You're such a good writer! I felt like I was really experiencing that terrible morning right along with you! Thank goodness you had the spare key in that bag.
I also have a husband who volunteers for the really bad tasks. I should probably thank him for that more often.
I'm intrigued as to what's coming next. Are you moving to Orlando? What's happening? I can't wait to find out!
Thanks! It was a terrible morning, wasn't it? I was so happy to find that spare key in my bag. If only the rain had let up a little, it would have been a good day.
I love having a husband who volunteers for all the bad tasks. It's easy to take it for granted after awhile.
Next installment is hopefully coming right up!
LOVE the update!...so sad for a rainy, cold end to your trip. You do tell it all so well though and as we all know, Disney trips cant be sunshine and rainbows all the time!
Thank goodness you found that key!
Cant wait till the next installment...no more goodbyes??....Hmmm...DVC?
when is your next trip with the munchkins going to be?
I hated having the trip end with a rainy, cold day! I really wanted to have sunshine and rainbows on the last day, but it wasn't meant to be.
It was such a relief to find the key in my bag! That's one thing I'm going to bring from now on, just in case.
All will be revealed soon!
I'm not exactly sure when our next trip with the boys will be. I'm considering September, October, November, and December. We usually skip Disney in the summer months, but I love the fall and winter at Disney.
The last day of vacation is always so sad but yours really made me feel bad for the boys. I hope later in the afternoon the rain stopped and you were still able to do some fun things at Disney.
Did you ever find your original set of keys?
I hate all vacation endings, but it really was sad to have it end with so much rain and a day of doing nothing but sitting in the Baby Care Center. I felt sorry for the boys, too, although they had it way better than we did, since the stroller provided a bit of protection. Sadly, we were leaving Disney property for good that trip and did not make it back to do anything else. I don't think the rain ever cleared up that day.
We sure did find the original keys. They were sitting right in the trunk of the car where I had left them. I blame the rain!
Oh no! Locking your keys in the car is the worst! I've done it more than a few times
and I've never been smart enough to carry a spare key! That is great thinking and I'm so happy you were able to find it!
I'm sorry your last day was a washout, that is such a disappointment. We've had such good weather the past few trips, I'm worried there will be a lot of rain on our Oct trip. It does seem like Oct is a rainy month in Florida.
I'm curious to see where you were headed, I hope it is someplace awesome to make your last day brighter!
As a side note, I have to say that your day exactly encapsulates why I hate the new $10 per person dining penalty. If you had the exact same day this year, you'd have to stick it out in the miserable rain, or be charged as a no show! I don't think Disney should punish families for the weather!
I once locked my keys in the car when I stopped to get gas on the way home from a Disney trip, and ever since then, I try to be sure to keep a spare key with me. Just in case. I was really happy I had it that day!
I really was disappointed with all the rain on our last day. We had good weather for most of the trip, so I'm not sure if it's October weather or what. We had had a really good streak of rainfree trips for the longest time before that, so I guess it couldn't last forever.
It was indeed someplace awesome!
Our experience that day was one of the first things I thought of when I heard about the new ADR cancellation penalty. We actually tried to call and cancel our Tusker House ADR, but couldn't get through. After twenty minutes on hold we gave up. No way anyone else needed that ADR anyway. But yeah, under the new system, it would have been really annoying to pay that $10 penalty. On the other hand, it is nice to be able to find good ADRs more easily.
That is a sad way to spend your last Disney day. I'm glad you were at least able to find your spare key and enjoy lunch... even if the rest of the day was a complete wash out.
I typically like rainy days, just because it tends to clear the parks out, but a cold, relentless rain is never fun anywhere.
I never thought we'd spend our last day sitting in the Baby Care Center for hours. Finding the spare key was great and we did have a nice lunch, but for the most part, it was just too rainy.
I usually don't mind a little Disney rain, either, but that rain was just too much. It felt more like something tropical than normal Disney rain.
Yikes. What a rotten day. The rain sounds just awful, even without key and Landon shoe issues.
Hope the next stop brightens your day.
Oohh.. Curious. What's coming up soon?? Have I missed something?
That was easily the worst weather we've ever encountered at Disney World. I hated that it had to happen on our last day, too. What is it with Landon's shoes at AK?
Nope, you've missed nothing. I've been very careful not to say anything that would give away the ending.
I thought maybe I missed something too!! I'm excited to hear!
No, I've dropped no hints about it. I thought it would be best to save it for the end.
PHEW! So glad you found your spare key. That would have been awful.
I don't blame yall for being bored from Little Mermaid 2... Little Mermaid should have never had any sequels.
Aww, I'm sorry you had to cut your vacation short. I get it though. Who wants to stick around just to be miserable and wet?
Wouldn't that have been horrible, to try and find someone to come out and open our locked car in the rain? I'm glad I had a spare!
I agree, Little Mermaid did not need any sequels! I hate the directly to home video sequels that Disney kept making for awhile there.
It was too bad. I really wanted to make the most of it and still have a fun day, but the rain was just no fun. We were too wet and too cold.
Ugh...the rain that day was so awful!
We cut our time in the park short too, we were just so sick of being soaked that we went to the airport hours earlier than we needed to! I don't mind a shower here or there in Disney, but the rain the last 2 days of our trips was just too much!
Glad you found your spare key!
I hated the rain that day! It was the worst rain we'd ever been out in at Disney. After awhile, it just wasn't worth it to stay out in that. Spending extra time sitting in the airport is about as sad as sitting around in the Baby Care Center. Definitely too much rain the last couple days.
Me, too!
Congrats to Jeremy and all of you. Have a great "adults only" visit to AKL! 
We have toyed with the idea of moving to a beach community in Florida as well, but it would have to be walkable - and that always seems to be the problem in Florida.
