Patricia & Dale - DFTW VR 9/9/08 TR starts pg 50 - Finally finished! :)

[xoxheather420oxo]

More tell more lol!!!

 

[pjstevens]

dale is so sweet!!
My DH is very shy around people so I was surprised when Dale just started chatting with me..I am use to my DH who would have just stood there and smiled!! LOL

Betsy, Dale loved meeting you too, as I told him so much about so many of my 'friends' I think he feels like he knows you too.

Beautiful Patty! Your pictures are great! Lets hear all the details

Working on part one right now Sandy, thanks.

Ok folks, since i have posted once or twice before the Vow Renewal i feel obligated to post one last time . I want to thank everybody that offered tips and comments to Patty. You helped make this a memorable and enjoyable Vow Renewal ( even though it would still be special in flip flops and cutoffs ). Special shout outs go to Cam and Betsy for meeting you guys. I know Patty REALLY enjoyed that. Ofcourse so did i .

Can't agree more honey! It was absolutely amazing! Everything about our entire trip!

Aww that is such a cute pic of you girls!!!!

Patty all your pictures are gorgeous!! you have beautiful eyes

Lynn you are so sweet. Thank you so much.

We even tried to spy on you and really be there, but you had to go inside ...

Cheryl

Cheryl, It would of been funny if we were outside and you guys got to watch. Makes me want to remember to try to check out that cam again on the next one we know.

 

[Donald'sGirl]

Patty I love the start of your TR! I can't believe how good you look at 6 in the morning, I am so jealous! I can't wait to hear more!

 

[IndyBride]

All the pictures are fabulous!!! Patty can't wait to hear more about your trip!!!

 

[WithDisneySpirit]

How very lucky to get bumped to first class!! I have never sat first class either

 

[pjstevens]

More tell more lol!!!

Heather, I promise more, but work (the real world) gets in the way, lol.

Patty I love the start of your TR! I can't believe how good you look at 6 in the morning, I am so jealous! I can't wait to hear more!

Laura, Thanks so much. I try to make sure I'm 'presentable' before 'seeing the world', lol. But you really should see me on days I run (or go to the y first, that's the REAL me, lol).

All the pictures are fabulous!!! Patty can't wait to hear more about your trip!!!

Thanks Val. I promise more coming!

How very lucky to get bumped to first class!! I have never sat first class either

Lisa, We have only 'walked through' first class, so it was so wonderful to actually get to sit there.

 

[29apr00]

Great pictures! Congrats on the upgrade to First Class!! Way to go!

 

[pjstevens]

Peeking into the cockpit before we took off.

Before taking off, the pilot told us it would be a rough 45 minutes due to Hanna, but then it should be smooth flying to Orlando. We honestly only had about five minutes of turbulence (if that). We flew down the coast (where normally all we see is water, so it was nice to see land for a change). We landed and headed right to the luggage area. This was our first time years that we had to fetch out own luggage. But honestly, it did not take long. We were renting a car off property and had to catch a shuttle. We went outside to catch the ‘bus’ and we ended up being the only people on board and were taken right away to Thrifty. Because I signed Dale up as a ‘Blue Chip’ member for Thrifty, the driver called ahead and all our paperwork was ready when we arrived and in minutes we were in our car and on our way to the Port.
I took a photo, in case we couldn’t remember what our car looked like (or if there were multiple ones our license numbers).

Now MONTHS and MONTHS of planning, at some point, I did do directions to the port, but, NOW, I had no idea where they were. Fortunately it is relatively a straight shot to the port. I had told Dale about Shirley (the Perfect Gift) and her posts about speeders and stuff, so we were paying attention to the speed limit and honestly we were on our way to our cruise, there was no need to speed. As we approached the port, it was there that I saw IT, in person for the first time in our life!!!! A DISNEY CRUISE SHIP…. Granted it was the Magic (had just docked from a special five day cruise before heading to dry dock), but it was really a Disney Ship!!!! Those mouse ears!!!! (not the best pic, but I was so excited).

It was to early to check into the Radisson so we knew we wanted to check out the Harley shop in Cocoa Beach, so that was our first stop. Had to get Dale is ‘traditional Harley shirt’. We also got our granddaughter a onesie that says ‘My Grandpa rides a Harley’

We also had to check out Ron Jon’s, not that we know any surfers, but just had to be able to say we went there, lol. We saw a shop called Izzy’s so I had to take a pic. Our grand daughter is going to be named Isabella, my son calls her Bella already, while our daughter, the soon to be aunt, calls her Izzy!

We had driven by The Perfect Gift (Shirley’s shop) and even stopped to say hi, but they were closed! So close, oh well, maybe next time.

We pulled into the Radisson around 2pm (I think check in was 3 though). Figured, we’d give it a shot and see if our room was ready. There were quite a few people standing around, waiting for their rooms, but when we checked in, our room was ready!!!! It was a very nice hotel, beautiful room and a great price! We got the $99 rate that included free parking (parking at the port is $15 a day!!!)

When we checked in I had a message that my ‘friend’ was in room so and so. They didn’t have a name for my friend though, lol!!! Once we got into our room and settled, I called ‘my friend’ and found out it was Corinna from our cruise meet. We met up with her and also Dawn and her boys at the pool. The pool at the Radisson is so beautiful! A waterfall in the middle.

We checked on the shuttle for the next morning (to the port) and found out that there was a spot left on the 10am shuttle. We were originally on the 10:30 one and all our dis friends were on the 10am one, so we were excited to be able to get on that one. As Dale would say we were ‘dusted’, more pixie dust!!!

 

[Keira1387]

Great start! It's so exciting when you can see the Disney ship from the road! Can't wait to hear more!

 

[keenercam]

Great installment, Patty!! Love the new siggie pic!

 

[pjstevens]

Great installment, Patty!! Love the new siggie pic!

I need to figure out what's wrong, a tiny bit bigger and it cut off most of it, now it's super SMALL!!! i want it in between, lol.

 

[dstevens]

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[Summer-Caitlin]

YAY PATTY!!! I am so happy to read the beginning of your TR, already you have been sprinkled with Pixie Dust. WOW, you were upgraded to 1st class, I bet that must have been wonderful. I loved it in first class, but it kinda spoils you for your next flight, I don't know how I could fly long haul without it now, but I could never afford it otherwise. I would have been terrified if the pilot had said it was going to be a bumpy ride for 45 min Glad it wasn't too bad.

The Raddison looks beautiful, I always thought they had really nice rooms, glad you liked it.

Really love your sneak pic pictures, you looked wonderful, I can't wait to hear more already!

 

[ktmetke]

Hi Patty,

Your vow renewal was awesome.......beautiful, romantic, and the cake was delicious......Thank you again for inviting me!!!!! I have a few pics to share on KodakGallery....or should I post them here?

 

[pjstevens]

Hi Patty,

Your vow renewal was awesome.......beautiful, romantic, and the cake was delicious......Thank you again for inviting me!!!!! I have a few pics to share on KodakGallery....or should I post them here?

Hi Karen,

It was so great to meet you and Mike. Sorry we didnt' get to see you anymore once we got to Pop. Hope you had a great time for the remainder of your trip. You can post any pics here, but would you share the link with me so I can add them to my collection too. Thanks for taking some video and pics for me.

 

[chepic]

Here we go. I am sitting back and waiting for the rest.

che

 

[pjstevens]

Here we go. I am sitting back and waiting for the rest.

che

Ok, Cheryl, You left us hanging while you ran off to Russia to meet your new son, only kidding. It really is time consuming to 'write' it all down! I like to give details, hubby gives highlights. If you want the condensed version, stop by his TR (link in my siggie) I am posting there too (but just combining the entire day).

 

[chepic]

I actually just clicked over there and read his reporting. He's quite animated!! I really feel that I am truely invested into all of the weddings that are going on, and it is so funny that I didn't know about this thread before I posted my TR on the cruise thread. It is probably a good thing.. ..I would never get any work done. I am logged onto this more now that the time I devote to watching Days of Our Lives during lunch.

But truely, take your time, do it right, relish the memories, and post more pictures than Betsy!!! only kidding Betsy

cheryl

 

[Risnsun]

Patty, You looked beautiful! I hope you enjoyed yourself.

 

[pjstevens]

Patty, You looked beautiful! I hope you enjoyed yourself.

Thanks Kendra! We had such an amazing time! I hated getting off the ship, but at least we had four more days at Disney before coming back to reality. Working on my next update (slow going though).