PTR/TR October 6-10, 2010--we're back! TR starts page 11!

Well, most toiletries are packed... some clothes are packed... just waiting for the weather report! In fact, today our 1st day in the parks is on the 10-day forecast! 78 degrees on October 6th! :thumbsup2
 
If you can believe it, I am excited about the current weather report for the beginning of my trip... it says 10/6--77 degrees and showers!! and 10/7--73 degrees! Perfect temps, and if it does rain, no crowds!!! :cool1:
 

If you can believe it, I am excited about the current weather report for the beginning of my trip... it say 10/6--77 degrees and showers!! and 10/7--73 degrees! Perfect temps, and if it does rain, no crowds!!! :cool1:

Hopefully the heat from this week doesn't last. Record heats here in California.
 
That's the best part though. If I actually cut out all of the babbling on mine ... Oh, the horror! Gives 'em charm! ;)

I know but I'm not sure i I will ever be as organized as you :) I can't wait to read your report after your trip...have fun!!!
 
Okay, so it is crazy--one week from tomorrow and we'll be walking into the parks!! And, of course, the good 'ole disneyland calendar is still being tweaked.

Now, we have fireworks at 8:40 PM before F!... good for getting to bed earlier, and even better that we are doing dessert seating. I suppose we'll just have to make sure we are tucked into our seats by 8:30 so we can watch the fireworks from there like usual, right?

And Aladdin is back on the calendar... I'm aiming for the 2:20 on our last day there... Rainforest Cafe (a must for dd) at 11:45... then wander into DCA and line up for Aladdin (I have the voucher things for preferred seating) a 1/2 hour or so beforehand... should give us a decent amount of time between lunch and when we have to be there... and then it should be over around 3, which gives us 2 hours to shop before we get a cab, also perfect!! We save souvie shopping for the very end, because I'd rather not spend time shopping during the trip.

I am up to 1.75 miles in roughly 30 minutes on the treadmill each day, think I am ready to tackle the walking! On past trips we've averaged 6-9 miles a day, and by day 4 I am beat. I am hoping not to be so tired this trip. The stroller is a big help... our first trip when dd was 3, we tried to go stoller-less (I did not know better) and both hubby and I were dying by day 3 from carrying my 30-pounder all the time. And he works out and is in good shape. Since then I bring the stroller, and it has been better... tired on day 4, but not in pain so much... so we'll see if the pre-trip walks will help.

Alright, off to bed... my dreams are getting muddled with pre-trip excitement. I dreamt the other night that splash and big thunder somehow morphed into one ride... it was weird.
 
Goodnight!

So exciting and so close!!
 
Day 4—Sat
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:15 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
F! 9:05 pm
Breakfast: PPH @ 7:50 am
Lunch: Taste Pilot’s Grill @ 12 pm
Dinner: Blue Bayou @ 5 pm

Soarin 1st (is TSMM open yet?!), Monster’s, Silly Swings, Animation Academy, Turtle Talk. Lunch, nap (1-4), go to DL for BB dinner (do I need to p/u F! dessert passes early?) DL will probably be very crowded, just stick it out around Pooh, Pirates, HM etc until time for F! at 9:05 pm. Sit for fireworks if they are having them. Then off to bed.

DD & did the F! dessert package for her B-day trip *on the 4th of July* we saw the 2nd show, I lined up fairly early and because it was just the 2 of us I figured we were in for the long haul - noone to stay and wait while others went on rides. Well a nice man in front of me offered to hold our spot - it worked out great and we were the 3rd to pick our spots for the 2nd show! We got the 3rd and 4th best seats cause the 2nd to choose *the man in front of us* was a group of the 3 - the 1st to choose chose the best 2 spots and there was a total of 4 great seats so we got the other 2! :woohoo:
 
DD & did the F! dessert package for her B-day trip *on the 4th of July* we saw the 2nd show, I lined up fairly early and because it was just the 2 of us I figured we were in for the long haul - noone to stay and wait while others went on rides. Well a nice man in front of me offered to hold our spot - it worked out great and we were the 3rd to pick our spots for the 2nd show! We got the 3rd and 4th best seats cause the 2nd to choose *the man in front of us* was a group of the 3 - the 1st to choose chose the best 2 spots and there was a total of 4 great seats so we got the other 2! :woohoo:

How great for you!! I love it when people are nice and help out like that!! I remember the 1st time we stood in line, got our pick of seats, did Pooh and tiki room and other things nearby and then went back, got the dessert boxes, had to make a mad dash to the potties, and then back to our seats... and we just made it before the show started! This year the fireworks will be beforehand, so we need to make sure the potty trip is early enough--but late enough too if you know what I mean!

Have any of you noticed the weather report for next week... it looks awesome!!! :cool1:
 
So, so close!! I am so excited for you all!!
 
I am having hubby take dd to her gymnastics lesson and the zoo afterward tomorrow so I can officially pack & clean house in peace... and I need to run to the dollar store to get a couple more ponchos--I only found 1 at home.

I am a little bummed because I just washed up the tees I got for dd from the disneystore back in February when I started planning this, and one of them: "It is all about MEOW" with Marie kitty on it, the MEOW came off... and well, since I got it in February, on sale for $5.99, I think I have an extra dishrag now :sad1: But the others washed up fine...

I also need to remember to pack my white noise machine and phone charger...

DH wants me to tell dd when I wake her at 3:45 am on Wednesday... I was thinking I might be able to fool her into thinking it is the normal wake up time and act like she is going to school... and she'll figure it out in the car. It is pretty dark when we get up and head out now, and she has little time in the morning before we get in the car on a school day anyway. But he wants to see her expression--even if is just "can I go back to sleep?" ;) Since he leaves for Mexico the next day for his boys trip, he will be out of touch and won't get to hear about the trip till he gets back...
 
Definitely want to remember the phone charger and the white noise machine.

I can understand DH wanting to be part of the surprise. I would want to be too.
 
Okay, we're all packed... I cleaned out my backpack to put toiletries in for the plane ride (we don't check bags), and my dd's backpack has a few surprises in it for her--although since we are flying jetblue that means tvs in the back of every seat, so that will probably be enough to keep her occupied... I do hope she sleeps a little, but it is such a short flight that might not happen.

I've got the extra car seat strapped into my pac-back (for all you moms out there, it is the best invention for hauling carseats through airports, whether you gate check them or let your kiddo sit in their carseat on the plane, I got mine at onestepahead.)

I also have the new stroller already in the trunk.

White noise machine is also packed... the only things I have to wait on are putting in my pillow and the phone charger. (In case you are wondering, dd and I fit stuff for 5 days in 1 carryon, including my temperpedic pillow. But we each also bring a backpack, her carseat and a stroller--so I still look like a packmule! :lmao:)

I also washed up dd's and my water sandals today, so they are all fresh for the trip... we each have 2 pairs of shoes... the larger of the 2 we wear on the plane, and pack the smaller.

I am ready already!! Hubby still has his stuff strewn all over the bedroom, he leaves for his parent's house the day we go to DL, and then he and his dad (plus brother in law and nephew) fly out the next morning for Mexico... so he thinks he still has plenty of time to pack.

So far the weather looks great... headed toward hot by the week's end:

Wed: 70/53
Thu: 72/54
Fri: 82/59
Sat: 89/61
Sun: 87/58

Much better than here:

Wed: 72/49
Thu: 66/50
Fri: 67/54
Sat: 67/55
Sun: 63/53

Alright... can't believe it is almost here, I made my first post in this thread on January 5th!! Woohooo!! :cool1::dance3::woohoo::banana:
 
The weather sound about right, from what the weatherman says for here. Have a wonderful trip and I can hardly wait to hear all about it!!
 















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