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vamassey1 · 07-27-2010, 08:36 PM

Yeah you're there, even though it took 9 stops. DH does the driving for us and he's very stingy with the stops.

Chelsea did a good job of documenting your drive down. Did she take any self portrait pictures? That's what Michelle always did and now Danielle is doing it.

Love Connors dance! That's the way I feel when we finally get there.

wjchiefs · 07-27-2010, 08:37 PM

just started reading sounds like u had a great trip

BrooklynnsMommy · 07-27-2010, 08:45 PM

The purple sign looks so much happier in your pictures then it did in ours. Oh well we get a do over in October!

IluvXU · 07-27-2010, 09:22 PM

9 stops. Are you kidding me! We made 4 from our house to Ocala!

Glad you are there though!

luvfigment · 07-27-2010, 09:43 PM

Love all the pcitures from Chelsea! I like Connor's happy dance. Can't wait to see where your room was located although I did see a sneak peak of your view. Looking forward to seeing what you do later in the day!

manntra · 07-27-2010, 09:44 PM

Yay!!!! You're there!!!

I love all of Chelsea's pictures along the way and her demands of being kept in the conversation in the car!!

Yes I did notice and was looking for Charles' pillow!!

How I would love to get to Disney in 8 or so hours

Is there a story behind the Polish chicken? Just wondering why he is Polish?! I always enjoy your Mom's gifts

Tracy

jenjolt · 07-27-2010, 10:00 PM

YAY you have arrived at Disney!!!! Loved the Connor's welcome dance WOOT!!! So much fun!!!

I have to agree with you the Welcome to Disney sign is also my favorite!!

Chelsea's pictures LOL

Can't wait to see more!

Mndisneygirl · 07-27-2010, 10:06 PM

Yippee - we're at Disney! Love the pictures - Connor is too cute dancing!

I did, in fact, know that McDonald's coffee drinks are good - and high in calories!!!

I don't think we stop 9 times driving from Minnesota!!! And in 8 hours??? Someone has issues.
Glad you all made it safely - now I'm curious what you should have listened to the kids about?
We're heading out in the morning - don't update too much in the next week or so, okay?

praisehisname · 07-27-2010, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

Then, it was time to eat! Homemade waffles, bacon, and sausage! Yum!

Yum is right! Guess who is making homemade waffles for breakfast tomorrow because I'm easily swayed by the power of suggestion?

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

After struggling to assemble the two layers of cake, I realized there was a reason I never bake round cakes. What a pain!

You and me both! Sarah insisted on a two layer cake this year for her birthday. It didn't turn out so great, as evidenced below.

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

Her very own camera!!!

Sarah got the same camera for Christmas, and she loves it!

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

Meanwhile, Chelsea sat in the last row of seats in the van and insisted on acting like a modern-day Lady Catherine de Bourgh by yelling from the back, “What are you saying? I can’t hear you! I insist on being included in the conversation!“

Ugh, my girls do that, too. It drives me crazy!

Uh oh...what should you have listened to the kids about?

wigdoutdismom · 07-27-2010, 10:38 PM

So Jackie, I don't imagine that many of those 9 stops were yours....

Charles didn't sleep?
This was a change of events for him!!!

Speaking a certain CD, do I need to burn someone a copy?

Mommy2BnB · 07-27-2010, 11:25 PM

9 stops......yikes. I bet you thought you were never going to get there! Went back and read the pre-trippie. Loved it!!! Going...not going...going....not going.... of course since you are writing a Trip Report, I knew the outcome, but still. Glad everything worked out. For anyone else who hasn't read it, it is a quick read using the chapter links, and it is great!

mermaid764 · 07-27-2010, 11:30 PM

Great update!

It's good to see she was making good use of her birthday present already

*dreamit*doit* · 07-28-2010, 01:01 AM

Oh Jackie, don't feel bad about all those stops. On our way back from Disney in December we stopped 5 times in what is a 3 1/2 - 4 hour ride. We stopped at EVERY rest stop on our stretch of the turnpike!

Of course, we left WDW at midnight and just kept stopping for coffee or ice to crunch on to keep us awake.

I love Connor's happy Disney dance!!

Can't wait to hear about CBR, we stayed there in 2003 just me and Ramon (and Miren in my belly) but haven't been back since. I booked us there for October with the bounceback we got last month at POP, but dates might change and we are thinking we might go back to POP, as well. Decisions, decisions...

addictedtothemouse · 07-28-2010, 01:31 AM

WOW! That's a lot of stops.

Think of how much faster you could have been there without all of the stops.

On our trips when the driver (me) stops for gas the passnegers refresh their drinks and use the restroom. Any other stops are if the driver needs coffee, so we stop about every three to four hours and usually drive 12 to 14 hours per day. (Although our last trip to MI we drove 20, with Dh and I switching off about every seven.)
I love Connor's happy dance, that's exactly the way I feel when we get to Disney.

Sometimes it's hard to admit when we should have listened to the kids.

yinyanggirls · 07-28-2010, 02:10 AM

I, like your other readers, am appalled at the number of stops! I demand to know who was behind such foolishness!

07-27-2010, 08:36 PM	#151
vamassey1 DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 3,165	Yeah you're there, even though it took 9 stops. DH does the driving for us and he's very stingy with the stops. Chelsea did a good job of documenting your drive down. Did she take any self portrait pictures? That's what Michelle always did and now Danielle is doing it. Love Connors dance! That's the way I feel when we finally get there. __________________ Newest report! Laissez les bon temps Rouler... Feb 2010... My first Disney trip report! Hurry and Fly Away to Neverland April 83- Choir trip offsite Sept 99- Hilton Hotel Plaza March 02-Movies Thanksgiving 02-Marriott Hotel Plaza Mardi Gras 04-Movies New Years 06-POP May 07-POP June 09-POP Mardi Gras 10-POFQ Mardi Gras 12-PORS

07-27-2010, 08:45 PM	#153
BrooklynnsMommy DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,851	The purple sign looks so much happier in your pictures then it did in ours. Oh well we get a do over in October! __________________ I Don't Know, I Don't Speak Wind All I Want For Christmas Is an Okapi, a Dinosaur, a Herd of Elephants, and ... Mingos in the Watah! What in the Wuhld? Geen Yight, She's Out of Sight - A Trip of Leaps and Bounds From Pop to the Top - Funtastic Adventures in the Summer Sun Mother May I? Yes You May...But Not Just Yet Ringing in 2010, 6 months til we'll be back again Brooklynn takes Bella to meet Cinderella Too Short, Too Different Spring Break Over the River and through the Fun A Ten Day Ride On A Magic Camel Baby and The Tramp...And A Pop Half Century 21 trips and counting! I have stayed at Riverside, Pop Century, Caribbean Beach, All Star Sports, All Star Music, All Star Movies, Wilderness Lodge, French Quarter, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Saratoga Springs

07-27-2010, 09:22 PM	#154
IluvXU DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,471	9 stops. Are you kidding me! We made 4 from our house to Ocala! Glad you are there though! __________________

07-27-2010, 09:43 PM	#155
luvfigment Member of the 'Jambo! WildBunch' DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,708	Love all the pcitures from Chelsea! I like Connor's happy dance. Can't wait to see where your room was located although I did see a sneak peak of your view. Looking forward to seeing what you do later in the day! __________________ Me (Kerri Lee) DHDD (1) 1983 Off Property~1986 Polynesian~1987 Off Property~1988 Townhouse on property across from DTD and next to the Treehouses (no longer there)~ 1989 CBR-Jamaica~1990 Swan~1992 CBR-Aruba~1994 Dixie Landings~1996 Dixie~1998 Grad Night at All Star Sports~ 1998 Dixie~1999 Yacht Club~2001 OKW~2004 Shades of Green~2005 AKL (DH's first trip)~2006 First trip to Disneyland-Paradise Pier~2006 AKL~Oct 2007 Disneymoon Polynesian~Sept. 2008 ASMu~Oct. 2008 Wilderness Lodge CL 1 yr Anniversary~Sept 2013 WL~

07-27-2010, 09:44 PM	#156
manntra DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,397	Yay!!!! You're there!!! I love all of Chelsea's pictures along the way and her demands of being kept in the conversation in the car!! Yes I did notice and was looking for Charles' pillow!! How I would love to get to Disney in 8 or so hours Is there a story behind the Polish chicken? Just wondering why he is Polish?! I always enjoy your Mom's gifts Tracy __________________ DVC Member 2007 Tracy Ziggy http://

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07-27-2010, 08:37 PM	#152
wjchiefs Earning My Ears Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	just started reading sounds like u had a great trip

07-27-2010, 10:00 PM	#157
jenjolt Loves All Things Disney! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Home in Florida and Texas Posts: 8,157	YAY you have arrived at Disney!!!! Loved the Connor's welcome dance WOOT!!! So much fun!!! I have to agree with you the Welcome to Disney sign is also my favorite!! Chelsea's pictures LOL Can't wait to see more! __________________ *My Magical Trips to Disney:*6/2012,1/2012,10/2011, 6/2011, 5/2011, 1/2011, 5/2010, 1/2010, 10/2009, 5/2009, 1/2009, 3/2007, 5/2005 , 10/1992: First Trip to Disney (Thanks Dad!)

07-27-2010, 10:06 PM	#158
Mndisneygirl DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,640	Yippee - we're at Disney! Love the pictures - Connor is too cute dancing! I did, in fact, know that McDonald's coffee drinks are good - and high in calories!!! I don't think we stop 9 times driving from Minnesota!!! And in 8 hours??? Someone has issues. Glad you all made it safely - now I'm curious what you should have listened to the kids about? We're heading out in the morning - don't update too much in the next week or so, okay? __________________ Sheree, Mom to Sarah (DD12) Paige (DD10) and married to Dave Beauty and the Beach ~ Deluxe Edition PTR ; Resorts, Relatives & Restaurants - and a 3 day cruise My December 2009 TR ; What Are You Celebrating?? Air Conditioning!! A July 2010 TR; Someday is sooner than you think! A March 2011 PTR The Drive, the Dream and DVC - A March 2011 Birthday Surprise TR Sound the Twilight Bark and Pass the Chocolate Croissants A London/Paris PTR A Bird's Eye View of London and Paris March 2012 TR WDW in October vs. HHI in March TR

07-27-2010, 10:38 PM	#160
wigdoutdismom DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Derby, Kansas Posts: 7,987	So Jackie, I don't imagine that many of those 9 stops were yours.... Charles didn't sleep? This was a change of events for him!!! Speaking a certain CD, do I need to burn someone a copy? __________________

07-27-2010, 11:25 PM	#161
Mommy2BnB Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 208	9 stops......yikes. I bet you thought you were never going to get there! Went back and read the pre-trippie. Loved it!!! Going...not going...going....not going.... of course since you are writing a Trip Report, I knew the outcome, but still. Glad everything worked out. For anyone else who hasn't read it, it is a quick read using the chapter links, and it is great!

07-27-2010, 11:30 PM	#162
mermaid764 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,000	Great update! It's good to see she was making good use of her birthday present already __________________ Me 25, DF 29

07-28-2010, 01:01 AM	#163
dreamitdoit* Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 467	Oh Jackie, don't feel bad about all those stops. On our way back from Disney in December we stopped 5 times in what is a 3 1/2 - 4 hour ride. We stopped at EVERY rest stop on our stretch of the turnpike! Of course, we left WDW at midnight and just kept stopping for coffee or ice to crunch on to keep us awake. I love Connor's happy Disney dance!! Can't wait to hear about CBR, we stayed there in 2003 just me and Ramon (and Miren in my belly) but haven't been back since. I booked us there for October with the bounceback we got last month at POP, but dates might change and we are thinking we might go back to POP, as well. Decisions, decisions... __________________ Me DH DD9 DD5 DD7mos Hey! Let's take a picture in front of the castle...all 28 of us!! 12/09 TR

07-28-2010, 01:31 AM	#164
addictedtothemouse DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: oklahoma Posts: 884	WOW! That's a lot of stops. Think of how much faster you could have been there without all of the stops. On our trips when the driver (me) stops for gas the passnegers refresh their drinks and use the restroom. Any other stops are if the driver needs coffee, so we stop about every three to four hours and usually drive 12 to 14 hours per day. (Although our last trip to MI we drove 20, with Dh and I switching off about every seven.) I love Connor's happy dance, that's exactly the way I feel when we get to Disney. Sometimes it's hard to admit when we should have listened to the kids. __________________ me dh dd 20 dd 18 dd 16 dgd 12/17/11 May '07 CBR April '08 AKL Dec '08 Off-site May '09 ASMu May '10 Poly April '11 POP Sept/Oct '11 Pop/AKLApril '13 AoASept '13 POP

07-28-2010, 02:10 AM	#165
yinyanggirls DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: southern AZ Posts: 1,875	I, like your other readers, am appalled at the number of stops! I demand to know who was behind such foolishness! __________________ ~ Melissa Princess Phoebe's Pre-WISH-Trip Report (4/17/10) Squirrels, Ducks and Coconut Butts - Trip Report Now Complete!!! (Hey it only took me nine months...) mom to Princess Phoebe, 9 Hurricane Tessa, 5 and wife to Tim

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