threeboysmom
Living the dream - near Disney!
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Participants: DH aka BlueManlyGuy(age 42)
me aka PinkGirlyGirl (age haha)
We decided to be "mean parents" this trip and leave our boys at home with Grandma.
Trip Dates: May 3-8, 2006
Hotel: Caribbean Beach Resort (Barbados)
Weather: GORGEOUS and SUNNY the entire trip - mid 90's
I decided to fly my mom up from Florida (!) to stay with my boys for the week while we were gone. Her flight came in at 9:45 a.m. on 5/3 so we met her at the airport, handed over the car keys and the kids
and DH and I then checked in for our 11:30 a.m. flight for the same morning. I'm one of those moms that really hates to say goodbye to her kids (makes my cry even though two of them are teenagers) but once I'm on the plane - woo hoo! LOL!
Most people cry when they pass under the Disney gates or when they see the Castle for the first time. I always cry upon landing at MCO when I catch my first glimpse of a PALM TREE! I'm a Southern girl at heart and the sight of a palm tree is like coming home. Of course, I cried again passing under the Disney gates, and again when walking out onto Main Street, and again when watching Wishes.... lol!
Magical Express was wonderful. We touched down at 2:30 right on time, and we were checking in at our hotel at 3:30! Now being a Dis "pro", I *should have known* not to expect my bags for 3 hours after landing and I *should have prepared* myself, but sadly I did not. So..... where was my make-up? In my checked bag! Where were my "flat sandals" to wear to the park? In my checked bag! We waited around the resort for 2 hours for the bags until I finally gave up. I went to the parks without my make-up AND I went to the parks in high-heeled sandals!! Yes, I was one of those ladies that you shake your head at and wonder "what are they thinking wearing THOSE?" LOL!
Magic Kingdom was our first stop that evening. Arrived at the park around 6:00 pm, I think. Our first stop was VMK Central (I know, pathetic!!) But I wanted to make some new characters to get black Mickey ears for friends. VMK was down at the time (no surprise there!) so we meandered around the park, not really riding much, just soaking up the atmosphere. We did ride Big Thunder Mountain a couple of times (no lines which was surprising) and Haunted Mansion. Then we headed back to Main Street for ice cream and waited around for Wishes to begin. Wishes is my favorite night time show at WDW - it gets me very time...
We were on the Dining Plan this trip. While waiting around for our bags, we just picked up 2 cheeseburgers at the CBR food court using 2 counter service credits.
I hobbled back to the bus stop and then all the way back to the room; yeah, I was really crying by that point!
Edited to add photo of DH patiently waiting for my shoes to show up....
me aka PinkGirlyGirl (age haha)
We decided to be "mean parents" this trip and leave our boys at home with Grandma.
Trip Dates: May 3-8, 2006
Hotel: Caribbean Beach Resort (Barbados)
Weather: GORGEOUS and SUNNY the entire trip - mid 90's
I decided to fly my mom up from Florida (!) to stay with my boys for the week while we were gone. Her flight came in at 9:45 a.m. on 5/3 so we met her at the airport, handed over the car keys and the kids
and DH and I then checked in for our 11:30 a.m. flight for the same morning. I'm one of those moms that really hates to say goodbye to her kids (makes my cry even though two of them are teenagers) but once I'm on the plane - woo hoo! LOL!Most people cry when they pass under the Disney gates or when they see the Castle for the first time. I always cry upon landing at MCO when I catch my first glimpse of a PALM TREE! I'm a Southern girl at heart and the sight of a palm tree is like coming home.
Of course, I cried again passing under the Disney gates, and again when walking out onto Main Street, and again when watching Wishes.... lol! Magical Express was wonderful. We touched down at 2:30 right on time, and we were checking in at our hotel at 3:30! Now being a Dis "pro", I *should have known* not to expect my bags for 3 hours after landing and I *should have prepared* myself, but sadly I did not. So..... where was my make-up? In my checked bag! Where were my "flat sandals" to wear to the park? In my checked bag! We waited around the resort for 2 hours for the bags until I finally gave up. I went to the parks without my make-up AND I went to the parks in high-heeled sandals!! Yes, I was one of those ladies that you shake your head at and wonder "what are they thinking wearing THOSE?" LOL!
Magic Kingdom was our first stop that evening. Arrived at the park around 6:00 pm, I think. Our first stop was VMK Central (I know, pathetic!!) But I wanted to make some new characters to get black Mickey ears for friends. VMK was down at the time (no surprise there!) so we meandered around the park, not really riding much, just soaking up the atmosphere. We did ride Big Thunder Mountain a couple of times (no lines which was surprising) and Haunted Mansion. Then we headed back to Main Street for ice cream and waited around for Wishes to begin. Wishes is my favorite night time show at WDW - it gets me very time...
We were on the Dining Plan this trip. While waiting around for our bags, we just picked up 2 cheeseburgers at the CBR food court using 2 counter service credits.
I hobbled back to the bus stop and then all the way back to the room; yeah, I was really crying by that point!
Edited to add photo of DH patiently waiting for my shoes to show up....
I was forever taking the wrong staircase down from our room or taking the wrong path to wherever I was going... Even after being there for 6 days, I was still totally lost. My DH had no problem with it, but it was just too confusing for me. And people really aren't kidding here on the DIS when they say that resort is HUGE! 
Just joking!! I am looking forward to day 2, great report.
