Luv4mylittleone's Wedding/Honeymoon trip report! Updated! 7/10~Dessert Party!

[luv4mylittleones]

Oh boy….what a whirlwind!! It seems like we were been gone for a month and at the same time, it feels like it all went by in a blur!! For the most part, everything was absolutely perfect! We had a few snafus, but nothing on the part of Disney Weddings….they were amazing!!!! So let’s begin!

Friday, December 14th….DAY ONE

We woke up bright and early (though not as early as we planned) in order to prepare for our upcoming trip. I was a nervous wreck! I just knew I was going to forget something important, though from the looks of our van, it didn’t appear we left anything in the house at all!!

We had to remove the two middle seats to make room for everything and then my three sweethearts graciously shared the back seat.

I really expected them to drive each other nuts, but they were really quite well behaved. Here’s a picture of them engrossed in a movie….the silence was almost eerie!

Unfortunately, as soon as we left the house, Joe and I began to fight the biggest fight of our lives! I was crying and begging him to take me home…it was insane! This lasted about three hours…yes…three hours…It was just awful!! The stress of planning and traveling had really gotten to us. It all seems so silly now. We actually fought on and off for the first two days, but once everyone arrived and we realized how ridiculous we were acting (over nothing!!!) we both came around…at least for a while!

The trip was long and we made as few stops as possible. I got bored and started getting silly…

My poor sleepy honey was really a pretty good sport…especially considering he drove the whole 10 hours!

FINALLY….we saw this…

WOOOOOOHOOOO!!!! We made it!!! We checked into the hotel and before we even got to our room, I lost our keys!! SOOO typical of me, hahaha! We brought everything up to my dad’s room (and it took forever!!!). The kids were staying with him that night so we got them settled in. Needless to say, they were excited to be there. We stayed in the ‘Love Bug’ area of All-Star Movies (Awww….how appropriate). The kids loved the Herbie motif.

After the kids were all settled, we ordered them (and my dad) a pizza and Joe and I headed back to the lobby to pick up our second set of keys…how embarrassing, lol! On the way, we stopped for a few pictures…

We then had some dinner at the food court and bought a bottle of champagne at the gift store and went up to our room. Upon checking in we found our first Mickey surprise…

Then we popped the cork to our champagne and made a toast to our future in our very classy plastic cups! HAHAHA!

We finished unpacking and then tucked in!!

Next up….DAY TWO…our first guests arrive and we do Downtown Disney!

 

[luv4mylittleones]

DAY TWO

Okay…so I’m looking back at the pictures and I now realize that day two was really quite boring, lol! The morning started out with Joe running to After Hours to get his Tux fixed. The sleeves were crazy short and his pants were way too long. He was gone for most of the morning and we were bored so I gave the kids their welcome bags….Bethany really liked her Lilo doll!

Then we roamed the resort and took some pictures…

Later that afternoon my two Aunts arrived, followed by my maid of honor and her boyfriend. We hugged, and cried, and did all the normal it’s good to see you jazz and then my aunt gave me the most wonderful gift….a medallion engraved with my mother’s image!!!!! It was the most special gift she could have given me and I’ve worn it every day since (with the exception of the wedding). After that we had some lunch in the food court and played in the arcade. Finally Joe made it back and my Aunts offered to watch my daughter so we could go downtown. We walked around a bit and then decided to have dinner at Portobello Yacht Club (they had the shortest wait).

My MOH and her BF:

Joe had some sort of chocolate martini and I had my favorite beer….moretti….yumm! The calamari was olut of this world but the rest of dinner was only okay and overpriced…we were all still hungry when we left, lol!!

After dinner we took the boys to visit santa:

And then we got silly at the World of Disney Store:

After that, we pretty much just went back to the hotel and rested up for the next day (Which was much more exciting, lol).

Coming up…DAY THREE….MK and Ohana…WEEEEEE!

 

[luv4mylittleones]

DAY THREE (part one, the Magic Kingdom)


Yay…we finally get to go to the Magic Kingdom!! We woke up bright and early today with the intent of getting to the park before it opened. Unfortunately, Joe and I woke up arguing again, his best man and his family were running late, and my dad was sick in bed at the hotel…not a good start! I decided to send the kids with my aunts for breakfast so Joe and I could cool our jets and talk. About the same time, his BM and his family arrived. It’s funny but when they got there, they were all sooo excited and all the anger that was circulating just seemed to melt away. Everyone was now there and it finally felt real! Suddenly the excitement was mounting!! We gave them their welcome gift and the girls got changed into their mickey shirts and then we went down to the lobby to catch the bus.

Here’s me with my kids (Bethany was still cranky):

And the guys on the bus:

When we got to the MK, it was still relatively early…the weather was nice, much nicer than the extremely hot day the day before. I was grateful it had cooled down some…though I was hardly prepared for the temperatures that were to come! Anyway, with 15 of us there, we spent more time discussing what we were going to do rather than actually doing anything, lol!! We did however manage to make it on a few attractions. First we headed to tomorrowland to ride Buzz Lightyear! This has always been a family favorite so we were particularly stoked when we exited the ride to find Buzz Lightyear posing for pictures….woohoo!!!!

The Kids trying to escape from Zurg….

After a few “slower” attractions we managed to talk over half of the group into riding Space Mountain! Joe and I are thrill ride junkies and while SM is tame in comparison to some of our favorite coasters, it’s definitely intense by Disney standards and still waaaaay fun!!

By this time decided to eat luch and spent another 45 minutes figuring out where…lol! We decided on a quick counter service meal and headed off for more fun! The younger kids were getting bored so we took in some fantasyland rides.

My tough kids:

Our favorite attraction…..Mickey’s Philharmagic!

Didn’t he look cute in his cool glasses??!

Oh and those lanyards I gave the kids….well…they were a HUGE hit!!! I can’t thank those of you who sent me pins enough…the kids loved them!! I couldn’t believe how much they got into the pin trading! Everywhere we went, the kids found someone to trade with and they ended up with some really cool pins.

This is where we split again…half of the group really wanted to ride Splash Mountain. We sensible folks did not! The temps were really dropping so we let the crazies go get wet while the rest of us stayed behind to ride Peter Pan (my favorite FL ride). While in line for the ride, however, my daughter began to act funny. She wouldn’t tell us what was wrong and began to cry so I picked her up. Then….she started to pee on me! Apparently she had to go to the bathroom but didn’t want to leave the line…poor thing! Joe took her to the bathroom and got her cleaned and changed while I rode the ride with the other kids. (Did I mention that I love this man???). The joke for the rest of the day was that while the rest of us were riding Peter Pan, Bethany was riding Peed Her Pants…hahaha! It’s a good thing that my baby girl has a sense of humor!

Anyway…it was getting time to get ready for dinner and the kids were dropping like flies:

So we decided on one last ride…Pirates!!! I love the additions, what a great ride! Oh and here’s my favorite picture from the ride (how appropriate, so many jokes there…hahahahahah)

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By this time we are actually a bit rushed so we ran back to the bus and headed back to the hotel to get ready for our welcome dinner.

Coming up next….Day Three, part two…Ohana!!

 

[luv4mylittleones]

DAY THREE, Part Two….OHANA!!!


Ok….so we get back to the hotel and really rush to get ready. I wanted to shower but I barely had time to change my clothes and squirt my stinky self with some perfume, lol….but we did manage to get ready and pose for a quick picture right before we headed out the door (To arrive at the Poly just in time!!!)

When we pulled up at the Poly we discovered that the rest of Joe’s family had finally made it into town. I was worried because they had a 10 hour drive and they never make it anywhere on time! They were here now though and I was relived….the last of guests were there and the party could officially begin! They took us to our table which had a lovely view of the MK….but before we sat down Joe and I were given special red lays which were to signify love and we were asked to kiss. It was so sweet!! We took our seats and before we knew it the food started coming….

OMG….there was soooo much food! Everything was delicious and I totally ate too much!! I remember praying that I could zip my wedding dress the next day, haha! Anyway, to those of you who have never been to Ohana….it is so much fun! I am so glad we chose this location for our welcome dinner. They really went out of their way to make us all comfortable, my family felt welcome, and the whole restaurant joined in on celebrating Joe and me! First they announced our wedding and asked Joseph and my self to lead in the dance of ‘love’.

Everyone else joined in and it was so lovely! Then the performer called us to lead this parade thing. She got us all dressed up and Joseph had to dance and tap a stick on the ground as I shook the maracas….hahahaha….it was hilarious but everyone really got into it!

And then we held the limbo stick…

After that they did a little coconut contest thing. I’m not sure what it was all about but my son, William really enjoyed it!

By this time we were all getting quite full and a bit tipsy so I decided it was “surprise” time. I got up and gave a speech and then with perfect timing, our server walked out with Joe’s cake!

There were 4 numbered footballs covering a seating chart. Joe had to take them off in order revealing his surprise (Which btw he was blown away by just the cake alone!) So it went like this….gate D…section 134…row 5…YOU ARE HERE! Then he turned around a little confused and I opened a Seahawks box containing two tickets to the Atlanta/Seattle game….the whole restaurant erupted it cheers….it was amazing!!!! Needless to say, Joe was over the moon! Then I decided to pass out the other gifts…apparently I’m pretty sappy and I make people cry:

But At least she smiled (My very awesome MOH!!)

After that we cut the cake and it was absolutely delicious! Then, believe it or not, more food was served. It was a crème brulee type of dessert and it was to die for!! So now we’re all feeling like we are going to explode and decide it’s to get back to the hotels since we have to get up at 6am. We stop for one more picture on the way out:

And then we head back to our rooms…Joe stays separately from me of course and we start preparing for the big day…I don’t know if it was the food or the nerves but my tummy was upset for the rest of the night…time for some sleep!

Up next….OUR BIG DAY!!!!!!

 

[lov2b@disney]

So Exciting!!! Cant wait for more!!! Your kids are adorable!

 

[cseca]

Wow.. you guys had busy days...
Can't wait to hear about your big day!

 

[cappygirl]

It looks like you guys had a great time so far! Can't wait to see more!
Congrats!!

 

[stitchlet]

I'm sooo glad you decided to write a trip report Diane!

Your pictures are all great - you're making me want to go to Disney RIGHT NOW!

Can't wait to read more . . .

 

[Lindsay22]

I saw you on the bus on Sat night!!! DBF and I were at All Star Sports going to Epcot and I saw you as I got on the bus and I told DBF that you were a Disbride and I thought I should say hello. But then I thought what if you weren't a disbride and you would just look at me like I was nutso. But I saw you and I was thinking of you the whole weekend!!! Everything looks beautiful, your kids are such cuties!!

 

[Iluffyou]

I love the TR so far! I can't wait to see the wedding day

 

[BaBeeCee14]

Yay Diane! I'm so happy you started a TR! Everything sounds great so far, can't wait to hear about the big day!!

 

[yearbook50]

Great report so far!

 

[tlhbdm]

Love your TR so far. I was there in December too. I was there December 9-16th the weather was so nice when we were there. I can't wait to read about your wedding day.

 

[DisneyDeeFL]

congrats!! i got married at WP the day before you...aren't you glad that the weather was so nice? I mean, it was cold, but beautiful!!!

A lot of our guests stayed at All-star movies in the lovebug section, i bet you ran into each other a lot!

Congrats again

 

[angel*lady]

What a great TR!!! I can't wait to read the next installment!

 

[helloirishkitty]

Yay! I've been waiting for your TR!

Great start! You guys look so happy and like you're having sooo much fun

Can't wait to hear about the big day

 

[Vayleen]

I am so excited you did a TR! I think I saw you in the lobby at the Grand Flo the day after your wedding?! I can't wait to read about your day.

 

[M&M126]

I'm so glad to see you've started a TR! I love the pictures. Sounds great so far Congrats on your marriage!

 

[poohface]

Yeah you started your TR, it will be a miracle if I ever get mine started lol. Your trip pretty much started like mine, huge arguments with the other half lol, hey but it all came out all right in the end. I can't wait to see your wedding day seeing as we didn't get to see you but I am so glad you came along to see us on our wedding day, I have a pic of us together that Randy took and I will treasure it for ever . Keep the TR coming, I am way to impatient to wait lol.

 

[Lisella]

Oh thank you so much for sharing, I've been looking forward to your report. I can't wait to read more

Congratulations