mickey916
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Background: After retiring at 55 in 2022 and hoping to avoid some of the cool, rainy spring of New England, DH and I have been on a quest to find our favorite vacation destination in the sunny state of Florida. We did a road trip in the spring of 2023 along both coasts of Florida and then picked our favorite spots to revisit in the spring of 2024. Last year when we finished our spring road trip, DH said to me, “We should just book a whole month at Disney since that’s really what we like best.” And so, we did! We played around with a bunch of different dates and settled on heading down right after Easter. We invited our adult sons (DS-28 and DS-26) to fly down for the last week.
In addition to our spring trips, we’ve also visited Disney World in December the past three years to experience the holiday decor and festivities. For those of you who have read my other reports, you’ll recall this past December was a different experience for us. Diagnosed this past fall with high cholesterol, we’ve been strictly following the Mediterranean diet since September with both of us being very successful in weight loss and improving our blood work. When we visited in December 2024 we attempted to eat as healthy as possible, allowing a few treats here and there. Click here for that adventure. It was our intention to do that again on this trip, with the possible exception of when our sons visited. As you can probably guess from the title, we weren’t quite so successful sticking to the healthy plan this time around. Perhaps it was the lure of delicious treats or maybe that we have been so strict since September that we let loose a little too much. Either way, we very much enjoyed our trip and are back “on the wagon” now that we are back home. It was well worth the minimal weight gain.
At the beginning of our trip, we planned a lot of off site activities, hoping to let the post-Easter crowds die down. Then, the remainder of the trip was primarily Disney-focused. I will list our itinerary in the next post. Looking forward to sharing our adventures with everyone!
In addition to our spring trips, we’ve also visited Disney World in December the past three years to experience the holiday decor and festivities. For those of you who have read my other reports, you’ll recall this past December was a different experience for us. Diagnosed this past fall with high cholesterol, we’ve been strictly following the Mediterranean diet since September with both of us being very successful in weight loss and improving our blood work. When we visited in December 2024 we attempted to eat as healthy as possible, allowing a few treats here and there. Click here for that adventure. It was our intention to do that again on this trip, with the possible exception of when our sons visited. As you can probably guess from the title, we weren’t quite so successful sticking to the healthy plan this time around. Perhaps it was the lure of delicious treats or maybe that we have been so strict since September that we let loose a little too much. Either way, we very much enjoyed our trip and are back “on the wagon” now that we are back home. It was well worth the minimal weight gain.
At the beginning of our trip, we planned a lot of off site activities, hoping to let the post-Easter crowds die down. Then, the remainder of the trip was primarily Disney-focused. I will list our itinerary in the next post. Looking forward to sharing our adventures with everyone!
