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The new haircut looks great. I didn't realize your hair couldn't be highlighted in order to donate it. I'll have to rethink touching up mine in case I do donate it. I still have to grow it a few more inches before I can. Looking forward to the rest of your TR.
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What happened to the end of the TR? I loved reading about the trip. I'm going to lay the big question on my Dgf sometime soon (soon meaning within a year I guess) and I'm dying to do it in WDW. Your TR is great because of the whole young long time couple w/o kids thing. We gotta stick together right??
We had our first trip together back in March, and trip #2 as a couple is coming up Jan 4th. We may go back in May.
P.S. You guys only have one fault....you're from BOSTON! Go Yanks!
P.P.S You could've tried to use the fastpass. As long as the beginning of your window comes, they usually let you ride. Talk to you soon!
What happened to the end of the TR? I loved reading about the trip. I'm going to lay the big question on my Dgf sometime soon (soon meaning within a year I guess) and I'm dying to do it in WDW. Your TR is great because of the whole young long time couple w/o kids thing. We gotta stick together right??
We had our first trip together back in March, and trip #2 as a couple is coming up Jan 4th. We may go back in May.
P.S. You guys only have one fault....you're from BOSTON! Go Yanks!
P.P.S You could've tried to use the fastpass. As long as the beginning of your window comes, they usually let you ride. Talk to you soon!
I'm still working on it don't worry! I have to admit I have been procrastinating, but only so I wouldn't be procrastinating on my work.....things have been hectic, but I'll get another post up in the next week!
How exciting that you are going to propose!!!!!!!!! I can not wait to hear all about it!!!!! You do realize that you just got me involved right . I'll say, from my standpoint, it was the most unbelievable moment - so magical and so wonderful, Disney is a fantastic place to propose! Seriously, I am so excited for the two of you! (Even if you are Yankee fans - you have a die hard Sox fan here....) Haha - but you're right, there aren't too many of us around so I guess we're going to have to put the rivalry aside!
Speaking of procrastinating....have you made a PTR? If so, I'd love to read it, if not.....well you should make one! And yes, I realized we could have used those passes once we got home, however I'm kind of excited that we didn't because now we have a keepsake we wouldn't have had. Had we known, we couldn't have "wasted" the passes.... Plus we rode EE a few times that day....so we had our fill. Anyway - please update me with your plans! I'd love to hear them
I had a great PTR going for our trip last March and I wimped out and didn't write the actual TR when I got home. So hopefully I don't pull that again.
Proposing isn't happening on this trip that's for sure. Maybe in May... You can always schedule a wedding date 2 years in advance right? Or should it be less than 2 from the engagement?
I had a great PTR going for our trip last March and I wimped out and didn't write the actual TR when I got home. So hopefully I don't pull that again.
Proposing isn't happening on this trip that's for sure. Maybe in May... You can always schedule a wedding date 2 years in advance right? Or should it be less than 2 from the engagement?
Oh no I know you weren't going to propose during this upcoming trip.....but it would still be fun to hear about it! You can get engaged and wait as long as you'd like to get married. We got engaged August 24th and aren't getting married until June 26, 2010 - so we almost hit the 2 year engagement period. Lots of my friends have long engagements - especially since venues are typically booked well in advance (if you have a specific date in mind anyway)....so definitely don't worry about that!
Okay sounds good. We just had a huge discussion about our inevitable marriage with my whole family over dinner. It's nice to know that my big Irish family just assumes that we're the real deal and it's just a matter of when.
I'll get that PTR fired up once I finalize some more things.
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. I'll say, from my standpoint, it was the most unbelievable moment - so magical and so wonderful, Disney is a fantastic place to propose! Seriously, I am so excited for the two of you! (Even if you are Yankee fans 
- you have a die hard Sox fan here....) Haha - but you're right, there aren't too many of us around so I guess we're going to have to put the rivalry aside! 
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