"You're Going WHERE on your 50th Birthday?!?

[joelp]

21 hours to go!!

One pile of done ... 2 to go ...

Off to the recycling center, Stop 'n' Shop, Dollar Tree ... and maybe Walgreens ...

Actually - that sounds worse than it is: they're all in the same shopping center!!

Back in an hour (more or less ...)

 

[joelp]

18 hours to go!!

Cruddy day here in NJ - rain, rain, and more rain!!

When I went out earlier, it was just sprinking by the house. But a 1/4 mile down the road, on the way to the recycling center, it was pouring!!

So I sat in the car a bit, listening to Disney tunes (POTC theme ... ) until it slowed down ... but I still got wet ...

And there were no rain ponchos at the dollar store, so I have to hit AAA on my way to Best Buy (for a second videocamera battery ...)

Starting to organize stuff for packing - but haven't actually gotten out the suitcases yet!! I know - WHAT AM I WAITING FOR!??!

OK - back to work ...

Oh yeah! - only one more load of to go!!

 

[joelp]

10 Hours to go!!

It's been a crazy day - which is why I haven't posted in awhile ... ... and I'll tell you all about it in the TR ...

Right now, the final load of is in the spin cycle ...

Vicki is putting Danielle to bed and resting up - before she starts to pack ... ...

And we still have to pack most of Danielle's stuff ... which we'll do very quietly while she's sleeping ...

I'll let you know if she wakes up ...

We told Danielle that we were going to visit her cousin Nina in Florids - and she is VERY excited ... ...

Little does she know ...

 

[joelp]

The DD finally fell asleep - about 10 o'clock!!!

I hope she's in a decent mood when we wake her about 5:45 ...

Pretty much all packed and ready to go!!

Just need to add the ME tags tomorrow morning after we zip up the bags ...

Alarm is set for 5 ... ... but I fully expect to be up before it goes off!!



Time for bed ... sleep??

 

[joelp]

Well - you can tell time as well as I can ...!!

Only 2 hours to go ...

After the past few days, we need this break ... (more on that later ...)

I ended up putting the DD to sleep around 10 - and then finished packing and went to bed around 11 ...

At some point I woke up - with the DD sleeping next to me!! How and when she crawled into bed I have no idea!!

I woke up for good around 4 ... but stayed in bed until 4:45 ...

Danielle's bed is already made and the last of her laundry put away ...

The DW is up, but the kid is in la-la-Land ...

Time for a shower...

 

[joelp]

we're going to disney world!!!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

we're going to disney world!!!!

Did you see me wave?!! Hope youre having a great time!!! I can't believe I'm home!!!!

 

[Dizneydaz]

Hope you're having a great time! Thanks for taking the time to find us in the lobby at PF and saying hi!

Too funny!

Loved the hat. 3

 

[joelp]

Did you see me wave?!! Hope youre having a great time!!! I can't believe I'm home!!!!

Was that you??

Definitley too short of a trip ... Just as you are starting to get into the WDW-groove, it's time to pack and head home ...

... and I REALLY need a nap!! I only got about 4-5 hours sleep each night!!

Back to the real world ...

 

[joelp]

Hope you're having a great time! Thanks for taking the time to find us in the lobby at PF and saying hi!

It was easy: we walked out - and there you were!!

Too funny!

Loved the hat. 3

My DW has already posted pictures of "the hat" on her Facebook page!!

The rest of you will have to wait for the TR ...

We had a great dinner that night - everyone was giving nothing but high praises to 1900 Park Faire!!

We're back in the real world - have a Mickey Bar for me!!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

My DW has already posted pictures of "the hat" on her Facebook page!!

The rest of you will have to wait for the TR ...

We had a great dinner that night - everyone was giving nothing but high praises to 1900 Park Faire!!

We're back in the real world - have a Mickey Bar for me!!!

You're home already too?!! Oh no.....did you book bounceback?!! LOL!!
Hope you had a great time and a great birthday!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!!! Are you on FB??

 

[princess&her4princes]

Hey Joelp!
Hope you're well...just checking in on you to see how things are...looking forward to your TR!! Hint, hint.....

 

[joelp]

I'm here - back in the "real world" ...

Working on the TR - but I'll have to get the Photopass CD first (so I can include some cool pictures ...) so it'll be a while yet ...

Maybe I'll post a "Cliff Notes" version to keep y'all interested ...

Right now we're "planning" a family vacation with my wife's side of the family for June ... WDW doesn't appear to be on the table (although a minority of us are all in favor of it ... ), even though there are 5 kids involved ... Looking at cruises, maybe an all-inclusive place ... but they also want to keep the price down somewhat, so I'm not sure what kind of "quality" we're dealing with here (the reviews on TripAdvisor.com have been downright for some of the places!!) Apparently, a bunch of the adults just want to just lay around on a beach or by a pool (not my idea of a vacation - I'll be bored silly!!) When I think of the $$ we may spend ... (can anyone say "Animal Kingdom Lodge" ... ??)

Heading to AAA today for ideas ...

Anyone know anything about Disney's Vero Beach Resort?

Have a great weekend!!

 

[joelp]

Got a package from WDW today!!

Big box!!

REALLY big box!!


Anyone want to know what is in it ...??


Also - ordered two photo albums from Lillian Vernon yesterday - one for our Dec 2008 trip (which I've already printed the photos for ...) ... and one for the trip we just took (which I'm working on the Photopass stuff now ..) ...

Later ...

 

[princess&her4princes]

Got a package from WDW today!!

Big box!!

REALLY big box!!


Anyone want to know what is in it ...??


Also - ordered two photo albums from Lillian Vernon yesterday - one for our Dec 2008 trip (which I've already printed the photos for ...) ... and one for the trip we just took (which I'm working on the Photopass stuff now ..) ...

Later ...

I wanna know!!!!! I wanna know!!! Can't believe you left us hanging.....I'll be here when you're ready to tell!!! HINT, HINT!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

PS-- what did you find out at AAA this weekend? Anything good? My friend owns DVC cloud9 and she was just talking about going to Disneys Vero Beach next year (not sure if she's been before or not....can find out for you!) with her sons (6 & 3).....she actually said she was "parked out"....can you believe it!!!??

 

[joelp]

I wanna know!!!!! I wanna know!!! Can't believe you left us hanging.....I'll be here when you're ready to tell!!! HINT, HINT!!

Well, since you asked ...

... it's a Christmas present for the DD ...


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[joelp]

PS-- what did you find out at AAA this weekend? Anything good? My friend owns DVC cloud9 and she was just talking about going to Disneys Vero Beach next year (not sure if she's been before or not....can find out for you!) with her sons (6 & 3).....she actually said she was "parked out"....can you believe it!!!??

The TA said it is a VERY nice place ... "basic" rooms run $260-300 a night (you don't have to be a DVC member to go there ...) but - it's only 14 DVC points a night Sun-Thurs, which are going for about $10 each to "rent" on DIS Board thread ...

 

[princess&her4princes]

Well, since you asked ...

... it's a Christmas present for the DD ...


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Okay....let me guess....Cinderella's castle for the monorail line?!!! Am I right?! Do I get a prize?!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

The TA said it is a VERY nice place ... "basic" rooms run $260-300 a night (you don't have to be a DVC member to go there ...) but - it's only 14 DVC points a night Sun-Thurs, which are going for about $10 each to "rent" on DIS Board thread ...

Can't beat that...renting from a DVC member! So, is it a go??!