We're Home From the Road!! 17 Days of Travel with Tons of Pics~COMPLETE!!

[kaoden39]

RSR & BTMRR are such a different experience at night......love them both!!!



Thank You!!! We really did have a good time....the kids did sooooooo good!!



I hope they have the 60th out when I'm there end of February next year......they said it would start up in the spring and that's a tad early.....but getting the merchandise out at the start of 2015 would be ideal (at least for me it would be)!! Well it doesn't look like Duffy was "replaced" since they have Oswald located on Buena Vista Street......but they did take him out.



Sundress with sandals/flip flops.....yes........dresses with heels (except to make a fashion statement on Dapper Days).......NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Not even on Dapper Days!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Not even on Dapper Days!!

.....well not for me....but I understand if they show up all dolled up for that!! I don't see any reason for me to ever wear a dress at Disneyland....unless Mike wants to re-marry me again.......

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I hope they do too. I will not be 20 until 8 weeks before the actual anniversary

 

[DizNee Luver]

I hope they do too. I will not be 20 until 8 weeks before the actual anniversary

May birthday?? Are you able to go to Disneyland often?? If I recall you're in the LA area.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Correct. It always falls Memorial Day Weekend and the week before my school's prom

 

[kaoden39]

.....well not for me....but I understand if they show up all dolled up for that!! I don't see any reason for me to ever wear a dress at Disneyland....unless Mike wants to re-marry me again.......

Hmmmm.........

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I understand. I would NEVER dress up for a theme park

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Here is proof that I have the shirt that Anthony was wearing:

I'm on the left and our tablemates DDs were on the other side of Captain Jack. This was taken on my 2012 Disney Cruise

 

[DizNee Luver]

Here is proof that I have the shirt that Anthony was wearing:

I'm on the left and our tablemates DDs were on the other side of Captain Jack. This was taken on my 2012 Disney Cruise

Awesome!!!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

How cool that Mike and the kids got to see the celebration! I was actually at DCA at the time with my mom, sister, my mom's BFF, her next door neighbor and her DD's. The last time I was there on an anniversary was the 50th. Didn't actually see it up close since we were in line for the merch (took us a long time :scared1)

 

[DizNee Luver]

How cool that Mike and the kids got to see the celebration! I was actually at DCA at the time with my mom, sister, my mom's BFF, her next door neighbor and her DD's. The last time I was there on an anniversary was the 50th. Didn't actually see it up close since we were in line for the merch (took us a long time :scared1)

I remember seeing pics of the lines to get in, for merchandise, food, etc. NO THANKS!!! Way to many people!!!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

This is why I'm not sure if I'll be going on the actual 60th anniversary.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Not only that buy the line was so long that they had to open California Adventure

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

The food looks good. I think Tyler's shirts are hilarious

 

[DizNee Luver]

This is why I'm not sure if I'll be going on the actual 60th anniversary.

Not only that buy the line was so long that they had to open California Adventure

The food looks good. I think Tyler's shirts are hilarious

I don't think I'd want to be there on the anniversary (when it's like the 50th, 60th, 75th, etc.) The crowds will be HUGE!!!

I remember seeing the pictures from the 50th......yikes!

We had pretty good food this trip! Ty has quite the collection of tees and some are very funny!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Oh they will. Trust me. My parents made us wake up at 3AM on the 50th. I was 10 at the time.

 

[kelmac284]

Just got all caught up. Fun updates and cool about the 60th info/birthday celebration!

I got so mad that I never get emails about updates and given my personal life the last few weeks I haven't been over to check. But loving all the updates and esp anxious to see your Seaworld pics.

As always things change constantly but as of now it looks like our next Disney trip won't be till Thanksgiving week of 15 so still more than a year away. But I was talking to mom and while we orig thought we would just go down and spend 3 or 4 days and come home for thanksgiving now I am thinking we might try and do the city pass. We had thought we would do it in the summer but since our summer is booked for the next few years I told mom we have a whole week why not do it then. We haven't been to sea world in YEARS and I know the girls don't even remember it and we did the Zoo a few years back but that is always fun. And we are doing universal in november but if it's part of the pass I can always go back LOL. Who knows maybe harry potter will be open by then.

I am SO anxious for our little trip in Nov. As always it seems like it is just dragging till it gets here and then of course since it is only 4 days it will FLY by. We are still talking about our trip next summer but so far no plans have been made so I will be anxious for when things start coming together like buying airfare and then when we start booking rooms. Our dates were up in the air but now we find out that our office manager's son is getting married in June and then she is taking a 10 day trip so now our dates have been more firmed in that we have to leave like the day after the girls get out of school in June.

WE are thinking we can get cheaper airfare if we fly out of SF so we may drive down the day before and then fly out and leave our car in a park and fly.

My dad won't go on the NY part but will fly in and join us on our last day and then do Boston and the rest of New England with us.

Anywho as always anxious for your next update!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Oh they will. Trust me. My parents made us wake up at 3AM on the 50th. I was 10 at the time.

3am!!!

Just got all caught up. Fun updates and cool about the 60th info/birthday celebration!

I got so mad that I never get emails about updates and given my personal life the last few weeks I haven't been over to check. But loving all the updates and esp anxious to see your Seaworld pics.

As always things change constantly but as of now it looks like our next Disney trip won't be till Thanksgiving week of 15 so still more than a year away. But I was talking to mom and while we orig thought we would just go down and spend 3 or 4 days and come home for thanksgiving now I am thinking we might try and do the city pass. We had thought we would do it in the summer but since our summer is booked for the next few years I told mom we have a whole week why not do it then. We haven't been to sea world in YEARS and I know the girls don't even remember it and we did the Zoo a few years back but that is always fun. And we are doing universal in november but if it's part of the pass I can always go back LOL. Who knows maybe harry potter will be open by then.

I am SO anxious for our little trip in Nov. As always it seems like it is just dragging till it gets here and then of course since it is only 4 days it will FLY by. We are still talking about our trip next summer but so far no plans have been made so I will be anxious for when things start coming together like buying airfare and then when we start booking rooms. Our dates were up in the air but now we find out that our office manager's son is getting married in June and then she is taking a 10 day trip so now our dates have been more firmed in that we have to leave like the day after the girls get out of school in June.

WE are thinking we can get cheaper airfare if we fly out of SF so we may drive down the day before and then fly out and leave our car in a park and fly.

My dad won't go on the NY part but will fly in and join us on our last day and then do Boston and the rest of New England with us.

Anywho as always anxious for your next update!!

The 4 day getaway in November will be a nice break from things!!

Your summer trip sounds like a lot of fun!! We've never been that direction.


BIG NEWS!!!!!

Derek will be returning to WDW for his 3rd time on the College Program!! This time he'll be a Lifeguard. He won't know where he's assigned until he goes. He'll be doing the program from February 2 to August 7. This will be different since he's always gone May to January.

I at least get him home for the holidays this year!!!

But now I'm unsure if I'll be going on the Diva trip in February. We might try to swing a family trip to WDW at the end of his program.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 8, Part 4:​

As we passed through Fantasyland, we stopped to get a time for IASW and headed to Critter Country for some of the family to ride Splash Mtn on one of Ty's re-entry pass. Mike, Derek, Tyler, Anthony, Addy & Shyann rode Splash while I took Michayla to ride Winnie the Pooh.

These pictures were from their ride (I didn't take any on Pooh).

























When we got off Pooh, Michayla & I got in the AP line for the 25th Splash Mtn Anniversary poster. You were able to get 2. I originally was getting it for Tyler but was able to keep one and I got the other!!



We met up with the rest of the family and went to Small World to do our ride.

 

[kelmac284]

YAY about Derek. I know I saw that on FB that is awesome! I hope he finds some direction finally and finds something he loves! That would be cool if you could do a family trip finally just know it will be VERY hot that time of year. But obviously you gotta go when you can go.

At this point we are looking at hopefully finally getting back to DW in summer of 16 and then fall. We have completely blown off Hawaii since we couldn't get in to the Aulani and we tried even to go to a regular time share and it just wasn't working out so we are now thinking we might take a cruise. We are thinking we might leave out of Orlando and do a 7 day cruise (not disney but because they are way more expensive then Royal Carribean or the others) but after the cruise doing just 4 days at DW. 1 day each park.

It wouldn't be big but something since if we go back that November it would just be mom and I going for the food and wine and then hopefully having dad and the girls come in at the end of it and go to universal. If we did 2 trips then we could get AP's.

Anywho that would be awesome and I'm not going on the Diva trip either.

We can't go this year cuz mom may be having surgery and then next year she gets her condo in Mexico in Feb so she and my dad will go (not girls and I) and then in 17 we MAY get to go just depends on finances. If we do the cruise during the summer of 16 and then DW in Nov I don't know if there will be any money left to do the diva trip LOL.

I would like to go since by then it will be a LONG time since we have been but as always life is unpredictable.

One thing we are realizing is that the days of us doing trips with the girls are getting less and less as they are getting so busy and then with school etc.

I told mom that we need to just plan on doing trips by ourselves or with my dad. I will miss them but it is just getting harder and harder.

I know you are like me though and I have to have something to plan and think about or I get sad. So we have lots of maybes at least so hoping some of these things pan out!