shannn
If I spend my kids' college funds on DVC, can I ha
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Okay, I'm so freakin' in love with UtahMama & TwinkieMama & GlendaMax & ..... that I decided that I needed a trip report of my very own. Now, no good trip report is complete without a pre-trip report, so here we go!!
The Cast:
Me-- shann, almost 36, 5th grade teacher, lover of trip-planning, WDW veteran. You see, growing up, I had relatives who lived in Apopka. Those of you who drive to WDW just had alarm bells ringing in your heads! That's right--exit 92. Because of that, we went to Florida almost every summer. And since I was born in 1970, I was at the beginning of the magic. Bless my sweet grandfather's heart (a Southern phrase that I use quite often), I truly believed that It's a Small World was his favorite ride as well as mine.
When I think of how many trips I made him listen to that music 4 or 5 or 6 times in a row, well all I can say is Bless His Heart! In high school and college, I was in marching band so I have marched through the Magic Kingdom in more ways than one! Of course, then it was about how many times we could ride Space Mountain in a row rather than IASW. Once I graduated and got married, the magic slowed down. In 1995, we took a day trip during a family reunion and visited MGM and that's the last time I visited Mickey!
DH--38, engineer, likes to pretend he's too mature for the magic. (Except for the groping on Space Mountain during college, that is...)
DS--5, energetic, movie lover, loves everything hero related including The Incredibles, Buzz Lightyear ("Lifeyear"), Peter Pan, knights, dragons....
DD--2 going on 20, full of herself, loves the princesses (calls them "the beautifuls"), pink and yellow and bows but gets dirty with the boys on a regular basis. (You've never lived until you've seen a girl in a sparkly princess dress playing in the sandbox!!) Just decided she was wearing panties, but that's a whole OTHER story!
So,it's Fall 2005 and the next year's school calendar is released. I look at it and realize that for the first time ever we have a FALL break. One glorious week of time off smack in the middle of October, conveniently starting the day AFTER my 36th birthday and BEFORE my daughter turns 3 (thus being free for her to go to the parks.) All signs point to yes, we're going to Disney World!!
The Cast:
Me-- shann, almost 36, 5th grade teacher, lover of trip-planning, WDW veteran. You see, growing up, I had relatives who lived in Apopka. Those of you who drive to WDW just had alarm bells ringing in your heads! That's right--exit 92. Because of that, we went to Florida almost every summer. And since I was born in 1970, I was at the beginning of the magic. Bless my sweet grandfather's heart (a Southern phrase that I use quite often), I truly believed that It's a Small World was his favorite ride as well as mine.
When I think of how many trips I made him listen to that music 4 or 5 or 6 times in a row, well all I can say is Bless His Heart! In high school and college, I was in marching band so I have marched through the Magic Kingdom in more ways than one! Of course, then it was about how many times we could ride Space Mountain in a row rather than IASW. Once I graduated and got married, the magic slowed down. In 1995, we took a day trip during a family reunion and visited MGM and that's the last time I visited Mickey!DH--38, engineer, likes to pretend he's too mature for the magic. (Except for the groping on Space Mountain during college, that is...)
DS--5, energetic, movie lover, loves everything hero related including The Incredibles, Buzz Lightyear ("Lifeyear"), Peter Pan, knights, dragons....
DD--2 going on 20, full of herself, loves the princesses (calls them "the beautifuls"), pink and yellow and bows but gets dirty with the boys on a regular basis. (You've never lived until you've seen a girl in a sparkly princess dress playing in the sandbox!!) Just decided she was wearing panties, but that's a whole OTHER story!
So,it's Fall 2005 and the next year's school calendar is released. I look at it and realize that for the first time ever we have a FALL break. One glorious week of time off smack in the middle of October, conveniently starting the day AFTER my 36th birthday and BEFORE my daughter turns 3 (thus being free for her to go to the parks.) All signs point to yes, we're going to Disney World!!
Let the planning begin. DH is reluctantly on board but tells me to keep under control. I start planning and decide that 2 parents and 2 kids is good, but 2 parents, 2 kids and 2 GRANDparents is better! I invite 2 grandmothers
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Movin' on Up
My princess will flip! Oh, who am I kidding, I'm going to flip!! This has been my dream forever--to actually be IN Cinderella's castle. They could serve us all PBJ & it wouldn't matter. We're going to the castle!
are all ready to go!
