Christina & Geancarlo PJ (10/4/08) WP&GF: Planning 5 year Anniversary back at GF

[DisneyFairy19]

I wonder if I can get Eric to agree to a trip in October...I'll mask it under the guise of a birthday trip for him! His birthday is the day after your wedding! AND we'll have the baby by then!

Let me know and you can use my wedding rates

 

[shezfrombermuda]

I am enjoying your TR! Love all the pictures!

 

[dizneyfreak]

Christina,
My floral BEO scared me too. For that matter, my ceremony BEO scared me! However, I had Rose Dizon for my floral and she was so good at helping me cut it down where I really didn't need things for the total effect I was going for. She actually took the flowers and bows from our wedding ceremony and used them again on the tables and buffet line at our reception. They rearranged them a bit differently and added a few candles and glow cubes and they looked totally different. We also used the bridesmaids bouquets for extra decor on the head table. They just set them in vases filled with crystals at the bottom. If there's a will there's a way. You are definitely more creative than me, so I'm quite sure cutting down your floral budget won't hurt the end result of your ceremony one bit!

Anna Marie

 

[Flurbee]

Christina,

Just getting caught up....I am sure you will be able to cut down your beo and still have a beautiful wedding.... On the topic of rude children, I for one, know exactly what you mean!!! I love kids too, don't get me wrong, but you are right, some parents just don't teach their kids manners anymore...I was at a TGI Fridays with my DF and this kid came over and put his whole hand in my drink!!!! It was so gross!! I couldn't even believe it!! The worst part was the parents didn't even apologize, they just kind of laughed and they didn't even offer to get me another drink!!!! Luckily I was only drinking iced tea which had free refills, not something alcoholic or I would have had to buy a whole new drink!!! So, I am right on the same page with you about the kid thing!! Just thought I would share....

 

[DisneyBrideToni]

thats a GREAT idea Catherine.. you, me and my twin Toni can meet up...lol That will be fun fun

Yes the more the merrier!!! It would be lots of fun! Hey Lynn is a Jersey girl we have to add her too!!

 

[Lynn5700]

Hi girls

I finally got my BEO in so excited... WAY TOO MUCH $$$
so I will be cutting down

Regarding my last post about my TR, some have taken offense to what I said about parents teaching their kids manners... I never meant to offend ANYONE

I know I dont have kids, but I love kids myself, I want 4 of my own...and want to try after I get married...

There are just SOME parents out there that let their kids do things w/o telling them that its wrong....

Totally AGREE!!!!!!

are you guys ready for this

my beo

$$$$12,089.77

MAJOR CUT DOWN

but dad wouldnt say NO to anything.. he was like YES we want that and that and that and that...

SO I took the liberty to cut it down MYSELF

Ok when I first read this I was thinking that was your BEO for everything and thought wow not bad....but then I read the next couple posts LOL!!!!!

You will cut it down don't worry!!!!

 

[Lynn5700]

Christina,

Just getting caught up....I am sure you will be able to cut down your beo and still have a beautiful wedding.... On the topic of rude children, I for one, know exactly what you mean!!! I love kids too, don't get me wrong, but you are right, some parents just don't teach their kids manners anymore...I was at a TGI Fridays with my DF and this kid came over and put his whole hand in my drink!!!! It was so gross!! I couldn't even believe it!! The worst part was the parents didn't even apologize, they just kind of laughed and they didn't even offer to get me another drink!!!! Luckily I was only drinking iced tea which had free refills, not something alcoholic or I would have had to buy a whole new drink!!! So, I am right on the same page with you about the kid thing!! Just thought I would share....

UMMMM are you serious lol.....why would the kid do that lol...strange!

This reminds me when we were in Disney I was wating at the bus stop and this kid just walked past me and rubbed his hands on me as he passed lol...I was like ok...it didn't make me mad I was just like what was that all about..I think he thought I was his mom or something lol.

 

[DecemberBride]

UMMMM are you serious lol.....why would the kid do that lol...strange!

This reminds me when we were in Disney I was wating at the bus stop and this kid just walked past me and rubbed his hands on me as he passed lol...I was like ok...it didn't make me mad I was just like what was that all about..I think he thought I was his mom or something lol.

I think you nailed it on the head... we were walking towards the magic kingdom last January and my son was walking a bit in back of us and I stopped to tend to our twins who were still in the stroller and I look up and DS had grabbed another woman's hand to hold, thinking it was mine. The woman was very nice, but it was so funny, because DS was embarrased and a bit wary when he found out it wasn't mommy!

 

[Crown_princess]

I think you nailed it on the head... we were walking towards the magic kingdom last January and my son was walking a bit in back of us and I stopped to tend to our twins who were still in the stroller and I look up and DS had grabbed another woman's hand to hold, thinking it was mine. The woman was very nice, but it was so funny, because DS was embarrased and a bit wary when he found out it wasn't mommy!

When I was little I did something similar. I was at church with my mom. There was another lady wearing the same skirt as her. I don't remember the story, but my mom said that I just followed the skirt, grabbed on and kept going.
She still gets a kick out of that story.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Christina, I am so glad to see this update! I was wondering what happened the rest of the time!
Your sister is a trip! I love visiting different resorts and seeing all the different decor, but I've never seen Boardwalk's pool- it's awesome! Your sister is too cute on the slide, too!! Looks like something I would do!
Your floral BEO is something else, I almost fell over, too. There are definitely things you can cut out- is it mostly size of arrangements, amount of arrangements, type of flower or rental fees? You might check on buying a candelabra or something yourself and paying for the set up and flowers, or maybe make the arrangments slightly smaller? I really hope it works out! I am *sure* you will have a fabulous and elegant wedding, even with the cut-backs on floral. 12k of flowers is insane, it's probably the whole flower shop in my town, lol!!
I am so glad that new sushi place is good, Rob and I definitely want to try it! I had to lol about the past life thing, my dad, Rob and I are all really into Japanese culture, too! Our engagement party had a Japanese theme, even.
As far as kids, I worked summer camp for 3-4 year olds for 5 years, so I have *stories*. Heck, as a *high school* teacher, I have stories about what a few parents will do. My theory is that there are probably 10-20% of kids who are victims of really bad, neglectful parenting. Well, in school, recess, etc. these kids learn about it from this 10-20% and then do it to get attention when they see it gets attention. So it SPREADS. Ugh. I know a little boy whose dad used to watch x rated movies with him in the room. Can you imagine?! A definte case of BPS (Bad Parent Syndrome).

 

[Cinderella16]

Hi Christina!

I have just spent my morning reading your amazing PJ/TR! You two are such an adorable couple and you guys are going to have such a fabulous wedding! Everything looks so elegant and wonderful. Btw, your dress is beyond beautiful! It is truly fit for a princess! I look foward to reading more about your plans! Keep the updates coming because I am hooked!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Regarding my last post about my TR, some have taken offense to what I said about parents teaching their kids manners... I never meant to offend ANYONE

I know I dont have kids, but I love kids myself, I want 4 of my own...and want to try after I get married...

There are just SOME parents out there that let their kids do things w/o telling them that its wrong....

I hope you didn't think I was offended either because I wasn't.

are you guys ready for this

my beo

$$$$12,089.77

MAJOR CUT DOWN

but dad wouldnt say NO to anything.. he was like YES we want that and that and that and that...

SO I took the liberty to cut it down MYSELF

Ok quick question - what does beo stand for? Obviously that is the price your flowers are going to cost you but I don't know what the initials stand for. Second that is just for the flower? I'm sure you'll be able to cut something off, just go over what you had and say ok this is something I will regret not having.

 

[DisneyFairy19]

CONT of DAY 2​

So before we got seated at 8:45pm... I decided to go to the bathroom first and freshen myself up a bit... I get out and meet Geancarlo in the waiting area with these long booths... So we are sitting waiting for the buzzard to go off and this family with 3 kids and with another couple with their kids come near us to sit down... Well I see this little girl run towards me and jumps on top the seat next to me... I felt like I was on Tower of terror because I lift my seat about 2".... I look at Geancarlo with this face like HURRY BUZZARD PLEASE... well the parents dont even say anything... so then her brother about a year or two older than her... She must have been 5 or 6 the max... He decides to tickle her well she is sitting on my left so he tickles her so bad that her WHOLE half of her body is on my lap... her long hair all over me... I made a groan and she looked at me like OOOps Im sorry... So I look at the Parents and to see if they saw.. YEA THEY SAW... but they didnt say anything...

8:45pm YEY the buzzard went off... WHEW.....

We sat near the sushi bar... no good view of the fireworks but being with my fiance makes up for it...

I was so thirsty for water that I downed 2 glasses before the appetizers came out....

We had shrimp and vegetable tempura
Sorry I was so hungry that I forgot to take a pic... So then Geancarlo says "OMG what are the Disgirls gonna think of you "

LOL make me laugh as usual

So after we eat our appetizer the fireworks started and I see behind us a table with food and the people left... I said to Geancarlo "OMG I think they left and didnt pay their bill... if they dont come back in 5 minutes I am taking their food..." LOL J/K

Geancarlo says "Calm down fatty our food is coming" LOL
by the way we joke with each other by calling each other fatty...


So finally our food comes... We DEF. ordered with our eyes...
Our waitress made us say SUSHI....lol

HEre is what we got

We def. didnt finish it all.. we were so stuffed...

The food was amazing, service was GREAT... We give it

after Dinner we headed downstairs to the shops, I wanted to get a sushi set for the house.... I didnt find anything that I was in LOVE with... So I bought these beautiful bamboo mats for the patio dining table- AND they were on sale so they are even better...lol

and dah dah dah dahhhhhhhhhh
I have been wanting these buddha boards for a LONG time... they are the blank canvas and you dip the paintbrush in water and you paint and it disappears after awhile... I love anything asian so I bought it.. I want it for my office... when I am stuck on a thought...lol
While I was looking at the board this lady says 'Oh what is this' and I was telling her all about it... Then Geancarlo says " Um are you making commission off of what you are promoting here?" he is crazy

 

[alissa2008]

OMG you guys are such a cute couple! You look like you were made for eachother!! Just had to add my 2 cents... for what it's worth!

 

[DisneyFairy19]

after we finish shopping we decided to head over to Norway...

And as we walked into Maelstrom.. what do you know..

NO LINES... YEY

This is a dream come true...

We jumped in the boat and set sail through Norway..
after Norway we went straight to Mexico... I was so excited to see the newly furbished ride...

again NO Lines... This is my lucky night

I wasnt that crazy about the new ride... I miss the old traditional style one...

We leave Mexico and geancarlo HAD to go on Mission Space... Good Luck hun, I am scared of that ride.. I get sick easily and I am very claustrophobic.. 2 years ago I went on the mild ride with Geancarlo and his gradfather... I was crying and hi grandfather LOVED this ride...

So Geancarlo decided to go on by himself
he is such a good sport
Well what does a girl to do alone in EPCOT
thats right




SHOPPPPPPIINNNNNG
I headed over to Mouse Gear

what was weird is that I didnt find anything I wanted to ACTUALLY buy...
it wsa just fun for me to look around...

Well about 25 minutes later Geancarlo calls me that he got out so I met him right outside the store

Once we met up we headed out of EPCOT we walked over to the side entrance and we made our way to the boat

WAIT FOR US BOAT, DONT LEAVE WITHOUT US....
we made it intime for the boat

SMILES b/c its good to be off my feet

While we were in the back of the boat while it sailed to Boardwalk, I see this sign

Geancarlo was like "Why does it say in?"

LOL poor thing, he was tired I said "Geancarlo look at that sign over there"

He still didnt get that the L and the E were marked off... So I explained it to him... and I was laughing hysterically

I felt his forehead and I said "Hun I am worried about you"
He says "Please Christina, I am sorry I am tired and cant think straight"
He is always on target with things unlike me...lol

 

[DisneyFairy19]

We sailed by SPB.. YEY thats where Lynnie and Caryn got married

Boardwalk is sooo beautiful

And where Amanda had her reception...lol

I kept telling Geancarlo and this is where a DisBride had her wedding and this is where another Disbride had her reception..

Geancarlo ALWAYS makes fun of me with the "DIS"

 

[DisneyFairy19]

So the boat now drops us off and all I wanted to do was snap my fingers and be in bed... We walked through boardwalk and to our car...

We finally get into the car and make our way to POP...
When we get to Pop... NO PARKING... we parked so far away from our room... AGHHHH thats all I wanted...

We walked to our room and I went straight to my parents bathroom to shower so Geancarlo can shower right away instead of waiting..

We had adjoining rooms with my parents... After I got out of the shower I packed up everything and went straight to bed... being in that bed never felt so good... just lying there and relaxing was just the best...

Good Night to Day 2 5/9/08​

Up Next: DAY 3... EPCOT again and Magic Kingdom
Stay tuned

 

[DisneyBrideToni]

Love the updates!!

That is so funny Geancarlo makes fun of you and the Disboards because Bobby does too. I am always like "So I was on the Disboards and this one girl is doing this and this other one is doing that". All he says is "OH GOD NOT AGAIN! EVERYTIME YOU GO ON THAT BOARD YOU ARE CHANGING SOMETHING"! LOL. What a dork he is. Of course I refer to you as my twin and he knows exactly who I am talking about. I am like "My twin is having this and she said that" Men....Just don't understand!

 

[DisneyFairy19]

Love the updates!!

That is so funny Geancarlo makes fun of you and the Disboards because Bobby does too. I am always like "So I was on the Disboards and this one girl is doing this and this other one is doing that". All he says is "OH GOD NOT AGAIN! EVERYTIME YOU GO ON THAT BOARD YOU ARE CHANGING SOMETHING"! LOL. What a dork he is. Of course I refer to you as my twin and he knows exactly who I am talking about. I am like "My twin is having this and she said that" Men....Just don't understand!

LOL toni... I had Geancarlo read your comment... I said "See thats my twin"
he just laughs... He is watching TV and he says " You are awfully quiet, you must be on the DISSSSS"

lol I agree MEN...

 

[DisneyBrideToni]

LOL toni... I had Geancarlo read your comment... I said "See thats my twin"
he just laughs... He is watching TV and he says " You are awfully quiet, you must be on the DISSSSS"

lol I agree MEN...

Yep that is Bobby too. I just left his house and I took a nap for about 3 hours..lol then I went on the laptop while he played Nintendo and he said "oh you must be talking to your Disney Brides again. What else are you going to change now and how much is it going to cost me"? So of course I told him to shut his mouth and play his game!