama, where I'm leaving my car, and I'll be driving in to school two hours from AL Monday morning. I will be a complete zombie that day!

We have no agenda for Epcot, so if you have an ADR that day, maybe we could just run by and meet you there as you're waiting to go in. That way we're not losing any precious park time trying to arrange a 'meet-up'.



Oh, no! That's got to be fixed! I agree with Charleston Princess. If you see Spectro from back near Hall of Presidents, you are right there on top of it and will get great pictures. Wishes needs to be seen from up front, though. We watched from the Dumbo area once, but it's pretty intense back there. I wouldn't recommend it for a first time. For the first time, you need to be out in front of the castle.

Jill will be there Saturday, and as soon as she gets back the next weekend and we have oohed and aahed over all of her Halloween pictures and adventures, we'll start going nuts over the Thanksgiving countdown!

Well, I'm not much of a parade person, but Spectomagic is on the must do list. All the pics I've seen have convinced me that it's worth it. I used to think parades were just a great opportunity to ride rides without much wait. And now that you're talking about the Jingle Jungle parade, I want to see that also! It's going to be a very different trip this time!

I can't wait to see Jill's Halloween pics!

WE don't have an ADR for Saturday. We'll find a good time to meet as we get closer to the trip.

Thanks for the viewing tips! I am writing them all down!

You've never seen spectro or wishes?! Make sure you see it this time!!! :goodvibes

I would say best place to see them are out on Main St. Yes you have to grab a spot early but sometimes you can come late and still get a great spot.

As for Wishes after spectro is over move up closer to the castle. Oh and if you stand on the tomorrowland bridge or over by the rose garden Tink will fly right over your head!!! :wizard:

I think you will really like Wishes that is my favorite night time show at Disney! Yay for being under 2 months! :banana:

I know...I can't believe I've never seen either of those! But I have seen tons of pics that have convinced me that I NEED to see them!

Thank you for the viewing tips! I def want to see Tink!

I agree, you need to to see Wishes and Spectro, its a sin! lol!

I know! I can't believe I haven't seen them! I WILL see them this time though.

England is good...it was actually in the high 60's and sunny yesterday although it was kinda bright after being up for 24+ hrs! LOL but still it was nice. I haven't gone outside today since DH had to work and I slept til 1:30 pm...I was tired and all messed up on the time change. I am hoping to walk around town a little tomorrow. DH is good! It is so nice to see him! ;) I can't believe 1 week from today we will be back in the States together and in 9 days we will be heading to Disney!!! Single Digit dance!!!:banana:

I am sorry that the showing fell through but at least you got everything done and will be ready for the next one!

**As for your question about favorite places to watch Wishes...I love watching them from the bridge between Main St and Tomorrowland...NOT the one closest to the Castle but the one directly leading to Tomorrowland. There are benches built into the wall about half way through and we get there early and get the first couple of seats. When I went in Sept I watched them from the Walt and Mickey statue in front of the castle...we got a seat on the island thing and I think we were actually a little too close and missed some of the fireworks that were behind the Castle. After that I can say that I prefer the bridge instead but if you want to watch them from Main Street make sure you are a little further back so you can see all of the fireworks.

Ok enough from me...talk to you soon!

Jetlag is rough! It's good that you can nap while DH is working to get adjusted. Then you'll have to do it all again in a week! Hopefully, the jetlag will be gone in time for Disney.

Have fun while you're in England! Please take some pics! I've never been there.

Thanks for the viewing tips!

[lisalonglash]

Sorry, I don't have any answers to your questions because we haven't been there yet :lmao:, but I just wanted to send you "sell quickly" vibes for your house!!! :thumbsup2

[SwansLoveDisney]

Sorry, I don't have any answers to your questions because we haven't been there yet :lmao:, but I just wanted to send you "sell quickly" vibes for your house!!! :thumbsup2

Your trip is getting so close! So you'll have answers for me when you get back, right? ;)

Thanks for sending out the sell quickly vibes! I hope they work!

[SwansLoveDisney]

CharlestonPrincess just reminded me over on her thread (which everyone should check out if they haven't already!) that I am...

GOING TO DISNEY WORLD NEXT MONTH!!!!

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

[luvfigment]

CharlestonPrincess just reminded me over on her thread (which everyone should check out if they haven't already!) that I am...

GOING TO DISNEY WORLD NEXT MONTH!!!!

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


YAY!!! Dancing with you!!! :banana: :cool1: :dance3: :yay:

[JaxJags08]

WooHoo!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Charleston Princess]

You are too sweet! :goodvibes

[lisalonglash]

CharlestonPrincess just reminded me over on her thread (which everyone should check out if they haven't already!) that I am...

GOING TO DISNEY WORLD NEXT MONTH!!!!

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

Yahoooo! Dancing with you! :dance3: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :dancer: party: :jumping1:

[pierresgirl]

CharlestonPrincess just reminded me over on her thread (which everyone should check out if they haven't already!) that I am...

GOING TO DISNEY WORLD NEXT MONTH!!!!

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

Rock on girlfriend!!!! :banana: :dance3: :banana: How awesome ias that??!!

[xoktenox]

yayyy for next month!!! I'm so jealous!
:dance3: :cheer2: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[xoktenox]

If you don't mind I have a question for you since you seem to know your stuff about WDW. :cutie: Is the Fantasmic dinner package worth it? I dont know if you've ever done it but I'd like your opinion. We were planning on booking it with Mama Melrose's but I'm scared of "fake" Italian food and wasting money on the package when I could get just as good of seats since we're not going during a time thats super crazy busy. I don't want to wait in like for 60-90 mins to get a good seat though. I really would like to eat at 50's Prime Time so I was thinking we could eat there for lunch and do MM for dinner with the package but if the package isn't worth it we could just do 50s PTC for dinner and save us some money to spend somewhere else in the World. lol If you wouldn't mind I'd like to hear what you think :goodvibes

[SwansLoveDisney]

YAY!!! Dancing with you!!! :banana: :cool1: :dance3: :yay:

Thanks for dancing with me!

WooHoo!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana:

Thanks for dancing along with me!

You are too sweet! :goodvibes

I know! :snooty:

:rotfl:

Yahoooo! Dancing with you!

Thank you for the dance party!

Rock on girlfriend!!!! :banana: :dance3: :banana: How awesome ias that??!!

Yay!!!

yayyy for next month!!! I'm so jealous!
:dance3: :cheer2: :banana:

Thanks for joining in!

If you don't mind I have a question for you since you seem to know your stuff about WDW. :cutie: Is the Fantasmic dinner package worth it? I dont know if you've ever done it but I'd like your opinion. We were planning on booking it with Mama Melrose's but I'm scared of "fake" Italian food and wasting money on the package when I could get just as good of seats since we're not going during a time thats super crazy busy. I don't want to wait in like for 60-90 mins to get a good seat though. I really would like to eat at 50's Prime Time so I was thinking we could eat there for lunch and do MM for dinner with the package but if the package isn't worth it we could just do 50s PTC for dinner and save us some money to spend somewhere else in the World. lol If you wouldn't mind I'd like to hear what you think :goodvibes

I did the Fantasmic dinner package a few years ago and I thought it was great. Like you, I did not want to wait in line so long before the show. So I would go for it in order to ensure good seats with minimized wait times!

We're not doing to package this time because I'm not sure which day we'll want to see Fantasmic. Totally depends on crowd levels. So I'm going to be one of the people waiting for 60 - 90 minutes before the show. More time to work on my trip journal, right? ;)

As for Mama Melrose's, I have never eaten there. I have eaten at 50's PTC and it was fun. We ate at Hollywood and Vine when we did the Fantasmic package and I definitely liked the food there. I'll be checking your PTR to see what you decide!

[SwansLoveDisney]

...that is the question.

Now that the house is all set and on the market, I have more time on my hands. Aside from the daily cleaning and straightening, there is not much to be done. Our trip is getting closer every day (54 days today :cool1: ). With this extra time, I've begun to make our official Disney schedule. I love making the Disney schedule and deciding just how to get the most out of our time there.

In my Disney past, I have been a complete Disney commando. This has been made possible by my trip companions. On each trip, there has been at least one other person who is all in for commando touring style. On past trips, it has been DH (BF at the time), my BFF Beth (several times), and my cousin Sarah. I have always crammed every minute with as much Disney magic as possible. However, in reading other people's TRs, I have begun to appreciate the more laid back style of touring that really allows one to feel the magic. Ironically, there are so many things I have missed in my efforts to not miss a thing. Furthermore, I have noticed on previous trips that around day 5, I have the inevitable crabby spell that last a few hours. The crabbiness is probably induced by lack of sleep and physical exhaustion. I hate these crabby spells and it is very hard to shake them once they start.

So in an effort to slow down and leave time to smell the Disney smells and avoid the crabby spell, I have put a break in each day's schedule. This break will hopefully be used to go back to Pop and rest. Perhaps we will take a nap. Or if the weather is still warm, we'll swim. (I have a feeling though, that now that DH and my blood has had 3 years to be thinned to adjust to Arizona weather, we may not be as ready to jump into that pool as we have been on past Thanksgiving WDW trips when we were Chicagoans! My brother and sister-in-law, however, live in Wisconsin and will probably jump in the pool no matter the temp.) Perhaps the break will be used to go to Downtown Disney and have a treat and people watch. Whatever the time is used for, it will be downtime from the parks.

Now the question is this: Will I be able to tear myself away from the parks long enough to have a sufficient break? Or will I get back to the resort and get all anxiety-ridden and need to get right back to the parks? In an effort to make the breaks more likely to actually occur, I have made it so that will will spend an entire day in each park. For example, on our Magic Kingdom day, we will go to MK in the morning, then break, then back to MK. I hope that because we are going back to the same park after the break, I will not have that same itch as when we are going to a different park in the evening.

I know that my brother and SIL will appreciate this schedule. When they are on vacation, they want to feel like they are on vacation. Not only do they want to have lots of fun, but they also want to get some rest.

My parents will also appreciate this schedule. My mom has bad knees, which she has so generously passed on to me. Her knees will surely appreciate the break. My dad is still going strong, but at 68 years old, I am sure break will be good for him too.

So that leaves DH and me. We are both the type of people who want to do every possible thing to be done on vacation. We come back exhausted from every vacation we take and we like it that way. But I do think it is time for a more relaxed Disney trip.

Alas, we will try to take breaks each day in an effort to make this truly the best trip ever.

[xoktenox]

Thanks for the advice on the Fantasmic package, I really appreciate it. I think your idea with breaks throughout the day is a really good idea. I've also always been one to just stay at the park ALLLL day and then crash at night and that crabby spell most definitely happens :scared: We also plan to do only one park each day since we're not getting park hoppers so you're gonna hafta let us all know how it works out! :)

[DisMomAmy]

Sounds like a great plan. :thumbsup2 We are hoping to do more of the same since it will be just the 4 of us in April. I always feel like the tour guide when there are others with us. We plan to smell those Disney smells this time around too!

I'll have to look at our schedule and see if we could swing doing one park per day. It would save us on our passes, plus I can appreciate your reasoning behind it. I'm just starting to figure out our schedule since April hours came out this week.

[JaxJags08]

I'm in the same boat! We've never taken a break in past trips, but will this December when we go to MK. We're getting there for RD and there's no way DD would make it to Wishes if we don't go back to our room and rest. I'm just worried that I'll feel like I'm missing things or not getting my money's worth! :lmao: I'm hoping that we get alot done before lunchtime.

[TarzansKat]

Honey, just take it one step at a time. :goodvibes Schedule in breaks, and you'll know what you feel like doing. If you want to keep going, keep going, and if you want to relax, relax. It's a good idea. And although I can appreciate the commando style of touring, I have to tell you, if you're reading my trip report, you'll know that there's something to be said for going with the flow. And a lot of good things happen when you do that. Things you wouldn't expect, and are even sweeter because they weren't planned. And that's part of the magic of Disney as well.:flower3:

[Charleston Princess]

I think that because you are going to go back to the same park in the evening, you may find breaking in the afternoon a little bit easier. Also, isn't it pretty crowded around Thanksgiving? You may be thankful to escape the crowds for a little bit. However, like TK said, if you don't feel like breaking, don't break -- just keep going. :goodvibes

[luvfigment]

Taking breaks sounds like a good idea and we almost always take one. Even going as a kid with my parents we would take an afternoon break of course that was in Aug and it was too hot and we needed the break. Now DH HATES commando style therefore it forces me to be more of a break person but it does make everything more enjoyable.

With saying that on my trip in Sept with my friend we didn't take a break the day we did MK and were there ALL day except for when we went for dinner at Kona Cafe, it was fun but man we were tired. We weren't even running around like crazy b/c we had no waits for any rides...sorry that was a spoiler from my TR. So after that trip I have come to realize that I really do like my breaks. Ummm yeah I guess that was kinda a long winded response to your comment. Sorry!:goodvibes Can't wait to see how the rest of the plans go!

[MAGICFOR2]

...that is the question.

Now that the house is all set and on the market, I have more time on my hands. Aside from the daily cleaning and straightening, there is not much to be done. Our trip is getting closer every day (54 days today :cool1: ). With this extra time, I've begun to make our official Disney schedule. I love making the Disney schedule and deciding just how to get the most out of our time there.

In my Disney past, I have been a complete Disney commando. This has been made possible by my trip companions. On each trip, there has been at least one other person who is all in for commando touring style. On past trips, it has been DH (BF at the time), my BFF Beth (several times), and my cousin Sarah. I have always crammed every minute with as much Disney magic as possible. However, in reading other people's TRs, I have begun to appreciate the more laid back style of touring that really allows one to feel the magic. Ironically, there are so many things I have missed in my efforts to not miss a thing. Furthermore, I have noticed on previous trips that around day 5, I have the inevitable crabby spell that last a few hours. The crabbiness is probably induced by lack of sleep and physical exhaustion. I hate these crabby spells and it is very hard to shake them once they start.

So in an effort to slow down and leave time to smell the Disney smells and avoid the crabby spell, I have put a break in each day's schedule. This break will hopefully be used to go back to Pop and rest. Perhaps we will take a nap. Or if the weather is still warm, we'll swim. (I have a feeling though, that now that DH and my blood has had 3 years to be thinned to adjust to Arizona weather, we may not be as ready to jump into that pool as we have been on past Thanksgiving WDW trips when we were Chicagoans! My brother and sister-in-law, however, live in Wisconsin and will probably jump in the pool no matter the temp.) Perhaps the break will be used to go to Downtown Disney and have a treat and people watch. Whatever the time is used for, it will be downtime from the parks.

Now the question is this: Will I be able to tear myself away from the parks long enough to have a sufficient break? Or will I get back to the resort and get all anxiety-ridden and need to get right back to the parks? In an effort to make the breaks more likely to actually occur, I have made it so that will will spend an entire day in each park. For example, on our Magic Kingdom day, we will go to MK in the morning, then break, then back to MK. I hope that because we are going back to the same park after the break, I will not have that same itch as when we are going to a different park in the evening.

I know that my brother and SIL will appreciate this schedule. When they are on vacation, they want to feel like they are on vacation. Not only do they want to have lots of fun, but they also want to get some rest.

My parents will also appreciate this schedule. My mom has bad knees, which she has so generously passed on to me. Her knees will surely appreciate the break. My dad is still going strong, but at 68 years old, I am sure break will be good for him too.

So that leaves DH and me. We are both the type of people who want to do every possible thing to be done on vacation. We come back exhausted from every vacation we take and we like it that way. But I do think it is time for a more relaxed Disney trip.

Alas, we will try to take breaks each day in an effort to make this truly the best trip ever.

Hi Julie! Just back from Mexico, so I'm not all caught up yet. Glad your house is ready. You have pegged our schedule in March exactly. We found out of necessity we had to break with small kids, and got pretty used to it, so we are doing it ourselves without kids. Also a thought - single park tickets are much cheaper than hoppers if you are not doing water parks or hopping for meals. We are saving aboug $400 by getting single day tickets, hitting one park a day, with the last day being whichever park we enjoyed the most and want to repeat. I planned our meals so that we don't need to hop. I think you will enjoy the break, knowing that you'll have energy to stay out later, and it feels good to freshen up before dinner.

Here's my TR if you wanted to know about PV!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1973141

[SwansLoveDisney]

Thanks for the advice on the Fantasmic package, I really appreciate it. I think your idea with breaks throughout the day is a really good idea. I've also always been one to just stay at the park ALLLL day and then crash at night and that crabby spell most definitely happens :scared: We also plan to do only one park each day since we're not getting park hoppers so you're gonna hafta let us all know how it works out! :)

You're welcome! :goodvibes

I definitely have crashed hard at the end of every day I've ever had at Disney. It might be kind of nice to not be delirious at the end of the evening!

Sounds like a great plan. :thumbsup2 We are hoping to do more of the same since it will be just the 4 of us in April. I always feel like the tour guide when there are others with us. We plan to smell those Disney smells this time around too!

I'll have to look at our schedule and see if we could swing doing one park per day. It would save us on our passes, plus I can appreciate your reasoning behind it. I'm just starting to figure out our schedule since April hours came out this week.

I feel like the tour guide as well! Sometimes it feels like a lot of responsibility to make all the decisions and ensure that everyone is happy. But who am I kidding? Any Disney decision is a good decision to have to make!

You are so right about saving money on the passes...I hadn't even thought of that. I need to check into that!

Have fun figuring out your schedule! Can't wait to hear what you decide!

I'm in the same boat! We've never taken a break in past trips, but will this December when we go to MK. We're getting there for RD and there's no way DD would make it to Wishes if we don't go back to our room and rest. I'm just worried that I'll feel like I'm missing things or not getting my money's worth! :lmao: I'm hoping that we get alot done before lunchtime.

I can imagine that you will absolutely NEED a break with your DD. A nap will be of utmost importance.

I feel EXACTLY the same way about missing things! I feel like it's such a waste to be sitting in a dumb old hotel room (even if it is a Disney hotel room) when there's so much fun to be had!

Getting a lot done before lunch time is my goal as well.

Honey, just take it one step at a time. :goodvibes Schedule in breaks, and you'll know what you feel like doing. If you want to keep going, keep going, and if you want to relax, relax. It's a good idea. And although I can appreciate the commando style of touring, I have to tell you, if you're reading my trip report, you'll know that there's something to be said for going with the flow. And a lot of good things happen when you do that. Things you wouldn't expect, and are even sweeter because they weren't planned. And that's part of the magic of Disney as well.:flower3:

Of course I'm reading your TR (as should everyone else!)!!

You are right...we should just go with the flow. I will try to strike a nice balance between commando and relaxed style. I will schedule in the breaks and we will use them if we choose to use them!

I think the only "bad" part of my past trips has been that i have had every MINUTE planned out. And that did not leave any time for unexpected things to happen. So I will definitely take your advice to heart.



I think that because you are going to go back to the same park in the evening, you may find breaking in the afternoon a little bit easier. Also, isn't it pretty crowded around Thanksgiving? You may be thankful to escape the crowds for a little bit. However, like TK said, if you don't feel like breaking, don't break -- just keep going. :goodvibes

I agree...the break will be easier to do since we are returning to the same park in the evening. When we leave the park in the afternoon, we will know what we want to do when we get back and plan the break time accordingly.

I've been twice before at Thanksgiving and I honestly can't remember it being super crowded. But everyone says it's really crowded, so it must be! :confused3 So, yes, a break might be just what Walt ordered at that point!

And I am REALLY going to try to just go with the flow!

Taking breaks sounds like a good idea and we almost always take one. Even going as a kid with my parents we would take an afternoon break of course that was in Aug and it was too hot and we needed the break. Now DH HATES commando style therefore it forces me to be more of a break person but it does make everything more enjoyable.

With saying that on my trip in Sept with my friend we didn't take a break the day we did MK and were there ALL day except for when we went for dinner at Kona Cafe, it was fun but man we were tired. We weren't even running around like crazy b/c we had no waits for any rides...sorry that was a spoiler from my TR. So after that trip I have come to realize that I really do like my breaks. Ummm yeah I guess that was kinda a long winded response to your comment. Sorry!:goodvibes Can't wait to see how the rest of the plans go!

I love those days where you just go and go and go till you can't go anymore! But I definitely pay for it in the morning when I don't want to get out of bed!

Oh, I can't wait to hear about your marathon day at MK!

Hi Julie! Just back from Mexico, so I'm not all caught up yet. Glad your house is ready. You have pegged our schedule in March exactly. We found out of necessity we had to break with small kids, and got pretty used to it, so we are doing it ourselves without kids. Also a thought - single park tickets are much cheaper than hoppers if you are not doing water parks or hopping for meals. We are saving aboug $400 by getting single day tickets, hitting one park a day, with the last day being whichever park we enjoyed the most and want to repeat. I planned our meals so that we don't need to hop. I think you will enjoy the break, knowing that you'll have energy to stay out later, and it feels good to freshen up before dinner.

Here's my TR if you wanted to know about PV!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1973141

Welcome back from Mexico! Can't wait to read all about it on your TR!

I definitely need to look into the cost difference of park hoppers and single park tickets. There are a couple days where we plan to go to two parks, but I may change that if the price difference is significant enough.

If we do manage to take breaks, it will be so nice to be able to stay out late and actually enjoy being out so late! And hopefully I'll see Wishes and Spectro this way!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Random thoughts:

Today, I took my little sister from the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua. It was SO cute! I definitely recommend it (if you don't mind talking dogs!)

Also, we went out to dinner with two other couples this evening. We made reservations for an outside table at this super cute Mexican fusion restaurant. The weather is starting to get much nicer in the evenings and we can finally dine outside again. Okay, so we live in the desert, right? So if it's not monsoon season (it's not), it NEVER rains. But guess what! Just as we were finishing our dinner and sipping the last of our delicious margaritas, the skies OPENED up and it started to POUR! It was actually pretty funny as we ran into the restaurant for cover. Unfortunately, I was wearing some pretty spiky heels, and one of my heels got caught in between two boards on the patio! I got extra soaked as I tried to pry my shoe out! Sheesh! All that rain reminded me of my trip to WDW last October!

It was a fun Saturday and we're hoping for some showings of the house tomorrow. We plan to go for a nice, long hike tomorrow with the dogs, so hopefully people will come while the dogs are out of the house!

[xoktenox]

good luck with the potential showings! :goodvibes

[tinkerbell87512]

Wohooo for 53 days!!!

I've never been one for breaks. It just seems to take so long to get to the hotel and back again. But as you have read in my TR I will be taking things slow. Maybe if you guys decide to do the same a nice trip to the boardwalk for an afternoon stroll. Or maybe just some relaxing at one of the delux resorts around the monorail admiring the Christmas decorations. Whatever you decide it will be great because you are in Disney! :wizard:

[pierresgirl]

We might see that movie on Wed. since the kids have a half day, they've been dying to see it. MMMMM, margarita's!

[MAGICFOR2]

Thanks for the movie review - I was thinking my DGS might enjoy that one!

I'm glad you didn't sprain your ankle when your heel caught. Sounds like a nice night except for the rain.

[SwansLoveDisney]

good luck with the potential showings! :goodvibes

Thank you!

Wohooo for 53 days!!!

I've never been one for breaks. It just seems to take so long to get to the hotel and back again. But as you have read in my TR I will be taking things slow. Maybe if you guys decide to do the same a nice trip to the boardwalk for an afternoon stroll. Or maybe just some relaxing at one of the delux resorts around the monorail admiring the Christmas decorations. Whatever you decide it will be great because you are in Disney! :wizard:

You are so right...everything will be great. How could it be bad at Disney?

That's a great idea to spend some break time looking at the Christmas decs at the resorts! I'm going to write that down! I know I want to check out the Grand Floridian Christmas decs.

We might see that movie on Wed. since the kids have a half day, they've been dying to see it. MMMMM, margarita's!

The kids will love the movie!

Thanks for the movie review - I was thinking my DGS might enjoy that one!

I'm glad you didn't sprain your ankle when your heel caught. Sounds like a nice night except for the rain.

It was a nice night even with the rain. We get so little rain here that it's nice when we have rain! I never thought I would say that!

[mrsksomeday]

Part of me wants to see that movie part of me doesn't :rotfl:. Do you happen to have any MNSSHP tips? Bill and I will be going for the first time on Oct. 21st.

Also Bill is almost finished with his PT, thank you so much for helping me, I asked about scar massage and it helped Bill tremendously. I don't know if these measurements mean anything, but the PT guy measures Bill's leg/ankle/foot and he said it went from a negative 9 to a postive 18.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Yesterday, DH and I got the dogs and ourselves ready, packed up the car, and drove to a beautiful hiking trail in Cave Creek, AZ. We hadn't been there before and we were excited to try a new trail. The weather is FINALLY starting to cool off in AZ, so we're thrilled about getting outside again.

The hike follows a creek (as the name suggests). Our dogs are normally not water lovers. I think we have one of the only labs in the world who HATES water. However, yesterday, they were loving the creek. It was so cute! We let them off their leashes (shhhh...don't tell the forest rangers) and let them have at it. Well, Roxy, our lab, was having a ball running from one bank of the creek to the other. Then, suddenly, she decided to rub her face and head in all the mud on the creek bank! And she wouldn't stop! DH and I were cracking up watching her have so much fun. We then hiked back to the car and drove back home. Along the way, DH and I decided we were hungry, so we got some lunch from a gourmet grocery store and had a little picnic in the parking lot with the dogs.

It was such a fun day! The hiking and nice weather are two of the many things I will miss about AZ.

Here's Roxy getting into the creek (this was after she rubbed her face in the mud once)

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/886b56ce.jpg

And here's a close-up of her muddy face! My pretty white lab all muddied up! So cute!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/2f81f3bf.jpg

I checked the pedometer on my phone after the hike and we did about 6 miles. Good training for Disney World!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Part of me wants to see that movie part of me doesn't :rotfl:. Do you happen to have any MNSSHP tips? Bill and I will be going for the first time on Oct. 21st.

Also Bill is almost finished with his PT, thank you so much for helping me, I asked about scar massage and it helped Bill tremendously. I don't know if these measurements mean anything, but the PT guy measures Bill's leg/ankle/foot and he said it went from a negative 9 to a postive 18.

Tracy, those measurements are AWESOME!!! Those are the kind of measurements that we hope and pray for as PTs! I am so happy that the therapy has helped Bill. Scar massage is definitely key to a good recovery after surgery. I'm so happy I could help you guys out! And kudos to you for carrying through with the home program!

I definitely do have MNSSHP tips! If I had it to do over again (someday I will!), I would not go on any rides except Haunted Mansion and Snow White. I would do all of the special activities/shows that they have going on for the party instead. We missed a lot of the activities because we went on a bunch of rides. Rides we could have gone on any old time! Also, pay close attention to the times that attractions and restaurants are open. We did not pay attention and we missed out on eating where we wanted to!

[TarzansKat]

Oh, your hike sounds like so much fun! And those are some adorable pictures of your dog!:goodvibes

[xoktenox]

Great pics of the dog he's too cute. I've never been hiking before, me and BF need to become more adventurous like that! haha:laughing:

[Charleston Princess]

Roxy with her muddy face is just too precious! I am such a sucker for labs (we have two).

[JaxJags08]

Aawww - those pics are so cute!

[MAGICFOR2]

I'm glad you had such a nice day - what? no hiking in IL??? :rotfl2: your dogs are really sweet! :cutie:

[mkluvsmickey]

Sounds like a fun hiking day - love the pic of your dog with the muddy face!

[pierresgirl]

Your dog is too cute, even with all the mud! I wish Cooper could conquer his animal phobia (he hyperventilates and goes into full on panic mode at the sight of them :sad2: ) One day! I'd miss all that hiking and stuff too but I'm sure you'll find new places to go!

[MeMom]

I definitely do have MNSSHP tips! If I had it to do over again (someday I will!), I would not go on any rides except Haunted Mansion and Snow White. I would do all of the special activities/shows that they have going on for the party instead. We missed a lot of the activities because we went on a bunch of rides. Rides we could have gone on any old time! Also, pay close attention to the times that attractions and restaurants are open. We did not pay attention and we missed out on eating where we wanted to!

Thanks for sharing your great hiking day with us! That had to help with all the stress of everyday life (and selling the house) just to get away and have fun!

I second your advice about the activities. Stick to the special stuff, because there aren't enough hours to get all those and the rides in. Jill, John, and Brooklynn did MNSSHP last night. She called me while waiting for Hallowishes to start, and then the Boo to You Parade was after that. They had already done trick-or-treating, the Villains Dance Party and had pictures taken with Mickey and Minnie in their Halloween outfits.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Oh, your hike sounds like so much fun! And those are some adorable pictures of your dog!:goodvibes

It was so nice to get out there!

Thank you!

Great pics of the dog he's too cute. I've never been hiking before, me and BF need to become more adventurous like that! haha:laughing:

Thank you!

DH and I love hiking. It's such a great way to exercise without feeling like you're exercising!

Roxy with her muddy face is just too precious! I am such a sucker for labs (we have two).

Thank you! I am a lab lover also (obviously!). They are just the greatest!

Aawww - those pics are so cute!

Thank you! :goodvibes

I'm glad you had such a nice day - what? no hiking in IL??? :rotfl2: your dogs are really sweet! :cutie:

Maybe we'll hike the cornfields in IL! :rotfl:

Sounds like a fun hiking day - love the pic of your dog with the muddy face!

It was so much fun. Looks like a good weather forecast for this weekend also, so hopefully, we'll get out there again!

Your dog is too cute, even with all the mud! I wish Cooper could conquer his animal phobia (he hyperventilates and goes into full on panic mode at the sight of them :sad2: ) One day! I'd miss all that hiking and stuff too but I'm sure you'll find new places to go!

Oh, so sad about Cooper being so afraid of animals! Did something bad happen? I hope he does conquer that fear!

Thanks for sharing your great hiking day with us! That had to help with all the stress of everyday life (and selling the house) just to get away and have fun!

I second your advice about the activities. Stick to the special stuff, because there aren't enough hours to get all those and the rides in. Jill, John, and Brooklynn did MNSSHP last night. She called me while waiting for Hallowishes to start, and then the Boo to You Parade was after that. They had already done trick-or-treating, the Villains Dance Party and had pictures taken with Mickey and Minnie in their Halloween outfits.

Hiking is such a great escape for us. We hope to do more this weekend, and as much as we can before we move.

I can't wait to see Jill's pics!

[SwansLoveDisney]

49 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe we only have 49 days left! I am getting SOOOO excited for our trip. I haven't even made a countdown yet! I need to get moving on that. I'll probably do that this weekend. Any cute countdown ideas? (That don't involve Mickey Heads because I feel too guilty to steal them!)

Oh, and a house update...welcome to my rollercoaster, er, life. We have now decided to keep our house and rent it out through a management company. DH talked to the realtor yesterday and the realtor said that since we've only had ONE showing, it means we're priced too high. We're just not willing to go lower with our asking price though. And in today's market, that means we have very little chance to sell, apparently. SOOOO...after much deliberation, we have decided to keep the house as an investment property. Our realtor seemed okay with this idea and even said he could find us a renter (for a commission, of couse). So our morning cleaning sprees are over! Hallelujah! And now we can leave whenever we want. I was a little worried that someone would make an offer on the house soon and we would have to leave earlier than planned. So now all we have to do is install a pool fence, decide on a management company, and we're all set! I'm very happy with this decision, but it seems a little too adult for us to be landlords. Weird.

[JaxJags08]

48 days today! :cool1: It's really getting close! Hearing that makes me very excited because it means my trip is getting closer, too! Sorry, I don't have any countdown calendar ideas. I'm not very crafty, I guess. :confused3

Sounds like you both have a good plan for your house. It's pretty tough to sell these days and prices are pretty low. We plan on trying to sell again when the housing market picks up. I know what you mean about being a landlord! My parents just started renting out a condo they have a couple years ago. It's kinda scary at first, but they've had great tenants so far. Their management company is really good and does the credit checks and doesn't target students (It's by the beach and there's a college nearby).

[xoktenox]

49 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe we only have 49 days left! I am getting SOOOO excited for our trip. I haven't even made a countdown yet! I need to get moving on that. I'll probably do that this weekend. Any cute countdown ideas? (That don't involve Mickey Heads because I feel too guilty to steal them!)

Oh, and a house update...welcome to my rollercoaster, er, life. We have now decided to keep our house and rent it out through a management company. DH talked to the realtor yesterday and the realtor said that since we've only had ONE showing, it means we're priced too high. We're just not willing to go lower with our asking price though. And in today's market, that means we have very little chance to sell, apparently. SOOOO...after much deliberation, we have decided to keep the house as an investment property. Our realtor seemed okay with this idea and even said he could find us a renter (for a commission, of couse). So our morning cleaning sprees are over! Hallelujah! And now we can leave whenever we want. I was a little worried that someone would make an offer on the house soon and we would have to leave earlier than planned. So now all we have to do is install a pool fence, decide on a management company, and we're all set! I'm very happy with this decision, but it seems a little too adult for us to be landlords. Weird.

Don't feel bad about stealing the Mickey Heads, there's plenty of them there to go around and since they are free, its technically not stealing anyway.;) Either that or I'm just trying to justify the fact that I took about 60 of them last week and make myself feel better about it:rotfl2: Congrats with the new renting idea! I don't know much about real estate or anything but I definitely agree that in this market you'll never get what you deserve for the house so look at the rent money as extra money you can spend in Disney!!:goodvibes

[SwansLoveDisney]

48 days today! :cool1: It's really getting close! Hearing that makes me very excited because it means my trip is getting closer, too! Sorry, I don't have any countdown calendar ideas. I'm not very crafty, I guess. :confused3

Sounds like you both have a good plan for your house. It's pretty tough to sell these days and prices are pretty low. We plan on trying to sell again when the housing market picks up. I know what you mean about being a landlord! My parents just started renting out a condo they have a couple years ago. It's kinda scary at first, but they've had great tenants so far. Their management company is really good and does the credit checks and doesn't target students (It's by the beach and there's a college nearby).

It is kinda scary to be a landlord. I'm happy to hear that your parents have had a good experience so far. DH thinks we can get by without a management company. I don't even want to chance it! I would much rather pay some extra money and be safe. A condo by the beach sounds so nice!

When is your trip?

Don't feel bad about stealing the Mickey Heads, there's plenty of them there to go around and since they are free, its technically not stealing anyway.;) Either that or I'm just trying to justify the fact that I took about 60 of them last week and make myself feel better about it:rotfl2: Congrats with the new renting idea! I don't know much about real estate or anything but I definitely agree that in this market you'll never get what you deserve for the house so look at the rent money as extra money you can spend in Disney!!:goodvibes

I guess DH and I have spent enough money at Home Depot over the past few months that we deserve some free mickey heads! But I would still be scared that I would get in trouble for taking them! I'm a dork!

Extra Disney money is always good!

[mkluvsmickey]

Congrats on the decision to rent your house - at least you don't have to worry about trying to sell now - that is always so stressful! The rental market seems to be pretty good right now so you should be just fine.

Woo Hoo on being under 50 days!!!!!

[mrsksomeday]

I would definately use a management company, then they deal with problems when they arise and you don't have to come from Chicago to mess with it.

Congrats on being under 50 days :banana: :banana: :banana: !!

BTW it is NOT stealing when you get Mickey Heads from the Home Depot, you are liberating them :thumbsup2 and giving them a place to be where they are loved :lovestruc .

[SwansLoveDisney]

Congrats on the decision to rent your house - at least you don't have to worry about trying to sell now - that is always so stressful! The rental market seems to be pretty good right now so you should be just fine.

Woo Hoo on being under 50 days!!!!!

Thank you!

You are right...selling the house is so stressful. I feel like we're always on edge!

Yay for 48 days!!

I would definately use a management company, then they deal with problems when they arise and you don't have to come from Chicago to mess with it.

Congrats on being under 50 days :banana: :banana: :banana: !!

BTW it is NOT stealing when you get Mickey Heads from the Home Depot, you are liberating them :thumbsup2 and giving them a place to be where they are loved :lovestruc .

I agree...we should let someone else deal with any problems that arise. I think I'm going to win this argument!

:banana: for 48 days!

I know the Mickey Heads would be happier in my house, but I can't handle the stress of taking them!

[mrsksomeday]

I know the Mickey Heads would be happier in my house, but I can't handle the stress of taking them!

PM me your address and I will gladly liberate some for you :rotfl:.

[MAGICFOR2]

Julie! Yeah for 48 days!!! Glad you made a decision about your house. My DS has done the same thing.

As for the MHs, you just might need to see which colors you will be painting your new house - so hard to decide isn't it???? :confused3 I applaud your honesty, though. On second thought, I never thought about it as wrong - now I'll feel guilty. Thanks. :hug:

[JaxJags08]

When is your trip?


December 3, but just for 2 nights. We live so closeby, so we never take really long trips to WDW. I like to say that being so close is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we can go often, but a curse because we never stay very long like those of you who travel from further away.

I forgot your exact dates, and it looks like I'll be just missing you. We're staying at Pop, too. So maybe I'll run into you near the check-in/out desk! :lmao:

[SwansLoveDisney]

PM me your address and I will gladly liberate some for you :rotfl:.

:lmao:

You are too sweet! I would definitely take them for myself before I had you do it for me!

Julie! Yeah for 48 days!!! Glad you made a decision about your house. My DS has done the same thing.

As for the MHs, you just might need to see which colors you will be painting your new house - so hard to decide isn't it???? :confused3 I applaud your honesty, though. On second thought, I never thought about it as wrong - now I'll feel guilty. Thanks. :hug:

It IS hard to decide on paint colors. Now that you mention it... :rotfl:

Oh, don't think of it as me being honest. Think of it as me being a fraidy cat!

December 3, but just for 2 nights. We live so closeby, so we never take really long trips to WDW. I like to say that being so close is a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we can go often, but a curse because we never stay very long like those of you who travel from further away.

I forgot your exact dates, and it looks like I'll be just missing you. We're staying at Pop, too. So maybe I'll run into you near the check-in/out desk! :lmao:

Yes, we'll be two ships passing in the day in the Pop lobby! You check in the day we check out! Oh well!

I definitely see the mixed blessing in living so close. I am sure you would love to be able to make a longer trip, but it's probably hard to justify it with the number of trips you do!

[SwansLoveDisney]

I made my countdown calendar today! I had about an hour to kill while I waited for my oil to be changed, so I brought my supplies with me and worked on it while I waited. I definitely got some funny looks from the other patrons of the dealership. Oh well!

One great thing about this countdown is that I finally found a use for my page-a-day calendar that I NEVER tore the pages off of! I'm excited to now have a tangible countdown with pages to rip off every day!

I am too lazy to post pictures right now, but you know I will as the trip gets closer. DH's grandparents drove up from Tucson today and we went to a wild west town for the day. We had dinner at the cowboy steakhouse there. It was delicious, but I am so full, I can hardly walk!

The weather here in AZ is getting SO nice! We had a beautiful day today. I don't think the temp got above 75. :yay: These are the best days of the year here...when it FINALLY cools off!

[SwansLoveDisney]

p.s. No mickey heads were liberated in the making of this countdown calendar.

[SwansLoveDisney]

p.s. #2: They may be liberated in the future. I think days 10 through 1 just won't look right without them!

[pierresgirl]

Must. Post. Pic. popcorn::


Oil changes, yuck! What do you drive? I have a VW Passat and feel like I'm always there for recalls, oil changes, or to just complain about my car....

Less than 50 days, go girlfriend!!!!

[tinkerbell87512]

You are getting so close now!!!! Yay for being under 50! Can't wait to see pictures of your countdown.

I think thats a good choice with your house. Specially with the market I don't think you will regret it.

[xoktenox]

Can't wait to see a pic of the countdown, I'm sure it's so cute. And I'm glad to hear you will get the courage to liberate some MHs. lol I really hope its not unethical to do so :rotfl:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Must. Post. Pic. popcorn::


Oil changes, yuck! What do you drive? I have a VW Passat and feel like I'm always there for recalls, oil changes, or to just complain about my car....

Less than 50 days, go girlfriend!!!!

Pics coming up!

I drive a Pontiac Vibe. It's a hatchback sedan-ish car. I just got it last December and I love it! Since I go to kids' houses to do their physical therapy sessions, I have to bring my equipment with me. I had an SUV but it was terrible on gas. The Vibe is perfect because it fits all my equipment, but gets GREAT gas mileage. And I got it with the upgraded sound system and the sunroof, so it's even better!!!

You are getting so close now!!!! Yay for being under 50! Can't wait to see pictures of your countdown.

I think thats a good choice with your house. Specially with the market I don't think you will regret it.

And you're even closer! I'm jealous!!!

Thanks for the encouragement with the house. It's a big decision, but hopefully a good one!

Can't wait to see a pic of the countdown, I'm sure it's so cute. And I'm glad to hear you will get the courage to liberate some MHs. lol I really hope its not unethical to do so :rotfl:

Pics coming up!

Oh, I don't think it's really a problem to take the mickey heads...I'm just a big chicken!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

As promised, here is a pic of my countdown calendar.

This page is kinda boring...just the number and a sticker of Belle (my all time favorite princess). The pages get much more exciting as we get closer! But you'll just have to wait to see those...

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/d67393f5.jpg


And I bought a trip journal today.

Here's the front.
Nice and boring and customizable:

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/b2c01b93.jpg

And the pages are all different colors!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/1c62f4ce.jpg

See all the different colors? I guess I'll have to use one of those super cool gel pens to write on the black pages!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/6da022f7.jpg


And here are some house pictures! I said forever ago that I would post these and I totally forgot!

Here's our kitchen, with our newly painted cabinets. I wish I had a before pic to show you how dramatic the difference is with the cabinets painted!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/3c2d1125.jpg

And here's our dining area/family room. The walls (well, two of the walls) in here were dark red and an eggplantish color. I have absolutely no idea why we didn't paint them sooner! It looks so much better now!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/a39dc588.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/175044cb.jpg

And our bedroom with new neutral (boring) comforter and iron scroll for the wall.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/05b8991e.jpg

Our bedroom used to be all white and shades of blue, designed to remind us of Capri, where we honeymooned. It was so peaceful and relaxing. But the stager told us we had to make it all neutral, so we painted the walls to a neutral color and got this comforter.

I left out the pics of the office and spare bedrooms. Oh, and the bathrooms. Those rooms are all boring!

And now that we're renting the place, I'm wondering...did we REALLY have to do all that work? But I guess it will make the place more attractive to potential renters, so it can't hurt!

And having a clean house all the time is SOO nice!

On another note, DH and I saw Quarantine Friday. If you love scary movies, GO SEE IT!!! It was great!

[JaxJags08]

Cute countdown calendar - I can't wait to see the rest. I, too, love gel pens. They're so cool, but I sort of feel pre-teenish when I have them in the cool colors. :lmao: Sort of Lisa Frank-ish. Did you ever have those?

Your house is so pretty! What color were the cabinets before you painted them? I am definitely thinking white cabinets for our next house.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Cute countdown calendar - I can't wait to see the rest. I, too, love gel pens. They're so cool, but I sort of feel pre-teenish when I have them in the cool colors. :lmao: Sort of Lisa Frank-ish. Did you ever have those?

Your house is so pretty! What color were the cabinets before you painted them? I am definitely thinking white cabinets for our next house.

I definitely had the Lisa Frank goods!!! Stationary, stickers, pens... You name it, I had it!

It's funny because I got rid of a bunch of gel pens when we were thinning out our belongings in preparation to put the house on the market. Now I'm kicking myself for donating all that stuff! I guess I have an excuse to buy new ones! I'll just pretend they're for my little sister. :rotfl:

The cabinets were a whitewashed color. They are a light wood color and had a whitewash stain on them. They just looked dirty to me! But I guess that's what was fashionable in the 80s here! Oh, and they had the ugliest hardware. Ick!

It's funny...I just said to DH yesterday that in our next house, if I don't love the cabinets, we're painting them white! It just makes the kitchen look so bright and so clean!

[MAGICFOR2]

Nice house pics, Julie! :thumbsup2

[Charleston Princess]

Cool countdown calendar -- I am looking forward to seeing the days tick by on it!

Have you decided what you are going to do with the cover of the trip journal yet?

Great house pics -- I bet you won't have any trouble renting it!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Nice house pics, Julie! :thumbsup2

Thanks!

Cool countdown calendar -- I am looking forward to seeing the days tick by on it!

Have you decided what you are going to do with the cover of the trip journal yet?

Great house pics -- I bet you won't have any trouble renting it!

I am also looking forward to seeing the days tick by on that calendar!!!

Not sure what I'm going to do with the cover of the trip journal. I'm going to check out Michael's this week for inspiration!

DH and I drove around the neighborhood today to see if there are other places for rent, and we couldn't find ANY! Hopefully, that means we'll find renters quickly!

[MeMom]

Gel pens are a hot commodity amongst third-graders!

Jill had some of the Lisa Frank stuff. She also loved going to the San Rio Surprises Store, but I could rarely buy her anything. I had little to no extra money to spare in those days, and that's one of the reasons I enjoy doing things for her so much now.

Sounds like you are at peace with the renting situation, so I hope you get good renters who stay a long time. I don't want you to have headaches with that while you're trying to establish yourselves in your new place. I know it feels good to have the house looking like you want it, and it does look very nice.

I said we were starting our official countdown today, since Jill's birthday trip is now over, but I'm not psyched up about the trip today, so I'm going to wait a few days until I can really be excited when I start. There have just been too many stressful things going on around here between school and home and Drew's accident. Maybe when I get through two nights of parent conferences this week, then I can think about being excited again.

I know once things settle down here, and I start seeing the Christmas pictures people start posting, I'm going to be very eager to go! We're meeting in Epcot on Saturday after Thanksgiving, right? We need to pick a spot that's not so crowded so it'll be easy to find each other. I was thinking over there near the UK, like on one of those back streets where the shops are - there are never hardly any people there. Or maybe across the way at the outdoor seating area for the fish and chips place. We'll touch base with snowbell and Nicole (if she gets to come up), and there's someone else over on our TR that's going to be there that week, too, so we'll see if they can come by. You guys will probably spot Brooklynn before we spot you. She'll probably be dancing around singing a song in the streets!

[Charleston Princess]

I am also looking forward to seeing the days tick by on that calendar!!!

It will definitely be here before you know it -- I was pulling out Thanksgiving recipes today and thinking how close it was -- sure wish I was you and planning on eating at Disney! :goodvibes

Not sure what I'm going to do with the cover of the trip journal. I'm going to check out Michael's this week for inspiration!

A very dangerous place for me!

DH and I drove around the neighborhood today to see if there are other places for rent, and we couldn't find ANY! Hopefully, that means we'll find renters quickly!

Fingers and toes crossed for you!

[Nicole786]

Great house pictures, youre so close to your trip, im so excited for you!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Gel pens are a hot commodity amongst third-graders!

Jill had some of the Lisa Frank stuff. She also loved going to the San Rio Surprises Store, but I could rarely buy her anything. I had little to no extra money to spare in those days, and that's one of the reasons I enjoy doing things for her so much now.

Sounds like you are at peace with the renting situation, so I hope you get good renters who stay a long time. I don't want you to have headaches with that while you're trying to establish yourselves in your new place. I know it feels good to have the house looking like you want it, and it does look very nice.

I said we were starting our official countdown today, since Jill's birthday trip is now over, but I'm not psyched up about the trip today, so I'm going to wait a few days until I can really be excited when I start. There have just been too many stressful things going on around here between school and home and Drew's accident. Maybe when I get through two nights of parent conferences this week, then I can think about being excited again.

I know once things settle down here, and I start seeing the Christmas pictures people start posting, I'm going to be very eager to go! We're meeting in Epcot on Saturday after Thanksgiving, right? We need to pick a spot that's not so crowded so it'll be easy to find each other. I was thinking over there near the UK, like on one of those back streets where the shops are - there are never hardly any people there. Or maybe across the way at the outdoor seating area for the fish and chips place. We'll touch base with snowbell and Nicole (if she gets to come up), and there's someone else over on our TR that's going to be there that week, too, so we'll see if they can come by. You guys will probably spot Brooklynn before we spot you. She'll probably be dancing around singing a song in the streets!

Oh, MeMom! I hope things get better for you around there! You have definitely had a lot of stress lately with Drew's accident. And I have never conducted a parent-teacher conference, but I imagine they can be a big old ball of stress too. I know it's hard to feel too much excitement about a trip when there are very serious things going on elsewhere in your life. :hug:

I think meeting in Epcot near the UK shopping area would be perfect. And you're right...I'll recognize Brooklynn right away! Are you going to the candlelight processional that night? Any time is good for me as long as it's after noon (so we can do most of the things we want to do in Future World). We'll be there all day!

It will definitely be here before you know it -- I was pulling out Thanksgiving recipes today and thinking how close it was -- sure wish I was you and planning on eating at Disney! :goodvibes


YUM!!! Thanksgiving recipes. I saw on someone else's thread that you made pumpkin bread today. That sounds DELICIOUS! I just bought some pumpkin shampoo the other day and it smells just like Thanksgiving! Also, I had a pumpkin latte yesterday. SO good! I love planning holiday meals. We're going to do Thanksgiving with DH's fam the weekend before Thanksgiving, so I'm happy that we'll still have a home made Thanksgiving dinner! Although those Disney thanksgiving dinners are pretty tasty...

Great house pictures, youre so close to your trip, im so excited for you!!

Thanks!!! :goodvibes

I feel like we've been waiting on this trip forever, but now it's getting so close...:yay:

[TarzansKat]

Wow, before you know it, your trip will be here! The countdown calendar is cute. And Belle's my favorite, too. :goodvibes

[mkluvsmickey]

Love the countdown calendar! Can't wait to see what you do with the notebook too!

Your house looks great - you should get it rented in no time! :goodvibes

[Charleston Princess]

YUM!!! Thanksgiving recipes. I saw on someone else's thread that you made pumpkin bread today. That sounds DELICIOUS! I just bought some pumpkin shampoo the other day and it smells just like Thanksgiving! Also, I had a pumpkin latte yesterday. SO good! I love planning holiday meals. We're going to do Thanksgiving with DH's fam the weekend before Thanksgiving, so I'm happy that we'll still have a home made Thanksgiving dinner! Although those Disney thanksgiving dinners are pretty tasty...

Oh, where did you get pumpkin shampoo??? We had pumpkin lattes from Starbucks Thursday evening when we went to see my nephew play soccer. I love pumpkin in just about any form!

You are going to have the best of both worlds for Thanksgiving! :goodvibes

[xoktenox]

OOOOhhh your house is very nice, I love the fireplace! Good luck again with finding renters quickly. Your trip countdown is cute too I'm interested to see the rest of the pages. :goodvibes

[SwansLoveDisney]

Wow, before you know it, your trip will be here! The countdown calendar is cute. And Belle's my favorite, too. :goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes

Love the countdown calendar! Can't wait to see what you do with the notebook too!

Your house looks great - you should get it rented in no time! :goodvibes

Thanks and thanks! :goodvibes

Oh, where did you get pumpkin shampoo??? We had pumpkin lattes from Starbucks Thursday evening when we went to see my nephew play soccer. I love pumpkin in just about any form!

You are going to have the best of both worlds for Thanksgiving! :goodvibes

The pumpkin shampoo came from the hair salon. I got a haircut and I saw that pumpkin shampoo on the shelf and i couldn't resist. It looks like the brand is "healthy sexy hair". It's by the same people who make that "big sexy hair" stuff.

I might have to get another pumpkin latte today. Yum!

OOOOhhh your house is very nice, I love the fireplace! Good luck again with finding renters quickly. Your trip countdown is cute too I'm interested to see the rest of the pages. :goodvibes

Thank you!

Hopefully, those pages on the countdown will fly by!

[JaxJags08]

Mmmm...I love pumpkin! I was just talking about how excited I am for pumpkin pies. I made pumpkin muffins a few months ago and they were :thumbsup2 ! Starbucks holiday lattes are my favorite - pumpkin, peppermint. This is actually the only time I'll drink coffee.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Mmmm...I love pumpkin! I was just talking about how excited I am for pumpkin pies. I made pumpkin muffins a few months ago and they were :thumbsup2 ! Starbucks holiday lattes are my favorite - pumpkin, peppermint. This is actually the only time I'll drink coffee.

I don't drink much coffee either, but I'm a sucker for those holiday drinks! At Barnes and Noble, the Starbucks has a toasted marshmallow mocha drink. It is HEAVEN!!! :cloud9:

[Charleston Princess]

The pumpkin shampoo came from the hair salon. I got a haircut and I saw that pumpkin shampoo on the shelf and i couldn't resist. It looks like the brand is "healthy sexy hair". It's by the same people who make that "big sexy hair" stuff.

I am definitely thinking that I need some pumpkin shampoo or shower gel.

Mmmm...I love pumpkin! I was just talking about how excited I am for pumpkin pies. I made pumpkin muffins a few months ago and they were :thumbsup2 ! Starbucks holiday lattes are my favorite - pumpkin, peppermint. This is actually the only time I'll drink coffee.

I don't drink much coffee either, but I'm a sucker for those holiday drinks! At Barnes and Noble, the Starbucks has a toasted marshmallow mocha drink. It is HEAVEN!!! :cloud9:

Pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas are my two favorite drinks EVER at Starbucks! Mmmmm -- a little taste of heaven in a paper cup!

[JaxJags08]

OK - maybe things like this are always on the page and I'm just not very observant. But here we are talking about pumpkin lattes, and I'm seeing a banner for ebay and what's for sale? Pumpkin spice syrup! A huge jug for $20!

[SwansLoveDisney]

I am definitely thinking that I need some pumpkin shampoo or shower gel.





Pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas are my two favorite drinks EVER at Starbucks! Mmmmm -- a little taste of heaven in a paper cup!

I had a facial last fall and one of the masks was a pumpkin mask. It smelled SO good, I wanted to eat it!

OK - maybe things like this are always on the page and I'm just not very observant. But here we are talking about pumpkin lattes, and I'm seeing a banner for ebay and what's for sale? Pumpkin spice syrup! A huge jug for $20!


I guess that's the universe telling us we need to drink more pumpkin lattes!
:rotfl:

[SwansLoveDisney]

I am freaking out right now!

I just talked to my mom and she said our balances were due today!!!:scared1:

What?!?!?

I have never done a MYW package before. I have only ever done room only. So I completely forgot that I had to pay my balance ahead of time.

So I called Disney right after I called my mom and they were CLOSED!!!

I specifically remember asking the agent if I would receive a reminder email about the payment due. She said yes! I know I shouldn't have relied on that and that I should have written it on my calendar, but I was a dummy!

So now when I call tomorrow, will my reservation be gone? Will my super money saving code be gone? I am so scared! :scared1:

[mrsksomeday]

You should be ok, they will not cancel the reservation. Bill and I forgot one time and they mailed us something telling us it was past due.

Just call them in the morning and you should be fine :hug:.

[Charleston Princess]

I was just going to say the same thing -- call first thing in the morning -- they open at 7:00 eastern time and it should be okay. :hug:

[SwansLoveDisney]

You should be ok, they will not cancel the reservation. Bill and I forgot one time and they mailed us something telling us it was past due.

Just call them in the morning and you should be fine :hug:.

I was just going to say the same thing -- call first thing in the morning -- they open at 7:00 eastern time and it should be okay. :hug:

Thank you so much!!! I feel so much better!!!

What a relief!

Now I will be able to sleep tonight.

You girls are the best! :grouphug:

[MAGICFOR2]

OK - maybe things like this are always on the page and I'm just not very observant. But here we are talking about pumpkin lattes, and I'm seeing a banner for ebay and what's for sale? Pumpkin spice syrup! A huge jug for $20!

:rotfl2:That always happens! We played a game on another thread - we would post random words and see what came up! :rotfl:

[TarzansKat]

Oh gosh! I hope everything works out okay! :hug:

[tinkerbell87512]

Just breathe don't stress! I've never booked a MYW package but from reading the Dis I've read they don't cancel your package. The thread I read before they actually gave the person an extention. So don't stress your going on vacation! :goodvibes

I love your countdown and the pictures of your house!!! You are getting closer now! 44 days to go! :wizard:

[SwansLoveDisney]

:rotfl2:That always happens! We played a game on another thread - we would post random words and see what came up! :rotfl:

that happens on my gmail page too when I'm checking my email. It's very creepy sometimes!

Oh gosh! I hope everything works out okay! :hug:

Thanks :goodvibes Details coming up...

Just breathe don't stress! I've never booked a MYW package but from reading the Dis I've read they don't cancel your package. The thread I read before they actually gave the person an extention. So don't stress your going on vacation! :goodvibes

I love your countdown and the pictures of your house!!! You are getting closer now! 44 days to go! :wizard:

i am so bad in emergency situations (not that this was a true emergency, but you know what I mean.) I am so quick to panic!

You're right...I'm getting closer...gotta go rip a page off that calendar!

[SwansLoveDisney]

In the wee hours of the night last night, I figured out how to pay my balance online.

But at first, I could not find my reservation online. You know why? Because they still had my phone number listed as my parents' phone number! Even though that hasn't been my phone number my past 4 trips! I don't know why their system doesn't update those things. :confused3

The crazy thing was that I entered my card number and everything and it was loading for about 15 minutes. It said on the screen "do not hit back or refresh while loading as this may result in a double charge to your credit card." WEll, after 15 minutes of waiting for it to load, I figured there had to be a problem. So I clicked on the dreaded refresh button! And it loaded for another 5 minutes or so and then said "page error". Oh bother!

However, when I logged back into my reservation with my parents' phone number, it said my balance was paid in full! :yay:

All is right in my world again! :banana:

Thanks for keeping me calm!

[tinkerbell87512]

Wohooo paid in full!!!! :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

[pierresgirl]

Hi Julie- there's no way I would ahve had the patience to wait 15 mins for the page to load! Thank goodness you were only chrged once and the balance is now paid in full :cool1: good times, good times!

I lost my credit card on the 1st of Oct. and have been freaking out about it, checking daily to see if anything had been charged but luckily nothing was. I kept hesitating to cancel it, I don't even know why :confused: I FINALLY found it 2 days ago :yay: I had a Pampered Chef party and put it in a cabinet for "safekeeping" I also lost my cellphone on the 3rd of Oct. but that hasn't turned up anywhere....:sad2:

[Charleston Princess]

So glad you were able to avert the crisis! Whew!

Now, you really are going to Disney World! :banana:

[mkluvsmickey]

I'm glad your crisis was averted! Phew!! I forgot to pay my balance once too - they told me they would send me an email reminder but never did. I freaked out and called them - they said no problem - they would have sent me an email if I was late!

[JaxJags08]

I'm glad everything worked out ok! :goodvibes

[SwansLoveDisney]

Wohooo paid in full!!!! :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2:

Yay!!!!

Now we just have to pay that credit card bill! :rotfl:

Hi Julie- there's no way I would ahve had the patience to wait 15 mins for the page to load! Thank goodness you were only chrged once and the balance is now paid in full :cool1: good times, good times!

I lost my credit card on the 1st of Oct. and have been freaking out about it, checking daily to see if anything had been charged but luckily nothing was. I kept hesitating to cancel it, I don't even know why :confused: I FINALLY found it 2 days ago :yay: I had a Pampered Chef party and put it in a cabinet for "safekeeping" I also lost my cellphone on the 3rd of Oct. but that hasn't turned up anywhere....:sad2:

It took every bit of control I had in me to not click on refresh before I waited 15 minutes!

I'm glad you found your credit card!

I hope you find your phone. That stinks. I lose things ALL the time. Usually, they show up somewhere. I hope that's the case with your cell phone. Did you get a new one yet?



Now, you really are going to Disney World! :banana:

Music to my ears!!!

I'm glad your crisis was averted! Phew!! I forgot to pay my balance once too - they told me they would send me an email reminder but never did. I freaked out and called them - they said no problem - they would have sent me an email if I was late!

Such a relief!

I wonder what's with them not sending out the reminder emails? :confused3

In any case, I learned my Disney lesson! Write the date on the calendar!!!

It's good to hear that they give you a chance to pay it after the due date. Last night, my mom said to me "Julie, it's Disney, they're not going to cancel your trip." But for a moment, I doubted Disney. Shame on me.

I'm glad everything worked out ok! :goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes

[mrsksomeday]

After a certain time of night Disney updates the websites and that is why you were having issues. Since you hit the refresh, I would keep track of your reservation and make sure it didn't charge you twice. It probably didn't, but I would double check just to make sure.

Congrats on having the trip paid for now!! You will have a great time!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

After a certain time of night Disney updates the websites and that is why you were having issues. Since you hit the refresh, I would keep track of your reservation and make sure it didn't charge you twice. It probably didn't, but I would double check just to make sure.

Congrats on having the trip paid for now!! You will have a great time!!

Ahhhh, that makes sense.

I will definitely check my credit card balance to make sure I wasn't charged twice! Good thinking!

Yay!!!:cool1:

[TarzansKat]

PHEW!!! Glad it worked out! :thumbsup2

[SwansLoveDisney]

PHEW!!! Glad it worked out! :thumbsup2

Me too!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Now that the trip is paid in full and we are REALLY and TRULY going to Disney World, my thoughts have turned to getting in shape for this trip!

In the months preceding last year's trip, I had been running a lot, so I was in good shape for the trip. This year, nothing! Well, I guess I've been doing the Wii Fit, but that doesn't really help with endurance.

Also, with the ridiculous amount of pictures that are sure to be taken by my mom, my bro, and me, I need to tighten up a little so I don't hate the pics of me! So this week, I have begun to take the dogs on extra long walks. This weekend, I will begin running.

DH and I also decided that we are going to do our annual ski trip in Park City this January. Previously, we had decided that it was going to be too much with Disney, moving, starting new jobs, etc. But we both have frequent flier miles to use and we love that ski trip, so we're going for it! That means that I have to be in much better shape than I currently am. Last year, I got very tired and sore at the end of each day of skiing, and I hope to fend that off this year by preparing a little more.

My quest for fitness has hereby begun!

(Check with me the day after tomorrow to see if it's still going. :rotfl: )

[SwansLoveDisney]

Some fun news...

Last night, I got an email from Southwest about low fares for the holidays. So I checked my mom, dad, bro, and SIL's flights and was able to save them some moolah! Their homebound flight was quite a bit less expensive, so I rebooked it for them and my mom (who paid for all the flights) now has 280 dollars in a Southwest account!

When I called her to tell her about it, she said "Oh, maybe you and I can do a mother-daughter trip somewhere with that credit." I smell bounceback!

[JaxJags08]

:lmao: I do the same thing! I actually look at the calendar for any upcoming events where I know pics will be taken or will involve people I haven't seen in a while. Actually, now that I type it out, it's a little embarrassing. :rotfl: In a couple of weeks I have a birthday party that I'm going to that I want to drop a couple of pounds for. I'm short, so a couple of pounds are noticeable. I really do need to exercise, but I've been leaving the house at 8am and getting home past 9 almost every day. So right now, it's just not in the cards for me.

[xoktenox]

I'm with you on the getting in shape for my trip thing...i have some time though maybe I'll make it my new years resolution haha:lmao: Good luck with it though. And congrats on the low SW airfares, it was nice of you to do for your family :goodvibes

[SwansLoveDisney]

:lmao: I do the same thing! I actually look at the calendar for any upcoming events where I know pics will be taken or will involve people I haven't seen in a while. Actually, now that I type it out, it's a little embarrassing. :rotfl: In a couple of weeks I have a birthday party that I'm going to that I want to drop a couple of pounds for. I'm short, so a couple of pounds are noticeable. I really do need to exercise, but I've been leaving the house at 8am and getting home past 9 almost every day. So right now, it's just not in the cards for me.

Leaving at 8 and getting home past 9? Those are LOOONNNGGG days! I wouldn't want to exercise either, after a day like that.

I'm with you on the getting in shape for my trip thing...i have some time though maybe I'll make it my new years resolution haha:lmao: Good luck with it though. And congrats on the low SW airfares, it was nice of you to do for your family :goodvibes

DH and I went running this morning! We were a bit of a sad sight, but at least we did it!!!

I'm hoping for even cheaper fares to come out. We'll see...

[SwansLoveDisney]

Here's a pic of my trip journal cover!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/fbe87047.jpg

Please note that Minnie is busily taking pictures while Mickey is just sitting on the suitcase looking cute. Also take note that Minnie is the one with the map. Similar to the roles that DH and I take? Perhaps!

(I'm sorry if that pic is grainy...I took it with my phone!)

Now, if we can just get the next 40 days to fly by so I can start writing in that trip journal!

Does anyone know how soon before the trip the Magical Express tags come? I can't wait for that day!!! This will be our first time on ME. Previously, we've either taken a limo or rented a car. Having gotten over the worried that our bags will get lost, I am inordinately excited about the ME part of the trip! :yay:

I hope everyone is having a great Saturday! We are having a lazy Saturday. Went for a run this morning, chatted on the phone with my girlfriend for a super long time, and finished a book I had been reading. My kind of day!

[MAGICFOR2]

Julie, glad you had a nice day! :cool1: I'm glad you got your payment in! It seems like we got our ME stuff about 3 weeks before our trip last year. I loved the ME - just not he bus schedule, so we're renting a car next time.

I love your TR journal - very cute! :cutie: Your camera phone did a good job - wish I could figure out how to download pics from my phone.

[Charleston Princess]

Your trip journal turned out very cute! Minnie and I also have a lot in common -- :rotfl: !

From what I have read, your ME tags should be coming in the next couple of weeks -- we have never flown to WDW, so I am going by when others have posted their tags on their PTRs.

What book were you reading? I am always looking for something new to read.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Julie, glad you had a nice day! :cool1: I'm glad you got your payment in! It seems like we got our ME stuff about 3 weeks before our trip last year. I loved the ME - just not he bus schedule, so we're renting a car next time.

I love your TR journal - very cute! :cutie: Your camera phone did a good job - wish I could figure out how to download pics from my phone.

It has been nice to have a car at our disposal for the last few trips. We used the bus most of the time, but there were some times when the car was so handy. Like when we wanted to go to the grocery store. And when we were staying till park closing and didn't want to wait for the bus!

On my phone, I can send the pics to my email instead of to a phone number. It's so nice! Easier than uploading them from my camera.

Your trip journal turned out very cute! Minnie and I also have a lot in common -- :rotfl: !

From what I have read, your ME tags should be coming in the next couple of weeks -- we have never flown to WDW, so I am going by when others have posted their tags on their PTRs.

What book were you reading? I am always looking for something new to read.

Thank you!:goodvibes

I can't wait for those ME tags!

I was reading Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. They're the books that the HBO show "True Blood" is based on. I was sad about being finished with all the Twilight books, so I began another vampire series!

Have you read "The Year of Living Biblically." That was a very interesting book about a guy who tried to live a year living all of the rules of the Bible. First the old testament, then the New Testament. I really liked it.

[tinkerbell87512]

Loving that trip journal! I should pick one up for my trip too. Your ME tags should come any day now...so be on the look out!

Glad you had a good day. I saw that you read the Twilight books. I got my hair done last weekend and my hair dresser was raving over them. I went out and got the first one to read on the plane ride next month. What did you think of them? It's taking me all I can do not to start it since she was raving about them so much. :goodvibes

[xoktenox]

Cuuuute trip journal! My Sunday is turning out to be a lot like your Saturday but I hope you're having a nice Sunday too :goodvibes

[Charleston Princess]

I was reading Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. They're the books that the HBO show "True Blood" is based on. I was sad about being finished with all the Twilight books, so I began another vampire series!

Have you read "The Year of Living Biblically." That was a very interesting book about a guy who tried to live a year living all of the rules of the Bible. First the old testament, then the New Testament. I really liked it.

You are the second person that has been reading that -- I may have to try it -- I finished all the Twilight books and definitely need something to fill the void.

I will check out The Year of Living Biblically, too! Thanks! :thumbsup2

[SwansLoveDisney]

Loving that trip journal! I should pick one up for my trip too. Your ME tags should come any day now...so be on the look out!

Glad you had a good day. I saw that you read the Twilight books. I got my hair done last weekend and my hair dresser was raving over them. I went out and got the first one to read on the plane ride next month. What did you think of them? It's taking me all I can do not to start it since she was raving about them so much. :goodvibes

I can't wait for those tags!

I LOVED the Twilight books. I don't normally like fantasy-type books, but those were ADDICTIVE. And be forewarned: once you start, you can't stop reading!

Cuuuute trip journal! My Sunday is turning out to be a lot like your Saturday but I hope you're having a nice Sunday too :goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes

Sounds like a great Sunday to me. I think we're in for a day much like yesterday. Our weather is still getting up into the high 90s, so it's not ideal outdoor weather. So I think we're inside most of the day today. We did walk this dogs this morning, but I was already starting to sweat at 9 a.m. I am ready for fall!!!!

[SwansLoveDisney]

You are the second person that has been reading that -- I may have to try it -- I finished all the Twilight books and definitely need something to fill the void.

I will check out The Year of Living Biblically, too! Thanks! :thumbsup2

I liked Dead Until Dark. I finished it yesterday. I will definitely read the other books in the series. But I think I'll get them from the library instead of buying 8 books!

One thing I like about Dead Until Dark is that it's set in the south. I think I was meant to be a southerner, but things just went wrong! :confused3

[MAGICFOR2]

I think I was meant to be a southerner, but things just went wrong! :confused3

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: I keep telling DH that I know I was meant to be born in Florida - it's warm there - I don't belong in the cold! :goodvibes

[Charleston Princess]

I liked Dead Until Dark. I finished it yesterday. I will definitely read the other books in the series. But I think I'll get them from the library instead of buying 8 books!

One thing I like about Dead Until Dark is that it's set in the south. I think I was meant to be a southerner, but things just went wrong! :confused3

I think I will head to the library tomorrow after work. I love the idea that it is set in the South.

You can be an honorary Southerner :). But you have to drink iced tea to qualify! :lmao:

[TarzansKat]

Love the journal! :goodvibes

[SwansLoveDisney]

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: I keep telling DH that I know I was meant to be born in Florida - it's warm there - I don't belong in the cold! :goodvibes

And here I am moving back to the cold! :confused3

I think I will head to the library tomorrow after work. I love the idea that it is set in the South.

You can be an honorary Southerner :). But you have to drink iced tea to qualify! :lmao:

I love iced tea! Even more proof that I was meant to be a Southerner! I like the idea of being an honorary Southerner.

Love the journal! :goodvibes

Thanks!

[TarzansKat]

And here I am moving back to the cold!

Just what are you thinking? ;) ;)

[xoktenox]

Sounds like a great Sunday to me. I think we're in for a day much like yesterday. Our weather is still getting up into the high 90s, so it's not ideal outdoor weather. So I think we're inside most of the day today. We did walk this dogs this morning, but I was already starting to sweat at 9 a.m. I am ready for fall!!!!

Wow, it was only in the 50's by me here today, but I love fall so the brisk temperatures are welcomed by me :) This was me for most of the day :surfweb: with a cup of tea lol

[SwansLoveDisney]

Just what are you thinking? ;) ;)

If only my family and friends would come to me...

A girl can dream, can't she?

Wow, it was only in the 50's by me here today, but I love fall so the brisk temperatures are welcomed by me :) This was me for most of the day :surfweb: with a cup of tea lol

I would love mid 50s right now!

Fall is my favorite season. The leaves changing, hot cider, halloween, thanksgiving, pumpkin farms...:cloud9:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Last week, I went to the Disney Store to get some Disney Dollars for my SIL for her birthday (which is next week). She and my bro are going on the Disney trip with us.

Well, that got me thinking about our change bucket...

I have decided that the change in the change bucket will be converted to Disney Dollars the week before the trip. So far, there is a total of about 80 dollars in that bucket. I think I'm going to add some dollars to the bucket now as we get closer to the trip. The more Disney Dollars, the better!!!

[TarzansKat]

If only my family and friends would come to me...

A girl can dream, can't she?


Seriously. I HATE winter. I mean, I HATE it. I LOATHE it. But the huge majority of my family is pretty much right around here, or somewhere in New England. Quite frankly, I can't imagine functioning without that support system. I'm sure we could do it, but it would be hard.

[TarzansKat]

Last week, I went to the Disney Store to get some Disney Dollars for my SIL for her birthday (which is next week). She and my bro are going on the Disney trip with us.

Well, that got me thinking about our change bucket...

I have decided that the change in the change bucket will be converted to Disney Dollars the week before the trip. So far, there is a total of about 80 dollars in that bucket. I think I'm going to add some dollars to the bucket now as we get closer to the trip. The more Disney Dollars, the better!!!

That's a great idea! Don't want that change to get lonely, right? Throw some dollars in! ;)

[SwansLoveDisney]

Seriously. I HATE winter. I mean, I HATE it. I LOATHE it. But the huge majority of my family is pretty much right around here, or somewhere in New England. Quite frankly, I can't imagine functioning without that support system. I'm sure we could do it, but it would be hard.

Living so far from our families has been pretty hard and I'm ready to be done with it.

HOWEVER, winter will be a hard pill to swallow. Especially since we're moving back right in the thick of it. No easy transition there. DH is much like you, hating winter and all. It's going to be an even harder transition for him. But it will be worth it to be close to family. (I'm just going to keep telling myself that!)

That's a great idea! Don't want that change to get lonely, right? Throw some dollars in! ;)

Yes, gotta keep that change company! I might just go add a 5 right now! If it's Disney Dollars, I won't feel like I'm spending real money!

[tinkerbell87512]

Looooove Disney Dollars! Since your gonna be spending the money anyway it might as well be Mickey money! :wizard:

[SwansLoveDisney]

Looooove Disney Dollars! Since your gonna be spending the money anyway it might as well be Mickey money! :wizard:

Absolutely!!!

[MAGICFOR2]

Seriously. I HATE winter. I mean, I HATE it. I LOATHE it. But the huge majority of my family is pretty much right around here, or somewhere in New England. Quite frankly, I can't imagine functioning without that support system. I'm sure we could do it, but it would be hard.

Me too. I would move in a heartbeat if my kids would move some place warm. I have given my DH alot of grief for alot of years because he moved us back here. We were away from home for 10 years with the AF, so we're pretty independent - although I suppose when we're ready to leave, our parents will need us. Oh well, we can always get away to WDW! :hippie:

Last week, I went to the Disney Store to get some Disney Dollars for my SIL for her birthday (which is next week). She and my bro are going on the Disney trip with us.

Well, that got me thinking about our change bucket...

I have decided that the change in the change bucket will be converted to Disney Dollars the week before the trip. So far, there is a total of about 80 dollars in that bucket. I think I'm going to add some dollars to the bucket now as we get closer to the trip. The more Disney Dollars, the better!!!

Yeah for Disney Dollars!! :yay: I was thinking about buying some gift cards for our trip so we don't put souvies on the cc this time.

[SwansLoveDisney]

Me too. I would move in a heartbeat if my kids would move some place warm. I have given my DH alot of grief for alot of years because he moved us back here. We were away from home for 10 years with the AF, so we're pretty independent - although I suppose when we're ready to leave, our parents will need us. Oh well, we can always get away to WDW! :hippie:



Yeah for Disney Dollars!! :yay: I was thinking about buying some gift cards for our trip so we don't put souvies on the cc this time.

One good thing about keeping our house and renting it out is that we'll always have a home in AZ. So if we're too wimpy for the cold Chicago weather...AZ here we come!!!

I never thought about gift cards...do you get them at Disney store?

[SwansLoveDisney]

I am stuck at home with pink eye today. I won't go into details but it's gross.

So when I went to Target to fill my eyedrop prescription today, I had some time to kill. I wandered over to the sporting goods section and bought these babies:

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/9d5f61a3.jpg

Sorry it's dark. Phone pic again!

These are my fave ponchos. Last year, when it rained on us every minute of every day of our trip, these were the ponchos that worked the best.

So I got two for each of us (Dh and me). I also have some dollar store ponchos, but those will be a last resort. Hopefully 3 ponchos each will get us through the trip.

[xoktenox]

Feel better, pink eye is most definitely NOT fun! I was just going to get dollar store ponchos but do you think I should spring for some that are a little more expensive? I don't know how to put this...lets see....I have a big head:rotfl2: so I need to have a poncho thats going to stay on it and not fall back like every other hood does on me lol:laughing:

[MeMom]

I am stuck at home with pink eye today. I won't go into details but it's gross.

So when I went to Target to fill my eyedrop prescription today, I had some time to kill. I wandered over to the sporting goods section and bought these babies:

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/9d5f61a3.jpg

Sorry it's dark. Phone pic again!

These are my fave ponchos. Last year, when it rained on us every minute of every day of our trip, these were the ponchos that worked the best.

So I got two for each of us (Dh and me). I also have some dollar store ponchos, but those will be a last resort. Hopefully 3 ponchos each will get us through the trip.

Here's hoping the about two inch average rainfall in Florida in November is not going to all fall during the days we're there. :umbrella: I'd be okay with none of it falling, unless it's just a sprinkling to run some of the guests out of the park so we have fewer people to stand behind in lines! :)

Sorry about the pinkeye. Kids at school get it all the time. It usually clears up quickly, though, so hopefully it will do so with you, too.

[Charleston Princess]

Hope your pinkeye clears up quickly, and that it doesn't rain at all while you are there in November. :goodvibes

[mkluvsmickey]

Hey Julie - all caught up here! Congrats on your quest for fitness - how are you doing? I need to start one also - just getting back from Disney and eating soooo much. In fact, I just ate my rice krispie chocolate dipped mickey head that I brought home yesterday. :laughing:

Woo Hoo on the change bucket too!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Feel better, pink eye is most definitely NOT fun! I was just going to get dollar store ponchos but do you think I should spring for some that are a little more expensive? I don't know how to put this...lets see....I have a big head:rotfl2: so I need to have a poncho thats going to stay on it and not fall back like every other hood does on me lol:laughing:

Thank you!

If I were you, I would spring for at least one of the more expensive ponchos (well, 2, I guess so your DBF has one too!). I found that they stayed where they were put and did not get torn as easily as the dollar store ponchos. And I think they should definitely cover your head! You must be very smart. You need somewhere to put all those brains, right?!?

Here's hoping the about two inch average rainfall in Florida in November is not going to all fall during the days we're there. :umbrella: I'd be okay with none of it falling, unless it's just a sprinkling to run some of the guests out of the park so we have fewer people to stand behind in lines! :)

Sorry about the pinkeye. Kids at school get it all the time. It usually clears up quickly, though, so hopefully it will do so with you, too.

Yes, I hope it doesn't rain much! On our last Thanksgiving trip, it only rained once and did precisely what you said...scared some people out of the park! And the Thanksgiving trip prior to that, it didn't rain at all. So I'm hoping!

The doctor said I'm good to see my kiddos tomorrow, so I'm relieved. I HATE missing work. It was hard for me to stay home today!

Hope your pinkeye clears up quickly, and that it doesn't rain at all while you are there in November. :goodvibes

Thank you and thank you!!!

Hey Julie - all caught up here! Congrats on your quest for fitness - how are you doing? I need to start one also - just getting back from Disney and eating soooo much. In fact, I just ate my rice krispie chocolate dipped mickey head that I brought home yesterday. :laughing:

Woo Hoo on the change bucket too!

The quest for fitness is going well. I am currently sore from my quest for fitness! DH and I are supposed to go running tonight. I can't wear my contacts right now, and I don't know how the running will be with glasses on, but we'll see!

Yum! I want a chocolate dipped mickey head rice krispie treat!!!

That change bucket is getting fuller and fuller!

[SwansLoveDisney]

Guess what came in the mail today?!?



















Go on, guess!!!






















My Magical Express tags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!! :banana:

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/julieswanster/be0d38c4.jpg

I'm so excited!

The trip is becoming more and more real to me!

Oh, another fun thing! DH pulled the page of the countdown calendar today! :cool1: (Maybe I forcefully asked him to, but he did it!)

But why does it say AK in the Mickey Ears? I should probably know the answer to that, but I don't!

[Charleston Princess]

Hurray for ME tags!!! Now you don't have to worry and wonder anymore when they will arrive! :banana:

[tinkerbell87512]

Yay for ME tags!!! I've never been able to figure out why they say AK either. I forget what it said when I stayed at CBR last year. But Pop century has always said AK. :confused3