Hello, hello everyone!! A warm welcome to everyone reading--I'm so glad you're here!!
WHEN: Tuesday, November 5th - Tuesday, November 12th
WHERE: I think you know us well enough by now!!
WHO: I'm sure you know most of us(don't worry--I'm not going to confuse you all like I did in June
). In case you don't though, there's me, my nephew J, & my sister E. Besides us usual 3 Musketeers, E's husband/J's dad/my BIL joined us for the fun!! To keep confusion to a minimum for this TR I will refer to him as JSR.
You could also call us "The Red Family". When E asked J what color MB he wanted he said that he wanted red & that we should all get that color so we could be "The Red Family". I know you can't see E's but trust me, her's was red also.
Looking forward to reliving "The Best Disney Trip EVER" with you all!!
Tuesday, November 5th
The plan was to leave E & JSR's at 7:00. I went to work for 5:30 to get a few last minute things done--also so that I could say to my boss that I was only off for 7 days, not 8. He teases me that "vacations are 7 days not 8". After doing some work & him teasing me a bit I was off on my merry way!! I got to their house only to find out that JSR was still packing!!
E was not thrilled in the least. He must have been close to being done though b/c we were only delayed a few minutes.
Then came the next delay. It was Election Day and E & JSR wanted to due their civic duty. I sat in the car with J & we talked Disney while we waited.
And, in typical Pittsburgh fashion, it was raining.
Rush hour traffic + heavy rain = a slow commute to the airport. I don't know what it is with this town but it seems like no one can drive in the rain around here. Trust me, we get more than our fair share of it so you think people would be used to it.
As we were waiting to check our luggage in the woman behind us noticed our luggage tags & said that she was going to Disney also and was staying at Caribbean Beach. She asked if this was our first time going which prompted JSR to throw in a few digs about us & the frequency of our trips. I think he's just jealous
The Southwest agent was slower than molasses but after 10 minutes or so it was our turn.
JSR made fun of me all week b/c of this. I had two suitcases. The small one weighed 20 lbs & this one was 36.5. He kept saying, "How did you manage to bring 56 lbs. of clothes?" As it turned out, due to his last minute packing there were quite a few things that he forgot so I told him at least I didn't have that problem. He also told me not to tell E about what he had forgot b/c he didn't want to hear her say "I told you so".
E went to park the car while the J's & I proceeded to security. But wait, I couldn't go just yet. For whatever reason the Southwest agent left one of the suitcases behind. After unsuccessfully trying to get his attention for about 5 minutes I finally interrupted him & asked him to please put it on the belt. I was getting nervous that it would somehow get forgotten. He looked at me with a surprised look on his face & said he didn't notice it there. Really??
On the "monorail" we go!!
WHEN: Tuesday, November 5th - Tuesday, November 12th
WHERE: I think you know us well enough by now!!
WHO: I'm sure you know most of us(don't worry--I'm not going to confuse you all like I did in June
). In case you don't though, there's me, my nephew J, & my sister E. Besides us usual 3 Musketeers, E's husband/J's dad/my BIL joined us for the fun!! To keep confusion to a minimum for this TR I will refer to him as JSR.You could also call us "The Red Family". When E asked J what color MB he wanted he said that he wanted red & that we should all get that color so we could be "The Red Family". I know you can't see E's but trust me, her's was red also.
Looking forward to reliving "The Best Disney Trip EVER" with you all!!
Tuesday, November 5th
The plan was to leave E & JSR's at 7:00. I went to work for 5:30 to get a few last minute things done--also so that I could say to my boss that I was only off for 7 days, not 8. He teases me that "vacations are 7 days not 8". After doing some work & him teasing me a bit I was off on my merry way!! I got to their house only to find out that JSR was still packing!!
E was not thrilled in the least. He must have been close to being done though b/c we were only delayed a few minutes.Then came the next delay. It was Election Day and E & JSR wanted to due their civic duty. I sat in the car with J & we talked Disney while we waited.
And, in typical Pittsburgh fashion, it was raining.
Rush hour traffic + heavy rain = a slow commute to the airport. I don't know what it is with this town but it seems like no one can drive in the rain around here. Trust me, we get more than our fair share of it so you think people would be used to it.
As we were waiting to check our luggage in the woman behind us noticed our luggage tags & said that she was going to Disney also and was staying at Caribbean Beach. She asked if this was our first time going which prompted JSR to throw in a few digs about us & the frequency of our trips. I think he's just jealous
The Southwest agent was slower than molasses but after 10 minutes or so it was our turn.
JSR made fun of me all week b/c of this. I had two suitcases. The small one weighed 20 lbs & this one was 36.5. He kept saying, "How did you manage to bring 56 lbs. of clothes?" As it turned out, due to his last minute packing there were quite a few things that he forgot so I told him at least I didn't have that problem. He also told me not to tell E about what he had forgot b/c he didn't want to hear her say "I told you so".
E went to park the car while the J's & I proceeded to security. But wait, I couldn't go just yet. For whatever reason the Southwest agent left one of the suitcases behind. After unsuccessfully trying to get his attention for about 5 minutes I finally interrupted him & asked him to please put it on the belt. I was getting nervous that it would somehow get forgotten. He looked at me with a surprised look on his face & said he didn't notice it there. Really??
On the "monorail" we go!!
I figured I would have to make a trip to the gift shop to buy a nail file but the Disney Vanity Kit saved the day!!
$50 but now it's going up for next year. And along with that the premium & deductibles keep going up also. Then there's things they just won't flat out cover. I had a med that has cost me $300.00 a month for the last 10 years or so. They say it's not a covered drug & that's that. It's so aggravating.
from me.......you don’t own a nail file??!!!
JSR was pretty surprised so that definitely was a highlight of the trip!! AKL was really nice & I'm glad we stayed there. Jiko was amazing & I really can't wait to eat there again!! They did not end up buying into DVC. They both were going back & forth for quite awhile on it so who knows, maybe one of these days they will do it!! We have a short trip in January coming up--17 days to be exact--yay!! I can't wait!!
