All I Want for Christmas is...A WDW Vacation!! UPDATE pg 35 - Leaving today!!

*sigh* I wish I could sneak away for a quick trip just get my Disney fix. The only way I manage it is by reading TRs and PTRs.

I have been reading a lot of those too, maybe that's why I am considering such a crazy plan!!! The more I think about it today, the more I think I should just go to Minneapolis for a long weekend or something, which is only about 3 hours from where I am and I could drive.

I just feel a little stir crazy and need to get out of town! :banana:
 
Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!

So FINALLY Photobucket cooperated and let me load some more pictures!! :cool1: So I'll do 2 separate posts; the first is some misc. pictures, including a few from the graduation party, and the 2nd post will be pictures of the baby shower. Ready? Let's go! :yay:

This is my sister and my sister in law's mother; her parents came to the open house too, which was so nice of them! :hug:
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We had lots of help getting ready for the day; that's my mom on the left, and our friend Kris on the right.
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So since I was a slacker on the last trip report :laughing:, here are a few pictures from the June 08 trip. The first is my sister, brother and sister in law at Epcot; the next is the 3 of them in our stateroom before dinner one night on the Wonder. I just think it's the cutest picture!!!
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OK, now on to post #2! See ya real soon! popcorn::
 
As promised, here are some pictures of the baby shower. I was so busy getting ready, doing the games, etc that I noticed once I got home there were no pictures of anyone's faces, just the food and the gifts. :confused3 If my head were not attached, I fear what would happen!

Anyhoo, here are some pictures from that day. If anyone can shed light on how I can make them a tad smaller, that would be swell, I seem to not be able to do that. :goodvibes Here they go! After this post, we'll be on to our regularly scheduled report :surfweb:
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These are the gifts I got for her for her 2 showers; I gave her the 2 outfits hanging up for her shower last weekend, and next weekend we go to Chicago for another shower princess:, so I'm giving her the pink outfit with the bows from Ladybugmom. Thank you again Becky, they are so cute!!!
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This afternoon, my sister graduates from high school so I have that ceremony this afternoon. For my day off, my big plan is to clean out my garage and do some Goodwill-giving - fun times, I know! If anyone's just dying to do some work on their day off, let me know, I would love the help! :rotfl:

Have a great day, everyone!
 
Just in case anyone else is interested in these tours...

My sister and I are doing the Keys to the Kingdom tour in December. This morning I called Disney reservations and they told me it was at 90 days that you could do that :scared1: I admit, it has be a bit nervous since we are going over Christmas, BUT I will just make a reminder on my phone to send me a note on September 27th so I can make that reservation!!

On the plus side, now I know the exact date we can make ADRs. :wizard: I'm guilty in my trips of eating at the same places, so this time, I have a few places that I would like to go: experiences with these, anyone?

California Grill: I think it would be so neat to have a late dinner there and watch the fireworks. With a 3 year old in tow, I don't know how well that will work, but we can try, right? :lovestruc

Le Cellier: I've seen this place mentioned a lot in other TRs, and have also heard rumors of some pretty fantastic cheddar cheese soup - yummo!!

Cinderella's Royal Table: I think this would be fun for my aunt, cousin and sister and I to do. The girls could go and have a fantastic breakfast with our "girls", as we call the Princesses. princess: My girl is Sleeping Beauty, my aunt likes Snow White, and cousin age 9 likes Beauty and the Beast. I'll have to ask my sister her favorite - her name is Alice, so I wonder if Alice in Wonderland would be there too? We saw Alice on our last trip, and the WDW Alice had lots of fun talking to my sister about their shared name. :)

Kona Cafe: I know this is sacrelige on these boards, but I have never had the Tonga Toast at Kona :sad2: I know, no excuse, right?! I think that would be a fun place to have a nice breakfast before hitting the parks.

Any other suggestions, places that I JUST ABSOLUTELY MUST eat at? :wizard: Here is what I've eaten already:

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Boma
Bongos Cuban Cafe
Chef Mickey's
The Crystal Palace
50s Prime Time Cafe
Fulton's Crab House
O'hana (A family favorite and FOR SURE we'll be there!)
Planet Hollywood
Raglan Road
Rainforest Cafe
Rose & Crown

Well, have at it! Please let me know the places where we MUST go. :yay:

See ya again, I might be back later today :)
 

I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day Weekend! Our weather was very nice up until this evening - I went to a baseball game where it was misting rain and about 60 degrees. Lovely! :scared: What happened to the lovely sunny 80 degrees from earlier this weekend??!! :confused3 Oh well!

So now that I've had the joy sucked out of me by stupidly watching the season premiere of "Jon and Kate Plus 8" (don't even get me started on that train wreck), I needed to get back on my TR and do something happy. :banana: I thought that since I have about 7 months until my trip (about 28 weeks roughly), it would be fun to pick a Disney movie each week and discuss - who's in? popcorn:: I am also very open to other people picking the Movie of the Week.

Tune in tomorrow, but I'm thinking I will start with a movie I just saw this weekend - the newly released "Tinker Bell" movie. :tinker: I'll be back tomorrow with some thoughts on it! In the meantime, have a nice night! :wizard:
 
So no readers this weekend :upsidedow but that's OK, it was a holiday weekend after all!

Hope everyone had a nice time! Mine was pretty quiet; my sister's cermony was Sunday afternoon and it was very nice. I admit I got a little misty there when they called her name and she came across the stage :guilty: but they were tears of happiness. She is going to nursing school in the fall and I know she'll be a great nurse!

In planning news....still no plane tickets!!! I mean, what the heck??!! We like to fly Airtran so I'm waiting for them to release their ticket prices. What gives? :confused3

So I am going to do my planning journal this week - I went to the craft store and raided their selection of stickers and such :banana: so I'm all ready to go! I was thinking I would make one small one to house all my travel info like ADRs, plane confirmation #, etc and then another larger one to act as my scrapbook. And hopefully, I'll be able to bring a laptop down there so I can do a "Live from WDW" trip report!

Have a great day, everyone! :dance3:
 
Cute pics from the shower!
Jon and Kate made me sad too! Stupid media making their lives crazy. So, did you watch Tinkerbell? How was it? I haven't seen it yet, so I am anxious to hear what you think!
 
Cute pics from the shower!
Jon and Kate made me sad too! Stupid media making their lives crazy. So, did you watch Tinkerbell? How was it? I haven't seen it yet, so I am anxious to hear what you think!

Hello dear!

Yes, I am just sick about J&K; there was a marathon on this weekend before their premiere and I turned it off when they had the vow renewal episode. I just couldn't watch it, seemed like a farce to me. But I digress. :surfweb:

Well, you know, Tinkerbell was OK but I wasn't blown away by it. It kind of had that "straight to DVD" feeling to it - you know how those straight to video movies sometimes don't seem as well done? That's how I felt about it.

The story line was cute, though; you learn how a fairy is "born", and then the fairies have a special talent; this talent is revealed in a little ceremony that honestly reminded me of Harry Potter, how the hat picked who went in what house. :laughing: Anyway, some take care of flowers and plants, some watch over the animals, some take care of the sky, etc. Tinkerbell is chosen to be a tinker fairy, which means she's a fairy that makes things that all the others need - they literally tinker and make things like teapots, clothes, etc. So of course, as you can see coming, Tinkerbell is unsatisfied with her lot and decides to try her hand at the talents of the other fairies and of course, hilarity ensues. popcorn:: I won't ruin the ending for you, but they did tie it up nicely with Peter Pan and how she was connected to them; I wondered in the middle how they were going to do that. So I would say..... Two stars. Don't rush out and buy or rent the DVD, but if it's on Disney Channel in a few weeks (that's where I saw it), you might want to catch it there.

OK, now on to trip plans. :yay: Tonight I am perusing the DVC boards for more info on the Kidani rooms. We're already booked for the full stay at Kidani, but are considering doing a split stay, and going to Kidani first for about 3 nights and then to Saratoga for the remaining 4 nights. My aunt and I have been on and off the phone, sharing info and finding out cool things. :thumbsup2 So if anyone has any good info on Kidani, send it my way! :flower3:

Have a great night, everyone!!
 
So I totally forgot to pick another movie... :headache: let's see...which one...

How about "The Emperor's New Groove." This has to be one of my favorite Disney-just-before-they-went-to-Pixar-movies. I watched it again a few weeks ago and you forget the funny and sarcastic things they throw in there to keep the adults paying attention. :rotfl2: The dynamic between Kronk and Yzma is personally what I think makes the film. I love that link, "Kronk! Pull the lever! (wait for it, wait for it) Not that lever!" :rotfl:

What do you folks like about this particular movie? Again, please feel free to submit your own movie for consideration. I do have 212 days until we leave, not that I'm counting or anything.....:laughing:
 
I'll see if I can catch it on Disney Channel. Have you checked out the Resorts thread for info on Kidani? I live on that thread looking at new photos and FAQs and whatnot.

The Emporer's New Groove - I like this movie, although it probably isn't in my top ten favorite Disney movies. "Llama Face!"

How about The Rescuers? Or The Rescuers Down Under? I found those two at Wal-Mart recently and had to pick them up. I loved them when I was a little kid, like, 5 years old. Bernard and Miss Bianca! I had a stuffed Miss Bianca a long time ago, with her little purple hat and scarf. Her hands, feet and face were plastic, but her body was soft like a beanbag. And now, I can't find it anywhere. Ha ha, anyway, that's my movie suggestion!
 
I'll see if I can catch it on Disney Channel. Have you checked out the Resorts thread for info on Kidani? I live on that thread looking at new photos and FAQs and whatnot.

The Emporer's New Groove - I like this movie, although it probably isn't in my top ten favorite Disney movies. "Llama Face!"

How about The Rescuers? Or The Rescuers Down Under? I found those two at Wal-Mart recently and had to pick them up. I loved them when I was a little kid, like, 5 years old. Bernard and Miss Bianca! I had a stuffed Miss Bianca a long time ago, with her little purple hat and scarf. Her hands, feet and face were plastic, but her body was soft like a beanbag. And now, I can't find it anywhere. Ha ha, anyway, that's my movie suggestion!

You know, I just found that thread last night - how funny, we're on the same wavelength. :goodvibes This is obviously a place we've never stayed so we have burning and important questions like "How far to the bus" and "Where can I fill up my refillable mug?" :rotfl:

I LOVE the Rescuers!! They are just the cutest - that is a wonderful suggestion, thank you! And a Bianca toy - lucky duck!! I think I will bring that with me this weekend to watch in the car; we've driving to Chicago tomorrow to go to another baby shower on Saturday and I need some movies to pass the time, and I'm not driving :thumbsup2

Have a good one!!
 
So first off, a very technical question: How do I update the title of the thread? :confused: I know some of you are smarter than I and update your title to show the date of your last post, but I for some reason am blanking on how to do that. Tips and pointers are appreciated. :lmao:

So more news!! :banana: My aunt and I conferenced last night since Tuesday was the day she could call DVC reservations and see if we could do a split stay at Saratoga. Well, of course after looking at points, what could transfer, what days we would want where, how do we move bags from place to place, etc......she called today and no availability for the days we want at Saratoga. However, we are still booked for 7 nights at AKV (Savannah View - SWEET!) and we talked tonight about how we are both more than cool with that and not doing a split stay this time. :woohoo: The only thing we might add - it appears from an initial airline search for other companies that fly near us is that flying home on Sunday is about $100 cheaper per ticket than flying home Saturday. So if that's the case with the Airtran tickets as well, we may very well be staying an extra day. I know, just sad isn't it? :lmao:

Now the next step is ADRs!!! Even though we can't make those until I think the last week of September, we are each thinking of and coming up with ideas for what we want to do and our tentative touring plan so that come that day in September, we will be armed and ready with the phone to try and get what we want! :cheer2: Tonight as I am packing to go out of town for the weekend, I am going to brainstorm the ideal plan in my mind...scary huh? :)

As always, I am up for suggestions...if there is somewhere we definately should each or our WDW vacation will be a total waste, please let me know!

(And next week I'll get back to regularly scheduled programming of quotes and movies! I promise!)

See ya everyone!!!
 
Whew! I think I am all caught up again, Katie! The shower looks like it was a great success!

As far as updating the title of your thread -- click the edit button on your first post, then click "go advanced" and then you will be able to alter your title. :goodvibes
 
Whew! I think I am all caught up again, Katie! The shower looks like it was a great success!

As far as updating the title of your thread -- click the edit button on your first post, then click "go advanced" and then you will be able to alter your title. :goodvibes

Hi Ms Jackie! Thanks for the tutorial on changing the thread title :thumbsup2 When I do another update, I will use this as a reference!

Have a great weekend!!
 
Happy Friday morning, everyone!

I thought before I went to work today, I would do a quick post. I'm going in earlier since I'm leaving early today and amazingly enough, I am ready to go with more than 1/2 hour to spare - score! :cool1:

So on my list for this weekend, during down times and driving times, are to do 2 things:
1) Call Disney tickets and see exactly how many Water Park and More days I have left on past tickets, and
2) Compile a short list of ADRs so my aunt and I can confer next week and start to make our plan! :banana:

Up until a few weeks ago, I did not realize that since I purchased Water Park and More on past tickets (and have never used them - it really was a waste to buy those at the time), if the tickets were non-expiring, I would still have those days on there, even though there were no more park days - awesome! :woohoo: You learn things everyday! A gal on the Theme Park board was kind enough to give me the phone number, so that's getting done this weekend for sure. I could wait until I get down there and have them check it, but what's the fun in that? :laughing: Plan, plan, plan!

A wanted to post a picture of the other gift I got for my sister in law - my soon-to-be-niece's first Mickey and Minnie stuffed animals!
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I mean, I had to start her out right! I'm determined that my sister and I will be the aunts that turn her on to a lifetime of love for Disney! princess:

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!! :cheer2:
 
Happy Friday, Katie!!! Having Disney planning goals for the weekend is always a good thing! Love the Mickey and Minnie -- it's never too early to start a child's love of all things Disney! :goodvibes
 
Drive safely, and have fun in Chicago this weekend!
I am already formulating the ideal plan for my ADRs in my head as well, although I can't make mine until September 5th. Or 6th. I'm a little fuzzy on that detail because two different CMs have told me two different things. We are definitely on the same wavelength though! :goodvibes
 
So a change of plans for this weekend...

We ended up not going to Chicago, the shower got canceled. My mom texted me around 10 this morning and said that my sister in law is being put on bed rest since her fluids are low - she and the baby are both fine, thank goodness, but they're just trying to be cautious. Right now, she's about 33 weeks, I think. I heard from her today and they are going to the doctor for another ultrasound tomorrow morning just to check and make sure things still look good. So needless to say, I went from having a weekend of plans to not, but of course it goes without saying I want her to rest and get that baby here safely! princess:

So I called Disney tickets this morning during a break and asked if I could verify the Water Park and More days on my ticket...apparently not every cast member will tell you, since the gal I got this morning said they couldn't do it, I could have to wait until we got there :confused3 So I am going to try again tomorrow morning and see if I can find someone else with a better answer. :thumbsup2

On the plus side, this weekend I am going to see Up! this weekend. Since it's such a nice night tonight, we'll go tomorrow afternoon.

I'm off to go on a walk but I will post later tonight! I saw the most darling bathing suit in Land's End that would be perfect for AKV! :woohoo: See ya!
 
Now you'll probably get updates from me a few times a day this weekend...lucky you! :rotfl:

So yesterday I got the new Land's End catalogue. I really like their clothes and especially their bathing suits; they seem to have cute AND good prices AND modest all rolled into one. Plus, I just like trying on bathing suits in the comfort of my own home, rather than the poorly-lit bathroom of some department store. :eek:

So I got the new one yesterday, and I was pouring over it, looking for some cute things for summer and I spotted what I think would be a perfect bathing suit for AKV...what do you think?!
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I thought that was pretty cute. But the one I love the BEST is from their 2008 collection and you can still get it online. And it's on sale! I am so tempted just to get it.
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What do you all think? What's your vote? :goodvibes
 
So this is not an "official" TR post as such, but I am very serious....



RUN. DON'T WALK, you must go see UP!!!!

It was excellent. The animation was of couse, without saying, incredible. But what got me the most was the story line. I won't ruin it for anyone, but once again they were able to create a beautiful story that both kids AND adults would love. When I first saw the previews for this film, I really wondered what story line they were going to craft out of a guy's house flying through the air. But it's amazing, and well worth the theatre admission. I know it's not cheap to go to a movie, but for me, was worth every dime! :thumbsup2

(And in other news, we heard from my brother today about the baby - her fluid levels, although still a titch toward the low side of the spectrum, were twice today what they were yesterday, so they took her off bed rest and just told her to keep drinking water. So momma and baby are doing good, thank God! :cloud9:)
 












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