I'm thankful for...MICKEY!!! My Thanksgiving '08 TR!: TR Update, Last Day!

[OhMari]

Welcome home.
I am moving you to our regular TR Boards. Looking forward to your report.
OhMari

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Welcome home.
I am moving you to our regular TR Boards. Looking forward to your report.
OhMari

Thanks!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Welcome to old friends and new!

My name is Julie and my family and I went on a 7 day trip to the happiest place on Earth over the Thanksgiving holiday.

I'll introduce you to the cast as they appear in the TR.

Let's get this party started!

DH and I woke up at 3:40 a.m. Thursday, November 27, which happened to be Thanksgiving Day. We had gotten to bed VERY late the night before, so we didn't get much sleep at all. But who needs sleep when you're going to DISNEY WORLD?!?!? Not I!

We got ourselves ready and did our last minute packing and we were out the door and on the way to the airport. We had dropped our 2 dogs off the night before at our friends' house, so we didn't have to worry about that. We are fortunate to live only 15 minutes from the airport, so it was a quick drive. DH dropped me off at the door with my luggage while he went to park the car. I checked my bag and waited for him to get back to the terminal.

Look how empty the airport was at 5:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day!

The line for security was non-existent, so we zoomed right through it and we were off to our gate. DH stopped to grab some coffee at Starbucks. Then he baby-sat our bags while I searched for breakfast. Unfortunately, the only 2 options for breakfast in the Southwest terminal were Cinnabon and a place that only had breakfast sandwiches with eggs on them. I do not like eggs at all, so I had to get Cinnabon! This vacation was off to a very healthy start!

DH and I shared our heart attack in a box as we waited to board the aircraft. Soon enough, we were on the plane. We had a row to ourselves! Yay!

It was raining in Phoenix for the first time since August! Here's a pic from my seat on the plane.

We took off and headed for Houston. Southwest had no direct flights from Phoenix to Orlando that day. They must have cut down the number of scheduled flights due to the holiday. Switching planes makes me nervous when I check bags, but I tried not to worry about it too much!

Here we are in Houston, 15 minutes early. No rain here!

We had about 50 minutes till our flight. DH and I were both hungry, so he went off in search of food while I baby sat the bags.

And he came back with 2 cheeseburgers and a coke. From Wendy's. At 9:30 a.m. Or something close to that. The nutrition level of this vacation is just amazing, isn't it?! I was pretty hungry, so I dug into my cheeseburger. Pretty soon, we were on our way to Florida.

I see Florida!

I see DH reading!

Maybe he's finding a Christmas present for me in that SkyMall magazine!

Pretty soon, we landed at MCO! Of course, the people in the rows in front of us took FOREVER to get off the plane.

As soon as we were able to move, we raced off the plane and made our way to Magical Express. This was to be my first time on Magical Express and I was hoping so hard for a true Magical Express bus.

And lookie what we have here!

I'm not sure what the transaction is that is occurring between the two drivers. But who cares?!? I'm on my way to Disney World!!

We took our seats on our oh-so-real Magical Express and settled in for the 30 minute ride and the fun video. I was so very excited to finally be on our way to Disney World.

As we passed under the Disney World arch, I had some tears of happiness welling up in my eyes. All of the planning I had done was about to pay off...

And now, my friends, I have to stop writing so I can go pack! For those who are new to my TR, DH and I are moving from Phoenix to Chicago in 12 days. We have lots to do, so I have to get to it!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Here's the link to my new TR!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=29094389#post29094389

 

[Roxychica7]

Yay, I'm first!! Wow! I thought you were just moving up the road, not over 1/2 way across the country! Hey, at least you'll be closer to WDW now right? Good luck again on moving! Great start BTW to your TR. I love the healthy breakfast's Get yourself all settled in Chicago, looking forward to another update as soon as you get a chance!

 

[Nicole786]

Yay im second!! Great start can't wait to hear more, but i know you are busy! haha

 

[Pinga's Mommy]

You had me at Cinnabon!

Can't wait to read more.

 

[MeMom]

I can't imagine how you are going to write a trip report and get ready to move all at the same time, but I'll be along for the ride.
To Disney World that is.
Chicago is much too cold for me!


I think Cinnabon is an excellent way to start out a vacation!

 

[JaxJags08]

Mmmm...Cinnabon! Just don't ever look at the nutritional info. Suffice it to say that it is pretty scary.

 

[lisalonglash]

Woohooo, you're back!!! Welcome home and I can't wait to read more about your trip! Moving across the country isn't exactly a walk in the park, so don't worry about your TR, we'll be here when your life is somewhat less stressful

Oh, and Cinnabon rocks! I'm so glad there isn't a Cinnabon closer than 45 minutes away from us - much safer for me LOLOL

 

[DisneyJoo2008]

Great start - can't wait to hear more!
and I agree - Cinnabon is an excellent way to start your trip!!!

Joo xxx

 

[janloz]

Signing up too. It was nice to meet you in Canada, the surprise for the kids worked out perfectly. Good Luck with the move.

 

[Charleston Princess]

I'm here! Sounds like your trip was off to a good start with Cinnabons and a real Magical Express bus!

 

[stitcharoo]

Hello! I LOVE that picture of the view of Florida from the airplane! That is awesome ! I cant wait to read more!!

 

[Sarilas]

I can't wait to read all about your nutritional exploits at WDW!

 

[gattra]

Great Start! I'm on board...can't wait for part 2!

 

[k_reile]

good luck with your move. Can't wait to hear more to see how your DH did at WDW. I don't know about you but I told my DH that we are going every 3 yrs at least so he better get used to it (he likes it while we are there he just likes to complain

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Yay, I'm first!! Wow! I thought you were just moving up the road, not over 1/2 way across the country! Hey, at least you'll be closer to WDW now right? Good luck again on moving! Great start BTW to your TR. I love the healthy breakfast's Get yourself all settled in Chicago, looking forward to another update as soon as you get a chance!

You are absolutely right...we'll be MUCH closer to WDW when we move!

I'll update when I have time...it's a good escape from the moving madness!

Yay im second!! Great start can't wait to hear more, but i know you are busy! haha

Thanks Nicole!

You had me at Cinnabon!

Can't wait to read more.

Thanks for joining in!

I can't imagine how you are going to write a trip report and get ready to move all at the same time, but I'll be along for the ride.
To Disney World that is.
Chicago is much too cold for me!


I think Cinnabon is an excellent way to start out a vacation!

I think the trip report is going to take a backseat for a little while as we do all the necessary things for moving. But i will do installments when I can!

I'm thinking Chicago is too cold for me as well. I was just looking online at those down coats that look like sleeping bags. I think that's what I'm going to ask for for Christmas!

The Cinnabon breakfast was definitely a sign that we were on vacation!

Mmmm...Cinnabon! Just don't ever look at the nutritional info. Suffice it to say that it is pretty scary.

I made the mistake of looking at the nutritional info of Cinnabon once. It was that day that I swore I would never eat another. Oops!

Woohooo, you're back!!! Welcome home and I can't wait to read more about your trip! Moving across the country isn't exactly a walk in the park, so don't worry about your TR, we'll be here when your life is somewhat less stressful

Oh, and Cinnabon rocks! I'm so glad there isn't a Cinnabon closer than 45 minutes away from us - much safer for me LOLOL

Yeah, moving is less than fun. Thanks for understanding and being patient!

Cinnabon could be a very dangerous place!

Great start - can't wait to hear more!
and I agree - Cinnabon is an excellent way to start your trip!!!

Joo xxx

Thanks!

I can just taste that cinnamon-y goodness now!

Signing up too. It was nice to meet you in Canada, the surprise for the kids worked out perfectly. Good Luck with the move.

It was nice to meet you too!

I bet the surprise was so much fun!

Thanks!

I'm here! Sounds like your trip was off to a good start with Cinnabons and a real Magical Express bus!

I was so excited about the Magical Express bus!

Hello! I LOVE that picture of the view of Florida from the airplane! That is awesome ! I cant wait to read more!!

Thanks! I was so excited to finally see Florida!

I can't wait to read all about your nutritional exploits at WDW!

Oh, the nutritional content of this vacation left a lot to be desired. But it was deeelicious!

Great Start! I'm on board...can't wait for part 2!

Thanks! Welcome!

good luck with your move. Can't wait to hear more to see how your DH did at WDW. I don't know about you but I told my DH that we are going every 3 yrs at least so he better get used to it (he likes it while we are there he just likes to complain

Thank you!

Without giving too much away, there were some good moments and some not-so-good moments with DH on the trip...

Every 3 years sounds very reasonable to me...I should try the same thing with my DH!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I'm not sure why, but I did my first installment without consulting my trip journal and a realized that I left out a couple things.

So here they are!

One of the flight attendants on the flight from Houston to Orlando was HILARIOUS! He kept making the funniest announcements on speakers. As the airplane was ascending, he made an announcement that it had been a long day and he was going to use the position of the plane to his advantage by rolling our snacks down the aisle. That way he wouldn't have to get up later to serve them. So he threw a bunch of peanut packets down the aisle for us to have. Then he announced that the coke was coming. Fortunately, he did not throw coke down the aisle!

Another thing I forgot to say is that as we were getting on the Magical Express bus, DH said to one of the Magical Express people "Have a magical day!" I had to check to make sure it was actually MY husband who said that. I was in shock. And, of course, I loved it!

Okay, that's all!

 

[k_reile]

We flew southwest last year to disney and we also had a funny crew on the way there. When we landed they said "welcome to Seatle" They said other funny things but that is what sticks out most.