Juan says "BAAAA!" - 12/24 - Our last few Disney hours. COMPLETE

[brookelizabeth]

I am so glad that the meds and fluids worked to make you feel better!!!

Did Joe have the CM write Certified Nerd on his celebration button?

I imagine the entire Magical Express heard the entire saga of the girl's missing cell phone! Teenage girls in packs never seem to know how to modulate their voices. Never!

Your pictures of the CSR lobby really capture its beauty!!! Now I am wishing I was staying there instead of Caribbean.

Oh gosh, that would have been HILARIOUS! I wish I had thought to have the CM write that on his pin! I'm going to have to remember that and tell Joe when he wakes up.

Oh yes, they were quite loud...I'm sure everyone heard every detail. The Head Coach was sitting one row up and across the aisle from me, and she was EXTREMELY loud. I so wanted to ask if she could just tone down a tad bit, or get up and go talk to the girls instead of yelling down the bus aisle...it was after midnight at this point, and we had a sleeping baby...but....thankfully all was fine - both for their cell phone and Henry zonked out! And I'm sure you are starting to learn very well what a pack of teen girls sound like....

No switching CP...no switching!!! Have you ever stayed at Caribbean Beach? It looks beautiful!

Yeah - you started!! Oh gosh, sorry you were a little sickly! I do hope it gets better and you don't have to deal with it too much!

Henry is so adorable in his pics while sleeping! Tell Joe congratulations on his test and way to go!!!

Heather

Thanks Heather!! I was really hoping that cold would NOT linger all week long...but we'll see....

And thank you for the Henry comment, and Joe comment. Joe is very excited about his certification, and I am proud of him - it's a tough test!! I love it when kids flip over on their bellies with their butts in the air...such a cute little sleeping position! We got some really fun Henry pictures this trip-he was SO animated and into everything!

Hurrah!! You've arrived. So sorry the trip started out with a fever. But if anything can fix it, the happy place can!

Thanks for the "warning" about Northwest flights arriving into a different part of the airport. That would have freaked me out! I am totally directionally challenged.

My goodness CSR looks like a BEAUTIFUL resort!

Can't wait for more!!

No prob on the warning about NWA/Delta. We were disoriented there for a bit, it was really late and the airport was EMPTY, but then we realized, "Hey, we've never seen a fountain..." and Joe says "That looks like a hotel in here?" Then I realized, it IS the hotel, and we are on the opposite side. Funny thing, they still have a Disney store, and a KSC store...it just looks slightly different...it can really screw with your head late night!

Your choices on the flight will be peanuts, pretzels or spice cookies. CHOICES! (they still have the items for sale too) Oh, and one item I forgot to say-they showed a movie on the way down! It was a completely adult movie and had about 7 girls in their undergarments within the first 30 seconds---on a flight to Orlando...but, I digress....it was a movie!

CSR was really beautiful! I have quite a few pics coming up...stay tuned!

Awwww...I'm sorry you started off your trip not feeling so well, but I'm glad to hear you started recovering quickly! Henry is just so cute!!! He looks just adorable sleeping in his stroller!!!

Loved your check in pictures, the lobby at CSR looks amazing!!!!

I can't wait to hear about your first full day!!

Thanks Jen! I was relieved that I started to feel better after the meds. It would not have been fun to fly with that fever. And I always feel so awful about flying if I'm sick since other people are so much more apt to get what I have. I tried to keep my mouth covered as much as possible and keep to my seat!

The CSR lobby made me gasp - all the light fixtures and the architecture, it is really grand and beautiful. I love the detail!

My DD Paige who is 17 would be one of those girls to lose her dang phone. LOL!
Henry is so cute sleeping.
So where is all this food porn posted. I want to see it!

Food Pictures are HERE....this is not the beginning of the thread, but somewhere in the middle...beware, it's addictive!: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1919687&page=236

 

[brookelizabeth]

Brook, I just remembered - did your bus go to AKL after CSR? Did the driver say something wether Jambo or Kidani would be the first drop off there? I have this panic about being stuck on the ME bus for ages...

Since our bus came in so late, it went a really strange route just catering to those on the bus-instead of having the people line up for certain buses. It stopped at Pop, then CSR, then it was going to the Poly, then to All Star Sports. So I really don't know if they do Jambo or Kidani first...that is a great question. I'll be able to answer in December, but that's a long time to wait in panic! Is Pilferk staying at Kidani...I wonder if they are doing ME....hmmmm

Great start! I'm in for the duration!

Thanks for joining in!!

I'm sorry about you not feeling well, but glad the fever broke (hope it doesn't come back). LOVE the lobby pictures--it is beautiful at night! Looking forward to more (and Henry is adorable!).

CSR was so so pretty at night-and during the day! I loved the way the light was at night, reflecting on the lake outside. I cannot recall if I ever got a shot of that or not...I hope I did!

Thank you for the Henry comment! Lots more of his face to come...

Wow!! Already a big thread! Glad to hear you cold/fever subsided quickly and you got to rest on the way. Henry is sooo adorable sleeping in the stroller!

I can't believe we are at 6 pages already! I'm enjoying reading everyone's comments though, and am flattered at everyone following along-hopefully I don't disappoint! But, we have a lot of pictures...so I don't think anyone will mind...

Thank you for the Henry comment! We love that pic on him in a ball. He was sooooo pooped!

Great first day! I hope you woke up the 2nd day feeling better. The picture of Henry sleeping is his carseat is too cute.

We'll see how I do on the second day....more should be coming this week, Thursday at the latest...

And thank you as well for the comment on Henry!

Brook, you seriously crack me up! Congrats to Joe on becoming a Certified Nerd!!

I'm so sorry you started out the trip feeling sick - I bet you were totally thinking "NOT AGAIN!!" I hope you woke up the next morning feeling fine and ready to tackle the World!

The pics of Henry sleeping are just too precious

Hee hee. I'll be sure to pass on the Congrats! And for the life of me I cannot recall what his certification letters are, I think it's the VCP....ya, that makes sense VMWare Certified Professional. Now what is VMWare? I don't really understand it all...but have to deal with it every day at work! (and so does he...thankfully he understands it, and my job doesn't require me to actually GET it, just use it!)

I was thinking "not again!" - exactly! I was so irked the night before when I could feel that cold settling in. Ugh.

Great start to the TR!! Sorry you were not feeling well on your trip down. Hopefully you were fine the rest of the week. Henry looks so cute sleeping in his seat. Cannot wait for the next update!!

Thank you!!! We'll see very soon how the meds do - I hope to have another update this week by Thursday at the latest!

And thank you for the compliment on Henry - we love that pic of him with his butt in the air and his hair all messy!

Great start although I am sorry you didn't feel well at first. It is going to be so much fun reading the TR and seeing how much Henry has changed and enjoyed this trip. It was a great time to go also with no lines. We are planning to take my DN at that time of year just for that reason. Last year I took a quick trip the week right after Labor Day and it was AMAZING to walk on to all the rides. I even did Dumbo there was such a short line. LOL. Can't wait to read all about the trip.

Henry has changed a TON since the last trip - not only is he just bigger, but even his likes and his demeanor. It was great!

I loved this time of year and would go back in a second! It was HOT, but it felt good to me since Minnesota has been so cool this summer. Plus, without lines-you can just get into the air conditioned ride all the faster. We did a bunch of stuff late-day as well with no lines...more on that coming soon! Are you planning on taking your DN next year?

Wow, I can't believe that you were sick for your trip.

I know! At least it wasn't the "I know where every bathroom at the AK is..." type sick though.

Aww, so sorry you got sick...go figure!

Movies + Headphones + Kids = Happiness on the Plane!!

Kathy

Especially Cars with this little one! We did watch Horton Hears a Hoo the other night (our first family movie night!) and he sat still enjoying it until about 20 minutes from the end when he got a teeny bit antsy. So, I think we are able to broaden his horizons a bit...

Yes, it is really funny!! Sheep in Germany say Määäh. The Ä is pronounced like an "a" in animal. And the H is silent.

I can hear that - Maah, maah, maah - a sheep with a German accent.

Congrats to Joe! And I am glad the meds seemed to make the beginning of your trip go better, Brook.

Thank you!! I was very happy to have that fever break, it made me truly feel a lot better for the flight.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Have you seen this third video?? http://wdwdailynews.com/2009/09/12/...meeting-announcing-new-updates-to-dl-and-wdw/ I imediately thought of Henry!

Oh cool videos! I haven't been able to watch them all yet - but will!!! When I first heard about that Cars Land (when it was just a rumor, now it's REAL!) I told Joe and he agreed we'll just have to go to DL now when it opens! I wish I didn't have to go get ready for work and I could watch all those right now!

Thats what goats say here!

I'm glad your fever broke and you started feeling better! How not fun to be on vacation and not feel well!

I would not have done well on a tiny plane.

Thanks for thinking of us when you stopped by our home. Nice to know the girls thought it was so cute!

Especially vacation at WDW when all you want to do is go, go, go and see everything...but we'll see how it turns out the next day...more TR coming soon! (and if you followed my Tweets, you know-no matter what-it didn't slow me down too much!)

I actually thought of you on the plane MeMom! It was bad to me - so I know if anyone on that flight wasn't a fan of small spaces, oh boy, they wouldn't have been okay...I hope you never get a flight that small for any of your flights! (Our plane back was normal, thankfully)

I chuckled under my breath when the girls were raving about how "cute" it was...!

Sorry you started trip sick..My DD spent two of our WDW vacations sick, we leave Sat and I had to take her to the dr on Thurs b/c she was sick! I thought NOT again, but dr gave her a Z pack so she is already getting better! Cant wait to read more!

Oh no! That is awful! Thankfully we haven't been sick to the point where we had to go see the doctor. That would just be awful on a WDW vacation (or really...any vacation at all!) I am VERY glad to hear she is doing better now!!!

Then German sheep really are in luck that they don't have to learn American if they want to speack to American goats! German goats say "meck"...

Love it! I wouldn't even know how to spell what American goats say...we call it bleating..."Naghhhh"????

Yeahhh! A new Henry (and Company) trip! Subscribing.

Thank you for reading! Lots of Henry pics coming up!!!!!

Hi, Brook. I have been reading your TR and PTR for a long time now. I feel like I know you and your family. Henry is adorable! You do a wonderful job of writing. I love the way you share your life, your trips and your love of Disney.

This is my first post. I decided to register on the board today so I could tell you how much I enjoy reading your reports and looking at your photos.

Oh wow! Thank you for making my TR your first post! I am so glad you posted and commented - thank you for the compliment! I am happy to hear you enjoy my reports and pictures. I try to spread that Disney magic through the TR - hopefully it comes across!

I hope to "see" you around more! And WELCOME to the posting side of the DIS!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I almost missed your TR!!!

But, I found it, and only had a few pages to catch up on....

Looking forward to your adventures and pictures!!!

Thanks for sharing!

Glad you found me...did you follow from the Jambo thread? Thank you for reading!!! You haven't missed too much yet...just a couple entries, the beginning of our first real day is coming soon!

 

[DreaGirl]

Oh no! That is my worst fear, someone waking up sick on our vacation departure day! I'm glad you were able to "sleep it off" and starting feeling better.

Congrats to Joe on his "nerd" test. My husband is also a certified nerd, so I know how hard those test are and how excited they are when they pass!

You are so lucky that Henry was a such a good little traveler! I really believe that the carseat helps so much!

CSR looks so nice! I've never really seen lobby pictures, but those are so pretty. I can't wait to hear more about your trip.

 

[vladimir10]

Glad you found me...did you follow from the Jambo thread? Thank you for reading!!! You haven't missed too much yet...just a couple entries, the beginning of our first real day is coming soon!

From the 'You Want it, you got it...AKL Lite III' thread, though I subscribe to any AKL/AKV thread I can find.



This trip Saturday is our first trip Home, so I am excited, and by reading your TR (and other great ones) I am getting my mind right!



Thanks!

It's also kinda funny to see how your son does the same things our son did at his age. I am enjoying that, too. Just wait until he gets into some of the other movies and stuff. My son is really into Transformers and Scooby Doo right now. It's so funny to see my son watching the same cartoon as I did as a kid!

By the way, a movie player and headphones, best thing made for a plane and a kid!!!!!

 

[MEK]

Welcome home!

I made it on the 6th page, which isn't too bad considering I barely Dis'd all weekend. So you are off to a bit of a rocky start with a cold and fever, but I predict you recover quickly. I stayed in Casitas 5 this summer. I liked the location. Hope you did, too. Your lobby pictures are beautiful and your little guy is so cute!

 

[claryche]

I love your trip reports and so looking forward to the rest of the report.

(I actually had a question for you about the queen beds, but then found the answer myself. So I edited out the question.)

 

[tarak]

I followed you over from the AKL thread. I'm glad you felt better for the flight. Congrats on your DH being a certified geek! Mine is just a regular old run of the mill geek.
David Sedaris does a funny bit about how rooster calls differ from language to language.
I love how children can sleep just about anywhere. I used to have that ability, but seem to have lost at an age where I think I'd appreciate it more.

 

[LaniesMom]

Just wanted to say hi--
thanks for the Happy Birthday to Lanie wishes! I DID cry. Melted down that night; so happy that she's healthy & strong but bittersweet that this first year went sooo fast!

The pics of the lobby are getting my excitement level up--so beautiful! You guys really have an "eye". What kind of camera do you have? I'm thinking of buying a new one for our trip. The Nikon D40 is tops on my list.

You just can't win with sickness and trips, huh? At least it doesn't seem like a stomach issue....

 

[pilferk]

Subbing!!

We'll be at Kidani in just about 48 hours!!

 

[shebaxric]

Hurray for your first update!!! I really hope that fever keeps its nasty self away from you for the rest of the trip. That picture of Henry curled up in the stroller is absolutely adorable!

I cannot believe that your trip has come and gone already??? I cannot fathom how fast the time has flown this year....

 

[GreatBiscuit]

My DIS time is severly limited of late, but wanted to take a quick minute and say welcome home! I read your updates, but don't have time to fully multiquote. Love it so far, looking forward to more, sorry about the cold, glad Joe passed his IT Cert, (tell him I said "Welcome to the ranks"), glad the flight was nifty albeit cramped, & glad Joe like the resort room. Hasta Luega and all that jazz! Looking forward to much much more.

 

[shordiebecka]

sorry I'm late but I just got around to reading your report! Glad you got where you requested at CSR- do you think the walk from your location to the pepper market etc etc is doable for a 72 year old (who is in excellent shape?!)

 

[Dylan_&_Blake's_mom]

So sorry I'm late. I don't know how I missed that you had started another TR. Glad I got here before all the real disney stuff began. Sorry to hear that you weren't feeling well but so glad to hear that you got to feeling better before you arrived at disney. Can't wait to hear all about your journey.

 

[nodnol]

I'm late I'm late I'm late!!!! I was shocked to see seven pages already, can't believe Flossbolna didn't tell me you had already started you report

But only missed arrival! Brook, I'm very much looking forward to your report

 

[TravelBug86]

You had me cracking up with the 'Nerd Certification Test' So sorry you were sick!!! Traveling when your sick is the worst Can't wait to hear about your first day!

 

[jessrose18]

I found your trip report from the podcast 2.0 thread, hello fellow minnesotan! Just read your january trip report, awesome! Can't wait for this one...see you on 2.0 p.s. if you are interested there is a october dis meet at mall of america thread going on the dis meet board. October 23rd, and 24th right now there are some planned activities!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I am at work, so this is a very quick post...but I wanted to share in my EXCITEMENT...

I just quit my job!!!

My last day will be October 16.

I will share more details soon, but right now, I gotta work!

 

[KatMark]

That's not fair! Inquiring minds want to know!!!!