***1st Week of December Thread ADR Plans, Park Hours, and dealing with Pop Warner***

[Candycane83]

By the way, if anyone is interested, Teepublic is on sale.

 

[Maryemcd]

I haven't spoken to my sister in like 5 years. we are the only two siblings, have never been close, and she was awful to me during my divorce. When she first heard about it she called my now ex and said "I don't care what my b**** sister does, you are always part of the family." Which might even be a reasonable response if someone had asked her to take sides... but no one had. She basically took it upon herself to take his sides when no one even made it about that. We had a fight about it and she told me that she could not support something that was a bad decision... she "tells it like it is." Whenever we have argued before I was always the one to go crawling back to her and apologized 100% because of course everything is my fault... for the sake of peace and family unity. Well I did not do that this time and hence we have not spoken. She got custody of my parents in the divorce and I haven't spent a holiday with my family since getting divorced. My parents are EXTREMELY wrapped up in her life (they are over there several times a week, do her laundry, care for her kids etc) and there is just no room for me. I'm not asking them to give up being where they really want to be for holidays and they have never offered. That's why I've been bumming... I figured out my vacation time for the rest of the year and took off the week between xmas and new years also but it just makes me so sad to not even be welcome with my own family.

But honestly I don't miss her. she was a toxic force in my life and I don't miss the drama, the hate, the anger that she spews forth on a constant basis. But it is a little hard feeling so alone in the world. I don't spend holidays alone, I spend them with BF and his family... and I see my family a day or two after or maybe for a couple of hours on xmas day between times they are at my sister's house for xmas eve and xmas day dinner. just doesn't feel right though.

It's tough. It doesn't really bother me except around holidays and the 2x a year my parents come to visit my son here when my mother is on the phone or texting constantly with my sister.

Oh no, that's sad, but sounds like your sister brok the relationship! And your parents are still taking care of her even though she is an adult!!

We lost my mom when I was 20 (and I am oldest of 4) so we've always been pretty close siblings. My sister and her husband were going through a rough patch a year ago and our brother was very upset about it... said he wouldn't talk to my sister if they ended up getting divorced. Without knowing any of the issues, he blamed her. I could see how wrong that was, but ultimately they seem to have worked thinks out.

 

[pigletgirl]

By the way, if anyone is interested, Teepublic is on sale.

Did you order from teepublic? I honestly can't remember!

Hoping it arrives today. I really want to start putting my outfits together!

 

[Mrs. Inc]

Oh man, great question! For me, the first real whiff of Disney is heading down to DME at the airport, and the moment the bus crosses under the main gate. Every time I go under that sign I have to take a pic from the bus!

As far as Christmasy things, my first day is not a park day for me, so it will be arriving at Saratoga Springs and seeing the lobby all decked out for Christmas, and then my afternoon run from WL to FW to see the Christmas decor in the lobby and all the decorated campsites!





Good luck with staying off the DIS to get your work done!





If you are a huge HP fan you are going to LOVE the HP stuff at Universal! It really is so amazing!!!


So today, my boss had a genius idea. Originally, I was going to work on Monday 12/5 and then have my vacation start the next day with my morning flight to Orlando. But I have a few remaining vacation days and she was like, why don't you just take that Monday off too? And I was like, duh, why didn't I think of that? It would be really annoying to have to go into work for that one single day, and now I'll have the entire day before my trip to make sure I'm packed and ready to go!
And yes, believe you me, my very first thought was, maybe I can add a day onto my trip! But I really can't, because it would cost me even more to change my flight and add another hotel night, and it would mean staying at 3 different resorts over the course of 6 nights, lol.

What a great boss!!!

 

[Candycane83]

Did you order from teepublic? I honestly can't remember!

Hoping it arrives today. I really want to start putting my outfits together!

I have not... yet

I hope they get to you today too! I need to start putting things together after this weekend too so hoping my zazzle order comes soon too!

 

[pigletgirl]

I'm tempted to cancel the JBJB party!

Talk me into it!

 

[Wood Nymph]

Families can be be so difficult and unfortunately as much i we try not to let it affect us it hurts at the core. I have not talked to my sister since my mother passed away. We have never been close as she is 11 years older than me and left home at 17. She's lives on the west coast. When my mother passed all her anger, rage and jealousy was pointed in my direction. She accused me of terrible things. I tries numerous times to 'connect' with her and she leaves me in tears every time. It's been 5 years since my mother passed and I only gave up on my sister 6 moths ago after her husband yelled at me. Telling me that i need to apologize for the things I have done to my sister. I asked exactly what I had done. He responded that I knew ... Honestly, I don't.

I've had relatives who were mad at me, giving me the silent treatment, writing me letters about how I failed in their expectations of me, and I am like "What have I done?" It is really hard to deal with this because you are helpless to change what they think of you.

I have two nieces that are at least 13 years apart. They each have different fathers and the father of the oldest niece was an abusive drunk who abandoned her when she was young. The father of the younger niece, my husband's brother, is a wonderful person and a great father. My sister in law went from barely making ends meet to being taken care of by a loving husband. Well, the older niece loathes her younger sister and I think it is because of everything the younger one has that the older one never had. And the younger niece did nothing wrong. It is heartbreaking for sure to see people act this way.

hmmm, I just did a little experiment on my work computer. Chrome, which is what I always use, is still stuck at 1 month and 10 days. Explorer shows 1 month and 3 days, which is actually correct. Interesting!

My work computer uses Chrome and @Lisa F 's ticker says 31 days while my home laptop with Firefox shows 48 days.

@Wood Nymph M is an OH boy, so we're cheering on CI. I will say Cleveland dropped the ball, pun intended, during last night's game and the Cubs played well.

Normally I would cheer for the Indians, since they have had a great year. And I feel bad that they fell into this World Series with the Cubs rather than a team that everyone hates, like the Yankees . But I don't feel sorry enough to want them to win.

The only thing I'm crazy excited about at Universal is everything Harry Potter. DH and I are both super excited for this part of our trip. I'm very happy that we are doing it as the very first thing! And we have 3 mornings to dedicate to HP world. I still haven't researched all the eating options at Universal. So I'm not sure where we plan to eat yet!

I love Harry Potter. It was my first fan obsession. I would love to see the HP stuff at Universal someday.

Just want to make sure I spend my time searching for things you all really still need:

Did you add my request for help finding an ADR for lunch for 2 people at BOG on Dec 6th? Thanks.

What is the first DISNEY thing you're going to do when you get to Orlando? I mean the first "event" or thing you are looking forward to the most. Not the necessary stuff, but your first "whiff of Disney"... the moment when you say "YES, I am HERE and I am ON VACATION?"

Great question! We are looking forward to exploring the GF and all the Christmas stuff, relaxing at the pool, taking a nap after our 3 am wake up call for the early flight, and then heading to Epcot.

 

[areno79]

@Lisa F and @BDFmom Family stuff SUCKS. I'm not sure why but people think because they'are blood they can say and do what they want. It's such a crappy feeling to feel like the bad guy when you are really distancing yourself for your own sanity and well being.
My mom issues go way back, but this time I had just had enough.
My mom was only 17 when she had me, so my grandmother raised me. When she died in 2013 it changed me so much that I was no longer okay with being the peace maker for the sake of "the family." Life is too short to feel miserable all the time to please other people who really don't care about anyone else's feelings.
I love most of my family, but I also think family is the people you choose to be involved in your life...blood or not.

 

[Mrs. Inc]

yeah there is a reason I like living on my island. I joke that I have put an ocean between myself and my family, lol.

so now with that dark turn over with

AND to celebrate being 30 days out... I have a Disney question for everyone!!

What is the first DISNEY thing you're going to do when you get to Orlando? I mean the first "event" or thing you are looking forward to the most. Not the necessary stuff, but your first "whiff of Disney"... the moment when you say "YES, I am HERE and I am ON VACATION?"

I am really looking forward to walking in the doors of POFQ and seeing the Disney resort all decorated for the holidays. It's our first time ever staying on a Disney property, and I'm looking forward to that "I'm at Disneyworld!" feeling as we walk into the hotel. Never got that sensation staying at international drive hotels. Then to see POFQ decorated for Christmas....a bonus. The "I'm at Disneyworld at Christmastime!" feeling...really looking forward to it.

 

[JamieOak]

@JamieOak, do you still need an 'Ohana on the dates you have on there? It sounded from your last post that you were set with 'Ohana.

I updated the spreadsheet. There are just 2 ADRs for me on there now. I'm fine with the Ohana reservations that I have, but if I could get the one in the spreadsheet, I think I'd prefer that over what I have because it fits the flow of that day (MK AM and EP PM...it would all be monorail transportation).

 

[GoldenOwner]

We start our trip at Vero Beach, so kind of "Disney-lite". Excited for my girls (4yo and 2yo) to see the ocean and we are doing an airboat ride (none of our family has ever been). We'll head to WDW after 2 nights at Vero, planning to get to CBR late morning or early afternoon on Sunday. Hoping to have time to unload our bags and take the bus to MK for older DD's BBB appointment. We're not planning to do anything else at MK as we will then hop to Epcot for an Akershus dinner, meeting Elsa and Anna, and doing FEA! I'm excited that the girls' first glimpse will be MK and the castle but glad we won't have time to do any rides here so there's not so much disappointment if the other parks don't live up to the standards set by MK. We're also doing our final morning at MK (PPO CRT with time to do Fantasyland again before we leave), so hoping to have a good final impression too!

 

[JamieOak]

I'm doing another ADR clean up for 11/30, 12/3, and 12/4. I am seriously having problems planning these 3 days and I just need to make some decisions, or decide to not decide until we are there. Make sense? Anyways, I'm pretty confident I no longer want these after the additions of some fireworks dessert parties and all the Epcot food info released lately (I'm basically starting from scratch). I'll keep these until at least Friday so PM me if interested before then.

Chip 'n' Dale's Harvest Feast Breakfast at The Garden Grill
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 10:10 AM
Guests: 2 Adults

Chip 'n' Dale's Harvest Feast Lunch at The Garden Grill
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 11:50 AM
Guests: 2 Adults

Chip 'n' Dale's Harvest Feast Lunch at The Garden Grill
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 1:40 PM
Guests: 2 Adults

Be Our Guest Dinner
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 4:05 PM
Guests: 2 Adults

'Ohana Dinner
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 8:30 PM
Guests: 4 Adults

Donald's Dining Safari Breakfast at Tusker House Restaurant - GONE!
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016
Time: 10:20 AM
Guests: 2 Adults

Be Our Guest Dinner - GONE!
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016
Time: 7:35 PM
Guests: 4 Adults

'Ohana Dinner
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016
Time: 9:40 PM
Guests: 2 Adults

'Ohana Dinner
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2016
Time: 9:10 PM
Guests: 2 Adults


I swear I'm not trying to be an ADR hoarder (well except maybe all my Yak & Yetis on my AK day...)

 

[pigletgirl]

I'm tempted to cancel the JBJB party!

Talk me into it!

BUMP!

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

I'm tempted to cancel the JBJB party!

Talk me into it!

I think it would be premature to cancel it before reviews start coming in from those attending the first parties. At the very least wait until others start giving their opinion. I know the MK dessert parties sometimes get a bad rap but it's entirely possible that this one could turn out to be amazing. Who knows?

 

[areno79]

BUMP!

Maybe you should wait and make a decision until the first party reviews come out? Then you can make a more informed decision

 

[rasadkowski]

Ok, I have some ADR questions for you all. I was looking at the ADR spreadsheet as I was doing my search and I was wondering if it was up to date? Just want to make sure I spend my time searching for things you all really still need:

@Iowamomof4 I am searching still for your Tusker breakfast on 11/29
@rasadkowski I am still looking for your Ohana dinner on 12/5
@JamieOak, do you still need an 'Ohana on the dates you have on there? It sounded from your last post that you were set with 'Ohana.
@Lisa F did you give up on wanting that BOG lunch on 12/2 now that you are planning on LTT and doing a BOG on your last day?
@Mintycake are you still looking for 1900 PF on 12/8?
@CaleCakes and @candycane the things you're looking for on 12/8 are not things I can grab for you because at the moment I'm holding ADRs at those times. Just wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about you!

I am and thank you for keeping an eye out! I check periodically ( not as much as I should) but it seems to be one of the hardest adrs for me. Ice seen so many bog pop up!

 

[Mal6586]

I've almost got my last day sorted out.

M2MK Tour - 8am - 11am
Plaza Lunch - 11:15am
SpaceM FP - 1:45pm - 2:45pm
HM FP - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
BoG Dinner - 5:05pm
7DMT FP - 5:35pm - 6:35pm

All I need is for the universe to align and let me find a BoG dinner ADR for AFTER 6pm, then we could FP 7DMT then eat. I really don't want to rush that dinner because of a FP, nor do I really wanna ride a roller coaster right after we eat. Come on, pixie dust!

 

[Talby]

@pigletgirl Is there any particular reason why you are thinking about cancelling? I think that's sound advice from @Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL and @areno79. Unless you really want to open that time up for something in particular, might be a good idea to keep it tucked away for now? As an aside, I'd like to personally thank you for bringing TeePublic into our lives! haha Great stuff!!


@rasadkowski Whatcha up to these days? (unless that's too nosy, in which case kindly ignore me! haha) Miss you around here!!


@Mrs. Inc We'll be your neighbors at POR! We're hoping to skip on over there some time to try the beignets!

@Candycane83 "Garbage" I laugh so much on here! Too funny!

 

[Maryemcd]

VENT!!!
My sister now says she doesn't want to do 3 Christmas Parties!! I clarified that the JingleBellJingleBAM was just an hour and fireworks so she's okay with that. Doesn't want to do 2 MVMCP's even thought they have been on the draft schedule I sent her months ago.... now, I have to decide 12/4 or 12/6. I think 12/6 since it will be less crowded (tuesday) and we are going to EMM on 12/4 so that is the day we will be more tired. Was planning to start with Sanaa lunch around 11:30 on 12/6 and then MK.

BUT, had dessert party reserved for 12/4.....

 

[areno79]

For me the trip will feel real when we're on DME and watching the video on the bus! Our plan is to eat at the AoA food court and go to bed early, but we may be too excited and might just end up over at Disney Springs for dinner....