(little guy....lol) Wil go back and catch up on yout trip report
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I have read so many great reviews of the GF Tea that I talked my DH into going with me on our next WDW visit.Oybolshoi (Brenda) recently wrote a awesome review on the GF Tea. She also ordered a few special desserts from the GF Bakery to be served at the Tea.
I'm sooooooo excited! I gotta find Oybolshoi's report...it sounds familar, so maybe I read it, but I dunno. I read one report on the tea twice it was so good! Yea yea yea yea yea for the tea! 
Aha! I will have great reading tonight....just popped over to check you out
What a doll he is
Ava has something for Henry...go to the AKL thread to find out!
Thank you again! 
I'm SO excited to have him wear it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll take lots of pics and be sure to share them on the Jambo thread! He is an incredible blessing in our lives!I hate budgeting -- I always wish I had unlimited funds at Disney! It would make it so much easier
Henry is so cute -- just looking at him in his stroller makes me miss my two being itty-bitty!
From the quick numbers I ran, we are able to do just about everything-and have money left over! 
But more on that later.....
I love him being a little baby, but there are days I want him to be 4 or 5! I know it all goes by sooooo quickly though, I try to creish every moment with him now.
Check out my hat! (I sooooo wanted to buy this for him!)
I love those kind of hats too...and I'm thinkin' DS will need one for Disney...
Yuck. I hate the budget too. It's good that you are doing so much planning though. I'd hate to get home from a trip and face a pile of bills. I'm starting to save for 2009 already - but I'm not very organized about it. No set amounts - just setting aside anything that seems to be left over at the end of couple of weeks. I also save $1 bills - and they add up fast!
He's the cutest!!!!!
Saving the $1 bills is a great idea! Hmmm...I wonder if we could incorporate that for our May trip to NYC...
I was very liberal with spending and allocating money to the necessary places (tips, Garden View tea, extra food for Henry, etc.) and we still have enough left over to do several of the Magic Makers! ), but I don't want to blow every last penny. It will be nice to have a very luxurious (by our standards) vacation and come home with money in our pockets.
I also have to call and adjust my ressie. Cannot forget that!
: I don't get it. And he doesn't understand that we really should make our ADRs at the 180 day mark - in 2006 we had no problems, but we didn't choose any "in demand" places and we ate late dinners. We can't really do that with a little one quite as easily. I do know I have been talking Disney non-stop for almost a month, so I'm sure he's getting sick of it all too... I've made a decision in my mind to make today a "No Disney Talk" day for his benefit. But man, I've had to catch myself several times!
03-04-2008 - I can't get my mind off the food!
So despite EMHs not being out, and me not being able to really plan our days until then (weather we decide to AVOID the parks with EMHs or to use the EMHs is still under debate)...I cannot get away from thinking about our ADRs!
I have made a "tentative" schedule here...and ya, I know, some of the places that are listed weren't on my finals list...after reviewing menus a bit and discussing with DH and seeing pics, some things have changed...big surprise, eh?:
Arrival Day-no parks, explore resort, rest, swim, etc:
Roaring Forks - 1 CS (could be moved to departure day, depending on flight times)
Dinner: 'Ohana - 1 TS
Animal Kingdom Day:
Lunch: Yak & Yeti, AK - 1 TS
Dinner: Wolfgang Pucks Express - 1 CS
Epcot Day:
Lunch: Sunshine Seasons - 1 CS
Dinner: LeCellier - 1 TS
Hollywood Studios Day:
Lunch: 50's Prime Time - 1 TS
Dinner: Mama Melrose - 1 TS
No parks day, DTD (Festival of the Masters), swim, relax, "Magic Makers". etc:
Lunch: Earl of Sandwich - 1 CS
Dinner: Whispering Canyon Cafe - 1 TS
Magic Kingdom Day:
Lunch: Columbia Harbor House - 1 CS
GARDEN ROOM TEA!!!! (OOP)
Dinner: Cosmic Rays - 1 CS
Going home day
Breakfast: Kona (OOP)
(ETA...a reminder to myself: If flight times require both a lunch on arrival and departure day, use CS credits for both and pay OOP for Earl of Sandwich if it's cheaper than Roaring Forks.)
After speaking with DH AGAIN last night about ADRs I caught him sorta bored and half rolling his eyes at my "should we do this, or this?" questions. Which frustrates me because he is so picky! If he wasn't picky, I would just make the ADRs and he would get what he gets, but he WILL comment about the food, and then I will feel bad for not picking what he would like, YET, he won't fully contribute.
I'm half just debating being solid on the above food schedule and he'll just have to deal! I hate do to that to him, but seriously....
And who knows, he might suddenly have an opinion and this will all change.
Everything sounds so yummy on your ADRs! I know what you mean about DH and not understanding the need to plan. Every now and then, my DH does the exact same thing! I have even tried the not talking about Disney for a day, but it never seems to work. You'll be surprised though -- every once in awhile DH will suddenly have an idea or a request or a suggestion. I always want to throw my arms around mine and say, "You do really care about our vacation!"
I haven't said a WORD about anything except when he asked who I was calling---I was calling Disney of course. 
He asked why, and I said to make sure they have the requests right, DH had forgotten to ask for INNER Courtyard when we were booked to Courtyard view. The CM was really nice, she mentioned the Whispering Canyon Cafe and to "Ask for ketchup." I've seen pictures of what this request brings!!!! 
I will read the menus to DH and we'll see....
Glad I'm not alone!
So, we'll see how this day goes - it's not easy to not talk about it all. I do hope he surprises me and gives me some good input.
Thanks for the vote of confidence on the ADRs too! The more I look at them, the more confident I feel about them. Now, tomorrow, when I can talk about Disney
. Food is ultra important to us -- we don't mess around when it comes to our Disney meals.
Our ADRs are the one thing I have managed to keep without changing a million times
DH laughs at me when I call Disney, because I get giddy when they wish me a "magical day." I am so disappointed when I get a CM that just says, "Have a nice night." I want to say, "That's not what you are supposed to say. Wish me a magical night, darn it!" That, and I like singing the Disney songs when they put me on hold.
I'm really glad we had the talk. And last night he asked to see what I had done so far! So, I showed him the ADR schedule I posted earlier and he looked at each menu online and got pretty excited about the different places. He made particular comments about 50s Prime Time (due to decor), Cosmic Rays (again, decor), Wolfgang Pucks Express ("There are like 50 things on here that I want to order!") and Sunshine Seasons, which he also remembered from 2006. He said he is also looking forward to a "Late night snack of pepperoni pizza!" from Roaring Forks (the WL food court) He even looked at the Garden View Tea menu!!!!! 
Love that man! 
I totally forgot about the "Have a magical day!" I'm not sure if the CM I spoke to the other day said it or not....hmmm...maybe I'll have to call Disney just for kicks.
. It's one of the many reasons I love Disney World! 03-07-2008 - Two Thumbs Up from DH
The other night DH came up to me and said "Guess what? We're going to Disney World!" And due to my 'No Disney Talk' for the past couple of days, I just responded with a less-than-enthusastic "Yeah." He looked at me like I was crazy! So, I launched into my frustration with him not seeming to care or have an opinion now, but knowing he WILL have an opinion when we are there....I went to tons of work and research to seek out the highest reviewed places, that in addition had food we would both enjoy, and so he wouldn't be stuck with steak every meal. And I feel like it's been a total waste...
He explained he didn't realize that is how he had been, he apologized several times and said he missed my school-girl excitement and wanted me to have the freedom to talk about it all I wanted. He said he would make a better effort to listen and if he was too tired, or just didn't want to talk Disney, he would tell me so up front.
So...yea!
Now I feel really good about these choices, he liked everything and how I had it all laid out.
Oh, and I sent him a picture of Tonga Toast that I found here on the DIS. His response? "Why aren't we going to tomorrow?"
Okay, up next, is the baby stuff...for real this time. I really need to search it all out and see how Disney is with a 14 month old. One of my biggest questions is about him eating off our plates. Will he be able to eat the food we get? I am not worried about buffets or family style, but there are only a couple on our list. I am thinking I'll have to order a side of somethin' for him...but just want to seek out advice on it all.
Also, does anyone know how much a cab is from WL to the closest grocery store or Wal*Mart? I would like to be able to purchase either goat's milk or organic milk for him and store it in our room.
And, we need to stroller hunt. Gotta do that prior to the NYC trip...
It always makes my day -- even when we are at Disney and the security guard has just finished rifling through all my belongings
Hooray! I am so glad that DH decided to be enthusiastic! When you have a willing participant, it always makes planning much more fun!
Whoo hooo that is great news!
