I'm thankful for...MICKEY!!! My Thanksgiving '08 TR!: TR Update, Last Day!

[k_reile]

Oh, I get it! Thank you for explaining!

Have you ever used the kennels at WDW? If so, how are they? For some reason I imagine that they're super fun for the dogs!

Oh my! You put a lot of work into those Christmas cards! I bet they were so cute!

I always think to myself "If I'm this crazy about my dogs, what's going to happen when I have kids?!?" I guess you'll soon find out!

I have never camped there before. MY inlaws went back in 85 but am not sure if they brought the dog then or not. I don't think we will kennel him. He is not kenneled at home and it broke my heart to have to leave him in a kennel one night when DH and I were away as were our normal babysitters my inlaws, so I had no choice. We will camp in the pet area and just come back often to take him out....DH's parents will also bring his grandmas dog that they seemed to have taken into their custody since DH grandma is dating again and her boyfriend does not like the dog. And I think it is soo cute that DH's grandma is dating.
Plus I looked up the prices of camping at FW compared to staying on property....much much cheaper and I can stay longer.

 

[DisMomAmy]

Hi Julie!! I just found your new PTR. I haven't read it all yet but I wanted to subscribe and let you know I'm along for the ride... however long it may be!

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Love the mini-update of your Disney past. The trunk full of Disney bags is just great! Have a great weekend with your mom.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I have never camped there before. MY inlaws went back in 85 but am not sure if they brought the dog then or not. I don't think we will kennel him. He is not kenneled at home and it broke my heart to have to leave him in a kennel one night when DH and I were away as were our normal babysitters my inlaws, so I had no choice. We will camp in the pet area and just come back often to take him out....DH's parents will also bring his grandmas dog that they seemed to have taken into their custody since DH grandma is dating again and her boyfriend does not like the dog. And I think it is soo cute that DH's grandma is dating.
Plus I looked up the prices of camping at FW compared to staying on property....much much cheaper and I can stay longer.

We have never kenneled our dogs either. We are super fortunate to have awesome friends who take our dogs in no matter how long we're gone. Those friends have 13 cats (they do foster care for rescued cats) and 2 dogs of their own so our dogs come home super stinky. But that's a small price to pay for the love they get there!

So cute about your DH's grandma dating! Hopefully men of that age know how to treat a woman by now!!!

Camping is so much cheaper! You're totally right...that could extend the vacation by several days!

Hi Julie!! I just found your new PTR. I haven't read it all yet but I wanted to subscribe and let you know I'm along for the ride... however long it may be!

Hi! Thanks for joining me!

I know I started this super early...I just get way too excited!

Love the mini-update of your Disney past. The trunk full of Disney bags is just great! Have a great weekend with your mom.

I'm going to try to do a mini-TR of our Vegas weekend, so I'll have to remember to take lots of pics!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

In October of 2007, I went to Disney World with my cousin Sarah, my best friend Beth, Beth's DH Jason, and B and J's baby boy. Jason's mom also came along to be the nanny for the week so B and J could enjoy some baby-free time!

We stayed at AKL for 5 nights. Sarah and I shared a room. I LOVED AKL. The food was great, the animals were awesome, the rooms were fantastic, and I felt like we were in another country! Oh, and the pool and waterslide were fun too! We did the night time animal viewing 2 of the nights. That was super cool. I loved having an animal keeper at our disposal for our billions of questions!

It rained every day of our trip. It felt like almost all day everyday. But we still managed to have a great time.

The highlights of our trip were seeing the Village People perform YMCA in WS!

Getting to spend lots of time with the baby, whom I NEVER see cuz he lives in Wisconsin

Riding Expedition Everest for the first time

The Food and Wine Festival. YUM!!!

Boma!

Night viewing

More coming....

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Here's pic from when I asked everyone to pose in the shape of the first letter of their favorite thing from the trip so far:

Jason's was an s for world "S"howcase, Beth's was an X for eXpedition Everest, Sarah's was a J for Julie (that's me!).


Then it was time for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party! I was SO excited about this.

As I said before, we dressed as the characters from the boardgame "Clue." I was Mrs. White, Sarah was Mrs. Peacock, Beth was Miss Scarlet, Jason was Col Mustard, and baby was Prof Plum. Prof Plum stayed home, but he was gracious enough to pose for pics!

We all had home-made weapons, all of which were taken to the parks with us!

On the bus

Smuggling weapons into MK!

On the Pooh ride

Solving some crimes

On Space Mountain

We had such a blast at the Halloween Party! I would love to go again sometime.

And it was during this trip that I decided that we MUST go again. And that brings us to where we are today...my Pre-Trip!

 

[scottny]

for the pre tr.

I remember those pics, they made me laugh then and make me laugh now.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

for the pre tr.

I remember those pics, they made me laugh then and make me laugh now.

Those pics make me laugh too!

 

[stagemomx3]

Love the pictures!

 

[jordanyosh]

 

[jordanyosh]

It's so fun to relive those moments with you.....I was so inspired by your pictures.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Love the pictures!

Thanks!

Glad you're enjoying them again!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

It's so fun to relive those moments with you.....I was so inspired by your pictures.

It's so fun to have people to relive them with! Cuz my real life friends and family get pretty sick of me talking about Disney!

 

[kathleen27]

Those pictures are great!
Looks like you had so much fun!

 

[babieemelly]

Aw, I loved reliving all those trip memories of yours. Your last trip was so much fun! I still can't get over those glasses...

 

[Native NYer]

Great photos! I love the costumes.

 

[MeMom]

On the Pooh ride

I might possibly be afraid to get on a dark ride with you guys looking like this. I might offer for a few families to go in front of me and let you get waaaaay ahead of me!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Those pictures are great!
Looks like you had so much fun!

Thanks!

We did have so much fun. How could we not?!?

Aw, I loved reliving all those trip memories of yours. Your last trip was so much fun! I still can't get over those glasses...

Thanks for reliving them with me! It's so fun to think about that trip!

Great photos! I love the costumes.

Thanks!

I might possibly be afraid to get on a dark ride with you guys looking like this. I might offer for a few families to go in front of me and let you get waaaaay ahead of me!

I know...I was a little worried at some points about our "weapons" being scary. But it rained so much that they were mostly covered by our ponchos when we were out in public view!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I'm in a packing frenzy right now for my Vegas trip with my mom this weekend!

I had to take a break. And that means DISing!

I am ashamed to admit that I started my Disney shopping today. And I still have 7 months till my trip! At this rate, I'll have an entire new wardrobe for the trip!

What I bought was a new bag for the parks. We'll see if I still like it in 7 months when the trip rolls around! At the very least, I will use it for our trip to Greece. So if I find another one by the time Disney rolls around, so be it!

I'm so excited about our trip this weekend. We're seeing a Cirque du Soleil show for the first time ever!

 

[babieemelly]

Have fun! UGH, I'm so jealous of how much you travel Make sure to take lots of pictures so you can post a mini-report when you get back!