Now Bring Me That Horizon ~ It Begins P115

[TarzansKat]

Awesome shirt!!! I think it turned out great!!! Too cute and I know you are so excited about wearing it!

I'm definitely going to make my Peter Pan one, and I have another one up my sleeve that makes me laugh hysterically. Whether or not everyone else finds it funny...

I shall send a little prayer up tonight for the tie-dyed shirts and the integrity of your Mickey head!

Thank you, my dear.

 

[If U Had Wings]

The shirt is adorable, and I really like it on the dark tee. It really stands out that way.

I had read a hint about the tye dyed shirts if the Mickey head doesn't "pop" enough. If you need a bit more white around them, just use one of those clorox bleach pens to outline the edge a bit.

 

[jenjolt]

I love the tank TK!! It is practically perfect for you!!! I need to get on the shirt making of course I need to figure out a design I would like LOL!!

Can't wait to see how the tie dye shirts turned how, I'm sure they will be most wonderful!!!

Okay tomorrow is the big day can't wait to see how it goes!! Sending major pixie dust your way...

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Love your tank top! So cute... I mean piratey. Praying for your tye die shirts and the integrity of your mickey head.

 

[TarzansKat]

The shirt is adorable, and I really like it on the dark tee. It really stands out that way.

I thought it would be a nice change from plain white.

I had read a hint about the tye dyed shirts if the Mickey head doesn't "pop" enough. If you need a bit more white around them, just use one of those clorox bleach pens to outline the edge a bit.

OMG! Thank you so much for posting that!!!! That is a great idea, and I'm sure it'll help.

I love the tank TK!! It is practically perfect for you!!! I need to get on the shirt making of course I need to figure out a design I would like LOL!!

Jen, let me know if you want me to design one for you. I'm not on the DISigns board, but I enjoy dabbling in it.

Can't wait to see how the tie dye shirts turned how, I'm sure they will be most wonderful!!!

They're still soaking right now. I hesitate to take them apart yet. I think I'll wait for DS' naptime.

Okay tomorrow is the big day can't wait to see how it goes!! Sending major pixie dust your way...

Oh, I know. Wednesday, Wednesday. My ADR day. I felt like I needed a countdown ticker just for this.

Love your tank top! So cute... I mean piratey. Praying for your tye die shirts and the integrity of your mickey head.

Thank you!

 

[eandesmom]

So sorry about the Vera but I think you'll love the bagallini. They have a LOT of pockets. ITA, if you have lost something, look in there again. Amazing really. The black tank is muy cute! Very fun, and very you which is the most important part.

You have my deepest P&PT tie dye turn out...I have good vibes on those.

I love your ability to laugh and amuse yourself, it is a gift so few of us have. Keep it, it will keep you sane when all else fails.

Just remember tonight to SLEEP before your ADR's....!!

 

[pooh'smate]

I am still around I have just been busy. Love your new bag and your tank top. Looking forward to hearing about your adrs. Here is a little for you.

 

[TarzansKat]

So sorry about the Vera but I think you'll love the bagallini. They have a LOT of pockets. ITA, if you have lost something, look in there again. Amazing really. The black tank is muy cute! Very fun, and very you which is the most important part.

I can't wait to get my bag. I keep checking to see if I have a shipment confirmation yet.

You have my deepest P&PT tie dye turn out...I have good vibes on those.

I'll post on that later. I'm not unhappy with how they turned out, but...well, you'll see.

I love your ability to laugh and amuse yourself, it is a gift so few of us have. Keep it, it will keep you sane when all else fails.

I get that from my Granddad. He was totally like that, and it's a great quality to have, I love that it reminds me of him.

Just remember tonight to SLEEP before your ADR's....!!

Um, yeah.

Maybe I'll have a glass of wine or a margarita to help knock me out.

I am still around I have just been busy. Love your new bag and your tank top. Looking forward to hearing about your adrs. Here is a little for you.

Hi, hon! Happy to have you check in! Thanks for the pixie dust, lord knows I need it on many counts.

 

[MegansMom]

I love the tank!!!! SO YOU!!!!! I also have great hope that your tye dyed shirts will turn out just fine!!! Can't wait to see those too!!!

 

[eandesmom]

Maybe I'll have a glass of wine or a margarita to help knock me out.

I can't wait to see how that turns out with your ADR's

fingers crossed for good luck and look forward to seeing your results!

 

[All7OfUs]

I adore your shirt! Really!

Too bad we won't be celebrating any birthdays while we are gone, but maybe we can change the wording and use it too. Is that allowed??

Wish I were more creative, but I'm just not. Ah well... why reinvent the wheel, I always say.

Here's to hoping those tie-dyes will work out!

 

[If U Had Wings]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that your ADRs went well this morning. Sending a bit of pixie dust your way just in case.

 

[TarzansKat]

I love the tank!!!! SO YOU!!!!! I also have great hope that your tye dyed shirts will turn out just fine!!! Can't wait to see those too!!!

Thanks, hon. I'll be posting about ADRs next, but the shirts should follow soon.

I can't wait to see how that turns out with your ADR's

Two words.

Oy.

Vey.

fingers crossed for good luck and look forward to seeing your results!

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I adore your shirt! Really!

Too bad we won't be celebrating any birthdays while we are gone, but maybe we can change the wording and use it too. Is that allowed??

I totally borrowed the phrasing from someone on the DISigns board (hope they don't mind, but I figured it's a sharing kind of place) and found my own graphic to go with it.

If you'd like to me to make something for your group, I'd be happy to. Just let me know.

Here's to hoping those tie-dyes will work out!

Thanks!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that your ADRs went well this morning. Sending a bit of pixie dust your way just in case.

Thank you, hon.

I needed it.

 

[If U Had Wings]

Oh, no! I hope you got at least a few things that you wanted.

 

[TarzansKat]

Aha! D'OH! Ri-ight.....

Oh. My. Word.

Did I have a bit of trouble this morning.

Well, last night, I went to bed after working on the second round of tie dye shirts for myself and DS. I just couldn't resist. We had leftover dye and I wanted to see if I could make them turn out better. That's a whole other chapter, though.

So, suffice it to say, I went to bed late. I've been doing a lot of that lately, and last night was no exception. Never did have that glass of wine, unfortunately.

Perhaps I should have had a mimosa this morning. DS woke up around 5:45 and I had my alarm set for ten of, so that worked out fine. I was tired. I was not functioning on my full mental capacity.

I had not played around with the new online system enough.

And when I finally got the computer cued up, and got in, and my first ADR wasn't available, I panicked.

And then the next one wasn't.

I almost cried.

I almost lost it. Right then and there. I thought, oh my goodness. I had a 90 day booking window for my May trip with Tink, there was no online system, and I called at seven and we got everything we wanted. And let me tell you, we got some hard to snag things, too.

How was it possible that basic things weren't available at all?

I couldn't remember my back up plans, I had notes, but they didn't help. I started forgetting names of restaurants, menus, information that I can normally recall at any given second, but for some reason, panic set in and I went into, OMG, what CAN I GET mode.

And then some things started to book.

So we had some Aha! And some D'oh! And some Ri-ight...

I won't go into it all, but at one point, I was seriously disgusted. I just couldn't believe the lack of availability for certain restaurants, and I couldn't believe the times I was getting. As in okay, but not ideal.

I have to be honest, and I don't mean to sound like a whiner. I've never, ever had this kind of problem before. But, I've never had to do a 90 day booking window with this many people. The last time we went as a big group, it was 180, and I always got whatever on whatever day at whatever time.

In short...I was lucky, and possibly spoiled by good fortune.

I am not, however, without a sense of resourcefulness. So I pondered and debated and wondered how to make things work.

And I pondered and debated and wondered a little too long, and folks, I was late to work. Fortunately, everyone was in a great mood when I got there, so no harm done.

Now Mom and I had been chatting throughout the day, but there was never really a good point for us to talk about all the ressies and the times until I got out of work. Fortunately for us, DS was taking a nice long nap, so we could chat easily, uninterrupted.

And we did. At length.

And thank the gods, she was pleased with what I'd chosen, with the exception of some of the times. And I said, Mom, it was amazing what wasn't available this morning! I just booked what they had! And she said, well, let's go check now.

And you know what?

Between 330 - 430, Mom and I were online checking out the situation and tweaking the ADRS.

And it was much more a-ha then d'oh or ri-ight. As a matter of fact, I was starting to feel better.

And now that you've suffered through my little rant, I thank you.

Here are the results as they stand.

Tuesday, September 29, 5:30 pm, Nine Dragons

Wednesday, September 30, 11:45 am, The Crystal Palace

Thursday, October 1, 2:15 pm, The Garden View Lounge Tea

Friday, October 2, 12:35 pm, The Sci Fi Dine In Theater

Saturday, October 3, 5:45 pm, The Brown Derby

Sunday, October 4, 11:00 am, Chef Mickey's

So let's chat a little, shall we?

How on earth did we end up at The Crystal Palace? Why, I'll tell you. Nothing else was available for our party size in the Magic Kingdom or its resort area! And when I say nothing, I mean, nothing that I could conceivably think of taking everyone to. I have a lot of people to contend with, and I need to think on my feet. And when Chef Mickey's wasn't available, I had a near panic attack. And then I tried Ohana's, and no dice. I was worried.

But it must be fate. Because quite a while ago, I'd said, when I turn thirty, I want to eat at the Crystal Palace with Pooh and Friends. It'll soften the blow. After we had a rough experience there last year (just because DS had a bad day), I really didn't want to go back.

Guess what?

We are.

What to hear something even funnier?

Mom said, well, if you want to try for Ohana's for dinner, you could keep trying. I know you were really looking forward to it.



Bless her. I think it finally sunk in. Not that it matters, because there's nary an ADR to be found.

I'd dabbled with the idea of leaving the MNSSHP day (Thursday) completely open. With no ADRs.

Want to guess who had a panic attack over that? Yeah. It wasn't me.

It was my DH!

"But...but...you have to have a back up."



Hmmm....

Well, if I have to have a back up, it's going to be something I want to do. So, tea it is. I believe they open at two, and we were able to get the two fifteen ressie. I love tea at the Garden View Lounge. Mom was a little surprised when I told her I made the ressie for everyone, not just us girls. And yes, you may feel free to call me crazy for wanting to take the menfolk, but I think we'll have a great time. They have a "tea" specifically for kids, and my son is so much a grazing type of kid, I know he'll love the little sandwiches, pastries, fresh strawberries with cream. I think this is a great way to have a nice meal before the halloween party, and since we'll be at the Grand Flo, it'll be so easy to head on over early.

All part of my master plan, folks.

This is a family that loves to run late.

Now, we all know I wanted to eat at Sci Fi for my DS, so I was excited to get that ressie with no issue. Now this will just be me, DH, DS, and my FIL. Mom and Nana have opted to have lunch at the Brown Derby that day, and that evening, they'll be going to dinner in France. Most likely, we'll spend the morning at DHS together, and then split for the rest of the day. There's a lot of things the boys want to do (LMA, Indy) that Mom and Nana aren't into.

I think this is great. It's mid trip, it gives us a little break from each other, it will be a really good thing.

Our next ressie is on the last full day, and that's my official birthday dinner at The Brown Derby. I'm solid on this ADR. It's not going to change. It's one of the only places I know I can eat and it won't make me sick. Long story short, it's a winner! And Mom and Nana have a favorite waiter here, who I met in December, so I'm really hoping we can have him as our server.

And our last day, dear friends?

It's the ONLY day I could get a ressie at Chef Mickey's. And I have to tell you, this is a must do for my family. We love breakfast here (11:00 am is still breakfast) and since we don't need to be picked up to go to the airport until 3:15 pm, we'll have plenty of time to wake up early, head to the MK and take in a little bit before our breakfast that will really feel like an early lunch. It's a great last meal to have on our trip, and if we have enough time we can wish the MK one last goodbye. Sniff, sniff. I loathe talking about departure day.

So there it stands. It's not so terrible, considering I really did get most everything we wanted, just not necessarily when we wanted it. But that's the way the cookie crumbles for this trip and if it comes to not doing something or being flexible, dang it, I'm going to be flexible.

Now, I'm still pining for Ohana's. I'll admit it. I keep looking to see if I can score a ressie for Friday, the night Mom and Nana are having dinner in France.

I'll keep checking.

Can't hurt, right?

 

[If U Had Wings]

TK, I can't remember, did your dates fall in the free dining time this year? I've been seeing on the boards that lots of people were having difficulties with ADRs this year.

It looks like you got a lot of good stuff, even if it wasn't exactly when and what you wanted. Definitely keep trying for the Ohana, you never know. Especially when you get to near the 45 days out point. Lots of people cancel then since final payment is due on packages.

I can't wait to hear about the tea room. Right now it's a maybe on my list.

 

[ILuvCrush]

We're going to be having tea with you!!! Our time is 2pm

Paula

 

[MegansMom]

Should we be concerned right now about the complete and utter lack of ADRs???? Has September suddenly become a busy time to go???? Or is it that Free Dining just lures more of the lower crowds that are there to eat in the restaurants since it is free?????? I am sorry you also had difficulties getting what you were hoping for, but I must say, I think it all worked out well for you in the end!!!! I will keep my fingers crossed for Ohanas!!!!!

 

[jenjolt]

Oh I'm sorry for your hairy experiences this morning but I'm so glad to hear you are happy with your ADRs...btw as it turns out (and as Paula has mentioned) we won't have to wait until MNSSHP to meet you, we'll be having tea with you LOL...C, P, and I will be there after our pedicures LOL!!! How is that for fate LOL!!!!!!

I'll be crossing my fingers that you get that Ohana for dinner!!!

 

[eandesmom]

Just to weigh in on the keep on trying. I didn't book ANY of my ADR's until after the 45 day mark, when we'd paid. I didn't plan restaurants until then (or even look at menu's....gasp..(being convinced sports would change our plans or the number of guests in our party...I didn't want to jinx it!)

In fact, they were all at the 40 day mark. During President's week. Ugly ugly crowd weeks, it was packed! With the exception of Le Cellier, we got everything we wanted. Granted. We have older kids, we eat later and thanks to changing times we missed fireworks but...hey...we got to eat where we wanted.

Oh wait, that's probably not really helping is it well maybe a little.

Sorry. It's a good list, keep trying. Tweaking is a GOOD thing!