Disney 2009
Celebrate!
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Welcome to Conch Flats!
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Thumper! Baby rabbit at resort
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Thumper close up
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Old Key West Hospitality House
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Refillable mug! Used often!
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Car in Old Key West parking lot
This family is in the spirit of things!
Bar at Hospitality House, Old Key West
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Papa's Den - Old Key West lobby
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Old typewriter in Papa's Den
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Fireplace in Papa's Den
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Welcome to Old Key West!
Bridge at Old Key West
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Old Key West lake and villas
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Old Key West villa
Our building, rear, early morning.
Old Key West
Hospitality House and harbor, early morning.
Old Key West Lighthouse
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Pool
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Old Key West pool & slide
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Hospitality House breezeway
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Olivia's Restaurant at Old Key West
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Olivia's Restaurant - interior
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Olivia's Restaurant - interior
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Greg & Deacon Doctor (Bill) Ditewig -- Triple D!
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Greg, Siobhain, Terry and Rita Rumore (Deacon and wife from Birmingham, AL)
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Grumpies
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Creepiest display at Disney World - at Hollywood Studios
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Disney '09! See the castle?
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Disney '09 - a closer view of the castle
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Welcome flowers from Branda
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Branda's flowers
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Old Key West villa
Our building, front, morning.
The porch at our villa
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Old Key West villa - Living Room
Living Room area
Old Key West villa - our porch and view
View from our porch
Old Key West villa - kitchen
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Old Key West villa - kitchen
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Old Key West pool at night
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Old Key West villa - bathroom
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Old Key West villa
View from porch
Old Key West villa - bedroom
Our bedroom
Hospitality House and harbor at night
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Old Key West
Hospitality House at night
Balloon Ride at Downtown Disney
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The Deacon Flies! On the Balloon Ride
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Balloon in flight
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The view from the balloon
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Balloon carriage
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Saratoga Springs
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Some view! Downtown Disney
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Balloon Ride pilot Andy
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Siobhain, on the carousel!
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The Royal Family!
With Cinderella at Cinderella's Royal Table for dinner.
View from our table at Cinderella's Royal Table
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Cinderella's Royal Table, inside the castle
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Siobhain's soup at Cinderella's Royal Table
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Lobby - Animal Kingdom Lodge villas
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Lobby view - Animal Kingdom Lodge villas
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Giraffe at Animal Kingdom Lodge
As seen from our table at Sanaa!
Branda (my goddaughter!), Greg, Siobhain
With my "goddaughter," Branda," at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.
The Brown Derby, at the Hollywood Studios
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Grapefruit Cake! Desert at Brown Derby
Grapefruit Cake from the Brown Derby Restaurant
Dolphin feeding at Sea World
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Siobhain with dolphin friends at Sea World
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Sea World - Performer and Shamu
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Performer and Shamu at Sea World
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Jumpin' Jack Russell at Sea World
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Shots of Mickey
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Mickey, of course
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Twilight at Old Key West
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Disney 2008
Guess who? Celebrating my birthday at the Cape May Cafe
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Weather vane
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Our little corner of paradise: our villa is first floor on the right
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Bus stop at The Springs
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Community Hall and bike rental shop
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Cute name for the bike rental place, no?
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An office area that looks like a chapel
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Murals inside the DVC preview center
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Another shot of our building
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The Artist's Palette eatery and shop
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Artist's Palette
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Artist's Palette gift shop
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Ducks! We met a family of ducks on the way to our room.
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Here come the ducks...
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Duck family portrait
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Pool, with Artist's Palette beyond
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Our room number
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First thing we saw in our villa: towel animals in the hallway!
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Villa living room
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Villa kitchen
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Villa bedroom (with Sleeping Beauty napping...shhhh)
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Lamp outside our villa
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Wolfgang Puck Cafe
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More ducks, visiting the pool
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Pool at Saratoga Springs
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Arcade by the pool
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Celebrating our anniversary at the Brown Derby
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"Welcome Home" flowers from our friend Branda
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St. Peter, at Mary Queen of the Universe Shrine
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Not-so-hidden Mickeys on balcony at resort
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Ducks swimming
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Carriage House, children's waiting area
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Our building, on the right
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Saratoga Springs
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Carriage House seating area, with lobby beyond
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Dale is smitten with Siobhain
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Another well-wisher
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Ducks again!
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Nicest view in The World
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Second best view in The World: what you see when you look up from a hammock...
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Marker around lake at Saratoga Springs
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Hidden Mickey in lamp holder
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"Wishes" fireworks in the Magic Kingdom
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Let us eat cake! At Branda's, for my birthday!
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Waiting to make my wish
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Chowing down on cake at Branda's
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Can you see the Hidden Mickey?
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Hidden Mickey!! In bridle!
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Spectro Magic parade
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Paradise: my favorite burger place in Orlando
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A little snack for my birthday
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Carriage House lobby and check-in area
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Siobhain, Greg, Branda at Wolfgang Puck Cafe
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"The Springs," our building
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Our building at twilight
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Welcome Home!
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Mickey, on top of the world!
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Getting closer!
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Entering Walt Disney World!
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Almost there...
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Carriage, outside Carriage House of Saratoga Springs
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Artist's Palette porch
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Carousel horse in lobby of Carriage House
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BBQ area designed like a carousel
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We're here! Main entry of Saratoga Springs
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Broadway, the main road through the resort
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IllumiNations at Epcot
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Spouts at pool
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Breakfast, anyone?
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Entry sign
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View from our living room, after a rain shower
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Refillable mugs for sale
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Lady and the Tramp at a shop in Downtown Disney
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Desert?
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An army of Goofys
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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True Love
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My favorite dwarf
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Many Minnies
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My blog pal Fernando
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The Donald
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Merry Dopey Christmas
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Dizzy yet?
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Tough dudes, huh?
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Green castle, from Tomorrowland
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It's a small world
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Mad tea party cups
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It's a small world
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It's a small world
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It's a small world
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It's a small world
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Loading area, It's A Small World
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It's a small world
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Pool at night
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Buh bye!
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It's a small world entrance
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Path from our building to Carriage House, with pool on the left
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Statue outside Carriage House
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Gas!!
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Hidden Mickeys under counter in villa
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Sign outside restroom at Animal Kingdom
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Gorilla at Animal Kingdom
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Critter at Animal Kingdom
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"De Vine" posing with family at Animal Kingdom
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The NET
The NET - Oct 2008
NET - May 2009
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STUDIO - Jan 2009
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STUDIO - April 2009
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Studio set
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Studio set
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Background of set
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Interview area of studio
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Pope's Visit, April 2008
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