Pluto0809
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- Jan 25, 2012
Hello everyone! Welcome to yet another of my TRs. If you have had the patience to follow me through all of my past TRs, welcome back. And if you are joining for the first time, welcome and I hope I dont bore you too much. 
This will be the fifth TR Ive written (well really six as the Rock On one details two separate trips). Three of them are listed in my signature if you care to go back. Unfortunately the first one I ever wrote is all messed up now because I moved the pictures around in my Photo Bucket account. I keep meaning to go back and fix the pictures but have never had the time. For now Ive removed the link from my signature.
This trip was the second Mother/Daughter trip for me and my Mom. For the purposes of this TR she will just be Mom to protect her privacy. The first one was in 2012 and was over Christmas. Unfortunately that is the TR that is messed up. Here we are on that trip.
And heres a picture from the current trip.
Mom and I have always been close but when my Dad passed away in 2007, we became traveling partners. She and Dad used to travel a lot so I have stepped in to fill that position. Im married but my husband, Jim, doesnt like to travel so he doesnt mind me going with Mom. I also don't have any children which makes it much easier for me to travel with her. We both love Disney so obviously that is a destination we try to get to often. We were actually there in February of this year for my cousins wedding with a huge family group. Mom was slightly disappointed in that trip because we spent the first part of the week catering to family. When we finally had some time to ourselves, Mom came down with a stomach virus that was going around. So she really wanted a do-over. She had a week off from work in September and one in October. We decided on the October week because I was not able to get off of work in September.
A few details about the trip:
Dates: October 11th 17th, 2014
Resort: Port Orleans French Quarter (new to both of us)
Dining: We did not have a plan because of my AP membership. We used my Tables in Wonderland card instead.
Before I move on, I guess I should explain the title a bit. We really ended up taking it very easy on this trip. Ive talked about Moms health issues in some past TRs but heres a quick summary if you havent read those. A couple of years ago, she started having some dizzy spells. She went back and forth between several doctors and was finally diagnosed with blood sugar issues at the beginning of the year. She was told to just eat small snacks in between meals. Unfortunately that is still not fixing the problem and she is planning on heading back to her doctor again. One of the things that causes her problems is standing for a long time in the heat. Well this trip was hot and crowded! If a ride had a wait time of more than ten minutes, we didnt get in line. That meant we did not ride as many rides as usual and we ended up doing a whole lot of shopping and people watching instead. I always made sure she had a seat on the buses so sometimes that meant waiting for the next one and missing rope drop. All that being said, we still had a wonderful time although a very different trip than I am used to. Maybe it was me worrying about her or the heat but the relaxing and not rushing from ride to ride was perfectly fine with me this trip. Oh and unfortunately the laziness (and crowds) carried through to my picture taking. I ended up taking about half the normal pictures as I usually do.
Up Next: Step 1: Sit At the Orlando Airport Several Hours Before Boarding DME
This will be the fifth TR Ive written (well really six as the Rock On one details two separate trips). Three of them are listed in my signature if you care to go back. Unfortunately the first one I ever wrote is all messed up now because I moved the pictures around in my Photo Bucket account. I keep meaning to go back and fix the pictures but have never had the time. For now Ive removed the link from my signature.This trip was the second Mother/Daughter trip for me and my Mom. For the purposes of this TR she will just be Mom to protect her privacy. The first one was in 2012 and was over Christmas. Unfortunately that is the TR that is messed up. Here we are on that trip.
And heres a picture from the current trip.
Mom and I have always been close but when my Dad passed away in 2007, we became traveling partners. She and Dad used to travel a lot so I have stepped in to fill that position. Im married but my husband, Jim, doesnt like to travel so he doesnt mind me going with Mom. I also don't have any children which makes it much easier for me to travel with her. We both love Disney so obviously that is a destination we try to get to often. We were actually there in February of this year for my cousins wedding with a huge family group. Mom was slightly disappointed in that trip because we spent the first part of the week catering to family. When we finally had some time to ourselves, Mom came down with a stomach virus that was going around. So she really wanted a do-over. She had a week off from work in September and one in October. We decided on the October week because I was not able to get off of work in September.
A few details about the trip:
Dates: October 11th 17th, 2014
Resort: Port Orleans French Quarter (new to both of us)
Dining: We did not have a plan because of my AP membership. We used my Tables in Wonderland card instead.
Before I move on, I guess I should explain the title a bit. We really ended up taking it very easy on this trip. Ive talked about Moms health issues in some past TRs but heres a quick summary if you havent read those. A couple of years ago, she started having some dizzy spells. She went back and forth between several doctors and was finally diagnosed with blood sugar issues at the beginning of the year. She was told to just eat small snacks in between meals. Unfortunately that is still not fixing the problem and she is planning on heading back to her doctor again. One of the things that causes her problems is standing for a long time in the heat. Well this trip was hot and crowded! If a ride had a wait time of more than ten minutes, we didnt get in line. That meant we did not ride as many rides as usual and we ended up doing a whole lot of shopping and people watching instead. I always made sure she had a seat on the buses so sometimes that meant waiting for the next one and missing rope drop. All that being said, we still had a wonderful time although a very different trip than I am used to. Maybe it was me worrying about her or the heat but the relaxing and not rushing from ride to ride was perfectly fine with me this trip. Oh and unfortunately the laziness (and crowds) carried through to my picture taking. I ended up taking about half the normal pictures as I usually do.
Up Next: Step 1: Sit At the Orlando Airport Several Hours Before Boarding DME
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I'll take 2nd place Your picture taking skills are getting better and better I can almost " smell " that Chik-Fil-A 
