Meri's Dream Come True - A Birthday Celebration! - PTR updated 02/04/2014 - Page 11 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Sounds like you are all set to go!! The FE gifts sound great. Meri is going to be excited for her bow and arrow to go with her Merida dress!!
I think so, too! She'll be excited to wear the ensemble to dinner, no doubt! I hope she doesn't take aim at anyone.
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Great fish extender gifts... very generous!!
I know I over-did it some, but it's so easy to get carried away. I wish my budget was bigger to do even more!
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I think people of all ages will be thrilled with your FE gifts! It's a lot of thought and time that goes into putting that together.
It really is almost here! I leave Friday morning and you leave a week from Tuesday. See you bright and early a week from Thursday! Hope you get your stateroom number Monday.
I can't believe you're under a week now! Amazing! Your TR will definitely push me through the last few days until I get there! I'm so excited that I get to FINALLY see you soon!
There really is so much thought that goes into it, because you don't want to just give chintzy stuff, but you don't want to fork out serious dough... so it's kind of a balancing act. And of course, all of the stuff I want ends up being $10 per person, lol, which won't work, of course. At least not with MY budget.
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Congrats on finishing up the FE gifts!
Thanks! It's nice to have that off my plate!
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The gifts sound terrific!
You made great progress today.
I really did. I didn't get to clean out my car this afternoon like I wanted to, because it wasn't ready until 330pm, but that's ok, I'll do it tomorrow afternoon. I did get to clean my room entirely, though (and I did NOT find the dang camera), so that's something.
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The gifts sound fantastic!!!
Thank you! I hope so! It's fun to put these together but it's somewhat stressful, too! It's nice to have it done!
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I wish I could go with you! It sounds like you've got everything all set!
Come on! There's always room for one more!
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Great choices for the fish extender gifts!
Thanks!
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I cant wait to see your pictures of Meri's face when you reveal
Me either, lol! I hope I get a decent reaction and not an, "Oh, really? Cool." I don't need an epic meltdown, lol, but I'd love to see a "WOO HOO!" or two. LOL!
* Order Outlander from the library, so I can see what the fuss is about before the movie (or is it a series?) starts up
Are we there yet???
My wife and I love the Outlander series. I have read through all the main books at least four times..maybe more. The last few less simply because when a new one comes out I usually read them from the beggining, but only read the newest one the one time through.
I have a a question. I work for the airlines and can use Perx but have never used it for a cruise. How are the discounts? Can you only buy last minute deals? We tend to buy airline tickets, so would the savings be offset by also having to buy last minute airplane tickets?
My wife and I love the Outlander series. I have read through all the main books at least four times..maybe more. The last few less simply because when a new one comes out I usually read them from the beggining, but only read the newest one the one time through.
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I have a a question. I work for the airlines and can use Perx but have never used it for a cruise. How are the discounts? Can you only buy last minute deals? We tend to buy airline tickets, so would the savings be offset by also having to buy last minute airplane tickets?
Perx is hit or miss when it comes to cruises. Last January, we got an amazing, amazing rate on a TransAtlantic cruise on Disney which was in May, so definitely not last minute. This year the rate was unimpressive for that same cruise. So it's just a matter of luck, sometimes.
I've never bought airline tickets via Perx - how is that deal? I've never even considered it before!
Officially I can fly for almost free. Realistically, if I want to get four people there and back on a schedule, we still have to buy them like anyone else. Standby is horrid since the airlines all shrunk after 9/11.
Officially I can fly for almost free. Realistically, if I want to get four people there and back on a schedule, we still have to buy them like anyone else. Standby is horrid since the airlines all shrunk after 9/11.
Gotcha, I didn't know if Perx offered discount airline tickets (positive space ones, lol). I've flown standby for my entire life... if you ever read any of my past trip reports, flying standby figures greatly into most of them, lol. I stress people on here out with my flights, and I spend a LOT of time in airports... but hey, it's free, or close to it, so...
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Ok still no cabin assignment or camera, lol. Lots of people on my cruise FB page are complaining about not having an assignment yet, so I'm glad it's not just me. I'm trying not to check my booking every half hour, lol. (I check it hourly instead - ha)
But, this really isn't an update so much as a side story I have to tell you all, because the idea came from our last cruise!
So for Meri's birthday party, she decided she wanted a small tea party at home with about 8 of her best girlfriends. I mentally cheered because the price tag on that is practically free! Woo hoo, right? LOL! Well, I was jotting down some plans for things to do during the party, and I remembered the Alice and Princess tea parties we had on the last cruise... and I got to thinking...
I got in touch with my cousin here in town who has a friend that works for a theatre company, and I asked if her friend had any actresses who would be able / willing to dress up like Alice or Mary Poppins (or really any Disney princess) and come to Meri's party for an hour in character, and do something with the girls like teaching them how to pour tea, teaching them to curtsey, teaching them how to lay their napkin in their lap, etc etc... you know, something a little cute and special. Long story short, I'm in contact with one of the actresses, and she's going to do it! I don't know which character she will be yet - she's going to go down to the theatre and go through the costumes and see what fits and what she can make work, and then she'll let me know who she will attend as.
So then I started thinking about the little gift bags for the end... and I again thought back to our last cruise, where Meri went to the Oceaneers Club and decorated a picture frame, and then took a picture with a special friend, and then got to bring home the frame with the picture in it. So I thought that when "the character" (feels stupid to say that, but I don't know who it is yet, lol) arrives, we'll take pictures of each girl with her. Then I'll quickly upload the photos to Walgreens while she does her "thing" with the girls... and then send a friend (or mom) out to pick up the pictures. After "the character" leaves, the girls can decorate their photo frames, and then we'll put the picture of each girl in their frame, to take home as a special treat! Neat, right?
Anyway, so blame Disney for this idea. I'm not telling Meri - I'm just going to have the person show up, and she'll be just as surprised. I'll just say a special friend is coming, and leave it at that, ha!
Every time you post an update, I'm hoping you're gonna say that your camera appeared.
Anyways, great idea for Meri's tea party! I'm sure the girls will have a blast.
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