October 2008 can't come fast enough!!!!

[figment fan21]

bumping...because even though i know i dont have a huge reader base there are still alot of people who need to see my new kitchen accessories!! hehehe i just love them so much!

p.s. only 202 days to go!! which means only 22 days until i can make ADR's and the real planning begins!!!

p.s.s I know before that i had alot of ideas on our ADRs but I want some opinions and who better to ask than you guys.... any ideas for DBF and I? Any romantic places you think we should make ADR's at??

 

[DisneyFun08]

I've been reading along!

Love the new kitchen accessories.....Gee, maybe I need to get in a tiff with my Mom LOL

As far as ADRs, I really wish they'd post EMHs so I could plan better!

 

[figment fan21]

As far as ADRs, I really wish they'd post EMHs so I could plan better!

I know i feel the same way!! As soon as that Nov. calendar and EMH is announced i'm all over ADR's!!! I can't wait... thats when the real planning begins for me!

 

[Bama mom to 3]

"uh-huh, thats too bad about your trip"

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I am anxiously awaiting until I can make ADRs also.

 

[figment fan21]

hahahaha!!! Bama mom you're the best.

I'm getting soooo impatient about this trip. I've only stayed at a deluxe resort once and it was when i was a freshman in high school which was almost 7 years ago!! So i'm just so excited about this...I dont even know what to do with myself!

On a side note... i am currently starting Weight watchers so i can look my best for WDW. I am also working out every morning before work (until my schedule changes to the 7-3 and i'll be working out after work) And let me tell you... I AM SORE!!! I did a buns and thighs work out and it hurts to sit down! So that is something to keep me busy in anticipation for this vacation.

I have a few other things to keep me occupied too... I think once summer comes and I can start really planning and making ADR's i'll be ok Well i'm off to get ready for work... see you all later

 

[figment fan21]

We bought a house!!!! I'm sooo excited!!!! It happened alot faster than either one of us thought it would. It is acutally in NH... on the border of MA and NH but still its a whole new state. It is also about 30-45 mins from our families which is alittle disturbing for me but it is worth it! It is a brand new home that isn't even finished yet... it looks like a very large single family home and we get half... a duplex pretty much. It is right near the woods and its just awesome! The price difference from MA to NH was insane! we couldn't even afford a highend trailer in MA! (no offense to anyone who lives in a trailer i know a bunch of people who do and they are awesome people trailers just aren't for us)

I'm going to go finish cooking dinner but i'll be back and upload some pictures to show everyone.

Oh yea and I finally made my ADR's also very exciting! i'll tell you about them too.... gotta go though the food is burning

 

[SparKeLLy]

congrats! Can't wait to see some pictures!

 

[DisneyFun08]

I'll second the congratulations! Woo Hoo, can't wait to see the pictures!

 

[figment fan21]

Ok first of all.... sparkelly where did you get that picture of you and DH?!?! i LOVE it!!! I need one like it!

ok second of all the picutres!!!

Well this is it!! Don't you just LOVE the farmers porch?! I've always wanted one!!! (keep in mind that we have the left side of the home)

I like that the porch out in the back is divided... privacy is a good thing. Also because we are on the Left side we won't hear the garages opening and closing... woo hoo!!!

sorry its blury but this is the half bath on the first floor

Love the stove!!!

more of the kitchen (hehehe notice DBF adam's head reflecting in the glass?)

how can you beat that view? 6 acres of conservation land!!

the stairs going upppppp

master bedroom... this also gets the nice view.

second bedroom faces the front yard and street but hey i'm not sleeping in it!

so what do you guys think?!

 

[figment fan21]

I also need to tell you what our ADR's are!!!
(if you're a member of can't hardly wait Nov 2008 you've seen these already but here they are again anyway)

Nov. 2nd
BOMA at 6:15pm for dinner (we figured we are staying at AKV's so it seemed like the right choice for the 1st night)

Nov. 3rd
Chef Mickey's at 9:30am for breakfast (I just HAD to do ONE character breakfast!)

Nov. 4th
Le Cellier at 1:55pm for lunch (couldn't get dinner that place is popular huh?)

Nov. 5th
Big River Brewery at the boardwalk (this one we didn't need a ressie for)

Nov. 6th
Coral Reef at 5:00pm for dinner (insanely excited for this one i've never eaten here)

Nov. 7th
Home

How do these sound? anyone think i should change any of them for something else? Let me know your honest opinion... i'm guessing that after buying this house we won't be going on another vacation for a while!

 

[SparKeLLy]

I love your new house! The views are beautiful and I love the kitchen cabinets. It's very nice.

The picture in my signature was taken on the Disney Wonder during our honeymoon.

Like you we moved out of a white wall apartment and it's been so fun choosing colors for every room. We still need to paint our hall and laundry area yet.

What are you going to use your second bedroom for? For now we are using ours as an office. I work from home and DH is a computer geek hehe.

Your ADRs look good to me though we've only been to Le Cellier. The food was delicious!

 

[DisneyFun08]

Your new house is beautiful! When do you get to move in?

 

[figment fan21]

thanks guys!!! The closing is on June 27th so as soon as thats over we can move in. I'm very excited. We just bought a new bedroom set!! Its sooo pretty! We are going to put our old bed and mismatched dresser in the spare bedroom... the area in NH that we are moving to is known for its beach and it has a cool boardwalk and tons of fun stuff to do... and where our families are about 45 mins away we were going to use it as somewhere we could have family or friends stay for the weekends during the summer or something. We'll also put a computer desk in there too... that is until DBF gets his hands on the unfinished basement... it will then be "man town" / his office.

I was thinking though... i'm counting down the days until closing. Once closing happens if i look at my ticker it'll be a month less until WDW! then after closing i have my birthday in august to look forward too... my ticker will be 2 more months closer! I like having things to look forward to in the near future as oppsed to the 5 months of waiting for the trip. anyone else do that?

I'm glad you like the ADR's sparkelly!! I've heard le cellier is deliciouse. We tried to get in for lunch on our last trip but there was NO availability what so ever!!! So I had to make sure we got it in this time... DBF LOVES steak! I'm very excited for Coral Reef! I was a huge full house fan when i was little and i remember the episode where they went to WDW and a diver held up a sign for one of the kids (I believe michelle)... Anyone else know the episode i'm talking about or am i alone here?

 

[figment fan21]

so alittle update on my life.....


if any of you that follow along live in the north east area you may have heard about the massive fire about a month ago in peabody massachusetts at an apartment complex.... yea we lived there. The building that burned was building 8 and we lived in building 7. It was a very very sad day for all those people who lost everything including pets. thankfully we did not lose everything but we weren't allowed into our home for almost a week and once we were allowed inside we just couldn't stay there. we could see what was left of our neighbors apartments from our bedroom window and our apartment had the worst vibe ever... i know it probably sound dumb but honestly it didn't feel like home and i always wanted to cry while being there. So we decided to move back in with my mother until the closing on our town house. Seemed like a good idea until we spoke to our realtor and found out that the townhouse may not be finished in time for closing and maybe pushed back for another week or two...

needless to say its been a rough few weeks and i can't wait to be out of my moms house and into our new one. (dont get me wrong i love my mom and little sisters but i feel very awkward being back home) The only thing that has been keeping me going is thinking about my disney trip. i just keep watching my ticker and lurking on the november 2008 thread. So if anyone wants to take my mind off things and tell me how their trip planning is going please feel free! i'd like to hear it! And is anyone going the same dates that i'll be there??

So yea thats the scoop for right now. Alittle down in the dumps but hopefully if those builders get their butts back in gear they can finish the townhouse for our closing this friday... keep your fingers crossed! I'll update again soon!

 

[figment fan21]

Well some bad news.... the deal fell through with the home. Apparently we weren't told the whole truth in the beginning... they kept pushing back our closing date and the reason was the there were ALOT of things like the sprinkler system that needed to be finished but couldn't get a passing inspection. We called the town to speak with the fire safety inspector and he alerted us that the home was foreclosed on 5 times by 5 different builders because of the lack of passing inspections. We were NEVER told that! We are frusterated with the situation i'm sure it happened for a reason. So its back to the drawing board for us.

I am trying to keep my chin up and the way i'm accomplishing that is by thinking... well by the time we go to open houses, find a new home, have an offer excepted, close, move in, and get comfortable so much time will have passed that disney will be right around the corner. i've been lurking the boards inbetween home searching looking at pictures of the AKV and reading about the resturaunts i have ADR's at...hehehe

as far as planning goes here is what is left:

plane tickets

park hopper tickets

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final payment of points we rented.

i'll update again later!

 

[DisneyFun08]

Oh wow, too bad about the house falling through. I hope you guys didn't lose any money! Yes, things do happen for a reason! Good luck with the new search.

 

[figment fan21]

Oh wow, too bad about the house falling through. I hope you guys didn't lose any money! Yes, things do happen for a reason! Good luck with the new search.

We didn't loose too much just the lawyers fee and the home inspection that we payed for but as far as our deposits we are getting those back in full... thanks goodness!

 

[tnmomof4]

I followed the link in your signature from our Nov. thread.

I laughed when I read how you went to Little Mermaid over and over. I have a sister who is 19, and I swear when they came out on VHS I watched Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast 100s of times with her.

I really love all your Mickey kitchen things.

 

[DisneyFun08]

Hey there! I just wanted to come and show your thread some double digit love!

WooHoo! We'll be there soon!!!!