DisneyTiger
Life is what happens between trips to Disney World
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I was concerned about our flight time (11:15) because it would be too early to feed the kids lunch before and too late to do it after. I decided to get some food at the airport while we waited. Brendan was not eating "real" food so I just got him some pretzels and Aubrey and I split a turkey sandwich. The prices were rediculous. One turkey sandwich, one drink, a bag of pretzels and a bananna = amost $15!!! Oh well, it was my first official purchase of the trip so that made it ok.
I forgot to tell you my boarding pass story. Well, when you fly Southwest, you can print out your boarding passes 24 hours before your flight right? So the day before, I had set my alarm on my phone for 11:13 so I could be at the computer ready to print our passes at exactly 11:15. I REALLY wanted to get boarding group A to insure that we got 3 seats together. Ideally, I wanted the first row since it has more space but I knew that was hoping for a lot. So there I sat, in front of the computer, watching the clock. 11:15 came and I started clicking like a mad woman. It wouldn't let me do it right away. I finally got in after what seemed like 20 minutes but in reality it was only 11:16! Aparantly every second counts because I got in boarding group A, but we were assigned numbers 21-23! Did that many people get in before me? I was worried about this but tried not to let it stress me out too much.
The time came for us to board. I proudly lined up with group A and waited our turn. I felt bad as I looked around at the rest of the people who were not in group A. A lot of them had small children. I would have been freaking out if I were them. Families are allowed to board after group A but it still would have been unsettling to me. I am terrified of flying as it is so I had a lot to worry about! Anyway, we boarded without a problem, gate checked the stroller and got a seat all together near the front of the plane. The two front seats were taken by single men
I mean, really guys. Have a heart. I decided to not let this worry me and took my seat by the window. Aubrey was in the middle and Brendan was in my lap. Here we are getting settled...
She was so excited to fly. The stewards came around (is that what you call them??) and I asked if they still gave out wings for first time fliers. He said that they would have to wait until the end of the flight so he could make sure they behaved. He was joking but I was a little put off by this. The wings come with a cute little activity book that would have been great for them to have during the plane ride. Thankfully, I was armed with a bag full of distractions from candy to window clings to coloring books to DVD's (see PTR - I went overboard with this I know). The plane started to taxi onto the runway and Aubrey's face lit up. When we started going faster and faster, I felt her little hand squeeze my leg. I think it was a mixture of excitement and fear! Once in the air, she was fine and was much more interested in coloring than anything else. Brendan, by this time, had started to settle down in my arms. He has never used a nuk. He prefers his fingers. When those babies went into his mouth, I knew I was home free.
He was out within 5 minutes
I know that sounds mean but really, it made life much easier to have him quiet and still on the flight. Our friendly steward came to get drink orders. Coffee for Jason, a coke for Aubrey, and for me... a bloody mary please! Hey, I deserve it. We made it. I mean, officially made it! We were on the flight, Brendan was sound asleep, Aubrey was content, and I was celebrating...
The flight flew by (ba dump ump) and before we knew it, the pilot was announcing our descent. Aubrey was so funny. She kept saying that the "pirate" was talking to us instead of the pilot. Brendan was still fast asleep. In fact, I had to wake him up once we landed! As we descended, the grounds of Orlando became clearer and clearer. So clear that the pilot was able to point out Disneyland to all of us
Really man, do I need to come up in the cockpit and give you a Disney lesson? It's Disney WORLD, unless you took a wrong turn back there and we are now about to land in Anaheim!
We land safely on the ground and anxiously wait for the plane to unload. I couldn't believe it. We were actually here. We made it. Although we have already had an adventure, the fun hadn't even started yet!
Up next, WE MADE IT! Checking in and DTD!
I forgot to tell you my boarding pass story. Well, when you fly Southwest, you can print out your boarding passes 24 hours before your flight right? So the day before, I had set my alarm on my phone for 11:13 so I could be at the computer ready to print our passes at exactly 11:15. I REALLY wanted to get boarding group A to insure that we got 3 seats together. Ideally, I wanted the first row since it has more space but I knew that was hoping for a lot. So there I sat, in front of the computer, watching the clock. 11:15 came and I started clicking like a mad woman. It wouldn't let me do it right away. I finally got in after what seemed like 20 minutes but in reality it was only 11:16! Aparantly every second counts because I got in boarding group A, but we were assigned numbers 21-23! Did that many people get in before me? I was worried about this but tried not to let it stress me out too much.
The time came for us to board. I proudly lined up with group A and waited our turn. I felt bad as I looked around at the rest of the people who were not in group A. A lot of them had small children. I would have been freaking out if I were them. Families are allowed to board after group A but it still would have been unsettling to me. I am terrified of flying as it is so I had a lot to worry about! Anyway, we boarded without a problem, gate checked the stroller and got a seat all together near the front of the plane. The two front seats were taken by single men
I mean, really guys. Have a heart. I decided to not let this worry me and took my seat by the window. Aubrey was in the middle and Brendan was in my lap. Here we are getting settled...
She was so excited to fly. The stewards came around (is that what you call them??) and I asked if they still gave out wings for first time fliers. He said that they would have to wait until the end of the flight so he could make sure they behaved. He was joking but I was a little put off by this. The wings come with a cute little activity book that would have been great for them to have during the plane ride. Thankfully, I was armed with a bag full of distractions from candy to window clings to coloring books to DVD's (see PTR - I went overboard with this I know). The plane started to taxi onto the runway and Aubrey's face lit up. When we started going faster and faster, I felt her little hand squeeze my leg. I think it was a mixture of excitement and fear! Once in the air, she was fine and was much more interested in coloring than anything else. Brendan, by this time, had started to settle down in my arms. He has never used a nuk. He prefers his fingers. When those babies went into his mouth, I knew I was home free.
He was out within 5 minutes
I know that sounds mean but really, it made life much easier to have him quiet and still on the flight. Our friendly steward came to get drink orders. Coffee for Jason, a coke for Aubrey, and for me... a bloody mary please! Hey, I deserve it. We made it. I mean, officially made it! We were on the flight, Brendan was sound asleep, Aubrey was content, and I was celebrating...
The flight flew by (ba dump ump) and before we knew it, the pilot was announcing our descent. Aubrey was so funny. She kept saying that the "pirate" was talking to us instead of the pilot. Brendan was still fast asleep. In fact, I had to wake him up once we landed! As we descended, the grounds of Orlando became clearer and clearer. So clear that the pilot was able to point out Disneyland to all of us
Really man, do I need to come up in the cockpit and give you a Disney lesson? It's Disney WORLD, unless you took a wrong turn back there and we are now about to land in Anaheim! We land safely on the ground and anxiously wait for the plane to unload. I couldn't believe it. We were actually here. We made it. Although we have already had an adventure, the fun hadn't even started yet!
Up next, WE MADE IT! Checking in and DTD!
Well, the bus hadn't even started moving and we got a taste of what our future bus rides would be like with Brendan...
An update! 
He escorted us to the check in desk where we were greeted by Emily, the CM. Now, Emily was sweet, but on a magical scale of 1 - 5, I'd give her a weak 2.5. Like I said, I had been invisioning this moment for so long now. My plan was to look really happy and appreciative (which I was so that was easy) and ask if we would be able to get an Epcot view. I am not the kind of person that EVER asks for anything like this. I usually just take what I get, but this time I REALLY wanted everything to be perfect, including our view. Emily glanced down at her computer and said, "Well, it looks like all we have is a king bed with a quiet pool view." My heart did not sink. I had heard that the quiet pool was nice and, well, quiet, so it really didn't bother me. Emily then proceeded to try and sell me on the quiet pool saying that the Epcot view really isn't an Epcot view and you could only barely see Illuminations over the tree tops. Ok, settle down Emily. I'm not going to pitch a fit here. I'm just glad to be staying at the BC. I will take a dumpster view if that's all you have! Then I decided to mention the fact that we were there for Aubrey's birthday. Again, I'm not one to ask for handouts or special treatment, but I had heard so many wonderful stories of what different resorts had done for birthdays that I had to give it a shot. Emily seemed caught off guard and told me that she'd "see what they could do." Ok Emily, don't pull out your magic wand for me or anything. Again, not phased by this. I was just thrilled to be there. She then asked the ages of the kids. I told her Brendan was 1.5 and, without thinking, I told her Aubrey was 3. I had been struggling with this before our trip. I was worried about the fact that she'd be turning 3 while we were there, but we did not buy her a park ticket or food plan. I had been assured that it would be ok. Well, since I told her Aubrey was 3, she printed a room key for her. Get this, she actually asked if I wanted to give her charging privilages. Ummm, yes. Aubrey will be taking her brother out for dinner one night so she will need to be able to charge it to the room
I didn't say anything, just no thank you. I then asked about our package that we had shipped ahead. She told me that it was there and it would be brought to our room shortly. I also needed to pick up some items that I had rented from A Baby's Best Friend - a box fan for white noise, a CD player to play the kids sleepy time music, and an assortment of age appropriate toys. They looked a little perplexed when I asked about it but only after about 5 minutes of waiting, we had our items and were off to our room. Emily had given us the wrong directions to our room so we ended up on the second floor of the regular rooms. I knew this was wrong because the villa room numbers are 3 digits while the regular rooms are 4. DH doubted me. How dare he! After a quick "I told ya so" we headed back down the elevator and asked which way to the villas?? We were then given the correct directions and headed toward our room. We then came upon this little lady...
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