Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's Off to Celebrate We Go!--LAST UPDATE!!! PG 62 ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

do the pirate rooms appeal to Megs at all?


No....at 5, she is very much a girlie girl, and still not quite ready for the Pirates. I had heard that they are working on Nemo rooms too.....does anyone know if these are available yet????? Now THAT is something she would LOVE!!!!!


BTW----Upon HIGH recommendation from the lovely TK, I just made another ressie for dinner on the 23rd...our Epcot night.........................at Captain's Grille at the Yacht Club. I think it will be much closer than having to deal with the monorail madness to get to and from EP to Poly. SIGH.....no whiff of the Poly lobby though this year........:sad2: Our ressie is at 7:15pm....I think that will work!!! :thumbsup2
 
Jen, When you are at Yacht Club go over and have a whiff of the Beach Club lobby, it smells wonderful! :cloud9:
 
So exicted you got your Tusker house Ressie!! :woohoo: My family and I have stayed at CBR 5 times and loved it every single time. It is so relaxing, has all those pools and playgrounds and hammocks, Old Port Royale is great (food court), we just love it! :thumbsup2
 
I think the captain's grille will be good!

And did I ever congratulate you on your Tusker House ressie? well if I didn't now I am...congrats! :goodvibes
 

Oh, gosh, I hope you like the Captain's Grille! I feel pressure now, because I recommended it! :lmao:

I'm not sure what time the busses start running. To get that info, I would take a look on the resorts board and see if you can find the CBR FAQ thread. Safetymom runs it and she is a fantastic wealth of information. I used that a lot before my May trip.

It is quite a beautiful resort. Tink and I were in Jamaica, and it was very nice. I would say about a 5 minute walk to OPR right across the bridge, and it was very convenient. So it was not a preferred location, but still very nice to me. And all rooms that are not pirate have been converted to Nemo rooms. They're lots of fun. Do you want me to post some pics? :goodvibes
 
Jen, When you are at Yacht Club go over and have a whiff of the Beach Club lobby, it smells wonderful! :cloud9:

Well, I will be sure to go have a whiff now!!!! I'm still trying to figure out how to fanagle a quick step inside Poly just for one small whiff........hmmmmm.....

So exicted you got your Tusker house Ressie!! :woohoo: My family and I have stayed at CBR 5 times and loved it every single time. It is so relaxing, has all those pools and playgrounds and hammocks, Old Port Royale is great (food court), we just love it! :thumbsup2

Well come on girlie.....give me some scoop....how are the buses?? Which section should I request???? Any other advice you might have???? Thanks for the scoop!

I think the captain's grille will be good!

And did I ever congratulate you on your Tusker House ressie? well if I didn't now I am...congrats! :goodvibes

I think the food there will be good too....I think the location will be much better than trekking back to Kona. Megan will LOVE the boat ride, or even the short stroll down to the Yacht club!

Oh, gosh, I hope you like the Captain's Grille! I feel pressure now, because I recommended it! :lmao:

I'm not sure what time the busses start running. To get that info, I would take a look on the resorts board and see if you can find the CBR FAQ thread. Safetymom runs it and she is a fantastic wealth of information. I used that a lot before my May trip.

It is quite a beautiful resort. Tink and I were in Jamaica, and it was very nice. I would say about a 5 minute walk to OPR right across the bridge, and it was very convenient. So it was not a preferred location, but still very nice to me. And all rooms that are not pirate have been converted to Nemo rooms. They're lots of fun. Do you want me to post some pics? :goodvibes

No need to feel pressure.....we are not too hard to please!!!! ;)

I will go check out that thread..thanks for the heads up! ALL other rooms were converted to NEMO?!??!!?!?!? HOW did I NOT know this?!?!?!?! YES....PICTURES.....PLEASE......SOON!!! Thanks girlie! :goodvibes
 
No need to feel pressure.....we are not too hard to please!!!! ;)

Not like my family, you mean. :lmao: ;)

I will go check out that thread..thanks for the heads up! ALL other rooms were converted to NEMO?!??!!?!?!? HOW did I NOT know this?!?!?!?! YES....PICTURES.....PLEASE......SOON!!! Thanks girlie! :goodvibes

If all goes as planned, I think that my girl Tink is going to be posting the update where we get to our room on our co-trip report. If she hasn't been able to (lots of Photobucket issues), I'll come on over here after work and post some right here. (I don't want to steal her/our thunder. :lmao:)
 
There is a wonderful threat on the Resort Forum started by SafetyMom on CBR with great pictures, you need to check it out.
 
Yup, I'll be there too! :yay: Can't wait!!! :goodvibes

Exciting changes, Jen! Hurrah for Tusker House!

YEAH!!!! :yay: We are all very excited about TH!!!! I think we are going to be happy we changed!

Not like my family, you mean. :lmao: ;)



If all goes as planned, I think that my girl Tink is going to be posting the update where we get to our room on our co-trip report. If she hasn't been able to (lots of Photobucket issues), I'll come on over here after work and post some right here. (I don't want to steal her/our thunder. :lmao:)

Tink delivered for sure!!!! Great pictures....the rooms look SO pretty!!! SO TEMPTING!

There is a wonderful threat on the Resort Forum started by SafetyMom on CBR with great pictures, you need to check it out.

I am going to have to show Tom that thread......he has had to work a lot this week, so I will have to chat about it with him sometime this weekend!
 
Okay, get your minds out of the gutters.....................


There isn't much new in the way of the trip....life is getting in the way of my planning, and over-planning, and shopping, and dreaming, and well, you get the picture. BUT, I wanted to hop on here and give you a little QUICK update of sorts.........

Over the past week, we have done some moving around in our house....Megan decided she wanted to move her room to another bedroom...so we did...and then I rearranged the other rooms once that was done. I love the new layout of everything in the house....got to say, my daughter is BRILLIANT!!! :lmao: The apple doesn't fall to far from the tree, eh?!?!?!?! :rotfl:ANYWAY, one of the things I did while the moving process was going on, was created for myself a DISNEY DRAWER!!!!! I have been inspired in so many ways by my beloved CP, and this is one of them. I now have a huge drawer in a spare dresser that is devoted to all things Disney....planning that is! I have stored all my guide books, empty Disney scrapbooks that are awaiting to be filled with priceless memories of upcoming trips, standard items that ALWAYS come with us on all WDW trips---extra poncho packets, Megan's pins and lanyard, all of our Mickey Ears, some Disney-themed sling backpacks that I have made for Megs in the passed.....I think you get the idea. I also decided that this drawer will now be the home to the variety of items that will be purchased prior to our trip, so they can all wait together until that glorious time comes for them to be packed. And what might you say is among these items so far??????? Well,
--One small 1 fl. oz. tube of Coppertone WaterBabies sunscreen that will be put in my park bag.....whenever I decide upon said park bag
--One travel sized packet of Dove Facial Cleansing Cloths
--Two travel sized packets of Wet Ones Wipes---again for said park bag
--and a 4 pack package of tissue packs.

YEAH.......................not so much yet! BUT, I know that there will be PLENTY more added to that as the weeks pass by. BUT HEY, it's a START!!!!

JUST wanted to update and share with you all!!!! Have a good Friday!!!!!
 
The CM made it sound like plenty of rooms were left...not sure which types exactly.....since I know nothing about this place, can you help give me some guidance as to where is a good location, type of room to request, and info about the bus transportation?!?!?!?! TIA!!! How are you doing.....still feeling okay I hope!!!! :) I am actually relieved about the hopping situation....I think our trip will feel so much more laid back now....I can't wait!

Sorry, didn't mean to leave you hanging-- it's been quite a week around here. Liam (my younger son) got tubes in his ears on Wednesday and we had my parents in town to help us juggle kids. Yesterday afternoon, we had a meeting with the school district to discuss Liam's potential eligibility into their developmental preschool program. Although there were some delays, the only significant one is in speech and he will qualify for a once a week phonology group for next year.

As I was driving home, I had to stop at Kroger to pick some stuff up for dinner. Our Kroger has a mini Dr office with a nurse practitioner on staff and I decided to have them do a BP check -- well, it was 160/100. She had me wait a minute and do the other arm. In that one, 150/90. So, called the OB who sent me up to L&D for bloodwork, monitoring etc. All of my bloodwork and urine was normal, but my BP only cooperated while I was lying down. The on call OB was not my normal (and remember the boys were born in Michigan, not Ohio) so I think the on-call OB pretty much overlooked my history and sent me home without any precautions or restrictions - including no 24 hour urine screen, bed rest, medication -- ANYTHING. I was baffled. So I am putting myself on modified bedrest until I see the OB on Tuesday and can really discuss this in depth. I do not want a 31 week baby!

Ok... back to Disney, because I am pretty sure talking disney is one of the best things for one's BP out there.... :) Caribbean Beach! Here is the map of the resort for reference. http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/cbrmap.htm We stayed in Barbados 16, which is about as far from the food court as you can get making it about a 8-9 minute walk. We were about 3 minutes from the bus stop and the Barbados bus stop picks up first for over half of the resorts. The only place I'd really say to avoid is Trinidad South. It's way out there and ALWAYS is the last to pick up. Since we really never ate at the food court, we didn't mind the walk. We were there while they were refurbing the main pool (which is now AMAZING) so having the 1 minute walk to the quiet pool was perfect. You can pay extra to stay in Martinique 24,25, 26 or Trinidad North and then you are a stone's throw from the main pool. If you don't want to pay extra for a preferred room, your best bets are to stay in Jamaica 44, 45, 46 or Aruba 51, 52, 53. If Barbados is not picking up first, then Jamaica is. Plus they are a short walk across the lagoon to OPR.

Like others have said... CBR is super tropical island relaxing! There are beaches with hammocks in the sand all over the place and plenty of climbers to play on. Also, you can watch Illuminations from one of the beaches. (Which one it is escaping me right now...) I have plenty of pictures, but they really don't compare to Saftymom's. Hope that helps!
 
Okay, get your minds out of the gutters.....................


There isn't much new in the way of the trip....life is getting in the way of my planning, and over-planning, and shopping, and dreaming, and well, you get the picture. BUT, I wanted to hop on here and give you a little QUICK update of sorts.........

Over the past week, we have done some moving around in our house....Megan decided she wanted to move her room to another bedroom...so we did...and then I rearranged the other rooms once that was done. I love the new layout of everything in the house....got to say, my daughter is BRILLIANT!!! :lmao: The apple doesn't fall to far from the tree, eh?!?!?!?! :rotfl:ANYWAY, one of the things I did while the moving process was going on, was created for myself a DISNEY DRAWER!!!!! I have been inspired in so many ways by my beloved CP, and this is one of them. I now have a huge drawer in a spare dresser that is devoted to all things Disney....planning that is! I have stored all my guide books, empty Disney scrapbooks that are awaiting to be filled with priceless memories of upcoming trips, standard items that ALWAYS come with us on all WDW trips---extra poncho packets, Megan's pins and lanyard, all of our Mickey Ears, some Disney-themed sling backpacks that I have made for Megs in the passed.....I think you get the idea. I also decided that this drawer will now be the home to the variety of items that will be purchased prior to our trip, so they can all wait together until that glorious time comes for them to be packed. And what might you say is among these items so far??????? Well,
--One small 1 fl. oz. tube of Coppertone WaterBabies sunscreen that will be put in my park bag.....whenever I decide upon said park bag
--One travel sized packet of Dove Facial Cleansing Cloths
--Two travel sized packets of Wet Ones Wipes---again for said park bag
--and a 4 pack package of tissue packs.

YEAH.......................not so much yet! BUT, I know that there will be PLENTY more added to that as the weeks pass by. BUT HEY, it's a START!!!!

JUST wanted to update and share with you all!!!! Have a good Friday!!!!!

great idea on the Disney drawer! I guess that move also assisted in re-organizing Meg's and the other room eh? (much like moving to a new house encourages more organization)
 
moparop, rest up, hope you do not have to stay on bedrest. Just don't exert yourself....Keep that little one in your belly for a while! :goodvibes
 
Okay, get your minds out of the gutters...................

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2: You are so bad, Jen! ;)

I love the new layout of everything in the house....got to say, my daughter is BRILLIANT!!! :lmao: The apple doesn't fall to far from the tree, eh?!?!?!?! :rotfl:

Nope, it doesn't! :goodvibes

ANYWAY, one of the things I did while the moving process was going on, was created for myself a DISNEY DRAWER!!!!! I have been inspired in so many ways by my beloved CP, and this is one of them.

Awwww, I love you, Jen!!! :hug:

I now have a huge drawer in a spare dresser that is devoted to all things Disney....planning that is! I have stored all my guide books, empty Disney scrapbooks that are awaiting to be filled with priceless memories of upcoming trips, standard items that ALWAYS come with us on all WDW trips---extra poncho packets, Megan's pins and lanyard, all of our Mickey Ears, some Disney-themed sling backpacks that I have made for Megs in the passed.....I think you get the idea. I also decided that this drawer will now be the home to the variety of items that will be purchased prior to our trip, so they can all wait together until that glorious time comes for them to be packed.

This drawer must really be ginormous!!! :eek:
 
Jen, your Disney Drawer sounds fabulous! I need get myself one of those. I tend to throw everything into my suitcases.
 
Like the idea of Disney Drawer.. Great Idea :wizard:
 
I have a Disney Drawer...of course right now its overflowing so now I'm starting to store stuff in my Disney park bag until time comes and I keep throwing things into a closet LOL...I need to take a page from your book and get myself organized!!!

Love that you are starting to buy little things!!! Can't wait to hear more!
 












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