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A sleep over night before Disney?!?! Yeah, like you'll sleep!
I know, right?!! It should be quite interesting!!! that 4am wake up will come very quickly!! Good thing it's almost 3 hour flight......might be the only sleep I get for 5 days!!!
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I am so excited about this trip...I literally have to "turn Disney off" because I'm barely able to function...its sitting there at the back of my head like little pixies dancing...I know its there but I have to not actually look at the fairies!
Over the past several years it seems to have worked out to every other year that we visit Disney so this is somewhat of an unexpected trip. I am the type of Disney traveler who would be at the park at 8:00am and leave at midnight when it closes! My family, or should I say the boys (DH, DS and DS) don't desire to stay all day everyday...my DD and I wait in lines for characters and definitely want to be there every minute....so visiting with the girls...celebrating my 40th (its a 40th trip but I'm the only one who is 40 and they LOVE letting me know it)...its just unimaginable...
And NOW we get to take the early flight...I will take credit for that idea! Although honestly most of the credit goes to Lisa #2! We all participated but she's the best at this stuff...love you Lisa and thank you so much for such a wonderful bday! Both of you and the family did a wonderful job....
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I am so excited about this trip...I literally have to "turn Disney off" because I'm barely able to function...its sitting there at the back of my head like little pixies dancing...I know its there but I have to not actually look at the fairies!
Over the past several years it seems to have worked out to every other year that we visit Disney so this is somewhat of an unexpected trip. I am the type of Disney traveler who would be at the park at 8:00am and leave at midnight when it closes! My family, or should I say the boys (DH, DS and DS) don't desire to stay all day everyday...my DD and I wait in lines for characters and definitely want to be there every minute....so visiting with the girls...celebrating my 40th (its a 40th trip but I'm the only one who is 40 and they LOVE letting me know it)...its just unimaginable...
And NOW we get to take the early flight...I will take credit for that idea! Although honestly most of the credit goes to Lisa #2! We all participated but she's the best at this stuff...love you Lisa and thank you so much for such a wonderful bday! Both of you and the family did a wonderful job....
Here we come Mickey!
Love you too!!! And you're so very welcome!!! Can't wait to share the Disney Magic with my girls!!!!
I can't even function at work anymore..........BEYOND EXCITED ..........can't wait to go!!!
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Okay - so as you can see from the above posts...................
We are CRAZY WITH EXCITEMENT FOR THIS TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!
12 Days seems so close but yet so far way...........................I can see it.................oooohhhh.......come closer please!!!!!!
Okay, seriously.......can't even function at work - all I think about is Disney.......checking passporter for any new updates.......checking the flights to make sure we aren't missing out on any savings.............cuz, guess what??? We MIGHT rent a car after all!!!! YIPPEE!!!!! Hey - any little bit of extra time in the parks is worth the $$$ right???? Lisa # 1 found a really great price, and it works out to be slightly over $31 per person - we would have spent that in cab fare getting to 2 of our very early breakfast ressies!!! And now that we will be arriving so much earlier.........we would have time to stop at a liquor store...........priorities!!!! Just dreaming about sitting by the pool side with my adult beverage very close by...........
oh yeah - damn, I am still at work...........uuuggghhhhh .........well only 7 more work days, 12 more sleeps (although probably won't sleep the night before!!!)...........I think I can, I think I can.................
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LOL!!! No sooner did I finish typing the update...........I received an email confirmation from Alamo!!!! DH went ahead and took it upon himself to book it for us ~ and he saved us another $5!!!! He has been pushing us to get the car all along, so when he heard that it was a good possibility - he went with it!!! Not sure who is more excited ~ us or him???
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We received a great offer from Alamo as well. It came out to $120 tax and fees included for the 5 days we're there. Liz and I talked and when we realized renting the car for the trip would be cheaper than renting a stroller at Disney (If we still had kids that small!) we had to go for it. It's just the super small economy car, but it will work for us.
That seems to be our threshold: when we can rent a car cheaper than someone could rent a Disney stroller, the deal becomes too good to pass up.
Brent
PS: Still hoping to run into you at our Akershsus breakfast Friday morning, by the way! Liz loves your idea of the Lady Trumaine shirt. Should be good for some laughs and memorable character moments.
Hey Brent - you should check Alamo again...........do you use the BJ's coupon codes?? We got an economy also - and with the fees and such - it came out to a grand total of $90.76!!!! I am all about saving a buck or two!!! Actually that covers a few "adult beverages" in the world!!
Yes - I am hoping that we get to have some fun photo ops at breakfast!!! It was Lisa # 3's idea to have each of us wear a tee with a "step-mother" or villian -
Lisa #1 - Evil Queen
myself - Lady Tremaine (I said that I had to at least be her, because after all - she at least got to the ball!!!)
Lisa # 3 - Malificient
It should be a GRAND time!!!
Looking forward to seeing you & Liz!
And by the way............let Liz know - she has competition in the BIGGEST Tink fan field!!! Love my sassy girl!!!!
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Hey Brent - you should check Alamo again...........do you use the BJ's coupon codes?? We got an economy also - and with the fees and such - it came out to a grand total of $90.76!!!! I am all about saving a buck or two!!! Actually that covers a few "adult beverages" in the world!!
Yes - I am hoping that we get to have some fun photo ops at breakfast!!! It was Lisa # 3's idea to have each of us wear a tee with a "step-mother" or villian -
Lisa #1 - Evil Queen
myself - Lady Tremaine (I said that I had to at least be her, because after all - she at least got to the ball!!!)
Lisa # 3 - Malificient
It should be a GRAND time!!!
Looking forward to seeing you & Liz!
And by the way............let Liz know - she has competition in the BIGGEST Tink fan field!!! Love my sassy girl!!!!
Thanks for the info on Alamo. I did check back and got a total bill $96.62! That's $25 less than before. That's a couple Dos Equis for our stroll around world showcase Friday evening. (Maybe even a glass of wine for Liz) Thanks again. I will let Liz know about the Tink situation and you two will have to sort that one out. One thing I've learned is it just never goes well for me when that little green pixie has a hand in it.
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WITH EXCITEMENT FOR THIS TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!
- all I think about is Disney.......checking passporter for any new updates.......checking the flights to make sure we aren't missing out on any savings.............cuz, guess what??? We MIGHT rent a car after all!!!! YIPPEE!!!!! Hey - any little bit of extra time in the parks is worth the $$$ right???? Lisa # 1 found a really great price, and it works out to be slightly over $31 per person - we would have spent that in cab fare getting to 2 of our very early breakfast ressies!!! And now that we will be arriving so much earlier.........we would have time to stop at a liquor store...........priorities!!!! Just dreaming 
about sitting by the pool side with my adult beverage 
.........well only 7 more work days, 12 more sleeps (although probably won't sleep the night before!!!)...........I think I can, I think I can.................
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