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There are other changes as well.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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09-23-2010, 03:53 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Mickey-mania 2010 “Drew and Allison’s 1st Visit”
October Pre- Trip Report
This is my first TR attempt. You guys have inspired me!
The Cast:
DN6 (our niece, Allison): Six years old and in the 1st grade. This is her first trip to Disney and she is so excited. She told me she wants to do every ride, especially the BIG ones. We will see how that goes...
DN11 (our nephew, Drew): Eleven years old and this is his first trip to Disney, also. All he can do is compare Disney to Six Flags (which he loves) but I can’t get him to see how much MORE it is. All he can say is “cool” when he watches the Vacation DVD.
DH (Jonathan): 29 years old and this will be his second trip to Disney in his life and in one year! He acts nonchalant but I can see the sparkle in his eye...
Me (Brooke): Disney addict. My family went several years when I was very young but then started renting beach condos every summer (not nearly as magical). Finally convinced Jonathan to go last November and I am now hooked again!
November 2009
In order for you to fully understand the upcoming trip, I have to start at our previous trip. Last November I talked Jonathan into a spontaneous Christmas trip when I received one of Disney’s “specials” online. I convinced Jonathan this would be cheaper than just the airline tickets to NYC (which is where we were planning to go the week before Thanksgiving). Long story short, he LOVED it, but said he felt he had given Walt plenty of money do last a lifetime. He said the only way he would want to go back would be if we could take Drew and Allison (our niece and nephew/ really should be our kids, KWIM). Well, I hung up the towel on this idea because their mom and dad won’t let them go anywhere sans parents  .
August 2010
Fast- forward several months. I am itching for a fall trip. NYC is back on our minds even though we just went in February (we have family up there). My heart isn’t really in the NYC trip anyway. Early Saturday morning on August 7th, I am checking my email and up pops Disney’s free dining special just in the nick of time! I crunch the numbers real quick and realize that we can stay in a moderate resort with free dining for 6 nights for just under $1500.00! We could do this! I show the offer and my calculations to Jonathan and he also thinks this is a great price. He then looks at me and says he would love to go and take the kids but he knows their mom would never let them go.
I refuse to let this die so I immediately type an email to their mom explaining this amazing deal and trip we could possibly take in October for Halloween. Then we wait for a reply.... and wait  .... and wait ... A week later on the 14th (still no reply and I am pretty on edge  ), I realize OH CRAP it is the last day to book the dining special! I give her a frantic phone call at 5 pm to see if the kids can go. She says YES (really)!!! Five minutes later, the four of us are booked for six nights/five days at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort!!! 
When: October 28- November 3, 2010
Where: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Let the planning begin...
Next up: ADR’s (I never realized how tough this could be.)
Last edited by Brooke; 09-23-2010 at 07:04 PM..
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