mindylee847
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- Joined
- Mar 6, 2012
Welcome and Introductions
Thanks for stopping by. I want to warn you up front that my trip report is going to be filled with a lot of emotion ranging from depressed to elated right now. So there you have it.
I booked a trip last night on November 12th for November 26th - November 28th. Ridiculous right? Well, let me tell you first a little bit about myself and what has happened.
My name is Mindy. I'm 28 and have an amazing husband. Words can't describe what I would do without this guy. His name is Mike and we've been together since sophomore year of high school. We've had the good times and the bad, but we've recently experienced one of the hardest thing I think we'll ever have to endure in our lives. Below is a picture of us (with my Dad's favorite character!).
On October 26th, my father committed suicide. I say this because the more I say it - the more real it's becoming for me. The more I talk about the reality, the more at peace I become... even though it's incredibly difficult. My dad suffered depression on top of many other things. You would never know it, unless you lived with him. He couldn't hide it all of the time. It came out at home a lot... my mom tried to keep up with him and help him through things, but it was too hard and they officially divorced after 37 years of marriage a year ago. I couldn't keep my dad happy any longer and he began to push my brother and I away. He distanced himself, made us angry with him... and I'm just trying to deal with it. Anyways, I could go on and on about this but I'm trying to focus on moving on, understanding, and finding peace. Below is a picture of my dad with his favorite thing in Disney - the trains!
Well, Thanksgiving is coming up. And honestly, the family closeness just is going to make me upset. Thinking about how I should have tried harder... why didn't I see my dad last Thanksgiving? Why did I let him push me away? You know... on and on... so I suggested going away to Mike and he said to check the budget and do it if we can. We actually have a trip planned to Disneyland at the end of February and we recently saved around $400 on that trip that we weren't expecting and we used some Disney Dream dollars to cover those plane tickets out to Cali and figured... we were going to be spending this amount anyways and it all worked out.
We will be driving back and forth which means only the two nights in WDW. We love driving and I also have a problem with flying - which is a whole different story when it comes to our Cali trip coming up. Bleh.
Anyways, I feel like driving is a great time to just talk and sing and be goofy. I just love it.
So here's our current plan:
Wednesday, November 25th - Hit the road and head down to Louisville, KY from Milwaukee, WI after working until about 2 PM.
Thursday, November 26th - Get back on the road in Louisville around 5:30 AM and head down to All Star Movies! Our goal is to get there by 7/8 PM. Not sure with time zone differences how this will all work out... but then we hope to head to DTD to go to the new Indiana Jones bar and maybe find the Packers game on TV somewhere. (Not sure the effect of Thanksgiving on operating hours and stuff...)
Friday, November 27th - Hollywood Studios all day for the Osborne Lights and my favorite ride, Tower of Terror (a billion times!).
Saturday, November 28th - Breakfast at a monorail hotel to check out the decorations and leave around noon. Head up to Nashville, TN for the night.
Sunday, November 29th - Nashville, TN back up to Milwaukee, WI.
So come along if you can handle it! It won't be too long of a TR but I plan to take a LOT of pictures.
Thanks for stopping by. I want to warn you up front that my trip report is going to be filled with a lot of emotion ranging from depressed to elated right now. So there you have it.
I booked a trip last night on November 12th for November 26th - November 28th. Ridiculous right? Well, let me tell you first a little bit about myself and what has happened.
My name is Mindy. I'm 28 and have an amazing husband. Words can't describe what I would do without this guy. His name is Mike and we've been together since sophomore year of high school. We've had the good times and the bad, but we've recently experienced one of the hardest thing I think we'll ever have to endure in our lives. Below is a picture of us (with my Dad's favorite character!).
On October 26th, my father committed suicide. I say this because the more I say it - the more real it's becoming for me. The more I talk about the reality, the more at peace I become... even though it's incredibly difficult. My dad suffered depression on top of many other things. You would never know it, unless you lived with him. He couldn't hide it all of the time. It came out at home a lot... my mom tried to keep up with him and help him through things, but it was too hard and they officially divorced after 37 years of marriage a year ago. I couldn't keep my dad happy any longer and he began to push my brother and I away. He distanced himself, made us angry with him... and I'm just trying to deal with it. Anyways, I could go on and on about this but I'm trying to focus on moving on, understanding, and finding peace. Below is a picture of my dad with his favorite thing in Disney - the trains!
Well, Thanksgiving is coming up. And honestly, the family closeness just is going to make me upset. Thinking about how I should have tried harder... why didn't I see my dad last Thanksgiving? Why did I let him push me away? You know... on and on... so I suggested going away to Mike and he said to check the budget and do it if we can. We actually have a trip planned to Disneyland at the end of February and we recently saved around $400 on that trip that we weren't expecting and we used some Disney Dream dollars to cover those plane tickets out to Cali and figured... we were going to be spending this amount anyways and it all worked out.
We will be driving back and forth which means only the two nights in WDW. We love driving and I also have a problem with flying - which is a whole different story when it comes to our Cali trip coming up. Bleh.
Anyways, I feel like driving is a great time to just talk and sing and be goofy. I just love it.So here's our current plan:
Wednesday, November 25th - Hit the road and head down to Louisville, KY from Milwaukee, WI after working until about 2 PM.
Thursday, November 26th - Get back on the road in Louisville around 5:30 AM and head down to All Star Movies! Our goal is to get there by 7/8 PM. Not sure with time zone differences how this will all work out... but then we hope to head to DTD to go to the new Indiana Jones bar and maybe find the Packers game on TV somewhere. (Not sure the effect of Thanksgiving on operating hours and stuff...)
Friday, November 27th - Hollywood Studios all day for the Osborne Lights and my favorite ride, Tower of Terror (a billion times!).
Saturday, November 28th - Breakfast at a monorail hotel to check out the decorations and leave around noon. Head up to Nashville, TN for the night.
Sunday, November 29th - Nashville, TN back up to Milwaukee, WI.
So come along if you can handle it! It won't be too long of a TR but I plan to take a LOT of pictures.
We've told the family that we needed to about our trip and that all went well. My brother is disappointed that he won't be joining us, but his job wouldn't allow him to take the time off. But we did offer for him to join us if he could - and apparently that's enough for him. I'll just have to "snap" him some shots of our day. 
Now, I've eaten there before and our service wasn't that great and I found out that I'm definitely not a Tonga Toast fan. I can't handle that much sweet food that early in the morning. But, I do love their Kona press pot! So I'm excited for another visit. 
I feel almost as if that's not real though, but I sure hope so! What a great way to end our night!
I think getting away for Thanksgiving will be good for you. Your little getaway sounds like fun, especially getting to see the Osborne Lights!
My husband is already on board with my finding the new Starbucks Christmas mug and picking up a Louisville You Are Here mug as well. I didn't think he would be since we have so many mugs already, but he said to go for it! I also loaded up my Disney Visa Dream Reward Dollars for the trip too. I believe both breakfasts that we are signed up for are also 10% off with our Visa as well! It's going to be a good trip - I can just feel it!
