The "Why I didn't speak to my sister for a week" trip report *** Now Complete :)

I really am enjoying your report. Can't wait for your next update. But....I must have missed something...are you going again very soon, just with your Mom? If you are, I hope you have a great trip! I remember that we went a few years back and I just kept wanting to do more and more and the kids were starting to stress. (Along with myself and the husband!) Anyway, it wasn't NEARLY to the caliber of your trip, but we went back about two months later and had the BEST time. I think we took a little more time to just see things we might have otherwise missed. It is such a great place. I can't wait until next month when we go again.
 
The fitted sheets line was especially funny! I am really happy that you're going back soon, so you can have a great time, and we can have your fantastic trip reports!
 
I am so happy that you are getting to go back in a few days and have a make up trip, because this keeps getting worse!! How will we live without your updates while you are gone.....:confused3
Hopefully we will hear more before you go.
 

I am like completely addicted to this trip report. My life is a complete and total mess right now (don't ask!) and this trip report is my little escape and makes me laugh! Please don't make us wait until you return before you post more!!!!!!!!!!!
 
OMG! Your trip report is the reason I will not spend more than a couple of hours with certain members of my family or dh's, let alone go on vacation with them.

I'm so sorry that you went through all of that with your sister on what should have been a really nice time for all of you.

Hope you get back some good memories of Disneyworld when you go with your mom next time!
 
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I love reading her TR! Since I have two sisters, I truly sympathize with you! :rotfl:
I want to plan a family trip in a couple of years and now thanks to your TR, I know what to expect and avoid!
 
OMG I'm totally waiting to read more. I can't get enough. I'm just so taken back that someone - a family member at that - would be so ungrateful. I would have just left her butt in bed and done my own thing, but that's me. I don't have nearly the patience you have. Hope you and grumpy have a GREAT trip. pixiedust:
 
I'm sure she's busy packing (although with only carry on that won't take long)
I do hope the weather is good for you both, I've heard that it's been quite wet the last few months :sad2:
 
I can't tell you how much I enoy your trip reports (I went back and read them ALL today). I want you to move here and hang out! We would totally be best friends.... (I mean that in the fun way, not the stalker way).

But, I like stalkers :(

Thankfully your next trip is soon!!!! We are going to be at WL from August 1-August 10 so maybe we'll see you near Trisha!!:thumbsup2

Hey, you'll only be a lake away from us. How cool :) Will you have a LGMH ?

Your sister sounds like she may be severely depressed. Any person that does not want to get out of bed (especially at WDW), doesn't take care of basic bodily clenliness, and is not motivated to work must be clinically depressed. You might consider taking her in for an evaluation if she hasn't had one. She may need treatment. I think I read somewhere that she is in school now. If that is true that will definitely help. She needs something to motivate her. She is lucky to have you.

No, she isn't in school. As far as the sleep thing goes she was always like that, even as a kid. The girl just loves to sleep. Never wanted to work,either. One summer when she was 22 and I was 19 we both got jobs working at the post office (answering the phone,things like that). The first month was okay, but I ended up covering her shift almost every day in August. She didn't want to get up, or take the bus to work, or work. That's just the way she is. I'm not saying she isn't depressed - she'd sure have plenty of reasons to be - but a big, big part of her problem is laziness.

I'm sure she's busy packing (although with only carry on that won't take long)
I do hope the weather is good for you both, I've heard that it's been quite wet the last few months :sad2:

Good thing I don't mind getting wet!
You must be a mind reader because Grumpy just called me in to start packing (I've been laying in bed doing NOTHING since I came home from work at 12 - sometimes I'm as lazy as Jessi !!). We decided to check a bag, take a pic of it and hope for the best. When we're done I'll come back and finish up our PPP evening!

Here's somethin pretty to look at while you wait :

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I wanted to let you know that I found your TR the other day and I am finally caught up. I can't wait for the next update. I am so sorry that your trip turned out the way it did.
 
That picture is beautiful! :) I can't wait to hear more about this trip and I am so excited for your trip in a few days with Grumpy. You truly deserve to have a great time! I just finished your PTR and I feel sooo bad about how this trip turned out... You put so much time, effort and money into it and it was not fully appreciated! :( I can't wait to read about the rest of the trip.
 
So they left. We didn't ask where they were going - we didn't care.
Forget about them, focus on pretty castle.

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From our Secret Spot we waited for Wishes, looked at the castle and talked. I asked Grumpy if I'd been that much of a pain in the butt on our first trip ? After all, I had needed an ECV too, for several days.And I had been sick,too.

(On that subject, Jessi refused to take an ECV at MK that evening. Even though it was paid for, and she'd gotten the hang of it at AK after a while.I still don't understand why.)

Grumpy said I'd been a bit annoying, but the difference was she didn't need to force me out of bed several times a day. I think that's the part that bothered us the most on this trip.

Anyway... the fireworks were amazing !!! Pink,blue ! A pirate's life for me! I think they are MUCH better than Hallowishes.

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After the fireworks we walked over to Tomorrowland. We found Jessi & Alex sitting at the very far end of the Tomorrowland bridge. Under a tree. I don't see how they could have possibly seen any of the fireworks from that spot. You can't even see the castle because of the trees.
I didn't even mention it, wasn't worth the hassle.

"Grumpy & I are going to ride Buzz Lightyear.You guys are coming?"

Yes, they'll come with us. They say. On the way there Jessi coughs twice. Grumpy asks her if she wants a sweatshirt.

"What's the use. I'm sc... now."

Yeah, she coughed twice. Call John Carter, QUICK!
I ignore her.

We get in line - if you call that a line, it was a 10mns wait at most. I hear Alex grumble to Jessi that "this is a stupid kids' ride!". Alex knows everything about every thing. Nevermind the fact that she hasn't experienced most of the things she talks about.

Jessi taps me on the shoulder
"We're going to go get coffee okay?"

And they leave the queue. Smiling.

It takes Grumpy a couple minutes to realize that they're gone.

"Where are they ???"
"Didn't you hear ? Jess wanted coffee.And Alex thought it was a kid's ride.So they left."
"Are you KIDDING ME?????????"

Oooooh they got Grumpy, Grumpy. :scared1:

"They've dumped us three times in less than 3 hours!!! That's IT. I am DONE. We'll do what we want and don't bother with them, and they can get back to the resort by themselves. Turn off your cell phone, I don't even want them calling us."

We rode Buzz Lightyear twice and enjoyed it. Jessi & Alex love video games and all that target shooting stuff. I know they'd have liked it. But Alex decided it was a kiddie ride, and even if it had been ? Couldn't they make an effort and ride with us, it was what, 3 minutes of their lives... :mad: Grumpy rode Everest with me even though just looking at the mountain scared the hoopla out of her.

When we leave Buzz, I see Jessi & Alex at the coffee place under Astro Orbiter. We walk right by them and ignore them. I hear Jessi calling us but we don't stop. At some point we do have to stop because we found restrooms and needed to use them,badly. Grumpy had to talk to Jessi but I kept on ignoring her and went in.

Guess what ? They'd found another Frenchie ! This time it was the guy at the coffee place. And not only was he French, he was also Asian, like Alex! Holy shmoly, that's the kind of stuff people go to Disney for !

I met Grumpy outside and we went to Fantasyland. We felt like going on Small World and again I attempted to take some decent pics.

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We then went on Peter Pan, watched a bit of a dance party, and then moved on to Haunted Mansion.

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How can you go to a Pirate & Princess party and not do Pirates of the Carribean ?? We stopped to ride Splash Mountain on the way - NO WAIT!!! Then, POTC. We got pretty wet on Splash and it's cold in POTC so we were both freezing, but at least this time I had plenty of butt space.

Just as we left they were starting a Captain Jack Pirate tutorial (I think. Anyway, it was something with pirates)! We watched for a little while. It was pretty funny and both guys were doing a great job.

That's when we realized that we had totally forgotten to hunt for loot. Our bags were empty. So we looked at the map and hit a few spots, got a few necklaces and some jewels. I think what I like best was the little pouch anyway.

It was almost time for the party to end :( Grumpy & I walked back through Frontierland and we ended up in front of Aloha Isle. I'd heard so much about that Dole Whip but never tasted one. Since we were here, and wouldn't be coming back to MK this trip, I had to have one. Grumpy got pineapple juice and we shared. MMMMMMMMMM it was sooo good !!! And the best thing is, it's dairy free. The perfect treat.

We left Magic Kingdom, stopping by the Emporium in search of Hannah Montana flip flops. Nada. The ladies working there even went in the back to check but all they had in adult sizes was XL. I looked at some other HM stuff, especially a cute memo board, but Grumpy said she'd cut me out of the will if I spend $20 on something with that "stupid girl on it".

:scared1:

Soon we were back at CSR. The girls were already here. We asked them how long they'd been back ?

"We left right after we had coffee."

So, in a nutshell, this is what they did :
- Looked at Astro Orbiter.
- Went to the bathroom.
- Sat while not watching fireworks.
- Had coffee.

Party animals !!!!!

Grumpy & I were both beat so we just got in bed and slept through the night.
The next morning, we had nothing planned. We knew we'd be tired because we had stayed up late for the party. Still, Grumpy & I were both up by 8. We started packing a little bit (it was almost the end of our trip :() watched some TV and started discussing money matters.

We'd made a budget before leaving and had brought mostly cash. With all those canceled dinners, we had extra money. What could we do with it ? Maybe an evening cruise in Miami once we were in Fort Lauderdale. We looked up some info online.

Around 10.30 we started wondering when Jessi & Alex expected to wake up. If they were tired, we didn't have to go to a park today, but that didn't mean we were going to stay in our room all day long either.

I called their room. I got Alex.

"Jessica told me to tell you we'd like to rest today, for a change."
 
It is just laughable. I can't even imagine travelling with those two! I hope you just left them for the rest of your trip and enjoyed yourself!

Allyson
 
so glad they got to rest!! Their pace has been so intense. :rotfl2: Too funny!!

I have to wonder though, after all their complaining and being royal pains in the butt this trip, are they sad they are NOT going with you in a few days??? I can totally see them now complaining that you are going without them. ANd them saying even though their trip was way too busy...they want to go back. :lmao:
 
so glad they got to rest!! Their pace has been so intense. :rotfl2: Too funny!!

I have to wonder though, after all their complaining and being royal pains in the butt this trip, are they sad they are NOT going with you in a few days??? I can totally see them now complaining that you are going without them. ANd them saying even though their trip was way too busy...they want to go back. :lmao:

I don't know about Alex but Jessi is definitely "jealous" of our Poly trip. In her words, "some people are so lucky!". But mostly she talks about Fort Lauderdale which she loved a lot more than Disney - even though she did even less there,if you can imagine that. She's constantly telling me that when she has money we'll all spend a month at the beach.
I don't think she even realizes how big a disappointment that trip was for Grumpy & me. :confused3
 
I don't know about Alex but Jessi is definitely "jealous" of our Poly trip. In her words, "some people are so lucky!". But mostly she talks about Fort Lauderdale which she loved a lot more than Disney - even though she did even less there,if you can imagine that. She's constantly telling me that when she has money we'll all spend a month at the beach.
I don't think she even realizes how big a disappointment that trip was for Grumpy & me. :confused3


:rotfl2: I knew it!!! I knew they would be jealous of you "lucky people" you know the ones that work hard to take nice trips. :lmao:

How could they do less in Ft Lauderdale? Were they in self induced comas??? I think that could be the only way to do less. :rotfl2: I am originally from the South Flroida area and although it is nice, it is NOTHING compared to Disney. But what is??? Have a great time at the Poly. We are staying there in December for the first time and can't wait. Please come back and tell us all about it.
 
How could they do less in Ft Lauderdale? Were they in self induced comas???

Close to that. What Jessi liked best in Ft Lauderdale ? Winn-Dixie and 7-11. Now I have to admit that when I first stayed in FL I was pretty impressed with those too. We live in a country that basically shuts down at 7pm so for us, going to 7-11 and being able to buy donuts and ginger ale at 2am is amazing. :rotfl2:
 














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