~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

[punkin413]

okay...i just need to vent here for a second.

i have a neighbor who told me on january 10th that she's going to disney february 18-23 and she heard i knew a lot about it and wanted me to help her. i remember the date because it was at our HOA meeting that she told me. anyways, she tells me that she booked deluxe dining and she hasn't made any reservations yet. i know, right? so i proceeded to look up the hours and give her a suggested touring plan (like what parks on what days) and suggestions on ADRs. she informs me like 2 weeks later that she called and didn't get hardly any of the ones i suggested (duh - you're less than a month from your trip) and asks if she can e-mail me what she did get and see what i think. well, i wait and wait and i never got an e-mail. so last thursday i e-mailed her and reminded her to send me her list of ADRs so i could re-evaluate her park touring and make specific suggestions. STILL nothing from her!!!!

i just don't understand it. how hard is it to sit at your computer and reply to an e-mail? i mean, i don't care how she wants to do her trip but don't ask for my help and then ignore me. if she wants to have a miserable trip then it's not my fault - i tried to help.

i even got her in on a photopass share! i just hope she doesn't screw that up and forget to upload her pictures on her assigned day.

anyway.....i just had to get that off my chest. i feel better now.

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

"Place with the cars..." that's too sweet. One day ya'll can do a girls w/ Luke thing. I think he's going to be a Disney freak like all of us! Ya think?

*That's good to know about the burgers. The lunch menu is great but dinner...eek. Not thanks. On DHS day we usually do Hollywood & Vine, Sci-Fi, and 50's Prime Time. We used to do Mama Melroses's but last time we ate their it tasted like frozen dinners...the .99 kind. (We had a great, fine looking server though. )

Your neighbor is in for a shocker! Who knows...maybe she'll get there and get a bunch of walk ins. I know when I called the other night they had everything I asked for with tons of times to choose from. Maybe she called and wanted a certain time for every single meal? She better get in with you! It would make her vaca a lot better! I am planning August for my sister and Chimere too. I don't mind. I tell them the basics...how many credits it will take and then we make a plan. I think we'll be doing everything tomorrow. I have my stuff ready to go now! Planning is so much fun for me.

 

[punkin413]

"Place with the cars..." that's too sweet. One day ya'll can do a girls w/ Luke thing. I think he's going to be a Disney freak like all of us! Ya think?

*That's good to know about the burgers. The lunch menu is great but dinner...eek. Not thanks. On DHS day we usually do Hollywood & Vine, Sci-Fi, and 50's Prime Time. We used to do Mama Melroses's but last time we ate their it tasted like frozen dinners...the .99 kind. (We had a great, fine looking server though. )

Your neighbor is in for a shocker! Who knows...maybe she'll get there and get a bunch of walk ins. I know when I called the other night they had everything I asked for with tons of times to choose from. Maybe she called and wanted a certain time for every single meal? She better get in with you! It would make her vaca a lot better! I am planning August for my sister and Chimere too. I don't mind. I tell them the basics...how many credits it will take and then we make a plan. I think we'll be doing everything tomorrow. I have my stuff ready to go now! Planning is so much fun for me.

yeah, luke loves disney and he knows i do, too. he's always showing me when he gets a new mickey doll or something.

i'm thinking the reason she couldn't get anything is that they're going 2 days after president's day, which means it's gonna be pretty busy. not a slow time to go at all! and i told her that too. i just don't want to hear it when she gets back about how awful it was. it could've been better if you would've just let me help you!!!!! i love the planning too - helping other people plan is what's gonna get me through the next couple of years with not going myself!

 

[tinkgurl]

It bugs me so much when people just don't have a clue about WDW when they're planning a vacation!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Well, since we have met on Tammy's TR, I thought I should properly say hello and come out of lurkdom! I have been reading your TRs for a long time! I think you do a great job and take some very creative pictures. I've really enjoyed following along.

As for your neighbor, I had the same thing happen with my neighbor. From the time we decided to plan a trip, I lived on the DIS every free moment that I had and I learned so much. My trip was fantastic! My neighbored just booked it and took off. I tried to tell her about all the stuff I learned but she didn't care. Her trip was awful! It was hot, crowded, and she didn't have ADRs during free dining. Not kidding! She basically admitted that she wasted her money on that trip b/c it was so miserable.

But she is not alone. The whole time we were at Disney (also during FD) people were walking up trying to get a table and then getting ticked off b/c it was full. One lady was determined that she was going to eat at CRT while we were checking in. The hostess told her that they are booked up EXACTLY 6 months in advance within 3 minutes of phone lines opening. The lady just stood there and then said, "So can we get a table?" DUHHHHHHHHH Why do people spend that kind of money on a trip and then just wing it????? Insane! I am WAY too anal, OCD, and type A for that mess! My DH though he was in boot camp when we were there! I had my ducks in a very straight row!

 

[KatGarcia]

Some people just dont "get it" and we all do. Vent away!

 

[Charleston Princess]

I totally empathize with your pain -- I have a couple of friends that are planning trips to WDW, and they just don't seem to understand that you can't wait until the last minute. The ignoring would really get to me!

 

[xoktenox]

Awww I love the Sci-Fi update!! We're going there in April and I'm so thrilleddd! I'm most definitely going to try one of those milkshakes, it sounds kinda like a mudslide, is it?

I can definitely see how it would be sooo annoying with your neighbor! I work with a woman who wants to take her 5 yr old this year...she was talking about taking her in February and she hasn't even booked anything yet! I think she's crazy but I don't want her to think I'M crazy if I attack her with info

 

[punkin413]

It bugs me so much when people just don't have a clue about WDW when they're planning a vacation!

i know!!!

Well, since we have met on Tammy's TR, I thought I should properly say hello and come out of lurkdom! I have been reading your TRs for a long time! I think you do a great job and take some very creative pictures. I've really enjoyed following along.

As for your neighbor, I had the same thing happen with my neighbor. From the time we decided to plan a trip, I lived on the DIS every free moment that I had and I learned so much. My trip was fantastic! My neighbored just booked it and took off. I tried to tell her about all the stuff I learned but she didn't care. Her trip was awful! It was hot, crowded, and she didn't have ADRs during free dining. Not kidding! She basically admitted that she wasted her money on that trip b/c it was so miserable.

But she is not alone. The whole time we were at Disney (also during FD) people were walking up trying to get a table and then getting ticked off b/c it was full. One lady was determined that she was going to eat at CRT while we were checking in. The hostess told her that they are booked up EXACTLY 6 months in advance within 3 minutes of phone lines opening. The lady just stood there and then said, "So can we get a table?" DUHHHHHHHHH Why do people spend that kind of money on a trip and then just wing it????? Insane! I am WAY too anal, OCD, and type A for that mess! My DH though he was in boot camp when we were there! I had my ducks in a very straight row!

thanks for saying hello! and thanks so much for your sweet compliments.

i'm all for being spontaneous but not when it comes to disney. if you don't plan then you're gonna get there and have a miserable time because, first off, you won't have any ADRs (if that's something you want to do - eat good food), and, two, you won't have any idea what attractions to avoid at what times, what rides have fastpasses and the ones that don't, what's worth your time, how to get around, what the park hours are, which parks have EMHs........i could go on and on! i just don't understand it.

that's hilarious about the lady with CRT! unbelievable.

Some people just dont "get it" and we all do. Vent away!

thanks!

I totally empathize with your pain -- I have a couple of friends that are planning trips to WDW, and they just don't seem to understand that you can't wait until the last minute. The ignoring would really get to me!

i think i just want everyone to enjoy it and knowing that they won't and that they could just bugs me!

Awww I love the Sci-Fi update!! We're going there in April and I'm so thrilleddd! I'm most definitely going to try one of those milkshakes, it sounds kinda like a mudslide, is it?

I can definitely see how it would be sooo annoying with your neighbor! I work with a woman who wants to take her 5 yr old this year...she was talking about taking her in February and she hasn't even booked anything yet! I think she's crazy but I don't want her to think I'M crazy if I attack her with info

thanks! you'll love sci-fi. and yes, it was very similar to a mudslide but not quite as chocolate-y, which is a good thing for me because i'm not huge on chocolate. i like it but i think a lot of things have WAY too much for my taste.

that's crazy about your coworker. i just don't understand that.

 

[punkin413]

speaking of the devil.....

my neighbor e-mailed me a little while ago! she said she was sorry for not getting back to me but that work had been crazy and that she didn't have internet at home. so she's supposed to send me her ADR list tomorrow. i can't imagine planning a disney trip with no internet. poor girl. she just got elected to our HOA board (to take over my position as secretary) and i also can't imagine trying to keep up with all those HOA e-mails at work! that's just crazy.

so whatever. i'm still kinda frustrated with the situation but of course i'm still going to help her. i just hope she can salvage a decent trip out of it.

i had to share these with you guys! i was uploading some videos for our september TR and i had forgotten about this. this was taken in october at our house. anna, chris and luke were here and so was a neighbor friend of ours, john, and his daughter evelyn and son lex. we were playing rock band and john was singing "man in the box" by alice in chains. it was SO FUNNY! i had to record him. his vocals are.....well, you'll have to watch to see! he's a hoot! you will also see chris playing guitar....with LOTS of enthusiam!

anna was doing a craft project with luke and evelyn - making pumpkins on paper plates with tissue paper. and then in the second video you will see at the end i walk into our bedroom, where i had "peter pan" playing for lex (his FAVORITE - he loves the crocodile!) and he had passed out with his glow necklaces watching the movie. it was so sweet - i had no idea he was asleep when i went in there!



i had to break it up into two videos because ray gives me the finger at the end of the first one and i had to edit that out. BOYS!

 

[End_User-X]

It's CMs like these that make a trip really nice!

I see a Hidden Mickey in the one above, did you (I don't mean Luke's plate, either)?

Good eye! I love finding those.

we were playing rock band and john was singing "man in the box" by alice in chains. it was SO FUNNY! i had to record him.

He sounds just like Layne Staley!

 

[lmillercrew]

Too funny!!! I love how his little girl comes in and looks up at him with bewilderment in her eyes. Like "what the heck is my dad doing?"
It is truly amazing how kids can sleep through t.v and loud music in the background. I could never do it.
The only thing that I can tell you about your neighbor is, is maybe she vacations differently than you do. Maybe she likes to be stressed out. All you can do is what she allows you to do, and that's it. I think that a lot of people don't understand the dining plan and that you have to make ressies WAY in advance. I still think that a lot of folks don't even know that you have to MAKE ressies for table service meals. The reservation people should explain that to people when they call and book their trips with dining plans. Good luck with that!
Anna should have a craft show on HGTV!

 

[LISAMWDW]

You are so sweet to help your neighbor! I don't think she realizes how important planning is. She'll realize when she finds she just can't walk into any restaurant she wants and won't be seated.

 

[troobabiee7]

Another great update! The pictures all came out so good, Sci-Fi's such a fun place! I loved the video too!

And don't let the neighbor situation bother you. It's great that you can help her, but it's not worth getting stressed over. I'm sure she'll come around eventually when she has some time!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

loved the married pics.

the guys enjoying the restaurant pic was hysterical also.

Now remember not everyone is a Disney person.

I will not allow photopass shares on my site. I see as stealing from Disney personally. But that is just me.

Can't wait for more.

 

[MaceysMom]

I can't imagine trying to plan a Disney trip with no internet! This is my first trip and I am totally obsessed. I just can't wait to try to make my adr's. I don't know what I would do if we got there and didn't have any. This is a little off Disney but I was thinking of getting my fiance, Mike Rock Band for Valentines Day. Is is totally awesome? And I am so jealous that you got to see The Killers. Someday I will go. I see that you had to wait a long time too.

 

[MeMom]

Good Sci-Fi pictures. Brooklynn got light up cubes, too, and we got a couple of those same cups. We've been there twice. The atmosphere is fun and it's something different, especially for kids.

Luke probably should get used to women wanting to hug him. He's a cutie, so that's going to happen to him a lot, I think.

I hope you can get your friend situated enough that she can have a good trip. Sounds like maybe she needs one.

That's a sweet video of the little guy sound asleep on the bed in spite all of the activity going on around him.

 

[sugar1967]

Love your updates! My family has thought I lost my mind as I have been planning this trip since we booked it back in August. All of my frustration trying to get through to book ADR's for 3 months and my crazy excitement when I finally got through and got every ADR I wanted, and then I let them in on some of the people I have met on DIS. Now they know that it is not just me!! Anyway, I think I have planned the best I can but the one thing I can't seem to find anything on is what attractions to avoid at certain times or which parks are busiest on which days. Unfortunately we are there the week prior to Easter, but are actually leaving WDW on April 9th which is probably a good thing as it is right before Easter weekend. Do you have any advice on this? The only day I can't fudge is the the 8th as that is DD's birthday and she has planned that whole day out.

 

[VandyFan10]

jordan said she's thinking about being induced on april 2nd. she's due april 12th but the doctor said he didn't think she'd last that long.

Well, if she can I hope she waits until she goes into labor. I think all this inducing being done now is not always necessary. No one really lets people just 'have' babies any more. If it's a medical reason, fine but if it's just b/c your Dr. won't be there the next week or you are miserable and tired of being pregnant then I think it should wait. It's all about 'convenience' now. I would just like to know what happened to what's best for the baby, not yourself. Not to mention they can always be off about your due date one way or the other. Will get off my soap-box now...I could talk forever about it. And sorry if I offended anyone....not my intentions

yep, that's when i called you. the other time i rode i called anna so this had to be the time i called you since anna was with me! i can't believe you didn't notice we were laughing hysterically the whole time.

I do remember you laughing, but the best thing about those calls is you hear ALL kinds of things....it was GREAT!!!

 

[VandyFan10]

you can see the boys are really thrilled!

funny!
That's prob exactly how Matt would be!

marsha's martian - chocolate and vanilla shakes mixed with bailey's irish cream and kahlua. it's funny because we usually like different things when it comes to shakes and ice cream and the like!

YUMMY!!!! I need to have one of those....might try and make that this summer

you know this picture cracks me up!