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[australiankaren]

WAMUMOF4 - That's very exciting about the Bruce Springsteen concert. That is how I convinced hubby to go on our first ever US Trip. Got the man drunk and bought Springsteen tickets online one night. Got up in the morning and went WHOA - now we have to book a whole trip around those tickets . It was awesome and we'd see him again in the US in a heartbeat. Would probably plan a trip around it again . The kids loved it.

On a side note - I've lost 20 kgs since then, thank god. These images aren't easy to look at, I look so uncomfortable. Anyway just had to say that and get that out of my system lol

I enjoy spur of the moment events........and congrats re the weight loss {if it is a choice and not thru cancer or anything sad}.....

well thats my happy thoughts for this cold monday morning.......

 

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

- yes through choice, nothing sinister and sad. Although I have around another 5000kg's to lose just looking at these photos reminded me of how far I've come already. I've got my eye on the prize for this coming December trip, let's see how far I can go.

I really want to buy a beautiful coat to wear while I am away. I know it sounds weird but that's my thing I'm excited about lololol

 

[WAMUMOF4]

- yes through choice, nothing sinister and sad. Although I have around another 5000kg's to lose just looking at these photos reminded me of how far I've come already. I've got my eye on the prize for this coming December trip, let's see how far I can go.

I really want to buy a beautiful coat to wear while I am away. I know it sounds weird but that's my thing I'm excited about lololol

Congrats on the weight loss and thanks for the photos they are awesome, I remembered from your trip report that you had loved seeing him so I was quite happy to book. You all look so happy in those photos

 

[battymum]

Wow,
I cant believe Bruce Springsteen is still playing, I remember going to see him in 1984 and thought he was old then -

We thought we were so cool, being sixteen and into this retro music!!!

Awesome concert though, if I remember!

 

[australiankaren]

have to admit, he does look good even for his age....

 

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

I actually think he has gotten better with age. We are big fans and have many of his live dvd's etc. I remember when we saw him live, he was 1 year younger than my father-in-law and let's just say there was no comparison as to who was aging the best . You will have such a good time.

 

[WAMUMOF4]

With only 103 days to go and free dining i have just booked all but 1 of our dining reservations. I did do 5 last week when i booked but just changed 2 of them i am shocked we got everything we wanted at the times we wanted

Sept 2 fly in from Washington, Magic Kingdom
Sept 3 Mama Melrose Fantasmic package lunch
Sept 4 Water Park Rainforest cafe DD Dinner
Sept 5 T-Rex lunch Disney quest Planet Hollywood Dinner
Sept 6 Chill day Mickeys back yard BBQ
Sept 7/8/9 Universal Studios Rock the Universe
Sept 10 Resort day Whispering canyon cafe Dinner
Sept 11 Chill Day? Mickeys Halloween Party The Crystal Palace Dinner
Sept 12 Water Park Ohanas Dinner
Sept 13 Breakfast Tusker House Animal Kingdom 1900 Park fare Dinner.

I still have 1 TS to book not sure whether to do a breakfast or plan to be back from Universal on the Sunday night? I think we may be using quite a few CS meals for breakfast

Realised we will have a car on the 9th so booked Sanaa for a late dinner but i am just wondering what time they put the animals away?

 

[australiankaren]

With only 103 days to go and free dining i have just booked all but 1 of our dining reservations. I did do 5 last week when i booked but just changed 2 of them i am shocked we got everything we wanted at the times we wanted

Sept 2 fly in from Washington, Magic Kingdom
Sept 3 Mama Melrose Fantasmic package lunch
Sept 4 Water Park Rainforest cafe DD Dinner
Sept 5 T-Rex lunch Disney quest Planet Hollywood Dinner
Sept 6 Chill day Mickeys back yard BBQ
Sept 7/8/9 Universal Studios Rock the Universe
Sept 10 Resort day Whispering canyon cafe Dinner
Sept 11 Chill Day? Mickeys Halloween Party The Crystal Palace Dinner
Sept 12 Water Park Ohanas Dinner
Sept 13 Breakfast Tusker House Animal Kingdom 1900 Park fare Dinner.

I still have 1 TS to book not sure whether to do a breakfast or plan to be back from Universal on the Sunday night? I think we may be using quite a few CS meals for breakfast

Realised we will have a car on the 9th so booked Sanaa for a late dinner but i am just wondering what time they put the animals away?

your going to love seeing NEWSBOYS at rock the universe, we saw them a few years ago, fantastic...shame third day arnt there this year.....

make sure you take pics...

we were going to do Ohanas but the place always looks mobbed..not a relaxing thing for 2 adults & no kids.....thats why we do KONA instead..

cancelled my tusker house resi....been a lot of bad reviews re waiting times, and DH HATES waiting, then spends the entire meal complaining about the wait...so we're doing 1900 park fare for breaky that day instead...

chill day is a must before your MNSSHP...we do that as well

looks like a great plan......how many sleeps???

 

[Travel Mum]

Oh gosh I hope you do a trip report when you get back as I'm hanging out to read a new (Aussie or Kiwi) one!

For sure, chill on your MNSSHP day so that you can go late into the night. That day we had a restful morning at our resort, POR, picked up our rental car and drove to our lunch ressie at Saana. It was a lovely lunch and really relaxing. We went back to the sort, leisurely got changed into our Halloween costumes and caught the bus to MK, arriving at 4pm when we could enter on our party tickets.

On a side note, although Saana would still be nice, I think you'd miss out on the animal experience if it was dark outside. Even if they were still out (I'm not sure when they put them away), they would be hard to see I expect.

 

[WAMUMOF4]

4 of us have flights to New York I have been stalking Southwest and it seems the flights are cheaper on Tuesdays i just changed our flights and paid $151 they have been $196 since we have been looking, I hope they stay that price till DH's pay is in the bank tonight because my dwindling bank account does not have enough in it to pay the $80 fare difference

your going to love seeing NEWSBOYS at rock the universe, we saw them a few years ago, fantastic...shame third day arnt there this year.....

make sure you take pics...

we were going to do Ohanas but the place always looks mobbed..not a relaxing thing for 2 adults & no kids.....thats why we do KONA instead..

cancelled my tusker house resi....been a lot of bad reviews re waiting times, and DH HATES waiting, then spends the entire meal complaining about the wait...so we're doing 1900 park fare for breaky that day instead...

chill day is a must before your MNSSHP...we do that as well

looks like a great plan......how many sleeps???

54 sleeps to go You know its funny but Rock the Universe is what i am the most excited about I cant wait to see Switchfoot again and the boys are so pumped about seeing Relient K again.
Ohanas i know every ones says its hit and miss but i figure whilst its on the Dining plan we may as well try it and we have 4 kids so no romantic dinner planned
Tusker House we are booked in for 8:15am and if we have to wait 1 of the boys can go and get our Fast passes the kids want to eat there after watching the Disney Parks shows.
for Chill days

Oh gosh I hope you do a trip report when you get back as I'm hanging out to read a new (Aussie or Kiwi) one!

For sure, chill on your MNSSHP day so that you can go late into the night. That day we had a restful morning at our resort, POR, picked up our rental car and drove to our lunch ressie at Saana. It was a lovely lunch and really relaxing. We went back to the sort, leisurely got changed into our Halloween costumes and caught the bus to MK, arriving at 4pm when we could enter on our party tickets.

On a side note, although Saana would still be nice, I think you'd miss out on the animal experience if it was dark outside. Even if they were still out (I'm not sure when they put them away), they would be hard to see I expect.

TR i dont think i have got past day 2 in my last one
We are staying at POR as well in Royal rooms the kids keep asking where we are staying and we wont tell them
DS11 is hoping its at Animal Kingdom in a Savannah room I told him that's for when the boys don't come with us anymore and we only need 1 room not 2

Thanks for the info about Saana we changed the time to 5pm I had only booked late because we are coming from Universal that day but after talking to DH we both don't think we will be up for a late night that night anyway and the only reason i really want to go back over there that day is so we can go to the worship service i think by lunch time we will be parked out

I am looking really forward to having some chill time its not something we had last time and i am also looking forward to not park hopping

 

[australiankaren]

4 of us have flights to New York I have been stalking Southwest and it seems the flights are cheaper on Tuesdays i just changed our flights and paid $151 they have been $196 since we have been looking, I hope they stay that price till DH's pay is in the bank tonight because my dwindling bank account does not have enough in it to pay the $80 fare difference



54 sleeps to go You know its funny but Rock the Universe is what i am the most excited about I cant wait to see Switchfoot again and the boys are so pumped about seeing Relient K again.
Ohanas i know every ones says its hit and miss but i figure whilst its on the Dining plan we may as well try it and we have 4 kids so no romantic dinner planned
Tusker House we are booked in for 8:15am and if we have to wait 1 of the boys can go and get our Fast passes the kids want to eat there after watching the Disney Parks shows.
for Chill days

TR i dont think i have got past day 2 in my last one
We are staying at POR as well in Royal rooms the kids keep asking where we are staying and we wont tell them
DS11 is hoping its at Animal Kingdom in a Savannah room I told him that's for when the boys don't come with us anymore and we only need 1 room not 2

Thanks for the info about Saana we changed the time to 5pm I had only booked late because we are coming from Universal that day but after talking to DH we both don't think we will be up for a late night that night anyway and the only reason i really want to go back over there that day is so we can go to the worship service i think by lunch time we will be parked out

I am looking really forward to having some chill time its not something we had last time and i am also looking forward to not park hopping

my youngest and DH both enjoy Reliant K...me not so much

I'm looking at going to Celebration rather than DTD this time, looks great...bit of retail therapy and all american food...

 

[WAMUMOF4]

my youngest and DH both enjoy Reliant K...me not so much

I'm looking at going to Celebration rather than DTD this time, looks great...bit of retail therapy and all american food...

How busy is Rock the Universe i know that's a crazy question but the tickets have just gone on sale and i am wondering if i need to buy the Front of line passes for the kids

 

[australiankaren]

How busy is Rock the Universe i know that's a crazy question but the tickets have just gone on sale and i am wondering if i need to buy the Front of line passes for the kids

From what I hear its mobbed.....with teens.....but maybe the rest of the park will be empty....just go by how much they are charging for FOTL passes, if its the cheapest price for that night, then they are expecting min amount of people on the rides...

 

[WAMUMOF4]

From what I hear its mobbed.....with teens.....but maybe the rest of the park will be empty....just go by how much they are charging for FOTL passes, if its the cheapest price for that night, then they are expecting min amount of people on the rides...

I found a crowd calendar and it shows the days are Low so the kids can just do there rides during the day, a bit worried about 3 stages i hope Relient K and Switchfoot are not on at the same time
mobbed with teens luck we will be escorting 3 and 1 nearly teen hopefully we wont look to out of place

 

[WAMUMOF4]

It's official we have Bruce Springsteen and Rock the universe tickets as well as flights to New York
Now i am going to give my bank account a break till the morning i know i should be booking Washington to Orlando flights but my brain does not want to function anymore tonight

 

[australiankaren]

It's official we have Bruce Springsteen and Rock the universe tickets as well as flights to New York
Now i am going to give my bank account a break till the morning i know i should be booking Washington to Orlando flights but my brain does not want to function anymore tonight

Awesome, I love it when the plans all come togeather..see all this OCD planning does pay off.....I dont know how people just get the airfare and accom, and think they'll make it up as they go along

its those huddles of misery that are all grouped around the park map on main st saying "where to next?"...more FP for ME!!!!!!!

 

[WAMUMOF4]

Awesome, I love it when the plans all come togeather..see all this OCD planning does pay off.....I dont know how people just get the airfare and accom, and think they'll make it up as they go along

its those huddles of misery that are all grouped around the park map on main st saying "where to next?"...more FP for ME!!!!!!!

I do like to have a couple of days where we wing it but not when there a flights for 6 people involved

I now have the flights from Washington to Orlando booked and the Flights from Orlando to LA booked and most importantly our Mickey's Halloween party tickets for the 11th Sept booked

But we are back to one sick looking bank account

 

[australiankaren]

I do like to have a couple of days where we wing it but not when there a flights for 6 people involved

I now have the flights from Washington to Orlando booked and the Flights from Orlando to LA booked and most importantly our Mickey's Halloween party tickets for the 11th Sept booked

But we are back to one sick looking bank account

we miss you at MNSSHP by a week..18th is us.

dont mention accounts, mine needs CPR..

2 min noodles and water for the next month...from ALDI.....

 

[WAMUMOF4]

we miss you at MNSSHP by a week..18th is us.

dont mention accounts, mine needs CPR..

2 min noodles and water for the next month...from ALDI.....

Our account received CPR from DCL we got our refund on Fri so now I'm just waiting to see what the $ does to work out what to pay next

I don't think I could cope with 2 min noodles for a week let alone a month I am over pasta but the kids it.

 

[WAMUMOF4]

We may have overspent today
DH got one of the cannon 600d packages and we got dd a new camera as well over $1500 later I'm now home quietly freaking about the expense.
I hope it was a good choice of camera I really have no idea but our Pentax only works when it wants to these days