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OMG, what a first day you are having. Sorry I too would have been on edge with that Flight attendant, but so happy for you you had a nice one help you in MCO and you were reunited with your stroller. So wonderful to hear you had a nice CM check you in. Sorry to hear your room wasn't fully ready yet and te carpets were entirely soaked, but at leastyou could put your luggage in your room and change. More please Melissa.
So glad to hear the stroller made it Melissa! Thanks goodness! And yes, after 8 1/2 hours later SWA did locate my suitcase. I went back to the airport to get it and got a travel voucher for the inconvenience.
Melissa, all your pictures of BC and your room have me so excited as it's only 30 days until I'll be back there. We won't be in the villas this time, but that's okay. Can't wait to hear about your pool time!
What room category was that agin? Villa, studio?? I can't remember what you said. Thinking of either GF again or BC for our next visit. It will be hard for me to give up the monorail though. Do you think it's a good amount of space for 2 adults and 2 little ones??
OMG, really with the questions...........so sorry.
So glad that the stroller made it to Florida!! Sorry that it was taking so long for your room to be ready, but at least you were able to get into the room and get changed so you could get some lunch.
So am I! If that stroller hadn't made it I would have had to rent one and I did not want to do that.
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Originally Posted by poohbr2015
so glad the stroller made the flight! I would have been ticked and demanding that southwest buy me one if it wasn't there! Hoping your carpets dry!
That's exactly what I said. Someone is going to get me a stroller if they can't find mine. Thank goodness it didn't come to that...not a good way to start your vacation.
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Originally Posted by scrappyjae
Beatdown averted, yeah! Ok, everyone likes clean carpets, but really they were that wet?? Hope the fans can dry them quickly.
Glad you were able to get changed and get on with your vacation. I'm sure that pool was just calling your name. It would've for me.
they were THAT wet. I honestly couldn't believe it because they didn't seem that bad until I went for a ride in the bathroom. After that I took off my shoes and you could just feel the moisture every time you took a step. I kept Hope on the bed the whole time.
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Originally Posted by lexiemom
So happy your stroller showed up! You would think the front desk would have let you know sooner that the carpets were going to be cleaned. At least you were able to get into your room to change and start your first day!
I don't think the front desk was aware of it at the time, but they did say that they pick a certain number of rooms each day to clean the carpets and ours happened to be that day...go figure.
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Originally Posted by JandBmom
I am so glad they had your stroller I love your report so far. We are staying there in April for the first time and I can't wait!!!!!
Thanks so much. You're going to love it there! I can't say enough about this resort. I would go back again in a second.
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Originally Posted by islandgirl
Great update & beautiful pictures!!! Hope is adorable! So glad the stroller showed up & you made it to BC! Sorry about waiting for the room and what's up with the wet carpet? Love your room.....did you have a full balcony? Great view!! I got so excited looking at your BC pictures!!!! Can't wait to read about HH & the pool! More please!!!
Yes, we did have a full balcony, and at first when I saw the view I was a little unhappy because we had the road directly behind us and I've read that you get a lot of noise from it. We never heard a thing, and the best part was I could see the fireworks from Illuminations even though we were on the second floor. I wasn't expecting that at all...so much so that I didn't take any pictures.
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Originally Posted by disneydreamer33
Glad you got a nice flight attendant and found your stroller.
Hope is so cute, love all the pics of her.
Glad to know that they do clean the carpets every once in a while, sorry you had to wait longer though.
It's funny because I knew my feet were the first to walk on those clean carpets so I didn't feel funny walking around without my socks on.
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great update and pictures! Glad the stroller arrived, and what a great room! More please!
We definitely had a very nice room, it was just a very long walk to get to it.
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Originally Posted by Sleeping*Beauty
I'm glad the stroller was in Florida with you. And at least you know you got a really clean room.
So am I. Everything worked itself out in the end.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Yeah the stroller was there!!!
When we stayed at BCV in December the hall carpets were being cleaned the day we arrived and those fans were everywhere.
You have a pretty nice view from your room.
Hope is just too cute!
I wasn't sure if those fans were going to be in the room when we got back or not, but they got them in and out really quickly. I guess it needs to be sometime right?
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Sorry it has taken so long to post, but I am sorry for you loss . What a beautiful gift from your Nanny though when she told you she loved you.
Great start to the TR too! You were very patient with miss pissy pants, not sure how I would have done especially having gotten up at 3:30! Glad the stroller showed up, and Hope is just adorable!! Glad she rested for you on the plane.
Looking forward to more.
Thank you very much. Having my Nanny pass was a little harder for me than I thought it would be, but yes, I do have that very special gift to take with me.
I was actually very proud of myself for not going off the handle right away, and I'm glad I didn't because the stroller was recovered. My mom and I always have at least on mishap happen while we're away, and we laugh about it after the fact.
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Great pics. Glad you got the stroller back.
Can you say Lily Tomlin? (or am I dating myself with all you youngsters?)
After you said that I immediately laughed because you're right, it definitely reminds me of Lily Tomlin! I used to watch the reruns of Laugh In on Nick at Night when I was little.
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Originally Posted by BeckiO5
OMG, what a first day you are having. Sorry I too would have been on edge with that Flight attendant, but so happy for you you had a nice one help you in MCO and you were reunited with your stroller. So wonderful to hear you had a nice CM check you in. Sorry to hear your room wasn't fully ready yet and te carpets were entirely soaked, but at leastyou could put your luggage in your room and change. More please Melissa.
I feel like this day has been going on forever. And there's still more to come!
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So glad to hear the stroller made it Melissa! Thanks goodness! And yes, after 8 1/2 hours later SWA did locate my suitcase. I went back to the airport to get it and got a travel voucher for the inconvenience.
At least you got a travel voucher to make up for the horrible experience!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Melissa, all your pictures of BC and your room have me so excited as it's only 30 days until I'll be back there. We won't be in the villas this time, but that's okay. Can't wait to hear about your pool time!
You're going again??? Ugh...I'm so jealous! You'll get to stay in those beautifully decorated rooms that us DVC members never get to stay on with our points.
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Originally Posted by Linnynad
BIG RED!!!!!! Hilarious!!!
Great pics of hope and great update too.
What room category was that agin? Villa, studio?? I can't remember what you said. Thinking of either GF again or BC for our next visit. It will be hard for me to give up the monorail though. Do you think it's a good amount of space for 2 adults and 2 little ones??
OMG, really with the questions...........so sorry.
Yeah, big red...I mean can you really miss that big red bag staring you in the face???
Anyway, ask as many questions as you'd like. We stayed in a studio, which was nice for the three of us. I think adding a fourth may be a little tight only because there aren't 2 double beds. It's 1 double bed and a sleeper sofa, so if both of your children will be sharing a bed than that's fine, but if your son will still be sleeping in a pack-n-play, there would be no room to move around. I think you'd be better with a 1-bedroom. Still only 1 bed and a sleeper sofa, but a lot more room to manuever.
Even though we didn't have the monorail, which we originally were going to have if we would have stayed at BLT, we were happy with our resort. It was just a really nice place and this would be at the top of my list for the next visit.
Sometimes I wonder what the airline does with luggage, the first time we flew with the stroller and car seat, we checked the car seat in a bag and did gate check with the stroller (no bag). Well the stroller came back to us with the wheel lock busted off one of the front wheels and then the car seat came out at the luggage belt with the bag zipper broke and wide open! I never complained about it then, but geesh, baby gear isn't cheap! Just thought I would throw that out there. If I happen to get the baby jogger I want before our next trip, I am seriously thinking of getting the bag for it to use at gate check. BC sounds so nice, we have it booked for April if all goes well and we can make it back 4 months after the upcoming trip!
Linny, just a side note, if you start booking 1 bedroom villas, you should think about looking into dvc, especially with your growing family and if your son ends up being as tall as your hubs, you will need the extra space!!!
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See when I'm away this long too much happens!
I am so sorry for you loss I had a Nanny too and I have fond memories of her and I"m so sorry for your loss!
Glad to see you started the TR to keep you occupied though...I have really enjoyed reading the beginning of your trip!
I cannot believe that about the lady at Mcdonalds! I wouldve come over the counter to get my yogurt LOL
Sounds like a nice flight and love the room! that place rocks! But, what did those people in the room do to it before you LOL WOW cleaned the carpet WOW LOL
Room is great though...really spacious looking!
I cant wait to hear more!
Sometimes I wonder what the airline does with luggage, the first time we flew with the stroller and car seat, we checked the car seat in a bag and did gate check with the stroller (no bag). Well the stroller came back to us with the wheel lock busted off one of the front wheels and then the car seat came out at the luggage belt with the bag zipper broke and wide open! I never complained about it then, but geesh, baby gear isn't cheap! Just thought I would throw that out there. If I happen to get the baby jogger I want before our next trip, I am seriously thinking of getting the bag for it to use at gate check. BC sounds so nice, we have it booked for April if all goes well and we can make it back 4 months after the upcoming trip!
Linny, just a side note, if you start booking 1 bedroom villas, you should think about looking into dvc, especially with your growing family and if your son ends up being as tall as your hubs, you will need the extra space!!!
Baby gear definitely is not cheap and that's why flying with my stroller always makes me a little nervous. You never know what condition it will be in when you get it back. That being said, the stroller bag doesn't offer that much protection. It pretty much will prevent it from being scratched and marked up, but if they throw it around enough, it would probably still break. After flying twice with the stroller that bag has pretty much seen it's last days, so I will have to buy a new one...I think they're like $10 at Babies R Us.
And Linny, I definitely agree about buying into the DVC if you want to start utilizing the 1 & 2 bedroom villas. It's so worth the investment if you ask me.
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Great update! Glad you found big red and didn't have to go postal on the flight crew.
Awesome shots of the resort!
All I would have needed was to be hauled off by the air marshall...what a fabulous way to start a trip!
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Love the "Lily Tomlin" shot on the chair. And I'm not ashamed to say I was in JUNIOR HIGH when the show ORIGINALLY AIRED.
Gee, now I'm exhausted -- better get on my rocking chair.
Your daughter is so adorable! More stories, please!
You're funny! Even though I am of a somewhat younger generations I still enjoy the classic sitcoms. My mom said I was always born a little too late for my taste in entertainment (musicals, old movies, etc). You don't know how excited I got last week when I noticed Laverne & Shirley was in re-runs on this new channel we got here. I was doing the happy dance in my living room and now it's set to tape each episode on my DVR!
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See when I'm away this long too much happens!
I am so sorry for you loss I had a Nanny too and I have fond memories of her and I"m so sorry for your loss!
Glad to see you started the TR to keep you occupied though...I have really enjoyed reading the beginning of your trip!
I cannot believe that about the lady at Mcdonalds! I wouldve come over the counter to get my yogurt LOL
Sounds like a nice flight and love the room! that place rocks! But, what did those people in the room do to it before you LOL WOW cleaned the carpet WOW LOL
Room is great though...really spacious looking!
I cant wait to hear more!
Thank you for your condolences. Each day is getting a little better, but when a thought of her pops into my head I just have to take a moment and pause to get through it.
The theme of the beginning of our trip was definitely "irritated employees", but that all changed once we got to the BC. That resort is definitely worth a stay if you've never been, and now I can't decide if I still want to stay at my favorite resort, AKL on our next trip or return to the BCV, my new favorite resort...decisions decisions.
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Just reading this now and LOVING it!! The room looks so neat!!
Hi! And thanks for joining in! Yes, the room was very very nice.
So glad you got your stroller back - and in one piece Melissa. It does make me wonder, At first when your room wans't ready I thought they were just giving you som BS about it being cleaned. Then when they were doing the carpets - I'm thinking - What on earth happened in there before you? Hopefully it was all clean and dry when you came back from the pool. - more please
Great update!!! Glad you found the stroller...love the lines you sound like me on our trip...which I know I have to start writing but we had some issues and I'd rather not rethink of them right now...if you know what I mean.
We had the same issue at check-in with names they asked me if dave was in my party...I'm like "Noooo" and then they finally found me...let me tell you for a moment I was nervous and I did online check-in too...very wierd...
Can't wait to hear more!
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Thanks goodness! And yes, after 8 1/2 hours later SWA did locate my suitcase. I went back to the airport to get it and got a travel voucher for the inconvenience.
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they were THAT wet. I honestly couldn't believe it because they didn't seem that bad until I went for a ride in the bathroom. 
Love your room.....did you have a full balcony? Great view!! I got so excited looking at your BC pictures!!!! 
More please! 
. What a beautiful gift from your Nanny though when she told you she loved you.
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And there's still more to come! 
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I had a Nanny too and I have fond memories of her and I"m so sorry for your loss!
in my living room and now it's set to tape each episode on my DVR! 
And thanks for joining in! Yes, the room was very very nice. 
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