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

[ClaireW]

love the new ticker!

hope it helps those 16 days fly by for you!

 

[brookelizabeth]

love the new ticker!

hope it helps those 16 days fly by for you!

Thank you! I hope it helps - plus, after it's over I'll just be that much closer to our trip!

 

[DreaGirl]

I like your plans so far. There is a lot of variety. I like Laura's idea of watching fireworks from the CR. I bet it is beautiful up there.

I was at the boot ticker! I know exactly how that feels!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Love the new boot ticker! I saw it over on Jenjolt's PTR and about died laughing!

 

[princess&her4princes]

Brook the boot ticker is too funny...16 more days...you can do it!!! Hope you're feeling a bit better each day?!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I like your plans so far. There is a lot of variety. I like Laura's idea of watching fireworks from the CR. I bet it is beautiful up there.

I was at the boot ticker! I know exactly how that feels!

I fell asleep last night thinking about that, and it sure did seem LOVELY in my dreams.

You've been through The Boot, eh? It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't make my entire body sore from walking around with it on. However, I am fairly certain I will have Buns of Steel by the end of this!

Love the new boot ticker! I saw it over on Jenjolt's PTR and about died laughing!

Glad I could provide a good laugh!!! I need to put humor in the situation to make it more bearable. Yesterday at work I walked around a bit like the Hunchback and drug my foot behind me...

Brook the boot ticker is too funny...16 more days...you can do it!!! Hope you're feeling a bit better each day?!!

Unfortunately, I just feel more and more sore each day! My legs that is, not my foot with the injury (thankfully!). We went to the Mall of America on Saturday and I think that was a big mistake. Way too much walking. I've been taking it easier here in the evenings, so hopefully that will help!

 

[shebaxric]

Love the Boot Ticker! You know, your comment about dragging the boot behind you like a hunchback made me think that the boot is almost bigger than you are!

 

[tiggrbaby]

I like your plans so far. There is a lot of variety. I like Laura's idea of watching fireworks from the CR. I bet it is beautiful up there.

I was at the boot ticker! I know exactly how that feels!

Where can you see Wishes from CR?

 

[troobabiee7]

1. I'm so Glad Henry's feeling better! I hope the rest of his spots and blisters go away soon :

2. I love your hair!! I always had chin-length hair growing up and I wish I had the courage to chop it all off again. I always thought short hair looked really cool and indie

3. I hope your foot feels better soon. My brother has avascular necrosis in his toe (where the blood supply to the toe is cut off from a tiny cyst or fracture) and was in a lot of pain for a while. He was in that boot for two months, and I can't even imagine having to chase a toddler around in it. That thing was a clunky pain in the you-know-what. He was afraid he'd have to go to Florida with it but luckily things are getting better and he was finally able to stop wearing it two weeks ago. I hope you're done with it soon!

4. The plans look great! Have you ever watched the fireworks from the Poly beach before? I know I probably sound like a broken record about this now, but you have to do it! We watched them in 2007 and now have to on every trip... sitting on a hammock or lounge chair in the middle of that tropical beach, away from the crowds, with the breeze softly swaying the palm trees and the castle changing colors in the distance... it's some serious magic! If you have a chance, watch those fireworks!

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Your hair is adorable Brook! I'm sorry about the boot. What a pain. Cute idea about the ticker though.

I'm interested in where you choose to eat besides Sci Fi while you're in DHS. We're aiming for Sci Fi for lunch but none of the CS options jump out at me for dinner. Can't wait to hear where you ate and what you thought.

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

I just realized that we will miss you by less than 2 weeks-we leave August 24th...(leave WDW)...

I love that Henry is your alarm clock-how's that working out...

I wish I'd have thought of CP-we haven't done that before-you'll have a fabulous time...Henry will love the Pooh Character-DH would love the Pooh characters..(I'm also smarting that I forgot to remember 1900 Park Fare-but since this trip was kind of "spontaneous"-I didn't...

I'm curious about the Halloween fireworks-I really want to do the Halloween party sometime...

Your boot ticker is very clever...

and here's me putting in a shameless plug for my pre-trippie......come visit when you have a chance...

 

[TyRy]

Finally catching up....

Awesome pictures of the rock formations...we really need to take a weekend trip up there as it has been a million years since I was last at the Dells.

and for Disney math...DH uses it to try and convince me to fly...flying gives more time!

The boot ticker shocked me when I saw it, glad I finally saw the explaination of it...so sorry about the foot and the boot, but hopefully you'll be all better well before the trip

Loved the plans and can't wait to hear more!

 

[MaryAz]

Lovin the boot ticker. Plan 1.2 looks great! Make sure and take LOTS of pics-I am having withdrawls.

 

[lazydoxy66]

I saw your boot ticker on some other threads and was wondering what was going on. I hope it heals up with no problems.

Yay for Henry. I'm so glad to hear the blisters are going away.

Your hair is cute. I'll bet it is a lot easier to take care of now - cooler too.

Your plans look good to me. You still have a lot of flexibility.

Can you believe that the summer is almost gone? Our trips will be here before you know it!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Love the Boot Ticker! You know, your comment about dragging the boot behind you like a hunchback made me think that the boot is almost bigger than you are!

Sometimes it does feel bigger than me! (and I'm not a small person!)

Where can you see Wishes from CR?

You can see them from the Cali Grille (but, you gotta eat there too)...and I would imagine from the front of the hotel, but that might be about it. Their beach isn't facing the Castle....

1. I'm so Glad Henry's feeling better! I hope the rest of his spots and blisters go away soon :

2. I love your hair!! I always had chin-length hair growing up and I wish I had the courage to chop it all off again. I always thought short hair looked really cool and indie

3. I hope your foot feels better soon. My brother has avascular necrosis in his toe (where the blood supply to the toe is cut off from a tiny cyst or fracture) and was in a lot of pain for a while. He was in that boot for two months, and I can't even imagine having to chase a toddler around in it. That thing was a clunky pain in the you-know-what. He was afraid he'd have to go to Florida with it but luckily things are getting better and he was finally able to stop wearing it two weeks ago. I hope you're done with it soon!

4. The plans look great! Have you ever watched the fireworks from the Poly beach before? I know I probably sound like a broken record about this now, but you have to do it! We watched them in 2007 and now have to on every trip... sitting on a hammock or lounge chair in the middle of that tropical beach, away from the crowds, with the breeze softly swaying the palm trees and the castle changing colors in the distance... it's some serious magic! If you have a chance, watch those fireworks!

1. Thank you! All of the blisters have gone away and just darker spots remain. I hope those go away soon too!

2. And thank you on the hair! It was a bit of a leap, I haven't had pixie short hair since the 5th grade! But each day I like it more!

3. That is awful about your brother! TWO MONTHS! The poor guy! Ugh. I am very happy to read he won't have to wear it in FL. I hope the same for me!!!!!!

4. I haven't seen Wishes from the Poly beach-I read SO many good things about it! I have really wanted to fit this in on every trip and so far it hasn't worked out. The plan for NYE is to watch them from the Poly beach too!

Your hair is adorable Brook! I'm sorry about the boot. What a pain. Cute idea about the ticker though.

I'm interested in where you choose to eat besides Sci Fi while you're in DHS. We're aiming for Sci Fi for lunch but none of the CS options jump out at me for dinner. Can't wait to hear where you ate and what you thought.

We ate at Studio Catering Company for a quick meal in January, we had the the baked chicken/rice/beans meal and it was really good! I would get that again without question. Backlot Express seems to get a lot of good reviews. We'll eat at one of those places for dinner if we are still in the park...I'll be sure to post a good review of whichever we end up at!

I just realized that we will miss you by less than 2 weeks-we leave August 24th...(leave WDW)...

I love that Henry is your alarm clock-how's that working out...

I wish I'd have thought of CP-we haven't done that before-you'll have a fabulous time...Henry will love the Pooh Character-DH would love the Pooh characters..(I'm also smarting that I forgot to remember 1900 Park Fare-but since this trip was kind of "spontaneous"-I didn't...

I'm curious about the Halloween fireworks-I really want to do the Halloween party sometime...

Your boot ticker is very clever...

and here's me putting in a shameless plug for my pre-trippie......come visit when you have a chance...

I am missing SO many people just just a bit of time! Hopefully our paths will cross another time so we can meet up!

Henry is a REALLY good sleeper, so he usually wakes up at home around 7:15 or so - in WDW since we are all more exhausted, it's more like 7:30, 7:45 (at least that is what it has been the past 2 trips) - so those are our sleeping in days. The more I think about it, the more I realize we shouldn't have ANY problem making RD at 9:00 each day. Unless we purposely take it really slow...which we tend to do!

I am really looking forward to CP! Henry often bounces when he sees Tigger, so I hope he does at CP, it would be so cute!

Thank you for the plug on your PTR! I don't always notice peoples siggys! I opened it up...I will probably have some time to read tonight, I'm about to head out to work now.

Finally catching up....

Awesome pictures of the rock formations...we really need to take a weekend trip up there as it has been a million years since I was last at the Dells.

and for Disney math...DH uses it to try and convince me to fly...flying gives more time!

The boot ticker shocked me when I saw it, glad I finally saw the explaination of it...so sorry about the foot and the boot, but hopefully you'll be all better well before the trip

Loved the plans and can't wait to hear more!

It had been a REALLY long time since I was at the Dells too-it has changed a ton! It's a fun trip - and close and easy!!

Lovin the boot ticker. Plan 1.2 looks great! Make sure and take LOTS of pics-I am having withdrawls.

Oh yes, LOTS AND LOTS of pics will be taken. In November and January we took over 2,000 and that was after the bad ones had been deleted. We are picture FIENDS.

I saw your boot ticker on some other threads and was wondering what was going on. I hope it heals up with no problems.

Yay for Henry. I'm so glad to hear the blisters are going away.

Your hair is cute. I'll bet it is a lot easier to take care of now - cooler too.

Your plans look good to me. You still have a lot of flexibility.

Can you believe that the summer is almost gone? Our trips will be here before you know it!

Thank you! I hope I can pitch the boot before the trip! So far it has been 6 days and I'm in the same spot where I started...sigh.

I really cannot believe we only have about 2 months left of warm weather in Minnesota. It has flown by and has yet to get really warm. I am dreading the cold weather....

 

[Lovemy3babes]

I really cannot believe we only have about 2 months left of warm weather in Minnesota. It has flown by and has yet to get really warm. I am dreading the cold weather....

Isn't this the truth?! It's usually very hot and humid now in Minnesota. It's really unseasonally odd, isn't it? I have Kenah's birthday planned at a waterpark for Friday and it might not be warm enough to go!

 

[GreatBiscuit]

How many plans do you write up?

Well let’s see….12 years of planning, 3 cancelled trips, a dozen cast member changes, attractions being built and then replaced in the interim, divided by number to Trip Reports read and multiplied by the square of the ADR’s, carry the one, and I’d have to say, more than I can count.

Or is that just me?

Nope

Wake up in WDW!!

Isn’t that fun to think about?!

Allow Henry to be our alarm clock

Excellent Call!

MK for Spectro and/or Wishes. This calls for a long day; so this might not happen today-option for "Free Evening" below

I’m all about options.

(CS - CASEY'S! hello my pretty corn dog nuggets!)

They shall be yours!

Brook will be up for RD!

Woohoo!

MK closes at 7:00 pm this day, it's the first MNSSHP. We will explore BLT, and either call it a night or explore. I have a few ideas...possibly view Hallowishes from the Poly Beach, simply enjoy CSR pool and playground, hop to another park (They just added EMH to DHS this night, or Epcot EMH) or DTD. We'll roll with it this night.

Rolling is good!

I really like the idea of seeing the Castle as the last thing before getting shoved back into the real world by the unMagical Express.

I liked it, First Lady Biscuit did not. She said it was too hard to leave the park early to go the airport. I guess it depends on how early you get there and how early the plane leaves.

We will see - I just have these as ideas, we are going to "go with the flow"!

Going with the flow sounds like they way to go!

Your plans sound mighty nifty! Can’t wait to see how it all comes together!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Isn't this the truth?! It's usually very hot and humid now in Minnesota. It's really unseasonally odd, isn't it? I have Kenah's birthday planned at a waterpark for Friday and it might not be warm enough to go!

Oh no! That is just awful. You'd think for JULY it would be sweltering. It currently is 85 here, so not too bad...I hope it stays warm for you tomorrow!

Well let’s see….12 years of planning, 3 cancelled trips, a dozen cast member changes, attractions being built and then replaced in the interim, divided by number to Trip Reports read and multiplied by the square of the ADR’s, carry the one, and I’d have to say, more than I can count.

Nope

Isn’t that fun to think about?!

Excellent Call!

I’m all about options.

They shall be yours!

Woohoo!

Rolling is good!


I liked it, First Lady Biscuit did not. She said it was too hard to leave the park early to go the airport. I guess it depends on how early you get there and how early the plane leaves.


Going with the flow sounds like they way to go!

Your plans sound mighty nifty! Can’t wait to see how it all comes together!

Oh yes, Corn Dog Nuggets will be mine!!!

I can under stand First Lady Biscuit's point of view with rushing in and then out of the park. But, even if we don't ride anything-just soaking it up one last time.....ahhhh.

We enjoyed "going with the flow" to a certain extent in January. It made for a more relaxing trip. I always have ideas going, but everything is negotiable. Well...not EVERYTHING, but close to.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Here's a random information update for ya'll....

Yes, I'm from the Midwest, lived in NYC, and say ya'll.



First, haircut:
As you all know, I chopped my hair. I had thought about getting it cut very short for a few days and then took the plunge! I'm pretty much "whatever" with my hair and willing to take risks. I figured it would be easier than my past hairstyle, and I was right! This one is wet, comb, put a couple pins in, let air dry (doesn't take long), then a bit of hair spray, done!

Sorry about my shirt riding up in the back! I wanted Joe to do a re-do, but as you can tell, Henry was NOT into getting his picture taken that day...

Second, clothes!
I have been shopping around the discount racks for cheap Disney themed shirts for Henry and I. I refuse to pay a lot when Henry is just going to grow out of them within a few months! And for me, well...I'm a little more lenient on the price, but I'm pretty cheap! (a dollar saved today, is another dollar for a trip, right?!) Joe is kinda "eh" on the Disney shirt thing, and very picky-so I don't bother to try anymore!

For Henry...

The Wall-E shirt he got from his Grammy and Poppa a while back. He has worn it once, I washed it and he's wearing it again today. It must have shrunk or my child grew a LOT within the past few weeks because it barely covers his belly now! So, I might be on the lookout for a new Wall-E shirt...

He LOVES this hat. It's from Grammy and Poppa as well.

This shirt is from another DISer, DisneyBride'03. It has come with us on every trip since! It's a 3yr size, so it better still fit by September!

And I also got 2 shirts for myself. We made a recent trip to the Mall of America and our first stop was the Disney Store! We purchased the shirts for me, 3 sippy cups for Henry and 2 dye-cast cars from the movie Cars. He was given one of the Cars (Luigi) at the Mall that day and the other will be a birthday gift (Tow Mater).

We made the mistake of allowing Henry to pick out the two Cars. In the past we have done this and simply distracted him onto another bright shiny object while we hid away the gift. Not so easy to do anymore! Thankfully between Luigi and one of the sippy cups, we were able to distract him and he forgot about Tow Mater. The next morning he saw the Disney Store bag in our bedroom and it all started again... I was able to distract him again, and now I think he has forgotten.

I think. Oh, the lessons you learn as a new Mommy, eh?!

I thought I had taken pictures of my shirts...but I did not. So, these are from DisneyStore.com. I really shouldn't have gone there...they have so many cute things!

Here are a few pictures from the Mall of America trip:

One of the sippy cups in the foreground. Thankfully we were able to clean this tool of distraction so he could use it!

At Lego Land.

He kept trying to mix up the blocks...

Walking around the Mall of America with a giant boot on your leg is not advisable. I ended up parked on a bench for quite some time people watching. I took this, thinking of LL!

And finally, a bag update!
I thought I was all set with my black Baggalini that has faithfully served me now since mid-2006. I truly LOVE this bag! It works perfectly for us on WDW trips, and has served as my normal day purse off and on since 2006. I find it very useful with how much stuff I have to carry with having a toddler.

Enter bagsbuy.com gift certificate from work.

Hmmmm....what to buy? I searched around on the site for quite a while and nothing really jumped out at me. I really love purses, but nothing was clicking.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted another Baggalini. My black one is starting to show some wear, plus it's black. Kinda plain. Functional, but plain. I like loud things.

So.....here is Henry modeling my new bag. He is all ready for the trip. Mickey Mouse outfit, Crocs, Lime Green Baggalini, and a sun hat!

He was being so silly with his hat...I'm glad he likes it!

Some close-ups of the bag:

The key fab dealy is new and improved. On my black bag the key fab dealy broke. I'm very glad they changed the design!

The silver brand label is different as well...previously it was just a black tag with white letters. Otherwise, the bag is identical!

Coming up at some point in the near future...park lists and a souvie list!

41 days!

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Vacation shopping! It has got to be some of the most fun shopping ever. I love everything that you bought Brook. Cute stuff! I wonder where she found that "Mom" shirt. That is just precious!