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

[therussells08]

HOW DID I MISS THIS AGAIN??!!! haha. I just put together my binder over the weekend! The pics of it will be in my updates this weekend! I didn't go all out but I put 5 tabs in it: Travel, resort, adrs/menus, park hours schedule, and extras. I don't go for a full week so it's not totally in depth as others do theirs but it works for me!

That sounds like a great binder! I need to take some tips from you, because my organization skills are not the best!

 

[shelbys mommy]

And yet, thanks to my stupid internet I missed it!

 

[RachelNinja]

John and I like to do that with our money, too! When we got out yard sale money we were like, "this is our new WDW t-shirts!". That makes saving money so much easier!

You and Nermel9 were SO CLOSE!

Random thing but Matt's chore is to unload the dishwasher. He hates doing it, and I actually hate when he does it too because he just stacks everything on the counters. When I was his age, I had to pull the chair over to put them in the cabinets, but he's the kind of kid who does everything rough on purpose so that my mom won't trust him to put them away ... I digress ...

Anyway, last week, I told him that I'd do it for him if he paid me $1. Haha, then 2 days later, I made the offer to him again! So I got $2 from him (missed the last time because I was going out or something). I told Weird about it and said, "We've got half of our Dole Whip Float paid by Matt!" Hehe That brother of mine doesn't know the value of a dollar!

Aghhh to your cold! Feel better please!!!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Gah, I've missed it every week since the first one!

 

[Nermel9]

Hi everyone! I'm here to post a quick update with the results for the latest round of The Waiting Game! I am still battling this ugly little cold and I headed back to work with it today, so I'm afraid I don't have much energy for a really good post.

The correct answer for this week is Country Bear Jamboree! Great job, Nermel9! You beat RachelNinja by just a few seconds! That was the closest round we've had yet! Here are the updated scores:

Scoresheet
DisneyFirefly- 1
Nermel9- 3
ChildAtHeart82- 2
RachelNinja- 2

This is a very close game! I can't wait to see who gets it next week! Thank you all so much for playing my game every week! I promise I will be back soon with a trip related update. I am rapidly approaching the 100 day mark, so I need to start working on a countdown calendar!

Yay, I really didn't know if that was right or not! I thought it might be Hoop De Doo too, but I've never seen that so I went with Country Bears! That's so funny how close RachelNinja and I were!

Can't wait to see your countdown calendar! I just took a page off of mine this morning, I'm down to 80 days today!

HOW DID I MISS THIS AGAIN??!!! haha. I just put together my binder over the weekend! The pics of it will be in my updates this weekend! I didn't go all out but I put 5 tabs in it: Travel, resort, adrs/menus, park hours schedule, and extras. I don't go for a full week so it's not totally in depth as others do theirs but it works for me!

This sounds like a great binder, very simple! I really have to get started on one, but I can't find a binder I like! I might just buy a folder with like 5 pockets again like I did last year, that was easy and I stayed pretty organized with it!

 

[therussells08]

And yet, thanks to my stupid internet I missed it!

That's okay! There's plenty more weeks before my trip...unfortunately!

Random thing but Matt's chore is to unload the dishwasher. He hates doing it, and I actually hate when he does it too because he just stacks everything on the counters. When I was his age, I had to pull the chair over to put them in the cabinets, but he's the kind of kid who does everything rough on purpose so that my mom won't trust him to put them away ... I digress ...

Anyway, last week, I told him that I'd do it for him if he paid me $1. Haha, then 2 days later, I made the offer to him again! So I got $2 from him (missed the last time because I was going out or something). I told Weird about it and said, "We've got half of our Dole Whip Float paid by Matt!" Hehe That brother of mine doesn't know the value of a dollar!

Aghhh to your cold! Feel better please!!!

Haha, planning for WDW trips has definitely helped me learn to save money! I need to start charging my sister for something...hmmm...

Gah, I've missed it every week since the first one!

That's okay! You're still on the board!

Yay, I really didn't know if that was right or not! I thought it might be Hoop De Doo too, but I've never seen that so I went with Country Bears! That's so funny how close RachelNinja and I were!

Can't wait to see your countdown calendar! I just took a page off of mine this morning, I'm down to 80 days today!

I am still deciding how I want to do my countdown calendar! I only have 21 days until I'm under 100!!!

I can't believe how close your trip is! That is so awesome!!!

 

[Nermel9]

I am still deciding how I want to do my countdown calendar! I only have 21 days until I'm under 100!!!

I can't believe how close your trip is! That is so awesome!!!

Yeah it's kind of hard coming up with a countdown calendar, you wouldn't think it would be, but it is! Mine was pretty simple once I figured out I had to Krazy glue it to the poster board, so I would suggest that! Just don't get a bigger post it pad than the ones with 90 sheets, because it will probably be too heavy!

I can't believe how close my trip is getting either...yet it's still so far! 77 days as of today! Yours is getting close too, now your ticker says 3 months!!

 

[therussells08]

Happy Friday, everyone! Are ya'll as ready for the weekend as I am? I am loving my new job so much, but it wears me out! I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world, though! I am truly blessed to work with the students and staff that I get to work with!

In other news, I finally got over my cold! That sucker really hung around. I sounded like Elmer Fudd the first half of the week (I'm hunting wabbits!) and then Peter Brady the second half. (You know, it's "time to Ch-AAAA-nge!") I'm glad to be back to normal, and my students are glad I'm not being a loud mouth breather anymore!

Aaaanyway, I am FINALLY getting around to an update I have been promising you for weeks. It's time to introduce...drumroll, please....our mascot!

Before I introduce the little guy, let me just say that I originally had no intention of bringing a mascot on our trip. However, fate intervened and I realized that there was someone waiting in the wings who just HAD to come along. Gather round, everyone! It's story time!

Rewind to Spring Break 2009 when DH and I took my sister to WDW. We stayed at ASMo, which, if you didnt know this already, has a pretty awesome arcade. DH is absolutely bananas banana over arcade games and I have a competitive streak a mile long so I'm a pretty big fan myself. However, I only like the arcades that have prize redemption thingies. Incidentally, the arcade at ASMo is bursting with awesome Disney prizes that you can win for just a few (thousand) tickets. Needless to say, we spent a few rainy evenings in this arcade. We saved and saved our tickets the entire trip, and before it was time to head home we cashed them in. Of course we had spent probably around $50 in the arcade, but we only had enough tickets to get a few knick knacks. Well, I wanted to get my sister something, and she picked this little guy:

It's Abu from Aladdin! Now, Aladdin is one of my all time favorite Disney movies and I love obscure Disney characters, so you would think I would be head over heels for the new addition to our family. This was not the case. Something about Abu instantly rubbed me the wrong way. My sister gave him this creepy sort-of-British-but-not-really accent, and she started randomly leaving him places where I would be surprised to find him (i.e, under the blankets in my bed or in my jacket pocket). All of this combined actually made me dislike Abu quite a bit.

Anyway, we got back from our trip and my sister went back to college and took Abu with her. I forgot all about him until she moved back home recently. I was helping her unpack (Okay, you got me. I was going through her Disney DVDs trying to find Disney Movie Reward codes. ) when I stumbled across Abu. I knew instantly that I had to bury the hatchet with the little monkey and take him "home" to WDW. I told my sister about it and she was more than happy to loan Abu to me for the duration of our trip!

So there you have it! A very long story about a stuffed monkey! I am excited to take him on our trip, but if he makes me angry again I might just accidentally "drop" him on Space Mountain...in the dark....muah ha ha!

Here are a few more pictures of Abu for your viewing pleasure:

It's just like him to try to get in on our family photo with Mickey and Minnie.

Loving on my baby Vida!

Okay, enough with the monkey! I have more things to share!

As I'm sure you've noticed, I have a new ticker! For some reason my old one wasn't working anymore so I had to make a new one. But more importantly, I am LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS away from my trip!! I thought this day would never come. Three more weeks and I will be down to 100 days!

Also, since next weekend is Labor Day Weekend and John and I both have three days off (and I get paid for the first time on Wednesday ) we decided to make a special trip next Saturday to the mall that is an hour and a half away that has a Disney outlet! I wanted to go there months ago but never got to, so I'm really excited! I am hoping they will have big Labor Day sales so I can get a bunch of stuff for our trip! I will definitely be posting an update next weekend with all of my new goodies!

That's enough for today. Sorry for being so long winded! I will be back tomorrow with Round 10 of The Waiting Game! I can't believe it's been 10 weeks since I started that! I'm so glad everyone is still enjoying it!

M...I...C...See ya soon!....K...E...Y...Why? Because I love you!

 

[therussells08]

Yeah it's kind of hard coming up with a countdown calendar, you wouldn't think it would be, but it is! Mine was pretty simple once I figured out I had to Krazy glue it to the poster board, so I would suggest that! Just don't get a bigger post it pad than the ones with 90 sheets, because it will probably be too heavy!

I can't believe how close my trip is getting either...yet it's still so far! 77 days as of today! Yours is getting close too, now your ticker says 3 months!!

Haha, it took me so long to write my update that I just now saw your comment! I am so excited that my ticker says 3 months!!

77 days is awesome!! That's only 11 weeks!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I love Abu! He is too cute! Ohhhhhh Disney Outlet......you will have to carry me there in memory cause lord knows I could do some damage there, especially if they have baby girl clothes!

Ben works the weekend of Labor Day & Labor Day....fun fun

Off back to the Saints game!!!!

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Maybe I'll get to guess tomorrow haha!!

 

[Nermel9]

Awwww Abu is so cute! I hope he doesn't make you mad again so he doesn't get abandoned on Space Mountain!

I don't know what happened to the tickers, they're just gone, mine disappeared too, so I had to make this new one. I'm annoyed I had to start all over, but whatever! I can't wait until my ticker says 1 month!

So jealous you have a Disney Outlet near you, I don't think there are any around where I am! Hope they have some good sales for you and you get lots of stuff for your trip!

I don't know what's going on with Labor Day weekend with my DH, he's been working ridiculous overtime lately, he has to work 6-6 tomorrow and Sunday and possibly next weekend, which upsets me...my birthday also happens to be Labor Day! Oh well...I'm trying to convince him to use a good chunk of his overtime for Disney, but he says he wants to save it. Borrrrring!

 

[mom2mek]

Hey there! I'm trying to get all caught up on your report but just had to post about how exciting it must be to be going right at Christmas time! I really would like to do that someday with the kids. Yes, I know it will be crowded but how fun and such great memories!

Anyway, just wanted to post that I was reading...now I'm going back to get caught up!!

Sara

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Awww, I love the picture of Vida licking Abu!

 

[ChildAtHeart82]

I am definitely happy it's the weekend. Work has been rough the last couple of weeks so it was nice to finally sleep in. I'm glad you're feeling better! I am a big fan of Aladdin, but that particular Abu is kind of creepy looking. He'll make a good mascot, though!

Yay for less than 4 months!

We're thinking about taking a trip to Minneapolis over Labor Day weekend, which I think is our closest Disney Store (kind of sad to think it's 10 hours away). If we go there, we probably will spend too much money.

Looking forward to the waiting game!

 

[RachelNinja]

Love when you reference Brady Bunch!

Haha, I was cracking up over the creepiness of Abu! I'd definitely be scared if he suddenly appeared under my blankets or in my pocket! I think because you have a unique relationship with Abu, it'll create more fun photo opportunities (and captions when you add them to the TR!).

 

[therussells08]

I love Abu! He is too cute! Ohhhhhh Disney Outlet......you will have to carry me there in memory cause lord knows I could do some damage there, especially if they have baby girl clothes!

Ben works the weekend of Labor Day & Labor Day....fun fun

Off back to the Saints game!!!!

I will text you nonstop when I go to the Disney Outlet...if they have anything super cute that you want for the kids I can pick it up for you!

Maybe I'll get to guess tomorrow haha!!

It's coming very soon....

Awwww Abu is so cute! I hope he doesn't make you mad again so he doesn't get abandoned on Space Mountain!

I don't know what happened to the tickers, they're just gone, mine disappeared too, so I had to make this new one. I'm annoyed I had to start all over, but whatever! I can't wait until my ticker says 1 month!

So jealous you have a Disney Outlet near you, I don't think there are any around where I am! Hope they have some good sales for you and you get lots of stuff for your trip!

I don't know what's going on with Labor Day weekend with my DH, he's been working ridiculous overtime lately, he has to work 6-6 tomorrow and Sunday and possibly next weekend, which upsets me...my birthday also happens to be Labor Day! Oh well...I'm trying to convince him to use a good chunk of his overtime for Disney, but he says he wants to save it. Borrrrring!

Haha, I will probably spare Abu's life since he belongs to my sister. But he might end up posing in some uncomfortable places!

I LOVE the Disney Outlet! I hardly ever get to go there, but it's great when I do! There used to be a Disney Store like five minutes from my apartment and my sister worked there, but it went out of business.

Yikes! Sorry for all of DH's overtime! Hopefully he will change his mind and some of that money can go toward Disney!!

Hey there! I'm trying to get all caught up on your report but just had to post about how exciting it must be to be going right at Christmas time! I really would like to do that someday with the kids. Yes, I know it will be crowded but how fun and such great memories!

Anyway, just wanted to post that I was reading...now I'm going back to get caught up!!

Sara

Thank you so much for reading Sara! I have enjoyed your TR more than you know! I always get so excited when I see that you've updated. Your family is wonderful!

I think you're right, the memories from this trip are going to be truly magical! I can't wait!

Awww, I love the picture of Vida licking Abu!

Thanks! She's so silly. About two seconds after I took that picture she started trying to rip him to shreds!

I am definitely happy it's the weekend. Work has been rough the last couple of weeks so it was nice to finally sleep in. I'm glad you're feeling better! I am a big fan of Aladdin, but that particular Abu is kind of creepy looking. He'll make a good mascot, though!

Yay for less than 4 months!

We're thinking about taking a trip to Minneapolis over Labor Day weekend, which I think is our closest Disney Store (kind of sad to think it's 10 hours away). If we go there, we probably will spend too much money.

Looking forward to the waiting game!

Thank you! I am so glad that cold is behind me. It just reminded me that I need to take a lot of Airborne before my trip in December so I'm not sick at WDW!

I'm glad you got to sleep in! That's always nice.

I hope you get to go to the Disney Store in Minneapolis! If you do, I can't wait to see what you get for your trip!!

Also, I'm glad you can agree with me on Abu's creepiness!

Love when you reference Brady Bunch!

Haha, I was cracking up over the creepiness of Abu! I'd definitely be scared if he suddenly appeared under my blankets or in my pocket! I think because you have a unique relationship with Abu, it'll create more fun photo opportunities (and captions when you add them to the TR!).

Haha, I'm glad you enjoy my nerdy references! It's nice to know someone out there laughs at my jokes, because goodness knows my students don't!

I definitely plan on posing Abu in some interesting places on our trip...

 

[therussells08]

Alrighty everyone, you know what time it is! It's time for Round 10 of The Waiting Game! I checked the calendar and after this week there will be 17 more Saturdays until my trip headache which means 17 more rounds of the game! Well, it will probably be 16 because the last Saturday is Christmas and the day we leave, so unless there is need for a tie breaker I probably won't post a game that day. This means we are rapidly approaching the halfway point! So, is everyone ready? HERE WE GO!

I repeat the rules every week, so just for the sake of habit: please post only once, and do not edit your post! Thanks!

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

Good luck, everyone!

 

[ChildAtHeart82]

Soarin' ?

 

[shelbys mommy]

crap, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin?