Tomorrow!! Nikki's going to the world!

[ILMICKEY]

Hello! Thanks for joining me!

The plan, at this time, is to drive to Disney. Coming from Michigan it’s about an 18 hour trip. Knock some of that off if I’m doing most of the driving. We are leaving the day before Thanksgiving. That is, if the ex doesn’t start whining. (I am hoping we will be gone before he finds out, hee hee!)

I have 3 children. A daughter, 19 and two sons, 14 and 16. I have been married to my second husband for almost 4 years. I have always lived in Michigan (except for the time I thought it would be cool to move to Florida with my boyfriend for 9 months, actually it was pretty cool).

My daughter is the only one that won’t be coming with us. She moved a couple hours away to a bigger city. She definitely has the attitude for it!!

On to the trip-------------------------------------

We are spending Thanksgiving night in Daytona. We will be there most of the day Friday.

Then, we get to check into the Pop for 2 nights.

After that, we will go to the Boardwalk Villas for 5 nights on the DDP. We rented points from a really nice disser!! Thanks, you rock!

I am a compulsive Disney planner. C’mon, you have to be, right?

If you agree, I will send you a self stamped addressed envelope so you can hopefully convince my family.

I told my husband his only job was to pick out all the places he wanted to eat. I printed off the menus and had him make the decision. Everything was set, up until I discovered the restaurant section on the boards.

I changed them all!

He doesn’t know, but I don’t think he will even remember what he picked. After the meal, I will tell him he did a great job picking the restaurant. Guys like that stuff!!

Next Up, Introductions!

 

[siestakeys04]

Reading and waiting patiently.......for more!!!!

 

[blue_river]

The plan, at this time, is to drive to Disney. Coming from Michigan it’s about an 18 hour trip. Knock some of that off if I’m doing most of the driving.

I've been waiting for you to start your pre-trip report.

This is going to be fun!!!

We're both in smiliar situations and I can't wait to see how your road trip turns out

We are leaving the day before Thanksgiving. That is, if the ex doesn’t start whining. (I am hoping we will be gone before he finds out, hee hee

Uh oh!!! You'll have to remember to let us know how this part turned out.

I have 3 children. A daughter, 19 and two sons, 14 and 16. I have been married to my second husband for almost 4 years. I have always lived in Michigan (except for the time I thought it would be cool to move to Florida with my boyfriend for 9 months, actually it was pretty cool). My daughter is the only one that won’t be coming with us. She moved a couple hours away to a bigger city. She definitely has the attitude for it

....and I have two girls the same age as your sons - yep, it's going to be interesting! Too bad we weren't going at the same time

After that, we will go to the Boardwalk Villas for 5 nights on the DDP. We rented points from a really nice disser!! Thanks, you rock!

Very NICE

I told my husband his only job was to pick out all the places he wanted to eat. I printed off the menus and had him make the decision. Everything was set, up until I discovered the restaurant section on the boards.

I changed them all!

My kind of girl

Looking forward to more

 

[Avivasmom]

We will be there the same time as you from Nov 26-30.....my DH's request is that we eat at Boma (last year the chef came out with extras for him bbq shrimp and fried oreos). We will be celebrating our anniversary there for the 4 year in a row with our DD

We are staying at the BCV....end of July we will be at BWV.

Cannot wait to read more.

 

[ILMICKEY]

Reading and waiting patiently.......for more!!!!

Hello siestakeys04! I am hoping to get my intros in tomorrow. My computer is so slow, so I need a couple hours to get my pictures in.

 

[ILMICKEY]

I've been waiting for you to start your pre-trip report.

This is going to be fun!!!
Hey, glad you found me!

We're both in smiliar situations and I can't wait to see how your road trip turns out
It's going to be interesting. Usually I do most of the driving. (something about me and control ) But my husband just bought a new Mega cab Dodge. So I don't think I am going to get to do much. Lately he's been driving like a grandpa, so it might take longer. There is always the option of tying him up and putting him in the back!!!

....and I have two girls the same age as your sons - yep, it's going to be interesting! Too bad we weren't going at the same time

I know, I was thinking the same thing, we'd have a blast. My oldest son is a little girl crazy right now. Hormones??? My youngest was talking about the lizards in Florida. I told him he would have to catch one. He said they were too fast. I just had to tell him about the girls that caught one!!

So, now it's on!!

 

[ILMICKEY]

We will be there the same time as you from Nov 26-30.....my DH's request is that we eat at Boma (last year the chef came out with extras for him bbq shrimp and fried oreos). We will be celebrating our anniversary there for the 4 year in a row with our DD

4 years for you too? Congratulations. I love fried oreos!! If your arteries are going to harden, let it be from a fried oreo!!! Are you going to keep his request??

We are staying at the BCV....end of July we will be at BWV.

Have you ever stayed at BWV? I can't wait!! We'll be neighbors!

Cannot wait to read more.

Hopefully soon!

 

[ILMICKEY]

Wow! My replies aren't turning out so well! What the heck am I doing wrong???

Anybody???

 

[Our2Girls&Disney]

I am here and I certainly know how you feel, not too many replies on my thread either. I can't wait to hear more.

My Dad is from MI, Detroit to be exact, right in the city. He grew up right off of Joy Road. Anyway, we have family in MI. My aunt lives in White Lake, is that anywhere near you?

 

[ILMICKEY]

No, I meant posting quotes. I can make it work some time. I can't figure out what I am not doing.

My daughter is moving to Detroit in November. I haven't heard of White Lake. Did you live in Michigan?

Thanks for coming!!

 

[disneyaddicted]

Hey ILMICKEY,

I am here to keep you company on your pre trip report. I love the whole changing all the restaraunts on your DH. You're right, if he is the typical man he will forget what he had picked.

Driving from MI? Holy goodness that is a long time in a car. When I take the kids to the ex in Cheboygan MI. I go stir crazy sitting there for so long, but we even cut the trip in half and spend a night at my parents who live outside of Pontiac. Are you driving it straight through?

I am also keeping the ex in the dark about our upcoming trip to Disney. Ex's like to ruin things like that. Although it is court ordered he be able to get ahold of the kids and I have to supply him with a number when we are not home, I will shoot him an e-mail about an hour before we leave, still following the court order but it doesn't give him time to do anything about it.

Looking forward to reading about all of your plans.

 

[Our2Girls&Disney]

No, I meant posting quotes. I can make it work some time. I can't figure out what I am not doing.

My daughter is moving to Detroit in November. I haven't heard of White Lake. Did you live in Michigan?

Thanks for coming!!

No, I live in NH. My Dad has not lived in MI since 1968 when he married my Mom.
We used to go to Detroit every year for vacation to see my Dad's side of the family. As a child we took only one vacation that was not MI and that was WDW. Vacations in Detroit were not very exciting. Lets see if I can remember some landmarks, Detroit Zoo, Henry Ford Museum, Bobloo Island, Tiger's game,... Yap, I think that is it.

 

[ILMICKEY]

Hello there!! I really wanted to get my intros done this weekend, but I am having a rough time trying to figure out how to post a picture. Soooo, as soon as I do, I will get this going!!

disneyaddicted-Hey!! I am hoping to drive it straight through. Maybe stopping at a rest stop for a couple hours. I am sure the hubby will have something to say about it. I'll just call him a wussy and "challenge" him!!! No, since I'm sure he will be doing most of the driving, he will stop.

This is my ex's Thanksgiving. It could get reeeeeeaaaaaal interesting!! Stay tuned!


our2girlsanddisney-I am a Tiger FREAK!! I get so bummed when it's not on T.V.!! Never been to the zoo or Bobloo. I don't think Bobloo is there anymore. I went on a field trip to the Museum last year. NOT a fun place to take a bunch of 13 year old boys. Poor kids were bored out of their minds!!

Well hopefully with a little research I can get this done!!

 

[ILMICKEY]

Oh, oh, oh! I think I figured it out.

So here goes

The Introductions........................................

First up, my youngest son. He is 14. I'm gonna call him Sport. The name says it all. He keeps me very busy and broke with all his sports. There is football, wrestling, track and baseball. He wants to be a professional baseball player!! Sport is the prankster of the family. You can't walk around a corner without him scaring the heck out of you!

He is a thrill seeker. We usually go to Cedar Point every year, not this one. Disney doesn't quite do it for him anymore. He was given the choice to stay home. He's going!! This is Sport!

Next up we have my oldest son, 16. He is Mozart. This is because of his love of music. He has been playing the violin for 7 years. He is really good at it. When he was little he taught himself to play the Titanic theme song on his kiddie piano. I was stunned!! Maybe even a tear came down.

The plan after graduation is to go to Disney on the college program. Whoopee!!! I will just have to go visit him ALL the time.
And here is Mozart

Next is, oooh let me think. Well anyway, this is my husband. We have been married for almost 4 years. He has no children. Bonus!! He owns a lawn and landscaping business. We spent our honeymoon in Florida going to the Daytona 500 and Disney. How perfect!! We had to do the Honeymoon before we were married due to the fact he can't take time off in the summer. And maybe because we are a little backward . He is an avid deer hunter. The season starts Nov. 15, we leave Nov. 22. He isn't real happy about it. If he isn't in the car at 4:30, bye bye baybee!!
No, really, he has the money, we can't leave without him!!
Meet Fred (Fred Bear???)

And last is me! I have been secretly planning this trip since the day we arrived home from the last one. I know it will be the last one until after the boys graduate. They are getting so busy with school things and they have made it a lot harder to graduate in Michigan now. I don't want to pull them. So, this is it. And I want it to be WONDERFUL, whether they like it or not.
So meet me, Ilmickey!!

Mozart took this picture. I don't have many of me because I am always the one taking them.

Well, this is us. Nice to meet you!!


Next, ADR's.....................

 

[disneyaddicted]

Nice to have a face to go with the name now. Very glad to meet you!!!

sports! love it and hate it. Love to watch the kids play hate to put the money out for it.

Your DH sounds just like my DH. Both avid hunters, both into Nascar (who's your #1 driver?) both business owners, both brave enough to take on woman with ex's... My DH is also a major trapper.

So you are taking the kids to Disney during the ex's parenting time? woooooow! this will be better than any soap opera I watch. No wonder you want to keep it hush hush. I love a good secret, I have been known to keep a few too. My family calls me the bean spiller. I know! Rude right? anyway, can't wait for more updates.

 

[shellbel]

Just wanted to drop in to say hi I can't wait to hear about your ADR's. Disney did a good thing giving me free dining 2 years in a row. Now I can't live with out it!!

 

[Our2Girls&Disney]

ILMickey:Loved the pictures! My DH is a hunter too. He first started the whole hunting thing to bird hunt. You know him and his dog hunting in the woods. Fine with me not problems here. I'd get all excited when he would show me the birds. Last year he started the whole Deer Hunting thing. I was not too happy with him. How could they shot a cute deer like that? Fortunatly, he is new to whole deer hunting thing so, he did not shot a deer. He blames me. Apparently, I was supposed to wash his clothes in unscented laundry detergent, but I bought Mountain Spring Scent. I honestly did not see the little green triangle on the top of the bottle, I thought it was unscented. Needless to say, it is my fault he did not shot a deer. Too bad!! Hehehe. One question for your DH. What are his thoughts on the scent block hunting clothes. DH insists he needs it, but it is not cheap.

 

[LadyGracey]

Hi! I clicked your link when you posted to my trippie. You are brave for driving that far! I only have an hour and a half to go, and I come out of the car white-knuckled!

If your DH loves food then he will love the dining plan! (he will love 'Ohana too...what man doesn't love hunks of grilled meat on a giant stick?)

Can't wait to hear more...

 

[roxannensteve]

Joining in on your fun - we'll be there too...

 

[ILMICKEY]

disneyaddicted-I KNOW!! It seems like he always needs something. The other day he told me one of his cleats had fallen off his shoe. I had to buy a whole pack for 1 piece. Always somethin!!

I used to be real heavy into Nascar. Now, not so much!! My driver was, believe it or not, Ward Burton. Something about that laid back (stoner) speech. Fred likes Ryan Newman.

Fred doesn't trap. He also rabbit hunts. I hate it when he brings those home. NO MEAT!! We need 10 rabbits to feed this family.

The boys have really had a rough time with their dad. There was a time when he didn't take them for over a year because his wife didn't want them. Now he is divorced with a new girlfriend and has become "super dad". We aren't buying it. I figure since he got to decide whether or not to take them, being the adult, I would let the boys decide whether or not to go. They aren't going with him at all this summer because they have jobs. So, I figure if he is going to do anything about it, he will do it now.