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I'm just laughing at all the ridiculousness that this month has brought. But that's ok, because as I keep telling mom, the trip isn't until February. So we'll let January wreak all the havoc it wants, because we don't leave until Feb 4. LOL!
Meri does have an ear infection. We have an antibiotic for her and we're getting a re-check four days before we leave. Fortunately we're driving, so even if there WERE a secondary ear infection (shouldn't be) then we'd still be fine to travel with no worries.
I can't wait!!! I can do online check-in on the 25th (for CBR) and 26th (for AKL)... and then I can also do the 15 day forecast on AccuWeather and get a vague idea of how to pack. I already know that regardless of the weather, I'm packing three pairs of jeans and a sweat suit. And Meri will likely wear her various leggings. So that part is easy.
I'm just so excited! I'm a little iffy on the WCC ADR - anyone want to reassure me? LOL!
Thanks as always for all the pixies. We're going to be healthy for this trip - so HELP me!!!
At least you've got the right attitude about everything and hopefully you're right, everything that could go wrong is going wrong now, rather than when you're away!
At least you've got the right attitude about everything and hopefully you're right, everything that could go wrong is going wrong now, rather than when you're away!
I really try hard to put a positive spin on everything. It's not always easy, lol, and sometimes I have to really REALLY work hard to find something positive to get out of a situation... but it's worth it.
I remember once I went on a date, in college. He got lost on the way and ended up driving around for nearly an hour before finding the rink. I remember laughing while we were lost, saying that it was an adventure, and not a big deal. The guy was REALLY upset about being lost - I guess he felt like an idiot... and he thought I was just trying to be nice, but it was really how I felt. We never went out again, because he thought I was being overly fake with my positivity, and I guess didn't like that. He never believed me that I was having a good time even though we were lost.
I don't know why I just remembered that, but it came to mind just now. Funny!
Anyway, thanks! My hope is that it all gets out of our systems now, so we can be back on track for our trip!
One more tiny little update - I was just reading a PTR that someone put up, and they had an ADR at Tutto Italia. It got me thinking about years back when I lived in Orlando, and we used to go to EPCOT and eat at the Italian place (was it called Alfredos?). We would go for lunch and just walk up and it would be nearly empty, and we'd get minestrone soup and a dessert, usually. The soup was to die for... and it had this HUGE honking piece of garlic bread sticking out of it...
So I decided to check out the menu, just to see. And Oh. My. Gosh. HELLO! They've got buffalo mozzarella, and of course still minestrone (even if it's not the exact same, I bet it's good).
So we now have an ADR for dinner there on Superbowl Sunday. YUMMY! I am SUPER excited about it!!!
This brings our ADR count to 16... lol. Criminy. Right before I leave, I'll repost our itinerary since I've tweaked some things...
So one week from today I can check in online for CBR! I'm excited! I'm not making any special requests for AKL, but I'm requesting to be close to the parking lot / bus stop for CBR. The only reason for that is, we'll be arriving at something like 9pm, and I want to be able to just get my bag out of the car and hurry into the room. Then the next morning we're checking out, so I want to be able to just slip right out to throw our stuff in the car.
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Okay...I just told myself that I was going to get back to work and stop checking TRs!! Cause I'm home on another snow day and it's so hard to work and not sneak over here
Anyway...so glad to hear you're feeling better and hope Meri will be all fixed up by the time you all get on the road! It's sooo close!!
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