kimberwee
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We're headed back to the "happiest place on earth"...maybe.
Hi everyone! I am back again with another (yep, we are going back) Pre-Trip Report! Last time I was here, we were planning our First Mommy-Daughter trip to Disney World without the DH....and now, we are planning to head back as a family!
Just to recap, I am Kimberwee and love all things Disney. I am happily married to my DH, who is happy to placate my love for Disney. We have one DD who is 13 and loves Disney, but not quite as much as me. We are DVC Members and love our home resort, The Polynesian.
So, the last trip was the result of not being able to use our vacation club points at Aulani in November 2020 for a big extended family trip...
DH, DD and I were excited to go to Aulani in November with his extended family, but then...COVID....we cancelled our trip. Having spent much of my childhood and college years on Oahu, I had really been looking forward to the visit. The family reluctantly decided to postpone to Thanksgiving 2021. This meant that I had points to use, and I did. DD and I had a fantastic time....but we missed DH.
During the trip, DD and I started talking about when we should return to the parks with DH...isn't that how it usually goes? You are there and you don't want to leave, so you start coming up with plans for returning? No? Just me? I'm ok with that. Anyway, DH turns 40 in '21... DD turns 14 in May...right around Mother's Day... and she will be finishing 8th grade and doesn't everyone want to celebrate surviving Middle School...and May is one of our favorite months to visit...
A TRIP IS BORN!
DD even made a wish on it last week at the Magic Kingdom...
We mentioned it as an "idea" to DH and he said "we'll see..."
Because, here is the caveat to this. We really really want to go back, but my MIL just informed me that she has to rebook her part of the family Hawaii trip (due to cancellation policies) before 10/31 and travel by the end of September 2021, instead of our planned Thanksgiving trip. If we go before September, we will not have the DVC points to do both a DW trip and Aulani.
We really want to stay away from Disney World in October '21. This October was hot and crowded...next October I imagine it being worse due to the 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
Regardless, a girl needs to be prepared for all possibilities...so, I started my research and...
Hi everyone! I am back again with another (yep, we are going back) Pre-Trip Report! Last time I was here, we were planning our First Mommy-Daughter trip to Disney World without the DH....and now, we are planning to head back as a family!
Just to recap, I am Kimberwee and love all things Disney. I am happily married to my DH, who is happy to placate my love for Disney. We have one DD who is 13 and loves Disney, but not quite as much as me. We are DVC Members and love our home resort, The Polynesian.
So, the last trip was the result of not being able to use our vacation club points at Aulani in November 2020 for a big extended family trip...
DH, DD and I were excited to go to Aulani in November with his extended family, but then...COVID....we cancelled our trip. Having spent much of my childhood and college years on Oahu, I had really been looking forward to the visit. The family reluctantly decided to postpone to Thanksgiving 2021. This meant that I had points to use, and I did. DD and I had a fantastic time....but we missed DH.
During the trip, DD and I started talking about when we should return to the parks with DH...isn't that how it usually goes? You are there and you don't want to leave, so you start coming up with plans for returning? No? Just me? I'm ok with that. Anyway, DH turns 40 in '21... DD turns 14 in May...right around Mother's Day... and she will be finishing 8th grade and doesn't everyone want to celebrate surviving Middle School...and May is one of our favorite months to visit...
A TRIP IS BORN!
DD even made a wish on it last week at the Magic Kingdom...
We mentioned it as an "idea" to DH and he said "we'll see..."
Because, here is the caveat to this. We really really want to go back, but my MIL just informed me that she has to rebook her part of the family Hawaii trip (due to cancellation policies) before 10/31 and travel by the end of September 2021, instead of our planned Thanksgiving trip. If we go before September, we will not have the DVC points to do both a DW trip and Aulani.
We really want to stay away from Disney World in October '21. This October was hot and crowded...next October I imagine it being worse due to the 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
Regardless, a girl needs to be prepared for all possibilities...so, I started my research and...
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