Having a GRAND time - The Official GF Chat Thread PART 2

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Brook paid $298 for SE, which is exactly what I was quoted for our August trip. That includes the mandatory 20% tip...

Mandatory tip?!? Nevermind, not going there :)

The kids have no clue about the limo, so that will make it all worth it, well, that and not standing in line to get a rental. I hate rental car lines!!!

I think all the car services say that now

I use alamo for car rentals and there quick silver program. I never wait in lines.
 
I just paid $298 for SE but that was with the 20% tip included on the charge.

I wasnt told the tip was mandatory. He did give me the option of charging the tip with the fee and thats what i did.

OHHHHHHHH Chan I forgot to tell you ...
Miquel said to tell you HI and that he is missing you LOL
He made a comment about how it seems to be about the time you should be showing up as you can never stay long away from Disney :rotfl2:
I laughed and told him you would be there in a few weeks and he got a chuckle out of that:rotfl2:

:rotfl: :rotfl: That is cute. I didn't even know he knew who we were...but he must.:rotfl: Cool...you guys tell him CHANNING sent us...then maybe I can get a deal sometime haha.;)

I just don't think we will do the limo this time since the YC is right near the dolphin to drop the car off and we want to get water and a few extras since yC is not concierge for us.

PLUS....I had the car reserved thinking we'd have to drive out to Clearwater...LOL..but that is not happening and then I got comfortable with the idea of just doing the car this time. It fits in w/our plans and saves us a couple hundred. :thumbsup2

Kristin, I have used A Touch of Class before. I forgot about them actually..it's been a while. I have mostly used GNT but that last trip w/me and the girls was kinda weird. Almost missing my flight made me rethink the limo thing. I know we can get us there on time....I was TENSE. We have had some AWFUL limo experiences...H&M and McHenry and A somethign or other and I don't remember why I dont' use A touch of Class anymore:confused: ....SCARY ones so driving ourselves is our TOP preference.:rotfl: Colin will sacrifice my car...but NEVER his at the airport. :rotfl2: It's worth the risk IMO after our limo rides.:eek:

It would probably cost us about $300 for the stretch here so we figure we prefer our own car & we will just do it that way. :) The limo *** out here are nothing compared to SE.:worried:

Talk to ya all later,
Chan
 
ohhhhhhhhhh he knew you alright...

even told me about all of your canvas tote style luggage :rotfl2:

you probably should tip him better to keep his mouth shut about alll the crap you bring :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
 

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Our 8th Annual Golf Outing is OVER!!! Another successful event with only one rain shower!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Now I could really start to get excited for WDW, not that I wasn't already but I have no To Do List and today is my 42 Birthday!!

My 42nd is soon as well! I hope you had a great birthday!

Chan -- the shirts are so cute! I guess it's a good thing I have boys because I would go crazy with your e-bay gal!

Okay guys -- I'm having the hardest time with my ADRs for late Dec/early Jan. I usually go by TGM but he doesn't have his best days up yet. Some people say you can look at the days for last year and figure it out. But, do you use day of the week (Monday, Tuesday etc.) for suggestions or dates (27th, 28th)? Since it's the busiest week of the year I'm not sure the same philosophy holds true. (Plus, because of leap year Christmas is two days of the week later this year... ie last year it was on Tuesday, and this year it's on Thursday...) Does any of what I just typed make any sense?
 
Good Morning and Thank you for all the Birthday posts!!!

We went to dinner and then went to see Get Smart!!

Channing - your right very funny!!!

Mike - I am with you pisser was someone or something funny around here!!
 
OOOH Hi Kel...Thanks!
:yay:


OK we decided to bite the bullet and booked on SW...4 of us $1800 :scared1: Yep...and thats going down Sat night with a cheaper fare! We will stay somewhere that night and check into GF on Sun morn...Also because of the astronomical money :faint: we are paying to fly we are going to stay GV instead of SL:sad1: thats okay....as long as we are at GF its all that matters ;) I just feel like i got screwed with that airfare and thats what really has me bummed...oh well like my mom said we are not the only ones it is impacting. she is right::yes::


Dawn :flower3:
 
Poor Dawn is "slumming" it with me in GV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl2: Hey, a girl's gotta do what she's gotta do, right?? (I recommend Pop for the Saturday night BTW! 2 rooms would probably still be cheaper than a moderate...)

DH and I were talking about airfare last night. He isn't that upset about the price. He said "That is what it SHOULD cost to fly. Airfare got crazy cheap and now it is back on par. On our honeymoon 11 years ago, we spent $350 each on American to fly down..." Well he pays the bills, so if he's not upset I guess I shouldn't be either :confused3 What will be interesting to see now, is if Disney starts giving out better room discounts to help offset rising fuel costs to keep packing people in....

ETA: How on earth did my post end up above Dawn's?????????????????
 
My 42nd is soon as well! I hope you had a great birthday!

Chan -- the shirts are so cute! I guess it's a good thing I have boys because I would go crazy with your e-bay gal!

Okay guys -- I'm having the hardest time with my ADRs for late Dec/early Jan. I usually go by TGM but he doesn't have his best days up yet. Some people say you can look at the days for last year and figure it out. But, do you use day of the week (Monday, Tuesday etc.) for suggestions or dates (27th, 28th)? Since it's the busiest week of the year I'm not sure the same philosophy holds true. (Plus, because of leap year Christmas is two days of the week later this year... ie last year it was on Tuesday, and this year it's on Thursday...) Does any of what I just typed make any sense?

Marci,,,,You have me so confused, haha, with the dates.:rotfl: I usually use the EMH hours to base my planning. I go to the park that had evening EMH the night before....that type of thing. I just think it's not going to matter a whole big hoot where you are during that time period. Do you? Did it make a difference last year? :confused3 I noticed on Easter it didn't matter. Crowds were everywhere. I used TGM but I think I have his system down and don't subscribe anymore. THose 'best days" were the only new info and all I ever looked into. Just do the CYA and book ADRs in a couple diff places (double book;) ) until you know for sure what you're plan is.

ohhhhhhhhhh he knew you alright...

even told me about all of your canvas tote style luggage :rotfl2:

you probably should tip him better to keep his mouth shut about alll the crap you bring :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

LOL...my huge mega EB duffles. Oh..that is funny. :rotfl: :rotfl: I didn't realize we brought so much as to make us memorable.:rotfl2: :rotfl2: That's sad.:rotfl:

Good Morning everyone! I just called the Poly and guess who answered the phone?

OK..so what did I miss?:lmao: I feel left out.:confused3

OOOH Hi Kel...Thanks!
:yay:


OK we decided to bite the bullet and booked on SW...4 of us $1800 :scared1: Yep...and thats going down Sat night with a cheaper fare! We will stay somewhere that night and check into GF on Sun morn...Also because of the astronomical money :faint: we are paying to fly we are going to stay GV instead of SL:sad1: thats okay....as long as we are at GF its all that matters ;) I just feel like i got screwed with that airfare and thats what really has me bummed...oh well like my mom said we are not the only ones it is impacting. she is right::yes::


Dawn :flower3:

Dawn..I don't want to beat a wicked dead horse:bitelip: ...LOL...but OK I will. IMO I'd just as well go with GV or RPC. Nothing between is REALLY worth the extra. SL is nice, but IMO not WICKED WOW nice. Just trying to make you feel better. If you do get SL agani....IT"S AWESOME!! Just ask B!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Kristin...uh oh...your dh is soundling like those butts on the transpo board with their opinions on the cheaper air rates. I don't know what to say about that. I honestly don't remember paying more than $225 one way on AA to fly to FL...and that was over 10 yrs ago!! I guess that money was "worth" more back then though.....but we flew to HI a couple yrs ago for a little more than Dawn is paying to fly to FL...we flew to PR for less! I just think it's crazy what's going on now with the fares. SWA has the best customer service and one of the best safety records and also are making money for themselves etc and they've done it on the cheap for years now.

Chan :)
 
how did this post here..... ???? I posted this and it posted way up on the thread so I doubt any of you will see it HAHA

HI Ladies! I have been AWOL for a few days and wanted to say hi, we are done with funerals hopefully for a long time!

Wishes Happy belated Birthday! party: :bday: party:

Chan Oh how I wish I had girls named Lucy and JOJO! I would buy all their cute hand me downs! May be I can rename em! ;) Send me a PM with that ladies ebay id! Thanks doll! :goodvibes

I am so glad it is Friday! We are seeing Wall E tomorrow and I am going to WDW with my sis on Sunday to do some more resort research I should be able to get it all done since I wont have hubby and kids in tow! :yay:

I am in a super motivated mood! I have rearranged my living room and bed room and have taken all the stuff off the walls and am gonna grab some paint and refresh the wall! I guess its not spring cleaning but Summer cleaning! I am getting really bored, can you tell? :confused3

Have a GRAND one ladies! I'm sure we will all "Chat" later! ::yes::
 
LOL...my huge mega EB duffles. Oh..that is funny. I didn't realize we brought so much as to make us memorable. That's sad.

yup your a celeb over there! :rotfl2:
Better watch it as little girls may run up to you with their autograph books :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Princess Chan Chan~ knower of all things GF and keeper of the EB duffles :rotfl2:
 
Poor Dawn is "slumming" it with me in GV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl2: Hey, a girl's gotta do what she's gotta do, right?? (I recommend Pop for the Saturday night BTW! 2 rooms would probably still be cheaper than a moderate...)

DH and I were talking about airfare last night. He isn't that upset about the price. He said "That is what it SHOULD cost to fly. Airfare got crazy cheap and now it is back on par. On our honeymoon 11 years ago, we spent $350 each on American to fly down..." Well he pays the bills, so if he's not upset I guess I shouldn't be either :confused3 What will be interesting to see now, is if Disney starts giving out better room discounts to help offset rising fuel costs to keep packing people in....

ETA: How on earth did my post end up above Dawn's?????????????????

Marci,,,,You have me so confused, haha, with the dates.:rotfl: I usually use the EMH hours to base my planning. I go to the park that had evening EMH the night before....that type of thing. I just think it's not going to matter a whole big hoot where you are during that time period. Do you? Did it make a difference last year? :confused3 I noticed on Easter it didn't matter. Crowds were everywhere. I used TGM but I think I have his system down and don't subscribe anymore. THose 'best days" were the only new info and all I ever looked into. Just do the CYA and book ADRs in a couple diff places (double book;) ) until you know for sure what you're plan is.



LOL...my huge mega EB duffles. Oh..that is funny. :rotfl: :rotfl: I didn't realize we brought so much as to make us memorable.:rotfl2: :rotfl2: That's sad.:rotfl:



OK..so what did I miss?:lmao: I feel left out.:confused3



Dawn..I don't want to beat a wicked dead horse:bitelip: ...LOL...but OK I will. IMO I'd just as well go with GV or RPC. Nothing between is REALLY worth the extra. SL is nice, but IMO not WICKED WOW nice. Just trying to make you feel better. If you do get SL agani....IT"S AWESOME!! Just ask B!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Kristin...uh oh...your dh is soundling like those butts on the transpo board with their opinions on the cheaper air rates. I don't know what to say about that. I honestly don't remember paying more than $225 one way on AA to fly to FL...and that was over 10 yrs ago!! I guess that money was "worth" more back then though.....but we flew to HI a couple yrs ago for a little more than Dawn is paying to fly to FL...we flew to PR for less! I just think it's crazy what's going on now with the fares. SWA has the best customer service and one of the best safety records and also are making money for themselves etc and they've done it on the cheap for years now.

Chan :)

K~ya isn't the truth "slumming" at the GF:rotfl2: ....I am just grateful to be going and to stay at the GF Yeah for Mom! :yay:

Chan~you are right! I am taking you and Kelly's advice! It will be great!

Oh am I TIRED TODAY!!! Good thing its Friday! :cool1:
Dawn
 
Hi ladies. Dawn, GV will be fine. That is what we are doing for our next trip so we can stay longer, I guess. I am still up in the air on that though.

Well, SW hasen't released for my dates yet (missed by nine days) but I wasn't overly fond of what I saw. I was really hoping for the $400 total RT for both of us that we got on AA even in January of 08 but I'm thinking that isn't going to happen. I can dream though...

Right now if the fares and days stay consistent, we would be sitting at about $600 total RT which is okay but still not great. I am thinking they will probably go up again on the next batch of releases too.

BF really wants to consider driving. He likes to drive, I don't. I don't even like to RIDE in the car, and my time is worth something. He also wants to go straight through and I think that 16-18 hours of driving is exhaustion waiting to happen. I hope he isn't serious about that. at $600 for air, we would save about $200 to drive (IF gas stays at $4) and that just isn't worth it to me, for a lot of resons.

Mandy, good for you on the cleaning. I need to get around to that. Maybe after I finish these last two classes. Right now I am literally doing 40 of work a week and 50-60 hours of school a week. Plus we are doing South Beach and BF cheats if he makes food so I am cooking and packing food A LOT. My house is a horrible wreck right now! On the plus side, my graduation ticker is now in DAYS instead of months! Come on July 26!

Talk to you all later!

Amy
 
Amy, wow!! That is fabulous about your graduation just around the corner.:thumbsup2 Exciting!!! I hope you can find better rates for YOUR trip. :wizard:

Hey..I just got great news! :cool1: My neighbor just offered to watch Tatum in her house with her family. She did it when we went over Thanksgiving and it was great for all of them. Her kids are crazy about Tatum and she had a lot of fun with them, too!

Talk to ya later...OK I really need to move my butt.....:rotfl2:


Chan the chatterer:rotfl:
 
Amy~congrats on your college graduation!!!:thumbsup2 I am right around the corner too! Doesnt it feel good???

Chan~thats great about the dog watching!!!!

Mandy~since you are so motivated..come over to my house ;)
 
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