We are staying at Pop, too.It had me a little worried too.
We are going to have to have a big a Dis party at the Pop in Sept. if Megan'sMom is going to be there at the same time as us.
Even headless I can tell! Not everyone can look hot while headless. That's when you know you have a keeper.
I hope it all works out, and I can't WAIT to read your next update to hear your reasons why!!!! All I will say is that if we go when we are thinking about it, there will be MANY DISfriends there, and there BETTER be some DISpartying going on!!!
No joke.
I showed that picture (non-headless) to one of my co-workers.
"THAT'S your husband???"
I said yes.
"Did you marry him because he looks like Jack Sparrow?"
First off, I met my husband well before the pirate films even came out, so no. That's just an added bonus. You could say our first film couple was really Batman and Catwoman. But that's sort of personal, so we'll leave that off the family-friendliness I try to employ here.
Okay, can I say how jealous I am that you got to stay at the Disney Institute? I used to love to go through the brochures and pick out all the classes I wanted to take. By the time I had any money to go they had shut it down.
I actually took an animation class there that was quite excellent. I know my father and sister....I think my sister took a photography class and my dad took something similar to the keys to the kingdom tours they have now. That was really a great place. I used to get it for 50% off with my CM discount. ::SIGH:: The good old days.
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We don't discuss numbers, people. :::shhh::::
Alrighty.
Here we go.
I have stayed at the Pop Century for the past two years. It is comfortable. It is a known entity. I love that it is colorful and bright and full of other families with kids.
There are so many things we haven't done yet.
We haven't drawn on the sidewalk with chalk. Or taken a ride on the big wheels. Or played in the Goofy water jets. We haven't taken DS to play on the playground. Or even explored the whole resort.
I haven't walked along the Generation Gap bridge, or taken a picture of myself next to the year I was born.
I look forward to these simple things. I feel like as of yet, I have not given this resort its due. Even though I've stayed there, it's always been with family, and therefore, almost every moment has been planned.
So like I said, this trip is flexible. And I think that Pop will easily lend itself to that flexibility.
I love Everything Pop Shopping and Dining. Actually if you asked me to pick between the two, I don't know which I love more. Although, as I'm scrolling through this to proofread, I see I've devoted several paragraphs to food. I guess its obvious what I love more. I love, love, love that store. I think it's the best of all the Values, and rivals some of the Mods and Deluxes. They have so much fun stuff! And I'm not a big souvie shopper, but I love to walk around there. And the dining, oh ho ho! The dining, the dining...how can I speak of it without salivating and frying the keyboard?
This truly deserves its own paragraph, or several as the case may be. I love eating breakfast here at least once. I know it's not scheduled in my plans, but I may sneak over one day and use one counter service and bring a platter back to the room for us to munch on. I can't do big time greasy, but I loooooooove breakfast on vacation.
I had an awesome sandwich here for lunch last year. I don't remember what it was but it was soooooooooooo good. And I don't remember where I read it, but did you know that as dessert you can get an ice cream sundae? And they'll let you go back for it so that it won't melt while you're eating your lunch/dinner? Ahhh, Never mind tie-dye cheesecake. Or unbelievably soft sugar cookies. Let's not discuss how much weight I gained on my last trip by getting a sugar cookie for a snack every night when we went back to the room. Which I actually had to hide from DS if he was awake, since he would automatically try to steal it. I am serious about my sugar cookies, people...never forget that.
And I love the nachos. Oh, the nachos. They were my early dinner of choice before MNSSHP last year, and let me tell you, they were the right kind of fuel for piratey fun and trick or treating. Oh, so good.
I am literally inthinking of all this food. Perhaps that has something to do with the fact that all I've been able to hold down of late is some plain scrambled eggs, toast, and rice.
You were a CM!?!?!?!? Where have I been?
We need a history of TK post at some point for us new people!
I would be so scared of what I have said! 
Oh, good lord, my history.
Now that's a LONG book. Maybe even a tome, quite frankly.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was a cast member at a local Disney Store. At that time, they were still owned by the Disney Company, and as such we got some excellent park benefits. One of which being a 30-50% discount on hotel rooms, free admission to the parks, etc.
Have I ever told you about how I stayed at the Grand Floridian for my honeymoon? I know I mention it every now and then because it has its roots in my childhood. When I was 10, we stayed at the Grand Flo. Me, Mom, Dad, and my sister. I fell in love with that resort. I told my parents that when I got married I was going to stay there for my honeymoon.
And I did.
And because I was a "cast member," I stayed in the Sugar Loaf Concierge building for half off.
Oh, those were the days. My honeymoon was awesome. But, that's a whole other report.
Whoa! Now that, right there, is worth getting a job at the Disney Store, folks! I may have to move. Because, while I don't want to move TO Orlando (no fun to plan vacations anymore)...working at the Disney Store would be pretty fun...and I could still take cool vacations! 
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Oh, those were the days. My honeymoon was awesome. But, that's a whole other report.
First of all...wonderful update!
I shudder to think that I would ever quote myself!
First...because I am fairly highly educated and have NO IDEA what a tome is...
tome (tm) n.
1. One of the books in a work of several volumes.
2. A book, especially a large or scholarly one.
That was courtesy of an online dictionary.
I would love to read a tome written by you, my friend!
Ah...I remember shopping at the Disney Store when I was a teenager. Do they still exist? We don't have one around here.
FIFTY percent OFF?!?!
Did you write a Honeymoon TR? Did I miss it? Link please.
If you have not written it yet...There you go...you can start on your tome! (See there, I even used it in a sentence!)
Oh...
And I love the real pictures of you guys!! Even with the face blotted out, it is cool to see real people!!
Watch it!.....Family board, TK, family board....
Thank you! I know we're going to have a great time, regardless. And again, for a lot of reasons, this is not the year to upgrade.
