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I am so enjoying the pictures of your shopping excursions, who needs food porn we have retail porn....just as good
Poor Luke, no way to start a trip, but love how injured and all he made sure he rode the ride again. The sneak peek to your next post has me worried...don't want to think that the malfunctions followed you to WDW.
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Poor Luke! I remember him telling me about the fall and how the TM was very slow in expressing help of any kind!
I must say, that by the time we saw Luke he was walking very well....broken toe and all!
Your wand is so cool! I love it!
I forgot to ask you, did you experience Butter Beer??
No chocolate frogs???? Now Stefanie, don't we love anything that is chocolate??
I am very happy that you took a few days to have some fun at Universal! I love the pictures and descriptions of WoHP!! It gives me something to look forward to!
And now here comes Stefanie's favorite part.....Disney!
Great update - minus the malfunctions! I forgot the name of it, but that show type thing that malfunctioned at the interesting part? It's okay, but not worth the wait IMO.
Your teaser sounds scary - I hope you shake those malfunctions soon!
And I'm extremely sympathetic about his foot. Not even with my current sprain, but I needed to rent a wheelchair in 2009 for our Disney trip due to a foot incident. I hope he heals quickly
Wow! I can't believe the TMs at Dueling Dragons weren't more helpful when Luke took his spill! Sounds like you had a great shopping adventure! I have two pairs of Sanuk sandals--the pink and the orange and I love them. I've been wearing then non stop since they arrived--my teva mush sandals are sadly neglected, collecting dust in the corner. I'm glad you guys got in another ride on Forbidden Journey. We are SO excited to ride this in April!
Finally caught up with you again(long week at work...ugh). So sorry about Luke's fall and his toe! That must have been quite a fall! Sounds like some great rides(for the ones that were working), lunch, and shopping you did! Love your sandals!
Sorry to hear about Luke's tumble! What a trooper he must be, though!
I all your HP purchases! I really like the Gryffindor shirt, but I think your awesome wand is by far the best!
I want to go to WWoHP but I don't want to face those crowds. We are currently rewatching all movies leading up to Part 2...We just finished Goblet of Fire! Few more to go. I bought Part 1 but I refuse to watch it til right before I go see Part 2...That way I don't have to wait & see the rest.
Love the wand! Love Sanuk flip flops! Sorry about Luke, I hope it doesn't slow you down too much. Can't wait to read more!
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Aww poor Luke! I hope he was alright the rest of the time! What a trooper! (And the guy who yelled down...clueless much?! I know that would not have happened at Disney!)
I'm sorry you had so many malfunctions following you around! I'm glad you had a good time and got some great stuff at WWoHP! I love the t-shirts and the pins...and of course the wand! I hope to get there someday, but I know what you mean about it just not being Disney. Well I guess I don't, because I haven't been to US, but I'll take your word for it and know that I assumed right.
Can't wait to hear what comes next!!! Hope the malfunctions stop soon and the magic comes quickly!
Luke really is a trooper; very seldom does anything keep him down. The malfunctions won't last too much longer, but we were a bit worried that at first we had carried them from US to WDW with us.
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Oh no! Sorry to hear about Luke's mishap! Hope it doesn't end up holding him back too much at Disney. I have broken my big toe probably 4 or 5 times -- can you say clumsy? -- and it's incredibly frustrating that there isn't a thing you can do to help it heal.
Love all of your purchases. Those Sanuks look super comfy! They just opened a Sanuk store at Downtown Disney in DLR, if you ever make it out that way someday!
Can't wait to hear about the Disney part of your vacation, though I'm a little worried about continued ride malfunctions!
Your poor thing. I can't imagine breaking my toes that often, even though I'm terribly clumsy, too. I tend to cut myself and get gashes when I fall. The newest malfunction won't be with a ride.
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Cool purchases, but what a bummer for poor Luke! It sure doesn't make much sense to have a place so poorly lit. Guess someone needs to take a course at Disney Design! I sure hope Luke's mishap doesn't affect the rest of the trip too much.
Luke said this Express Pass Line was definitely an afterthought and not well thought out.
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Wow! It took me a while to catch up. What an adventure! Good times... good times...
Fav pic - for some reason, I love the pic with your meal with your notebook beside it
(I hope Luke's foot gets better!)
When I was cropping that picture, I almost took the notebook out and then I realized all my PP buddies would appreciate that notebook.
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I just finished reading all of the TR, which I thought was like reading a great adventure. I am enjoying every minute of it. With all the imperfections it is still a Family time Vacation. You all take this in stride!!!! I am ready to read more!!!!...
We are always happy just to be together for two weeks with no work and no interruptions, so it makes it easier to deal with the occasional accident.
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Poor Luke! You are so right that at Disney they would have been all over him. The would have insisted on medical treatment, I'm sure. Not just a shout out "are you ok?" I hope he is ok though.
Love your purchases. I got McGonnagalls wand. DH got Sirius'.
How ! When I first began to read the books I thought it would be so neat to be the teacher at a wizarding school. Love the professors!
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I am so enjoying the pictures of your shopping excursions, who needs food porn we have retail porn....just as good
Poor Luke, no way to start a trip, but love how injured and all he made sure he rode the ride again. The sneak peek to your next post has me worried...don't want to think that the malfunctions followed you to WDW.
I just had to smile when he told me he rode the ride anyway. He was there to have fun and he was going to have fun, hurt or not.
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Poor Luke! I remember him telling me about the fall and how the TM was very slow in expressing help of any kind!
I must say, that by the time we saw Luke he was walking very well....broken toe and all!
Your wand is so cool! I love it!
I forgot to ask you, did you experience Butter Beer??
No chocolate frogs???? Now Stefanie, don't we love anything that is chocolate??
I am very happy that you took a few days to have some fun at Universal! I love the pictures and descriptions of WoHP!! It gives me something to look forward to!
And now here comes Stefanie's favorite part.....Disney!
He was walking okay, but each night his poor feet would be so swollen. We didn't try the Butter Beer as it just never sounded refreshing when we were so hot. I guess Stefanie draws the line on chocolate with frogs because I couldn't convince her it would be yummy. She kept telling me she'd rather have peanut M&Ms. She was up and ready quickly the next morning because we were finally going to WDW.
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Great update - minus the malfunctions! I forgot the name of it, but that show type thing that malfunctioned at the interesting part? It's okay, but not worth the wait IMO.
Your teaser sounds scary - I hope you shake those malfunctions soon!
And I'm extremely sympathetic about his foot. Not even with my current sprain, but I needed to rent a wheelchair in 2009 for our Disney trip due to a foot incident. I hope he heals quickly
We'll shake those nasty malfunctions soon. Thank goodness!
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Sorry about Luke's fall - I'm amazed he got up and rode anyway..... all in all, it sounds like a truly wonderful day at Islands of Adventure!
I don't think he even considered not riding. Now I'd have had to sit down in the A/C and take pain killers.
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Wow! I can't believe the TMs at Dueling Dragons weren't more helpful when Luke took his spill! Sounds like you had a great shopping adventure! I have two pairs of Sanuk sandals--the pink and the orange and I love them. I've been wearing then non stop since they arrived--my teva mush sandals are sadly neglected, collecting dust in the corner. I'm glad you guys got in another ride on Forbidden Journey. We are SO excited to ride this in April!
I was glad we went back as the 25 minute wait was nice and we noticed so much more the second time around. If Stefanie hadn't been getting bored, we might have ridden one more time.
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Cam, I love reading your TRs and the are beautiful!!
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Finally caught up with you again(long week at work...ugh). So sorry about Luke's fall and his toe! That must have been quite a fall! Sounds like some great rides(for the ones that were working), lunch, and shopping you did! Love your sandals!
Glad you've caught back up because as Stefanie would say we're just getting to the good part.
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Sorry to hear about Luke's tumble! What a trooper he must be, though!
I all your HP purchases! I really like the Gryffindor shirt, but I think your awesome wand is by far the best!
The wand is still one of my favorite souvenirs from this whole trip.
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I'm sorry Luke got hurt!
My favorite purchase so far is your wand, I really like it!
Mine, too!
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I want to go to WWoHP but I don't want to face those crowds. We are currently rewatching all movies leading up to Part 2...We just finished Goblet of Fire! Few more to go. I bought Part 1 but I refuse to watch it til right before I go see Part 2...That way I don't have to wait & see the rest.
Love the wand! Love Sanuk flip flops! Sorry about Luke, I hope it doesn't slow you down too much. Can't wait to read more!
Ol I hate that Luke fell down the steps , sounds like he is being a real trooper and makin the best of it! So cool that you got to ride WWoHP again, and with a short wait. Very cool shirts and flops! I hope the malfunctions dont last to long and the problem gets fixed soon!
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Poor Luke! I'm guessing that was his "over it" moment. The parks there are fine, but just not Disney. Anyway, glad you enjoyed your time there and love seeing all your purchases. Really can't wait for the Disney part (though judging by your teaser, I'm a bit worried about that too).
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I can't believe your DH broke his toe! What a lousy souvenier!
Did you ever go inside the Three Broomsticks or HogsHead? They were really cool inside. I thought all the themeing there was just outstanding!
I loved Mythos too, it was just so luxurious inside! And the food was great too!
I really wished I could have ridden FJ again. I know I missed so many details!
We were really blessed that it was raining the morning we went to IOA. It really kept the crowds down and the grey skies looked better in the pictures! It did clear up later, but that was after we had finished the WWoHP.
Can't wait to hear about the Disney part of the trip!
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Poor Luke! I remember him telling me about the fall and how the TM was very slow in expressing help of any kind! 
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all your HP purchases! I really like the Gryffindor shirt, but I think your awesome wand is by far the best!
Our 3 princesses LOVE the RED SOX!!!!
I know that would not have happened at Disney!)
The newest malfunction won't be with a ride. 
! When I first began to read the books I thought it would be so neat to be the teacher at a wizarding school. 
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