Geeks On A Plane - 1/11 PTR * Postponed :( 7/2

[jenniferkeala808]

hey girl!! Sorry I've been MIA...so busy! Anyway, POR sounds good!! I'm soooo excited for the carriage rides!! So romantic ! Your must-do's for DHS look good! Muppet Vision is going to be in refurbishment when we go !! So bummed. Well, I'll talk to you later! Any updates with the "boy"????

 

[DisneyFirefly]

hey girl!! Sorry I've been MIA...so busy! Anyway, POR sounds good!! I'm soooo excited for the carriage rides!! So romantic ! Your must-do's for DHS look good! Muppet Vision is going to be in refurbishment when we go !! So bummed. Well, I'll talk to you later! Any updates with the "boy"????

LOL, it's perfectly okay I haven't had much to post, to be honest I'm really hoping nothing we really want to do will be down, since we're going in a pretty common refurb time.

Weeeell... We're going out tomorrow before I have to go to work. We're going to see Repo Men and probably get dinner or something. And he, um... He's having a set of keys for his apartment made for me. I'm torn between and , since I've never (and I mean never) had keys to someone's apartment. So... Yeah.

 

[jenniferkeala808]

LOL, it's perfectly okay I haven't had much to post, to be honest I'm really hoping nothing we really want to do will be down, since we're going in a pretty common refurb time.

Weeeell... We're going out tomorrow before I have to go to work. We're going to see Repo Men and probably get dinner or something. And he, um... He's having a set of keys for his apartment made for me. I'm torn between and , since I've never (and I mean never) had keys to someone's apartment. So... Yeah.

YAY FOR DATE NIGHT!! Wow...getting his apartment keys?!?! That's a huge step!! Good luck with everything!! Are you at work also?!?!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Well, Date Afternoon, really Neither of us wanted to wait until this weekend to see the other I know the keys are a huge step, which is why I'm all " OMG". There's this song that really describes the way I feel about him (I tend to identify a LOT with music). And I forgot the stupid link. Crossfade - Invincible

But yeah, I'm at work, too Another hour and a half and then I have to go home and go right to bed, since he's picking me up at 3, which is normally about the time I get up How's your night?

 

[jenniferkeala808]

Well, Date Afternoon, really Neither of us wanted to wait until this weekend to see the other I know the keys are a huge step, which is why I'm all " OMG". There's this song that really describes the way I feel about him (I tend to identify a LOT with music). And I forgot the stupid link. Crossfade - Invincible

But yeah, I'm at work, too Another hour and a half and then I have to go home and go right to bed, since he's picking me up at 3, which is normally about the time I get up How's your night?

aww how cute!! Awww so lucky you get off in a little bit. I have 6 more hours to go At least my boyfriend dropped me off today so he's going to pick me up!! Night is okay...a lot of irritating people tonight. It's okay though. I have the DIS to keep me up and keep my happy!! lol!!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

aww how cute!! Awww so lucky you get off in a little bit. I have 6 more hours to go At least my boyfriend dropped me off today so he's going to pick me up!! Night is okay...a lot of irritating people tonight. It's okay though. I have the DIS to keep me up and keep my happy!! lol!!

Hey, I've been here for just over 11 hours now He's going to drop me off at work tonight after the movie, but he unfortunately can't pick me up on Monday morning. My night was all right, just long and quiet and I feel like I'm about to fall asleep at the desk. So, yeah, yay for the Dis

 

[jenniferkeala808]

Hey, I've been here for just over 11 hours now He's going to drop me off at work tonight after the movie, but he unfortunately can't pick me up on Monday morning. My night was all right, just long and quiet and I feel like I'm about to fall asleep at the desk. So, yeah, yay for the Dis

Alright...you win! LOL!! Aww how nice he's going to drop you off! LOL! Seriously...thank goodness for the DIS...what would i do?!?!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Alright...you win! LOL!! Aww how nice he's going to drop you off! LOL! Seriously...thank goodness for the DIS...what would i do?!?!

So we went to see Green Zone and then got a quick dinner before I had to be at work. And he gave me keys to his apartment, and we had a moment of clarification in which I found out that yes, we are a couple

And it also looks like it's a definite that as long as we're still dating, he'll be coming to Disney with us! Yay!

 

[jenniferkeala808]

WOOOOHOOOO!! congrats on everything!! Can't wait to hear more!!

 

[irishdancer86]

for being a couple!!! looking forward to reading more amended plans!!!

 

[MainStMandy]

I was peaking on another thread and saw something you posted that made me run over here! I don't know where I have been!!!

Yeah, it does suck, but we're going to Six Flags instead, so that's better than nothing Plus, if things are still going well with the boy, he'll be coming with I'll definitely keep you guys updated, since I really need a place to flail about him and, with my schedule, it's hard to get a hold of other people

Also, I saw your preview wedding pics and OMG YOU LOOKED BEAUTIFUL! I don't remember if I posted on your TR or not, but you and your DH looked like you had a wonderful day

Thank you so much!!! I missed this thoughtful comment.

LOL, it's perfectly okay I haven't had much to post, to be honest I'm really hoping nothing we really want to do will be down, since we're going in a pretty common refurb time.

Weeeell... We're going out tomorrow before I have to go to work. We're going to see Repo Men and probably get dinner or something. And he, um... He's having a set of keys for his apartment made for me. I'm torn between and , since I've never (and I mean never) had keys to someone's apartment. So... Yeah.

This is so exciting!! Enjoy every second of it!!!!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

WOOOOHOOOO!! congrats on everything!! Can't wait to hear more!!

Thanks We saw each other today, since he was having an awful night last night and I decided to surprise him by going to his place We'll be seeing each other again this weekend, when he comes over to my family's house for a barbecue

for being a couple!!! looking forward to reading more amended plans!!!

Well, right now, the only other plan that's changing is our last day. We're almost definitely skipping Universal in favor of another day at either MK or Epcot. At whichever park we go to, we have an open slot for lunch, so Jacquie and Ian will be going off for lunch on their own, and so will we Jacquie and I talked about it and we think it'd be nice to do that. We looked at different menus for restaurants around the MK area and then the restaurants at Epcot, so we have a general idea of what we're doing. If we do MK, they're doing Kona over at the Poly and he and I are gonna do the GF Cafe. If we do Epcot, they'll likely do Tokyo Dining and I think we'll do Rose & Crown.

I was peaking on another thread and saw something you posted that made me run over here! I don't know where I have been!!!

Thank you so much!!! I missed this thoughtful comment.

This is so exciting!! Enjoy every second of it!!!!

You're very welcome! There isn't really much going on aside from flailing over the boy Our trip plans have changed just a little, but not really by much. I so can't wait, though I just... Things with James sort of seem too good to be true, but he said he's feeling the same way, so it's not just me. I just feel like I may have met the man I'm going to spend the rest of my life with, you know? It kinda scares me a little, but it also makes me all

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Gaaaah, bored at work again So you guys get to see some of the things I've either bought or plan to buy before the trip

I bought this shirt from a website called ThinkGeek (I adore them omg). It's tight, but I figure I'll have lost a little weight by then. And if I haven't, I'll wear a hoodie over it I just think it's hilarious, and plan on wearing it on our MK day

I love The Literacy Site and their sister sites, so I bought this bag from them to use as a carry-on (and an overnight bag for when I go to James' place ). The best part about that is that because of who I bought it through, the purchase also donated a children's book, which makes me feel a little better about buying a bag I technically didn't need

I plan on getting at least two of these water bottles. I heard about them here on the Dis, and since I always have a water bottle with me at WDW anyway, I think this would definitely make me more likely to fill it back up. When I was a CM, I could just go backstage and utilize the water cooler, but... Yeah. Not so much anymore. Tap water in Florida is nasty, so I won't drink it unfiltered and these have filters built into the cap. I plan on getting at least two since I'm sure James and I could share one and Jacquie and Ian could share one. Or we could just get one and all have regular plastic bottles to split it into What do you guys think? The filters treat up to 80 gallons of water, so we don't have to worry about wearing it out on one trip. The bottles are also biodegradable and BPA free.

I made a reservation with Alamo this morning, since their rates appeared to have dropped, so we'll be getting an SUV. Southwest seems to have changed around their early flights to Orlando, so we'll likely be getting in around noon. We decided to skip Turf Club this time around and instead go to Raglan Road that day. On our last day, we'll get breakfast at Captain's Grille and then head for the airport, since we'll be returning the car at noon.

Also, Jacquie and I spent about two and a half hours on the phone last night going over ideas for how the heck we're getting to the airport. They live in Dekalb (an hour west), James lives in Round Lake (an hour north), and I live in the city (20-30 minutes from the airport, depending on route and traffic). As of right now, since our flight is going to be leaving around 7:30am-7:45am (the earliest one isn't non-stop and we don't want layovers), we're planning on everyone getting to my house in Chicago and napping on the couch until about 3:30am, having breakfast (I'll likely make pancakes or something), and then leaving around 4:30am.

We were originally going to get a ride from my mom, but then they sold the van and now we don't really have a car with enough seats and space for luggage. We might all be able to squeeze into my mom's Alero, but I think it'd be a little difficult. Plus, she'd have to clean out the trunk. So, unless that works out, we're planning on hiring transportation to the airport because taking the El to Midway from my house is NOT a good idea that early in the morning. Plus, it takes forever and dealing with luggage on the El isn't really good. I also don't think my section of the El is even RUNNING at that time, but we don't want to go that route anyway, so it doesn't matter.

At first, we were just looking at a cab, but then we figured that for about $20 extra, we could just get a limo. As of this moment, that's what we're doing. Jacquie and Ian are either going to leave their car with Ian's brother for the week or park it in my neighborhood and leave the keys with my mom so she can go start it up so the engine doesn't die. I have no idea what James will do with his truck, but he just decided to come (obviously) and we haven't really discussed details yet aside from me giving him a ballpark price estimate and going on about rides and the restaurants. The options I see for his truck are leaving it in my neighborhood and giving the keys with my mom, or leaving his truck with his parents, getting a ride to Metra (suburban commuter rail), and then us picking him up at the station.

So, yeah. Some details still need to be worked out, but we shall figure them out before we leave (obviously)

 

[DisneyFirefly]

So, I wound up telling Jacquie about the surprise Cirque tickets. I told her about it because I was reading the Dis earlier and was reminded of the Wishes fireworks cruises. I wanted her opinion on which would be more fun, considering us and our preferences. So...

We're gonna do the Wishes cruise (hopefully) the night we get there!

We're aiming to do it the night of our arrival, but it obviously depends on availability. I can't really see it being sold out in the first week of January, but you never know. As of right now, our plan for our arrival day is to get the rental car, head over to Downtown Disney for lunch and some shopping, and then go to POR to take a nap. Then we'll do the cruise and then head over to Ft Wilderness for the 9:30 HDDR dinner show. We're thinking about ordering something from private dining for the cruise (dessert type things), but it obviously depends on what's available to us and how much it would be. If there's nothing of interest to us available, then we'll just wait until dinner Anyone have any idea what would be available?

 

[irishdancer86]

t-shirt...

Bag...very chic whilst not being too girly!

Water Bottles... might be trying to get us one of those!!!

wishes cruise...: what a brilliant start to the holiday!

would love to do a wishes cruise but think our plan is packed to bursting! how is the romance shaping up?

DBF said one reason he is looking forward to orlando is because it means us getting to spend 14 quality days together, bit cheesy but made me happy! :

 

[DisneyFirefly]

That shirt just cracks me up I love the bag. It's actually bigger than I expected, so I could definitely use it as my carry-on for the flight down. I hate using a rolling carry-on and a rolling bag for my checked baggage, since it turns out to be a pain in the neck. Those water bottles have some great reviews, and they apparently sell them at some Hallmark stores, so if you have Hallmark stores in your area (I have no idea if that's just an American thing, though), I'd check there first

Well, first we were going to do Cirque, and then I was reading somewhere on here about someone planning a Wishes cruise, which reminded me of them. We decided that the cruise would be better because A) it wouldn't be overly crowded, B) no one would be kicking the back of our seats, and C) we wouldn't have to worry too much about hurrying out of DTD to get to FW for our ADR. Plus, we're more of a fireworks group than a stage show group. And the boys have no idea about it Also, those are something you can only get at Disney, you know? And it's actually cheaper than Cirque

The romance seems to be shaping up nicely He met my family (parents, uncle, brother and his girlfriend) last weekend, and it went pretty well. My mom really seems to like him, and my dad doesn't, but I think that's just because I'm the last one at home. We might go to a Cubs game later this month, but we're not sure yet. It depends on ticket options and all that fun stuff.

But yeah, he'd asked how much time I'm taking off for my birthday (the four of us are going to Six Flags the day before my birthday), so I've no clue what he's planning.

Aaaanyway.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I'm bored at work again... This is a common trend. So I'm going to post some pics from when I was a CM at MK They're probably out of order, since I'm grabbing them from my old Flickr account as well as my Facebook.

Daisy in the Family Fun Day Parade.

Chip in the same parade.

Clarabelle in the parade.

Pluto in the parade.

Me and some old co-workers with Eeyore at Crystal Palace.

One of the ONLY good pics I've ever managed to get on the Kilimanjaro Safaris.

Two of my old roommates, Kelma and Christy, on Small World. We called it Small Boat after this because we're all obviously big women and the loader stuck us in the SAME ROW. It was so friggin tight.

Ever wondered how the staff at MK gets rid of the trash? Say hello to Laura, modeling with the AVAC. Basically, those black liners go inside the metal cans that guests see and then we pull the liner, replace it with an empty one, and dump the trash down the yellow chute. We then rinse the liner clean and repeat the process with another full can. This AVAC is behind Pinnochio's Village Haus. The only things that can't go in them are bags, drink trays, and anything overly large, because that'll cause a clog.

Wishes

China and Spaceship Earth in Epcot.

Heather, me, and Christy at Epcot around Christmas time. Yes, those are Harry Potter scarves.

The beginning of the Boo To You Parade, which is my FAVORITE parade at all of WDW

My mom, waiting for the ferry to MK. We'd bought those ears for my niece, who'd just turned 2 at the time.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

It was COLD that night. With the snowman by the Christmas shop at DHS.

Me and Laura backstage on a MNSSHP night They let us get our faces painted

With Elizabeth and the villains at MNSSHP.

Elizabeth, me, and Cinderella's carriage

Laura, Daniel, and me during the Boo to You Parade.

Getting my face painted for one of the parties

Me with Kelma and Christy in front of Pirates.

More Pirates

Me and Kelma on Winnie the Pooh

The group of us with Piglet. It wasn't really all our birthdays, we just got the pins for fun. I also totally wasn't paying attention, since Eeyore had just come out and I LOVE Eeyore.

Christy and me with the Giant _____ of Morocco. Use your imagination to fill in the blank.

Halloween decorations at MK.

One of my other roommates passed out on the couch in her costume after getting home from work.

I love this picture

Minnie during Spectro.

View of the Castle from the path down to Liberty Square from Fantasyland.

And a bonus photo, me with Jared Padalecki from Supernatural and Friday the 13th

 

[jenniferkeala808]

Hey Dana! Sorry I've been so MIA!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful pics!! I love the "behind the scenes" ones! LOL! How's everything going with you and DBF? Good I hope!!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

It happens I remember you saying your computer was on the fritz, so it's okay Everything with DBF is great I was at his place last night, actually, and am out by Jacquie's tonight I'm gonna try and hijack her camera to take a couple pictures of the two of us to post, since I don't have any recent pics of us. Aaanyway

Yay!