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Thursday, January 1, 2026: Happy New Years It was tough but we made it to midnight to see the Disney World Magic Kingdom fireworks from our balcony. All I have to say is Disney sure knows how to put on a show. Sunday, January 4, 2026 While Alicia was in her Big Band practice for…
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025: (Disney’s Yacht Club) We decided to visit the Yacht Club to see the Christmas train display in the lobby and were greeted by this friendly little guy exploring the village. I have never seen so many boats and nautical decorations in Christmas wreaths and the Tree. The decorations and train village…
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After a tough few months of dealing with moving and selling the house we decided to take take a destress cruise. It was just what we needed with plenty of Pool, Spa and naptime as well as way too much good food. We got to see Santa, enjoy a meal at Arendelle and see enjoy…
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November was a fun month of travel and still furnishing the apartment. One of these days I’ll get the moving completely done. Finally bought and put up curtains on the balcony. Now we can block out the sunshine that is hitting the couch (and me) directly. What is also nice about the curtains is they…
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October was a month of trying to get settled in along with the stresses of buying new things for the apartment. The unpacking continues but hopefully not for too long. While Tom found his new Starbucks home to have a very warm and friendly staff it is also nice to occasionally enjoy Starbucks in the…
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When you book a vacation to Disney World a year out and didn’t know you would be living next door by then what else can you do but enjoy it. One of Tom’s favorite rides growing up was Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Now Mr. Toad is presenting the deed to Toad Hall to him. How…
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As we say goodbye to New Jersey one last trip to the spa and what are the chances that Tom runs into Mom there. All this time and this was the first time it happened. Mom and Dad take us out to one last dinner at our favorite restaurant The Pour House in Tinton Falls.…
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On our way home from from the long drive we stopped to recover for a few days in Alexandria. One stop was to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum located inside the United States Patent and Trademark Offices. One of the nice things about Alexandria is all the nice places to sit and enjoy…
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We stopped in Charleston, South Carolina for a few nights before deciding that Tom missed his chair and bed at home so time to head back. But while we were here we enjoyed the city and the sights. A bonus was heading just outside the city to Mount Pleasant to see Tom’s college buddy Ira…
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Our stop in Hilton Head was where we based ourselves to go see Savannah Georgia and the Mighty Eighth Air Force museum. While to rain and hotel put a damper on the few days we were there the plus side was we had nice weather for our last day which we were able to score…