Here we go....
Our day started off gloriously early - those of you who know me - know I am an early riser... So, my alarm going off at 3:30am is about the time my body normally wakes anyways...
All of our excitement had built over the last several months - and this was GO TIME!!! The girls and I were ready!
I filled my normal cup of coffee, hopped on to the computer and did a little Dis-ing and a little FB-ing...
I woke Alli at 3:50am
And I woke V at 4:30am
The girls and I did all of our last minute preperations... It was very hot here in MN - we didn't have our air on... Little did we know - this was just a preview of what was to come.
We packed all of our last minute items, and we were on the road at 5:20am.
We planned to stop for donuts on the way - since our little airport has the worst food ever (seriously, how can you wreck a muffin?)...
We arrived at the airport promptlly at 6am... All of the lines were super long and our bags were very heavy. Between the 3 of us - we checked 3 suitcases, but we carried on 6 more bags (2 each)...
Security lines were even longer... In a last ditch effort to avoid a long line - we trekked all the way across the airport to the other (shorter) security line... but by the time we did the long walk there - and eventually back - we would have just been better off staying put.
Eventually - we made it through security with out any problems.
It seems that we waited forever to board... We wasted time eating our donuts and messing around... Or in my case, running to the bathroom every 5 minutes, God forbid I have to use the airplane bathroom...
Finally - our airplane arrived...
And we boarded... Seats 7a, 7b, 7c...
Our flight took off right on time...
I spy Sully and Mike peeking out from V's trip bag:
The entire flight was very smooth... Except a little bumpy over Georgia...
The whole flight - I was waving to my Dis friends... Mo over Chicago... Ariana/Liddy/Oopsi over TN... Nini over GA...
Our flight landed 15 minutes early at 12:00pm. WHOOT!
We trekked across MCO to Disney's Magical Express... We had just missed the cut off for the current bus.
So, we had to wait for the next one to arrive -which took F-O-R-E-V-E-R... I hope this wasn't a precursor of what's to come...
After about a 20 minute wait, our bus finally arrived... The girls and I were the 2nd family to board - we sat in the 2nd row...
Before we knew it - we were seeing Disney signs! WHOOT!!!
The BEST sign of them all...
And the 2nd BEST sign of them all...
WHOOT!!! We have arrived!
Up next... Who or what was waiting for us upon arrival? Did we get close to our room request? Was check in smooth?
Link to Day 1 Part B
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