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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
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.
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Victoria's sketches are amazing! I'm glad the characters enjoyed and appreciated them so much.
Thank you! The characters seemed shocked that someone would take the time to draw them. Many characters stopped what they were doing and stood and flipped through her book. It was pretty cool. But, more of that to come!
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What a wonderful time at 1900 Park Fare - I'm not surprised the characters loved Victoria's pictures, they are awesome. I love the photo of Victoria and Cinderella both kissing Michael the bear - what a great photo. Again, I'm tearing up at that one.
My goodness, that sounds like a wonderful meal. I'm not surprised the characters made such a fuss over Victoria's sketches. They're AWESOME! And I love Victoria's reaction to Prince Charming.
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
All caught up! Sorry you got sick - that seems to be happening to a lot of people coming home from places lately.
I love all the pictures with Michael the Bear - what a great reminder to you and to us all about what he's doing. I too got all teary with your Magical Moment. 1900 PF looked like a great time! And Victoria's sketches were amazing!
Victoria's Sketches are FABULOUS I see a future animation artist here!!!! Make sure when you go back she gets to DHS and the drawing classes they have there she will LOVE it !!! My sisters daughter is a sketcher too and she love it and wanted to stay there all day when she did it I am in love with this TR I have never been to 1900 Park Fair but now I feel like I have More please
P.S. I know how you feel missing Michael it has only been three months since my DH left and I miss him like I would miss breathing but I also know why he does it and love him enough to support it. I just wish the wives got the credit because they could never do it without a great wife at home
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Great pics btw! What kind of camera do you have Laura?
Thank you! I have a Canon PowerShot A540. I've had it a while. I like it. I'm ready for a mega camera though. I had a Nikon before but who uses film anymore? Poor thing just sits in the camera bag.
Victoria's Sketches are FABULOUS I see a future animation artist here!!!! Make sure when you go back she gets to DHS and the drawing classes they have there she will LOVE it !!!
P.S. I know how you feel missing Michael it has only been three months since my DH left and I miss him like I would miss breathing but I also know why he does it and love him enough to support it. I just wish the wives got the credit because they could never do it without a great wife at home
We went to the drawing class and loved it! That's coming up.
I agree. Without the support of loved ones at home, it can be very difficult for the soldiers so far away. Three months down!
Day 1, part 5
We didn't wait long for the monorail. I wanted to go to the Poly and surprise Victoria by watching Wishes from the beach. I also wanted to see the water pageant, too. It would be our first time.
We had never been to the Poly and really enjoyed looking around.
Hidden Mickey!
I love this piece of artwork.
We enjoyed all of the Tiki statues around the resort.
I love this hidden Mickey. It was on the back on one of the Tikis in the gift store.
We made our way to the beach.
Victoria didn't understand what on earth we were doing here. We relaxed on some lounge chairs and just enjoyed the cool breeze. I noticed the barges getting ready for the water pageant. Then I heard the music start and the barges moved away from the Poly, but we could still see it. I guess it was performing for the Contemporary. We enjoyed it all the same.
The show ended and started getting in place for the Poly. Once it got set up, it was time for Wishes. So, we watched Wishes while the water pageant show was going on. It was pretty neat to see.
We really enjoyed seeing the fireworks from the Poly beach. It was a really nice experience. Afterwards, we made our way to the bus stop to wait for a bus to DTD. By this point, we were really tired. Remember, I had been up since 2 a.m.
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I love the photo of Victoria and Cinderella both kissing Michael the bear - what a great photo. Again, I'm tearing up at that one. 
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