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Old 08-05-2011, 06:40 PM   #31
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Yeah I came home to find you had started your trip report. I had been waiting. I thought about you the Morning you were all flying out and hoped that it would go well for you. Did you or Abby have any ear trouble at all? Hope the ear planes helped. It sounds like Lenny and Abby were tired and maybe a bit too much excitement for her on the first day. I hope your SW plans went well the next day.
What exactly did the DTS have that the STS did not that Lenny was unhappy about ?
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Old 08-05-2011, 07:19 PM   #32
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Great Start!!! Glad you arrived safely and looking forward to more!
Thanks Kathy. You'll have to stay tuned as I've posted all I'm going to for today.

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Yay, you started your TR! I'm glad everything went smoothly with the flight and that you got in early to boot!
Sorry that Lenny was being a pain about the directions and the driving. It can be so frustrating when you've spent so much time and effort planning a Disney trip and then someone complains about something relatively minor like that!
Love the photo of Abby and Lenny at HDDR! Glad that Abby had a great time and that you were able to get that ADR (even if it was on arrival day). Also glad you got your pressed pennies!
Sorry that Abby had a bit of a meltdown, but hooray for the sweet woman on the bus! Sounds like a very exhausting first day.
Can't wait to hear what happens on your Sea World day!
Thanks - everything started off smoothly and getting in early was certainly a surprise. I should have known all of that going the way it did meant something wasn't going to go right that day. And I totally agree, the type of car was so minor but Lenny spent much of the trip complaining about it. I finally told him when we got home next time we'll stick to the busses . He finally shut up about the car. And yes, our first day was exhausting - too exhausting truthfully (and I'm one that CAN go, go, go). I have to think of how we'll do things differently the next time around.

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I thought of you on the day you left and hoped that your flight was ok and that you did not have any problem with your ears. Glad it went well.
You had a very busy first day and I'm sorry that you had some issues. It sounds I would think that the bus drivers had lots of experience with tired kids and could tell if they had to spread some magic but apparently the one you had was having a bad day.
I hope that after a good nights sleep everyone was in a better mood.
Thanks Olive. Our flight was okay - and come to think of it, all of you guys hoping for a good flight for us probably had something to do with it because I know how well Pixies work. And surprisingly I didn't have any trouble with my ears. My left one hurt a little bit but that was only due to the ear plane itself, not pressure building up or anything. We had issues the first day and I can admit that I didn't help matters any. I could have put my foot down and said no park because we're all tired but I was too tired to argue and the bus driver was something else. And he's not the first one at FW that we've had like that. If it's not something in the air (or the water) over there, I don't know what it is. Now as for a good night's sleep and a better mood, you'll just have to stay tuned, won't you (you know I don't give things away )

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Great start! I'm so glad that airport security and the flight itself went so well. Can't believe you even slept a bit! Abby looks like she loved HDDR. Incredible that you also made it to MK that night even after basically no sleep the night before. I'm not surprised Abby said she wanted to sleep in the next morning.
Laurie, I still can't believe I slept on the plane. I never expected to be able to. Abby most definitely loves HDD - anything with music really. She'd probably love the Luau too but with her being so picky, I'm not sure if we should ever try for it. Like I said, I'm can go, go, go especially once in Disney. Part of it is the Disney Fanatic in me, the ohter part is being a mom and being used to having to go, go go even when I'm exhausted. If Abby had her choice, I bet she'd ask to sleep in every morning. The only problem with that at Disney is she doesn't make it to park closing even with late mornings. I don't mind sleeping in if we stay out late but it doesn't make me happy when they sleep in late and then want to leave the parks early.

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Yeah I came home to find you had started your trip report. I had been waiting. I thought about you the Morning you were all flying out and hoped that it would go well for you. Did you or Abby have any ear trouble at all? Hope the ear planes helped. It sounds like Lenny and Abby were tired and maybe a bit too much excitement for her on the first day. I hope your SW plans went well the next day.
What exactly did the DTS have that the STS did not that Lenny was unhappy about ?
You don't have to wait any longer. I've started and I plan to keep going until I completely finish this time (DDP review and final thoughts as well, not just our days). Neither Abby nor I had any trouble with our ears, everything I took really helped. And while I don't know for sure if it was one thing over another or all three, all 3 are easy enough to do that I'll just keep doing them. As for Lenny and Abby being tired - I swear they always are no matter how much sleep they get and whether it was too much excitement or just too much period, it ended how it ended. How that will change things for the future, only time will tell.

As for the car, Lenny keeps telling me that the DTS has a LOT more trunk space than the STS. Me, I don't know, I don't care. We fit in it, the scooter fit in it - that's all that mattered to me. Yes, things were tight but in the long run, I told Lenny that no matter what he thinks, we paid for the name of a vehicle, not the size of a vehicle. Like I said, I finally got him to stop complaining by telling him next time we'll skip the rental and go with the busses. I won't as I totally hate the busses but at least I've stopped hearing about "we should have had a DTS, not an STS".
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So glad the plane ride went so well. I know how stressed you were over how Abby would react. What a magical upgrade at the HDDR. I can't wait for my girls to see the play area at Pooh! I think they'll enjoy it! Sorry about how your night ended though. Glad y'all finally got back to ASSP. I agree with letting Abby sleep in. I too would have wanted to get up and go, but I can see how it'd be best for all of you to sleep in and not fight that battle!

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Sorry Abby had such a rough go of it.... Sounds like your original thought to just hang around the resort the first night would have suited you guys better..... Just like all of us with trips to Disney and elsewhere; live and learn....
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Sorry about the rough ending to the day. Travel days are so exhausting - physically and mentally. Sometimes I feel like having a meltdown myself.
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It's here, it's here! A CinderAbby TR!

I'm glad you flight went so well. I was sending mental pixies the day you left.

Poor Abby, she sounded exhausted.

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I'm so glad you started your TR happy to hear the flight went well, and i feel your pain with a complaining DH...i sometimes wonder myself how in the world did he function before we got married I'm sorry to hear about your rough first night and def agree about letting Abby sleep in. I hope your day at Sea World was fun and relaxing, can't wait to hear more!!
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I understand the first day meltdowns, I had one of my own right along side my son. It has to be the excitement and the tiredness. I'm glad Abby calmed down and I understand how frustrating the complaining and grumpies are. I hope everyone settles in and has a great time. Can't wait to hear about Sea World!
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Yay! You started your TR!
What a long & exhausting day for you all. Sorry about the meltdowns.
But how nice to get some Disney Magic at HDDR!
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What a long & exhausting day for you all. Sorry about the meltdowns.
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I am so excited you started your trip report! I can't wait for all the installments. I'm not suprised Abby & Lenny had a meltdown, Sometimes there is a letdown when you realize something you anticipated a long time for is finally happening. Lenny probably wanted the trip to be perfect and after not getting a DTS was afraid other things would go wrong. Sorry you had a rude bus driver. That did not help at all. Hope things went better the next day.
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Great start! I'm glad the plane ride went smoothly for you! I'm glad you enjoyed the HDDR, but I agree that you shouldn't push too hard on the first day. Sometimes it leads to adult melt downs in my house--so I completely sympathize with your DD!
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What a great dose of Disney magic at the Hoop Dee Doo! You did get a lot done on your first day.
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