Mommy2LittleVols
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It has been a busy morning at my house! First, I guess I should mention that a few days ago, it was decided that MIL, FIL, Zach and Landon would stay until Wednesday instead of leaving on Tuesday, due to cheaper airfare, but my SILs were still going to leave on Tuesday. SIL called last night to add a day to the reservation, but they told her they couldn't do it for some reason, so she ended up booking a one-night ressie for them w/o FD, and planned to just add a day to their tickets when we got there. They were even going to have to switch rooms for their last night. It was pretty much a crappy plan, but we thought it was the best they could do. BUT THEN.......
Around lunchtime today, I got an email from my SIL. She had received a PIN code this morning for a FREE upgrade to SSR or OKW!!! My first thought was - HOLY BANANAS, IS THIS FOR REAL?!? My second thought was - SHE GOT THIS 3 HOURS AGO AND IS JUST NOW SENDING IT TO ME?? Then I remembered that she is a Disney newbie and had no clue as to the absolute pandemonium that I knew a PIN code like that was sure to cause. She also didn't know that we could apply it to all 3 rooms so that we could ALL upgrade - she was just wondering if I had gotten the same one.
So, first things first, I jumped on the DIS boards to see how many posts there were regarding this new code. Of course there were TONS. I knew then that my chances of getting 3 rooms upgraded were slim to none. Still, I decided it was worth a shot. I called SIL and got everyone's reservation numbers, then got on the phone to Disney Reservations. As I suspected, there was no availability left at either resort. The CM told me that the PIN code was good until August 1, though, and to keep trying. I was bummed for about 5 mins.....then I realized that if that many people had upgraded, then there was bound to be some availability now at Pop Century. (For those who don't remember, me and DH and the kids were staying at POP, while the rest of the party was booked at ASMo.) So back on the phone I got. I reached a very helpful CM who was more than happy to change everyone over to POP for me, add a night to MIL and FIL's and DNephews reservation and tickets, and cancel the one-night ressie that SIL made yesterday. WOOHOO!!!!
So we didn't get a free upgrade to a Deluxe Villa resort (YET...I'm going to keep trying
), but at least now we are all staying at the same resort, and my IL's and DNephews have FD for their entire stay. Thank you Tinkerbell for that Pixie Dust!!! 
Around lunchtime today, I got an email from my SIL. She had received a PIN code this morning for a FREE upgrade to SSR or OKW!!! My first thought was - HOLY BANANAS, IS THIS FOR REAL?!? My second thought was - SHE GOT THIS 3 HOURS AGO AND IS JUST NOW SENDING IT TO ME?? Then I remembered that she is a Disney newbie and had no clue as to the absolute pandemonium that I knew a PIN code like that was sure to cause. She also didn't know that we could apply it to all 3 rooms so that we could ALL upgrade - she was just wondering if I had gotten the same one.
So, first things first, I jumped on the DIS boards to see how many posts there were regarding this new code. Of course there were TONS. I knew then that my chances of getting 3 rooms upgraded were slim to none. Still, I decided it was worth a shot. I called SIL and got everyone's reservation numbers, then got on the phone to Disney Reservations. As I suspected, there was no availability left at either resort. The CM told me that the PIN code was good until August 1, though, and to keep trying. I was bummed for about 5 mins.....then I realized that if that many people had upgraded, then there was bound to be some availability now at Pop Century. (For those who don't remember, me and DH and the kids were staying at POP, while the rest of the party was booked at ASMo.) So back on the phone I got. I reached a very helpful CM who was more than happy to change everyone over to POP for me, add a night to MIL and FIL's and DNephews reservation and tickets, and cancel the one-night ressie that SIL made yesterday. WOOHOO!!!!
So we didn't get a free upgrade to a Deluxe Villa resort (YET...I'm going to keep trying
), but at least now we are all staying at the same resort, and my IL's and DNephews have FD for their entire stay. Thank you Tinkerbell for that Pixie Dust!!! 
Yahoo for been able to fix up the ressies!
We received our Magical Express vouchers and luggage tags on Monday.I went to Old Navy on Monday and hit up their clearance section. I found some super cute sundresses for DD for the trip. Not much for myself, though. I'm still searching for some (long) shorts and tank tops, so if anyone has any advice on where I can find those things, let me know! 
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breakfast food!! After we had gorged ourselves, DH went to his conference and I took DD back upstairs for a nap. DH came up to see us during his lunch hour, and then he went back to work and I decided to explore some more. I strapped DD into the Moby Wrap, put on my handy Columbia backpack diaper bag, made sure the GPS was working on my iPhone, and headed out on foot. I was a little bit nervous about walking around a strange city by myself with an infant, especially since I have no sense of direction. Lucky for me, there was a gigantic mall right across the street and the biggest Barnes and Noble I have ever seen. Once again - HEAVEN!!!! Disney is my #1 obsession, but it is followed very closely by BOOKS! At home, the closest bookstore is over 45 mins away, so Sarah Kate and I spent quite a bit of time at B&N that week. It was wonderful! After I'd had my fill of shopping, we headed back to the hotel and met up with DH. The company that was hosting the conference he was attending paid for dinner at a local restaurant that night - woohoo! Gotta love free food, especially when it's steak! 
