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Wow, what a fiasco after you landed. I've had my hair products leak before but thankfully I also always have them in a Ziploc bag.
I've never stayed at POFQ but it looks really nice. Hopefully you guys were able to relax once you got to the pool.
I did have it double bagged, but I guess that wasn't good enough. LOL
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loove your photos of my favorite resort!!
Thanks
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Originally Posted by TheMadonna3
Jeeze! What awful luck with the car and I would be royally p*ssed if my husband said something like that to me, especially about his sister refusing to help!! WTFrech Toast is up with that?
Glad things are finally calming down now. I love the pics
Yeah, my husband was not very comforting at the moment....and I just blew it off...he was probably jealous we were down there already, but it was his choice not to come till later.
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I'd say that beer was well deserved! Glad the parents made it to the resort safely.
It was very well deserved....oh and Disney beer is not cheap.
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Originally Posted by iwonathomas
You really deserved that beer. I would of been so pissed at my husband over that car rental things but you did the right thing and not say anything to your sister-in-law.
How you have to bend your arm on the magic bands are weird at time but I always wear on my left arm same as my watch and I am one of the weird people who don't wear the watch facing up but facing down that is at times how I wore my magic band and it worked better for me that way.
I sure did!
I just learned to pick my battles...because sometimes he says stupid things and I know he is wrong, but he will fight me anyways.
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Very nice resort. Love the pix. I believe that I would have been hunting something a bit stronger than a light beer after your day.
LOL....Yeah I needed to find a bottle and some shot glasses!
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Signing on to your TR. POFQ looks beautiful. Your description of the car rental stress and getting lost along the way reminds me why I take DME!
Thanks for joining!
Yeah, I do prefer ME too!
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Great room and resort pictures! Sounds like you all were able to decompress in the afternoon and evening.
I was glad for the evening to be winding down at that point.
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Love the pics of the room. Glad you got to get a beer and just relax.
Thanks.
I was ready to just chill out at that point.
When Claire saw this guy she thought he was pretty creepy.
We looked for a spot for me to sit and settle down where I could still see her.
She wanted to go on the slide, but there are not any loungers near the slide.
We ended up off to the side a bit and we put her towel on the bench, but I was instructed to stand near the pool for now and watch her get in…..you know because I guess she looks different every time she gets in a pool??? LOL
As she got used to the water, I walked around a bit and took a few pictures.
Finally she was ready for the slide.
And I had been instructed to take pictures of her going down it.
But I didn’t capture the perfect plunge shot and I was told to keep doing so till I got a good one. LOL.
Nice pool. Claire seemed to be getting a little bossy about the pix. Enjoy it and take a lot of pix. She may get to the point of hiding every time the camera comes out. I have seen this with my grand-daughters. They do eventually grow out of that as well.
Our first on property stay was there, so POFQ will always have a special place in my heart. That pool is the best of the moderates. Thanks for sharing your fun pictures of the resort! Brings back happy memories
Glad you all were able to relax with a nice dinner after your parents got there, that was definitely a well deserved beer! Claire looked like she was enjoying the pool!
Nice pool. Claire seemed to be getting a little bossy about the pix. Enjoy it and take a lot of pix. She may get to the point of hiding every time the camera comes out. I have seen this with my grand-daughters. They do eventually grow out of that as well.
She has her moments now already where she doesn't want me to take them.
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Our first on property stay was there, so POFQ will always have a special place in my heart. That pool is the best of the moderates. Thanks for sharing your fun pictures of the resort! Brings back happy memories
Thats how Pop is for me. I have stayed there 4 times and it will always be special to me.
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Glad you all were able to relax with a nice dinner after your parents got there, that was definitely a well deserved beer! Claire looked like she was enjoying the pool!
It was well deserved.
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My last stay was at POFQ, so it's nice to see your pictures and remember my trip!
After the day you'd had, you deserved that beer. Great pictures of the pool area. The room loos so nice. POFQ is a very lovely resort. Too bad I can't fit my family of 5 in a room.
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After the day you'd had, you deserved that beer. Great pictures of the pool area. The room loos so nice. POFQ is a very lovely resort. Too bad I can't fit my family of 5 in a room.
Yeah the family of five options are slim....word is that CBR is adding room for a 5th though.
Every time I tried to sit on the lounger she would call me back over for something. Finally we decided that I would move over to another area where I could see better and she wanted to swim around the pool a bit anyways.
Now I had known ahead of time that several co-workers were going to be at Disney while I was there. 2 were leaving the next day for home, 1 was leaving the next day for a cruise and yet 2 more were there throughout my stay. Most of us kind of had the thought that if we ran into each other, that would be great, but if not, that was OK too. It really is hard sometimes to meet up with people who all have different plans. However, the 2 that were leaving the next day were planning on stopping off at POFQ that night as one was staying there her last night there and the other was going to drop her off there. Some of you know one of them as she writes wonderful TR’s on Disboards. That would be Ellen (Podsnel). She was hanging her last night with her friend Lonnie who lives locally and Katie, my other co-worker was going to dinner with them. Katie is also on Disboards,WDGal210. Anyways, Katie and Ellen were there all week for a conference, which had just ended that very day. We had discussed trying to meet up a while back. At this point the day was just too dang long and I was beat and really didn’t have the get-go to make an effort. But I didn’t want to be bad either and blow them off. So while at the pool I texted both of them and let them know that I was at the pool and that if they wanted to meet up, I would be there for a little bit…..no response. I don’t think they were being rude either, I think they were just as tired as I was, probably more after being there a week already. So I was happy I made the effort to contact them, and a little disappointed that we wouldn’t meet….though I did meet up with Ellen on my last trip to WDW in Nov. of 2012….but I totally understand how hard it is to make things work to meet up with others and fit it in your agenda.
So I sat at the pool and just took pictures while Claire swam.
After a while Claire grew a bit tired of swimming and we decided to walk around a bit and check things out.
And we made a potty stop.
Sorry, no free tampons here!
I was still messaging with my co-worker Deb and she told me that our boss was also staying at POFQ and had just posted she was back at the resort….. which I did know, but kind of forgot about. So while we walked around, I kept my eyes open for her too.
We found where the hot tub was and it was really happening tonight.
And there is a playground across the way.
I made Claire stop for a photo.
We decided to go take a look at some snack options in the food court.
And right then and there I almost literally ran into Ellen. We both looked at each other and then it hit! We hugged and said hello and she introduced me to Lonnie. She told me she had just dropped Katie off at her room and we could go back and say hello. Lonnie decided not to walk back and so Ellen, Claire and I headed back to Katie’s room.
When we got there Ellen knocked and pretended to be Bell Services delivering bags and then I jumped out when Katie opened the door. (Yeah, I know I was acting like a kid. LOL). We all talked a bit, but we were all tired. They had gotten my text and kind of had the same feelings I did….too tired to go visit, but it we ran into each other, that would be great. I guess fate was working for us. You’ll just have to believe me that we met up, as we did not take a picture. We were all tired and I knew I look totally worn down, so I didn’t even suggest doing one. But here is some from my meet with Ellen in 2012.
Ellen left after a few minutes and I talked to Katie a little more and then Claire and I headed off on our own again.
You're right, sometimes it's just hard to find time to meet up with people you know in Disney, especially when everyone has their own set of plans. Sounds like fate really was on your side with you running into your friend at the food court!
Nice time relaxing by the pool. I am loving your pics.
We were supposed to stay at POFQ, but now it looks like we might have to transfer over to POR or to Pop Century due to my DDad losing his job. He was paying for the rooms, so now we have to regroup.
Can't wait for more!!!
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