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There used to be a Rainforest Cafe in MD but I am not seeing it now on the locations. We have gone there a couple times just to feel like we were in Disney! There is one in AC now. I told Sammy we would go over the winter, looks like we may be taking a road trip to AC! lol!
If you are road tripping it - count me in. We like the RFC and usually go every so often as an outing. The RFC is in TrumpPlaza? on AC boardwalk if it wasn't damaged by the hurricane.
Before I even begin, it looks like I will now be adding another first to my list, after the overwhelming to the Chocolate Covered Caramels with Sea Salt. Done. On the list. And now I'm afraid I'm going to turn into a caramel addict based on everyone's review. If anyone has anything else they'd like to add please let me know before I leave on Tuesday.
Oh, that 's right, I said Tuesday...we leave in 4 days!!! I've been so busy at work so this past week has just flown by! That's why it's taken me so long to post another update, but I've decided to actually take a lunch break today, so I could get one in.
I finally pulled the suitcases out, hoping that I can fit everything into the big one without overloading it too much. That way it will be easier for two adults to manuever through the airport while pushing a stroller. I'm not making any promises though since I checked the weather for next week, and even though it will be in the high 70's during the day, it will be chilly in the mornings and evenings, which means layers. Layers means more clothes to pack. More clothes to pack means an extra suitcase.
The dining plan has been purchased, so there's really not turning back now, even though the CM said we had up until we checked in to cancel it, but I doubt we will. It's going to be one of the many new things I plan on trying out on this trip, so hopefully it will something that we end up liking.
Hope still doesn't know we're going to Disney. I didn't keep it from her because I wanted to make it a huge surprise, because I don't think she's at the age yet where it would make a big impact, but because if I had told her she would have been asking me every single day if we were going to Disney. She has no concept of time, and I've learned from the past, that it's best to just tell her the day before that we're going somewhere. It makes putting her to bed soooo much easier since she knows that when she wakes up she'll be going somewhere extra special. I did tell her I got a phone call from Mickey Mouse saying he missed her, and she got excited for a nano second before she started telling me that she talked to Donald Duck on her purple play phone. Yeah...that's a three year old for you. She hasn't even asked me why the suitcase is in our bedroom, and she definitely knows what a suitcase is for.
I finally did online check-in since our waitlists never did come through. I was allowed to select two requests from the options, so I chose to be close to the transportation and on the Arusha Savannah. Let's see if any of that comes through for us. I know that when I asked to be close to the transportation at BCV, we were put in an awesome location, so I'm hoping we get lucky again.
Well, that's it for now. This weekend will be extra crazy with getting the house ready before we leave (and of course so that it's clean for Chad) and putting the clothes to the side to be packed on Monday evening. This weekend will probably fly by, then one more day of work before we leave for our exciting girls trip!
Can't believe you leave on Tuesday! Lucky! I told my husband the other day, you know our annual passes are still good until Dec 4th, do you think we should drive down for the weekend to get some more caramels!!!
I can't remember, have you had the butterfinger muffin yet?
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Sammy 5 years and Peyton 15 months - September 2013
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I knew your trip was coming up soon, but 4 days. Exciting! I'm so glad things worked out with the preview. Can't wait to hear about it. I completely get keeping it from Hope. If I even mention to Cam we'll be doing something in a few days he pesters me about it all the time. Our next trip may have to be a surprise.
And since I've benen horrible about getting on the boards since Mallory was born have a great trip! I probably won't have time to check in before you leave.
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to the Chocolate Covered Caramels with Sea Salt. 
Done. On the list. And now I'm afraid I'm going to turn into a caramel addict based on everyone's review. 
If anyone has anything else they'd like to add please let me know before I leave on Tuesday. 
I've been so busy at work so this past week has just flown by! That's why it's taken me so long to post another update, but I've decided to actually take a lunch break today, so I could get one in. 
That way it will be easier for two adults to manuever through the airport while pushing a stroller. I'm not making any promises though since I checked the weather for next week, and even though it will be in the high 70's during the day, 
it will be chilly in the mornings and evenings, which means layers. Layers means more clothes to pack. More clothes to pack means an extra suitcase. 
I didn't keep it from her because I wanted to make it a huge surprise, because I don't think she's at the age yet where it would make a big impact, but because if I had told her she would have been asking me every single day if we were going to Disney. She has no concept of time, 
and I've learned from the past, that it's best to just tell her the day before that we're going somewhere. It makes putting her to bed soooo much easier since she knows that when she wakes up she'll be going somewhere extra special. I did tell her I got a phone call from Mickey Mouse 
saying he missed her, and she got excited for a nano second before she started telling me that she talked to Donald Duck on her purple play phone. 
Yeah...that's a three year old for you. She hasn't even asked me why the suitcase is in our bedroom, and she definitely knows what a suitcase is for. 
I was allowed to select two requests from the options, so I chose to be close to the transportation and on the Arusha Savannah. Let's see if any of that comes through for us. I know that when I asked to be close to the transportation at BCV, we were put in an awesome location, so I'm hoping we get lucky again. 
(and of course so that it's clean for Chad) and putting the clothes to the side to be packed on Monday evening. This weekend will probably fly by, then one more day of work before we leave for our exciting girls trip! 
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Disney Magic - Oct 2015
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