Having a GRAND time - the NEW Official GF Chat Thread PART 3

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I booked GV too :goodvibes. I also think it's really nice that so many of us will be down there the same time ;).

Good idea about DH and DSs doing something on their own and us Dis gals can get together......I'll go for that :thumbsup2. Chan and Wendy....you gals up for that????





YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

Sounds like a plan! :thumbsup2
 
Geez! I leave for the weekend, and I am a million pages behind! :)

I am dying to book a trip on the buy 4 get 3 free deal...if school got out 1 week earlier I would just do it. But....I will have to wait for a good summer deal. Fingers crossed!

Night all!
 
Morning Gals :coffee:

DH had to leave for work an hour earlier today so I was up at 4:30 instead of 5:15 :scared1:.......and the boys don't get up for another 1/2 hour.......so looks like I'm the early bird today :faint:.


Wendy.......I am so psyched that so many of us will be down there in June :yay:. We'll have to plan on doing something just us Dis gals :). I just realized your trip is coming up here in just under 3 weeks :cool1: :cool1:. You are going to have a GREAT time :thumbsup2.


Shel.......You know us gals.......can't stop chatting :rotfl: :rotfl:. The buy 4/get 3 deal goes through June 27th......when do your kids get out of school :confused3??


Hope everyone has nice day :flower3:. It's Wednesday.........we're half way through the week :goodvibes.


Deb :cool2:
 
Good Morning Everyone:)

Deb You really are an early bird...If I got up that early I'd be in bed by 7:30 tonight!!:rotfl: Hope you're enjoying some nice bigs cups of coffee....Bet a midday nap would be nice..(yeah like we'd ever get the time to do that:upsidedow )

Shelli I can never seem to catch up either...If I miss a few days they usually stay missed:confused: Debs right the 4/3 offer is good thru 6/27... If the kids still do have school maybe they can miss the last few days...;) No learnig going on those last few days anyway!:rotfl: something to think about!

Kristin Are you packing-you organized girl!...how about you Wendy??

Have a nice day everyone:flower3: TTYL
 

Good Morning GALS! :lmao:

I am in a silly mood although my cold is kicking my butt now and I have to work all day! But at least I am in a great mood! :goodvibes
 
Good Morning Everyone:)

Deb You really are an early bird...If I got up that early I'd be in bed by 7:30 tonight!!:rotfl: Hope you're enjoying some nice bigs cups of coffee....Bet a midday nap would be nice..(yeah like we'd ever get the time to do that:upsidedow )

Have a nice day everyone:flower3: TTYL


Believe me.......it's tough for me to make it past 8:30 pm regardless of what time I get up :rotfl: :rotfl:. I was actually only able to have 1 small cup of coffee :rolleyes1........by the time I knew it that 1/2 hour went by and it was time for DSs to get up :headache:. But now I'm happy with my big cup of coffee and the computer :surfweb:. And as far as a nap.......you hit that right.........no chance of squeezing one of those in midday :rotfl2: :rotfl2:.


Deb :flower3:
 
Hi Siobhan :wave2:. Sorry you have a cold :sick:. I hope you feel better as the day goes on :flower3:.


Hi to everyone else :). Have a great day all :goodvibes.


Deb :cool2:
 
Morning!:goodvibes

Siobhan....What are you giggling about?:goodvibes You have to share the laughs.:) Sorry you have a cold....don't share that. Have fun with your new car!!!!! Lots more room in back for shopping bags.;)

DEb..
.OMG....I think next time you'll be the one assigned to call for the yacht.:rotfl: I hope you can sneak a nap in....or just a little veg in front of the tube. A little Rachel Ray mid day.:goodvibes

Hmmm...my only issue with leaving Tuesday is Princesses leaves early...and my best convenient flight is 445....not sure what I'd do to dink around all day. I might be kicking myself though....I just don't know.

W!!
Wow THREE WEEKS!!!!EXCITING!!!:goodvibes :cool1:

Kelly....that thread is growing quickly. All these people coming on to say they booked the GF.......

Hi, to everybody!

Channing
 
DAWNY!!!! That 635 on Monday went down to $68!!!! The others went back up.....:mad: :mad:

Kelly...Siobhan?!?!?! Are you guys taking the late JB flight?????

SOS!! My other flights are the same as yesterday or higher....SWA is messing with their fares BIG TIME....

My friend just called and we are going to bfast at 10! She is an RN who bought a nursing home a couple years ago (SHE IS NOT ONLY an RN...SHE IS A SAINT:thumbsup2 )and we don't get out as much as we used to so I am looking forward to it.:goodvibes

Anyway.......I am gonna snag that late SWA on Monday....worse comes to worse I get the credit and switch it to a better time...when you all are leaving...or Tuesday with W.:cool1:

PS...Mandy! Remember those CUTE CROCS....the shoe/sandal ones....not the plastic clown ones?? Well at Crocs.com they are on clearance up to 75% off....I know you liked those!!! Go look!!!!

Chan
 
Ok gals.....I just cancelled my July ressie since I rebooked for June under the Buy 4/Get 3 deal :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:. Now all I need to do is decide on dates and a resort for December 2009 :santa:. Anybody who has any suggestions on a resort bring them on because I can't decide between 3 of them :headache:. I know the GF RPC would be the ultimate.......but not sure that's doable if some of the nights would be at $1000/night :scared1: :scared1:.


Chan......OMG.......I cringed yesterday when DH told me he had to go just south of Indy today :scared:.......which meant he had to leave at 5:00 instead of 6:15 as they are an hour ahead and he had almost a 3 hour drive :eek:. I'm kind of used to the getting up early since I'm the one who gets up with the dog, takes him out, feeds him....then gets the rest of the clan up :rolleyes:........but getting up at 4:30 shouldn't even be an option :rotfl: :rotfl:. But bring on any early ressies in the future........I'll take care of them :thumbsup2.

I pulled up SWA this morning and got really excited because I put in the dates for February and saw a price of $49 on the return :eek:........but then I looked closely and it was a return from Ft. Lauderdale to Chicago :rotfl: :rotfl:. It reminded me of awhile back when you were looking for Dawn (I think it was Dawn :confused:) and you had her either coming back or going to a completely different state :rotfl2: :rotfl2:.


Deb :rolleyes:
 
Ok gals.....I just cancelled my July ressie since I rebooked for June under the Buy 4/Get 3 deal :cool1:. Now all I need to do is decide on dates and a resort for December 2009 :santa:. Anybody who has any suggestions on a resort bring them on because I can't decide between 3 of them :headache:. I know the GF RPC would be the ultimate.......but not sure that's doable if some of the nights would be at $1000/night :scared1:.


Chan......OMG.......I cringed yesterday when DH told me he had to go just south of Indy today :scared:.......which meant he had to leave at 5:00 instead of 6:15 as they are an hour ahead and he had almost a 3 hour drive :eek:. I'm kind of used to the getting up early since I'm the one who gets up with the dog, takes him out, feeds him....then gets the rest of the clan up :rolleyes:........but getting up at 4:30 shouldn't even be an option :rotfl:. But bring on any early ressies in the future........I'll take care of them :thumbsup2.

I pulled up SWA this morning and got really excited because I put in the dates for February and saw a price of $49 on the return :eek:........but then I looked closely and it was a return from Ft. Lauderdale to Chicago :rotfl:. It reminded me of awhile back when you were looking for Dawn (I think it was Dawn :confused:) and you had her either coming back or going to a completely different state :rotfl2: .


Deb :rolleyes:

Deb....LOL...yep, I had Dawn flying to Oklahoma City!:rotfl: :rotfl: Hey, she could have done it for a DEAL!!! Dawn is a mega shopper...she likes deals!!:rotfl2:

Ugh...you poor thing with the early hours.:guilty: I am in a bit of misery with Lucy's early band bus pick up. I totally messed up my system with trying to book the Grand 1...but it worked out good because now automatically I wake up at around 5:30 to 5:40 am every morning!!! I just POP up! and that is perfect to go down the hallway to get Lucy moving...even though her radio is BLASTING.....her room is dark and she's snoozing away.....:rotfl: Hang in there.....don't work to hard today.;) Go watch a little Ellen or Rachel...Oprah is cleaning up people's houses now. OMG...makes me feel neat.:rotfl:

I have to run and get ready to meet my friend for breakfast.:goodvibes

TTYL!!!!

Cha Cha Chan.....(the OTHER princess:rotfl: ;) )
 
Chan ~ Oklahoma City.....that was it :lmao: :lmao:. I just had to laugh because you doing that for Dawn was the first thing I thought of when I saw Ft Lauderdale :rotfl2:.

I guess it's good I get up early because if I didn't I'd probably sleep all day :laughing:. Not too much on my agenda today other than the grocery store.......but I'm not in the mood for that with this nasty rainy weather :headache:. It's not too terribly cold.....just rainy :sad2:. But I see it's almost 9:30 already and I haven't done a thing :rolleyes1. So I guess I better get moving :rolleyes:.

Have fun at breakfast ;). I'll keep an eye on those February flights :).


Deb :upsidedow
 
Hey gals!!!!!

I am jealous that all of you booked the GF for June and I am "POP"ing it! :rotfl: (Who am I kidding, I am just glad to be going!!!) Looks like I miss most of you though, since we are flying home on 6/16. Like Shelli, I am hopeful for a second half of the year deal so I can upgrade us out of the CR and back to the GF for my birthday trip!!!

To whomever asked if I am packing, HECK NO!! I hate to pack and will wait until the last possible second to do it! :rotfl: I think I need to fly Traci over here to help me, since she loves to pack! :rotfl: The only thing I have done so far, is go through my stash of travel toiletries etc. and bought anything that I need. In a couple of weeks I will start to figure out what to wear and kind of take it from there :laundy:

23 days!!! :banana:

As for Christmas, I am not normally this early. The trip just seems to throw a curveball at me. I usually finish shopping the week that we would be gone. We fly home late on the 14th. DS and DH both have normal weeks the 15-19, but I always have so much :laundy: after a long trip, that I don't want to think about shopping, wrapping etc. That is why I want to get it done now!

As for putting up the decorations early :rolleyes1 I just love Christmastime and I go TOTALLY overboard with the decs. It is a 12-15 hour project to put it all up :eek: so I want to make sure it is out for awhile since I have invested all that time and energy into it!! DH is still against me doing it this week, but I reminded him that we did it this weekend last year (without going on a December vacation) since Tgiving was SO EARLY last year. He finally just agreed to let me do what I want (smart man!!)

I need to get in gear and work out. For once I have no errands today. I think I am going to clean so I can drag all the boxes out tomorrow and start my project :santa:

Later Taters!
 
23 days!!! :banana:


:yay: Ohhhh I love the part!! the countdown!! I am soo excited for you :yay:


What do you think of this plan...hubby and son want to stay at AK. I was thinking of adding 2 days at the beginning of our trip.
We check into GF on a Sunday
Thought we could stay Fri/Sat at AK.

If I do this, I wouldn't do the parks - just hang at the hotel. For those who have done something like this, is it stressful? I guess I wouldn't totally unpack until I got to my happy place...
 
Go for it Traci! I love AKL!!!

Here is my packing tip: Before I leave, I know what I want to wear each day of my trip. I usually have a pretty good idea what I want DS to wear. DH picks his own clothes to bring, but I can tell him what to wear on what day. When I pack, I pack each suitase with 3 complete outifts (sometimes 4 depending on how many days we are going) for each of us.

Suitcase 1= Days 1-3
Suitcase 2 = Days 4-6
Suitcase 3 = Days 7-9
Suitcase 4 = toiletries, shoes etc.

When I get to the hotel, I unpack suitcase 1 and leave the other 2 packed (I unhook the inside straps and make sure stuff is lying neatly in there. We lay them flat and stack them in the closet) Each night, I put the dirty clothes back in the empty suitcase. Repeat until drawers are empty, suitcase is full and move onto the next one. This is also how I make sure that my suitcases weigh the same on my return flight as they did on my outbound flight. They usually weight about 40 pounds each, so I have some room for things we buy as well.

SOUTHEST ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!
Flights are down again!! I just saved another $63 ($21 per flight) on my trip down!!! Fares were $68 one way! :faint: I am still waiting for the return trip to go down (only crappy times so far) I am up to $483 in credit for June!! DH may need to come so I can use all my credit!! :rotfl:
 
Morning Gals :coffee:

DH had to leave for work an hour earlier today so I was up at 4:30 instead of 5:15 :scared1:.......and the boys don't get up for another 1/2 hour.......so looks like I'm the early bird today :faint:.


Wendy.......I am so psyched that so many of us will be down there in June :yay:. We'll have to plan on doing something just us Dis gals :). I just realized your trip is coming up here in just under 3 weeks :cool1: :cool1:. You are going to have a GREAT time :thumbsup2.



Deb :cool2:


Thanks Deb! I'm looking forward to getting together with you all in June!!

And I can't believe I only have 19 days!!:banana:


Good Morning Everyone:)


Kristin Are you packing-you organized girl!...how about you Wendy??

Have a nice day everyone:flower3: TTYL



I have THOUGHT about packing - does that count? :lmao:

Seriously, 3 out of the 4 times that we had been in December, they had record low temps and we froze! Then last year it was in the 70's during the day and 60's at night and gorgeous! So, I probably won't get started packing until a week prior. But I do want to have most everything packed before Thanksgiving since everyone is coming here and I'll be doing laundry and cleaning up theat day before we leave! :eek:


Morning!:goodvibes

Hmmm...my only issue with leaving Tuesday is Princesses leaves early...and my best convenient flight is 445....not sure what I'd do to dink around all day. I might be kicking myself though....I just don't know.

W!!
Wow THREE WEEKS!!!!EXCITING!!!:goodvibes :cool1:

Kelly....that thread is growing quickly. All these people coming on to say they booked the GF.......

Hi, to everybody!

Channing

I just checked for Monday flights and there is one but it leaves at 9:30 , goes up to LGA and I don't get in til 5pm!! :scared1:Um, I think I'd rather be at WDW! So, I'm keeping my Tuesday.
I have a SOG room booked - the only thing is they don't allow you to use ME from SOG. So I'll be giving Miguel a call! Does anyone know what a town car runs one way?

Chan, keep me posted and I'll keep my eyes on the GF rooms for the 9th, just in case!:)
 
Princesses Thinking about packing definitely does count...its a step in the right direction...:) We had a cold spell happen one December too...the only time I listened to DH and didnt pack extra warm clothing...:headache: Had to buy sweatchirts...even pants...(it was a cold for about 4 days...packed 1 pr of pants each...)I never mind shopping at disney though:) We wont have to worry about that in June thats for sure...just packing enough sunscreen!!

Hey Deb Are you still up!!!:surfweb:

Channing Relaxing at the GF for a few extra hours to get a better flight...cant think of a nicer place to hang around...:)

HI to everyone~hope youre all having a nice day:flower3:
 
Kristin......How organized you are :thumbsup2. I pack mine and both DSs clothes (DH does his own :laughing:) in outfits...but we all have our own suitcases.....plus I could never choose ahead of time which outfits to wear on what day......I pick that as I'm getting ready to get dressed :rotfl2:. But your way sounds good because then there's no guessing about what you're going to wear and when ;).

I can't believe you only have 23 days to go :cool1:. BTW.....WTG on your SWA credit :thumbsup2.



Wendy.......I can't believe we're all at the GF at that time :woohoo: :woohoo:. You and Chan are in RPC so you'll have to meet me and BlueSkies in the lobby since we're GV :rotfl:. DH is gonna love this when he finds out not 1....not 2.....but 3 of my chat gals are going to be there the same time we are :lmao: :lmao:. I can see DS shaking his head now :rotfl: :rotfl:.



BlueSKies.........Yeah, I'm still up :rolleyes:. I actually just got back from grocery shopping :rolleyes1. Now I'm ready for some Dis time :). We went right before Christmas in 2003 and the weather was nice the day we got in but it went downhill super fast :eek:. We arrived on a Saturday late morning and DH and DSs swam for a few hours before we headed out to dinner.......and that was the ONLY day anyone swam :scared1:. We stayed at the BC so they got to experience SAB atleast for a few hours.....but the pool was closed the rest of the week due to the COLD weather :headache:. We ended up buying coats and gloves for each of us it was so cold :scared:. You just never know anymore how December is going to be.........one year it could be 80 degrees and the next 30 :sad2:. But we still had fun because Disney is awesome at Christmas time....and I can't wait to get back in 2009 :santa:.


Deb :flower3:
 
Deb, I used to pack in separate suitcases, but if one gets lost, then someone is without clothes....

Besides, the hotels never give us enough drawer spaces for long trips and I hate living out of a suitcase. (Or rather I hate having the suitcases lying around the room all week!!)
 
Kristin - I never thought of lost luggage :confused:.......that's a very good point you make :thumbsup2. And I know exactly what you mean about suitcases lying around all week :headache:. I HATE clutter and it drives me nuts having stuff just lying around that I always have to find a place for it even on vacation :rotfl: :rotfl:. And I can't live out of a suitcase either.....I like to unpack as soon as we get there and not pack up until it's time to go home :goodvibes.....that's why we've never done a split stay :laughing:. I would love to do 2 resorts at once but once I think I've convinced myself to try it I start thinking about either living out of a suitcase for the first few days :eek: or unpacking/packing/unpacking AGAIN/then packing AGAIN to come home :scared:........too much work for me when I'm supposed to be relaxed and on vacation :rotfl2: :rotfl2:.

I can't believe that you'll be there in June but leaving just a few days before the rest of us get there :sad1:. Too bad your dates weren't just a little later :sad2:. We would have loved to have you there with us :).


Deb :upsidedow
 
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