lingwendal31
Earning My Ears
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All anyone has to do to get a smile on my face is to say one word, Disney! That starts my mind wandering to the times I've been there, to when I'll be there again. If you were to ask me, "lindsay, would you ever consider living at Disney?" I would have to take but a second, smile, and respond, "Do people in Hell want ice water?"
That one word can, and does, mean so much to me. I remember my times at Disney without a child fondly, but add my son into the mix, and it's even better. It's like a whole new experince going with him, and seeing the utter joy on his face each time we go just blows my mind.
1995 was a good year for me, my father who had been laid off from work found another job, however in another state. I was happy for him because I knew it was less stress on my parents but a part of me was upset due to the fact we were moving from Wisconsin to Tennessee the summer of my Senior year. It meant that I would have to graduate with people I barely knew! I toughed it out and I survived! But what was a cool thing about that summer was my dad's work had a convention down in, you guessed it, Orlando! Granted we were staying offsite, and we really weren't going to be doing much, but just the thought that I was that close to my Mecca got my heart pumping. One day my mom felt bad for us, my brother and I, and said that we could go to Magic Kingdom! I was finally getting my wish! We went, and a whole new feeling took over me, one that will last until this day. I was like a kid during christmas going from one ride to the next, and the next and the next, never getting tired. My mother and brother on the other hand felt that this was an unspeakable torcher! (more on my mother later)
It was only one day, but it fed into my obession and had started a life long goal, to go to Disney as many times as possible!
Fast foward 4 years and now, I'm and adult, on my own, with my adult responsibilities! I was working at SWA, Southwest Airlines, in customer service, and my cousin who worked with me asked if I wanted to take a quick 2 day trip to Disney?? Ah, duh????? Of course, but she had one request, we stay in the park! I was all for it and off again we went to Disney, this time staying at the CBR!
Fast forward another 2 years and my then boyfriend and I decided to go for a weeks long vacation to, again say it with me, DISNEY! Working with an airline, we had perks! We flew for free, so we didn't have to pay for that, one of our co-workers was part of the DVC and let us stay at the OKW for a few of our airline passes, and another coworker of ours had a family member who worked for Disney and for a few more free passes, gave us hopper tickets to last through out our visit! It was a wonderful treat, to be able to go to all the parks, with the execption of the water parks, and ride everything we could possibly get on! What a great vacation!!
Fast foward, a few months and we went again, this time with the soon to be in laws for a day trip to Epcot.
1 year later, one baby later and one marriage later, we went again to Disney for our honeymoon! Well, it was really only one day since we were going on a cruise, but still so much fun!
3 years passed, one divorce later, my son turned 4 and I thought I would take him to Disney to AK, it was a wonderful trip, well, if you don't count the fact that I took him to see It's a Bugs life and he totally freaked out and wouldn't get on anything else the rest of the trip! I still had a good time!
When my son was 6, and after a few tough years, I needed a huge pick me up. I had gotten divorced, and watched my aunt, whom I loved like a mother, suddenly get sick with cancer and within a few months time, passed away. Since I'm in the medical field, it seemed only right that I took time off of work to care for her, since she'd always been there for me. I've never seen anyone really get sick like, and pass away in front of me, and I never knew how to deal with it. So I asked my mother, since my son was in year round school, what she would like to do for his vacation. He goes to class 45 days and then has 3 weeks off, and it was around October of 2009 that we were trying to plan something fun. One day, I just threw it out there, "mom what about disney world?" and to my shocking ears, she said yes! She left the planning to me, and let me tell you I had a ball!!! I had all our ADR made, I had our hotel picked out, our flights booked and paid for, our days at the park maped out, our night at the Luau planned! I was ready for Disney, but I was worried! How would my mother who had a horrible time the last time we went, enjoy herself???? I had nothing to worry about! I had never seen her so happy in her life! The Disney bug had bitten another one!! She laughed, she sang, she ate, she rode rides, she loved it! And when it was time to leave, she cried! She didn't want to go home! She wanted to stay. But, alas, we had to go to the real world again!
Not more then four months later, this past February, I asked my mother again, what should we do for Ian's break? She looked at me with a twinkle in her eye and asked "Disney?" I didn't even have to say a word! That night I booked our next vacation! This time we've upgraded from the All star movies resort to CBR, we are staying longer, added the MNSSHP, a water park, and so much more! I've got my Disney guide books, even though I've been there I'd like to keep updated! I've got our cloths already picked out, I've got special hidden surprises for both my mother and my son for when we are there! Every morning I go to work and I cross off another day on my calander and I announce to my coworkers "77 more days!" I don't even have to say to them anymore what it means they know! And when I have dealt with an unruly patient and think I just can't make it thru another day, I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and think of Disney and I smile all over again. My ex husband still teases me about my love of Disney. I may not have a lot in life right now, but I have my son, my family, and my Disney. I kid you not, I can walk into a Disney store stand there for a few minutes and I feel tears coming up because I want to go back! Should I seek help for this?
As I continue to plan, and count the days I will try and update as much as possible! Any advice would be appreciate from my fellow Disney Fanatics!!
That one word can, and does, mean so much to me. I remember my times at Disney without a child fondly, but add my son into the mix, and it's even better. It's like a whole new experince going with him, and seeing the utter joy on his face each time we go just blows my mind.
1995 was a good year for me, my father who had been laid off from work found another job, however in another state. I was happy for him because I knew it was less stress on my parents but a part of me was upset due to the fact we were moving from Wisconsin to Tennessee the summer of my Senior year. It meant that I would have to graduate with people I barely knew! I toughed it out and I survived! But what was a cool thing about that summer was my dad's work had a convention down in, you guessed it, Orlando! Granted we were staying offsite, and we really weren't going to be doing much, but just the thought that I was that close to my Mecca got my heart pumping. One day my mom felt bad for us, my brother and I, and said that we could go to Magic Kingdom! I was finally getting my wish! We went, and a whole new feeling took over me, one that will last until this day. I was like a kid during christmas going from one ride to the next, and the next and the next, never getting tired. My mother and brother on the other hand felt that this was an unspeakable torcher! (more on my mother later)
It was only one day, but it fed into my obession and had started a life long goal, to go to Disney as many times as possible!
Fast foward 4 years and now, I'm and adult, on my own, with my adult responsibilities! I was working at SWA, Southwest Airlines, in customer service, and my cousin who worked with me asked if I wanted to take a quick 2 day trip to Disney?? Ah, duh????? Of course, but she had one request, we stay in the park! I was all for it and off again we went to Disney, this time staying at the CBR!
Fast forward another 2 years and my then boyfriend and I decided to go for a weeks long vacation to, again say it with me, DISNEY! Working with an airline, we had perks! We flew for free, so we didn't have to pay for that, one of our co-workers was part of the DVC and let us stay at the OKW for a few of our airline passes, and another coworker of ours had a family member who worked for Disney and for a few more free passes, gave us hopper tickets to last through out our visit! It was a wonderful treat, to be able to go to all the parks, with the execption of the water parks, and ride everything we could possibly get on! What a great vacation!!
Fast foward, a few months and we went again, this time with the soon to be in laws for a day trip to Epcot.
1 year later, one baby later and one marriage later, we went again to Disney for our honeymoon! Well, it was really only one day since we were going on a cruise, but still so much fun!
3 years passed, one divorce later, my son turned 4 and I thought I would take him to Disney to AK, it was a wonderful trip, well, if you don't count the fact that I took him to see It's a Bugs life and he totally freaked out and wouldn't get on anything else the rest of the trip! I still had a good time!
When my son was 6, and after a few tough years, I needed a huge pick me up. I had gotten divorced, and watched my aunt, whom I loved like a mother, suddenly get sick with cancer and within a few months time, passed away. Since I'm in the medical field, it seemed only right that I took time off of work to care for her, since she'd always been there for me. I've never seen anyone really get sick like, and pass away in front of me, and I never knew how to deal with it. So I asked my mother, since my son was in year round school, what she would like to do for his vacation. He goes to class 45 days and then has 3 weeks off, and it was around October of 2009 that we were trying to plan something fun. One day, I just threw it out there, "mom what about disney world?" and to my shocking ears, she said yes! She left the planning to me, and let me tell you I had a ball!!! I had all our ADR made, I had our hotel picked out, our flights booked and paid for, our days at the park maped out, our night at the Luau planned! I was ready for Disney, but I was worried! How would my mother who had a horrible time the last time we went, enjoy herself???? I had nothing to worry about! I had never seen her so happy in her life! The Disney bug had bitten another one!! She laughed, she sang, she ate, she rode rides, she loved it! And when it was time to leave, she cried! She didn't want to go home! She wanted to stay. But, alas, we had to go to the real world again!
Not more then four months later, this past February, I asked my mother again, what should we do for Ian's break? She looked at me with a twinkle in her eye and asked "Disney?" I didn't even have to say a word! That night I booked our next vacation! This time we've upgraded from the All star movies resort to CBR, we are staying longer, added the MNSSHP, a water park, and so much more! I've got my Disney guide books, even though I've been there I'd like to keep updated! I've got our cloths already picked out, I've got special hidden surprises for both my mother and my son for when we are there! Every morning I go to work and I cross off another day on my calander and I announce to my coworkers "77 more days!" I don't even have to say to them anymore what it means they know! And when I have dealt with an unruly patient and think I just can't make it thru another day, I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and think of Disney and I smile all over again. My ex husband still teases me about my love of Disney. I may not have a lot in life right now, but I have my son, my family, and my Disney. I kid you not, I can walk into a Disney store stand there for a few minutes and I feel tears coming up because I want to go back! Should I seek help for this?
As I continue to plan, and count the days I will try and update as much as possible! Any advice would be appreciate from my fellow Disney Fanatics!!
