Stargazer
Second star to the right and straight on till morn
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2007
First off, let's get the intros out of the way:
Why did I name this "The Turkey Butt" family PTR?
It's a bit of a family joke. DH began calling me this while we were still dating; neither of us remembers why, but the nickname has stuck. Because DD is basically my twin when it comes to mannerisms and attitude, she became Little Turkey Butt.
We became known in the neighborhood as the Turkey Butt family over Thanksgiving. I found a really cute (and a bit gawdy) turkey windsock that I hung on the front porch. But, everytime it would get stuck on the hanger and thus, showing its behind. While we were visiting with a few of the neighbors, they commented on our fall decorations. My lovely DD took this opportunity to say, "Yeah, we're the Turkey Butt house. Daddy calls me and mommy that anyway, so it's perfect!"
Now whenever we see the 3 different families, we are known as the Turkey Butt family.
Alright, more formally ~ Here's a bit of background on my family:
Me (aka Misty) -- 31 yr old. I love stargazing, camping/hiking, reading, baseball games, gardening, photography (you'll see alot of it throughout), planning vacations, and my family! I work for an agricultural finance company that keeps me busy most of the time.
I'll admit, I'm a bit of a perfectionist, but I've learned to go with the flow over our past vacations. I love everything about Disney, but my absolute favorites are Wishes, Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, and Philharmagic.
DH (aka Rod) -- 30 yr old (never lets me forget he's 9 months younger) kid at heart. He doesn't have time for alot of hobbies, but is addicted to the Yankees and paintball. He's an industrial electrician.
It took alot for him to admit that he'd been bit by the Disney bug. After our first trip, he wanted it known that we were not going back until DD was 10. Well, after planning a trip to Daytona the following year, he surprised the heck outta me by announcing after watching Enchanted, "How hard would it be to switch plans? I'm really feeling Disney right about now." So, despite the eye rolls and sighs, he really does love it!
DD (aka Cailyn) -- my girly tomboy! She'll be 8 on this trip. She takes after DH that she can make friends wherever she goes and constantly starts up conversations with everyone (whether she knows them or not).
Loves all things sparkly, singing, being outside, HSM, Camp Rock and Hannah Montana. Don't get me wrong, she still loves the princesses too, but not as much as our 1st trip, which gets me a little
that's she's growing up so fast. Her favorite thing at Disney are the rides. When I asked her which was her favorite, her response was "That's like asking what my favorite candy is!" so we'll just leave it that she likes them all!
So, how did this trip come to be?
I've been hinting since March that I really wish we could go either Thanksgiving or Christmas since I'd only have to use 3 days vacation and our DD would be out or miss very little of school. But DH couldn't be swayed -- but when I got that little e-mail from Disney Destinations with the "too good to be true offer" for part of the dates I've been looking at, I just knew I had to try again.
Being the good DIS'er I am, I went ahead and priced all different options before I went home last night. I waited for the opportunity to bring it into conversation and after DD had gone to sleep, I brought it up. Of course, he said "Let's sleep on it and we'll talk about it tomorrow" but hey, at least it wasn't a "Are you crazy; no means no???"
The next morning, he called me at work and started asking more specific questions and BAM said those five magical words that every Disneyholic loves to hear "Go ahead and book it"
Soooo -- we are now booked for 6 nights at AsMU, BUT DD has no idea -- in fact, we're not planning to tell her at all until the day we leave!
What can y'all expect from this PTR?
To be honest, I don't really know just yet
. BUT, I will tell ya that I'll be posting all of my thoughts, tips (when I have em), questions galore for the experts, and many TR of our other vacations this summer!
So, pull up a keyboard and join in
UPDATED 10/19/09 -- mini-TR to St. Louis http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34004208&postcount=5
Why did I name this "The Turkey Butt" family PTR?
It's a bit of a family joke. DH began calling me this while we were still dating; neither of us remembers why, but the nickname has stuck. Because DD is basically my twin when it comes to mannerisms and attitude, she became Little Turkey Butt.
We became known in the neighborhood as the Turkey Butt family over Thanksgiving. I found a really cute (and a bit gawdy) turkey windsock that I hung on the front porch. But, everytime it would get stuck on the hanger and thus, showing its behind. While we were visiting with a few of the neighbors, they commented on our fall decorations. My lovely DD took this opportunity to say, "Yeah, we're the Turkey Butt house. Daddy calls me and mommy that anyway, so it's perfect!"
Now whenever we see the 3 different families, we are known as the Turkey Butt family.
Alright, more formally ~ Here's a bit of background on my family:
Me (aka Misty) -- 31 yr old. I love stargazing, camping/hiking, reading, baseball games, gardening, photography (you'll see alot of it throughout), planning vacations, and my family! I work for an agricultural finance company that keeps me busy most of the time.
I'll admit, I'm a bit of a perfectionist, but I've learned to go with the flow over our past vacations. I love everything about Disney, but my absolute favorites are Wishes, Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, and Philharmagic.
DH (aka Rod) -- 30 yr old (never lets me forget he's 9 months younger) kid at heart. He doesn't have time for alot of hobbies, but is addicted to the Yankees and paintball. He's an industrial electrician.
It took alot for him to admit that he'd been bit by the Disney bug. After our first trip, he wanted it known that we were not going back until DD was 10. Well, after planning a trip to Daytona the following year, he surprised the heck outta me by announcing after watching Enchanted, "How hard would it be to switch plans? I'm really feeling Disney right about now." So, despite the eye rolls and sighs, he really does love it!
DD (aka Cailyn) -- my girly tomboy! She'll be 8 on this trip. She takes after DH that she can make friends wherever she goes and constantly starts up conversations with everyone (whether she knows them or not).
Loves all things sparkly, singing, being outside, HSM, Camp Rock and Hannah Montana. Don't get me wrong, she still loves the princesses too, but not as much as our 1st trip, which gets me a little
that's she's growing up so fast. Her favorite thing at Disney are the rides. When I asked her which was her favorite, her response was "That's like asking what my favorite candy is!" so we'll just leave it that she likes them all! So, how did this trip come to be?
I've been hinting since March that I really wish we could go either Thanksgiving or Christmas since I'd only have to use 3 days vacation and our DD would be out or miss very little of school. But DH couldn't be swayed -- but when I got that little e-mail from Disney Destinations with the "too good to be true offer" for part of the dates I've been looking at, I just knew I had to try again.
Being the good DIS'er I am, I went ahead and priced all different options before I went home last night. I waited for the opportunity to bring it into conversation and after DD had gone to sleep, I brought it up. Of course, he said "Let's sleep on it and we'll talk about it tomorrow" but hey, at least it wasn't a "Are you crazy; no means no???"
The next morning, he called me at work and started asking more specific questions and BAM said those five magical words that every Disneyholic loves to hear "Go ahead and book it"
Soooo -- we are now booked for 6 nights at AsMU, BUT DD has no idea -- in fact, we're not planning to tell her at all until the day we leave!
What can y'all expect from this PTR?
To be honest, I don't really know just yet
. BUT, I will tell ya that I'll be posting all of my thoughts, tips (when I have em), questions galore for the experts, and many TR of our other vacations this summer!So, pull up a keyboard and join in
UPDATED 10/19/09 -- mini-TR to St. Louis http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34004208&postcount=5
!!! OK - for the record, here's what's been planned:
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every time I pulled out the camera 
, we decided to walk a bit and got some great pictures in front of the old courthouse:
