The Christmas 2006 Tree Swap Now Closed!

[SusanMomOf2]

Hi! I am the provider for swap 12. I have the cute little tree (3') and ornaments, too. My husband is in Iraq, and I got him the exact same tree and ornaments. Yet another way to stay connected to our dear soldiers over there. I contacted the person getting it after me, and everything is a GO!

Susan

 

[jfsdrv6]

SusanMomOf2 writes > "My husband is in Iraq"
To your husband, and family, a HUGE THANK YOU!

(For anyone bringing Christmas lights, don't forget an extension cord.)

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Susan,
What a special tree that will be! And you're under 2 weeks now...woohoo!
Have a wonderful time in WDW, and happy thoughts out there for your DH!

 

[Pooh's Pal]

What a bummer....wish I'd seen this post long ago...would of loved to have a tree up during our short trip to the World. Oh well, maybe next year!

 

[phisigprincess]

Has anyone been part of a successful swap yet? I'd love to hear how it went!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

DomisDisAunt is the only one who should be back already, I think, with lisaluvsmickey2000 due back today. Hope all went well with them, and their trips were magical!

 

[LeesyUD]

Hi! I am the provider for swap 12. I have the cute little tree (3') and ornaments, too. My husband is in Iraq, and I got him the exact same tree and ornaments. Yet another way to stay connected to our dear soldiers over there. I contacted the person getting it after me, and everything is a GO!

Susan

I just want to say thank you as I am in that swap and happy happy holidays to you and your family!
Lisa

 

[lisaluvsmickey2000]

Just in!!!!

The trip was extra magical! Got a few magical moments to share in an upcoming post trip thread!

Hope Wendy (Figment85?) got the tree and wasn't too confused w/ the vacuum box!

Got to sleep now, the 9 1/2 hour drive has done me in!!!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Well, off I go! I won't have internet access while I'm gone, so unless someone wants to step in to handle this while I'm gone, you are on your own for a little while (until Saturday, anyway). Everyone's pretty much handling their own swap anyway, so I trust you guys can work out any glitches between each other. Have a wonderful trip, all who are going this week, and talk to the rest of you soon!

 

[SusanMomOf2]

I had a GREAT trip and thank you to everyone for your kind words concerning my husband in Iraq. I left my tree at the Poly, with the person's name and check in date writen on it.

Here's a pic

 

[phisigprincess]

That tree looks so great!!!! I'm sure it was the perfect addition to your room for the holidays.

 

[MammaNicholas]

How nice. I wish I would have seen this one sooner, our dates would have worked well with Swap 5. Oh well, maybe next time.

 

[DomisDisAunt]

Well, I can't believe that it's been 20 days since we left! OMG where does the time go?? It was a whirlwind but the best time we have ever had! Domi's little head exploded and we all had a riot! As he says... it was SUPERWICKED!!
We had a perfect trip from the start.. leaving on Thanksgiving Day was the best! Not a soul at the airport in the early am! No lines for anything, including security! Traveling was a joy! Then we were upgraded from a garden wing to a tower room at the Contemporary! It wasn't the MK side but who's complaining!? It was the trip of our dreams! They sure made our wishes come true!
The swap went great!! I thought I was only a few minutes late meeting JennsmominRI but when I got back to our room, I think I was actually over 1 hr late!! No wonder she was so surprised that we actually ran into each other!! I have to apologize to her but I did not realize that our clocks must have been 1 hr off!! Anyway, I met a lovely woman, her friend and her husband and made the swap. Unknown how I will get my tree back as the last person in the swap has not responded to me but oh well....I will keep trying so I don't lose it! The message to return the tree was going to go along with it and all my information is on it so I am hoping to see it again someday so that I can use it for next year!!
I will post a photo as soon as I can figure out how to attach it to my message. It looks like the site is having issues.
Anyway, I hope everyones' swaps go as well as ours and that they have just as good of a time! I big Thank You to UrsulasShadow for putting this together! It was an awesome idea and the only souveniers we really bought were ornaments! It was lovely to see the tree in the room at night with the new ornaments for the day and now we will use them at home to remember this great adventure!!
Booking the next trip right away!! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Julie

 

[phisigprincess]

Bad news. Somewhere between the AKL and Pop, Disney lost tree swap 7's tree. I had them looking everywhere, but it they can't find it. It was no one in the swap, but Disney dropped the ball. *tear* But hey, we're still having a fantastic time here - just did the Keys to the Kingdom tour and now it's time for a nap!!! Talk to you all when we get back!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Yup, happened in my swap, too, at least one of them. I'm hoping it still might show up. I'm also thinking that maybe bringing them to luggage services to hold might work out better, since the front desk doesn't seem terribly well-equipped to handle this. Let us know what worked for you!

 

[phisigprincess]

Miracle on Tree Swap 7 street!!! They found it! The day after posting this they found it laying in the back of luggage services. So we get it for 2 days and Cinderella Fan's DM can get it too! HOORAY!

 

[figment85]

Thanks to UrsulaShadow for all your work. Our tree was waiting for us at check in and we loved it! It was on for our whole trip...which went by too quickly, of course. WDW at Christmas is wonderful! We've only visited in the summer before.
The concierge at POP was very helpful when I brought the tree back upon leaving. He put several tags on the box, so I hope the swap worked.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I'm glad this worked out for many of you. I keep hearing about lost trees that really shouldn't have been lost, but are found later. I think the front desk is really overburdened, and doesn't have a clear policy on how to deal with packages. Some are found in Bell services, some in luggage handling, some just appear out of nowhere in the rooms! So my advice is, whoever takes over the tree swap next year, advise folks to make their swaps IN PERSON if possible! I don't think it'll be me doing this next year, as I have to save a little money for retirement and skip Disney!

So happy to hear of the swaps that worked, though, and happy to hear that everyone has been having great vacations! Mine was fantastic, and too short!

 

[kath1210]

Unfortunately, Swap 11 didn't happen. I got a message from Diane when I checked in that she never got the tree at her resort. Another lost tree, I guess.

It was great being at WDW during Christmastime anyway!

 

[martin2479]

Stauncie,

I was there from 12/16-12/26...and never got the tree. The hotel said it was never left. I checked on it everyday and had several hotel front desk managers looking for it. The tree was never located or left for us by CinderellaIam. I tried to call her several times and left messages, but got no call back. I assume she took the tree when she left.

Thanks,

Ben Martin