Glad everything seems to be going to plan. Looking forward to a few pictures of the new house
I will definitely post some photos here once we are settled in and the house is tidied to my standards
. That may take a few weeks, but they'll be available eventually. I also have some great "before" pics that show the house in it's original state (and by original, I mean before the current owners renovated it .... OMG, it had robin egg blue metal cupboards and navy carpet in the kitchen!!!
). The transformation is shocking!
Those babies are always so cute! I love that they have a nanny. If feasible, you know I'd come stay with those furry cuties!
Kohls had some cute valentines day towels. They were cat themed and said I'd spend all 9 lives on you.
You sure you don't want to move to Michigan?
I'd have you kitty-sit for us in a heartbeat!
Love the kitty pictures! They are so cute
Aw, thank you!
Here's one to make you laugh from the weekend. Dash decided to just "stand" in the middle of the floor as we were watching March Madness. He was completely bewildered as to why we were giggling at his crazy stance.
Hi Gina!
I have read your last few trip reports, and usually read quite a bit on the disboards, but as I am getting close in days to my own trip, I thought I should finally join in and say hello!
Your trips always seem like such a great mix of splurge and budgeted, new and old- it's always a great read!
Good luck with moving into the new house and hello to the kitties.
Thank you! And a big (albeit, belated)
to the thread!
You mentioned you have a trip coming up fairly soon......what are your dates?
I need to comment again; so it doesn't take me 15 years to find this thread. I can never seem to do so since it got moved to where ever this location is.
Yes, this thread has definitely moved around a lot since it first started in January
. Hopefully this is where I stay until May!!
Glad you managed to track us down
.
Hi Gina! I'm still not sure if we will be in Orlando that weekend, but I would say the probability is greater than 50 percent. I even made hotel reservations. Since you have resort days on the 5th and 6th, it should be pretty easy to meet. We will most likely be going to Sea World, but I'm thinking of buying Fun Passes, so we will have a lot of flexibility in our park day(s).
Awesome!! With our admission to Discovery Cove, we have unlimited access to SeaWorld (and Aquatica) so if you wanted to meet at the parks, we're up for that too. It's getting so close!!
Hello Gina,
Congrats on the new home. I would be stressed out at thought of moving and planing this trip. You are a pro
. We will be arriving at MCO on the 4th late evening and off to SRV. We are doing a resort day on the 5th after a grocery run. Maybe we will run into you.
I'm not sure if I'm a pro or completely insane (most likely the latter!
) but I'm certainly not bored. Not the best timing we could have picked, but looking on the bright side, we will REALLY appreciate our vacation by the time it rolls around!
Your schedule sounds EXACTLY like ours! Saying hello is completely workable, as we plan to enjoy the resort for most of the day on the 5th. Let me know if you want to exchange cell numbers before we both travel. Do you have any idea what section you might be staying in?
Hi Gina, I have been a silent fan of your since I read your first trip report a few years ago! I am also Canadian, living in Northern Ontario and also travel with my husband to Orlando once a year and don't always partake in the Disney Parks. I have gotten so many great tips from you and love reading about your adventures especially since your move to the "other side of the boarder". What made me finally add a comment is I am just booking an unexpected trip to Orlando in October with my mom and my daughter, who will just have turned 19, and we will be staying at the Sheraton Vistana Resort! So now I am going to reread all your reports with a new perspective! Good luck with your move and your new home looks lovely!
Hi Trish, thank you for the kind compliments!!
I am so excited that you will be giving SVR a try in October.....it's such an awesome resort, I think you and your DD will LOVE it! Depending on your dates, our trips might even overlap (as you may have already read, we usually enjoy a week there every autumn as well as in the spring). Definitely let me know when you will be staying there, and if we are in town at the same time, we'll surely make a date to say hello
.
I hope the packing is going well. We're down to 59 days til we arrive in Florida, 57 or 58 until we start the drive.
We just decided to camp for one night in the middle of the trip. We'll be at Fort Wilderness so more like camping probably. We'll be in the middle of our Mariott GRande Vista stay so if it rains we can bail and just stay in the time share that night.
The packing is driving me bonkers, but most things are now boxed or bagged or otherwise ready to be moved. I'll be glad when its all over and a little more 'normalcy' returns to this crazy life
.
I can't believe your next trip is roaring up so fast.....it feels like you just got back
. Will Wonderland Cookie Dough be on this vacation's itinerary as well?
Hi Gina it was glad to see an update and I love the
with the boxes. I know mine get in to the boxes and distract us when we are trying to do things
. I saw your itinerary and I think that is exactly what we are going to do next year for my DD's graduation from HS. We loved Discovery Cove but didn't get a chance to take advantage of the other parks last time. I even think we are going to try the Shearaton Vistana Resort.
I have only done a time share once in Virginia and once in Mexico. It was very nice but I really struggled with the pressure of the time share presentations. We are't able to purchase one and don't want to do the presentation. I have been reading that these resorts are pretty good if you just say "no thank you". The resort looks very nice and for this type of trip I think it would work well. Any recommendations on the best way to book?
When we bought our house many years ago we went on a vacation that was planned before the house two weeks before moving. It was crazy and so was I. You are doing a great job juggling everything. When we relocate to Florida I am going to have to really plan it well. I feel that will be exciting but over whelming.
Look forward to more updates! I hope everyone following along has a great weekend
Your graduation celebration sounds AMAZING!!! Seaworld and Aquatica are incredible parks and round out Discovery Cove just perfectly, and I think you'll thoroughly enjoy them both (much, much more relaxing and low key than Disney and Universal but jut as fun
). Definitely don't fret about the timeshare presentations; a "no" at check-in will be all that's necessary and you won't be bothered for the rest of your trip (except for possibly a phone call or message extending the offer one more time during the course of your stay, but we just don't answer the phone so its never an issue). We've actually done the presentation now 3 times, and even its no biggie.....the last time we did it at SVR, we made $125, had breakfast, and were out in 50 minutes. Low key and a decent moneymaker for a day we didn't have any other plans other than chilling at the pools. But they definitely won't give you a hard time if you refuse, nor make you feel bad for saying no. The staff at the Welcome Center are generally pretty great.
I'm actually quite surprised at how calm I've been as this move has raced up on us ..... this is definitely not like me
. I guess maybe I've learned to adapt over the last 18 months of incredible change. I just keep telling myself, everything will eventually get done.