You can have Edward Cullen...We'll take Mickey Mouse, and the trip begins on page 101

[kaoden39]

I'm sure the excitement will come when it really matters. I know I can't help but get excited when I hear that little twinkle noise when they scan my ticket. haha

I hope so.

 

[kaoden39]

A funny thing happened this morning while I was fixing my trip ticker, I started getting excited!!

And now the lists and getting things ready begins. I need to buy an ice chest, we have big ones and smaller ones, and I want a medium sized one. I feel almost like Goldilocks.

With having my emergency brake repair job earlier this week that took over $500 a way from the trip fund I decided that I need to reappraise how the money on the trip will be spent.

One cost saving thing can be in the food department. One nice thing is Stovall's has a continental breakfast. So instead of needing to buy six breakfasts I only need to buy one. One of Nerdy Cookies favorite things about a trip to Disneyland, breakfast at the Riverbelle. She needs her Mickey pancake.

For dinner I definitely think we need to leave the park for dinner. And part of that is so that we can relax out of the park for a couple of hours before going back to the park for the night. Towards this we have 15 free Mc Donald's mini meals, that we won from the marching band fund raiser. Yay!! Now anybody that knows me knows that I am not a huge Mc D fan. But, this is a good savings for us. Now, I need to figure out if there is a Mc D's within walking distance of the hotel. Katella drive is long there has to be one somewhere near us.

I like to have lunch in the park. My favorite place is the Hungry Bear, not because it is brilliant food but because it is great place to sit in the shade and relax. It's the little things in life that thrill me. Another lunch must for me is the bacon wrapped asparagus from the Bengal Bbq. I love that place.

Things I want to try are the corn dogs from the Red Wagon, and the bread bowl chili. Oh my.

Well, that's all for today. I will be back tomorrow.

 

[Trentmom]

Hey Chele

So glad you are starting to get excited

Those are some great money saving ideas

 

[kaoden39]

Hey Chele

So glad you are starting to get excited

Those are some great money saving ideas

Thanks Kelly.

I am thinking that maybe we will take some hard boiled eggs and cheese sticks too. It is just in the beginning stages for me on this part. And most of all we bringing water.

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Taking water bottles for sure saves money! We like to take the mini ones so they aren't that heavy and you can refill them all over the place. We also take those mix-ins (mostly for the kids) i.e. kool-aid or crystal light if we want a little flavor in the water.

Leaving the park for dinner saves boatloads of cash!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Eek!!!! You're under a month now!!!!

The brake job....ugh....don't you hate when those type of things come up right before a trip!!

Sounds like you've got a plan on how to save a little money....I agree on the McD thing....yuck, but I'd do it just to go to Disneyland!!!

 

[Trentmom]

Thanks Kelly.

I am thinking that maybe we will take some hard boiled eggs and cheese sticks too. It is just in the beginning stages for me on this part. And most of all we bringing water.

Water a great idea for sure

Taking water bottles for sure saves money! We like to take the mini ones so they aren't that heavy and you can refill them all over the place. We also take those mix-ins (mostly for the kids) i.e. kool-aid or crystal light if we want a little flavor in the water.

Leaving the park for dinner saves boatloads of cash!

We took the mix in things too

Those are great. I like the ice tea ones

 

[kaoden39]

Taking water bottles for sure saves money! We like to take the mini ones so they aren't that heavy and you can refill them all over the place. We also take those mix-ins (mostly for the kids) i.e. kool-aid or crystal light if we want a little flavor in the water.

Leaving the park for dinner saves boatloads of cash!

I know water is outrageous in the parks. I like the Hawaiian Punch water flavors. They are sugar free and taste so good.

Eek!!!! You're under a month now!!!!

The brake job....ugh....don't you hate when those type of things come up right before a trip!!

Sounds like you've got a plan on how to save a little money....I agree on the McD thing....yuck, but I'd do it just to go to Disneyland!!!

I know!! Oh yeah I was so not thrilled about the brakes thing. I can live with McD's for Disneyland!!

Water a great idea for sure



We took the mix in things too

Those are great. I like the ice tea ones

I already have some of the flavor packs I will pick a few more up before we go, mainly for when we refill our bottles because their water is horrible!!

 

[Karenann*]

Just signing up and in! Love your planning. Darn those brakes!!! Cant wait to read more. I have a lot of cat ch up top read! tho in the meantime about your trip! I;ll be going in July with 4 SR grad girls!

 

[kaoden39]

Just signing up and in! Love your planning. Darn those brakes!!! Cant wait to read more. I have a lot of cat ch up top read! tho in the meantime about your trip! I;ll be going in July with 4 SR grad girls!

Hi!! And welcome aboard!! When in July are you going? Are you doing a pre trip report?

 

[Karenann*]

We'll be there 7/3 thru 7/12. I'm new to this board and writing posts. Hadn't thought about a trip report but I am passionate(obsessive) about planning so I may start one! Love getting ideas from everyone else and getting excited for all of us!

 

[kaoden39]

We'll be there 7/3 thru 7/12. I'm new to this board and writing posts. Hadn't thought about a trip report but I am passionate(obsessive) about planning so I may start one! Love getting ideas from everyone else and getting excited for all of us!

That's how I got started was visiting other threads and it has led to an even bigger obsession. Why not do it? We are all addicts, and feed off of each others trip reports.

 

[Karenann*]

OK!!! New thread coming your way. It will be good for me too to put it all together and some feedback on it. Thanks for the encouragment. Just finished
deejdigsdis trip report. Excited to start my own now! Watch the reports, here I come!

 

[kaoden39]

OK!!! New thread coming your way. It will be good for me too to put it all together and some feedback on it. Thanks for the encouragment. Just finished
deejdigsdis trip report. Excited to start my own now! Watch the reports, here I come!

Woohoo! I am thrilled to hear it. I am Michele by the way.

 

[rentayenta]

What is a McDonald's mini meal?

 

[kaoden39]

What is a McDonald's mini meal?

It's like a double cheeseburger and regular fries, with a regular soda. It is enough for a meal.

 

[rentayenta]

It's like a double cheeseburger and regular fries, with a regular soda. It is enough for a meal.

I love how that's a mini meal. That is more than a meal. Does McDonald's really consider that a mini meal? I was thinking like maybe 3 chicken nuggets, some apples or a small fries, and a water.


15 coupons for that?

 

[kaoden39]

I love how that's a mini meal. That is more than a meal. Does McDonald's really consider that a mini meal? I was thinking like maybe 3 chicken nuggets, some apples or a small fries, and a water.


15 coupons for that?

Isn't it crazy what a mini meal is now? How much food do they think people need? No wonder we are a fat nation.

 

[rentayenta]

Isn't it crazy what a mini meal is now? How much food do they think people need? No wonder we are a fat nation.

Winner winner chicken dinner. I think people forget that bigger is not always better. The McD's mini meal is perfect.

 

[kaoden39]

Winner winner chicken dinner. I think people forget that bigger is not always better. The McD's mini meal is perfect.

I agree, but, if for some strange reason my teenagers are still feeling hungry we will have some fruit they can eat.