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I just got confirmation this morning that the surprise is on!!!
I wish I wish I wish I could let you all in on the secret, but I can't let Laurie know until we arrive at our destination! And I really don't want to make too much of a deal about it because I just realized that as excited as I am that this is going to happen, no one else will think it's that big of a deal! LOL!
Now I can't wait for Laurie to arrive because I'm going to have to keep this a secret until then! I'm terrible at keeping secrets!!!
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Glad you were able to get your DM's apartment done in time. One less thing to worry about! It won't be long now!
Only 10 days! You probably already know this, but "your" company is now the owner of the Hollywood Renaissance. Newly named the "Loews Hollywood Hotel"! I got a letter from ABD yesterday.
I just got confirmation this morning that the surprise is on!!!
I wish I wish I wish I could let you all in on the secret, but I can't let Laurie know until we arrive at our destination! And I really don't want to make too much of a deal about it because I just realized that as excited as I am that this is going to happen, no one else will think it's that big of a deal! LOL!
Now I can't wait for Laurie to arrive because I'm going to have to keep this a secret until then! I'm terrible at keeping secrets!!!
I'm going crazy with excitement here! When Jeannie PM'd me that she hoped I'd like it and that I wasn't expecting a big deal, I wrote back,
"I KNOW I'll enjoy it-- and I have no idea what to expect, so am not expecting a big deal. It's just fun to be taken to an unknown location for an unknown surprise-- in a city that I don't know and with a "dear friend" whom I've never met! It's so funny that when I call you upon arrival that will be the first time we hear each others' voices. "
So true! And you're not the only one who's excited! I knew I would burst if I didn't tell anyone, so I've told Melanie! I've sworn her to secrecy, so don't try to get it out of either of us, lol!
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2013 WDW trip here!
2011 trip to Hawaii here!
So true! And you're not the only one who's excited! I knew I would burst if I didn't tell anyone, so I've told Melanie! I've sworn her to secrecy, so don't try to get it out of either of us, lol!
I'm enjoying the surprise aspect too much to even try to find out, tempting as it is! Will I like it, Melanie??
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OK, time to work on getting this out of Melanie.....
Laurie, you are going to have a great time! Can't wait to hear all about it!
And I KNEW there was a reason I like you - you share my DD's love of Pluto! She has at least 70 different Pluto pins, I think! She is always looking on CM lanyards for more - and has (more than once) got a CM to GIVE her a Pluto pin without a trade. Helps to have great dimples, I guess!
OK, time to work on getting this out of Melanie.....
Laurie, you are going to have a great time! Can't wait to hear all about it!
And I KNEW there was a reason I like you - you share my DD's love of Pluto! She has at least 70 different Pluto pins, I think! She is always looking on CM lanyards for more - and has (more than once) got a CM to GIVE her a Pluto pin without a trade. Helps to have great dimples, I guess!
I remember that about your daughter! I just counted my Pluto pins-- only 43. Does she have a special way of remembering which ones she's already got when at the parks?
This trip is shaping up to be amazing!
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Ooh I can't wait to hear what this is!
Intriguing, isn't it? I can't even hazard a guess.
I remember that about your daughter! I just counted my Pluto pins-- only 43. Does she have a special way of remembering which ones she's already got when at the parks?
She has pictures of them that she keeps loaded on her camera! Although it's unlikely that we find pins that she doesn't have anywhere but eBay.
She just wrote an email to Bob Iger, telling him there should be a Pluto only store!!
She has pictures of them that she keeps loaded on her camera! Although it's unlikely that we find pins that she doesn't have anywhere but eBay.
She just wrote an email to Bob Iger, telling him there should be a Pluto only store!!
I like her thinking! We need a Pluto store and also a pet-gift store. There used to be a pet store in Downtown Disney, but no longer. A combined Pluto/pet store would work also!
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I can't wait to hear about the surprise!
I'll be doing my TR live, so you should find out a few hours after I do-- the night of 7/21!
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I just got confirmation this morning that the surprise is on!!!
I'm terrible at keeping secrets!!!
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