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Oh, that's still very, very good. The cheapest I've seen close to use is still....I think $94-99...something like that.
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I think that is cheapest I have ever seen around here too. I did get a pin code for free dining on Wed. and it saved me $800.00!!!!!!!:faint:party:

So now I only have to make 2 payments and it will be paid off!!!! I actually feel like this trip is a reality now.
 
I think that is cheapest I have ever seen around here too. I did get a pin code for free dining on Wed. and it saved me $800.00!!!!!!!:faint:party:

So now I only have to make 2 payments and it will be paid off!!!! I actually feel like this trip is a reality now.

FREE DINING! IN DECEMBER!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I'm so excited and mildy jealous. ;)
 
Ya know, I have a Swiss Army backpack that's about to take it's 3rd trip to the world. I got it at Office Depot and I think it was about $35. This coming trip I want to do sans backpack, but don't think I'll be able to do it without the camera bag. The camera bag is much smaller than the backpack.

Oh, yeah--I need to run over to yours and Tink's TR. . .I gotta read up on CBR, as I've never been there. Did you like it?
 
Ya know, I have a Swiss Army backpack that's about to take it's 3rd trip to the world. I got it at Office Depot and I think it was about $35. This coming trip I want to do sans backpack, but don't think I'll be able to do it without the camera bag. The camera bag is much smaller than the backpack.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm always open to suggestion, that's for sure.

Oh, yeah--I need to run over to yours and Tink's TR. . .I gotta read up on CBR, as I've never been there. Did you like it?

I loved CBR. It was everything I could have wanted for that trip. :goodvibes
 

Phew. I'm caught up. I'll admit that I cheated and used the links.

And I thought I had bag drama on my last trip!? You put me to shame with your baggallini pictures and lettered shots! :laughing:

I can't remember everything else I wanted to comment on but I am here, caught up and will be much more witty in my responses from now on! :goodvibes
 
Phew. I'm caught up. I'll admit that I cheated and used the links.

That's not cheating! It's...hmmm....getting to the essence, shall we say. :lmao:

And I thought I had bag drama on my last trip!? You put me to shame with your baggallini pictures and lettered shots! :laughing:

Ugh. The problem was, I think I was trying to convince myself that bag would work.

I can't remember everything else I wanted to comment on but I am here, caught up and will be much more witty in my responses from now on! :goodvibes

No worries, my dear. Happy to have you aboard and looking forward to your wit! :goodvibes
 
Good day, my brethren!

An update should be coming shortly. As soon as I can get everything photographed and uploaded as a matter of fact! :goodvibes
 
Aw, shucks. :blush:

Actually, all my pics are uploaded, now I just have to write it. :thumbsup2

I'm jealous you are at least 2 steps ahead of me LOL!! I think I'm going to wait and update tomorrow so now I will just have your update to look forward too and enjoy!!!!
 
I know, right. Who the heck is Elle?

Any of you Kohl's shoppers? If you are, you know what I'm talking about. But there's much much more to discuss, so let's start at the beginning, savvy?

DH and I got out on a date yesterday! I was so excited, I was looking forward to it all morning while I was at work. We went to the movies, out to eat, and afterwards headed to our local Disney store. I hadn't been in a Disney store in ages (there are so few of them now) so I was delighted to find some things!

First, all their mini beanies were B1G1. And the sign said $8.50. And all the little tags where the perforation is, were ripped off. I found this guy right on top and I knew I had to have him for DS.

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Now, DS slept over my parent's last night, so this will be waiting for him on his bed when he gets home today. And for those of you who may not know, we have had some changes to the MNSSHP costume ideas. DS is dead set on being Wall E for the party. I've found a costume on Ebay, basically I just need to buy it. It's actually from the UK Disney store. So far, it's the only Wall E costume I can find that I think he'd wear. So he's now convinced that he's going to be Wall E, and my mother is going to be Eve. I've already thought of a clever way to make her costume, but I'm waiting on that to make sure he doesn't change his mind. I don't think he will. He's been saying he wants to be Wall E for weeks now.

Which leaves us to revert to being pirates. Our true and natural state.

So for those of you who are going to MNSSHP on October 1st, yes, my husband will be dressed as Jack Sparrow. I hope we live up to your expectations. I'm still working on my costume, with plans to not wear my Elizabeth dress of past years. I've got a little something else in mind.

I also need to figure out a costume for my FIL, but that should be easy. I think if I get him to wear a white tee and navy shorts with his sandals I can get him a waist sash and call it a day.

Now you're probably wondering, what will we do with Nana? Well, I still have the bonnet. Which I thought, in my deluded musings that she could wear, and we'd pack a wooden rolling pin.

She, she'll be the one who's chasing us down. It's perfect. :thumbsup2

Now, my mom's not thrilled because she wanted us all to match. I feel guilty that she's upset, but at the same time, I want DS to be happy, so there you go. We'll see how it all pans out.

Now, since we took that nice little segue, let's head back to the Disney store and the mini beanies shall we? B1G1. So I found Wall E sitting on top there and he was the only one they had. I thought well, let me see what else I can find.

And that's when I found this cute little guy.

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I don't think I've mentioned it before, but Dumbo is one of my nana's favorite characters. Always has been. And I've been planning to put together little gift bags for my family for the trip. I know it's my birthday, but I kind of want to spoil everyone a little because it's fun. :goodvibes So this little guy will be going in her bag. I'm also hoping to throw in some glow necklaces, and other fun things for the trip, and trying to individualize it to each person. Yes, this gift bag concept should definitely be interesting.:lmao:

Want to hear the best part? He didn't have his perforated tag ripped off. And his price read $6.50. Remember, the sign read $8.50.

So guess what? When I got to ring out, I politely asked the girl if she would give me the two for $6.50. And she did. :woohoo:

I was pleased as punch.

And not just because of that.

Check these out.

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Are they not the cutest ever? And given DS' current Wall E obsession, I thought they were perfect. They also happened to be on sale! $4.99 each. I was thrilled. I walked out of that store with four items, all of which I was thrilled about for a little under $18. I couldn't believe my good fortune. Talk about some pirate treasure, huh?

Now, I'm not sure when I'll give these to DS. Maybe one will go in his gift bag and the other will be for the night of the party....we'll see. I'm sure I'll figure something out. :thumbsup2

Which finally brings me to our next topic.

Now as you all know, I've been coveting Veras and debating Baggalinis and going through all sorts of websites in an effort to determine what exactly is the perfect park bag for TK.

I know what the perfect park bag is and it's sadly defunct, having performed many, many years of service. R.I.P. green Weathervane bag. Thou hast served me well.

Well, the other day I was returning some items at Kohl's, and I came across this little number. It's the Elle brand.

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Say it with me. Oooooooo....it's pre-tty.

Never mind that it was also on sale. And I had a 15% off coupon. It cost me $12.49. I love Kohl's.

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- Here's a close up.

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- And the interior.

The interior has two slip pockets and a zippered pocket as well. It's not as many pockets as my other bag, but I really think it'll do. I don't have a picture of myself wearing it yet, but it fits me just right. It's almost the exact same style as the other bag I had, and it feels only a little bit bigger.

I've done my research, checking out Veras at one of my local stores and honestly, the hipster might be too big for me. I'm not sure. This bag seems just right.

I feel like Goldilocks.

My only lament is that the interior is black. I really love when bag designers make the interior a lighter color or a print so that you can find your stuff. So what I'm debating now is ordered some Vera items (they currently have a free shipping when you spend $75 code) to fill my new bag.

For example, it would be nice to have everything separated out in bright and colorful little Veras so that it would be easy to see in there.

And it gives me an excuse to get some little Veras.

And some color. I love that this bag is black, because it will go with everything I wear, but I don't love that the interior is black. I'd love to be able to pull out a Bali Gold Euro Wallet and have people say hey, that girl likes her some yellow and pink. :lmao: Or whatever. I'm watching some auctions on Ebay and could possibly order from the actual Vera site, so we'll see how that goes.

Now, they actually had this bag in a green, which I also purchased but decided to return. It just wasn't me.

So DH and I were returning this last night after our exciting date at the movies, dinner out, a trip to the Disney store, and a trip to AC Moore (guess who needs more tie dye to fufill all your requests ;)).

So suffice it to say every time I walk into Kohl's to return something, I end up walking out with something else. :headache: It's a curse. :rolleyes1

I happened to find this.

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It was on sale. It had some color! (Usually our backpacks are black.)

DH said, why green? :rolleyes1

I feigned ignorance of the DIS' obsession with green. "Because I'm sick of getting black all the time. It's got some color, and it's the only one of this kind." It actually was the only one of its kind in the store.

And on sale. Check it out.

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So we bought it. I just had a good feeling about it.

And I'll let you in on something. I'm having a really hard time right now finding a college that can accomodate my schedule. It looks more and more like I might have to quit my job and pay OOP for health insurance to go back to school, which scares the daylights out of me, but at the same time, what can you do? And although I know if I go to school, I'd probably want an LL Bean backpack for myself...I even know the color, style, and what I'd like to have embroidered on it...I can't bring myself to order one yet. I feel like I am jinxing myself. It's been rough, guys. Rough and frustrating. There are other options I have to explore as well, so all is not lost. Just frustrated. Anyway, that's heavy life stuff and I really don't want to focus on that right now because I think about it all the time.

So anyway, we bought this backpack. I'm hoping it's good quality, it's the Adidas brand, and it looked a bit tougher than what we've gotten previously. Now it was on sale and we got 15% off, so it was around $21. I came home, found it on their online website and got my 30% off coupon code and free shipping, and it comes to around $17. So to save four dollars, I ordered.

Yes, I am that cheap. I'll return the more expensive one. And before you worry about my wasting the gas to drive there, which DH kindly pointed out to me last night, thinking I was crazy, I actually have occasion to go to that town anyway. It's where my allergy shots are and wear I get my eyebrows done. I can easily combine it with one of those trips, and it's totally worth it to me.

I think we may have delved a little too much into my pysche right there. :lmao: But seriously, welcome to how we can afford to go to Disney every year. Frugal gets you somewhere, that's for sure.

So dear friends, there you have it. The purchase of possibly two park bags: a cute little black number for myself and the potential backpack. Another reason I like purchasing the backpack from Kohls is that their return policy is awesome, so if we find something better, or it just doesn't hold up, it'll be really easy to return it. Which is always a good thing.

Because the radar is always going, my friends. Always going. pirate:
 
Well I'm glad that's solved. It's hard being the only one without bag drama.

Can't wait to see your Halloween costumes.....in person :goodvibes
 
Love both bags!!!!

Thanks!

I'm curious to see what you purchase from Vera.

Me, too. :lmao: Between the site and Ebay I have no idea what I'll end up with. A couple of auctions are ending today, but most in the next few days, so we'll see. :thumbsup2

Well I'm glad that's solved. It's hard being the only one without bag drama.

Oh, thank god my bag drama is over! :lmao: It was driving me nuts. I'm happy to join you in the ranks of the bag-happy.

Can't wait to see your Halloween costumes.....in person :goodvibes

Hee hee.

The thought makes me a little giddy, I won't lie. Are you wearing a costume or a themed tee or anything specific for the party? :goodvibes
 
I found this guy right on top and I knew I had to have him for DS.

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So he's now convinced that he's going to be Wall E, and my mother is going to be Eve. I've already thought of a clever way to make her costume, but I'm waiting on that to make sure he doesn't change his mind. I don't think he will. He's been saying he wants to be Wall E for weeks now.

Which leaves us to revert to being pirates. Our true and natural state.

I also need to figure out a costume for my FIL, but that should be easy. I think if I get him to wear a white tee and navy shorts with his sandals I can get him a waist sash and call it a day.

Now you're probably wondering, what will we do with Nana? Well, I still have the bonnet. Which I thought, in my deluded musings that she could wear, and we'd pack a wooden rolling pin.

She, she'll be the one who's chasing us down. It's perfect. :thumbsup2

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Cute cute treasures :) but one must ask...besides Kohl's, and the Disney store, how was the rest of the date?? Aka what movie, how was it. dinner and a WHOLE night entirely kid free?

:lmao:

I came across this little number. It's the Elle brand.

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Say it with me. Oooooooo....it's pre-tty.

Never mind that it was also on sale. And I had a 15% off coupon. It cost me $12.49. I love Kohl's.

The interior has two slip pockets and a zippered pocket as well. It's not as many pockets as my other bag, but I really think it'll do. I don't have a picture of myself wearing it yet, but it fits me just right. It's almost the exact same style as the other bag I had, and it feels only a little bit bigger.

I've done my research, checking out Veras at one of my local stores and honestly, the hipster might be too big for me. I'm not sure. This bag seems just right.

I feel like Goldilocks.

My only lament is that the interior is black. I really love when bag designers make the interior a lighter color or a print so that you can find your stuff. So what I'm debating now is ordered some Vera items (they currently have a free shipping when you spend $75 code) to fill my new bag.

Me too, it makes it much easier to find things. Pretty patterned wallets, change purses and eyeglass holders could be in your future lol!

Are you going to do a test? It is pretty, what is the fabric? It looks like satin in the pic. Hopefully it won't hurt your shoulder but since you are passing stuff into the backpack, you should be good!

I happened to find this.

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It was on sale. It had some color! (Usually our backpacks are black.)

DH said, why green? :rolleyes1

So we bought it. I just had a good feeling about it.

That is a perfect DH toting kind of backpack IMHO. And nicer (also IMHO) for your DS to get his first K backpack all to himself, brand new, next year.

Generally the adidias gear holds up pretty well, I think you'll be pleased.

And I'll let you in on something. I'm having a really hard time right now finding a college that can accomodate my schedule. It looks more and more like I might have to quit my job and pay OOP for health insurance to go back to school, which scares the daylights out of me, but at the same time, what can you do? And although I know if I go to school, I'd probably want an LL Bean backpack for myself...I even know the color, style, and what I'd like to have embroidered on it...I can't bring myself to order one yet. I feel like I am jinxing myself. It's been rough, guys. Rough and frustrating. There are other options I have to explore as well, so all is not lost. Just frustrated. Anyway, that's heavy life stuff and I really don't want to focus on that right now because I think about it all the time.
awww, I'm sorry you aren't having luck on the schedule. I have faith though that your persistence will pay off and you will find the perfect scenario even if it isn't apparent now. Any luck with doctor and headaches? I was thinking about that the other day and hoping you are having some improvement.


Yes, I am that cheap. I'll return the more expensive one.
My DH is that cheap. It's good one of us is. I am making progress though.
 
Now as you all know, I've been coveting Veras and debating Baggalinis and going through all sorts of websites in an effort to determine what exactly is the perfect park bag for TK.

I know what the perfect park bag is and it's sadly defunct, having performed many, many years of service. R.I.P. green Weathervane bag. Thou hast served me well.

Well, the other day I was returning some items at Kohl's, and I came across this little number. It's the Elle brand.

And some color. I love that this bag is black, because it will go with everything I wear, but I don't love that the interior is black. I'd love to be able to pull out a Bali Gold Euro Wallet and have people say hey, that girl likes her some yellow and pink. :lmao: Or whatever. I'm watching some auctions on Ebay and could possibly order from the actual Vera site, so we'll see how that goes.
Your bag is adorable!! But the enabler in me wants to say that you could always try the mini hipster:

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You got some precious bargains at the Disney store too!!
 
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Cute cute treasures :) but one must ask...besides Kohl's, and the Disney store, how was the rest of the date?? Aka what movie, how was it. dinner and a WHOLE night entirely kid free?

:lmao:

You know, I wondered if anyone would ask about that. I already knew my chapter was going to run long, so I sort of glossed over that part.

Actually, it was really nice to go on a date with my husband. They're so few and far between, but now that my mother has DS less during the week, she's willing to take him on the weekends sometimes for us, and that can be very nice.

We went to see Harry Potter, and it was a tough movie for me. Very very good, don't get me wrong, but I bawled like a baby. I mean teared up at different things and then at the end, full on, shoulders shaking, snot running, crying.

It was very attractive. :lmao: I'm sure my husband thought so. I was so glad I remembered to put kleenex in my purse. Thank goodness the woman in front me was crying as well, not that I mean her ill or anything, just that I was glad I wasn't alone!

Afterwards we went to the Rainforest Cafe. I had a coupon. Let's just say it's a good thing I had a coupon. I know this is true of a lot of restaurants, so let me say, I get the economic state we're in. The menu was new. Cut back on the amount of items they offered, but they still had our favorites. The menu was new because they increased their prices. They also cut their portion sizes on sandwiches, wrap sizes, and fries. The portion of fries was smaller! I almost laughed at it, it was so puny compared to what they used to do. Now for me, it was a fine amount of food. I ate half my wrap and took the rest home. But we had to ask for a fork for me twice. DH asked to have American not Swiss on his sandwich and it came out with Swiss. He also asked for some sauce on the side and they ignored that as well. We didn't bother to complain because to us, it just wasn't worth it. We were having a good time anyway.

The blow may have been softened by my Rainbow Colada. :lmao:

Anyway, we ended the night with me on the computer and us watching Pirates 2 on TV. I know, not romantic, but I'd worked that morning and was exhausted. :rotfl2:

Still, it was very nice to get out together and run those shopping errands as well. We had a lot of fun.:goodvibes

Me too, it makes it much easier to find things. Pretty patterned wallets, change purses and eyeglass holders could be in your future lol!

Um, seriously. Are you reading my mind? Because that's pretty much what I'm looking at. A patterned wallet, a change purse, and sunglass holders.:lmao:

Are you going to do a test? It is pretty, what is the fabric? It looks like satin in the pic. Hopefully it won't hurt your shoulder but since you are passing stuff into the backpack, you should be good!

I don't think I'll need a test with it. I could easily do one, but because I'm putting just purse stuff and the other things are going in the backpack, I'm pretty sure this will be fine. It's very, very similar to the bag I used to carry.

That is a perfect DH toting kind of backpack IMHO. And nicer (also IMHO) for your DS to get his first K backpack all to himself, brand new, next year.

Generally the adidias gear holds up pretty well, I think you'll be pleased.

I'm glad you like it! You seem like the backpack expert to me right now. :thumbsup2

awww, I'm sorry you aren't having luck on the schedule. I have faith though that your persistence will pay off and you will find the perfect scenario even if it isn't apparent now. Any luck with doctor and headaches? I was thinking about that the other day and hoping you are having some improvement.

I don't have the headaches, that was Poohsmate.

My only headaches are frustration over finding a school. :headache:

My DH is that cheap. It's good one of us is. I am making progress though.

My DH is pretty good about money too. Don't get me wrong, as evidenced by this trip report, I can be pretty spendy when I want to. But for the most part, I am the worrier, the thrifty one, the one who agonizes over every dang penny.

Your bag is adorable!! But the enabler in me wants to say that you could always try the mini hipster:

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You got some precious bargains at the Disney store too!!

Why, oh why did you have to throw that up there?

And in the Bali gold no less????

You know what, the only thing about that is the strap. It's not adjustable unless you knot it, right? And it's very thin. I'm afraid it would cut into my shoulder.
 
You know, I wondered if anyone would ask about that. I already knew my chapter was going to run long, so I sort of glossed over that part.

We went to see Harry Potter, and it was a tough movie for me. Very very good, don't get me wrong, but I bawled like a baby. I mean teared up at different things and then at the end, full on, shoulders shaking, snot running, crying.
Good to know! I'll bring kleenex!
Afterwards we went to the Rainforest Cafe. I had a coupon. Let's just say it's a good thing I had a coupon. I know this is true of a lot of restaurants, so let me say, I get the economic state we're in. The menu was new. Cut back on the amount of items they offered, but they still had our favorites. The menu was new because they increased their prices. They also cut their portion sizes on sandwiches, wrap sizes, and fries. The portion of fries was smaller! I almost laughed at it, it was so puny compared to what they used to do. Now for me, it was a fine amount of food. I ate half my wrap and took the rest home. But we had to ask for a fork for me twice. DH asked to have American not Swiss on his sandwich and it came out with Swiss. He also asked for some sauce on the side and they ignored that as well. We didn't bother to complain because to us, it just wasn't worth it. We were having a good time anyway.

The blow may have been softened by my Rainbow Colada. :lmao:

what a bummer! glad you had the Colada to make up for it :)

Um, seriously. Are you reading my mind? Because that's pretty much what I'm looking at. A patterned wallet, a change purse, and sunglass holders.:lmao:

nah, it's just what I would be looking at!

I'm glad you like it! You seem like the backpack expert to me right now. :thumbsup2

amazing what 4 kids and multiple sports will do :rotfl2: We've never had an adidas backpack but do have a rather indestructible duffle bag!

I don't have the headaches, that was Poohsmate.
I must be losing my mind...I thought you were having doctors not listening to you issues...but maybe it wasn't headaches? Opps! sorry
 
Look at all of those purchases!

I love the little stuffed Wall-E. I have been looking at those for months now and haven't broken down yet to get one. I think I should. :rolleyes1

I love the addidas backpack! It's manly enough yet still cute with the green!

I'm glad you enjoyed your date night!
 
Awww I really enjoy date nights, Phillip and I try to do those every once in awhile, even though we don't have kids its still nice to get out and just enjoy each other's company!!!!

Love you new bags, I really hope they will work for you and I like the colorful backpack YAY!!!

Awww...seeing those beanies really makes me wish I had a DIsney store within driving distance of me, however I have learned that there is a Disney Store outlet near the hotel we are staying at in Austin this weekend so I will be going there...oh yes I will!!!

Awww..gift bags...we'll have to PM each other...I need some ideas on adult gift bags LOL!!!!
 












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