Combo PTR & TR w/a side of Scrapbooking: I'm Back! TR link posted!

:goodvibes Yay for getting things done off your list!! :woohoo: I am looking forward to hearing what you think about the cake and such. It must feel so nice to pull out warm weather clothing!!! I am so ready for winter to be done and it has barely started! :rotfl:

Your trip will be here before you know it!! :lovestruc: goodvibes
 
Hey Kim - are you doing the QSDDP? Did you do it last year too? How did you like that and how are you planning to use it? We're contemplating using it in the future and I'm on an info-gathering mission. I have every intention of trying for a breakfast ADR at CRT, and would pay OOP for that. I'm just curious how it all worked out for you. TIA!

You must be getting really excited!!
We had the QSDDP last trip and really liked it once we figured it all out. We had never done any of the dining plans before so it was all new to us. I'm paying OOP for some ADR's but we don't like a sit down meal every day so this works best for us. Last year I looked at the receipts and DH and I pretty much broke even with what we would have spent eating OOP... BUT we usually wouldn't get a dessert or extra drinks every meal so we got more food for the money. I think where you really make out is the kids prices. You can't buy 2 meals and 2 snacks for kids for less than $10 a day. :thumbsup2
We did end up having to buy a few meals OOP because we used some of DS's credits for DD who is under 3. I've done my research this time around and have mapped out restaurants in each park that we may like. I also plan on getting as much out of a meal as I can and share with DD or use snack credits as meals for her so we don't run out of credits before our trip is over.
The best benefit to me is having it paid for in advance. I won't come home to $500+ on my credit card for food.
:goodvibes Yay for getting things done off your list!! :woohoo: I am looking forward to hearing what you think about the cake and such. It must feel so nice to pull out warm weather clothing!!! I am so ready for winter to be done and it has barely started! :rotfl:

Your trip will be here before you know it!! :lovestruc: goodvibes
I'm slowly getting there. I feel like every time I cross something off I add something else. I pulled up the list I had from last trip and did get to cross off "feed fish with vacation feeder" because they all died last year and we got rid of the tank. One less thing to have to take care of before I go! :laughing:
 
I've updated my TO DO list and got SUPER type A this time around and put everything into categories :thumbsup2

To Buy:
  • Potty Seat Covers- need 1 more pack from Target
  • Black T-Shirt to make DH's shirt for the trip- Yes, he agreed to wear it!
  • Snacks and Drinks
  • Ink for my printer which I have to get ASAP or I can't complete my To Make list below! :eek:

To Do:
  • Finalize my itinerary as best I can- Keep trying to tell myself we're on relaxed mode this trip and we may just wing it when we get there. I am going to bring my UG park days and the Allears Busiest Days list with me to help.
  • Put a hold on my mail
  • Call and remind my neighbor we will be out of town so they can keep an eye on things for us. We have wonderful neighbors! :cloud9:

To Make:
  • Iron On DISigns- DH's t-shirt, my sweatshirt, DS's sweatshirt
  • Kid's ID tags to attach to their shoes with DH's cell # on it
  • Kid's ID cards with current pics for us to carry with us- I hate to think this way but WDW is such a busy place and nowadays you just can't be too careful. :sad2:
  • Cards for DH's birhtday from the kids

Why does my list seem to be getting longer rather than shorter????? :upsidedow
 
My Itinerary as of now...I have a feeling things will change when we get there and we end up in different parks than planned. I'm already preparing myself to go with the flow.

Friday Jan 22-
Leave our house around 3:30-4am and start driving South
Stop for a million and one potty breaks
Make it as far as we can go (last time we made it just inside the FL border before calling it a day!)
Stay overnight at a hotel

Saturday Jan 23-
Finish the (hopefully) short drive to WDW
check in at CBR :love: Our room probably won't be ready that early. If it is we'll settle in a little before hitting the parks.
Head to MK for the afternoon/DS wants to go to DHS first so we'll see where we end up!

Sunday-
MK and possibly hop to DHS (See, I told you my plans are not at all set!) May try to see Fantasmic in the evening

Monday-
Epcot- this day is set in stone because we have an ADR!
Akershus for breakfast and explore Epcot
Not sure where we will be in the evening yet.

Tuesday- another wishy washy day!
Either MK or DHS, depends on which one we chose Sunday or possibly a mix of both to make use of those park hoppers!

Wednesday- DH's Birthday
Breakfast at Ohana's then head to Epcot
Dinner at Coral Reef for Dh's birthday
Illuminations

Thursday-
probably AK for a short time (if at all- we may skip this park if we have more to do at the others yet)
Head to DHS for Fantasmic if we didn't get to it earlier in the week.

Friday-
free day to catch up on anything we missed
I also want to hit DTD today to get our souvies before we leave and take the kids to see the characters at ASMovies resort.

Saturday-
load the car, have one last breakfast at the Old Port Royale, and reluctantly hit the road. We are hoping to drive straight through like last year and get home by no later than midnight. That gives me all day Sunday to do this :laundy: and relax before being back to reality on Monday.
 

Thanks for the info Kim! I also love paying it in advance! I don't carry hardly any money with me!

I think your list looks pretty manageable! Some things don't take too long to do! Good luck!
 
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Your plans look great. I especially love this day --



I can't believe your trip is in 15 days!! :cool1:
You know I think that's the day I'm most looking forward to. That day and the first day we arrive that is!
Thanks for the info Kim! I also love paying it in advance! I don't carry hardly any money with me!

I think your list looks pretty manageable! Some things don't take too long to do! Good luck!
We don't carry any money either. We have some gift cards and anything beyond that gets charged back to the room with the KTTW card. Just makes it easier. ;) I'm hoping to have some time to tackle that list this weekend...hopefully!!!!!
You're getting so close!!! I'm so excited for you!
Thanks for being excited with me! If only your excitement would rub off on my DH. He says he'll be excited when we get there. :upsidedow
Only 2 more weeks!!! :dance3:
I know I can hardly believe it's in 2 weeks!!! I have so much to do before we leave. I'm starting to have the crazy Disney dreams already...I even had one that it was snowing in Fl and we forgot to pack coats. Gotta stop watching the weather channel and worrying if the south will get out of that cold snap!
 
Time to start the classic *2 WEEKS FROM NOW I'LL BE...* countdown!

So 2 Weeks from now I will be frantically finishing up packing and rechecking my packing list and loading everything in the car and getting my kids to bed and making sure the alarm is set for 3am and making sure my house is somewhat clean so I don't have to do that when we get home.

What can I say, I like to multitask. :lmao:

At some point I will be trying to get some shut eye myself but I know that won't be easy! I know I'll be lying there all giddy with excitement and mentally running through my list again to be sure I haven't forgotten anything.
 
I know I can hardly believe it's in 2 weeks!!! I have so much to do before we leave. I'm starting to have the crazy Disney dreams already...I even had one that it was snowing in Fl and we forgot to pack coats. Gotta stop watching the weather channel and worrying if the south will get out of that cold snap!


I hear ya on the crazy pre Disney trip dreams. Always have them! :upsidedow

I sure hope it warms up down there for you guys! :wizard: I was watching the news last night and they were showing how the iguana's in Miami were going into a comatose state because it had been so cold for so many days. :eek: I sure hope that will all be over and done with and it will be nice and toasty warm for you in 2 weeks!! :goodvibes
 
Multitasking!! :lmao:I love it! Some may call that panicking or being obsessive, but not us!
I also have wacky dreams before we go. Plus I can NOT sleep the night before, especially if I have to get up early. I can't shut my brain off from the "list".
 
Oh yeah, between worrying about making sure you have everything ready, and worrying about oversleeping and missing the flight (when we've flown), I never sleep!!!

I'M TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP!! :rotfl:
 
Hey There! :goodvibes

Great plans! :thumbsup2 I so wish I could convince my crew to do the park hopper/QSDP plan for some future trip! We could totally do the whole no plans/totally relax thing! It looks so nice! Alas, my DH likes to eat too much and my girls are NOT fans of "hopping" ! We tried it for the last three days of our trip last year and they hated it! When we were planning this trip we asked them if they wanted to do the "one park per day" or "hopping around" and they both said in emphatic unison "NO HOPPING"! :lmao:

I think if DH and I are fortunate enough to be able to do a couples only trip at some point we may try the park hopping/QSDP thing! It would be SO fun to just go wherever we wanted and eat whenever we wanted! No schedule and nothing to say where we have to be and when! Totally footloose and Fancy Free! :)
 
Love you itinerary! You guys are going to have such a great time!! I will be missing you by 2 whole days!!

Your what will you be doing in 2 weeks sounds a lot like what I'm doing right now...although I probably should get on that whole packing thing LOL!
 
I hear ya on the crazy pre Disney trip dreams. Always have them! :upsidedow

I sure hope it warms up down there for you guys! :wizard: I was watching the news last night and they were showing how the iguana's in Miami were going into a comatose state because it had been so cold for so many days. :eek: I sure hope that will all be over and done with and it will be nice and toasty warm for you in 2 weeks!! :goodvibes
Poor little iguanas! I've been keeping an eye on that forecast and it should be warming up by the end of this week. :sunny:
Multitasking!! :lmao:I love it! Some may call that panicking or being obsessive, but not us!
I also have wacky dreams before we go. Plus I can NOT sleep the night before, especially if I have to get up early. I can't shut my brain off from the "list".

Oh yeah, between worrying about making sure you have everything ready, and worrying about oversleeping and missing the flight (when we've flown), I never sleep!!!

I'M TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP!! :rotfl:
Nope I'm not expecting too much shut eye. I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. Too excited to sleep and my mind races. That's okay though because I'm going to Disney!!!! I can catch up on sleep when I get home.

Hey There! :goodvibes

Great plans! :thumbsup2 I so wish I could convince my crew to do the park hopper/QSDP plan for some future trip! We could totally do the whole no plans/totally relax thing! It looks so nice! Alas, my DH likes to eat too much and my girls are NOT fans of "hopping" ! We tried it for the last three days of our trip last year and they hated it! When we were planning this trip we asked them if they wanted to do the "one park per day" or "hopping around" and they both said in emphatic unison "NO HOPPING"! :lmao:

I think if DH and I are fortunate enough to be able to do a couples only trip at some point we may try the park hopping/QSDP thing! It would be SO fun to just go wherever we wanted and eat whenever we wanted! No schedule and nothing to say where we have to be and when! Totally footloose and Fancy Free! :)
No hopping! :scared1: We love hopping. Must be the ADHD in me. :lmao: I am looking forward to a *footloose and fancy free* :laughing: trip this time around.
Love you itinerary! You guys are going to have such a great time!! I will be missing you by 2 whole days!!

Your what will you be doing in 2 weeks sounds a lot like what I'm doing right now...although I probably should get on that whole packing thing LOL!
Hi Jen! How goes it? Is Nobby getting super excited yet? I have to get over on your PTR again soon. I've barely the time to keep up with my own boring PTR lately. Please don't be a procrastinator- you'll panic me! Get those suitcases out for goodness sake! :faint:
 
10 Days til DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!
Time to get excited about this trip and see what we will be doing each day! My plans are relaxed but I *think* I have decided which parks on which days- well, for the most part anyway. ;) The kids and I are planning to sit down this over the next few days with our Disney maps and start listing all the things we definitely want to do at each park.

So here goes…a preview of our trip that is NEXT WEEK!!! :woohoo:

Thursday Night Jan 21- Prepping for the Trip
DH and I will load the car, get the kids to bed, last minute pack, and then try to get some sleep. This will be us...:hyper2: (Can you believe we're going to Disney? Yes dear. Did you remember to pack blah blah blah? yes dear. And the car is ready? oil changed, looked over, blah blah blah. yes dear. Do you think we'll make it within the FL border before we have to stop tonight? I don't know, we'll see. Do you think our room will be ready early? I don't know, we'll have to wait and see. At this point DH will have given up and gone to sleep while my mind will continue to race. :lmao: I will talk to myself about palm trees, MK, finally riding Soarin, etc. until hopefully I finally get some sleep too. :faint:)

Pre-Dawn Friday Morning Jan 22- Let the road trip begin! :car:

The alarm will go off at 3am. :eek: The car (really it’s a Ford Explorer/SUV but for some reason I still call it a car) will already be packed except for the couple of last minute things I’ll have to add. I’ve nominated DH to brave the freezing temps :cold: and go out and warm it up before we load our sleepy, pajama wearing kids in their seats. :ssst: Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we won’t have snow or ice or anything of that nature to contend with. DH can kick it in 4WD if need be!!!! We’re getting to WDW no matter what the weather!

Here’s some pics from our road trip last year…

Em taking a turn at the wheel…just kidding, we were stopped for some gas and she was stretching her legs. My babies stay buckled the whole time when the ride is in motion.
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Andrew with his best buddy Tiger who will going with us again this year!
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Hopefully we’ll make it this far on Friday. I can’t wait to see those palm trees!!!!:cool2:

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At some point we will take a break and stop overnight in a hotel. In the morning we will hit the road once more to finish the drive to Disney!

And for those of you that missed it in the beginning of my PTR...here's my scrapbook layout for the road trip!
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:banana::banana::banana::banana:
YAY for 10 Days!
Yikes when I say how much time left in days it doesn't make me feel like I have that much time left! I think I am at 12 days - good thing I have my ticker! If DD were here she would know :laughing:.

You sound positive and organized :thumbsup2!
Glad you have your park days sorted out and feel good about them.
Love your scrapbook lay out!
 













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