fletchers5
Mouseketeer
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- Feb 15, 2007
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Let me first start off by saying that I can not believe that there are so many people with awesome writing abilities. You people should write novels. I on the other hand might bore you all to death. But after reading these Dis Reviews everyday for the last 4 months, I thought I would give it a try.
Our Cast:
ME 43 and the mother of 3 children- well they are not children anymore. Love to plan vacations. Can get obsessive when planning, but nothing compared to the Dissers. Probably wouldnt be able to survive without reading the Dis boards. First Disney trip when I was 21. Two trip with the kids when they were younger.
DH 45 Definitely OCD ( but only with his possessions) Great guy, goes with the flow, loves to travel
DD 22
College senior, has probably traveled to more countries in her short life than I have. Wants to be a world traveler. Scares her mother half to death.
Also with us on this trip: My older brother and his wife. Their two sons ages 6 and 9
My younger brother and his wife. Their two children- daughter age 6 and son age 8 months. Both of my brothers live in Florida and travel to Disney and Universal a few times a year.
The Beginning:
This trip planning started back around Christmas. My older brother made his yearly phone call. Nope we do not talk too often. Not because we dont get along, but because we are all so busy. I know, no excuse. I do try and call them a few times a year. They had just went to Disney over Thanksgiving ( thought it wouldnt be busy). They bought 5 day park passes and rented a vacation home for the long weekend. Because of the parks being way toooooooo crowded, they only went to Disney the one day. So they spent the rest of their mini vacation swimming in the pool, visiting Old Towne and a little shopping. Anyways, when he made his yearly phone call he suggested that me and my husband come to Florida in the spring. Rent a vacation home and enjoy the parks. I told him we would think about it. Now you must understand, I LOVE DISNEY. If finances allowed it, I could go there every weekend.
When our children were young we wanted them to see other places. I know, BAD, BAD mom. We have taken them to Disney twice, Disneyland once, Savannah Georgia, Niagara Falls, Skyline Drive, Virginia Beach, St Thomas, etc. So we tried to let them see the country. Now that they are older (my oldest is 24 and youngest 19) my husband and I have been vacationing ALONE. Yes it is SWEET!!!!
We have asked the children if they wanted to go but they are all too busy.
This year is our 25th anniversary. Wow, can't believe I have been married that long. Still feel like a teenager. My husband asked where I wanted to go on vacation to celebrate. Naturally I said Bermuda. Am I on the cruise boards.
Ooops. No I am on the Disney boards. Sorry. Yes if I had a choice it would be Bermuda. So we booked a cruise to Bermuda for September.
Then I get that yearly phone call from my brother. He puts the bug in the ear about Disney this spring. I had told him we would think about it. Two vacations in one year. We do mini vacations all the time, but Disney and Bermuda in the same year. I have died and gone to heaven.
So January arrives and it had been pretty mild here in Illinois. Then February hits. Snow, cold, snow, cold, snow, cold. And I mean below zero cold. I think you get the picture.
It sucked. Really. If I ever wanted to move somewhere warm, it was this winter.
I start talking to my husband. You know honey, it would be really nice to go to Florida this spring. Go to Disney without our kids. Did I just say that out loud???
Mean MOM. Yes without them. Love my kids, but you know, It is that time in our lives for us to enjoy US. Let us enjoy the nieces and nephews whom we only see once a year ( if we are lucky) My husband responded with the I will think about it. So I do the wifely thing that we all do, I start PLANNING. We are going to DISNEY. 
I call the oldest brother. Where will we stay, when do you want to go and so forth. Since none of us were born into Howard Hughes family, we all needed to budget. Remember I am going to Bermuda this fall. So I really needed to budget. My brother always rents a house while in Orlando. I know, I know, nothing like staying on site. And we did do that the first time we took the kids. But you need to remember that there will be 10 of us. We actually end up with 11 ( you remember, we are at that time in our life where we go places without the kids. ) but I will get to that later. My bother tells me he can get us a house really cheap for the week. Will not cost us much at all. 
He will look into renting a house. Now we need to figure out when to go. Really not wanting to go during spring break, but that is the only time I can get off of work. I work two jobs. During spring break, I will have off my one job and my other job will be no problem taking off. PROBLEM #1: My spring break is the week before both of my brothers kids spring break. Hmmmmmmmmm
. What to do. I cant take off the week they are off. So we go back and forth for a week trying to figure it out. My brother decides that they can take vacation the Wednesday before their actual spring break. We will rent a house Wed through Monday. Sounds good to the rest of us. The planning begins
Our Cast:
ME 43 and the mother of 3 children- well they are not children anymore. Love to plan vacations. Can get obsessive when planning, but nothing compared to the Dissers. Probably wouldnt be able to survive without reading the Dis boards. First Disney trip when I was 21. Two trip with the kids when they were younger.
DH 45 Definitely OCD ( but only with his possessions) Great guy, goes with the flow, loves to travel
DD 22
College senior, has probably traveled to more countries in her short life than I have. Wants to be a world traveler. Scares her mother half to death.Also with us on this trip: My older brother and his wife. Their two sons ages 6 and 9
My younger brother and his wife. Their two children- daughter age 6 and son age 8 months. Both of my brothers live in Florida and travel to Disney and Universal a few times a year.
The Beginning:
This trip planning started back around Christmas. My older brother made his yearly phone call. Nope we do not talk too often. Not because we dont get along, but because we are all so busy. I know, no excuse. I do try and call them a few times a year. They had just went to Disney over Thanksgiving ( thought it wouldnt be busy). They bought 5 day park passes and rented a vacation home for the long weekend. Because of the parks being way toooooooo crowded, they only went to Disney the one day. So they spent the rest of their mini vacation swimming in the pool, visiting Old Towne and a little shopping. Anyways, when he made his yearly phone call he suggested that me and my husband come to Florida in the spring. Rent a vacation home and enjoy the parks. I told him we would think about it. Now you must understand, I LOVE DISNEY. If finances allowed it, I could go there every weekend.
When our children were young we wanted them to see other places. I know, BAD, BAD mom. We have taken them to Disney twice, Disneyland once, Savannah Georgia, Niagara Falls, Skyline Drive, Virginia Beach, St Thomas, etc. So we tried to let them see the country. Now that they are older (my oldest is 24 and youngest 19) my husband and I have been vacationing ALONE. Yes it is SWEET!!!!
We have asked the children if they wanted to go but they are all too busy. This year is our 25th anniversary. Wow, can't believe I have been married that long. Still feel like a teenager. My husband asked where I wanted to go on vacation to celebrate. Naturally I said Bermuda. Am I on the cruise boards.
Ooops. No I am on the Disney boards. Sorry. Yes if I had a choice it would be Bermuda. So we booked a cruise to Bermuda for September. Then I get that yearly phone call from my brother. He puts the bug in the ear about Disney this spring. I had told him we would think about it. Two vacations in one year. We do mini vacations all the time, but Disney and Bermuda in the same year. I have died and gone to heaven.
So January arrives and it had been pretty mild here in Illinois. Then February hits. Snow, cold, snow, cold, snow, cold. And I mean below zero cold. I think you get the picture.
It sucked. Really. If I ever wanted to move somewhere warm, it was this winter. I start talking to my husband. You know honey, it would be really nice to go to Florida this spring. Go to Disney without our kids. Did I just say that out loud???
Mean MOM. Yes without them. Love my kids, but you know, It is that time in our lives for us to enjoy US. Let us enjoy the nieces and nephews whom we only see once a year ( if we are lucky) My husband responded with the I will think about it. So I do the wifely thing that we all do, I start PLANNING. We are going to DISNEY. I call the oldest brother. Where will we stay, when do you want to go and so forth. Since none of us were born into Howard Hughes family, we all needed to budget. Remember I am going to Bermuda
this fall. So I really needed to budget. My brother always rents a house while in Orlando. I know, I know, nothing like staying on site. And we did do that the first time we took the kids. But you need to remember that there will be 10 of us. We actually end up with 11 ( you remember, we are at that time in our life where we go places without the kids. ) but I will get to that later. My bother tells me he can get us a house really cheap for the week. Will not cost us much at all. He will look into renting a house. Now we need to figure out when to go. Really not wanting to go during spring break, but that is the only time I can get off of work. I work two jobs. During spring break, I will have off my one job and my other job will be no problem taking off. PROBLEM #1: My spring break is the week before both of my brothers kids spring break. Hmmmmmmmmm
. What to do. I cant take off the week they are off. So we go back and forth for a week trying to figure it out. My brother decides that they can take vacation the Wednesday before their actual spring break. We will rent a house Wed through Monday. Sounds good to the rest of us. The planning begins
