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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
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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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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So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Carrie, you look B-E-A-UUUUTIFUL!! You are both beaming with excitement. It toally shows how much you care for each other. I can't wait to hear or see more from ya'll.
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Gorgeous photos! I got quite a good chuckle. I usually read two forums on two tabs on my computer. So I have PP open and your thread says something about being the first in the park. I'm also checking out a thread on the DIS about pictures of empty parks. Your photos could be on there as well and at first I thought that they were.
Ok, so I'm scatterbrained. Back to this thread. Love the picture of you spinning with DH looking on. So cool that the Roots took time out of their vacay to take pic's. I wonder if the trip became a tax write-off.
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Ok, so I haven't gone off the deep end. You DID post empty park on both threads on two different websites that I just happened to be looking at the same exact moment. What a coincidence Lurkyloo.
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Wow...Roots contiues to amaze me with the incedible pics they take, but you & DH are great subjects....you can tell how much FUN you guys have together & how in love you guys are *sigh* I LOVE THEM...keep'em coming!
Y'all say such sweet things! Thanks for the kind comments, and for sticking with me post-WDW!
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But please tell me you didn't really put that penny in your mouth to test it..?!?
No way, Jose! My mamma raised me to wash my hands after even looking at money! It was just a pretend bite...
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Ok, so I haven't gone off the deep end. You DID post empty park on both threads on two different websites that I just happened to be looking at the same exact moment. What a coincidence Lurkyloo.
I've been discovered!! [sounds of running, door slam, squealing tires...]
After we bid the Roots a temporary farewell, DH and I walked back to the Disneyland Hotel through Downtown Disney (at Disneyland, you can *walk* to your hotel!) and, apparently, the World of Disney store, because these pictures turned up in our camera...
Classic...
What?! How’d this picture get in here? Oh Patriiiick.....
Oh wait – now I remember why we went in the World of Disney: to get Nathan & Jensey some Free Dessert Magnets (a.k.a., wedding mouse ears) for their honeymoon! I wasn’t sure they actually wanted these, but I felt proud to be the one to indoctrinate them in the ways of Disney Honeymooning – and those babies are required wearing! Plus, hello, free desserts!
We had a little bit of time to go swimming before we had to check out, so we hit the Neverland Pool. Unfortunately, their slide policy is even lamer than the Polynesian’s: it doesn’t open until 11am – checkout time! Booo....
On the way out, we opportunistically tried to get into the Concierge Lounge with our room cards as we passed the door. No such luck!
We sat in the hot tub a bit, paddled longingly around the base of the slide a bit and finally got out just in time to freshen up before we checked out and stashed our luggage at Bell Services. I scrubbed off all my makeup, which means you’ll see no more Root photos of me for this report. Well, OK, one. The only one ever (I’m really building it up, eh?).
The plan was to meet the Roots at 11:30 for lunch at Cafe Orleans in New Orleans Square. Along the way we saw some newlyweds and I had to snap their picture.
We had a few minutes to kill and were hanging out in New Orleans Square when – hey, wait a minute....!
Cafe Orleans is one of my new favorite restaurants in Disneyland. We used to go to the Blue Bayou every single time we went to the park, but then they jacked their prices way up and only marginally improved the quality of their food, so we had to find a new hangout for non-special-occasion trips.
Fortunately, Disney simultaneously converted Cafe Orleans, across the street, to table service and started offering the Blue Bayou’s famed Monte Cristo sandwich there for a mere $16 (I know...) compared to the BB’s $22 (plus a $12 split fee if you wanna share). The cafe has a nice patio where you can sit and people-watch along the Rivers of America. And then there are the amazing garlic fries....
So anyway, Nathan & Jensey called us, and as we all tried to find each other in the crowd outside the restaurant, somebody in front of me moved, and there they were standing right in front of us the whole time.
As you can see, they very gamely put on their Free Dessert Magnets for me, although we later heard they got lots of congratulations, but no free desserts! That made me sad. Bad show, Disneyland... bad show.
We got a nice table right by the railing. They took a picture of us....
...We took a picture of them (with their camera – ooh la la!)
...and we all chowed down on amazing garlic fries....
It was so nice just to sit and gab and hear about their honeymoon and how they liked Disneyland (they liked it! They really liked it!)
Up Next: I’ll let the Roots’ pictures do the talking for the rest of our day in Disneyland....
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What a coincidence Lurkyloo.
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Thanks for the kind comments, and for sticking with me post-WDW! 
It was just a pretend bite...
I've been discovered!! [sounds of running, door slam, squealing tires...] 
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