Pluto0809
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2012
I always seem to start my TRs with “Howdy Folks” since I’m a bit obsessed with The Country Bear Jamboree, so “Howdy Folks” and welcome to yet another one of my TRs. If I’m counting correctly, this is my 16th TR here on the DIS. Every one of those is listed in my signature except my very first one. I screwed up the photos on that one and never went back to fix them. So if you are new to my TRs and are really ambitious or more likely just super bored right now, they are all there for the reading.
I do think most people know me by now but here’s a bit of information just in case there are newbies out there. My name is Ariana, I’m 45 and live outside of Atlanta GA. It goes without saying that I am a bit Disney obsessed but then again I think most of us on these boards are. I mean, who in their right mind spends hours reading about other people’s Disney trips? All kidding aside, I’m grateful for all my readers and also all the friends I’ve made here on the DIS.
My husband Jim and I just hit our 20th anniversary (where the heck did those 20 years go?). He likes Disney but thinks my desire to go multiple times a year is a bit on the crazy side. I think he would be happy with every other year. I did get him to go twice this year much to his chagrin. Here we are during our January trip this year.
We don’t have kids of the two-legged variety but we do have four furry butts that we consider our kids. First is Sierra. She is an 8 year old Miniature Schnauzer and the apple of her Daddy’s eye. She can do no wrong in his book. We brought her home as a puppy.
Next up is our little Yorkie, Remy, aka "The Little Rat", he’s also 8 years old. He came to us at the age of 4 from the local animal shelter where I volunteer. He was supposed to be a foster for a few days over Christmas but yeah, that didn’t work out. He immediately wormed his way into our hearts and ended up staying permanently.
Next is Buddy, he’s 3 years old and we aren’t too sure what he is. He’s definitely got either Corgi or Dachshund in him because he has a long body and short stubby legs. But his fur is that of a Schnauzer or Yorkie, soft and non-shedding. So he could be a Schnoxie or a Schnorgi or a Yorgi or a Dorkie or… Well you get the idea, he’s basically a Heinz 57. We brought him home from the shelter to be my dog when my sweet boy Alex passed away last year. But alas, Buddy immediately took to Jim and is pretty much 100% his dog.
Or youngest baby is Elle, she’s just over 2 years old and she’s an absolute nut. Once again she’s a mix but I think she may be Schnauzer/Jack Russell because she displays strong traits from each breed. She never stops moving and is always outside chasing the squirrels. She will hop in a lap for a few minutes but then she’s off again.
All right, that’s enough about me, I’m sure you will learn more as we go. So let’s move on to the actual trip. Starring in this TR will be, left to right, me, Jim, my Mom, my sister in law Jocelyn and my brother John.
My Dad passed away back in 2007 and John and Jocelyn don’t have kids either so this is basically my entire immediate family. This trip was actually the first time that all five of us have gone to Disney together. Well, Jim was there in 2014 for my Cousin’s wedding but he didn’t go to any parks with us. John and Jocelyn like Disney but also love traveling to other places so they only go to Disney about every four years. So this was their first trip since 2014 and there was a lot of new stuff that they had not seen.
The main focus for this trip was the Food and Wine Festival but we also got to go to the Halloween Party for free (I’ll explain how that happened once I get to our party day). Hence the title for this TR, Halloween and eating a lot of food. We stayed at All Star Music with one night thrown in at All Star Sports for Jim and me.
Our dates were kind of crazy for this trip:
Jim - October 18th – 24th.
Me - October 19th – 27th
Mom, John and Jocelyn - October 20th – 27th
I’ll explain how all that craziness worked once I get into the meat of the TR. And speaking of that, I think this intro has gone on long enough so let’s move on to the good stuff!
Up Next: Red Wings and a Rainy Day
I do think most people know me by now but here’s a bit of information just in case there are newbies out there. My name is Ariana, I’m 45 and live outside of Atlanta GA. It goes without saying that I am a bit Disney obsessed but then again I think most of us on these boards are. I mean, who in their right mind spends hours reading about other people’s Disney trips? All kidding aside, I’m grateful for all my readers and also all the friends I’ve made here on the DIS.
My husband Jim and I just hit our 20th anniversary (where the heck did those 20 years go?). He likes Disney but thinks my desire to go multiple times a year is a bit on the crazy side. I think he would be happy with every other year. I did get him to go twice this year much to his chagrin. Here we are during our January trip this year.
We don’t have kids of the two-legged variety but we do have four furry butts that we consider our kids. First is Sierra. She is an 8 year old Miniature Schnauzer and the apple of her Daddy’s eye. She can do no wrong in his book. We brought her home as a puppy.
Next up is our little Yorkie, Remy, aka "The Little Rat", he’s also 8 years old. He came to us at the age of 4 from the local animal shelter where I volunteer. He was supposed to be a foster for a few days over Christmas but yeah, that didn’t work out. He immediately wormed his way into our hearts and ended up staying permanently.
Next is Buddy, he’s 3 years old and we aren’t too sure what he is. He’s definitely got either Corgi or Dachshund in him because he has a long body and short stubby legs. But his fur is that of a Schnauzer or Yorkie, soft and non-shedding. So he could be a Schnoxie or a Schnorgi or a Yorgi or a Dorkie or… Well you get the idea, he’s basically a Heinz 57. We brought him home from the shelter to be my dog when my sweet boy Alex passed away last year. But alas, Buddy immediately took to Jim and is pretty much 100% his dog.
Or youngest baby is Elle, she’s just over 2 years old and she’s an absolute nut. Once again she’s a mix but I think she may be Schnauzer/Jack Russell because she displays strong traits from each breed. She never stops moving and is always outside chasing the squirrels. She will hop in a lap for a few minutes but then she’s off again.
All right, that’s enough about me, I’m sure you will learn more as we go. So let’s move on to the actual trip. Starring in this TR will be, left to right, me, Jim, my Mom, my sister in law Jocelyn and my brother John.
My Dad passed away back in 2007 and John and Jocelyn don’t have kids either so this is basically my entire immediate family. This trip was actually the first time that all five of us have gone to Disney together. Well, Jim was there in 2014 for my Cousin’s wedding but he didn’t go to any parks with us. John and Jocelyn like Disney but also love traveling to other places so they only go to Disney about every four years. So this was their first trip since 2014 and there was a lot of new stuff that they had not seen.
The main focus for this trip was the Food and Wine Festival but we also got to go to the Halloween Party for free (I’ll explain how that happened once I get to our party day). Hence the title for this TR, Halloween and eating a lot of food. We stayed at All Star Music with one night thrown in at All Star Sports for Jim and me.
Our dates were kind of crazy for this trip:
Jim - October 18th – 24th.
Me - October 19th – 27th
Mom, John and Jocelyn - October 20th – 27th
I’ll explain how all that craziness worked once I get into the meat of the TR. And speaking of that, I think this intro has gone on long enough so let’s move on to the good stuff!
Up Next: Red Wings and a Rainy Day