He Said YES???!!! Taking my non-Disney excited Hubby to my new Happy place!

[hockeyprincess25]

Where...to...start...?

I have been married to the big guy for...well...ever... We are the proud parents of 3 boys...19, 14, and 7. We have had our ups and downs and all arounds...but we are so happy and so so blessed. We are hockey parents and have spent a vast majority of our time and money on our boys hobby. We also have never taken a honeymoon as we moved across country the week after our wedding.

Fast Forward to my oldest childhood...living in SoCa we went to Disneyland...a lot. AP a lot. DH went along all the time.

Fast Forward to my youngest child... he has been begging to go to Disney world. We now live on the East coast. Last spring I started to price it out... And for his 7th birthday hubs and I told him he was going to Disney!

And then... Big Brother #2 didn't want to go. And then... Big Brother #1 said no way. And then...DH voiced his decision to stay home and let me have a Mommy/Son trip.

Hubs is not a fan of...crowds...heat...theme parks...rides... so obviously Disney was a BAD choice for him. I took my boy and we had THE.TIME.OF.OUR.LIVES. We were already planning a return trip for this year at the same time.

And then... we got invited to a wedding in South Carolina. First...no one was going... then...the whole family for a week at the beach. Then... the whole family for the wedding and a quick trip to Universal. Then...no one was going... and in December...some major pixie dust fell and my HUSBAND suggested he and I go to the wedding and then finally... what seems like 800 years later...get our honeymoon to Disney!!!

I jumped on that and called my TA. And thus...the planning began...

 

[hockeyprincess25]

So first... we had to look at resorts... and flights... and since we were basically planning one vacation with two locations... hotels. I give my husband and a few friends a lot of credit... I talked this over TO.DEATH. Hubs was not really receptive and basically told me he was only doing this for me and he will likely stay at the resort 100% of the time.

Sad to say... I was great with it... I would still get to go to Disney...

So we picked our resort...POP century...which hubs is not excited about but hey, that seems to be the theme. I wanted a resort that I was familiar with and being only my second trip it had to be the same one as last time. We were on a short trip. (Sunday-Thursday) and I didn't have the extra days to get to know the resort layout.

I started with travel plans and found great flights with three legs. Travel...check.
I signed my contract and paid my deposit with TA. Reservations...check.
I started my meal plans and reservations. Food...check.
Fast pass window opened and I picked them. Fast Pass...check.

Disney was pretty much set... and then it wasn't.
Now just 3 1/2 weeks to our trip and I am starting to stress.

We are leaving the three boys home alone. There is no driver in the house with them. They do ride a school bus and my oldest walks to work. My parents are able to keep them for the weekend but due to their schedules and living an hour away they can't get them to and from school daily.

So my to do list for this trip is...

buy lanyards I am going to use mine from last trip... not sure if hubs wants one or not... said no at first now all of a sudden he says yes....ordered him a star wars one and it is here
buy pins for trading bought and delivered
buy a power box for phones ordered today..being delivered Tuesday received and have used once...
buy clothes for hubs His mom took him shopping this weekend he needs a few more things I can pick up going to pick up a few more shirts tomorrow
buy a dooney and burke purse (hehe) bought a VB being delivered Monday got it
book hotel for wedding booked today
make sure we have transportation to airport to Disney thinking we need to get a car at the airport in SC going to price it out tomorrow
make arrangements for my boys in case of an emergency Done... I have to send in emails to each school to let them know I have a folder with numbers, insurance cards, med auth forms and our med spending credit card for the oldest.
make frozen dinners for the boys Oldest has told me that he will make regular dinners and they would prefer that to frozen meals... I guess I should be happy that he loves to cook?

With all of this to do the time should fly...but between this, hockey practices and tryouts, working 40 hours a week (and more), school concerts, and keeping up the house I am feeling a bit overwhelmed...

And then...Hubs says maybe we should change our meals...

 

[hockeyprincess25]

So the plans so far that I may be tweeking..

Day #1
Saturday 5/9 (which is a day earlier than originally planned)

Arrive at MCO at 10. ME to POP century and hope for an early checkin.
If we get our room right away we will go up there for a short nap.

Around 2 bus to DTD for 3:00 TREX ressies.

Eat and then right to MK

We have FP for Pirates, 7DMT, SM.

Dinner at 9 at CRT.

MK is EMH until 2 so we will hang out there and meander.

 

[hockeyprincess25]

Day #2
Sunday 5/10

Sleep in...

No breakfast reservations...likely grab a snack or light breakfast at the food court...

I was able to snag a 9:40 H&V reservation so we will get up and leave by 9...
And then....

Bus to HS

We have lunch reservations at 50'sPT

FP to TOT, TSMM, ST

Dinner at Sci-Fi

There is a F! show that night and we are up in the air if we are going to see it ...

 

[AshBriSmi]

Your plans sound good so far!! i can't wait to read more!
So happy for you that you are finally getting you honeymoon too!

 

[hockeyprincess25]

Your plans sound good so far!! i can't wait to read more!
So happy for you that you are finally getting you honeymoon too!

Thanks!! I have loved planning this trip and now that hubs is on board it is even more fun!!

 

[hockeyprincess25]

Day #3
5/11 Monday


No Breakfast reservations...

Would like to make RP at...

EPCOT...

Make a bee line for Soarin'

FP for Mission:Space
Test Track
Spaceship Earth

Hubs has lunch reservations at Biergarten (I am not a German food fan AT ALL *read...can't stand the smell) I am going to try and get walk up at an italian place or le cellier? Not sure what to do for me... maybe just counter service and hang out...

Dinner at Coral Reef

Plan to spend a lot of the day in the front and evening (after dinner) in WS.

I HAVE to do pick a pearl again...I did it in September and let my son pick out my pearl...he got me twins... We gave one to my niece as a Christmas gift...kind of they are two but one...(if you ever need me I am here...she has really taken it to heart and loves seeing me in the same necklace as her at family functions... I would love twins so I can get one for her sister too...)

DH mentioned trying to drink around the world, but honestly I don't want to be hungover for day #4!!!

 

[hockeyprincess25]

Day #4
5/12
Tuesday

MK Day!!!

Up early for breakfast at O'hana.

Then Boat? Monorail? walk? to MK.

FP are all in the morning... BTM,SM, 7DMT
We will likely go back to the resort in the afternoon and rest/swim

Dinner at BOG

Celebrate the magic if we got a chance to rest!

 

[hockeyprincess25]

Day #5
5/13
Wednesday

AK

EMH and Tusker house for breakfast

FP for Safari, Dinosaur, and EE

I am thinking if it is warm enough (LOL) kali river as well.

We are going to FoLK.

Thinking this will be an early afternoon for us... most likely back to the resort for rest, swim and get ready for dinner

Dinner at Narcoose's.

 

[hockeyprincess25]

Day #6
5/14
Thursday---Departure Day

We have to be back at the hotel by 3 for a 6 ish flight so we have half a day...

FP are lined up at MK but we may change it based on DH park preferences...

I have no meals lined up for this day either, but we will of course eat...