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Great "intros"! I have not seen the live action Cinderella yet, so I'll have to make sure and check that out!
The moment we left the Cinderella movie I was ready to turn around and see it again.
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Great intros . I am embarrassed to say I have yet to see live action Cinderella
You must take Emily as soon as possible to see it. My DSis June and DNiece Morgan both loved it, too.
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It's always nice to meet you two! I'm still not quite realizing it's May already, but I'm glad your trip is almost here!
I'm having trouble with it being May already, too. But that might be because our spring has been slow to warm us. This week we're finally have normal temps in the 80s so we finally feel our walking is practice for WDW.
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Great intros! I never knew you were a cougar! Lol! It's great that you two are enjoying your retirement together. I'm with you on warm, sunny weather and 1 month of snow. December only. Snow for Christmas then 70's!
I too must hang my head that I have yet to see Cinderella.
Cougar! I could bask in the 70s all year long if I could just find some place that has 70s all year long. I can't believe how many of you all have not seen Cinderella yet. Just sad!
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Sounds like a lovely first day.
Thanks!
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Cam, you have such a nice writing style, I could meet you guys a hundred times!!
I don't know how you are able to sleep at this point!!
Thanks! My sleep is definitely altering as I'm going to bed later and waking up much earlier. I guess I might be excited.
Less than a week now!
Cinderella was wonderful! Did you hear they're doing a live action Beauty & the Beast? I heard Emma Thompson will be Mrs. Potts as they didn't think people would believe Angela Lansbury was young enough to be Chip's mom.
I hadn't heard about Beauty and the Beast, but that sounds wonderful. I love Emma Thompson. I had wondered how well Cinderella would translate to live action, but I should never doubt Disney's ability to do something amazing.
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Great intros!
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I fell so far behind on this PTR! But I was awake early this morning and got all caught up. All your plans look amazing. I also love the train room. My husband would love that as well. I can't wait to hear more and you are so close now!
funny, I'm getting as excited as if I was actually going to be there next week!
You are too sweet!
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Not much longer now! What a great first day you have planned!
Thanks! I'm looking forward to starting Epcot.
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Oh, I don't think you will be disappointed in F&G at all. It's just that some of the topiaries are not there, just not quite as many as in the past. To be fair, I didn't do much F&G stuff at all during my March trip as DH just isn't into it, and I knew I was returning with DD. Epcot is her favorite park and she is really excited about the F&G festival and food options. We will spend several days or partial days in Epcot, starting TOMORROW!! I printed boarding passes this morning and am waiting for the dryer to go off so I can get to packing. And---about this time next week we might just be meeting the real Cam & Luke. See ya real soon!
Have a safe trip and a magical time! See ya real soon!
I live in Chattanooga. Just wanted to suggest that you could actually eat at the Big River Grille in downtown Chattanooga for dinner that night since you're missing out on your visit there while in WDW. But the restaurant near the Chattanooga Choo Choo called The Terminal is a really, really cool place that I would recommend over BRG And for dessert you must, must, MUST visit the Hot Chocolatier across the street.
You have pegged us well with both The Terminal and Hot Chocolatier. Both of these are now on our to do list. I'm so glad you shared these!
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dancing with you! I can't wait to bump into you
So hope we meet! Definitely stop us if you see us!
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Great Intros! I love the point in the countdown when you get to say "this time next week"!!
We are enjoying some nicely warm weather here this week. Highs in the lower 80s and lots of sunshine. So we headed out to a portion of our city's Green Belt for a walk. We usually turn around at a particular spot as that gives us a little over 5K. But today we continued on to where the trail stops before crossing a major road. We also added in a spur. The end result was a 5 mile walk. Luke wore one of his new pairs of running shoes, and they were quite comfortable.
We didn't really have anything that had to be down this afternoon, so we decided to go to the movies for a matinee showing of Avengers: Age of Ultron. We both it, some cute bits of humor and even Disney references. Then we made a Target stop to pick up prescriptions and a short list of 3 items needed for the trip. And since it is Cinco de Mayo and we love Mexican, we ate at our favorite Mexican restaurant.
If I don't keep busy right now, the wait will drive me nuts. I don't want to clean for a few more days, so it will actually stay that way. I'm not ready to pack yet. But a movie, errands, and dinner did help pass the time.
This time next week . . .
We will spend the day at MK starting somewhat early with potentially a pool break in the afternoon. Dinner will be a BOG at 5:50, so we'll be back in the park for the evening. Second to Illuminations, I love Wishes though it makes me cry every time as I remember how much Stefanie loved the MK fireworks, singing along and announcing when Jiminy Cricket and the Genie appeared.
It sounds like you guys had an awesome day! We are planning to see that movie next week. Nice to hear a good review. It sounds like your walking is up to Disney snuff at this point. Nice weather really does help. Muffin's stomach does not like Mexican food, but I love it so I am a little envious there!! I hope you guys enjoyed!
Have a great trip guys, I've enjoyed reading about the build-up to it! Today in Birmingham, UK it is slightly cold, and very grey and drizzly. A most miserable day, as Eeyore would say!
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It's great that you two are enjoying your retirement together. I'm with you on warm, sunny weather and 1 month of snow. December only. Snow for Christmas then 70's! 
What a sweet memory of Stefanie.
Nice weather really does help. Muffin's stomach does not like Mexican food, but I love it so I am a little envious there!! I hope you guys enjoyed!
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