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

[DWGal210]

Nice going. Perfect timing! You will love this tour. I took it a few years ago in early January and that was a perfect time. There is a lot of standing and I was really grateful that it wasn't hot out. I learned a lot and really enjoyed our tour guide. The lunch was also really good. It's a great way to spend the morning/early afternoon. Enjoy!

Awesome - thank you!!

I love "behind the scenes" stuff (I usually watch the additional features on the DVD before I watch the movie) so I know we'll really enjoy this!!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Why don't you give them a couple of things for the plane to make the trip go smoother and save the rest for Disney!

 

[MeMom]

I'm with wigd. I'd want some things for the plane, and when they actually get to Disney World, that's going to be plenty exciting in itself.

I got a PM from tecdavidt, and he and his wife plan to have another rockin' awesome room at the Poly, so hopefully we can camp out on their lawn NYE night for fireworks. He said they are definitely up for a DIS meet. Our plans are just to go over around ten, I'm guessing, lay out a big blanket, and have a Captain Cook's picnic while we wait for all of you guys to come along. Don't you think two hours time will be plenty to get a good spot?

 

[ladybugmom]

I would give the kiddos the goodies for the plane ride. That's what I did with my girls and it worked great!!

LOVE the pics of Caroline!! She is just precious! And LOVE your new VB Hipster! The Hipster is now my favorite style purse! VERY functional for WDW!!

 

[annnewjerz]

I'm torn about when you should give the gifts to the kids. If it's stuff you really think will keep them entertained on the plane ride, then I'd give it to them before you leave.

If it's stuff that's fun but won't necessarily hold their attention for a few hours, I'd ship it in advance. It's always nice to get a surprise when you arrive as a special way to start your stay in The World.

Good luck, I'm sure they will love regardless of when you decide to give it to them.

 

[DWGal210]

Why don't you give them a couple of things for the plane to make the trip go smoother and save the rest for Disney!

I'm torn about when you should give the gifts to the kids. If it's stuff you really think will keep them entertained on the plane ride, then I'd give it to them before you leave.

If it's stuff that's fun but won't necessarily hold their attention for a few hours, I'd ship it in advance. It's always nice to get a surprise when you arrive as a special way to start your stay in The World.

Good luck, I'm sure they will love regardless of when you decide to give it to them.

Thanks for the input, gals. After thinking it through, I think I'll do a bit of both as was suggested; a few things for the plane and then some more giftage when we get there. I was thinking that for the plane, I would give out the books, coloring, etc; and then when we got to the resort, I would give them their pins. I thought they could either choose to start pin trading, or just have a neat pin to put on their school bag or whatever, their choice. I'm sure their parents will LOVE me for getting them started pin trading. I found a few pins on Ebay that I like, and I think I'll get those in the next week or so. Also, we're going to Disney Live! next weekend, so maybe they'll have some fun stuff there that I can buy undercover and take home with me for their trip bags!

 

[DWGal210]

I'm with wigd. I'd want some things for the plane, and when they actually get to Disney World, that's going to be plenty exciting in itself.

I got a PM from tecdavidt, and he and his wife plan to have another rockin' awesome room at the Poly, so hopefully we can camp out on their lawn NYE night for fireworks. He said they are definitely up for a DIS meet. Our plans are just to go over around ten, I'm guessing, lay out a big blanket, and have a Captain Cook's picnic while we wait for all of you guys to come along. Don't you think two hours time will be plenty to get a good spot?

Thank you for the input!

That's AWESOME about the Poly beach meet - how nice of tecdavidt and his wife! That timeframe sounds perfect to me. We're going to be at our hotel that whole day (not brave enough to go to MK or another park on NYE ) so we'll be raring to go for firework watching. I think 2 hours is just fine. And that way, we can all visit, have a few drinks, etc before the big show starts. That sounds wonderful to me - it will be so great to meet everyone!!!

 

[DWGal210]

I would give the kiddos the goodies for the plane ride. That's what I did with my girls and it worked great!!

LOVE the pics of Caroline!! She is just precious! And LOVE your new VB Hipster! The Hipster is now my favorite style purse! VERY functional for WDW!!

Thank you - we just love her to pieces. I know I am biased but I think she is just about the most darling baby I have ever seen!

I am in love with the hipster as well. I used a Bagallini last year and although I like that bag a lot and will use it for other things, I thought it was a big large, for me. I like that the hipster is big enough to carry what you need to carry, but not gigantic. Now I am trying to decide if I need the matching wallet as well. Shame on me, shame!

 

[DWGal210]

This afternoon, we went and saw Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D! We had a great time! It was so neat to see the movies again in the theatre....and in 3D it was just so much fun!

It was me, my brother, my aunt and 3 cousins. The 3 year old went with us and although we were unsure he would make it through 2 movies, he did great! He was so cute, sitting there eating his popcorn and laughing. It was precious!

It just put me that much more in the mood to go on vacation in a few short months. My goddaughter and I already have a date to go see "The Princess and the Frog", which comes out right before we leave. I figure it'll be a nice way to kick off our holiday vacation.

Have a great week, everyone!!

 

[Charleston Princess]

That's exactly what we did today, too! It was so much fun and such an amazing visual experience! Pixar really did a top-notch job converting the movies to 3D!

 

[MEK]

This afternoon, we went and saw Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D! We had a great time! It was so neat to see the movies again in the theatre....and in 3D it was just so much fun!

It was me, my brother, my aunt and 3 cousins. The 3 year old went with us and although we were unsure he would make it through 2 movies, he did great! He was so cute, sitting there eating his popcorn and laughing. It was precious!

Oh 3D Toy story - that sounds so neat! My kids loved, loved, loved Toy Story when they were little. I watched it a million times. It would be fun to see it in 3D. Guess I will have to recruit the nephews for that!

 

[DWGal210]

That's exactly what we did today, too! It was so much fun and such an amazing visual experience! Pixar really did a top-notch job converting the movies to 3D!

I thought so too! They did an awesome job in 3D.

And leave it to Disney, those marketing geniuses; here we all are, paying $$ to see a movie in a theatre that most of us probably own! Oh well, it was a great way to spend a dreary Sunday afternoon and we had a great time!!

 

[DWGal210]

Oh 3D Toy story - that sounds so neat! My kids loved, loved, loved Toy Story when they were little. I watched it a million times. It would be fun to see it in 3D. Guess I will have to recruit the nephews for that!

Yes, you should take the nephews - I bet they would LOVE it! We had such a great time.

 

[DWGal210]

Hi readers -

Hope everyone had a nice weekend! It was SO COLD here!! And today they are saying we might get some snow flurries - that is just unacceptable! Oh well - a nice night to curl in front of the fireplace and do some trip planning, I guess!!

My last real hurdle before this trip is to lose some more weight. Without getting into TMI territory - I have a "female issue" where I have very painful cycles. So for nearly the last 4 years, I have been on the bc shot. Big mistake. Sure, I didn't have debilitating pain anymore, but it's a steroid (no one told me that!! ) and so I have been steadily gaining weight the past few years, about 50 lbs. Yuck!! It makes me so mad!

I have been off the shot for about 4 months now and slowly but surely, I am starting to be able to lose weight. I've lost about 10 lbs so far but would like to lose another 15 before we go to Disney. I think that's do-able; that averages out to about 1.5 lbs per week, which is safe and I think I can do it.

Just wanted to share with my friends cause I think I will need some support in this - it's just been emotionally hard to gain this weight and have such a hard time taking it off. I know the most important thing about a person is their inside spirit and their heart, but I would still like my outside to be a thinner one than I am now.

Thank you, everyone! Now I am off to read the rest of Lady Lallie's PTR...I am on page 10 of 50 right now, have to read more before she updates again!! Have a great Monday!

 

[minniecarousel]

I subsrcibed to your PTR a while ago, but just finished reading it today, so I'm late to the party here. All your plans sound like so much fun. DH & I are going with our older DS & DDIL, Dec 6 - 15, celebrating DS's 30th birthday (where else would you celebrate a thirty year old's birthday!?) We also have the KTTKTour lined up. All the times we've been there & we've never done any tours. DH & I finally did a behind the scenes tour at Disneyland last year (of course, no utilidors there!).

On purses - I bought the VB mini hipster. I usually wear a fanny pack, but thought I'd try this instead. I've worn it to a few ballgames and it was very comfortable.

Good luck in taking off the weight - it's tough (I know!).

 

[DWGal210]

I subsrcibed to your PTR a while ago, but just finished reading it today, so I'm late to the party here. All your plans sound like so much fun. DH & I are going with our older DS & DDIL, Dec 6 - 15, celebrating DS's 30th birthday (where else would you celebrate a thirty year old's birthday!?) We also have the KTTKTour lined up. All the times we've been there & we've never done any tours. DH & I finally did a behind the scenes tour at Disneyland last year (of course, no utilidors there!).

On purses - I bought the VB mini hipster. I usually wear a fanny pack, but thought I'd try this instead. I've worn it to a few ballgames and it was very comfortable.

Good luck in taking off the weight - it's tough (I know!).

Hi there! Thanks for reading!

I would LOVE to spend my 30th bday at Disney, sounds like a good plan to me! You'll have to let me know when you get back what you thought of the KTTK tour. I've heard great things about it but would be interested in your opinion, too!

I love those VB bags! They are coming out with some really cute patterns now. When I was younger, I used to think they were a bit too old for me, but now they are doing some super-cute stuff. I decided on the larger hipster cause I'll be carrying my camera as well.

Thanks for the good thoughts! I know I just have to not freak out about it and take it one day at a time. It's not going to come off in a day and I have to be adult about it and stay with it! I'll keep you all posted!

 

[princess_momma]

I'm trying to catch up! I'm not done yet, but I have to get offline now! So I'll finish up tomorrow! just wanted to let you know I'm here though!

 

[DWGal210]

I'm trying to catch up! I'm not done yet, but I have to get offline now! So I'll finish up tomorrow! just wanted to let you know I'm here though!

Yeah! Thanks for coming on over, Kimmy!

 

[ladybugmom]

I really want to take the girls to see Toy Story 3D tomorrow (Ally is on Fall Break). I just hope Claire can handle being there that long. She LOVES the movies so I think I'm going to try it.

 

[DWGal210]

I really want to take the girls to see Toy Story 3D tomorrow (Ally is on Fall Break). I just hope Claire can handle being there that long. She LOVES the movies so I think I'm going to try it.

Sounds like a plan!

I bet Claire will be good - our 3 year old cousin sat really well. The only thing is that he didn't want to do is wear his glasses - he kept saying "I don't have to wear glasses!"

Try it and let me know how she does!