Three Girl's and a Santa Hat!! My 1st PTR!!!!!

[TiggerTeacher]

Ok, so I'm new to these boards, but not totally new to Disney! I started going in HS with marching band, and then a trip with my sister off-site and then my honeymoon a few years ago. SO...last year around summer time I threw around the idea that my mom and I should make a trip to Disney, and take my sister along...I was serious and kind of not...well...it gets to December 2011, and mom tells me to make the trip and she'll pay for the room!!
When are we going?
December 26th-31st; I did pay for us to stay an extra day...
Where are we staying?
We are going to be staying at Port Orleans Riverside in a Royal Guest Room with River View!!
How many times has each of us been?
It will be my mother's first trip and my sister's...2nd(though she has been to Universal, so 3rd to the area) It'll be my 5th, and I have now decided I am going every year, either with my husband or someone in my family! I'm currently look at all of the places we're wanting to make ADR's at and I am using this board to make a lot of plans and to help me stay sane while dealing with the excitement! December 26th-31st 2012! I can't wait!
Who am I and who are the cast of characters?
There's myself(in the Santa hat at the bottom): I am 26, will be 27 at the time of the trip. I am a perpetual student and when I get a teaching job, I'm going BACK to school! I am a WDW fan and when I was little, I rented the Little Mermaid every time we rented movies until I was 8...no joke!
My sister is 31 and works at a University in Georgia that she graduated from(and that my parents graduated from and met at no less!) She enjoys WDW too..she loves the roller coasters and all the different rides just like me!
And my mom! She's amazing and without her, I don't know that my sister would be going since my mom is paying for the room! She's an administrator at a middle school and loves her job! She has never been to Disney, but HAS been to Universal. So she's pretty stoked for this trip as am I because I get to show her around!

The planning part of this trip has GOT to be my favorite, and I have never put this much thought into a trip! I'm SO excited!!! Only 7 months, so come along and watch my planning unfold!!!

 

[TiggerTeacher]

Mom has decided she really only wants to do dinner reservations...pretty much no lunch ones....just one of those maybe and one breakfast. Lol...I understand though, because she doesn't want to have to watch out for our time in the parks....but I still have some good ideas for dinner!!!

 

[TiggerTeacher]

Ok, so we made our ADR's. Here's what we got:
Wednesday, 12/26/12- Le Cellier @ 5:55pm
This is our arrival day, so we may not do much more than this and check our our resort.
Thursday, 12/27/12- Narcoossee's @ 7:30pm
We want all late dinners because we want to spend most of our days in the parks!
Friday, 12/28/12- Victoria & Albert's @ 6:00pm
Saturday, 12/29/12- Fulton's Crab House @ 7:10pm
Sunday, 12/30/12- The Crystal Palace @ 9:30 am
This is one of two breakfasts we have, we then have:
Boatwright's Dining Hall @ 7:45pm
Monday, 12/31/12- Chef Mickey's @ 9:30am
This is our last day, and we don't leave until late that night, so....another breakfast!


So, those are our ADR's, and we have pretty much everything planned out now, even our plane tickets! So excited to continue planning this adventure, so stay tuned!

 

[wdwtwins]

This is looking really good, especially for a first time! The ADRs look awesome! I love almost every one of them! Haha

 

[TiggerTeacher]

Why thank you! My mom liked the look of it all too!

 

[TiggerTeacher]

We had a bit of a change.....the 28th we are now going to Victoria & Albert's!!! I am so excited! We may not keep the ressie, I would totally go by myself to have the experience! We have our Disney tickets and will be buying out universal tickets shortly. The room is almost paid off...sooooo excited! I got a Brave reusable bag for my birthday from my mom to use in Disney, so we're gearing up for this trip! Only 163 days to go!