TheColtonsMom
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2010
Christmas 2010 PTR starts at the bottom of this post
Christmas 2010 TR -1129 Light Years to Disneyland starts on Page 6
My Analysis of how to work the Disneyland Dining Plan is on page 28 post #420
Halloween *2012* PTR Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirates life for We... begins on page 29 post #434
Had I known that there would be numerous trips to Disneyland in my near future I would have formatted all this very differently and made this first post into a directory, but as that did not happen and the past is done and gone we shall just have to struggle along with what we have here. I personally most enjoy those TRs that follow the same or varying configurations of the same people on multiple trips within one thread as without jumping all over looking for all the related TRs I can follow along with the development in the way the same people manage to enjoy DL over & over and it also gets me in the mindset of the people in question so that it all flows naturally for me..thus all my PTRs and TRs will be in one big Disney Saga Thread until such a time as we hit that 250 post wall and then it will be time to kiss this thread adieu and move on. I promise ups & downs..hits & misses...triumphs and tragedies and a healthy sprinkling of Murphy's law as my family is mostly Irish and it seems to hit with regularity.So on with the show!
The original Christmas PTR starts here
OK here it is a brave attempt at a first trip report on My triumphant return to my childhood home away from home and my youngest son's first trip ever.
We are leaving Christmas Day to travel 1129 miles to the happiest place on earth for 4 fun filled days!
The cast of Characters
Sherri (Me)
I grew up in Southern California our family made an annual trip to Disneyland every New Years Day throughout the 70's and 80's as well as various summer trips sprinkled about. I had my grad night there when I graduated High School, continued Disneyland trips though more sporadically while my older kids were growing up even after moving to Arizona. All of the trips in my childhood were day trips and I often longingly looked at the DLH with dreams of staying there and visiting DL for more than one day...it was never enough.
Once we moved to Arizona we did stay overnight but generally had 1 1/2 to 2days in the park at most.
Now that we are living in Montana (50 miles from the Canadian border) I have not been to Disneyland in 8 years the longest stretch in my lifetime. Have still never made my way into DCA. I have 3 grown children DD24, DD23, DS20 two granddaughters DGD3 and DGD0 and lastly one left in the nest DS6.
Brant (My DH)
Before meeting and marrying me in 2000 he had only been to Disneyland once with his Mother and Grandmother on a bus tour of Southern California (they didn't even ride the HM!!!! can you believe that) Before moving to Montana we only managed one trip to Disneyland together so....this will be his 3rd trip and he still has only seen the HMH not the original HM (I will someday have to take him to DL non holiday LOL but it is my favorite time of year) He has one DD15
Colton (our DS age 7)
A true character in and of himself. Don't know what we would do without him (most of the time! Moms out there you know what I mean) He keeps me young and laughing truly cannot wait to see him at Disneyland for the first time.
Prob should have re-sized some of those pics but well trial and error...
Christmas 2010 TR -1129 Light Years to Disneyland starts on Page 6
My Analysis of how to work the Disneyland Dining Plan is on page 28 post #420
Halloween *2012* PTR Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirates life for We... begins on page 29 post #434
Had I known that there would be numerous trips to Disneyland in my near future I would have formatted all this very differently and made this first post into a directory, but as that did not happen and the past is done and gone we shall just have to struggle along with what we have here. I personally most enjoy those TRs that follow the same or varying configurations of the same people on multiple trips within one thread as without jumping all over looking for all the related TRs I can follow along with the development in the way the same people manage to enjoy DL over & over and it also gets me in the mindset of the people in question so that it all flows naturally for me..thus all my PTRs and TRs will be in one big Disney Saga Thread until such a time as we hit that 250 post wall and then it will be time to kiss this thread adieu and move on. I promise ups & downs..hits & misses...triumphs and tragedies and a healthy sprinkling of Murphy's law as my family is mostly Irish and it seems to hit with regularity.So on with the show!
The original Christmas PTR starts here
OK here it is a brave attempt at a first trip report on My triumphant return to my childhood home away from home and my youngest son's first trip ever.
We are leaving Christmas Day to travel 1129 miles to the happiest place on earth for 4 fun filled days!
The cast of Characters
Sherri (Me)
I grew up in Southern California our family made an annual trip to Disneyland every New Years Day throughout the 70's and 80's as well as various summer trips sprinkled about. I had my grad night there when I graduated High School, continued Disneyland trips though more sporadically while my older kids were growing up even after moving to Arizona. All of the trips in my childhood were day trips and I often longingly looked at the DLH with dreams of staying there and visiting DL for more than one day...it was never enough.
Once we moved to Arizona we did stay overnight but generally had 1 1/2 to 2days in the park at most.
Now that we are living in Montana (50 miles from the Canadian border) I have not been to Disneyland in 8 years the longest stretch in my lifetime. Have still never made my way into DCA. I have 3 grown children DD24, DD23, DS20 two granddaughters DGD3 and DGD0 and lastly one left in the nest DS6.
Brant (My DH)
Before meeting and marrying me in 2000 he had only been to Disneyland once with his Mother and Grandmother on a bus tour of Southern California (they didn't even ride the HM!!!! can you believe that) Before moving to Montana we only managed one trip to Disneyland together so....this will be his 3rd trip and he still has only seen the HMH not the original HM (I will someday have to take him to DL non holiday LOL but it is my favorite time of year) He has one DD15
Colton (our DS age 7)
A true character in and of himself. Don't know what we would do without him (most of the time! Moms out there you know what I mean) He keeps me young and laughing truly cannot wait to see him at Disneyland for the first time.
Prob should have re-sized some of those pics but well trial and error...