I am about to BURST!!!! So Excited!

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I AM ABOUT TO BURST!!!!!! :rotfl: Kinda need your help too!

As promised I have to keep the biggest, most exciting secret of my life for the next 2 months from both my parents who I currently live with. My mum is turning 50 years old in mid June, and we want do something special for her, but don’t have a clue what. Me, my mum, my dad, and my moms best friend all booked a trip to Disneyland at the end of May/early June just for pleasure (Not for her birthday). Yah we could do something for her birthday there, but she wanted something exciting and different, but with only her closest family members and friends, and not everyone could make it to Cali so that idea is kind of out.

WELL UNTIL NOW!!! :banana: My brother (only sibling) and his fiance just left my house where I hit the roof. They came over to tell me they are coming to California too and to not tell mum or dad. They had me help them book a trip and to stay in the same hotel which is now confirmed WOOOOOO!!!! We are going for 10 days, and they are going for a week. They are showing up at 11:08am 2 days after my party arrives in California which is perfect.

What a surprise for my mum for her 50th. We havent had a family vacation together in years. This would be the last thing mum would expect. Especially since my brother and my future SIL are scrounging to put money away for the wedding.

Now we are trying to come up with places to "Bump into each other" in the park that day. I suggested Coke Corner at 2:30 cause every day they have characters playing musical chairs and we can sit and have a drink, and be entertained. If the characters arnt there well we can still have a reunion there. My brother suggested that he showed up with a birthday gift bag filled with a tiara for her to wear, a birthday button, and a 50th birthday sash. I suggested maybe give her a shirt that says "A princess who moved up to being a queen". We can have a mini party at Coke Corner with some drinks, hot dogs and Mickey pretzels, before she starts on her birthday adventure with her family. We are going to Medieval times dinner and tournament later that night, so she can continue to wear her tiara and feel like a princess.

So I need suggestions on the following

A) Is Coke Corner for the reunion a good location? What other place could you suggest?
B) Saying for a T-shirt
C) If you have any other ideas that might be kind of fun to add to this situation please feel free to throw those at me.
 
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Sounds Fabulous!!

I think Coke Corner would be great!
Can you use your cell phones to comunicate without Mum knowing you are up to something??

Love the idea of the tiara and the bday button.

I know there are some very crafty disers on here :worship:
Does she have a favorite character?

We did dd's face with a crown (Thank you SIL) on teeshirts for all 10 grown ups. The agreement was DH & FIL would wear them for breakfast at Minnie & Friends then they could take them off. We got so much attention they guys did laundry mid trip so that we could wear them again. :rotfl2:

edit to add: We did dinner one night at PF Changs in the Galleria (there is a shuttle) it was very yummy.
 
How exciting!

What if you did something like...

Have your mum stand in the middle of Main Street to take her picture with the castle in the background. As she's posing, your brother (who will be hiding behind a pre-agreed upon tree/lamppost/something) steps out and right next to her. - snap - Photo of the surprise moment - with the castle in the background!

- excited just picturing it in my head -

I think once you are all together anywhere will be nice to sit and visit. I might avoid musical chairs as the initial meet up spot as it might be too noisy/crowded to visit.

Just a thought...
Dreams
 
Oh my goodness. Thank you! What a great idea for others to wear shirts too. I could have a shirt with my mum's picture on it, with a captions saying things like "Proud Princess of the queen","The queens joker", "Prince Charming", etc.
 

How exciting!

What if you did something like...

Have your mum stand in the middle of Main Street to take her picture with the castle in the background. As she's posing, your brother (who will be hiding behind a pre-agreed upon tree/lamppost/something) steps out and right next to her. - snap - Photo of the surprise moment - with the castle in the background!

- excited just picturing it in my head -

I think once you are all together anywhere will be nice to sit and visit. I might avoid musical chairs as the initial meet up spot as it might be too noisy/crowded to visit.

Just a thought...
Dreams


BRILLIANT! :goodvibes LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS IDEA! Like he could come walking out of the castle towards her as her back is turned!
 
That is a really cute idea! My friend went with her mom, sister, daughter, brother, and brother's gf last year when he (the brother) was on leave from Iraq. They made shirts for the whole group with "Captain Shaw's girls" on the back and each girl had their nickname he called them by on the front.
 
That is a really cute idea! My friend went with her mom, sister, daughter, brother, and brother's gf last year when he (the brother) was on leave from Iraq. They made shirts for the whole group with "Captain Shaw's girls" on the back and each girl had their nickname he called them by on the front.

That's awesome. I bet that was a fun trip. :goodvibes
 
Sounds wonderful. Order room service and have your brother deliver it to your mums room.
 
i LOVE the photo idea!! I think that is so cute and would really probably make her burst into tears in happiness :)
 
i LOVE the photo idea!! I think that is so cute and would really probably make her burst into tears in happiness :)

Oh Totally!!! My mum is very sentimental and is the type of person to start bawling her eyes out. I have no doubt she will be crying tears of happiness. The video cam will be rolling for sure. :goodvibes
 
Aww that's gonna be so sweet!! you should share the video when you get back haha
 
How exciting!

What if you did something like...

Have your mum stand in the middle of Main Street to take her picture with the castle in the background. As she's posing, your brother (who will be hiding behind a pre-agreed upon tree/lamppost/something) steps out and right next to her. - snap - Photo of the surprise moment - with the castle in the background!

- excited just picturing it in my head -

I think once you are all together anywhere will be nice to sit and visit. I might avoid musical chairs as the initial meet up spot as it might be too noisy/crowded to visit.

Just a thought...
Dreams

What a great idea :)
 
How sweet! It sound like you've planned perfectly! Another idea could be to "run into eachother" at the castle. A Cast Member would be there and you all could have your picture taken!!! I also mentioned in another thread, the "My Disneyland Birthday Party". Maybe you could meet up there. You'll have to update the thread after your trip!!! It sounds like it'll be a lot of fun!

The link to the "My Disneyland Birthday Party":
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/dis...cialOccasions/detail?name=BirthdaysDetailPage
 
Have your mum stand in the middle of Main Street to take her picture with the castle in the background. As she's posing, your brother (who will be hiding behind a pre-agreed upon tree/lamppost/something) steps out and right next to her. - snap - Photo of the surprise moment - with the castle in the background!

To add to this idea (since I keep thinking of all the endless ideas)... you can also have her stand in front of the castle, your brother can pop into the picture behind her and pop back out. Have your mom look at the picture if you have a digital camera and then she'll see your brother in the picture!

Just a thought!
 
To add to this idea (since I keep thinking of all the endless ideas)... you can also have her stand in front of the castle, your brother can pop into the picture behind her and pop back out. Have your mom look at the picture if you have a digital camera and then she'll see your brother in the picture!

Just a thought!


I think that idea is totally awesome! I would love to see the pictures and see what her reactions were like!
 
If you need help with your shirts or want more then one set you can go to this part of the baords called Creative Designs http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=105 They were really nice and helped me make shirts for my family. They help you make them with a Disney flair. They did Mickey Mouse ears for us with a Pirates flair to them. Then you copy and paste them to your computer and print them on to the iron on and then you can put them on any shirt. Take a look they do really good work! ;)
 
If you need help with your shirts or want more then one set you can go to this part of the baords called Creative Designs http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=105 They were really nice and helped me make shirts for my family. They help you make them with a Disney flair. They did Mickey Mouse ears for us with a Pirates flair to them. Then you copy and paste them to your computer and print them on to the iron on and then you can put them on any shirt. Take a look they do really good work! ;)

:eek: THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!! :thumbsup2 I really appreciate all the help. I really do. Hehehe! This is making me more excited. I am gonna go grab a coffee and check this out. There goes my evening, but well worth it.
 
No PROBLEM!! I really liked them and thought that they were very talented! They were so nice and they will take your request and give you ideas just be really clear about what you want!! LOL! You'll have to show us what you have them make for you! ;)
 
Excellent news...and excellent ideas. But, I have to ask: where is Coke's Corner and who, what with musical chairs?

That's what I love about the boards! I'm always learning something new about DL!
 





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