May 2008--Everything's Coming Up Roses -- COMPLETE

[snowdrift7]

Friday, May 9th

6:30pm Mickey’s Pirate and Princess Party
Cosmic Rays – Magic Kingdom

We'll be going to P&PP from BCV that night too - altho' our is 19 and our is 20.

Saturday, May 10th

11:30am Segway Tour - Ft. Wilderness

Hope you'll post what you think of it; we're going on the 23rd. We're also going to the Epcot one on Mother's Day.

Have a wonderful trip!

cyn

 

[junebug88]

I love your shirts and the schedule looks great. Too bad I notice not many of the same days planned at the same time.
Hope you have great trip and will enjoy hearing all about it.

 

[Trentmom]

WOw, you sure have some detailed plans



Seriously, it all looks great.....

Can't wait to hear about Segway Tour

Love the color coordinate pics of you and your dd and pretty flowers

She is too cute.......

 

[racefanof88]

OK I have a stupid question? Am I supposed to make some type appointment for a photopass thingie ? If I am I didn't do it .

 

[Disneymommom]

Here are some updated photos. This past weekend we went to my nieces engagement party.

Hey Barbie -- please show them to the boys!

In our front yard

Having fun in our side yard -- the azalaes just bloomed. Notice I changed my hair again (!)

Daddy gets in on the action too

Strolling along...aren't we color coordinated!!

And one of the cousins -- now don't they look alike!! This is my DH's niece.

They are great pictures Marshay! I think DD looks adorable in her pretty dress and you and DH were both color coordinated with her. That was so cute. Wow does DH's niece ever look like him! The resemblance is uncanny!!!!

 

[Disneymommom]

Great schedule Marshay!!! Very detailed but really good.

By the way I love your azaleas, they are gorgeous!!!

 

[Marshay]

We'll be going to P&PP from BCV that night too - altho' our is 19 and our is 20.



Hope you'll post what you think of it; we're going on the 23rd. We're also going to the Epcot one on Mother's Day.

Have a wonderful trip!

cyn

Yeah! I forget, will you be dressed up for P&PP? We are wearing t-shirts only...I posted several pages back (I think).

I can't wait for the Segway tour...that should be lots of fun!

 

[Marshay]

We'll be going to P&PP from BCV that night too - altho' our is 19 and our is 20.



Hope you'll post what you think of it; we're going on the 23rd. We're also going to the Epcot one on Mother's Day.

Have a wonderful trip!

cyn

I love your shirts and the schedule looks great. Too bad I notice not many of the same days planned at the same time.
Hope you have great trip and will enjoy hearing all about it.

Yeah, it's funny how people can be at WDW at the same time and never see each other!

Our schedule is mostly determined by our ADRs since we are doing the dining plan. Of course, I made the ADRs before I even thought of our plan, so we only get one day at AK and two 1/2 days at DHS this trip.

What amazes me is that we are going to be in WDW for 10 days and I feel like we are hardly going to be able to do anything. Probably b/c we go back every afternoon around 1-2pm for a nap until 5-6pm...

I'm hoping to go shopping at DTD or go to the parks myself during DD's naps. DH and I agreed to do every other day so one will stay in the room with her and the other can go off and explore.

 

[Marshay]

OK I have a stupid question? Am I supposed to make some type appointment for a photopass thingie ? If I am I didn't do it .

(A) Were you planning to do the 20 minute photograph session where a Disney photographer takes pictures of your family at a specific resort?

or (B) were you just planning to get pictures while in the parks?

If A, then you need to make an appointment at either the Grand Floridian, Polynesian or Saratoga Springs

If B, then no appt needed.

 

[Marshay]

They are great pictures Marshay! I think DD looks adorable in her pretty dress and you and DH were both color coordinated with her. That was so cute. Wow does DH's niece ever look like him! The resemblance is uncanny!!!!

Great schedule Marshay!!! Very detailed but really good.

By the way I love your azaleas, they are gorgeous!!!

Thanks! DD's dress was really her Christmas dress this year but since it was short sleeves and cold for christmas (we were in PA), she wore something else. But then I just got that blouse this past weekend and saw how great it matched her dress.

Yeah, my DN (niece) and my DH could be siblings. When you put the 3 of them together, it's eery!

 

[racefanof88]

(A) Were you planning to do the 20 minute photograph session where a Disney photographer takes pictures of your family at a specific resort?

or (B) were you just planning to get pictures while in the parks?

If A, then you need to make an appointment at either the Grand Floridian, Polynesian or Saratoga Springs

If B, then no appt needed.

Ok thanks. I was just going to do the park thing.........lol. I didn't know about the resort thing. I got a lime green t-shirt for the tuesday meet .

I am so excited

 

[Marshay]

Ok thanks. I was just going to do the park thing.........lol. I didn't know about the resort thing. I got a lime green t-shirt for the tuesday meet .

I am so excited

Yeah! You are going too! Oh, boy!! I wasn't planning to go since I wanted to do the boardwalk or SAB, but I think I should at least stop by to say hello! Maybe DH will take DD so I can spend some time with everyone!

 

[Trentmom]

Hey Marshay
been meaning to ask you

Did Catotigger do your current avatar, too?

That is really cool

 

[Marshay]

Hey Marshay
been meaning to ask you

Did Catotigger do your current avatar, too?

That is really cool

The avatar that is Mickey and Me is from the CMO thread. Andy (he was Pose2Pose on DIS and we called him Andimator on the thread) was a top 20 contestant but did not make it to the top 10. He used animation in his video (haunted ghosts coming out of the closet, poison apple).

Anyway, there was a bet on the thread and he agreed to make cartoons out of the winners. I was one of them.

But I also liked Cat-o-tars avatar of me (looks more like me) so I kept that below as well.

 

[Trentmom]

The avatar that is Mickey and Me is from the CMO thread. Andy (he was Doombuggy on DIS and we called him Andimator on the thread) was a top 20 contestant but did not make it to the top 10. He used animation in his video (haunted ghosts coming out of the closet, poison apple).

Anyway, there was a bet on the thread and he agreed to make cartoons out of the winners. I was one of them.

But I also liked Cat-o-tars avatar of me (looks more like me) so I kept that below as well.

Oh Okay

Gotcha!!!

Like them both

 

[kaoden39]

Hello! We are a family of three going back to BCV May 3-12. Come along on my PTR -- share your thoughts, see my crafts and have some fun!

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UPDATES
2/4/08 ADRs - #21
2/10/08 Schedule - #69
3/16/08 Disney ABC Book -- Cover and Back #198
4/1/08 Letters A through F - #233
4/4/08 Countdown to Disney Calendar - #242
4/21/08 Disney ABC Book - #309
4/27/08 LGMH, Door Sign and Tie Dye T-shirts - #365
4/28/08 Final Schedule - #380

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We are going during the Flower and Garden show and both DH and I love plants & flowers so we are excited to stop and smell the roses along the way!

Since purchasing DVC a year ago, our planning for Disney has been so much easier -- we love having our own room and one for DD in our 1BR villa, plus kitchen, dining table, sofa/chairs, w/d. And of course, it's a wonderful treat not having to pay for a room each year!

So as I'm excitedly waiting our trip, it just seems like everything is coming up roses for us!

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I guess a second title would be, "Two by Two", since this trip will have a lot of "seconds" for us.

It's our 2nd DVC stay

My 2nd time at the Flower and Garden Show.

My 2 yo will be so much more into Disney this time.

This is our 2nd time to go with my parents. (Don't you just love DD's "animal" face?)

We are eating 2 times at Le Cellier since we liked it so much our past 2 times we ate there.

We'll do the Photopass again (#2) this time and I hope to reserve the GF Photosession again (#2).

And who knows? maybe we'll be blessed with getting pregnant between now and then with baby #2.

Your DD is beautiful.

Michele

 

[kaoden39]

Originally we were going to go back to WDW in September. We went in 2007 and really loved the low crowds and Toddler Magic Hour in MK. We also bought annual passes b/c we knew we wanted to go again in 2008.

At the same time, we are trying for kid #2 and needed to plan our vacation so I wouldn't be 7-9 months pregnant. Then my parents said they were going back in late April/early May, so we decided to go in May as well. Our dates only overlap for 4-5 days so we are not sharing a 2BR villa this trip, but hopefully BCV can arrange for them to be close by.

I've made our ADRs, planned out our park days, reserved the rental car and started the PTR!

I'm still waiting for a cheaper flight -- yeah, I know this is a guessing game but I'm hoping JetBlue, SW or United will start a travel war for spring.

Also, we plan to fly in May 3 (BCV doesn't start until May 4) so I need to reserve a room for one night. Last time we got a tremendous deal of $45 on priceline for the Best Western Lake Buena Vista in DTD with Epcot view. Either we'll Priceline again or we'll stay at one of the Value resorts we haven't been to before.

I'm hoping to do a bunch more crafts (you may remember some of these from my Sept TR):
- tie dye shirts
- autograph book
- itinerary book
- LGMH with googly eyes (actually have a ton of these leftover)
- Large LGMH for stroller and Baggalini
- Sign for room door with place for folks to make comments
- Countdown calendar for DD

That's my list so far. I have more ideas but we'll see if I get the rest done first!

May 3 is the best day of the year. My birthday. Enjoy.
Thank you I am enjoying your thread.

Michele

 

[madbrad76]

OK, here is my "abbreviated" schedule!! If you saw my 14 page detailed schedule, you would then all realize how nutzo I am, so I'll spare you all that! (However, the detailed schedule lists all the hours each day, what clothes we'll wear, the temperature, special notes, etc). Yes, I'm obsessed!

Even with this brief schedule, you'll see I have more planned at like, MK or DHS than we will be able to do. I recognize that as soon as DD sees Donald's Boat at MK or the Boneyard at AK, that "my" schedule will go out the window.

I told DH I want 3 things:

1) To get up EARLY for our MK day so we get there BEFORE the park opens
2) To make it to our ADRs
3) To be on-time and ready for the Photopass session.

Everything else can slip but these are important to me. "Join us in 3+ weeks to hear how this story ends "

And I thought that I was overdoing it with my one page spread sheet. Once again you amaze me Marshay!!

Join us in 3+ weeks to hear how this story ends

Say it ain't so Marshay! Where am I going to get my "Scrapin'" fix while your gone? Maybe I can get HMF to keep me entertained until you make it back!

According to your schedule though, you'll be back on Monday, May 12. That's not 3+ weeks. Have you not checked the VIRTUAL ROAD-TRIP ITINERARY? Once 3g&g gets done, it's Justin, and then you. We might have to jump on over to the Fleagles, then maybe stop by and see AnnDisneyFan, then backtrack up to you. I think that might be something we're going to have to work out with our Transportation Director and our Trip Advisor/ Itinerary Planner.

Good Luck with the and/or !!!

 

[acellison]

If your schedule stays the same then we will be at Epcot the same day and of course the P&PP I will look for you at both and who knows, maybe you will hear someone calling, "Marshay!"

The new pictures of your daughter are precious and I love the one of you two walking together.

 

[racefanof88]

Yeah! You are going too! Oh, boy!! I wasn't planning to go since I wanted to do the boardwalk or SAB, but I think I should at least stop by to say hello! Maybe DH will take DD so I can spend some time with everyone!

I am thinking of leaving my crew behind too