Well that's me finished my cruise clothes shopping, at last
I hit the fantastic Marks and Spencer 50% off dress sale and just won a formal night gown on eBay at a fab price
DH will be relieved it's over and so will his wallet
Good for you! I haven't even started thinking about shopping for this cruise.
A question for those on here that like to bake (or shop
); as some might know I've been seriously infected with a baking and candy/chocolate making addiction. I've already found that many products are (a lot) cheaper in the US, where as others aren't avail. in our corner of the world. So I'm going to do some nice shopping to extend my material while at WDW. But; what are good places to shop for baking materials? Think about the "hardware" like pans, cutters, decorators etc. but also about the ingredients like flavoring oils etc. I've got a few items of Wilton I'm eyeing and by then I'll want to fill up my Lorann oils supplies again. I know I can order stuff online and at the moment I use Ebay for some essentials I can't wait for, but in september I would just really love to shop IRL. Browse, look at the things IRL, feel them, real shopping so to say.
Any stores I should definately hit? Any tips for those hidden special gems shops, products or what nots?
(ps; on Ebay there are a couple of toooo cute Mickeyhead mini cupcake pans being sold. Just used them earlier this week and I sweat; mickey cupcakes do taste better than the regular ones
)
I think cupcakes of any kind taste wonderful!
My favorite store to shop for baking items (and any other cooking thing) is Sur La Table. But I did a search and it appears that there are no stores in Orlando (very odd!) - you'd have to go to the West coast of FL or the East coast of FL to find them.
However, I did find that at the Premium Outlets in Orlando (on International Drive, right off the highway) there is a Calphalon Kitchen Outlet, a Le Creuset outlet and a Le Gourmet Chef (they carry Wilton) outlet. I'll bet you can get everything you want between those 3 outets and for WAY less than what you'd pay in the regular store.
Liz- We were right on the riverwalk across the street from the convention center. I loved it. The weather was great compared to all the rain we get here in March and April. We saw the Alamo and watched an IMAX movie. Mostly I went to courses. We also went to a restaurant called Dough that was on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Never eaten at Dough, was it good? I can picture the exact location of your hotel. Doesn't the Alamo seems small in real life? I always felt like it should be bigger but compared to the neighboring buildings, it is tiny. The Riverwalk is such a nice place to be, I need to get me a convention there lol!
My diet is a bit slow to start, mainly as I have been a bit under the weather this week with a head cold which then gave me a few chest problems and generally felt really unwell, so it's difficult to do any exercise or focus on eating well. I haven't put any weight on in the past month though, so at least I am starting from the same point. I would love to lose a stone before WDW in July, so as soon as I feel better I will be exercising a lot more.
We have colds at our house too.
I work from home so I know exactly where I caught it (and subsequently gave it to husband.) I volunteered as a character for a charity party that was Pirates & Princess themed, they asked me if I would dress up as Tinkerbell. Its a very good cause (Safe Place & Rape Crisis Center) so I did it and got to meet lots of children.....but I think one of those little kiddies gave me this yucky cough.
Boardwalk has been reserved for the 10 days we are staying at WDW after the cruise, have managed to get a garden view 1 bedroom villa. So if you have any tips or room numbers for our stay all will be appreciated.
Although I have been on the Magic four times I have never done any of the tours on board, thought this would something that my folks would be interested in, so how do I go about finding out what is available and of course booking them?
Hope you all have a safe and happy Easter. I am going to spend at least a couple of days checking out the excursions and planning our days at WDW.
Burnice
Burnice, I am so jealous of your 10 night stay at Boardwalk after the cruise! I'd be in heaven
if we could spend 10 more days in Disney bliss after the 14 on the Magic!
Last year we did the ship tour that was about the decor onboard and I think they also have a galley tour and a bridge tour. We did not find out about the tours until arriving onboard the ship. You could check w/ guest services once you board.
SOOOOOOOO excited, my sister is now joining us on the cruise. She is a blast to travel with. I love my sister so much, she is the best. We had so much fun on the WBPC in 2008, everyone recognized her the rest of the cruise after she was hypnotized and played Hanna Montana. I never laughed that hard in my life. I have pm'd everyone adding her to the Champange Girls meet, Palo High Tea, the Madira Tour, pins, lanyards and t-shirts, secret mickey. I was so excited before, but now I am extra excited.
Sue that is very exciting! I love traveling with my sister too. She's coming w/ us in 2 weeks on a Mediterranean cruise. But doing a TA w/ your family is such a good idea b/c there really is so much time to spend together.
You need to break in those new sandals before the cruise. I made a HUGE mistake of bringing brand new shoes and vacation. Lets just say blisters need a week to heal. Never again.
I'm breaking in sandals right now for my trip in 2 weeks. They are Merrells (
http://www.merrell.com) so they are made to be comfortable, but there are still parts that need stretching IMO.
Me trying to get my shoes to stretch out =
for the aussie dollar - exchange rate is in our favour for a change, which is just as well as I have just found that Qantas are going to be putting the their fares up because of the record oil prices. 
My auction had a really bad picture, so I stole a link to another one the same which had good pics. I am usually a US size 10, but have progressed to a US size 12, so need to drop a dress size again to fit into my summer clothes 
Obviously nobody can ever say we don't know how to party or get our share of national holidays. 
