For clarity here I realize I'm coming in on this PTR 4 months into it, and I responded to a BUNCH of it. So don't feel obligated to give a big response to it, just happy to be on board with your Disney adventures!
Right off the bat you get bonus points for starting this PRT on my Birthday
I totally understand about unfinished 2017 TRs, I have one sitting and ready for final thoughts on the DLR section here. But my reason was simply because the trip itself was so good there is a part of me that never wants it to end.
So sorry to hear about the end of your relationship – but it is good that you both figured out that you had gone in different directions and decided to split rather than trying to force the relationship and making each other miserable. I’m sure that was a hard realization and transition. Probably best to leave the TR as it is and move on.
Huzzah for the good news with your apartment! My DD is in the same spot, just a step behind you. College done (for now) and job landed that she loves and is back home saving up for her apartment. And congrats on the AP, but more importantly making those friends to go to the parks with – looks like y’all had a great time last year with your trips! Glad the hurricane missed you guys and that you got to experience some Disney Holiday Magic, it is our favorite time to go.
On the beginning of the first mini-TR – great Splash pics and love the one with you all and Sebastian, plus all of those shots in front of the castle.
Thanks for the intro on page 3, kept me guessing. You have a wonderful family - glad you have been able to share in so much Disney magic. Awesome work you do – that has to take a lot of patience and dedication.
Favorite Disney Park –
Disneyland – it is my first, last, and always. But if we’re talking WDW I’d have to say MK
Favorite Disney Resorts - honestly we've only stayed at POP, which we really like despite it being a "value". But having toured some others my hit list is in this order: Contemporary, Poly, Beach Club
Favorite Disney Movies - Incredibles, Peter Pan, Toy Story 2, Meet the Robinsons
Favorite Disney Song - Let's Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins
Favorite Disney Characters - From the movies: Captain Hook, Buzz, Mickey, Kronk. In the parks: Anastasia and Drizella, Peter Pan & Hook, any Star Wars character
Favorite Disney Restaurants - Sci-Fi Dine-In, Liberty Tree Tavern, Le Cellier, Harambe Market,
Favorite Ride at Magic Kingdom - PoTC
Favorite Ride at Epcot - Soarin'
Favorite Ride at Hollywood Studios - RRC
Favorite Ride at Animal Kingdom - EE
Favorite Disney Snacks - Matterhorn Macaron at DLR, Dole Whip, Beignets (bummer that you have to make a special trip to PO French Quarter to get them)
If lost at Disney World.. Look for me at: EPCOT; Germany Pavilion; Biergarten. I spent 2 1/2 years in Germany in the Army and witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall while I was stationed there. I can just sit at one of those long tables and sip a good German beer and "drink" in the festive feeling of the place. It takes me back to an amazing time in my life.
The VIP tour looked like a blast, glad your stomach bounced back. I love seeing all of the behind the scenes stuff on those tours! On our 2017 DLR trip we did the Grand Circle Tour including a ride on the Lilly Belle Parlor Car on the Disneyland Railroad.
Some good eats there at EPCOT and the Poly experience sounded great! So funny about the caramel sauce garnering a dress for your friend and the Snape meme
Props for taking on HS on May the 4th - and I agree with you on Star Tours, it is a one and done for me. Strangely the Harry Potter ride isn't as bad for me, maybe because it is more open air? Whoohoo for being chosen as Rebel spies. And I'm totally with you on the nostalgia/family tie-in for Sci-Fi Dine-In - we LOVE it and have to go on our DHS day.
Yay for the contemporary! That view from the California Grill looked amazing, we still need to make that happen for our fam. Thank you for some insight on their brunch.
Hoop-De-Doo looked like fun, so funny about the CM messing with you all on the mac & cheese!
AK is a nice last day park for a trip, good food, good rides, and good shows. Great that you got FoP again and funny how you think about It's Tough to Be a Bug now. My DD LOVES it and was very disappointed that it had already shut down at DLR when we took her on her 21st B-Day trip in 2017. Huzzah the EE opened up as you approached it. I would be crushed if I didn't get to ride it when I’m at AK.
Ohhhh, AK AND MK - spoiling yourself! Nice mix of rides and goodies and I'd say the Tangled PP spot is worth it. Well done dawdling as much as possible leaving MK.
Weird about your order being gone/picked up, but cool that they got you taken care of and shipped it for you. And although you missed out on the Creamery, very cool that Beaches and Cream was able to accommodate you with a small version of your favorite dessert there.
Okay, I'm going to go ahead and post this before diving into min-TR #2. I've been long-winded enough!
A huge bonus for sure!
I'm so excited to stay at Riviera again (although I will miss that awesome tub in the 1BR, LOL!)
I hope you get down there ASAP!!
My favorites are always The Art of Disney, The Marketplace Co-Op, World of Disney, and Tren-D! A make-your-own treat at Goofy's Candy Company is in the cards as well 
I also definitely want to do some shopping and get some treats on Main Street USA!
