Birthday Cakes, Trip on a Lake, DIS Meets&More-Christmas Time 09 TR! UPDATE 12/20!

Your room in Kidani looks soo nice! I love the bathroom!
We've never tried HOB to eat but maybe we will next time. The food looks really good.
 
Sorry you did not get and upgrade. Your room looks super nice though :goodvibes. I enjoyed all your DTD pics. I did not know we could get an ornament personalized. Anyway my DH and I were there from 12/4- 12/7 for our Anniversary, we left the kids home this time ;). We stayed at yacht club and went to GF/ dinner on Friday since it was raining, Saturday Epcot and then HS in the afternoon/evening. Sunday we spent in MK and later went back for MVMCP. I know I definitely did not see you and Chris. Waiting for more popcorn::
 
Sorry you did not get and upgrade. Your room looks super nice though :goodvibes. I enjoyed all your DTD pics. I did not know we could get an ornament personalized. Anyway my DH and I were there from 12/4- 12/7 for our Anniversary, we left the kids home this time ;). We stayed at yacht club and went to GF/ dinner on Friday since it was raining, Saturday Epcot and then HS in the afternoon/evening. Sunday we spent in MK and later went back for MVMCP. I know I definitely did not see you and Chris. Waiting for more popcorn::
Hi Nichole! I've missed you and your TRs! I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you on this trip as some of our days overlapped! Will you be doing any type of TR??

Sorry for highjacking Kristen!
 


For Ariel Girl, aka Brooklynn
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She will be thrilled! She does love her Ariel Girl, but after seeing Princess and the Frog this weekend she is Tiana obsessed.
 

:yay: so happy you loved your room at Kidani! Isn't the shower tile cool? I found new animals in it every time I took a shower! :laughing: Although I can't see without my glasses/contacts so I was probably looking at the same thing! :rotfl: The Lion King tiles in the one bedrooms are my favorites but this was a close second.
HOB looked really good and you are right no one ever mentions it! I was at one in Vegas and it was good..cool atmosphere.
Mmmmm Basin...I always do some damage in there. The lotion is good too...I always pick up therapy (must be something subliminal telling me to buy that :laughing:) and of course some bath bombs and Mickey soaps.
TrenD...let's just say I am glad I only went there once :laughing: Spent way too much money in there! I think everyone has a picture of that chandelier! Love it!!

Tracy :santa:
 
Woo! A huge update! :woohoo: Aw thanks for the congrats!

I already knew this but...darn it- no upgrade! :headache: At least your room was ready! I loved getting that pic of your room.

LOVE the pics from your balcony. Very cool you could see the entrance/bus stop! That's hilarious- "Survival of the Fittest".

DTD! :banana: Ugh, there's that stupid balloon again! :laughing: I am bound and determined to go up in that once in my lifetime! :rotfl2:

Wow, the House of Blues looks good. The sculpture things in the ceiling kinda freak me out though! :laughing:

Oh boy, the Lego store. B/F always has to check out that!

Woo! World of Disney store...Team Mickey...and Tren-D! :woohoo: All great ones. LOVE the pic of you with the helmet on. :thumbsup2

I still need to check out that Basin store! We did go in the one at the GF though!

Yea we were bummed about no upgrade but like I said, our room wasn't too bad so we were okay with it. Our view could have been a lot worse...looking at the service entrance or something lol and Survival of the Fittest is a pretty witty name. House of Blues was really good, i'd recommend it! The lego store was and always is mobbed!! Love all those stores in DTD...glad you liked the helmet pic, I need one of those on a daily basis sometimes! haha

Aww, you took that picture of the Cowboys hat just for me?! :goodvibes I feel so special!

I remember texting you throughout that day seeing what yall were up to and getting excited about meeting up on the Poly beach! WOOO HOOO!

Def looks like you & Chris had a fun time in Downtown Disney. I only stepped foot in DTD for like an hour that whole trip!

Yesss that pic was just for you! Trust me, I'm not proud of taking it! haha We were definitely texting all day about meeting up later...which was amazing as you know lol We had a good time in DTD, it's nice to go there to just have some down time and bask in the Disneyness of it :laughing:

Wow, that was a big update! Sounds like you had a great start to your trip.

That stinks about having to wait so long at the Christmas store. I can only imagine some of the things people ask...I have another part-time job in retail (yes, I have 2 jobs :rolleyes:) and some customers are a pain in the you-know-what! :mad: Whoops, did I just say that?! haha

Can't wait to hear about what happened on the Poly beach. popcorn::

We did have a great start to our trip. It was nice not having to travel the day we arrived. Waiting so long in the Xmas store was so annoying! I used to work in retail so I know what you mean. I worked in a supermarket and people are slow and stupid!! They definitely are pains in the you know what...yes I said it :lmao:

The room at Kidani is BEAUTIFUL! I love the studio set up and the whole color scheme. It looks extremely relaxing.

Gotta get some of those bath bombs from Basin.

Kidani was gorgeous! Rent points, best thing we ever did. Even for a studio we had lots of room. I havent used the bath bombs but I finish school for the semester on Wednesday and plan to use them afterwards!
 
love the room! the decor there is beautiful.

It was soooo pretty!

ray and i were supposed to have lunch at house of blues in april 2008 but when we got there for our ADR their fryers were broken. the main reason i had made a reservation there was for the fried artichoke hearts so we decided to go to wolfgang puck express instead. i wanna go back though!

Oh man that stinks! That happened to us once at TGI Fridays...how do all of a restaurants fryers break though?!?! I dont get that!

great picture! i think you should make this your FB picture. ;)

haha I should you're right but FB is extremely tempermental and wont let me add the rest of my WDW pics!!

seriously!!!! am i really that wicked? :rotfl: that's fine....the villians are more interesting anyways. :stir:

Hmmm you're right, they are! You're not evil though, I promise :)

What a nice, long update! The room at Kidani is gorgeous! I love the animal tiles in the shower! I have always wanted to try House of Blues! I am glad it didn't disappoint -- I can keep it on the list now. I think the Christmas shop is always busy -- it was crowded when we were there in June.

Ahhh Kidani was so beautiful...with this cold weather here right now I'm really missing it. I would suggest House of Blues...for dinner or lunch. Its not at all crowded and does have yummy food. And you're right, the Xmas store is always busy but definitely more so around the holidays! It was crazy in there.

Love the picture of you in the helmet! I'm brunette, but I have many "blonde" moments.

:rotfl2: Thanks! I need that helmet sometimes to protect me from myself!



Gotta love seeing that! :thumbsup2

Oh we were happy we were gonna land on time!

Siena :scared1:.....never good for a Vanderbilt fan too see :sad2:

hahaha Chris's brother went there and graduated from there but he didn't play football, just lacrosse.

I love seeing those purple signs too, but does anyone agree with me that they are sometimes STUPID!! Try to find your resort off of those and you may just be out of luck, unless you are staying at a deluxe resort.

Dawn, you had told me how to get to Pop....I was looking at it on a map and knew exactly where we were going.....we get to Buena Vista and I'm telling Mel to take a left and it says right.....it sent us south to Osceola Pkwy to the other side of Victory way. I think Mel thought I was crazy telling her to go the wrong way, so we went their 'out of the way' route......oh well it got us there....guess I shouldn't complain :rolleyes2

I have never driven through Disney property myself. When I was down there with a car, it was before I could drive and I was with my parents and Chris and I have never rented one. I'll be sure to keep this in mind though if we ever do drive ourselves though!

We had some of those 'semi' people too...I was a little disappointed with the 'guidance' we had on our trip in several different situations.

Yeah, I hate when I get CMs like that! Hello?! You work at Disney World, be happy!!

:rotfl: That is funny

Yeah, he loves pictures...cant you tell? lol

Haha! We had a few of these too :headache:

Soooo slow and frustrating!

Great start to your TR......can't wait to read more popcorn::

Thanks Erica!!

All caught up! AKL is gorgeous!!!

AKL was amazingly beautiful!!

Bummer on the no upgrade. Not that you needed it- that room looks super nice.:thumbsup2
I didnt get a chance to visit the marketplace this year, so I loved seeing your pics.
The helmet pic is toooo funny!!! Heath wanted some COLTS stuff from in there but that didnt happen.
Cant wait to see the ornament!

We were a little upset but our room wasnt too bad although we would have enjoyed a savannah view! The Marketplace always makes me happy and feeling the Disney spirit. Glad you liked the helmet pic! haha I need one to protect me from myself. The ornament is so cute, I tried to load it to FB but of course, that site sucks.

It does seem like DTD was pretty dead. Hurray for that!! :yay:

I like the game tree... really cool!

I just finished watching the Giants lose. :mad::mad::mad: BTW nice helmet!! LOL :lmao:

DTD (and the whole World for that matter) was pretty dead the whole time we were there. We loved it! The game tree was so cool. I can't stand the Giants right now. So sad they won't even make it to the playoffs :( I should have bought that helmet, right? :rotfl:

Hey girlie! We're back. No TR for us but I'm still reading along with you. Had a great time with you guys! Time to add borders to your photopass pics!!!! :thumbsup2

You're finally back! Lucky you got to stay so long! Glad you're here to read along. Can't wait to get my CD and do my pictures!!

I will send Brooklynn over here to look at the picture you got for her. :)

I love going in Basin, but boy could I spend a bunch of money in there! I will probably bring home some Florida Sunshine this time.

Lumiere is looking quite festive. :santa:

The game tree is one of my favorites.

It does look like you were having a beautiful day and a great start. The room looks fantastic.

I hope Brooklynn likes the picture! Basin is soooo nice. I could have done alot more damage in there but I went in, got the bath bombs and got out before that happened! Florida Sunshine is a yummy scent! Lumiere is all Christmas-ed out, it was cute. The weather was great and we were having the best time already. :)

Your room in Kidani looks soo nice! I love the bathroom!
We've never tried HOB to eat but maybe we will next time. The food looks really good.

Kidani was wonderful!! We loved it so much. HOB was very yummy, you should really try it sometime :)
 
Sorry you did not get and upgrade. Your room looks super nice though :goodvibes. I enjoyed all your DTD pics. I did not know we could get an ornament personalized. Anyway my DH and I were there from 12/4- 12/7 for our Anniversary, we left the kids home this time ;). We stayed at yacht club and went to GF/ dinner on Friday since it was raining, Saturday Epcot and then HS in the afternoon/evening. Sunday we spent in MK and later went back for MVMCP. I know I definitely did not see you and Chris. Waiting for more popcorn::

Yea, no upgrade stunk but we lived through it since our room was a pretty good location anyway. Glad you liked the DTD pics :) Its a good deal to get the ornament personalized and they do a gorgeous job. Our trips only overlapped by 1.5 days and we werent in the same places anytime. Boooo :( That rain on Friday was so bad, I was miserable lol

Hi Nichole! I've missed you and your TRs! I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you on this trip as some of our days overlapped! Will you be doing any type of TR??

Sorry for highjacking Kristen!

Hijack away Rosie, its fine with me!! :)

She will be thrilled! She does love her Ariel Girl, but after seeing Princess and the Frog this weekend she is Tiana obsessed.

Awww I'm glad I could help make Brooklynn happy! I need someone to see that movie with! You think I could borrow your children? :lmao:

:yay: so happy you loved your room at Kidani! Isn't the shower tile cool? I found new animals in it every time I took a shower! :laughing: Although I can't see without my glasses/contacts so I was probably looking at the same thing! :rotfl: The Lion King tiles in the one bedrooms are my favorites but this was a close second.
HOB looked really good and you are right no one ever mentions it! I was at one in Vegas and it was good..cool atmosphere.
Mmmmm Basin...I always do some damage in there. The lotion is good too...I always pick up therapy (must be something subliminal telling me to buy that :laughing:) and of course some bath bombs and Mickey soaps.
TrenD...let's just say I am glad I only went there once :laughing: Spent way too much money in there! I think everyone has a picture of that chandelier! Love it!!

Tracy :santa:

Ahhh Kidani was amazing...I keep using that word to describe it but theres really no other way. The shower was definitely cool and the shower curtain didnt attack me which I loved! haha HOB was good and its so unvisited! People should give it a shot. Basin could have been a dangerous store for me but I got in and got out as fast as possible! TrenD, same thing. I couldnt look at too much or else my wallet would have been mad at me! :headache:
 
Awww I'm glad I could help make Brooklynn happy! I need someone to see that movie with! You think I could borrow your children? :lmao:

Sure you can. MeMom and I will meet you half way and we can go see it in some random theater in West Virginia!
 
Sure you can. MeMom and I will meet you half way and we can go see it in some random theater in West Virginia!

Aww, thanks Jill! I'd really love to be able to go see a movie with you guys, if only we lived closer! Chris actually said he would go see it with me though! Can you believe that? Sometimes he is sweet :laughing: :rolleyes:

Hey girl..do you have finals this week?

I had one last week and one last night and a final project due on wednesday and then i'm doneeeee :) we both finish on the same day!
 
Yipee for the Kidani pics :cloud9:!!

Sounds like a great afternoon at DTD! I think the Lego store is always mobbed! It's crazy in there! Everytime I've been there, no matter what time of day, it's like elbow to elbow!!

BTW, your more then welcome to stow away in my suitcase next month ;)
 
Hey everyone! Hope everyones week is going well. Mine is going really great...I found out I'm 2 for 2 with A's in school, just waiting on one more grade. And about 3 hours ago, Chris's sister had a baby! Baby Danny, 8 lbs 7 oz. in great health and adorable. We didn't get to go see him tonight because I had a presentation at school and I got done too late. Our plan is to go to the hospital tomorrow when I get out of work though. I was hoping to get an update done tomorrow night but it may have to be postponed now! But we're all so excited!!! :woohoo:
 
Hey!! I'm still here!! Sorry I haven't been a good follower!! Wish I could be on as much as before!! i love your updates!! I can't wait for more!!
 
Congratulations on good grades and a sweet new baby...
not necessarily in that order. :)

Hope your presentation went well. Enjoy your holiday break! :santa:
 
:cool1: Congrats on the great grades and :cool1: congrats on the new baby in the family!

DH's sister is due the 20th with her first and we're anxiously awaiting his or her arrival!
 
We got up to the desk and did all the formalities for checking in. Then I said to her, "It's his birthday, half a century." She kind of just stared at me for a second and then Chris pipes in, "She meant quarter of a century." :rotfl2: I had a blonde moment there. The CM said, "Wow, I was gonna say, you look good for 50!" LOL whoops!

:rotfl2:

Kidani looks amazing! DH wants to stay there. Can't wait to see if you got your upgrade. Off to read more now.
 












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