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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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Yes the shade just extends straight out and keep everything in the shade.
The rain covers are a blessing. My umbrella stroller came with one, but we used it for our big stroller in October - we put it over the stroller anytime we left it because you just never know.
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Okay...I just read this whole PT report...all 334 posts...that's 23 pages for those keeping track...and I it!!!
Some things I wanted to say....
....I was there in 1986 and remember them handing cards out at the entrances (and WHOEVER it was who said they were 4 years old (Ahem...that'd be YOU BECKI!!!) I was 16 and on a HIGH SCHOOL TRIP!!! Thanks!!!)
...Congratulations on your anniversary...and just so you know, you'll be celebrating in WDW on mine and DH's 9th wedding annoversary...June 10th! It's a great date! Say a toast and sip some champagne in our honor!
...I your countdown!
...I want you to come pack for me
....and...I can't wait to read about the actual trip!
I hope you have a blast and get to share great Margarittas with lots of these wonderful Passporeters! (I'm actually kinda jealous...I tried to convince DH to go June 6th to 13th because we would be there for DS's b-day (6/6), Our anniversary (6/10) and DH's 40th b-day (6/11) but he didn't want to take DS out of school for the last week of "real work". Bummer!)
Hey, you haven't said much about Becki, is she excited and packed?
She is very excited! I think she did most of her packing last night - and she'll have room for us if we go overboard. Her actual birthday is today!! So Becki! (even though she isn't reading this) I'm meeting up with her Wednesday after work and will give her some things I've purchased to help celebrate - a Belle crown (her favorite Disney character), some little Tinkerbell & princess things to color that include markers (this is to keep her occupied on the plane as Becki HATES to fly), a photo frame that says "Best Friends", a guitar luggage tag, I think that's it. Oh and she has a countdown just like ours - and in the beginning she cheated and would turn the page before she was supposed to.
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Okay...I just read this whole PT report...all 334 posts...that's 23 pages for those keeping track...and I it!!!
Some things I wanted to say....
....I was there in 1986 and remember them handing cards out at the entrances (and WHOEVER it was who said they were 4 years old (Ahem...that'd be YOU BECKI!!!) I was 16 and on a HIGH SCHOOL TRIP!!! Thanks!!!)
...Congratulations on your anniversary...and just so you know, you'll be celebrating in WDW on mine and DH's 9th wedding annoversary...June 10th! It's a great date! Say a toast and sip some champagne in our honor!
...I your countdown!
...I want you to come pack for me
....and...I can't wait to read about the actual trip!
I hope you have a blast and get to share great Margarittas with lots of these wonderful Passporeters! (I'm actually kinda jealous...I tried to convince DH to go June 6th to 13th because we would be there for DS's b-day (6/6), Our anniversary (6/10) and DH's 40th b-day (6/11) but he didn't want to take DS out of school for the last week of "real work". Bummer!)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it and are enjoying it. Happy early Anniversary - and yes we'll have a toast to you. It's too bad that you're not going the same week - and that would be some celebrations you would have. I'm sure you'll have fun though. It's not too much longer for you! (I did see a post you did about packing, but I wasn't sure I should say that I'm trying to pack for 3 people in 1 suitcase. So I'll give you my main tip: I rolled our clothes so they'd be more compact and then put them in a generic space saver bag - that REALLY helped. I have decided to use a different bag as my carry on - I'm going to use a large backpack (I used it when we went to Europe in 2006 and had it and another normal sized backpack for 12 days and that was it, BUT I did do laundry).)
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Lois, I sent you a Private Message about your comment! Kelly I love your fact for today. BTW, Thanks for posting the link for the kind of sun shade you have for Dylan as that might be something else we get for Skyler and that fan looks great. I wish I knew about it last year when we went for 2 days to Sesame Place (eventhough we hit every misting station quite frequently). That might be something we need for Skyler especially with the Heat and Humidity we have here. Wow, you are a much better packer than I am and I'm trying to figure out how to get Erick, Skyler, & I in one suitcase for our trip next month to PA and the sad thing is I don't pack light. I can't believe you're going to now be there in 5 Days! Happy Dancing!
Love the packing job! I'm very impressed! I make huge lists too and manage to cram it all but i always wayyyy overpack! I'm only packing for one*LOL*
I always donate to the conservation fund, I am so glad to see that its doing some good
Love the man capris comment*LOL*
not much longer to go!
Thanks everyone for your packing comments! I guess I've become a pretty good packer. Sadly, not much got done last night as far as 12 days of Disney goes and probably won't for the next few days either. Oh well! We'll be there in 5 days anyway!!
I have rolled clothes in the past and it did seem to help, you can fit more in each layer. I bought the space travel bags to try on our last mini trip but didn't use them, just didn't seem to work well for me, maybe I wasn't putting the right things in them, or packing them right.
Sounds like Becki is thrilled!
I am currently making a list of things to buy before our next trip, based on your packing list! Two being the new sunshade and the photo matte. Do you buy the wide matte, or standard?
DH and I had another talk about looking into dvc again at the beginning of the year once we get our second vehicle paid off. I suggested that we find out the incentives at that time, talk to someone more in depth and even make a mini trip around our anniversary in May to take the tour again and possibly purchase. So we will see how it goes! Fingers crossed!
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Becki! (even though she isn't reading this) I'm meeting up with her Wednesday after work and will give her some things I've purchased to help celebrate - a Belle crown (her favorite Disney character), some little Tinkerbell & princess things to color that include markers (this is to keep her occupied on the plane as Becki HATES to fly), a photo frame that says "Best Friends", a guitar luggage tag, I think that's it. Oh and she has a countdown just like ours - and in the beginning she cheated and would turn the page before she was supposed to. 
It's too bad that you're not going the same week - and that would be some celebrations you would have. I'm sure you'll have fun though. It's not too much longer for you! (I did see a post you did about packing, but I wasn't sure I should say that I'm trying to pack for 3 people in 1 suitcase. So I'll give you my main tip: I rolled our clothes so they'd be more compact and then put them in a generic space saver bag - that REALLY helped. I have decided to use a different bag as my carry on - I'm going to use a large backpack (I used it when we went to Europe in 2006 and had it and another normal sized backpack for 12 days and that was it, BUT I did do laundry).)
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