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08-30-2008, 05:03 AM
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| Community Rank: Trekker   Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ohio
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| Dream of Lifetime TR Sept 23-Oct 5 **UPDATED 10/28** With a little over 3 weeks to go, I thought it was about time to start a trip report. There have been so many changes to this trip. This trip is called Dream of Lifetime, which I will get to the name in a little bit. First off, let me introduce you to the crew going on this trip. Danny (Dad) 50 something has been a great support system for me. We joke around with him calling him Grumpy. Doesn’t usually want to know too much about the planning until almost time to go. He works for the Ohio Turnpike. This will be his 5th trip to WDW. The first trip was his & my mom honeymoon offsite. The last 4 trips were since 2005 once a year.  Debbi (Mom) aka (Mickey28) 40 something she is one of my best friend & at WDW is definitely my shopping buddy. She owned an ice cream shop & worked 7 days a week during the summer. We just sold the ice cream shop. Therefore, she will have some time off before we go. Usually we close the shop down the Sat. before we leave on Tues. so that is less stress for her. She has been on the same number of trips as my dad.  Shayne (Dbro) 16 y.o. he is my baby brother. He does garden tractor pulling, takes a market hog to our fair & bowling. His favorite characters are Goofy & Mater. This will be his 4th trip in the last 4 years. He doesn’t get excited until right before we leave but has a great time.  Amy (Me) 29 y.o. I worked at a restaurant that I have worked at for almost 11 years. The original owners sold it last Sept & it closed at the end of Feb this year. One of our regular customers & his wife bought it. I was one of the three rehired but it did not open until 4th of July. I went quite a few months with only working part time. It is starting to get a little better but it was a rough start. My mom & I are the planners of the family. We start about 11 months out with schedule & what we like to change from the year before. When the hours come out than we make all of our final changes. Tinkerbell is my favorite character & a cute little blue alien. I will be celebrating my BIG 3-0 at WDW but more on that later.  This was was me last year! With the help of some wonderful support here on the passporter board I have lost 65lbs probably more before we leave. Yay Me! Tony (Dbro) 25y.o he works in construction & has a family. We are hoping that next year he & the 3 kids are going with us to WDW. This year he is staying home again. Some of our family pictures from last year!     Well you have met all of the crew. Up next: A little bit about our previous trips.
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08-30-2008, 08:53 AM
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| RED SOX NATION!!  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Connecticut
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| Great start Amy  Congrats on the weight loss  More please!!
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08-30-2008, 09:08 AM
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| Community Rank: Jetsetter   Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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| Great intro! Congrats on your weight loss, that's awesome! I'm looking forward to more.
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08-30-2008, 10:59 AM
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| I miss the Red Sox!!!!!  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
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| Great start!! Congratulations on the weight loss!! I'd  to see a photo of the new you!  Can't wait to hear more
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08-31-2008, 06:54 PM
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| R DowneyJR future ex-wife  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In Robert Downey Jr's house ;) in my own mind PHL-MCO 861 miles away
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| Amy what a fabulous start! nothing better than spending your bday at WDW! and of course this goes without even saying CONGRATS!!! what an an accomplishment.
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08-31-2008, 06:59 PM
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| Community Rank: Globetrotter   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Harker Heights, TX
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| I your intro and can't wait to hear all about your upcoming trip. Congrats on the weight loss. That is fantastic!!!
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08-31-2008, 09:52 PM
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| Congratulations on the weight loss. That is really impressive. Looking forward to reading more about your Dream trip!
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| 222 miles from the Magic!  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: currently Valdosta, GA. Previously MD, OH, FL, WA.
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| Way to go on the weight loss! Can't wait to read more.
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09-02-2008, 07:39 AM
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| This will be our fourth trip to WDW in the past 4 years. 2005 Pop Century (April) 5 days/4nights it all started with that little trip 2006 CBR (Sept FREE FOOD) 8 days/7nights went with family 2007 CBR (Sept FREE FOOD again) 12 days/11nights The first year (2005) my dad & my mom paid for that one, we went for 5 days & 4nights. It was our first WDW experience we booked through a TA at AAA, which we loved. It felt so rushed. We only really had 3 days at the parks because of the 2 days of traveling. It was pretty much go, go, and go for morning to night. There was not a lot of down time. They didn’t even have magical express yet. We had a driver pick us up & take us back to the airport. He asked us if we enjoyed ourselves & my dad said yes. He also told him we would probably be back in the next couple of years. Well that planted a seed for my mom & me. I don't have an pictures on the computer from this trip! Well my mom & I got Disney in our blood & we wanted to go back. Therefore, we decide if we could come up with most of the money my dad couldn't say too much. So they put in some of their income tax return & I put some of mine. Then my mom & I make out weekly payment books & put that much money in the bank a week. My mom & I pay for quite a bit of our trips. We were able to CBR (2006) for 8 day & 7 nights. My dad's 2 sister & mom stayed at the Pop Century & went the same time that we did. So we meet up with them time to time. It was a great experience to be able to share that time with my aunts & grandma. On Dec 30th last year my grandma suddenly past away. I thought when we are looking at the pictures that my brother & I are the only ones who got that experience of WDW with her. We were so lucky & for my aunts to have that time with her. We had a great trip we some down time to relax & enjoy our hotel some. I fell in love with the CBR.   Time with the extended family   Last year it was just the 4 of us. We did the same thing this year except we started clipping coupons & the amount we save with the coupon we put in a jar to help pay for the extra such as MNSSHP, Mickey Milestone tour & tipping money. We love the weather in Sept./Oct. that is why we went again but added extra days to our trip 12 days/11 nights. In addition, FREE FOOD helps decided when to go. There were so many twist and turns in our plans last year. As soon as we found out, we were going to WDW again we usually book the week after we got back. We decided that we wanted to try 10 days/9nights. Well I started looking around the WDW site. That is scary to go to when you have a trip planned because you see all these prices. My mind started turning that for a little more money we could stay at the WL. So as soon as we were able to book our TA was on the phone at 7:00am from her house & couldn’t get through. She called us at a little after 8 & told us to get up there as soon as possible because there was no room at the lodge for us. We went back to Sept 12 & all the way up to the end of Sept. They still didn’t have anything for free food except concierge. Therefore, mom made an executive decision & decided we would go to CBR but add 2 more days on. That was how the 12 day/11night trip was born. We had such a great time. There was lots of R&R on this trip but there was also some rain. The first time we had that much rain. Our first whole day last year we schedule the Mickey Milestone tour. I got up in the morning around 6:00am & was going to walk around while to take pictures it was raining. It rain 6 hours straight. I could not believe it. Many of our pictures last year have a dark gray sky instead of the pretty blue we are use too.  This was the day we did our tour    This is how the sky looked 75% of our trip!  3 weeks to go!!!!!!!!Wahoo!!!!!!   Up next: How this trip came about
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Amy! Great intros. Looking forward to hearing more about your plans!
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