jenbear123
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My Disney (and not so Disney) collection! Just for fun
I'm a huge fan of Bambi. I grew up watching that movie. One of my earliest memories is of myself imitating the scene where Bambi meets his father for the first time. I would crawl around, on all fours, in time with the way the movie scene unfolded. Quite the imagination I had
Now that I'm all grown up, I portray my obsession in a much "healthier" fashion by purchasing Bambi memorabilia.
First, the Bambi jewelry box:
A close-up Bambi & Thumper:
Next, my favourite, entitled "A Mother's Pride":
I loved Bambi's mother. Why, oh why, did they have to kill her off?
This may sound a little morbid, but I always wanted to see the end result of what happened after she was shot (Although it's quite obvious) One thing I like about the movie Bambi, is that you never see the hunters. A fear of the unknown. I love that. It really gives the audience a sense of fear and leaves it to your imagination. One scene in particular always gives me chills up and down my spine. You know the scene when they go to the meadow, Bambi meets his father, and then the father is walking up the hill and notices the hunter. Then he barrels down the hill and warns the rest of the deer "The hunters are coming!" (hee hee) Of course Bambi and his mother are separated (somehow, I never really caught how they were separated). As the hunters get closer and closer, Bambi becomes more panic stricken. Suddenly his father appears, leading Bambi in the right direction to safety, with Bambi's mother miraculously meeting up with them along the way. With them just narrowly escaping... crazy! I'm getting chills just thinking about it! Okay... enough about Bambi. Well, not really because I have one more Bambi piece to show.
This is entitled "Forest Frolic":
All of the above pieces were purchased at the Animation store in Hollywood Studios.
Not only am I a big fan of Bambi, but also a HUGE fan of Yoshi. If you're a frequent video gamer and are familiar with Nintendo, you'll know the character I'm talking about. I've got so much Yoshi stuff I could burst! My sister went crazy one x-mas and bought me everything Yoshi - from Yoshi slippers to a remote control go-kart Yoshi.
Here's a peek into my collection:
Yes, even my Yoshi's need to be well advised about Disney World
The blue yoshi with purple feet has especially sentimental value as it was given to me from my sister when I was lying in a bed in the middle of a hospital hallway scared to death that I was going to have to get my appendix out. I had never had surgery before and didn't know what to expect. This Yoshi stuck with me through my whole time at the hospital.
Lastly, my pin collection. Not all pins are pictured as some are currently on my purse
Oh, did I mention I'm a huge fan of the Lion King as well? I had watched it so much through childhood that now I can still recite every word from that movie. Told you I'm nuts
I really need to look into getting a lanyard. Usually when I'm at the parks, I just pin these to the strap of my travel bag. I don't know. Lanyards don't seem to be my thing. Until they start making more variety, I don't plan on paying the $3 for one. I'm cheap, and picky, what can I say
I left off last time about a possible trip in November. The back story is this. My sister sends me a text last friday about how she can't wait until next year to see me again. She misses me so much that she's willing to pay my way to come see her
How can I pass that up?! 
The kicker though is that I have to wait and see if my work will grant me the time off. This is where it could make or break this plan. I've already been to Disney World 3 times this year. I feel a bit guilty going again but another part of me really misses my sister (from now on, she will be referred to as Bubba) as well. The tentative dates would be November 19-23. 4 nights, 5 days. Debating between All Star Movies or Port Orleans Riverside. That's all well and good but the hard part is asking for time off. You see, my manager has the next week off and is undergoing surgery. That means six weeks recovery time. That means she won't be back until mid-October. That means I might not know I can go until then 
And airfares are phenomenally priced right now! What bad timing! 
So now I don't know what's going to happen. I know Bubba is paying my way for this trip so I really shouldn't get too stressed out about pricing but still. I'd feel bad if she had to pay $600 to fly me down there! I'll just have to play the waiting game
I'm a huge fan of Bambi. I grew up watching that movie. One of my earliest memories is of myself imitating the scene where Bambi meets his father for the first time. I would crawl around, on all fours, in time with the way the movie scene unfolded. Quite the imagination I had
Now that I'm all grown up, I portray my obsession in a much "healthier" fashion by purchasing Bambi memorabilia.First, the Bambi jewelry box:
A close-up Bambi & Thumper:
Next, my favourite, entitled "A Mother's Pride":
I loved Bambi's mother. Why, oh why, did they have to kill her off?
This may sound a little morbid, but I always wanted to see the end result of what happened after she was shot (Although it's quite obvious) One thing I like about the movie Bambi, is that you never see the hunters. A fear of the unknown. I love that. It really gives the audience a sense of fear and leaves it to your imagination. One scene in particular always gives me chills up and down my spine. You know the scene when they go to the meadow, Bambi meets his father, and then the father is walking up the hill and notices the hunter. Then he barrels down the hill and warns the rest of the deer "The hunters are coming!" (hee hee) Of course Bambi and his mother are separated (somehow, I never really caught how they were separated). As the hunters get closer and closer, Bambi becomes more panic stricken. Suddenly his father appears, leading Bambi in the right direction to safety, with Bambi's mother miraculously meeting up with them along the way. With them just narrowly escaping... crazy! I'm getting chills just thinking about it! Okay... enough about Bambi. Well, not really because I have one more Bambi piece to show.This is entitled "Forest Frolic":
All of the above pieces were purchased at the Animation store in Hollywood Studios.
Not only am I a big fan of Bambi, but also a HUGE fan of Yoshi. If you're a frequent video gamer and are familiar with Nintendo, you'll know the character I'm talking about. I've got so much Yoshi stuff I could burst! My sister went crazy one x-mas and bought me everything Yoshi - from Yoshi slippers to a remote control go-kart Yoshi.
Here's a peek into my collection:
Yes, even my Yoshi's need to be well advised about Disney World
The blue yoshi with purple feet has especially sentimental value as it was given to me from my sister when I was lying in a bed in the middle of a hospital hallway scared to death that I was going to have to get my appendix out. I had never had surgery before and didn't know what to expect. This Yoshi stuck with me through my whole time at the hospital.
Lastly, my pin collection. Not all pins are pictured as some are currently on my purse
Oh, did I mention I'm a huge fan of the Lion King as well? I had watched it so much through childhood that now I can still recite every word from that movie. Told you I'm nuts
I really need to look into getting a lanyard. Usually when I'm at the parks, I just pin these to the strap of my travel bag. I don't know. Lanyards don't seem to be my thing. Until they start making more variety, I don't plan on paying the $3 for one. I'm cheap, and picky, what can I say
**IN OTHER NEWS**
I left off last time about a possible trip in November. The back story is this. My sister sends me a text last friday about how she can't wait until next year to see me again. She misses me so much that she's willing to pay my way to come see her
How can I pass that up?! The kicker though is that I have to wait and see if my work will grant me the time off. This is where it could make or break this plan. I've already been to Disney World 3 times this year. I feel a bit guilty going again but another part of me really misses my sister (from now on, she will be referred to as Bubba) as well. The tentative dates would be November 19-23. 4 nights, 5 days. Debating between All Star Movies or Port Orleans Riverside. That's all well and good but the hard part is asking for time off. You see, my manager has the next week off and is undergoing surgery. That means six weeks recovery time. That means she won't be back until mid-October. That means I might not know I can go until then And airfares are phenomenally priced right now! What bad timing! So now I don't know what's going to happen. I know Bubba is paying my way for this trip so I really shouldn't get too stressed out about pricing but still. I'd feel bad if she had to pay $600 to fly me down there! I'll just have to play the waiting game 
I was seeing stars. Bubba just made one of my dreams come true 
We'll only be there for 2 nights but they will be the most amazing 2 nights of my life!!!! CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and All Star Music is pretty good too. I'm curious to see what this resort is like as well. Never stayed at any of the All Star resorts - mainly to avoid the cheerleaders, tour groups, etc. 
It was all she could do to get through the 2 hour tour and not fall off the segway! Poor girl... We definitely need to give the segway another try but switch it up a bit by going off road! It'd also be nice to see some new scenery too. 
To avoid any disappointment (or potential heart attacks) I shall be right by the window, in total control of this little peep hole to the outside world. Plus, I will not be in any rush to get off the plane. Come on, who gets excited to come back home after Disney? 
so we'll load up Bubba's car with our stuff
Like I said, we've never really explored FW and we're looking forward to rolling around on a Segway for our first look
I don't mind going around WDW solo but I'd feel really guilty after Bubba spent all this money to fly me down and she doesn't even get the chance to spend any time with me! Just in case she doesn't get the time off, I'll make up a November Itinerary Version 2, which will be "worst case scenario Bubba has to work the whole time" type thing. Expect that to come out in the next few days. The last day will be most affected without Bubba to drive me to the airport as I'll have to rely on ME instead. They usually pick you up 3 hours prior to departure, which pretty much writes off the whole morning. Crossing my fingers she'll get the time off!!!
I wish I could stay at WL and YC on the same trip! But alas, it is not the case. Thankfully a few good perks of being a TA and having a sister who works in Disney have come my way for these trips.
Oh, and of course being able to see behind the scenes at Epcot - something Bubba gets to see EVERYDAY but hey, it's all new to me. It seemed to fit in perfectly with our itinerary as well since we (well, I 
I finally called and made the change. We're now staying at Pop Century the first 3 nights and CBR the remaining 6 nights in a preferred room. Room requested in the Martinique section, Building 25, high floor. Pop Century requests are still to do but I'd say we're pretty firm on those as well. I'll probably call tomorrow to confirm our requests, which are 50s section, Building 3 (Tramp), lakeview, high floor. We're just booked standard room at Pop but hopefully we can get these requests. Last time we stayed at Pop, we made no room requests but ended up in the 90s section. It wasn't TERRIBLE or anything... all we did was cut across the parking lot to reach the food court and bus stop. Sometimes it was a bonus when we could see the bus stop as we were cutting across the parking lot. Then, if we saw the bus we wanted pulling up, we could sprint to catch it! 
I skimmed the available dates and SCORE! My dates were open!!! I scooped them up as fast as I could and will now be taking part in my very first fridge swap. 
I'll need all the energy I can get for the evening!
This will be my AND my sister's first time in Disney around x-mas time. I'm going to be taking TONS of pictures. Thank goodness I'm taking 7GB worth of memory card storage. Think that will be enough? 
