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I'm interrupting my reading to let you know that "saddlecrap" has snuck into my vocabulary. Yesterday, while putting something in the fridge, I found something at the back of the shelf that would qualify as "saddlecrap." LOL
Your pictures of WWoHP and Olivander's are magical. I truly cannot wait until I have the opportunity to enter this enchanting realm myself.
oh my...first, know that i just read all of this TR in one sitting. whew! and you're only on your second day! second...i fear there's some trip report karma coming my way. i've been dragging my feet on my own TR (same reason as you--have been busy!) and now i'm at a point in your TR that i want to know what happens next...and i can't! i can't wait to read your thoughts on forbidden journey.
but i will. as patiently as possible.
as you will eventually see by my TR, we LOVE love loved the wizarding world...and all of universal, actually. which is funny because i kicked and screamed and stomped my feet trying to convince my husband to do disney instead. ha!
oh--and i took almost the same photo of the olivander's sign!
Good Luck with BWV later. We were going to stay there, but this September trip is eating way too many points so we're staying in a value studio at AKL - it's still Disney!
What a great start at WWOHP!!! How cool that you got your own wand! I definitely would love to do that when I finally get there! (My sister has Hermione's wand and I have Sirius' from the Noble Collection, so I could just add to the collection!) Wonderful start to the day! Can't wait to hear more! The park looks wonderful! Definitely on my to-do list!
Oh, and that picture you said your hair was doing something funky...I looked at it carefully and it's the lady behind you! Your hair is perfect!
Good luck with everything this week & hurry back to us!!!
My Hermione wand is from the Noble Collection, too. I had to ask Luke. Thank you for clearing up the hair thingy as a few photos later my hair didn't look that way at all, so I was a tad confused.
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How cool that you got a wand. My Birthday is in July too, (actually July 15th, so guess what we are doing that day?!!!!) so maybe my wand would be the same as yours.
Can't wait to see more pictures of WWOHP! That is definately a place I want to visit!
My birthday is July 18th so we're nearly twinkies! Let me guess, you might be seeing the newest and last HP movie.
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Loving it so far!
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Cam, I was looking for you guys too but I know what you mean, we were very laid back and "go with the flow" on this trip, other than our ADRs. On Saturday the 18th (our last day) Dean was on a client call at Epcot he couldn't avoid and we were walking ahead of him, in WS. He came into the bakery in France where we were eating a late breakfast and said he thought he might have seen you guys but wasn't sure. I asked if he'd seen Stefanie and he said he had thought he'd seen Luke but was distracted by his conversation. I walked out and looked around but didn't see you (it had been at least maybe 10 mins so I wasn't surprised) but the rest of the day I kept looking and never did see you, so not sure if it was you guys or not! Maybe next year we will have the good fortune of connecting with you guys and fellow PPs.
Anxiously awaiting the rest!
I knew that was Dean. I saw him pass us on his phone and looked back, but didn't see you, so I figured I was mistaken. We'll definitely have to do better next year! We missed you all!
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Great update! Looking forward to seeing a pic of that wand!
Next update: I'll sneak a picture of it in if it doesn't give away anything else.
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I'm interrupting my reading to let you know that "saddlecrap" has snuck into my vocabulary. Yesterday, while putting something in the fridge, I found something at the back of the shelf that would qualify as "saddlecrap." LOL
Your pictures of WWoHP and Olivander's are magical. I truly cannot wait until I have the opportunity to enter this enchanting realm myself.
Great use of saddlecrap! Luke found some saddlecrap Pepper Jack cheese in our fridge draw tonight.
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oh my...first, know that i just read all of this TR in one sitting. whew! and you're only on your second day! second...i fear there's some trip report karma coming my way. i've been dragging my feet on my own TR (same reason as you--have been busy!) and now i'm at a point in your TR that i want to know what happens next...and i can't! i can't wait to read your thoughts on forbidden journey.
but i will. as patiently as possible.
as you will eventually see by my TR, we LOVE love loved the wizarding world...and all of universal, actually. which is funny because i kicked and screamed and stomped my feet trying to convince my husband to do disney instead. ha!
oh--and i took almost the same photo of the olivander's sign!
I was actually glad at first that you had gotten a bit behind with your TR as I'm struggling to catch back up after being gone 2 weeks at the beginning of the month and having limited time this week. I really have enjoyed reading about your adventures with your Mom. Definitely a memory making trip! I'm planning some serious reading time on the TRs this Sunday.
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Good Luck with BWV later. We were going to stay there, but this September trip is eating way too many points so we're staying in a value studio at AKL - it's still Disney!
You are so right -- it's still Disney!
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Glad to hear you're enjoying Universal so much. You're actually making me excited (kind of ) about my trip there this summer.
Maybe I can help build even more excitement for you more if I ever time to finish up the next update.
So it WAS you guys! So bummed to have missed you. I"ll tell Dean he wasn't crazy! :-)
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How cool! Another July 18th birthday. My son turns 21 on the 18th and is counting down the days! Our neighbors on either side of us each have a child born on the 18th also. Am loving reading your TR. Looking forward to more.
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