Summer & Steven's Fairytale Wedding TR, 20th Aug SBP Baby Pics!!!

[ClemsonGirl]

Just wanted to let you know that I have been reading your TR! I have really been enjoying it- your wedding was so beautiful, and you are such a great writer! Can't wait to read the rest!

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Hi Summer

I found your report three hours ago and have been reading it none-stop ever since! I haven't spoke to my DH all night!! Looks like you had a great trip!

And guess what - we had the same violinest as you at our wedding in 2006! He gets around!!

 

[D&R love Disney]

Summer it's so good to have you back doing your TR! I was wondering how the rest of the trip went.
Congratulations on the new job. When do you plan on moving to Vancouver?

I had the same violinist too LOL!

 

[Dancermomof1]

I love your trip report soooo much!!! We will be doing an escape wedding next Fall and your photos convinced me to pay the extra $1000 for the MK shoot. I love your writing. It is so good to hear your experiences. Thank you for sharing!!!

 

[Summer-Caitlin]

Kirsteen - You managed to sneak in before my last post Thanks fe congrats on the job, I am so glad to not be out of work, I so need a job right now! I have enjoyed having this time off though! I don't know if I congratulated you on your little one, if not I am sorry I missed doing so. So a big belated Congratulations!! Is this a Disney Baby?

Rain - Perfect name for my last instalment Some people are terrified of storms, but not me, I LOVE them, I guess it's a huge disappointment to me that we don't get them here. I really miss the storms we got in Austraila. There was one time that it looked like the sky was closing in, the clouds were moving so fast and they seemed to meet eachother at the center of the sky, WOW, I'm getting visions of it right now

29apr00 - I thought you had to be there to appreciate the strom but I think I must have done an okay job at describing it. Yup MGM is up next where we have a more sprinklings of Pixie Dust...

Chilly - Thanks about the job, I am looking forward to doing something different and I can come home for lunch, even better. Glad you're still enjoying my long TR!

DisneyLaura- Oooh another Medical Secretary, I guess it goes with my Nursing and Forensic background, I guess that's why I want to move to study becoming a Paralegal I swear I have been everything under the sun!
I love zoos, well we both do, the best one imo in San Diego, it really was amazing! We only got one storm the whole 3 weeks we were there, quite surprising, I expected the rain every afternoon. Stay tuned if you want to hear if we get to the P & P Party!

Pooh Girl - Thanks for the congrats on the job, I hope it will suit me until I leave for Canada!!! It's difficult keeping up with a TR this long, but it lets me revisit my time at WDW

pjstevens - Thank you, I do love writing, well non fiction anyway, when it comes to the creative stuff, I leave that to my husband, he's the pro! How is your planning coming along? Srry I haven't managed to get on to your PJ this week, is your hubby growing back his mustache?

DisneyObsession - I don't know if I've seen you in a while, I thought I had lost you I hope you are doing well and I see you're not that far away from your anniversary trip, you must be getting pretty excited!

alissa2008 - Hi alissa, no I haven't seen you over in this neck of the woods, glad to have you on board The dining, for some reason, I knew would cause us problems, all that switching, but I was assured it was fine before we left the UK, always trust your instincts As for my mom, yes, at times I think I may have been a bit harsh, but, yes, you also have to know her. I mean I love her with all my heart but at times she seems to go out of her way to annoy me, and it was all getting too much. It really was time to have the honeymoon to ourselves.

MUDisneyCouple - You will find out if we get to go to the P & P Party, but you have to stay tuned. How long are you staying at the world at Christmas time?

Hayley - Yes, it was that night of the P & P Party, wasn't the storm fabulous, well maybe not for you as you were in it, and OH MY GOD, being stuck on Splash Mountain, I would have loved that too, no fair you got your lot of pixie dust too Well for Steven that would have been hell Next time I am going out in that storm just to feel that rain on me, I bet it's wonderful! You must be getting really excited about your upcoming trip? A proposal on the cards maybe...

Anna Marie - LOL, I guess I might have felt differently about storms too if my dad had been a Power line guy, but my dad always loved storms, so I guess my love came from that. Oh I hate them if I'm in a plane but that is a different story all together! I'm still not cured of my (why did I ever get that) fear of flying! Next instalment is coming up, I promise!

Becca - Thanks for the congrats on the job, I start on Monday but I have been so busy this week, I'm about to make fudge, don't know why, just cause I feel like it
I don't know if they would let you in with the donkey, maybe he's always sectioned off, but I'm with you, I love them Yeah, I never thought i loved the rain before, but I love that kind of rain, not the stupid drizzly crap that we get here
I don't want my TR to end either, I have so enjoyed this walk down memory lane. I actually watched our wedding DVD the other day and I felt like I was there, writing this keeps me in the moment that I loved so much!

ClemsonGirl - Another straggler joins the flock Welcome, glad you could come along for the ride! Thanks for tyhe compliements on my writing, I had no idea when I started this that it would take so long, but I should have known I can never write a short TR, Do you know I even talk like this? I never give a straight answer, I'd make a good politician

Pooh's-Honey-Pot - LOL, thank you, tell your DH I'm sorry, I dont want to be the grounds cited for arguments, this is my web and you are stuck Our violinist was fab, Steven spoke to him quite a bit, I still feel guilty that we didn't tip him, it all was over so fast I totally forgot!

D&R love Disney - Thank you, I haven't seen you in a while! We plan on moving to Vancouver a year from now exactly. School starts Sep 04 09 ad we can get into Canada 2 months prior to that, which will give us plenty of time to get an apartment etc. I am getting really excited about it. I can't wait to live in North Vancouver, even more than going back to Disney!

Dancermomof1 - You will so not regret going with the MK shoot, I too thought it was too expensive, but some of those pics were worth it alone, I am in love with them! Welcome to my TR, you still have about 14 days to go, thats' right, 14 DAYS!!!!

So guys, I am working on my next instalment, I was hoping to get it up today, we'll see, it will be a long one, so I think it should actually be considered to be 2 instalments, in fact it likely will have to be as I have a lot of pictures.

Now, yes we have booked to go to Disney over New Year, but to be honest I am considering cancelling. The thing is we really need to get the house decorated to the best of our ability for selling it. To go to Disney this time it will cost us about $8000, you can see that it is maybe a bit too much to spend when we have a new life to look forward to in Canada. That $8000 could cover our home decorating and then some.
We are basically gutting our apartment and refitting carpets, repainting etc. It has to look great if we want to sell it as quickly as we do and for as much money as we do. We want to get it on the market just after Christmas and I'm worried that if we go to Disney we might not be able to afford it.
It's a difficult decision as I LOVE Disney and really want to go back, but I fear it might be my heart ruling my head and I think this is a time I should listen to my head!
I mean we are going to live in Vancouver a year from now, that is wonderful enough. Steven doesn't know I am feeling this way yet, but it has been playing on my mind for the last week. I wish I could afford to do both but even if I could, $8000 could sure go a long way to our new life in Canada.

Any advice?

 

[meryll83]

You could go back to WDW more cheaply couldn't you? Stay in a chaper hotel / go for less time?
I don't know what your current plans are but $8000 seems a heck of a lot if it's just 2 of you!

 

[Summer-Caitlin]

meryll, we are booked with VA for 2 weeks, obviously it is more expensive over New Years, we have 14 nights at POFQ with the Deluxe Dining Plan. this includes 14 day ultimate Tickets. We both agreed that we didn't want to go back unless we had the Dining Plan, for us we saved loads of money doing this and I think we had a much better experience. Half the fun was trying all the restaurants and not having to worry about the cost. we could obviously stay at a cheaper Disney resort but POFQ is special to us now, after all we spent our last night as single people and our first night as husband and wife there. I don't think we would save too much by swapping anyway. The $8000 includes our spending money of course!

 

[WithDisneySpirit]

I think I would consider renting points for a studio stay instead. wouldn't that save money? Oh, only problem would be getting in at that time of year though...

 

[Pooh_Girl]

Honestly (and don't hate me for this), but I would actually skip WDW this year and try to sell my house. Once you get to Canada, you will be that much closer to WDW. I totally understand how you feel, DH and I are actually looking at moving down to Orlando next year (which I know is not nearly the move that you will have to endure) and we are using our trip in October to go apartment hunting. DH has already said no vacation next year since we'll need all our money to move.

 

[Summer-Caitlin]

Thanks girls for the replies.

Pooh_Girl - I think I agree with you, I don't want to (no offense) but as I said before, I think it is the sensible option. I know when we are in Canada we will be much closer to Disney and I have no doubt that we will get to go at some point in the near future, I make things happen Sometimes I hate being an adult, having to make the snesible decision, Ugh, how boring! I won't cancel anything just yet, I need to talk it over with Steven first and see what we can work out. I would much rather know for definite that the house is ready for selling, the sooner we sell the house, the sooner I can apply for my study permit.
You sem to have your sensible head on too, I know it is the right decision, but why does it have to suck so much!

WithDisneySpirit - Again, this option is better but as you say getting in at New Years would be almost impossible I'm sure. Plus if I can't go the way I want as in having the dining plan etc, then I think I would rather wait until I can afford to go properly. Hope that doesn't sound silly? I'm also worried that if I go to Disney then I will spend the whole vacation thinking that I should have used that money to decorate our home, ah decisions!

 

[pjstevens]

Summer,

I too would skip this year and once you get moved over to this side of the 'pond' you'll be so much closer!!!! That you can definately go for a LOT less. And then there is free dining at times (granted it's not the deluxe, but that's a lot of food).

Can't wait to read the next update!

 

[MUDisneyCouple]

Oh, Summer! I feel for you having to make this decision!!! Being an adult really does suck more often than not I agree with you that going and not doing it the way you want to will be a disappointment. We settled for less in our planning this past May and when we showed up, it just didn't feel right. I know, I know - it's Disney and it shouldn't matter where you stay or if you have the dining plan, but I agree that it does! We tried it cheaper, but it didn't work for us...we walked into our room and were instantly saddened. It took us all of 45 minutes to get switched to WL (our honeymoon spot - totally feel you there!!!) and added the dining plan

To answer your question, we are going back to WDW on a bounce-back offer for 3 nights and 4 days. If not for that offer, we wouldn't be going back so soon...what we saved in room rate we added back in the dining plan!

Best of luck in your decision!!! Don't worry, still hanging on for the P&PP situation!!!

 

[pjstevens]

pjstevens - Thank you, I do love writing, well non fiction anyway, when it comes to the creative stuff, I leave that to my husband, he's the pro! How is your planning coming along? Srry I haven't managed to get on to your PJ this week, is your hubby growing back his mustache?

Summer,

Hey, no problem, you are definately busy. Right now, hubby is growing his mustache back, but he may shave it again. I don't know how to take my poll (vote) down so I keep telling him it's now in favor of leaving it off. So who knows what he'll decide. I actually liked it when it was a week or so old, not too bushy!

 

[Pooh_Girl]

Thanks girls for the replies.

Pooh_Girl - I think I agree with you, I don't want to (no offense) but as I said before, I think it is the sensible option. I know when we are in Canada we will be much closer to Disney and I have no doubt that we will get to go at some point in the near future, I make things happen Sometimes I hate being an adult, having to make the snesible decision, Ugh, how boring! I won't cancel anything just yet, I need to talk it over with Steven first and see what we can work out. I would much rather know for definite that the house is ready for selling, the sooner we sell the house, the sooner I can apply for my study permit.
You sem to have your sensible head on too, I know it is the right decision, but why does it have to suck so much!

WithDisneySpirit - Again, this option is better but as you say getting in at New Years would be almost impossible I'm sure. Plus if I can't go the way I want as in having the dining plan etc, then I think I would rather wait until I can afford to go properly. Hope that doesn't sound silly? I'm also worried that if I go to Disney then I will spend the whole vacation thinking that I should have used that money to decorate our home, ah decisions!

I totally understand how you feel. I was trying to talk DH into incorporating a short Disney Cruise into our finalization plans next year, but he said no. We need to save our money because we don't know what kind of hard ships we might endure, blah, blah, blah... . I know it's the right thing to do, but when it comes to vacations the only child syndrome always comes out and I want what i want when I want it!!!

 

[dizneyfreak]

Summer,
I don't know if they are still offering the free dining or not, but Brad and I got in on it for this year. If you go sometime in September they give you the free dining. This would save you money on food and resort because it is less expensive by a whole lot to stay in September instead of December.
With that said I totally understand your plight. However, I don't ever want anyone, especially you , to have to go without their Disney fix. Once it gets in your blood...your stuck for life!
Then again, if you came in September I could see you.....ok, I'm going to shut up now.

Anna Marie

 

[DisneyObsession]

I'm bumping the thread in hopes you will be back soon with another installment!

What's the verdict on the Christmas trip? Did you decide to cancel it after all?

 

[MistressOfAllEvil]

Just caught up!!!

Summer, I love reading your TR!!!

I didn't quote anything out, but here's a couple of comments. I know someone already told you, but you know Chip is Chip, not just because he has the brown nose (vs. Dale's red one) but because it's a chocolate chip nose!!! Or atleast that's the way I learned it.

Also, I'm just soooo in awe of ALL of the pixie dust you encountered. It's just amazing and makes me just green with envy!!

Can't wait to read more when you get to it!

 

[MistressOfAllEvil]

Oh and the Sam Beckett thing got me! I'm with you... I anything having to do with time travel!!

 

[meryll83]

I know someone already told you, but you know Chip is Chip, not just because he has the brown nose (vs. Dale's red one) but because it's a chocolate chip nose!!! Or atleast that's the way I learned it.

Clever!

We've still got Universal to come as well in your Trippie haven't we? I'm looking forward to that as we don't hear much about it normally (yes I know that's coz we're on a Disney board )

 

[The Charmed One]

I've just caught up Summer, I'm still loving these reports. Congratulations on your new job I hope your enjoying it.