Well, here we are, putting a pre-trip report inside of a pre-trip report. La de da...
Currently I am on vacation from everything but the laundry and the assignment that has to be handed in on the first day of my course on Monday. The former is in the machine and the latter I am trying to to think about quite yet. This week has been a surprise week off because, not really being a details person except when it comes to Disney planning, I thought the course started yesterday and only two days ago realized that it doesn't start until next week. So now I have several days to do very little, not really my strength but there you go. Currently at this moment I am watching The Butterfly Effect which just took a turn for the freaky.
So I convinced DH that we should take a "cheap" vacation to the world next month when we have a week with no kids. Weeks with no kids, much like weekends with no kids, are a mixed blessing. On the one hand it is great to have time for just the two of us and/or to get things done in the house so that kids weekends can be more about fun. On the other hand, it sucks being away from the kids and I miss them but whattaya gonna do. You focus on the positive. And I am positively going to Disneyworld in 35 days. Flights and Package booked. But I'm getting ahead of myself as per.
So DH is surprised how little it costs to go to PC for a week. this is because the first trip we went last year for our HM we stayed concierge at the Poly. This set me up for success as almost anything we do now is going to be cheaper, and he thought the Poly was a great value. Pretty much smooth sailing from there budget wise.
I considered the All Stars, and POFQ but settled on Pop. i'm still hoping I might be able to call back and switch to AoA LM but there was no availability yesterday when I rang them and I'll be happy if we stay with Pop. Here is a pic of DS when he was wee at PC in 2004...
He won't be on this trip. I have to say, we told them about the trip that we are taking without them and they didn't get upset at all. I have to think it's because they know we love to take them places too. I was quite proud of them.
Anywhoooo... so we settled on Pop. Next, to get an 'Ohana ressie. Sigh. I managed to score a 9:40 or something ridiculous on the last night of the trip. I'm still holding out to get a surprise first night 'Ohana meal as this is our favourite and was the first meal of our honeymoon too. As it is, the meals stand thus:
August 7, 2013
Plaza - Magic Kingdom - 7:10 pm - then Wishes
August 8, 2013
Cape May Cafe - 6:50 pm - then Illuminations
August 9, 2013
Boma at Animal Kingdom Lodge - 5:55 pm - then back to DHS for Fantasmic
August 10, 2013
Narcoosees at the Grand Floridian - 5:50 pm
August 11, 2013
Nine Dragons in the China Pavillion - 6:15 pm
August 12, 2013
OHANA!! - 9:40 pm
Gratuitous HM 'Ohana pic -
I've never been to Cape May, Narcoosees or Nine Dragons before. We're going to have the Dining Plan so I'm planning on paying OOP for the Plaza on the first night so we'll be there for Wishes (must do first night) and then using the TS credits for the other five.
Any thoughts on that dining rotations? I'm not sure about Nine Dragons. We love Rose&Crown but have done it a few times. Don't like French food or German...was thinking maybe Mexico if not Nine Dragons.
Super looking forward to Narcoosee's. We love seafood and I'm always a bit leery of eating seafood anywhere I don't a million percent trust (all part of services I offer as a total snob and control freak) so looking forward to eating there with no worries!
So...there is the planning so far. The washer and dryer have both stopped so that seems like a natural end to this post... until the next time!!
I am hoping to update this trip report more or less this weekend but first...I have a job interview tomorrow morning for a job working with kids with mental illness. I am über-passionate about this sort of work so please, any prayers and pixiedust would be appreciated!!
for you right now
Now I wait until Monday morning, and this is the first time I have felt so at-peace with the whole process. 
about it but am trying to be 
He's so lush. 
I'm sorry the interview didn't work out! But that DH of yours is definitely a keeper!
At least you got awesome earrings and a nice supper out of it 
was pregnant with me that first summer. We stayed on Sparrow Lake at Grandview Lodge and still go every summer (first week of August). We had 4 generations at one time going. Such wonderful memories. Learned to ski, fish, drive a boat, drink, saw my first bear, drink, kiss canadian boys (they are so cute) and did I mention drink! My poor mom. but it was a safe environment and I was paid back by my 2 daughters and now i have 4 grandkids who are paying back my daughter for me. but they love it like the rest of us. I to booked a cruise for 3-31-14 on the Magic and it's also a surprise Christmas gift to the family. My husband's 60th birthday and our 30th anniversary and just because!!!!! I was able to do a disney cruise on the Dream last year with another daughter and one of my grandaughters. (the older 2 are step grandkids as of this month and together they have a son who will be 3 end of june). you get it YOURS, MINE AND OURS! so before all that occured, this cruise was planned because I would never, ever take 1 grandchild and not the rest. so i'm really excited to be doing this again for everyone. I hope i can continue to keep it a secret from them. So many times i've wanted to just blurt it out. I find that by reading others reports and sharing mine that it helps to calm me down and not feel so anxious. 
My daughters wedding is in 6 weeks and then our annual trip to Sparrow Lake will make the summer go by fast and then before you know it, it's Christmas and I'll need to come up with a cleaver way to give them the gift. I have a tiny cruise ship ornament that i know i'll be using. I'm feeling really blessed to be even doing this again!!!!
so thats us!
