Move over Dumbo our circus is taking over! Surprise trip adventure!!

Makes me want to take a rode trip soon!

My husband and daughter knew we were going to disney, they just thought we were staying off site. The found out in Orlando at breakfast that we were staying at Pop and had free dining.

The drive through Florida seems to take soooooo long! It takes us less than 5 hours to drive through Louisiana, Mississippi, & Alabama, and more than 5 hours once we get to Florida.
 
I can't believe how quickly you got there! Oh wait.....I have ridden with you....let me try again: I can't believe it took you that long! :)
It's hard to make a boring highway drive seem interesting, so excited you are there! Yay for OJ!!!
 
:yay::yay::yay: you are in Florida.

I LOVE that Welcome Center and always go back for seconds on the juice.

Great pics of the kids...even the silly ones. And I'm glad the rain didn't last long.
 

Makes me want to take a rode trip soon!

Love road trips! not 18 hours ones...

My husband and daughter knew we were going to disney, they just thought we were staying off site. The found out in Orlando at breakfast that we were staying at Pop and had free dining.

AHHHHHHH!!! Bet they were happy!!!

The drive through Florida seems to take soooooo long! It takes us less than 5 hours to drive through Louisiana, Mississippi, & Alabama, and more than 5 hours once we get to Florida.

heavens to murgatroyd it felt like FOREVER!!! with my nap of unconscious! Just think it was the anticipation of actually getting to DISNEY!

I can't believe how quickly you got there! Oh wait.....I have ridden with you....let me try again: I can't believe it took you that long! :)

:rotfl2: :rotfl: This is true you have driven with me.. I do NOT drive slow.. I will say i was a lot more careful and drove a lot slower then i do here in Chicago. that was unknown territory!!! Oh! Why is it trucks decide to drive like ABSOLUTE JERKS in CHICAGO?!? But everywhere else they drive normal?!? there is a new road here and everyday has been a accident- by semi's- you saw first hand how they drive here!!!

It's hard to make a boring highway drive seem interesting, so excited you are there! Yay for OJ!!!

Yum OJ! i hate being in a car that long.

:yay::yay::yay: you are in Florida.

Yes! we made it to America's wang! (fondly dubbed by homer simpson)

I LOVE that Welcome Center and always go back for seconds on the juice.

I wish i had. It was SO REFRESHING!

Great pics of the kids...even the silly ones. And I'm glad the rain didn't last long.

they are all nuts.
Rain? oh.. we haven't even started talking about rain.

Love that welcome center. The one on I-95 is boring. Yea for them letting you sleep.

yes yes yes! it was wonderful! LOVE that welcome center! we walked around there for a while just to stretch our legs and goof off.



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Yesterday:
Work job #1 Had to go to a MANDATORY Cheerleading meeting :crazy2: To discuss the squad going to competition. Can you say HELL NO? that was my vote. Peanut will not be there. Not going to a competition from 6am to about 9pm.
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No.

Then book it home shower and head over to the kids school for a sports meeting there.
Basketball and starting VOLLEYBALL SEASON!!! :cheer2: <-- That is something to cheer about.
I. CANNOT. WAIT.

Thrilling is that?? Knew you all l wanted to know about it! :rotfl2:
 
My cousin's daughter does competitive cheer in Texas - holy, overly made up 6 years old! No thank you! I would have voted no right along with you.

Hooray for volleyball! In 1996, my summer revolved around volleyball, love that sport.

Hope you have a great day!
 
Glad you made it to Florida. I know I've been to that welcome center but I don't remember it. Rte 77 goes from Cleveland to Columbia SC. We pick up near Akron OH. We then take 26 to 95 to 4. 75 goes diagonally across OH. We used to go that way but it took longer.
Liz
 
I love all the pictures! While it looks like a super fun roadtrip and I am jealous of the free orange juice at the Welcome Center, it had to feel soooo long! Now the fun really begins! :dumbo:
 



FOLLOW THAT TRUCK!!!

I was shocked to see this:


Really? I can GUARANTEE it got much MUCH warmer...

Then Finally.....




Meg started hyperventilating!
(again)

Through the wind and through the rain Over mountain, over plain Through the blinding lightning flash And the mighty thunder crash Ever faithful, ever true Nothing stops us, we'll get through!

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Our circus has arrived.

and there it was: In all of it's glory All of it's blinding light we finally saw it:


Are you weeping? We were going BANANAS!



It was time for OUR dreams to come true.
We have made it. WE ACTUALLY MADE IT! we didn't kill each other. We didn't find it necessary to throw anyone out of the car on the way down!

As we journeyed through the gates where dreams come true!!! I felt like as we were passing the arch the magic was happening, it was like going from a reality world and morphing into a bubble of HAPPINESS! we did our OWN welcome gig instead of the one on ME. apparently the ME changed their little video so our was WAY better!!!


At this time a car was passing us beeping and waving! :wave2: then a little girl in the backseat wrote on her White board HAPPY BIRTHDAY! so my kids wrote on their board: THANK YOU!!!! YAY!!! How FUN is that?!? Did i get a picture? Nope.


then i saw this:

Sorry it's blurry the camera was focused on my city sticker... But what a BORING bus!!! Where is the Fun in that thing?!? :confused3 No Likey...


This is a fun bus!!!

drove passed this



I have NEVER noticed this TOT thing before! and it moved!!! we LOVED IT!


FUN BUS!



Balloon was flying!!!



Huey Dewey and Luie!



Have to stop here.

SORRY!!!

Noticed my pictures are NOT in order on Photobucket :scared1: Need to go and FIX THIS!!!
Be back!!! Hope you enjoyed our :drive: through the arch! and the little pixi dust of being welcomed by another family!!! pixiedust:
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Let the ADVENTURE BEGIN!

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I swear when we pass through the Walt Disney World arch (a/k/a the "pearly gates of Disney"), I hear angels singing. Isn't it wonderful to finally see the sign after being on the road for so long?

How cute that the little girl wrote Happy birthday on her board for your kids to see! That's so sweet!
 
My cousin's daughter does competitive cheer in Texas - holy, overly made up 6 years old! No thank you! I would have voted no right along with you.

Hooray for volleyball! In 1996, my summer revolved around volleyball, love that sport.

Hope you have a great day!

yeah.. SO not a cheer Mom here... I AM however a Football, Basketball,Volleyball, Baseball, Softball Mom FOR SURE!
Yep Volleyball was my favorite! had a few scholarships high school and college. My niece has a full scholarship for college! LOVE Volleyball!!!
Hope your having a great day too!

Glad you made it to Florida. I know I've been to that welcome center but I don't remember it. Rte 77 goes from Cleveland to Columbia SC. We pick up near Akron OH. We then take 26 to 95 to 4. 75 goes diagonally across OH. We used to go that way but it took longer.
Liz

Is it as boring as our drive?!?

I love all the pictures! While it looks like a super fun roadtrip and I am jealous of the free orange juice at the Welcome Center, it had to feel soooo long! Now the fun really begins! :dumbo:

FREE OJ is the BEST!!! everyone must try it once!!!
The fun will begin as soon as i get my pictures organized!!!
 
I swear when we pass through the Walt Disney World arch (a/k/a the "pearly gates of Disney"), I hear angels singing. Isn't it wonderful to finally see the sign after being on the road for so long?

How cute that the little girl wrote Happy birthday on her board for your kids to see! That's so sweet!

YES!!! I totally agree! the bight light ANGELS sing! it all comes together!

it is the most wonderful sighting there can be. we finally made it!

I KNOW! How adorable was she?!?! you know your in Disney when all this fun stuff starts happening!!!
 
How fun!

I totally agree about the welcome arch. DH and I both feel like something is just not the same if you don't drive under it. Google maps wants to take us a back way in for our next trip and I am seriously considering going out of our way to get that magical moment under the arch. :rotfl:
 
Joining in and just got caught up. LOVE the reveal video. I cried like a baby watching it. DH walked in, looked at me, looked at the computer, shook his head and walked back out. Sometimes he just doesn't get it! We were there the same dates as you! We also have a 16 hour drive, so we fly now. More time for fun!
 
LOVE the little pixie dust from the little girl!!! How sweet was that??? Seriously!

Ack.... You left off right at OUR resort!!! Take a left at Huey, Dewey and Louie and there you are!!!

Can't wait to see what the Midgets think of AoA - when you finally get there, that is... I know, I know, you are at POR first...

D~
 
I'm crying happy tears for you. I love driving under that arch. And what a sweet thing for that little girl to do for your kiddos! Pixie dust on arrival.

I'm with you...I don't like those boring buses at all (but then we don't use them either).

You passed our "first' home away from home...the Coronado. And if you go right by Huey, Louie and Dewey you hit Old Key West...our new home (most of the time).
 
Just seeing pictures of the arches makes me all happy inside.
 
You seriously have almost all the same travel pictures that we do! And our drive isn't that much longer than yours, only about 90 minutes more than you. We made it to Macon, Georgia the first day and only had about 4 1/2 hours the next. We hit a lot of traffic, though. Smart move leaving at night!

How cute that little girl wrote a message to your kids! The magic started right away! Glad you made it!
 
FINALLY here catching up and omg your reveal post gave ME anxiety reading it!! so happy it went over so well!

also, this had me cracking up: "HEY GUYS! How was school??? (like I care)" hahahaha love it. and the reveal video has me tearing up over here, I love their reactions so much. can't wait to read more!!
 












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