Yoda_K
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I had been with Tracy a little over a year and I was in the mood to go back to Disney World. I knew Tracy and Josh would both enjoy it. The problem was getting those two convinced that it was a good idea. Tracy likes to worry about money, but I dont worry about it at all. I told Tracy we could make payments every month and that helped to ease her mind (a little bit).
I wanted to go around Joshs 17th birthday because I knew he had never been before and I wanted to give him a birthday he would always remember. Unlike clothes that he could wear out or out grow, he would have these memories the rest of his life. I think both of them were not sure about going. One reason was they had never been on a plane before and another reason was they thought WDW was more for kids. I knew better, it is a place for family and friends of all ages, but you have to be a kid at heart.
The day before we flew we stayed at the Marriott in St. Louis. Tracy loved the beds there, she said we should just go there so she can sleep. I might have to ask the hotel where they got the mattresses
. When I see the airport and can hear the planes that is when I start to get excited.
Tracy and Josh were a little bit nervous when they heard the engines revving up. Then when we started going up in the air and the plane was climbing Josh started to complain about his ears
. The rookies had to look out the window, me I was stuck in the middle between them. The flight was a little over 2 hours to get to Orlando.
As you know we have to take the fake monorail to get to where we were going. That was the second ride of the vacation. Then we had to find the elevator, you would think between the 3 of us that wouldnt take that long, but it did. Then we had to find the people with the big Mickey hand and the Magical Express.
One of my favorite memories of the trips is when Tracy was complaining about how far we had to walk to our room at POFQ, because she forgot I had booked a water view. I thought it would be nice to look out and see the water and take walks there. I knew Tracy would be stressed out so I decided to buy her a bath gift basket. It was waiting in the room when we got there. Tracy cried, I always make her cry
. The next day Josh started taking pictures of every palm tree he saw. I am not sure why, but I guess it was he had never seen one in person before.
At MGM we went on all the attractions we wanted to. There were cheerleaders everywhere and Josh was having fun watching them. Josh wouldnt go on TOT by himself, but was nice enough to go on Star Tours with me. He is not a big fan, but he did it for me. We decided to go to see the Little Mermaid, none of us knew there was a little misting action. It would be nice in the summer time, but in February it was a little bit too cool. I get cold very easily. When Josh felt the water come down him he said some words that are not very appropriate in WDW. We both told him there is NO cussing at Disney World!!! Well we went to Sounds Dangerous and the water thing happened again. Josh said the same words again and we said the same thing back again. We went on the Backlot Tour and at the end went through to see the costumes and the shop. Josh found an Oscar and asked me to hold it for a picture. It said Worlds Greatest Father. Tracy was crying again. I went on to give my acceptance speech right in the store. Tracy and Josh were cracking up
.
Next day was Epcot. It was freezing cold. It was so cold Tracy bought a jacket. That is NOT normal. I am always cold, she is always hot, but not that day. It felt just like home. We went to go on Ellens Energy ride and the CM said I could not take my power chair. I had done this on previous trips but he was adamant that I had to transfer to a manual chair. Josh would not let Tracy transfer me and he pushed me into the queue and onto the ride. I thought that was awesome that he took the initiative. We spent most of that day inside. Josh liked the Innovations pavilions. We toughed it out to watch Illumations. The World Showcase was like ghost world that night. We hardly saw any people.
The next day was Animal Kingdom and Joshs birthday. The things I remember most about this day are: Going to the Festival of the Lion King because they asked if anyone had a birthday and Josh was not going up there until he saw some cheerleaders heading for the floor. I said what are you waiting for, make your move? He laughed, but he went up there.
It was cold that day too. Here is a picture of Josh and I with EE in the background:
We went on the Safari. Josh took pictures, while Tracy held onto me. I bounce around in my chair on that ride, but I love it. We took the train to Rafikis Plant Watch, we looked around, and went in the petting area. We were told the goats like wheelchairs and one ran right up to me. We went around in there and one was asleep on the ground. I wasnt waking up for anything, Tracy even bent down and gently moved his head so I could pass by. He still didnt wake up. He was the laziest goat I have ever seen.
We went DTD that night to Planet Hollywood. Josh liked it. We went into the stores and Josh picked out some clothes for his birthday. We tried on a bunch of hats.
Here is Josh showing his secret true identity
:
The next day we walked into Magic Kingdom for a lunch ADR at Tonys and one store and Josh wanted to leave
. We went back to MGM. Here is a picture of Josh, Donald Duck, and I. Josh looks so happy doesnt he 
?
The next day we went home. Every thing went fine, except for Joshs ears. They were bothering him very much on the way home. So much he said he didnt want to go on a plane again.
To this day Josh goes on and on about that trip, to us, to his grandparents, to his girlfriend.
That was the plan, to give him memories for a lifetime.
Next time I will talk more about Tracy and our trip last November because Josh didnt go on that one
.
I wanted to go around Joshs 17th birthday because I knew he had never been before and I wanted to give him a birthday he would always remember. Unlike clothes that he could wear out or out grow, he would have these memories the rest of his life. I think both of them were not sure about going. One reason was they had never been on a plane before and another reason was they thought WDW was more for kids. I knew better, it is a place for family and friends of all ages, but you have to be a kid at heart.
The day before we flew we stayed at the Marriott in St. Louis. Tracy loved the beds there, she said we should just go there so she can sleep. I might have to ask the hotel where they got the mattresses
. When I see the airport and can hear the planes that is when I start to get excited. Tracy and Josh were a little bit nervous when they heard the engines revving up. Then when we started going up in the air and the plane was climbing Josh started to complain about his ears
. The rookies had to look out the window, me I was stuck in the middle between them. The flight was a little over 2 hours to get to Orlando. As you know we have to take the fake monorail to get to where we were going. That was the second ride of the vacation. Then we had to find the elevator, you would think between the 3 of us that wouldnt take that long, but it did. Then we had to find the people with the big Mickey hand and the Magical Express.
One of my favorite memories of the trips is when Tracy was complaining about how far we had to walk to our room at POFQ, because she forgot I had booked a water view. I thought it would be nice to look out and see the water and take walks there. I knew Tracy would be stressed out so I decided to buy her a bath gift basket. It was waiting in the room when we got there. Tracy cried, I always make her cry
. The next day Josh started taking pictures of every palm tree he saw. I am not sure why, but I guess it was he had never seen one in person before. At MGM we went on all the attractions we wanted to. There were cheerleaders everywhere and Josh was having fun watching them. Josh wouldnt go on TOT by himself, but was nice enough to go on Star Tours with me. He is not a big fan, but he did it for me. We decided to go to see the Little Mermaid, none of us knew there was a little misting action. It would be nice in the summer time, but in February it was a little bit too cool. I get cold very easily. When Josh felt the water come down him he said some words that are not very appropriate in WDW. We both told him there is NO cussing at Disney World!!! Well we went to Sounds Dangerous and the water thing happened again. Josh said the same words again and we said the same thing back again. We went on the Backlot Tour and at the end went through to see the costumes and the shop. Josh found an Oscar and asked me to hold it for a picture. It said Worlds Greatest Father. Tracy was crying again. I went on to give my acceptance speech right in the store. Tracy and Josh were cracking up
.
Next day was Epcot. It was freezing cold. It was so cold Tracy bought a jacket. That is NOT normal. I am always cold, she is always hot, but not that day. It felt just like home. We went to go on Ellens Energy ride and the CM said I could not take my power chair. I had done this on previous trips but he was adamant that I had to transfer to a manual chair. Josh would not let Tracy transfer me and he pushed me into the queue and onto the ride. I thought that was awesome that he took the initiative. We spent most of that day inside. Josh liked the Innovations pavilions. We toughed it out to watch Illumations. The World Showcase was like ghost world that night. We hardly saw any people.
The next day was Animal Kingdom and Joshs birthday. The things I remember most about this day are: Going to the Festival of the Lion King because they asked if anyone had a birthday and Josh was not going up there until he saw some cheerleaders heading for the floor. I said what are you waiting for, make your move? He laughed, but he went up there.
It was cold that day too. Here is a picture of Josh and I with EE in the background:
We went on the Safari. Josh took pictures, while Tracy held onto me. I bounce around in my chair on that ride, but I love it. We took the train to Rafikis Plant Watch, we looked around, and went in the petting area. We were told the goats like wheelchairs and one ran right up to me. We went around in there and one was asleep on the ground. I wasnt waking up for anything, Tracy even bent down and gently moved his head so I could pass by. He still didnt wake up. He was the laziest goat I have ever seen.
We went DTD that night to Planet Hollywood. Josh liked it. We went into the stores and Josh picked out some clothes for his birthday. We tried on a bunch of hats.
Here is Josh showing his secret true identity
:
The next day we walked into Magic Kingdom for a lunch ADR at Tonys and one store and Josh wanted to leave
. We went back to MGM. Here is a picture of Josh, Donald Duck, and I. Josh looks so happy doesnt he ?
The next day we went home. Every thing went fine, except for Joshs ears. They were bothering him very much on the way home. So much he said he didnt want to go on a plane again.
To this day Josh goes on and on about that trip, to us, to his grandparents, to his girlfriend.
That was the plan, to give him memories for a lifetime.
Next time I will talk more about Tracy and our trip last November because Josh didnt go on that one
.
him so much?? He wants to make memories for my son and he is hilarious 
I absolutely love it, and have enjoyed showing my neices and nephews the wonderful world of Jim Henson. Here's a hint: "Of course not, you're a boy!"
Looking forward to the next entry...have a good day everyone!
My mom used to sew similarly "cool" clothes for us kids in the 70's, too! What a hoot!
) and wants to GO all the time. Though I like to get out and be active at times, I really do like to just stick around the house and watch a movie or read a book.
. Bill thinks that picture is hilarious. We will have to see if we can watch "the making of". Bill and I love watching the extras on the DVDs. 
, bus back to Pop
