A Very Lurkyloo Christmas is FINISHED! New 3/16: Last Day of the Trip!

[LouDisney]

Beautiful pics. That dessert...yummy!!!!

 

[GreatBiscuit]

Hey Lurkloo! I'm still lurking about these parts, and wanted to give a shout out on the trip photos. Tell Patrick he did a great job with the new camera! Can't wait to see his pics from your trip this December.

 

[cdotla]

Hey Lurkyloo! I just caught up!

Your July 4th trip looks amazing! It's nice to remember we can do cool things outside Disney isn't it??! LOL!

And great pictures with the new camera...remind me what you got again? I also can't wait to see the photos from your upcoming trip. Honestly, summer is blowing by already...it'll be here before you know it!

 

[29apr00]

Hey Carrie! I got a free dining pin for december!! Hope you get one too, that may help....have you actually picked dates yet??

 

[cdotla]

OMG Carrie!!! You are a true celeb! Just saw that you are the featured writer in the All Ears newsletter this week! Congrats!!!!

This Disney writing gig has really taken off!

 

[annnewjerz]

OMG Carrie!!! You are a true celeb! Just saw that you are the featured writer in the All Ears newsletter this week! Congrats!!!!

This Disney writing gig has really taken off!

Was just coming to post the same thing in case anyone needed their daily dose of Lurkyloo.

We're all nuts

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi! I've been traveling through the desert myself. I loved the pics - looks like a great place to visit! Thanks for sharing them. Don't worry about a mini TR within a TR - people do it all the time. Of course, you are a celebrity, so you need to be a little "under the radar."

Now that I've seen a bunch more cake pics, I'm hungry, so going to the kitchen to make the cup o' cake.

 

[lazydoxy66]

That trip looked wonderful. Gorgeous country out there.

 

[lurkyloo]

It is very well done! It's been a great resource so far -- I spent all afternoon devouring it (in a literary sense ). I definitely feel that it was money well-spent!

That is so great to hear!

Beautiful pics. That dessert...yummy!!!!

Totally - wish I had one right now....

Hey Lurkloo! I'm still lurking about these parts, and wanted to give a shout out on the trip photos. Tell Patrick he did a great job with the new camera! Can't wait to see his pics from your trip this December.

Hey, thanks! I'll definitely pass it along. I too am really excited to see what he can do at Disney - at CHRISTMAS!

Hey Lurkyloo! I just caught up!

Your July 4th trip looks amazing! It's nice to remember we can do cool things outside Disney isn't it??! LOL!

And great pictures with the new camera...remind me what you got again? I also can't wait to see the photos from your upcoming trip. Honestly, summer is blowing by already...it'll be here before you know it!

You're right!

So the camera we got is the new Sony HX1. Most of the sites have reviews out now - CNET, DPReview.com, etc. - but I think some of them kinda miss the point that this camera is not for people who want the adjustability and features of DSLR. It's more for the casual photographer who's too lazy to use Photoshop.

Hey Carrie! I got a free dining pin for december!! Hope you get one too, that may help....have you actually picked dates yet??

LUCKY you! Only my mother-in-law gets PINs (at my email address ) which is high-larious because she'll prolly never return to WDW... It's just as well though cuz we still don't know about DH's work situation and the DVC waitlist yet.

OMG Carrie!!! You are a true celeb! Just saw that you are the featured writer in the All Ears newsletter this week! Congrats!!!!

This Disney writing gig has really taken off!

Hey, thanks! I wrote it because I am continually amazed by all the misconceptions that even Disney fans have about Disney weddings - the general public, I can understand - but, amazingly, the fans don't really know how cool and accessible DFTWs are!

Was just coming to post the same thing in case anyone needed their daily dose of Lurkyloo.

We're all nuts

Hey, I'll take it lady!

Hi! I've been traveling through the desert myself. I loved the pics - looks like a great place to visit! Thanks for sharing them. Don't worry about a mini TR within a TR - people do it all the time. Of course, you are a celebrity, so you need to be a little "under the radar."

Now that I've seen a bunch more cake pics, I'm hungry, so going to the kitchen to make the cup o' cake.

Aw, I Cup o' Cake!!!

That trip looked wonderful. Gorgeous country out there.

It really was! I felt like every time I turned around, there was another beautiful view we had to take a picture of. I think DH shot almost 800 pix in 4 days...

 

[lurkyloo]

So I *almost* had a trip update to post for you guys today. Yesterday Yapta.com alerted me that the flight I'm watching had dropped from nearly $400 to $267. I hightailed it over there, but by the time I loaded Delta's website, the price had gone back up again - in the space of about 3 minutes!

I follow Rick Seany (the FareCompare.com guy) on Twitter, and he has mentioned that sometimes airlines file a really low fare to hook people but then don't actually offer seats on that route - grrrrr! I wonder if that's what happened.

However, it's prolly just as well that I didn't buy it because we won't know DH's December work situation for weeks, so I may have had to change the tickets eventually anyway. I guess it's not really a deal if you end up paying a $100+ change fee later on!

 

[DisneyBrideToni]

So I *almost* had a trip update to post for you guys today. Yesterday Yapta.com alerted me that the flight I'm watching had dropped from nearly $400 to $267. I hightailed it over there, but by the time I loaded Delta's website, the price had gone back up again - in the space of about 3 minutes!

I follow Rick Seany (the FareCompare.com guy) on Twitter, and he has mentioned that sometimes airlines file a really low fare to hook people but then don't actually offer seats on that route - grrrrr! I wonder if that's what happened.

However, it's prolly just as well that I didn't buy it because we won't know DH's December work situation for weeks, so I may have had to change the tickets eventually anyway. I guess it's not really a deal if you end up paying a $100+ change fee later on!

Well that was pretty sucky. I don't understand airlines. You know, we fly out on Spirit airlines from Atlantic City to MCO. They have these big seats in the front. It isn't first class because Spirit doesn't have that but they are two big seats next to each other. You get a ton of space and all and they are cheaper than the regular seats. We get them every time but I don't get why they are cheaper. Stupid airline.

 

[Donald'sGirl]

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Hi Carrie!! Well I happened to fall on one of your other TR's and read that from start to finish in 3 days and saw a link to this one! You are such an awesome writer can't wait to hear about this one which it just so happens to fall during my wedding!! You just might get to crash another one We are t-minus 5 months - FINALLY!!!

 

[onelilspark]

Your article in the All Ears Newsletter might convince my parents to at least let me look at a DFTW... I will rely next on your TR from the wedding to do the rest.

...now I just need the bf to propose and to agree to it...details, details...

 

[LouDisney]

Carrie, great article in All Ears this week!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I have to mention the AllEars.net article too-great job!!

Sorry about the missed fare--hopefully something else will come your way after you know the deal with work schedules!

 

[PopArtGal]

Did anyone who ordered a cake get an e-mail confirmation?

Or I was thinking of going at the front desk a few days before to make sure it's written down.

 

[adisneygal]

Where can I see this article???

 

[annnewjerz]

Where can I see this article???

I don't know if there's a way to look it up on their site, but if you want to PM me your e-mail addy I'll send it to ya!

 

[Tinkerbelle11]

That was a great article! It was funny because at first I didn't realize it was written by you and then I read the little biography at the end, and was thinking, "hmmm, Carrie and Patrick I know those names, LURKYLOO!!" I'm still fairly new but I'm catching on!

 

[lurkyloo]

Well that was pretty sucky. I don't understand airlines. You know, we fly out on Spirit airlines from Atlantic City to MCO. They have these big seats in the front. It isn't first class because Spirit doesn't have that but they are two big seats next to each other. You get a ton of space and all and they are cheaper than the regular seats. We get them every time but I don't get why they are cheaper. Stupid airline.

Hmmmm - sounds like you've hit on a pretty sweet deal! Now I wish Spirit flew to MCO from LAX...

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Hi Carrie!! Well I happened to fall on one of your other TR's and read that from start to finish in 3 days and saw a link to this one! You are such an awesome writer can't wait to hear about this one which it just so happens to fall during my wedding!! You just might get to crash another one We are t-minus 5 months - FINALLY!!!

Good to see you here - thanks for reading along! But don't tempt me - I will so *totally* crash your wedding!

Your article in the All Ears Newsletter might convince my parents to at least let me look at a DFTW... I will rely next on your TR from the wedding to do the rest.

...now I just need the bf to propose and to agree to it...details, details...

Oh good - I hope it helps! (And don't worry - if the bf doesn't come through, you can always have a quinceañera!)

It's really surprising to me how many misconceptions there are about DFTWs, plus it is my personal mission to help make them affordable by sharing cost-cutting tips.

Carrie, great article in All Ears this week!!!

Hey, thanks!

I have to mention the AllEars.net article too-great job!!

Sorry about the missed fare--hopefully something else will come your way after you know the deal with work schedules!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm holding out hope that the start-shopping-four-months-before rule still holds true.

Did anyone who ordered a cake get an e-mail confirmation?

Or I was thinking of going at the front desk a few days before to make sure it's written down.

I don't think they give out confirmations of the cake. If you order it from Private Dining, the front desk might have a record of it, but if it's at a restaurant, you need to double check at the podium to be sure they know they'll be delivering it to your table.

Where can I see this article???

I think it'll be in their article archive eventually (http://allears.net/ae/archives.htm) but if Ann hasn't already hooked you up, PM me your email and I'll forward it!

That was a great article! It was funny because at first I didn't realize it was written by you and then I read the little biography at the end, and was thinking, "hmmm, Carrie and Patrick I know those names, LURKYLOO!!" I'm still fairly new but I'm catching on!

That's cute! I'm so glad you liked it even before you knew I'd written it. ("Geez, that was a craptacular article about Disney wedd-- oh wait, Lurkyloo wrote it?! Well then I LOVE it!!!")