3 pairs of Minnie ears and Stalking Thumper~My first TR 5/6-5/11 *UPDATE 6/13, pg 14*

[Nermel9]

Love your TR ! We leave Sunday for our first trip ever ! ( My ten year old daughter and I ) reading your TR has us all the more excited ! great pics!

Thank you! I hope you have a great first trip, you're going to love WDW! Trip reports are a great way to get you excited!!!

 

[Nermel9]

I know what you mean about the shaved heads...before my DH joined the Army he wore his hair almost to his shoulders. It was curly and beautiful! Then he joined the Army and it was helloooo buzzcut! It took some getting used to, but now I love it! If it starts to get longer I'm like, "Um...honey, you need a haircut!"

I guess when it comes to pictures we are all our own toughest critic! I for one think you look very pretty in your pictures! Thank you for saying that about my pictures, you are very sweet!

I can't wait to start reading your PTR! You're going a little while before I get to go, so I am counting on this and your TR when you get back to keep me going until my trip!

OMG...when my DH and I got together, he had long hair...it was to his shoulders, if not past them, and it was beautiful, long and kind of wavy at the ends, with these perfect natural highlights that you could never recreate in a salon, I loved it SOOOO much! Then he chopped it off (he's convinced he's going bald ) and he had this cute little short haircut for a while...then when he thought he was going even more bald, he just said forget this, and shaved it, and that's what he's been doing ever since! It definitely took some getting used to, and I'm not a fan of the day old shaved look, but whatever. It's a minor thing!

Thank you for saying I look nice in my pictures, I am very critical when it comes to pictures, which is why I never have a lot of myself from vacation, then I come home and regret not taking more! I think you look adorable in your pictures in your ptr, especially in the ones where you just arrived in WDW, you look so excited!

Yay! You updated while I was typing my last comment!! I love Space Mountain so much. Riding in the front is the best!

I always tell DH that he needs to build me a house like Minnie's! I love it! It's so cute and girly.

I don't blame you for wanting to drag it out! Keep it going as long as possible!

Space Mountain is great! I wasn't in the real front though, you know how they have the 2 cars linked together? I was in the front of the second car and DH was in front of me in the 3rd seat of the first car. I thought it was stupid that they split us up like that, I kind of wish I did say something now!

Minnie's House is so adorable, I'm so upset I couldn't go in! I did get to go in my 2 previous trips though so I can't complain too much. I would love a house like that...well, maybe not to live in, but a shed in my yard or something. I'd love to live in the Tower of Terror...seriously, I'm so obsessed with it, I want to work in WDW just so I can be a ToT CM and explore it after the ride is closed for the night.

I'm trying to drag out my TR, but I really don't have a lot left! I am very excited to start my PTR, I've wanted to talk about my plans and ADR's soooo much but I've kept it all to myself for now because I don't want to be doing 2 reports at once! And I'm driving my DH crazy talking about our plans because we still have 5 and a half months to go and I talk about something every day...and he just does not get how I can obsess when it's still so far away! At least if I talk to DISers, you guys will get it!

 

[jenniferkeala808]

No problem Jen! glad I could help! Looks like you've the hang of it!! LOL!Awww what a bummer you folks were in different car!! I would've asked if we could be in the same car! Great pics of toon town! That place is just too cute! So sad it won't be there any longer! Can't wait for the expansion though!! Another reason to go back! I think it's a GREAT idea to drag out your TR!! I would do that same! I don't want it to be over!! That just means we have to go back to Disney World so we can start another TR right?! LOL! Can't wait for more!!

 

[therussells08]

OMG...when my DH and I got together, he had long hair...it was to his shoulders, if not past them, and it was beautiful, long and kind of wavy at the ends, with these perfect natural highlights that you could never recreate in a salon, I loved it SOOOO much! Then he chopped it off (he's convinced he's going bald ) and he had this cute little short haircut for a while...then when he thought he was going even more bald, he just said forget this, and shaved it, and that's what he's been doing ever since! It definitely took some getting used to, and I'm not a fan of the day old shaved look, but whatever. It's a minor thing!

Thank you for saying I look nice in my pictures, I am very critical when it comes to pictures, which is why I never have a lot of myself from vacation, then I come home and regret not taking more! I think you look adorable in your pictures in your ptr, especially in the ones where you just arrived in WDW, you look so excited!


Space Mountain is great! I wasn't in the real front though, you know how they have the 2 cars linked together? I was in the front of the second car and DH was in front of me in the 3rd seat of the first car. I thought it was stupid that they split us up like that, I kind of wish I did say something now!

Minnie's House is so adorable, I'm so upset I couldn't go in! I did get to go in my 2 previous trips though so I can't complain too much. I would love a house like that...well, maybe not to live in, but a shed in my yard or something. I'd love to live in the Tower of Terror...seriously, I'm so obsessed with it, I want to work in WDW just so I can be a ToT CM and explore it after the ride is closed for the night.

I'm trying to drag out my TR, but I really don't have a lot left! I am very excited to start my PTR, I've wanted to talk about my plans and ADR's soooo much but I've kept it all to myself for now because I don't want to be doing 2 reports at once! And I'm driving my DH crazy talking about our plans because we still have 5 and a half months to go and I talk about something every day...and he just does not get how I can obsess when it's still so far away! At least if I talk to DISers, you guys will get it!

How is it that men always manage to have beautiful amazing hair without even trying and then us girls spend hours and hours on our hair and we're never happy with it? It's just not fair! But they do have to deal with going bald eventually, which I guess makes up for it!

Look at it this way...if you take more pictures of yourself when you're on vacation, then you will have more to choose from so you can pick your favorites! That's my philosophy. Just ask my DH, I take WAYYYY too many pictures! Then I end up sorting through them and being like, "No...no...no...this one is okay...no...no...okay I like this one..." Thank you for saying that about my pictures! I was beyond excited. I always am at WDW, but since it was my first time it was even more so than usual!

That is not cool that they didn't let you guys sit together on Space Mountain. Next time if they try that I would definitely say something! You should be able to enjoy your ride, not be uncomfortable because you're sitting with strangers!

DH and I always talk about how we think they should open up a ToT themed resort at Disney. They have a ton of different resorts with different theming, but none have a "spooky" theme. If they had a ToT one we would totally stay there! They could have the creepy lobby and everything! That would be amazing!!

I'm torn because I don't want your TR to end but I really want to hear about your upcoming trip!! I can't wait to get all the details!!

 

[Nermel9]

No problem Jen! glad I could help! Looks like you've the hang of it!! LOL!Awww what a bummer you folks were in different car!! I would've asked if we could be in the same car! Great pics of toon town! That place is just too cute! So sad it won't be there any longer! Can't wait for the expansion though!! Another reason to go back! I think it's a GREAT idea to drag out your TR!! I would do that same! I don't want it to be over!! That just means we have to go back to Disney World so we can start another TR right?! LOL! Can't wait for more!!

Lol, yeah, it's so ridiculously easy that it's almost embarrassing that I had to ask! I am really sad no more Toontown, but I cannot wait for the Fantasyland expansion, I can't even imagine how crazy it's going to be! Hopefully most of it will be finished by the end of 2012!

Lol, yeah, good reason to go back to Disney, to write another TR! I know this is crazy...as much as I'm looking forward to going back to Disney in November...if I think about not going back til 2012 after that I get a little anxious...I actually have to stop thinking about it and focus on November. There is NO way I'm gonna make it 2 years with no Disney World, and my DH refuses to go! I'm already plotting in my mind how I can get us down there next year...

How is it that men always manage to have beautiful amazing hair without even trying and then us girls spend hours and hours on our hair and we're never happy with it? It's just not fair! But they do have to deal with going bald eventually, which I guess makes up for it!

Look at it this way...if you take more pictures of yourself when you're on vacation, then you will have more to choose from so you can pick your favorites! That's my philosophy. Just ask my DH, I take WAYYYY too many pictures! Then I end up sorting through them and being like, "No...no...no...this one is okay...no...no...okay I like this one..." Thank you for saying that about my pictures! I was beyond excited. I always am at WDW, but since it was my first time it was even more so than usual!

That is not cool that they didn't let you guys sit together on Space Mountain. Next time if they try that I would definitely say something! You should be able to enjoy your ride, not be uncomfortable because you're sitting with strangers!

DH and I always talk about how we think they should open up a ToT themed resort at Disney. They have a ton of different resorts with different theming, but none have a "spooky" theme. If they had a ToT one we would totally stay there! They could have the creepy lobby and everything! That would be amazing!!

I'm torn because I don't want your TR to end but I really want to hear about your upcoming trip!! I can't wait to get all the details!!

Lol, it's true, my DH did have perfect hair, and I struggle every day with mine, either trying to straighten it or leave it curly and not have it frizz up and look insane! My DH also has perfect eyebrows, it makes me sooo mad! I have to get mine waxed every couple of weeks and he just walks around, doing nothing to them, having them look all perfect!

I probably will take more pics in November, I just feel so stupid posing for pictures! Hopefully I'll have lost some weight by then so I won't feel like I look SO bad in the pictures either...at least, that's the plan! The first year we went, in 2008, I have maybe 1 picture of me...I took no pictures that year, I don't know what I was thinking! I think I took about 150 all together, and we were there for a week!

Omg, when we were there a few weeks ago, i was telling my DH how Disney should open a villain themed resort, which is similar to your Tot resort idea! And I don't want it to be a value resort either (nothing against the values, I love them!) I'd want it to at least be a mod! That would be so cool if the hotel itself was like the Tot but they had villain themed rooms...and a villain character breakfast or something!

I think I'm going to start my PTR this weekend, my TR should be finished by then, if not, pretty close to the end...I'm just so excited about my November trip, I can't not talk about it anymore!

 

[therussells08]

Lol, it's true, my DH did have perfect hair, and I struggle every day with mine, either trying to straighten it or leave it curly and not have it frizz up and look insane! My DH also has perfect eyebrows, it makes me sooo mad! I have to get mine waxed every couple of weeks and he just walks around, doing nothing to them, having them look all perfect!

I probably will take more pics in November, I just feel so stupid posing for pictures! Hopefully I'll have lost some weight by then so I won't feel like I look SO bad in the pictures either...at least, that's the plan! The first year we went, in 2008, I have maybe 1 picture of me...I took no pictures that year, I don't know what I was thinking! I think I took about 150 all together, and we were there for a week!

Omg, when we were there a few weeks ago, i was telling my DH how Disney should open a villain themed resort, which is similar to your Tot resort idea! And I don't want it to be a value resort either (nothing against the values, I love them!) I'd want it to at least be a mod! That would be so cool if the hotel itself was like the Tot but they had villain themed rooms...and a villain character breakfast or something!

I think I'm going to start my PTR this weekend, my TR should be finished by then, if not, pretty close to the end...I'm just so excited about my November trip, I can't not talk about it anymore!

I will bug you so much about pictures between now and November that when you get there you will think to yourself, "I am going to take a million pictures for my TR just to shut Joni up!"

Okay you and I need to get together and pitch this idea to Disney...maybe we could get a cut of the profits! I love the idea of a villian theme. I bet that would be really popular! They could also incorporate the Haunted Mansion somehow. I love that idea!

Yay! I can't wait to hear all about your upcoming trip!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I am thrilled that when we go Toontown will still be there. I have to bring Shelby see Minnie & Mickey's house! At first I was so upset, but after reading & searching finding out it would still be open I was ok! And I agree with Joni, you look great in the pics. If you look at the Epcot pic of me at the beginning of my PTR it says "I look like crap, but I didn't care!"

And you guys can HAVE ToT! Did it once, and NEVER again!!!!

 

[Nermel9]

I will bug you so much about pictures between now and November that when you get there you will think to yourself, "I am going to take a million pictures for my TR just to shut Joni up!"

Okay you and I need to get together and pitch this idea to Disney...maybe we could get a cut of the profits! I love the idea of a villian theme. I bet that would be really popular! They could also incorporate the Haunted Mansion somehow. I love that idea!

Yay! I can't wait to hear all about your upcoming trip!

Haha, sounds good, because if it's up to me, I'll come home with like 5 pictures of myself, then complain about them all and how horrible they are!

We totally should get this idea to Disney somehow...the Haunted Mansion would be great too, they could be the 2 buildings that the rooms are in and each floor could have a different theme or something! I bet it would be the most popular resort, especially if it was a moderate and they had some type of character dining! Disney really needs to do something more with the villains other than at MNSSHP! They also need to have the Cheshire Cat be a meet and greet character...why they don't have him anywhere in the parks is beyond me!

 

[Nermel9]

I am thrilled that when we go Toontown will still be there. I have to bring Shelby see Minnie & Mickey's house! At first I was so upset, but after reading & searching finding out it would still be open I was ok! And I agree with Joni, you look great in the pics. If you look at the Epcot pic of me at the beginning of my PTR it says "I look like crap, but I didn't care!"

And you guys can HAVE ToT! Did it once, and NEVER again!!!!

Lol, I actually did see your picture at the beginning of your PTR where you said you looked like crap and didn't care, and I was like "what is she talking about, she looks great"!? I guess no one is ever happy with the way they look in pictures!

You don't like Tot??? You have to give it another chance, it is THE best ride!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Lol, I actually did see your picture at the beginning of your PTR where you said you looked like crap and didn't care, and I was like "what is she talking about, she looks great"!? I guess no one is ever happy with the way they look in pictures!

You don't like Tot??? You have to give it another chance, it is THE best ride!

Aww thanks! Apparently not!

Noooooo, my biggest fear is an elevator dropping. I did it back in 07 & got off shaking like a leaf. My excuse this time is "someone has to sit out with Shelby!" Ben calls me a big wuss. Who knows, in the Disney magic of things I may get back on it. I said before I was never doing it, but when my then 7 year old said he was riding it, I couldn't let him out macho me!

 

[Nermel9]

Aww thanks! Apparently not!

Noooooo, my biggest fear is an elevator dropping. I did it back in 07 & got off shaking like a leaf. My excuse this time is "someone has to sit out with Shelby!" Ben calls me a big wuss. Who knows, in the Disney magic of things I may get back on it. I said before I was never doing it, but when my then 7 year old said he was riding it, I couldn't let him out macho me!

Well I guess I can understand if that's your biggest fear...I mean, if it were filled with butterflies I probably wouldn't go in it! But it's just SO much fun! My sister and I made my mom go on it during the last trip we took together as a family and we didn't really tell her what happened during the ride...when it was over and we were walking off she was SO mad at us..."why didn't you tell me it did THAT"?

 

[shelbys mommy]

Well I guess I can understand if that's your biggest fear...I mean, if it were filled with butterflies I probably wouldn't go in it! But it's just SO much fun! My sister and I made my mom go on it during the last trip we took together as a family and we didn't really tell her what happened during the ride...when it was over and we were walking off she was SO mad at us..."why didn't you tell me it did THAT"?

I knew what I was getting into, we shall see if I decide to ride it again. Brady was terrified of it last time, but he wants to ride it this time...sooooo.....

 

[Nermel9]

I knew what I was getting into, we shall see if I decide to ride it again. Brady was terrified of it last time, but he wants to ride it this time...sooooo.....

I think you should try it, you might like it this time! It's soooo much fun...I love that ride so much that if I found out it was going to be closed while I was supposed to be there, I'd change my dates!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I think you should try it, you might like it this time! It's soooo much fun...I love that ride so much that if I found out it was going to be closed while I was supposed to be there, I'd change my dates!

I am like that with RnRC...LOVE that ride! I could ride that all day long. Instead of screaming I was singing along to "Dude Looks Like A Lady"!

 

[Nermel9]

I am like that with RnRC...LOVE that ride! I could ride that all day long. Instead of screaming I was singing along to "Dude Looks Like A Lady"!

Yeah that's definitely one of my favorites too! They had some top 10 Aerosmith video show on last night and I watched it just because it reminded me of RnRC!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Yeah that's definitely one of my favorites too! They had some top 10 Aerosmith video show on last night and I watched it just because it reminded me of RnRC!

Koby who was 7 at the time never heard of Aerosmith. So we ride this & he gets off & screams "THAT WAS AWESOME!" Then, "who was that singing?" Oh my word, my child does not know who Aerosmith is! So we got a cd & he fell in love!

 

[Nermel9]

Koby who was 7 at the time never heard of Aerosmith. So we ride this & he gets off & screams "THAT WAS AWESOME!" Then, "who was that singing?" Oh my word, my child does not know who Aerosmith is! So we got a cd & he fell in love!

Awww that's so cute! I love that they actually have a decent band for the Rock N Roller Coaster at Disney World and they didn't change it to those Jonas Brothers or Hannah Montana or something, like people were saying they were going to do a while ago!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Awww that's so cute! I love that they actually have a decent band for the Rock N Roller Coaster at Disney World and they didn't change it to those Jonas Brothers or Hannah Montana or something, like people were saying they were going to do a while ago!

Now, Brady would definitely ride that if Jonas was on it! He should be a 14 yr old girl with the way he loves Jonas! And yes, this is a Jonas mama thanks to him!

 

[BippityBoo]

HI! Joining in!! Congrats on your marriage and your Disneymoon! I wish I would have known how much I loved Disney when I got married and I could have gone there for mine I loved your picture with Marie! She is my DD's favorite. Great job on your TR!

 

[BippityBoo]

OH! I forgot to say that I saw your ticker and we are going to be in WDW for the holidays too! Are you going to write a PTR? I hope so