PTR...Thelma & Louise's Great Escape!

ktcov

Earning My Ears
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Hello, my name is Katie and I'm a lurker but... after 2 years of reading everyone's TR's I'm finally in on my own!:surfweb:

So where do I start...well I guess at the cast, huh? There isnt much too it but here goes:

Me (29) Loved Disney as a child and early teens. Collected just about anything with Mickey on it but had only been to WDW once when I was 9. My family was not into big vacations and I grew up in Michigan so WDW was definitely not close enough. Then late teens and early 20's I forgot how much I love Disney (*gasp, can you imagine:lmao: ). Until I got engaged and remembered my childhood dream of a honeymoon at WDW. It was so much fun but I felt we missed out a lot. Boy was I right. We both shed a few tears on our last night and promised to come back at least every other year. Within a few months of returning I found the Dis..and the rest is history!

Louise (26) Not her real name but more on that later…The very best friend a girl could ask for. Incredibly loyal, great listener, contagious laugh and has known to get me in trouble with a few glasses of wine. Doesn’t know much about WDW and her 1st trip is going to be a whirl wind. She’s also a wonderful mom to 2 adorable boys and a wife to a man who I think was separated from my husband at birth. He & my DH were cut from the same cloth, if ya know what I mean… but enough on them.

The reason behind the trip:

As you can see in my signature I recently became a mommy. She is the love of my life and I don’t know how to go a day without her. We call her Piglet, not just because she loves to eat (which she does) but because her favorite toy is Piglet. This is really hard to say, especially in cyberspace, but in early February my family started talking to me about Post-partum Depression. :sad2: I pushed them off & kept going. Until one day my DH said no more and made me go to the doctor. That was about 3 weeks ago. Since then , things have started to get better but I’ve had some other health issues and began to miss A LOT of work. Now I’m getting in trouble for missing work because I have no sick time since I just had a baby… :sick: See how things snow ball? Long story short, I’ve taken a leave of absence from my job for 1 month to deal with all of my health issues. And to figure out if we can live of DH income so I can be a SAHM. Which is my dream job, *fingers crossed! :cheer2:

So day before yesterday my (incredibly wonderful thoughtful) mother offered to send me & someone else for a trip to Disney. A quick trip. A quick, “cheap” trip. So now I’m off to my Happy Place! Now comes the reason for Louise’s nickname. My SIL was going to go, but she could only go during her Spring Break which is next week and there were no value hotels available. So I asked Louise. Here came the problem. Her DH has been wanting to go to FL for about 2 years now. He would be ok with us getting away for a few days to Gatlinburg or Memphis, or even if I took her home to Michigan. But not to Florida. Anywhere that doesn’t have a beach. So I’m sure you’ve guessed by now…she told him we are going to Gatlinburg. No I do not agree with this:scared1: . I cant imagine, but I don’t have to either. My DH is supportive of this trip. He is bummed he isn’t going but he knows it will be good for me. So I cant put her name and you will not see pictures of her. This will almost be like a solo trip…but I will have someone else to take my picture! I am always behind the camera but not this time!

Next up… Itinerary and Pics from previous trips!
 
I just had a babe last may, and I know how it can get. I hope this is a wonderful trip for you and your friend! God bless and sending prayers your way!:hug:
 
Congratulations on your little angel! What a beautiful gesture for your mother to offer as well...Can't wait to read your plans!
 
YEAH! I have readers! :worship: :worship:

As I said earlier this is a very quick, cheap trip. It came together in less than 24 hours. Here is what we have so far:

Date: Monday March 23rd - Thursday March 26th
Where: All Star Movies - Standard Room
Tix: 4-day MYW Base Tix
Dining: Quick Service
Flights: Monday - Depart Nashville 6:40 AM, Arrive Orlando 11:25 AM
Thursday - Depart Orlando 7:30 PM, Arrive Nashville 10:02
Both days we have layovers in Atlanta

All of this for under $1600 with insurance:banana: :banana: :banana:

The only decision that came easily was the dates...They back up to Louise's days off so we can make it a 4 day weekend. I really wanted to try POP but it was not available so we had to choose Movies or Sports...lol.. that wasnt hard at all. We are girly girls!princess: princess: I went back and forth for park hoppers too. I couldn't justify it since I highly doubt we will move around that much. Its a short trip, we are all about maximizing park time! Hense the reasoning for Quick Service Dining too! I love having my food pre-paid for, but I just could not see us stopping to eat for an hour or more. There is just too much else to be doing:lmao:

So now to the pictures as promised!

My very 1st trip. I think I was around 8 or 9. Pluto stole my hat
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Our Honeymoon:
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Family Trip with the in-laws. I was 7 weeks pregnant here
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And now for PIGLET!!
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Next: Daily Itineraries & Must Do's:thumbsup2
 









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