In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

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Our farm was about 15 minutes away when I was a kid. Splashin safari rocks! I luck out having so many cool places close to home. Can't wait. The owner is so sweet. She is all over the place.

 

[HockeyKat]

EE, you are the Best. Mom. Ever! OMG, you take those kids EVERYWHERE! I haven't ever been, but I know what HW is. You will have a great time!

DVC update--today is the day! I HAVE TO put my deposit down today (last day of CM discount). But I got some good news from my guide. As long as I go under contract today, I can make changes down the road. Like, if I decide VGC today but then next week decide I want BLT instead, we can totally make the change with no issue. So. I have a bit more time I suppose. But still, I'd like to decide and have it be done with.

KAT! I need you, Kat! BLT pool area. I know you said that is was small and felt crowded, etc. But what about the area--is it well designed and landscaped, etc. or is it all concrete like the CR pool?

Sorry, was doing time and effort estimates. Fun, fun.


Landscaped. Well, it is not as concrete as Luna or the main pool at CR. They have redone the main pool at CR as well, so it is much better than the old square it used to be. My main beef with BLT is that you have the pretty lake right. there. and you can't even seen it from most of the pool or the pool chairs. You can see it from the spa but not once you are in and there are no chairs or tables in the spa area (tiny).

The little "beach" thingy they have there is downright nasty imo. Beach that leads to icky swampy parts, like when you look off the pier at WL.

The BLT pool has a fence around it and you have to have a key card to get in. You also have to have a key card to get in the building. I think the fencing makes the pool seem even smaller.


Btw, still waiting for your GC pros and cons!!

 

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All

Ran again today. YEAY!!!

Kat, try southwest air to Midway airport not ORD.


E, Sorry you had suck a back breaking day. Moving SUCKS!


HI All,
no big plans this weekend, have to get Alexa some shoes. I have entered her in our towns summerfest pageant. I am NOT in any way a Pageant person, but you can only do this when you are 5 or 6. So I said she could. OMG, what did I get myself into.......

 

[HockeyKat]

All

Ran again today. YEAY!!!

Kat, try southwest air to Midway airport not ORD.

Strangely, AirTran into ORD is actually cheaper than SW into midway? AirTran is $212 RT (before fees) and SW is $226 (before fees).

I am hoping for a ding.

 

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Good luck with a Ding Kat, this is high for Railgh to Chicago.
Southwest does not charge for bag. So thats a plus.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Thanks, Kat!

Ok, decision has been made, guide has been called, the add-on has been paid for, and the points are already in my account!

Are you ready??

The decision is...

BLT!

In the end, it just made sense to have points in FL since that is where we go most often. It is somewhat of a risk since we have never set foot on BLT property, but I am excited about monorail access since we are totally MK and Epcot people.

For those that don't know, the way DVC works is that you can stay at any of the DVC resorts once you own at just one. The main difference is that you can book at your "home" resort 11 months before your vacation and at non-home DVC resorts at 7 months. Now to me, this doesn't make a difference since we don't every book that far out.

But there is a catch. This is how the system works TODAY. The way the DVC contracts are written, this is a perk that DVC can take away at any point. Meaning, they can, at their will, decide that you are only allowed to stay at the resort where you own points. Realistically, I don't think this will happen. But the point is that it COULD. And so that means I really HAVE to have my points in FL. And once I decided that, then BLT makes the most sense for my family. We already own at SSR (and love it). But we certainly don't need home resort booking advantage there since it is so large. So now we have booking advantage at BLT, which we WILL likely need.

This brings me to my DVC pros/cons list--which is still coming Kat and Lisa!

Bur right now I have to get back to moving! Just needed to take an hour off to buy DVC!

Next I have to call my guide back to get me a reservation for BLT in December! Now THAT will be awesome. Can't wait for that.

 

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[lisaviolet]

Fantastic news Erika. Great decision. GREAT DECISION. I think you're were spot on not to split at that point count.

And don't forget the POLY - and DVC pool hopping - is an option at only a short monorail ride.

Not to mention the CR pool as well.

Not to mention the FW beach.

Or the WL pool just a boat ride....



OH I LOVE THE CR/FW/WL triangle. I LOVE IT!!!! I'm so excited.

Yeah money - I mean your money - was well spent.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Thanks! Feel comfortable with the decision. And yes! The fact that we can just pop over to the Poly or GF for dinner etc is a nice bonus!

So I am posting from the doc's office. Waiting to get a tetanus shot. Ouch! Cut myself on the grossest, nastiest, rustiest thing when moving the stuff out of my patents' garage.

 

[lisaviolet]

Day 6

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Oh such lovely pictures Erika. I ADORE the last one!

I'm sure I've been to both places and I have no memory of it. Laughing but it's so not funny. Still laughing. It was my last year of university so not recently but really. How could I forget either place?

Good Morning Everyone!



That would be me!



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You know what's so funny - well to ME anyway :

When I originally put it down I typed "hmmm Kelly?" underneath but chickened out.

I love it!

I think we've done ok though. It's a multi-phase deal, with a huge reception in the afternoon for everybody and anybody that wants to come. Tons of invitations to the whole world. Then in then evening it's a private dinner (catered at my parents house) for family & bridal party - about 30 of us total.[/B]

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Smart! Have fun Nancy.

Nancy enjoy your dinner.

So I did it I got off my butt and ran, first time in 5 days 2 miles
5:30 Am LOVED IT!!!

Good for you Jo.

I am not flat.

Whadja do win the lottery? Legs AND b00bs.

Hey ladies, quick check in. I think I have the flu or a virus. I thought it was the stomach bug at first but I only got sick once. I've been laying on the couch all day, my whole body aches.

E- I have loved hearing about your trip, sounds like an amazing vacation.

Eeek Megan. Hope it's passing.

The RnR races are FUN.

Is this a drunken post?

Because I just don't get it.

Hey gang! I have to be quick because I'm on my work laptop with a very bad storm headed our way. Lots of red on the Doppler. I'm at Barnes N Noble and have no intention in driving until it passes (when I was a teen, I was out during a tornado and was terrified !

Storm Stories.

Hi everyone - I am reading, but don't have much to say at the moment. Eating too much sugar and too many carbs, can we say stress> Workouts continue. Work went from being tolerable to somewhat terrifying this afternoon. The are making changes in my staff and I have no say or control. Not sure what I am getting so the stress continues - yeah (ok - not really). Ugh - someone needs to tell me when life is going to return to normal. Don't these people know I have more weight to lose and all of this stress is not helping?

Anyways - off to catch some sleep. One more day untl a much needed three day weekend.

Have a great night everyone.

Oh Paula. Boy, I'm sorry. Have decisions been made? How is it for you? I was thinking - although this stress/eating sucks for you - it's much better to figure it out now than later when you're at goal. I'm sure that doesn't help much. But .

We are going to Holiday World E. It's not Disney, but it is close to home. Then we are going to the cemeteries.

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Nice Amiee. Have fun!

Sorry, was doing time and effort estimates. Fun, fun.


Landscaped. Well, it is not as concrete as Luna or the main pool at CR. They have redone the main pool at CR as well, so it is much better than the old square it used to be. My main beef with BLT is that you have the pretty lake right. there. and you can't even seen it from most of the pool or the pool chairs. You can see it from the spa but not once you are in and there are no chairs or tables in the spa area (tiny).

The little "beach" thingy they have there is downright nasty imo. Beach that leads to icky swampy parts, like when you look off the pier at WL.

The BLT pool has a fence around it and you have to have a key card to get in. You also have to have a key card to get in the building. I think the fencing makes the pool seem even smaller.


Btw, still waiting for your GC pros and cons!!

Good work on the bold Kat!

 

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Boo on the tetanus shot!

 

[lisaviolet]

Kat and Paula on your kind words.

It's so beautiful here. It's been sunny and 90s or 80s - now high 70s for days and days and days and it's continuing into this weekend. Yeah!

Oh and I have so much to tell you all about weight and such. Not mine just some great insight and findings.

Kelly - I almost feel like singing The Buble.

 

[lisaviolet]

Boo on the tetanus shot!

Yes.

But I did have a chuckle. I'm so sorry Erika. I know it's not funny but I imagined you sitting and waiting for the big jab. Once again, I know its not funny. It's not.

Amiee - so September and December are on? Yes?

 

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Yes both September and December are on. Working on September now.

 

[HockeyKat]

EE, so are we. What day did you want to do Biergarten again? We could do Monday maybe, although that is our pool day. Lunch would be better than dinner, since it would be OOP for us.

D is cool with the kids if you are cool with our liter of Spaten.

 

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EE, so are we. What day did you want to do Biergarten again? We could do Monday maybe, although that is our pool day. Lunch would be better than dinner, since it would be OOP for us.

D is cool with the kids if you are cool with our liter of Spaten.

Cool! Monday lunch is fine. Our plans are flexible. We are going to try to hit Epcot and DHS that day. Booze doesn't bother me! In fact, I will be allowing myself one or two on occassion.

One more thing! If you let me know a time, I can have Theresa make the ADR. Thanks to her spreadsheets, I am so organized.

 

[3DisneyKids]

EE--when is your December trip? Will we be there at the same time?

 

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I think we will E. The dates are up in the air (depending on airfare), but the will definitely be there Dec 10-12.

ETA - I found some really cool autograph pages and T-shirt ideas on the DIS. Loving this!

 

[HockeyKat]

Cool! Monday lunch is fine. Our plans are flexible. We are going to try to hit Epcot and DHS that day. Booze doesn't bother me! In fact, I will be allowing myself one or two on occassion.

One more thing! If you let me know a time, I can have Theresa make the ADR. Thanks to her spreadsheets, I am so organized.

I think we have Monday for a down day (i.e. no dinner reservation). I will check with D and let you know by end of weekend.

Also, we may want to check some rates and such with Theresa for a night that D is planning at Pop (yeah, value) with the guys. Does she do single night ressies?

 

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I think we have Monday for a down day (i.e. no dinner reservation). I will check with D and let you know by end of weekend.

Also, we may want to check some rates and such with Theresa for a night that D is planning at Pop (yeah, value) with the guys. Does she do single night ressies?

What about Tuesday? I can change that one too. Would that work better? Wednesday would be ok if it was a late lunch. We have a character breakfast that day. I'm such a geek.

Dreams does single night room onlies. I think you can request an agent on their site (Theresa Ruud). She left for a weekend getaway or I would ask her.