1 yr Anniv.@ the Land of Make Believe! May09! PTR-UPDATE-We're Home =( 5/27

[JenAusty]

Congrats on all your ADRs!! 3 months is so soon and it will be here before you even know it. Your plan sounds really good

Good luck with deciding on what to do with DH's test in FL. I think you should live near your BFF and her BF because then you won't go down there and not know anyone!

Thanks! It's not an issue about where to live... we have already decided we really like Punta Gorda.. we just have to hope he gets hired there. (and that was by my BFF) But the issue was deciding where to take his test- fly and take it to ft. myers- have my BFF there with a car and stuff, or drive to Jacksonville.. hmm. It's honestly up to him.. I've argued my view.. he will do what he wants.

Great looking ADRs! We love, love, love Boma and I am curious to hear what you think about Cape May Cafe -- that one is on our someday list.

Yay for BOMA! We have never ate there.. and I have always wanted to.. so this one I'm prob. my most looking forward to! Cape May Cafe was actually recommended by a CM.. and I told them things about DH and I and she recommended that.. and I looked it up and loved it.

Hey, I'm a little late joining in!! Your ADR's sound great!!
I have to say, I LOVE YOUR HAIR!! I think it looks awesome dark! It looks good blond too, but I love the dark!!! So pretty!!!!

YAY Welcome! Thanks about the hair! Its growing on me.. I'll always love blonde.. because thats my natural color. My Dh likes the brown to.. but my mom doesn't like it.. she keeps saying "I wish you would go back to blonde" grr.. its rude. oh well.

=)!

 

[hlrababy]

YAY Welcome! Thanks about the hair! Its growing on me.. I'll always love blonde.. because thats my natural color. My Dh likes the brown to.. but my mom doesn't like it.. she keeps saying "I wish you would go back to blonde" grr.. its rude. oh well.

Oh my gosh, that is too funny!! Because I am a natural brunette. Well, my mom hates it when I go darker!! I think it looks better with my skin tone and my eyes but she always wants me lighter and it looks terrible on me!!! Check out my PTR later today and you will see a picture of me with blond hair!! UGH!!! Its awful!!!!!

 

[JenAusty]

Oh my gosh, that is too funny!! Because I am a natural brunette. Well, my mom hates it when I go darker!! I think it looks better with my skin tone and my eyes but she always wants me lighter and it looks terrible on me!!! Check out my PTR later today and you will see a picture of me with blond hair!! UGH!!! Its awful!!!!!

Really?! So you know how I feel then. I mean everyone has their opinions- but unless I ask you- if its going to be rude- don't say it! You know?! Especially because my mom knew how self conscious I was with it at first. I've been many different shades of blonde, and brown.. and decided to to add a auburn highlights (on the first page of my PTR) with my blode.. and I liked it so much.. i decided instead of going brown I would go a auburn red brown.. and I loved the color but was unsure on me. Now that I'm getting tan- I feel a lot better. i don't feel as pale, and it looks better with my skin color. I think that my eyes stand out more when I'm blonde/pale- and brown/tan.. hehe anyways, I'll check out your pics later today or tomorrow morning.. i have a night class tonight!

 

[tinkgurl]

Tuesday 19th- Dinner- Boma @ AKL (TS) at 7:25pm.: Yum. I haven't eaten here in awhile.

Wednesday 20th- Dinner- Cape May Cafe @ Beach Club Resort (TS) at 5:30pm.: LOVE Cape May!

Thursday 21st- Dinner- Coral Reef (TS) at 4pm. We wanted the first available when they open for dinner.. so we can request good seating. They open at 4 and we got the 4pm spot! yippy!: That'll be so cool being the first ones~

Friday 22nd- Dinner- Biergarten (TS) at 6:30pm: I haven't eaten here before.

Saturday 23rd-Breakfast- Crystal Palace (TS) at 8:05am.: I haven't had breakfast here before.

Sunday 24th-Dinner-Fantasmic Dinner Package- @ Mamma Melrose Ristorante Italiano (TS) at 4:50pm.: We did MM with the Fantasmic dinner package too at that same time! It was great because after we were done eating, we still had time to do a couple more things before heading over to Fantasmic.

Monday 25th-Early Dinner- Marrakesh (TS) at 2pm.: Haven't been there.

Thurs. Sunshine Seasons: You know I love this one!
Fri. Toy Story Pizza Planet: Yummy!
Sat. Wolfgang Puck Express: I want to eat here our DTD day!
Sun. Cosmic Rays: Another one I love!


Now heres my question- On Tuesday, we will be at AK all day, and are dinner isn't until 7:25pm.. we plan to eat lunch at Flame Tree..but I'm sure we will be hungry again before 7:25.. hehe so do you guys have any suggestions on good snack places or other quick service places in AK.. to eat at.: Pizzafari has some good breadsticks that you dip in marinara sauce! That would be a good snack!

 

[JenAusty]

I've noticed that every time we have a nice day.. (nice meaning no snow, no rain, sunshine, somewhat warm.. for winter weather) I start getting all excited about spring. But I noticed it makes it worse on me because I start to get "spring fever" way to early, I still have like 1 1/2 months of school left.. but it makes me think of wonderful warm weather coming.. school getting over for the summer and Disney coming soon!

So I only have a few short things to say today... some are ones I forgot to mention over time.
1. I received my trip planning DVD not to long ago.. I was super excited because there was a new theme at disney world which I thought meant- NEW dvd.. but sadly, I was wrong. It was pretty much the same dvd as the dream one from the last couple of years with a few new touches to include this theme. I mean that ones good but I want a new one darn it! For some reason I thought they use to come out with a new one every year or everyother year.. because I try and get them all.. and I still have them. But now I have like 3 of the same one- because they haven't been making new ones.. and I can't get myself to get ride of it. hehe But my fav. dvd is the one that has a guy who is the host guy.. and I think he is hilarious but my dh never liked him. All I can really remember off hand was at the end he gets close up to the screen and says something like "If goofy really a dog?" as goofy walks around in the background.. and then at the end he says "bye now.." and keeps waving.. idk its a good one. to me anyways.

Ohh. I hope everyone had a nice Valentines Day. idk if I wrote about it or not.. so I'll just give the jist of it. We went out to eat at our fav. restaurant and then we went to see Coraline.. which was really good. I love 3D movies. We only took 2 pictures.. so here they are.. I know how much everyone loves pics! hehe

This one is just me.. sitting in the shops before our reservation.

This is us in our 3D glasses for Coraline.. this is actually the next morning.

So this week is going to be an extremely BUSY week for me.. It's midterm week for me.. which means lots of studying, lots of tests, and then this weekend its my SIL wedding. Thursday night shes having her bach. party.. I'm not sure where we are going to eat or anything.. and then Friday I have my hair appt. (color) and my nails done (my moms a nail tech) and then sat. the wedding.. so idk how much posting I will be doing.

I have 1 question I thought of the other day.. When I was one the phone with the CM making my ADRs, He asked me if I was celebrating anything on this vacation and I said "my 1 year anniversary" and then he asked me what day was our anniversary- and I had to explain it to him that we were actually going earlier than our anniversary date. He said well is there anything you want to do at your dining choices to celebrate it? I wanted to but I didn't know what we could do.. so I told him I didn't have anything planned yet. Then when I got off the phone I started thinking... what can I do? I honestly don't know? So my question is for you guys- Do you know anything that we can do to celebrate our anniversary?

..Can we order a cake? I've heard of people doing autographed menus?!!... Can we do those? Are all the restaurants different? Also, these "plans" has to go with my dining places.. so real quick- here our the places- Boma, Cap May Cafe, Coral Reef, Biergarten, Crystal Palace, Mama Melrose, and Marrakesh.

Now I would prefer to NOT do anything at Marrakesh.. because we will be in a rush. .because its our last day, we are eating and then leaving.

Can I call the individual restaurants and see what they offer? Is there a website where I can see what I can do or pictures of cakes of things people have done?

Also..87 days til we go.. and its March 1st tomorrow.. which makes it officially.. 2 months and 17 days! EKK.. that sounds soo much closer.. YIPPY!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Good luck on your midterms!!!

I know what you mean about getting spring fever too early -- me too! And now, just when I was ready for spring, they are calling for snow tomorrow -- in Georgia in March that is unheard of!

Have fun at your SIL's wedding next weekend -- sounds like you will be super busy.

You could order a cake for your wedding anniversary -- I think there is a cake thread over on the restaurants' board.

 

[xoktenox]

Awww Jen you looked so pretty on valentine's day! You and your DH liked Coraline? My BF and I went last weekend and we thought it was veryyyy creepy lol It was good just not what we expected I guess.

Have a good time at your SIL's wedding and good luck on all your midterms! Mine are coming up soon too but it looks like we're most likely gonna have a snow day tomorrow so who knows if my teachers will push them back again. I totally have been getting spring fever on any nice day here too but they're calling for 10 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow so its really killing it!

I think it would be cute for you to order a cake for you and your DH while you're there on your anniversary. My parents are eating at Yachtsman Steakhouse (i think you saw that on my PTR) on their anniversary and I was thinking of doing it for them.

 

[JenAusty]

Good luck on your midterms!!!

I know what you mean about getting spring fever too early -- me too! And now, just when I was ready for spring, they are calling for snow tomorrow -- in Georgia in March that is unheard of!

Have fun at your SIL's wedding next weekend -- sounds like you will be super busy.

You could order a cake for your wedding anniversary -- I think there is a cake thread over on the restaurants' board.

I'm planning on doing something.. idk what yet though.. Thanks for the luck I'll need it!

Awww Jen you looked so pretty on valentine's day! You and your DH liked Coraline? My BF and I went last weekend and we thought it was veryyyy creepy lol It was good just not what we expected I guess.

Have a good time at your SIL's wedding and good luck on all your midterms! Mine are coming up soon too but it looks like we're most likely gonna have a snow day tomorrow so who knows if my teachers will push them back again. I totally have been getting spring fever on any nice day here too but they're calling for 10 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow so its really killing it!

I think it would be cute for you to order a cake for you and your DH while you're there on your anniversary. My parents are eating at Yachtsman Steakhouse (i think you saw that on my PTR) on their anniversary and I was thinking of doing it for them.

Yeah, I seen your posting on it.. thats where I got the idea.. but I was trying to search for others to.. just haven't had time. But cake is always good... dessert is always my fav!! hehe Thanks for the luck.. I'll need it!

 

[JenAusty]

2 months-2 weeks-2 days!!

I just seen that on my countdown.. it made me excited.. because I love the number 2.. 2-22-222.. anything with 2's.. idk why always have. So I thought I'd post this!

 

[princess&her4princes]

2 months-2 weeks-2 days!!

I just seen that on my countdown.. it made me excited.. because I love the number 2.. 2-22-222.. anything with 2's.. idk why always have. So I thought I'd post this!

YAY!!!! It's flying by!!! I'm sorry I"ve been MIA lately...will write soon! Hope you're well!!!!

 

[xoktenox]

2 is my fave number! Yayy for 2-2-2

 

[JenAusty]

YAY!!!! It's flying by!!! I'm sorry I"ve been MIA lately...will write soon! Hope you're well!!!!

Thats alright, I know how things can get! The one thing I thank school for (when dealing with taking up all my time) is that it makes time fly.. closer to wonderful Disney World!!!

2 is my fave number! Yayy for 2-2-2

Wow! That awesome!! See we are meant to be disfriends!

Also, I meant to comment on Coraline last time.. yes we both agree it was a little weird.. maybe a little to hardcore for the little ones.. but we liked it a lot because it was different. I mean its not one of my favorites, it was different than we expected but we both liked it a lot. I think one of the reason why we did was because it was directed by the same as The nightmare before christmas and we both love that movie too.

 

[JenAusty]

I'm finally on spring breakk.. this week I am definetly going to be searching lots and lots of disney stuff so make up for the lack of because of school! So expect a posting..

 

[megveg]

I'm finally on spring breakk.. this week I am definetly going to be searching lots and lots of disney stuff so make up for the lack of because of school! So expect a posting..

so closeee and yay for researching! ive been sorta mia but i havent forgotten about you! im slacking on my pretrip prob because i feel no ones interested

keep em coming!

 

[JenAusty]

so closeee and yay for researching! ive been sorta mia but i havent forgotten about you! im slacking on my pretrip prob because i feel no ones interested

keep em coming!

Thats alright I know how busy gets. I'm subscribed to like 6 different trip reports and its so hard to keep up. But I'll check yours.. I've noticed that a lot of people haven't been getting on or updating as much.

 

[tinkgurl]

So I'm jealous you're on break! Mine's next week.

 

[JenAusty]

Well.. last weekend was my SIL's wedding.. here are some pictures from it. By the way I have blonde hair now again.. hehe.. just so you can find me.. I ended up liking the dress a lot. But I forgot my camera and had to get ones from others.. so there not awesome.. but here they are..

Also, a lot of the pictures have red eye.. and for some reason I can't fix it. sorry.
Me and my Hubby.. making our entrance

The girls..

Some photo editing I did..

and again..

Bridal Dance...my DH and I are on the far right

my all time favorite.. chicken dance..

Me with the Bride

Me and my lover boyy.. I love this pic of him..

DH.. being DH.. this was after a few to many brewskies..hehe.. thats right its my butt.

This is how my hubby "dollar dances" with the guys.. hehe it was freaking hilarious..

and again.. as he whips him over.. hehe

The family..

The Thomas kids.. with my brother... who decided to jump on. (my bros in the right corner)

Well I did some research on cakes for the restaurant. Just from searching on dis and calling the number (listening to recording) I've came down to this.. I plan to order a cake for my hubby and I. It will of course be a surprise for him.. I wanted to originally have it delivered to the restaurant (coral reef- our fav. place to eat), and then I got to thinking.. if I want it to be personalized it has to be an 8" cake and there is NOWAY we will sit and eat the whole thing or even half of it. So then I would have to pack it up and have take it back to the room. So I got the idea- since I wanted to have a room surprise in the beginning.. I would just have them deliver it to the room.. and then we would already have it there when we arrived. Plus, we get dessert with the dining plan and won't want dessert.. and then cake.. well actually we would want that because dessert is my FAVORITE but we wouldn't feel to good. But then I called the number and listened.. and if you are staying at POP, they only deliver to the food court.. ohh yeah how romantic.. pff.. so I thought maybe I could do that but we don't have it planned to eat there on any specific day.. soo.. I might just do it on Coral Reef day afterall.

I'm going to get the 8" cake, I want it to say "Happy 1 Year Anniversary Hubby" and then for the picture I want to get Wall-e and Eve.. if possible. But we only have to order it 48 hrs in advance. soo I'm not ordering right yet- I'm going to look into it a little more. Also, I kind of want a strawberry shortcake cake.. idk if they can do that... but my DH would love it.. its one of fav desserts.

I also found out when I talked to a CM yesterday that they don't have on file at all- any restaurants that are still doing the personalized menus.. I was pretty upset because I guess during the "year of a million dreams" theme Coral Reef did a personalized menu with pictures and everything and they also had a diver banner.. and I never knew about it until now. So that is most likely out. But if you guys hear anything about ANY restaurants that still do it- let me know. I heard that Narcoossee's might still do it. sigh.

Also, researching yesterday, I realized that the water rollercoaster- crush n gusher- is at Typhoon Lagoon Not Blizzard Beach like I thought.. so now I have to work that in.. because that was the one I was most looking forward to.. in the waterpark stuff.

We will also be there during the "Star Wars Weekends"- it starts May 22nd.. the first weekend of it.. we will be there.. thats prob. a bad thing. But my DH and I aren't huge fans.. so we will check it out but its not a big thing to us.

I made this wallpaper with a new program that I got from disney.com. I put it as the background so my DH would see it when he got home.. and he liked it!

 

[xoktenox]

OMG I LOVEEEE your wallpaper! So cute, how did you get it?!

You guys look so great in the pics from your SIL's wedding, you're so pretty with your blonde hair! (and the brown hair too but like i said, I'm partial to blondes ) You and Austin make such a good couple.

 

[princess&her4princes]

Hi Jen! Love you in red and the new blonde you, too! What made you decide to go back to blonde? Austin looks like a fun guy to be around in the wedding pics, you guys are too cute!!

Oh no! That's a shame POP won't deliver the cake to the room! You're right, that's not very romantic to go to Everything Pop to enjoy it!! LOL!! Isn't there an off sight company that delivers things to the rooms? I forget the name, but remember seeing something on DIS that a woman does it for her job now and makes up baskets, that sort of thing you can have delivered and she will bring it to your room for you. Something worth exploring....if I can remember the name, I will let you know. Have you checked out Disney florist to see what they could make up for you?

Love the wallpaper, how'd you do that? Very cute!!

 

[tinkgurl]

Aw you looked gorgeous at the wedding! Red looks good on you!

That wallpaper for the computer is so cute!