What a Bummer! Good-bye Summer –One Last Hurrah at the Beach Club. - Page 4 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Looking forward to reading about the Beach Club! We are hoping to spend a few days there on our first DVC family trip next summer.
I had to laugh when I read (in the PTR for your spring break trip) the way you convinced your DH to go for DVC. We are a couple of weeks away from finalizing our resale purchase, and one of the reasons I got DH to agree after years of wanting to buy in was because he also had a higher priced purchase that he wanted to make! Hey, whatever works, right?
Well, we're home. It was a great trip , with ups and downs of course . I hope to start on the TR portion (I'll keep it in this thread) but it may be a few days. I have to finish preparing to go back to work on Monday
Glad you're having a great time! Nice weather, good food, great friends and mother/son adventures.
Ah, the good life .
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Have fun.
We did.
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WOW! You lucky lady!!!! 2 trips in the same year!!! So happy for you!!!!
By the way.............we are neighbors............have we mentioned that before? I am in Mystic!!!
We'll have to do a meet sometime
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I hope you are having a great time!
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Originally Posted by athenagwis
Glad to hear you made it "home" safe and sound and that the crowds are not too bad!! I can't wait to hear all about it!!
Cheers!
Rachel
It might be a few days before the TR starts, but I'll try my best to get to it this week
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Glad that you enjoyed LeChefs!
Loved it!
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I missed the send off, but it sounds like you're having a great trip! Can't wait to hear about it when you get back!
I've been trying to catch up with your TR/PTR. Hope you have good weather! I'll send that your good weather mojo holds out.
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Hope you're having a great time!
It was great!
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Looking forward to reading about the Beach Club! We are hoping to spend a few days there on our first DVC family trip next summer.
I had to laugh when I read (in the PTR for your spring break trip) the way you convinced your DH to go for DVC. We are a couple of weeks away from finalizing our resale purchase, and one of the reasons I got DH to agree after years of wanting to buy in was because he also had a higher priced purchase that he wanted to make! Hey, whatever works, right?
Josh and I loved the Beach Club And isn't it funny how DHs come around to the right way of thinking when they want something .
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Checking in here. Can't wait to hear about what you ending up doing!
I promise not to make you wait too long, but it will be a couple of days.
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Welcome back!! I am looking forward to hearing about how you and Josh did on your mom and son trip!! I am kind of getting a good laugh wondering if Ted had a nice "vacation" at home with out the two of you
Such a bummer that school starts on Monday!! For us, it isn't too bad because I jumped on the 50% Southwest sale a few weeks back, and the girls and I are heading down at the end of September for a quick trip to take in MNSSHP party again....and then if that isn't bad enough...we are in the Fantasy on 12/1. That was the trip I booked back on our Alaska cruise. How time flies! But we love having two countdowns!
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