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Your plans and ADR's sound wonderful. You will love breakfast at 'Ohaba and the stepsisters at 1900 Park Fare are hilarious. I'm not sure when they changed the whole ketchup thing at WCC, but we were there on August 14 (this year) and they were defiitely still doing it.
It sounds like you are all set and you have everything under control. Hope you have a magical vacation.
I hope they are still doing the ketchup at dinner...If they are maybe I should have my Corey or Ernie go and grab one from another table that would be classic, I will have the camera's ready!
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Great plans, Diana! Sounds like you're almost ready to go. Since you've got Epcot scheduled for 9/26, you should consider coming to the PP meet! Here's a link to the thread http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ber-meet.html.
Thanks P-Sha for the link I will try and make it we will be at Epcot that night and I believe it is EMH's. See you there!
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Sounds like you're just about ready to go!!
Almost there!
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Originally Posted by DyanKJ130
Sounds like everything is falling into place!! You'll be there before you know it!!
Everything is pretty much done, now I have to sit on my hands and wait. I hate this part...right before you leave I wish it was here already!
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Alright so tomorrow at this time we will be on our flight to MCO!! I have finished everything on my list except the laundry...sheets.towels.vacumm & wash floors...that way I only have laundry to do when we come home.
DH is packing right now and wouldn't you know it he says he doesn't have enough stuff! MEN!!
Tonight we will be heading over to my mom's house that way we don't have to get up super early alright earlier than we need too and drive over to my mom's and pick them up. this way we can leave right from her house and head to the airport!
I did our airline check in at 7:50 this morning...We got A29-A34...pretty good I wonder if they start at those numbers or if people got in ahead of me. I kept trying for 2 mins before but it wouldn't let me. So I did it right at 7:50 give or take a few seconds because I guess my cell phone clock and computer clock must be fast because it still wouldn't let me when they said 7:50. Anyone ever get lower numbers than A29 when checking in at SW??
I will try to write again before I leave but not sure if I will get to a computer today!
Sounds like it's all coming together!! We got A19-A23 I think (I'd have to go back and look at my trip report). A1-A15 are reserved for business class (in which case there is usually no one with those tickets), so for most folks it starts at A16. You'll be fine with your numbers We were A59-B2 coming home, and didn't have any problems finding seats together
Alright, so I figured I better get started on my TR...
September 19, 2008 Sleeping over mom's!
So, after Corey finally finished packing and I could rearrange the suitcases to fit eveything...he decided not to take the duffel bag at the last minute because he knew all of his clothes wouldn't fit in. I was right...Just had to say that to him and also "I told you so!"
So, he dropped off our dog at the kennel I feel bad that she will be there for 10 days!
She is so active she will need to run around for hours when we pick her up in 10 days.
Corey picked Kaelan up from school while I got all the luggage ready to be put in the van. Checking my list twice maybe even 3 times.
Now, it was 3:30 and the little girl that I was taking care of got picked up early...spending weekend with her dad.
I put the luggage in the van, cleaned out the fridge and had Corey take the garbage out.
Alright we were all set to leave but we told DMinLaw that we wouldn't be leaving until 5pm or a little after to head to my mom's because that is when my work day ends but since she was picked up early we just sat around and waited...and waited...I mean it was only 4pm. the house was already cleaned, floors washed and laundry done. Corey's mom showed up a little before 5 which was great as we still had to stop for magazines to read on the plane mostly Corey's because I always have the girls sitting with me. We also had to think about dinner, so we decided on Pizza and DM was going to be picking it up on her way home from work!
When we got to mom's we quickly ate and then my mom had to drive her dog(Australian cattle dog) over to the kennel...ummm...it was 6:30pm and they closed at 8pm, we still had to eat and the kennel is 25mins from her house talk about close. She got back at 8:30pm not sure what she did as I was putting the girls to bed...gave them a quick shower and wouldn't you know they were so excited they didn't want to go to sleep...I finally had to lay done with them and get them to sleep. By that time it was 9:30pm and we had to get up at 3:30am I hadn't even showered yet! I should of showered while I was sitting around my house waiting!
My mom was doing laundry...she is a procrastinator can you tell...I don't know where I get my organization skills...alright I do procrastinate a little but not for vacation and definitely not for Disney!!
So I finally went to bed at 11pm, Corey was already sound asleep...Lucky him.
My mom said she went to bed at midnight...and got up at 3am...Crazy lady. You will hear she doesn't sleep much where as my DStepF needs 12 hours of sleep it seems he get her along with his!
Stay tuned...
Up next...Flying with DH and getting to resort will we make our BBB appt and hit some rides???
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that would be classic, I will have the camera's ready!
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MEN!!
We were A59-B2 coming home, and didn't have any problems finding seats together 
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I feel bad that she will be there for 10 days!
I should of showered while I was sitting around my house waiting!
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