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05-15-2012, 10:53 AM
#276
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Originally Posted by
wishiwasthere
I never could understand what was so amazing about this bridge room. Then October 2010 my fianc and I went to eat there (first time ever) and we sat there. I fell in love! I took my parents and sister there in August 2011 and now they love it too. It's so nice to get away from all the hustle and bustle of the park but to still watch all the action.
Oh and 141 days!
and 12 days to the wedding!
If I miss you before the big day, BEST wishes for a fantastic day and a magical life together. Can't wait to see pics!!!!!
Working hard for that next WDW trip! December 2013
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05-15-2012 10:53 AM
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05-15-2012, 10:54 AM
#277
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Originally Posted by
petesimac
25 days to go, and then there's this:
I was getting a bit depressed because I wasn't sure when we'd be coming back to the World after this coming visit. I returned to school in Spring 2011 to get a new degree, this time in GIS (geographic information systems), and having finished my degree this past semester, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to find a job anytime soon. The social security that I have been receiving since my wife died in 1998 that I've been using to raise my kids has all but ceased, and finances were a grave concern for me and my household (especially with my son going off to Penn State in the fall). Well, thanks to a very generous appraisal from my professor (Dr. Tom Mueller, California University of Pennsylvania), I was offered a job this morning; I start next Monday, and they are even allowing me to go on my trip as scheduled!
So the depression has lifted (although the anxiety of not knowing if I'll be able to do the job is a palpable presence), and already in the early planning stages: a trip to DL next summer to enjoy Carsland and all the other new additions. Color me ecstatic! Sometimes life is good.
Congrats Pete!
9 days and SINGLE DIGITS!!!!! WhoHooooooooo!
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Chris - DL in 2014!

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05-15-2012, 10:58 AM
#278
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Oh CONGRATS, PETE!!!!!! That is wonderful!
Working hard for that next WDW trip! December 2013
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05-15-2012, 11:49 AM
#279
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Pete I am so pleased for you. Well done and enjoy this new chapter in your life. One food thing about salary slavery is the disposable income for holidays!
If no-one out there understands, start your own revolution and cut out the middle man (Billy Bragg)
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05-15-2012, 12:14 PM
#280
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Originally Posted by
petesimac
...and most importantly, only 25 days away from my next Disney trip...
Something incredibly special about starting a new job and having a Disney vacation in just a few days!!!
Dan
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
- James Taylor

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05-15-2012, 07:38 PM
#281
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Originally Posted by
CBFETT
Congrats Pete!
9 days and SINGLE DIGITS!!!!! WhoHooooooooo!


Originally Posted by
TinaMouse
Oh CONGRATS, PETE!!!!!! That is wonderful!

Originally Posted by
scoobydooby
Pete I am so pleased for you. Well done and enjoy this new chapter in your life. One food thing about salary slavery is the disposable income for holidays!
Thanks, guys; I'm truly excited and very relieved to have finally found a career at this late stage of my life.

Originally Posted by
danyoung
Something incredibly special about starting a new job and having a Disney vacation in just a few days!!!
It's a perfect set-up for sure. I'll get to get my feet wet in the job, take a nice vacation, then come back refreshed to begin anew. Plus, starting the job on Monday will help the countdown to our Disney trip go that much faster.
1999 - Coronado Springs (1 night); 2003 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2005 - All Star Music (7 nights); 2007 - POP Century (10 nights); 2008 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2009 - POP Century (10 nights); 2010 - Dolphin (2 nights); 2011 - POP Century (7 nights); June 8-18, 2012 - POFQ (10 nights); next trip,June 18-22, 2013 - POFQ (5 nights). If I'm not at Walt Disney World or Disneyland, I'm not really happy.
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05-16-2012, 05:03 AM
#282
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Great news Pete! Wishing you all the best with your new career and have a wonderful trip!
Next Trip: Yacht Club ~ May 14-22, 2013

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05-16-2012, 07:37 AM
#283
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Originally Posted by
nikkithepooh
Great news Pete! Wishing you all the best with your new career and have a wonderful trip!
Thanks! Oh, and I think you need to update your countdown; you need a new trip to add to your impressive list of visits!
1999 - Coronado Springs (1 night); 2003 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2005 - All Star Music (7 nights); 2007 - POP Century (10 nights); 2008 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2009 - POP Century (10 nights); 2010 - Dolphin (2 nights); 2011 - POP Century (7 nights); June 8-18, 2012 - POFQ (10 nights); next trip,June 18-22, 2013 - POFQ (5 nights). If I'm not at Walt Disney World or Disneyland, I'm not really happy.
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05-16-2012, 10:28 AM
#284
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8 days! Come on, come on, come on! 
Offsite 77, FW 80, Offsite 88, Offsite 90, Offsite 92, Offsite 97, CSR 04, POR 06, CR 08, POR 09, Offsite 09, Poly 10, POR 11, Offsite 11, Offsite 12, VWL 12, Poly 13, SSR 13
Chris - DL in 2014!

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05-16-2012, 03:30 PM
#285
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Originally Posted by
petesimac
Thanks! Oh, and I think you need to update your countdown; you need a new trip to add to your impressive list of visits!
I'm too sad about the trip being over
I don't have my next trip planned yet! My sister would like to go with me next time...but I don't think I can wait a whole year!!! By the way, my DH came on the last trip for a week, even though he just started a new job. His boss was understanding and actually said "we want you to be happy...go on your planned trip". He was not fully employed for 2 years. Moral of the story...plan a trip to Disney and your wishes will come true!
Next Trip: Yacht Club ~ May 14-22, 2013

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05-17-2012, 05:57 AM
#286
DVC Member
ONE MONTH!!!!! 
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05-17-2012, 05:59 AM
#287
Gravity release me...
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100! Tomorrow starts the double digits!!!
Have a Magical Day, Month, Year!!!
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable ~ Walt Disney
Stephanie
~A man's character can be judged by the way he treats his dog.~
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05-17-2012, 07:07 AM
#288
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Originally Posted by
nikkithepooh
I'm too sad about the trip being over

I don't have my next trip planned yet! My sister would like to go with me next time...but I don't think I can wait a whole year!!! By the way, my DH came on the last trip for a week, even though he just started a new job. His boss was understanding and actually said "we want you to be happy...go on your planned trip". He was not fully employed for 2 years. Moral of the story...plan a trip to Disney and your wishes will come true!
That's great news about your husband, and yes, Disney has a way of making everything better!
Oh, and speaking of better, my countdown just got better by one day, now only 22 days to go, three weeks from tomorrow!
1999 - Coronado Springs (1 night); 2003 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2005 - All Star Music (7 nights); 2007 - POP Century (10 nights); 2008 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2009 - POP Century (10 nights); 2010 - Dolphin (2 nights); 2011 - POP Century (7 nights); June 8-18, 2012 - POFQ (10 nights); next trip,June 18-22, 2013 - POFQ (5 nights). If I'm not at Walt Disney World or Disneyland, I'm not really happy.
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05-17-2012, 08:56 AM
#289
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Offsite 77, FW 80, Offsite 88, Offsite 90, Offsite 92, Offsite 97, CSR 04, POR 06, CR 08, POR 09, Offsite 09, Poly 10, POR 11, Offsite 11, Offsite 12, VWL 12, Poly 13, SSR 13
Chris - DL in 2014!

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05-17-2012, 10:07 AM
#290
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90 days 'till Disney 
If no-one out there understands, start your own revolution and cut out the middle man (Billy Bragg)
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05-17-2012, 10:45 AM
#291
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Tomorrow will be 3 weeks!! Yay!!
CbFEtt, wow 1 week!! Getting any packing done yet? 
Have a Disney Day!
You don't have to walk on water, it's how you walk on land.
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05-17-2012, 12:19 PM
#292
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Originally Posted by
tappenfeat
100! Tomorrow starts the double digits!!!
You know what you have to do as soon as you wake up tomorrow? You have to do the famed Double Digit Dance! No one can show you how to do this - it must come from within!!!
Dan
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
- James Taylor

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05-17-2012, 02:44 PM
#293
Obsessed Disney Mama

Originally Posted by
danyoung
You know what you have to do as soon as you wake up tomorrow? You have to do the famed Double Digit Dance! No one can show you how to do this - it must come from within!!!
I did mine on our front porch. The kids didn't know about the trip do I had to do it in secret.
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05-18-2012, 08:49 AM
#294
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Less than a month!! Getting so excited. I am a bit lost with the packing though, I would usually be done by now. Unfortunatly when you are not going in a different season it's harder to pack. I used to just pack the stuff we would wear on vacay into the suitcases instead of puttting them away for the season.
Now I will actually be packing a good bit of it a couple days before going, hopefully I can get myself organized so it works out.
PS I am not counting the last day (since we leave so early) until I start going by the hours.
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05-18-2012, 02:53 PM
#295
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Originally Posted by
3Princesses1Prince
I did mine on our front porch. The kids didn't know about the trip do I had to do it in secret.

When are you travelling? I'm wondering if I should add you to our August Mouse Planet list? There is definitely a 'meet' in the making!
If no-one out there understands, start your own revolution and cut out the middle man (Billy Bragg)
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05-18-2012, 06:42 PM
#296
Gravity release me...
MousePad Community Leader
Double, double, digit dance...cha cha cha!!! CHA...CHA yeah, yeah, yeah!!!! 
Have a Magical Day, Month, Year!!!
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable ~ Walt Disney
Stephanie
~A man's character can be judged by the way he treats his dog.~
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05-19-2012, 04:23 AM
#297
Registered User

Originally Posted by
tappenfeat
Double, double, digit dance...cha cha cha!!! CHA...CHA yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!

Yeah
cha, cha, cha!
If no-one out there understands, start your own revolution and cut out the middle man (Billy Bragg)
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05-19-2012, 04:33 AM
#298
some imagination, huh?
7 months from today we'll be on our way to WDW.
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05-19-2012, 05:49 AM
#299
Registered User

Originally Posted by
tappenfeat
Double, double, digit dance...cha cha cha!!! CHA...CHA yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!


Originally Posted by
scoobydooby
Yeah

cha, cha, cha!
We are a strange and lovely group of people, lol. Of course, I'm not one to carry on and cha, cha, cha like that, no matter how close I am to my Disney vacation.
20 days to go! I'll be in the teens tomorrow! Hurray, huzzah, and hoop-de-doo! Boogedy, boogedy, boogedy, boo! Zeet, zittle, bob-in-the-middle; shriek out loud 'cause the cat's got your tongue, watch out Disney 'cause here I come!
I'm much too dignified for anything like that.
1999 - Coronado Springs (1 night); 2003 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2005 - All Star Music (7 nights); 2007 - POP Century (10 nights); 2008 - DL's Paradise Pier (5 nights); 2009 - POP Century (10 nights); 2010 - Dolphin (2 nights); 2011 - POP Century (7 nights); June 8-18, 2012 - POFQ (10 nights); next trip,June 18-22, 2013 - POFQ (5 nights). If I'm not at Walt Disney World or Disneyland, I'm not really happy.
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05-19-2012, 08:15 AM
#300
Registered User

Originally Posted by
houseofmouse
CbFEtt, wow 1 week!! Getting any packing done yet?

No packing yet. I'll pack the night before in like 20 minutes. My DW has started packing for her and the kids. WOW 5 days to go! Can't wait!
Offsite 77, FW 80, Offsite 88, Offsite 90, Offsite 92, Offsite 97, CSR 04, POR 06, CR 08, POR 09, Offsite 09, Poly 10, POR 11, Offsite 11, Offsite 12, VWL 12, Poly 13, SSR 13
Chris - DL in 2014!

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