1st trip as Mr. and Mrs. (lots of pics!) Updated 9/29: TR Link Posted!!

I'm so excited for you!!! As far as food goes...if you're packing it in your checked luggage, don't worry about it. For carry-ons, it has to be unopened (like a fresh box of crackers, etc). No loose bagels, muffins, etc can go through security.
 
I'm so excited for you!!! As far as food goes...if you're packing it in your checked luggage, don't worry about it. For carry-ons, it has to be unopened (like a fresh box of crackers, etc). No loose bagels, muffins, etc can go through security.

I was planning on taking sack lunches on the airplane for our lunch. Can I do that?
 
awesome organization! :) I defintiely need to start printing out notecards and stuff. YAYYYY for 6 days away!!!!

Thanks! I'm an organizing nerd :upsidedow It's coming soooo soon! Yeah, you're so on top of all of your other to-dos...you'll be finishing all of your prep stuff before long!


I used my mom's name and the reservation number that the DVC owner she is renting from gave her. Are you using the last name?
If it is not working you might want to contact the DVC owner and make sure he switched the reservation to your name.



Love your notecards! I do something similar. I laminate mine with contact paper - because of the sudden downpours and water rides you never know when the paper will get wet.

We're getting close!:banana:

Oh goodness. I'm a crazy. I was putting in his whole name instead of just the last name. :upsidedow I tried again and IT WORKED!!!! :woohoo: Thanks so much for the tip! We're all checked in now!

Thanks for the tip on the notecards. I have to run to Wal-Mart today...I'll pick up some contact paper. Thanks! :thumbsup2 I know--we'll be there before we know it!!! :dance3:


I'm so excited for you!!! As far as food goes...if you're packing it in your checked luggage, don't worry about it. For carry-ons, it has to be unopened (like a fresh box of crackers, etc). No loose bagels, muffins, etc can go through security.

Thanks! I'm so excited too :yay: Thanks for the food tips. We're packing it in our carry-on suitcase. It's all still wrapped (pop-tarts and cereal bars) except some cereal. This is in a ziplock. Should I move this to our checked bag?
 
Don't you just love those park maps!!! I have a set from my January trip and I just love them...so beautiful!!

Okay I'm with you I make notecards...not nearly has pretty as yours, but I have notecards that have my park touring plans and my itinerary listed on it along with ADRs that I have for quick reference and is small which is great in the backpack!!

YAY for being 5 days away...that is so much fun!!! I can't wait!!
 

I love your note cards! What a great idea! I must say that I am not that organized. :goodvibes Wow! You are leaving soooo soon! Congrats on being checked-in already! :cool1: I hope you guys have an awesome time--we have always loved wandering around Animal Kingdom Lodge when we've been there for Boma! Can't wait for your Trip Report....
 
Don't you just love those park maps!!! I have a set from my January trip and I just love them...so beautiful!!

Okay I'm with you I make notecards...not nearly has pretty as yours, but I have notecards that have my park touring plans and my itinerary listed on it along with ADRs that I have for quick reference and is small which is great in the backpack!!

YAY for being 5 days away...that is so much fun!!! I can't wait!!

I was really impressed with how pretty the maps are! Did you actually carry yours in the parks? I'm not planning on it...but I was curious if you did or not. Yay! I'm glad that the notecards are handy! I'm really looking forward to using these little guys :thumbsup2 Oh--and I told Michael during lunch that we need to go get some Scotch Guard...I saw you were using it on your bags before the trip... So thanks for the tip! ;) I know--both of our trips are SOOOO close!! :yay:


I love your note cards! What a great idea! I must say that I am not that organized. :goodvibes Wow! You are leaving soooo soon! Congrats on being checked-in already! :cool1: I hope you guys have an awesome time--we have always loved wandering around Animal Kingdom Lodge when we've been there for Boma! Can't wait for your Trip Report....

Thanks! I actually got the idea from TimandLesley...and decided to add a little of my own ideas to it. I think I'm really going to like them :thumbsup2 I'm sooo excited we were able to check in already! It's all coming up so quickly! Thank you!! :goodvibes I'm sure we will. I can't wait for my TR either! :upsidedow
 
LOVE the picture of you in the suitcase!! We have used Space Bags before to compress our clothes, and you can't even imagine all of the room it frees up! You would definitely be able to get all your clothes in that one suitcase and still have room for souvenirs. There are the name brand Space Bags where you attach your vacuum cleaner to suck out the air, but my mom had some off brand ones that you sealed, and then rolled the air out through a 1 way valve. I'll have to ask her where she got them from.

Your cards are so cute! I spent most of today making our touring plan cards for each park. I can't wait to print them!

Ahh, SIX DAYS! :woohoo:
 
Ummm No I didn't take mine with me! I wanted to use them as a souvenir from that trip so mine stayed home with me!!!

YAY I love Scotchguarding and it totally helped having it Scotchguarded when it rained and what not! So I was very happy with that!!!!!

Yes both our trips are coming sooner and sooner...and yet I still have so much to do LOL!!
 
I have to tell you I L-O-V-E your report so far!!! I haven't read but about half of it, but I will probubly finish it tonight!!!

Can't wait to read more!!!
 
Oh wow! Look at that talented organization! Love that you used the Disney font! No worries on getting made fun of, I went as far as putting our food choices (app, entree and dessert) for each of us on my notecards ahead of time! Mostly though because Dbf takes FOREVER to decide on what he wants to eat and I made him pick them out before we got there :rotfl:

Six days!! Girl I can't believe it! I'm so excited for you and can't wait to hear all about it! Hope you have a blast!:goodvibes
 
LOVE the picture of you in the suitcase!! We have used Space Bags before to compress our clothes, and you can't even imagine all of the room it frees up! You would definitely be able to get all your clothes in that one suitcase and still have room for souvenirs. There are the name brand Space Bags where you attach your vacuum cleaner to suck out the air, but my mom had some off brand ones that you sealed, and then rolled the air out through a 1 way valve. I'll have to ask her where she got them from.

Your cards are so cute! I spent most of today making our touring plan cards for each park. I can't wait to print them!

Ahh, SIX DAYS! :woohoo:

Haha! Thanks :upsidedow It's SUCH a huge suitcase! Oh wow--I didn't even think about using Space Bags. Thanks for the tip! If you'd ask your mom where she got hers, I'd appreciate it. :thumbsup2 Thanks! Yay!! I'm sure you'll love using them. I'm excited about it. I know--I can't believe it's getting SOOOO close! :yay:


Ummm No I didn't take mine with me! I wanted to use them as a souvenir from that trip so mine stayed home with me!!!

YAY I love Scotchguarding and it totally helped having it Scotchguarded when it rained and what not! So I was very happy with that!!!!!

Yes both our trips are coming sooner and sooner...and yet I still have so much to do LOL!!

That's what I was planning on too. I figured we'd get real maps in the parks if we needed them. We bought some Scotchguard last night! :thumbsup2 We're planning on spraying our bags (and my purses) tonight. We always Scotchguard our snow skiing stuff and it's a lifesaver! I'm soooo glad you mentioned using it on Disney bags! :goodvibes It looks like it's going to rain most days. But it's Disney World...it rains a ton! :upsidedow I feel the same way--there's just SOOOO much to do! But we'll both get it done! :thumbsup2


I have to tell you I L-O-V-E your report so far!!! I haven't read but about half of it, but I will probubly finish it tonight!!!

Can't wait to read more!!!

HI!!! :goodvibes Thanks so much for reading!!! I'm flattered you like it so much! I'll update in a few minutes! :thumbsup2


Oh wow! Look at that talented organization! Love that you used the Disney font! No worries on getting made fun of, I went as far as putting our food choices (app, entree and dessert) for each of us on my notecards ahead of time! Mostly though because Dbf takes FOREVER to decide on what he wants to eat and I made him pick them out before we got there :rotfl:

Six days!! Girl I can't believe it! I'm so excited for you and can't wait to hear all about it! Hope you have a blast!:goodvibes

I found a place to get the Disney Fonts from disneymoonjess's PTR. It's been a lifesaver! :thumbsup2 YAY!!!! :laughing: I'll tell Michael you did that! Maybe he won't make fun of me as much. We already picked out our meals, but I didn't write them down. I mainly wanted us to be familiar with what is on the menu. And to help figure tips. I KNOW!!! I can't believe it's soooo close! :woohoo: We're going nuts. I can't wait to be there and then get back and tell all of you about it! :goodvibes Thanks!!
 
Haha! Thanks :upsidedow It's SUCH a huge suitcase! Oh wow--I didn't even think about using Space Bags. Thanks for the tip! If you'd ask your mom where she got hers, I'd appreciate it. :thumbsup2 Thanks! Yay!! I'm sure you'll love using them. I'm excited about it. I know--I can't believe it's getting SOOOO close! :yay:

Just make sure you don't go over the weight limit. It's easy to do with huge suitcases and they might charge you an arm and a leg for it. Also make sure you save room for souvenirs.
 
Woohoo!! You are sooo close :cool1:

It is funny how we get just as excited for other people's trips, huh? I am just so excited to see your pics and your TR!! I know you will have a wonderful time.

Also, I am in love with your notecard idea..totally stealing it! haha
Organized people are my favorite! Have a fantastic time :cheer2:
 
Just make sure you don't go over the weight limit. It's easy to do with huge suitcases and they might charge you an arm and a leg for it. Also make sure you save room for souvenirs.

Thanks for the reminder! :thumbsup2 I think Michael is going to borrow my grandparents' scale today (we don't have one...) and we can do the weight test. I REALLY hope it's not even close to the limit!


Woohoo!! You are sooo close :cool1:

It is funny how we get just as excited for other people's trips, huh? I am just so excited to see your pics and your TR!! I know you will have a wonderful time.

Also, I am in love with your notecard idea..totally stealing it! haha
Organized people are my favorite! Have a fantastic time :cheer2:

I know!! :yay: I really can't believe how close we're getting!! We'll be at Disney World in 4 days!!!! :dance3: Yeah, I've thought about that too...it's so funny how reading about others' vacations make us excited :upsidedow Thanks! I stole the idea from timandlesley...so steal away! ;) Haha--I'm probably a little too organized! Thanks! We will!
 
Let's see. We've definitely made some progress...but we're still a far way off from having everything packed and ready to go. Here's a play by play of the week so far.

Monday Night: I'd been feeling icky all day. I went to the Dr. and she gave me an allergy med. She said my cough was probably related to that. When I got home from work, we relaxed for a while and then decided to go on a date. After the date, we went to Wal-Mart and got the last 4 items we realized we needed. Then, I packed up most of my clothes so they're ready to put into the suitcase as soon as Michael gets packed. I also started sewing/repairing a pair of jeans--they're too long and I needed to make it where a cuff coulds stay put. Now, I know some of you might think this is no biggie...well, for me it is! I don't even sew on buttons with any sort of confidence! :upsidedow We also packed up some more of the stuff for our carry-ons.

Tuesday Night: I did all of the laundry so Michael could finally start packing. I also finished up the jeans :thumbsup2 and figured out the money break-up. As in, how many $1s, $5s, etc. We ate very yummy quesadillas (I found a great chicken taco seasoning that I seasoned the meat with) in hopes of watching the Three Caballeros (or however you spell it...). Well, they no longer carry it at Blockbuster. :guilty: Oh well! We watched 101 Dalmations instead, and it was GREAT!! Michael watched a lot of the bonus features (like the making of and stuff) and it was really interesting.

Today: I've felt like junk. :sick: I went back to the Dr. and she gave me a Zpack and an inhaler. I so don't want to be sick at Disney World!! Hopefully these meds will make everything better! I ended up only working until 12:30 and coming home. I made some soup and got in bed. After my nap I was coughing like crazy, but it's died down a little. Maybe everything's starting to work. :) I sat in bed and got all of the restaurant tip money and spending money seperated into ziplocks. I really should get up and work on packing some more, but the rain outside and the cough inside...they're not motivating me much :rolleyes:



Sorry...that sounds like quite the downer post. Hopefully I'll be back with a bright, cheery post soon! After all,

:dance3: We're going to Disney World in 4 days!!!! :dance3:
 
I'm so sorry you don't feel well! Especially before your Disney trip!! But don't worry!!! You'll be fine and have a great trip in a couple of days! :woohoo:
 
Wow Sunday is just around the corner!!! I packed our clothes monday night. I went through and made sure our outfits matched or coordinated. I'll be wearing a t-shirt with a design made here by WendyPooh that has Cindy and the Prince and says "For my b'day, He gave me the world":love:
I have gathered most everything else. I still need to print DD's sign for her stroller which says "Princess Abby's Carriage". I want to get it laminated tomorrow. I also want to get our park schedule and resrvation card laminated. I have a dinner honoring Nurses For newborns (the non-for profit I work for) tomorrow night. Then5 babies to see on friday. At 5 pm I am turning my phone off and considering myself on vacation. I have an ALS walk honoring a doctor I worked with sat am and then I'll make sure all the last minute stuff is packed!! Hope to see you there. If my computer gets faster tonight, I need to go back and see what you are wearing Wed to help me spot you :laughing:
Are you serious it's supposed to rain the whole time we are there? Guess I'm glad I got the two pairs of crocs at the advice of the board!!
 
I'm so sorry you don't feel well! Especially before your Disney trip!! But don't worry!!! You'll be fine and have a great trip in a couple of days! :woohoo:

It's ok! I'm feeling a lot better today, actually. :thumbsup2 Hopefully it'll just keep getting better. Thanks!!! I think it's finally setting in...we'll be there SOOOO soon! :yay::yay::yay::yay::yay:


Wow Sunday is just around the corner!!! I packed our clothes monday night. I went through and made sure our outfits matched or coordinated. I'll be wearing a t-shirt with a design made here by WendyPooh that has Cindy and the Prince and says "For my b'day, He gave me the world":love:
I have gathered most everything else. I still need to print DD's sign for her stroller which says "Princess Abby's Carriage". I want to get it laminated tomorrow. I also want to get our park schedule and resrvation card laminated. I have a dinner honoring Nurses For newborns (the non-for profit I work for) tomorrow night. Then5 babies to see on friday. At 5 pm I am turning my phone off and considering myself on vacation. I have an ALS walk honoring a doctor I worked with sat am and then I'll make sure all the last minute stuff is packed!! Hope to see you there. If my computer gets faster tonight, I need to go back and see what you are wearing Wed to help me spot you :laughing:
Are you serious it's supposed to rain the whole time we are there? Guess I'm glad I got the two pairs of crocs at the advice of the board!!

Oh my goodness--I know! :woohoo: I really can't believe it. Our countdown calendar only has one half-row left!!! :banana: That shirt sounds really cute! You're really on the ball to have packed everything Monday night! I'm completely packed (besides toiletries that can't go in until that day) but Michael is only about half packed. He said he'd be finished by this evening though. It's right around the corner!! Wow! You're busy. Good luck getting everything done :thumbsup2 I don't have much going on at all these next few days. Thank goodness. Just resting and getting better so I'm not sick there. :rotfl: I'm wearing a Magenta shirt and greenish khaki shorts. Yeah, it says it's supposed to rain big time. Stink. :sad2: Oh well! Been there done that--a week of rain at Disney! It's still fun. I don't have any Crocs...I've never been a big fan. But maybe I should have bought some :confused3 We're Scotchguarding everything today! We'll be there before you know it!!!! :yay:
 
I just talked to my mom about the bags, and she got them at Wal-Mart. They are called Pack Mates and they are in the section with storage/Rubbermaid containers. Here they are online to give you an idea of what to look for: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10740617

Bummer about you getting sick!! I hope you start feeling better soon so you feel great for your trip! Keep your spirits up, you are GOING TO DISNEY!! The humidity will clear your nasal passages. :thumbsup2
 
What is the scotchgaurd supposed to do?
Oh and by the way the non-for profit I work for won the award last night. The Frist Center's Excellence award in Making a Difference..it's a big deal!! We got $20,000 for our organization!! So i am on top of the world!! Then in just a few days we'll be in "The World"!!!:banana:
I pray you are feeling better!!!
 











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