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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
Moving on with a spirit born to run
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.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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I can't believe I missed so much...finally caught up. I guess 3 kids under 6 will do that plus we were all sick these past few weeks.
LOVE the D&B wristlet and we LOVE CM's as well...breakfast is a must for us every trip! Can't wait to hear more!
It's coming. Week from he double hockey sticks. Book fair = crazy Melissa. It's not been pretty. Andy's asked many times when the book fair will be gone....
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Mary Devall and I sat at the same exact table that you and Andy did at Chef Mickey's! We were there last summer for her 8th birthday and we were there for a loooong time so I remember the table well. Glad that you enjoyed your first meal there -- breakfast is by far the best!
Love your wristlet! It is so cute!
And we love the library and book fairs in our house! Mary Devall's librarian is a big Passporter reader too! So . . . you're like a rock star in our household!
Mary Devall and I sat at the same exact table that you and Andy did at Chef Mickey's! We were there last summer for her 8th birthday and we were there for a loooong time so I remember the table well. Glad that you enjoyed your first meal there -- breakfast is by far the best!
Love your wristlet! It is so cute!
And we love the library and book fairs in our house! Mary Devall's librarian is a big Passporter reader too! So . . . you're like a rock star in our household!
Jill
You would LOVE my school right now if that's the case It's BOGO! I think that's why it's been so crazy... buy one get one free means helping every kid get the most bang for their buck
Well, the book fair is packed up waiting to be picked up and my brain is finally back to normal so let’s get this thing back going
Once we left DTD we headed over to Epcot. First thing’s first at Epcot, and that’s SSE! Oh but wait, we were with Tom Baker and that meant first thing’s first at Epcot, and that’s the urination station! And what better to do while waiting for someone to come out of the bathroom than to take pictures by the bathroom.. We’re so weird.
While we waited we saw this guy that we had spotted in the parking lot again. He had been wandering the parking lot like he was looking for his car or something… but them POOF, he was by the SSE bathrooms… He wandered into the bathroom and we cracked jokes about the fact Tom was in there… and hopefully this guy wasn’t a crazy guy. It took Tom forever to come out so our jokes got worse. Finally the old guy comes out but no Tom. He goes and sits by some kid and her family and tries to chat them up. They leave. Weird. Tom was alive and came out of the bathroom so we told him all about the weird guy. We watched him for a few more minutes…he just sat there on the bench. Nothing exciting. So we left. We’re horrible.
Now it was time for SSE! We go in through the side door with Tom Baker and then go in the out to get on the ride. As usual we had to get an on ride crappy blurry but funny to us photo.
So we decided what our stupid face is going to be for the photo (some of us have to try harder than others) and the stupid camera doesn’t flash… so we spent the whole ride wondering why it didn’t take our picture… Sure enough at the end we had a video of little fake people. I was not pleased Those videos are nowhere near as interesting with little fake people.
After SSE we went to make our own ride again. Can you tell we are ADDICTED to Sum of All Thrills? I thought maybe I had learned some math and science from yesterday so I tried to apply this new knowledge… but I failed. Miserably. We had such a horrible score that we pretended we forgot it in the five seconds it took to get off the ride and down the steps. This really bugged Andy because he wanted to brag about being awesome. Whatever. I still don’t remember the score
Next up on the Epcot agenda was some World Showcase fun. We stopped in Mexico and since the Cantina is being worked on (which let me tell you, that construction sticks out really far into the Mexico walking area which creates a big ole traffic jam)… but since it was closed and we couldn’t get our beloved nachos we settled on going inside and hitting up La Cava del Tequila! We started out having to stand but a couple soon got up from one of the couch and chair sitting areas so we claimed it. Andy and I decided to do a shot of the light reserve that we had in the flight back in November. I don’t remember the name but it was gooooooood! I had at first said that I was going to do it in two drinks because I think it’s a bit bigger than a 1 and ½ oz shot. But once I started I decided to throw caution to the wind and down it which really threw off Andy because he had stopped and had to start again and I think he almost choked…. I don’t know really if he almost choked, but something happened over there… and Brandi has the picture evidence of Pom’s face… HILARIOUS! Just wait. It’ll be worth the wait. I promise.
Our shot
Pom relaxin’ on the Mexican couch.
Pom and Andy being very weird….
Me and Brandi being nice and then laughing at Pom’s Shocked Face.
I decided to have the Clasica Margarita which I had the last time. It’s a traditional margarita that has been served in Mexico City since 1963. El Mayor Blanco Tequila, with Cointreau Liquor and fresh lime juice, served chilled with a cactus-lemongrass salt rim (I totally copied that off the internet by the way). Let me tell you, that thing is fan-flippin-tabulous. I could go for one right now (if I weren’t at work… ) It’s so smooth and crisp… no acidic burn like most margaritas. And there’s a lot of it. There was enough to go around. Very good stuff indeed, I highly recommend it.
Once we finished up in La Cava we headed out to ride the Gran Fiesta and visit Donald. Tom, of course, had to go to the urination station again (at least I think he did… we got separated for a bit so I think that’s why….) and then this nonsense happened:
And on to the tour to see nekkid Donald….
After our frolic in Mexico we stopped in China for a bite to eat. I took a few pictures while folks were ordering.. you might see them on the blog at some point (speaking of the blog.. LOTS of new photos have been posted of the parks and the F&GF, so check them out!) I think Andy and I split the potstickers while the Bakers had some good Chinese food. Then we meandered on around to Germany for a drink and some food. Tom hit up the candy store while Andy got a pretzel und beer, and I set up my tripod to take a few pictures while he was in there. We ended up with one of us…
Finally, we ended up in Japan by the Bakers’ tree to watch Illuminations. I took some pictures but was not really happy at all with them…
After the fireworks we stopped in France b/c I wanted some food now.. we’re all on such random eating schedules! It was EMH at the park so Boulangerie Patisserie was still open I had my usual ham and cheese croissant. Oh how I LOVE that thing! We sat out in France and ate and then made the long walk back to the car. It’s a long tiring walk from any part of the World Showcase to the parking lot when you’re pooped, let me tell you!
The Bakers dropped our tired behinds off at Pop and pretty soon we were snoozin’.. another Disney Day in the books.
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Sure enough at the end we had a video of little fake people. I was not pleased 
Those videos are nowhere near as interesting with little fake people.
I don’t know really if he almost choked, but something happened over there… and Brandi has the picture evidence of Pom’s face… HILARIOUS! Just wait. It’ll be worth the wait. I promise.
) It’s so smooth and crisp… no acidic burn like most margaritas. And there’s a lot of it. There was enough to go around. Very good stuff indeed, I highly recommend it.
I had my usual ham and cheese croissant. Oh how I LOVE that thing! We sat out in France and ate and then made the long walk back to the car. It’s a long tiring walk from any part of the World Showcase to the parking lot when you’re pooped, let me tell you! 
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