kittythepoohbear
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Hello all,
This is Kat, currently reporting from cold and foggy NEPA. However in 7 days 13 hours 11 minutes and 40 seconds I will be in (or very close to) beautiful sunny WDW. On the urging of my DIS penpal and awesome British gal Linda this report will be a journal of sorts of my preparations during these next 7 days. Following my trip, I hope to write and actually finish a trip report. But one step at a time. With no further ado, I present:
Once More, With Feeling! A Kat solo trip production.
Cast of Characters:
Kat - that's me. I am 30, a voice teacher, a bunny owner and a Piglet lover. This will be my 25ish (lost count) trip to WDW. I blame the Floridian branch of my family for both establishing this addiction and then enabling it with comments such as "Why don't you come on down for a few days" and "If you ever need to get away just give us a call. I will help with the airfare.". You see how this can be troublesome. Which leads us to:
Dora - the great-aunt. She is a senior with the soul of a 30 year old. She is a snowbird (are they still referred to as such?) and spends the winters by her daughter in Orlando.
Linda - the young aunt and daughter of Dora. She has lived in Orlando for 20 years and was the first to say "Let's take the baby to WDW. I think she would like it.". Little did she know what she started. She and her husband have resident annual passes and also have the Disney love.
Now that I have introduced our players, let's have a little Trip Background.
A few years back, being sick and tired of having trips planned with others fall through, I decided to go to WDW on my own. It was the best WDW trip ever. Since then I go solo at least once a year. Disney is my place to recharge, relax, and go crazy. By crazy I mean ride BTMRR until the CMs start looking at me funny or eating nothing but desserts from World Showcase for an entire day.
On a couple of previous trips I asked Dora, who was in FL. already, to join me for a day or two at WDW. She could sit by the pool while I go eat Peco's Bill's Peanut Butter Mousse brownies and ride BTMRR then we could go to dinner at a resort at night. There was always a legitimate excuse why she couldn't join me so I went on soloing. Which brings us up-to-date with this trip.
It was a tough year folks. I had recently moved to a new state, dealt with some family and personal things, tried to re-establish myself business-wise in a new community, had pets get sick and die, etc. Me and mine soldiered through the rough patches and made it through ok but not without some weariness. I started planning this Jan. trip months ago since I really needed to get away for a few days on my own and just relax. My usual Jan. trip is 3 nights - this one is 5 to allow for extra down-time. No ADRs - I will eat counter service so I don't have to rush to a restaurant. All is well with the world. In conversation one evening, Dora says "I will go and stay with you a few days this trip so you don't have to be alone". Well, the purpose of this trip IS to be alone but since I was always asking her to come with, I couldn't find a way to say no. So Dora is staying with me the first 2 nights. Then a few weeks ago she informs me that Linda will be staying at POP with us as well for those 2 nights. So my five night solo trip is now a 2 night 3 person trip with a few nights solo at the end.
At first I was a little...I don't know how to put it. Not upset, not quite sad, but disappointed that I wouldn't have my much needed selfish time. But as time grows nearer I am happier that I will have my family with me at WDW. This is compounded by the recent news that a family friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer's this week. He literally was fine one day and totally sick the week after. The fact that the one's we love are not with us forever still very fresh in my mind, I can't wait to go to CoP with Dora and sing along to "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" with her.
After all of that background, let's set up a timeline.
Today - last day of teaching before vacation. Six students from now I will be on my way home with two glorious weeks of vacation before me.
Tomorrow - do laundry and start packing. Clean baby blue Crocs of gardening grime in preparation for Disney goodness. Put together treadmill (my bf is the best Christmas gift giver ever) and start running on it to prepare for Disney walking. Find bathing suit.
This weekend - Clean house. Start taking down Christmas decorations. Get hair cut so I don't look a mess in trip pictures.
Mon. and Tues. - Celebrate New Year's. Finish taking down Christmas decorations.
Wed. - Make final house cleaning and packing preparations. Make sure bunnies have enough pellet food so BF doesn't have to schlep to store to buy more. Go to bank. Go to NYC to stay with family.
Thur. - Get mani/pedi so that my hands and feet look good for vacation. See Grandpa to give him his Christmas gifts. Reassure Dora that JetBlue won't disappoint us and that we will have a great flight. Sleep early.
Fri. - We are off! JetBlue out of JFK, 6 AM flight. Should be at POP by 10 AM, in parks by 11 AM. w00t!
So that's the plan. Lots to do and I must be off to teach. I hope to write everyday till the trip. It should be lots of fun.
This is Kat, currently reporting from cold and foggy NEPA. However in 7 days 13 hours 11 minutes and 40 seconds I will be in (or very close to) beautiful sunny WDW. On the urging of my DIS penpal and awesome British gal Linda this report will be a journal of sorts of my preparations during these next 7 days. Following my trip, I hope to write and actually finish a trip report. But one step at a time. With no further ado, I present:
Once More, With Feeling! A Kat solo trip production.
Cast of Characters:
Kat - that's me. I am 30, a voice teacher, a bunny owner and a Piglet lover. This will be my 25ish (lost count) trip to WDW. I blame the Floridian branch of my family for both establishing this addiction and then enabling it with comments such as "Why don't you come on down for a few days" and "If you ever need to get away just give us a call. I will help with the airfare.". You see how this can be troublesome. Which leads us to:
Dora - the great-aunt. She is a senior with the soul of a 30 year old. She is a snowbird (are they still referred to as such?) and spends the winters by her daughter in Orlando.
Linda - the young aunt and daughter of Dora. She has lived in Orlando for 20 years and was the first to say "Let's take the baby to WDW. I think she would like it.". Little did she know what she started. She and her husband have resident annual passes and also have the Disney love.
Now that I have introduced our players, let's have a little Trip Background.
A few years back, being sick and tired of having trips planned with others fall through, I decided to go to WDW on my own. It was the best WDW trip ever. Since then I go solo at least once a year. Disney is my place to recharge, relax, and go crazy. By crazy I mean ride BTMRR until the CMs start looking at me funny or eating nothing but desserts from World Showcase for an entire day.
On a couple of previous trips I asked Dora, who was in FL. already, to join me for a day or two at WDW. She could sit by the pool while I go eat Peco's Bill's Peanut Butter Mousse brownies and ride BTMRR then we could go to dinner at a resort at night. There was always a legitimate excuse why she couldn't join me so I went on soloing. Which brings us up-to-date with this trip.
It was a tough year folks. I had recently moved to a new state, dealt with some family and personal things, tried to re-establish myself business-wise in a new community, had pets get sick and die, etc. Me and mine soldiered through the rough patches and made it through ok but not without some weariness. I started planning this Jan. trip months ago since I really needed to get away for a few days on my own and just relax. My usual Jan. trip is 3 nights - this one is 5 to allow for extra down-time. No ADRs - I will eat counter service so I don't have to rush to a restaurant. All is well with the world. In conversation one evening, Dora says "I will go and stay with you a few days this trip so you don't have to be alone". Well, the purpose of this trip IS to be alone but since I was always asking her to come with, I couldn't find a way to say no. So Dora is staying with me the first 2 nights. Then a few weeks ago she informs me that Linda will be staying at POP with us as well for those 2 nights. So my five night solo trip is now a 2 night 3 person trip with a few nights solo at the end.
At first I was a little...I don't know how to put it. Not upset, not quite sad, but disappointed that I wouldn't have my much needed selfish time. But as time grows nearer I am happier that I will have my family with me at WDW. This is compounded by the recent news that a family friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer's this week. He literally was fine one day and totally sick the week after. The fact that the one's we love are not with us forever still very fresh in my mind, I can't wait to go to CoP with Dora and sing along to "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" with her.
After all of that background, let's set up a timeline.
Today - last day of teaching before vacation. Six students from now I will be on my way home with two glorious weeks of vacation before me.
Tomorrow - do laundry and start packing. Clean baby blue Crocs of gardening grime in preparation for Disney goodness. Put together treadmill (my bf is the best Christmas gift giver ever) and start running on it to prepare for Disney walking. Find bathing suit.
This weekend - Clean house. Start taking down Christmas decorations. Get hair cut so I don't look a mess in trip pictures.
Mon. and Tues. - Celebrate New Year's. Finish taking down Christmas decorations.
Wed. - Make final house cleaning and packing preparations. Make sure bunnies have enough pellet food so BF doesn't have to schlep to store to buy more. Go to bank. Go to NYC to stay with family.
Thur. - Get mani/pedi so that my hands and feet look good for vacation. See Grandpa to give him his Christmas gifts. Reassure Dora that JetBlue won't disappoint us and that we will have a great flight. Sleep early.
Fri. - We are off! JetBlue out of JFK, 6 AM flight. Should be at POP by 10 AM, in parks by 11 AM. w00t!
So that's the plan. Lots to do and I must be off to teach. I hope to write everyday till the trip. It should be lots of fun.
Trip Planning Panic Inducing Moment of the Day Award
I have been bad and ask for forgiveness! The combo of New Year's celebrations and trip preparation has been a pain. Truthfully there has been little trip prep. these last couple of days. So that means today I am going insane. Luckily I have been able to move double time and accomplish a few things. 
