The Greatest Hits: A Trip Like This Needs a Soundtrack!-A July 2012 TR Upd. 5/5!

[lurkernj]

Ugh, 9 months, that must be really difficult. I will keep you and John in my prayers, and Thanks to you both for your sacrifice for our country.

However, I am so excited for your next trip!!! How cute, I am dying to stay in a LM room and dine in the Beasts castle! And how sweet that you get to do it with your sister! A perfect girly trip!

 

[Wanna be Ariel]

All ready did a pray for John. I cant wait til you eat again. Best part of your TR

Were the people sleeping on the bench maybe there from the night before A little to much drinking around the world?

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

First of all, and most importantly, many thanks to you and John for your services to our country. It is very much appreciated, and I'll definitely be thinking and praying for both of you while he's away.

Yay for a girl's trip to WDW and a Little Mermaid room! Some of my best WDW memories are of the time my niece and I had during our Divas trip last December! And I really love Ariel and would love to stay in one of her rooms!

It's always sad to me when I see angry people at Disney. I mean, there's no such thing as a perfect family or a perfect day, but come on, you're surrounded by MAGIC! Let the little stuff go! And you're right, proper planning on their part could have alleviated the whole mess! Ugh.

I love WS when it's quiet in the morning or late at night...so serene and beautiful! I laughed at the people passed out on the benches like they'd had a rough night drinking around the world, and security just couldn't bring themselves to make 'em leave!

 

[MissManda]

Hi everyone! I just wanted to comment quickly before my update and say I am so sorry for the huge gap in updates! As you know, work has been keeping me insanely busy. I feel like pretty much all I do is work and sleep! Also my weekends have been pretty occupied, because John and I have been spending as much time together as possible. He leaves next Sunday for a nine month deployment, so our time together right now is precious. If you’re the praying type, please keep us in your prayers as he ventures out on this long journey. It’s going to be a hard nine months without him, and we are both going to need a lot of strength to get us through it.

Praying that the next 9 months fly by and for his safe return. God Bless you both for the sacrifices that you both make for our country.

At least you have something to look forward too while he is gone. And you will have to start planning a welcome home trip as well!

 

[stimmons]

Praying for you and your hubby! My heart goes out to you. Being from an active military family I understand the stress this puts on everyone around. Thank you for your sacrifice in keeping us all safe. You take whatever time you need girlie!

I'm so excited to read about Be Our Guest and Art of Animation!!!!

P.S. I laughed my pants off at the dad tearing the map. Poor guy was probably on overload!

 

[ShannonMarie]

I'm jealous of your sisters trip. Can you believe my sister hates Disney World? I know...I don't know where she came from.

And napping at 10:00...what were those people doing the night before?

 

[MaggieBailey]

When you were talking about the people sleeping on the benches... All I could think was "Please tell me she took a picture of that!!" and as I scrolled down, bam! You had! Thanks for that, loved it! Also, will be sending prayers and good vibes your way when deployment time comes.... I know its hard, (DH is a former Marine) so good luck to you!! Can't wait to read more!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics. I love an empty WS.

I am staying at the Little mermaid in October for 2 nights and I cannot wait. New resorts are exciting.

 

[marDgreen88]

WARNING! WARNING! MINI NOVEL BELOW!

First of all, please don't feel like you have to apologize for not updating. You definitely need to be spending time with John! Your time together is so valuable and none of us could ever understand unless we were in your shoes. John is your priority! So basically... it's okay!!! And girl, you know I'll be praying for yall every single day.

I'm so glad you finally put up a ticker! I've been excited for you to talk about that trip for a while... it'll be great!

I won't lie to ya Joni... my dad was one of those people that abandoned all pretense and passed out on a park bench in Epcot. Not even kidding. We're basically a no shame family. (Does it make it better that it wasn't 10 am when he did it? Please?)

Did you leave out the part where you wept in the UK? (Betcha didn't count on the fact that I specifically remembered you tweeting about that. HAHAHAHA.)

That family needs a serious dose of magic, like... stat. Don't let the princesses see you behaving this way, yall!

Yall could have totally played the Highland games! I've seen adults playing in TRs. I was so bummed they took it down so soon before my trip! It looked awesome. And yeah, that is a sand sculpture!!

Even though you clearly said "HELLOOOO Spaceship Earth" and NOT "HELLOOOO HUMANS" I still had to wave my arms and yell "AHHH"! Hellooooo is the trigger word, clearly.

 

[JessicaFaye508]

Yay for your March trip!! How exciting that you managed to get a little mermaid room! And I will definitely keep you and John in my prayers. You both are such strong people and I have faith that you guys will make it - even though it'll be extremely difficult. I'm always here for you if you need to talk... we can always talk Disney, that makes anyone happy.

LOL maybe those sleeping people ate too much at their breakfast ADR and needed a little nap to recoup for the rest of the day.

Joni you're so pretty, just so you know. Your little self portrait pictures are always beautiful!

That sculpture is made out of sand! OMG when Kristen and I were there in May it was advertising the chimpanzee movie! I can't believe they made another one!!

It's always weird entering from an Epcot resort the first time, but then it's hard to picture going to Epcot any other way!

 

[cheekypoppins]

such a fun Tr so far

 

[princess_momma]

Thank you and your husband for all you both do for the country! We do need strong men out there, but we also need strong women like you supporting them!! You guys have such a beautiful love story and I hope the time flies by while he is gone!! You will be in Disney with him again before you know it! And yay for the girls only Disney trip too! Can't wait to read that tr and see the Little Mermaid rooms!

Loved seeing the empty WS. Except those sleepy people!! How silly! Goodness, I don't know how anyone could do that.

Can't believe that family either. RELAX people. Give the kids another map. Breathe. Get to Akershus when you get there. Apologize for being late. They are princesses, they will be nice still. Be thankful that you are in freaking WDW because I am not and would gladly trade to have that family at home and my family there!

That makes me so happy that you were still able to secure a Soarin' FP! Woo. What a great morning you guys had! Can't wait for more.

 

[nemolover22]

I'll be praying for you both while he is gone for 9 months. And when will you be at the art of animation in march because I'll be there with my family and we are staying in the Nemo suites!

 

[beachphotog]

Keeping you two in my thoughts! I'm praying that these next 9 months will go by swiftly, smoothly, and with lots of girlfriends seeing you through.

Lol, at the people sleeping on the benches... Don't they know there is no sleeping in Disney?!

Enjoy these days with the hubby and use the Dis to keep you occupied when he leaves!

 

[MissPrice]

Hi Joni Great updates. I will be sending you both lots of pixie dust during John's deployment. Hopefully 9 months goes by quickly. Ahh, I love World Showcase in the AM. SO nice to have it all to yourself, isn't it? Your SSE pictures are great. SSE is so photogenic. I've never seen a bad picture of her. (Yes I'm assigning SSE a gender ) Looking forward to next update. -Amanda

 

[Anntan]

Thanks to Jess, I'm joining in! This trip sounds so fun so far!
Must have been a really wonderful time! I had my first mother/Daughter Disney trip this spring. It was something so special. Everyone deserves to experience that

You are incredibly strong to be away from your husband for that long. You will both be in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[danimaroo]

You guys are in my thoughts; I can't imagine that is something fun to deal with at all. Stay strong!

That's super exciting you are doing a trip in March though!

Okay, I am often shocked at the way some parents act with their children... or just in general. I get mega bummed out when people treat CMs like garbage.

I LOVED going through the International Gateway, too! It was just so convenient... and I love strolling through England and Canada before everyone else got there. So quiet and calm in that area before World Showcase opens!

That Brave stuff looks awesome! I would've been bummed out if I couldn't do it, too, haha. I LOVED Brave!

 

[Aussiesalad]

Definitely keeping you guys in my thoughts and prayers
That long apart in never easy!

So excited for your sister trip though!! Sister trips are so much fun!!

Ughhh don't you just love families like that?? Clearly it is the CMs fault that you have terrible planning skills, bratty kids and a psycho husband
I feel bad when I think about all the crazy people the CMs have to deal with everyday!

Haha I love that those people are just napping on the bench...
And just for the record I think it's fair game to take pictures in those circumstances.

 

[TexasBelle]

All caught back up!!! Great up dates... Love Soarin, so glad you got a FP for it... I love to enter Epcot through the International Gateway Entrance... Love it.. No crowds...
Boy do I feel sorry for the new CM... People... They just need to chill.

You and John will be in my Prayers... Praying for his safety... Also tell him again, how much we appriciate everything he's does for Our Country!!!

My trip to Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Wilmington were fabulous!!!!!! I loved every minutes of it. I saw the UNC campus and Dean Smith Basketball Arena... Plus I saw Duke University... And CAMERON CENTER!!!!! Love me some Coach K!!! Then we went over to Wilmington on Sunday and spent the next 2 days on the Beach!!!! I loved it!!!! Lots of Great Places to eat... Lots of fun things to do and see. My Uncle (deceased) lived on Front Street right up from Water Street and I got to see where He lived... Lots of fun.

Looking forward to a new update...
Carolyn

 

[DisneyGator13]

I will definitely be keeping John and you in my thoughts; it's truly amazing what he does for this country and please know how thankful I am for people like him!

Hooray for a sisters trip! That sounds like it will be a blast, especially the Little Mermaid room at AoA, so fun!

You finally are in the park! Such a shame it took forever for John to get in but hoooray for EPCOT!

Looking forward to your "weird" Spaceship Earth face, I always seem to look like a fool in those pictures so maybe I'm not alone?