Never Say Never .Atleast I Thought I’d Never!

[Pikester]

Hey Pikester I've been lurking on your report because we want to go to WDW in 2010 at the same time you did. I've really enjoyed your report so far and while I can't see your pics from today (work blocks photobucket) I look forward to seeing them once home.

My tip for the Kim Possible missions is to get more than one Kimmunicator and split into teams. My family of five got two tickets and we split up in a mini competition to finish first. No fighting!

Oh, and yes, while I haven't yet seen the Martin Short movie... Canada is very beautiful and I hope you get to visit!

I really liked going right after Thanksgiving. The weather was the warmest that we've had of the 3 trips that we have done that time of year. The other 2 times have been during the first 2 weeks of December.

Thanks for the idea of splitting into teams. For some reason I was thinking that it was one Kimmunicator per family.

Did you listen to any of the Christmas traditions of the different countries? We listened to 1 or 2, would like to back to listen to more.

We didn't take the time to listen to the different "Heads of Christmas" this year. During our other trips we felt like we never had time to walk through all the countries so we made sure that most of our time was spent doing that.

 

[Pikester]

December 6, 2009

Departure Day!

Boo, it’s time to leave! We were up bright and early to get ready for the first leg of our journey home. We left Pop and WDW property at 8Am and stayed on the road for a couple of hours before we stopped for a break. We were back on the road until almost noon when we stopped at a Wendy’s somewhere in Georgia. Our plan is to maybe stop for gas in a few hours and then check out South of the Boarder around 3:30PM.

I’m didn’t write the time down but we did make it to South of the Boarder. Had to check out Pedro and buy a huge roll of fireworks for my FIL as a Christmas present. He loves that kind of stuff!

From here I didn’t take very many notes. I guess I’d had enough of the note taking by then so here is what I have.

7:20PM: Welcome to Virginia

10:59PM : Checking in to a Red Roof Inn, VA. Time for some sleep.
　

December 7, 2009

The rest of the way home.

9:22AM: Have been on the road since 6AM. Stopped at McDonalds in PA to get a hot tea and some breakfast items.

10:50AM: Welcome to New York State!

12:54PM: Back on the road after having lunch at the Eveready Diner in Brewster, NY. That place was AWESOME! Loved the décor! Loved the food! If we drive to FL in the future we plan to stop there on the way home again.

1:00PM: Welcome to Connecticut

3:32PM: We’ve been through MA and we are in Brattleboro, VT. Only a little over an hour till we are home!

We arrived home around 5PM and I was never so glad to be back! I love going on vacation but after a while the novelty wears off and it’s time to get back to a regular schedule.

I would like to thank my readers for checking out my Trip Report and sticking with me to the end. Over all we had a wonderful trip and really enjoyed going as a family of four. It’s now March and I’m starting to get the Disney Bug again but we plan on taking a break for a few years and spending our vacation time at other locations.

Thanks again for reading!
　
　
　

 

[mickeystoontown]

I hate that your trip has come to an end but it seems like you had a fantastic vacation even if it did rain on you some.

So will you guys being going back to Disney any time soon?

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Thanks for sharing your trip, I joined late but I enjoyed it very much.

After our December trip we plan on waiting a few years until going back as well. For now, I'm telling myself that I'll wait for Fantasyland to be done in 2012 . Time will tell if I can actually stick to that.

 

[Pikester]

No plans to go back to Disney soon but I do have plans to take a Disney Cruise in 2012 to celebrate my birthday in a girls only trip with my Mom.

My husband and I want to visit Disney again with an adult only trip. Maybe for our 20th Anniversay in 2014.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Thanks for sharing your vacation with us! I have enjoyed your report...as you know we started out going the same time as ya'll this coming year. But, instead (due to our oldest son) we are going in 46 days. I'm hoping our next trip will be around the first week of Dec but that probably won't be for another 4/5 years after this trip. There are other places Danny and I want to see...have fun on your disney cruise and and adult only trip to WDW sounds nice, too!
Again, thank you for sharing and letting us tag along with your family!

 

[D&DDisney]

Finally got around to reading your TR Pike. It had so many good reviews I felt I couldn't resist.

First observation - your sons look like they got all their clothes from my sons' dressers. I know, above everything else why would I notice the clothes your boys are wearing? Well, my sons are almost exactly the same age and apparently they have the same taste in shirts/shorts. Especially those Star Wars shirts.

Second observation - loved your pictures. Especially the ones your DH took on the monorail when it was raining. So cool how the water slightly distorts everything.

Third observation - loved your begining story of how you didn't get to WDW until you were an adult. Same here. My family rarely went on vacations because of money. We mostly went camping in WI. Once DH and I finally got there for our honeymoon we fell in love .

Loved your writing too. Just that slight sarcasm that I know and love from you.

Good job Pike!!! You just may have inspired me to write one for our next vacation.

 

[monymony3471]

I have alot of reading to do, and I will.

Just wanted to let you know I was reading and better late than never, right?

I agree with not liking Spirit of Aloha and my boys love Hoop Dee Doo!

I love going the time of year you went, its the best!

(this August when we go, we got free dining, staying at Pop, and I'm geeked about going, but not looking forward to the intense heat again. But my school schedule just won't allow me to go any other time. I can't wait to be done!)

Ok, back to reading!

 

[monymony3471]

I really liked your use of pictures in your TR. I realized while reading my DH and I were in Cancun the same time of your trip.

I'm hoping the hype of TSM will have died down by the time we get there in August, but so much for wishful thinking. We just have to get to that park when it opens.

I enjoyed your report, thanks for letting me know about it.

Oh, what did you forget that you remembered on your way down??

And I admit too, I have gotten huffy with my DH a time or two while on vacation.

My luck would be just like yours, get a chance to have some time to yourself and have it get taken away like that.

See you around!

 

[Pikester]

I really liked your use of pictures in your TR. I realized while reading my DH and I were in Cancun the same time of your trip.

I'm hoping the hype of TSM will have died down by the time we get there in August, but so much for wishful thinking. We just have to get to that park when it opens.

I enjoyed your report, thanks for letting me know about it.

Oh, what did you forget that you remembered on your way down??

And I admit too, I have gotten huffy with my DH a time or two while on vacation.

My luck would be just like yours, get a chance to have some time to yourself and have it get taken away like that.

See you around!

Thank you for stopping by!

I totally didn't realize that I never put in there what I had forgot. The other two trips we had presents from "Mickey" in the room when we got back from going to the park or to eat on the first night. I completely forgot to bring those items. Wouldn't you know they spent the first few days asking wondering if Mickey was going to leave anything in the room for them. I tried looking around for stuff from Mickey but I never did find anything I wanted to spend money on because I had spent enough money on the stuff I had left at home. For DS12 I had bought a Family Guy Star Wars t-shirt and a bobble head Yoda. DS8 I had bought a Phineas and Ferb t-shirt and a Chewbacca bobble head. I gave them to them for Christmas instead.