2011? No way! DD and I hit WDW solo PTR - 10/30-Live fromWDW

[jenb1023]

I've been following several TR's and PTR's over the last year or so and have been encouraged to try my hand at this trip writing thing. (You know who you are - I hope you are not sorry!) I hope I get at least one comment and don't bore you all to tears!

Chapter 1 - the introductions

Hi! I'm Jen aka jenb1023. I love Universal and IOA! Wait, these are the disboards, oops! I mean I love WDW and all things Disney of course!
I am (I can't believe I am about to type this number and admit it to everyone) 36. If you do the math, this means I was a Jennifer born in the 1970's - how shocking! which leads me to

DD Jordan - age 6 (she just turned 6 on 9/10)
She was named Jordan because it was not on the top 20 for that year and because it does not have a cute nickname like say Jenny for example that some relatives insist on calling a certain 36-year-old even if it makes her feel like a two-year-old. But I digress (PSA - if you do not enjoy tangents and digressions do not subscribe to this PTR because there are guaranteed to be many! )

Here is a photo of us from our January 08 trip:

We are taking our first trip to WDW or anywhere overnight for that matter that is just the two of us. I've never been to WDW without other grown-ups. I guess I will have to figure out how to convince strangers to fetch me food and drinks and to run for fastpasses, drop off the stroller, carry stuff. . . wait a minute! How exactly am I going to pull this off?

If you are still here and interested , the next post will have more background and details.

 

[All7OfUs]

I'm furst, I'm furst!! Grate start! Jordan is so cute, and know your going to have such a grate time!!

 

[jenb1023]

I'm furst, I'm furst!! Grate start! Jordan is so cute, and know your going to have such a grate time!!

I have a reader! I accomplished my goal! Nice writing BTW!

I hope to write chapter 2 later today!

 

[DisneyObsessive]

You've got another reader!!! I LOVE Jordan as a girls name and Jamie. Both always been top picks for me.

 

[maroo]

I am here! I am here!!!!!





Can I post pictures I have of your precious child and my precious "child"...?

 

[jenb1023]

You've got another reader!!! I LOVE Jordan as a girls name and Jamie. Both always been top picks for me.

and thanks for being reader #2! It is always nice to meet a new DIS friend. It is funny - we liked the name Jordan but there were several other names we liked better but ruled out for various reasons - and I can't imagine her with any other name. It fits her so well.

BTW - it looks like we will miss you at the world by just a little bit.

I am here! I am here!!!!!





Can I post pictures I have of your precious child and my precious "child"...?

You are here and I am up to three readers!

Of course, you can post photos of the kids. Just no photos of me unless I pre-approve them! I am hoping to do a magic meets mini-tr as part of this ptr so I am sure you and your child will be making an appearance.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

I'm here!!!!!

 

[sersee05]

As a fellow 1970's Jennifer...I am here to keep readin!!

 

[jenb1023]

I'm here!!!!!

Glad you made it over!

As a fellow 1970's Jennifer...I am here to keep readin!!

Thanks for joining in! We are part of such a small club with our unusual name and ages.

 

[jenb1023]

Before I start Chapter 2, just wanted to digress for the first time to say that we are moving in two days. Tomorrow we settle on selling our house and buying our new house in the same day. I am telling you all this for a few reasons - I need some good thoughts from everyone if you have any to spare, I didn't want you to wonder if I am MIA for a day or two but I think I can keep up with this PTR since DISing is my down time/destressing time and frankly, in my opinion, the decision to write a PTR/TR is you deciding to let others into your life so to me my non-Disney life is still an important key to our plans/trips.

Chapter 2 - Background and why that title?

My first trip to WDW was in 1987 with my parents and brother. There were only two parks then. My parents wanted to wait until we were old enough to remember it - clearly a theory I do not agree with or embrace. We drove from PA to FL over President's Day weekend and week. We stayed in Kissimee (sp?) and had a four day pass.

I always loved Disney movies and music even through my teen years and early adulthood. I had and still have the greatest classics cd's and several movies on VHS. But, I never went back to WDW.

Fast forward to 1999, DH and I were planning our wedding and honeymoon and we briefly looked at WDW but it seemed very expensive compared to the RCCL cruise we ended up taking.

DD was born 9/10/03 and was a princess from day one. We loved Playhouse Disney and Disney movies! I don't have baby photos on this pc but here is DD at Halloween 2007 when she had just turned 4.

Some time in late 2006 I said to DH, we should take DD to WDW. I decided that I thought age 3 1/2 was a good age because she was old enough to hang in there and would remember some of it and more importantly she was at the age to be wowed by it all. She loved the princesses and all of the Playhouse Disney characters.

We decided to go in April 2007 - not busy season but not the slowest. We found out a local travel agency booked trips with a chartered plane so we could fly direct which seemed like the perfect plan to us! We met with them after Christmas 2006 and found out it wouldn't be as expensive as we thought and since this would be a once in a great while trip that we were going to do it right. We booked a package with dining through them to stay at the Wilderness Lodge - at rack rate . We liked the idea of deluxe but only WL or AKL due to price. We thought it would be better to be close to the MK. I had a friend who had just been on a trip and gave me some information about ADR's so I had the TA make a few for us - Hollywood and Vine character lunch, Chef Mickey's for dinner and we wanted a princess meal. I wasn't sure which one I wanted - he called and got us into CRT at less than 180 days and I said I guess we will take that one. We also booked BBB.


**Okay - I didn't think background and the name of this TR would take me this long but it is 11pm and we have a big day tomorrow so Chapter 2 will have to be continued later.**

 

[All7OfUs]

Loving the background so far!! It helps us to get to know you better.

Here's a big, fat, huge congrats on your move!!! Hooray for new beginnings!
May it be a place of refuge and safety; of peace and happy memories for you and your family. Serve Him well there!

Isn't that little girl of yours the biggest cutie pie?? Love that pic!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Enjoying the background!!!

Are you finished packing????

So excited for you! Hope you have a great move!!!

 

[All7OfUs]

So, how's the move going??!! ARe you surviving?

 

[jenb1023]

Hey guys! Just saying hi and that we are all moved into the new house! Well moved in is a relative term - all of our stuff is here. We are tired so I probably won't post more until tomorrow. Thanks for hanging in with me!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Hey guys! Just saying hi and that we are all moved into the new house! Well moved in is a relative term - all of our stuff is here. We are tired so I probably won't post more until tomorrow. Thanks for hanging in with me!

Congrats on the move!!!! Have fun unpacking!

 

[All7OfUs]

Now the fun part starts!! You get to set up a new everything!!! You know all that froofy, "Where should I put this little doo-dad?" and "No, over there hun!" stuff. Enjoy!

 

[jenb1023]

Congrats on the move!!!! Have fun unpacking!

Now the fun part starts!! You get to set up a new everything!!! You know all that froofy, "Where should I put this little doo-dad?" and "No, over there hun!" stuff. Enjoy!

I hate moving - lol!

I am going to get going on this PTR tomorrow! I need happy thoughts!

 

[jenb1023]

My humble apologies for starting and then abandoning this PTR. Life has well happened and gotten in the way of DISing and trip planning. I don't want to bore you with the details but I have good excuses, really. They include: moving/fixing our new house, being short-staffed at work, Daisies (I'm an asst leader), PTO (book fair is this week), regular activities (like school, Irish dance, soccer, family functions and fall activities).

My plan is to finish my intro later today and then get hot and heavy with planning and discussing the trip that I leave for in 11 days !

My plans are still a little up in the air (I know basic park days but not about hopping etc yet and I am still considering what to do Halloween night and trying to add the Wishes dessert party) and I have not made any clothes/shirts yet!

So, if any of my dear DIS friends are still with me, I hope to get this PTR going hot and heavy! (that was a little much for this early in the AM - lol) And I am going to need your help and opinions to get this figured out!

 

[All7OfUs]

11 days!!!?? You need to post, girly!!! Let us take a look, and we'll see what we can do to steer you right, enable, whatever you want to call it...



Congrats on the move!!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

I'm still here!!!!