Ms. Shuttergirl
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2009
We are finally only 3 1/2 months out from our trip and for many people this is a long time but for the planning obsessed like myself, that means "hold onto your wig" - it's time to really start to get your OCD on.
As you know the players on this little journey are -
Me - 41 (cough cough), planner extraordinaire, pretty "pitcha" taker, stresser, food porn loving Disney-oholic, travel obsessed, proud mumma
DH - 40 (going on 60, old man lol) shopaholic, reluctant Disney visitor, sports mad, music mad, food loving, highly strung, hard working, proud dadda
DD14 - Diva-licous dancing queen, loves Disney as much as her mumma, loves desserts so free dining is her favourite thing in the whole world, stunning, super smart, super sweet, wants to be an interior designer, living in a fancy NYC apartment (a girl's gotta dream )
DS10 - Sports mad feral beast, makes me laugh, makes me cry, is slowly evolving out of being a fussy eater (thanks to our last WDW trip), very OCD like his mumma and pappa, still young enough to be "cute" at Disney, super smart, mummy's little man.
Okay that's us - now here's the plan:-
9 December - fly to Orlando
20 December - fly to NYC for Christmas (a lifelong dream come true)
29 December - fly to Quebec City, Canada, for NYE
3 January - fly to Toronto, private transfer to Niagara Falls
5 January - private transfer to Buffalo airport, fly to Boston
9 January - fly to Washington DC
13 January - fly home to lovely Canberra
15 January - arrive home
PLANNING - Several things to note about my OCD planning, other than prepaid tours, tickets, shows, etc. I am happy to rejig, cancel, go with the flow. I just like to have a plan in place in case we feel like doing lots and then things can be dropped off as we go along if tiredness overtakes at anypoint.
Tiredness - speaking of tiredness, the men in our family don't do well if they are tired. Can we say "CRANKY" in capitals. So this is something I will need to manage on a daily basis. Have spoken extensively with DH about how to manage their tiredness. On past trips we have pretty much tried to do everything together as a family, only breaking up on the odd occasion. On this trip because of the sheer length of time away, I have decided that it makes sense sometimes for the boys to go back to the room for a nap and for the girls to keep on with what they wish to do. That's not to say I don't like a nap, I surely do, especially in the afternoons at WDW but I don't need to be in bed at 8pm either. My DD is the same as me whereas our boys like to be in bed super early. And after much thought, I realise that is ok. It is everyone's holiday so we just have to do what works as individuals to ensure a much happier time away.
So now onto the individual legs of the trip:-
As you know the players on this little journey are -
Me - 41 (cough cough), planner extraordinaire, pretty "pitcha" taker, stresser, food porn loving Disney-oholic, travel obsessed, proud mumma
DH - 40 (going on 60, old man lol) shopaholic, reluctant Disney visitor, sports mad, music mad, food loving, highly strung, hard working, proud dadda
DD14 - Diva-licous dancing queen, loves Disney as much as her mumma, loves desserts so free dining is her favourite thing in the whole world, stunning, super smart, super sweet, wants to be an interior designer, living in a fancy NYC apartment (a girl's gotta dream )
DS10 - Sports mad feral beast, makes me laugh, makes me cry, is slowly evolving out of being a fussy eater (thanks to our last WDW trip), very OCD like his mumma and pappa, still young enough to be "cute" at Disney, super smart, mummy's little man.
Okay that's us - now here's the plan:-
9 December - fly to Orlando
20 December - fly to NYC for Christmas (a lifelong dream come true)
29 December - fly to Quebec City, Canada, for NYE
3 January - fly to Toronto, private transfer to Niagara Falls
5 January - private transfer to Buffalo airport, fly to Boston
9 January - fly to Washington DC
13 January - fly home to lovely Canberra
15 January - arrive home
PLANNING - Several things to note about my OCD planning, other than prepaid tours, tickets, shows, etc. I am happy to rejig, cancel, go with the flow. I just like to have a plan in place in case we feel like doing lots and then things can be dropped off as we go along if tiredness overtakes at anypoint.
Tiredness - speaking of tiredness, the men in our family don't do well if they are tired. Can we say "CRANKY" in capitals. So this is something I will need to manage on a daily basis. Have spoken extensively with DH about how to manage their tiredness. On past trips we have pretty much tried to do everything together as a family, only breaking up on the odd occasion. On this trip because of the sheer length of time away, I have decided that it makes sense sometimes for the boys to go back to the room for a nap and for the girls to keep on with what they wish to do. That's not to say I don't like a nap, I surely do, especially in the afternoons at WDW but I don't need to be in bed at 8pm either. My DD is the same as me whereas our boys like to be in bed super early. And after much thought, I realise that is ok. It is everyone's holiday so we just have to do what works as individuals to ensure a much happier time away.
So now onto the individual legs of the trip:-