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Sounds encouraging for David and let's hope he gets a job out of one of these interviews!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
David received an email from both employers yesterday telling him to expect a phone call in the next day or so to schedule a face-to-face interview. Yay!!
How wonderful it would be to be able to celebrate a new job on this trip!!
[looking at everyone's replies, those little pixies are really working overtime!! Ha ha! Well here's hoping....]
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Anyway, I'm sure I'll think of a hundred random other things to tell you after I share this post with all of you, but I am pre-coffee right now, so that's all I have for the moment!
Congrats to David, and continued for the face-to-face interviews!! My son works for Xfinity (Comcast) and has for years. He's had great growth with the company...
packages for trips are doubly fun to receive!!! I'm two weeks out from my trip and bouncing in my seat, so know you are too!
I cannot believe the trips are sneaking up so quickly...and the time is dragging by so slowly at the same time. Such is the nature of waiting to go Home to our happy place!
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Hope David gets those face-to-face interviews!
He had one on Friday and he has another one coming up on Wednesday morning!
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Yeah, and fingers crossed, on the face to face interviews!
Thank you!
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Congrats to David! that he does well in the face-to-face interviews.
I have a few pairs of Brooks that I totally love. You all are getting so close to Disney Time!
Yeeees! I am so excited. So is Briana. She loves tearing off another paper ring every night before she goes to bed. I'm not sure she completely understands the concept of the countdown, but she's having fun with it anyway, so whatever.
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Sounds encouraging for David and let's hope he gets a job out of one of these interviews!
Thank you!
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Congrats to David Happy to see things looking up for your little group. Now go forth and make some great memories with your daughters
We are so ready to follow those directions!
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Good luck to David!
Thank you!
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to David!!
I can't believe how close your trip is!!
I can't either! It's after midnight, so only 13 days!!
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How wonderful it would be to be able to celebrate a new job on this trip!!
[looking at everyone's replies, those little pixies are really working overtime!! Ha ha! Well here's hoping....]
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Oh do I speak that language!
Great update!!
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Your reply made me laugh. Us coffee drinkers understand one another! I've cut WAAAAY back since I was breastfeeding and then pregnant again. Sometimes my one cup of coffee a day doesn't feel like enough. I can't wait until I can up it to two cups after I have Ella. Haha! When I'm not breastfeeding or pregnant, I drink entirely too much caffeine every day.
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We are now 13 days out from our trip, and I feel as if I've hit the planning/packing wall. I feel like it's too early to do serious packing, because everything will get wrinkled and smell like new suitcase, haha. I've gotten everything purchased or ordered except mosquito repellent. (We are STILL waiting on some things we ordered a couple of weeks ago! Gah! So frustrating!)
I am going to get a letter from my midwives on Wednesday stating that I am safe to fly. I doubt I'll need it, but they recommended getting one just in case. The midwife I spoke to, Jane, said "Do NOT ask them if you need to show them a letter, don't ask permission. Just have it handy in case they give you trouble. We've had ladies go through struggles with overzealous airline staff who think they know better than we do." Yikes. I'm glad I didn't have problems when I traveled back in 2012 when I was pregnant with Briana...I didn't have a letter from my then OB!
Briana ripped her Elsa costume (which she was quickly growing out of anyway) and unfortunately vomited all over her light-up, non-washable, deluxe Cinderella costume a couple of weeks ago when she was feeling under the weather. I have two gift cards to the Disney store (other than the ones meant for our trip) and I had wanted to replace those two dresses for her before we left...but the website got really frustrating. It would only take ONE gift card at a time unless we called, but when I called they were already closed, and the hours they're open tomorrow (well, later today - Sunday) won't allow me to call because we are visiting my dad. SO...I can either order them Monday and hope they arrive before our trip, or I can save our gift cards and either replace the dresses in the parks or once we get home. Bri certainly has enough other Disney outfits to wear on the trip, so I'm thinking I'll just wait.
This way she can choose whatever dress she wants at the Bippety Boppity Boutique on our first day at the parks. Knowing my girl, she'll either want Cinderella, Elsa, or Rapunzel. So replacing the dresses now may not have been the best idea anyway.
My tank tops have arrived, and the luggage covers. We are still waiting on Briana's swimsuit and David's sandals. I'm kind of feeling frustrated, because everything was supposed to arrive by the 9th, but it's not here yet. Rawr!
Anyway, that's all for now. I can't believe we are only 13 days out! My friend Automne and her family arrived today and will be leaving next Sunday. We didn't realize we were both planning trips for September or we would have coordinated better. She said she was looking at the dates we chose, too! So, major bummer that we're missing each other, since she moved to Vegas a few years back and we rarely see each other anymore. Ah, well. Some day.
Anyway, it's 2:25AM and my insomnia is finally going away enough that I think I can go to bed. I'm sure I'll have more updates in the next few days!
Not long now! I think having Bri choose her dress at BBB will add to her experience.
For future reference, you can combine your gift cards onto one card on the Disney gift card website. I had to do that a couple of months ago during one of their online sales. It was easy to combine them.
WDW is giving out free mosquito repellant if that will help you all. I thinking waiting to get new dresses at the parks is a great idea. I was just thinking about packing for our trip this morning, but reminded myself that at 18 days until the trip, it's just too early. I don't have room to keep the suitcases out without interfering with daily life between now and then. But I'm ready to start!
I am with Cam Getting her the dress at BBB is a great idea I couldn't help but wonder how neat it would be if her FGMIT would just happen to say how much she looks a young ( insert name of her favorite princess here) as she is choosing it
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You all are getting so close to Disney Time! 
to David!! 
Such is the nature of waiting to go Home to our happy place!
Yikes. I'm glad I didn't have problems when I traveled back in 2012 when I was pregnant with Briana...I didn't have a letter from my then OB! 
She said she was looking at the dates we chose, too! So, major bummer that we're missing each other, since she moved to Vegas a few years back and we rarely see each other anymore. Ah, well. Some day.
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I thinking waiting to get new dresses at the parks is a great idea. 
I was just thinking about packing for our trip this morning, but reminded myself that at 18 days until the trip, it's just too early. I don't have room to keep the suitcases out without interfering with daily life between now and then. But I'm ready to start! 
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