Victoriasmom98
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This is a very special trip for my Mom.
Once upon a time there was a wonderful couple who were married when my Mom was 18 and Dad was 25. They fell in love when Mom was 16 years old and lived across the street from Dad. My Dad used to tell the story that he hit Mom with a snowball and it was love ever since then. I actually don’t think that really happened, but to hear him tell it, it was such a wonderful story. He also used to tell us that he changed Mom’s diapers when his older sister used to babysit Mom. That I know isn’t true! Theirs was a love which I had never seen before --- they absolutely worshiped the ground each other walked on.
Their lives weren’t easy – Dad’s career was as a Master Oil Burner Technician which took him away from home for various periods of time when Mom was home alone with three young kids. One of those kids had a serious medical condition, but my parents were strong. As Mom tells it, sometimes after all the bills were paid, they barely had $1 to last the week. They were proud people so they never asked for assistance ---- it was them against the world, hand in hand. For more of Mom’s childhood you are welcomed to read http://www.fawi.net/ezine/vol3no3/Schmidt.html. She was part of a book which described the French-Canadian heritage in our area.
Well, we children grew and each of us had our own lives to lead. My parents remained as much in love as the day they got married and you could see it. They were affectionate with each other and never cross with each other. Oh, maybe, but they never let anyone else see it. Their marriage was truly magical.
They had always said one day they would stay at the Grand Floridian and have themselves a wonderful vacation – just the two of them. Mom would talk about that often and really was looking forward to it and being in all that glamour and style. A vacation like that is something that as a child my Mom never thought would happen, as she grew up very poor --- only speaking French until High School. But they saved and worked hard and it would have only been one more year and then my Mom would have retired and spent the rest of her days with my Dad who was already retired at that time. That vacation never came to pass. My Dad died in November 2002 at the age of 69. They never made it to their 44nd anniversary let alone their 50th. They never made it to that wonderful vacation both had dreamed of. The hole in all of our lives is sometimes hard to bear, but we love our Mom and continue to have her be an important part of our lives.
Fast forward to September 2014 when my husband Peter and I bought into the DVC. We received our 100 points for 2014 AND 100 points for 2015 during that month, so we will have 200 points to spend on a resort. OMG I know what we can do ---- we can take Mom to the Grand Floridian! Granted it won’t be the same without Dad, but we want to do this for her. Her birthday was September 29th and this will be our gift to her. We are going to make her dream come true!!! So, after much hemming and hawing, she’s finally agreed and we are planning on spending 6 nights at the Grand Floridian in September. Let the planning begin!!!!
Once upon a time there was a wonderful couple who were married when my Mom was 18 and Dad was 25. They fell in love when Mom was 16 years old and lived across the street from Dad. My Dad used to tell the story that he hit Mom with a snowball and it was love ever since then. I actually don’t think that really happened, but to hear him tell it, it was such a wonderful story. He also used to tell us that he changed Mom’s diapers when his older sister used to babysit Mom. That I know isn’t true! Theirs was a love which I had never seen before --- they absolutely worshiped the ground each other walked on.
Their lives weren’t easy – Dad’s career was as a Master Oil Burner Technician which took him away from home for various periods of time when Mom was home alone with three young kids. One of those kids had a serious medical condition, but my parents were strong. As Mom tells it, sometimes after all the bills were paid, they barely had $1 to last the week. They were proud people so they never asked for assistance ---- it was them against the world, hand in hand. For more of Mom’s childhood you are welcomed to read http://www.fawi.net/ezine/vol3no3/Schmidt.html. She was part of a book which described the French-Canadian heritage in our area.
Well, we children grew and each of us had our own lives to lead. My parents remained as much in love as the day they got married and you could see it. They were affectionate with each other and never cross with each other. Oh, maybe, but they never let anyone else see it. Their marriage was truly magical.
They had always said one day they would stay at the Grand Floridian and have themselves a wonderful vacation – just the two of them. Mom would talk about that often and really was looking forward to it and being in all that glamour and style. A vacation like that is something that as a child my Mom never thought would happen, as she grew up very poor --- only speaking French until High School. But they saved and worked hard and it would have only been one more year and then my Mom would have retired and spent the rest of her days with my Dad who was already retired at that time. That vacation never came to pass. My Dad died in November 2002 at the age of 69. They never made it to their 44nd anniversary let alone their 50th. They never made it to that wonderful vacation both had dreamed of. The hole in all of our lives is sometimes hard to bear, but we love our Mom and continue to have her be an important part of our lives.
Fast forward to September 2014 when my husband Peter and I bought into the DVC. We received our 100 points for 2014 AND 100 points for 2015 during that month, so we will have 200 points to spend on a resort. OMG I know what we can do ---- we can take Mom to the Grand Floridian! Granted it won’t be the same without Dad, but we want to do this for her. Her birthday was September 29th and this will be our gift to her. We are going to make her dream come true!!! So, after much hemming and hawing, she’s finally agreed and we are planning on spending 6 nights at the Grand Floridian in September. Let the planning begin!!!!
. Thanks for coming on over! I am soooo excited to do this for my Mom. She really does deserve it! She'll believe in Disney Magic by the time I'm done with her!!! 
She has digestive issues, so we'll have to do mostly lunches or breakfasts with her which will make our touring a little different than normal, but I can work with that!
It's gonna be something special, that's for sure!
Sometimes I wish we lived in a rural area so I could raise chickens, goats, and maybe a pig but I really love our neighborhood and its conveniences. Looking forward to following your plans.
Yeah, I think we will ALL enjoy the wine, I mean gift set!!! 
