I Love You...I Know...Wedding Planning and Star Wars Weekends May 2011

Fashionista007 · May 25, 2011

We took some pics with Mike and an army man. Both were firsts for us! I love getting character pics I’ve never gotten before.

That was it for us @ DHS for the day. We went back to CBR for lunch and a nap because Sunset blvd had no tables available. The food was very good – yeah! Quick Service luck for us! I really liked the chips there – they had some spice to them that was a cross between barbeque and sweet & sour. They were fabulous. My tummy is rumbling thinking about it!

We had ADR @ Coral Reef so we got all spiffed up and went to EPCOT. We rode Journey Into Imagination and The Seas. Then it was time for dinner!

Our dinner was absolutely phenominal! It rivaled Brown derby but I still think brown derby was better. I was a bit disappointed that we didn’t get a free dessert for our engagement. I put it on our ADR and the waiter congratulated us but no free dessert? Bummer. Oh well we were too full for dessert anyway. I went really camera and GorillaPod happy in here

I tend to go for the glowing drinks. I got a Blue Eevee at The Brown Derby on our last trip. I had to get this little sugary beauty on this trip! It was SO good you could hardly taste the alcohol but I definitely felt it!

Fashionista007 · May 25, 2011

Here’s a photo of the fish guide they give you. I’m not sure how I feel about this in a restaurant where an entire wall is a fish tank LOL

We had the appetizer for 2 nom nom nom nom!

I had to take a picture of our brand new Tables In Wonderland card! Yeah Annual Passholder goodies!

Jason had the salmon nom nom nom nom nom

And I had the lobster ravioli – not enough noms for this!

Fashionista007 · May 25, 2011

We walked over to the American Adventure and grabbed a great spot for Illuminations. We were right next to the globe. There was no inferno barge though

Another bummer. It was still a great show though!

We took our time getting out of the park and sang along to Promise, Celebrate You, and Wayla. I am so happy I have Jason. He sang along with me

I can’t wait for our wedding day and our Dessert Party!

PartOfYourWorld · May 25, 2011

Fashionista007 said:
Thank you very much! Too bad 4AM wasn't early enough to see Anthony Daniels. We talked about trying again Sat or Sun but we were just too tired. We're planning to go back next year. I'd really like to go one year when Warwick Davis is there.

Enjoy Star Tours! It's definitely something you will want to do over and over since there are so many different scenes and the ride is different every time. I love that I got picked as the rebel spy. The CM made my first ride incredibly magical! I wanted to go back and thank her but she was busy ushering in new tourists.

OMG I cannot wait for my Akershus Princess Bachelorette party!! I'm thinking instead of the bride ears I'm going to wear my actual tiara for that event. Gotta really princess it up!!

Maybe next year he'll be there

and I love when CMs make everything so magical!

And thats totally princess wearing you're actual tiara to the party! It will be perfect!

And I must say I love that dress you are wearing when you guys went to eat at Coral Reef!!!

sweetpee_1993 · May 25, 2011

Catchin' up! Been a busy day.

Let's see....Your pics of the WP are so pretty! I'm so excited for you! I cannot WAIT to see & hear all about Francks!

Awww...Rev Kev sounds so sweet. I think his idea for the vows with a simple "I do" is the perfect way to make you as stress-free as possible. Oh you'll look like a perfect princess and you'll be floating on a cloud...just like Holly did. I wish I could come stalk y'all from a distance. If you see a strange person with binoculars in the distance, just wave! :wave:

Glad you gave Coral Reef such a fab review. That's the one I've been on the fence on with our trip. I've read reviews all over the place between love & hate. Makes me nervous, really. I dunno. Maybe I won't cancel it.... :veryconfu

Itchin Itchin Itchin for the next installment! :sohappy:

HollyBelle · May 26, 2011

Hi, Shelley! :wave: I'm really happy to hear that your meeting with Kevin went so well. He looks good in that suit. :animwink: And I'm loving the way your hair looks down. Have you decided how you're going to wear it for the wedding yet?

Oh yeah, the chips at CBR look and sound a lot like the chips I had at Port Orleans in April. Soooooo good.

Fashionista007 · May 26, 2011

PartOfYourWorld said:
Maybe next year he'll be there

and I love when CMs make everything so magical!

And thats totally princess wearing you're actual tiara to the party! It will be perfect!

And I must say I love that dress you are wearing when you guys went to eat at Coral Reef!!!

Maybe next year we'll live in FL so we can take our own car and camp out overnight

We're seriously considering this!

I can't wait for my princess bachelorette party! My sisters are so sweet to plan it for me and they're even doing party favors. I'm SO excited!

Thank you for the compliment on the dress! I love that one, it's so comfortable and the weather was perfect that night.

sweetpee_1993 said:
Catchin' up! Been a busy day.

Let's see....Your pics of the WP are so pretty! I'm so excited for you! I cannot WAIT to see & hear all about Francks!

Awww...Rev Kev sounds so sweet. I think his idea for the vows with a simple "I do" is the perfect way to make you as stress-free as possible. Oh you'll look like a perfect princess and you'll be floating on a cloud...just like Holly did. I wish I could come stalk y'all from a distance. If you see a strange person with binoculars in the distance, just wave! :wave:

Glad you gave Coral Reef such a fab review. That's the one I've been on the fence on with our trip. I've read reviews all over the place between love & hate. Makes me nervous, really. I dunno. Maybe I won't cancel it.... :veryconfu

Itchin Itchin Itchin for the next installment! :sohappy:

I'm totally in love with the WP. I'm so excited to get married there! I tweeted @DisneyWeddings about it and they responded that they can't wait to have me as part of their family. I cried so many times on this trip and I'm glad I have a man who puts up with it and...even better...understands! :hammer:

I'm very happy with RevKev and Jason really liked him too. Jason is very protective of my feelings when it comes to my stutter and we were both surprised that RevKev came up with an idea right away to accommodate our needs. Now we both feel much more relaxed about everything. We just have to wait for our revised BEO to start freaking out again

You should definitely keep your ADR for Coral Reef! I will say our server was not as good as other restaurants but I thought the food and the atmosphere were fantastic. I prefer servers who talk to you a bit more and share in your magic. Our server at The Brown Derby was definitely the best for that classic Disney experience. Haha can you tell I like the Brown Derby? We're having dinner there just the two of us the night before our wedding. ::SWOON::

HollyBelle said:
Hi, Shelley! :wave: I'm really happy to hear that your meeting with Kevin went so well. He looks good in that suit. :animwink: And I'm loving the way your hair looks down. Have you decided how you're going to wear it for the wedding yet?

Oh yeah, the chips at CBR look and sound a lot like the chips I had at Port Orleans in April. Soooooo good.

Haha I thought about you when we saw RevKev in his suit! But our meeting was so short we didn't get a chance to tell him we know you. I'll be sure to mention it when we send him our first draft of the ceremony script.

I still haven't decided what to do with my hair

Part of me would like it down and wavy but the logical part knows I'll need it to look perfect from about 11AM to 10PM so an updo would be better. If we do end up doing the bridal portraits, I might wear my hair down for those. I think once we get our revised BEO we'll nail down a lot of these decisions.

We were both very happy with the food at CBR! That's saying a lot because we did not have the best luck with QS on this trip. I also had a bacon cheeseburger there and it was fantabulous! That's a word, right?

foreverbelle · May 26, 2011

I am so glad to hear that your meeting with RevKev went wonderful. You had me almost in tears. I know what you are talking about. I have CP to the right, its very minor and with a lot of therapy at times unnoticeable. But when I was picking out photographers for our wedding I didn't want them to focus on it, which is why we went with who we did. Its funny how things like that can bother you. But don't worry, your day is going to be fabulous and you are going to look fabulous and a speech impairment is not going to ruin any of that. I agree with him, that should be the last thing on your mind. I know easier said than done. Believe me I know.

Yummy Coral Reef. I love that place, and your making me really want some seafood right about now..Ugh. LOL

I agree with Holly your hair looks great down!

Fashionista007 · May 26, 2011

foreverbelle said:
I am so glad to hear that your meeting with RevKev went wonderful. You had me almost in tears. I know what you are talking about. I have CP to the right, its very minor and with a lot of therapy at times unnoticeable. But when I was picking out photographers for our wedding I didn't want them to focus on it, which is why we went with who we did. Its funny how things like that can bother you. But don't worry, your day is going to be fabulous and you are going to look fabulous and a speech impairment is not going to ruin any of that. I agree with him, that should be the last thing on your mind. I know easier said than done. Believe me I know.

Yummy Coral Reef. I love that place, and your making me really want some seafood right about now..Ugh. LOL

I agree with Holly your hair looks great down!

Thank you

I am planning to put our wedding video on YouTube which was making me even more nervous about the vows and I'm so glad that now I don't have to worry about a thing. I don't even think I could have gotten out vows because I'm sure I'll burst into tears while walking down the aisle with Cinderella Castle in the background! ::chills::

I'm very glad that you shared your story about CP. Seriously people who meet me do not notice that I have a stutter but I notice it and it bothers me. It sounds like you also have a very minor issue but whenever you're different in any way there is hardship involved.

We would gladly go back to Coral Reef but we're also looking forward to our ADR's for our wedding and Disneymoon! We got Cali Grill @8PM and it's a non MNSSHP night so we're sure to see Wishes! We also got Le Cellier which we're really looking forward to. We took a big ol' whiff when we walked past there

Haha so that's 2 votes for hair down

Noted! It's funny, I did make an effort to wear my hair down more on this trip based on Holly's comment in my wedding planning report. I also made an effort to wear it both straight and with my natural curl. I'll have to get a good cut before the wedding though, I've been cutting and coloring it myself to save money for the wedding. I found my first grey hairs this year

But I think that was partially due to the job that I'm leaving this week!

Fashionista007 · May 27, 2011

I just had to post another awesome testimonial of the Handy Cooler. The A/C in Jason's car went up and our mechanic can't look at it until next week. Since he drives an hour each way this really stinks for him since it's hot and humid right now. So he had the bright idea of taking the Handi Cooler with him! It's working perfectly (but we're still going to get the A/C fixed). I am continually impressed with this little device :sohappy:

skeletor1990 · May 27, 2011

plaz10 said:
I was also there and my pics look similar as well. Did your flamingo have "expensive black boots?" followed by a penguin? If so - we were there too! Crazy small world

Fashionista007 said:
That is so funny! I don't remember seeing a penguin, she did a Dragon after the Flamingo which was SO cool!

I actually think she did a giraffe second...so maybe she does the flamingo every show? Either way, she is amazing!

How wonderful that everything worked out so well with RevKev and that you then had such a lovely evening out!

PartOfYourWorld · May 28, 2011

Fashionista007 said:
Maybe next year we'll live in FL so we can take our own car and camp out overnight We're seriously considering this!

I can't wait for my princess bachelorette party! My sisters are so sweet to plan it for me and they're even doing party favors. I'm SO excited!

Thank you for the compliment on the dress! I love that one, it's so comfortable and the weather was perfect that night.

Wow your sisters are definitely going all out on that party making party favors! That is really awesome! I can't wait to see what they look like!

And your welcome

sweetpee_1993 · May 28, 2011

Fashionista007 said:
I just had to post another awesome testimonial of the Handy Cooler. The A/C in Jason's car went up and our mechanic can't look at it until next week. Since he drives an hour each way this really stinks for him since it's hot and humid right now. So he had the bright idea of taking the Handi Cooler with him! It's working perfectly (but we're still going to get the A/C fixed). I am continually impressed with this little device :sohappy:

Amazon should pay you a commission, woman! :lol:

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

skeletor1990 said:
I actually think she did a giraffe second...so maybe she does the flamingo every show? Either way, she is amazing!

How wonderful that everything worked out so well with RevKev and that you then had such a lovely evening out!

I love Miyuki

She is amazing! Thank you, it was a wonderful evening!

PartOfYourWorld said:
Wow your sisters are definitely going all out on that party making party favors! That is really awesome! I can't wait to see what they look like!

Me too! They are keeping secrets from me so I know it's sure to be amazing!

sweetpee_1993 said:
Amazon should pay you a commission, woman! :lol:

LOL Kelly you crack me up

Gearing up to write the rest of the TR now!

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

Day 4 – Sunday, May 22, 2011

We got up early so we could catch rope drop @ Animal Kingdom. We actually took a cab because we didn’t think the busses ran that early but we were wrong. Oh well now we know for next time! The CBR has a sign that says busses run 30 minutes before the park opens but we saw a bus for Hollywood Studios @7AM and it wasn’t scheduled to open until 8.

Signage near the turnstyles

Let the memories begin!

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

We made it to our very first rope drop! What a cute show and we were front and center! I got some cute pics.

Love the license plate!

We made our way to the safari which was the best safari I’ve ever been on. We def need to get a DSLR for the wedding trip.

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

In all my rides on KS I have never seen the lion do anything but sleep. This was our first early morning safari and the driver got all excited and told us to be quiet and then the lion started roaring! It was SO cool! Then he sort of started cooing like he was talking to us just like my house cat does! I really wish I had taken video of this instead.

Then the lion without any warning stood still for a second and then flopped back down. It reminded me of the scene in The Lion King where Scar flops down while he’s talking to Simba.

We took a quiet stroll through Pangini Forest Trail and got some cute pictures:

I think I take this same picture every trip but I love it!

I took a bunch of gorilla pictures but this was my favorite with him scratching his head!

After that we grabbed fast passes for Expedition Everest and had an awesome breakfast at Pizzafari. It was the best Quick Service breakfast I’ve had on property on the last few trips.

I made me a sammich!

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

Then we caught a show of Festival of The Lion King, rode Expedition Everest and went back to the room for a nap.

Bye bye Animal Kingdom! We only had a few hours to spend here but we’re glad we stopped by.

The Magical Express tag was on our door when we got back. That’s the saddest sight but at least we'll be back in just 4 short months for our wedding!

We napped and got up around 2PM. I packed a bit and we made our way to Hollywood Studios. First we went to Jabba's hut to buy some souvenirs. And we made our way to the Indiana Jones Merch so Jason could buy his coveted hat!

Then we made our way to The Premier Theater for Inside The Saga starring Anthony Daniels. This was one of the best highlights of our trip. He talked for a half hour about his experiences as C3PO and it was very touching to see him thank and then hug C3PO. I nearly cried! It was an amazing show.

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

Then we made our way to Starring Roles Cafe where i had my very first Butterfinger Cupcake! Omg nom nom nom nom. 4 noms!

We shopped for presents for everyone and sat to have a beer for a bit before hyperspace hoopla. People of course were rude and had kids on their shoulders so I could barely see

I did catch the part with chewy dancing to welcome to the jungle though! It was hilarious! At least we had awesome seats for Anthony Daniels. I added all of Hyperspace Hoopla to my YouTube Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL72776952246F5AF8&feature=mh_lolz

We left Hollywood Studios and wanted to go to the Magic Kingdom for Extra Magic Hours. The bus to the Magic Kingdom was mobbed and I was wondering how to get there when Jason said “How about we just take the bus to the Contemporary and walk?” I could not have loved him more in that moment! He’s a TOTAL Disney pro now

So we took the almost empty bus to the Contemporary and walked to the Magic Kingdom. We dreamed about buying DVC at Bay Lake Towers….mmmmm. The park was open till 3AM that night but we had to get up @6AM to check out and get over to Franck’s for our meeting with our wedding planner.

We got there as the Main Street Electrical Parade was starting.

I was starving (a butterfinger cupcake is not dinner!) so we headed over to Cosmic Rays and got a sweet spot outside for The Magic The Memories & You and Wishes. We both had burgers and it was delicious! We watched MMY without a hitch and watching it from the side was great. The projections wrap all the way around the castle and we noticed that what looks like confetti is actually hundreds of pictures!

When Wishes was about to start this incredibly rude British family totally jacked our spot. Their kids were almost in my friggin lap. I actually had to move. They were touching our chairs and table. It was ridiculous. Luckily you couldn’t hear the audio very well from there because of the waterfall and the fireworks were mainly blocked by trees so they left after Tinkerbell flew by. I don’t know why things like that surprise me. I’m glad that so far we've always met more nice people than rude people and I will be very sad if that balance ever changes for the worse.

Fashionista007 · May 29, 2011

We rode Carousel of Progress and the PeopleMover and made our way to Frontierland with intentions of riding Big Thunder Mountain but we never did. Jason stopped at the shooting gallery and we ended up watching Main Street Electrical Parade with a pretty good view.

I was feeling sick because I inhaled the burger and I needed to go back to the room. Jason was disappointed because he really wanted to ride Splash Mountain on this trip. We didn’t do any thrill rides except Expedition Everest

This trip was too short!

On our way out we walked through the shops, take a gander at this little beauty priced at $37,500!

One of the CMs noticed I was wearing a Big Bang Theory “Soft Kitty” tee and told me to check out his parody of this and Star Wars on YouTube. I did and I added it to my playlist!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqYRPMzZtFo&list=PL72776952246F5AF8

Bye Bye Magic Kingdom! We’ll be back soon!

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