mkluvsmickey
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I cant wait any longer I must start my pre-trip report! Ive been driving everyone around me nuts with my incessant Disney talk. I need to get all my thoughts and plans together so here I am! 
We are 3 weeks away from our trip as of today. Ive got ADRs made, changed my ring tone to a Disney one (doesnt everyone do this?
), been buying stuff I need for the trip, been playing the 3 weeks from now well be doing
.. game, and started having Disney dreams.
Here is the Who, What, When and Where ..
The Who:
Me Michelle 36 year old Disney lover! Ive lived in Florida since I was three months old (except for college in Michigan and three years in Georgia). We visited Disney almost annually as a kid sometimes camping in our pop-up, many trips offsite, and an occasional stay at the Polynesian or Contemporary when extended family joined the trip. I am a bookkeeper by trade and have a home office which leaves lots of time for DISing (and a lot of late nights to get caught up on work
). I love Mickey Mouse!
Samantha (8) My Disney loving daughter. My husband thinks Ive brainwashed her (and maybe I have
) but she loves Disney almost as much as me. She discovered she liked the thrill-rides last year which makes me very happy! Outside of Disney, Sam likes watching Disney Channel, playing games on the computer, reading and (surprisingly) school. She is currently playing volleyball and seems to enjoy that also. Sam and I have taken many trips to Disney, just the two of us, which has been very special.
Here is me and Samantha on her birthday:
Non Participating Member of the Family Erik (41) My husband is not a Disney lover
. He tolerates it once in a while and enjoys seeing his wife and daughter in their happy place. He will usually join us for one weekend a year. He works in marketing at a bank in North Georgia. Yes, he is currently living out of state. He usually only makes it home once a month. We are hoping this is a temporary situation. He will not be joining us on this trip but will be coming home for part of the time we are gone to stay with the animals.
Here is the whole family at Dollywood in June:
This brings me to the other non-participating members of the family our animals. Weve had all but one of our animals since way before Samantha was born and they are extremely spoiled maybe not so much since Sam came along but they still live a good life. Jenny (13) is a Samoyed, Gomer (13) is an Australian Shepard and Nick (12) is a little mutt. We also have two cats: Zahceaus (9) and Sebastian (5). I hate to leave them when we travel, especially now that Jenny and Gomer are older and starting to have health issues. So, Im thrilled that Erik will be here for part of the trip so I dont have to worry about them the whole time.
Here are the three dogs (this was taken about 10 years ago but they are all together and pretty much look the same - just older!)
And the kittys when they were kitties - Zacchaeus is the black one and Sebastian is the tabby:
(Sidebar: We never intended to have so many pets but we are suckers for strays and all but Jenny are animals we found on the street.
)
Back to Disney......So, this trip started out just Samantha and me. But weve had a few additions:
My mom, Judi, will be coming with us the whole trip.
My dad, Henry, will be coming up for the weekend and possibly my sister Christy also.
Dad and Sam (not the best picture but all I could find):
My sister Christy and Sam:
The What:
Duh A trip to Walt Disney World! We are planning to visit all the parks and attend MNSSHP also!
The Where:
We are staying at POP Century for four nights. We love this resort one of our favorites. This is usually our resort of choice when we cant get a great rate on a deluxe!
The When:
We are going during Samanthas fall break at school so we will be there October 15-19. Not long enough but better than nothing! Living so close we are usually able to make 4-5 short trips a year. I love doing that but one of these days Id love to go for a week or more at a time the longest Ive been at WDW at once is 4 nights.
Next up our plans!
We are 3 weeks away from our trip as of today. Ive got ADRs made, changed my ring tone to a Disney one (doesnt everyone do this?
), been buying stuff I need for the trip, been playing the 3 weeks from now well be doing
.. game, and started having Disney dreams. Here is the Who, What, When and Where ..
The Who:
Me Michelle 36 year old Disney lover! Ive lived in Florida since I was three months old (except for college in Michigan and three years in Georgia). We visited Disney almost annually as a kid sometimes camping in our pop-up, many trips offsite, and an occasional stay at the Polynesian or Contemporary when extended family joined the trip. I am a bookkeeper by trade and have a home office which leaves lots of time for DISing (and a lot of late nights to get caught up on work
). I love Mickey Mouse!Samantha (8) My Disney loving daughter. My husband thinks Ive brainwashed her (and maybe I have
) but she loves Disney almost as much as me. She discovered she liked the thrill-rides last year which makes me very happy! Outside of Disney, Sam likes watching Disney Channel, playing games on the computer, reading and (surprisingly) school. She is currently playing volleyball and seems to enjoy that also. Sam and I have taken many trips to Disney, just the two of us, which has been very special. Here is me and Samantha on her birthday:
Non Participating Member of the Family Erik (41) My husband is not a Disney lover
. He tolerates it once in a while and enjoys seeing his wife and daughter in their happy place. He will usually join us for one weekend a year. He works in marketing at a bank in North Georgia. Yes, he is currently living out of state. He usually only makes it home once a month. We are hoping this is a temporary situation. He will not be joining us on this trip but will be coming home for part of the time we are gone to stay with the animals.Here is the whole family at Dollywood in June:
This brings me to the other non-participating members of the family our animals. Weve had all but one of our animals since way before Samantha was born and they are extremely spoiled maybe not so much since Sam came along but they still live a good life. Jenny (13) is a Samoyed, Gomer (13) is an Australian Shepard and Nick (12) is a little mutt. We also have two cats: Zahceaus (9) and Sebastian (5). I hate to leave them when we travel, especially now that Jenny and Gomer are older and starting to have health issues. So, Im thrilled that Erik will be here for part of the trip so I dont have to worry about them the whole time.
Here are the three dogs (this was taken about 10 years ago but they are all together and pretty much look the same - just older!)
And the kittys when they were kitties - Zacchaeus is the black one and Sebastian is the tabby:
(Sidebar: We never intended to have so many pets but we are suckers for strays and all but Jenny are animals we found on the street.
)Back to Disney......So, this trip started out just Samantha and me. But weve had a few additions:
My mom, Judi, will be coming with us the whole trip.
My dad, Henry, will be coming up for the weekend and possibly my sister Christy also.
Dad and Sam (not the best picture but all I could find):
My sister Christy and Sam:
The What:
Duh A trip to Walt Disney World! We are planning to visit all the parks and attend MNSSHP also!
The Where:
We are staying at POP Century for four nights. We love this resort one of our favorites. This is usually our resort of choice when we cant get a great rate on a deluxe!
The When:
We are going during Samanthas fall break at school so we will be there October 15-19. Not long enough but better than nothing! Living so close we are usually able to make 4-5 short trips a year. I love doing that but one of these days Id love to go for a week or more at a time the longest Ive been at WDW at once is 4 nights.
Next up our plans!
Congrats on starting your pre-TR! It's nice to meet you! 
Three weeks will fly by! 
)
I have readers! 
that is just like me. I get on everyones nerves with my Disney chatter. The dreams are the best too, except the resort anxiety part. I'm geting to the pont where I'm not sleeping good now because the trip is getting close. Looking forward to reading more of your plans. You will be there just 3 days after we leave 
Your trip will be here before you know it! Have you been to MVMCP before? We love that one too. I will be going the first weekend of December with friends! 
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