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What a great wrap-up! Love the advice - and it's spot on too.
Have fun planning - and then celebrating your 1st anniversary in style!! I'll keep a look out for the PTR.
Many happy years together to you & Rob!!
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Love the wrap up!! What sweet and insightful advice from such a newleywed The happily ever after doesn't end...and I am still not "over" it. Enjoy every minute as a "Mrs." and I'll be looking for that PTR.
Aw, thanks! I am so excited for YOU right now! You are probably so excited for the race and everything! cant wait to hear all about it!
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Great closing thoughts, Melissa!!! So happy that you are celebrating your 1st anniversary Disney-Style!!! That's awesome Thanks for taking us along on your Magical Ride.
Thanks! I am so excited too!!! this is going to be the longest weve ever not been to disney so i think it will make it extra fun! ive already got so much on my to do list!
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It's over! But!.. It's just beginning!
#6, the lovey dovey one, struck me as being perhaps the most important, although they are all great.
I can't wait till the new PTR...
I am sad its over too!!! I have a masters class that ends mid-october and i have a sneaking suspision I will be in disney mode then... lol! we will finally have money socked away and ADRs will only be a few months away! lol! i need to start before spring semester so I can vent about class and dream about my trip to people who understand! lol!
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What a great wrap-up. Of the points you made, number one is the one I always pass on to anyone thinking of getting married.
thanks!
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Great finish Melissa!
aw thanks to you!
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What a nice way to end this Report Melissa! I'm so looking forward to hearing about your plans to stay at the Polynesian next! That was how my DH and I spent our one year wedding anniversary back in 1982 when it was just the Contemporary and the Polynesian. It is a memory that I will always cherish.
omg! thats so cool! how funny that we are celebrating the way you guys did! i would like to make it a time of year we always getaway even if we can only swing a weekend or whatnot! ideally at least!
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Well, I finally had time to catch up!!!! Everything looked like so much fun and went so perfectly (except for the capsizing disaster LOL). I am in love with you two - you are sooooo cute and obviously made for each other. I can't wait til your Poly PTR debuts. I know it will be full of my favorite things; countdown calendar, new Old Navy outfits, and vacation box just to name a few. Don't keep us waiting too long. LOL. Also, I am also on board for Crissy to move up here somewhere. If that's not in the cards then a visit needs to be arranged. And Soon!!
yay!!! i miiiiiiiiiissed you! i was about to fb stalk you and tell you to come on when haley takes a nap! lol! i need ur address too miss! i want to send you one of the little wallets and i have a card for you from when you had haley!! btw, you just made me so nostalgic with all the PTR stuff! i cant wait either!
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have a wonderful married life
aw, thanks! im counting on it!
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I am so glad you shared all this with us. It was helpful for me in case my time ever rolls around and it will
I loved just reading about what the bride has to do and what one goes through. I've never been in the middle of all of it and it was really cool seeing it through your eyes I loved all the pictures...like you said they are the most precious because the moment ends all too quickly.
I am sad to see this end only because I'm used to hearing about every detail of your life I enjoy it because you and your hubby are all so very sweet and magical in your own way.
I am soooooooooooooo looking forward to your PTR! I am like amanda...i cant wait to hear about the purchases and planning and the vacay box and the countdown
Thanks again for sharing with us! You better text or email me so I dont go through withdrawals *LOL*
aw! thats super sweet! im like going into crissy withdrawal now! i wish i was tenured so i couldve convince rob to do the ee5k with me! then me, you, and dawn could all be sipping frozen beverages together right now! lol!
thanks again for being here all the time!
I cant wait until its your turn (and youd better make a TR about it- the trend has now been set! lol! hope you and eric are having a fairy tale time right now!
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Melissa i just got caught up on everything. It was very nice love the pics. It was great following along with your dream come true. Glad it was the time of your life.
thanks girl! did you start ur new ptr yet? post me a link if you did! i looked for it but i didnt see it!
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Great wrap up, Melissa! You've given wonderful advice to all soon-to-be brides. I'll be keeping my eye out for the PTR!
aw! thanks! i cant wait!! i post like a zillion times so im sure it will be right out there in the open!
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Great ending to a perfect story. Love all your advice - it is definitely sound and will be what keeps you and Rob happy though so many years. I am so happy to know one of your PTR's will be starting soon...there is no fun like going through your planning with you and what a great way to celebrate the 1st anniversary.
thanks! i love your sig pic btw! im so excited already! just to be finally able to say we have dates we want to go and we are about to put down our deposit and everything! its so exciting!
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What a great wrap-up! Love the advice - and it's spot on too.
Have fun planning - and then celebrating your 1st anniversary in style!! I'll keep a look out for the PTR.
Many happy years together to you & Rob!!
Thanks! love the smiley! great stuff! i cant wait to get back to disney but i am having a little post-wedding blues! lol!
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Thanks for all the insights and reminders (this future bride was taking notes!)
Thanks! OMG you are at like only 6 mos now! time is flying by so quickly, can you believe it!!!?? yay for us!
Oh yeah, except I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We will be celebrating our first anniversary in style-- Polynesian baby!
Thanks for the entertaining report, and WOW! What a way to celebrate a first anniversary. I wish you a lifetime of love. A good marriage is a treasure!
I was really far behind, Mel, but it was great getting all caught up. Not sure if I said it before, but I'll say it again anyway, you made a gorgeous bride. Everyone looked so nice and the wedding pictures are fabulous! That clover is really a beautiful color and the girls all looked really nice in it. And your honeymoon looked like it was perfect! You and Rob really looked like you were having so much fun. And I'm glad you were able to save your pics! I had a malfunctioning memory card on my trip to London and Paris, so I know about worrying about all the pictures you (may) have lost. I really enjoyed following this from the beginning and it'll be weird to not have anything to read from you for a while. Oh well, at least you know that at least one person is looking forward to your PTR!.
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Melissa, Congratulations to you and Rob on being Newlyweds! I still have a lot of catching up to do! Wishing you both a lifetime of Happiness together!
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The happily ever after doesn't end...and I am still not "over" it. 
Enjoy every minute as a "Mrs." and I'll be looking for that PTR. 
But!.. It's just beginning! 
Of the points you made, number one is the one I always pass on to anyone thinking of getting married. 
I can't wait til your Poly PTR debuts. I know it will be full of my favorite things; countdown calendar, new Old Navy outfits, and vacation box just to name a few. Don't keep us waiting too long. LOL. Also, I am also on board for Crissy to move up here somewhere. If that's not in the cards then a visit needs to be arranged. And Soon!! 
and it will
I enjoy it because you and your hubby are all so very sweet and magical in your own way. 
Thanks for the entertaining report, and WOW! What a way to celebrate a first anniversary. I wish you a lifetime of love. A good marriage is a treasure!
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