Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks: final update 12/29, p.98

[rentayenta]

Love the plant! I have always looked longingly at the Bonsai trees in the Japan pavilion but I am afraid I would kill it!

It gives me such a happy feeling. I bought it from Kidani and now Michael is making mad fun of me because now I've got to carry it on.​

I think I can definitely make out 1 giraffe...and quite possibly a second one. Either that or the second one is a tree (and not a bonsai)...or both a giraffe and a tree.

there were 3 giraffes. It's looks completely dark to me but darn from my phone, with the edited enhancement feature, they're fairly clear. Must not transfer from my phone to Photobucket as well.​

Love the plant and I definately see a giraffe. How cool....

Would love to see the pic's on FB. How does one find you? That's if you don't mind my "friending" you. You can send the info via a PM if that makes you more comfortable.

i will message you. ​

It sounds like you are having an AMAZING trip....to say the least! AKL looks beautiful....and giraffes right outside...how cool! I can't wait to see more pics and hear more details. After reading along with you I my list of things to try, places to stay, and things to do is getting much longer!

It really was such a terrific trip. I've got so many photos to share between my phone and camera. I promise to return to my photo heavy style. AKV is amazing! I am a believer. I can't imagine staying anywhere else.​

Wow! What a great trip, and report!

Thanks Bobbi. We never did make it to the TOWL for Wishes, did you? How was it?​

I have so enjoyed your trip report and all these fantastic pictures. I hope you enjoy your last day. Just remember...you can always come back. Safe trip if I don't get back on!

we. Had a wonderful last day. On the bus ride back from Epcot, I was explaining to Michael just how much I learned about visiting WDW and I am a resort and park person, my commando days are long gone. Not sure if I'm older or wiser or a combo. ​

Have a great last day!



Planning the next trip is the only cure for PDD! It was great to meet you Jenna

Oh girl, 2014 is on the books. WDW!​

Awwwww hope you're all having a magical last day my Lovely and I concur the only way to deal with PDD is to plan your next trip. That's what I've been doing since we came back three years ago and the next trip won't be until at least May/Jun 2014 or else find some kindred souls who are going and live vicariously through their trip reports

We're in girl! June 2014. Jenna too. ​

I can't wait to hear if the girls enjoyed the YES class. I am sure they did but Lexi really wants to do one next year.

Also 2ScottishPrincesses it is good to see you here again.

I think I mentioned they felt it was too young for them but they were in the high end of the age range. They said Joshua at 11 would also have found it boring. But ya know what? It's fine they took one for the team. ​

BRAW!!!!!!!!

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oh that's good to know, but disappointing since all the boys will be 13-17 on our next trip so maybe YES isn't an option?

Way too old Cynthia. Chloe and Mikayla were bored They didn't complain by any means just gave an honest opinion.​

OOOOOOOH what booths are you visiting.....go on make us all jealous

We hit as many as we could handle. I took a ton of pics so I'll post them. I've got the chubby tires for sure.​

Lexi will be 8 on our next trip so it sounds like she will be the perfect age.

Yes, 8 sounds about right.​

Oooohhh have a Red Stagg Lemonade for me!!

Michael did. ​

If you have pics of King Pin, I'd love to see! Fairly sure I met him on Sunday at the Yacht Club gift shop! Traded with him for something cool for Evan but I don't recall what it was. He was a riot and a half.

Michael took pics. He rolled out a swatch of red carpet and the kids stood on it while they traded. They all loved it.


I'm pooped, packed, and ready (well not really) to go home. I've got tons of photos and will start transferring them from phone to comp.​

 

[rentayenta]

Love to pictures of the naan and dips from Sanaa.

I'd Love to be able to stay at AKL sometime. Oh well, something to aim for.

The bread service was fabulous and not expensive. The drinks were also good, perfect for the end of the day.​

Love the pictures from Sanaa and of the savannah! I really hope we get to go in January, your pictures are making me homesick!



I won't spoil the fun of it, but just before you left you started to read Ellen's Kauai/Aulani TR and I think when you get back and catch up, you will laugh about your groceries when you get to that point of the report. If she wants to let you know, she can clue you in, but it was a humourous part of her trip. As you were talking about how the bell staff will be happy with you when you left, it reminded me of that.

Alison, I have fallen in love with AKV, Kidani specifically. DH and Gabby like Jambo better, Joshua and I prefer Kidani, and Chloe just thinks we're nuts for even having the conversation. ​

Saw your TR and loved the title so---here I am !
Looks like a great vacation being enjoyed by all. I love seeing the pics also.
There is so much to do and never enough time for all you want to do.
You need a vacation after the vacation. Glad you had enough food !
I tend to over purchase food too !
Enjoy !
Waiting for more...

Thanks for joining in. I promise to clean this report up. It feels fragmented like my brain right now. I am leaving so much food for Mousekeeping or Bell Services, whoever wants it. ​

 

[franandaj]

I'm glad your trip was awesome, part of me is jealous because I would have loved to sipped and strolled around Epcot with you, but it wasn't in the cards. There is no way that I could have made it through these last few weeks if there had been a vacation in there.

We need to cut some things out of our life for now and that is going to happen because we need some "us" time or I am going to lose my freakin mind!

I can't wait for you to get back and start the real TR now! I'll look forward to hearing all about it!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Hope you had a great last day. And as I'm not on FB, I am already looking forward to the TR.

Safe travels home.

 

[Ms. WDW]

Safe trip home. I SO know how you feel today, but you always have us to help pass the time by until 2014 rolls around!

I've met so many wonderful people here that I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my Disney Family to help me through the months until I get "to my happy place again".

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful adventure with us and I so look forward to the rest of the pictures/report.

 

[pooh'smate]

Have safe travels today and while I am sad for you that your vacation is over I am excited to read all about your magical trip.

 

[rentayenta]

Just a few quick pictures as we say goodbye. Thank you for the safe travel vibes everyone.

 

[Uncle Remus]

Can I just say thanks for a fabulous trip report, it was like a mini Disney vacation for Jen and me.

Hey PIO, AJ

 

[2ScottishPrincesses]

Oh girl, 2014 is on the books. WDW!​

We're in girl! June 2014. Jenna too.







We hit as many as we could handle. I took a ton of pics so I'll post them. I've got the chubby tires for sure.​

I'm pooped, packed, and ready (well not really) to go home. I've got tons of photos and will start transferring them from phone to comp. [/CENTER]

SUPERB my Lovely, this trip is going to happen this time and financial security and my children's educational welfare will not stand in my way "As God is my witness, they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this (Disney famine) and when it's all over, I'll never be (Disney) hungry again" ...even if I have to sell an organ to get there .

Canny wait for the swally porn pics

Safe trip home to all

 

[rentayenta]

Can I just say thanks for a fabulous trip report, it was like a mini Disney vacation for Jen and me.

Hey PIO, AJ

Thanks! There's more, don't run away just yet. ​

 

[rentayenta]

SUPERB my Lovely, this trip is going to happen this time and financial security and my children's educational welfare will not stand in my way "As God is my witness, they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this (Disney famine) and when it's all over, I'll never be (Disney) hungry again" ...even if I have to sell an organ to get there .

Canny wait for the swally porn pics

Safe trip home to all

I took a ton of food and swalley porn pics! Jenna and I have been nailing down 2014 June dates. It's ON!​

 

[rentayenta]

As I sit here with a 2.5 hour layover in Pensacola, Florida aka lower Alabama, it occurs me to me that there's no time like the present to officially move this to a post trip report. I put you to sleep with my uber long pre-trip report, kept you engaged with my mini live report, and now it's time for the whole enchilada, the big ragu....drumroll.....the post trip report. I will try like a mutha to keep on task but can't promise 100% that there won't be random pics thrown in as DH uploads them from the camera. Can't push a man/hubby/SO, ya know?

I'm thinking the best place to begin is with our plans. Who wants to guess how many ADRs we kept? Did we stick to our park plans? Did we swim at AoA or hit MK for EMH on arrival night? Did I get my coveted party pics? There will be a prize at the end. Ooooo....a prize!

Saturday 10/13:
- arrive WDW, stay AoA one night, swim, food court at AoA which is supposed to be varied and tasty. So excited! Now that we're arriving at MCO at 4:30, we'll have time to swim. I really want to hear the underwater sound effects. Such a cool feature. We may do MK's EMH that night as they'll be open until midnight but we'll see how everyone is feeling.

Sunday 10/14:
- breakfast at AoA
- check out and into THV
- MK, CS
- 50s PT all 11 of us
- MGM for EMH

Monday 10/15:
- sleep in
- Epcot, F&W- Jen cubed
- break
- MK for EMH with fireworks

Tuesday 10/16:
- Typhoon Lagoon, CS
- Turf Club for dinner post water parks
- DTD for a little shopping

Wed 10/17:
- AK rope drop, CS
- break
- WS EMH, Rose and Crown or F&W, Illuminations

Thurs 10/18:
- sleep in
- DIS meet at 1:30? I'm going to try
- BBQ tri tip before MK, all 11 of us
- MK MNSSHP, fireworks and parade along with trick or treating. I'd also like to get the magic ghost and carriage Photopass shots.

Friday 10/19:
- check out and into AKV
- Blizzard Beach, CS
- Saana and AKV activities that evening

Saturday 10/20:
- MGM EMH
- pool break, grill by pool for lunch
- AK. It's open until 8:00 tonight. EE in the dark is a total must do

Sunday 10/21:
- Epcot FW
- break
- Boma before EMH
- MGM EMH, Fantasmic!

Monday 10/22:
- breakfast with Cynthia
- Brunch in the villa for the others
- MK
- Kona Cafe
- MK EMH, MSEP

Tuesday 10/23:
- YES at AK, CS
- break
- 6:00 pm Mixology seminar with Cherry Heering and Xante and I haven't tried either.
- Epcot to eat around the World or Via Napoli

Wed 10/24:
- pack
- cry
- check out
- Boma for a late breakfast or DTD for an early lunch depending on if United messes with our flights again.
-United home.

As we left home for our 7:15 am flight from SLC to Vegas to MCO we were all pumped. As previous photos show, we aren't all morning people Page 8 has some pics. I won't bore you with reposting them. Who needs to see a half eaten Egg McMuffin twice anyway? Here are a few more from the flight.

Mmmm, delicious on flight goodies:

Joshua watching Monsters Inc, getting in that Disney mood and for his MNSSHP costume:

On the Orlando airline metro:

And finally the image we ALL yearn to see, well those of us who drive anyway. We were line #6:

I swear to you DH turned and said to me, I thought we were going to Saratoga Springs? Has that man heard nothing I've said over the past 6 months? I said, let me spell this out for you o n e....m o r e....t i m e...He likes it when I talk super slow.

Him: so what's the plan?
Me: we're staying at AoA for a night, then SSR, then AKV.
Him: what the hell is AoA?
Me: A r t...o f.....A n i m a t i o n.
Him: oh yeah, that new place.
Me: yes, the new place
Him: why are we only staying there one night?
Me: it's not DVC and I just want to check it out
Him: (suspicious look) um ok

Seriously!

And finally, what we'd all been waiting for......a waters parks bus? Okay, it'll do.

And of course the best tv around, the ME tv.

More pics to come....I've got a plane to catch! ​

 

[lisaviolet]

I swear to you DH turned and said to me, I thought we were gong to Saratoga Springs? Has that man heard nothing I've said over the past 6 months?

BEYOND priceless.

So I found this late this afternoon - I have no clue how I missed it but glad I'm here now - I'm on page six but sneaked a peek to the last page. Couldn't resist.

Loving every minute of it. It's totally made my day go from crappy to wonderful.

You're getting flowers because the dam@ DIS keeps moving my smilies!

 

[lisaviolet]

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Aaah. What a wonderful shot. LOVE it. Sighing.

And you are going to LOOOOOOOOVE EE at night- please put that at the top of your must dos- it is SUCH a blast AND so different at night!

So true Ellen.

Such a different experience. Since I'm only only page six or seven I have no idea if you got it in. I'm hoping.

All of AK has such a mystical, magical feeling at night.

As you can see there was a lot of kissing and hugging going on. Love Captain Jack planting one on Gabby.

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PRICELESS. .

Let's put it this way. I've had one steak fry, one thin mint and a milligram of Ativan. DH called to see about food and my response was: spicy. This may be my first DIS buzzy post.
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That's okay with Ativan. Some people write buzzy DIS posts and they can't even blame drugs.

girlie! I know right?! Longest countdown ever! I should be embarrassed but I'm too excited.

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I LOVED this line! So funny and cute.

Can't wait to get caught up. ​

 

[Uncle Remus]

Thanks! There's more, don't run away just yet. ​

Oh, you're doing your post trip report here, good, I won't feel like I'm stalking ya!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Him: so what's the plan?
Me: we're staying at AoA for a night, then SSR, then AKV.
Him: what the hell is AoA?
Me: A r t...o f.....A n i m a t i o n.
Him: oh yeah, that new place.
Me: yes, the new place
Him: why are we only staying there one night?
Me: it's not DVC and I just want to check it out
Him: (suspicious look) um ok

Seriously!
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My DH does not listen properly; but at least he knows better than ask questions like this! (He's been twacked too many times in the past...)

Can I just say thanks for a fabulous trip report, it was like a mini Disney vacation for Jen and me.

Hey PIO, AJ

Nice to 'see' ya. Hope you and Jen are okay....and feel free to come and stalk my PTR/TR thread on the Disneyland subforum. AJ and I are doing a DisMeet in about a week!

 

[franandaj]

I swear to you DH turned and said to me, I thought we were gong to Saratoga Springs? Has that man heard nothing I've said over the past 6 months? I said, let me spell this out for you o n e....m o r e....t i m e...He likes it when I talk super slow.

Him: so what's the plan?
Me: we're staying at AoA for a night, then SSR, then AKV.
Him: what the hell is AoA?
Me: A r t...o f.....A n i m a t i o n.
Him: oh yeah, that new place.
Me: yes, the new place
Him: why are we only staying there one night?
Me: it's not DVC and I just want to check it out
Him: (suspicious look) um ok

Seriously!

And finally, what we'd all been waiting for......a waters parks bus? Okay, it'll do.
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Fran and I often have moments like this, but she usually has an ideaa of where we are staying, but sometimes, she forgets which trip we're on since I usually have two in the works at any given time.

However, she STILL keeps asking me when the cruise leaves! We're down to 30 days and our FE is closed. She still doesn't realize we leave a few days after Thanksgiving.

Cant wait to hear what you decide to do. I'm guessing from your early trip exhaustion level, y'all choose MK EMH!

 

[Uncle Remus]

Nice to 'see' ya. Hope you and Jen are okay....and feel free to come and stalk my PTR/TR thread on the Disneyland subforum. AJ and I are doing a DisMeet in about a week!

Oh how cool, I will, I will!

 

[2ScottishPrincesses]

I took a ton of food and swalley porn pics! Jenna and I have been nailing down 2014 June dates. It's ON!​

BRING ON THE PICS

Big D thinks I'm a mentalist talking about our hols for June2014 ...do I care? NOT A JOT What dates are you guys thinking about? I've been looking at Becci's exam timetable for Apr-Jun2013 and trying to work out when she & Sarah will have sat their last exams by....this of course is totally rediculous because A they may change the order of the exams around B we don't know if they have passed the Highers they're doing NEXT YEAR yet so that will determine if they need to resit or if they get a high enough grade to do the Advanced Highers they're planning and C they could (and probably will) change their minds about what courses they want to do next year PHEW yeah maybe Big D's right I am a mentalist

 

[2ScottishPrincesses]

Loving your opening post by the way