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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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WOW! i cannot believe i missed this amazing live TR!! Thats what i get for slacking off!
So, i have a lot of comment to make! First, i was so excited when you said you made time to watch lost cause your such a huge fan!! ME TOO!! i would do the same thing *LOL*
I love love love the Rose and Crown too!!! Such a great resturant and they serve some good bread and soup! The potato leak is amazing!
The thing about carrying a book everywhere...i always do that too! Glad to see i'm not the only one!
CSR- We recently stayed there and willl agree it was a great resort but i will also have to agree i was not a fan of the Pepper Market....the food was good but overpriced and i hate leaving a tip for someone I barely saw once. We felt like it was a bit unorganized and we werent sure of what to do.
CUPCAKES!!! i love the birthday cupcakes...i'm 30 and when i got home it was like "what no cupcake for my birthday anymore??" *LOL*
Poly is such a great choice.....i love and would love to stay there one day. That's what i aspire to anyway!
Love the castle you got DD....my friend bought that for her DD when we were there last year and she LOVED it!
Captain jack is some completely HOT , need i say more??? the tote bags from disney...i bring a new one home each time...i use them for gym bags and carry ons, etc
I really hate i missed it all but glad i was able to find it and catch up....too bad its over but you have some really cool upcoming trips!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Love the comments! I'm so glad you do the same things with the book and stuff! And I tell you what, those Disney cupcakes were seriously good! I love baked goods and man I ate half of all of DD's cupcakes. I told myself it was for her own good, lol!
Such a wonderful trip. Your daughter is so adorable/beautiful! I loved all her reactions to the characters! You can tell she really was enjoying herself!
I am so glad I found your TR.... this is exactly the trip i am thinking about planning for the first week in Dec... myself, DD 3 and DM
The pics were great, you DD is adorable!
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I am so glad I found your TR.... this is exactly the trip i am thinking about planning for the first week in Dec... myself, DD 3 and DM
The pics were great, you DD is adorable!
Oh how great! A triple generation trip is so much fun!
This picture made me giggle, because you had posted that during lunch your DD was eating pizza... and here she is eating it again!!
I am so sad your TR is over! I really enjoyed reading it. It sounds like you had such a magical time!!
It's terrible. DD ate pizza for probably 3/4 of the non-breakfast meals that we had. She's obsessed with the stuff, and honestly it was easier to let her eat it than to argue with her. At home she gets it maybe once a week, if she's lucky, but on vacation... well... that's why it's vacation. LOL!
I just ordered my photopass, so I'll post some of those photos when I get it on Tuesday (I opted for the fast delivery because I'm impatient). YAY! We only had 53 pictures total, and then I doubled that with some frou-frou stuff. LOL! Next year we'll have to be better about finding photopass photogs...
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GREAT pictures!! But it would be hard to get a bad one with your DD in them. She is absolutely adorable. And I too LOVE the pic of her with the lollypop in front of the castle.
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the tote bags from disney...i bring a new one home each time...i use them for gym bags and carry ons, etc
And I tell you what, those Disney cupcakes were seriously good! I love baked goods and man I ate half of all of DD's cupcakes. I told myself it was for her own good, lol! 
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That's ok, next year we'll have another one! LOL! YAY!
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