Hey Laura,
Congrats on the new beautifull baby boy. You have a lovely family.
I was just catching up on the tr and found that you and I might be there at the same time. I am planning on going around the 11th of sept. for nine days. The only glitch is my husband wants to go in Aug. Right when it's the busiest. He just doesn't get it. I will have to work my magic and just explain his craziness to him.
You have also inspired me to keep it a secret from the kids. But i just don't know if I have the strength for that.
Hey IkeandMike! So it's going to be my family, your family AND shmuu's family all down at the same time!Guess September is going to be a busy month. I'm hoping for free dining. Maybe that would convince your husband? It's value season on top of it. Would less money convince your husband? Those were the 2 factors that convinced us. The kids birthday's were a perk!
I can't tell how old your kids are in your signature picture, but I was 12, and my 2 sisters were 9 and turning 5. I know from the kids perspective, we were ....I'm not even sure of the word....shocked is way too mild of a word for what we were feeling! Our parents had told us we were going to Myrtle Beach. I was an OCD planner back then too, so I had gone to the library and checked out books on Myrtle beach, had of list of things I wanted to see and do down there etc. I used to get very car sick (still do if I'm sitting in the back), so I always took draumamin (sp?) which of course leaves me feeling very with. That was perfect for my parents because they knew I'd figure it out eventually if I wasn't drugged. So we get down into the Carolina's, I'm looking foward to finally getting out of the car, and my Mom say "We're so close to Georgia, and I've always wanted to see Georgia. Let's just keep driving and see what Georgia looks like." My Dad thinks this is a great idea, and suggest that we stay over night in Georgia, and then in the morning we'll turn around and go back to Myrtle Beach. I'm thinking this is the craziest idea I've ever heard, I'm mean we're here right? Who cares what Georgia looks like! But on we drive into Georgia. Silly me assumed we were going to stop and DO something in Georgia. When I asked hwat we were going to do in Georgia, the answer was "Just drive and see what Georgia looks like." We stayed overnight at a nights in, and my parents were afraid I was getting too suspicious. (I was more wondering what was WRONG with my parents that this was their idea of a vacation). So the next morning, we have breakfast at the adjacent waffle house and my parents give me a whole draunamine pill. I was supposed to take a half I remind them. They assure me I'll be fine. I remind them that we won't be getting in the car for like an hour, they assure me it'll be fine. By the time we left the pancake house, I could barely walk the world is SPINNING and I'm crying because I am NOT fine! My parents get us in the car, I'm barely able to keep my eyes open, but I'm still slightly coherent as we make a right hand turn out of the parking lot. and I think "Wait, that's not right, we're going further into georgia going this way......I'm probally to drugged to be right." That was the last thing I remembered until my dad woke me up. Their plan had worked. I missed the Welcome to Florida sign, all the Disney billboards, everything that may have clued me in. My dad tells me to wake up and get into the back seat with Vicki and Zay - he wants to take a picture of us. I start freaking that I can't take my seatbelt off in the car - that's dangerous - my dad's yelling just do it. I grumble and get back in the backseat. He pull's out the camera and says "Smile. We're going to Disney World" click. click. The 1st picture we're all smiling, not really processing what he just said, the next picture is my youngest sister still completly oblivious, but Zay and me with our mouths agape our eyes wide.
He then pulled out the tickets, assured us he wasn't teasing, and then took another picture of us smiling ear to ear. This surprise was what inspired us to surprise our kids! Definitly the best!
Wow already at 12, you were off to an early OCD start! That is a great story!
the disney september calandar comes out tommorow!!!
It's still not finished, but it's getting there. If you want to take a look at pictures, here's the link:
