Hi memom and Jill
I have finally caught up on your report - life has got in the way for awhile. The 2 week small hernia operation back in May and 6 weeks off work turned into major abdo surgery with complications and nearly 3 months off work and a few trips in and out of the hospital.
Will spare the gory details but I was told I could not go on the trip about 2 months ago - which was devastating as we had been planning for nearly 3 years, the rest of the family couldnt cancel and it was so close!!! So I stopped checking the boards and went into hibernation so to speak as was too upset at the time.
But I have great faith that things happen for a reason (must admit couldnt figure that reason out at the time!) and that faith was answered as I got final medical clearance to go just 3 weeks ago!!! So it was lucky I didnt cancel anything - must have known eh?
So as you can imagine - from then it was panic stations getting everything sorted and back to work etc and I cant believe this time next week we will finally be in your lovely country at your favourite place
loved all the photos from your meet and have to mention the video of Brooklyn on the teacups (was awhile back) but I am in a wheelchair and never been able to get on the teacups - that was the best video I have ever seen and I felt like I was on them and now I have an idea of what it is like, so thanks for that.
Sorry didnt mean to write a book. Hope to log in while I am away and keep up with your adventures. You will be going before I get back as after our 2 weeks at WDW we take another 2 weeks to drive up to New York staying at some places along the way.
So sorry to hear about all of your medical issues, but very glad to know you are still taking a very special trip!
That's great that you felt like you were riding the Teacups! That's what I want to do when I take pictures and videos - make you feel like you are there, too.
Hi Memom and Jill,
So glad you made it home safe and sound. I really hate we didn't get to meet Jarvis. But it sounds like you were able to relax some and enjoy being together. Your family is so very nice. I felt like I already knew them.
My son's bday party turned out to be so much fun. About 45 minutes before it was suppose to start the rain came, it was coming down in buckets and then it started thundering. I knew we had to change plans. Parents would not want their kids anywhere near a pool. We wound up moving it indoors. It was crazy for a while trying to contact everyone and let them know the changed plans. The kids just hung out and listened to LOUD music and then played spoons, and even danced a little. We had about 45 min. without rain and my DH and another friend grilled so we were able to feed all those starving teenagers. I think kids just like to be together. It really doesn't matter what they are doing. I was so worried about it but in the end they all seemed to have a great time. A couple of them told me "that was the best party ever!"Who knew...
I wanted to ask you Sat about your trip last year around NYE. But I never got around to it.We are planning on staying off property for 12/30 & 31. We really want to see all of the resort decorations so we thought we would resort hop and then check in to our resort on 1/1 and make that our first day in the park. I was wondering how crazy is it getting around during that time frame. Are the resorts crazy busy with tons of people too? I am assuming it will be very busy; we have never been during a '10' crowd level. Should we use Disney transportation or our own vehicle? What are your thoughts on DTD during that time? Would you go there?
BTW...I will call us even in the picture posting dept.
It is feeling like fall here this morning!Hope everyone has a great day!
TTFN
Darlene
The resorts didn't seem any busier to me, as far as walking around Grand Floridian or Polynesian, except maybe around the gingerbread house itself. The parks were very crowded - we'd go for rope drop and leave mid-morning. In the evening, we'd get Fastpasses and just do whatever worked for us without a hassle.
I can't say about transportation. We always take the buses. I would think by the time you find a place to a park and make your way in that it's probably the same time as a bus. Crowd wise, the buses do get packed, but they do in the summer, too, so we're used to it, and it's just for a short ride. People have different opinions of the buses, though.
It was cool this morning. Very nice.
My in-laws recently visited St. Louis and did the arch. The shuttles are TEEEEEEEEEEEEENY! The door looks like it was about 3 feet high. They said it was awesome from the top, but the ride up and back down is a bit unnerving, even for those that don't mind cramped spaces or heights.I can grab a picture of my DSIL's Facebook, but seriously - this is MeMom's report, I will spare her!
Thank you for sparing me.
Drew has been up in the Arch. He assured me I would never be able to do it.
Brook, you crack me up. I have a picture of that shuttle thing, too, but I figure if we post t hem Memom will ban us from this report
I'm not really scared of those things, and I wouldn't get in it last year.
Memom - I loved all the pictures from the meet. Looks like a great time!
Yes, all those who terrorize the claustrophobics among us will face consequences. I will find your phobia and get you back.
For us, if we can swing this, it will probably be zoo, mall, and Arch.
the dismeet pics!!! AWESOME!!!! 
I'll be back tomorrow. 
That way they can see him and Disney together! 
makes me happy and sad all at the same time. 
Not sure how to get it, but it needs to be mine!!! I wonder how I would go about finding one. 
would be a very loved 
