DisGirlAllie
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You should have been a writer 
Great start! Excited for more
Great start! Excited for more
Marriage: The Trip Report - Update 2/28 - Final Thoughts & Link to Disneyland TR!
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PrincessCaitlin
DIS Veteran
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I'm here!!
Can't wait to hear all about your trip!
That picture of the three of you is adorable!
Can't wait to hear all about your trip!
That picture of the three of you is adorable!
brookelizabeth
Jambo Wildbunch Gang
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2006
I am here. Yes when there are those 2 different approaches to life in general .... welll let's say it is interesting.
everyone!!!! Thank you to all the 'usual culprits' who have followed me here, and thank you to all the new readers too for signing on! Sit back and enjoy the ride!And no one is more surprised than I am by the 6 pages here already! It's wonderful to "see" you all, thank you for commenting too.
brookelizabeth
Jambo Wildbunch Gang
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2006
I couldn't believe someone posted that fast! It was slick!Hi Brook!
Great start! I didn't get the fb friend request that you PMed me about (not a biggie, I'm sure you had tons to do right before your trip), so I've been anxiously awaiting hearing about this 2 week adventure!
Oh! I wonder what happened to it? Send me a PM and we can attempt to re-hook-up. (I am sure I had a PM with your name already, but I've deleted them all before the trip...or I can PM you too-let me know!)
Perfect timing! That CD came quickly! Thank you!
I had a heck of a time finding a picture of all three of us without have our Photopass yet when I wrote the intro. We usually do more mirror shots!I so married a type 1 and I'm so a type 2! I'm in too, waiting to see how you handle it. My DH is a "we have plenty of time" procrastinator, i.e. packing the morning OFa deployment!
Packing the morning OF?! Even Joe isn't that bad! He packs that night before.
At about 11:50!
Looking forward to seeing lots of Henry pictures. The girls will enjoy it, too.
We had fun riding Small World with the whole gang. Too bad it was raining and we had to huddle. I got a few pictures of that event, but I'm sure yours will beat mine hands down. That was March 1st or 2nd, right? We'll probably get to that on the trip report about mid-May.
It makes me so happy that you got to have two solid weeks. The most we've done is 11 days, and I still wanted more!
The meet was so much fun! I didn't get too many good shots, but a few random ones of us all huddled together in our various ponchos and rain jackets.
I meant to ask for an adult group shot too of just us DISers, but Henry was quite ready for Peter Pan! I guess we will just have to cross paths again.Two weeks was amazing! I hope we are able to do it again sometime. I'll take 11 days too. Or 8, or 7, or you know...anything!
Thank you! I was thinking about how short it was back in September and how different it is now! By the time our next trip rolls around I'll look like a different person if I keep growing it out!
Ugh, page four.
Brook, I'm so happy that you started! Two whole weeks of bliss, I can hardly wait!
Oh and I love that sweet pic of Henry in front of the Yacht Club! Were you kneeling down to get it? The angle is so cute!
Thank you Molly! Yep, I am near certain I either kneeled or even sat on the ground for it. I've been known to lay down for a certain shot if I want it that bad...
Joining In!I love Henry's red hair! (I'm a little biased since I'm a redhead too.
) Can't wait to hear about your two weeks in Disney!
Yay! Another red head! We love Henry's hair. It was a total surprise, even though it's recessive on both sides. It's been there since day 1, hopefully it never changes!
It is! I remember when I was younger I adamantly refused to believe love was a choice. I've soooooo learned since then!
H&V was GREAT! We really enjoyed it! The food was delicious, the character interaction was excellent and it was a lot of fun. That is one I definitely want to repeat. I also read a rumor of Jake (Neverland Pirates) joining meet & greets in the parks sometime soon, so maybe he'll be at H&V soon too.
BWV
Thank you!! That's very sweet.
You should have been a writer
Great start! Excited for more
I've been told more than once I should write children's books! I sometimes think about giving it a whirl....but...who knows.
brookelizabeth
Jambo Wildbunch Gang
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I'm here!!
Can't wait to hear all about your trip!
That picture of the three of you is adorable!
Ninja poster Caitlin!
chloe770
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I had a Genetics Dr. stop DH and I in an airport once. He keep staring at Jack's hair. He told us that red hair is unusual because you need to have the gene on both sides. We knew I had the gene(red head here) but didn't think DH did. Turns out it's recessive on his side too and goes back about 3 or 4 generations. It's the Italian side for both of us too. Not the Irish
.
brookelizabeth
Jambo Wildbunch Gang
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February 26, 2011
After a not-so-great night of sleep (yes, too excited!) this gal finally faced the day. Joe and Henry were already awake and doing the regular morning routine of breakfast and cartoons.
For all Henry knew, today was a normal day. We hadn't mentioned the M-word (Mickey) in over 24 hours, on purpose. If Henry had known the night before that we were going to Mickey's the next day NO ONE would have slept well!
The bags were packed and hidden away in the closet. Joe and I readied ourselves and then...
Video: Henry, you want to go to Mickey's House TODAY? (2 minutes, 3 seconds)
Needless to say, the kid was excited!
Eventually my phone rang and our car arrived to pick us up. For the new readers, we live in New York City. We generally take public transit to the airport, but this time were flying out of JFK (which is further away), had a lot of luggage and a 3 year old and stroller. We decided to fork over the extra bucks and take a car.
NO REGRETS.
We hadn't told Henry we were riding in a car, so when we walked outside and he saw a car waiting for us the kid almost launched to the moon in excitement.
It's the little things, right?
Our driver was polite and a good (read: safe) driver. Momma was happy.
So was little man
A car and Mickey in one day?!?!
We get to JFK, we go through all the normal procedures and make it to our gate. We are about an hour early, which is cool. It's lunchtime, we get some food and sit at our gate...and then see it's been delayed.
At first I saw a 20 minute delay. No biggee.
Then I saw a 1.5 hour delay.
Ugh.
Thankfully there was free WiFi and we are a family of geeks who love their technology. iPhones and iPads were pulled out to enterain us, walks were taken, we watched the planes, we ate
Which is bigger, Henry's head or the black & white?
Friends were made with the people next to us. They were meeting friends in FL and had 6 pm dinner reservations. They were NOT happy.
But eventually, at 1:52 pm, an hour after we were supposed to take-off, a plane arrived.
We boarded at 2:20
and then sat there.
And sat there.
And sat there a little more.
We finally took off at 3:25! 20 minutes before we were originally scheduled to arrive. I bet the passengers at MCO waiting for that plane weren't too happy...
The flight itself went just fine. We had been upgraded to Row 1, extra leg room seats, for free. That was veryyyyy nice for these tall, long-legged folks. (well, except Henry, who's legs barely get off the seat...)
How is it that the 3 year old gets the Bose headphones and the iPad???
However, there were no blue chips on board! This was our first time flying JetBlue and I had been informed about the blue chips and was looking forward to them. I had to make due with
They were tasty.
We landed at 5:40, about 2 hours behind schedule.
Down to the fake monorail
And onward to ME,
PALM TREE!
which, thankfully, was a complete ghost town!
Into our line...we were first. My heart sank a tiny bit, we were going to have to wait a while. Hey, it's okay, this is a long trip, we don't have any agenda for tonight, it's fine. Henry was VERY excited pointing out every picture of Mickey or the Castle that he saw. Some of you may remember the toy buses that we bought him last trip-one is the ME bus and he was thrilled to see it in real life! "Mickey's bus!"
Oh, but wait! What's this? A CM smiling at me, heading our way...and YES! he's opening our gate. I might have muttered a, "I love you!" as we scurried through and to our
big yellow bus.
A Mears bus.
Bummer!
Henry was a tad confused, but mostly didn't care - as long as this bus was going to Mickey's he was ready to get on!
We had a short wait and then we were off!
It was a fun and smooth ride.
Our first stop as POR. 10 minutes later, CBR and then 15 minutes later we were HOME!
I love you Boardwalk!
Stepping into the lobby at 7:10 pm, we all had smiled plastered on our faces.
Check-in process was quick and easy, even though we hadn't done online check-in. Perhaps they do this now for DVC members? If so, it makes sense!
The Boardwalk often has balloons sitting out that the children can just take. Henry had been eying them and I figured we would grab one on our way up to our room, but two kids came by and took the last two.
His face fell.
Our amazing CM noticed this and pretty soon
That made him happy!
He's a good sharer.
We went up to our villa
This room wasn't quite the excellent location we had last time, but it still wasn't bad at all. We hadn't made any room requests and my fear was to be at the end of those looooooong hallways, but this one was only about 2 "segments" down.
Our view
I found it ironic that we had a view of Community Hall. Last trip I had a Mommy Meltdown while trying to find that darn building...
The waterway is there too, it was a relaxing and beautiful view.
Henry was itchin' to do one thing
Video: Jumping at the BWV (53 seconds)
We gave him a couple minutes to do that...but we were HUNGRY! It was past 7:30 by this point and we hadn't eaten since lunch.
Next up: Epcot Eats!
After a not-so-great night of sleep (yes, too excited!) this gal finally faced the day. Joe and Henry were already awake and doing the regular morning routine of breakfast and cartoons.
For all Henry knew, today was a normal day. We hadn't mentioned the M-word (Mickey) in over 24 hours, on purpose. If Henry had known the night before that we were going to Mickey's the next day NO ONE would have slept well!
The bags were packed and hidden away in the closet. Joe and I readied ourselves and then...
Video: Henry, you want to go to Mickey's House TODAY? (2 minutes, 3 seconds)
Needless to say, the kid was excited!
Eventually my phone rang and our car arrived to pick us up. For the new readers, we live in New York City. We generally take public transit to the airport, but this time were flying out of JFK (which is further away), had a lot of luggage and a 3 year old and stroller. We decided to fork over the extra bucks and take a car.
NO REGRETS.
We hadn't told Henry we were riding in a car, so when we walked outside and he saw a car waiting for us the kid almost launched to the moon in excitement.
It's the little things, right?
Our driver was polite and a good (read: safe) driver. Momma was happy.
So was little man
A car and Mickey in one day?!?!
We get to JFK, we go through all the normal procedures and make it to our gate. We are about an hour early, which is cool. It's lunchtime, we get some food and sit at our gate...and then see it's been delayed.
At first I saw a 20 minute delay. No biggee.
Then I saw a 1.5 hour delay.
Ugh.
Thankfully there was free WiFi and we are a family of geeks who love their technology. iPhones and iPads were pulled out to enterain us, walks were taken, we watched the planes, we ate
Which is bigger, Henry's head or the black & white?
Friends were made with the people next to us. They were meeting friends in FL and had 6 pm dinner reservations. They were NOT happy.
But eventually, at 1:52 pm, an hour after we were supposed to take-off, a plane arrived.
We boarded at 2:20
and then sat there.
And sat there.
And sat there a little more.
We finally took off at 3:25! 20 minutes before we were originally scheduled to arrive. I bet the passengers at MCO waiting for that plane weren't too happy...
The flight itself went just fine. We had been upgraded to Row 1, extra leg room seats, for free.
That was veryyyyy nice for these tall, long-legged folks. (well, except Henry, who's legs barely get off the seat...)
How is it that the 3 year old gets the Bose headphones and the iPad???
However, there were no blue chips on board! This was our first time flying JetBlue and I had been informed about the blue chips and was looking forward to them. I had to make due with
They were tasty.
We landed at 5:40, about 2 hours behind schedule.
Down to the fake monorail
And onward to ME,
PALM TREE!
which, thankfully, was a complete ghost town!
Into our line...we were first. My heart sank a tiny bit, we were going to have to wait a while. Hey, it's okay, this is a long trip, we don't have any agenda for tonight, it's fine. Henry was VERY excited pointing out every picture of Mickey or the Castle that he saw. Some of you may remember the toy buses that we bought him last trip-one is the ME bus and he was thrilled to see it in real life! "Mickey's bus!"
Oh, but wait! What's this? A CM smiling at me, heading our way...and YES! he's opening our gate. I might have muttered a, "I love you!" as we scurried through and to our
big yellow bus.
A Mears bus.
Bummer!
Henry was a tad confused, but mostly didn't care - as long as this bus was going to Mickey's he was ready to get on!
We had a short wait and then we were off!
It was a fun and smooth ride.
Our first stop as POR. 10 minutes later, CBR and then 15 minutes later we were HOME!
I love you Boardwalk!
Stepping into the lobby at 7:10 pm, we all had smiled plastered on our faces.
Check-in process was quick and easy, even though we hadn't done online check-in. Perhaps they do this now for DVC members? If so, it makes sense!
The Boardwalk often has balloons sitting out that the children can just take. Henry had been eying them and I figured we would grab one on our way up to our room, but two kids came by and took the last two.
His face fell.
Our amazing CM noticed this and pretty soon
That made him happy!
He's a good sharer.
We went up to our villa
This room wasn't quite the excellent location we had last time, but it still wasn't bad at all. We hadn't made any room requests and my fear was to be at the end of those looooooong hallways, but this one was only about 2 "segments" down.
Our view
I found it ironic that we had a view of Community Hall. Last trip I had a Mommy Meltdown while trying to find that darn building...
The waterway is there too, it was a relaxing and beautiful view.
Henry was itchin' to do one thing
Video: Jumping at the BWV (53 seconds)
We gave him a couple minutes to do that...but we were HUNGRY! It was past 7:30 by this point and we hadn't eaten since lunch.
Next up: Epcot Eats!
bellebookworm9
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 25, 2009
That video of Henry finding out he's going to Mickey's today makes me smile. I told my suitemate she needed to watch it too, and now she wants to go to Disney.
I love when ME is a ghost town! The Boardwalk is so pretty...might have to stay there after BCV and VWL...
I love when ME is a ghost town! The Boardwalk is so pretty...might have to stay there after BCV and VWL...
LoveMyTwoPrincesses
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2009
The video of you telling Henry you were leaving is adorable! I just love the pure joy of it all.
lauren_elizabeth
Disney World Lover
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2006
Yay for arrival day! It's such an awesome feeling knowing you'll be at DISNEY WORLD in a matter of hours!
The video of Henry realizing that he's heading to see Mickey is priceless. I love him running to grab his suitcase!
That totally stinks that the plane was delayed for so long, but hey - nothing can ruin the "I'm going to Disney World!!" attitude right?
Henry is so cute jumping on the bed! My 3 year old loves to do the same thing!
Can't wait to read more!
The video of Henry realizing that he's heading to see Mickey is priceless. I love him running to grab his suitcase!
That totally stinks that the plane was delayed for so long, but hey - nothing can ruin the "I'm going to Disney World!!" attitude right?
Henry is so cute jumping on the bed! My 3 year old loves to do the same thing!
Can't wait to read more!
em6668
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2009
So jealous......of your Black and White! I am a former Brooklyn Heights resident now living in Pennsylvania where they pass off sugar cookies dipped in milk chocolate and white chocolate as a Black and White. Not the same as a dense cake like creation covered in ooey gooey icing that has just the right amount of sweetness! Everytime I go back to NY to visit family a bakery has to be one of my first stops.
Oh and your trip reports is great so far even though I did kind of zone out after the cookie picture...
Oh and your trip reports is great so far even though I did kind of zone out after the cookie picture...
Stringbean&Wingnut
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2010
Which is bigger, Henry's head or the black & white?
Oooohh now I want a black & white so bad. That one looks fabulous.
This is SUCH a sweet picture!
I love this!!! He was really getting some air!!
Great update! I definitely would have been frustrated at the delay on the way to WDW (going home, I seem to care a teensy bit less
). But sweet potato chips are a yummy treat (the blue chips are pretty nifty, but I can assure you you're not missing out on any sort of culinary gem. Just a chip.)
onelilspark
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2008
Yay! Glad you made it! I can't wait til I get to stay at the Boardwalk someday!
dilligaf212
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2011
I'm in.. 
I loved the video of your son.. Every time I watch those surprise videos I tear up.. I know I am such a sap!!!
can't wait to read more
I loved the video of your son.. Every time I watch those surprise videos I tear up.. I know I am such a sap!!!
can't wait to read more
SoonerGirl
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2006
Interesting! I have red hair and as far as I know it's just on my dad's side. I've never met or seen a picture of anyone on my mom's side that had red hair, going back several generations even. Must be there somewhere though!
Brook, Henry totally made my morning, that video when he found out 'today is the day' was so stinkin' cute, not to mention all the big smiles throughout the day!
Bummer you had such a long delay
thank goodness you had the electronic toys to help keep you occupied.Giggling over your view, how ironic is that?
pinkxray
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2009
The video of Henry finding out he is going to Mickey's house is awesome. I'm one of those who gets teary eyed when I see those videos (even the commerials have been causing a little mist). I love him dragging around the suitcase, he is ready to go.
The delay stinks, but I'm it was forgotten once you finally arrived at the Boardwalk. I have never seen the resort in person yet, but it looks fantastic. I would love to stay there someday.
The delay stinks, but I'm it was forgotten once you finally arrived at the Boardwalk. I have never seen the resort in person yet, but it looks fantastic. I would love to stay there someday.
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