1 Child and 10 Adults--A GG to Celebrate DD's 4th Bday :) TR Link is Posted

[jenny105]

Everything you got is super cute!!! Love it, especially the bag!!

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Ooo, looks like you had fun Disney shopping!!! I love the Disney Store, or shopping for anything for Disney for that matter!

 

[Charlefours]

Hi! I saw your post on my PTR and thought I would check yours out. I'm subbing! Now I just have to catch up!

Melissa

to my PTR!! I would love any comments or suggestions!!

 

[Charlefours]

Great purchases! I have been trying hard not to go to the Disney online store because I know I'll buy stuff. But after seeing your finds, I must go over to check out the outlet! You're a bad influence.

I.Will.Not.go.to.disneyoutlet.I.will.not.go.to.disneyoutlet! You are a BAD influence! Now I have to repeat this to myself all day.

Well, I guess I should not tell that there is an extra 20% offer good through the weekend for any Disney Outlet purchases then.... You didn't hear it from me.

Everything you got is super cute!!! Love it, especially the bag!!

Thanks Jenny! I love that bag. I will give it to my daughter though.

Ooo, looks like you had fun Disney shopping!!! I love the Disney Store, or shopping for anything for Disney for that matter!

It is fun!! Its nice to get things on sale!

 

[BabyEeyore]

Good call on the 20% off! I don't know if I would have noticed that! I REALLY appreciate it because I already had a cart full I was just waiting to see which of some backpacks for Ashlyn my husband likes best. lol The 20% off makes me feel much better about splurging.

 

[ladybugmom]

LOVE all the books--I have each and every one of them!!! I've never seen the Mini Mouse one--will have to look into that!!

Oooh--NICE purchases!!! You know I LOVE the Minnie Bling!! I bought Ally that tote to carry her piano books for piano lessons!! She LOVES it!!

 

[Shmily01]

I just bought the OG and the Passporter for 2010. I can't wait to get them! I had the OG for 2008 and read every single word.

 

[Charlefours]

Good call on the 20% off! I don't know if I would have noticed that! I REALLY appreciate it because I already had a cart full I was just waiting to see which of some backpacks for Ashlyn my husband likes best. lol The 20% off makes me feel much better about splurging.

Yay!! I am glad you caught the 20% before you placed your order!! I am such an enabler but at least I told you to watch out for the code!!

LOVE all the books--I have each and every one of them!!! I've never seen the Mini Mouse one--will have to look into that!!

Oooh--NICE purchases!!! You know I LOVE the Minnie Bling!! I bought Ally that tote to carry her piano books for piano lessons!! She LOVES it!!

I figured I would not be the only one with those books. I really like the purchases. I never really have worn Disney apparel but I am getting a few things here and there for myself too. I think the bag will be great for Lilian!! She is sure to love it. I think I am going to hold it and surprise her with it on our way to Disney.

I just bought the OG and the Passporter for 2010. I can't wait to get them! I had the OG for 2008 and read every single word.

Hello! DGM buys the OG every year (well, not the last couple because it is has been too hard on her). I like that one for the official take but there is so much more than just the official take! I have not delved into the new Passporters--I loved the 2009 and when the 2010 came out in color--I could not resist getting it too.

 

[MHTeacher]

Hi Stephanie! I followed your link from your post on my PTR. I think I'm caught up---That's a lot of planning you've been doing! How in the world are you doing all this? I'm very impressed with your planning! ( I went to grad school, while working full time, and raising two kids, so I know how time consuming it can be!)

Your little girl, Lilian, is precious! How much fun it will be to celebrate her birthday at Disney , and how great that so many folks love her enough to travel and celebrate with you!

On a side note, my family went to disney the week between Christmas and New Years to celebrate my daughter's 16th birthday. We had her birthday dinner at 1900 Park Faire, just like you're planning for Lilian! Are you planning to order a custom cake? I worked with Pat at the GF to order one for that night. (There are pictures in my trip report.)

Can't wait to hear more of your planning!

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Stephanie! I have those books too...some of them in multiple years. I received the Hidden Magic book for Christmas and I'm about half way through it. So far I love it.

I listen to podcasts all the time. I've listened to other Disney related podcasts (WDWToday, etc) but I enjoy the DIS Unplugged best of all. I've been listening for almost 2 years and I've learned so much from them. I've gone back and downloaded the old ones to listen to between new episodes. It's interesting to hear them predict something in 08 that is coming to fruition now. Sometimes the podcasts are about the only thing that get me through some of my work assignments.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

 

[Charlefours]

Hi Stephanie! I followed your link from your post on my PTR. I think I'm caught up---That's a lot of planning you've been doing! How in the world are you doing all this? I'm very impressed with your planning! ( I went to grad school, while working full time, and raising two kids, so I know how time consuming it can be!)

Your little girl, Lilian, is precious! How much fun it will be to celebrate her birthday at Disney , and how great that so many folks love her enough to travel and celebrate with you!

On a side note, my family went to disney the week between Christmas and New Years to celebrate my daughter's 16th birthday. We had her birthday dinner at 1900 Park Faire, just like you're planning for Lilian! Are you planning to order a custom cake? I worked with Pat at the GF to order one for that night. (There are pictures in my trip report.)

Can't wait to hear more of your planning!

to my PTR!! I am so glad you popped over.

I think I must suffer from what one fellow DISers calls ODPD (Obsessive Disney Planning Disorder). I LOVE planning--it is part of who I am. There is a lot of planning that I am doing that I have not even gotten a chance to update my PTR with--I will eventually. You can probably tell, the updates get farther apart when I am in the middle of a crazy schedule for grad school!! It is definitely time consuming!! I am one of those crazy people that does better with having more things to do than not enough.

Thank you!! I am biased but I think Lilian is adorable We do feel very blessed that we have so many people traveling down with us to celebrate her birthday--so many first timers!! At the same time, it is adding some stress!! But we are dealing with it by staying firm that WE are planning this trip for DD not anyone else.

I am planning on doing a custom cake! Pat will be the one to make it sense we are eating at Park Faire. I am too excited about it!! I will pop over to you TR to read through it. Did you like your cake?

Thanks for joining!!

 

[Charlefours]

Hi Stephanie! I have those books too...some of them in multiple years. I received the Hidden Magic book for Christmas and I'm about half way through it. So far I love it.

I listen to podcasts all the time. I've listened to other Disney related podcasts (WDWToday, etc) but I enjoy the DIS Unplugged best of all. I've been listening for almost 2 years and I've learned so much from them. I've gone back and downloaded the old ones to listen to between new episodes. It's interesting to hear them predict something in 08 that is coming to fruition now. Sometimes the podcasts are about the only thing that get me through some of my work assignments.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

I figured I would be in good company with the books!! I am looking forward to getting into the Hidden Magic book. I think I might save it for one the way down to Disney perhaps--that is, if I can hold off from reading it that long!!

Podcasts are a treat for when I am working out!! It makes me look forward to my workouts that way. I will have to try the DIS Unplugged ones--I have not tried them yet. Thanks for the suggestion!!

 

[MHTeacher]

:I am planning on doing a custom cake! Pat will be the one to make it sense we are eating at Park Faire. I am too excited about it!! I will pop over to you TR to read through it. Did you like your cake?

Yes---we did like our cake. It tasted yummy! I would suggest that you know what you want before you speak with Pat. I had my idea, but wanted a little confirmation that it would look good, or an alternate suggestion that might look better. But she really didn't offer up any suggestions.

By the first time I got off the phone with her, I was so confused, I wasn't really sure what I had ordered. She did call back several days later to confirm details of the cake.

So the cake didn't turn out exactly as I'd imagined, but we were happy nevertheless. My daugher was surprised and thrilled and that was really all that mattered.

Here are some pictures of the cake.

DH, Me, and the kids, with the cake:

Close up of the cake:

Mickey heads along the base of the cake:

 

[MaryAz]

Oh boy cute stuff. Cayley is an xs.........I will not go to the outlet...I willl not go.....

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Wow, that is quite a cake!

 

[Charlefours]

Oh boy cute stuff. Cayley is an xs.........I will not go to the outlet...I willl not go.....

Sorry Mary!!

Yes---we did like our cake. It tasted yummy! I would suggest that you know what you want before you speak with Pat. I had my idea, but wanted a little confirmation that it would look good, or an alternate suggestion that might look better. But she really didn't offer up any suggestions.

By the first time I got off the phone with her, I was so confused, I wasn't really sure what I had ordered. She did call back several days later to confirm details of the cake.

So the cake didn't turn out exactly as I'd imagined, but we were happy nevertheless. My daugher was surprised and thrilled and that was really all that mattered.

Here are some pictures of the cake.

DH, Me, and the kids, with the cake:

Close up of the cake:

Mickey heads along the base of the cake:

Thank you so much for posting the pictures! I think I remember seeing come across the Cake Thread? It is beautiful and I am glad it tasted yummy!

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions!

 

[jenny105]

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[Charlefours]

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks Jenny! I appreciate it.

 

[Charlefours]

So an update on my friend: the word we did not want to hear has come to volition--she was diagnosed with cancer, specifically lymphoma, yesterday. It is presenting itself in a very unusual way at this moment, so further testing is needed before they can really say which type and how far it has progressed. She needs to continue healing from her abdominal surgery and after that point they will do a battery of tests on her including another MRI, biopsy and spinal tap.

If you believe in the power of prayer and feel so inclined, please say a small one for my friend. She is not doing so hot right now as to be expected after the shock of this magnitude. Please also say a small one for her husband--he is not taking the news well either.

Thank you!!

 

[ladybugmom]

So an update on my friend: the word we did not want to hear has come to volition--she was diagnosed with cancer, specifically lymphoma, yesterday. It is presenting itself in a very unusual way at this moment, so further testing is needed before they can really say which type and how far it has progressed. She needs to continue healing from her abdominal surgery and after that point they will do a battery of tests on her including another MRI, biopsy and spinal tap.

If you believe in the power of prayer and feel so inclined, please say a small one for my friend. She is not doing so hot right now as to be expected after the shock of this magnitude. Please also say a small one for her husband--he is not taking the news well either.

Thank you!!

Oh no! I'm so very sorry, Stephanie! Your friend is in my prayers!!!