Friday February 5th, 2010
We got to sleep in a little bit which was really nice. Jeff was spending the day doing errands. He needed an oil change before our road trip and he needed shoes for the wedding and he needed to pick up a belt for my grandpa.
So I headed over to the Boardwalk and picked up my parents and grandpa to take them over to the Studios. My mom decided to wait outside of bag check since we were heading off to do wedding stuff. I went and got my grandpa in and then decided to go check something out before my dad and grandpa headed into the park and I went out to meet my mom. Apparently I took too long and she was just going through security when I got out front. I hadn't heard my phone when she called. She made a pit stop in the bathrooms by the Guest Relations Window and while she was there I got a call from Jeff. He was at the
Disney store in the mall and wanted to know if he should pre-order the Princess and the Frog and get a lithograph. I said no since we wouldn't end up doing anything with the lithograph and we could do way better on the price once it comes out.
My mom and I hopped on the tram and headed back to the car. On the way my MOH sent me a text asking what time the rehearsal was. She then said that her flight was going to change. I figured as much because of the snow. Turns out she booked her flight wrong! She was flipping out, I was calm. I knew it would all work out.
My mom and I headed to POR to pick up her college roommate and then head to my place to become a wedding favor factory lol.
I gave them directions on what I wanted them to do and then I set to work making table names. I hadn't really put any thought into the table name labels so I just kind of threw them together. My moms roommate was first tasked with alphabetizing the placecards I'd made the day before and occasionally telling me what my actual table names were since I kept forgetting! lol
Then the two of them moved on to tying the bows on the favor boxes. They kept bringing them in to show me so that I wouldn't have a bridezilla moment lol, I don't think they needed to worry.
Here is a pic of one of the finished table names of which we ended up having 2 too many which is why this one was setup at our sweetheart table lol:
At some point in all this productivity we heard from my Uncle and my Grandma. My Uncle was being re-routed through Denver and was not going to arrive until 3am, he was checking in to find out what to do about DME. No worries there, just told him to grab his own luggage and hop on the bus. My grandma however had decided that ice forecast for NJ was too scary and she didn't want to slip and fall. She decided to cancel her trip. I was sad, but my mom said she could tell that she had been really worried about all the walking she would need to do and was having a lot of problems with her feet.
My mom checked her e-mail and found that my dad's cousin had e-mailed to say that their flights for Saturday had been canceled and they had re-booked for Sunday. I was starting to not be a happy camper about the guest situation, but at the same time was very very happy that my parents made it in with no problems at all.
Eventually Jeff came home from his shopping and we popped in the DVD that my Dad had made to show at the reception. It was equal parts cheesy and embarrassing.
Finally we decided to wrap things up and head out to 'feed the bride' as I hadn't really had anything all day and it was 230 or so. Before we headed out though I realized that we still needed to tie ribbon onto the bubbles! That was a hilarious endeavor that resulted in Joan cutting ribbon in the back seat and my mom tying bows in the front as I drove to the new deli down the street to get food. (FYI Perotti's NY Deli in Winter Garden is awesome!) Just as I sat down to eat my MOH called. She had gotten a flight that came in around 530 the next day and said that if it was canceled that her and her mom would hop in a car and drive straight through until they got here! I love her!
After eating we went back to my place and packed everything up into a Rubbermaid container and set off to Franck's of course it started raining just as we were heading out the door! Luckily the entrance to Franck's is covered so I just pulled right up underneath the cover and someone came out and unlocked a door to a backroom for us to put our stuff in. I waved hello to Sam and Dave's stuff while we were in there haha. Then we headed back to the Boardwalk.
We chilled for about 45 minutes while my mom put her pants in the dryer because she had gotten soaked getting to the room from the car. I texted Sam to push back the time that we were going to meet up as we waited a bit for the rain to letup and for my grandpa to get up from his nap. Jeff texted to say that he was already in Epcot doing some shopping. Finally My mom, Joan, and I decided to head out. My dad and grandpa gave us these long detailed directions of how to get to the boat at the Swolphin that would take us to Epcot. They even pointed it out from the rooms balcony. They had taken the boat back from the Studios and found an entrance into the hotel by the Croquet Lawn that put them really close to the room. We told them to call my phone when they arrived in the park as my mom was leaving hers to charge. As soon as we hit the elevators we had decided to scrap the boat and just walk, waaaaaay faster.
I was meeting Sam and Dave at the slushy stand in France and it turned out Jeff was already there hanging out with them on his own! He'd gotten some weird drink in Morocco. I got myself a slushy and then the four of us walked the rest of the World Showcase and chatted about our upcoming weddings. I don't think we took a photo together though! :-( silly us! We eventually parted ways so that they could go to Ohana's and we could go to Biergarten. Jeff and I wandered around China for a bit first and then eventually met up with everyone at the restaurant.
Dinner was yummy and it was nice to hang out with my cousins who I had spent every Thanksgiving with growing up but hadn't seen since my cousins wedding in August 08. We said goodbye to Jeff as he was parked out in the main lot and Joan since she needed to catch a bus back to POR. The rest of us were all headed back to the Boardwalk.
We stopped in front of the bathrooms in Morocco for my dad and his cousin to use the men's room. As we are standing there talking this custodial CM with a giant rolling garbage bin starts talking to us. He was a little bit odd and we were having a somewhat awkward conversation with him. Finally my phone rang and it was my dad. odd. I answered but no one was there. So we sent my cousin Alex into the bathroom. While he was still inside looking my phone rang again and this time my dad was on the other end. When I told him we were outside the bathrooms he relayed that info to Billy and they both started cracking up. Apparently the custodial CM had blocked us from their view and they had exited the restroom and walked all the way to the international gateway! Finally we met up with them and caught the boat to the Boardwalk. Well except for Alex who thought it was crazy to take the boat and so he walked and was waiting for us at the dock when we arrived at the Boardwalk lol.
My mom walked out to my car to pick up some stuff she had left there and then I headed home to crash for the night!
I promise the next few days are more fun and more picture filled!
Which store did you get the frame personalized at... was it also from Arribas Brothers? They are super cute!
So excited to read more!! 
I'm so excited to see more of your photos! They turned out beautifully. 
Your hair looks sooo pretty with the birdcage veil!! Gah! Love it all so much!
