Tinkgurl goes "home" to NeverNeverLand...Update 11-9! *End*

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Well...here it goes...my first try at a trip report. I've read and learned from the very best on here so I hope to make them proud! I'll start this report with a pre-report to fill everyone in on who the cast is and all that fun stuff! I just got home from the trip yesterday so I haven't had time to put the pics up on the computer yet, but they'll be coming!

Me a.k.a. Tinkgurl I've been a Disney girl from the moment I was born! I love Disney so much I even got a Tinkerbell tattoo in June! I've also been lucky enough to be going to WDW since I was 3. On the last day of my very first trip when I was 3, my mom said I cried so hard because I wanted to live with Cinderella in the castle and never leave. Sadly enough, I still cry on the last day of each trip. Only this time, it also follows with a very hard post-Disney depression that I can only overcome with the help of y'all. I'll be finishing up my Associate's Degree this fall and can't wait!

My man -I'll refer to him as B.F. This guy has been my other half for five years now abd has been there for me through some really hard times in my life. This is his 3rd time going to the "world" and I loved being the one to introduce him to the place. He didn't understand my love for WDW the first time we went because it was overwhelming for him, but these past two trips he's starting to catch on.

My sis My younger sister also loves WDW, but I think I'm the more obsessed one with it ;). She's growing up way too fast and I don't like it! As we've gotten older, we've become more as best friends than sisters. Next year, she's getting to bring her man for the first time.

Mom and Dad Yes I still go to WDW with my parents. They love the place as much as I do and it really is the only time we spend a lot of time together as a family. Plus, I know they love acting like a little kid again the second we get there.

Dates: arrive on July 18th, 2007 and leave on July 29th, 2007
Resort: our "home" is the Villas at WL.....which may be changing- info. later in report

I hope that's a good start to the report. I'm hoping to have a chance to get the pics up on here tomorrow or so. I also need to start the dreadful unpacking. Hope y'all become fans!
 
Here's all of us by our Vacation Club Mickey!

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So excited to read! Great pic! I'm assuming you're the one in the sunglasses?
 

I'm here! I love jumping onto new TRs! You're family looks really cute so I look forward to more! :thumbsup2
 
Can't wait to hear about your trip!!
 
Okay quick question to anybody who can help: how can I add to the title to tell I've made an update?
 
i'm here! :goodvibes

by the way, to update your title just click on the edit button of your first post, then click "go advanced." when you do that, your title bar will come up and you can edit it.
 
Okay, I should let y'all know that we left home July 16th but didn't get to WDW until July 18th. Here's a quick look at what we did the two days traveling: the 16th we left home and drove to Nashville, TN. We have 5 of us to a room so we got to stay at this really nice hotel that had suites so the B.F. and I had our own pull-out couch to sleep on. We went to the Opryland Mall and shopped and ate at Rainforest Cafe.
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Then we went back to the room and watched Extreme Makeover and the couple got surprised with a wedding at the Wedding Pavillion at the GF! We woke up the 17th and drove to Gainesville, FL. We had used so many points at Holiday Inn that we got to stay at this one for free! We ate at Red Lobster and shopped around at the mall to waste time. Then, we went to Walgreens and got some stuff we needed for WDW. I couldn't sleep that night! I was too excited because I knew where we were going the next day! We woke up around 6 am and ate at Bob Evans in Ocala, FL. We got to WL around 9:30 or so! First Disney bus we saw!
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Next post, I will start the real trip report! Just wanted to fill everyone in on what happened before we got there!
 
the 16th we left home and drove to Nashville, TN. We have 5 of us to a room so we got to stay at this really nice hotel that had suites so the B.F. and I had our own pull-out couch to sleep on. We went to the Opryland Mall and shopped and ate at Rainforest Cafe.
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i was just standing in that very spot a couple weeks before you!!! i grew up in nashville and i go there a lot to visit my family. i met my dad at rainforest cafe for lunch one day at opry mills.....nifty! how did you like nashville? i love it because it's not too big and not too small.

can't wait for more! :goodvibes
 
Cannot wait to read more...we just came back Friday and my DD is asking can we go back Friday...so hard to leave Disney. Thankfully we have another trip coming up.

You have a very good looking family. Keep the pictures coming!
 
i was just standing in that very spot a couple weeks before you!!! i grew up in nashville and i go there a lot to visit my family. i met my dad at rainforest cafe for lunch one day at opry mills.....nifty! how did you like nashville? i love it because it's not too big and not too small.

can't wait for more! :goodvibes

That is crazy we were in the same spot! We always stop at Nashville on the way down every year! I've only been in that area but, I love it!

Cannot wait to read more...we just came back Friday and my DD is asking can we go back Friday...so hard to leave Disney. Thankfully we have another trip coming up.

You have a very good looking family. Keep the pictures coming!

It IS so hard to leave!
 
Day 1: July 18
The Arrival Day is finally here! :woohoo:
Continued from my previous post: we woke up in Gainesville so we could get to WDW early in the day to have almost a full day at WDW! As we get closer and closer, there are more and more billboards advertising things at WDW and that's when I convert into that little girl I used to be when I would jump up and down in the van the second I see those gates to WDW and the MK. The first bus and monorail? You better plug your ears- I start mini-screaming and grabbing everybody and yelling "We're here! We're here!" The second we drive under the MK gates, there is this sigh of relief. We made it back. We're finally "home". You know, I'll be on vacation other places and I can feel it's not home, but at WDW, I feel safe and comfortable. Get what I'm saying?
We pull up to unload the car at WL and it's around 9:40 a.m. I whip open the door and get a whiff of that "WDW" smell. I know I must be crazy but it just does something for me. :confused3
A bellman pulls up a cart and when he opens up the back door, his eyes pop out of his head. Yeah we pack a lot. :flower3: Between the 5 of us, a suitcase for cosmetic stuff for all of us, and groceries that can travel in the car, we've formed a system to pack the car so everything fits. So the bellman fills up that car and goes to get a second one. By the time we got everything loaded, I was ready to get this show on the road! To the check-in desk! We start walking into the lobby and I just look up at those huge teepee lanterns and squeal "We're here!" and this bellman standing by me yells, "You're here!" There isn't too bad of a line at the check-in desk so Dad said, "I'll get in line and you guys can go look around." So what did we do? We went and got our traditional picture by the totem pole.
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We have a totem pole frame in our living room that we put this picture in every year. It's fun to see how we've grown!
Mom's camera for some reason was acting up, so it took us awhile to get the pic! By that time, Dad came over and said our room wasn't ready so we had to wait to get in the room until after 3.
So, we headed to our next tradition - riding the boat to the MK. We head out to the dock and get in our line. Soon, a boat pulls up to the dock and it's not the usual ones. It is a long boat and has the name Magic Kingdom II on it. It was pretty nice! The ride was pretty uneventful but we took a few pics.
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Up next: Our first day at the MK and getting our room and a meeting with a DIS'er!
 
Yeah you made it. Welcome home. looking forward to hearing how the day goes. Nice update.
 
Great start!!! I was loading up some pics and decided to look at the TRs to see if anyone I knew started one...and I happened upon yours!!!
 
Sounds so exciting just entering onto the property and I totally can relate! I love that feeling....
 

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