A first time planners Pre-Trip Report!

[Chicago Mo]

He's a werewolf.... duh....



Oh good you have buttons!!!! I have buttons too!!! it's time to start packing!!!!

 

[KatMark]

You can get polo shirts at the Emporium on Main Street and I believe at MouseGears at Epcot.

You were such a cute Snow White! I'd say he was a werewolf.

Love your envelopes and nice job on the pins.

Have fun in Nashville.

 

[RooRach0906]

Looks like you had a fun weekend!

I am making a Lime Green Mickey Head to although when I printed it, the color doesn't look right.

Those are cool nails.

 

[LoJoDisney]

I love your LGMHs and Mousekeeping envelopes (I like that they're simple but still really cute)!

Please post pictures of your nails after you get them done! I love seeing people with Mickey-themed nails - so I can't wait to see what you get!

Thanks! I never knew people made mousekeeping envelopes until I started researching for this trip! It probably is more fun to have kids do, but I thought they would be cuter than just plain envelopes!

I will definitely put pictures up of my nails!

He's a werewolf.... duh....



Oh good you have buttons!!!! I have buttons too!!! it's time to start packing!!!!

Ahahaha- how did I not see that it was a werewolf. you're right- DUH.

Ahh! Packing! YAY!

You can get polo shirts at the Emporium on Main Street and I believe at MouseGears at Epcot.

You were such a cute Snow White! I'd say he was a werewolf.

Love your envelopes and nice job on the pins.

Have fun in Nashville.

Perfect, thank you! That's good to hear in case we don't make it to DTD.

You & SuperMO are right- he definitely is a werewolf. OOPS!

Thank you!!

 

[LoJoDisney]

Looks like you had a fun weekend!

I am making a Lime Green Mickey Head to although when I printed it, the color doesn't look right.

Those are cool nails.

It was a fun weekend!

I printed ones too that I found online, but they didn't really look lime green when printed. Instead I found the lime green paper and just made them myself.

 

[Victoriasmom98]

Look how creative you are!!! Awesome job on the envelopes and LGMH's!!!! My nails are just plain too short to do anything creative on them. I can get them long and then they break! Bummer. I'm like everyone else and want to see your nails after you get them done!!!

13 days, can you freaking believe it!!?? Doesn't seem possible. Peter still has to try on shorts as well as me. I'm currently listening to Disney music on Pandora and trying to work. Yeah, not really being too successful at that one!!

 

[UGAFan0829]

Hi, Lauren! I was reading Rachel's PTR and saw the link to yours in your signature, so I had to join in! It looks like our dates will overlap which is pretty cool!

I think you will love Caribbean Beach! We stayed there back in 2007 and that's the trip where we fell really hard for Disney! I hope you adore it as much as we did!

Your plans look great! I love how your trying to make things extra magical for your DBF...that's really awesome and I hope he ends up loving it as much as we all do!

 

[LoJoDisney]

Look how creative you are!!! Awesome job on the envelopes and LGMH's!!!! My nails are just plain too short to do anything creative on them. I can get them long and then they break! Bummer. I'm like everyone else and want to see your nails after you get them done!!!

Thank you!! My nails are really SMALL. I just have really really small hands and small nails haha and they aren't very long but if I can do a no-chip manicure they will usually get longer without breaking. I will take a picture when I get them done!

13 days, can you freaking believe it!!?? Doesn't seem possible. Peter still has to try on shorts as well as me. I'm currently listening to Disney music on Pandora and trying to work. Yeah, not really being too successful at that one!!

NOW WERE AT 6 and 7 DAYS!!! AHH!! I listened to Disney music this morning on my way to work and got so much more excited! I will be really busy at work this week since we had yesterday off and I have to try and get ahead since I will be out all next week! I can't believe its almost here!!!

Hi, Lauren! I was reading Rachel's PTR and saw the link to yours in your signature, so I had to join in! It looks like our dates will overlap which is pretty cool!

I think you will love Caribbean Beach! We stayed there back in 2007 and that's the trip where we fell really hard for Disney! I hope you adore it as much as we did!

Your plans look great! I love how your trying to make things extra magical for your DBF...that's really awesome and I hope he ends up loving it as much as we all do!

Hi!! Thanks for reading! I will head over to your trip report and catch up! That's awesome that we have overlapping dates!

It's good to hear you loved Caribbean Beach! The rooms in a few of the areas have just been renovated so that would be awesome if we got one of those rooms too!

I hope he does too! I can't imagine him not since he already is getting so excited and involved in the planning!

 

[LoJoDisney]

Hi DIS Friends!!!!

I was a little nervous about going for a Bachelorette weekend but it ended up being so much fun!!

I was taking Vitamin C chewables and drinking Emergen-C all weekend because I was NOT going to get sick before Disney and I didn't!

We basically just hung out at bars in downtown Nashville and listened to all the live music (my favorite). We also did this thing called a "Pedal Tavern"- it is a strange bicycle turned bar vehicle that holds about 15 people (perfect since we had 14 girls with us!). You bring your own drinks and there's a guide steering and you drink and pedal around to different bars. It ended up DOWN POURING the whole first night while we were doing the pedal tavern, but it made it even better and so funny. We all had ponchos on and looked a mess after getting ready, but it was so fun!

Here are some pictures:






Before I left for Nashville I baked cookies for Joe. It is sort of a tradition any time I go somewhere or he goes somewhere I make him cookies, haha. I love baking but I really should get a best GF award for these. One of his bday gifts were Packers cookie cutters so I figured I would use them for these. They didn't work too good, maybe because of the type of cookie. BUT I am TOTALLY ok with only SORT of being able to see the Packers symbol. Go Bears.

I can deal with the green because I can just say its because we're Irish



I made these ones after I thought I had enough packers ones haha



Ok so onto the important stuff...DISNEY

we leave in 6 days!!!!

I can't believe I only have 3 more days of work after today. It is starting to feel so REAL!

I have so much to do- if I make it through Sunday it will be a miracle. But I can do it because the light at the end of the tunnel is DISNEY!!

So before I left for Nashville a gift from Joe arrived at home! He bought me a Vera Bradley Disney bag!! I was so happy! I really wanted to get a new bag that was Disney related but kept thinking I didn't REALLY need one. I am using it today at work and I love it!





I love all of the hidden mickeys on it!

I'm finishing up some last minute things tonight- I have a few very last minute little things to still buy...like a sharpie for our character photo matte we will bring with us and a portable charger with our phones (if anyone recommends one please let me know!) I also need to find my charger for my actual camera and see if I even remember how to use it!

A friend of mine from work gave me a whole bunch of Disney Pins that she got at a garage sale...I never really got into Pin Trading nor do I know if Joe or I want to do it while we are down there. I'm not sure if we should bring them with or not or what we'll end up carrying them in if we do so we'll see. I can always save them for when one day I go to Disney with *gasp* CHILDREN! :

I want to finish packing today and tomorrow because after that I don't think I will find time!

Thursday- have a Vet appt for Sophie because she's been nawing at her tail I think she has allergies. I'm not sure what they'll do but I feel bad for her so I want to take her in before we leave.
Friday- Rehersal Dinner
Saturday- Drop Sophie off at my friends parents, get nails done, go to Wedding
Sunday- Come home from Wedding, last minute packing?, Carrie Underwood Concert (who just announced she is pregnant )
Monday- DISNEY! Our flight leaves at 6:50AM so we will probably have to leave for the airport around 4:45AM!

YES. After writing that all out, I 100% need to be done packing tomorrow night. Yay yay yay!

Hope everyone had a great long weekend and Labor Day and is having a good week this week!!

 

[SarahDisney]

That pedal tavern actually kinda looks/sounds like a lot of fun. I'm glad you enjoyed the weekend!

I love that bag, what a great surprise!

My portable charger came as part of a package with my phone (I don't know if they sell them separately), and I really don't love it. I've heard that Mophie makes some good ones (I actually ahd a mophie at one point in time, but it wasn't compatible with my phone), but they're on the expensive side.

Sounds like you have a busy week ahead of you, but at least there is DISNEY light at the end of the tunnel. Your trip is almost here!!!

 

[RooRach0906]

Your Nashville trip/ bachelorette weekend looks like it was a blast!

Mmmm cookies. Now I want some maybe tonight after dinner if I have enough calories.

Ooh I love your Vera bag what a sweet surprise.

Hope Sophie is okay.

Hope you get all your packing done.

Have fun at the wedding and concert!

 

[Suziannie]

Cute bag! That's one of the only Vera Bradley Disney patterns I like!

 

[UGAFan0829]

Yay for an awesome trip to Nashville! The pedal bar thing was definitely unique!

I love your new Vera--such a pretty pattern!

And double yay for finishing up packing...for me that's when it really gets real!

Your post reminded me that we still have to pick up one of those cell phone power charger thingies. So if you find out which ones a good one, please let me know.

 

[LoJoDisney]

That pedal tavern actually kinda looks/sounds like a lot of fun. I'm glad you enjoyed the weekend!

Thanks! The Pedal Tavern was really cool- definitely something different!

I love that bag, what a great surprise!

I know I love it! I like that the Mickey's are subtle.

My portable charger came as part of a package with my phone (I don't know if they sell them separately), and I really don't love it. I've heard that Mophie makes some good ones (I actually ahd a mophie at one point in time, but it wasn't compatible with my phone), but they're on the expensive side.

We went to Best Buy last night and all of the Mophie's were $70 and up!! We ended up ordering one on Amazon that will be here Thursday.

Sounds like you have a busy week ahead of you, but at least there is DISNEY light at the end of the tunnel. Your trip is almost here!!!

5 days!!

Your Nashville trip/ bachelorette weekend looks like it was a blast!

Mmmm cookies. Now I want some maybe tonight after dinner if I have enough calories.

I hope you were able to eat some cookies

Ooh I love your Vera bag what a sweet surprise.

Hope Sophie is okay.

Thanks, I am sure she is fine. She may have been nervous me being gone that weekend too. I just want to have her checked out before we leave.

Hope you get all your packing done.

Have fun at the wedding and concert!

Thank you!!

Cute bag! That's one of the only Vera Bradley Disney patterns I like!

Thank you! I really like this pattern too!

Yay for an awesome trip to Nashville! The pedal bar thing was definitely unique!

I love your new Vera--such a pretty pattern!

And double yay for finishing up packing...for me that's when it really gets real!

I really thought I would finish yesterday, but nope. Everything is in our spare bedroom just laid out so I need to just actually put it away.

Your post reminded me that we still have to pick up one of those cell phone power charger thingies. So if you find out which ones a good one, please let me know.

I'm glad I reminded you! We went to Best Buy but the ones they had there were VERY expensive. I read a lot on WDW Prep School's site for planning tips and saw she recommended a "Trent iCarrier". Reviews were great and it says it will charge the phone multiple times before you need to re-charge the charger (that's a confusing sentence )
The one we got will charge 2 devices at once too. It was a little under $40 but on sale. Before the sale I think it was $80.

 

[ach222]

The pedal tavern looks amazing! I have a lot of brides who go to Nashville for their bachelorette weekends, I'll have to tell them about that!

You are sooooo close to leaving!!!

The weekend will fly by with all you have planned. Jealous of the Carrie concert, she puts on a great show - have fun!

 

[KatMark]

Sounds like you had a blast at the bachlorette party. And for NOT getting sick.

Cute cookies...especially since you cannot see the GB emblems. I'm with you--GO BEARS!

I hope your puppy doesn't have allergies...they can be so hard to determine the allergy to what.

I'm sure you'll get it all done and be packed and ready to go.

Love the Vera Bradley bag.

If I don't get back here before you leave, have a magical time. And please PM me when you start your TR as I'll probably be on my way to Disney when you do.

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

You're down to the wire now girlie! I'm sure you are bouncing in your chair at work right now!!

The weekend looks action packed, hopefully you can get some rest on the flight down! I hope the puppy girl doesn't have allergies, that is the worst.

 

[LoJoDisney]

We're home! Our trip was better than I could have hoped for and I will write all about it..but right now, I am dealing with some serious Post Disney Depression.

I have today off of work and just catching up around the house and sulking. I did not think I would be this sad Joe told me he is too and just keeps looking through all of our pictures.

I will update this to a Trip Report soon!

 

[KatMark]

Welcome home, Lauren. I am so glad that you and DBF had a marvelous time. I can't wait to hear all about it. I leave on Friday so I probably won't catch up until we get back in October.

 

[SarahDisney]

I'm glad to hear you had a good trip. I'm glad Joe enjoyed his first trip.
Think of it this way - now it's time to plan your next trip!

I love that picture - you guys look great!