A Quick Holiday Miracle - An All Girls Trip - Dec/12 *REVIEWS finally up! 03/30*

[marDgreen88]

Love all the castle pictures! Looooooove. Holiday Wishes is so so great.

The toy soldiers are my favorite part of the Christmas parade! They're just awesome.

Aww the Winnie the Pooh pictures are just precious! Meeting them all at once must be so great!!! But wahhh, I'm sad that this is almost over!

 

[FancyNancy]

I love your parade pics! Really makes me want to go at Christmas time!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Krysten, awesome updates. Last days at a park are SO SO hard, but you picked the perfect thing to do on your last night.

Your castle pictures with the fireworks turned out beautifully, and I loved seeing the parade pictures (I haven't quite gotten that far in my TR yet).

And the pictures of you and your cousin with the Pooh characters are wonderful (I really want to see them in December this year).

Thank you! I agree that we picked the perfect thing to do on our last night. A great ending to a wonderful trip.

WOW oh WOW!! Those pictures are beautiful! I love the castle with t he projections show on it. I missed that ... I am so jealous! The parade pictures are beautiful too. I especially love one of the chip & dale ones! ... oh and the cinderella & prince charming in the coach. all of them. so beautiful.

Thank you so much! The castle show was really neat. Not my favourite, but I enjoyed it. They really put on a great parade as well - very pretty, and very interactive.

Love all the castle pictures! Looooooove. Holiday Wishes is so so great.

The toy soldiers are my favorite part of the Christmas parade! They're just awesome.

Aww the Winnie the Pooh pictures are just precious! Meeting them all at once must be so great!!! But wahhh, I'm sad that this is almost over!

Thank you! I love the toy soldiers as well - I don't know what it is about them, but they are so awesome! I'm sad that it's almost over too - but I've got another trip in the works thankfully! There was this person in line to meet the Winnie the Pooh characters and they were so incredibly excited, there were tears and hugs, and it made the rest of the line tear up - such a beautiful moment.

I love your parade pics! Really makes me want to go at Christmas time!

Thank you! Christmas time is amazing at WDW, I definitely recommend it!

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

I love your fireworks and parade pictures! It looks like that was such a fun festive time on Main Street!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I love your fireworks and parade pictures! It looks like that was such a fun festive time on Main Street!

Thank you I love snow on Main Street!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Day 6 Part 1 - Monday, December 17th, 2013

Departure day already This trip really seemed to go by too quickly, but at the same time I was really missing DH and my pup.

We didn't get up until about 8am. We showered, dressed, and went to try the Pepper Market again for breakfast. Today's breakfast was definitely better than the day before. The food was more fresh, and was the proper temperature. It still wasn't anything that really wowed me, but it was better than our previous experience.

After breakfast, we went into Panchitos. We had a ton of snack credits still to use up, and there were a few more last minute souvenirs to bring back.

Then we headed back to our room to get everything packed up and ready to go. Thankfully, everything fit into my suitcase! We took our suitcases to get checked in for the airline. We had a wonderful CM named Clete help us. He was great - very friendly and efficient.

So we had about an hour left at CSR I always get so nostalgic. I hate leaving, but at the same time, I really did want to get back home to DH. I was already excited about planning our next trip together so that I can show DH WDW at Christmas

I used this time to take a few last minute pictures before we left.

Our Building

So Pretty

Some inside pictures

And out back of the lobby

At 11:30 we headed out to catch the ME bus. Our bus came quickly and we had an uneventful ride to MCO. The airport was really busy! We don't normally fly in the middle of the day, so this was a surprise. There was a military man in front of us in line and he was such a friendly guy! He was keeping everyone around us entertained as the line slowly moved. After getting through security, we had about an hour before our flight was taking off. I got myself some Starbucks and relaxed while we waited.

We had a wonderful, funny steward on our flight. The flight itself was decent, but we had a fair amount of turbulence. We arrived in Buffalo 30 minutes ahead of schedule, but there was a plane at our gate. We had to sit on the runway for a full 30 minutes for that other plane to move - so much for getting in early! The rest of our trip home was uneventful, and I was so glad to finally get home to see my little family.

So that is it for my quick, all girls, December trip! I do plan on writing at least one more post that has some concise reviews of things like CSR and MVMCP so if you are interested, keep an eye out for them!

Thank you for reading along with my report!

 

[FancyNancy]

Awesome TR! Love the pics of Coronado. We are staying at POR this year but considering CSR for next years trip!

 

[Deesknee]

Thanks for sharing. That was a great TR! I look forward to reading your next post sharing specific reviews.

 

[Pluto0809]

I got a little bit behind and missed the second party update!

Bummer that the trip is over.

Awesome pictures of the Castle, Wishes and the Parade. I think I spied my favorite guy in there!

Loved all of the pictures of CSR. It's such a beautiful resort. The last time I stayed there was May 2011.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Awesome TR! Love the pics of Coronado. We are staying at POR this year but considering CSR for next years trip!

Thank you! CSR is a beautiful resort. It is not my favourite, but I did enjoy staying there.

Thanks for sharing. That was a great TR! I look forward to reading your next post sharing specific reviews.

Thank you very much!

I got a little bit behind and missed the second party update!

Bummer that the trip is over.

Awesome pictures of the Castle, Wishes and the Parade. I think I spied my favorite guy in there!

Loved all of the pictures of CSR. It's such a beautiful resort. The last time I stayed there was May 2011.

I get behind on TR's all of the time - there are so many of them, and not enough time! Thank you for the picture love CSR is really pretty, I'm glad that we decided to stay there.

 

[Nermel9]

Aww, Departure day already? Ugh, that's the worst! Your trip seemed great though, and I love your pictures of Coronado, the Christmas decorations there are beautiful! Can't wait to read your reviews!

 

[marDgreen88]

Beautiful CSR pictures! I'll be looking forward to your wrap up (?) post! Too bad the TR is almost over though.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Aww, Departure day already? Ugh, that's the worst! Your trip seemed great though, and I love your pictures of Coronado, the Christmas decorations there are beautiful! Can't wait to read your reviews!

I know! It came so soon. This was just a quick little last minute trip, and I was glad to have made it there at all in 2012. Thank you for the picture love I hope that the reviews will be helpful, too!

Beautiful CSR pictures! I'll be looking forward to your wrap up (?) post! Too bad the TR is almost over though.

Thank you It did go by far too quickly, but I am really hoping that I'll have a new trip to report soon!

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Awww I'm sad to see your TR over already!! Sounds like you had a wonderful trip though!!

 

[Shea&Van]

Thank you for such a complete and entertaining TR. I LOVED looking at all of you photos...especially the one of the castle lit up -- OMG! Be-a-utiful!

I think I read that you were going to do some specific reviews, but just a quick question...do you think the MVMCP was worth the expense? Was it crowded?

Thanks for sharing all the info and pics. We are going in November and reading this has me all lit up

Take care! Have a happy day!

 

[blessedmom4]

CSR is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I am truly sorry to see your trip come to an end, how sad...but I KNOW you will get back soon!

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[Disney9.9.10]

Awww I'm sad to see your TR over already!! Sounds like you had a wonderful trip though!!

Thank you for reading! It was a nice little trip. Hopefully I will get back soon!

Thank you for such a complete and entertaining TR. I LOVED looking at all of you photos...especially the one of the castle lit up -- OMG! Be-a-utiful!

I think I read that you were going to do some specific reviews, but just a quick question...do you think the MVMCP was worth the expense? Was it crowded?

Thanks for sharing all the info and pics. We are going in November and reading this has me all lit up

Take care! Have a happy day!

Thank you very much I'm pretty happy with how the pictures came out, considering I was using a point and shoot with very minimal settings. MVMCP is something that I will do a review for, but I personally felt that it was worth the money. It wasn't super crowded, and it is different from what you normally experience in the MK. Enjoy your trip in November!

CSR is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I am truly sorry to see your trip come to an end, how sad...but I KNOW you will get back soon!

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Trip endings are always sad, but I try to just keep in mind that I will be back! I'll keep busy by planning the next trip! Happy Valentine's Day to you and your family as well!!

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Your photos of Holiday Wishes and the Parade were so lovely... like living it...

Great Pooh Pictures... I'm excited to be going to Crystal Palace for breakfast in the summer... first time... & Pooh and his friends will be there...

Leaving is always so hard... you seriously have some of the loveliest photos of CSR that I've ever seen...make me want to head over there... Disney could use them in their travel info/websites...

I think that you have a PTR? I will have to take a over there...

Thanks for sharing your great memories and fab photos...

oh btw... isn't the Starbucks in the O airport awesome?

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Your photos of Holiday Wishes and the Parade were so lovely... like living it...

Great Pooh Pictures... I'm excited to be going to Crystal Palace for breakfast in the summer... first time... & Pooh and his friends will be there...

Leaving is always so hard... you seriously have some of the loveliest photos of CSR that I've ever seen...make me want to head over there... Disney could use them in their travel info/websites...

I think that you have a PTR? I will have to take a over there...

Thanks for sharing your great memories and fab photos...

oh btw... isn't the Starbucks in the O airport awesome?

It's a bit late, but thank you so much for all of your kind words!

I do still plan on putting together a couple of reviews, but I have been very busy!

 

[MEK]

I love how there is nobody in this picture below

First of all, I'm not really sure why I am not subbed to your TR. Big oversight on my part.

Second, this is my favorite spot in the park and this is a perfect picture of it.

Your dog is adorable.

Your room at CSR looks great. Love the night time shots that you posted.

How great that you got a girl's trip. So fun. I'm only on your second day, so I hope it warms up. I know we had a few cold days when we went last December, but we also had some swimming weather.

The Christmas decorations are all so pretty.