Birthday at the Pop- PreTrippy

[wdwgirl03]

Sorry you were sick...I was wondering where you were! But I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

 

[englishrose47]

Hi Michele ! Glad you are feeling better !!

 

[Goofyluver]

Glad you're feeling better.

 

[englishrose47]

Hi Michele !!

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Hi rosie!

 

[rottiemom]

Hi Michelle,

All caught up! You poor kid...I'm so glad that you're feeling better BUT at least you got being sick out of the way before your trip to San Diego. SD is supposed to be GORGEOUS, one of the places that I've been dying to visit but never managed to make it to. So have fun for me, too .

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Hi Michelle,

All caught up! You poor kid...I'm so glad that you're feeling better BUT at least you got being sick out of the way before your trip to San Diego. SD is supposed to be GORGEOUS, one of the places that I've been dying to visit but never managed to make it to. So have fun for me, too .

Hi! I am so glad that I got it out of the way now too! I will take lots of pics for sure and add a mini tr into this ptr.
BTW I totally love how your ptr went from "We will probably never go back" to "If we go back" to "We will go back if these 3 things happen" and now on your TR you are basically saying "When we go back"

That is what happens to you at WDW but I love it anyway!

 

[rottiemom]

BTW I totally love how your ptr went from "We will probably never go back" to "If we go back" to "We will go back if these 3 things happen" and now on your TR you are basically saying "When we go back"

Shhhhhh! I was hoping nobody would notice . It's true, the more that we talk about it after the fact the more fun we realize that we had. Added tot he fact that my husband is asking me about things like the Hall of Presidents & I keep responding with "I kept suggesting that you read the UG to see if there was anything that would interest you but you wouldn't do it" .

Those 3 planets still have to align, though .

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Shhhhhh! I was hoping nobody would notice . It's true, the more that we talk about it after the fact the more fun we realize that we had. Added tot he fact that my husband is asking me about things like the Hall of Presidents & I keep responding with "I kept suggesting that you read the UG to see if there was anything that would interest you but you wouldn't do it" .

Those 3 planets still have to align, though .

I am so glad your family is embracing the Disney bug with open arms. It is like they say on that Sci-Fi show "Resistance is futile!"
And planning everything is half the fun anyway!

 

[englishrose47]

Morning Michele !!

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

So this morning when I woke up I was super nervous. I had realized last night that yesterday was suppossed to be me 180 day booking window for CRT and I have read some bad reviews but I really wanted to go there for our anniversary breakfast on the 14th. I have been reading lately how the week after Easter would be insanely busy, one of the most crowded of the year (I sure know how to pick 'em don't I!), and I was so sure I would not be able to get a table. Well I called anyway thinking if the 14th is not available then I will try the 15th but they had it!
The first available time was 8:20 and I was hoping for the 8:05 for when they first open but beggars can't be choosers and I am just psyched to get one at all.
Secretly I think I am a grown up princess so I can not wait to see them all! Plus the lady said to make sure to tell the attendant at the desk it was our anniversary because they will announce it. Aaron hates public attention and turns all red when all eyes are on him which is really cute so I think it will be awesome to play that little trick on him.
Anyway here is a Cinderella pic in honor of my ressie!

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Morning Michele !!

Morning Rosie! You are up early!

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Here is a pic someone made me on the creative boards.

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Ok here is my touring plan so far so tell me what you guys think...
Sun. 4/12- Arrive early afternoon, Check in and head over to MK. Right now I plan on having dinner at Narcoossees that night however if our luggage is not at the room we can not change so we will have to go in our park clothes. I know there is not a formal dress code but do any of you guys know if it is ok to just wear jeans and a shirt or should I move this to a different night. If I do switch it we wil go to Ohana this night since Iwant to stick to a place on a monorail to get back to the MK or wishes and EMH that night.

Mon. 4/13- We will not really gt up too early this morning and I plan on getting a later breakfast (even sleeping in we are early riser so this means about 9:30) at Boma. After that we will head over to the AK. We mainly want to ride dinoaur, EE and KRR here and we will watch FOTLK and ITTBAB. We will have a late lunch at Y&Y then head back to the hotel for some pool time or a nap then head over to the Wave (yeah I am sure that we will not be hungry... maybe we will have to swim VERY hard to work up an appetite!) then we will make it back to AK for EMH and to ride our favs again.

Tues. 4/14- This is our anniversary day. Ok so here is a weird and totally off-topic story but Aaron and I have 2 anniversaries because we got married by a JP in Feb (Valentine's day actually) but had our actual wedding in April. So this is our actual wedding anniversary not official marriage date but yeah anyway we are having brekfast at CRT for our anniversary this morning. It is EMH in MK this day and I wanted to avoid that at all costs but unfortuatly it fell on the 14th and I wanted that date soi will just have to suck it up and deal with crowds. After breakfast we will spend a little time in MK doing stuff we did not do on Sunday then have luch at CP before heading over to DTD for some SHOPPING!!!
I planned Ohana for this night but will probably switch to Narcoossees since we will have time to go back to the room and put on something a little nicer than shorts and tees. If we do this I will try to get a later ADR so we can watch wishes over at the GF shore at 10.

Wed. 4/15- We will go to the pool this morning or just hang out at Pop or something then head over to Kona for a very late breakfast then go to MGM. I plan on spending the rest of the day with no breaks here as it is our only MGM dy and it is probably my 2nd fav park. I do not have a touring plan because I want to do EVERYTHING then have an earlyish dinner at Mama Melrose's (with the Fantasmic Dinner package) because we skipped lunch then ride a few more rides after Fantasmin because it is EMH.

Thurs. 4/16- This is our last full day and is fully devoted to Epcot. We will have a snack for breakfast. We will be at Epcot for rope drop and head over to Soarin. We also want to do TT and MS before lunch. We will have lunch at Coral Reef then spend some time in WS. For dinner we will head over to CMB then head back for EMH at Epcot.

Fri. 4/17- We will sadly checkout this day then have breakfast at GFC then head over to Epcot again to get some more of our favs in then head over to DTD to use the last of our snack credits at Goofy's and to get some last minute shopping in. Before we leave town we will have a final lunch at WCC.

Now day 1 and 6 may change because right now we are planning on flying (we will be coming from Memphis where Josh lives during the school year and it is a 12 hour drive) but may change to driving. If we do drive we would be leaving there Friday afternoon after we pick him up from school and will probably arrive on Sunday early and with luggage which would def. allow us to go to Narcoosses because we would have our clothes already. Also if we drive we can stay later because we could just drive a few hours Fri. night then stop.
So anyway, questions, concerns, suggestions???

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

So does anyone have any thoughts on my plans?

 

[englishrose47]

They sound good to me !! I'm doing Narcosses in May too!Making restaurant choices is so hard as I want to try them all and then I have my favs ! Are you on ddp I can'tremember . I will just be on basic in May !!

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

They sound good to me !! I'm doing Narcosses in May too!Making restaurant choices is so hard as I want to try them all and then I have my favs ! Are you on ddp I can'tremember . I will just be on basic in May !!

Yes Rosie we are doing the deluxe plan. We are going to a few 2TS places and also want to try so many places we just decided it was worth it. We will probably not want to look at food again for a few weeks after the trip but that is ok too. The next trip however we will just be doing basic plan.

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

Yes, you read that right! My side trip to San Diego and Mickey's Trick or Treat Party and Disneyland's California Adventures is just 10 days after today!
I am so excited!
I was out sick so I never really told you guys my trip plans so here goes. By the way anyone from San Digo or who has visited there and has input I would love it.
Flight leaves Charleston 6:40 am 10/30. Change planes in Atlanta with a 40 minute layover (hardly time to get to the next gate!!) then settle in for the LONG ride to California. Luckily I got upgraded to 1st class for both legs of the flight so I will be comfy and have leg room at least!
Arrive in San Diego at 12:40 pm. Aaron will be meeting me there and we will stop for some lunch at some place near the airport that he practically lived at when he was stationed there years ago. We will drive straight to Anaheim for MTOTP and do some shopping in DTD until we can get into the party.
The party lasts until like 11 pm (which my body will be telling me is 2 am) so I will be exhausted but it will be worth it.
Friday (Halloween day!) we will eat breakfast at this 50s style diner (I think?) called the Corvette Diner. After that we will switch Aaron's work rental car out for the one I reserved. Next we will head over to the San Diego Zoo and spend the bulk of the day there. After the zoo we will head over to the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown and eat at one of the restaurants there then hang out at some of the bars and clubs there since they are having a kind of "block party" thing for halloween that night.
Aaron does not know this yet but both Thursday and Friday we will be wearing Disney Halloween t-shirts I have made. I posted one of them alreadt I think but I will pull out the camera and take more on my day off Tuesday.
I will let him change before going to the Gaslampo Quarter probably though.
Saturday I do not have a firm touring plan but we will need to hit Coronado, La Jolla, Old Town and the Point Loma lighthouse. We will eat dinner at the Old Town Mexican Cafe because it is Aaron's fav.
Sunday we will have a champagne brunch at a place called 94th Aero Squadron (they didn't know me when they said it was all you could drink mimossas and plain champagne included! ). After that we will head to Balboa park to walk around and go to a few parks and museums. At 2 pm in the Organ Pavillion in Balboa park they have a free organ concert so we will hit that then head back to Old Town for more shopping.
Monday I have no idea where we will have breakfast yet but we will just hang around or do some last minute shopping then head to the airport for a 1:35 pm flight. Luckily we are both first class the whole way home and we will arrive back in Charleston at about 11:30 pm.
I will take TONS of pics and will definitly let you guys know all about the trip!

 

[englishrose47]

I am soooo Jealous !! Have Fun!!

 

[englishrose47]

How was the trip???