LuvLuvLuv
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Well I've debated back and forth if I was going to attempt a trip report on our recent trip. I've decided to give it a shot... hopefully someone will read it, and hopefully the money I paid (am still paying) for journalism classes in college wasn't a complete waste.
Picture Disclosure:
I can't post pictures at work, so you will see a lot of [insert pix here] signs. When I get home from my jobs, I will put the pictures in. I have more time to write here, so that's what I'll do! A little odd, I know... but maybe it'll keep you coming back!! I promise, I turned into the paparazzi on this trip... there's lots of pictures! It's more enjoyable taking pictures when you have a BRAND new camera!!
About This Trip!
So we went to Disney World November 10-16. This was our 3rd trip within a year's time. We went November 2009, May 2010 and then we were back for more this time! (We're already booked for May 2011!) This was our 2nd time on the Deluxe Dining Plan, I have a Dining Report over on the Restaurant Dining Reviews board... but I'll be sure to note some of our dishes here as well!!
Sneak Peek!
This report will include a resort change, a re-proposal, a wedding site visit, a Snooki sighting (I can't bring myself to call her a celebrity
) and a small scene outside of Boulangerie Patisserie.
Meet the Cast
Me - Hi, I'm Deena! I'm a 27 year old receptionist by day and beauty stylist by night and weekend. Yep--I'm always at work. I've been going to Disney World since I was very small and I have no intention of breaking that streak any time soon
My faves include Minnie Mouse, Tinkerbell, Jiminy Cricket, Cinderella and if Bean from the Muppets counts... then him too! When I was little, I never strayed from my parents--ever. However, now that I'm grown, I tend to wander. I either slip into a shop, not meet up where/when we're supposed to, stop to take a picture or go into a restroom without telling him. Maybe I just expect him to pay attention to me 
When I re-appear and find him looking around for me, I always go up to him and say, "Oh there you are Perry!" I even bought him a Perry T-Shirt, lol--more on that to come!
So, he's Dave--my fiance--and sometimes I call him Perry the Platypus, Love Muffin, Muffy or LuvLuv. He works 2 jobs too. Our second jobs go toward debt and Disney. He went once when he was little, but has been 3 times with me now. His favorites include Simba, Donald, Perry, Tigger and Aurora. He said if we ever have a little girl that I get no say in the name--it will be Aurora. Eh, okay. He also wants to build an entire Disney Room and get the monorail, castles, tree of life, epcot ball, etc etc from the shops and make a giant room of all that---- we have a condo... let's get serious.
There's also Baxter--our Yorkie. He's the sweetest, cuddliest little dog ever. My friend from work stays at our place while we're gone and watches him. He loves attention.
A little background...
Dave is without a doubt the best thing that's happened to me. Are we perfect? No way! But Disney has a way of bringing us together everytime we go. Our trips, coincidentally have followed both of my miscarriages. After my first loss, there was a period of doubt in our relationship, it continued to get worse and it was suggested that we take some time away. So that's what we did. CBR was our resort, and we had free dining! We had the most amazing time and it reminded us why we fell in love with each other. Fast forward from November to the end of April, I was 3 months along, excited to go to Disney World in May and shop for who I was hoping to be little Jasmine--and we suffered another loss. I had major medical issues with this loss and up until the day before we were leaving, the doctor was advising me not to travel. He finally said I could go, but not to push it. We stayed at the YC-CL as we were celebrating my 27th birthday and his 30th birthday. I'm glad we were in deluxe club level for this trip as we spent a lot of time at the resort. It was so relaxing while I wasn't feeling well and the concierge staff was top notch! Lots of pixie dust was spread around and once again, we had a fantastic trip. Although I was advised not to travel, it was the best decision to re-group and heal at my happy place.
Here are a few pix from the past:
[insert pix here]
So in hopes of going in November without a tragedy in place, I booked us at the Wilderness Lodge in a Honeymoon Suite. Two weeks later, I was "working" at my garage sale (it was for our whole complex--thought I could make some Disney cash!) and his car pulls in the parking lot. I thought, oh, he took a half day to come help me, how sweet. Um, just kidding---they cut his department and he was without a job. So the next few months were a challenge, of course--why would anything be easy for us?? In the end, he got a job he likes, and I got an engagement ring 
With our obvious loss of funds for the 3 months he was off, and an upcoming wedding, I did something I did NOT want to do. We were going to stay moderate and save money. I switched our amazing honeymoon suite to a king room at POFQ, based on reviews here on the boards. I was sad, but it was Disney, and this would allow me more shopping money!! Yay!!!
So until we left, I spent my time working, searching the boards, re-working ADR's... and obviously not packing. We packed until 2am the night before we left. The alarm went off at 5 am and I finshed cleaning for our dog sitter, got ready, packed last minute stuff, and my FMIL picked us up at 7:00am. We were off to the airport.
So there it is... the introduction. Can't wait to add in the pictures and share the trip with you!
Picture Disclosure:
I can't post pictures at work, so you will see a lot of [insert pix here] signs. When I get home from my jobs, I will put the pictures in. I have more time to write here, so that's what I'll do! A little odd, I know... but maybe it'll keep you coming back!! I promise, I turned into the paparazzi on this trip... there's lots of pictures! It's more enjoyable taking pictures when you have a BRAND new camera!!
About This Trip!
So we went to Disney World November 10-16. This was our 3rd trip within a year's time. We went November 2009, May 2010 and then we were back for more this time! (We're already booked for May 2011!) This was our 2nd time on the Deluxe Dining Plan, I have a Dining Report over on the Restaurant Dining Reviews board... but I'll be sure to note some of our dishes here as well!!
Sneak Peek!
This report will include a resort change, a re-proposal, a wedding site visit, a Snooki sighting (I can't bring myself to call her a celebrity
) and a small scene outside of Boulangerie Patisserie. Meet the Cast
Me - Hi, I'm Deena! I'm a 27 year old receptionist by day and beauty stylist by night and weekend. Yep--I'm always at work. I've been going to Disney World since I was very small and I have no intention of breaking that streak any time soon
My faves include Minnie Mouse, Tinkerbell, Jiminy Cricket, Cinderella and if Bean from the Muppets counts... then him too! When I was little, I never strayed from my parents--ever. However, now that I'm grown, I tend to wander. I either slip into a shop, not meet up where/when we're supposed to, stop to take a picture or go into a restroom without telling him. Maybe I just expect him to pay attention to me When I re-appear and find him looking around for me, I always go up to him and say, "Oh there you are Perry!" I even bought him a Perry T-Shirt, lol--more on that to come!So, he's Dave--my fiance--and sometimes I call him Perry the Platypus, Love Muffin, Muffy or LuvLuv. He works 2 jobs too. Our second jobs go toward debt and Disney. He went once when he was little, but has been 3 times with me now. His favorites include Simba, Donald, Perry, Tigger and Aurora. He said if we ever have a little girl that I get no say in the name--it will be Aurora. Eh, okay. He also wants to build an entire Disney Room and get the monorail, castles, tree of life, epcot ball, etc etc from the shops and make a giant room of all that---- we have a condo... let's get serious.
There's also Baxter--our Yorkie. He's the sweetest, cuddliest little dog ever. My friend from work stays at our place while we're gone and watches him. He loves attention.
A little background...
Dave is without a doubt the best thing that's happened to me. Are we perfect? No way! But Disney has a way of bringing us together everytime we go. Our trips, coincidentally have followed both of my miscarriages. After my first loss, there was a period of doubt in our relationship, it continued to get worse and it was suggested that we take some time away. So that's what we did. CBR was our resort, and we had free dining! We had the most amazing time and it reminded us why we fell in love with each other. Fast forward from November to the end of April, I was 3 months along, excited to go to Disney World in May and shop for who I was hoping to be little Jasmine--and we suffered another loss. I had major medical issues with this loss and up until the day before we were leaving, the doctor was advising me not to travel. He finally said I could go, but not to push it. We stayed at the YC-CL as we were celebrating my 27th birthday and his 30th birthday. I'm glad we were in deluxe club level for this trip as we spent a lot of time at the resort. It was so relaxing while I wasn't feeling well and the concierge staff was top notch! Lots of pixie dust was spread around and once again, we had a fantastic trip. Although I was advised not to travel, it was the best decision to re-group and heal at my happy place.
Here are a few pix from the past:
[insert pix here]
So in hopes of going in November without a tragedy in place, I booked us at the Wilderness Lodge in a Honeymoon Suite. Two weeks later, I was "working" at my garage sale (it was for our whole complex--thought I could make some Disney cash!) and his car pulls in the parking lot. I thought, oh, he took a half day to come help me, how sweet. Um, just kidding---they cut his department and he was without a job. So the next few months were a challenge, of course--why would anything be easy for us??
In the end, he got a job he likes, and I got an engagement ring With our obvious loss of funds for the 3 months he was off, and an upcoming wedding, I did something I did NOT want to do. We were going to stay moderate and save money. I switched our amazing honeymoon suite to a king room at POFQ, based on reviews here on the boards. I was sad, but it was Disney, and this would allow me more shopping money!! Yay!!! So until we left, I spent my time working, searching the boards, re-working ADR's... and obviously not packing. We packed until 2am the night before we left. The alarm went off at 5 am and I finshed cleaning for our dog sitter, got ready, packed last minute stuff, and my FMIL picked us up at 7:00am. We were off to the airport.
So there it is... the introduction. Can't wait to add in the pictures and share the trip with you!
Our plane was delayed because a teenager who was visiting for a Bengals game thought she left her cell phone on and put it in her carry-on. So as she rips through her luggage and unable to find her phone that she swears is "on" -- she finds it in her coat pocket. She thought this was hilarious. My anger level at this point was about a 8.5 out of 10. Through the trip, this same girl, that was traveling with another girl her age, made more noise than the 8 month old sitting behind her. My goal was to sleep on the way there----just kidding.
We were at POFQ in no time. 
That's okay, walking wouldn't kill us. Then we trek up to the 3rd floor, so much for the ground floor request, lol. It's just funny at this point, but I'm adult enough to know that a request is a request, and that I'm at Disney World, so hush 
At risk of having a nervous breakdown, I left the bathroom, was trying to get myself together quick for lunch, and trying to think of a solution to make this trip enjoyable. The jesters on the bedspread were staring at me. I didn't like them. I don't like human faces on clothing, etc... it freaks me out. For some reason, the princesses and fairies don't bother me... but a Santa Claus face will give me the creeps. 
