Thank you so much for sharing this story! It is a great reminder of why we vacation with our kids as often as we do and specifically why many of those vacations are at WDW. I have a DD starting hs next year too. I start to panic when I realize that we really only have 4 more years with her living full time at home. I think there is no way to measure the worth of family vacation memories. Sure, we make memories on random days at home too, but none seem so vivid as those made on vacation - even when I think of my own childhood!