So the next few installments I am going to call Disney past past (see above), Disney past (which will cover the 2006 trip) and Disney future (which will cover my must brings and some miscellaneous fun Disney stuff)
Disney past past:
In 1990 my family went to Disney world, and my cousins tagged along too. It was a magical trip filled with excitement, wonderment, and pure glee!! When I look back, it is truly my most prized and happiest childhood memory. I remember when my parents told us we were going. It was the 1990 Super Bowl (Yes, the Super Bowl) and my parents had made a good bet and came into a large sum of money. And what a better way to spend your gambling winnings than taking the family to Disney World? And they did just that. My cousins tagged along because they too had always wanted to go to Disney World. It was just my cousin Debbie (the mom) and her daughters, Vanessa and Christina (obviously also my cousins). Their Dad was not so much into Disney, or vacationing at all for that matter. We were all very close when we were growing up, we spent every Christmas Eve together from birth until I was 24 as well as other countless holidays, birthdays, just because days, and now Disney!
So this first picture has always been one of my favorites!! I have no idea why Disney ever got rid of this, I just thought it was so great to get all dressed up like a pirate and take a Pirates of the Caribbean picture.
This is me and the White Rabbit. Please do not be fooled by my expression, trust me I was so excited I could hardly contain myself, but when I was younger I was never really one for pictures. So there are some pictures where I look down right RESERVED. But you will also notice that as the trip progressed I did not even seem to mind the camera (PS- this is a phobia that I have gotten over in my old age. I was a VERY shy child, and my brother was always the out going one. That kid could talk to bark off a tree! LOL so growing up it was always the Anthony Show as I like to call it. As I got older I came into my own and really found ME and who I was as a person separate of Anthonys little sister a title that still sort of follows me. But alas, as you can tell , I hope, I really blossomed into my college/adulthood years and now I can strike up a conversation with anyone!)
The infamous Chip picture!! Now, I know there is a picture of Dad with this Daisy Duck hat on somewhere, I think hes confiscated it! Trust me it was almost as hilarious as his run in with the Sheriff of Nottingham! Okay so quickly, (and this is on video, totally priceless!!) were in the front on MK outside the Main Street train station, and the characters form Robin Hood are out there. So were getting pictures with Prince John and the Sheriff. Now because this is the early 90s we all have our fanny packs on, including Dad. So the Sheriff of Nottingham does up to Dad and starts to shake his fanny pack indicating that Dad should give him the money in it. So my Dad says, Im not giving you my money, you given me your money! and the Sheriff had like a little money satchel tied to his belt and my Dad goes and shakes it! This went on for a little while, it was hysterical!! They kept going back and forth trying to steal each others money. I wish there was a way to get VHS onto
youtube easily! LOL just picture this very serious looking, 100% Italian man hamming it up the Sheriff on Nottingham! See, Disney even turns serious people like Dad into softies! (PS-Dad has turned into a major softy in his old age!! Out of all the parents he was the most thrilled that Greg and I were getting married. He cried when I told him. Plus Ive always been a Daddys girl!)
Me and Pluto (and cousin Christina buried under his arm) at the character breakfast on the Empress Lilly. I dont remember where the Empress Lilly was (MK maybe), but it was a boat and they used to host a character breakfast. I think it was replaced by Chef Mickeys, but if there are any old school Disney people out there, please let me know where this was.
After a LOOOONG day at the parks! I think we were on the boat back to the parking lot over by the TTC.
Skyway to Tomorrowland!
I know that is at Epcot, I believe in Horizons. As you can see Christina was a ham for the camera.
Well I hope you enjoyed that little pictorial of Disney past past.
On a side note I packed all my summer clothes to put them away. T-shirts stay our year round and I am going with jeans for Disney. Greg and I are hoping for 70-75 weather wise, but I think well be okay with jeans, t-shirts, and layers. Also, packing away seasonal clothes is always a time for me to genuflect. I think about the next time I will take these clothes out of the bin, where I will be, what Ill be doing. I thought to myself last night, hey maybe the next time you take these clothes out you will be packing them for a quick early May Disney getaway for Gregs 30th!! I honestly almost have him sold on this! All I had to say was this, Are you really ready to not go back to Disney until our babies are old enough to go!?!?! Greg is just as much a Disney sucker as I am, so his reply was, Okay, lets see if we get a bounce back offer. I knew Id get him!!
Also, I sort of picked up another job, this one is part time. I will fill you guys in on the job drama very quickly: When I lost my job Dad asked me if I wanted him to get my a job with the Town of Oyster Bay, local government (hes retired from the Town and my mom currently still works for them). I said of course because I think about things like good, cheap benefits (Gregs are currently costing us an arm and a leg) and retirement plans and pensions. So poor Dad has been working on this since last Election Day, Nov 2008. In May we got the word that they would definitely hire me, but probably not until after this Election Day (dont you love how organized this whole thing is). So then I just had to kind of sit and wait. So then I feel into this job, answering phones at a construction company. My boss has been very generous to me, as business is few slow due to the economy and he also knew I would be leaving once my Town job came through (Probably Jan). So in discussion about my Disney vaca he mentioned that my last day may be right before my vacation, which is okay. I cant blame him as things are slow and between when I get back and when they close for Christmas not much goes on here. So I picked up a part time job at AC Moore for two reason: 1) we are okay with money but if we have the opportunity to put away more then I will 2) Am I completely selfish that the first thing I thought of was a discount on my scrapbook stuff for my Disney album?!?! I think not!
Disney Trivia:
Day 57 In Sleeping Beauty there is a scene where the fairies are having tea and cookies. What shape are the cookies?
Day 56 What is the first Disney attraction to use audio-animatronics?
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Day 57 Mickey
Day 56 The Enchanted Tiki Room
Cheap Chic Tip Shop generic, or at least try it so you are sure that it is worth it to spend more if you have to. But you will be surprised many things are pretty much the same, some are better. The Stop & Shop brand English muffins are FAR SUPERIOR than Thomass brand. I was shocked, and at less than half the price how could you beat it?
This isnt so much money saving as it is just a Disney smart tip - ADR's: most of us have made them, but I will share this tip. Let's take Greg and I for example, we are a party of 2. When you ask/search for a party of 2 the system is only going to show availability for the 2 people tables. If you change your search to 3 people the system all of a sudden will give you the availability of 4 people tables. And I have double checked, Disney will not turn you away even if you just show up with 2 people.
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I have only had tickets to one Red Sox game... and it was during the strike in the 90's. I have never been to Fenway. I can attest that chowdah in general is excellent in these parts, but can not give opinions of Fenway chowdah. Now this is a horrible thing to say, but secretly I kinda wish the Red Sox would suck again, then maybe I could afford to go see a game! 
bitter sweet I suppose.
I might have to steal that idea! I actually finished making a cute one for my DS11 today. It's hidden under my bed because our trip is still a secret. We aren't going to reveal it until 2 weeks before we leave on 12/3. I've never posted photos before, but I would love to learn how so I could post pictures of it. Maybe I can learn how over the weekend...
LOL only half serious!!!
On no!! Don't say such things!! Blasphemy, blasphemy I tell you!!! Everything will work out the way it should be because Mickey is magic and he makes the good things happen!!!! (LOL I tell myself this just because I refuse to admit anything can go wrong) 
let us know - good luck!
