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GIRTH UPDATE

Sorry I haven't posted as frequently as when I first started this PTR. I started my 120-day detail this past week, and boy am I busy! By the time I check the clock at work its time for lunch, then the next thing I know it's time to leave! This is really going to help pass the time before our Disney trip!

So I have two things to share related to the "Girth" portion of this PTR. First, I've lost 17 pounds since the second week of January; 28 pounds total since last March. YEAH! I am just using an app to track my meals and doing some exercises about every other day just to get some movement in. Can't wait for the weather to really warm up to start family walks and get back into running.

The other girth update is...OUR ADR DAY IS TOMORROW!!!!! Hoping we get the restaurants we want! I'm so excited!
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Love the themed meal for movie night. Will Cinderella be next?

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Dinner and a Movie 3/8/13 and ADRs...Oh My!

Oops... Getting a little behind in my Dinner and Movie updates! My bad...

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Dinner and a Movie-March 8, 2013-Cars 2

Dinner: I'm boring...we had the same as the previous Friday...



I REALLY like this movie for some reason...I just think it's really cute. I love that Mater is really the star of this one... Wonder what this Friday's movie will be! My daughter is now asking just about every day if it's Friday. When I ask her why, she says so I can bring her a surprise Disney paper!

Okay...so I know the movie update was awesome, but I have even awesome-r news!

WE GOT OUR ADRs!!!! Well...most of them...I'll explain. We are planning to eat at Flying Fish Cafe on Sunday, September 8th and then at Cinderella's Castle on Friday, September 13th. My travel agent is just waiting to hear back about our reservation because she had to book through group reservations for 9 people. I knew this might get tricky because some restaurants are limited in how many people per reservation; so just keeping my fingers crossed for those.

The confirmed ADRs are:

Saturday, September 7, 2013 - Check-In Day
8PM - Spirit of Aloha

Sunday, September 8, 2013 - Boardwalk/Shop Day
10AM - 'Ohana's Best Friends Breakfast
5:30PM - Flying Fish Cafe (fingers crossed)

Monday, September 9, 2013 - Magic Kingdom Day
6PM - The Crystal Palace

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - Downtown Disney Day
7:30AM - Kona Cafe
10AM - BBB for DD
5:10PM - Fulton's Crab House

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - Magic Kingdom Day
6:20PM - Liberty Tree Tavern

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - Golf/Pool Day
8AM - Supercalifragilistic Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare
6:15PM - Hoop Dee Doo Revue

Friday, September 13, 2013 - Magic Kingdom Day
5PM - Cinderella's Royal Table (fingers crossed)

Saturday, September 14, 2013 - Downtown Disney/Departure Day
8:30AM - Chef Mickey's

For the park days, we will use 1 TS credit for breakfast at Captain Cooks and will likely use our snack credits each day to make up a lunch. And I am not afraid of sweets for lunch. We are also using 1 TS credit for lunches on arrival and departure days to use up all of our credits. So even though most of these are confirmed, I'm still sweating over the remaining two...more so for Cinderella's Royal Table since that is DD's birthday. I NEED that ADR!

In addition to all this goodness going on...we'll see DH's and my promotions on this Friday's pay so I'm looking forward to making my last couple of payments on our trip and be PIF early!

Wishing everyone a Terrific Tuesday!!!
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Those are some great ADRs! I approached Chris about changing our Coral Reef ADR to Flying Fish Cafe, but he really wants to keep the original plan. I told him the food would be a million times better at FFC, but so far he isn't budging.
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Thanks! I'm really excited about all of them! For Flying Fish, I really needed a Signature Restaurant around the Boardwalk area and I wanted to incorporate more places that offered seafood to give us, and those eating with us, more of a variety. Since DH is none the wiser...I got to select whatever I wanted for this trip. Now, if we return I'm sure DH will actually have an opinion next time.
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