Eight Days a Week - The Bakelin Invasion **Updated 7/8 - COMPLETE** About This Page:

[clio]

Congrats on your masters. I'm glad you're back. I was thinking about you the other day. It sounds like you guys have been really busy this summer. Can't wait to read more.
Liz

[davleigh]

I always enjoy reading your reports. Glad you are back! My husband told me in lamaze class that he thought that I was the biggest person in there. After I stopped crying, he explained that he meant that I had the largest stomach and he thought I was the farthest along in the group. Again, not the smartest thing to say to a woman. Much less one that is getting read to give birth to your child! There really should be classes to help men learn to avoid making these types of mistakes! At least it gave me something to use against him in arguments for the past 10 years. Ha!

[bsblady01]

more please

[materstater]

Yay your back--I need my monthly Loflin TR!!!!

[lonereb]

Glad to see you back Melissa. I was thinking about this TR a couple days ago. More please.................

[Courtney892]

Great to have you continuing your trip report!! I have one still baking from last Sept!! But it involves my in-laws and some things are painful to relive

Do you honestly carry all your stuff in one backpack?!?! I am always amazed at the amount of *stuff* you have with you & yet you snap pics all the time and don't seem real encumbered by the *stuff*. Your camera takes fabu pics, but it is pretty huge (well compared to my tiny point & shoot ), and Andy's vid camera, and your pins are on and off all day....depending on when Stitch shows up...

Do you spend a lot of time getting things in and out? I ask because I am always looking for the perfect way to transport everything, and the system we mostly go with at the moment is carrying minimal stuff into the parks unless the nieces and nephews are along.

[chezp]

That is too funny about Eeyore!

[Brit_Invader]

Sorry about flipping your guy off Cheryl. lol

[mestitch]

WHOA!! Andy came out of hiding!!!

and this

I have others, but this is a family board!

is sooo true. I have a couple pics of Andy and part of a very oddly shaped pretzel piece that are just not appropriate

Courtney,
we just bought one of those pull string WDW 2009 backpack bags, you know what I'm talking about? That little thing carries A LOT. We normally have Andy's big backpack but I think from now on we're carrying the WDW bag. All that's in there is my pin lanyard, a sheet from my pin trading album for trading (the smaller size), Andy's camera which he never uses anymore believe it or not , suntan lotion, a WDW umbrella, and my camera when I'm not using it. He organizes little things in the zipper section and then cameras and umbrella in the main section. The bag really isn't cumbersome to carry and I'm really glad we bought that one on this trip!

More to come soon!

[bethf]

Another great update! Love the Eeyore story, can't wait to read more!

[dsteiny23]

Glad you are back!! Great updates...except for the preggers comment. That happened to me a year ago when the gal in the caffeteria asked me if I was having another. Ah...NO...but I did call Jenny Craig after that.

[OhToodles!]

Originally Posted by dsteiny23

Glad you are back!! Great updates...except for the preggers comment. That happened to me a year ago when the gal in the caffeteria asked me if I was having another. Ah...NO...but I did call Jenny Craig after that.

OMG! That is terrible. I'm sure you didn't look like you were pregnant if your sig pic is any indication. You look great!

[mestitch]

Thank you Kelly!!! I mean, I know I put back on like 10 pounds after our Weight Watchers lowest point...but still, I'm under 120......I haven't worn that shirt since then though

[mestitch]

Day 3 - Monday 4 /13
For some weird totally unlike me reason I only have 2 photos for this update...........
But I'm thinking the reason is that we were on a mission this morning.
The wake up call came early again. It was EMH at DHS this morning. The plan was to hit up DHS early so we could get back and get ready for afternoon tea. We got up and got ready and were at DHS in plenty of time. I think we walked right on to a bus. While we waited in line I busted out the iPhone and we relistened to the podcast with the tips for scoring the most points on Toy Story Insania. We had been listening to it for like a month and studying it We were ready!

Finally they let us in and all the crazy heads took off running. We just had to laugh at some of them. The freaked out look on their faces, like they're running for their life. C'mon people, it's not going anywhere.... it'll be there when you get there....there's only so many people here right now.....relax! We walked our way back.

Andy grabbed a FP first and while he did I spotted a pin on the CM at the shop across from Insania. I asked her if I could trade and told her I had to grab my pins from my husband's bag. When I came back she said to me that she would have never guessed I was married! So I go from being called "mom" one day to being thought of as a teenager the next I do worry about when and if Andy and I decide have a child......people are gonna think I'm a pregnant TEEN!

Once Andy battled the war that was the FP area we got in line for TSM. It wasn't wrapping around inside so it went all the way down the street. But it moved fast. I was hungry and had stuffed the bag of Smuckers Jelly Beans that the Easter Bunny brought into our bag so I grabbed them and started snacking. We're talking the BIG bag I made Andy promise not to let me eat and eat and eat cause I'll eat jelly beans till I get sick....I ended up putting them away fairly fast b/c before we knew it, we were up to the glasses area. We grabbed our glasses and then were told to wait....huh??? There's nobody on the stairs.........what's going on? Then she directs us up another set of stairs, where there's no line, nobody in front of us....we were in the handicapped section. We didn't know this, but apparently they let regular line folks go over there to fill up a car when there's only a couple folks waiting for the handicap access. So we were on a car in no time!

So we immediately started repeating what we'd learned and them BAM we were in it! We both scored better than we have before and I beat Andy

We saw how easy it would be to perfect your skills if you had time to just ride and ride and ride.

After Insania we headed over to the TOT and RnRC since it was still in the EM part of the H We hopped on Tower and had a successful fall Then we headed over to RnRC and were able to wait in the regular line and it was only about a 15 min. wait. We actually scored a front seat in the front car! Niiiiice! Kind of freaky though.......

By now I was STARVING! We stopped by Starring Rolls but that place was PACKED so we decided we'd use a snack credit and grab some water or soda and a snack. Andy recommended the little pretzel stand place but he had to wait for it to open so I grabbed a seat by the Commissary to wait for him. He had a pretzel and I had a churro. Yummy.....nutritional breakfast While Andy was in line he had a couple of nice guys behind him They started complaining about how they sold beer at DHS (apparently at this cart) and how that's just wrong. I told Andy I wish he'd bought one right in front of them and then turned around and smiled He said he did consider it but it was only 9am I mean c'mon guys..... look around, folks have a drink in front of their kid all the time. It's one thing to have a beer or two because you enjoy a good beer, and getting totally trashed and acting like a complete fool.

Anyway, after our breakfast, we headed into the Great Movie Ride. That stupid Alien STILL freaks me out!!!

By now it was time for us to use our Insania FPs so we hopped back over there. Again, our scores were even better!

These scores are NOTHING compared to what we continued to get throughout the week

We decided we should head back to the ASMo so we could get ready for our trip to the GF for tea. On the way out we browsed through some shops and I bought this special Donald that recognized his 75th birthday. Each Donald had a patch on the bottom of his foot with the number that he was... I think there were 2000 of them. Mine is in the bedroom but I'm too lazy to go look at what number he is right now... maybe later

Back at the All Stars Andy took a goofy pic of me before we went to the room to get ready...

I like the action in the shot!

Coming up: Some actual pictures Tea at the GF, packed MK, and a quick change of plans!

[Colexis Mom]

Great time at Insania!! More please!!