Dream426
Love Disney!!
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Hello everyone. I know it is early but I am so excited. I have been debating whether or not to start a pre trip report and since I am sitting up here watching tv by myself because everyone has decided to go to bed early I thought I would give it a shot. This is my very first pre trip report so bare with me. We will be doing the land/sea trip spending the first 3 days in Disney World at the wonderful Grand Floridian resort. Then hopping on the cruise for our last 4 days of our trip. So far there are 5 of us going on the trip. Not sure if anyone else will be joining us. Still in discussion. There will be:
Me: Gina 27 and a huge Disney fan.
DH: Jon 28 and another huge fan because of me.
My mother: Linda she would kill me if I put her age on here so I won't...haha
My father: Michael 64 and loves to go on vacation.
DH's mother: Peggy 60 and this will be her first time on the cruise.
Here are some pictures of us:
Some of DH and I:
My Parents:
DH's Parents:
We have invited DH's sister to come along with us and she is still deciding what she is going to do and who or if she will bring someone. We haven't been able to talk to her that much about it though which I will explain later.
This will be my 3rd Disney Cruise and DH's 2nd Disney cruise. It will be my parents 2nd Disney cruise as well. My first Disney cruise was with my parents as a 16th birthday present because I didn't want a sweet sixteen party so they said I could pick any vacation I wanted and of course I picked Disney. The cruise had just come out then (wow I can't believe how long it has been since they came out and how time flies) and I couldn't wait to go on it so I decided to pick that as well. DH and I went on July 2008 for our honeymoon and he was hooked from then on. This will be DH's mothers first cruise ever let alone with Disney.
Reason behind this trip:
DH and I have been wanting to plan to go back and could not wait. We would actually like to make this a yearly vacation but as of right now we do not have the money to do that. Things have been rough for our families this year. DH's father died unexpectedly in December 2008 and it has been rough for us and his family. His father was a good man who did so much for everyone. His mother is such a strong lady. She misses him terribly and has had a very very rough year. Right after that my grandmother went into surgery in April and basically went downhill after it and was in the hospital for 2 grueling months that I would never want to see anyone go through. My mother and I were very close with her and we lost her on July 4th 2009. It has been so hard and with all of us dealing with our losses we have not been in high spirits. So DH and I were talking one night how we would love to go to Disney again and on the cruise. So just for fun we got a hold of the Dreams Unlimited Travel Agency and asked for a quote for the Royal Suite on the trip for the land/sea package. She got back to us right away and we booked. Yes we are crazy...haha We are planning this as a surprise to give them on Christmas. They have no clue and I can not wait. I have made a book on shutterfly and explained in a Christmas story what is going on and where we are taking them. I bought all Disney things to put in the Disney box to give to them on Christmas. I got Disney ornaments, pens, Disney World travel guide, Disney Cruise travel guide, and the restaurant guide. I found the magnet thread on here that I went a little crazy with that I will put in. Here on ones that I have made so far:
These girls are so talented with these graphics for the magnets and I have gone crazy with them...haha
I am so excited to give them this gift on Christmas. I don't know how I will keep it in this long. I know they will kill us for spending this much on them but DH and I feel we all need this vacation and really need to get away. My mom I am a little worried about because she absolutely hates to fly. I do also but she is really bad where she really panics. We will have to get her some valium or something although it didn't work when we went 11 years ago but we will figure something out. We will see how things unfold though and I will be sure to keep everyone updated on how the surprise was on Christmas morning. I will take some pictures soon of all the items I will be putting in the gift box. Now remember I am new at all of this so I hope everyone enjoyed my first installment.
Me: Gina 27 and a huge Disney fan.
DH: Jon 28 and another huge fan because of me.
My mother: Linda she would kill me if I put her age on here so I won't...haha
My father: Michael 64 and loves to go on vacation.
DH's mother: Peggy 60 and this will be her first time on the cruise.
Here are some pictures of us:
Some of DH and I:
My Parents:
DH's Parents:
We have invited DH's sister to come along with us and she is still deciding what she is going to do and who or if she will bring someone. We haven't been able to talk to her that much about it though which I will explain later.
This will be my 3rd Disney Cruise and DH's 2nd Disney cruise. It will be my parents 2nd Disney cruise as well. My first Disney cruise was with my parents as a 16th birthday present because I didn't want a sweet sixteen party so they said I could pick any vacation I wanted and of course I picked Disney. The cruise had just come out then (wow I can't believe how long it has been since they came out and how time flies) and I couldn't wait to go on it so I decided to pick that as well. DH and I went on July 2008 for our honeymoon and he was hooked from then on. This will be DH's mothers first cruise ever let alone with Disney.
Reason behind this trip:
DH and I have been wanting to plan to go back and could not wait. We would actually like to make this a yearly vacation but as of right now we do not have the money to do that. Things have been rough for our families this year. DH's father died unexpectedly in December 2008 and it has been rough for us and his family. His father was a good man who did so much for everyone. His mother is such a strong lady. She misses him terribly and has had a very very rough year. Right after that my grandmother went into surgery in April and basically went downhill after it and was in the hospital for 2 grueling months that I would never want to see anyone go through. My mother and I were very close with her and we lost her on July 4th 2009. It has been so hard and with all of us dealing with our losses we have not been in high spirits. So DH and I were talking one night how we would love to go to Disney again and on the cruise. So just for fun we got a hold of the Dreams Unlimited Travel Agency and asked for a quote for the Royal Suite on the trip for the land/sea package. She got back to us right away and we booked. Yes we are crazy...haha We are planning this as a surprise to give them on Christmas. They have no clue and I can not wait. I have made a book on shutterfly and explained in a Christmas story what is going on and where we are taking them. I bought all Disney things to put in the Disney box to give to them on Christmas. I got Disney ornaments, pens, Disney World travel guide, Disney Cruise travel guide, and the restaurant guide. I found the magnet thread on here that I went a little crazy with that I will put in. Here on ones that I have made so far:
These girls are so talented with these graphics for the magnets and I have gone crazy with them...haha
I am so excited to give them this gift on Christmas. I don't know how I will keep it in this long. I know they will kill us for spending this much on them but DH and I feel we all need this vacation and really need to get away. My mom I am a little worried about because she absolutely hates to fly. I do also but she is really bad where she really panics. We will have to get her some valium or something although it didn't work when we went 11 years ago but we will figure something out. We will see how things unfold though and I will be sure to keep everyone updated on how the surprise was on Christmas morning. I will take some pictures soon of all the items I will be putting in the gift box. Now remember I am new at all of this so I hope everyone enjoyed my first installment.
