Tom You’ve Just Turned 30…What’s Next?...We’re Going to WDW!! (01/09-01/22) PTR - Page 15 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, aside from a little family drama our thanksgiving was great. Plus we actually did some Black Friday shopping although we didn't venture into Best Buy or a Walmart we were able to get what we wanted.
During the weekend we hit our 45 day mark and are officially PIF . YAY!!! We are getting SOOO excited and I have sooo much to do. Now that we are back I have to look at my list and get some things done. Also business has just exploded so we have a ton of catching up to do from that as well but now I think it is time to update my countdown. I debated whether to do a day by day or one update and I think the update would be too long if I went day by day since I left off at 52 days left.
So here we go...51-38 days left (yes we are in the 30's now )...
People ask me what I am most excited about seeing on this trip and to be honest I say "EVERYTHING". We are excited about the whole Disney Experience. Since this is our first trip we have never experienced much of Disney before. So it all will be brand new to us. I'm sure we will all have something that is a favorite but for now it is everything.
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37 days left...Tom and I are really excited...today I was able to book...
YAY!! We were able to get the Wishes Dessert Party!! This is something Tom and I really wanted as this night will be our "date night" on our vacation. Plus the Magic Kingdom has EMH's til 2AM!! I doubt we will stay that late but we plan to have some Disney fun.
Great plan for date night--the Wishes Dessert party sounds fantastic to me--but not to the members of my regular travel party. I can't wait to hear what you think about it!
Congrats on the Dessert Party. DH & I did it August 2010 and really enjoyed it. I loved not being too crowded for the fireworks. And Tink flys right over you!
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Congrats on being PIF and booking the dessert party
Thank You We Are Very Excited!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Congrats on getting the Wishes Dessert party!
Thank You!
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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247
Great plan for date night--the Wishes Dessert party sounds fantastic to me--but not to the members of my regular travel party. I can't wait to hear what you think about it!
I will def take lots of pictures and let you know what we think.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Congrats on the Dessert Party. DH & I did it August 2010 and really enjoyed it. I loved not being too crowded for the fireworks. And Tink flys right over you!
Well it has been really busy here still so unfortunately once again the countdown has gotten away from me. Yesterday of course was Dec. 4th and Tom's 30th Birthday!! We went out to lunch and browsed the mall. Our bigger celebration will be when we get to Disney. I am looking through my list and ticking things off the list. I am starting to get our electronics together and make sure everything is together. Later this week I am going to the Disney Florist to set something up. Also this week I have to pre-order our photopass CD. There a few other things to do but I have to look closer at my list first.
36 days left...when Alex was a baby the theme of his room was Winnie the Pooh...
I hope he will be willing to go on it for our trip. He has never been too into winnie the pooh but I think he may like it.
35 days left...now it is NO secret that I LOVE retail therapy...
So Downtown Disney is someplace I liked when we went in 2010 and I can't wait to go back. I love looking at all the cool things and finding Disney items I can't get at home.
34 days left...when we went in 2010 we went to Rainforest Cafe and it was a great experiance. We also discovered a Rainforest Cafe closer to home so this trip I wanted to go to...
Hopefully T-Rex isn't too intense for Alex but we'll see.
33 days left...
I know Alex will not ride this since you are in the air a bit but Tom and I like this ride.
32 days left...now I am a ride wimp but I am hoping to Tackle...
That's right TOT. I know Sue will try it with me but I think Alex and Tom will wait for us at the exit. We are getting so close and I can't wait til it is here. We are all feeling the need for a vacation.
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. YAY!!! We are getting SOOO excited and I have sooo much to do. Now that we are back I have to look at my list and get some things done. Also business has just exploded so we have a ton of catching up to do from that as well but now I think it is time to update my countdown. I debated whether to do a day by day or one update and I think the update would be too long if I went day by day since I left off at 52 days left. 
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