Ok, I have lurked for a long time, FINALLY joined last year and this year, I'm going for the Pre-TR. Why? Because I HAVE to tell somebody about this trip. My DH won't talk about it anymore and even when he does, he just doesn't get why I have to discuss every detail of every day. 
Let me give you the stats:
When: September 19-27
Where: Pop Century (1st time, I have been an All Star Music Girl, but DH wants to give this one a try to check out the bus situation)
Who:
Myself, confessed Disney addict and self proclaimed Pirate Princess
Rooster-DS 10 years old going on 16. He thinks he is ultra cool but when nobody else is around he is still my boy.
DH- Mr. K, puts up with all of my strange obsessions but really doesn't get any of them. He has a great sense of humor though and is a terrific dad.
Sparky- DS 8 years old and turning 9 during our trip. He is my snuggler who is constantly curious about the world around him.
Why: Because I said so! No, just kidding. We had planned upon our return last year to go to Disney again this fall. Santa even filled our stockings with pins to trade instead of candy at Christmas. Then, my dh who works as a ParaProfessional at the local high school, was told (for the 100th time) he was really good and should be a full time teacher. DH has a degree in Finance and is 3 credits shy of a degree in Biology so basically for the state we live in he just has to pass a test. He applied for the new position and in January, we cancelled our trip to Disney. I cried. A lot. The boys were understanding.
We started planning a trip in May to DC and New York instead. I am one of those firm believers that will never do Disney in the summer. I have to go in the Fall or the world will stop spinning (come on, I know I'm not the only one). The boys helped with a countdown calendar, we researched and planned our trip, but my hear wasn't in it. Don't get me wrong, it was exciting, but I wanted my Disney. So much that I didn't call to cancel our trip. I knew we had until August to get our deposit back and DH never asked about it. Maybe I would go solo?
Fast forward to March. I am going through the closet looking at our luggage situation for the DC/NY trip and find my Disney backpack, fully packed and ready to go at a moments notice. I cried again, but this time DH walked in. He told me to start planning a solo trip because he couldn't stand to see me so sad.
He is so sweet.
I thought about it for a day or two, but came to the conclusion that I would be so filled with guilt going without the boys I couldn't do it. He told me to ask someone to go with me and take the boys!
I started trying to think of who I would be willing to take to my happy place that wouldn't ruin the trip for me or the boys. (Not everyone "gets" Disney, did you know that??
) and couldn't really think of anyone. I decided I could do it on my own. 
All of these conversations had taken place away from the boys. They had no idea any of this was going on. I told DH I would like to try to surprise them. He literally did this -------->
at the thought of me keeping this to myself and not talking to the boys about it constantly like I did the year prior. Ok, well, sometimes he is sweet. Not all of the time. Sheesh. So then it becomes this personal misson to surprise the boys.
So May rolls around, we go on our fabulous trip to DC and NY which I highly recommend to anyone who has children old enough to not require a stroller and able to comprehend what they are looking at. When we get home, DH opens the mail and finds out he did not get the job at the school. This means he CAN take off a week in September since he is "just" a Para and not a "real" teacher.
{These are the words of our local school board and not meant as an insult to anyone in either of these positions}
So on one hand, we are sad about the loss of income the new job would have provided and on the other hand, happy because DH can go on the trip now. Am I sick or what? DH said next year he would not make the same mistake and he would apply to multiple schools, not just the one that he currently works for but maybe it was meant to be so that we could get in one more family trip to Disney while the boys still believe in the magic. Do you see why I love this man??
So now you know why and how, next time I will give you details so that I can talk to someone about them because yes, I have kept it to myself this entire time and the boys have no idea they are going to Disney in 40 Days!!!
Let me give you the stats:
When: September 19-27
Where: Pop Century (1st time, I have been an All Star Music Girl, but DH wants to give this one a try to check out the bus situation)
Who:
Myself, confessed Disney addict and self proclaimed Pirate Princess
Rooster-DS 10 years old going on 16. He thinks he is ultra cool but when nobody else is around he is still my boy.
DH- Mr. K, puts up with all of my strange obsessions but really doesn't get any of them. He has a great sense of humor though and is a terrific dad.
Sparky- DS 8 years old and turning 9 during our trip. He is my snuggler who is constantly curious about the world around him.
Why: Because I said so! No, just kidding. We had planned upon our return last year to go to Disney again this fall. Santa even filled our stockings with pins to trade instead of candy at Christmas. Then, my dh who works as a ParaProfessional at the local high school, was told (for the 100th time) he was really good and should be a full time teacher. DH has a degree in Finance and is 3 credits shy of a degree in Biology so basically for the state we live in he just has to pass a test. He applied for the new position and in January, we cancelled our trip to Disney. I cried. A lot. The boys were understanding.
We started planning a trip in May to DC and New York instead. I am one of those firm believers that will never do Disney in the summer. I have to go in the Fall or the world will stop spinning (come on, I know I'm not the only one). The boys helped with a countdown calendar, we researched and planned our trip, but my hear wasn't in it. Don't get me wrong, it was exciting, but I wanted my Disney. So much that I didn't call to cancel our trip. I knew we had until August to get our deposit back and DH never asked about it. Maybe I would go solo?
Fast forward to March. I am going through the closet looking at our luggage situation for the DC/NY trip and find my Disney backpack, fully packed and ready to go at a moments notice. I cried again, but this time DH walked in. He told me to start planning a solo trip because he couldn't stand to see me so sad.
He is so sweet.I thought about it for a day or two, but came to the conclusion that I would be so filled with guilt going without the boys I couldn't do it. He told me to ask someone to go with me and take the boys!
I started trying to think of who I would be willing to take to my happy place that wouldn't ruin the trip for me or the boys. (Not everyone "gets" Disney, did you know that??
) and couldn't really think of anyone. I decided I could do it on my own. All of these conversations had taken place away from the boys. They had no idea any of this was going on. I told DH I would like to try to surprise them. He literally did this -------->
at the thought of me keeping this to myself and not talking to the boys about it constantly like I did the year prior. Ok, well, sometimes he is sweet. Not all of the time. Sheesh. So then it becomes this personal misson to surprise the boys.So May rolls around, we go on our fabulous trip to DC and NY which I highly recommend to anyone who has children old enough to not require a stroller and able to comprehend what they are looking at. When we get home, DH opens the mail and finds out he did not get the job at the school. This means he CAN take off a week in September since he is "just" a Para and not a "real" teacher.
{These are the words of our local school board and not meant as an insult to anyone in either of these positions}So on one hand, we are sad about the loss of income the new job would have provided and on the other hand, happy because DH can go on the trip now. Am I sick or what? DH said next year he would not make the same mistake and he would apply to multiple schools, not just the one that he currently works for but maybe it was meant to be so that we could get in one more family trip to Disney while the boys still believe in the magic. Do you see why I love this man??
So now you know why and how, next time I will give you details so that I can talk to someone about them because yes, I have kept it to myself this entire time and the boys have no idea they are going to Disney in 40 Days!!!
you had me
, but I can relate
) I am making sure we see Illuminations this time and thought the Rose & Crown reservation would cinch it. NOW, I am having second thought. I am not sure if I want to "waste" a reservation for a view that I could probably match or beat with food that my kids probably won't like. I just can't decide! 
