MainStMandy
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- Sep 29, 2006
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Cast:
Me- Really knows what it means to live Disney as a LIFESTYLE. Former CM and OCD extraordinaire! I am that person that everyone looks at and says, Disney Again!?!?
Mom- Loves, Loves, Loves Disney but is a workaholic to the extreme! The last time she went to Disney was for work. Has recently lost 65lbs and DESERVES this vacation.
Mom and Dad!
Backstory:
So while I was debating what time of year to take my annual Disney trip the offer of free dining came about. I had been dating someone about 7 months and continued to try and convince him we should go in September. He always played along, but never FULLY committed to the trip or me, lol. Very shortly after breaking up, I decided that my mom would be the perfect person to go with me. She is always whining that I go places without her and it had been since 2002 that we last vacationed to Disney (her, me, and my ex-husband).
Mom also has very recently lost over 65 lbs
(thanks Jenny Craig!) and a few years back had Gastric Bypass
which makes going for Free Dining VERY interesting!
There is a VERY good reason that mommy and I dont vacation to Disney very often. Well, 2 very good reasons.
#1 On our last trip we made no less than FIVE
trips to local shoes stores, buying no less than TEN pairs of shoes
and still never found anything that made Moms feet comfy and blister free. Once on a trip to NYC, the same thing happened and she ended up stealing my shoes. We have already invested in one pair of crocs and she will be purchasing another before we leave.
#2 SMOKER I hate, hate, hate going to the world with a smoker. We always have to find somewhere for her to stop and that inevitably leads to a bathroom break. It ruins my flow my rhythm.
But my Mom is truly the best
she has done everything for me and definitely deserves this trip. I have decided we will just be a bit more laid back and have an actual VACATION, not a marathon.
And as a BONUS, we have joined up with some Disers!
I am super excited and I think my mom will have a blast.
If she goes
Thats right, IF!!!
The trip is paid for, booked, airfare secured, crocs bought, ADRs made, crazy OCD binder started, rental car paid for and she might not be going.
It makes me sad, but I understand. She is in a position at work (the boss) in the middle of implementing a HUGE new system put it plain and simple, shes needed.
The thing is, I wont know until the last minute. The company will reiumburse her for her half. But that leaves me with an unused 7-day ph AND double the dining credits. And I wont find out in enough time to replace her.
So for now, we are praying to the Disney Gods, spreading our pixie dust and counting down the days (46) to our 7-night-shoe-shopping-free-full-of-smoke-breaks-Mother/Daughter-trip-to-Walt-Disney-World!
Our plans so far:
Moms favorite highlights:
Chocolate Croissants at the Land after ridining Soarin no less than THREE times
California Grille and fireworks from the Balcony
Buzz Light Year (with full control of the steering)
Leaving her laptop in the hotel room
Pastries in France
My favorite highlights:
The surprise tea at the Grand Floridian
Keys to the Kingdom Tour booked as her bleated Birthday gift
Cinderella Castle
GlendaMax
Meeting my new dis friends
Elephant Ears in France!
Seeing old friends (My 2 FAVORITE CMs in the whole world)
Wishes and Illuminations
Main Street
ADRs already made:
Le Cellier (with Dis Friends!)
Kona Café (wish it was Ohana but Mom cant eat that much)
Mama Melroses
Cape May (With Glenda and Mom!)
California Grille
Wolfgang Pucks
Me- Really knows what it means to live Disney as a LIFESTYLE. Former CM and OCD extraordinaire! I am that person that everyone looks at and says, Disney Again!?!?
Mom- Loves, Loves, Loves Disney but is a workaholic to the extreme! The last time she went to Disney was for work. Has recently lost 65lbs and DESERVES this vacation.
Mom and Dad!
Backstory:
So while I was debating what time of year to take my annual Disney trip the offer of free dining came about. I had been dating someone about 7 months and continued to try and convince him we should go in September. He always played along, but never FULLY committed to the trip or me, lol. Very shortly after breaking up, I decided that my mom would be the perfect person to go with me. She is always whining that I go places without her and it had been since 2002 that we last vacationed to Disney (her, me, and my ex-husband).
Mom also has very recently lost over 65 lbs
(thanks Jenny Craig!) and a few years back had Gastric Bypass
which makes going for Free Dining VERY interesting! There is a VERY good reason that mommy and I dont vacation to Disney very often. Well, 2 very good reasons.
#1 On our last trip we made no less than FIVE
trips to local shoes stores, buying no less than TEN pairs of shoes
and still never found anything that made Moms feet comfy and blister free. Once on a trip to NYC, the same thing happened and she ended up stealing my shoes. We have already invested in one pair of crocs and she will be purchasing another before we leave.#2 SMOKER I hate, hate, hate going to the world with a smoker. We always have to find somewhere for her to stop and that inevitably leads to a bathroom break. It ruins my flow my rhythm.
But my Mom is truly the best
she has done everything for me and definitely deserves this trip. I have decided we will just be a bit more laid back and have an actual VACATION, not a marathon.And as a BONUS, we have joined up with some Disers!
I am super excited and I think my mom will have a blast.If she goes
Thats right, IF!!!
The trip is paid for, booked, airfare secured, crocs bought, ADRs made, crazy OCD binder started, rental car paid for and she might not be going.
It makes me sad, but I understand. She is in a position at work (the boss) in the middle of implementing a HUGE new system put it plain and simple, shes needed.
The thing is, I wont know until the last minute. The company will reiumburse her for her half. But that leaves me with an unused 7-day ph AND double the dining credits. And I wont find out in enough time to replace her.
So for now, we are praying to the Disney Gods, spreading our pixie dust and counting down the days (46) to our 7-night-shoe-shopping-free-full-of-smoke-breaks-Mother/Daughter-trip-to-Walt-Disney-World!
Our plans so far:
Moms favorite highlights:
Chocolate Croissants at the Land after ridining Soarin no less than THREE times
California Grille and fireworks from the Balcony
Buzz Light Year (with full control of the steering)
Leaving her laptop in the hotel room
Pastries in France
My favorite highlights:
The surprise tea at the Grand Floridian
Keys to the Kingdom Tour booked as her bleated Birthday gift
Cinderella Castle
GlendaMax
Meeting my new dis friends
Elephant Ears in France!
Seeing old friends (My 2 FAVORITE CMs in the whole world)
Wishes and Illuminations
Main Street
ADRs already made:
Le Cellier (with Dis Friends!)
Kona Café (wish it was Ohana but Mom cant eat that much)
Mama Melroses
Cape May (With Glenda and Mom!)
California Grille
Wolfgang Pucks
Hope everything works out for you & your mom.
