Cinderella's Return in 2008

[DISNEYmooner2008]

The Cast of Characters​

Me: Amber - 20yrs - newlywed, 4 year old kindergarten teacher , lover of Tinkerbell and Cinderella, wants to be a mommy soon, and is a true Disney fanatic.

DH: Richard - 22yrs - newlywed, works in law enforcement, dying to be a daddy, is a wonderful cook, and is a "in the closet Disney fanatic".

Timber: My good friend - 21yrs - engaged, 2 year old pre-school teacher , and is an excited beyond belief Disney virgin!!!

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

How This Trip Came To Be​

We honeymooned in Disney in January of this year and had the time of our lives!!! Once we got back we immediately began planning a second trip and decided on March 2009. About 2 months ago I mentioned to DH that free dining may be announced for September and told him that I would love to go. He just told me there's no way we could afford another trip so soon, he didn't want to go back so soon since we already had planned for March 2009, and pretty much said NO and let it go. So I said ok, I didn't really expect him to say yes anyways!! Well about a week ago we were sitting on the couch and hubby asked me how I would feel about a VERY short trip to WDW. I asked him what kind of question was that?!!?!? A trip was a trip in my eyes!!! I also told him that a friend of mine from work (Timber) was planning on taking her fiance' and his 2 kids in July 2009 and wanted to go before then to sorta scope things out ahead of time and enjoy a childless trip and I asked if she could go with us and he said if we went she could tag along! He asked if there was free dining in September and i told him yes, but I seriously doubted there would be any availability still. He told me to call and check and if we could get free dining then we could afford a short trip. I knew we couldn't afford a moderate or higher with this short notice, so I called on a Friday evening and requested POP first - nothing available with free dining, then ASMu - nothing with free dining... the CM did have "a few rooms still left with the free dining" at AMSo. Unfortunately we weren't in the position to book right then so I told him I would need to call back - he said if I wanted this deal to make it quick because it wouldn't last for long! I had to talk to DH and Timber and get Timbers deposit money and wait until MONDAY to book.... I was nervous all weekend long!!! Finally Monday afternoon I called and was able to book at All Star Movies!!! The CM I spoke with was so friendly and tried to get me something at POP or ASMu, but couldn't. That's ok though - we are going to DISNEY 5 months earlier than planned!!!!!!!!!!! AND still going in MARCH!!! So here's what we got -

**3 adults**
September 18th-21st, 2008
1 room at ASMu (preferred)
4 day base tickets
Free dining plan

$1033.40

WOW - what a deal!!! So we split the price with Timber and ended up paying $689 for DH and I for a 4 day trip to WDW - not bad at all!!!

 

[Native NYer]

Joining in!!

I teach kindergarten too.

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Joining in!!

I teach kindergarten too.

It takes a special person to teach kindergarten!!! I have 17 4 year olds and boy does it get hard sometimes!!

 

[tlhbdm]

Just joining in

 

[KristinAnne]

Joining!

 

[pooh'smate]

Joining in

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

I also posted this on my TR, but if I have readers here who are not following my TR, here's the info!!! I just wanted to let everyone know that my updates may be a little sporadic in the next few days/weeks because I just found out this morning that I am pregnant!! DH is at work and I tested this morning so he doesn't know - I have to figure out an amazing way to tell him! Looks like I'll be pregnant during our September trip and the baby will be about 10 weeks old during our March trip!!

 

[swwake]

Congrats again! I enjoyed the last TR and I'm signing on for this one. Looking forward to it!

 

[tlhbdm]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Thank you guys so much!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it!! I am 3 weeks and 3 days pregnant - my estimated due date is January 9, 2009 - 4 days after our 1st wedding anniversary!!

 

[disneymom1980]

Hi there! I just got done reading through all of your first trip report, and I really enjoyed it, so I wanted to join on here. My DH and our two DDs will be going to Disney in October, and it will be the first time for DH and the girls. I am the OBSSESSED one! I used to teach special ed preschool, so I too can appreciate what a special person teaching takes. Now I am a stay at home mom, which means more to me than anything.

I also wanted to tell you congratulations on the little one. We went through two years of fertility treatments and a loss before we managed to conceive DD #2. DD #1, on the other hand, was a complete surprise. We're hoping #3 will be easier as well, but I've told DH I reguse to be pregnant when we go to Disney, so he has resigned himself to waiting until after that (or at least until we get there). My mom is going with us, so we will have some time to ourselves, and we have a date night planned while we're there.

Can't wait to read more!

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Hi there! I just got done reading through all of your first trip report, and I really enjoyed it, so I wanted to join on here. My DH and our two DDs will be going to Disney in October, and it will be the first time for DH and the girls. I am the OBSSESSED one! I used to teach special ed preschool, so I too can appreciate what a special person teaching takes. Now I am a stay at home mom, which means more to me than anything.

I also wanted to tell you congratulations on the little one. We went through two years of fertility treatments and a loss before we managed to conceive DD #2. DD #1, on the other hand, was a complete surprise. We're hoping #3 will be easier as well, but I've told DH I reguse to be pregnant when we go to Disney, so he has resigned himself to waiting until after that (or at least until we get there). My mom is going with us, so we will have some time to ourselves, and we have a date night planned while we're there.

Can't wait to read more!

Welcome aboard!!! Thanks for joining and for the congrats!!!

 

[Princesskeyblade]

Congratulations!!!!!!!! That is awesome!

BTW... Joining in. I can not wait to read all about your trip and follow your pregnancy.

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Congratulations!!!!!!!! That is awesome!

BTW... Joining in. I can not wait to read all about your trip and follow your pregnancy.

Thank you so much for joining in!!!!!

 

[pooh'smate]

Just wanted to say congrats on the pregnancy. Can't wait to follow you along on your trip and your pregnancy.

 

[KristinAnne]

Ooh! Your baby ticker moved to the next stage!

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Just wanted to say congrats on the pregnancy. Can't wait to follow you along on your trip and your pregnancy.

Thanks so much!!

Ooh! Your baby ticker moved to the next stage!

I know!! It's so exciting!! I had figured my due date wrong - as far as I know I'm due January 2nd which makes me almost 5wks!! YAY!!

 

[DISNEYmooner2008]

Well you guys - here's a little update about what's going on - we had a little issue with our plans for September -- It's not DH and I -- It's my friend Timber..... The short version is that she and her (now) ex-fiance have broken up and he broke into her house and stole TONS from her. We had to cancel the trip so that we could give her her money back so that she could make do until things get straighten out with her issues But it's ok - we are re-booking very soon! The bad news is that we will not be able to take advantage of free dining, but we will be able to still go in September. The new plan is September 19-23rd, POP Century, 5 day hoppers, and disney dining plan. We will be booking when the tax rebate checks come in (in 2-3wks since we got direct deposit). I'm not worried about there not being anything available because the CM said everything is WIDE open for late September . We may even make it a week later so that we can be there for the Food and Wine Festival - although I don't know about crowds during that time....

 

[Hedy]

At least you're going.....