Gustav AND Hanna!!!! Give me a break!!! My TR for Sept. 1st-Sept. 10th!!

[Wannabe Belle]

Hi everyone!!

I know I have a little more than 2 months til I go to Disney!!! But I couldn't help but start my pre-trippie early! Before I go to far I guess I should introduce the cast!!

The Cast:

DD (?)- My Dad who says he's getting tired of going to WDW. But didn't mind going back this time! And a little bit of a Grumpy!

DM (?)- Big Disney fan. She's on the Dis Board everyday!! Can't wait to go back!

DSis1 (20)- My older sister who is the the trip planning queen. She had everything together faster than you could say "Zip a dee doo da"!

Me (19)- Can't wait to go back to WDW!! I'm already getting stuff together!

DSis2 (14)- My younger sister who is a huge Disney fan. And is pretty much counting down the days!

DB (5)- My wonderfully active little bro. Who is right now trying to attack DSis1 over the TV remote!!

So thats our entire clan!! And we are packing up to go to WDW as soon as our turn comes around!

We are leaving early Sept 2nd. (early! HA HA) And we are planning on driving. We would fly like last year but after my DD did some number crunching we found out it would be cheaper for all of us to drive than for all 6 of us to fly. But then my DD likes driving a whole lot more than flying. Mmmmm, Very suspisious! That is a rode trip I am NOT looking forward to! We live in Louisiana so we don't have it as bad as some. But still.

Lets see, I have been to WDW when I was about 18 months old (don't remember much), then in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Are you beginning to see the pattern? Ha Ha Ha!! Hey what can I say? I have the bug.

And also, I am just 19. I had my birthday yesterday. Yes, it was Father's Day! And since I am a bit of a Daddy's girl it was very fitting!

Last night I started feeling bad. So I sit here feeling ugh. Talking to all of you.

Well, a little bit about me. I'm as you know 19 years old. I graduated in 2007. I was also home educated. Now I am working in a hair salon as an apprentice. I really enjoy it. And I have yet to ruin anyones hair! I also make cakes for birthdays, anniversary's, and weddings. Thats really fun!

I really gotta run. Actually need to put more pics in photobucket!
So for now I'll leave you with a pic of my favorite guy!!

Here is DB as Link Larkin from Hairspray!!

Logging out!

 

[the4princesses]

THAT IS ONE CUTE PRINCES!!! GREAT START ON YOUR TRIP REPORT!!!
YOUR DO THE BEST CAKES I HAVE EVER SEEN!!

YOU TOTALLY ROCK AT DOING HAIR AND CAKES!!

CAN'T WAIT TO DO WDW WITH YOU!! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE GREATEST TIME!!

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!!
MOM

 

[Wannabe Belle]

Good evening everyone!!

I finally put some new pics in photobucket! I have been slacking in that area.

I'm sure ya'll have noticed my title. I am a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast. So I thought why not have a quote from one of my favorite movies!!

I was working all day today and I kept wanting to look at the Dis Board. I even tried looking it up on my friends iPhone. But it was soooo slow, I couldn't.

Well, I guess I should tell everyone our itinerary.
We are going with the Disney Dining Plan so I will also include the restuarants.

Since we are driving we plan on leaving Sept. 1st and go about half way and then get a hotel. Spend the night and leave the next morning on our quest for Disney! No matter how long we drive I don't feel like I'm there until we go through those pearly WDW gates! A beautiful moment!


Sept. 2nd-
Arrive at WDW and check into Disney's POP Century Resort. I will then go in my room and unpack like I'm staying there forever. (Now that's a dream!!) Then for dinner we are going to Wolfgang Puck's in Downtown Disney. Can't wait!!


Sept. 3rd-
Wake up as early as I can and get ready to head to the parks! First I have to get dressed in our matching shirts. Yes, we are the ones you saw on you last WDW trip wearing the matching shirts! One time someone took a picture of us!! Isn't that precious. HA! I think we are going to Animal Kingdom.


Sept. 4th-
Get up and go to Magic Kingdom and be at the Liberty Tree Tavern in time for our ADR! We will watch Wishes and I will wish with all my heart that I make it in the Cinderella Suite!!


Sept. 5th-
On this day we are heading to Epcot!!! That is such a cool park but not quite my favorite. We will be eating at Coral Reef!!! That place is delicious!


Sept. 6th-
Finally We are going to my favorite park! Disney's Hollwood Studios! Home of the amazing Tower of Terror! Ahhhhhh! We're eating at 50's Prime Time Cafe. Check out what happened the last time I went!
Thats our waitress. I didn't eat all my food and Aunt Carol took control of the situation! I was blushing sooo bad.

Sept. 7th-
On this day we are supposed to go back to Magic Kingdom. And for dinner we are headed to Ohana's!! I've never been there before.


Sept. 8th-
I get up and back to Epcot we go. And we make sure to catch the fireworks! Am I the only one who cries every time I watch it?


Sept. 9th-
Back to my favorite park. I will not leave until I am an extra in the Indiana Jones Stunt Show!! I love that show!! And we hit the hay but only after we have dinner at the very roudy Whispering Canyon Cafe!!! I can't wait to tell them its my Dad's birthday!!


Sept. 10th-
This day we really don't know where we are going to go. We may just chill while I cry my little heart out. We will have to leave the next day!! Oh, and we are going to eat at Shutters. I've never been there either.


Sept. 11th-
I pack up all of my belongings, because I can't afford to stay any longer. Partly because I spent everything on souveniers! We shove everything in the back of our van and head back to Louisiana.


But hey, the sooner I get back I can start planning our next trip!!!


*All plans and dates are subject to change without notice!



Here is some pics I promised.


Here I am very stuck in the mud. I know its kind of blury. Its from my Mom's cell phone.

Here's me working my horse. Her name is Bella. She's a stinker!

This is my graduation pic. Woohooo, class of 2007!!!

Here's one of the wedding cakes I've done!

My little cowpoke brother!! He's better than I am!!

This is our traditional "in front of the castle" family pic from last year.

Here I am decorating our hotel window last year.

Well, I hope ya'll liked. PLese comment and tell me what you think!

 

[Wannabe Belle]

THAT IS ONE CUTE PRINCES!!! GREAT START ON YOUR TRIP REPORT!!!
YOUR DO THE BEST CAKES I HAVE EVER SEEN!!

YOU TOTALLY ROCK AT DOING HAIR AND CAKES!!

CAN'T WAIT TO DO WDW WITH YOU!! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE GREATEST TIME!!

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!!
MOM

Thanks sooo much Mom!!

Love ya!!!!

 

[MeMom]

I'll share in the fun. We've got mother-daughter reports going, too, so we'll enjoy sharing in on your adventures. We'll be back in our happiest of places next Saturday, staying at Pop again, so look for our report and pictures to tide you over until your day comes.

By the time you go, I will be back in the clutches of another school year, so I will be reading many trip reports to 'take me away' every afternoon!

The family picture in front of the castle is nice. I'm glad your dad goes along with you. Even if Disney World isn't his favorite, I'm sure being with his lovely family is!

 

[Wannabe Belle]

I'll share in the fun. We've got mother-daughter reports going, too, so we'll enjoy sharing in on your adventures. We'll be back in our happiest of places next Saturday, staying at Pop again, so look for our report and pictures to tide you over until your day comes.

By the time you go, I will be back in the clutches of another school year, so I will be reading many trip reports to 'take me away' every afternoon!

The family picture in front of the castle is nice. I'm glad your dad goes along with you. Even if Disney World isn't his favorite, I'm sure being with his lovely family is!

Thanks so much for commenting!!! I heading over to yours right now!!!

 

[Wannabe Belle]

Oh my goodness everyone!!!

I just found out that we can't drive. We have to fly. Our van is most certainly on its last tire!! And Dad says now we have to fly. So in the words of the infamous Peter Pan "You wanna fly? Let's fly!"

So we are searching the airlines for reasonable rates. Its pretty expensive for all of us to fly. But my Dad has a free ticket from the last time he had to fly. So that just leaves the 5 of us. And since I am paying my way I hope I can find something pretty low.

Please let me know if anyone has any tips or knows of any low rates!!

Thanks for reading!!

 

[LegoMom3]

This is great!! I came to the Pre-Trips board to get some inspiration. We will be there 9/8 - 9/16! I want to start a PTR, too.

I LOVE your pictures!! You've got a great family. I also love the pic of your horse. I'm a life-long horse woman who's "between horses" right now!! Can't wait until I can have one again. I really, really miss it.

Your cake is GORGEOUS!! Oh my word, you have a talent there!

Oh, and we home school our DSs!

Keep writing, you have a loyal fan here already!

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ETA: As far as airlines, I don't know what airports are near you or who flies out of them, but you might look into Southwest or Jetblue. Airtran is another that comes to mind as having lower fares, but I don't know anything about them. Check fares daily and when you find something you can live with, BOOK IT! Fares are not going down and if you have to fly, you'll want to find something sooner than later!


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[Wannabe Belle]

This is great!! I came to the Pre-Trips board to get some inspiration. We will be there 9/8 - 9/16! I want to start a PTR, too.

I LOVE your pictures!! You've got a great family. I also love the pic of your horse. I'm a life-long horse woman who's "between horses" right now!! Can't wait until I can have one again. I really, really miss it.

Your cake is GORGEOUS!! Oh my word, you have a talent there!

Oh, and we home school our DSs!

Keep writing, you have a loyal fan here already!

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ETA: As far as airlines, I don't know what airports are near you or who flies out of them, but you might look into Southwest or Jetblue. Airtran is another that comes to mind as having lower fares, but I don't know anything about them. Check fares daily and when you find something you can live with, BOOK IT! Fares are not going down and if you have to fly, you'll want to find something sooner than later!


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Thank you soooo much for writing!! We will be there at the same time!!!
Thanks for the tips!
Did you sign up for any of the homeschool activities?

 

[LegoMom3]

Thank you soooo much for writing!! We will be there at the same time!!!
Thanks for the tips!
Did you sign up for any of the homeschool activities?

Oh my goodness, I just noticed you'll be at Whispering Canyon Cafe the same night as us!!! Wouldn't that be funny! I'll PM you later with our ADR time, just in case it overlaps yours!

No, we didn't sign up for any of the organized home school activities. I am having each of my kids pick a country from Epcot, though! They will research it a bit before we go, and then see what other info they can get/learn from that country while we are there. DS11, especially, should be able to get some good stuff just from chatting with a CM who's from that country!


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[Diamondintheruff]

Love the Cake. I'm sure you made some Bride very happy. You've reminded me to start getting my window decorating stuff together. I think I have some green paper for mickey heads here somewhere.....

Looking forward to hearing about the trip.

 

[Wannabe Belle]

Oh my goodness, I just noticed you'll be at Whispering Canyon Cafe the same night as us!!! Wouldn't that be funny! I'll PM you later with our ADR time, just in case it overlaps yours!

No, we didn't sign up for any of the organized home school activities. I am having each of my kids pick a country from Epcot, though! They will research it a bit before we go, and then see what other info they can get/learn from that country while we are there. DS11, especially, should be able to get some good stuff just from chatting with a CM who's from that country!

Please PM me!! That would be so cool!!

Love the Cake. I'm sure you made some Bride very happy. You've reminded me to start getting my window decorating stuff together. I think I have some green paper for mickey heads here somewhere.....

Looking forward to hearing about the trip.

Thank you! I'm so glad you posted!

 

[kadesha]

Your cake is beautiful!! I love it!

I love how you are decorating your window too. I have some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse window clings my kids made me buy at the dollar store several months ago. I've been looking for a use for them, you just inspired me!!

I look forward to following your report!

 

[Wannabe Belle]

Your cake is beautiful!! I love it!

I love how you are decorating your window too. I have some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse window clings my kids made me buy at the dollar store several months ago. I've been looking for a use for them, you just inspired me!!

I look forward to following your report!

Thank you so much for posting!!! I've already been over to your pre-trippie, which is great by the way!

 

[Wannabe Belle]

OK new update!

I think our entire trip is about to change! I don't think we are going to be able to stay as long as we thought! We really can't afford to fly and stay that long. So I'm pretty sure we are going down to 1 week. I'm dropping Wolfang Puck's and Shutters.
And to top it off we missed the $59 one way plane tickets!
So, I'm just going to take a deep breath in and figure out what I'm going to do.
Any ideas?

 

[Wannabe Belle]

We are still looking for reasonable flights to Orlando from the New Orleans airport. We are checking everyday but have yet to find something. We missed that great deal yesterday! And we want to find a rental car. We really would rather not have to catch the buses. Sooooo, if anyone has any tips, codes, or advice, please help!!!!

Anyway here are some more pics:


Here is me and my friend riding our 4wheeler!!! Talk about fun!!

Here is me and my family when we had to replace our pool liner. My fault. I put a big hole in it when I was vaccuming.

This is me riding my 4wheeler at a campground called Sweetwater.

This is our couuntdown we made for last year! The Mickey heads are piant chips from Home Depot!!

Well, I promise to post more soon. Please help!!!


Party!!!!

 

[the4princesses]

love the count down!!
You need to do one for 2008!!

 

[kadesha]

I LOVE your countdown!! What a great idea! I want to make one, but can't since I'm attempting to surprise our kids. I think a big mickey head countdown would be a dead giveaway!

 

[deann]

Have you thought about renting a car from home and still driving? Could be another option to look into.

 

[Wannabe Belle]

love the count down!!
You need to do one for 2008!!

Thanks so much!!! I know, I do need to do one for this year!!

I LOVE your countdown!! What a great idea! I want to make one, but can't since I'm attempting to surprise our kids. I think a big mickey head countdown would be a dead giveaway!

That's going to be a wonderful surprise!!! I know they will be so excited!

Have you thought about renting a car from home and still driving? Could be another option to look into.

Actually my Dad did look into that. He said that it would cost the same to fly and it would take 12 hours instead if 1 and a half. Thanks so much for the idea!!! Don't you love free dining!!!!