A DREAM is a wish your heart makes...Halloween on the High Seas edition - updated 09/14/2014 - Page 28 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I think I had the biggest grin on my face the entire time I was reading your update. It's so funny that we both felt the same exact way about this day, and I can't wait to hopefully do it all over with you again. I totally forgot about your ice cream cookie! I can vouch for how good that thing looked.
And I'm sure as you get to hang out with Chad more, there will definitely be more "duh" moments. It's never a dull moment with that man.
Congrats on the promotion! I hope Mike's first shift goes well.
Thank you!
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Congrats on your promotion! It's great that they recognize you are doing more than your old job title suggested
Definitely!
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Congrats on your promotion
Thanks!
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Congratulations on your promotion and Mike's first shift!!
Thanks!
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Congrats on the promotion, Kelly!! I think it will be hard remembering you need Mike's income for bills, and not use it for the employee discount! At least it would be for me....
Oh - I have already warned him that NOTHING is to be purchased until he has a full time job. That's going to be hard seeing as the Disney Store is now going to be carrying Star Wars merchandise too.
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Congrats on the promotion!
Thank you!
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Congratulations, Kelly! It's always nice to be appreciated, and the raise couldn't have come at a better time!
You are so right Laurie! It gives Mike a little more breathing room.
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Congrats!!!
Thank you Lisa!
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Congrats on the promotion!! It's always nice to know you are appreciated
It sure is!
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I think I had the biggest grin on my face the entire time I was reading your update. It's so funny that we both felt the same exact way about this day, and I can't wait to hopefully do it all over with you again. I totally forgot about your ice cream cookie! I can vouch for how good that thing looked.
And I'm sure as you get to hang out with Chad more, there will definitely be more "duh" moments. It's never a dull moment with that man.
It can't be all that different than my house is on a daily basis.
And I love the new sig pic!
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I had been checking PP on my phone and for some reason completely missed you had written another update. And about Mike's new job. Not everything is better with a "smartphone".
Congrats to Mike at the Disney Store position. Nate had a few temp positions while looking for full time work when he quit Target last year. He just signed on at a place he LOVES so it all worked out, but getting the bills paid was a little tricky for a while so I know what you're going through. Hopefully Mike finds something full time that he really enjoys soon. And if it's a position with Disney even better. I'm assuming he gets a discount at the Disney Store now. How convenient with your little Disney obsession.
CC looks like so much fun! Sorry about the insulin mishap, but other than that PERFECTION!
Congrats to you as well on the promotion! My company made a new title for me when I came back after leaving for a year. I do the same thing I did before with a little higher pay and more "respect". Really my title just now reflects what I've always been doing. So just acknowledging what you are doing is a HUGE thing. And a promotion is never bad.
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Congrats to Mike on becoming a Disney CM! Congrats to you on your new title/promotion and raise!
Pixies are still flowing toward you for him to land a full time gig though!
I am loving all the pics and those of CC are amazing. Because of those, I am thinking of starting my savings now for a land/sea for Lauren's Sweet 16! I have two years & 3 months, I think I can swing it!
Great Castaway Cay update! We still talk about CC to this day - it's such a great place I'm so glad you were able to get back to the boat so easily to handle your business. Just another great perk of that island...
Congrats on your promotion and hurray for Mike's first shift. I hope something full time comes along for him!
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First congrats to you and to Mike! Mike seems like he'd be a perfect Disney Store CM! Your day at CC really sounded wonderful, except for the troubles with your pump. And seeing your lunch makes me really want a burger right now!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
I had been checking PP on my phone and for some reason completely missed you had written another update. And about Mike's new job. Not everything is better with a "smartphone".
Congrats to Mike at the Disney Store position. Nate had a few temp positions while looking for full time work when he quit Target last year. He just signed on at a place he LOVES so it all worked out, but getting the bills paid was a little tricky for a while so I know what you're going through. Hopefully Mike finds something full time that he really enjoys soon. And if it's a position with Disney even better. I'm assuming he gets a discount at the Disney Store now. How convenient with your little Disney obsession.
CC looks like so much fun! Sorry about the insulin mishap, but other than that PERFECTION!
Congrats to you as well on the promotion! My company made a new title for me when I came back after leaving for a year. I do the same thing I did before with a little higher pay and more "respect". Really my title just now reflects what I've always been doing. So just acknowledging what you are doing is a HUGE thing. And a promotion is never bad.
My promotion is basically that - being recognized (finally) for what I've been doing all these years. But it came with more money and that's always a plus!
Yes Mike will get a discount at the Disney store but he's not allowed to purchase anything yet - may break that rule for Frozen but we have gift cards.
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Congrats on your promotion!
Thank you!
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congrats to you and best of luck to Mike.
Thanks Holly!
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Congrats to Mike on becoming a Disney CM! Congrats to you on your new title/promotion and raise!
Pixies are still flowing toward you for him to land a full time gig though!
I am loving all the pics and those of CC are amazing. Because of those, I am thinking of starting my savings now for a land/sea for Lauren's Sweet 16! I have two years & 3 months, I think I can swing it!
Thanks so much Liz!
Start saving! A cruise for a sweet 16 would be....sweet!
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Congrats on the promotion!!!! I'm so happy Mike found something until full time work becomes available. What better place than a Disney Store?
Thanks! He's pretty excited I think.
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Great Castaway Cay update! We still talk about CC to this day - it's such a great place I'm so glad you were able to get back to the boat so easily to handle your business. Just another great perk of that island...
Congrats on your promotion and hurray for Mike's first shift. I hope something full time comes along for him!
Loved CC! And thanks for the kind words!
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First congrats to you and to Mike! Mike seems like he'd be a perfect Disney Store CM! Your day at CC really sounded wonderful, except for the troubles with your pump. And seeing your lunch makes me really want a burger right now!
Thanks Sharon! That meal was pretty tasty at CC!
Mike's first shift was really more to fill out paperwork, get fitted for his uniform (they're getting new ones) and pick out the character for his name tag. At the Disney store they pick a character to go under their name instead of where they are from like at WDW. Mike was going to choose Buzz but someone else has it and they prefer to not have repeats so he chose Mushu. He should start for real sometime next week - this week all the Frozen stuff came out so not the best time to train someone new.
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It's so funny that we both felt the same exact way about this day, and I can't wait to hopefully do it all over with you again. I totally forgot about your ice cream cookie! 
I can vouch for how good that thing looked. 
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