Disneyland at Christmas/Holiday Season Superthread #5

[Sherry E]

Sherry! Thank goodness I knew you're OK from Facebook! We sure have missed you over here!

(Apparently not everyone missed me! )

 

[Angel Ariel]

It's great to see you, Sherry! I was wondering what had happened to you!

I'm sorry that you felt like your work and this thread wasn't appreciated. I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you that our family very much appreciated it! 2015 was our first holiday visit to DLR, and your thread was a wealth of information and a great place to come and ask questions! I am looking forward to being able to (assuming they continue ) participate in the theme week photos later this year! Thank you so much...we couldn't have had a better trip! And now I"m totally hooked on DLR at the holidays, and want to go back again next year...it's addictive!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Great to see you Sherry! I am also very sorry to hear you felt under appreciated last year for all your hard work on here. :/ Thank you for all you do on these boards! I enjoy this Christmas thread so much, especially the photos as it's a way for all of us, especially regular posters, to get to know each other a bit more personally. Lol, today is the start of Lent and I still have yet to post my December TR. I will try to do that this afternoon, if I am not melted from it being 90! Definitely a great time for PINK peppermint stick ice cream. I was it were a year round flavor at Baskin Robbins. As I posted last year that Dreyers stuff was horrible! :/ I did try Ralph’s (Kroger) Brand and at least that was pink.

To all, a wonderful minty ice cream I recently discovered is Safeway Brand, I get it at Pavilions. Mint Chocolate Cookie Crumble. Yes, the “mint” ice cream is green and not white. The cookie part is not very chewy (I have jaw joint issues) so I’m able to enjoy. It’s a million times better, IMO than that Dreyers plus because it is store brand, it’s more often on sale. Check it out and enjoy

I’m typing this up in Word and will copy/paste back into the reply box. Is anyone else having difficulty with the reply box this morning? For me, it is very slow for type to show up and not all the letters in words are sticking

Keep cool (or warm) everyone and Happy Wednesday

 

[sgrap]

Sherry, so glad to 'see' you back here! I hope you know how much you are appreciated! I know for me, your Halloween thread was what made our October 2014 trip so awesome, and as well this year for our November trip. So much info, and all the excitement just helps to build up the feeling of anticipation when you are waiting to go. It is also so fun to look back on my photos and see everyone else's photos from Christmas time at DLR. I made sure to take a ton of pictures this year of the decorations so that I am set for the theme weeks. I hope you do them again. But I do understand that it must be a huge amount of work. Big hug!

 

[lwanthony]

Sherry, your the best! Thanks so much for all you do on these super threads! I for one use them all the time and find them super helpful.

PS: The offer I sent you after my Halloween trip this last year still stands. I still have the Lithograph and would be more than happy to send one to you. PM me if you would like one of them.

-Lane

 

[Phoenixrising]

Sherry I'm glad to see you back on the boards again!! I had wondered what happened to you. I'm sorry you didn't feel appreciated on the thread. I know that both of your threads helped a great deal when planning my past trips during Halloween and Christmastime at DL. Unfortunately I lost all of my pics and 4 years of data when Windows 10 ate my laptop in Oct. Still using our back up computer until we finally have the time to replace it in a couple of weeks. Am currently planning another solo trip to DL in May/17.

 

[Sherry E]

Lol is it just me or does that gift card seem perfect for you

I actually asked Astylla specifically if she had any favorite characters. I thought it would be a nice touch to send a gift card with a character she liked. I would have done the same thing for sgrap, but she was headed to DLR very soon after she won the gift card -- there was no time to send a card and get it to her before her trip, so I had to handle that situation in a different way.

As it turned out, right after I ordered Astylla's card to be sent out, I discovered that a fraudulent charge had been placed on the specific card I used to purchase the gift card. Meanwhile, the Disney gift card transaction had not yet gone through on my account. I had to dispute the fraudulent charge for some bogus item I never bought and then hope that the Disney gift card transaction did not bounce or become inactive while the funds were missing due to that fraudulent charge. So it was a big mess/ordeal/headache that I didn't need right around the holidays..

I just tried some Dreyers Peppermint Wonderland (not slow churned) that I bought earlier today at Ralph's. Dreyers is on sale at Ralph's this week $3.49 for one or $2.79 each when you buy 2 and yes you are able to mix and match. To be fair, I have not had Peppermint ice cream in half a dozen years due to my TMJ (jaw joint) condition. I'm not able to crunch on the hard candy pieces. I wanted to be able to taste a little of it this year and figured I could pick out the candy pieces or with hot fudge they would melt anyway. Sherry, I have never ever had the Slow Churned version. I did think of that with how this ice cream tasted to me. The ice cream itself is white, no longer pink. The candy pieces are still pink. I did suck on a candy piece and that does have a peppermint taste to it. The smooth white ice cream tastes more like strange vanilla....frozen toothpaste? It does not taste too minty at all to me.

I did call Dreyers and they are sending me out a full value coupon which was very kind. The customer service lady I spoke with said that the ice cream was once pink. It is now white due to consumer complaints about the pink dye. She said the white vs. pink might be why it tastes different to me but she did not say that for sure. I was disappointed. I do remember even last year Baskin and Robbins did carry pink Peppermint Stick ice cream. I will check this year and give that a try. I just wanted to give all of you a heads up on that. I hope if any of you tastes this flavor this year that it tastes sweeter to you--keep in mind I also have a very sweet tooth and lol the sweeter the better

P.S. Does anyone know if the Peppermint ice cream is pink at Disneyland or is it also white?

Mona -- I actually wondered why the ice cream at DLR was still pink when Dreyer's changed its color and recipe (which I learned last year). Disneyland has been serving Dreyer's ice cream for years, so I wasn't sure if Dreyer's made a special batch just for the Disney parks... or if DLR was serving up some other brand of peppermint ice cream and trying to pass it off as Dreyer's!!

Dreyer's not only changed the color by removing all of the red dye, but they greatly reduced the peppermint bits of candy and replaced most of them with blobs of peppermint goo!! It makes me so mad that people complain about the dye -- when they don't have to eat the stupid ice cream in the first place if they don't want dye! -- and then ruin the fun for the rest of us. I was not the only annoyed consumer, as I saw lots of complaints on the Dreyer's Facebook page about the newly white ice cream, and people didn't like it.

Don't bother with Dreyer's Spumoni ice cream either. They removed the green dye from it, so now the Spumoni looks like Neapolitan ice cream. It is white where it was once green. I have never seen Spumoni ice cream without a GREEN component to it.

I tried the Ralphs generic peppermint ice cream too, and while it was a lovely shade of pink the flavor was just a wee bit off for me. It didn't taste the same as Dreyer's at its peak of flavor (the old recipe).

Happy Thanksgining to Sherry and all those who frequent this thread. In 20 days we will be surrounded by Disney cheer. Oh, so much to be thankful for!!

Just to address something you mentioned in a previous comment -- I watched all 17 of the new Hallmark Christmas movies (as well as new movies on other channels too), and "I'm Not Ready for Christmas" was one of my favorites of the season! A lot of people didn't like it, but I did. I like Alicia Witt (who is now filming for the show "Nashville" and is joining the cast of "The Walking Dead" later this year). I think that my favorite of the new Hallmark movies was "On the Twelfth Day of Christmas" (that was the one with the DJ who hated Christmas, but his former acquaintance -- who carried a torch for him for years -- set out to change that with an elaborate "12 days of Christmas" project, sending him a different gift for each one of the days).

It's great to see you, Sherry! I was wondering what had happened to you!

I'm sorry that you felt like your work and this thread wasn't appreciated. I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you that our family very much appreciated it! 2015 was our first holiday visit to DLR, and your thread was a wealth of information and a great place to come and ask questions! I am looking forward to being able to (assuming they continue ) participate in the theme week photos later this year! Thank you so much...we couldn't have had a better trip! And now I"m totally hooked on DLR at the holidays, and want to go back again next year...it's addictive!

Thank you -- and I'm so glad you had a great trip. You are correct -- the holiday season at DLR is very addictive! My entire holiday plan got derailed last year and I didn't go at all -- hence, another reason why I stayed away. It was too sad. I kept up on all of the news and reported changes and things like that, but otherwise I was just feeling very sad about it.

Maybe "appreciated" (or not!) isn't quite the right word. I know that everyone here who has followed along for years appreciates the effort and knows how everything works, and that they can just jump in and answer or ask a question at any point. And I appreciate everyone who has followed along, contributed by answering questions and reporting on rumors or news as they find it, and also found this thread to be useful when planning their own trips! What am I trying to say? I am not feeling particularly articulate at the moment. Lol. I guess one way to put it is, if someone starts a thread with info or news that I would have been posting here or that others could post here, or if there are different threads started for separate, individual sub-topics of the greater holiday season topic, it ends up being twice or three times the work. There doesn't need to be double and triple work. There is no great need for 2, 3, 4, 5 people or whatever to be gathering the same info and posting it in different places, starting different threads, etc. -- especially when, a lot of the time, people don't come back here to share the info in this year-round discussion thread about the DLR holiday season (the most obvious place for holiday discussion)! I'm not going to hunt down links for multiple different threads.

So then I end up thinking, "Okay, well I don't need to spend time on reporting this or that because there is another thread or two about it. So I can just go do something else." If there are a lot of moving parts that are not all working together, in unison, then the effects can kind of be counterintuitive to the original plan -- which was to consolidate and gather everything in one spot. Know what I mean? It's more of a time issue, and a cohesion issue, and not wanting to spend time on something that is ultimately going to be revealed/announced/discussed elsewhere. I can be doing something else, such as eating inferior, white peppermint ice cream with strange blobs of peppermint goo, and watching Christmas movies!

Great to see you Sherry! I am also very sorry to hear you felt under appreciated last year for all your hard work on here. :/ Thank you for all you do on these boards! I enjoy this Christmas thread so much, especially the photos as it's a way for all of us, especially regular posters, to get to know each other a bit more personally. Lol, today is the start of Lent and I still have yet to post my December TR. I will try to do that this afternoon, if I am not melted from it being 90! Definitely a great time for PINK peppermint stick ice cream. I was it were a year round flavor at Baskin Robbins. As I posted last year that Dreyers stuff was horrible! :/ I did try Ralph’s (Kroger) Brand and at least that was pink.

To all, a wonderful minty ice cream I recently discovered is Safeway Brand, I get it at Pavilions. Mint Chocolate Cookie Crumble. Yes, the “mint” ice cream is green and not white. The cookie part is not very chewy (I have jaw joint issues) so I’m able to enjoy. It’s a million times better, IMO than that Dreyers plus because it is store brand, it’s more often on sale. Check it out and enjoy

I’m typing this up in Word and will copy/paste back into the reply box. Is anyone else having difficulty with the reply box this morning? For me, it is very slow for type to show up and not all the letters in words are sticking

Keep cool (or warm) everyone and Happy Wednesday

I thought that Baskin Robbins did serve peppermint ice cream all year long? Do they not do that anymore? The ice cream at BR is good, although there isn't a BR in my area anymore. I wish they would start selling cartons of the peppermint ice cream at grocery stores. They sell pints of other flavors, but not peppermint.

As long as Dreyer's continues to make that ridiculous white peppermint ice cream with peppermint goo, I will not be buying it.

I don't know if my trouble with the reply box here is the same as yours, but I can clearly see that my Explorer browser hates this website and always malfunctions when I am here. I have to go to Firefox to post here without problems.

Sherry, so glad to 'see' you back here! I hope you know how much you are appreciated! I know for me, your Halloween thread was what made our October 2014 trip so awesome, and as well this year for our November trip. So much info, and all the excitement just helps to build up the feeling of anticipation when you are waiting to go. It is also so fun to look back on my photos and see everyone else's photos from Christmas time at DLR. I made sure to take a ton of pictures this year of the decorations so that I am set for the theme weeks. I hope you do them again. But I do understand that it must be a huge amount of work. Big hug!

Thank you for the kind words!

Sherry, your the best! Thanks so much for all you do on these super threads! I for one use them all the time and find them super helpful.

PS: The offer I sent you after my Halloween trip this last year still stands. I still have the Lithograph and would be more than happy to send one to you. PM me if you would like one of them.

-Lane

Lane -- When I read this post from you I was thinking, "What offer?" Would you believe that I didn't know there was a message sitting in the Facebook inbox all this time? I never got the little red alert/notification, for some odd reason, and I generally don't send a lot of messages from Facebook so I wasn't going in to the Inbox to see that there was anything new. I just went in there and searched around and finally found your message post-Halloween trip (which is so nice and thoughtful of you!)! Actually, that Facebook account is another issue, as Facebook is demanding I now send them ID to prove who I am by tomorrow. If I don't comply or if I send them something they don't accept, they will shut down the account. It's really stupid. They're not the Pentagon, for goodness' sake. They're a social media site. So I might not have that account as of tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

Sherry I'm glad to see you back on the boards again!! I had wondered what happened to you. I'm sorry you didn't feel appreciated on the thread. I know that both of your threads helped a great deal when planning my past trips during Halloween and Christmastime at DL. Unfortunately I lost all of my pics and 4 years of data when Windows 10 ate my laptop in Oct. Still using our back up computer until we finally have the time to replace it in a couple of weeks. Am currently planning another solo trip to DL in May/17.

Trish -- Thank you for the kind words. Windows has been trying to force me into Windows 10 for months, and I have continued to resist it. Now, apparently, they are getting more aggressive about it and downloading it onto some people's hard drives anyway, even if they don't want it, and letting it sit in a hidden file, taking up space on the computer. I had to change my Update settings so that the Updates would no longer be automatically installed without my approval first. I just barely got used to Windows 8.1 and got my desktop layout the way I like it (visually and functionally). I don't want to be pushed into Windows 10.

Did you lose your photos and other data because Windows downloaded 10 before you had a chance to save/back-up/remove everything? That's what I'm afraid of, so I don't want them pushing me into a new OS until I make sure I have everything cleared off of there. Even some of the programs and software I use might not be compatible with 10 -- I have read mixed reports from people about how some of their programs are compatible and others are not -- so that is a big problem for me, as I don't want to have to get all new versions just to accommodate an OS that I don't want!

 

[Disney127]

Yay! Good to have you back Sherry! I like chatting with you on FB but somehow the Disboards was not the same without you! I love the Christmas/Holiday thread, you put so much work into it plus I look forward to seeing everyone's else posts and experiences. You know that you are greatly appreciated by many of us.

Did you get a chance to visit DL/DCA during the holiday season, I know that you mentioned that you were running out of time.

 

[Phoenixrising]

Sherry, take it from someone that spent 10+hrs on the phone with Microsoft over an 8 day period and got barely anywhere with the "Evil Empire" as I now call Microsoft. They agreed that it was their software that caused the demise of my much loved Sony Vaio laptop. We almost lost this computer to the Evil Empire, but thanks to some excellent advice by the techs at Sony we were able to save it. They reinstalled Windows 7 into my computer after much grovelling, but refuse to do anything about the hard drive on my computer that Windows 10 ate. Nor did they did anything to restore the files and data lost when Windows 10 ate the hard drive on my computer. This is what I learned from by battle royale with Microsoft. I} Windows 10 is not compatible with all computers. Incompatible software, can and will destroy hard drives (this info came from the techs at Sony). 2} This problems are more widespread that what they are leading you to believe. My dealings with the Microsoft store where I lived, I saw many other people bringing in their computers to be restored to their former operating systems. All of them had identical problems as what I had on my computer. All had to be restored to their former operating systems. They will restore your computer to it's former operating system and that's it. No effort will be made to restore lost files or repair damaged hard drives caused by Windows 10. 3} You have 30 days after installation (depending on what kind of computer you have, Sony was 30 days) to revert back to the previous operating system, after that you are done for if Windows 10 starts destroying your hard drive.4} Based on my experience and chatting with the techs at Sony, don't be surprised if Microsoft announces this summer that they are discontinuing support on Windows 7 and possibly 8. I still feel that the Cortana (voice activation part of the software) was the cause of my problems with Windows 10. After many attempts to have them remove it they flat out refused "you can't because it's part of the operating system".

I'm doing this in 2 parts so that it doesn't time out on me. I had barely dealt this this mess in Oct, when we had a real estate agent coming to our door and telling us she had a client who wanted to buy our home. We were skeptical, but her clients threw enough money at us to make us sell, so we have just finished moving from the city to the country, and hours drive from our former home. We love it here, and are now trying to find out where we put all our stuff. We also found out the hard way we have too much stuff and are starting a major purge of stuff next month. When Windows 10 ate my computer I lost everything I had done on that computer since I had bought it 4 years ago. It was tough to take, but with the move, we didn't have any time to really think about replacing it till now. That's why I've been using our backup laptop until we buy me another computer by the end of the month.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Sherry, I agree about the Ralph's peppermint. I think Target had Market Pantry brand but that may have been white, I don't remember. The closest Baskin and Robbins to me, I don't much care for as I once saw the owner smoking outside and then he came back inside to serve me without washing his hands. Also, the ice cream does not always look fresh. I go to Church out in the Valley and have found the BR on Magnolia to be consistent and they folks there very friendly, that is definitely a drive. Peppermint went away in mid January. I think it usually comes to BR end of November, for sure December. I do remember one year seeing it in February but not yet. Oh and when I was at DL the first week last December, the peppermint was the same awful white stuff I had wasted money on at home. I hope you and others did get it pink, I didn't. :/

This text box is letting me type now without any trouble! this morning, I literally could not type more than a letter or two and it was so slow for that type to stick and then as I said it would leave out letters. That still happens at times when I log in. I have Win 7 and use IE11 which I know is not compatible with some sites. When I am able to use my dad's computer, his is Vista with an older IE, it works just fine, plus I am able to see the smilies which I still am not able to on my computer. Thanks to everyone I learned : santa : (I left space so it would not show up as Is there an Easter Bunny icon does anyone know ?

That is scary the Windows 10 problems. I keep getting the popup telling me to install, and am ignoring it. I'm sorry for those of you that have had issues with it :/

 

[egritz]

I'm very glad to hear you are okay, bummed though that you didn't feel you were "needed" here. I do know that when this thread is SUPER active (like during the weekly countdown/photo challenge) I have seen questions not get answered, so I can see those people feeling the need to go start a new thread to draw more attention to their specific question. I think without our fearless leader, though, this thread kept getting pushed down. I think one time I finally found it on page 5? What the heck?

Regardless, I look forward to diving in to the Halloween thread. We will be doing our first Halloween trip this fall since 2009 (so before kids!) I know I have lots to learn and figure out. 2017 we'll likely be back over here in the Christmas thread for a pre-thanksgiving trip again (our plan is to get an AP every other year now, go in November right at the start of the Christmas seasn, get the AP during that trip, and then go the following fall for Halloween....and when possible sprinkle in a few shorter trips here & there in between)

 

[Phoenixrising]

The only way we were able to save this Sony Vaio laptop was because of the fact as soon as I realized what was happening to this computer was mirroring what was happening on my main laptop, at the advice of the techs at Sony we shut it down, then used the mirror copy in the laptop, since it was under the 30 days to restore to it's original operating system. I think based on my experience with Windows 10 is that it is not compatible with some older computers. And you have no idea if it isn't until you install it and have problems down the road. My newer of the 2 Sony Vaio laptops took 5 weeks to show signs of trouble with Windows 10, this older Sony Vaio 5 days. Sometimes I split posts, as if I know I'm going to type something long, it's happened in the past where I've typed a long reply only to have the screen time out and I lose everything I typed.

 

[TraderCharlie]

Did anyone miss me? Well, too bad if you didn't because I'm here! I'm here! I'm here!

I will probably move us over to a new Superthread soon -- we're not at the page limit for this one, but... new year, new thread, I suppose. I'll let you know when that happens.

How did everyone's holiday season go?

By the way, three holiday food-related things:

1. I was so very disappointed with Dreyer's stupid Peppermint Wonderland ice cream in 2015 -- I hate white peppermint ice cream that should be pink, and I hate mysterious blobs of peppermint goo where there should be crushed peppermint candy chunks. I actually resorted to a generic store brand just so I could have PINK peppermint ice cream. Dreyer's, you let me down -- no more 10 cartons per year of Peppermint Wonderland for me;

2. I tried the elusive Gingerbread Oreos (which had been gone since 2013, and I had never tried), as they mercifully returned as a Target exclusive last year, and... YUM!!!!!!!!!! Delicious!!; and

3. Full-sized bars/sheets of Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark are currently at the 99 Cents Only Store! Yay!

Edited to add: During the holidays I watched all 17 new Christmas movies on Hallmark; 3 out of 4 new ones on HMM; most of the new ones on Lifetime; countless repeats of older movies; and several more new ones between ION, UP and INSP. I even re-watched some favorites on ABC Family/Freeform.

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Thank you for your thoughts. Others here already answered you, but what you said kind of touched on one of the reasons why you guys didn't see me here, and why I stopped updating page 1 for the holiday season last year. It takes a lot of effort to put these threads together, and no one ever asked me to do it. I was the one who created the Superthreads for the Holidays and for Halloween Time, out of my love for and knowledge of those seasons at DLR, and because I am good at giving explicit info to people and focusing on a lot of details that others might overlook. Also, I take a lot of photos as a rule, so sharing those helps with my Theme Week Countdowns every year. These threads are my babies. When it seems like the work is neither needed nor appreciated, or when it seems like people are going to sort of work against the purpose of this thread and then start separate threads for every single thing, then I just... give up. There's no point in putting in the effort. That's not the only reason why you didn't see me here, of course, but it was one of them.

The entire point of this thread -- in addition to giving out info -- was to consolidate holiday details and info in one place, and have a one-stop shop for info and news so that it is not scattered to and fro all over the forum (which can also be very overwhelming and confusing). Sometimes people start threads and ask the same things over and over because they don't want to post in a thread that has more than 5 pages in it, or search for other threads on the forum, and it's not always necessary to start all of those threads much of the time. They could come here and ask a question and someone could answer it, or we could point them in the direction of where to find the info. No one has to read the whole thread, so it doesn't have to be overwhelming and confusing, but -- ordinarily -- when the posts on page 1 are updated, as they would typically be under regular circumstances, people can go to page 1 and skim down the posts to find whatever holiday-related subject they need and read up on it.

I didn't update page 1 after a certain point last year -- normally I would have updated everything -- so that may have been why it was hard to find things. Otherwise, everything is ordinarily broken down by category and updated.

And no, I will not be doing a pre-holiday thread and then a new thread when the holidays begin. One Superthread. Also, I started this current thread in December of 2014 -- so it's not like it was years old. But I had already planned on starting a new thread this year because I wanted to get the Halloween thread AND the holiday thread started at the same time for a change, so it would be easier for me to keep track of both of them and how far each one advances in the same period of time.

The reason my Superthreads get so big is because they are popular, informative (and hopefully fun) threads. If there were no activity going on, nor reasons to actually come here and tune in/follow along, they would be 2 pages long and disappear forever into the archives. Big threads are usually big threads for a good reason.

It sure is good to hear from you Sherry!
I have been following your threads for the past few years and I would not have been able to plan the numerous trips to DL without your detailed information. We took all of our children, late teens and early twenties, for Christmas last year, and my wife and I have been several times since then culminating with a wonderful birthday trip during Halloween season last year.
We already have two more trips planned this spring for some weekend getaways. We are still debating which holiday season we want to catch this year. All I know is that I will be using the "Sherry Bible" to help guide our trips!
Glad to read your post again!

 

[azdisneylover]

Sherry, I, like many others wondered if you were okay, and I am very glad to read you are. You are very much appreciated. The information on the Halloween thread made it possible for my family to have a nice trip 9 days at Disneyland, with the last day surprising them with Mickey's Halloween Party. All the much needed information came from your threads! Thank you very much. I came to the Christmas thread this evening to check if any information was posted for this year. I have a nephew who is getting married the first weekend in December and I am trying to figure out how to plan a mini trip when we go for the wedding. I am cautious because every time I post I am planning a trip, the trip ends up being cancelled.
Welcome back, Sherry.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Sherry, I am glad to see you back.

Corinna

 

[Lucysmom2]

Oh, Sherry! I was worried that something horrible had happened to you. I thought you were terribly ill, but then someone posted that you were on Facebook.Christmas just wasn't the same here without you. No movie chats, no snack chats, no personal Sherry touches. I even posted asking how to become your friend on Facebook because I was missing you, but whomever was in charge did not post my post! Something told me to log on today and see. Voila! Here you are! Please don't ever leave us again!

My holiday trip was great, but the DL decorations were meh! Even the DL 60th decorations were meh! I think we are going to skip going next year because of all the changes. However, my DD and I are taking a spring break trip to the San Diego area so she can check out a few colleges. She invited her boyfriend along and he has never been to DL. How could we resist?! My son will drive up from Fallbrook and meet us.We are going to have a short two day stay at the GCH. I've never been at springtime. I know it will be crowded the week before Easter, but it is when our break is. It will be fun to just be there again.

Stay well and happy, Sherry. You are much loved!

 

[azdisneylover]

My son will drive up from Fallbrook and meet us.We are going to have a short two day stay at the GCH. I've never been at springtime. I know it will be crowded the week before Easter, but it is when our break is. It will be fun to just be there again.

Oh my, that is the city (Fallbrook) where my nephew is getting married the first weekend of December! I keep asking my sister and nephew about hotels, etc but they keep saying they don't know. Ugh. Trying to plan even a day at Disneyland since we will be in California.

 

[Lucysmom2]

Oh my, that is the city (Fallbrook) where my nephew is getting married the first weekend of December! I keep asking my sister and nephew about hotels, etc but they keep saying they don't know. Ugh. Trying to plan even a day at Disneyland since we will be in California.

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I always stay at my son's house, so I don't know about any inns. Sorry. But I bet he's getting married at this beautiful garden that hosts lots of weddings. It is a spectacular location.

 

[Sherry E]

Oh, Sherry! I was worried that something horrible had happened to you. I thought you were terribly ill, but then someone posted that you were on Facebook.Christmas just wasn't the same here without you. No movie chats, no snack chats, no personal Sherry touches. I even posted asking how to become your friend on Facebook because I was missing you, but whomever was in charge did not post my post! Something told me to log on today and see. Voila! Here you are! Please don't ever leave us again!

My holiday trip was great, but the DL decorations were meh! Even the DL 60th decorations were meh! I think we are going to skip going next year because of all the changes. However, my DD and I are taking a spring break trip to the San Diego area so she can check out a few colleges. She invited her boyfriend along and he has never been to DL. How could we resist?! My son will drive up from Fallbrook and meet us.We are going to have a short two day stay at the GCH. I've never been at springtime. I know it will be crowded the week before Easter, but it is when our break is. It will be fun to just be there again.

Stay well and happy, Sherry. You are much loved!

I was planning on popping in and replying to a few more comments here (including the ones about the meh decorations!), but I wanted to address one thing now, before I forget. No one told me that you were trying to friend me on Facebook. I'm not sure where you posted it (was it here in this thread or on the forum?), but not one single soul mentioned to me that you asked. I would have happily friended you on Facebook!

The only DIS'er who actually contacted me here via PM (to make sure I was okay) was Janet/mom2rtk! Others I was in contact with on Facebook.

Anyway, I will be back a bit later -- must go take care of a few things. I shall return with my thoughts on the 2015 holiday decor (or lack thereof, in some cases).

I have an Egg-stravaganza thread -- I started it last year, but updated page 1 (today) and left the overall pictorial/explanation in as to how it works, so join in if you can.

I don't know if there will be much of a Springtime Roundup this year, since the Roundup location is gone forever.

 

[Lucysmom2]

I posted it on this thread because I didn't know how to find you on Facebook and I was asking for help. It was visible and then it was gone! I read the Egg thread. This will be fun. After this, I will just have to get to the Halloween celebration. Oh, well, there is probably a Fourth of July, too! The list of holiday trips could be endless!!