June comes before August & the APs will still be valid! I think we're done here!

[starann]

WAHOOO!!!!!!

I was unable to DIS while at OBX (but I was able to FB!!!) so now I have some catching up to do....I only have a baby shower planned this weekend, and watching my DVRd shows, so I can't wait to read!!!!!!

 

[Dizney73]

WAHOOO!!!!!!

I was unable to DIS while at OBX (but I was able to FB!!!) so now I have some catching up to do....I only have a baby shower planned this weekend, and watching my DVRd shows, so I can't wait to read!!!!!!

Starann... just saw your location and had to say I live minutes from Hellertown,PA! MINUTES!!!! Wow... what a small world!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

TOMORROW!! We are going to Disney World TOMORROW!!!!​

This is the LAST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Star, your beach trip sounded amazing. I love the beach. But here it is June, and September is just around the corner!

Dizney73, how funny that you live near Star!

 

[starann]

One more day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!

OT..That is so funny, there are a few of us in this area who live close by! We all really should try to meet!

 

[Aristocath]

What a big day for you! The last day of middle of school!!!! One day more until Disney World! How exciting!!! Have a wonderful trip.


Cathy

 

[lovesdumbo]

YAY for the last day of middle school!!!

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip!




Lizzy starts middle school in September.

 

[princessallegra]

WOOHOO!!! Last day of MS is HUGE!!!!!

And your ticker looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

That is so exciting that you are leaving tomorrow!! Will you be doing a Live TR as you have done in the past??? I always loved reading those and catching up on your trip report daily!

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

TOMORROW!! We are going to Disney World TOMORROW!!!!​

This is the LAST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL!

Ooooh, I'm so jealous!!! You're going to have an awesome trip!!!

 

[Dizney73]

TOMORROW!! We are going to Disney World TOMORROW!!!!​

This is the LAST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL!

I am so jealous... and on soooo many levels! I want this to be my last day of Middle School! I am a librarian for grades 6,7 and 8... our last day isn't until June 16 And... I want to go to Disney right now!!! Can you see the jealousy all over my face???
Will you be posting from the World ????

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

What a big day for you! The last day of middle of school!!!! One day more until Disney World! How exciting!!! Have a wonderful trip.

Cathy

And the last day of middle school is COMPLETE!!

YAY for the last day of middle school!!!

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful trip!

Lizzy starts middle school in September.

I hope your middle school experience is as painless as possible!
We are really happy and excited about high school.

WOOHOO!!! Last day of MS is HUGE!!!!!

And your ticker looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! Your ticker looks pretty good, too!

That is so exciting that you are leaving tomorrow!! Will you be doing a Live TR as you have done in the past??? I always loved reading those and catching up on your trip report daily!

Yes, we will do a live TR. I will probably pay for internet access the first day at AKL, probably not at Universal, but as soon as we get back to AKV from Universal we will post pics/reviews of Harry Potter.

Ooooh, I'm so jealous!!! You're going to have an awesome trip!!!

Thanks, Kelli!

I am so jealous... and on soooo many levels! I want this to be my last day of Middle School! I am a librarian for grades 6,7 and 8... our last day isn't until June 16 And... I want to go to Disney right now!!! Can you see the jealousy all over my face???
Will you be posting from the World ????

This is only the second year that we have run into June, so June 16 would be BRUTAL! Look for my live daily (or MOSTLY daily) reports to help you pass the time!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

By my estimates we'll be leaving for the airport in about 12 hours. Of course I am still at work, so not sure if only having 12 hours is good or not!!

 

[Dizney73]

Have a magical time!!! I'll be reading and passing the time!!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

So, I got home from work and loaded the digital copy of "Alice in Wonderland" to my laptop. Figured out how to hook up my wireless mouse. (OMG, best purchase EVER! It was on clearance at Target for $5!) Packed all of that.

Packed my backpack with all the important documents.

Ran the vacuum.

Washed a load of towels. Put them in the dryer. (Can you imagine wet towels after 2 weeks? )

Made DS tidy up his bathroom.

Printed off the instructions for the pet sitter and left her the mailbox key.

Charged DS's iPod.

Charged my cell phone.

Just now I logged on to print the boarding passes. And it said "Do you want to upgrade to Business Class?" Hmm. : Yes, perhaps I DO want to upgrade to Business Class! We were going to be out $70 on bag fees anyway. For $200 we can upgrade and not pay bag fees. Sure! Let's upgrade! The only problem is the seats are in 2's instead of 3's. I have flown by myself before so I am fine sitting next to a stranger. I just don't know if DS and DH can behave if I am not sitting wedged between them! Guess we'll find out! If DH wants to sit by the stranger I am fine with that. I just hope he doesn't fall asleep and snore. Then I will have to discreetly reach across the aisle and jab him.

I need to dig out the ME tags and put them on the bags.

I think we're almost ready to go! I took a 2 hour nap on the couch and now I am wide awake. I have to get up and STAY up at 3 AM. Guess I will drink some coffee!

 

[Aristocath]

Hope your trip is off to a magical start! Have a wonderful time and I can't wait for updates!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Greetings from the plane!

OMG, could this morning have been any more STRESSFUL???

We left the house about 15 minutes later than we planned, but I was cool with it. I didn't think it would matter. Got to the offsite parking lot, went to our reserved sapce, hopped on the shuttle. It's all good.

There were 3 other families on the shuttle who were all leaving out of terminals that came before ours. Huh. OK, still not really worried. Until I realized how very LATE it had gotten.

Tick, tick, tick.

By the time we pulled up to our terminal (Terminal E for those familiar with DFW) it was 6 AM. Flight was 6:50. NOT GOOD. Shuttle dumps us on the sidewalk where there are signs for some airline that is NOT Airtran. There is NOBODY to help us. No luggage carts, no porters, nothing. We are stranded on the sidewalk with a total of 7 suitcases. OK, NOW I am starting to freak out.

We go up the escalator and the terminal is PACKED. But there are NO SIGNS for Airtran. Now I am REALLY freaking out. I am pitching a fit because there are no signs, NO employees, NOBODY to direct us or help us and it is after 6 AM. The line for security is like 200 people long. Definitely NOT GOOD.

Finally some dude takes pity on me and asks what we need. We tell him checked bags for Airtran. He points us down the hall. There is a dedicated line for Business class. YAY! But the people in front of us have about 15 kids, at least that many bags, plus car seats. Tick, tick, tick. We get the bags checked in. It is about 6:15.

The guy tells us to go down one more building because the security line is shorter. We go outside, get confused, end up back where we started! We try again. Outside, WAY down to the next building, up the escalator, to a security line every bit as long as the first one. Announcement that our plane is in final boarding. There are easily 150 people in front of us. I paid $200 to upgrade to Business class on a flight we are going to miss.

I am a tough girl. But I decided the only solution here was to cry, even though I NEVER cry about ANYTHING. Some of the businessmen in line with us said the flight wouldn't leave until 6:50, so there is some hope. It was 6:30. Another announcement that all passengers should be ON the plane. We are still in the line for security. We get through the stupid scanner, grab our stuff, and SPRINT to the gate. We are the last ones to board. They close the door at 6:45 AM.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

So now I am trying to regroup. I am not sure at what point we lost so much time. I am REALLY irritated that there was no curbside check-in, and for that reason alone I think we will fly exclusively on American from now on. The lack of signage was another setback, and the millions of people in the security line was just unforgivable. They had ONE archway for people to go through! HELLO??? Could you not get some more TSA agents to screen people through?? Everybody was in ONE FLIPPIN' LINE!!! And there were a lot of people cutting it just as close as we were due to the lines. Epic fail on DFW's part. I was mad that we went out of the international terminal last year and the woman made us PROVE our carry-ons (the same ones we bring on EVERY TRIP) would fit in the measuring rack before we could get in the security line, but overall it went MUCH faster than the debacle this morning. We are always at the gate at LEAST 45 minutes before our flight, usually earlier. I was absolutely sure we weren't going to make it today.

I do wonder what they would have done with our luggage had we not come skidding in at the last second? Taken it off the plane? I think it's a security issue for them to let you put bags on a plane and then not actually get on the flight. But maybe not.

DH and DS ended up sitting together, just because that's how it worked out. Hopefully we are finished with drama for today.

 

[starann]

I stopped to grab some b'fast before going to see my patients (instead of lunch) so I was able to log nad and read a little!!!!


So the next time I get to log on, you will be in Disney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!

I hope this bump in the road is the last hurdle you have to deal with! Then again you will be in Dinsey so what hurdle is that bad!?!?!?!?!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Thanks, Star. Breakfast would have been nice. I had some coffee at home, and cookies and a cup of water on the plane. I still can't figure out how things went so wrong with our timing. We always eat at the airport, or at least get food and bring it onboard with us.