Going back to the World in Sept! (Update: Today is DISNEY DAY!)

[JustCor]

Freshly shorn

Packing didn't happen. I got slightly distracted by other things. Instead, I'm freshly shaven and my face is smooth as silk and smelling good.

It's like art, only functional.

I just read about the special treats at MNSSHP, and I'm ready to snack on treats. Bring it on!

 

[ThemeQueen]

My best friend just told me about that spread and said it was amazing!

Love the new handkerchiefs!

 

[JustCor]

Small victories

Another Mickey hanky is on the way. There are a lot of very talented and creative people out there on the internet who enable some very fun purchases of things that I probably don't need but will continue to buy immediately, such as hankies. With luck, it should arrive either Wednesday or Thursday, so I should have a nice selection of Mickey hanks as well as a few other colorful ones to take with me. Yay!

I just realized I'm in bad need of a haircut. I'm a shaggy mess at the moment. I'll have to try and squeeze that one in at some point between now and Sunday (probably Friday). There's not much else that needs to be done. I'm at the not fun part of the planning where all that's really left to do is wait and resist the urge to blow up all of my plans for the sake of starting over and having something to do. That would just be ridiculous...ly entertaining.

 

[ThemeQueen]

Small victories

I'm at the not fun part of the planning where all that's really left to do is wait and resist the urge to blow up all of my plans for the sake of starting over and having something to do. That would just be ridiculous...ly entertaining.

Oh good, I am not alone. I am doing that and scouring all the menus. ALL.THE.MENUS.

 

[JustCor]

Less days is more better

I have two more days of work. I have zero more days of call. Everything after Thursday is cake. Everything after Sunday is icing. On Friday and Saturday I need to square away a few things before I head back to Disney. It's all small, simplistic stuff that really has no really big impact on my trip, but are things that would be nice to take care of regardless. On one of those days I need to cut off the rats nest that has grown on my head. I'll need to stop at Publix to get a few items for the hotel (water, Gatorade, snacks). The mighty chariot needs gasoline and a good cleaning. All of this mundane stuff could be done now (in theory), but I'll probably wait until the last possible minute so that I can be annoyed with myself for not taking care of it earlier in the week. I'm a pro at knowing how to procrastinate to the point of annoyance. It's a finely honed skill.

After doing a fairly intense double check of my ADRs, I've decided not to mess with them anymore. There may or may not be other places that I would enjoy as well, but nothing seemed to stick out any more than what I already have. I guess that means I did a pretty decent job of picking potential winners. I'm glad I looked at my plans. I had already forgotten half of the stuff I had set up. I was almost ready to head straight to MK the first day, but it appears I'm spending some time at DHS. Who knew?

I think I'm at five remaining days, with mere hours left on this fifth day. Bring on the mouse!

 

[ThemeQueen]

Did you add that mac & cheese with truffle oil from Fairfax fare in DHS? Also pulled pork mac & cheese @ Min & Bill's.

 

[JustCor]

Did you add that mac & cheese with truffle oil from Fairfax fare in DHS? Also pulled pork mac & cheese @ Min & Bill's.

I did indeed! There's going to be a rear end load of mac and cheese on this trip!

 

[JustCor]

I also have the beat

As of just over an hour ago, I'm officially on vacation! It's been a loooonnnngg week at work, with nearly every day ending late. The extra time before vacation is going to end up being me sleeping in and recovering from a bunch of high stress days.

It's been pouring the last three days. I'm hoping that this isn't a sign of things to come, but rather this nonsense just dumping out and finally disappearing. There's two more days where I'll be more than happy to tolerate all of this rain. After that, I may get a tiny bit annoyed. There's a tropical depression out in the middle of the Atlantic that I'm keeping my eye on. It looks like it should stay far enough away from here to hopefully not have an impact on my trip, but I'll be watching closely.

There's not much more for me to do for this trip. I've done the online check-in. All of my plans are set. I've gotten through work. I've packed. I gotta say, I'm pretty darn bored now.

Three more days.

 

[StephanieE]

Yay! You are so close! We are 10 more days away and I still have lots to prepare - mostly laundry and packing!

I can't wait to watch your live report! I know that you are going to have a great time!!

 

[JustCor]

Yay! You are so close! We are 10 more days away and I still have lots to prepare - mostly laundry and packing!

I can't wait to watch your live report! I know that you are going to have a great time!!

Thank you! Laundry was a hard one for me. I just dislike doing it so much.

 

[StephanieE]

Thank you! Laundry was a hard one for me. I just dislike doing it so much.

Me too!!!! It is the absolute worst!!

 

[JustCor]

A lot of runny noses

One more Disney hanky showed up in the mail yesterday, which will naturally be taking the trip to Disney with me. I love these things! I've amassed quite a collection, with Disney specific patterns making it into the mix.

Today is "I'm not doing anything more than video games and food" day. I hope that I'm prepared for such plans. It could be a daunting task. Tomorrow is car cleaning and haircut day and doing last minute rounding up of all of the stuff I will need for the trip. Is it Disney day yet?

2 more days

 

[JustCor]

This, that, and the other thing

Tomorrow is the day! I think I've done my last minute stuff, though I'm sure there's at least one or two things that I'm potentially forgetting. I finally got myself out of the house in order to get a haircut and a car wash, and while I was getting a car wash, might as well fill up the tank and the tires. And while I'm at it, might as well pick up some water and Gatorade for the room.

It's just shy of 2pm and I'm pretty much done. No more planning and scheduling is really left to do, just hop in the car and go. This is very nearly surreal. So I think that'll just about wrap it up for this PTR. There's nothing left to do but sleep and go.

T-minus... a handful of hours, and counting.

 

[JustCor]

Let me sleep for just five more minutes

Today as THE day! I woke up at 6am, an hour and a half ahead of my alarm clock. Excitement? No. Potty time. I briefly gave thought to going back to bed, but I think that I'll be starting my day soon. My first fast pass is six and a half hours away. It'll take about two hours to get to the resort and bop through the check out. My expectations are that the room will not be ready. I've had a ton of luck on my previous trips, but today isn't feeling like one of those days where I'll just be able to check right in. It's more of a 'receive a text message some time after 3pm that the room is finally ready' kind of day. We shall see how my luck holds up. My first big plan, aside from a really peaceful shower, is to figure out breakfast. I'm leaning towards stopping at the 7-11 by the turnpike and just getting a drink and a little something to hold me over for the ride up. I've got a big day of eating ahead of me, and it would be unfortunate to load up on mundane food early on. It's unfortunate that it's Sunday. I had a small craving for a frozen lemonade and some chicken biscuits from Chik-Fil-A.

While I'm dragging the rest of my brain and body kicking and screaming back from slumber, and while I'm lying in bed thinking about food (a surprisingly common occurrence), I'd really like to eat a Whataburger honey butter chicken biscuit right now. Did I say one? I meant three, minimum, with a goal of eating half a dozen. Sadly, there are no Whataburgers remotely close to here. I'm not even sure if any exist in this state anymore.

Enough with the cravings, though. I don't think I'll be getting anymore sleep. I think now is as good a time as any to begin this Disney adventure. PTR is finished, Live TR to come. I wish I had royal bathers to tend to cleaning me and getting me dressed so I could be lazy for just a bit longer.

 

[vicceja]

Love your PTR, now waiting for your live thread! Have a wonderful trip!

 

[4EverFigment]

I'm totally jonesing for the live trip report!! It's Sunday and you're THERE. It's Sunday and I am five(four) days behind you!!

Incidentally I stumbled upon the information that the Alice in Wonderland crewe is probably all gathering by the tea cups for a MNSSHP photo op. You could maybe swing by there and catch up

If you're into the characters that is.

HAVE FUN!!!!!

 

[JustCor]

It's under way!

I've also got my more fleshed out TR going as well. I'm a busy beaver this evening.

 

[JustCor]

I'm totally jonesing for the live trip report!! It's Sunday and you're THERE. It's Sunday and I am five(four) days behind you!!

Incidentally I stumbled upon the information that the Alice in Wonderland crewe is probably all gathering by the tea cups for a MNSSHP photo op. You could maybe swing by there and catch up

If you're into the characters that is.

HAVE FUN!!!!!

I hope I catch her on Tuesday at MNSSHP. That would be great!