The Andy Can't Keep a Secret To Save His Life Memorial Day Disney Trip - Finally UPDATED 6/27 by Melissa and Andy! - Page 7 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I am that way about secrets - Juan is fine until I start badgering him to death and he gives in because he doesn't want to hear it from me anymore
you 2 are oo funny
hurry back with more please
We interrupt this regularly scheduled not really mine Pre TR to bring you this breaking news...
(I've always wanted to use that smilie)
Anyway... I bought some pins off of Ebay last week to take with me to trade this weekend since I've gotten into trading... Well they came today (I got 10) and you'll never guess...well you probably will...why would I be posting otherwise but one of them was a Limited Edition Stitch pin !! It's from the DCL "Stitch's High Sea Adventure" and it's a LE of 500. I am sooooo happy! Who'd a thunk I'd get a Stitch pin in the set?? And a LE one at that!!! That's what I try to get my hands on the most....LE Stitch pins....
Okay...
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming....
Andy you crack me up...well at least the thought of keeping a secret is there even if you blow the actual secret. Can't wait to hear all about this trip.
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Way to go Andy!!!
Melissa, you've got yourself a keeper!
After I spotted this TR, I not so subtley reminded dh that since now that I am an APholder (), if he was going to plan a surprise romantic trip for me then this would be the year to do it.
Alas, WDW is not dh's happy place, and while he is a good sport and has gone and will continue to go on many great family trips to the World, WDW is just not his idea of a relaxing, romantic trip. (We did go to Destin, FL for our anniversary last fall- not too shabby).Sigh. How I would love to stroll WS at night sipping champagne with my honey and not having to worry about the kiddos. Well, one can dream.
I can't wait to read this TR- I'm glad y'all are getting to go back so soon after a trip filled with many not-so-great- moments. (not really. I'm not really glad at all. Really I'm ).
I have lurked on these boards for over a year now and have had to witness the thoughtful gift baskets delivered to your room, the witty banter, the stinkin' gorgeous pictures you had taken of you at WDW (I especially love the ones you included in your PTR, Andy) and the way you two just enjoy each other's company so much.
Even though we have a family trip scheduled for September, I'm flippin' marching upstairs right now and telling my husband that he is taking me on a frickin' romantic trip to WDW complete with a picture session, romantic ADR's and fabulous stinkin'gifts.
I'll let you know how it goes
Really, what impresses me the most about the two of you is how happy you both look just to be with one another. I hope you have a really magical time.
Don't mean to hijack this thread, but Staci, here is what I have to say about this post and your follow-up post (sorry, I don't know how to quote from more than one post at a time) :
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We interrupt this regularly scheduled not really mine Pre TR to bring you this breaking news... 
but one of them was a Limited Edition Stitch pin 
!! It's from the DCL "Stitch's High Sea Adventure" and it's a LE of 500. I am sooooo happy! 
Who'd a thunk I'd get a Stitch pin in the set?? And a LE one at that!!! That's what I try to get my hands on the most....LE Stitch pins....
Previous trips: POFQ 2005 & 2007, Boardwalk 2008, BCV & AKLV 2009 (our honeymoon) & 2012, BCV & BLT 2011, BCV 2013, AKLV 2014
Margaret
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(We did go to Destin, FL for our anniversary last fall- not too shabby
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