Looking For Control Freaks & Worry Warts too........ Part 2

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Tammie - Probably should have posted this over on your TR, but I'm here.....

I hope you take lots of pix and your trip - and don't be shy about posting them! I haven't seen much from DL and would really like to see some. I last went there in the early 90s - guess alot has changed since then?!:laughing:
 
Tammie - Probably should have posted this over on your TR, but I'm here.....

I hope you take lots of pix and your trip - and don't be shy about posting them! I haven't seen much from DL and would really like to see some. I last went there in the early 90s - guess alot has changed since then?!:laughing:

I will! We do DL a lot, being as close as we are and having family there, so sometimes it feels like "old news" - but I will post pics just for you! Alot has changed - and now they're changing DCA again! I love how Disney is always doing something new!
 
Hi Girls...
I do so good and then after 3 I just go down hill......so tired!
Had a nice day. How about all of you?
Where IS Renee? Her Anniversary love fest didn't start yet did it?????
Tina, glad you are still joining us. Who cares about that dumb job. Yeah you! Have funwith the backyard!
Did you say you make your own clothes????
Hi Tammie...Cammie.... Lost baby!!! Love Thursday night TV!
Back to Cammie.....We actually saw the Osborne lights on our trip. They started when we were there and it seems like it was around the same time. We were there on the 12th for sure (DDs 5th birthday). GOOD LUCK with that!
Jillian...I am good. Thanks. Don't feel like such a bad Mom when we are outside soaking in all the fresh air and fun! Plus, the house doesn't get trashed as bad as when we are trapped inside all day.
How are you feeling?

I think I will be missing our Friday night fun. Our friends are in a band and we are going to watch them play out in the burbs. It'll be a late night.
 
Back to Cammie.....We actually saw the Osborne lights on our trip. They started when we were there and it seems like it was around the same time. We were there on the 12th for sure (DDs 5th birthday). GOOD LUCK with that!

Oh, I know - the last two years, the Osborne Lights started on the same night as the first MVMCP; that's why I thought we were safe for this time again this year. But now, Nov. schedule is all screwed up - there's a rumor that Super Soap Weekend has been pushed back from it's traditional 2nd weekend in Nov. slot to the weekend of the 15-16th, which some are saying will push back the start of the Osborne Lights! Darn those soap opera groupies!:headache:
 

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Oh, I know - the last two years, the Osborne Lights started on the same night as the first MVMCP; that's why I thought we were safe for this time again this year. But now, Nov. schedule is all screwed up - there's a rumor that Super Soap Weekend has been pushed back from it's traditional 2nd weekend in Nov. slot to the weekend of the 15-16th, which some are saying will push back the start of the Osborne Lights! Darn those soap opera groupies!:headache:

That looks like a really angry band!

Why would the dumb soap weekend mess it up?? I actually think I was there for that last year!


My friends band is far from scary! It's a bunch of normal guys I grew up with who want to pretend they are still young!
 
I TOTALLY thought it was Thursday!!!
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You guys aren't going to believe this but the AWESOME diser in that thread I posted is going to deliver a balloon to my little cousin for me!!! Her screen name is PrincessDisneyBelle and she has been so sweet! She's going to our favorite place tomorrow..lucky ducky.

I just sent her an invite to come visit our thread since we are a friendly bunch.
I can't believe it!
 
I don't think I ever told you guys but ANOTHER AWESOME diser sent me the growth chart I was looking for!!! I just want to pay it forward so bad because the DIS has been very good to me. Especially sending you my buds here!:grouphug: I can't believe how nice WDW people are!
 
Debbie! Thursday TV? I was wondering...:lmao: We have to get the TIVO hooked up again, disconnected it, we were having internet trouble - wrong splitter or something.

So nice of PrincessDisneyBelle to make the delivery! When I first looked at your post, I thought it said AWFUL diser. I thought you were talking about that place that we can't mention. :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: That's how rumors get started :p

NOW its Thursday where you live! :grouphug:
 
Still here....... And now the DIS meet you've all been waiting for.... drumroll please...... Laura and Elizabeth on the left, Kara and Ally on the right. How funny is it that both girls were dressed as Belle, and both were at BBB within an hour of each other this day????

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We only had a couple of minutes to chat - the DHs just "didn't get it." But it was still nice! We talked a few times on the phone that day too, trying to set up our meet.

I sooooooo needed y'all the morning of BBB - appt at 8:05. First time EVER I've had a bus problem from any resort. We left POP around 7:10 for MK. Should be a straight shot right? Wrong!!! For some reason we stopped at POLY to let some folks out and they had a wheelchair. The driver could not figure out that whole up/down thing with the bus, so she kept trying, and we kept waiting, and waiting..... I was seriously stressing! Finally DH said "C'mon!" and we hopped out and caught the monorail and made it with 5 minutes to spare! I HATE to be late anywhere, especially something like this. And I called BBB while waiting for the monorail and they said, "just get here and we'll TRY to see if we can get you worked in." :scared1: WTH????? It was a bus problem! We didn't oversleep, we didn't take the wrong bus, or anything like that. Let me just say that if would have been late and they did NOT get us in, ole Kara would have gone SC redneck on them! And it would not have been pretty!

I woke up on my own this morning at 5:30 - the rest of the family does not want to be disturbed until after 8:00. They are a bunch of whiney babies the entire trip. MIL is the only one who's been okay. But SIL has stuck her with the kids every chance she gets. DH was fuming pretty much all day yesterday. MGM day and we had all the shows planned out. Well they all went to MK after CM's for breakfast, didn't bother to call us and let us know, so we're waiting and waiting. Turns out they only went so they could ride SM (with MIL and FIL there to watch kids of course) and to ride the race cars for the 6th time!!!! Seriously! They had 5 hours there on Tuesday while we had MIL/FIL with us at Epcot, and they didn't touch Fantasyland - they rode the racecars 5 times and BTMRR 4 times and Pirates twice. So now they expect us to go back with them because they "didn't have enough time." Again, lack of planning on their part is not our problem!

Oh, I have lots of really good, juicy stories, but I'll save them for you!

BTW, dinner at Mama Melrose, VERY good! Dinner at Coral Reef, one of the worst dining experiences I have EVER had, ANYWHERE! Service was horrible at best, food not so great either. This is my second bad meal there, not gonna go for three. Whispering Canyon Cafe, awesome service and atmosphere, food was pretty good too. Tonight is Le Cellier - really looking forward to this one. SIL doesn't want to go to Epcot so we're going without them!!!! :cool1: They'll just meet us for dinner.

Now, I shall regale you with more pictures!!!!

The infamous SIL sitting behind her whiney child and my perfect child! :lmao: OK, so not perfect by a longshot, but still so NOT whiney!

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And DD getting her princess makeover! Even DH loved BBB!!!

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Back later (hopefully!)
 
Kara - Great pictures. Keep em coming!

To the rest of us stuck at home: No time to chat today; have to be at DD's school in 1/2 hour. Her grade has prepared speeches about a person in their life who they admire -- my DD wrote about her sister!:lovestruc I'm sure there will be tears!

Never goto back to the Dis last night- power went out at 7:30pm and didn't come back on until 11pm!:scared1: Missed American Idol - who got booted off?

Later girls! Have a great day!
 
Hi Girls! Pretty quiet this morning!

Kara, thanks for the update - so fun to see things almost live! :cool1: I guess you kind of expected non-disney behavior from your ILs - sorry your MIL keeps getting "stuck" with the kids, but she maybe doesn't mind much. I know I don't. :lovestruc Your pics are great! Keep em comin'!

I loved the part where you said you'd go SC Redneck on them! :rotfl2: We will definately rent a car next time - those buses are just unreliable and waste too much valuable vacation time!

Cammie, I can't wait to hear about DDs speech. How sweet. I am already tearing up, and I haven't heard it. :hug: Sorry, I don't watch Idol.

Hi Debbie, Jillian, Sewer, Pam, Keahi, Tina, Erin, Tessa and anyone I missed.... Have a wonderful Thursday!

Debbie its THURSDAY :dance3: gott get that Tivo fixed!
 
Hi Ladies!
LOVE the live TR Kara!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the pix...love the stories...can't wait for more!
I missed you guys last night! I was all alone on line.
Finally left to go watch my Thursday night TV:rotfl2: .......................
and then I was back here! Duh!

The dread lock kid got kicked off. It was sad but he is kind of an airhead I think. I want one of the David's to win anyway!!!!

Cammie....I bet your DDs speech will be so wonderful. Let us know!

Picking up kids, taking them to classes and getting their hair cut finally...
See you guys later hopefully.

Does everyone come home tomorrow?????
 
Hi Girls! I'm not sure when they are back. I was trying to look at Kara's ticker, but it "fell down."

Kara and Laura, when you check in - when are you coming home?

Okay, I'm going to take Laura's place today with my ultra ADR planning!:lmao:
For our trip in March, DH and I decided it would be fun to do a "Resort Hopper Dining Plan!" DH is really sold on the DDP, even without the appetizer and tips. I don't think it's really a value now, but at least you have most of your stuff prepaid, so you know what you're budgeting for.
So, in the past couple of days, I took my passporter and scoped out some resort restaurants that we haven't already eaten at - they were listed as TS places, but when you look them up on the DIS, most of the good ones have changed to "Signature dining" - even some of them with prices that are as low as others in the TS category. I feel like they have cut the value of the DDP down so much that you are just about getting (money-wise) all CS meals. Before we used snack credits for some breakfast stuff, cuz we don't eat breakfast much.

So today after reading the boards, I decided that maybe for just the two of us, the Deluxe DDP might be better. We would get 3 meals a day at EITHER CS or TS, and 2 snacks. The Signature places are still 2 credits, but we could have more snack credits for breakfasts or eat TS for an early lunch and then a Signature meal. Plus you get the refillable mug in this plan, also.
I just don't know if we'll eat that much, or if we should. I would just rather be able to have an appetizer or salad instead of dessert, if I choose to. I really like to get those extra veggies in.

I did the math today, and it looks like a rough estimate of $905 value for $760 with tax for the Deluxe, vs $250 value for $412 :confused: for the DDP. Plus the 2nd way we would probably pay OOP for another $20 a day, where with the first plan, I don't think we would.

Thoughts? I guess we could go without DDP, not choose the Signature dining, and spend the $350 - choose what we wanted to eat, and be reasonable with our portions - imagine that! Anyone else tried the Deluxe plan?
 
Erin - What, no more pix?:confused3 You're not off the hook, yet, Missy!

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Hahahaha just for you Cammie
Look my DD is not so little anymore she's nearly as tall as Donald :scared1:

Erin! You look so young in your Avatar, I thought it was your two girls! The two pics of her look different somehow. Guess I'd better put my glasses on! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Ok Tammie you are officially my new most favourite person in the world for thinking i look young :hug:

Tammie - Probably should have posted this over on your TR, but I'm here.....

I hope you take lots of pix and your trip - and don't be shy about posting them! I haven't seen much from DL and would really like to see some. I last went there in the early 90s - guess alot has changed since then?!:laughing:


Ooh i have only been to DL once and i was 11 ... One question, is the castle Sleeping Beauty's???
 
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Hahahaha just for you Cammie
Look my DD is not so little anymore she's nearly as tall as Donald :scared1:



Ok Tammie you are officially my new most favourite person in the world for thinking i look young :hug:




Ooh i have only been to DL once and i was 11 ... One question, is the castle Sleeping Beauty's???

I'm glad I can be your favourite person! :rotfl2: Yes, the castle is Sleeping Beauty's. It is quite a bit smaller, but somehow it has its own magic. :love:
 
Oh, and BTW Erin, your next trip is only 4 days!!! I hope you take lots of pics, cuz I bet most of us haven't seen DLP!
 
Hiya all,

am updating trippie with our LAST day today - seems sad..... Already the memories are starting to fade a little - I hate that!!!

Erin - hope you have a GREAT time at DLRParis, it really is a different world.... for bits of it you will think you are back in Florida (I am going to be cruel - look away now.... IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL...... come on everyone - join in......) , but you have to do POTC - it is (or was last year anyhow) a bit different..... a bit scarier at the end... Also Haunted Mansion - the story is in French, but is also a bit different. Buzz is better - the guns are a bit different design - oh, and at the Studios you have to watch out for the shows - get the times leaflet - they sometimes do Lilo and Stitch one outdoors on the little stage, the kids join in with the hula - a great laugh...

Use Fast passes for the big name rides.... BTMRR especially gets long lines.... You have to let me know what the new rides are like too - crush's coaster, cars, etc - they weren't up and running last year when we were last there. Mmmmm - have to see if our airmiles will get us to Paris - next year -can't afford another trip this year.....:sad1:

Here's some pics to get you excited....
The way in from the car park
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Mickey at his restaurant
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Have a great time!!!!!!!

Tessa
 
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