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It's time to move on and move forward.
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Great start. I can't wait to hear more. I wish I was heading back in 12 days.
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Great start, love looking for pennies myself it's a great cheap thing to do i WDW. And you never know we may see you there!!!
We ran inot Lisa (Magic Mickey) twice last year so it's always possilbe.
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Great start. I love the look of your new van.
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Awesome new van! And how wonderful you are able to make a trip happen a year sooner then planned!
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Very clever intro's - sets the tone nicely. I'm envious of your CV.
Thanks. Like I said, we saw it online and it was love at first sight. Once Lenny drove it, I knew we'd buy it and I don't regret it one bit. And getting to take it to Disney this year certainly is the icing on the cake.
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Glad to see you started your pre-TR! I'm very impressed by Abby's pressed penny collection. Can't wait to read more.
Thanks. Both Lenny and Abby don't think it's big enough so that's the mission this year - get more pennies.
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Thanks for the idea! Taking pictures of the coins to the parks is better than typing out a list with all of the descriptions.
You're welcome. The copies are definielty better. I was going to do the list, then I was going to take pictures of the books, then I tried scanning them into the computer. Anything that would make it lighter and easier than taking the pennies into the parks with us. It was purely by accident that I hit B&W copy button instead of the scan button when I had the penny book on there and the copy came out really great. It really shows the details of the coins (don't do color copies, they don't turn out good at all) better than anything else I tried and since it only takes a couple of pieces of paper for the coins we have, it's light enough that I can carry them everywhere. I also put them in plastic pages to help protect them too.
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I'm looking forward to hearing about this upcoming trip. We also collect the pennies, or at least started. This is our third year in a row coming up in September and I have the best time gearing up for the penny search!
Hope you have a great trip!
Thanks. The pennies are fun, but I admit it does get overwhelming after a while.
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Really like the van! Also loved your pressed pennies ideas. I think I'm going to have my Perry do that this time so he'll have something special he did himself to look at when we get home.
I know Abby enjoys it so Perry probably would too. And it's nice to sit down as a family at home and look at the book and reminisce where we got them and what we were doing around that time.
Darlene I just love your title! The picture of Abby with her pennies is great. You need to remember to take a picture after your trip so you can do a before and after one. I love the pictures of the van. It looks really comfy
Thanks. With the amount of pennies Lenny and Abby want to find this year, I definitley want to take an after picture as well. I'd like to be able to compare the size difference myself with the collection.
If you think the van looks comfy now, I'm going to be adding some pictures of the inside too. I just haven't taken them yet.
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Your van is gorgeous! Also, you'll be in my neck of the woods when you stay in Scranton on your way home! I'm only about 45 minutes from there! Can't wait to read about more! You are certainly prepared with all the work you did on the pennies!
Thanks. And preparing is what I do best. I spend months preparing for everything on the trip. Well, most everything - last year I didn't plan on the train being cancelled but I did for this year. And I have a lot of fun (and a few stressful moments here and there) doing it. It helps pass the time and makes me look forward to the trip even more.
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Hurray! A PTR means that the trip's almost here, right? Great photos, and from all your posts, it sounds like you've got great plans. Good luck waiting!
I hope that you and your family have a magical time at the world
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I like your pretrip report so far. I understand the whole Van thing. We actually rented one like the Van we now own to drive down to Disney to make sure it was the one we wanted. We knew it in about 2 minutes, love it. We have a Chrysler Town & Country and wouldn't trade it for anything else. Most comfortable Van to travel in ever! Can't wait to hear more about your plans.
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