nimbuscat
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2012
Hi! This is my first PTR (I think...I miiiiight have started one back in 2013 for my '14 trip...but it certainly never got off the ground if I did.)
Anyway, here are the basics:
- This is a mom, grandma, and 2 girls trip (I'm "mom"...more on that later)
- August 15-22, 2016
- Renting points to stay in a Deluxe Studio at the Poly!!
- Deluxe Dining Plan because, well, we like to eat. More on that later, too...
(This is us in Vegas last fall--see, I told you we like to travel together!)
(Sporting her Elsa face paint at the resort in Mexico...)
And, last, but not least...
Well, how's that for an intro? Don't worry, I will be back with more, but just wanted to get things started. Please chime in, I'd love to hear from you!!
Anyway, here are the basics:
- This is a mom, grandma, and 2 girls trip (I'm "mom"...more on that later)
- August 15-22, 2016
- Renting points to stay in a Deluxe Studio at the Poly!!
- Deluxe Dining Plan because, well, we like to eat. More on that later, too...
Cast of Characters:
ME!
I'm Jimmie, I'm in my early 30s, and married to a wonderful and patient husband who doesn't mind that I sometimes run off with our kiddos and my mother to faraway and magical places. We live in North Dakota, and this will be my fourth trip to WDW. My last trip was in January 2014 with hubby and our oldest daughter (little one wasn't even on the way yet!)...while the trip was great, our August trip is somewhat of a "do-over" for me, as I came down with the flu and pneumonia partway into our last trip and was hospitalized for a week upon returning home. No bueno!! Let's see, what else...I work FT in higher education, and I am in the middle of a serious weight loss journey. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 2010, and carried along just fine with minimal symptoms until my last pregnancy. For the last two years, I haven't been able to keep my flares and symptoms under control, and my "last ditch effort" (that frankly, I should have tried years ago) is getting this excess weight off and eating a generally paleo/clean diet. (I really only include that tidbit of info in case anyone else is wondering about navigating Disney with rotten joints and chronic pain...I'll try to add some info from that perspective.) That said, we LOOOOOOVE our food, especially Disney food, and I fully intend for my week there in August to be a reward, of sorts, for sticking to my new, healthy lifestyle for the preceding eight months. So no, I will not be looking for gluten-free or paleo-friendly items at Disney--sorry, guys! (we really need more food emojis!) My favorite character is Stitch, and my favorite movie is probably Frozen or Maleficent...or Lion King if we're throwing back to my childhood. Gammy
This is my wonderful mother, who will be celebrating her birthday at Disney during our August trip! I just realized that other than my January 2014 trip to WDW with my husband and kiddo, my mom has been to Disney (and Disneyland) with me on all previous trips. Cool! This is Gammy's first trip to WDW since 1997--my, how things have changed! She will be in for a treat. I haven't asked her what her favorite Disney character or movie is, but I happen to KNOW she loves Figment! We'll be paying good ol' Figment a visit in Epcot, for sure... (This is us in Vegas last fall--see, I told you we like to travel together!)
Z-Zah
My firstborn, my pride and joy, my spirited, spunky daughter who loves dinosaurs and aliens (and Star Wars!) just as much as she loves princesses and makeup. She will be 5 on our trip, and just two weeks away from starting kindergarten. She is a pretty well-traveled little preschooler, and her last big trip was with Gammy and Mommy to Akumal, Mexico, last September. Her favorite character is Stitch (girl after my own heart!), but her favorite princess is Elsa. Cinderella is a close second, and we met all eleven "official" Disney princesses on our 1/14 trip. Elsa and Anna were added later, I believe, and we are excited to meet them this time! This girl is also a villain-lover! (Sporting her Elsa face paint at the resort in Mexico...)
And, last, but not least...
CarterBear
She's pictured below at her first birthday last month. See, I told you we like to eat in this family!! Anyway, CarterBear will be 20 months old for our August trip, and this will be my first time traveling with a tot this young to Disney. (Z-Zah was only one month shy of turning 3 on our last trip...) We take full advantage of "free before three", and I'm just hoping she is half the contented traveler her sister always has been... No, really. This child makes her older sister look like an angel, and we joke that her mantra is "I do what I want!" I'm just crossing my fingers she loves Disney like the rest of us, or we could be in for a looooooong week! Well, how's that for an intro? Don't worry, I will be back with more, but just wanted to get things started. Please chime in, I'd love to hear from you!!