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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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It's not in the circulation. It's separate. I don't remember the name of it and I just tore out the part about Photopass.
And about the 30th birthdays - we hope we can do it. If not we want to do our 5th wedding anniversary in May 2011. We want to do either of these trips with no kids - the few deciding factors that could be a problem are: (1) we will probably try for another baby later this year and (2) my brother & Becki are 'talking' about getting married next year and it could be a destination wedding, so we'll see what happens later this year and plan accordingly.
I am planning my 40th with no kids too. Just me and my sis. My DN may come too since she will be half way through her senior year, but it depends on what she has going if she can miss school. We plan on a split stay at Poly and AKL and doing the Deluxe DP. I can't wait.
Well good luck on the baby making and I hope your sis will get married in Disney.
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I am planning my 40th with no kids too. Just me and my sis. My DN may come too since she will be half way through her senior year, but it depends on what she has going if she can miss school. We plan on a split stay at Poly and AKL and doing the Deluxe DP. I can't wait.
Well good luck on the baby making and I hope your sis will get married in Disney.
Well that would be so much fun! I'll probably try to get AKV Concierge again as I'm sure we're going to love it this trip. Mike & I are exactly 2 days apart so we can be there for each of our birthdays, which would be so much fun!
There will be NO chance that my brother & Becki will get married in Disney. He's not a fan. I think she wants to go to Jamaica.
Kelly I love your fact about Mad Hatter's Hat, as I never knew that either. How funny that you and Mike were thinking to celebrate your 30th Birthdays in WDW, as I was was telling Erick I wanted to celebrate mine there in Nov. 2012 (right during Election Time) in WDW and DCL Great Disney Fans think alike I can't believe it's almost single digits until your trip.
Well the laundry is pretty much taken care of as I did 8 loads yesterday. It was craziness. I'm sure I'll have to do a couple more before we go as DS doesn't have that many clothes to wear and they go in the wash everytime he wears anything. I'm still going to attempt to pack everything in as little as possible. I'm aiming at checking only 1 bag! Wish me luck!!
I think I have one load to do before next week
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OK, so I thought about what Crissy said about the 12 days of Disney and thought - why not?! All the good shows have ended so there's nothing on TV really. Last night DS & I watched some of Space Buddies and I read most of our DVC Disney Files magazine, so that was my little bit of Disney for last night.
Yeah! Have fun with this!
And now some ! Today is Mike (DH) & I's 3rd wedding anniversary and we don't really have time to go out and celebrate before we go, so I said why don't we do it in Disney. Becki (BFF) has agreed to watch Dylan (DS) and Mike & I are having dinner on Wednesday, June 10 @ 6:50pm at Sanaa!! We're very excited to try this new restatuarnt and to have a little time to ourselves. Becki & Dylan will probably just hang out in the room or around the resort and this will probably be a good thing since we have the Sunrise Safari the next morning.
We are having dinner at Sanaa on Tuesday! I'm very excited for you! I hope you guys have a great time!
I've also sworn that I would never go to Disney again in the dead of summer . . . but I think I want to go for my birthday next year!
We are having dinner at Sanaa on Tuesday! I'm very excited for you! I hope you guys have a great time!
I've also sworn that I would never go to Disney again in the dead of summer . . . but I think I want to go for my birthday next year!
One load isn't too bad. I'm sure I'll need to do another this weekend or next too because of Dylan.
Enjoy your Sanaa dinner on Tuesday! You'll have to tell me at the marg meet what you had.
When's your birthday?
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! Today is Mike (DH) & I's 3rd wedding anniversary and we don't really have time to go out and celebrate before we go, so I said why don't we do it in Disney. Becki (BFF) has agreed to watch Dylan (DS) and Mike & I are having dinner on Wednesday, June 10 @ 6:50pm at Sanaa!!
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