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Queenofallthings

11-11-2009, 10:01 AM

This brings us to Peg and families last day with us before they headed home. We tried to not focus on that aspect of it and just enjoy our last day all together. We had decided on DHS for their last morning at a park as the girls love the rides here and they wanted to see the characters from UP...so DHS here we come

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Waiting for Peg to pick up MM's carriage for the day.
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As soon as we had MM loaded into her carriage it was off to ToT and RnRC.
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After that, Peg and family decided now was as good a time as any to see the UP characters so they went to do that and Jasmine and I headed over to the Streets Of NY...here is Jasmine with the Subway sign. The city we live in doesn't have a subway so she thought this was pretty cool. This is another $20 dress she purchases at Trend-D at DTD. With the August heat, she found them far cooler than wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
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Streets of NY
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We headed over to Muppetvision 3D, but Jasmine decided she would like to sit for a tattoo instead since she hadn't gotten one this trip. I kept thinking thank goodness it's just a temp one she wants and not the real thing, although my girlfriends with older children tell me it's just a matter of time.
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the final product
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The fountain outside Muppetvision 3D...never did get to see the show this trip
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We had decided to meet up at Star Tours as everyone but me loves this ride. It was perfect timing we came around the corner at the same time. The line up was quite long so I knew I was in for a bit of a wait so I found myself a nice bench in the sunshine and decided I would work on my tan...that lasted 10 minutes. Working on your tan when you can jump in the pool is one thing, this was not working so well. Just as I was getting up to go find a shady spot, Jasmine came and sat with me. She decided she wasn't up to standing in the long line so we found a covered table and say these guys on our way.
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Just as we sat down, these lovely gentlemen walked by...I love them
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Before long everyone was down their ride and we decided we would head to Min and Bill's Dockside Diner for a milkshake. MMMMM soooo yummy. Peg and SW went off to get a treat to eat I think and Geodoc and Jas went to get the milkshakes and I stayed at the tables with MM. Poor little thing had a mini meltdown so like the good auntie I am I tried to capture the moment on film. She turned so I couldn't get her face...let's just say she was none too happy with me at that moment, but got much better when she had her milkshake.
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Since MM was no longer speaking to me, I decided to take a shot from where we were sitting.
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With our bellies full of delectable milkshakes we decided to head back to AKL for a swim and a rest. We had ADR's this evening at O'Hana's and wanted to make sure we were up to going to MK after considering the last night with all of our family together. Here is Jasmine outside our room in Dress #3...that's the last one...exactly how many dresses can you buy on one trip??

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We took the bus to the MK then the monorail to the Poly. Poor MM never did get a nap that afternoon so she was out like a light as soon as the monorail started moving. I was a little concerned she might have a moment when she woke up, but she did great!!!

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MM and Jas waiting to be called for dinner
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I asked MM to go stand by this and Geodoc said to Jas go stand with your cousin so your mother can take a picture...turns out he only wanted her seat as they were few and far between....don't you love the look on her face when she realized this.
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Mmmmmm pina colada, I could have had 10 of these and no dinner, but I was good and stuck to one only.
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Welcome Bread they serve at the beginning of the meal, it's kinda sweet, but I stuck to only one piece. I do love my bread, but I always fill up on it and then can never eat my meal.

CONT'D IN NEXT POST

Queenofallthings

11-11-2009, 10:19 AM

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MM and Jasmine all seated and ready to eat.
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View outside of the Poly from our table, last year when we ate here it was the day TS Fay hit, let's just say we couldn't get any pics of outside cause it was raining so hard, so this was great for the girls to be able to see across the lake to the MK
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View of the inside of the restaurant
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As I was downloading the pictures, I laughed when I realized I only took pictures of the salad and the dessert....forgot the actualy meal photos so I apologize...but here's the salad
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Dessert....so yummy, I think this rivals the bread pudding at Raglan Road
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They called all the children up to learn how to do the hula so I asked SW and MM if they wanted to go and SW said No we don't want to go...she gets shy infront of people to do things...well no sooner had she said it MM said well I want to do it...so she looked up at Jas with her big beautiful eyes and of course Jas melts and off they went to do the hula
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I was howling....Jasmine was actually having a ball with her cousin
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Not really sure what Jasmine did to make MM laugh so hard, but they sure were having fun
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I couldn't resist texting Jasmine's boyfriend at home and telling him his girlfriend was up with a bunch of little kids learning the hula...he text back....please take lots of pictures, I'm so happy she's having so much fun...he seriously is an absolute doll. Jasmine with her lay
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Took this one on our way out
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We had every intention of going to MK for Wishes, but everyone was exhausted, especially SW and MM....MM was fast asleep on Jasmine's knee on the bus and I took this shot of SW fast asleep on some ladies shoulder on the bus...poor thing passed right out.

We had a wonderful last day all together...I was looking forward to our last nine days alone with my wonderful daughter, but I knew I was going to miss everyone....both Peg and I said it was the best holiday we'd ever had...we had a perfect blend of parks, pool, rest, not running around like chickens with well you know....it was wonderful. I was sad they were leaving and I was hoping I wouldn't cry in the morning.....

PrincessCaitlin

11-11-2009, 11:49 AM

That was too funny, it doesn't take much to confuse me. ;) I am looking forward to going in January especially after the August heat and humidity, should be fun!!

Can't wait for your PTR...I cheated a bit this year...even before I booked our hotel and everything I went on and booked our ADR's, I would hate the thought of paying for the DDP and not getting the TS restaurants we love. We are actually trying a few new ones this time....

Us girls could never run out of things to talk about:rotfl2::lmao:

What ADRS did you get?!
Are you doing a PTR?

True haha maybe I will move up the PTR date and start it once my mom is done with her's and my dad's solo trip report I will need to something to help me through Christmas we went last year and I will miss it :rotfl:

Love the update Jasmine's dresses are so cute! I loved Tren D I could definitely spend a lot of money in there!

leamom2princesses

11-11-2009, 08:44 PM

Love Jasmine's dresses. WCC and Ohana look fabulous. It's sad to say goodbye to family at Disney. I always get a chance to hang out with my brother when we go and I hate to tell him goodbye. I need to be like him and just move down there. :cool1:

Diamondintheruff

11-12-2009, 07:31 AM

I love the dresses too!

Hope the photo session pics turned out nicely. I see they have changed some of the regulations with the photopass CD and photo session prices.

Poor SW must have been mortified to realize she slept on a strangers shoulder.

Queenofallthings

11-12-2009, 09:50 AM

What ADRS did you get?!
Are you doing a PTR?

True haha maybe I will move up the PTR date and start it once my mom is done with her's and my dad's solo trip report I will need to something to help me through Christmas we went last year and I will miss it :rotfl:

Love the update Jasmine's dresses are so cute! I loved Tren D I could definitely spend a lot of money in there!

We arrive on Jan 10 but don't land in Orlando until 745pm so figure we'll just grab something at the hotel. I have booked The Plaza, Le Cellier, Kouzzina, Kona Cafe, Wolfgang Puck (are you surprised lol) and California Grill...I think I may try and get a lunchtime TS on the 17th as we don't depart until 8pm that day. I didn't get hopper tickets this time so I tried to book some resort restaurants so we can go to whichever park strikes our fancy that day. I just realized I don't have Tutto Italia....Jasmine would die if we didn't go to her fav...maybe for lunch on our last day.

I think I may just do a PTR at the very last minute if at all. I am now finding crunch time is hitting with Christmas around the corner. I did get quite a bit of shopping done in Fargo ND this past weekend though.

Jasmine shares your love of Trend D....you girls would have a hey day together.

Love Jasmine's dresses. WCC and Ohana look fabulous. It's sad to say goodbye to family at Disney. I always get a chance to hang out with my brother when we go and I hate to tell him goodbye. I need to be like him and just move down there. :cool1:

For $20 how could I say no. I want to move there too, I got all excited last weekend when the lottery was $50million and the ticket was sold in our province, unfortunately it wasn't us...or clearly we would be there already lol

I love the dresses too!

Hope the photo session pics turned out nicely. I see they have changed some of the regulations with the photopass CD and photo session prices.

Poor SW must have been mortified to realize she slept on a strangers shoulder.

They turned out so well, I was really impressed. When I figure out how much money I spend on Sears pictures for Christmas cards I was further ahead with the session.

SW was a tad embarrassed but we didn't make a big deal out of it....I know Hypermommy will be shocked that we didn't torment the poor child.

Queenofallthings

11-12-2009, 10:16 AM

Friday August 21, 2009

This post brings us to the morning Peg and family departed for home. Peg got a little choked up when we were saying good bye but I did ok,,,maybe cause I was saying for another 9 days? We both, once again, declared it the best holiday we had ever had. I have a girlfriend whose hubby works for Disney so she was kind enough to come and pick us up from AKL and drive us to ASMu to check in. We all had one last hug and kiss and we were off. I kept in contact with Peg that day through text so I knew they were on time etc and not sitting in Orlando or Toronto waiting for connections.

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Jasmine decided to grab the camera and get a couple of last minute shots from the balcony, we already had these shots, but hey, she lived on that balcony when we were in our room. I knew this was what she was going to miss the most of staying in deluxe and moving to value. I was sad in a way to be leaving AKL, but on the other hand, it felt like we were going home to ASMu...this has been our resort of choice most of our visits so we knew it like the back of our hand.
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Denice picked us up right on time, we loaded up the Suburban and we were off to our new home for 9 days. Here is the McDonald's on the way...it's changed since our last visit.
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Through the security gates and we were here. Entranceway to ASMu. Denice dropped me off at the front doors so I could just run in, check in while they stayed in the car so then we would just drive to whichever building we were in. The gentleman that helped was as nice as pie, but I think maybe new to his role. At first he said your room isn't ready yet, but there is one in Country Fair that is, which you like that one. I knew this was the farthest building from the front, but I said sure because I really wanted to get in and settled so we could have our whole day in front of us. This took forever only for him to say....oh sorry, there actually isn't a room available. By this point, Jasmine sends me a text and asks me what's taking so long. He tells me we will be in the Jazz Building #9...great love it, closer to the front and in between both pools. They take my cell number to text me with our room number when it's ready. I go back out to the car, unload all of our luggage, store it with guest services and Jasmine and I head to the piano pool. We no sooner get our towels on our chairs...I get the text saying our room is ready!! We didn't have our luggage but at least I could go and lock up our passports and everything so we didn't have so much stuff at the pool. Our luggage actually made it up within the hour so we were all settled and ready for DTD by 1pm.
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Jasmine enjoying the pool right before I received the text about the room
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Room 9544 in Jazz Building....I loved the location of the room..it was right when the hotel goes into a T and we were steps from the stairs and elevators.
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Jasmine and I decided before long that we had enough pool time and we should head to DTD. We were going to try and get into T-Rex for a late lunch/early dinner. I was shocked that we actually got in. I had heard and read so many reports but I think we hit it at the right time...it was approximately 245pm
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We wandered around for a little while and decided we would just head back and have an early evening. All this packing and unpacking from resort to resort was tiring.

Next post....MK

Queenofallthings

11-12-2009, 10:31 AM

We woke once again to a beautiful morning, not a cloud in the sky. The weird part this particular morning was we actually had to go to the main building for breakfast...no more kitchen in the room. We decided we would split the waffle and bacon, I had coffee and Jasmine had lemonade. Once we were through, we headed out to the bus, which just happened to be waiting. Perfect timing. I love when your day begins like this and you just have a feeling everything will fall into place.

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Arriving at MK...something about this park....I love being there and never get sick of it.
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The train arrives and the magic begins...not gonna lie to you...I sing that song at the top of my lungs!! Here's a close up of Snow White
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The family who was lucky enough to be chosen to open the park...what an experience that must be!!
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We decided we would head to the left, ride Pirates, SM, and BTMRR and from there we would figure out what was next.
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On our way to SM...I love how you know exactly when you pass between lands at this park
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One of our very favorite rides...it's at this point that we realize how much we miss the girls...and also that this was the day my friend and her daughter were to have arrived to spend our last week with us, but it wasn't meant to be
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Love this sign
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After BTMRR, we decided we would head to Fantasyland and ride PPF....this is the line up...before this we couldn't get near it everytime we tried. The crowds were minimal this particular day.
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Ride vehicle
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Blurry picture of Wendy
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Nana
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Scene of London at night...probably my favorite part of this ride, it's so peaceful
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Mermaids
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From PPF we wandered through Fantasyland...had to take a back shot of the castle
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I asked Jasmine if she wanted to ride Dumbo, but she was ok with just a picture
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We did however decide to ride Pooh...
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declansdad

11-12-2009, 10:37 AM

I think we had that exact same table at Ohana for our breakfast.

Love those last pics from AKL.

ellajeansmom

11-12-2009, 12:47 PM

Queenofallthings

11-12-2009, 01:55 PM

I think we had that exact same table at Ohana for our breakfast.

Love those last pics from AKL.

Really? That's so cool.

I love them too, makes me want to go right back;)

Queenofallthings

11-12-2009, 01:58 PM

My goodness you've been busy posting!!

The face painting designs were very cool, I may have to do it along with the girls next time :)

Jasmine's dresses are very pretty...seriously only $20 each?! How did she resist buying more?

So sad that Peg and her family had to leave. It is wonderful that you all had such a fun time together and the girls seem to adore their older cousin!

I was trying to get as much done while I am home on holidays, but I do go back to work on Monday. Whatever's not done by then will take a little longer.

Face painting is always fun....it was a little more difficult though with the high temps and humidity as opposed to when we used to go in Nov....it would stay on all day no trouble at all.

She bought all the designs except one and it was really similar to the leopard one she did buy so she thought she could fore go it.

Yes, they sure do love their cousin, however, like all other siblings/cousins, they do have their moments!!!

declansdad

11-12-2009, 03:00 PM

Really? That's so cool.

I love them too, makes me want to go right back;)

That must be the Canadian table. :lmao:

PrincessCaitlin

11-12-2009, 05:07 PM

We arrive on Jan 10 but don't land in Orlando until 745pm so figure we'll just grab something at the hotel. I have booked The Plaza, Le Cellier, Kouzzina, Kona Cafe, Wolfgang Puck (are you surprised lol) and California Grill...I think I may try and get a lunchtime TS on the 17th as we don't depart until 8pm that day. I didn't get hopper tickets this time so I tried to book some resort restaurants so we can go to whichever park strikes our fancy that day. I just realized I don't have Tutto Italia....Jasmine would die if we didn't go to her fav...maybe for lunch on our last day.

I think I may just do a PTR at the very last minute if at all. I am now finding crunch time is hitting with Christmas around the corner. I did get quite a bit of shopping done in Fargo ND this past weekend though.

Jasmine shares your love of Trend D....you girls would have a hey day together.

Sounds like some good adrs I really want to try out Kouzzina the next time we go I just love the Boardwalk
Yay for Wolfgang Puck :thumbsup2

Where are you staying?

I really enjoy resort hopping and it's nice to just take it easy at Disney

Tutto Italia yum I really enjoyed that last time I think this time we are hitting up Tonys for our italian fix

If you don't do a PTR be sure to keep updating on your trip on here please I love living vicariously through other disers excitment for their trips :)

Yeah I keep looking at the pics of Jasmine and thinking hmm I hope they have that when I go there next year haha. My mom read my post about me spending money there and said as I remember it you did spend a ton of money there :rotfl:

When I was little I used to get a princess dress when I went I guess I never grew out of wanting disney dresses:lmao:

Queenofallthings

11-12-2009, 06:50 PM

That must be the Canadian table. :lmao:

:lmao::rotfl2: I'll request "the Canadian table" and see what I get:thumbsup2

Sounds like some good adrs I really want to try out Kouzzina the next time we go I just love the Boardwalk
Yay for Wolfgang Puck :thumbsup2

Where are you staying?

I really enjoy resort hopping and it's nice to just take it easy at Disney

Tutto Italia yum I really enjoyed that last time I think this time we are hitting up Tonys for our italian fix

If you don't do a PTR be sure to keep updating on your trip on here please I love living vicariously through other disers excitment for their trips :)

Yeah I keep looking at the pics of Jasmine and thinking hmm I hope they have that when I go there next year haha. My mom read my post about me spending money there and said as I remember it you did spend a ton of money there :rotfl:

When I was little I used to get a princess dress when I went I guess I never grew out of wanting disney dresses:lmao:

I'm so happy to hear that about The Boardwalk..only ever pulled up in the boat on the way to or from Epcot...never got out....I'm excited.

I just booked yesterday...Port Orleans Riverside...it's a first for us, we have never stayed there before.

I think Jasmine is torn between the food and the eye candy at Tutto:lmao:

It isn't hard to spend $$ at Disney...I manage to leave a wad everytime, even when I think "Really, what more do I need":eek:

Our first trip was when Jasmine was 6...we went to CRT for breakfast with the princesses and I still feel bad that I never thought to get her a princess dress....she's making up for it now:confused3

PrincessCaitlin

11-12-2009, 07:47 PM

I'm so happy to hear that about The Boardwalk..only ever pulled up in the boat on the way to or from Epcot...never got out....I'm excited.

I just booked yesterday...Port Orleans Riverside...it's a first for us, we have never stayed there before.

I think Jasmine is torn between the food and the eye candy at Tutto:lmao:

It isn't hard to spend $$ at Disney...I manage to leave a wad everytime, even when I think "Really, what more do I need":eek:

Our first trip was when Jasmine was 6...we went to CRT for breakfast with the princesses and I still feel bad that I never thought to get her a princess dress....she's making up for it now:confused3

Boardwalk is beautiful it would definitely be my first choice if I got the chance to stay at a delux

Port Orleans Riverside is really nice my family and I have stayed there 2 times and loved it

It's hard not to spend money at disney especially since there aren't many disney stores nowadays :(

Queenofallthings

11-13-2009, 11:14 AM

October 30 was Jasmine's 17th birthday so along with a couple of her girlfriends we had a surprise party for her. I left work at 3pm, picked up her 3 friends and headed to our place. The girls were adamant they had to decorate so we stopped off at the Dollar Store first then headed home to decorate. Thomas was in on the surprise too, but unfortunately he had to work 4 - 7 that day so I arranged with Peg and my parents for them all to go out for dinner and I would meet them after work. I sent Jas a text around 6pm and said the fire alarms were going off in the branch and that I couldn't leave. She said "oh that sucks" I said well on the bright side the firefighters are really hot. She was not happy with me....she thought how can you say that when you're missing my birthday dinner. The whole time I was sitting on the couch at home letting all her friends in.

Thomas had decided on Thursday while Jas was at cheer practice that he wanted to give her her gifts that night, not the next night when everyone was here. I thought that was a nice idea so off he went to the florist to pick up roses and returned to wrap her jacket he had bought her through mail order from Abercrombie and Fitch as we don't have a store in our city. Poor kid paid a fortune to have it shipped but he said she was more than worth it. Sweetest kid ever I'm telling you.

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Jas returning from cheer and getting ready to open her gifts
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Unwrapping her beautiful jacket...
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Showing her appreciation...she almost ripped his poor head off
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Her beautiful roses, they lasted over a week and got just huge when they opened
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Jocely, Breezy and Sara decorating for the party
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The whole gang minus a few stragglers that came late waiting for her to come home from dinner
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All dressed up with the birthday girl
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Her friend Michelle bought her this cake and got super excited putting the candles on before she realized she put the 7 backwards....we laughed so hard

She had a wonderful time and I just wanted to share a little of what's going on in our lives right now. Hope you enjoyed.

Queenofallthings

11-13-2009, 11:18 AM

Boardwalk is beautiful it would definitely be my first choice if I got the chance to stay at a delux

Port Orleans Riverside is really nice my family and I have stayed there 2 times and loved it

It's hard not to spend money at disney especially since there aren't many disney stores nowadays :(

I actually priced out Boardwalk with the buy 4 get 3 but it was still more than I wanted to spend so I decided on Riverside. Glad to hear you loved it. I am looking forward to staying at another new resort.

I would agree, we still have one in our city, but it's about 40 minutes from where we live so we rarely go to that mall, but every now and then we venture for our fix.

PrincessCaitlin

11-13-2009, 06:27 PM

I actually priced out Boardwalk with the buy 4 get 3 but it was still more than I wanted to spend so I decided on Riverside. Glad to hear you loved it. I am looking forward to staying at another new resort.

I would agree, we still have one in our city, but it's about 40 minutes from where we live so we rarely go to that mall, but every now and then we venture for our fix.

You will have a good time and if you find time walk over to French Quarter to check out that area we stayed there and enjoyed it as well :)

Oh and take full advantage of the boat rides to dtd there really isn't anything better than disney boat rides :lmao:

Lucky! We used to have 2 relatively close to us but they both got shut down :sad1:

Happy belated to Jasmine!
Her party looks like a lot of fun!

Queenofallthings

11-14-2009, 08:29 AM

You will have a good time and if you find time walk over to French Quarter to check out that area we stayed there and enjoyed it as well :)

Oh and take full advantage of the boat rides to dtd there really isn't anything better than disney boat rides :lmao:

Lucky! We used to have 2 relatively close to us but they both got shut down :sad1:

Happy belated to Jasmine!
Her party looks like a lot of fun!

Thanks for the tip on the boat...I had no idea one went to DTD...that means I'm gonna spend more money:lmao:

I will pass on message to Jasmine....that girl really needs to get on here. She actually is on the boards all the time but never posts......:confused:

PrincessCaitlin

11-14-2009, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the tip on the boat...I had no idea one went to DTD...that means I'm gonna spend more money:lmao:

I will pass on message to Jasmine....that girl really needs to get on here. She actually is on the boards all the time but never posts......:confused:

You're welcome! The boat rides are so nice and spending money at dtd not a bad thing ;)

She does!!!! I am the same way though your report and my mom's are the only two I continually post on

Queenofallthings

11-14-2009, 08:38 AM

You're welcome! The boat rides are so nice and spending money at dtd not a bad thing ;)

She does!!!! I am the same way though your report and my mom's are the only two I continually post on

You are absolutely right!!!

I'm so glad our report is the one you post on, we love having you along:cutie:

PrincessCaitlin

11-14-2009, 08:43 AM

You are absolutely right!!!

I'm so glad our report is the one you post on, we love having you along:cutie:

Thanks! :cutie:

purplepeg

11-14-2009, 09:34 PM

PrincessCaitlin

11-14-2009, 10:17 PM

Queenofallthings

11-15-2009, 08:50 AM

Hi everyone. One more sleep until we surprise the girls tomorrow morning! It's been crazy trying to pack without them finding out and keeping the secret! Snow White was actually crying today when she asked what we could do today, and I said we could clean her room! Her reply was a very tearful.."all we ever do is clean, clean, clean, we never do anything fun!" I, personally was thinking, "if all we ever do is clean why is the house always such a mess?":lmao:I'm hoping for pulling off a great surprise:banana:
We're staying at BLT and going to attend MVMCP on Geodoc's birthday. I can't wait! I'll let you know how it turns out. I will be checking so no talking about me when I'm gone!

It's 7:48am and Jasmine and I are headed over to Peg's for the big reveal!!! I can't wait. We're stopping at Tim Horton's along the way to get everyone breakfast and coffee so I will post with some pictures this afternoon...better go get my camera before I leave without it.

On our way Peg......:hug:

Have an amazing trip!!!!

BLT looks absolutely beautiful and MVMCP is sooooo much fun!!!!

I expect a trip report when you get back :flower3: pppllleeeaassseee

I agree.....we need to see that gorgeous 1 bedroom at BLT.....wish we were going too, it just seems wrong that we're not all going together:sad1:

Disney Brat

11-15-2009, 09:14 AM

WOW guys!!! Those girls are going to be soooo excited Peg!!! Queen- can't wait to see the pics!! I was so excited for you guys when I read about it! Can't wait to hear about your trip!!

Queenofallthings

11-15-2009, 06:13 PM

WOW guys!!! Those girls are going to be soooo excited Peg!!! Queen- can't wait to see the pics!! I was so excited for you guys when I read about it! Can't wait to hear about your trip!!

We arrived just before 830am with coffee and bagels in hand and only Geodoc and Peg were up and ready. The girls were still fast asleep but it didn't take them long to hear us chatting and they were through. I told them we were there to help them clean their basement.....I asked Peg if that would be ok since the day before SW had a meltdown about having to clean AGAIN!! They really have a rough life:rolleyes:

You are not going to believe this, but my camera battery was dead. I didn't even think to check it before we left, and at first I couldn't figure out why it was dead but it didn't take long to figure out that I took a ton of pics at both Thomas and Jasmine's parties.....dahhhhh!!!

I will let Peg go on here and tell everyone about the reveal, but I'll message you on Facebook Tiff and give you the scoops...I have to tell someone!!!!;)

Disney Brat

11-15-2009, 07:47 PM

Sounds like it was a very exciting morning!! I CANNOT wait to hear the details!!

Diamondintheruff

11-30-2009, 10:34 AM

Peg Peg Peg

Thought I'd pop in and talk about you since you said you'd be checking in. I didn't want you to be disappointed. :lmao:

Disney Brat

11-30-2009, 11:01 AM

Queenofallthings

12-01-2009, 07:00 PM

Peg Peg Peg

Thought I'd pop in and talk about you since you said you'd be checking in. I didn't want you to be disappointed. :lmao:

I've been wondering about Peg!!! They must be having too much fun! Can't wait to hear about it!!:goodvibes

I hate to be the bearer of bad news...but they've been home for a week already. Peg is slacking again ladies....not that I've been much better, good lord is the holidays really this close. I finally got the tree up, but that's it. Oh and the shopping I did in Fargo a couple a weeks ago, but I got a ton to do. I'll try and get a post together maybe Thursday evening....wish me luck!!

Queenofallthings

12-28-2009, 06:36 PM

I have been a horrible Diser...this past month got completely away from me and I ended up running around like a crazy woman to get everything accomplished before the big guy made his annual appearance....but am happy to say everything went off without a hitch, Christmas came and went, Jasmine is at work and I am enjoying my last evening at home before I return to work tomorrow.

Now, without further adue, back to the TR. This brings us to our first day at a park without Peg and family. We sure were missing them, but vowed we would go on without them. lol. Jasmine and I decided we would head to MK so off we went.

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We decided to head over to the Laugh Floor and start our day there...we do love this show.
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Couldn't resist this shot of door, cracked me up.
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We hadn't seen the show in front of the castle so far on this trip so we decided to head over from Tomorrowland to catch it. Took this shot on the way...the crane was putting the lights on the castle....I hope one day to be able to see my beloved castle lit up for the holidays....
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Jasmine used to be terrified of Maleficent, I was teasing her the whole show....she wasn't impressed, but hey, I'm the mama and I can tease if I want to.
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Goofy Donald and Minnie what a lovely sight
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Mickey and Minnie
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Couldn't resist a simple shot of my beloved castle
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My darling Jasmine with one of her fav's
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It was terribly hot again this day so after the show we decided to head back to the hotel for a dip and a rest....waiting for our ride
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Jasmine waiting for her carriage..errr...bus
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Picture of the Poly from our bus stop
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Ferry coming in to dock at MK
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Gift shop at ASMu...I left some money in here...need I say more
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After our swim and a rest we were back out headed to DTD for dinner at Planet Hollywood. Jasmine and I had never eaten here before so we were quite excited about it. Arriving at the restaurant
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Another shot outside the restaurant.

CON'T IN NEXT POST

Queenofallthings

12-28-2009, 06:42 PM

One of our favorite movies is Forrest Gump so you can imagine my surprised when we saw his boat outside the restaurant.

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Jenny
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Inside Planet Hollywood, Jasmine decided to just point and shoot
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I had the blackened catfish yummy
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We split this sundae and I'm almost embarrassed to say we finished it....I said almost embarrassed;)

Queenofallthings

12-28-2009, 06:56 PM

Today was going to consist of a morning my the pool and an afternoon at a mall....is that not a perfect day for a couple of girls? I have a girlfriend who used to live in our hometown but moved to Kissimmee when her hubby was hired by Disney in 2003. We were so excited about spending the afternoon having lunch and shopping with her. My little Jasmine was thrilled that for the first time in 10 trips she was going to a mall in Florida.

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Coming up to our room, it's the one right at the corner facing us
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The view from our room looking toward one of the Calypso buildings
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We spent all of our pool time at the Piano pool, we actually never swam in the guitar pool once....I loved how quiet the Piano pool was.
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At 11am we headed to the front of our hotel to wait for my girlfriend to pick us up and take us to the Millenium Mall (Ithink that's what it was called)

Queenofallthings

12-28-2009, 07:12 PM

We made it to the mall and Jasmine was in her glory. She managed to spend all of her spending money within an hour of being at the mall. We don't have Hollister or Abercrombie stores where we live so she takes every opportunity to shop when she can

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We have heard of these M and M stores, but have never been to one...we were quite excited and maybe left a little money in this store!!!
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We saw the sign for Saks and Jasmine said, "Oh I want to go in there". My girlfriend politely told her she probably couldn't afford anything in that store, but Jasmine was determined to see what it was like. She found this Prada purse with it's $1950.00 price tag...that was enough of that store, but I did manage to capture the moment on film
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By the time we left it was pouring rain but I had to get a picture of the coveted entry to the Happiest Place on Earth, rain or not
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We got back to ASMu with all our packages, unloaded and headed to DHS for ADR's at Sci Fi. We hadn't been here since 2002 so were excited to go back. This was short lived as Jasmine couldn't find anything she liked to eat but dessert and a milkshake soon filled her up
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Some shots around the restaurant
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Our bus stop at DHS. We had quite a long day and we were both excited to get on the bus and have a nice relaxful evening in our room.

PrincessCaitlin

12-28-2009, 07:47 PM

Diamondintheruff

12-28-2009, 10:01 PM

Wow that was a big post!

I must have missed Peg's family leaving. I must go back and read that. We really enjoyed the piano pool when we stayed there.

Never made it to a mall in orlando either. I'm sure you were both excited about it!

I'm guessing Jas didn't want dinner because she eat a bag of M&M's on the way home from the mall!

Queenofallthings

12-28-2009, 10:18 PM

So glad you're back!!!!:cool1:

I am happy to hear you had a good Christmas :)

Great update I have never been to Planet Hollywood at least not that I remember :lmao: so it's cool to see the inside of it

Hey sweetie, hope you had a great time too, which I am pretty sure you did. I have been reading your mom's TR and really enjoying it...you have a wonderful family!!

The food was really good at PH...the only other one I have been to was in Minneapolis when we went on a family vacation with Peg and her family in 2003.

I have wonderful news Caitlin...I booked Jas and I today to go Feb 2 to 7...not a long trip but it's the week between semesters so it's better than nothing and I got that new deal where you get the gift card!!! Now I just have to book airfare, I'll let you know how that goes!!

Wow that was a big post!

I must have missed Peg's family leaving. I must go back and read that. We really enjoyed the piano pool when we stayed there.

Never made it to a mall in orlando either. I'm sure you were both excited about it!

I'm guessing Jas didn't want dinner because she eat a bag of M&M's on the way home from the mall!

I may have forgot to write that they left:lmao:

I will admit that I did enjoy the mall too! I was surprised at how crowded it seemed but maybe that's the way it is there. I mean Wpg doesn't even have a million people so I could just be in the dark to a bigger centre.:rotfl2:

One of those bags was for Thomas, but she did manage to polish off a few before we left for dinner.

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Not sure if you saw the news but we were hit by a snowstorm on Chrismas Eve that lasted thru Christmas Day into Boxing Day....lot's of fun. They finally plowed our road today so at least now I can get to work tomorrow.:confused3

PrincessCaitlin

12-29-2009, 07:57 AM

Hey sweetie, hope you had a great time too, which I am pretty sure you did. I have been reading your mom's TR and really enjoying it...you have a wonderful family!!

The food was really good at PH...the only other one I have been to was in Minneapolis when we went on a family vacation with Peg and her family in 2003.

I have wonderful news Caitlin...I booked Jas and I today to go Feb 2 to 7...not a long trip but it's the week between semesters so it's better than nothing and I got that new deal where you get the gift card!!! Now I just have to book airfare, I'll let you know how that goes!!

I did have an awesome Christmas :)

I might have to stop in next time I would really like to see all of the movie props

:banana: I am excited for your new trip!!!!!

Disney Brat

12-31-2009, 09:47 AM

ellajeansmom

01-01-2010, 09:36 PM

Happy New Year!! Great updates...spending the afternoon poolside sounds pretty good right now (although we at least have not had a "big" winter storm yet, just squalls) and lucky you to be going back in just a few weeks :goodvibes

Glad you enjoyed the shopping trip, I don't think I've ever seen so many M&Ms before :rotfl:

Hypermommy

01-02-2010, 08:30 AM

Hey there! I'm finally back. Sorry it's been sooooo very long since I've been on but life was just crazy for a while with the move and our cruise and unpacking and Christmas and ... and... and.... Hope you'll forgive me.

Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 11:31 AM

Great update!!! I love seeing all the pics!! I am glad you guys had a great Christmas!! Didn't that storm have terrible timing?!! We had so many places to go too! LOL Congrats on your trip!! How exciting that it is right around the corner??!!! Will you be doing a ptr/tr for it???

Thanks Tiff!! Yes that storm was brutal, but I have to admit I'd rather have the snow than the -41 degrees we're dealing with these last 2 days!! We are so excited about going....I just realized we leave a month today:cool1: I am going to try my best to finish the Aug TR and then I may do a PTR for this one, but for sure I will do a TR for the upcoming!!!!

Happy New Year!! Great updates...spending the afternoon poolside sounds pretty good right now (although we at least have not had a "big" winter storm yet, just squalls) and lucky you to be going back in just a few weeks :goodvibes

Glad you enjoyed the shopping trip, I don't think I've ever seen so many M&Ms before :rotfl:

Happy New Year!! I just got off the phone with my best friend who arrived back from Puerto Vallarta at 4am this morning and it was so cold they couldn't get the walkway out to the plane!!! Pool sounds so nice right now.

Those M&M's were so yummy!!!!

Hey there! I'm finally back. Sorry it's been sooooo very long since I've been on but life was just crazy for a while with the move and our cruise and unpacking and Christmas and ... and... and.... Hope you'll forgive me.

Hey girl, glad you're back. I knew you were crazy with the cruise, move etc, frankly I began to think you were wonder woman getting everything done;) You are doing a TR right? I am going to work on our schedule this week so will let you know which day will work best to meet!!! The kids are so excited, they can't wait. I haven't seen Jas this excited in years...she keeps telling Thomas about what a freak I am about planning and all of a sudden she comes out with "We gotta get up and get out the door, we only have 5 days!! hmmmm, whose the freak now???:banana:

Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 12:05 PM

This day would take us to EPCOT...I love World Showcase and I hadn't yet had a chance to really wander and enjoy!! I was hopping today would be the day. We, however, did start out in future world, I knew I had to do a few rides so Jasmine would come and enjoy WS with her mama!!

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Thought I would take a couple of shots before we headed over to TT and MS.
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I love this fountain especially when it goes to the music, I could watch that over and over again....with, I don't know, a grey goose slushie in my hand?
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As you can see there were very little crowds. As long as we were up and there by rope drop we were able to do all the rides we wanted to without a wait. By the time noon rolled around and we were ready to head back to the room there were line ups, but still not bad at all.
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Getting in line for TT
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One of the crash dummies we saw along the way....on one of our trips they actually had 2 crash dummies when we exited the ride and Jasmine thought they were fake...they weren't and they scared her half to death...it was very funny, maybe not for her, but for me!!
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Going into the holding area as we fonding refer to it. I swear I can resite that clip before you get on the ride we've done it so many times!!
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I thought I would take some shots on the actual ride...I think they turned out not too bad.
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Now that Jasmine has her license she wanted some pictures of her in the new vehicles that are just as you exit the ride. I kept reminding her this is why she is going to be going to University in the fall so she can buy the pretty things she wants. Yup, I got the eye roll, not gonna lie.
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We will forever make fun of Jasmine whenever we ride MS from this trip forward. I can't remember if I commented on it earlier, but when Peg, Geodoc and the girls were still with us, Jasmine made a comment that she never knew that family went up in space...let's just say we had a lot of fun with it. For a girl who is exceptionally smart in school, this scared me just a little!!!:confused:

CON'T NEXT POST

Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 12:48 PM

As we exited MS, I asked Jasmine to put on this NASA helmet, not in a million years did I actually think she'd do it, so I had to capture the moment!!

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I absolutely love these trees...they are like nothing we would ever see at home!!! Maybe that's why I love them so much, they're different
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It was now time to head over to WS and I was a little bit excited. I couldn't wait to wander from country to country, sit on a bench, have a drink and wander a little more. This has become my favorite place to just be at WDW.
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Ahhh, Canada, our home and native land. The International Gateway was opened quite yet so we decided we would wander slowly past Canada and the United Kingdom as nothing here was opened yet either, we were a tad before 11am
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Our first bench, just enjoying the beautiful morning sun...it was so hot though you couldn't hardly stand it...I don't know why we bothered with hair and makeup,,,,nothin looks good when it's 45 degrees with the humidity!
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Jasmine in Canada!!
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Moving over to the UK. We really took our time, had a seat, drank a slushie we found from a vendor that was opened, and just took in the sights. It actually felt like we were in jolly ol england!!!
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Looking across the International Gateway to France. It was almost 11am and the opening of WS
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The CM from France we waiting to greet us.....we thought this was great, they had their flag, big white Mickey Gloves and we waiting to say bonjour and take photos.
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Moving from France to pass Morocco
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Jasmine telling me to catch up
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Doesn't she look like she's on a mission to actually go somewhere....I think she forgot we were just going to "wander"....what did I miss in the translation of this is mom's morning and afternoon and I want to leisurely stroll WS...she forgot I think
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As you can see before long we were already at the American Pavillion. I think this is one of the prettiest places in WS.
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Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 01:10 PM

We continued to walk through WS and came upon Italy. This is Jasmine's favorite country in WS. One day we will hopefully visit Italy for real, Jasmine loves the food from this country so she really wants to travel there one day. Peg and I were fortunate enough to visit for 3 weeks while our father was stationed in Germany...would be lovely to go back though.

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Italy
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Jasmine contemplating life on a small bridge in Italy
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Gondola in Italy
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We then moved on to Germany....this is reminisant of our childhood. Our father was transferred to Germany when we were young so we have a lot of memories of this country.
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The entranceway to the Biergarten. I loved this restaurant but Jasmine wasn't keen on it.
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Now it dawns on my what the rush was....Jasmine wants to do a Kim Possible mission!! We picked up our Kimmunicator in Normay, but we soon found out our mission was in China. Thank goodness it wasn't at the other end of WS, it was dreadfully hot on this day.
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First clue takes us to China
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I laughed at how into this she was....she is 17 right?
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Couldn't resist a photo of the kimmunicator
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Another clue brings us here
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Finally it's over....sorry, I know everyone loves these but man it was hot.
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Pretty Flower...
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Under a lamp post....everything in WS is so beautiful
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Two pretty ladies....Mulan and Jasmine. There was absolutely no one waiting to see Mulan so her and Jas had quite the chat.

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TripTime

01-02-2010, 01:12 PM

Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 02:03 PM

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Dining at Coral Reef, we do love this restaurant, but on this trip we didn't have great wait staff either time. I was so disappointed but it was what it was. When the lady came to take our drink orders she also wanted our dinner orders and dessert!!! I said well we're not sure yet what we're going to have for either and she stood and waited while we looked...we both ended up getting the special under the pressure!!!! We also both ordered the same dessert....we were in and out in under an hour....so disappointing.
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Trying to enjoy our time in the restaurant
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This is one of the bad things about only being us on vacation....hardly any photos of us together....
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Jas....notice her lovely ring....this was one of very few purchases she made on this trip, but I do love this ring, should have got one for myself
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We both decided on the special as I said earlier and I was very happy we did...we both LOVED it...it was halibut over risotta....to die for good.
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Our dessert we got the lava choc cake, it didn't disappoint!
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After dinner we wandered over to international gateway, then on the boat to DHS and got our bus back to the hotel from there. It was nice to get back to the hotel and just relax for the evening.
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On our way to the main lobby the next morning I decided to take a couple of shots of the guitar pool, but unfortunately my lens was a little fogged up, but thought I would post them anyways
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We were back to EPCOT the next day to have dinner at Les Chefs du France and we were quite excited about seeing Remi....he was so cute and his "handler" was a riot. I have seen pictures of the man but we had a lady and she was a hoot!!!
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Jasmine got the shrimp and scallops with rice and she loved it.
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I got the steak and it was delicious...the potatoes and green beans were good too
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The following day we were going to have a pool day and then head to DTD to have a dis-meet with Disneybrat, her hubby and their adorable little girl. We were so excited about meeting someone we had chatted to and already felt we knew. We live in the same city, but at opposite ends. Here is Disneybrat, her gorgeous daughter, Jas and I. We met at the margarita stand (I know you are all shocked that that's where we would choose to meet). It was going to be a short visit as they had only arrived that day and they had dinner plans at DTD, but we made the best of our time together.
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Disneybrat's hubby
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We had such a good time chatting and having a cocktail, the time flew by. It was sprinkling a little so Jasmine and I decided we would just head back to the hotel. I take this picture on every trip and every year I can't believe how much more grown up she seems.

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Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 02:07 PM

You guys look like you make the most of your trips.What an awesome time you must have had. My family is thinking of going this year at about the exact time you went this past year. I am scared of the crowds and the heat. It looks like you left the parks most afternoons. Were the crowds starting to get bad? When you back in the evening, how bad were the crowds?

So nice to have you along!! I can honestly say this trip was the best one we have taken had. We made sure everyday we took the afternoon to swim, rest, shower and back out. The crowds were not bad at all! We made sure we were there for rope drop in the mornings and headed back no later than 1pm every day. The evenings weren't bad crowd wise either....we would sometimes do rides and other evenings we just wandered around or took in a show.

The heat is something, but we drank a ton of water and took in rides that we're longer in air conditioning when it got too much. Like at MK, we would go on Small World or Philharmagic.

Enjoy and if you have any other questions....we'll do our best to help you out!!!

Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 02:21 PM

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Queenofallthings

01-02-2010, 02:23 PM

Sorry I hit post by mistake on that last one....I guess the pictures will have to speak for themselves!!! The restaurant we were at was Kona Cafe and I would highly recommend it for dinner, it was delicious and our server was marvelous. This was another purchase Jasmine made at Tren-D at DTD, her mickey zip up, she loves it!!!

PrincessCaitlin

01-02-2010, 10:02 PM

Hypermommy

01-03-2010, 07:10 AM

Hey girl, glad you're back. I knew you were crazy with the cruise, move etc, frankly I began to think you were wonder woman getting everything done;) You are doing a TR right? I am going to work on our schedule this week so will let you know which day will work best to meet!!! The kids are so excited, they can't wait. I haven't seen Jas this excited in years...she keeps telling Thomas about what a freak I am about planning and all of a sudden she comes out with "We gotta get up and get out the door, we only have 5 days!! hmmmm, whose the freak now???:banana:

Yeah, I'm nuts, but we all knew that. Amazingly enough everything came together. Christmas was "light" this year but King Charming made sure to get the kids the one thing that each of them really wanted.

And I'm loving how Jasmine digs you about being the freak but we all know you've raised that girl right -- to be a Disneymaniac!!!

Loved your updates! Just some thoughts (did you expect different?).

Loved the TT pictures. Never thought about taking pics in there. Especially love the outside ones were you framed it so we could feel the banking of the turn. Great shots!!!

You tell her, Mom! Of course that's why she's going to college. OMG! Jas is off to college? Wait a minute... she's just a baby!?!? I know, I know... I'll bet I even get an eye roll for that one. But dang!!! And what's the plan about Thomas? Is he going to the same school? But then again if he doesn't it opens up some time for her to get to know herself even better. But then again, he's such a sweetheart. But on the other hand .... I sound like Tevye. Oh girlfriend we've gotta talk!!! :rotfl:

Oh but she does look good in that convertable.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: about the first family in space comment. I guess when you're young and in love some of the things that happen (or don't happen) in the rest of the world just don't reach you as much, huh?

World Showcase a favorite? You and me both!!! The next time you come down (after this next trip because I won't have tix by then) we'll cut the kids loose and we'll just enjoy WS and have a slushie or two and do some people watching and shopping. How's that sound?

I always pass through Canada at a tad before 11am because my usual goal is to have my hand on the door of the Rose & Crown as soon as they open the doors. :drinking1:drinking1

Jas contemplating life on a small bridge in Italy? Ummm, excuse me..... I know she thinks that she's got a lot to contemplate but you and I both know she doesn't, right? I just love it when I go to lunch and the kids from high school pick that place for lunch for the day. I just sit and leisurely enjoy my sandwich and listen to them discuss their world-shattering issues (like who broke up with whom and what she's going to wear to the prom and who's seeing whom and who's talking to whom and how they'd better not or her boyfriend's gonna get mad). Ahhh, those were the days, my friend.

Okay, and you know I've gotta say that I just loved the picture of the Scouting ducks!!!!!

Queenofallthings

01-03-2010, 10:24 AM

Great updates :thumbsup2
I love the picture of Jasmine in the Astronaut helmet :lmao:
Sorry about your meal at the Coral Reef I have heard of a lot of people being rushed through their meals there :confused3

Hey! I am 19 and I still get excited about doing a Kim Possible mission next time we go :lmao: You should feel lucky Jasmine only did one I made my parents do every country in one day :rolleyes1 they weren't too happy by the end and surprisingly it gets very tiring :rotfl:

Great AK pictures!

That makes me feel so much better...I was exhausted after one, but I know it was because of the heat and humidity. I'm sure if I tell her and Thomas they can do as many as they want the day we are there, I can wander WS while they do that~!!!!!

Queenofallthings

01-03-2010, 10:31 AM

Yeah, I'm nuts, but we all knew that. Amazingly enough everything came together. Christmas was "light" this year but King Charming made sure to get the kids the one thing that each of them really wanted.

And I'm loving how Jasmine digs you about being the freak but we all know you've raised that girl right -- to be a Disneymaniac!!!

Loved your updates! Just some thoughts (did you expect different?).

Loved the TT pictures. Never thought about taking pics in there. Especially love the outside ones were you framed it so we could feel the banking of the turn. Great shots!!!

You tell her, Mom! Of course that's why she's going to college. OMG! Jas is off to college? Wait a minute... she's just a baby!?!? I know, I know... I'll bet I even get an eye roll for that one. But dang!!! And what's the plan about Thomas? Is he going to the same school? But then again if he doesn't it opens up some time for her to get to know herself even better. But then again, he's such a sweetheart. But on the other hand .... I sound like Tevye. Oh girlfriend we've gotta talk!!! :rotfl:

Oh but she does look good in that convertable.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: about the first family in space comment. I guess when you're young and in love some of the things that happen (or don't happen) in the rest of the world just don't reach you as much, huh?

World Showcase a favorite? You and me both!!! The next time you come down (after this next trip because I won't have tix by then) we'll cut the kids loose and we'll just enjoy WS and have a slushie or two and do some people watching and shopping. How's that sound?

I always pass through Canada at a tad before 11am because my usual goal is to have my hand on the door of the Rose & Crown as soon as they open the doors. :drinking1:drinking1

Jas contemplating life on a small bridge in Italy? Ummm, excuse me..... I know she thinks that she's got a lot to contemplate but you and I both know she doesn't, right? I just love it when I go to lunch and the kids from high school pick that place for lunch for the day. I just sit and leisurely enjoy my sandwich and listen to them discuss their world-shattering issues (like who broke up with whom and what she's going to wear to the prom and who's seeing whom and who's talking to whom and how they'd better not or her boyfriend's gonna get mad). Ahhh, those were the days, my friend.

Okay, and you know I've gotta say that I just loved the picture of the Scouting ducks!!!!!

I know, I can't believe she's off to University either!! She is going to attend one of two that we have here in the city and Thomas wants to be an electrician so he will go to a community college for that, but still here in the city. He was pretty bummed yesterday when he received an email from the college telling him his enrollment date in Sep 11, 2013!! There is such a high demand here for the trades, but I told him, people drop out, change their plans etc, so just sit tight....nothing like doing a job you love!!! That's what I hear anyways!!!

I love the thought of ditching the kiddies and doing WS...we'll start at 11am and go until close right????;)

I took the scouting ducks just for you my friend...thought of them as soon as I saw them

Gonna try and get another post done before Jas gets up and wants the computer.

Queenofallthings

01-03-2010, 11:03 AM

This brings us to our second last evening of our trip! It always makes me sad to leave, but this time we were both ready to go home. We felt so blessed that we were able to spend 3 glorious weeks at our happy place, but going home was sounding pretty good...at some point you need to get back to reality right? That's what I kept telling myself anyways!!

On this particular evening we decided to have dinner at Wolfgang Pucks Cafe and visit the Princess Diana exhibit which happened to be right across the way from WPC. I was so excited about this exhibit I can't even put it into words....I adored this woman. I have every book ever written, mugs, collector plates, dolls, you name it I have it....she was such an inspiration to our generation..she changed the face of royalty. I will never forget the moment I found out she had been in that horrific accident, I couldn't believe she was gone.

I told Jasmine she could wait outside as I didn't know if she would truly enjoy it like I would and I didn't want to be rushed through it. I have to say though that she knew how important this was to me and came with me...even asking questions as we went through. The dresses were probably my favorite part....the one where you could still see Prince Williams little hand print in the velvet as he pulled himself up brought a tear to my eye! How much she has missed our her young men....makes me so sad.

Anyhoo, had the most amazing time in there...I went around twice and Jasmine never said a word....thanks baby!!

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The entranceway into the exhibit
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I have this picture on a collector plate, it's probably my favorite picture of the two of them.
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This picture was taken at a Remembrance Day Service in Britain right after William was born. She was a beautiful young lady inside and out and did so much for the underpriviledged....
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They didn't allow any picture taking except at the end you could take a picture of this dress, which isn't the actual dress she wore as that one was sold at auction, but it was a re-creation and I thought well it's better than nothing.

Now off to dinner at WPC
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Entryway into restaurant...this part was very loud but the room they ended up seating us in was very quite....we were very excited to eat here.
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This is the wall in the entryway right behind the hostesses....I thought it was beautiful.
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Sushi bar to the right as you enter
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Jasmine all ready to eat....she was happy she remembered her hoodie as it really was freezing in the restaurant...I however, was not going to complain, it was so hot while we were there I knew as soon as we left I would warm up in a second
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We really had a hard time picking what we were going to eat but Jasmine finally decided on the ravioli and she was not disappointed....she said hands done 2nd best meal of the trip.
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I had the macadamia nut crusted chicken....all I can say is....OMG....this was to die for delicious. I can't wait to have it again....so tender and flavorful.
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After our wonderful evening, we wandered back through DTD, caught the bus back to our hotel and I finished what packing I could get done. This part always makes me sad, but I kept saying to myself, we would be back. Couldn't resist this picture of Jasmine and her 3rd purchase of the trip....he sits on her bed now.
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This now brings us to our last day of the trip and I always try and finish our trips with the MK. There is just something about this park that is truly Walt Disney. I cry everytime we leave and this day was no different. I look back 20 times as we walk to the bus, hoping and praying that fate will bring us to this wonderful place again and again, for there is no where else on earth we love more!!! We were so excited to see that the MK had been transformed overnight to Halloween....love that holiday;)
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Final shot of Main Street U.S.A.
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Jasmine's last chocolate covered strawberry of the trip....we decided to grab 2 each at the confectionary, go outside to a little table and just enjoy them and where we were. I shed a couple tears sitting here, both happy and sad.
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While Jasmine ate, I thought I would take a couple shots
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See You Real Soon....all I could think is....God willing, we'll be back!!!

Up next....California Grill at 9pm so we could catch Wishes

Queenofallthings

01-03-2010, 11:22 AM

So we did our afternoon by the pool, our last afternoon by the pool. We went and showered and got all prettied up to go to the California Grill for our 9pm ADR's. We were both very excited about going, we had never been and I was excited about seeing Wishes from here.

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Jasmine all dressed up and ready to go. We gave ourselves a little extra time as we didn't want to be late for this very special dinner.
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This is the picture of Jasmine that I have in my office at work....I just love it.
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Jasmine took these next 2 pictures from the monorail...we ended up being very early for dinner so we did 3 turns around the monorail!!
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I had no idea where we were supposed to go to check in so we wandered around and finally found it. Then we took the special elevator up with everyone else. We weren't seated by the window but we really had a perfect viewing spot. We also had the best 2 wait staff of our entire trip...they really made our meal. Jasmine was putting on her hand sanitzier...she has a small addiction to this stuff!!!
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Jasmine having her virgin stawberry daiquiri
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Jasmine decided on the fish....big surprise...I swear that's all she ever eats!!
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I had the steak and it was so good!!!
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As you can tell I am truly enjoying myself
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Jasmine waiting for them to clear away our plates and bring on dessert.
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Both of our servers recommended this, but I thought I wanted to try something else....I should have listened to them. Jasmine did, and loved it.
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I ordered some kind of peach thing and it was good, but not nearly as good as Jasmine's

We were so lucky on this particular evening. When we were first seating we could see Illuminations from Epcot, then the Water Pagent went by and finally Wishes. A lot of people in the restaurant went outside but Jasmine and I stayed right where we were...it was so wonderful!!! We had our dessert, coffee and Wishes...what better way to spend your last evening in the world. I think going forward, we will book the CG for our last evening. I highly recommend this restaurant. We were truly in heaven.

Up next: Going Home

Queenofallthings

01-03-2010, 11:32 AM

Well my friends, this brings us to the end of our 2009 TR. Best trip ever!! Wouldn't change a thing.

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One last picture of our room....
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Jasmine with the luggage all ready to go.
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Our flight arriving at MCO to take us home
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All seated and ready to take off. There were some tears on magical express but we both said it would be nice to get home. Jasmine was really missing Thomas and I knew he would be jumping up and down today at the thought of her coming home.

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We arrived 30 minutes early and Thomas was waiting for us. Our luggage was first off so we were on our way home pretty quickly. When we walked in the house Thomas had these beautiful roses waiting on the table for her. When I went into the kitchen, I noticed a small box from a jewellery store on the table and thought hmmm, that wasn't there when we left:lmao: I don't know if you remember that Thomas has always called Jasmine his "princess"...well he had scoured the city looking for just the right gift to present her with when she returned. He found the most beautiful slipper on a chain and when he gave it to her he said "every princess needs a slipper". I cried, not gonna lie. What 17 year old boy thinks so sweetly?? She is a lucky girl!!

We got settled back to realty and I went back to work the following week. So many wonderful memories and so many more trips to plan, I hope.

I am going to start a PTR for our February trip......hope to see you on the boards!!!! Thanks again so much for following along!!!

Diamondintheruff

01-03-2010, 12:20 PM

Queenofallthings

01-03-2010, 02:07 PM

I'm glad to see at least one picture of you. NOt that I don't like seeing Jasmine but we Mommies need to be photographed too!

I can't get over how empty the WS is. I know it wasn't opened yet but still. And how empty the main pool was at ASMu.

It's wonderful that you Jasmine are able to spend this type of quality time together. Has she even applied to any post-secondary institutions yet? I wasn't sure when the dates were. As my oldest is 11 I still have some time to go. We already joke about the kids leaving home but when it comes down to it-the thought leaves a lump in my throat. Maybe by the time they are ready I'll be ready too. We're about an hour from the eastern Toronto colleges or 40 minutes from Trent. But I stayed in residence at school so I'd really want them to have that experience too. At least intellectually I do. Emotionally I want them to stay with me forever. But then you know all this. You're living it. By the way hypermommy is right. Jas did look really good in that convertible. School is the best way for her to get it. I agree.

I guess you're trying to get this TR up and finished before you head out again. You did it with weeks to spare. I've always been a last minute sort of finisher. Good for you. Now you can focus on your next trip. Make sure you send me the link to the new PTR!

I am always the one taking the pictures....next trip I'll make sure I'm in more of them!!

Jasmine is accepted at University of Winnipeg....it's perfect it's about 3 blocks from where I work so we will travel together. She is thinking of education and then the other day there she thought criminal justice....:confused3 First year is standard here though...so she technically still has another year to pick.

We will be meeting Hypermommy on our next trip!! I am so excited, I can't wait. I'm going to talk to her about our plan of a girls only trip one of these years....

I had the whole PTR started, pictures on, everything, went to post lost it all...forgot to plug the laptop in...what a loser I am:eek:

dawnbu40

01-03-2010, 03:02 PM

I really enjoyed your TR! How lucky you are that just as you finish up another trip is already on the horizon!

Hypermommy

01-05-2010, 06:53 AM

Absolutely - we'll start at 11am in the UK and drink, er, work our way around to the margaritas that we'll be sipping while we watch Illuminations. Of course, I may have to sleep on the floor in your room after all that because a 45 min drive might not be the absolute best of ideas. :rotfl2:

Oh, I wish they'd let you take pics inside the Diana exhibit. I didn't realize it was a limited time thing and was so absolutely bummed when I was over there the other day and it was gone. I sooooooo wanted to see that!!!!

What a cute little monster!!!! And the stuffed animal's cute too. (hey, if you're gonna make 'em that easy.........)

That last evening sounds absolutely magical!!! Definitely will become a must do for me.

Oh wow!!! That Thomas sounds like quite a catch! Every time you tell something about him I can't help but thinking that I need to pull my boys over to read it so they'll know that 17yo boys ARE allowed to be sweet and kind and thoughtful. I know I tell them all the time but it doesn't seem to sink in. I definitely need to introduce them to him!

Please, please, please come on here and post one more time with the link for your PTR so I can make sure to catch it! I'm so excited that we'll finally get to meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And YES a girls only trip definitely, definitely has to be in the works. Do you think WDW will be the same after we visit??? LOL

Disney Brat

01-07-2010, 08:51 AM

Awesome awesome job!!! I am sooo sad to see it end!! I love the updates....you can hardly tell that we had been up since 3am in those pics!! How sweet is that Thomas!! She sure has a great guy! LOL I cannot wait to hear all about your Feb. trip!!

Queenofallthings

01-07-2010, 07:39 PM

I really enjoyed your TR! How lucky you are that just as you finish up another trip is already on the horizon!

Thank you so much, it was so much fun to write. We plan for so long, do our PTR's go on our holiday, do our TR and then it's over....always makes me sad. But we are truly blessed to be able to go again so soon. We count our blessings everyday!! I can't wait for PrincessCaitlin's PTR....I sure hope she does one...I'll have to send her a little message!!!

Absolutely - we'll start at 11am in the UK and drink, er, work our way around to the margaritas that we'll be sipping while we watch Illuminations. Of course, I may have to sleep on the floor in your room after all that because a 45 min drive might not be the absolute best of ideas. :rotfl2:

Oh, I wish they'd let you take pics inside the Diana exhibit. I didn't realize it was a limited time thing and was so absolutely bummed when I was over there the other day and it was gone. I sooooooo wanted to see that!!!!

What a cute little monster!!!! And the stuffed animal's cute too. (hey, if you're gonna make 'em that easy.........)

That last evening sounds absolutely magical!!! Definitely will become a must do for me.

Oh wow!!! That Thomas sounds like quite a catch! Every time you tell something about him I can't help but thinking that I need to pull my boys over to read it so they'll know that 17yo boys ARE allowed to be sweet and kind and thoughtful. I know I tell them all the time but it doesn't seem to sink in. I definitely need to introduce them to him!

Please, please, please come on here and post one more time with the link for your PTR so I can make sure to catch it! I'm so excited that we'll finally get to meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And YES a girls only trip definitely, definitely has to be in the works. Do you think WDW will be the same after we visit??? LOL

Ok, now don't laugh at me, I'm not computer whiz you are my friend....I have to get Geodoc to post the link...I don't know how:confused3 He did it for me last time....:worship:

Can't wait to see you....not that long now!!!! I will send you a message on Facebook and we'll finalize our meeting!!! and drinking;)

Awesome awesome job!!! I am sooo sad to see it end!! I love the updates....you can hardly tell that we had been up since 3am in those pics!! How sweet is that Thomas!! She sure has a great guy! LOL I cannot wait to hear all about your Feb. trip!!

I know you guys look great!!! Those drinks tasted so good that day too....must have been the company;)

She is a lucky girl, he is so good to her. They are hilarious right now...so excited about the trip. We are actually leaving Jan 29 now and staying until Feb 7. Both the kids were able to change their exams to Friday morning so we're leaving Friday afternoon. It will give us 8 full days there, 2 days per park...hopefully Thomas will love it like we do:cloud9:

Ok, what's with the Disneyland thingy...I had no clue. Who's the surprise for? I don't want to write anything on facebook so I'll just ask here. How long are you going for, where are you staying, what airline are you flying with....ok, I think that's all the questions for now:yay:

declansdad

01-08-2010, 07:44 AM

Darn you're finished! Now I have no excuse for not finishing our TR. :lmao:

PrincessCaitlin

01-08-2010, 08:35 AM

The PTR is under way! The link is in my signature :goodvibes

Diamondintheruff

01-08-2010, 09:43 AM

We will be meeting Hypermommy on our next trip!! I am so excited, I can't wait. I'm going to talk to her about our plan of a girls only trip one of these years....

You mean a trip I get to come too right?

Just keep in mind I'm a teacher so it has to follow the school schedule.

Disney Brat

01-08-2010, 10:35 AM

I know you guys look great!!! Those drinks tasted so good that day too....must have been the company;)

She is a lucky girl, he is so good to her. They are hilarious right now...so excited about the trip. We are actually leaving Jan 29 now and staying until Feb 7. Both the kids were able to change their exams to Friday morning so we're leaving Friday afternoon. It will give us 8 full days there, 2 days per park...hopefully Thomas will love it like we do:cloud9:

Ok, what's with the Disneyland thingy...I had no clue. Who's the surprise for? I don't want to write anything on facebook so I'll just ask here. How long are you going for, where are you staying, what airline are you flying with....ok, I think that's all the questions for now:yay:

The drinks were wonderful!! Thank you very much for the treat!:goodvibes:goodvibes You guys are going to have such a fantastic time!! I am sure Thomas will be hooked as soon as he sees everything!!:wizard:

Yes we are going to Disneyland March 2! It is a surprise for Abby...she has no clue whatsoever! When we talk and she's around we say we are talking about our taxes...lol and use 'codes' :rotfl: I am not sure how long I can keep it though!! :rolleyes1 It's killing me!! Our plane leaves at 6:15 am...so we have to be up super early, so I am not sure if we are going to tell her the day before or just get her up and tell her. We are going for 9 days, flying with WestJet...I am not totally sure where we are staying. We don't want to pay a fortune, and we want to be close. Just found out yesterday that the Oscars are on the 7th while we are there, and we were planning on going into LA/Hollywood, especially for the American Girl store for Abby, so you never know if we will have an celebrity sightings...lol Thanks for posting about it here...Kyle doesn't want people to know yet, we have a bunch of family on there, and don't want anything slipping out to her. A very few select people know.

I will be sitting by waiting for your next ptr/tr and another dismeet installment!!:dance3:

Queenofallthings

01-09-2010, 01:08 PM

Darn you're finished! Now I have no excuse for not finishing our TR. :lmao:

Yup, no excuses...we're patiently waiting for you:rolleyes1 Are you guys planning another trip for the summer?

The PTR is under way! The link is in my signature :goodvibes

Yipee, on my way there now, can't wait!!!!
You mean a trip I get to come too right?

Just keep in mind I'm a teacher so it has to follow the school schedule.

It wouldn't be the same without you...of course you're coming:yay: We will work out date so it fits with your schedule....how much fun are we gonna have??

Queenofallthings

01-09-2010, 01:14 PM

The drinks were wonderful!! Thank you very much for the treat!:goodvibes:goodvibes You guys are going to have such a fantastic time!! I am sure Thomas will be hooked as soon as he sees everything!!:wizard:

Yes we are going to Disneyland March 2! It is a surprise for Abby...she has no clue whatsoever! When we talk and she's around we say we are talking about our taxes...lol and use 'codes' :rotfl: I am not sure how long I can keep it though!! :rolleyes1 It's killing me!! Our plane leaves at 6:15 am...so we have to be up super early, so I am not sure if we are going to tell her the day before or just get her up and tell her. We are going for 9 days, flying with WestJet...I am not totally sure where we are staying. We don't want to pay a fortune, and we want to be close. Just found out yesterday that the Oscars are on the 7th while we are there, and we were planning on going into LA/Hollywood, especially for the American Girl store for Abby, so you never know if we will have an celebrity sightings...lol Thanks for posting about it here...Kyle doesn't want people to know yet, we have a bunch of family on there, and don't want anything slipping out to her. A very few select people know.

I will be sitting by waiting for your next ptr/tr and another dismeet installment!!:dance3:

Surprises are the best...but so hard to keep quiet about! I almost goofed so many times when we surprised Jas in 2004, but we pulled it off and it was perfect!! I won't post anything on facebook, we'll just check in on here:laughing:

Check with Peg, they were just there in March, she may have some good suggestions for you!!
:laughing:
I am going to work on my PTR tomorrow and I will be sure it's posted. Jasmine and I were just looking at dining etc and she actually helped me figure out park hours, parades, shows, etc....I think this is the most excited she's been in a long time. She always gets excited once we land, but never before we leave...you know, the whole plane thing??? Peg gave Thomas her sympathies about flying with ME last night at dinner...how rude. One bad flight and they'll never let me live it down.

You doing at PTR?????popcorn::