Meri's Dream Come True - A Birthday Celebration! - PTR updated 02/04/2014 - Page 8 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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You're really doing well with the prep! I haven't even thought about packing and I leave 5 days before you! I'm going to guess (based on nothing, so this is really useful information!) that they don't change the background color all that often for the boarding photo. Maybe I'll browse a couple of old TRs and see what I can find!
Sheesh, I really am obsessive! I just checked a few TRs and the only one other than from Kelly and Melissa's cruise is Jenns, from a couple of months before-- same purple background. It could be, of course, that they change it every year..... See, all that research and I came up with nada.
I'm sitting here laughing my head off about packing. My life is so chaotic at the moment I get back from Brisbane the Wednesday lunchtime and leave the Friday night and I haven't started packing yet. All I have done is out my annual passes, my ESTA, my passport and driving license in the carry on I will use for both. That way I can't forget anything important the rest well we will have a car and I'm sure Walmart sells it.
You girls have nothing to worry about on the packing front you have plenty of time.
I'm sitting here laughing my head off about packing. My life is so chaotic at the moment I get back from Brisbane the Wednesday lunchtime and leave the Friday night and I haven't started packing yet. All I have done is out my annual passes, my ESTA, my passport and driving license in the carry on I will use for both. That way I can't forget anything important the rest well we will have a car and I'm sure Walmart sells it.
You girls have nothing to worry about on the packing front you have plenty of time.
Hazel, whenever you describe everything going on in your life with all the preparations for yourself and your family and your travels, all I can do is shake my head. I'm glad you can laugh about it!
Those shirts look good to me and congrats on the Disney mail!
Thanks! Nothing is more fun than Disney mail!!! Except maybe finding out my cabin assignment already... *sigh* I hate waiting!
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I'm sitting here laughing my head off about packing. My life is so chaotic at the moment I get back from Brisbane the Wednesday lunchtime and leave the Friday night and I haven't started packing yet. All I have done is out my annual passes, my ESTA, my passport and driving license in the carry on I will use for both. That way I can't forget anything important the rest well we will have a car and I'm sure Walmart sells it.
You girls have nothing to worry about on the packing front you have plenty of time.
*phew* You must really like airplanes... that's a lot of air time in a short timeframe!!! Good point about forgetting things. I remember one trip I forgot underwear for Meri. But like you said, there are stores there!
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Hazel, whenever you describe everything going on in your life with all the preparations for yourself and your family and your travels, all I can do is shake my head. I'm glad you can laugh about it!
I know right? I'm sure glad she can laugh about it, too! I'm exhausted reading about her crazy schedule!
Cute t-shirts! Just off the Dream earlier this month, but can't for the life of me remember what the photo background was (and forgot to even look at the pics taken by the ship photographers). Lots of help, I know
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I've been eyeing that Daisy shirt for quite a while. Still haven't decided if I'll buy it, I'm guessing yes since I have a pair of light purple shorts that would go perfect with it.
Love the t-shirts for embarkation day!!
Hope you get your cabin assignment soon! We were GTY on our NY cruise, and if think got ours a month out, so can't imagine you'd be waiting much longer.
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Cute t-shirts! Just off the Dream earlier this month, but can't for the life of me remember what the photo background was (and forgot to even look at the pics taken by the ship photographers). Lots of help, I know
HA! That's hilarious!
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Love the shirts!! Congrats on your Disney mail
Hopefully since you found the case for your camera, the next thing you find will be the camera itself!
Here's hoping!!!
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I've been eyeing that Daisy shirt for quite a while. Still haven't decided if I'll buy it, I'm guessing yes since I have a pair of light purple shorts that would go perfect with it.
Oh I say go for it - then we can be twins!
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Love the t-shirts for embarkation day!!
Hope you get your cabin assignment soon! We were GTY on our NY cruise, and if think got ours a month out, so can't imagine you'd be waiting much longer.
Two weeks and three days... I hope we get it soon! It's killing me to not know, lol!
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So excited to hear how the grand reveal goes, but you've got lots of fun and adventure before that even happens. Take a minute or two to breathe!
I'm definitely trying to find time to breathe. My schedule for the next 2 weeks is insane, but then it's vacation so it's ok!
Holy cow I just have to share a little "woo hoo"... Meri auditioned for her school musical on Saturday - and I assumed that she wouldn't make it. Wrong. She made it. Now, she's only in the ensemble thus far (they may be choosing some ensemble kids to do other group songs, but I'm not holding my breath there), but wow, right? I honestly did not think that she'd get it at all, and I'm pretty tripped out, to be honest.
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I'm glad you can laugh about it!
Good point about forgetting things. I remember one trip I forgot underwear for Meri. But like you said, there are stores there!
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