The last week of October 2011 Poly Party starts here!!

[TigrLvsPooh]

Five weeks to go!!!!!

Seeing the MNSSHP reports has us even more excited! And I love the countdowns you guys have made, I'm thinking ours needs revamping.

 

[ambriel]

Under 35 days! but still no Mickey Mail!!! I'm hoping it shows up in today's mail!

I'm with Maiapapaya on the excitement thing...when I get excited, I start feeling down because of DBIL's vacation not being approved

I'm trying to stay positive and spent most of yesterday afternoon packing! I'm 90% done!

 

[maiapapaya]

Under 35 days! but still no Mickey Mail!!! I'm hoping it shows up in today's mail!

I'm with Maiapapaya on the excitement thing...when I get excited, I start feeling down because of DBIL's vacation not being approved

I'm trying to stay positive and spent most of yesterday afternoon packing! I'm 90% done!

Let's not forget your DH isn't out of the woods yet either on the vacation front! Hopefully this isn't turning into a girls trip! (not that that would be terrible, just not at all what we had planned!!)

 

[BreezysMom]

Under 35 days! but still no Mickey Mail!!! I'm hoping it shows up in today's mail!

I'm with Maiapapaya on the excitement thing...when I get excited, I start feeling down because of DBIL's vacation not being approved

I'm trying to stay positive and spent most of yesterday afternoon packing! I'm 90% done!

Let's not forget your DH isn't out of the woods yet either on the vacation front! Hopefully this isn't turning into a girls trip! (not that that would be terrible, just not at all what we had planned!!)

OMG What is going on there ???? I am thinking positive thoughts for everyone

Shari, I thought you would have gone all Pirate on them today and get an answer already!!! I hope you get your Mickey mail today

 

[ambriel]

Let's not forget your DH isn't out of the woods yet either on the vacation front! Hopefully this isn't turning into a girls trip! (not that that would be terrible, just not at all what we had planned!!)

Oh don't I know it sis! He had better get on their case too!

Worse comes to worse, we have a girls trip and Wayne can help Mike celebrate his birthday!

HAPPY THOUGHTS HAPPY THOUGHTS HAPPY THOUGHTS!!!

OMG What is going on there ???? I am thinking positive thoughts for everyone

Shari, I thought you would have gone all Pirate on them today and get an answer already!!! I hope you get your Mickey mail today

Oh I do have my pirate boots on ready to kick some serious butt but I didn't see them...too bad!!!

 

[ambriel]

DH just called. It seems I have mail from the Mouse!!!!!!! WOO HOO

 

[BreezysMom]

DH just called. It seems I have mail from the Mouse!!!!!!! WOO HOO

Finally some good news out of Canada!!

Are you going to pack those boots or wear them on the plane? I think they may take up a whole suitcase

 

[maiapapaya]

OMG What is going on there ???? I am thinking positive thoughts for everyone

Shari, I thought you would have gone all Pirate on them today and get an answer already!!! I hope you get your Mickey mail today

When DBIL started his current job he had to fill out paperwork indicating when he's not available to work. He did this for our trip. Now it would seem they have "lost" the paperwork and have no record of him wanting the time off. I think his supervisor is on it, but nothing confirmed yet.

 

[ambriel]

Finally some good news out of Canada!!

Are you going to pack those boots or wear them on the plane? I think they may take up a whole suitcase

I was thinking about it until I remembered I have to take my footwear off for airport security! I much prepare flip-flops to flying...I'm lazy!

 

[ambriel]

When DBIL started his current job he had to fill out paperwork indicating when he's not available to work. He did this for our trip. Now it would seem they have "lost" the paperwork and have no record of him wanting the time off. I think his supervisor is on it, but nothing confirmed yet.

He called his supervisor and left her a message...but of course (a la Pierre ) no response! He received the forms to fill out for 2012 but they say for Jan - Mar (I'm thinking ahead to 2013) they need to be filled out by the middle of September, so I'm making a bunch of photocopies ready so we can fill them out and get them sent in EARLY for the next trip!

and after the day I've had, and in honour of Talk Like A Pirate Day...I just may pour myself a tall glass of Kraken Black Rum and Coke! ARRR RUM!

 

[maiapapaya]

He called his supervisor and left her a message...but of course (a la Pierre ) no response! He received the forms to fill out for 2012 but they say for Jan - Mar (I'm thinking ahead to 2013) they need to be filled out by the middle of September, so I'm making a bunch of photocopies ready so we can fill them out and get them sent in EARLY for the next trip!

and after the day I've had, and in honour of Talk Like A Pirate Day...I just may pour myself a tall glass of Kraken Black Rum and Coke! ARRR RUM!

I could use me some of that Kraken meself! ARRRR!

 

[ambriel]

I could use me some of that Kraken meself! ARRRR!

 

[BreezysMom]

I could use me some of that Kraken meself! ARRRR!

Me too! Just got a call from my supervisor and she is all flustered now because of my vacation I put in my request in January and have it documented and signed! Not my problem that we are so short staffed and have been all year.

The sad thing is that you HAVE to take your Paid Time Off hours by the end of October so I would have to take time off anyways because you can only carry a certain number of hours over to the next year and you are not allowed to take vacation from Thanksgiving to New Years at our institution!!

What is wrong with these people.

Hand over some of that Rum please

 

[maiapapaya]

So she's flustered about you taking vacation during the last week of October that you have to use up by the end of October anyways?! Um, ok.

 

[ambriel]

Me too! Just got a call from my supervisor and she is all flustered now because of my vacation I put in my request in January and have it documented and signed! Not my problem that we are so short staffed and have been all year.

The sad thing is that you HAVE to take your Paid Time Off hours by the end of October so I would have to take time off anyways because you can only carry a certain number of hours over to the next year and you are not allowed to take vacation from Thanksgiving to New Years at our institution!!

What is wrong with these people.

Hand over some of that Rum please

Here ya go Teri! What is it with this Disney trip and peoples' vacation?

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Got our ME tags!!!

5 weeks from today we will be on the plane!!

This is the point where I start second guessing all our plans, wondering if I made the right choices for ADRs, etc. I feel confident the kids will enjoy SOA dinner, they've never done it before, also I know Narcoosee's will be a hit. Teppen Edo I'm sure will be good, now I'm thinking about Chefs de France. Has anyone eaten there lately? Maybe I'll go over to the restaurant board and see.

Holding off another 5 days before I print out our countdown pages. I'm so excited for this trip these next few weeks are going to crawwwwwwwlllllll

Have a great day everyone!

 

[TimmerK]

Please add me to the list. We'll be staying 11/24-11/29.

I'm Tim (48) and I'll be traveling with my DW Tracey (45). We don't have kids, but we're raising eight cats.

We live in the Washington, DC area (Odenton, MD) and are originally from Connecticut.

I work for the Federal Government as a Patent Examiner and Tracey is a Sales Assistant with a large promotions company and runs a custom beaded jewelry business.

I'm not sure how many trips we've done to WDW - Tracey's first was in late October '71 - but this will be our first at the Polynesian. We'll be celebrating Tracey's 45th birthday, which was in February, and our 25th wedding anniversary, which was in July.

The highlights of our stay (besides the Polynesian itself) are dinner at Victoria & Albert on Wednesday 10/26, the MNSSHP on Friday 10/28 and a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Magic starting on Saturday 10/29.

We'll be taking Amtrak's AutoTrain down from VA, which will be a first for us, arriving the morning of Monday 10/24.

33 days until we board the train!

 

[BreezysMom]

Got our ME tags!!!

5 weeks from today we will be on the plane!!

This is the point where I start second guessing all our plans, wondering if I made the right choices for ADRs, etc. I feel confident the kids will enjoy SOA dinner, they've never done it before, also I know Narcoosee's will be a hit. Teppen Edo I'm sure will be good, now I'm thinking about Chefs de France. Has anyone eaten there lately? Maybe I'll go over to the restaurant board and see.

Holding off another 5 days before I print out our countdown pages. I'm so excited for this trip these next few weeks are going to crawwwwwwwlllllll

Have a great day everyone!

Awesome! It looks like Disney is on the ball with documents

I am no help with food at Disney. We are not huge eaters and we like to graze which is one of the reasons we are staying CL so we are not tied down to ADRs but I will say I loved the SOA dinner and show and DD who was 8 at the time enjoyed it as well. It helped that we we had dead center seats right in front

Please add me to the list. We'll be staying 11/24-11/29.

I'm Tim (48) and I'll be traveling with my DW Tracey (45). We don't have kids, but we're raising eight cats.

We live in the Washington, DC area (Odenton, MD) and are originally from Connecticut.

I work for the Federal Government as a Patent Examiner and Tracey is a Sales Assistant with a large promotions company and runs a custom beaded jewelry business.

I'm not sure how many trips we've done to WDW - Tracey's first was in late October '71 - but this will be our first at the Polynesian. We'll be celebrating Tracey's 45th birthday, which was in February, and our 25th wedding anniversary, which was in July.

The highlights of our stay (besides the Polynesian itself) are dinner at Victoria & Albert on Wednesday 10/26, the MNSSHP on Friday 10/28 and a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Magic starting on Saturday 10/29.

We'll be taking Amtrak's AutoTrain down from VA, which will be a first for us, arriving the morning of Monday 10/24.

33 days until we board the train!

Hi Tim and Tracey. I added you to our list. Closer to departure time we are going to post pics of ourselves (if you want) and I am going to start a Face book page for us so our Poly friends on the Poly thread can live vicariously through us It is proving hard to put together a "meet and greet" because everyone has their plans set but I bet we can try a Tambu lounge meeting some night!

Sounds like an amazing trip, trains, buses, monorails and boats or should I say Ships!!

My Grandfather worked for the Federal Government a million years ago and my Mom was born in Silver Springs, MD. Is that near you? He worked in Health and Education but then was transferred to Chicago when my Mom was about 5 (early 1950s).

My DH John travels to DC every year for a work meeting but this year it happens to be the week we are in Disney which was sort of a bummer because DD and I were going to go and take in the sights while he was working. There is always next year

Welcome to our party

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Please add me to the list. We'll be staying 11/24-11/29.

I'm Tim (48) and I'll be traveling with my DW Tracey (45). We don't have kids, but we're raising eight cats.

We live in the Washington, DC area (Odenton, MD) and are originally from Connecticut.

I work for the Federal Government as a Patent Examiner and Tracey is a Sales Assistant with a large promotions company and runs a custom beaded jewelry business.

I'm not sure how many trips we've done to WDW - Tracey's first was in late October '71 - but this will be our first at the Polynesian. We'll be celebrating Tracey's 45th birthday, which was in February, and our 25th wedding anniversary, which was in July.

The highlights of our stay (besides the Polynesian itself) are dinner at Victoria & Albert on Wednesday 10/26, the MNSSHP on Friday 10/28 and a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Magic starting on Saturday 10/29.

We'll be taking Amtrak's AutoTrain down from VA, which will be a first for us, arriving the morning of Monday 10/24.

33 days until we board the train!

Welcome to our Poly Party Timmer!!!!

 

[maiapapaya]

Welcome Timmer! I am also Tracey, with an 'e', also with a February birthday. I will be turning 45 this year!