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Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Sounds great! We are skipping LeCellier as well - last time we were there, the service was mediocre. We love Boma as well - that is our first night tradition. Paring down to a week from 14 days is hard! I'm not sure we could do it! Love the pics! All of them - such a cute, happy family!
Finally signing on to Passporter and catching up on your Trip Report! So glad you guys are going to get to take Bri to WDW for her first trip! Your dining plans have made me hungry!
Can't wait to read more!
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Check out my Pre-Trip Report for our 9/18-9/23/12 trip here:
Loved your Cast of Characters!! That picture of Briana is the sweetest thing...and I think the spit bubbles add character . Great choices for dining as well.
Chiming in here! Your daughter is just adorable and I know what you mean about trying to make ADR's but 50's primetime is one of my faves too! You have some great choices! I'm really jealous of the Be our Guest ADR, we so far havent been able to snag that one Cant wait to read more!
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Alright, I'm officially getting excited! We're two paychecks away from being PIF, we're less than two months away from our happy place, and yesterday I called and made a reservation for Briana's first haircut at the Harmony Barbershop!
The first lady that I talked to on the phone got SO excited when I told her why I was calling, but then sounded disappointed when she told me that she had to pass me to someone else because she wasn't able to make that kind of reservation on her system. (Which is weird, by the way, because the automated system asked me why I was calling, and then said something about connecting me to the proper CM to help me with making a reservation at the Harmony Barbershop... Oh, well. No skin off my nose.)
Anyway, I thought it was sweet that she got so excited, and before she put me on hold to pass me to the correct person, she told me "Make sure you bring a camera, and be ready to take a ton of pictures! It's the sweetest thing ever, I'm so glad you're doing it!"
Then she came back on to tell me that she was passing me to Cameron, and Cameron came on and was very enthusiastic as well, and it just made me happy. This is why I love Disney! They make something as simple as making a reservation at a barbershop so much fun, and get you more excited in the process.
I haven't gotten my touring plans done yet...I'm a little hesitant to get started on them, because I've always been so "GO GO GO" at the parks, and I don't know how much having Bri will slow us down. I know we'll be moving much slower, I just don't want to...Hmmm...Let me slow my roll here and collect my thoughts.
Last year was good practice on going with the flow, and there were days that we diverged from our "set" touring plan. But I don't want to write an unrealistic touring plan and then be all frustrated when we don't get everything done that we want to. I am going to try to look at what we actually accomplished while I was pregnant last year, slow the touring plan down even more than we slowed it down towards the end of last years trip, and hope that's slow enough! I just like to have a general idea of what we're doing and in what order, because then I don't have to think about it. We can just go!
I'll be posting my to-do list soon, and possibly have some questions for all of you. In fact, I have two right now: what is your number one tip for traveling on a plane with a baby? Also, what is the one thing you think is most important to remember when "Doing Disney" with a baby?
Oh, I also need to come up with a countdown idea.
And on a completely random note, I already have our MouseKeeping envelopes designed and ready to print, thanks to making several designs last year and choosing between them. I liked this one best for this year:
The dimensions are off, because I had to save it in Paint to show it to you here, but you get the general idea, right? I wanted to have a Minnie Mouse one since that's Bri's favorite, but I couldn't find a picture I liked.
I am so excited! Gah! Happy dance! Talk to all of you soon!
What a great Disney phone call. I agree, there's no way really to predict how much you'll be able to do on this trip, but my guess is that it won't frustrate you much because you'll be so caught up in watching Briana's reactions to everything.
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Your dining plans look great!
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. Great choices for dining as well. 
Oh, well. No skin off my nose.)
I just like to have a general idea of what we're doing and in what order, because then I don't have to think about it. We can just go! 
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