It was all started by a towel...

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Love the photopass pics!!

Thanks! We never seem to get as many pics as I would like, and the quality of some of the shots is definitely iffy (blurry, dark, crooked, overexposed) but we did get some cute ones.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Next Friday is December ADR day!!

I will be irked if we can't get our ADRs. On the other hand, since I switched our ressie back to room only instead of "free" dining I guess if we eat 4 days' worth of burgers and chicken nuggets I haven't lost anything, now have I?

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

So it looks like we will try to go to AK for a bit the morning of 12/7. I am going to try to book an early breakfast at Tusker House, then we'll have 2-ish hours to do park stuff before we head back to catch Magical Express around noon. In the past we have always been able to get late check-out, so hopefully we won't have to mess with Bell Services for the bags. We will just have to grab them from the room and hop on the bus back to MCO.

I know we have done short trips before ONLY using carry-ons. We'll see if I can remember how to make that work. I am sure it will work. As long as we don't have to go out of the international terminal where that shrew of a woman made me put my bag in the measuring thing. My carry-on is FINE. It fits in the overhead bin JUST FINE, even WITH the stupid quart bag of liquids in the front pocket.

I have also been pondering our June trip. Which at this point is only a theoretical trip. Have to wait for DH to get his 2010 vacation approval. I HATE waiting for that. I could be accomplishing things if we had those dates nailed down! OK, not really. I could buy airline tickets. That's about it. But if I knew those were definitely our dates I would find something to accomplish.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

OK, so I WON'T book a Tusker House breakfast on 12/7. It is AM EMH!! YAY! An extra hour of park time! I can do CS breakfast in exchange for another hour of park time on departure day!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I am kind of fond of this thread. I think perhaps I will just add my December trip on to the end. Unless the mods lock my thread. That would be unfortunate.

Sooo...to recap what has already been covered:

We are going to WDW in December!!
Dec. 3-7. Quick trip. Epcot Friday, MGM Saturday, MK & MVMCP Sunday, AK for a couple hours Monday before we go home. No checked bags. Which will be a huge challenge. But I will manage.

Turns out a lot of our friends will also be there! MrsHeg & her DH, lovesdumbo & her DD, 4 of their friends, PNO4TE, steffy, and tinker1bell. We are all going to lunch together on Saturday at Mama Melrose.

Booked my ADRs online this morning. I was astounded that it actually WORKED. Managed to get all 3 ADRs I was hoping for, including Crystal Palace before the party. That was the only one I was concerned about. I would have liked to have done a special breakfast, but we really just don't have time. Have to save that for 2010.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Tuesday night I was eating pasta and the crown in the back of my mouth popped off. I was mildly surprised. I shouldn't have been surprised AT ALL, because I knew something was wrong. Crown cement has a very distinctive flavor. I had been getting tastes of crown cement for several weeks, but I was trying to pretend it was OK. I guess what surprised me the most was that the crown that popped off is only 2 years old.

So I called the dentist. Of course they were closed. They called the next day, but by then it was too late to go in. So I went yesterday. He glued it back in and sent me on my way. I think he glued it in the wrong way. I STRONGLY suspect he spun it around so the cheek side is now on the tongue side, and that is why it is sticking up so high. But I am a huge weenie about dental procedures so I am going to try to leave it like this. This may prove to be a monumentally stupid decision. We shall see.

ANYWAY...
I was finished early enough that I had time to go to the mall before preschool carpool! Not the good mall, the dead mall. But I like Lands End stuff, so I went to Sears. Since it's a dead mall they usually have a huge selection. I found some CUTE capri pants on clearance for $15! I debated about the matching cardigan. The pants are chocolate, the cardigan was chocolate and cream. Which would have required a cream T-shirt underneath. I don't look good in cream. So I just bought the pants.

When we went to WDW in Dec. '06 it was colder than a witch's...never mind.
It was COLD. I wore a coat, hat, gloves. I am always cold, but it was exceptionally cold that trip.

When we went in Dec. '07 it was hot. T-shirt and capris hot. At the very last minute I put some cooler clothes in the suitcase. If I wouldn't have done that I would have melted.

Hopefully we will have at least one day warm enough to wear my cute new capris!

 

[PNO4TE]

I have debated taking on my December trips to the PTR I am doing for October. But I think I will just start a new one... or two!

 

[mickeysaver]

Gabby and I can't wait to meet you at MVMCP! After what, 6 years of friendship online, it will be so nice to be able to actually talk with you. 12/06/09 can't get here soon enough.

Maggie

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I have debated taking on my December trips to the PTR I am doing for October. But I think I will just start a new one... or two!

I thought about starting a new one. But since my December trip will be such a little short thing it almost isn't worthy of a separate report. I'll start a new one for our next BIG trip!

Gabby and I can't wait to meet you at MVMCP! After what, 6 years of friendship online, it will be so nice to be able to actually talk with you. 12/06/09 can't get here soon enough.

Maggie

Has it been SIX years? No, it hasn't been that long. I think 4 years. Which is WAAYYYY too long to have trips that never overlapped! So looking forward to meeting you both and giving you a big hug for sending all those post cards to DS!!

 

[PNO4TE]

I thought about starting a new one. But since my December trip will be such a little short thing it almost isn't worthy of a separate report. I'll start a new one for our next BIG trip!

I have been trying to think of a title for a single December PTR. Then I would only have to keep up with one! Haven't had any luck with that so far, though.

 

[lovesdumbo]

No checked bags. Which will be a huge challenge.

That should be a huge challange! How many layers do you think you could wear on the plane.

I hate packing for winter trips to Disney. I've been 3 times with daytime temps in the 80's and 3 times with nighttime temps in the 30s and I've seen both of those on more than 1 trip! You have to pack a little bit of everything.

I'm already planning to take my big suitecase but we're going for 6 or 7 nights.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Good. Fine. Ruuuub it in.

My trip is not only short, it is lacking in luggage. But since I am always cold I can get by without shorts for December. Just need capris and jeans.

If I HAD to check one bag I could. Of course the stupid fees just went up again, so to take it there and back would probably add $50. Really, I have done this twice before. I KNOW I can do it. If push comes to shove (and I do mean SHOVE) I will leave my laptop at home. Then I can stuff the Crocs backpack full of clothing. Which would suck. Maybe I won't do that.

Oh. Paying for internet access will also suck. Forgot about THAT little issue. Crap. Should have booked on points instead of cash. Except we are OUT of points.

Elin, I will ponder a catchy title for you!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Sorry!!!! Didn't mean to rub it in!

Since you're going in Dec will you need 2 outfits per day? I still think you can do it in carryon.

Maybe you need a new bag?



How about "the trip report that won't end....."

 

[lovesdumbo]

OH....and you need a net book too!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

No, for December I won't need 2 outfits per day. Even when we do long trips I can do the first 4 days or so in the carry-on. That's what I did in August. I didn't touch the big bag until we moved to the concierge room on Day 5. I may have taken stuff out of the Shoe Bag. Shoes, more than likely.

I do not need more electronics. I am not a big electronic kind of girl, so I am FINE with my laptop. Don't need a new one unless this one dies. Seeing how I suspect my desk top may be on it's last leg, I will not be buying an unnecessary laptop.

 

[bethbuchall]

When we went to WDW in Dec. '06 it was colder than a witch's...never mind.
It was COLD. I wore a coat, hat, gloves. I am always cold, but it was exceptionally cold that trip.

When we went in Dec. '07 it was hot. T-shirt and capris hot. At the very last minute I put some cooler clothes in the suitcase. If I wouldn't have done that I would have melted.

Hopefully we will have at least one day warm enough to wear my cute new capris!

I haven't heard that expression in years. My father used to say it all the time. His other was cold enough to freeze the never mind off a brass monkey. Dad is still alive, by the way, I just haven't heard him say that in years.

 

[lovesdumbo]

I haven't heard that expression in years. My father used to say it all the time. His other was cold enough to freeze the never mind off a brass monkey. Dad is still alive, by the way, I just haven't heard him say that in years.

Must be global warming.......

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I haven't heard that expression in years. My father used to say it all the time. His other was cold enough to freeze the never mind off a brass monkey. Dad is still alive, by the way, I just haven't heard him say that in years.

I like the monkey one!
The witch one has been a favorite for awhile. One of my friends says it. I can't remember exactly how it happened, but I ran across the origin of the saying when I was looking for something else and I e-mailed it to her. Now it is going to bother me that I can't remember what I was looking for that resulted in that.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Hmm. So what am I looking forward to in December?

Definitely excited to see all of our friends!

Excited to have some wonderful meals!

Excited to surprise DS with a savanna view bunk-bed room. He asked if we were having bunk-beds. Well, we are, because that was the only category I could get with the AP discount. But when he asked I looked at him weird and said "I have no idea. I guess we'll see when we get there!" The finer points of booking categories and villa vs. lodge is kind of lost on him, so he will be pleased.

Excited to see the story tellers in Epcot. I love the Monkey King!

 

[mickeysaver]

Has it been SIX years? No, it hasn't been that long. I think 4 years. Which is WAAYYYY too long to have trips that never overlapped! So looking forward to meeting you both and giving you a big hug for sending all those post cards to DS!!

Well, it was either the 2003 or the 2005 trip when we met through the AAA parking pass swap. I thought it was the 2003 trip, but if not then it was definitely the 2005 trip, which would work out to 4 years. Whatever the case may be, it's going to be really nice to finally meet you and get a real . I can't wait!