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The day dawns sunny and bright. I snapped a pic of our view. This one is the view from the right. Ah, construction! The sound-proofing, however, was frickin' stellar! DH and I didn't hear a PEEP of noise and they were using BIG machines! Well done, Disney.
From the left - BIG tree! So, not...
Mister ATG and I headed out to WDW on a direct flight from Virgin America. DH hadn't flown them yet so, I knew he was in for a treat!
We opted to Magical Express it - mostly because we were sticking to one park a day and not hop around. No need for a car!
When we hopped out of the shuttle, a...
I'm uploading pics to Flickr and photobucket - any other suggestions on a great photo-sharing site? I really want to make it easy to post my many, many pics!
I think I nailed the desserts down:
cupcakes
assorted pastries (included apple tarts - for my DH)
Mickey rice krispy treats
cookies
coffee/tea/hot chocolate
cold milk
I WAS thinking of doing flambe donuts but, DH wasn't excited about it, so I cancelled them. How's that menu sound? Good?
Here's the gift bag I got for the nieces: It's not EXACTLY the same! I got this bag - 1 for each with their names on it. A water bottle and autograph books; Pens and a snack (Mickey Rice krispie treat). They also will have balloons tied to them. Pretty nice, right?! Welcome Bag
Although, now...
Okay - Planning update continued!
Starting to work on the Dessert Party menus - AT LAST! We're trying to decide what kinds of treats to get. I KNOW the brownies are kinda leaden so, they're out. DH was hoping they could do some kind of apple turn-over (he likes fruit in his dessert). I was...
I booked the FOOOOOD! FINALLY!
After much hand-wringing and emailing, my DS-I-L told me to go ahead and book whatever I wanted (then WHY did I have to wait three weeks for you to TELL me that?! UGH!). Today, I nailed down the dining!
Evening 1 will be at Sci-Fi in DHS. It's the only place the...
My luck has NOT been good! I finally contacted the catering dept about NO ONE returning my calls. Turns out, they had my number down wrong. I corrected it and gave them my cellphone # as I would be out all day today.
Got home to a message on the maching.
Sigh.
I'll be calling them...
This was something I had very specific ideas on - and they couldn't really DO any of them! Well, not in the way that I wanted...
Here's what I wanted:
A backpack with their names embroidered on it
A pin-trading starter kit
Water bottle
autograph book
maps to the parks
They had a kind of...
So, I got my stage 1 callback - in that they confirmed we're staying on property & the number of folks in our party. They're forwarding me to the next person (stage 2) - where we talk specifics! Can't wait!
Up Next: ATG calls the WDW Florist to set up a welcome bag!
I forgot that today is a Holiday - the offices are closed. Phooey. Left messages and will try again tomorrow.
My SIL just emailed and asked about where they're staying. I haven't told 'em yet. I'm wondering if I can make it a surprise...? EVIL, ATG!
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That's me up there - ready to lose my dang mind.
Who else is going?
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Mr. ATG - my talented DH
And his Sis - My SIL
Her DH - my BIL
and their two girls DN1 (17) and DN2 (14)
When are we going? Feb...
:flower3: Thanks! I can't believe I've still got readers for this old TR! I'm working up a PTR for my next adventure - taking my DH's nieces (mine, too) to WDW for the first time. They're almost too old to care - 14 and 17 but, I'm gonna' do my darndest to make it magical!