Cut the Drama Stay with Mama...A Mother/Daughter Trip Report (Updated 2/15)

[QuirkyBelle]

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Let me hear it!
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I have only one question!
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ARE YOU READY?????
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It’s time for The Disney adventures of QuirkyBelle and MamaBelle!
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Experience the excitement as we hunt down elusive vinylmations. Feel the suspense as we do battle with Zurg. Wait with anticipation as we attempt to meet the seven dwarves.

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Warning!

For your safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure. Expectant mothers should not ride.

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Okay…okay…so maybe our trip was more of a spin on Dumbo than a ride on Rock N Rollercoaster, a turn on Astro Orbiters instead of an expedition on Expedition Everest if you will. But hey, not every vacation can be as thrilling as Tower of Terror. Know what I’m saying? Regardless, even if this trip report doesn’t need a warning label, it was still a really awesome time and I can’t wait to share it with all of you.

So if you think you’re up for the ride, stick around. It should prove to be a pretty good time.

For your convenience
Day 1 Part 1- What do you do when your pilot has the flu???
Day 1 Part 2 - One poodle skirt, two sombreros, and three magic kings!
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[mikkiwikki]

COOL I'm the first subscriber!
Can't wait to read more. Great start!



P.S. Im not stalking you...I was updating MY trip report and saw your update (check out my TR below When you are not updating yours...lol)

 

[saintstickets]

How could I resist such a great TR intro?! Sign me up!

 

[IheartDDuck]

Joining. Love mother/daughter trips.

 

[CW4DW]

I'm in and can't wait for more... Mother/Daughter trip should be loads of fun!

 

[__disneygirl]

I'm in... sounds like it will be a fun one!

 

[donnaf516]

Looking forward to reading!

 

[Merida]

Subbing!

 

[QuirkyBelle]

COOL I'm the first subscriber!
Can't wait to read more. Great start!



P.S. Im not stalking you...I was updating MY trip report and saw your update (check out my TR below When you are not updating yours...lol)

Hooray! I'm so glad you found it!

How could I resist such a great TR intro?! Sign me up!

Thanks! Glad you like it!

Joining. Love mother/daughter trips.

Glad to have you on board!

I'm in and can't wait for more... Mother/Daughter trip should be loads of fun!

Welcome! It really was A LOT of fun.

I'm in... sounds like it will be a fun one!

I hope you find the TR as fun as I thought the trip was.

Looking forward to reading!

Thanks!

Subbing!

Awesome!

 

[Missyrose]

I'm joining! Sounds like a fun trip.

 

[Moodyzblu]

I'm in !!

Looking forward to this !

 

[MelMel11]

Count me in!!!

 

[QuirkyBelle]

I'm joining! Sounds like a fun trip.

Yay! Another reader!

I'm in !!

Looking forward to this !

Thanks!

Count me in!!!

I'm so excited that people are excited to read this!

 

[QuirkyBelle]

So before the real fun starts, let’s get down to the nitty gritty details.

You see, back in July my mom had a bit of a health scare. Around this time I realized that because I live on my own now, I don’t get to see my mom all that often. This thought, combined with the health scare made me determined to do so something special with my mom because our time together is limited nowadays. You see, my mom has always wanted to visit Disney at Christmas, but because of my dad’s work schedule she’s never been able to go at that time. So, after wracking my brain for days and days, the light bulb finally lit up, and I decided to take her to Disney right before Christmas. If you’re dying to hear more about the decision making process, check out the PTR link in my signature, but I won’t blame you if you don’t.

Well now that I’ve sufficiently bored everyone…on to the official introductions!

QuirkyBelle…That’s me! I’m a 23 year grad student slaving away in Pennsylvania in order to earn my PhD in ecology. Let me tell you, I LOVE it, though maybe not quite as much as Disney. I’m pretty sure this was my 14th trip to Disney, but it was the first one I’ve paid for. Yep, that’s right, on my rinky-dinky grad school salary I paid for this entire trip! I think that covers the last 23 years of homemade birthday presents for mom…

MamaBelle…my awesome, sweet, absolutely perfect mother! She’s just about the best nursery school teacher on the planet and always puts herself last. I’m so glad we were able to take this trip together, and I’ve heard rumors that this might become an annual thing.

Pop Century! We stayed there from December 17th – December 20th and it’s now one of my top 5 favorite Disney hotels. I can’t believe how much fun we had staying there because sometimes we tend to be resort snobs. But worry not; this place far exceeded my expectations. I hope Pop Century and I have many more encounters in the future. By the way, I know this picture is horrible but it's the only one I have of this sign.

Now that all business has been taken care of, I do believe we can start the trip of this trip report. Look for an update within the next week.

 

[IheartDDuck]

I can have a tendency to be a resort snob too, but I'm with you, I love POP. It's such a great place to stay and such a great price point.

 

[Merida]

Aw, where are you in Pennsylvania? I did my undergrad at Penn State (so know people everywhere) but am working on my masters out in Colorado (my PhD is currently much more complicated). What's your thesis on? I do work with historical trends of precipitation and forest cover which is apparently a VERY in demand topic right now (thus PhD complications)!

How nice to take your mom on a trip! My family always manages to forget to tell people about health scares and then it ends up being all 'Oh yes, I was in the hospital last week..'

 

[PrincessCaitlin]

I am in!

My mom and I are planning a girls trip right now and I am looking forward to reading all about yours to get even more excited for ours!

 

[QuirkyBelle]

I can have a tendency to be a resort snob too, but I'm with you, I love POP. It's such a great place to stay and such a great price point.

Other than one trip at POR, my family has always stayed deluxe or in the villas (we're DVC members), though I did stay at All Star Movies during my senior trip. While I didn't love ASMo, I really wanted to give POP a shot, and boy am I glad I did. You really can't beat the price.

Aw, where are you in Pennsylvania? I did my undergrad at Penn State (so know people everywhere) but am working on my masters out in Colorado (my PhD is currently much more complicated). What's your thesis on? I do work with historical trends of precipitation and forest cover which is apparently a VERY in demand topic right now (thus PhD complications)!

How nice to take your mom on a trip! My family always manages to forget to tell people about health scares and then it ends up being all 'Oh yes, I was in the hospital last week..'

Penn State! My thesis is on disease dynamics in crop plants. Since yours is climate related I can see how it would be a very in demand topic right now. Mine, not so much...

I am in!

My mom and I are planning a girls trip right now and I am looking forward to reading all about yours to get even more excited for ours!

Thanks! I'm glad I can return the favor. Before we left, I read yours and your mom's trip reports to get excited for my trip.

 

[Merida]

Penn State! My thesis is on disease dynamics in crop plants. Since yours is climate related I can see how it would be a very in demand topic right now. Mine, not so much...

It's in demand out here! Everyone's fussing about the Rocky Mountain Pine beetle infestation (.. in the Rocky Mountains ) and how this will affect everything. I think the closest I got to ecology classes was taking Flower Arranging (Earth and Mineral Sciences kids tend to stay in their own college; we get too scared when in the big departments! ). Flower Arranging was a surprisingly popular elective for ecology/biology majors! And after being at UPark, which is so walkable, for four years, switching to a different University system was hard. I have to drive places!

 

[aspiringprincess1]

YAY! you started! I cannot wait to hear about the rest of your trip!

Christie and I were a little hesitant about POP! too, but we ended up loving it! We are resort snobs, and I do love me my Wilderness Lodge, but I would definitely stay there again!

I have friends that go to Penn State! They love happy valley! I may trek up there sometime soon! DIS meet?!

definitely subbing!