The "I said I wasn't going to do a PTR...PTR" (Sept '11)

[Stefy]

Loving your PP Session pics, you got some really great ones. The kiddies look too cute in that hammock, you are truly blessed Jenn

AKL it is then I concur with getting a session from every resort

 

[inkedupmomma]

Loving your PP Session pics, you got some really great ones. The kiddies look too cute in that hammock, you are truly blessed Jenn

AKL it is then I concur with getting a session from every resort

Thank you so much Stefy! We all can't wait to meet you guys! Especially my my DD Kayla! She LOVES meeting new disers!

 

[Stefy]

Yes it should be fun, looking forward to dinner at Teppan

 

[inkedupmomma]

Yes it should be fun, looking forward to dinner at Teppan

OMG, us too! Bob my DBF LOVES Hibachi! It is def gonna be super fun!

 

[Stefy]

Hibachi restaurants are alot of fun. The last time we were in Teppan we had a blast with two other families, really made the night

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Yes...in the lobby and outside....they were gorgeous....!!

I really am looking forward to shots inside AKL! Now I'm excited!!!

I still love that pic of my kids! It's my most fav ever! I like the old way better too, but of course they added extra fees! what was wrong with your pb account btw?

That's my fav picture of them too. I love those two.

Stinks how they changed it but honestly with the right photographer you can get amazing shots. Gino at WL is awesome. I wish I could request him.

Loving your PP Session pics, you got some really great ones. The kiddies look too cute in that hammock, you are truly blessed Jenn

AKL it is then I concur with getting a session from every resort

Stef, I can't wait for you to meet Jenn and her family. Wait until you see those two little ones. They are so cute.

Thank you so much Stefy! We all can't wait to meet you guys! Especially my my DD Kayla! She LOVES meeting new disers!

OMG, are we turning her into a DISer already?!?!?!?

Yes it should be fun, looking forward to dinner at Teppan

OMG, us too! Bob my DBF LOVES Hibachi! It is def gonna be super fun!

Hibachi restaurants are alot of fun. The last time we were in Teppan we had a blast with two other families, really made the night

So my friends, we need the hours to come out so that we can plan Teppen!!!

 

[Soopafly]

I really am looking forward to shots inside AKL! Now I'm excited!!!



That's my fav picture of them too. I love those two.

Stinks how they changed it but honestly with the right photographer you can get amazing shots. Gino at WL is awesome. I wish I could request him.



Stef, I can't wait for you to meet Jenn and her family. Wait until you see those two little ones. They are so cute.



OMG, are we turning her into a DISer already?!?!?!?





So my friends, we need the hours to come out so that we can plan Teppen!!!

Be prepared for a late walk back through World Showcase, when we last did it I think our ressie was for 8:00-8:30pm and we didn't get out of there until around 11:00-11:30pm ish. There was a slight wait for the table but it was a great meal and was awesome walking back through a deserted World Showcase

Ah shopping.......don't be mad if I desert you all half way through in one of the outlet to go chill in Starbucks or something

I am hoping that it is a party night when we go to Cali Grille, Hallowishes up there was so damn cool because with that view, you can see everything so clearly

 

[Stefy]

Ah excuse me Mr you will not be deserting us for Starbucks, you will be sticking it out with the rest of us

Sophia, not long now til March then the planning can begin

 

[janiejake]

We never made it to Tom Sawyer's or Swiss Family in the MK the last 2 trips! We spent a ton of time in EPCOT. if you like crab, I recommend going to the tequila bar in the Mexico pavilion & get the crab tostadas. YUM!

Taking notes on the crab tostadas...Thanks for the heads up! This is the first I've heard of them...a little tequila, a little crab~~what could be better?

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Be prepared for a late walk back through World Showcase, when we last did it I think our ressie was for 8:00-8:30pm and we didn't get out of there until around 11:00-11:30pm ish. There was a slight wait for the table but it was a great meal and was awesome walking back through a deserted World Showcase

Ah shopping.......don't be mad if I desert you all half way through in one of the outlet to go chill in Starbucks or something

I am hoping that it is a party night when we go to Cali Grille, Hallowishes up there was so damn cool because with that view, you can see everything so clearly

Well, look whose here! Yay! You're reading.

I'm sure shopping will not be boring. You've never shopped with Joe befor. He will most certainly keep you entertained.

Ah excuse me Mr you will not be deserting us for Starbucks, you will be sticking it out with the rest of us

Sophia, not long now til March then the planning can begin

March is taking FOREVER to get her Stef!

Taking notes on the crab tostadas...Thanks for the heads up! This is the first I've heard of them...a little tequila, a little crab~~what could be better?

Hi, and ! I've not heard of the crab tostadas either until Beka filled me in.

 

[Beka]

Taking notes on the crab tostadas...Thanks for the heads up! This is the first I've heard of them...a little tequila, a little crab~~what could be better?

Add in the fact that you're in WDW while eating them and... well... nothing!

 

[All7OfUs]

Hi, and ! I've not heard of the crab tostadas either until Beka filled me in.

HI Sophia! Long time since I"ve been here- please forgive me!

I have to tell you, the night we met at EPCOT, but bailed on Illuminations, we went over to The Ditch with every intention of sipping a custom made marg, and noshing on what I had hoped to be an incredibly SUPER yummy crab tostada. But I'll never know how yummy (or not) it was because we were so STUFFED from Biergarten that we simply didn't have any room for them. But there's always room for a marg, and we have the BEST one I've personally EVER had. EVER! You MUST visit there, and DON"T settle for one of the weak, crappy slushie ones that they fake outside.

I still can't get over your phone conversation with the CM about the beds. What a joke!

 

[Stefy]

Well, look whose here! Yay! You're reading.

I'm sure shopping will not be boring. You've never shopped with Joe befor. He will most certainly keep you entertained.

March is taking FOREVER to get her Stef!

That should be interesting to see

I know, but just think in 5 days it will be. Did you see my email about the spreadsheet I have made? I can send you it if you like

 

[labsrus1]

Hi Sophia,
Took us quite a while to get around to here again. Its been one of those winters that I hope spring gets here soon. Glad to see that your planning is going so well. Up to this point our plans are we're going from Sept 12th thru the 22nd, the dates may change some. Trying to avoid the 2 weekend at Disney, its just so packed we can't have a good time. Staying at CSR this year we missed the queen sized beds last year. If we ever mention a value resort again please hit us upside the head.
We'll sit down this weekend and put ours down on paper. Get a list of extra magic hours and plan from there. I hope your feeling better since surgery, take it easy and rest.

Chuck & Mary

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Add in the fact that you're in WDW while eating them and... well... nothing!

They sound delish!

HI Sophia! Long time since I"ve been here- please forgive me!

I have to tell you, the night we met at EPCOT, but bailed on Illuminations, we went over to The Ditch with every intention of sipping a custom made marg, and noshing on what I had hoped to be an incredibly SUPER yummy crab tostada. But I'll never know how yummy (or not) it was because we were so STUFFED from Biergarten that we simply didn't have any room for them. But there's always room for a marg, and we have the BEST one I've personally EVER had. EVER! You MUST visit there, and DON"T settle for one of the weak, crappy slushie ones that they fake outside.

I still can't get over your phone conversation with the CM about the beds. What a joke!

Liesa, now I think I need to try one!!

OMG, I still can't believe that conversation either. I guess we shall see when we get there.

That should be interesting to see

I know, but just think in 5 days it will be. Did you see my email about the spreadsheet I have made? I can send you it if you like

So glad we have the hours but geez, what they put you through to get them these days!!!!

I got your spreadsheet.

Hi Sophia,
Took us quite a while to get around to here again. Its been one of those winters that I hope spring gets here soon. Glad to see that your planning is going so well. Up to this point our plans are we're going from Sept 12th thru the 22nd, the dates may change some. Trying to avoid the 2 weekend at Disney, its just so packed we can't have a good time. Staying at CSR this year we missed the queen sized beds last year. If we ever mention a value resort again please hit us upside the head.
We'll sit down this weekend and put ours down on paper. Get a list of extra magic hours and plan from there. I hope your feeling better since surgery, take it easy and rest.

Chuck & Mary

Joe and I are looking forward to seeing you two on Sunday for dinner. It's been way too long! I can't wait to see your pictures of POFQ..don't forget to bring them!

Seems like we will have some overlapping days this year. It's funny, Joe and I try hard to get the extra weekends at Disney. Sometimes we just resort hop or shop, etc. The parks do tend to get pretty crowded though, don't they?

We're not big on the value's either but I think it is more because of the noise. Seems like the two times we stayed value it was quite noisy at night. We stayed at CSR a couple of years ago. I'm curious to see how you like it.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Can I tell you how aggravated I am right now???

I just started a mini TR from Joe's birthday weekend and LOST THE ENTIRE THING!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Hi ,

I haven’t had too much to report, which will likely change this weekend, but I thought I’d share with you Joe’s birthday weekend trip. This was a milestone birthday for him. Every year we go to Niagara Falls, Ontario with our friends, E and B to celebrate both Joe and B’s birthdays. We got a great package at the Sheraton on the Falls:

2 nights stay in a falls view room with a fireplace
$40 voucher for the spa
$40 voucher for the Fallsview Restaurant
$40 voucher for the hoity-toity restaurant at the Crown Plaza next door
2 drinks at the Hard Rock each night
2 tours to 2 different wineries in the area

We look forward to going on this trip every year. We usually go for one night and spend most of our time in the casino.

We left on a Friday night and of course, that day, there was an ice storm. We usually take turns driving either our car or theirs but this year, since Joe got rid of the Armada (I am still upset), E drove up. We met them at their house mid-afternoon and started the drive up. We did hit a couple of patches of ice on the way so it took a bit longer than usual.

As we do each year, we stopped in Angola for a snack, which actually turned out to be dinner. The guys opted for McD’s while B and I opted for something different. B and pizza and I had a yummy salad. B usually gets these raspberry strudel thingys each year so we stopped for those and for a cookie for Joe before heading to the car. I had asked him to get a shamrock shake so that I could have a sip and that turned out to be a fiasco. There were a zillion people behind the counter all chatting about something stupid and not working at all. The couple in front of Joe ordered shakes as well. They made their shakes and put them off to the side. Then, they made them again and gave them to the couple. When Joe ordered his they tried to give him one that was sitting there melting for the last 5 minutes. Yeah, that didn’t go over well. All I could think of was all that for me to have 2 sips! Ugh…….

We arrived at the border and I have to say, this border guard was the toughest that we have encountered so far. He asked a zillion questions and was pretty inquisitive. I don’t mind though and honestly, I was hoping it would be the same when we returned to the US as well.

We crossed over into Canada and headed for our hotel. It was dark out and my camera wasn’t handy so I don’t have much to share.

We checked into the hotel and E & B had a room on the 7th floor. We had hoped to be on the same floor but no such luck. They put us on 11 which was nice but OMG, the elevators in that place are horrific to say the least. There were a zillion people at the hotel and since there is a water park there too, half of them were wet and in bathing suits and jammed into the elevators. Not to mention, you wait for at least three before there is room to get on. Eh, who cares, we were on a mini vacation.

We got to our room and were so surprised to see that there was a tv in the bathroom. Yay, that means I could watch the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the morning while getting ready….. Oh toodles……………

Here are a few pictures of our room.

Check out this basket. If you took the entire basket, they would charge you $180

This is a view from our room

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I missed this picture on my last post........

We were pretty tired from the ride so we just hung out in our rooms for a bit before meeting to go for drinks and then to the casino. We met for drinks and our waitress (why do I have the urge to call her our CM?) was super awesome. The place was slammed and she was running like mad. Everyone but me got Molson. I opted for a Grey Goose and lemonade…Yummy………

After drinks we headed to the casino. Since it was Joe’s big birthday I figured he could play at the tables and I would just watch this time. See, I was trying to stretch our loot over the next couple of days because there was no way I was digging into the Disney fund if we ran out of it!

I played the 2 cent slots…yep, 2 cents. I actually won but just sat there and put it all back in. Joe did pretty well at the tables however at the end of the night he was down a bit. Rut-row…….

We left the casino and went to the Hard Rock for a “snack.” Check out their snacks…

I had this instead….after all it was nearly midnight.

We had the same CM, I mean waitress, and she brought Joe this for his birthday.

We were in our room about 1 and agreed to meet the next morning for breakfast at the Fallsview Restaurant. They have the best waffles ever!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

We got up the next morning and met for breakfast. It was fabulous. I so enjoy eating here. I was really super careful though.

Next up, was a trip to Wal-Mart. Why there you ask? Well, I had to get a pair of sweats to wear home because there was no way that I could travel in jeans. Interesting story about Wal-Mart. The first year we went up there we actually went looking for one and never did find one. We were on the road for what felt like hours and decided then that we were never going to find the very elusive Wal-Mart. Hmm, well, let’s try again.

I thought you might like to see the price of gas.

Gotcha! It’s by the liter there. Hee Hee

We set the GPS to take us to Wal-Mart. Here is where we ended up.

Yep, the elusive Wal-Mart strikes again.

After a bit of arguing and such, we get a different address and put it in the GPS. See, the store was new so it didn’t recognize the street and we spent about 30 minutes trying to go 4 miles. We saw this sign and I KNEW we were going the wrong way.

Finally, we make it to Wal-Mart!

Get this, everything in the “George” label. Who in God’s name is George?????

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

After shopping we headed to the winery for our tour. We decided on the Peller winery in Niagara-on-the –Lake.

OMG, I learned so much about wine on this tour. How to properly taste various wines, how the barrels are made, why they use the barrels that they use and a TON of other information. It was awesome. I wish the tour lasted longer.