lisalonglash
Yes, I love Pluto!
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2007
So, I thought Id attempt a PTR my first one ever. I will admit Im a little nervous about this, so bear with me.
First up, the cast will be:
Me Lisa: wife, mom, homeschooler, lover of travel, stay-at-home mom, self-employed doing p/t at-home office administration. My favourite Disney character is, without a doubt, Pluto I him!
Dh well call him Grumpy: husband, dad, lover of travel, isnt all that into Disney, but knows how much fun we all have there so tolerates it well. His favourite Disney character is Tinkerbell if was actually a real person, my marriage would be in trouble!
Ds#1 well call him Tigger : 10yo, gifted academically, handsome dude, extremely spirited, very active and, if he only knew he was going back to WDW, hed be over-the-moon thrilled! His favourite Disney character is Pluto with Mickey a close second.
Ds#2 well call him Mickey : 7yo, also a handsome dude, very smart, very sweet and loving, loves his big brother to bits, loves playing baseball and gets unnaturally attached to pants that are too short for him! His favourite Disney character is Mickey.
I will try to add pictures where I can Im not a very conscientious picture-taker, but Im getting better at remembering to have the thing with me these days (hard to take pictures without actually having the camera with me!)
The idea of this trip was born on Dec. 28, 2008 (our 15th anniversary). A little background first: We went to WDW last October with most of dhs family. I was surprised by what a great fit WDW was for us and, particularly for ds#1, whose behaviour was stellar and was so obviously enjoying himself every single day. Thinking about the joyous faces of both of our boys made WDW the obvious choice for a future vacation. However, finances being what they are, a future vacation looked to be quite far off in our future we figured it would be a couple of years before we could take a trip again.
However, my sweet dh evidently had a secret plan!
When I woke up that morning and came into the kitchen, there was quite a surprise waiting for me. My studly dh was sitting at the kitchen table smiling at me and nodding towards the middle of the table in the middle of the table was a bottle of my favourite champagne (Moet et Chandon Imperial Rose) surrounded by cash! Yep, cold hard cash splayed in a circle around my champagne! He laughed at my expression of disbelief, then was mildly offended for a second when I asked him which bank he robbed . When we stopped laughing, he told me that the money was most of his bonus from work with which I could plan a vacation.
When I started looking around for destinations, WDW was on the list, but so were a lot of other places (Nice (we really loved it there), the Caribbean, Hawaii, Disneyland, etc.). I ran the numbers for every conceivable vacation and found that WDW was really the most cost-effective trip for us. So, once I had called our amazing TA (Christine at Fairytale Dreams & Destinations in Ontario) and put a deposit down, I really started to watch airfares out of SeaTac and keep an eye out for WDW discounts.
What kind of deal would I find for airfare? Would I get the flights we wanted? Would a WDW discount become available for our dates? Hmmm ..
Handy-dandy update links:
Pictures of the cast
First shot at our itinerary
Airfare update
Some of my favourite pictures of our WDW trip last October
One of the best pictures I've ever taken LOL
Menus, NOT Disney binder and Atlanta airport
ADR worries, not a Disney binder, how to tell the boys
Hopefully final itinerary
Final itinerary #2 LMAO
Mini-meet poll!
TRULY final itinerary, at least for park days! LOL
Things I'm pondering...
ADRs made, thank you Christine!!
Life update, mini-trip update too!
Tigger's trauma and kitty dilemma
Tigger & Poley update and Mickey's new milestone!
Time for an on-topic PTR post! lol
Ramblings and Jenn/Sophia
To cooler or not to cooler, that is the question
An O/T update that's out of this world
Disney maps and shopping has finally begun!
Trip update and baseball weekend
Profitable baseball game and trip update!
Budget, surprise and fridge updates!
Surprise reveal timing change
The boys know now - finally!! LOL
First up, the cast will be:
Me Lisa: wife, mom, homeschooler, lover of travel, stay-at-home mom, self-employed doing p/t at-home office administration. My favourite Disney character is, without a doubt, Pluto I him!
Dh well call him Grumpy: husband, dad, lover of travel, isnt all that into Disney, but knows how much fun we all have there so tolerates it well. His favourite Disney character is Tinkerbell if was actually a real person, my marriage would be in trouble!
Ds#1 well call him Tigger : 10yo, gifted academically, handsome dude, extremely spirited, very active and, if he only knew he was going back to WDW, hed be over-the-moon thrilled! His favourite Disney character is Pluto with Mickey a close second.
Ds#2 well call him Mickey : 7yo, also a handsome dude, very smart, very sweet and loving, loves his big brother to bits, loves playing baseball and gets unnaturally attached to pants that are too short for him! His favourite Disney character is Mickey.
I will try to add pictures where I can Im not a very conscientious picture-taker, but Im getting better at remembering to have the thing with me these days (hard to take pictures without actually having the camera with me!)
The idea of this trip was born on Dec. 28, 2008 (our 15th anniversary). A little background first: We went to WDW last October with most of dhs family. I was surprised by what a great fit WDW was for us and, particularly for ds#1, whose behaviour was stellar and was so obviously enjoying himself every single day. Thinking about the joyous faces of both of our boys made WDW the obvious choice for a future vacation. However, finances being what they are, a future vacation looked to be quite far off in our future we figured it would be a couple of years before we could take a trip again.
However, my sweet dh evidently had a secret plan!
When I woke up that morning and came into the kitchen, there was quite a surprise waiting for me. My studly dh was sitting at the kitchen table smiling at me and nodding towards the middle of the table in the middle of the table was a bottle of my favourite champagne (Moet et Chandon Imperial Rose) surrounded by cash! Yep, cold hard cash splayed in a circle around my champagne! He laughed at my expression of disbelief, then was mildly offended for a second when I asked him which bank he robbed . When we stopped laughing, he told me that the money was most of his bonus from work with which I could plan a vacation.
When I started looking around for destinations, WDW was on the list, but so were a lot of other places (Nice (we really loved it there), the Caribbean, Hawaii, Disneyland, etc.). I ran the numbers for every conceivable vacation and found that WDW was really the most cost-effective trip for us. So, once I had called our amazing TA (Christine at Fairytale Dreams & Destinations in Ontario) and put a deposit down, I really started to watch airfares out of SeaTac and keep an eye out for WDW discounts.
What kind of deal would I find for airfare? Would I get the flights we wanted? Would a WDW discount become available for our dates? Hmmm ..
Handy-dandy update links:
Pictures of the cast
First shot at our itinerary
Airfare update
Some of my favourite pictures of our WDW trip last October
One of the best pictures I've ever taken LOL
Menus, NOT Disney binder and Atlanta airport
ADR worries, not a Disney binder, how to tell the boys
Hopefully final itinerary
Final itinerary #2 LMAO
Mini-meet poll!
TRULY final itinerary, at least for park days! LOL
Things I'm pondering...
ADRs made, thank you Christine!!
Life update, mini-trip update too!
Tigger's trauma and kitty dilemma
Tigger & Poley update and Mickey's new milestone!
Time for an on-topic PTR post! lol
Ramblings and Jenn/Sophia
To cooler or not to cooler, that is the question
An O/T update that's out of this world
Disney maps and shopping has finally begun!
Trip update and baseball weekend
Profitable baseball game and trip update!
Budget, surprise and fridge updates!
Surprise reveal timing change
The boys know now - finally!! LOL