Loved the purple hue pix!!
Thanks Rosie! I still say purple and safari DO NOT MIX!
We got this in the mail yesterday too! LOVE IT!
I know - isn't it great? Serious marketing genius. I can't wait to book my next stay! And its not much longer until I can book my October 2013 stay!
ETA - after reading your last update: Oooh, a Boardwalk hidden gem? Undiscovered secret? I am intrigued!!!
Well, you are a BWV veteran so you probably know about this. But it was a total surprise to me! I love discovering new cool things about Disney!
Duck family! I love love love ducks, and not just Donald. Hahaha.
Aren't they awesome? I can't tell you how getting that picture of the ducks totally warmed my heart. So cool! Well, if you love ducks you are going to love my
MNSSHP costume!
10 after 8 is a pretty impressive arrival for EMH. For morning I normally clock like 30 minutes after the fact if I'm lucky.
We must have made it through bag check right after 8am. Pretty psyched that we were up and out that early in the morning!
I'll have to remember that the Good Eats sign at AK means a good egg and cheese panini.
It was really yummy and pretty reasonably priced, too! I wish I had known about those sooner. It really hit the spot!
Hey, Purple Safari would be a great name for a drink....or a band....
I vote for drink, although its still not as creative as "Lost on Safari". I do like it for a band, though!
"Definitely not our Dino!"
I LOVE that line!!!!! I use it all the time at work. No one knows what the heck I am talking about, but that surely doesn't stop me.
Seriously, I take naps in Disney all the time. I'm just lazy I guess.
Not like the Europeans........
Wait - you must get that trait from your dad.
If I could fall asleep easily during the day I would take more naps. I just have to be REALLY tired.
Purple is one of my favorite colors! Loved the pics! 
Oh Camille - you sure know how to make me feel better about my purple safari foopah!
I really liked seeing the pics of the Boma breakfast! I'm really looking forward to this ADR for Maroo, Mackie and myself. 
It's SO good. You will love it, I'm sure. I didn't try anything to fancy / exotic. I just stuck with the basic breakfast fare and it was wonderful.
Look at all that yummy mixed in with the good for you yummy! I probably won't be drinking the juice, but I'll save those calories for something bread like. 
That's so funny you would say that about the juice because I have this motto about never drinking calories unless alcohol is involved.
I never drink juice, but I threw caution to the wind because I was so darn thirsty (probably from my run and the heat that morning).
So sad this is your last day. 
I can't believe its the last day. The trip seems so long ago. I do want to wrap it up because I would like to get to the October TR!
I bet y'all make the best of the rest of the evening after you had your nap!
We really did have a nice evening. We finished up the trip on a high note!
Mary Ellen - yes it was me - I think it was on FB though. I think it's so cute!! It's going in the scrapbook!
That's right - it was on FB! And I commented that I wanted one. I'm so glad I got one (even if I do have one from June).
DIS UPDATE!!! DIS UPDATE!!!
I think the soccer pictures may have won out, simply because it takes so freaking long to upload them to the shutterfly site we use. It takes more than twice as long than uploading them to photobucket. I have no idea why. It's quite the order deal - make a folder - copy it, upload to shutterfly, upload to photobucket. Ugh! But I'm getting there.
I am worse on dragging out the TR than you! I'm still doing my March trip! One more full day left though. Maybe I can do it before Thanksgiving. I'm still debating about doing one for the October trip. Although there was a LOT to report on !!!
Oh - you MUST do one for October. There really IS a lot to report on. The funny thing is all the days are totally running together for me. But I know Cynthia will keep me straight when I get confused. She's pretty on top of things.
Wow, okay, so I somehow missed your TR in these past few months that I have been on DISboards, and was so excited to find your incredible TR a few days ago. I'll be honest, I was also a bit afraid...117 pages! I wasn't sure I'd make it through, but I decided I wouldn't grade any of the papers I need to grade or do any laundry or clean any bathrooms this weekend, and instead just read. It was an excellent choice--thank you for the entertaining TR. It sounds like you had a great trip, despite the occasional awkwardness with family--and how rewarding to turn your brother & his family into Disney fans!
nanhol! Thanks for joining in! And thanks for reading my entire TR. I hope your family doesn't disown you for not cleaning the bathroom or doing laundry this weekend.
It is really wonderful that my brother and his family are now official Disney lovers. It's pretty cool!
I'm headed to WDW for a family reunion (my husband's family) in February. We all have separate rooms, but we'll be spending lots of time together in the parks, so it was good to read about some of the friction points on your trip! Hopefully we'll be able to all get along!
I hope you have a wonderful trip and that everyone does get along. I think the most important thing is to be flexible and be willing to go to the parks at different times. Or at least know what everyone's expectations are in terms of arrival time. That way everyone is on the same page.
Thanks so much for sharing your trip--helps me pass the time till Feb! (77 days to go!) Guess I'd better go do some laundry so the kids have clothes to wear this week...
Darn laundry. You can run from it, but you surely can't hide.
Woohoo for 77 days (who's counting, right?). I hope you have an awesome time and that the next few months pass quickly.
) that I wanted one of these and look what I got in the mail today.
And right now they have a new lion cub that is completely spoiling my Safari experience at AK. 
Seeing a new lion cup must be really amazing. wow!
I didn't even ride it in October because I'm at the point where all I really want to see is the lion. Otherwise - ho hum. 
