UGAFan0829
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Hello, and welcome to my PTR!
I'm Missy, and my DH, Mike, and I are surprising our DNiece (8) and DNephew (9) with their 1st ever trip to the World! This will also be our first time traveling with kids, (unless you count last year when our 17-yo DNephew cruised with us on the Dream)...so we're in for quite an adventure, and I sure hope you'll join us for the ride!
First up in the cast of characters is myself (32) and the DH (35):
This picture was taken in PC Beach last July when we vacationed with my older nephew and his wife. (Can you tell that we love traveling with family?) Mike and I have been married for almost 13 years now, and I know that we were made for each other. We totally get each other's silliness and I'm so happy to have a best friend who loves Disney as much as I do. Mike's favorite characters are Donald and Pumbaa, while mine are Pooh, followed by a tie between Ariel, Tiana and Stitch!
Next up is Mark who is definitely all boy!
He is the sweetest child and has a huge heart. He loves fishing, Hot Wheels, swimming and mostly being outside, and is also a huge animal lover. Since this is his 1st trip to Disney, I'm anxious to find out who his favorite character will be!
And last, but certainly not least is Jaden, who is our little Princess.
She loves everything Princess of course, as well as Barbie, Hello Kitty and all the normal girlie things. She loves wearing makeup and dressing up. I already know that her favorite character is definitely Cinderella, but we'll see if she adds any others to that list!
Now, as I said earlier, this trip is a surprise for Mark and Jaden. They do know that we're going somewhere, but they think it's to Valdosta, GA--hence the title of this report. When Mike and I were thinking about the time that we'd need to leave home in order to make it to Disney by noon (that's just the time that we like to be there) we realized it would force us to be up a lot earlier than we really wanted. Add that to a 7+ hour drive and I realized that could make for a very tired start to our trip, which is not what I'm hoping for. Since Valdosta is about 4 hours from our house, that would put us just a little over halfway there. So, we decided to book a hotel there for the night. By doing this we wouldn't have to leave home nearly as early. It would give us a leisurely day of swimming and dinner before getting what I hope to be a good night's rest. And lastly, since we'd only have about 3 hours from Valdosta to Disney, we wouldn't have to wake up too too early and we'd easily be in Disney by noon--all fresh and ready to take on the World! I think paying for a hotel room for that one night is definitely worth all the perks compared to driving the whole way in one day!
I'll be back soon to post all the details of the trip as well as our plans and ADR's for each day!
I'm Missy, and my DH, Mike, and I are surprising our DNiece (8) and DNephew (9) with their 1st ever trip to the World! This will also be our first time traveling with kids, (unless you count last year when our 17-yo DNephew cruised with us on the Dream)...so we're in for quite an adventure, and I sure hope you'll join us for the ride!
First up in the cast of characters is myself (32) and the DH (35):
This picture was taken in PC Beach last July when we vacationed with my older nephew and his wife. (Can you tell that we love traveling with family?) Mike and I have been married for almost 13 years now, and I know that we were made for each other. We totally get each other's silliness and I'm so happy to have a best friend who loves Disney as much as I do. Mike's favorite characters are Donald and Pumbaa, while mine are Pooh, followed by a tie between Ariel, Tiana and Stitch!
Next up is Mark who is definitely all boy!
He is the sweetest child and has a huge heart. He loves fishing, Hot Wheels, swimming and mostly being outside, and is also a huge animal lover. Since this is his 1st trip to Disney, I'm anxious to find out who his favorite character will be!
And last, but certainly not least is Jaden, who is our little Princess.
She loves everything Princess of course, as well as Barbie, Hello Kitty and all the normal girlie things. She loves wearing makeup and dressing up. I already know that her favorite character is definitely Cinderella, but we'll see if she adds any others to that list!
Now, as I said earlier, this trip is a surprise for Mark and Jaden. They do know that we're going somewhere, but they think it's to Valdosta, GA--hence the title of this report. When Mike and I were thinking about the time that we'd need to leave home in order to make it to Disney by noon (that's just the time that we like to be there) we realized it would force us to be up a lot earlier than we really wanted. Add that to a 7+ hour drive and I realized that could make for a very tired start to our trip, which is not what I'm hoping for. Since Valdosta is about 4 hours from our house, that would put us just a little over halfway there. So, we decided to book a hotel there for the night. By doing this we wouldn't have to leave home nearly as early. It would give us a leisurely day of swimming and dinner before getting what I hope to be a good night's rest. And lastly, since we'd only have about 3 hours from Valdosta to Disney, we wouldn't have to wake up too too early and we'd easily be in Disney by noon--all fresh and ready to take on the World! I think paying for a hotel room for that one night is definitely worth all the perks compared to driving the whole way in one day!
I'll be back soon to post all the details of the trip as well as our plans and ADR's for each day!
I drive her crazy with questions about all things Disney!!!! Can't wait to hear how you have decided to tell them about their surprise! 
