The hitchhiking ghost pic should still be there, it's right near the Haunted Mansion, but it's kind of hidden, so be on the lookout!
Great update! Love that last picture of you. Too funny that the little boys told you to get out.
I also love the pic of the hitch hiking ghosts! Brandon does look shocked.
Beautiful pictures of the Poly. It really is so gorgeous there.
I'm with you on the Ohana noodles. They are SO good. I also love the chicken wings. I usually fill up on all the goodies before the meat is even served.
I love that you told them not to bring the salad out at Ohana. No reason to waste your time with lettuce!!
Your Ohana pictures REALLY make me want to go there someday! It looks sooo good!
YES that Adventureland sign picture makes me want to be there right now! Really, any Disney picture usually has that effect on me. But especially Adventureland. I'm not sure why!
Love your Hitchhiking Ghosts pic!!
It worked out pretty well, no use in wasting table space with salad!
I LOVE Ohana...we got engaged at the Poly last year after eating there so that may be one reason...the other is the NOODLES!!
I am glad to hear your second try at MNSSHP was less crowdedI love the picture with the ghosts! And yes the Adventureland sign and walking in that direction very much make me miss Disney too!!
I like the meat at 'Ohana, but I could seriously eat all that other stuff and be happy! I don't know what they put on those noodles, but they are so good!
HOORAY MONORAIL HOORAY. Yes, I know exactly what you mean. There are SO many things about Disney that lead me to say "where else can you do this?" And the answer is usually: NO WHERE! Disney yall, that's the stuff.
BUNNY! I know that there are for sure Disney bunnies at All Star Music! And I know there are Disney opossums at All Star Sports. The Poly Disney bunnies are cooler and fancier though.
Omg, um, YES. Only it wasn't the Adventureland sign that made me want to burst into tears, it was the side shot of the castle AND THEN the Adventureland sign. I swear, it's like I have a chemical imbalance and need to eat, sleep, and breathe Disney at all times in order to live. Dang, I'm dramatic right now. HAHAHA.
Hahah I love the hitchhiking ghosts picture! Too funny! Can't wait to hear what else yall did at the party!
That's one Disney animal I could do without seeing! I have nothing against them, they're just not cute! Disney bunnies, however, are the cutest! And Disney ducks! Especially baby ducks, which i'm hoping to see in May! Springtime is baby duck time! 
*Sigh* Ah yes. Very true. AHH I MISS DISNEY!!
Oh man, I would never touch the salad at Ohana either. Or the veggies. Please, I need stomach space for the unlimited quantities of meat and of course... THOSE HEAVENLY NOODLES!! Oh my gooooood I totally agree with you, they were my favorite part of the meal. And that's really saying something since I loved everything at Ohana so much, but those noodles!
Love your hitch hiking ghost picture!
I want to be there right now!! OK so now that I'm caught up on the last two updates:
YAY for getting the Captain Jack Vinyl! You have really good luck with those!
The geyser picture at WL is beautiful! I would so blow that up to like an 8 x 10, mat it and frame it, then hang it in my living room! And that Poly Beach picture too...it it weren't for that random stranger in the chair....
I agree with Shannon, the meat at Ohana is 'eh' to me...bring on the noodles, wings, and pot stickers! Oh, and DEFINITELY that bread pudding!
The Halloween Party sounds like it's already shaping up to be better than the first night you went! That stinks the Jack had a long wait already! We waited like 90 minutes to meet the Seven Dwarfs so if Jack was less than that, we would have waited!
Dude, you and I are SO in the same boat! I literally gave myself A YEAR to lose weight. If I had actually stayed on track I could have lost 45lbs before our trip in July. I finally joined WW Online back in February and I've been totally sucking at it! Granted it's JUST about to be one month on it, but I've lost like 1/2 a pound! Of course, my scale was BROKEN and I didn't know so it was telling me I was losing weight when I really WASN'T. We bought a new scale last week and I'm trying REALLY hard to be good! Of course, every time I get on track with exercising, something happens! In November, I starting using my stationary bike...I used it every day for 30 minutes for almost 2 weeks and then I fell and hurt my knee really badly. Then finally last Sunday, I started using the bike again, 30 minutes every day...and then Friday I had an unexpected surgery on my foot...so I haven't been able to do anything! It's so frustrating, it's like the universe is working against me, or something!
I was happy I got Jack Sparrow right away, though!
It's so discouraging to me because I have SO much to lose, that it seems like it's such an uphill battle that when I do lose 3 or 4 pounds, I'm just not happy about it. It's like yeah, I lost 3 pounds, I still have 77 to go. (I'd like to lose 80 pounds all together...which is a LOT of weight!) So I get frustrated and give up. Then I weighed myself for the first time in like, a month, the other day and saw I gained 3 more pounds, and I got so upset. This is the heaviest I've ever been. I need to lose some weight before Disney, I can't go to Disney on my anniversary trip the heaviest I've ever been, that's so depressing! 
I don't know what sense that makes, but it kind of annoys me. I used to have the old WW down to a science, I could just look at the nutrition facts on food and calculate the points in my head. There's no way to do that on the new plan, you HAVE to use one of their calculators. And on the old plan, it seemed like every point was equal to 50 calories, which went up or down, depending on the fat and fiber in the food. I don't know. I liked the old way better. Maybe I'll just do the old program, at least I know it works for me. I'm guessing Fridays are probably always pretty crowded!The new system is....different. The online app has a TON of food that is preloaded so you don't have to calculate the points manually. BUT, if you have to use the Point Calculator for something that is not already loaded into the system, it only asks you for protein, fiber, carbs, and fat and it uses that info to calculate the points. I'm thinking that it's because fruits and vegetables will sometimes have calories, but they are still healthy for you, so they will still come out to be zero points, but if it's basing the point value on calories, they would not be 0.... If that makes any sense!
Great update, Jen. I'm with you...there is just something spectacular about the Poly and the view cannot be beat. I miss staying there (we've not been since 2004).
I'm glad you had another great meal at Ohana. We've never done dinner, but I agree with you...I'd skip the salad too and just go for all that meat (I don't care for noodles so I'd skip them). Mark would LOVE the bread pudding (me...not so much...I don't do anything with bananas in it).
Sounds like a great start to MNSSHP...and can't wait to read more. I love that hitchhiking host photo (I didn't see them out last year
Ohhh 'Ohana!
We almost booked the Poly for our July trip! It would have been about $400 more than Beach Club, and John said he'd actually rather walk to Epcot that ride the monorail, but I still want to stay at Poly ASAP! I think we will stay there summer 2013 for our fifth year anniversary!
OMG I don't know what I'd do if I met Jack Sparrow! Can you only meet him during MNSSHP or can you meet him on regular days too?
I love your hitchhiking ghosts picture! So cute! They've come a long way since we had ours taken in 2008!
That picture of you in the tree is SO cute! You look adorable!
Great update! Can't wait for more!
And what if we decide to go to Disneyland instead? I'll have to wait til next year! I don't know if it's possible...'' I gotta remember to add that to my TR update when I get there, how I saw you guys from the back and almost ran up to you like a crazy person! I agree.....why waste room on salad! get me the good stuff!!
Hitchhiking ghosts???? That picture is awesome! I had no idea it existed! lucky you
Your dinner at O'hana looks so yummy! We eat breakfast there, but haven't tried dinner yet!
AAHH!!! That Adventureland sign makes me want to be there SO BAD right now!!!
We've been having summer-like weather here in Ohio lately and it makes me want to be in disney that much more! Seeing that sign sealed the deal, but I don't forsee a visit anytime soon
So nice that it's not as crowded this night at MNSSHP!
It's somewhere between 125-140, I believe. You have to start somewhere and focus on the small steps rather than the end result. I heard somewhere that it takes 21 days for something to become a habit and today was my 21st day in a row of working out; I was at the gym every single day except last Sunday when Greg and I went for a walk around the neighborhood. Obviously, my main goal is to weight a healthy weight but I'm also doing it to feel better in general. Now that I've been working out and eating better my stomach issues are subsiding and I don't feel sluggish during the day. That being said, when I'm in Disney next week, I'm NOT holding back.
I have over 100 pounds to lose!
It's just so overwhelming! I have a hard time focusing on the small steps at first, once I start losing and the weight loss starts accumulating, then I really get motivated, but at first, a couple of pounds here and there just bothers me! I know that's a bad attitude to have, which is probably why I always fail, but I can't help it! Every time Brandon and I go to Disney, we always say "we'll be skinny on our next trip"...and oh look, the next trip is here, and we're still not skinny! (Although, he only has like 30 pounds to lose, which he could probably do in like, a month! ) And I'm also glad you're going to let yourself eat on vacation, because that's part of the fun of vacation, you know? 
Trying to lose weight is so annoying.
I've been going for walks this week on my break at work, and my friend let me borrow a Zumba DVD, which I did and loved, so I'm going to order the DVD's for myself, so I'm hoping once i start doing that a lot, I'll start losing. And I need to rejoin Weight Watchers, but I keep putting it off.
I just don't like that the new system doesn't use calories in their points calculations. Yeah, now they use carbs and protein, which is good, but I feel like they need to add calories back in. I don't get how all fruits and veggies are 0 points. On the old program, lots of them were 0 points, but there were some that were like, 1 point per serving, which is because there are calories in them! I don't know...I need to give the new program a fair try, but I really like the old way better!
Oh no, I hope you get to go on your October trip!
Ohhh, I need to go to Disneyland! I want to compare all the rides to the WDW versions! I've heard a lot of the at DLR are much better, and I want to actually walk in Walt's park! I keep thinking we should just skip the Fall trip to WDW this year and go to Disneyland! But then I think about not going to WDW again and I get so sad! But I know I'd love Disneyland...I hate that CA is so far away from me!
Sounds like it was fun to meet Jack! I'd like to meet him, but I'd feel so intimidated...Jack Sparrow is just so...well, let's just say, dreamy, to keep it DIS appropriate! Well that, and I'm also afraid of the Princesses because I don't know what to say to them either! I just can't talk to the face characters! It's weird to me! Maybe in May...maybe! Maybe if I've lost a pound or two, that will motivate me to keep going!I agree about the small goals! When I stepped on that scale the first week and saw that I lost over 5 pounds, I was ecstatic! I ate lasagna, garlic bread, a blt sandwich, a shake, cheese fries and a fried chicken sandwich! The second week, I made even more changes mostly b/c of my trainer's requests and I lost just shy of 5 pounds but I also had chips and salsa and a steak quesadilla. Cutting carbs has helped me probably the most. I still eat the carbs but I just do so more mindfully. I also have been avoiding carbs all together one day a week (my own personal goal). If you need encouragement and someone to talk to whose going through the same journey message me and we can exchange phone numbers/emails so we can text and such.
And you have to allow yourself a cheat day, or even just a cheat meal once in a while, or you will go crazy! I'm awful with cutting carbs though. I can't live without carbs. The most I can do is eliminate the white carbs, like white bread, white pasta, I just replace it all with wheat. What do you eat the day you skip carbs all together? That sounds like a good idea, actually! I'll PM you my number so we can text, that's always helpful! And I can also send you pics while I'm in Disney in May! Are you on FB? I have to join your PTR, I always see it, but for some reason I always forget to join! I'm not doing it on purpose, I promise! Don't worry about your trip not being extravagant or long or anything, just being there is good enough!
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But the other ones? Jafar? Maleficent? They don't seem like the singing and dancing types. I almost felt bad for them that they had to be a part of this. )
It's always nice to see that first weight loss on the scale, I agree about that!
I was feeling like I wanted to eat everything bad for me today but I stayed on track for breakfast and lunch. So yay me! 
I agree about the small goals! When I stepped on that scale the first week and saw that I lost over 5 pounds, I was ecstatic! I ate lasagna, garlic bread, a blt sandwich, a shake, cheese fries and a fried chicken sandwich! The second week, I made even more changes mostly b/c of my trainer's requests and I lost just shy of 5 pounds but I also had chips and salsa and a steak quesadilla. Cutting carbs has helped me probably the most. I still eat the carbs but I just do so more mindfully. I also have been avoiding carbs all together one day a week (my own personal goal). If you need encouragement and someone to talk to whose going through the same journey message me and we can exchange phone numbers/emails so we can text and such.
You know how annoyed I am that we missed those Pirate and Princess Parties? Ughhhh!!!
I like that about WW too, it seems like 5% is a pretty attainable goal! Tomorrow is the last day to join for free, so maybe I'll just go sign up and give it another try. What's the worst that can happen? I've actually been doing pretty good this week, I've exercised every single day and I ALMOST skipped taking a walk today because I have a migraine, but I forced myself and I'm glad I did!
It's always nice to see that first weight loss on the scale, I agree about that!
I go back to the doctor on Tuesday for the recheck on my foot so hopefully it's better and I can get back on my bike! 
), and for dinner, my parents took us to Senor Panchos (although I was still so full from lunch at RFC that I only ate one of the three tacos on my plate. So I guess dinner wasn't too bad...but I just had 4 Keebler Coconut Dream cookies (basically, the Keebler equivalent of the Girl Scout's Samoas) with some milk...that's was 11 points right there! But I haven't had a "bad day" like this since I started WW a month ago and I know I'm not falling off the bandwagon or anything. I just needed a day off! Before we could go to sleep, though, there was one thing I had to do-open my new Vinylmation! I bought another Toy Story Vinyl, and I was HOPING that it would finally be Buzz Lightyear. I opened the box, ripped open the plastic, and in my hand was...
BUZZ!!! The coolest Vinylmation ever!! My quest was complete!
I actually just had a cheat meal. We went to one of our favorite Italian places and I had garlic bread AND pasta AND a couple of alcoholic beverages.
On a more depressing note, I weighed in this evening and I only lost 1.3 pounds. It's frustrating because I thought I made the best choices this week. My trainer also said that she wanted to see 15 pounds when I saw her in 3 weeks (and that was last week). That isn't going to happen. With that small number this week and I know I won't lose weight on vacation. So...
On my no carb day this week I had egg beaters, fruit and OJ. For a snack I had some yogurt and grapes. Lunch was turkey lunch meat, celery, carrots, hummus, peanut butter and clementines. Dinner was chicken breast, fresh spinach and green beans. I felt satisfied and didn't miss the carbs at all.
I do have FB but I'm not sure if you can search me or not. PM me and we can exchange info! I can also send you pictures when I'm in Disney NEXT WEEK!!!
It's true...when you focus on other things, you really DON'T miss the junk at all!
I love how they played the Glee version of Thriller/Heads Will Roll. 
