jenhum
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2012
Ok, I'm going to try out this trip report thing! I really enjoyed reading them before our trip, and I'm in full on Post Disney Depression, so here goes nothing. Bear with me, as I'm not sure I know exactly how to do this.
Cast of Characters:
My mom and dad- the best parents and grandparents one could ever wish for. I'm a recently divorced single mom and they wanted to make sure that my daughter could still have a great trip like this before she gets too much older! They are both very young feeling and acting grandparents, and best of all- they completely funded the trip and let me plan everything! They actually like it that way!
Myself- hmm, it's hard to talk about yourself. I'm 30, love being a mom, and I'm a super type A control freak planner! My style is full on commando touring, but I also have cystic fibrosis and my body dosen't always cooperate with my plans. I had planned on perhaps getting a GAC or even just a wheelchair at WDW, but as usual I convinced myself that I would be fine
. And I was really, although I probably could've used the wheelchair by day 5 if I'm being honest. But I made it, and only slightly worse for the wear 
.
And the star of our trip- Maddie, my DD 4.5, who is such a fantastic little girl. She is a sweet little rule following kind hearted girl. Her first movie obsession, from age 2-3 was Toy Story. We did all things cowgirl, and watched all 3 movies countless times. Somewhere around 3.5 we switched to Lion King, and that remained the most important movie in her life until about 2 months before our trip, when she saw Peter Pan. So now we are pirates and Peter Pan lovers, although the Lion King love lives on through her vast collection of stuffed lions, most importantly Simba, who goes everywhere with her. Ok, enough. I could talk about her all day!
For our trip, we drove down (from SC, about 9 hours) on 4/13, stayed in an offsite hotel the first night, and then checked into AoA Sunday morning. We stayed for 5 days, which was both too short and the perfect length. So. Did I forget anything?? Tomorrow I'll start in on our first day- Animal Kingdom! Thanks for reading!
Cast of Characters:
My mom and dad- the best parents and grandparents one could ever wish for. I'm a recently divorced single mom and they wanted to make sure that my daughter could still have a great trip like this before she gets too much older! They are both very young feeling and acting grandparents, and best of all- they completely funded the trip and let me plan everything! They actually like it that way!
Myself- hmm, it's hard to talk about yourself. I'm 30, love being a mom, and I'm a super type A control freak planner! My style is full on commando touring, but I also have cystic fibrosis and my body dosen't always cooperate with my plans. I had planned on perhaps getting a GAC or even just a wheelchair at WDW, but as usual I convinced myself that I would be fine
. And I was really, although I probably could've used the wheelchair by day 5 if I'm being honest. But I made it, and only slightly worse for the wear . And the star of our trip- Maddie, my DD 4.5, who is such a fantastic little girl. She is a sweet little rule following kind hearted girl. Her first movie obsession, from age 2-3 was Toy Story. We did all things cowgirl, and watched all 3 movies countless times. Somewhere around 3.5 we switched to Lion King, and that remained the most important movie in her life until about 2 months before our trip, when she saw Peter Pan. So now we are pirates and Peter Pan lovers, although the Lion King love lives on through her vast collection of stuffed lions, most importantly Simba, who goes everywhere with her. Ok, enough. I could talk about her all day!
For our trip, we drove down (from SC, about 9 hours) on 4/13, stayed in an offsite hotel the first night, and then checked into AoA Sunday morning. We stayed for 5 days, which was both too short and the perfect length. So. Did I forget anything?? Tomorrow I'll start in on our first day- Animal Kingdom! Thanks for reading!
