Disney Like it Used to be...And Like it's Never Been Before! Feb. '12 PTR! TR LINK!

[ronnmel]

Wow! 5 days... Your trip is so close! You can officially say you are leaving THIS WEEK!!!

Your outfits are really pretty!

 

[TheThomsLuvDisney]

Great outfits and good job getting so much done this weekend! My 11 year old DD likes your California Grill outfit the best!!

 

[merbobear]

Yay! Your park outfits are my favorite update
I also love the luggage tags, they came out really cute, as well as the MK newsletter. Very nice work

 

[LutheranChick82]

Ahhhh, I love your clothes! They are super cute.
I may have to try and convince DH to do the ziplock thing, I think it looks like a good idea!

Have fun at Disney (like you wouldn't)
Bring us back lots of pictures!

 

[MHTeacher]

All your outfits look cute! I've always appreciated the fact that you match your VB bag to your clothes!

I know it's hard figuring out what to pack for this time of year. While it may be warm in the day, it cools off enough at night that we Southerners are not comfortable in shorts and tanks.

5 days! You can really say, "I'm going to Disney this week!"

 

[Mrs T 2009]

LOVE your outfits!!!! and the new hipster is beautiful! Love the colors!

 

[oboedm]

Love your outfits as well! Can you just go shopping for me and pick out all my clothes to color coordinate with my bags? I need a personal shopper, LOL!

I am thinking about getting my sister a VB hipster. I think she would really like it. Eventually she won't be carting around a diaper bag anymore-- and I think a VB hipster would be great for the parks!

Gotta love, the DIS, BTW... I had never heard of VB before the boards!

 

[disneybarbie]

Love your outfits Courtney! and sounds like you are getting through your 'to do' list well

I am so jealous you are just a few days away from your trip now! It's freezing cold here at the moment and I could really do with some Florida sunshine hehe.


Emma x

 

[klacey1]

Cute outfits, as always!! I especially love the purple lacy tee-- I love dressed up t-shirts! Packing for this time of year must be tough-- great that you'll be prepared for any weather!

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Love Love LOOOOVE! I can't believe that you are only 5 days away! The time has absolutely flown by! I totally took your idea to make the daily itinerary for our trip. It will save me answering tons of questions about where we are going and what we are doing and when we are going to be doing those things.

Thank you! I'm so glad you're doing the itineraries! I hope they work well for you!

I thought I had commented on your very cute luggage tags, but I guess I didn't. They are very cute and I love your newsletter! I think I want to go on vacation with you! I can't believe you plan your outfits around your VB bags how cute! All your outfits are very nice and very well coordinated. Such a lady! You really have that Southern Belle thing going

Aww, thank you! Planning my outfits around the VBs make it so easy to pack and to get ready!

Wow! 5 days... Your trip is so close! You can officially say you are leaving THIS WEEK!!!

Your outfits are really pretty!

Thanks, Mel! I can't believe the trip is only a couple days away!

Great outfits and good job getting so much done this weekend! My 11 year old DD likes your California Grill outfit the best!!

I really like the GC outfit, too! I bought that dress over a year ago and I've yet to wear it! I'm glad I finally found the occasion to use it!

Yay! Your park outfits are my favorite update
I also love the luggage tags, they came out really cute, as well as the MK newsletter. Very nice work

Thank you!

Ahhhh, I love your clothes! They are super cute.
I may have to try and convince DH to do the ziplock thing, I think it looks like a good idea!

Have fun at Disney (like you wouldn't)
Bring us back lots of pictures!

Thank you so much! I highly recommend using the Ziplock bags. It makes things so, so easy. I will never go on vacation without them, now!

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

All your outfits look cute! I've always appreciated the fact that you match your VB bag to your clothes!

I know it's hard figuring out what to pack for this time of year. While it may be warm in the day, it cools off enough at night that we Southerners are not comfortable in shorts and tanks.

5 days! You can really say, "I'm going to Disney this week!"

Thank you! This is a very difficult time of year to pack for. After our freezing January 2010 trip, I'm scared to just assume it will be warm, even though the forecast shows very nice weather. I guess I'm scarred.

LOVE your outfits!!!! and the new hipster is beautiful! Love the colors!

Thank you!

Love your outfits as well! Can you just go shopping for me and pick out all my clothes to color coordinate with my bags? I need a personal shopper, LOL!

I am thinking about getting my sister a VB hipster. I think she would really like it. Eventually she won't be carting around a diaper bag anymore-- and I think a VB hipster would be great for the parks!

Gotta love, the DIS, BTW... I had never heard of VB before the boards!

Thank you! I highly recommend the VB hipsters! I won't go to the parks without them. They are, in my opinion, the perfect park bag. The boards actually turned me on to them as well! I knew about VB, but I never actually bought one until I joined the DIS!

Love your outfits Courtney! and sounds like you are getting through your 'to do' list well

I am so jealous you are just a few days away from your trip now! It's freezing cold here at the moment and I could really do with some Florida sunshine hehe.


Emma x

Thank you, Emma! The to-do list is slowly dwindling, thank goodness!

I'm so excited for some warm weather! It's been unusually warm here for winter, but it's still about 20 degrees colder than Orlando has been.

Cute outfits, as always!! I especially love the purple lacy tee-- I love dressed up t-shirts! Packing for this time of year must be tough-- great that you'll be prepared for any weather!

Thank you! I actually found the purple shirt for $6!

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

FINAL TRIP PREPARATIONS!

Only 2 more days to go! Our trip is almost here! It is getting harder and harder to focus at work - I keep daydreaming about Disney!

I've got just about everything done at this point. Miguel and I are both all packed, with the exception of the bag that will hold the camera, chargers, ponchos, etc. I also got all of the newsletters finished! I'm very happy with how they turned out. Now I just need to fold them up and put them in their envelopes! Here's how the others turned out:

I also have my dad and Mike's "you're going to Disney World!" bags all ready to go! I'm taking them to work with me tomorrow to overnight to them. I think the last I updated on them, I found a cheaper option on Etsy to buy, but then I decided to just try my hand at them and see how they turned out. I used the design I found as an inspiration - I think they turned out pretty cute!

Mickey Side:

Minnie Side:

I also did a really simple "letter" to stick in the bag, just so they would know why they were getting it!

I'll be back Friday with a quick final update!

 

[MrsDrewsky]

You're planning trip reports are addicting! After finding this one, I HAD to read through your honeymoon one as well. Your wedding was absolutely beautiful!

I have learned so much from your planning reports, and I am excited to read your trip report.

 

[Joyciemc]

Eeeeeeeee! I am so excited for you!

Have an awesome-tastic trip and I can't wait to hear all about it in a trip report!

 

[Jennifer48]

So excited for you leaving tomorrow!!!

 

[MHTeacher]

Yay, Courtney! It looks as if (take a breath), you are ready to go to Disney World!

The bags turned out really cute, and I'm loving the newsletters for each day. Since my family never knows what the plan is, I'm thinking I may need to make them one for each day!

If I don't have the chance to tell you tomorrow---Have a wonderful, safe trip!

 

[Nermel9]

Yay your trip is here! Your newsletters look awesome, and the gift bags are adorable, you did a great job with them! Have a great time and I can't wait for the TR!

 

[Mrs T 2009]

YAY IT'S TRIP TIME!!!!!

Those bags turned out awesome!!!!

So excited for you all!!!!

 

[klacey1]

The bags turned out amazing!! So glad you decided to give them a go! Have a wonderful trip! Can't wait to hear all about it!!

 

[TinkerbellinNY6]

You are so close! I hope you have an amazing trip in case I dont make it back on before you leave! And you will have a great time with your family!