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Hmmmm........Craig, I don't know what's she's talking about! lol!
Maybe Scott can give him a few pointers! I only came home with 4 new pieces of Disney Jewelry this time .......we won't even get started on the photo frames
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Best TR title EVER!!
The good thing about taking a year to complete a TR is that you don't miss a thing about Disney because you're reliving your last trip until the next one comes.
See, there is a method to my maddness.
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Count me in to stick around for this.....no matter how long it takes! It's always worth it!! Great cast..btw!!
Thank you
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So glad to see your PTR. Please give lots of updates soon...I'm leaving in 2 days! That also means I have something to look forward to when I get home and will help keep the Disney memories.
Lots of updates...in two days time...have you been following along for the last year???
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great intro
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Yay! Here we go again! Great start.
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Great cast! Look forward to reading more.
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I'm all in!!! Great start!
Thanks guys
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Yay! I'm glad you've started another one. Yes, you may take awhile to finish them, but it just keeps the rest of us waiting with bated breath for the next update.
As long as your not waiting with your breath held, we'll be fine
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OMG, I thought Melissa had the longest TR titles ever
Count me in for the next year of reading this wild ride
That's my new goal. To have the longest title and take the longest to finish
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I can't wait to read more (pun intended)...wonder why Craig's favorite ride isn't TSMM ?
Great start so far - when's the next installment (if I remember correctly, you only have a few weeks before the trip).
Two weeks from tomorrow. This will be a short and sweet PTR
Hmmmm........Craig, I don't know what's she's talking about! lol!
Maybe Scott can give him a few pointers! I only came home with 4 new pieces of Disney Jewelry this time .......we won't even get started on the photo frames
You're totally to blame And I can't wait to get my first Alex and Ami bracelet
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Just joining in...Don't worry, I still have my last trip report to finish and I even started a new PTR for my March trip. Yep, you are in good company
Yes, a PPer after my own heart
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Hope you all have a great time! I'll love reading it no matter how long it takes!
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Count me in!! Great start, can't wait to hear the details!
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You always have funny stories and great pics so I'm signing in! BTW - I LOVE Disney jewelry!
Thank you...and my secret Disney stash of money is all for Disney jewlery this trip
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Anybody wanna place bets on how long the TR will last?
Just kidding Dawn! love you!
Ahh...the over-under has started already for the TR and I haven't even gone yet.
So, the next thing we had to do was decide when to go. We knew we had to travel within a year of getting our vouchers from the Delta screw up with our 2011 trip. And we LOVE November and the weather and the F&WF and all the holiday decorations. But, this year Tyler started middle school (which by the way I feel like I’m going through 6th grade all over again now ) and we weren’t sure if they’d give us a hard time or if he should be out for 4 days. Our other option was to go the last week in August leading into Labor Day weekend. I knew from Sharon’s reports that the crowd levels for August just about evened out the oppressive heat factor. But, if we did that, we’d have to give up our annual beach vacation to Ocean City and we’ve been doing that for 6 years. So, it was back to fall. We toyed with the Jewish holiday in September, but ended up coming right back to November and Jersey Week again.
So, having decided November we needed to figure out what day to leave and when to come home. I’m always looking for the longest possible time to stay at Disney, but Craig doesn’t like to come home the day right before work, unless it’s early (hence the 3:30am DME pickup time last trip ). Well, that wasn’t happening again. We first decided we would leave on Thursday night and come home on Saturday. Mainly because Disney, in their infinite wisdom, decided to move the Wine & Dine Half Marathon to coincide with the last weekend of the F&WF and we wanted out of there! Brilliant!! NOT! As if the F&WF wasn’t crowded enough on the last weekend, let’s throw in a special running event as well. Unfortunately the flight times just didn’t work out and we would have had to take the boys out for 5 days instead of 4. So, we ended up deciding on leaving on Friday the 2nd at around 11:30 so we didn’t have to get up too early, and then coming back on Sunday afternoon at 12:30. Again, not too early, but early enough for Craig to agree to it. We will of course avoid Epcot like the plague that last day and work our plans around that.
Darn school getting in the way! Too bad you'll have to stay away from Epcot on your last day, but I agree with your reasoning. You'll run into detours and such in all the parks on race day, but I sort of got into watching the runners and cheering them on and am hoping to do another trip during the January marathon days again.
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Best TR title EVER!! 
Count me in to stick around for this.....no matter how long it takes! 
It's always worth it!! 
That also means I have something to look forward to when I get home and will help keep the Disney memories.
Disney Magic - Oct 2015
) and we weren’t sure if they’d give us a hard time or if he should be out for 4 days. Our other option was to go the last week in August leading into Labor Day weekend. I knew from Sharon’s reports that the crowd levels for August just about evened out the oppressive heat factor. But, if we did that, we’d have to give up our annual beach vacation to Ocean City and we’ve been doing that for 6 years. 
So, it was back to fall. We toyed with the Jewish holiday in September, but ended up coming right back to November and Jersey Week again. 
Hybrid Mode
