Imagineer5
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2007
Welcome!! I have lost count of my TR numbers, but I absolutely love reminiscing about trips and planning upcoming ones all with your help, so I hope you will join me for another full year of adventures!!
First of all, some introductions!
I am Lauren, a mechanical engineer (with lofty dreams of being an Imagineer). I work for the DoD/Navy analyzing torpedoes and submarines. But my true passion is for travel, seeing the world, and planning vacations. Moreso, just spending time with my family! We live in Massachusetts, between Boston and Providence.
(this is from my October 2014 trip when I got some French gelato all by myself while DD was napping!)
Next up is my DH! He normally is absent on many of my TR's, but for most of the ones in 2015 he was present and accounted for. He is also a mechanical engineer; he works for MIT and designs clean rooms and manages things. Not entirely sure, but he'd be happy to go into detail if you asked
We met in college back in 2001 and started dating in 2003, and married in 2007. Despite not being a HUGE Disney freak like me, he does put up with trips every 1-2 years with us, and my much more frequent WDW trips as well. He enjoys traveling and is very excited for France!
That photo gave you a sneak peek at who is next - our 3 year old DD Aria! She is the light of my life and my little Disney travel buddy. Often she will pack up her backpack with pretend treats and say she is packing for Disney World. She is a thrill seeker (though still slightly too short for BTMRR, Splash, etc) but absolutely LOVED Seven Dwarfs Mine Train! She has been to WDW 11 times and DL one time. The first trip I am going to talk about was for her 3rd birthday - a Disney cruise!
On previous TR's I would stop there - but this time I have a 4th passenger along for most of the TR's - I am pregnant with baby girl #2! We are due December 4th, 2015. We tried for nearly 2 years for this little one, and she will be just as Disney spoiled as her older sister if I have anything to say about it! Her closet is already nearly full, so that is a start! Aria is very excited for her arrival. This was our announcement:
Coming up next...our 2015 trips at a glance, then I will fully delve into the first trip of the year which took us on our first ever cruise, first visit to Mexico, and first time to the Florida Keys!
First of all, some introductions!
I am Lauren, a mechanical engineer (with lofty dreams of being an Imagineer). I work for the DoD/Navy analyzing torpedoes and submarines. But my true passion is for travel, seeing the world, and planning vacations. Moreso, just spending time with my family! We live in Massachusetts, between Boston and Providence.
(this is from my October 2014 trip when I got some French gelato all by myself while DD was napping!)
Next up is my DH! He normally is absent on many of my TR's, but for most of the ones in 2015 he was present and accounted for. He is also a mechanical engineer; he works for MIT and designs clean rooms and manages things. Not entirely sure, but he'd be happy to go into detail if you asked
We met in college back in 2001 and started dating in 2003, and married in 2007. Despite not being a HUGE Disney freak like me, he does put up with trips every 1-2 years with us, and my much more frequent WDW trips as well. He enjoys traveling and is very excited for France!
That photo gave you a sneak peek at who is next - our 3 year old DD Aria! She is the light of my life and my little Disney travel buddy. Often she will pack up her backpack with pretend treats and say she is packing for Disney World. She is a thrill seeker (though still slightly too short for BTMRR, Splash, etc) but absolutely LOVED Seven Dwarfs Mine Train! She has been to WDW 11 times and DL one time. The first trip I am going to talk about was for her 3rd birthday - a Disney cruise!
On previous TR's I would stop there - but this time I have a 4th passenger along for most of the TR's - I am pregnant with baby girl #2! We are due December 4th, 2015. We tried for nearly 2 years for this little one, and she will be just as Disney spoiled as her older sister if I have anything to say about it! Her closet is already nearly full, so that is a start!
Aria is very excited for her arrival. This was our announcement:
Coming up next...our 2015 trips at a glance, then I will fully delve into the first trip of the year which took us on our first ever cruise, first visit to Mexico, and first time to the Florida Keys!
Here's the bit of video we got:
and tell you how much I enjoyed 2013 and 2014 - I would love to take mommy-son trips like yours and Aria's mommy-daughter trips - and I'm very much looking forward to 2015! And congrats as you approach becoming a family of four! I just LOVE the announcement pic!!
I'll try to add some pics to break up all that text!
and if you have any input I'd love to hear it! Our plans are: 4 nights in Paris, 4 nights at 
Did you know that a 7-night Caribbean is nearly as much as an 11-night transatlantic from Barcelona to NYC?! 
Ugh, I wish Disney cruises weren't so expensive. I'd love to do a longer one. I'm really excited to hear about yours, by the way!
). Greece is fairly high on the list (Dug has been, but I have not). It's probably going to be a few years before we can really plan on international trips, though. 
At least I can live vicariously through yours for now! 
