WE'VE GOT STOWAWAYS! Giving Thanks & a Very Merry Christmas Party! **PICS!**

Day 5



Post 28
It's time for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!




Merry Christmas everyone! :santa: It's about time The DIS gets up and running! That was the worst time possible for it to go down with my Trippie! I wanted to write a lot before Christmas got here! I just got home from some Christmas Eve festivities and it'll be Christmas day when I finish posting! :yay: I'm going to write my installment now, maybe two before I go to bed. I know that's the most important thing, so I'm sorry if I don't respond to each of you right away! :goodvibes

:santa: Merry Christmas!:santa:



I woke up around 10:00am because we had a little more time this morning before our realtor arrived. DH had a surprise breakfast waiting for me! My favorite Disney meal! :goodvibes Yum! Yum!

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Tonight was the big night for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party! :santa: I was so excited and couldn't wait for us to be finished with the house hunting for today! Our realtor ended up being a couple hours late because we had problems getting house showings, so we were up, ready, and waiting for a couple of hours for her to arrive. We had also already planned to call it quits around 4:00pm because we had to get ready for MVMCP! It did give us some time to walk around and enjoy POFQ in the beautiful morning!

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Once again, I will skip the boring house hunting part! No one wants to hear about that when he have Disney to discuss! :laughing: I promise I will post pictures of our new home soon! ;) Our realtor dropped us back off at POFQ around 4:15pm and we booked it back to our room to get ready for MVMCP! :santa:

We had to change and get The Boys ready too! We got back to our room and Mickey was ready and waiting! :lmao: The Boys also had made a new friend while we were gone!

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I had brought a lot of items to get ourselves decorated for MVMCP! I had jingle bell earrings, Christmas lights necklace, Rudoph bracelet, Rudolph socks, festive shirts for DH & I, and of course, Mickey Santa hats! :santa: I had also managed to pick up this very cute Christmas Tinker Bell watch for $10.00!

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The Boys were so excited and were really going nuts after they had to be locked up in the room all day! They were ready to party! :hyper2: As you know, Chip 'n Dale have had their outfits ready for weeks! The Boys sure did look adorable!

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We were all finally ready so we took off to catch the bus to the Magic Kingdom! We were lucky and the bus was ready and waiting for us! We were about half way to the MK when I realized I had left my memory card in our room! :eek: My other one was full and I knew I didn't have time to transfer the photos! We had reservations at The Plaza Restaurtant and we were already about 5 minutes late! We made it to the MK and then decided to switch back over to another bus going all the way back to POFQ! What a mess! We finally were on the road back to POFQ and it was getting later and later passed our dinner reservation! We FINALLY got back to POFQ and we decided that I would stay on the bus and head back to the MK because we didn't know how long it would take for another MK bus to arrive. DH got off the bus and took off running as fast as ge could! We were really hoping he could make it back before the bus left, well, no such luck! I was on my way to MK...AGAIN! I was hoping DH would be able to catch another bus pretty quickly! We were passing Fort Wilderness on the way to MK and then the rain began pouring down! :mad: I couldn't believe it! The only time that we can't have ran! I was hoping DH wasn't caught in the down pour!

I made it back to the MK and got out of the bus and it was still raining! I took my jacket off and wrapped it around my head, so I wouldn't get too soaked! I was walking as fast as I could to make it to The Plaza Restaurant because we were over 30 minutes late! :scared1:

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Post 29
Dinner at The Plaza Restaurant



This was just not going well at all! Then, of course, I would get in the only bag-check line where the security guard actually wanted me to take every thing out of my bag! That never happened any other time because all that's in there is Chip 'n Dale! I was getting irritated and I had to take them out of the bag and then Dale fell to the ground! :sad: I realized I had gotten in the only slow line! After that waste of time, I booked it over to the ticket entrance and got in pretty quickly! I got my yellow MVMCP bracelet and I was off down Main Street! :yay:

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Did I also mention that becase of the rain it had gotten very hot and steamy outside!? It was not the kind of weather we wanted for a Christmas Party and we had such perfect weather the past few days! :confused3 I was already sweating like crazy under my Santa hat and running down Main Street didn't help! :rotfl2: I was then stopped by two ladies, who were yelling at me becasue I had dropped my MVMCP card! I had put it in my pocket and some how it flew out! What else could go wrong!?

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I FINALLY made it to The Plaza Restaurant! I was so happy to be there! It was closing early too before MVMCP began, so I was so worried that I was too late! I checked-in and there wasn't a problem! :yay: I was so relieved! I tried to stay out of the rain and I was on the look-out for DH because I wasn't sure if he even knew where to go!

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I had only been waiting about 15 minutes and then I saw DH! I couldn't believe he had made it here that quickly and he went on to tell me how he was chasing the bus! :rotfl2: He was so close! Then, our name was called and it was time to be seated for dinner! We were so happy to be able to sit-down and take a deep breath after all that mess! :lmao: I did get my memory card! The Plaza Restaurant was a beautiful and quaint place! It really was quite elegant inside and we loved it!

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I was ready to get myself a milkshake! I did hear that they were known for their ice cream and it was so true! I got a Toll House Cookie Milkshake and it was so delicious!

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The menu at The Plaza was fantastic! There were so many yummy choices and great vegetarian options too! I got the Veggie Sandwich that came with Sweet Potato Chips and I gotta say that it was the best food I had during the entire trip! This place is not to be missed and I am going back!

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We topped our meal off with the Apple Charlotte and it was just wonderful! It was so fresh and tasty! I'm craving it right now!

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The Plaza Restaurant was closing-up and it was just us and another family left! They were closing up for MVMCP and that meant that it was time for us & The Boys to go party! party:

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Hi Fairy Tale Bride :wave2:

Still loving your trippie and I can't wait to read the rest. As Dis is going down and I don't know when I'll next be online due to the Holidays I just wanted to wish you and your DH a wonderful Christmas and I hope the New Year finds you happy and well. Good luck with the move, I'll be thinking of you :grouphug:


Awwww...thank you so so much!! :goodvibes I am so glad The DIS is back up! I was going nuts for those 2 days! :rotfl2: A very merry Christmas to you too! It's going to be a magical New Year! I hope you get back on The DIS soon after the holidays! :thumbsup2


I'm glad you loved POFQ as much as I did. I have such good memories from there. It was where DF proposed. :cloud9: Right along the river as you walk towards POR there's a bench that we sat on to relax and watch the moonlight flicker off the water and he surprised me with the ring.


Now I'm SO excited to go back. I think what I like most is that the resort is smaller than others. It just has this cozy feeling.

Another fantastic installment :thumbsup2 . I don't know what I'm going to do when the DIS goes down temporarily. The very first thing I do in the morning is to log on and read your latest installment. I'll be going through withdrawl on the first day. :guilty:

How wonderful and romantic!! :cloud9: You've got a good man! ;) DH & I loved it over there by the river and even enjoyed our morning sitting on a bench watching the water I'm so glad you are loving my Trippie and I am so glad to have The DIS back! It's about time! :laughing:
 
LOVE your trippie :banana: :banana: WHat's this about the DIS being down??? 4 days before we leave for WDW???? Perhaps I'll get the family packed then! :teeth:

I can't believe anyone would wonder why the boys got a little end-of-the-day treat. Here I was saying to myself "don't they look cute" and grinning the whole time. As a mother of older children....you might want to have the boys change into play clothes before eating an icecream bar popcorn::

We always stay at PO Riverside and I must say we've never ventured over to the 'other side'. We will be at POR Tuesday morning! :cheer2: :cheer2: Not that I'm excited or anything :cheer2: :cheer2: We've put the Disney Visa meet and greet on our agenda. Won't my big boys be happy with that? ;) They all know they'd better humor mom - the planner of all Disney trips!

Off to put my pal Mickey by the luggage. He may need a new outfit or two once we get there. I told him I'd take him shopping as it's hard to find his size here in Michigan.

Teresa


:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Lucky you!! You are going to have such a magical and wonderful trip!! pixiedust: I am so glad you are going to the Disney Visa Meet & Greet! Oh, your boys will love it! You better make them break down and dance with the characters too! :rotfl2: You gotta get that on film!! :thumbsup2 I'm so glad your Mickey is getting to make a special trip with you! I bet he is as excited as you are! You better be careful because I know he'll want one of every outfit! I know my Mickey did! :lmao: He's spoiled, so he got what he wanted! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, & Happy New Year to your family and that includes your Pal Mickey!! I can't wait to hear about your trip!!

Hi :wave: I'm loving the pictures of POFQ because we are staying there for our wedding PS trip in January and we haven't stayed there since 1994 (before the remodel.) We (meaning I forced my mother) decided to have my fiance, myself, my mom, and my sister all stay in the same room to save money since we'll only be there for 4 nights. Do you think we'll be ok room size wise? Would you say there is room in the sitting area for a full size Aero bed? Thanks for the great reports and have a WONDERFUL first Christmas with your husband!!


Oh, that sounds so wonderful! POFQ is simply wonderful and pretty romantic too! :goodvibes You will love it! Hmmm...:scratchin Now, it will be pretty tight with 4 adults in the room, but that being said, it is one of the biggest resort rooms I have been in. The bathroom is the greatest and will be a great size for 4 people. The beds are a tight fit with two people in them, but it works. You can get the Aero bed in there, but it will be tight next to the wall, A/C unit, door, and table. It can work, but walking around that area will be difficult. I think 4 people in any room is going to feel a little crammed. POFQ is your best bet though for room size and you will all love it! There is also a lot of space for you to put away all of your luggage. Have a wonderful and magical time!! pixiedust:
 

All I want for Christmas is....More FTB Trip Report!! :rotfl2: Merry Christmas everyone!! :santa:

p.s. Its Christmas morning, I've got breakfast on the brain and that Mickey waffle looked so yummy! ;)
 
Merry Christmas Everyone! :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa:






Loving your report Lindsey cant wait to hear about the party! Im so glad your husband and you made your dinner reservations and you didnt miss out! Your food looks so good and so does that mickey waffle mmmmmmm lol. Well im off for some christmas fun! Hope you all have a great day!
 
I'm loving your report, you just convinced us to stay at POFQ on our next trip! It looks so beautiful and the pool looks like so much fun.
 
Merry Christmas Lindsey (and my fellow trippie readers!) The turkey is in the roaster, Christmas carols are on the CD and our bags are packed for our 3:30 am wake-up call in the morning. At least my DH can sound like Mickey when he blasts us out of bed :rotfl2:

I will be taking lots of pictures and hope to put my DIS friend FTB's photo posting directions to work when we get back.

Two days without the DIS boards about did me in. Good thing I'll have Mickey to keep my mind off of missing my DIS friends :wizard:

Off to make another door sign for the Rose Bowl.

:santa: :santa: Merry Christmas :santa: :santa:
 
Linds..., you are soo cute! So is you DH. I love this TR. I am glad the boys didn't go too crazy while mom and dad were finding a place to live... Those three could get themselves into some mischief...

Great TR...did I mention that this is a great TR?!

:banana:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
 
MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!!!!:santa: FELIZ NAVIDAD A TODOS!!!

Lindsey, good to know that everything went well after all!..
 
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a magical and merry Christmas! I’m still over at my parents’ place and their computer is barely running, so it’s taking me forever to just reply to one post! I’ll be home soon, so I can get back to typing up my Trippie and post a few Christmas photos! Did everyone watch the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade? I know I did! Merry Christmas!


I've been catching back up on your trippie--I love it!! As for "why are we feeding stuffed animals"--doesn't everyone do that???? :teeth:

Thanks for the pics of POFQ--it looks beautiful!! I think DH & I need to stay there sometime! Your trippie ROCKS!! :cheer2:

I'm so glad you are loving my Trippie! Thanks so much for the great feedback!

I know! I thought the same thing when I read that post! I was like...you wasted your time to type that up!?

Happy Holidays to you!!


I just got back from WDW yesterday and I already miss it :teeth: It was so much fun to catch up on your TR! I have to agree, all the decorations at WS are just so magical and totally put you in the Christmas spirit :goodvibes Also, I think I stayed in the same room as you at POFQ in August! Was it room 7140? That view looks really familiar!!

Oh, I hope your trip was magical! Did you have a wonderful time!? I'm sure you do miss it! It's so sad when it's your last day and you have to leave the Happiest Place on Earth.
HaHa! That IS the room we were in!! Too funny!! I loved it too! Great room with a great view!!
 
Merry Christmas Lindsey and to everyone else reading this trip report!!
I read some portions of your trippie last night while I was waiting for Santa to come (hee hee) and it really got me into the christmas spirit! Great installments!! And that milkshake looks DELISH!
 
All I want for Christmas is....More FTB Trip Report!! :rotfl2: Merry Christmas everyone!! :santa:

p.s. Its Christmas morning, I've got breakfast on the brain and that Mickey waffle looked so yummy! ;)


I can get that present for you!! :) I'm about to write more right now! Hope you had a very merry Christmas!!


Merry Christmas Everyone! :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa: :santa:






Loving your report Lindsey cant wait to hear about the party! Im so glad your husband and you made your dinner reservations and you didnt miss out! Your food looks so good and so does that mickey waffle mmmmmmm lol. Well im off for some christmas fun! Hope you all have a great day!


Merry Christmas to you too!!!!!! There's only 5 minutes left until Christmas is over! :( Another 365 days to wait!!



I'm loving your report, you just convinced us to stay at POFQ on our next trip! It looks so beautiful and the pool looks like so much fun.

Thank you very much! Oh, I'm so glad I helped you decide on POFQ! It is a wonderful resort, pretty, romantic, and cozy! The pool is pretty awesome too! I wish it was warmer! I would have loved to try out that slide!
 
Merry Christmas Lindsey (and my fellow trippie readers!) The turkey is in the roaster, Christmas carols are on the CD and our bags are packed for our 3:30 am wake-up call in the morning. At least my DH can sound like Mickey when he blasts us out of bed :rotfl2:

I will be taking lots of pictures and hope to put my DIS friend FTB's photo posting directions to work when we get back.

Two days without the DIS boards about did me in. Good thing I'll have Mickey to keep my mind off of missing my DIS friends :wizard:

Off to make another door sign for the Rose Bowl.

:santa: :santa: Merry Christmas :santa: :santa:


Woo hoo! You are on your way to WDW in just 3 hours and 30 minutes! Yay! The smileys are not working for me with this upgrade! Ahhh! It's driving me nuts because I can't post my dancing banana!! Tell Mickey to have a good trip too! Have a safe & magical trip! Merry Christmas too!!!


Linds..., you are soo cute! So is you DH. I love this TR. I am glad the boys didn't go too crazy while mom and dad were finding a place to live... Those three could get themselves into some mischief...

Great TR...did I mention that this is a great TR?!

:banana:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!


Awwww...thank you!! :)
The Boys were too busy making towel animal friends...haha!! I think they were pretty warn out from the to days at Disney too!! The Boys were going wild at MVMCP! They had a lot of energy to release...haha!!
 
Well, Christmas may be over, but it's just beginning here in my Trippie! I hope everyone had a magical day! We had a very quiet Christmas and I enjoyed it! We spent Christmas over at my parents and we just got back about a hour ago. DH is on his way to Atlanta tomorrow until Friday, so he had to get back and pack!

I gotta tell you that I am not liking this new DIS upgrade! My smileys are not working!!! I don't know what to do and there are a few other things I don't like about it either. I can't edit my posts like I use to be able to. I don't like everyone's name being in white either because you can't read them at the moment. Oh well, atleast The DIS is up and running!!

I got a new friend to add to the gang too! A new little Mickey has joined the family today! He's pretty cute! I also got a silver Cinderella Slipper necklace from my Mom! It is so pretty! I love it! My brother got me a Cinderella Slipper ornmanet! My biggest gift was my Handycam Video Camerea!! Woo hoo!! I am so excited because I have a great camera to now take with me to WDW! I can't wait to start filming!!

Here I am with my Cinderella Slipper ornament on Christmas Eve! My brother and I exchange one of our gifts every Christmas Eve! Tradition!
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Christmas Morning!
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Welcome our new family member, Mini Mickey! Isn't he cute!?
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Here's the Cinderella Slipper necklace! It's so pretty!
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My family loved their Disney gifts!
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Here's the best gift wrapping ever! This is a gift from DH! Do you see the lime green Mickey head on the front of the gift!? Haha! He made that out of lime green yarn! Too funny and too cute! The DIS was even in our thoughts on Christmas morning!
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I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!
 
Post 30
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!



Let's get back to the party!!

We had about 15 minutes before MVMCP official began, so we made our way over to Fantasyland to get ready! I know it's the best place to meet the characters and I had to start the night off with seeing Mickey! It's a must at the beginning of any party! DH wanted to go through Minnie and Mickey's house, so off we went! We hadn't seen Fantasyland at night yet with all the Christmas lights. Mickey and Minnie did a great job decorating their houses! Very cute!

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Mickey loves going to Minnie's house! He was hoping to see her there because she was there during MNSSHP, but I had to tell him we'd have to wait because she was at The Judge's Tent tonight for this party. Mickey couldn't wait to see his "girlfriend!" He really wanted to show her his cute Christmas Tree shirt! He did look pretty handsome!

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Mickey couldn't wait to check out "Big Mickey's" house! He wanted to get some decorating tips...haha!

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Mickey had his fireplace decked out for Christmas! It was so cute! I guess Minnie was staying over for Chritmas...hehe! ;)

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It was 7:00 on the dot and it was time to party! We walked over to The Judge's Tent because it was time to meet Mickey! There wasn't anyone around and there wasn't even a line! For a minute I thought that the party hadn't begun, but it had! I guess no one knew where Mickey was yet, but we did! We were taken back and we got to meet Minnie first! Mickey was so excited to see her and Minnie was so surprised to see that their outfits matched! They looked pretty cute together!

DH decided not to open his eyes in this picture, so I had to crop him out...haha!
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Here's the cute family photo! Retake!!

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Mickey was sad to say goodnight to Minnie, but he wasn't too sad for long because it was time to see the Big Cheese! Mickey was thrilled to see him again! Of course, Chip 'n Dale, as usual, wanted nothing to do with Mickey or Minnie! The bad thing was, this is where we had met "Big Chip 'n Dale" the other day, so that's who they thought we were in line to see. Well, they were pretty disappointed to see that they were not there! They were pity partying for awhile after this...haha!

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We saw that the Princesses were out with their Princes next door, so we left The Judge's Tent and then got in line at The Judge's Tent again to meet them! I was excited to see who was there because I've never met any of the Princes, except for Prince Charming. The line for the Princesses was long and about double the size of the line for Mickey and Minnie. It's amazing how many kids are in love with the Princesses! I never was a big fan of them when I was little. It was always about Mickey and Goofy for me! We waited for awhile and finally got back into the room where the Princesses were! I saw that Princess Aurora aka Sleeping Beauty and Prince Phillip were there and Cinderella and Prince Charming!

Now, this is a funny story that I will share! The Princess Aurora that was there is actually a girl I went to college with and she graduated a year before I did. I don't know her well, but I have talked to her through a collge webpage called "Facebook," where you can keep-up with all your college friends. I actually talked to her about working at Disney, how she got the job, how she likes it, etc. It was too funny to see her out there working. I didn't say any thing and I knew she couldn't either because she couldn't break character in front of all the children. That's the first time I ever met Princess Aurora and Prince Philip too, so it was pretty neat that it was her! Also, a woman behind us with her little girl use to work at WDW as Snow White! We found that out when we were chatting with her and she did look a lot like Snow White! She had the face for it, that's for sure!

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We finally left The Judge's Tent and I had heard that Snow White and Belle were out in Fantasyland some where. I really wanted to meet Belle and the Beast, well mainly the Beast! I told DH that we had to find them! We saw Snow White out with the Snow Prince over in front of the old Sky Tower area. The line was really long, so I was pretty sure by the time we got up to the front that Belle and the Beast would be taking their place. I really don't understand the switching every 30 minutes thing with them, but then Cinderella and Princess Aurora stay out all night? There was extra room in The Judge's Tent too, so I don't really get the reason behind it.

We were in line for about 20 minutes and the CM made the announcement that Snow White and the Snow Prince would be leaving and Belle and the Beast would be out soon! Woo hoo! Then, we saw the Beast making his way over to the front of the line! I was so excited and we were second in line to meet them! Belle was even in her Christmas dress and she looked beautiful!

We made our way up to Belle and the Beast and Belle immediately wanted to take Mickey in her arms. She grabbed him and asked what he had been saying. I then realized that I had totally forgotten to turn him on when he entered the park! Belle turned him over to find the switch and DH had to help her. Belle found the switch and turned him on, and Mickey giggled. DH looked over to Belle and said, "Belle, you just turned Mickey on!" Belle slyly looked over to DH and replied, "You're right! I did just turn him on!" and gave a little wink! HaHa! Leave it up to my DH to make a sexual innuendo with a Disney Princess...haha! Belle and the Beast then took about 3 minutes talking and listening to Mickey! DH and I couldn't believe how long we were standing up there! They were great and DH now has a crush on Belle! He stills keeps talking about how much he likes Belle and that's his favorite Princess! He does have good taste!

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Here's the best gift wrapping ever! This is a gift from DH! Do you see the lime green Mickey head on the front of the gift!? Haha! He made that out of lime green yarn! Too funny and too cute! The DIS was even in our thoughts on Christmas morning!
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OMG! That is the CUTEST ever!

I rushed like crazy to get back to my computer to wish you (and everyone) and Merry Christmas. We were running around like crazy yesterday! I hope everyone has a very happy holiday season!
 
Lindsey,

I just wanted to say that you are sooooo cute. I have been following your trippie and decided it was time to come out of lurking. I love all the pictures especially the ones you took on Christmas morning with your family. I don't know, I think your DH is becoming a DIS convert. LOL!!

Keep up the good work and congrats on your new house.
 
Thank you for sharing your Christmas pics!

I am loving your TR!! Keep the updates coming! :banana:
 











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