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Welcome back! And thanks for sharing the remainder of the trip with us! What an amazing opportunity for those grads! Hope they are all doing well in whatever they decided to do after graduation!
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back! Your last day at WDW looked wonderful and you all covered quite a bit of ground between DTD and DHS. The Osborne Lights are so amazing. for taking us along with the grads and moms.
What a great trip! My senior class flew to Disneyworld for our senior trip. Yes, all 19 of us. And 4 sponsors. And no, while I have pictures I would have to omit many stories from that trip.
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Back!! I'm glad you decided to come back and finish up your TR. Looks like everyone had a wonderful time on the last day. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!
Thanks for coming back to finish up your trip! Glad everyone had a great time at DHS and at HDDR! Love the pictures! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
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welcome back - happy to see you posting again. I do hope it was just life getting in the way and not anything serious that had kept you away. Sounds like a wonderful trip and great memories for the kids. Looking forward to hearing about the Feb trip too
back! Your last day at WDW looked wonderful and you all covered quite a bit of ground between DTD and DHS. The Osborne Lights are so amazing. for taking us along with the grads and moms.
Thanks! I loved being there at Christmastime! The lights were amazing!!
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What a great trip! My senior class flew to Disneyworld for our senior trip. Yes, all 19 of us. And 4 sponsors. And no, while I have pictures I would have to omit many stories from that trip.
Thanks!! They had a great trip! How that you went there for your senior trip!
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Sounds like it was a great trip!
Everyone had an awesome time (including the Moms!!).
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Welcome back Susan! Great to see you posting again!
Thanks!!! Hope to check in more often!
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Back!! I'm glad you decided to come back and finish up your TR. Looks like everyone had a wonderful time on the last day. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!
Thanks!! I can't believe I never finished this....so unlike me!
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What an awesome trip! Thanks so much for sharing all of your adventures. What great memories you, the moms and all the grads have created!
Thanks!! Awesome memories!! A very special Disney trip for sure!
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Thanks for coming back to finish up your trip! Glad everyone had a great time at DHS and at HDDR! Love the pictures! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
Thanks!! HDDR was so much fun with a group! I love that show!
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What a great night! So glad you got to see those Lights!
Thanks for coming back and finishing your trip report!
The lights were breathtaking!! I loved visiting Disney at Christmastime!!
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welcome back - happy to see you posting again. I do hope it was just life getting in the way and not anything serious that had kept you away. Sounds like a wonderful trip and great memories for the kids. Looking forward to hearing about the Feb trip too
I can't believe I've stayed away so long!! I have had some big life events going on with my family this past year (which you'll hear all about when I start my TR)... I hope to become a regular around here again! I miss reading and posting!!
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Welcome Back Susan!! This was a great senior trip! Hoping my kids will also choose WDW for their senior trip! So glad you came back to finish it up!
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What an amazing opportunity for those grads! Hope they are all doing well in whatever they decided to do after graduation! 
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back! Your last day at WDW looked wonderful and you all covered quite a bit of ground between DTD and DHS. The Osborne Lights are so amazing. 
for taking us along with the grads and moms. 
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Great to see you posting again! 
Love the pictures! Thanks for sharing your trip with us! 
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that you went there for your senior trip! 
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