DH wants to go for the food: day 1

[ljcrochet]

Today when I got the mail, I got all excited to see a magic express envelope. But this was the one for the trip home Split stay means two magic express reservations espically when we are changing resorts.

It is almost our 90 date for October ADRS. As of now, we are thinking of heading to Beach's and cream the day we arrive for lunch. I know FIL will want to try the kitchen sink.
Rose and crown for a late dinner so we can see illuminations
Day 2
Olivias for breakfast
Grand Floridian tea
T-rex for dinner
Day 3
Norway for breakfast. DH and FIL will do the segway tour in the morning. I wonder if we will have time to take Dani to BBB before breakfast. If we do downtown disney or MK.
California Grill. What is a good time to do it so we can see wishes at 9?
Day 4
Rainforest Cafe at AK
Kona Cafe or Paradiso 37
Day 5
The wave (breakfast)
Teppan Edo or Couzzina
Day 6
Chef Mickey (it will be the third trip in a row that we end with a Chef Mickey's)
San Angels for lunch before heading home.

I think we have only eaten at 2 of these restaurants, but have an ADR at one of them for August. So new restaurants.

 

[jenn-]

All sounds like good eatin'. You will have to be extra good on your diet leading up to the trip if you are going to try ingesting a kitchen sink. I think getting a first thing in the morning appointment at BBB at MK and then a late breakfast at norway would be your best bet. Getting from DTD to a park can be a PIA whereas you can monorail via TTS to get from MK to Epcot.

 

[ljcrochet]

All sounds like good eatin'. You will have to be extra good on your diet leading up to the trip if you are going to try ingesting a kitchen sink. I think getting a first thing in the morning appointment at BBB at MK and then a late breakfast at norway would be your best bet. Getting from DTD to a park can be a PIA whereas you can monorail via TTS to get from MK to Epcot.

Thanks. I was thinking we might have a car this trip. I should say FIL will have a car. I think he has booster seats for the girls (unless they outgrew them), not that they need them with Florida's lack car seat laws.

 

[ljcrochet]

DH got up before 6 am this morning to be on the computer to make the ADRS. He got most of them around the time we wanted I called at 7:20 for the rest. I was surprised that I did not have wait. I was able to book the girls for BBB. I made sure I could cancel one of the girls if S does not want to go.

Monday:
beaches and cream for lunch depending on the time
Rose & Crown 7:05 - I might try to make it for slighly later. I want to watch illuminations from here.
Tuesday
Olivia's for breakfast
Grand Floridian tea
T-rex for dinner.
I had to call for the tea and T-rex
Wednesday
DH and FIL are doing the Segway tour at 8:30. Then they will have to rush over to Princess Storybook Dining at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall We have BBB at 8am at Magic Kingdom while DH is on the segway tour.
Californa Grill for diner. Hopefully it is late enough to be eating dessert when it is time for wishes
Thursday
Rain Forest Cafe for breakfast
San Angel inn for dinner
Friday
The Wave breakfast
Tappan Edo dinner
saturday
Chef Mickey's
Tony's for lunch before our flight home.

I know DH wants to try Couzzina, so we might be changing something to eat there. Also Paradiso 37. I was going to try and call and make a reservation there for Thursday instead San Angel's inn. Just have to look up the number.

DH has to call and add ME on to the reservation. I wonder if when he calls, if they can send the tags/vouchers to us instead of to FIL? Any DVCers know the answer to this?

 

[jenn-]

Sounds like a whole lot of good eatin'.

 

[ljcrochet]

This morning DD came down stairs talking about BBB. She was dreaming about it over night.

 

[jenn-]

Which one? Glad to know it isn't only me that wakes up from dreams of Disney.

 

[ljcrochet]

Which one? Glad to know it isn't only me that wakes up from dreams of Disney.

It was Dani. It was so cute, she walked down the stair telling Sydney about BBB. She is so excited. Hopefully she will like it when we go and Sydney doesn't get upset that she is not going.
As of now the girls don't know about October. I really want to surprise them in Disney. I figure I will just tell them we are going to visit FIL and his wife. Just won't tell them that we are visiting them in Disney instead of their house. Now that the ADRs are made, hopefully DH won't talk about the trip with them.

Paper cut emergency. Then girls have camp.

 

[jenn-]

So now that you have the October ADRS out of the way, have you started thinking about the next set? When is your 90 day for that one? Are you coming to hang with me in May?

 

[ljcrochet]

So now that you have the October ADRS out of the way, have you started thinking about the next set? When is your 90 day for that one? Are you coming to hang with me in May?

Give me time. October's ADRs are made. Now it is time to get into full planning mood for August. Have to decide what to pack. I'm planning on doing laundry in the middle of the trip, so maybe I won't pack as much stuff.

Not sure about May. I would love to come and hang out with you. My girls would love to meet your boys, but it is the end of our use year, so not sure if it will work out. But I do know we have southwest credit that we have to use by June 25 or 26, so who knows.

I have to get started making my girls autograph books. I'm thinking of making them out of 4x6 index cards. Just trying to decide if I should bind the pages or use 2 binder clips on it? What do you think?

 

[ljcrochet]

I still have to make a game plan for August. Which parks are we going to hit? When are we going to lounge by the pool. Right now, I'm thinking the days we have a breakfast ADR, we will go till we get tired, then go back to the resort to use the pool or soak up the AC depending on how we feel. MIL will probably soak up the AC (maybe do some laundry while we are in the pool). Shower then depending on the time, dinner or another park.

I'm trying to decide if the autograph books should be 4x6 or 5x8? Or are the index cards 5x7? Either way. I know that the 3 x 5 are too small. 4x6 will be the easiest to print, but are they too small?

 

[jenn-]

I still have to make a game plan for August. Which parks are we going to hit? When are we going to lounge by the pool. Right now, I'm thinking the days we have a breakfast ADR, we will go till we get tired, then go back to the resort to use the pool or soak up the AC depending on how we feel. MIL will probably soak up the AC (maybe do some laundry while we are in the pool). Shower then depending on the time, dinner or another park.

I'm trying to decide if the autograph books should be 4x6 or 5x8? Or are the index cards 5x7? Either way. I know that the 3 x 5 are too small. 4x6 will be the easiest to print, but are they too small?

I think if you want to do something the characters can sign, you will have to go larger than 4x6. Some of those character signatures are pretty big. What are you thinking of doing?

 

[ljcrochet]

So after reading Jenn's PTR, i got inspired to make tie dyed shirts.
Here are the shirts after they were dyed

Next time I make tie Dye shirts I need better plastic gloves look at what my hands look liked

Here is Dani showing off her new shirt

All the shirts

I need to get a better picture of the shirts.

 

[mousescrapper]

wow all your trips are coming together...how do you keep it all straight

I can't wait to hear what you think of BLT

the tye-dye MM shirts are too cute....my DD Mae (6 1/2) is all about tye-dye...she did a skirt during the last week of school this past May and then over the summer she did a shirt at a camp...and thinks her tye-dye "suit" (when she wers them together) is all that

 

[jenn-]

Those shirts came out great. I feel the pain about the dyed hands. I've had that one happen once or twice now. The real fun one was the green between the toes though. Yeah don't ask how that one happened. I can't believe the first of your trips is just around the corner. What am I going to do while you are gone?

 

[ljcrochet]

wow all your trips are coming together...how do you keep it all straight

I can't wait to hear what you think of BLT

the tye-dye MM shirts are too cute....my DD Mae (6 1/2) is all about tye-dye...she did a skirt during the last week of school this past May and then over the summer she did a shirt at a camp...and thinks her tye-dye "suit" (when she wers them together) is all that

I hate planning multiple trips at once. Espcially these 2 that are less then 2 months apart. Last year when we went in October and December, the October one was last minute so the december one was already planned.

I will be sure to take a ton of pictures of your "home" for you. And think you want me to try to check out?

Those shirts came out great. I feel the pain about the dyed hands. I've had that one happen once or twice now. The real fun one was the green between the toes though. Yeah don't ask how that one happened. I can't believe the first of your trips is just around the corner. What am I going to do while you are gone?

Green between the toes sounds bad. I had a few splats of red on the feet, nothing bad. But would you believe my fingernails still have the dye on them. Chlorine in my friends swimming pool took off most of the dye the day I made the shirts.

You will manage. Your computer will just look weird without the open yahoo chat window.

 

[mousescrapper]

I will be sure to take a ton of pictures of your "home" for you. And think you want me to try to check out?

thanks...

I'm most curious about the room views right now and then 1 thing I can think of is can you bring your own food down to the pool deck at the BLT pool. Say we are doing a resort rest ime and kids are playing at the pool can I go up to our room, make snadwhiches and bring them down in a little soft sideded cooler?

Plus love to know if you can get in the Top of the Floor Lounge and how that goes...I know it's BLT DVC members staying on prop only who can get in, but I'm curious how crowded or nosiy, especially for kids...

can kids even go in there at night or no cuase it's a "lounge"

 

[amandelba]

 

[jenn-]

I do believe someone is a little excited to go to Disney, aren't they

 

[ljcrochet]

I do believe someone is a little excited to go to Disney, aren't they

Yep, he filled out a notepad with our ADR info so we can take notes on the food and do a dining report.

We are in the middle of packing. Sydney is saying she does not want to take any princess dresses but I will be packing them for her. Dani wants to take Aurora and Cinderella. I think I will pack Cinderella and Ariel (white dress) for sydney. I might also pack jasmine and Mulan since they both take up no room in the suit case.