An Evil Volcano, Floating Cheerios, And Lots Of Tonga Toast!-May 2010 TR-UPDATE Day 2

cinderella crazy

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Oh my! I’m actually starting my trip report!!!! Woohoo!!!! :woohoo: If y’all could see me, you’d be watching me do a dance which I’m sure would embarrass my children (something I’m really good at doing).

Where to start? I guess I’ll start by introducing myself and family to those of you who don’t know us. As I warned in my PTR, there’s no turning back now. I am not responsible for what will happen to you once you are introduced to our crazy family. Are you ready?

First, there’s me. I’m the Queen of the house so therefore, I must go first. Plus, I’m the one telling this story so I think that justifies me going first.

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I’m Alicia and I’m a stay at home mommy and I am pretty active in our church’s worship ministry (I sing in the choir and direct one of the children’s choir groups). I also like to sing in inappropriate places which usually embarrasses the rest of the family. My favorite character is Stitch (who I saw a couple of times this trip but never got a picture of). This was my ninth trip to WDW.


Next is my wonderful hubby!

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His name is Mike and he’s really smart. Know how I know that? He can do math in his head! He’s like a walking calculator! Really, he is smart, and sweet, and patient, and level headed; basically all the things that I’m not. He’s an electrical engineer and I honestly cannot tell you what he does. Not because it’s top secret or anything like that. I just don’t comprehend what he does. I’m a musician. Electrical engineering stuff just doesn’t compute with me. I do know his job deals with the computer components that go into cars (mostly Toyotas but also Honda, Chrysler, GM, etc.). I am so fortunate that I married a man that is a Disney fanatic! Mike's favorite characters are Tigger and Goofy. This was Mike’s 11th trip to WDW.


Next is our 6 year old DS, Alex.

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Yes, that is him eating a sucker that’s stuck in between his toes (Isn’t he talented?). I’m a little biased but I think he’s the cutest little boy! He’s a very thoughtful, cautious child. You’ll see this as I document our trip. He’s also got a TON of energy and keeps me pretty busy during the day. His favorite character is Mickey Mouse. This was Alex’s 5th trip to WDW.

Then we come to Lauren.

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Lauren is the complete opposite of Alex (well, except when it comes to energy). She is the daredevil. She has a very vivid imagination and she has been known to sit in the bathroom and tell toilet paper how pretty its dress is… She loves all princesses. But I think right now her favorite is Tiana.


Last, but certainly not least is my Mom, Lynda.

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My Mom rocks! I’m always happy when Mom is able to come with us to WDW! This was the third time she’s come with us but I have no idea how many total times she’s been. Every once in awhile she’ll go to WDW for a conference. I don’t know who her favorite character is but I’ll definitely ask her tonight at choir rehearsal and let ya’ll know.

So there’s the crazy bunch of people that went on this trip. We also left two kitties at home that were taken care of by my MIL and FIL.

Here’s Tigger

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Here’s Darby

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We were a little worried about Tigger since he suffers from seperation anxiety (I never would have believed a cat could have this, but I’m telling you he really does), but he seemed to be okay when we got home.

So what’s going to come next? A little background info about our trip. But first, we need to take Alex to the doctor. His ear is bothering him. So go grab yourselves a snack and I’ll meet you back here in a few. If you’re interested you can take a look back at our plans in my PTR "I Could Have Had A Cruise. Instead I’m Going To WDW!”


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Index
1. The Basics
2. Thursday May 20, Travel Day - Part 1
3. Thursday May 20, Travel Day - Part 2
4. Friday May 21st - Day 1 - Part 1
5. Friday May 21st - Day 1 - Part 2
6. Friday May 21st - Day 1 - Part 3
7. Friday May 21st - Day 1 - Part 4
8. Friday May 21st - Day 1 - Part 5
9. Friday May 21st - Day 1 - Part 6
10. Saturday May 22nd - Day 2 - Part 1
 
Wow, I don't know how I missed a fellow Knoxvillian before (?spelling) but I am signing on now. Can't wait to hear about your trip!!
 

Wow, I don't know how I missed a fellow Knoxvillian before (?spelling) but I am signing on now. Can't wait to hear about your trip!!

:welcome: Thanks for joining in! Glad to meet a fellow Knoxvillian. Did you have any bad storms yesterday? A section of our fence blew down yesterday from the heavy winds. Scary stuff!
 
Yay you've started-I'm in! Great intro!! :woohoo:

Yay! :yay: Leanne is here! Thanks! Can you believe I've finally started my TR?!! In the last 3 weeks I've been to Disney, DC, and had vacation bible school at our church. I feel like I've been gone from home forever! It's so fun to read yours and everyone elses TR who were there the same time!
 
I'm in - I love your kitties! :goodvibes

:welcome: Clare! Thanks! Most of the time I love my kitties too. :rotfl: They're really sweet and I really missed them the two weeks I was gone. Right now I'm watching Darby freak out over a bug that's outside the window. Silly thing!
 
Alright! Everyone got something good to drink and eat? On to the basics of our trip. We were in WDW from Friday, May 21st – Friday May 28th. We actually left our house on the 20th and then got home on the 29th. Got all that?

We were celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary but our anniversary isn’t until January. What?! Originally we wanted to go on a cruise to celebrate our anniversary but we didn’t want to be away from the kids for a long time. So we decided to go to WDW with the children instead and the only way we could do that was during the summer while school was out. So that’s what we did. Here’s a wedding picture from almost 10 years ago (I’ll show it to you if you promise not to laugh at me):

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Man! Were we young! Anyway, we stayed at the Poly (we decided on it after changing our resort about five times) and we were on the DDP so I got to eat way to much food (I gained five pounds y’all :scared1:).

So there you have it. The basics. Up next, our travel day. Will we be able to fit everything in the van? Will we make it down without any traffic problems in Atlanta? And how many times did I hear “Are we there yet?” (It was a lot y’all)


Up Next: Thursday May 20th, Travel Day - Part 1
 
We were spared damage from the storm, luckily. I am getting a little tired of afternoon storms. We love the Poly too, but I think the GF has stolen my heart. I am considering changing to the poly in sept though.
 
Y'all are so cute in the wedding pic! :goodvibes Sorry about 5lbs but don't feel too bad....I've never gained on DDP but this year on DxDP, up 8 lbs!!! :scared1: No more DxDP for me I can tell ya that. :laughing:
 
We were spared damage from the storm, luckily. I am getting a little tired of afternoon storms. We love the Poly too, but I think the GF has stolen my heart. I am considering changing to the poly in sept though.

I think today was the first day this week we didn't have an afternoon storm but since Alex has an ear infection, we didn't go outside tonight.

I've liked every resort we've stayed at but I think CBR and Poly are my favorites. We've never stayed at the GF but it looks pretty from Poly's beach.
 
Y'all are so cute in the wedding pic! :goodvibes Sorry about 5lbs but don't feel too bad....I've never gained on DDP but this year on DxDP, up 8 lbs!!! :scared1: No more DxDP for me I can tell ya that. :laughing:

Aww, thanks Leanne! I started Weight Watchers again when I got home from DC. I gained 3 more pounds in DC so I was right there with you with the 8 pound gain. I bet I would have gained 10 pounds on the DxDP! I could have gotten double the amount of cake and Tonga Toast I had! :lmao:
 
Signing on! This sounds like it'll be fun. We were at WDW at the same time, too! (Well, we stayed 23rd-28th @ Pop)
 
YAY!!!! So excited to see this today. I can't wait to hear how your trip went! Cute pic of you and Mike. I didn't gain anything this time with the DDP. Randy, however, gained a whopping 20 POUNDS in one week! He really let out his "inner fat man" (as he calls it).
 
Yea! You started your TR! I'm here! (And I gained 3-4 pounds on our 4-day trip...).

Can't wait to hear all about your trip and stay at the Poly!
 
Signing on! This sounds like it'll be fun. We were at WDW at the same time, too! (Well, we stayed 23rd-28th @ Pop)

:welcome: jc! It was a pretty fun trip! How neat that you were there around the same time we were! I think we're planning on staying at the Pop on our October trip. Did you like it? It looks like a fun resort.
 
YAY!!!! So excited to see this today. I can't wait to hear how your trip went! Cute pic of you and Mike. I didn't gain anything this time with the DDP. Randy, however, gained a whopping 20 POUNDS in one week! He really let out his "inner fat man" (as he calls it).

Woohoo! Megan's here! Thank you about the pic. I see pictures of me with blonde hair and wonder what I was thinking! Yay for not gaining any pounds! I wish I had your will power. Being surrounded by cake and Tonga Toast didn't do me any favors.

20 POUNDS??? Wow! He really did let his inner fat man out! That's impressive! Did he start exercising right when you got home? I rejoined weight watchers and have sinc lost the 5 pounds I gained. Between Disney and DC I got so tired of eating out.
 
Yea! You started your TR! I'm here! (And I gained 3-4 pounds on our 4-day trip...).

Can't wait to hear all about your trip and stay at the Poly!

Whoot! Whoot! Dugette's in the house!!!

Sounds like you were like me and had some good food in Disney! I'm sorry I haven't posted on your TR lately!!!! I'm getting caught up little by little. It takes awhile to get caught back up after being gone from the DIS boards for 3 weeks. I promise to do better! :thumbsup2
 












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