Firstly, welcome to my first ever trip report.
The cast consists of:
1997 Quality Inn Plaza on International Drive. Emily was 2 during the break and Ruth was 5 months pregnant with Danny.
2003 Rented villa on the Westridge Estate off Highway 27. All 5 of us plus Ruths Mum stayed there for two weeks in September.
For this trip, we decided to go back to the same villa as in '03, albeit sans the MIL. We hadnt planned to go back so quickly (with it being only 18 months since the last trip) but life is for living. Our kids are growing up fast and we want to make the most of them and what better place to do it than Florida?
Now I know this is a Disney related board and our intention was always to spend some time with Mickey and Co but Florida offers so much more that we wanted to experience - especially the shopping! Consequently, we didnt spend as much time at Disney as we couldve done weve even come back with 2 days left on our 5 day hopper passes. Sure, there were some things we missed but these were either:
By design i.e. we made a family decision not to do something
By accident Buzz Lightyear AND Space Mountain broke down when were there
Stubbornness One (or more of the children) refusing point blank to do an activity!
This holiday was for us to do what we wanted, how we wanted, when we wanted. I apologise beforehand if I waffle but I like to write; I find it a therapeutic pastime which allows me to relive the memories of the past two wonderful weeks. The purpose of writing all this has two goals, the first is for family history so that, along with the pictures & videos, we have a record of what we did. The second is the hope that I might just pass on the occasional hint/tip/nugget of information that will help someone else plan their holiday that bit better.
So, on with the reports. If just one person finds something in here that they can relate to or takes away for a future trip then I'll be happy.
The cast consists of:
- Ruth My beautiful, loving and long suffering wife. Without her Id be a lost soul cast adrift on lifes tumultuous seas.
- Emily My 10 year old daughter. Hasnt decided if she wants to be a rock chick (ala Avril Lavigne) or still play with her Barbie dolls. Decisions, decisions!
- Daniel Was 10lb 10oz at birth and hasnt stopped growing over the past 8 years. Highly intelligent, always asking questions and can never be fobbed off. He has to know why something does what it does.
- Howard 6 years old and bonkers. Hes the joker of the family and makes everybody else laugh. Then again, he can be as immovable as a bulldozer mounted in concrete. No idea where he gets that from
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- Andrew (me!) Im 37, daft, stubborn and stupid. Apart from looking after my family the only thing I know I want for definite is to not grow up. I dont want to be old!
1997 Quality Inn Plaza on International Drive. Emily was 2 during the break and Ruth was 5 months pregnant with Danny.
2003 Rented villa on the Westridge Estate off Highway 27. All 5 of us plus Ruths Mum stayed there for two weeks in September.
For this trip, we decided to go back to the same villa as in '03, albeit sans the MIL. We hadnt planned to go back so quickly (with it being only 18 months since the last trip) but life is for living. Our kids are growing up fast and we want to make the most of them and what better place to do it than Florida?
Now I know this is a Disney related board and our intention was always to spend some time with Mickey and Co but Florida offers so much more that we wanted to experience - especially the shopping! Consequently, we didnt spend as much time at Disney as we couldve done weve even come back with 2 days left on our 5 day hopper passes. Sure, there were some things we missed but these were either:
By design i.e. we made a family decision not to do something
By accident Buzz Lightyear AND Space Mountain broke down when were there
Stubbornness One (or more of the children) refusing point blank to do an activity!
This holiday was for us to do what we wanted, how we wanted, when we wanted. I apologise beforehand if I waffle but I like to write; I find it a therapeutic pastime which allows me to relive the memories of the past two wonderful weeks. The purpose of writing all this has two goals, the first is for family history so that, along with the pictures & videos, we have a record of what we did. The second is the hope that I might just pass on the occasional hint/tip/nugget of information that will help someone else plan their holiday that bit better.
So, on with the reports. If just one person finds something in here that they can relate to or takes away for a future trip then I'll be happy.
