(WE ARE BACK! TR LINK!) The-BFF-Birthday-bash PTR turned ANNIVERSARY trip

[Twoboysnmygirl]

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Sounds good to me. You should come over here so you can see my new furniture.

I'll do that when I'm done being sick! Ahem... grumbling your dd's name under my breath! Are you guys still going today? MA and Michelle will be here at 8:15 and I think Savannah feels ok (she wasn't feeling too hot yesterday) enough to go today.

 

[-Hope-]

I'll do that when I'm done being sick! Ahem... grumbling your dd's name under my breath! Are you guys still going today? MA and Michelle will be here at 8:15 and I think Savannah feels ok (she wasn't feeling too hot yesterday) enough to go today.

Eeek! I was afraid she had made you guys sick. The good news is that it was short lived and she still wants to go today. I was secretly hoping she wouldn't want to go so I didn't have to drive into the city. But she wants to go so 2 we're leaving at 8:00 which means I need to get off the DIS and get ready to go.

When you feel better we'll figure out a day to get together.

 

[DrMomof3]

Looks like you got some great ADRs!!!! Congrats!
Hope you feel better.

Amanda

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

BFF Itinerary update!!!

So, Hope & I had some time to go over our itinerary for our trip in early 2013 and we made some changes! Surprise, surprise!

First off, we decided to cut a night. When we looked at our old Itinerary (you can find the link in the contents if you really have a lot of time on your hands!) we realized that we had some bizarre planning going on...Hope, had we been DRINKING??? I think we had! The last day was really wasted, we had ourselves going to AK to ride JUST EE and DTD. A whole day. So, we decided that 3 nights would work better and there would be more money for DRINKS and souvenirs. If you are surprised by this logic, you must be new. Welcome!

I also made the executive decision to let go of my late Feb plans to run The Princess. It's been a lot of soul searching and a little bit of heartbreak in there about this, but I know that I need to lose some weight and focus on other things while my feet heal and I have been VERY preoccupied with being able to run, to the point of it being unhealthy for me to sit here pining away about something I cannot physically do right now. I need to focus on what I CAN do, which is biking and weight lifting, so I'm not going to run. Maybe another year!

So, without further ado, here is our new revised itinerary:

Monday, March 4th, 2013
Early flight to MCO
check in at POFQ
snack/drink(mug)
AK to ride EE and whatever else we can fit in
Sanaa for dinner at AKL
DTD for the remainder of the night/boat back to POFQ

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013~my 40th bday!
Early ADR at Crystal Palace
MK all morning
CS lunch at CHH
monorail to Epcot
CS dinner at Tangerine Cafe and MANY BIRTHDAY DRINKS at Epcot!

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Rope drop at DHS
Snack breakfast at Starring Rolls
back to the resort to swim/catch some rays
lunch CS at POFQ
back to Epcot for the remainder (I believe it will be a PM EMH until midnight)
Last TS at Hacienda

Thursday, March 7th, 2013
breakfast at resort (OOP)
if we have time before flight leaves, boat to DTD for shopping and possibly lunch!
flight home.


What is possibly the most hysterical thing about all of this is that after we fixed this itinerary and Hope left for work, I went and looked at my itinerary with Rey for our November trip and aside from meals, it is nearly IDENTICAL!

 

[-Hope-]

What is possibly the most hysterical thing about all of this is that after we fixed this itinerary and Hope left for work, I went and looked at my itinerary with Rey for our November trip and aside from meals, it is nearly IDENTICAL! [/COLOR]

That's because at this point we have this planning thing down to a science and we know what works!

 

[Victoriasmom98]

The two of you are so cute!!!! I am not surprised at all that your itineraries would be just about identical!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Ann, we get that a lot...that we are cute.

Hope, I changed my siggy to reflect the new March dates for our trip! You should do yours too, I know how you hate to start over though.

Fun times tonight! Hope & I are taking our girls (and two of their girlfriends) to a Christina Perry concert! That reminds me, I have to go find out if I can bring my camera. I'm thinking no.

 

[-Hope-]

Ann, we get that a lot...that we are cute.

Hope, I changed my siggy to reflect the new March dates for our trip! You should do yours too, I know how you hate to start over though.

Fun times tonight! Hope & I are taking our girls (and two of their girlfriends) to a Christina Perry concert! That reminds me, I have to go find out if I can bring my camera. I'm thinking no.

Dang, I forgot about changing my ticker. Look how far it's moved already.

 

[-Hope-]

I picked my new ticker just for you, Karen. Muwahahahaha!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

If I throw up and rest of our Epcot afternoon is ruined, I will blame it all on you!!!!!

 

[-Hope-]

If I throw up and rest of our Epcot afternoon is ruined, I will blame it all on you!!!!!

You never mentioned throwing up! I'm doing the single rider line and if you do it too you can throw up on some poor unsuspecting stranger.

And now that I've seen all of those Harry Potter tickers I'm going to have to make one for our family trip to the dark side...

 

[Bethislucy]

Wow I've missed a lot while I was A-wol.

Awesome that you are getting to go on a mini trip with your husband. That will be nice.

Sorry to hear you can't run, but your right you've got to take care of your helath & now you have a reason to go back in 2014.

 

[Tinker326]

Hope-

I see you added a Harry Potter ticker! We just added on 2 days to our June trip so we can do the same! My girls are obsessed with Harry Potter (ok, ok..and me too!).

Now I'll take lots of pics of the Coronado Spring Resort for Karen & Harry Potter for you!

We are doing Coronado Spring prior to the cruise & then Harry Potter afterwards (we are staying at the Royal Pacific Hotel to get front of line access to the parks!).

So excited!!! (<--- that's me pretending to be a witch)

Can't wait to get to Hogwarts! I always knew I belonged there!

Ha!

P.S- Sorry about the 1/2 Karen- but it's a good choice! Focus on other things instead. I am seriously contemplating giving it up as well... I have managed to get myself up to being able to run 3.5 miles but I just REALLY don't like it. (LIKE REALLY!). So the thought to keep training when time is short to get me to 13.1- well... I think I need ot let it go. Stick to maybe 5K's.

 

[-Hope-]

Hope-

I see you added a Harry Potter ticker! We just added on 2 days to our June trip so we can do the same! My girls are obsessed with Harry Potter (ok, ok..and me too!).

Now I'll take lots of pics of the Coronado Spring Resort for Karen & Harry Potter for you!

We are doing Coronado Spring prior to the cruise & then Harry Potter afterwards (we are staying at the Royal Pacific Hotel to get front of line access to the parks!).

So excited!!! (<--- that's me pretending to be a witch)

Can't wait to get to Hogwarts! I always knew I belonged there!

Ha!

P.S- Sorry about the 1/2 Karen- but it's a good choice! Focus on other things instead. I am seriously contemplating giving it up as well... I have managed to get myself up to being able to run 3.5 miles but I just REALLY don't like it. (LIKE REALLY!). So the thought to keep training when time is short to get me to 13.1- well... I think I need ot let it go. Stick to maybe 5K's.

Oooh, yeah- take lots of pics! I've actually been planning our trip to the dark side for a while now but just pinned down dates recently. We are SO excited! Have you checked out the Universal boards here on the DIS? There are some great trip reports that have great info and pics of Hogsmeade.

 

[KatMark]

I think the new plans sound great; and anyway to have "extra" money for adult beverages gets a from me.

 

[-Hope-]

I think the new plans sound great; and anyway to have "extra" money for adult beverages gets a from me.

We all have our priorities.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Ugh, big announcement I really don't want to make!

I told Hope today that I needed to cancel the BFF trip. I'm lucky that she's the friend she is b/c any lesser person might have been mad at me and I do have all kinds of guilt here doing this. Let me try to explain...

We haven't had much money while the kids were growing up. Lots of years struggling, filed bankruptcy, almost lost our house...there were no vacations. We went to the beach for 3 days in 2008 and that was the first time my kids had ever gone on vacation. Since then, they have gone to Disney twice, but not seen much else of the World. The boys are turning 17 & 18 this summer and I feel like time is slipping away.

We are finally in the position to "kind of" take a few trips. So, now that things are more financially stable, naturally I feel the clock ticking. Not only do I want to take a vacation with my husband, but we want to take some day trips and some short family trips with the boys before they are headed to college. We want to visit some cities, see some new places, even Savannah expressed interest in a mother/daughter trip to Disney, which I know in a few years might be something she doesn't want to do anymore. I just feel like I have very little time left with my kids.

I was also feeling really selfish, taking two trips and then possibly another at some point with Savannah to Disney. It just felt like it was all about me (AND DISNEY) and I have known to be selfish, but not THAT much!

So, I have guilt about canceling on Hope, but trying to console myself with the fact that now I'm not making her spend tons of money on MY birthday. We are still going to do something fabulous, however! We talked about going into St. Louis to stay for a night or two and going to the vodka bar that Rey & I went to when we were there last fall.

I know that was longwinded and I KNOW that I'll get to Disney with Hope in the future, we already have a plan to go for Savannah's 16th bday, Hope & I will go hang out while Savannah, Kya, and two more friends enjoy the parks as teens.

AND, before we know it, Hope & I are going to have a crazy amount of time with each other b/c our kids are going to be grown and off doing their own thing. We might be hobbling around with our canes or riding our ECV's, but we'll get there! For right now though, I need to eek out those last couple years of family trips while I can.

Sooooooooo, this will officially just become my November PTR, I'll have to change that. Thanks for everyone that has been so supportive, I hope I didn't ramble so long that I made no sense.

 

[Victoriasmom98]

Wow..... I don't know what to say. I'm sorry, but I totally understand. I still want to hear all about your little minnie trips!!!

 

[-Hope-]

Now that you mention it, I AM quite an amazing friend.

J/K! The reality is that I completely understand. My kids are younger than yours and I already feel the time cruch.

I am, of course, disappointed to be missing out on seeing Disney with you but you know that even though I really do Disney I also love any adventure doing new things. I am PERFECTLY happy going to St. Louis for a few days instead. I am NOT just saying that to make you feel better. In fact, Robbie and I are talking about using some of the money we'll save to do something just the two of us- or something just for him since he so rarely treats himself. Either way, we'll be happy. Plus I have my trip in 2013 to look forward to...

Oh, and you can use GREEN now for your updates. I'm officially relinquishing it to you after this post.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Wow..... I don't know what to say. I'm sorry, but I totally understand. I still want to hear all about your little minnie trips!!!

I know, I feel so baaaaad, but I'm positive that we'll have a great time even though we won't be in Disney.

Now that you mention it, I AM quite an amazing friend.

J/K! The reality is that I completely understand. My kids are younger than yours and I already feel the time cruch.

I am, of course, disappointed to be missing out on seeing Disney with you but you know that even though I really do Disney I also love any adventure doing new things. I am PERFECTLY happy going to St. Louis for a few days instead. I am NOT just saying that to make you feel better. In fact, Robbie and I are talking about using some of the money we'll save to do something just the two of us- or something just for him since he so rarely treats himself. Either way, we'll be happy. Plus I have my trip in 2013 to look forward to...

Oh, and you can use GREEN now for your updates. I'm officially relinquishing it to you after this post.

Meh...I'm not even sure how I will keep up with my November updates here. It feels strange b/c my whole intro and lots of the updates are about our trip. It just feels wrong...so does the green! Wahhhh!