"Can I see your pins?" 12 Days of Disney Fun: Oct. 2011 3/13 It's the end.

I'm glad you ended up going to the rainy MSSHP! Looks like you had a lot of fun!

Looking back, I am glad that we went, too. The rain that occurred that night was NOTHING compared to the torrential downpour on Saturday. It was miserable. However, I'll save details for my next update. ;)
 
What guys, are you mad at me for taking so long to post an update or something? :lmao: Where are you?! :confused3

I promise I'll finish this TR before our next trip (see ticker in my signature).

As I've said before, I have been working from home for the past four months or so (I started immediately after our trip in October). I have to meet minimum production requirements to stay in good standing. Pair that with my other part-time job at the library and taking care of a household as well as the many family gatherings (we had a lot of January birthdays, including mine), DIS can get away from me. I know you all know that, too. I'm sure many of you are a lot busier than me!!! :)

P.S. As a birthday present to myself for turning 25 and a treat for working so hard these past couple of months, I purchased an iPhone 4s when my upgrade became available. I'll be able to post live tweets on our next trip to Orlando. If you'd like to follow me on Twitter, my name is @RachaelDab. If you're not on Twitter, what are you waiting for?! :)
 
Looks like a fun night at MNSSHP even with the rain! Sometimes a little rain can keep the crowds away & make it more fun for everyone else.

So where are you staying in Orlando? We own a timeshare & trade into Orlando a lot so I'm pretty familiar with the different villa options.

Sounds like you've been a busy lady! You'll love your iphone 4S! I upgraded from my iphone 3GS in the fall. I love the new features.
 
Looks like a fun night at MNSSHP even with the rain! Sometimes a little rain can keep the crowds away & make it more fun for everyone else.

So where are you staying in Orlando? We own a timeshare & trade into Orlando a lot so I'm pretty familiar with the different villa options.

Sounds like you've been a busy lady! You'll love your iphone 4S! I upgraded from my iphone 3GS in the fall. I love the new features.

There was a lot of complaining that I overheard. People were lined up at "town hall" inquiring about refunds. The weather was pretty miserable so I am thankful that it cleared up enough to have the parade and fireworks. Otherwise, I would have been one of those people in line asking for a refund!

We're staying at The Point Resort. It was rated highly on TripAdvisor and I was able to book a one bedroom suite for $125/night.

Yesterday I asked Siri, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" and she replied, "I have no particular insight to the motivation of chickens." :laughing: I got a good laugh out of that one.
 

I was at DHS rope drop that morning too! We waited for the park to open, walked over to TSM, and saw the lines for FP and standby and said "nope" and went and did something else! :laughing: I just can't participate. I tried, it's too frustrating!

I remember that night that you were at MNSSHP and all the rain, we were in Epcot and we were getting a little annoyed with the weather, but it wasn't too awful. The next day, though...ugh! It was our most miserable day in Disney, too!

I love all of your character pics from MNSSHP, I wish I met at least one villain! Oh well, maybe next time! :confused3
 
I was at DHS rope drop that morning too! We waited for the park to open, walked over to TSM, and saw the lines for FP and standby and said "nope" and went and did something else! :laughing: I just can't participate. I tried, it's too frustrating!

I remember that night that you were at MNSSHP and all the rain, we were in Epcot and we were getting a little annoyed with the weather, but it wasn't too awful. The next day, though...ugh! It was our most miserable day in Disney, too!

I love all of your character pics from MNSSHP, I wish I met at least one villain! Oh well, maybe next time! :confused3

Everyone was complaining but we really wanted to ride so we stuck it out. :) I'm glad we did, I enjoy that ride more and more every time.
 
We're going on spring break...to Orlando!

We'll be arriving late Tuesday evening and will be picking up our rental car and heading straight to our resort to check-in and go to bed . We both work Tuesday so I know we are going to be exhausted. Our GPS doesn't have a very good working relationship with Florida so I definitely will be printing out directions from the airport to the resort.

We'll be staying 7 nights at The Point Resort in Orlando.

(Pictures courtesy of The Point Orlando Resort website.)

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We'll have a full kitchen, washer/dryer combo, balcony and jacuzzi tub. I'm looking forward to all of the space and extra amenities. We paid around $125/night. I always check reviews on TripAdvisor and The Point is rated #6 of over 340 hotels in the Orlando area. While they do call it a resort, it does only have one pool with a grill and a lobby breakfast area.

As far as daily activities, I just asked Greg what his top 3 are and he said:

-Massage
-Beach
-Magic Kingdom

My top 3 are similar:

-Massage
-Beach
-Epcot

Greg's supposed to call his aunt, uncle, cousin and his wife that live in the area to schedule a time for us to go to dinner together.

This afternoon I'm working on our itinerary so I'll update with more as the plans are finalized. I know it's going to include a meal or two at the Disney resorts, perhaps a day at the park, a couples massage and a trip to the beach.
 
Ugh - sorry to hear it rained on you guys at the party! It looks like you had fun, though! All of your character pictures are great! :thumbsup2 I am a little worried about the next update, though!

I'm glad you two were able to decide on a vacation! After how hard you've been working lately it sounds like it's going to come right in time. :goodvibes I'm excited to hear about all you have planned for Orlando. I would have a hard time staying away from the parks, though! :lmao:

Don't you just love the 4s?! I would be lost without mine - it's seriously always in my hand! I joke that I should just sew it to my hand. :laughing:
 
I'm caught up!! Okay... I only read through the links posted on the first page and not the commentary like I usually do but I have a lot of TR's to catch up on so doing the best I can :laughing:

I think its awesome you went to MNSSHP twice! I went to DL version twice last year and felt its essential! Especially if you want to do Character photos!! I have a feeling getting hubby to just one party come October will be pushing it so I will just have to make the most of it!
 
Just caught up on your TR! I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm getting nervous about your "up next" title! The most miserable day at the most magical place?! uh oh! I hope nothing too horrible. :confused3

You did a lot of resort hopping! I feel like I wouldn't be able to handle it. I'm a "one resort per trip" kinda gal. You must be adventurous!
 
great update! sorry it took me a few days to get on here and read it! I can't see pics on my work computer because the stupid firewall blocks them so I have to wait until I'm at home! It actually sucks because I have NOTHING to do at work and I can't even stay caught up on TRs. :sad2:

You guys got to do so many cool character meet & greets! We are SO jealous! :laughing: That sucks that it rained though! We went to the Pirate and Princess Party in 2008 and it POURED all night long! There were frogs coming out of the lake and just sitting in the 3 inch puddles on the sidewalks. We were sopping wet in all of our pictures! Thinking back on it, it was still a fun night but I was SOOO sad and miserable at the time!

ETA: and your spring break trip looks really nice so far! that resort looks beautiful!
 
Ugh - sorry to hear it rained on you guys at the party! It looks like you had fun, though! All of your character pictures are great! :thumbsup2 I am a little worried about the next update, though!

I'm glad you two were able to decide on a vacation! After how hard you've been working lately it sounds like it's going to come right in time. :goodvibes I'm excited to hear about all you have planned for Orlando. I would have a hard time staying away from the parks, though! :lmao:

Don't you just love the 4s?! I would be lost without mine - it's seriously always in my hand! I joke that I should just sew it to my hand. :laughing:

Everytime I touch my 4s, I have to play Temple Run. It's sooo addicting!

The crowds are supposed to be a 9 or 10/10 when we're there! :scared1: They were like that when I went to WDW with my sister last April and we were up with the sun and we were able to ride all the big ticket attractions before the crowds got crowded so I'm confident Greg and I could accomplish a lot as well but I'm not sure I want to spend $85 on a ticket only to stay in the park for a few hours. We'll see...

I can't wait for you to start your TR!

I'm caught up!! Okay... I only read through the links posted on the first page and not the commentary like I usually do but I have a lot of TR's to catch up on so doing the best I can :laughing:

I think its awesome you went to MNSSHP twice! I went to DL version twice last year and felt its essential! Especially if you want to do Character photos!! I have a feeling getting hubby to just one party come October will be pushing it so I will just have to make the most of it!

Just make sure you plan, plan and plan some more for that party. I made a list of "must accomplish" things and another "would be nice if". We did get everything accomplished that I wanted to that first night but we both loved the parade so much that ultimately we decided we wanted to experience it again. :goodvibes

Just caught up on your TR! I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm getting nervous about your "up next" title! The most miserable day at the most magical place?! uh oh! I hope nothing too horrible. :confused3

You did a lot of resort hopping! I feel like I wouldn't be able to handle it. I'm a "one resort per trip" kinda gal. You must be adventurous!

Thanks! :)

It honestly was the most miserable day...but we made the best of it. I hope to write the next update some time this week.

Honestly, I am so obsessed with being organized that it takes less than 15 minutes to pack up and be ready to head to the next resort. The dirty laundry is always in a drawer or laundry bag, our toiletries are always put away in their bags, the clean clothes are kept in the suitcase, etc.

great update! sorry it took me a few days to get on here and read it! I can't see pics on my work computer because the stupid firewall blocks them so I have to wait until I'm at home! It actually sucks because I have NOTHING to do at work and I can't even stay caught up on TRs. :sad2:

You guys got to do so many cool character meet & greets! We are SO jealous! :laughing: That sucks that it rained though! We went to the Pirate and Princess Party in 2008 and it POURED all night long! There were frogs coming out of the lake and just sitting in the 3 inch puddles on the sidewalks. We were sopping wet in all of our pictures! Thinking back on it, it was still a fun night but I was SOOO sad and miserable at the time!

ETA: and your spring break trip looks really nice so far! that resort looks beautiful!

I almost feel miserable thinking about our the day after that MNSSHP. The rain literally did not stop all day so you can imagine what it was like by the end of the day...:sad2:
 
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Your spring break plans look great!

I'm not familiar with that resort but it looks very nice. There are so many nice offsite resorts in Orlando that give you more space.

Good luck with the GPS! ;)
 
That resort looks amazing! For all that space, it looks like an excellent deal! :thumbsup2

I hope we enjoy it. I am a little nervous about staying off-site, even if we don't plan on visiting the parks.

Your spring break plans look great!

I'm not familiar with that resort but it looks very nice. There are so many nice offsite resorts in Orlando that give you more space.

Good luck with the GPS! ;)

Thanks, we're going to need it!!
 
So, how is everyone's week going?

On Monday, I babysat my cousin (she's 7) and we played some games:

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I picked up both about a month ago from the Goodwill closest to my house. Apparently they don't even make the Magic Kingdom game anymore (you can purchase it in eBay, though). It's so much fun! The directions are very in depth for such a simple game, though. My game is missing a pawn/stand or two and the monorail piece but other than that it's in great condition. It was such a find! :)

On Tuesday, I was all set to start crunching numbers for our trip next month but then this happened when I was making dinner:

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:headache: I spent my evening at the ER getting it checked out. I sliced my finger slicing potatoes on a hand-mandoline (kitchen slicer). I didn't need stitches but they had to put some powder on it to stop the bleeding. The doctor was a "comedian" and said "we're both going to find out if this burns together". Um...OW!!!!! :scared1: It felt like he was sprinkling acid on my finger. :sad2:

I hope to do some number crunching today but I have one article to write for work so we'll see how much time I have before I have to be at work this afternoon. I will share our daily plans soon! :)
 
Yikes! Hope your finger is better soon!

And I actually BOUGHT The Magic Kingdom game a few years ago brand new from like Toys R Us or something! I had no idea they stopped making it!
 















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