Faster than Fast...Hitchhikers welcome...the Pretrippie with a complex (10/5-16!)

[luvthattink]

Just got home from buying a new phone since my phone was stolen on Monday. Actually got a sweet deal, much better than DH & I expected. So I am not the proud new owner of a Pink Blackberry Curve! YAY!!!

So a week from today we will be settling down for the night (at least the kiddos will) in our hotel in Baltimore in preparation for our early wake up call. So that we catch the shuttle to take us to the airport for our 8:42 flight!!! I CAN'T STAND HOW EXCITED I AM....Everyone is excited. DH has bid and won his pins on ebay for trading which he has commented and I quote "This should get us through the first few days!"

Still trying to figure out what we will do our first day, hoping my Mom and Dad will come over tomorrow for a planning session and we can try to nail that down. We can really just use any excuse to get together and talk about Disney!

Friends are over and we're going to play some cards so later tonight or tomorrow I will post. I want to do a post on what everyone is most looking forward to on this trip!

 

[jcc19480]

You said in your last post, "So I am not the proud new owner of a Pink Blackberry Curve!" I trust that you meant, "So I am now the proud new owner of a Pink Blackberry Curve!" If so, congrats!

 

[Alysa]

This happened to me this week with my fancy pants ipod that played movies. Someone broke into my car. I really liked having it for long plane rides for the kids. So DH said because my cell phone contract is up in November that I can go out and get an IPHONE!!!
I am SO excited!

 

[luvthattink]

This happened to me this week with my fancy pants ipod that played movies. Someone broke into my car. I really liked having it for long plane rides for the kids. So DH said because my cell phone contract is up in November that I can go out and get an IPHONE!!!
I am SO excited!

Well that works out nicely. Still stinks to have something like that happen! We're with Verizon so they don't have the iPhone, that's ok though since DH got me an iTouch this past spring.

Do you believe how close we are to leaving???? This time next week we will both be enjoying the world and I will be a year older

 

[luvthattink]

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!!!!

The craziness and the madness that is inevitable right before a Disney trip has TOTALLY set in. I am starting to get that overwhelmed feeling of "so much to do and so very little time to do it in". Things like....

1. Packing
2. Cleaning
3. more packing
4. more cleaning

Got lots of good mail today...Grady's stroller finally came (was starting to get a little nervous), the pins that DH got off of ebay to trade came today, also a Goofy golfing shirt that DH also got from ebay as well as a blackberry for him. So very good mail stuff today!

Have so many things that I can't forget, really need to get everything together in one place!!! Need to collect thoughts, need to take a chill pill and know that it will all come together as it always does. STINK...forgot about the toddler beds from A Baby's Best Friend...off to check that off my (mental) list!!!

 

[Alysa]

ABBF - good choice, they were great!

What I want to know is, how when we plan so compulsively, can we still be in such a tizzy the last 10 days before the trip? I have SO MUCH TO DO!!!!!!

Can you believe that after all this time, you are now less than a week away!?!

Here at our house I my have to chew my ears off. My daughter has been listening to Disney Princess Christmas Album since she got home from school - THREE HOURS AGO! Pitty me.

 

[luvthattink]

ABBF - good choice, they were great!

What I want to know is, how when we plan so compulsively, can we still be in such a tizzy the last 10 days before the trip? I have SO MUCH TO DO!!!!!!

Can you believe that after all this time, you are now less than a week away!?!

Here at our house I my have to chew my ears off. My daughter has been listening to Disney Princess Christmas Album since she got home from school - THREE HOURS AGO! Pitty me.

Yep...we used ABBF for the first time last year and it couldn't have worked any better. We got Grady a toddler bed last year and used the packnplay Disney had for Emma. This year we are renting two toddler beds. Emma, sadly enough, is too big for a pack n play anymore and while I could put them on the pull out couch in the living area I think they will sleep better being in separate beds and in a room rather than in the living area where there is bound to be early morning or late night things happening.

I feel for you with the Disney Prince Christmas music. Although I've been driving my family crazy with my disney ringtones...LOL!!!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

ABBF - good choice, they were great!

What I want to know is, how when we plan so compulsively, can we still be in such a tizzy the last 10 days before the trip? I have SO MUCH TO DO!!!!!!

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Amen to that Sista! What is wrong with us???? I'm going nuts over here!

 

[Alysa]

Amen to that Sista! What is wrong with us???? I'm going nuts over here!

You crack me up!

 

[luvthattink]

So I'm having another one of "THOSE DAYS", seems I've been having quite a few of those lately. Today had a little issue while I was at school and had to run home to take care of it and then run back (I volunteer in my kids classes from 9-1 on Tuesdays and had to run home about half way through). Then I got back to school and was approached by the Assistant Principal who told me that one of my sons was going to be bringing home a pink slip for fighting on the playground. She was reassuring telling me that he was provoked and retaliated. Apparently a kid had been calling him names and not being nice in general and then that kid proceed to tackle Coop and he wouldn't let him up so Coop punched him. First I will say that Cooper is one of the kindest and most gentle kids that I know. He really is, honestly and truly, not just being a biased mom here. So when she said it was Cooper, I was utterly and completely shocked. When I told DH about it he said
"Good for him, I'm glad he stuck up for himself".... So we will take this and learn from it. I think I just feel so bad for him knowing how upset he was about it (he was crying when he was talking to his teacher about it, the teacher wasn't there, just the lunch/recess aides) because it is just so NOT HIM!!!
Anyway, after I was done at school I headed to my 1:30 hair apt. and when I sat down in her chair she says...so, we're just getting a cut today. I looked at her with a rather befuddled look on my face (can't she see the roots???? They're only about 3 inches in width!!!!) and said "Um, no, that's not what I made the apt. for". Long story short I made the apt. (or so I thought) for color, highlights and a cut and apparently they only scheduled me for a cut. She tells me in a no big deal kind of tone that "I can just come back tomorrow". If only it were that easy, I wouldn't have these roots!!! I politely told her that was easier said than done since I have two little ones at home and have to get a babysitter and now I have to get another one for another day . I spared her the "Don't you realize that I am leaving for Disney in 5 days and I have 8 trillion things to do by then" speech! So we shall see when I can work this into the schedule!

I did check a few things off of my list today......

Cut the boys hair DONE
Make ressies for the bday dinner on the day of our arrival DONE


So we are going to eat at the Captain's Club at the Yacht Club on Sunday at 5:30...anyone ever eat there? At least this is the plan for now, menu sounded pretty good and frankly our pickings were super slim. We shall see...I think I will still call between now and then and even the day we get down there to see if Chef Mickey's or 1900 Park Fare or Kona Cafe open up at all.

My to do list is enormous but totally doable (at least that's what I keep telling myself). I am off to download some movies/shows onto my ipod for the kidlets for the plane ride!!!

 

[luvthattink]

FOUR FRENZIED DAYS LEFT!!!!

Have I mentioned that I'm crazy excited?????

Get the picture?????!!!!

Got some things crossed off my list today (it is still a mental list, I started a real one but I think I lost it already )

Got several Mickey/Donald/Goofy cartoons as well as a few Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes downloaded onto my ipod. Need to put a few on David's ipod.

Got all of the Owen & Coop's tshirts packed (literally expertly folded and put in the actual suitcase) as well as most of their shorts. Pulled most of Grady's stuff out of his drawers and closets and they are in a pile on the floor awaiting folding and packing. Have a pile of all the essential type things stacked together, ready to be packed.

Got some laundry done.

Made a new hair apt. for tomorrow at 1:15 and then it will be home to pack some more, I'm hoping to get the rest packed between tomorrow and friday morning and afternoon because if it is nice on Friday night we are going to go to the high school football game because its my kids' elementary school's night at the football game complete with pregame bonfire. The kids will love it.

Added another thing to my to do list...Getting Grady some new sneakers. Hoping to cross this off my list tomorrow too!

So my mental list looks something like this (and some of this is *honey-do stuff included)

Grady sneakers
buy gum
buy disposable cameras for boys
pack Grady
pack Emma
pack me
*pack DH
put stuff on DH's ipod
*pack essentials (dh is good at fitting things and distributing weight)
*clean bird cage
make sure all disney stuff (passporter, ME tags, etc.) are in one place
clean
get stuff done for Uppercase Living (have two shows to get closed, some hostess packs to send out etc.)
Bank run for deposits and getting cash or traveler's checks (must ask DH which he wants)


I'm sure there is more that i'm totally forgetting!

 

[luvthattink]

THREE, 3, TRES.....that's it that's all that's left!!!!

I hear the bus pulling up so this will be quick. Got some important things checked off my list, hair and nails!! Some laundry too. As soon as the boys walk in we will be doing homework as well as some of the work they will be missing while we are away and then I will be packing, packing, packing. I'm hoping to get about 85-90% of it done this afternoon and evening. Tomorrow I have to take David's phone and get it switched over to his new Blackberry, make a trip to the bank and clean. Then there is the football game tomorrow night and then Saturday sometime we will be heading down to Baltimore!

 

[luvthattink]

I mentioned in one of my posts that DH was away for work Tues and Wed. Wed. morning on the way to the job site an accident happened right in front of him and my brother (who works for DH). There was a four year old little girl who was not in a car seat who my brother carried out of the back of the minivan where there was a bunch of furniture. If you click on the link below there are pictures and one of them is of a group of guys who are holding the minivan up on its side to keep it from rolling and DH (in blue) and DB (in green) are among those men.
http://www.tnonline.com/node/367023

 

[Alysa]

Ooooooo - She wasn't in her car seat? I would not want to be that woman's husband right now. Thank goodness no one was killed!

 

[luvthattink]

Ooooooo - She wasn't in her car seat? I would not want to be that woman's husband right now. Thank goodness no one was killed!

Nope, she wasn't in a car seat. Both her and her dad were very fortunate!!!

 

[luvthattink]

TWO DAY!!!!!!!!

But who's counting???? ME, that's who, and everyone else in my family!!! Last minute things are bought!! Now off to finish packing!!! update later!

 

[Alysa]

How exciting!!!!!!!!!
I just love the thrill of the pre-trip - how are you doing, all set?

 

[jcc19480]

Arrived at our hotel, which is three miles from BWI Airport. Went to Chick Fil A for a bite and then over to the Arundel Mall. Some of the kiddos are tucked and waiting for tomorrow morning to come. Wake-up call at 6 a.m., Airport Shuttle at 7 a.m. and Flight leaves at 8:50 a.m. Scheduled to land at MCO at 10:59....which almost never happens! Kiddos are really excited, as are the big kids!

Watching the Phillies vs. Brewers playoff game...go Phils!!!

 

[luvthattink]

As my Dad said we are all settled into our hotel rooms. I have a feeling my parents may be having better luck with the big boys going to sleep than DH and I are getting the little ones off to dream land. Can't really say as I blame them, I'm not sure how well I'm going to sleep. You know the feeling of knowing you HAVE to sleep and the more you think about it the worse it is. But in a few minutes, I'm going to give it my best try!!

Dad already gave you the run down on our flight and how excited we all are. If I can get a connection at the airport, might try to do a little post from there...we'll see! Otherwise the next time you hear from me it will be FROM WALT DISNEY WORLD...can I get an O YEAH!!!!

 

[luvthattink]

How exciting!!!!!!!!!
I just love the thrill of the pre-trip - how are you doing, all set?

Hey there...when do you leave?