They Call Me MISTER PIG- He Said, She Said (9/1 Lights, Thunder, Fantasmic? Page 47)

[dreamer17555]

They Call Me MISTER PIG

This is a “he said, she said” kind of report. Currently, it’s He Said denoted by correctness and humor – she’s lacking these qualities (she just hit me).)

Starring

He: Matt, 23. Rather Cynical. Father of 2. More often right than wrong. More often right than …

She: Becky, 24. Mother of Two. Runs the place. Trip planner extraordinaire. Clumsy, but less clumsy than…

The Cat: Cat, 6. Dancer, Loves princesses. Pickiest eater alive. Has a sweet smile. Has an awful whine.

And co-starring

The Baby, 1. Wasn’t found anywhere at Disney. Loves making a mess. Loves his papa. Likes… socks. Or eating them. He gets it from mommy. (ow, hit again.)

Gammy, 56, Baby watcher. She watches babies. Namely, our The Baby. She… did a good job. I hope.

Annoyingly Cute Family Picture:

Background – 5 months prior to Disneyfication

He: It’s a waste of money.
She: But I want to go! We have the money…
He: I could buy a car!
She: We have a car. Two Cars.
He: Or I could buy other cool stuff!
She: Oh, but it would be so much fun, and Cat would love it! (Insert whining. Lots.)
He: No. No, no, no. (no no no no no)
She: Too bad.

And shortly thereafter I was roped into it. Oh well. We started by booking for six nights. Somewhere along the line she added two nights and I lost another $500. She had the trip hammered out, and I was just an innocent bystander. She took all my money. I was framed.


She Said (A Quick Background Note)

First off I don’t remember him saying no, at least not that many times. In fact as I recalled he was excited and happy and really looking forward to it. I mean no dances of joy but he didn’t say a word as the dollars came flying from his pocket to feed The Mouse. I even had him excited to spend more money on a Princess Pirate Party and also got us the DxDDP. He hated the constant changes I made to our ADR's but never said a word about the cost. Well towards the end he did, that would be after adding one night at Pop I wanted to add another (We were talking about a 9 hour drive after all). He put his foot down. No. Not a chance. No more hotels. No, Nada, NO! But eventually he caved and let me book one. Condition? Had to be El Cheapo and thus I blame him for how the trip started..

On the Next Episode of Mister Pig:He Said, She Said~
Waking up Where the Sun Don’t Shine

The Webisode List:​

1: They Call Me Mister Pig: An Introduction

2. Waking up Where the Sun Don’t Shine

3. Where will I ever find someone who can fill me up with GAS?

4. The Great Food Fight of ‘08

5. “I Thought I Smelled A Problem!”

6. Soarin Through Epcot

7. The Key to Having a Great Vacation

8. The Sounds of Splash

9. Minnie Has A Plumbing Problem

10. You Can’t Buy This Kind of Magic!

11. My Pantaloons are Soggy!

12. Chef Mickey can go to Heck!

13. Are those Hives or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

14. A Necessary Evil

15. I’m Glad I Don’t Live in Italy

16. Fish Are Friends, Not Food!

17. Scooter Needs to Finish His Veggies

Interlude: You Can't Stop The Beat: A Dance Nationals Mini TR

18. Lights, Thunder, Fantasmic?

 

[coteau_chick]

Great start to your trip report . I am loving it already. Your family is too cute. I can't wait to hear more.

It is going to be interesting to hear the story from both sides.

 

[ssmerdel]

Count me in.

Great start! I cannot wait to read more. It is going to be interesting.

 

[chcmama]

Great start looking forward to hearing more.

 

[disney-inspired]

This is the making of a great TR, can't wait to read more!

 

[sl_underwood]

Great start! Cant wait to read more!

 

[TinkAsh2001]

Cant wait to hear about how you thought the party went!

 

[dolce]

he sounds like my husband
i am planning our first trip in a few months and he keeps saying he could buy SO many things with that money. Of course overall ,he lets me do what i want

 

[ILMICKEY]

This sounds fun, can't wait to hear all about it!

 

[Mousermom]

Oh Man....this is gonna be GOOD...I can tell!

More please!!!!

 

[dreamer17555]

Cant wait to hear about how you thought the party went!

In a word- wet. I was so bummbed I didn't get a chance to meet you. It was all really bad\good luck on our end of things. I am going to let my DH tell that part of the story.

-Becca-

 

[dreamer17555]

he sounds like my husband
i am planning our first trip in a few months and he keeps saying he could buy SO many things with that money. Of course overall ,he lets me do what i want

Mine too! Shhhhh! He doesn't need to know that!

-Becca-

 

[Davis'Mom]

Great Start, you guys sound like us!
She = Me
He = DH

 

[Nicole786]

Oh awesome start, cant wait for more!

 

[woosie]

Sign me up...nothing better than a he said/she said!

 

[Mickeefan]

I'm in, I love a good trip report and this one has potential to be great!

 

[meloneyb21]

Yay...great start. I'm on board!

 

[Northern Disney Girl]

Count me in! This sounds like it will be a good one! More please!

 

[Kovu_and_Kiara]

The title of your trip report caught my eye. I am looking forward to reading along.

 

[dreamer17555]

Waking up Where the Sun Don’t Shine

She Said- We woke up Saturday morning at 5:00am. Wait. I am totally skipping stuff. Yeah. I tend to back pedal. Okay let’s talk about all my hard work on Friday because it was work, hard work. So Friday while my He was at work I did all of the prep stuff for the trip. (I mean I had done it all so far so why should that change?) I loaded the van with all of our suitcases, making sure The Cat had stuff to occupy her for the trip (DVD Player, Disney movies, Leapster, books, coloring supplies, and of course snacks). I knew we would be staying at El Cheapo hotel the first night so I had a small separate bag for that. I was being productive and did I mention that those suitcases were heavy? Because oh Lordy they were. I am not the type of girl to carry anything heavier than my son, that is what the men folk are for, that and killing bees (I happen to be allergic- oh random insights! I wonder if we will come back to that?), so I felt rather proud of myself.

He Said – I didn’t have to carry anything downstairs! Awesome! She gets some points here. I didn’t see all that prep stuff coming. Thumbs up.

Actually I was trying to fend off a wicked case of CBL (Cute Baby Loss). A sad sinking feeling had started early that morning. It gnawed at my stomach and had me pulled tight, ready to snap. I was catholic enough to know what that feeling was- guilt. I suddenly didn’t want to leave The Baby. Look at him:

Would you want to leave?

And I am going to even add a cuteness anecdote so you can really feel my pain. The Baby has a blue blanket (I think of it as a “Linus” blankie). He carries it everywhere and when someone new says hi he covers his head with it. His logic falls into if I can’t see them they can’t see me, my DH has similar logic but his is if I’m not mad at her than she can’t be mad at me. Both of their logics are wrong but only one of them is cute. So anyway, my son will lift the blanket just enough to peek at said new person and smile. If they say hi again he covers back up his head! Honestly it is amazingly cute. You are just gonna have to trust me on this one.

I even seriously considered changing plans and taking him with us but He was not having it. He kept saying how much better off The Baby would be at home with my mom and that I should stop overreacting. Yeah this is so gonna come back to bite him.

He Said – I thought I was going to be fine. I was wrong.

She Said – Did He say he was wrong? A first…

Well the up swing was on Saturday morning we were all ready to hit the road. It was a 10 hour drive from our home in North Carolina. I was not going to be on the road past 5. I wanted to just get there already! So at 5am we were up and at ‘em. I had dressed The Cat in clothes that could double as sleepwear the night before so we put her in the car without even needing to get her dressed.

“Don’t you judge me, Lizzie! Don’t you dare judge me!”

He Said – I like Darcy’s coat. Uhh… I never saw that film. Total chick flick.

Sorry now that we have gotten that little Jane Austen freak out over where was I? Oh yes my not even dressing my sweet daughter in clean clothes. I know terrible parent, blah, blah blah. The plan was that she would get buckled in and go right back to sleep. Can you already tell how well that plan worked? This one might actually be my fault, I mean what parent wakes up their sleeping child with “Today we leave to go to Disney!” and then expects them to go back to bed? I am obviously crazy. (I know He is dying to say something about that last statement but for the moment I am not letting him.)

He Said – She’s not letting me say anything here.

Luckily my Mom lent us her DVD player. We never use one in the car but man was this a sanity saver. So I popped in Beauty and the Beast and we pulled out of the driveway at 5:30am. It was darker than I had expected obviously, even the sun thought we were up to freaking early but we forged on. After a quick stop at the ATM, McDonalds (Hey I already admitted to being a lousy parent no need to nitpick every choice) and the gas station (where He ran in and chatted up a friend he has that works there) we hit the road. This wasn’t so hard.

He Said – The DVD player in question was a $5 VHS tape player with a 5” screen. In all of history, in the midst of every purchase or transaction that has transpired, this was, by far, the best item anyone could ever want to purchase. Ever. That being said, She’s mom is a wonderful tribute to the Stone Age and all the wonderful technology contained therein. She’s mom even has working VHS tapes. Disney ones!

The best part was that there were headphones.

Next Time on They Call Me MISTER Pig! - "Oh no how will I find anyone who can fill me with GAS?"