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Some great plans for days 3 and 4 and they are quite active and full days for sure! Glad things are a bit more relaxed for you now!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Love the plans, so sorry about Joie's fiancés mom, but the service sounded beautiful. Always thought the celebration of life is such a wonderful way for friends and family to say goodbye over the more traditional wake / funeral.
You sure have been a busy bee, baby, dog and cat on top of everything else
My niece did the project with the doll a few years back....boy was that baby cranky
Thanks. Yes, I think I have decided that when the time comes for me - that's the type of service I would want!
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Wow, things are crazy for you! I bet you're really looking forward to Disney....
Thanks! I do
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That really does sound like a beautiful service. I'm glad all the craziness has calmed down just a little, and glad that the new daddy next door was able to get a nap-- could be his last one for a while!
Thanks!
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I'd do Sanaa either way - even if just to have bread service!
Thanks! Yes, it will be a hard decision!
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Sounds like the service was truly a celebration of life. Great plans, though there is no way I'd cancel a Sanaa reservation.
Thanks - I know, it will be a hard decision!
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Sounds like you've had a crazy couple of days!!
You're plans are looking great! It won't be long before you are on your way!
Thanks! I have so much to do!
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Great plans for Day 4!
Thanks!
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Some great plans for days 3 and 4 and they are quite active and full days for sure! Glad things are a bit more relaxed for you now!
Thanks!
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I think it sounds nice the way you celebrated her life, and pretty neat that a new one entered the world around the same time.
Great plans!
Thanks! Yes, I thought so
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Happy Easter everyone!!! Today was a great day - went to my aunts house in MA for dinner, just bummed that my grandmother did not make it I don't get to see her often with our busy schedules (she lives in Newport RI) so I look forward to holidays with her. We are thinking of possibly driving through there Saturday when we head to the hotel airport to stop in for a quick visit if she is feeling up to it. I haven't seen her since Christmas, and unfortunately her health is failing .
Anyway onto plans for Day 5: 4/16/15:
Today we will begin our day at Animal Kingdom -
We have fast passes for:
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.: Kilimanjaro Safari (can't ever get enough of this!!)
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.: Expedition Everest
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Kali River Rapids
Right after our fast pass for Kilimanjaro, we have a late breakfast/brunch booked for Tusker House - have to see my favorite server Neil, and of course Donald, Mickey, Goofy and Daisy! We absolutely love this place ~ especially the food! No diet that day !
We will see what the afternoon brings? If it is really hot, more than likely we will head back to the resort and get some pool time in, or we will hang out at the park a bit longer, it will be one of those go with the flow days!
We plan to spend the evening in Magic Kingdom. We do not have any dining reservations for this evening, so we will either grab counter service or see if we can get a table somewhere. Although we are toying with the idea also of maybe the adults going to the new Trader Sam's or the Top of the World lounge for apps and a drink and letting the girls go ahead of us to Magic Kingdom and then meeting them - but again, we will see how everyone is doing at this point .
Up Next: Day 6 plans
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I'm sorry for Tom's loss. And you certainly have a lot of "babies" around you lately. But, you still seem to have your plans in order. We haven't eaten at La Hacienda. I'd love to do that if we could plan it around Illuminations. And we're not fans of the tier system either. Even if you can't yet get FPs for other parks, if they got rid of the tiers, that would be a great step in the right direction.
More great plans for day 5 and once again...a very active and fun filled day!
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I'm sorry for Tom's loss. And you certainly have a lot of "babies" around you lately. But, you still seem to have your plans in order. We haven't eaten at La Hacienda. I'd love to do that if we could plan it around Illuminations. And we're not fans of the tier system either. Even if you can't yet get FPs for other parks, if they got rid of the tiers, that would be a great step in the right direction.
Thank you! That tier system drives me NUTS!!!
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Hope it will work to see your grandma next week!
Thank you! I am really going to try to make it there - I miss her.
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More great plans for day 5 and once again...a very active and fun filled day!
Thanks!
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Sounds like another great day Love the adult of some adult time while the girls have fun at the MK.
Thanks! yes, I am thinking some adult time might be in order
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How did I miss this? You're almost ready to go and now I have to catch up!
Thanks! Never too late to join in!!!
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Great plans for Day 5! I hope you're able to see your Grandmother this weekend!
Thanks! I am hoping to make it happen with a quick visit - even if it's 30 minutes!
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Today we will begin our day with breakfast at 1900 Park Fare with Pooh, Tigger, Mary, Alice & Mad Hatter! This is one of Emily's favorites! She loves the strawberry soup, and that they serve it for both breakfast and dinner! And seriously, who doesn't love spending time with these characters? Alice & Mad Hatter are always so much fun here!
We are not 100% positive what Joie & Caitlin will do after breakfast. As I mentioned before they only have 5 day passes ~ so if they have used all their days by now, they are thinking they will head to a water park (they have old water park passes to use up). They fly out later this evening, so what ever they do, they will probably have to be picked up at SSR around 4pm for the Tragical Express. I have offered for them to store their carry ons and such in our room and get them a key so that they can access it to have a place to change and such before heading out.
Our (myself, Scott & Emily) plans are to head to Magic Kingdom after breakfast as we have fastpasses for:
9:50 - 10:50 a.m.: Meeting Ariel
11:05 - 12:05 pm.: Peter Pan Flight
12:40 - 1:40 p.m.: Pirates of the Caribbean (hopefully we will have riden this many times as it will be closed when we visit in the summer )
Our afternoon plans are a bit up in the air right now ~ we have many thoughts; maybe head over to Epcot to visit more Flower & Garden Festival stuff, eat more from the booths; OR head to Hollywood Studios to try to catch Character Palooza if we weren't able to earlier in the trip? So we will see which way the breeze takes us!
We plan to spend the evening in Magic Kingdom as they are open late
Again, we do not have dining ADR's for dinner time. As you can see this trip will be much more laid back than previous trips. We are trying to be a bit more budget friendly because we have another trip planned for August for Em's Sweet 16 and we are bringing her best friend, so we want to save $$$ for that trip!
Up Next: Plans for Day 7
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I bet you're really looking forward to Disney....
I don't get to see her often with our busy schedules (she lives in Newport RI) so I look forward to holidays with her. We are thinking of possibly driving through there Saturday when we head to the hotel airport to stop in for a quick visit if she is feeling up to it. I haven't seen her since Christmas, and unfortunately her health is failing 
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and then meeting them - but again, we will see how everyone is doing at this point 
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