OFFICIAL JULY 2009 THREAD!!! (Part 2) It's here!!

[Born 2B a Princess]

There's a Great Big Beautiful TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

OMG i'm going to burst!!!

off to the salon for manicure & pedicure...

speak soon, if not.. See You in Walt Disney World!!!!!!!!!



Barbie x x

Have a wonderful trip! I am keeping my fingers crossed that niece gets to go with you!

 

[meanmom121]

Well, Mom had a headche this evening, she's really been overdoing it trying to get a lot of stuff done before Dad's surgery. They have 1 or 2 appts a day while we are gone between the two of them. So, we still had Miss Sophie home with us this evening. Not too disappointed, though. Mom needs her rest.

Finally got DH to get his shorts out, and toldl me which ones he wants to take, and he got all the camera stuff together, also.

I'd love to take a tub instead of a box, with all the extras, but I don't think it will all fit in the trunk of our little gas saving Kia as it is! Nothing like being crammed like sardines for 12 hours with two monsters disguised as princesses! JK, they're adorable sweet girls, but they do the typical sibling fighting in the car. My brothers are so much older than me, I don't remember any road trips with them. DH swears this is normal, and that he has turned into his father. "Do you want me to stop the car?" "No, we're not stopping for you to go to the bathroom." My personal favorite - "If we stop for something to drink, you'll just have to go pee again. Swallow your spit

Oh sorry you are going to be in the kia - i have one so I don't envy your trip in that. As for the sibling rivally in the car - Geez that is going on all day at my house. They don't wait for a car trip to pull ou that ugly behavior. I'm hoping that there nmintendos will keep them busy and I have packed books, comic books, scavenger hunt. And after that I guess I'll just have to knock their heads together.

That's just plain cruel....

UHH sorry I was just so excited, I got carried away
Actually my co-worker called me yesterday after they heard my class was cancelled and told me I could come into work if I wanted.

Really? I don't think so.

There's a Great Big Beautiful TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

OMG i'm going to burst!!!

off to the salon for manicure & pedicure...

speak soon, if not.. See You in Walt Disney World!!!!!!!!!



Barbie x x

nails and haircut for me tomorrow too

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

I swear I'm not trying to hog the board...LOL

Finally got something else crossed off my "to do" list -- we got DD10's autograph book made last night. It turned out really cute. My plan for tonight is to put my park planner book together. I won't print out my spreadsheets and put those in until the last minute, though, as they are still subject to change. LOL

Also bought some single load packets of laundry detergent...I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and plan to do laundry on our mid-week non-park day...if I do that, we won't have to pack as many outfits. I don't like to spend time on my vacation doing laundry, but it would be nice to pack fewer outfits. DD 14 and I like to change into clean, fresh clothes after our mid-afternoon break, which means two outfits per day for us. For an eight day trip that's a lot of outfits. So I'll just do laundry. Anyone know how much it costs to do laundry at CBR?

Here's our current itinerary -- still subject to change:

Friday, 7/17 -- arrive at CBR, check-in, go swimming, watch the fireworks from the beach
Saturday, 7/18 -- EPCOT (this is my parents' only park day and that's the park Mom really wants to go to)
Sunday, 7/19 -- non park day...go to church with Mom and Dad then get some lunch...Mom and Dad will then leave to drive home and we'll spend the rest of the day exploring the resorts and probably do the pedal boats at CBR. Maybe spend the evening on the Boardwalk?
Monday, 7/20 -- MK, DD 10 has a BBB appointment at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, 7/21 -- DHS
Wednesday, 7/22 -- either Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach, spend the evening at DTD
Thursday, 7/23 -- AK (probably just until mid-afternoon, then we'll hop to another park in the evening)
Friday, 7/24 -- probably split the day between MK and EPCOT
Saturday, 7/25 -- either Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach, spend the evening at DTD
Sunday, 7/26 -- drive home

I imagine we'll end up park hopping on a few different days...just depends on what the girls are in the mood for. We'll also take a mid-afternoon break each day to go back to the hotel and rest, swim, or whatever.

Sound like a reasonable plan?

 

[dolfinjuls]

Man you guys have been BUSY! I just got all caught up and I am sooo freakin excited! Everyone that has left and is about to leave is just making my excitement grow!

So my baby girl Laila is 2 today!

 

[PopArtGal]

So if I'm checking in on the 17th, can I do online check-in today?

You probably can!

 

[PopArtGal]

When are you checking in? The 18th?

The 19th

 

[meanmom121]

happy birthday little laila

 

[meanmom121]

You can certainly feel that the excitement level has risen on this board.

I don't even want to read any of the other threads I'm subscribed to - I just want to hang out with you guys until we all go - and then rush back to see how everyone's trip went.

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

Good morning, everyone.

Another day closer!!

 

[meanmom121]

UH oh I'm such a bad mom
I'm so excited about Disney that the tooth fairy forgot to visit last night

 

[meanmom121]

Good morning, everyone.

Another day closer!!

Good Morning Tom

 

[flipflopmom]

TEN!!! AAHHHHH!!!

If I forget to tell you, congrats! Enjoy the day.

Oh sorry you are going to be in the kia - i have one so I don't envy your trip in that. As for the sibling rivally in the car - Geez that is going on all day at my house. They don't wait for a car trip to pull ou that ugly behavior. I'm hoping that there nmintendos will keep them busy and I have packed books, comic books, scavenger hunt. And after that I guess I'll just have to knock their heads together.

Amen sister! Our fights are usually because the little one wants her big sisters DS. I hope the DVD's will keep them occupied. Wondering if they make Tylenol pm for little ones???

I swear I'm not trying to hog the board...LOL
I imagine we'll end up park hopping on a few different days...just depends on what the girls are in the mood for. We'll also take a mid-afternoon break each day to go back to the hotel and rest, swim, or whatever.

Sound like a reasonable plan?

Sounds like a magical trip to me!

happy birthday little laila

You can certainly feel that the excitement level has risen on this board.

I don't even want to read any of the other threads I'm subscribed to - I just want to hang out with you guys until we all go - and then rush back to see how everyone's trip went.

You mean there are other threads now???

Good morning, everyone.

Another day closer!!

Afternoon, West Coaster!

UH oh I'm such a bad mom
I'm so excited about Disney that the tooth fairy forgot to visit last night

ME TOO!! IT's still on the counter. Told her that since she spent the night elsewhere, she couldn't come until she slept at home!

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

Afternoon, West Coaster!

It was still morning on the East Coast when I typed it. I made sure I checked, cause I know how uppity you East Coasters are.

 

[tinkerbell60]

Also bought some single load packets of laundry detergent...I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and plan to do laundry on our mid-week non-park day...if I do that, we won't have to pack as many outfits. I don't like to spend time on my vacation doing laundry, but it would be nice to pack fewer outfits. DD 14 and I like to change into clean, fresh clothes after our mid-afternoon break, which means two outfits per day for us. For an eight day trip that's a lot of outfits. So I'll just do laundry. Anyone know how much it costs to do laundry at CBR?

I think it is $2.00 to wash and $2.00 to dry. Be careful with some of the dryers though. Some will work better than others......and sometimes you might luck out and not need to put quarters in the dryers - that happened to me at Pop last summer, all the dryers worked without change.

Are you in a pirate room at CBR? We will be there (in a pirate room) from July 15- 22nd.

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

I think it is $2.00 to wash and $2.00 to dry. Be careful with some of the dryers though. Some will work better than others......and sometimes you might luck out and not need to put quarters in the dryers - that happened to me at Pop last summer, all the dryers worked without change.

Are you in a pirate room at CBR? We will be there (in a pirate room) from July 15- 22nd.

Thanks for the info on the washers and dryers. I'd rather not do laundry, but at the same time, since we're taking a smaller vehicle on this trip I guess it's better to not have to pack so much.

No, we're not in a pirate room. My DDs weren't even remotely interested in the pirate rooms. I wanted to do a pirate room but they vetoed me!

 

[LuvMySoldier07]

Time for my single digit dance!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

The 19th

Me too. My ticker counts down to the 18th (the wedding) and it says 10 days so that would make the 19th 11 days. Your ticker must be off.

If I forget to tell you, congrats! Enjoy the day.

Thank you!!!

 

[tinkerbell60]

Thanks for the info on the washers and dryers. I'd rather not do laundry, but at the same time, since we're taking a smaller vehicle on this trip I guess it's better to not have to pack so much.

No, we're not in a pirate room. My DDs weren't even remotely interested in the pirate rooms. I wanted to do a pirate room but they vetoed me!

I am glad I was able to do a pirate room. We are fans of the movies and even my DD thought they looked cool.

I hate doing laundry too but we will need to also. Last year we got up really early (before 7am) - there was nobody at all in the laundry room. We through a load in and went and got breakfast at the food court, brought it back to the pool area and ate there. It worked great. That was at Pop though and I think the food court at CBR will be a lot further away.

 

[disneydaycare]

We made our autograph books last night too. I bought some index card spirals and covered them with scrapbook paper. The kids put 3D disney stickers on them. I'm planning on putting their pictures w/ the character above the signatures. That way they will have more of a keepsake book. They turned out pretty cute, for as easy as it was.

My DH tried the grumpy shirts on last night and announced they were too small. Umm, liar. That's okay, Disney store here I come. I wish I could find him a pink grumpy shirt and make him wear that!
I also broke down and bought a subscription to UG. I hope I didn't waste money, but after they upped the crowd calendar to 9 I got scared!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

My Mom just called and asked me what time we're leaving to drive down to WDW next Friday. I told her that I thought we would leave around 4 pm, since she was getting off work at 2:00. She said she and Dad want to leave ASAP after she got off work so we could get there earlier and have the chance to explore the resort and swim before it got too late. YEA!!! I'm excited! So now we'll probably leave at 2:30 and get there by 7 pm.