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Hee! I'm so glad you thought about cupcakes for breakfast! I'm even more glad that you got the idea from ME! Someone wouldn't let me eat a cupcake for breakfast on this most recent trip!
Your photopass photos came out great! I love all the parade photos!
The interaction with Mickey and Minnie on the last day was fabulous! I'm so glad you had a great time with them!
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I don't know Lisa2 First R2MK now another FROG ? No wonder Kermit is keeping his distance.
Have as great a time with your family this next trip as you 3 LADIES had on this one and thanks for taking us along:wo ot:
Thanks for following! I hope to have fun...........it will be a different fun!!!
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Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by chezp
What a fun end to your trip!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by mojjo
Great end to the trip. Sorry about the late flight.
Thanks.............seems to always happen coming home - oh well!!!
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Originally Posted by OneLittleSpark
Hey Lisa #1! I have been lurking on here, following along with your highly entertaining and super fun trip. I just wanted to come on and say that I really enjoyed reading about your fun at WDW and thanks for sharing!
It made me think of my trip in Dec 2012 with my 2 gf's (who dont share my name, lol) that I met on here! I am so excited for our trip, and reading yours just upped my excitement! Thanks!
Glad you said hello! Thanks for following!
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Awww, you three are just so sweet together.
Hope your next stay is as fun as this one was!! (Jealous? You betcha!)
Thanks for letting me tag along.
Thanks for following!!!
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Originally Posted by Sunshine Family
now you're making me want matching shirts for the few days when it will be "girls only" on our upcoming trip!! LOL
Do it!!! So much fun!!!
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I make that "mistake" ALL the time...
What a great last visit to MK! Loved your photopass pictures and your interaction with Mickey and Minnie! And how cool that you could leave knowing you'd be back so soon! I'm usually all teary too!
Wonderful TR! I've really enjoyed it (and lived vicariously through you as I'm so "home" sick)! And wonderful pictures! So many great memories!
Move over!!! It's mine!!! LOL!!!
Thanks for following!!!
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Can't believe your trip has come to an end. At least you all got to spend one more time at the MK! Love all your PP pics!
Thanks for following.............next one only days away!
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Originally Posted by KMB733
Looks like MK was a great way to end your trip. I love all those pictures with Minnie and Mickey. Great Photopass pictures too!!
Thanks!!!
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Love the pictures! Loved following your PTR and Trip Report! What a great time spent with the girl friends!
Thanks - Yes it was!!!
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You had such an amazingly fun trip!! One of these days I am going to make a girls only trip with my BFF's too.
Thanks!! go for it!!
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LOVE all the photopass pictures, but my favorite might be Lisa #3 on TT!
LOL!!!! She was quite funny!!!
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Loved all the photopass pictures and what a wonderful time at the MK to end the trip.
Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247
Hee! I'm so glad you thought about cupcakes for breakfast! I'm even more glad that you got the idea from ME! Someone wouldn't let me eat a cupcake for breakfast on this most recent trip!
Your photopass photos came out great! I love all the parade photos!
The interaction with Mickey and Minnie on the last day was fabulous! I'm so glad you had a great time with them!
Thanks for following! DD & I once had the carmel apples for breakfast!!! shhh.....we won't tell Daddy!!!
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Great photos and an awesome ending to your TR! Thanks for taking us along for the ride
Thanks for following!!!!
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More great photos - looks like you're having so much fun!
Thanks again!!
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Love this one!
Thanks - one of my favs too!!!
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Lisa Co-Guide to Sharing the Adventure: Disney World Trip Reports
So my first TR has come to an end.................I was so nervous about writing this, as I did not want to disappoint anyone - but I actually had so much fun doing it!!!!!
As I told you all in the PTR, photos are a HUGE part of my life...............therefore I hope that you enjoyed all my photos!!! We defintely got our money's worth from the Photopass!!! Before I started editing with borders and such, we had approximately 450 photos ~ now Lisa # 1's family was also included on our account ~ however, their photos are maybe about 20% ~ then when I added borders/edited photos - it was over 1100 photos!!!! Now - that's worth it!!!!
This trip was absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! We had such a GREAT time, it is something that we will talk about forever! Who would have ever thought that 3 women - all named Lisa - would grow to be such amazing friends - and all share the love of Disney as well?!?! I just LOVE my girls!!!! It truly was just an incredible time ~ I can't express it enough that if you have the chance to get away to a place you love with those you love who love that place just as much - it's a match made in heaven!!!! And to think, this trip was all started because originally it was suppose to have been all 3 couples going to Vegas ~ but life events got in the way (big surprise in my house those damn hurdles!!!) and we knew that we just wouldn't be able to do Vegas the way Vegas should be done..............so that was postponed and this trip generated!!!
TIW vs. DDP = my family almost always uses the DDP..............however, after last year (first year DD was over 10, considered an adult) we realized that DDP just might not be right for us anymore - we are not big dessert people (would rather have appetizers) and DH really enjoys a beer or glass of wine with dinner, not to mention that DD will often share a meal when we go out ~ so this trip was the opportunity to try out TIW ~ especially when I found out that the discount was also on adult beverages!!! And my family would be visiting 6 weeks later - so I knew that I would get my $75 (what the card cost) back on this trip alone! So YES! Made my money back almost immediately!! We probably spent about the same as we would have spent on DDP on this trip, however, we had "other" desserts elsewhere (if we had the DDP and had dessert immediately with dinner, we would have been too full to experience others!), we had plenty of adult beverages with our meals............rather than just soda or tea or lemonade! It was definitely a good choice for me!!!! And this next trip with my family - it will be all savings...............and DD will be sharing some meals...............and DH will be quite happy that he can have a beer with dinner and not feel like he is wasting "free" beverages!!!!
So - once again - THANK YOU so much for following along on my first TR!!!! Your feedback and suggestions along the way on my PTR were greatly appreciated - especially all the Pixies for the craziness happening in my life!! I hope that I didn't bore anyone...............only entertained!!! And hopefully you will follow along on my next TR!!!
Oh yeah - one more thing that I learned while doing this TR is that I will be patient and wait for the photopass CD to begin the TR (and hopefully with this next trip being so much longer, and having a laptop - I am hoping to "keep up" with editing/adding borders while there!!!).
This was a BLAST!!!!!!!! Thanks again!!!
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No wonder Kermit is keeping his distance. 
those damn hurdles!!!) and we knew that we just wouldn't be able to do Vegas the way Vegas should be done..............so that was postponed and this trip generated!!! 
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