rentayenta
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2007
I hope I don't jinx myself! I have 2 pre-trip reports; one for WDW and one for Disneyland. One of them will come true! ![Title :woohoo: :woohoo:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/woohoo.gif)
History: Originally, our first trip to WDW was going to be May 2009 for my 40th birthday but then Disney had to send me that stinkin' email with the much coveted PIN attached. Their marketers are genius!
The night I received the email, I ran it by DH (Disney muggle turned appreciator) and he was ambivalent at best. I think his exact words were whatever. Who says whatever when presented with a first time trip to WDW? I also mentioned it to the kidlets. Guess what their reaction was?
Then I ran it by my good friend who is a Disney freak like myself. He said that he and his girlfriend and her kids were in, just like that!
Reality took a backseat, still laying there unresponsive, and I began researching and obsessing about WDW. I know, hard to imagine.
Anyway, I called the next day and booked the trip! Was I out of my mind? Am I out of my mind?
Booked it for September 2007 on the off chance I could turn this dream into a reality.
This is what DH gets for marrying a dreamer
Cast of characters:
Me (38)
DH (41)![firefighter :firefight :firefight](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/firefighter.gif)
DD (10)![Title :stitch: :stitch:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/StitchBounce.gif)
DD (8)
DS (6)
Friend (32)![Title :charac4: :charac4:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/character27.gif)
Friend's GF, now my friend (36)![Title :tink: :tink:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/tink.gif)
DD (14)
DS (8)
DS (6)
And for a portion of the trip.................
Friend (33)![Minnie Mouse ::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/minnie.gif)
Friend's DH (34)![Mickey Mouse ::MickeyMo ::MickeyMo](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/mickey.gif)
DS (8)
DS (6)
DD (3)
Can you say Grand Gathering?
Over the course of the few days
and I talked daily about this possible trip. Would it mean no WDW in 2009 for my birthday? Could we all afford it? Will this put off all of our summer plans? What about the kids' school?
A week later, they booked their trip.
All of us POR, 10 nights in September!
It's been 3 weeks and DH doesn't know I booked the trip.
Much more to come.......................![Title popcorn:: popcorn::](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/popcorn.gif)
Page 1, post 2: The playahs.
Page 1, post 13: Initial ADRs.
Page 2, post 25: A little hx.
Page 3, post 34: Pictures.
Page 4, post 45: Big trees.
Page 8, post 115: Pictures.
Page 11: Only children, Jews, and therapy; oh my!
Page 12, post 180: DH gives in!
Post 194: Grad party.
Page 17, post 255: Pictures.
Page 19, post 273: Keith dresses up for fun.
Page 19, post 280: Chloe's dx.
Page 26, post 388: More friends go to WDW!
Page 27: Pictures.
Page 28: Pictures and temporary insanity.
Page 34: Keith has "rules".
Page 35, post 518: Picture.
Page 35, post 523: Jenna and family join the fun!
Page 40, post 597: I could have soaked the heads?
Page 41, post 609: No me gusto Frontier Air.
Page 42, post 629: Pictures.
Page 42, post 630: Updated dining plan.
Page 44, post 658: Jenna's dining plan.
Page 45: Gab's first try at a triathlon.
Page 47, post 697: DH- oh yeah!
Page 51: DH's restaurant reactions!![Title :rotfl2: :rotfl2:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/rotfl2.gif)
Page 54, post 798: Tracy and her slippers.![Wink ;) ;)](http://www.disboards.com/data/smilies/wink.gif)
Page 56: Gab will have a bike and are we really revisiting the fireworks cruise?
Page 57, post 851: And the heads are rolling...........
Page 58, post 865: New bikinis for WDW!
Page 67, post 997: Mickey bathroom pictures.
Page 72: Updated itinerary.
Page 82: A tisket, a tasket, Sarah is making baskets!
Page 90, post 1345: Photos of baskets by Sarah!
Page 90: Jen's awesome bag book!!!
Page 96: Tutu and Cruise on!
Page 103, post 1543: We have tutu lift-off!
Page 104: POR pics!
Page 106: Goodie pics, a geat pic of Chloe, and a reluctant picture of me.
Page 117: A pic of me and Bevily during our mini mini meet.
Page 124, post 1852: Ch ch ch changes and face the strange, ch ch changes of the flight variety!
Page 124: My guy's new do.
Page 127, post 1897: Tracy's bag book by Jen!
Page 136, post 2026: Chloe and Keith, the interview.
Page 145: Poll added. DH says maybe there will be a surprise for me at WDW?!
Page 162: Yellowstone trip report.
Page 174, post 2064: We shoot, we score Hannah Montana tickets!
Page 175, post 2624: Updated itinerary.
Page 190, post 2824: Updated ADRs.
Page 195, post 2907: DH on boards after only 4 months.
Page 199: Traveling in style. I got us a limo to the airport!
Page 211: I get the smack down on the limo.
Page 216: Pics of new clothes and stuff.
![Title :woohoo: :woohoo:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/woohoo.gif)
History: Originally, our first trip to WDW was going to be May 2009 for my 40th birthday but then Disney had to send me that stinkin' email with the much coveted PIN attached. Their marketers are genius!
The night I received the email, I ran it by DH (Disney muggle turned appreciator) and he was ambivalent at best. I think his exact words were whatever. Who says whatever when presented with a first time trip to WDW? I also mentioned it to the kidlets. Guess what their reaction was?
![Title :yay: :yay:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/yay.gif)
Then I ran it by my good friend who is a Disney freak like myself. He said that he and his girlfriend and her kids were in, just like that!
![Title :cheer2: :cheer2:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/cheer2.gif)
Reality took a backseat, still laying there unresponsive, and I began researching and obsessing about WDW. I know, hard to imagine.
![rotfl :rotfl: :rotfl:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/rotfl.gif)
Booked it for September 2007 on the off chance I could turn this dream into a reality.
This is what DH gets for marrying a dreamer
![Title :hippie: :hippie:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/hippie.gif)
Cast of characters:
Me (38)
![Title :hippie: :hippie:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/hippie.gif)
DH (41)
![firefighter :firefight :firefight](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/firefighter.gif)
DD (10)
![Title :stitch: :stitch:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/StitchBounce.gif)
DD (8)
![Title pooh: pooh:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/pooh.gif)
DS (6)
![pirate pirate: pirate:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/pirate.gif)
Friend (32)
![Title :charac4: :charac4:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/character27.gif)
Friend's GF, now my friend (36)
![Title :tink: :tink:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/tink.gif)
DD (14)
![princess princess: princess:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/princess.gif)
DS (8)
![pirate pirate: pirate:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/pirate.gif)
DS (6)
![pirate pirate: pirate:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/pirate.gif)
And for a portion of the trip.................
Friend (33)
![Minnie Mouse ::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/minnie.gif)
Friend's DH (34)
![Mickey Mouse ::MickeyMo ::MickeyMo](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/mickey.gif)
DS (8)
![pirate pirate: pirate:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/pirate.gif)
DS (6)
![pirate pirate: pirate:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/pirate.gif)
DD (3)
![princess princess: princess:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/princess.gif)
Can you say Grand Gathering?
Over the course of the few days
![Title :charac4: :charac4:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/character27.gif)
A week later, they booked their trip.
All of us POR, 10 nights in September!
It's been 3 weeks and DH doesn't know I booked the trip.
![Title :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/rolleye11.gif)
Much more to come.......................
![Title popcorn:: popcorn::](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/popcorn.gif)
Page 1, post 2: The playahs.
Page 1, post 13: Initial ADRs.
Page 2, post 25: A little hx.
Page 3, post 34: Pictures.
Page 4, post 45: Big trees.
Page 8, post 115: Pictures.
Page 11: Only children, Jews, and therapy; oh my!
Page 12, post 180: DH gives in!
Post 194: Grad party.
Page 17, post 255: Pictures.
Page 19, post 273: Keith dresses up for fun.
Page 19, post 280: Chloe's dx.
Page 26, post 388: More friends go to WDW!
Page 27: Pictures.
Page 28: Pictures and temporary insanity.
Page 34: Keith has "rules".
Page 35, post 518: Picture.
Page 35, post 523: Jenna and family join the fun!
Page 40, post 597: I could have soaked the heads?
Page 41, post 609: No me gusto Frontier Air.
Page 42, post 629: Pictures.
Page 42, post 630: Updated dining plan.
Page 44, post 658: Jenna's dining plan.
Page 45: Gab's first try at a triathlon.
Page 47, post 697: DH- oh yeah!
Page 51: DH's restaurant reactions!
![Title :rotfl2: :rotfl2:](http://www.wdwinfo.com/images/smilies/rotfl2.gif)
Page 54, post 798: Tracy and her slippers.
![Wink ;) ;)](http://www.disboards.com/data/smilies/wink.gif)
Page 56: Gab will have a bike and are we really revisiting the fireworks cruise?
Page 57, post 851: And the heads are rolling...........
Page 58, post 865: New bikinis for WDW!
Page 67, post 997: Mickey bathroom pictures.
Page 72: Updated itinerary.
Page 82: A tisket, a tasket, Sarah is making baskets!
Page 90, post 1345: Photos of baskets by Sarah!
Page 90: Jen's awesome bag book!!!
Page 96: Tutu and Cruise on!
Page 103, post 1543: We have tutu lift-off!
Page 104: POR pics!
Page 106: Goodie pics, a geat pic of Chloe, and a reluctant picture of me.
Page 117: A pic of me and Bevily during our mini mini meet.
Page 124, post 1852: Ch ch ch changes and face the strange, ch ch changes of the flight variety!
Page 124: My guy's new do.
Page 127, post 1897: Tracy's bag book by Jen!
Page 136, post 2026: Chloe and Keith, the interview.
Page 145: Poll added. DH says maybe there will be a surprise for me at WDW?!
Page 162: Yellowstone trip report.
Page 174, post 2064: We shoot, we score Hannah Montana tickets!
Page 175, post 2624: Updated itinerary.
Page 190, post 2824: Updated ADRs.
Page 195, post 2907: DH on boards after only 4 months.
Page 199: Traveling in style. I got us a limo to the airport!
Page 211: I get the smack down on the limo.
Page 216: Pics of new clothes and stuff.