Surprise!!!! We're going to Disney!!!

[Poohlove]

I have decided to take my DS 11 and DD 9 on a surprise trip to Disney March 3-10 and seeing how it is a complete surprise I have no one to obsess with at home so I am passing the time by posting the products of my obsessing here. I have been lurking here for quite some time and I feel like I am going to burst if I don't share my planning with someone. I guess that this could be considered our pre trip report?!?

I have a whole obsession schedule going - it is what I do best. It started once I booked the trip shortly before Halloween so I have it broken into increments as follows:

Halloween - obsessed - check
Thanksgiving - obsessed - check
Christmas - obsessing, almost done
DS/DD birthdays (February) - will obsess over after Christmas
Trip to NH to visit family (President's Day weekend)
Disney - have been and will be obsessing until we are on the plane

We (we= myself, DS and DD) are going to stay at the Coronado Springs resort and I have been reading all of the posts on the threads that KatMark put up. These have been such a terrific resource - it made me feel a lot better about choosing to stay at this resort because I had read a lot of reviews that were not too favorable

As for the surprise part of the whole thing I am not entirely sure how I am going to pull that off other than DS and DD are not going to school that day and I am going to give them tote bags that I am going to make filled with Disney themed items. So far I have picked up a few items from the dollar section at Target - pens, notepads, a tin with Donald Duck on it - things like that. I also got little flashlights that come with lenses that will project images of Disney related things on the wall. I got some really cool Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and Tinkerbell fabric to make the tote bags from. (I'll post pics when they are done) !!!

We will be arriving at MCO around 1:50 and Animal Kingdom has extra magic hours that evening so I know what we are doing!!! This is the only day that we done not have dining reservations so I am also exploring options for that as well. I have heard that the food at our resort is not great so I am not sure what we will do. Update: I have made reservations for the Maya Grill for 8:45 pm so we can hit there when we return from Animal Kingdom.

We have the Deluxe Dining Plan so we have A LOT of reservations. I wasn't sure what we were going to want to do so I figured that I'd make them while I had a good selection. One thing we are doing for sure is the Hoop Dee Doo Revue - I am so pysched for that WOO HOO!!!

 

[Poohlove]

So day 1 of our trip will be March 3rd. Since this trip is a total surprise I am going to tell the kids that we are all taking the day off and we are going to go to the city for the day. Maybe do some sightseeing, have lunch, etc. When we go over the bridge they will not think too much of it because we are all over the place all of the time. I will just keep cruising right on over to the airport where with video camera in hand I will tell them that we are going to Disney.

Our flight leaves PHL at 11:00 am and we are scheduled to land at MCO at 1:50 pm. I am figuring that by the time we arrive at the airport get off of the plane and do the magical express thing we should arrive at our resort - Coronado Springs around 3:30. We will check in, scope our room and head straight to Animal Kingdom for the evening Extra Magic Hours. Somewhere in there we will need to eat - I am packing lunch and a few snacks so we should be good until dinner time. I think that we are going to do a counter service at Animal Kingdom. When the park closes we will head back to our room to chill, depending on the weather maybe hit the pool and call it an early night. We have reservations at Chef Mickeys at 9 am the following morning so I want to make sure that everyone is bright eyed and bushy tailed!!!

 

[Poohlove]

Ok, so I made a signature but I am not sure if it is working or not so I am checking it out. I want to have tickers for my signature to keep track of the countdown for how many days and to keep track of my weight loss progress.

 

[Poohlove]

After much thought I have decided that my resolution this year was not going to be something like lose weight or be more organized - my resolution is to be healthier, both physically and mentally. I figure since it is such a broad resolution I should be able to follow through a little better then in years past. I am off to a pretty good start.

My doctor and I had a heart to heart in the end of October when he told me that I need to lose some weight - about 55lbs or so. I already knew that but I have been having some issues lately that could be resolved with some regular exercise and a healthier diet so I am determined to do it. I am going to set small goals to achieve from week to week and see what happens. I am feeling pretty positive so far but the journey has only just begun...