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Moving on with the current of the years.
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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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Congrats on getting things done. I am very impressed that you have kept this secret. I don't think I could do that with DS.
Haha! Thanks! I don't know how I've kept it so long! It's been tough. Honestly if it wasn't for these boards I think I'd have busted a few times. But all my friends can't wait to see/hear about her reaction. And I can't wait to see it myself. Only 2 more wake-ups till I get to find out!
Ok I officially have trip jitters for you! I cannot WAIT to hear about the reveal. Since following your PTR I feel so invested in your daughters reaction lol.
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Ok I officially have trip jitters for you! I cannot WAIT to hear about the reveal. Since following your PTR I feel so invested in your daughters reaction lol.
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Originally Posted by chezp
Sounds like you're all set!
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Originally Posted by Jessie092408
I'm really excited to hear about the reveal. I think it's going to be so amazing!!! Good luck with getting everything ready!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Nearly Disney Time!
Thanks gang!! I will post the reveal on here as soon as I can, but I'm not bringing the computer with me, so I don't think it'll happen until the 21st or so!
I just called Saratoga to make sure Mo's bday was on the reservation and I realized that there's 2 reasons I LOVE calling WDW:
1. The hold music = awesome 2. They always say "Have a Magical Day" and honestly with the way my day started I needed that wish today!!
Tonight I will do all the final stuff. I'm going to try and make a list today to make sure I don't forget anything. I may even put the suitcase in my car tonight so that it's well hidden!
2. They always say "Have a Magical Day" and honestly with the way my day started I needed that wish today!!
My funniest story about that was the time we were at SSR, and DS puked all over the place at about 2 am. I called to the front desk to ask about getting some clean sheets, and warning them I was sending out some NOT so clean sheets. They STILL ended the call with "Have a magical evening!" Um, yeah, not so much....
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My funniest story about that was the time we were at SSR, and DS puked all over the place at about 2 am. I called to the front desk to ask about getting some clean sheets, and warning them I was sending out some NOT so clean sheets. They STILL ended the call with "Have a magical evening!" Um, yeah, not so much....
Good luck finishing up tonight!
OMG! I have to say, we've (meaning my brothers and I) gotten sick at the World, but never that sick! So un-magical!
I actually remember my brother getting sick when we were at the Disney Inn (now Shades of Green) and when Mousekeeping came to fix the room and discovered my mom and brother still there, they notified the front desk (or room service?) who sent up chicken noodle soup (Mickey shaped noodles) and saltines and plenty of gingerale. No charge. That was pretty magical of them.
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Originally Posted by mommapants
Can't wait to hear about the reveal. Congrats for keeping the secret this long
Safe travels.
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Originally Posted by mom to 3 princesses and 1 prince
Looking forward to hearing about your reveal, since I've got my own coming up in about 18 days!
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Originally Posted by scrappyjae
Get cracking getting those last minute things done....not long now. Can't wait to hear how the reveal goes. Have some fun in WDW for me!!!!!
Thanks!!! Everything is all packed, with the exception of the contents of my purse that need to be moved to my backpack for the flight and park. I can accomplish that tomorrow (maybe at work).
I wanted to put the luggage in my car tonight, but it's POURING here!!! Hopefully the rain will stop at some point. I really want to get it in there before I go to work tomorrow so there's no shot of the kid finding it on the first floor!
I finally found the M&M Mini's containers, so I filled two of them with quarters and pennies for pressing. I picked her up a magazine (one of those Tiger Beat types) for the flight and charged up her iPod.
Overall I think I'm in good shape. I feel really relaxed. Maybe too relaxed? All that's left to do is run the vaccum.
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