Our 1st Trip to WDW and In-Laws Invite Themselves Along! January 2010

[heaven2dc]

Your father in law is really getting on my nerves (and it takes A LOT to get on my nerves lol) I really had hope that he would feel the Magic when he saw Wishes.

 

[heaven2dc]

The Moment of Realization
The end of day 2, we leave the park and head back to POR. But I don’t remember any of that, I’m still wrapped in Magic. Exhausted, we all get ready for bed, laughing and smiling, filled with joy and wonder. A bit later, as I lay awake in the quiet room, listening to DH breathe heavily as he falls asleep and hearing my sweet DD’s tiny snore in the bed next to ours IT happens. I realize something wonderful - Magic is Real. This was the moment I became a Disney addict.

Next …. Day 3 – Yeti! Yeti! Yeti!

You brought tears to my eyes - I'm so glad you felt the Magic (despite FIL!!) Isn't being a Disney addict fun?!!

 

[ccgirl]

Your FIL reminds me of my DH's uncle. We were eating out with his very ignorant family. The waitress, Melissa, I will never forget her name and this was YEARS ago came over to get our order for lunch. She gets to the uncle and asks what he would like for lunch. He says "Bud" as in Budweiser. She said, okay and what would you like to eat. He says "Bud". I hide my head in embarassment. When the meal is over. He holds the tip up and YELLS, "Hey Melissa...here is your lead!" Nice...real nice...at least he was a generous tipper. We went with my In laws in May and I am still writing my trip report. I am trying to let my feelings calm. Each time I go with them I swear I will never do it again.

Loving your trip report by the way.

 

[kaetra]

You brought tears to my eyes - I'm so glad you felt the Magic (despite FIL!!) Isn't being a Disney addict fun?!!

It is fun!

 

[kaetra]

Your FIL reminds me of my DH's uncle. We were eating out with his very ignorant family. The waitress, Melissa, I will never forget her name and this was YEARS ago came over to get our order for lunch. She gets to the uncle and asks what he would like for lunch. He says "Bud" as in Budweiser. She said, okay and what would you like to eat. He says "Bud". I hide my head in embarassment. When the meal is over. He holds the tip up and YELLS, "Hey Melissa...here is your lead!" Nice...real nice...at least he was a generous tipper. We went with my In laws in May and I am still writing my trip report. I am trying to let my feelings calm. Each time I go with them I swear I will never do it again.

Loving your trip report by the way.

Thanks! OMGsh, that is a funny story! DH keeps teasing me that he's told his mom we're going again in September! It drives me crazy! Someday I'm gonna cook that man some Alpo Manwich and feed it to him! That'll teach him to tease me!

 

[Later_Mater2009]

Thank you so much! I guess I'd rather go with In-Laws than not go at all...well on 2nd thought.... j/k! hehe


HAHA! well if you must you must, i would rather than not go youre right, but lessons learned along the way maybe help for the future situations..

 

[shelbys mommy]

Joining in! We went with the in laws in 07 & NEVER again, even though they were not as bad as yours.

 

[kaetra]

I wake up very early on the last day. While the others sleep in, I decide to go out for a walk in the chilly, early morning mist through the resort’s beautiful grounds. Our trip was just after the unusual snap of freezing weather Florida had in January 2010, and you could see some of the damage the cold weather had brought. It wasn’t too bad, but you could tell some of the shrubs, grass and other flora had definitely been affected. It was about 6:30 am, and it was completely peaceful. I went to the main pool area, rolled my pants up and stuck my very sore feet in for a refreshing dip. Unfortunately the hot tub had been closed at the POR pool the entire duration of our trip – and I was super bummed about that. If there were anytime in my life I needed a hot tub soak at the end of the day, this first visit to WDW was it! We did make the trip over to POFQ one night to use their facilities. POFQ is so beautiful. I didn’t get to have a beignet at POFQ, and that was on my “must do” list - but it was a “must do” that didn’t get done!

Our room was in the Alligator Bayou section of POR, and all week long DD loved to make the joke “Hey! There’s an Alligator by you!” So cute. Good stuff, and I bet we’re not the first or last family to make that joke! We still say this every now and again. A tribute to POR! Here are some of our resort pics – the grounds, the view from our room, etc.

I had reserved a “water view”, however I guess the small pool area counted as a “water view” hehe.

After everyone woke up, we packed up and said our last goodbye’s to our room. So sad! I’m sure we’ll be back at POR again of course, but what are the chances we’ll get that exact room? I know, it’s a weird thought, but I’m that way. I will miss that room. We took our luggage with us to breakfast at Boatwrights. Then after our last taste of Mickey waffles we walked the luggage over to check it in at the hotel. What an awesome perk of staying on site! The In-Laws were there with their rental car, which was nice as we could store our carry on bags in the car while we went to our last park. We decided to go back to Epcot, so we did not do Hollywood Studios at all on this trip. (Next trip for sure though!).

At Epcot we did Mission Space! In-Laws came with me for the milder version – DD & DH went on the intense version. Everyone had fun, and though I’m a bit claustrophobic the ride didn’t bother me at all. The mini-blow-in-your-face-fans on the ride were very helpful in this regard.

We got a FP for Soarin’, which we hadn’t done yet, but after we did Test Track (awesome) I realized that since the In-Laws were driving us to the airport we should probably leave very early so we wouldn’t be late. I figured if we left an hour before the ME left POR we should make it on time even with circle driving on non-toll roads. As we walked out of the park, Nana and I were both crying. Nana because she was leaving her grandbaby soon and me because I was leaving Disney World.

FIL decided it would be OK to take toll roads this time, thank goodness, as he didn’t want us to be late for our flight. We even had time to stop for a quick bite to eat because we made really good time. We arrived at the airport and said tearful goodbyes to Nana – we wouldn’t be seeing her again until summer – and then we headed into the airport. The walk through the airport was completely and utterly depressing. Five days (really only 3 full days) is NOT long enough to go to Disney World. Not even close to long enough. As we boarded the plane we said more tearful goodbyes, this time to the beautiful weather. Heading back to Chicago where the temps were in the low 30’s, we had our winter coats ready to go. I couldn’t believe I would have to put that coat on soon!

As soon as we got back to our house, we walked in to the lovely smell of cat urine permeating every room in the house. And we don’t have a cat. We had a neighbor at that time with several outdoor male, un-neutered cats who loved to come spray our doors and crawl-space vents at least weekly. Thank goodness those people moved out in May – but it made for a very unpleasant winter. If you have outdoor cats, please have them neutered. Your neighbors and the feral cat population will thank you. Or better yet, have them neutered and keep them inside if at all possible – it’s better for the cats and much better for your neighbor’s gardens and mulch beds. Stepping off of the soap-box now!

I hope you enjoyed reading this TR as much as I have enjoyed writing it! The End

 

[shelbys mommy]

What a beautiful pic of the castle!!!!!! And yay for your FIL doing the toll roads! I cried like a baby when we left Disney too!

 

[jlhill4444]

I agree 5 days if just too short for a trip. We get to stay for 8 days next trip, and I am sure that won't be long enough either!!!

 

[heaven2dc]

I'm sad to see your TR end! Your DD had such a wonderful time and made some wonderful memories - 5 days definitely isn't long enough!

 

[kaetra]

Just found your TR and loving it! Wow, the frustration! I'm so glad you have a do-over trip planned! By the way, it looks like we were at POR during the same time as you! Can't wait to hear more!

I love the POR! Did you notice how brown everything was after that frost snap? I felt really bad for the gardening CM!

 

[Later_Mater2009]

awwww so sweet when describing your sweet baby girl and the magic of disney, kinda made me tear up a bit, WHY? because i KNOW exactly what you are talking about. Im sad your TR is over, but so happy you got to make so many memories with your family. Thanks for sharing it with us. I will keep an eye out for your next TR

 

[fairytalesfireflies]

I'm just joining in! Im only at the first post but already I feel your pain, my MIL has invited herself as well!

I cant wait to read all of your details!

 

[kaetra]

I'm just joining in! Im only at the first post but already I feel your pain, my MIL has invited herself as well!

I cant wait to read all of your details!

Uh oh! I'll never understand the "invite-yourself" mindset. Miss Manners did not cover this topic nearly enough in her etiquette lessons!