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Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's Off to Celebrate We Go!--LAST UPDATE!!! PG 62 ENJOY!!!!!!!!!
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MegansMom
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Okay gang....I have sent a message to the moderator, so this should be getting moved, but that is not going to keep me from getting this TR up and running.......FINALLY!!!!! I am just going to keep this going from my PTR....so no need to look for a brand new thread. I again apologize for the untimely delay in starting this puppy, but you will see as the TR progresses just how busy we have been since returning home from our trip........
So I am off to post the first official update for the TR.....STAY TUNED!!!!!
HEIGH HO, HEIGH HO, IT'S OFF TO CELEBRATE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I am off to post the first official update for the TR.....STAY TUNED!!!!!
HEIGH HO, HEIGH HO, IT'S OFF TO CELEBRATE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MegansMom
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Where to begin, where to begin?????? I feel as if it has been months, years since we last "spoke," so I feel as if there needs to be a prelude to our first chapter in the tale of our September journey. And thus, that is where we will begin.
If you all remember, the week leading up to our trip was rather chaotic around our household. Not only were our days filled with drop-offs and pick-ups for Megan to school, and dance, and every other little activity that fills the days of a typical Kindergartner, but I was also deeply engrossed in laundry, babysitting, PACKING (YEAH), and preparing myself and lots of other little things for the women's weekend that I was helping to present at my church. Looking back on it, I don't remember eating much, sleeping even less, so the time to DIS was completely cut out of my daily, and ever-growing "TO DO" list!!! Life had seriously, but all for good, gotten in my way! If I could have split myself into several little Jens, I would have gladly done it so that I wouldn't have had to leave you all hanging in the wings, wondering what in the world was going on! I am so sorry that the PTR came to such a screeching halt on all of you. Know that even in the midst of my never-ending lists, I would also squeeze a moment out of my day to think of you all, and appreciate all the DISlove and support I have felt from you my beloved readers in preparation for this trip. I felt enormous guilt when I knew that I wouldn't even have the time to quickly hop on here and appropriately close out the PTR with a fond farewell before I left. It was in my heart, and I am so sorry that it never found its' way here to the Boards! I appreciate so much that I can come, share our story and our passion for the World with so many lovely people that "get it" and share so deeply in the magical moments that we experience while we are there. I wanted you all to know how much that means to me before we left, but alas, it has had to wait until now to be said. Nevertheless, I thought of you all so often throughout our trip, and wanted to do the best I could at taking notes and mental pictures in my mind, so that I could come back here and share what a truly magical trip we enjoyed! There are so many of you that I think of on special rides and at special places, and that has forever enriched my Disney experience---so, THANK YOU!
SO, when last we "spoke" before I left, it was Thursday, and things were rolling along very quickly but very good. That Friday was spent preparing two major things for me: the physical accomodations for the women on our weekend, and ALL of our luggage and items to be packed. Since I was actually "leaving for vacation" the next morning and would be trusting Tom to pack up the car, I lined all our suitcases up in the guest bedroom, labeled where everything went in the car (such as items that could be stored in the back of the SUV and items that Megan or I would need in the car.) I prepared a lovely little note for my hubby explaining the few little things he would need to do on Saturday---pick up our prescriptions, take the car to the car wash, etc.---made sure my bag was packed for the women's weekend, and hit the hay! I turned in early because I was supposed to get up at 6am..........SUPPOSED TO I say!!! Let's just say that my lovely hubby set our alarm for 6am, but when it went off, he hit snooze so fast that I didn't even HEAR IT!!!!!!!
SO, when I woke up on my own at 6:45 (and I was supposed to be at church by 7), I frantically jumped out of bed and quietly screamed much like the parents on Home Alone when they too discover that they had unfortunately over-slept. I don't know how, but I amazingly showered, dressed, brushed my teeth, grabbed my stuff, and was driving down my driveway by 7:02. I KNOW....don't ask me how!!!!! It was NOT the kind of start I needed to my day, but at least I was there at church by 7:15-7:20, which was plenty of time before the receiving women were to arrive. I took a deep breath and composed myself once I got there, but it was SUCH a crazy start to my "vacation!"
Obviously I am not going to go into detail about how I spent my weekend while I was at the retreat, but I will tell you that my weekend was FANTASTIC!!!! I went on this weekend in March as a recipient, and never thought I could ever experience anything better than that weekend, but it was SO much better giving the weekend than receiving it! It was a powerfully moving experience, and such a GREAT way to get me ready to enjoy my vacation!
Our plan was for Tom and Megs to pick me up from church around 1:30pm to start our venture SOUTH! When I came out to see them, they had the SUV all packed up and ready to go! Megan was actually already watching a movie while she was in the parking lot waiting for me! On our way to the expressway, we quickly stopped at our house so that I could drop off my weekend bags and change into some comfy car clothes, and away we went!!! By the time we did all that, and ran through McDonald's to grab a late lunch/early dinner, we were on the road "officially" close to 3pm. I ate my "linner," chatted it up with Tom about how their Saturday was, and eventually PASSED OUT from sheer exhaustion by 4pm. Luckily, my hubby was well prepared for his co-pilot to zonk out.....he already had a blanket and pillow ready for me in the car!!!
Yep, that's why I LOVE HIM!!!!! 
The siesta felt good......I was SO sleep deprived from the craziness of the week before, that knowing the chaos and work was all over, I slept so peacefully and SO SOUNDLY for about an hour. AND THEN I HEARD IT...........THE UNBELIEVABLE POUNDING of one of the heaviest rainstorms I have ever witnessed in my life!!!!! Tom told me that at some point past Lexington, it began to rain---softly and peacefully---and the further he went down I-75, the louder, and louder, and heavier, and heavier the rain grew to the point it was almost deafening when I woke up! We would continue to drive ALL DAY and night in this rain. We stopped only one other time down the road for gas and snacks, but just kept going. I am not sure what time we went through Atlanta, but it was at night, and it was pouring, but it made me think of all my lovely GA ladies!!! 
I knew that wherever CP was, she was probably VERY unhappy about all the rain!!!! We continued on for some time longer---and at a certain point, we decided that we should stop. It was around Midnight, and Tom was very happy with how far we had gotten---I believe we were in Perry, GA. We found a lovely hotel that advertised a complimentary hot breakfast and vacancies, so we called it a night. I know it was a big chain hotel, but for the life of me, I can't remember the name---they had pink sheets which tickled Megan to NO end!!! Our plan was to sleep, get up at 7am, and be back on the road by noon. And that is EXACTLY what we did!!! By 7:30, we were all ready and headed out of the room and down to the lobby for breakfast. They really did have a great breakfast for us, and as we were chowing down, the TV was reporting about the horrific flooding in Atlanta!!!! I was worried for all of you, but also very thankful that we had made it through there without any problems. We were headed back out by 8am, due South, knowing that hopefully our next stop would be the MOUSE'S HOUSE!!!!!!!!
Somewhere between 9:30 and 10, we crossed into FLORIDA, and we could all feel the excitement growing SO intense! We knew that we were nearing the end!!! We were looking forward to counting all the Disney billboards we would be seeing, but can you believe, we did not see a SINGLE ONE!!!!!!!! We were shocked!!!! BUT, as the clock neared noon, we did get to see something that made us all squeal...............
Okay....I hope you all can see that.....it is my pathetic attempt to take a picture of the Disney World exit sign!!!!! WE MADE IT!!!!! Smiles filled the faces of each of us in that vehicle, and chills ran down our arms when we could look out off to the left and see Spaceship Earth in the distance!!!!! I think Megan almost didn't believe it until this amazing sight came into view.............
And then the most unbelievable warmth and happiness filled my heart when this came into my view.........
accompanied of course with the sweetest, most delightful squeal of joy a parent could ever hear!!!! I truly wish I had video of it on top of the picture, but it is a moment I know that will be encapsulated in our minds forever!!! WE FINALLY MADE IT BACK.......JUST THE THREE OF US.......and it was WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom even turned his IPOD on to his Disney files, and we all joyfully sang the beloved tunes as we followed the resort signs to Port Orleans French Quarter!!!!
For those of you who have never been on POFQ's premises, let me just say that I believe it is simply BEAUTIFUL!!! So charming, so quaint, and just so pretty! We quickly found our way into the lobby---and of course Megs ran straight to the kiddie area to watch some Disney toonies!!! She LOVES doing that while we check in....SO cute!!! Our check-in went so smoothly.....we knew that our room would not be ready yet since we were so early, but were elated to find out that we were EXACTLY where we wanted to be---in building four on the first floor!!! What a way to kick off the celebrations!!!!!
WOOHOO!!!! The lovely CM gave us our KTTW, welcome package, and then buttons for each of us---Anniversary ones for Tom and I, and a birthday button for Miss Megs! We sat down on the couch and quickly discussed what we all wanted to do............................
I'm sure you all will be real surprised to find out............................................................................................................................
that we all could not WAIT to get to..........................................................
THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know.....real shocker, eh??????? We just can't HELP ourselves!!!! So we loaded back up into the SUV, parked it in the shade near building four, and took the lovely little short path to the bus stop!!!! I knew I had picked a great location for us when I realized how short our commute would be to the bus stop each day!!! YEAH!!!! We waited a few short minutes, and then our lovely Disney chariot showed up to whisk us away to MK!!!!!
Here we are on the bus.....Megan is showing off her lovely birthday button. Can you tell we were excited?!?!?!??!?!
UP NEXT: OUR FIRST MOMENTS AT MK!!!!!!! What will we accomplish? Whom might we see???? How do we get our celebrations going right?????
I promise it won't be long until you find out!!! Come back now, 'ya hear!!!!!
If you all remember, the week leading up to our trip was rather chaotic around our household. Not only were our days filled with drop-offs and pick-ups for Megan to school, and dance, and every other little activity that fills the days of a typical Kindergartner, but I was also deeply engrossed in laundry, babysitting, PACKING (YEAH), and preparing myself and lots of other little things for the women's weekend that I was helping to present at my church. Looking back on it, I don't remember eating much, sleeping even less, so the time to DIS was completely cut out of my daily, and ever-growing "TO DO" list!!! Life had seriously, but all for good, gotten in my way! If I could have split myself into several little Jens, I would have gladly done it so that I wouldn't have had to leave you all hanging in the wings, wondering what in the world was going on! I am so sorry that the PTR came to such a screeching halt on all of you. Know that even in the midst of my never-ending lists, I would also squeeze a moment out of my day to think of you all, and appreciate all the DISlove and support I have felt from you my beloved readers in preparation for this trip. I felt enormous guilt when I knew that I wouldn't even have the time to quickly hop on here and appropriately close out the PTR with a fond farewell before I left. It was in my heart, and I am so sorry that it never found its' way here to the Boards! I appreciate so much that I can come, share our story and our passion for the World with so many lovely people that "get it" and share so deeply in the magical moments that we experience while we are there. I wanted you all to know how much that means to me before we left, but alas, it has had to wait until now to be said. Nevertheless, I thought of you all so often throughout our trip, and wanted to do the best I could at taking notes and mental pictures in my mind, so that I could come back here and share what a truly magical trip we enjoyed! There are so many of you that I think of on special rides and at special places, and that has forever enriched my Disney experience---so, THANK YOU!
SO, when last we "spoke" before I left, it was Thursday, and things were rolling along very quickly but very good. That Friday was spent preparing two major things for me: the physical accomodations for the women on our weekend, and ALL of our luggage and items to be packed. Since I was actually "leaving for vacation" the next morning and would be trusting Tom to pack up the car, I lined all our suitcases up in the guest bedroom, labeled where everything went in the car (such as items that could be stored in the back of the SUV and items that Megan or I would need in the car.) I prepared a lovely little note for my hubby explaining the few little things he would need to do on Saturday---pick up our prescriptions, take the car to the car wash, etc.---made sure my bag was packed for the women's weekend, and hit the hay! I turned in early because I was supposed to get up at 6am..........SUPPOSED TO I say!!! Let's just say that my lovely hubby set our alarm for 6am, but when it went off, he hit snooze so fast that I didn't even HEAR IT!!!!!!!
SO, when I woke up on my own at 6:45 (and I was supposed to be at church by 7), I frantically jumped out of bed and quietly screamed much like the parents on Home Alone when they too discover that they had unfortunately over-slept. I don't know how, but I amazingly showered, dressed, brushed my teeth, grabbed my stuff, and was driving down my driveway by 7:02. I KNOW....don't ask me how!!!!! It was NOT the kind of start I needed to my day, but at least I was there at church by 7:15-7:20, which was plenty of time before the receiving women were to arrive. I took a deep breath and composed myself once I got there, but it was SUCH a crazy start to my "vacation!" Obviously I am not going to go into detail about how I spent my weekend while I was at the retreat, but I will tell you that my weekend was FANTASTIC!!!! I went on this weekend in March as a recipient, and never thought I could ever experience anything better than that weekend, but it was SO much better giving the weekend than receiving it! It was a powerfully moving experience, and such a GREAT way to get me ready to enjoy my vacation!
Our plan was for Tom and Megs to pick me up from church around 1:30pm to start our venture SOUTH! When I came out to see them, they had the SUV all packed up and ready to go! Megan was actually already watching a movie while she was in the parking lot waiting for me! On our way to the expressway, we quickly stopped at our house so that I could drop off my weekend bags and change into some comfy car clothes, and away we went!!! By the time we did all that, and ran through McDonald's to grab a late lunch/early dinner, we were on the road "officially" close to 3pm. I ate my "linner," chatted it up with Tom about how their Saturday was, and eventually PASSED OUT from sheer exhaustion by 4pm. Luckily, my hubby was well prepared for his co-pilot to zonk out.....he already had a blanket and pillow ready for me in the car!!!
Yep, that's why I LOVE HIM!!!!! The siesta felt good......I was SO sleep deprived from the craziness of the week before, that knowing the chaos and work was all over, I slept so peacefully and SO SOUNDLY for about an hour. AND THEN I HEARD IT...........THE UNBELIEVABLE POUNDING of one of the heaviest rainstorms I have ever witnessed in my life!!!!! Tom told me that at some point past Lexington, it began to rain---softly and peacefully---and the further he went down I-75, the louder, and louder, and heavier, and heavier the rain grew to the point it was almost deafening when I woke up! We would continue to drive ALL DAY and night in this rain. We stopped only one other time down the road for gas and snacks, but just kept going. I am not sure what time we went through Atlanta, but it was at night, and it was pouring, but it made me think of all my lovely GA ladies!!! I knew that wherever CP was, she was probably VERY unhappy about all the rain!!!! We continued on for some time longer---and at a certain point, we decided that we should stop. It was around Midnight, and Tom was very happy with how far we had gotten---I believe we were in Perry, GA. We found a lovely hotel that advertised a complimentary hot breakfast and vacancies, so we called it a night. I know it was a big chain hotel, but for the life of me, I can't remember the name---they had pink sheets which tickled Megan to NO end!!! Our plan was to sleep, get up at 7am, and be back on the road by noon. And that is EXACTLY what we did!!! By 7:30, we were all ready and headed out of the room and down to the lobby for breakfast. They really did have a great breakfast for us, and as we were chowing down, the TV was reporting about the horrific flooding in Atlanta!!!! I was worried for all of you, but also very thankful that we had made it through there without any problems. We were headed back out by 8am, due South, knowing that hopefully our next stop would be the MOUSE'S HOUSE!!!!!!!!Somewhere between 9:30 and 10, we crossed into FLORIDA, and we could all feel the excitement growing SO intense! We knew that we were nearing the end!!! We were looking forward to counting all the Disney billboards we would be seeing, but can you believe, we did not see a SINGLE ONE!!!!!!!! We were shocked!!!! BUT, as the clock neared noon, we did get to see something that made us all squeal...............
Okay....I hope you all can see that.....it is my pathetic attempt to take a picture of the Disney World exit sign!!!!! WE MADE IT!!!!! Smiles filled the faces of each of us in that vehicle, and chills ran down our arms when we could look out off to the left and see Spaceship Earth in the distance!!!!! I think Megan almost didn't believe it until this amazing sight came into view.............
And then the most unbelievable warmth and happiness filled my heart when this came into my view.........
accompanied of course with the sweetest, most delightful squeal of joy a parent could ever hear!!!! I truly wish I had video of it on top of the picture, but it is a moment I know that will be encapsulated in our minds forever!!! WE FINALLY MADE IT BACK.......JUST THE THREE OF US.......and it was WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom even turned his IPOD on to his Disney files, and we all joyfully sang the beloved tunes as we followed the resort signs to Port Orleans French Quarter!!!!
For those of you who have never been on POFQ's premises, let me just say that I believe it is simply BEAUTIFUL!!! So charming, so quaint, and just so pretty! We quickly found our way into the lobby---and of course Megs ran straight to the kiddie area to watch some Disney toonies!!! She LOVES doing that while we check in....SO cute!!! Our check-in went so smoothly.....we knew that our room would not be ready yet since we were so early, but were elated to find out that we were EXACTLY where we wanted to be---in building four on the first floor!!! What a way to kick off the celebrations!!!!!
WOOHOO!!!! The lovely CM gave us our KTTW, welcome package, and then buttons for each of us---Anniversary ones for Tom and I, and a birthday button for Miss Megs! We sat down on the couch and quickly discussed what we all wanted to do............................I'm sure you all will be real surprised to find out............................................................................................................................
that we all could not WAIT to get to..........................................................
THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know.....real shocker, eh??????? We just can't HELP ourselves!!!! So we loaded back up into the SUV, parked it in the shade near building four, and took the lovely little short path to the bus stop!!!! I knew I had picked a great location for us when I realized how short our commute would be to the bus stop each day!!! YEAH!!!! We waited a few short minutes, and then our lovely Disney chariot showed up to whisk us away to MK!!!!!
Here we are on the bus.....Megan is showing off her lovely birthday button. Can you tell we were excited?!?!?!??!?!
UP NEXT: OUR FIRST MOMENTS AT MK!!!!!!! What will we accomplish? Whom might we see???? How do we get our celebrations going right?????
I promise it won't be long until you find out!!! Come back now, 'ya hear!!!!!
MegansMom
Always Ready to Go Back with my "Minnie" Megan Mou
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YAY, you have started
I could feel the excitement as you got closer to Disney
The expression of Meg's face is priceless when she saw the sign.. She is too cute
Can't wait to read more
Hey sweetie!!!!! I am so glad to have finally started!!! Thanks for sticking around!
Our excitement was palpable in that vehicle.......I wish we could have bottled it up!
I LOVE that picture of Megan......absolutely LOVED it!!!!
I PROMISE there will be more to come soon!!!!!
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING BACK TO READ ALONG!!!! I THINK YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!
Lady Lallie
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I can't believe how bigger Megs looks! My goodness.
I'm so excited that you have started the TR. WOO HOO!!
I'm so excited that you have started the TR. WOO HOO!!
Charleston Princess
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Hi, Jen! I am so thrilled that you have started your TR! Hurray! 
I didn't realize that you had driven through the Atlanta rains!
They were brutal and caused so much flooding. We were fortunate that our county did not receive the brunt of the rain, but other places were not near as lucky!
Don't you just love exit 267? It's my favorite exit in the whole world, I think!
Of course you headed to the Magic Kingdom! I am surprised you even needed to discuss it.
I didn't realize that you had driven through the Atlanta rains!
They were brutal and caused so much flooding. We were fortunate that our county did not receive the brunt of the rain, but other places were not near as lucky!Don't you just love exit 267? It's my favorite exit in the whole world, I think!
Of course you headed to the Magic Kingdom! I am surprised you even needed to discuss it.
wigdoutdismom
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Oh my gosh, your little darling looks to grown up! I love the expression on her face upon arrival!
Can't wait to read more!
Can't wait to read more!
micandminforever
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I love the expressions on Megan's face and look forward to the rest of your report.
heartofdisney
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Yeah!!! You've started your trip report!!! And what a wonderful start your trip had!
I just loved Megans face when she saw the Disney World entrance signs!!! No words can sum up her love for Disney like that expression!
I am looking forward to reading the rest of your trip report and I am glad you had an amazing vacation!
I just loved Megans face when she saw the Disney World entrance signs!!! No words can sum up her love for Disney like that expression!
I am looking forward to reading the rest of your trip report and I am glad you had an amazing vacation!
MegansMom
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I can't believe how bigger Megs looks! My goodness.
I'm so excited that you have started the TR. WOO HOO!!
Thanks my love!!! It is so good to be in contact with you all again!!! Life feels normal now! Sending out big HUGS!!!!
Hi, Jen! I am so thrilled that you have started your TR! Hurray!
I didn't realize that you had driven through the Atlanta rains!
Don't you just love exit 267? It's my favorite exit in the whole world, I think!
Of course you headed to the Magic Kingdom! I am surprised you even needed to discuss it.
Hey sweet Jackie!!!! I am so glad I am back and can chit chat with you all again! We had SUCH a great time, and I can't wait to share it all with you guys!!! I have some really FUN pictures and video too!
We made it through all that rain---thanks to my lovely driver! BUT, it made me so worried for you all in that area! I have to admit that it warmed my heart as we drove through GA knowing how close I was to you all!!! Sending out hugs to you all!!!
Megan kept going back and forth between swimming and touring, but once we saw that WDW sign, I knew there was only one place she wanted to be!!! We had a great first day.....can't wait to share it with you!!!!
She has gotten so "big" this year---oiur "baby" is really growing into a beautiful little girl......I am SO biased!!!
I loved that picture as soon as I took it! It was so priceless and perfect, and I know for both Tom and I that it made every penny worth it!Thanks sweetie! Her face melted me right there in my seat!!! Thanks for letting me share that moment with you all!
Yeah!!! You've started your trip report!!! And what a wonderful start your trip had!
I just loved Megans face when she saw the Disney World entrance signs!!! No words can sum up her love for Disney like that expression!
I am looking forward to reading the rest of your trip report and I am glad you had an amazing vacation!
Her squeal was so cute too! It was so genuine and so joyful---there are just no words for it! I know it is the reaction all parents look forward to! It was so great!
jenjolt
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JEN JEN JEN!!! YAY YAY YAY!! I'm so excited to see you have your TR started!!
Wow I love seeing that exact same sign when I'm driving to Disney too!! Makes me get all excited inside!!! Great picture of Meg's face she was so excited to be back at Disney as were the rest of you!!!
OOOH...you stayed at POFQ....how nice I can't wait to see pictures of the resort!!!!!!
Anxiously awaiting more!!
Wow I love seeing that exact same sign when I'm driving to Disney too!! Makes me get all excited inside!!! Great picture of Meg's face she was so excited to be back at Disney as were the rest of you!!!
OOOH...you stayed at POFQ....how nice I can't wait to see pictures of the resort!!!!!!
Anxiously awaiting more!!
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WooHoo!!! I love that you can see the excitement on Megans face!!! I wish that my kids still had that reaction when they see the Mickey signs. Can't wait to hear more!
welcome home and back Jen!!! I can't believe you had to drive through the storm in ATL... our county was hit pretty hard, the kids were off 2 days of school b/c alot of the little roads/bridges were washed out.. our neighborhood was ok, except our pool /tennis area got hit bad.. can't imagine having to drive through that at night!
I did end up taking Emma for her bday 9/18 weekend stayed at POP and LOVED it!!! thought of you b/c I knew your trip was just about to start! we had great weather and NO CROWDS sooo my new favorite time to visit compared to JUNE...
Can't wait to hear about your trip!
Annette
I did end up taking Emma for her bday 9/18 weekend stayed at POP and LOVED it!!! thought of you b/c I knew your trip was just about to start! we had great weather and NO CROWDS sooo my new favorite time to visit compared to JUNE...
Can't wait to hear about your trip!
Annette
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First of all, congrats on a successful CRHP weekend. I agree- it was hard to believe, but the weekend I presented with my team was even better than the weekend I'd experienced. I'm glad it went well...and, of course, that you got on your way when you wanted to!!! We're driving next June, and we're sorta in the same general vicinity as you....
Could I ask how long it took you?
That picture of Megan is PRICELESS! No doubt in your mind at that point that this was money well spent!!! Glad you liked PO - my BIL and SIL love that resort. We're breaking them out of their comfort zone to head to CB this time. And so great that you got a good location! Can't wait to hear what comes next....
Could I ask how long it took you?That picture of Megan is PRICELESS! No doubt in your mind at that point that this was money well spent!!! Glad you liked PO - my BIL and SIL love that resort. We're breaking them out of their comfort zone to head to CB this time. And so great that you got a good location! Can't wait to hear what comes next....
MegansMom
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Hey sweetie!!! So glad to be back in touch! I love that picture---it was just the best!
More will be coming soon.....probably tomorrow afternoon!!! STAY TUNED!
WooHoo!!! I love that you can see the excitement on Megans face!!! I wish that my kids still had that reaction when they see the Mickey signs. Can't wait to hear more!
Ohhhhhh.....please don't tell me that face goes away at some point!!!!
More will be coming soon!Hey honey---so glad to hear that you are okay and that you all had a great little trip! OH how I love going in September! I was definitely thinking of you too!
More will be coming.....stay tuned!
Yes it is my dear....yes it is!!!! I think the drive down there really isn't so bad.....even if you do it all in one day! I have been thinking of you lots!!! So glad to be able to chat it up again!!!
First of all, congrats on a successful CRHP weekend. I agree- it was hard to believe, but the weekend I presented with my team was even better than the weekend I'd experienced. I'm glad it went well...and, of course, that you got on your way when you wanted to!!! We're driving next June, and we're sorta in the same general vicinity as you....
That picture of Megan is PRICELESS! No doubt in your mind at that point that this was money well spent!!! Glad you liked PO - my BIL and SIL love that resort. We're breaking them out of their comfort zone to head to CB this time. And so great that you got a good location! Can't wait to hear what comes next....
Thanks for the congrats.....the weekend was so special....what a way to start a vacation!!!
Since we had to break it up do to our late Sunday start, it took us a combined total of 12.5-13 hours. We don't stop much, drive-thru for food when we stop to get gas and go to the restroom, but it really isn't too bad of a drive. To give you some idea of where we are coming from, we live in Hebron, KY which is where the Cincy airport is located---so if you fly to Cincy, you are actually in KY!!! Hope that helps!
POFQ was a first for us---we have never stayed here.....there will be more on my review of the resort later in the TR....stay tuned!!!!!
MORE COMING SOON......next update will probably be tomorrow afternoon! I am off to go snuggle with Tom, Megs, and Max---watch some football and enjoy a quiet Sunday here at home!!! I hope you are all having a great one!!! ENJOY!
Loving your PTR and TR. Been back from our trip since 9/17 and already planning the next tone 8/10. Waiting to hear more about your trip.
Can I ask what CRHP (I think that is the abbreviation for your women's retreat ) is? I am always interested in information on amazing women's retreats. We have pretty good ones but could keeping my eyes open for new blessing.
Can I ask what CRHP (I think that is the abbreviation for your women's retreat ) is? I am always interested in information on amazing women's retreats. We have pretty good ones but could keeping my eyes open for new blessing.
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Unfortunately, when they become "too cool" teenagers, you just don't see it as much. So, I have to make up for the lack of excitement on their faces.
MegansMom
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Thanks for following along!!! Glad to have you here!!! I hope your trip was a great one as well!!!
CRHP stands for Christ Renews His Parish.....it is a national renewal weekend program that my church participates in....I went on it in March, and just gave a CRHP weekend the weekend we left for our vacation. It has been a life-changing, wonderful experience for me personally.
Unfortunately, when they become "too cool" teenagers, you just don't see it as much. So, I have to make up for the lack of excitement on their faces.
I SO don't look forward to that age at all!!! I used to teach High School, so I know all too well what lies ahead.........YUCK!!!!
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