Trip Report THE ONE FOR THE SALTY 16 (and ThanksgivingšŸ•)*COMPLETE*

Hello again.
Itā€™s me, DarstarršŸ˜Ž
This latest episode stars the family!
My husband-Ant
Oldest son-X
Middle son and bday boy-AJ
And the youngest son-Dre

November 26-December 1
At.....wait for it...
All Star Sports!

Collective gasp
ā€œBut Darstarr, youā€™re DVC.ā€
Yes I am DVC and we (I) have made good use out of it this year. However, when I went to book this trip there was nothing available. Nothing!!! OK, nothing in my point range. My boys are big and they hate sharing beds and someone always ends up on the floor. One time my youngest slept on the dining table banquet rather than share the pullout with his brother. Itā€™s vacation, no one should have to sleep on the floor. We didnā€™t have enough points left for a two bedroom so I began looking around for a room. I found a room at Riverside that slept 5 for about $250/night. We have done the 5 in a room thing there when the kids were smaller and it was cramped. I was not looking forward to that. Then passholder discounts came out and I got two rooms (TWO) at the original A.S.S. for less than the one room at Riverside. 4 beds and 2 bathrooms!!! SOLD!!!


Lets get to it!

Day one- November 26th
The day started like every other school day except it was AJā€™s 16th birthday so he opened presents before leaving for school.
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ā€œMom will you pack my new shirt?ā€
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I was suppose to work this day but I had worked the previous Friday, which is usually my day off, so my boss told me to take the day off. Yay! More time to clean the house.

The five of us were flying down on jet blue from JFK. Four of us were returning to ISP on Southwest. Ant took the dog to his fatherā€™s then took his car to ISP so it would be there when we landed on the 2nd. (we have a free resident parking sticker).

We debated taking the train to JFK but it was way cheaper to hire a car. The kids got gome from school about 2:15, ā€œthe car is here!ā€
What???
The car wasn't suppose to come until 3:00. Ant was like ā€œlets goā€. I was like ā€œdont rush me because if you rush me and I forget something you will be sorry besides he is 45 minutes early so he can waitā€. And yes, I said it just like that, as one long run on sentencešŸ˜€.
We left at 2:30. I didnt forget a thing.
 
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Loco_driver

Loco_driver

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Darstarr said:
Potstickers, noodles and I am going to throw a wild card in here but I love the broccoli.
(If you skip breakfast and eat only $2 popcorn then have an early dinner you should make out okšŸ˜‰$)

Happy New Year to you too!!
I didnt party too hard but boy did I eat. We had a feast of epic proportions and if I told you what we had it would make you sick because nothing went together. It was very ā€œinternationalā€. I dubbed it an Epcot world showcase new year!
(But we couldnt find the moosehead beeršŸ‘Ž)
And you???
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A likes the broccoli, I have no strong feelings for it one way or another. Hmmmm, perhaps Iā€™ll test the rules, and see if theyā€™ll fill Bucky up for $2 in February.

Our night was pretty calm. Black eyed pea cornbread, greens, and a few finger foods. No beer, but did stay at the free beer hotel the night before. I did my best MK impersonation and put on a fireworks spectacular, one of the perks of not living inside city limits! I managed to make it to 1205 am before passing out!
 
MickeyCB

MickeyCB

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Darstarr said:
He was just riding the skyliner. Back and forth back and forth.
I made some last minute plans to go to WDW for my birthday, Ant and I decided we wonā€™t even get them park passes or renew their APā€™s. They can take the skyliner and swim and rent the sea racyers.
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It's like when they were little, and at Christmas the box the toy comes in is so much more fun than the toy!
 
lindawdw

lindawdw

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Fun updates! Your pictures from the parade at MK were wonderful as I haven't seen that parade in years. We tend to take advantage of the rides during this time since so many people are hanging out watching the parade! Your dinner at Ohana looked so good and it seems perfect for a family with three boys since they will bring out as much food as you ask for! Loved the story of your son taking the Skyliner back to A.S.S.!šŸ¤£ The GF at the holiday season is so beautiful and I really enjoy walking around the shops. When are you going back for your birthday?
 
Swissmiss

Swissmiss

Premium Member
So @Darstarr and all my favorite magicians ... I thought of you all on my flight back from WDW last night/today. After a very short layover in Atlanta (@Tuvalu - was last nightā€™s temperature ā€œnormalā€ for this time of year - it was really cold disembarking the plane), we boarded our next flight and Friends season 1 was in the on-flight entertainment line up. After taking a six hour ā€œnapā€ I had just enough time to watch the first 3 episodes šŸ˜€
 
Darstarr

Darstarr

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Original Poster
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lindawdw said:
Fun updates! Your pictures from the parade at MK were wonderful as I haven't seen that parade in years. We tend to take advantage of the rides during this time since so many people are hanging out watching the parade! Your dinner at Ohana looked so good and it seems perfect for a family with three boys since they will bring out as much food as you ask for! Loved the story of your son taking the Skyliner back to A.S.S.!šŸ¤£ The GF at the holiday season is so beautiful and I really enjoy walking around the shops. When are you going back for your birthday?
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Second photo compliment!!
I may get a big headšŸ˜‰
I am going back in mid march for my birthday. I am taking a few days without the fam.
Best
Gift
Ever!!!
 
Darstarr

Darstarr

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Original Poster
In the Parks
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Swissmiss said:
So @Darstarr and all my favorite magicians ... I thought of you all on my flight back from WDW last night/today. After a very short layover in Atlanta (@Tuvalu - was last nightā€™s temperature ā€œnormalā€ for this time of year - it was really cold disembarking the plane), we boarded our next flight and Friends season 1 was in the on-flight entertainment line up. After taking a six hour ā€œnapā€ I had just enough time to watch the first 3 episodes šŸ˜€
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Ha ha
I was at Homegoods the other day and saw these and thought of all of you.
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This was a coffee container and had the central perk logo on the other side. There were also coffee mugs but they only had the central perk logo, not the friends logo otherwise I would have bought them.


These were hysterical and I stood there reading them for awhile.
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Hope your trip was magical @Swissmiss and I can not wait for a TR from you!!!
 

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