Oh I have so much to comment on...where to start.
First - this was a fantastic update. I felt like I was right there with you and you made me pine for my home resort - SSR. That is exactly the feeling I had when my family and I stayed there for the first time in 2006. It was a ah-hah moment when I just knew I would be happy there for years to come.
Second - I thought I had commented on Paula's fantastic digital scrap book - but I did not, so NICE WORK Paula!!!!!
Third - I did not know about walking through the stores....good to know!
4th - I would not feel bad, in the least, for asking for 2 FP's. Heck - you should have asked for 4 - Seriously, just kidding! That rush at the FP's machines in the morning is so unnerving. I think you did the right thing and since you and C got to use them - what's the difference????
5th - I can not see your pics, though I wish I could.
Thanks for the update - it made my morning!
You always have the kindest reviews Mary Ellen!!!! I really enjoyed your home resort and it really sold me on DVC...now just to decide which resort is for me!!
YEs you can get quite a head of the crowds by walking through the stores and doing some browsing...it helps with my crowd anxiety. I do not like being trapped in by people on all sides of me.
Hey Jen. Nice update. The whole FP thing at TSM sounds like a very honest miskate. I wouldn't sweat it. After all, it was after all that travel and being on the road by 4:30am.
Reading about the check-in has me all excited. That will be me in a few days! (though not at SSR).
at the tp comment. Can't wait to find out what the best bathroom on property is.
The best bathroom on property is definitely worth the visit! I was in awe and I think Paula was too!! It was a great restroom!!!!
Yes the FP thing was an honest mistake and I was trying to make life easier for us later...but I still felt like a goober!!
about the toilet paper. Marc & I totally noticed this at Wilderness Lodge last year.
You are too cute with your "crime". You know, even though I knew you itinerary, I'm reading along thinking there is nothing wrong with you getting a FP for Paula.
I can just imagine how horrible you felt, I'd feel the same way but I'm really glad you were able to share it with Christine!
I found redemption in knowing I could offer them up to C and see if she would ride with me!! That ride is so much more fun when you ride with someone although I would never not do it solo!!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed about the TP.
Hurray for 30 pounds, Jen! I think that is awesome! I know you will get back into your regimen soon!
Oh, I want to know which bathroom this is!
You are too funny, Jen! Now I need to pay attention to the difference!
Another thing I can't wait to see!
This cracked me up! The Scarlet Letter of Fast Pass Sin!!!
It wasn't as if you did it on purpose.
Let me know what you think on your next trip!! I knew you Ms. English teacher would appreciate the Scarlett Letter comment LOL!!!!! Thanks I'm still trying to get back into sync I'm hoping when grades are all turned in and I'm not spending every moment focusing on grading that I will be able to work out in the mornings again.
30 pounds! Congrats!!!
Paula, your pages are just lovely! Does the software have preset layouts? I have the full adobe suite but it is really creating everything from scratch. Which works but....
Silly question but what do you do with your digital pages when done? Print them? Make a book? And if you make a book how do you do it? I would like to do this for future trips I think instead of the shutterfly layouts which are fun, but limited.
Jen, that kills me on the TP but good to know. What a lovely reaction you had to SSR, one of these days we will check it out...still planning on staying in a treehouse, someday1
Great update, and you are a far nobler person than I. Had I done that, with the FP's I'd have just ridden it twice, solo!
I did not know about walking through the stores....good to know!
Yes there are preset layouts and then you have the option of changing the paper and the embellishments which I like the best about the software. You can have them print out the pages and send them to you and they you can place them in a scrapbook and VIOLA you have a book ready made!!!! SO EASY!!!
The treehouses looked awesome from the outside and I have seen pics from the inside and I think they would be a great place to stay.
YAY an update! Here is what I remember...
First -
Happy Birthday Paula!! 
Yes, I too know the difference between value and deluxe TP! My royal heinie will now be exposed to whatever they have at the Mods in January!
DHS AM EMH $ "The Herd" - I must admit this has made me a weensy bit nervous! Thanks for the tip about going through the shops! I'll keep that one stored away for when I need it! *cough* January 30th 8am *cough*
30 lbs!
By the time January rolls around you will be a mere shadow of your former self! Way to go girl!
Fastpass Sin! Oh well, whatcha gonna do?
Between the early morning, the overwhelming welcome to your first Deluxe experience and your pandamonius excitement at being in your Happy Place, my goodness, I would have expected a little confusion!
Like you said, no harm, no foul!
Great update! Can't wait for more!
I will be more than happy to update you on the quality of TP at POFQ when I arrive there on the 14th of January!! LOL!!
Don't worry too much about the running of the bulls just go with the crowd and you should have no problems, but there will be a lot of people heading the same way as you and just take a deep breath and don't let the rude ones bother you.
I'm late to the party, but I'm definitely in!
We stayed in both a Deluxe and a Value resort this trip, so I definitely know what you're talking about. I haven't gotten to that part of my report yet (just started it yesterday) but I definitely have some comments!
YAY welcome!! I'm glad that you are here!!!! LOL I can't wait to read your comments!!!
What a fantastic update, Jen! I wish I could have been in the car with you when you drove up to SSR with the sun rising--it just sounds breathtaking! And I really laughed at your "Scarlet Letter" comment!
It was an innocent mistake... You got some really great shots of the Great Movie Ride! Great, great update!
It was definitely a great way to start the morning driving up and with the sunrise!!! Couldn't ask for better!!!! LOL...thanks I felt like those FP were burning a hole in my pocket and not in a good way LOL!!!!
Thanks I really tried to take my time this trip and take pictures of new things and I never had those shots before so I was glad to add them to my collection.
I must admit that I'm quite intrigued by this bathroom info. that's to come!
LOL...it will be coming LOL!! Definitely the best bathroom on property by far!!
I agree! Very cute picture of you both! Jen, you can certainly tell the weight loss in your face in that picture, skinny girl! And down 30 now!
Happy belated birthday Paula!!!
You made me giggle about your Scarlet Letter...er...letterS!
Don't feel bad, it was an honest mistake!
Thanks I like that picture of me and C too!!! Doesn't she just light up!!!! Thanks I'm hoping to have even better looking pictures in January!!!!! Must make time to workout LOL!!!!
Thanks I'm glad my DIS friends have helped to redeem me LOL!!
Congrats on the weight loss!! That's awesome!!! What program did you do?
I cracked up about the TSM FPs. And since you intended to share your FPs with someone, I think it's perfectly ok.
And the tp made me laugh too. It's shocking. I wonder if there's a display for mousekeepers in training and hotel managers about the toilet paper caste system. I wonder which is used in the parks. Value tp? Or deluxe tp?
I'm doing WW and working out in the mornings!! I have also cut out all beverages but water from my diet.
LOL!!! That would be hilarious if there was...could you imagine training your employees on making sure the right tp got to the right resort LOL!!!!
Awww Jen!!! Your too funny about the TSM FP!! You had good intentions!!! It's not like you said "20 please! I'm with a tour group!"
The Dis gods will forgive you!!
LOL I never thought of it that way! I guess someone could have asked for a lot more LOL
don't beat yourself up Jen! You got an extra FP to share and that's what you did. I'm sure greater disney sins have been committed!
WOW, 30 pounds! You go girl!!!!!
Aww thanks Katie!!! I did share and C and I had a great time on the ride!!!
Ok don't leave us in suspense for too long-I want to know where you and Paula found the nicest restroom on property...
Hmmm...you are so going to Dis jail if someone realizes your Fast Pass crime...
I agree you should just plead that it was a crime of passion...you were so excited you couldn't think straight...
...but it all ended well...I think that's the important bit...
Where exactly do you think Disney jail is....if its the dungeon below Cinderella's Castle...I might not be so opposed to this...think I could convince them to lock me into the Haunted Mansion, I could pretend that is the most horrible thing they could do to me LOL!!!
YEs it did all end well and the FPs were used with great intentions and a lot of fun was had when they were used!!!!
on the tp difference!
So happy you liked SSR....such a pretty resort...and huge! I would never be able to rent a car for there...I could barely remember which section I was in when I was getting off the bus!!
Congrats on the weight loss!
Tracy
I don't think on my own I could remember where to go...but Stanley (my trusty Disney GPS companion) knows his way around and always gets me right where I'm supposed to be...especially when I take wrong turns which may or may not have happened on this trip LOL!!
(though not at SSR). 
Here is what I remember...
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