The "we weren't going to go to WDW until 2013.... but now we are" PTR!

[SDSorority]

The players:

DH and me (the wacky ones in the back... )

Here's a little nicer one...

So the origin of our trip... we weren't actually planning, back in 2010, to go back to WDW until 2013. DH surprised me in... January??... sometime in the winter that we would go for a short trip instead of picking some other place for vacation. Our original plan was fly down on a Wednesday, fly home the following Sunday. That has kinda...grown... to fly down on a Saturday and leave the following Saturday. BUT, we only have 4 park days and we're not getting more. So I have to be smart with my planning.

So about us. We are 20-something vegetarians from the central Ohio area. We both have full time and part time jobs... so we're pretty busy to say the least . A Disney vacation (planning it, doing it, then planning the next one) is our saving grace and keep us going through the day to day grind. DH and I are not just vegetarian- we follow a pretty strict 'whole foods' diet, where we eat as minimally processed stuff as possible. You could call us 's and that would be a correct statement Last trip we tried to stick to eating things like this:

with an occasional...

...here and there. DH INSISTS that we have some 'treats' while we're in the world, so, we compromise

So, there's the intro of who we are. Next up... our travel plans!!

 

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Our dates are September 17-24. We're flying out of CMH early in the morning, and landing in MCO sometime around 10:45am-ish. I am already packed (hello, my name is SDSorority and I am OCD about being packed months in advance), but still have a little bit left to do. Here's my rough packing list, in case anyone else would like to use it!!

Clothes:
5 Disney-related T-Shirts
4 pairs of shorts
1 Jean capri
8 pairs underwear/socks
2 bras
2 cami's
2 swim suites
Pj's
Jacket
Plane outfit (for the ride home)
Flip Flops
Tennis Shoes
Hat
Sunglasses

Toiletries:
Shampoo
Conditioner
Face Wash
Face Lotion/Toner
Razer
Soap
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Deodorant
Sunscreen
Makeup
Comb
Hair rubber bands/bobby pins

Other Items:
Park Bag
Ipod
Phone
Chargers for Ipod and phone
Wallet with tickets, etc.
Laptop
Golden Girls Dvd Season 1 (for the plane )
3 Real Simple magazines (also for the plane)
Knife (sharp), butter knife, fork, cups, plates (for the rooms)
Blender (personal size)
"Remote" ziplock back (for the rooms- those are filthy!)
Lysol Wipes
Mini Lysol Spray
Rubber Gloves
Flashlight (to check for bedbugs )
Vitamins/medicine cabinet meds (headache, etc)
DivaCup (told you I was a )
Travel blankets to use instead of hotel comforter
Dish soap
Laundry soap
Sponge
Power Strip
Personal Mister Fans
Lunch bag
Ziplocks
Cloths to wipe faces with (name written on tags)
Trash bags
Any and all confirmation #'s, phone numbers, directions, instructions, etc.

That's a lot of stuff. Most of it is for BOTH DH and me so I can't be 100% to blame . I am sure I'm forgetting some of the stuff I have packed. Oh, I haven't even mentioned food items yet. We'll get there.

So we're staying for 2 nights at SSR (YAY for renting points!!) and 5 nights at Pop. The 2 nights at SSR we will NOT have a car, but we'll take DME back to the airport to pick one up before checking in to Pop (long story why- Priceline "name your own price" reservation that can't be cancelled). No biggie. We LOVE having a car to scoot around from park to park, not to mention going to the GROCERY to get healthy breakfast and lunch items. We're not doing free dining since we got a PIN CODE on our value room , plus we don't eat a whole lot, so it makes more sense for us to bring in food that I know is good for us. My body thanks me.

So what is our travel food plan??

Take on the plane (not necessarily to eat yet...):

Frozen Grapes
Granola Bars
Mini packs of peanut butter and honey (in my ziplock bag)
Apples
Bananas
Crackers
Chia Seeds (to mix with the water we get at the airport)
Cut up veggies (the frozen grapes will keep them cold-ish)
Couple pieces of bread
Salsa put into tiny containers (in the ziplock bag, kept cold by frozen grapes)

In our suitcase:
Potato Am I weird?
Trader Joes Soup
Can of beans (I'm making stuffed potatoes before we have a car to get to the store!)
Individual portions of oatmeal
Cinnamon (for the oatmeal)
Raisins (for the oatmeal)
Almonds (for the oatmeal)

That'll get us by for the 2 days at SSR... then we'll get to the store once we have our car (phew )


Next up... our park and non-park plans!!