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Cindy we will be at VWL from Nov 26-Dec 1st. I would love to meet up with you even if it only means a few moments for a hello. What time is your breakfast ADR at WCC? Maybe my brood could join you if they would allow us to. Who knows?
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Cindy we will be at VWL from Nov 26-Dec 1st. I would love to meet up with you even if it only means a few moments for a hello. What time is your breakfast ADR at WCC? Maybe my brood could join you if they would allow us to. Who knows?
Ginger, I would to meet up with you, too! My breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 1). I would love to have you join me! How many people do you want me to add?
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UH, QUIET AND SHY...YEP.... 2 words that describe me as equally as it describes you. he he he. and ginger .... you two would have a blast. the girls will love miss cindybelle...all the little kids do, you know....i have seen it all first hand several times. well, i know i will be spending more time with you than you may like...tee hee since my plans are ever changing and evolving. will see you for the xmas party. dh is VERY excited to be seeing miss cindy again.....
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UH, QUIET AND SHY...YEP.... 2 words that describe me as equally as it describes you. he he he. and ginger .... you two would have a blast. the girls will love miss cindybelle...all the little kids do, you know....i have seen it all first hand several times. well, i know i will be spending more time with you than you may like...tee hee since my plans are ever changing and evolving. will see you for the xmas party. dh is VERY excited to be seeing miss cindy again.....
Sheri, I am so happy to hear you & David will be at MVMCP on Thursday (Dec. 2) ! and he'd better not be Mr. Crabby Pants during our special holiday party! Hmm. . . wonder if we could convince him to wear a Mickey Christmas hat. He will be so totally outnumbered by Disney nuts that he has absolutely no chance to resist.
Looks like you've got some wonderful plans, Cindy. Knowing you, I don't think you'll have a problem finding someone to be your friend! It all sounds fantastic and I'm sure you'll have a blast!
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Ginger, I would to meet up with you, too! My breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 1). I would love to have you join me! How many people do you want me to add?
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I sent you a PM Cindy
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and ginger .... you two would have a blast. the girls will love miss cindybelle...all the little kids do, you know....i have seen it all first hand several times.
I know Sheri! That is why I would love to be able to meet up with Cindy. And I won't have any Sheri-time this trip so I was hoping that meeting up with Miss Cindy would make our day!!!
WCC breakfast on December 1 at 8:25 a.m. so Ginger, Zach, Belle and Maddy can a bit later.
And Ginger did NOT ask me to do that, but if I'm going to hear about everything her family did at WDW the whole week before, I'm going to need those folks to be wide awake .
And after all, this IS my very "meety" Christmas trip.
I still can't believe I'm going back so soon after MNSSHP. (And most of my coworkers don't know, because I will never hear the end of it once they do: "What? Weren't you just THERE?" )
We must be patient with nonDisney folks -- they simply don't believe in pixie dust like we do!
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to meet up with you, too! My breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 1). I would love to have you join me! How many people do you want me to add? 
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He will be so totally outnumbered by Disney nuts that he has absolutely no chance to resist. 
I don't know what my problem is, but I read that as MANtacular... and I was like 
WHAT is THAT?!? 
I'll have to let your TR suffice this time.
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