UPDATE: Everyone is in agreement and we're going in July!! Let the planning begin!!!!
See this post for the who, where and when!
Finally OFFICIALLY booked!!
EDITED: Read this first post below, if you want to know when our last trip was, and why it has taken us so long to get back again.....
Hi there, I'm Cheri and I'm a Disney addict. It has been over 3 years since my last trip to WDW and I'm just dying to get back!! Yes, in this case, it wasn't my choice to "quit" Disney. In fact, this is the longest I have gone between trips in my adult life. In 2007, 08, and 09, my DH and I enjoyed week long trips in September during the free dining promotion (back when the regular dining plan was offered for free even when staying in the value resorts).
In 2009, however, after a year of TTC we learned that we would have no choice but to do treatment to conceive. So, no more Disney trips for us, as we hurdled into IVF debt.
Alas, it took many more months and lots more $$$ (also throw in a failed adoption) to finally achieve our dream of becoming parents!
And finally on July 15, 2012 we had our little miracle, Harper!! And I will tell you that she is every bit worth the money we spent, and the time spent away from Disney.
But now that she's here, I want so badly to share with her our love for Disney!! I want to build memories that will last a lifetime! I know that she will likely not remember her first Disney trip, or even her 2nd. But if we lived our lives planning around what our children would remember, then there'd be no point in doing anything, right?
Now, the one road-block is that my husband decided to go back to school once I was pregnant. His school terms move at a much faster pace than normal, hence, they don't get many breaks. He won't finish school until next year, so if we want to take a vacation this year, our only option (aside from a long weekend) is...*gulp* the week of 4th of July!!
I'm no stranger to summer trips to WDW, as that is the only time my family ever went when I was a child. But yikes...4th of July week has got to be the hottest and busiest of all! We actually went in 2006, and ARRIVED ON the 4th of July--and spent the evening in Epcot which wasn't so bad, because all the crowds were in MK. The fireworks were beautiful!
My parents, sister, and husband (then, fiance') all enjoyed that trip quite a bit as I recall. So it's manageable....but am I crazy to be considering a trip to WDW during the 1st week of July with a 1 year old??
I'm trying to rope my parents into coming with us, so we'd have help. And I know they would enjoy seeing Disneyworld through Harper's eyes.
Speaking of Harper's eyes...here's a more recent picture:
Now, shouldn't we take this cutie to Disneyworld and bear the crowds so she can go before her first birthday??
PS. The heat doesn't bother us so much, since we're from South Louisiana! And there are many opportunities to go inside when we feel need to.
See this post for the who, where and when!
Finally OFFICIALLY booked!!
EDITED: Read this first post below, if you want to know when our last trip was, and why it has taken us so long to get back again.....
Hi there, I'm Cheri and I'm a Disney addict. It has been over 3 years since my last trip to WDW and I'm just dying to get back!! Yes, in this case, it wasn't my choice to "quit" Disney. In fact, this is the longest I have gone between trips in my adult life. In 2007, 08, and 09, my DH and I enjoyed week long trips in September during the free dining promotion (back when the regular dining plan was offered for free even when staying in the value resorts).
In 2009, however, after a year of TTC we learned that we would have no choice but to do treatment to conceive. So, no more Disney trips for us, as we hurdled into IVF debt.
Alas, it took many more months and lots more $$$ (also throw in a failed adoption) to finally achieve our dream of becoming parents!
And finally on July 15, 2012 we had our little miracle, Harper!! And I will tell you that she is every bit worth the money we spent, and the time spent away from Disney.
But now that she's here, I want so badly to share with her our love for Disney!! I want to build memories that will last a lifetime! I know that she will likely not remember her first Disney trip, or even her 2nd. But if we lived our lives planning around what our children would remember, then there'd be no point in doing anything, right?
Now, the one road-block is that my husband decided to go back to school once I was pregnant. His school terms move at a much faster pace than normal, hence, they don't get many breaks. He won't finish school until next year, so if we want to take a vacation this year, our only option (aside from a long weekend) is...*gulp* the week of 4th of July!!
I'm no stranger to summer trips to WDW, as that is the only time my family ever went when I was a child. But yikes...4th of July week has got to be the hottest and busiest of all! We actually went in 2006, and ARRIVED ON the 4th of July--and spent the evening in Epcot which wasn't so bad, because all the crowds were in MK. The fireworks were beautiful!
My parents, sister, and husband (then, fiance') all enjoyed that trip quite a bit as I recall. So it's manageable....but am I crazy to be considering a trip to WDW during the 1st week of July with a 1 year old??
I'm trying to rope my parents into coming with us, so we'd have help. And I know they would enjoy seeing Disneyworld through Harper's eyes.
Speaking of Harper's eyes...here's a more recent picture:
Now, shouldn't we take this cutie to Disneyworld and bear the crowds so she can go before her first birthday??
PS. The heat doesn't bother us so much, since we're from South Louisiana! And there are many opportunities to go inside when we feel need to.
She'll be fine.
!!!!
It just would NOT be the same. At this point she thinks he just needs a little convincing.
Ten hours in a car WITHOUT any children isn't even fun. As many Disney trips as we went on when I was a kid, we ALWAYS made that 10-12 hour road trip instead of flying. A couple times we stopped for the night somewhere in the Panhandle, but it still made for a LONG trip. And for as far back as I can remember, we always headed straight for one of the parks after checking in!
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