We've done WONDERful, now let's go for MAGICal! **Updated 8/24** - Page 2 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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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
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
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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Great plans ! I'm cruising about a month before you on the western and I'm also trying to decide on excursions. I'm looking at the semi submerged sub plus snorkelling in Grand Cayman and Dune buggies in Cozumel. I would love to do the Mexican chef but my DD is not old enough. Decisions.....decisions..
Looking forward to more , I enjoyed your latest trip report.
Well, now I'm on a shopping kick for the cruise! I'm starting to think I want to be a little more dressy for our dinners and such. DD has so many dresses that I'm not too worried about her. But I've only got a few things and I'm not sure about footwear for them. I think I'll make DH go with me to the outlet mall this weekend (and we can look at the Disney Outlet while we're there!).
Meantime, I thought I'd post a few pictures of the dresses I do have:
This is DD's formal dress that I got at the After Easter sales. I was thinking originally that she might like to dress up as a princess, but this dress is so special that I think she wants to wear it on formal night. Which leads me to this picture:
I got this at Target after Halloween for about $3 (maybe $4), so if she doesn't wear it, it won't put my nose out of joint. But I think she can still wear it on semi-formal night...
This is for me for formal night, and possibly semi-formal night.
This is just a cute little dress I got for our trip to Hawaii. I don't wear a lot of dresses, so it's a big thing for me to wear one just because. But, I think with a sweater (and maybe some Spanks), I'll be comfortable wearing this. If anything, I can just toss it on as an alternate cover up on Castaway Cay!
Now I really want to go shopping! I couldn't find anything on sale for DS, which is probably fine anyway, since at his age a growth spurt could ruin anything I buy anyway...
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I agree with Dyan! Those dresses are perfect!
But, hey! Got to go shopping and get more stuff...... it's for the cruise, ya know?..
...anything for the cruise is a legitimate expense!
YAY! I figured out how to multi-quote! OMG, I never knew that existed and always wondered how you all did it. You know, this is making almost too happy. I think I need to work on my priorities!
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Oh wow, how did I miss your latest update? Those dresses are beautiful.
Thank you! I really like them....
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Had to pop over... they are both beautiful dresses. And now you've got me thinking about door magnets too!
I'm glad you decided to pop in! I never even thought about door magnets - didn't know they existed and never saw them (well, never noticed, anyway) on our last cruise. But once I read about them here and saw all the great designs...well, I just had to do it. I've still got to go to Michael's and get magnets - I'm trying to decide if I'll print it on Magnet paper or just affix magnets on the back. (I also have a bunch of the Mickey Icon paint samples from Home Depot - a lot of people take them for that!)
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I agree with Dyan! Those dresses are perfect!
But, hey! Got to go shopping and get more stuff...... it's for the cruise, ya know?..
...anything for the cruise is a legitimate expense!
Oh, I did indeed go shopping and got 2 more dresses for me. DD is all set on sundresses and we are waiting on DS, in case he has a growth spurt. We also got some sandles and such. And I'm not nearly done!
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Originally Posted by DyanKJ130
Great dresses! That first dress for DD looks so magical!!
I absolutely that dress, too! I originally bought 2 dresses (since DD wasn't with me), knowing that one would go back. The other one was cute and DH liked it better, but DD and I preferred this one. We Skyped MIL to see what she thought and she agreed with us, so it must be a girl thing!
Thanks, everybody, for coming along on this trip report! I love Passporter and the nice people who visit here...
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Those dresses are perfect! 
Got to go shopping and get more stuff...
... it's for the cruise, ya know?..
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Those dresses are beautiful. 
I think I need to work on my priorities!
that dress, too! I originally bought 2 dresses (since DD wasn't with me), knowing that one would go back. The other one was cute and DH liked it better, but DD and I preferred this one. We Skyped MIL to see what she thought and she agreed with us, so it must be a girl thing!
Thanks so much! It's nice to know I did that one good enough that you willing to follow another....
*Ginger*
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