The Caprias hit the World - HARD!!! UPDATE 4/21 TRIP REPORT LINK ADDED pg 7!

[MHTeacher]

I always notice when I'm in the background of someone who is taking a picture and think... how weird, they'll have a picture of me forever.

That's funny, because I think the same thing!

The story of your aunt eating a french fry off a complete stranger's tray, is too funny! I bet that guy couldn't get away fast enough....and can you imagine what he told his family when he sat down?

 

[__disneygirl]

That's funny, because I think the same thing!

The story of your aunt eating a french fry off a complete stranger's tray, is too funny! I bet that guy couldn't get away fast enough....and can you imagine what he told his family when he sat down?

HAHA I know. I actually was praying... PRAYING that we would see that man again during our stay. Because I DESPERATELY wanted to hear his side of this story. His perspective of this ridiculousness. I also wanted to apologize and buy him some fries.

 

[MarieTheCat24]

Oh my goodness. I am laughing so hard at the french fry story. The funny thing is that one of my friends actually did the same thing. Granted, she was drunk and it was 2:00 AM, but apparently stealing french fries from complete strangers is more common than you'd think.

 

[__disneygirl]

Oh my goodness. I am laughing so hard at the french fry story. The funny thing is that one of my friends actually did the same thing. Granted, she was drunk and it was 2:00 AM, but apparently stealing french fries from complete strangers is more common than you'd think.

I'll have to call her in the morning and tell her she is not the lone fry stealer i've made her out to be! Maybe there's some kind of support group they can join????

 

[yinyanggirls]

Okay, you've sucked me in. Going to go look at the pics now.

All caught up!
Deciding on cameras IS hard! I do freelance photography and am just amping up my game a bit (took a looooooong maternity leave) so I need to get a DSLR. Leaning towards the Canon mentioned earlier. Then a couple weeks ago, just before we are leaving for our trip, my little point and shoot breaks. I am already stressing over the decision of the DSLR that I told my hubby to just pick a point and shoot. He looked at some consumer reports and stuff and chose a Nikon Coolpix. It should be arriving soon and I can get used to it before the trip. I'd let you know how I like it but you might be leaving before us. Have you even revealed your trip dates yet? All I could find was April....

Love the tree shot. Best one I've seen yet. Other pics were all very good too.

Aladdin was a naughty boy. Combine that with your Steven Tyler crush and I take it you go for the bad boys?

Pooh Bear is adorable. Our dog is around 13 and people think she's a puppy the way she plays. She is starting to show some signs of age, but at least she's still enjoying life to the fullest. I hope your pup is feeling better before you leave. It's so hard to be away from them when they are sick.

I like your aunt. I tried to think of who the crazy relative is in my family, and I've come to the conclusion that it is me!

Anxiously awaiting the 2008 story. Sounds like 2006 was the comedy and 2008 was the drama.

 

[__disneygirl]

Okay, you've sucked me in. Going to go look at the pics now.

All caught up!
Deciding on cameras IS hard! I do freelance photography and am just amping up my game a bit (took a looooooong maternity leave) so I need to get a DSLR. Leaning towards the Canon mentioned earlier. Then a couple weeks ago, just before we are leaving for our trip, my little point and shoot breaks. I am already stressing over the decision of the DSLR that I told my hubby to just pick a point and shoot. He looked at some consumer reports and stuff and chose a Nikon Coolpix. It should be arriving soon and I can get used to it before the trip. I'd let you know how I like it but you might be leaving before us. Have you even revealed your trip dates yet? All I could find was April....

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for joining in. I'm glad to have you here!

Oh.. cameras. Yeah. I am stressing now. The trip is much closer than I have alluded to on here and I *STILL* do not have one... ugh. Blegh. I can't make a decision. and no I have not revealed the dates yet.. more on that later

Love the tree shot. Best one I've seen yet. Other pics were all very good too.

The BEST?! Whew. That is quite a compliment. Thank you!

Aladdin was a naughty boy. Combine that with your Steven Tyler crush and I take it you go for the bad boys?

Um... YES. Correct. You don't know the HALF of that. Whole debacle. Sometimes referred to as "my love life". But this is a Disney board so I will refrain.

Pooh Bear is adorable. Our dog is around 13 and people think she's a puppy the way she plays. She is starting to show some signs of age, but at least she's still enjoying life to the fullest. I hope your pup is feeling better before you leave. It's so hard to be away from them when they are sick.

Aww! Thank you. I'm glad to hear your dog is active too. Pooh Bear still runs around like she is a year old. Plays ALL the time. You should see her when we bring home a new bone. Total dog fiesta there. And she is already feeling a lot better. Thank God! and acting a lot different. In a good way. So, we're happy. But we keep telling her that we am going to miss her SO much!

I like your aunt. I tried to think of who the crazy relative is in my family, and I've come to the conclusion that it is me!

I like her too. I LOVE her actually. Would pretty much die for her. I love you for admitting you are the crazy one, and i'll let you in on a secret: I am the crazy one in my family too!!!!! My aunt does some silly things cause of her sleep disorder but me? Oh, it all comes naturally. Again... I could tell some stories. But, it's a DISNEY board. So, moving on...

Anxiously awaiting the 2008 story. Sounds like 2006 was the comedy and 2008 was the drama.

You don't know how right you are!! The 2008 story will definitely reveal some of the craziness of me I mentioned. Ha. Well... thanks for all the comments and compliments and loveliness!

 

[__disneygirl]

ATTENTION: WORLD​

It is April 1, 2010. THAT MEANS THAT....

I AM GOING TO DISNEY WORLD

THIS MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.

I haven't been able to say that since Oct 1, 2008!! THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!

(Edit: This update wasn't really planned. I just started rambling. Sorry about me. And... buckle your seatbelts.)

WOW... we are getting SO close. Really really close. To keep with the surprise element I think I am just not even going to tell you guys our arrival date and then... BOOM!!!!!!!!!! I'll hit you with a frying pan! Just kidding... uh... I MEANT... you will just be checking the DIS like always and then I will let you all know from my BlackBerry that WE HAVE ARRIVED! I've decided.

Sorry to keep you in suspense but come on, it is totally more FUN this way. I like reading TRs when I don't know every little detail, ADR, which park(s) on which days. And for us it will definitely be PARKS. Plural. Never have had a ticket that wasn't a park hopper. We're hoppers... by nature. But not that mean grasshopper from A Bug's Life. A movie I love, and an attraction... I DO NOT. Because who wants "things" poking them in the back and GIANT SPIDERS coming down from the ceiling on their webs? Really? Not I.

I'm starting to get the my-trip-is-so-close INSANITY syndromes. I have started my Deep Clean 2010. Of course I just typed "Depp" instead of "Deep". I know I'm not the only girl who's made that mistake. Anywho... every woman knows you can't come home to a dirty house. Ick. NAST. Can't happen. By "Depp Clean" (I'm not changing it this time) I mean that I am just taking whatever I don't find a place for and throwing it in the Black Hole known as my closet. I'll find some of it... someday. Until then, it's almost time for DISNEY WORLD and I need everything to be CLEAN (minus the Black Hole) and be packed quite soon. Sooner than you THINK. Probably.

I have never been one of those people who starts packing like two weeks in advance. But I MENTALLY pack. I plan everything in my head. I have a photographic memory. Once I see something it is logged in there forever. I know, it's cool. So I have my entire wardrobe and accessory collection memorized. So I am mentally planning out my outfits for Disney World and also those I will want to wear before Disney AND at Disney. So there is another section of my brain reserved for the last laundry load I'll be doing. There is another section of "Birthday celebration" outfits. CAUSE MY BIRTHDAY IS WITHIN DAYS! Like I said before, birthdays are kind of a big deal in my family. I am blessed with a ton of friends and a great family. It requires more than one day to celebrate APPROPRIATELY with all of them. So from tomorrow until, like, right before we leave... there will be MANY different events and parties occurring. There will be lots of cake. Bye, diet! So yeah, my brain is STUFFED. With outfits and packing lists and ADRs and EXCITEMENT and confirmation numbers and worries and birthdayness. A lot is going on. So much is about to happen right now. In fact, my entire schedule... every single day.. until May 2nd. Is packed. Completely. From morning to evening. Whew.

Now, we are girls. Girly, girly, girly GIRLS. So primping is also EXTREMELY important. We are going for mani/pedis in a few days. Thank God. Then, I have a hair appointment. I am a natural blonde but I had to keep my hair a bit darker (still blonde but not AS blonde as I like it) for a role I had. Well, I am going back to blonder than blonde. Blonde ON Blonde. Dylan would truly be proud. I usually like it to be extremely blonde with some darker tones but this time I am going FULL ON BLONDE. As bright as it can get without being totally platinum Barbie status. Spring is here and I need brightness! I go to a pretty ~hoity toity~ salon... they charge like $60 for a blow out, even. So I will be walking out of there with wet hair... haha. Do you have any idea how many Mickey Bars that $60 can buy me?! Enough to have a coronary! I'm not gonna let them cut my hair either... just a trim is another $60. I just shaved $120 dollars off the hair cost and added it to my DISNEY money! Cause if anyone needs more money... it's Disney. WHEW. Mental note: Don't spend it all the first day. Mental Note 2: Find a new salon?

That's all I can really talk about without getting into too much detail that I want to be a surprise. I'm so excited. I'm SO. EXCITED. A lot has been going on at the Capria household. I was trying to think of something nice to do for my mom since this entire trip is her idea and a birthday present for MOI. Well, she told me that if she could meet any celebrity it would be TIM GUNN. So for her birthday (which was in February) I tried to arrange it and found I had no connections at all to him and I was sad about that (I ended up bringing her to the set of her not-so-guilty-pleasure the MAURY show and then to see one of our favorite comics Kathy Griffin). Then I saw that Tim was doing a little conversation at the Barnes & Noble in Tribeca the other night! Yay. This was a perfect way to surprise her and show my gratitude. She was THRILLED. Except... when I said to her "Who did you tell me that you wanted to meet more than ANY other celebrity?" she replied "OH MY GOD, WE'RE GOING TO SEE JOHN?!" Meaning.. Travolta. Her life-long love. Sigh. NO. Who ELSE do you wanna meet, mom? "TIM GUNN!?!?" Ding ding ding! She was THRILLED. Beyond the BEYOND, as I say. Hardly anyone was even there and my mom spent a lot of time with him. Let me tell you, I have met too many celebrities and Tim was one of the nicest and coolest people I have ever met. He actually LISTENED to what my mom had to say and had a REAL conversation with her. I love him for that. I am now a Tim Gunn fan. So Tim fans... know that he is good people. Big time. I kind of want to have a slumber party with him and try on outfits he can YAY or NAY for me. Anyway... we also took the kids (my two cousins we are SUPER close with, girls age 9 and 6, one of which is my mom's godchild) to the ZOO... and let me tell you, there is a story there. I may post that later. It's a bit OT, but I feel it belongs here to further prove the silliness of my life. I think I have something running through my veins that attracts ridiculousness... like a magnet. I'm sure that magnet will be very reactive at Disney World. It always is.

If you're still reading this, cheers! And thanks for hanging on.

I think most of the my-trip-is-so-close INSANITY comes from the fact that there really isn't much you can do. At this point. Except... WAIT. Live your life. Try not to go totally bonkers. Thank God I have my birthday to distract me for a little while. Sigh. Oh my Disney, you're so close...

 

[yinyanggirls]

Oh you're a stinker! How will I know if I need to be on the look-out for you while we are there? Okay, I'll just look for the verrrrrrry blonde girl getting hit on by characters.

 

[__disneygirl]

Oh you're a stinker! How will I know if I need to be on the look-out for you while we are there? Okay, I'll just look for the verrrrrrry blonde girl getting hit on by characters.

HAHA. That is EXACTLY how to find me. And if that doesn't work, look for the girl crawling out from under a pile of Mickey bars. $120 worth, if we're being exact.

 

[wdwgirl03]

HOORAY!!! I just realized that I can say we're going this month too. So exciting!

 

[__disneygirl]

HOORAY!!! I just realized that I can say we're going this month too. So exciting!

YAY!!!!

 

[__disneygirl]

Ok guys. So I mentioned my camera was pretty much dead. I was trying to make a final decision on what new camera to buy and planned to head out to Best Buy today.

I decided to try whatever I could to fix the old one. I tried things I was too afraid to try before, in fear of just breaking it worse than it already was.

Obviously, I started banging it against my desk. This is the way to fix any electronic device. Especially remote controls and cell phones. I did this about five times. Hard. If it breaks worse, whatever. I can't take a picture on it now anyway so who cares if it becomes fully deceased? I turned it on and started laughing hysterically. You see, I took this camera to Best Buy and the "Geek Squad" told me they could not fix it. There was something internally wrong with it and that I needed to bring it to a camera specialist (?) who would take it apart and try and fix it.

I turned on the camera. Took a picture. I'm stunned. I haven't taken a picture on this thing since August. I go to check how the picture came out. Perfect. I check video mode. Take a video. Watch it. Perfect.

What i'm saying is this: The camera is good as new.



The lesson of this post, I think, is that if anything of course is broken, just give it a good ol' Aladdin-style whack and it will work perfectly. Either that or Disney's pixie dust is already being sprinkled onto my head.

 

[tinkgurl]

That's so exciting saying you're going to WDW this month!

 

[yinyanggirls]

Are you serious???

Maybe I'll give that a try with my dead camera. Couldn't hurt, as you point out.

 

[wishin' on a star]

Ok guys. So I mentioned my camera was pretty much dead. I was trying to make a final decision on what new camera to buy and planned to head out to Best Buy today.

I decided to try whatever I could to fix the old one. I tried things I was too afraid to try before, in fear of just breaking it worse than it already was.

Obviously, I started banging it against my desk. This is the way to fix any electronic device. Especially remote controls and cell phones. I did this about five times. Hard. If it breaks worse, whatever. I can't take a picture on it now anyway so who cares if it becomes fully deceased? I turned it on and started laughing hysterically. You see, I took this camera to Best Buy and the "Geek Squad" told me they could not fix it. There was something internally wrong with it and that I needed to bring it to a camera specialist (?) who would take it apart and try and fix it.

I turned on the camera. Took a picture. I'm stunned. I haven't taken a picture on this thing since August. I go to check how the picture came out. Perfect. I check video mode. Take a video. Watch it. Perfect.

What i'm saying is this: The camera is good as new.



The lesson of this post, I think, is that if anything of course is broken, just give it a good ol' Aladdin-style whack and it will work perfectly. Either that or Disney's pixie dust is already being sprinkled onto my head.

I wish that would fix my camera!! Do you think if I banged mine a few times the shattered LCD screen would magically repair itself?! Boy, I hope my hubby buys me a new camera for my b-day, before we go to WDW!!

This month?! YIPPEE!!

 

[__disneygirl]

Hi guys. Thanks so much for the replies!! I still can't believe my camera works.

I hope you all had a beautiful Easter, Passover, or just plain Sunday with your families. I know we did!

I had to come here and report that we are doing the

SINGLE DIGIT DANCE!!!!!!




WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have one of those calendars where you rip the page off day by day. It's a 30 Rock quote calendar and I wrote our countdown on the pages. Every day I read the quote, crack up, look at the number... and freak out. It just keeps getting smaller and smaller! I can't believe I'm actually going to be at my favorite place on earth within DAYS!

Freaking OUT. Big time. Don't have much time now but there is a Disney food update coming in a few hours.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Single digits! Almost there!

 

[yinyanggirls]

Are you serious!?!

We are at 12 days!!!

 

[MarieTheCat24]

YAY!!!

I'm so excited for you. I love when you finally hit the single digits. It just brings about that extra burst of pre-trip excitement.

I have one of those calendars where you rip the page off day by day. It's a 30 Rock quote calendar and I wrote our countdown on the pages. Every day I read the quote, crack up, look at the number... and freak out. It just keeps getting smaller and smaller! I can't believe I'm actually going to be at my favorite place on earth within DAYS!

Oh my gosh! They sell 30 Rock quote calendars? I have to get myself one of those. 30 Rock is the funniest show.

 

[__disneygirl]

YAY!!!

I'm so excited for you. I love when you finally hit the single digits. It just brings about that extra burst of pre-trip excitement.



Oh my gosh! They sell 30 Rock quote calendars? I have to get myself one of those. 30 Rock is the funniest show.

YES! I am so glad I have a 30 Rock fan reading this report LOL. It's my favorite show currently on TV. Which is saying a lot b/c I keep up with entirely too many TV shows. Anyway, the calendar is available on Amazon, but I got mine at Borders.v