January 2009. . . Calling all Snowbirds ~ Part III !!!

[trixiequilts]

It's a huge deal at our house to find the paper at the one gas station open and then plot how we will conquer the stores based on opening times and wanted items. You'd think our shopping plans were of the uptmost importance and vital to National Security!!

Last year DH and I realized we couldn't do it all with just the two of us...we had to recruit MIL to help!

We hope to not need her this year, it just made everything a bit more complicated.

 

[coffeehousemom]

Morning all,


Killing time at home till DR's apt. Kids are at school & the house is ........quiet! Wow is that what that sounds like?

Did some Disney Planning w / my friend Dawn on Sat. Her family is going to meet us down there for half of our trip. It sounds like the only TS we are going to do is Tusker House breakfast & Sci FI cafe.

Here is my countdown

4 days till Halloween Party here
5 days till ahlloween parade & busiest day at shop
9days till Parent teacher conf.
11 days till romantic date w DH
13 days till BDay party 4 DS BFF
4 weeks till Thanksgiving at our house
5 weeks till DD Bday
7 weeks till Christmas
10weeks till Disney

hmm wow that is really coming up quick.

Kayte

 

[trixiequilts]

I hope so.... but I must admit I am a spoiled brat and I want a waterview, close to the pool and dining, and on the first floor..... I don't want to overlook parking, I prefer not to be on an upper floor (although that Contemporary snake thing has me nervous), I like a corner room.... did I mention I was a spoiled brat.....

You sound just like me!

 

[PEANUT1]

I'm up for a party69 days to go

 

[PEANUT1]

of course this morning all I can think about are those PHILLIES@!@!!!

 

[Kazooie01]

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

Our flight gets in around 10:00am. We'll be spending most of the day at Animal Kingdom. After that (and EMH), we'll probably get back to the resort and just unpack and take a quick swim.

 

[MAGGIED]

I just love everyones countdowns.... here is ours

4 days until Halloween
10 days until DD turns 19
18 days until Father Daughter Dance that I am in charge of
25 Days until DS participated in All State Music festival
25 days until Brother in law birthday
29 days until MIL birthday
30 days until FIL birthday
30 days until we see nephew who has just returned from Iraq
31 days until Thanksgiving
8 weeks until DD is home for holiday
8 weeks until godsons birthday
8 1/2 weeks till Christmas
8 1/2 weeks till my birthday
89 days until WDW trip

 

[trixiequilts]

I hope so.... but I must admit I am a spoiled brat and I want a waterview, close to the pool and dining, and on the first floor..... I don't want to overlook parking, I prefer not to be on an upper floor (although that Contemporary snake thing has me nervous), I like a corner room.... did I mention I was a spoiled brat.....

Wendy, this is the view I'm preparing myself for! That way, anything I get that's better will just be incredible!

 

[MAGGIED]

Wendy, this is the view I'm preparing myself for! That way, anything I get that's better will just be incredible!

Here is what I prefer to look at

 

[glo]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!


79 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!


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[jenjolt]

Good morning Snowbirds!

Had to work all weekend. I am exhausted and that made 17 days straight of work with still another 6 in front of me I need a nap. I do not know how many days I have left today...I will look when I post this! Hope you guys get your codes. Since I am staying DVC I won't be able to use any, but I hope they are good for you guys!

So what is everyone doing their first night in WDW. Our flight lands at 10:30 pm.

Well since I changed my times AGAIN ( I know its crazy my indecisiveness) I will be arriving around noonish on the 15th. I plan on seeing if my room is ready, if not I'm just going to drive myself over to EPCOT and enjoy an afternoon there. I really would like to just snack my way through WS for lunch and dinner!!! Then I'll go check in at my hotel and get a good night's sleep for my first full day at Magic Kingdom.

 

[MAGGIED]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!


79 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!


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That is awsome!!!!

 

[peach3es]

NKOTB....oh I remember them..the start of my boy band obsession that would move on in the later years to The Backstreet Boys!!

Okay....add me to the "I'm so jealous" listing! I'd love to see NKOTB. I saw them when I was in high school (gosh...I remember standing in that line waiting to get a wristband for a ticket! ) They're not coming close to me....

Oh, I was a Blockhead in the day. Still am. I'm glad I don't have to keep it secret anymore. I saw them in concert in 1990 when I was nearly 15. I'm not sure I actually heard anything since I was screaming the entire time!

A woman on my scrapbooking board just won a superfan radio contest. She got to interview one of them for the radio show, hang out with them backstage, and be one of the people dancing with them near the stage during the show. It was pretty cool!

Sadly, their US tour ends just before I arrive stateside! WAAAAH! I so would have seen them in concert given the chance!

I hope they come out tomorrow as well... that will give me some serious time to mull over them before my package balance would be due.


I wouldn't be able to go for very long without seeing my family. When I was studying abroad in Prague I got so homesick, and if somebody in my family had come to visit it wouldn't have been as bad. Both of my parents said they would come, but they both came up with reasons not to. The worst was when I called on Thanksgiving and the whole family was together at Mammaw's in Georgia. I could hear them all playing and chatting in the background. I think Thanksgiving is probably my favorite family holiday, because we all get together and eat and have fun. It's just less stressful than Christmas. This year I don't think the whole family is getting together for Thanksgiving though, because everyone is planning on coming out for my wedding. My brother will be there, but my sister has to spend the time with her in-laws, especially since they're spending Christmas and New Year's with us.

Oh, Thanksgiving is a rough one. I guess because Christmas is about so many things. We spend a lot of time in church for Christmas, and the family visits spread out over the course of 2 or 3 days. But Thanksgiving is all about being with family. We've spent 4 Thanksgivings here, and unfortunately, we'll not be home for Thanksgiving again for another 5 years or more. Last year everyone celebrated at my grandparents farm and they passed the phone around for me to chat with everyone. I could hear everyone laughing in the background. It broke my heart. I made it through the conversation, but bawled when I hung up. It's really hard being so far away sometimes.

I've got a 2 1/2 year old nephew I haven't met yet! I can't wait to meet him!!! And they haven't met Georgia Kate...she just turned 3! It will be really good to go home.

 

[jenjolt]

Last year DH and I realized we couldn't do it all with just the two of us...we had to recruit MIL to help!

We hope to not need her this year, it just made everything a bit more complicated.

Me and my two girlfriends are going to go out this year. One of them is expecting so I'm sure she'll have some baby items in mind!! We are meeting way early and we are going to hit the stores.

ALWAYS on the list are Wal-mart, Target, Michaels, Joann's, and the Mall stores...I will NEVER do Best Buy ever again...unless they have the most amazing GPS that store nearly kills me every year LOL!!

 

[jenjolt]

I was feeling the same way when we were going to arrive late on the 20th. Then AirTran messed with my flights so we switched to SW and are now arriving around 1:00 on the 21st. I feel better about getting my room request this way because I didn't book a preferred room. But if you booked a preferred room you should be okay.

Well I'm sort of in the same boat. I was planning on arriving at 11:30pm on the 15th, but the idea of driving 6 hours in the dark by myself is neither appealing to me or my hubby. So I just decided to take the day off leave early in the morning and get there so I can spend a good half day or more at a park of my choice, while driving when the sun is shining. I'm also hoping that since I didn't get a perferred room but have asked that since I'm a female travelling alone to be as close to the main building as possible that my request will more likely be agreed to if I arrive earlier in the day.

 

[trixiequilts]

/ALWAYS on the list are Wal-mart, Target, Michaels, Joann's, and the Mall stores...I will NEVER do Best Buy ever again...unless they have the most amazing GPS that store nearly kills me every year LOL!!

Our Best Buys are nearly impossible unless you want to get in line at about 6 pm on Thanksgiving! Nope! Our Wal-Mart is open 24 hours, so at least you can wait for the sales to start inside the store, which is what DH did while I was standing OUTSIDE at Staples, freezing my tookus off, to get his GPS! This year I'm doing Wal-Mart and he can be outside!

 

[suse66]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

 

[trixiequilts]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Sounds like you have a wonderful trip planned!

 

[MindyLuvsMickey]

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Welcome to the Snowbirds! you are going to love it her! We'll be at the Poly at the same time! We actually arrive at the Poly on the 6th and leave on the 13th.

Tell us about your ADRs!

 

[BellaSoleil]

Goodmorning!

Here is my countdown!

1 day until Tinkerbelle comes out (We are having a Tinkerbelle party.)
4 days until Fall Fest
5 days until Disney Live
3 weeks until 'G's 40th Birthday!!!!
4 weeks until my Girl's Weekend in Dallas
5 weeks until Thanksgiving
8 weeks until 'G' Graduates from college for the 4th time
9 weeks until Christmas
10 weeks until Disney

Where'd everybody go? For a while I couldn't keep up and now... nada.

Trixie, I love your little tiger print Mickey ears!!!!

We hope to be at the resort by 1:30pm. Probably just unpack, maybe explore the resort, maybe swim if it's warm enough! Then it's off to dinner at 1900 Park Fare and then to MK for Wishes.

My first day sounds alot like yours, Mama Snow.

We will get in around 10:30 and head straight to DTD for lunch. Then head to WL to check in around 4:00 pm. I'm planning on upgrading to Club Level that night after codes come out and so we will just hang around and enjoy the 'club' until it's time to leave for our 7:30 ADR at 1900 Park Fare and back to WL to watch the Electric Water Pageant from our balcony.

The official countdown is on for our first Disney trip. We are arriving January 11th and are staying at the Polynesian with deluxe dining. All ADR's are made and now we are busy planning our park days. My husband has been to Disney as a child but this is my first trip. Our boys are 8 and 6 and are so excited!!

I'd love any tips form experienced Disney travellers if you have any to share. 76 days and counting!

Susan

Welcome to the Snowbirds!