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- Feb 1, 2007
Hello and welcome!!
Yes, those dates are right - just about a month to go and we made all the decisions basically yesterday!!
My parents were talking about coming to visit us for my birthday (May 20) and they wanted to do something special. They were talking about the beach, but I suggested maybe Disneyland after my mom was having trouble finding what she wanted. She was TOTALLY into it, which surprised me. So this is a birthday present for me, my dad (April 24) plus Mother's Day for me and my mom (and maybe Father's Day for my dad, depending...). DH and I have lived in LA since JULY and we still haven't been to Disneyland! Something about settling in and working and stuff...?
We're a multigenerational group - my parents (in their 60s), me (early 30s) and my daughter (17 months). My DH has a work conference in Baltimore, so he'll miss the trip. I'm not sure he's that sad about it...he likes Disney but it's not his "thing."
A little about us:
Me (Jess) - 31, mom of one (Baby P) and one on the way (I'll be about 20 weeks when we hit Disneyland). As I mentioned, we live in LA, but we just moved here in LA. I love Disney but haven't been in ages - we went to WDW for our honeymoon in 2009 (although we got married in 2007 - we were young and broke). Every time we have tried to go, something has come up.
Baby P - 17 months by the time of our trip, super adorable little girl who is all over the place. I anticipate it will be really magical to see her reaction to the parks, and kind of exhausting keeping up with her. We chose a hotel close to the parks so we can easily go back for breaks, etc.
Mom - 65, former Psychologist, cancer survivor and general badass. She has some foot problems stemming from chemo, but is excited for our trip. I figure with a toddler and a pregnant lady, we'll be moving slowly anyway...
Dad - 68, Physician, currently in the process of retiring. They're moving to Florida in August, so I'm hoping we can sneak a few trips to WDW with them in the near future...He's a former marathon runner, now into swimming. I'm assuming he will be doing several rides that the rest of us can't go on, lol.
The trip:
Sunday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 24
My parents arrive in LA on the 20th, and we'll hang out at home together the 20 & 21. That way they'll get to see my husband before he gets on the redeye on Saturday night. Sunday morning, time to head to Disney (about 45 minutes without traffic) and then we'll stay till Tuesday afternoon/evening. My parents fly back Wednesday morning.
We are staying at the Howard Johnson, right now booked into a two-room suite, which should be enough space for all of us and give enough privacy so everyone can sleep. Luckily, P is an excellent sleeper, so hopefully that won't be an issue (watch me have to eat my words!). I'll get a SoCal ticket, and my parents will just get regular three day tickets. Probably park hoppers since those seem to be more useful at DL than WDW.
More to come - I'm open to all suggestions, especially about restaurants with good ambiance or character meetings (P is good in a restaurant) and toddler-wrangling tips and rides you recommend! Or really anything.
Yes, those dates are right - just about a month to go and we made all the decisions basically yesterday!!
My parents were talking about coming to visit us for my birthday (May 20) and they wanted to do something special. They were talking about the beach, but I suggested maybe Disneyland after my mom was having trouble finding what she wanted. She was TOTALLY into it, which surprised me. So this is a birthday present for me, my dad (April 24) plus Mother's Day for me and my mom (and maybe Father's Day for my dad, depending...). DH and I have lived in LA since JULY and we still haven't been to Disneyland! Something about settling in and working and stuff...?
We're a multigenerational group - my parents (in their 60s), me (early 30s) and my daughter (17 months). My DH has a work conference in Baltimore, so he'll miss the trip. I'm not sure he's that sad about it...he likes Disney but it's not his "thing."
A little about us:
Me (Jess) - 31, mom of one (Baby P) and one on the way (I'll be about 20 weeks when we hit Disneyland). As I mentioned, we live in LA, but we just moved here in LA. I love Disney but haven't been in ages - we went to WDW for our honeymoon in 2009 (although we got married in 2007 - we were young and broke). Every time we have tried to go, something has come up.
Baby P - 17 months by the time of our trip, super adorable little girl who is all over the place. I anticipate it will be really magical to see her reaction to the parks, and kind of exhausting keeping up with her. We chose a hotel close to the parks so we can easily go back for breaks, etc.
Mom - 65, former Psychologist, cancer survivor and general badass. She has some foot problems stemming from chemo, but is excited for our trip. I figure with a toddler and a pregnant lady, we'll be moving slowly anyway...
Dad - 68, Physician, currently in the process of retiring. They're moving to Florida in August, so I'm hoping we can sneak a few trips to WDW with them in the near future...He's a former marathon runner, now into swimming. I'm assuming he will be doing several rides that the rest of us can't go on, lol.
The trip:
Sunday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 24
My parents arrive in LA on the 20th, and we'll hang out at home together the 20 & 21. That way they'll get to see my husband before he gets on the redeye on Saturday night. Sunday morning, time to head to Disney (about 45 minutes without traffic) and then we'll stay till Tuesday afternoon/evening. My parents fly back Wednesday morning.
We are staying at the Howard Johnson, right now booked into a two-room suite, which should be enough space for all of us and give enough privacy so everyone can sleep. Luckily, P is an excellent sleeper, so hopefully that won't be an issue (watch me have to eat my words!). I'll get a SoCal ticket, and my parents will just get regular three day tickets. Probably park hoppers since those seem to be more useful at DL than WDW.
More to come - I'm open to all suggestions, especially about restaurants with good ambiance or character meetings (P is good in a restaurant) and toddler-wrangling tips and rides you recommend! Or really anything.