You're welcome!
WOW
I love your pins yey for yard sales.
Love your plans and congrats on the new camera.
Yesterday morning when I called & the system was down, I waited about 30+ minutes. When I called back in the afternoon, I didn't hold at all. I bet with Monday being a holiday, you should get through pretty quick.
It's looking like dinner is the best time to go to WCC. I thought it might be.
No fear, for any readers I have left...I'm back. Hopefully, I'm not the only one who is excited about that. Now, onto some updating!
ADR Day
FINALLY, the day is nearly upon us. I can't believe how fast the last few weeks have flown by. I can make my one little sad ADR on Monday. Thank goodness it's Memorial Day, or I might've just had to suddenly become "sick" and call-in for work. From what I've been hearing it's been a crap shoot on how long it's taken people to get through. One person was on the phone for over FIVE hours. Can you imagine that long distance bill? Uh, no thanks! Even w/ cell that would stink! Wish Disney's online system was up and running. Oh well.
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Sunday, 8/23 anytime after 5pm for dinner
OR
Friday, 8/28 anytime after 11:30am for lunch
Is it better for lunch, dinner or does it even matter??
Car Rental
Thrifty - $184.16/ 7 days/ Economy Size
Dollar - $228.40/ 7 days/ Economy Size
I'm really hoping for some awesome last minute deals through Alamo or National. I really prefer something on-site. Not that we can't haul all our crap to the off-site location, but come on! That ten minutes really eats up our vacay time!
Pins and Yard Sales
I break for yard sales...it's true. I'm a yard sale feign. Something about rummaging through other peoples crap really is exhilarating! Last weekend, I went w/ my mom and MIL to a neighborhood and hit the mother load! I found three limited edition pin sets in their original packages in mint condition.
I got all these pins for...$1.50 TOTAL!!!! The guy doing the yard sale hated them (his wife originally bought them) and desperately wanted to get rid of them. So, I wound up getting 22 limited edition pins that originally cost $175 for only $1.50. Crazy, eh? I almost felt bad after I found out how much they cost...but, not bad enough to go back and tell them about it.
Camera
I've decided to go w/ the Canon (thanks to Autumnpalm's AWESOME pictures in her TR )!! It's on sale at Best Buy, so I'm going to head over there tomorrow. I'm kind of bummed, I keep thinking today is Friday and today's the day I'm picking up my camera! Sad.
Yay for an update! And yay for getting to make ADRs soon! Don't feel bad about only making one, we usually don't do more than that anyway.
Great deal on the pins. I just bought some on ebay the other day for the first time in a while.
Oh, I'm glad you got an answer!
FIVE hours?! Geez, I'm so glad my TA will be making those ADRs for us
Oh, I cannot wait to eat at WCC!
I've not been there yet, so I don't have an opinion - HOWEVER , in my mind, it doesn't matter which meal - it'll be great fun! lol
Yep, I'd go for the Thrifty car too
Sending you "awesome last-minute Alamo or National car deals" pixie dust!
Heyyy Kirsten! I'm Kristen and I'm joining in (late)!! I found your PTR over on tinkgurl's TR, idk how I've missed it for so long?
Anyway, I'm loving your PTR so far. I'm going to try and comment on the things I can remember wanting to comment on LOL
1- we're renting DVC points too! Isn't it the greatest thing ever? It would cost sooooo much for us to stay at AKV normally but we're staying in Kidani for $700!! really, the best thing everrrrrr.
2- did you buy the canon camera? BF and I are looking for a new camera because mine SUCKS and i'm wondering how you like the canon and where you got it and how much (if you dont mine me asking that)
3- you get some really great airfare prices! anything under $200 round trip from here is considered pretty good.
4- loved your MNSSHP pic!
thats all i can remember right now...but i'm on board now so can't wait to read more
Sounds like a really fun MDW, mine wasn't nearly as fun so it was nice to see yours
Loveee the camera, I want it now! I'm going to have to look into it. Does it take good nighttime pictures?
Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Ours FLEW by! We managed to pack quite a bit in:
- Attempted to make ADRs, but the system was down. BOO!!! I'm going to call back this afternoon. Hopefully, I'll be able to make them then. I'm not too concerned. I really don't think WWC will be full...yet. At least, I hope not.
-Terminator Salvation -- the only good part about it was gawking at the two hot guys (Christian Bale and Sam Worthington) who were in it. To be honest, I only went b/c I really wanted movie theater popcorn, and it was GOOD!
-DH's family reunion -- His family isn't particularly close, so DH doesn't really know a lot of them. I've been introduced maybe once. So, I usually wander around looking like a crasher. Fun times!
-Lunch w/ my family -- we go to this place called Mr. Gatti's. It's kind of like a Chuck-e-Cheese type place. My nephews LOVE it b/c it has games. One of them actually hit the jackpot and scored 1000 tickets! He LOVED that.
-AND...I FINALLY BOUGHT MY NEW CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!
After several painful minutes (that I'm sure seemed like hours for DH and the poor sales guy at Best Buy), I wound up going w/ the Canon - PowerShot 12.1-Megapixel Digital ELPH Camera. I LOVE IT!!!! I still need to learn how to use it, though. The pictures I posted above were taken w/ the new camera. I think they turned out really well. They probably would've turned out even better if I actually knew how to use it. Ha! I was too excited to look over the manual at first. I plan on doing that this week.
We don't have Memorial Day here, but we had a long weekend a week before you for Victoria Day. We mostly spent the long weekend at our boys' baseball games
Eye candy plus movie theatre popcorn - it's all good!
Woohoo for your nephew! I'll bet he was thrilled
Thanks! I'll look even more powerful using it when I wear my knee high leather boots and carry my whip around. Just kidding of course, I only take the whip to WDW...I leave the boots at home.Nice choice! That's a great lookin' camera and it's the best power colour! You'll look all authoritative using it
Am glad you picked out a new camera and a canon too. I love the color so cool.
The pictures look great.
Am glad you enjoyed your weekend.
Well my plans...
I did a lot of things where to begin. During the Day I spent time with my family BBQ (spend time with my niece and nepew) and that sort of stuff.
Ok Friday night I had a friends sister that turned 18 so we took her to her first club. We went downtown and it was fun.
Saturday night I went to Dave and Buster's (Chuck E. Cheese but for big kids) I was there celebrating a Coworkers birthday. I had to leave early because I had another party to go to a friends cousins birthday.
I usually don't go out much but I guess I made up for it this weekend. Since I wasn't going to work Monday I went out Sunday I went to a club they had a Foam Party. I had so much fun.
Monday I went with my family to the beach. It wasn't that pretty because Galveston have not fully recover from Ike.
That was my weekend.
Remember me? I haven't been here in a while. Things have just been crazy.
Love the camera. If you are taking pics of fireworks be sure to use the tri-pod or try to stabalize it someway. The least bit of movement will make your fireworks look like streamers.
Awesome deal on the yardsale pins
Car rentals: have you checked mousesavers website. Mary has a page devoted to car rental discount codes? Some are even stackable.
ADRs- did you ever get the whispering canyon? I want to try that place at least once. Hope you didn't have to stay on the phone for too long.
Glad you had an awesome MDW! Love the pic of your nephew with all the tickets. We went camping in my mom's RV with some friends. The kids had a great time. My husband was skeptical at first but he had so much fun he now wants to take it to Ft. Wilderness for a cheap(er) disney vacation
Baseball games sound fun! Nothing beats baseball and of course..gorging on yummy hot dogs.
He was elated! Funny thing is, he's hit that jackpot before at the same place. He must have a lucky touch or something. He got to spend all his tickets on those wonderful, priceless treasures places like that give out.
Thanks! I'll look even more powerful using it when I wear my knee high leather boots and carry my whip around. Just kidding of course, I only take the whip to WDW...I leave the boots at home.
OOOOHHHHHH You found pins at a yard sale!!! That is awesome. Wish we had yard sales like that!! I have to tell Tim lol!
YAY for your new camera, I love Canon!!!!!
We played Badmitton too at our picnics this past weekend lol!
I think we are going to rent a car on our next trip, those prices are not bad.
Yes, the baseball was great (ds#2's baseball games are hilarious - half of the kids sit down on the bases and/or do a happy-happy-joy dance when they hit the ball ). You'd think park hotdogs would be good, right? Well, no, they're icky at that park - cold buns that are too big for the dogs, etc. On the other hand, the park is very close to a neighbourhood pond/park, so ds#2 and I often go there after his games to watch the ducks!
We've been to ChuckECheese and Bananas several times, so I'll have to agree with you and say "treasures" is a really bad description
Ooooh, boy LOL It's like a female Indiana Jones You go, girl!