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04-21-2009, 09:27 PM
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| My happy place is the WS  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mooresville, NC
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| Eight Days a Week - The Bakelin Invasion **Updated 7/8 - COMPLETE** So we're back, and I've got a crazy week happening this week, but as MattUGA says "It's on!" Andy's on the phone with T&K (aka his parents) right now, so I'll start us off. Friday got here really quick last week what with all the craziness going that week. I ran a few errands that morning (as in shopping for clothes....getting ill at Old Navy b/c clothes don't fit right....that sort of thing) and packed while Andy was at work. He made it home on time and we hit the road by like 5:30. We stopped over at the Mircotel in Savannah where we stayed after our cruise back in November. It really is a nice Mircrotel. The rooms aren't actually mirco like the other Mircrotels we've stayed in. They're like regular hotel rooms. And it was CHEEEAP! Like $60 cheap! We checked in around 9:30 or so, I took a bath, and we hit the bed afterwards. Well I had to make my mousekeeping envelopes before bed...... I had Andy print them so I had to cut them out and fold them up and crap. As usual I had a night of "is it time to get up yet?" kind of sleep  We got up around 6:30ish the next morning and hit the road by 7. We stopped off at McD's for a biscuit before we really set off.At about an hour away the trademark Disney stomach started talking. It knew where we were. It's like a dog in the backseat (like Seinfeld and Kramer) when the dog realizes it's going to the vet and not the park. The Disney Stomach knew it was somewhere it might not have been ready for yet. But it wanted food. It perked up and said "Hey, I know this place.....I'm ready to EAT!" One in the bubble we headed straight to All Star Movies to check in. We were in the bubble by 11 so we made great time! The line for check in was fairly long, but we didn't care. We were in our happy place. Recently I've become addicted to Phineas and Ferb on the Disney Channel and I've made Andy start watching too. Something about "Perry the Platypus" and Dr. Doofenshmirtz just cracks me up!!! Well it was on the TV in the check in area so we just watched while we waited in line... (and made Perry the Platypus noises cause it cracks me up!!!) We finally made our way to check in and our check in CM was........ get this.......MARTIN from CHINA! Stereotypical Chinese name if you ask me He was really hard to understand and we just kind of gave up with questions. He pretty much told us what room we were in......he let on that we were in building 10, 3rd floor, which is exactly what I had requested. We decided to pull around and park at our building and then grab a bus to DTD. We stopped off at the gift shop to buy a bag since I told Andy that he didn't need his backpack but then realized.....yeah he did....oops....Good excuse for a purchase So a DTD bus was pulling up right as we walked up. We had our own private bus ... and the scenic route yes, we saw the Treehouse Villas..... I wanted to scream at the driver to go straight instead of turn....we were RIGHT there, but she turned anyway, and went around a back way so she could pull into the stop a certain way. But whatever, we were there. We headed straight to Earl to grab lunch. I went with the Ham and Swiss again while Andy changed it up. He tried the Hawaiian BBQ Chicken and really enjoyed it. We do love our Earl!   It's sandwich time!!!   During lunch I got a text from Matt telling us they were still at DTD. We agreed to meet up at the Pin Store. So that's where we headed next. We ran into Matt and Bethany and cutie Audrey there...  We chatted for a bit and then agreed to meet back up at Epcot later with the Bakers. I made my first purchase of the trip.... the LE Stitch 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea pin and a pin for Brandi with Chip and Dale and NUTS on it b/c she works at Chestnut Elementary and calls it the NUT. Didn't it say something like "completely nuts"? I think it did...... Anyway, after that, we headed over to Trend D.   This was where I made my next purchase   Brandi called me while we were in here to tell me that she was at DTD as well!! I had thought they were meeting us at Epcot, but they surprised us by meeting us there  We told them we'd meet them at Ghirardelli since that was our next stop. They had parked over in the West Side so we walked through the WoD to kill some time...  Green Stitch Yoda it is We came out of WoD and walked up to Ghirardelli just in time to see the Bakers waiting for us! We were uber excited! We were so excited that I don't have any pictures of the encounter! Oops.... So after the meet and hugs and all that great stuff, we decided to grab our first malts from Ghirardelli while the Bakers hit up the Earl for the first time since they hadn't had lunch yet.     We met back up with the Bakers at the Earl and sat with them while they ate..... I LOVE this next pic........Pomegranate (as he's now called b/c of the calendar we made him for Christmas.....April was Pomegranate.....I think Pom Tree 'Palm Tree' is next  ) But I think Pomegranate gets this look a lot! After lunch we decided to go to the Design a Tee place b/c Pom wants a tshirt with Pete's Dragon on it but he can't find one anywhere...  Well he crapped out again....no luck in Design a Tee.....oh well. Another pic inside the store...  After our shopping around we decided it was getting rather warm and we kind of wanted to see if our room was ready.  The hard decision making photo..... I don't make decisions but yet everybody looks to me to do it..... I called and found out our room was ready and got our room number. The Bakers said they'd drive us back so we could unload our crap. On the way out we saw the Characters in Flight balloon.....but it wasn't running just yet..  When we passed Raglan Road we retold the "fall heard round the world" story from a couple years ago. Remember that one? If you don't, maybe I'll post it again at some point in time. But we passed the scene of the accident.........It still makes my foot hurt to see it.....stupid curb........stupid yellow painted so you pay attention to it curb...... Anyway...... The Bakers drove us back to the ASMovies and helped us unload our car. I unpacked a bit and then freshened up and changed clothes.....all the while being fussed at for being slow Oh well  The Bakers....waiting on me..... Brandi busted out the "East-mas" presents as I'm calling them now.......they were from Christmas but she never sent them so she gave them to us for Easter. They were totally still wrapped in Christmas paper We got some gifts for the kitties....treats and toys. And then Andy got a Beatles book that he doesn't have, believe it or not.... and a Bumble (from Rudolph) Christmas ornament. And a set of 4 SWEET Beatles drinking glasses, each decorated for a certain song. I'm currently drinking out of Lovely Rita  After "East-mas" Pom decided that a clean room would not suffice, and opened his coke that he just DROPPED! It blew up all over the floor......  We had to laugh though....... It was funny. And see that Andy just put a towel over it. Reminds me of Big Daddy and the newspaper.So once we were all ready (well, once I was ready) we all headed out to Epcot....with the Bakers as our drivers Coming up: Fun with friends at Epcot!
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04-21-2009, 09:41 PM
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| Community Rank: Trekker   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Laughing so hard right now at the Disney stomach where it's like when the dog actually realizes that it's going to the vet instead of the park. I'm glad to see you've started your TR. I followed your PTR so I'm excited to read about the details of your trip. Hurry back with more! Oh, and totally diggin the Big Daddy reference. We think about that everytime something spills.
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04-21-2009, 10:01 PM
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| Community Rank: Navigator   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Newtown, PA
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| I'm so glad that I'm not the only person over the age of 10 who likes Phineous and Ferb. Every time Andrew watches it on TV, I end up watching it to (and singing the theme song).
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04-21-2009, 10:28 PM
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| Royal Princess!!!  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicopee, MA
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| Just checking in and liking what I am reading. I can't wait for another update Mel.
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04-21-2009, 10:59 PM
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| Loved the beginning. Your TRs are just........ Fun!!
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04-21-2009, 11:01 PM
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| Community Rank: Adventurer   Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ottawa
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| Wonderful funny start to this installment. Andy was a little short on words though. Love THE LOOK Pom gets ! Looking forward to Epcot
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04-21-2009, 11:48 PM
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| Community Rank: Trekker  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Brunswick, New Jersey
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| Great start...as usual! Phineus and Ferb is HUGE in our house. I have never had one of them Ghirardelli malts...but lookin' at yours is makin' me think I gotta get me one on the next trip 
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04-22-2009, 01:48 AM
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| Great start Melissa!  Love the Disney stomach!
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04-22-2009, 08:13 AM
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| Community Rank: Jetsetter   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 1 hr from Ottawa, Canada
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| You guys are just to funny! The big Daddy newspaper thing had me in stiches! I totally get that! Cant wait to read more about the trip!
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04-22-2009, 08:21 AM
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| Great start Melissa!! More please!!
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04-22-2009, 08:43 AM
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| Community Rank: Jetsetter  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Avenel, NJ
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| I'm so glad you started even though you've got so much going on!! I'm not sure if it's good or sad that I totally remember the "fall heard 'round the world" . . . . Feels like it was yesterday  I  the pic of Brandi shooting "the look" at Pom. That's hilarious. . . .  Can't wait for more. . . .
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04-22-2009, 09:25 AM
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| Community Rank: Scout   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Louisiana
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| Recently I've become addicted to Phineas and Ferb on the Disney Channel and I've made Andy start watching too. Something about "Perry the Platypus" and Dr. Doofenshmirtz just cracks me up!!! Ben and I love this show too...I started watching it last summer when I was a nanny b/c my little nephew loved it ...but I am a fan its so funny! When we passed Raglan Road we retold the "fall heard round the world" story from a couple years ago. I too now have a story like that...I recently fell at EPCOT ...just my usual tripping over my own two feet...the funny this was that no one stopped to help me they pretty much walked over me to get to Soarin...lol
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04-22-2009, 10:12 AM
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| Community Rank: Adventurer  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware
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| "Recently I've become addicted to Phineas and Ferb on the Disney Channel" OMG my daughter loves P&F too & I am hooked!! I was so excited to see P&Fshirts at our local Disney store, but why not in adult sizes  TR is off to a great start Can't wait to hear more!
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04-22-2009, 10:23 AM
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| Community Rank: Explorer   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: w/future ex husbands tommy lee, robert downey jr, adam lambert in NJ planet poptart
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| ok now I really want the ghiradelli drink  Trend D looks nice!! I cant wait to shop there now! |
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