Jumping, Dancing & Jamming Our Way Through Walt Disney World! I'm With the Band Now!

[jeremysdisneymom]

Subbing! I thought your title sounded interesting!

Wow, the Mississippi River was really up! How scary.

How nice that the repair shop was so kind and helpful to you.

Caribbean Beach Resort looks so nice. We have never stayed there but I might have to give it a try. DS would love the swim area.

Too bad about the gnats but glad it was only gnats. So afraid it was bed bugs!

Can't wait to read more.


Erika

 

[Disneyfreak616]

Loving the CBR pics!

 

[Caretames1]

YAY Check-in I love that "we're here" moment. I really like the rooms there. Maybe someday, after my DH gets over his love affair with POR, we may check it out.

BTW, I have a huge fear of bed bugs, so thanks for the little scare!

 

[pocahontasgal87]

ALrighty, i am now all caught up I absolutely adore CBR, the theming is just awesome!, I love the pool, the banana cabana bar(i thats what its called), the nemo theme in the a room, etc.

Also Congrats on booking ur next trip, we r planning to do a trip in Sept 2012 with me, my parents, sisters, there husbands and children, so one big trip, cant wait! lol

 

[jenseib]

I've been reading this off and on today as I was a few pages behind and have been in and out all day. But I have to tell you, something has been biting my foot/ankle/leg ALL day and reading this made it feel 10 times worse. LOL! I have to admit, I think I have a flea. I mowed the dogs pen yesterday and the grass was shin high, and even though I was on a rider, it flew everywhere. I too ka shower yesterday, but this morning it started and has been going all day. I don't know how to get of that bugger. I will bath again tonight and really scrub...maybe i should go change my sheets too. It's driving me bonkers!

Anyways, I loved your update. And I am so excited to finally tour CBR this Aug. It's just looks so pretty from all your pictures!

 

[teacher1717]

Jumping in! You family seems like a lot of fun, and not a hint of crankiness even in the hot van!

 

[mickeystoontown]

CBR really looks beautiful. I wish we could stay there with our family of 5....**sigh**

I so did not fall for the "i'm pregnant" gag!

Yay for a new vacation! SO exciting to have a new trip to look forward to....we're still working on that here.

When you guys make it back to Disney, you should plan a day to visit different resorts. I made ADRs at several resorts so we could take a short tour of them.

I'm so happy to have next year's trip booked!

to Hunter for his pictures of the room and for his gnat exterminating abilities!

Aaaahhh the CBR beach - your pictures have me 2nd guessing my upcoming stay at POFQ. I really want to try the refurbished rooms there, but then I think I hear the faint sound of the palm trees in your CBR pictures calling my name (especially since I am sitting here at work).

I like the looks of the Jamaica village and it's funny how your family ends up getting assigned there. We've stayed at CBR 3 times and always get put in Martinique (non preferred). It's all good though because the entire resort is beautiful!

Anxious to hear if you decided to live out of the suitcase or unpack.

Hunter did pretty well killing the gnats. Those little suckers liked to bite and they hurt!

The CBR grounds are so pretty and relaxing. We've stayed at the resort when it was at full capacity and we never felt crowded at all.

So glad it wasn't bed bugs!!! You always have such great pictures of CBR! I can't wait to go back again. Just don't know when. I'm hoping/pushing for next year. This year just isn't in the budget So I will just live through your trips for now! Can't wait to read more! You left another cliff hanger in there.....just incase of what??????

Maybe ya'll can book a trip back to the CBR soon. I'm glad that Disney released the 2012 rates earlier than normal so I can start paying on my vacation a couple of months early.

Happy to hear is was a rouge swarm of gnats....I was not thinking bed bugs (as it was too early to find those) but I was thinking something just as bad; fleas.

sounds like things are going smooth and tasty (except for your chips)....can't wait to hear how you guys start your Disney Adventure...

so happy to hear you guys are booked for next year! a two week adventure now that sounds like an awesome adventure!

Oh! although, I did not fall for your little "scare"....unless you or John has some parts missing or tied up real good...better not joke too loud; remember my little "angle" surprise that turns "5" in about month! didn't think after 14 yrs it was possible for me either....(I told Danny the year before he came along to quit saying he wanted another one.... but, someone heard him! )

Oh I know about all about little surprises.....Hunter is one! I told John that I'm tired of being the one who takes care of the "let's make sure we have no babies". It's his turn and I'm thinking he's going to get a little snip snip soon.

How exciting that you already have next year's trip booked!

I guess I almost fell for your little pregnancy gag there...until I noticed that big empty gap under that sentence! Good one!

I'm glad it was only gnats biting you; and that they were quickly dealt with.

Even though I know that we are going back to Disney every Summer, it still makes me happy to know it's actually booked.

The gnats were annoying as heck but they were gone pretty quickly.

Yay no bed bugs! Glad the gnats didn't hang around.

Thanks for the tip about the beach. I can't wait to stay at CBR but the I'm a little afraid I will get lost.... It is beautiful!

Congrats on the new trip!

It is easy to get turned around in the CBR pathways but, like I said, if you can find the beach, you'll be able to navigate around the resort. If my 76 year old mother (she's 77 now but was 76 on the 2010 trip) can find her way around, so can you. It's not that hard once you get the hang of it.

 

[mickeystoontown]

Yay for gnats and not bed bugs. I'm sure the gnats were annoying, but bed bugs would have been so much worse!!

CBR looks beautiful. I'm debating where to stay my next trip, POP or a moderate. I've stayed at POP before and enjoyed it, but I love the extra theming and such of the moderates. I have to decide soon since they already released for next year and I want to get my reservation in soon!

The gnats were annoying. They would fly around our ears and noses. It was hard to slap them when they were on your face.

The CBR is beautiful. The grounds are so well maintained and lush. It was so nice to walk down to the beach and relax.

Getting caught up on your last couple of updates. Glad your trip is going well so far. thank goodness you were able to get rid of those gnats so easily. Your CBR pics are so nice, I love it there, I hope to stay there again someday.

The gnats were annoying but they were pretty easy to get rid of. Just a swat here and a swat there and ta-da they were gone.

I really thought we'd change resorts next year but, like I said, John looked at me like I was an alien when I mentioned changing.

How strange that there were gnats in your room. I hope Hunter managed to get the room bug free.

Congratulations on booking next year's vacation!!

I'm thinking like another poster said....I bet somebody left something in the room (like fruit or a banana or something) and the gnats were in the trash. When the housekeeper left, they stayed.

Love that you have next year's trip in the works. It makes coming home so much easier when you know you are going back again soon. Glad there were no bed bugs. I always strip apart the beds and check them over before I think of crawling in.

Amen to that! If I didn't know that we were going back to Disney the next Summer, I'd be sittin' in a corner sucking my thumb because I was in withdrawals.

DID YOU SERIOUSLY FALL FOR THAT? My days of raising babies are over with.

Lisa you are never done raising babies, once yours are grown you will have grandkids to love and spoil and help with! And take to Disney

Oh I totally agree! I can't wait to take my grandkids to Disney! I've already told Lacey and Jesse they can be prepared for that.

 

[mickeystoontown]

I hope I have selected the right picture above; it should be the table in your room with a clock calendar flyer with print stating upto 40% off if you book a return trip before you check out. It seems that you must not have used this offer to book your long trip for next year. Did you have a better offer? Do you pick a time that is right for you, wait to see if an offer shows up during your reservation, and then call to have it applied?

I lived in Florida for about twenty years. Anytime I think of vacation, beach is hardly ever in the selected top five. But - that resort looks beautiful. I can't wait to see more of it through your eyes.

The bounceback offer that was on the table just went through 2011, not 2012. If it had included my 2012 dates, I would have jumped right on it! I booked next year's trip without any discounts or special offers. I hope that they come out with something to save me some money because of the rate increases. If they don't, then I may have to sell a internal organ or something.

I didn't fall for the Baby thing because I noticed the white space just under.

Thank god it wasn't bed bugs! Gnats (whatever they are, never heard that term before as English is my second language) seem annoying, but at least very easy to get rid of.

Those pictures of Jamaica are so pretty. I kinda wish we had taken more time to explore the resort when we were there, but then again we only had 6 (very packed) days.
That little playground on the island looks fun!

Homemade chips taste so good! They had some at the snack bar in Cuba and they were quite popular, with reason!

Gnats are little flying buts. These looked like a big flea with wings. When they bit you, it felt like a sharp pinch. Stupid GNATS!

I can understand why you didn't explore the resort more. If you only have 6 days, you're trying to pack in as much park time as you can. That's why we keep adding days to our vacations. John likes to spend "down" time. If he wants it, then we have to add more time. Not that I'm complaining.

John and Mama's homemade chips were delish. Mine...not so much.

Whew! I have a huge fear of bed bugs! YUCK!!

What pretty pictures of CBR! I wish it had a boat to DTD for Keith!! I got a PIN for Value Resorts today but when I mentioned he made a snide remark about it not being as good as POR/POFQ...which actually is a huge plus for him!!

When I was a little girl, I was attacked by a huge swarm of honeybees. I had them in my hair, in my nose, in my clothes....they were everywhere. I had so many bee stings that my parents slept in the car outside the hospital just in case I had an allergic reaction. So, you'd think that I'd be scared of bugs but I'm not.

I remember Keith saying he didn't like the CSR because it was spread out. From what I understand, the CSR and the CBR have very similar layout.

So glad it wasn't bed bugs!! It is strange about the gnats though.....

Love all the pictures of CBR! It's such a pretty resort!

for booking your next vacation!!!

The gnats went away pretty quickly (and the ones that didn't fly away were squished ) thankfully.

The CBR is a very pretty resort. That's why it's so hard deciding if we want to change resorts or go back year after year.

 

[shelbys mommy]

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack!!! And now I am going catch up!!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Ok, I am all caught up! That really bites that the a/c went out, but what amazing service! I will have to add that in our Disney Plans for next June just in case something happens. So glad to hear that it was gnats & not bed bugs!!!

So glad to be back on your TR! They are always so much fun! Can't wait for more!

 

[Kathy Jetson]

Hi I'm here and trying to get caught up on all my subscriptions!

Thats great you got such great service with your ac and so quick I guess you got a little early Disney magic.

You really got me with being pregnant after I picked my jaw up off the floor I kept reading.

It looks like you will be checking out the day we check in next year. I haven't fixed my ticker yet because I can't figure out how. But its close enough for now.

I can't wait to read all about your trip!

 

[MEK]

Well, I'm still pretty far behind, but I finished reading about your car trip. I love seeing pictures from parts of the country I have never been too. Thanks for the fun pix. Glad you were able to get the AC fixed so quickly. That was a blessing.
to CBR Arrival!

 

[goofy's_gurl]

Im in! I love your reports. There always entertaining!.

 

[Mommy2BnB]

Joining in. I've mostly lurked through your last trip reports. We hope to stay at CBR for our next trip, so I am excited to hear more about your stay there, minus the biting gnats! I am also looking forward to hearing about more wedding plans.

 

[mickeystoontown]

I hope that everybody is having a good weekend....what's left of it anyways. As usual, it's been busy around the McBride household which is the reason I haven't finished posting replies yet.

As I said in my last installment, I'm not good at sitting still for long. We like taking road trips every few months just to spend time together as a family and to get away from reality for a day or two. Last night, I planned a last minute July 4th weekend trip to Knoxville, Tennessee. You may remember that that is where Lacey and Jesse will be living when they get married. She is there now and she and Jesse have gotten their apartment and are in the process of getting things moved in.

I told John that I was going to see if there were any hotel rooms available in Knoxville and there were! We are leaving Friday after we get off work and will drive for 5 or 6 hours. We'll get up Saturday morning and drive the rest of the way. It's a 9 3/4 hours long trip which is nothing for us since we our drive to Disney is about 16 hours. I'm hoping to get to Knoxville around lunch or a little after. Lacey took a load of her stuff with her to Knoxville and we're going to take a load when we go. So, I'm sure we will be helping unpack the boxes and maybe spend some time with Jesse's family that evening.

We aren't sure what we are going to do Sunday, July 3rd. The drive to Gaitlinburg, Tennessee is about an hour from where Jesse lives so we may make a trip over there. Last Summer, we took a one day trip (a 3 1/2 hour drive from where Lacey was living at the time in Georgia) to Pigeon Forge and we drove through the Smokey Mountain National Park. Every since we came home, we've said we'd like to go again and it looks like this is a good opportunity to do that.

I'm looking forward to seeing Lacey and Jesse's apartment and the area where she'll be living. Oh, I forgot to tell ya'll something. Mama's going with us too. She's been a bit anxious about Lacey moving and this will give her (and us) a chance to see the apartment.

I'm so happy to have a trip planned even if it's not a Disney trip. It's going to be a busy/fast trip but I'll milk every minute of it. Lacey was scheduled to come home next Friday so she's happy that she's able to spend more time in Knoxville before heading home. Once she's back here, we'll be back in wedding mode.

I'm off to go buy groceries. Maybe I'll have time to post replies later this afternoon.

I forgot something! Somebody dropped four kitten off near our house and they somehow ended up on our back porch. This was on Thursday. I guess two of them have wandered off because we can't find them. I'm not real worried though because there's a large baseball park near our house and I'm sure that, if they went there, somebody took pity on them and took them home.

The other two don't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. I have already named them....O'Malley (the boy) and Lilo (the girl). I'm thinking I'll have to give the girl away because I don't want to have a bunch of kittens any time soon and I'm not willing to pay to have it fixed right now (wedding expenses, about to buy a new truck expenses, etc.) . They are the cutest things and I have already fell in love with them. John just looks at me and shakes his head when he sees me cuddling with them.

Okay, so I really really have to go. It's already 1:00 p.m. here and I gotta get to the grocery store.

Wait....one more thing. Please send up prayers and positive thoughts for one of our counselors at church. Our song leader tried to get in touch with him for several hours and couldn't reach him at all. He got worried and he and another guy went to his house. When they got there, the counselor had no idea who he (himself) was or where he was. He has no family here in Louisiana so there's no one to help him but his church family. Needless to say, it's very upsetting and they are trying to find out what caused this memory loss and disorientation. Prayers and positive thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Kathy Jetson]

How exciting you get to see where Lacey and Jesse will be living and it will be a nice trip for you also!

I hope you find the kittens a good home (that is if you don't decide to keep them) its very easy to get attached.

I hope everything works out for your church counselor thats terrible he doesn't have any family to help him.

 

[pocahontasgal87]

hope you have a great july 4th weekend trip and sending prayers for your church counceler

 

[micandminforever]

Prayers and thoughts for your Church counselor. Have a great time in Knoxville and the Mountains.

The pictures CBR made me homesick for Disney. They brought back great memories of our trip in March.

 

[CreightonsMomma]

Lots to catch up on....

I'm so glad they were able to fix your AC quickly. I live in S.FL and my AC in my apartment has been broken for 2.5 weeks. They fixed it on Thursday but I was MISERABLE! Ugh.

I have never stayed at CBR before. It looks beautiful. All those gnats in the room is really weird. I wonder how they got in there. Glad they never made another appearance. I know how annoying the bugs in FL can be.

Speaking of the 4th of July, I just realized today that it is next week. Where have I been???!! lol. Life is just flying by, I think I need a slow motion button.


Thoughts and prayers to your church counselor.