englishrose47
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- Jan 31, 2007
Just keeping up with the chatter soooo sorry about your cat!!! We have 4 and they are so precious !!!
Does anyone use these? It looks like it would break with the weight of my big suitcase.
I asked Denny to take a picture of how I was feeling on our departure day
Spoiler alert - Cynthia and I stayed on the top floor of the center area in October. It was awesome.
Bye Luna Park! I'll be back!
I love your spot for Wishes! You were able to get some really great shots. Firework pictures are my favorite, and seeing yours made me wish I was at the Poly right now.
The Boardwalk has to be my least known Disney resort. Not sure why, just haven't spent a lot of time learning it, but based on your pictures, it seems like a really nice, quiet place. Sorry that your book went MIA, though! Bet that made the plane home feel a tad bit longer.
Always so sad when a good TR has to come to an end. But I'm looking forward to reading about your October trip!
Your Wishes shots are GORGEOUS! I need to show them to DH...I tried to convince him we should go watch the MNSSHP fireworks from the Poly beach one night while my parents were watching Paxton and he didn't think the view would be nice from there.
And even more pretty shots of the Boardwalk. I've never seen it in person, but it looks amazing in your pics! Too bad about losing your book though. On a side note about it though, I just LOVED that book!! I read it last year around this time and once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. At least you were able to get another copy & finish it later on. I'm working to convince a friend she needs to give it a try!
Your Wishes firworks photos from the Poly beach are stunning! So awesome! They really capture the magic of the moment.. so glad you enjoyed it from this perspective on your last night.
The BW is so beautiful. It is my favorite Epcot resort.... wishing I could go back there next time but my DD planned our next trip and opted for somewhere else! [insert pouty face]
Argh about the book! The Girl with the Dragon Tatto is such a compelling read that it would be really disappointing to not be able to pick it up and read on your way home. (Coincidently, I just saw the movie last night.)
The wedding area on the beach at the Poly is Sunset Pointe (I can't remember if the e at the end is included or not...let's add it lol). One of my friends from college got married there, actually!
Love the little wedding door hanger - very cute!
As always, LOVE your fireworks pictures! Great idea to watch them from the Poly, I really enjoy that location too!
BOO for going home! But I'm glad you had a safe and uneventful trip back (save for the part about losing your book!)
Boo! Hate heading home. But luckily you had another trip on the books to look forward to you. That's the key, at least for me, to avoid leaving MCO in tears... know you'll be back on x date.
Love the Poly beach for fireworks. I've never been personally but definitely on my list for a future trip. Looks awesome.
So you recommend Girl with a Dragon Tattoo? I think I started it and couldn't get into it but am willing to give it another try.
Your pics are making me nostalgic for the Boardwalk. I have a few points I need to use within the year... maybe they will get me ~10 min in the cottages.
You are KILLING me with those Boardwalk shots!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh! I want to go back there so badly! We didn't even go into that area in October and there is just something about the Boardwalk/Beach Club area that I LOVE. Looks like our next trip won't be in that area either (no matter if we go in February or March)...must visit.
Thanks for a great TR! Thanks for the shots of the standard view BWV, we have one for then end of April, now I have my fingers crossed for one of the larger ones.
Love the firework pics, great job! Makes me rethink booking the desert at Tomorrowland Terrace, hmmm. Food for thought.
I have to try the Poly beach to watch Wishes. We didn't see any fireworks this past trip. DH hates trying to get out of the park with the 80,000 other guest of Walt! After the healthy young people riding the medi scooters last year pushing the non riders out of the way, he really hated trying to get out of there!
Anyway, I'm enjoying your TR as usual, it has been a good one. Looking forward to F&W TR.
I don't know if I would like The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. People keep recommending it to me.
We fly Airtran most of the time as they have a nonstop to Orlando & back. They usually move my take off time back & push the return later in the day.
Love how you spent your last night at dinner...firework pictures are awesome. I do love that quiet pool at the Poly...one of the many things I miss about not staying there.
Wonderful pictures as you leave the Bowardwalk...well, at least up until you get that scary clown picture.
That is too funny that Denny got off too early and you had to double pay the toll.
Happy for an on-time take off and an on-time landing.
I'm glad it's not over and look forward to reading more.
OMG!!! How cool is that - I am in the North Island, in the capital Wellington. I lived in Auckland for 15 years but moved back here to Wellington as its a much quieter pace of life down here even though it is the capital. Auckland got too big for me. It would be wonderful f you ever do come back - you must come further down the North Island to us here in Wgtn - we will look after you. That could be cool - a Dismeet in NZ
Definitely my favorite - it definitely keeps me going
Will join up when it starts - thank you
I'm sorry about your moms cat
I love the Poly quiet pool, I really want to stay there! I've always wanted to watch Wishes from the Poly, it seems like it would be a much better view than watching from the top of the Contemporary, which I didn't really like.
The Boardwalk is so beautiful, it's really on the top of my list of places to stay the next time I go to WDW! I just love walking through there at night, I love the feeling of the Epcot resorts!
Ugh going home is the worst, but at least you knew you'd be back in a few months! Are you doing a TR for the October trip?
Sorry about your mom's cat. I have just had to do that and while I know it was best, it was hard and hit me harder than when I have lost a cat otherwise.
Just keeping up with the chatter soooo sorry about your cat!!! We have 4 and they are so precious !!!
So sorry to hear about your mom's cat. Our furry companions are such an important part of our lives! Thoughts will be with you and her tomorrow.
Oh I love that Poly quiet pool! I'd love to be there RIGHT NOW!
So pretty with the Tiki Torches. Something about a Tiki Torch just makes me happy. Really happy.!
Nice fireworks pictures! I think I do want to try this on NYE, whether the family will go for it is another story.!
I do, all the time actually but usually inside a closet if I'm not unpacking. They will hold quite a bit!!
I feel your pain!!
So awesome I had to add on there!
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Poor Denny with the double toll, that is no fun.!
Looking forward to first and foremosts!
Sorry to hear about your mother's cat. We lost our cat 2 years ago at the age of 16. Those small creatures have a way of creeping into our hearts.
Great Wishes pictures! I especially liked the ones where you could see the colors of the fireworks reflected in the water!
Its always a bummer to leave, and an especial bummer to have to pay those stupid 417 tolls twice!
Looking forward to hearing about your next trip!
Ooohhh, good choice watching Wishes from the Poly beach. It's a sad state of affairs that even having stayed there, I have not done that. We'll just put it on my neverending list of things that I want to do.
Great pictures. One day I will watch the fireworks at MK on NYE too. Like you said, I'm sure they're far superior to regular Wishes.
Boo. Leaving. It's the worst part.
Uh oh, an MIA book? I hate that!
Seriously, I am always afraid of those suitcase things! I'm with you, I'm paranoid that I'm going to break them with the sheer weight of all my crap!
Woo hoo! We still have some more updates to look forward to.
I forgot about the suitcase question. I'm another one who always uses it, never had a problem.
Don't get me wrong about the scooters. My brother lost his legs in Nam, so I don't begrudge honest use of them. The people that were pushing the crowd that night had the scooters loaded with packages & were in late 20s. DH had seen them earlier without the scooters. Rudest people you'd ever want to see!!
Love the fireworks pictures! I've always enjoyed Wishes from the Poly beach. It's cool to see the fireworks reflected on the water.!
There's no way to make leaving any fun, is there? It always stinks. Thankfully you had more trips on the horizon!
I use the suitcase thingee too, if it's a stay of just a couple of days and not worth fully unpacking. I have to hang up shirts and pants though, to prevent wrinkles, 'cause the iron is only coming out in an emergency (ie. an intruder).
MEK said:I see your trip is just around the corner. You're so lucky. I know you are going to have a wonderful time!
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Thank You! 10 days! I am very excited to take my parents- there first time ever and my first time at Christmas!
MEK said:I have to agree. Tiki Torches do really set the mood. That pool looked really nice and nice and big for a quiet pool. I am quite the quiet pool fan and this one looked lovely.
Well, I wouldn't want to be in a park on NYE, so this looks like a much better option if you ask me. I know the Poly Beach gets crowded, but judging by Pat's pictures, the show looks amazing. It was definitely be my pick for ringing the New Years in!
That rack just didn't look so great! I think I may have used the bench. I don't remember. All I know is that I started living out of a suitcase those last few nights. I hate that, but at that point it didn't seem worth it to unpack!
I know you do!
But isn't it great that you immediately clicked with the place and you made your decision. I think that's fabulous. I can't blame you one bit. If I had known how much I was going to love it there I would have looked at the BWV resales much more seriously. But who knew?
All I can say is - that's SO Denny!
I have two more updates planned - I hope - and then its time to start our TR. If you have name suggestions just pm or email me. I have one suggestion, but it isn't anything to earth shattering.
Thank you Doris! She's 15, but for some reason I thought she was younger. Not that is matters. Yes - they do creep into your heart and the fact that they don't understand what's wrong with them is so heart breaking. Anyway, my mom backed out on putting the cat to sleep yesterday, but I imagine she will change her mind in the next day or so.
So sorry about your mom's kitty I meant to put that in my earlier reply. I know how much you love your fur babies and can guess where that comes from.
Email or pm me your title idea, I have one too
I know I need to do replies and I am not sure when I will get to them. I have to go to my mom's tomorrow and help her take her cat to be put to sleep. Poor cat has a complete "whited out" lung from an accumulation of fluid which is most likely due to cancer. She wanted to take the cat home for a few days before putting her to sleep. It's so sad because my mom just loves this cat and it is going to tear her up to put this cat to sleep.
I know that I am going to be pretty upset too because the cat was born in my backyard. A stray wandered into our year 15 or so years ago and had 5 little kittens under our deck. Brian found them and we took them inside, made a cat hut in the laundry room, and waited until they were old enough for a home.
I know you are a big Boardwalk fan and I am totally with you on that one. It's a great location. I loved it for F&W.
Well, no matter where you stay I really hope that you are able to go in Feb or March. I would like to try a March trip. I am trying to visit during every month of the year.