Yes, but did you add the cost of the drug induced munchies from the Buffalo p&f debacle?
Sounds kind of reasonable in US$, but that is darn near C$7k
The Gods really aren't smiling on our adventure. I have had a funny noise from the front end of the Traverse for a few weeks, started out low, then it started to grow...
Took it in this morning to have it taken care of before our trip, and am facing a $2000.00 repair bill when I pick it up tonight. I sure hope that Kraft Dinner is cheaper in Orlando than in Canada...
Or maybe we can just walk to Orlando...
Oh Munro, I am so sorry to hear about your vehicle issues!!!
Doesn't it always seem like an especially nasty kind of Murphy's Law that there's always some sort of big unexpected expense for a trip?? It seems to happen all the time to us, too.
$2000 is a tough one to swallow. What on earth was wrong with the darn thing to cost that much? Gotta be safe, though. And I guess, looking on the bright side, at least it happened NOW and not half way to Florida, where you'd be paying for that $2000 repair plus 40% exchange.
And gee, thanks for calculating out the total price of our trip in Canadian dollars.....you're a real pal
. I don't feel indulgent or excessive or financially irresponsible at all now
.
I look forward to your PTR and thank you for being such a warm and welcoming person when sharing your trip reports with your fellow Disers
Aw, thank you for such kind words
. I am having a bit of stinky week these last few days (winter blues? I dunno
) and those kind of posts just make my heart smile
. You guys really are the best!
We really didn't do anything special. My DD only wanted to spend her actual birthday in MK and have a nice dinner. She gave me no input for dinner other than some place we had never been before. Dinner ended up being at the GF Café and only because I thought that menu would be to her taste and also so that we could easily get back to MK for the parade and Wishes. The only thing I did that was special-ish was I ordered a custom cake for her. It was super cute and crazy expensive. I ordered a mini cake that is literally the size of a large cupcake and it was $35. Kind of amusing...DD thought it was given to her by the restaurant. I had to tell that no I ordered it for her.
My DD loves pearls so I did think about doing the pick a pearl this year as a little treat. She hasn't asked for anything this year other than to spend her birthday at the pool.
Pick a pearl has always been on my wish list, but I've never been able to convince myself to splurge. Some day
. C'mon Lotto 649!
Don't you mean peaceful? I'm pretty sure he thinks he's died and gone to heaven. He can eat what he wants, do what he wants and snore his face off every night.
I'm betting he misses you terribly.....by day 6, at least
.
Another great trip report. You always show the best deals outside of the parks for that last day. Can't wait for you to get started on the next one!
Thank you, Ritchielace! I hope to have the PTR up soon (maybe even by tomorrow!). Its forecasted to be a frosty weekend here our little corner of Canada (a high on Saturday of -21!!
) so I'm thinking it will be a good weekend to curl up with the laptop!!
Gina's trip reports are fantastic!!!! Such a great read- like a mini novel. With my concussion I could only read for a few minutes at a time but I managed to read her trip reports these past few weeks. Wooo hoo!!!! I wish I had Gina's "ability" to find such great deals. I'm so envious.
Sorry about your db loss. They need to make sure passengers personal property is protected when going through security. If it isn't - that's unacceptable. Poor customer service.
I'm looking forward to your next trip report.
Cheers
Jump00
Sending you good healing vibes, my friend
. I am so flattered that you used your reading time to keep up with my report here on the Dis! Thankfully, I've never had a concussion, but I have had a brain tumor....so I know that any type of healing where the head is concerned is tough stuff.
We got more snow here at home so I've been busy with the kiddos and I got behind on the trip report. I just got caught up and I'm so sad it's all over. It's been so nice reading and reliving what I was doing in Orlando on whatever day you were reporting about. Such a wonderful week with some fabulous weather (that I'm so missing right now.) I'm excited to read your upcoming trip report in the spring. I think I read that you all will be spending a lot of time in Universal Orlando and since those parks totally won me over in the small time I was there this past December I will be looking forward to learning more about them. And that line in the airport makes my 14 hour road trip a little less painful lol.
Current plans are to spend three full days at Universal in April.....Steve and I still have AP's, but we only bought the kids 3-day tickets for this trip (though if they love it, we could upgrade them to Power Passes for a very small fee, so you never know!). Once we add in a couple of days at Seaworld, a day at Aquatica, a day in St. Petersburg (more info on that later.....we have a very cool and much anticipated event on the itinerary!!) and a resort day or two, 3 days at Uni are probably all we can fit in anyway. Trips are never, ever long enough for my liking!
If you check out my May and October trip reports (see the links in my signature), there's lots of the Universal parks in both
. I know I'm in the minority, but I'd take a day at Universal over a day at Disney anytime.
Our weather is horrible here, too. What I wouldn't give for a little Florida sunshine right now!
Here's to warmer days ahead for all of us!
Have you done the mini golf at Citywalk yet? We have yet to try it but it looks fun!
We golfed one of the courses (the Haunted side) in August 2014 and
loved it.....the courses were super fun and so well themed! I have actually been toying with purchasing the meal and mini golf vouchers for April, though our two favourite spots (NBA City and Nascar) are no longer dining options. If the kids like the look of Margaritaville, we might add that to one of the days we have planned for the Universal parks.
I'm so sad your report is over. I look so forward to your updates each night. SeAworld at Christmas is definetly on the must do list.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write your reports!!!
I'm sad for your brother I really do think he should of filed a report with the Tampa tsa. They may at least investigate if there are other reports of theft when certain employees are working.
In hindsight, you're right....I should have encouraged him to file a police report. Lesson learned for both of us, I guess.
Thanks for following along with us on this report, and I hope you'll join us on my April PTR once its kicked off! I'm trying to come up with an idea for the title....suggestions are welcome, I am not feeling very creative today!!