Hey fellow Disers,
I am sitting in our "office" using the desktop in the oh so comfortable chair (sense the sarcasm) because my DBil was not able to fix our laptop yet. But, it is definitely time for an update seeing as though 2 weeks from now we will be driving down a Florida highway towards our Comfort Inn for the night. I have been doing tons to get ready for the trip, had a little disappointment that may or may not be fixable given the time I have left, but nonetheless, I am so super excited to be in the home stretch for my trip. In a weird way, and all of you Disney nuts will probably understand, I am already getting sad that in a little over 3 weeks my vacation will be over
I guess it's because I have put so much time into planning this trip that I can't believe it's almost here...and for those glass half empty parts of me...almost over!
In the past 2 weeks, I have done tons of shopping. I went into The Children's Place probably 300 times waiting for their "matchables" to show up. My mom bought DS a whole bunch of t'shirts and shorts, but she bought him cargos and I wanted a few pair of cotton ones for the real hot days (also this summer). It took forever for them to come in, but when they did, I bought them for him. I was probably in
Walmart 300 times as well, buying new socks and underwear for myself, new socks for DS (I still have to get some for DH but he wanted to see what he had first), all of the toiletries that we need too!
Did I mention at anypoint in this thread about my last trip to Disney and the toiletry dilemma? Okay, well, I dont' remember so maybe you wont either and I'll repeat myself.
We took DS when he was 14 months...you all know that. But, do you know I am a chronic overpacker? Yup, I pack so many things, never wear half of them, and now as a married woman with a child, you can imagine the luggage. Okay, so not that bad. 3 suitcases right? Yup, one really big one, one regular big one, and one that would fit in the overhead if we chose. Now, we were so nervous traveling with DS (okay, really just me) and we had so many things to take through the airport. The 3 suitcases, his carseat, his stroller, our carry-ons, including a diaper bag, & the camera bag. You would think we were traveling across the Atlantic with what we put in a carry-on!
So, DH, DS, my Mom, and I all take the ferry to the airport, my Dad had a lot of the luggage in his car and a friend of his from work was driving him to the airport. So, he pulls up to the curb and we start to unload it all. I have to give my son Dimeatap (I know, all you pediatricians can flame me now) to help him relax a little but the bottle is more than 3 ounces so I have to give it to him on the curb and then stuff it in a suitcase on the sidewalk in front of the curbside check-in. We put all of our stuff to be weighed and checked and wouldn't you know it...one of my bags was 57 pounds. I am now sweating bullets because a.) it's hot, and b.) I was so freaking nervous to begin with, this just added to it.
So, I open my suitcases right there on the sidewalk, pull out my toiletry bag and put it in the other case. 10 freaking pounds of shampoo, conditioner, bodywash, etc.
So, I have decided that travel size toiletries will have to do and buying some stuff down there too! I am definitely buying diapers (yup, no potty training yet
) so why not some other things if I need to?
Okay, so now we go into the airport and proceed to security. Yes, just one more thing that makes me completely nervous. And, to do it with a baby was just a nightmare. We checked our luggage so now we have the baby in the stroller, his carseat in one of those great storage bags from One Step Ahead (it broke by the way) and the carry-on stuff. So we do what we know we have to do, put the carseat on the security belt, put our carry-on's on the belt, take our shoes off put them on the belt, and starting to relax when I hear:
"Excuse me sir, you have to take the carseat out of the bag"
followed by:
"Excuse me ma'am, you have to take the baby out of the stroller, put the stroller on the belt, and take the baby's shoes off"
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I am totally drenched with sweat now and shaking because I'm so nervous. There are 50+ people in line behind us...remember, this is the day school lets out and we're on our way to Disney. We finally get through security, get ourselves situated and proceed to our gate which had to be 1 mile away...down stairs, upstairs, down this tremendously long hallway, back downstairs, and then upstairs again.
We get on the plane, (oh yeah, the dimeatapp worked, but too early, he slept in the terminal and was awake for the whole flight!) and we are on our way without a hitch.
Can you tell why I am already getting knots in my stomach thinking of doing that whole airport thing without the assistance of 2 extra adults? Anyway, back to the last 2 weeks.
In addition to shopping for all those things, I ordered myself a new bathing suit from Land's End, some clothes from Old Navy, and shopped at Kohl's a few times and bought some new capri's and tops. They are all pretty boring...v-neck t'shirts, but springy colors.
I packed our bags 3 nights ago (no Dis...I had to do something). Basically, I am all packed, DS is actually all packed, and DH has nothing in those 3 suitcases yet. I tried not to overpack too much (I didn't pack 10 pairs of shorts
). I have post-it's all over my bedroom with lists here, lists there, lists, lists, everywhere!
Tonight, DH gave me some of the things he wants to take (shorts and bathingsuit and underwear) and he'll be choosing his tops soon. Now, he's on the "find as much change in the house as I can" kick. So far, we are over $60. It's raining, 1:00 a.m., and he was just out digging through his car. Obsess much! It's kind of fun seeing him excited about something to do with this trip.
I am really bummed about my laptop that I broke. I was mad at DH last week and "accidentally" dropped the laptop and it broke~ which means that all of my Disney files are gone. The hard drive is completely ruined. My DBil who is the head of the IT department for his company tried all the tricks to no avail. I was working on a cool little journal/itinerary/play bill for my family and was going to go to Staples to have it bound. Yup, that's gone too!
I have the initial pages, but it was completely finished! Oh well, what am I to do!
Okay, I have written forever and ever. I need to go to bed now! Have a great night all, and thanks for reading!
I'm so excited for you!
I really need therapy. DH was like why are you stressing so... we are going to Disney!! 
Still not sure why DD decided to put her finger there in the first place
Now I am worried how DS1 will be. We bought a seat for him (thank the Lord
) but he is a squirmy little guy and I hope he will stay in his carseat for the whole trip.
). Then I just started giggling. DH was cracking up too. I looked around and apparently we were the landing entertainment!
would totally understand. His grades are due on Thursday, but since we will be in Disney he has been scrambling to get them all entered into the school's computer system.
My two older ones are so excited that they are going to watch "Hellboy 2" on the plane. Dont ask! My DH let them watch the first one and now my kids are hooked on that movie because I guess he is some kind of superhero who likes kitties and not a bad person.
