"We Ain't From Around Here!"-The South Does Disney! A Dec PTR Update 1/11-Prizes!

When do you think we should leave for Disney?

  • December 25! Don't take the risk of missing the Wishes Dessert Party because the park is full!

  • December 26! Don't give up sleep and family time! You should be fine getting into the park!


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Hi everyone! I wanted to do a quick update before I head to bed! This isn't Disney related, but I wanted to fill everyone in on what's been going on!

As you all know, I am a high school English teacher. :teacher: I just graduated from college in December 2009, and since graduation I haven't been able to get a permanent job. I have done a bunch of subbing for other English teachers so I was still getting to teach, but I haven't had a place to really call my own. Well, all that changed this week because I got a permanent teaching job! :goodvibes I'm so happy that I will finally have my own classroom and be able to teach my kids for the entire year, rather than just popping in a for a week or two at a time. I will be teaching 9th and 10th grade English, and I couldn't be more excited!

This is also great news because now we have two full time incomes, which means I don't have to stress about affording our trip anymore! Hopefully it also means more Disney trips and possibly a DVC membership in our future, but we'll have to wait and see! :hyper: I'm already thinking about a trip next summer...hmmm... :rolleyes1

In other news, John and I are moving out of our one bedroom apartment in a few weeks and into a two bedroom! Now I know what you're thinking, and the answer is NO we are not planning to have children soon. ;) We just want some more space! We are going to turn the extra bedroom into a guest bedroom/office. I am also thinking about decorating it in a Disney theme! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! :)

That's about it for now. I just wanted to share all of my good news with everyone. I will be back tomorrow (well, today I guess since it's after midnight for me) to post the next round of The Waiting Game and I promise I will do a trip related update very soon! Good luck with Round 3 tomorrow everyone!

Here's a picture of my adorable sleepy babies to help me say goodnight!

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Just dropping by to see how you are feeling? My hunny was miserable for about a week when he had a tooth pulled. Hope you're doing well.

Thank you so much for checking on me! You are so sweet! :hug: I am feeling so much better! My mouth is almost completely healed from the wisdom teeth, thank goodness! I finally started chewing a few days ago. Now I'm just dealing with some canker sores from the irritation/lack of proper nutrition when I couldn't eat anything. I am one of those people who gets canker sores constantly. I hate them! :headache:
 
:cheer2: Yay, congratulations on the job! :) I'm so happy for you! :) And more yay for the new apartment! Your dogs are adorable, btw :) Do you have anything for your canker sores? :hug: I hope they go away soon. They suck :(
 
:cheer2: Yay, congratulations on the job! :) I'm so happy for you! :) And more yay for the new apartment! Your dogs are adorable, btw :) Do you have anything for your canker sores? :hug: I hope they go away soon. They suck :(

Thank you so much! :hug: I'm really excited about everything. Those dogs are so spoiled...as you can see, they own my bed. :rotfl: I put some orajel stuff on my canker sores, but it only helps for a little bit. Only time really helps them, and it usually takes a while. :headache:

I am so sorry I haven't been to your new PTR yet! I am going to check it out right now! Please forgive me for being so late! :blush:
 

Thank you so much! :hug: I'm really excited about everything. Those dogs are so spoiled...as you can see, they own my bed. :rotfl: I put some orajel stuff on my canker sores, but it only helps for a little bit. Only time really helps them, and it usually takes a while. :headache:

I am so sorry I haven't been to your new PTR yet! I am going to check it out right now! Please forgive me for being so late! :blush:

:lmao: When my parents were out of town last month and part of this month, my dog took over a pile of blankets on the floor in my room because my bedroom was the only air conditioned part of the house at the time :rotfl: Well, I just hope that the canker sores go away soon anyway :hug:

It's okay :teeth: Take your time! :) :yay:
 
YAY CONGRATS!!! :cheer2:

My friend is going down to FL right now for a job interview just south of Orlando :thumbsup2 I know the schools might not be as good as the ones up north but you have to start somewhere and she's been trying in IN since 2007.

How great for you to have 2 steady incomes now!!

Will this hurt your WDW trip plans at all???...correction, I forgot your dates and it soooo won't be interfering with your plans at all!!
 
Congrats again on your new job, sooooo happy for you! :cheer2: :hug: :dance3: :yay:

Your dogs are so cute! :lovestruc
 
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Still very excited for you about the job!!! How are you going to decorate your classroom?

You'll have to show pictures of the new apartment when you get the keys!
 
YAY! Congratulations on the job! Oh man, that's so exciting!!! It's so hard for teachers to get jobs nowadays that this is so thrilling to hear! What great news, woohoo!

And yay for a new apartment too! The extra space will be great to have especially if it means decorating.
 
:lmao: When my parents were out of town last month and part of this month, my dog took over a pile of blankets on the floor in my room because my bedroom was the only air conditioned part of the house at the time :rotfl: Well, I just hope that the canker sores go away soon anyway :hug:

It's okay :teeth: Take your time! :) :yay:

It cracks me up how human-like dogs act. I just love them! :lovestruc

The canker sores feel a lot better today! Thanks for your well wishes! :hug:

I am loving your new PTR! I can't wait to read more!

YAY CONGRATS!!! :cheer2:

My friend is going down to FL right now for a job interview just south of Orlando :thumbsup2 I know the schools might not be as good as the ones up north but you have to start somewhere and she's been trying in IN since 2007.

How great for you to have 2 steady incomes now!!

Will this hurt your WDW trip plans at all???...correction, I forgot your dates and it soooo won't be interfering with your plans at all!!

Thank you so much! :hug: I have my fingers crossed for your friend! I hope she gets the job!

I am so glad we don't have to worry about changing our dates! That's one good thing about John being in the Army and me being a teacher. He gets leave twice a year (unless he's deployed) and it's always in the summer and at Christmas, so I will always be off when he is! That sounds like two trips to Disney a year to me! :laughing:

Congrats again on your new job, sooooo happy for you! :cheer2: :hug: :dance3: :yay:

Your dogs are so cute! :lovestruc

Thank you so much! :hug: And thank you for saying that about my babies! I love them to death!

Still very excited for you about the job!!! How are you going to decorate your classroom?

You'll have to show pictures of the new apartment when you get the keys!

Thank you so much! :hug: I'm not sure yet about my classroom...I have been shopping online for some cute posters to hang on the walls. I found a life size Shakespeare poster I am pretty excited about! I have to get a little bit of Disney in there somehow!

I will definitely take pictures of the new apartment! We went and looked at it yesterday and it has new carpet, new tile in the kitchen, and a new fridge! :woohoo:

YAY! Congratulations on the job! Oh man, that's so exciting!!! It's so hard for teachers to get jobs nowadays that this is so thrilling to hear! What great news, woohoo!

And yay for a new apartment too! The extra space will be great to have especially if it means decorating.

Thank you so much! :hug: I am so excited about it. I know what you mean, teaching jobs are really hard to come by. I know some really great teachers who can't find a job anywhere. I got really lucky.

I am really excited about having more space! Plus, I think the two bedroom will feel a little bit more like a little "home" because it has an upstairs and downstairs so it will be a little more private than where we are now. I can't wait! :goodvibes
 
Well Folks, it's that time of the week again! I hope everyone is ready for Round 3 of The Waiting Game! I think I've picked a pretty good one this week, so let's get right to it! :goodvibes

Remember: the first person to guess correctly wins! Only one guess per person, so please don't guess multiple times or edit your guess after it's posted! Thanks for playing fairly everyone! :)

Please name the ride or attraction with this wait time sign:

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Good luck to all my wonderful DIS friends! :grouphug:

 
Congrats on the teaching job!! I can't imagine the relief you are feeling. Having youe own classroom is amazing and gratifying. And just think of all the souvies you can pick up now!

I am guessing TTA!
 
Oh man, someone already did my guess. I leave for like 30 minutes to fill a prescription and you post it! SO close!

I would've said Spaceship Earth (especially since you were going to a different park this time.)
 
Congrats on the teaching job!! I can't imagine the relief you are feeling. Having youe own classroom is amazing and gratifying. And just think of all the souvies you can pick up now!

I am guessing TTA!

DUH!!! I remember changing parks NOW. Oh well...
 
Alright, Round 3 of The Waiting Game is officially over! As many of you already know, the correct answer for this week was Spaceship Earth! Great job, ChildAtHeart82! :thumbsup2 And thank you to everyone else who participated! Here's how the updated scoresheet stands:

Scoresheet
DisneyFirefly- 1
Nermel9- 1
ChildAtHeart82- 1

Wow a three way tie! That's exciting! :bitelip: We have 23 more Saturdays until I leave for my trip, so that's 23 more chances for someone to win this! We've got a long way to go, so even if you haven't gotten one yet please don't give up! :) Remember, the prize is going to be a very special gift straight from my trip!

I will be back hopefully tomorrow to do a trip related update! DH and I spent the afternoon shopping for clothes for my new job! :goodvibes Just a note to all you ladies- if you have a Maurices at your local mall, they have a sale going on where all clearance merchandise is an additional 75% off! I got four dressy shirts for work for $20! :woohoo: Anyway, see ya soon!
 
Congratulations!! :yay::yay: That's such good news!

Thank you so much! :hug: I'm really excited about it!

Congrats on the teaching job!! I can't imagine the relief you are feeling. Having youe own classroom is amazing and gratifying. And just think of all the souvies you can pick up now!

I am guessing TTA!

Thank you so much! :hug: I can't believe I finally have my own classroom! It's so surreal! I haven't quite accepted it yet! :goodvibes And you're right...that means a lot more souvies for sure!

TTA was a good guess! Thanks for playing! :)

Spaceship Earth?

Good job! You win! :thumbsup2 Thanks for playing!

Oh man, someone already did my guess. I leave for like 30 minutes to fill a prescription and you post it! SO close!

I would've said Spaceship Earth (especially since you were going to a different park this time.)

I'm sorry you missed it! I try to post it at a different time every Saturday to keep everyone on their toes! ;) But then again, I can't expect people to sit here staring at my PTR all day on their Saturday! :laughing:

yes it's spaceship earth, darn I missed it again!

I'm sorry you missed it! Don't worry, you've got plenty of chances left before I leave! :)

DUH!!! I remember changing parks NOW. Oh well...

That's okay, TTA was a great guess! :)

Ugh I'm late again! Definitely looks like spaceship earth! :)

I'm sorry you missed it! But you're already on the scoreboard, so you're doing great! :thumbsup2
 





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