Our Anniversary Week at the Happiest Place on Earth!! TR DONE 8/30 SOUVENIR POST SOON [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

xoktenox

04-29-2009, 09:26 PM

Hey hun, I'm here!

Yayyy my BFF :hug:

YIPPY SKIPPY! I'm excited!! :woohoo:I'm glad you started it.. I'll check back tomorrow for the update!

Hey girl!! Thanks for coming over!

Hey,
looking forward to your report.
At first I thought you were the couple
that took our picture minerature golfing,
but I see you came to WDW the day we left.
This girl was taking a ton of pictures of the Winterwonder Land golfing and they had
anniversary pins on.
I so wanted to ask her if she was a DIS member,
but I chickened out.

Glad you're here! Thats funny that you thought it was me, I took tons of pictures so I can see why you may have gotten confused :laughing:

You should have asked the girl!

I'm here I'm here!!! Can't wait to read all about it!!! :yay:

Thanks for coming over Tammy!

I'm here i'm here:yay::yay::banana::banana: :surfweb:

:thumbsup2 Glad you're here! You leave soon!

I'm here!!! Love the photo of you in the mouse ears!

Aww thanks CP! :goodvibes

Oh, yay! I'm getting in on the beginning. I can't wait to hear about your trip. We have our first adult only in a month!

A new-comer! Thanks for joining in, you're right on time ;)

So cool you leave in a month!

Kristen!!!!!!!! Welcome home and I am glad you started your TR!!!:cool1:

i'm here! can't wait to hear all about it. you guys are too cute. :goodvibes

Thanks Dawn! I just facebook friend requested you so you'll get a sneak peek at the pictures :cutie:

OK! I've been slacking from the DIS but I'm here and hopefully not too far behind! I'm going to read now! :thumbsup2

Thats alright! You're right on time! :thumbsup2

redlight

04-29-2009, 09:27 PM

I'm in!

tinkgurl

04-29-2009, 09:31 PM

Can you just put like one picture up before you go to bed?! :laughing: :flower3:

xoktenox

04-29-2009, 09:49 PM

Soooo lets get this show on the road! Literally! Let's start with the day before we left, Saturday. Chris didn't get home from work until about 7:30pm but it was alright because he was already packed. I on the other hand had been writing papers for school like a maniac for 2 weeks before we left so after working 9-2, I came home, edited my last paper, emailed it to my professor and got to packing. Boy, let me tell you, I can pack! Seriously by the end of the week I had about 7 extra shirts, 4 extra shorts/capris/jeans and 2 pairs of flip flops with us that I never even wore! :rolleyes: Anyway, I was really nervous that my bag was going to be over the 50lbs limit. Would it be? :confused3

So around 8:30 I headed to Chris's where we made Mexican lasagna for dinner. Actually I stole the recipe from Dawn (punkin413) on her TR. Thanks Dawn! Chris, his brother and I worked together (with relatively little arguing, might I add) and devoured it! After dinner I helped Chris pack up a few more things and then headed home to try and get some sleep!

I had my alarm set for 2:50am which came wayyyy too soon. I got up, showered, woke my dad up since he was driving us and got myself ready. After throwing a couple more necessities into my suitcase and carry-on, we were off to go pick up Chris at his house! He lives less than 5 minutes away from me so by 3:50 we were on the road to the airport. Chris fell asleep, of course, while I stayed up talking to my dad. The drive is about an hour or so into JFK airport from my house out on Long Island. We get to JFK at 4:45...it was PACKED!! We expected it to be empty but seriously, there was barely even any room on the sidewalk for us to get through, into the building. We wanted to do curbside bag check since I had checked us in for the flight online but it was so busy outside that the luggage guy was yelling "Go inside to check bags!" to everyone. So, inside we went. After a painless trek through the bag check and security we were through!

We stopped into one of the little stores inside the airport to get some magazines and snacks for the plane. We weren't hungry yet but we knew we would be since the planes don't even serve food anymore on them. We both got apple juice, I got an US weekly magazine and some Teddy Grahams and Chris got one of his car magazines. We picked up some gum too since we knew WDW wouldnt have any. We walk into our terminal and to our surprise we run into our friend that used to work in the supermarket with us! She and her cousin and some friends were on their way to Cabo and ended up being on the same flight as us to Atlanta. I haven't seen her in months and it was so random to see her at 5:30 in the morning at the airport. I decided to whip out the camera starting right about NOW.

Here's some planes on the tarmac outside

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And Chris looking OH SO HAPPY to be up bright and early for the flight

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Finally we boarded and got to our seats. Everything is looking good until we saw this....

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Chris just reminded me that he spotted that. "I was the hero," he just said to me :laughing: We took a picture of it as proof in case the plane went down. We had it all planned out how if we started to go down we would make sure the camera came with us so we could sue Delta when we lived through the ordeal :rotfl: We're nuts! So finally, we were off! We were on our way to Disney World!!! :woohoo:

xoktenox

04-29-2009, 09:52 PM

I'm in!

:welcome: Another newbie! Thanks for joining in!

Can you just put like one picture up before you go to bed?! :laughing: :flower3:

I did better than that, I posted 3 :rotfl:

tinkgurl

04-29-2009, 10:00 PM

I on the other hand had been writing papers for school like a maniac for 2 weeks before we left so after working 9-2, I came home, edited my last paper, emailed it to my professor and got to packing. Boy, let me tell you, I can pack! Seriously by the end of the week I had about 7 extra shirts, 4 extra shorts/capris/jeans and 2 pairs of flip flops with us that I never even wore! :rolleyes:

Ugh, I remember all that work you had to do! We seriously barely talked those 2 weeks!

Haha, you pack just like me then. I always pack more than I need because I'm afraid that I'll get there and wish that I had packed something.

So around 8:30 I headed to Chris's where we made Mexican lasagna for dinner. Actually I stole the recipe from Dawn (punkin413) on her TR.

Wow...that sounds really good!

I had my alarm set for 2:50am which came wayyyy too soon. I got up, showered, woke my dad up since he was driving us and got myself ready. After throwing a couple more necessities into my suitcase and carry-on, we were off to go pick up Chris at his house! He lives less than 5 minutes away from me so by 3:50 we were on the road to the airport. Chris fell asleep, of course, while I stayed up talking to my dad. The drive is about an hour or so into JFK airport from my house out on Long Island.

Ugh, 2:50 am is freakin' nuts! I was so excited for you this day though even in my sleep! Haha. Of course Chris fell asleep! I'd make my B/F sit up front and talk to my dad so I could sleep in the back is what I would do. Haha.

And Chris looking OH SO HAPPY to be up bright and early for the flight

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Haha, HI CHRIS! :)

We had it all planned out how if we started to go down we would make sure the camera came with us so we could sue Delta when we lived through the ordeal :rotfl:

Okay seriously, you guys make me laugh so much!

wdwgirl03

04-29-2009, 10:48 PM

I'm in, Kristen!! popcorn::

punkin413

04-29-2009, 10:48 PM

glad you liked the lasagna!!!

oh my gosh about the plane! :scared1: i hate flying anyway so this would've FREAKED me out.

OneTreeHillAddict

04-29-2009, 11:07 PM

Smart move taking evidence pics! And how cool to run into an old friend at the airport! Okay....hurry and get to Disney. I wanna see some topiairies. :lmao:

mariakc

04-29-2009, 11:55 PM

Count me in!!!

PrincessCaitlin

04-30-2009, 05:49 AM

subbing!

So far so good I can't wait to read more!!!:goodvibes

Disneychix

04-30-2009, 07:26 AM

I'm glad you lived through the plane-ride! How scary to see that!

I always always overpack. Shoes and t-shirts especially. I usually have everything in and then I just throw tons of stuff on top :)
I'm trying to work on that!

Great start!

MiaBella05

04-30-2009, 08:34 AM

popcorn:: subbing in, can't wait to read about it!! popcorn::

JenAusty

04-30-2009, 08:43 AM

mmm.. lasagna.. :p

I'm thinking of making of easy disney dish before we go. because I will be home- waiting for him to get home from work- then we will eat, and leave. but idk.. I have my hair appt. that day too.

I am actually surprised that the airport was that busy.. but then again I've never been to that airport- last 2 times.. mine was really dead when I arrived that early. I'm kind of wondering how it will be arriving at 5pm...hmm.

The last thing you should talk about when flying.. is crashing!! hehe:laughing: But DH and I do the same thing.. we especially him- is freaked out with flying. Hw just doesn't like it. I'm ok.. once I am on the plane and in the air.. then the rest of ok.. But obviously you arrived safely! :goodvibes

I'm excited about hearing more! After tomorrow.. I will be free all summer- and i will be all ears for the rest of your trip! :listen:

Sarah84

04-30-2009, 12:56 PM

YAY you started! Look forward to reading more :)

ariel2007

04-30-2009, 01:23 PM

Yey you have started. Sounds like a good start to your holiday so far, I can't wait for the next update.

troobabiee7

04-30-2009, 01:44 PM

I'm so glad you started! Too funny how you saw your friend at the airport, isn't it weird how stuff like that happens? I love the plane pics!

mickeysmyboy

04-30-2009, 01:54 PM

OMG Kristen! I really don't think I would have flown on that plane!!!!! Holy s*%t! I'm guessing you made it in one piece though! Can't wait to read more!

BrooklynnsMommy

04-30-2009, 02:49 PM

I can't wait to hear all about your trip. Only 86 more days for us!

xoktenox

04-30-2009, 04:59 PM

Ok so that beginning was kind of a tease since i didnt even get to Disney yet. Check back later tonight I will try my best to land us in Orlando before I go to sleep! :wizard:

Ugh, I remember all that work you had to do! We seriously barely talked those 2 weeks! I know it sucked but I'm so glad its over!

Haha, you pack just like me then. I always pack more than I need because I'm afraid that I'll get there and wish that I had packed something. Exactly! I wanted to make sure that I had an option each morning as to what outfit I would wear :laughing:

Wow...that sounds really good! It was goooooooooood!

Ugh, 2:50 am is freakin' nuts! I was so excited for you this day though even in my sleep! Haha. Of course Chris fell asleep! I'd make my B/F sit up front and talk to my dad so I could sleep in the back is what I would do. Haha. I was wayyyyy too excited to sleepppp

Okay seriously, you guys make me laugh so much!

I'm glad we could give you a good laugh :thumbsup2

I'm in, Kristen!! popcorn::

Yayy thanks for coming over!

glad you liked the lasagna!!!

oh my gosh about the plane! :scared1: i hate flying anyway so this would've FREAKED me out.

The lasagna was soooo good ever since you posted that on your TR I copied the recipe and have been saving it LOL

The plane definitely freaked me out a little especially since that was right by my right foot and it was about -10 degrees down there by my foot! idk what was up with that! :eek:

Smart move taking evidence pics! And how cool to run into an old friend at the airport! Okay....hurry and get to Disney. I wanna see some topiairies. :lmao:

Yes we wanted to make sure it would have been called "Kristen and Chris" airlines when we survived the crash :rotfl: We'll be at Disney soon too I promise, I was at Chris's last night writing that update and didn't have my trip journal with me. I couldn't go too far without it because I forget everything!

And you will be pleased later because I took lots of topiary pics! :thumbsup2

Count me in!!!

:welcome: Thanks for coming over, the more the merrier!

subbing!

So far so good I can't wait to read more!!!:goodvibes

:welcome: Glad you like the start, thanks for joining in!

I'm glad you lived through the plane-ride! How scary to see that!

I always always overpack. Shoes and t-shirts especially. I usually have everything in and then I just throw tons of stuff on top :)
I'm trying to work on that!

Great start!

It was scary to see the plane kinda falling apart there! I put all my shoes and stuff on the bottom of the suitcase and then throw everything on top of them, kinda like you too. Thanks for joining in!

popcorn:: subbing in, can't wait to read about it!! popcorn::

:welcome: Glad you came over to join in!

mmm.. lasagna.. :p It was amazingggg

I'm thinking of making of easy disney dish before we go. because I will be home- waiting for him to get home from work- then we will eat, and leave. but idk.. I have my hair appt. that day too. Try the lasanga, it was really good and easy to make too.

I am actually surprised that the airport was that busy.. but then again I've never been to that airport- last 2 times.. mine was really dead when I arrived that early. I'm kind of wondering how it will be arriving at 5pm...hmm. We were really surprised too, we expected it to be dead at that time. At 5pm I feel like it might be busier for you guys!

The last thing you should talk about when flying.. is crashing!! hehe:laughing: But DH and I do the same thing.. we especially him- is freaked out with flying. Hw just doesn't like it. I'm ok.. once I am on the plane and in the air.. then the rest of ok.. But obviously you arrived safely! :goodvibes Even with the falling apart plane I still dont think we were really worried about crashing, just joking about it. We were too tired to be scared!

I'm excited about hearing more! After tomorrow.. I will be free all summer- and i will be all ears for the rest of your trip! :listen:

You're done with school after tomorrow?!?! Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyy and you leave soon too!

YAY you started! Look forward to reading more :)

Heyyy thanks for coming to join in!!

Yey you have started. Sounds like a good start to your holiday so far, I can't wait for the next update.

Hey Ariel, glad you came over :goodvibes

I'm so glad you started! Too funny how you saw your friend at the airport, isn't it weird how stuff like that happens? I love the plane pics!

Even though it was a small start I feel so excited that I started too because now I can relive it!

It was really weird seeing my friend there but she was going to Cabo! I hope she doesn't have swine flu!

OMG Kristen! I really don't think I would have flown on that plane!!!!! Holy s*%t! I'm guessing you made it in one piece though! Can't wait to read more!

Luckily even with the shotty lookin plane we made it ok! I was too concerned with just getting to WDW to be nervous :laughing: Thanks for joining in Melissa!

I can't wait to hear all about your trip. Only 86 more days for us!

Thanks for coming over Jill! I know you're short on time with those 2 beautiful little girls at home. I bet Brooklynn is thrilled to be going to her magic kingdom so soon!

Me&3

04-30-2009, 06:07 PM

Count me in followed your TR from OneTreeHillAddict:goodvibes. Great start to your TR :thumbsup2. I need to read your PreTR still:scared1:. Will I ever catch up:confused3. One can only hope:flower3:.

Goofy22

04-30-2009, 06:14 PM

Can't wait to see some pics! I have 3 months and 3wks something like that left! lol! But tommorrow is May 1st and August park hours should be released! :cool1:

HoneyLSU

04-30-2009, 06:31 PM

Hey Kristen!

I can't wait to read all about your trip! I didn't realize that y'all were celebrating y'alls anniversary. Did y'all tell Disney that it was y'alls anniversary? We are celebrating our 3 year when we go and we told them and I'm kind of worried that they'll think we're married. I was just wondering how it worked out for y'all!

So what exactly is going on in that picture of the plane? I've only flown twice in my life. Once at 18 months and once when I was 20 so I don't know too much. I'm glad it turned out to be ok though!

I know how stressed out you were with school leading up to your trip but I'm so happy that you were able to finish everything up so you could enjoy your trip to the fullest! I can't wait to read more!!

jenseib

04-30-2009, 07:03 PM

I'm joining in too.
I have to ask, what was the picture of on the plane. I really can't tell where or what it is? I guess I need guidance. LOL! :rolleyes1

Charleston Princess

04-30-2009, 07:06 PM

:lmao: I would have been taking a picture of the insulation coming out of the plane as well! Too funny! Glad you made it through your flight!

hlrababy

04-30-2009, 07:52 PM

I would have passed out if I saw that on the plane!!!:scared1:

SwansLoveDisney

04-30-2009, 09:15 PM

Oh my! I can't believe the plane was falling apart right before your very eyes!

Can't wait to read the rest of this great TR!

julezdisney

04-30-2009, 09:53 PM

Hi Kristen! :wave2: Looks like I peeked into your TR just in time! Sorry I bailed on your PTR- I must've deleted it accidently!

I can't believe that you saw that on the plane- I would've been hyperventilating. Great start!

xoktenox

05-01-2009, 06:11 PM

So I failed on updating last night. Chris has been working on his car like crazy for the past 3 days and I got stuck last night outside holding a light so he could finish before today ;) Anyway, there WILL be an update this weekend and we WILL land in Orlando and get to Disney. Stay tuned! :wizard:

Count me in followed your TR from OneTreeHillAddict:goodvibes. Great start to your TR :thumbsup2. I need to read your PreTR still:scared1:. Will I ever catch up:confused3. One can only hope:flower3:.

:welcome: Thanks for coming over! I'm glad you like what you've read so far. I'm sure if you just skim the PTR you'll get the jist of things because its alot to read! :goodvibes

Can't wait to see some pics! I have 3 months and 3wks something like that left! lol! But tommorrow is May 1st and August park hours should be released! :cool1:

Oh there will be plentyyyyy of pics! I hope August park hours came out for you, I haven't checked!

Hey Kristen!

I can't wait to read all about your trip! I didn't realize that y'all were celebrating y'alls anniversary. Did y'all tell Disney that it was y'alls anniversary? We are celebrating our 3 year when we go and we told them and I'm kind of worried that they'll think we're married. I was just wondering how it worked out for y'all!

So what exactly is going on in that picture of the plane? I've only flown twice in my life. Once at 18 months and once when I was 20 so I don't know too much. I'm glad it turned out to be ok though!

I know how stressed out you were with school leading up to your trip but I'm so happy that you were able to finish everything up so you could enjoy your trip to the fullest! I can't wait to read more!!

Hey girl! We did tell Disney it was our anniversary and EVERYONE thought we were married. Hello, do you see a ring? Because I dont LOL The picture of the plane shows insulation coming out of the side of it, it was right by my feet.

Finishing all the school stuff before we left was sooo stressful but worth it in the end!

I'm joining in too.
I have to ask, what was the picture of on the plane. I really can't tell where or what it is? I guess I need guidance. LOL! :rolleyes1

:welcome: Thanks for joining in! The picture is of insulation coming out of the side of the plane, right by my feet. I was looking at it after I posted it and realized it wasn't that clear :laughing: Don't feel bad!

:lmao: I would have been taking a picture of the insulation coming out of the plane as well! Too funny! Glad you made it through your flight!

See, at least you knew what it was Jackie! Thanks :laughing: Good thing there were no problems on the flight because if there were Delta would be in the process of changing to Kristen and Chris airlines :lmao:

I would have passed out if I saw that on the plane!!!:scared1:

Hey Heather! Yea it was a little freaky to see that!

Oh my! I can't believe the plane was falling apart right before your very eyes!

Can't wait to read the rest of this great TR!

That was a little unnerving to see the insulation by my feet! Glad you like the start!

Hi Kristen! :wave2: Looks like I peeked into your TR just in time! Sorry I bailed on your PTR- I must've deleted it accidently!

I can't believe that you saw that on the plane- I would've been hyperventilating. Great start!

Hey Julia! Glad you made it over for my TR, I'll let it slide that you stopped reading my PTR ;) Glad you like the beginning of our journey!

2xcited2sleep

05-02-2009, 06:48 AM

MeMom

05-02-2009, 09:22 AM

Anyway, there WILL be an update this weekend and we WILL land in Orlando and get to Disney. Stay tuned! :wizard:

I'm just peeking in while there's a lull in the action as we get ready for our Disney Day party. Can't wait to see awesome real Disney pictures from you today!

tinkgurl

05-02-2009, 10:25 AM

k_reile

05-02-2009, 10:43 AM

wow...that plane would have freaked me out too! I like to fly but am nervous the whole time. I've seen you around on memoms reports so I thought I'd stop by!

xoktenox

05-02-2009, 02:56 PM

Hi Kristen! I'm climbing aboard and can't wait to hear more about your trip. You're off to a great start. :) I made Dawn's mexican lasagna a few weeks ago too and loved it! :thumbsup2 OMG I would have been positively panicked had I seen that on the plane. That is not good! :sad2: Glad you made it safely and can't wait to hear what happens next! popcorn::

:welcome: Hey, thanks for joining in! Wasn't the lasagna just DELICIOUS!? My BF and I can't wait to make it again. I got a little nervous about the plane but its honestly freaking me out more now then when I was actually on the plane! :laughing:

I'm just peeking in while there's a lull in the action as we get ready for our Disney Day party. Can't wait to see awesome real Disney pictures from you today!

Hey MeMom! Hope your Disney Day party is going great! I'm sure Brooklynn and Bella are enjoying themselves. Going to update in just a bit :thumbsup2

Oh lord girl. The car thing. Again. Here ya go- :hug:. :rotfl: Wow, you got to be the light girl?! :woohoo: Haha, not. Tell Chris he owes you! ;)

:rolleyes: that freakin car, I'm gonna crash it one of these days on him! I was soooo thrilled to be the light girl, let me tell you! :rotfl:

wow...that plane would have freaked me out too! I like to fly but am nervous the whole time. I've seen you around on memoms reports so I thought I'd stop by!

:welcome: The plane was a little freaky! Glad you came by, hope you stick around!

xoktenox

05-02-2009, 03:18 PM

So when I last left off we had just taken off from JFK airport and we were on our way to Disney!! Here we are right as we got to flying altitude, happy but tired!

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The flight was pretty uneventful and took off on time. I kept falling asleep on and off the whole flight. When they came around for our drink orders I was sleeping so I did miss that. I woke up shortly after Chris had ordered a coke and ate some of my teddy grahams.

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Chris likes flying

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Delta flights have a little screen in the seat in front of you and there's games and music and TV on them. Everything cost money so we were playing the in-flight quiz game which was free. It was trivia against everyone else on the plane and was pretty entertaining. So we finally landed in Atlanta for our layover around 8 or so. I was happy to be almost to Disney!

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The airport was pretty empty.

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The time was really catching up to us.

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Finally we boarded the plane to Orlando. After another uneventful flight with Chris and I both sleeping on and off and playing the in-flight quiz game, we landed in Orlando!! Our first site of Florida

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We were SOOO excited! (I look possessed here but its cute that we were so excited LOL)

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We landed around 11:20, earlier than we were supposed to! We got off the plane after a quick toilet stop headed towards the Magical Express counter.

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Our first ride on the "fake" monorail

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After the 6 mile walk from the terminal to the ME counter (with my carry on bag that weighed 900lbs) we saw this

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The line was ridiculously long! I hoped in my head this would not be a sign of things to come because Chris was already complaining! :rolleyes: Actually the line moved really quickly though because they had a lot of CMs working.

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So by about 12:15 we had gotten through the whole ME check-in line and were finally going to board a bus! Here's the first Disney bus of our trip, I was soooo happy!

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xoktenox

05-02-2009, 03:26 PM

(continued from last post)

Our bus was full but after a short ride we finally started seeing Disney buses and signs! I was literally boiling over with my excitement at this point.

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We were almost thereeeee

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Finally we pulled up to All-Star Sports, then All-Star Music and after what felt like an eternity we pulled up to our resort, All-Star Movies!! :banana::yay:

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Quickly we got off of the bus and headed in to check-in, hoping our room would be ready.

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Notice the back of Chris's head in that picture above. That would be a common occurrence throughout the rest of the week. He started to get a liiiiiiittle frustrated with my excessive picture taking and would keep walking in hopes that I would stop taking pictures and go with him :rotfl:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/039-2.jpg

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/040-2.jpg

So we checked in with a nice, older female CM. I can't remember her name! She gave Chris his "1st Visit" button and both of us "Happy Anniversary!" buttons. I asked her about the Mears bus I had been wondering about for getting us to Islands of Adventure that Tuesday and she told me that they did have them and gave me the number for Mears to call and make a reservation. Within a few minutes we were checked in and heading to our already ready room! I was so happy to get to show Chris how cool our resort was with the lifesize icons and the pool and everything! So, would we be happy with our room? Would it be clean? Would we be far from the main Cinema Hall? Well you'll just have to wait to find all that out!! ;)

k_reile

05-02-2009, 05:01 PM

tinkgurl

05-02-2009, 05:17 PM

I woke up shortly after Chris had ordered a coke and ate some of my teddy grahams.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/018-1.jpg

We were SOOO excited! (I look possessed here but its cute that we were so excited LOL)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/024-1.jpg

Aw, you guys are so cute. :)

Our first ride on the "fake" monorail

Yes! The airport "monorail"! Did you notice that the voice is the same guy as WDW monorail?!

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/029-1.jpg

I was talking to you when you were in line here! :cool2: I'm cool.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/036-1.jpg

AHHH, A DISNEY BUS! After seeing the first Disney bus is usually when I start screaming my head off. :rotfl:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/038-1.jpg

Notice the back of Chris's head in that picture above.

HEY CHRIS, WAIT FOR US! Haha, that is gonna be Chris and the B/F next year!

OneTreeHillAddict

05-02-2009, 05:50 PM

You're there!!! Woo Hoo! I have a request though. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make your pics bigger. :hug: I'm going blind trying to see everything. You guys look so excited! I love the pic of you two looking all excited!

Sarah84

05-02-2009, 06:14 PM

Yay finally reached Orlando, love your photos. Look forward to the next part and seeing how your room is :)

xoktenox

05-02-2009, 06:49 PM

i was the same way too getting on the Magical Express when DH and I went in Sept 07. It was our first (and will be only) adult only trip! It was my first time without my parents and Trents techincally first time (he was there when he was 5 but barely remembers it but for some strange reason remembered the line for space mountain and the fort wilderness campgrounds)...so it was really exciting to go and have it be his kind of first time! Course now I will have a hard time doing adult only since we'd had Caleb...I'd feel to guilty going without him!

This trip was Chris's technically 1st time too. He was there like 12 yrs ago when he was 12 and only went to MK for like half a day. So we too considered it his first time! the ME line was long but didn't take a long time to get through. Maybe when Caleb gets a little older you'll be able to take another adults only trip!

Aw, you guys are so cute. :)

Thanks!!

Yes! The airport "monorail"! Did you notice that the voice is the same guy as WDW monorail?!

I didn't notice!!

I was talking to you when you were in line here! :cool2: I'm cool.

haha coolest girl ever!

AHHH, A DISNEY BUS! After seeing the first Disney bus is usually when I start screaming my head off. :rotfl:

haha I contained myself mostly as not to embarrass my boyfriend LOL

HEY CHRIS, WAIT FOR US! Haha, that is gonna be Chris and the B/F next year!

Thats soooo gonna be us next yr!

You're there!!! Woo Hoo! I have a request though. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make your pics bigger. :hug: I'm going blind trying to see everything. You guys look so excited! I love the pic of you two looking all excited!

Ya know i just read your last update on your TR and said to myself that i really should make my pictures bigger LOL is there a quick way to do that one photobucket aka not doing each picture individually?

Glad a picture pro like you likes what I've taken, especially since my camera STINKSSSSSSSSS

Yay finally reached Orlando, love your photos. Look forward to the next part and seeing how your room is :)

Yes we're there! Stay tuned to hear about the room :thumbsup2

punkin413

05-02-2009, 07:24 PM

YOU'RE THERE! YOU'RE THERE! :yay:

Notice the back of Chris's head in that picture above. That would be a common occurrence throughout the rest of the week. He started to get a liiiiiiittle frustrated with my excessive picture taking and would keep walking in hopes that I would stop taking pictures and go with him :rotfl:

:lmao: this sounds like me and ray! the back of his head is ALWAYS in most of my disney pictures.

hlrababy

05-02-2009, 07:51 PM

Woooo hooooo for being there!!!!

I can't wait to hear more!!!:goodvibes

Charleston Princess

05-02-2009, 08:50 PM

The two of you are adorable bubbling over with excitement!

Hurray for the room being ready!!!

Charles walks ahead of me, too! I have a couple of back of the head shots from previous trips. ;)

redlight

05-02-2009, 09:06 PM

I'm enjoying your TR!

We were SOOO excited! (I look possessed here but its cute that we were so excited LOL)

You look possessed with excitement!

michael's mom

05-02-2009, 09:17 PM

Great start! I got just as giddy when I saw my first Disney bus this trip. You inspired me to start my TR earlier than I planned...I already have days 1 and 2 done and wasn't planning on starting until tomorrow!

Goofy22

05-02-2009, 09:29 PM

:cool1:Your there! Yay! :cool1:

wdwgirl03

05-02-2009, 10:38 PM

Arriving at Disney is a great feeling, I don't blame you for being excited! :dance3::dance3:

mariakc

05-02-2009, 10:50 PM

(continued from last post)

Our bus was full but after a short ride we finally started seeing Disney buses and signs! I was literally boiling over with my excitement at this point.

That has got to be one of the BEEESSSTTT feelings in the world!!! Yay!!!:yay::yay::yay:

MeMom

05-03-2009, 05:54 AM

(continued from last post)

Our bus was full but after a short ride we finally started seeing Disney buses and signs! I was literally boiling over with my excitement at this point.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u124/xoktenox/WDW%20April09/036-1.jpg

When we see the first Disney bus, we know it is real.
Very exciting stuff!!!

Looking forward to more and more and more good pictures as we continue to count down to July!

P.S. Wasn't it so nice to be away from school for a while???? :yay:

2xcited2sleep

05-03-2009, 06:09 AM

ariel2007

05-03-2009, 06:19 AM

Hey hun, I read your update yesterday and tried to post but my computer was being so slow for some reason so I gave up. Fingers crossed its not another virus, I could really do without that again :guilty:. Anyhoo, great update, I really feel your excitement in finally arriving at Disney. And I bet it was great finally getting to the resort and seeing it all in person, I love it when you finally get there and you know your holiday is really starting :banana:. Cant wait for the next part :thumbsup2

Disneylove1228

05-03-2009, 07:59 AM

Hey!! Omg you started your TR!! :)
Omg I bet getting on Disney Property was awesome for you, I LOVE that feeling!!
I can't believe you saw that on your plane tripe from NY to ATL by your seat! OMG! I would have asked to get on another plane, yall must have REALLY wanted to get to Disney! LOL! :rotfl:
OH! And Kev (my hubby) always gets mad at me for taking tons of pictures too... LOL I understand how you feel!!
I can't wait for more!!

BrooklynnsMommy

05-03-2009, 08:01 AM

Holy cow! I have never seen the ME line that crowded. Yea for your room being ready. I know how Chris feels about the picture taking. MeMom is the queen of getting left behind because we didn't realize she had stopped to take a picture and we just kept walking.

jenseib

05-03-2009, 08:09 AM

Yay! You're there! I loved the update. Sounds like a good start. I wish we could get there that early. It always seems like all the direct flights (which is only what we will take with DD) are or later in the afternoon. DH likes that, but I want an early AM one so we can get there sooner. LOL!

You're there!!! Woo Hoo! I have a request though. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make your pics bigger. :hug: I'm going blind trying to see everything. You guys look so excited! I love the pic of you two looking all excited!

I was thinking the same thing. I thought maybe I had bad eyes. LOL! :laughing:

JenAusty

05-03-2009, 09:26 AM

YAYY You made it! :laughing: I love all your pictures even someone... cough Chris.. doesn't! hehe I'll be the same way this time. Last time I think we were both soo overwhelmed with everything that I did take a lot of pictures but not a lot of the scenery or the rides and stuff. This time I told DH I actually want to take pictures of all the buildings- of restaurants, attractions and so forth and he said ok.. so we will see how it goes! hehe :lmao:

I also LOVEEEEE ASMo Resort! It's my favorite value resort! Although I haven't stayed at Pop Century yet- so we will see if that changes.. in about 16 days! hehe But I love ASMo because of the giant disney characters and stuff- the other resorts have them- but its other stuff too.. I like it focuses ONLY on the disney movies! Also, I love the ASMo bathrooms! I told DH that if we ever have a basement witha half bath or you know- not our ONLY bathroom I would like to have a ASMo bathroom! hehe

Anywho.. great excitement pics! I know that the pics don't do justice for the way you feel- but they are always fun!!

Great Report soo far!! :thumbsup2

xoktenox

05-03-2009, 10:23 AM

YOU'RE THERE! YOU'RE THERE! :yay:

Ahh thinking about it now makes me upset!

:lmao: this sounds like me and ray! the back of his head is ALWAYS in most of my disney pictures.

:laughing: so at least I'm not the only one with a picture taking insensitive significant other!

Woooo hooooo for being there!!!!

I can't wait to hear more!!!:goodvibes

Yesss we were soooooo absolutely thrilled!!

The two of you are adorable bubbling over with excitement!

Hurray for the room being ready!!!

Charles walks ahead of me, too! I have a couple of back of the head shots from previous trips. ;)

Thanks for the compliment CP! I was so happy that our room was ready when we got there.

Chris kept saying "ughhhh ANOTHER picture babe?!" LOL :laughing:

I'm enjoying your TR!

You look possessed with excitement!

:laughing: ok I'll take possessed with excitement! Thankssss

Great start! I got just as giddy when I saw my first Disney bus this trip. You inspired me to start my TR earlier than I planned...I already have days 1 and 2 done and wasn't planning on starting until tomorrow!

Oh man I missed the start of your TR?! I'll have to go over and catch up i'm already 2 days behinddd!

:cool1:Your there! Yay! :cool1:

Woo hoo!! :banana:

Arriving at Disney is a great feeling, I don't blame you for being excited! :dance3::dance3:

OMG it seriously was one of the best feelings EVER!

That has got to be one of the BEEESSSTTT feelings in the world!!! Yay!!!:yay::yay::yay:

It most definitely is, I can't wait to be able to go and feel that way again!

When we see the first Disney bus, we know it is real.
Very exciting stuff!!!

Looking forward to more and more and more good pictures as we continue to count down to July!

P.S. Wasn't it so nice to be away from school for a while???? :yay:

Seeing the first Disney bus definitely made it seem real! I'm so happy (and jealous) that you guys will be there in less than 3 months! And yes, being away from school was amazingggg and felt so good. :thumbsup2

xoktenox

05-03-2009, 10:24 AM

Hurrah for getting there and for lines moving quickly! :yay: I know just the excitement you're talking about. I get giddier and giddier from the time the plane lands, to the fake monorail, to the ME line, to the bus etc. etc. :hyper:

:rotfl: on the back of the head shots. There is no such thing as excessive picture taking, is there? :confused3 ;)

The giddiness for sure was increasing as we went along. It was great.

And in my book, there is no excessive picture taking but apparently Chris thought otherwise :confused3:laughing:

Hey hun, I read your update yesterday and tried to post but my computer was being so slow for some reason so I gave up. Fingers crossed its not another virus, I could really do without that again :guilty:. Anyhoo, great update, I really feel your excitement in finally arriving at Disney. And I bet it was great finally getting to the resort and seeing it all in person, I love it when you finally get there and you know your holiday is really starting :banana:. Cant wait for the next part :thumbsup2

Oh man I hope you don't have another virus! That would totally stink.

I'm sure the excitement we felt when getting to Disney is felt by everyone on the DIS. We all get it! And seeing the resort definitely made it even better. :thumbsup2

Hey!! Omg you started your TR!! :)
Omg I bet getting on Disney Property was awesome for you, I LOVE that feeling!!
I can't believe you saw that on your plane tripe from NY to ATL by your seat! OMG! I would have asked to get on another plane, yall must have REALLY wanted to get to Disney! LOL! :rotfl:
OH! And Kev (my hubby) always gets mad at me for taking tons of pictures too... LOL I understand how you feel!!
I can't wait for more!!

Getting onto Disney property was sooo great I dont know how I contained myself! The plane thing was a little scary but we didn't care, we had the proof in case we went down! :lmao:

Hopefully next time we go to WDW, Chris will expect the picture taking and not get so frustrated haha

Holy cow! I have never seen the ME line that crowded. Yea for your room being ready. I know how Chris feels about the picture taking. MeMom is the queen of getting left behind because we didn't realize she had stopped to take a picture and we just kept walking.

The ME line was crazy I was so scared that it was foreshadowing the lines we'd have in WDW.

Chris particularly would get annoyed at the shopping pictures I was taking...MeMom would have been left in the dust! :rotfl:

Yay! You're there! I loved the update. Sounds like a good start. I wish we could get there that early. It always seems like all the direct flights (which is only what we will take with DD) are or later in the afternoon. DH likes that, but I want an early AM one so we can get there sooner. LOL!

I don't blame you for only taking direct flights with your daughter, I would do the same if I had a child. The layover wasn't that bad for us but with kids I wouldn't want to deal with it. It stinks that the direct flights are always too late!

I was thinking the same thing. I thought maybe I had bad eyes. LOL! :laughing:

I'm trying to figure out a quick way to make the pictures bigger, SORRY!

YAYY You made it! :laughing: I love all your pictures even someone... cough Chris.. doesn't! hehe I'll be the same way this time. Last time I think we were both soo overwhelmed with everything that I did take a lot of pictures but not a lot of the scenery or the rides and stuff. This time I told DH I actually want to take pictures of all the buildings- of restaurants, attractions and so forth and he said ok.. so we will see how it goes! hehe :lmao:

I usually don't take SOOO many pictures on vacation but this time I knew I needed them for my TR so I'm happy I took alot. It would have definitely been easy to forget to take pictures because I was FOR SURE overwhelmed by everything.

I also LOVEEEEE ASMo Resort! It's my favorite value resort! Although I haven't stayed at Pop Century yet- so we will see if that changes.. in about 16 days! hehe But I love ASMo because of the giant disney characters and stuff- the other resorts have them- but its other stuff too.. I like it focuses ONLY on the disney movies! Also, I love the ASMo bathrooms! I told DH that if we ever have a basement witha half bath or you know- not our ONLY bathroom I would like to have a ASMo bathroom! hehe

I'm going to keep my opinions on ASMo to myself right now because I don't want to give them away before I write about them in the TR! I will say that we did like it though. The huge icons were soo cute! The bathroom was cool too!

Anywho.. great excitement pics! I know that the pics don't do justice for the way you feel- but they are always fun!!

Great Report soo far!! :thumbsup2

The pictures don't do it full justice but they are helping me re-live the trip each day and I love it!

OneTreeHillAddict

05-03-2009, 12:35 PM

xoktenox

05-03-2009, 05:53 PM

I don't think so...I think you have to reload them in. But choose the setting that says 17 inch screen...it's a decent size. Even the 480 x whatever...that's the size I use for pics of the kids. It's still kind of small. I can't wait to see what happens next!

Ugh I just tried to resize them on photobucket and it was a no go. I will have to reload them all or resize them individually which will stink either way! If I delete the whole album with my WDW pics in it and then reload them will they show on my TR, the ones I have already posted?

cnorth

05-03-2009, 06:34 PM

Yay! You got there! It's the best feeling to finally get to the resort. Completely calming and completely exciting all at the same time. (If that makes any sense at all...):lovestruc

jenseib

05-04-2009, 09:13 AM

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 09:19 AM

Yay! You got there! It's the best feeling to finally get to the resort. Completely calming and completely exciting all at the same time. (If that makes any sense at all...):lovestruc

Yes, it does make sense! I was so relieved to be there but completely overwhelmed and excited!

Yes if you delete the album, you will lose what you have posted already.

Oh mannnnn :headache: Even if I reload them in a new album?

tinkgurl

05-04-2009, 09:22 AM

GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING! not. :rotfl: It's Monday. You know I hate Monday's. :rolleyes:

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 09:43 AM

GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING! not. :rotfl: It's Monday. You know I hate Monday's. :rolleyes:

Good morninggggggg! I hate Monday's too. My friend just texted me "Ughh Monday" LOL I'm soooo done with school it needs to end now!!!!

tinkgurl

05-04-2009, 09:47 AM

Good morninggggggg! I hate Monday's too. My friend just texted me "Ughh Monday" LOL I'm soooo done with school it needs to end now!!!!

But, the good thing is...this is the last real Monday of classes! :woohoo:

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 10:20 AM

Ok so I've been trying REEEEEEALLYYYYYY hard to keep this a secret from you guys on here. But I just can't do it anymore. We've been home for over a week now and its time for me to spill it...can anybody guess what the surprise is?!?

We're going back to Disney World!!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

I'll get to the whole story when the time comes in the TR but I needed to let you guys know! We're booked at Coronado Springs for 5 nights starting November 18th! Chris's 25th birthday is the 22nd and he really wants to go back! I promised him this time will be MUCH more relaxed then our trip we just took and he was all for it :rotfl: So before I know it I'll be getting into ADR's and more planning again! I'm soooooooo excited!!! There you guys go, I spilled the beans! :rolleyes::thumbsup2

tinkgurl

05-04-2009, 10:23 AM

hlrababy

05-04-2009, 11:57 AM

How cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish it was the week we were going though! :(

wdwgirl03

05-04-2009, 12:27 PM

YAY!!! That is exciting!

BrooklynnsMommy

05-04-2009, 12:58 PM

Doesn't it help take the sting out of having to leave just knowing that you get to go back. We always have our next trip booked that way when we leave we can start the discussion of ADR's and what we want to get done on the way home. It makes it a little easier to drive under that sign when you know they really will "See ya real soon!"

jenseib

05-04-2009, 02:10 PM

How awesome. I wish my DH was that easy to cinvince to go back so soon! LOL!

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 02:35 PM

:lmao::lmao::lmao:

I was waiting to see how long you could hold that in.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

It is so exciting! Actually, you'll be planning TWO trips before you go back. Yours in November and then ours together for Spring Break. :woohoo:

Obviously not very long! I couldnt handle seeing everyone's countdowns and not having mine up there! :rotfl:

How cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish it was the week we were going though! :(

I knowwww I wish it was too! But we're going for Chris's bday so we cant even change the week :sad2:

YAY!!! That is exciting!

:banana: so happy!!

Doesn't it help take the sting out of having to leave just knowing that you get to go back. We always have our next trip booked that way when we leave we can start the discussion of ADR's and what we want to get done on the way home. It makes it a little easier to drive under that sign when you know they really will "See ya real soon!"

It definitely helped take the sting out of leaving. We were talking about going back before we even left! But thinking about all the things we'll do in November made it so much easier to leave. I would have been (and would still be) much more upset if we werent going back! I can't wait to start planning our ADRs and stuff. You guys leave really soon!

How awesome. I wish my DH was that easy to cinvince to go back so soon! LOL!

:rotfl: well when we have kids I'm sure it wont be as easy!

punkin413

05-04-2009, 02:42 PM

JenAusty

05-04-2009, 02:45 PM

How sweet!!! That's soo exciting for a Bday!!! Did you guys get a deal for booking while you were down there or anything? I know they have A LOT of deals going on right now through Disney and it made me soo jealous..like the free dining! I was like ***! Even though I got a good deal this time too.. But Congrats! That is awesome! Looks like Chris is becoming quite the disney fan! hehe

And you want to know something funny.. when you said you wanted tell us something.. and couldn't wait any longer- I thought you were going to say you got engaged.. hehe but disney is just as good.. hhehe:laughing:

michael's mom

05-04-2009, 03:27 PM

I'm so jealous!!! I have to wait to go back...but, DH agreed that if we could swing it, he was all for going next April (before this past trip, he was the every other year kind of guy!) so at least I can hope for a year from now (actually, 11 1/2 months). I'm thinking of starting my ticker!

heaven2dc

05-04-2009, 03:31 PM

I barely get caught up with your TR and you're already planning another one?!! How great is that :thumbsup2 (that gives me a little clue as to how much Chris really enjoyed the trip even tho he wasn't too happy with the picture taking you mentioned in your most recent update).

You actually scared me a little with your surprise - I thought you were going to say you got engaged :scared: But maybe that will be a surprise for a future Disney trip ;)

Sunset Cliffs

05-04-2009, 03:56 PM

I just found your TR. I've seen you posting over on OneTreeHillAdict's report so I followed you over. I love your excitement at finally getting there. I think we all can relate to the feeling. Can't wait for your next update!

Jenn51421

05-04-2009, 04:37 PM

Hey, just found your TR. Can't wait to hear more!

ariel2007

05-04-2009, 04:53 PM

Wahoo, thats great news :banana:. I am so excited for you guys. And Coronado Springs is beautiful, you will love it.

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 05:47 PM

cool!!!!! :thumbsup2 you guys sound just like ray and i. our first trip together was in may 2007. i was sure it would be like 2 or 3 years before he'd want to go back and he said he'd go back the next year as long as we didn't have to rush so much, hence the name of my TR for that next trip, "our non-rushing (sorta) anniversary at WDW"! :laughing:

Thats what I thought too! I did NOT expect that Chris would want to go back so soon let alone for his birthday! And I read that TR of yours (great of course) and I'm hoping we can do something like that. As in never setting the alarm in the morning! :thumbsup2

How sweet!!! That's soo exciting for a Bday!!! Did you guys get a deal for booking while you were down there or anything? I know they have A LOT of deals going on right now through Disney and it made me soo jealous..like the free dining! I was like ***! Even though I got a good deal this time too.. But Congrats! That is awesome! Looks like Chris is becoming quite the disney fan! hehe

I dont wanna give away what made us book again until I get to that part of the TR ;) They do have alot of great deals though you're right and I wish we could go during free dining!

And you want to know something funny.. when you said you wanted tell us something.. and couldn't wait any longer- I thought you were going to say you got engaged.. hehe but disney is just as good.. hhehe:laughing:

:rotfl: you're not the only one who thought that! Chris's best friend (who should definitely have known better!) texted him when we got back and asked if we were engaged!

I'm so jealous!!! I have to wait to go back...but, DH agreed that if we could swing it, he was all for going next April (before this past trip, he was the every other year kind of guy!) so at least I can hope for a year from now (actually, 11 1/2 months). I'm thinking of starting my ticker!

See, all these boyfriends/hubbys like to pretend that they don't love Disney when we know they really do! Just save save save and hopefully you'll be back there in less than a yr! :thumbsup2

I barely get caught up with your TR and you're already planning another one?!! How great is that :thumbsup2 (that gives me a little clue as to how much Chris really enjoyed the trip even tho he wasn't too happy with the picture taking you mentioned in your most recent update).

You actually scared me a little with your surprise - I thought you were going to say you got engaged :scared: But maybe that will be a surprise for a future Disney trip ;)

I'm soooo thrilled that Chris is all for going back! Definitely wasn't expecting that. And I did promise him a more laid back trip in November...I never promised I would take less pictures though :laughing:

And NO ENGAGEMENT on this trip :eek: We're not ready for that yet but like you said, maybe another trip ;)

I just found your TR. I've seen you posting over on OneTreeHillAdict's report so I followed you over. I love your excitement at finally getting there. I think we all can relate to the feeling. Can't wait for your next update!

:welcome: Thanks for coming over here and joining in! I'm sure everyone on the DIS can relate to my excitement over finally getting to "our happy place!"

Hey, just found your TR. Can't wait to hear more!

:welcome: Glad you came over! Stick around :thumbsup2

Wahoo, thats great news :banana:. I am so excited for you guys. And Coronado Springs is beautiful, you will love it.

I'm soooo happy!!! :woohoo: Have you and Nick stayed at Coronado?

2xcited2sleep

05-04-2009, 05:51 PM

Congratulations! How awesome you get to go back so soon!! :yay:

blabbermouth

05-04-2009, 06:19 PM

Hi! Just found your report. So far so good... keep it up! I could have used one more update to occupy me for the last ten minutes of work, heehee!

Goofy22

05-04-2009, 06:30 PM

Wow! Going back so soon! What a great idea for him to spend his birthday at Disney! :thumbsup2

Cinderelly5507

05-04-2009, 06:36 PM

Just found your TR!!! Can't wait to read more!! How awesome your BF has agreed to go back... I don't think I could convince my DH to go twice in a year, not for lack of trying though! :lmao:

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 06:40 PM

So when I last left you we had just checked into ASMo. We were checked in an to our room by 1:20 according to my Tink trip journal. Before we headed up to the room we stopped by luggage services outside and picked up the groceries that were waiting for us there from gardengrocer.com. I would highly recommend this service. Chris and I ordered a bunch of stuff for the room and besides the high delivery charge (which in retrospect didn't matter because we still got it delivered either way) and it was there exactly when it was supposed to be. We had one of the bellhops bring the food to our room on a luggage cart (we tipped him of course) and everything was there.

Our room was in Fantasia building 5 (the one with the brooms on it), 3rd floor like I had requested. The first thing I noticed when we walked into the room, besides this

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was that there was a bouncback offer already on our table!! I didn't expect one to be there at all let alone as soon as we walked into the room. I mentioned it to Chris but he really didn't give it much of a second thought. I knew it was too early to try and get him to book again so I shut my mouth...for the time being. LOL So of course I took some of the obligatory room pictures

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(Yes, Chris needed to try and ruin every picture I was taking)

The bedspread
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So by now it was going on 2 and we were STARVING! All I had had to eat were some teddy grahams on the plane and Chris had eaten a small breakfast burrito in Atlanta airport. We decided to head on down to the Movies food court to grab a quick lunch and also so we could buy our mugs.

Here's Chris in the elevator, happy to be at Disney!

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We decided to just buy one mug since I'm a water drinker usually and when I do want something other than water we usually just get one and share it anyway (because we're cheap like that :laughing:). We looked around a little bit and Chris decided to get Chicken Quesadillas and I got the adult Chicken fingers. We also got one mug and filled it with pink lemonade I believe. I did mostly succeed with remembering to get my food porn pictures this trip.

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You can see the anniversary pin Chris is wearing on his shirt in the quesadilla picture.

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I have to say the food was really good! Nothing gourmet obviously but it was good. The quesadillas were cheesy and the chicken was good while my chicken was meaty and filling. After filling our tummys we started over to All-Star Music because thats where our fridge swap's home resort was. It was a quick walk through the parking lot of Movies over to Music. On the way over Chris and I started bickering. I was trying to take pictures and book it over to Music while planning what we were gonna do when we got back to the resort. When I finally shut up Chris told me I needed to calm down. He saw how overwhelmed I was and he was 100% right. We had an entire week ahead of us and I was wound soooo tightly already I never would have made it through the whole week if I continued like that. We decided we would come back to movies when we were done getting the fridge and lay down for a little bit before we got ready and went out for the night. We had been up since 3am and needed to relax.

Anyway we finally get to Music. We ask at luggage services if they have a fridge waiting there for me. They go in and check....NO FRIDGE. I was really confused. How hard could it be to just leave it there waiting for me? They said that sometimes if the person the fridge was for wasn't staying at the resort they would find where they were staying and send it there. So the nice CM called over to Movies and then Sports to check if it was in any of those resorts. NO GOOD. At this point I'm mad because we wanted to get milk for our cereal and some other things and put them in the fridge. I had been counting on having it and it was nowhere to be found. So we headed back to Movies while trying to figure out what to do about this fridge. On the way back to our room we took a walk through the ASMo gift shop. In honor of MeMom I took some shopping pictures.

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I wanted to get this for Chris's niece but the smallest size they had was like a 2T and shes not that big yet.

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Some blurry autograph books.

Apparently thats all the shopping pictures I took right then LOL Oh well there's PLENTY more later. So we got back to ASMo and laid down around 3 for a quick nap. Chris was snoring within minutes. I shortly after fell asleep and within an hr there was a knock at the door. They had our luggage!! Phewwwwwwwww I was sooo relieved! I got up and opened the door for the luggage people and a few minutes later the other suitcase arrived. So I woke up Chris and we decided to head down to the pool and take a quick dip.

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 06:52 PM

**Let it be known that I tried to make the pictures in the last update bigger with NO LUCK! I hate photobucket!! Well I'm sorry about that but later in the week before I update again I will upload alllllll the pictures bigger. Looks like thats the only way to do it. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.**

(continued from last post)

So we put on our bathing suits and headed down to the Fantasia pool, close to our room. We get down there, get a chair and the pool is noticably empty. Still we walk in and get like 3 steps in and a lady yells "You're not supposed to go in there!" I step out and she tells us that they closed the pool because they "found something in it." EW. She said the lifeguards were doing a very bad job at stopping people from going in. Obviously she was right considering we walked right in until she told us to get out. So we say thank you and decide to walk over to the Mighty Ducks pool. We get there and its filled with kids; not that I expected anything less. It didn't matter though we just wanted to jump in and cool off and get out. After 15-20 mins of relaxing (as much as we could with screaming children around) we got out of the pool.

I really wanted a drink from the pool bar ever since we were over there before trying the Fantasia pool out. So we walked back over to the bar and sat down until we realized Chris forgot his ID. So he tries to order a coke and the bartender just kinda looked at him. So I interjected here (since I'm a loudmouth) and told the bartender he forgot his ID in the room. The bartender asked him how old he was and what his birthdate was and said ok you're fine. I showed him my ID of course though. Now granted, Chris does look over 21 and usually doesn't get ID'd at home but in Disney I would have thought they would have been more careful. Oh well, he's 24 so whatever. I ordered a Captains Mai Tai and Chris got a Poolside Lemonade. I was proud because he never orders mixed drinks! :laughing: Then we realize we have no cash on us! So Chris runs back to the room to grab some cash so we can tip the guy. I try both drinks and don't really liek either of them. Mine was too strong (I'm kind of a wuss) and Chris's was too sweet. I drink mine anyway and in a few mins Chris is back with the cash. He LOVED his drink. As a matter of fact, he was talking to our friends about it the other night and how great it was LOL

We pay for our drinks and head back up to the room to change and get ready for our night ahead!!

Coming up: Downtown Disney night and a "Pleasant" surprise on Pleasure Island!

xoktenox

05-04-2009, 06:57 PM

Congratulations! How awesome you get to go back so soon!! :yay:

:woohoo: Definitely so awesome!

Hi! Just found your report. So far so good... keep it up! I could have used one more update to occupy me for the last ten minutes of work, heehee!

:welcome: Hey thanks for joining in! Sorry I didn't give you enough to get you through work, I'll do better next time :laughing:

Wow! Going back so soon! What a great idea for him to spend his birthday at Disney! :thumbsup2

Yesss we're really excited! :banana:

Just found your TR!!! Can't wait to read more!! How awesome your BF has agreed to go back... I don't think I could convince my DH to go twice in a year, not for lack of trying though! :lmao:

:welcome: Thanks for joining in!! :laughing: I highly doubt this 2 times a year thing is going to be a trend! We just landed a good deal this time so I got lucky!

tinkgurl

05-04-2009, 07:13 PM

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Ooooh, a towel Mickey! :yay: I love them!

there was a bouncback offer already on our table!! I didn't expect one to be there at all let alone as soon as we walked into the room. I mentioned it to Chris but he really didn't give it much of a second thought. I knew it was too early to try and get him to book again so I shut my mouth...for the time being. LOL

I bet you thought about it the whole trip, huh?! :laughing:

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(Yes, Chris needed to try and ruin every picture I was taking)

Haha, whoa Chris. You're cool. :cool2:

So by now it was going on 2 and we were STARVING! All I had had to eat were some teddy grahams on the plane and Chris had eaten a small breakfast burrito in Atlanta airport.

Oh my gosh girl! You HAD to be starving. :headache:

We decided to just buy one mug since I'm a water drinker usually and when I do want something other than water we usually just get one and share it anyway (because we're cheap like that :laughing:).

Hey, might as well share it! :thumbsup2 B/F and I do that a lot.

We looked around a little bit and Chris decided to get Chicken Quesadillas and I got the adult Chicken fingers. We also got one mug and filled it with pink lemonade I believe. I did mostly succeed with remembering to get my food porn pictures this trip.

Both of those things look really good!

On the way over Chris and I started bickering. I was trying to take pictures and book it over to Music while planning what we were gonna do when we got back to the resort. When I finally shut up Chris told me I needed to calm down. He saw how overwhelmed I was and he was 100% right.

Aw, girl! :hug: It's very easy to get overwhelmed at WDW. Trust me. There's so much to do and so much to see.

Anyway we finally get to Music. We ask at luggage services if they have a fridge waiting there for me. They go in and check....NO FRIDGE.

That whole deal was ridiculous. The person before you didn't even mention anything about it when I looked up the swap for you! :mad:

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Aw! :cutie:

So we put on our bathing suits and headed down to the Fantasia pool, close to our room. We get down there, get a chair and the pool is noticably empty. Still we walk in and get like 3 steps in and a lady yells "You're not supposed to go in there!" I step out and she tells us that they closed the pool because they "found something in it." EW.

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! :scared: That's pretty bad if no one was there to keep people out of there! Did you ever hear what the "something" was that was in the pool?

I ordered a Captains Mai Tai and Chris got a Poolside Lemonade.

Ooooh, they sound good but I don't know if I'd ever drink them. :laughing: I'm a scardy-cat! :rolleyes:

MeMom

05-04-2009, 07:13 PM

Shopping pictures?
You made MeMom proud! :cheer2:

I know what you mean about being wound up. You know you have to rest, but you also want to pack what you can into the short time you have. That's why you just have to go more often, so you can have relaxing time without feeling like you're missing out. You know if you don't get to something this time, you'll be back in a few months.

michael's mom

05-04-2009, 07:39 PM

I too, know about the being "wound too tight". DH told me very soon into our trip that I needed to calm down because even though I planned the trip for everyone, I wasn't the tour guide and I was on vacation too. (Everyone was always late for our ADR's! and I was freaking out secretly with DH because the rest of them would just blow it off anyway!)

punkin413

05-04-2009, 07:47 PM

i hope you find your fridge! that's really annoying.

i can totally relate on the being wound up thing! it happens to me every trip i think. next trip we are gonna be SO RELAXED because we'll probably be there with a baby (no i'm not pregnant yet) and i just want to take my time and ENJOY it! have some good meals, see some fireworks and ride a few things and THAT'S IT! but i know i'll still be wound up at first because you can't help it - YOU'RE IN DISNEY WORLD!!!! :laughing:

by the way, you know what makes me sick? i'm 32 and ray's 37 and he gets carded more than i do. yeah, REALLY annoying!

redlight

05-04-2009, 08:58 PM

Exciting news! The quesadillas look delicious!

OneTreeHillAddict

05-04-2009, 09:08 PM

Ugh I just tried to resize them on photobucket and it was a no go. I will have to reload them all or resize them individually which will stink either way! If I delete the whole album with my WDW pics in it and then reload them will they show on my TR, the ones I have already posted?

Just click select all...then uncheck the boxes of what you've used so far. The reload the other stuff and you will be fine. I had to do that 3-4 times while uploading my stuff. Drove me crazy!

I thought the big surprise was a proposal but going back to Disney is awesome news too! I'm glad he liked it. :goodvibes

So wth is up w/ the fridge? This is why I bring my own! :rotfl: This is the third report I've read where someone had trouble with their fridge swap.

2xcited2sleep

05-05-2009, 06:02 AM

I can relate to being wound too tight too. :sad2: A nap and some pool-time was a good idea! Hope you find your fridge!!

Charleston Princess

05-05-2009, 07:03 AM

I think being wound too tight is a common occurence when we have spent months planning -- I know I have to try really hard to slow down and not spaz out the minute we set foot on Disney property!

Lunch looks yummy!!!

JenAusty

05-05-2009, 04:47 PM

I want one of those cute mickey towels! I hope that we get that surprise! We didn't get those last time we were there. I knew that other hotels did but that's exciting that they do too! :goodvibes

I would be mad about the fridge too.. because you bought all that food and can't eat it if you can't get the other stuff to go with it. Since I read your updates while you were gone- I know that you got it... I guess better late then never.

I love the star light in the ASMo rooms! Its my favorite part of the rooms! ohh and the bathrooms!

I liked the Chicken Fingers there to!

Last time we went, we swam in the Mighty Ducks pool and like no one was there the whole time time.. they were all in the fantasia pool. It was especially nice at night.. but at least you got to cool off!

How was the weather? Was it really hot?

Great report soo far! :thumbsup2

SwansLoveDisney

05-05-2009, 05:18 PM

I can't remember if already posted this or not, but YAY!!! for another trip! I am so excited for (and very envious of) you!

:banana::cool1::woohoo:

xoktenox

05-05-2009, 06:51 PM

Ooooh, a towel Mickey! :yay: I love them!

me too but it was the only one we got!

I bet you thought about it the whole trip, huh?! :laughing:

oh of course i did, hence why we booked it!

Haha, whoa Chris. You're cool. :cool2:

yea he thinks so!

Oh my gosh girl! You HAD to be starving. :headache:

yesss i usually dont go more than like 3 hrs without eating...hence my overweight status! LOL

Hey, might as well share it! :thumbsup2 B/F and I do that a lot.

we're cheap and not afraid to admit it! LOL

Both of those things look really good!

they were for sure!

Aw, girl! :hug: It's very easy to get overwhelmed at WDW. Trust me. There's so much to do and so much to see.

I sooooo was overwhelmed and just wanted to do everythinggggg!

That whole deal was ridiculous. The person before you didn't even mention anything about it when I looked up the swap for you! :mad:

I knowwwww! Ugh so frustrating!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! :scared: That's pretty bad if no one was there to keep people out of there! Did you ever hear what the "something" was that was in the pool?

Nope never found out but it was open later that night and later in the week so who knows?!

Ooooh, they sound good but I don't know if I'd ever drink them. :laughing: I'm a scardy-cat! :rolleyes:

Haha they weren't too bad! Chris's was just really too sweet for me but mine was a little strong...I sucked it up and drank it anyway though like a champ!

Shopping pictures?
You made MeMom proud! :cheer2:

I know what you mean about being wound up. You know you have to rest, but you also want to pack what you can into the short time you have. That's why you just have to go more often, so you can have relaxing time without feeling like you're missing out. You know if you don't get to something this time, you'll be back in a few months.

MeMom the whole time i was there i was like "must take shopping pictures. Must make MeMom proud." :lmao: Theres more to come!

I was soooo overwhelmed when we first got there to just want to do everything and not stop and breathe for a minute! I'm so happy we're getting to go back in November (most likely) because we can take it much slower and relax alot more. I wish I could go multiple times a yr like you!

I too, know about the being "wound too tight". DH told me very soon into our trip that I needed to calm down because even though I planned the trip for everyone, I wasn't the tour guide and I was on vacation too. (Everyone was always late for our ADR's! and I was freaking out secretly with DH because the rest of them would just blow it off anyway!)

Awww I totally know what you mean! If I was with more than just my BF I would have been the same way. I was more wound about getting to do EVERYTHING in the short time we were there. But I would have definitely been freaking about everyone being late for the ADRs too!!

i hope you find your fridge! that's really annoying.

i can totally relate on the being wound up thing! it happens to me every trip i think. next trip we are gonna be SO RELAXED because we'll probably be there with a baby (no i'm not pregnant yet) and i just want to take my time and ENJOY it! have some good meals, see some fireworks and ride a few things and THAT'S IT! but i know i'll still be wound up at first because you can't help it - YOU'RE IN DISNEY WORLD!!!! :laughing:

by the way, you know what makes me sick? i'm 32 and ray's 37 and he gets carded more than i do. yeah, REALLY annoying!

Ughhh the fridge deal was so frustrating and it gets worse! You'll see what happens.

I was soooo wound when we got there, plus over tired from being up since 3am that I really needed to just relax. Luckily I did. I'm so happy for you that your next trip will be with a baby! You will see WDW in a whole new light I'm sure after seeing your child experience it all for the first time. But you're right when you first get there I'm sure the overwhelming feeling will take over at least for a little bit! LOL

I can't believe ray gets ID'd more than you! trust me Dawn, you DO NOT look old at all! :thumbsup2 I would ID you if that makes you feel better!

Exciting news! The quesadillas look delicious!

Veryyyy excited over here! And yes, the quesadillas were yummyyyy!

Just click select all...then uncheck the boxes of what you've used so far. The reload the other stuff and you will be fine. I had to do that 3-4 times while uploading my stuff. Drove me crazy!

I thought the big surprise was a proposal but going back to Disney is awesome news too! I'm glad he liked it. :goodvibes

So wth is up w/ the fridge? This is why I bring my own! :rotfl: This is the third report I've read where someone had trouble with their fridge swap.

Yeah, I'm going to reload them before I do my next post. Such a pain!!

NOO proposal yet! I'm too young! When I'm done with school maybe. We actually plan to buy a house and live together before we get married so after you hear we've moved in together, then look out for the wedding

The fridge...thats a whole other story! If we didn't fly I would get my own fridge but it would be such a pain with it flying and what not. I don't understand why people have such a hard time with what to do with the swap, its very simple people!!

I can relate to being wound too tight too. :sad2: A nap and some pool-time was a good idea! Hope you find your fridge!!

The nap and pool time definitely helped alot...and Chris threatening to abandon me in Disney World if I didn't calm down... LOL just kidding! Wait until you hear what happens with the fridge!

I think being wound too tight is a common occurence when we have spent months planning -- I know I have to try really hard to slow down and not spaz out the minute we set foot on Disney property!

Lunch looks yummy!!!

I think you're right, its impossible not to be so wound up after spending so much time and effort planning a trip. That mixed with the anticipation and excitement of being in WDW just put us over the top! You can stay calm CP, I know it!

Lunch was delicious!

I want one of those cute mickey towels! I hope that we get that surprise! We didn't get those last time we were there. I knew that other hotels did but that's exciting that they do too! :goodvibes That was the only towel we had made like that the whole trip!

I would be mad about the fridge too.. because you bought all that food and can't eat it if you can't get the other stuff to go with it. Since I read your updates while you were gone- I know that you got it... I guess better late then never. Yea luckily we would just bring our food that we wanted for breakfast or whatever down to the food court and get what we needed there. Still annoying!

I love the star light in the ASMo rooms! Its my favorite part of the rooms! ohh and the bathrooms! They were cool!

I liked the Chicken Fingers there to! Yummmm

Last time we went, we swam in the Mighty Ducks pool and like no one was there the whole time time.. they were all in the fantasia pool. It was especially nice at night.. but at least you got to cool off! I'm sure the Mighty DUcks pool would have been alot less crowded if the Fantasia pool was open. It was pretty empty the rest of the trip.

How was the weather? Was it really hot?

Great report soo far! :thumbsup2

The weather was PERFECT. Like low 80s everyday except Thursday and Friday it got a little warmer but still really great! Glad you like the TR so far!

I can't remember if already posted this or not, but YAY!!! for another trip! I am so excited for (and very envious of) you!

:banana::cool1::woohoo:

I'm sooo excited!!! Thanks! :woohoo:

Charleston Princess

05-05-2009, 07:31 PM

I completely forgot to happy dance for another trip!!! That is awesome! :banana:

michael's mom

05-05-2009, 11:20 PM

I want one of those cute mickey towels! I hope that we get that surprise! We didn't get those last time we were there. I knew that other hotels did but that's exciting that they do too! :goodvibes
:thumbsup2

We got a towel on our bed the first day...but then nothing, where my parents got this after they left their first mousekeeping envelopes (thanks DIS)

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It was made out of hand towels, face towels, and all set upon 2 toilet paper rolls, with stickers for the eyes/nose.

As we were walking back to our rooms during the week, we noticed those mickey towels in every room that had not been checked into yet so there's a strong possibility that when you check in they'll be one!

MeMom

05-06-2009, 04:49 AM

I was soooo overwhelmed when we first got there to just want to do everything and not stop and breathe for a minute! I'm so happy we're getting to go back in November (most likely) because we can take it much slower and relax alot more. I wish I could go multiple times a yr like you!

I hope you do get there in November. The weather should be great at that time.

My perfect Disney plan would be to go in the summer for a long trip, and then go for shorter trips in October to do MNSSHP, at Christmas to see all the decorations and because the weather is great, and then at spring break to regain my sanity from the school year.

That would spread out trips enough so that there would always be something to look forward to, yet it wouldn't be overkill. Multiple trips do allow you to have plenty of relaxation time without feeling like you're missing out on something. You know if you don't catch it this time, you'll catch it in a few months. Unfortunately, I don't think my perfect plan will be happening very often. Maybe some years here and there, and that will be nice. I feel blessed to be able to go at all, so I'll take what I can get.

M & K + 6

05-06-2009, 05:03 AM

Love it!!!!! TFS:surfweb::surfweb:

troobabiee7

05-06-2009, 09:04 AM

You're there! :woot: I just got all caught up and I'm so glad you guys are already having fun, even if it all sounds a little stressful. I hope the fridge showed up soon! Can't wait to read more :thumbsup2

tinkgurl

05-06-2009, 09:09 AM

Oh shush, you're not overweight! You are gorgeous and you know I tell you that all the time! :p

xoktenox

05-06-2009, 09:52 AM

I completely forgot to happy dance for another trip!!! That is awesome! :banana:

:banana: Thanks CP!

We got a towel on our bed the first day...but then nothing, where my parents got this after they left their first mousekeeping envelopes (thanks DIS)

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos5018/2/56/58/82/43/5/543825856210_0_ALB.jpg

It was made out of hand towels, face towels, and all set upon 2 toilet paper rolls, with stickers for the eyes/nose.

As we were walking back to our rooms during the week, we noticed those mickey towels in every room that had not been checked into yet so there's a strong possibility that when you check in they'll be one!

I can't see your picture again :guilty: Anyway, yea the first mickey head towel was there when we got there and then none the rest of the week. I know some people don't agree with this but we never tipped mousekeeping so maybe thats why?! :confused3

I hope you do get there in November. The weather should be great at that time. I am already starting to plan so I sure hope we can go!!

My perfect Disney plan would be to go in the summer for a long trip, and then go for shorter trips in October to do MNSSHP, at Christmas to see all the decorations and because the weather is great, and then at spring break to regain my sanity from the school year. That sounds perfect to me. One day I hope you can do that, you deserve it! That wouldn't happen for me until I retire...and since I don't even have my teaching degree yet thats obviously not for a long time LOL

That would spread out trips enough so that there would always be something to look forward to, yet it wouldn't be overkill. Multiple trips do allow you to have plenty of relaxation time without feeling like you're missing out on something. You know if you don't catch it this time, you'll catch it in a few months. Unfortunately, I don't think my perfect plan will be happening very often. Maybe some years here and there, and that will be nice. I feel blessed to be able to go at all, so I'll take what I can get.

Thats how I feel about if we get to go in November. We will be able to just hit things that we either missed this trip or want to do again. There's lots of things we did that we dont feel we need to do again right away. I'm thinking though that if we get to go 2x this year its going to be hard to not be able to do that every year! :headache:

Love it!!!!! TFS:surfweb::surfweb:

Thanks!! Glad you're enjoying yourself :thumbsup2

You're there! :woot: I just got all caught up and I'm so glad you guys are already having fun, even if it all sounds a little stressful. I hope the fridge showed up soon! Can't wait to read more :thumbsup2

We were definitely already having fun but very stressed! We got better as the week progressed. Wait until you hear about the fridge deal, its crazy! :rolleyes:

Oh shush, you're not overweight! You are gorgeous and you know I tell you that all the time! :p

Let's not get into my overweight status! :headache: :laughing:

Me&3

05-06-2009, 12:28 PM

I thought it was going to be a proposal too. Next time enjoying your tr can't wait to see and hear more.

mickeysmyboy

05-06-2009, 04:01 PM

:cool1: woo hooo for your next trip! You must have done a good job if Chris wants to go back!!

I'm glad you guys got some down time and some drinks!!

Can't wait to read more!!

jenseib

05-06-2009, 05:09 PM

Great update. I can't wait to hear about the fridge scandel.
I am super wound up at Disney too. I can go with very little sleep while there, b ut at home I am megam "witch" without sleep. LOL!

smarsha4455

05-06-2009, 05:25 PM

I just found your trip report. Yay! I am all caught up and ready for more. popcorn::

blabbermouth

05-06-2009, 07:22 PM

Great update. Now I want a quesadilla for dinner! And I can totally understand the 'have to do everything RIGHT NOW' mentality.

My fiance and I lived together for a year and a half before we got engaged and I think it worked out great! No rush to get married for sure though.

xoktenox

05-06-2009, 08:38 PM

I thought it was going to be a proposal too. Next time enjoying your tr can't wait to see and hear more.

No proposal yet! I won't get married until I'm at least 25 so not for a while LOL Glad you're liking the TR so far! :thumbsup2

:cool1: woo hooo for your next trip! You must have done a good job if Chris wants to go back!!

I'm glad you guys got some down time and some drinks!!

Can't wait to read more!!

I did a good job thanks to all my Dis friends and all the thing I've learned on here from everyone! :hug:

Sitting down to relax and have drinks definitely helped. And no, I wasn't tipsy off of one drink if thats what you heard. It was false...:rolleyes1 :rolleyes: LOL

Great update. I can't wait to hear about the fridge scandel.
I am super wound up at Disney too. I can go with very little sleep while there, b ut at home I am megam "witch" without sleep. LOL!

:rotfl: I really love that you just called the fridge ordeal a scandal. Thanks for that LOL I never do well on less than like 6 hrs of sleep and I would have been a huge witch at home or at WDW. I think I managed to do ok after the first day!

I just found your trip report. Yay! I am all caught up and ready for more. popcorn::

:welcome: Thanks for joining in! Look out for another update by this weekend :thumbsup2

Great update. Now I want a quesadilla for dinner! And I can totally understand the 'have to do everything RIGHT NOW' mentality.

My fiance and I lived together for a year and a half before we got engaged and I think it worked out great! No rush to get married for sure though.

Thanks! Quesadillas definitely do sound yummy right now! And I was totally feeling like I had to do everything immediately and it just wasn't going to work for 7 days.

I definitelyyyy plan on living with Chris for some time before we get engaged. In this day and age I think it's almost necessary to live together first, in my opinion anyway. And THANK YOU for understanding my no rush to get married thing. No one on here is pushy but people in real life are and its frustrating!

tinkgurl

05-06-2009, 08:41 PM

Oh okay...because you're the one who's always at the gym while I'm sitting on the couch like a lazy bum. :laughing: So shush. End of story. :p

Cat0727

05-07-2009, 02:26 PM

joining in! :) congrats on your upcoming trip! hopefully I'll be going back in November also, that is, if i can convince my pesty boyfriend to go back again :laughing:

MeMom

05-07-2009, 05:59 PM

Thats how I feel about if we get to go in November. We will be able to just hit things that we either missed this trip or want to do again. There's lots of things we did that we dont feel we need to do again right away. I'm thinking though that if we get to go 2x this year its going to be hard to not be able to do that every year! :headache:

It's easy to get hooked.

theweave

05-07-2009, 07:55 PM

Just wanted to let you know that I am following now! :)

From one Chris to another!

P.S. If I ever saw a plane like that, I would be OUTTA THERE!!!!!

xoktenox

05-08-2009, 06:40 PM

Oh okay...because you're the one who's always at the gym while I'm sitting on the couch like a lazy bum. :laughing: So shush. End of story. :p

Uh I haven't been to the gym in like 2 months LOL so I win!!!

joining in! :) congrats on your upcoming trip! hopefully I'll be going back in November also, that is, if i can convince my pesty boyfriend to go back again :laughing:

:welcome: Thanks for joining in! Tell your boyfriend you NEED to go back because I want to have my first Dis meet! :laughing:

It's easy to get hooked.

It sureeeeeee is!

Just wanted to let you know that I am following now! :)

From one Chris to another!

P.S. If I ever saw a plane like that, I would be OUTTA THERE!!!!!

:welcome: Thanks for coming over here! I'll let Chris know theres another one out there, a Disney lover nonetheless. The plane was definitely a little freaky with insulation coming out the side!

xoktenox

05-09-2009, 05:30 PM

Well I've been studying for most of the day today (except for a break here and there to run and get my mom a mother's day gift, shower, eat dinner etc.) and it's time for a break. I'm going to be studying for the rest of the weekend because I have 3 FINALS BACK TO BACK (8:30-10, 10-11:30 AND 11:30-1) on Monday :headache: I'm not sure if I'll be back until after then, if I have enough will power to stay off the Dis that is, so nows a good a time as ever to give you all another update! I reuploaded all my pictures to photobucket and made them bigger. It actually worked out better because they're all in some kind of order now and hopefully I'll be able to find them easier now. Let's get on with the show!

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So when I last left you Chris and I had just finished our drinks at the ASMo pool bar and were heading back to our room to get changed and head out to Downtown Disney for the night. If there's a dirty rumor going around that I was a slighty intoxicated after ONE drink, don't listen to it. It was totally false, I swear.....:rolleyes1 ANYWAY, thats just what we did. I made sure I didn't get my hair/head wet in the pool so I wouldnt have to go through the whole procedure of taking another shower (I showered before we left in the AM) because I take a really long time to do that. So we quickly got changed and headed to a bus for DTD. On the way I snapped some pictures of course. In order for me to have taken these shots at this time we must have strolled around ASMo for a bit because not all of these spots were on our way to the bus stop.

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On the pathways by the Dalmations buildings
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Here's a few shots I forgot to post in the last update of AS Music

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The first bus stop we waited at of our trip!
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First Disney bus that passed was going to...
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Shot from the bus stop
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Here we are, happy to be at Disney of course!
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After a short wait our bus pulled up!
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We were supposed to have reservations at Raglan Road this first night we were there. A few weeks before we left, I took another look at the menu there and realized there was almost nothing that I would eat. So I cancelled it therefore, we had no place scheduled to eat tonight. Also if my PTR readers remember we also had the option of heading to Magic Kingdom tonight! We had extra days on our tickets thanks to the 4/3 deal and MK was open until 3am that night (EMH). However, after seeing how pooped we were and since we'd been awak since 3am that morning we decided to just skip it. While waiting at the bus stop for DTD we realized we had probably made the right decision because the line for the MK was LONGGGGG. Anyway, we got to DTD and were hungry for some dinner! We stopped to look at the direction thingy/map by the Marketplace bus stop to see where the food locations were. Chris kind of wanted to sit down and eat but I wasn't sure there would even be room for us at any TS restaurant because we didn't have ressies. So after a little walking and talking we decided to eat here...

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I had heard sooo many good things about EoS here on the Dis and on allears.net that I knew this was going to be a good choice. The line was a little long inside but it was moving quickly. As I'm reading my trip journal right now I'm realizing I didn't write down what we ate! I do have pictures of it though sooo I think I got the Earl's Club or something like that (turkey, bacon, tomato, some kind of mayo I think) and Chris got something with Roast Beef and melted cheese. We got some macaroni salad to share but I couldn't get a good picture of it for some reason. Here they are anyway

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So I had Chris wait for our number to be called to pick up our food while I went and tried to stake out a table for us. We wanted to sit outside but no luck out there. As I walked back inside 3 people at a booth were just getting up so I jumped on that table! Chris found me and yummmm the food was good!! Chris and I were both veryyy pleased with our sandwiches and loved the bread here. We would definitely eat here again.

Continued in next post....

xoktenox

05-09-2009, 05:47 PM

Continued from previous post...

So after our belly's were full we headed out to do some shopping in the Marketplace. Our first stop according to my pictures was the Christmas shop! Oh how I love it in there! Christmas and Disney are on my list of top favorite things in life so mixing them together, well it cant get much better. I knew I wanted to get us an ornament to hang on the Christmas tree this year but I needed to pick which one I wanted and there were soooo many to choose from! Here's the shopping pictures I promised I had more of.

Nemo!
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I was a ballerina from age 4 to 15 and still danced kickline throughout high school after I quick regular dance so this is special to me. Plus, I have a ballerina Minnie on my dresser at home almost the same as this one.
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Appropriate for us this trip
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I really wanted this!
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Chris really likes Jack
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Awwww
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Which one did I get? You'll have to wait until the end of the TR when I post all my souvenirs! (aka I didn't take a picture of it yet and don't feel like getting up and taking one! LOL)

According to my pictures we then headed over to Once Upon a Toy. I'm almost 22 years old and seriously, I had to try really hard to have self control in this store. I could have gotten so many things specifically the Disney Monopoly that I must have looked at 10 times wishing the price would be lower.

Me and Buzz
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Chris and Mr. Potato head
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I'm sure Tammy's (onetreehilladdict's) baby DS has seen this before and I believe he might even have it but I took this picture of the monorail set for him

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We ended up getting Chris's niece the cutest Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal in here. Its like a baby Pooh and its wrapped in a little blanket that velcros in the front that comes off. I didn't take a picture of it and we already gave it to her so I probably wont be able to. Anyway she loves it and tried to feed him spaghetti the other night and got him dirty. Grandpa (Chris's dad) had to clean Pooh up after that one LOL We kept on walking and went over to World of Disney. I've been in WoD before in DTD but I seriously didn't remember it being that huge. WOW. I was getting so overwhelmed inside there and I'm not even clostrophobic (sp?) at all.

Before we went into the mob scene
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Inside
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It had been a longggg day so please excuse my appearance
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We only walked around a little bit in there and just couldn't take the wall to wall people so we left. We knew there was no way we'd be able to concentrate enough to even think of something to buy although I did pick up a shot glass at one point that I wanted. I put it down though and we got out of there. In our Marketplace journeys we also went into Team Mickey but didn't get anything in there either. I really liked some of the Roxy stuff they had but it was just too expensive to get on my first night there. Chris found a nice Hurley shirt too but again, too expensive to buy so early in the trip. We kept walking some more and went down into the Lego store. I thought this was too cute to not get a picture of

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So cool
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Bad shot but here's Saratoga Springs across the way
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Fulton's
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Rainforest Cafe
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T-Rex
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Continued in next post...

xoktenox

05-09-2009, 06:00 PM

Continued from previous post...

We kept on walking and got to Pleasure Island. It was really sad to see all the clubs boarded up and dark. For anyone who read my PTR, this trip was actually supposed to take place in Aug/Sept 2008 but Chris got a good job offer that July and his training overlapped with the trip so we had to postpone it. When planning the trip for Aug/Sept I added the water park and more option to our tickets so we could do not only the water parks but the Pleasure Island clubs. Right after our trip date got moved I found out they were closing all the PI clubs. We were pretty bummed out because we wanted to try them at least. This guy was hanging out in PI

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Its crazy what all the people on stilts in WDW can do. I would totally be on my butt if I did half the stuff they do. There was a little show going on with the stilts guy and another guy was on the mic. They were playing music and picking random people who were walking by to join in. Luckily we didn't get picked. They had all the people introduce themselves and where they were from and were dancing to "we are family". It was cute and Chris was really entertained for some reason. He kept insisting we stay there longer and watch when I really was tired and wanted to keep walking! LOL So we watched some more and were on our way. We made it over to the West Side and saw this

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I kinda wanted to try this out and I had mentioned it to Chris before we left. It was something I would have liked to try but I wasn't dying to do it either. Well we walked right past it and Chris didn't say anything so we just kept going. No biggie, we'll try it another time (maybe November!!!!) Here's someplace we'd be headed later in the week

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So as we got down to DQ we could hear some live music. Chris has this thing with live music--he loves it! It was a guy and a girl at the House of Blues little outdoor area they have covering some songs. There were little tables and chairs set up and there were about 20 or so people sitting there watching so we each grabbed a Bud Light at the bar and sat down to listen. Normally I'm not a beer drinker but for some reason the ice cold beer mixed with the warm weather and live music made it taste reeeeally good that night! We sat and listened for a while and they covered "Ironic" by Alanis Morrisette and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by....idk and a couple of others. Let me tell you both the guy and the girl were REALLY GOOD!! Their Devil Went Down to Georgia rendition was EXCELLENT and everyone was getting really into it. Chris was in his glory!! But I was really starting to get tired at this point so we listened to one more song and left. There was a tip bucket at the front of the stage so as I walked away I threw a few bucks in there. They really deserved it!

So we started to make the longggg walk (seems extra long when you're that tired) back to the Marketplace because we had one more place we needed to stop before heading back to ASMo. Can anybody guess where it is? :confused3 I'll finish up day one tomorrow (I'm sure I'll need a study break, right?) and answer that question then! Have a great weekend everyone!

Charleston Princess

05-09-2009, 09:36 PM

redlight

05-09-2009, 09:43 PM

I love your update. The picture of you and Buzz is fabulous. Beautiful!

BrooklynnsMommy

05-09-2009, 10:11 PM

I am so glad that you got to eat at Earl of Sandwich. The Earl's Club is my favorite sandwich! I'm drooling over your picture and dreaming of July when I finally get to eat there again.

punkin413

05-09-2009, 10:38 PM

i love DTD.....so many things to see and shopping to be done! i didn't ever think i was gonna get ray out of that lego store!

Bad shot but here's Saratoga Springs across the way
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oh, how i miss that place. i just loved it there. i bet one of those is our room. we were on the bottom floor and you could see fulton's and the lego lochness monster across the water from our room.

We made it over to the West Side and saw this

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i can't wait to try this!

So we started to make the longggg walk (seems extra long when you're that tired) back to the Marketplace because we had one more place we needed to stop before heading back to ASMo. Can anybody guess where it is? :confused3

my guess is goofy's to get some treats!!!!! :thumbsup2

good luck on your exams! :teacher:

mariakc

05-09-2009, 10:39 PM

Yay!! Great update! Sounds like a fabulous first night, such nice relaxing time. The Earl of Sandwich looks great. Can't wait for more...

and as for my guess...does it have anything to do with a tall silly character and lots of chocolate??? :goofy:

jenseib

05-10-2009, 07:27 AM

Great update.
I love the picture of you with Buzz and the mom is in the background pulling her kid away. LOL!

meanmom121

05-10-2009, 09:40 AM

Ok I'm Karen:hippie: and I'm finally here and caught up,jumped over from onetreehill TR
I had to laugh at the back of chris' head - because my DH has been watching me on the DISBoard and has already stated "Are we gonna be doing all that picture and writing stuff or are we gonna enjoy ourselves?" :rotfl2:
He's already made me promise I can't be photgraphing everything. Good thing I'm arming the kids with cameras too:lmao:
I'm already wound up too tight and we're not even there yet:rotfl: - still have 62 days to go.
And where the heck is this fabulous mexican lasagna recipe everyone was talking about?
Enjoying the report - thanks for having me.:flower3:

2xcited2sleep

05-10-2009, 10:32 AM

Great update! I love Downtown Disney. The Earl of Sandwich pics have my mouth watering! I love the club sandwich. I just wish they served fries too... that would make it perfect! :thumbsup2 I'm also a big sucker for the Christmas and toy stores. :upsidedow

Did you happen to notice how much the balloon ride is? It looks pretty cool but I wonder if I'd be afraid. I can only imagine the awesome pics you'd get!

I'm guessing that your last mystery stop before you sleep has something to do with your MIA fridge... :confused3

Good luck on your finals!! :flower3:

wdwgirl03

05-10-2009, 10:50 AM

Great update! You are not kidding when you said you took a lot of pictures...I love it! :thumbsup2

OneTreeHillAddict

05-10-2009, 11:03 AM

[FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Magenta"]I'm sure Tammy's (onetreehilladdict's) baby DS has seen this before and I believe he might even have it but I took this picture of the monorail set for him

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Yep. He picked that out last time. He orig had a green one but it broke apart and when we traded it all they had left was silver. He loves it. Now that monorail accessory...OMG I wish I had seen that when the toys were on sale!!! He would LOVE that! (Are they still on sale? Probably not...)

I LOVE the pics of you guys in this update! They're so good and bigger is better!!!! Thanks for reloading them! You're awesome like that! :thumbsup2 I've never tried EOS. Might have to next time. Looks tasty.

I love the Xmas shop too and that is the Jack hoody we like too. Love it! They have the most gorgeous stuff in that store! If they offer me that gift card again this year I am so buying the big one! Half of it will be spent on ornaments! :lmao:

EXCELLENT update girl and that's sweet that you thought of the baby while on vaca! :hug:

tinkgurl

05-10-2009, 12:20 PM

ASMo looks so cool! I've seen pics of the Toy Story section and it looks awesome.

Wow, there was like no one at the bus stop!

Okay, I'm thinking we might have to try Earl of Sandwich now! I keep reading more and more good things about it. Plus, that food looks good!

I love the Christmas shop! I have that Tinkerbell thing...you probably already knew that though. Haha.

Buzz! We always take a pic there. You are standing on my side too! :)

Haha love the pirate pics of you and Chris. Your shirt from VS is so cute!

Oh gosh, the Lego store. B/F has to check things out in there. :rolleyes:

Isn't that so cool you can see Saratoga Springs? Just around the corner from there is OKW, so we took the boat from DTD back to OKW one time last trip. It was fun!

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Please tell me what the heck this is!?!

xoktenox

05-10-2009, 12:30 PM

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mommys out there! Its gorgeous out here today and I'm hoping that some of you are getting that great weather too. I'm a studying machine today so I don't have time to reply to everyone right now but I will after this exam madness is over. Thanks to everyone who wished me luck! And the question from the end of the update of where we went at the end of the night....someone's gotten it right! Let's see if anyone else can get it before I do my next update :thumbsup2

wannago2disney

05-10-2009, 01:20 PM

popcorn:: i'm here and enjoying your TR!

meanmom121

05-10-2009, 03:13 PM

what were the lines like for the balloon ride?

JenAusty

05-10-2009, 03:58 PM

Wow.. what a long update! I love your trip so far and all the pics. I keep saying.. but its very interesting and I'm always excited to read more. Also, this trip report is VERY convenient for me.. because we leave in 9 DAYS! and reading this makes it soo exciting and keeps me occupied- so I don't go crazy!

I loved all your pictures of the resort. To tell you the truth I have never stayed at ASports or ASMu and I never really wanted to. I always told Austin.. the only other one I would stay at besides ASMov, and Pop would be Music and thats only because he is a geetar player! But I was always afraid those would be really outdated and old. I also remember looking at pictures of the ASSports food court and didn't like it. BUT.. as I was looking at your few pics from ASmusic.. it actually looked just as nice as the others. idk why I doubted it.. its disney for crying out loud. I especially LOVE the pool picture with all the palm trees. I'm a sucker for palm trees and so if my DH. He practically hugged them when he saw them for the first time! hehe :upsidedow

When I seen the Happy Anniversary ornament I was soooo excited! My DH and I went to Bronners- the worlds largest Christmas store in Michigan to get out First Christmas-after our wedding- ornament. But since we are going to disney for our 1 year.. this will be great. Now I'm even more excited to go to that store.. even more than I already was. Because christmas is also in my top to!

What is mob scene? Or what was the store you went into with all the pirate stuff? It reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean ride.. and I don't remember seeing that store in my Disney book.. (I've made a list of shops to visit.. hehe)

I loved those lego piggys.. i think.. hehe I am excited for this store.

Seeing the pics from T-Rex.. makes me want to go there even more.. but idk when I'm going to FIT that in.. grr.. soo much..so little time.

YAY for Disney Quest! Excited to see pics and here about that! DH and I love it! :thumbsup2

JenAusty

05-10-2009, 03:59 PM

ohh by the way.. Good Luck on all your exams!!

PopArtGal

05-10-2009, 04:09 PM

Hi there! Just started reading your TR!

Loving it! I love reading reports of people around my age :)

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I have the monorail.

And I so want the CR since we are going ther in July!

Sunset Cliffs

05-10-2009, 04:14 PM

What a fun update! You never run out of things to do at DTD. The Christmas store is my favorite, because we went there on our honeymoon and went a little crazy buying ornaments. So our whole Christmas tree is Disney stuff only, and it is tradition to buy new ornaments from the store each time we go out there.

We are going to try EoS for the first time on our next trip and I am so excited about it. Thanks for the great pics.

k_reile

05-10-2009, 05:21 PM

for some reason I have missed the last couple of updates! I loved Earl of Sandwich too. I am really sad PI closed. DH and I only got to go to the Comedy Club last time we were there and it was the first time I was legal enough to go to PI. It was a waste of our Water Parks and more tics since we never made it to a water park either! We were tired so we never made it anywhere else at PI.

Good luck on your exams. I certainly do not miss those! I do however miss Spring Break! :sad1:

MaceysMom

05-11-2009, 08:38 AM

Hi I'm Tasha. I just found your report from OneTreeHillAddicts. We are taking our first trip to Disney soon for our honeymoon and my poor fiance has no idea what he is in for. I am going to take a million pictures and I am thinking of doing a trip report so I will probably write everything down. He thinks I am a little crazy for planning like a mad woman but you have to with free dining right? He will be happy when we get there and one of us knows whats going on.

I think as I am writing this you are taking your exams. Good Luck!!!!:thumbsup2

My guess to what you do before you go back to your resort is Goofy's Candy Company.

Disneychix

05-11-2009, 08:50 AM

I'm just getting caught up! Wow, what a day so far!

Thanks for the pic of the balloon ride. I haven't seen any pics of it yet and it does look cool.

That's awesome that you're going back in November! We stayed at CSR in March and fell in love with the resort! It's so nice there :)

xoktenox

05-11-2009, 03:45 PM

Fun update!!! We ate breakfast at Earl of Sandwich -- I would love to try their regular sandwiches at some point! Love all the shopping pics, and I must say that sitting outside listening to live music sounds like such a wonderful way to spend the evening!

Good luck on your exams Monday!

oooo breakfast at EoS sounds delish, gonna have to try that too. I would highly recommend their regular sandwiches! Sitting outisde that night listening to music was great and would have been even better had I not been soooo tired. I promised Chris a longer night of that in November.

Thanks for the exam wishes, I am so relieved they're over!!!

I love your update. The picture of you and Buzz is fabulous. Beautiful!

Awwww thanks! I'm so glad you're enjoying yourself over here. There's more to come so stick around :thumbsup2

I am so glad that you got to eat at Earl of Sandwich. The Earl's Club is my favorite sandwich! I'm drooling over your picture and dreaming of July when I finally get to eat there again.

The Earl's Club was yummyyyy, great minds think alike! So lucky that you get to eat there again in July. Think of me while you're eating your Earl's Club!

i love DTD.....so many things to see and shopping to be done! i didn't ever think i was gonna get ray out of that lego store! DTD is so great, except for WoD which just drove me crazy. I could have spent wayyyy too much money shopping there. The lego store is really cool and Chris really wanted to get something there but ended up not LOL

oh, how i miss that place. i just loved it there. i bet one of those is our room. we were on the bottom floor and you could see fulton's and the lego lochness monster across the water from our room. SS looks so beautiful, especially all lit up at night like that. What a great view it sounds like you guys had.

i can't wait to try this! I really want to try and hit it in November!

my guess is goofy's to get some treats!!!!! :thumbsup2 Hmmm good guess Dawn. We'll see soon enough!

good luck on your exams! :teacher:

Thank you for the well wishes on my tests! I finished the rough one this morning now just one more to go on Wednesday and the semester is overrrrr. :woohoo:

Yay!! Great update! Sounds like a fabulous first night, such nice relaxing time. The Earl of Sandwich looks great. Can't wait for more... Our first night was really great. Got us into the Disney spirit at a slower pace and worked really well. EoS is highly recommended by me!

and as for my guess...does it have anything to do with a tall silly character and lots of chocolate??? :goofy:

Good guess there! We'll see soon ;)

xoktenox

05-11-2009, 03:56 PM

Great update.
I love the picture of you with Buzz and the mom is in the background pulling her kid away. LOL!

Glad you liked this update.

I love that its a dad behind me and you thought it was a mom :rotfl: It's hard to see but I was laughing out loud about that LOL

Ok I'm Karen:hippie: and I'm finally here and caught up,jumped over from onetreehill TR
I had to laugh at the back of chris' head - because my DH has been watching me on the DISBoard and has already stated "Are we gonna be doing all that picture and writing stuff or are we gonna enjoy ourselves?" :rotfl2:
He's already made me promise I can't be photgraphing everything. Good thing I'm arming the kids with cameras too:lmao:
I'm already wound up too tight and we're not even there yet:rotfl: - still have 62 days to go.
And where the heck is this fabulous mexican lasagna recipe everyone was talking about?
Enjoying the report - thanks for having me.:flower3:

:welcome: to the report! Chris watched me on the Dis all the months before the trip and I think he got nervous that I was going to be COMPLETELY psycho when we got there. It was alright though, I only turned out to be moderately psycho :laughing: Good strategy to arm the kids with cameras too! 62 days left for you?! Thats minutes compared to when I'll be back and watch how fast it will go.

The mexican lasagna recipe is on Dawns (punkin413) TR. Its reallly great if you cant find it on her TR just google it and i'm sure you'll find it! Its worth making! Glad you're liking the report so far!

Great update! I love Downtown Disney. The Earl of Sandwich pics have my mouth watering! I love the club sandwich. I just wish they served fries too... that would make it perfect! :thumbsup2 I'm also a big sucker for the Christmas and toy stores. :upsidedow EoS is sooo delicious, fries would make it better though. All the shops in DTD are amazing!

Did you happen to notice how much the balloon ride is? It looks pretty cool but I wonder if I'd be afraid. I can only imagine the awesome pics you'd get! The balloon ride is $16 for adults, not sure how much for kids. I saw some pictures from a ride on allears.net, check them out they're great!

I'm guessing that your last mystery stop before you sleep has something to do with your MIA fridge... :confused3

Good luck on your finals!! :flower3:

Good guess on where we went at the end of the night! We'll see soooooon!

Great update! You are not kidding when you said you took a lot of pictures...I love it! :thumbsup2

Thankssssss, there's so many more pictures to come!

Yep. He picked that out last time. He orig had a green one but it broke apart and when we traded it all they had left was silver. He loves it. Now that monorail accessory...OMG I wish I had seen that when the toys were on sale!!! He would LOVE that! (Are they still on sale? Probably not...) Ya know I didnt even realize that CR was an accessory for the monorail! How cool is that?! idk if they're still on sale but your baby would love it i'm sure!

I LOVE the pics of you guys in this update! They're so good and bigger is better!!!! Thanks for reloading them! You're awesome like that! :thumbsup2 I've never tried EOS. Might have to next time. Looks tasty. The pictures definitely look better bigger so thanks for telling me to make them bigger LOL EoS was yummmmyyyy

I love the Xmas shop too and that is the Jack hoody we like too. Love it! They have the most gorgeous stuff in that store! If they offer me that gift card again this year I am so buying the big one! Half of it will be spent on ornaments! :lmao: I know you guys are big Jack fans and that hoody was definitely really cool. The ornaments in the xmas store made it so hard to pick just one! they're all so pretty and I'm going to have to keep buying a new one every trip! Nothing wrong with spending money on ornaments right? :confused3 LOL

EXCELLENT update girl and that's sweet that you thought of the baby while on vaca! :hug:

As soon as I saw the monorail I thought of him so no problem!! :goodvibes

ASMo looks so cool! I've seen pics of the Toy Story section and it looks awesome. It was pretty cool!

Wow, there was like no one at the bus stop! Not the DTD one but the MK one was packed out!

Okay, I'm thinking we might have to try Earl of Sandwich now! I keep reading more and more good things about it. Plus, that food looks good! Definitely a GREAT CS place

I love the Christmas shop! I have that Tinkerbell thing...you probably already knew that though. Haha. I did know that, I'm jealous LOL

Buzz! We always take a pic there. You are standing on my side too! :) Thats because we're twinsssss LOL

Haha love the pirate pics of you and Chris. Your shirt from VS is so cute! I think its really cool that you noticed my shirt was from VS, just so you know LOL

Oh gosh, the Lego store. B/F has to check things out in there. :rolleyes: Chris was really tempted to buy something in there!

Isn't that so cool you can see Saratoga Springs? Just around the corner from there is OKW, so we took the boat from DTD back to OKW one time last trip. It was fun! oooo the boat across the lake sounds really cool and relaxing!

Please tell me what the heck this is!?!

The balloon is called characters in flight. Its a tethered hot air balloon that takes you up on 6 min. flights and the views are amazing!

xoktenox

05-11-2009, 04:07 PM

popcorn:: i'm here and enjoying your TR!

:welcome: to the TR! Glad you're enjoying yourself!

what were the lines like for the balloon ride?

No line at all either time I saw it!

Wow.. what a long update! I love your trip so far and all the pics. I keep saying.. but its very interesting and I'm always excited to read more. Also, this trip report is VERY convenient for me.. because we leave in 9 DAYS! and reading this makes it soo exciting and keeps me occupied- so I don't go crazy! Awwww you're making me blush Jen LOL I'm glad you like the TR so far. And I'm glad I can help you make it the SHORT time before your trip, lucky!

I loved all your pictures of the resort. To tell you the truth I have never stayed at ASports or ASMu and I never really wanted to. I always told Austin.. the only other one I would stay at besides ASMov, and Pop would be Music and thats only because he is a geetar player! But I was always afraid those would be really outdated and old. I also remember looking at pictures of the ASSports food court and didn't like it. BUT.. as I was looking at your few pics from ASmusic.. it actually looked just as nice as the others. idk why I doubted it.. its disney for crying out loud. I especially LOVE the pool picture with all the palm trees. I'm a sucker for palm trees and so if my DH. He practically hugged them when he saw them for the first time! hehe :upsidedow Glad you like the ASMo pictures. I stayed at ASSp a few years back and it wasn't too bad but could use a refurb. Then again so could Movies. ASMu looked really cool though!

When I seen the Happy Anniversary ornament I was soooo excited! My DH and I went to Bronners- the worlds largest Christmas store in Michigan to get out First Christmas-after our wedding- ornament. But since we are going to disney for our 1 year.. this will be great. Now I'm even more excited to go to that store.. even more than I already was. Because christmas is also in my top to! Aww have them personalize the ornament for you, thats what I did and it comes out GREAT!

What is mob scene? Or what was the store you went into with all the pirate stuff? It reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean ride.. and I don't remember seeing that store in my Disney book.. (I've made a list of shops to visit.. hehe) Mob scene's not a store silly, I was just calling World of Disney a mob scene b/c there were so many people in it! LOL :lmao:

I loved those lego piggys.. i think.. hehe I am excited for this store. too cute

Seeing the pics from T-Rex.. makes me want to go there even more.. but idk when I'm going to FIT that in.. grr.. soo much..so little time.

YAY for Disney Quest! Excited to see pics and here about that! DH and I love it! :thumbsup2

You can't fit everything into one trip so just another reason to go back! DQ was really cool!

ohh by the way.. Good Luck on all your exams!!

THANKS GIRL!!!!

Hi there! Just started reading your TR!

Loving it! I love reading reports of people around my age :)

I have the monorail.

And I so want the CR since we are going ther in July!

:welcome: Glad you're joining in, I love when people my age join in too! The CR accessory is so cool!

What a fun update! You never run out of things to do at DTD. The Christmas store is my favorite, because we went there on our honeymoon and went a little crazy buying ornaments. So our whole Christmas tree is Disney stuff only, and it is tradition to buy new ornaments from the store each time we go out there.

We are going to try EoS for the first time on our next trip and I am so excited about it. Thanks for the great pics.

DTD could occupy me for a whole day I think! I would love to have an xmas tree filled with Disney ornaments so I'm jealous of you! EoS is reeeeeeeally good, I hope you love it as much as we did!

for some reason I have missed the last couple of updates! I loved Earl of Sandwich too. I am really sad PI closed. DH and I only got to go to the Comedy Club last time we were there and it was the first time I was legal enough to go to PI. It was a waste of our Water Parks and more tics since we never made it to a water park either! We were tired so we never made it anywhere else at PI.

Good luck on your exams. I certainly do not miss those! I do however miss Spring Break! :sad1:

I'm glad you got all caught up again! The last update was a long one. EoS was delish. We never got to go to any of the clubs and this would have been my first time legal to go too.

Thanks for the exam wishes, I thought I was done with them when I graduated last year but Master's Degree, here I come LOL

Hi I'm Tasha. I just found your report from OneTreeHillAddicts. We are taking our first trip to Disney soon for our honeymoon and my poor fiance has no idea what he is in for. I am going to take a million pictures and I am thinking of doing a trip report so I will probably write everything down. He thinks I am a little crazy for planning like a mad woman but you have to with free dining right? He will be happy when we get there and one of us knows whats going on.

I think as I am writing this you are taking your exams. Good Luck!!!!:thumbsup2

My guess to what you do before you go back to your resort is Goofy's Candy Company.

:welcome: Thanks for joining in! How exciting to be taking your first trip to WDW AND honeymoon at the same time! Your fiance will be happy you did all this planning when you get down there and you're not lost and confused and waste half your time trying to figure out what to do! He'll appreciate it especially during free dining! You did write that during my first exam this morning so thanks!!

Good end of the night guess too, we'll see soon if you're right.

I'm just getting caught up! Wow, what a day so far!

Thanks for the pic of the balloon ride. I haven't seen any pics of it yet and it does look cool.

That's awesome that you're going back in November! We stayed at CSR in March and fell in love with the resort! It's so nice there :)

We definitely had a busy first day! The balloon ride looks really cool, can't wait to try it. I'm so happy to hear you stayed in CSR and love it! I can't waittttttt to try a moderate resort, especially that one :thumbsup2

OneTreeHillAddict

05-11-2009, 07:06 PM

xoktenox

05-11-2009, 07:25 PM

Last Xmas all of the ornaments were 50% off! And before I went they sent me that offer...I could have bought a $1000 gift card for $600. I think it was $600. Maybe it was $700. Either way it was cheap. Had I known the ornaments were going to be half price I would have gotten that card and spend it all on Christmas stuff! :santa: Hopefully when ya'll go back they will all be on sale. :thumbsup2

OMG how on earth were u getting a $1000 gift card for $600?! Is that one of those AP things that I cant get? Everyday new reasons arise for me to move down South. Anyway, I can't believe they had all those ornaments on sale! They're actually not that badly priced normally but still 50% off means double the stuff. I hope they're on sale when you guys go againnnnn in August so you can buy lots of good stuff!

MeMom

05-11-2009, 08:03 PM

Thanks for the exam wishes, I am so relieved they're over!!!

Thank you for the well wishes on my tests! I finished the rough one this morning now just one more to go on Wednesday and the semester is overrrrr. :woohoo:

You should be feeling pretty good by the end of this week, right?!?!? :cool1:

A November evening sitting outside in Downtown Disney is surely something to look forward to! :)

tinkgurl

05-11-2009, 10:56 PM

Haha, you think it's cool I noticed your VS shirt?! Of course I noticed it girl! :laughing:

And heck yeah we're twins! :cutie:

Oooh how much does the hot air balloon thing cost?

bentleygirl22

05-12-2009, 04:09 PM

i'm enjoying your trip report can't wait to read more...:thumbsup2
great update !!

xoktenox

05-12-2009, 04:10 PM

You should be feeling pretty good by the end of this week, right?!?!? :cool1:

A November evening sitting outside in Downtown Disney is surely something to look forward to! :)

After tomorrow I will feel sooooo good, one more final and I'm done! Even though November is far away, I keep thinking of it and it makes me happy and more relaxed! :thumbsup2

Haha, you think it's cool I noticed your VS shirt?! Of course I noticed it girl! :laughing:

And heck yeah we're twins! :cutie:

Oooh how much does the hot air balloon thing cost?

The balloon thing is $16 for adults. I wanna try it!

tinkgurl

05-12-2009, 04:24 PM

The balloon thing is $16 for adults. I wanna try it!

How many people fit in it at one time? If 4 can...we have to do it on our trip together!

JenAusty

05-12-2009, 04:35 PM

hahahaha I can't believe I didn't catch that! I was thinking mob scene? What kind of store is that.. hehe I know thats not in the disney book. Well I'm blonde obviously.. hehe :laughing:

mickeysmyboy

05-12-2009, 07:46 PM

Great update! One of these days we're finally going to get to Earl of Sandwich! It sounds so delicious!

I gave my sister that Tink for Christmas this past year! I think I got it on ebay!

Hope all is going well with your finals!

MeMom

05-12-2009, 07:58 PM

How many people fit in it at one time? If 4 can...we have to do it on our trip together!

I think I read that it fits up to thirty people.

tinkgurl

05-12-2009, 08:04 PM

I think I read that it fits up to thirty people.

Whoa, then I think we'll be able to fit. :laughing:

xoktenox

05-13-2009, 04:33 PM

NOOO MORE FINALSSS FOR MEEE!!! I've never been soooo happy to be done with a semester of school in my lifeeee! :woohoo: :yay:

We were supposed to go upstate to see Chris's brother graduate this weekend but Chris didn't get approved for the day off at work because they're too short staffed. Sooo I'll most likely be back with another update this weekend too :goodvibes

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So when I last left you we were heading back to the Marketplace side of DTD for one last stop and a few people correctly guessed where....

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Goofy's Candy Company!! Yes we walked back from the West Side and Pleasure Island to Goofy's because I knew this was a must-do stop! We went in and each picked our treat out. I'm very disappointed in myself because I didn't take pictures of what we got! But I got the rice krispy treat covered in milk chocolate covered in half rainbow sprinkles and half oreo. Chris got pretzels covered in milk chocolate, 2 in oreos and 2 in sprinkles. These treats were HUGE!! It took both of us days to finish them both and I never even finished mine all the way, I threw it out before we left!

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As we were waiting for our goodies to be done I ran over to the Christmas shop while Chris waited for the food. I needed to pick up the ornament I had bought. It was there being personalized so I ran over quickly and picked it up and met Chris outside. We walked over to the bus stop, waited a little bit and crammed onto a bus. So we're riding back to ASMo and there's this mother and her 2 young kids on the bus. The little girl obviously had a mild form of down syndrome and the little boy just looked pooped. Anyway, the mom sits down on the seat and has the little girl sit on her lap. She's making the tiredddd little boy stand! So I couldn't hear what they were saying but eventually she got up and let the boy sit and the daughter sit on his lap instead. The poor little boy was falling asleep the whole way home and the mom just kept yelling at him to like hold the sister better. Meanwhile, she was fine! She wasn't making a peep and she wasn't falling off the seat at all! So after the first stop at ASSp the person sitting in the seat next to them gets up so the boy slides over and the mom sits down. The boy has a big shopping bag on his lap and he lays his head down on it because hes obviously wiped out. The mom is yelling at him the whole way to Movies to pick his head up and that we're almost there to stop falling asleep! Chris and I were really so sad for these 2 children. We actually saw them later in the week and the little girl was wearing the same pants she was wearing that night :guilty:

So we got back to ASMo and walked back to the room. After getting ready for bed we both ate a little bit of our Goofy snacks and then passed right out! We had an early morning ahead of us at....ANIMAL KINGDOM!!! I was soooo excited to be able to wake up in Disney and have our first full day! Our wake up call was set for 6:30 because AK had EMH the next morning! Would we make it? :confused3

You'll find out soon because I'm going to start day 2 right now :thumbsup2

xoktenox

05-13-2009, 04:57 PM

(continued from last post)

So Day 2 finally begins! As I said in the last post the wake up call was set for 6:30 in the morning. After our long, tiring day the day before I was a little nervous that I was not going to wake up in the morning. Actually, I was more nervous Chris wouldn't get up than I was about myself :laughing: Anyway, the phone rang at 6:30 playing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight." Does anyone else wish they could have the Disney wake up calls at home too? I know I do! While I was still soooo tired, hearing Disney music first thing in the morning woke me up! I quickly got out bed and headed into the shower, letting Chris sleep a little longer. I got out the shower, woke him and and we both finished getting ready. I wanted to make sure we were at AK by 8am sharp because I wanted to get in a ride on Everest and the safari before our 9:10am breakfast ressie. We finished getting ready and were out the door to AK by 7:40, a little later than I had hoped. Luckily, we got the bus stop and bus pulled up right away! Here we are ready for our first full day at Disney!!

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Within a few minutes we were pulling into AK! I love how the All-Stars were so close to AK and DHS! Anyway I took some pictures as we were walking in

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It was RIGHT before 8 when we got there because I remember seeing some characters walking away from the opening show...I think LOL Anyway our first order of business was to head to the guest services window and do a little fanagling with our tickets. Like I've said before, we had 7 days of tickets with 7 fun days on it but we knew we would only use 4 regular days and at most 3 of the fun days. I wanted to upgrade the tickets to 10 days and then add no expiration to just what we didnt use. We walked up to the window and the very nice CM told us happy anniversary which was a nice way to start the day. We asked her about what we wanted to do with the tickets but she told us that we would have to add the no expiration to all of the days on the ticket, not just the ones we didnt use. So I asked her to price that for us and I think it came out to be something like $220 each. That wasn't really in our budget at the time so I asked her if she could just tell us what it would be to add it to the 7 day tickets. That was only like $117 each sooo...we did it! I was so happy with the choice to do it because I think a regular 3day ticket with the water park and more option is like $230 and we only paid $117 since we got those last 3 days for free anyway with the 4/3 deal! :woohoo: After a quick swipe of the credit card we were on our way into AK! We walked in and headed straight for Expedition Everest because I knew riding it early was the best way to do it.

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We got over to EE and the wait time posted was only 5 mins as I expected because it was so early and EMH. In the queue I kinda wished we had to wait a little while because it was so cool! I did manage to get SOME pics

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I liked this sign
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We waited like 2 extra minutes because we wanted the front. I should have remember from the DIS that the back is cooler! Anyway we rode after a total 5 mins waiting, if that. OMG sooo cool!! We loved it!! EE is definitely on my top rides in WDW if not my favorite. After we were done we ran over to the FP machines and got one for a return time of 9:20-10:20 so we could come back after breakfast. Next we headed over to the safari!

Coming up next: 2 week safari...would we see lots of animals? :confused3

xoktenox

05-13-2009, 05:04 PM

i'm enjoying your trip report can't wait to read more...:thumbsup2
great update !!

:welcome: OMG I'm so sorry I missed your post the other day! We posted almost at the same time. Thanks for joining in, hope you stick around! :thumbsup2

How many people fit in it at one time? If 4 can...we have to do it on our trip together!

I heard about 30, we should do it all together!

hahahaha I can't believe I didn't catch that! I was thinking mob scene? What kind of store is that.. hehe I know thats not in the disney book. Well I'm blonde obviously.. hehe :laughing:

:rotfl: When I was reading it I was thinking "if Jen's not blonde right now she certainly should be!" :lmao: It's ok, you know I am too.

Great update! One of these days we're finally going to get to Earl of Sandwich! It sounds so delicious!

I gave my sister that Tink for Christmas this past year! I think I got it on ebay!

Hope all is going well with your finals!

EoS was yummmm! I loved that Tink, I'm going to have to look on ebay for it since I was too cheap to buy it at DTD. Finals are done yayyyy! :yay:

I think I read that it fits up to thirty people.

Thats what I heard too.

Whoa, then I think we'll be able to fit. :laughing:

I hope so! :laughing:

PopArtGal

05-13-2009, 05:08 PM

BrooklynnsMommy

05-13-2009, 05:14 PM

Great update! So glad the semester is over for you, I remember that feeling - another one down and only X to go. I can't wait to visit Goofy's and create my own treat. I'll have to leave Brooklynn with MeMom since she would want to make her own and would be bouncing off the walls from all the sugar it would contain.

bentleygirl22

05-13-2009, 05:58 PM

great update!!! Can't wait to read more:surfweb:

tinkgurl

05-13-2009, 06:09 PM

Whoa, now that's what I call an update girl! :thumbsup2

Oooh Goofy's Candy Co. looks SO good! popcorn:: We just might have to try this!

I'd love Disney wake up calls at home!

Yay! AK day! :woohoo: Isn't the entrance sign so cool?! I also love when you're arriving there and you can see EE. It get so exciting then!

The line for EE is so interesting. Trust me, we've had lots of time looking around in them. :headache: :laughing: The back is WAY better!

Can't wait to get to the FoTLK part because that's when I talked to you! :laughing:

jenseib

05-13-2009, 06:12 PM

Loved the update!

xoktenox

05-13-2009, 07:07 PM

I'm kinda thinking you did Tusker House for breakfast? ;)

I went there last time and liked it. We have a ressie for July.

I kinda want to ride EE...but I'm a bit chickener as I get older hehehe

I love ToT though. Would I be fine with it?

Hmmm did we eat at TH for breakfast? You'll find out! :laughing:

If you can do ToT you can do EE! EE is more fun than scary like ToT is!

Great update! So glad the semester is over for you, I remember that feeling - another one down and only X to go. I can't wait to visit Goofy's and create my own treat. I'll have to leave Brooklynn with MeMom since she would want to make her own and would be bouncing off the walls from all the sugar it would contain.

It feels amazingggg to be done with school...only 3 more semesters and I'll have my masters and be able to be a teacher! (I'm hoping 3 more anyway)

Goofy's was sooo cool. The treats are so big. I can't imagine giving little Brooklynn something like that. The sugar would take over her small body :rotfl:

great update!!! Can't wait to read more:surfweb:

Thanks!! :goodvibes

Whoa, now that's what I call an update girl! :thumbsup2

Oooh Goofy's Candy Co. looks SO good! popcorn:: We just might have to try this! all the times you've been to disney and you've never done goofy's?! shame on youuuuu LOL

I'd love Disney wake up calls at home! it would be soooo much easier to get out of bed every morning!

Yay! AK day! :woohoo: Isn't the entrance sign so cool?! I also love when you're arriving there and you can see EE. It get so exciting then! I was OVER excited let me tell you haha

The line for EE is so interesting. Trust me, we've had lots of time looking around in them. :headache: :laughing: The back is WAY better! on the EE line i didnt know if i should be happy i wasn't waiting or sad because i didnt get to check the queue out more LOL

Can't wait to get to the FoTLK part because that's when I talked to you! :laughing:

Patience my friend :laughing: :hug:

Loved the update!

Thanks!!!! :thumbsup2

punkin413

05-13-2009, 08:23 PM

But I got the rice krispy treat covered in milk chocolate covered in half rainbow sprinkles and half oreo. Chris got pretzels covered in milk chocolate, 2 in oreos and 2 in sprinkles. These treats were HUGE!! It took both of us days to finish them both and I never even finished mine all the way, I threw it out before we left!

it took me a few days to eat mine too, but wasn't it SO good? usually when you make rice krispie treats they get hard soon after but this was so good and soft the whole week. i want one right now!

The mom is yelling at him the whole way to Movies to pick his head up and that we're almost there to stop falling asleep!

:confused3 what's up with people? i think parents have meltdowns at disney too!

so glad you liked EE! it's my second-favorite ride.....VERY close after ToT!

oh, and congrats on being done with the finals! :thumbsup2

tinkgurl

05-13-2009, 08:27 PM

Haha, yeah I'm embarassed I haven't been there yet. I just have never been in the mood for it when we're at DTD. :confused3

So what are you doing tomorrow on your first day of summer?

mariakc

05-13-2009, 09:11 PM

Great update!! :goodvibes

Yummy...Goofy's Candy Co. sounds sooo good right now! I totally agree about the wake-up calls. Hmmm?? DH leaves for work before I wake up.....wonder if I can get him to call me every morning and play Disney tunes!?!? It's worth a try! :idea:

ibedancin824

05-13-2009, 09:22 PM

K soooo I promised I would post after u made another update lol and right now is the perfect time cuz i need take a break from studying.... So I don't like the idea of having to get up at 6:30 on Vacation :headache: butttt I had to put on a brave face and make it look like I was excited to be getting up at the crack of dawn when Bry and Anna asked what time I was making breakfast ressies for hahaha..... Expedition Everest looks fun to bad scott will have to sit out.... can't wait to hear about safari cuz it should be the highlight of Scotts day haha .... and hurry up with the tusker house I want to hea bout it since u convinced me to book it hahah

OneTreeHillAddict

05-13-2009, 10:01 PM

OMG how on earth were u getting a $1000 gift card for $600?! Is that one of those AP things that I cant get? Everyday new reasons arise for me to move down South. Anyway, I can't believe they had all those ornaments on sale! They're actually not that badly priced normally but still 50% off means double the stuff. I hope they're on sale when you guys go againnnnn in August so you can buy lots of good stuff!

It was some random email they sent me. Quite a few people got them. I posted it in my PTR and other people said they'd gotten them too. Some people guessed they were "offers" sent after doing an online survey. I don't know. I asked my mom if she wanted to split the card...$300 each but worth $500 in the end for each of us. She said she'd never spend $300 at Disney! Well she spend $80 something on just that monorail! She spent $300 if not more! But the card at 40% off PLUS the 50% Christmas stuff would have been a darn good deal! Looking back...had I known all that stuff was 50% off I could have spent the whole $600 myself! :rotfl2:

Love the latest update! :thumbsup2 AK looks a little crowded for the MEMH. Was it still bad once you got inside? SO cool that you extended your tickets! That's a whole other trip paid for in advance!

The mom you saw on the bus sounds like a real (bad word)!

Goofy22

05-13-2009, 10:21 PM

Great update! Can't wait to hear more! :thumbsup2

michael's mom

05-13-2009, 10:29 PM

We got the front seat while riding EE and I LOVED it. When you stop at the top there for a moment so the tracks can switch over....and you can see EPCOT and DHS. It was so beautiful!

MaceysMom

05-13-2009, 11:00 PM

I can't wait to get my hands on one of those chocolate covered rice krispy mickey heads!!

Great update!!

2xcited2sleep

05-14-2009, 05:12 AM

Great update! Believe it or not, I've never actually been to Goofy's Candy Co! Will have to fix that! Can't believe that giant rice krispie mickey head for $50! I wonder if anyone has ever bought one?

I feel sorry for the little boy on the bus too. :sad2: But I will have to confess to wearing the same pants/shorts twice in the same trip. :blush:

I haven't been on EE either. I'm a big chicken. I've heard some people say it is no "worse" than Thunder Mountain. What do you think? :confused3

Looking forward to more updates! :upsidedow

jenseib

05-14-2009, 08:49 AM

meanmom121

05-14-2009, 09:09 AM

Those poor kids. I'm sure mom was pooped out. I'm thinking she did laundry at the resort though. I hope. I'll propably end up doing laundry at the resort at DD has outgrown all her shorts this week. I knew when everyone was commenting on how much she's been eating this week(she usually eats like a bird) I was in for a growth spurt. eewww:scared: My pocket book sure hates those growth spurts.
I so want to ride the balloon when we get there. I think the kids will love it.
EE is my DD's must do on this trip so I enjoyed those pics this am. Why is the back better than the front?
I'm glad your semester is over. I hope you enjoy your down time. What are you planning on teaching?
By the way you and Chris are the cutest couple.
oops. Dryer buzzing I'm outa here for now:laundy:

JenAusty

05-14-2009, 09:18 AM

First of all... I want that enormous mickey mouse rice crispy!! That looks sooo yummy. ::yes:: and I can't believe it is $50... wait yes I can. I am soo excited to make my own treat at the Goofy's Candy Co. It will be AWESOME! Plus, all of the snacks I've ever seen made look delicious! I'm glad that those snacks are on the dining plan. Just curious- do you know how much they are just purchasing them? I'm thinking of getting some err making some for my family.

I hate when you see parents treating there kids like that. It makes me want to walk up and smack them and be like "what is your problem?" :sad2:Plus, its sad you had to see it at disney..

the picture of you guys at AK, when you are wearing glasses- you both look so tired. Its a cute pic though!

Your pics from AK are making me sooo excited!! :yay:

When we went last time in Jan. We didn't have to wait in ANY lines except 1 and that was Winnie the Pooh.. and to tell you the truth- we didn't really care for the ride. It was ok.. but funny that we had to wait in line for a ride we didn't even care for. hehe and the wait was only like 15 mins. hehe

meanmom121

05-14-2009, 09:22 AM

P.S. Teacher, don't grade my spelling or grammar - it's more of a keyboarding issue:lmao:

Me&3

05-14-2009, 01:01 PM

Great update can't wait to see and hear more:goodvibes. NO MORE FINALS:yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay ::yay::yay::yay:.

troobabiee7

05-14-2009, 02:36 PM

Charleston Princess

05-14-2009, 07:03 PM

Oh, Goofy's Candy Co. is always so yummy! It takes us a long time to finish our goodies from there as well!

That makes me so sad about the two little children -- I don't like it when parents are mean to their children like that! :headache:

So glad you loved Everest! It's a lot of fun, isn't it?

MeMom

05-14-2009, 07:20 PM

I haven't been on EE either. I'm a big chicken. I've heard some people say it is no "worse" than Thunder Mountain. What do you think? :confused3

They're lying. :)

MeMom

05-14-2009, 07:27 PM

If you can do ToT you can do EE! EE is more fun than scary like ToT is!

She's lying, too! :laughing:

Congratulations on being finished with school for a while. What exactly are you wanting to teach? Big kids, little kids, one subject, all subjects? I know you'll be a great teacher, and you can put your little Disney touches in your classroom to remind yourself that some of the money you're earning can be for fun things!

Charleston Princess

05-14-2009, 07:31 PM

They're lying. :)

She's lying, too! :laughing:

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2:

I think EE is easier to ride than either BTMRR or ToT. I feel like it is smoother and over faster.

wdwgirl03

05-15-2009, 06:58 AM

Love the pictures from the EE line. We usually do fastpass so don't get to see a lot of the stuff they have in there. And it's one of my favorite rides too. :thumbsup2

jenseib

05-15-2009, 08:26 AM

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2:

I think EE is easier to ride than either BTMRR or ToT. I feel like it is smoother and over faster.

I think they are all pretty much easy rides compared to the amusement park near me. (Cedar Point)

xoktenox

05-15-2009, 06:15 PM

I got my grades today, they were finally all online....

3 A's and 2 B+'s!!! :woohoo: Sorry I just needed to brag a little there :rolleyes:

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it took me a few days to eat mine too, but wasn't it SO good? usually when you make rice krispie treats they get hard soon after but this was so good and soft the whole week. i want one right now! OMG the treats were soooo good! It really didnt get hard it tasted just as good 3 days later as it did the first night!

:confused3 what's up with people? i think parents have meltdowns at disney too! Yeah parents are cranky too but still, be the PARENTS dont be mean, right?!

so glad you liked EE! it's my second-favorite ride.....VERY close after ToT! I loveddddd EE! I think it took the #1 seat for me!

oh, and congrats on being done with the finals! :thumbsup2

:yay: for being done with finals!

Haha, yeah I'm embarassed I haven't been there yet. I just have never been in the mood for it when we're at DTD. :confused3

So what are you doing tomorrow on your first day of summer?

GET GOOFY'S! YOU WONT REGRET IT HAHA

I worked on my first day of summer...not fun!

Great update!! :goodvibes

Yummy...Goofy's Candy Co. sounds sooo good right now! I totally agree about the wake-up calls. Hmmm?? DH leaves for work before I wake up.....wonder if I can get him to call me every morning and play Disney tunes!?!? It's worth a try! :idea:

Glad you liked the update! That would be so sweet if you DH called you playing Disney music every morning! Let me know how that works out for ya :laughing:

K soooo I promised I would post after u made another update lol and right now is the perfect time cuz i need take a break from studying.... So I don't like the idea of having to get up at 6:30 on Vacation :headache: butttt I had to put on a brave face and make it look like I was excited to be getting up at the crack of dawn when Bry and Anna asked what time I was making breakfast ressies for hahaha..... Expedition Everest looks fun to bad scott will have to sit out.... can't wait to hear about safari cuz it should be the highlight of Scotts day haha .... and hurry up with the tusker house I want to hea bout it since u convinced me to book it hahah

Wooo you posted! You better keep posting. Bryan and Anna will guarantee just sleep late on you while you force Scott out of bed and go to the parks or whatever. I just have a feeling LOL EE is sooo fun, poor Scott and his motion sickness and the safari is really cool. writing this to you is seeming a little pointless right now because I just saw you all day and will see you again at 8:30am....oh well!

It was some random email they sent me. Quite a few people got them. I posted it in my PTR and other people said they'd gotten them too. Some people guessed they were "offers" sent after doing an online survey. I don't know. I asked my mom if she wanted to split the card...$300 each but worth $500 in the end for each of us. She said she'd never spend $300 at Disney! Well she spend $80 something on just that monorail! She spent $300 if not more! But the card at 40% off PLUS the 50% Christmas stuff would have been a darn good deal! Looking back...had I known all that stuff was 50% off I could have spent the whole $600 myself! :rotfl2: I think your mom probably regretted not going halfs with you on the gift card! Its soooo easy to spend $300 in Disney. I already started saving so I made sure I have money to spend in November LOL It would definitely be easy to spend all that money in the Christmas store!

Love the latest update! :thumbsup2 AK looks a little crowded for the MEMH. Was it still bad once you got inside? SO cool that you extended your tickets! That's a whole other trip paid for in advance!

The mom you saw on the bus sounds like a real (bad word)!

AK really wasn't crowded we just walked in right at the same time as the other people. We walked right onto EE basically and...well I can't say anything else before I update again! That mom was definitely a witch with a B!!

PopArtGal

05-15-2009, 06:19 PM

Yay!

Awesome grades!

xoktenox

05-15-2009, 06:27 PM

Great update! Can't wait to hear more! :thumbsup2

Thanks!!!

We got the front seat while riding EE and I LOVED it. When you stop at the top there for a moment so the tracks can switch over....and you can see EPCOT and DHS. It was so beautiful!

OMG EE was so cool! Riding it in the morning gave us a great view like you were talking about!

I can't wait to get my hands on one of those chocolate covered rice krispy mickey heads!!

Great update!!

Hmmm it was a great choice, you'll love it! Thankss!

Great update! Believe it or not, I've never actually been to Goofy's Candy Co! Will have to fix that! Can't believe that giant rice krispie mickey head for $50! I wonder if anyone has ever bought one? Go to Goofys, you'll love it!! The $50 was a little steep of a price for me, how would anyone ever eat it all?!

I feel sorry for the little boy on the bus too. :sad2: But I will have to confess to wearing the same pants/shorts twice in the same trip. :blush: Oh in real life I definitely do wear the same pair of pants more than once but these pants the little girl was wearing honestly didn't look so clean....

I haven't been on EE either. I'm a big chicken. I've heard some people say it is no "worse" than Thunder Mountain. What do you think? :confused3

Looking forward to more updates! :upsidedow

EE is not that bad!! It's smooth and fun! It does go a little fast but try it and I think you'll like it.

We wore some of the same clothes over too, but we did do laundry while there. I hope people didn't think I was skummy. LOL!

LOL you're not skummy! I'm sure your pants looked clean both times you wore them, not like that poor little girls dirty looking pants.

Those poor kids. I'm sure mom was pooped out. I'm thinking she did laundry at the resort though. I hope. I'll propably end up doing laundry at the resort at DD has outgrown all her shorts this week. I knew when everyone was commenting on how much she's been eating this week(she usually eats like a bird) I was in for a growth spurt. eewww:scared: My pocket book sure hates those growth spurts.
I so want to ride the balloon when we get there. I think the kids will love it.
EE is my DD's must do on this trip so I enjoyed those pics this am. Why is the back better than the front?
I'm glad your semester is over. I hope you enjoy your down time. What are you planning on teaching?
By the way you and Chris are the cutest couple.
oops. Dryer buzzing I'm outa here for now:laundy:

I'm sure the mom was pooped too but still, no need to act mean and like a child to your own children. I would agree that she did laundry but the pants looked dirty! Poor girl...

Good luck with the new clothes for your DD! I cant wait to try the balloon ride, if you do it we better get to hear how it was! EE is great, ride the back! Most coasters are better in the front but not EE, the back is so much better!

Thank goodness the semester is over and I did really well! I get downtime from school but I still work 4 days a week so not a full break. I want to teach social studies because I'm a history dork. And thanks for the compliment about me and Chris! I think we both clean up pretty well LOL

First of all... I want that enormous mickey mouse rice crispy!! That looks sooo yummy. ::yes:: and I can't believe it is $50... wait yes I can. I am soo excited to make my own treat at the Goofy's Candy Co. It will be AWESOME! Plus, all of the snacks I've ever seen made look delicious! I'm glad that those snacks are on the dining plan. Just curious- do you know how much they are just purchasing them? I'm thinking of getting some err making some for my family. You're gonna love Goofys, even if you cant get the huge rice krispie! I think the snacks were like $6? $4? I can't remember but they weren't that bad!

I hate when you see parents treating there kids like that. It makes me want to walk up and smack them and be like "what is your problem?" :sad2:Plus, its sad you had to see it at disney.. Poor kids, we really felt bad.

the picture of you guys at AK, when you are wearing glasses- you both look so tired. Its a cute pic though! We were tired! I was making that fake smile on purpose too, just so everyone knows LOL

Your pics from AK are making me sooo excited!! :yay:

When we went last time in Jan. We didn't have to wait in ANY lines except 1 and that was Winnie the Pooh.. and to tell you the truth- we didn't really care for the ride. It was ok.. but funny that we had to wait in line for a ride we didn't even care for. hehe and the wait was only like 15 mins. hehe

January is supposed to be a quiet time, I think you guys should have good luck NEXT WEEK though too!

P.S. Teacher, don't grade my spelling or grammar - it's more of a keyboarding issue:lmao:

I didnt even pay attention dont worry!! LOL

Great update can't wait to see and hear more:goodvibes. NO MORE FINALS:yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay ::yay::yay::yay:.

:woohoo: Thanks!!!!!

xoktenox

05-15-2009, 06:33 PM

I love all the pics!! Goofy's Cany Company's my fav... the pretzel rods are so good! I hop you got to sit in the back of Everest too, you get flung around so much it's hilarious! I can't wait to read more!

GCC was soooo good! I tried Chris's pretzels and loved them too. EE was great and we loved it sooo much.

P.S. I hope you read this but you're coming out to LI this weekend? Where will you be going missy?! (I read your blog LOL)

Oh, Goofy's Candy Co. is always so yummy! It takes us a long time to finish our goodies from there as well!

That makes me so sad about the two little children -- I don't like it when parents are mean to their children like that! :headache:

So glad you loved Everest! It's a lot of fun, isn't it?

The goodies were SO big it took us forever to eat them all. The 2 little kids were just so tired and the mom was just a WITCH with a B! EE I think is now my fave right in WDW!

They're lying. :)

NOOOOOO :rolleyes:

She's lying, too! :laughing:

MeMom don't deter people from EE! :laughing:

Congratulations on being finished with school for a while. What exactly are you wanting to teach? Big kids, little kids, one subject, all subjects? I know you'll be a great teacher, and you can put your little Disney touches in your classroom to remind yourself that some of the money you're earning can be for fun things!

I going to teach social studies because I like history like a dork. I would like to teach like 11th grade (because I like US history the best and in my high school at least, thats when US was taught.) If I teach HS my students might make fun of me for Disney touches in my classroom but I don't care! LOL I actually go for my 2nd NYS certification test on June 13th, this time its the one for my social studies area certification.

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2:

I think EE is easier to ride than either BTMRR or ToT. I feel like it is smoother and over faster.

I agree Jackie!!

Love the pictures from the EE line. We usually do fastpass so don't get to see a lot of the stuff they have in there. And it's one of my favorite rides too. :thumbsup2

We were walking throught the queue so fast because there was no line that I was like holding it up as I stopped to take pics :rotfl: Woops!

I think they are all pretty much easy rides compared to the amusement park near me. (Cedar Point)

OMG my brother has been to Cedar Point and told me the rides are crazy there. Disney's thrill rides honestly, really aren't thrill rides. (ok maybe RnRC and ToT but thats it) We go to Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ usually every summer and the rides there are WAYYY scarier and bigger than at Disney!

xoktenox

05-15-2009, 06:34 PM

Yay!

Awesome grades!

Thanks!!!! :goodvibes

Sarah84

05-15-2009, 06:35 PM

Congratulations on the brilliant grades :cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:

Sunset Cliffs

05-15-2009, 07:04 PM

Congrats on your great grades. You deserve to boast about them...I'm sure you worked really hard!

Ok, so when I started reading these boards, I read someone's pre-trip report and one of their top 10 things to do was get pretzels at Goofy's. I remember thinking how odd that was...to get that excited about pretzels. After reading about it more (and seeing all of the awesome pics) it is now pretty high on my list too. Isn't that funny? Except I'll be going for the rice krispy treats...or the caramel apples...yeah, I get it now! Great update!

hlrababy

05-15-2009, 09:00 PM

Oh yum, now I want a rice krispy treat!!!!

I can't believe that mother on the bus! Seeing stuff like that breaks my heart for the kids!!!

JenAusty

05-15-2009, 09:14 PM

[QUOTE=xoktenox;31841167]I got my grades today, they were finally all online

3 A's and 2 B+'s!!! :woohoo: Sorry I just needed to brag a little there :rolleyes:

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GREAT JOB little miss Smarty! hehe I always feel relieved when I seen my grades and they are really good.. it makes all the stress and hard work not seem so bad. YAY for being done with school!! YAY for summer! and YAY for awesome grades! Mine were pretty similar to yours-although I had more Bs. Now you can relax a little. hehe ;)

Goofy22

05-15-2009, 09:54 PM

:woohoo:Awesome on the grades! :woohoo:

Me&3

05-15-2009, 10:00 PM

Fantastic Grades:cool1::worship::banana::woohoo::yay::dance3 ::teacher::cheer2::flower3:

meanmom121

05-16-2009, 08:00 AM

Great grades girl::dance3: And good luck on that certification - but I'm sure you'll do fine. Nothing dorky about history. It's actually pretty interesting. My son, Scout, age 11, is dyslexia so school is very frustating for him - but he is making A's in social studies because it's fun and interesting to him. So you can make a huge impact on someone who needs a confidence boost.:cutie:

Charleston Princess

05-16-2009, 06:57 PM

Congrats on the awesome grades!!!

xoktenox

05-17-2009, 10:28 AM

UPDATE COMING LATER TODAY! STAY TUNED!!

Congratulations on the brilliant grades :cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:

Thank you so much!

Congrats on your great grades. You deserve to boast about them...I'm sure you worked really hard!

Ok, so when I started reading these boards, I read someone's pre-trip report and one of their top 10 things to do was get pretzels at Goofy's. I remember thinking how odd that was...to get that excited about pretzels. After reading about it more (and seeing all of the awesome pics) it is now pretty high on my list too. Isn't that funny? Except I'll be going for the rice krispy treats...or the caramel apples...yeah, I get it now! Great update!

Thank you!! Once you see the pictures of the Goofys treats it allllllll makes sense! Those caramel apples look sooooo good, that might be my next goodie I get when I go there. :goodvibes

Oh yum, now I want a rice krispy treat!!!!

I can't believe that mother on the bus! Seeing stuff like that breaks my heart for the kids!!!

Rice krispie treat sounds yummyyyy even though I just ate some banana nut cheerios for breakfast LOL Those poor kids, I felt really bad for them and wanted to punch the mother!

GREAT JOB little miss Smarty! hehe I always feel relieved when I seen my grades and they are really good.. it makes all the stress and hard work not seem so bad. YAY for being done with school!! YAY for summer! and YAY for awesome grades! Mine were pretty similar to yours-although I had more Bs. Now you can relax a little. hehe ;)

OMG I was soooo happy to see my grades! Thanks! I can finally relaxxxx! Today I woke up at whatever time I felt like it and can reeallllyyyy relax all day without knowing theres some kind of school work I should be doing. Its great!

:woohoo:Awesome on the grades! :woohoo:

Fantastic Grades:cool1::worship::banana::woohoo::yay::dance3 ::teacher::cheer2::flower3:

Thanks to you both!!

Great grades girl::dance3: And good luck on that certification - but I'm sure you'll do fine. Nothing dorky about history. It's actually pretty interesting. My son, Scout, age 11, is dyslexia so school is very frustating for him - but he is making A's in social studies because it's fun and interesting to him. So you can make a huge impact on someone who needs a confidence boost.:cutie:

Thank you!! I have to get a review book for my next certification test asap and start studying. It's allllll on history so I really have to know my stuff. Congratulations to Scout on getting A's in social studies! I truly hope I cant make a difference in a student's life like that. :thumbsup2

Congrats on the awesome grades!!!

Thanks CP!

PopArtGal

05-17-2009, 10:41 AM

UPDATE COMING LATER TODAY! STAY TUNED!!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!! Once you see the pictures of the Goofys treats it allllllll makes sense! Those caramel apples look sooooo good, that might be my next goodie I get when I go there. :goodvibes

Rice krispie treat sounds yummyyyy even though I just ate some banana nut cheerios for breakfast LOL Those poor kids, I felt really bad for them and wanted to punch the mother!

OMG I was soooo happy to see my grades! Thanks! I can finally relaxxxx! Today I woke up at whatever time I felt like it and can reeallllyyyy relax all day without knowing theres some kind of school work I should be doing. Its great!

Thanks to you both!!

Thank you!! I have to get a review book for my next certification test asap and start studying. It's allllll on history so I really have to know my stuff. Congratulations to Scout on getting A's in social studies! I truly hope I cant make a difference in a student's life like that. :thumbsup2

Thanks CP!

Yay! More TR today!

Charleston Princess

05-17-2009, 11:13 AM

Woo hoo!!! An update means I have more ways to procrastinate today! :laughing:

xoktenox

05-17-2009, 01:30 PM

Hey everyone! Hope you're all having a great weekend. This is my first weekend of not having to think about school so that in itself is making my weekend wonderfulllll. The weather here isn't so nice though, only in the high 50s with rain on and off all morning. I'm off tomorrow so hopefully it will be nicer even though I need to head to the dreaded DMV. I lost my driver's license! I have NO idea where on Earth it is and I can't even remember the last time I used it. I went to purchase an adult beverage yesterday and couldn't find it, totally embarrassing. Anyway, hopefully I can get one tomorrow. I know that in a few weeks I'm going to end up finding it because that's just my luck but I need one in the meantime. Anyway, here's an update for you all :thumbsup2

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When we last left off Chris and I had just ridden EE. Amazing!! We grabbed our fastpasses at it was about 8:30am at the time. We had breakfast ressies at 9:10 so we wanted to run over to the safari and get on it quick. AK was just gorgeous. I can't stress it enough. I totally got a new appreciation for it this trip. So we got over to the safari and walked right on. As we walked through the queue we saw a CM standing off to the side, directing people to where to leave their strollers. Chris and I then began a little game. We were thinking, "What a great job. Stand there on the line for the safari and tell people where to put their strollers all day...IN DISNEY WORLD!" So easy and you're in DISNEY so it must be great. We then started the "what is the best job in Disney world" game. So far, the stroller girl was winning. Anyway, here's some safari pictures. We walked RIGHT on. Literally a 3 minute walk and wait AND our jeep wasn't even half full. LOVE AM EMH!

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He was hiding
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Hippos!!
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Blurry, sorry
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Chris loved the gators
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Wildebeast...yea idk how to spell that
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Our safari guide was pretty good, but he seemed a little tired. He was good at pointing out hidden animals to us though.

I lovedddd the giraffes!
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These guys were sooooo close to us! It was really cool!
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The widdle baby elephant
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Uh oh the road is closed...thats not good!
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continued in the next post....

xoktenox

05-17-2009, 01:53 PM

Continued from previous post...

I HATE birds and am deadly afraid but I like the color pink LOL
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Ostrich eggs!
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The lions rock...would we see any lions awake?
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If you look reeeeeally hard you'll see a little dark hump on the rock...thats all we got to see of the lions today :sad2:
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Uh oh, poachers camp!
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Oh no they got a baby elephant
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Luckily we scared off the poachers and the elephant was safe. Phewwww it was a close call!

So while we were done with the safari it was 9:05. Perfect timing for us to head over to Tusker House for our character breakfast with Donald and the gang! Let me add a little note in here: I made dining reservations for almost everyday of our trip. We had no intentions of doing every ressie and this was one that I wasn't sure we were going to do. Well that morning we decided we would do our first ressie at TH. Would we do all the rest and regret not getting the Dining Plan? Or would we stick to our original plan and save a lot of money having NOT done the Dining Plan? :confused3

Back to the TR! We walked over to TH and checked in. There was already a line forming to check-in so I was assuming the TH breakfast is pretty good. We got our little buzzy thing and went and had a seat to wait for it to buzz. It was really such a nice morning. A little brisk but gorgeous nonetheless. They were predicting rain for later in the day but the way it was looking, no rain was in sight. While we were waiting I called the Mears number that the ASMo CM gave me at check-in to make a reservation for the bus to take us to Islands of Adventure the following day. I got right through and got us an 8am bus spot since IoA opened at 9 the next day. The nice woman on the phone told us it would be $18 each, roundtrip. Much better than last time I was at Disney when I paid $30 for a taxi ONE WAY before seeing the Mears buses and jumping on one to take us back to the resort at the end of the day. Anyway we're sitting there waiting for our buzzer to buzz and we spotted this going on on the side of the outside sitting area by the Dawa Bar.

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A whole film crew set up, putting makeup on a few actresses. We had no idea what it was for but we sat there for a while and watched. The only actors we saw at the time were a woman and a young girl. I had a feeling it was for some kind of travel channel special or something which I thought was really cool! After sitting for 15 mins our buzzer went off! Time to go have some yummy breakfast!

We gave in our buzzer and there was a Photopass photographer waiting there to take our pictures before we went in to eat. I'm not going to post it now...you'll see why later! Anyway we walked in and were really stunned by TH. It was soooo nice in there! The themeing...well I really can't say enough about it. GORGEOUS! And the buffet was hugeeeeee. So we're shown to our seat by a really nice older male CM. What a great job to have after retirement! We were then greeted by our waitress who of course I can't remember her name and she took our drink order and poured us a cup of the best juice I've ever tasted in my life! The jungle juice at TH is soooo gooood! Then we went up to fill our plates with LOTS of food. I like how the line for the buffet isn't really a line. You kind of just walk in wherever you like or where you want something. There was soooo much food. Here's our plates

Mine
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Chris's
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We know how to eat! LOL I ate almost everything on my plate and then we went up and even got a little more! I really lovedddd the hash with the cornbread top...hmmmm delicious and its making me hungry now!

Chris really loved TH...and is a ham for the camera!
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continued in the next post....

xoktenox

05-17-2009, 02:03 PM

continued from previous post...

I forgot to mention that this was my first run-in with Mickey waffles. I love them!!! I got another one on my second time to the buffet LOL

As we were eating the characters started coming around! I was sooo excited to see them but a little nervous since we're obviously not the characters prime focus group :laughing: But it was really so great. I took pictures of Chris and he took pictures of me with each character.

I told Daisy she's my favorite and she got shy
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My boyfriend is crazyyy
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Mickey was a real gentlemen and kissed my hand
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Goofy was cool of course
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When he went over to Chris he patted Chris's belly and Chris was like "Yeah I eat good" LOL
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Sometime in between all this fun a CM came over and showed us the PP picture that was taken of us before breakfast...I HATED IT! I looked terrible. SO thats why I didn't post it. I decided we'd just have the guy take a picture of us on my camera on the way out.

And last but not least Donald, since it is his safari breakfast and all
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Honestly, we loveddddd TH! We're probably going to eat there again in November if we're there on a day that AK has AM EMH. The only thing that I disliked about it here had nothing to do with the food, it was our waitress. While she was really nice and friendly, she was slow. The waitress for the tables around us was around much more often than her. I asked for coffee when we ordered our drinks before the meal and didn't get it until I had finished my whole first plate. Then we waited about 15 mins just sitting there waiting for her to come with the bill. Besides that, our experience here was perfect! Loved TH!!

Here's the picture taken of us as we left...still hate it but better than the first one
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Up next:: a hidden surprise and another run on EE!!

BrooklynnsMommy

05-17-2009, 02:28 PM

tinkgurl

05-17-2009, 02:53 PM

Hey girlie. Good job on the grades! I hope I did good on mine!!

Nice update! The safari pics are so good. I love the giraffes too! :cutie:

That looks like it was a fun place to eat. Chris is just livin' it up being cheesy for the camera...I'm sure because he knew you'd be posting it on your TR! :laughing:

2xcited2sleep

05-17-2009, 03:21 PM

What a fun morning at AK! That park is really growing on me too. You and Chris look like you were having so much fun!!

PopArtGal

05-17-2009, 03:39 PM

You must have gotten the same waitress we did! lol

I went to the buffet and while I was gone my mom ordered mt coffee.

Well I ate my entire meal and at the end I asked her once more for coffee. In all it might have been asked 3 times.

I got it at the end.

We had the last serving so I took my sweet time and drank it hehe

OneTreeHillAddict

05-17-2009, 03:50 PM

We love Tusker House too. GREAT food and wonderful characters! I knew you'd love it!

You guys saw a lot of animals on Safari! :eek: One of these days I'm gonna go to AM EMH and do an early ride. I hear that's one of the best...and when it's raining a lot of them come out too.

Love the pics of you guys with the characters. They're so cute!

meanmom121

05-17-2009, 04:38 PM

popcorn:: YEAH GREAT UPDATE. i THE WEATHER IS GOOD FOR YOUR DAY OFF

Charleston Princess

05-17-2009, 06:13 PM

Such a great update!!! We love Tusker House and can't wait to go back -- we had a great waiter, so maybe next time you will get him. I love your giraffe pictures!

ibedancin824

05-17-2009, 06:42 PM

Yayyy tusker house looks good but now im gonna have to look and see if AK has EMH a day that we are there....Scott and Anna are going to lovvveee the Safari! Bry was laughing at Chris with the characters he saw some looking over my shoulder :laughing:

Me&3

05-17-2009, 07:08 PM

Great pics The one of you guys outside the TH is cute:goodvibes. Can't wait to see and hear morepopcorn::

jenseib

05-17-2009, 09:28 PM

Wonderful update. I didn't realize that TH did a photopass picture when you went in. Do they give you a photo to leep to then? I would like to do this some year, but we just aren't early risers. But maybe next year if we go.

I love the dining plan though. It saves us a bunch of money. BUT we usually don't do many breakfasts with it because 1 my family likes to sleep (the horro) and 2 they are cheaper than lucnh and dinner,so we get more of our moneys worth with those.
I still have a list of breakfasts I would like to try someday.

redlight

05-17-2009, 10:00 PM

I love all of the animal pictures in the safari, especially the baby elephant. Too bad you didn't see more of the lions, but you saw so much!

I also love the pictures of you and Chris with the characters.

The food looks delicious. YUM!

mariakc

05-17-2009, 10:33 PM

Great update! You've convinced me to add Tusker House to my list for our upcoming trip. I'm anxious to see how your "test" came out with the dining situation.

wdwgirl03

05-18-2009, 06:51 AM

Ohhh how I wish I could be on an early morning safari right now. :goodvibes Great pictures. I love the giraffes too!

MeMom

05-18-2009, 09:42 AM

This is my first weekend of not having to think about school so that in itself is making my weekend wonderfulllll.

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AK was just gorgeous. I can't stress it enough. I totally got a new appreciation for it this trip. So we got over to the safari and walked right on. As we walked through the queue we saw a CM standing off to the side, directing people to where to leave their strollers. Chris and I then began a little game. We were thinking, "What a great job. Stand there on the line for the safari and tell people where to put their strollers all day...IN DISNEY WORLD!" So easy and you're in DISNEY so it must be great. We then started the "what is the best job in Disney world" game. So far, the stroller girl was winning. Anyway, here's some safari pictures. We walked RIGHT on. Literally a 3 minute walk and wait AND our jeep wasn't even half full. LOVE AM EMH!
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I'll have to wait until I get home to see the pictures, so that'll be a treat at the end of the day.

Hooray for your freedom from school! :yay:

It's good to know that you developed a new appreciation for Animal Kingdom. I love that park! There are so many detail to take pictures of, and the animal are doing something different every second. If I lived close by, I'd alternate my evening walks between AK and World Showcase. I would log a lot of miles doing that!

The best job in Disney World for me would be in the education department of Animal Kingdom or maybe a tour guide anywhere in WDW.

xoktenox

05-18-2009, 10:42 AM

We had the same problem at Tusker House. The food and character interaction was great, but our waitress was so slow and inattentive. I wonder if we had the same one? How cool so see filming going on. When the next Travel Channel special comes out you'll definitely have to watch for those folks.

Tusker House overall was great but thats weird that you had the same problem with your server as us. Maybe they just need more servers? It seemed like the other table next to us had their server there way more than we did though. but maybe we just had the same waitress! I'm going to have to keep a lookout for the next Travel Channel special! I have a little more to say about it in a later post too.

Hey girlie. Good job on the grades! I hope I did good on mine!!

Nice update! The safari pics are so good. I love the giraffes too! :cutie:

That looks like it was a fun place to eat. Chris is just livin' it up being cheesy for the camera...I'm sure because he knew you'd be posting it on your TR! :laughing:

Thanks girl, I'm sure your grades are great too.

We got lucky and had a really good safari, I just wish we could have seen the lions more! TH is definitely a really great placed to eat, I would recommend it to you guys! Chris is just a dork and yeah, he knew I would be posting on here so he was acting even more dorky! :rolleyes:

What a fun morning at AK! That park is really growing on me too. You and Chris look like you were having so much fun!!

I really LOVE AK now. I was sad we didnt get to start off our week at MK until we got to AK and then I didnt care anymore. We definitely had a greatttt morning and I can't wait to share the rest of the day with you guys!

You must have gotten the same waitress we did! lol

I went to the buffet and while I was gone my mom ordered mt coffee.

Well I ate my entire meal and at the end I asked her once more for coffee. In all it might have been asked 3 times.

I got it at the end.

We had the last serving so I took my sweet time and drank it hehe

:laughing: BrooklynnsMommy thinks we had the same one she did too. We either all had the same one or they just need more servers in that place. It was big so maybe thats why. Its funny we both had a problem getting coffee...I remember I had to like gulp it down when I was almost done with my meal!

We love Tusker House too. GREAT food and wonderful characters! I knew you'd love it!

You guys saw a lot of animals on Safari! :eek: One of these days I'm gonna go to AM EMH and do an early ride. I hear that's one of the best...and when it's raining a lot of them come out too.

Love the pics of you guys with the characters. They're so cute!

TH was so great I think we're going to be doing it again in Novemeber as long as there's AK AM EMH. The safari was really good too, I just wish we got to see more of the lions. I know they're really hard to see because they're not so active. I would suggest doing it early during EMH too if you guys can fit it into your always busy WDW schedules. Glad you liked the character pictures! I look the same in everyone LOL but Chris is a ham!

popcorn:: YEAH GREAT UPDATE. i THE WEATHER IS GOOD FOR YOUR DAY OFF

Thanks! The weather wasn't so great yesterday OR so far today. NOT COOL! LOL

Such a great update!!! We love Tusker House and can't wait to go back -- we had a great waiter, so maybe next time you will get him. I love your giraffe pictures!

Thanks!! I hope we get the waiter that you had next time we go because our girl was just sooo slow. Glad you liked the giraffe pics!

Yayyy tusker house looks good but now im gonna have to look and see if AK has EMH a day that we are there....Scott and Anna are going to lovvveee the Safari! Bry was laughing at Chris with the characters he saw some looking over my shoulder :laughing:

Nicklassss...you will love TH! Just stick to the Mickey pancakes since you're the pickiest eater in the world. Worse than a 3 yr old. :) Anyway, you're all going to love the safari. Seeing the animals up close is really the coolest thing. Now I hope next time Bryan sees Chris he makes fun of him for hangin with the characters LOL

Great pics The one of you guys outside the TH is cute:goodvibes. Can't wait to see and hear morepopcorn::

Thank you, I hate the picture of us outside TH but I'm glad you like it. :thumbsup2

Wonderful update. I didn't realize that TH did a photopass picture when you went in. Do they give you a photo to leep to then? I would like to do this some year, but we just aren't early risers. But maybe next year if we go.

I love the dining plan though. It saves us a bunch of money. BUT we usually don't do many breakfasts with it because 1 my family likes to sleep (the horro) and 2 they are cheaper than lucnh and dinner,so we get more of our moneys worth with those.
I still have a list of breakfasts I would like to try someday.

Yepp TH had a PP guy standing there taking everyone's picture and then a CM comes around during the meal trying to sell it to you. It seemed like it was a typical thing there. I don't want to give away if I think we should have gotten the DP yet or not. Its a big part of the rest of the TR! I would highly recommend trying the TH breakfast though and pay for it out of pocket. It was $18.99 for adults and I wanna say $11.99 for kids maybe? Not too bad at all.

I love all of the animal pictures in the safari, especially the baby elephant. Too bad you didn't see more of the lions, but you saw so much!

I also love the pictures of you and Chris with the characters.

The food looks delicious. YUM!

Yes I really cant complain about our safari because we saw alot of animals! Just a little bummed about the lions but oh well, just another reason to go back! TH was great, glad you liked the pictures.

Great update! You've convinced me to add Tusker House to my list for our upcoming trip. I'm anxious to see how your "test" came out with the dining situation.

Yayyy I'm so glad I made someone add TH to their ADRs!! Its great and you guys will just love it! Wait and see how our DP test works out.

Ohhh how I wish I could be on an early morning safari right now. :goodvibes Great pictures. I love the giraffes too!

OMG meeee too Sarah. Actually 4 weeks ago today I was at AK :sad2:

I'll have to wait until I get home to see the pictures, so that'll be a treat at the end of the day. I forgot that you cant see the photobucket pictures from your job! I'm sorryyyy but it will give you something to look forward to!

Hooray for your freedom from school! :yay: yayyy!!!!

It's good to know that you developed a new appreciation for Animal Kingdom. I love that park! There are so many detail to take pictures of, and the animal are doing something different every second. If I lived close by, I'd alternate my evening walks between AK and World Showcase. I would log a lot of miles doing that! Really, I remember not thinking much of AK back when I went as a kid but I love it so much now. The details and everything are just wonderful and I cant wait to go back. Evening walks in AK and WS sounds like bliss!

The best job in Disney World for me would be in the education department of Animal Kingdom or maybe a tour guide anywhere in WDW.

ooooh MeMom that sounds so cool! We play the game for the rest of the week so stay tuned!

heaven2dc

05-18-2009, 12:13 PM

Anyway we're sitting there waiting for our buzzer to buzz and we spotted this going on on the side of the outside sitting area by the Dawa Bar.

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A whole film crew set up, putting makeup on a few actresses. We had no idea what it was for but we sat there for a while and watched. The only actors we saw at the time were a woman and a young girl. I had a feeling it was for some kind of travel channel special or something which I thought was really cool! After sitting for 15 mins our buzzer went off! Time to go have some yummy breakfast!

Isn't that Kid Rock? :rotfl2::rotfl2: j/k wonder if that was set up for Travel Channel or something? Would be neat to know \:happytv:

mickeysmyboy

05-18-2009, 01:11 PM

Your morning at AK sounds wonderful! Can't wait to read more!

JenAusty

05-18-2009, 04:26 PM

Great update! I love the safari in the morning. We always go in the morning.. I wonder how it is in the rest of the day! The pictures were awesome. I don't think we seen a Lion either last time. The giraffes are beautiful! I love them!!! You got really close to them too!

Your food looked yummy! and cute pictures of you and Chris!! I think they all look cute! :goodvibes

punkin413

05-18-2009, 08:28 PM

funny that we posted our tusker house updates at the same time! :goodvibes we loved it too! i'm glad we went. i'm pretty sure we'll be back! and you're crazy - your update was awesome!!!! ;)

Here's the picture taken of us as we left...still hate it but better than the first one
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i love it! :thumbsup2

MaceysMom

05-19-2009, 10:15 PM

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="5"]Congratulations on your exam scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Girl when you update, you update. That was a long one. I'm not complaning though, I loved it.

The safari pics are great!! I can't wait to see the hippos, I have never seen any in real life before. I love giraffes too. At the Cincinnati zoo you can feed them peices of sweet potatos through the fence! It is so cool.

I was looking for a breakfast place and Tusker House looks really good. Mike is skeptical about character meals w/o our daughter along, but I think one might be fun.

Sunset Cliffs

05-20-2009, 01:09 AM

Your pics from the safari are great. It looks like you were so close to some of them. Our pictures of the elephants always look so far away...even w/ the zoom.

We tried to get an ADR for Tusker House for our trip in June, but I made the mistake of waiting until after the 90 day mark, so by the time I called it was fully booked for every morning of our trip. Your review makes me even more bummed because it sounds so good! We are going to Crystal Palace, which I have heard is great too. I will just have to do better w/ my planning next time I guess. So glad you had a great time!

wannago2disney

05-20-2009, 07:25 PM

Great job on your grades :thumbsup2. TH looks like fun, and the food looks YUMMY! Great Updates, looking forward to more.

KrazyKat4DIS

05-21-2009, 02:17 PM

OK, I can't remember if I have commented on your thread or just been a scary lurker, but I am loving your TR! Can't wait for the next installment!

I am so interested to hear your thoughts on not doing the dining plan, as I can't decide of DBF and I should do it. Seems like you guys are similar to us, so your opinion will definitely help me. :thumbsup2

Congrats about being done and your awesome grades! School is so stressful! You definitely need a Disney trip when you're done. :dance3:

tinkgurl

05-21-2009, 05:49 PM

Hope you got SOME sleep last night! :laughing:

Goofy22

05-21-2009, 06:14 PM

Well I just finally got all caught up on your TR! The TH sounds awesome that is on my list for August for Dinner ! I was thinking of Breakfast too but were not big Breakfast eaters here! But Definitely Dinner were doing a GG there !The pictures are cute! :thumbsup2

xoktenox

05-21-2009, 06:16 PM

Hey everyone!! Just a little bit of a "life" update for right now. First of all...

AMERICA GOT IT WAYYYYY WRONG WITH AMERICAN IDOL. SERIOUSLY, KRIS WINNING IS CRAP!

Can you say crap on the Dis? I hope so. Anyway, I was very happy that Shawn Johnson won Dancing with the Stars. All 3 finalists were really good and based on their dancing I think any of the 3 of them winning would have been fair. When I factor in who I actually liked the best, I picked Shawn.

So yesterday, me, Chris, my friend Nicole (who is on the Dis now! I've created a monsterrrrrr :rotfl: ibedancin824 is her name which she'll be so happy I told you all) and her BF Scott went to NYC to see...

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The Lion King on Broadway! OMG when I say this show was amazing, its a biggggg understatement!!! The costuming, dancing, everything was gorgeous! A lot of the performers had to wear mask type things on their heads and then dance and sing and jump and twirl when them on. Coming from someone who was a dancer for over 13 years, THAT IS HARD! The only thing I thought could have been slightly better, and I know this is probably a little harsh, was the singing. I've seen a good amount of Broadway shows in my life (not even close to as many as Melissa but still LOL) and I just wasn't blown away by the singing here. Everything else though was out of this world. I highly recommend this show! We got seats in the orchestra section about 10 rows from the stage for $75 each...you cant beat that!

While in NYC we also went into the Barnes and Noble on 5th Ave (where I bought my very own 2009 Passporter!!) and the World of Disney! Of course going into the WoD was great because it gave me a little Disney spirit to carry me through until November, aside from the show. I went in there reallly looking for another photo album since I printed more pictures than I had room for in the albums I bought. No luck. Tons of frames but NO albums. Bummer. Then we went and ate at Ellen's Stardust Diner. 3 words.

What a ripoff.

Or is ripoff 2 words in which case it would be 4 words. Anyway, I've never felt more like I wasted $35 in my life. The bill came to $140 with tip for all of us and we have a better diner out here 5 mins from my house. The food was good but not even close to being worth $140. We could have been more satisfied with dinner at Applebees. The singing waiters were actually more annoying to me than entertaining and trust me, I'm not just a Debbie Downer. I'm into that stuff. NOT HERE. Of course because Nicole and I (mostly me) picked the restaurant the boys didn't let us live it down for the rest of the night. We went into the Hershey's and M&Ms store afterwards and they kept telling us we couldnt buy anything because we wasted all our money on dinner. :rolleyes: Oh well, you live and learn. So then we saw the show at 8pm and it wasn't over until almost 10:45! We caught a train back home at 11:15 and I ended up not getting to sleep until around 2am and then had to be up for work at 6:15. I've been a real peach today, let me tell you. So thats my little "life" update. Stay tuned for another TR update sometime this weekend :thumbsup2

Isn't that Kid Rock? :rotfl2::rotfl2: j/k wonder if that was set up for Travel Channel or something? Would be neat to know \:happytv:

:lmao: That guy does look like Kid Rock!! Actually he looks a little cleaner than Kid Rock.

Your morning at AK sounds wonderful! Can't wait to read more!

It was great!! Thanks :thumbsup2

Great update! I love the safari in the morning. We always go in the morning.. I wonder how it is in the rest of the day! The pictures were awesome. I don't think we seen a Lion either last time. The giraffes are beautiful! I love them!!! You got really close to them too!

Your food looked yummy! and cute pictures of you and Chris!! I think they all look cute! :goodvibes

Ahhhh you're in WDW right now!! Lucky dawgggggg! We loved TH, I forget if you guys are eating there this week or not!

funny that we posted our tusker house updates at the same time! :goodvibes we loved it too! i'm glad we went. i'm pretty sure we'll be back! and you're crazy - your update was awesome!!!! ;) Thanks Dawn! That is pretty funny we posted about the same thing the same day LOL

i love it! :thumbsup2

Glad you liked our picture!!

Congratulations on your exam scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!

Girl when you update, you update. That was a long one. I'm not complaning though, I loved it.

The safari pics are great!! I can't wait to see the hippos, I have never seen any in real life before. I love giraffes too. At the Cincinnati zoo you can feed them peices of sweet potatos through the fence! It is so cool.

I was looking for a breakfast place and Tusker House looks really good. Mike is skeptical about character meals w/o our daughter along, but I think one might be fun.

I always feel like my updates are so long but then I realize its still only like 10:15am on day 2 and I've been doing the TR for almost a month now LOL Thats so cool that you can feed the giraffes at the Cincinnati zoo! TH breakfast was great, we obviously don't have any kids and seriously enjoyed ourselves sooo much.

Your pics from the safari are great. It looks like you were so close to some of them. Our pictures of the elephants always look so far away...even w/ the zoom.

We tried to get an ADR for Tusker House for our trip in June, but I made the mistake of waiting until after the 90 day mark, so by the time I called it was fully booked for every morning of our trip. Your review makes me even more bummed because it sounds so good! We are going to Crystal Palace, which I have heard is great too. I will just have to do better w/ my planning next time I guess. So glad you had a great time!

Thanks for the compliments on the safari pics! That stinks that you couldn't get TH ressies, keep calling back and trying if you really want them! I would suggest it! I've heard CP is very delicious too though so I'm sure you wont be too bummer after you eat there instead :thumbsup2
Great job on your grades :thumbsup2. TH looks like fun, and the food looks YUMMY! Great Updates, looking forward to more.

OK, I can't remember if I have commented on your thread or just been a scary lurker, but I am loving your TR! Can't wait for the next installment!

I am so interested to hear your thoughts on not doing the dining plan, as I can't decide of DBF and I should do it. Seems like you guys are similar to us, so your opinion will definitely help me. :thumbsup2

Congrats about being done and your awesome grades! School is so stressful! You definitely need a Disney trip when you're done. :dance3:

Uh oh, scary lurker alert....:rotfl: Just kidding! Glad you posted and joined in! I'm glad I'll be able to help people out with our thoughts on not doing the DP. How old are you and your BF if you dont mind me asking?

I think I need a Disney trip at the end of every semester, what do you think? :cutie:

Hope you got SOME sleep last night! :laughing:

OMG only 4 hrs! I was a real witch with a B today :rotfl:

troobabiee7

05-21-2009, 06:21 PM

meanmom121

05-22-2009, 07:42 AM

I took my kids to see Lion King in San Antonio - It was truly one of the most magical, awesome plays I have every been to. My kids are totally into the theater after that experience. The costumes are the most amzing things every. And when the animals come through the audience - WOW:wizard:
That is the one play that is an absolute must for everyone. It is a splurge well worth it.:thumbsup2
Glad you had a great time. Sorry about the resturaunt - what a bummer:sad2:
Get caught up on your sleep cuz I'm ready for my next updatepopcorn::

MeMom

05-22-2009, 11:53 AM

The Lion King on Broadway! OMG when I say this show was amazing, its a biggggg understatement!!! The costuming, dancing, everything was gorgeous!

I always feel like my updates are so long but then I realize its still only like 10:15am on day 2 and I've been doing the TR for almost a month now LOL

I think I need a Disney trip at the end of every semester, what do you think? :cutie:

Some of my teacher friends went to see Lion King here in Nashville a couple of years ago, and they said it was past awesome!

Long updates? Taking a long time to do a report?
Perhaps you went to the MeMom School of Trip Reporting. :rolleyes1

A trip at the end of every semester is perfect. It oughta be a law! :)

KrazyKat4DIS

05-22-2009, 12:04 PM

Uh oh, scary lurker alert....:rotfl: Just kidding! Glad you posted and joined in! I'm glad I'll be able to help people out with our thoughts on not doing the DP. How old are you and your BF if you dont mind me asking?

I think I need a Disney trip at the end of every semester, what do you think? :cutie:

DBF is 31 and I am 27 (although it seems like DBF is 20 and I am 40 some of the time :rotfl:)

I think people should get Disney trips for just breathing! ;)

I agree with you too - America definitely got it wrong with AI!

Sarah84

05-22-2009, 01:28 PM

Glad you enjoyed The Lion King :)
I have been meaning to go see it for so long (its on in London too) but still havent got around to it, though its started in Vegas now and im going there in september so i might get tickets to see it there :)

xoktenox

05-22-2009, 06:29 PM

I'm so glad you liked the Lion King!!! That's actually one I haven't seen yet so you've got me beat :laughing: I can't believe you didn't like Ellen's!!! It's expensive but we LOVE it. I love the singers too, it's always so much fun. Maybe it was just an off day? Sorry you didn't like it! Did you take any pics?!!

Mel, you gottaaaaaa see the Lion King! It was awesomeeeee. Ellen's really....not a fan LOL I seriously can get better food at a diner by my house and the singers looked like they were doing chores, not doing something they were having fun with! Could have been an off day, who knows. I actually took NO pictures. I'm mad at myself for it but it was honestly much less stressful not taking them :laughing:

I took my kids to see Lion King in San Antonio - It was truly one of the most magical, awesome plays I have every been to. My kids are totally into the theater after that experience. The costumes are the most amzing things every. And when the animals come through the audience - WOW:wizard:
That is the one play that is an absolute must for everyone. It is a splurge well worth it.:thumbsup2
Glad you had a great time. Sorry about the resturaunt - what a bummer:sad2:
Get caught up on your sleep cuz I'm ready for my next updatepopcorn::

Lion King was AMAZING! I'm glad your kids had that to get them into theater because its so fun. Yes the animals coming through the audience are so cool!! Totally worth it.

Look for an update soon!

Some of my teacher friends went to see Lion King here in Nashville a couple of years ago, and they said it was past awesome!

Long updates? Taking a long time to do a report?
Perhaps you went to the MeMom School of Trip Reporting. :rolleyes1

A trip at the end of every semester is perfect. It oughta be a law! :)

The Lion King was MORE than awesome! I like how you update your TR MeMom, little updates but every couple of days. I say we create a bill to make trips at the end of every semester law! :laughing:

DBF is 31 and I am 27 (although it seems like DBF is 20 and I am 40 some of the time :rotfl:)

I think people should get Disney trips for just breathing! ;)

I agree with you too - America definitely got it wrong with AI!

Disney trips should be mandatory at least twice a year, funded by the government :laughing: and AI was totally WRONG!

Glad you enjoyed The Lion King :)
I have been meaning to go see it for so long (its on in London too) but still havent got around to it, though its started in Vegas now and im going there in september so i might get tickets to see it there :)

I would highlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy recommend the Lion King!! See it in Vegas which you're really lucky for getting to go!! We're going for my dad's 50th bday...in 2012 LOL I talk about it like its soon though :lmao: