Trip Report It's a Jolly Holiday! *COMPLETED*

I am often asked, "What is your favorite time of year to go to Disney World?"

I used to answer late spring ~ warm but not miserable, little to no rain, manageable crowds. Then in 2009, I discovered the splendor of Disney of Christmastime ~ and have made an annual visit since. Now those of you who read the countdown thread might be thinking, "Hey, didn't you go last February?" Well, yes. "April?" Spring Break, of course. "June?" Had to celebrate the start of summer. "August?" Had to celebrate the end of summer. "September?" When your adult son asks you to go with him, you go! "November?" Quick getaway to celebrate DH's milestone birthday.

Which brings us back to....December!

(In case you think my frequency borders on lunacy, let me say I have fine company with @lostpro9het, @b33b33, @Doc Disney, @samantha788 and @gwhb75, among others ;).)

I have a love/hate relationship with going to WDW in December. While I LOVE being there, I HATE having one less week at home to decorate, shop, wrap presents, send Christmas cards, bake cookies, etc. And since this year we were due to arrive home on Christmas Eve, I needed to have everything ready for Christmas dinner too. Why don't I just eliminate a few things? Can't. Won't. I am under the curse of perfectionism! So I rush around like a mad woman for 3 weeks in order to have BOTH a perfect vacation AND a perfect Christmas! :confused:

This is probably a good time to confess that my Christmas tree is NOT perfect. You see, two summers ago we adopted an adorable kitten named Poly (yes, we named her after our favorite resort :cat:.) She is strictly an indoor cat. Having had cats before, we were surprised to discover that our new addition enjoyed climbing both our Christmas trees. Multiple times per day. Now last year this was merely a minor inconvenience, since Poly was still a kitten and didn't weigh much (read: she didn't cause much damage.) This year? Completely different story!! Bent branches, broken ornaments...on any given day, we didn't know what was going to end up as collateral damage next.

Can you spot her? For reference, we have 9 foot ceilings.
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And here she is in the living room tree:
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Anyhoo, I was able to complete all my Christmas and Disney preparations by December 16...the next morning we would start our Jolly Holiday!
 
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ShookieJones

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Tuvalu said:
They both enjoyed the pork. I asked for a bite. You know the feeling when you taste something and you are instantly transported back in time? In an instant I was in a Chinese restaurant with my childhood BFF enjoying a sliced pork appetizer that tasted exactly like this! Whenever we had Chinese food, we always ordered the pork and tempura chicken tenders off the appetizer menu. Does anyone know what that pork was? Was it a Northern (more specifically New England) thing? Because since I moved to the South (many years ago) I have never seen a sliced pork appetizer on any Chinese restaurant menu.
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We went to the Skipper's Canteen in January. I had the pork and I enjoyed it, and although familiar tasting..I could not place the flavor. Now that you're mentioning it I'm thinking what you might be remembering is boneless pork spare ribs.
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Tuvalu

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MinnieM123 said:
Wow! This is such a fun TR. You and your family experienced so many things in a relatively short time. (I really enjoyed the parade pictures, in particular, by the way.) :joyfull:

Your experience at Skipper Canteen was bizarre though, when they refused your discount card. My question is, shouldn't they have posted some sort of sign (or verbally mentioned) that they were not honoring the card the day you went there--seeing as they honored it a week prior to that? Customers don't appreciate "surprises" like that, when they're paying for something . . . :mad:
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Thanks for your kind words, @MinnieM123 :). I was told that accepting Tables in Wonderland the week prior to our visit had been done on a "trial basis" whatever that means :rolleyes:.
 
Tuvalu

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Jae99 said:
Thanks for the great trip report! It looks like you and your family had an amazing trip, even though Em wasn't feeling the best. After seeing the picture of the Nutella and Fruit Waffle my mouth started watering. Sleepy Hollow was my families favourite breakfast spot during our trip in December. Probably not the healthiest breakfast but definitely the tastiest! ;)
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Thank you for reading, @Jae99! After discovering the Nutella and fruit waffle a couple years ago, we bought a waffle iron and replicate the Sleepy Hollow specialty every once and awhile :hungry:.
 
Tuvalu

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Figment Forever said:
Thanks for such an awesome TR - I enjoyed reading it. So sorry that Em wasn't feeling well. It stinks to be sick in WDW! Good Luck to Em with The Glass Slipper Challenge! Hoping you will post about it!
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Glad you followed along, @Figment Forever :happy:. I have been thoroughly enjoying your TR. Em finished in the top 25% of the Glass Slipper Challenge (as her mama, I'm allowed to brag!)
 
Tuvalu

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blgauger said:
Great TR! Thanks for letting us tag along. :) So jealous that you're currently in the World.. Ugh have another magical time! :p
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And thanks @blgauger for tagging along! No need to be jealous anymore, we're home now. ;) But we did have a magical time!

draybook said:
Love the TR! We're leaving today, a day behind schedule, but that's a whole new can of worms. Thanks for making me get in the Disney mood!
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@draybook, hope you and your family are having a great vacation! We checked out of Pop yesterday...too bad our paths didn't cross!

gwhb75 said:
So first I'm crazy, and now I'm a lazy procrastinator...just full of the complements aren't we...;) I kid, I kid. I have the last day typed up. Just need to organize the pictures. It will be up soon
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And I have been enjoying your posts! Sometimes we all need a motivator to reach the finish line :D.
 
Tuvalu

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ShookieJones said:
We went to the Skipper's Canteen in January. I had the pork and I enjoyed it, and although familiar tasting..I could not place the flavor. Now that you're mentioning it I'm thinking what you might be remembering is boneless pork spare ribs.
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The red color is the same but the pork I'm remembering was definitely thin sliced, not a boneless rib. Appreciate the help though and thanks for reading, @ShookieJones :).
 
MinnieM123

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blgauger said:
I wish I had that kind of stamina.. I'd love to do a runDisney event butttttt.... instead I'll read TR's from those who have the qualities that I do not. :rolleyes:
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That's why most of us read TRs--to vicariously live through all these great vacation experiences, while also pretending that we, too, can run a Disney marathon without dropping dead?! :jawdrop: :joyfull: :happy:

@Tuvalu -- great TR! As usual, it was fun following along with all the fun. :)
 
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Tuvalu

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blgauger said:
Congrats! I wish I had that kind of stamina.. I'd love to do a runDisney event butttttt.... instead I'll read TR's from those who have the qualities that I do not. :rolleyes:
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Em appreciates the congrats. While she had a great time participating, it may be a once and done event for her.

MinnieM123 said:
@Tuvalu -- great TR! As usual, it was fun following along with all the fun. :)
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It was fun having you along, @MinnieM123! :happy:
 

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