I appreciate your vote of confidence on a PTR...... and I've thought about it. But I'm not Jen. I can't do 10 trip reports at once.........Heck, I can barely do one!
If I decide to do one though, I'll be sure to let you all know.
Speaking of which, I just realized tonight I have some more work to do on our park days for December. I had us slotted to do DHS on a Saturday. I chose it because it's one of the few days that week with no Fantasmic. But I forgot it's an early EMH. And that late in the week, I doubt we'll want to do that. Nor do I want to get there after everyone else. Hmmm..... and just when I thought I had it all figured out.........
Well, I don't think you'd go wrong taking a short trip up to Rushmore. We tried to stay at quality/comfort Inns since they were doing a stay 2 nights/get one free promo and my husband is taking my son on a short trip soon to visit some ball parks. I think we had some trouble deciding on a place near Rushmore though. There were a number of independent motels we saw once we were there, but there was just no way to tell from a distance how they would be. We ended up staying at a Holiday Inn Express in Hill, SD. Even that was $125 for the night I think.
Maybe or SD resident here on the thread could chime in???? You know..... if she's not off to Asia yet........
Are you going to drive into the Badlands or Black Hills? Don't miss the Iron Mountain Highway in Custer State Park. That's where the tunnels are with Rushmore in the distance.
What sort of telephoto lens do you have? I really found I needed the reach of my Tamron 18-270 for the wildlife we saw along the way. If you need something long, don't forget about rentglass.com here in town.
I totally understand (as you might guess) about how costly it is for 5 to travel. I was sad though that the boys didn't want to come along to Rushmore with us. But they're 16 and 18 and loved the independence of being home by themselves.
I hope you get back soon and can give it another go. After seeing how you did on the show pics on the Dream, I'm sure you'll come back with some great stuff!I forgt to mention I love that new Belle Dress. It is looking good!!!!!!
And that pic of Katie in her younger years with Pocohantis is just so cute. She looks so little. Then I got sad, because In a few years I will be looking back at little pictures of Claire....well I do have ones from when se was littler too and they are so cute, but I miss those days somedays. Her first trip. she had such silly hair...not much and hardly anything on her sides.
I suppose I could crawl out of my cave again to see what up
So Mike how much you looking to spend, how many peeps, and what kind of feel you looking for cabin, hotel? Do you plan to stay the whole time at the same place? or do you want to move around?
Almost.
Geez with your fancy dresses and Jen's recital photos, you guys almost have me wanting another child, just so I can have a girl to do all those girly things with
Good evening! Thanks for a brilliant and beautiful peak at my December (well, minus all of the gorgeous dresses - DD will maybe wear one princess dress, but the rest of the time she's basically a jeans and t-shirts, though special DISign t-shirts, kind of girl). My DH doesn't do Disney save the one trip we got him to go along with in 08. So, it's just me an Terra (8). This year though we've got Little Miss Deva to join us so I get to do the baby princess Disney thing again too. I thought maybe I'd offer to sit and sing with you at Festival of the Lion King, but sounds like we'll be gone before you get there.
BEAUTIFUL dresses all around! I'd love to be able to sew half as nicely, but at least my girls like what I make. Deva (1) will be wearing the one princess dress I ever tried come Nov/Dec though - Snow White, Terra's first Halloween costume.
Knowing just how wonderful and special my trips are with Terra, I know just what yours might be like. Oh so special, isn't it.
Oh yeah, I guess the princess thing does pop up every now and then as Terra is begging to do Bibbity Bobbity Boutique. Thanks for the great pictures you posted of that day. She had been wondering what it would be like.
Can't wait to hear the last bit of the trip and read more on your photography advice as well. (I dream of being a good photographer even more than I do a good seamstress.)
I read through your entire trip report in a day!
Just curious... are you by chance adopting? I promise I'll pay my own mortgage and clean my room!
Your mother/daughter trips look like soooo much fun! And those outfits.. oh my goodness!
Your daughter is one VERY lucky girl!
I suppose I could crawl out of my cave again to see what up
So Mike how much you looking to spend, how many peeps, and what kind of feel you looking for cabin, hotel? Do you plan to stay the whole time at the same place? or do you want to move around?
