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10-01-2008, 12:30 AM
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| Community Rank: Adventurer   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Douglasville, GA
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| More of 1st day, maybe part of 2nd...... Where did I last leave u? Oh yeah, that's right-we were supposed to get up at 6:45 but I couldn't sleep-so I was up at 5 am  !!We were staying at the Motel 6 (yuck!! some may be good-but this one wasn't) in Gainesville, FL for the evening and had McDonald's for dinner (another yuck for me-I just don't like them as much as I used to when I was younger I guess  ).There are 5 of us remember, so the 2 full beds weren't enough, but my son LOVES to sleep on the floor even at home  -so he volunteered to sleep there on this night as well. We made him a rather nice comfy (as it could be) bed with the bed spreads and extra blankets that were in the room, we had brought our own pillows from home-so her had those too. 2 of us took a shower that night, while the rest said they would do it tomorrow before we left since we figured there wouldn't be enough hot water for 5  . We all talked and giggled some before drifting off to sleep-excited about the next day!! Like I said, I was awake at 5, and come to find out so was Bossy and Zach , there was NO WAY my girl's would be up that early, so the ones that were awake-took turns taking showers and getting ready-while SLOWLY and I do mean SLOWLY waking the girl's up- we have to be gentle with that because if we don't-it could turn into a scene like in the Exorcist (spelling) where her head spins around   and we DON'T want that now do we !! Everyone was eventually up and showered, so while they were eating on some pop tarts and granola bars-I was packing up the van to get the show on the road  !!! We were on the road by 7:45 !!! I know, I am as shocked as u  !! I told the kids (especially my girls) how proud I was of them that they were able to get up and get going way earlier than expected!! I didn't think we would be out of there by 10 much less 7:45 !!We all settled into being "on the road again" (I couldn't resist-u know u r now singing that song  )-with me driving of course-I did the whole trip, but that is how I wanted it since I am prone to car sickness and the mere fact that I HAVE TO BE IN CONTROL PEOPLE  !!! Sorry-I digress. The kids were either reading or listening to their ipod gadgets and Bossy and I were just talking, talking, talking-which is what we do BEST .As we get closer, we are getting more and more excited-even the kids are talking to us now instead of listening to their ipods and such!! I had printed out directions directly to Pop and Bossy was making sure I followed them !! I forgot to mention all the tolls that we had to go thru-I am sure u already know since u have to come thru them too-but WOW, r those really necessary (just kidding I know they r)?We are coming closer and u can tell because of all the signs (duh!!) along the way that are dealing with Disney and the feeling in the van just keeps getting lighter and lighter , we are making our turns this way and that way and then we see the sign to tell us to turn to get to Pop Century Resort  !! . There it is-we are HOME SWEET HOME (at least for a week anyway!!), as we get closer-we have another view.... .We find a great parking space right near where we have to go check in, get parked, scramble out of the van, s-t-r-e-t-c-h, get the travel documents from the van and head on inside. It is really cool in there!!! So, this is where I will leave u for now-but don't be sad  , I promise to be back soon with new and exciting details of checking in and other things as well . Have a great evening......ttfn .
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10-01-2008, 08:31 AM
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| RED SOX NATION!!  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Connecticut
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| Glad you finally made it to Disney!! 
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10-01-2008, 03:23 PM
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| Yay - you made it to Disney! 
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10-01-2008, 06:23 PM
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| Go Red Sox!! :D  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
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| WOO HOO!!! You're there!! Can't wait to hear more
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10-01-2008, 10:02 PM
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| Disney Cruise Addict  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a nice little apartment
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10-01-2008, 10:51 PM
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| Community Rank: Adventurer  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Taylorsville, NC
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| A most excellent start. Glad you made it to everyone's favorite place. Love your pics and teh use of teh smileys. Bring on some more. BTW we arrived on the 16th and left on the 20th. We probably passed without knowing it.
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10-02-2008, 12:05 AM
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| Community Rank: Trailblazer   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: new york
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10-03-2008, 04:46 PM
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| Community Rank: Adventurer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Douglasville, GA
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| I'm back everyone-sorry for the delay, kind of crazy 'round here . I last left u when we were turning into the parking lot of Pop and boy were we excited !! We parked and walked into the main hall and saw this....  , not exactly sure what all it was yet since we were headed towards the check out line. There was only a few people in front of us-so it didn't take long at all to reach a smiling, helpful face (I forgot that helpful person's name-but she was terrific). We checked in, made sure the rooms were the kind that had the door in between (I never get that part right-connecting or adjoining ), anyway-also asked if they received my fax about a certain request I made and she smiled  , said they did and they loved my poem ...this is what I wrote in case u all were wondering..."We'll be celebrating a birthday and wanted to see if there are some special things you could do for me? We would like adjoining/connecting rooms on the top floor-I PROMISE I won't ask for anything more !!" I know pretty lame -but I was told it worked !! Although they did tell us the rooms weren't ready yet-they assured me that my request was granted! The gave me a little card with a number on it saying to call in about an hour or two to check on the rooms being ready. She told us how the dining plan worked, put charging priviledges on my card (although I never used it for that) and wished us a magical day! They gave us all the wonderful information and goodies (room keys/tickets etc) they give u during check in, Bossy got her birthday button and we were off to the van to put that stuff up, get my camera etc, we left the van there since we weren't sure where we would be for the week and headed for the bus stop for EPCOT..... !! Here are some pics that we took on the bus... and  . We are very excited and not tired one bit so we are raring to go!!! The bus came in no time at all maybe a 5 minute wait and we were the 1st ones in line for it too . More to come of our 1st day in the parks......be patient grasshapper !!
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10-03-2008, 07:30 PM
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| RED SOX NATION!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Connecticut
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| Another great update!!
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10-03-2008, 11:35 PM
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| Go Red Sox!! :D Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rhode Island - Red Sox Nation
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| Great update! Glad they met your requests!  Looking forward to more
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10-03-2008, 11:49 PM
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| Community Rank: Trailblazer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: new york
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10-04-2008, 12:20 AM
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| Glad you were able to get an early start and make it to WDW earlier then expected. What a great sight seeing the Welcome sign... Glad check in was a breeze and that you got all your requests...can't wait to hear about your first day in the parks.
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