I'm old enough to be a GREAT Aunt? Ah well, take them to Disney!!

[pinkxray]

Your plans sound great.

WCC is somewhere I never really think of for breakfast. It does sound good though.

I love AK too. I am leaving our whole day open that day so we can spend the whole day there if we want. I'll most likely book T-rex for that night.

It sounds like you guys will have a great time.

 

[bouncycat]

the skillet at WCC for breakfast was awesome. It had bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, potatoes, scrambled eggs, and them darn Mickey waffles. And they bring you as much as you can eat!!!!!!! SOOOOO good. DS also had a milkshake for breakfast. Which he'll probably have again. but oooooo them waffles!!!

I hope we made a good plan, DH got more involved this time, and I like getting his input on everything. I gotta share this stuff with Amanda, which she'd probably say okay, cause she doesn't know better. But, we can always change, hop whatever as the kids dictate, cause on a vacation like that, the kids call the shots on breaks, and how long in the parks!! LOL

 

[ILoveMyGirls]

Wow, is she going to love her trip and you. I need you to be my Aunt KiKi. lol.

Last park day will be on friday, the 20th, and I saved the best for last!!! AK! I LOVE AK!! I wanna do pretty much everything there with the kids. They'll love the shows, the animals, everything. I want to have breakfast with Donald at Tusker House, and for dinner, DH requested that we hop, since he doesn't like any of the other TS places in AK. His request...........CORAL REEF!!! Mr "I don't eat seafood" LOVED that place when we went with Sylvia this year in June. So, we'll do the hop, and visit places in Epcot that we missed, since I'm expecting AK to close at like 6 in the afternoon. The kids should like having dinner in the fish tank too.

We're gonna wait to check out until Saturday morning. We were gonna go home after AK friday, but with the military discount, I can afford the extra night

Saturday morning we'll wake up, and I want to do Chef Mickey's for breakfast, and then head home. Amanda said she'd like to see the space center if we had time, and we may have time saturday. They'll probably leave to head back to TN on sunday morning, so that's gonna be our week with Amanda!!! I hope her first visit to WDW is magical, and I'm sure we're gonna laugh the whole time, and I'm gonna have them babies wrapped around my fingers!!! They're gonna LOVE Aunt Kiki after the end of this week!!!!!

I've already started buying them souveniers, and pins, and shirts and stuff, I'll take some pictures of that stuff, and post them when I can. They're not gonna want for much while they're there!!! I also need to post the weekend trip with Sami for her birthday, and our Epcot day last weekend!!! So, check back often, I'll keep updating stuff as I buy it, and share with all ya'll!!!

 

[bouncycat]

It's funny how I got that nick name too...my best friend that I took to disney in june of this year, she has a 7 year old boy, who I've known since he was born, and HE started calling me Kiki on his own, and it stuck. So now even Syl calls me Kiki....so I'll have Andrew and Sara call me that too. I hate it when Amanda calls me Aunt, it just doesn't seem right to have someone in their mid 20's calling you Aunt!! Another thing that's funny, is Amanda used to call Chris "unker" That's stuck with him too!!! Anyways, ya'll have a good rest of the weekend!!

 

[racefanof88]

Your plans sound great . I think Amanda and her family are very lucky to have you planning such a special trip for them .

I'm that I get to enjoy MVMCP with you . I can't wait now. I'm really hyped and to know that Wendy and April will be there too, what a GREAT Christmas present for me .

 

[bouncycat]

Yep!!! Should be a very fun party, and little over a month to go!!! I can't wait either, I'm just ready to be on vacation!!! UG!

 

[bouncycat]

Physical Therapy kicked my butt today, I'm sore, and feeling like crap. So, I'll post about Sami's birthday trip tomorrow, haven't done that yet, and update our Epcot afternoon soon too. Have a good night everyone!!!

 

[racefanof88]

Hey Girl, thinking about you. I know everything will work out. Know that you are in my prayers .

 

[bouncycat]

Hey Girl, thinking about you. I know everything will work out. Know that you are in my prayers .

Thanks Dana!!!

So.....for all else who don't know, I lost my job of 3 years on this past Friday, which I'm okay with. So, we're not cancelling Disney, we're just scaling down a little bit. We're gonna stay 4 nights instead of 6, and still at BLT in the 2 bedroom TPV room. What DH wants to do, is hit MK on monday, so arrival night and monday will stay the same food wise, Dh wants tuesday to be a "whatever" day, wednesday to be Epcot, and checkout day on thursday to be AK. Maybe Tuesday we'll drag around DHS, but we figured that was the park to skip with them, and we will have hoppers, so we can always see that park on another day also. Amanda is all for this plan, she only wanted to do one day one park, but I told her for the first time, she needs the full experience.

So....the plan, look for a job obviously, i'm thinking of not going back into banking, it's just leaving a bad taste in my mouth. I do have some wholesale jewelry, and some Camp Rock, Hannah Montana, and HSM3 phone and camera cases, so I'm heading to the flea market tomorrow, friday, and saturday in the mornings. I also filed unemployment. So, we'll be fine, no worries!!! I hope everyone has a good Tuesday!!!

 

[bouncycat]

Quick update, DH and I will be tackling the ADR's again this weekend, just to make sure everything is on track. So, I'll probably post a new plan of attack sometime monday or so. I'm rethinking the Luau, since it is 2 meal credits, but I'm not scrubbing it all together just yet.

On another note....I went to the flea market yesterday, made over $100 with my jewelry!!! None of the disney stuff sold, and the silver didn't sell. But that's alright. Alot of the stuff I thought was "junk" Sold! Go figure!! I still have all the disney stuff.....that stuff isn't selling. A friend came up with the theory that we're too close to disney, and we're swamped with disney stuff in the area. Sounds logical to me!! LOL Thanks Victoria!!!! Anyways, I'm gonna try to get my house back in order....got PT tomorrow, oh and my dad is doing good!! For those who are following. It's gonna get COLD here this weekend, so if I have all my chores done, we might head over to the parks after the flea market, or yard sale. Not sure what I've decided to do just yet for saturday. Anyways, have a happy thursday, and take it easy!! Thanks for all the prayers and warm wishes...I'm fine, trust me!!!

 

[ILoveMyGirls]

Wishing you all of the best. I rem. when I could no longer work and we lost my six figure salary, OMG, what a change in lifestyle.

Quick update, DH and I will be tackling the ADR's again this weekend, just to make sure everything is on track. So, I'll probably post a new plan of attack sometime monday or so. I'm rethinking the Luau, since it is 2 meal credits, but I'm not scrubbing it all together just yet.

On another note....I went to the flea market yesterday, made over $100 with my jewelry!!! None of the disney stuff sold, and the silver didn't sell. But that's alright. Alot of the stuff I thought was "junk" Sold! Go figure!! I still have all the disney stuff.....that stuff isn't selling. A friend came up with the theory that we're too close to disney, and we're swamped with disney stuff in the area. Sounds logical to me!! LOL Thanks Victoria!!!! Anyways, I'm gonna try to get my house back in order....got PT tomorrow, oh and my dad is doing good!! For those who are following. It's gonna get COLD here this weekend, so if I have all my chores done, we might head over to the parks after the flea market, or yard sale. Not sure what I've decided to do just yet for saturday. Anyways, have a happy thursday, and take it easy!! Thanks for all the prayers and warm wishes...I'm fine, trust me!!!

 

[bouncycat]

Yea, change in lifestyle, big time. But, DH has benefits, and I have him and Tyler, anything else is replaceable. Right? LOL I can't imagine what ya'll went thru, and I certainly didn't make 6 figures, seems like I barely made 5 figures a year!! ROFL!!!

 

[ILoveMyGirls]

I'm still not fully used to not having money to spend. For instance, it makes me sad that we can no longer stay on-site at Disney as we used to stay at the Deluxe hotels. I loved the Dolphin because the beds were so comfy. I ended up buy beds like they had at the Dolphin for our house, they are wonderful.

Yea, change in lifestyle, big time. But, DH has benefits, and I have him and Tyler, anything else is replaceable. Right? LOL I can't imagine what ya'll went thru, and I certainly didn't make 6 figures, seems like I barely made 5 figures a year!! ROFL!!!

 

[bouncycat]

I haven't been to the Swan before LOL The beds at the Sharaton Studio City across from Wet and Wild are the best beds I've slept in over there. I wish I could get one of those!!! LOL It is sad, but hey, life does go on. I fully considered myself blessed, I have a wonderful family, pets, a house, car, and food in the fridge. So, everything else is gravy!!! LOL I've fought the urge to go to wal mart, cause I always get too much there LOL Even when I go for one thing!! HAHA

 

[bouncycat]

Alright, we have a new plan for 4 nights instead of 6. I hated to do it, but it's one of them necessary things about life I guess.

Still arriving on Sunday, but eating at Whispering Canyon for dinner, not the Luau. That's 2 credits, and we won't have an extra to spare with 4 nights.

Monday is the same, MK, breakfast at Crystal Palace, and dinner at Tony's.

Tuesday is a whatever we feel like day, shopping, or DHS. Breakfast is at Ohana, and Dinner is at Kona.

Wednesday is DH's birthday, and Epcot. We're going to Whispering Canyon for breakfast, and Teppan Edo for Dinner.

Thursday we'll check out, and is Tyler's birthday. This day will be AK, and Breakfast at Tusker House. Lunch will be at CS's all week.

Amanda is cool with this, and it cuts our costs down a WHOLE bunch. We're still staying at BLT with TPV. We'll be on the Military discount, and Amanda and her family will have the military tickets, we'll have our AP's. I hope it's a good plan, but it'll be quick. DH and I discussed it this weekend, and figured this is best. We did get Jon a shirt, and will post pictures of stuff that I got when I can.

I am done making resume's, and gonna get them out soon. Our friend who owns a restaurant, she's awesome, and has been helping. Has some leads with Brinks in orlando, and AAA somewhere here in Brevard county. So either will be good. As long as the bank doesn't deny unemployment, then it's $230 a week. Not too shabby I think, lets just hope I don't have to fight it.

We went to the MK on Friday, wandered around for a while, ate at Village Haus, they have a new menu!! It wasn't that busy, and got right on a bunch of things. about 15 mins for space, 10 for HM, and about 15 for PotC. Yesterday I did laundry, and then decided to go to DHS. So we went there, stood in line about an hour for RnRC, walked right on to ToT, walked thru One Man's Dream, and did the backlot tour, and ate at the commissary. That place has gotten better. On the way out, we decided to hop to MK, to see the MSEP, and this older guy was hanging over a garbage can coughing. I looked over just in time to see him barf into his hand I gagged, can't take barf LOL ALL the way out to the tram. DH was laughing his butt off of course. Went to MK, and it was CRAZY busy. Got a good spot across from the christmas store for the parade, and had some nice people around us. People are SOOOOO crazy!! There was a british couple that smooshed their way in right beside DH, they turned out to be nice, but still. Plus, it was COOOOOOL!!!! Of course you can tell the southerners by what they're wearing!! After the parade, we went to BTMRR, and I REALLY love riding that ride in the dark during wishes!! After that, we came home, and today I feel like I've been run over by a truck. So....was a good weekend overall, and DH is back in Miami now. BOOOO!!! Have a happy Monday ya'll!!

 

[bouncycat]

Just emailed my resume to AAA!!! That would be an awesome company to work for!!! I know a lady that knows an office manager in orlando, and they're opening an office here in brevard county, and really wanna see me, the way Annie hyped me up, so everyone pray for me that this is it for me!!! I'm really hoping, seems like a good company!!

 

[bouncycat]

We have to push our dates back a week, so we'll get there Sunday May 22nd, and stay 4 nights. Our park plans will stay the same, so no worries there. Amanda got accepted into College for advanced Child Care, so I sure don't want to upset her studies!!! I want her and the rest of her family all to myself.....well, I'll share with Chris if I gotta!! I've been waiting for this news to book, and it works out perfectly.

On another note, I'm fighting a really bad kidney infection, don't worry to all the moms out there, I went to the dr, and got antibiotics, but it doesn't get better overnight. I can deal with most of it, just not the chills, then sweats cycle, and the pain....ooooo the pain!!!!! I can't sleep, even with my sleeping pill!! But, hopefully another day or 2 and I'll feel better. My highest temp was 103. I'm alone, but fine. Got my weenie dog, my kitty, big bottle of gatoraide, and the tv remote, and a bucket in case I barf, so I'm set!!! Have a happy Tuesday ya'll!!

 

[pinkxray]

I hope you are feeling better.

Sorry to hear about your job.
Here's some pixie dust for you. AAA sounds like a good company to work for.

Now, you arriving the day we are leaving. Right now I am thinking of WCC for breakfast one day and was hoping we'd run into you there.

 

[bouncycat]

I hope you are feeling better.

Sorry to hear about your job.
Here's some pixie dust for you. AAA sounds like a good company to work for.

Now, you arriving the day we are leaving. Right now I am thinking of WCC for breakfast one day and was hoping we'd run into you there.

Sorry!!! Stuff happens I guess. Amanda got accepted in to this advanced child care course, and just can't pass it up. I don't blame her either. The last day is the 17th, so she didn't want to be there and have to be tied to the laptop for hours on end while we're at the parks with her kids....which is understandable, we wanna spend time with her too...that's the whole point! So......it was mutual to push it back a week.

The job....I'm thinking it mighta been the best thing that has happened for me!! I have been soooo stressed there, and just miserable for the most part, so it was a blessing in disguise. And, if this thing with AAA works out, then all will be well.

 

[bouncycat]

Just made a pretty wonderful discovery!!! Our arrival day on sunday should be during the first of the star wars weekends!! We have 2 little star wars fans in our group, DS has been to one before, and LOVED it, Andrew has not, and would be tickled pink to go to that!! SO, I think what I'm gonna do, is let Amanda know, and NOT to tell him, and we'll leave here to get to DHS kinda early, then I'll leave the park to check us in, since they'll only need me...to get the DP for dinner, and eat CS for lunch somewhere. But, the question is, do we wanna give up whispering canyon for dinner that first night, and eat in DHS? DS doesn't like 50's, and we do, and I wasn't thrilled with Sci Fi, and the other places didn't really appeal to me. SO.....what do we do???!!!!!