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Oh bother... Our weekend was so crazy, we completely missed Dinner and a Movie Night last weekend. Friday was Ladies Night, Saturday we began work on the new deck going up around our pool and that work spilled over into Sunday (which it shouldn't have...but that's a whole other story...), and finally Sunday evening two trees fell on our property so we had to quickly pull them the rest of the way down to avoid causing damage to any neighboring properties.
HOWEVER!...I have some good news! I got my hands on the balloons for DD's reveal! I purchased them at Party City and as long as I keep my receipt (which I will...oh I will...) they will inflate them for me for free. Thanks to Party City's "flash-not quite photos-photos" on their website...I had to search good ol' Google for some "nice" pictures of the balloons...so, thank you Google!
(This one Sings!)
Ariel appears to be DD's fave at the moment; she thinks she will have an Ariel birthday party this year. Man is she in for a surprise! I asked her if she had thought about what she would like for her birthday this year...and in typical princess fashion...she wants the accessories to complete all of her Disney princess dresses. I hope a trip to Disney will suffice!!
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Love the balloons! And I love DD's choice for her birthday! I sure hope Disney will suffice!
Thanks! I'm sure it will be just fine! I found an airplane/airport book for my iPad to let her see the process before her first plane ride...she plays with this all the time and says she wants to ride an airplane so...yeah!
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Super cute balloons! I'm sure Disney will be a good present
Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by stardust190
Love the balloons! Can't wait to hear about the reveal.
I'm so excited! I'll be sure to take video too because I know I'll want to look back on it and, of course, I'll want to share it with you all!
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Well, it happened again...we did not have a dedicated Dinner and a Movie night last Friday. We were once again headed to WV to visit with my parents (who are now both officially retired!). I ended up having to pick up DD at daycare in the morning just before lunch because she had a bit of a #2 issue if you catch my drift... The staff was worried DD caught a stomach bug that seems to have hit the center; however, DD and I had shared the same food the night before and let's just say Mommy wasn't feeling up to snuff either. Lo and behold once we both got home and took some meds, all was right in our world again. So thankfully, no stomach bug; but we were able to head out to WV early and DH just met us out there after work. DD chose to watch Annie instead of the movie I had planned, so I just went with it.
But have no fear my PassPorter friends! We still watched two Disney movies over the weekend AND I finished some additional trip shopping; some pretty big ticket items in my opinion! WooHoo! First, on Saturday evening, my Aunt (visiting from North Carolina) suggested a movie that she brought with her...The Odd Life of Timothy Green! I had wanted to see this movie for so long...FINALLY! HOLD UP!!! WAIT A MINUTE!!! No one warned me I would need an entire box of tissues for this movie! Even DH was crying! It was incredible! We absolutely LOVED this movie...everything about it! The message was just perfect, the actors were exceptional, the storyline moved at the perfect pace...I now want to own this movie! Just Fantastic! Oh...and we watched Brave on Sunday... I love Brave, I really do, but after watching Timothy Green...I felt..."meh" with Brave.
So...on to the good stuff! I was very fortunate to take advantage of the weekend sales at two different outlets centers over the weekend. Whew! My poor credit card is sweatin' after that workout! I was able to snag shorts for DH (not entirely sure what happened to his old ones but I think they all sort of turned into work shorts and I won't let him wear them in public anymore), shorts/capris for myself (that actually fit!), new tennis shoes for DH and myself (YES!!!), and a new iPad sleeve to replace the one that I have that is falling apart. I snagged this at the Coach outlet for 90% off!! I paid less for the new one than I paid for the old one and I know the Coach one will last more than a year! I was also able to place an order with The Container Store for some travel essentials that I've been eyeing up for over a year! We ordered a few packing cubes and folders and some space bags for dirty laundry.
So...with all of those items checked off my list, the only purchases I have left are the surprise gifts and to refill our prescriptions before we leave!!! Which, by the way, will be in less than 61 days! Woot Woot! Online check in is tomorrow!!! I'm planning to do mine during lunch tomorrow, then I'll help my in-laws and my parents with theirs in the evening. Eeeeek!! I'm getting so excited!!!
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Our weekend was so crazy, we completely missed Dinner and a Movie Night last weekend. Friday was Ladies Night, Saturday we began work on the new deck going up around our pool and that work spilled over into Sunday (which it shouldn't have...but that's a whole other story...), and finally Sunday evening two trees fell on our property so we had to quickly pull them the rest of the way down to avoid causing damage to any neighboring properties. 
I hope a trip to Disney will suffice!! 
I found an airplane/airport book for my iPad to let her see the process before her first plane ride...she plays with this all the time and says she wants to ride an airplane so...yeah! 
The staff was worried DD caught a stomach bug that seems to have hit the center; however, DD and I had shared the same food the night before and let's just say Mommy wasn't feeling up to snuff either. Lo and behold once we both got home and took some meds, all was right in our world again. 
HOLD UP!!! WAIT A MINUTE!!! No one warned me I would need an entire box of tissues for this movie! Even DH was crying! It was incredible! We absolutely LOVED this movie...everything about it! The message was just perfect, the actors were exceptional, the storyline moved at the perfect pace...I now want to own this movie! 
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