We're Dreaming of a WL Christmas! DEC 2010 INTERACTIVE PTR NEW: 12/9 BYE-BYE!

[BippityBoo]

Joining in! Now I have to go back and read

YAY! So happy that you are here!!

My five year old LOVED it. Full fledged belly laughs in some parts. He'd be the first one to hide his eyes at any parts he thought were scary but he didn't. We saw it in 3d but it's not necessary, we just have fun wearing the nerdy glasses.

I agree---lots of belly laughs, really not many scary parts IMO!

 

[disney<333]

I love what you did to your siggie, Katie!
I need to change mine up soon, too.

 

[BippityBoo]

I love what you did to your siggie, Katie!
I need to change mine up soon, too.

Thank you!! Can't wait to see what you come up with

 

[jenny105]

Hi Katie! I had such a busy weekend, I'm catching up on my DIS-ing now. I also loved TS3! So cute! Hope you had a great weekend!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Hey! I'm still here! LOVE TS3...I cried and cried. So emotional! And really funny! When Andy introduced Bonnie to all the toys and then played with them one last time, I was seriously sobbing!

Love the new look!

 

[BippityBoo]

Hi Katie! I had such a busy weekend, I'm catching up on my DIS-ing now. I also loved TS3! So cute! Hope you had a great weekend!

OH I am so happy you are back!!! I am trying to catch up too! You really have to keep up with the DIS or you are way behind TS3 was the BEST! Ken and Barbie made me laugh out loud!! I had the Ken dunebuggy

Hey! I'm still here! LOVE TS3...I cried and cried. So emotional! And really funny! When Andy introduced Bonnie to all the toys and then played with them one last time, I was seriously sobbing!

Love the new look!

YAY!!! OMG I cried my eyes out! Of course, it made my eyes feel horrible b/c I am already SO bad with 3D movies (when it comes to my eyes, they start to hurt after a while) What a great movie..Bonnie was precious!!! I am so happy she got the toys..she deserved it! HEHE look at us--acting like Bonnie is REAL! Dang 3D movies!! It is too REAL! My DD was watching Aladdin lastnight. It made me realize how far they have come with Disney movies!

 

[jwwi]

Hey! I'm still here! LOVE TS3...I cried and cried. So emotional! And really funny! When Andy introduced Bonnie to all the toys and then played with them one last time, I was seriously sobbing!

Love the new look!

I am sure you were not alone. That was the most touching scene I have ever watched during a animated movie. And I hate to cry during movies, but it was so sweet. I was a mess.

Katie,
I love your new signature, the glass slipper is so pretty.

 

[BippityBoo]

I am sure you were not alone. That was the most touching scene I have ever watched during a animated movie. And I hate to cry during movies, but it was so sweet. I was a mess.

I love your new signature, the glass slipper is so great.

Awww thank you so much!! I love the glass slipper too!!

TS3 is a tear jerker...but SOOOO funny too!!! Wasn't it just great? They will make even more money when it comes out on DVD

 

[Charleston Princess]

Love the new avatar and signature! Very pretty!

 

[BippityBoo]

Love the new avatar and signature! Very pretty!

THANKS my friend!! I was channeling "Charleston Princess" on this one I love your avatar.

 

[Charleston Princess]

THANKS my friend!! I was channeling "Charleston Princess" on this one I love your avatar.

Ah, thanks! I found it as one of the designs on the DISign board forever ago -- I have thought about changing it from time to time, but it's so "me" at this point!, I don't think I can!

 

[leamom2princesses]

Your new avatar and siggie are so pretty Katie! You did a good job with them.

 

[BippityBoo]

Ah, thanks! I found it as one of the designs on the DISign board forever ago -- I have thought about changing it from time to time, but it's so "me" at this point!, I don't think I can!

OH!!! Please don't change it!! It has been a favorite of mine since I started reading your TR way back!

Your new avatar and siggie are so pretty Katie! You did a good job with them.

Thank you so much!!! I was afraid that no one would recognize me when I posted on their TRs

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Well aren't you looking snazzy! I love the new look! How did you make the pictures in your siggy?

 

[ladybugmom]

Ok--all caught up!! We had 7 people in our group this past trip and were always seated together. I can't imagine that 1 more person would make them split you up?! Sorry you weren't able to get Le Cellier but here's hoping the CP package will work out for you! I wish they would go ahead and have that available already!! It would make things sooo much easier for all of us planners!!

LOVED TS3!!! I ended up crying like a baby several times during the movie! I'm not sure I could pick a favorite. It's funny you ask b/c Brent and I talked about that on our drive home from AL last night. We agreed that all 3 movies were different in their own ways. We loved all 3 equally!!

Can't wait to hear/see what you got shopping!!!! And I LOVE your new look! I noticed it right away!!

 

[BippityBoo]

Well aren't you looking snazzy! I love the new look! How did you make the pictures in your siggy?

Thank you!!! I just downloaded pics of the Resorts to photobucket, changed their size to small and added glittery text to the picture! It was pretty easy, once I got the hang of it!

Ok--all caught up!! We had 7 people in our group this past trip and were always seated together. I can't imagine that 1 more person would make them split you up?! Sorry you weren't able to get Le Cellier but here's hoping the CP package will work out for you! I wish they would go ahead and have that available already!! It would make things sooo much easier for all of us planners!!

LOVED TS3!!! I ended up crying like a baby several times during the movie! I'm not sure I could pick a favorite. It's funny you ask b/c Brent and I talked about that on our drive home from AL last night. We agreed that all 3 movies were different in their own ways. We loved all 3 equally!!

Can't wait to hear/see what you got shopping!!!! And I LOVE your new look! I noticed it right away!!

OH! That sounds promising about the seating! They just have a warning on the ressie that we may be seated apart. I guess b/c we qualify for the Grand Gathering? I am sure it is easier for some restaurants to seat us in 2 tables of 4, rather than pushing them together?? I would not mind doing this on one or two dinners, but would be really upset if they did it to us more than that!

I cried like a baby too!!! All 3 movies are wonderful!

I hope to update about shopping and a few things today. Thanks for the comment about my new look I needed something different!

 

[pooh'smate]

We are going in Nov/Dec too so I am joining in. Now I am going back to read.

 

[BippityBoo]

We are going in Nov/Dec too so I am joining in. Now I am going back to read.

Great!!! I am very excited to get your imput about all of the Christmas details Is this your first time going during Christmastime?

 

[BippityBoo]

I have been doing a little shopping lately for our trip. My husband probably thinks I am crazy, but I know how fast 5 ½ months can sneak by me! I also have a few random fun things to share!

Here is what I have bought so far:

Luggage Tags:

I got these ADORABLE luggage tags off of Etsy. I actually found out that it is a fellow DISer (MCazer) after she posted that the lime green luggage tag could be used for DIS. It has our names on the front then our phone numbers and last name on the back.

I got 4 luggage tags total and plan on using 3 for our luggage and 1 for our park bag. I am also thinking about buying a few for my in-laws as a gift for the trip! They were very reasonable. There are many colors to pick from (I went with classic Mickey red/black on all of them)

http://www.etsy.com/transaction/29128898

Tell her Katie/BippityBoo sent you!!

Carriage Necklaces:

I read about these necklaces on RinkyTinky and Ladybugmom’s PTR/TRs. They are amazing, wonderful quality and SO cheap! Seriously, they were only $3.50 a piece! I got 4 (one for my DD, me, MIL and SIL). We are going to take a little girls only break and go to the Pick-A-Pearl in the Japan pavilion. My daughter is SO thrilled to do this! I have been pulling up Youtube videos for her to watch people pick the pearls. From what I understand, they will put the pearl in the necklace for you while you wait!

Here are pics of the cages and chains:

This one shows you how to open the cage to put the pearl in:

I bought them off of Ebay. Here is the link if you want to order your own!! It will save you a lot of money vs. the necklaces for purchase in the parks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/18K-WGP-PEARL-C...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ad9f57f84


Bathing Suits:

I had a coupon for Disney Store AND they were offering 10% off of their bathing suits a month ago. I bought these two adorable suits for the kids:

Recently, they had these sun glasses to match on sale for $1.99!

I know that swimming in December has been done before if the weather is right! We are hoping for a chance to swim at the WL since last time was SO cold. I am still debating if we are going to take the suits with us to the beach this summer or keep them new for the trip.

Books:

Abby really loved looking for Hidden Mickeys last trip! I thought it would be fun to buy her this book:

It is so fun! She reads it all the time! We are going to chose a few easy ones to find in areas of the parks that we know we frequent. There is a point system for each HM that you find. The harder the HM, the more points you get. She can’t wait!

Random Fun!

I thought I would include these two random things in this post:

1) Toy Story 3!

I found an AWESOME article about the hidden symbols and characters in TS3. You have to read it! I can’t wait to watch it again and look for them! One of my favorite ones is the fact that Lotso was in the movie UP as a bear next to a bed. So cool!

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-toy-story-3-easter-eggs.html

2) Steven Curtis Chapman!

A few DIS friends messaged me right away when they found out that Steven Curtis Chapman would be our narrator for the Candlelight Processional!! I am so lucky that he posted the date on his website! I know a lot of people are anxious to find out who is narrating for their nights. I love SCC and I think he will do an amazing job! He even has a popular song titled “Cinderella”. How appropriate?

Question of the Day:

“ What are your favorite items to purchase for your WDW trips? Clothes, supplies, traveling accessories, food, books?”​

UP NEXT: Trip planning is in full gear! Tips and tricks for traveling organized. For those of you who followed my last TR, I will be using the infamous "Rubbermaid" method, only with a few alterations Can't wait for you to share your tips as well!

ALSO

Christmas shopping in July!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Great trip purchases! We have the hidden Mickey book but sadly we keep forgetting to use it. One of these days...

I guess my favorite purchase for trips would be books. I love all the hidden secrets books. I usually don't buy all that much for trips. Instead I spend the money when I get there.