How We Survived The Worst Disney Trip Ever - A Honeymoon TR - FINALE!!!!!

[angelmav]

phew. just caught up, waiting to find out more!

 

[DisneyJoo2008]

Phew I'm all caught up!
Can't believe you got so sick on your Disneymoon!!!

I LOVE your glass slipper - how gorgeous is that? I wonder if I can persuade my hubby to get me one???!!!

So sorry you had such a run of bad luck - I agree with the others, you really need to plan another trip to make up for it!

Can't wait to read more!
xxx

 

[JenSop]

Just found your TR! Subscribing!

 

[babieemelly]

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[TheLastPrincess]

babieemelly: Thanks for stopping by! Man this TR is turning out to be quite depressing. I am doing better with the bladder issues, thank you.

DisneyJoo2008: That Cinderella dinner "surprise" with the glass slipper is really what is commonly known as a "Proposal Package." Normally they would present the ring on a rose stem INSIDE the slipper. I think it costs something like $275 (WAY too much, in my opinion). Get to know a CM! You never know how much magic they'll bring you.

wendy3: Thanks! I've never met a Buddhist monk. But now I might want to, if they are as you say, gentle disposition and so forth. I'm always up for meeting nice people. As opposed to, say, Yosemite Sam....or something.

Lisa P.: What a great post. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for all your tips. That'd be a great thing to print and give to all the bride friends. Because us girls just have no CLUE! Like you said, doctors should help us be prepared!

nyyankeegirl: Oh he had a hard time with it, I'd say. It was hard for him to adjust. But in the end, it only made us stronger.

hoosiergirl7: Sorry you were sick in Germany! To be sick is one thing, to be sick in a FOREIGN COUNTRY is another!

mkluvsmickey: Yeah! The Office! I am an Office nut. I have probably seen every episode 5 times. DH and I are constantly quoting it. Last night in the car Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend song came on and DH and I immediately started singing: "Hey hey you you, I don't like your boyfriend, cuz cuz cuz cuz, cuz he sucks at ping pong!"

Fluffypants: I, too, am SUCH a Disney Person. Imagine being a Disney person, sick at Disney World, with NO happy endings! Actually, there was a happy ending. I went home and went to bed. That was as much of a happy ending as I was going to get!

.....Or was it???????????????????????

 

[michellem1118]

Actually, there was a happy ending. I went home and went to bed. That was as much of a happy ending as I was going to get!

.....Or was it???????????????????????

NO! You're such a tease, posting this and then not putting up an update! Your loyal readers are anxiously awaiting Day 8....

 

[stagemomx3]

....Or was it???????????????????????

Does this mean an update soon?

 

[SarahTel]

I just hope we don't need your advice....

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

OP I just read your TR from the beginning. It's great! I love the video link you posted for the Disney commercial. It brought back some good memories! I also saw yur wedding proposal video. It made me tear up! (But happy tears!) I hope you have a good end to your honeymoon...

You're right about Disneyland's Fantasmic being better.

DL's Fantasmic is far superior. It's the original and that's why they don't have seating arrangements for it. They didn't plan it as part of the park, unlike DHS version.

Bladder infections have got to be one of the worst afflictions ever. I've been blessed with 3 in the past 2 months (next step is to see a specialist)! Can't wait to read what happens next!

For all the ladies on DIS that have this problem, someone else posted the 'cure' a while back, and I'm here to tell you it works. I've been married for a long time, and in the beginning I was getting UTIs like once a month. (Can we say misery???) Finally, my OB/GYN told me, "they don't call it honeymoon cystitis for nothing," and that the best thing women can do for themselves is to immediately go to the bathroom and relieve themselves (even if they don't feel the urge to do so) immediately following 'the act'. He said that there's a lot of bacteria floating around down there, and 'the act' pushes some of it where it doesn't belong. By relieving yourselves, you get rid of the bacteria before it gets a chance to build up. I haven't had 1 UTI since I started doing this about 18 years ago. It works! Sorry if it's TMI, but with all the UTI talk going on and people mentioning getting surgery, etc., trust me this really works. Try it first, and do it consistently every time. Then if you continue to get them, explore further options.

 

[LaurenMic]

I just have to say thank you for entertaining me while I'm at my very boring job! I just read your entire TR and it is hilarious...although I'm very sorry your trip turned out so badly! Can't wait for more!

 

[hoosiergirl7]

For all the ladies on DIS that have this problem, someone else posted the 'cure' a while back, and I'm here to tell you it works. I've been married for a long time, and in the beginning I was getting UTIs like once a month. (Can we say misery???) Finally, my OB/GYN told me, "they don't call it honeymoon cystitis for nothing," and that the best thing women can do for themselves is to immediately go to the bathroom and relieve themselves (even if they don't feel the urge to do so) immediately following 'the act'. He said that there's a lot of bacteria floating around down there, and 'the act' pushes some of it where it doesn't belong. By relieving yourselves, you get rid of the bacteria before it gets a chance to build up. I haven't had 1 UTI since I started doing this about 18 years ago. It works! Sorry if it's TMI, but with all the UTI talk going on and people mentioning getting surgery, etc., trust me this really works. Try it first, and do it consistently every time. Then if you continue to get them, explore further options.

I've always done that because I always feel like I have to and because I just feel gross if I don't. I've never ever had a UTI in my life. I've also very rarely had yeast infections - only after serious doses of antibiotics.

One of the reasons this helps is because urine is sterile and helps remove bacteria and other stuff out of you. So when you pee after "dancing" you get rid of stuff that could irritate your insides and cause UTI's, etc.

 

[Fluffypants]

.....Or was it???????????????????????

oooooo . . . . the anticipation is killing me!!!!!!

 

[sandym718]

For all the ladies on DIS that have this problem, someone else posted the 'cure' a while back, and I'm here to tell you it works. I've been married for a long time, and in the beginning I was getting UTIs like once a month. (Can we say misery???) Finally, my OB/GYN told me, "they don't call it honeymoon cystitis for nothing," and that the best thing women can do for themselves is to immediately go to the bathroom and relieve themselves (even if they don't feel the urge to do so) immediately following 'the act'. He said that there's a lot of bacteria floating around down there, and 'the act' pushes some of it where it doesn't belong. By relieving yourselves, you get rid of the bacteria before it gets a chance to build up. I haven't had 1 UTI since I started doing this about 18 years ago. It works! Sorry if it's TMI, but with all the UTI talk going on and people mentioning getting surgery, etc., trust me this really works. Try it first, and do it consistently every time. Then if you continue to get them, explore further options.

This works for me too, most of the time! I still get them rarely (once every couple years) but nothing like before. I was so nervous when we decided to have kids -you know during the conceiving part it's supposedly better to NOT hop right out of bed. I was sooo nervous I'd start getting UTIs. Didn't happen, but we also never tried very long- guess we're a fertile couple. Tried 3 times to get pregnant and got pregnant all 3 times right off the bat (I had one miscarriage in between the 2 kiddos - got pregnant with DD 2 weeks later). I don't know if it would have been an ongoing thing that I would have had problems, but I remember being Very nervous about not hopping up and going to the bathroom right after!!! anyways, now I get to spend the next 20-25 years or so trying NOT to get pregnant, so I'll be hopping right up, LOL!

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

I've always done that because I always feel like I have to and because I just feel gross if I don't. I've never ever had a UTI in my life. I've also very rarely had yeast infections - only after serious doses of antibiotics.

One of the reasons this helps is because urine is sterile and helps remove bacteria and other stuff out of you. So when you pee after "dancing" you get rid of stuff that could irritate your insides and cause UTI's, etc.

You know, come to think of it, I haven't gotten a yeast infection either in all these years. I also noticed I would get yeast infections from Amoxicillin, so I would make DR prescribe something else if he wrote a script out for that.

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

This works for me too, most of the time! I still get them rarely (once every couple years) but nothing like before.... I don't know if it would have been an ongoing thing that I would have had problems, but I remember being Very nervous about not hopping up and going to the bathroom right after!!! anyways, now I get to spend the next 20-25 years or so trying NOT to get pregnant, so I'll be hopping right up, LOL!

IKWYM!

 

[Floridagram]

This is sure something that all Moms should tell their daughters before they get married. Imagine all the misery that could be avoided!

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

This is sure something that all Moms should tell their daughters before they get married. Imagine all the misery that could be avoided!

Most definitely!

 

[TheLastPrincess]

I decided to wrap up the last few days of our trip into one post, because I don't have many pictures left and quite honestly, I was so sick I can only remember a few highlights of what we actually did.

On Friday, September 21, we spent some time in Future World at Epcot. DH liked Ellen's Energy Adventure ("Hey - more Bill Nye!") and I went on Test Track again for the first time in almost 10 years. I had just turned 14 when it first opened, and we waited 2 full hours in line, and I remember thinking, "Dad drives faster than this on the highway." And I just assumed, in later years, that I would say, "I drive faster than this on the highway!" Which is entirely true. But DH had to see EVERYTHING. I think I liked it more this time. I'm not sure why. Maybe I was just so depressed from being sick on my honeymoon that anything appeased me.

We wanted to ride Soarin' again before it was time for our dinner reservations at Narcoossee's, but when we checked the Fast Pass return time, we knew we wouldn't be able to get Fast Passes in time to ride it and then head over to the Grand Floridian.

"Aw, that sucks," DH said.

"Yeah, we'll never make it in time."

And then out of nowhere, an older lady in a CM costume approached us and said, "Excuse me, do you need to get on Soarin'?"

"Yes," we said. "But we have dinner reservations soon and we won't make it in time if we wait in line or get a Fast Pass."

She smiled that lovely Disney smile, and I knew we were about to get another Dream.

"Come with me," she said, "I'll get you on right now if you'd like!"

And that is how Disney Dreams come true. Start with a quandry, a problem ("Can you arrange for my daughter's boyfriend to come down and propose?") and say it out loud. When You Wish Upon a Disney Cast Member, Your Dreams Come True.

We were happy to ride Soarin' for the last time, but there is something incredibly depressing about not being able to smell the Orange Grove smell because you can't breathe through your nose. That is just morally wrong.

We had the first dinner reservations at Narcoossee's, and we actually got there a little early, so the restaurant wasn't open yet. We wandered around the Grand Floridian, my favorite resort, and I took some pictures.

The restaurant opened, and we checked in.

"I'm sorry, I don't have a reservation listed for you."

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!!?!?

Being the Disney Nazi Planner that I am, I whipped out the reservation number I had printed on our schedule. I read it off to him (in a nice way, albeit a nasally-stuffed-up voice) and said we made the reservation months ago.

"I'm sorry, it's just not on here."

"What can we do?" I asked, my voice quivering. "This was our special honeymoon dinner."

"Let me see what I can do," he said.

And sure enough, we were seated, and even with a nice view of Cinderella's Castle.

I relaxed a little.

The waitress we had, though, was nice enough...she brought us glasses of champagne, but ID'd us first, and when she saw that DH was only 21, she said, "Wow. Young."

And walked away!

I dunno, I just thought that was kind of rude. We are fully aware we are young, but we are also fully aware of what constitutes rudeness, especially from a person who is serving us. Far be it from us to retaliate, but the rest of the experience was marred by a waitress who was rather inattentive and acted like she didn't care. I was shocked. I mean, we saved 2 Table Service meals to be treated like this?

She did bring us an interesting little dessert - cheesecake, I think it was - with a panoramic picture of Cinderella dancing with the prince, standing up by itself on the plate. We discovered it was actually icing.

"It seems a pity to eat something so pretty," I said. "But oh well."

I would also like to note that sadly, I never ordered my Glow-tini. I was waiting to do this when we wait at Narcoossee's, even foregoing the opportunity at Le Cellier for this special dinner, but what was the point? I was SICK! I couldn't even taste it anyway, and the vodka would only serve to irritate my throat.

It's all so very tragic. I got hot tea instead, which again seemed morally wrong.

Sigh. I wanted to go home so bad and pretend this trip never happeened.


The next day, Saturday, September 22, we spent relaxing in the morning and then DH wanted to go back to DisneyQuest. I remember finding a place to sit in amongst the insanity and LOUDNESS of the building while DH played some games, and I thought how utterly UNFAIR it was. What could I possibly have done to deserve this? Is it because I'm such a Disney Freak that I needed some humbling? Did I need a new perspective on what it feels like to be a person who doesn't like Disney and just wants to go home? Whatever it was, I began to hate it. Because this wasn't ME. I imagine in a parallel universe, the parallel-universe-me was skipping about in Fantasyland, kissing her Prince Charming, and having a terrific time. I started to hate the parallel-universe-me, too.

I don't remember what happened the rest of that night. Except that I wanted to go home, and was excited, for the first time EVER in history, that I was leaving Disney World and going HOME the next day.

Sunday, September 23, we spent our last few moments at the Magic Kingdom. It was cloudy, and threatening to rain. I bought a caramel apple on our way out, even though I couldn't really taste it. It was still YUM. And I took this last shot of the castle:

And then I never looked back.



We went back to AKL to get on the Magical Express bus. I sat there, waiting to leave, with tears in my eyes. How could I feel this way about my favorite place on earth? How could I be so SAD?!

When we got to the airport, we found out our flight was delayed a couple hours. DH looked defeated. He had to go to work the next morning, and I felt bad. We ate at an Outback in the airport. I had beer. It never tasted so good.

We flew back. Drove home. I crawled into bed, exhausted, and fell right to sleep.

It was over. Our honeymoon was over.

Back to reality.




Next up: THE VERY LAST INSTALLMENT. You won't want to miss this. Trust me.

 

[Nicole786]

I'm sorry that your trip turned out to be so bad, you need a re-do! Would you ever consider it?

 

[kaysmommie]

Wow those are some lousy days in Disney. I hope you at least go back for a honeymoon do over. I think your waitress at GF was a bit rude too. She could have kept that comment to herself. Glad you at least got to ride Soarin.