princesshannahsmom
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2009
Well, I haven't tried my hand at a pre-trip report (or a trip report for that matter). Actually, not true, I tried my hand, but it didn't quite work out, so I thought I would give it another go!
I will start with all of the oh so important details!
WHO:
Myself , just call me mom!, 35 (ugh), full time paralegal, full time mom, full time wife and part time Disney vacation planner (for family of course!). I do almost EVERYTHING. . . FULL time!
DH , you can call him Grumpy or Groucho, whatever suits ya!, 38, retired law enforcement officer (my dreams came true that day!) manager for an auto parts dealer, and dreamer of the Disney vacations planned by yours truly!
DD , 10, going on 30, student (in the gifted program at her elementary school), LOVES babies and toddlers, wants to be an archaeologist when she grows up (seriously?), LOVES all things Disney, spends a ridiculous amount of time with her grandparents and great-grandparents(no complaints here by the way), and has recently become "addicted" to the classic Mario Brothers game! She will turn 11 on this trip (seriously, they grow up WAY too fast!)
WHAT:
A trip to Walt Disney World of course! 9 nights, Deluxe Dining Plan, and we are upgrading the 9 day passes to AP's when we get there!
WHERE:
Pop Century (not our favorite, but this a longer trip than normal)
WHEN: December 3rd - December 12th (3rd and 12th are travel days only)
WHY: Well, why not? We (me and DD) haven't been to Disney since May 2009 and DH hasn't been since April 2008. We all NEED this time away. And, what better place to celebrate the princesses 11th birthday.
A little history about us and Disney. I started going to Walt Disney World in 1986. I had leukemia, was being treated at Shands and my grandparents thought, WHY NOT? It was close enough to Shands and my great aunt and great uncle couldn't sing enough praises about WDW. My love affair with the Mouse started that warm day in April 1986. From that day forward, we traveled to WDW twice a year, once in May for my birthday and once in November for my grandmas birthday, until the year I graduated high school (1993). We RARELY missed a trip. We stayed offsite the first few trips, and then the grandparents bought a motorhome, so it was Fort Wilderness ALL THE WAY! Then life happened. I started college, got a job and joined the "real world"!
I met DH in 1997, we were married in 1998. For a wedding present, my wonderful in-laws purchased a WDW 5 day package at Wilderness Lodge. Fast forward to TWO months before we got married. DH SUNK THE BOAT (for the SECOND time)! That is not a eupemism! He seriously sunk the darn thing! BACKED it into the boat slip. The outboard got caught under the dock, high tide struck and the rest is HISTORY. In his infinite wisdom, he asked FIL to CANCEL the honeymoon and use the funds to pay to have the boat lifted and repaired! I was SORELY disappointed!
Fast forward four years. DH decided to move closer to his family (Clearwater). We moved and before we both started work full time, we took a day trip with DD to the Magic Kingdom. DH's FIRST time EVER at WDW! THAT is the day his love affair with the Mouse began. We bought AP's that day. And I seriously CANNOT count the number of trips we took, albeit mostly long weekend trips, but trips nonetheless!
Fast Forward another five years. DH wanted "down" time, to get out of the "hustle and bustle", leave the rat race. He wanted to live in a "small" town. You know the kind, everybody knows your name (and come to find out EVERYTHING else about ya too!). So we packed up and moved to North Dakota! GOODBYE Disney trips! Didn't last long though, February 2007 to September 2007 to be exact! Moved back to the Florida panhandle, and bought AP's in February 2008. DH had to medically retire in October of that year and the Disney trips just weren't working with his new career, so DD and I took our last trip in May 2009.
There ya have it! Our little Disney history.
So, really we want this trip, we NEED this trip and what better time of year to go!
Up next. Details. Details. Details. Where to eat! What parks to visit when? Go to MVMCP? See the CP? Osborne Family Lights? Who knows? We have 8 WHOLE PARK DAYS!
I will start with all of the oh so important details!
WHO:
Myself , just call me mom!, 35 (ugh), full time paralegal, full time mom, full time wife and part time Disney vacation planner (for family of course!). I do almost EVERYTHING. . . FULL time!
DH , you can call him Grumpy or Groucho, whatever suits ya!, 38, retired law enforcement officer (my dreams came true that day!) manager for an auto parts dealer, and dreamer of the Disney vacations planned by yours truly!
DD , 10, going on 30, student (in the gifted program at her elementary school), LOVES babies and toddlers, wants to be an archaeologist when she grows up (seriously?), LOVES all things Disney, spends a ridiculous amount of time with her grandparents and great-grandparents(no complaints here by the way), and has recently become "addicted" to the classic Mario Brothers game! She will turn 11 on this trip (seriously, they grow up WAY too fast!)
WHAT:
A trip to Walt Disney World of course! 9 nights, Deluxe Dining Plan, and we are upgrading the 9 day passes to AP's when we get there!
WHERE:
Pop Century (not our favorite, but this a longer trip than normal)
WHEN: December 3rd - December 12th (3rd and 12th are travel days only)
WHY: Well, why not? We (me and DD) haven't been to Disney since May 2009 and DH hasn't been since April 2008. We all NEED this time away. And, what better place to celebrate the princesses 11th birthday.
A little history about us and Disney. I started going to Walt Disney World in 1986. I had leukemia, was being treated at Shands and my grandparents thought, WHY NOT? It was close enough to Shands and my great aunt and great uncle couldn't sing enough praises about WDW. My love affair with the Mouse started that warm day in April 1986. From that day forward, we traveled to WDW twice a year, once in May for my birthday and once in November for my grandmas birthday, until the year I graduated high school (1993). We RARELY missed a trip. We stayed offsite the first few trips, and then the grandparents bought a motorhome, so it was Fort Wilderness ALL THE WAY! Then life happened. I started college, got a job and joined the "real world"!
I met DH in 1997, we were married in 1998. For a wedding present, my wonderful in-laws purchased a WDW 5 day package at Wilderness Lodge. Fast forward to TWO months before we got married. DH SUNK THE BOAT (for the SECOND time)! That is not a eupemism! He seriously sunk the darn thing! BACKED it into the boat slip. The outboard got caught under the dock, high tide struck and the rest is HISTORY. In his infinite wisdom, he asked FIL to CANCEL the honeymoon and use the funds to pay to have the boat lifted and repaired! I was SORELY disappointed!
Fast forward four years. DH decided to move closer to his family (Clearwater). We moved and before we both started work full time, we took a day trip with DD to the Magic Kingdom. DH's FIRST time EVER at WDW! THAT is the day his love affair with the Mouse began. We bought AP's that day. And I seriously CANNOT count the number of trips we took, albeit mostly long weekend trips, but trips nonetheless!
Fast Forward another five years. DH wanted "down" time, to get out of the "hustle and bustle", leave the rat race. He wanted to live in a "small" town. You know the kind, everybody knows your name (and come to find out EVERYTHING else about ya too!). So we packed up and moved to North Dakota! GOODBYE Disney trips! Didn't last long though, February 2007 to September 2007 to be exact! Moved back to the Florida panhandle, and bought AP's in February 2008. DH had to medically retire in October of that year and the Disney trips just weren't working with his new career, so DD and I took our last trip in May 2009.
There ya have it! Our little Disney history.
So, really we want this trip, we NEED this trip and what better time of year to go!
Up next. Details. Details. Details. Where to eat! What parks to visit when? Go to MVMCP? See the CP? Osborne Family Lights? Who knows? We have 8 WHOLE PARK DAYS!