Helped a friend plan a surprise WDW Christmas trip for his family and look what I got…..

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Helped a friend plan a surprise WDW Christmas trip for his family and look what I got…..

I helped a good friend of mine plan a surprise WDW trip for his family over Christmas. We booked it back in April, I set up all of his ADRs and even his fast passes so everything would be all set when they got there on December 23rd. They stayed in one of the new Studios at the GF Villas and were there through Christmas. Their first ADR was at Tony's on the first day (which is his kids favorite) and after that, he took my recommendations for the rest of the trip. They had a Christmas Eve dinner at Chef's DeFrance in Epcot, had Christmas Dinner at Narcossee's at the GF and they finally got to the California Grill (after not being able to get an ADR on past trips) for their last night. He said they had a fabulous time and both his partner and kids were beyond surprised. He thought I did such a good job, he stopped by today to drop off a few thank you gifts (which were totally not necessary because I got a lot of joy out of helping him pull it all off). The first gift was my favorite snack from Karamel Keutch - the salted caramel and the second gift was WAY TOO MUCH, but I love it...my first Dooney & Burke bag. He went with the wristlet thinking I could use it on my next trip to the world and because it has Tink on it! Check it out! How lucky am I?

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That is awesome! I love helping people plan their trips. Little tips and tricks sometimes makes or breaks the trip! But having someone tell you what a great job and thanks is what makes it all worth it.

LOVE the bag!!!! Great job!

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cute bag

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Oh my goodness, what a lovely gift. It shows how much your friend must have appreciated your help and what a wonderful vacation they must have had. awesome

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Wow!! Dooney & Burke. That is adorable...I may have to look for one when I arrive in SEVEN days.
yay yay yay

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Nice! Way to share the magic, Kris!!

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Awwwww how lovely!

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That is awesome. Very cute bag.

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Sweeet!

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Thanks. gang! I really thought it was special way to say thanks. He's a great guy!

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That's really sweet of them!

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Thats so awesome! I love the wristlets.. Little did your friend know that doing the planning is all fun for you. awesome

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EmFord wrote:
Thats so awesome! I love the wristlets.. Little did your friend know that doing the planning is all fun for you. awesome

That's exactly what I told him! It was a joy just planning it for him!

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So awesome! A Disney Dooney is always a classy gift.

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Nice Kris!! With you doing their planning they couldn't do anything other than have a great time!