The Trip That Almost Wasn't - December '09 (We are BACK!!!! TR to start soon)

[Leger13]

I got new shoes. Not specifically for WDW but I will be taking them there. Super excited!! I love new shoes!!! :woohoo:

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[Trentmom]

Very Cute shoes Carla.

I love the 2nd Pair...:cutie:

[Leger13]

Thanks Kelly! Those are my favs too :thumbsup2

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Oooo cute shoes! I love shoes too! :lovestruc

Abby and I got new shoes today too! :thumbsup2 You might see them on our feet! :laughing:

[Leger13]

Oooo cute shoes! I love shoes too! :lovestruc

Abby and I got new shoes today too! :thumbsup2 You might see them on our feet! :laughing:

thanks girl! I knew my girls would understand new shoes. :thumbsup2

:woohoo::woohoo: for new sneaks for you and Abby too!! Can't wait to see them

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I love the second ones too!!!

[Marshay]

I normally go for white sneakers but for some reason those brown shoes look really sweet! Maybe b/c I'm hungry for chocolate...:lmao:

[Leger13]

I love the second ones too!!!

Thanks! :goodvibes

I normally go for white sneakers but for some reason those brown shoes look really sweet! Maybe b/c I'm hungry for chocolate...:lmao:

:rotfl::rotfl: too funny Marsha!

[cltk78]

Cute shoes, Carla! I love the Nikes! :thumbsup2

[Leger13]

Cute shoes, Carla! I love the Nikes! :thumbsup2

Thank ya kindly! :goodvibes They are very comfy. Love me some good Nikes!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

nice kicks, but have you ever tried new balance, i have found that they are way more comfy and great on the feet.

[Leger13]

nice kicks, but have you ever tried new balance, i have found that they are way more comfy and great on the feet.

Thanks Dan. I do have a pair of New Balance running shoes. I actually have a couple of pairs of New Balance. I just can't run in them. They are super comfy for walking but running is out for me. My feet are too narrow and I have a high arch so I really have to go with Nike. Thanks for the suggestion though! :goodvibes Haven't gotten any updates from you in a while. How's the fam?

[Leger13]

Chris and I took an outting on Sunday to take pictures of the leaves and such. I know most of you have seen them already but for those of you that are not friends with me on Facebook I'll try and get them posted here later this afternoon.

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Chris and I took an outting on Sunday to take pictures of the leaves and such. I know most of you have seen them already but for those of you that are not friends with me on Facebook I'll try and get them posted here later this afternoon.

Oh...I'd love to see the pix! t is so pretty when the leaves turn! Ours are all down on the ground now! :sad2:

[Leger13]

Oh...I'd love to see the pix! t is so pretty when the leaves turn! Ours are all down on the ground now! :sad2:

It really is beautiful. I can imagine that they are. Haven't you guys already had snow up there? I'll be in PA for Thanksgiving. Not looking fwd to all that cold weather.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Thanks Dan. I do have a pair of New Balance running shoes. I actually have a couple of pairs of New Balance. I just can't run in them. They are super comfy for walking but running is out for me. My feet are too narrow and I have a high arch so I really have to go with Nike. Thanks for the suggestion though! :goodvibes Haven't gotten any updates from you in a while. How's the fam?
great love me some NB

we are doing good, i plan on doing an update after this weekend of halloween with some pics on my thread below.

pretty much nothing new, just hanging out.

family is really good, hope yours is good as well.

[Leger13]

So as I said earlier, Chris, me, Chris' mother and his Grandmother took a drive around to look at the fall colors and such. On our outing we decided to get close to the GA Power Plant 'cause seeing all that steam rising out of the stacks is just so cool. Then we made our way to a place called Covered Bridge that has a bridge that was built in the 1800's so we got a little history while we were out as well. All in all it was a very nice day.

Without further adieu, the pictures

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Awwwwww
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Chris and his grandmother
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Chris and his Mom
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The creek that ran under the bridge we were standing on. It flowed into the river a little further out
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On the bridge leading to the marina at Lake Allatoona
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Some pretty leaves next to the bridge we were on
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The GA power plant
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Continued in next post.....

[Leger13]

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Chris' Mom took a picture of Chris taking a picture of me :laughing:
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I know some of these are out of order but they loaded into photobucket weird.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed. :goodvibes

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Great pictures Carla! :goodvibes I miss the Fall colors... sigh.

Love the Snow White jacket!!! :lovestruc

[Leger13]

Great pictures Carla! :goodvibes I miss the Fall colors... sigh.

Love the Snow White jacket!!! :lovestruc

Thank you bunches! You know, I keep hearing that a lot :laughing: Drive a little bit north into Alabama and you'll see the leaves changing I'm sure.

Thanks girl! Got that at the Disney store last year. On the back it has an even bigger Snow White outline and she's holding an apple (it's red) and on the bottom it says "Just one bite"

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

It really is beautiful. I can imagine that they are. Haven't you guys already had snow up there? I'll be in PA for Thanksgiving. Not looking fwd to all that cold weather.

Yeah...we had snow but it's gone (thank goodness!!!) Hmmmm...bring a nice heavy sweater! Where in PA will you be? We tend to have snow on the ground a lot for Thanksgiving. Either way, it will probably be cold!

[Leger13]

Yeah...we had snow but it's gone (thank goodness!!!) Hmmmm...bring a nice heavy sweater! Where in PA will you be? We tend to have snow on the ground a lot for Thanksgiving. Either way, it will probably be cold!

Oh good. Glad it's gone. Hopefully y'all won't have too much this winter. I know last winter was pretty harsh. I will be in Brookville, PA (most ppl have no idea where that is :laughing:). I was up there for Thanksgiving 2 or 3 years ago and it was unseasonably warm. Mid 60's almost the whole time. We absolutely loved it! Sort of hoping for that again but not holding my breath.

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Nice pictures! It looks beautiful down there! (We have never been to GA) The covered bridge is really cool...love those kinds of things!!!

[Leger13]

Nice pictures! It looks beautiful down there! (We have never been to GA) The covered bridge is really cool...love those kinds of things!!!

Thanks! You should visit some time. You could stay in Atlanta and visit the Coke museum and the GA Aquarium. Or you could visit Helen GA. Very pretty up there.

Yeah I love historical things like Covered Bridge too. There's lots of neat little things like that here. Just gotta wander around and find 'em. :thumbsup2

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Oh good. Glad it's gone. Hopefully y'all won't have too much this winter. I know last winter was pretty harsh. I will be in Brookville, PA (most ppl have no idea where that is :laughing:). I was up there for Thanksgiving 2 or 3 years ago and it was unseasonably warm. Mid 60's almost the whole time. We absolutely loved it! Sort of hoping for that again but not holding my breath.

Nope...don't know where it is??? Is it near anything larger? I am so sick of these winters up here! Ready to head south!!!!!

[Leger13]

Nope...don't know where it is??? Is it near anything larger? I am so sick of these winters up here! Ready to head south!!!!!

It's about an hour north (or maybe not even that long) of Punxsutawney. Also maybe about 45 min East of DuBois.

I would be too! I hate the cold. I hate the winters we get here and I know they're nothing compared to what you guys get up there.

[cherbear]

I just checked on the all knowing Wikipedia and Goofy's top speed is 20mph and Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road's top speed is 35mph. I have no idea if he'll get on it. That's really not fast at all but I know SM's top speed is 35mph too and he hated it. I think mostly because it was in the dark. We'll see. :confused3

wow, not very fast. :laughing:

Hey there Mike! Thanks for stopping by :goodvibes:

:laughing: well, as long as you look hard core that's all that matters.

Thanks. I think it will be fun and we might even get to see Kelly again in the mix. :thumbsup2 That stinks that Roxy has that problem too. I feel her pain. It really stinks. And we have payroll every week here. But when I'm not here my Dad does it even though he hates it. He hates to do the tedious things.

Thank ya. Yeah SM is pretty whiplashy. I think with the renovation having just taken place when we get there in December it will be better. Or at least I'm hoping. I can't wait to ride the new version. :banana: The halloween themed one at DLR sounds awesome though.

Thanks! Yeah, that's what I'm going to try to do at AK this year. I am thinking I might go and see my Dr to get some kind of meds for my panic attacks before we go to WDW this year. Thinking just having the meds will help. And maybe I can take one before going to AK so I don't get the closed in feeling before we get into the park far enough for me to not feel like I'm trapped. The older I get the worse these panic attacks seem to get.

Thanks. I really hope I can convince him to ride. I think he would enjoy it if he just tried.

oh yes I think the new SM is going to be a lot like its Disneyland cousin!

I'm SOOO jealous that Mike got to ride it, and especially the Halloween version! I've heard such great things about it.

I got new shoes. Not specifically for WDW but I will be taking them there. Super excited!! I love new shoes!!! :woohoo:

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love them. I like that the first ones are very neutral. You can wear them with a lot of colors (except black I guess)

I love that the white shoes have plaid detailing. Very cute

Great pictures Carla! :goodvibes I miss the Fall colors... sigh.

Love the Snow White jacket!!! :lovestruc

HEYY! I was gonna say that. And you beat me to it!

[Trentmom]

Great pictures Carla

It looks gorgeous there.

Love fall pics :lovestruc

[Leger13]

wow, not very fast. :laughing:



oh yes I think the new SM is going to be a lot like its Disneyland cousin!

I'm SOOO jealous that Mike got to ride it, and especially the Halloween version! I've heard such great things about it.



love them. I like that the first ones are very neutral. You can wear them with a lot of colors (except black I guess)

I love that the white shoes have plaid detailing. Very cute



HEYY! I was gonna say that. And you beat me to it!

I know :rolleyes: He drives way faster than that in the car and TT is also way faster than that. I don't know what the man's deal is with "fast" rides. I mean, RnRC isn't even very fast.

I can't wait to try it out.

And yes, I'm jealous of Mike too. One day we will all make it over there to experience DLR goodness.

Thanks girl. Chris actually helped me pick out the first pair. I think he did a good job. :goodvibes

Well Thanks Cheri :goodvibes

Great pictures Carla

It looks gorgeous there.

Love fall pics :lovestruc

Thanks Kelly! It really is pretty right now. But it's going fast. Leaves are falling like crazy

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

It's about an hour north (or maybe not even that long) of Punxsutawney. Also maybe about 45 min East of DuBois.

I would be too! I hate the cold. I hate the winters we get here and I know they're nothing compared to what you guys get up there.

You know what??? I don't even know where Punxsutawney is??!! LOL I know the groundhog lives there, but that is about it!

[Leger13]

You know what??? I don't even know where Punxsutawney is??!! LOL I know the groundhog lives there, but that is about it!

LOL!!! Too funny! Well, you'll have to look it up then if you really want to know where I"m going to be at because there isn't much else that anyone has heard of before that is close to it. It's pretty much in the middle of no where.

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Oh good. Glad it's gone. Hopefully y'all won't have too much this winter. I know last winter was pretty harsh. I will be in Brookville, PA (most ppl have no idea where that is :laughing:). I was up there for Thanksgiving 2 or 3 years ago and it was unseasonably warm. Mid 60's almost the whole time. We absolutely loved it! Sort of hoping for that again but not holding my breath.
I know where it is! I'm hoping to be back to work by the time you come up around there.
You know what??? I don't even know where Punxsutawney is??!! LOL I know the groundhog lives there, but that is about it!
You're not missing anything in Punxsutawney! Stupid groundhog statues everywhere and nothing to do. I would have to visit the looney bin if I lived there due to lack of entertainment. I'm surprised if I actually have cell phone service driving through there.
LOL!!! Too funny! Well, you'll have to look it up then if you really want to know where I"m going to be at because there isn't much else that anyone has heard of before that is close to it. It's pretty much in the middle of no where.

Hmmm, Clarion? Not that there's anything to do there either, but they do have a university.

[Leger13]

I know where it is! I'm hoping to be back to work by the time you come up around there.

You're not missing anything in Punxsutawney! Stupid groundhog statues everywhere and nothing to do. I would have to visit the looney bin if I lived there due to lack of entertainment. I'm surprised if I actually have cell phone service driving through there.


Hmmm, Clarion? Not that there's anything to do there either, but they do have a university.

I hope so too girl! I'll shoot you a message on FB and let you know what dates i will be in town. Maybe we can meet up and have lunch or something. :goodvibes

:rotfl: totally agreed girl!

ah yes I forgot about Clarion university. My cousin went there till he recently moved down here. It was hilarious because our "small" movie theater down here was apparently huge to him. Such a different world :rotfl:

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

You're not missing anything in Punxsutawney! Stupid groundhog statues everywhere and nothing to do. I would have to visit the looney bin if I lived there due to lack of entertainment. I'm surprised if I actually have cell phone service driving through there.



LOL OK...I will not make plans anytime soon then!! LOL

Although, I don't know that it is much better here in the Poconos???

[Leger13]

I wanted to let everyone that is going to WDW the same time as me, I read on another thread about Pop Warner that this one person said they have been during Pop Warner the past 3 years and they didn't impact their trip in any way any time. Said the parks were always low crowds and they never noticed there was Pop Warner going on while they were there. HTH put some of your minds at ease about Pop Warner. :goodvibes

Here's the quote from that thread

We have been there at lest three times while Pop Warner has beem there and they have never impacted our trip in any way. We have never stayed where they are staying and that may have made a difference, but as far as being in the park it has always been just fine.

[Leger13]

So I just looked at my "views" count and it says I've had over 7,000 views and only just over 700 posts. I'm assuming there are some lurkers out there so since it is getting close to my trip I would love it if you lurkers out there would stop by and say hi and let me know you're out there! :goodvibes

[lovebuzzandwoody]

I wanted to let everyone that is going to WDW the same time as me, I read on another thread about Pop Warner that this one person said they have been during Pop Warner the past 3 years and they didn't impact their trip in any way any time. Said the parks were always low crowds and they never noticed there was Pop Warner going on while they were there. HTH put some of your minds at ease about Pop Warner. :goodvibes


Thanks Carla.... that does help. I haven't been terribly worried about it... figure we will just deal with it if anything comes up. But it is good to know that the parks aren't packed because of it. :thumbsup2

[Leger13]

Thanks Carla.... that does help. I haven't been terribly worried about it... figure we will just deal with it if anything comes up. But it is good to know that the parks aren't packed because of it. :thumbsup2

No problem. I wasn't really worried either but it was good to find a post from someone with experience on going around that time to WDW.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

when we were at all star sports during pop week, the days were fine, but those kids were everywhere at night around the dinning area, and they were kinda annoying around there as well..luckily we never ate there in the evenings just filled our mugs up and went back to the room

[Leger13]

when we were at all star sports during pop week, the days were fine, but those kids were everywhere at night around the dinning area, and they were kinda annoying around there as well..luckily we never ate there in the evenings just filled our mugs up and went back to the room

Ah now that's information that Nicole needs. She's staying at All Star Sports. Where were you when you encountered them? We are staying at Pop.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Ah now that's information that Nicole needs. She's staying at All Star Sports. Where were you when you encountered them? We are staying at Pop.
just the general food area, like around the pop machines, adn the outdoor bar, hanging around while the parents were drinking, they were being jerks while walking through.

but like i said other than that they seemed to be gone during hte day

[Leger13]

I'm SO excited!! I just got myself an account on smugmug.com so I have an easier/much nicer way to display/share my trip photos with all of you! I think it was worth the paid account with all the tools that it has available to me and since I have a DSLR now. I can't wait to really start using it! Now my photos won't be down graded from quality whenever I load them. They will be exactly the same. Oh the quality. I mean, I paid enough for the darn camera!! I want my pictures to be displayed in the same quality I am seeing them in for all of you. Plus I absolutely hate Photobucket any more. It's just a pain in the ****! Anyways, that's it for today. No disney mail STILL!! I will take pictures and post them with my new handy dandy SmugMug account as soon as I get them.

Oh yeah......and......



29 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Ah now that's information that Nicole needs. She's staying at All Star Sports. Where were you when you encountered them? We are staying at Pop.

Yep... that's what I need to know. We probably won't be hanging around at the hotel much at all anyway. We're just sleeping and showering there! We have an action-packed-on-the-go 4 days planned! :thumbsup2

[Leger13]

Yep... that's what I need to know. We probably won't be hanging around at the hotel much at all anyway. We're just sleeping and showering there! We have an action-packed-on-the-go 4 days planned! :thumbsup2

That's good. We won't be at our resort much either. Won't even be eating at the food court I don't think unless we decide to get breakfast or a drink or something. 27 days!!!!

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

YAY for 29 days...well less now! Down to 25 right?? I still haven't received my Mickey Mail either!!!! :scared1::scared1:

[Leger13]

YAY for 29 days...well less now! Down to 25 right?? I still haven't received my Mickey Mail either!!!! :scared1::scared1:

24 I believe. :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: Bummer on no Mickey Mail yet. I did finally get mine last Thursday but have yet to update that here. Shame on me. I really hope you get yours today. *cross fingers*

[Trentmom]

24 I believe. :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: Bummer on no Mickey Mail yet. I did finally get mine last Thursday but have yet to update that here. Shame on me. I really hope you get yours today. *cross fingers*

Glad you got yours too :woohoo:

[Leger13]

Glad you got yours too :woohoo:

Thanks girl :goodvibes

[mnmrmustard]

oh yes I think the new SM is going to be a lot like its Disneyland cousin!

I'm SOOO jealous that Mike got to ride it, and especially the Halloween version! I've heard such great things about it.

Hehe, it was fun for sure - wheeee!

And yes, I'm jealous of Mike too. One day we will all make it over there to experience DLR goodness.

Had to have that little gloat, but I'm sure it'll be me soon enough being jealous of you ladies with your newly unveiled SM ;) But yes, gotta find that time to check out the DLR magic.

So I just looked at my "views" count and it says I've had over 7,000 views and only just over 700 posts. I'm assuming there are some lurkers out there so since it is getting close to my trip I would love it if you lurkers out there would stop by and say hi and let me know you're out there! :goodvibes

Yeah, that view to post ratio is always a bit wacky. My TR is at 333 posts/9,661 views, so in comparison at least yours is a 10 to 1 ratio :thumbsup2 :rotfl2: It's just fun to know there are so many DIS'ers along for the ride :goodvibes

Of course I had stopped by last week and got distracted and didn't post so I'm just as guilty as the rest of the bunch :rolleyes1

I'm SO excited!! I just got myself an account on smugmug.com so I have an easier/much nicer way to display/share my trip photos with all of you! I think it was worth the paid account with all the tools that it has available to me and since I have a DSLR now. I can't wait to really start using it! Now my photos won't be down graded from quality whenever I load them. They will be exactly the same. Oh the quality. I mean, I paid enough for the darn camera!! I want my pictures to be displayed in the same quality I am seeing them in for all of you. Plus I absolutely hate Photobucket any more. It's just a pain in the ****! Anyways, that's it for today. No disney mail STILL!! I will take pictures and post them with my new handy dandy SmugMug account as soon as I get them.

Oh yeah......and......



29 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you found a reliable site to host your pics - that can be a pain.

Congrats on being under a month!!!!! :woohoo: :dance3: :woohoo: :dance3: :woohoo:

[Leger13]

Hey everyone. Sorry I have been so AWOL. We have been super duper crazy busy lately. I'll post some things later this evening (hopefully). I have a ton of laundry to get going. I need to start packing. I leave for PA NEXT THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :scared1: I'm a little scared that I'm not going to be ready.

I have quilting class tomorrow evening with my Mom. I dunno if I"ll make it to that or not. Why is it that once October comes to an end everything just gets crazy busy!? Maybe this was not the right time of year to plan a vacation :rotfl:

This Saturday Chris and me and Chris' parents are going up to Nashville to see the ICE exhibit so I will hopefully get the pictures of that up before I go to PA.

Anyways, hope everyone is doing great and I will do my best to come around more before I go to PA. Because once I go to PA, I probably won't be back on here until after we get back from Disney. There's only 2 days separating those trips. (why yes, I am crazy!! :laughing:)

[Leger13]

Oh yeah, and




17 DAYYYYSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

wow that is getting close, hurry and get here so my trip gets here faster

well once you are on your trip, i can call and make my reservastions for ffooooooodddddddddddddddddpopcorn::

[Leger13]

wow that is getting close, hurry and get here so my trip gets here faster

well once you are on your trip, i can call and make my reservastions for ffooooooodddddddddddddddddpopcorn::

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: loved making adr's this time. The online system is SO nice!!!

[Leger13]

Well, I didn't get a chance to put up the pictures last night that I wanted. Arg! And tonight isn't gonna happen either. I'm just way too busy. Going to Costco after work this afternoon and then I have to go to my quilt class at 6:00. Sorry folks. I'll try for tomorrow.

But, In other news: 16 days!!!!

I figured out how much we are going to need for tips at each of my TS meals last night. Not too bad I think. And I figured out how much we will need for Beaches & Cream and the alcohol I plan on drinking at our TS meals. I only want to get a Mimosa at Kona breakfast (never had one) and I want to try the Lapu Lapu at Kona dinner. Kona will be a lot of firsts for me and it just so happens to be our cheapest and most expensive meals :laughing: How weird is that?

Hope everyone is having a great week and getting ready for Thanksgiving! That little holiday is in T minus 8 days!!

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Yay for 16 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope the weather works out for your PA trip! It was nice up here for a few days and now it's getting cold again! :sad1:

[Leger13]

And one more thing. I've been checking the weather for Brookville, PA while I'm going to be there.

Check this out:

Thursday November 26th ~ High 35 ~ Low 20

Friday November 27th ~ High 34 ~ Low 19

Saturday November 28th ~ High 34 ~ Low 30

Sunday November 29th ~ High 44 ~ Low 26
(with Ice in the morning)

Monday November 30th ~ High 38 ~ Low 25
(with an AM flurry)

Tuesday December 1st ~ High 36 ~ Low 28
(this is the day I fly back to GA)


can we say bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!? *sigh*

[Leger13]

Yay for 16 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope the weather works out for your PA trip! It was nice up here for a few days and now it's getting cold again! :sad1:

I see 14 days for you! I guess I can deal with the cold as long as it doesn't snow the day we are supposed to fly back home. That's what I'm most worried about but so far it looks like it's going to be clear. Fingers crossed that it stays that way.

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I see 14 days for you! I guess I can deal with the cold as long as it doesn't snow the day we are supposed to fly back home. That's what I'm most worried about but so far it looks like it's going to be clear. Fingers crossed that it stays that way.

My ticker is wrong for whatever reason because the date is right...I'm actually at 15 days...but great nonetheless!!! I hope you have no snow to fly home! I am not liking the cold!!! :scared:

[Leger13]

My ticker is wrong for whatever reason because the date is right...I'm actually at 15 days...but great nonetheless!!! I hope you have no snow to fly home! I am not liking the cold!!! :scared:

Ah ok...15 is still great though! Woohoo!! :woohoo::woohoo:
Thanks! Me too. I hate winter! I know PA gets pretty harsh.

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Um........ brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hope you have a heavy coat! Want to borrow mine? I don't need it! :p



Hey........ SEE you in 17 days! :cool1:

[Leger13]

Um........ brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hope you have a heavy coat! Want to borrow mine? I don't need it! :p



Hey........ SEE you in 17 days! :cool1:

LOL I plan on bringing many many layers. I have a coat too. And snow boots. I think I'm prepared but I know my GA blood is still going to freeze!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: CAN'T WAIT!!!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: loved making adr's this time. The online system is SO nice!!!
do you have a link to the online system?

[Leger13]

do you have a link to the online system?

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/restaurants/

just pick a restaurant and it will take you to find whatever reservation you are looking for. You can insert your hotel reservation # so the ADR will be linked to your hotel too. Take a min to play with it when you get a chance. That's what I did before it was ADR day for me so I was familiar with the system and wasn't freaking trying to figure it out on that day.

[Trentmom]

Hey everyone. Sorry I have been so AWOL. We have been super duper crazy busy lately. I'll post some things later this evening (hopefully). I have a ton of laundry to get going. I need to start packing. I leave for PA NEXT THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :scared1: I'm a little scared that I'm not going to be ready.

I have quilting class tomorrow evening with my Mom. I dunno if I"ll make it to that or not. Why is it that once October comes to an end everything just gets crazy busy!? Maybe this was not the right time of year to plan a vacation :rotfl:

This Saturday Chris and me and Chris' parents are going up to Nashville to see the ICE exhibit so I will hopefully get the pictures of that up before I go to PA.

Anyways, hope everyone is doing great and I will do my best to come around more before I go to PA. Because once I go to PA, I probably won't be back on here until after we get back from Disney. There's only 2 days separating those trips. (why yes, I am crazy!! :laughing:)

Well, I didn't get a chance to put up the pictures last night that I wanted. Arg! And tonight isn't gonna happen either. I'm just way too busy. Going to Costco after work this afternoon and then I have to go to my quilt class at 6:00. Sorry folks. I'll try for tomorrow.

But, In other news: 16 days!!!!

I figured out how much we are going to need for tips at each of my TS meals last night. Not too bad I think. And I figured out how much we will need for Beaches & Cream and the alcohol I plan on drinking at our TS meals. I only want to get a Mimosa at Kona breakfast (never had one) and I want to try the Lapu Lapu at Kona dinner. Kona will be a lot of firsts for me and it just so happens to be our cheapest and most expensive meals :laughing: How weird is that?

Hope everyone is having a great week and getting ready for Thanksgiving! That little holiday is in T minus 8 days!!

Hey girl

It is all good. Crazy time of year right now

Ice sounds awesome!~! Would love to see that someday

:goodvibes

And one more thing. I've been checking the weather for Brookville, PA while I'm going to be there.

Check this out:

Thursday November 26th ~ High 35 ~ Low 20

Friday November 27th ~ High 34 ~ Low 19

Saturday November 28th ~ High 34 ~ Low 30

Sunday November 29th ~ High 44 ~ Low 26
(with Ice in the morning)

Monday November 30th ~ High 38 ~ Low 25
(with an AM flurry)

Tuesday December 1st ~ High 36 ~ Low 28
(this is the day I fly back to GA)


can we say bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!? *sigh*


Yikes

Cold :scared1:

[Leger13]

Hey girl

It is all good. Crazy time of year right now

Ice sounds awesome!~! Would love to see that someday

:goodvibes




Yikes

Cold :scared1:

Thanks girl. Hopefully you can make it to ice once Trent is a little older. I'm hoping it's worth the drive up to Nashville.

Yeah I'm really not looking fwd to the weather. Cold and overcast the whole time so it's going to feel even colder than it actually is. Blah

[FauntleroyFAN07]

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/restaurants/

just pick a restaurant and it will take you to find whatever reservation you are looking for. You can insert your hotel reservation # so the ADR will be linked to your hotel too. Take a min to play with it when you get a chance. That's what I did before it was ADR day for me so I was familiar with the system and wasn't freaking trying to figure it out on that day.

thanks, i went and played around with it a little bit, it seems really cool, and very easy to use.

Question, you said that we can add our reservation number to it, to tie it to our resort, do you need to do this so that you can make the reservations for the length of the trip all at once?

we are going to be there for 2 weeks, and i dont want to have to go back on each day and get the dinning for that day for the whole trip?

does that make sense...also i did not see where you add your reservation number too tie it to the resort?

[Leger13]

thanks, i went and played around with it a little bit, it seems really cool, and very easy to use.

Question, you said that we can add our reservation number to it, to tie it to our resort, do you need to do this so that you can make the reservations for the length of the trip all at once?

we are going to be there for 2 weeks, and i dont want to have to go back on each day and get the dinning for that day for the whole trip?

does that make sense...also i did not see where you add your reservation number too tie it to the resort?

Yes you will need to put your reservation # in to get the +10 advantage you get for booking through Disney for your trip.

This is just as an example....Here's the link to the LTT online booking page
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/dining/liberty-tree-tavern/reservations/

When you get there, just under the picture is something that says "Update your profile". The last sentence there at the end says "retrieve your reservation". Click that and that's where you put in your reservation #, date of arrival and where you are staying. I think Disney changed the reservation time for ADRs back to 180+10 for Disney resorts. It was 90+10 when I booked. You might want to double check that though. Let me know if you need any more help.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Yes you will need to put your reservation # in to get the +10 advantage you get for booking through Disney for your trip.

This is just as an example....Here's the link to the LTT online booking page
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/dining/liberty-tree-tavern/reservations/

When you get there, just under the picture is something that says "Update your profile". The last sentence there at the end says "retrieve your reservation". Click that and that's where you put in your reservation #, date of arrival and where you are staying. I think Disney changed the reservation time for ADRs back to 180+10 for Disney resorts. It was 90+10 when I booked. You might want to double check that though. Let me know if you need any more help.

perfect we will still have to make reservations in 2 stages, we are going to be there for a total of 13 days, i wonder if it will see that in our reservation or not...and let me book the whole trip at once.

thanks for all the help

[lovebuzzandwoody]

13 days Dan?!?! Lucky dog!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

13 days Dan?!?! Lucky dog!
yep we arrive very early on a sunday morning, and leave the following friday i think? so maybe 12 days, but hey over a week whos counting

well 12 days 13 nights, heck i dont know.
:rotfl:

[Leger13]

perfect we will still have to make reservations in 2 stages, we are going to be there for a total of 13 days, i wonder if it will see that in our reservation or not...and let me book the whole trip at once.

thanks for all the help

Yeah you will probably have to do it in 2 stages like you said. It will see how long your stay is when you put your reservation # in but the rule is still 180+10 so it will probably be, do it in two stages or wait until the +10 goes to the end of your trip and book all your ADRs at once. Hopefully that makes sense. If it was me I would probably do it that way. Good LUck!

[Leger13]

How on earth is this possible!?!?

Dec 3rd Accuweather says a high of 80 and a low of 61 with maybe a pop up shower.

Then Dec 4th (the day we actually arrive at Disney) the high is 64 and the low is 43 with rain!?!? I mean, my God!!! How could it change so drastically!?!? Why on earth is the weather doing this to me!? I'm so upset!

[Trentmom]

How on earth is this possible!?!?

Dec 3rd Accuweather says a high of 80 and a low of 61 with maybe a pop up shower.

Then Dec 4th (the day we actually arrive at Disney) the high is 64 and the low is 43 with rain!?!? I mean, my God!!! How could it change so drastically!?!? Why on earth is the weather doing this to me!? I'm so upset!

Don't worry girl. I am sure weather will change a few times before we arrive :hug:

[Leger13]

Yeah,.....it's changed AGAIN. Have you seen the latest? *sigh*

11 days people!! Chris' parents cancelled on us this weekend for ice so we spent the weekend cleaning and doing laundry. I have all the laundry done. Just need to fold the last load and start putting stuff into suit cases. I'm so not in the packing groove this time. I probably won't pack anything until tuesday or wednesday evening.

[Trentmom]

Yeah,.....it's changed AGAIN. Have you seen the latest? *sigh*

11 days people!! Chris' parents cancelled on us this weekend for ice so we spent the weekend cleaning and doing laundry. I have all the laundry done. Just need to fold the last load and start putting stuff into suit cases. I'm so not in the packing groove this time. I probably won't pack anything until tuesday or wednesday evening.

I did girl..it stinks

Did you see Orlando? Not as warm now..all in 60s:sad2:

But rather be chilly in Disney, then in NJ :cheer2:


Sorry they cancelled. That stinks girl. Glad you got a lot accomplished at least :laundy:

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I have been watching also Carla. It seems to be changing each day. I am hoping that when it is closer to the day, it is a bit better!!!! I can stand the cold (look where I live)...but the rain is a bummer!!

[Leger13]

I have been watching also Carla. It seems to be changing each day. I am hoping that when it is closer to the day, it is a bit better!!!! I can stand the cold (look where I live)...but the rain is a bummer!!

LOL I should hope you can stand the cold. PA is brutal with those winters.

[Leger13]

Ok so one more day until I leave for Brookville. Here's the weather forecast:

Thurs Nov 26th ~ Rain ~ High 48 ~ Low 32

Fri Nov 27th ~ Rain/Snow ~ High 39 ~ Low 28

Sat Nov 28th ~ Rain/Snow ~ High 42 ~ Low 30

Sun Nov 29th ~ SUN (what's that??) ~ High 47 ~ Low 30

Mon Nov 30th ~ Rain ~ High 46 ~ Low 31

Tues Dec 1st ~ Rain ~ High 46 ~ Low 20

So, at least it's warmer than what I was originally thinking (not by much). But all the rain and clouds are gonna make it feel colder. And all that rain. Almost every single day. Blah! I hate PA weather. But, I get to see my Grandmother and that's what counts. :goodvibes And at least with rain in the forecast I don't have to worry about getting stuck up there.

In other news ~ I don't know if you all remember but I was supposed to work on Dec 2nd and 3rd after getting back from PA and leave after work on the 3rd to go down to my other Grandmother's house before getting to Disney on the 4th. Well, I talked to my Dad about taking the 3rd off completely and he said that is fine. WooHoo!! So now I will only have to work one day when I get back from PA. Hazaaaaa!!!! :yay::yay::yay: Chris is going to try and get the day off too but even if he can't his boss already told him he can leave at lunch time at least so either way we will hit the road earlier than originally planned. I'm glad about that. Getting to my Grandmother's house at midnight was not going to be a treat.

Anyways, just 9 short days and I will be on my way to Florida! I probably won't be on again until we get back from Disney because I need to focus tonight and tomorrow night to get ready for PA so I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and for everyone that is going to WDW the same time as me I hope that you all have a safe and Magical trip! And don't be shy to say hi if you happen to see us at the resort (pop) or the parks! :grouphug:

[lovebuzzandwoody]

:littleangel:

:dance3:

:dance3: :dance3:

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

:dance3:



:santa: It's a single digit dance Christmas tree! :santa:



Enjoy your Thanksgiving Carla!!!

[Leger13]

LOVE the celebration tree!! Very festive. I hope you have a good thanksgiving too Nicole! :goodvibes

[cherbear]

Love I love the Christmas tree!

Carla...here is your send off party!

:wizard: :banana: :banana: :wizard:
:yay: :woohoo: :yay: :woohoo: :yay: :woohoo: :yay: :wizard:
:wizard: :cheer2: :cheer2: :banana: :banana: :cheer2: :cheer2: :banana: :banana: :wizard:
:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

Have fun!

[Leger13]

Awww thanks Cheri!! :hug:

[Marshay]

Carla -- have fun in PA...hope the weather changes but here in Virginia, we've been having rain the past few days, too.

9 more days to Disney!!!:banana:

[Leger13]

Carla -- have fun in PA...hope the weather changes but here in Virginia, we've been having rain the past few days, too.

9 more days to Disney!!!:banana:

Thanks Marsha. Bummer on the bad weather there in VA. I wasn't expecting nice weather in PA. It has only ever been nice once there in November for Thanksgiving that I can remember. Oh well. It will stilll be nice :)

:woohoo::woohoo:

[Trentmom]

Safe Travels to PA. I hope you have a Great Thanksiving :hug:



MIC............C YOU REAL SOON


KEY.....Y, BECAUSE i LIKE YOU






MOUSE








:mickeyjum:mickeyjum:mickeyjum::mickeyjum:

[Leger13]

Safe Travels to PA. I hope you have a Great Thanksiving :hug:



MIC............C YOU REAL SOON


KEY.....Y, BECAUSE i LIKE YOU






MOUSE








:mickeyjum:mickeyjum:mickeyjum::mickeyjum:

Thanks Kelly. I hope you and the family have a great Thanksgiving as well.

And thanks for the song. You are awesome!! That just made me even more excited because I really WILL see you SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Trentmom]

Thanks Kelly. I hope you and the family have a great Thanksgiving as well.

And thanks for the song. You are awesome!! That just made me even more excited because I really WILL see you SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Thanks Carla

Can't wait to meet you too :woohoo:

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Hope your trip to PA was good!! And....have a great time in Disney!!!!

[Leger13]

thanks it was good. Long but good. Hope you have a great time at WDW too!! :goodvibes

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Guess what? It is still cold and raining in Pennsylvania. Hope you're having a good time at your grandma's and have fun at Disney World!:goodvibes

[Marshay]

Guess what? It is still cold and raining in Pennsylvania. Hope you're having a good time at your grandma's and have fun at Disney World!:goodvibes

Hey, Tat! Your ticker both cracks me up and makes me sad...

Carla -- hope you are having a blast!!

[DisneyCruiseMom]

Holy LOOOONG Pre-TR! :lmao:

[DisneyCruiseMom]

And no...I haven't read the whole thing yet! :goodvibes

[betsywdw]

Hope you are having a blast Carla :yay:

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Hey, Tat! Your ticker both cracks me up and makes me sad...

Carla -- hope you are having a blast!!
Well at this rate it will be longer than that considering I never do it!:lmao:
Holy LOOOONG Pre-TR! :lmao:

You should have seen the one for her 2007 trip. Over 100 pages and she still hadn't left.:rotfl:

[mnmrmustard]

You should have seen the one for her 2007 trip. Over 100 pages and she still hadn't left.:rotfl:

That's what happens when you have a happy overplanner who gets a following ;) :lmao:

Just saw your posts on FB Carla - very cool shots of the Osbourn lights!!!

[Leger13]

Ok, I AM back. Sorry it's taken me this long to get back on here. I was so grumpy to be home until today that just thinking of coming over here to do my TR was depressing because that solidifies that my trip is over. But, I get to relive it by telling you all about it so and I'm not as grumpy to be home today so I'm hoping to start uploading my pictures to Photobucket tonight. I had 3 cameras with me so I really need to dump the rest of my pictures off of them and get them in order. I promise to get the ball rolling before the end of the week.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that wished us a good trip. :goodvibes

Holy LOOOONG Pre-TR! :lmao:

:rotfl::rotfl: yeah, I blab and change plans a lot so my Pre-TR's tend to drag on and on.

That's what happens when you have a happy overplanner who gets a following ;) :lmao:

Just saw your posts on FB Carla - very cool shots of the Osbourn lights!!!

Aww thanks Mike. I am an over planner for sure :laughing: (even though we did NOT do everything I planned....we almost never do)

Thank ya kindly. :goodvibes

[Trentmom]

WElcome Back girl

Can't wait to read your report and see all your pics :wizard:

[Leger13]

WElcome Back girl

Can't wait to read your report and see all your pics :wizard:

Thanks girl :goodvibes

[cherbear]

oh yeah, oh yeah, Carla's back, hey hey hey hey

[kaoden39]

Hi there!! And welcome back!!!

[Leger13]

Hi folks. Sorry for the lack of starting my TR. Been crazy with the holidays and all as I'm sure you all understand. I will do my best to at least get this party started before Christmas. Hope everyone is doing well and are ready for Christmas. I am just about. Have one more gift to buy and gift wrapping to do so not too bad.

[OrangeBlossom15]

popcorn::

[topdog]

popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:::surfweb:

[mnmrmustard]

popcorn:: :hourglass :magnify: :wave: :p

Okay, this is the last holiday you get to use as an excuse - we expect pictures and wonderful tales of magic sometime soon after that or we're gonna come down to your place and make you do a slideshow :lmao:

[OrangeBlossom15]

popcorn::

[Tat2ddisneymom]

:lmao:

[Trentmom]

Carla, Carla, come out come out wherever you are


Look right ----------------->



<-------------------------------- Look Left



No sign of her :rotfl:

[mnmrmustard]

I couldn't eat anymore popcorn so I've invited Al in to assist me in giving you a poke

http://ronin.roguecc.edu/images/thepoke.jpg

your adoring fans need their TR! :goodvibes :banana: :goodvibes

[Tat2ddisneymom]

For some reason, I'm hearing the Mission Impossible theme song.

[lovebuzzandwoody]

I came to get caught up! Didn't take long at all! :laughing:

Just kidding Carla! I know you've been very busy! :hug:

[MyMuse]

Totally understand! :goodvibes

We went basically at the same time and I just started my TR!

But I hope you'll come back soon and start. I love to compare days.

[Leger13]

Awww you guys make me feel so special wondering where I am and were my TR is. SO so so so so sorry to keep everyone waiting for SO long. If I had my pictures with me here at work I would start it right now, but I don't. I will work on getting them into photobucket tonight.

So sorry again. Life just gets in the way a lot of times. *sigh* Thanks everyone for being so understanding

And Jamie ~ you totally crack me up! :rotfl:

[Trentmom]

YAY

Carla was here :woohoo:

[kaoden39]

Awww you guys make me feel so special wondering where I am and were my TR is. SO so so so so sorry to keep everyone waiting for SO long. If I had my pictures with me here at work I would start it right now, but I don't. I will work on getting them into photobucket tonight.

So sorry again. Life just gets in the way a lot of times. *sigh* Thanks everyone for being so understanding

And Jamie ~ you totally crack me up! :rotfl:

What you mean real life interfered???:scared1:

[Marshay]

Here I thought I was missing your report already...so I'm glad to hear that I am actually caught up, even though I'm waaaaay behind on DIS.

[topdog]

Bump!! :surfweb:

[mnmrmustard]

Yeah, no worries Carla - my trip was back in mid-October and I'm just now up to day 5. We'll still be here when you get the time :goodvibes

[Leger13]

Hey guys! I know you're probably so tired of hearing appologies from me. But I really AM sorry. I have some things going on right now that are taking prescience over doing my report here. Not that I don't want to do it, I just can't get my brain into it with what is going on right now. It's nothing serious. I hope you all understand and once everything is back on track I will come back and post about our trip if you all still want to hear about it. In the mean time, I did post all the pictures on my FB if you all are interested in seeing them.

[mnmrmustard]

Hey guys! I know you're probably so tired of hearing appologies from me. But I really AM sorry. I have some things going on right now that are taking prescience over doing my report here. Not that I don't want to do it, I just can't get my brain into it with what is going on right now. It's nothing serious. I hope you all understand and once everything is back on track I will come back and post about our trip if you all still want to hear about it. In the mean time, I did post all the pictures on my FB if you all are interested in seeing them.

Focus on what you need to - RL always takes precident over forums. No need to apologize. The FB pics are great btw. I still have to get a bunch of mine up there.

Hang in there! :hug: :goodvibes :thumbsup2 :)

[Leger13]

Focus on what you need to - RL always takes precident over forums. No need to apologize. The FB pics are great btw. I still have to get a bunch of mine up there.

Hang in there! :hug: :goodvibes :thumbsup2 :)

Thanks so much Mike! :goodvibes

[kaoden39]

:hug:

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Girlie, you know I'll be here when you get to it! :goodvibes

[Trentmom]

Its okay girl

We will be here whenver you are ready

I loved your pics on FB :goodvibes

[cherbear]

yep yep, still here! I will follow you wherever you go. hehe

[Leger13]

:hug: right back at ya Michele

[mnmrmustard]

Thanks so much Mike! :goodvibes

You're very welcome :goodvibes

[Leger13]

Girlie, you know I'll be here when you get to it! :goodvibes

Its okay girl

We will be here whenver you are ready

I loved your pics on FB :goodvibes

yep yep, still here! I will follow you wherever you go. hehe

Thanks so much girls!! :grouphug: