Merry, Magical, and Bright: Late Fall Adventures of Cam & Luke Updated 3/12 - Page 16 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Oh, poor Luke and his foot. I expect he was glad (somewhat) to trade a sore foot for a broken phone though. Another good day under way with some fun purchases as well.
Oh poor Luke! Great purchases - they all look lovely.
I felt so bad about dropping my phone on his toe. Not much fun there.
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Great job on the purchases in the MK! You got some good attractions in as well. Too bad for Luke with his foot serving as a cushion for your phone's free fall! No surprise with the frequent restroom break as you had two beverages, while Luke rested his foot.
Well, I bought two drinks, but one was for Luke. Sometimes caffeine just runs through me.
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Quite a successful shopping spree at Uptown jewelers!
I love all the photos of the Christmas merchandise! I'll take one of those...and one of those...
That was the way I felt, too. I did streamline what I actually bought, but it wasn't easy. The actual purchases will come later.
Oh, poor Luke and his foot. I expect he was glad (somewhat) to trade a sore foot for a broken phone though. Another good day under way with some fun purchases as well.
We were glad the phone was safe, but too bad he had to pay the price for my clumsiness.
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Great purchases! Poor Luke, I can only imagine how much that hurt. At least your phone was ok. The decal for your Kitchen-Aid is really cool!
Thanks! I smile every time I see the mixer now.
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Great purchases at Uptown Jewelers! I love Dumper!!
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Dumper/Thumper had just come out this past Wednesday when we returned the duplicate charm so I was quite excited.
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Great charms and love your decal for the kitchen aid.
Thanks! The decal is such a clever touch for an everyday appliance.
Oh My Gosh, I the Kitchenaide decal! Where did he find that?
Funny story about your finger on the scanner at the entrance - Mike kept having issues with his at MK so someone had to come reset it. Then he had issues the next day too, so they had to reset it again, but this time reset to MY finger! They said if people have any circulation issues, it can be a perpetual problem. So they said Mike would have to stick with me whether he wanted to or not!
I your new charms and your Kitchen Aid stickers!!! I also got the limited edition Mickey and Minnie!! What a fun day you are having!! Well, except for the phone incident!
First off, I love the charms that you picked out for your Pandora bracelet. As we discussed on that trip, I feel overwhelmed in that store and I really appreciate seeing your purchases so I have an idea for future purchases. Glad that Luke's foot wasn't badly injured from your cell phone. Your Mary Poppins decal is just so adorable that Luke got for you mixer! Where did he get it?
Oh My Gosh, I the Kitchenaide decal! Where did he find that?
Funny story about your finger on the scanner at the entrance - Mike kept having issues with his at MK so someone had to come reset it. Then he had issues the next day too, so they had to reset it again, but this time reset to MY finger! They said if people have any circulation issues, it can be a perpetual problem. So they said Mike would have to stick with me whether he wanted to or not!
I originally saw the decal on Zullily, but shipping was too high. Luke did some research and found the decals are made by AZVinyl.com, and that is where he got it. Love that Mike must now stick with you.
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Your bracelet is beautiful with all of your new charms!
Poor Luke! He sounds like such a trooper.
Luke truly is a trooper. He just shrugs so much off.
I your new charms and your Kitchen Aid stickers!!! I also got the limited edition Mickey and Minnie!! What a fun day you are having!! Well, except for the phone incident!
Our only do over on this day would be dropping my phone right on his foot.
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First off, I love the charms that you picked out for your Pandora bracelet. As we discussed on that trip, I feel overwhelmed in that store and I really appreciate seeing your purchases so I have an idea for future purchases. Glad that Luke's foot wasn't badly injured from your cell phone. Your Mary Poppins decal is just so adorable that Luke got for you mixer! Where did he get it?
Luke got the decal from AZVinyl.com. I had seen it one day in an email from Zulily, but it was the only thing I wanted, but I hated paying for the shipping. He kept looking until it found it at this website.
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Great purchases - they all look lovely. 
You got some good attractions in as well. Too bad for Luke with his foot serving as a cushion for your phone's free fall! 
No surprise with the frequent restroom break as you had two beverages, while Luke rested his foot. 
the Kitchenaide decal! Where did he find that?
What a fun day you are having!! Well, except for the phone incident! 
Glad that Luke's foot wasn't badly injured from your cell phone.
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