SO JEALOUS of your upcoming trip!! I'm already planning our next one....I would like to go in June...and even though DH wouldn't go....I don't think he'll let us go that soon. So I'm thinking either October or June of 2014....but I don't think I can wait that long!!
We were in the same vicinity as your room...just on the first floor...it was a pretty view!!
Can't wait to read more! And by tomorrow...your pics should be resized. I find it takes at least 24 hours for them to change size!!
Have you even been in October? It is a GREAT time to go! I love the fall decorations, the Halloween party and Food & Wine - seriously, my favorite time to be in WDW! The weather has cooled down, but it's still warm enough to wear shorts and swim - perfect!
Very very exciting basketball update. We are just starting to feel all of that too with Kendall and soccer and it's exciting, and scary, all at the time time. You should be proud and how exciting for Justin.
The AEP program sounds like a wonderful experience, I swear I read about those trips and I want to become an agent myself!
Your travel day seems very smooth so far, always a wonderful thing (except for the ungrateful traveler when all you were trying to do was help).
Love your room location and view but oh, those Juliet balconies are tiny!
It is better than nothing though, I will grant you that.
You're there!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly never even once considered that he would play basketball in college, I thought he may have a chance in baseball, but not basketball. Don't get me wrong, he's talented, but I guess I'm just one of those parents who tries too hard to not see my kids through rose colored glasses, kwim? He's going to have to grow another couple of inches though, he's only 6'...
I downloaded the preliminary itinerary for the AEP and I'm just so excited, I can't wait!
Knock on wood, but we rarely run into any problems when traveling. The only time we do is when we fly American.........
I was really shocked at how small the balcony was, they don't look quite that tiny when you are looking at them from the outside, but boy are they!
Yay for an update Michelle! I am going to try writing a report as well. We'll see if I can keep up and still make it interesting.
First off though, how awesome for Justin! What a HUGE compliment!
He sounds like a great kid.
Hurray for another trip. What an awesome perk of your job!
Love your teeny tiny balcony. The view was gorgeous however! Beautiful.
Your report will be great, I've always enjoyed the one's you've written in the past, so I really hope you do one!
No kidding, most people complain when they have to go to a work conference, Disney agents get excited
The view from our tiny balcony was nice, Jared expecially loved to stand out there and watch what was going on.
I am sssoooo jealous but also happy for your upcoming trip and congrats to your son. That is something to be proud
Isn't that the best feeling when you go under those beautiful Disney arches. You can now really start relaxing!! Your back at your disney home and the vacation has officially started even though I say it starts as soon as you get out of bed to catch that plane!
Your room is beautiful but I'm not sure what to think of the mini balcony.
Sorry there internet and phone service were terrible but maybe that was a sign to leave it all alone and have fun even though I can't live without my phone!
I can't wait to hear more!
I get just giddy as we approach the arches, every time - it never gets old! I was excited to get a front seat on the bus so I could grab a picture of them this time - of couse, I wasn't excited about the dead bugs on the windshield that made it into my photograph
I haven't found a Disney resort yet where I get good reception, maybe it's AT&T
subbing in Michelle! Looks like fun! We leave in a week for 1 night at AoA and week on the Fantasy, excitement level is off the charts.
We have similar lives, I am a
Disney Travel Agent as well and our agency is Ear Marked. I am professionally a physical therapist, but staying at home with the kids for a few years and the TA works great! I also have 2 boys 13 and 10, and a daughter 8. My DH is a Disney liker, not lover, I am proud to say I partially converted him. He is a fabulous dad so I think that he loves Disney because he sees the joy it brings all of us. But we have had our 'moments' of disagreement over my Disney addiction and he actually told me I needed help once. I can see the tide changing in the next few years as the boys get older, but thankfully they are all Disney addicts, so that helps.
Anyway, looking forward to the TR. We are bringing my mom, also 64, alone on the cruise (this was my 40th birthday present and I wanted her there for it).
Have a magical day - back to work!
Erin
Hi there Erin and
Wow, so very jealous of your upcoming trip! I'm dying to sail on the Fantasy!! I tried to get a Little Mermaid room at AoA for the few days before the conference but there were none available. At least I will be close enough to walk over and check it out and it is on the list of resort site inspections for the AEP so that good!
So how did you like physical therapy? Justin has expressed a real interest in the field. I'm sure he would want to lean in the direction of sports medicine.
Yes, as the kids get older their interest in Disney lessens somewhat. Jared still loves it, but Justin has hit the age where he feels like we've been there, done that, I want to do something different (pretty sure that is his father's bad influence over him
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I totally agree with everything, bummer on the Mears bus
, we have had the mini balcony
- honestly when kids were younger I was fine with it, but now it would be nice (loved our balcony at Poly last big trip), laughed when you said you wanted to mention the yellow tags to the people in front of you
- I have the same problem of always wanting to 'help' the clueless people while we are there! Funny thing is, we often do strike up those 'helping' conversations and my DH (partial grump at times) pipes in from time to time, always cracks me up when he shares his 'forced' Disney knowledge.
LOVE the BC
, our first trip ever was there so it has a special place in our hearts! Erin
Congrats to your son on the basketball scouting, keep us updated!
We had a full sized balcony at AKL last year and we loved it! I was slightly disappointed in the mini balcony, but not enough to let it dampen the trip or make me change my opinion about the resort.
I really had to bite my tongue not to tell those people about the DME tags. I was afraid that instead of sounding helpful, I would sound like a know it all, so I just kept my mouth shut
My Husband played basketball at Newman University (in Wichita). So I know how exciting the idea of playing can be - even at a small school. And getting looked at, as a Junior, that is A-mazing!!
Lucky girl for getting a trip again in December-even if it is a working trip!
