DIS Divas Just Wanna Have Fun! (TR starts on p.22) Updated 4/14

[mommaU4]

Ok, I'm loving this thread. It's so good to have one place to attach names to faces to DIS names!

I'll continue the hijacking of this trip report with a little about me.

I'm Jen And here's me and my boys having a dole whip for Bawb.

I love seeing all the faces too! There are several I've never seen before. So everyone feel free to "hijack" all you want!
I love that pic of you and the boys. Can't wait to finally meet you!!

Okay, after your very sweet comment on my picture, I was afraid you wouldn't recognize me when I showed up and you would send me away when I showed up at the pizza party.
So...I decided to go short and sassy. This is what I really look like, except I have lost 10 pounds:

Well, I'm glad you posted this! I never would have recognized you!! LOL I love the cut. Definitely makes you look fun and sassy, like you said. Very cute.

I love this thread too! And Beth told us we had to participate, and I always do what Beth says.

Hi there! I'm Tina, and this will be my first official Ladies Trip. Even though I was at DLR last year during the first Ladies Trip, I couldn't hang with the girls because I was with a stinky boy Well, I really do love my hubby, and he's not stinky at all, but I was so jealous of all the girls having such a great time, that I just had to go without him this year!

I'm glad you decided to join us solo this year. I can't wait to meet you and your mom.

Beth I wish I could be there the whole time. Hopefully I can make it for 1-2 days. I have a job interview on Wednesday but as of now it would only be a seasonal position but hopefully they could keep me on.

I need moola

I wish you could too! I'm still hoping to see you there at least one day. Good luck on Wednesday!!

 

[mommaU4]

Thank you to everyone who's posted a picture and some background on themselves. I hope we get more to do so!

 

[mommaU4]

Ok, so time to get to the plans.

No doubt that most of us will have a hard time sleeping on Wednesday March 4 because on March 5th it will be time to get up and make our way Disneyland!!

I'll be meeting up bright and early with Amy (bigskyernurse) and Jane (cheshiregirl). They both live in the Vegas area, and we are going to ride together. Amy was nice enough to offer to drive. Thanks Amy!

I hate the drive from Vegas to Anaheim. It's so long and boring and you see lots of this:

Also I'm a nervous passenger so I hope they don't decide I'm too annoying and leave me stranded in Barstow or somewhere. Then again there is an In-n-Out and some outlet stores in Barstow so I guess if I was going to be ditched anywhere, that wouldn't be too terrible. Mmmmmm, In-n-Out!! (sorry, I'm starving since I can't eat anything after having my teeth pulled and all food just sounds so good right now!! )

Well, assuming no one ditched anyone and we all make it to Anaheim our first stop will depend on what time it is. I'm not sure if we are going to try to check in at the HoJo or head straight to the parks.
I do know we are planning to meet up with a couple gals for lunch at 2:00 Ariel's Grotto in DCA.

I ate there in October with my 8 year old twins for the first time and loved it. I thought the food was good and I'm a sucker for the Princesses so it should be fun. It will be so nice to finally get to meet some of the ladies I've been chatting with almost daily for months now!!!

I'm not sure what everyone else will have planned for after lunch. I think I will want to head to the hotel to get checked in and freshen up. We've got a fun first night planned.
Most of the ladies will be arriving at various times that day so by evening just about everyone will be there.

Cheryl (toocherie), Michelle (Zoemakes5) and Stacie (Stacerita) are organizing a Meet and Greet pizza party at the HoJo hotel to officially kick off our second annual trip! There'll be food, fun, drinks and games! We're doing a tote bag exchange, making some posters for our doors, and just going to have a great time meeting everyone and getting acquainted.

Callie (Dangermouse) has her husband working on designing some special lanyards for us that will incorporate our names on them, so we'll probably pass those out that night. Either that, or we'll need some name tags so we can all figure out who's who.

I'm not sure if we'll get any park time in that evening, depends on how long the party lasts and the park hours (which seem to change all the time lately), but I do know it's going to be a great night and we'll be ready to hit the parks first thing the next morning for our first full day!!! Whoo hoooo!!!

 

[kelmac284]

Hi I am Kelly or Kelmac284 and I am 41. I have been on these boards for several years now and am an AVID Disney lover. I have been to Disneyland WAY too many times to count with my last trip being in July of 08. I am a current AP holder as well. I also love WDW and have been 3 times with my last trip being this past November.

I have not been on a DL girls trip yet, this will be my first. I saw the last thread and decided that I MUST go on this trip. I met Beth first and we started talking and I liked her right away!

I talked to my mom and told her it sounded like a lot of fun and so we decided we would go.

I already had a trip planned for April for my youngest's birthday so I was a bit worried about 2 trips so close together but we said what the heck and we are all set.

I am married to a man named Shane who is six years younger than me who is a tile setter. I work part time in my mom's real estate office doing the books.

I have one step daughter named Lynn who will be 17 next month and two bio daughter's Katy who is 9 and Shelby who is 7 (will be 8 in April).

I also will be celebrating my 10th anniversary next month on Valentines

This is a pic of mom and I and of course the rest of the group.

I think that's about it. Can't wait till march to meet everyone!

 

[Stacerita]

Suscribing.

 

[trodrigue]

Last year the Ladies trip took place during the food and wind fest at DCA, so we met up with this guy:

That is me and Marty, with Guy Fieri in the middle.

That is so cool that you met Guy Fieri! My 12 year old and I were watching him on tv last night. Did you happen to notice if he was wearing hearing aids? It sort of looked like it last night. My son is hard of hearing and we notice those sorts of things, but it was too hard to tell on the TV.

 

[BillyFan]

He wasn't wearing hearing aid when I met him. But I'm assuming what you saw was some sort of device used for his producer to communicate with him.

 

[kaoden39]

Oh I am so thrilled to see this thread. I was just thinking yesterday how much I missed you last trip report.

 

[daisy_77]

C'mon ladies! Come out, come out wherever you are...

 

[Disneygrl36]

Hi Beth
Making sure I am along for the ride from the beginning on this one.
I sure do wish I could come along, but I have faith you guys will have a wonderful time & then I can live vicariously through the trippie.

 

[mommaU4]

Hi I am Kelly or Kelmac284 and I am 41.
I have not been on a DL girls trip yet, this will be my first. I saw the last thread and decided that I MUST go on this trip. I met Beth first and we started talking and I liked her right away!

Hi Kelly! Aww, you are so sweet! I'm glad you and your mom are along for this one and I can't wait to meet you both!

Suscribing.

Show yourself woman!

Oh I am so thrilled to see this thread. I was just thinking yesterday how much I missed you last trip report.

Really? Gee, thanks! I'm glad you're here! I was hoping you'd stop by!!

Hi Beth
Making sure I am along for the ride from the beginning on this one.
I sure do wish I could come along, but I have faith you guys will have a wonderful time & then I can live vicariously through the trippie.

Hey! I was hoping you'd be by too! And I wish you could come along too. Maybe next time......

 

[mommaU4]

Sorry I disappeared for a bit there. The planning has been non stop lately!!

We had a few problems arise for our first night Meet and Greet Pizza Party that I told you about.

First, we thought we were going to have to have it outside by the HoJo Garden Pool. Not good if the weather decided to play tricks on us and start to rain. So there was a bit of a scramble while trying to figure out how to make it all work.

Then I got an email from Lorealle who said she and Willie made some calls and were able to free up the conference room for us to use that night!! YES!! Thank you Lorealle! Problem solved. It will offically be held in the conference room, we can bring in food, drinks, decorations, etc so it's going to work out perfect!

Second, the issue of dessert came up. There was a bit of back and forth on that. Originally we were going to have each lady bring a treat to share. Either cupcakes, cookies, whatever.
But that's obviously difficult for those flying in.

Then ordering a cake from Disney Vacation Planning was mentioned. I liked this idea but after dealing with a rude CM , and complications with ordering since we aren't staying onsite, I think we've ruled that out.

One of the ladies, Dawn/fairykin, mentioned she had been planning to bring some candy and that sparked a memory of a thread I'd read on the Budget Board about candy buffets!!!! I'd never heard of these before and I remember LOVING that idea.

So I pitched it to the ladies to see what they thought. I think so far it's a GO!! If anyone is wondering what the heck a candy buffet is see this post: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=29814473&postcount=1479

Anyway, it's been a busy day of planning, but the Meet and Greet is really coming together. They've got a fun (but secret) theme planned. There's going to be food, drinks, a candy buffet, music, a tote exchange, oh my! All in all I think it's going to be just a GREAT way to kick off the start of the trip and get to know each other.

So now that details are in place with Day One, on to Day Two.

 

[kaoden39]

I would love to join in. It sounds so great.

 

[Stacerita]

Show yourself woman!

Ok ok. I don't always post from home so I don't always have access to my photos.

This is me.

Its not the most recent photo. But thats pretty much how I look. I would have posted a more recent one, but I am having a hard time finding a pic of me alone. This will have to do for now.

 

[trodrigue]

He wasn't wearing hearing aid when I met him. But I'm assuming what you saw was some sort of device used for his producer to communicate with him.

Yeah, I thought of that, but this looked different. We may never know, but I can live with that

 

[mommaU4]

I would love to join in. It sounds so great.

I wish you could! Plans are really coming together now and it's going to be a lot of fun.
Now if we can just request no rain and low crowds!!

Ok This is me.

There she is!

 

[mommaU4]

Ok, so guess what? My lap top died!!! So all I can use now is our old, old, really old (did I mention old?) desk top which really tries my patience. I'll be back to get started on Day Two though, I promise! It will be our first full day in the parks!!

 

[disney-super-mom]

Well, I was planning to start off with more trip plans but my pain meds are kicking in again. I already fell asleep once.
And while I know that some people (Molly! lol) think that drugged up posting might be more fun to read, I think all I'll end up doing is drooling on the keyboard! And that could be dangerous, so I'll have to get into the nitty gritty details tomorrow.

Ok, so guess what? My lap top died!!!

Drool will do that to a laptop!

 

[daisy_77]

Drool will do that to a laptop!

 

[kaoden39]

Ok, so guess what? My lap top died!!! So all I can use now is our old, old, really old (did I mention old?) desk top which really tries my patience. I'll be back to get started on Day Two though, I promise! It will be our first full day in the parks!!

I avoid our dinosaur of a desktop as much as I can. I feel your pain, I about died when our last laptop went out. I have been window shopping a new desktop but I would rather have a real vacation.