i hate dieting. 
Oh Tess, I am the worst Dis friend ever! I lost the subscription to your ptr long ago and with all that's been going on with me and my sporadic internet time, I forgot to check or notice that you have a new ptr!! So, I'm here, finally. I read your tr from September and loved the shirts and bags and costumes. You have quite a talent!
Of course I can't remember all I wanted to respond to, but I did enjoy getting caught up. My youngest DD lived in Maryland for a few years. As a thank you for everyone who helped her and her roommate move into their place, they did the blue crab thing with the newspapers and mallets etc. It was a hoot! They got such of kick out of me getting grossed out when I ventured where I shouldn't have with the crab.
I liked the line up of ADRs you've got so far. For Hollywood Studios we like 50s Prime Time really well, but we tend to leave the park for a resort restaurant since nothing in HS really stands out. Also, if you are looking for a wonderful place that is fairly quiet and the food is really good, try the Grand Floridian Cafe. We've eaten there twice and both times had excellent service and food.
Congratulations on the DVC purchase!!!That will give you a lot of flexibility for future visits. As far as going to Home and Garden, we went in April of 2012 with our 5 year old Granddaughter and had a blast. The butterfly house was a favorite of hers, but the topiaries and flowers are what caught my eye. Stunning color bursting everywhere! You'll get lots of great photos I'm sure.
We've eaten at Raglan Road a couple of times and it is fantastic. The atmosphere as well as the food. We enjoyed Garden Grill, but the characters came around so often we had a hard time getting our meal eaten. It was fun, though, when Dale and Pluto were fighting over me.
You have been so faithful to keep Jennifer in your prayers and I really appreciate that. I have been praying for you and your family daily as well. I hope 2014 shapes up to be a wonderful year for you and your family! Now that I've found your report, I'll be back! Have a great day!
Oh, almost forgot! Dan surprised me last year and a trip that was supposed to be cancelled wasn't and we ended up going!! No time to plan DIS meets, but now I see we were at MK on the same day and I think HS too. Wish I'd known!
Oh Boy everyone is on the Disney diet aren't they???
that means more support.. i guess...
i wonder how many others there will be at Disney during OUR time??
yeah i had a turkey sandwich.. and washed it down with 2 SMALL bags of chips.. i did that....
But i have volleyball today.. so that's something right!?!?!
I thought after I updated my TR and caught up on every one else's...but somehow I missed yours. Please forgive me.
I would welcome your daughter to Chicago too.
How did you like Frozen? We went and saw Saving Mr. Banks this weekend instead of Frozen. Hoping to get to Frozen this weekend.
I'm hoping its not something serious, since getting a new car is not in the current budget. Actually, if we did end up getting a newer car, I would end up driving it back and forth to work
when we go in Sept. I am not taking days away from my Disney time - we are going down 3 days early, so I can get my Harry Potter fix. We went one day 3 years ago, just to visit Harry. Spent a lot of money for a few hours visit but it was fun.
Your trip is coming up fast!
HELLO THERE!!!!
Hope Jim is doing alright..
I cannot wait to see this Frozen dress!!!
I cast my vote with Mo...I think Jim as Olaf would be outstanding! And of course you have the skills to pull off a stunning dress. And you have plenty of time to work on them. Ok, so that's settled. Carry on.
Thata should be Charlie. Thanks for making the decision for me, just need to work out the logistics on this one....
Jim is doing ok - day to day and sometimes hour to hour. He's been going through Gwen's things - she saved EVERYTHING! so its been hard some days and funny some days seeing what she saved. He's getting ready to put the house on the market. Although I talked to him on Tuesday, when we were in the midst of yet another snow storm and he asked me why he was going to move back to PA? I told him because he missed me.
Disney diet is still going well, but I'm off track with exercising - I've been shoveling snow instead - tomorrow I should be back to my weight training, but the walking has taken a nose dive. I really don't like our treadmill, but I guess I'm going to have to suck it up and use it anyway. Looks like we need to budget to buy another car in the not too distant future.
No new Disney news yet...but its only about 7 weeks until I'm there again!
Of course Charlie!! My prayers are for Tess and Jim every day, so I guess that's why he slipped in there! What a dork!
Glad he's making progress. I, too, am wondering about why he would want to move from Hawaii. But family trumps beautiful weather every time. He must really need to be near all of you.
Don't you hate when it's time to buy a car? We drive ours until they die a natural death. But in this weather it's important to have a reliable car, that's for sure.
Your trip is so close! I know you're getting excited. I'm a bit concerned about flights for our trip in 9 days. Since the weather has messed things up so much from that standpoint. Hoping we get a break by then. I usually buy trip insurance, but didn't this time. Go figure.
Hope you have a great day!
