Tasty Planning Time with ZeBrook! A 2 for 1 PTR - 12/24 - All our bags are packed

[brookelizabeth]

Happy 2nd birthday Henry!!!

I'm thinking of you today Brook! Don't feel gulity!!! Your taking him to Disney World tomorrow! That's the best possible way to celebrate his 2nd birthday! I hope Henry and Joe have a great Daddy/son day out today!!

I love Henry's Mickey on the bathtub wall!!!!!! I see mickey too, but that could be the mom in me too!

It stinks that DVC members can't get into BLT!! I was thinking of taking a little side trip over there as well but I guess not! I wonder if we said I'm thinking adding on BLT points..." if they'd let us in?! Probably not!

Yippeee for twitter!! I have to get over there now so I can keep up with you! I have a twitter account already but have never used it!!

Good luck with all the last minute stuff and have a FABULOUS TRIP if you don't get back to Dis before you leave!

I did read BLT has a model room that is open to the public for a few hours a day - but even that isn't want we wanted, we've seen the models. We wanted to wander around the lobby, check out the community room, etc. I wonder if they will always keep it under lock-down, or if it's just for right now since it's so new?

Happy Birthday Henry...

Brook-good luck on that foot...you never know what a little Disney magic might just do...​

An appropriate AKL "cake"! How cool!

Happy Birthday Henry!

Brooklynn picked these smilies for you.

Aw, thanks Brooklynn! I bet Henry's favorite would be the popcorn guy--he loooooooves popcorn!

No Mommy Guilt--- you are taking him on a trip to celebrate and plannning to do what he wants- thinking of you today. I get teary eyes on my kids birthday's (and the days before and after) too.

You are right-I did remind myself a few times that day that we were taking him on a trip, so we'd have a whole week of celebrating going on! (and we really did!)

Happy Birthday Henry!

Thank you! That's such a cute little Pooh sign.

I'm following you on Twitter!

And Happy Birthday to Henry! Have a safe trip!

Hope you enjoyed all the updates! I tried to share enough, but also hold some stuff back for the TR.

Happy

Birthday

HENRY


Brook, I just love the pictures you posted of Henry from birth to now. What a cutie!! I know you are so excited about your little guy turning 2! My Alexa will be 2 on the 28th and I cant believe how time flies!
I just wanted to send you some pixie dust for a Teriffic trip with great weather, no sickness and lots memories to be made!! Have a great time! Wish I was going with you

I hadn't read this until now, but that pixie dust worked! We really did have great weather, (pretty much) no sickness (it really hardly counts!), and soooooo many wonderful memories. I can't wait to start the TR!

 

[brookelizabeth]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY have fun, fun, fun, today.

Thank you!!! We did have a fun birthday. After I get all these replies wrapped up, I have some "improptu birthday party" pictures to share!

Happy birthday, Henry!!!

I love the Mickey!!

Isn't he so very talented?

Happy Birthday Henry!!! Us September babies are the best!

If I don't get back over here, I hope you all have a fabulous trip!!

I agree, September babies are the best! I was born in June and always SO jealous of the kids in my grade that had birthdays early in the school year because they were "older than me".

What sweet pictures. :

NO MOMMY GUILT! It's not allowed. Like Laura said, you are taking him to Disney World to celebrate his b-day, he's very lucky.

He is a lucky kid, isn't he? His Mommy and Da Da are WDW obsessed! Hopefully he grows up liking it. I did get over the Mommy Guilt about part way through the day - Joe kept me updated of what they were doing and work was sane, so it wasn't so bad!

Happy birthday Henry!! I hope he has a super day with Daddy!

He really did! McDonalds - and Joe even let him dip his apples in the caramel sauce. The Tractor Store, Menards AND Best Buy. And later he got chocolate after dinner, then Grammy and Poppa showed up with MORE CHOCOLATE (and a present!). The little one couldn't stop smiling.

 

[Flossbolna]

Hope you enjoyed all the updates! I tried to share enough, but also hold some stuff back for the TR.

Loved your Twitter updates, it made me get my own account... Very often I was thinking: "mhhh that's interesting, I wonder what the story is about that?" It made me really excited about reading your TR!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Aww, happy birthday to Henry!

Just added you on twitter (I'm mugirl0307). Have a great time on your trip!

Thank you for following along! I hope you enjoyed the live updates-it really was fun to do...I think it's going to be a keeper for all future trips. I gotta get it synced up with my Facebook and learn to do pictures for December.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY!!!!!!

I also hope you guys have a great trip and flight! I don't have Twitter so will have to wait until you get home for updates. Have a great time!

It's "Keen!" Henry loves him some "Keen" (Lightning McQueen). Just wait until our DHS day....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENRY!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful trip Brook!!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!!!!
ps- no Mommy guilt allowed, you're taking your baby boy to Disney World tomorrow!!!!!!!

That is what I reminded myself several times during the day. How many 2 year olds can says they have been to Disney World 3 times? Not many...no Mommy Guilt allowed!

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Everyone finds such cool little signs! Love it! And the "dancing" letters are so neat...thank you!

Adding my name to the birthday well wishers. I hope you all have a fantastic trip!

Thanks GB!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Henry!

I almost ordered that exact cake for his birthday party (coming up on the 19th). I still might...I'm trying to save a buck and go simple with a chocolate box cake that I know Henry will FLIP over (it has a "molten" part too...oh so good)...then I'll stick a car in it! Same to a 2 year old, right?

Glad to hear the foot is much better! Still be careful while you're there; don't overdo it! Loved the photo progression! What a cutie!

Have a great trip! I don't twitter, so I'll just be waiting for your TR!

I was really careful with my foot-always taking advantage of a seat when I could. Joe is such a good hubby and always made me sit on the bus before he would too.

Another Happy Birthday wish for Henry! I loved the photos you posted of him! It's so cute to see him as the little guy and now he is 2!!

I can't believe he is TWO! It's so amazing to watch him learn and grow. Even just this week he grew up some. Sometime here I'll get my act together and post all the monthly pictures we have done of him on the couch, then we'll really see the progress!

Love all your TR & PTR! Henry's first pics are adorable! That's so cute with the candy bar!
I'm following you on Twitter. I'm always looking for people to follow who love Disney. Are you going to be tweeting a little on your trip? Look forward to reading more!

My MIL bought us a bag of Oh, Henry's! When she found out when named him Henry. I couldn't resist having him "pose" with one.

Sorry I didn't get to this reply before the trip, but I hope you did notice I tweeted all along during the trip. I tried to let everyone in on a bit, but hold some fun stuff back too!

Happy Birthday Henry!! Have a great trip.

Thank you!! We really did...I can't wait to start the TR!

Happy Birthday Henry!!

So glad to hear your foot is feeling better. Hope you have a wonderful trip. Looking forward to hearing all about it!

Thank you! I was SO happy my foot held out for the trip. I don't think I've ever been so grateful for the ability to walk!

Happy birthday Henry-man!

Hope your trip is as magical as ever!

Thank you!!! It was full of magic!

Have a great trip!!!

Thank you!

Hey Brook! Hope I didn't miss ya!

Bon Voyage... have a safe, wonderful, pixie-dusted trip!!

Give Henry a Birthday kiss from me!


Kathy

I don't think you missed me, but I hadn't read this until now, I will be sure to smother Henry with kisses this morning when he wakes up as a belated birthday smooch!

Have a great trip, Brook!!!

Thank you!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Hey, that's what I was gonna say!

Have an awesome time! I hope you get the camera stuff going so we can really 'be there' this week. It will make our next few days so much happier! Hope that foot holds up. Bye!

CP stole your words, eh?

Sorry I didn't figure out the picture part...I'm not even sure my phone is fancy enough to do all that. I will look into it for the December trip...but I guess that won't help YOU much.

Have a magical and wonderful trip, Brook, Joe and Henry!!

Thank you!!

Wishing you an amazing trip Brook, Joe, and Henry filled with tons of magic and pixie dust

Can't wait to hear all about and see your pictures!

I can't wait to start posting them! Joe started uploading them yesterday and just looking back over them got me all excited again. I didn't take hardly ANY notes this time, so hopefully the pictures and receipts jog my memory enough.

Yippeee!!! WDW here you come! Have a magical vacation!!!

Just think, I'm sure you already are, tomorrow morning you'll be waking up in WDW and enjoying a magical morning! Just don't drink the nescafe

I LOVED that we could say that "tomorrow morning we'll be waking up in WDW!" and yes, Nescafe was completely avoided.

Have a wonderful trip!

Thank you!!!

YAY Brook, you're going to Mickey's house today!!!!!!!!! I"m so excited for you guys!! And can't wait to hear all about it!

Good luck getting the last minute stuff done, good luck to Joe with his test and I hope Henry had a very happy birthday and loves this trip even more than the last!!! He's at such a good age!!!!!

Safe travels!!!!

All those last minute things are such a pain...and they add up so quickly! I think there is just a few things left and suddenly I turn around and my list grows. But, it's all worth it!

Henry was at an AWESOME age for WDW! We knew he truly had a great time. It was so much for for Joe and I to experience it all through his eyes again!

Wishing you safe and happy travels!

Thank you!!!

Safe travels!

I am amazed that you fit everything on carry-ons! That's great! Can't wait to "hear" all about it.

Thanks!! I was pretty amazed too, but I learned a new style of packing that I think really helped a lot. However, after going through the airport and all with the bags, a stroller, a toddler, and a car seat---I'm thinking we'll fork over the money to check our luggage in December! We'll see...more on that soon...

Have a wonderful trip, Brook!!

Oh, man. Henry's birthday is making me realize Jacques' is coming up soon! AHH! Our little boys are growing up so fast!!

When is Jacques' birthday? It is kinda strange having a child old enough to answer the question "How old are you?" But, so far, it's a GREAT age.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Have an amazing trip and take lots of pictures!!!!

We didn't take quite as many as usual....just 1,995 this time versus the normal, 2,500. I think we still have a pretty well documented trip being we were only there for 4 full days!

I hope it's a wonderful week Brook! Can't wait to hear all about it!

I really can't wait to start the TR! Still working on that TR title...I have one, but it will only half make sense until almost the end of the trip!

Hope you have a trip filled with pixit dust!

"See" you when you get back!

Thank you! It was full of pixie dust, lots of little fun things!

I hope you have a fantastic trip!

Thank you!

Have the best trip ever! Happy and Safe Traveling!

I think this was one of our best trips ever...truly! Time went by slowly somehow (when does that ever happen in WDW?!) and the non-existent lines were just INCREDIBLE. We covered the parks so easily! Plus, it was so much fun to watch Henry experience everything!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Coming out of lurkdom to say have a great trip!

We may do DHS on Sunday too

Were you there on Sunday? I didn't see ANY DISers (well, any self-identified DISers) this trip. And thank you for coming out of lurkdom and posting! I hope to "see" you again!

It's here, it's here!!

Wishing you safe travels and loads of fun together!! YAHOO!!!!

Heather

Have a FANTASTIC trip!!!

Boot,

I think I'm too late..but have a great trip!

Have an awesome trip! Can't wait to hear about it when you get back.

Have a magical trip BE & family!

Have a great trip and Happy (belated) Birthday to Henry!

Hope you are having a great trip! Cannot wait to read the report!

Thank you everyone!!!!

Hope you are having a great trip! Can't wait to see if Henry gets another cookie!

Joe was pretty excited about seeing if it would happen again too. We'll see.....

Anyone here from Brook Via twitter?

Yes!!! Brook tweeted quite a bit over their trip! I was really neat to follow along!!

She wrote about 2 hours ago that they were wait for unmagical express back to the airport I checked again when I saw your post and she just wrote again a few minutes "security is so much fun with a little one" I feel her pain on that one!!!

Oh the joys of security with 287292 bags (equating to even more bins!), and a toddler that wants to touch everything!

Ahhh brook!! sorry to hear security is rough with a little one!! Can't wait for Feb then!! LOL!!

It's funny going through security with a little one...you literally can spot the people in line with those "Oh, been there, done that." looks on their faces (they usually have older children and "get it") or those that are just annoyed and switch lines. I don't let ANY of it get to me and I don't rush--sorry folks. I have a little one, and yes, we have THAT much luggage. It's gonna take some time! Thankfully, the airports have started the "family lines", so those are always my kindred spirits and the line isn't expected to move very fast!

Brook I am thinking about you today & your return. Cannot wait to read all about it. I hope you had a magical trip & that your foot was ok.

My foot was GREAT! (as you probably now know by my mini-post). I really can't wait to start the TR!

Wow she's on her way back. That sure flew by!

Thankfully it somehow went SLOWLY for me! I've never had a trip move slowly, but this one did. It was awesome!

Can't wait to hear all about it! I don't have Twitter (can barely keep up with Myspace and Facebook! ) but I know you had fun and made the best out of everything. I'm so excited to hear what you have to say!!! I absolutely can't wait to see Henry in all of his new pictures!

I hope you guys make it home safely and we're waiting patiently...

Heather

We have some really fun pictures of Henry this trip. He was so animated at various things...ahhh! I love looking back at them and can't wait to share them all! I can't keep up on Facebook either - I try, but between that and the DIS and a new blog I started - HA!! My Twitter will just be for WDW trips and posting live. Perhaps other trips as well - I think it will make it easier to write the TR too!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Hope you had a magical trip. Can't wait to see all the pics and hear about your adventures. Welcome Home.

Thank you! I can't wait to start on it all!

Welcome home Brook!! I can't believe how fast this week went by for me...hope it didn't go as fast for you!!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!!!!

It went slowly!! I think the sun stood still or something - really, I couldn't believe how slowly time went by being we were there for such a short time.

And now we countdown to the Christmas trip!

Hope your time was magical.

By the way, how much Mickey bar can Henry get on his toes???

That is RIGHT! ADR time is just around the corner and I haven't any clue yet! I gotta get my act together with it.

It's AMAZING how much Mickey Bar can end up on a child's TOES. I think you might know a thing or two about that one though... I thought of Brooklynn all during the Beauty and the Best show...

Welcome back Brook!! I loved the Twitter updates! I kept telling my hubby "they are doing this now" By the end of the trip he figured out who you were - I think!

Love it! Glad you enjoyed the updates! Joe has had enough DIS exposure to understand, and he's come to really love hearing live updates - and random stories from "my friends on the Disney boards".

I'm wondering that too! I hope there are cute pictures!

It's amazing how much Mickey Bar can end up on other parts of the body on a toddler...and so quickly! Before you know it they are just covered. Good thing I just don't care when we are on vacation and I let my little one indulge and get MESSY! (of course I always have a wipe, a bib, and a change of clothes on hand...)

Thanks so much for the Twitter. It sure was fun to check in and see what you were up too. I would find myself closing my eyes to envision what you had done! I hope CSR treated you well, and that your foot cooperated!

I'm so glad you enjoyed the Twitter updates! It was really fun to send them along too. Joe would encourage me to send updates too-we both really got into it.

Welcome Home! Loved your twitter updates! I hope you had a magical trip, but it sounds like you can't wait for the next 100 days to pass until your next trip.

Did you make it to rope drop? Was it worth it?

I can't wait for the next 100 days to pass! It seems so close, yet so far away too. If we can get that stinkin' airfare taken care of...

Rope drop....

home! Look forward to hearing about your trip!!

Thank you!! I really can't wait to start writing it all (before I forget the little details too! Eep!)

Welcome back! I joined the twitter bandwagon late but loved catching up all at once! Can't wait to hear more!! Hope it was totally magical!

Glad you were able to catch up on Twitter- it's like reading a mini-TR!

 

[brookelizabeth]

No corn dog nuggets?!?!?!

And no boot!

No corn dog nuggets?

I know, no corn dog nuggets. <hangs head in shame> Can you believe it??? There is a reason...and not a so bad one, but I am SERIOUSLY bummed they did not work themselves into the trip somehow. I think I'll have to have them twice in December.

And yes, NO BOOT! NO ECV!

Welcome back! I enjoyed your Twitter updates!

Thank you! Thanks for following along! It was really fun to see the emails come through when people followed along.

Welcome home!!

Can't wait to hear all about it!!!

Yay for no sickness (almost? Oh no!!), no lines (woohoo!) and no boot!!!? No corn nuggets? OH NO!!!

This sickness was barely anything, especially in comparison to the last two trips! I'll just leave it at that though....more on the upcoming TR!

 

[TyRy]

Welcome back Brook! Sounds like you had a great trip and how FANTASTIC - no boot and no ECV!

 

[ptcrn]

Welcome back! It sounds like you had a great trip, and I really enjoyed the Twitter updates! It was almost like being there in person.

Can't wait to see the birthday pictures and start reading the trip report!

 

[lazydoxy66]

So you'll have to have a nugget do-over!

I'm glad you got to give the boot the boot.

Can't wait to see it all!

 

[brookelizabeth]

So I would say that the three no's outweigh the no corn nuggets IMO! Can't wait to read all about it!

Most definitely!! The lack of corn dog nuggets is one of the very few things I'm a bit bummed about, but looking back over the trip, the good far outweighs those little things!

Welcome back!

Thank you! I wish being back still meant I had time off work though.

So glad you had a great trip! I enjoyed following along with your trip on twitter!! Can't wait to read more!!!

Glad to hear you enjoyed the updates! It was really fun to send them along too, I am pretty sure it's something I'll keep doing!

Welcome home, Brook!!! Hurray to no boot, no sickness, and no lines!!! Can't wait to get all the juicy details!

Our biggest hope was to not get sick this trip. Joe was really careful with what he ate, and I used sani wipes on Henry like nobody's business!

I have to say from my end, your trip went VERY fast!

No corn dog nuggets? Wasn't that the point of this trip?

3 out of 4 no's is a GOOD thing! Welcome home, I can't wait to hear all about it.

I know it! I was literally day dreaming of them on the flight down!

Welcome back!!! I can't wait to read all about it.

Thanks! I might be able to get it started today!

Welcome back!! I enjoyed following you on Twitter. It was nice to imagine what ya'll were doing.

No corn dog nuggets? Hmmm...

The rest of the "No"s sound great! Can't wait to hear about your trip.

It was really fun to send the updates on Twitter too - and it's handy to look back and remember exactly where we were at the moment. Hopefully I can figure out the picture part too before December.

Wow! That went fast! I can't wait to read all about it

Thankfully for me it didn't fly by! It was a short trip, but time seemed to go slooooow, which was so nice!

No corn dog nuggets? WHAT?! You love those things! Can't wait to hear the deal on this!

So glad you all are home safely and can't wait to hear about it and see your great pictures!!

Heather

I know it! I couldn't believe they didn't end up in my hands at some point, but it never happened! Good thing we have the December trip, right?

hmmm...no corn dog nuggets? All I gotta say.....wow.

Corn dog nuggets and the Main Street Bakery are two of my favorite attractions at WDW too!

NO CORN DOG NUGGETS?!? How the heck did that happen?? BUT, for no boot & no lines!!

Welcome home, Brook - can't wait to read all about your trip AND start the count down until December with you! I'm starting to get excited now - just a week & a half and I can make ADRs!!

I know, I know! There are some reasons surrounding why corn dog nuggets didn't happen, but not a good reason! I'm really looking forward to December now!

The lines were INCREDIBLE. It was awesome!

Our ADR time is just around the corner too....eek! I haven't any clue what to make yet!

 

[brookelizabeth]

YAY for having such a great trip!! I'm really enjoying the no lines part YAY!!!!!!!! I hope that trend continues in the next couple of weeks!!!! I'm glad sickness was to a minimum and that you had NO Boot!! YAY!!

You have some explaining to do as to why there was no indulgence of corn dog nuggets!!

I hope you guys hit the low crowds like we did. I haven't a clue if it was due to my excellent planning or just dumb luck, OR, if the crowds were truly that thin. We walked onto MANY rides!!

Welcome back! I can't wait to hear everything.

Thanks!!! I can't wait to start!

Welcome back, Brook & Co.!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!

Kathy

Thank you!! I hope I can start it today!

After that teaser I can't wait to read more!

Hopefully today!

No corn dog nuggets??? Are you feeling ok??

Glad to hear the foot stayed better! What a relief!!!

so true! Joe was pretty shocked I didn't stuff them in somewhere too. It was a GREAT relief not having to deal with the pain, the boot or an ECV. It sure made me even more aware of those in ECVs and wheelchairs though.

Welcome Home.
I have to know about the Wishes Dessert party!!!!

I'll give you a hint: AWESOME.
(and I posted the pics already on the Food Pictures thread if you peruse that!)

Loved all your tweets!! Glad your back!

Thank you for following along on Twitter!!

Welcome back! Can't wait for your TR!

I can't wait to start it. I keep looking at the pics and getting excited to re-live it all!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Welcome Home! I was so glad to hear there was no boot for you! But I gotta say, the whole corn dog thing is creeping me out a bit. That's the sort of thing that leads to a cosmic imbalance.

sorta throws off MK as a whole for me too! It was strange. In December I'll have to eat them twice.

Welcome home Brooke! Wow, you must feel pretty popular to have so many posts since your return! We're all waiting for your soon-to-be fantastic TR! I am with everyone else, I loved the tweets, very fun to "follow" you while you were there. So bring on the details, the pictures and the cute Henry stories!

I am shocked at how many replies I have, and how many people followed along on Twitter! It is really fun knowing that many people are out there and interested! I hope I can keep everyone entertained, and help tide everyone over until their next trip!

I am really looking forward to telling some Henry stories...he's at such a great age!

Welcome back! It was really fun to keep up with your trip via Twitter. Next time you need to bring an iphone so you can reply back.

Maybe you skipped out on the corn dog nuggets and stopped at the fair on your way home?

I didn't even know people could reply to my Tweets! How cool! Now I gotta log in and see if anyone said anything. An iPhone would be sooooo nice. Both Joe and I want one, but we are on T-Mobile....so perhaps if they ever aren't AT&T only we'll indulge! I want an app on my future iPhone for my grocery lists and couponing, might actually keep me organized!

We actually hit up the fair a few days before we left - I should share some pics from that here too...it was a MAD HOUSE! But, we still had a good time. And we did eat a foot long corn dog! Not quite the same though...

Welcome back. I'm looking forward to reading about your trip!

Thanks!! I'm looking forward to sharing it all!

Almost no sickness, no lines and no boot are AWESOME! Hurrah!! So excited for you. Can't wait to hear more. Hope the no lines thing extends for a few more weeks!

I hope so too!!!!! Really, we walked onto so many things, FPs were hardly even needed!

Loved your Twitter updates, it made me get my own account... Very often I was thinking: "mhhh that's interesting, I wonder what the story is about that?" It made me really excited about reading your TR!

He he! I tried to share a little tidbit sometimes to entice some curiosity - looks like it worked! I just wanted to share enough of the magic, but also hold some fun details back. Now, I'm anxious to start the TR and share the stories!

Welcome back Brook! Sounds like you had a great trip and how FANTASTIC - no boot and no ECV!

We did have a great trip!! And not having the boot or ECV was such an incredible blessing!

Welcome back! It sounds like you had a great trip, and I really enjoyed the Twitter updates! It was almost like being there in person.

Can't wait to see the birthday pictures and start reading the trip report!

Glad you enjoyed the Twitter updates! I wish I could have recorded the music or something to really bring the magic through. Hopefully I'll at least get the pictures part figured out for December.

So you'll have to have a nugget do-over!

I'm glad you got to give the boot the boot.

Can't wait to see it all!

I love it! The Nugget Do-Over.

It is wonderful to allow the boot to just sit there and collect dust!

 

[TravelBug86]

Welcome home! I slacked a little in reading all of the PTR but can't wait for another Brook TR

 

[brookelizabeth]

Welcome home! I slacked a little in reading all of the PTR but can't wait for another Brook TR

That will just make more elements of the TR a surprise!

I am just about to start the TR....I meant to last night, but sleep won.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Here is the link....

Juan says "BAAAA!"

 

[brookelizabeth]

It's been a LONG while since I posted anything about the December trip, hasn't it?

Well, with the September adventure behind us, talk of the December trip is what fills our house as of late.

There have been several developments:

1) Flights
Flights have been SO expensive. When I would do a "multi-city" type search, it was easily over $600 per person. So, I moved to doing 3 one-way searches, which resulted in MUCH lower airfare. The lowest I saw it go was $398 a person....and we didn't buy....

Then it jumped the next week to over $500!

We started talking about moving the dates...

Then, randomly, this past Saturday I thought I would look at the costs. They were DOWN!

Our first leg (Minneapolis to Orlando) dropped by about $100, BUY BUY BUY!

Our second leg (Orlando to New Orleans) had stayed the same, so we bought.

The third leg (New Orleans to Minneapolis) had gone UP. So we are still waiting on that one.....

We are very relieved to have the first two legs bought, and both at a very good rate.

2) ADRs
Today marks 100 days from our trip! That means in 10 days we'll be making ADRs. This has completely snuck up on me. We are mostly eating in the villa but we want:

-A Candlelight Processional package
-A breakfast
-A date night for Joe and I

For CP, our first choice is Teppan Edo.

Unfortunately, this is also the most expensive (and as most all of you know, I just recently quit my job-money is gonna be tighter...)

Second choice is Rose & Crown.
Third choice is Garden Grill.

Two things will determine where we end up. First and foremost, the budget....which I still have to figure out. And second, what will be available?

If all 3 of these are unavailable, I will aim for Biergarten as a fourth choice.

For our breakfast, I left this open to Joe, and he has selected 'Ohana. (drool). As a back-up, I'm claiming Tusker House.

And for our date night, it's California Grille! We have both been wanting to eat here, so it's a solid go....as long as we can get in. I currently do not have a back-up, but we are flexible on day and time. Hopefully we are able to snag it at some point.

Hmmm...random thought - if we DON'T get CG, and we DON'T get Teppan Edo for the whole family, perhaps Joe and I could do Teppan Edo...

3) and more...
I purchased 3 Restaurant.com $25 certificates (they were on sale for $2 each!) for restaurants in New Orleans. I tried to Google reviews of them and look via Google Maps where they were located distance-wise from our hotel, and I hope I chose wisely.

My FIL will be using an ECV, thankfully I now have some knowledge about them...but more research needs to be done on that front. I also need to figure out if he wants one for the resorts, or just the parks.

Tomorrow we begin the double-digit dance!

 

[SoonerGirl]

Congrats on getting your flights (well, 2 of them anyway) booked! I agree - I was sticker shocked when I started watching airfare for our trip

I was able to catch it at a relatively reasonable price though, and it was low enough that I was able to convience DH to fly rather than drive, so I'm happy!

I'm counting down the days until I can make ADRs too (Sunday can't get here soon enough!). I'm hoping for a CP package too, on Christmas Eve no less! Teppan Edo & Le Cellier were my first choices, but I know they will be very hard to get. Plus, we decided to pay OOP for the package and not use 2 dining credits, so we need to go with a cheaper option. I think we've decided on Nine Dragons, it doesn't seem to be very popular, which is a bit scary, but it should make it easier to get!