Missy13d69
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Hi!
Our Disney Trip is still almost a year away, but I'm too excited! I wanted to go ahead and make a trip report!
Let me introduce our family!
First there's me, I'm Melisa the mom. I'm the one planning this whole vacation. I'm slightly obsessive, and a bit of a control freak, so I have to plan EVERYTHING. I'm probably putting to much pressure on myself to make this trip "perfect", because I suffer from Fibrous Dysplasia in one of my spinal vertebrate and will eventually be confined to a wheelchair. I want to be able to do this trip before I get too advanced and can't fully enjoy the time with my kids. I am already slightly limited due to pain in the muscles in my back from spinal myalgia that is caused by the Fibrous Dysplasia. I'm strange, I'm a nerd, I'm a book worm, I'm a Trekkie (Next Generation) I'm a closet gamer, and I have an odd sense of humor. I'm also honest to a fault, and people sometimes find me abrasive. But I have a good heart, I promise! I have never been to Disney World.
Next, we have my husband, Jeremy. We have been married for 12. Jeremy's a very laid back, go with the flow kind of guy. He's very happy rolling around on the floor or spinning around in circles while I plan this trip. (Don't go thinking he's crazy, he's doing the rolling and spinning with toddlers.) His only request is input on what we eat. He likes food. Jeremy has also never been to Disney World.
Next we have my mother, Barb. She's been my mother for my whole life. I came packaged that way. She's an interesting person. She works with magnets for a living, and I think they have scrambled her brain a bit. She's very flighty, and I think she may be suffering from senior onset ADD. She's also very happy to let me plan this whole trip, although she likes to look at pictures of EVERYTHING. She has been to Disney, for one day, 8 years ago.
On to the stars of this cast! The children.
Cordell is 8, but will be 9 when we go to Disney. He's a lot like his dad, he's very laid back. He's always been a very calm child. Very easy going and mellow. You have to tell him everything twice, but that stems from being male.
Annabelle, is 3, but will be 4 when we do to Disney. I really don't know how to describe Annabelle, without scaring anyone reading this, away from the idea of having children. She's a beautiful little girl! I can say that much...She's our "hell raiser", but that stems from being female. She has her sweet moments, but mostly she's a ball of attitude. She's a Tinkerbell fanatic. She is also a dress up enthusiast, and on most days she changes her outfit 20 times. Thanks to Walmart's Black Friday sale last year, she has a very extensive Disney dress up wardrobe. She's currently cavorting about in a Cinderella skirt and Tinkerbell shirt. Cinderbell!
And last but certainly not least, we have Nicholas. Little Nick is currently 23 months old, and will be 2 months shy of being 3 when we go to Disney World. Nick is a little love dove. He loves to cuddle, and is as sweet as sugar coated, honey dipped, molasses. He's also our little dare devil. He will climb on anything, and everything, if we let him, or if we turn our backs. He likes to help do things, and is glad to pitch in with anything you ask, or if you don't ask. He's thrown a lot of things away before their time.
That's it for the who's! Now on to the when's!
We live in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia, and we are driving to Disney world. We are leaving on April the 19th 2013.We are taking 2 days for the drive down, instead of driving straight through. We think that's better than cooping the kids up for a 16 hour car trip. This way they get a little down time in the middle. We will be staying at Windsor Hills, in a townhouse called "Mickey's Townhouse". We will be staying for 7 nights. We are going to Magic Kingdom 2 days, and each of the other Disney parks one day each. We are taking a day off mid week to spend a day at the beach, for a little bit of a break for the kids. Doing 6 days straight in the parks would really make for some grumpy chumpies. Too much stimulation. Here's our exact itinerary for travel and park visits, told you I like to plan! Of course all times are guestimations...
As of right now, we have not made any Advanced dining Reservations for the meals we will be eating in park. It's too early...We will be eating breakfast and dinner at the house on most days though.
Jeremy and I will be celebrating our 13th Anniversary at Magic Kingdom on the 26th! I am super excited about that! We never had a honeymoon, and have never really been able to do a whole lot on any anniversary because of money. This is going to be the best one ever!
A lot of people in our lives, think we are crazy for doing this trip, because of the cost. Yeah, it requires a lot of saving, and may not be the most financially responsible thing, but it's worth it to us considering my medical condition. Some things you can't put a price tag on, and being able to have one magical vacation with my kids, while I can still enjoy myself without restriction, is worth every penny.
I've got the Disney bug, and he bit me but good!
UPDATES!
Some new info and our dining are figured out! http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45623242&postcount=14
Our Disney Trip is still almost a year away, but I'm too excited! I wanted to go ahead and make a trip report!
Let me introduce our family!
First there's me, I'm Melisa the mom. I'm the one planning this whole vacation. I'm slightly obsessive, and a bit of a control freak, so I have to plan EVERYTHING. I'm probably putting to much pressure on myself to make this trip "perfect", because I suffer from Fibrous Dysplasia in one of my spinal vertebrate and will eventually be confined to a wheelchair. I want to be able to do this trip before I get too advanced and can't fully enjoy the time with my kids. I am already slightly limited due to pain in the muscles in my back from spinal myalgia that is caused by the Fibrous Dysplasia. I'm strange, I'm a nerd, I'm a book worm, I'm a Trekkie (Next Generation) I'm a closet gamer, and I have an odd sense of humor. I'm also honest to a fault, and people sometimes find me abrasive. But I have a good heart, I promise! I have never been to Disney World.
Next, we have my husband, Jeremy. We have been married for 12. Jeremy's a very laid back, go with the flow kind of guy. He's very happy rolling around on the floor or spinning around in circles while I plan this trip. (Don't go thinking he's crazy, he's doing the rolling and spinning with toddlers.) His only request is input on what we eat. He likes food. Jeremy has also never been to Disney World.
Next we have my mother, Barb. She's been my mother for my whole life. I came packaged that way. She's an interesting person. She works with magnets for a living, and I think they have scrambled her brain a bit. She's very flighty, and I think she may be suffering from senior onset ADD. She's also very happy to let me plan this whole trip, although she likes to look at pictures of EVERYTHING. She has been to Disney, for one day, 8 years ago.
On to the stars of this cast! The children.
Cordell is 8, but will be 9 when we go to Disney. He's a lot like his dad, he's very laid back. He's always been a very calm child. Very easy going and mellow. You have to tell him everything twice, but that stems from being male.
Annabelle, is 3, but will be 4 when we do to Disney. I really don't know how to describe Annabelle, without scaring anyone reading this, away from the idea of having children. She's a beautiful little girl! I can say that much...She's our "hell raiser", but that stems from being female. She has her sweet moments, but mostly she's a ball of attitude. She's a Tinkerbell fanatic. She is also a dress up enthusiast, and on most days she changes her outfit 20 times. Thanks to Walmart's Black Friday sale last year, she has a very extensive Disney dress up wardrobe. She's currently cavorting about in a Cinderella skirt and Tinkerbell shirt. Cinderbell!
And last but certainly not least, we have Nicholas. Little Nick is currently 23 months old, and will be 2 months shy of being 3 when we go to Disney World. Nick is a little love dove. He loves to cuddle, and is as sweet as sugar coated, honey dipped, molasses. He's also our little dare devil. He will climb on anything, and everything, if we let him, or if we turn our backs. He likes to help do things, and is glad to pitch in with anything you ask, or if you don't ask. He's thrown a lot of things away before their time.
That's it for the who's! Now on to the when's!
We live in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia, and we are driving to Disney world. We are leaving on April the 19th 2013.We are taking 2 days for the drive down, instead of driving straight through. We think that's better than cooping the kids up for a 16 hour car trip. This way they get a little down time in the middle. We will be staying at Windsor Hills, in a townhouse called "Mickey's Townhouse". We will be staying for 7 nights. We are going to Magic Kingdom 2 days, and each of the other Disney parks one day each. We are taking a day off mid week to spend a day at the beach, for a little bit of a break for the kids. Doing 6 days straight in the parks would really make for some grumpy chumpies. Too much stimulation. Here's our exact itinerary for travel and park visits, told you I like to plan! Of course all times are guestimations...
As of right now, we have not made any Advanced dining Reservations for the meals we will be eating in park. It's too early...We will be eating breakfast and dinner at the house on most days though.
Jeremy and I will be celebrating our 13th Anniversary at Magic Kingdom on the 26th! I am super excited about that! We never had a honeymoon, and have never really been able to do a whole lot on any anniversary because of money. This is going to be the best one ever!
A lot of people in our lives, think we are crazy for doing this trip, because of the cost. Yeah, it requires a lot of saving, and may not be the most financially responsible thing, but it's worth it to us considering my medical condition. Some things you can't put a price tag on, and being able to have one magical vacation with my kids, while I can still enjoy myself without restriction, is worth every penny.
I've got the Disney bug, and he bit me but good!
UPDATES!
Some new info and our dining are figured out! http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45623242&postcount=14
I'll have to steal him away for two days before Spring Break starts, but that shouldn't upset them too much. I'm just nervous about battling the crowds! We usually go the week before or after break. Your dates should be perfect! My biggest hurdle now is convincing DH that we can fit this trip into our tight budget this year. DS is in college, and I only work part-time on the weekends ever since DD was born.
I got all of the ADRs we wanted, within an hour of my original times. On our ADR day, I posted this as my Facebook status:
It's Disney, gotta roll with it.
