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by laurie5658 » Oct Tue 29, 2013 9:34 am
Belle1082 wrote:laurie5658 wrote:EIGHT DAYS!!!!!!!!!! That is ONE WEEK from TOMORROW, people!!!!!! Giddy as all get out!!!!!!!
4 days!!!!! Suitcase is out and laundry is done but haven't started packing yet. Even though I saw this every trip, this time I really mean it that I want to TRY to only bring what I need and NOT overpack! ha I always try to plan outfits, etc, but I always seem to pack way more than I need! But i'm still gonna try! lol
You are not alone with the overpacking thing. Like you, this time I SWEAR I will take just what I will need! I swear!

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by theBIGyowski » Oct Wed 30, 2013 9:58 am
11 weeks until our grown-up trip to WDW!
We'll be staying at Kidani Village in a savannah view room. The only thing left to buy are park tickets...something we'll probably need to do soon since FP+ will be our only way to get FP in January.
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by Amy » Oct Wed 30, 2013 12:32 pm
theBIGyowski wrote:11 weeks until our grown-up trip to WDW!
We'll be staying at Kidani Village in a savannah view room. The only thing left to buy are park tickets...something we'll probably need to do soon since FP+ will be our only way to get FP in January.
Yay! Is Kidani Village a DVC then?
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by Alacrity » Oct Wed 30, 2013 1:07 pm
It is. Along with Jambo house. All together they are the Animal Kingdom Villas.
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by Belle1082 » Oct Wed 30, 2013 3:06 pm
3 days....how can it be so close?!?! I'm not ready!

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by laurie5658 » Oct Wed 30, 2013 3:12 pm
Belle1082 wrote:3 days....how can it be so close?!?! I'm not ready!

You had better be getting ready!!!!
ONE WEEK! That is SEVEN days from right now we will be sitting at our gate waiting to board the plane!!!!!!!!!
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by Belle1082 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 8:51 am
laurie5658 wrote:Belle1082 wrote:3 days....how can it be so close?!?! I'm not ready!

You had better be getting ready!!!!
ONE WEEK! That is SEVEN days from right now we will be sitting at our gate waiting to board the plane!!!!!!!!!
Pretty sure I'm two days away and I STILL haven't started packing yet!!! I did my target run and most of my laundry, but have to get my butt in gear and get organized! How is it that I'm leaving in 2 days?!?!
The weather is looking decent for next week -- anything is better than this cold in MN -- and hopefully the crowds won't be too crazy!

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by theBIGyowski » Oct Thu 31, 2013 10:12 am
Amy wrote:theBIGyowski wrote:11 weeks until our grown-up trip to WDW!
We'll be staying at Kidani Village in a savannah view room. The only thing left to buy are park tickets...something we'll probably need to do soon since FP+ will be our only way to get FP in January.
Yay! Is Kidani Village a DVC then?
Yes...we were able to find someone we could rent a few points from since it's a quick trip. I was able to get roundtrip flights for free using points...and saved a little over $1,000 by renting DVC points for the room...for a total savings of about $1,500! Not too bad. Now if only the park passes weren't so darn expensive!
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by laurie5658 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 10:24 am
Upon a quick glance at my ticker today Jim and I have LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!!!! Oh! Oh! Oh!
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by Belle1082 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 10:44 am
laurie5658 wrote:Upon a quick glance at my ticker today Jim and I have LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!!!! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Seriously...the ticker is freaking me out. lol
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by laurie5658 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 10:55 am
Belle1082 wrote:laurie5658 wrote:Upon a quick glance at my ticker today Jim and I have LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!!!! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Seriously...the ticker is freaking me out. lol
How close are you getting to finishing up packing? ANywhere near LOL?
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by Belle1082 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 11:29 am
laurie5658 wrote:Belle1082 wrote:laurie5658 wrote:Upon a quick glance at my ticker today Jim and I have LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!!!! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Seriously...the ticker is freaking me out. lol
How close are you getting to finishing up packing? ANywhere near LOL?
Close in the fact that I pretty much have everything I need and everything is clean and ready to go....just have to decide what I'm brining, put it in the suitcase and HOPEFULLY not bring too much. haha Fat chance of that happening!

It's always tricky for me to know what to pack when I'm currently in like 40* weather and am going to 70's and 80's. It's like I completely forget what that weather feels like and what I should wear! lol
Plus, it seems to me that it can be pretty warm during the day and cool down at night, so I like to pack warm and cool clothes!
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by laurie5658 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 11:33 am
It appears that the temps may be in the 80's when we are there so I need to figure all of that out. Oh the joys of living in the upper Midwest (western Illinois).
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by jlpeaches255 » Oct Thu 31, 2013 12:23 pm
Belle1082 wrote:laurie5658 wrote:It appears that the temps may be in the 80's when we are there so I need to figure all of that out. Oh the joys of living in the upper Midwest (western Illinois).
Close in the fact that I pretty much have everything I need and everything is clean and ready to go....just have to decide what I'm brining, put it in the suitcase and HOPEFULLY not bring too much. haha Fat chance of that happening!

It's always tricky for me to know what to pack when I'm currently in like 40* weather and am going to 70's and 80's. It's like I completely forget what that weather feels like and what I should wear! lol
Plus, it seems to me that it can be pretty warm during the day and cool down at night, so I like to pack warm and cool clothes!
As the temps went down here in Mass, I stopped putting the shorts and such in the dresser drawers and put them in the vacation pile! 16 days left for me. Have fun guys!!

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by Amy » Oct Thu 31, 2013 8:48 pm
theBIGyowski wrote:Amy wrote:theBIGyowski wrote:11 weeks until our grown-up trip to WDW!
We'll be staying at Kidani Village in a savannah view room. The only thing left to buy are park tickets...something we'll probably need to do soon since FP+ will be our only way to get FP in January.
Yay! Is Kidani Village a DVC then?
Yes...we were able to find someone we could rent a few points from since it's a quick trip. I was able to get roundtrip flights for free using points...and saved a little over $1,000 by renting DVC points for the room...for a total savings of about $1,500! Not too bad. Now if only the park passes weren't so darn expensive!
Nice! I haven't done much investigating into DL tickets yet. I know the Club 33 lunch day is going to be expensive since we will need tickets for that day, and from the sounds of things, my one brother will be leaving right after lunch to fly back home because he has to work the next morning
