Steve Jacobs
Earning My Ears
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Dont know if I should post this somewhere else, if so can someone please let me know
Steve
Our DLRP Halloween 2005
Cast:
Judi, (31) DW, expectant mum and lover of all things Eyoree
Rhianna, aka Minnie-Much (11) DD, Blossoming coaster fan, but still my Disney Princess
Steve, (41) (me) Disney dreamer and plant nut
Lumpy, (minus 3 months) person of yet unknown gender or Disney persuasion who wont be born for another 3 months.
Location:
DLRP hotel Cheyenne
Date:
27th to 30th Oct 2005.
Day minus 8
At 00:35 this morning we finally bit the bullet and booked a last minute trip to DLRP online direct through Disney. We did this mainly because the main travel companies were either fully booked or only had the high end packages available. We also booked our ferry crossing online with Sea France because it worked out at £70 cheaper than an equivalent round trip with the other major operator. The trip had been talked about for most of the year but finances, work commitments and other things had prevented us from going. It was the last real chance for us to go as a family until after our new baby arrives next year but as Im sure most of you know once the Disney bug really bites you just have to find a way.
Day minus 4
Told DD that I was going on a business trip to France and that I was bringing her and DW with me. She showed some excitement as she likes going out with me on my little trips (I work with some Zoos etc here in the UK so a business trip can be quite good fun for her), but Im sure she was wishing we could have a proper holiday.
Day minus 3
Gave in and told DD that the business trip was to DLRP. Now she started showing real excitement! As you can imagine. Once we had told her what the arrangements were she got really really excited!!!
All her guide books came out along with the travel brochures she collects, (she has a little trick whereby she reads a DLRP/ WDW brochure at bed time if she finds it difficult to get to sleep, so she keeps a stack of them by her bed).
Day Minus 1
So much for an early night !!!. We had planned to get to bed early as we were due to be up and out by 4:30 the next morning, but we had a major water leak in the house and water was cascading down through the ceiling and onto the fuse board. This in turn gave us a complete power failure and took a good few hours to put right. DD didnt get to bed till 10:30 and DW and I were much later than that. DW and I then spent most of the night waiting for the various alarms to go off just in case the power went out again.
Day 1
After the traumas of the previous night we were all up at 4:00am surprisingly bright and breezy, if somewhat a little fuzzy in the head, and raring to go. I think DW was not looking forward to the next few hours as her pregnancy has made travelling a bit of nuisance. There are times when she feels car sick going to the local shops so an 8hr car trip plus a ferry crossing must have been a bit daunting.
The drive from Evesham to Dover took about 3 hours, we made it to the M25 roadworks before the worst of the morning rush hour so made good time. At the sea France check in at Dover we were offered an earlier crossing for an additional £10 which we accepted. Despite the rain and gales of the previous few days the crossing was very smooth and we arrived in Calais at 10:30am local time. After a much longer than planned shopping trip to Citie-de-europe, stocking up on booze and baby stuff, (its amazing how long you can spend looking at prams, cots and other baby bits) we finally got on the Motorway to Paris. At 4:03pm we finally pulled up in the reception car-park of the hotel Cheyenne.
Steve
Our DLRP Halloween 2005
Cast:
Judi, (31) DW, expectant mum and lover of all things Eyoree
Rhianna, aka Minnie-Much (11) DD, Blossoming coaster fan, but still my Disney Princess
Steve, (41) (me) Disney dreamer and plant nut
Lumpy, (minus 3 months) person of yet unknown gender or Disney persuasion who wont be born for another 3 months.
Location:
DLRP hotel Cheyenne
Date:
27th to 30th Oct 2005.
Day minus 8
At 00:35 this morning we finally bit the bullet and booked a last minute trip to DLRP online direct through Disney. We did this mainly because the main travel companies were either fully booked or only had the high end packages available. We also booked our ferry crossing online with Sea France because it worked out at £70 cheaper than an equivalent round trip with the other major operator. The trip had been talked about for most of the year but finances, work commitments and other things had prevented us from going. It was the last real chance for us to go as a family until after our new baby arrives next year but as Im sure most of you know once the Disney bug really bites you just have to find a way.
Day minus 4
Told DD that I was going on a business trip to France and that I was bringing her and DW with me. She showed some excitement as she likes going out with me on my little trips (I work with some Zoos etc here in the UK so a business trip can be quite good fun for her), but Im sure she was wishing we could have a proper holiday.
Day minus 3
Gave in and told DD that the business trip was to DLRP. Now she started showing real excitement! As you can imagine. Once we had told her what the arrangements were she got really really excited!!!
All her guide books came out along with the travel brochures she collects, (she has a little trick whereby she reads a DLRP/ WDW brochure at bed time if she finds it difficult to get to sleep, so she keeps a stack of them by her bed).
Day Minus 1
So much for an early night !!!. We had planned to get to bed early as we were due to be up and out by 4:30 the next morning, but we had a major water leak in the house and water was cascading down through the ceiling and onto the fuse board. This in turn gave us a complete power failure and took a good few hours to put right. DD didnt get to bed till 10:30 and DW and I were much later than that. DW and I then spent most of the night waiting for the various alarms to go off just in case the power went out again.
Day 1
After the traumas of the previous night we were all up at 4:00am surprisingly bright and breezy, if somewhat a little fuzzy in the head, and raring to go. I think DW was not looking forward to the next few hours as her pregnancy has made travelling a bit of nuisance. There are times when she feels car sick going to the local shops so an 8hr car trip plus a ferry crossing must have been a bit daunting.
The drive from Evesham to Dover took about 3 hours, we made it to the M25 roadworks before the worst of the morning rush hour so made good time. At the sea France check in at Dover we were offered an earlier crossing for an additional £10 which we accepted. Despite the rain and gales of the previous few days the crossing was very smooth and we arrived in Calais at 10:30am local time. After a much longer than planned shopping trip to Citie-de-europe, stocking up on booze and baby stuff, (its amazing how long you can spend looking at prams, cots and other baby bits) we finally got on the Motorway to Paris. At 4:03pm we finally pulled up in the reception car-park of the hotel Cheyenne.
that person of yet unknown 
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