Tale as Old as Time...a Feb 2017 Princess 5k and B-Day Trip! NEW 4/7 THE END of our trip!!

It looks like a wonderful Birthday dinner and drinks, everything looks so yummy. I love your R2D2 dress, did you get it from Hot Topic? The lantern pictures are really cute. I had to laugh at your quote about working on your resting lantern face because my dd always tells me I have resting B**** face. I think that is mean, so I always try to smile when I am just sitting around so no one thinks I am mad at them lol!
 
Well, at least I made it here before you go home! You started this while I was still on my cruise so I totally missed it until you signed on to my TR and I saw the link in your signature. I "power read" the whole thing in the last couple days!

Congratulations on making the 5K especially with the challenges you had going into it. I haven't been to Tokyo Dining in a long time, but I've always liked it. We just have so many Japanese places in So Cal that I don't find it a priority.

You're much more adventurous in your eating, but I suppose a lot of the things at Tiffins are very common in Asian Cuisine (which I love, but not some of the more different choices). I'm still on the fence about trying a meal there.

So good that everything worked out for ROL, whenever we get back, not sure how much of a priority that show will be. WoC is not our favorite show and I think it sounds a little similar with the projections and such.

I'm having a hard time remembering everything, but I thought your Tangled shot was great!

Maybe I'll be more on top of things for your next TR. Especially since I won't be going anywhere for a while now. :sad2:
 
We walked through the crowds and over to the check in area outside of the Liberty Belle. There was a line to check in, and just as it was almost our turn to speak to the CM, some mom and her 2 kids cut us in line! What the...HELLO, what just happened!?!? I know the kids were hot and tired from their expressions but that is no excuse to cut the line. I think she thought it was ok to cut because some of her party had already went in but it's not like they checked in for her because she would have had a special sticker and she didn't. If she just asked us we would be more than willing to let her in front, but instead she annoyed us and the line of people behind us. :sad2: There was no, EXCUSE ME or SORRY on her part either.
I hate how some people think they are above everyone else. I feel like I try to be extra polite and considerate at Disney because I know how rude other people can be.

The landing where you board the Liberty Belle had been transformed into a little dessert party. There were bar height tables to the right when you enter, and to the left were desserts being handed out by CMs. Note that these are not the only treats you get, there will be more treats on the boat itself!
That's nice that they give you something to munch on before you get on the boat.

Everything was decorated in the colors of Mardi Gras (of course) and it was very befitting that it was Mardi Gras the next day!

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We were given beads to wear too so we had our own Mardi Gras celebration!
We were there the next day on Fat Tuesday. This would have been so fun to do then.

During this pre-boarding time on the landing Tiana and Naveen are available for pictures. It's relatively uncrowded at this time and there was never much of a line. So we were able to take a ton of pictures and interact with them as much as we wanted. First up is myself and DH. They loved my dress! They asked me I made it :rotfl: hahahahaha. Tiana was so cute, she pointed to my dress and was showing Naveen all the pictures. "That's me, and that's you!"

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That's so cute that she loved your dress so much. I always hear such good things about Tiana meets.

We sat on some of the couches, they were nice and comfy! DH and I perused the menu and I saw something that caught my eye. The Seven Seas Lagoon drink that I saw just premiered at the monorail resorts just a few weeks before our trip. It's definitely a shared drink as it's about 25 bucks but the drink is bigger than my head. I kid you not. Here it is:

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This was a picture that DH took (after he had to delete some old pis to make room on his phone LOL) but he didn't do a good job of showing it's size in relation to other things. But it was massive. It was really good though, it was your quintissential Blue-Hawaiian-type drink with the blue curacao, and it had a glow cube and swedish fish and a gummy float in it. It really was the size of the Seven Seas Lagoon!
Our local hibachi place has a drink like this and that was my drink of choice for my 21st birthday.

We ordered some more drinks, DH got a really nice Riesling, and I got what I thought would be a rose type champagne but it was too dark and a bit too sweet for me, so I didn't like it as much as DH's Riesling.

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I love me some Riesling

It's definitely more impressive in person that what I could capture, and it was nice they pipe in the music.

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It was so dark to capture still images but my videos came out better:
What a perfect birthday!

I really need to work on my "resting lantern face" before next time!!
I look a bit stiff so next time I'll smile and tilt my head and see if that makes me look more dreamy.
Resting Lantern Face :rotfl2: Your pictures are really cute though!
 

That's some very interesting entree's you had that night! Looks like DH got the whole ocean in his stew :thumbsup2

It was quite a diverse blend of seafood! He enjoyed it a lot!

What a gorgeous view from ToTW! And also for Wishes!!!

It was! I was really lucky to have scored this meal 6 months out, LOL. It was packed at California Grill that night.

Those lantern shots are too cute, how long will they be offering them at WDW do you happen to know?

From what I know they have extended it indefinitely? I hope it's still there next month!

Sounded like a great end to your birthday day! Dinner looked amazing!

Thank you! It was an awesome day and evening!

Awesome! Seeing the goodnight kiss is on my bucket list for one day.

I think I have seen it before but I never realized that was called the "kiss good night" until I read about it last year. I just thought it was a "good bye everyone and get out of the park so that our hard-working CMs can get home" sort of message, LOL.

Wow, how nice. What an awesome opportunity to get up there. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were at the California Grill bar, though of course there would be a lot more people :-)

Haha I had no idea about Top of the World until my friend Ann brought it up.

Wow, this looks awesome. Swedish fish and a glow cube in a single drink!!! Yes please and thank you

It was really fun to drink. Reminded me of those fish bowl or dragon bowl type drinks I used to have during college...but much classier of course, hehe.

Funny when I saw this picture, I thought I remember that dress from your cruise. Didn't realize I remembered chunkysis wearing it though :-)

Yup! CS wore it on Star Wars Day at Sea!

Spectacular view!

It was gorgeous!

We got the same roll on our last trip and I don't think I even realized it was supposed to have truffle and you most definitely couldn't taste it.

Yeah I wasn't really wowed by the roll. I mean it was tasty but I guess I was expecting a lot more truffle and flavor to come through.

How cool you'll get to see both shows in the course of just a month!!!! I"m definitely ready for a new show too, as is Casey, who when we watched them last time wasn't even remotely interested anymore.

I'm super excited. I booked the Pandora trip before they announced Happily Ever After's premier date so we'll be able to see it on that trip!

Wow this looks awesome and sounds utterly perfect!!!!!!!!

It was great! It could have used more broth though because it was super flavorful.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: Great pics, but dying over your resting lantern face!!!!!

That is my face 90% of the time when I'm not at Disney. :cool2:

What an amazing way to spend your birthday!
Stunning view from Top of the World and all your CR pics make me miss being there so much. We just loved the location and the easy walk to MK.
I think your Tangled pics are perfect no resting lantern face.

Thank you! It was a real treat to spend another birthday at WDW again. The location of the Contemporary is the best for MK. I loved how we could walk back and forth.
Haha, thank you!!

Nice meal. I love California Grill. Top of the World looks nice. I like that drink. Your husband's cioppino looks really good. It's making me hungry. I figured you got whichever dish had the forbidden rice;)

It was a great meal and a great evening. I definitely think I got a second wind after dinner because I was feeling more tired during the day than I did that evening. Thank goodness or I wouldn't have gotten that Tangled shot. The forbidden rice was awesome! :thumbsup2

:rotfl: I actually laughed out loud reading that! I do disagree though - I think your lantern shots are magical. I really need to do this! What a special momento.

Hahaha, I thought that was funny too. :laughing: I really had no idea what to look at so I stared straight at the lantern. If this is still around on August 19 we should totally try and do this!

The TotW experience had to have been amazing - how cool! And your dinner looked great, you can't beat seeing Wishes just before entrees were served ;)

I can see now why people want these ADRs so badly during Wishes. No crowds, still a nice view, and great food!!

I do not do well with people cutting lines, but I'm glad you didn't let it put a damper on your day. $50 is definitely a good price for all of those treats and a guaranteed view of the parade!

It's because it's Disney, and I didn't want to cause a scene in front of everyone including her kids, but people behind us were mad too. But we just rolled our eyes, and laughed it off because well, everyone was getting on that boat and we just have to deal with situations like this as best we can...anyways we forgot about it quickly after that because we were having too much fun!

It seems like you had a great birthday. Watching Wishes from Top of the World looked gorgeous. I also love your lantern shots!

Thank you! I had a wonderful birthday so far, meeting all my new and old Disfriends!
We watched Wishes from California Grill but I'm sure the view from Top of the World is even more amazing. I am not sure if they had food though, It might just be drinks.


I had comments saved from the Tiana's Ice Cream social but they're saved on my work computer - oops!

Let me just sum it up succinctly: It looks like a lot of fun and I love anything with Tiana so I want to do that.

Also I love your Tiana dress.

It was a great fun event in the middle of the day and you get treats and interaction with a Princess and a Prince, watching the parade in the shade, while eating a Mickey Bar. Yup. Best idea ever! :thumbsup2


That's some very interesting entree's you had that night! Looks like DH got the whole ocean in his stew :thumbsup2

It was quite a diverse blend of seafood! He enjoyed it a lot!

What a gorgeous view from ToTW! And also for Wishes!!!

It was! I was really lucky to have scored this meal 6 months out, LOL. It was packed at California Grill that night.

Those lantern shots are too cute, how long will they be offering them at WDW do you happen to know?

From what I know they have extended it indefinitely? I hope it's still there next month!

Sounded like a great end to your birthday day! Dinner looked amazing!

Thank you! It was an awesome day and evening!

Awesome! Seeing the goodnight kiss is on my bucket list for one day.

I think I have seen it before but I never realized that was called the "kiss good night" until I read about it last year. I just thought it was a "good bye everyone and get out of the park so that our hard-working CMs can get home" sort of message, LOL.

Wow, how nice. What an awesome opportunity to get up there. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were at the California Grill bar, though of course there would be a lot more people :-)

Haha I had no idea about Top of the World until my friend Ann brought it up.

Wow, this looks awesome. Swedish fish and a glow cube in a single drink!!! Yes please and thank you

It was really fun to drink. Reminded me of those fish bowl or dragon bowl type drinks I used to have during college...but much classier of course, hehe.

Funny when I saw this picture, I thought I remember that dress from your cruise. Didn't realize I remembered chunkysis wearing it though :-)

Yup! CS wore it on Star Wars Day at Sea!

Spectacular view!

It was gorgeous!

We got the same roll on our last trip and I don't think I even realized it was supposed to have truffle and you most definitely couldn't taste it.

Yeah I wasn't really wowed by the roll. I mean it was tasty but I guess I was expecting a lot more truffle and flavor to come through.

How cool you'll get to see both shows in the course of just a month!!!! I"m definitely ready for a new show too, as is Casey, who when we watched them last time wasn't even remotely interested anymore.

I'm super excited. I booked the Pandora trip before they announced Happily Ever After's premier date so we'll be able to see it on that trip!

Wow this looks awesome and sounds utterly perfect!!!!!!!!

It was great! It could have used more broth though because it was super flavorful.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: Great pics, but dying over your resting lantern face!!!!!

That is my face 90% of the time when I'm not at Disney. :cool2:

What an amazing way to spend your birthday!
Stunning view from Top of the World and all your CR pics make me miss being there so much. We just loved the location and the easy walk to MK.
I think your Tangled pics are perfect no resting lantern face.

Thank you! It was a real treat to spend another birthday at WDW again. The location of the Contemporary is the best for MK. I loved how we could walk back and forth.
Haha, thank you!!

Nice meal. I love California Grill. Top of the World looks nice. I like that drink. Your husband's cioppino looks really good. It's making me hungry. I figured you got whichever dish had the forbidden rice;)

It was a great meal and a great evening. I definitely think I got a second wind after dinner because I was feeling more tired during the day than I did that evening. Thank goodness or I wouldn't have gotten that Tangled shot. The forbidden rice was awesome! :thumbsup2

:rotfl: I actually laughed out loud reading that! I do disagree though - I think your lantern shots are magical. I really need to do this! What a special momento.

Hahaha, I thought that was funny too. :laughing: I really had no idea what to look at so I stared straight at the lantern. If this is still around on August 19 we should totally try and do this!

The TotW experience had to have been amazing - how cool! And your dinner looked great, you can't beat seeing Wishes just before entrees were served ;)

I can see now why people want these ADRs so badly during Wishes. No crowds, still a nice view, and great food!!

I do not do well with people cutting lines, but I'm glad you didn't let it put a damper on your day. $50 is definitely a good price for all of those treats and a guaranteed view of the parade!

It's because it's Disney, and I didn't want to cause a scene in front of everyone including her kids, but people behind us were mad too. But we just rolled our eyes, and laughed it off because well, everyone was getting on that boat and we just have to deal with situations like this as best we can...anyways we forgot about it quickly after that because we were having too much fun!

It seems like you had a great birthday. Watching Wishes from Top of the World looked gorgeous. I also love your lantern shots!

Thank you! I had a wonderful birthday so far, meeting all my new and old Disfriends!
We watched Wishes from California Grill but I'm sure the view from Top of the World is even more amazing. I am not sure if they had food though, It might just be drinks.


I saw a picture of this the other day - I want it so badly! It's very reminiscent of a fish bowl that they used to have at a somewhat local dive bar that we used to get on a hot summer night and they really were my favorites.

Totally reminded me of those dragon bowls I'd do with my friends at the ghetto chinese places near college. Fun times. But of course the Disney version is much...classier. :littleangel:

Also, Top of the World is one of my favorite lounges in Disney World. I'm hoping we can go at some point during this trip but it may not be feasible. The view is my absolute favorite.

It's gorgeous and I love the space!

oh, my goodness you sat at just about the same table I did last time I was there! lol. I went at sunset and was super distracted watching it come down over the Magic Kingdom out the window. I don't think my distraction was appreciated lol but it was so pretty!

Oh that's cool you sat on the same table!
Yeah there was a lot going on at dinner there, food was being served all around us, glasses clinking, and then it's oooooohhhh WISHES!! And everyone runs to grab a nice view. They dim the lights and pipe in the music. It's pretty cool. I would do this again, especially when the parks are crowded. :cutie:
 
What a great trip! And that seven seas cocktail -- yum!

Thank you for reading! It was a fantastic trip! I love all the people I meet on the DIS - everyone of them has been really great and and we all have something in common...DISNEY!!
And that giant cocktail was really good. Definitely went down nice and fruity and it hits you later, hahaha.

It looks like a wonderful Birthday dinner and drinks, everything looks so yummy. I love your R2D2 dress, did you get it from Hot Topic? The lantern pictures are really cute. I had to laugh at your quote about working on your resting lantern face because my dd always tells me I have resting B**** face. I think that is mean, so I always try to smile when I am just sitting around so no one thinks I am mad at them lol!

Thank you so much! It was a fabulous evening. I got my dress from Disney Store online last year. The brand does say Star Wars on it. I knew Disneyland had them back in September of last year, but not sure about WDW. If anything It may be in that place that sells all things star wars at Disney Springs. You can also try the shop parks app.

That is so funny. I totally think I have resting B_____ face too. We all do! But who the heck can smile 24/7?!? Well, maybe at Disney I can but not in the "real" world, Hahaha.

Well, at least I made it here before you go home! You started this while I was still on my cruise so I totally missed it until you signed on to my TR and I saw the link in your signature. I "power read" the whole thing in the last couple days!

Hiii there!! So happy to see you here! I hope you both had a great cruise. I'm excited to read more of that. Thank you so much for reading!

Congratulations on making the 5K especially with the challenges you had going into it. I haven't been to Tokyo Dining in a long time, but I've always liked it. We just have so many Japanese places in So Cal that I don't find it a priority.

Thank you, it was a really feeling of accomplishment as there were worries we'd have to pull out last minute.
Same here, we have lots of Japanese restaurants, some amazing, so Tokyo Dining is not one of my top choices, but in a pinch I would certainly eat there again.

You're much more adventurous in your eating, but I suppose a lot of the things at Tiffins are very common in Asian Cuisine (which I love, but not some of the more different choices). I'm still on the fence about trying a meal there.

It was really good. I think you should try it - some of the foods use weird ingredients but you would be surprisde as to what they taste like after they are done with them. Might not be what you'd expect. There were also more tame things on the menu like I think a beef tenderloin and some chicken. Plus they have great service and drinks. :)

So good that everything worked out for ROL, whenever we get back, not sure how much of a priority that show will be. WoC is not our favorite show and I think it sounds a little similar with the projections and such.

It's similar but WOC's show has all the familiar scenes from Disney movies, and there are no floating lotuses or barges. RoL was pretty but I wouldn't say it's "catchy" WoC would wake me up, but RoL would rock me to sleep, hahaha.

I'm having a hard time remembering everything, but I thought your Tangled shot was great!

Thank you! I hope they extending for a while!! I need a re do on the Tangled Resting lantern face!

Maybe I'll be more on top of things for your next TR. Especially since I won't be going anywhere for a while now. :sad2:

Aww. You are always welcome here, even if you just want to rant, or rave, or just chat hehe.

I hate how some people think they are above everyone else. I feel like I try to be extra polite and considerate at Disney because I know how rude other people can be.
There are people like that everywhere and apparently even Disney is not immune to it. They need scanners for that, LOL

That's nice that they give you something to munch on before you get on the boat.

Yup we had some drinks, desserts, and interaction with Tiana and Naveen. Then we got on the boat and loaded up on snacks and ice cream bars!

We were there the next day on Fat Tuesday. This would have been so fun to do then.

It would have been!!! I wonder if it would be packed. I don't think ours was full but I'm not sure.

That's so cute that she loved your dress so much. I always hear such good things about Tiana meets.

She's soooo cool. She's spunky and sassy as times. There was one time I met her with my sister and she saw my wedding ring and she's like, "Damn Girl Everyone come here to see this ring, Everyone including you , Naveen." so I ended up having a fun chat with Tiana and Naveen about my ring. She's so adorable, love her!

Our local hibachi place has a drink like this and that was my drink of choice for my 21st birthday.
Yeah!!!! Giant fishbowl style drinks for the win!!

I love me some Riesling

Me too, I love it

What a perfect birthday!

Thank you!!
Resting Lantern Face :rotfl2: Your pictures are really cute though!

Hahaha you like that don't you? I need to work on it next month if they still have it. Gonna try out "B_ITCH, lantern get out of my way" as well as the "Oh, it's INSIDE the Lantern" face (Zoolander reference hehe), Maybe I can convince Steve to do "Why does this lantern have no antlers?" face. LOL
 
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What a wonderful birthday evening!! Wow that TotW drink looks amazing. I def need to put that on my to-do list! (Although not really DH's cup of tea so I might have to drink it all by myself :-D )

Dinner looks wonderful, glad you had a great meal as CG is my all-time favorite Disney restaurant and one of maybe 2 restaurants I HAVE to visit every trip. And how fun to head right to MK afterwards. The Tangled shot was really great! You're too hard on yourself.
 
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!! Liberty Tree Tavern Happily Ever After and Tangled Magic Shot!! It's will surely be an evening for the books...:grouphug:

What a wonderful birthday evening!! Wow that TotW drink looks amazing. I def need to put that on my to-do list! (Although not really DH's cup of tea so I might have to drink it all by myself :-D )

Yeah I think after baby you can probably finish one on your own to make up for lost time :rotfl:

Dinner looks wonderful, glad you had a great meal as CG is my all-time favorite Disney restaurant and one of maybe 2 restaurants I HAVE to visit every trip. And how fun to head right to MK afterwards. The Tangled shot was really great! You're too hard on yourself.

I can totally see why CG is on your list each time! The view, the food, it's all great!

Haha thank you! I like the one with DH and me better than my solo one. It really just looks like I'm staring at an inanimate object for fun. :rotfl:
 
This TR is so much fun! Congrats on your 5K! Do you think you'll do another one sometime soon? I can't wait to try my first west coast rD race next year! :)
The Tiana dessert social looked like a ton of fun! Tiana is one of my favorite Disney characters. I love her so much! I really love the FoF parade, so it would be fun to see it in a different way.
And I'm so happy you liked Tiffins. I went there for a solo meal in January and LOVED my experience. I will definitely be back there next trip.

Can't wait to read more!
 
Commenting for the first time...though I think I've read all your trip reports.

Just have to say I really enjoy your updates--it always seems like you are trying things out that I have planned for my next trip so I get really cool sneak previews. For example, I will be at WDW the first week in May and have my reservation for Tiana's Riverboat Party.

--Karilynn
 
Our last trip, we saw the fireworks from California Grill, and I told DH if he ever wanted me to see fireworks again, it has to be from the California Grill! :teeth: It's just perfect there!
 
I am very late to this party, but I love this TR so far! I have too many comments I want to make! I will have to go back and read some of your previous TRs - I really enjoy your writing style and photos!!!
 
Geez, I got totally behind! All caught up now. Your birthday looks like it was perfect from start to finish!!! :)

Thank you so much! I am currently reading your Dining Report and I am hooked! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2 So many wonderful places you guys ate at!

This TR is so much fun! Congrats on your 5K! Do you think you'll do another one sometime soon? I can't wait to try my first west coast rD race next year! :)

Thank you so much! We had a great time on the 5k despite not feeling 100%. We actually did sign up for the Fall Feast 5k in November as a sort of do-over. It's actually on the last full day of our fall trip. Not sure how that will feel after a week at the parks, so we'll see. Hehe, I might be miserable!

The Tiana dessert social looked like a ton of fun! Tiana is one of my favorite Disney characters. I love her so much! I really love the FoF parade, so it would be fun to see it in a different way.

I think you would love the Tiana social! It was cute and fun and you get to watch the parade. And I got popcorn so I was happy. popcorn::

And I'm so happy you liked Tiffins. I went there for a solo meal in January and LOVED my experience. I will definitely be back there next trip.

Can't wait to read more!

I know, it's soooo good! I was really blown away by it! I can't wait to eat there next month!

Commenting for the first time...though I think I've read all your trip reports.

Just have to say I really enjoy your updates--it always seems like you are trying things out that I have planned for my next trip so I get really cool sneak previews. For example, I will be at WDW the first week in May and have my reservation for Tiana's Riverboat Party.

--Karilynn

:wave2: Hi Karilynn! Thank you so much for reading and for posting. I love reading people's comments, I really appreciate them! I have so much fun writing these TRs, they are actually very therapeutic for me, and lets me re-live my trips, so thank you!

I do try and do different things and eat at different places on each trip. I am only repeating a few restaurants in this year of Disney but it's so hard to not go back to our favorites. Next month we're doing the new Bon Voyage breakfast, Cape May Cafe and Homecoming which are new to us.

Have a great time at WDW! We'll be there May 3-7! Will our path's overlap? Enjoy the Riverboat Party!

Our last trip, we saw the fireworks from California Grill, and I told DH if he ever wanted me to see fireworks again, it has to be from the California Grill! :teeth: It's just perfect there!

Haha I know I'm so spoiled now with that great view, great food, and no crowds. It'll definitely be on the rotation for another special occasion meal. :thumbsup2:thumbsup2:thumbsup2

I am very late to this party, but I love this TR so far! I have too many comments I want to make! I will have to go back and read some of your previous TRs - I really enjoy your writing style and photos!!!

:wave2: Thank you so much!! I love reading comments! Take your time! I'll be here all year...hehehe.
 
It is really gorgeous in there and the views are fabulous We were the only guests there at that time so we had our pick of seats.

So pretty!

The Seven Seas Lagoon drink that I saw just premiered at the monorail resorts just a few weeks before our trip.

I want one :rotfl:

This is the view that evening from ToTW:

Wow!

I really need to work on my "resting lantern face"!!
I look a bit stiff so next time I'll smile and tilt my head and see if that makes me look more dreamy.

Oh no I always stiffen up in pictures! Now I'm wondering what face I should make if I do the lantern shot. :laughing:
 
I want one :rotfl:

They are so good but huge! I hope they are gluten-free so you can share :cutie:

Oh no I always stiffen up in pictures! Now I'm wondering what face I should make if I do the lantern shot. :laughing:

Haha, I definitely wouldn't just stare at it like I did. But I don't think you look stiff at all!

They definitely will--I'll be there Apr 30-May 7 :)

Oh that's awesome! What a nice long trip!
Definitely say hi if you see me or PM me to set something up if you'd like to meet :) I enjoy meeting Disboarders!
 
What a perfect Disney birthday! Oh man! That drink! I'm so jealous, I really wanted to try one that trip but it never panned out. I'm totally going to make DH buy me one for my birthday trip! :hyper: We decided to make a quick dash to DW July 1-4! Just a day after my b-day, but it still counts, right?? :thumbsup2

The ToTW lounge looks realy nice! And your Cali grill dinner looks yummy!
I love seeing the fireworks from there.

Of course you know I love your Tangled magic shot, it's really beautiful. I hope they keep it around.
 
:wave2: Thank you so much!! I love reading comments! Take your time! I'll be here all year...hehehe.

:D:D:D Good point!!!!

I noticed your travel blog in your sig and went to peruse. We are planning our first trip to Hawaii for September for our 10 year wedding anniversary, so I was SUPER excited to see so much HI travel on there!!!!! We will be there for 2 weeks. I may have to ask to pick your brain on a few things if you have time!!
 












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