Walk-ing Back to Disney! COMPLETED 10/16! A Fall 2014 PTR!

[Denovagirl]

So I apologize for not commenting on everyone's threads the past couple of days but I have been sick!

Yuck. Came down with a cold, but feeling better now, though still have a lot of no-fun nose issues going on.... but anyhow, I have been laying in bed or on the couch a lot and reading along on my phone but it is such a pain to respond on there, so I think I visited everyone today and commented! LoL!

Obviously, I have done basically nothing the past couple of days, aside from watching the first 3 seasons of The Walking Dead (yes, in 2 days, lol) but I did muster up some energy yesterday to do a bit of tidying up around the house, and managed to complete another set of shirts for Lori (STLMickeyMom) and her hubs!!!

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The Mr & Mrs are on the backs. These are the anniversary shirts, which is what they are celebrating on this WDW trip in the fall! I LOVE them! So much so that I am making IDENTICAL ones for myself and my hubs too!!

I also got a fun photo sent to me on FB from Jackie (Jackiemarie21) a couple days ago, and she is done with her project for my family!! (The Mickey/Minnie Kissing shoes and Tangled shoes are for her) Sorry the photo is sideways, I have it fixed in my photobucket but it wont turn!!!!

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How great are these!?!?!?!? I seriously had a vision for these and told her and she produced it EXACTLY how I was thinking!! I love her!! And BTW... how awesome is her ironing board?? LOL!


Here's a close up:

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And finally my bow lady sent me this photo today....

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She made these to go with the outfits Lori made, shes also working on a second necklace to match the one I already got from her! And then I have the shoes I made, so basically it is going to look like Mickey Mouse threw up on my girls, lol, and I LOVE IT!!!

No other news to report right now, but I am loving all the projects I am seeing!! I think next on my list will be a binder like Mo is doing for her kiddos! Can't wait!!!

 

[Iamthequeen]

I was going to say I love the kissing shirts, but then realized I was going to say I loved the mickey head shirts, and the bows are sooooo cute, so I guess what I'm trying to say is I LOVE EVERYTHING! I really wish I had some little ones to sew/craft for....

 

[STLMickeyMom]

of course I love our shirts! the ones Jackie made are awesome!!! so cute! isn't she just awesome with a sewing machine?!? and I love that the girls will look like the mouse threw up on them! that's what Disney is all about, right?

 

[Denovagirl]

I was going to say I love the kissing shirts, but then realized I was going to say I loved the mickey head shirts, and the bows are sooooo cute, so I guess what I'm trying to say is I LOVE EVERYTHING! I really wish I had some little ones to sew/craft for....

LOL! I know EXACTLY how you feel!!!!!

 

[Denovagirl]

of course I love our shirts! the ones Jackie made are awesome!!! so cute! isn't she just awesome with a sewing machine?!? and I love that the girls will look like the mouse threw up on them! that's what Disney is all about, right?

Yes! You and Jackie are both more than awesome with a sewing machine!! I love both of you so much for Disney obsessing with me and making us such awesome things!!! I want to wear it all NOW but I don't want any stains or anything so I'm trying to resist! lol!!

 

[Jackiemarie21]

The kissing Mickey and Minnie shirts are too cute! Love them! Perfect for an anniversary trip.

Glad you love the shirts... Now I just have to get my but up to the post offic rot mail them to you. I will before the end of the week, I promise!

 

[DMGeurts]

I ADORE all of the shirts!!! Fantastic job everyone! I love how this is a group effort! It's going to be a fantastic trip!

I love the little clippies too... I miss those days with my girls - I truly do.

I hope you're feeling better soon, and no one else in the family gets it.

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

So have you poured over the POR site?
Look at the map: MAP

The royal rooms are in red. just something to think about add to your Frustration!!!

I love all the crafts!!! You will be showing you Disney side!! I JUST LOVE IT ALL!!!!
i cannot wait to see all your pictures! the characters are going to flip over your kids!!!

What was that site you use for the tee shirts?!?

I was going to say I love the kissing shirts, but then realized I was going to say I loved the mickey head shirts, and the bows are sooooo cute, so I guess what I'm trying to say is I LOVE EVERYTHING! I really wish I had some little ones to sew/craft for....

There are 3 of them in Chicago you can adopt...

 

[MidnightParade]

ugh, stop making me want to be crafty!!! We were in Michaels the other day and I thought of you and was wondering what I could do to be crafty. lol

Those t-shirts are awesome! I love them! Just so cute!

Hope you are feeling better! Yay for Walking Dead though. I found second season a little slow at times but it had some really great episodes too!

 

[sweetpeaandevie]

OOOOOOHHHHH, love it all!!! Those t'shirts are adorable!!!! Perfect!

 

[disneychic2]

I love all the new shirts! Every single one!!! I have that kissing Minnie and Mickie in an embroidery design. I haven't used it yet b/c it's smaller than I thought it would be, so isn't suited for a t-shirt unless I put it on a sleeve or something. Those bows are adorable as well!

I would say if your feet are an issue, you should opt for the preferred room. It is going to be such a magical trip anyway that a princess room, while fantastic, would not be necessary. They are going to love wherever you stay, so do what is best for you. Just my two cents!

I hope you are feeling much better now. Gosh, there are so many of our DIS friends who are sick or have sick little ones. This needs to stop!! Feel better, my friend, and have a fabulous weekend!

 

[Denovagirl]

I ADORE all of the shirts!!! Fantastic job everyone! I love how this is a group effort! It's going to be a fantastic trip!

I love the little clippies too... I miss those days with my girls - I truly do.

I hope you're feeling better soon, and no one else in the family gets it.

D~

Thanks, I think all of us are pretty much up and running again, thankfully.

I am sure I will miss these days some day too, I remind myself of that when I am shelling out some serious cash for all these fun pretties!

So have you poured over the POR site?
Look at the map: MAP

The royal rooms are in red. just something to think about add to your Frustration!!!

I love all the crafts!!! You will be showing you Disney side!! I JUST LOVE IT ALL!!!!
i cannot wait to see all your pictures! the characters are going to flip over your kids!!!

What was that site you use for the tee shirts?!?





There are 3 of them in Chicago you can adopt...

I have seen that map, in fact I have POURED over it! I am leaning towards the preferred room, or at least today I am, but I keep going back and forth, because the RR are SOOOO beautiful! It makes zero sense to me that they wouldnt have a Royal Preferred Room!!!

The site for the tees is jiffyshirts.com

ugh, stop making me want to be crafty!!! We were in Michaels the other day and I thought of you and was wondering what I could do to be crafty. lol

Those t-shirts are awesome! I love them! Just so cute!

Hope you are feeling better! Yay for Walking Dead though. I found second season a little slow at times but it had some really great episodes too!

Sorry! But not really, lol, you SHOULD go be crafty! It's so fun!

Haha, I liked the 2nd season, but the 3rd is hard for me, I hate when there are whole episodes away from the main group, those that focus on Woodbury. And I just loathe the governor...lol...

OOOOOOHHHHH, love it all!!! Those t'shirts are adorable!!!! Perfect!

Thanks!!!

I love all the new shirts! Every single one!!! I have that kissing Minnie and Mickie in an embroidery design. I haven't used it yet b/c it's smaller than I thought it would be, so isn't suited for a t-shirt unless I put it on a sleeve or something. Those bows are adorable as well!

I would say if your feet are an issue, you should opt for the preferred room. It is going to be such a magical trip anyway that a princess room, while fantastic, would not be necessary. They are going to love wherever you stay, so do what is best for you. Just my two cents!

I hope you are feeling much better now. Gosh, there are so many of our DIS friends who are sick or have sick little ones. This needs to stop!! Feel better, my friend, and have a fabulous weekend!

Thanks! The kissing embroidery design may look good sticking out of a pocket on a pocket tee shirt maybe?

I am agreeing with you today on the preferred room, lol, but I seem to be changing my mind a LOT!!

We are all feeling much better!! Just some little sniffles here and there, but overall so good! Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[STLMickeyMom]

So let me throw my two cents in here just to add to your decision making troubles

When we stayed at POR we were in the parterre building 95. We didn't look at any of the other buildings while we were there so I have no comparison but the walk from the bus/lobby/gift shop/food wasn't as far as it looks on that map. Or at least I didn't think it was that bad. The preferred rooms are probably closer, but it wasnt an awful walk and it's SO pretty. Also, we never swam since it was too cold, but there was a quiet pool pretty much right outside our door. I just really loved the RR but I don't think you can make a bad decision there with whatever room you decide on.

 

[Denovagirl]

Hello friends! I have a few things to share today with you all! I did a little shopping this weekend and found some fun stuff I think you may like!

First off, I didn't buy one of these (yet...) but how adorable are these hats I found at Claire's!?!?!? They have built in pony tails!!! EEEP!

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I just love them and the little details on them! So cute!!! They were like $16.95 I believe.

Anywho, I went in that shop for earrings, but, of course, left with Disney stuff too... I picked up these fun headbands in the clearance area for $3 a piece! The zipper pouch was from Michaels for a buck and I plan to keep my pins in it!

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You guys have NO IDEA how excited I was to find that Lambie head band! It's perfect for Maddie's Halloween costume! I was planning on making one, but this was so much easier. I am thinking for the rest of her costume I will just do white cotton shorts, maybe the longer ones from the boys area, and a white tee with the pink tutu. Do you think people will be able to tell she is Lambie like that? I want easy, moveable costumes for the park, so I dont want to do a full-out lamb costume or anything too puffy.

I also got to some more crafting... the girls HS outfits are done!

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I LOVE them! I cannot wait until our H&V breakfast and they get to meet Sofia and Doc in these! It's going to be so great!! Yeeeeeeee!

I ended up finding some glitter tee paint like I have been using so I did the design in white, then went over it with the glitter and the result was PERFECT! I love it! I didn't want the outfits too over the top, because the hats are the main thing here, so I am pretty stoked how these turned out! I love how they match but are opposites on the colors too!!

Also, my friend is done with the Lilo dresses, she basically made me peasant dresses with red fabric and each day I have been adding the leaf pattern on myself with fabric paints, so far, so good...

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I think I prefer adding the pattern myself bc I get to place the leaves exactly where they are on Lilos dress, versus buying patterened fabric that was like $16 a yard! Yikes!

Other than that I have just been trying to get things together in my head which results in a lot of lists. I am a list person. LoL!

List #1: Things I Still Need To Purchase For the Trip

• Airfare
• MNSSHP Tickets
• TTFDP Tickets
• Stroller Rental
• Memory Maker

List #2: Shirts I Still Need To Make

• Plane Shirt (Maddie needs a new one, the rest of ours still fit)
• Mickey Bar Shirts
• Costumes
• Kissing Shirts (Me & the Hubs)
• Mickey LOVE shirts (Me & the Hubs)
• Dis Junior Shirts (Me & the Hubs)
• Ghost Mickey Shirt (IF we add the extra day(s))

List #3: Things To Start Picking Up Here & There

• Travel Laundry Pods
• Coffee Pods
• Breakfast/Snack Items for In Room
• PINS
• Collapsible Laundry Bins
• Mole Skin

Haha, no judging me by my insane list making, that's just the tip of the iceberg people!

Okay, so some other random things in my head...

Does anyone have some recommendations of things I can do on the trip to help my feet!! Seriously, on our last two park days last trip my feet were hurting BAD, and we only did 6 park days!! This time we are doing at least 10, possibly 12!!! I am SCARED! Like really. We went to DC once and my feet got so bad that I was crawling to my room, true story. Being pushed in a wheel chair is not an option if it gets too bad bc we have to push the kids in the stroller, so I am at a loss.

I know I read on someones TR about a special foot soak they used each day, but I can not remember what it was or whose TR is was, so someone help me out, I was also thinking about getting some of these special socks that help with blood flow that runners use...anyone have any info on that? And then I was going to bring my foot ball massager as well. Its also another reason I would like to upgrade to Mod resort, hot tub!! Does wonders for an achy body!! Any other tips would be MUCH appreciated!

Also on POR....I am really leaning towards the Preferred room. But I was just reading today that sometimes the RR's are the only ones included in FD... so we will just have to see.

Truth is I much prefer the RR buildings and rooms over the theming in the AB Preferred rooms, but I can deal with that. If we do have to book a RR I am going to request Riverview in hopes of being close to the bridge that connects to the main building. I also didnt realize they had several bust stops at POR, so now I am feeling better. We really wont have much need to go to the main building every day if we dont want to, we will have a coffee maker in room here and bring some snack foods, so we could just walk to the closest bus stop.

Ha, I find it amusing how much I am dwelling on this considering its a huge IF, depending on the fall sales, lol...but I like to be prepared!!!

How's everyone doing??

 

[sweetpeaandevie]

hehehe, we are so much alike!!! I am a MAJOR list person too....so much so that EVERYONE I know makes fun of me for it!!! Seriously, how do they remember everything without lists gotta go work.....

okay, so now that that's done......

I love the HS outfits! It is super cute the way they are mismatch matched!!!! So creative! Those hats at Claire's are cute too.....there is no way my girls would keep them on though...

Great luck with the headbands!!!! I am all about some easy costumes.....y'all are gonna be adorable!!!

 

[Gracefulskinny]

As far as feet go. I too have issues with them. I try and spend at least 15 min/day laying on the floor with my feet elevated on the bed. As for the special socks... I believe they are called compression socks. Don't hold me to it though. I've thought about looking into them myself but haven't done it yet. Let me know how they work out for you if you get them.

Keep in mind with POR that the RR are preferred rooms. Though really anywhere on the resort is truly not as bad as people make it out to be. I hope you are able to swing the difference. It truly is a magical resort.

Love the Lilo dresses! THey are just down right adorable!

 

[Denovagirl]

I just posted this on Mo's thread but I'll copy here too:

I forgot to mention on my update but I ordered 50 trader pins and am putting those in the kids Easter eggs this year!!! I don't really let them eat candy so this is perfect, lol! This is gonna be so fun! I think they'll really get into seeing which one they found!

 

[STLMickeyMom]

Oh lists--how I love them! I've been known to write things I've already done on them just so I can cross something off and feel like I've gotten something done. Don't judge!

I didn't realize the girls shirts had glitter on them. That's so cool! They're totally adorable. And the Lilo dresses look great!

Feet issues.....I hate them as much as I love lists! The thing that worked for me was Tylenol and putting my feet up as soon as we got back into the room. I hate taking medicine but at Disney I live on Tylenol. I'll take a couple before we leave the room, a couple at lunch/late afternoon and again at bed. I also try to have good shoes on (of course), and not do a lot of backtracking at the parks. This year I'm going to bring some cushy inserts too and see if that helps.

I think the foot soak was on danimaroo's tr but I don't remember the name.

 

[Jackiemarie21]

Love the Doc and Sofia outfits!
I am also an obsessive list maker, I have lists to help make lists! I also put stuff on them that I have already done so it looks like I have really accomplished something!

I think you will LOVE the RR! We have never stayed in POR, but we stayed in POFQ and the POR side looked so beautiful! With the multiple bus stops you should be good!

So, about your feet. I have found that it is all about the shoes! In 2010 my feet hurt so bad we ended up not even using our last day of park tickets! So, for our last trip I started researching shoes and I found Orthaheel shoes (they have just changed their brand to Vionic but I understand they are the same shoes). They are AMAZING! I like to wear sandals in the heat not tennis shoes. They are very expensive, but so worth it. I got a pair for myself and Bob last year and my feet did not hurt at all. They are made for people with feet issues, and conform to your feet as you wear them. The first two weeks of wearing them you will not notice a difference, but wear them a lot for the first to weeks and they will conform to your foot and be the best walking shoes (or sandals) you have ever had!

 

[MidnightParade]

Love the Lilo dresses! So adorable, I totally want one myself now! lol

Yay lists! I have one going. Everytime I see someone mention something good in a TR, PTR or just a thread I add it on.I haven't yet split it up yet into different categories although I'm sure that will happen!

For feet, I have read a few threads and right now I plan on picking up some peppermint lotion to put on them nightly and also maybe spend some time with them elevated each night(against a wall). But there were tons of ideas, I should have book marked them. Although I'm sure a new one(or four) will pop between now and then.

That is such an awesome idea for easter eggs! I love pins!!