jerseytinkerbell
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Hi everyone! jerseytinkerbell here, but you can call me Jeri. This is my first PTR, so hang in there while I get my bearings. I don't usually venture too far from the dining boards, but I am so excited about this trip and I would love to share that excitement with all of you! 
Now, without further adieu, let me introduce you to the people involved in this upcoming trip.
There is me, Jeri, aka jerseytinkerbell. Lover of all things Disney. Disney trips pretty much consume all of my spare time and most waking thoughts.
This is me on my honeymoon. Rubbing it in my husband's face that I beat him at the Whac-A-Mole game. I'm such a gracious winner.
Also joining me this trip, as always, is my handsome hubby Rob. He had never been to WDW until he met me and after a year of convincing he finally joined me and my family for a trip and he was instantly hooked. He loves it almost as much as me now.
This is him on the carriage ride we took at FW to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary.
Let me fill you on the details of the trip so far. We will be in WDW from October 16-26, but I'm going to add days onto the beginning if possible. So far we have 3 nights at OKW, 2 nights at BLT, and 4 nights at BWV booked and a fifth night at BWV waitlisted through my mother's DVC points. The current plan is to spend a few days in Port St. Lucie beforehand visiting some friends in the area and scouting for our possible move next year. But, we might take that trip this summer, which would leave more days for WDW at the beginning of the trip. We shall see. I'll keep you posted.
This will be my 19th trip to WDW and hubby's 8th. It's hard to believe we will have been here 8 times together. We are pretty lucky. Our longest trip was back in 2009 when we had a glorious 2 week Disneymoon. It was the best! We keep trying to outdo that trip and have yet to succeed. This could be the trip that we do it. It's going to be pretty epic. Lots of food, lots of drinks and 3 different hotels. Can't wait!
We have become seasoned pros at touring the park and we have a very laid back approach to touring. We tend to get into the park somewhat early, leave mid-day and spend the nights relaxing at the hotel or DTD. It's pretty easy to get a lot done in a few hours when it's just the two of us. Due to hubby's new work schedule, we have both become morning people, so I think we will be making rope drop A LOT on this trip. However, we will probably be asleep by 8pm.
After many times on the DDP we have come to dislike it a little bit, so we will be DDP free this trip. We don't have too many ADRs this trip, nor do we plan to make too many more. We plan on hitting up F&W a lot this trip, especially while we are staying at BWV. We are also hoping to get a few friends in on our F&W fun if they can make it. Stay tuned.
As for transportation this trip, we will be driving. We have driven down 6 of our 7 trips, so this trip will make drive number seven. We can usually make the drive from South Jersey in about 14-15 hours and it very much feels like 14-15 hours. The drive is one of those things I tend to romanticize when a trip is far away, but the closer it gets I tend to remember that it is torture. Hubby does not handle flying well and I do not handle him not handling it well.
We did one plane ride into Orlando and that was it for me. Plus, I like to save money and so because we like to have a car down there with us and pack very heavily it is so much cheaper for us to drive rather than fly and rent a car. I-95 here we come!
Now for the crafting mentioned in the title. I am currently unemployed due to the fact that my family's business, which I had been running for the past 12 years and was opened by my parents 30 years ago, recently went out of business due to a series of unfortunate circumstances (structural damage to the building, loss of lease, etc.). Now, for the first time... ever, really, I am without a job to go to every day. I am used to working 50 hour weeks, so I need something to fill my time while searching for a new job. I have become obsessed with Pinterest and have been cooking and crafting up a storm these past few weeks. This is also feeding my WDW planning addiction.
So, to get me hyped for my trip, and to get all of you hyped for your own trips, whether they be real or simply hypothetical for the time being, I would love to share all my plans and crafts and Disney themed recipes with you for the next few months. Let's get this party started!
Oh, and feel free to follow me on Instagram @JERIBERRI23. Follow along with all of my crafting/cooking/general craziness both Disney and non-Disney alike!
Now, without further adieu, let me introduce you to the people involved in this upcoming trip.
There is me, Jeri, aka jerseytinkerbell. Lover of all things Disney. Disney trips pretty much consume all of my spare time and most waking thoughts.
This is me on my honeymoon. Rubbing it in my husband's face that I beat him at the Whac-A-Mole game. I'm such a gracious winner.
Also joining me this trip, as always, is my handsome hubby Rob. He had never been to WDW until he met me and after a year of convincing he finally joined me and my family for a trip and he was instantly hooked. He loves it almost as much as me now.
This is him on the carriage ride we took at FW to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary.
Let me fill you on the details of the trip so far. We will be in WDW from October 16-26, but I'm going to add days onto the beginning if possible. So far we have 3 nights at OKW, 2 nights at BLT, and 4 nights at BWV booked and a fifth night at BWV waitlisted through my mother's DVC points. The current plan is to spend a few days in Port St. Lucie beforehand visiting some friends in the area and scouting for our possible move next year. But, we might take that trip this summer, which would leave more days for WDW at the beginning of the trip. We shall see. I'll keep you posted.
This will be my 19th trip to WDW and hubby's 8th. It's hard to believe we will have been here 8 times together. We are pretty lucky. Our longest trip was back in 2009 when we had a glorious 2 week Disneymoon. It was the best! We keep trying to outdo that trip and have yet to succeed. This could be the trip that we do it. It's going to be pretty epic. Lots of food, lots of drinks and 3 different hotels. Can't wait!
We have become seasoned pros at touring the park and we have a very laid back approach to touring. We tend to get into the park somewhat early, leave mid-day and spend the nights relaxing at the hotel or DTD. It's pretty easy to get a lot done in a few hours when it's just the two of us. Due to hubby's new work schedule, we have both become morning people, so I think we will be making rope drop A LOT on this trip. However, we will probably be asleep by 8pm.
After many times on the DDP we have come to dislike it a little bit, so we will be DDP free this trip. We don't have too many ADRs this trip, nor do we plan to make too many more. We plan on hitting up F&W a lot this trip, especially while we are staying at BWV. We are also hoping to get a few friends in on our F&W fun if they can make it. Stay tuned.As for transportation this trip, we will be driving. We have driven down 6 of our 7 trips, so this trip will make drive number seven. We can usually make the drive from South Jersey in about 14-15 hours and it very much feels like 14-15 hours. The drive is one of those things I tend to romanticize when a trip is far away, but the closer it gets I tend to remember that it is torture. Hubby does not handle flying well and I do not handle him not handling it well.
We did one plane ride into Orlando and that was it for me. Plus, I like to save money and so because we like to have a car down there with us and pack very heavily it is so much cheaper for us to drive rather than fly and rent a car. I-95 here we come!Now for the crafting mentioned in the title. I am currently unemployed due to the fact that my family's business, which I had been running for the past 12 years and was opened by my parents 30 years ago, recently went out of business due to a series of unfortunate circumstances (structural damage to the building, loss of lease, etc.). Now, for the first time... ever, really, I am without a job to go to every day. I am used to working 50 hour weeks, so I need something to fill my time while searching for a new job. I have become obsessed with Pinterest and have been cooking and crafting up a storm these past few weeks. This is also feeding my WDW planning addiction.
So, to get me hyped for my trip, and to get all of you hyped for your own trips, whether they be real or simply hypothetical for the time being, I would love to share all my plans and crafts and Disney themed recipes with you for the next few months. Let's get this party started!
Oh, and feel free to follow me on Instagram @JERIBERRI23. Follow along with all of my crafting/cooking/general craziness both Disney and non-Disney alike!
Not sure yet. I'll probably change my mind 18 more times between now and October.
I am totally fine with it, I know what I'm getting myself into, but my husband is a little bit on the fence about it. We will have our car so we can drive to each new location on our own schedule. As far as packing goes, I am super prepared this trip. I have one big bag I will use for all toiletries, so at the end of each stay all that stuff will get thrown back in that bag. I also have a bunch of different weekender and duffle bags from Vera Bradley, so I will pack separate bags for each of us for each different hotel. That way all we have to do at the end of one hotel stay is throw all dirty clothes in a bag, all toiletries in another bag and take 3 bags down to the car, then when we get to the new hotel grab the toiletries bag and our 2 new bags with fresh clothes. I will have it very organized to make the transition to each hotel as painless as possible. I tend to keep our room tidy and organized while we are at hotels anyway, so I don't think it will be too bad to keep everything together and get out in a timely manner on check out days. We did a split stay last trip and the day we switched it took me maybe 15 minutes to be packed and ready to go the morning of check out. 
Oh sorry I posted first then read your answer ..lol brain fart.
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