DisneyTiger
Life is what happens between trips to Disney World
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Yes, I am a bit sad but also very happy to be sitting on my own couch again, typing at the computer. We made it home, safe and sound. It was an uneventful flight and drive home thankfully. Getting out of the hotel was a little scary though. I will elaborate later. I just wanted to post a quick poll to see if you can guess how many pictures I took. I can't wait to post them! For now, I have lots of unpacking to do. DH is busy doing most of it though. We have a deal, I do all of the packing and he does the unpacking. What a wonderful man. I PROMISE to write more tonight after we are a bit more settled. I can hardly wait to get going on the TR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait for an update! 
It was stressful, but fun at the same time. So I go through the booking process online and got my confirmation number. All was well until I realized that I booked the room for Friday night instead of Thursday night
I was doing all of this through Expedia and just had the date of 9/26 on the brain since that's the date I had been waiting for for so long. I immediately got on the phone and called Expedia. We're talking, within 3 minutes of booking online. The guy on the phone said he had to check with his manager because this hotel did not allow changes to the reservation after booking. "Really, I made this 3 minutes ago and I'm going to Disney World and I've just been really overwhelmed and I really need you to help me out here!" I pleaded with the poor Expedia guy. He put me on hold and thankfully came back with good news. "Alright Mrs. Becnel, we will do this for you this time." Ahhhh, the magic had already started. Thank you Jesus. So it's now official. We're leaving tomorrow!!!!!
Ok, so because I am at home all day with two small kids, I really do not have the time to go out camcorder shopping. I called the Circuit City 800 number and was helped by a very nice salesperson. She assured me that she knew her electronics and she would help me pick out a good camcorder for my trip. Um, yes, I told her why I needed the camera. I all but told her my entire itinerary before our conversation was over. I don't care if she just wanted to make a sale, she seemed to be interested in my trip so I felt the need to share. Anyway, I digress. So, she helped me pick out a camcorder that recorded directly onto full sized DVD's. I thought this would be handy to just be able to take the DVD out of the camcorder and put it straight into the DVD player. I ordered it and DH picked it up on his way home from work. He gives it to me and I tear into the box like a kid on Christmas morning. I get it out and open the door to put in a blank DVD. Oh, I should mention that along with the camera, she had recommended I get a box of blank full sized DVDs. Ok, great. So I open the little camera door and find that it actually takes mini DVD's. Uh, something's not right here. I showed DH and he took it back to Circuit City and explained that the girl on the phone obviously didn't know what she was talking about and that he would like to exchange the camera for one that takes full sized DVDs. He was then told that that does not exist. So what did DH do? He just returned it and came home with nothing
Why is this happening???? I am a big believer in signs, or in this case, omens. Does this mean our plane is going to crash???? Silly, I know. So I get on the phone yet again with Circuit City. I asked the person who answered if there was any way I could speak to the last person that placed my most recent order since she knew this confusing story already. Um, nope, not possible. They don't keep track of that. Ok, so I had to go through all of this again with yet another sales person. I asked her if she could do a little research and see what the deal was. Maybe the description of the camcorder was incorrect. She put me on hold and got a manager. Well what do you know. The description was wrong!!! It said full sized DVD but it is in fact a mini DVD. You've got to be kidding me. Oh well, that's fine. I am keeping this and I am never calling you people again. She was somewhat apologetic but not enough to suit me. I was so stressed about this. And then there were the full sized DVD's that I had already ordered. The girl on the phone said that I would have to return them and get some mini DVD's. I also needed an extra battery for the camera. I placed this new order and decided that it would be easier to pick them up on our way out of town the next day. This was all happening on Wednesday, the day before we leave for New Orleans. Long story short...the camera worked great and I like it. It was just one of those things that made me want to pull my hair out!!!!!
Yummo. 
Up to our room we went. It was nice enough. Clean and looked fairly new. The kids were beat and ready for bed, as were we. I had requested a crib for DS and it arrived shortly after we got into the room. Here is a pic of the bed. 
I have to make appointments for my kids too. They are both due for checkups - 3 years and 18months. I've never had to bring them both at the same time. Looking so forward to that.
