Uncle John Says: CYA Pg. 37!!!!!

[1gr8mouse]

UNCLE JOHN SAYS:

Hi all, I'm uncle John......some of you already know me, most of you dont......
Bear with me this is my first pre-trippie.........I have usually just hitched a ride on others....(the list is too long, you know who you are ).

Lets get all the basics out of the way first.......I'm a 44 year old chubby- happy guy......(OK, I'm grumpy at times, yep have the shirt)....(Sorry, ladies I know you were hoping for the 6'4" 185lb cut like a knife stud muffin guy, but I'm not!!) But most important....I love going to Disney.........It's my favorite vacation of all times......when I'm there everything is right in the world.......most of you know what I mean.......Its just good times..........

The family consists of DW-42 (I think!!), DD-17 (pain in my ***), DS-15 good kid, Stepson-14 every moms dream kid (he is a great kid).
This is a 2nd marriage for both of us.......We have made it 11 years......its not easy at times.......I dont recommend step parenting to anybody!!

We are booked for Sept. 6-11 and are taking advantage of "free dining". As you can see by my siggie, we are not taking the kids.......WOOOOO HOOOOO
The 2 boys found out about our secret trip today......boy were they miffed!!! Oh well, we took them last August......they said they were bored at times.......Teens, too cool for the world.......but now that they arent going, they are mad........go figure!!!

Here is the itinerary so far......5 nights at POP......(I might surprise DW and upgrade to POR, we would really like POLY but not in the budget now)
1 day park pass.......Where DW works they told her they might be able to give us free park passes.....yes I said FREE.........so we are going to wait a bit and see what happens with that.....

ADR so far: I need help with a few more.

Ohanna's- its a must for us
Captain Jacks
We are trying to get into LeCellier....booked up so far....hoping for a canc.

We need 2 more dinner suggestions.....peferrably out of parks....We might just hang at the pools this trip.......drink a few totties.......We plan on hitting a few clubs at downtown disney at least 2 nights......

We fly in early Sat. morning (we wont do a park that day) pickup a rental car, should be on property by noon.....

Some of you ask "why uncle john??"........I have a SIL (Hi Nicole)(LOVEBUZZANDWOODY) on this site, I am Uncle John to her 3 GREAT kids........I turned her onto this site and when she was doing a pre trippie my suggestions all started out UNCLE JOHN SAYS: It just kind of stuck....
Some of you know me as UJ !!

So, with out any further.....bring on the help!!! Thanks in advance!!!

DIS ROCKS!!!

BTW, I will post pictures......(gets them every time!!)

 

[Tat2ddisneymom]

First!!

Okay, gotta read.

 

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Wow, I've never been frist on a TR before! I feel like I hit the lottery!

Yay! for Disney without the kids! Do you have anything romantic planned with your wife? And YAY! for free park passes! That will be a real money saver!

How about one of the places at AKL for a dinner? I heard Jiko is really good, but it's also 2 TS credits. I don't know if you wanna do that. Are you looking to do character meals, or doesn't it matter to you? As OLD as I am, I still love the character meals. Stay away from Chef Mickey's for dinner. WCC is always fun. ESPN sucks. Planet Hollywood is good. I've never been, but my sister tells me HOB is good. Do you have any interest in doing something like Hoop De Doo or the Spirit of Aloha dinner? Oh, I hear good things about Kona, too. But, that's another one I've never been to. If I come up with anything else, I'll let you know.

I think you should upgrade and surprise your wife with it.

Tell Nicole I said hi and we miss her!

So, how long will I have to wait for those pictures???

 

[1gr8mouse]

Wow, I've never been frist on a TR before! I feel like I hit the lottery!

Yay! for Disney without the kids! Do you have anything romantic planned with your wife? And YAY! for free park passes! That will be a real money saver!

How about one of the places at AKL for a dinner? I heard Jiko is really good, but it's also 2 TS credits. I don't know if you wanna do that. Are you looking to do character meals, or doesn't it matter to you? As OLD as I am, I still love the character meals. Stay away from Chef Mickey's for dinner. WCC is always fun. ESPN sucks. Planet Hollywood is good. I've never been, but my sister tells me HOB is good. Do you have any interest in doing something like Hoop De Doo or the Spirit of Aloha dinner? Oh, I hear good things about Kona, too. But, that's another one I've never been to. If I come up with anything else, I'll let you know.

I think you should upgrade and surprise your wife with it.

Tell Nicole I said hi and we miss her!

So, how long will I have to wait for those pictures???

You crack me up.....Congrats on being first!!

We have done BOMA, I liked it, DW didnt....too funky...
Did WCC last trip, liked it.....but probably not this time....Yes, ESPN sucks, I think Planet does too....We did the Aloha thing years ago, very good...WE did the Backyard BBQ too...... I dont want to burn 2 TS credits with such a short trip.....Ever been to any of the Boardwalk rest.?? I like that area....we go to boardwalk every trip....

Romantic??? I havent planned anything.....if we do POR, maybe the horse drawn carriage........come on ladies help me with this one!!!

 

[Tat2ddisneymom]

You crack me up.....Congrats on being first!!

We have done BOMA, I liked it, DW didnt....too funky...
Did WCC last trip, liked it.....but probably not this time....Yes, ESPN sucks, I think Planet does too....We did the Aloha thing years ago, very good...WE did the Backyard BBQ too...... I dont want to burn 2 TS credits with such a short trip.....Ever been to any of the Boardwalk rest.?? I like that area....we go to boardwalk every trip....

Romantic??? I havent planned anything.....if we do POR, maybe the horse drawn carriage........come on ladies help me with this one!!!

Sounds like you've been to way more restaurants than me. I don't think PH sucks, though. The only one on the Boardwalk I've been to is ESPN and I was not impressed at all. My mom said she really liked Boatwright's at POR, but I didn't go there. Are you into something like Raglan Road? Its not up my alley, but I've heard both good and bad reports on it. I did always want to try the Big River Grille on the Boardwalk.

As for romantic - what about treating Mrs. UJ to a spa treatment at the GF or Saratoga Springs? You could always call the Disney florist and get some flowers or the rose petal turn down service . The carriage ride sounds great, and I would love for someone to do that for me, however, I am afraid of horses, so I'm not sure I would like it. Not sure if its in your budget, but the cruises are always a great idea.

 

[1gr8mouse]

Wow, just tried to use photobucket.....got the door slammed...it kicked me right off line!! Will have to post pictures tomorrow (honest)......I will look into Big River Grille.......Thanks........
Goin to bed........CYA

 

[Trentmom]

SHARKY HAS ARRIVED






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[Trentmom]

Do you both like seafood?

What about a meal at Coral Reef?

How about getting a diver to hold up a sign for you(It is free )

Have it say something like

......"I wanted to Tell you How much I love you, Just Because"

The Horse and Carriage Ride at POR would be romantic, too.

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Hi Uncle John! So glad you are doing a PTR!

 

[1gr8mouse]

SHARKY'S IN THE HOUSE!!

Thanks for the tips Sharky!!! I have always wanted to eat at Coral reef.....
something about looking at all those fish, makes me hungry!!

I will never forget our very first trip to Epcot with the kids.....We had a ressie for CR. We walked up to the sign with the menu and thought "these kids wont eat anything here".......we skipped it.......probably went and ate chicen tenders some where!!! WOW that was a long time ago......before I knew about this site.....back when I got my info. from Birnbaums!!!
Most of you probably dont know about Birnbaums.....its called a book...has pages and stuff ......Us old farts used them before the net was around!!!

 

[1gr8mouse]

Hi Uncle John! So glad you are doing a PTR!

Michelle,
Thanks, I'm going to give it a whirl........see what happens anyway....
usually nobody gets hurt.........
UJ

 

[Leger13]

yay!! I found you. Great start to your very first Pre-TR
I think it's great that you and your DW are getting to go without the kiddies. I think you should surprise your wife with the upgrade to POR. That would be so great!

As for the romantical stuff, my DH and I went to WDW on our honeymoon and we did the carriage ride at Ft Wilderness and had a great time. Or, if y'all actually like to ride horses you could do the horseback riding tour.

As for a romantic dinner, if you upgrade to the POR Resort I think you can do a private dinner in your room that could include flowers and champaign or something like that.

Anyways, Great start UJ!! Can't wait to see those pictures

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

NICOLE SAYS:

I'M HERE! I'M HERE!

I am the aforementioned SIL..... sister to Uncle John's DW... YOUNGER sister I might add!

I've been told I am not allowed to say "Love Says"... Uncle John thinks that would be... well... I'm not sure I can say that word w/o getting points, so we'll just say "weird". So... Nicole it is.

UNCLE JOHN SAYS:
Some of you ask "why uncle john??"........I have a SIL (Hi Nicole)(LOVEBUZZANDWOODY) on this site, I am Uncle John to her 3 GREAT kids........

Yes... thank you for this monkey on my back.... your BIL really appreciates the amount of time I choose the DIS over anything else!

And thanks for calling my kids GREAT! Yours are pretty great too!

Tell Nicole I said hi and we miss her!

Hi Tat! I should be around a bit more now... we are officially moved in... now I just have to unpack all this stuff and find places to put everything. I hate moving! It's exhausting!

The carriage ride sounds great, and I would love for someone to do that for me, however, I am afraid of horses, so I'm not sure I would like it.

Horses too?

SHARKY HAS ARRIVED

YOU MAY CONTINUE NOW

I was gonna say that! You stole my thunder!

Hi Sharky! I've missed ya!

Hi Uncle John! So glad you are doing a PTR!

Hey Michelle! How's that DIS trip coming along? Someday I will get caught up over there!

Anyways, Great start UJ!! Can't wait to see those pictures

Hi Carla! Uncle John is off to a great start isn't he? Makes me so proud... remember when he couldn't post pictures? Now if we could just teach him to put a ticker in his siggie! Oh, and a PTR link would be nice! Just sayin'.

 

[Leger13]

NICOLE SAYS:

I'M HERE! I'M HERE!

I am the aforementioned SIL..... sister to Uncle John's DW... YOUNGER sister I might add!

I've been told I am not allowed to say "Love Says"... Uncle John thinks that would be... well... I'm not sure I can say that word w/o getting points, so we'll just say "weird". So... Nicole it is.

Hi Carla! Uncle John is off to a great start isn't he? Makes me so proud... remember when he couldn't post pictures? Now if we could just teach him to put a ticker in his siggie! Oh, and a PTR link would be nice! Just sayin'.

Hi love!! Glad to hear you are finally all moved in!! Hope the unpacking doesn't take too long. That's always one of the longer parts of moving Took us a few years to actually get fully moved in

That's funny about the whole "Love Says" thing. Too bad. How about "Aunt Love"

Yes he is off to a great start! And yes I do remember those days. UJ is really growing up. **sniff, sniff* Yes, a link and a ticker would be fantabulous. You can figure that out, can't you UJ?

 

[Beana9802]

Hiya UJ! I have an Uncle John, and I call him UJ or Uncle JD...but I thought it was cool that you refer to yourself as UJ

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Hey Michelle! How's that DIS trip coming along? Someday I will get caught up over there!

Hi Nicole! I miss you! Will you hurry up and get moved in already!
We're saving you a spot in December!

 

[Tat2ddisneymom]

NICOLE SAYS:

Now, what if I want to do that?? YOU STOLE MY NAME!!!

I think we should go with Love says...

Hi Tat! I should be around a bit more now... we are officially moved in... now I just have to unpack all this stuff and find places to put everything. I hate moving! It's exhausting!



Horses too?

YAY! So everything's all painted and pretty? I don't blame you, I hate moving, too. I always lose things.

Yes, pretty much any big animal or small insect. And big insects and spiders....

Oh, and pigs, too.

 

[1gr8mouse]

Hiya UJ! I have an Uncle John, and I call him UJ or Uncle JD...but I thought it was cool that you refer to yourself as UJ

Thanks......actually I believe Kimmydisneynerd came up with UJ......
I think it stems from the movie UNCLE BUCK, he was referred to as UB

KIMMY where are you ???????

OK OK OK....Nicole you can be Love Says.......I just said I wasnt going to refer to you as "LOVE"......I'm calling you SIL or Coley......

Hey all I need help with the whole ticker thingamajig.......

Photos, I will post some photos..........

 

[1gr8mouse]

This is the house we just bought.....or we will officially move to in about 3-4 weeks....if everything goes right with the people buying our house.....
We are excited.......Its brand new......We will have to grow grass!!!

Sorry, I tried to shrink it down....but I posted it somewhere else already and photobucket wont let me shrink it now........keeps kicking me off the net when I try...

 

[Beana9802]

Thanks......actually I believe Kimmydisneynerd came up with UJ......
I think it stems from the movie UNCLE BUCK, he was referred to as UB

That's where I got it from!!! hee hee

Awesome house!!! Best of luck!!!