The now Non-Turkey Day PTR. Bad news UPD: 11/16!

[tink519]

Probably won't get to read the report until after we already eat there since we're there on the 24th but everything I've read sounds really good.

Found the shirt and the sweatshirt..thanks! Now just have to decide if I want to splurge. Is the t-shirt big? I'm afraid the large will be too tight...and my plan for losing 10 lbs before vacation isn't going too well (as I stare at the hershey kiss wrappers next to me.... )

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Probably won't get to read the report until after we already eat there since we're there on the 24th but everything I've read sounds really good.

Found the shirt and the sweatshirt..thanks! Now just have to decide if I want to splurge. Is the t-shirt big? I'm afraid the large will be too tight...and my plan for losing 10 lbs before vacation isn't going too well (as I stare at the hershey kiss wrappers next to me.... )

The Wave does sound awesome and I can't wait to see how Alice's bday cake turns out! I'm going to ask they have it on the table when we sit down so we can use it as a center piece during the meal. We want our Wave desserts so we can say we tried them, so we are going to cut the cake in the room. I'll have them put a candle in her menu dessert for the whole happy birthday thing

Glad you found the shirts, they are nice quality too for such a steal!!! The Tshirt looks to me as it runs true to size, but it is cotton, so it WILL shrink some. I'm a big chested girl, so I went for the XXL to be safe The sweatshirts seems to be pretty big, I also got an XXL since I wear them over tank tops or tee's most of the time. It's REALLY soft too! I ordered one for both DDs too, so we'll all match with our Tink sweatshirts

Now what are you doing trying to lose 10 pounds before going to WDW?? You have to know it's a futile effort since WDW will put those back on you SO fast next month They force feed you that sugary goodness there... With the Halloween candy running around my house, the Kit Kats are calling my name, so I feel your pain. However with me being do sick and having no appetite, I'm not tempted...yet! Wait'll the steriods kick in...then I'll be so reavenous it won't even be funny! I hate those dang steriods, but they help my lungs so I can breathe again...so I guess I have to take em

 

[coltink]

Wait'll the steriods kick in...then I'll be so reavenous it won't even be funny! I hate those dang steriods, but they help my lungs so I can breathe again...so I guess I have to take em

I got really sick 1 year and they put me on steriods. Worse thing I have ever put in my body. EVER. I gained 5 lbs in less than a week. I was miserable. I could actually feel my skin stretching. I will NEVER EVER take steriods again knowingly.

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry you have to take that radioactive junk!

to you!

and I too have not bought anything disney for my trip. We did however go to Old Navy and bought zip up light weight jackets. 2 for $15! A Bargain!!!

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

I got really sick 1 year and they put me on steriods. Worse thing I have ever put in my body. EVER. I gained 5 lbs in less than a week. I was miserable. I could actually feel my skin stretching. I will NEVER EVER take steriods again knowingly.

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry you have to take that radioactive junk!

to you!

and I too have not bought anything disney for my trip. We did however go to Old Navy and bought zip up light weight jackets. 2 for $15! A Bargain!!!

Thanks for the The steriods are crappy, but when I get so bogged down with it so fast, it's the only thing that helps me.

oooo I love Old Navy too! Now I have to go to their websi

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

So I am going to get a new camera before we go as a pre-xmas gift for me I want something that will take great digital shots, is easy to use, easy to upload, and won't cost me an arm and a leg. Any ideas???

 

[MomsOf2boys]

Alright Susan...I'm gonna have to put u in a non-shopping addict's time-out!

BTW...how did you make your lime green DIS head buttons? I'd love to make those as our luggage tags
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First of all, I can't wait to see Alice's Jack Skellington cake... sounds incredibly fun!

As for the shopping issues I think it is because we have so much Disney stuff already. So we have messenger bags and more Disney t-shirts than days at Disney for each person, including our matching family t's. Even our PJ's are Disney. LOL So I pull out the Disney suitcase with prepacked Disney stuff that we only wear at Disney. But I might enjoy a time out... life has been hectic.

The buttons are the easiest thing ever. Go to a Michaels or Hobby Lobby and but the make your own buttons and/or keychains and you just use the insert from them to cut the circle size and do any design. We did just a colored LGMH with "Do you Dis? Momsof2boys" etc on ours.

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

First of all, I can't wait to see Alice's Jack Skellington cake... sounds incredibly fun!

As for the shopping issues I think it is because we have so much Disney stuff already. So we have messenger bags and more Disney t-shirts than days at Disney for each person, including our matching family t's. Even our PJ's are Disney. LOL So I pull out the Disney suitcase with prepacked Disney stuff that we only wear at Disney. But I might enjoy a time out... life has been hectic.

The buttons are the easiest thing ever. Go to a Michaels or Hobby Lobby and but the make your own buttons and/or keychains and you just use the insert from them to cut the circle size and do any design. We did just a colored LGMH with "Do you Dis? Momsof2boys" etc on ours.

Awesome! Thanks for the button help! I'm heading out to my AC Moore tomorrow anyway, so I will look for them there.

I'm going to post the email I sent to CR Bakery about the cake if anyone's interested

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

This is what I sent....

Hello!

I would like to order a custom Jack Skellington/Nightmare Before Christmas cake for my daughter’s birthday. I would like it for 11/21 @ our dinner at the Wave at 7pm. I would like for it to look similar to the picture attached, just replace the haunted mansion wallpaper with something indicative of The Nightmare Before Christmas and replace the gold picture frame on top with Jack Skellington as the focal piece/topper as the one in the attached Jack cake photo(disneyaugust2009225.jpg). Please use black and purple as the main colors and include miniatures of the dog Zero, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, and Oogie Boogie on the top and sides of the cake as well, in place of the skulls around the border in the photos. A few pumpkins would be nice as well. PLEASE NO CHOCOLATE RIBBON on the cake. I would like a small graveyard in area of the ribbon in the picture (it does NOT have to be 3D, it can be flat to the cake).

I would like an 8” inch marble cake frosted with vanilla butter cream tinted to match the theme of the cake. I would like the strawberry and custard filling. I would like “Happy 15th Birthday Alexandra” written on the serving circle in Black icing. Please use a SILVER cake circle to put the cake on.

Please contact me via email or at xxx-xxx-xxxx with pricing, confirmation, and any questions.

Thank you for your time!

These are the 3 pics I sent along with the email (thanks to DISers on the Cake Gallery thread)

And this is what I received back not 10 mins later...

We would be happy to make you a cake with all of your request. The cost of the cake would be $100, Please contact contemporary Private Dining at 407-824-2955 to place your cake order. Have a Magical Day!

Thank You,
Brian Kruger
Cake Decorator
Disney's Contemporary Resort

 

[tink519]

That is so cool that they are making you your own cake. We plan to go to DD's birthday in two years, although not sure if we'll actually be there on her birthday since she was born on Halloween. Maybe when she gets older we'll go for the actual holiday but right now we have so many fun events leading up to the big day that I don't want to miss it.

I think this year I'm going to try to one of those Barbie Cakes with my Pampered Chef bowl but use the Cinderella doll http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Barbie-Doll-Cake/Detail.aspx hopefully it comes out ok....I could just buy one...but I think it might be fun to make it. We'll see...

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

That is so cool that they are making you your own cake. We plan to go to DD's birthday in two years, although not sure if we'll actually be there on her birthday since she was born on Halloween. Maybe when she gets older we'll go for the actual holiday but right now we have so many fun events leading up to the big day that I don't want to miss it.

I think this year I'm going to try to one of those Barbie Cakes with my Pampered Chef bowl but use the Cinderella doll http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Barbie-Doll-Cake/Detail.aspx hopefully it comes out ok....I could just buy one...but I think it might be fun to make it. We'll see...

Aw...a Halloween Baby! So sweet! That's my favorite holiday! Alice is a Christmas Eve baby, so I know how special holiday babies are. Come to think of it, Nana is a New Year baby too 1/1.

Ah those Barbie cakes are a must make for any mom for their little girl! They really are fun to make! Good luck! You'll be glad you did it

 

[tink519]

You're too funny with the Dining Report already started .

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

You're too funny with the Dining Report already started .

What can I say....I'm definitely an over-achiever!

 

[tink519]

Oh, and as for losing the 10 lbs....I'm an WW girl. Been on and off it for 8 years now. First time was my best, lost 45 lbs and was at my goal weight for about a year. I've never gained it all back (other than pregnancy) but I definitely have a few more than 10 lbs to lose. I'll be happy with losing what I might gain back while down at WDW . But that weight usually comes off pretty quick, except last time when I came back pregnant....

 

[shebaxric]

Whoa, how did I get so far behind??? Well, I'm caught up now!

As far as the first day plans, they look great to me! I would love to go into the park our first day, too, but there is a dilema. . . we only bought 5 day park hoppers and were planning on not going into a park on Sunday when we get there. Now, I find out that there is EMH at MK on Sunday night! DH will be upset if we don't end up going.....

Oooh, that cake looks absolutely fantastic!! I'm sure DD is going to love it!! You were very detailed in your request and it looks like they definitely took it to heart!

As far as the camera goes, are you looking for an SLR or a regular digital camera?

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Whoa, how did I get so far behind??? Well, I'm caught up now!

As far as the first day plans, they look great to me! I would love to go into the park our first day, too, but there is a dilema. . . we only bought 5 day park hoppers and were planning on not going into a park on Sunday when we get there. Now, I find out that there is EMH at MK on Sunday night! DH will be upset if we don't end up going.....

Oooh, that cake looks absolutely fantastic!! I'm sure DD is going to love it!! You were very detailed in your request and it looks like they definitely took it to heart!

As far as the camera goes, are you looking for an SLR or a regular digital camera?

Glad your all caught up! And those PM EMH's on Sunday at MK look mighty tempting and I bet that's where we'll be

I cannot WAIT to see how Alice's birthday cake comes out!!!! I'm going to be calling them this week and will update with what I get on the bakery end.

As far as the camera.....I don't even know what the difference between and SLR and a regular digital camera even are S.O.S Any help is really appreciated!

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

The delivery guy showed up, again, today with another shipment from Disney....WOE IS ME I'm thinking this will be the last before we go...cuz now we're all set Here's what came today....

Tink crop sweat jacket for me $14.99...

Tink cropped lounge pants that match the jacket $12.99...

Mickey terry track suit (the Tink one WAS soooo comfy I had to have this one too!) $29.99...

Capri Ariel PJ's for Stitch $7.99...

Ariel PJ Pals for Stitch BUY 1 GET 1 FREE...

Tink PJ Pals....

Ariel puffed sleeve shirt $4.99...

Tink T shirt for my BFF for her Xmas basket $4.99...

Only thing left to get are the make your own button kits from the craft store so I can make our LGMH tags for our bags!!!

 

[shebaxric]

The delivery guy showed up, again, today with another shipment from Disney....WOE IS ME I'm thinking this will be the last before we go...cuz now we're all set Here's what came today....

Tink crop sweat jacket for me $14.99...

Tink cropped lounge pants that match the jacket $12.99...

Mickey terry track suit (the Tink one WAS soooo comfy I had to have this one too!) $29.99...

Capri Ariel PJ's for Stitch $7.99...

Ariel PJ Pals for Stitch BUY 1 GET 1 FREE...

Tink PJ Pals....

Ariel puffed sleeve shirt $4.99...

Tink T shirt for my BFF for her Xmas basket $4.99...

Only thing left to get are the make your own button kits from the craft store so I can make our LGMH tags for our bags!!!

Everything looks wonderful! I think I might be going on the website again pretty soon..

As far as the camera goes, SLR stands for single lens reflex. It's a more sophisticated lens system that takes pictures at higher speeds. I'm honestly no expert, so my suggestion would be to go to your local camera shop (if you've got a Ritz Camera nearby, they are pretty good) and tell them what you want the camera to do and they can recommend the best camera for you. If you don't want to go that route, I believe there is a thread for cameras on the DIS boards, but I cannot find it right now. If I do, I will certainly send it your way. I hope this helps and sorry for the ramble.

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Everything looks wonderful! I think I might be going on the website again pretty soon..

As far as the camera goes, SLR stands for single lens reflex. It's a more sophisticated lens system that takes pictures at higher speeds. I'm honestly no expert, so my suggestion would be to go to your local camera shop (if you've got a Ritz Camera nearby, they are pretty good) and tell them what you want the camera to do and they can recommend the best camera for you. If you don't want to go that route, I believe there is a thread for cameras on the DIS boards, but I cannot find it right now. If I do, I will certainly send it your way. I hope this helps and sorry for the ramble.

Thank you thank you! I will look for that photography forum

 

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Well, with my voice almost back to normal today, I made the call to the CR Bakery. I explained to the woman that answered the phone about my email communication with Brian and how he told me to call and place the order. She asked me my name, and sure enough she found my email that Brian had printed out! I ended up ordering the cake chocolate as they only do marble in 10" cakes. She took down my ADR number for the wave along with my CC number. We went over the cake and the specifics 3 times and I was assured that Brian would create a masterpiece for my daughter! So painless and simple! I cannot wait to see what this cake is going to look like!!!! I asked her if I should call back a few days prior and she said that was no problem.

So far so good on the cake saga....

 

[tink519]

Glad to hear you are feeling better and they seem like they have the cake under control! So exciting when things go as planned.