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We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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We ate at the Garden Grill last week, and I agree with you about the steak. It was the best on the plate. I thought the Mahi Mahi was done a little more than I like my Mahi Mahi. And I liked the potatoes, too.
We watched Illuminations and Jack was absolutely fascinated with the giant Earth in the middle of it all. He really wanted to know how it worked. So the next afternoon when we were at Epcot, we found it so we could show it to him and explain how they made it work. He suddenly lost interest in the whole thing because it was "ugly" during the day!
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Personally I love the pictures of the chefs at Via Napoli. The one guy was really cute, lol! The food sounds good, too, though! I'll really have to try it some time!
Can't wait to read your next update... I'm intrigued!
Oh and I'm a huge Words With Friends addict, lol. I currently have 18 games going. Love that!
Great pictures from the WS. I love the Voices of Liberty!! I always try to catch them while at the American Adventure.
Thanks for the review of Via Napoli. Glad you all enjoyed your meal. It's on my list to try for our next trip.
The bracelet is cool!
Great pictures from the WS. I love the Voices of Liberty!! I always try to catch them while at the American Adventure.
Thanks for the review of Via Napoli. Glad you all enjoyed your meal. It's on my list to try for our next trip.
The bracelet is cool!
Great update! I'm glad your experience at Via Napoli was better than my last trip there! I checked out the beads the last time I was in Epcot and didn't buy anything because I was on a super budget, but it is on the list for October because I think they're super cool. I do believe that they cut the maps into strips and roll them up to make the beads. Awesome!
When I look closely at the beads it does look that is what they do.
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Nice update! Good to hear that you liked Via Napoli. Makes me excited to try in when we go. Tell my buddy Stefanie - hello from me & Mowgli - and Grumpy - aka Jeff.
I will tell her! Hope you enjoy Via Napoli, too!
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I had read about the recycled bracelets on WDW Magic and was hoping to get one in October.
They look great, thanks for sharing
I really like mine bracelet a lot and it so that it helps these ladies, too!
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With your review of Via Napoli, I can't wait to try it! I also want to hear Voices of Liberty. That is a must do too.
Great afternoon/night at Epcot! Love the pictures, and glad you had a great meal at Via Napoli! Congrats on the perfume!
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Finally all caught up! I'm going to have to be on the lookout for those bracelets in Africa. They are really cute. I too love history, and I've never been to the Stone Warriors in China. I planned on looking for them on my upcoming trip as well. I'm also going to try to hear the Voices of Liberty since I've never seen them perform either. Who says you can't find new stuff to do when you've been there so many times before?
That is the magic, so many new things to uncover on each trip!
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All caught up, now off to work.
Great STuff!!
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I loved the bracelets at the Outpost, I had read about them before we went down so it was on my list to stop there. There were so many pretty colors I could not decide so I told Jasmine I wanted to head back on our last day to pick one up and we never did definitely have to do that first thing on the next trip.
Love yours, and I love how the money is going back to help build up the communities, what a great idea.
Glad you were able to bypass the storm for the most part, I am sure everyone was extremely happy to see that bus pull up at the end of the day.
I think we all clapped when the bus arrived as we adults had been closely watching the weather, especially the lightning.
Personally I love the pictures of the chefs at Via Napoli. The one guy was really cute, lol! The food sounds good, too, though! I'll really have to try it some time!
Can't wait to read your next update... I'm intrigued!
Oh and I'm a huge Words With Friends addict, lol. I currently have 18 games going. Love that!
The one chef got to where it seemed he was posing for me.
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A meltdown promise doesn't sound promising...
Ken has the same cologne as Luke!
Loved the pictures of Germany. It looks so pretty. Sometimes you gotta stand back to get the full beauty of something... know what I mean?
Sorry about the rain.
This was the first time we'd been on the boat when it wasn't crowded or overly hot so I could sit where I had a great view of the WS through the door. It was neat to see the countries as we passed by!
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Another great update and pictures from Epcot! Love the recycled bead bracelet!!
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Great pictures from the WS. I love the Voices of Liberty!! I always try to catch them while at the American Adventure.
Thanks for the review of Via Napoli. Glad you all enjoyed your meal. It's on my list to try for our next trip.
The bracelet is cool!
I'll be catching VoL more frequently in the future!
I'm so glad you showed the exhibit from China. When I had seen the men in other photos, I always thought they were merchandise for sale. Now, it is a must see on my November trip.
I'm so glad you showed the exhibit from China. When I had seen the men in other photos, I always thought they were merchandise for sale. Now, it is a must see on my November trip.
It is so neat to explore new things we've discovered here on the boards!
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Finally caught back up! You're having such a great trip!
I haven't seen the beads made from Disney maps, but my women's group has supported an NGO that does the beads to support women in Africa. If you're interested, check out BeadforLife - BeadParty Bead Jewelry, Shea Butter, Beading and Poverty Eradication for Women in Uganda.
The China pavilion is such a good duplicate of the real things - although the terra cotta warriors in person are even more spectacular. Especially when you realize they are all different!
Glad you didn't let the rain dampen your day!
Oh, and I am still laughing about Darth Vader 'mode!!
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you really have me looking forward to our trip next year. The display in China is really nice (and the ceiling looks a lot like the one in the Great Move Ride in HS; I did take about 7 pics of it, and of those 7, only 1 came out nice). There is a similar exhibit of the terracotta army in Katy, TX called Forbidden Gardens (but much much much bigger) that I have been dying to try and see for the past 5 years......but unfortunately it is closed due to the expansion of IH 10 and Texas 99. I did not get a chance to visit EPCOT in '07 when DD and I went, but for sure I am going this next trip. I really enjoyed your photos of WS. Sorry bout the rain....Tropical Weather at its best! What can you do but make the most of it. Honestly, I would rather have the rain than this heat and drought we have been suffering in TX.
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