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Only 30 days to go..................had the surprise birthday party for Lisa #1 this past weekend, so now I will be able to share more plans ~ and many items that I surprised both Lisa # 1 & # 3 with for our trip (but of course at this moment I am at work......shhhh!!!! So I will have to add another update tonight! Oh Darn!)..............DH had another Dr appt last week - and radiation will wait until this summer (won't make a difference in recurrance, so I can breathe!) so I can relax with the girls trip.........then get ready for much needed family vacation 6 weeks after this one (reminds me ~ need to start that PTR!) !!!!
So for right now........just want to do the 30 day dance
Oh yeah - and to Lisa #1!!!!! She is NOW officially older than me!!! (still have to get her on her to chime in!!!)
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Lisa Co-Guide to Sharing the Adventure: Disney World Trip Reports
So this past Saturday Lisa #3 and I surprised Lisa #1 with an intimate (just us and her immediate family!) surprise 40th Birthday Party, complete with both Mickey & BRIGHTLY colored 40th decorations! We got her by telling her we were just getting together for the annual Easter Egg Hunt for the kiddos (which we still did!).
She was very surprised that we managed to pull it off! Of course Lisa #3 and I were so excited to give her her birthday gifts! We manage to get together “secretly” to make Tee-shirts……..LOL…..Lisa #1 kept bugging us that we needed to get together to pick out designs and make shirts…..and we just kept ignoring her!! LOL! She LOVED the shirts!!! (Thanks Shadowryter!)
All the shirts together:
We also purchased matching Mickey & Minnie pajamas for all 3 of us!!! (I know we are corny!!!)
We gave her a personalized autograph book designed by me!
My Autograph book:
Lisa #3 Autograph book:
And also included in the bag (of course a re-usable Mickey tote bag!) was one of the 40th Anniversary Vinylmations:
luggage tags (sorry forgot to take a photo…..but each of ours match our autograph books)……and a journal!!!
My DD also had to pick out her own gifts for Lisa #1, which was a frame with the 2011 Disney Logo and also the 2011 Scrapbook Page Kit (again…..sorry no photo!)
I also surprised both Lisa’s with a set of Cricut characters that I had made for them!!! Remember……we are all avid scrapbookers!!!
and the "fixed" Jiminy (I had realized that I made the first ones wrong):
And Her DH gave her a chamilia bangle bracelet with the "Dreams Do Come True " charm!
So since all the planning began……..both Lisa’s were feeling like they were going to miss there beloved Mary, Alice & Mad Hater….and were pouting quite a bit……so they have added 1900 Park Fare breakfast to our last morning……although if we see them in the parks we will cancel as it is not until 10:10 and we wanted to be in the parks by then (although I am going to keep checking for earlier!).
And of course, now that I have purchased a Mickey carry on size suitcase
– Lisa #3 is insisting that we just check our luggage and let DME take our bags to the hotel (hmmmm…….I am so Type A and the thought of someone else being responsible for my bags FREAKS me out!!!)…….so we will see how that works out as we get closer!!!
So now we have 30 more sleeps until we leave………….and we are all beyond EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers to Us!!!
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Lisa Co-Guide to Sharing the Adventure: Disney World Trip Reports
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Awesome, Awesome, Awesome Job on the trip report! And you have both out done yourselves for my surprise bday party! Everything is wonderful and I am just so incredibly excited for our girls trip! Look out Disney...Lisa's x 3!!! The most excitement the world has seen in along time! LOL!
So for all of you reading our trip report...I'm Lisa #1...of course they are LOVING the idea that I'm 40 first...so I can't wait until their turn comes around!
I love Disney (And the SOX) and can't wait to go on this trip! Hubby returned from a year in Afghanistan and we went to Disney to run the 1/2 Marathon in January. Had the most amazing trip. Was a wonderful experience. Contemplating Wine and Dine in October and so excited for 7am tomorrow to see the latest Run Disney event!
Feeling a bit guilty about leaving hubby and kids homes...of course not guilty enough to stay home !
Anyway, Lisa #2, poppie girl, lol, will keep us all organized and up to date...but I'll be chiming in now and again too!
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to Lisa #1!!!!! She is NOW officially older than me!!! 
(still have to get her on her to chime in!!!)
LOL! 
the shirts, the autograph books and all the 
stuff! Great 40th b-day for Lisa #1. 
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