msmileyface
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This is my first trip report, so please bear with me
".. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?"
This is how it all started. Mom and I heard "When I'm 64" come on the radio and I said, "So what will you do when you're 64 mom?" Mom said, "Well, I'll be twice your age.." Yup, when mom turns 64, I would be turning 32. And because mom was a math teacher for 30 years, we both thought that was pretty cool. We started talking about doing something "big" for that year when she became twice my age. We tossed around the idea of a party, but then realized it would be much more fun to do a vacation. Mom said, "where do you think we should go?" We talked about several places, including Disney, and mom said we would decide when it got closer. This was probably 8 years ago if I remember correctly.
The original intention of this trip was to do it after my mom turn 64 (in September) and after I turned 32 (February). So technically we are doing this trip a year early. We would have to wait until the summer, since I work in a school. At Easter this year (in March), my mom said something about our trip "next summer." I got a little upset, because DH and I are finally thinking about starting a family, and I realized that the trip would probably interfere with that if we waited until next summer. I was a little moody and felt like "Even my own mom doesn't think I'll ever have kids!" I guess mom picked up on it (I don't hide my feelings well). A few days later I sent her a text message: "Mom, on a scale of 1-10, how much do you want to go to Disney THIS summer?" She wrote back, "I already got the book from AAA."
So we've been planning since March/April- not a lot of time when we're traveling June 18!
In our Just mom (almost 64) and me (almost 32)
This will be my 5th trip to WDW and mom's 3rd. I travelled to WDW in July 2011 with DH, so I feel like I was "just there." Previously I had been twice in high school on school trips, and once when I was 9 with my parents. Mom has only been twice- when I was about 9, and she chaperoned one of the high school trips.
We are traveling for 6 days- arriving 6/18 and leaving 6/24
We're staying at the Swan! I love walking to Epcot and DHS. Mom wanted a hotel that "had a comfy bed and is quiet."
We're not fancy eaters but we do have a few fun ADR's picked out: Teppan Edo, 50's Primetime Café, Garden Grove (buffet at the Swan with characters), and Whispering Canyon Café. I also anticipate eating at the San Angel Inn but haven't made an ADR for it.
As for an itinerary, I've spent 2 months making one. I am a huge planner. The days are set and the evenings are more flexible. The first day we fly in pretty early and should be at the Swan by 11 or so.
6/18- We plan to do DHS for the afternoon/evening. 50's Primetime Café for dinner.
6/19- Back to DHS for the morning. Lunch at Whispering Canyon. Evening probably in Epcot
6/20- MK for EMH. Dinner at the Swan.
6/21- AK, then check out AKL. Downtown Disney in the evening.
6/22- Keys to the Kingdom Tour at MK! Evening in Epcot with dinner at Teppan Edo
6/23- Epcot in the morning (if we still have things to see and do there), MK EMH at night.
6/24- get up really early for our shuttle, cry, and have some coffee
Special stuff-
We'll be getting our celebration buttons and being in celebration mode the whole trip. We've never been on a mother-daughter trip and we are beyond excited. We are really excited about Keys to the Kingdom. This will be our first tour ever at WDW. If we have time, we will also probably take the Behind the Seeds tour at the Land Pavillion. I'm also going to try pin trading for the first time, and stuff a box full of Mr. Potato Head parts at DTD, lol. Priorities, people! I also have a friend who works at AK and we're hoping to meet up with her at the park.
Hope I can create a fun trip report for everyone to read! Take care!
".. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?"
This is how it all started. Mom and I heard "When I'm 64" come on the radio and I said, "So what will you do when you're 64 mom?" Mom said, "Well, I'll be twice your age.." Yup, when mom turns 64, I would be turning 32. And because mom was a math teacher for 30 years, we both thought that was pretty cool. We started talking about doing something "big" for that year when she became twice my age. We tossed around the idea of a party, but then realized it would be much more fun to do a vacation. Mom said, "where do you think we should go?" We talked about several places, including Disney, and mom said we would decide when it got closer. This was probably 8 years ago if I remember correctly.
The original intention of this trip was to do it after my mom turn 64 (in September) and after I turned 32 (February). So technically we are doing this trip a year early. We would have to wait until the summer, since I work in a school. At Easter this year (in March), my mom said something about our trip "next summer." I got a little upset, because DH and I are finally thinking about starting a family, and I realized that the trip would probably interfere with that if we waited until next summer. I was a little moody and felt like "Even my own mom doesn't think I'll ever have kids!" I guess mom picked up on it (I don't hide my feelings well). A few days later I sent her a text message: "Mom, on a scale of 1-10, how much do you want to go to Disney THIS summer?" She wrote back, "I already got the book from AAA."
So we've been planning since March/April- not a lot of time when we're traveling June 18!
In our Just mom (almost 64) and me (almost 32)
This will be my 5th trip to WDW and mom's 3rd. I travelled to WDW in July 2011 with DH, so I feel like I was "just there." Previously I had been twice in high school on school trips, and once when I was 9 with my parents. Mom has only been twice- when I was about 9, and she chaperoned one of the high school trips.
We are traveling for 6 days- arriving 6/18 and leaving 6/24
We're staying at the Swan! I love walking to Epcot and DHS. Mom wanted a hotel that "had a comfy bed and is quiet."
We're not fancy eaters but we do have a few fun ADR's picked out: Teppan Edo, 50's Primetime Café, Garden Grove (buffet at the Swan with characters), and Whispering Canyon Café. I also anticipate eating at the San Angel Inn but haven't made an ADR for it.
As for an itinerary, I've spent 2 months making one. I am a huge planner. The days are set and the evenings are more flexible. The first day we fly in pretty early and should be at the Swan by 11 or so.
6/18- We plan to do DHS for the afternoon/evening. 50's Primetime Café for dinner.
6/19- Back to DHS for the morning. Lunch at Whispering Canyon. Evening probably in Epcot
6/20- MK for EMH. Dinner at the Swan.
6/21- AK, then check out AKL. Downtown Disney in the evening.
6/22- Keys to the Kingdom Tour at MK! Evening in Epcot with dinner at Teppan Edo
6/23- Epcot in the morning (if we still have things to see and do there), MK EMH at night.
6/24- get up really early for our shuttle, cry, and have some coffee
Special stuff-
We'll be getting our celebration buttons and being in celebration mode the whole trip. We've never been on a mother-daughter trip and we are beyond excited. We are really excited about Keys to the Kingdom. This will be our first tour ever at WDW. If we have time, we will also probably take the Behind the Seeds tour at the Land Pavillion. I'm also going to try pin trading for the first time, and stuff a box full of Mr. Potato Head parts at DTD, lol. Priorities, people! I also have a friend who works at AK and we're hoping to meet up with her at the park.
Hope I can create a fun trip report for everyone to read! Take care!