A Double Dose of Disney Fun-2 Pre-Trip Reports in 1!

[stace208]

Hello!
Great ADR's! I've always wanted to try 1900 Park Faire.
Congrats on losing 17.4 pounds! That's wonderful! I'm trying to do the same thing... I do love the Lean Cuisine pizzas!

Hi there! Thanks for joining in.

We are really excited about our ADR's and 1900 PF looks so fun. I think my son is going to get a real hoot out of the Mad Hatter-especially with the movie coming out in March!

Thanks about the weight loss comment. Every day is a battle, I tell ya! It's been a doozy of a week at work and I finally got to get a workout in tonight. It felt good but I am worn out! Oh well, just gotta take it one day at a time!!

Thanks again for reading!

 

[VAisforDisneyLvrs]

We are really excited about our ADR's

Thanks about the weight loss comment. Every day is a battle, I tell ya! It's been a doozy of a week at work and I finally got to get a workout in tonight. It felt good but I am worn out! Oh well, just gotta take it one day at a time!!

Your ADRs look good. I have eaten at Boma (I like it but the rest of my family were not really thrilled!), 1900 Park Fare (thought it was good), and Tusker House (We LOVE this one. We ate at Restaurantosaurs in 2007, and Tusker House is definitely better. Of course, that's just my opinion. )

I completely feel ya on the weight loss. Are you following a plan/diet, or are you just doing it on your own? I am doing Weight Watchers (again ). I didn't get to go last week because of the two hour school delay, so I am really excited to go weigh in tomorrow. (I can't believe I just said that!) I will come and let you know tomorrow how I did! Good for you on working out tonight!

 

[MeMom]

I would absolutely to meet up with you guys!!! Both of those days (1st and 2nd) are kinda our "up in the air, do whatever we wanna" days so I'm sure that we can get together somewhere!! I'm so excited-it might be my very first DIS meet.

We don't really have a game plan yet. We have three ADR's spread throughout the trip, but I'll have to get the exacts from Jill on those. The rest we're just doing CS, as of now, but that is subject to change. We'll likely add one more TS.

It might not be good that we are your first DIS meet, though.
You'll probably think we're so weird that you'll never want to meet another Diser ever!

I am looking so forward to the trip - heat, crowds, and all. This has been the longest, drawn out winter I can remember in quite a while.

 

[VAisforDisneyLvrs]

I lost 4.4 lbs in two weeks! Hooray! I have lost 9.6 lbs. in 5 weeks. Not quite as much as your 17 lbs. but I am still happy. Now if only I could feel it in my clothes!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

We don't really have a game plan yet. We have three ADR's spread throughout the trip, but I'll have to get the exacts from Jill on those. The rest we're just doing CS, as of now, but that is subject to change. We'll likely add one more TS.

It might not be good that we are your first DIS meet, though.
You'll probably think we're so weird that you'll never want to meet another Diser ever!

I am looking so forward to the trip - heat, crowds, and all. This has been the longest, drawn out winter I can remember in quite a while.

Oh poooh! You will love meeting up with them! They are the nicest ever! Just watch out for Brooklynn's flying shoes!
What worries me is that they will set the bar so high the rest of us DISers will have trouble measuring up!

 

[stace208]

Your ADRs look good. I have eaten at Boma (I like it but the rest of my family were not really thrilled!), 1900 Park Fare (thought it was good), and Tusker House (We LOVE this one. We ate at Restaurantosaurs in 2007, and Tusker House is definitely better. Of course, that's just my opinion. )

I was wondering about the difference in Restaurantosaurus and Tusker House. Glad to hear that you think TH is better!

I completely feel ya on the weight loss. Are you following a plan/diet, or are you just doing it on your own? I am doing Weight Watchers (again ). I didn't get to go last week because of the two hour school delay, so I am really excited to go weigh in tomorrow. (I can't believe I just said that!) I will come and let you know tomorrow how I did! Good for you on working out tonight!

I am doing Weight Watchers but on my own. I've done it MANY times in the past. I wouldn't be opposed to going to a meeting but can't find one that fits my schedule that is close to me. It was much easier when I didn't work because I could go to a morning one.
I can't wait to hear how you did!

 

[stace208]

It might not be good that we are your first DIS meet, though.
You'll probably think we're so weird that you'll never want to meet another Diser ever!

Don't be redonkulous MeMom! LOL! I'm a firm believer that birds of a feather flock together and we're here on the DIS together all the time. So, we'll just be weird together!
I am looking so forward to the trip - heat, crowds, and all. This has been the longest, drawn out winter I can remember in quite a while.

You and me both. I am ready for warm weather!!! It snowed again today here but all melted. I think it's supposed to be in the 40's all week-it will feel like a heat wave!

 

[stace208]

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I lost 4.4 lbs in two weeks! Hooray! I have lost 9.6 lbs. in 5 weeks. Not quite as much as your 17 lbs. but I am still happy. Now if only I could feel it in my clothes!

Way to go Maggie!
You will start to feel it in your clothes really soon!
I had a bad week. But, I am determined to not let it get me down and just keep plugging away!

 

[stace208]

Oh poooh! You will love meeting up with them! They are the nicest ever! Just watch out for Brooklynn's flying shoes!
What worries me is that they will set the bar so high the rest of us DISers will have trouble measuring up!

You guys are too funny! What I need to worry about is that after I meet MeMom she'll text everyone else and tell them what a nut I am! Then no one will want to have a DIS meet with me!

 

[stace208]

Wow! What a really busy week and weekend it has been! I hope everyone has had a good one! I sure wish I had the day off tomorrow to enjoy but no such luck anymore...it's a make up day.

I did manage to squeeze in some Disney stuff this week so before I hit the bed I wanted to come and share with you!

At some point this week I got a package from Amazon. I saw an Alice book over on HappyDog's TR that looked really cool. Come to find out, there's a whole set of these fairytales retold by famous authors and all illustrated by Mary Blair. So, I picked these up. There's also a Cinderella but it was out of stock and will be sent when Amazon gets it. Ben wasn't very interested but Ellie has enjoyed them a lot.

We had family visiting all weekend. They left earlier today and I was itching to get out of the house. John and I didn't exchange Valentine's so he agreed to go with me to the mall that has a Disney store!! It's about a 45 minute drive for us. The mall was The line for Build-A-Bear was out of the store and down past 2 more stores.
I did manage to get some shots in The Disney store but not too many because everywhere I turned there were people blocking the shot. John thought I was crazy for taking pictures.
They, of course, had a bunch of Alice In Wonderland stuff.

You can't tell in this picture too clearly but there was an Alice reusable bag that I almost got but decided against in the end.
Lots of pajamas. These with everyone's favorite fairy and Ellie's impersonation of her pout. Right next to the PJ display was one with a journal that said "Who said being a brat was a bad thing?" Ellie got a kick out of that!

Summer items everywhere. I liked this Tink suit but it was declared "babyish"

We're a Bolt loving family and we used to have a hamster that looked just like Rhino.

LOTS of Toy Story stuff...

Plush toys: $16.50 each (but BOGO right now) Handsome kid in the middle: Priceless

So...what came home with me you wonder?
Continued in the next post....

 

[stace208]

On our way home, we decided to just stop and get Subway for me, John, and Ben. Ellie decided to eat hot dogs once home. It was Disney movie night so after we got home we picked a name and John got to pick the movie and plates. He picked to watch Bedknobs and Broomsticks that I had just grabbed at Wal-Mart on Friday night (got Ellie The Parent Trap-original version-for Valentine's Day too!).
He wasn't very into the plate designs I had so you'll see a repeat of last week's choice. Next two weeks will be different, I promise.

After dinner the kids hit the shower and I hit the treadmill. They were watching The Parent Trap when I came down! Love that movie! I sent them to bed though because we were up late all weekend with family.

Here are the things I got at the store today.
A large size reusable bag. This is why I didn't get the Alice one. They had a shirt similar to this but not in my size. I WILL be looking online for it.

A Mickey keychain.

A Minnie journal for Ellie and a Tigger mug for me. I use them at school to keep pencils/pens. Oh, and that's the same keychain.

A Bolt plush for Ben and a Tigger for me

And, I preordered The Princess and the Frog It was a great price for the combo pack plus I got a $10 off any purchase or $20 off a $40+ purchase for preordering. That guarantees me a trip back the weekend after it comes out--which is also the weekend after my birthday

A great day with lots of Disney!

 

[stace208]

One last post...
Tuesday we had conferences all day so my kids spent the night with my MIL. That morning, without them to tend to, I had some extra time and made a call to book something.
There will be drinks.

And snacks.

Along with pirates and a meeting with a young man we've met before but in a different place...

If you guessed that I booked the Pirates and Pals fireworks cruise, you are correct! I am really excited! I told John but haven't told the kids. It will be the one surprise on the June trip for them. I think they will love it.
This is the last thing I am adding on though as this trip's price tag is getting quite big. Gotta save a little for the December trip, right?

I hope everyone has a great week. It's another slam packed one for me. I am the coach of an after school team (Odyssey of the Mind if you've ever heard of it) and Ben is on the team. Competition is this next Saturday so we are practicing all week. Not to mention 3 IEP meetings and a data meeting with the principal. I'll be so glad when it's all over!

 

[Queenofallthings]

Great update!! Love the stuff you got....our store is closing in April and I'm very sad about it!!!

I can't wait to hear about the Pirate and Pals cruise...sounds like a blast!!!

Love the reusable bag!!!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

We have Odyssey of the mind here too, I can never figure out what the heck they are doing, that's why I stick to 2nd grade......

Looks like some fun at the Disney store and congratulations on booking that cruise, you are going to have so much fun!

 

[SoonerGirl]

Love those books!!

I bet your kiddos will be so excited to take that cruise

 

[MeMom]

Yay for Disney Store purchases!

The kids will love the cruise. What a nice surprise!

Sound like a very busy week at school. We have a teacher work day today, so I am taking my time getting going. I don't have to get in to prepare anything, so I'm just throwing on some sweats and going in a bit later than normal.

Good luck with your competition!

 

[Tink9721]

I love the Tigger plush and the mug Tigger is one of my favorites

Good luck with your busy week! It'll be busy for me too, but in a good way We leave for Disney TOMORROW!

 

[hollisterluva92]

Okay! Oficialy jealous of all the major scores you got from the Disney store! They close the one by us about a year ago I am planning on making t-shirts for me and my mom's spring break trip in april. I think when I get home I will start printing some disigns to try! Love the Disney Dinner thing--totally something I would do with my family! You should come over and check out my ptr! I have some yummy shopping pics also! Oh! And where did you get your camera bag? I have been looking for one for this trip that would fit my camera, tripod, and a few other essentials and that's looking like the perfect one! Thanks!

 

[MHTeacher]

Love the print on the reusable shopping bag---that will make a cute shirt, too!

The cruise sounds fun--Your kids will be so excited!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Congrats on the pirate cruise!!!! I cannot wait to hear all about it! Take LOTS of pictures for me!!!!

Loved all your Disney goodies. I've got to get to our store asap!