Well, I can hold off a little longer ... I suddenly have a bunch of projects to work on --
6 more shirts for Amy which require two hoopings per shirt
DD's Dorothy costume needed by first week in May
We just got invited to a pirate birthday party so want to make dd a set like I did for the BG girls (Madison and her sister) only will not do a Mickey pirate on the shirt but just one of my generic pirate appliques and then I may make ds something for the party too (just a shirt -- though not sure how into wearing he would be so will ask him first).
Birthday gifts for the child -- usually I go with the theme of the party, but in this case I'm not sure what to do. the family loves Baseball and the Yankees so I was going to make a bowling shirt with the NY logo appliqued and an eye spy bag, but should I do Yankees now that it's a pirate party? Or should I do a pirate eye spy bag, make a pirate shirt and then let the kids give him toys which will not be pirate -- we gave him a thomas train at Easter b/c last time he was at our house he loved Ben's train stuff so I was going to get him some tracks and more trains as a gift from the kids. This child is the grandson of my sister's boyfriend and he wanted to get him some train stuff for his b-day too. Decisions, decisions! And I also need to make totes for the teachers. Last year I gave them totes for Teacher's Day and American Express gift cards at the end of the year but since money is tight I may do something small for teacher's day and do totes with beach towels and sunscreen for the end of the year gift (it would be much less expensive than what I spend on the gift cards). Again, decisions, decisions!
OK - I vote for the Yankees bowling shirt... Even though it's a pirate party - and you know how I feel about your pirate items - but I really do think you should do the Yankees, especially if they like them that much.
And I really love the tote bag idea with towels and sunscreen... Amex GCs are nice, but I would totally use a tote bag with those items in them - brilliant!
Anyway, sorry to ramble -- just explaining why I can now wait a bit longer for a purse pattern!!!!
Well good, I am glad to hear you can wait a while longer.
As for coming to NC this summer how 'bout driving down? You'd need an overnight stay half way or so, but would likely be much more economical than driving. You could also check plane fair to VB if Amy comes -- my car would be a tight squeeze for all of us unless one of your girls wants to ride on the hood (or you for that matter) but Amy has a van! You could fly here, stay a night with us and then we could drive down to NC. Just a thought!
It is a good thought, but I just got over my fear of driving in the Cities when Josh was in Iraq... I used to have major panic attacks. So, just the thought of me driving somewhere new scares me to death... Hence the reason I really enjoyed staying at the Disney resort - no driving.
However, I am sure, if I ever decided to drive (I did contimplate driving to wdw this last time)... I am sure that I would enjoy the "tightwadness" of it and never fly again. LOL
I can't believe you all were too tired to explore AKL!!!! Well, perhaps it was a good thing b/c if you explored the girls would indeed want to stay there. I don't want to stay anywhere else even though I actually want to try every single resort.
Isn't Boma awesome? I want to try it again -- I wasn't feeling well the night we ate there and actually left dinner early and went back to our room. I barely ate a thing.
Well, maybe we'll stay there some day... but for right now, they love POFQ - so I am gonna go with it. LOL
We'll probably end up doing Boma again on one of our next trips?
D~ you could never fade away into the background....
Awww... Thanks Lisa.
happy you enjoyed Boma! I do agree with the girls about staying there, its nice, but I love the feel of POFQ better too!
I agree. I was so nervous about staying at POFQ... I was soooo worried that the girls would think it was "too boring" or "too not Disney"... but both of them loved it - and every other resort we went into, they said they liked ours better.
I really hope you can make it to NC for our DISmeet, won't be the same without you..
I really want to too... Marianne could always bring Skype up on her Ipad - and I could do a Skype trip down.
*sarcastic* Yeah, thanks. Cause that helps me a ton! At least I picked the two best ones to have an internal struggle over
ROFL... Yes, yes you did.
We've stayed at quite a few resorts, and POFQ is almost at the top of the list. When we stayed at Old Key West we said that was our new favorite, but the cabins at Ft. Wilderness were great! Heck, we get a new favorite everytime we stay somewhere new We always end up back at POP though, it just feels like the best value! We'll see what happens in 10 days, we might switch our favorite to POR Royal Rooms
LOL OK Stephanie... It sounds like EVERYONE wants a review of the new POR Royal Rooms - so will you take a few pics for us and give an opinion in my TR??? Or do your own TR??? LOL
Oh you have to let us know! I am trying to choose between POFQ, POR (Royal), and the Poly for our July stay
Very interested to see how you like the Royal Rooms, and how the buses are from POR.
Suzie - you have to stay at POFQ one day... However, I think that the Royal Room should be done for your girls trip, because I dont' think that Brady will get too much into that. He'd definately like POFQ better than a Princess room - IMO.
I love trying new resorts and finding new favorites. I will saw AKV-Kidani is my go to resort though
Shoot... You all have to stop telling me this! I was all set to not look back - now I am thinking about it again. LOL
I'll be sure to come back and report
We're only going for the weekend, so I'll find out as much as I can. They look pretty awesome in the pictures I've seen!
Oh good - it's settled then.
We always drive. We can't afford to fly ... not that I'd really be comfortable with it. However, we live a bit closer to WDW than someone who lives, in oh say Milwaukee!
Ahem - or MN.
And I totally didn't comment on someone's post cluttering up this TR.
D, glad you almost made it to Boma on time, and glad they were able to seat you quickly! I've considered Boma for our next trip ... but it's really going to depend on what all we end up doing this year.
I hope you consider Boma... We did like it enough to try it again some day... Unlike other buffets we did on this last trip.
Yay! Can't wait!
Not really sure how the little dude on the moped fits into this, but he was cute
I knew you'd be excited about it! LOL I already have Brady's backpack figured out in my head!
I'm not usually one to hijack a trip report, but I had a little photo shoot with my new bag today and had to share a quick one:
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miss kim 09, on Flickr
I totally love it and can't wait to use it in the parks. It is so beyond perfect for me!
OMG Kim!!!! I am in love with these pictures!!!! It looks like you were having so much fun - and the colors look so vivid!! I think I am going to send you every bag I finish, so you can take pictures for me. ROFL You can post as many pictures in my TR as you'd like!
Love the Mickey bag, and it looks great on you!
D~, I can't believe you are booked for 6 months. I am glad I found you when I did. I am hearing good things about Boma and AKL- we may have to add that to our list of places to visit on this summer trip.
I am getting that comment a lot lately! I double checked - you are on my list.
That is awesome. I was figuring out how to make one in my head the other day. One day I will actually try it.
I hope you do!
Sorry it's been so long since I've posted.
Congrats to your DH!!!
Love your photo pass photos from the parade.
LOVE the Figment and latest Mickey UPB!
Looks like MM is getting big. He still so cute.
I enjoyed Boma several times before staying at AKL. I only stayed there when DD requested it expecting to tolerate it OK and ended up really loving it. There is something very special about actually staying there.
Can't wait to see your backpack.
Thank you!!!
Another vote for AKL... Hmmm.... But in the "worst room views" thread - there are more pictures of AKL than any other resort. That scares me a lot. I just hate paying for views, but I would hate to have a bad one too - ya know?
I got a lot done on my next bag yesterday - so I am happy about that.
Nothing else new or exciting here... I have to work today. Ho-hum.
Ooooh - but I do have something else besides the backpack... I have a brilliant idea for a 2nd bag to make for the Main Street Boutiques next launch - now, if I can find the time to make it. LOL It's gonna be all I can do to get the 1st one made.
Have a great day everyone!
D~
At least I picked the two best ones to have an internal struggle over 
We always end up back at POP though, it just feels like the best value! We'll see what happens in 10 days, we might switch our favorite to POR Royal Rooms 
However, we live a bit closer to WDW than someone who lives, in oh say Milwaukee! 
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Congrats to your DH!!!
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I do want to try Boma, and I do want to get some of those zebra domes this time. They were on my list for this last trip, but we dined at Sanaa which is in a different building from the Mara, so we didn't get to them. I will next time!
and some beignets next time!
