The Moms Panel take on the Yeti, an EE5K TR ~*~ Completed ~*~

[DisneyJo]

No making fun of the vision impaired!

I wasn't I was being nice

yay! i loved reading your training TR and I was hoping you would be doing another.

Aww thanks, so pleased you're here for another one

Hi Jo! I'm so glad you're doing a report.

Sounds like you're off to a great start. Just started and already on page 3!

I know, I couldn't believe I was up to page 3, lots of comments to reply too Thanks for being here!

Subbing!!

Hi Ed

Subbing loved your training TR, can't wait to read about this trip!

Thanks so much for reading

Sounds like you're having a great time with your Mom's Panel friends, Jo!

I did T, loads more fun to come though

Looking forward to reading about your trip! It was fun meeting you and getting to talk for a few moments (and once again, sorry about the whole talking to you when you were hooked up to the mic - I thought you were all just standing around, waiting for the race! I felt so bad and stalker-like! The crazy person from the DIS... I thought I was going to have to change my screen name, I was so embarrassed! But you initiating the hello at the bus stop the next day made me feel so much better!)

YA for a savanna view room! I was so happy that we got one for our stay as well (which also meant a free upgrade) but there was also the mom-guilt as I was without spouse & child as well. But that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it!!

Don't be silly, I felt I was so rude that I couldn't talk properly so I was so pleased we bumped into each other again so I could apologise. I did realise though I still don't know what your name is!!!

What a lovely surprise to run across another trip report from you.

Looking forward to hearing all about your trip.

Kudos to you for even participating in the run.

Aww thanks for reading, not sure how quick I'll be

 

[scoot241]

Signing up for this one. Looks like fun!

 

[CoP Luv]

Hi Jo! My sister and I saw you ladies filming very official looking Mom's Panel stuff! She was quite embarressed of me that I "knew" you from the DIS! She just doesn't get it!

Glad you had a great trip and can't wait to read more about it! I have yet to even put any of my pics on my computer...my TR will probably start in a month or so!

 

[DisneyJo]

Signing up for this one. Looks like fun!

Thanks for reading

Hi Jo! My sister and I saw you ladies filming very official looking Mom's Panel stuff! She was quite embarressed of me that I "knew" you from the DIS! She just doesn't get it!

Glad you had a great trip and can't wait to read more about it! I have yet to even put any of my pics on my computer...my TR will probably start in a month or so!

Oh Becky you should have come and said Hi, I would have loved to have met you IRL Link me if you write a TR

 

[eecteacher82]

I'm a little late chiming in, but I am along for the ride too! Loving the TR so far!

 

[thewesterberg]

Don't be silly, I felt I was so rude that I couldn't talk properly so I was so pleased we bumped into each other again so I could apologise. I did realise though I still don't know what your name is!!!

I was afraid to give you my name, in case if you were going to file an internet stalker report! My name is Deb and it was great meeting you and getting a chance to chat. I had to laugh when we ended up on the same bus home at the end of the night after being on the same bus in the morning - what were the chances?! But I felt like that would have given you more ammo for filing a report on me!

Have your girls come to peace with you going without them? My DS took it way better than I thought he would. It took lots of guts to tell him when I returned!

 

[DisneyJo]

I'm a little late chiming in, but I am along for the ride too! Loving the TR so far!

Hi Erin, thanks for reading

I was afraid to give you my name, in case if you were going to file an internet stalker report! My name is Deb and it was great meeting you and getting a chance to chat. I had to laugh when we ended up on the same bus home at the end of the night after being on the same bus in the morning - what were the chances?! But I felt like that would have given you more ammo for filing a report on me!

Have your girls come to peace with you going without them? My DS took it way better than I thought he would. It took lots of guts to tell him when I returned!

Deb, so can I file that report now? It was a coincidence wasn't it and I think my sister thought I was mad going up to a stranger and chatting

 

[Marshay]

Great start to your TR! Looking forward to more.

I love how you guys only met one time, 9 months ago but have such a close bond and as you said, anyone seeing and hearing you would expect that you guys were life-long friends. You are all blessed!

A savannah room at AKL is I still remember the "wildebeest stampede" (ok it was 3 of them) we saw from our deck -- very cool!

 

[Sleeping*Beauty]

Hi Jo! I can't wait to hear about your trip.

 

[IluvXU]

I am in. Cannot wait to see what fun this trip entails.

 

[DisneyJo]

Great start to your TR! Looking forward to more.

I love how you guys only met one time, 9 months ago but have such a close bond and as you said, anyone seeing and hearing you would expect that you guys were life-long friends. You are all blessed!

A savannah room at AKL is I still remember the "wildebeest stampede" (ok it was 3 of them) we saw from our deck -- very cool!

Honestly it really is amazing how well we all get along, Disney really chose well last year, I bet even they can't believe what great friends we are The stampede sounds fantastic

Hi Jo! I can't wait to hear about your trip.

Thanks so much for reading, I'll post more in a minute

I am in. Cannot wait to see what fun this trip entails.

and thanks for reading, it really was fun

 

[DisneyJo]

At around 6pm I left Kay and Joanne as they were headed for dinner at Sanaa (I think) so I returned to my room to unpack, I was very fair, leaving exactly half of the drawers and wardrobe for my sister, I even counted the hangers Em's plane was landing around 6 so I assumed she'd be at AKL around 7ish so I didn't really know what to do with myself, all my Mom friends were off somewhere eating before a big meet at Jellyrolls, I had decided not to go as they weren't meeting until 9pm which was 2am my time and I thought I may fall asleep on a chair somewhere I have heard that they had an absolutely fantastic time and looking at all their photos has made me wish I'd gone!!! Anyway It got to around 7pm and I decided I'd go and meet Em in the lobby, which by the way is gorgeous, the theming at AKL is just phenomenal. Well I waited and waited and waited some more and finally around 8.30pm she arrived, poor girl had been sat on the Magical Express for about 2 hours and she'd had a tour of almost every WDW resort Lets just say next time she'll be getting a taxi

Em now lives in NYC, she moved there for her job last December and although I'd seen her briefly in June it was so great to see her again and this trip allowed us to have some really good quality sister time together without 4 kids asking for things.Sorry I keep getting side tracked, we quickly dumped her stuff in the room, after I'd excitedly told her about the upgrade of course, and headed to Mara for some food. I wasn't really sure what I wanted as my body clock was all over the place but to stop myself from waking up about 2am starving I just had a kids chicken nugget meal which was fine. Em had some cous cous pita meal which she thought was good too, we also grabbed 2 refillable mugs

I was now ready to drop so back to the room we went, you'd think that as I'd been awake for 21 hours that I'd fall straight asleep, well I would if Em hadn't needed to do some work on her laptop and her typing kept me awake I know poor sensitive little me Finally around 11pm I fell asleep only to wake up at 3am This happens to me every trip, I managed to drift back to sleep for another few hours but gave up at 6am and went to refill our mugs.

It was looking like it would be another scorching hot day and it was also going to be a busy one. Months ago I found out that several DIS friends were also visiting WDW when I was and although I'd met 2 of them before I'd never met the other one Dawn, even though we'd been chatting almost daily for 2-3 years. So a breakfast reservation at Kona was quickly made on my first day and their last, I had never dined there for brekkie so this would be new to me! We caught the 7am bus to the Magic Kingdom, can I just say how lucky we were with the buses this trip, well except Emma's ME obviously, literally we waited no more than 5 minutes for any bus and several times the bus was waiting for us to board We then took the monorail round to the Poly and we were exactly on time for our ADR. Angela (askelton) was lounging on the chairs there waiting for us, this was my third time meeting Angela, first time last August and then for lunch in December when I was in WDW for my training trip, she is so lovely, very easy to talk too and her accent is so cute As we quickly catch up Dawn (HomeschoolMama) and Mel (Muffinygood) with their husbands creep up on us. After lots of hugs and a handshake for Dawns hubbie (he doesn't like hugs apparently and I'd been pre-warned) we wandered to Kona where they sat us immediately. I think that 6 ordered Tonga Toast and I just went for the french toast as I don't like bananas, I also switched from sausage or bacon to fruit, sorry but I just can't mix my sweet and savoury like the Americans do! It was all delicious and we chatted lots, we were even joined at one point by another DIS friend Rachel (rachel3) who was staying at the Poly with her family.

With very full tummies we waddled downstairs and had our own mini photo shoot before Dawn and Angela left to go home, oh I was wearing my nice new Moms Panel polo shirt for the meet which you can see in the photo! Mel, her hubbie NotBob, Em and I then walked to the Grand Floridian, I love this walk and also wanted to show Em the GF as we had stayed their as children the year it opened. It actually became a recurring theme during this trip where I'd say to Em "do you remember this" and almost every time she would remember nothing, her memory is shocking After a brief look around we jumped on the monorail to transfer to an AKL bus as we had lunch plans.......

Dawn, Mel, Me and Angela

And a few more of the view from our balcony as there were hardly any photos in this installment!

Next part click here!

 

[jcc0621]

Great update Jo!

I have to get to Kona one of these days.

at Em being on the ME for 2 hours!

 

[DisneyJo]

Great update Jo!

I have to get to Kona one of these days.

at Em being on the ME for 2 hours!

Thanks Janet and you were definitely first this time Kona was nice, I'm not much of a breakfast eater but it was more like lunch for me so that was good and I know, Em thought she'd never arrive

 

[Wonders10]

Hi Jo!

I never got a chance to read your 1st mom's panel trip report so I may be a little backwards, but I'm loving everything so far! That's great that you got to hang out with your sister as well. Looking forward to reading more about this trip! And I'm going to go subscribe to your original Mom's TR.

 

[mrsksomeday]

I am loving your TR Jo. Congrats on the upgrade!! It was great that your sister could come. It was wonderful that you got to see so many Fockers, that is a wonderful picture, I can't wait to read more!

 

[vamassey1]

Breakfast at Kona's sounds fab. I haven't sampled their food yet so it's going on the list.

I think it's so neat that you've met so many people from the Dis.

 

[askelton]

Accent? I really hope that after growing up in Memphis, it's not that Southern.

It was so great to see all y'all, that's southern , even though, as usual, it was much too short. I loved meeting your sis too. She's lovely, just like you.

 

[Marshay]

2 hours??? Whoa.

I'm taking ME for the first time next month...I sure hope this was just a fluke...

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hurray for a Focker meet! It is too bad that you guys didn't get to spend more time with Rachel.