PTR May 2009 for our 3rd Anniversary. We're home and want to go back! :(

[Leleluvsdis]

I'm enjoying you PTR!!! We are also going in May, but not certain of dates yet. It will be to celebrate our 1st anniversary early, and the last big to do before I go back to school!!! Can't wait to read more!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

Cute pics from Epcot.

Glad to hear all is well after the check-up.

I have weight to loose too, more than you do. I havn't looked into Nutrasystem. I have a co worker who lost 60 pds on Weight Watchers this past year. I may decide to do that or just exercise and eat better on my own. I'm going to WDW in August so I'd like to get started right after Xmas. I put on alot of weight after my marriage fell apart. I'm finally ready to get rid of it. I'd love to be healthier and slimmer in 2009. We could be encouragement for each other.

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Yeah! You're back!! Glad you are doing better! I hear ya on the weight gain. I gained too many extra pounds with DD! I don't know anything about Nutrisystem though...Sorry!

I was thinking about setting up a small photopass share for a few of us that are going to be in WDW that same week. Kara's interested in sharing too. It's a great way to get all of those great photopass pics at a fraction of the cost! Let me know!

Let's here some more pre-trippie stuff!! I might have to jump on the band wagon and start my own pre-trippie!

Yes! I'm finally back. I have finished my Christmas shopping! So I'll be slowing down now and enjoying the rest of the holidays.

I wish I could join the photopass share but I already joined one like a month ago and since she went ahead and bought the CD I paid her. Bertegirl is running that one. I'm sorry!!

I wish I could plan more but without knowing the May hours I'm at a stand still. I do have park hoppers but I still want to use the EMH to schedule where we eat. It does seem we will be eating at Epcot more than any other park. Also, I don't think we'll eat at a TS inside MK. IMO none of them are good enough to waste my TS credit on. However, I'm sure CP is good for breakfast. Dinner was nasty. Here's my new list:

Saturday: Arrive, go to Chef Mickey...then to the park with EMH
Sunday Mother's Day: Going to Epcot, CS for lunch, Le Cellier for dinner
Monday: Ahona breakfast at Poly, MK, Cosmic Ray's for late lunch, eat at Pop that night OOP
Tuesday: Hollywood Studios, CS for lunch maybe ABC Commissary, Mama Melrose for dinner Fantasmic package
Wednesday: Animal Kingdom, Pizzafari or Flame Tree BBQ for lunch, Boma for dinner (Anniversary)
Thursday: MK, Pinocchio Village Haus, we may go to Coral Reef for dinner
Friday: Epcot again, CS for lunch, Tappen Edo for dinner
Saturday: Go to all four parks and ride our fave rides, no clue where to eat

What do you think?

I'm enjoying you PTR!!! We are also going in May, but not certain of dates yet. It will be to celebrate our 1st anniversary early, and the last big to do before I go back to school!!! Can't wait to read more!

Hey! Thanks for reading. Congrats on the upcoming anniversary!! What are you going to school to study? I'm in graduate school and studying educational technology with a concentration on media library. As soon as Christmas is over, I'll be back on track with the PTR, promise!!

Cute pics from Epcot.

Glad to hear all is well after the check-up.

I have weight to loose too, more than you do. I havn't looked into Nutrasystem. I have a co worker who lost 60 pds on Weight Watchers this past year. I may decide to do that or just exercise and eat better on my own. I'm going to WDW in August so I'd like to get started right after Xmas. I put on alot of weight after my marriage fell apart. I'm finally ready to get rid of it. I'd love to be healthier and slimmer in 2009. We could be encouragement for each other.

Thanks! I'm glad it went well too. That's awesome that she lost weight with WW. I don't like counting points. We need to lean on each other and help encourage each other to lose weight. I'm definitely starting nutrisystem. My mind is set. I just have to save money to afford it.

 

[englishrose47]

Your list looks good !! I am a fan of CP for supper I love the decot the characters and the shrimp and mussels !!I thought MM was just OK!!We didn't likesuper at LTT . My family is not a fan of the family style meals ,I would like to try Tappan Edo some day ,but prolly not this coming year !! I do agree there are more good choices at Epcot than the other parks !! My goal is to try them all eventually trouble is I keep doing repeats !!

 

[kgle]

BTW, guess what? We get to go to Disney on Ice next week!!! Yay! and even better its free!! My FIL is the lead anchorman for the local television station. They are the sponsors for Disney on Ice and get free tickets. So he's giving them to us. I asked if they wanted to take him (secretly hoping they didn't) and they said no we could go. Yay! I wanted to be nice and ask since they are giving us the tickets. I'm very excited.

Aww I am so jealous. They were here last week I think and I was going to take Rylan, but I was so busy with work and school I couldn't

 

[kgle]

Hello everyone! All is well here in GA! LOL Sorry I've disappeared. I love Christmas but it wears me out. I'm more laid back and don't like having plans everyday and every weekend. The colonoscopy went well. I have diverticulosis, which is pockets in your colon from not eating much fiber. It's ok though. I'm going to do better.

So I'm thinking about doing Nutrisystem. What do ya'll think? I use to be 145 and gained a ton while pregnant. Tyson's 20 months old and I weigh 220. I want to be a cute size again. I have no self control on my own and will cheat easily. At least with nutrisystem I know we're spending a lot of money and cheating would just be wasting it. So I'd probably stick to the plan. What should I do? My goal is to lose 8 to 10 lbs a month. So in May I would be between 180 and 170. By August I would be my old self again.

Ugh I know how you feel about the weight gain. Pre Rylan I was around 115 lbs, maybe 120 max. After I had him, I was 160lbs for almost a year after he was born...I lost about 30 lbs all at once then when my ex fiance and I broke up I gained about 20 lbs back. Depending on which scale I step on, I weigh between 140-150lbs. Its all in my thighs and belly. I am lucky, because most people can't tell I weigh that much...but I REALLY want to get down to at least 135 for Disney. This past summer I felt great in my bikini and want to feel that way again. I have to figure something out. Starting January I am working on a new me! We will have to cheer each other on

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Your list looks good !! I am a fan of CP for supper I love the decot the characters and the shrimp and mussels !!I thought MM was just OK!!We didn't likesuper at LTT . My family is not a fan of the family style meals ,I would like to try Tappan Edo some day ,but prolly not this coming year !! I do agree there are more good choices at Epcot than the other parks !! My goal is to try them all eventually trouble is I keep doing repeats !!

I have the same problem I always go back to my faves and never try anything new.

Aww I am so jealous. They were here last week I think and I was going to take Rylan, but I was so busy with work and school I couldn't

It was really cute but I would have been disappointed if I had paid. I'm sorry you missed it though. Finals suck, don't they?

Ugh I know how you feel about the weight gain. Pre Rylan I was around 115 lbs, maybe 120 max. After I had him, I was 160lbs for almost a year after he was born...I lost about 30 lbs all at once then when my ex fiance and I broke up I gained about 20 lbs back. Depending on which scale I step on, I weigh between 140-150lbs. Its all in my thighs and belly. I am lucky, because most people can't tell I weigh that much...but I REALLY want to get down to at least 135 for Disney. This past summer I felt great in my bikini and want to feel that way again. I have to figure something out. Starting January I am working on a new me! We will have to cheer each other on

Well you look beautiful but I know what you mean. When you find a weight you are comfortable at, you want to stay that size and any gain is bad. It's like I feel like I'm not me anymore.



So I have stupid bad news. I'm an idiot. I pet a stray cat and it bit me. I have two puncture wounds on my right pinky and ring finger. I washed it with soap and water, put alcohol on it, and neosporin. I'm going to the urgent care at 8 am. I've had a tetunus shot but I'll need antibiotics and probably rabies shots. I'm such a dumb sucker for a pretty cat or dog. Ugh!! My fingers are hot and kind of throb. I hope one round of medicine fixes it. I read about people being hospitalized from cat bites but maybe they waited to long to see a dr. This happened at 9:40 pm so I'll see the dr. a little over 9 hours after it happened. Any of ya'll have experience with cat bites? Oh I also found out I have to call animal services and they will try to capture the cat and quarantine it.

 

[Poohs#1fan]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat bite. I hope it goes okay.

I just wanted to say hi. I stumbled upon your PTR as I am waiting for my DD to fall back to sleep. We are going taking our first trip May 1-10 at the Poly. My DD is 17 months old and I am a SAHM. I absolutely get what you mean about getting out of the house. I'm having a much harder time now that it's cold here. I also have my degrees in elementary and special ed. I want to get my master's but right now we are saving for a house. You have to keep us posted on Nutrisystem if you do it. I, too, am at 220 after having DD and I so want it to be gone. I think staying home is a big part of my problem. I'm making myself a Disney poster to keep track of food and exercise after Jan 1st, so that by the time we go I'll be happier with myself. I don't want to go on my first trip to the world and hate all the pics.
Can't wait for your next update. What are you planning to have DS sleep in? My DD will not sleep in a PNP, so I'm trying to decide what to do with her.

 

[kgle]

Oh man, that sucks about the cat bite! Hopefully it doesn't turn into anything big.

Weight wise- I totally get it! I feel like I am not me sometimes, too. I am not ginormous by any means...and a lot of people here at home try to tell me I don't need to lose anything, but they don't have to see me in a bathing suit! It BLOWS fluctuating from size 5 to 11 all year long! Oh well, we are hot mommas anyway!

Also- not to hijack, but a PP had a question about sleeping arrangements. I just wanted to say I arranged for bedrails at our resort. DS will sleep in a pnp by himself, but not when he is in the same room. We will share a bed and just have the bedrails. Although I dont have a DH to squeeze in there as well

 

[wlwilliams9]

What are you planning to have DS sleep in? My DD will not sleep in a PNP, so I'm trying to decide what to do with her.

Last May, DD was 22 months and we had her sleep on the daybed with a bed rail. You can request one from mousekeeping. We're doing the same thing this May!

 

[wlwilliams9]

Saturday: Arrive, go to Chef Mickey...then to the park with EMH
Sunday Mother's Day: Going to Epcot, CS for lunch, Le Cellier for dinner
Monday: Ahona breakfast at Poly, MK, Cosmic Ray's for late lunch, eat at Pop that night OOP
Tuesday: Hollywood Studios, CS for lunch maybe ABC Commissary, Mama Melrose for dinner Fantasmic package
Wednesday: Animal Kingdom, Pizzafari or Flame Tree BBQ for lunch, Boma for dinner (Anniversary)
Thursday: MK, Pinocchio Village Haus, we may go to Coral Reef for dinner
Friday: Epcot again, CS for lunch, Tappen Edo for dinner
Saturday: Go to all four parks and ride our fave rides, no clue where to eat

Plan looks good! I think we'll be at the same parks on Wed. Thurs. & Fri! Of course, my plans are tentative until the hours are posted. UGH!! All of your dining options sound good too! We have eaten at all but LeCellier, that's on our list this time around. Your DS will enjoy Teppan Edo. We have taken DD to Benihana's and she had fun watching the chef.

 

[BridetobeDisney]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat bite. I hope it goes okay.

I just wanted to say hi. I stumbled upon your PTR as I am waiting for my DD to fall back to sleep. We are going taking our first trip May 1-10 at the Poly. My DD is 17 months old and I am a SAHM. I absolutely get what you mean about getting out of the house. I'm having a much harder time now that it's cold here. I also have my degrees in elementary and special ed. I want to get my master's but right now we are saving for a house. You have to keep us posted on Nutrisystem if you do it. I, too, am at 220 after having DD and I so want it to be gone. I think staying home is a big part of my problem. I'm making myself a Disney poster to keep track of food and exercise after Jan 1st, so that by the time we go I'll be happier with myself. I don't want to go on my first trip to the world and hate all the pics.
Can't wait for your next update. What are you planning to have DS sleep in? My DD will not sleep in a PNP, so I'm trying to decide what to do with her.

Hi!! I'm so glad you are reading my PTR. I'm sorry I haven't written more but this week is just crazy and I don't have enough time to sit down and post pics right now. I'll finish the info from the June trip next weekend or next week.

The cat bite is fine. My pinky hurts a little bit but the dr. said it will be fine. My fingers did not swell much at all. I'm on antibiotics now and I already got a tetenus shot for school in Aug. The dr. doesn't think I need rabies shots since it's a neighborhood cat that we've seen around before. I think we are going to capture him and take him to the pound since he does not have a collar and none of the neighbors claimed him. I know it's my fault for petting him, which was my choice to do, but Tyson doesn't know better and i don't want the cat biting him. I mean of course I would be watching Tyson while outside but who's to say the cat might not sneak up on us? Anyway, I just can't have him around the house anymore.

Thanks for sharing with me that you are going through the same struggles with staying at home and with weight. I think one problem I have is I sit for too long. I find it so difficult getting ready while Tyson is tugging on me and crying. He will watch TV for a little while but right when I'm blow drying my hair he gets bored and goes nuts.

I'm starting nutrisystem in Jan. so I'll let you know. The poster is an awesome idea!

About the sleeping arrangements, Tyson slept in between DH and I when we went in June. He was 14 months at the time. He will not sleep in a PAP. We requested a king bed, which they did not give us and we had to request again when checking in. They will give you a king bed if you have only one child which is under 3. Bed rails are also a great idea if your child will sleep in a new bed without you. Tyson won't.

Welcome! Stay with me and keep reading. I love new friends.

Oh man, that sucks about the cat bite! Hopefully it doesn't turn into anything big.

Weight wise- I totally get it! I feel like I am not me sometimes, too. I am not ginormous by any means...and a lot of people here at home try to tell me I don't need to lose anything, but they don't have to see me in a bathing suit! It BLOWS fluctuating from size 5 to 11 all year long! Oh well, we are hot mommas anyway!

Also- not to hijack, but a PP had a question about sleeping arrangements. I just wanted to say I arranged for bedrails at our resort. DS will sleep in a pnp by himself, but not when he is in the same room. We will share a bed and just have the bedrails. Although I dont have a DH to squeeze in there as well

Thankfully the cat bite will be fine, but I definitely learned my lesson.
I definitely see where your coming from about the weight. To me, going from a 5 to 11 is just as frustrating as going from an 8 to a 18. It hurts and you have to deal with the fact that your body has changed. The difference is that my health is greatly at risk with being 220 lbs because of high blood pressure. I think at this weight I'm clinically obese so it's definitely an eye opener that something's got to change. The other day I didn't take my BP pill and that night my face and arm went numb. It scared the daylights out of me. I'm too young to have a stroke.

The bedrails are a great idea.

Last May, DD was 22 months and we had her sleep on the daybed with a bed rail. You can request one from mousekeeping. We're doing the same thing this May!

Which resorts have a day bed? I like that idea.

Plan looks good! I think we'll be at the same parks on Wed. Thurs. & Fri! Of course, my plans are tentative until the hours are posted. UGH!! All of your dining options sound good too! We have eaten at all but LeCellier, that's on our list this time around. Your DS will enjoy Teppan Edo. We have taken DD to Benihana's and she had fun watching the chef.

GREAT! Let's hope our plans don't change once the hours come out. I'm so upset that we won't be able to make ADR's until January. It just stinks. So did you like all the restaurants I chose? I think that I am going to take Tyson to a local hibachi grill Japanese restaurant to see how he reacts. Should I go for early dinners? Like 6 or 7?

 

[wlwilliams9]

Which resorts have a day bed? I like that idea.

GREAT! Let's hope our plans don't change once the hours come out. I'm so upset that we won't be able to make ADR's until January. It just stinks. So did you like all the restaurants I chose? I think that I am going to take Tyson to a local hibachi grill Japanese restaurant to see how he reacts. Should I go for early dinners? Like 6 or 7?

I think most of the deluxe resorts have daybeds. Last time we stayed at the BC & this time we'll be at the Poly. Emily will either sleep on the day bed with a rail or one of the queens with rails. DD has slept in her own bed since she was born so it's not an issue for her. She started in a PNP in our room for the first week. She slept in her crib/toddler bed until she turned 2 in July. Now she has a full size bed with bed rails.

I'm bumbed about the ADR update too. I'm also peeved the hours for May haven't beed posted. Maybe Disney started lay offs and the calendar updater was the first to go!

I like all of your resaurant choices. I know sometimes you read reviews on these boards for specific restaurants and start to second guess your choices, but I can honestly say, I have never had a bad meal at Disney. Maybe I'm just easy....well, that's another story!!!
As far as dinner times, I'd stick to what is normal for you. We normally don't eat until around 7, so my ADR's are usually between 7-8. We are not morning people, even on vacay, we struggle to make it out the door by 11am!

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Here's a couple pics of Tyson at Disney on Ice. He wanted to sit in his own seat. I have video but it's too big for photobucket and it won't load to youtube. I tried.

 

[kgle]

No ADRs until February for us

 

[wlwilliams9]

Merry Christmas!!!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!!

I got a red handbag from XOXO, from Santa. Did you get another bag?

 

[kgle]

Merry Christmas!!

 

[englishrose47]

I got a handbag and a printer !!Lots of other stuff too!!

 

[BridetobeDisney]

Merry Christmas!!!

Thanks! I hope you had a great Christmas! We sure did!

Merry Christmas!!

Thanks! I hope yours was wonderful. What did your DS get?

I got a handbag and a printer !!Lots of other stuff too!!

Yay for handbags!! I love them!


I'm really excited. I checked the sales at hayden-harnett.com and the bag that I've wanted for a long time as a carryall/diaper bag/ purse is marked down from $470 to $94!!! I snatched it up since I got money for Christmas too. Here's the baghttp://haydenharnett.com/index.cgi?action=detail&style=LYONBOD&back=http%3A%2F%2Fhaydenharnett.com%2Findex.cgi%3Faction%3Dsale_handbags

It's just a fun bag, not classy or anything.