PTR: OMG my first DL Trip with DH's Sis and family

[sahbushka]

The evening went well! The cake turned out great and we got to talk about our trip plans. There are only a few loose ends left to tie up and we all have our assignments now so we will be ready in no time! I will post a pic of the cake as soon as I can!

Sarah

 

[BillyFan]

You're going to have a blast!

 

[sahbushka]

You're going to have a blast!

Thanks! Yeah, I really think we will! Plus the meet with the Divas is coming together well! There will possibly be up to 10 of us! I am thrilled to get to see them again and we are going to be lunching at Cafe Orleans which I have always wanted to try!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

This morning I finally got some of the items I have been needing to get done done. I booked the supershuttle and got a pretty good rate and I also called the airline and scheduled one checked bag and found out that both strollers and car seats can be gate checked at no additional cost! Thank goodness! I called my dsil to tell her the good news and she was thrilled. Also, she has been reading the Disney Birnbaum book and said that she found out about a bunch of things she hadn't done last time and she is getting more excited and even making a list of the things she'd like to do! Before she was always like "whatever, I'll go with the flow". I am excited that she has more "to do's" picked out! OH, I also confirmed a crib in each of our rooms at the HOJO and found out that we should have a fireworks view from our rooms!

I still need to transfer my Disney Rewards and finalize plans with the Divas but those plans are almost done so we are getting so close!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

Ok, so tell me if you experience this. I am going about my day, nothing major going on, when all of a sudden I am overwhelmed, swamped if you will, by the NEED to be at Disney! I get a sharp picture in my mind of where I am standing in the parks...of the sounds and smells around me. It is a physical ache to be there and be surrounded by the safe, happy feel of the park. Wow, I really want to be there! Less than 7 weeks to go....I just can't wait. I need to call Cafe Orleans back tonight to finalize the seating for the Divas mini meet. I also need to transfer my rewards dollars and figure out what kind of snacks I should bring for ds who is a huge snacker.

Sarah (I love this one!)

 

[sahbushka]

So I got the rewards dollars transfered but the rewards card I had expired back in december so I am waiting for the new one to come in the mail. I tried calling Cafe Orleans back but the person and I can't seem to connect. She will be gone for a couple days and back on Sunday so hopefully I can get ahold of her then. As for snacks, I posted a question about it on the boards and got some great responses. I may bring the peanut butter crackers (ds has never had them and I think he would really like them!) and I think the disney animal crackers would be good - he loves those...also maybe some boxes of raisins or maybe I'll put them in tuperware so the package doesn't get smooshed.

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

Hello! I got the Rewards card in the mail today and got it activated! Woo Hoo! The lunch at Cafe Orleans is now confirmed though we had to get a 2pm seating. All my dates are visible now on the DL calendar so I know what times things are going on. I still need to talk to my SIL about whether she wants to eat at Carnation Cafe or not.

I think our game plan is something like this:

Wednesday - arrive and go to DL park. Take the train around the park and grab a bite to eat. Do rides for the rest of the night. Park closes early so we can go back to the hotel and either swim or call it an early night.

Thursday - DCA. TSMM, rides, Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, lunch (taste pilots grill?) Aladdin, more rides or swimming back at hotel. Dinner ressies at Rainforest cafe at 6:30 (DCA closes at 6 that night.) Back to the hotel for swimming and sleep!

Friday - DL. No game plan though I would like to see Billy Hill and the Hillbillies with one of our meals...maybe Jedi Training Academy for my dnephew (ds is only 4). Fireworks

Saturday ??? Cafe Orleans with Divas at 1:45 and rides with them while family goes back to swim at hotel. Fantasmic at night with Clam chowder in bread bowls from Royal Street Verandah

Sunday - Shopping and any rides we want to do again

Monday - relaxing morning with swim, late lunch then catch shuttle to airport.

What do you think? I think I need to write this all out so I know I will get to do the meals I want to do. He He...all about the food!

Sarah

 

[wvnative]

I think that all sounds great. I love how I can feel your excitement in your posts and yes, I get that physical ache to be there as well.

We love the Carnation Cafe. We plan to have our Saturday breakfast (as usual) and a lunch there on our next trip. We've never eaten there before except for breakfast so I'm excited. I so wish our trip was a mere 7 weeks away. We've got 7 months til we get to go again. I'd love to be able to go for the Divas trip, but I'll be in school then so we've opted to go for spring break instead.

 

[sahbushka]

I think that all sounds great. I love how I can feel your excitement in your posts and yes, I get that physical ache to be there as well.

We love the Carnation Cafe. We plan to have our Saturday breakfast (as usual) and a lunch there on our next trip. We've never eaten there before except for breakfast so I'm excited. I so wish our trip was a mere 7 weeks away. We've got 7 months til we get to go again. I'd love to be able to go for the Divas trip, but I'll be in school then so we've opted to go for spring break instead.

Thanks for reading! I love Carnation Cafe lunch...yum! Hope you enjoy it as well! I am down to less than 5 weeks to go!

As I promised in an earlier post, here is the picture of the Disneyland cake I made for the planning party with dsil and family!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

Less than one month to go! I am very excited! I am also very tired...I have been working so much to make sure we are all good for the trip. Yawn.

 

[cinderella-princess]

The cake you made looks so delicious! And professional! You have a talent thats for sure.

I totally know what you mean about being overwhelmed by the need to be at Disneyland. Sometimes I can almost imagine myself in NOS, waiting in line for POTC or grabbing fastpasses for Indy. We are both getting so close to our trips so our Disney longing will be temporarily fixed.

 

[sahbushka]

The cake you made looks so delicious! And professional! You have a talent thats for sure.

I totally know what you mean about being overwhelmed by the need to be at Disneyland. Sometimes I can almost imagine myself in NOS, waiting in line for POTC or grabbing fastpasses for Indy. We are both getting so close to our trips so our Disney longing will be temporarily fixed.

Thank you! I really enjoy making them and that one is deffinitely my favorite! I'm also glad to know I am not alone in my need to be at Disney! I am so excited to get to share this with my family, especially my ds. He went when he was 18 months old but it will be so different this time with him being 4! I just can't wait!

Sarah

 

[QueenDoOver]

Hi Sarah! It looks like your plans are firming up nicely. A nice balance with not too much planned. I love to experience DL with my kids and see it through their eyes. 4 is fun because there will be a lot of first experiences. My little pro at age 6 can nearly plan a day at the parks. I just love sharing that with them though. I hope you all have a wonderful trip. You work so darn hard, you certainly deserve it!

 

[sahbushka]

Hi Sarah! It looks like your plans are firming up nicely. A nice balance with not too much planned. I love to experience DL with my kids and see it through their eyes. 4 is fun because there will be a lot of first experiences. My little pro at age 6 can nearly plan a day at the parks. I just love sharing that with them though. I hope you all have a wonderful trip. You work so darn hard, you certainly deserve it!

Thanks! Less than 2 weeks to go and I am so excited but now I am getting nervous too. I need to start gathering up all the items I want to take. That usually helps me calm down a bit and I feel better about being able to take care of any packing unexpecteds way in advance. I also just found out that I for sure get to go on the ladies trip in february so I actually purchased my airfare for that last night! Things are working out well on that front! Also, my ds has been doing pretty well overall with his attitude so I am hoping for a pretty good trip. I am really not looking forward to melt downs

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

Single diget dance! 9 days to go!!!! Or as I keep telling my family .... 9 more sleeps! Woo HOO!!! I started packing on saturday and I am shocked at how much more difficult that is then packing for 2! It isn't just double as difficult...it is quadruple as difficult at least! We did find some items that we needed to get more of/replace before the trip so now we have time to do that. We are all going into town tomorrow to purchase some items. I still need to pack the little stuff and my purse and I need to put an additional collapsable suitcase in my other suitcase for all the souveniers we will be purchasing! We did get my ds his own back pack! It is just plain black so we want to get a patch to put on it...he's asking for pluto so we will try to find that but he also really likes buzz light year so maybe he will be ok with that.

I got to talk to my in laws yesterday at a bbq we held. We will be getting together at their place this week for a quick last minute check in....I want to see her "to do" list for the parks....I want an idea of what she is looking forward to. I am worried that because they are laid back I might kind of run over them with what I want to do. That is why I really want to see her list of what she wants to do!

Anyway, so excited! And DH is really excited to so that makes me happy!

Sarah

 

[BillyFan]

Yay! You're going to hae a blast!!!

 

[sahbushka]

Yay! You're going to hae a blast!!!

Thanks! Yeah, I just checked the weather forcast for our trip and it is perfect! Highs in the mid to low 80's and so far a 0% chance of rain! I know it will be a bit over warm for dh but hey, we live in Washington...he can deal for 5 days!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

8 more days!!!! 187 1/2 more hours!!!! He He He!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

6 more days!!!!!

Here is a tentative outline...feedback please!

DISNEYLAND OUTLINE

Wednesday September 16, 2009
Hours: DL 10-8/DCA 10-6
Enter park around noon
Take train around park and get off second time at NOS
Eat lunch at Hungry Bear
Ride Winnie the Pooh
Get fastpasses for something on way to Jungle Cruise
Buzz Lightyear
Autopia
Fantasyland Rides (teacups, dumbo, IASWA, Carousel, PP, Alice, etc)
Dinner at French Market
7:00pm Celebrate! A street parade
Swim at hotel

Thursday September 17, 2009
Hours DL 9(mm)/10-8/DCA 10-6
Breakfast outside park (Mimi’s?)
Enter DCA at park opening (be there by 9:30am)
Grab a fastpass for Soarin’
Run to TSMM
Check out boardwalk
Go to bugs land
Lunch Taste Pilots Grill
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
Check out Hollywood area (Turtle Talk with Crush, Muppet vision, Monsters Inc., etc.)
4:15 Aladdin show
Dinner Rainforest Café 6:30
Swim at hotel

Friday September 18, 2009
Hours DL 9-Mid/DCA 10-8
Breakfast outside park (IHOP?)
Enter DL at park opening (be there by 8:30)
Fantasyland
Mickey’s ToonTown
11:35a Jedi training academy/lunch TomorrowLand Terrace
Back to hotel for Swim and rest
Pirates Lair
Mark Twain Riverboat – ask to Pilot
5:15p Billy Hill and the Hillbillies show and dinner at Golden Horseshoe
Silhouettes
9:25p fireworks


Saturday September 19, 2009
Hours DL 7(mm)/8-Mid/DCA 10-8
Breakfast in the park at Blue Ribbon Bakery? Or Outside park at McDonalds
Back to hotel for swim and rest
1:45p Sarah meets with Divas Café Orleans
Mays watch kids – Franzens Adult time
Dinner Royal Street Verandah/Anywhere in NOS
9p Fantasmic

Sunday September 20, 2009
Hours DL 9-11/DCA 10-8
Breakfast outside park (Mimi’s?)
Start in Disneyland
Over to DCA – Corndog for lunch?
2:15p Playhouse Disney show
5:15p DCA Pixar Play parade
Back to DL
Franzens watch kids – Mays adult time (Carnation Café?)
Dinner wherever looks good?
Shop (buy souvenirs)

Monday September 21, 2009
Hours DL 9-6/DCA 10-6
Breakfast at McDonalds?
Pack
Swim
Sarah to park to get any last minute souvenirs if needed
Lunch at Mimi’s
Shuttle picks up around 2pm


Too much on a certain day? Unrealistic time frame?

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

Ok, so every disney loving trip planning parents nightmare is happening to me. My dd1 threw up for the very first time yesterday and it happened again today...though today might have been because my dh was worried about her getting dehydrated and gave her 2 bottles of juice in a row! I am so worried about her! I told dh to call the doctor just to see if they can squeeze her in to be looked at. I am worried about her getting dehydrated and I am worried about my ds catching whatever my daughter has! We have been planning this trip since my dd was 3 weeks old and now we are 42 hours from leaving and I think I am going to cry!

Sarah