Go ahead and put it on DisBoards. Beware, I will get you...eventually Final Photos!

[Moira222]

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[FONT=&quot]First up is our daughter Katie, who did NOT make the trip with us.

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[FONT=&quot]But she was never further from our thoughts than our phones were from our hands. Katie is 9 (as of today!) --going on 18. While we traveled to Florida, she stayed with my wonderfully fantastically generous and patient sister Jean and her family. So my only child joined a family of 5 for the week. Mom & Dad taking a trip without her was a learning experience but she had fun with her cousins for the week, and she had school for most of the week.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]My BFF Lesley joined us on this trip. You may remember that when we were planning this trip, the total travel party was up in the air for quite a while. Finally I planned what Joe and I wanted to do & then kept options open for Lesley & Colin. A few weeks before our trip, Colin said he was staying at home. We had hoped that when we arrived at her house in North Carolina that her hubby would make a last minute change and go with us, but it just didn’t happen. There are just too many things at Disney that won’t work for him due to some health issues, and he couldn’t see spending the $. [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]She is just like a sister to me. Les is a total Disney fan, having lived in San Pedro for a few years and visiting Disneyland probably once a week while she was there. yeah, THAT kind of fan!!! She has been in Disney withdrawal since returning tothe Northeast two years ago. I think she may have gotten me started loving all things Disney as an adult, for sure she was the one who started me collecting Disney movies long before I had Katie.[/FONT]
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(this is Lesley as one of my bridesmaids, 20 years ago )
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[FONT=&quot]Next up is my hubby Joe. Joe is pretty adamant about me not posting his picture online – anywhere.(he has forgotten about my past TR's. shhhh)
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[FONT=&quot] I tried to get him okay posting his picture here but have to respect his wishes – so you’ll see a fuzzy spot where Joe is. boo.
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[FONT=&quot]This trip was a celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary, and also coincided with the 23rd anniversary of our first date. We wanted to celebrate our marriage and to just take some time for ourselves. We explored quite a few different vacation options, but always came back to Disney – it really has turned into our happy place, and continues to be so after our fourth trip as well![/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]You may have noticed that my board time has significantly decreased in the past few months. I completely blame Joe. He gave me a nook color for Christmas and I have been over indulging in my reading addiction. Seriously giving me a Nook is like giving an alcoholic the keys to a bar. So my free time has been split with reading books and reading Dis – and I didn’t have a lot to begin with!
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[FONT=&quot]Oh yeah, one final note to you. If you had heard on the Dis that there is a FANTASTIC photographer named Mary Ellen and you just HAD to come check out the great photos, well, you are TOTALLY on the wrong TR! That would be MEK – while I LOVE to take photos, I have a tendency to go for totally spontaneous and random photos, and as a result they can be out of focus (thank goodness for auto focus cameras), too far, too dark, or the people not looking. Plus I used a random mix of cell phone camera, my Kodak Playsport camera, and my seven year old Canon Powershot. So I will just apologize now if the photos are not fantastic.
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[Moira222]

Saved for links (and sorry, I see that some of my pics are huge above, I just copied them from snapfish & I can't edit the size)

On the road
DisneyWorld!
EPCOT!
Day One Planning Meets Reality
Day Two: Wild Africa Trek
Wild Africa Trek part 2
Animal Kingdom & leisure time
Another Epcot Evening!
FINALLY an Update for June 6!
continued
end of June 6 (finally!)

Thursday June 7 Magic Kingdom Day
--part 2
--part 3 & Wishes Dessert Party
Friday June 8 Last Day in the World evening

So Where have I been anyway?

Saturday June 9 Long Road Home

Photo Finish & Farewell


Non disney updates:

Katie's Birthday celebrations

 

[Moira222]

[FONT=&quot]I had to work on Saturday, June 2- I work for a college and it was reunion weekend, one of our biggest events. We were all packed up, including a suitcase for Katie to take to her aunt’s house. She had given me big tearful hugs the day before, but today was better. Joe & Katie drove me to work, and then were off to replace a burned out headlight that Joe noticed the night before & to wash the car. Apparently you cannot leave on vacation in a dirty car. LOL
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[FONT=&quot]Even though I was scheduled to work til 9 p.m., by dinner time almost everyone who was coming had arrived, and we had cleaned up all of the registration tables. YAY!!! I called Joe at 7 p.m. and told him I was done. I asked him to bring me some vitamin c tablets to kick the cold, and we were off!!! Since it was daylight, I offered to drive till we hit Virginia.
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[FONT=&quot]The drive was an easy one. We had two sets of directions – one from google maps, and one from an AAA trip tik. We were following the Google directions, and realized after a few hours that they were not taking us in exactly the way we wanted to go. We were going just outside of DC, and hit an ugly traffic jam there around 11 p.m. It took about 45 minutes to go about 2 miles. but that was it. The drive was easy other than that. just long. looooonnnngggg.
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[FONT=&quot] We hit a Virginia rest stop a little after midnight, Joe had the worst cup of coffee ever, and then took over driving. Before long we were on I 95 South and were going going going. Despite our best plans, neither one of really slept when we could. I dozed a little for 15 – 20 minutes here and there once Joe took over, but we were chatting and listening to music and filled with Disney anticipation.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]We got to Lesley’s town at 5 a.m. We drove through to the downtown area and stopped at iHop for something to eat. Sorry, I was sleep deprived and did not take photos of this one. We finished slowly & were in Lesley’s driveway at 6 a.m. Not wanting to be totally rude, we just parked in the driveway, leaned our seats back, and closed our eyes. We were only outside about 15 minutes when Lesley came out with the dog. SURPRISE!
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[FONT=&quot]Joe went inside & I walked with Lesley and the dog & then went in also. We chatted about our plans and eventually Joe and I dozed a bit in the living room. We agreed that after our showers, there was no point waiting till night – we were awake with anticipation, so we were going to hit the road. By noon we were headed down 17, this time with Lesley at the wheel. [/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]To make up for the lack of sight seeing opportunities (and the fact that I get very very silly when I am sleep deprived!) I thrilled my husband and friend with the tidbits of history and facts that our AAA TripTik included. Lovely little bits about the population of towns, historical figures who lived there, etc. I am a thrill to travel with, really. [/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Travel Tip: before we take any luggage inside a hotel room, Joe goes in with a flash light and checks out the seams all down the side of the mattresses of the beds. He attended a seminar about a year or so back on bed bugs and how to check for infestations. eeeewww the thought of that makes my skin crawl. So we are diligent!! we don’t want any extra visitors coming home with us!
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[FONT=&quot]Bug free, we got settled for the night. Lesley and I took a walk to the convenience store across the street. I forget what I was looking for but they didn’t have it. We checked out the pool (not that we were going to use it!) and the location of the breakfast room and that was it. This was probably the only night I actually had a good wifi connection on my nook, so I dis’ed a little, then got some much needed sleep.[/FONT]
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[Moira222]

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I have a little more written, but need to get a good night sleep. Today is Katie's birthday and tomorrow morning we are taking her & a her friend to a water park for the day, and the next day I am taking her to the shore for the day. I'd better get some sleep while I can!

 

[Nikita1]

Looks like so much fun can't wait till we go.

 

[KatMark]

Thanks for heads up...be back to read tomorrow.

 

[eandesmom]

That does look like a LONG drive! But you had fun and certainly made the best of it. No fun killing time waiting for a room to be ready, loved your "snack" while you killed time and glad it was ready in time to head to Epcot! Looking forward to more.

 

[dizneeat]

I have been a lurker on your other reports but I guess it is time to show my face on here.

 

[pinkxray]

Joining in. Thanks for the heads up

Happy Birthday to Katie. Hope she has a great time at the waterpark today!


Great start on your TR. The YC looks so pretty and the beds look so comfy. Too bad about the no whisking though, that seems like a great CL perk.

 

[MEK]

Thanks for the heads up on the TR start. I can see your pics at work so I read the whole thing.

Boo to getting a cold. Denny had a cold on the start of our trip as well. Did you give it to him?

Love your DH's camo pics. Very creative ways to cover his face.

Next time you drive to WDW I highly recomment you take 301 south around DC. I actually get on 301 in Middletown De (where I live) and continue it all the way to Richmond. Yeah there are some lights, but it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than 95. You could probably also pick it up from 95. Its actually fairly scenic in spots.

I have always wanted to go to St Augustine. Your stops look like a lot of fun!

Yeah for the Yacht Club! I doubt I will ever stay there with DVC, but it looks like a wonderful place to stay.

That waffle looks amazing.

Which college do you work for? Just curious because we are doing the college serach for Nick now and I have been looking at some of the smaller PA schools as soccer possibilities. You can pm me if you don't want to say online.

Great start!

 

[lbuzz52]

subbing- i have to go back and catch up. i did notice the word Nook - i got a kindle for christmas and i have not put it down. seriously, i think i read maybe 10 books and probably 8 of them were kids books. now i'm reading at least that many a month. i love how many freebies there are! and i borrow from the library too. i've only spent about $2 on books so far.

 

[jecskc]

Your title drew me in !! My kids are always asking me "Are you going to put this on the Dis?" answer - "yes, yes I am." Looking forward to reading more.

 

[heaven2dc]

Really enjoying your TR! I would love to stay at the Yacht Club one day - esp concierge level! The rooms are gorgeous - what type of view did you have?

 

[Moira222]

Looks like so much fun can't wait till we go.

Thanks for heads up...be back to read tomorrow.

YAY Kathy's here!

That does look like a LONG drive! But you had fun and certainly made the best of it. No fun killing time waiting for a room to be ready, loved your "snack" while you killed time and glad it was ready in time to head to Epcot! Looking forward to more.

The drive down was not so bad (well still very long!) because we were filled with "I'm going to Disney" excitement. Its the way home.

I have been a lurker on your other reports but I guess it is time to show my face on here.

I have lurked on your threads too! Welcome!

Joining in. Thanks for the heads up

Happy Birthday to Katie. Hope she has a great time at the waterpark today!


Great start on your TR. The YC looks so pretty and the beds look so comfy. Too bad about the no whisking though, that seems like a great CL perk.

We had a great time at the water park, and yesterday just Katie and I went to the Jersey shore for the day. Point Pleasant is only a 2 hour drive, and has a nice clean beach (though the surf can be a little rough) so we have made up for cancelling our "birthday camping trip", and this morning I am kicking back a bit enjoying one more vacation day. I am taking her ice skating this afternoon with her friend (I am only watching mind you).

YC was very pretty, in a formal way. the beds were SOOO comfortable! I had wondered about the whisking, i mean its not like you are wearing a sign when you walk in that says "CL" on it.

Thanks for the heads up on the TR start. I can see your pics at work so I read the whole thing.

Boo to getting a cold. Denny had a cold on the start of our trip as well. Did you give it to him?

Love your DH's camo pics. Very creative ways to cover his face.

Next time you drive to WDW I highly recomment you take 301 south around DC. I actually get on 301 in Middletown De (where I live) and continue it all the way to Richmond. Yeah there are some lights, but it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than 95. You could probably also pick it up from 95. Its actually fairly scenic in spots.

I have always wanted to go to St Augustine. Your stops look like a lot of fun!

Yeah for the Yacht Club! I doubt I will ever stay there with DVC, but it looks like a wonderful place to stay.

That waffle looks amazing.

Which college do you work for? Just curious because we are doing the college serach for Nick now and I have been looking at some of the smaller PA schools as soccer possibilities. You can pm me if you don't want to say online.

Great start!

When I saw that Denny started with a cold, I could totally relate! I am still working my way through your trip, and am hoping he got over it quickly.

301 S sounds pretty - eventually I will be driving to NC to visit Lesley when they finally get into their own house so maybe we will try that route. DC traffic is always icky.

I would love to go to St Augustine again for at least two or three days....but the call of Mickey would be nagging me the whole time. Not sure how I could get past that.

subbing- i have to go back and catch up. i did notice the word Nook - i got a kindle for christmas and i have not put it down. seriously, i think i read maybe 10 books and probably 8 of them were kids books. now i'm reading at least that many a month. i love how many freebies there are! and i borrow from the library too. i've only spent about $2 on books so far.

Thanks for coming over

I am such a bookwork its not funny. and I have been going for the freebies too. I have read quite a few new types of book that I wouldn't normally read but have really enjoyed. Have you checked out the Gutenberg book project web site? TONS of freebies!

Your title drew me in !! My kids are always asking me "Are you going to put this on the Dis?" answer - "yes, yes I am." Looking forward to reading more.

Thanks for coming over! There is a particularly hilarious photo for which I asked permission to post. Wait and you will see

Really enjoying your TR! I would love to stay at the Yacht Club one day - esp concierge level! The rooms are gorgeous - what type of view did you have?

We went with the "standard" view - so we had tree tops and building tops, in the directon of the Magic Kingdom. Joe watched MK's Wishes one night from the balcony. Concierge was quite a treat for us, probably one that we won't get to do again because of the $$ (but we would love to!)

 

[KatMark]

Mary Ellen, I'm so sorry it took me a while to get back here and caught up.

Hooray for a bascially uneventful trip down. And I'm so glad that the Airborne and fluids seemed to help somewhat with your oncoming cold.

Love the entry pictures to DW...always the best sight. And love the room pics.

I hope Katie had a great birthday.

 

[jburgi2505]

Congrats on a successful trip! The pictures are great.

 

[lmckiel]

I WANT TO GO BACK!!!!!!!

 

[MEK]

I WANT TO GO BACK!!!!!!!

Me too!

 

[Lidian]

Huzzah! I'm totally here!

Wait, seriously? They changed out the emoticons AGAIN?

Anyway ... Glad you had a great trip down! Happy belated birthday to Katie! Sorry there was no whisking at check-in for CL.

On a side note, glad you're enjoying your Nook! I'd love to hear what books you have loaded onto it. I bought a Nook Color about a year ago, but it was horrid. I think mine was defective, as it took forever to load anything and to turn pages. It was awful, and I took it back within 24 hours of purchase. What few digital books I have, I read through the Kindle app on my phone or iPad. But lately, I've been spending more time enjoying books from the library than online. (So I could use some good recommendations!) Anyway, anxious to hear about how awesome your trip was and thanks for the heads up on the TR!

 

[tinacaplan]

Hello! I was out of town over the weekend, so I missed the beginning of your report! Sorry your intro to the YC wasn't as great as you would have hoped, but I love all the pics. Isn't the walk to the International Gateway fantastic? I'm going to there before the end of the week!