Trip Report JenniferS is live - 9/3 - 9/16

Technically this is a pre-trip report, but we’ll be going live in less than a week!

This will be my third live September trip report.
2016:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/jennifers-is-live-9-7-16-9-17-16.918342/#post-7389286

2017:
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/jennifers-was-live-9-6-17-9-16-17.931263/#post-7871205

It’s going to be a lot of same old/same old, as the cast, location, and ADR’s are pretty much the same. What can I say - we like what we like. And what we like is each other, Walt Disney World, Coronado Springs, and Free Disney Dining.

First, the who.
Me, JenniferS - Uber planning, pixie dust snorting Disney-aholic, 51 year old kid at heart (despite what the mirror says).
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This is Hubby. He likes the Tar Heels, the Blue Jays, food, beer, and me. Not necessarily in that order.
The words most often heard coming out of his mouth are “Whatever you want, Baby.”
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This is us. We are adorable together. We’re each other’s ride or die.
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Last year, we were celebrating my 50th birthday (as much as women celebrate these “milestones”).

This year, we are celebrating Mike’s 50th (both of us born in August, so it’s close enough to count) AND our 25th wedding anniversary earlier this year.

We have children, but we don’t bring them to Disney very often anymore. If they decide to get married and start giving us grand-babies, I will re-visit this decision. But for now, they stay home. We are on Jen and Mike time.

After two live trip reports, I’m not sure how wordy this report will be, but it will be heavy on pics, most especially of food! As Mike says - I’m only here for the food.

To be continued ....
 

MinnieM123

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The Birnbaum's comes with a bunch of coupons. The Basin coupon alone covers the entire $20 purchase.

I always bring the coupons from Birnbaum's too. They're mostly for Disney Springs (and Marketplace there), but I usually stop in to either Wolfgang Puck Express or Earl's, and then Ghiradelli. Can't remember exactly which ones I used last May, but it's nice to get a little off the price.
 

JenniferS

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I started to slope upwards, but I caught myself somewhere in the middle there.

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That’s one thing off the list.

Now I’m off to the grocery store for cat litter, toilet paper, and distilled water. (I bought actual food yesterday. And we’re having pizza tonight. 😂)
 

JenniferS

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Our canine guest has returned to his owners, so today is finish laundry and start packing day.

Mike is at his annual NFL draft party, and I just switched over the load he put in the washer before he left.

He certainly did not learn how to sort laundry from me ... or from any other sane person on the planet.

Unlike the rest of us, he does not divide his piles into lights and darks. Nope, he uses the lights and heavies method. :facepalm::facepalm:

(I’ll be getting my SIL to do my laundry while I’m on crutches thanks. Please, please, please, could someone remind me to call the surgeon’s office tomorrow morning before we leave? Thank you.)
 

JenniferS

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Us too. In between loads of laundry, I have been watching Chicken Guy YouTube videos.

Thought I was getting the sandwich, but all evidence to the contrary, I cannot open my mouth that wide.

Calling it now - 5 piece tenders with one buttermilk ranch and one garlic parm dipping sauce; deep fried pickles; and three sips of the chocolate mint shake.

Mike will probably just wing it when we get there, but I’m guessing a sandwich, loaded fries, 2/3 of the pickles, and the rest of the shake.

Food pics commence in 27’ish hours. (There might even be some Denny’s pics before then; as we are rather fond of some pre-flight Denny’s.)

We were offered some TD Clubhouse Jays tickets for tonight, but it’s a late game, so I turned them down. If I actually pry myself away from Twitter and YouTube, I can get my packing done before the game starts at 7:07.

I want to leave by 11:00 am tomorrow. Mike figures 10:00. We compromised on 10:30 ... but y’all know he is ALWAYS running late. Stay tuned for our actual departure time. 😉
 

JenniferS

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So, I forgot to remove our Disney luggage tags when I gave away our Swiss Gear set, so now I have to break out some new ones.

Decisions. Decisions. Generic “I booked a Disney trip” ones; Mine! Mine! Mine!; or Hollywood Tower of Terror tags.

Actually, the decision is looking pretty easy, as this is the only one I can find right now.

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Rista1313

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So, I forgot to remove our Disney luggage tags when I gave away our Swiss Gear set, so now I have to break out some new ones.

Decisions. Decisions. Generic “I booked a Disney trip” ones; Mine! Mine! Mine!; or Hollywood Tower of Terror tags.

Actually, the decision is looking pretty easy, as this is the only one I can find right now.

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I support the 1313 tags! ;)
 

JenniferS

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Not a bad idea.

Serves as a coiffed hair preserver, as well as a strategic way of keeping anyone from bumping, shoving, or stepping on your toes during fireworks.
I don’t think I shared this last year - someone stepped on my foot in line for FEA, and ripped my baby toenail entirely off. This poncho/bumper pad outfit would have saved my tender tootsie.

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JenniferS

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I’m packed. Mike is almost packed.
Making tea shortly and heading up to read.

On the agenda for tomorrow morning - strip the bed, have a shower, go to the bank.

Live reports begin in earnest once we hit the border. Good night all. 😘
 

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