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that P&F shirt, and my daughter will too, when we go in March. Hopefully they'll have it in something other than pink though- she is currently in an anti-girly stage.
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We're back from a week at the Jersey Shore and I've had a lot of catching up to do
First of all, thanks again for checking out Cool Wash Pizza for us. It's great to know there's pizza for Jason in Epcot
Love, love the Mickey giraffe t-shirt, and yes, orange is a great color on you. And also Jason's fave color!
Great pictures of the moon with the fireworks!!
I am really interested now to check out the China pavillion closer. My friend from work who travels the world went to China and saw the actual tomb of the terracotta soldiers. Said it was one of the highlights of her trip. Also, she has one of the paper necklaces and I have always thought it was sooo cool! Now that I know they are at Disney, they've just moved to the top of my own "must purchase" list. My list is small, a charm for my bracelet, some kitchen mickey-part stuff, and now a bracelet.
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Glad you had a good shopping trip to DTD (and no melt downs ). Love the purchases, great pins and I love the soaps. I have never though to pick those up as gifts but it really is such a great idea.
Sorry about the waits for the buses - our worst wait for a bus was from DTD as well (going to the BW also). Lunch sounded delicious
Love your giraffe pictures, the two kissing....so beautiful.
I first bought the Dr. Spot for my DSis as she has a world of stains with my DNephew. She loved them so much that I pick up several for her each trip. Then I bought them last year for my hair dresser and nail tech. This year my hair dresser mentioned that she was hoping for another bar of Dr. Spot.
The giraffes aren't kissing the smaller one is the baby and it's take the leaves from its mother's mouth. The leaves didn't show up really well in the picture, but it was adorable watching Mom pulls the leaves down, but making the baby stretch to her mouth to get its share.
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Another great day! Love the giraffe pics!
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More great purchases! I like the Mickey head bar soap from Basin.
Stefanie has one of these bars from a much earlier trip. She won't use it because she doesn't want to mess up the Mickey heads in it.
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Great purchases! That is the first girl phineas & pherb shirt I've seen; my dd would like that also.... Also; love the soap holders
We had never seen one either and Stefanie almost bought one, too, though she doesn't have a living brother.
Love the Stitch pin. And my DD is always asking if she can sell her brothers--I've SO got to get her that shirt!
Great pics of the baby giraffe w/mummy G.
Sounds like a successful day all around--but why did you have to repack all of Stef's stuf? (No answer necessary, I'm just nosy like that)
We were packing Stefanie up because we only had 2 more days before the trip home. Since we go every year, we've discovered that if I start packing us up beginning 3 nights before departure, we are much less stressed. I do my stuff 3 days before leaving, Stefanie's two days before, and Luke's the night before. We wake up the last morning only needing to get ready and then enjoy whatever time we have left in a park.
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The Buzz and Woody pics are adorable! Congrats to you and Luke! DH and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary next month!
The Buzz and Woody pics are now a tradition for us. Congrats to you all on 30 years, too!
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Love that Phineas and Ferb shirt. I'd love a girl P&F shirt (but one that doesn't reference a brother, since Meri is an only child). I'll have to keep my eyes peeled!
Great update - sounds like a successful day!!
Stefanie would like one, too, without a reference to a brother. She does have a brother, but he died before she was even born, and rather than sell him, she'd just like to meet him.
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Love those photos of the giraffes and you made some great purchases!
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Great purchases!
Glad you had a fun evening at DHS!
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Love that P&F shirt, and so would my daughter!! I'll have to look for it if we make it for Christmas!
And those giraffe pictures were great - especially the ones that look like they're nuzzling each other.
I think I could almost spending a whole day just watching the giraffes from the balcony.
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Sounds like a great day of shopping! Great pictures of the giraffes!!
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You did well on your "meltdown promise" shopping trip! Wonderful giraffe photos. It surprises me that FP was still available for Star Tours so late in the day. I guess I was hoping it would draw some of the crowds and FP demand for Toy Story. Guess Toy Story wins out as most-popular ride in that park still. I like the idea of a "laziness and friends" day!
We were surprised by the availability of FP for ST, too. Toy Story is still the big draw for sure.
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that P&F shirt, and my daughter will too, when we go in March. Hopefully they'll have it in something other than pink though- she is currently in an anti-girly stage.
Thanks goodness by DNiece is still into pink.
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This shopping trip sounds much more relaxed.
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Lots of bussing around today! Great purchases from DTD and I was glad to read about a good meal at Big River Grille--we've never been!
We all three enjoyed our burgers here. My only complaint is the I should have gotten their homemade kettle chips, too. They were much better than the fries, which were pretty much like fast food fries. If that chocolate was on the menu (I didn't check), I'd definitely order an adult size piece next time as I'm a addicted to chocolate.
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We're back from a week at the Jersey Shore and I've had a lot of catching up to do
First of all, thanks again for checking out Cool Wash Pizza for us. It's great to know there's pizza for Jason in Epcot
Love, love the Mickey giraffe t-shirt, and yes, orange is a great color on you. And also Jason's fave color!
Great pictures of the moon with the fireworks!!
I am really interested now to check out the China pavillion closer. My friend from work who travels the world went to China and saw the actual tomb of the terracotta soldiers. Said it was one of the highlights of her trip. Also, she has one of the paper necklaces and I have always thought it was sooo cool! Now that I know they are at Disney, they've just moved to the top of my own "must purchase" list. My list is small, a charm for my bracelet, some kitchen mickey-part stuff, and now a bracelet.
I truly enjoyed having a special mission to accomplish for a fellow PPer! I wish I could keep my wish list as short as yours.
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Great update! And thanks for picking up that pin for me - it does great w/my pin and Peter Pan collections!
You are so welcome! Stefanie has her pin displayed with her Tinker Bell and Peter Pan stuff.
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I am so envious of how LONG you get to go. Your trips are several days, and I think it makes for some nice, relaxed touring. What is that Dr. Spot soap from Basin? I have never heard of it...
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I may have to pick up a soap dish from WDW next time I go down, along with my other items on my shopping list for WDW, like Donald Duck shirts.
I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for Donald shirts, I've never really been able to find any decent Donald merch at the parks, as the best Donald merch I've ever gotten are the Chronological Donald Walt Disney Treasures DVD boxed sets, which I never once saw a Walt Disney Treasures DVD set in the parks.
Donald's thankfully got a presence in the online Disney Store though, and I've had my eye on a Donald watch for awhile that I can customize online and have shipped to me.
Apparently, they DON'T do that at WDW, which surprised me greatly, that'd make for a very wonderful souvenir from your trip IMO.
Anywho, I'm rambling on again for no good reason. Great shopping trip, not-so-good (I would even say "saddlecrap", LOL) bus waits, and surprisingly great trip into Disney's Hollywood Studios (I still wanna refer it to MGM, so if I do on accident please don't hurt me).
I may have to pick up a soap dish from WDW next time I go down, along with my other items on my shopping list for WDW, like Donald Duck shirts.
I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for Donald shirts, I've never really been able to find any decent Donald merch at the parks, as the best Donald merch I've ever gotten are the Chronological Donald Walt Disney Treasures DVD boxed sets, which I never once saw a Walt Disney Treasures DVD set in the parks.
Donald's thankfully got a presence in the online Disney Store though, and I've had my eye on a Donald watch for awhile that I can customize online and have shipped to me.
Apparently, they DON'T do that at WDW, which surprised me greatly, that'd make for a very wonderful souvenir from your trip IMO.
Anywho, I'm rambling on again for no good reason. Great shopping trip, not-so-good (I would even say "saddlecrap", LOL) bus waits, and surprisingly great trip into Disney's Hollywood Studios (I still wanna refer it to MGM, so if I do on accident please don't hurt me).
BJ
You can make-your-own T-shirts (short and long-sleeve) at the Art of Disney (I think that's the name?) shop next to the Christmas shop at Downtown Disney. I don't remember if Donald is a character you can choose, but if he isn't we need to start a protest! You can also personalize the shirts with a message, date, name.
Back at Kidani, we went to the lobby first to pay some of our room charges plus check on the DVC free souvenir ( luck on this as the DVC rep was nowhere to be found and no one knew where he was because he was supposed to be on duty).
Great update. Love the tshirt. I know my DD would love it. I was wondering about the DVC free souvenir. Is this something that is always available? As new DVCers (only one trip so far) this would be great to know. Thanks!
Catching up after Hurricane Irene rudely set me behind on my TR reading for a week!
Love, love, love the giraffe pictures -especially the Mom and baby pics. Adorable!
Glad you got a chance to listen to the VOL. I caught a performance for the first time last summer. Amazing. I hadn't thought to look for a CD either, but now it's on my list.
Great shopping finds -love the recycled paper bead bracelet. That's on the list now too. I love the Mickey soap at Basin, but my favorite is the red. It is "ginger ale" scented which I thought was quite unusual, but it certainly smells great. And you can tell Stefanie that using the soap doesn't "mess up" the Mickey heads. They keep their shape and just shrink. I actually think it's kind of cool myself.
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that P&F shirt, and my daughter will too, when we go in March. Hopefully they'll have it in something other than pink though- she is currently in an anti-girly stage.
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