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Super cute stuff! I should hire you to throw parties for my family. Lol
LOL!!! I do LOVE a good party!!!
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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!
Love you Lisa's!!!!
LOVE you too Lisa #1.......still only #1 because you are older than me!!! We are going to have a BLAST!!! Hopefully I will still be allowed to visit Disney after this Trip!!!
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for only 30 days 'til Disney!
I know.........jumping out of my skin with excitement!!!
the shirts, the autograph books and all the stuff! Great 40th b-day for Lisa #1.
Thank you!!!
So glad your DH is doing so well, too!
Thanks!!! - Each day is getting a bit easier.....knowing that he is so for me going helps me to relax about it!!
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What great gifts.
Thanks!!!
I hope you three have a great time celebrating together.
Oh we will!!! Thanks!!!
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Awesome job on all the birthday goodies!
Thank you!
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WHAT AWESOME DISNEY SWAG!!!!!
I am practically jumping up and down in my seat getting excited for your trip! I WANNA GO TOO!!
It sounds like (from you TR) that we would fit well together and have an awesome time.....maybe you should change your dates!!!
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LOVE all the t-shirts!! Especially the "What Happens at Disney Stays at Disney". Too cute!
Thanks......that was one of our favorites too!!! That will probably be the one to wear in Epcot - sampling!!!
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What great stuff! Not much longer!
Thank you!!!!
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Just had to share something I found humorous!!! I was standing at the kitchen sink this morning (prepping eggs for Easter!) and was thinking about my girls trip (what else would I be thinking about 25 days out??!?!?!) and started thinking.......I really should start packing (considering that we are still freezing our patooties off up here in New England....and thinking the chances of needing "warmer" clothes in the next 25 days is slim to none!) and started giggling out loud - DD asked what I was giggling about.............
Realized that we have a little "theme" going on with us Lisa's...............while talking about packing with Lisa # 3 I have come to realize how HIGH maintenance she is......always thought I was the HIGH maintenance one......... think she has me beat................and then we have Lisa # 1 on the complete other side of the spectrum!!! She is so low maintenance and easy going.............so it dawned on me that we have been appropriately numbered!!!
Lisa # 1 - low maintenance
Lisa # 2 - medium maintenance
Lisa # 3 - HIGH maintenance!!!
Then DD says to me............."well you also are all in order of height!".............she is RIGHT!!!
Lisa # 1 - short
Lisa # 2 - medium
Lisa # 3 - tall
I am kinda liking being the "middle" girl!!! Other than the "poopie" part!!!
And to think this whole numbering thing started just by putting us in order of age......yep that's right.......gotta rub it in.............Lisa # 1 is OLDER!!!!
I know cruel and corny at the same time!!! But thought I would "share"!!!! I found it all kinda humorous!!!
Now really.............I really should get off this computer and start packing...............
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Okay so let me just say for the record...I am NOT the shortest and the OLDEST!!! No fair!!! Lisa #3 is crazy tall...but Lisa#1 and Lisa#2 are the SAME height! I'm sure! Going to have to do some kind of fun crazy compare disney heights at Disney...Maybe back to back to a character...like maybe Mickey...
Yes, Iam so excited too...but started having a niggling of guilt about leaving the kids...DH is fine...Althought he enjoys it, Disney isn't his thing like its ours..but my too youngest are so wishing they were going too...as I've said before...not enough to not take the girls trip but enough that I'm doing the typical "mommy guilt" thing.... And for the record Lisa #2...answer everyones messages differently girl because that was confusing as all get out...LOL...just kidding...you are so amazingly organized I sometimes wonder how we've stayed friends since 7th grade! I'm a cyclone and you are the peacefulness before the storm...okay LOL maybe not...you have your cyclone traits...Well, this was my break from a Tween remodel...hubby will be home from Home Depot shortly and wondering what I've been doing and why walls aren't prepared for painting.....pray I'm able to get the house back in order before we actually leave!
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WAHOO!!!!!!!!!! This time, 3 weeks from now, I will be sitting on the DME with my 2 besties!!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell?!?!
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We are going to have a BLAST!!! Hopefully I will still be allowed to visit Disney after this Trip!!!
stuff! Great 40th b-day for Lisa #1. 
Just had to share something I found humorous!!! I was standing at the kitchen sink this morning (prepping eggs for Easter!) and was thinking 
about my girls trip (what else would I be thinking about 25 days out??!?!?!) and started thinking.......I really should start packing (considering that we are still freezing our patooties off up here in New England....and thinking the chances of needing "warmer" clothes in the next 25 days is slim to none!) and started giggling out loud - DD asked what I was giggling about.............
she is......always thought I was the HIGH maintenance one.........
think she has me beat................and then we have Lisa # 1 on the complete other side of the spectrum!!! She is so low maintenance and easy going.............so it dawned on me that we have been appropriately numbered!!!
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